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Las Vegas optic., 1913-08-19
Another Case.

Nebo, III. =" I was bothered for ten
years with female troubles and the doc
tors did not help me. Twas SO weak and
nervous that ] could not do my work
and every month / had to spend few
days in bed. Tread so many letters about
Lydia 2. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound curing female troubles that / got
bottle of it. It did more good than
anything else I ever took and now it has
cured me. ! feel better than / have
for years and tell everybody what the
Compound has done for me. Ibelieve I
would not be living to-day but for
that. Mrs. HETTIE GREENsTREET.
Nebo. Illinois.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-08-19

The daughter of A. Mitchell, Bag,
dad, KY, had bad case Of kidney
trouble and they feared her health
was permanently impaired. Mr. Mitch
ell says, "She was in terrible shape
but I got her to take Foley Kidney
Pills and now she is completely cur
ed Women are more liable to have
kidney trouble than men and will find
Foley Kidney Pills a safe dependable
and honest medicine o. G. Schaefer
and Red Cross Drug Store.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-08-19
THE LATEST FASHION NOTE

THE LATEST FASHION NOTE
Says. 1T is wise precaution
against getting holes in delicate hosie-
ry to powder the SHOES before putting
them on" Many people sprinkle the
famous antiseptic powder, Aliens
Foot-Ease, into the shoes, and find
that it saves its cost ten times over
in keeping holes from hosiery as well
as 1essening friction and consequent
smarting and aching of the feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
GOVERNMENT REPORTS
 LOWEST FIRE LOSS

With the middle of September the fire season on the national forests has come practically to an end with less damage than ever recorded There is always some danger from carelessness of campers or of settlers burning brush and clearing land, but the real danger season extends only from the middle of June until the middle of September
 Forest officers throughout the west are congratulating themselves on a season so markedly free from heavy losses. They feel that the immunity from loss has been due to two prin- cipal causes, partly to favorable season, but largely to a much better organization for fire prevention than has been attained heretofore. The effectiveness of the organization is shown particularly by the fact that while there were in all approximately 2,26O fires, as against 2,470 last year, yet the area burned so far this year is only about 6O,0OO acres as against 230,000 acres in 1912, and 7S0,000 in 1911.
 A single administrative district, which covers the intermountain region of southern Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and western Arizona, gives an example of the most favor able situation. Only 43 fires were en- ocuntered, 29 of which originated in Idaho. The total area burned over amounted to only 956 acres, which is consid erably less than four one-hun- dred-thousandths of the total area pa trolled by forest officers in these states.
 California. Arizona, and New Mexico have suffered most during the past season.
 The various causes of fires have not changed greatly in their relative pro- portions. Railroads and lightning head the list, with campers next. There has been, however, a marked decrease in the number of fires caus- ed by burning brush, which, accord ing to the forest officers, indicates a closer cooperation with the settlers in and near the forests and with tim berland owners in fire prevention and | control It is still true, nevertheless that a large proportion of all fires started are due to human agencies and may generally be charged against carelessness. Fires caused by light ming are of course not preventabIe but the system of Iookouts by which they may be detected immediately af- ter being set is greatly Iessentng the 1 loss from this source.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
Big List Of Entrants In
 K. Of c. Pool Tournament

