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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
COTTON MARKET ACTIVE.

New York, Sept. 8-The cotton market had a sensationa1Iy active opening, today, with first prices A points above Saturdays. There seem ed to be a general rush to replace cot ton which had been sold out on the break of last week. This big buying was attributed to the Washington news, indicating that the cotton tax bill had been amended to take effect on September 1, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
HOLY HOUR AT ST. CHARLES

At St. Charles church last evening from 6:3O to 7:3O o'clock the Holy Hour which is a solemn and impressive devotion of prayer was said by the pastor, Rev. Father McGivney- De- spite the inclemency of the weather a. large congregation was present. Ap- propriate music was rend cred by the church choir.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
Eva GobeI Demands
 $IOO In SIander Suit

Alleging that her reputation was in- jured by slanderous remarks, Eva Gobel of Fairfield has brought suit against Tony and Mary Kodranski of Fairfield for $1O0. Papers in the action were filed today in the common pleas court. The defendants are alleged to have said that they saw Eva and a man in a compromising position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
so DAYS DROUGHT
 BROKEN BY RAIN

Oklahoma City, Sept. S-Two-tenths of an inch of rain fell in Oklahoma City and immediate vicinity, late yes terday, ending a drought of nearly 60 days and causing a drop of 20 de- grees in the temperature.
 The drought still is unbroken in some sections of the state however.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
A CASE FOR THE POLICE
 BUT THEY CAN'T FIND IT

This is a case for the police,'' ex- claimed J. Grunwald, manager of Ober-neyer & Liebmann's brewery de- pot at 10 Wall street, as he discovered this morning that burglars had made away with six cases of beer overnight.
 But the police, though investigat- ing the robbery, say they haven't yet seen any case in it for them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
RELIEF IN TEXAS FROM
 RECORD-BREAKIN HEAT

Dallas, Tex, Sept 8-General rains throughout northeastern Texas, ,yester- day, have brought relief from the ex- cessive heat of the past few days and which. in many instances, has broken all records for the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL FOUND
 DEAD AND YOUTH MISSING

Salem, O., Sept. s-The body of Ida Lee, aged Is, a high school girl, was found in a grove north of here, with a bullet hole through her head She had been missing since Saturday when she went mushroom hunting with Os- car Gray, also aged IS. Gray is miss ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
E. s. SUMNER ESTATE.

In the Probate Court this morning Judge HalIen appointed George c. Peet administrator of the estate of the late Attorney E. Stewart Sum ner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08

Pedestrian Weston has bought a farm in Minnesota, but no doubt he will walk down to New York occa- sionaIly to see how the folks are.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
STOLE HUcKsTER's LICENSE.

Isadore Rather. a huckster of 106 George street, told the police today that last night someone stole his It. cense, No. 197, from his wagon while it stood in his back yard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
PERSONAL MENTION. s

Dr. and Mrs. A. c. Knapp have re- turned from vacation in New York city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08

Owing to the fact that the T1a " complaint was written in blue ink in stead of black, there seems to be no way to hold him for his crimes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08

The upshot of the governors con ference seems to be that all these trou- blesome state problems will be solved if only the present incumbenGs ara elected again
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
In Desperate Straits =. THRILLING SHORT Story

the house, and think what a sensa-
ton such q discovery viii make, and
how your cleverness viii be applaud
ed
Il give it," And if looks could kill,
she would have fallen dead at his
feet.
Then I need detain you no longer.
But another time your cXcellency,
when you wish to make a tool Of a
woman. beware lest you burn your
own fingers"
You have got the better of me
now" he replied. turning TO go, but
sooner or later my turn viii come,
and then The pause that followed
was more expressive than words
As the sound of his footsteps died
away, Natascha placed the orange on
table and burst into a fit of hys-
terical laughter, eXclaiminE. ITO think
that two men could be SO easily de
Ceived,"
"Natascha, what do you mean? ."
Paul asked
1t was your danger inspired me. ]
was desperate" she replied taking
the orange I'm both hands and giving IL
a slight twist, when the two halves fell
apart, and she held them out for her
lover TO see they were empty of all
save air. IF only / could see Vladi-
Mrs face tomorrow when he finds
those deadly bombs are no more dan
gerous than this china Orange!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
New Residents in Towns
By MRS. FRANK LEARNED

