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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
OSCAR, KAIsER's FHTH
 SON, 26 TODAY,
 IS HERO OF ROMANCE

Prince Oscar of Prussia, fifth son
 Of the Emperor of Germany, will celebrate his twenty-sixth birthday to- day He has lately figured in a TO-
 nance with a lady below his rank, Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz- the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, and it was only after much opposition from his imperial father that the 1ovelorn youth secured per-
 mission to contract a morganatic mar riage with the woman of his hearts desire Countess Ina was formerly a
 maid of honor to the Kaiserin, and it was duesto the intercession of the latter that Oscar was allowed to break the traditions of the Hohenzollern dy- nasty.
 Prince Oscar was educated in miii- tary science and is captain of the Potsdarn Foot Guards. The Countess is his senior by six months No
 marriage of a. Pfussian prfnce is valid without the consent of his sire, and. while a reluctant permission was wrung from the Kaiser by the amor
 ous Oscar able assisted in his cam
 paign by his mother and sister the
 alliance is what the Germans call "a left -handeds union, and Oscars frau will never be allowed to call herself a
 Princess of Prussia nor to enjoy the privileges. of member of the royal family.
 < Oscars romance has been the sub- ject of nunberless columns in the European press. According to one ac- count, the Prince first met the Coun- tess while the latter was acting as
 maid of honor to the Kaiserins Ac- eording to another story, the Coun- tess visited the Kaiser's daughter, then Princess Victoria Louise and now the Duchess Brunswick. and sang for her. Oscar was infatuated with her voice, face and, figure, and the pair
 found a common interest in a passion ate devotion to music This, interest
 soon ripened into love, but Oscar was so careful in his attenti ons to his ssrJi ghtinga1e Countess,' that his pas sion was long unsuspected.
 It was not alone from the Kaiser that Oscar met opposition in his mat rinnoniaI plans. Count Bassewitz-s Le-
 vetzow, the young lady's father, a ty- picaI Prussian noblenan of the old school, also interposed objections, and at first iyehemently declared that he contract morganatic marriage.
 Prince Oscar and his sweetheart pleaded long with the old Count, and ] so effectively that at length his obdur- ate heart was softened, and he gave his consent with a Bless you, my ] children Countess von Bassewith' s l family is very wealthy, and the Kali ser's son will have a rich dowry. Morganatic marriages have been ira-
 frequent in the history of the royal family of Prussia. but Prince Oscars l affair is not altogether without pre- cedent. King Frederick William III of Prussia married morgauatfc wife. as did Prince Albrecht of Prussia. An
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
WHY NOr LAY coNGRETE PAvEMENr

rTNHE PEOPLE of Bridgeport may take one 1 lesson from the testimony presented in the kVarrenfte cases All of the experts 4tes- tified that no roadbed is permanent in the en- gineering sense, except one with concrete base. The concrete base is the permanent ele- ment of the road.
 One engineer told of boulevard in Paris the foundation of which is concrete that has endured for so yearss being resurfaced from time to time.
 There are old Roman roads which have been in use for centuries, with resurfacing and repairs.
 In the light of these simple facts, why not make the foundation of all streets hereafter to be paved of concrete, surfacing from time to time with such material as may seem best
 In many of these states of the union high ways are being put down of concrete, and the surfaeina omitted until the natural wear of the concrete surface has made some covering nec- essarys
 Concrete could perhaps be laid in Bridge port with the necessary e1eaytion, for 90 cents to $1 a square, as against $l.36 for Warrenite.
 At any rate it would be a better and q cheaper start There would be the advantage that Bridgeport could deal with it's home con- tractors instead of sending it's cash abroad into other communities.
 The matter of concrete foundation should sbe taken up by the paving commission, with the view Of making correct start with the next work to be done
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
THE VALUE OF DONOVAN

TIT THE correspondent of the Boston Adver- tiser correctly sees the situation, Congressman Jeremiah Donovan is valuable asset in the parliament of the United States
 Says The Advertiser in its Washington letter
 succeeded great figure. E.. J. Hill. and believed Donovan be than had been e~" Donovan is the terror of house. made R. Mann the minor ty leader the error of his several times about to- base visit Donovan to if they will a quorum And they purr very sweetIy around him and stroke his back gently
 Evidently useful man the job is Don- ovan good foreman of the gang, and a money saver. Much better than to be in 8 conspiracy to jack up the job in order to run away and play The Advertisers excellent estimate of the Fourth District man is printed in another part of The Farmer, for the benefit> of those who like to know what the peoples servants are doing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27