In the annual pool contest which started last week for the champion ship of the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus there were some interesting games rolled off Mon day evening. In the first game John Tague surprised his friends and de- feated his opponent to the score of 75 to 46. The following games were al- so played: John HanIey 66, Arnold Neal 75; James F. Lee 57, Charles Benham 75; John H. Grant 69, Peter Clark 75.
 Others who have entered the con test but have not played to date are: William J. Regnery, L. H. Malloy, Ed ward Casey, George F. Bradley, Will liam B. Prendergast, Edward L. Dar- gan, John A. Peppetts, Elmer FItz- gerald, W. O. Mal1ey, s. Greenwood, John L. Lyons, E. L. Gala gher, Charles May, George E.. Baldwin, J, J. Grogan, Thomas J. Murphy, Leo Redgate, William J. Powers, John K. Murphy, F. J. Monahan, John Coates, Edward Boyle, w Canney, John Kel- Iy, w. Haggerty. Edward Redgate, Harry Neal, F. M McGuire, John H. McE1roy, John w Ryan, F. F. Dona- hue, James E. Burns, John F. Bray, Albert Lapke, Barney Connolly, Viii liam Conway and Frank J. Whaien.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
DOLLAR A POUND
 STEAK PREDICTED
 BY MEAT PACKERS
Prospect of Faminie Is Leading Theme At Association An nual Convention.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-America's beef supply problem rests with the small farmer and until the tiIIers of limited numbers of acres are educated up to the fmper atiVe necessity of raising half a dozen or more beef steers for the market shortage in the supply may be expected. This was given as the only solution of the rapidly decreasing supply of fresh meats by the delegates to the eighth annual convention of the American Meat Packers Association, which began sessions here yesterday
 "What we want in this country is a cheap meat and lots of it, said John T. Russell, president of the United Master Butchers of America. The working man must have it, the moth CTS of the children must have it and the children must have it if you want to sustain the vitality of the nation. The resources of this country are good for the raising of live stock. The New England hills, where good grass grows and there is everlasting spring water and plenty of shade, can feed thou sands of cattle and sheep.
 f+The Southern States, after the erad- ication of the tick, could take care of and feed an unlimited number of cat tie and hogs. Wornout farms in the Eastern States could be brought back to fertility again if live stock was placed on them. If the present con- ditions are allowed to continue na- tional laws will have to be enacted to compel the resources of this country to be used for the benefit of all the people,
 Prospects of meat famine were the prevailing theme of the assembly. Views similar to those of MT. Russell were expressed by Gustav Bischoff, president Of the Meat Packers Asso- citation; M. A. Trailer, St Louis bank CT, and other delegates, and the dan ger note was sounded in the annual report of James Craig, IT,. chairman of the associations executive commit tee.
 Mir Bischon said:
 "Porterhouse steak will be sold at $1 per pound within the next ten years unless the farmers of the United States are educated at once to the ne cessity of raising more cattle and po- tatoes. If that era ever sets in there will be quickly noted a, national de- cline. Much of the virile force of the American people is derived from rich, red, juicy beef-''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
THE NEW RAVENS MORALS
(Hartford Times.)


 There are many gratifying indications that the new man. agement of the New Haven in tends to concentrate it's ener- gies upon the business of rail- roading, permitting empire to ride in on a common carrier II fortune so decrees, but not at tempting primarily the creation of an empire with the common carrier as only an incidental and sometimes n g e c t d means to an end. There are many of us still filled with bit terness toward the New Haven. The Independent, for instance, keeps right on arraigning the corporation for it's reckless ca reer of slaughter and the Shore Line Times is already serving notice on MT. Elliott that he must not try to run the Connec- ticut legislature. Among the most severe of the still persist ing critics, the most skeptical Of present observers, are those very people who for years con doned or even openly com mended the extravagant per formances of the old order; who were eager in ther expla- nations and apologies when its deficiencies began to be mani fest; who long sought to attrib- ute every New Haven disaster, financial or operative, to the systems avowed critics.
 The present seems to be an excellent time for withholding judgment. Harsh criticism can not be otherwise than unjust. An excess of enthusiasm in ap- proval might tend toward a Continuation of those condi- tions which finally became so bad that none of us could stand them, no matter how hard we swallowed. Very largely be- cause of defects in the old pol icy the new administration is confronted with an unusual number of very complicated problems. To mention one, there is the matter of steel equipment, long neglected and now to De prOVlQ0Q W1In all possible haste. Steel trains weigh half as much again as wooden ones. That means that there must be more trains to handle even the present volume of business, since the locomo- lives are already up to their ca pacity. But. how in the world can more trains be operated over the four tracks which lead into New York and which con stitute the neck of the funnel into which the New Haven pours it's whole New England business? To a layman increas- ed trackage, with heavy ex- pense for right of way, con- struction and equipment, seems the only possible solution. But it is a solution which cannot easily be brought into exist ence. There are other prob lems, too. The new men at the helm must find them trouble
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

