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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
PLAN TO PRESERVE
 DECAYING MAUSOLEUMS
 OF THE CHOW DYNASTY

Picking, June 14-President Yuan Shi-kai has receivede a petition from the governor of Shensi for authoriza- ton to proved with repairs on the deeaying mausoleums of the Chow Dynasty which are located in Hsienyang district of that province. These edifices eptomize styles of Chinese architecture of thousands of years ago in addition to preserving the tablets of rulers and sages of an cient times, and it is desired to save them both from vandalism and de- struetion by the clements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
MoUNTA1N GROVE CEMETERY

T1is beaut1fu1 'FCfty of the Dead'' appears to great advantage at the present time. Under the excellent
 mana cement of James C.. Loomis, Esq., President of the Cemetery Asso- citation, the grounds show evidences of great improvement. There were large numbers of visitors present yesterday, both on foot and in carriages, wIl o strol1ed quietly and revereI1tly through the avenues arched with beautiful trees, and lined with choice shrubbery and exuuisite flowers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
FOOT RAUE FOR $50.

A mile foot race for $50 was run at Seaside yesterday aby Frank Graham and Ernest Graber, grocery clerks. GraIber gave his competitor start of two minutes, and the latter won, go- ing the mile in 6:51. while Grabers time was 4:58.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
FIFTY YEARS AGO
PICNIC MONDAY.

Messzs Eberhard and Costello give the first picnic of the season on Mon day. at the Beautiful spot near the Yellow NH. known as Hough's Grove These gentlemen thorough ly ur18exstand the management of such festive gatherings, furnish ex- ce1zeu4 xnazaac, and wiH also have a sl14nakaseffoor for dancing. We com mend the affair to the patronage of our citizens who cannot fail to have . good 4tma@in the '+Grove," provided the day is asfine one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
TWENTY YEARS AGO
4sTTJJiN.DiAY BaRBER wORK

Paul Muroa, an Italian barber whose place of business is at 295 Wa ter street, was reported today for vio- lation of the Sunday closing, law. This is the first violation reported. The information was furnished by Lenardo Romando, his former assistant. The executive committee of the Barber s union, to whom was rep ported the vio- lation. will assist to state in prose cutting the offender
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14

Lyd1a E- Rlnkham g V e g e ta ble Com pound. When l. first began taking it I was suffering from female troubles for some time and had almost all kinds of aches-pains in low CT part of back and in sides, and press ing down pains. I could not sleep and
 Cinoo T hara R1La,1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
London Hears Greek
 Kings Illness Is
 Due To Stab Wound

London, June IA private dis patch from Paris states that the ill., ness of King Christian of Greece, ac- cording to rumors current in the lob by of the Chamber of Deputies, was in reality due to a dagger wound. The British Press Bureau, on be- ing asked to pass this dispatch for publication stated: We see no suf- ficient reason to stop publication of this matter, but the responsibility for the accuracy must rest with the pub fsher.''
 The Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia, received a, cable order from the Russian government for 250 locomotives to be built before the close of the year at a total cost of $6,000,000.
 FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
COT,GAN-COUGHUN.

Another recent marriage in the same parish was performed by Father Rogers, the contracting parties being Edward Co1gan, the iron mou1der, and Ann CoughHn of Walter court. Chris topher McGrath was best man, and Sarah Hutton, bridesmaid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14

The Austro- o-Hungarian Government
 addressed a note to the Powers pro- testing against the Italian decree pro- claiming a blockade of the Albanian coast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
oRD1r4FEx EXPENSES OF STATE