TACT. Judgment and discretion are
needed in order to make friends
and acguaiutauces in new
place. or course when going to live In
strange town, where one has few
friends, cards may be sent. with the
address. to the friends who reside in the
town. as soon as one IS settled. thus
giving them an opportunity TO call
1t may be that bride is making her
new home I'm a town where her hus-
bands friends live They have re-
ceiyed cards for the wedding. or an
nounCemeuts of the marriage. and after
they have called and their visits have
been returned an interval Of duUness
may follow. II a few little Inequalities
have been offered they may be returned
I'm simple way
A new resident must not make adj
vances. must not seem i'm haste to make
acquaintance, must not make first calls
on old residents, or send invitations of
any sort to them until there has been
an exchange Of visits and some mark OF
hospitality has been shown by older
residents
Ii is well tor new resident to make
allowances for an occasional breach of
courtesy from well-intentioned persons.
These have been known 10 send invita-
lions TO strangers within their gates
without the preliminary Of formal call
This has been from carelessnesS. or the
lack OF knowledge OF the laws Of ETH
luette. A new resident. who may re-
ceiye an invitation Of a general nature
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Up-to-Date
Jokes

a man-of-war was lying off Gil
braltar, and permission was given
to the men to go ashore for the day
The sailors amused themselves in
various ways, among others by riding
about on donkeys; and their want OF
experience in this line caused much
merrimeut. An officer, observing one
Of the men sitting very far back on
the animal. instead Of in the usual
position. called out:
q say, Jeck, get up more amid
ships"
With an injured air he replied
Well sir, this is the first craft thai
ever l commanded in my life, and It's
hard indeed If I can't ride on the
quarterback If I like"
Bismarck was on one occasion
pressed by a certain American official
to recommend his son for a diplo-
matte place.
He is a remarkable fellow" said
the proud father, He speaks sevsn
languages"
Indeed" said Bismarck. who had
not a high opinion of linguistic 40
quirements: What a wonderful head
waiter he would make"
First Boy-Why are you sad, Bill?
Second Boy-Oh. I'm troubled with
dyspepsia.
First Boy-How can that be?
Second Boy got licked at school
cause l couldn't spell it.
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Stolen Fruit Not Sweeter.

A benevolent old man invited a
number Of small boys from the slums
to spend a day at his beautiful old
world country home, and among tho
many good things which he provided
for them was a bountiful and won
drous feast of strawberries and
cream.
AS the day drew to close, wish
ing to impress the lads with lesson,
their benefactor asked:
Now, suppose, instead Of being in
vited here TO eat my strawberries,
you had come and helped yourself
when nobody was looking, would you
have enjoyed the fruit so much?"
mo. sir"
"Ahi And why not?" asked the
old gentleman. inspired with a new
faith in young Britain's honesty.
Cause, sir" came the sad but
prompt reply I'VE wouldn't ave ad
no cream with 'em!"
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is represented here" would indicate
Spain
There is no doubt but the memorizing
Of these codes is remarkable, and on
that basis may be paid for. But 1 can
not understand why thousands will
continue TO believe that strange, un-
seen power is possessed by these so
called clalrvoyauts who flourish and
grow rich ON money defrauded from
the credulous pleasure seekers who
frequent the resorts
one more incident on Clairvoyancy:
Some time after the Ali Ben Hassau
episode, number of those who had
been present were invited to investi-
gate that wonderful gentleman again at
"a friends home In Brooklyn. one of
the scholars had sufficiently awakened
by this time to declare that he thought
it was possible the manner i'm which
the questions had been asked had sug-
Eested their answer. At this most of
the others arose in anger and laughed
scornfully at the man who could show
himself SO skeptical In the face Of such
conclusive evidence The guide" was
very much aroused and said he feared
this statement would cause Ali to re-
fuse to talk again. Cribs manner of
procedure is generally followed when
someone gets on the trailD Neverthe-
less. to prove that the charge was pre-
posterous, All would allow anyone to
ask the questions and he would answer
them,
Therefore, to the amazement Of all,
this was done, and the results were
more bewudering than before. There
was no doubt Of it. All Ben Hassan was
gifted with a remarkable supernatural
sight But the explanation is even
simpler here than in the first incident.
We were prepared for all emergencies /
had previously connected in the folds of
my turban the end of a slender speaking
tube that came close to my ear and
extended from another room and was
painted I'm the color Of the wall Hidden
I'm the next room was another confed-
crate who looked through an opening
i'm the draperies, held a powerful opera
glass to his eyes, and whispered the an
swers sweetly through the tube in my
ear!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
By Chas. D. IsaacsOn.

