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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
PHONOGRAPH

The Afirst announcement of the dis- icovery of the principle of the phono- graph was made by Thomas A. Edi- son, thirty+six years ago today, Nov. z7, 1877. Nearly a century before ishe discovery of the secret by the American electrical wizard, German, Russian and Austrian inventors had lvainIy endeavored to contrive a talk ing machine Their devices were useless, for all practical purposes, but they pointed to the possibility of such 2 mechanism. Edison's first phono- graphs were crude compared with the marvellous machines of today, but the germ of the great invention was there, and awaited only development. The .fcanned music of the phono- .rzraph has come in for much derision, but the machine has brought to the homes of the multitude the voices of the worlds greatest singers, instru- mental music of the best class, and the siIver-tongued speech of gifted orators. The gramophone, a different type of talking machine, was invent ed by Emile Berliner, a German American scientist, ten years after Ed ison produced the phonograph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
MAJOR THOMAS BOUDRFN HAS FINISHED
 HIS LIFE'S CAREER
From "A Stuffed olub''

Major BOudren was one of New England's grandest men, and in his death Connecticut - has lost one of her most valiant defenders of mental as well as medical freedom. Yes, an abOl- itionist whose cause stands as far ahead of the cause that made the names of Phillips, Bennett, Lincoln, and others opprobrious to all good people living below the Mason-Dixon line, and to many above 1t, as mind stands ahead of body.
 His never-ceasing mtIitancy Was directed against medical superstition-agai a slavery that holds down both body and mind.
 It was one of my valued pleasures to have personal ac- quaintance with this man who had many distinctions, one of which he gained in his youth that of being the 'Fbest drilI- master in the United States dur ing the Civil War;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
Did You Know, MT. Citizen, Thai
 Your Coal Is Wet With The Blood
 Of Many Lives Unnecessarily Taken?

a wit
 coal mine accidents in the United States foreign countries It is paper bound pages, These present little reading matter columns o figures and some few comparative charts To the casual nothing in the of literature could be less inter estlng, or more difficult to read
 But studied properly interpreted Homeric It is epic Its beginning disaster end tragedy It tells of thousands widows, mutudes weep children of other muudes singed by fre crippled in myriad accidents.
 brave men with nature beneath the earth.
 Each ton of coal gets its baptism of blood
 every ooo coal mined in this country 1911 Every million coal had burned into it's value value
 These sacrifices complete partial oountable '90'
 People have is necessary of They and they suffer the wounds of soldiers
 But if those deaths necessary, they unacceptable condition of the industry, then the death toll desire of profits at any
 Thus lives must be always sacrificed Under the most humane administration of the industry victims will be in evitable.
 sacrificed
 and India mine great quantities of coal
 Taking the ten period from 1901 to 1914 inclusive three lives sacrificed in the United States for each life sacrificed in India, Belgium and Austria
 Two lives have been sacrificed for each life taken in Great Britain, France and Germany.
 every thousand the mines the United States than three in each have given their lives to the coal the greed of coal mine
 Of each thousand who went into coal mine in this country 1901, killed before 1914 mo were seriously injured than killed.
 Since 1892 there have been 25 accidents in coal mines accident three destroyed Mine ires dustsexplo sons falling of the forces to which these useful victims.
 Moreth of deaths would prevented in any other civilized country in the world
 United States just beginning to understand what this slaughter and how unnecessary it s
 unmigated barbarfty with which it's treated respect protection employment the free and the of the superior and equal.
 Something the protection of the lives workers Much nor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

At 4sc lot mems heavy oxford At Sc 3 and 5 1t. lengths gas tubing. At BOG electric pocket lights, com pIete with tungsten bulb and battery. At Sc fancy wash ribbons-6 yd piece for Sc.
 At 25c large new lot of children's heavy toQue caps.
 At Sc more of the splendid whisk At 2bc ladies' black and co1ored cashmere gloves.
 At Sc 25 paper plates.
 At 5sc full 10 yard pieces cotton diaper. At Sc chiIdren's warm ntttens.
 At 1Oc 5 yd pieces scarlet and car dinaI braid for fancy work.
 At 25c big rubber buttons for ov- ercoats, 25c a dozen, any quantity sold. At Sc fancy quilting prints, great variety colors.
 At soc handsome knit slippers.
 At Sc 10 postcards-great variety. local views, Christmas, New Years, At 1Sc heavy oz. duck.
 At Sc mems, women's and children's stockings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
FIRST THANKSGIVING F WAS DAY OF esCOMFORE
 AND REJOICING