64Nor Ehe EarTner4
 It is z naaEter of astonishment to many how the ordinary expenses Of the State can amount to more than one hundred thousand dollars an nuany!
 The public expenses of the State have increased very much within. q 1 few years past. and are now very derabEe-compaEed with what they were half century ago. As l t1ne Govexneras salary has lately been : increased five hundred doIlarss and the deut@Eaa7t- Governors raised frorn three htndred and tf4rty-fo1r dollars to the sum of one thousand; ] and the additional wages paid the ! members of the General Assembly. the year pest, increases the public expenses at least one hundred and ! thirty dollars . day, during the sit tinx of the Assembly, which will kma1e. the present expense more than gfour hundred dollars a day; so that fxae late increases of the public e1- panges can, in part, bel accounted for very easily. But the whole expenses of the two annual sessions of the !. .legisIa4ure, including extra sessions, yvk1hch have of late been very fash EionAdae, cannot much exceed the | sum of thirty thousand dollars an ' nuaaEyk; which leaves a remainder of aboufxseventy thousand dollars. Now tit is presumed that, on an 1 average, the Inhabitants of this State do not earn, clear of expense, l more than one dollar a day; so that ]; this sum of seventy thousand dollars.
 which t11e people Of this State have
 anuuaT1y to pay, besides the expenses l of the General Asse4zb1y, must cost
 them seventy thousand hard days
 work.
 Now as the military, expenses. for
 the defence of 1he State. arc not in
 cluded in t1IAs estimate, and the in-
 terest of the money borrowed on that
 account will amount to tweu4y-four
 thousand dollars annually. To be in
 formed how the remaining sum of l seventy thousand dollars is annually expended, would be highly gratifying to. AN OLD INEzARITANT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
MRS. LYONS
 ACHESAND PAINS
Have All Gone Since Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
 etabIe Compound.

Terre Hill,> >Pa.-ts Kindly permit me to give you my testimonial in favor of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14

Angelo Cen1cOla, M. D-. a reS1oSnI of East Bridgeport, passed a success fuI examination upon the Eclectic Medical Examining Board at it's last session. He will practice in this city. PLEASURE BEACH ATTRACTIONS.
 Gilmore's famous band is indeed a great attraction for any city and it will prove big drawing card for the formal opening of Bridgeport beau tifuI summer resort. This great or ganization has just completed a three months festival tour through the south and west, the success of which was unprecedented. The Atlanta Constitution declared that the band s engagement was the greatest musical event Atlanta, ever enjoyed aside from the Patti concerts. The St. Paul Pioneer Press said Gilrnore's band Is not what 1t used to ioe-it is better than ever. Should June i19 be stormy the concert will be put off until the next fair day.
 The steamer LenQir Is making regu- lar hourly trips to the beach every day. Sunday, Redgate's orchestra will furnish music. Saturday, Man ager O'Rourke's team will play the consolidated college team from New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
MURPHY, PArNTIF1sfa). MA4FsftEss

Henry Murphy. the painter, and Mamie, oldest daughter of MT. and Mrs Daniel McPadden, were married recently by Father Carroll in the rec tory of St Mary's church. Robert D. Wells was the best man and Miss Kfttie Boyle. bridesmaid. The con t-acting parties are well known, both being natives of East Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
NA1uRAL OURIosITY

We are informed by a gentleman from Sackett's. Harbor, that a very remarkable cavern has lately been discovered near that place, on the shore of Lake Ontario. Our inform ant. in company with five. others, des- cended about 80 feet. and proceeded more than half a mile through vari- ous apartments wonderfully wrought by nature. some of which were 10 feet high. and others barely sufficient to pass with difficulty
 Through ina4tention,' the torches with which they descended, went out, and the company remained in despair rnomentar1ly expecting to perish for five hours, when person left at the entrance, alarmed at their long ab- senre. entered with a few neighbors and rescued them from destruction. The aair of the cavern was very inn pure, and respiration extremely diff oult Nor. Whig.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
1OO -2o-YEARs ACC
(Tal5en from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
 
DIR. CENrCoLA PASSES EXAM.

ing continued his Journey to New Ha- ven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14
Looking For
 Ideal Office Space

Space in the new First Bridgeport National Bank Building, which is given absolutely to of fees for executives and professional men is fast being acquired by local and out of town tenants. Location, permanent light, unparalleled elevator service hot and cold water in offices, adequate electric light heat and numerous other refine ments are the features that are offered tenants of this beautiful building.
 If you would better your conditions and bring your business to the highest point of efficiency you should investigate the opportunities that are yours by locating in the "First- Bridgeport National
 Offices Now ReadyLFor Particulars Phone
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-14

