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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
YNaxlaxil.a FNendeIssoEar.

After the London performance of .sSt. PauP' by the Sacred Harmonic society at Exeter. hall in 1887 MendeIssohn's coach was waylaid at midnight on his way to Dover, but instead of being robbed the composer was presented with a silver snuffbox by 8 group of sdexotees. He had behaved with charm ina grace in an awkward incident. The London performance in question was to have been conducted by him. But the Birmingham festival was just due, and he was the great attraction there in the same oratorio. It was felt that his appearance as conductor in London at that. juncture would detract from the importance of his visit to Birmingham MendeIssohn saw the point and cancelled his London en- gagement- But he attended the per formance and was so winning to all concerned audience. performers, off cials-that he turned disappointment into a scene of wild enthusiasm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
nId Roman Weddinas.

Marriage in ancient Rome was a matter which was very often arranged by the parents of the bride and groom, and in those cases the bride and bride groom were herded to the altar early, before they had chance to grow up and become stiff necked and stubborn. The average age of the Roman youth who married at his fathers behest was eighteen or twenty and of the girls thirteen to fifteen. It must be remembered, of course, that, like all the children of southern countries. boys and girls were more mature at an early age in Rome than in the coun- tries to the north. There were two forms of marriage ceremony which might be perforned-one. the .'manus'' service. by which the bride gave all her possessions to the groom. and the other. without "manus." in which the wife retained everything except what was a specific part of her dowry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
SUBMARINE EXPLOIT IN CHANNEL RECALLS LAKES
 PROPHETIC STATEMENTS
Untold Possibilities Are Brought With in Realm of Probabilities by Des- truction of the Niger--Submarine Inventor Discusses Latest Phase of Underwater Activities

mine the entire hareor before leaving on the return trip.
 Whether the submarine made the trip alone or in company with a fleet of similar craft may have diverged on their course to other English ports IswouId not say,'' said MT. Lake, .sbut one thing is sure-they have found in the submarine possibility of longer travelling distances than was hereto
 fore supposed. The captain was prob ably Of the venturesome type and has established a precedent that will
 quickly be followed by other navtga- | tors if not by other nations who have heretofore used the boats at closer range.s'
 In this feat Capt. Lake also sees the possibility of nations utilizing in sub marine construction the mine heId laying and cutting chamber which has heretofore beeen sacrificed for the
 sake of speed rather than general of fensfve and defensive qualities An Interesting sidelight has recently been thrown upon the firing of the big siege guns used by Germany in l the investment Of the Belgian forts. by an agent of g large steel works who has been closely assocfated with the manufacture Of war material both In France and Germany.
 This well informed individual, who until recently was a guest of Fred Brown whitney of the Lake Co. at ! the Hotel Stratdeld. Is said Do have declared that the big Krupp guns were never hred by officers or men Icmnecsed with the German army, but by a corps of engineers cent directly from the Krupp plant to the front with the gums Tt Is said that the fconcussion from the gun was SD great 1 that Tn many instances they had to be mounted in positions where 1t was not. possible for the firing crew to get more than 16O feet away. and that | those engaged in the work had to be D5encased in pneumatic suits with only lseye and insecticides visible These were fully anflated before the dis. Icharge Of the gun, which was done by electricity and in many cases the upon which they lay and literally blown a distance Of five or ten feet with the rush Of air caused by the discharge Of such volume Of explo- sive as had to be used in protecting the missile.
 MT Vhitney when seen yeskerday by reporter for Farmer ex-e
 pressed hi1nself as being of the belief thai the submaxine which orsedoed
 the Niger was equipped with wheels,
 .ass knowing the scene of the disaster
 from personal navigation in the wa
 ters, he believed the submarine would have been compeIIed to pass through a mine-deld before reaching tfle dock at which the Niger was tied. MT. Whitney sadd 1t was abso1untely ira- possible for a. boat to pass these mine fields unless equipped with coun- terpotse anchors and wheels, without which she would have fos1led and ex- ploded the mines
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