Thanksgiving Day, now generally observed in the United States in Mo- vember and in Canada in October, dates, from the early days of. the Eng fish settlement of North America. The year following the arrival of the May flower, after the first harvest had been gathered, the pioneers held an informal Thanksgiving celebration, which is thus described by Edward Winslow.
 .Our harvest being gotten in our governor sent four men out fowling that so we might after special man ner, rejoyce together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. The four killed in one day; as much fowl as with a little help served the com pany almost a week. At which among other recreations we exercised our amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king, Massasoit, with some ninety men whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and then they went out and killed five deer which they brought to the plantation and bestowed on our governor and up- on the captain and others. And all though it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us yet by the goodness of God we are so far from want that. we often wish ye partakers of our plenty"
 The first official Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by Gov Bradford, follow ed relief from a terrible drought which threatened to reduce the colo n1sts to starvation This drought con tinued from the 3rd week in May till about the middle of July, without any rain, and with great heat, insomuch as the corn began to wither away So it came about that notwithstanding their great paines and industry and the great hopes of a large crop" the pioneers were reduced to the brink of despair. Upon which they set apart a solemn day of humiliation to seek the Lord by humble and fervent pray CT in this great distress. And he was pleased to give them a gracious and speedy answer both to their own and the Indians admiration, that lived amongst them For all the morn ing and greatest part of the day 1t was clear weather and very hot and not a cloud or any sign of rain to be seen, yet toward evening it begane to overcast and shortly after to rafne, with sutch sweet and gentle showers as gave them cause of rejoycing and blessing God. It came without either wind or thunder or any violence, and by degrees in that abundance as that the earth was thorowly wete and soked therwith. Which did so appar- ently revive the decayed corne and other fruits as was wonderful to see and made the Indeans astonished to behold
 This timely ''raine" saved the plan tation from destruction, and ''caused fruitful and Hbeal1 harvest to their no small conforte and rejoycing." So, s'for which mercye,''rthe Governor "set aparte a day of Thanksgiving In 1881 the coIonists were again saved 1 from starvation by the arrival of a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
WASHINGTON IRVING

The first American author to win Great Britain was Washington Irving, who died, in his seventy-seventh year. at ''Sunnysfde, N. r.. fffty-four years ago today. The immortal hu- morist, historian and essayist was born in New York, the son of a native of Scotland. He was educated for the law, but his tastes were all in the di- rection of literature, and his legal ca reer was a brief and almost briefless one. At eighteen he wrote, Letters of Jonathan O1dstyle,'' which were published in the New York Morn ing Chronicle, a newspaper owneA by his elder brother, pr. Peter Irving, He was only twenty-five when he wrote the celebrated History of New York, by Diedrick Knickerbocker." From 1915 until 1892 Irving resided in Eng land, where his genius was fully rec ognized. Later he returned to Europe as United States minister to Spain, and spent several years in Madrid. In the opinion of both American and English critics, Irving has few equals for grace of style and purity and ele- gance of diction, and his works seem destined to take their place among the great classics of the English 1an- guage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

Lind1ey M. Garrison, Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Will son. is a clergyman's son and a native of New Jersey. He will begin his hftieth year today. having been born in Camden. N- J.,scy6v. 2s. 1884. MT. Garrison spent a year at Harvard studying law, and completed his legal education at the University of Penn sylvania, in meantime gaining prac- tical experience by service in a Phil a delphia. law office. He was admit ted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1892, and six years later removed to Jersey City. He became vice-chancelIor of New Jersey in 1904, and occupied that post when he was offered a. cabinet portfolio. The Secretary lacks prac- ttca1 experience of the science of war, but Mrs. Garrison was an army girl. having been born at military post in Arizona while her father, Capt Samuel Ht1deburn, was helping to quen an uprising of the redskins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

hind, appeared before a great coun- ell of the Creeks in 1911, and in a fiery speech exhorted his hearers to abandon the customs of the palefaces and return to those of their fathers He warned them-and not without truth-that the Americans were seek ing to exterminate them and isgsrses7s their country. The Prophet mad learned when a comet was to appear, and told the excited Creeks that tnes
 would see the arm of Tecumseh, ilAe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
Three Famous Men, Earl Grey, Barrett and Garrison,
 will Celebrate TOdaX

