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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
THE WEAR OF COINS.
Chemical Action Has More to Do With
 It Than Has Abrasion.

Chemical Action Has More to Do With
 It Than Has Abrasion.
 In the latest report of the British mint Sir Thomas K. Rose, a well known metallurgical expert, calls at from the sweat of the fingers or from other sources in accelerating the wear of coins, which is usually attributed entirely to abrasion.
 Sir Thomas says that the fatty acids of the grease have corrosive action upon the metal Copper in particular, even if present only in small quantity as an alloy for gold or silvar, is con- verted into an oleate, stearate or other salt.
 Hagen Shit of the Utrecht mint found by analysis that the dirt on, a bronze coin contained 36 per cent of copper in the form of powdered com pounds of the fatty acids. When the coin is handled the dirt is in part de tached, and the coin undergoes loss of weight. Gold or silver is not readily convert ed into salts, but removing the copper leaves the less easily attacked metals in a spongy form that offers little re- sistance to abrasion.
 Tn new coins the rapid loss of weight that occurs Is doubtless caused at first by abrasion, but when the rough edges have been removed chemical action may prove to be of the first impor- tance in the succeeding deterioration. Youths Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
HOLD TROLLEY
 CREW IN S1,0OO
 AFTER FATALITY
Police Not Inclined to Put Blame for Smiths Death
 on Motorman.

Francis J. Decey, of the Atlanti street, motornlan and conductor re- spectively, of the trolley ear which ran down and ground to death, ThOs Smith, 35 years, a resident Of South port. employed at the PeI1ins tor Arms Co, were held in bonds Of $1,- 0GG for a hearing January 6, by Judge ! Frederic Bartlett, this rnerni,igs@-+sSs sS
 The accident occurred Yesterday af- ternoon at about 5:H 40 o'clock. Smith who rooms at BPS State street, was crossing State street near Courtland in an easterly direction. When he had reached the westerly tracks the heel or toe of his shoe caught in tn rail, tripping him, a gust of wind blowing off his hat.
 He was thrown into the path of the west bound trolley Decey, the mo- torman of the car, applied sand to the rails and made every effort to bring his car to a halt. He was un- successful. The front trucks of the car passed over Smiths body, killing him instantly and mangling him ter ribly.
 The remains were wedged under the rear trucks when Decey mana ged to bring the electric to standstill No blame is attached to them for the accident by Detective Sergeant Peter Hall, who is investigating the case. The body was claimed by Smith'sfath- CT, who also lives in Southport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
STATE POLICEMAN TELLS OF FAIRS
 TALKS WITH HIEa'
Hurley Says Fair Regretted Keeping Dope Layout Af-
 ter Alleged Murder.

Capt. Robert T. Hurley of the state police was the principal witness for the state in yesterday afternoons ses- sion of the trial of William F. Fair and Jack Devereaux. charged with killing Margaret Fair. Hurley related conversations he had with Fair after the Darien man had been accused of putting his wife out of the way.
 'It looks bad for you, doesn't it?' Hurley said he asked Fair.
 'Yes,'' Fair replied. ''They have a lot of circumstantia1 evidence against me but I'll never admit did it.''
 Hurley also told of talks with Dev- eraux. He asked the young man, ''Who owned that dope outfit we found in the house, you or Fair?"
 'It belonged to me-" Deveraux is al- legged to have. rep jed. And I'm g. d. fool that I didn't throw it away. Any jury would say that was the sort Of job a dope would pull off. As a matter of fact I didn't take a per sonal part it it. I've cut out the dope, though"
 The policeman then related how he went to Fairs chicken farm in Darien in May, 1915, to put Fair under arrest. He said, "Pve a warrant here, MT. Fair. charging you with the killing of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
American Brass Go.
 Increases Salaries

Waterbury, Dec. 23.-The Ameri- can Brass Co.,, which has large plants in this city, Ansonia and Torrington, today issued the following notice:
 "1n addition to the ten per cent. bonus paid by the American Brass Co.,, to it's salaried people during the year of 1916, an additional bonus of 25 per cent. will be paid some time during the present month.
 During the year various advances in wages have been made to other than salaried employees and the above bonus is designed to give the salaried employees of the company about the same percentage of increase as has been received by those working on a daily or hourly basis.
 Ten per cent will be added to the rate formerly paid to salaried em- ployes for the coming year.
 Beginning January 1, 1917. all em- ployes of the company other than sal aried people above mentioned will re- ceive g straight advance of two and onel half cents per hour, and such ad- justment of piece work rates will be made as may be equitable"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
WiIIis's Fervent Wish.

