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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
JAPAN'S FAT WRESTLERS.
Outside of the Arena Eating 10 Their
 Most important Task.

Outside of the Arena Eating 10 Their
 Most important Task.
 The most envied men in Japan are the wrestlers, who are fat and bulky. The first requisite of Japanese wres- tier is that he be fat. Their stomachs are their proudest possessions. The fat ter the man the more money they will bet on him. even though bedslat can
 !., " him clear out of the ring. AS
 .i wrestler walks down the street crowd gathers around him, hoping that he will turn into some restaurant. If he does they gather in the doorway to watch him eat They would rather hear Q Japanese wrestler eat that go to three ring wrestler never disap- points them-he blows through as- founding quantities of food, turning ev- erything under except a few radish skins and turnip tops. It's unbelieve- able how much noise they make when eating, by smacking their lips. sucking up their tea with the open exhaust and picking their teeth with the cutout on. The champion eaters of them all- the wrestlers-have long hair. but in- stead of letting it hang down on their shoulders. as one would naturally ex- pect, they do it up in knots until they look like gigantic kewpie. Whenever you see a man in Japan going around with a large sized walnut on his head. you may know that he follows the an cient and honorable profession of wrestling. Their wrestling consists of the men standing upright fin the ring. making rush at each other and try l ing to push each other out. Every time two wrestlers come together they give a prodigious grunt. When one of them finally succeeds in pushing the other out the crowd bursts forth into mighty applause, while the victor modestly pats his stomach to show where the praise is due.-Homer Croy fin Leslie's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
GOLD LETTERED SIGNS.
None of the Leaf Used In Making Them
 Is Ever Wasted.

None of the Leaf Used In Making Them
 Is Ever Wasted.
 "On the matter of domestic economy in the American household, which, 1t is asserted. the housewives and the boys and girls of the family no longer practice, it is interesting to know that if economy be a lost art at home it Is pursued with great deal Of care In many lines of business" remarked Henry A. Shields of New York. "I was impressed few months ago by the observation of sign painter, who informed me that he could not deliver sign I had ordered on certain day because in the intervening time he would have the quarterly clean up day. I was curious to know what clean up day meant, and he told me.
 Ut appears that in the making of signs a great deal of gold leaf is used. and necessarily some of it is wasted. just as it is when gold letters are placed on show windows. I had never noticed that when the painter is at work putting the leaf on he is careful to conserve all the leavings. Just so in the shops All refuse there is care fully brushed into pile and kept In three months time there will be a great deal of what appears to be rub bish around sign painters shop. but the painter knows its value. This rub bish is cleaned up. slowed in bags and sent to Philadelphia. where it is screened and the particles of gold leaf extracted. My friend informed me that it is not unusual to get as high as 800 out of one shipment of rubbish, all of which goes to the workmen in the shop and not to the owner. ton Post
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
When CharIemagne Took a Bath.

Like so many of the European warm springs and bathing places. Baden Baden was first appreciated by the Romans. The Emperor Caracalla in especial honorcd it by his patronage and adorned it ill various Roman ways. With the fall of the empire and the ar rival together of the barbarians and Christianity. bathing and. above all. bathing in warm water, fell into disuse all over Europe as an enfeebling and immoral practice. It was only when Charlemagne, whose name was one to conjure with. dipped his imperial per son in the hot springs of Aix-la-C Cha belle that bathing. after seven cen turies of disuse. became again permits sible. if not almost desirable. From that time on. with varying fortunes. Baden-Baden was health and pleas ure resort.-Harrison Rhodes in liar per's Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
The Critic Scored.

