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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Russians have made him their own. For centuries, ever since Christian ity was introduced among them, the serfs and peasants of the Czar's em- pire have prayed to St. Nicholas. The veneration of Nicholas extends to the higher classes in Russia, however, and a few years ago several Russian mo- bles offered three million rubles for the bones at Bari.
 The kindly, jovial. tender-hearted saint, who was so full of JoIlity and fun and human nature, quite natural ly has always appealed to the chill dren, who were once, if they are not now, an oppressed class. The ''k1ddies'' of Germany and Belgium are especially devoted to good old St. Santa Claus.
 St. Nicholas became the patron of virgins in the following manner: A nob1eman of Patara, sunk in poverty, had almost decided to relinquish his three beautiful daughters to a life of shame. A purse of gold was thrown through his window, which was used as the dowry for the eldest daugh- ter. This happened a second and a third time, and the unhappy father was thus able to provide wedding DOT tions for all of his daughters. This gave rise to the placing of gifts in stockings on the eve of the festival of St. Nicholas, g, custom later adopt ed for the Christmas observance. It is also alleged that the three purses of gold of St. Nicholas gave rise to the adoption of three golden balls as a sign by pawnbrokers.
 Although the modern hobo may not know 1t, he has special protector in St. Nicholas. A thousand legends cluster about his benevolent dealings with vagabonds, wandering minstrels, poor students and thieves. He IS usually pictured by the side of ves- sel, where a man had concealed the bodies of three children whom he had slain, but who were restored to life by the good saint. Another once op- pressed class, the men who go down to the sea in ships, have for centuries considered the saint of Bari their pro- tector, and g, vast multitude of sailors have prayed for the intercession of St. Nicholas when wild storms threat ened their craft with destruction.
 tion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
ST. NICHOLAS, PATRON
 OF CHILDREN, SAILORS,
 RUSSIANS AND ROBBERS

To-day is the festival of the good St Nicholas, the original Sandy Claws and the patron saint of Rus sia, as well as the patron and special guardian of children, scholars, vir- gins, sailors, robbers, pawnbro rokers, vagabonds, tramps, wandering min strels, thieves, prisoners, poor men in general, and all the reckless and 1mprovtdent elements of human so- ciety. Indeed, Nicholas of Bari must be the busiest of all saints, but he is always pictured as a jolly, good-na- tured, charitable soul, and he prob ably does not mind. Looking after the vast population of Russia would seem to be enough for one saint, while acting as the protector and guardian of all the worlds youngsters must be, literally, enough to try the patience of a saint
 St. Nicholas died in 342 and left towns to wrangle over The church in the fortress of San Nicola del Lido, at Venice, holds the true bones of the saint, as any Venetian will tell you, but the authority of the church in clines to the genuineness of the relics at Bari, Italy, where, it is said, ''the mama of St. Nicholas still flows from the bones and heals all manne" of ailments. The Russians, who wor- ship Nicholas as the greatest of saints, annually send vast numbers of pilgrims to Bari. A few years ago the Russian pilgrims introduced the oh into T+a1
 For fifteen centuries Nicholas has been considered the protector of the innocent and the wronged and the patron of the under dogs" in 1ife's battle. and perhaps that is why the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
BUY IN BRIDGEPORT

A A MANUFACTURING city, Bridgeport needs its fac "A it's manufacturers Brida The prosperity of both is nseparable It's your facurer and the money leave in Bridgeport the better How about your supplies? Do you port possib? Or do you go goods you at home? We heard of manufacturer recently buying certain goods in Cleveland Ohio better manufactured within factory things being why supplies Money Bridoe- port spent Bridgeport That proposition ought be supported manufacturer in town n Bridgeport be made ous. Think
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN WISCONSIN

XX% %IsGONSN, ONE of the most prosperous States in the w Union has endowed her cities with home rule including the right private public utilities at fixed by the railroad The commission is vaung the Racine Water supply anesve Water supply end the electric plant at Grand Rapids which taken the respective municipalities
 
 Within two three thirteen plants have been taken
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

You have heard of the person, no doubt, Who the day before Christmas starts
 With a leap and a bound
 And huStIeS around 70 come home with a frown and a pout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
AMERICAN EAGLES.

