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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
plRK CITY BUILDING AND LOAN DECL ARES FIVE AND HALF PER
 GENT DIVIDEND

T1aA ninth seani-annua1 report of the F4ark City Building and Loan Associa- tion, nled on September 30 shows that xhe organization has made large ..ersIr, in rneu.bersiaip, 3go shares being issued during the period, with g. diyt- dend declaration of 5 1-2 per cent
 The tenth series begins Tuesday, October 7th when regular meeting will be held in the First Evangelical church building, Grove street and Laurel avenue
 T71e report in detail shows cash re ceapts of $1T.24T against which dis burseznents of the same amount, less @, ,6o4.0T cash in bank have been made. With assets of $41.663.07. ha.-. bilitdes in the form of shares issued amount to $Ss,431-25 A surplus and reserve fund of $2SL32 are recorded. Association gains during the period are shown to be $2,249-48. The divi- dend payment a1nounted to $92B.03.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
A ouaatian of Rraina.

At club ifrequented by doctors the discussion came up recently whether a person could live without a brain. During the discourse one of the doc tors saida When I was practicing medicine in Indiana a remarkable case came under my supervision A man while out hunting had leaned upon his shotgun and the weapon had gone off accidentally, making large wound in his head just above the ear. The brain was laid bare and in bringing the pa tient to the hospital handful of the gray matter leaked out. He was tre banned and finally recovered, his men tai faculties apparently as good as ever.''
 Your story Is interesting" inter rupted an auditor. ''but it sounds to me somewhat inconsistent
 seswhy sop questioned the narrator.
 'sBecause,'' answered the other doc tor, s.if he had ever had handful of brains he wouldn't have leaned on the gun.n-Nat1onal Monthly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
Great Crest of the Sierra.

Mount Whitney. the highest point in the United States. is not an isolated mountain peak, like Mount Shasta or Mount Rainier. but is the lOfuest point in the great California crest or enor- nous saw tooth ridge of the Sierra Ne Yada. including many eminences al- most as high. Mount Whitney is IA. 5O1 feet above sea level. Among those of slightly lesser height are Mount Russell, less than mile distant, IA, ,190 feet; Mount Wfl1iamson 14.3S4 feet; Mount Muir. 14.2o5 feet; Mount Lang ley, 14.O42 feet; Mount Barnard, 14,- OO3 feet and Ndount TyndaIl. 14,O25 feet. The most distant of these is less than six miles away.
 By a strange freak of nature the low est point of dry land in the United States is less than eighty miles from the highest. The lowest point is in Death valley and is 276 feet below sea level It is said that from. this point Mount Whitney can be easily seen on clear day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
conversation and TaIk.

In the fall of 1909 wandering Brit ish philosopher who hailed from the University of Cambridge was a guest at various American colleges, and aft CT he had gone back to his own place he published in a Cambridge review his opinion that fin America there is, broadly speaking no culture. There is instruction: there is research: there Is technical and professional training; there is specialization in science and in industry; there is every possible ap- plication of life to purposes and ends, but there is no life for its own sake.'' And he declared thatN''you will find, if you travel long in America, that you are suffering from a kind of trophy You will not at first realize what it means, but suddenly it will flash upon you that you are suffering from lack Of conversation. You do not converse; you cannot; you can only talk.''- Concerning Conversation" by Bran der Matthews in Scribner's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
THEATRES MUST INSTALL
 FIRE ALARM APPARATUS

As a result Of . meeting Of the fire department committee of the common council last night, orders are to be is- sued to the police that the city ordi- nance requiring fire alarms in all thea tres having a seating capacity of 300 or more, be enforced It was pointed out that only one ztheatre in the city has complied with the ordinance. The order will affect practically every nov ing picture house in the city.
 The ordinance is designed to save time should a conf1agration break out. In many localities the street boxes are located several blocks away from the theatres and the fire would gain great headway before the arrival of the de- partment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
Old. but Able.