The first paid message over a trans atlantic cable was dispatched forty ,eisylnf years ago today, July 27, 1866- Tine sender was J. s. Donnelly, rner- chant of St. Johns, Merchandising, who had to pay $10O for a message of only twenty words. A few years ago MT. DonneIly sent the first paid mess age by the new .scab1e letter service, for which he was asked to pay only $15o. The first teIegraplntc messages sent across the Atlantic were ex- changed in 1858 between Queen vfc- toria and President Buchanan. This line soon went out of commission. through faulty insulation, and it was not until July 27, 1s66. that the first successful commercial line established it's Atlantic terminus in Newfound- land A message was sent to Lord Stanley, and the Queen, Osborne, to the President of the United States: The queen ccngratuIates the Presi- dent on thS successful completion of an undertaking which she hopes may serve as an additional bond of union between the United States and Eng land'.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
THE MEANING OF LABOR DAY

 TIT FINDER THE direction of Bridgeport Trades &J Council is in preparation a. celebration of Labor Day, which promises to suFpass anything of the kind in the previous history of Bridge port
 Governor Baldwin has consented to be pres. ent, and will say few words appropriate to, the occasion.
 Labor Day is the most unique and the most significant of American holidays. It marks a 44stinct change in the way Of looking at things change that could only arrive after democra- cy had gained foothold, and civilized peoples had come in some considerable degree to be. ruled by themselves.
 The history of man begins in darkness It is obscure through lengthy dawn What real ly happened even in recent times, is little per- ceived and not interpreted beyond certain broad outlines
 It does appear, however that through many centuries nothing was less consequential in the government of the world than it's toilers those who performed the tasks by which alone mankind can be clothed and fed and the world brought to civilization.
 History tells of nobles, kings, priests and occasionally of rich men, but never except by. the merest incident-until very recently of the toilers.
 The old democracies, Greece and Rome gave no more place to the toiler than the king doIn's that came afterward The toll of the Greek and Roman world was done largely by slaves, and those slaves were chattels, just as they were in America until Lincoln signed the Emancipation proclamation.
 But men, today, have begun to realize that sound civilizations must have regard less for dignitaries than for the mass Of men. A so- lciety that does not furnish adequate subsist- lence comfortable conditions, reasonable happi- ness and dignified conditions to those who do the work is a defective society.
 Labor Day is 8 symbol the men of the United States have established as 8 sign of the new order. It means the nobility of work the fadequate distribution of the proceeds of labor, and just rewards to those who perform the la bor,
 Even now the custom is to pay the least sums and furnish the least comfort to those who perform the tasks which everybody is most un- willing to do. Such situation cannot long continue. The man who does q disagreeable thing which is socially necessary, is entitled to just compensation as much as the man who does pleasant thing which is socially useful One of the defects of our civilization is the way in which it treats those who perform the prim- l tive, foundational but dangerous duties upon which our comfort is based and our happiness funded.
 Labor Day is rainbow in the economic sky. proelaiming that these toiIers shall also have justice. Everybody in Bridgeport should join in making the Labor Day celebration as big, } as fine and as educational as it can be made
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
IS THE SIGNAL SYSTEM DEFECTIvEg

 N T QTORDfAN NADIN makes an affidavit in WI which. he declares that the signal was not set against him. Passengers on the ill., fated car have said, in The Farmer, that Nadin stopped at the signal box, tried the switch, af- ter locking attentiveIy at the light, and passed one One witness thinks she saw the light glow as Nadin moved the switch Another wit ness says she did not see any light
 There is a strong presumption from these circumstances, that the light was not burning or very dimIy. Otherwise the only explanation is that Nadin deliberately ran by signal, an ex- planation which leaves his cautious examina- ton of the light quite unexplained.
 It is the habit of motermen to try the sig nal. Can it be that the accident arose from some such trial?
 Perhaps it would be advisable to make an inquiry into the general effectiveness of the signal system in use on trolley lines in this neighborhood. It may be that the method is defective to such an extent as to open the way to other disasters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
The D. M. Read Company.

