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The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

being able to graufy ner, esprcrumy- ar the matter Of jewelry. He made her presents of few inexpensive orna- mentS, but they did not seem to satisfy her, John found her very fascinating and in order to gain her good will pro duced articles of greater value. Finally he found himself so deeply infatuated that he proposed marriage.
 To his surprise Susan refused him Nevertheless from time to time she gave him encouragement to hope that she might reconsider her refusal. She said that she had expensive tastes and was afraid that he would not be able to gratify them. She hinted at suit or. a plumber. wko had made il great deal of moGay, but she did not love him. Nevertheless she was thinking of marrying him because he could give her what she craved-jewels.
 Cpon this John shicd off for awhile. Susan didn't seem to mind the change in his attentions to her q bit. Indeed, she scarcely noticed him when they met. One day she told him that she was iA receipt of handsome presents from the plumber and she expected q proposal.
 Soon after sue had told John this he came to her one day with brooch containing several lufgc diamonds, tell ing her that lis last master, stock broker. had given him q tip by which he had made lot of money. He had spent part of it for his beloved Su- san.
 Susan's eyes sparkled with pleasure at seeing the ornament. She put it on and admired it and herself in a mirror.
 You look fine in it, SuSan," said her lover. I'm so 'appy at my luck in making the money to buy it for you, seeing as 'ow DOW you needn't ave to give yourself to the plumber"
 But Susan did not quite accede to the proposition. John begged her to end his suspense and agree to marry him, but she said that the expense Of living was rising every day and she was afraid that without a permanent income they would come to grief. She would rather remain single and be a lady's maid than he married and In poverty.
 But John did not despair, for her love for jewelry seemed to him to have been born in her, and his old master, the stoc!:broller. gave him another tip
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
John Blunt S Infatuation
By ESTHER VANDEVEeR

John Blunt, gentleman's valet by profession, just now out of a position, was going up to his room on the fourth floor of tenement house when lie mo- ticed dainty glove on the stair be- fore him. Seeing figure in skirts ahead of him, he picked up the glove and, hasteping on, asked the comedy young woman he overlook if the glove belonged to her. She smilmgly ac- knowledged that it did and thanked MT. Blunt accordingly. Moreover, he noticed or fancied ne noticed look of admiration in the young woman's eyes, which was not surprising, for he was a good looking man.
 'T 'aven't seen you in the building before" said John. Ave you been 'ere long"
 "Honly a few days. Me and my mother lave a couple O rooms on the next floor above, but I'll not be ere very long. I'm looking for q place" "What kind of place."
 "A lady's maid"
 "Mebbe l can 'elp you to that I'm a valley myself when I'm at work and know lot O swell folks"
 If you do. please let me know. I'm tn No. g on the next floor above
 The very next day MT. Blunt rap ped at No and was admitted by an elderly woman, who called out "Susanr and in came the young Wo- man be had met the day before. He said he had called to get some infor- nation as to what wages she would expect and other items of like nature but in reality he was desirous of form ing Susan's acquaintance.
 There are trifers among the lowly as we'll as among the swells, and MT Blunt was bent on an affair with the pretty lady's maid. He called often and his attentions appeared to be high ly appreciated. Susan seemed q bit fond of fnery and jewelry, and MT. Blunt considered himself fortunate In
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

and ha made more motley: rms uIne he gave Susan bracelet, q serpent with ruby eyes. Again Susan was de- lighted and seemed to warm; but, though on the verge of consenting, she did not consent.
 One day John called to see his love when she was not at home. Her mother received him and said to him:
 'T'm doing all I can for you, John, with Susan. Persevere and you'll win. It's the jewels that's doing it.
 After this John became reckless in his gifts, and before long Susan pos sessed jewels enough to decorate q duchess.
 One day when John called at No. 9 he elicited no response. He tried the door and found it locked. The same evening he tried it again with a like result. When a couple of days had passed and No. was still locked John made up his mind that something was wrong. He disappeared himself.
 Susan had returned to the home of wealthy woman with whom she lived as her maid A friend of this lady, also wealthy, had lost valuable jewels and had suspected her sons valet. Averse to publicity, she would have stood her loss without appealing to the police had not Susan, hearing of the case from her mistress, volunteer ed to make an attempt to wheedle them out of the thief.
 John was not troubled, but the jew els were returned to their owner. and Susan was well rewarded.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

