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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 6. 1919

that does not belong to Catholic times
or Catholic government at all, but
was introduced by the Infamous
French Revolution and Napoleon. Tt
was Napoleon who refused to permit
women to vote. In Catholic middle
ages the suffrage was granted indis-
criminate1y to men and women alike.
In Montpelier in 1884 the records
show that twenty per cent. of the vot-
ing population were women. Other
principalities show similar figures. In
Tuscany up to 1884 women voted.
Lombardy had a woman mayor in
when possessed of property had all
administrative rights possessed by
men. A woman could administer prop
erty even after she married as is
shown by marriage contracts of the
10th and 18th centuries.
Women could hold courts, coin mon
ey, levy troops, and serve their suze-
rain in any way. King Louis lie Jeune
gave women the right to sit as judges
in a court of law"
Even to-day" added the Father,
sin Catholic communities the ADDRESSES
are elected by vote of the. sisters. In
Turin and in the Catholic cantons of
Switzerland the Catholic women vote
for their parish priests and the bish-
OPP is obliged to confirm the election
unless he has reason Tor disappearing
the candidate on canonica4 grounds. In
that case another election is held. If
the Catholic Church permits women
to vote for an office of such tremen-
dous responsibility as the cure of
souls, who will say that it is opposed
to women voting for merely political
officers?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

$3.50. coo.
Danba1ryss grand list totals SO, sos, 957,
an increase of $17S,29O. The number
of automobiles has increased from III
to 2s2, and the value Of motor vehicles
from 1927, s16 to $149,960.
Divorce for Mrs. Pratt.
The divorce case of Josephine Fran
ces Pratt against Alexander Rowland
Pratt was decided at Yonkers, Friday,
Mrs Pratt being given a decree In
october, 1906, defendant suddenly de-
parted from his home and his where
abouts was unknown until IN Adarcns
which he kept in DanbTTy, but he was
known by the name of Harry Piatr
Before this he had married q woman
by the name of Mary Scully in Dam
bury and two children were born
Then Pratt was traced to Waterbury,
He was ARRESTED while running mo-
had upon the charge of bigamy In the
city court of Danbury and resulted In
his commitment for trial to the SUI
perior court.
Danger Of Ice Famine.
There was a time, twenty-four years
ago when. :, after a remarkably open
and almost iceless winter, the retall
price of ice in Danbury reached eighty
cents a hnn 1a4 fbie eEg IS y for sa ae
vesting to form, but that time is be-
ing shortened with every day George
Beers, Of the Danbury Ice Co, sald
weeks of cold weather to produce ice
ten inches in thickness. In january
a. year ago ten and twelve inch ice
formed in ten days. but that was UNI
usual The ponds are now coated
with a mere skim of ice very httle
ice has been cut from the ponds in
the Berkshires up to the present time,
and even in Maine, where there has
been some ten inch ice this season,
practically none has been cut for ship
ment south It is said that New York
city cannot manufactur enough arti-
ficfal ice to furnish a supply for its
own consumers in the summer time.
Decision Reserved.
The case. of the state VS.. Frank Ben
nett of Wilton, charged with keeping
q. place which had the reputation OF
being a place for the sale of liquor
and with violating the liquor laws,
was completed in the Wilton town
hall Monday. The case was heard
before Justice Walden, of Ridgefield,
and decision was reserved.
Petition in Bankruptcy
Jules stein of New Canaan, has FL
| ed q petition in bankruptcy. His liza
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Fairfield County News
pestroxed by Fire.