other marriage of this type which shocked the Hohenzol1ern family to it's very foundations was that Of Prince Adalbert Of Prussia creator of the German navy, who married a woman of the stage. q celebrated Vfennese dancer.
 Prince Oscar, like all of the sons of the Kaiser, is a stalwart and up- standing specimen of humanity. but his face is hardly such as would take a first prize at beauty show. The Prince is affable and democratic in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
EAST NORWALK MOTOR
 BOAT BURNS AT DOC

South Norwallx, July 27.-Tns m torboat Pam, owned by Contract John w. Banks, of East nyorwallzs VI burned at the dock last evening. Tl flames started just as the boat VI coming into the l1arbor. Captain Ban and several guests he had on boa succeeded in getting ashore in tae nl of time, as both gasoline tanks ploded a few minutes after the began. The boat, valued at about l. 900, was a total loss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
MESSAGES.

his tastes, and is very popular in the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
Summer Dress Goods
 of Desirable Style

Cream Bedford Cord for skirts and summer coat suits, also for the queer and enveloping loose coat that is necessity over thin frocks on cool evenings. This is a beautiful fabric.
 54 inches wide, $2.O0 yard. All wool Crepe, in a lovely cream color It would be hard to find prettier material for a summer gown of wool.
 42 inches wide, 75 cts. Figured Crepe ChaIE A large va Tiety of exquisite designs, more than twenty different designs, small flow CTS, large bouquets, figures and dots.
 28 inches wide, 59 cts.
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27

Some pretty and charming se,v- gayvs in the shape of pendants are of imitation ivory and red coral. They are tiny praneing horses, elephants and wild boars, all of which look like the nand-carved things of which they are good copies.
 25 and 50 cts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
f5O, ,OOO PETITION FOR
 OHIO SUFFRAGE LA7

Cincinnati. July 27.-Lsed Hy 11 Helen Rolling Slaughter, a 6ormer ol woman, now the wife of a 4e1a9 ec -cator, delegations from the princtl cities in Ohio will so to the state ca itoI next Thursday with 7asi<etLule petitions demanding that conelt tional amendment giylnS women right to vote be subnitted 70 the pie at the November election
 women claim to have 1509o0 nan signed to initiative petitions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27

John F. Holland. inventor of the Holland submarine boat, is seriously i'll of pneumonia at Newton. ". J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
Braided Rugs
sSR. so $500 a eihrn < si l
Wash Silks
For Wornea's Blouses and Rden's
 Shirts.

For Women's Blouses and Men's
 Shirts. Silk BroadcIoth, pure white silk weave, firm and strong but not heavys the most admirable silk for it's pur- pose that can be found.
 30 inches wide, SIPS.
 Washes like cotton White Silk in Self-colered stripes, very effective in all the different widths
 36 inches, $1.OO a yard White Wash Silk with cOlored fig ures, very attractive designs for Dolly Warden waists.
 30 inches, $1.OO a yard. Colored Stripes, very neat assoFt- ment, and special original price 8s cts.
 g inches, 69 cts yard
 Main floor A good soap for the bathtllb is large round cake of AtHinson Parma Violet It is a pale violet color and very de1icate1y scented. It also is good size and just fits the hand 25 cts a cake.
 sOdor-o-no' will be appreciated by those who are bothered by excessive precipitation.
 25 and so ets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27

viduals. Tn times past the labor1ng people have had very, very few friends in our law making. bodies. This law is sample of that lsind of Legislation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27

Janet Parker. niece Of u4nSa tC ener, is the militant Guffragetes @. pected by police of placing tac boa in Robert Blrna' b5rthp1acc aG A
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
ASKS $35O,0O0 AS
. DAUGHTER OF JUDGE
Mrs. Louis Levinson Says She's
Jurists Legitimate
Daughter

