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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Begin Ice Cutting
At Beardsley Park

The harvest of ice began in
Bridgeport this morning when the
Naugatuck Valley lee Co. sent a large
force of men to Beards1ey park to
mark. cut and store. Reports from
the lake indicate that this years crop
is of good quality, hard and firm
with about nine inches thickness. be-
ing constantly increased by the pre-
vailing cold weather.
The company is suffering from a
shortage of men. The usual avai1a-
bic number is missing because of the
present prosperity conditions
Work at Beardsley park will con-
tinue Indefinitely unless prevented by
a sudden thaw.
The 1sprague Ice & Coal Co. re-
ported that there was not sufficient
thickness of ice at Kent to Warrant
the beginning of operations, although
it was expected tos-harvest before the
end of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Expense Didn't Bother Him.

That the East Indian, of wealth is a
luxury loving individual and cares no
more for his rupees than does the Pitts
burgh millionaire for dollars when en-
tertaining is shown by the following
example,
One afternoon an Indian gentleman,
clad in modern English garments, en-
tered the salesroom of an automobile
firm in Calcutta. The visitor was met
by the salesman, who proceeded to ex-
plain the various good points of five
electric vehicles on exhibition. The
Indian stopped him with a wave of his
stick and said:
Send them to my palace at once"
'eWhiEh ones?' asked the surprised
salesman.
t'An of them was the answer.
T The purchaser was the nizam of Hal
tdarabad, and the above incident is re-
lated by T. K. Stuart, an American
electrical engineer, who knows India
by heart from long experience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
NINE GUESTS USE
AS MANY TONGUES
AT SAME DINNER
PoIyglot Gathering at Protect
i've Home Makes Dinner
Memorable.

Please pass me the sugar was
spoken in nine different languages
several evenings ago. at the supper
table irfSs the Bridgeport Protective
Home, SCI Myrtle avenue. The might
was stormy and nine girls ana wo-
men. shelterless, had applied at the
home and were received.
If one counted the sign language,
which was the most used, 10 varying
methods of communication were en-
ployed. Some spoke a littIe2Eng1ish,
some nenegat all. but by an odd CO..
Incidence, the native tongue of each
person at the table was Incompetent
sibIe to the other eight. i
ttOneS girl was of French extrac-
ton said Miss Katherine 1. Hewitt,
superintendent of the home, when re-
counting the event. and another was
a French-Canadian. They got. along
another Polish, another Russian. One
young woman spoke an Austrian ,dia-
1ects ~
The guests of the home had an in
teresting time. They We'd with, each
other in trying to learn the NAMES for
articles of food, in the various Ian
guages.T The French girl spent her
pre-bedtime hour teaching the girl
from Canada purer French. A Ger
man woman evinced an interest in
Russian. All tried their tongues at
English.
81 Despite the cosmopolitan atnnos-
phere of the home that evening, it is
not to be assumed that those for for
efgn birth are in the majority among
those assisted, by the Protective assoc
citation. The records show that Amer
lean born persons predominated from
December. 1914, to December -915.
Ninety seven. of the latter applied at
the home. The total number. Of
guests was 1861
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
MICHELE HAS GREATEST
LEFT HAND IN BUSINESS
SAYS JOHNNY KILBANE.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 17.-Johnny Kill
bane, featherweight champion. has
fought across the country from coast
to coast in the eight years he has been
left hand he says is the greatest in the
game. 1t belongs to Richie Mitchell,
the Milwaukee lightweight
ct thought when beat Abe AtteH
for the featherweight title had beat
en- the best left hand in the business,
but I found a better one when I met
Mitchell in Cincinnati the other day"
said the champion.
4 mitchell had his left in my face all
the time. There was not much sting
to it when he used it for jabbing, but
it was a tanta1izing thing and it's go
ing to do Mitchell a lot of good in his
chase for the lightweight champion
ship.
Mitchell, according to Kilbane,
makes it almost impossible for an OPP
,ponent to try to .set" for a punch.
The Milwaukee scrapper keeps shoot
ing out the left in quick succession.
and a1th ough there is not much power
back of it sometimes, if is good
enough to keep an opponent off his
feet, and with it Ritchie is able, most
of the time to beat his antagonist to
the punch.
There was something of a grudge
between Ki1bane. and Mitchell as a re-
suit of a bout several months ago,
and Ki1bane went into their recent
match determined to settle all doubt
of supremacy. He tried har1ed for
knockout than in any other battle he
has boxed in a long time.
The featherweight champions efforts
to step in and land a haymaker were
repeatedly frustrated by ( Mitchelrs
left, which shot out time and again
at just the right time to hold off his
opponent.
Mitchell has a, bright future said
Kilbane. At the rate he has improved
in the last several months he ought
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
An Old ondon PAPER.

