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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
No7cor,, r,,IittIaI.

A certain chap named James was never known to take decided stand on any question With a view to trap ping him into committing himself two friends went into James ofice one day and started to talk about buffalo eat ing grapes.
 Some people may think that a buff falo doesn't eat grapes, remarked one of the friends, ssbut when was in the west a few years ago saw one of them climb twenty feet into tree to pluck off bunch of the luscious fruit"
 "A buffalo climb treei' incredu- lousiy exclaimed the other. Who ever heard of such thing7 Say, Jim,'' he continued, turning to the non committal one, what do you think of a preposterous statement like this F
 why. hardly know was the calm rejoinder of James. -sbut there's no telling what buffalo might do when he wants grapes Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
 DIED.

TYRREII-In Danbury, May 3, Elm ma D., widow of Oliver s. Tyrrell, aged 65 years.
 SCHBIIDT-In Danbury, May 3, Will liam F. Schmidt aged 55 years. PIXLEY-m Danbury, May 8. Mrs. Amelia F. Pfxley. aged 75 years. TTMBIS-In, Danbury, May 2, Mrs. Mary D. Tmms. aged s6 years ROWLBY-In New Milford, May 3, John T. Rowley. aged 51 years. I1AWTON-In South NorwaIk, April 30. Catherine B., widow of William H. Lawton. aged so years. PATTEsNCE-In Stamford, April 29, James Patience, aged 58 years. O,NETII-At Stamford. May 2, James F. O'Nefll
 KEEIEY-In Stamford. May 3. Mi cf1ae1 Keeley-
 LOON1S-In Norwalk. April 80, Em-
 incline P. ScUEt, wife of Charles F, Loornis. aged 80 years. RAFBEOND-In Bethel. May 4, Mar Earet. widow of Arthur Raymond PRENDERGAST-I Winsted, Mag 4. John Prendergast. aged 46 years BART0N--In Stamford, May 1, Mary E. Barton.
 CONwORS-In Shelton. May 5, Ter renee Connors. aged 5 years &ARGEE-1n Norwa1k, May 4 Henry
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
A Ereals In Stone.

The rocky maze Of Prachov. near Japan. in northern Bohemia, is a yer itable natural curiosity. It has been we'll described as gigantic freak in stone.' To enter the labyrinth with out guide is perilous proceeding. for an unwary adventurer would prob ably speedily be lost in the tortuous windings of the maze, where the paths are so narrow and crooked and the cliffs on the side so high that the ex- plorer soon loses all idea of locality. In days of fiery persecution the Mora vian and Bohemian brethren's secret prayer meetings used to be held here, just as the early Christians assembled to worship in the catacombs. The cliffs are honeycombed with cells. and at the far end of the maze is a rock castle where in the old days robber baron lived and took toll of all way farers- The shape of some of the rocks is very curious. There are, for in stance, the 4bishop and miter,'' the Madonna and the child" and many others.-Isondon Sketch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Washington The navy de- partment gave out the follow
 ing bulletin: late report from Vera Cruz gives the de- tails of the scouting work ac- coTnp1ished by the navy aero
 planes. The live way in which the work is done is typical Of the navy aviators. After mak- ing a record in getting away when ordered into service froInl Pensacola the Mississippi, un-
 der the command of Lieutenant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
The Orance.

The orange was brought from Asia to Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century. It was taken to South Amer lea by the early explorers and ran wild in the forests of the Amazon. Orig inally a small, sour fruit, it has been cultivated up to it's present size and sweetness. The orange industry be gan in the United States about 1875 and about 1885 was we'll advanced. The number of orange trees in this country is now close to 1O,OOo,0O0, of which California has about 50 per cent and Florida 3OT the remainder being chiefly in Louisiana and Arizona.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
He Mas a Rit Eussx

The following letter was recently an English railway:
 Please send me one tourist ticket for Penzance return (six months) for train leaving Paddington next Tues day at 10:30 a. m. (arriving Penzance 5.05 p. n.). Please reserve corner seat facing engine as near center of train as possible-lavatory carriag ge-(no chil- dren), quiet company. Also luncheon (chicken) basket with glass hot milk and water (n.ixeO at 12 O'Clock Also tea basket China weak tea at 3 o'clock Also 1 shilling for guard to see that the driver does not race or rush the train, especially around curves and at inclines, and watch the signals well and machinery well oiled and not over heat .''-London Express.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
PATRICK RoDDY.