PEORIA. Ill. Dec. 11.-Asserting
that she is an nlegitimate daughter
of the late Judge David b. Dykeman
OF Logansport, Ind, Mrs. Louis Levin
SON has brought suit for his entire
s350,000 estate.
The suit is directed against Albert
Jenkins, executor in trust.
The will of the late Judge Dyke
man gave the major portion OF the
estate to the city Of Logansport un-
der the provision that final settle
ment should be made within three
years following the date OF his death.
which occurred on Feb. %, 1912. No
mention was made in the will Of Mrs.
Levinson, though she contends that
Judge Dykeman often had promised
TO leave her O wealthy woman.
Mrs. Levinson In her suit alleges
that Judge Dykeman was OF unsound
mind and was unduly Influenced
when he made the will. She asserts
he died without issue other than her
self. and will claim under the Indiana
law that she Is entitled to the whole
estate.
Mrs Levinson asserts that at the
age Of eight Judge Dykeman placed
her In Sc. Mary's of the Woods, an
Indiana girls school. and that she re-
mained there for 10 years. During
that time Judge Dykeman frequently
visited the school. and she says told
her she would be remembered upon
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
AFTER YOU ARE FORTY

Forty years is middle age or should
be. People who squander their youth
are old at 40; everybody needs to
give a little more care to health and
careful living after passing the for
tieth milestone.
The reserve OF strength is not what
Il used to be. Nature needs little
help IL we are to continue the work
and worry of modern life. To most
people DR.. Williams Pink Pills, non
alcoholic, but supporting tonic, gives
lust the necessary assistance.
These pills make the thin blood
rich and red, carry nourishment 70
weak and infiamed nerves. increase
the appetite and make digestion nor.
NAL, correct sleeplessness and most
forms Of headache. Try them for
any trouble caused by thin blood or
weak nerves such as anaemia, rheu-
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indigestion, sick headache or st.
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when by proper treatment the blood
is built up and the starved nerves
nourished DR.. Williams Pink Pills
contain no poisonous or habit-forming
drugs and cannot do harm.
Pamphlets on the treatment Of dis
eases Of the blood and nerves will be
sent free by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, n. Y. Your
own druggist sells DR.. williams Pink
Pills.-AGv.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
GSHOULD BE
N. Y. P. E., SAYS
POSTAL HEAD
Means "Mail Your Packages
Early and Avoid the Christ
mas Rush"
HAS LIST OF DON'TS
FOR YULETIDE GIyERS
Express Companies Join in Eff
fort to Relieve Holiday
Congestion

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL
Uncle Sam, Modern Santa Claus, Is
getting his Christmas pack ready. And
he Is asking the hearty cooperation OF
all the assistant Santas In the coun'
try. He is ready TO do his part, out
he must have the proper help.
"Send your parcels by parcel post,
Tut mail them early" proclaim the
posters now being sent out by the
postonlce department. The parcel post
division is planning 10 make the
Christmas rush less of rush"
Patrons are vitally interested IN
having parcels delivered on or before
Christmas, and every effort should be
made to accomplish this" says Post
master General Burleson In directions
TO the postmasters.
Every means" says Mr.. Burleson,
"should be used to induce the public 10
avoid congestion by distributing the
mailings over as many days before
Christmas as possible. II should be
advertised especially that parcels may
bear the words, Not to be opened un'
til Christmas or a similar description.
"The timeliness of gifts depends
upon their being received on or before
Christmas. Early mailing viii insure
this, whereas the practice or mailing
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

ticket booths, electric street cars and
feature display stand which auto
matioally gives each days program
prominently by means OF reel with
five cards which are presented In
succession-each remaining In view
three minutes, when this card drops
and another is displayed In like man.
ner. until all OF the cards are pre-
sented every 10 minutes.
Another contriyance Paul has fash
ioned is an electric train with block
signal. which causes the train, TO auto
matically stop at the gate for two
minutes, when the switch opens and
permits the train 10 make another
revolution OF the circuit.
All this Is accomplished by means
OF storage batteries and works as per-
fectly as II done by hand. and Will
operate day and night without being
touched as long as II is connected
with the current. Included In this
display Is what he calls his wireless
light
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