Enrlco Dandolo was not elected doge of Venice until he was eighty-two years old, and he still retained the fire and vigOr of his youth He assaulted and took the city of Constantinopie when he was ninety-two years old. himself displaying the gonfalon of St Mark and antmating his followers to the charge. YillarS, the French gen eral, in his eighty-fourth year, when crippled with wounds and disease, led 1 cavalry charge with the same light hearted contempt for danger displayed by him in his youth. The men who won distinction in high command dur ing the mutiny against the English in India in 1S57-S were all of them well advanced In years. Sir Colin Camp bell, the commander in chief, was six ty-fve; Havelock was sixty-two, Sir Hugh Rose ffty-seven and Sir James Outram fifty four. They stood the fatigue of field service in tropical climate, with the thermometer at from no degrees to 119 degrees in the shade, as well as younger men.-Lon- don Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
PriNiisass of London.

London still retains it's picturesque ancient rights and privileges. and as an instance it may be mentioned that whenever the ruling monarch pays q formal or state visit to the city 1t is customary for the lord mayor and sher
 iffs to meet the sovereign at the bound ary of the ancient city, where he will enter A sword is extended to the king dmplying that permission to enter is givenl, who touches it and returns it to the mayor. By ancient right, upon the decease of the sovereign and until the proclamation of the new monarch the lord mayor IS nominal head of the state, with full authority and powers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
Ae Smart as Hia Boy.

When Sir William Gilbert was twen- ty-seven and was known to the world as a promising writer, his father. who was retired naval surgeon, wrote a sem1meta taphy ysicaI. semimedtcaI book entitled Shirley Hall Asylum" his first book
 Edith A. Brown, when preparing a biography of the younger man. having heard that the son was the incentive from without which spurred. into ac- ton the inherent but dormant literary talent of the father. asked if such was the fact.
 ''Yes," replied the author of the -'BGb Ballads and the wittiest libret- tos ever written. II think the little success which had attended my hum ble efforts certainly influenced my fla ther.
 "You sec he added. with suspi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
An IqnobIe Use.

Washington Irving in .'Crayon Pa persr says: ''I was once at an evening entertainment given by the Duke of Wellington at Apsley House to Will liam ". The duke had manifested his admiration of his great adversary, Napoleon. by having portraits of him in different parts of the house. At the bottom of the grand staircase stood the colossal statue of the emperor by Canova. It was of marble in the an tique style. with one arm partly ex- tended. holding a figure of Victory. Over this arm the ladies in tripping upstairs to thes ball had thrown their shawls. It was a singular office for the statue of Napoleon to perform in the mansion of the Duke of Yelling toni
 Imperial Caesar. dead and turned to clay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
One of New York,s Show Plaeea.

The collectors office at the custom house is one of the show places of New York city. His ornate room. was decorated from designs by Cass Gil bert who drew the plans for the GUS tom house, and Will Guernsey. This high ceiIinged apartment. with it's oak paneling, mural paintings of Dutch ships and Colonial scenes, and it's great fireplace, cost upward of S25 GOO. The ceiling of raised gold figures on a pur- pie ground is copy of an old Italian ceiling. with original figures, such as fish. tridents. boats and other appro- prtate subjects The big fireplace with wide hearth and high mantel- shelf, is of gray stone. Below the shelf is inscribed the history of the
 first custom house, which stood on this spot.-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02

water with hsh ln its mouth. ThIs snake was about twenty-four inches long, and on killing 1t he was able to identify the fish as 8 common species of Indian fresh water fish. Later ob he saw a viper, nearly four feet long lying in shallow water The writer hooked it ashore with his tackle, upon which the snake attacked him, leaving a large yellow fang in his fishing rod
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
1Jnfair Advantaoe.

