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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
BridgepOrters to Observe
 Columbus Day Well

Columbus Day, celebrated October 12, which annually brings out great display of respect and honor to the Discoverer of America, in this city. will be greater in its general aspect this year than ever before.
 Preparations of unusual magnitude are being made in the public schools and by various Italian organizations. There will be big parade and several manufacturers will donate floats of characteristic significance to the oc- casions. A grand ball will be held by Enrico Caruso lodge at night. There will be special exercises in Columbus school if present plans are completed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
DIR. HASKELL ADDRESSES
 NURSES ON PARALYSIS

Before an audience of nurses who paralysis campaign and others desir- ous of becoming more acquainted with the character of the disease, Dr. Charles N. Haskell lectured last even- ing in Hillside home. He described the sypmtoms of the disease and the causes as far as known. together with the conclusion of investigators seeking to learn the means of transmission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
ORPHEY TO RECOVER.

Michael Orphey. of 75 Pansade avenue, who was struck by an auto- mobile owned and operated by M. A. Sullivan, of Mount Vernon, Saturday night, near the old car barns on Stratford avenue, will recover from his injuries. At the Bridgeport hos pital where he was removed following the accident, it was stated today that he was resting comfortably He is suffering from numerous cuts, bruises and slight internal injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
NUDE RATHER FINED.

Stephen Varinsak. who diveste, himself of bis clothls at the Barnum monument yesterday afternoon. and startled strollers along Seaside park by jumping nude into the water for a swim. was fined $2 in the police court this morning. He resides at sss Han cock street. 'N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
SUCLAL AND PERSONAL

The Misses Agnes and Lucille Marsh, daughters of MP. and Mrs. Walter E. Marsh of 844 Colorado ave- nue, will enter aBrnard college this fall. Miss Agnes Marsh will leave for New York tomorrow and her sis ter will start the first of next week. Miss Agnes will return each week and to conduct her dacing classes in which she has been unusually success full.
 In honor of Miss Irene Hill of Shel- Mrs. J. J. McCabe and her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Caufield of Brooklyn. N. r., gave miscellaneous shower on Friday evening. Miss Hill was maid of honor at Mrs. Caufe1d's wedding in the spring.
 The lawn fete given on Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Grace James, 421 Seaview avenue, for the benefit of the Pride of Bridgeport council, Daughters of America, was largely attended and proved a splen- did success.
 A daughter has meen born to MT. and Mrs. Peter F. Rappeline of 147 Beechwood avenue. Mrs. Rappeline was Miss Julia Musante before her marriage.
 A number of Bridgeport, Stratford and Fairfield women will mach in the Suffrage parade in New Haven to- morrow evening. The parade will be- gin at o'clock at Grown and Park streets. and is intended to impress the members of the Democratic. state con ention with the importance of insert ing suffrage plank in their platform. In honor of Miss Mae Macdonald who will be married to John Kane of the local post office force, on Oc- tober 5. Mrs. Robert Bixby of III Par rott avenue, gave a variety shower
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
ROBBED OF CRANE MEDAL.

The police are endeavoring to find the two men, who feigning intoxica- ton. jostled James Moody, of 5O4 Railroad avenue, Saturday evening" detaching from his coat gold medal presented. to him iby the Crane Go. Moody who is member of the Crane Veteran League. informed the police that the theft occurred at Railroad and Park avenues and that he did not learn of his loss until reaching home. He furnished an excellent description of the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
NEW YORK EPIDEMIC WAVES.

New York, Sept. 1S-Notable de- crease fin the epidemic of infantile paralysis was shown in the report of the health department for the 24 hours ending at 10 a. m. today. There were but six deaths and fifteen new cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