On Sept. 8, 1866, special number Of
the London Gazette was issued, the
reason being, as described in it's first
paragraph: "The ordinary course of
this paper having been interrupted by
a sad and elamentable accident of fire
lately happened in the city of London,
it hath been thayht fit for satisfy ing
the minds of so many of his ma jestie's
good subjects, who must needs be con-
cerned for the issue of so great an ac-
cident, to give this short, but true, ac-
compt of it,
i The first number had been published
on Nov. II, 1865, when the court was
at oxford on account of the great
plague, and the paper was therefore
called at first the Oxford Gazette.
With its twenty-fou-th number, how
ever, it became the London Gazette, by
which name it has been known ever
since
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
A Singular Marriage Custom.


= The Kurds have a very curious and
somewhat dangerous marrige custom,
which one would think would be more
honored in ME breach than in the OBJ
servanee. The husband, surrounded
by a bodyguard Of twenty or thirty
young men, carries his wife home on
his back in scarlet cloth and is ,des-
perately assaulted the whole way by
a number of girls. Sticks and stones
are hurled at the bridegroom, who in
the coming home with his bride can
hardlye' be considered a very happy
man, for the irate amazons often in-
fict on him marks which he carries to
the grave. 1t may be that among the
lady pursuers are some of the bride
groom's former ..fames,1 who; turn the
mock attack into downright earnest to
avenge sighted love.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
MICHAEL KENEALY FORMER HEAD OF
COP. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
is DEAD in STAMFORD AT ACE OF 81

Stamford JAN 17-Michael Ke-
nealy we'll known as a lawyer and
one of the most prominent men po-
litically in the state, died early today
at the Stamford hospital. He was one
of counsel for the defense in the trial
of IL directors of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford RAILROAD in the
government suit and collapsed recent
ly after making an argument in the
case. He was brought back to this
city from New York and taken to the
hospital.
Some encouragement was held for
his recovery by reports during the
latter part of the week that he was
showing Improvement but late yester-
day he began to grow worse and sank
rapidly.
Michael Kenealy was born in
stamford, the son of John Kenealy,
a grocer, who had come here from
Waterford, Ireland, and had married
Johanna Fitzgerald. The son,
Michael, was born July 8, 1855. and
there were two other children, James.
now dead, and Mrs Mary O'Brten.
S AS a boy Michael was studious and
progressive. He was a clerk for his
father until 1873 when he entered
the law office of O1nstead & Scofe1d,
the head of which was states attor-
ney of Fairfield county. Michael
Kenealy, the student, became a mem
Der of the bar in 1876, and three
years later when the firm of Ohm
stead & Scofie1d was dissolved he, be-
came associated with Mir. Scofie1d,
continuing in that relation until 1898.
Mr.. Kenea1y then established his own
office and later John F. Heating be
came his partner and continued 50
until 1912. In September, 1904. Mr..
Kenealy formed an association with
Senator Brandegee and became an ac-
tive member of the law firm of Bran
degee, Kenealy & Brennan, later Ke-
nea1y, Brennan & Whitt1esey. He
dividing his time between Stamford,
and New London, but spent much
of it in the courts, for Mr.! Kenealy's
chief. work in connection with the
New, London law firm was in the trial
-of cases in court. About a year ago
tive gpractice, and became associated
law frrn of F'essenden- & Kenealy. fof
which one of his sons, Edward, is a
mem Der. Employed as counsel in
the suit against the New Haven rail-
road officials, he devoted much time
to a, study of the case and to5the trial,
making one Of the closing arguments.
His physical condition was such that
he collapsed and was very near death
{ VIII en- he summed up the case before
sthe jury In New York, in behalf of
Edward D. Robbins one of the fndict-
{ ed directors
AS a young man Mr.. Kenea1y allied
with the Democratic party When
Blaine was the Republican candidate
for President Mr. KeneaIy. came out
openly as one Of his supporters The
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
IT'S Easy-If You Know DIR. Ed
wards Olive Tablets.

The secret OF keeping young-is to
feel young-tO do this you must watch
your liver and boWe1s-there,s no
need OF having salIow complexion
dark rings under your eycs-pina-
pIes-a bilious look in your face
duh eyes with no sparkle.
Your doctor will tell you ninety per
cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver.
DIR. Edwards, weI1-known physi-
clan In Ohio. perfected a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to act
on the liver and bowels, which he
gave to his patients for years.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
substitute for cafomel, are gentle in
their action, yet always effective.
They bring about that exuberance
of spirit, that natural buoyancy which
should be enjoyed by everyone, by
4oning up the liver and clearing the
system OF impurities.
You viii know DR.. edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 10c and
csc per box. All sdfuggfstsS The Olive
TabIst Company. Columbus. Ohio
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
WINNING an Autograph.


