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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
QUICK SETTLEMENT OF DEATH CLAIM
 ACCORDED WIDOW

The quickest settlement upon record
 in the archives of the Fairfield Com spensation court was made Friday under the supervision of Commissioner E. T. Buckingham in the case Of Mortimer
 J.. Kelly. killed at the Yost Typewriter ! Company on June Il, when.a a scaffold- ] ing upon which he was engaged in painting the factory fell. Kelly re- ! cefved mortal injuries from which he ] died shortly afterwards. while a son,
 Mortimer. Jr., received a broken leg which will incapacitate him from
 working for some weeks.
 The claim was presented by Mary ' Jane Kelly widow of the painter and [ involved the Ocean Accident & Guar, antee Company of New York, who i'm isured the Yost Company. The claim was filed. approved and settlement lagreed upon within a few hours
 The widow is to receive $10 per week i for a period of 32 weeks and $100 Additional to defray burial expenses. f1ncid entally the son was ordered to receive $e52, half his usual salary as long as he is unable to work. F
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
MONROE FARMERS OBJECT TO TEST
 BY TUBERCULION

A mpst bitter controversy between farmers engaged in the dairying busi- hess in Monroe. Trumbull and other lout1yinE farming sections, the Bridge iport Board of Health and the state lDairy and Food cornmission. is inn bending over the tu'berculin test of cat ltle.
 The controversy is likely to be brought to it's crisis this week. follow ling a perexnptory demand made upon MIR and Meat Inspector A C.. Knapp. ~rho was yesterday in conference with President Fred Ives of the Health HBoard.
 City and town boards of health and Efhe state department with the most intense interest. for in some quarters Iit is denied that the tuberculih test to distinguish cattle supposed to be ef- Ifeeted with tubercu ulosis is e1ffcacious. lsome farmers believe it may cause in- Dfeetion-
 Upon hearing that a diseased carcass had been brought from Monroe to. iBridgeport last week. President Ives and Inspector Knapp traced the meat Tt was found to be one of q herd To- tcafed inathe town of Monroe and while external inspection of the herd failed lfo reveal that the disease had been transmitted to other cows Furnishing milk for this city, it was decided that 1he tubercu1in test should be euaed.
 President Ives yesterday, ordered Ff1at in such cases the names of pro- lducers and the herds suspected should lbe reported to~the state inspectors and Ia test demanded, that the milk could not come to this city in roundabout ways. In Consequence of this merry interurban war is expected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
CARPENTERS FORM
 NEW LOCAL, 1913
Institution Made Last Night By Visiting Officials = New
 Officers Named.

new local union of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join CTS Of America was enthusiastically instituted last night at Carpenters hall, 1,11s Broad street. Special Or ganizer Henry Erickson Of New York city, ably assisted by the official staff of old L. U. 115 Of the U B. of C. 6 J. of A., was present and conducted the initiatory and Installation cere- monies The new local union will be known as L. U. HOS of the U. B. of 0. & J. of A, with an enrollnlent of 42 members for the first meeting
 Organizer Erickson and Business Agent Kane together with an organ tzfng committee of L. U. 115, has been working on the project for the past few weeks and have met with consid- erabIe success.
 President Charles Staut Of L. U. 115 delivered the initiatory ceremony, and Charles FriedeI of L. U. 451, New York, installed the new official staff which consists of: John A. Anderson president; John Anderson, vice-prcsi- dent; A. Holt, recording secretary; Enoch Peterson. f1nancfad secretary; Gunnard Josephson, treasurer; Carl Ottoson, conductor; John Erickson warden.
 From the enthusiasm displayed at the first meeting, there is no doubt that within a short time the new union will be a. factor in the labor movement in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink ham g Vegetable Compound and got bottle. I felt better the next month so took three more bottles of it and got well so l could work all the time. hope every woman who suffers Ike did will try Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound z = Mrs. P. w. LArsENG, Route No. l, Florence, South Dakota
 Why will women continue to suffer day In and day out or drag out a sickly, half hearted existence, missing three fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia D. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?
 For thirty years it has been the stand ard remedy for female ills, and has re- stored the health of thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as dispIacennents, inflammation, ulceration, tumcrs, irregularities, etc.
 If you want special advice write to Eydfa E. Pfnkham Medicine Co., (confl- aenffaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will Ae opened, read and answered by a
 ezzan. and held in gtIlek e enildsnoe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
TAKE CARE OF YOUR WATCH