Papa was sitting by the table read ing his evening paper. Generally, when he came across an item of in- terest, he read it aloud to mamma. Little William, a typical "little pitcher with big ears," as a rule was not in the least concerned about the items his father read aloud. But the other evening he was nightly interested.
 "I see, ma," said papa, "that the fishermen around Cape Cod have gone out of the whaling business and"-
 Up spoke William promptly.
 Gee whiz, papa, wish you was a Cape Cod fishermanw-Chicago Jour- nal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Boorish and Urbane.

When we speak of person as "boor- fsh" we mean that he is rude, i'll bred and uncouth. We seldom stop to think that the word originally meant noth- ing more than rustic" BOor is the same word as the German bauer and the Dutch "boer," signifying "a farmer" The manners of the peas antry are alluded to in an uncompH- mentary way by the history of this and many other words in the Ian guage. "Heathen'' and pagan" meant simply country bred" and village bredp once upon a time. Culture and the higher civilized virtues were thought of as originating in towns and making their way slowly, if at all, to the rural districts. So we have as an antonym to "boorish" the word "ur- bane"-which originally meant "city fied."- ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
PARIS EDITORS
 DISP'LEASED BY
 WILSON'S NOTE

Paris, Dec. 23-President Wilson s note, and the statement of Secretary Lansing were the sensations of the day and take precedence of every thing else in the morning papers. The Presidents action by no means meets with favor among the commenta tors who only vary in the manner of ex- pressing their opinion.
 The principal reproach Is in the words of Stephen Pichon, who writing in the Petit Journal, says:
 "The note makes no distinction be- tween the states who provoked the war and those whom it was forced upon. The belhgerents, whoever they are, see themselves treated in the same manner by President Wilson. He does not remember either the viola ton of Belgian neutrality, the crimes Of the submarine warfare or any of the monstrous acts which revolted the conscience of his compatriots and that of the civilized world. Germany,t her victims, Belgians, Serbians or Frefch, 1t is all the same.
 America can appreciate this singu- lar conception as she pleases. We would be lacking in the first of our ApLiCo III HUI iloNiHF 1t up as out rage to our honor and to our dignity
 Georges Clenenceau, fcrmer pre- nier, in his newspaper LHomme En- chaine, says:
 ''The moral side of the war has es- caped President Wilson He puts on the same footing all of the belliper- ents without asking for what reason each of them is fighting. Failing to take Into consideration these impon- derables he believes himself just when he speaks to all in the same terms. He has not felt that the ends of the war could not be understood in the same way. by both sides and conse- ctiently 1t would seem almost b'as- -phemous to hear it said that 'the ob- jects seems to be on both sides'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH WINDS
 MARK DEC. 22ND
Winter, Few Hours Old, Creates Considerable
 Bluster.


 Sig rainfall and high wind yester- day marked the second day of winter in Bridgeport and its vicinity. Though the wind last night was se- were and had a tendency to rise and faif in velocity, Weather Observer William Jennings declared today that its average maximum was not more thssn 45 miles an hour at this point, \. rhe SratnfaaI during the 24 hours recorded for Dec. 22 was LIZ inches which is excessive fort one day and win tend to replenish the reservoirs that had been depleted during the summer months by a deficiency in the fall.
 It is feared throughout the coun- tryside that in the majority of towns the ground Is already frozen too hard to permit of benefit in the spring planting, and early season rains will be looked forward to in April and May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

States to see what the projected battle cruisers of their navy will look like and to show the features of the new battleships of the Colorado class, the secretary of the navy has had pre- pared the accompanying drawings of the new vessels. By means of wash drawings such as these the effects of photographs are obtained. and 1t is possible to gain from them almost as definite ideas of the appearances of the vessels as would be obtained from
 actual photographs. The new battle
 cruisers authorized by congress will be
 the first. vessels of their type in the American navy, although battle cruis-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

