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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
ONE HUNDRED YEAlss AG0
tB'ronn the National Intelligencero
 THE AIGERINE WAR.

It is probable that many of our readers may not bear in mind the facts on which the recent Declarallon of War against Algiers is predIcted- we have therefore obtained for their information the Report made on the subject by MT. Gaston of the House of Representative chairman of the committee to whom the bill was com rraftted in secret sitdng--the docu- nents accompanying the Report, proper. for pfesent publication, are 50 conclusive as to leave no doubt on the mind of anyone who hears or reads them, of the inpossfbiltty or ra-estab71shtng Peace with the Dey of Aleiers unless by coezcton,. except under the most base and hunili ating condatfOns Our readers may Judge of fhe imxeterate hostility of that barbarian tyrallt towards us, growing merely out Of the most soTsd1ds ctplol- ty and natural ferocity and cruelty or temper. by two or three facts, collect cd from nnomentary glance at the documents accon4paarx7ng the Report Of the committee.
 4 Derson was entrusted, as. from the American merchants in Spain with the task-of endeavor1ng to pIo- cure the liberation of the eleven or twelve of our citizens captive in All ! syfers for whom he was authorized to give a ransom not exceed1ng $SsOOO per man. To every attempt of this kind. the Dey replied szI1at not for two 1niIlions of dollars would he sell his American slaves
 In reply to an appltcatfon, in the
 most confidential manner, to one or t1e Dey,s ministers. to know the terms which the Dey expected to ex- f,4st from the United States (by keep ing our citizens sIavesl in the event Of atreaty with them. it appears that. ssft was a settled point with the Dey, from which he could by no means sVVerve that, in the first place, for fF.e privilege of passing the straights Of GIbra1ter, two millions of dollars would be required from the United States and that s-THRsN the stipula- tons of the late Treaty MIGHT be renewed after paying up all arrears ] ssf fribute Sc, s6sc.,,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
|HON. 'VlC' MURDOCK
 GETS ON EDITING JOB
His Wichita Paper to Have a Sane and Adjective
 less Society Page"

Washington, March s--yictor Afur- dock of Kansas. who retired from Congress on March {, has started back home and on Tuesday he will begin the job of editing his Wichita newspaper.
 MT. Murdock after twelve years in Congress is bulgfng with ideas how. to run a newspaper. He intends to in troduce what he describes as a sane and adjectiveieas society page
 He is going to be a bear on Wash ington news and will print one page in big type, the tteasy to read, kind, pleasing alike to the old, the near sighted, and the tired business man who wants to skim over his paper in a hurry. page that a. man can read at arms length is his big idea.
 He will also run a Saturday review of the stories and articles in the week Iy and monthly periodical press.
 Editor Murdock will insist on brev- ity in editorial expression. He may | have trouble in fastening some of his ideas on those who have been rum ming his Wichita newspaper, but whatever else happens he will fight to the end for his safe and a.djective- less society page.
 What He Doesn't Want
 If Representative Murdock has his way about it there will be. he says, no more items in the Wichita Eagle reading like this:
 'sThe beautiful and charming Mrs ! Witberforce Dustin Rocks gave a de- hghtful dinner party last evening to a select party of friends. The hostess was 9becomingly attired in a Paris 1 gown of exquisite satin trimmed in gold lace. The house was profuse1y | decorated with Beautiful cut flowers l and trailing evergreens."
 What He Wants. This item, appearing as MT Mur- dock will have 1t written, will run this way
 entertained a party of friends at din l ner last evening Only a few guests were invited ''
 Editor Murdock would leave some thing to the imagination of the read er- According to the Hon. Vie any lEDustin- Rocks was dressed Ito dIl', ;; l that flowers were on the premises of l the Dustin-Rocks and that the af- fair was entirely pleasant all around. sI don't know whether I'll be able to get by with that sane society col 1 it ought to be done. S I get tired of | reading those fluffy society notes in l the newspapers"
 MT. Murdock has another idea A l transcontinentaI train passes through J Wichita once a day..
 s'Nfy idea, said he with enthusiasm, ''is to print the names of the Pull man passengers on said train How many times has the average fellow | looked through a Pullman window and wondered if he knew anybody in side. believe I could make a dis tinctive feature or this with head 1 ing something like this:
 s They passed through Wichita to- day for the west coast g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