The first American gold coinage of eagles, half-eagles and quarter-eagles, of the value of $1o, $5 and s2.5O res pectiveIy, were placed in circulation 121 years ago to-day, Dec. 6, 1792. Since that date the United States minths have turned out 1t7, ,629, ,265 doubIe-e e-eag1es, or $2o gold pieces: 4s,- 611,2s9 eagles, 74.360,57O half-eagles, and 16,58O,208 quarter-eagles. One and three dollar gold pieces were for merIy coined, but they were discon- tinued in 1890. The first coin called an eagle was used in Ireland in the thirteenth century, and was so called from the figure of an eagle impress ed upon it, but it was made of base metal. The standard of the eagle was born by the ancient Persians, and the Romans also carried gold and silver eagles as ensigns, and some times represented them with a thun- derbolt in their ta1ons. Charlemagne adopted the doubIe-headed eagle as the standard of the Holy Roman Elm pire. The eagle was the standard of Napoleon I, and Napoleon TIL, as we'll as of Austria, Prussia and Russia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

There having been only IA deaths from football this year, some means will have to be devised to stop the ferninization of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
EDUCATION NOTES.

Huerta seems likely to execute the imprisoned deputies, but this is mere Iy the Mexican method of ordering bills to the third reading.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
A ROYAL FRIEND TO WHISPERS.

KAISER'S statement that "a real a
 1 e pleasing to those Whether a man a musache depends circumstances Some in if to probably better off with eially if soup frequently appears his table.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Pet dog of Henry Vortmu1ier, % grocer, of Bogota, N J., saved lives of family yesterday by arousfng them when fire had burned stair case. They escaped by jumping from window
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The petroleum industry of the Unit ed States has more than trebled in five years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Mrs Pankhurst made $2O,OO0 on her American tour This will provide some lovely set pieces of fireworks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The valuations fixed by the commission sometimes litigated invariably commission
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

In spite of the high prices being paid for all kinds of agricultural pro- duce, there are still millions of young men willing to work for $2 day pro vided they can wear white cuffs and a billed shirt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Gov Cole B1ease of South Carolina pardoned 100 convicts for Thanksgiv- ing. but he has not yet offered any re- ward to criminals for breaking the law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

An acety1ene hashlight has been in vented for railroad crossing gates which is ignited by a pilot light as a gate is lowered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06


 Cashton (eectric) - 31oo Appleton (yvaterworks) .........-.-. 255,OOO Lake Geneva (waterworks) ........ 86,5OO Manitowoc (waterworks) .......... 236,OOO Brodhead (electric) -............... 10000 Manitowoc (electric) 137 800 Antgo (water) .................... 128,8OO Fond du Lac (water) ......-.-..... 32OO0O Sheboygan (Nwater) ...-.......-...... 415,OO0 Kaukauna (electric) .............. 5O,O0O Whitewater (vater) ...-............ 75,Oo0 Oshkosh (vvater) .............-..-.. 525,OOO Beaver Dam (vvater) -....----...... 133,OOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Owing to the high cost of nowing g lawns at the many scattered govern ment posts, an increase in the army appropriation of $1O,0OO,O0O is asked for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The French widow is faithful after death as shown by some interesting marriage and divorce statistics in -aris just published. or 2,525 widows only twenty-five married again and ~<ese after twenty years while of B. sO5 widowers SIS married again within a year. A student of these statistics is mean enough to hint that black is very becorning.-Waterb American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The Corn Club boys are raising a hundred bushels to the acre, but the old farmers feel that this is all wrong as their grandfathers didn't do any such thing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Famous Princeton football star is being sued for divorce. Sort of a low kaclzls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

From the length of the program at Washington, it looks if the Con gressmen would have to get up this winter at the unearthly hour of 10 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Publisher (to h1Bmorist artist who is showing him some ''side-splitters.' , -"Are these humorous drawings '' Artist-'sY es-er-"
 Pubnsher-"You do them for amusement. I suppose?"
 Artist-'fOh! No-I-
 Publisher-'FWell. they don't aunuae me either."-Punch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

To decrease the number of accidents a French city is building street with separate roadway for each kind of traff1c-motor, horse and foot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

If any one is looking for a good quiet place where he can rest up and sleep, he should go to the New York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

President Huerta brandishes his sword vehemently, but there is 8 growing conviction that it is made of paper covered with gilt tinseL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

It was fortunate for those oil res ervoirs down in Mexico, that Mrs. Pankhurst decided that that country did not need illumination at this time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Friend (of painters valet)- )-But, Jean, no cows look like that.
 Jean-Oh, no, never; but they're all painted like that nowadays.-F1ie- gende B1aetter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Although nothing important has happened recently in Mexico the Washington correspondents have been earning their pay by producing some sensational dispatches daily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The Pennsylvania railroad is con ducting a campaign against the wear ing of tight skirts by women, as lead ing to accidents, but it has not so far tried to stop the stars in their orbits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The Hague conference has been postponed for a year or two, but this is not because the judges of the court of arbitration are complaining about overwork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The abolition of mass plays cut out some of the football accidents, but it is still possible to break a fellows spine by a well directed tackle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Soccer football has been played considerably the past fall, but it won't arouse much popular enthusiasm un- til there are more accidents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Owing to the persistence of inn provident persons in eating Iuxuries like eggs. many housewives are join ing the boycott of hen-fruit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Contrary to the expectations of the newspapers. MT. and Mrs. Sayre did not call in the reporters for 8 daily audience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

It is possible that a tactfu1 hint to your best girl would avert the pos sibility of receiving necktie for Christmas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
the ELEMENTARY IDEA.

