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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
THE PLAZA

Today offers the last opportunities
to enjoy the admirably varied and
entertaining bill headed by the Six
Musical Spil1ers at the Plaza, as an
entire new show. topped by the fam.
Gus Brothers Byrne of "8 BelS~
fame comes In tomorrow. There Is
an infectious jol1ity about the work
of the SpilIerS which helps much to
lend zest to their act, While the bril-
,1iancy and spirit of their instrument
tai offerings, the tuneful nature OF
their selections and the fine artistic
finish which characterizes their work
make their act far away the most
enjoyable musical novelty the Plaza
yet has presented. Tilford, the clever
ventriloquist whose dummy runs a
matrimonial agency to the intense
amusement of the audience. has scor-
ed a hit quite equal to that Of his
only rival Marshall Montgomery, and
the remarkable stunts in equilibrium
and strength pefomed by the Two
Fanks, as well as the clever ci1arac-
tefi7atfons and funny stories of Ju-
liet Wood, are other especially strong
features. Perry and Elliot are much
to the good as funmakers in a decid-
eddy original vein, and Mekara has
everybody guessing with his clever
sIeight of hand tricks The Brothers
Byrne tomorrow will present for the
first time in any but the biggest
vaudeville circuits their new panto-
mimic trick and comedy acrobatio now
city, "a Carriage Ride and Its Mis-
haps'' which is said quite to sur
pass their SO Bells in it's possibilities
for fun and anna cement, appealing
alike to the older theatregoers and to
the little folks The bill will also in
clude Field Barnes, xylophonist, King
& Gee merry maids of melody; Jentes
& Roth in a rathske1lar offering, the
Three Bitterners in novel dramatic
sketch and Pork Chop FJverS. one. OF
the funniest of bleckface monologu-
lists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
CHURCH MEAfBERsHIP
Was Not Lifted by the Men and Re-.
Eigion Movement.

F'rom the PhiIa delphia BuIletin)
The Men and Religion movement
which involved the expenditure of
considerable amount of money in
evangelization and was accompanied
by similar amount of enthusiasm,
did not produce the expected result
in the increase of church membership,
according to DR.. Carroll, the govern
ment stat1stician in religious matters,
who publishes some interesting figures
Of church growth in the Christian Ad-
vocate. The total increase of mem
bership in all the churches in the
United States is reported to have been
but a little over half "a million last
year, and to have been less than the
increase in the previous IL months,
which was about normal Incidental
Iy, he remarks that the growth is
chiefly in the churches which are most
orthodox of creed. The prophets of the
goth century church may recall the ex-
per1ence of the prophet of old who dis
covered that the message was not in
the great wind, or in the earthquake,
nor in the fire, but in the still small
voice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
Cay WHITE WAY.

a show of class is a fitting title
for the Girls of the Gay White Way
the new Gordon and North Amuse-
ment Company show which comes to
the Park theatre, commencing with
the usual Thursday matinee When
saying a 'fshow of class Gordon and
North claim the Girls Of the Cay
White Way do mot belfttle this
phrase as this company is as good
as money and brains could devise The
principals include such well known
performers as James Rowland Sam
Hearn, Harry D. Ward, Ben Ryan Ed
Jerome. Eddie Castano, Heller " F-Iv.
Gertie DeMilt. Alma Fern. Hattie RAJ
nond. Harriet Lee and others
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
TAINMENTS
THEATRICAL GOSSIP
PoLI's VAUDEVILLE

One great big tremendous hit is the
unanimous verdict of critics as to
Jesse Lasky's Trained Nurses" head
lined at the handsome new Poll the
atre this week. At every perform
scored terrif1cally and repeated en-
cores are required before the audi
ences have had their fill of this de-
lishtful entertainment. Clark and
Bergman, ever popular favorites, are
featured in this the greatest Lasky
act Of them ali. Their singing and
dancing alone are worthy Of headline
positions on any bill.
Many popular song hits are intro
duced in the piece, among them.
'Humpty Durnpty.'' Good Night
Nurse Smoky oo-kums, ;" Kiss -
and others. There are plenty of pref
tY girls who can sing and the pro-
'duction is staged with the usual Las
ky laviSf1ness.
Those -Four Entertainers, monarchs
OF mtrth, in solos and quartet num-
bers; Kate Watson, the sis Hopkins
of vaudeville; the Three LightonsS in
a screaming farce; Charles G. Drew
and company, in Mr.. Flynn from
Lynn; Winslow and Stryker, skating
experts, Selb3ni and Groviue, novelty
acrobatbc and athlete performers,
and the Poli9cope with the latest mo-
ton pictures complete the bill.
II you like everything that is good
in vaudeville, don't fail to see Po1f 5
this week. Seats may be reserved by
phonif1E to 291O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
HEARINGS AT
THE CAPITOL
fNrs e. Porritt.l

