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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
BI-CENTENARY LAST OBSERVANCE
 OF OLD KINGS EVIL SUPERSTITION

 INV Q HUNDRED years ago today Jan g. 1714 witnessed
 the last observance of the ancient English the touch the monarch capable of then called Kings many centuries every uary Vast lection who passed in line before the king The touched assed and the royal was supposed to bring about immediate
 Queen Anne the last to observe this In 172 she announced the London Gazette her intention touched each he passed and the royal laying of hands themselves Many thousands responded AHA. the Aug successor George Hanover sit the English throne abolish se old custom of touching for kings evil
 Edward the onfessCr responsible for inauguraing superstit laying royal kings evil which then of the scourges The first observance that kept aerward The custom with the Normans the Plantagents
 
 century of tn 4 Charles IT. less than persons and according Wiseman kings physician a cured! Dr. Wseman be'ied his
 When the rouse of Hanover began it's rule his medical had sufficient dispel th that constitutional condition such scrona could be cured by ygienic to the health and nutrition of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES

New York, Jan. 10-The Copper Pro- ducers' statements showing stocks of copper on hand January 1, amounting to 91, 438, ,s67 pounds, increase of 43, ,599, ,438 pounds, failed to depress prices of copper shares materially be- cause it had been pretty well dis counted. Production in December Was 158, 99o, 421 pounds, against 134;9S7, ,70S pounds in November. Domestic de- fliveries were 21, 93S, 570 pounds in De- cember compared with AS, 656, 85S pounds in November. Foreign deliveries to- tailed 7s,542. .413 pounds against 7o,o67,- 803 pounds.
 s Union Pacific directors have approy- ed the plan recommended by the ex- ecutiye committee for distribution to the holder Of each share of Union Fa- cific common of SIP par value of Bal timore & Ohio preferred, s22.50 par value Baltimore & Ohio common and s in cash. The. distribution will be made April to common stockholders of record March 2. The recoInmenda-s ton to reduce Union Paciffc's common dividend rate from 10 per cent. to 8 per cent. was also adopted.
 A tentative plan for ref1hancing the Boston & Maine system ,contemp1a the purchase by the Maine Central of SIG, GOO. 900 or the $15, ,960, 100 Maine Cen tra1 stock now owned by the Boston & Maine. In payment to the Boston
 
 Central issue 5 per cent. 50 year con so1idated refunding mortgage gold bonds, authorized by its stockholders and directors in 1911. but never issued | Maine Central will retire the 100000 of its shares to be turned over by Boston & Maine. This will leave 15O, 900
 shares outstanding, and will substitute a 5 per cent lien for: a stock drawing 6 per cent. annual dividends
 i4 Bond houses report perceptibIe i'm 5 T,f 1- bonds within the past week. This | is attributed in large measure to the fact that with decline in comfner- 1 cial activity the unemployed money finds it's outlet in the better class l of investment securities. Preferred l stocks and short term notes yielding substantial rates of interests were, i up to a short time ago, the most
 popular securities sought, but now the investor is turning his attention to
 bondsA AS indicating the effect of l this demand, prices of some issues | have advanced beyond reach of many | bids on the books of brokers. Of the l railroad issues there are compara-
 lively few gilt edge bonds on the mar
 ket, and it is the hope of bond deal
 CTS that the buying will spread to the junior issues, many of which are of fered at attractive levels.
 Reports from England of unsatis- factory textile conditions are substan- | tiated by the statement of yarns and | cloths exported from that country in December and for the year. There l were 552, 100000 yards of cloth ex-
 ported, compared with 554. .37O.OO0 yards in December, 1912. Yarn exports in December total1ed IT, GOO, GOO pounds,
 against IS, 314. 300 pounds in the same | month of 1912 For the year they l were s209, 761, 700 pounds comparing with l PAS, 954, 300 pounds in 1912. The New York. speculative cotton market keenly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
Debt Is Easy For Mayors Who Want Prestige, But Difficult For
 Ci'lZens Who Pay The Bills

