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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
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The insects are provided with mus
cles Of enormous power as compared
with men. II a ny be held by the wings
It can pick up and carry match. and
this is as If a man were able to pick
up beam twenty-eight feet long and
fifteen and one-half inches square.
An ordinary little ant can pull eight
matches on rollers, which would equal
8 load OF $50 beams the size of man
when its weight is compared with that
of a horse.
The flea jumps 200 times its own
height, which is about the same as If a
man were to jump over the nearly
thousand foot high Eiffel tower.
An oyster opposes being opened BY
exertiug a force Of over thirty pounds,
and for man to show the same power
he would have to take up eighty large
locomotives and bear them AtIas-l1ke
upon his shoulders.
From purely physical point of view
man is the weakest Of animals. 1t is
only by the use of his mind and the ap.
plication Of the laws OF mechanics IA
the machinery he has invented that be
has been able TO dominate the world
Boston Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
LIVED IN SQUALOR
WITH THOUSANDS
IN SAVINGS BANK
Henry Harris Appointed
sConservator Of Woman
With Six Bank Books

Living in the utmost squa1or, mem
tally deficient, yet holding bank
books in which investigators of the
charity department claim deposits ag-
gregating between $4,000 and s15,-
600 have been recorded, Alice Leon
ard:I aged 81, was yesterday placed
under the care Of Henry Harris, APP
pointed conservator of the woman's
estate by Judge of Probate Paul L.
Miller It is also reasonably certain
that she is possessed OF large realty
holdings in Ohio, though the extent
of these has not yet been discovered.
Conservator Harris today qualified
by fling bonds for $1,000. The dis
covery Of the six ibankboolxs with 9th
er minor securities was made by
Commissioners Harris of the charities
board with Investigator Alexander
Morrissey,- following reports to the
department that the woman possess
ed of much money and was in i'm
n1inent danger of having her boarded
wealth taken from her. The yapp1ica-
ton for CONSERVATION was made by
superintendent of Charities Spencer
r. Gordon, backed by medical re-
ports that showed she was deficient
mentally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
The SQUIRREL.

innocent in all his ways. harmless
In his food, playful as a kitten. but
without cruelty. and surprising the
fantastic dexterity of the monkey.
with the grace and brightness of a
bird, the little dark eyed miracle OF the
forest glances from branch to branch,
more like a sunbeam than a living
creature It leaps and darts and
tw1nes where it will. A chamois is
slow TO it and panther clumsy. Gro
tesque as a gnome. gentle as a fairy,
delicate as the s1lken plumes of the
rush. beautiful and strong like the spi-
raj OF fern. 1t haunts you, listens for
you. hides from you. looks for you,
loves you, as il the angel that walks
with your children had made it himself
for a heavenly pIaythtng.-John Rus
kin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Elmer S. Havens, president OF the
board of education. Nathaniel w.
Bishop ana Howard S. Challenger,
the latter two members of the COM
naittee of the board which arranged
for the building of the new high
school may be called upon to face
suits to pay Edward T.. walsh, q
struckman, of 292 Helen street. for
excavations at the school site. An
echo OF the old trouble early last
spring when Robertson & Giovanni
attached money due Durkin & Lass.
the contractors, developed at the
meeting of the board of education
last night Judge Thomas G. Cough
lin appeared to question the mem
bers Of the board
walsh. its is alleged, furnished
horses. wagons and the men for the
excavation work after Robertson &
Giovanua had attached the money
due Durk1n & Lass. Judge Cough1in
said his client had not been paid and
that Walsh claimed Ravens, Bishop
ana Challenger had told him TO CON
paid
The judge said he wanted to get a
statement from the three men as to
whether they had contracted with
Walsh, Individually collectively or
for the board He said his client had
told him that the three members ap-
pruached him and offered to settle If
he would ACCEPT half the amount due
him They denied having made any
such offer. Judge Coughi1n thanked
rhe board withdrew from the meet
ing He would not say what action
If any he Contemplate taking
Further delay In II construction
OF the new high school seems i'm
nninsnt from what developed at the
meeting last night although all mem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
The vo,sIe,IrI4ite.