"I have just sold that picture for SCOOP said the jubilant artist
 q congratulate you on your ability replied the critic.
 Thank you. It makes q difference. doesn't it?"
 Makes q difference? I don't under stand you.'
 Il mean that it makes a difference when man succeeds Up to this time you have never uttered a word of praise or encouragement to me. Two or three times you have made slight ing references to my ability as paint CT. Now that have sold picture for a good price you begin to see that I have artistic talent"
 "Oh. I'm not congratulating you on your artistic talent. but on your ability as a salesman. Chicago News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
COLOSSAL CAN0PUS.
if 1t Were Our Sun 1t Would Take Over
 Eight Hours to Rise.

if 1t Were Our Sun 1t Would Take Over
 Eight Hours to Rise.
 Of all the twenty first magnitude stars the inherent glory of Rigel and Canopus is the greatest. Only two are farther than they, while the other six teen are very much nearer.
 Estimates give the light of Rigel as equal to that of 22,O0O suns and that of Canopus as 55,OO0.
 Assuming that their general surface brilliancy is the same as that of the sun and recalling that Rigel has at least 22,OOO and Canopus 55.O00 times the light of the sun. the square root of these figures gives us Rigel's diameter as 15O and Canopus' 235 times that of the sun.
 Whereas the suns diameter, as seen in the sky, measures one-half degree, Canopus', at the same distance, would measure 117R degrees of the 1SO that reach from horizon to horizon. and its disk would cover 55.225 times the sky area occupied by the sun. Canopus would be nearly eight hours in rising. With such globe brought so near all life on the earth would instantly perish. seas would be converted into steam. and the very mountains would melt with fervent heat and flow like molten iron. Beside such facts our cor. ner of the universe seems diminutive dull and insignificant.
 | These two marvellous orbs have been found among q group of twenty tc which they belong. Out of the million million stars known to exist only twen ty, for aught we know. might yield similar specimens. Nothing proves that such worlds are rare.-Scientitic Amer 1 ican
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
4 Rvse That Attracted as Well as Di-
 verted Attention.

4. Ruse That Attracted as Well as Di.
 verted Attention.
 One morning Mrs. Wilmington's at- tention was attracted by a strange spectacle coming up the street. At that distance she could not quite make 1t out. It appeared to be some sort of animal with a headlight fastened to its forehead. As it came nearer it resolv- ed itself into the shape of human being-perhaps some sheik with a red fez. But in another moment Mrs. Will mington recognized Martha Maria So- phrina Smith. the seventeen-yearold colored girl who came every Monday for the laundry.
 Martha Maria had flaming red rib- bon four inches wide round her head. It was tied in front into huge bow, the wings of which stood out four inches beyond her forehead.
 Mrs. Wilmington was surprised, for, although she had noticed some of the signs of pride of dress in Martha Maria, the girl had more than the ordi- nary amount of good taste.
 "Why, Martha" exclaimed Mrs. Will mington. as the girl came round the porch. what in the world are you wearing that bow for?"
 A slow grin widened the girls mouth as she said
 "To attract attention. missy"
 ITO attract attention? Why do you want to attract attention?' "I don't, mah'm."
 "Then why are you wearing that awful bow on your forehead?" "So folkses will look at nah haid."
 "Why do you want them to look al your head:'
 "So they won't look at nah feet-l got holes in nah shoes" - Youths Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
One of Hooks Puns.

Theodore Hook. the inveterater pun. ster. could pun with gayety upon mat ters that touched his own pocket. He enlivened the usually prosaic and un. welcome duty of paying his taxes by u word of advice to his neighbors to do likewise-which it is to be hoped the worthy Mir. Winter, the collector, found of some assistance: Here comes MT. Winter, inspector ot
 taxes.
 l advise you to pay him whatever he axes. I advise you to pay him without any fum-
 cry,
 For though his names Winter, his ac-
 tionS are summary!
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Sir Galahad.

The most conspicuous of the Knights of the Round Table was Sir Galahad. the son of Launcelot and Elaine. The familiar words. There Galahad sat, with manly face. yet maiden meekness in his face" sufficiently indicate the qualities for which the knight was ia mous-to wit. lion hearted courage combined with humility and meekness of spirit, the strength of the oak with the soft beauty of the lily.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Looking on tho Bright Side.

Somebody passed a counterfeit dol lar on old Uncle Nose, which nearly broke his heart Weeks later he relat- ed his troubles to his employer. "Ah done glib up lookin' fer de man whut gimme it." he said. "Ah reckon 1t ain't no use tryin' fer to find him." "Well. it looks pretty good for counterfeit, !" remarked the other "Why don't you try to get rid of it?" "Yes. sah: yes. sah. Sho' does look thataway. Some days An think masef it's good. Guess Ah'n jes', wait fer one of 'em good days an jes' pass it erlong."-Argo- naut.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
We'll Spoken.