As predicted by officials Of the IAke Torpedo Boat Company of this city in the Bridgeport ENening Farmer of November 6. the Germans have per formed feat that is characterfstfc of the intrepfdity they have shown throh ghout the war. In the blowing up of the torpedo gunboat Niger" In the downs or Deal, England, the Ger mans have crossed the English cham neE penetrated the English naval lines 6hrown about English ports for their profecti on. and now are likely to liaizse, and to torpedo other English vessels in their own harbors.
 Whether the little submarine has diving chambers, and wheels or what her general build is none but the German ofrfoers know. Whethers oth- CTS have left Germany in 9 fleet to wreck devastation at d1fDerent points along fhe coast Is also unknown. The distance she had to travel from the nearest German port is estimated at about Beo miles. and should Germany base. 1t will easily be seen what havoc she can perform with sub marine craft Of the typo long advo- caIted by Simon Lake and about which he consulted several years ago with Ger man naval constructors
 when his attentfon was recalled to Inc feat Eeeteraday by a reporter for the Farmer tIe well known submarine inventor. Simon Lake. to which the ua5oritv of under water boat Improve ments and devices are to be credited said:
 The sszbmaxln6 that torpedoed the Niger hmd a long ways to go. prob ab1y zoe n1flea. 61rst crawling down the eoaat from one Of the naval bases at Bremen. Hanhburs. E1bh or even Dant zigs She was probably manned by proVinioned for week or more, and could carry a1f7cient gasoline to keep her working during that period ff not longer. Ehe may have travelled open ly in inc Channel. or s1ou1d there have been passing ships she could have travelled beneath the surface, or remained perfectly seiH that the ene- my detectors would not disclose her ptesence. Once in the British harbor with anchor weight devices she could lie around for long period of time without consuming her motive fuel It would then be but a question of food before she would have to make the return voyage. She might lie in tlaa Eu g1iah harbor for q week and the battIes1ips above her wouId be unable 10 cope with tho sftuaktan for a submarine battle Is out of the uues- tfoE finder water they cannot see each other beyond distance of 30 feet.
 sTnough it cannot be determined whether or not the Germans have adopted the diving chamber idea, or the wf1ee1ing device, if they have done 20 the submarine will be q most dan gerous menace that Germany has yet divuIged in the conflict. for they can
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Word. and Deeds.

An eminent bishop was advocating a more liberal loosening of the purse strings, and during sermon one day fold his congregation that at one time he sent an article to a paper, in which he said, We pray too loud and work too little.a
 The intelligent composition did . most satisfying job, and when 1t ap2 peared it read:
 We bray too loud and work too lit- tle.n
 .I let it go at that, said the bishop. The fact Is, I believe the printer was right. and I never ventured to correct him. ''-National Monthly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

one central uessslllg plant. distributing hot water through nine and one half mile system of pipes. The object of this central heating organization is not. as the head gardener explains, with view of economy. Tn fact, such system is far more costly than separate Installations for each group or hot houses. but is thus arranged tos avoid the existence of series of unsightly chtmneys which would destroy the arr istIc effect of the grounds. which are
 more or less public resort and show place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

other living tongue to the otder Inc European tongues like Sanskrit an Lithuanian. but that asa written al literary language, aB asvehicle Of pros the Russian language is almost of yes terday. It is today the dominant lan guage of 17oO00. GOO of people. .sNo must 1t be forgotten" he says, ..tha the Russian is the key to dozen othe SIavonic languages; that it is closer allied to the Bulgarian language an to the Servian language And, dnail it has to be kept in mind that Salonil or ecclesiastical Russian Is the com mon sacred language of all the GreeE orthodox Slav nations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
MiaraIte.a l to II ElaatI1.

There Is a curious little rodent, pc cu1iar to lie regions of Norway am Sweden, which is about six inches il length These animals are remarks ble for IT sgrating at certain periods in i'm mense 7aultitudes in a straight line. They go in parallel columns, and noth- ing will induce them to deviate from the straight line, the migration always terminating in the sea and ending in the drowning of all that have survived the Journey
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Reaf .In Raston IIn 1z4o.