on Saturday evening. The color scheme for the shower was yellow and white. Miss Macdonald receiv- ed many useful and beautiful gifts. A dainty luncheon was served and dancing enjoyed and the guests de- parted at a late hour, wishing the bride-elect a happy future. The guests Included: The Misses Mae McDon- aid, Ramona Leppert, Irene Clampett. Ethel Clark, Katherine Shanahan. Gertrude Jones, Josephine Lyman. Anna Riley, Margaret Whalen, Mollie and Edna Sheridan, Mrs. Mary Mac Donald, Mrs. Albert Sanger, Mrs. Mar garet Clampett, Mrs. Thomas Sheri- dan, Mrs. P. Lyons, Mrs. Grover Ly- on, Mrs. L. Hall, Mrs. Minor, Mrs. Leppert, Mrs. Arthur Franze, and Mrs. Robert Bixby.
 A daughter was born on Saturday at St. Vincent's hospital to MT. and Mrs. James Keeley of 492 Atlantic street. Mother and daughter are getting along well. '.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
LOCAL LADY WAS SERIOUSLY SICK
 FOUR YEARS
Mrs. B. F. Buchelew, 199 Smith St., Tells WOnderOuS Story of Virtues of Lax-a-TOne.

positive fact it has demonstrated itself as one of the greatest remedies that has ever been introduced to the American public.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
MIILINGToN-KELLoGG.

Miss Mary s. Kellogg, daughter of Mrs. Annie s. T. Kellogg of Maple wood avenue and MT. Arthur Milling ton of 99S Howard avenue were mar 'ried at, o'clock on Saturday after noon in St. Johns Episcopal church. Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr., rec tor of the church performed the cere- mony in the presence of few rela- tives and intimate friends of the cou- pie. The bride wore a dark blue trav- cling suit, trimmed with fur, and car ried brides roses. Frank Millington, brother of the bridegroom and Charles H. Kellogg, brother of the bride, were ushers. MT. and Mrs. Millington left shortly after the ceremony on a wed- ding trip of two weeks duration. When they return they will reside at 47O Maplewood avenue until their new home on Church Lane is completed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12

OLD Papers for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
Highest Telephone Pole.

The tallest telephone pole in the
world is where the wires of the Pacific
States Telephone company cross the
Chehales river, near Aberdeen, Wash.
For some time pole 80 feet high was
sufficient to keep the wires clear of the
river craft. But the increasing passage
of ocean steamers made a higher pole
necessary, and new one 126 feet high
was set up. This pole is one single
stick Of Washington fir, IS inches at
the butt and inches at the top. The
pole weighs 5000 pounds.
The stick was cut at point II miles
distant and towed down the river,
where it was erected by II men using
q 12hOrsepower hOisting engine. For
making attachments to the pole and
raising it a five-eighths steel cable was
employed, run through ten-inch steel
blocks. The pole was set II feet in
the ground and guyed with four steel
stranded wires at the top, and also
guyed about 40 feet from the top with
four sixteenths-inch wires.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
RAILROAD VALUES
ASSESSED LOWER

Little Rock, Dec. 12.-The state tax
commission has just announced that
the total assessment of railroads in
Arkansas for 1916 amounted to $780,
862 ,376, as compared with 6,519,O91
for 1915. a reduction of $656,715. In
explanation of the reduction, Commits
sioner Dye said:
"The assessments were made upon
the basis of returns made on Decem-
Der 81, 1915, before the present era
of prosperity began. There never
were so many demands, by all the
roads, for reductions in the assess
ments. and we consider that the re
suit is most satisfactory when 1t IS
that so many trunk hhes
and short lines are in the hands OF
receivers"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
JEFFRIES SCHOOL HOUSE.

Rev. Charlie Parks preached, at the
school house Sunday night.
Misses Lucille Hall and Carmel
Jones of Conway visited here Satur-
day and Sunday.
R. N. McHenry and wife spent
Sunday at Mr.. MAYORS of Beryl.
Rev. E. F. Simmons, Jones Hart
ley, Homer and Bunyan Gavin and
Herbert Jeffiries went to Malvern last
week.
Rev. Shinn of Conway attended the
box supper here Saturday night.
Howard Goodsell of ElPaso visited
Leo McHenry Sunday.
The Misses Dunn of Holland visited
Miss Verna Price Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. f. F, Simmons went
to Antioch Saturday.
Quite a crowd of youngsters of
Melrbse Chapel attended the box sup
per here Saturday night.
The box supper here was a success,
and Weaver Harris got the lucky
ticket for the water set.
December II.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

