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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23
THE FIELD OF VISION.
Even Persons With Normal Eyes Are
Partially Color Blind.

Even Persons With Normal Eyes Are
Partially Color Blind.
The various tests for color blindness
have come into practical use in the ex-
animation Of railroad engineers and
the like, where the ability to distin.
guish colors is necessary, 80 that these
tests are no longer peculiar to the lab
oratory. But it is not generally known
outside the laboratory that everybody
is partially color blind-that is, in GER
tain parts Of the field Of vision.
The most normal individual can see
all the colors only when he looks d.
rectly at them. II looked at from an
angle Of about fifteen degrees red and
green can no longer be seen. but in
their places will appear shades Of yel-
low or blue. This region of the eye IL
known as the yellow-blue zone. II the
color be moved still farther to the side
the yellow and blue will disappear and
only gray be seen. This region IL
known as the zone Of complete color
blindness.
An interesting theory In regard to
these zones is that every normal eye
represents three stages Of evolution
The zone Of complete color blindness
L. the lowest stage and appears in
such animals as the frog. whose VI
sion ia known as shadow vision. The
blue-yellow zone Is one step higher in
the scale. although not clearly marked
OF in the animal kingdom. And the
appearance of the red-green zone
marks the highest stage Of evolution.
Cases Of color blindness are. according
to this theory. a lack Of development
beyond the early stage in the individ-
ual life.-Professor Po1enberger In
Strand Magazine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23

An examiner once visited q large
school Of some importance In the north
Of England. Among other questions
he asked. what il the cause Of dew?"
No one could answer.
Come" said the examiner encour-
as1ngly. surely some one knows
something about It"
At last n Of the pupils got up.
'.The EARTH" he said, turns on it,
axis once In every twenty-four hours
with such rapidity that 1t perspires
and produces dew"
The examiner closed the proceedings
right therA-C0ntinent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23
Had Husband Picked.


Jeanette. In her 6rst year at school.
= very fond Of milk. One day when
she had asked for q second glass Of
milk her mother said:
Daughter. II you like milk % well
yon'il surely marry 4 farmer when you
grow up."'
well. i 'spect Charles Robert win
turn out to be q farmer. then" the
little girl replied.-Indianapolis News.
Best Thing.
A solemn and awe inspiring bishop In
ireland was examining q class a. girls
and asked:
what 10 the best preparation for the
sacrament Of matrimonyg".
"A little coortin'. me lord" was the
unexpected reply Of one Of the number
Of worshipers.-New York Journal.
Perhaps and Perhaps.
"Mrs. Blftherton must b awfully Il
love with her husband"
WHY ia. yogt think sof
,.sAnLs cailes him % - telephone q
l001E 4 0c1an. dQeea 6ay. s,s
M.sl!llleSe 1 = naAelc1l : 49,
IaODa1c1ks& .'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23
Coed Judgment.

At the dinner table father had Just
corrected his ten-year-old daughter for
sating with her fingers and then wip-
Ing them On the front Of her dress.
which By this time was very soilsd.
Then b pointed 70 her littls sis6se,
Irene, anA sa1d: :.
look at your little sistse. ~
Asesnrt Ut her drsss sofled - yoa -
WAan ~ Mts"
No sajd gIreae; my drs1s 4 Ne
- cisan ! fIpnt. y1pe ~ 1nGsgD
ny dosEnrM fgh0toom q ~ lfaskr
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23

What She Took.
why did ron order that ven 0raGH
q lady ont Of the storet'
She's . we'll known kieptomanlac,'
'DtdE she BIKE anything herst
she took Wasnineboa
d9rlniA,pS why dsS q
Esxvas.tas ~ 1dnhsf Hetkslen
tSpk - ystt1stW lpdSs
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23

Youth = Cd. everything bores one
nowadays. Worst u 4 \. whGn -
bored / eant hslp showtn& Is Lady-
on. hit Jon should learn % diaauisostA
under : msat of 4aysy. ~ m4~
Ipndon Punch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23
kookina Around.

