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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22
WESTPORT


 John Mansfield. painter, fell from a roof on which he was working yes terday afternoon and received injuries which will confine him to the Nor walk hospital for some time. Mans field was painting a roof near Compo beach, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. Tn falling he. frac- tured three ribs. injured his spine and also fractured his left arm. The in jured man was placed in an auton1o- bile and rushed to the Norwa1k hos pitaI, where pr. Tracey of Norwalk is attending him. Mansfield lives on State street and is well known about town.
 A horse belonging to William Beach of Weston became frightened at a passing train while standing at Sauga- tuck yesterday afternoon and ran away. The wheel of a carriage to which the animal was attached was broken when ihe horse ran into a telegra pll role near the Button shop. The horse was stopped and Beach left the WeSon in a nearby carriage shop for repairs. No one was in the carriage at the time of the runaway.
 Miss Mae Y Youngs, who has been spending the past few days as the guest of friends in New York has re- turned to her home.
 Frank Moore has returned to his home in New Haven after spending a few days with relatives in town.
 William Pastor is i'll at his home on State street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22
UNITED STATES LEADS
 THE WHOLE WORLD IN
 ITS. TELEPHONE SERVICE

The following information cover ing the telephone statistics of the world has been furnished by the local management of the Southern New England Telephone Comnay. It is taken from official statistics just com piled by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and contains a wealth of interesting data.
 In the report. the total number of telephones in the world is given as 13.570,874. Of these 8,729,592, or ap- proximately 64 per cent are in the United States The German Empire is second with 1,3O2,672 telephones and Bosnia with $50 telephones only a trif1e oSeratwice the number in use in the Hotel Taft in New Haven foots the list.
 Tn the development of telephones per 100 population. the United States is first with s.1 telephones to every 100 population. Canada, including New Foundland, is second with 5.6 tel ephones to every 100 population, but the great majority of the, countries show one and a fraction telephones or less, to every 100 population
 The total miles of telephone wire in the world are given as 32. .2e1. .934, of which 20, PAS. .326 or approximately 60 per cent are in this country The German Empire Is second with A. 175,782 miles. or 12.5 percent of the total. and Great Britain and France follow in the order given. The United States has 21.O3 miles of wire to ev- cry 100 population.
 The total investment in telephone systems, this figure being partly es- timatea. is put at $1,906, ,o41, 900. Of this stupendous sum of money $1,- 094, BOO ,000. or 57.44 per cent sof the total, is actually invested in the tel epl1one service of the United States. It is estimated that the grand to- tai of telephone conversations for one year, in Europe and the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22
56 RULERS IN 92 YEARS,
 RECORD OF "FREE' MEXICO

