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The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Brawner, E. Butts, G. Simonds, w. Jar
dine, 4. Preston. w. Ruprecht, G. Linders
and J. Goldsmith
A quiet but pretty wedding took place
at the parsonage at St Aloyslus Church
Saturday afternoon, when Miss Madeline
Donohue became the bride of MIR. Roy
Quinland. The Rev. Father Mulligan per-
formed the ceremony in the presence Of a
small company of relatives and friends
The bride was gowned in white lace
with hat to match and carried a shower
bouquet of brides roses. Miss Helen
Downes. who was her only attendant,
wore pink crepe meteor with hat to
match. Mr.. Frank Donohue acted as
best man. Mr.. Quinland and his bride
left Immediately after the ceremony for
Atlantic City and New York They will
be at home after July Is at sl6 Fourth
street northeast
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Preparedness Work Kills.

Newark, n. J., July 2-stricken with a
nervous ailment as a result Of his lsoors
in preparing a series Of magazine articles
on preparedness, Mr.. Edward Henry Fin
lay, member OF Henry P. F1nlay 4 Co.
wine importers, at s. South William
street, New York City, is dead today at
his home, $40 Montrose avenue, South
Orange, n. J.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

expected arrival Of a
baby. But In the mean
time the comfort Of
the mother Is Of vast
importance. There Is a
splendid external rem
edy known as Moth
er's FRIEND which e1-
erts a wonderful infu-
cnce upon the expand
Ing muscles They be-
come more plant,
stretch without undue
pain, make the period
one of pleasant antic-
ination instead of an.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Answers to Correspondents.

Ida MI would advise you to
put your little daughter in school,
by all means, and give her a good
education, but, in addition to this,
| would train such talent as she
has for the stage, and when she
reaches the proper age she will be
prepared in every way possible and
so make a greater success.
B. E.-Letters like yours are so
encouraging and l am glad my little
talks reach the girls of whom you
write. 1t is for just such that l
most write.
NJ. and B. Capps-Thank you for
your letter and its encouragement.
You are right about the matter you
refer to, but l believe it has no
place in these talks.
Mrs. F. E. Warren-Here is an
other encouraging letter, full of
friendliness. My mail is unusually
precious today. Marion Leonard is
now the happy wife of c. V. Tay-
lor and has retired from the stage.
LIE E. B.-I do not know exactly
what to tell you in regard to your
correspondence course. l do not
know the man referred to. Are you
sure that you have carefully follow
ed all instructions? When your
plays come back, study them care
fully to find all possible flaws, cor
rect them and send them out again.
Often we learn through our mis-
takes.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Aged Greenwich Man Dies.

Greenwich. Conn. July 2.-Samuel b.
Miller, lifeIons resident Of the town. is
dead today. He was 81 years old. He
leaves two sisters and two brothers
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
The Coming Baby!
Hooray! Hooray!

Nothing else can so completely endear
us TO the present and the future as the
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
HOROSCOPE

The stars incline. but do not compel
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

NOV I can understand how a
u connoisseur or great art
lover feels when the curtain
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
President and Mrs Wilson Motor in Suburbs;
Secretary of War Entertains at House Party;
Secretary Daniels Returns From Camden Trip
Other News of Society at the Capital

The President and Mrs. Wilson took
their customary motor ride yesterday
afternoon in the country nearby the Cap
ltal.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will return this morning from
Camden. n. J., where they passed the
weekend. The Secretary will leave this
afternoon for Lewiston. Me-, to deliver
an address on the Fourth
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Mrs. John P. Jackson has gone to New
York to remain over the Fourth. Later
Mrs. Jackson will go to Edgartown,
Mass. for a short stay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
An obedisnt Man.

The other morning one of the regular patrons boarded the car at the usual place, but instead of taking a seat he started to walk back and forth in the car. There were plenty of seats, and the action of the regular patron at tracted the attention of one of his business associates.
 Whats the matter, Dan? Why don't you take a seat?'' he was asked.
 Serving two mastersT' came back the reply. You see, when I started out this morning my mother-in-law re- minded me that it was such a fine morning that I should walk to the of flee. Wifey, more considerate of my well being, told me to ride. I am try
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
FIo,Ners of +he sea.