1000, began at 8 last evening in
 SaiIer's hall before Q good sized
 crowd. Richard Brown was the starter and referee. He made the fair play and no favor and absolute
 ly no attempt at interference Then the word .sgo'' was given and the walkers began their 2 6 hour Journey.
 The five-foot saw-dust path is close to the sides of the hall and it takes
 27 laps to a mile. The blackboard is
 under the gallery. Thomas Brady is the marker The ti1ne-keepers are Louis Brock and James Broadbent for Merritt, and Steve Tomlinson and
 H. J. Tyler for Reynolds. Frank Reynolds is looked after by Jack Me
 Girr and he has a cot in one corner where he occasionally rests himself
 Merritt is handled by Frank Moore
 and John Horrigan- As far as can
 be seen there is no cotEfort Merritt to rest upon. ssJohnnie" Anderson was
 among the spectators with a big wad of money and offering $100 to $75 on Merritt. Very few accepted
 The first man to reach the mile
 post was Reynolds in m. and 3Os- after the start. At g o'clock Key holds was leading by 21 laps. The
 walk came to an end at 11:30 this
 forenoon when Merritt, the big fa- vorite broke down eompIeteIy and his smaller adversary and a much older man was given the match, which in
 c1uded the purse of $1,000 The score
 was: Reynolds B miles and 6 laps; Merritt 61 miles and 6 laps. The contestants had walked II hours and 30 minutes The stake holder was Fritz Pfau and as soon as Reynolds got his racing toggery off he was handed the purse. He immediately went to bed. Immediately after the
 decision was announced a consolation purse of $175 was made up among the winners and Reynolds packers
 and will be given to Merritt John o.
 Ford was the heaviest loser. As John l was Always rated as good loser, the amount of his lose is unknown
 The jubilation of Reynolds friends l took form in hiring the Tn Old Ken l lucky band to serenade the victor
 at his room in the Amazon building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

the company, has the part of Martin Drury, which he plays unusually real istically. John T. DWyer as Franklyn Royce, the unscrupu1ous man of the play, does some particularly good work while Edward Darney is Bill Crabb baggage master, in the first, anc Ted Watts, another salesman in the suc- ceedinlgs acts, and so complete is the change that it requires the program to Verify it. Fred Roland also has two parts. that Of William Henry Dawson in the first act and of Ben Cobb. salesman, in the rest of the play.
 Bernard Thornton is Percy Gill, a long whislered 'rube, in the first act In the following acts, as Julius, 8 coIored aiter at the Elfte,'' he is at his best and supplies the humor of the play. Thomas Swem has the part of John KirnbaI1, a salesman.
 The play is a bright little comedy which from it's reception last evening. promises to take we'll with Bridgeport audiences.
 Manager CaIahan's announcement that Miss Eleanor Cleveland, the for mer popular leading lady at the Lyric theatre, was to return to this city for a special two weeks engagement, was received with much applause Miss Cleveland will open in tsKindling'' next Monday night.
 The same evening also will mark the 200th performance of the Calhurn stock company in this city and a spe- cia1 program of entertainment is be- ing prepared with souvenirs of the loc- caston.
 EMILY ENhMET.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
OUCH! LAME BACK. RUB LUMBAG0 OR
 BACKACHE AWAY
Rub pain right out with small trial bottle of old ssSt.
 Jacobs Oil.''