CTS have been constructed for several years for foreign navies, notably the British and German. King George s and the kaiser's battle cruisers gave splendid accounts of themselves in the Jutland battle.
 The American battle cruisers, names for which have not been selected, will be STA feet long and will carry crews of 1,274 men. The displace- ment will be 34,S00 and the speed thirty-five knots, five knots faster than that of any German or British battle cruiser. The armament will consist of ten fifty-caliber fourteen inch guns, twenty f1fty-caliber five inch guns, four three-inch anti-air craft guns and eighty twenty-one-inch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
In Hot Water.

Two citizens were toddling up the street one day recently, earnestly en- gagged in exchanging their experiences with dyspepsia.
 "And did you ever try the hot water cure?' asked the thin one.
 "Did IY' repeated the melancholy one, who had also something of the saving grace of humor in his makeup, as many melancholy men have, "I should say did. Why, man, I've been married fifteen years" ll
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

torpedo tubes. These vessel will be driven by electric turbines.
 With the picture of the battle cruis- CT (upper picture) is shown that of the new projected battleship of the Colorado class, which will comprise the Colorado, Maryland, West Vir- ginia and Washington. They will be vessels of 32,600 tons, with twenty one knots speed and carrying eight sixteen-inch guns each. There will be twenty-two smaller guns besides four anti-air craft guns and torpedo tubes. Big as these ships will be they will be outclassed by the three still newer battleships already authorized, the ships of the Nos. 49, 50 and 51 class
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
HE WEATHER

New Haven, Dec. 23-Forecast: Fair tonight and Sunday.
 Connecticut: Fair tonight and Sunday without decided temper ature change, moderate west winds becoming variable.
 The storm which passed over this section yesterday is now cen- tral over Nova Scotia. It caused along the North Atlantic ciast. Pleasant weather prevails this morning in nearly all districts cast of the Rocky Mountains. Zero temperatures are reported on the Canadian border and freezing temperatures reached as far south as Mississippi and Ala ba1na. Heavy frOsts were re- ported from Louisiana ard Flor ida.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
BURMA's OLDEST TEMPLE.
This Towering Pile Looks as Thougk
 lt Were Built of Gold.

This Towering Pile Looks as Thouak
 It Were Built of Gold.
 B1rma's oldest and most famous temple, Shwe Dagon Paya,. is one of the sights of Rangoon. The temple stands on a mound which was ap- preached by four flights of steps, one at each point of the compass, but the southern side is the principal entrance, and at the foot of these steps are two great leogryphs covered with white plaster. The western entrance has been closed by the Notifications which were built blythe English during the Burmese wars.
 At the top of the stairs is broad platform, from the center of which rises the paya. This is of brick GOV cred with gold, studded ip places with jewels, and it is surmounted by gild- ed "hti" or umbrella, from which hang quantities of gold and silver bells which tinkle continually in the breeze.
 The pile is about 3!0 feet in height, and it gives the effect of being made of son gold. The shape is also very graceful, and seen against a back ground of deep blue sky is almost daz- zling in its beauty. At the base of the structure and round the edge of the platform are numerous shrines and chapels, and in every direction there are bells of all sizes, each with deer's antlers beside it, with which the wor- shiper strikes 1t as he passes.
 The platform of the pagoda presents an animated scene. Numbers of Bur mans in their picturesque and brightly colored garments throng it continually. but it is so spacious that many thou sands can assemble there without any impression of overcrowding.-Ex- change ,N'.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Elect Officers For
 Corset Workers Union

Mrs: Nellie Chase was elected presi- dent of the Corset Workers union last night at the meeting held in Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. May Callahan was elected vice president; Mrs Margaret Turney, treasurer; Miss Margaret Mc- Taggart, recording secretary; and Mrs. Mary Gold, financial secretary.
 The office of business agent was abolished last night. Arrangements are being made for obtaining a new meeting hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Growers Of Tobacco
 Fear Gales Effect