A writer in the Yale Review Vs1 notes that in 174o beef could be bought in Boston at 12 cents polnd, saems to imply that that price vgss aIl it was worth Invariably a steak for dinner was heraIded by the vigorous poundlus with the potato nasher yielded by tho staIwart arm of the cook The meat in fact. often came, he tells us, frun1 the carcass of "a COW that no IoneaE gave milk or bull that had lost st1 bloom s'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Won Har

3Do you knovv,'' he said, 'that eFstI time look at you I have thougats of revenge7s
 .'Why?'s she gasped-
 Because" he answered. s'revense il sweet7' Then she told. him she theugHl tomorrow would be good tinae to seg papa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Glove Silver.

Glove silver was the strange name given to custom which prevailed tn England during tIle middle ages na me ly, the granting Of certain sum ot money to servants to buy gloves vviEh on Lammas day, or. as # is called noFT. bank holiday London Saturday Ra- view.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
ultima rhuIe.

The ultima Thule of the. ancients was declared by Pliny and other an- cient writers to be Iceland. Says Pliny, Tt is an island in the Northern ocean discovered by Pytheas after sailing six days from Orcades." Others consid- cred the most distant northern Iand'' to be Shetland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
pipIo,,,a4Ic.

Hungry Hawkins DO yer mean to say ye got square meal O dat sour woman? Diplomatic Mike Surei Hungry Hawkins Yer wonder How'd yer do it? Diplomatic Mike when she opened de door sex, .Is yer mother at home, miss P Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Hint, Plentiful

Gibbs (with newspaper Here's an article entitled Hints About Taxes Care to read it? Dibbs-No, thanks. The hints given by the regular collee- tors are quite sufficient. Tran script.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
A Mfstal,e Avoiea.l.

n say, old chap, I'm ln shoclElnH 2 luck I want money badly and haven E the least idea where. [ can get it.,s
 Well, I'm sawfuliy glad to hear that thought perhaps you had an idea that you could borrow from me.''-ssytlnsy Bulletin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Their Failures.

Facetious Doctor (to artistl-The pie lures on the walls are your failures, I suppose? Dyspeptic Artist -Yes. That's where you doctors have the pull over us. You can bury yours. - Glasgow Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
R;cy,@ In n;~s;n ;n.

Student Would you perhaps buy this Greek dictionary Antiquary- am very sorry, but I buy only whole libra ries. student-Just so This book is the whole of my library -Fnegende BIatter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Nnrfhad.

He-And, judge, she's lost lot of my money playing bridge. She-Don't believe him. judge. I don't know g thing about the game He-That.s right, judge.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Hot Musical.

Boys Mother (poldng her head out of windov)-Say you kids stop picking on my Johnny. He atn,t no risnluliu- Boston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Locking Ahead.

Practical Father-Has that young man who wants to marry you any money? Romantic Young Lady - MoneyI He gave me cluster dia- mond ring. Practical Father-Yes, I know. But has he any money left9- Hxchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
prac+icaI

Darling. I think of you every mo-. ment in the day
 Claw sakes. Tom. give some atten- ton to your work or you'll get fired "- Baltimore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
He pid tho Reeeivinq.

Mrs. Beat-TelI the gentleman am not receiving today. Nora. New Maid But he ain't delivering. mum, he's coIlectin' !-Eesck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
The Russian Lanauaae.

Charles Sarolea in an article in Lon don Everyman on Thoughts on the Russian Language notes that in it's grammatical structure. as well as in its vocabulary. it is nearer than any
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
.Ais Eana

Does your face hurt much?s' No, Johnnie. What made you think my face ached :. ly.''-Judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Divided.

.sDo you have any differences of opEn- ion In your family ?''
 "TerribIeI Why. it couldn't be any worse if we were all members or the supreme court. .''-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
unlnannv Marrlaaer.

The reason why so few EnaErlase iare happy is because young ladie1 spend their time in making nets ana not in making cages 5onathan Swift
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
While He Take. a Tablet.

