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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
Suffered TWenty-One Years Finally
 Found Relief

Having suffered for twenty one years with a pain in my side, finally have found relief in pr. Kilner's s Swamp-Root. The physicians called it Mothers Pain and injections of morphine were my only relief for short periods of time. I became so sick that I had co undergo surgical oper- ation in New Orleans, which benefited me for two years. When the same pain came back one day I was so sick that I gave up hopes of living. A friend advised me to try your Swamp Root and at once commenced using it. The first bottle did me so much good that I purchased two more bot ties. I am now on my second bottle and am feeling like a new woman. I passed a gravel stone as large as a, big red bean and several small ones. I have not had the least feeling of pain since taking your Swamp-Root and feel it my duty to recommend this great medicine to all suffering human ity. Gratefully yours,
 MRS. JOSEPH CONSTANCE,
 Avoyelles Par. MarksviIle, La.
 Personally appeared before me, this 18th day of July, 1911, Mrs: Joseph Constance, who subscribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact.
 VIM. MORROW. Notary Public
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ALL
 ABOUT GAS? We'll Here's A Straight Tip How You May Become
 Wise WALKERTHE WIZARD WHO GUIDES SOIONS StOTehOuSe of Technical KnOW- ledge Who Knows About
 the Tariff
Ry Our Stan correspondent.)

Washington, June 1S-If your gas does not burn properly and you are not getting as much candle power as you think you should get, the Bureau , of Standards, Department of Com merce has prepared booklet on ''Le- ga1 Specifications for Illuminating Sas'' for citizens who desire to study the methods for measuring gas. The booklet is a monogram which discusses briefly the recommendations made by the bureau for state or city laws to control the quality of illuminating gas sold
 Several years ago the bureau made an investigation of calorimetr1c stan dards and of flame standards for gas photoraetry, and as the study of the subject progressed it became evident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
JOSEPH CONSTANCE,
Letter to pr. Ki1ner & Co.,, Binghamton, NY.

Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For
 You.
 Send to pr. Kilmer & Co.,, Bing- hamton. N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable fnfor- nation. telling all about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the Bridgeport Daily Farmer. Regular hfty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18

Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles c. McChord left here last evening for Bridgeport where he will preside at the joint session of The In- terstate Commerce Commission and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.

Wraps of black chiffon are ern- broidered with roses in pink crimson and gold and lined with two layers of pink chiffon.
 The pe1isse dresses, over which are arranged scarfs, oriental draper4ea and net effects, will, be very much in fashion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18

Connecticut Public Utilities Comnis- sion which will inquire into the causes of the wreck. MT. McChord will be the only member of the commission present but he carried to Bridgeport the ideas of his colleagues as to the tform the inquiry is to take.
 Chief Inspector of Safety Appliances, H. w. Belknap and three inspectors have been in Stamford several days. They will present the case of the gov ernment at the investigation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
THE SNIITH-MURRAY co.
 June Sale
JEWELRY DEPT.

New Draw String Mesh Bags, soc and $1.OO each.
 Vanity Cases, genuine Silver, soc and $1.OO each.
 Coin Purses, Gun Metal finish, 25c each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
Rare Economies i'm This Sale of
 SUMMER MILLINERY


 No need about tsuchH prices is o combined lander enenceo of fquaH P-"O .
  $7OO %AOcO .. in Trimmed FIatspr prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18
BELT DEPARTMENT

New Styles in Wash Belts, 15c and 25c each, with Pearl Buckles. Hand Crocheted Bags, 25c, soc, $1.OO each.
 (RjRbf Aisle !
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-18

they have ever met, and the difference between his method and the old fash toned tariff experts is that his knowl- edge Is grounded in facts and, figures while the old time Republicans used to do considerable guess work in their thimble rigging tariff tactics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES MOST
EXCITING EVER RUN IN NORTH

condition and showed little effect from
the long drive over the snow. The
last 140 miles of the course were made
without a stop for rest. Johnson, unlike
the victorious driver, was worn out
when he crossed the>line and claimed
second money His dogs were not in
good condition, two of them being car
ried on the sled Johnson also drove
the last 10 miles without stopping A.
A. Allan, Scotty, who won last years
race in 81 hours and 80 minutes, and
the 1911 race in 81 hours and 40 min
utes, came in with his dogs in good
shape. Allan was the favorite in the
betting but ran third most of the way
Tommy nlayok, a native driver who
was the fourth contestant, did not fin
ish, having fallen 80 miles behind of the
last The purse of $4,000 was divided
so per cent to the winner and the third
subdivided. The official time: Delezene,
Is hours and some minutes; Allan, rs
hours, so minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
CRACKERS PREPARE
TO RECEIVE TROPHY