''Your valet went on strike, did he2 mands?"
 "'Pon my life. I had to. old chap, The cunning creature actually threat ened to leave me one morning when ! was half essed."-London Opinion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
Trxina Position,

This is going to put me in very trying position he muttered.
 What. my dear?" she asked.
 'l have been summoned to serve on a jury."-London Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
Fishino Snakes,

While fishing in the Fort St. George moat. at Madras, correspondent of Country Life saw a snake fifteen inch
 es long come out of the water with fish in it's mouth. On catching sight of the writer it dropped the fish and bolted. leaving the fish on the bank alive On another occasion. while fish,
 ing in reservoir near Ghaziabad, he again saw snake emerging from the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
EnoIand,s Great Aouariun,,

The aquarium at Brighton, England. is one of the largest and most beauti- ful aquaria in Europe. It is operated with annexes. like a theatar and res taurant, but the place ia admirably maintained and during the summer is one of the attractions of the English watering place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02

caon Of smile. s'ny father never had an exalted idea of my ability. He thought if I could write anybody could and forthwith he began"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
NettIe and see,

Little Bert1e had just been stung by a nettle. Mother he asked, eff bee settled on a nettIe would the bee sting the nettle or would the nettle sting the bee2'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
oaIvanixed iron.

Galvanized iron is merely iron dipped in molten zinc. The coating is not electrically applied, as the word gal vanized seems to imply.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
scatterinIq It.

''when old RichIeigh died he left request that his dust be scattered, to the winds
 Well, his spendthrift son is attend ing to that matter all right"-P PhiIa- delphia Ledger.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-29

West Indies, and he may be relied
on to ginger up the goods from his
own experiences"
Then on the editorial page:
Dear Mr. Editor, do, do print a
photograph of Harold Trefusis. am
wild about him, as are dozen girls
know. picture him with dark hair,
rather long, flashing blue eyes,
half-cynical, half-tender smile. Am
fright or wrong? Madge Thompson,
8S6 East Girst street, New York
City,
And somehow, absurd as they
were, those contributors letters al
ways made little Miss Mayo mad
with jealousy.
She had finished the first install
ment of 1.-THE Maid of Lonely Key"
and it was eleven O'Clock. Miss Mayo
sat in her armchair, a pathetic little
figure, dreaming of the world that
was never to be hers. The years of
loneliness drew in on her, behind and
before. Surely a little slice of life
might have been granted her! Harry
Lesson had been but an episode, an
affair OF few short weeks which lay
in that dim region of the past to
which dreams go.
81 want to ive!" said little Miss
Mayo passionately. 'T want to do
something worth while; 1 want to
taste life as others do"
And thought so daring, so shock
ing, came into her mind, that she be-
gan to tremble.
She crouched in her chair for half
an hour before she made up her
mind. Then, calm and elf-possess-
ed, she walked over to her desk and
wrote a letter to the editor of
youth"
Poor Miss Mayo! That was the
editors thought when he received it. |
For this was not the ordinary school
girls letter. II was the authorizing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-29

she asked was CnaC MI. Ire1uSlS
would write her a letter, to her adj
dress (Which she gave the editor in+
solemn confdence) and tell her.
something of his life. And would he
send her a photograph? She would
treasure both, and he would never
know how much she would thank
him. n
And then-this was the most desu
perately wicked thing of all-in order
that he might not misunderstood,
she signed her letter Mrs. HarTys
Lesson"
That, Of course, would prove to
Mr.. Trefusis that she was no school
girl, but a woman with whom there
could be no possibility of personal
relationship, she being the wife of
another. @~.
"Wer, Pm blowed" exclaimed the
editor.
Being a good editor, his first i'm
pulse was to print the letter. Then,
being also a gentleman, he changed
his mind. Then he wrote a short
note to the author, as follows:
"Our readers are still writing us by
the bushel about you. You sure have
made hit with the girls. Keep up
the stuff and you can't drown us.
Well be able to take couple more
serials from you this summer, and
try to turn them out during the next
month if possible, so that we can put
our artist on the job. By the way,
Mrs. Harry Lesson has written us a
letter asking to meet you in an
epistolary way Queer sort of note
to send you, of all people. However,
we're not parting with it, because
she doesn't want you to know her
address, but this is the gist Of it. =
So if you feel inclined, send us kind
word to hand out to the poor LADY,
The letter went off at five in the
afternoon. At nine the next morn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
HIDDEN WEALTH FOUND.
Thousands of Dollars of Gilt-Edged Sc
curities in Haverhill.