Like the land, the sea has it's flowers, but the most brilliant of the marine flowers bloom not upon plants, but upon animals. The living corals of tropical seas present display of floral beauty that in richness and vividness of color and variety and grace of form rivals the splendor of garden of flow CTS. The resemblance to blossoms is so complete that some persons find it difficult to believe that the brilliant display contains no element of plant life, but is wholly animal in its organ ization.
 Among the sea animals that bloom as if they were plants are included besides corals, the sea anemone and the sea cucumber. It has been re marked that the birds and butterflies of the upper world are replaced by fishes of curious forms and flashing colors, which dart about among the animal fowers.-Pittsburgh Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
What Is a Need I

The simplest definition of a weed iD "a plant out of place. and the unhu- man scientist may be satisfied with that disposition of the lovely mountain laurel or the aristocratic rhododendron when great specimens of either stand in the way of a road or a building. I think I may construct my own defni- tion of a weed as, in the first place, a plant of persistent and spreading growth that is not sufficiently beautf- full in foliage or flower to commend it for it's own sake or as a plant at tractiye in itself that tends to possess the land to the exclusion of all else. Thus the OK eyed daisy is a weed, even though it is beautifuE,i because it spreads persistently, so that whole fields on the careless farm wave with it's flowers. justifying the gibe of Dr. Bailey Of Cornell, who said, when pass ing such display, .tThat man is not a farmer; he's a florist" This same pr. Bailey's definition of a weed as "a plant not. wanted'' is simple and true-J. Horace Mcfarland in Coun- tryside Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
EXPECT LAWSUIT
 IN FATALITY OF MRS. ELI LESSER
Coroner AbsolVes Youth Who Drove Car From Criminal
 Responsibility.

Coroner John J. Phe1an has exon erated Andrew R. Smith of S67 Park avenue of blame in causing the death of Mrs. Eli L. Lesser of 94 E1mwood avenue. On the night of April 8, Smith who was driving an automobile in which Miss Marjorie DeLoss was also riding ran down Mrs. Lesser at Fairfield and Clinton avenues. MI s. Lesser was taken to the Bridgeport hospital and it was believed she was recovering but about ten days after she was Injured she died.
 Coroner Phelan finds that Smith was driving 12| miles an hour and that this rate of speed was t'imprudent.'' Also that the windshield of Smiths anto- mobile was bespattered with mud which made it difficult for him to see. Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick and 'Dr. C. N. Haskell both testified be- fore Coroner PheIan that in their opinion Mrs. Lesser's death was caus- ed by the injuries she received.
 It is thought civil suit. for damages will be Drought against MT. Smith and his father. pr. Edwards M Smith, who is said to be the owner of the car which struck Mrs. Lesser.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
The RuraIar's Hour.

"Thfs is a poor night for burglars z I said to the policeman when I took the dog for his last trot. You could see mouse tonight"
 ''Yes," he said, land hear it too. It's dead still as well as light
 What sort suits burglars bestT' asked.
 His answer. came without any hest tation.
 Dark. wet and windy he said.
 Dark I can understand" I saids Tbut why wet?"
 Folk stay at home in wet weather, and they think the burglar would nev- CT choose a rotten night like this. That's their way of looking at it. The burglar knows that, and he says, My best time is just when I'm least ex- pected.'''
 And why windy?'' queried.
 You can hear cat sneeze tonight, 1" said the policeman. eff a window or door squeaked the householder or his n1issus would be sitting up listening, and the old woman wouldn't rest till hubby prowled round a bit. But on a windy night it's different. Bang, rat tie, bump, swish, chatter, all the bless ed nfght.''-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
Tha pead Man,s Hand.

Charms as cures for sickness were common in England a century ago. Lady Wake, who was born in 1900, tells of a grewsome cure adopted for the removal of some birthmarks which disfgured her face. Her mother was persuaded that "a dead mans hand laid upon my cheek and hands would effectually remove the marks,' she writes. AS a man could not be killed for the occasion, it was necessary to wait till some one died. An old man at last did die in one of the nearest cottages, and I was taken there in my sleep. remember afterward being constantly stopped by the widow, who always examined my cheek in order to ascertain the state of her husbands
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
. Japaneae Fear. Fexes.


