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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

To the Board Of County Commission
 CTS of Fairfield County. szI hereby apply for License to sell Spiritpous and Intoxicating Liquors ItAIs. Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and G. der, 4. No. Washtngton Ave Town Of Bridgeport.
 My place of business is not located withi Ii 200 feet in a direct line of a. Church Edihce. Parochial School or Public School-house, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any Post Once Public Library or Cemetery
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 12th day of Nov. A. D.. 1914
 MATTHEW sWIENER.
 Applicant
 We, the undersi gned, electors and taxpayerss as defined by law, of the Town Of Bridgeport, hereby endorse the application of the above named
 MATTHEW WIFI SER, for such license and we do seyera1Iy certify each for himself that we are owners of real estate situated in said Town of Bridgeport
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of Nov. A. D., 1914
 Peter Damico, Salvatore Montuori George A. Grosshaus. James Crosse. Vito DaIniani.
 hereby certify that the above named endorsers are electors and tax payers, as defined by law, of the Town of Bridgeport.
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of Nov.,sA A D., 1914! JOSEPH SCHULTZ. IT 4 F,a e q -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
sTHAL MAGNEro FROM CAR.

Burs1ars entered the garage of Morris Beers on the Black Rock turn pike on Wednesday night stealing a Inagneto and coil from the car.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

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The public will be inter ested to learn that due to the Y. M. CA. breaking it's written agreement to fur nish Warner Hall for
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

The grownup neighbor admitted that
she did remember the occasion. The
small one thereupon smiled up at her
sweetly and ingenuously. do you
know" she said, that can remem-
Der how good that candy tasted?"
Am to gather from that remark" !"
smiled the grownup neighbor, "that
you would like to make some candy
now"
81 think l would" responded the
other.
But you have a headache" ven
tured the grownup neighbor dubious
ly. 81 don't suppose you would feel
like eating any candy even If we made
It,"
The small neighbor looked up at
her friend doubtfully. OH" she
cried as she detected the incipient
twinkle in the neighbor's eyes, you're
making fun. You'll let me have some
candy, won't you? My head feels per-
fectly good l could eat a bushel of
candy and 1t wouldn't hurt me bit"
I'm afraid" said the grownup
neighbor, seriously, when the candy
was on the stove and the small visitor
was standing on her tiptoes to watch
1t bubble, that the awful accusation
made against me Is true"
The small neighbor's eyes grew very
large and round. "What?" she asked.
well, you know there is a story
going the rounds to the effect that
you're getting badly spoiled by me-"
Spoiled like apples?' inquired the
small neighbor "All brown and wrin-
kled and soft so you can stick your
finger into them?"
We'll, you're not brown and wrin-
kled, and | don't believe l could stick
my finger into you
We'll. then don't mind being
spoiled" chirped the small one. "I
guess | like It." Then she threw her
arms around her friends neck. do
you know" she whispered, "I'd rather
stay here and play with you than go
to any school ever went to In all my
whole life"
The grownup neighbor gave her q
severe hug. I'm simply fiattered to
death" she declared.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

little wistfully. "Ah, that is my birth.
place. l have not seen it these ten
years"
He sat for a while looking beyond
me, his face gone again into the OBJ
scurity OF age. Then he suddenly
frightened.
Il wonder" he said in his crisp way
III they told you the legend"
| assured him that they had not
The legend is very DID," he said
you must know that Mentz was fol
many years the chosen place for all
the early experimenters in aviology
to congregate and try out and compete
with each other In their crude anG
deadly devices which marked mans
primary conceptions Of heavier-than
air machines.
"They came from all lands, and the
Americans, they tell me, were the most
progressive and the most daring.
yet the Germans and French were
not far behind. The legend goes that
two Of the young sons Of this village
of Mentz, both stalwart and fearless
airmen, loved one of the daughters ol
the village, who was herself an enthu
siastic experimenter and had made 6
number of flights alone
"The girl, liking and admiring then
both, could not find it in her heart tt
choose. At length she hit upon 8
way Of choosing which was at once
unique and appropriate. She put Il
before her suitors, who agreed.
Both were to fly into the air upor
a certain morning, and he who came
first to earth should be the loser.
The morning came. All the village
knew Of the wager. The ascension o.
the rivals was witnessed by grea
crowd.
"They rose. They circled. They
mounted higher, higher, until they
were notes In the blue. Then they
disappeared entirely.
"The day passed, evening came
night fell. Yet neither Of the bold
hearted contestants had descended.
Another day. another night. a
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17
Etiquette Of the Sofa.

