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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

well known as the horse and driver
 The horses sleek coat was made to shine there was not a sDeck upon the si1vered bit, the harness was i'm naculate and whose wheels and body of the light handmade speed wagon shone as they revolved in the decIfr- ing sun. Even the horses hoofs were blackened with lamp black and OH that nothing might escape the watch full eye of the spectators.
 In his daily management of the sfa- b1es the old time livery man was adorned with high hat and sportify cut clothing. In his hand rested a Iong-Iashed whip which he could gnau on occasions that the horse leaving his yard would hold head erect and give an exhibition of style that would attract attention For he was a snowman.
 In his stalls were kept the pride of the city, with a name-PIate above each recording the speed of the anil nal and sometimes the ownership. From early morning until late at night a corpse of the best English hostlers were engaged in rubbing minor ailments with the greatest care. The pride of horsemanship rs- posed in the breasts of each, and lord of all was heSproprtetor. Speed rigs, laundaulets, coache and even the mighty .'draRss or tally ho. with it.s yellow and req coIor4nes was there to shed glory And In win terttme, when the first snow fen.
 there was the race and competitor
 between owners to cover certain courses first that the ways3de Inn
 host might furnish the promised din- ner.
 This past greatness is gone, and
 year by year witnesses the droppinr
 of one or more from existence, while
 the fire-proof garage supplants them. | he Gorx lhprse-drawn vehicle seems to be de-
 clining. But stIch is the age of pro4 Lgress. But tol the horseanan of the good old days ..AII. All Is gone,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
DIGGER STANLEY. 31 TOMORROW, HAS HAD
 LONG CAREER. RING

Although he has lost much of the prowess that made him bantamwefght champion of England and the claim ant of the worlds champfonsflip of that division, Digger Stanley can point with pride to a long and distinguished ring career. The little Englishman was born thirty-one years ago, come tomorrow, in Norwich, a city which has given England many of it's best fighters, from Jack Slack, Nwho won the big title from Broughton in 175O down to date. The veteran Stanley was onlyNeighteen when he made an suspicious start in the boxing game by defeating Owen Moran. In 1902 Digger whipped number of boys, but lost to Pedlar Palmer. The 1atter>was one of the c1everest little fellows in ring history, although he is best re- membered on this side of the Atlantic chiefly because of his defeat by Ter ry McGovern in one of the shortest championship fights on record.
 Palmer fought a six round draw with George Dixon, and another fight was arranged to be pulled off fin America, to decide the championship of the featherweight division. When Palmer landed in New York the man ager of Terry McGovern, then Amer ican bantamweight champion, offer-
 ed him a. bout with the Brooklyn ssterror.'' Palmer thought a victory
 over Terry would increase the re- ce1prS when ne fought Dixon, and the
 Englishman never entertained doubt of the result In less than one round Palmer was knocked out, and Terry was the bantam champion of the world. Returning to Digger Stanley, he fought Palmer again. in 1908, and lost, and was also whipped by. George Dixon in six round bout, but Ht- tie later turned the tables on the American negro. In 1904 and 1905 Digger fought three battles with Jim my Walsh, winning one, losing one and breaking even in another. Owen l Moran also gained a victory over Stanley in 1905. In 1907 Stanley lost to Al DeImont. From 1908 until 1911 l he was the master of all the best Eng
 fish boxers of his weight, and annex
 ed the Lord LonsdaIe belt emblematic | of the bantamweight title. I In 1912 he went over-to France and
 was knocked out by Charley Ledoux 1 the little Frenchman. Last June Dig ger lost his belt and title to Bill Ben yon. Stanley had been matched with
 Eddie Morgan, the Welsh bantam 1 champion. but illness prevented his | appearance and Beynon took his
 place. English fight fans were given a great surprise when the substitute
 was awardedsthe decision and the title l Stanley declared that Beynon's vic tory was a fluke, and he proved his l contention last October by defeating
 Beynon and recovering his lost laur- l els.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
'sPARKs FRoM A CABIN CH9MNEY