Pearl White, star of "The Exploits of Elaine" once played Little Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

Charles Waldron, who has recently won individual distinction In Daddy Long Legs" will appear in support of William Elliott in the film version of H. V. Esmond's play, "When We Were Twenty-one" MT. Waldron will appear in the role of Dick Carewe, the character impersonated by Nat Good win in the original stage presentation of the play.
 'The Lady of the Snows," the novel written by Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, wife of Mayor Harrison of Chicago, Is being turned into photo play. Many of the scenes are laid in the Canadian woods.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
Sympathetic.

Its pretty hard to sleep on an emp ty stomach" said the tramp wearily to the hustling farmers wife.
 "Why, you poor fellow! she replied sympathetically. "Why don't you turn over and sleep on your back for lit tie while? Ye hain't wore it out lyin' on 1t, hey yeT'-Judge.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
Canal Locks.

Although the ancients knew the val. ue of canals, they failed to hit on the simple device of the lock, which was not discovered till the fourteenth cen tury. To this day the dispute has nev- CT been settled as to which country, Italy or Holland, is entitled to the credit of the invention.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
A Polite Threat,

"Why do you always ask that regular customer if the razor hurts him?' asked one barber.
 "Just as a gentle reminder" replied the other, "that if he forgets the tip it's liable to hurt him next tlme."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

Will Denver and wife fail aS vaude- vile players. Desperate, Will takes his wife's clothes and applies for an advertised job as lady physical instruc. tor of woman's! !"gym" and makes an instant hit Jane, one of the members of the "gym,' las sweetheart, liar. ", and he immediately falls in love with the supposed lady instructor, which makes Jane jealous, and quar- rel follows. Will is mortified, but has to go on playing his part. At nights he resumes his male attire and goes out walking and one evening comes across Jane and Harry, who are quar- reling. Will takes the girls part and knocks Harry down. This act induces Jane to fall in love with him. Here he is playing a lover both as man and woman. All is finally straighten- ed out in Feel My Muscle"
 Pearl White, star of "The Exploits
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
A Timesaver.

"Those envelopes with the glass fronts are great time savers. aren't they?"
 "You bet they are. When l get one of them I never have to bother to open it. I know right away it's a bill."- Detroit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
One ungrateful man does an injury to all who are suffering. .-.Syrus.

Do You Find the Wicked Cheerful7
 In the American Magazine David Grayson, author of "Hemp6eld," com- ments as follows on the cheerfulness of the wicked:
 "We are nearly all Of us shocked by the cheerfulness of the wicked. We feel that those whom we have set aside as reprobates or sinful specta- cles should by good right draw long faces and be appropriately miserable, and we never become quite accus- toned to our own surprise at finding them happy or contented."
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22
His Trade.

"I have a friend who just marries for money"
 "How dreadfulr'
 "Why so? He's justice of the peace."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

I count him a great man who inhab- it's a higher sphere of thought into which other men rise with labor and difficulty.-Emerson.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

INTERNATIONAL politics and se-
 cret service work form the basis z of ''The Accounting" three act photo play featuring Francis X. Bush man The scenes gre laid in a Euro pean capital. and the story deals with the efforts of an American to outwit the clever brains of woman spy who Is torn between desire to do her duty and her love for the handsome Ameri- can
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-22

Pawnee Bill, otherwise Major Cor don W. Iiillie, is to be seen in series of motion picture plays showing scenes in his life in the early days of the west. The pictures were made on his ranch in Oklahoma where he has a herd of buffalo and plenty of cowboys and other necessary appurtcnances to western drama.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07

King George has approved a project for the formation of a royal machine gun corps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
HOPE TO RESTORE
 FROLlCKS0ME SHAD
 TO STATE WATERS
Commissioners Discuss Plans for Bringing Back Old
 Fishing Days.