Atlanta, Ga, April 14.-Management
of the Atlanta Southern association
baseball team tonight is claiming the
handsome trophy offered by William
M. Kavanaugh, president of the
league, for the largest paid atten-
dance at an opening game. At the
conclusion of the game with Bir-
mingham here this afternoon the Of
fetal paid attendance was announced
as 1885,
Elaborate preparations in every city
in the league were made for record
breaking crowds at the opening
games. Attendance figures, however,
were kept down in practically all the
league cities by rainy weather and
wet grounds.
Unofficial figures in other opening
games of the week:
Birmingham S08S, Mobile 6101, New
Orleans 1900. Chattanooga 3s4O and
Nashville 1852. President Coleman OF
the Memphis club declined to make
public the attendance figures at that
city on the opening day. Today's
opening game at Montgomery was
postponed. owing to wet grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15

Nome, Alaska, April 1.-THE 412 mile
all Alaska sweepstakes dog race over
the snow from Nome to Candle and re-
turn. which ended yesterday for vic
tory for Fay Delezene, driving his own
team. was one of the most exciting ever
run in the north.
1t began Thursday morning at 8
o'clock and ended when Delezene
crossed the line at 1918 yesterday aft
ernoon in the fast time of rs hours, IS
minutes
Delezene, who had trailed John john
son with his Siberian wolves all the
day until the last few hours, was wild
ly welcomed when he drove into Nome
with all his racers on their feet. Two
thousand people, virtually the entire
winter population of Nome, had assem-
bled on the snow to see the finish. All
of Delezene's dogs were in excellent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15

bers of his race and at election times
and other occasions he was accredited
with making the most of that influence
whether 1t was forming a negro demo-
cratic club or boosting a scheme to
raise wild elephants in Arizona.
His reputation for truth and yeracity
was not of the best and 1t could not
be said of him that he strictly OBJ
served the sixth commandment; 1t was
even intimated that he was bad ni8-
ger" Anyway, Nose cashed in MS
checks and owing to his standing In
the community was given quite large
funeral that was attended py aiiios,
the entire negro settlement IN wnich
he lived and for a time flonrisheu.
The Mobile delegate aforesaid nap
pened to be passing the church where
the negroes had assembled to hear
de fun'ral" of the departed Nose
preached so he decided he would near
what the preacher could find 10 say
ir defense of the rather unsaVoIS
memory of Nose. So in the church ne
went and this is his story The preacn-
er was an old timer but nevertheless
carried the service through with some
degree of ability. While his Engnsn
was not of the ohastest and his gram
mar very imperfect yet he made mini
self clear.
Adjusting his iron rimmed spectacles
and mopping his sable brow with GOT
geous bandanna he unburdeneo niiii-
self thus
''Brethern and sistahs All Is shore
glad ter see so many uf yo presen'
en- dis suspicious occasion. We Is satn-
cred tergether at dis yere time TO pay
ce las try-bute uf disrespec ter er ue
pawted brudder Yo' all know oa.
while in de flesh dis yere Nose aio no.
walk de strate and nerrer paWtn ual
lead ter glory, but on he con tray ne
walk de wide pawthway wid ms ar"ins
akimbo dat leads ter disruptloh
"Ah is glad ter say dat bero. ne
gin up he ghost, he gin up .,a u.A
money ter pawtly pay for dis service
but dat are not de pint. De pint lat
is befo' yo' all for yo' consultation are
whar is Nose at dis time, an wha' are
he doin.' =.
ssWhat are he doin' an whar ne - -
what All axe yo.' Dey amt no one ~
dis ma gnatious ederfis kin gin me % W,
answer, dey shore amt. An KANT ueli
yo' and yo' KANT tell me, so dar ~ 10.
"IIit may be dat he are floatlh rev
da clouds an playin' a Jews harp at
Se eolden gates. den ergin he may be
sho1allin, chawcoal an birthstone IN
dc denths of der diet tion. but whether
~ ara In de hallelujah band er cas-
inte~ de outen dawrkness, hit don al
fer dis fact. dat All. VICE de sehter
nints of dis congra CATION wnen An
savs All is shore glad he are oeao;
na congragation will Jine In slnglh
TO- stantas uf dat 'propiate hymh' y het
ns be JOYFUL while de deacons pass ae
hat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
TYRUS RAYMOND
MAKES STATEMENT