 The Japanese have many curious su7 perstitions about animals, the chief among which is their belief in the su- pernatural power of foxes. There are numberless shrines, indeed, dedicated to foxes in Japan.
 The badger is another animal feared by the superstitious Japanese mind It is believed to have power to annoy people and to be able to turn into priest at will.
 The crying of wease1s and the baying of dogs are considered evil onens, and such insignificant happenings send a shudder over the believers.
 In Japan a light colored mouse in the house is sign of happiness. If a spider falls from the ceiling in the morning it brings pleasure, but if at night it is thought to be very unlucky. To see a centipede at night means happiness in Japan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Eight hundred invitations were, is Sued yesterday to the silver jubilee of the Courtland School which will be held Thursday afternoon, May IS, at the residence of Mrs. DeVer Fl. War ner, 169 Park place. The uniquely attractive Invitations were designed by Mrs. Charles S. Lent, of Yonkers formerly May F'arini of this city. A return postcard is attached on which each recipient is asked to write a greeting. It is planned to mount all the return postcards with their greet ings in a scrap book. Music and barefoot dancing on the lawn will be features Of the entertainment Miss May Miner, who has been principal of the school for a number of years, with Mrs. George Holmes Edwards, pTesi- dent of the Graduates association Of the school will receive the guests. The ushers will be chosen from each class that has graduated from the school. Mrs. John Field is chairman of the committee of arrangements, Miss Alice Pierce of the decorations, Mrs Walter c. North of the music and Miss Louise Gould of invitations.
 MT. and Mrs. John Bierer of Brook line, Mass. recently welcomed a sec ond child. a daughter, Ruth Eliza beth. to their home. Mrs. Bierer is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Coulter of 51 Hough5 avenue.
 A daughter has been born to MT. and Mrs. Fred Douglas of 1194 State street at the Bridgeport hospital. Mrs Douglas was Miss Bessie Carroll be- fore her marriage
 { A piano recital by the pupils of Mrs. Joseph Consterdine, formerly Miss May Woodward. will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs Henry Shannon, 245 Congress street. The pupils taking part are the Misses Margaret Mann ley, Carrie Gerald, Lola Murphy, Mil dred Murphy, Emily Parker, Evelyn Mathieson, Henry Shannon and Carl ton Sherwood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
The EeIipse Monstsr.

The Mohammedans of Macedonia look upon any eclipse of the moon as full of portent indicating bloodshed. It Is met with reports of firearms, and from the minarets the imams call the faithful to public prayers in the mosques. This recalls in striking man zner the practices of many savage and barbaric nations. The great nations of Asia, such as the Hindus and the Chinese, still cling to the belief in the eclipse monster. The latter meet 1t with prayers, like the Turks But even in civilized Europe, both ancient and modern, one finds numerous proofs of this superstition. The Romans came to the succor of the afflicted moon by fiinging flrebrands into the air, by the blare of trumpets and the clang of brazen pots The superstition survived
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
eunpewder and Artillery.

There is abundant evidence that the origin of gunpowder and artillery goes far back in the dim ages of the past The Hindu code, compiled long before the Christian era, prohibited the mak- ing of war with cannon and guns or any kind of firearms, Quintus Curtius informs us that Alexander the Great met with fire weapons in Asia, and Philostratus says that AIexander's con quests were arrested by the use of gunpowder. It is also written that those wise men who lived in the cities of the Ganges "overthrew their enc mics with tempests and thunderbolts shot from the waIls."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
washtno+on as a Business Man.