The best authorities have now agreed
upon the spelling OF Yosemite as re-
corded in Hodges Handbook OF the
American Indians The following
forms have been employed In various
publications: yosemite, Oosoomfte, So
se1niteiz, Sosemity, Yaseemne, Yoam1-
~, Yohamite, Tosahnittis, Yosemate,
Yosemetos. Yosemety, Yosimities and
Yosoomite. 1t never was used by the
Indians as the name of the valley, for
the Awani division Of the Miwok tribe,
who made their home In the valley.
called their principal village and the
whole valley by their name Awani
The name Yosemite may have derived
from the Awani village of Lesamattd.
but Powers. regards 1t as a distortion
OF the Miwok word uzumaiti, meaning
grizzly bear.-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
VIRELLI IN BOSTON
TO TAKE CHARGE OF
ALLEGED MURDERER

State Policeman Frank Virelli is in
Boston today to get Joseph Cont, the
shoe worker, who is wanted, in con-
nection with the killing OF DIR. Vim
cenzo Del Piano, who was shot to
death in his South Norwalk home.
Cont disappeared soon after the
shooting, which took place after he
had entered the Del Piano home.
Coroner J. j. Phelan found that Del
Piano had met his death by the GRIM
inal act of Cont. He was captured
yesterday in Boston and held Tor
Connecticut police.
state Policeman vire1i will bring
Cont to Norwalk where he viii stand
trial
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
German ARMY shoee.

Leather used for German army shoes
is the result Of many tests. 1t is rath-
er dry compared with American vege-
table tanned leather. However, it Is
made dry so that the oxfdizing oils and
fats will not rot the leather fiber dur
ing the many years tSAt it may be
held In storage. Every soldier when
he gets his army shoes also gets can
OF shoe dressing, with which he dress
es his shoes. This keeps them pIia BILE
and water resisting. The boots are
crimped. They have only two seams.
They are practically water tight The
thread used for stitching them is hand
waxed. The absence of blackings of
any nature tends to save the life OF
the boot. It rejects the SUMS rays
too.-Hide and Leather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Wireless IN tns -....--sn Region.

Wireless In tne rs...-4-sn Region.
In the Juamara region of the Amazon
the natives use crude system of wire
less teIegraphy, which, it is claimed.
has been in operation for thousands of
years. The transuitter found by an
explorer was a followed trunk of a
tree suspended from O horizontal pole
stretched between two stumps. Inside
the transmitter had been arranged
much like violin. and It was explained
that when the instrument was struck
smartly with q small rubber hammer
vibration was created that carried for
miles over the hills. The receiver is
very similar to the transmitteF, except
that it is placed on a hardwood plat
form. the base OF the followed tree
trunk being grounded on the platform.
When the message Is struck In the
neighboring village. sometimes thirty
miles away, this receiver catches the VI
brations. causing a jerky, singing
sound. The sound system. It is said.
can be read by the members Of the
tribe and In this way news Of victo.
ries and other happenings are told
throughout the countryside. ArgOnaut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Art criticisn,.

It is related that almost the last
work Sir Edwin Landseer was engag-
ed on was a life sized picture OF Nell
Gwyn passing through an archway
on a white palfrey. This picture. In
which the horse alone was finished,
was bought by one OF the Rothschild
family and given TO Sir John Millais
to complete. zone morning a celebrat-
ed art critic called on the painter and
was much impressed by this work.
''Ah, to be sure" he said, going up
close and examining deerhoupd in
the foreground OF the picture; ''how
easily one can recognise |Landseera
dogs! Wonderful, isn't it?'' Yes; ii
ls wonderfulF' said Sir John, lighting
his pipe. 81 finished painting that
dog yesterday morning and have done
the whole OF IL myself"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