Augusta, Ga. April 14.-Ty Cobb is
ready "to amicably adjust matters with
the management of the Detroit Ameri-
can team, according to a signed state
ment issued by him here today.
The statement of Cobb, who has not
signed a contract for the present sea-
son, is in part as follows:
Il will go to Detroit whenever l am
asked, and am anxious to confer with
the officials of the club. l have ad-
vised them of my desire to amicably
adjust matters, but 1 was told not 10
report when l failed TO join the cluD
in the exhibition games.
II suppose the punishment will get
for demanding more money Will be
banishment from baseball this year. But,
there is one thing about 1t, Ty Cobb
can grin and bear it-and stay away
from the parks" TY COBB.
The statement contained no REFER
ence to the report that Cobb is con-
sidering an offer to become Chicago
agent for an automobile supply COM
pany. t4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
GET READY TO GIVE
DETAILED FIGURES
ON ANNUAL INCOME
But You Need Not Worry
Unless 1t Is Over $4,000
Per Year
MANY ARGUE FOR
LIMIT OF $1,000
How Records Will Be Kept and In
comes Ascertained for the Use
of Uncle Sans Reve-
nue. Collectors
BY c. e. STEWART

Washington, April 14.-(Special)- What
Is your income? You must be prepared to
hnswer this query in detail unless you can
make oath that it is less than $4,000 per
Rnnum.
Young men who have been in the habit
of boosting their incomes for favorable
effect in the matrimonial market must in
the future exercise a certain degree of
caution in whose presence they make rash
statements, or the tax gatherer may get
tdlem
1t is suggested that the income tax meth
od of raising revenue is destined to
become unpopular, and one of the prin-
cipal reasons alleged for this statement is
that the exemption has been made too
low. 1t is argued that $4,000 would have
been low enough. and that people enjoying
incomes below that sum ought not to be
compelled to donate TO the support of the
government
In this respect. however, the United
States is far behind or ahead, according
to the view, of other countries who lay
IN income tax In England the amount
exempted is $50. In Prussia incomes un-
der S225 are exempt; in Austria the exemp-
tion is about s113. In Italy they go down
as low as s77.2O. In the Netherlands all
under $3.50 escape. and in Zurich, Switzer-
hand, incomes under 500 are exempt
Not Matter of Pleasure
With the idea in view that the paying
of any kind of tax does not come under
the head of pleasure the committee made
1t prime object to remove from the col
lection of the income tax as many of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
OPELIKA GETTING
READY FOR SEASON

OIelika, April -(Special.)-Ed Ery,
rnsrager of the opelika baseball team, IS
enthusiastic ever the bright prospects of
securing bunch of fine young hustlers
for bis team this season. Several players
have already reported for tryout and
others are expected by Wednesday.
Practice work began today and will con
tinue twice daily until the team leaves
for Talladega, where the Opelika and
Te'ladega teams will cross bats for the
FIRST time May 5. Manager Ery says he
will be on the spot when the gong taps.
After playing Talladega and Newman,
Ca, tho home team viii return and pray
here May s, opposing Newman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
WILLIAMS MAY
NOT BE DEBARRED

Z New York, April 14.-R. d. Wrenn,
president of the National Lawn Tennis
association and chairman of the Amert-
can international committee, said today
he did not believe r. N. Williams OF
Philadelphia, now a student at Har-
ward, would be debarred from repre-
senting the United States in the Davis
cup matches. Mr.. Wrenn added that
while the cup regulations specified that
a competitor shall have been born In
the nation for which he competes and
williams was of American parents, but
born in Geneva, Switzerland, he still
always had preserved his American cit-
izenship. The matter Mr.. Wrenn added,
was purely technicality and there
was no expectation that Australia, Ger
many, France, Canada or Great Britain
would object to Williams place on the
American team, provided he is selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
ST. BERNARD TO HAVE
GOOD BALL TEAM

ST Bernard, April 4.-(Speclal'--in ne
baseball schedule adopted by the 81. Der
rard college team promises to be one Oh
the most difficult ever undertaken. Inc
team, however, is In fine condition. sew
era! practice games have been played
against the Cullman High school, wnicn
resulted in victories for the college boys
by overwhelming scores. Practically ev-
cry member of last years team returned
this year end reported for practice. The
schedule for the entire season has not yet
been completed. The following is the
schedule for April each series consisting
of three games Greene university OF
Athens, April Is and II; Howard college
of Birmingham. April % and %; Blounts-
Vile Agricultural school, April 20 and 30th.
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Two Straight for Pirates