The etiquette Of the sofa," In Ger.
many is, indeed, the profound mystery
to English people that our Berlin cor.
respondent declared it to be. We offer
the easiest chair nearest the fireplace
to the guest Of honor, but in Germany
the sofa Is invested with a sanctity
as Of throne The visitor must not
sit upon 1t unless especially invited to
do so by the hostess.
To take seat there unasked Is an
outrageous presumption. Strictly ac-
cording to the rank, wealth and status
Of her guests does the hausfrau offer
them seats of honor, the won" before
the untitled, and so on to the married
lady before the spinster 1t is as deli.
cate matter as the Englishwomans q
pairing Of her guests for the dinner
ble.-London Chronicle.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17
oOOo . D . . D .
KILLING The Time
BY OTTO KRUGER.

With her small nose pressed agains
the screen door, the small neighbol
looked wistfully into the grownuI
neighbours kitchen.
"Come out and play with me, she
coaxed There isn't a soul of a per
son to play with me at my house. My
daddys gone to town and my mothers
gone to town and my grandmother
sewing me a dress and Hilda's max
ing bread Can't you come out and
play?"
I'm afraid | can't just now," re
sponded the grownup neighbor. I'm
busy myself. But you can come In
and talk to me while | work"
The small neighbor opened the door
and skipped in with alacrity.
"Why aren't you at SCHOOL," in
Quired the grownup neighbor as the
door slammed behind her visitor.
The small neighbor gave an embar
rassed wriggle. Well" she said, this
morning when first got up-I mean
when first didn't get up. you know
don't feel very we'll My head ached
something fierce. So my mother she
said II | kept on not feeling well
didn't need to go to school, stayed
In bed till she went to town and then
I didn't go to school,"
I'm glad you're feeling better" said
the grownup neighbor. sympathetical
ly. 81 suppose in little while you'll
have entirely recovered"
II shouldn't be surprised" agreed
the small neighbor.
She mediatively dipped into the
open -four box one small hand, over
which there was a slightly brownish
film, as though 1t might previously
have been dipped into a mud pie.
II guess I'll 60 into the other room
and play my new piece" she volun'
teered after a moments pause.
DO urged the grownup neighbor
cordially.
The small neighbor disappeared
and presently the strains of the new
piece" could be heard from the living
room. In few moments the musi
clan returned.
Wasn't that beautiful piece and
don't you think play 1t nicer" she In
quired with proper modesty.
"Yes, 1t was beautiful" replied the
grownup neighbor Nov, suppose
you run back and play it once more
and by that time think I'll be ready
to play with you"
When the second musical feast was
over and the artist had returned tc
the culinary regions the grownuI
neighbor asked, What do you wan
to do now?"
The small neighbor reflected. "Dt
you remember" she said finally, "tha
when ! was here you made candy?'
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