Dmployer-Sampeon, Why don't yon.
marry1 Clesk Wei. I'm ookine
around. m: EnDioysr-Thers an Lott
of g1ris. Ciefk-oh. re cot the III
Tn. iooking aroup6 Tor 4 bettec 5oh.-
leew ov3eanp sNmes-Democrat
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
man vino. bv reason of his remark

a man who by reason of his remark
able ability as manager of railroads
in New England, is in a class by him
self. and who in my Judgment stands
head and shoulders over his associates
One has to know him to appreciate
his great breadth of vision, his sa-
eacity and foresight in dealing with
the large transportation problems of
to-day He said in last years report:
The rehabilitation of the property,
addition to shop plants it's equipment
and stations, will require at least two
years more to complete, and in the
meantime the operation of the same
must continue to be unsatisfactory,
both to the management and it's pa
trons.'s
s"He has expended for improvements
made and in progress in the short
time he has been in charge, about rs
millions, against 40 millions expend-
ed during the previous eight years.
"Give him a chance, and withhold
judgment until he approaches com
p1etion of his plans"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
EXPRESS RATES
WON'T BE CUT
COMPANIES TELL MEN TO FIGHT
PARCEL POST BY GIVING
GOOD SERVICE.

New York, Jan. 9.-Officers of the
Wells Fargo Express Company said
yesterday that the report from San
Francisco that the company was pre-
pairing to fight the parcel post through
rate cutting was without foundation.
The Wells Fargo company has no
such intention, 1t was said, and is con-
tenpla ting no reduction of rates.
1t was pointed out that its attitude
is best evidenced in the instructions to
employees to be sent out today. This
circular says:
1.-The parcel post becomes q. COM
petitor not only of the company but of
every man in its service. Hence the
newcomer, as an important factor in
small parcel Transportation, is neither
to be beIfttled nor overestima ted but
calls for renewed efforts on the part
of Wells Fargo men to maintain the
company's standard Of service as the
basis of public favor and patronage
The Adams Express Company has
issued a circular to it's employees along
similar lines.
The heads of the Adams and the
American Express companies said that
their companies had no intention of
reducing rates to meet the parcel post
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
BOSTON AND MAINE.
(Boston News Bureau.1

Boston. Jan. qHThe Maiden Even
ing News publishes an address by
William J. Hobbs. vice-president of
the Boston and Maine Railroad, who
debated before the DeIfberative AS
sembIy at Maiden Saturday evening
the question: Resolved, that the Com
monwealth of Massa chusetts Should
Acquire and Control the Boston &
Maine System?
Mr.. Hobbs contra dicted some OF the
fabrications that have been circu1at-
ed concerning the Boston and Maine
of whose 5000 shareholders, 5000 re-
side in Massachusetts.
'In 1911 said Mr.. Hobbs, IAN in
crease in the wage schedule of more
than 100000 was the cause, for the
large decrease in Boston & Maine net
income. When the Boston & Maine
Railroad ascertained that this Iarge
concession must be made If it wished
to avoid strike, it petitfoned the in
terstate CONNER commission in
company with other roads, for a small
increase in freight rates to and from
points west of the Hudson river.
'tWhile the increase sought was in
fnitesima1 on single articles. such as
from 1-S to ii cent on pair of
shoes, as the volume of traffic was so
large, we would have probably secur-.
ed in the neighborhood of 100000
had our petition been granted
our dismay and establishment, and as
a result we came very near not earn
ing our interest charges for the year.
Mr. Hobbs continued: In the name
of common sense. what would you
think of a business man or an indus
trial concern who finding its net in
come so reduced that it could not
meet its liabilities and by. reason of
com petition it could not increase the
price of goods produced, did not at
once make drastic reduction in its
payrolIs by cutting down its forces
and making all other savings possible
in supplies used? We were in that
position and had to do everything
possible to decrease the operating ex-
penses and thereby increase the net
income in order to keep out of the
hands of a receiver. many of the
men discharged have since. been re-
instated.
industrial corporations, private
firms and individuals increase the
prices of the comma dities they pro-
duce as the costs of production go up.
Railroads have nothing to sell except
transportation and it is logical and
unanswerable that they should be al
time to time to meet the increased Ie-
ultimate costs of furnishing the trans
portation. Locomotives and cars now
cost double what they did not many
years ago, materials and supplies of
many kinds have increased from 25
to 100 per cent. and had there not
been large increases in traffic, the
Boston & Maine would have ceased to
pay dividends long ago.
Much has been said about state
a1ld government control Don't you,
as fair minded men, think that at tne
present time there is a pretty sener-
GUS amount of supervision and control
exercised or che Boston Gz Maine?
f'The federal and state constitutions
at preserc core pretty near han ding
the whole job, except that they leave
to the railroad the plea SAINT task of
assuming all response Utilities. 1 have
no patience with those men who, eth
er through ignorance or malice, are
and prosecuting Mr.. MeI1en,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
GIRL DREW VALID WILL
Written on a Piece of Wrapping Pa
per For An Old Man.