Washington was man of extraord1- nary activity. It was his custom to rise at o'clock, and he claimed that a great deal of his work was done while others slept My manner of living" :" he wrote, lis plain, and I do not mean to be put out by it."
 It was said of him, "At the time of his marriage it is no great strain of metaphor to say that Washington had now his first chance to sit down since the days when he had bored over his school copybook" After the war and his first term as president Washington found his estates run down and un- profitable, yet he so redeemed his for tunes by his application to his affairs and by good business judgment that he died the second richest man in America at that time-Christian Her ala,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
SCENE FROM PHOTOPLAY
 AT THE LYRIC SUNDAY

Julius Steger, whose remarkable
 performance of .The Fifth Command 'ment'' is so strongly remem bered, will in his newest pictorial creation, .'The Blindness of Love- be seen in what is iperhaps the most sensational mo- ton picture of modern issue. Mr
 Steger is classed as Americas fore. most character actor, and in s"The Blindness of Love has exceIled his best past performances. Manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
OBITUARY
MRS. MARY SMITH

The many friends of Mary, widow of James Smith. will be greatly grfev- ed to learn of her death, which occur red at a late hour last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, All Catherine street, after long illness. Besides her daughter, Mrs Clark. who is survived by one son, Hugh Smith of this city, and sew era1 grandchildren
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
Ball rhat tIit .nlnnolann

There rests in the Paris musee the grapeshot ball which struck Napoleon before Ratisbon, April 9, 1889. The bullet, which caused but-a trthtng flesh wound, was picked up by an officer and treasured by him and his de scendants until one finally gave it to the institution, where it is now on view. That was the great Bonaparte's only wound
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
His Attaol7yoent

The tramp looked over his dilapidat- ed garments when at safe distance from the farmhouse.
 "I can't >see," he muttered, ''Why such a big fuss is made over the dog 8 instinct in attaching himself to manI London Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05

Ing to obey them both so that when I get home this evening from the office I can truthfuIly say that I won't have to lie to either of them" And the regu- lar patron kept on walking back and forth Columbus Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
sTENIPLE FINED

Arthur l.. Sten1pIe Of Barnunn ave- nue, Stratford, was fined s , by Judge Frank L.. Wilder today in city court Stemple was charged with violating a traffic ordinance at Middle street and Ea3rnead avenue yesterday noon time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
NaturalIw

Boarding House Mistress -v- FVhat part of the chicken do you wish2
 Freshman-S -SCme.o of the meat, plelre- -PennsyFvania Punch Bowl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05

through the middle ages into a very late period France, Wales and Ire land offer many instances as late as the seventeenth century.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05

body, as the marks, she told my nurse would certainly fade away as he turn ed into dust. Whatever the cause of the cure, the marks in time disap- peared."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05

A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Douglas of 1194 State street at the Bridgeport hospital. Mrs. Douglas was Miss Bessie Carroll be- fore her marriage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

BELIEVING THAT those of us
 who care especially for books would be interested in the opinion of our fellow townsmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

of which are the best books of fiction in the English language, the question be- comes much simplified, but even then is in not largely matter of individual preference? What I like may bore you to extinction, and book which you find admirable may make no appeal to me And so 1t goes. What stands for great ness in fiction? Is it plot, the delinea- ton of character, gripping incident, a noble theme? Or is it what we called literary flavor. an eloquence of the pen. facility in the use of words and eX- pression of ideas? To me it is originality. Those writers who blaze trail who think in new lines and are daring enough to express themselves in their own way are interesting Yes, and great.
 We might say that fair test of the best in literature is, does it endure? Do people still read the book years after it's first success? And yet this, too is unsatisfactory, for the only book which increases steadily in circulation, which more people read today than ever before is the Bible. We know that this is not because of its literary merit, although it has never been equalled in simplicity force and beauty of expression. The Bible is read because of the help and comfort it's Derusal brings
 Any way, which is the greater, the book read and enjoyed and understood by the multitude, or the one beyond the com prehension of the ordinary mind, but which proves a never ending source of delight to the deep thinker and scholar? Is the extent of circulation a real test? There we are, up against a stone wall again
 On the shelves of every fairly well stocked library there are certain works of fiction. We call them standard works Our fathers and grandfathers were taught that they were great books and transmit ted this belief to us. These books come in sets nicely bound, and are usually in excellent condition, because no one reads them Infinitely painstaking were their authors, thinking studying, writing and rewriting, through long days of la bor and nights devoid of ease'' When "finis" was written, the book was as good as the author could make it. guess. Far be it from me to speak in any way except reverently of these mas ters of fiction whose characters were such real and lovable folk that they live on through the years. But not without rea- son it is sometimes suggested that the great pioneers in English fiction did not know how to make a tale move along like the writers of today, that with all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
eir Opinion Abou "The Six Best Books Ever Written