SS~ OU,-Y sI-ARE posterity' said the mayor of New
 Rochelle explaining to the citizens of that thriving community why tlleir expenses increasing.
 Debt has of who desire the hand have the that from heavy spending other hand to avoid the enmity of those who pay the s
 Bond for everything is slogan to shout but costly to live up to.
 Posteriy does pay bonded indebtedness The living pay it. The of New Rochelle has stated it forcby
 *"YOU-YOU-ARE POSTERITY" CITIZENS.
 debt municipality may enter into which pays it's debt for productive enterprises, pan plant for the production of light the storage and delivery of water.
 upon community already pays price of service furnished by prlvate monopoly.
 go largely in debt productive things folly, within the city while increasing the burden the citizens must bear.
 happier would anybody in Bridgeport be, Mayor Wilson succeeded infctng debt of 100000 sewer syern tn the large operation costs which would thereby be imposed?
 much unhapler has anybody been because ten ago the old hall renodelled, instead of being built of $1 100000 in maintenance and operating expenses s
 How much happier will the people of Bridgeport be should Mayor Wilson spending million cutting through Broad another $2OOOOOO building library, tyn and police and emergency build ing the place of the existing buildings? ssHs kf
 money should be expended in supplying the people with With gas water at cost provide with elect light then would be easy wide fits of the greaestvalue for things which would be self sup porting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
FROM PRIVATE TO GENERAL

The first man to rise from a pr1 vate to the command of the United States army was Samuel Baldwin Marks Young, who was born in Pitts bureh. Pa, seventy-four years ago -o- day. He was the son of Capt. John Young. Jr. His military career began in 1881, when he enlisted as a private in Company K, of the Twelfth Penn syivania Infantry. Within few months he became commanding <sp- tain of the Fourth Pennsylvania caval- ". and in. the last year of the civil war he was brevetted brigadier-gen- eral for his gallant service in the cam paigr terminating with the surrender of the army under Lee. After he was honorably mustered out of the volun- teers, he entered the regular army as a second-lieutenant, and was colonel of the Third cavalry at the outbreak of the Ffsarf with Spain: He was naa7 5or=gerefafs of. yoluRteers during that conflict He was made brigadier- general in the regular army in 1900. major-general the following year, and neutenant-general in command of the United states army in 1908. He re- tired by operation of the age-linlit regulation ten years ago todav.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
A SPLENDID EXPERIMENT
rHHE NEW YORK TIMES views with alarm

ET~HE YORK TIMES views with alarm profit 1 sharing program the Ford Motor Company fears serious disturbances the automobile labor market The project is nged with Utopan quality and and
 We inclined to agree that the Ford program ill which side their bread buered but must regard thisAas unalloyed benefit. 4
 That Mr. Ford has engaged Utopan project by which contemporary Impossible project, do not agree. +#@=S *ssss=Ass ~s7 sssA<zss -
 There many this country which make $1O 100000 year, and above manufacturing costs
 these their profits to Other dssipate their profits payments securities. X s3
 matter taste. Certainly He increases the purchasing of 26OO0 families doubles it,
 
 The American biggest big ges world, American large purchasing power. higher wages larger purchasing power will be.
 will noted that the cost of the commodity these create will Many ted injured The multi who might be, better off by not being.
 The American people get they got the price. And 900 American families prosperous.
 The plan may pay it's way. That is it may laey add to the profits of the instead deacng from them. s -aa4.a
 The that pays the highest wages will There genius plant five years than readily other manufacturing roof 0ne genius may But 900 of the abest workers in the United States will ly make things srsx
 splendid experiment.. We hope will be tried ire quently again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Baron Maurice Arnold De Forest, one of the wealthiest members of the British Parliament, was born thirty five years ago today. He is an here ditary baron of the Austrian empire, but most of his life has been spent lin England, and a royal license is- his titletin the United Kingdom The Baron is the nephew and heir of the late Baron Hirsch, who was a close friend of the late King Edward In Parliament the Baron represents a constituency of laboring people in the suburbs of London. Although i1l- mensely wealthy, he is so radical 1T. his political views that he has often been dubbed a socialist. It was at his country house that the prelin1i- nary meetings were held to formulate Lloyd Georges policy of attack on the landlords and the Austrian Bar on, wealthy landlord that he is. was the most radical of the advisers: of the chancellor of the exchequer. Baron De Forest came into prominence about year ago when he was black baI1ed by the Reform Club, an act which led to the resignations from that organization of Iloyd-George and Winston Churchill. Many fam ous men have; been blackballed by London clubs, and Lord De Forest is in good company. Cecil Rhodes was blackba1led by Whites club, and this led to .the resignation of the Prince of Wales, afterward King Edward; the Duke of Fife, and Earl Grey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
Contracts Awarded
 For Fire Escapes
 For Public Schools