v TOT have watched the crowds in
v front Of the fortune teuers'
Il booths In Couoy Island or course,
YOU have never been one OF those who
have been taken in" But you may
have watched the others as they stood
amazed at the wonderful second sight
OF Professor Boudaloo, or whatever his
title happens to bo.
As he sits hlindfolded he describes
exactly the articles I'm The crowd, tells
the amount Of coins and the dates there
on; tells the colors of dresses, reads
the titles of magazines; adds compli-
Gated figures ON the blackboard, and
thoroughly mystlhes his beholders
They little know that the Professor
instead of being imported from Man
far-distaut land Of East Fourteenth
Street cor the Bowery and is known
in the winter and iu private life by
some. imported name.
The assistant, after bcseechiug you
to come closer. sim closer, in order
not TO lose a single syllable that drops
Ike pearls from the lips Of the N-ray
visioued man. then announces that the
great professor VIII tell you your name
for 10 cents to-day only
When YOU go inside YOU are led TO
the Professors sister, or cook OF some.
thing, who asks sou TO cross her palm
a half. or even "a dollar. according to
how guuihle YOU may appear
She then proceeds 20 tell YOU the color
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Alas, That Poor Egg!

Waiter" From the table by the
window the voice Of an elderly gen
ueman rose in accents wrathfuL
Waiter"
Yes. sir" replied the much ha-
raised one. fastening forward.
The elderly gentleman, overcome
by his emotions, made several vain
efforts at artiCulate utterances
Then:
Take this egg away" he roared
Take it away"
Yes, sir" said the waiter oblig-
ingly, as ne glanced wistfully at the
offending article. "Aud-and what
shall / do with It. sir?"
"Do with it," The outraged Gus
toner rose menaCingly from his chair.
DO with it," he beloved ferCely.
why, wiring its neck"
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answered; she knew now that she
loved him-that to lose him would be
much worse than death itself
Then you were not really in earn
est2" the sternness melting from his
face.
No" she protested eagerly, 7 only
wished to try. The paper shall be
burned unread
u knew I could trust you he re-
piled joyfully. "Natascha. dearest, !,
too, was but testing. The name
wrote was my own He stopped, for
her face was deadly white and her
eyes dilated with terror as she gazed
past him into the room.
Turning, he saw Vladimir Mirskoff
reading the fatal paper with a quiet
smile Of satisfaction on his face
The chief of police carefully re
folded the paper, saying, Paul Go
veskL I regret to be obliged to arrest
you, but this leave me no choice"
Indeed he is innocent" cried Ma
tascha, imploringly. 1T was only a
Jest"
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A Last Appeal.