Albert Henry George, fourth Earl Grey, who was the Duke of Con naught's predecessor as Governor Canada, was born sixty-two years ago today, Nov. 28, 1851. During his dis tinguished career as an adninistra- tor and a leader in movements for the public welfare, Earl Grey has been great in peace as many of his ancestors were in war. The first Earl Grey was a famous soldier, and was commanding officer of English troops in the American revolution. The fourth Earl's father was Gen. Hon. Charles Grey. The present Earl succeeded his uncle in the title in 1894. After graduating from Cam Liberal. In 1ss6 he was made ad- nainistrator of Rhodesia, and from 1893 to 1904 he was director of the British South Africa Company In 1904 he was appointed Governor General of Canada. The Earl owns an estate of some 17,O00 acres in Northumberland. Since leaving Can ada, he has engaged in many popu- lar movements. He is especially in terested in cooperation, and in an address before the Congress of the In ternationa1 Cooperative Alliance, held in Glasgow, last August, he urg- ed cooperation as the basis of the ideal state of the future, which would put end to the tyranny of the trusts and reconcile the warning forces of labor and capital. In the course of his speech Lord Grey paint ed a glowing picture of the future cooperative commonwealth of the world, which. he declared, would en- brace all civilized, people. The most inspiring motto the world has ever known, concluded the Earl, was that of the cooperative movement: ''Each for all and all for each.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

long expected vessel, laden with pro- visions, and day of thanksgiving was again proclaimed. The custom was taken up in New Netherlands, and in 1644 Gov. .Kieft proclaimed a public thanksgiving, on account of a victory over the Indians. With the passin. of the years the observance of the fe3- tivaI spread all over the United States and Canada, although it was not un- til half 8 century ago that the first Pres1d entiaI proclamation gave the feast place among the regularly; ob- served annual holidays of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
CENTENARY OF THE
 AUTTOSE MASSACRE

The b1ood-spattered pages of early American history recount many ter rfbIe tales of murderous massacres perpetrated by ferocious redskins on the paleface pioneers who had taken np the white mans burden in far ,vildernesses. There are at least two sides to every question, however, and there were occasions when the white mans vengeance took the form of cruel and wanton butchery. Such an occasion was the battle of Auttosc, n century ago, when Creek women and children, as well as braves, were slaughtered by their white foes
 In November of 1913 the Creeks of Alabama and Georgia, melted by Te- cumseh and his brother, the Prophet, who had visited their country two years before, were on the warpath. Defeated in several engagements, they fought on, and many unfortunate white settlers weres lain. From the survivors went up a cry for help, and it was answered by General John Floyd, who placed himself at the head of $50 Georgia militia and 400 friendly Indians Guided by Morde- cai, a Jewish trader, the army en- tered the region of hostilities from the East. Floyd was informed that the "hostiIes'' had assembled, with their squaws and papooses, at the village of Auttose. This was the Mec- ca of the Indians. d town built on .shoIy ground on which the Prophet had made the Indians believe no white man could set foot and live. They had had many demonstrations of the power of the Prophet and Te- cumseh, and so at Auttose they dweIt in fancied security
 Just a century ago today, Nov. 2S. ISIS. Floyd and his army reached the town, which was built on the left bank of the Ta11apoosa, about twenty miles above it's confluence with the Coosa. The night was spent in pre- parations, and as the sun rose on Aut- tose the Greeks saw before them a paIe-face army, arrayed for battle in three columns. Still confident that their gods would protect them, the Indians calmly awaited the onslaught. The roar of artillery, followed by a bayonet charge, destroyed the In dians' faith in their deities. In wild terror the Greeks fled from their ,-sacred ground only to be hunted down and butchered with fiendish cruelty by the whites. It is estimat- ed that fully two hundred of the red skins were murdered. The town, with it's 400 rude dwellings. was burned and the whole country round about laid waste The vengeance of the white man was complete, and it had cost only eleven lives.
 The great Indian leader, Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet, had wis tied the Creeks and reused them to revolt two years before the battle o1 Auttose. Tecunseh and thirty fol lowers. entirely naked except for tht eagle feathers in their headdress and the buffaIe tails which dragged be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
GAS MAN HAS THE PUNCH