The funeral of Patrick Roddy was held from the home of his son. 6 Howard avenue, at S:3O this morning and at g o'clock a mass of requiem was sung at St Charles church for the repose of bis soul by Rev. Father McGivney. Miss Lillian Fox and Miss Charlotte H. Waters sang stDe Pro- fundis" at the ofertory and ttThy Will Be Done, after the mass. Hand- some floral designs surrounded the casket- Robert Dixon, Patrick Toohey, William Dixon, John Kelley, James and Bernard Kearney acted as pail bearers Inferment was in St. Mi chaeIss cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Fletcher on shore and get his orders for scouting. The next day, Sunday, station on the peach inside the breakwater was established, and flights were made daily, locating the railroads bridges and the Mex
 ican troops. and searching the harbor for mine Portions Of
 the railroad were found torn up and some bridges being burned. It was definitely de- termined that there were no mines in the harbor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
LIQUOR AND DOG AGENT
 GOES AFTER DELlNQUENTS

PatroIrnan John Brovr, liquor and dog agent. has started after the de- Hnuuenf owners Of dogs who have neglected. to license their caninies In consequence more than 20 delinquent dog owners visited the town clerks off7ce and paid the license with the $1 penalty which is assessed against all who failed to get licenses before May. 1- Last year $50 dog owners paid their additional penalty. This year it z expected much larger number will be obliged to pay it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Cornnander H. c. Muslin, ar rived at Vera Cruz at 9 P; m.. Friday, April 2I At daylight the next morning the Missis-. sippi anchored in a berth as-
 signed by Admiral Badger, and five minutes after the anchor. age was dropped both aero planes of the aeroplane section on board were ready and could have immediately taken to the air. It was necessary, how ever, to report to Admiral
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

point of crossing Is known as the yer nal or spring equinox The point where the sums path crosses the eqna- tor when returning south in the fsll Is known as the autumnal eautnox. and is the beginning of the sign Libra The zodiacaI signs are arbitrary sym cer, the crab: Leo, the hon: Virgo. the virgin; Libra, the balance; Seorpio. the scorpion; Sagtttarfus, the archer; Cap ricornus, the goat; Aduartus. the water carrier. and Pisces, the fishes AL though these signs and symbols belons to a primitive and obsolete system. the phrases are still convenient
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
The Order. of the seraPhin.

The Order of the Seraphim is the oldest and most famous of the decora- tions in the gift of the king Of Sweden. Originally it was instituted by Magnus ", some 600 years ago, to commence rate the siege of Upsala, the ancient capital of the Swedish kings, and its statutes bound the recipients of the order to fight to the death for the main tenance of their religion and to consu- tute themselves the special protectors of the. widow and the fatherless- When it was revived about the middle Of the eighteenth century by King Frederick the obligations laid upon the members were somewhat less onerous. Ehe decoration consists of an eight pointed star in white enamel with cher ubs, heads of gold and is worn on 8 broad band of pale blue ribbon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
Banana Meal.

It has been proved in India and the Malay peninsula that the produce from one acre of bananas or plantains, as the fruit is termed in that region, will support much greater number of people than similar area under any other crop, and the immense yield may be preserved for an indefinite period by drying the fruit and preparing meal from it. Plantain meal is made by stripping off the husk, slicing the core, drying it in the sun and then reducing g it to powder, and finally sitting It is calculated that tue fresh core will give 40 per cent of meal and that an acre of average quality will yield over a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
A aaIanoed Rook.

Near the summit of Mount shatte- rack, in the village of Russell Mass, is granite balance rock which proba- bly weighs about 100 tons. It touches it's rest for about twelve inches and balances on a very small point but % has resisted several determined at tempts to dislodge it with a jackscreV. Boston Globe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
seeinq It Himself.