Alice-Does your husband talk much about his mothers cooking2 Kate ariIyy-Some. but1no as much as he does about mine.-Roston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Enwin,na

.rYour wife is very fond of dumb ani- una;s.n
 .Yes, g replied Mr. Meekton. ..Some- times most wish I had never learned Go taHk."-Wash1ngton Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Often Mias-Laid It.

naud--What 8 finely chiseled mouth Jack has. It ought to be on a girls face. EtheI-It is, pretty often.-PhiI- adelphia Ledger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
coneIusions.

She throwing down magadne)- Goodnessi The end of that story posi- lively startled me H@Y0u shouldn't jump at conclusions. = Boston Tran-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
AII Grnnl< to Eathar

esPa, does money talI1?''
 srYes, my boy.
 ssWhat language does it speak37 ''Some foreign tongue that I'm noe familiar with. ."-Ba Baltimore Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
o,+ar Gardana of Par;s.

The city of Paris has large and varied plantations just outside the for hfcations, where flowers. exotic shrubs and trees are raised. One hundred and thirteen hothouses for plants. exotic shrubs and flowers are heated from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Arhoraai Advantaae.

SteiIa-You can tell a trees age by its rings. Bella-No wonder; it doesn't have to give any of them back.-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Reasons EorInua.

Patience-AII the girls just hate him because he's going to marry me. Pa trfce-You love him for the enemies he has made. l suppose.-Yo Yonkers Statesman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

Minds that are not improving are ce= generating. Like tree, when a mind ceases to grow 1t begins to die.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Ilniforrn Not fo RIane.

To have faults and not strive e0 con rect them is to add to our 1aults.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

stIs he a member of your local eaval5 ry troopy'' ssOh, no! He's just natural. ly conceited " -Buffalo Express.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten. Eliot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

Farmer Want Ads Ic a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

1.soo New ran vooleus D SEE AFFORD BROTHEEls Hu E East Side and West End
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
pretty Prairie

Bear creek was the highest
it has ieen for years, and Sandy
Arroyo has been impossible.
Mrs. Sam Nichols was called
to Osagc, Kans,, on account of
the serious illness of her father.
Alma Division returned home
Monday from Maxey where she
has just closed successful
term of school. She visited
Sunday with Gertrude Johnston
at Springfield.
Labriere of Carrizo, passed
through Monday with six hun,
died head of cattle ON their way
to Dodge City, Kans',s.
Mr. Nichols sol J his bunch Of
Young mules to uarties near
Syracuse.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15

Mrs. Lille Glasgow as on
the sick list last week.
At the school neetin! Les
Jones was reelected president,
and John Womacli elected treas
urer.
Monday being Mrs. W. r..
Garvie's birthday, her daush-
ers Mrs. Geo. Hall and Miss
Tessie, planned q neat surprise
for her, in the form OF a birth
day dinner. About Is ladies'
were invited. All reported a
fine time.
AT our last literary We elected
John Womacls president. Irvine
Kluck vice president, Mrs. Geo.
Hall secretary, Mrs. Jim Davis
assistant secretary.
Earl Clapp, our genial
grocerman. was over in
the Rode V district last week.
The ladies' aid met at the
schoolhouse last Thursday, anC
quite d the quilt they had piecec
for Rev. u. V. Nidey and family
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
Congressman Keatings Letter,

~
The Presidential program calls
for the passage of the Antitrust
and Rural credits bills and, of
course. the Panama Canal Tolls
Bill.
The house will complete its
part of the task vel within the
time limit, but the Senate may
be unable to keep up with the
schedule.
The business interests of the
country are clamoring for
action. They realize that while
the Antitrust bill is supplied
with teeth its enforcement will
not affect legitimate enterprise.
The honest business man has
discovered that President Will
son is his best friend, and he is
more than willing togive Demo-
cratic policies a fair test.
When the Sherman Antitrust
law was pissed 20 years ago.
it was announced by its sponsors
that it's purpose was to curb
trusts and great combires.
However, during the seven
teen years it was on the statute
books the only persons who were
tried and convicted under it's
were eight famers in
Grant County, Kentucky.
When the American Tobacco
Trust was formed it's promoters
undertook to lower the price
paid the farmers for their to-
bacco, and to advance the price
charged the consumer for the
finished product.
When the agents of the trust
attempted to buy tobacco they
were compelled to deal with a
committee representing all the
farmers, and as a consequence
prices scared, and the producers
began paying of their mortgages.
But the trust finally secured
evidence to show that eight
farmers of Grant County, Ken
lucky, had persuaded a neighbor
not to ship his tobacco to a broker
in Cincinnati. Ohio, unless the
broker paid the price fixed by
the farmers combine. That was
an interstate transaction.
Concluded next w>tk.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15

