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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
10O-5O-2O-YEARs AGO
(Taken from the Files of The Evening Farmer)


for this being tha tit would be a de- cided "crawl'' because a Repu blican has secured the office. For that req son the members will never, never come to a unanimous opinion on the matter, although all agree that the office is a useless one, and it may be abolished next year.
 The matter of indexing the land records was also discussed. Attorney Herbert E. Hill being; a candidate and the only one before the caucus On account of the absence of Alderman Phelan, no definite action was taken on the matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
HEALTH OFFICERS TO MEET.

The meeting of the health officers of New Haven and Fairfield counties tomorrow at the Atlantic hotel will attract about 40 physicians At 12 Dr. w. H. Donaldson of Fairfield will speak on Shall We Maintain QuarantineNin Case of Measles ?'' At 1:45 p. n1., What Shall Be the Rela- ttons Between the County and Town Health Officers of Each County ?'' will be the topic of George B. Hill for the county and pr. G. H. Joslyn of Hamden, for health officers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
Fifty Years Ago.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE INs1T-
 TUTED.
Housasonic Division of stratford

Housatonic Division, Sons of Tenn perance, was instituted last evening A large delegation Of ladies and gen. tlennen from this city were present and the event created a great deal of e1cItement in the staid old town of Stratford The hall, occupied by the Division, is near the depot, the building is occupied below by a stove store and tin store operated by Geo. W. Laxnpson. There were twenty four gentlemen initiated members and nine ladies as visitors. G. w. F. Bro Thompson of nqaugatuck presided The following is a list of the officers of the new Division: David Coe. w. F.; I.emuel Beardsley,I w. A; Oscar R. Beers, R. S.; Augustus N- Curtis. F. B.; Moses Knapp, A R. g.; Claudius Cur 4fs, T.; Rev. MT. Littleworths Chap lain; w. P. Beers. C.; Theodore Jud- son, A C.; John Spall. J. S.; George Allen, o. S; Miss Fannie Dibble, C.. Miss Amanda Judson. list l.. O.; Miss Georgie Judson, 2nd L., O.; Miss Lena Rurritt, 3rd L.. O.; Miss Marian Lewis, |. s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16

There was an interesting squirt in New Haven yesterday which car rted the price of that stock up to 64 1-2. the highest figure at which it has sold since last April. New Ha- ven'' advanced to this price with con sid@rab1eI ease and comparatively light trading, for the entire ,day's s turnover was only 6,1o0 shares. At it's top yesterday it was up 1 1-2 points from Mondays close, but failed to hold at this figure and slumped back to 63, where it closed, off S-8 of a point.
 The movement would probably have attracted little attention had it not been accompanied by runhors of Pennsylvania railroad buying and the report that the Pennsylvania has re- gently added to it's present holdings of New Haven" by some 50,00O shares. The transaction is said to have taken place privately and was effected at figure above the current market price: The Pennsylvania all ready holds something more than 53,- 125 shares of New Haven Both roads own $1y5oo.Oo0 par value of New York Connecting Railroad Co., stock and the completion of this line will do much to link tighter the in- terests of the Pennsy1yania and the New Haven,'' besides being consid- erable of a revenue producer for them. In view of this it is only nat ura1 that the Pennsylvania, knowing what the New York Connecting Rail road will mean to the New Haven should be anxious toA increase its hold fngs of New Haven Another fac tor, which does much to explain the sudden upturn in f'New Haven prices is that a considerable short interest is understood to have been built up in the stock. In some quarters it is estimated that the short interest in New Haven is close to 10000 shares.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
sUEs FOR Se. e.oOo.

The suit of Edward R. Bailey, vs Bridgeport Traction Co.,, for $6,0O0 damages is being heard, on default, by Judge Hill in the superior court to- day. The plaintiff alleges that he was pushed from one of the company's s cars by a conductor two years ago, and in falling sustained Q broken ankle and other injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
NEW HAVEN
 REGISTERING.

The remarkable prosperity of the railroads is strikingly illustrated in the great earnings of the, New Ha- ven'' railroad for May. which, accord ing to official estimates will be ST. 000,o0 gross. q new high record for any month in the history of the com pany.-New York World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
IMPROVEMENTS IN
 EAST BRIDGEPORT.