That the State of Connecticut can and must do something to restore shad and other fish to the Connecticut river was the unanimous decision of a. num- iber of the state fish and game commis- sioners. The commission will endeavor to put some legislation through to that effect.
 A report was read, showing that 222 deer had been killed in this state since the new deer law went into effect
 Mir. 4Crampton said that if the fishing laws were rigidly enforced and more stringent ones were enacted, it would be easy enough for Connecticut people to have a fishing and canning industry on their own river as good as that near San Francisco. He spoke of the Far mington river the principal fishing tributary of the Connecticut, and said that there were now more than 80 nets, each stretched two-thirds of the way across that stream and so arranged that every fish must take a zig-zag course to escape them all and make it's way into the Connecticut
 He referred to the old days when and said that it would be a simple matter to restore this condition if peo- pie would only awake to the fact that the license which is accorded a few fishermen on the. Pennington river and other tributaries is destroying the chances for a great potential business. The other commissioners agreed with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
CORPS MEN
 RENEW FRIENDSHIPS
 AT REUNION BANQUET

Members and former members of the medical corps of the Connecticut Coast Artillery corps enjoyed their annual dinner at Lehmann's shore house last evening. Besides informally discuss ing the war, those present who are ac- tive with the corps discussed plans for the coming drill season.
 Covers were laid for 9s Maj. Fred ericI J. Adams, who commands the corps, was toastmakter. Among the speakers was Capt F. w. Stevens, the second in command in the corps, Other speakers were Sergeant Frank w Christie, Sergeant Frank ,Barrows, Ser geant Thomas Cox, Sergeant Edward KimmerIfn, Private George B. Garlick and Private Frederick F,aulner. Pri- vate Fritz Mohr entertained at the piano.
 Among the former members of the corps who were present were: Dr. Edward F. McGoYerm pr. Philip Mo Laughlin, Earl M. Christie, pr. Eli B.. Ives. and pr. David B. Wason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
1sTH c. V. MoNUMENr.

The monument of the Eighteenth Winchester, W. ", will be presented by Lieut.. William Caruthers, of the Secretary of States office. Ex-Senator c. w. Grosvenor will accept the mon ument and the oration will be deliv- cred by Judge David Torrance. The monument is of Concord granite.
 The Inscriptions are as follows: ighteenth Connecticut Vol unteer Regiment" On the right, winchester, Newmarket, Piedmont. :. Rear, 'tLynchburg, Snicker's Ford, Winchester.'' Left, 'skernstown, Ce- the Eighth Army Corps, a six-pointed star, is on the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
NE HUNDRED YEARS AGU.
CoBBETTs LETTER

The letter from which the subjoin- ed paragraphs are extracted, it is necessary to premise, is addressed to several gentlemen of Albany, who, as a. testimony of their approbation of MT. Cobbett's late political writings, transmitted to him not long since. a present of a suit of American broad cIoth.-Spread through his letter of acknowledgement, there is much sound doctrine, which we have separated from the local matter and embodied below.-National Inte1ligencer-
 (From Cobbett's Register of July 22,
 1S15.)
 'sGentIemen-I beg you to com municate my thanks to the Republf- can citizens of Albany, and to assure them that think myself highly hon cred by thedr present, especially when take into view the grounds which if has been presented, and the en- HgF1tened state of public mind in the country whence it has traversed the ocean to find me in this obscure vil- ia@e-
 ssCsrtainiy, if my advtce had been followed by the statesmen of Eng land the late war with America would not have taken place. But am far from certain, that, seeing the result, the war has not been, or, at least, will not prove in the end beneficial to mankind; and that is to say. bene- drtal to the real representative, or self government. For, without free dom what is man better than the beasts Of the field? 2 These have an abundance to eat and drink, to wear. and Whereupon to repose; and there fore. are not in any wise surpassed in happiness or in dignity by the subjects of despots, whatever names or forms, the despots or despotism may assume. And without real representative gov ernment freedom cannot exist There ara only two states in civil society: one in which the governed give their assent to the laws; the other, in which laws are made without their assent The first is a state of freedom; the other a state of slavery. In the one case the people submit to rules l agreed on bv THEMSELvES; in the other they submit to a MASTERY
 (Continued.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
PEOPLE,S DONGs.l

S. c. Rosenberg, who had been vis- iting friends in this city, returned this afternoon to his home in Baltimore. He was for many years a resident of this city. and leader of the Wheeler & Wilson band. He is now proprietor of a music store in Ba1timore.E~~
 Deputy Q. s. Marshal Stephen B. Hayes now has an office in the Frank lin block with Attorney Fred Bart lett.
 Miss Carrie Buck has resigned her position as bookkeeper at Horace H. Jackson's book shop on Main street She has been succeeded by Miss Bro cious
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07

Canadian Pacific railroad stockhoId CTS elected F. G. Meighen of Montreal a director to fill the vacancy left by the death of Sir William Van Horne
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
A CORRECTION.