Chicago, April 14.-Pittsburg defeated
Chicago today, s to s. The visitors batted
all three of Chcago's pitchers opportunely,
Carey, Hoffman and Voix making three
hits each. Pittsburgs scoring, however,
was helped by the wildness of Richie and
Toney and ragged fielding by their team
mates. Robinson weakened toward the
end of the game and gave way to Cam
nitz, who had little difficulty checking a
rally of the locals Score: RIB. Il.
Pittsburg ....... 220 OIL zoos 10 l
Chicago ................ 001 001 300-5 10 2
Batteries: Robinson, Camnitz and Glib
son; Richie, Toney Humphries and Bres-
nahan. Time, 1:5O. Umpires, Brennan and
Eason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
"Smoky" Joe Wins

Boston, April 14-Wood outpitched Cald-
well this afternoon and Boston won from
New York to l. The New Yorks were
the first to score. Daniels led off with
single, stole second and crossed the
plate on two put outs The Red Sox had
several opportunities to score, but sharp
fielding and good pitching prevented this
until the eighth inning. Then Wood
doubled to right field, sending in two
runs. Wood struck out Walter and Hart
zell In the ninth and Cree grounded to
JanYrin. The score: r. II. e.
New York ............. 100 900 O00-1
Boston ................. 600 900 02s-2 D
Batteries: Caldwell and Sweeney; Wood
and Nunamaker. Time, 1850. Umpires,
Dineen and Hart.
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.Kahler WiId-Lnses

Cleveland, April 14.-Kahlef was Wild
hut managed to keep Detroits hits well
scattered until the eighth inning when
two hits, an error and a base on balls
allowed Detroit to take the lead and win
today's game to 4. Cleveland hit Dubuc
hard and although Detroit made four er-
rors behind him the locals could get but
four runs across. In rally in the sew
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Smiths Homer Beats Giants

New York, April 14-The Broohlyns de-
feated the New York Nationals here today
in the first game of three game series
by a score of 8 to 2. 1t was well played,
interesting game, featured by splendid
pitching by Ames and Allen. After Brook
lyn scored a run in the first half of the
eighth on an error by Merkle the Brook
lyns pitcher weakened slightly in the SEQ
ond hald when New York scored two runs
on four singles, a pass and sacrifice
fly. Tesreau pitched the ninth for New
York and struck out Meyers and Wheat.
Daubert then singled and Smith won the
game with a home run into the right
field stand. Manager McGraw used five
pinch hitters and pinch runners. Score:
R.H.E.
Brooklyn ...... 900 900 OPS s 3
New York .............. 900 900 020-2 2
Batteries: Allen and Miller; Ames, Tes-
reau and Meyers. Time, las. Umpires,
KLEIN and Orth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
THE PASSING OF NOSE
By CHARLES H. MANDY

| Is is a matter of common knowledge
that many humorists or rather sup
posed bumorists are. seriously minded
and in private life rarely live up to
their reputation as such. The circus
Eclown minus his paint and grotesque
attire is very often a solemn faced in
dividual with full sized Crouch, while
the comedian who on the stage can
convulse vast audiences is often a bore
when away from the glamor of the
| footlights and couldn't raise a laugh if
| he had to.
| On the other hand those persons
whose profession or calling demands
staid and decorous conduct are apt to
be the best of good fellows and fairly
bubble over with wit and humor and
can see fun in almost everything. Pos
sibly no class of men enjoy a good
joke-provided IL is clean-more than
the preachers of the gospel Many OF
them possess keen sense of humor,
which they have to restrain to a large
extent in order not TO appear frivolous.
Then again take the doctors, the
men whose every moment is at the call
of suffering humanity. and who always
respond when possible; why, everybody
knows that no body of men enjoy them
selves so much as do the physicians
when on vacation-that is. if they
are far enough way from home--for
they surely can and do raise more cain
on such occasions than Carter had
oats. This can be asoribed to the fact
that at home they necessarily have to
walk the chalk line no matter what
their personal inclinations may be.
But who would look for humor in
a bunch of undertakers, the men whose
purpose in life is to cover up the doc
tors mistakes. Yet at recent conven-
ton of the undertakers and embalmers
held in Birmingham attended by fu-
neral directors from every section of
the state, 1t was proven conclusively
that after the business of the meeting
was over and the delegates held sociai
sessions that they were "all to the
merry" so far as social entertainment
was concerned. Some of them related
incidents that actually happened to
them. or rather they declared they
had and some were really interesting
and humorous.
lated the following as an actual fact
and he got away with it. Last week
negro named Nose Jones died in Mo-
bile While Nose was alive he exer-
| cised quite an influence over the MEM
ment largely on honor. He makes an an
nual statement which is usually accepted
without question. If there is any reason
to suspect Misrepresentation the tax Of
ficials have the right to investigate. 1t will
be so probably in this country. 1t will not
be an easy matter for a person to escape
the tax should he be inclined to do SO.
In most communities the man who has
an income above $4,000 is pretty well known,
and while no one might be able to ac-
curately state his income, it would be rare
that he would take this risk of detection
and punishment for the sake of escaping
a tax which in countries now effective is
termed the 'fairest form of taxation that
can be devised"
The income tax is supposed to produce
about S120, 100000, and no estimate is made
lower than this and it may exceed this
sum considerably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15