That Hampton and TuskeSee, schools
for negroes, are valuable not merely as
excellent schools for the coloreG race,
but for their improvement contributor
to the present vocational education
movement, is the declaration OF the
United States bureau Of education. In
a uamphlet Just distributed by the eu-
reau. entitled, Education for Life,
tribute is paid to the work of Hamp :
ton Institute and particularly General
Armstrong, its founder, who is looked
upon by educators as pioneer IN the
field of practical education.
The United States bureau concludes
that General Armstrong theory ana
demonstration of practical education
have proved TO be right, not merely for
the races for which they were I'M
mediately in tended, but for boys and
girls everywhere, since they represent
q successful attempt to work out one
of the most momentous tasks Of our
time-tfat of creatig an education tnat
Shall be an effective force for training
productive, efficient nleIns-rs or rs.
clety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
"rnE RED BUTTON"

A Will Irwin story is always a good
story and the Times Republican is
glad Of its opportunity to add to the
pleasures of it's readers by the first
installment today of a serial by that
charming writer. 1t is a corking good
story of the light fiction variety and
entirely free from the faint of salacity
which seems to be one Of the principal
points of good seller nowadays. In
it no sex problems are discussed and
analysed except that world old prob
lem of a man and maid which deals
with sex only as an incidental and not
as an anatomical, physiological, and
psychological thesis. The Red But
ton" is a simple, graphic story with
grip built along the lines of the good
stories we have read and enjoyed all
our lives.
Rosalie La Grange, the trance me-
dunn, Betsey Barbara, young and keen,
the jolly group Of boarders and the
mystery of murder finally solved con-
stitute a very interesting story. That
it is an Irwin story is sufficient praise.
Read it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
Tho Jew
[Leslie's Weekly

A Jewish boy came to this country
fifty years ago with little in his purse
but a boundless ambition in his heart
He had determination. courage and
physical strength. He was honest and
trustworthy He had been taught by
virtuous parents and he brought theil
benediction with him when he landed
stranger in strange land.
Beginning as an humble errand boy
in shop, he rose to a place behind
ship Of a little establishment. Small
1T was. but it was the day of opportun-
ity and he made the most Of his.
Fifty years have passed. The mon
ument to his zeal and integrity IL a
magnificent business block. one OF the
larges: of IT'S kind on the most fash
ionable thoroughfares Of trade IN the
greatest city of the land. Here the
little Jewish boy reached the culmi-
nation of his aspirations.
His goal had been success. lie
achieved it beyond his widest dreams
Wealth poured In upon him IN cease
less and increasing stream. He de-
voted much Of 1t to the care and COM
fort of an army Of employees. He be-
came fascinated with the love Of art
For a bit of porcelain $1,000 was
common price. $4,000 for rare vase
and s250,ooO for beautiful painting
Thus he enjoyed the fruits OF Ms
labor.
The surging crowd on the city's roy
al highway on weekday morning
saw. with surprise, every iron shutter
on the great building Of the merchant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28

It was not designed to set standard
of purity to which all women must
conform before landing on our shores.
1t is nothing short Of ludicrous to
insist that our visitors shall measure
up to moral ideals we do not think
of enforcing among ourselves.
These conspicuous examples or at
tempted Injustice in the immigration
service make one wonder how many
hundreds of cases Of similar injustice
there may have been of which the
public has never heard Ordinarily an
order of deportation against a humble
foreigner IS carried out without pro-
test or question on the part OF the
victim. II such lack of discrimination
has been recorded in all the prominent
cases that have been called to pubic
attention the natural inclination is
to believe that the arbitrary Juog-
ment of the inspectors may nave
erred in numberless minor instances.
It does not conduce to ptariotic COM
fort TO reflect that the first institution
with, which foreigners come into con-
tact in iris land of the free is an arol-
trary tribunal that may pack them
back to the old country without any
reference to their actual right to ad-
mission under the laws of our country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
DEAD HORSE WORK.