~HE POLICE getting hYpercritical. They
 1 just taken gentleman for operatnga punch
 game found that the goods given valuable the that would be all the holes punched This is almost business fifty cent, little less than the margin Bridgeport gas. all the expenses opera ing punch game been recorded The proprietor fur rent light heat. He enjoys monopoly, punch with gas takes larger profit than the punch gets because they ecause they that punch suppressed the gas mans should get attention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

pale fire, stretched out in the vault of heaven at a certain time. An earthquake, predicted by Tecumseh, and which he asserted he would cause by stamping his feet upon the ground, also added to theb lind faith of the Creeks in their advisers. The further promise that Auttose would become a holy place where no white man could enter led them to rise in arms, and within three years their nation was ruined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
SOUGHT TIP ON RAID.

Information as to whether a raid was contemplated on a, certain Court land street rooming house was sought at police headquarters last night by a man who said that he roomed there and wanted the tip so that he could be absent if there was liable to be trouble. He was informed that there was nothing doing, not in reference to the possibilities of raid but regard Ing his Likelihood of getting the in- formatiuns~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
;. MAIL TRUCKS IN NEW YORK CITY

@HE vehicles in New York city
 l nous and One vehicle in each 230 kills citizen vehicles by the office department every eighteen This a that nothing stop the mail There every reason should be speedily conveyed true but no valid why it should be taken to unnecessarily jeopadize human life The Board Aldermen has passed nance making amenable to the traffic other vehicles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
SHOP EARLY

We hear much about the bad Turk, Why should we our own duty
 shirk? If we shop long and late wetshow the same trait Ana act like a Turk to the clerk. The day before Christmas was here, Which should have been full of
 good cheer, But nothing was bought Everyone was distraught Now doesn't that seem to you
 queer?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
THE DANGEROUS AIR GUN.

~HE the United States continually report 1 injuries caused by guns small boys The sold toy but that
 dangerous contFivance which placed in the and crowd The amount of toaI partial blindness that has country by this great It appear the of these dangerous ought to prevented least only permitted under restrictions Jar to those applied to -thezuse of fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
The D. M. Read Cornoaily.
RADFORD B. SMITH Io72 Main St. DEPART1EENT STORE, ee Fairhed A
 ~rHE STORE SCARCE ARTICLES"
 DTE7Es
 GREAT SALE ToMORRow-sATURDAY
GREAT SALE TONORROW-sATURD

At soc splendid leather shoDDing bags. and warm.
 At 16c fine hemstitched scrin1. white, cream and Arabian. 1t 25c rick rack braid, IS yd Discez At Sc "S in one" oil. At 25c fancy striped Wrigtlet1- -At 12 18c big bIeached or uubleacll- ed Turkish towels. See if you cs1 match them anywhere.
 At 10c gauntlet canvas gloves. At 2 for Sc small tick gloves lcz fancy work, regular price Sc each Special Sale Between Q and 70
 A. M- Only- At 3Ac very large stock nght prints.
 At 3Ac good b1eached cheesecloth- At 47zc cream or white anazeE flannel
 At 41zc handsome chs1Ifeg- .At 6Nc new cretonneA st 7Nc good cotton batting At SMc English long cloth. At 9Ac fancy kinOna flauneiC- -1 91Sc our special Longdale caus- hfic-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
cLMANEAsY, BEST HAND soAr.