Messrs William H. Perry and Geo. w. Bacon are curbing, gutterfng and paving the walks in front of their premises, on East Washington ave- nue, in a handsome and thorough manner. This will render East Washington avenue one of the finest looking streets in the city. All cred fl to Friends Perry and Bacon. Would Enah we had few more thoughtful men like sem-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
MEETING.

Meeting of Jerusalem chapter, No. IS, will be held in their convocat1on chanber, Strafford. on Saturday next
 at o'clock a. m., by order of the
 M. F. H. F., by Richard Y. Hyoe' sec
 rstary NB The companions are required to be punctua1 as business
 of importance will be laid before the chapter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
One Hundred Years Ago.
NOTICE

Pub1ic notice is hereby given that the copartnership between the sub scrfbers under the firm of B. & G.. Burr, has been dissolved by mutual consent.
 GERSHONG BURR.
 EDMOND BURR. Fairfield. 1S16.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
Twenty Years Ago.

There was a meeting of the Demo- cratic members of the board of a1- dermen previous to the meeting last
 evening and the matter of abo1ishing the office of dog and liquor agent was up for discussion, President Thomp- son deciring that the office be abolish ed Probably a majority of the members are desirous of the abolish ang of the office, but there is also a Aecaded objection to it. one reason
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16

Radford B. Smith has some good bargains for his custom CTS Satur- day-prints, Berca1es, cotton batting, bleached an ! un'bleached cotton as we'll as a great variety of other goods are being sold at special prices Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16
KLEGN,s MARRIAGE.

Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Attorney Jacob B.. Klein of this city to Miss Ray, daughter of Mrs. Hannah RosenfeId of Cleveland, O.. to take place, Tuesday. June 30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16

GRADUATION BASKETS
 AND BOUQUETS.
 JOHN RICK 6 SON.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13

Diplomacy is the art of concealing
our lislikes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
LESSONS FOR DRIVERS.
Carelessness and Ignorance Respor-
sible for most Accidents.

AT Sharp Turn.-One man was in
stantly killed another fatally crushed
and five others injured near Con-
neaut, Ohio, when the automobile in
which they were riding was wrecked.
They were going at high rate of
speed and the driver did not observe
a sharp turn. The car struck the curb
and turned completely over.
Bulldog Causes Accidental dog
ran out and grabbed the wheel of an
automobile that was passing at Dav-
export, Ia, and caused the driver to
lose control of the steering wheel. The
machine ran up on to the curb into a
baby carriage, crashed into house
and smashed up against a tree. The
child and nurse were bruised by the
machine.
AT a Dangerous Crossing.-Near
Leroy, ILL.,, two men were killed and
a young lady and man injured when
a collision occurred at crossing, the
view of the roads from either direc-
tion being almost impossible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
URGE BETTER CONCRETE.
U. s. Experts Suggest Proper Methods
of Mixing.

Contractors, engineers and users OF
cement will be interested in a publ
cation recently issued by the United
States bureau of standards on the
comprehensive strength of Portland
cement mortars and concretes. Con-
crete differs from most structural ma
terials in that it is not manufactured
at mill or plant according to chenii
cal formula under the observation of
skilled specialists, subject to rigid
inspection and test and such control
as to produce uniformity homo
seneous product: nor is the process
of manufacture completed in a few
hours or days, as in the case of steel
products. Furthermore, concrete is
made from materials obtained from
sources differing widely in character
istics which affect its quality The
proportions of the ingredients: the
amount of water used in mixing: the
thoroughness of mixing; the manner
of placing; the atmospheric tempera'
ture and humidity; exposure to sun,
rain and wind, immersion in fresh wa
ter sea water or other natural solu-
tions-all affect rile quality of the con.
crete.
This paper contains the results Of
some 10000 tests. 1t shows the gen.
raj effect of variation in the methods
of preparing the concrete and sug-
gests the proper methods to follow in
order to obtain the best quality. The
paper states that certain generally ac.
cepted methods of testing aggregates
and proportioning mixtures are incor-
rect and suggests methods of selecting
concrete aggregates, proportioning the
mixture, mixing. placing and curing
Commerce Report. 900. 5x
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
AALF MILLION
PROFITS ON PLAY
AUTHOR OF THE LITTLE MINIS
TER REALIZES LARGE FOR
TUNE FROM PRODUCTION.
The Merry Widow Also Nets Hun
dreds of Thousands to Writer.

