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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
fBy Lee SPape.1

i
 Granma started to ask me wat wunted for Krissmus, saying, I'm go- ing down town to-day to do my shopping, so you bettir tell me what you wunts aw1wayss like to give pee pill wat they wunt, perv1ding they wunt sunthfng usef111.
 wunt a little kannon that shoots awI reel gunpowder, sed.
 Mersey, sed granma, thaEess1 nuta+ ing usefill about that, surely. E Yes, mann, there is, I sed. s s Wat, for instants, sed gTann1a. ! eanssnoot it avvf erly evVry m orn- ing to let peepH no it's time to get up. sed. .5s1-
 If you cood shoot it awf erly enuff to let yureself no it's time to get up I mite call it reeIy usefill. sed granma, cant you think of enything exsept a lxannin.
 wunt a pIstil, woodent shoof enything but blank cartridges in tt, I |-sed. That sownds evin rnoar usef1il than the kannin, sed granna. ssf Yes mann, I sed, | scood skares away Escats and things with it. E No sdowt, sed granma, are those 2 things awI youNcan think of. wen, Id like to have reel bow and arrer. T sed, but I'd rather have eethir the kannin or the pfstiL
 III think it 9ovir sed granma.
 IT rathir have eethfr the kannin or the pisti1l, I sed.
 ! I herd you. sed granrna- And iii the afternoon she went down town and cam hoam agens with a hole lot of lpockidges. and last snitesI went in to granmas room and thare was lot Of things on the bewro with cards avn them, and looked to see if .thare was enything with my nairns avn it. wtch there was beeing a perpi1 and yel1o book kalled Our Fethired Trends and Why We Shood Be Kind to Them, the card saying. To Benny frum his low ing granma-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
POLI's.

ZeIaya, the worlds greatest pianist, and the other big attractions at Poliss s big theater in Main street, continue to draw capacity houses at every per formance and today will be the last chance to witness the delightful pro- gram. Elaborate preparations are be- ing made for the Polf Silver Jubilee week which is to be observed all next week, with special attractions that will furnish gaietys galore and special features of rare beauty The stLove Slave" founded on the recent startI- ing revelations in Monticello, N. Y, will be the chief attraction Of a big bill. Unusually large audiences have marked every performances during the latter part of the present week, and the pleasing holiday bill which appears for the last time today has proven a great drawing card. Hayden, Bur ton & Hayden, the old time favorites; Lawrence and Hur1 Falls, the talented comedy acrobats; Savoy and Brennan, in whirlwind comedy singing and talk ing; Francis Littaur "'coon song'' singer and comedian; Tyler, the equi1i- brist, and the varied selection of all first run moving picture films, make up the excellent program. Don't for get: the big celebration all next week in honor of the 18th year. of s. E. Polls successful theatrical caseer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
THE PIAZZA

A good vaudeville show has often been called the greatest medium through which happiness may be found. for it relieves the mind of those petty worries and cares, that in lure health, and a patron of a vaude- vile theatre, where the management strives to make fun the keynote of the bills, is taking a. sure-cure tonic that benefits him x1ore. than all the remedies ever. discovered by scientists in that it eases the orain,s the seat Of a startlingly large portion of human iIlssaA Heading the list at the Plaza come the Three Kidlets, under seven years of age. but they sing, dance and put over comedy lines that would make many of the famous stars look to their 1aurels. ess.fz4z $
 Williams & Miller have one. of the funniest singing and talking ssfits that ever graced the boards of a local playhouse. They portray the char acters of mountain climbers and keep the laughs red hot-s
 Page & Newton offer a delightful singing and dancing speciality that sparkles with originality.
 Johnson, the worlds greatest aerial contortionist, causes no little feeling of awe amongst the auditors with some of his stunts.
 The Jules Levy r-amiiy is one of those highly pleasing musical acts that make such a hit with local the atregoers.
 ..In the Firelight,'' a stirring drama in two parts; Love Sickness at Sea- a Keystone comedy. and "The Fresh Freshman are included in the bill.
 Prof. Vfncenzo Pricciannf, the noted blind pianist. who has won unlimited praise from music critics all over the world, will appear at the Plaza thea ter, Sunday night, as a feature of the concert program offered by the Wheel CT & Wilson band.
 Much of his time has been spent in travel. and he has appeared in con certs in all the large cities of Eur ope. His success has been phenome- nal wherever he has appeared.
 Rondo Capricioso will be his offering on the program and it will serve as an excellent test of his wonderful taI- ent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
! AT .l
 THE THEATRES
IYRIC