some enough.
 The New Haven has killed seventy people within shock ingly brief space of time. It's dividends have diminished with serious effect upon the incomes of the proverbial widows and orphans. The shrinkage in the value of it's securities has caus- ed a tremendous loss to say ings institutions and other in vestOrs. Its good reputation is almost gone. Even the cheapest of the politicians are no longer afraid of it. After all do not it's misfortunes teach a valuable lesson?
 The old New Haven was i'm moral. It was arrogant and intolerant and extravagant. 1t evaded or openly defied courts and laws and governments. Ard while it did so, it's satellites cheered it on, condemning, the courts as incompetent, the laws as unjust and the governm ents as oppressive and unhesitating- ly branding men who Ventured charges as vicious demagogIses The New Haven was right in everything it did and everybody must think so because it was the New Haven. The condition was unhealthy; unhealthy for the railroad, because it stimu- lated the railroads fever. and unhealthy for the people be- cause it was blind and u1lrea- sonable and dangerous. And finally came the collapse. The collapse is temporarily dis dressing, but it must make for good.
 Because if immortality can es- cape without punishment how can we hope to support and perpetuate a moral code?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
NOTICE.
An Ordinance Relative to Blasting

An Ordinance Relative to Blasting. Notice is hereby given that at the meeting of the Common Council of Der Is, 1913. the following amend ment to the Ordinances of the City of Bridgeport was adopted:
 Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport:
 Section One: No person shall cause any blast to be set off within the limits of the City unless he shall have on file in the office of the Director of Public Works a bond, approved by said Director, for the sum of five thousand dollars, with surety to the satisfaction of said Director, and un- less such person shall receive from said Director a license specifying the place within said City where such blasting is to be done, and the esti- mated time within which it will be completed.
 Section Two: The purpose of said bond shall be to indemnify said City against loss, other than employees of said HcenSee, against damage to his person or property.
 Section Three: The Director of Pub lie Works shall have power at any time to direct a new bond to be filed before he is required to issue said permits hereunder.
 Section Four: The Director of Pub lie Works shall have power to refuse to issue said permits provided he gives to the applicant a statement in writing of the reasons of his refusal The applicant may thereupon appeal to the Common Council, who, after a hearing, with reasonable notice to the applicant and to the Director, may pass such order it deems wise i; provided, however, that no order shall be passed allowing blasting unless a proper bond is on file, as hereinbefore provided.
 Section Five: Section 26S of the or dinance entitled f'The Ordinances of she City of Bridgeport is hereby amended by striking out the words -'or blasting of rocks by gunpowder or other explosive substance"
 Sextion Six: Every person who shall violate the provisions of Section One shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars for each offense.
 Adopted, Sept. 18th, 1913.
 Approved, Sept 18th, 1913.
 Attest,
 a STEPHEN F BOUCHER,
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
MEAD SLATED FOR
 CALLAHAN'S PLACE

Thomas Mead, a Democrat. formerly an emp1oye in the street department, is said to be slated to succeed Edward L. Callahan as night watchnaan at the City Hall Mr. Ca1lahan's term does not expire until October 1,
 Mayor Wilson said this morning that he had not received Mr. Ca1lahan's resignation, although it was reported that MT Callahan intends to resign to take a position night watchman at the Fairfield county jail.
 The mayor would not state this morning whom he intended to appoint to the place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
fRANGIS Aftsr Hzs 5ezszfzo5ss9z @of NczozZN

was the hero of the hour is shown by this picture. His club members perch ed him in triumph on their shOulderar and hguratiVely every American golf< CT did the same
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
Zerounian Acquitted
 Of Assaulting Landlord

Harvey M. zerounian, 1888 Iranistan avenue, was in City court this morn ing charged with having assaulted his aged landlord, Morris Wheeler, 194 James street. A mass of testimony tending to show that Zerounian and Wheeler were both at fault was intro duced by various witnesses, resulting in a decision of not guilty. It was al- leged upon the part of Wheeler and his daughter, Marie Henderson, that as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

MT. and Mrs. Henry F. Kelly of Northampton, Mass, with their son Harry and Floyd Newell, are prepar- ing a home in the West Ind where e MT. Kelly is soon to engage in the res taurant business. MT. and Mrs. George Kelly and family, also of Northamp- ton, will establish residence here during the current month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
woMEN's RELIEF CORPS.