It will cost $40,OO0 to equip the pub lie schools with fire escapes instead of $2O,Oo0 as the board of education first estimated. This developed last night when Inc contract to 9d1ip some of the schools with the escapes was awarded the Standard Mfg. Co. of this city for $12,712 for the skeleton iron work and S6145 for the parts by which the escapes are fastened to the build ings. The latter contract went to the Porcupfne Boiler Co.
 The schools to be equipped are the Barnum, Shelton. WaItergvi1le annex, Washington and LongfeIIow. They will be equipped with what Is called single fire escapes, the kind which per init one pupil to go down at a time. Lincoln and Clinton schools win bs equipped with the krnd of fire escapes known as the double.
 The awarding of the contract devel- oped a rather warm exchange Of words sfbebwee1 Commissioners Chal- lenger, Havens and Boardman. The two Last named commissioners ac- cused Commissioner Challenger of un- derestimating the cost of the work and of putting the board in a bad light because it will have to ask for more money to complete zthes ire es- capes on all the schools.
 sChief Mooney's instructions were that we were to have fire escapes on inc public schools within six nonths
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

At our Sc COunteFS-F0bat0 check with every purchase-New lot large pads paper, 2 packages confetti, large roll crepe paper, great variety hand kefrh1efs, boys pocket slkntves, mem orandu1m books, papers of 800 taclzs, package brass headed tacls, whet- stones, Jumbo gas burners, brass and iron hinges, picture wire, Bridgeport and other pennants, many kinds but tons, hooks and eyes, safety pins, pins, cubes of pins, hair curlers, etc.
 At QUE Sc counters-t@Ten cent goods For eight'-whisk brOor1s, chill dren's long handled broom, pinOchIe playing cards, heavy boot socks, mems and vomen's hosiery, large and fine handlkerchiefs, 100 plain or fancy bor- dered paper napkins, several styles canvas gloves, gauntlet, knit wrist, etc., large balls and several sizes wrap ping twine, upright OF inverted gas mant1es and many other things of ex- tra value.
 At 25c-Long handled house brOOmssE s-z2 ss2e
 At 1a 1-2c-white linen crash with red border.
 At 25c-AI1 numbers 1s yd. rdcl<- rack.
 At 25c-Ladies' heavy fleece-lined underwear.
 At 45c-BGen's f1eece-rfbbed and plain underwear.
 At 45c-Large line negIigee shirts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

This is the festival of Saints Jul ian and Basilissa, who were husband and wife, although they are declar- ed by the church authorities to have lived lives of perpetual chastity and devotion to the ascetic ideal. The principal observance of the day is at the monastery of Morigny, near Etampes, and the church of the reg ular canonesses of Sta Basilissa at Farfs, both of which places claim to possess parts of the skull of St. Jut- ian the Hospita1arian. The canonized husband and wife converted their house Into a sort of hospital and place of refuge for the sick and needy, where the men were cared for by J u1- ian and the women by his spouse. They lived in Egypt, and hundreds of Christian churches all over the East, as well as four at Rome and three at Paris, commemorate the name of the martyred hospitalarian. The skull of Julian, it is said, was brought out of Egypt into France in the time of St. Gregory the great, and has ever since been treasured as possessing miraculous powers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
CLERICAL CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED BY
 BISHOP J. J. MILAN
One Bridgeport Pastor Is Trans. ferred To New Scenes
 Religious Professed

Bishop Milan has announced the fol- lowing appointment. :
 Rev Ulderdc o. BeIleroee, from St. Mary's church, Baltic, to the Sacred Heart church, TaftviIle tpastor). q = Rev. Joseph ". D. Berangef, from St Anthony's church, Bridgeport, to St. Mary's church, Baltic (pastor).
 Rev Edward J. P1unkett, from the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury, to- St. @Anthony'ss church, Bridgeport ! tpastorl.
 Last Friday morning, in the chapel Of Mt. St. Joseph Convent, Hartford, seven religious were professed and eight admitted to the habit Of 41the Or der of the Sisters or Mercy. Bishop Milan presided at the ceremony. which was attended by many friends of received into the comm munity. The professed were: Sister Mary No1asca, New York; Sister Mary Edmund Judge, Bridgeport; Sister Maria Gou- -agza Hayes, sNausatuck; Sister Maria Edward Mitchell, New York; Sister Mary Immaculata Sullivan, New Lon don. Sister Mary Natalie Svetz, Bridgeport: Sister Mary L1uigia Desi- mone,k New Haven Those who. re- ceived the habit were: Miss Anna Ebner, Southington, in religion Sister Mary Ewald; Miss Stella Buckley, Georgetown, in religion Sister Mary Dennis; Miss Elizabeth Shea, Dan bury, in religion Sister Mary Albert rta; Miss Catherin McNu1ty, New Haven, in religion Sister Mary Lucia; Miss Hanna Lentz, New York; dn. religion Sister M Therese; Miss Mary Cronfn, Waterbury. in religion Sister M. Ce- cfIia; Miss Catherine Mccarthy. Plain vile, in religion Sister Bernard Mary: Miss Bridget Lennon, New Haven, in religion Sister Maria Peter.
 Sir Rufus dssacs, lord chief Justice, raised to the peerage New Year's day, chose the title of Lord Reading, the town he represented dn Commons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