"A singularly unfortunate one
why try to undo the effect of your
work." asked Paul, scornfully.
mo wonder you despise me-" she
said humbly. Listen, Boris has been
sent to Siberia unless I could obtain
from you the name of one Of the lead
ers in this plot. They are only as
sassins and deserve no mercy. But
you showed me the baseness of the
part I was playing. Indeed, I would
have burnt that paper. Say you be
lieve me2"
But her appeal left him unmoved,
and his voice was as cold and hard
as the ice in the streets outside as he
his friends. would repent at the last
moment2 Never" Then addressing
himself to Vladimir q suppose It is
useless to tell you | have never be-
lOnged to any revolutionary society
in my life? ! suspected madame was
being made a tool of, and wished to
find out; that was all"
quite useless and I should advise
you think of a more plausible tale
for your defense" Then to his host
ess, Madame, | wish you good even
ing"
But Natascha had regained her self
control She was fighting against des-
perate odds for all that made life
worth the living. Entreaty was use
less. If the man before her was to be
forced to relinquish his prey, other
means must be used, and suddenly
the inspiration came.
Turning to Vladimir, she said very
quietly: You spoke of a woman who
had concealed a deadly explosive for
charging bombs. What if l were to
tell you her name?"
Then you may ask what you will"
My price is Boriss freedom and
the destruction Of that paper"
You. a woman, to betTay another
woman," cried Paul Il refuse to be
saved at such a price"
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specimen for scientific research. Sew
eraI motions were made. seconded and
carried unanimously, that the results Of
the experiment be sent TO various
psychlcaI societies and leaflets be print
ed with a fun and detailed description
and mailed to leading authorities in this
country and abroad
Really, when ! DOTTED nay turban and
sank down to a good hearty laugh with
my guide" later on, ] once again had
occasion TO lament on the credulity Of
my neighbors The second sight OF all
An Ben Hassan consisted Of nothing
but a good memory on the part OF my
self. an amateur investigator into the
frauds Of mystery
My friend and I had arranged code,
as follows. our questions would tell
the answer TO what they were asking,
by the manner in which they were
worded. The first letter in each SEN
tencc spelled out the answer, but II we
had gone no further this might easily
have been detected So we turned the
alphabet topsy-turv and made II stand
for A. r stand for b, $ stand for G and
so on. For instance look at the first
question that was put to me.
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rustic Of silk as Natascha AleXan-
drovna waited breathlessly for the
words that would decide her broth
er's fate
| They brought little comfort.
II am distressed to be obliged to
| refuse your request" the general re
piled coldly, but If your brother
| chooses to consort with revolu-
! tionaries he must take the Conse-
/ quenCes"
/ He is only boy, and the woman
/ bewitChed him. she urged, her heart
sinking as he rose. saying coldly, 1t
/ is useless to press the matter further
I I am powerless."
/ "PowerIess!" she exclaimed, spring
/ ing to her feet. You. the all-pow
erful chief Of police, You. who have
( so often assured me Of your friend
ship. A word from you would set
Boris free, and you refuse to speak
/ it."
| Orders have been given that even
/ l can not disobey,' uumoved by her
wrath as he had been by her dis
tress.
Then can nothing he done to save
/ him."
Vladimir Mirskof looked at her for
I =
/ you may not care to take it,"
Not care, when it is a question of
saving my brother! Tell me quick
|ly."
/ "A plot is being laid for the whole
/ sale assassination of government Of
/ fiCials. and a new form of deadly ex-
plosive has been Struggled across the
/ frontier by a woman who, try as we
may we can not identity If you
p al IL.
/ leaders Boris is free"
| You surely do not imagine that I
could tell YOU" she exclaimed indig-
nantly
mo; but your admirer, Paul Co
vesl1i, can. He has friends among the
Liberals"
And you dare suggest that I should
make him betray his friends?'
1T is the only way to save Boris
from Siberia. | am pOwerless unless
| have the name of one of these revo-
lutionaries to give in exchange. After
all why should you have any scruples
concerning men who preach murder
as a trade?"
She wrung her hands in an agony
of doubt, but before she could reply
a servant entered to announce that
his excellenCy Count Paul Govesld de
sired TO know if madame would re-
]
NO, no. Say / am engaged; I can
not see him"
"On the contrary" interposed Vlad-
imir. you must see him. Fate has
sent him here to save your brother"
NatasCha looked at him imploringly
then said, 81 will receive the count"
and as the man left the room Prom
/ Use me Paul Coves1i shall not suffer
for his friendship with these men"
Certainly" he repIiad .yvhere NAV
/ wait for your answer"
In my boudoir." holding aside
curtain before door.
I Remember, your brothers liberty,
/ perhaps his life, rests in your hands"
/ ne Whispered, and vanished almost as
she turned TO greet the Count
trust / am not too early he
Sala' pendlng to KISS her hand You
/ had my letter. am all impatient
/ Tor the answer.
] do honor she rpDlip6
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The Solution.

"T' being the first word uttered. sug-
gested III" Have" in the second SEN
tence. suggested "A" please in the
third sentence, suggesting "T'-the
three together making hat"
l can not even begin to show YOU the
further details Of the code, which went
stiu deeper and covered every possible
article. description. date. color. metal,
etc. We had even gone so far as TO vary
our code by different signals, and had
single words mean fixed things So
that il, perchance. some one began TO
get the system, we would throw him
Off the scent For instance, the sec
ond variation made SAY what stone
this is" meant diamond. Please tell
me what this stone is meant emerald,
and SO on Say what country is rep
resented here would Indicate Ameri-
ca, while Please tell me what country
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How He Did It.