VIRGINIA LOSES
TO THE "TARHEELS"

Greensboro, N. c., April 14-North
Carolina punched hits in the third in
ming todaq. scoring 5 runs and winning
the annual game with the University
of Virginia today, to 4. Aycock for
North Carolina, pitched a good game
throughout Neff's work for the visitors
was steady In all innings except the
third. In the eighth he retired for Grant
who held the Tarheels htless until the
end Both clubs felded fast. Score:
r. II. 70.
North Carolina ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s I
Virginia .......................... 3
Batteries-Aycock and Hart; Neff,
Grant and Greene.
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enth inning Cleveland scored only two
runs on three hits and two errors by De-
troit. As in the other two games played,
Manager Jennings again shifted his line
up. Score: r. H. r.
Cleveland ............... 0o1 900 21o-4 13 l
Detroit .............. 900 10 030-5 IL
Batteries: Steen and Land Dubuc and
Stanage Time, 2:30. Umpircs. 0Lough-
lin and Ferguson.
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ST. Louis, April 14.-With Weilman
pitching shut out ball until the ninth in
ming when the visitors got their only
run, st. Louis defeated Chicago today 2
to l. st. Louis got five hits off White
which netted, with errors, the two runs.
He was retired in the eighth to allow a
Iinch hitter to go in. Score: r. Fl. e.
Chicago ................. 900 900 00l--1 8 z
St. Louis ............. O02 900 0o*-2 L
Batteries: White. Benz and Schalk;
Weilman and Agnew. Time, 1;45. Um-
pres, Hildebrand and Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
GREENSBORO LOSES TO
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

Greensboro, April Special )-Mlssis-
sippi college took the opening game of
series from Southern university here to-
day by score of to g. Springer for Mis-
sissippi struck out ten men and was sup
ported without an error. Little pitched
good ball, but received rather poor sup
port. Score: R.H. e.
Mississippi ......................... 0 o
Southern Observation-Disclosures. 6 8
Batteries: Springer and Bethea; Little
and Chapman. Umpire, Wheeler,
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COLLEGE BASEBALL

At Durham, N. c.: Trinity T. Davidson
q innings).
At Raleigh. N. c.: A. and NJ of North
Carolina 0, Wake Forest g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
Cotton States League

Jackson 4. Clarksdale l.
Pensacola 8, Meridian 3.
Selma 5. Columbus 8.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING

Cincinnati-st. Louis. postponed; wet
grounds.
ton-Phfladelpha, postponed; wet
grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Browns Win on Merit

on-Philadelphia postponed
grounds.
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-02-20
WALES A "HooT MON"
Prince Practices on Baspipes For Chest
Expansion.

London.-The Prince Of Wales was
ordered to practice the Scotch bagpipes
rs Il means of expanding his chest,
which is below the normal for his age
and height The statement that he
adopted this weird instrument because
of inclination WAS Il polite invention.
The captain Of the Scots guards
pipcrs goes TO Oxford once Il week
to give the prince Il lesson. Owing to
the extraordinary and terrifying noises
made by the learner the college au-
thorities are bestirrin@ themselves to
find Il sound proof room for the heir
apparent to the throne. His lessons
disturb the whole college.
Certain Irresponsible undergrads got
up band Of piperS provided with six
penny toy pipes, with which they pa
r,led the quadrangle, but they were
promptly suppressed.