Kidneys cause Backache? No! They have no nerves, therefo ore can not cause pain IistenT Your back ache is caused by 1umbago, sciatica or a strain, and the quickest relief is Oil. Rub it right on your painful back, and instantly the soreness, stiffness and Iameness disappears Don't stay crippled! Get a small trial bottle of est. Jacobs OiI' from your druggist and Timber up. A moment became of the backache or Iumbago pain.
 Rub old. honest "st Jacobs OiT' whenever you have sciatica, neural gia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the sl<in.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

n1E.srv syTR FaFy97S -The extension of west street. it will be noticed, has been ordered by the Common Council It will run psraIlea with D1v1slon street, to Washington avenue, and is public improvement long needed Tne layout of John street is also di- rected to meet the proposed exten- sion Of West street In East Bridge port the layout of HanniIton and Commercial streets were also ordered.
 IA JOLLY PARTY left Wall street this morning in large wagon, drawn by the splendid gray team owned by PhiIo Beach, who handled the rib- bona- They were bound for West port on a fishing excursion and were equipped with seines, side arms, Sc. and will undoubted1y have good time
 THE LEGER WILL CASE. An appeal from the Court of Probate in tIla St Leger will case has been taken and allowed, to the Superior Court, SEurges Treat of this city acting for the appellees, Edmund, Michael and John St Leger.
 sURPRISE PARTY .-The s.Bountafn' boys were most agreeably surprised last evening" at their car riage house, by their lady friends. Hints of such affairs, even when con ducted in the quitest manner VIII leak out, and the gay boys getting wind of the affair were there In their $ best shape, ready to receive the girls in their best manner. Tn due season they came, bevies of them. bewitch- ing, charming, beautif ful, full of fun and ready for enjoyment There who dancing singing and refreshments and "Comforts' ros1ned the bow in his most skfllfuI and untiring manner, outstripping his former feats, and fairly beaned with the harmony in in him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

 the utraIty in who of to himself and hiscabine
   his of the bank ofn
 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
REPoRTs 1IRE THEFTs

A. Kandesky. 2s5 Bunnell street, who has kept an old automobile in an open shed back of 1896 Seaview ave- nue has reported to the police that two tires were stolen from the ma chine. by thieves. When the detec- tives detailed on the case saw the naa- chine and it's exposed place they were surprised that the owner had called.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
sEaF-REnLANT HOME DooroRs

is what women are called who all over 1ections of roots and herbs, and rely upon recipes which our pioneer moth CTS found dependable for different family ailments. Tn one of these rec ipes, Lydia B. PinIha1n'S Vegetable Compound had it's origin and so sue cessfuI has it proved that there is hardly a city, town or hamlet in America where some woman who has been restored to health by it's use does not reside.=Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
CHARTER REVISION.

The Charter Revision committee has completed it's work The com Tnfttee was unanimous in the report They have decided to abolish the ward lines and to establish voting precincts. The publication of official proceedings in the two party news papers will also be abolished, if the. committees reports are accepted The paper in the city having a circulation of more than 1, 500 copies daily shall make sworn Statements to the City clerk. The managers or sa1d papers shall also file a sworn statement of their advertising rates All notices and publications of any nature that may require publication, shall be printed in each Of the said newspa- pers at the rate of 5 per cent of the regular advertising rates, provfd- ling the papers wish to accept the same The said papers shall if they desire be privileged to submit bids for the preparation and publication of ] a. journal which shall contain the of f1cfa1 proceedings of the Common 4Counci1- The lowest possible bidder shall receive the contract
 THIRD WARD.
 The registrars of the Third Ward will be at Feeleyss barber shop, at No. Elm street on Thursday for the pur- pose of receiving applications to be < made voters Joseph began ana ] George Fox are registrars
 In the Fourth Ward Registrars John MGLArney and Thomas Watt will be at AS HarraIl avenue.
 Tn the Fifth Ward Registrars s. M. EGonger, IT.. and Michael Ldl1is will be at Tom Longs barber shop on Bar mum avenue
 Tn the Sixth Ward Registrars fThonas C1eary and MicnaeI Shan Encn will be at J. M. Jeroy's barber Eshop on East Main streex-
 n the Second voting district of the Hcfty Of Bridgeport the Registrars zaorge W. Love5oy and James Far IreII will be in session at S94 State Iatreef in the fruit store east of Park avenue.
 MERRITT BREA KS DOWN
 Reynolds The Winner.
 The 26-hour -you-piease walking match between Sam Merritt and Frank Reynolds for purse of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
SIEPNEY