packages late, in the hope that they
win reach their destination on Christ
man -dagris likely to defeat Its own
object through unavoidable delay due
to the consequent congestion OF the
mails"
The department is urging patrons
to register or insure valuable pack
ages and to send money always by
money order. "If your mail Is to go
out of town write the state plainly
There are 29 other Washingtons be-
side Washington, d. c., and there are
33 towns named Franklin, etc. says
one circular. Send your parcels by
parcel post-much cheaper, as q rule.
and always quicker" says another
poster.
The various express companies.
too, are trying to assist the sender OF
Christmas packages. The Wells-Far.
20 company, for instance, has adopted
q novel idea in supplying each sender
OF Christmas package with a Christ
mas postal card, TO be mailed separ.
ately, on which are the words: Am
sending you by Wells-Fargo Express,
prepaid, holiday remembrance.
Please do not open It'll Christmas,
with a blank line for signature.
This company is also using spe-
cial christmas address tag" for all
Christmas express packages, with the
words, "A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year" A special red tag
directing that the package goes on
each package.
The Adams and Southern Express
IMPRESS companies have taken simi-
lar action.
I'VE are, OF course. urging the pub
Ito to ship early" said General Agent
q. H Killion OF the Adams company.
"Our Christmas shipments begin to
move to far-west points as early as
the 10th and 18th Of December, and
a large part OF the shipping is now
done by the public before the 18th or
goth OF December, even for nearby
points. This has been due to the
education Of the public through the
press as to the desirability Of getting
thsir packages into the express early"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
FOUR LOST In
INCENDIARY FIRE

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.--Four per-
Sons were fatally burned and scores
narrowly escaped death. early today
In q fire which swept through the
building at No. 499 West One Hun
dred and Twenty-fourth-st. An ex.
plosion which wrecked portien-ef
the. structure painfully ia1ured fire
men who-were fghtilE their way
through flame and dense smoke 70
rescue the inmates.
Several persons were carried to
safety after they had been found lying
unconscious in smouldering night
clothes.
The four fatally burned were Sam.
uel Gordon, his wife. and his two lit
tie daughters. Ida and Ruth.
A dozen or more who lived in the
building crowded fire escapes on the
east side, where they were suddenly
cut of by sheets OF flame. They were
taken down on extension ladders,
Several had inhaled flames and are
today In the hospital In q serious con
dition.
Two women. scantily dressed. es.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

This set has 140 parts an d makes sS di
parts are neatly arranged and securely taste
board box. Most Interesting and instructive
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
is anchored to a telephone pole.

IL anchored 70 telephone pole.
After experimenting with the kite
the owner conceived the idea OF q
parachute Attachment, and made one
corresponding 70 the kite in size. lie
figured that a small copper wire fast
eped TO pulley on the rope and at
tached to the parachute would hold
till the parachute reached the kNe.
when Il would give way and the para
chute would float gently 10 the
ground. When tested. the experiment
proved that his conjectures were
right. But the desired end had not
yet been reached: he wanted pas
senger 10 test It's carrying ability.
Accordingly he began 10 cast about
for the coveted object.
A cat seemed TO be the most avail
able thing. which was fastened Sc
curely In a net TO the parachute and
sent UP 70 meet the kite. Though
the cats protests. expressed by con
tinuous howls. could be heard from
any part OF the town during its fight
II made a successful trip and reached
the ground in safety. On the cats
second trip II remained perfectly
quiet until the parachute landed. and
when picked up To be released was
purring softly
Paufs nom de plume Is Polly
which Is painted In giant black let
ters on the face of the kite and is
clearly legible from the kites great
est flight OF 500 or 600 feet. or the
extreme length OF the rope.
He has other interesting expert
ments. among which is his window
display. constructed last summer q
help promote the coming Chautauqua
II consists OF a miniature Chautauqui
grounds. showing campus with tents
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
NEEDLE TRAVELS IN
HER BODY 33 YEARS

WENATCHEE. Wash. Dec IL
Thirty-three years ago, when MIA a.
F. Frantz was a girl, she swallowed
needle. Recently the needle maoe
It's appearance In her left leg anu
was removed by DR.. Congdon.
During all these years the neeoIo
has been travelling through her pooy'
She never felt the presence OF IL un-
I'll few days ago. A black and Dlue
spot, accompanied by soreness, was
the first indication that anything was
wrong. Next the sharp point OF tns
needle showed itself. II was tnen
that she sought medical attention.