Through error 1t was stated in the advertisement of HadIey's contained in last evenings papers. that the de nnonstration of Peninsular ranges would begin Thursday, October 14th. This should have read Thursday, Oct. 7th The demonstration will begin to- day and continue until Oct. 14th inclusive on which day a Peninsular combination coal and gas range will be given away absolutely free.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
Athlete Praises Duffy's
Read what DufFy's did for MT. James

Read what Du1y'S did for MT. James KiIroy:
 Hast winter had stomach trouble SO bad that all I could eat was milk toast for two months straight. I tried all kinds of medicines and they all fail- ed to do me any good. I went to sew teraI doctors, but got no results, until I was advised to get a dollar bottle of Duffy,s Pure Malt Whiskey. After using one bottle I found great relief and got so could eat a hearty meal of meat, potatoes, bread and tea, and now, believe me, I would not be with out a bottle of Duffys in the, house. Since using it have gained many pounds. Before I weighed but 125 pounds and today I weigh 154, am strong as a bull and do a hard days work. I want to say that owe all my thanks to Duffy's Pure Malt Whis- key. and want the world to know what 1t has done for me-it's a wonderful medicine. .''-( (Signed) James J. Kilroy, 1732 Larrabee St.. Chicago, III.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
DARING WEST END ROBBERY.

The residence of Edwin M Parker 545 Fairfield avenue. was entered. be- tween 6:3O and o'clock last evening by thieves who secured as their booty about $200 worth of jewelry, The thieves entered the house while the family were at supper, gaining en- trance by raising a window in the rear.
 MT. Parker, at whose residence the robbery was committed, is the head of the well known jewelry house of Parker & Davis. on Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
sT. PATRICK,s FAIR.

The armory contained fair hum Der of pleasure seekers last night. The diamond ring. contest continues. to be a very interesting feature. It is diff fcu1t to forecast the result, but as the young lady contestants have hundreds of friends in the city. and have enter ed the contest determined to win. It is safe to say that the total number of votes will not fall short of 1 ,OOO.
 Miss Suspicion of HaIlett street, at present leads the voting with Misses Kelley and O'Rourke a close second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
ELECTION IN sTRATFoRD

The story of today's election in stratford can be told in a few words
 It was the same old story over again
 The Republicans professed to be angry at the result of their caucus but sssoothing syrup was administered and it had the desired effect, that of bringing the s.fafthfll1s' to a realizing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
 f~<SS%SSS -5O-2O-YEARS AGO
CTaAen from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
 

sense of the banefuI effects that might accrue should the revolt continue at the ballot box. The result was a gem eral success for the Republican ticket. The vote was:
 Republican.
 Selectmen-Lewis F. Judson, 326; Robert w. Curtis, 313; town clerk, Henry P Stagg, 326; treasurer, George W. Carey, 322; Elliot w. Peck, 321; collector, Fred sP. Beardsley, 333; constables, Albert G. Innes, 362; Frederick P. BeardsIey, 333; William
 B. Clark. 3O9; J. Henry Blakeman,
 SIT; assessors, J. Henry Blakeman, 314; David l.. Rhodes, 317; board of relief, Anson H. Blakeman, 326; John w. Thompson, 314; auditor, Samuel C. Lewis, 323; school visitor, Charles
 c. Wells, 329; registrar of voters, George w. Chevall, 324.
 Democratic. SeIectmen-John E. Holmes, 165;
 Joseph IL. Curtis, 163; town clerk,
 William F. Holmes. 165;. terasurer, Herbert L. Bartram, I'll; grand jur-
 ors, Charles Sanford, 171; George H. Booth, 175; Charles H. Wokeley, 169; Charles B. Curtis, 181; Stiles l.. Smith, 1S4; Charles F. Roberts. 164i col lector, Edmond c. Wood, 162; school visitor, George F. Lewis, 173; (as- sessors, Albert Wilcoxson, 1s9; Dahie! | c. Wood, 167; board of relief, Free man L. Curtis TIA; George w. Lamp son, 174; auditor, Watson H. Smith, III; registrar of voters. Eugene Beardsley, I'll.
 License, 271; no-licehse, PIP; ma- jority for license, 59.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07
JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS WILL
 RECEIVE NEARLY SI,0OO IN
 COLLECTIONS IN BRIDGEPORT
Response Throughout City When Appeal Made n of the Stricken Jews of EurOpe-LOcal Funds to Central Board.

