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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
Title page of the Hamlet" Qusrto. the most important exhibit in the
collection. and said to be worth 100000.

biary's exhibit. No one knows what
the Hamlet is worth. When George
u. Smith. the dealer. bought Il for MIR.
Huntington he expressed the opinion
That II was worth $1,000 900.
The highest price previously paid for
a book had been $4,000 for q Guten-
berg also bought by Mr.. Smith
Tor Mr.. huntington at the Hoe sale. As
the was acquired withs other
rdrities for a lump sum Of $500. 600
Mr.. Huntington's acquisition Of II af-
fords no clue To what il might bring
sold separately. Aside from it's perfect
uniqueness IL has a special value be-
Cause 1t il "Hamlet'-the S~hakespcarian
play tn which highest rank has univer-
sally been assigned and the play which
has been the vehicle of the greatest act
ing the world has ever known.
As In the instance Of this Hamlet
quartz. - y 20 with many If tho other
hooks on view. No one can say what
they are worth. All that any one can
say Is that they represent-together-
millions of dollars. Guessing at their
collective value Is useless.
II is needles. to say that while ,hey
ar" on public exhibition they are locked
under double GLASS and securel, guarded
Yet IN optic of the ample precautions
they are fcctlN displayed and so ar
ranged IN order as to he clear to the
most uniformed spectator. Where il
ras been desirable 10 show several pages
OF a volume enough copies have been
"htainod to max" this possible. Large.
clearly labelled cards convey in simple
Language the facts every one wants to
know.
BUT To continue the description of
WHAT is sho"n. The first part of the
d,SplaE Is limited to Shakespcarc's
pays ana poems issued before 1909. be-
.auSe IN mat year Their" appeared the
"rS' en''on or his works bearing the
''""'' oil an Rowe.
Rare Comic. M poc.. s.o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
BISHOP QUAYLE HOLDS
AUDIENCE AT CASINO

Bishop William A. Quay1e, D. D.,
one of the best known authorities
upon Shakespearean matters lectured
to a large audience in the Casino last
night upon the Tragedy of Great
ness, as outlined by the. great poet
in Immortal verse.
& A vivid portrayal of the strength
and weakness of. julius Caesar was
given by the speaker as he dissected
the character for the pleasure of those
assembled He kept the audience
greatly interested throughout his dis
course.
During the afternoon and evening
sessions, there were large crowds at
the Casino. Rufus E. King discussed
the Almighty Dollar with keen
analysis He was assisted by Miss
Florence Hersen, who, rendered sew
eraI contra1to solos.
The 4 o'clock session was graced by
Miss Maud Scheerer of Boston who
interpreted thed ramatic reading,
1.-THE FIelpmate,'' with a picturesque
and dramatic force that swept the
audience to great applause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
Dutch Mobilization
Has Peculiar Effects


Fhe Hague. Netherlands. Feb. L.
The war baby about which there
was SO much talk in England at an
earlier stage of the war, is not I'M
known in Holland. While the Meth
erlands are not actually at war, an
army of over 100000 men has been
quartered in all parts of the country
since August /, 1914. The official
statistics, just issued. consequently
show that there was an increase in
the number of i1legitimate births in
the first ten months of last year, al
though not a, considerable one and not
recorded in every province, two or
three of the provinces even showing
a decrease. as4compared with 1914
Another point of interest connected
with the war is that smaller number
of marriages have taken place in this
country since the first days of the mo-
bi1fzation, particularly in the southern
provinces, which adjoin Belgium and
have therefore seen most OF wars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