: sa..THE THIRD DEGREE's $ The Third Degree the most suc- cessfuI dramatic play in years, has
 been playing to capacity for two days
 at the Lyric theater and will be shown for the last time in Bridgeport to- day.. No play from the Speaking
 stage has ever been produced in mo-
 ton pictures and held all the power
 and intense interest that this great dramatic masterpiece has. The. play was prod1ced under the personal di- rectiou of fhe author and with an all star cast. The play in parts is more realistic than the original production. s.Tshe Third Degree will be presented
 today for the last time at the Lyric
 until 10:30 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

wv in a very different direction
 from that which Clayton had been pursuing, started through the jungle toward the point he had in dicated.
 Clayton, bewildered and confused, hesitated to follow him, for he thought he was but being led more deeply into the mazes of the forest, but the ape man returned and. grasping him by the coat, dragged him along until he was convinced that Clayton understood what was required of him and then left him to follow voluntarily.
 The Englishman finally concluded that he was prisoner and saw no al- formative but to accompany his .captor, and thus they travelled slowly through the jungle while the sable mantle of the impenetrabfe night of the forest fell about them. Suddenly Clayton heard the faint re- port of a firearm-a single shot and then silence.
 In the cabin by the beach two thor oughly terrified women chung to each other as they crouched upon the low bench in the gathering darkness.
 The negress, sobbing hystericaIIy, bemoaned the evil day that had wit messed her departure from her dear Maryland. while the white girl. dry eyed and outwarsily calm, was tortured by inward forebodings. She feared not more for herself than for the three men whom she knew to be wandering in the abysmal depths of the jungle from which now issued the incessant shrieks and roars, barkings and growl ings of it's terrifying and fearsome in, mates.
 Now came the sound of a heavy body brushing against the side of the cabin. She could hear the great pad ded paws upon the ground without Then for an instant all was silence.
 t'Hush!'' the girl whispered. Hush EsmeraldaY' for the wenaRs sobs aI16 groans seemed to have attracted the thing that stalked there just beyond the thin wall
 A gentle scratching sound was heard on the door. The brute tried to force an entrance, but presently this ceased and again she heard the great padded paws creep stealthily around the cabin Again they stopped-beneath the win dow, on which the terrified eyes of ths girl now glued themselves.
 t'Heavensr' she murmured, for siI houetted against the moonIit sky be yond, she saw framed in the tiny square of the 1att1ced window the hea6 of a huge tiger. The gleaming eyes were fixed upon her in tense ferocfty
 Look, Esmera1dai'' she whispered What shall we do? Looki Quick The windowi''
 Esmeralda covered still closer to shel mistress and glanced affrighted toward the little square of moonlight just as the tiger emitted low, savage snar1
 The sight that met the poor blacks eyes was too much for the already oyerstrung nerves.
 'tOh, Gabrielr' she shrieked and s1i6 to the floor, an inert and senseless mass.
 For what seemed an eternity -tht
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03