turned, not knowing that the repub- l lie had proclaimed him an outlaw and was captured and shot, in Fa-
 dilla, July 19, 1924.
 Santa Ana was provisional presi-
 dent of the republic until October. 1924, when Guadalupe Victoria was telected to the presidency. He was
 succeeded, after a period of conflict between the aristocratic and demo- cratic parties, by Vicente Guerrero. year Spain sought to recover the country, and a Spanish army was landed at Tampico in July. To re- lpel the invaders, Guerrero was invest ed with the powers Of a dictator, but. after routing the Spaniards, he evinc- ed an unwillingness to relinquish his dictatorship. This led to another revolution, and Bustamente,l the vice. president, captured and shot in 1881 Anastasio Bustarnante held the office until 1893. when Gen. Santa Ana was elected head of the state. In 1886
 prisoner by the Texans, who were fighting for freedom from Mexico, but after year he was released. Bus
 tamante occupied the presidential pal
 ace again from 1897 to 1842, when
 he was obliged to retire. During
 that period. in 1888, Mexico declared
 war against France, but the conflict terminated within a few months.
 Throughout this and the subsequent
 periods there were many revolutions and counter revolutions and nun1er-
 ous generals strutted for longer or shorter period in the role of dictator or president When the United States made war on Mexico in 1S46 Herrera, a dictator very much like Huerta, was in power. but he was soon over thrown by Gen. Paredes. Santa Ana who was then playing the role of Villa, was encouraged by the United
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States, which supplied him with arms and even took him to Vera Cruz. Santa Ana proclaimed himself presi- dent but immediately turned against the United States, and made s.Muerta los Yanquisi' (Death to the Yam keesi) his battIe-cry. He soonetook the reins of government out of the weak hands of President Parades. and became g, doughty antagonist of the
 gringos.'' After Scott's occupation of the City Of Mexico in Is47 Santa Ana resigned.
 Don Mariana Arista was the next president of ofaimportance in Mexican history He commandeds the Mexi- can troops on: the Texas border in 1S46, and, on the order of President Paredes. commenced hostilities with the troops of the United States. His rule as president was brief. He re- signed early in 1852, and was suc- seeeded by Don Juan Cebe1los A lit ile and made himself dictator In 1855 he abdicated. and Carrera was elect ed president. He abdicated, and wAs succeeded first by Alvarez and after wards by Comonfort. The latter was elected to the presidency in 1857. and gy was sequestrated and a democratic constitution, similar to that of the United States, was proclaimed. Be- fore 1t went into effect Felizs Zuloaga, commander of the army. abrogated the constitution, and little later marched into Mexico City and claim ed the presidency.
 Comonfort was impeached by Con- gress. but Benito Juarez, the z0axaca Indian who xheld the office of vice president, claimed the succession un- der the constitution, and established his capital at Vera Cruz. Gen Miguel Miramon, a brilliant military Header. of the conservative or church party, became the 1ederalist' president in 1859, when Zu1oaga was overthrown The latter returned to power for a brief period in 1860. when he was ar rested and banished by Miramon. In 1881 Juarez triumphed and entered the City of Mexico with his rebels, and was elected president for four years.
 Juarez was made dictator by Con-
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gress in 1861 to resist the invasion of French. English and Spanish troops. who had been sent to Vera
 Cruk to enforce the payment Of Mex ico's debts. Convinced of the hon. esty of Juarez, the English and Span ish governments soon recalled their forces. but the French remained. While Juarez was fighting the French Gen. Juan Alrnonte raised rebellion to aid the invaders, and when sJuarez was driven from the capital in 1868 A1monte was made regent of the em- pire, until the arrival of Maximilian. the Austrian archduke who was placed upon the Mexican imperial long and bloody struggle, Maxinilian
 was deserted by the French. and. with his ally. ex-Presfdent Miramon, was captured and shot.
 Y While the war against Maxinailian and the French was being fought, Mexico, and his claim to the presi- dency was disputed by Santa Ana and Ortega. With the downfall of the empire, however. Juarez was again elected president, and held office to his death in July, 1872. In many respects, the Indian Juarez was the sablest, best and most patriotic ruler in Mexican history.
 Porfirfo Diaz, who. had taken a, prominent part ip the war against the French and MaximiIian, was candi- date for the presidency in 1872, but was defeated. and headed revolu- stion against Juarez. Riveras, Me- grotes and others also claimed the presidency and fomented insurrec- tions Dfaz was twice defeated, and accepted the proffered amnesty after the death of Juarez. Lerdo de Te- jado succeeded to the presidency il. 1872, and was 8 candidate to suc- ceed himself in 1876. He was de- clared re-eIected by Congress but Diaz, his opponent raised a revolution and forced Lerdo to leave the coun- try Diaz was "elected's the follow ing year. Under fhe plan Of Tuxte- pee, then in force, Diaz was ineligible to succeed himself. and in 1880, after he had defeated rival president, Ig-s lesias. and suppressed the rebellion of Negrete. Diaz. retired and his sec
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Next Monday will mark the ninety hecond anniversary of the beginning of the first independent government ln Mexico. In the intervening years Ehe country has had two emperors and hfty-four presidents and dicta- tors During a long period of Mext- can history the government changed on an average once year.
 Augustin de Iturbide was the first of the long line of Mexican rulers to assume the powers which had been welded by the viceroys of Spain six ty-fWo in number, sheer Hernando Cortez overthrow the Aztec Empire in the early part of the sixteenth cen tury- In the Autumn of 1921 Gen. zturbi7e entered the city of Mexico at the head of the patriot army, and Don Juan O'Donoju, the last Spanish viceroy was forced to withdraw. Dur ing the early part of the Mexican rev. udutf0n. which began in 1910. Itur- the roya1ist army. Later he went over to the other side and 1t was largely his military genius which de- cided the struggle in favor of the 11exicans- After capturing the capf- tai Iturbid6 used his influence to of Igualav whereby king was to be elected for Mexico. The throne was offered to the Spanish monarch, who refused It. and on May IS, 1929, 1turbfds proclaimed himself emperdr and established his reign over coun- try stretching from northern Califor- mia to Panama The republicans, headed by Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, were dissatisfied. ana in1-s msdiately began a. revolution against Iturbfde, who had styled himself Au- Eustin l. Early in 1928 Iturbide ab- dicatsd and WAS given a pension of %25s000 year on condition Ire re- mained in Europe. Tn 1924 he re-
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00O, ,000 are established in the United States. In other words there are 161,995 conversations to every 1000 people in this country as against B. 172 to every 1000 people in Europe.
 These figures give a graphic idea of the comprehensiveness of the tel- ephone development of the United States and the extent to which it has become a vital factor in the business and social life of every community. And what is true of the country as a whole is equally true of every com rnunity in our state
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22