An overturned lantern caused the to-
tai destruction of the barn owned by
Charles Brundage, in Danbury, last
week. 1t is the second time within
a year that 1t has burned to the
ground. On the previous occasion the
barn was a total loss, but was rebuilt
last summer. The stock of hay and
stroyed with the tr~ucture itself, and
many valuable implements. The barn,
it is tated, was partly insued.
Big Shirt Factory.
tssouth 5Iorwalk is to have the larg-
in America was the statement made
by superintendent William Ewing, of
the Cluett, Peabody & Company fac
tory Saturday morning. The COM
pany has purchased the Artistic
Bronze Company factory and the VIII
liam H. Smith property to the north.
The dimensions of the first property
are 90x9O feet, and the second, SOx1O0
feet.
With Broken Leg.
William Anderson, of Georgetown
was taken to the Danbury hospital,
last week, with a compound fracture
i'm the Gilbert & Bennett wire mill
when g. roll of wire weighing about L.
200 pounds fell on his leg. The 6rac-
ture was unusually severe as the bone
splintered when broken.
Grand Lists of Town.
The grand list of the town of
Greenwich has increased $,500.OOo In
the past year. The new grand list
shows a. total of $50, 361, IA. While its
popula ton is not much over IL 900, the
town has automobiles to the value OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
DENIS MULvIHILL.
New Haven Union.)

The Fairfield county Democratic
caucus has chosen exMayor Denis
Mulvihil1 of Bridgeport as their can
didate for county commissioner
excellent choice The Fairfield county
caucus is controlled by the Democrats.
The Lower House of the General AS
sem lySi Republican. Under practi-
cally similar circumstances in the
Republican General Assembly of 1911
the choice of the Fairfield county eau
Gus was ignored by the Republican
legislators and a Republican put
through. Such a rankly partisan
move is not apt to prevail again in
the present Legislature. Their house
is too close; the Senate is Democratic;
and besides, our Republican friends
learned something during the last
election we hope, as to how the peo-
pie feel about such a denial Of truly
Representative government. Mr.. Null
yihi1 will probably be chosen county
commissioner, and we predict that he
will make a good one. His honest
motives and high purposes have never
been questioned even by his political
foes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
The Spring Embroideries

All along with the new White Cottons at the same
time, for they travel in company, the Embroid-
cries and very certain advantage is in looking them
early.
Wolfe Bands appear with inserts of Venetian Lace,
and these will be very effective with the white voe in
gowns
Matched Sets for lingerie, exquisite designs in
nainsook and swiss
Flouncings, As inches wide, with Venetian inserts
for dresses
F1ouncings for chdrens little frocks, with with
ruffles. With many other examples of fine and
dainty needlework lovely fabrics. Take time see
them. Not in hurried glance can you appreciate
their beauty. Embroidery Section, main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

sfoning Of justices who have passed
the age limit.
With the pensioning of Connecticut
superior court judges after years of
faithful service we have no criticism,
so long as it is done in a right and
dtgnified way and not under a condi-
ton represented by the introduction
of two resolutions into the legislature
yesterday offering rival o-ainants for
this position.
There should be a law in Connecti-
cut providing that after our higher
court judges have served long upon
the bench and are retired on account
of age, they should be paid a. reason
a BILE annuity during the remainder of
their lives It is regard justly
earned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
OLDEST BELL IN AMERICA
GIFT OF QUEEN ANNE.

Ahne. Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland. who was born 249 years ago
today. was the giver of the first bell
IN America This bell was recently
1resrthed underneath stage in the
guild hall of Trinity Church at New
port. r. / Tt is three feet high, and
an arrow and Inscription show it to
have been the present of Queen Anne
Il bears the date of 1902, which was
thasFear in which Anne acceded to the
khFHhe. following the death of William
Eznerts declare that it is undoubtedly
the Oldest bell IN America. or, at least,
In the northern continent It is half
= ~--~A-a,sr older than Philadelphia's
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
he .. NJ. Read CO.
Established 1857
Trimmings and Garnitures
of Gorgeous. Design for Spring Gowns