Elf Solomon wuz ez wize ez dey sex he wuz how come he didn't quit lon Pfo' he d1Cg
 I b'Peves politicianers kin go ter heaven des lak' folks; dey kin go dar. but they can't swing on de gate.
 Some folks wuz desN nachu11y bon Ter grow young. Even wen de preacher ia layin down de law dey ketches derselves pattin' der dancin'- foot
 Satan is des hess wha+'n stan for you ter saddle all yo' sins on him. He never kicks till he gifts you on de groun', right behin' his heels.
 De sayzn' is you mus pray night an' day, but eff you fo11ered dat schedule what chance would de tired angels have ter git good nights rest ?-F. Is. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
Extra Sporting Page
HUB PERDUE AND
 SWEENEY MAY BE
 RETURNED TO CUBS

:. As part of the exercises during the sffappy fannily'' reunion of the Wa tionaI league in New York on next Friday, the Boston club will be urgeu to turn over Hub APerdQe and Bdil Sweeney to the Chicago club With Murphy out, Johnny Evers' bitterness against adddmg the Chicago club eIrds' and yesterday it was said that Gov ernor- John K. Temer would formally announce that solution of the Evers deal.
 The bonus promised Evers will stand, and, according to National league solons, Evers will not have cause to regret his stand against Fed eTal league bait.
 The answer to the t.WdM Matty jump?'' problem is: Yes, at a big tn- crease which Harry N. Hampstead will tender him. to continue with the G1- ants James A. Gilmore got publicity for the Federals and the National league expects to get more sldbstasn- tfaI returns when AEatty gets into ac- tion at the Polo Grounds and else where as a member of McGraw $ team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

season, or are plumes that have been mou1ted and picked up by the. men who go about the flooded country in boats at the proper season of the year and earn a living by collecting the shed trophies of the larger or small CT egret. In Paris reward of f400 awaits the first man who can domesti- cate the egreL on French territory, while in Berlin $500 is waiting for the owner of the first egret colony dones- tfcated son German soil.-From tho Strand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
NOT WASTING ATTRACTIONS.

.'I suppose said the new sa1eswo- man, that you want 8 suit that will make you look attractive to your hus-. band 2''
 Attractive to my husbandi'' echoed the shopper ''I should say not. He wouldn't know if wore suit 10 years old. What [ want is something that will make my next-door sneighbor turn pale pink green with envy.'s-- Buffalo Express.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
HIS FAILING.

He. couldn't imag1ne-Why are you so different from writers like Steven son and other writers of romance, MT ReaIst? asked the critic.
 .I can't imagine" returned the real ist.
 .T guess Hou are right said the critic.-New ork Sun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
THE MATCH-rHRoW1NG HABIT.

Observing how careless humanizind is in throwing burning matches about a. acircus elephant on a. rampage fin New Jersey hurled a, red-hot stove into a mow of hay. It fs well at times to see ourselves in carfcafure.- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
PATIENCE APPRECIATED.

Look here, waiter. I've been wait ing half an hour for that steak ! or dered."
 Waiter-Yes, sirs know-ft, sir Lie would be worth living sir, if everyone was patient as you, sfr---ChrIstia.n Guardian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
THE GAMES THE THING.

The baseball situation will be far less interesting when they have to set tie down to the prosaic occupation of playing the game.-Brooklyn Stand ard-Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
UNPLEAsANT PROSPECT

Cobb1s-You can talk 1,soo miles without any instrument.
 Stone-If this keeps up, sending your wife on a trip to Europe won't do a particle of good.-From Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
TO DoMEsTICATE THE EGREr.

Experts are of the opinion that more than 75 per cent. of the osprey plumes that reach this country from South America have been taken from birds killed just after the breeding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
Z ONE OF THEM.

tDoes that play tend to remind you of the dangers of a great city?''
 ''In my opinion," replied the un- compr promising critic, 'tit goes further. It's one of them.''' = Chicago Daily Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

Mile. Helene Caragioni, who arrived at New York on the steamer Olympic, declared her intention of attempting to fly across the Atlantic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
NEWS WORTH SPREADING.