retary. Manuel Gonzales, was elected. In 1884 Diaz returned to the presl- denttal palace, and he was continu- ously reelected, putting down all rebels with an iron hand, until over thrown by Francesca Madero, who in turn fell before Huerta. Since then Carranza, Zapara, Orozco and many others have aspired to the presf- dency and it is entirely likely that Mexicans will continue to- enjoy fre- quent changes of rulers for years to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22
FEEL DULL AND sLUGGISH?-ST YOUR
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It beats all how quickly Foley Ca4hartic Tablets liven your liver ov- ercome constipat you feel lively and active again. J. l.. Me Knight. Ft Worth. Texas, says: s'ATy isagreeabIe symptoms were entirely removed by the thorough cleansing Foley Cafhartic Tablets gave me" They're a wonder. Hindle's Drug
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22

Three young men found locked in a box car oksa Pennsyfvania freight t11n in Jersey City said they had been in the car since May 13 and had been without water ever since TEnF |boarded the car at Jacksonvfile. Ella
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REsr or REASONS.

She-7ave you- any special reascn for wanting to know my ase9
 He-I merely wish to know at what age woman is really the most fascin~ ating. philadelphia Record
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CONSOLATION.

s'Dobbins, the art critic, has roasted my pictures unmercifully.'
 Don't mind that fellow. He's mo ideas of his own he only repeats like a parrot what others say.''--1Jew York Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22

President Wilson will formally open the new American University at Vasll- ington next Wednesday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
USED BY THE scANDINAvIANs
Nautical Terms Common Today Are
Easily Traced to the Days OF
the Old Vikings.

When we say a ship is bound for a
certain port or honeward bound, we
are using, not the past particle, as
we might think, of the English verb to
bind, but of a Scandinavian word
meaning to prepare, to get ready-a
word which in the form Of "boun" still
lives on In northern dialects.
"Billow" is probably a Scandinavian
word which survived in one Of the
northern or eastern dialects, which
still preserve SO many Danish words.
1t made its way into southern English
In literary standing by Its use by
Spenser and Shakespeare.
wake" for the track OF a ship Is
another Scandinavian word preserved
in dialect It's original meaning, as
Professor Skeat tells US. was that OF
an opening In the fee. especially the
passage cut for a ship In frozen lake
or sea, and them from being applied
to the smooth watery track left by the
ship after Its passage through the Ice
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25

Broadway take a silent oath to see
to 1t that all the high-feed law practice
which he might find within his gift,
thenceforward and forevermore, as
long as he should live, should go to
no one but Judge Spotswood.
Come, nom, please; they've got i'm
portant things to talk about" the
Judge petitioned.
Yes, know" said she, but was not
to be diverted from her hospitality.
broadway. will you have another
glass of lemonade?"
NO, thanks; not now" )
Josie, have a cup of tea?"
81 don't think so, Mrs. Spotswood."
Nov, nom, pleased" the Judge ex.
postulated.
Eyes; I'm going" said his wife, but
added, as she cast at him an angry
glance: "You have to be polite "a
people, don't your"
With that she founced out of the
room, and, to the distress of Broad.
way, went alone. Then and only then
he realized that the judge intended to
remain. He was actually intent on
talking business. Broadway wondered
IL he might not have to give his legal
work to some more intelligent attor'
ney. Could not the gum business wait !!
But no. The judge was purely bust
ness. There was no hope. The young
man reconciled himself as best he
could.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
Economical Handling Of Salt.