An actor who recently was taken while on the stage by a cinematograph was greatly pleased with the result. Talking about it to a prominent dra matic critic. he said:
 "It was the most extraordinary ex- periepce ever went through-actual- Iy to see myself acting f Now replied the critic, you will understand what we have to put up with."-New York Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

nary, garnet; February, aplethyst; May, emerald; June, chalcedony or agate; July, ruby; August, sardonyx; September, sapphire; October, aqua marine or bery1; November, topaz; De cember, turquoise.
 The Jewish system is: January, gar net; February, amethyst; March, jas per; April, sapphires May, chaIcedony, carnelian or agate; June, emerald; July; onyx; August, carnelian; Septem- ber, chrysolfte; October, aquamarine or beryI; November, topaz; December, ruby
 Kindly state the percentage Of N,nss en to men in the world as nearly as possible.
 In the United States exclusive of Alaska, Hawaii Porto Rico, and other non-conti guous possessions) there are 106 males to every 100 females Tn most European countries females out gaumber maIess the number of males to 100 females. according to recent cen suses being 88-6 in England, 96.7 in France, o69 fn the German empire. 96.4 in Switzerland, e9 in Italy, 96.7 in Austria. 99.1 in Hungary. and 9s.9 in Russia.
 Was there woman in tEre last eiso- tcrai eoileae7
 Mrs. Margaret Lane Wicher was elected aB Republican elector from Utah, she being at the time clerk of the county court of salt-Lal<e county.
 en what direction will a ship sail Af. nai2
 A ship passing through the Panama canal from the Pacific ocean would sail mainly in northwesterIy direc- tion, going due north in the latter part of the course Going the other way the direction would be reversed.
 Do all churches observe the same sast days7
 No. Some do not observe any, ex- cept an occasional proclamation by the civil authorities The Roman Catholic days of Tasting are the forty days of Lent, the Ember days, the Fridays of ttA four weeks in Advent and certain vigils or evenings prior to the greater feasts, while all Fridays of the year are days of abstinence from flesh meat. Kn the American Episcopal church the days of fasting or abstinence to be ob- served, according to the Book of Com mon Prayer, are the forty days of Lent, the Ember days, the three Roga- ton days and all the Fridays of the year, except Christmas day In the Greek church the four principal lasts are those of Lent, the week succeeding Whftsuntide, the fortnight before the Assumption and forty days before Christmas.
 CD Tn what year did the Boer war start and how long did it iast7 l2) When was the JohnstoWn fiood7 l. It was begun Oct. 10, 1S99 and ended May 31, 1902. 2. May 30, 1889. What are the zodiacaI signs and hoAs did they orisinate2
 They are part of a crude system of astronomy devised by the ancients. The zodiac is an imaginary highway fn the heavens. The apparent path of the sun in the heavens is along an eclfptdc, which is inclined 23 degrees 27 minutes to the celestial equator. A belt Is de grees wide, 8 degrees on each side of the ecliptic, within which are compris- ed the path of the moon and all of the planets known to the ancients, is known as the zodiac. This belt is di- vided into twelve signs of the zodiac, each 30 degrees in length. The first of these signs begins at the point when | the suns path crosses the equator | (when moving north in the spring. and is known as the sign of Aries. and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
OBITUARY
RUTH AGATHA BEHEN.

The funeral of Ruth Agatha Bshen was held from the home of her moth eFs 137 Clinton avenue. yesterday af- ternoon at o'cloclx. Around the slit- t1er white easket was banked many handsome floral tokens. remembrances from relatives and friends. The bur- fal was in St Michaelss cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