Well, now listen to this 5varnfna. Each one of /the seven most recent suicides in Milwaukee was a gum chewer.-New Bedford Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

across the Atlantic ocean. Lieuten- ant Porte was selected as one of the aviators for the flight. The other is Lieutenant Towers, head of the United States navy aviation corps. Interest in the around the world di<ht under
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

New York, Feb. 94.-With the arrf- val of Lieutenant Porte of the British army in America arrangements were made for bis inspection of the greaI hydroaeropkane which Rodnan Wan auskax N hashug made for night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27

IOCadS .401 t . I ! Q l f Game tonight. Coulter & Mckenzie vs. Miller Lumber Go. BROOKSIDE BOWLING LEAGUE
 (Park City Aneys.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Daysey Mayme
andHer Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARsIDE.

w THEN some folks receive a let
wv ter from girl which she says
was written in the library
they are reminded Of Daysey Mayme
Appleton, who calls her fern a CON
servatOry.
1t was in this conservatory" that
she received a newspaper reporter,
| having sought the interview much
against her natural instincts Dayse
Mayme being the kind of girl who
can give the violet cards and spades
and beat it every time when it comes
to modesty. 1t was the good Of 9TH
ers that prompted her to make a
sacrifice of her natural instinct TO
shrink.
/ Il find myself greatly troubled over
my parentage,' she said, after pro-
ducing a half dozen photographs that
| the reporter might take his choice,
and feel that perhaps many other.
young girls are depressed by the
same torturin'g doubt
Look" pointing to her parents In
the next room; there is no resem-
blauce between us. They are old and
ugly and wrinkled, while I am not,
They show every mark of the com
monplace, while / bear every evidence.
of aristocratic birth
I'm the twilight when ! sit and look
out into the gathering gloom | am
haunted with memories Of an exist
ence not like this. I see myself
I babe in the palace of a king with
countless devoted attendants. Ha.
| hist, | see among them one who is
disloyal for piece of gold. She
bends over me when others sleep,
smothers me in a shawl and carries
me away to be held for kings ran
cn1i1 ar. pevbqDS that she MAY. he re
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Do You Know

The United States Postmaster Gen
eral is considering the adoption OF Il
new form of postcard, which Will
show not only the ordinary street ad-
dress Of the recipient, but his te'v-
phone number also. Upon its arrival
at the destination a clerk would JIM
mediateiv call mp the telephone NUM-
Der and ask for the person to whom
the card ia addressed aud read the
message. after which the card would
be delivered in the usual way. The
card would bear q special stamp cost
ing cents. and would have prefer
ence over other drst-class mail mat
ter in the same manner the special
delivery letters do now. 4 reply post
al card would be 10 cents.
According to advices from Paris a
fresh field has been found for the
wonderful curative powers OF radiun
The famous French steeplechasor
Lutteur ILL., who won the Grand Ne
tonal ia 1909. broke down badly suo-
sequent>. ana for two years was
practically a cripple He has been
treated with radmm with such good
effect. however that he is now liz ana
well again, and is likely to be one OF
the favorites for this years blue rio
bon Of steeplechasins.
IN .. H ra
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
\ MAN cAN ALWAYs-

= ~ 7 ~ = Nv = -
Give good advice tina. is well worth
taking when he has outUoru the ahil-
lp to set a bad example that is well
worth following
Sit up late with the daughter far
more easily than he can rise with the
sun
Begin sweeping economy at home
and end 10 I'm cloud of dust at the
Great White Way
BE cheerful about taking what
comes his Way provided only that he
may select the way
BE startled into realizing that he
has grown Old before he knew it-hut
no woman can be caught like that.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

Copyright. 1p12, by Herrst's Magazine.
Copyright 1913. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright.
1913. by }. B Lippincott Company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

Now is the tango a case Of taking
"a step in the right direction
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

+ Write to. Ladies' Advisory
Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co. Chat
'anooea, Tenn. for Special Instructions
and "a page book Home Treatment
Tor Women. sent in plain wrapper on
request-ApYERTISEMENT.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

