The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-30
GELETT BURGOSS, AUTHOR OF FRED AND BLUE
 BOVINE,v IS 47 TO-DAY

Purple, says the dictionary, in "a much admired color composed Of red and blue blended; also, purple, V. l. To become purple; as, he fairly pur- pied with rage" Burgess as the au- thor of 'HThe Purple Cow" MT. Bur Eess. who originally had Frank as a front name, but lost it, was born in Boston forty-seven years ago to-day, and attained international fame by a poetical -decTaration that he had new CT observed a bovine of purple hue, but that, in the last analysis, he would rather see than be one. Since that time he has written much verse, many snort stories. several novels, and a number of plays, but he continues to be known as the author of-but, come, let's have a heart. On the subjecta of the red-and-blue-blend bovine. aN1r. Burgess feelingly confess es:
 An. yes, wrote the Purple Cow,"-
 I'm sorry. now I wrote 1t!
 But I can Tell you, Anyhow,
 I'll kill you if you Quote it!
 SA2OS
 Masachuss4tsgsTe echeSwas MT. Bur Eess' alma mater and he was destin- ed for an honest and usefulu career as a draughtsman. For three years he was employed in that capacity by the Southern Pacific railroad, and in 1891 became instructor at the Univer- sity of California As editor of the Lark, in San Francisco, he began to make a noise in the literary world. Since then he has lived in New York, Boston, London, San Francisco, and points east and south, and has gather ed much moss in the intervals of do- ing a rolling-stone stunt In other figures, the purple cow has given much milk, and Ge1ett is an ungrate full wretch to ''trun'' her about and tell her never to darken his door again. But, alas, poets were ever fckle.
 Grown Prince Boris. who, if he out lives his royal papa, will become King of Bulgaria and Tsar of all the Bull gers, will celebrate his nineteenth birthday to-day. The Bulgarian heir accompanied Tsar Ferdinand on his recent pleasure trip into Turkey, and at a safe distance, witnessed the mili- tary maneuvers. He is the son of wnoT was tor1nerly rFrin cEsss Ealeonore of Reuss-Rostrftz, the Kings first spouse having died without issue. The Crown Prince has one brother and two sisters The youngest of the lat ted. Princess Nadejda, is also the re- cipient of congratulations to-day on her fourteenth birthday.
 Victor Henri Rocnefort the grand old man Of French Journalism, was born in the City of Light eighty-three years ago to-day. Last month the brilliant old man had all Paris laugh ing over his satirical al1usions to the squabb1e over the throne of Albania The Adventures of My Life,' an au- fo-biography, is one of Rochefort's greatest literary achievements. In il he tells how his criticisms of the gov eminent forty years ago led to his transportation to the penal settlement of New Caledonia, and how he con- founded his enemies by escaping or an American vessel.
 Gen. Joseph Warren Keifer, one o1 Ohio's most distinguished sons, was born at Bethel seventy-seven years ago today. As major general of vol unteers in the civil and Spanish. American wars, as member of sever national Congresses and Speaker 1T ones and as first commander in chie1 of the Spanish War Veterans. Gen Keller has attained wide celebrity