Elias Howe Women's Relief corps, No 63, will have business meeting in Grand Army hall, Thursday afternoon at 2:3O. A full attendance of officers and members has been requested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

Manager Birmingham of the CIeve- land club picks the Athletics to beat the Giants in the worlds series He says that the hitting powers and the very classy infie1d of the Athletics coupled with the good pitching of Bender will beat the New York aggre- gation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

owners of the house in which Zerou- nian lives they had asked him to move and that in reply he had assaulted the aged landlord Both Zerounnon, a rug dealer in Fairfield avenue, and his wife testified that Wheeler and his daugh- ter had struck them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued today by the town clerk to: John Joysa, 28, clerk, and Elizabeth. Vida, IS, at home; and Walter McGran, 20, a fac tory worker, and Helen Ryan, 2o at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

and open championship tournaments next year. The Massachusetts anna teur proved himself the golfng sen sation of the year when he defeated Ray and Vardon, the English profes- sionals. at Brookline, Mass. That he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

Golfers the country over, stirred to enthusiasm by the remarkable per formance of young Francis Ouimet in winning the national open golf cham pionship, hope he will win success if he competes in the British amateur
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-12-25

for the villain had just been arranging
with one of his confederates to rid
| himself of the hero of the play by toss
| ing him down the aforesaid well. The
villain. after the laughter subsidized, ar
ranged his part of the plot by cancel
ing the order to have the hero tossed
down the well and instead to have
him tied to a railroad track. However,
the audience refused to take the play
seriously after the well disappeared
There is probably more real Christ
mas sentiment In plays that have TOT
carry children as a part of the produc-
ton than in any of the others. With
these shows there is usually Christ
mas tree between the matinee and the
evening performance in which every
one Joins in and makes merry.
A hard lot is that of the actor who
happens to be playing what is known
as 1.-THE small time" around the holt
days. Small time" contracts call for
three shows day, and on Christmas
day an extra one is usually added. A!
vaudeville actor on big time" prob
ably has more time to appreciated
Christmas-if Christmas really can be
appreciated away from home-than
any other because be is usually in the
theater but an hour in the afternoon
and an hour In the evening, and the
rest of the time is his own unless the
house manager has promised TO ask
him to go over to some club and en-
terrain the guests at their Christmas
reception. OF course the actor doesn't
have to do this. but if the manager is
of any standing at all in the vaudeville
world the actor usually dnds it expe-
dent to grant the request.
But the man probably who spends
the lonesomest Christmas of them all
is the poor advance agent-recogntzed
on the program as business manager.
advance representative or manager in
advance Unless the advance agent is
close enough to his home town to
Jump for Christmas he usually gets
genuine attack of the simon pure
blues True. the advance man who has
been on the road for any length of
time can usually be depended upon to
meet people he knows, but they are
people who live in the town. and he
usually finds himself dining alone
when the time comes for him TO eat
his christmas dinner
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Christmas matinee was confined almost
exclusively to few Of the first class
theaters in New York city.
On the road it is different The ac-
tors have to work just as hard as they
ever did. and opposition from local
managers will probably prevent the
elimination OF the Christmas matinee
outside of New York.
With some companies Christmas is
not the disagreed Bile occasion that it
is with others One or two owners
make il practice TO instruct the man
ager with the company to have a
Christmas dinner prepared at the ex-
pense of the show Sometimes cater
er is called in. and the dinner is served
on the stage between the matinee and
the evening performance In that event
the dinner usually proves prolific Of
material for the house press agent. and
the affair is duly recorded in the daily
papers. Sometimes it is served on the
stage after the evening performance.
Other times arrangements are made at
some hotel
1t was one of these after the per
Torrance affairs that came pretty near
putting travelling stock company out
Of business in a town out in Iowa last
Christmas. This theater. by the way
boasts of the only dog critic In exist
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In the Great William Shakespeare's
Style.