Windsor, Conn, Dec. 23-The gale of last night made many tobacco rais- CTS in this section anxious about the stability of their sheds in which their crop of the leaf is hanging. Four sheds went down before the blast and the roof of one dwelling went off, the material damage being placed at $15,- 200 in the aggregate. The sheds be- Fonged to Charles Emmons, Clark Brothers, r. E. Thrall and F. G. Strong and the 4kelling to Mrs. o. B. Moore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Nantucket Lightship
 Torn From Moorings
 By Fierce Wind Storm

Nantucket, Mass, Dec. 23-Nan- tucket Shoals was unmarked by any aid to navigation today. The light ship which acts as 8 guide at that iso- .ated and important station was torn rom her anchorage in 75 mile gale last night and cast adrift. Under her own low power, the 1ightship to- day was proceeding to Woods Hole to obtain 150 fathoms of chain to re- place that lost in the storm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Keepino Posted,

q see Blinks always carries a vol ume of the encyclopedia with him to read on the train instead of a newspa- per-"
 "Yes. You know he has three small children at home, and he makes 1t a point to try to answer all the questions they ask him. ."-New York World
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
A Vicious Dwarf.

Bebe was the favorite dwarf of the former King Stanislas of Poland. Born in 1741 in Lorraine, at the age Of five he was twenty-two inches high and at his death in 1764 thirty-three inches. He was neither physically nor mental ly active. Once Count Borowlaski visited him, and he became so jealous of the formers superior manners and intellectual qualities that he attempt ed to throw his visitor into the fire, but was prevented by the household.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Gives Employees
 Christmas Gifts

Announcement was made today by William J. Mccarthy, superintendent of the Gulf Refining Co.,, Bruce ave- nue that all the employees of the con- cern received a bonus of 10 per cent of their yearly wages yesterday. Checks were sent to MT. Mccarthy from the main plant at Pittsburgh. They were distributed to the IS em- ployes yesterday.
 Each of 70 empoloyes of the Bridge port Coach Lace Co., Wood avenue, received a five dollar gold piece in his pay envelope yesterday as a gift of W. W. Naramore, president of the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
A Disappointing Trip.

N DlsaPpoIhtIn9 TIP.
 ''I hear that you were invited to take a four day automobile tour with MT. and Mrs. Whitby."
 'Yes"
 "How did you enjoy it?'
 "Oh, I didn't care much for it. Mrs. Whitby was so enthusiastic over the scenery and things that she never told me thing about any of our friends that ' hadn't heard before. Albany Knickerbocker Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
A Method of Division.

L., who was full of pranks, was taken ill ''We must be careful" said his doctor. "I will send you nurse Of not less than fifty years of age"
 Rather" replied L., 'send me two each twenty-five years old."-Gaieties de Ia Medicine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
All For the Best.

"Why do the roses fade slowly away?" she inquired poetically.
 "WeI," replied the baldheaded young man, "when you think it over it's all for the best. It's more con- fortable to have them fade slowly away than to go off all of 8 sudden, like torpedo"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Beer Is Spilled
 When Cars Crash

A five-ton automobile furniture van owned by P. J. Murphy of 32 Henry street, smashed into an auto mobile loaded with cases of beer at Grand and Main streets at 10 o'clock today, upsettng and spilling about 20 cases. Neither autonobile was damaged. Ehe furniture van was travelling south in Main street and the other vehicle was proceeding out Grand street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
MARINE INSURANCE HIGHER.

London, Dec 23-The Daily News says that owing to the increased sub- marine menace the government risk insurance office has raised the insur- ance rate per voyage for British ves- sells to 40 shillings per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

your wife"
 Well, that Whirlow has got in his dirty work again, has her" exclaime0 Fair. Whirlow is a. brother of Mrs. Fair and lives in Kingfisher, Okla.
 At the close of the afternoon session Judge Burpee adjourned the criminal superior court until next "Wednesday at 10 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
An Extremist.

Mrs. K. is great stickler for form and ceremony, understand"
 Mercy, yes. Why. that woman would insist on dressing up to enter tain an idea" ."-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

will be made instead of contingent bonus. The increases will add ap- proximately $1,0o0,OO0 to its annual wage schedule. The company already has given out $500,0OO a year in in- creaseS, it was stated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Ambitious,

'Are your men ambitiousY' "Oh, very. Every man around the place is willing to do anybody's work but his own." - Louisville Courier Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

No nation can be destroyed while 1t possesses good home )ife.-J. c. Hol. land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
Judainq From Experience.