Oklahoma is full of candidates,
and the papers there are full of
announcements and write ups at
so much per. Isn't there some
one in old Baca with hee in his
or her bonnet that he or she
wants the people to know about?
incidentally, a socialist or a re-
publican dollar looks just as good
to the Herald as any other kind
of dollar, Notwithstanding that
the deir ocratic dollar is our spc-
cial brand. Whether you are in
office or out of office, if you are
goin;. to run, it is time the deer
peepul" know about it.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
M [axey

Mrs. Flora Minor OF Beave :,
Okla, will locate in the Butte
Greek valley.
Mrs. l.. Aloe. ii mas tomato
plants growing in her garden
that are eight inches high.
Ben Bogve OF Beaver. Okla, is
here looking over the valley
with the intertion OF remaining.
Henry Williams of Beaver,
Okla, is now q resident of Max
ey.
Two auto loads of men went
up the valley II short time
ago to examine the Mustang oil
fields.
The oil excitement is so great
that you can taste it in the wa
ter.
Every body and their best
girl will attend The fair. Now is
the time to get busy and plant
something for the exhibition.
Why doesn't some one call a
meeting of those interested in
the fair for the purpose of organ
izing? Let the place be Spring
field and time some Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
Villas.

Hello, Herald. Hope you are
ready for me igaip.
l have just looked over our pa
per. The items are interesting
to me, and when leave Colorado
L am going To have the Herald
sent to me at Ran.
The Conner boys took load
of cane seed to Lamar Will
bring u load of wire back Cor
Wheeler.
The ball game Saturday was
all on the side of the Sand Rats.
One of Walter Conner'S broth
ers was with him the first Of the
week.
Clarence Conner has moved
the harness repair shop to his
home. and can there do ali kinds
of harness work
Elmer Conner is doing some
breaking for Shorty West.
Will Goerhing was at home
Sunday. Went back same day
to lis WORK.
Herb Hopper sprained his an
lsle Saturday playing ball.
/ SaG Nichols has returned
from Ran, Kans.
Wheeler is in Chicago.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15


Apropos the cloud-burst on
the Cimarron, does anyone hap
pen to know why they burst, how
they burst, and what there is in
them to burst? For an instance,
did anyone ever happen to see
a fog burst?
Five saddles of the Creighe
Bros. were swept down the Cim-
arron in the flood. This is a
hint to those good republicans
who are wanting to get back in
to the saddle-they ought to be
able to get one out of the five.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
Blaine.

Mrs. j. Cottrell is on he sick
list
Mrs. Burnett has been sick for
st veral days.
Frank Watson is breaking
bronco
Willie Hall spent mothers day
with her mother.
b. f. Melcalf and DR.. Verify
passed through here Friday on
their way to Villas to see Mr..
Walkers baby.
Wm Curtis ard N. B. Gun tbs
went to the Wilson Edwards
ranch Wedn, sday.
Alva Allen of tive Bultes spent
several days last week with his
grandpa j. o. Davis
l.. l.. Knox and DR.. Snyder
went to the Cimarron the first
of the week.
Caud Brown drilled well for
Mrs. Hodge, getting water at
$50 feet
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-15
NEW WICHITA + Z %''s; s4 Cam,

At the annul school meeting OF
District No. 40, Leslie Jones was
reelected president, and John
Womacg treas urer.
A school will be established on
section 26-33 15, nG II build
ing erected.
During the recent rains the
Cimarron river rose < feat high
er than ever known.
The ground in this section is
thoroughly soak d, and every.
one is expecting good crops.
An effort is being mndr -, yet
a star route from Ell r. to
Campo.
Count us IN 70" the ri.