producing aggregation of actors Na+
in town, Monday. making hna1 ar
rangements for the stand 1t IS eA-
,pected sNewtown and its famous CAS-
tie Hill will again resound to the clelsA
of arms but on a scale less than tEast
Of the mimic warfare between the
Red and Blue armies in the Wah
nnaneuvers of 1912. To allay possl-
BILE tirnidity of the boroughites this no7
flee of the turmoil is given
Major william Flynn Of Br1dgepoEF
will speak upon a patriotic suoJscl'
Feb. 81 in the evening, before ae
Holy Name society, at ST. Maryis nall
The state tuberculosis commission
has sent $116.5s for the use OF New
town for any work in connection Wltn
tuberculosis. as for the care OF pa
tients at a sanatortum. This amount
was realized from the sale Of Red
Cross Christmas seals In NeVtoWn
without the interpretation of an agens
of the commission, and under tlle law
such money ,reverts to towns ia 1Nl1ich
$50 and over in stamps IS sold. New
town expended within $500 in 1914-15
in the care Of tuberculosis patients az
the state sanatoria, and doubtless this
money will come in handy this year
ARA Whitlock Of washington, CT
is visiting his daughter, Mrs F. G
Halter of the borough.
A score of school children from tins
Southbury schools enjoyed a sleigh
ride to the borough Wednesday az
ternoon. They inspected the town
hall. library and other public. 1nstttu-
tons with critical eyes, and were lib
eral in praise of Main street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

success is achieved, the specialists be-
lieve that II ey can develop peach
trees which will make possible the
raisingSof peaches In the southwestern
or alkaline sections, and at the same
time offer possibilities OF peach cul-
tfaEation in many droughty and cold
regions. and possibly even into por-
tons of Iowa beyond the northern
edge OF our present peach region.
OF special interest also are the col.
lections of aquatic food plants secured
IL the recent expeditions. T1sese in
c1ude water chestnuts, water nuts, and
a n>imber OF 4qaatic bulbs as well as
the water bamboo The Chinese, the
explorer found, have mastered
through centuries of expert naents the
process of using swamp lands for the
raising of food crops and their suc-f
cess Is believed to point to CONNER
ciaI possibilities for some of our
swamp regions where reclamation by
drainage is not practicable. Whether
the American farmer would ever be-
willing, however, as commercial en-
terprise, to grow crops which call for
cultivation in water waist-deep is the
specialists admit, open to question
The kAuba. sometimes called wild
rice or water bamboo, now to be made
the subject Of experiment, is a vege-
table in taste somewhat between grass
and asparagus The swollen stalks
Of the plant are eaten much like our
asparagus The ordinary bamboo con-
s,o.,afig. y1Ia .5 -
Ecl1Ifivation calls FOR fertile s7,d Ts11
Drained soil = 90
In selecting Chinese vegetables for
Introduction the explorer was greatly
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
Havvianda Of Palestine district. Feb

Havianda of Palestine district, Feb,
13, 1916
Fofnler Senator NJ. j. Houlihan has
returned to his position of assistant
under Sherdff Simeon Pease at the
county jail, after several weeks abb
sence from duty due to an injury to
his leg from a fall on an icy Sidewalk.
Miss Anna. Carlson, assistant at R.
II. Beers e. Co. 3 store, spent Thurs
day in Bridgeport
Sheriff NJ. d. Beers was in Danbury
yesterday sun1nloning witnesses in the
case of State VS.. Schaefrer, which
comes up today in the superior court
miss Sylvia. M. Peck has returned
to her Newtown home after several
months absence spent in North Brook
field Mass.
The. Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire
men, No. 1, will celebrate their fifth
anniversary on March l. It's members
are making extensive preparations for
a proper celebration of the event.
Carl Slater took a merry party Of
sleigh ride to Danbury last night in
his large truck sled.
William R. Curtis was the host at
the February, meeting of the Mems
club at the Inn last night. Spencer
B. Gordon, charities superintendent of
Bridgeport, was the lecturer. His sub
Ject was Child welfare
The senior class of the High school
has made choice of the play, "A SIREN
uous Life for presentation in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Thrall, Jr., have
returned from New York where they
went. Monday. to attend the funeral
of-Mrs- Thral1's mother.
The Sandy Hook Library association
has received the sum of SIS, as the re-
suit of the recent soctable at Glover's
hall The library has added largely to
the list of books during the past year,
and more people have taken advan-
tage of its liberality.
Ronald Castle, Newtown's famous
attraction, will be the scene Of great
activities next week. A moving pic
ture caravansary from the metropolis
will take it into the scenario of q
forthcoming photo-play, and the &C
ton will depict a successful winter
attack on the strongh old in which
large attacking and defending forces
will contend. Tha manager of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
OUR NEWTOWN,
NEWS LETTER
(speciaI TO me Farmer.)