and we have already been four months at 1t without accomplishing any thing said Commissioner Boardu-au-
 'I thought we were to equip all the schools with fire escapes said Com missioner Ravens 'T object 10 open Ing these bids until bids have been
 made on all the schools"
 Commissioner Challenger said Ehat under the bids eight schools were co be equipped with 2z fire escapes. He said the committee which cDnsfstsf OF himself and former Comna1sstonrr Murphy he'd no means of estiulafina a the cost Of fire escapes and fer thas reason their estimate was mucn lower than it should be. He said Ghat fn a1l 4O escapes would be required to squfr all the schools.
 When explaining how fhis naatt.r wa@ brought about, COmmiSsioner Challenger vvaxed warm s1 never took back anything ever did fu my life" he declared. '-Ehs whole traug- action is honest rom beginnlng co end. There was no means Of know ing correctly what the esc1Teg would cost and we sdtd tE1e best We could"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
GEN. BELL, FORMER HEAD OF U. s. ARMY, 58 TO-DAY.

GA first oIass fighting man, de- scribes 'Major-General J. Franklin Bell, U. s. A., former chief of staff Of Uncle Samss army, who was born at ShelbyvilIe, Ky, f1ftv-eight years sseo today. He graduated from West Point in 1878, and it was not long af- ter he received his comnnission ass a second lieutenant that he had an sop- sscrtunity to show the sos-t of stuff he as made of In tsss then wild sad woody lYYes- the h0ss.ss Injuns StiIi c1ung to Il le noti3 l thai they. .,ourd beat the le .eface at the fighting game, and young Bell was one of the of cers assigned to the job os dis sks sing the ds of the redskins s,f fiat erroneous idea Soon after 1eas
 In= West Point he joined .:le Sssenth { r zesirr ent of To ss Sam's cavalry, a fs.-eus body Jf Indian fighters. He was among sh, present at many s.zxn images w.-si the hostiles. but his rssr. notable fel- was the capture Of a tend. of ha f-b fs sd Cree Indians, near Fort Bufc.rG, S D., in 1883. He when the Sioux went on the warpath at R1ne EtIdges .. U. AILer that the Indians ceased to nprise,. and Bells duties were of 2 peaceful nature un- til the outbreak of the Spanish-A1ner- jean war Du-lns that conflict he organized the Tnirty-sixth infantry of United States voiu.s zeers in the Phil ippines. He was awarded a congress sionaf medal of honor for most dis tinguished gala atry in action at For ac, Luzon- While in advance Of his regiment he was attacked by a party of insurgents With his trusty pistol he charged the bunch, and captured a captain and two privates, while a score or more of insurrectos were peppering away at him at close range from the eonceaiment of bamboo thicket- He remained in the Philip pines until 1908, when he returned to the United States to take command of the infantry and cavalry school al Fort Leavenwortf, Kan. In 1907 he was promoted to the rank of major general and chief of staff of the Unftedf States army, and upon leav- ing that post was appointed comman- der of the Philippines division.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

feels the effects of the depressing for eign advices, as 1t moves in close sym pathy with the trend of Liverpool mar ket.
 The American Sheet & Steel Go. will resume work at it's Farrell, Pa, mill on Monday after a shutdown of two months. About 800 men will return to work. %s during December. which averaged 1 9s per cent. copper. At the new mill it treated 93,612s tons, averaging 2.15 per cent. copper. The old mill re- covery was S0.s8 per cent. and new mill recovery 69.7S per cent. Fine copper production for the month to- tailed 1,661 tons, or 2,122, 900 pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
RADF0RD B.S MITH Fairfield Avenue VARIETY STORE Broad Street
 PAYssTHE FARE FIRST GREAT SATURDAY SALE STORE TO-. MORROW.-BARGAINS OVER THE STORE Z