Your watch is delicate piece of machinery which should be regularly cleaned and oiled. This work should be entrusted only to a competent watchma1zer. Our repair department can be safely trusted with the finest watc11-whether-i need to be merely cleaned or if it requires repairs of any sort. We can assure you the very best work that can be done in this line and that our charge for it will be entirely satisfactorily.
 M. J. BUECHLER
 THE RELIABLE JEEVTEIiER
 As FAIRFIELD AVE. Near Middle SG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
BRITISH STEAMER FEARED
 LOST, IS FOUND AGROUND

Batavia, Java, June 27.-The British steamer K1ntuck of the China Mutual Steam Navigation company. reported overdue yesterday after a violent earthquake in Sumatra, was found to- day by the steamer sent out to search for her.
 She had been driven ashore in the straits of Sunda, between Java and submarine disturbance. The Kintuck was crowded with native emigraxlts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
IN SUCH PAIN
 WOMAN CRIED
Suffered E.verything Until Re stored 10 Health by Lydia E. Pinkharn's Veeeta-
 ble Compouand.

Florence, So. Dakota -ssI used to be very sick every month with bearing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27

Vases and Window Boxes Filled
 JOHN RECk & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27

President Menocal appofntea Carlos M. Cespedes as Cuban Minister to the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27

Fire swept t pugh the dock district of Grimsby, Eh gland. causing damage Of s25O, 600.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
rBOY sCoUr sHsRvIOE AT
 PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Boy Scout movement. which be- gan under Baden Powell several years ago, has literally swept around the world and has taken a firm hold of the city of Bridgeport There are now some 15 troops in the Brid geport dis trfct and many of these troops have more than one patrol The principle of the organization is the building up Of right-minded men. and it's results are already becoming apparent. A large troop of these scouts in the First Presbyterian church and to1nor- tr6w evening the boys of this troop will have a special Boy Scout service, to which they have invited other Boy Scouts of the city. The pastor. John Eda.cLaren Richardson. will take as his subject, ~The Boy Scout as Good Citizen-- As the service is arranged for boys. any boys whether members Of the organization or not, are invited ito come to the service. beginning at s7:30. MT. Joyce has arranged a special program for the occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
MISSOURI RIVER TOWN
 WAIST DEEP IN WATER

Bpendan, N. D.. June z7.-Mandan. located on the bed of what was once the channel Of the Missouri river, is flooded. the business end of the city being waist deep in water, the result or a cloudblrst in the 4hi1ls ten miles northwest of the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL SUNDAY
 SCHOOL OUTING AND PICNIC

The. Sunday school scholars, the teachers and officers of St. John's Episcopal Sunday school will hold their annual outing and picnic at Compo beach on Wednesday, July 1. Special cars will leave St Johns church on the morning of that day promptly at s:s0 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27

O. o W n pa1 n 8 g n q baclzaclae, and h ad h e a da che e a good deal of the time and very little appetite
 The pains were so bad that I used to sit right down on the floor and cry, be- cause it hurt me so and I could not do any work at those times. An old WO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
aIoY' IsspEs

Washington, June 26-Senator Chas. A.. Culberson as chairman of the ju- dietary committee of the senate holds an important position in regard to the anti-tSust bills which were passed by the house and are now before the sem ate. He has been active in all the new Legislation that the Wilson ad- ministration has put through He was elected governor of Texas in 1894 and 1896 and chossn United States sen ator in 1899. He was reelected in 1905 and 1911.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
eowina to the Moon.