the mood I am in. When it is gray and bleak outside and the wind blows cold I like to pull up to blazing fire of logs. and then the favorite I select is The Woodcarver of Lympus.' Many will tell you that ;he Bible is the first and best book in the world, and it is; not only from religious point of view, but because it teens with such rich material and wonderful scenarios. To me the best book is not always the most interesting at the time it is first read. I have read some books so intensely interesting that I rushed from cover to cover without stopping and then laid them down and promptly forgot all about them, but the best book stays with one and is quoted from all through life.- Here is a list of the best books in Fy humble opinion:
 "'David Copperfeld'
 Ivanhoe.' "'Silas Marner.' "'Adam Bede.' "Ies Miserables.' "'The Scarlet Letter.
 And here are my favorites toAay:
 "'David Copperfeld.' Adam Bede.' "Ben Hur' "'Henry Esmond.' "Joseph Vance,
 "'Queed' AS you see, the title Of each Of my favorites is formed from the name of it's leading character"
 DIR. F. c. M'vOY. FORMER PASTOR
 OF HIGHLANDS METHODIST CHURCH Your question is hard to answer, as there are many books that have had great influence upon my life, and to which I am greatly indebted But, pos sibly. the six books that have taken the deepest hold upon me, and left the greatest impression, are: T. The Folv Bible. of course be- cause in it God speaks as in no other book. It finds me and inspires me S no other book does. It never grows old It is perpetual fountain.
 2. Pilgrims Progress'-because or its beautiful simplicity. and because it IS a wonderful a1legory portrayine so graphically the experience of the Chris tlan by far the most fascinating and wonderful allegory ever written
 ,: Iennyson's poems, because of their deep spirituality and remarkable beauty, and strength, and an indescrib- able something about them that appeals to my very soul. 4. David Copperfe1d.' because I re- gard it as the masterpiece of the man who knew how to portray human na- ture. s no other author ever has. "5. Les Miserables.' because it grips me as but few novels ever have. and because of the wonderful ina gination and descriptive powers of Victor Huge, who, think, is at his best in this book It is the only book I ever sat up all night reading "6. The Resurrection.' because it is so powerfully written. and because of the wonderful lesson the great Tolstoi teaches in it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

search; poetry of the most sublime character; matchless literary diction, such as contained in Job. Isaiah and Revelation; marvellous philosophy In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes; the revela- tion of the government of the world; its creation. loss and redemption; code of morals adopted consciously or unconsciously by worldwide seekers after good detailed instructions for the conduct in life of the judge, the farm CT, the builder. the ranch owner, the soldier, the hygienist. the sanitary en- gineer, and many others; the book which contains the inspiration for the poet, the painter and musician; the foundation of Milton's Paradise Lost of the pictures of Rubens. Rafael da Vinci, Titan. Dore and Hoffman; and the inspired writing of the glorious Messiah Creation and Elijah; Mozarts Twelfth Mass. and score of others, be- sides intoxicating within itself the spirit of holy ambition rcverently ex- pressed in the towering spires of Gothis architecture in the great cathedrals of the world.
 ."This is the one book. or the six books or the 66 books. from which come faith, joy. comfort. peace, indus try, brotherhood. charity. hope in the future, differentiating life iron: the stoicism of the early pagans, the book of books. How can we discuss the six best books unless we descend to lower gallery for the purpose?"
 MRS. NED RICHARDSON MDAVID
 (MITTIE OWEN).
 Did you ask me to name the six best books or my six favorite books? :? Now, that sounds like an admission that my favorites are not the best. Sone of them are and others are not.
 There are so many splendid books nowadays, and so many different kinds of books. that it is difficult question to decide which are the very best, or to settle on ones favorites. 1 have dozen favorites, no six of which are the same in my opinion all the tine fer my preference changes with the weather or