 with the Hons turning to renew the at- tack a naked giant had dropped from the tree above squarely on the brute's $ back
 With lightning speed an arm that was corded with layers of iron muscle encircled the huge neck. and the great beast was raised from behind, roaring and paving the air-raised as easily as Clayton would have lifted pet dog.
 That scene he witnessed in the tWi- light depths of an African jungle was burned forever into the Englishman's brain.
 The man before him was the em- bodiment of physical perfection and giant strength, yet it was not on this he had depended in his battle with the great cat, for, mighty as were his mus cIes, they were as nothing by comparf- essn with those possessed by Nunna. To his agility, to his brain and to his long, keen knife he owed his SUI premacy.
 His right arm encircled the lions neck, while the left hand plunged the knife time and time again into the unprotected side behind the left shoul- der, while the infuriated beast, drawn upward and backward until he stood  in this unnatural position.
 Had the battle continued few sec onds longer the outcome might have been different, but all was accom- plfshed so quickly that the lion had scarce time to recover from its sur prise before it sank lifeless to the ground.
 Then the strange figure which had vanquished it stood erect upon the car cass and, throwing back the wild, handsome head, gave the fearsome cry which a few moments earlier had so startled Clayton.
 Before him he saw the figure of a young man naked except for loin cloth and few barbaric ornaments on arms and legs and on the breast a priceless diamond locket g1eaming against a smooth brown skin.
 The hunting knife had been returned to it's home1y sheath, and the man was gathering up his bow and quiver from where he had tossed them when he 1eaped to attack the lion.
 Clayton spoke to the man in English, thanking him for his brave rescue and complimentfng him on his wondrous strength and dexterity.
 The only answer was g steady stare ana a Ia4nE SnEuS O1 sL1D AA4SsAIJ SAO u1- ders, which may have betoke kened either disparagement of the service rendered or ignorance of the language.
 The bow and duiyer slung on his back, the wild man once more drew his knife and deft1y carved dozen large strips of meat from the lions carcass. Then. sduatting upon his launches, he proceeded to eat. motion ! fY1fr GIavft1n fl 3niT1s 711If1
 The strong white teeth sank into the raw and dripping flesh in apparent rel ish, but Clayton could not bring him- self to share the uncooked meat with his strange host Instead he watched him, and presently there daw wned upon him the conviction that this was Tar gan of the apes. nose notice he had seen posted upon the cabin door that morning. .tssss
 If so he must speak Eug1dsh.
 Again Clayton essayed speech with the ape man, but the replies were in a strange tongue, which resembled the chattering of monkeys mingled with the growing of some wild beast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
PARK THEA TIRE

When managed Goods had its Chicago premiere pr. w. A. Evans,
 medical expert of the Chicago Trf- ,bunes Ssaid:s stThe entire town, or as many of them as can get into the theatre. will be wise if they will see the play and soak up as much Infor- nation and as many sound principles as they are capable of carrying away 7 Damaged Goods comes to the Park for one performance Monday, Jan. 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
RHEUMATISM
 AND GOUT

sufferers have been cured for twenty years past by I4fips Rheumatic Reme- fIy. It gives relief in twenty-four hours. One bottle will cure most cases. It is @ guaranteed remedy At all drug stores or direct on receipt of price. One dollar per bottle. Hill Medicine Co.,, IF East 24th Street. New York.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC
 COMPANY.
820 MAIN STREET

Water rates for the quarter endlnr January 1st, 1914, are NOW DUE end payable at the office of the Compeur. $40 Main street. All bills uu1t 1s paid on or before
 JANUARY 15TH, 1914 Business hours Saturdays from e n- m. to 12 m.
 For the accommodation of the ullf- lie the office will be kept open from c a. m. to 8 p. m- Monday, Jan. 5tn and 12th, 1914.
 ALBERT F. IlAVEFsE. A Sezetary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

the head and two end pins which are big ones. The small balls are used to roll with and it makes quite an inter esting game.
 Last night the No Names took two out of three games from the Non pareils. The second game was a. tie, which the NonpareiIs won on the roll off. Following are the box scores:
 MIC INT h1EUrC
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
lTo be c,,ntinued.)
STAGE PROPERTY,

Dominie-ss.Did you get all the pret- ty things that were on the Christmas tree ?''
 Freddie-.-Not muqh didn't. They gave me only the ones they couldn't put away for next Christmas."-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
NONPAREILS.

When a man yells ''f1re'' in crowd ed hall, he might as well also lock the doors carefully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

K New Years signals of warships all over the world were sent out from Arlington, Va, navy wireless station.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
MEATS GOING UP
"REMINISCENCES OF oPUIHSoI..

s'Were you ever arrested before7r asked the Magistrate
 ssWhy, Judge" replied E'iofflu~ Pete. 'fdidn't tell you I had seen bet ter days2 Nobody could own as mr1T automobiles as I used to Without e-r- ting arrested every. once 1n a wnile.' Washington Star
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
THE
BRIDGEPORT ANIBrAL RESCUE I,EAGUT

have arranged with BE1s-BL E 1E FrindIe,16z Thompson Street, az care talxer for stray cats Homes win DO provided for them as far as poss1blc- pr. O. F. O. Atkins, phone 4s2o, One veterinary, of 200 John Ssree4.sFas O. pointed to destroy such animals fi1af are undesirable. The co-operatIon Cl the public i'm this work would ba greatly appreciated by the society.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Herman Hessenbruch, Belgian con- sul at Philadelphia, and president of the German hospital, is dead, aged CT years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Charged with plotting to overthrru Japanese rule in FOrmcea. 11 mI were executed at Talholzu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

The estate of James A. Moffett, for
 mer president of tAe Standard Oil Co.,, of New Jersey, is valued at $654, ,130.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
CHAPTER x. The Forest God.