week went by. No news from inc eui
rounding country. -.
"a month, a year, a decade Ine
DIR, waited few years, then married
another man, grew old and had grand
children" 49,.
He hesitated and regarded inc
chessboard fixedly
"That is the legend" he took up lle
thread which thought had run l's
course 1T is unsatisfactory But
I will tell you what in reality dlu
become of the two young voyagers IN
the upper reaches.
81 was flying once at Mentz when
on peculiarly attractive and auspi-
cious day | was soaring high, testing
the influence of the higher strata on
nv new double Capitalization. | threw
the elevating lever over suddenly anu
1t Iammed. My craft shot swiftly up
ward. | worked frantically with the
lever bSNci dl ulOLiOASo'
when at last 1t was released the
earth was smear below. l was
higher than / had ever been. yet
there was no uneasiness.
Suddenly the throb Of my engine
ceased. | inspected 1t. There was
apparently nothing wrong. coaxed
it, humored It, cursed 1t. Nothing
availed. Then 1t came to me as
strange that without power the ma
chine retained its comparative posi-
ton and swept on at the same mag
nificent, gigantically imperious speed
The thing was awesome.
"Out Of the void came strange
sound, Tapping and creaking and
groaning as of a long-tortured, long
rusted, long-enduring, antiquated
windmill.
THE sound grew, and indistinctly
I made out before me the outlines OF
some object, taking the same course
that | was following. but seemingly
progressing at much slower speed.
AT the end of an hour the object
was quite near, and had divided into
two parts, flying abreast. There were
two planes, or what had once been
planes, stripped of all but the steel
'1eletons, warped, creaking, uncanny
"And Is l came alongside, what was
my horror to find sitting rigid in the
drivers seats, bony fingers claspine
tia wheels, two skeletons, their eye
less sockets fixed sightlessly ahead
grinning ghoulishly into the void. Ir
an hour they were lost behind me. A
horror possessed me. was no longer
obsessed with the strange urge OF
these high attitudes. hated the
heights. They were clammy with
mems bones"
but you," said, "you-are here"
He smiled, the youth again in his
eyes He slipped his hand quickly
into his pocket.
Il am here" he said briskly, thanks
to the wonderful little instrument
known as the gravitator, manufac
tured solely by Huntz & Co., Berlin
Now, you, monsieur, are a practical
left him. He had almost spoiled
pretty story.
(Copyright)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17
Tree in Grave Danger.

II present conditions that favor 'he
snroad Of the chestnut bark disease
nersist. DR.. Graves of the Yale lor-
aotrv school says in the Popular Sci
ence Monthly that this noble North
American tree will become virtually
ovtinct Continued forest fires, re-
neated coppicing, change of soil con-
ditions from cutting over large areas,
and 50 on, add to the disease in hasten
ing the process. But the Japanese
and Chinese chestnuts are largely re-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

young.
1t was in the
s m 0 k | n 6 room
over a long drawn
out chess game,
in which we did
not preserve the
proverbial silence,
that | chanced to
mention stopping
a day in the vii.
lage of Mentz.
My op po n e nj
h e S 1t a t e d
"MentZ." he said,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

sistant to the blight, and bv c,,..
these with American types a cbi' tsN
pin-Asiatic hybrid has been nra.
that yields nuts of decidedly aS Oa'C'
quality, and Is highly Resistant wa
disease. This hybridiziog w
Graves thinks, may eventuaIlv -
to be the "only means Of cort, wv
the existence in our land II ~p
esteemed tree" y"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

And philanthropy usually ,ot,
its best work in the lime gbt wv
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17
!: MYSTERY OF The AIR /:
BY JOE n. RANSOM. &
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He was a little man. | could not
make out whether he was old or
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

LEATHER GOODS
All Suits Cases. Hand Bags and Trunks
at greatly Reduced Frices.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17

Our Sales thus far has been gratifying success we qe unon M %
make their double "ho
opportunity offering O' VI "N
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
SECOND BRUTAL
 NEGRO MURDER
Della Smiley Shot And Killed By Eph Gage, A Jealous Negro, Who Has Els
 capped.