The Legislative Committee of the
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Associ-
alton is busily at work preparing for
the Hearings before the Joint Com
mittees of the Senate and House,
which are to be held at the Capitol
on March 18th and 10Th. The 18th,
Tuesday will be given to the Suffra-
gists to present their side of the ques-
ton. 1t is planned that the women
who make the pleas on behalf OF
Votes for Women shall all be mem
bers Of the Connecticut Suffrage lea
CUES and clubs. They will be mar
shaIled by Mrs. NJ Toscan Bennett
the chairman of the Legislative Com
n1ittee and each one will have her
subject allotted to her and will be
limited to q very definite time for
her speech There will probably be
twelve or sixteen speakers, but not
all of these will be women, for the
members OF the Mems League for
Woman Suffrage are also to make an
appearance The following day-Mar.
19th-the Anti-Sufragists will present
their side of the question and there
will be an opportunity for rebuttal
whent both sides Of the case are in
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
PROF. TWEEDY PREACHER
Speaks for Second Time at Noon Ser
vice in Center Church on Green.

New Haven, March s. Professor
Henry Hallam Tweedy of the Depart
ment of Practical Theology in the Yale
School was the speaker at the
midday Lenten service in Center
crurch today Prof. Tweedy, who
spoke at the first of these services last
week Monday is the only preacher who
appears twice in the series The
speaker for Thursday noon is the Rev.
Herbert D. Gallaudet who has come
recently from Boston to the pastorate
of the FIRST Congregational church in
Bridgeport. The attendance at and
interest in these services are growing
in a way most grtify1ng to those who
have planned them and to the speak
ers Each day the service begins at
1928 and closes at 12.6S
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
MACDGN I'D WI-lIsG
But in Reply to Bride Committee.
Says 'Twould be Useless to
ADpeaP.

Hartford, March S5-The senate
committee probing the charges OF
bribery made by Senator Hurley has
received the following letter from
James H. Macdonald:
February z5, 1913.
Hon E. L. IsbeH. Hartford. Conn.
My Dear Senator: Replying to your
letter of the 21st day Of February,
authorizing me to appear II desire
before your committee raised By the
senate to inquire into the alleged at
tempt to bribe Senator Hurley, I have
to say that it would afford me much
pleasure to put at the service of the
committee any information IN my
possession which would throw light
upon the topic under consideration
but as am absolutely without any
knowledge whatever bearing upon the
case and as I do not known Mr. Judge
the party alleged to have made the at
tempt complained Of. and have never
seen him SO far as know, 1t would
be useless for me to take the time of
the committee or my own in appear
ing before them
Thanking the committee for their
courtesy, remain,
Very truly yours,
JAMES H. MACDONALD.
letter to Warren Brothers company
of Boston asking 1t to forward any
information it has to the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05

launches. The count was too good a
horseman to Let sme succeed in this,
however. He knew his advantage and
was not going to throw it away by
having to meet me on foot.
1.-The time is nearing its end" he
laughed. 81 told you that L always
crushed my enemies"
He dealt me a blow which staggered
me as he spoke. The time was near
Ing its end. What could do?
He followed me up as L staggered
back, prepared to strike again.
made a feint, then lodged his
blow and sprang up at him, my foot
upon his foot in the stirrup. My arms
were round him. His horse plunged,
and In an instant the count and 1 were
on the ground. Now we were both
swordless and helmetless. My fingers
gripped his throat.
sHThe time has conner I Kissed as,
still gripping his throat with one hand.
struck his head twice, thrice, with
all my strength with the other
1 should have killed him. My I'm
gers would never have relaxed until
they had gripped life out of him, but
it was not to be. Men rushed i'll to
separate US. 1 was dragged from nay
victim and a few moments later was
lying on my back, my arms bound to
my side.
The count was not dead but he was
unconscious They took him up, and
a space was cleared for them to carry
him to some spot where he could be
attended to. And it was through this
space that / saw the last incident of
that terrible day-the end of the fight
The rising ground was before me, and
it's gallant company Of defenders lay
still upon the sides of it. AS looked
the enemies hands were laid upon the
nr1ncess, and only one friend was be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
FOx's LYRIC THEATRE