Newtown, Feb. 1S.-Carlos D. Still
son has been appointed administrator
of the estate of the late Eliza ]. Bots
ford of Cold Spring
Rev. w. H, Owen, member of the
board of education of Mount Vernon,
visited the public echool in Sandy
Hook, Thursday.
A. P Smith, by invitation of the
warden of the state reformatory at
Cheshire will give an evening of read
ings to its inmates on Feb. 20.
According to returns fled in the Of
dce of the registrar Of vital statistics
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs John
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
ID in covering the old scars with new

ed in covering the old scars with new
wood.
To lovers of flowers the new Chi
nese rose known as the Rosa xanthi-
ia sEeould be of special interest, Tar-
ticularIy in view Of the fact that there
is at present a great demand for yell
low roses. This bush has small, light
yellow flowers, but its great quality is
its hardness which will enable it to
flourish in the North even as far as
Canada The chief promise of this
rose, however, lies in the fact that it
win in all probability lead tosthe pro-
ductfon of new hardy types Of yellow
roses adapted to cultivation in Amer
lea Tt may produce varieties which
will not drop their leaves like our
Persian yellow roses do and yield va
rieties with larger and more SNOWY
flowers. In addition, the explorer
found a number of new rambler roses,
particularly certain yellow ramblers
which, if locally successful. will meet
a demand for a climbing rose with a
flower differing in shade from the
crimson and pink flowers of the we'll
known rambler varieties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

In several other features of it's VII
statistics, Holland is no exception to
the general modern tendency. There
has been a gradual fall in the birth
rate, an Improvement year by year of
the mortality rate. and a steady in
crease in the mum Der of divorces. As
regards the births since 1S49 the high
est rate met with is 37.1 per thousand,
in 1876. After that the figure steadily
declined.-tor TT. 8 in 1911, but it shows
"a slight rise for 1912, 1913 and 1914,
presp n1ab1y in connection with an abb
normally big infant mortality rate in
1911.
The death rate of 1890 per thous-
and Inhabitants in 1912 and 1913 has
never been so low before; and not
withstanding the somewhat less favor
able figures Of 1914. the average for
the years 1911 to 1914, viz, 1927, is
still considerably below the figure for
l91O---13.55.
The divorces per thousand married
couples have risen from 0.1O in the
decade 1870 to 1850 to rs in 1900 to
1910, O.98 in 1912 and finally 1-02, in
1914. As regards the marriages, the
blessing of the Church was only sought
in religious Holland in 5 o out of every
hundred of these. The main mar
riage ceremony in this country is al
ways the legal one. which is con-
Quoted by the Burgomaster or his
deputy at the town hall after which
the married couple with their friends
drive to church if they are so in
cHned.
While the margin of births over
deaths was responsible for an increase
of 1859 per cent. in the total popula-
+ ton of the Netherlands in that year,
the flood of Belgian refugees and 9TH
ers into this country on account of
the war caused a further increase of
the population by as much as 0. As per
cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
HER CHILD DYING
SHE SEEKS HUSBAND

Her child dying, Mrs. Adolph Kraalse
of s5s Madison avenue. Passadcs ~ -
has written Postmaster Greene aslzirg
him to try to locate her hlshand who
is supposed to be in this city, but
whose address she does NOT possess
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

A sernf-annual dividend or Per
cent, payable March 27. was deolaped
on the stock of the Citizens Gas Co.
of indianapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

The medical examination of the Ru-
manian reserves of the class of 1918
will begin on Feb. 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18

The United States Envelope. Co. de-
c1ared semi-annual dividends of $3.50
per share on the common and pre-
ferred stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Ward Liner to Carry 800
Refugees from Vera Cruz