Haverhill, Mass, April Thousands
of dollars worth of gilt-edged securities
were unearthed yesterday by the ap-
praisers of the estate of Corydon III.
Fellows, the eccentric hardware dealer,
who died two weeks ago in his room in
Main street apartment house. 1t is
now that the estate will total upwards
of half million dollars.
This was estimated after the apprais-
ers had made a detailed examination
of the papers and effects found in safe
deposit boxes in two local banks, in a
safe in the retail hardware store on
Merrimac street conducted by Mr.. Fell
lows for 25 years, and in the family
homestead on Main street, which has not
been occupied for Is years.
Horace M. Sargent, administration of
the estate, supervised the work of ap-
praisal conducted by John eastman, j..
Albert Hanscom and Louis II. Giles.
These securities were accumulated by
Mr.. Fellows in the last 20 years, and
there are thought to be many more in
another deposit box which he had with
n. w. Harris 4 Co. of Boston.
The administrator and the appraisers
went to Boston to-day to examine the
contents of that box. No trace was
found of any will, and the belief now
prevails that none viii be found in the
Boston box.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

The work of razing the ruins of the
old City hotel is all but completed. Lat
terIy the laborers have been more or
less bothered in their work by myriads
of rats that issue forth from every crack
and Granny as the workmen unloosen
boards or demolish partition. The
rodents are remarkably bold as they
travel about the ruins. 1t has been sug-
gested that the board of health be in
terested in an effort to exterminate the
pests before they transfer their residence
to adjoining proprty.
A delegation from Granite City camp,
No. s,6s6, NJ. w. A., went this forenoon
at ll:25 o'clock to Northfield to attend
the annual county convention of Wood
men. The meeting opened this after
noon and will continue through until
evening" when a banquet will bring the
gathering to a close. Camp members
from nearly every town in the county
were expected to be present and in the
order of business to be transacted was
the selection of delegates to the state
convention and nominations of delegates
for the national encampment to be held
in the summer. Among She Barre Wood
men who were in the convention were
the following: Paul Bianchi. James
Walker, Frank Proulx, Fred Gerbetti.
Alto Marriani, Adolphus Congo and
James Coutts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
WINOOSKI BOY DEAD
THROUGH SHOOTING
No One Knows About Death of Frank
S. Bigwood, Aged IS, As He Was
Alone in His Room at the Time.

Winooski, April Frank S. Big
wood. 10 years old, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank +. Bigwood, accidentally shot
himself in the head last evening with a
% calibre bullet and was instantly
killed The bullet entered the left tenn
pie and passing through his head, came
out on the right side.
The family had just finished the even
ing meal at about $40 o'clock when aft
er joking with his sisters and brothers,
he went upstairs. Three minutes later
the shot was heard. His father had left
for his store and had just reached there
when he was telephoned OF the accident.
lust how the accident occurred will new
er be known, as the boy was alone in
the room, but it is supposed that he had
loaded the rife and in some manner ac-
cidentally discharged it. He and his
brother, Burke, have had the gun for
about three years and they were always
cautioned by their mother not to keep
it loaded in the house. and they were
always careful about doing so. The two
boys had cleaned the gun Monday.
Frank wanted to look it over and went
upstairs to do so.
He was a student of the high school,
being q member of the first class. He
is survived by his father and mother,
three sisters, the Misses Ella Bigwood,
of Toronto, Marion and Elizabeth, and
two brothers, Burke and Robert, who
reside at home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
MEXICO GETS PART OF LOAN.
No News of Authentic Nature Received
from the Front.

Mexico City, April 1.-The capital is
still without definite news from Tor
reon. A shortage of fuel oil, caused by
inability to reopen the line between
Tampico and San Luis Potosi, has re-
suited in the suspension of freight traf-
do on all the National lines except that
between the capital and Vera Cruz. Not
even foodstutfs are accepted, the railway
management conserving the oil for the
movement of passenger and military
trains.
The government yesterday obtained
5,o00,000 pesos from the banks of the
50,000,000 peso loan just arranged.
Rumors of federal defeat at Torreon
are common, but no authentic news has
been received. General Javier de Moure,
it is reported, has been delayed near
Concordia by the rebels who have been
concentrating there in an effort to pre-
vent him from reaching Torreon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
NOT FOUND IN VERMONT.
Harry Miller, Who Was Indicted at
Franklin, N. H.