The late Mr.. George Edwardes was
not only the most successful of modern
theatrical managers, but he was also
the most speculative. He thought
nothing of investing 10000 to a20,-
900 in the presentation of big musi.
cal comedy.
When he sent the Duchess of
Dantzig" to America he lost 100000
and another 100000 on "Veronique."
On the other hand he scored stupen-
dous success, notably with "The
Merry Widow" At Daly's alone
41,000 was paid for seats, and over
100000 copies of the music of the
merry Widow Waltz" were sold in
this country.
AS an illustration of the pranks
fortune plays sometimes in connection
with the production of musical com.
edies, it might be mentioned that Mr..
Edwards sold Dorothy" one of the
first plays he ever produced at the
Gaiety, for &c 1000, because it was su:h
a failure there. Mr.. H. ]. Leslie, who
bought it, took it to the Prince of
Wales theater, and made 100000
out Of it.
One would probably be safe in say
ing that the four men who have made
the most money in writing for the En-.
glish stage are Sir w. S. Gilbert, Sir
A. w. Pmero, Sir j. NJ. Barrie and Mr..
Henry Arthur Jones. Sullivan's on
eras provided Gilbert with an income
of G12,000 year. "The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" alone brought Pinero
something like 100000.
In addition, Sweet Lavender"
poured 100000 into his pockets, and
although the late Mr.. Edward Terry
paid this sum in fees to the author
he cleared 100000 out of the play,
and probably half as much again
from provincial tours.
"The Little Minister earned Sir
J. NJ. Barrie G400 week for a NUM-
ber Of years, and long before the cur
tain felr on the last performance at
the Haymarket the net profits had
reached G10O,000. Then there were
such plays as Quality Street."
peter Pan" and "The Admirable
Crichton." all stage gold mines.--
Tit-Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13

"and His salvation. Is not that the
best theme?"
III The Fruits of Discipleship.
"Back to Christ" and apostolic
christianity is a good war-cry. What
were the fruits of discipleship in the
early christians? Five things: read
Acts 2: 42-45. These early followers
of Jesus continued steadfastly ~ in
the apostles teaching" 1t dealt with
essentials,-God's loving message thru
Christ, a clean life of willing service,
and the hereafter. (2) "And fellow
ship" They helped one another and
got along with one another and made
their common cause tie that bound
them together. (3) "The breaking of
bread" The emblems which chris
tianity uses in its sacraments are the
simplest and most common: bread,
wine, water. Their symbolic uses are
very suggestive. ID "The prayers"
Thoughtful people pray regularly.
All people pray in emergencies. God
encourages men to pray-the instinct
is in us and will not be denied.
(5) Perhaps no act of these early
christians is more striking than their
division of their property so that they
chad all things in common" 1t was
an expression of the christian instinct
to share with others. 1t was the first
attempt at bettering social conditions.
We call it social reconstruction today
and it is constantly going on. The
church believes in it and backs it..
There are examples of churches which
are not helping on social reform but
they grow fewer daily. Christianity
at the beginning, and in one of it's es-
sential elements, is religion of serv-
ice. If you can believe in service, you
can begin to practice Christianity.
The country towns and villages
need such preaching as Peter gave.
The salvation and sweetening of the
lives of men is needed everywhere. The
fve-fold results which appeared in the
early christians are needed in your life
and mine. Your town and mine, your
home and mine, will be better when
these things come to pass. Why not
get fresh grip on things this new
year and make your minister, your
church, your religion larger forces for
God and humanity than ever before!
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
HERE'S NEW SCHEME FOR STOVE
DefIector Damper for Heater, or Use
in Furnace, the Latest.