The second week of the Fox regime
at the Lyric has exceeded all expec-
tations. The house was packed Tues
day both afternoon and night. Mr.
Fox was the first to invade New Eng
land and give six acts Of high class
reels of special selected photo plays
at popular prices. That was the
Grand opera house, New Haven, and
now all Of the other circuits have fol-
lowed suite. There is great variety
to this weeks bill. starting with the
clever sorreil Brothers in their comedy
acrobats and closing with Herbert
cards and in his mystifydng trunk
trick. Grace st. Clair & Co. are
especial favorftes with the sketch "a
Woman From the Street. Dora
Dean and her boys are just as much
in the lime light as the two head
singing and dancing comedians. Mar
tin and Frank put over the real arti-
Gle and Diehl, Scott co. add variety
to a great show The sheadliner Tor
Thursday will be Chas. w Bowser &
Co. in the great sketch Superstition
This is the first time that Bowser has
cendescended to do three shows a day
for he has been featured over the big
time and in Bridgeport many times.
There will be five other features all
of whom are glad to play for Mr.. Fox
where they get twenty weeks with
out big railroad jumps and at she
same salary as on the so called big
time. Monday will usher in Fox Big
Carnival Vaudeville week with Dme
real Su-Er:sas cn Tie bill. This will
be the biggest show that has ever
4s1~ycd Prid~eport. The Lyric has been
!Et2-ltcned up in many ways and
there is an air Of real show business
about the place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
- I HE
| S1L1Wl = r
| A Romance
OF Drwssemlam@I
GC0nttrluedO

And from many il was lying shout.
This was only the beginning of their
treason. They were bent on being as
false to the king presently as they had
already been to the princess.
Side by side Walen and 1 went,
inch by inch fighting our way toward
the rising ground, encouraging each
other, helping each other. How our
compa MONS Jared know not Walen
and 1 seemed to be alone in the midst
of enemies. Stin we went on step by
step. There seemed no power strong
enough to stop U.S. Success seemed
certain when suddenly was alone. A
rush OF horsemen parted as, and saw
my comrade carried away from me,
hard beset. StfH the fight was not lost
1 shouted to him, and he heard me.
saw the horsernen nearest to him go
down as he turned, lighting his way
back to me, and 1 pressed my horse
forward to meet him. And we sue
ceeded. We did meet, but AT what
cost Even as I shouted in triumph
q sword flashed above him and fell
splitting through his armor near the
neck.
1.-THE princessp' he cried once, loud
" as In full health, and then he pitched
forward from his saddle and lay al
most under my horses hoofs.
I cut down the man who struck the
blow, and, my horse stumbling, came
to the ground, falling across the bodies
of my friend and my foe.
was unhurt and sprang to my feet.
A clear space was round me. With his
sword In his hand Count vasca looked
at me. He did not ride at me at once,
but he Smiled
'arhe time has come, Sir verrall." he
said.
1t was his smile, not his words,
which maddened me.
"Ah, good foeman," 1 cried, grant
me but little space to prove this man
a coward and a liar, and on my oath
VIII throw down my sword and you
can work your viii upon me-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
HOUSE PAINTING.