New York. Jan. "a will written
by a seventeen-year-o1d girl on a piece
of brown wrapping paper, the sigma
ture almost illegibIe, two of the five
witnesses included among the bene-
ficiaries, and the will executed within
twenty -four hours after the death of
the testator. was admitted to probate
yesterday by Surrogate Ketcharn in
Brooklyn. He said the win was as
valid as any that had ever come be-
fore him.
The viii is that of aged Michael
Morrissey, who died on November IA
last at 311 Gold street. He had been
i'll for more than year. On the
evening before his death he called on
several of his friends and said he
wanted to make his will at once, and
asked that Rose Enright, IT years old,
parochia1 school graduate who lived
in the house, be called. She came to
the old mans bedside and wrote on
the piece of wrapping paper what he
dictated. When he had signed his
name on the coarse paper the last
part of 1t was an inch below the first
part.
The will gave 1915 for masses 81 to
Mrs. Mary Gassner, a half sister, and
the residue to John A. Logan and
Daniel O'Byrne. Mrs. Gaasner con
tested the will, alleging fraud, coer-
cfon, undue influence and forgery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
GREENFIELD HILL

Mrs. George Wilson and daughters
of New Milford, have been spending
several days as guests of Mrs. wilson
mother. Mrs. Elmer Buckley.
Mrs. Wesley Burr is spending a
week with Miss Laura Harrison. dur
ing Mrs. Harrison's absence in New
York
Mrs Edna Garlock of East Bridge
port was weekend guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey, in
HalIls Farms
Mrs. William Giles was recently call
ed to Scranton. Pa, to see her sister
who is very low in a hospital there
Mrs Samuel Wisner is spending a
few days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs
William Thorner in Broolzlawn.
Miss Mildred Jennings was taken in
to the Methodist church at F1atrock
on probation, Sunday morning.
The white English setter dog that
strayed from Wilmer Pratt's place the
latter part of the week, was found
Wednesday afternoon and the reward
conferred
Miss Mildred Bucklin is confined to
her home with an attack of mumps
Clinton Morehouse Is building a new
bungalow in the Hulls Farms dis
trict.
Mrs. Leslie Jennings will entertain
the Ladies' Social Club and their
friends at her home, Friday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
CANNONs

Mrs. Jerome Godfrey, and Miss Jo-
sephine Osborne are added to the sick
list this week. Bronchitis and grip
are very prevalent.
Justina, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Carvitto, who has
been critically ill with bronchial pneu-
monia is pronounced out of danger.
Mr.. John W. Mace returned home
from Bayport, L. L, on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Lottie Behn attended the
monthly teachers meeting in. Wilton
on Wednesday, after dismissing the
Whist parties will be held in the
hall, Friday evenings, Jan 10, 24th.
Commtttee, Samuel Sturges. Archer
Abbott, Nelson HurIbutt and Percy
Thompson
William Lockwood and number of
Georgetown young people viii give a
dance in the hall, Jan. 18th
Jerome Godfrey and Mrs Hugh
an attack of the grip.
Miss Maggie Schubert of Redding,
has been the guest of her brqther, Pc
ter Schubert
Miss Pauline willing who has been
spending the holidays with her mother
Mrs. Barbara Willing, returned to
Ridgefe1d last week
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth w. Nichols
and daughter Florence returned to
their home in Brooklyn on Saturday
Miss Emma Patrick who has been
confined to her bed with pleurisy and
bronchitis, is able to sit up this week
will be an entertainment of special in
terest in Cannon hall under the au-
spices of the Ladies I'D society. Miss
Marion Evelyn Stark graduate of
and a aIented young reader will give
q recital Miss Starks Car
non highly reeomme ended and a large
audience is expected to sreet her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
EARLY VOTE ON
IMPEACHMENT OF
JUDGE ARCHIBALD