All the barbaric colors Of the Orient show forth III
after BOX is Opened and piece after piece trails it's
ness before you is treat indeed When one extremely
beautiful design strikes the fancy asks "What IS
it? Has it name?" The reply will come that it is
Bulgarian hand embroidery, it is Hungarian, Rou-
smanian, Albanian equally intricate work done
net Ns<
Bands and Gallons in floral designs roses with
foliage worked with co1oreds and silks
Bands and Separate Ornaments of rhinestones,
small and brilliant.
Medallions and Butterflies of rhinestones with sap
phres Sapphres have recently attracted the feminine
fancy to marked degree.
Steel Beaded Bands with small poses and clusters
of tiny forets in natural colors.
Net Bands, hand run with colored silks, gold and
silver in old French and medieval designs.
Chantily Lace Bands, hand rum and Beaded Chan
tilly Lace Edges.
Jet and Crystal Combinations that the quite novel
At the Lace and Trimming Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

famed liberty BELL" which was cast
into the large bell which is now in the
tower Of the church.
The 250th anniversary of Anne's
birth will be celebrated a year from
to-day, while the bi-centenary of her
death will fall on Aug. Of next year.
She was the second daughter of James
II. While her father and mother join
ed the Church of Rome, Anne was
reared as a Protestant In her TWEEN
tieth year she married Prince George,
brother of the King of Denmark. Anne
was thirty-eight when she became
Queen. Her reign of dozen years
was crowded with events of vast inn
portance for the British empire aud
all Europe, and her name is ASSOCIATE
ed with one of the greatest epochs
in the history of English literature.
For years the sixth of February
has been 'tshoe day on the Bowery,
New York's famous east side thor
oughfare, thanks to the generosity of
big Tim Sullivan. former State sem
ator, congressman and political boss.
To-day the east sides statesman and
phiIanthropist is a hopeless maniac.
and there is sadness along the Bow
cry. The history of big Tins
shoe day observance is given as fol-
lows:
In the days when the picturesque
IdIn1nd11y ASdQGI WAS OOWA DIT LAAC
heels, with no thought of ever be-
coming a wealthy theatrical magnate
and political power, his teacher made
him a present of a pair of shoes. The
kindness was not forgotten, and for
many years he has commemorated it
on the sixth of February by dis
tribution of shoes and stockings to
all the needy of the Bowery. A year
ago to-day 5000 pairs of shoes and
hosiery were distributed at the club
rooms of the Timothy D. Sullivan As
ISOLATION. The line of applicants for
participation in big Tins bounty
stretched for blocks. ''Shoe day has
become as much of an institution in
New York as the bread 1ine.''
Down and outs, the temporarily un-
employed, professional ''hobos," all the
derelicts of society, prof1ted by Sulli-
vans generosity, and no question
were asked. The annual distribution
cost Mr.. Sullivan from $4,000 to $751;
600. The political methods of "Bia
Tim were viewed with suspicion by
many good people, but his shoe day
met with the appreciation of all. Thus
it is that sorrow reigns to-day along
the Bowery-sorrow for the sad fate
of big Tim
To-day is the festival of ST. Dorothy
Virgin and Martyr, and patron saint
of all girls and women bearing hel
name. St. Dorothy lived at Caesaria.
and, after terrible tortures, was put
to death because of her refusal to re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
NORDISKA SPELEN,
BEGINNING TOMORROW,
BAN A GREAT EVENT

Ay ban in receipt of an invitation to
run over to Stockholm, Sweden, and
take a 1ook-in at the Nordiska Spelen
which begins tomorrow in the Scandi-
hoovian city. The Crown Prince of
Sweden, it seems, is at the head of the
athletic organization which is banker
ing for my presence, and hate to
disappoint the old top Nordiska
Spe1en il Swede for northern sports,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
A BETTER PLAN.
IN. L. TeIegraph.)

There is one salaried office in Con-
necticut that ought to be abolished. 1t
is that of state referee, which, no mat
ter what it was created for, has be-
come in fact a subterfuge for the pen
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Gene Claim says the Prohibition
party is stronger than ever. Tt al
ways is early in January-Washing
ton Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Castro is finding that the old legend
that America is the refuge of the po-
litical exile is only an tridescent
dream. Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Jim Thorpe collided with the com
pick sense of honor that abides in the
amateur sporting world and acted the
true sport.-Penny Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
Among the Valentines

The searcher for novelties will find red and GLOW,
ing hearts, little and big ones, for Also
Valentine Invitations parties given by "Dan Cupid
to his friends and devotees the price for subscription
being Zone Heart" Blanks for dates and places.
Stationery Section
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