When was tlse 90 called Black iawk war and what became ofs the Indian chief of that nanne7
 The Black Hawk war was not much of war. but 1t created a big scare along the frontier, including some of the western and even central counties of Indiana. By a treaty signed at Prairie du Chien, Wis, in 1880 the Sac and Fox Indians ceded all their lands in Illinois and Wisconsin to the United States. Black Hawk, noted chief of the tribe, refused to abide by the treaty and made war on the whites. In 1891 he attacked some IlIi- nois villages, and in 1882 he renewed hostiities with q stronger force He and his warriors were driven back into Wisconsin, and on Aug 1, 1892, he was defeated in the battle of Bad Ak river, and a few days later he was captured. He was confined in Fort Monroe. Tn 1883 he was Liberated, and Oct 8, 1888. he died in Iowa and was buried on the banks Of the Des Moines river His remains were afterward stolen and carried away, but they were recovered by the governor of f Iowa and placed in the museum Of the Historical society at Burlington, where they were finally destroyed by fire. Troops for the Black Hawk war were raised at Indianapolis and Lafayette and start ed for the scene of hostilfties, but new CT reached 1t. They returned covered with dust and good natured ridicu1e
 Is there. higher cataract or water fall in the world than Niagara2 There is one in South America much higher and greater in every respect. A f-Dr r1r-f 5<-~~ 47 partly separates Brazil from Argentf- na, has sheer fall of 21O feet; that of Niagara being 167 feet, and the Iguazu cataract is 13,123 feet wide. or about two and half times as wide as Mag ara. It is estimated that 100, ,Oo0 900 tons of water pass over Niagara in an hour. A like estimate gives the falls of Iguazu 10000, 900 tons Will letter properly addressed be forwarded if the postage is not fully l prepaid2
 Yes, even if no part of the postage is prepaid. Under a recent rule of the postof1ce department all first class mat ter-that is, letters and post or postal l cards-may be dispatched whether or not any postage is prepaid thereon 1 Other articles will not be forwarded unless prepaid, at least in part, and in l all cases of insufficient prepayment 1 double the amount of the deficiency shall be collected of the addressee. The l option of no prepayment or of part prepayment of postage does not apply, however, to either letters or other ar i dcies mailed with the apparent inten- ton of avoiding prepayment.
 Does the Christian era date exactl, from the birth of Christ?
 It was so intended when the calen- dar was fixed, but his birth is now gen. eraHy believed to have taken place about four years before the period from which we reckon the Christian era
 l What is the meaning of month stones often called birthday stones7
 1 There are two systems of birth stones, one Polish and the other Jew ish in origin. The Polish system is the one now more generally accepted, but of course, this is simply a matter of
 custom. not to be settled arbitrarily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

The American fleet off Vera, Cruz dressed ship and fred a salute of 21 guns in honor of the fourth anniver. sary of the accession of King Gsbrgs to the British throne.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Eight members of the Chicago Board of Education were sentenced to 30 days in prison for contempt oi court in refusing to reinstate four members of the board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

After fight of two years the city of Gary, Ind. will have a three- cent fare on all interurban lines within the city limits beginning August Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

A campaign to raise s19o,o0o under the auspices of National Society for the Protection of Industrial Educa- ton was started in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

The Rev. Dr. James Le Fevre, of Huguenot ancestry and direct descend ant of one of the founders of New Palz N. T.. died in Somerset. N J., aged se.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

While watching a baseball game at Akron, Ohio, Herman Gabel, specta- tor. was struck by a batted ball and died instantly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
The Wror,u aertie.