Washington, Jan. 9-Sentiment L1
the Senate, today. favored an EARL
date for vote on the impeschu1er+
of Commerce Court Judge Robert w
Archibald. Before the prosecution re-
stunned its summing up in support Of
the demand that he be ousted from
his seat on the bench several Seua-
tors were busy canvassins the mem
bership- Although many Senators re-
fused to commit themselves In all
vance it was reported that not more
than Is would support the Judge.
Archibald, the defendant, sat unnor-
ed, today, by the continued deuuueia-
ton of those demanding his election
from the bench While much or tla
argument was along legal lines. the
House prosecutors frequently emJef-
lished their speeches with bitter char
acterizations of the judges conduct
Representative Rowland wac Eched-
uled to complete his argument. TO-DAY.
Attorneys for the defense Will then
sDer7-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
HIS NIGHTLY PIE FEAST
BRINGS ARREST AS THIEF

Somerset. Pa, Jan. e-Because he
was overly fond of pie and was WON'T
to appease his appetite every night at
the bakery of Bauman Brothers I'M
known to the proprietors, william
Wiland. a respected and well to do
citizen, has been held in $500 bail for
his appearance on charge of forci-
bic entry and larceny, which is a pen
al offence.
wiland was arrested last night, and
although he had an opportunity to
settle the case by paying for the pies
he had taken and destroyed by nib
bling, he did not accept it. He was
then charged with the more serious
offence.
Wiland, according to the authorities,
has made it a practice to surrepti-
tiously enter the. big bakery almost
nightly and gorge himself with newly
baked pies. For some time he renov-
ed all traces of his nightly feast, and
as the firm bakes several hundred
pies each night what wiIand devour-
ed was not missed
Finally, however. WiIand resorted to
sampling the pies before he would be-
gin the feast. The employees of the
bakery, noticing the mutiIated pies
set a trap and caught WiIand
His only explanation was that he
must have pie
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
FAIRFIELD

The following is the report of the
ooohs qfaWn from the Fairfield Mem
orial library during the month of De-
cemoer,: 707 history: fiction 4S9; gen
era1 works, 179; sociology. 126; science
50; geography IS; literature 81; fine
afrs 80; travel 81; philology 80; use
7 ful arts go philosophy 10 and religion
There was a good attendance at the
neetlng of the lace class of the Fair
ne II Girls club last evening. The
&c Instructions of Mrs. A. L. Riker.
a week of prayer is being observed
at the Congregational church. Ser
o'clock
A supper is being planned by the
members of the Greenfield church.
The affair will be in charge of the
Ladies Union. the members of which
society have already begun prepara-
lions for the event
MIS- Edith Dodge of Bridgeport is a
guest of her father. H. D. Moon at his
home in the Stratfield district
There will be a meeting of the gym
club tomorrow evening.
Miss Marion Durham daughter of
Dr. and Mrs FRS NJ y B. Durham. has
school in MoorIand county, Western
Penn.
G. Henry Bradley, is home from the
Bridgeport hospital where he has
been treated for eye trouble.
The new officers elected last even
ing by the Fairfield Fire, department
were as follows: Chief Henry c..
Moore; first assistant chief, Thomas
Carroll; second assistant chief. Am
brose Smith; recording secretary, Ed
ward PheIan; financial secretary, G.
Anderson; treasurer George Johnson
The report Of the Memorial library
shows that during the month of De-
cenber there were 13 new members
added to the association.
William Osborne of Greenfield Hill
was a recent visitor of relatives in
Greens Farms
There was little done last evening at
the meeting of the District Improve
ment society, which was called for
the purpose Of forming new Fire
Department in that section of the town
The matter will be taken up again
at their next meeting which will be
held the first part OF next week
Miss Elsie Mills of Greenfield Hill
IS suffering from q severe sore throat.
A party of young folks went to
Bridgeport last evening where they at
tended the show at the new Poll thea
ire A supper was enjoyed after the
play.
Mrs. A1erton H BrothwelI and Miss
Kate Knapp spent Monday. shopping
in New York city
Miss Mary Robinson of Bridgeport
has accepted position as teacher at
the Nichols Terrace school in the
place of Miss Prince who has reign
Relatives from New York city were
recently entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer N Pratt
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
WOULD
FORCE POWERS
To INTERVENE