Washington, June "a Mexican En-.
bassy officials said tonight that neces-
sary aid will be given Mexicans who
desire to leave the United States. Many
requests for advice on the subject re-
ceived by Mexican officials at FL Paso
were forwarded to the Foreign Office
by Ambassador Designate Arredondo.
It is said he was directed to assure
Mexicans that they need not quit the
United States at this time unless they
so desired
Captain Burrage, commanding the
battleship Nebraska. at Vera Cruz, ad-
vised the Navy Department to-day that
he had arranged TO transfer 500 Amer
lean refugees on board his ship to the
Ward liner Monterey, which was eX-
pected to arrive at Vera Cruz to -day,
for return to the United States. Many
Of these persons came from Mexico
City and others from Vera Cruz and
vicinity.
A dispatch from Admiral Winslow,
on his flagship, the cruiser San Diego,
on the West Mexican coast. said that
eighty-three American refugees had
been taken on board the gunboat An
napolis and the transport Buffalo at
Mazatlan. Arrangements will be made
for their immediate transportation to
the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
TAFT CALLS MEXICO
NUISANCE TO WORLD
1--WE Must too On" He Says, in
Discussing War.
lBy Telegraph TO The Thbune.l

Plainfeld, n. j., June 24.-"Mexico
is an international nuisance" said
William Howard Taft in an address
here tonight on "Our Foreign Rela-
tionships." He condemned the Admin
istration policy that led up to the
present Mexican situation. but declared
that the duty before the United States
was clear.
ave cannot have Mexico attacking
our border" said Mr.. Taft. 81 do not
want war, because | know what it
will mean. saw the same thing in
the Philippines. If it does come, an
army of at least 100000 will be re-
quired. and we will have TO seize and
occupy each town and port in the
entire country, then send forces out
securing the mountains for bandits.
It will mean an endless drag on our
manhood.
81 do not like the prospects, but we
must maintain the honor Of our coun-
try. We must protect our border and
our citizens We must go on now. II
is pretty clear that our duty in the
future will be that we shall not again
get caught where we have not enough
men to even guard our border"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
BATTLE IS NEAR,
FEAR ON BORDER
Continued from page ]
who fought with Huerta, have volun

who fought with Huerta, have volun-
teered.
Fifteen hundred Villa bandits, on
two long troop trains, reached Chi
huahua City this morning from the
Torreon and Santa Rosalia country.
They were Immediately incorporated in
the Carranza army of General Treyino,
and were sent west 10 oppose the APP
proach % American cavalry.
Five hundred former Orozco soldiers,
led BY General Marcelo Caraveo, were
incorporated into the Carranza army
to-day under General Francisco Con
zales. in Juarez, and were sent south
10 attack Pershing's force.
On the American side, former Villa
generals are disappearing, to be heard
from almost Immediately on the Next
can side and in command Of Carranza
troops. Fifteen miles north of FL Paso,
General Fidel Avilla, formerly villa
Governor of Chihuahua, has gathered
more than a hundred Villista families
in a colony, which American army men
are watching closely. General Avilla is
reported to have disappeared from the
colony.
General Felipe Angeles, who. follow
ing the fall of the Villa government,
took refuge on farm within five miles
OF FL Paso, still is on the American
side. hut says he would 90 to the aid
Of Me- co If the United States should
begin war of conquest. He would
not, he says, be willing to go to the
aid o. the Carranza government unless
il is shown that Mexico az nation Is
threatened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Carranza Envoy at Wash
ington Advises Country
men to Return Home.
ITURBE AND STAFF
CROSS THE BORDER
Husband of Obregon's Sister
Sends Her TO Tucson
for Safety.

FL Paso, Tex, June 24.-On instruc-
tions from the Mexican Ambassador
in Washington, Mexican residents
within the jurisdiction Of the consul
ate at FL Paso have been advised 70
return TO Mexico, inasmuch as Ameri-
can residents in Mexico continue to
leave Mexican territory, it was an
nounced to-day.
General Ramon Iturbe and several
members Of his staff, who arrived at
Nogales, Ariz., from The north by
train, crossed into Mexico late to-day.
It is understood that General lturbe
has been in San Francisco buying sup
plies for the Carranza government,
having come north from Guaymas by
steamer.
Colonel Tapia, whose wife is General
Obregon's sister. came across the lire
at Nogales to-day, and put his family
on the Tucson train, after which he
recrossed into Sonora. His wife mas
lived in Nogales for several years.
The Southern Pacific and Wells
Fargo Offices on the Mexican side a;
Nogales to-day were stripped Of all
movables, which were taken south.
About 300 Chinese remain in NO
gales, Sonora, and probably will appeal
soon for an asylum on the American
side Of the line, as there practically
is no food left there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
$50 ROOKIE POLICE
EAGER TO BE SOLDIERS
Rather Go to Mexico than Re-
turn to Beats.