am not at this time going TO take
up the fortuue-teuiug mystery. but l
shall content myself with pointing out
how 1 accomplished the wonderful sec
ond sight or clairvoyauce, as il is bet
ter known. 20 the establishment OF far
more intelligent minds than my own
Come with me, then, as enter a
handsome private home on Morningslde
Avenue Gathered there are about for
ty-threc or forty-rour eminent scholars
10 study the mysterious power Of All Ben
Hassan who has been educated in
English I'm Robert College. at Constan.
yiuople, and who has but recently come
Ia this country.
. With tlrbau ON my head and Oriental
costume about me, | step from the tax
icab that conveyed me and march into
the Gimly lighted room. accompanied
by my American guide. l am led 10 the
front OF the apartment and seated on
high chair ] place my hands 20 my
eyes. rub my temples, and then appear
to tau into "a trance being but barely
caught 10y my guide and propped mp
again A member OF the audience then
volunteers TO hlindfold me, which is
done very carefully. for ! must not see
with my eyes, but merely with my
suncouscious soul
Ny guide goes 10 the back Of the room
and says, 81 speak, All Have You your
second sight Please ten me what
this isn'
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The Victory.

Does your excellency stiu refuse ?''
Il will do what you require" he
yielded sullenly. Put that thing
away"
When YOU have fulfilled my condi-
tons. Give Paul Govesh his paper. "
Vladimir compiled, and Paul
watched 1t burn while Natascha con
tinued Now write an order for
Boris release and make out our
passports" Then. when he had done
so. In return. If you give me your
word to do nothing till midday to-
morrow, l will leave my china fruit
exactly as they are. You can search
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
One Woman S
Story
BY Virginia T. Van De Water
CHAPTER H.

CHAPTER II.
1T is not strange that men do not
understand women when woman
so often does not understand
herself Mary Danforth did not
know what instinct kept her from
mentioning 10 her parents her en-
counter with Gordon Craig In the
subway train. That is, she did
not tell them that she knew the
name of the man whose pocket had
been picked she mentioned cas-
ualIy that she had seen through the
window Of her car a thief remove
a purse from a pocket Of another
passenger on "A local train and that
she had vainly tried to attract the
victims attention TO the theft
How strange that you should have
seen it. and that the other people did
not" remarked Mrs Danforth. You
have quick eyes, my dear"
Mary laughed They were not as
quick as the pickpockets fingers"
she said lightly.
People ought 20 he careful how
they carry their vaiuables" remark
ed her father sententiOusly. New
Workers should know enough to be on
the lookout for thieves Yet every
few DAYS YOU read in the papers Of
some careless chap who has been
robbed "
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Twice Baked.

And l refuse to pay it," added
Vladimir decidedly.
Natascha looked at him in dismay.
"Refuse?"
Yes. Why buy what I can have for
nothing Sent TO prison as a suspect,
! you Will soon tell me all l want to
| know"
You scoundreII" exclaimed Paul.
/ and Natascha glanced at him CRATE
fully as she said, q viii tell you
now" opening one of the glass doors
| Of the cabinet containing her famous
collection Of china fruit. Il am the
woman, and here are the bombs"
The man stared at her. too sur
| prised to speak, then Vladimir said
stiffly, rs this also some jest. ma
| dance"
1T is deadly earnest" and. taking
a china orange from its shelf, she held
| it carefully in both hands. What is
| there TO arouse suspicion in the fad of
a society lady for collecting china
| fruit, and what safer place in which
| 20 store bombs than a drawing room
! frequented by the chief of pOliCe?'
Enough of this fooling," he said.
| roughly, Il do not believe you" and
! he made a step toward her.
stop" she cried, holding out the
! orange on the palm Of her hand. IF
| you move | viii convince you of the
! truth Of my tale. only you are not
/ likely to live to acknowledge your
| error"
What do you want me to do?"
Return that paper. Write an order
| for my brothers release and pass
! ports for the three Of us by the mid
| night train to Paris.
/ 81 refuse
Then as IT is a choice between ST
IBERIA and death, ! shall drop this at
your feet. and there will be no one
left to explain the accident that
| wrecked the house of NatasCha Alex
androvna and involved the highly es.
teemed chief of police in so terrible a
! fate Then, turning to Paul. Have
| l not chosen well?"
Yes; a thousand times sooner
death with YOU than life if We are
! parted" And the look in his ewes
told her that the peril in which they
stood had bIotted out all misunder-
standings, but she only said calmly:
III, . W. -