London Jan. 9.-Failure OF the
Greek peace plenipotentiaries TO OBJ
tain the Aegean island from Turlce~
would probably precipitate a revoIu-
ton in Greece that would depose King
George and overthrow the present
dynasty.
That was the statement made, to-
day, by M Venizelos. chief Of the
Greek delegates, when asked about
his counfrY's attitude toward the
triple alliances probable proposal tina
the alliance would insist on the sur
render of Adrianople but allow Tur-
key to retain the Aegean islands
1.-THE Greek delegation authOrizes
the public statement that we shall In
sist on the cessation to Greece Of the
Islands of Imbros, Lemnos, Tenedoe
said NJ. Venizelos. "Our failure 90
get those islands would DrecipItate sl
revolution that wouI doverthroVV the
Fresh Instructions today. came
from the porte to the Turkish suvoys-
and it was semf-officially stated ina
the Ottomans were ordered persist
emily to hold out against the demauds
of the Balkan allies until the great
powers actually intervene. The Turks
then would submit to the loss o.
Adrianople by way of bowling TO tn
will of the European powers thus say
ing their dignity.
the ambassadors, a definite program
OF Intervention by the great power
was expected to be completed
The am bassadOrs, who have aimoEe
agreed on their program Of interveu-
ton in their informal converse tons
have te1egraphed their governm en-s
for instructions to meet informal con
ferences with power to act
1t was learned, today. from hie.I
authority in close touch with the situa-
ton, that the Aegean islands are ro
be given to Greece IN conformity with
the proposals Of the triple entente. il
the event that the great powers I'm
terVene.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-09
HOME RULE SOON NOW
AFTER THIS WEDDING
Irish Nationalist Married in
London.

London. Jan 9.-'we1I get horne
rule soon now, John" said an aged
Irishman to the irish nationalist Iead-
er as he was leaving the Church of
Our Lady of Victories, Kensington,
yesterday afternoon, after the mar
riage of his gifted younger daughter,
Johanna, to Maxwell Green, chair
man of the Irish Prisons Board. "'That
we shall sir" replied Mr.. Redmond
as he shook hands with the veteran.
The church was well filed with
being represented by Captain Done
Ian and Patrick O'Brien, w Archer
Redmond. the brides brother, and
William Redmond, her uncle The
She wore a dress of white duchesse
tin, slashed up the left side, show
ing silver embroidery, and caught at
the knees with butterflies of diamante
Her court train was of satin lined
with silver tissues and edged with lace
ruching. The tulle veil was fastened
with orange blossoms. She carried a
sheaf of lilies A diamond and pearl
pendant was her only ornament. The
bridesrna aids, the Misses Geraldine
Daily, Queenie O'Malley, Lillian Red
mOnd and Frances O'Brien all wore
dresses of apricot duehesse satin, with
little aprons of shadow lace and black
picture hats. Little Isabel Dalton, of
Orange, ~ g. w. was trainbearer.
brother, was best man.
A reception was held later at the
London home of the brides parents,
and last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Green
tour in the south of England.
The presents included an Irish sill
yer tea and coffee service, a tray and
cake basket in antique silver and a
cut glass cruet stand from the Irish
Parliament party.
The brides playlet, Falsely True ~
was recently produced here with
marked success at the Palace Thea
tire.