Through an oversight, the names
of Irene Ledbetter and Prentice Mer-
rift were omitted from the honor
roll last week.
The hour of opening has been
changed from 8:35 to $3.50. The
doors will open at $3.50 while the
short days last.
Four new pupils Monday and sew
en- more reported on the way. The
number belonging is now $685.
Flora Alamon hurt herself severely
last week and will be unable to re-
turn to school for some days.
Last month the average daily at
tendance was 625, there were All pu-
pills who were neither absent nor tar
dy during the month, and thirty three
visits from patrons and others. But
we are ashamed to report II tardies,
an inexcusable number.
We must beg the indulgence of pu-
pills and patrons in the matter of
temperature. The fact is, we have
such very poor coal that firing is a
difficult matter. The janitor is doing
his best.
In watching the line of march Fri
place in line where their children
marched. A child in room six ap-
peared about halfway up from the
beginners to the graduating class.
Even if one knew nothing of grades,
a glance at the line showed whether
a pupil were near the beginning, mid
die or end. So it is with our grading
system. A "D" shows that the pupil
lags near the foot of the class; &C"
shows him holding his own about the
middle, while "B" shows him stand
ing near or at the head of the class.
A visitor can look in at the door any
day and judge pretty accurately the
standing of each pupil reciting; his
place in class shows it Immediately.
Our exhibit was a great success.
Not everybody saw the work that we
hoped would see it, but large num-
Der did see and appreciate it. We
have never tried any other scheme
that worked so we'll as that, and we
shall try it again next year. We ap-
preciate the generosity of DR.. Brown
in letting US have the use of his
building, and we cannot say enough
in praise of the boys and girls who
helped so freely in preparing for the
exhibit. Such occasions bring out
people whom no one really knew be-
fore. We know some pupils better
than we ever did before and we are
glad we know them in the new way.
To one and all who contributed in any
way to the success of the undertaking,
we return sincere thanks.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
Real Bride Of the Plains.

Mrs. Julatha Ann Cox Richardson,
a bride of the plains, whose marriage
was one of the romances of pioneer
party that crossed by OK team from
Johnson county, Missouri, in 1S4S, died
ut Junction City, Ore, recently. She
was more than ninety years old.
Benjamin Z. Richardson, her nus
band, was member of the pioneer
party which included Miss Cox. They
were married on their way across the
desert and their first home was near
Monroe, where they took up donation
land claim. They afterward moved to
Lancaster, which was their home for
% years. Mr.. Richardson died in 1908,
and Mrs. Richardson then made her
home with her children.
Fifty-one descendants survive her,
including one eat-great-grandchild
She was the mother of II children,
seven of whom survive.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
LAUGHED AT "CLOSE SLAVES"
Drollery Of Irish Soldier cheered Up
British Troops suIienIy Falling
Back From Mons.

The vastness of the operations IN
the early days of the great retreat"
of the British army in August, 1914,
the uncertainty of the general staff it.
self about what was happening In
some quarters of the field, and the
universal ignorance of the rank and
file Of what had happened elsewhere
than in their own immediate vicinity,
all tended to discourage the troops.
For time, says Mr.. Frederic Cole
man in his book, From Mons to
ipres," l was to act as usher at
point bit north of Saint Quentin.
Placed on the road by staff officer,
and told where the men of the vari-
Gus units were to be directed, l chose
to stand by French lady who, with
her daughters, was supplying coffee,
steaming hot, to the passing Tommies.
Never shall l forget that staff Off
GERS parting instructions. "Cheer
them as you keep them on the move"
he said. "They are very down.
hearted. Tell 'em where to go, and
cheer 'em up-cheer 'em up
Of oil the jobs that have ever fallen
to my lot, l thought, this promises to
be one of the most hopeless. Cheer
them up, indeed! A fine atmosphere
this, for cheer! Ragged and muddy
and footsore they looked struggling
along.
The first man who caught my atten-
ton particularly was tail captain,
an old acquaintance. He showed me
his service cap, through the crown of
which two neat bullet holes had been
drilled. Both of the bullets had
missed their mark, although one had
plowed slight furrow along his scalp
and left an angry red welt
No one had examined his head to
find what damage had been caused,
and he asked me to investigate. He
bent over, and I poked my finger here
and there, asking where it hurt and
how much-in short. doing the best
could to satisfy his thirst for informa-
ton.
AS was intent on my amateur prob
ing voice from behind commenced,
"A close shave the little divil made
that tonne, sure" Turning at the soft
brogue, what was my surprise to see a
Jock, in a kilt that looked as If its
wearer had been rolled in the mud.
He was capless, his shock Of red hair
stood on end, and his blue Irish eyes
twinkled merrily. l was genuinely
surprised. 1t was before I had learned
that an Irishman in a Scotch regiment
is no rara avis.
AS if entering himself in a competi-
ton of close shaves, the Irishman held
his right ear between his thumb and
finger. "And what do We think of
that?' he queried.
Right through the lobe Of his ear,
close to his cheek, Mauser bullet
had drilled clean hole. "Close, that,
I'm thinkin'," he said, land 1 niver
knew how close me ear was to me
head till that thing come along"
The burst of laughter from the
group that had gathered was infec-
tious. The boys trailed off together,
chatting over other stories of close
shaves and leaving me thankful that
the Irish lad had come by, cheered
that lot up, and so saved me the task.
Youths Companion.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
RECOMMEND PURCHASE
OF AUTO FIRE TRUCK