TATHEN Tarzan had finished his WMf repast he rose and, pointing
 in a very different direction
 from thai which ClaEton had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
DECIDES AGAINST ~
HEADS OF LABOR
Convicted Dynamiters Must Serve
Their Sentences-Cases of Six
Are Reversed.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Frank NJ. Ryan,
president OF the International Associa-
ton Of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers, must serve sentence OF
seven years in the penitentiary.
The opinion in these cases which
grew out of the dynamiting scandal,
revealed by the confession of the Nc
Namaras, now in San Quentin prison,
was read by Judge Seaman Tuesday.
The following sentences were affirm
ed by the court of appeals: Six years
Imprisonment: Michael J. Young, Bos-
ton: Frank c. Webb. Hoboken, n. j.;
Phillip A. Coyley, New Orleans; ]. T.
Butler, Buffalo; ]. E. Munsen, Salt
Lake City.
Four and a half years imprison-
ment: Eugene A. Clancy.
Four years: P. ]. Smith, Cleve-
land, O.; John H. Barry, st. Louis.
Three year terms: Henry W. Leg
leitner, Pittsburgh; Parnen, Spring
field, III.
The following other cases where
the sentences were reversed and the
cases sent back TO indianapolis for
trials:
Alfred a. Tveitmoe, San Francisco,
six years.
w J. Mccain, Kansas City, three
years.
James E. Ray. Peoria. three
years.
Fred Sherman. Indianapolis
William Bernhard, Cincinnati.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
M'G0VERN PICKS REGENTS
Names Members of Board of Visitors
of State Observation-Disclosures
Are Reapportioned.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern made the
following appointments of members
Of the board of visitors of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin: w. A. Titus, Fond
du Lac, term ending on July 1, 1914;
Mrs. Charles NJ. Morris, Milwaukee,
term ending on July l, 1915; Judge
Is B. Belden, Racine, term ending
on July /, 1916; !. J. Stair, Broadhead,
term ending on July l, 1917.
To be members of the board of re-
gents Of the University of Wisconsin:
Florence Griswold Buckstaff, Osh-
lzosh, state at large, vice D. o. Mahon-
ey of Viroqua, resigned, term ending
first Monday in February, 1917.
d. 0. Mahoney, Viroqua, Seventh
district, vice DR.. Edward E. Evans, IL,
Crosse, resigned; term ending first
Monday in February, 1914.
Gilbert E. Seaman, Milwaukee, stats
at large; term ending frs: Monday III
February, 1919.
Horlick Racine, First district; term
ending first Monday in February,
1919.
E. NJ. Mcmahon, Madison, secretary
of the Madison board of commerce,
Third district; term ending first Mon,
day in February, 1919.
F. w A Notz, Watertown, Second
district; term ending first Monday in
February, 1918.
Orlando E Clark. Appleton. Ninth
district; ter mending first Monday in
February, 1918.
The reapportionment of the state
into congressional districts three
years ago threw two regents into some
districts and left other districts with
out representation. The present ex-
piration of terms of some regents and
the resignation Of others finally en-
abled the governor to fill the board as
provided under the new apportion-
ment law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
"I'LL NEVER QUIT ALIVE
SAYS PRESIDENT HUERTA
Dictator Tells American That Mexi,
co is Far From Being Bankrupt
Lind Sees O'Shauehnessy.