given the Stehlin- MiI1er-Hennes Co.
Commissioner Challenger moved to
reject all bids Secretary Boardman
objected and on his motion is was
voted after considerable discussico
to refer the matter to Commission
ers Hurley and Webster to investi-
gate and endeavor to either arrange
the bids or have other bids submit-
ted.
1t is estimated it will be at least
three weeks before the committee re-
ports, therefore the further delay In
the construction of the school.
The bids for the installation of the
telephones in the schools were re-
ferred to the same COMMITTEES. The
bids were as follows:
StehIing, Miller, Hennes Co. $345
Stehin- NfilIer-Hennes Co. 415
Standard Mfg. Co, first pro
STANDARD Mfg, Co. second pro-
.,.l go ~ w. - ,A.+.,,s,,an $40 e
Assembled, the Standard Manufac-
turing ooTnpany's lowest proposal
amounted to $$415.
Another complaint about the quail
fty Of coal furnished the school devel-
oped Last night when Commissioner
Webster reported that he had inves-
t1gated the bill Of the Spragne Ice
and Coal Co, and did not see how
the board could refuse to pay it.
Commissioners Bell said ne wished to
go on record as saying that the coal
furnished the schools this year had
been -sno good p He would not say
that the Spragne company's coal was
pa1ti cularly bad. He said he had
been told that the Poplar street
school used5in 1919 only 100 tons Of
coal and last year used Us tons.
Commissioner Webster said the 1anf-
tor OF the Poplar street school had
told him that the coal was first class
It was voted to pay the Sprague Co.
its bill Of $4,225.
Plans drawn by Architect Asheim
for the addition to the Whittier
school were accepted bad bids Tor the
construction will be advertised. The
bids win be opened March 80.
The recommendation Of Superin-
tendent of Schools C. ", Deane for
a 12-room building to relieve condi-
TONS at Clinton avenue the addition
to Whittier school OF four rooms and
the CIermcnt avenue school OF eight
rooms was adopted The proposal to
have the bonding company pay Dur
kin e. Lass $4,000 per week for the
high school building the refund
ment to the bonding company to be
guaranteed by the board and paid on
certificates from the architect, when
the work is completed was adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

picture, forks and plated silver
spoons, bed and dresser to Sarah L
Lewis large painting, inlafd table,
to great niece Mary q. Lee; $500 and
china. and bronze clocks to Margaret
Roberts; $500 to great nephew John
J. Lewis; bookcase, writing desk and
table to Mary v. Garner; $500 to
Rev. George W. Nicholson, pastor
emeritus OF the First Baptist church
OF this city; $500 to the Baptist Min
listers home; piano to Lulu Rothe
All the rest, the will directs shall be
divided among these heirs but Judge
Miller holds that since no residuary
clause was made in the will that the
other heirs at law must be found and
their share OF the estate apportfon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Waahina Day ln eleily.


The Sicilians have the reputation of
not washing themselves overfreQuent-
~, but if they are remiss in this re-
spect they more than make up for it
by washing their arments- washing,
In fact. being perennial occupation
among the women. The songs of the
women folk a. they scrub the clothes
OF their husbands and children outside
the doors on their homes, II living in
q city, or In some brook or running
stream, II living in the country. are a
noticeable feature of lower class ST.
Gillian life.
The long spikes on the prickly pear
leaves and aloe plants make splendid
natural pegs on which to dry the
clothes, and in all the rural districts
you will see them thus utilized. but If
they do not happen to be sufficiently
handy the clothes are often stretched
out upon the mountain side TO dry.
The occupation ana recreation OF most
OF the poorer women may be summed
up In three words washing and gos-
gip.-W3de World Magazine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Boston Bound Tugboat Is
Disabled Of Local Port

The tug Cheektowaga of the Le-
high Valley railroad. towing a. NUM-
Der Of coal barges from New York to
Boston, blew tube out of her boiler
while outside Bridgeport harbor yes
terday afternoon. She had just
enough steam to carry her into the
Z har+bor and a local boiler maker sue
ceeded in fixing the tube. The tug
left the harbor early this morning
continuing her trip to Boston which
she usually makes without stop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Horse Sense.

The phrase .'horse sense" was dis
cussed In class. and the teacher told
one or the boys to write a sentence
containing that phrase. The boy Ia
bored for ten minutes and produced
this. MY father didn't lock the barn
door, and he amt seen the horse
sense"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Peter the Great

What Alfred the Great is to early
Britain that Peter the Great, In his
crude way, is TO Russia Ii ever a
race of people found adequate express
sion in one person that race was the
Slavic race in their great czar.-Cen-
fury Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Hardy Ants,

Ants can stand extremes of heat or
cold. Forty-eight hours exposure to
frost will not kill them. and one sort
has been observed. to build its nest in
the chinks in a blacksmtth's forge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
7Arqeritina,s Natural Bridge.