The purchase of an automobile hre
truck will be recommended by the
electric light and water committee OF
the Conway city council, which has
had the matter under consideration
several weeks, at tonight's meeting
of the council. The car decided upon
bv the committee is manufactured -
the Victor company of Milwaukee.
II carries $50 feet of fire hose, 30
gallon chemical tank and 200 feet OF
chemical hose, in addition to other
fre-fghting apparatus. The cost OF
the outfit will be approximately
81 600.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12

Order your Christmas Bibles and
Testaments of the American Bible
Society and get them at the cost of
production. Send all orders to D. H.
Colquette, Field Agent. Corner Scott
and Capital ave-, Little Rock, Ark.--4t
Call phone II right now and Lewis
Wilson will deliver to you copy of
today's Saturday Evening Post,
Country Gentleman or the Christmas
Ladies' Home Journal.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
Doino His Best to Fill Order.

A country hotel proprietor, glancing
out of rear window, saw his new
waiter chasing a chicken about the
yard.
What have you in that bowl?" de-
manded the hotel man, referring to a
utensil he was hugging.
Mushrooms" responded the new
waiter. There's gentleman that
wants chicken smothered with mush-
rooms, and I'm trying to smother him.
sir p
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12
SEARCH WHERE YOU MAY

You cannot find a more appreciate
gift for anybody than the Saturday
Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal.
or The Country Gentleman. A hand
some Christmas card, bearing the Civ
er's name, will be sent to the recipi-
ent- Phone your subscriptions now.
Lewis Wilson. Phone II.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-12

Sickly children need WHITES
CREAM VERMIFUGE. 1t not only
destroys worms, if there be any, but
it acts as Strengthening tonic in the 4
stomach and bowels. Price Csc pev
bottle. Sold by Gannaway Drug
Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-18

because it was in little cave that vas
occupied by a bear and two cubs
French Pete then started mining, but
had nothing more than rockers and
sluice pots and could crush and wash
only the softer parts of the lode. He
took out some gold, but not enough to
pay well, and little later on sold the
mine TO John Treadwell for the s. um
Of 50. That was in 1881
TrendweITs Luck Changes.
John Treadwell had GENE to Alaska
at the instance of some California cap
italists. He had been prospecting in
the Silver Bow basin, back of Juneau,
and had found quartz gold in the belt
where the Elmer mine now is. But
the gold was poor, and he was about to
give up in despair and go back to San
Francisco when he met Pete and
learned of his discovery on Douglas Is
land. He went to see the claims. but
did not think much Of them, as the bre
seemed to be of too low a grade to pay
for the mining. He suggested, how
ever, that Pete should give him a Quit
claim deed for the two properties for
So, and he would try to sell them to
the capitalists Of San Francisco. Pbte
had a store, and the understanding
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-18