Sir Francis Bertie was once the cen ter of an amusing muddle at Windsor.
 It happened during the reign of Queen Victoria, when Sir Francis was permanent under secretary of state for foreign affairs Wanting to consult Lord Ponsorlloy about a certain matter he telegraphed to him at Windsor: ssShaH be down tonight. Bertie.''
 The telegram was shown to the queen, and as Bert1e was the name she always used to her son, the late King Edward, she came to the conclusion that he was going to pay her an un- expected visit When Sir Francis ar rived he was considerably taken aback at the elaborate preparations that had been made to receive him, and the old queen laughed heartily at the trick he had all unconscious1y played on her, but when he was leaving she suggested that he should in future sign his tele- grams in some other way-Pearson's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Please pubgfsh which go~errnent iu the world is the richest; also what gov- ernnnent contains the richest PecPic or the people of greatest wealth. 5 The latest estimate of the wealth 0f nations gives the United States S120,- COG, GOO, GOO; Great Britain and Ireland. 10000, ,O0D,O00s France. $650OO, COG 0o9s Germany. $6O,5oo .O00, 900; Russia S4f'- O.OO0. .OO0.
 If by your second question you mean ! the country which has the greatest number of rich people, the United States probably contains the largest number of immensely rich men, An many of the European countries there are however, families which control as large or larger amounts than any of the American muItdmillio as. for instance, the Rothschilds. If you mean the wealth of the people as whole Switzerland leads the world fn savings
 bank deposits Ga sure standard ot the prosperity of nation), with $eo4I Average for each inhabitant; Denmarlr
 comes next, with $B8; GerHany, with S65 ga: Norway, with $5e.S5; then the
 United States. with $4a.57 per zdnhab- ftant
 Firs&,-vvs1at ia the fastsst tlsine ir
 4Ese world and its speod q Nacona seccnd.--Vghich is fiae faseeFs li91t or electricity? Thirds--State Ssss ersee qt each a second.
 As nearly as can be deterr1led by
 science. light travels 186, 6,o00 miles a second and electricity 250,00o nniles 8 second. A cannon ball is slow by com harrison, only zoo yards a second and with unomentarily diminlshgnt speed 
 Firs<-Can an enIiated private selsiieF Of sfe United States regular army buy
 his freedom oF dlsehzrse wieh money i vsFe,, he is tired of the ssrVice4
 second.--lf a soldier is aPPointed ae . cook is his pay incr0assdf Doe
 cook receive $32 per month in che
 arnnye
 First.An enlisted soldier or sailor,
 if in good standing, can buy his re- lease, the price paid depending on t1e amount of time he has served
 second An enlisted soldier in time or
 peace is given extra pay as cook, but
 his monthly salary would depend upon his rating.
 How many indian land reservations
 are there and of what extentR
 There are reservations in twenty l three different states, ranging in siza
 from 923 acres in Michigan to 53D55,992
 acres in Nebraska, 2,62S-334 acres in 1 Oklaboma. 2.36S,OOO acres in Washing
 ton, 19. .457,743 ac1es in Arizona, and go 1 on. The reservations aggregate Ss. 9o3. .- I-.-1<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

Farmer Want Ads 1c a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
A Better One.


 At the monthly meeting of a certain homing society, one of the members related an interesting experience. He had recently sold a couple of squeak ers'-very young pigeons-t a man whose cote was 200 miles away. He sent them or by train and was as- founded to find them back in the old cote two days later.
 There was painful silence, broken at length by the presidents Wonder fulr,
 You doubt my word ?'' demanded tho narrator of the story.
 Not a bit of 1t. ' was the reply. teIt's a strange coincidence, that's all I sold the very same man a setting Of eggs in the middle of June. Before the end of the month those birds had matched out and had flown back to me! Homing instincts 8 wonderful thing Youthss Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Leonard, who
reside near Hollandale were visitors in
Mineral Point last week \ daughter
was recently born to them
Mrs. Will. Bride and two children Of
McCusIy, N. Oak, aud Mrs John
Pickett Of Plattevile are visiting for "A
week at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs. vii
fred Bloom,
Mrs. Frank Walker started on Mon
day morning for her home in Modesto,
California, after two months visit
with relatives in aud about Mineral
Point.
Dr. and Mrs f.. S. Fessenden Of
Albany, Green county, visited during
the week at the home Of their son
Harry Fessendcn. They were former
residents Of this place, where they have
very many friends.
Harry aud Bcl' Galc came up from
Chicago on Saturday afternoon for II
briet visit ut the home Of their parents.
Mineral Point looks good to them, and
they always have kind words for the
city and its people.
II r. Crawford came up last week
from lIillahoro, Ill for brief visit
with his father, George Crawford, and
other relatives. He started on Satur.
day morning for Big Rapids, Mich.
After visit there he Will return with
his wife to their home in EIllsboro.
Rev. II. A. Barnes has gone to Madi-
SON and Fennimore. At Fennimorc he
will take part in a district ministerial
meeting.
Nelson II Snow, Jr. was "A visitor
over Sunday ut the Snow home in this
city.
William II. Jackson attended the
dairy convention held ut Waterloo,
Iowa, the week before last He reports
having seen some very fine stock,
Mrs T.. A. Phillips made brief visit
to Mineral Point during the past week.
On account OF the feeble health of her
father, Mr.. Rufus Seelcy, Mrs. Phillips
and daughter Genevieve expect to re
main in plattcville during the winter.
Rev. w. j G, Bond was called to
Kewance. H. last Thursday to oiiic
ate at the funeral of former parish
Toner