Della Smiley, a negro woman living near the corner of Elm and Second streets, was shot and killed Friday evening about 9:15 o'clock at Diaz, while flee ing from the jealous wrath of Eph Gage. The woman had re- gently been going with another negro and that night had walk ed to Diaz with him.
 Eph Gage, upon learning where she had gone, went to Diaz on No. 28 and finding the man and woman seated on a stile, which separated the rail- road property from w. F. Hur- ley's garden, Gage is said to have first pursued the man, who ran north after Gage had fired at him twice. When the man escaped, Gage turned in pursuit of the negress and ran her down at the steps to the back porch of Walter Hurley's home. He shot at her twice, one bullet from a 38 revolver entering her back and penetrating upward came out near the breast. The other shot missed, the bullet tearing a hole through the screen, hit the floor and buried itself in the leg of table.
 Gage ran toward the depot, clearing the fence, but leaving a button from pair of Carhart overalls, which he wore and has not been seen or heard from since.
 The bloodhounds of Sheriff McCuiStiOn were hurried to the scene, but the trail had become confused. Gage is about 5 feet, 10 inches in height, weighs 155 to 160 pounds and has a peculiar hesitancy in his speech.
 Coroner Melville was notified next morning and came here to hold an inquest over the re- mains Saturday afternoon. The remains were viewed and the inquest was then adjourned to 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
PANAMA CANAL
 IS NOW OPEN
Steamer AncOn First Vessel To
 Make Trip Through Great A. merican Canal.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Washington, D. C., August 15. Messages of congratulations were exchanged today between President Wilson and Secretary of War Garrison and Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Gov ernor Goethals of the Panama Canal Zone upon the opening to the commerce of the world to- day of the big ditch. Officials expected the informal prog ram of unostentation today to be lcarried out. A War Department vessel, the steamer Ancon, load ed to the gunwales with Isthmi- an, War and Navy officials, and hefty cargo of newspaper men, was given the honor of being the first official vessel to go through the inter-oceanic wat erway, leaving Cristobel on the Atlantic side, at ' o'clock a. m. 1 The first ships to make the trip arrived at Gatun Locks
 within an hour, where it was
 boarded by an official party and
 will reach Balboa the Pacific
 terminal, at 9 o'clock tonight.
 The formal opening of the can
 al will not occur until March
 4. 1915, when President Wilson Admiral Dewey, cabinet ant
 congress members will head
 gigantic fleet. Today active op
 eration for commercial vessel
 drawing not over 30 feet o
 water, was begun, although tn
 smaller vessels, including
 lighter service, have been pass : ing through for a couple t months. Some of the smalle d fruit liners are expected to es l. tablish a regular schedule C ; traffic through the canal, bt / ginning today.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
FRENCH ARMY ASSUMES OFFENSIVE
In VOsges With Investment of Strassburg In View, Accord
 ing to Reports.
Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Paris, August 15. - The French have assumed the offen- sive in the Vosges mountains. Though resistance is encounter ed, the French continue to move slowly forward and the war of flee forsees the investment of Strassburg in a few days.
 Strassburg is the objective of the French in Alsace. The Ger man city is strategically located and is the base desired by the Germans. The details of the fighting at Vosges are withheld, and the government admits that losses are heavy, but insists that the Germans suffered most.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
Aged Man Kills Wife By Acci-
 dent.

Jonesboro, Aug. 14J. M. Peek, 75 years old, retired Meth odist minister, shot at a jaybird today and killed his wife, GA years of age.
 Peek had been bothered by 'jaybirds eating up his garden, and armed with a single-barrel Imuzzle-loading shotgun, took up watch this morning from the front gallery of his farm home on Bono road, four miles west of here.
 The aged man, who is near sighted, managed to kill one and had reloaded for second shot when Mrs. Peek came through the front door suddenly with some needlework in her hands.
 Just then a big bluejay swooped across the old mans vision, and he blazed away with out knowing that his wife was in the line of fire. The shot tore away part of Mrs. Peek's
  head, causing instant death.
 The family came to this sec tion from Tennessee.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
Controlling The Boil Worm.

Government Demonstrator David Thiebaldt informs the Independent that the farmers about Weldon, where the cotton boil worm made it's appearance about a week ago in menacing numbers, have the situation in hand and are preventing further losses with the application of poison. MT. Thiebaldt also states that from no other sec tion of the county has there been any complaint of visita- tion of the boil worms.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
JAPAN TO
 DECLARE WAR
Now Regarded As Probable . Japanese Notified to With
 draw From German Port.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Tien Tsing, August 15. = Great excitement has resulted here from the announcement that the Japanese firms doing business at Tsing Tao, the Ger man port, have notified a. gents to withdraw immediately.
 It is believed that this was or dered by the Japanese govern ment presaging a declaration of war by Japa non Germany.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
AMERICANS GETTING
 AWAY.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Washington, D. C., August 15 = The American charge at St. Petersburg reports that nearly all Americans have left the cap ital and others are leaving Rus sia daily. Gerard at Berlin, has cabled that Americans are permitted to leave as fast as trains can be arranged.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
Of Allied Army To Envelop That Wing And Drive It Back On Antwerp---Ger- man Forward Movement Giving
 Way Before Belgian Cavalry.
GERMAN INFANTRY ENTRENCHED
German Achievements Advancin Artillery Duel On - n- yaders May Await Massing of Entire Army Before At
 tempting to Break Throug Allies Lines.
United Press Dispatch.