Among the natives OF Abyssinia
there existed and probably still exists
a curious pagan custom Of bowling tc
the moon on certain nights at the CON
mencement Of the new year.
Selecting a clear space on the ground
free from all rocks and boulders. the
elders Of the community kneel down
one behind the other. and. Us soon as
It Is midnight. begin dolorous chant
to the moon.
They keep this up for half IN hour OF
30. when all rise, and, forming circle
stand still. their arms motionless by
their sides. A young girl now ap
proaches them and walks round the
circle, calling out: "You are oil right
Your shadow Is there" Should she
pause and say. Friend. there is nc
shadow behind you. Alas-alas" ther
the person she thus addresses Is des
tined to die within the next twelve
months.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19


bow many steps do you take to the
mile? II you think moment you Will
probably reply, Seventeen hundred
and sixty" but that take leave to
doubt
Should you be an infantryman OF
the British army your pace will be the
longest Of any infantryman In the
world. The Russian pace Is the short
est. being only twenty-seVen and q
half inches; the French. Italian and
Austrian soldiers manage twenty-nine
inches; the Germans do thirty-one
inches and the British thirty-one and
one-half inches. But your own pace
what Of it7 It depends upon whether
YOU are a "highbrow" or not
Put stick across your eyebrows and
zee how long the piece Of string Is
which reaches from that level to the
floor. half the length Of this string Is
the length Of your pace, and that length
you will and to be between thirty-one
inches and thirty-two inches. so that
between 1900 and 2.l00 PAGES are
needed to walk a mile.-LondOn Chron
iclo
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
About tho State.

In Lisbon Falls cemetery Is IN
Egyptian mausoleum for the family OF
publisher Frank Munsey, imported by
him from the Nile. In Lisbon Falls also
is the old Muusey homestead.
Freak lambs we're recently born to 9
sheep owned by Thomas Horrocks Of
Perkins Plantation. The twins were
Joined together along their bellies, had
two perfect heads facing each Other,
two tails, two bodies and eight legs
They we're born alive, but soon died.
Stanley Ernest King, the 8 IL pound
son, who was born, May 4, to the wife Of
Henry Ernest King Of Lewiston, 10 e.
pecially blessed with grandparents
he has four great-grandmothers and
three REORGANIZATION living, and liv.
ing under the same roof on Russell
Street are four generations.
DR.. A. W. Anthony and Miss Kate j.
Anthony of Lewiston, who have recent
" purchased the large and beautiful
Bennett farm, so.called, ut New Glouces
ter, have generously given the use oil
the fine, big house, the grounds, and the
entire equipment to Opportunity Farm
for one year. II the work Of the institu
ton develops to an extent, where tn.
purchase Of the farm seems desirable,
Opportunity Farm Association will bs
given an option on the property.
Who owns the sand on York Beach,
Apparently everybody, writes q CORE
spondent who protested against the re-
moval of 1000 cart loads Of this beautiful
sand by q corporation, for use for filling
and making cement Tho result ha'
been excavation of a large pocket where
rain water collects and remains stagnan
for July and August. 1.-THE beach II
practically spoiled for the season of 1914
Huge holes have been dug away ano
tracks have been made from the street to
the best portions, where bathing 10 en-
joyed the most. There 10 still chance
to save the beach from tho trouble ex
perienced last summer and 1t 10 expected
that either the Bay Haven Yacht club or
. committee Of prominent summer
people will take the proposition up with
the York corporation"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Martha a. Bisbee Of " aterloru ~
the County Of Oxford and State OF Maine, u;
her mortgage decd dated the tenth tlcth nay y,
February 1918. and recorded in the heglsuS w
Deeds for oxford County Western DiNriDn'
Book %, Page $50, conveyed to me, the unuv !,
signed, certain parcel Of real estate sluae -
BrUwDfed In the said County Of ohioru' anu
bounded as follows; -,
Commencing at the Northwest corner OF A l,.,
formerly owned by James Day; thence sou1iiei r ~
by said Day land and land formerly owner y;
James Pendexter to the Northwest corner a.
land owned or occupied by Joseph iio"a, !,
thence Westerly parallel 70 lot No; ~ ar,eI
browD1eld 10 land formerly owned py gas ~
Lord; thence Northerly by said Lord ianu an
land of Peter Sands to Charles H. 10y mon % ,
land; thence Easterly by said Boynlons ms 1. N
land formerly owned BY Alexander L." hun
point BEGUN at. Said lot con aiming tntee ams
dred 5000 Acres more or les. Being .ne s"
premises that couye, ell TO the said nsi,na ~
bisbee, by my deed Of warranty dated feS W al
10Th, 1918; aud whereas the condition OIL 'A''
mortgage has been broken: -, ,hs
Now, therefore. by rtason Of the breaen u all all
condition thereof claim foreclosure VI
mortgage, ~
Dated at New Gloucester this sixth DAY o.
4, Ms y ~ i''' MERTON 4. HAWKES..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Sunrise In Africa.