The salt harvested in the Saline
valley Of California is now transported
to Swansea. the nearest shipping
point, 26 miles away. by means of an
overhead tramway, which was recent
ly completed at cost Of 100000. The
material rs conveyed in buckets, and
the hourly capacity Of the line is 20
tons. A very interesting feature of the
line is the fact that the downpull OF
the buckets as they make descent
of the mountain is utilized in raising
the buckets over the next grade Salt
has been mined there for years, but
the amount of the product has been
limited to the local consumption, az
the expense Of getting the salt to the
shipping point by mule power has
been prohibitiva
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
Last of CITY Trump.ters.

1t is contemplated to terminate the
services of Englands city trumpeters
and in future, when occasion arises
to employ trumpeters of the House
hold cavalry in civil functions and pro
cessions.
London has had its own trumpeters
since 1914. At present they consist Of
four individuals, ex-soldiers, who have
a small retaining fee and are paic
when their services are required
which happens four or five times IN
the year. Their robes are somewhat
picturesque, and have frequently beer
portrayed in records and illustrations
of historical events in the past.-Tit
Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
MONARCH'S ACT SURPRISE
Old Lady Thought II Undlgnlfied That
British Monarch Should Blow
His Own Nose.

When King George of Great Britain
came to the throne there were wild
rumors that he took so little interest
in horse.racing that the turf would
suffer. This year, however, his mai
esty has attended a number of the big
race meetings.
One recalls the story told OF an ear
Her royal visit to Dorchester. An old
Yorkshire woman had gone on the
course for the sole purpose Of seeing
royalty, and she called out excitedly:
(Which is the king? Which is the
king?"
There he is" said some one near.
That's him with the handkerchief In
his hand.
All" gasped the old lady, a touch
of reverent awe in her tone.
Just then his majesty, who had a
cold in the head, performed a COM
monplace little operation.
Goodness mel" the old lady ex.
claimed aghast. "He-he blows his
own nose!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
oasss1enz Zae ey ewozLhnssNalv cane4ss >SAMXAS|

Someone must have recognized you
on the street." said Wallace.
Lord" cried Mrs. Spotswood. THAT
does settle 1t! Now the whole town
will turn out!"
But the Judge shook his head. This
mans a stranger | told him you
weren't here, but he said he knew bet.
ter. He knows the time you left New
York and all about it."
Broadway instantly considered Penn
broke. "Was he tall man with gray
hair?"
IF you're thinking of Pembroke. It
wasn't him." the Judge replied. 4
know him"
Wallace knit his brows. He was not
pleased. who the deuce was lit"
Mrs Gerard's lawyer!" Broadway
whispered to Wallace, worried.
mo, no." he laughed.
"He said," the Judge continued, that
he'd wait for you down at the Grand.
He said that 1t was most important;
that he must see you tonight"
$50 he went to the Grand hotelT
Eyes"
did you tell him that wouldn't see
anybody"
II didn't even admit that you were
here"
Perhaps I'd better go back to the
hotel and see who II Is" suggested
| Wallace.
YES" Broadway accepted. win
you do that, Bobf And hurry back,
won't your"
81 won't be any longer than I can
help"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
o6[ EDWARD MARSHALL
FROM IHf PLAY OF GEORGEM.COHAN