Brussels August German infantry in heavy force moving forward in an enveop the extreme left wing the Allied army the southeast of Antwerp It is admitted that general attack may already be in progress the officials believing the German objective is to penetrate the lines of the Allies and drive left werp So the Allies artillery fire has been effective
 The Germans attempt to the outposts by bayonet back in much disorder The German advance was checked nonentary Des along the Mouse to Bel gan Luxenburg the German forward movement Is giving way wild assaults by the Belgian cavalry The Ger infantry remained entrnched and strong endorsements are advancing The artillery duel continues,
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
HTAtY'S RELATIONS
 MORE STRAINED
With Austria As Result of For mrs Refusal to Allow Lat
 ter'sTroops to Cross.
Irnited Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Rome, August 15.-The rela- tions of Italy and Austria were very near the breaking point to- day1 following the refusal of Italy to permit four army corps to cross Italy to reinforce the
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
SERBS REFUSE
 10000 AUSTRIANS
When Latter Made a Night At. tack-Losses Reported To Be
 Heavy.

United Press Dispatch.
 London, August 15.-An at tack by forty thousand Austri- ans upon the Servian frontier Thursday night was repulsed with heavy losses, according to a news agency dispatch from Nish.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
CAPTAIN WARNED OF
 MINE.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Trieste, Austria, August 15.- It is officially announced that 143 were drowned, and 157 saved when the Austrian Lloyd steam CT Baron Gaustch" was de stroyed by a mine in the Adriat-
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
TALK FAR EAST RELATIONS United Press Dispatch.

Washington, D. C., August 15. Secretary Bryan and the Japanese ambassador conferred at the State Department today and considered the Far East re- lations in the European war.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
WHY PAY MORE

J. D. Carvell and Master James arrived home this morn- ing from Allensville, Kentucky, where they enjoyed a weeks visit.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15

A Permit To Sm0ke-Why Not?
 The Permit is the best five cent cigar on the market. Buy
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
GERMAN NORTHERN ARMY NOW TOTALS BOO


 Brussels August 15-Amost continual cannonading from indicated today that general German assault upon Belgian lines began daybreak Captured German officers admit that the general staff is willing to sacrifice lO0 900 carry the Belgian position and take Brussels
 The early fighting reported in the nature of long artillery due under cover of which the German man try are slowly advancing, entrenching as they
 The Belgian cavalry has assumed the offensive between Tueont and Hasse driving back the German cavalry col un which accommodating toward Tpemont The Germans are advancing very slowly apparently awaiting massing of the entire army they attempt to break through the a lies lines.
 The Belgian army holds line from the nelghborhood of Dest and Nadine southwest of Namur Belgian Lux aburg The French with the English centers at Gembloux miles northwest of Namur. The German orces total 3O0OO0 captured German officers they ave been take Brussels at all hazards The Bel gian general staff considers this impossible
 Hundreds additional wounded arriving here and the hospitals public buildings filled and private houses FEing requstioned REPORT 5000 GERMANS KILLED AROUND HAELEN. United Press Dispatch.
 Brussels August The War Office has announced that the Germans lost thousand around Haeen and is ranging to burn the bodies.
 GENERAL BARWIZ REPORTED SURRENDERED. United Press Dispatch
 Brussels August 15 Belgian spies report that General Barwiz has surrendered General Won Emich of the army Belgium They had information the reported death of General Won Emmich.
 PRIVATE CITIZENS MUST NOT INTERFERE. Tr United Press Dispatch. ~a
 Berlin August 15 This g government has notified tn Relpum privat
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15

Germans. The government an- nounced that it would preserve the neutrality of Italy with arms if necessary.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
Moving Pictures the Opera House

THE KLONDIKE BUBBLE Hattie the daughter of college professor is fond of Wolf, but he is poor and she loves society and wealth. Wolf puts Klondike mining stock on the market to win the girl. Don't fail to see the result. Featuring Orini Hawley, Richard Morris and Ed Peil.-A two reel feature. ! (LUBIN)
 A QUEER QUARANTINE
 (Comedy-S. and Al ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS. Monday-THE ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15

ic Sea. The captain was warned
 that the channel was mined, but failed to wait for a pilot.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-15
IL BARwIz REPORTED SURRENDERED.


United Press Dlspatch.
 Berlin August 15 This overnment has notified the French and Belgium that beginning today private czens who interfere with German advance will be shot