Rev. DR.. w. s. Rainsford recently
described an African sunrise, as he
noted 1t, in the blue black African
night back Of Mount Kilmangaro." He
explained how the FIRST blood red shaft
Of daylight shot over the peak and
stained the clouds back Of the noun
tain.
Impossible az 1t may SEEM" be said,
that red stain dripped down and not
up and spread toward the horizon. 1t
spread right and left until the noun
tain, still as blue black as the night,
stood out IN a dreadful silhouette.
Then came the steaming mists Of the
morning, and at first red and then pink
and then siivery and then sullen they
covered the mountain after the dawn,
and 1t was as though 1t had never
been. Nowhere but In Africa. No
where else"-New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Old Scottish Sanctuary.

The old sanctuary Of the abbey and
palace Of Hollywood house. to quote the
full description, was an interesting in
stitution. The debtor was free from
arrest during the week. On entering
the sanctuary he enrolled himself In q
formal manner and obtained room
that Is, IL he could pay for It There
was a public house within the bound
aries and 1t was not uncommon to see
the debtor In the Inn playing dominoes
and his creditor standing looking In at
the window with wistful eyes. The
debtor was safe, and he knew It, and
the face Of the creditor told the same
tale. Sunday being a dies non, the
debtor could leave his sanctuary and
visit his family. but he had to be care
full to get back to HolyroOd on Sunday
night. Sometimes a debtor had the
temerity to leave on week day, but
he did 20 at his peril.-London Specta-
tor,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Molassss For Shoes.

Shipping Louisiana molasses Into
New England by the hogshead aud
sending the same hogshead back south
again with shoes were incidents OF tie
shoe trade Of Avon years ago. 1t was
back In 1910. when the present town
of Avon was East Stoughton. that two
brothers were In company manufac-
turing shoes and as side line ran
grocery and general store In spot
where now stands the postof1ce build.
ing. One Of the brothers went south
and located In New Orleans In the
grocery business. leaving his brother
here to manufacture shoes and boots.
according to e. Dexter Littlefeld. The
brother who was in the South would
ship a hogshead Of molasses to bis
brother In Avon and az soon as the
hogshead was empty 1t would be clean
ed and would be filed with boots for
the southern trade This practice was
kept up for years. and In this way a
good trade WIS built up for Avon foot
wear.-Boston Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
FS9dlaa ma iiflrary oSnfIl.

II. G. Wells IL among those who b.
lieve that indigestion Is IN aid to sue
cessful authorship. Some years ago
when called upon to answer the ques-
ton, what Ii the first step toward
literary productionT Mr.. Wells re-
piled, ut il imperative II you wish to
write with any power or freshness at
all that you should utterly ruin your
digestion" Victor Hugo appears to
have done his best to bring on indiges-
ton. Edmond Lockroy states in his
memoirs that It was Hugo's invariable
custom when served with crayfish to
devour the head, claws and tail and to
swallow the skin and pips whenever
he ate an orange.
Connection between feeding and lit
erary genius is commented on by Rob
ert Sherard In his Modern Paris
Theophile Gautier, himself enormous.
maintained that a man Of genius
should be fat and for proof pointed to
that more barrel than man." Balzac;
10 Alexandra Dumas, always fat and
jolly" to the "hippopotamus IN breech-
es," Rossini, and the plump and well
fed appearance Of Victor Hugo and
Sainte-Beuve.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Thaeksray's Criticism

In "Bar. Bat and Bit" by the Hon
Sir Edward Chandos Leigh. Is the fol
lowing Thackeray story:
Thackeray and others were great fire.
Quenters Of Evans. in Covent Garden
kept by Paddy Green. where the most
beautiful glees used to be sung. There
was little coterie there, and ! was
honored by being allowed to Join that
coterie. We used to devour chops
baked potatoes and other adjuncts t.
a homely supper after the theater
One night found Thackeray alone nj
the table when up came a small. obse
Quious gentleman. who rubbed his
hands together and addressed Thack
cray with the most fulsome compli
ments. When he passed on | said to
Thackeray. "Pray tell me who IL thatT
His answer was. HE calls himself NJ
artist. but he paints as much In butter
as he does In OIL"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Eaas IN BAKED POTATOES