This is a good time to make arrange
ments for your spring wants. Don't
wait until the last moment to get
your painting or paperhanging. II
your house needs painting this spring
call us on the phone, 1851, and we will
call and talk it over with you We
handle the best of paints and wall pa
pers. We have it, the 1918 display OF
wall papers exce1s all others of previ-
GUS years Picture moulding, etc. Pic
ture framing q, speciality at reasonable
prices. The Jos. P. Coughlin Co,
painters and decorators, S73 East Main
street. Estimates cheerfully given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
PARK THEATRE
RArNEY's AFRrcAN HITNT

RA1NEY'B AFRICAN HUNT
The exciting lion hunt by pack Of
hounds, the chase after the cheetah,
the freeing of this beast and Fainey-s
Mississippi hounds finally subduing
this animal, are some OF the most
thrilling scenes reproduced in Paul J.
Raineys African Hunt which are at
the Park theatre for the last time to-
night. These motion pictures are de-
clared to be the greatest and most sem
satfona1 that have ever been produc-
ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
STORE TO RENT

No. 2ss Fairfield Avenue. 22x1Os feet.
adapted for picture theatre, but will
rent for any first class retail store.
Apply to
ARTHUR NJ. WILSON, Agent
80 Lincoln Building
81 tf*
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
TAFrs FINAL APPOINTMENTS

Judge Gray and John BaSsett Moore
Commissioners at Hague.
Washington, March president
Taft, just before he went out of Office,
rea ppointed Judge George Gray, of the
United States circuit court of Dele
ware, a commissioner. at The Hague
and appointed John Bassett Moore an
other commissioner to fill an existing
vacancy. Mr.. Moore had been ad-
vanced as a candidate for assistant
secretary of state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
BACHAaAN's EN1N1ENAGoGUn
NIIXTITRE

A splendid Female Regulator in cases
Of suppressed menstruation, delayS
due to colds. ia health, or other un.
natural causes: 31.7E for the whole
outfit. Made only at the
WOMAN'S DRUG STORE
$50 Nam street, Bridgeport. Conn.
lady Attendants Always Here
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
CHAPrER Xxx.

49, 1HEY might have given me
leave, for vasca had not too
=7%gss many friends. but the count
gave them no time to an
swer. In moment he was upon me,
and his first blow split my harness at
the shoulder. I knew that the wound
was deep, for afterward it troubled
me soreIy; bat, then, 1 hardly felt it.
My whole ambition was to kill Vasca-
That done 1T mattered not what hap
pened- Even Daria was forgotten for
the time. It was an unequal struggle.
He was mounted and fresh, 1 on foot
and weary. AS he tried to ride me
down caught the. horses prfd1e and
attempted to throw him back upon his
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
POINTS OF NTER Es1

Long Cloth Coats
At greatly reduced prices at E. H
Dillon & Co., 1105 Main ST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-04
STILL MANY USERS OF SNUFF
Manufacturer Corrects impression
That Custom Is Dying Cut-some
Incredibly Expensive Grades,

A millionaire snuff manufacturer sa
Ii A,s $1,000 French car watching the
/ bathers
"A1d so." il laughed. you think
sn"@ta&,.c is Cvn< ou-. e... You
th.Ak the snuAmakers trade is ex.
tlnct, like that OF the armorer? Well
you're off-off, off.
"Snuff.taking increases-not, ad.
NIT, in Fifth avenue or Rittenbouse
square. But it increases. I sell more
SNUFF today than | ever did. The
Chinese, especially since the abolition
of opium smoking among them, have
taken up snuff.
But the rich Chinese. the man.
darins, don't get their snuff from me.
NO, they get it from Portugal, from
families owning secret, old-time reel.
pes, who charge as much for the ex.
qulsite molanges as $500 and 5000 q
pound.
This snuff the Chinaman ages like
VINE. He carries it about with him in
priceless bottles of jade. of agate and
rock crystal. lie hands it about only
at state banquets.
This Portugal snuff. at 5000 a
: i'd is the best. The worst is the
snuff of SMYRNA, which is made of 25
per cent, walnut sawdust, 10 per cent.
brown earth, . per cent. oxide of lead
and 60 per cent. cigar stumps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-04
Not Far From the Truth.