In Argentina there is a natural bridge
that is one of the most wonderful in
the world. It spans the Rio Mendoza
and is known as the Inca bridge 1t Is
the work OF nature and not. as was
once popularity supposed. OF the meas
The road on which 1t occurs was prob-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
IA Proapernua seheme..

Doing any good r
yep. Got a business mans athletic
class. Tuition. IS a year"
well, those rates are attractive. but
too low to pay you"
'sYou. don't get the idea. They ali
drop out in about two weeks. Then
start another lass.''-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Much Travelled.

First Tourist-Dfd you ever see the
Catskill mounta1nsg Second Tourist
No, never, but / nave seen them kill
mice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

ably highway made by the Peruvian
Incas, who took advantage of the phe-
nomenon by leading their road over
this natural vtaduct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

March 8. 1915.
Estate Of Llcius =. Lane, late of
the town of Monroe, in said District.
deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Bridgeport hath appointed
Philip L. Holzer, Frank T. Staples.
and Samuel c. Shaw commissioners
to receive end decide upon the claims
of the creditors of said estate, which
have been presented to the admins
traitor within the time formerly
limited by this court,
Certified by,
% Paul l. Miller,
Judge.
The subscribers give notice that
they will meet at the office OF James
Staples & Co, 1s9 Stase street. in
said Bridgeport. on the 22nd day Of
March, A. D.. 1915. at 8 O'Clock. in
the afternoon, on said day for the
purpose of attending on the business
of said appointment.
PHILIP i. H0LZER,
FRANK T. STAPLES,
SAMUEL C.. SHAW,
Commissioners.
I join in giving the above notice,
and request all persons indebted to
Said estate to make immediate pay
ment to me.
EDGAR N. LANE.
- Administrator
BY ARTHUR J. HULL.
at Attorney.
/ rD.,.,,..,. xV,,,t A,s,s4 IN. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
THREE MEMBERS OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION MAY FACE SUIT

Contractors Who Excavated Site for New High School
AIege Payment Has Not Been Made, Although Prom
ised Settlement BY Members Ravens, Bishop and
Challenger-Have Retained Counsel to Look After
Interests Another Building Delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
BroiIed Parrote

In Mexico parrots are eaten by the
commoner classes. but they are rather
tough.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Hope springs exulting on triumphant
wing Burns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
BUNG-STARTER STARTS
BLOOD IN SALOON ROW

A bung-starter opened cut in the
head OF Michae1a Sullivan of ST Wall
street, according to his story told the
police today, when he was brought
to the emergency hospital. Some
bartender hit him, he said. Two
stitches were taken in the cash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Vanity dies hard. In some obstinate
cases It outlives the man. Stevenson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
ELASTIC
STOCKINGS

are Important to the pa
tient, not every size, nor
fit viii do. Stockings
made to order hold the
ruptured veins and gives
the right support and
prevent painful ulcers.
When you need a new
stocking .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
AS WELL AND AS MUCH
THE HOMES
WHERE WE DELIVER

no merchant ever failed
If he advertised as WELL
and as MUCH as he could.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Mill NO. 2 Of the Atlas Cement Co.,
at NORTHAMPTON, Pa, will resume
operafi6ns March Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
NEAR-DEAD MAN
PROVoKES CALL FOR
AMBULANCE CORPS

Jack Fox. a frequent patient at the
emergency hospital was the cause of
another ambulance call last night
where he was found on Cannon
street in an apparently dormant
condition. When taken to the hospi-
tai it was found that he holds the
record for calling out the ambulance
which has made several trips to get
him in two weeks time.
After being revived from his alcoz
ho1ic condition and threatened with
arrest he was cared for by friends.
Emergency surgeons today diagnosed
his case as one of semi-rare occur
renee, where alcoholic stimuIant
causes apparent death, probably due
to some blow upon the head during
youth.
The records show that Fox has
spent many weeks IN local hospitals
at the expense of the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
The SMITH M URRAY co.