System will simplify . mass Of per
picking little things and give time and
incentive for some Of the bigger things.
Peel che potatoes intended for roast.
ing with beef and boil till half cooked
then put them In the rooster and haste
often with the beef gravy.
When baking lamb or mutton, use
very cold instead Of hot water. Much Of
the Objectionable grease will then come
to the top and can be Skinned Of with
. spoon.
A nice way to thioken gravies for pot
roasts or slows 10 10 put . piece Of brown
bread In With the meat, and when you
want to make the gravy rub It up for
tho thickening.
Do lets remember that 10 simmer Il
10 boil slowly. II tho liquor throws up
bubbles above its surface it 10 boiling
last and will harden any meat that d
cooking In Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Got the Officials Moving.

An East Indian babu railway agent
telegraphed to his superintendent this
report: "A blackguard Indigenous NEIL
,.icant arrived at my station by :
,lown mail. Taking pity ON his com
miserated condition. ] permitted him
to reside in the shade Of the main sig
nal post In gratitude for my bened
rent conduct he abscOnded during the
nocturnal period with 5OORs. Of my
private cash. including one copy OF the
working time table" When asked
why he added the one anna publica
tion. the time table. in his list OF losse'
he replied. with knowing wriggle
"Ha. ha! The matter is explainable
In a nutshell. Unless had Included q
little Of the company's property the
police would have taken no notice.
This justifes the addition Of the lacta'
reous particle in the shell Of the cocoa
nut!"-Exchanga
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Seals and Music.

A picturesque instance Of the curiosi.
ty Of the seal. or possibly Of its fond
ness for music. is told by the Rev. Mr..
Dunbar in Macgillivray's work on
British quadrupeds.
During n residence Of some years In
one of the Hebrides had many op
portunities to witness this popularity
As walked along the shore In the
calm Of summer afternoon few
notes from my flute would bring half
u score Of them within few yards OF
me. and then they would swim about
with their heads above water. like Sc
muny black dogs. evidently delighted
with the sounds. For half an hour or
Indeed, for any length Of time | chose
| could fix them to the spot. and when
I moved along the Writer'S edge they
would follow me like the dolphins
which. It is said. attended Arion."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Winters Short Days.

II were to paint the short days Of
winter I should paint two towering
icebergs approaching each other like
promontories for morning and evening,
with cavernous recesses and solitary
traveller wrapping his cloak about him
and bent forward against the driving
storm just entering the narrow pass.
l would paint the light Of taper at
midday seen through a cottage win
dow. half buried in snow and frost.
80 In the foreground should appear
the harvest and far in the background
through the pass should be seen the
sewers In the fields and other evi-
dences Of spring. On the right and
left of the approaching icebergs the
heavens should be shaded OF from the
light Of midday to midnight with its
stars, the sun being low in the sky
Henry David Thoreau.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
sraat Smokers. tho Dutch.

A census of smokers taken the Othe
day among the boys attending nin'
elementary schools in suburb d
Amsterdam. Holland. reveals thu
among the six-year-olds they numbeI
10 per cent, among those Of sever
years 18 per cent and 80 per cen
among those Of eight while In thu
sixth schooling year. Mt which the av
erage age is twelve. the percentage
has risen to SO. AS It falls rapid!
after the limit Of compulsory attend
ance, the early use Of tobacco would
not appear to be an incentive to learn
ing. It is the cigar. not the ciga
rette, which these Dutch youngster'
delight In.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Arns and the Child.

Girl scouts exist In Germany also
Instead Of camp fire girls they cal
them something that sounds like l
mixture Of Fenimore Cooper and must
cal Observation-Disclosures Is the III
eraI translation Apparently. too. the!
20 in for being military with true Ger
man thoroughness. One rends how ;
head game warden presented himsel
at the shop Of Il dealer In Hrenrms II
Berlin and desired to purchase re
volver. "a revolver" said the dealer
I'm sorry, sir. but I've just sold tn
last gross of revolvers in the shop t
the Potsdam battalion Of girl scouts
New York Post.