Mother-You know what party is, don't you. dear? Doris (aged four)- Yes. mamma. A party Is where you go and stay a little while and pass your saucer back for some more and stay another little while and then go home.-Boston Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Lanuuaoe Mixed.

That" said the physician. as he ex- amined the lump on the mans neck. lis the remains of an old boil that started to come and then became encysted there"
 "Well," said the unlettered patient, "it sure has encysted on stayln' there.' Chicago Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
One Thino Settled.

"1 understand Jones has just fallen into little money"
 "That 90? Besides buying car. what do you suppose he will do with it?-Detroit Free Press.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Tho Way 1t Worked.

Scroggins-Well. do you still belong to the High Thinking cult? Nutley- Nav: While l was busy repeating "health. wealth. success" the fellow just below me grabbed my job.-Puck.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Real Enioyment.

Member Showing visitor through)- Yes. my dear. every woman ought to join club It's so refreshing to black ball scme one you don't like.-Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
One Comfort.

It is always comforting to re6ect that no man ever looked as bad as . dash- light photograph of himSelf.-Detroit Crvo Proas.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Summons for Publication.

Summons for Publication. In Justices Court for Valdez Precinct,
 Territory of Alaska.
 Frances Wilson, plaintiff, vs. Anna Guenther, defendant.-Summons for Publication.
 To the defendant, Anna Guenther: Take notice that you have been sued in the above-named court by the above-named plaintiff upon an ac- count for goods sold and delivered, in the sum of s5S.50; that personal property belonging to you has been attached to satisfy said claim; and unless you appear and plead to plain tiff's complaint within thirty days af- ter completion of publication of this summons, to-wit, within thirty days after December 21, 1914, plaintiff will take judgment for the sale of said attached property to satisfy her claim against you.
 This publication is made pursuant to an order of the court dated Mo- vember g, 1914.
 (SeaD GEO. J. LOVE, Commissioner and Ex Officio Justice
 of the Peace.
 First publication November g, 1914.
 Last publication December IA. 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Taxes Due.

Taxes Due.
 Taxes for the Town of Valdez for the year 1914 are now due and pay able at my office, in the Valdez Elec- tric Company office, in the Copper block. Taxes will be delinquent on Monday. December 2, 1914, at o'clock p. m. and unless paid prior thereto, a penalty of 10 per cent. will be add ed to the amount and interest at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum. No interest will be allowed on town warrants in payment of taxes after November 1, 1914.
 Office hours: 10 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 p. m. to p. m. except Sun. days. Dated this 4th day of Novem. ber, 1914.
 E. c. ANEs,
 Town Treasurer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08

Few men have been admired by thsl servantS.-Nontaigne.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08

Imported Japanese baskets at Val des Drug Co. #
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-08
Chronicle

Kehoe gave dermatologist $2O for changing his pug nose into Grecian nose. Next day Callahan knocked 1t back into a pug nose ag'in fer nothing. Kansas City Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
LITTLE BENNYS
 NOTE BOOK
By Lee Papa