Franklin, n. H.. April PARTIES who
furnished bail which released Harry Mil
ler, from Jail after he had been COM
mitted from here last fall to await the
April term OF superior court next week,
are somewhat uneasy since he left here
Unexpectedly yesterday morning and it
is believed to have gone to Vermont.
City Marshal Haleewas notified that
Miller had left on the early train for
the north and took immediate steps to
head him off at White River junction
but the police OF that town did not get
in action early enough.
The officers q. Bethel, Vt, were called
by phone but they could not locate Mil
Ter on the train when it reached there
and it is suspected that he went to some
other town. Miller was indicted last
October ON a charge of stealing and kill
ing calf and throwing the pelt in a
well which supplied water to farm on
South Main street.
The indictment was secret and Miller
was not arrested until November. He
was released from jail upon $500 bonds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
PAID MINIMUM FINE.
Michael Good Was Charged With Breach
of Peace ON Henry Russ.

Michael Good was arraigned before
Judge H. w. Scott in city court last
night on a breach of the peace charge to
which he entered plea OF guilty and
paid the minimum fine OF S. and costs
amounting to S5.l4. The respondent was
arrested by Chief Sinclair on COM
plant made to States Attorney J. Ward
Carver. 1t was alleged in the warrant
that Good assaulted Henry Russ.
In the case of State VS.. Frank Fra
quelli, charged with having failed to
post proper notice in connection with
the sale of cigarettes, the respondent re-
affirmed his plea of not guilty. On an
agreed statement of facts, he was adj
judged guilty and sentenced TO pay a
fine of So and costs that figured $500
Fraquelli decided to take advantage OF
the 80 days allowed by law for carry
ing exceptions to the decision to the SUI
preme court. He was arrested by Off
Ger Harry Gamble Monday on com
plant made to the grand juror.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
-
JUDGE DIDN'T ATTEND.
Because There Was Little to Do in Ad-
olson County Court.

Middlebury, April 1.-The adjourned
special term of the Addison county
courty court reconvened at nine o'clock
Tuesday morning after a recess since
Wednesday, March Is. The situation of
affairs was such that Judge Stanton did
not return to town and what little bust
ness there was was transacted by AS
sistant Judges Henry f. Day of Ripton
and Wilbur 4. Hanks of Bristol A re-
cess was taken until two o'clock Tues
day, April 2S. 1t is probable that by
that date some of the respondents in
dicted at this special session win be
within the jurisdiction of the court. A
new set OF petit jurors will have to be
summoned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
The Burial at Keene.

Keene, N. H.. April l.-Mourned for
dead, prepared for burial, and the body
sent from Montpelier, VT, to Keene,
where a church funeral wal held and
the casket later placed beside those of
his parents, is the experience OF Patrick
Driscoll of the Vermont city. who last
night was seen alive and active walking
on the streets of his adopted city.
The problem which now confronts the
authorities and also the Driscoll family
and friends is, who was the person that
was buried?
Late Sunday night relatives of Pat
rick Driscoll in this city received a mes
sage from person signing his name as
John Keane from Montpelier, VT, stat
ing that Patrick Driscoll had been run
over by a railroad train and instantly
killed, the body being frightfully man
gled.
These relatives at once set about to
have the body prepared and forwarded
to Keene. This was done and the cas-
ket arrived in due time and arrange.
ments were completed for funeral at
the Catholic church. Because of the fact
that the accident had so horribly disfig-
ured the body il was decided not to
open the casket during the funeral and
it was buried, the relatives
and friends never dreaming that any
mistake could possibly have been made.
Last night information from authentic
sources was received by these relatives
that Patrick Driseoll was seen walking
the streets in Montpelier by two of the
police officers of that city. Jerry Con-
nelly. cousin of the supposed victim,
was the one to receive the message,
and this was, as the first one, signed by
John Keaue.
The matter was reported to the Che
shire county authorities and they have
with officers in Mont
pelier. and upon their arrival the body
will be exhumed and the identity estab-
Iished, if possible.