Mrs. knoall was greatly puzzled
and not without reason. The fact il.
she happened to meet Mr.. Newlywed
one morning as he was rushing to
catch his train, and ventured, with
her usual solicitude for other folks
affairs, to hope that Mrs. New.ywed
wasn't having trouble with her ser.
wants.
"Oh, no." said Mr.. Newlywed.
We've got three!"
Then he dashed of, leaving Mrs
Knoall gasping. Three serya ants, in.
deed! Why. it was common knowl.
edge in Suburbville that the NEWLY.
weds we're anything but rich. How
on earth. then could they afford to
keep three servants? Mrs. Knoall felt
forced to call on the bride that after
noon to make investigations.
On his return home in the evening
Mr.. Newlywed was greeted with this
question:
John. whatever made you tell Mrs
knoall this morning that we keen
three seryants?"
John smiled.
Wen. dent we, my dear?" he
asked. ~ saonas to me that We al
ways have oAt suing. Ole comiDs ga
one herel" NN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-04
leaped Lightly Over the Rail.

ly over the rail. There was second
splash. Nina screamed again.
With apologies from both" OBJ.
served Croft with faint smile as he
held the wilted and bedraggled feline
towards her.
"Oh, why did you?" cried Nina, her
eyes sparkling, her lips distended, her
hand resting gratefully on his arm.
dripping as it was-"but oh! how
grand!"
1T was worth it-for the cat" de-
clared Croft as Nina caressed the res.
cued animal. She flushed and tried to
change the direct theme.
You know teach music in the vii.
lage," she went on in her artless way.
Croft did not know it, but he was glad
to know all about herself she would
tell. Some boys were tormenting the
poor miserable creature. Poor tltDg,
Probably hungry, homeless. Oh, YOU
poor friendless dear" and Nina fond.
ly placed her check against the shiyer.
Ing feline with a tenderness that made
Croft thrill with envy. But how heed.
less l ami" she interrupted herself
with dismayed glance at her drip.
ping knight errant-"you are-wet"
Slightly" bowed Croft, irving tn
look the martyr and wishing he was a
kitten.
i would ask you to the cottage"
proceeded Nina in deep embarrass.
ment, but you must be-dried."
The sun will do that" insisted
Croft gaily. "The cottage-your home
l presume? And in this lovely spotf
! should like to see It," and thus, un.
kempt as he was, the venturesome
Croft glided along by the side of the
dainty little miss, an insistent and ad.
miring cavalier, and-caught the cold
Of his life.
He went to sleep that night dream.
Ing OF stroll to that same woodland
cottage. He awoke with a sore throat
and a fever and a doctor sent for. More
tnan once, after day or two when he
was over the crisis, he heard a gentle
feminine voice speak in the outer
apartment. His landlady told him It
was Miss Vincent.
Then there was a beautiful bouquet
OF wild flowers brought to him each
Gay one morning a card photograph
was loft for him. 1t pictured a cat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NINA AND The CAT
Being Black the cline Should
Have Brought Bad Luck,
but Didn't.
ey WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY.

Croft Waddington yo-ed L q blessed
chance that iulpelled him 10 spoil a
good suit Of clothes indulge in a chill.
Jig bath and place himself under a
doctors care for week 1t was all
for cat, a skinny, homeless, lima.
tured black cat, oEly-lhe feline had
leaped into disaster from the soft
graceful arms Of the most radiant
young girl Croft had ever seen.
He had been oily week at Durham
and was stranger there. He had
worked too hard for five years for a
great oil concern in the city and had
broken down, Valued and popular,
the giant monopoly had given him two
months salary In advance and a lib
eral bonus and had told him TO get out
into the country and build up.
It was dull at the dead little town
he had come to. At the end OF even a
week, however, fresh air, brisk walks,
real cream and home cooking had al.
ready begun to restore color to the
cheeks and brightness to the eye Of
the invalid. Else he would not have
been able to perform an extremely
heroic act at least manly and cour.
ageous in the eye OF pretty winsome
Nina Vincent
He had come upon her midway on a
rustic bridge crossing a narrow but
deep stream. At glance Croft saw
that she was In dircful distress. She
had been carrying half covered up in
light wrap the black cat in question.
1t had given a sudden leap for free
dom. The animal missed the rail aimed
for, and with resounding yawl and
splash struck the water and disap-
peared under it.
There was vivid scream from the
young lady. To Croft it sounded quite
heartrending. A true knight Fidelis,
he acted on the spur OF the moment.
The cat did not seem to have the
strength to struggle. 1t had come TO
the surface twice Croft leapod light.