An Ohio girl declares that she was
engaged to five men at one time and
all of them died. Maybe the next ono
will bring his kissing gauze with him.
Charleston News and Courier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Being a trust or railroad magnate
and. not getting indicted is something
like going to college and not getting
your degree.-New Haven Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Massachusetts talks of making the
only binding proposal of marriage one
in writing. But girls will continue
to accept all kinds just the same
New York Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

BY all means have real Indians in
the inaugural parade. There should
be Americans in it.-Courier-J ournal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
CULLED FROM The COLUMNS

The oil found on the lands of the
Snake Indians is not snake oi1.-Nor-
witch Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

The annual row is now due over
the election of Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution officers, but it is
hoped no slug shot will be used.-Ex-
change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

What is the sign. when you ask 6
stranger to play bid whist and on the
first lead he wants to know If yor
have to catch 'low.''-New London
Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

When a woman admits she can
slzinp along on $4,000 alimony it
only goes to show. that the high cost
of living affects all alike. Just re-
fer to the case of Mrs. Bishop of
New York-Penny Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

To-day is the festival of ST. Dorothy,
Virgin and Martyr, and patron saint
of all girls and women bearing her
name. ST. Dorothy lived at Caesaria,
and, after terrible fortunes, was put
to death because of her refusal to re-
linquish the faith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Hiram Maxim, the inventor, hopes
to do away with all noise. There is
one thing he will never be able to 81
Ience, and that is the tongue Of the
individual making show of himself
in public.-Midd1etown Penny Press.
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of living affects all alike. Just re-
fer to the case of MRS. Bishop of
New York.-Penny Press.
Hiram Maxim, the inventor, hopes
to do away with all noise. There is
Ience, and that is the tongue of the
Individual making show of himself
in public.-Middletown Penny Press.
Naugatuck furnishes this sign of an
early summer: s'Commencing tomor-
row D. Thurston &c Sons will advance
the price of Ice five cents per hundred
to all classes of trade.'-Ansonia Sem
tine1.
German empress is i'll and is going
to Bad Nauheim to recuperate.-Don't
know much about this bad Nauheim'
place, but its name wouldn't specially
recommend it to English speaking
folks.-New Haven Onion.
Our observation of the Connecticut
house yesterday confirms our suspi-
cion that there are statesmen now liv-
ing that would make Daniel webster
look lake a piker. And it was very
much the same when our own pulse
throbbed with legislative patriotism.
New London Telegraph.
A Trenton, N. J.. judge has sentenc-
ed a, chauffeur to two years in prison
for driving an automobile while drunk.
It may seem a long term for such an
offense. Still such practice has this
advantage. It tends to preserve So
Der pedestrians from serving longer
terms in their coffins.-Iartford
Timen.
Confucius, the Salvation Army, Prof
F'isherI Their ideas are much in COM
mon. Recognition of the first admits
that there is nothing particularly new
in the enunciation of a religion which
shall be based on humanity's concern
for inhumanity The novelty lies in
courage-or recklessnessTto assert
that the modern Christian religious
organization. as represented by the
church, is painfully deficient in this
form of service.-Hartford Times.
Apropos of the Greek temple to be
erected in honor or Lincoln in Poto-
mac park. Washington, a story is told
of a teacher, who. when a laurel
wreath was placed on bust of ''Hon-
est Abe in the vestibule of her school,
on Lincoln's birthday, stole out and
transferred the wreath to the brow OF
Socrates, who unused in dignifed abb
straction on an adjacent pedestal. cit
is not becoming to Lincoln" she said,
land he looks far more natural with
out it.'-Norwich Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Naugatuck furnishes this sign of an
early summer: s'Comn encing tomor-
row D. Thurston &c Sons will advance
the price of ice five cents per hundred
to all classes of trade.''-Ansonia Sem
&,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

German empress is i'll and is going
to Bad Nauheim to recuperate.-Don't
know much about this bad Nauheim''
place, but its name wouldn't specially
recommend it to English speaking
foIks.-New Haven Onion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06