Siouema-nu ..u witness box deserih-
ing assaulU..II He walks into my ward
and rams ME up sgeu one % me own
lOmbstOucs.
Counse Did he hurt v1B4
Stopema son Hurt me- NIl tive rot
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
"PETROGRAD.n

The 1914 war Of the nations has put
it, first landmark into the nomencla-
turc of Europe.
st Petersburg" Is no more.
"Pctrograd" stands in its place.
The Cars capital of all the Rus
sias has been rechristened, and the
name which il has borne since Peter l..
laid il out in marsh and wilderness 212
years ago will no longer claim a place
in Cossack geography.
There was a German tang to "St.
Petersburg
"Petrograd" is Russian to the core!
This war is a war of the races, and
hostility seems bent upon extermina-
tion-not alone terrible determination
by sword and flame and shell, but even
the determination of an hostile tongue.
"Petrograd" is Russia's ultimatum to
the Kaiser!
1t speaks volumesl II counts the
heart throbs Of the Slav! 1t Is naked
picture Of the terminating hatred
which drives armed millions against
armed millions and counts not the cost
of victory!
"St. Petersburg" will never be again
unless IL shall Ice William Rex who
dictates the terms OF ultimate surren-
mental capital when peace Gs there
such a word?) shall finally be com
posed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

forced into an unconditional surren-
der, including their king, an army Of
$4,000. 55S guns, and an immense
amount of stores. The Germans lost
5000 and the French 1900. Marshal
MacMahon gathered his retreating ar
my there on August 81, but made no
attempt to communicate with Vinoy's
corps at Mezieres. nor to break
through the gap between the German
Third and Mouse armies. The Ger
mans surrounded the city. MacMa-
hon was wounded, and command fell
upon General Ducrot. He decided to
move the whole army to the west in
the direction of Mezieres. At this
juncture, after the orders went out,
General Wimpffen, who had arrived
from Algiers the preceding night,
took command and ordered the army
TO move in the opposite direction. The
confusion that resulted ended with the
hosting of the white flag In the village
church steeple. and the surrender OF
the French. -
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
SPEAK UP, BROTHER BRYAN.

Vice President Marshall comes out
for a moment from the retirement Of
his Office 20 announce that President
Wilson will be- n candidate for re-elec-
ton I'm 1915.
Among tho plauks Of the Democratic
platform adopted by the Baltimore
convention o' 1912 which so far have
not been made the subject of special
message 10 Congress by President
Wilson is the one which declares:
we favor a single presidential term
and TO that end urge the adoption of
an amendment 20 the constitution
making the president Of the United
States ineligible for recollection, and we
pledge the candidate of this conven-
ton to this principle"
II would be interesting To hear few
remarks on this subject from Brother
Bryan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
WHY NOT TRY EcoNoMY7

There can be no doubt Of the general
dislike for the suggestion of raising an
extra hundred million Of dollars from
the people just now, under whatever
guise the tax is levied. II is being ex-
cused on the plea that II is a war
measure, but everybody is exclaiming
that we are not AT war and is criti-
c.zHg the imposition Of such a tax
when 81 is the universal effort 20 econ
omIze.
Why people are asking, is il ncces-
sary that the government should have
This large sum % demands? Why does
not the government DO az the citizens
are doing exercise stern restraint upon
expenditures Instead Of devlsing new
ways Of taking money from the people,
who have all they can do To pull
through THIS period Il straiteued
finances, it seems 20 very many that
the proper course would have been To-
curtail the yu,go when the income fell
away.
Il is indeed unfortunate for the Dem
orratic administration that il must
come forward with "a request for un-
usual revenues after the prolonged ses-
sion Of Congress has imposed upon the
country the heaviest appropriations in
us history.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
THE TEMPORARY CAPITAL
OF FRANCE.