A Portland, Ore, man has invented
what is termed Geflector damper,
which can be installed in any direct
draft heater and also can be used in
some furnaces.
'The theory of the invention is to
deflect the volatiles of the fuel back
into the stove where the temperature
is high enough To complete the COM
bustion, instead of allowing it to pass
up the flue where it is wasted.
The invention is made of cast iron
and resembles an inverted saucer sus-
pended by chain from hanger made
adjustable to fit heater. 1t is plac-
ed directly in the path of the draft.
where 1t passes into the stove pipe
and instead of the flame passing d.
rectly from the stove thru the flue, It
is DETECTED back into itself
The device also has a strong ton
dency to prevent flue fires by keep
ing SCOT from lodging In the nuA
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
For Sunday January 16, 1916

Lesson Title: "Peter's Sermon at
Pentecost."
Lesson Text: Acts 2: 14-47. Memoir
&ze vss. 1899.
Golden Text: "Whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved" Acts 2: 81.
Pentecost is great word in history.
1t goes back to the time when the di-
ciples were "filled with the Holy Spir-
it," and when Peters preaching re-
suited in bringing 5000 into the king
dom. They stuck, too! No counting
of noses to no purpose here. The rec
ord says they continued steadfastly."
The sermon was backed up by wit
Messing, working church. There are
hundreds of churches today where the
minister carries the load and the peo-
pile wonder why the blessing tarries!
What is Effective Preaching?
Read Peters sermon and then tell
what made it effective. He was sim
8ly fisherman, presumably not very
well educated, and fiery in his dispo-
ssition. Would the church you attend
Cor grumble about, principallyD be
specially enthusiastic about Peters
sermon? Honest now, as you read it,
do you think it would "draw?"
Would it be "headliner" in the Jeru-
salem News, or in your town? What
sort of sermons make men "pricked to
the heart" to-day, so that they repent,
are baptized and join the church? Do
you like such sermons and encourage
them? Does your minister preach
them? What are you doing to help
him? Do your attitude, attendance,
gifts, cooperation, encourage him ?
Good preaching is secured, in part, by
good listeners and good practitioners.
III Peters Theme.
Peters theme was salvation. He
struck right out from the shoulder in
9nis introduction. He was not afraid
TO call spade by its proper name. He
told that Judean audience that they
Gad murdered Jesus, their Messiah,
who had come to save them. Then he
told the old, old story, one the world
ought to hear over and over again, be-
cause of it's helpfulness. Truly, as
Darwin said, it is "the best theme"
Lady Hope told Mortified aud
Gence that Darwin once invited her to
come and speak in a little summer
house which would hold about thirty
people. He said: 81 should like the
servants on the place, some tenants,
and few of the neighbors to gather
there. l want you to sing some
Enymns with them. You lead on your
small instrument, do you not? If you
take the meeting at three o'clock, this
window will be open, and you will
know that l am joining in with the
singing"
"What shall I speak about?" she
asked.
"Jesus Christ" he said in a clear,
emphatic voice, adding in lower tone,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
GETS PATENT ON WATER METER
This One Measures Correctly Under
Variable Head

L. Rollins of Colfax, Cal, has OBJ
tanned patent on a water meter
which measures correctly under var
liable head, something meters in use
at present cannot do. This merit is
maintained by an automatic contriv'
ance that produces a constant and uni
form flow with a given intake and a
variable head.
The meter has the advantages of
simplicity of construction, durability
and low cost of installation and main
tenance. 1t should prove of value to
both seller and user for irrigation and
mining purposes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
ORIGIN OF GRAIN AS MEASURE.
Established by Statute in England in
Year 1866

The grain, as measure of weight,
has its name from being originally the
weight of grain of wheat. A statute
passed in England in 1866 ordained
thirty-two grains of wheat taken from
the middle of the ear and well dried,
should make a pennyweight, twenty of
which should make an ounce, while
twelve ounces were to make pound.
The pound therefore, consisted then
of 1850 grains. But several centuries
later the pennyweight was divided in
to twenty-fohr grains, which made the
troy pound of $500 grains. The pen
nyweight was the exact weight of
silver penny. The standard grain was
prescribed by Act of Parliament in the
reign of George ".
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON

Comments By
Rev. Ernest Bourner Allen, D. D.
Pastor of the Washington st.
Congregational Church and the
Marion Lawrance Sunday
School, Toledo, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13

"Well, did he pay you?" asked the
wife of a dentist who had been to cob
lect a bill for full set of false teeth
that he had made for man almost q
year before.
PAY me?" growled the dentist,
Not only did he refuse to pay me.
but he actually had the effrontery 70
grash at me-with my. teeth"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13

A paper life boat which can be
packed away in space of about one
cubic foot, but which, when inflated, IL
declared TO be seaworthy and durable,
is the invention of retired admiral
Of the Japanese navy. The boat is
made from the Japanese paper called
"hashikirazu," manufactured from the
mulberry tree.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
Breaking the News.

gibbs expected raise when he got
married"
did he get it?"
"Yes."
Good"
"The boss raised his eyebrows"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13
A Technical Term.
do not speak to him ?"

"You do not speak to him?"
mo" replied the scholarly girl.
When l passed him l gave him the
geological survey"
"The geological survey"
eyes. What is known as the stony
stare"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-01-13

Debt is about the only thing that In
creases the more It is contracted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19

property invested for an endowment
which makes its exemption involve a I'M
ion of church and state. while the ex-
emption of other college property brings
to pass no such union.
Again, If the exemption of college en-
dowments involves a union of church
and state, much more does the exemp-
tion of houses of worship, parsonages and
the like. This spurious argument which
has been put forth against the eXemp-
ton of college endowments from taxa
ton, leads logically to the taxation of
houses of worship. and already some of
those VINO have opposed the exemption
of the college endowments from taxa
tiOn are calling for the taxation of the
churches. This our people should I'M
derstand. If this minority can have it's
way in Georgia, il will not be long I'M
til the churches and graveyards will be
taxed. All such legislation leads back
ward to darkness and retrogression, and
not forward to enlightment and civili-
cation.
The true principle of taxation is that
the state has the right TO exempt when
ever the exemption will be more advan
tageuous to it than the taxation. And
lage endowments would be to the finan-
cial advantage of Georgia, not to speak
Of higher considerations?
The legislature passed bill to exempt
certain forms of ship-building from
taxation. This measure simply looked
to the financial profit of ship-builders.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19

1t was special privilege granted to
certain persons and classes. But after
exempting these private and gainful in
vestments, the minority in the house of
representatives refused to allow the peo-
pie to say at the polls whether or not
college endowments should be exempted
from taxation in Georgia.
Can not the people be trusted to vote
on this matter? Why should a small
minority in the house of representatives
withhold from the people the opportu-
nifty TO pass upon this issue? Can not
the people be trusted? Is this minority
wiser and more virtuous than ali the
other members of the legislature and
wiser than all the people of Georgia?
The policy of Georgia until 1877 was
to encourage philanthropists to endow
our institutions of learning, and that
policy was reversed by a skillfully word
ed section in the new constitution adopt
ed in that year. If the people had
known what was intended. or if a ma
jOrity of the constitutional convention
had perceived what the paragraph
meant, Georgia's time-honored policy
would not have been reversed.
Our beloved state is being damaged by
the continuance of this unwise policy
which was surreptituously imposed on
Georgia in 1877. The lamented Walter
B. Hill spoke with moderation when he
denounced the taxation of college endow-
ments as IAN infamous window tax on
the human mind"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
A VALUABLE GRASS FOR GEoR-

Al Ricehoro, Ca. writes: l would like
10 know what the enclosed sample OF grass
Is. l am afraid IL Is johnson grass. VIII
millet mature il sown now?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
LIFE,

BY BRYAN WALLER PROCTOR.
G7S7-1S74).
We are born; We laugh we weep;
We love; we droop; we die!
All! wherefore do we laugh or weep?
Why do We live, or die?
Who knows that secret deep?
Alas, not /!
Why doth the violet spring
Unseen by human eye
Why do the radiant seasons bring
Sweet thoughts that quickly fly?
Why, do our fond hearts cling
To things that die?
We toil-through pain and wrong;
We highland fly;
We love; We lose; and then, ere long,
Stone-dead we lie.
o life! is all thy song
Endure and-die?"