sciences as palmistry, physiognomy or
cIairvoyance. GrapholOgy has nothing
in common with any of these.
IT is Of the first importance to de-
termine what kind of judgment your
new correspondent possesses. Plate 4
printed in the preceding article of this
series, viii help you wonderfully in ar
irving at a pretty accurate conclusion.
Judgment is a compound trait. 1t is
composed of clarity of vision mental
vision and may be either logical or in
tuitive. or both logical or intuitive. it
may be either over tempered with sym
pathy. or be cold blooded and devoid
of sympathy or sentiment. How are
we to tell2 Notice figure a Observe
how upright is the script, which shows
an unsentimental nature. Observe,
also how some Of the words are
broken apart. telling of intuition. and
a few of them are written solid with
out raising the pen point from start
how each word stands out by itself
the wide spaces between the words
gives a clearness Of ideas. All Of these
traits give excellent judgment, but a
quality which will never be swayed
by sentiment or too much sympathy.
Note the difference in slant to figure
3. Here we have good sympathy in
the lean to the writing, also the large,
generous writing, but still here is a
person who viii not be imposed upon,
though WlliluE 10 uIdhe every possible
allowance for the shortcomings and
frailties Of others. See how solid the
words are, bespeaking fine reasoning
qualities and executive ability. 4
warm, generous personality, but not in
any sense wastefuL
Figure shows a good balance. in
that il is both log cal and intuitive,
possessing at the same time a lucidity
of ideas and much penetration in the
sharp script, but it would be over
tempered with sympathy. and would.
perhaps. stretch the tether a bit too
far in the final decision.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-18

! this gold. At the present output this
means a profit Of over $4,000 a day.
Romance of Glory Hole.
On the side OF the mountain is the
great Glory Hole, which covers the
site where the first gold was discOv-
cred. II is several hundred feet above
the Gastineau channel. and far down
the slope of the mountain, the upper
portions of which are now covered
with snow The Glody Hole represents
the first excavations made to get out
the gold It is now abandoned, and
they are mining in tunnels far down
below il.
The hole is a mighty eclipse 500 feet
long, 500 feet broad and more than
500 feet deep. You could drop the
Washington monument inside 1t and its
aluminium tip would still be 80 feet
from the top. You could lay il length
wise within il, and the ends would not
toucb the sides. The hole makes me
mond mines in the heart of South At
RIGA. The areas are about the same,
the wells from which the untold treas
ures have been dragged forth being as
svmmetrically cut as though gOugcd
{ out by chisels I'm the hands Of the gods.
As YOU stand on the edge Of the Glory
Hole. YOU can still see the remains Of
the gold ore in its sides. It's walls of
black rock are streaked with drab and
gray, and here and there is a string of
gold.
As YOU look a great rock slides off
I the top and goes crashing down to the
| bottom. II was from such rocks the
mine got the name OF Glory Hole. The
miners were often killed by them and
| thus transported to Glory. Strange to
saw, many Of their deaths came from
| the crows. These birds made the
neighborhood of the Glory Hole their
! favorite rOosting and feeding places
I They were so numerous that trumpet
ers were stationed about the hole to
warn the miners of danger in case a
flock should light on the edges. The
first blast of the trumpet meant "Ihe
crows are now lighting" and the sec
] ond warned the miners that the rocks
we're loosening and would soon be
down upon them. A slight pecking OF
= the gravel overhead was liable TO start
an avalanche that would carry tons OF
! rock down the sides.
Even now the Glory Hole is by no
means safe. The earth and rock about
il have not yet reached their equilib-
/ rum, and slides like those in the canal
cut at Culebra sometimes occur. Last
year there WAS one break that tore a
block of rock weighing several million
: tons out of the wall.
Richest Ore Mt Tor.
The richest ore Of the Treadwell
mines was found at the top Like
cream. it seemed to have risen from
the low grade gold-bearing rock I'M
derneath. This ore was discovered by
a Canadian whose nickname was
French Pete and whose real name was
/ Pierre Erussard. French Pete came
here with some indians when Juneau
and Harris were making their gold
finds on the opposite side of the Cas-
( tineau channel and began to prospect
| Douglas Island. He washed the sands
| Of the beach and found color A little
later he climbed up the hills TO where
the Glory Hole is and there discovered
an outcroP Of gold-bearing quartz,