Bordeaux, the temporary capital Of
France, is "a city in the southwestern
part Of the republic, $50 miles from
Paris. II is on the Gironde river. six
~ miles from the sea, and 125 miles
from the Spanish frontier. In 1911, the
city had "a population OF 2GlG7S.
Under the Roman empire Bordeaux
became hourishing commercial city,
and the capital of Aquitania Secunda.
II belonged 20 the English kings from
1854 to 1853, when it was taken by
Charles VII, Of France 1t was the
headquarters Of the Girondists during
the Revolution, and during the Reign
of Terror suffered severely.
In 1870 the French government was
transferred 10 Bordeaux from Tours
60 which il had been moved from
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
First Theater in the u. S.
Opened in Virginia in 1852
THEN

one hundred and siXtytwo years
United States was opened in the col
ony of Virginia at old Williamsburg.
The originator was an English actor,
William Italian, Sr, who brought his
own company from overseas and
presented "The Merchant of Venice"
as the initial performance. The idea
spread rapidly, and soon New York,
Philadelphia and the other leading
communities of colonial America each
had their theaters. At the close of GEN.
tury, theaters were open in the CAPT.
tails of nearly all the thirteen original
states. While the Virginian playhouse
was the first i'm the United States
actors had played in the colonies be-
fore this date. The first is said to
have been the English strolling player
Anthony Aston, who was known as
Mat Medley The actor and his art OF
that day was generally despised by
the puritanical colonists. The Massa-
chusetts legislature passed a law
shortly after amateurs had given THE
Orphans" at the Coffee House in Bos-
ton i'm 17i9, which forbade such por-
formanCes, attaching a penalty for ac-
tors and spectators alike of five pounds
sterling each. The opposition in Phil
adelphia was so great that HIallam was
compelled to build his theater in 1883
outside of the city proper, in a district
then i'm dsrepute and known as South
wark. or; Society Hill" Even then
vigorous efforts were made TO close
the theater. A petition was addressed
to Judge William Allen, who refused
to act, declaring that he had obtained
stronger moral lessons from attend
ing the theater than from any sermons
he had heard i'm church.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
A REASONABLE REQUEST.

Tho request Of the Copper Country
Commercial club Of the federal gov
eminent that it purchase supply Of
copper now for its future needs is not
unreasonable. Certainly il is as reason
able as the request that the govern
ment aid the cotton growers.
The acquisition by the government
of some millions OF pounds Of copper
at this time would be a big help 10 the
copper producers for il would enable
them To better withstand the effects OF
the European war on the metal mar
ket; also ii would serve To keep men
employed.
The psychological effect, too, would
be valuable for it is a national, not a
local matter copper entering largely
into many manufacturing lines. Copper
can be bought cheaply now and by so
doing both the government and the
manufacturers would be ahead in the
long run.
Al the conclusion of the war there
is certain To bee quick recovery in
red metal prices. II Is at the present
time that the copper producers need to
place their product if they are 20 keep
their mines open.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
NOW

To-day The theatrical profession ia
huge industry in which more than
SlOO,OOO,OOO is invested. There are I'm
the United States over 5000 theaters.
not counting the 10000 or more NOV
ing pictures theaters, or circuses. and
halls for general entertainments. II
has been estimated that during good
theatrical year there are more than
$4,000 actors and actresses declalming.
trilling and dancing before the Amer
can people. one of the modern fea-
lures Of the profession is the travelling
company, of which there are nearly
1000. The estimated value of the g.
GOO theaters is nearly $4,000 900 while
1t requires $20,O0O,OOO annually to nay
the players salaries. About 500. O0O.-
600 is distributed among the thousands
OF theater employees, for Transporter
tionF advertising, and 10 defray the
cost of producing the plays. Today
as class, actors and actresses are
no longer generally considered pariahs
of society. The most exclusive socie-
ty circles have been opened to admit
them, and there are instances where
men and women of noble birth have
given their social station for n career
on the stage. Even clergymen have
deserted their pulpits for the boards,
while actors have abandoned the spot
light TO take up careers in the church.
Stars of the theatrical realm, as well
as the lesser lights OF the chorus, have
sung and danced their way into the
ranks of royalty and the nobility, not
to mention the multi millionaire set.
Kings have granted them patents of
nobility and learned societies and in
situations have decorated them with
medals and scholastic degrees