"Pop, are bald eagles distinct vari- styY'
 "I can't say positively, my son, but ather faucy a bald eagle is simply married one."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

A bonus of s25,000 was given to the 2,000 employees of the Jeanesville Iron works at Hazelton, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

Exports of merchandise from the port of New York from Dec. IS to Dec. 21 were valued $52, 2,400,121.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES.

New York, Dec. 23-The Adams Express announced today that addi- tional monthly payments to employees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

Little things are little things, but to do little things faithfully is a great thing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23

eaxmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

Just avoid him. Buck, I'm not afraid
Gal would get you. What I'm most
afraid Of Is that you'll kill Bain."
Duane was silent, letting his uncie's
earnest words sink In, trying to realize
their Significance.
Buck" went on the uncle, "you're
twenty-three now, an n powerful sight
of a fine fellow. barrin' your temper.
You've n chance In life. But II you
GO gun-fghtln', II you kill a man.
you're ruined. The rangers would
make you IN outlaw. This even-break
business doesn't work with them. II
you resist arrest they'll kill you. II
you submit to arrest, then you go to
Jail, an mebbe you hang"
"Td never hang" muttered Duane.
darkly.
81 reckon you wouldn't" replied the
Old man. "You'd he like your father.
lie was ever ready to draw-too ready.
In times like these. with the Texas
rangers enforcln' the law. your dad
would have been driven to the river.
lie was killed In u street.fght An II
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

all. And for that I've got to go on
the dodge"
"Son, you killed hlm-thenT" asked
the uncle, huskily.
"Yes. ] stood over hlm-watched
him die. / did MS l would have been
done by"
II knew It. Long ago l saw II COM
in. But now we can't stop to cry
over split blood. You've got TO leave
town an this part of the country"
Mother" exclaimed Duane.
"She's away from home. You can
walt. I'll break 1t to ~her-what she
always feared"
Suddenly Duane sat down and GOV.
cred his face with his hands.
"My God Uncle, what have l doneT'
His broad shoulders shook.
Listen. son, an remember what ]
say" replied the elder man, earnestly,
Don't ever forget. You're not to
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
CHAPTER !.


So It was In him, thcn-an inherited
lighting instinct, n driving intensity to
Kill. He was the last OF the Duancs,
ihpf old fighting stock of Texas. But
not the memory of his dead father, nor
the pleading of his ~soft-voiccd mother,
nor the warning of this uncle who
stood before him now, had brought to
Buckley Duane so much realization
OF the dark, passionate strain In his
blood. 1t was the recurrence, u hun
dredfold increased In power, OF n
strange emotion that for the last three
years had arisen In him.
"Yes, Cal BaIn's In town, full of
bad whisky an huntin' for you." re.
peated the elder man, gravely.
But what's he want me for" de.
manded Duane. "To insult me again
1 won't stand that twice."
Hes got n fever that's rampant In
Texas these days, my boy. He wants
gun-play. If he meets you he'll try
to kill YOU"
Here 1t stirred in Duane again, tina,
bursting gush OF blood. like n wind OF
flame shaking all his inner being, and
subsiding to leave him strangely
chilled.
xii me! What fori" he asked.
Lord knows there amt any reason
But what's that to do with most OF the
shootin' these days? Didn't five cow
boys over to Everall's kill one another
dead all because they got to jerkln' a
a quirt among themselves? An Ca
has no reason to love you. His CIR
was sweet on YOU"
~ quit when I found out she wa
his girl"
~ reckon she amt quit. But nevel
mind her or reasons Calls here, jus
drunk enough to be ugly. He's nchir,
to kill somebody. He's one of then
four.fiush ~gun-flghtcrs. There's n 10
of wild cowboys who're ambitious 70
q reputation. They laugh mt the sher
IFS an brag about how they'd fix tn
rangers. Calls sure not much for 30,
to bother with, IL you only keep GU
of his way"
"You mean for me to rum" aske,
Duane. In scorn.
~ reckon I wouldn't put II that way