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
FRENCH RED CROSS HAS ESTABLISHED
 OVER 100000 BEDS

Paris, Aug. 1O.-The sSocfe+e de Secours aux Blesses Milftaires.'' the most important of the three societies that compose the French Red Cross has spent about $4SO,0oO per month during the first year of the war up to July 1. The other two societies have spent together about $30o,oo0 per month, which at the end of the. first year will make fota1 of about $9.- 100000 to which should be added more than a million dollars in gifts of supplies from different countries, bringing the total expendtture by the French Red Cross for the care of wounded soldiers to more than SS50.- 900 per naentlr.
 With this money the tRed Cross has estab1ished over a. 1, 90 hpspitals com taining more than a 100, GOO beds. a 100 infir1narIess 60 canteens in rail- road stations and 1s0S and relief lposts near the front; in this work about 1 fssaODt trained nurses Ear1df 115s Q DO ux- Hilary nurses have been employed. Of these five were killed in the, bonbard- ment of Rheims and H. have suc- cumbed to contagious diseases con traeted while caring for soldiers in hospitals One nurse has been deco rated with the legion of honora 30 have been cited in the orders of the dayI and. 2 3 have been accorded the 1 epidemic medal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
Chinese Boycott On Japanese Goods Is
 Worrying Official

Tolzio. Aug 10-The reaiatory boycett in China against the Japan csc because of Japan's demands on China. has caused profound concern throughout the empire and extensive plans are being formulated to over come the movement. Japanese ner- chants are beginning to complain at heavy losses fin trade, and thoughtful leaders on various walks or japanese life are worried over where the Chl- nese hostility will end and over how it will. affect the future relations of the two countries.
 Adapting the American custom, the Japanese business men mean to get in personal touch with the Chinese find out what the trouble is all about and then try to find the proper rem edy They will try to prove that the interests of China. and Japan are 1den- tical.
 Another. project more sentimental in character is the sending of parties Of school children to China to visit with the school children of that coun- try. Still other plans receiving con- sideratfon are those to arrange a Chino Japanese exhibition and to es- tablish 8 Chino-Japanese bank The exhibition project is favored by busi- ness men generally and is support ed by the departm ent of agriculture.
 
 the bank will probably be introduced into the next session of the Diet.
 The Chamber of Commerce of Os- aka, which is a very progressive body has already organized a special com mission whose assignment is the eE-
 imitation of the Japanese boycott by friendly propaganda and the ad- vancement of, lJapan's trade interests in China. The commission will also investigate the possibilities of econo- mic developments as a result. of the new treaties with the government of Picking.
 The members of the chamber will be gdispatched to all important parts of China. The first party will visit Mongolia and that part sof South Manchurias which has not yet been explored. A second group will tpur north China and third the south. Other chambers. of commerce are joining the movement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
DYING COMMANDERS @ LEEIER TO SON IS
 A 6l1AsSIG IN IT \

Rome, Aug. 10-The following let ter was written from his death bed4 by Lfeutenant-C Colonel Negretto, one of the most popular Italian commanders,
 who fell rnertalIy wo unded when lead ing his men on the bank of the EIsonzo. It is addressed to his little Son:
 ITO you. .Enzo, my son, at the mo ment of his quitting this life forever, this is the message and legacy your father bequeaths you:
 ttBe ever obedient and dutifu19 td your mother. She who will now be alone in the world clinging to the name and to the memory of your father, has alright to find her con solation in you, our dearsson. Be always andsin all places, honest hardkrorking. and brave, and proue Eof the name of an, Italian. See tha1 all you do helps to increase the power and glory Of our people afld tends tc honor the unsp otted name which leave you as an heirloom.
 ..tIs close with a. kiss From youl l old father who has been very fond o1 you always. The letter has been widely quoted 1 in Italy as. an example of patriotic de votion and father1y affection. It ha. been read in hundreds of schools ane churches, and committed to memory l by thousands of Italians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
Champions Rarely Succeeded in Picking
 Pugilistic Winners