Pop had a hedake yesttdday aftir- noon and he was laying down in the setting room with it, and wen I calm in ma sed. shh. don't make eny noize, trying to go to sleep.
 I'm ony going up to get my base ball glove, sed.
 We'll don't make eny noize going up, sed ma.
 No mann, T sed. And T startfd do but trip avn the top step and bang rite into the setting room doar
 as if thawt I was battering ram.
 Who the devil is that, sed pop rum inside the setting room. Wich dident say who the devil it was
 just standing thare a vile without making eny nOize and then keeping
 avn up stares avn my tip toes, and wen got up in my room I startid to
 look for my baseball glove and cood-. ent find it enyware, hooking ovir, chares, which is awl the chares thare is in my room. and moving the bed 3 times to see if it was avn the hoar, the bed squealxinE. eetch time, and thinking G wizz, [ wundir if pop is heering eny of this Wich he mite l of bin, avn akkount of my room beeing rite ovir the setting room. | Jest then remembered ware the 1 glove was, beeing in the clozit in the
 setting room, and I went down and opened the setting rood doars kwiet as enything and. heer pop had his eyes clozed as if he was asleep but thare
 was a impression avn. his fase as if he had bin heering nofzes, and went | ovir~ to the c1ozit and thare was the | glove avn the top shelf, so high I l coodent reetch it, so I got a chare
 and stood avn it but coodent even
 reetch it then, so I got a stool and
 put it avn top of the chare and I was | jest about to reetch it wen sumthing slipped and the chare went ovir and the stool foo out and I calm down bang, me and the chare and the stool togethirs making sutch 2, noize that pop jumped up as if he thawt war had broak out, wich he prober1y did, and l wont tell the end of it avn ak kount of it beeing to panef11I, but the
 baseball glove is still up avn the top shelf in the setting room clozit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

Hundreds of farmers took dip in the ocean at NNansasauan. N. J.. in observance of, Jersey Wash Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

the shells whish have been packed down as if by a giant press and the work of taking them with tongs Is much ea.sier-so much that the she1- Ter may take about three times as many in the tide as he could without the aid of the churning process The small skiff with one man and 8 pair of oysters tongs have given place to motor boats 20 to 40 feet long equip ped with engines from Is to 20 horse power which carry two or more men and tow number of scows or shell boat. These are filled and towed to Knell's Island and discharged there.
 Formerly sailing vessels were exclu-
 sively used to carry the shells from
 the island to the oyster beds but now
 barges have been added and the work
 goes much faster than when a schoon-
 CT was tied up to the bank and load
 ed with wheel elbarrowse when the tide
 fell. Barges are now loaded by power.
 It is said that some curious in0:vid-
 ua1 made an effort some years ago to
 ascertain the depth of these deposits
 of shells The story goes that he pen etrated the mass over 20 feet and
 made up his mind that there was no
 immediate danger of the supply be- coming exhausted as the beds cover.
 many hundred acres of the bottom of the river.
 It is not so many years since the supply of commercial lime was derived from the shells taken from the salt water. All along tho shores of the Sound and its estuaries are stiff to be
 seen the remains of the ancient Lime
 Ki1ns'' Several of these existed along the Pequonnock river and the lime us- ed in the building of the city of Bridgeport many years after it was settled came from this source. The
 names usually cling to these locan- ties even after the rough stone kilnS
 have disappeared entirely. One ex- isted in the rear of the Parrot estate
 on the Pequonnock river and many grey haired men of prominence will remember with a glow of pleasure these warm days the delicious swims l he enjoyed at the old Lime Kiln" 7" 1 Another lime kiln was operated on the 1 shores of Berkshire mill pond before | there was ever a. mill there and be- l fore there was even a dam across the 1 stnarrows.,'' as they were then called. 1 A ship ward also was located on North I avenue near what iE now Cornelius l Dwyer's property and lauched many sloops and some schooners of over a l 100 tons burden. Several kilns were 1 operated along the Housatonic but l they disappeared many years ago when lime stone was found to furnish better and cheaper material for nor | tar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

Celery Plants, 15c Per Dozen
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

sionally, and in order to make his presence felt would make a speech. MT. Donovan would always call atten- ton by a series of Interruptions to the infrequent appearances of the former Merrimae hero on the floor
 While MT. Donovan made it a point to poster MT. Hobson at every oppor- tunity, he would also take a fling at other offenders in the absentee line. As an example of his methods, he re- gently obtained permission to speak for half an hour.
 ''Mr. Speaker said hea 'T desire to direct my remarks to the gentleman from Washington, MT. Humphrey. I do not see the gentleman. Is he in the House 2''
 HsNa" said member.
 Then I will talk to the gentleman from Wyoming. MT. Mondell. Where is he?''
 Not here, either. volunteered a colleague
 Surely the distinguished leader, of the minority, MT. Mann, is around somewhere, and I will direct my re- marks to him.
 sHe is not here.''
 It happened to be one of the times when MT. Mann was away.
 How about the gentleman. from neHovso new York. MT. Feyne7" ked MT.
 ..aone to the ball game.,' replied . member
 .'wen, we1l!" exclaimed MT. Don- ovan. ''I guess I can't speak. It seems that all the leaders on that side are away. Where are they ? Why are they not here attending to the public business? Mir Speaker yield the balance of my time"
 As a matter of fact. MT. Donovan had no speech to make. He adopted this way of showing up some of the absentees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
NOTICE