We are always the look out for bargains and day
offer opportunities money Watch
look may mean dollars saved #7S@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

The Bank of England earmarked
400 600 pounds gold for Argentina, and
released 100000 pounds in gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Farmer want Ads. one Cent word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Vyosd.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-22
THINK 1T OVER.

"HE weekly newspaper promotes the interests
of the town in which it is published to such
an extent that it becomes impossible to place ar
estimate upon it's worth. There is no enterprise
that does so much for the corporation or the in
dvdual citizen as the paper. 1t stands opposed
to the town knocker, the town kicker the town ia
natic and the town drones. 1t stands for action
as against dry rot. 1t stands for progress, as
against stagnation. 1t is ever ready to combat
the schemes of Missionaries and as ready to aid the
constructive plans of the wise and level-heade6
citizens. 1t is for the upbuilding Of the commun
ity. The paper has not yet come into its own
however, because it is never appreciated to the
extent of its worth by the people at large. Yet
when battles are to be fought for town or county
ia rush is made to the newspaper Office always to
find the loyal editor ready, frequently without
hope Of reward. Many enterprises are encouraged
by bonus, but rarely is the newspaper offered
any such help, and still more often not given the
support it is entitled to. Communities frequently
lose sight of their real benefactor when they fa
to recognize the weekly newspaper as such. The
editor and his paper stand as the bulwarks of de
tense against the attacks of evil or designing
schemes affecting the good of the individual or the
town. For these and other reasons the newspaper
should receive the support of the public at large
in very liberal degree, for it is one of the most
important business enterprises of the community
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-22
THE COMING COUNTY FAIR.

|"HE people of Parowan are showing their
good sense and forethought by getting
started thus early on the preparations for the
county fair to be held at that place next autumn
This is a matter that The Record has urged year
after year, apparently with little result in the
past, but it is nevertheless a fact, uncontrovert-
able, that really good fair cannot be gotten up
in month or two at the last. Under such con-
ditions everything is hurried, and half done. TIC
prove that this is true, we only have to consider
for minute the time that is consumed in the
preparation of our worlds expositions. 1t would
be considered foolish to attempt to put on such
a fair as will be shown at San Diego and San
Francisco this year in less than two or three years
of preparation. Then in order to get up first
class county fair we ought not to figure on short
Of year Our Parowan friends are making the
right kind of start, and we feel sure that they
will achieve an unprecedented success this season.
Our best wishes attend them in the undertaking
1t means lot of work. and little or no compensa-
ton, for those who bear the burden, but properly
conducted, county fair means lot to the coun-
ty.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-22
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Engineers Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Jan. IL, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Herbert
White, ct al, whose post Office address
s Summit, Utah, made application in
accordance with the requirements of
he Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, as
mended by the Session Laws of
Utah., 1909, to appropriate three (3)
ubic feet of water per second from
summit Creek, Iron County, Utah
Said water was to have been diverted
It a point which lies 1895 feet east
{ the west quarter corner Of section
8, township 90 south, range 10 west
}alt Lake base and meridian, and con
Keyed for a distance of 6,765 feet
and there used from March Is r.
November 10, inclusive, of each year
TO irrigate 100 acres of land embraced
in sections 10 and "a, township 81
south, range 10 west, Salt Lake base
and meridian. Mrs. Lefty M. Fife
assignee of Herbert White, ct al, now
makes application in accordance with
the requirements of section 1288x24
hapter SO, Session Laws of Utah
900, to change the point of diver
ion to a point which bears south Is
egrees l minute east 457.7 feet from
he north quarter corner Of section
20, township "a south, range 10 west
Salt Lake base and meridian, anC
convey the water by means of ditcl
for distance of $3.50 feet and there
used during the period and for thu
purpose originally intended. This ap
plication is designated in the Stat,
Engineers Office as No. a22s.
All protests against the grantini
If said application, stating the rea
sons therefor, must be made by af
fdavit in duplicate, accompanied b,
fee Of $3.50, and filed in this offic,
within thirty (30) days after tn
completion Of the publication of thi
notice. w. d. BEERS, State Engineer
Date of first publication Jan. 29
1915, date of completion of publica
ton March /, 1915.