The committee consisting of Rabbi Wittenstein, Nathan Socovit and Louis Baumrind, in charge of the collection of the donations made at the Congregation Aadah Israel Syna- gogue for the war sufferers of which Louis Baumrind is the treasurer, has made report of the donations.
 The same committee was appointed to forward the fund in person, to the Central Relief Fund of New York. These gentlemen will make this trip at their own expense.
 The following is a list of the con- tributors and their z respective
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-07

John Murray, secretary of the Young Mems Christian association in Mexico, has come to this city for a months stay.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-19

AN UNEXPECTED REPLY
An old lady found Dolly crying Bit
terly. You mustn't cry like that,
child. Crying makes little girls ugly"
Dolly stopped crying long enough
to look at her.
"Gee" she said, you must have
cried a lot when you were little" -
TOp-Notch,.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
BUILT FORTUNE ON THUMB
German Surgeon the Fortunate Pos.
SCISSOR Of Digit That Had Remark
able Peculiarities.

Not long ago a famous physician
In Saxony, Doctor Metzger, celebrated
his seventeen birthday. He had been
retired from active practice for some
years, owing to the fact that he had
become immensely wealthy through
the use Of the wonderful thumb of his
right hand. This thumb stands out at
a right angle from his hand and, it is
said, cannot be bent back automatic
ally. He soon found it of great serv.
Ice In massage, and when he became a
specialist In intestinal disorders he
was called as assistant to the greatest
surgeons Of Europe, bringing relief to
many 1llustrious patients.
The queen of Roumania sent for this
doctor with the curious thumb when
she suffered from facial neuralgia,
while the late king Of Sweden once
drove a beautiful span of horses over
the border of his kingdom to consult
the doctor and on returning left the
horses as a token of gratitude to his
preserver
There was a time, early In his ca
reer, when the use Of this curious
thumb was looked upon as form of
charlatanism, but so we'll did Doctor
Metzger establish his reputation that
the medical profession accepted his
thumb for what it was worth, without
trying to explain the phenomenon.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Speed of Bullets,

The speed of bullets is measured in
several different ways and with the
most exquisite accuracy, even to the
m1llionth of a second. A cylinder hav-
Ing circumference of 1000 MILL
meters revolves ten times in a sec
ond. Each space of one millimeter
will represent one ten-thousandth OF
a second. Each millimeter space Is
divided into one-hundredths, which
can be read with a Vernier scale. A
tube 100 meters long is filed with an
explosive and at every ten meters OF
its length is fixed an insulated con-
ductor governing an electro-magnet
that sets in motion a pen or stylus
tracing lines upon the cylinder, the
surface Of which has been coated with
lamp black When the charge is ex-
ploded, the breaking of the success
sive circuits fixes exactly the time
that elapses between the breaking at
every ten-meter interval. and this
gives US the speed of the explosion.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
INDIVIDUALITY AS A FACTOl
Impossible to Separate What Ia, an,
Must Be, the Part Of Mans
Own Being.

Any attempt to define the ultimate
spirit OF the individual seems doomed
to failure.
There is a saying Of Bishop But
ler's which might we'll be recommend
ed to the philosopher: Everything i,
what 1t is, and not another thing"
So individuality is simply individ
uality: and the attempt to discove:
some further meaning for the wore
can only lead to error.
We might be tempted, for instance
to suggest that a mans true ego /,
nothing more than his character.
But individuality goes deeper ever
than character
Character changes; the individual
remains the same.
Thus man who In his youth is hon
est may meet with temptations tina,
make him thief; so, too, the senti
mentalist may become a cynic.
The changing character is no more
than manifestation of the individu
atty beneath.