Hearing De Petition of John w.5KelIy. ct al, for the Construction of a
 Bridge Across the PeuuonnocI,
 River at Grand Street.
 At the meeting of. the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held August g, 1914, the eoIIowfng resolution was adopted:
 RESOLVED, That. the Clerk be and hereby is directed to notify the per sons in interest to appear before this Common Council, Council Room. City seventeenth day of August, A. Ds 1914, at eight o'clock in the evening and be Heard in. relation to the con truction of bridge aeross the Pe- quonnock River iron. Grand street fo Arctic street, and the approaches necessary thereto.
 Attest:
 J. ALEX H. ROBINSON.
 City Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
NOTICE

Hearing De Petition of tie Connecti- cut Company for Permission to Ife- locate Its EasterIy Track in Brook lawn Avenue.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rrid.seport held August 3, 1914, the following resolution was adopted:
 RESOLVED, That the Clerk be and hereby is directed 70 notify the per sons in interest to appear before this Common Council, Council Room, City Hall, City of Bridgeport. on the seventeenth day of August, AD. 1el4 at eight o'clock in the evening and be heard in relation to ihe petition of the Connecticut Company, for per mission to relocate it's easterly track in Brook1awn avenue, from the Roos- ter River Bridge near Dewey street, to Rooster River Bridge at the Brooklawn Country Club, as per map on file in the office of the City Clerk. 7 Attest:
 J. ALEX H. ROBINSON,
 City Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
NOTICE

Hearing De Construction of Sewer in Boston Avenue From Kossuth Street to East Main Street. At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held July 6, 1914, the following reso- lution was adopted:
 RESOLVED, That the Clerk be and hereby is directed to notify the per, sons in interest to appear before this Common Council, Council Room. City Hall, City of Bridgeport, on the seventeenth day of August, 1914, at eight clock in the evening, and be heard in relation to the construction of sewer in Boston avenue from Kossuth street to East Main street Attest:
 J. ALEX H. ROBINSON.
 CSifv Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
The University School

For Young Men and Manly Boys Twenty-third year begins September 23, 1914.
 ELEMENTARY AND ADVANCED SUBJECTS in preparation for college. technical and professional schools business, and the large preparatory schools.
 INTERESTS OF THE INDFVIDIrAT, STUDENT given every consideration. Early registration advisable. Summer school, August and September.
 l. 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

Joseph M.s Jordan. of 1075 Hancock avenue is under arrest in Jacksonville, Fla, upon request of the local author ities charged with having deserted his wife and left with $720 belonging to her, part of it realized from the sale of the household furniture. Detective George F. Simon has gone to Florida after Jordan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
PATIENTS SECURED
 BY BRDGEPORTERs

Several Bridgeporters were issued patents for inventions by the govern ment August 4, according to reports furnished by A M. Wooster, the local patent solicitor. Among those to re- ceive their grants were:
 Gustav H. Holm, Bridgeport. means for protecting countersunk screw heads.
 Geo. B. Thomas. Bridgeport, shade holder.
 : Clinton E. Woods. Bridgeport, talk ing machine.
 Walter E. Irving, Glenbrook. means for fastening floor and sidewalk grat- ings.
 Trade Marks
 Salts Textile Mfg. Co.,, Bridgeport, velvets, plushes in the piece. Salts Textile Mfg. Co.,. Bridgeport, ve1vets and p1ushes in the piece
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

Edward H. Plank and George Lind, both employed by the Assets Realiza- ton Co., of New York, were arrested $s,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11

The Archer Savings bank and the Madison Street Savings bank, private Chicago drrstitutions. closed their doors.