While many sons of pugi1istic champions have sought to follow in
 the footsteps of their paternaI ances- tors, those who have succeeded have
 been almost as rare as the proverbia1 poultry molars. notable recent in stance is afforded by Young Mike Donovan who was born in New York,
 twenty three years ago today. O1d- timers don't need to be reminded. that the boys dad. "Professor'' Mike Dono- van, was some fighter. He started in the game when long and bloody bat ties with the raw 'uns were in vogue, and fought his way tip to the middle weight championship. Old Mike held the title against all corners from 1874 to 1882, when he retired ,undefeated, :, and became boxing instructor of the New York Athletic Club, 8. job he held until last year. There have been few if any greater scrappeEs in the middle weight division than Professor Mike, and as a teacher of boxing he has had on superior. Yet for all his talent he has not been able to make a champion of his offspring, Old Mike at first ob- jected to a pugilistic career for his son. but Young Mike finally overru1ed the paternaT objectionss and the old wizard tried to give his sturdy son a boost up the ladder of fighting fame. Mike Gibbons pretty NconclusiveIy demonstrated, when the fought Young Mike in New York last December, that the Professors son hasn't ir- herited. the boxing genius of his pop.
 Another former champion. Bob
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10

Fitzsimmons, has entertained the am bition of making his son a cha mp, but young Bobby hasn't shown anything resembling the boxing genius of Ruby Robert. Jim Jeffries was another great scrappere who tried to keep the honors in the family. Jim had a no tton that his brother Jack was des- tined to, shine in the ring, but when Jack had an interview in the arena with Jack Johnson the big smoke played with him and then knocked him out Jack afterward made a nice fortune as a miner, so it was p1pbabIy lucky for him that things happened as they did.
 Jim Corbett has also had bad5 luck in picking pugiIistic winners. but he isn't discouraged as evidence by his recent discovery of asiyoung English mon who he thinks will be Willard s successor. In other days ''Gentlernan Jim" tried to. make 8 champion of his brother Joe. Later he picked up an ftunknown'ss who was going to wipe up the pubilistfc map, and he also pub licly expressed a profound belief that Mike sschreck would develop into a wonder
 One of the very few instances on record in which boxing ability passed from father to son was afforded by the flyers. In the first regular ring battle in America, fought nearly a century ago. old Jacob Hyer whipped Tom BeasIey. Jacob was recognized as the best fighting man in America at that time, and later his son. Tom Hyer, came to the front and gained the heavyweight honors.
 Of all the champions, perhaps the most successful in developing good 1 boxers was Jack Slack who won the English title from Rroughton in 1750. and lost it ten years later to Bill Stew ems. Slack then set up boxing school mi .Bristol. His first pupil | George Meggs, took &Rs title from Stevens, although the affair was said to have been a fake. Another of Stacks graduates. Big Ben Brain. be- came the legitimate champion by whipping Tom Johnson in 1791. Will l Warr, Hopper and Tinnan. Harry SeI-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10

geant of the R. M. L. l., whose brains were hanging. out ef~ the back of his head. A sniperz suddenly fred a cou- pie of shots, Wounding again some of the wounded. I took a little time to locate the devil, and, fred shot, bringing him down a hill 200 feet -aave. I toeS the belt rom his rifle and put it in my pocket for a keep find him to. be 8 German. gave him a fine death about six or seven bayo- net thrustss just to4 finish him off. I didn't try to kill him. (sic)
 Between April .25 and May 15, Captain Lynch confined him self. to entries of little interest. Nothing but military routine is recorded.
 May Is. Turkish guns reached base. killing s5 horses and four men. aund wounding Is men. On the 18th the Turks killed 80 horses and 20 men,,
 speaks of deserter- who had been caught and as he thinks will be sen lstenced to death. Four others, he says, have already been sentenced to death, but sentence had been commuted to l 10 years penal servitude. Of the four one was a sergeant-coHpora1. and three were priyates, belonging to the Nun ster F'usileers and the Worcester Reg l irnent. There is little sleep to be had, and the Turks give no quarter, says thenery, nor do they permit the care of the wounded and killed, because the German officers are against tnls, ms. ! Captain Lynch writes of his own trench as being. filled with dead men and accoutrelnent.
 May 1e Turks showed | great pluck We like the way the Turks come up to us in great bundles as the l Germans. They fall like nine-pins- You can't help hitting the brutes, they | Siff1y3iV walk into. our bullets.
 .sSaturday, May 22. Had a very narrow escape. Was unbuttoning my great coat, I bent nyfhead. to see. what had happened, when a bullet hit, me a bang on the top knot, Had T not i bent my snapper I would have been buried by now. My luck must have been in The bullet was like a ton of bricks falling on top of me. Fighting at it's worst at present. The firing is awful
 Tuesday, May 24 The Manchester Brigade has been split up and sent to ] different units for discipline. some of them giving us great laughs; of course. they are only Terriers
 .sSaturday. May 29. Turkish shells are dropping terribly near. Found E2glish and Turkish made shells. They are spIendid1y equipped as regards firearms and ammuniuons. r
 Tuesday. June Digging com nnunication trenches ali day long wishing we were in firing line. Get ting messed about something awful Some strong chemicals have been put lin the water to discof1rage men ir drinking it. Wrote Addie another l letter.
 The last entry reads;
 ssWednesday, June 3. Called oui
 last night to go to base. but the order was very soon cancelled- We are no S6rry to go to our bedS''Esa 1 Captain Lynch must have mistake I some of the blond Turks. with Geor. l gian and Circissian ancestry, for Ger
 mans An inspection by The Asso Eciated Press correspondent of the Sid El-Bahr Turkish trenches and camps has established that today there ar. I mot mere than a score Of German! I none at all were active there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
QUIET ON WEST COAST OF
 MEXICO, U. s N. REPORT