At the conclusion Of their two weeks
Of military training at Fort Wadsworth,
Staten Island $50 New York policemen
agreed last light that they would
rather 90 to Mexico as soldiers than to
return to their beats as patrolmen.
These rockies would be as efficient
as any Of the soldiers in the regular
army" Inspector Cornelius Cahalane
said. 81 would be pleased to take them
TO the border because | know they
would be able to take care of them
selves"
Chief Inspector Max Schmittberger
and several police inspectors will be
among the visitors TO the camp to-day.
There will be dress parade at 4 p. m,
followed by a concert by the police
band
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Seventeen American Troopers
in Chihuahua Penitentiarv

captured at Carrizal, also is in prison.
The prisoners were assaulted by Mex
lean civilians as they were being trans
ferred from the train to the peniten-
tiary. According to the authorities
they are being well treated.
According TO a statement said TO have
been signed by Spillsbury, made public
to-day by General Trevino, neither he
nor the negroes knew which side began
the firing.
Spillsbury's statement says that prac-
tically all the Americans who lost their
lives were killed when they advanced TO
a deep ditch in which Mexicans were
stationed, and when other Mexicans,
getting around TO a deep ditch in their
rear, attacked them from the flank.
In his statement Spillsbury says that
he did not believe when he left Casas
Grandes in company with Captain Boyd
that there would be- any trouble, feel
ing confident that previous friendly re-
lations would continue.
Captain Morey and his men joined
them en- route, and the statement quotes
Spillsbury as saying that during tho
conference wit General Gomez Morey
was opposed to Captain Boyd's "obsti-
Macy" arguing that IL would be best 10
ANNiAt NAt4A htAtEdl lltN4Nd AT I'M
huahua City had passed on their re-
quest TO Gomez 70 be allowed TO pass
Gomez explained, it is said. that an
answer would come in three hours.
The statement recounts "A supposed
opinion by Spillsbury that Captain
Boyd was imbued with the idea that
AN action would bring him quick pro-
motion, and also thst the Mexicans
would back down on a show of force.
IL credits the scout with having ar
gued with Lieutenant Adair on the
evening before against moving into
the Carrizal territory in search of
bandits. and also says he admits hav-
ing importuned Captain Boyd at least
10 try to get around by some other
road.
II then gives Spillsbury's story. as
follows:
The troops were about two hundred
yards apart during the conference.
Captains Boyd and Morey and ad
yanced half way to meet General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Washington Receives
Report of Battle at CarriZall

Washington, June "a - Secretary
Baker tonight received General Perish
ing's latest official report on the fight
at Carrizal. He made public the fol-
lowing excerpts:
"A report received this morning from
Major Jenkins reports five men Of
Troop c and one man of Troop X have
been found at the San Luis ranch The
men state that Captain Boyd's Troop c
occupied the left of the line and that
Captain Morey's Troop X occupied the
right.
after the firing began Troop c ad-
vanced $50 yards toward the Mexican
position along an irrigation ditch, TAX
ing it and capturing machine guns.
Captain Boyd was twice wounded in
the arm and shoulder before reaching
the position and was killed at the irri-
gaticn ditch
Troop c. continued 10 advance
through the town under Lieutenant
Adalr. This was the last seen of Troop
c by these men.
Troop was outflanked and with
drew short distance. occupying an
adobe house. Captain Morey was
wounded in the shoulder. This house
was surrounded by Mexicans, and was
under fire for some time. The men
with jenkins state that they believe
ten or twelve Of Morey's troop who oc-
cupied the house escaped. II is be-
lieved that full particulars will be Sc
cured and the remaining men who es-
capped will be found"
The Secretary also made public A
report from Major General Bell at Fl
PasO, creGiting a prominent Mexican
who reached there from Chihuahua
with the statement that he saw three
white men and fourteen negroes among
the American prisoners in the Mexican
city.
General Bell was instructed to OBJ
tain the names Of all prisoners at Chi
huahua from Mexican Consul Garcia at
FL Paso.
The two border reports were made
public after Secretary Baker had laid
their contents before President Wilson
in a White House conference that last
cd half an hour and ended at mid.
night