 Charles Hawley is III with the grip.
 The regular meeting of Harmony Grange will be held Thursday even ing. The program for March 26 will be substituted on this evening and Brothers, Night will be observed at the next meeting.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Botsford were recent guests of their daughter Mrs. George Hayes.
 Mrs. Thomas Perkins who has been i'll, is much improved.
 Julius Urbanosky who has been spending a ten weeks vacation with family has returned to New York ' Stanley Botsford has been appoint ed fire warden for this side of the town. Any one desiring to build an outdoor fire between March Is and June must get a permit
 Miss Josephine Briscoe was g re- cent visitor in Danbury where she at tended the funeral of her cousin Mrs. Pillows
 Miss Alice Botsford recently enter tained a. few of her young friends at a party. The occasion was Alfce's eighth birthday. The youngsters en- loved a merry afternoon at the close served.
 Mrs. Arthur J. Hull spent a day of last week in NorwaIk. Little Arthur Sherman, son of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Sherman suffered painful accident last Saturday. When he was near where his fath- CT was saving wood gasoline-operate saw, he came too close and putting out his hand to save himself, was se- verely cut. His thumb severed en- | firely from his hand. Dr. George Smith was called and 1s stitches were required.
 On complaint of Robert Edwards and Frank Lyon, John Johnson was brought before Justice SnaIley last week charged with abusive language He was foupd guilty and taxed $32. As he was unable to pay he was taken tc the county jail.
 According to the Bureau of Crop Estimates, the amount of wheat on farms March was 152. .e03, GOO bushels. A new oil well starting at 50 barrels was reported from Wayne county Ky. It is the best strike in several months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Ldgget & Myers Tobacco Co. declared an extra dividend of per cent on common stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

The supreme court formally granted the application of the State of Virginia for permission to sue J. P Morgan for ington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Albert L. Force for 25 years editor of the Plainfield e10. J.) Daily Press, died, aged 6s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Marshall Field, heir to one of the greatest American fortunes, is seri- ously i'll of typhoid fever on his house. boat in Florida where he is spending his honeymoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
MERRITT BREA KS DOWN
 Reynolds The Winner

The 26-hotlr go- aszyou-please walking match between Sam Merritt
 and Frank Reynolds for purse of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

According to the Bureau of Crop Estimates, the amount of wheat on farms March was 152. .9OS, GOO bushels
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
WEDDING GIFTS

In anticipation of a great many Spring weddings we have paid partic- partment.
 The popularity of Cut GIasss will be more pronounced than ever this Spring. Our. stock is the most conn pIete that we ever carried, afrording you a wide variety from which to choose.
 Individual pieces, including every needed article of table service, at very reasonable prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

A new oil well starting at 50 barrels was reported from Wayne county, Ky. It is the best strike in several
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Ncedlecraft will meet with Mrs.
w. Z. Bartlett Friday afternoon.
The New England auxiliary will
meet this evening at 7.30 with Mrs.
Annie Bracket on Clark street.
Protective Grange will confer the
third and fourth degrees Wednesday
evening. A harvest supper will be
served to which all members are re-
quested to contribute.
The body of jeremiah ]. Sheen of
Waterbury, Conn, will be brought to
Brattlcboro for burial in the Roman
Catholic cemetery Friday afternoon
instead of yesterday as stated in The
Reformer yesterday.
The new trolley car of the Brattlebo-
10 street railway will be placed in
commission as soon as coils for heat
ing apparatus are received. This will
be in a few days, it is expected. Supt.
Arthur /. Trip ran the car over the
entire route Sunday. There was a
possibility that few poles would
have to be moved. but it was found that
there was clearance for the car at all
points.
Church and Sunday school people in
Brattleboro will be glad to know that
definite arrangements have been made
with Miss Margaret Slattery to speak
on the closing afternoon and evening
of the state Sunday school convention
which is to be held here in October next
year. 1t is a great triumph for Mr.,
Boyd, the secretary, to be able to Sc
cure her, and it can only be accounted
for hy the fact that he has taken time
by the forelock and gotten in his work
a year ahead.
A Full House, like other farces that
have been successful in recent years,
needs an unusually competent and well
balanced company to put it across.
Otherwise its clever lines failed to
produce the laughter they deserve and
its amusing situations appear silly and
artificial. The company which present
a Full House in the Auditorium last
evening did not measure up to require
mcnts. Not only did the principals lack
the ability to make the most of the
material supplied by the author but
several Of them showed a noticeable
unfamiliaritv with their lines. Excep-
tions to this statement should be made
for the benefit of Mss Clara Coleman
who did an excellent piece of character
acting as Susie the unsophisticated
servant from Sioux City; Gordon
Standing. in whose hands the part of
the English butler was well cared for
and Earle Mitchell. who played the
role of burglar moderately well. The
audience was not very large, nor very
enthusiastic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11