Washington, Jan. 10.-FouF hundred
marines, now stationed on the 18th
mus of Panama, were ordered to the
east coast Of Mexico. AS soon as prac-
ticable the marines will be distributed
among the battleships now assembled
at Vera Cruz, and their arrival will
practically double the available marine
force in Mexican waters. The an
nouncement of this doubling of the
force OF marines strengthened the
growing impression that the admins
tration is preparing to adopt practi-
cal policy to take the place Of the pres
ent attitude of waiting for Huerta to
yield
Vera Cruz, Jan. 10. Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, charge d'affaires OF
the American embassy in Mexico
City, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived for a conference with John
Lind.
City of Mexico, Jan. Shell will
hold both Woodrow Wilson and my
self before l resign" said President
Ruerta to an American who called on
him at the palace Wednesday. The
time has gone past when l will give
the slightest consideration to any
proposition that l leave the presi-
dency."
Once l might have resigned at the
bidding of almost anyone, but now
no. 1t is not a question OF. pride, am
bition or pomp with me, but duty
nothing else .
What does Woodrow Wilson know
Of Mexico or of what kind Of govern
ment it's people need? Nothing. He
does not understand that Mexico is
like a snake, with it's life in it's head,
and that enemies will have to batter
this old head off my shoulders before
they kill me or my government.
They say have no more money. 1t
shows how ignorant are people who
make such statements of the re-
sources of Mexico
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
OWEN WARNS m. DIS.
PROEE FOR AGREEMENT OPPoS,
ING EUGsNIC LAW.
Attorney General Holes That Tactics
Bear Indications cf a Pcs
sibse Conspiracy.

Madison. = That physicians who
make agreements not to make tests
under the eugenics marriage Law come
dangerously near TO forming con
spiracy is hinled in an interview with
Atty. Gen. Walter c. Owen. Mr.
Ovens attention was called TO the
agreements being signed by some CT
the Physicians II villages and cities
not to make the tests.
The physicians Who sign agree
ments not to make the tests, as they
are doing in some communities. come
dangerously near conspiracy il. OBJ
structing the administration Of Law"
said the attorney general THE sign
ing Of an agreement coupled with the
refusal to make an examination GER
tainly bears strong indications of a
possible conspiracy. Such conditions
will be looked into
During the first five days OF Janu-
airy, 1913, there were five licenses tax
Ell out here, whereas there has not
been one taken out this year in the
same period, although there are at
least three doctors in Madison who
are willing to issue 4 health certifi.
cate for IS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
BADGER FRUIT MEN ELECT
President of Wisconsin Horti-
cultural Society.

Madison-The Wisconsin State Hor-
ticultural society in annual conven-
ton here on Wednesday elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: President, J. s. Palmer, Bara-
boo; vice president, Frederick Kern,
Bayfield,; secretary, Prof Frederic
Cranefield, Madison; executive COM
mittee, first district, A. J. Smith of
Lake Geneva; second, r. J. Coe of
Fort Atkinson; third, Lewis Post of
Madison; fourth. James Livingstone
Of Milwaukee; fifth, Henry Wilke of
Milwaukee: sixth, N. A. Rasmussen
of Oshkosh; seventh. William Toole
of Baraboo; eighth Howard Smith of
Poysippi; ninth, A w Lawrence of
Sturgeon Bay; tenth, c. l.. Richard
son of Chippewa Falls; eleventh, F. ".
Holston of Bayfield,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
SHOOTS WOMAN; KILLS SELF
Jhted Man Blows Out Brains When
Surrounded by Enraeed Citizens
of Waushara County.

Nautoma.-fn a fit of jealous rage
Fred Hannah, superintendent of the
Shaw stone quarry at Lohrville, ten
miles southeast OF Wautoma, shot and
mortally wounded Mrs. Charles Free
berg, following her refusal to elope
with him, and then blew out his
brains when pursued by posse of en-
ragged citizens.
Freeberg and his wife separated
some time ago and since then Hannah
had prevailed upon the woman to con-
slider plan to live with him He went
to Wautoma to close a bargain for
the renting of house where he and
the woman. together with her three
children, were to live.
Returning TO Lohrville, he stopped
at the Freeberg home and informed
the woman that everything was i'll
readiness. He was amazed when she
Informed him that the differences be-
tween her and her husband had been
adjusted and that she would go to
live with her husband
When she refused to yield to mis-
plea, Hannah, i'll a sudden rage of
jealousy, drew a revolver from his
pocket and fired two shots at her, one
of the bullets striking directly over
the heart and the other piercing the
right breast. Hannah fed to his Of
flee at the quarry, while the woman
was rushed to Oshkosh. 1t is said
that she will not live.
News of the shooting spread so rap
idly that a posse of citizens surround
ed Humans office shortly after he
reached there, Seeing that he had no
chance of escape, Hannah shot him
self through the head.