ing beauty. you're not Clara, are
you"
She could feel the admiration in his
tone, rather than see it on his face,
for she could not look up. "Of course
am"
well, what do you think OF that!
You're-very different-why, you were
a little girl last time | saw you!" He
pulled Wallace forward by the arm.
This is my friend, Mr. Wallace. Bob.
this is the judges daughter, Miss
Spotswood."
Now, she could see her old friends
friend more clearly. Instantly she de-
cided that he was the handsomest Of
living men. She had been genuinely
glad to see Broadway. Now, immedi-
ately, she forgot that he existed.
''Pm going to get JOSIE" she ex-
claimed and fed into the night.
by heck, Broadway" Wallace COM
mented. There's a pretty country girl!
/ didn't know they did 1t In such detail
in the rural districts"
The Judge came to them with a
hearty handclasp. Welcome to this
house again, my boy" said he. Its
been long time since you have seen
this room. Not changed much, Ell? We
don't change much in Jonesyille." He
waved his hand toward Mrs. Spots
wood, who was sitting in flutteS OF
expectancy, but would not rise because
1t seemed more elegant to remain seat
ed. Remember that LADY,"
Broadway hurried toward her. 81
should say Cot Hello, Mrs. Spots
wood: p4 ewfully glad to see you
again. ....
Nos she could rise with full pro
pretty, and did so, taking his hand cor
dially. We'll, well, Broadway; 1t
doesn't seem possible that it's you. y
Smiling in an unfeigned Joy at seeing
him, she took him by the shoulders
and slowly turned him around for in,
spection.
Yes, | guess I've changed" he
laughed. Nobody seemed to know me
in the streets, and saw only one face
that recognized" He brought Bob
up. This is Mr.. Wallace, Mrs. Spots
wood
She shook his friends hand heartily.
Il want you to feel right at home.
guess Broadway knows that all his
friends are our friends"
Wallace really was delighted by the
whole atmosphere Of simple welcome;
and those eyes Of Clara Spots
wood's-he wondered II. when
Broadway took the full charge
Of the gum works and came
here to live, there would not be some
reason for a branch office of the EN-.
pire Advertising agency in Jonesyille.
The judge called their attention to Q
portrait of the dead gum magnate. III
was made ten years ago." he said, in
explanation. .....
but he didn't change much in his
last ten years." said Mrs. Spotswood.
mo; you bet he didn't" Broadway
acknowledged bitterly.
"Is Dave in the kitchen, mom?" the
judge inquired, as Mrs. Spotswood
started for the lemonade.
yes"
He went to her confidentially, hand
ing her coin, as soon as he was sure
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
STRONGEST TRAIT IN NATURE
Motherhood Most Highly Developed
Among the Creatures Of the
Lower Creation.

The contention that the hen is the
most compassionate thing in creation
is strikingly illustrated by case OF
motherhood in nature related In Coun-
try Life. A correspondent tells how
In a farmyard were two puppies for
shom the mother had no affection. SO
an old hen took pity on them, and
when she went to roost they followed
her. Squatting in corner of cart
shed, she lifted a wing and the two
youngsters crawled under for the
night, her chicks Numbering on the
backs of the puppies.
AS q proof Of how strongly mother
hood is developed in the lower crea-
zion, two incidents occurred recently.
"A cat, having carried away young
crow from It's nest. was attacked by
six older birds and killed. The other
incident was where hen blackbird
held at bay a cat. The cat hid behind
Aome bushes. and not three yards In
,ropt of the bush the bird stood cluck
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
Fur Sales In Siberia.

The number Of furs sold at the fur
sale held at Yakutst the latter part Of
July, 1913, was ar follows: White
polar fox, 10000 skins; red fox, 1000
Fkins; gray fox, 1tO skins; ermine.
10000 skins; squirrel, 10000 skins;
black bear, 100 skins; mammoth
bones, 46,948 pounds. The white fox
skins sold at 20 to a1.5o rsbles Cs14.42
to s16.22) each; red fox. up to IT ru.
bles (sS.75); gray fox, rs rubles
(s12.ss); ermine. 2,70 rubles (s1.3s):
squirrel, 81 kopeckn (28 cents); and
mammoth bones 1T SSrubles per pood,
(s27.3o Der sS.ii2 psunds). The price
for white fox was record, as this fur
has never sold at such high prices,
and during the winter Of 1913 the
price was only Is 10 16 rubles (s7.73
to 1924 each. Yakatsk is a town OF
1000 inhabitants on the Lena river In
Siberia, and is the chief commercial
emporium Of east Siberia
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25
How bid III cat survIve7

The remarkable feature of Captain
Bartlett's story of the Karluk is not
that an Eskimo woman and her baby
shared the perils Of the camp after
the ship foundered, but that the fore
castle cat was saved. An Eskimo
dog doubtless hates cat above all
other dogs. How in the world was
this cat kept away from the fangs
of the pack? Can it be that in that
vast wilderness of ice and snow the
domestic cat can lie down with the
native dog and unmolested share the
warmth of his coat?