Guaranteed not to inJure the skin Instantly removes Stove Polish RlIsf Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For tf19 hand or clothing. Large can 10 centa Manufactured by Wm. R. WInn, 2AA Stratford avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
Doll Carriages
Trunks for Dolls

Just like mothers. Big. enough and strong en to hold all the Dolls belongings and be checked like baggage when going trip. Sizes 16 4Ss 20 an inches, *Fst F -s
 s1.5o, $1.75, $2.oo up to $4.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Oriental Rugs
A Spread-Out and Sale of a Fine
Ne1u Purchase

Our large special shipment of Oriental for the
brings almost 400 pieces various minor slzes to-
eether with fine Kermanshah Serap and Maha carpets
the economy rug, large small, being Onehlrd
Kermanshah Carpets Soft, ustrous colorings-pinks,
green's blues and arabesque Suitable for drawing and
ball They range from rug 9Ox93 feet at $4,000 to
one 9.7x123 at $4,000.
Small Kermanshah- feet, $3.50; 4x7 feet $4,000
Serap Carpets bold designs rich shades OF red
blue Appropriate for dining sitting rooms
and libraries They range from SIKH feet at $4,000 to
one 102x13 at $4,000
Fine Antique Pieces-Males, Sarouks Cabestans, Dag
estans Shraz and Brgamos Also lot of fine old hall strips
at very interesting prices
Extra Persian and Mahal Carpetsn beautiful coorngs
suitable for Offices halls libraries and sitting rooms Their
8x2 feet and they price from $4,000
to $138O0.
Small Guendjes and Hamadnas- to 36x46, 800, $500
and $1,000
Mossous Guendjes and Kurdsans 3x6 to 36x76 $3.50
to $3.50
Trans Shiraz and Sarabands36x7 to 4x7.6, $500 to
$35 co.
Sarouls Shraz Saraband and ransA individual pieces,
ranging in price from $4,000 to $500 Sizes SO to wde &c
to long. '" mug ' " r00'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

thus see the eclipse begin in the early
morning when the full moon has sunk
low toward the western horizon. Our sa-
tellite will unfortunately have set to them
before the moon is wholly hidden, and
therefore the greater part of the eclipes
will be invisible to them But while the
moon is setting to eastern observers 1t
will still be high in the early morning
sky to those in the western part of our
country, and so the farther west the OBJ
server is situated the more of the eclipse
will be visible to him. Those who are
on the Pacific coast will be able to watch
the entire phenomenon from its beginning
to the end of totality
The Planets in March
The planet Mercury will reach its great
est distance east of the sun on the after
noon of March IL. For a few evenings
before and after this date it may be seen
shining low in the twilight glow. almost
exactly above the west point of the hor-
izon, for somewhat more than one hour
after sunset.
The beautiful planet Venus still shines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

This is the last month of the year IN
which the brilliant winter consultations
may all be seen in the early evening sky.
Already these bright groups have, with
one exception, all reached the western
part of the heavens. and as April ap-
rroaches the great Taurus. the leader Of
the winter train of consultations, Will
have drawn so near the sun that it will
be seen beginning to sink below the
ground in the early evening. The Won
derful winter branch of the Milky Way.
which for so many months has passed
through the highest point of the evening
heavens, now begins its slow descension
toward the west and in one month more
will lie SO closely along the western hor-
izon that II can only be observed with
difficulty.
Meanwhile the extreme western end of
the very large, faint constellation of
the Virgin--the leader of the summer
groups of stars-has pushed its way well
into the evening Sky in the east, while
above this may be seen the very beautiful
golden-yellow star Arcturus, which as the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

with great brilliance in the western heav-
ems and although it is now drawing con-
| tlnually nearer the sun it Is still by far
the most conspicuous object in the sky.
During the month it will move eastward
along the stars, almost entirely across
| the constellation of Aries; on April its
eastward motion will cease and it will
then begin to move rapidly westward
again. At this time this bright, silvery
planet, with the Hyades and Plelades
shining in the sky to the left of 1t, will
make a beautiful and striking figure in
the western heavens.
The planet Saturn is now moving slow
| ly eastward in Taurus, nearly midway
between the Hydades and Pleiades. The
rings are very widely opened out, and
this whole wonderful system is still ex-
cellently situated for observation.
Jupiter and Mars are still in the MORN
| ing sky, the former rising about three
hours and the latter about two hours be-
| fore sunrise. 1t will be many months
before these objects will be seen in our
evening heavens.
The remarkable variable star, Mira,