Jesse R. Grant. son of the President
and civil war general, was born in ST.
Louis ffty-f7ve years ago to-day. He
deserted the Republican party some
years ago, and last FAN supported
Wilson for the presidency.
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BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION
BEING FORMED
Local Trade and Credit Conditions
To Be Materially Improved 5y
New Movement

A representative OF the Merchants
Mercantile Agency. publishers OF the
Credit Experience Guide, which agen-
cy is organizing the business men all
over this and other states IN sini-
lar way. h4s been here several days
working up interest n a local ass.
citation.
BY this system al individuals, as
well as firms. ara put on record. show
ing al how many places they dea
what amount of credit they obtain.
and how they pay each firm wi-o
which they have rad credit dealings,
and are accordingly rated prompt pay,
fair pay. slow pay and 10 pay
Persons who pay one or Two mer-
chants II order 10 Use them as RET
erence 70 get credit from others. and
then neglect 10 pay them. form tae
class thar IS largely responsible for
the losses il tie business world The
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Governor Brown o. Georgia com
muted a negro sentence from the
gaEoRs % lie Imprisonment, on the
ground -lat ae was defended by
young and inexperienced lawyer, Who
vas 2.r-ed against Old and experience
81 ones He gave notice 70 the judg
- in Georgia -hat he would not toler-
ate men charged WITH grave crimes 70
D. detaaded By unframed and mex
perieuced counsel
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We cannot help from admiring Tur-
keys spunk and bulldog tenacity.
Those Turks are fighting until the
last ditch. II reminds Is Of the civil
war period.
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Tuesday vas deld day for me dem
ocrars They goJ SIX out Of eight sen
AIors that we're electsd. The names
of the new senator's follow: William
n Thom DsOn. democrat, Kansas:
William Hughes. democrat. New Ier-
sey ~ VI Eavenauga, democrat. Ar
kansas Morris Sheppard. democrat.
Texas Key Pitrman. democrat. Ne
vada Benjamin r. Tulman. democrat.
south Carolina A 3. Fall. New Mex
ico. republican. and Francis E War
ren. republican. Wyoming
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legislature OF South Carolina. There
was not q dissenting vote. That IS
an example OF party loyalty which
cannot 6e 100 highly commended
South Carolina's legislators stuck 10
the old traditions.
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

The Pensacola Journal sauns be-
nevolence-it thinks there : some
thing concealed behind the gifts OF
the worlds greatest benefactors
Shades Of Moses,
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The local Office OF the Seaboard has
been furnished with a specially at
tractive rate Of fare from Ocala to
Washington during the Inauguration.
The round trip VIII be s27s0 for in
dividual ticket. and party tickets may
be secured at even a better rate.
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

Hearst claims that most OF the pro
gressive" ideas are his: Tom Watson
says that through him they were Civ
en- birth in the Ocala Demands
years ago Bryan says that he is the
real originator OF them. Cannot all
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

4 leafet sent out by the Atlantic
Coast Line railway says that the Flor
ida orange IS the' best, and gives
many reasons TO prove il.
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

Senator TIIlman, having been nam
ed in the primaries. vas reelected
United States senator for the fourth
time, Notwithstanding his tilt with the
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

The editor Of this paper has been
made assistant adiutant general on
the staff Of Major General B. ". Part
ridge, commanding the Florida divis-
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

It IS now the solid sunny south. We
have the balance OF the country faded
as 20 climate
The Ocala banner., 1913-01-31

Il, when made state. vest Florida
we're TO take the name of Perdllo it
would rhyme with Idaho and Ohio.
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these men he provided with places in
Wilson's : cabinet
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Birmiazaam .s 70 rrer fea
hotel . - knoun a. 49, aaaea
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and altogether would not 5s an an.
pretty name.
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ion Of the United Confederate yerer-
ans
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Timothy salnvan asssaxsa
sane
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Am | With Or AGAINST Opportunities
THAT COME MY WAY?

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