At IF 1-2c-SGen's knit four-fn- At 1a 1-2c-Mens canel's Iaaiz socks. ~-~f -l. At 14c-Colored burIapsS very ggiGe- At Sc-WindOwphan1e for aRt glal1i windows.
 At S1.25-speciaI lot ban beaElng roller skates.
 At 0sc-Ffne~ close rolling uubFal- las for men OF women
 At 5Sc@-Dnton hardware Ice s.Ea1e1 for men and boys.
 At $1.25-F4edbIe flyer sleds. At 5Sc-GOod alarm clocks. At 60c-Boys' maroon dollar sggeat- CTS.
 At 25c-Or best table oncIOth-
 Special Sale Between 9 and 10
 A. M OrIlY. At 8 s-4c-Our yard wide cheese- cloth.
 At 8 S-4c-Best light prlnea. < At 4g8T4c-Best dark Dt4uf4.
 At s %Unb1eached n1usHn- At 6 3-4c-AmosI<eag apron zine ham. s.s rIl
 At z S-Ac-Good cotton bafenGs At 8 S-4c-Om special Isonsdal8 cambr1c.
 At 2c-odd lot articles were Sc ana 100, some slightly shopworp or huFt in moving, big value for those who come between and TO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Regina, Sask.-In view of the acute labor situation here, and repeated threats of violence from the~1eaders of an army of unemployed men, Re gina will be under martial law accord ing to an announcement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
THE FARMER: JANUARY 9, 1914

young together with suitable diet and oncs accomplished
 toward tn eadcfion of scrofuous ain than all the prsttions sinc beginning of time of the most and 1oathme of diseases crofua has be comparatively mild and in most cufable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

To reduce stock we are offering spe- ciaI price conceas5ona. See adv. Cas- sar AGisch. Inc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
POINTS OF TNTEREsT.

Saturday as usual win bo ~barH1fu day. Special values In cloth .coafr- furs, winter millinery. sllk Dstelcoat1. shirt waists, rain coats and psrcals
 house dresses at ID. Fl. Dillon e Coz, lz105 Main street-Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Col. Charles D. Hooker. 9ozaerlv attorney general of 1EsSsicelDDf and Congressional member for 20 year1, fs dead at JaclSsons aged 30 yean&
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-10

| and told me 1t was Houston. I told
| him [ didn't care. l don't change cars
/ until tomorrow morning at 1880. Cold,
hungry, tired, sleepy. What do l care
for Houston,
GAS A. NJ. Oct. 9. 1908.
Thirty miles east of San Antonio.
Well it turned out alright. I went
right back to sleep and slept fine IN
I'll a few minutes ago. Presumably
there is nothing of note between
Houston and San Antonio.
Yesterday afternoon in crossing
Louisiana the country looked pretty
poor with the exception OF the sugar
and rice sections 1t IS nearly time
to commence cutting cane. Two or
three large sugar mills in sight most
of the time, in the sugar country. The
rice country. about Crowley, La, look
ed fine. There is about forty miles Of
it. and a dozen big rice mills. The
land is perfectly smooth and seemed
to be about two feet above water level
in all the bitches and irrigating canals.
They are threshing now, and hauling
the rice to the mills to be hulled. 1t
was all wild, useless country until
about ten years ago.
The country here looks like a des-
ert except where it is cultivated and
then 1t shows up fine. The natural
growth is a dwarfted tree, something
like blackjack The land is rolling
and the soil is grayish sand. with no
San Antonio Texas.
$50 4. NJ
We have had an hour and a half
here. If I could have found out how
much time we would have, would have
gone up town and seen the Alamo.
where Sam Houston, Davy Crockett
and Company made a dandy lot of
history. The town has about $4,000
population, and is prosperous.
The locomotives on this road. the
Southern Pacific, all burn Texas oil.
Every town has its storage tank. Tex
as oil was a great blessing for all
this section as they have little wood
and no coal.
But to get back to my troubles: on
September 21st, the Am. Schr Rich
ard A. Bingham bound from Pensa-
cola to Belize, Br. Honduras, loaded
with lumber, put into Frontera, Mex
leo, some seven hundred miles out of
the way. From that date until Oct.
18th, ] exchanged sixteen cables with
the captain. without finding out what
the trouble is or why he does not pro-
coed. My last cable was to await my
arrival. Frontera is away around on
southern side of the Gulf of Mexico
With good luck I can get there, via
Mexico City, Vera Cruz and Coataz-
acoalcos. by rail and steamship, in A
week. In the meantime 1 will see the
sights and enjoy myself as best I can.
Notwithstanding a distinct premontion
of evil at the end of the journey.
Noon. Southwest Texas.
We are getting fn;O nigh country.
Just pulled out for Uvalle, elevation
$50 feet. The country looks very poor,
cactus and mosquit At little dis
lance mosquit looks like siCkly two
year-old pear trees. Off in the dis
lance we can see low foothills. We
change cars at two o'clock, going due