In the Great William Shakespeare's
Style.
Sweet pastry. do not scorn me- do not
gibe
And frown at me with crusty surliness
know that in your haky depths is hid
den
A mammoth plum. which. DDS my little
life!
IN have it if I must swing for t" Thus
jacques.
Who. thereupon. with smashing stab of
the thun b.
smote through the crispy lid. which erst
held tight
And with triumphant shout. "'ods bodi-
kins,
A good lad To- Withdrew the sought for
plum
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ence. This comes from the fact that
If the dog doesn't like a show he VIII
start to howl, and he has to be re-
moved from the theater before the per
Torrance can be continued.
Only month before well known
concert singer was appearing at the
theater. She had about finished one
Of her best selections when the dog
poked his nose over the railing OF an
upper box and began to howl his dis
approval That led to the temporary
Punishment of the dog critic from the
theater. But when the stock company
came along the manager heard about
the dog, and. willing to take a chance
that the dogs judgment of his show
would be favorable, be suggested that
the dog be allowed to sit by big well,
which was a part of the scenic effect
In one of the acts, just for the sake or
realism.
Now. this same manager had con-
cluded to give his company a dinner
on the stage after the performance.
In the course of the play the dog was
brought out and tied to the well.
Everything went all right until the
dog shifted the turkey and the OTHER
good things at the side of the stage.
and without waiting for the finish of
the act he made for the food. dragging
the heavy rock walled well'' behind
him
This action on the part of the dog
critic-actor disturbed things generally.
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Actors on
Christmas
There's lots Of work.
And there amt no play,
So what's the use
OF a Christmas day?

OF Christmas day?
"HAT little verse, paraphrased
from one familiar to soldiers.
just about sums up the real
Christmas sentiment existing
among people connected with the the
atrical business. No. that doesn't
mean that the actor. the manager and
the advance agent do not appreciate
the giving and receiving of presents
from their friends But it does mean
that people connected with the stage
have come TO look upon the Christmas
time as "a season of short pay and hard
work.
1t isn't generally known. but 1t is
none the less true, that most actors
have a clause in their contracts which
calls for half pay the week before
Christmas This clause was inserted
in the days when the week before
Christmas really was tough" one in
the theatrical business. But nowadays
there are many productions which
pack the theaters to the doors the week
before Christmas as well as any other
week in the year. Nevertheless some
of the managers live up to that con-
tract and deduct the half weeks pay.
That is one reason why actors aren't
particularly merry at Christmas.
There are other managers who
make practice of laying off their
companies the week before Christmas
and some of them ten days or two
weeks before In that case there is
no salary at all forthcoming. That,
probably. is another reason why the
average actor cannot understand why
Christmas is an occasion to be unduly
joyful.
1t was only last year that some of
the managers came to the conclusion
that stage people. like other human be-
ings. might like to spend some part of
the Christmas holiday with their
friends and relatives. Up to that year
it had been the custom of all man.
ayers to give a special matinee on
Christmas day That meant. of course,
that about all the actor had to do on
this festive occasion was to rush to
the theater almost as sooH as he had
acquired his regular amount of sleep.
give an afternoon performance and
then, If fortunate enough to have
friends or relatives living in the city,
to hurry through his Christmas dinner
with them or leave before it was half
over to go back to the theater to play
the evening performance.
But a few Of the managers changed
that last year by emitting the Christ
mas matinee and giving it on the day
following. There were other managers.
however. who not only gave the Christ
mas matinee. but acted on the sugges-
ton of their more charitable compei-
tors and gave the matinee the day aft
er too. However. this omission of the