WaterloO 1lmeS- 1TlOuIie.J
A good roads booster day" at De
Kaib, ILL.,, where "millionaires and
farmers" spent one big day in i'm
proving the roads and did more IN
day than was done in year was o.
sufficient Importance to be sent Out
over the middle west as a news fea-
ture.
They built road. dirt road, for a
whole day. 1t was great work ana
great fun. More was done in day
than in year before Probably true.
Probably it was a great day. But what
die it accomplish? Suppose it rained
the next day, what about the work
then?
We have in Iowa a drag law. Farm
ers are supposed to get out after a
rain and smooth the highway. How
many of them do it? The law might as
we'll not be on the statute books. 1t
never should have been put there.
What business man is going out on the
city streets and sweep them? No more
should the farmer be expected to dras
the roads.
Today the roads of Iowa are full OF
ruts. The frost is coming on. They
are going to freeze that way. There
will be ice in the ruts all winter.
When spring opens up, the ruts vii!
be there and the mud Will be deep;
the roads impossible. So it goes from
one years end to the other.
The De kalb boosters plewed along
the bitches and pulled the dirt up on
the road and smoothed 1t down. And it
was a great day! But such work is
useless. Far better would it have Seen
if the boosters had hauled gravel OVER
the read and rounded it so that the
water would run off. But they built
a road in a day just as roads are being
bull. all over the central states. 1t was
built In a day and designed to last but
a day. A rod of road Of hard sub
stance would have been a better days
work and something to crow about.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
BLACK AND WHITE.


A little while ago. little item was
started on its way thru the Iowa press
to the effect that Waterloo was serving
notice upon the bad negroes, the
worthless black trash, that they must
move on. As many of the big cities OF
the nation have their periodical clean
ups when all sorts of criminal and VI
cious elements are driven out. to prey
for a while upon other communities. II
was taken for granted that Waterloo
was following suit.
But the good town rises to explain
that such is not the case. The bad
negro. just like the bad white man,
will have to move on to the jail right
there in Waterloo, and he Will get a
long term, and he ought to get 1t al
hard labor In Iowa cities there Is no
distinction made between white and
black. The worthless white man gets
his. And the good, honest. industrious
colored man who gets him a home. at
tends to his own business and gets
ahead, is respected just as the white
man is respected who behaves himself
and gets ahead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28

prince drawn to the sidewalk. The
rich display Of priceless goods in the
show windows was hidden from sight.
Upon the door the passing thrpng
eagerly read the little white placard:!
CLOSED on account Of death of pro>
prietor."
Fifty million dollars in fifty years
million q year! Shall we begrudgo
it to the Garner? Shall we denounce
him for his success? Shall we spurn
his money as "tainted?" Shall we
revile the Jew for his riches?
The immigrant boy became a mer-
chant prince. lover Of mankind and
a generous dispenser of help for the
needy. 1t is not tale OF one great
city in our favored land. 1t is an off
told tale in many American cities and
Of many a noble minded Jew.
This IL the land Of opportunity for
ALL Let envy rest!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
A MlSNAMED "REPUBLjC 4"

The guess is that Huerta will hold
over. That also seems to be the way
Huerta guessed previous to the cleo
lion. The returns indicate that one
eighth of the legal voters went to the
polls and that only about 10000 votes
were cast.
Nothing shows more wildly the con-
1itions in that alleged republic than
this vote. In the most important cleo
zion but 10000 votes cast out of list
of $4,000 eligible voters is not indica-
tive of government by the voters.
When a country with a population of
nearly 100000 people, presents a
list of but $4,000 voters and Of these
but 10000 exercise their suffrag e
rights, whether thru neglect or care
iessness or even thru reference to it
as a republic is ridiculous. There is
no government Of the people by the
people in Mexico. There never was
any such government there. Since
Cortez Mexico has been governed by
:
tators or has gone ungoverned. Today
the alleged republic Of Mexico is not
governed but controlled by banditti
The stronger the organization Of the
different groups Of bandits the greater
then extent Of its power. To conduct
an election in Mexico is like polling a
mob
From appearances it will be long
before Mexico is governed with even
approximate decency by Mexicans. As
matters stand the turbulence and d.
vision offer invitation to foreign inter-
ference and European greed for terri
<orial extension. Perhaps the best
tAiug the United States can do about
1tlo - warn al hands of and wait un-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28
Mrs. psnkhurst and Morality.
TBaltimore Sun

If the political equality OF women "
wolves her immoral equality with mar
let US hope she will always De Kept
vassal. There may be people who think
Mrs. Panhhursts militant methods are
justified by conditions in Great Britain
but what decent man or woman can
view with anything but disgust her
Importation of the unspeakable articles
written by her daughter and printed In
the militant PAPER which was sold at
her recent meeting in New York?
These articles are described as indie
scribably obscene and atrocious. And
vet they we're put into the hands Of
Young girls to hawk around at a public
meeting. Mrs. Pankhurst must be con-