Coronado Beach. Cal, Aug. 1o- That section Of Sinaloa, Mex. which it was recently reported was being p1ac- ed in jeopardy by Indian raiders, was termed quiet today in a message re- ceived from the United States cruiser Chatfaa1ooga. which has been patrol ing the coast of Mexico between Polo pampo and Los Moolais. The mess age stated that members of an Aneri- can colony located on an estate oper- ated by the. United States Sugar Co, near the scene Of the. reported trou- ble, had refused to seek asylum aboard the Chattanooga when they were in- vited to do so.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
OUR NE TOWN
 NEWS FIR
Special to the Farmer.

Newtown, Aug. 10-Rai1road Detec- tive Donne1ly from Waterbury and Constable Austin E. Hurd of Sandy Hook. rounded up gang Of Water bury youths Saturday afternoon. who were trespassing on railroad property. Three of the youths were caught and lodged in the. lookup. Today these offenders. William Ignotis, aged 16: John Brill, aged IS. and William De-. reskirin, also IS, were arraigned be- fore Justice P. H. Mccarthy. All pleaded guilty. TheX were fined $1 and costs arnountirg to about $16 in each case. The father of Tgnotis was in court and paid for his sons transgres- sion and took him home with him. The other two had no money, but thought if they could reach Waterbury they would be able to square them selves with the law. The justice was lenient and instructed Constable Hurd to take them by the way of Waterbury on their journey to 'ail. to test their veracity and give tken a chance to make good.
 Mrs William Cribben has purehas- ed the dwelling next her residence on Washington avenue which belonged to the Charles E. Gilbert estate.
 It is. reported that Joseph and chased the John B. Kain dwelling in Sandy Hook
 Henry Myers, who has been eIn- pIoyed in the Rubber Works in Pa- saaic, N. J., since their removal from ] Sandy Hook, in 1901, has returned to l town. and with his family will occupy one of the Murphy houses in the Glen. M. F. Don1on has resigned his posi- l ton of engineer, for the B. N. Beard 1 Co. and has returned to his old em- p1eyment of fireman oh the railroad
 Herbert Beers of the borough, started today for the Pacific Coast. He. will. spend the rest eof August vislt- ing the expositions.
 | There were six marriages and only four deaths in Newtown during June, l according to the reports sent out by | Oscar Pitzsch1er, registrar of vital sta tistics of Newtown.
 Newton M. Custic has purchased 2 light delivery auto-truck for trans | porting peaches to nearby cities.
 stephen Yaccay who is employed by
 a firm of builders in Bridgeport, spent
 Sunday with his family on Gas street sl Miss Margaret Grove of Botsford 1 will spend part of her vacation at Old I Point Comfort, Va. going there by Steamship She will join a party o1 I Bridgeport friends today for the trip
 Miss Margaret Heating of the John
 F. Keane Co.,, Bridgeport. is spendine ! her vacation in Newtown with the
 Misses Peck of the Boulevard
 Sandy Hook people will be glad tc
 know that the Highland division has
 esta blished a flag station at Wake1ee'
 crossing for South Britain,s accom-
 nodation. The credit for obtaininE |, ahis privilege belongs to W H. Wake lee of Southbury, who has persisted