James Z. Byrne OF this town has been
reappointed district deputy supreme dicta-
tor of Vermont for the Loyal Order Of
Moose,
One OF the most successful whist parties
ever held here and probably the most
largely attended was held Tuesday evening
in the Armory under the auspices of the
Young Women's Sodality of St Charles 5
Roman Catholic church. More than 400
persons attended and 1919 was Melted.
The committee in charge consisted OF
Miss Nellie Keane and Miss Nellie Stat
terry.
While Miss Carrie T. Guild, IS. was
crossing the street railway tracks on Pine
street opposite the home of /, b. Newman
Wednesday morning she fell and fractured
bone in her left arm above the elbow.
She was taken to the home of Mrs. New
man and later to the home of her nephew
Edgar F. Guild, at whose house she was
on her way to call when the accident hap
pened A few months ago Miss Guild fell
and sustained a fracture of a bone in her
| right arm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11
BELLOWS FALLS.
RIBS BROKEN UNDER CAR.
Fred J. Perry Avoided Collision and
Automobile Tipped Over.

Fred J. Perry of Henry street is con
fined to his home with two broken ribs,
the fractures having been sustained when
his automobile overturned Tuesday even
ing Mr.. Perry was on his way home from
his paper mill in Claremont when he met
two men in a wagon on the wrong side OF
the road, He applied his emergency
brakes and drove his runabout up a bank
on the right side of the highway, thereby
avoiding a collision He then turned into
the road, and released his brakes As he
did so the machine jumped, he was thrown
momentarily away from the steering wheel,
the car Pieree-Arrow, ran up the bank
on the night side of the road and over
turned. MIR Perry was beneath it, but
managed to get from under The two
men in the wagon watched the car over
turn and then drove on without offering
to render assistance The victim of the
accident telephoned for help and his car
was towed to Bellows Falls. 1t was badly
damaged. On Oct. 10, last year, Mr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11

POTATOES-Ca Carload of nice ones Just
received from Maine. Price 81 at car,
81 O5 delivered in village. Frank H. How
ard. Adv. III
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11
PERSONAL.

Frank Mallory was in Windsor yes
terday on business for the National Au-
tomato Machine company.
w. H. Geddis and family have moved
from the Waite building on Main street
to the rear of Mr.. Geddis' store in
the Brooks House block.
John G.. Clancy, who had been regis
tered at the Brooks House several days,
left this morning for Boston, before
returning to his home in Puerto de
Luna, New Mexico.
Mrs Arthur w. Childs, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. r. Foster,
few days, returned to Manchester, n.
H., this morning with Major and Mrs.
IT, w Childs and Col. and Mrs Kit
redge Haskins in Major Child s auto
mobile.
In the annual meeting of the Yer
| mont Branch of the Woman S Board OF
| Missions, held in Burlington Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs Henry F. Bond OF
/ Brattleboro was elected vice president
for Windham sounty and Miss Flor
ence M. Hemenway-W Wells of this town
4 was elected secretary of young PEG
PIES work, both being reflections
/ Mrs. Bond was elected delegate tx
i the annual meeting of the Woman ::
Board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-11

Perry sustained fracture of his left arm
by falling down the cellar stairs.