: Like Rudyard Kip1ing, the famous
novelist, Hall Game has a great dis.
ike for the autograph ''fend," and he
has to be a clever collector who can
get the signature of the author of
1.-THE Mamxman."
! On one occasion, however, Mr.. Hall
Game was beaten by a very smart
trick. While on a visit to America he
was besieged by, autograph hunters,
but he refused them all. Then one day
a porter at his hotel brought him a
registered letter. He was asked to
sign a receipt, and was then Informed
that he must sign a second paper
which had to be returned to the sender
OF the letter.
Quite unused to American ways, he
did so, and when he opened the let
ter, after the porter had retired, his
establishment may be imagined when
he found that it contained nothing but
a note of thanks for his autograph,
which. he had Of course appended to
the paper!-Pearson's
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

change involved a good deal of self
sacrifice. His progress in the Re
publican party was not rapid but in
the end he took a leading place in
the councils of the party, in town,
city, county and state. He became
prosecuting attorney in the borough,
prosecutor in the court of common
pleas, and went to the House in 1897,
1899 and was the floor leader the lat
ter year. In 1901 he served in the
senate, and in 1903 was speaker of the
House, and returned to that body at
the next session at the urgent re-
quest of the late Samuel Fessenden,
who then was ambitious to go to the
United States Senate. Mr.. KeneaIy
labored hard to aid his fellow towns
man, even at considerab BILE personal
sacrifice.
At the Republican convention in
May, 1904, Mr.. Kenealy was elected
to succeed Andrew F. Gates as chair
man of the Republican state central
committee. In 1904 he was a delegate
at large to the Republican national
convention, and again in 1908. He
held the place of state chairman for
eight years At that time, because
Of his long service in the General As
sen1bly, and his activity in public af-
fairs he had a wide acquaintance
throughout the state, and his popu-
Iarity was we'll established. Keeping
in close touch with every part of the
state, harmonizing where differences
existed within the party, stirring en-
thusfasm and encouraging aggressive
work everywhere he was able to
make a safe prediction as to the ma
jority the state was to give for the
national ticket. He was not much
given to announcements in print, but
his forecast on the eve of an election
was invariably correct.
In the senatorial contest of 1902
Mr.. KeneaIy was an open supporter of
his associate, Mr.. BrandegeeA He
favored the nomination of George L.
LiIley for governor, in 1908, although
he continued On the most friendly
terms with Mr.. Lilley's chief oppon-
ent, Everett J. Lake. In ttef spring
of 1909, MT. Kenea1y's name was
Judge of the superior court. At that
pendicitfs necessitating an operation
time the appointment did not go to
him.
AS a member of the bar Mr.. Ke-
nealy appeared in many notable, cases.
One of the recent ones being that
which raised the question of the val
idity of the federal employers Habil
ity law, known as the Hosie case
Mr., Kenealy's family consists of his
wife, three sonse and a daughter.
One son is assistant prosecuting at
torney in the Stamford city court, an
other was assistant clerk in the last
House, and the third resides III Siam
ford. The daughter is Miss Bessie
KeneaIy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
OUR own
NEWS LET TER
Especial to Ehs Farrner.5

Newtoyvn, Jan. Bridget Keat-
ing, widuw of the late Henry McKeon.
died at A11dd1etown, Conn, last Thurs
day. The body was brought to New
town Friday, and Dndertakers Ionan
and BredScarr1ed the remains TO the
Heating. of Main street. The funeral
occurred Saturday morning from St.
Roses church at 0s;e,c1ock. Rev. p.
CohoIan Off1ciatfng Internent was
in st. Roses cemetery. The pail
bearers were NJ. J. Heating, OK Sandy
Hook, Edward and John Heating of
Danbury, Hugh Tally of Bridgeport.
Martin Talty Of Sandy Hook, and NJ
f. Scan1on of the borough. The de-
ceased was So years of age, and is
survived by three sisters, Mrs James
Tracy OF Derby Miss Annie Heating
of 1PenDsyrvaaia' and Miss Margaret
Keafing of Newtown; one brother,
THOMAS Keating OF Zoar.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Tiemann, Jr.,
are the proud parents of daughter,
born Friday, Jan ~
A months mind requiem mass will
be celebrated at 9 o'clock TUESDAY
morning for the late Nellie Foran, am
hoNr months mind requiem mass
for the lates Mary ScanIon of Walnut
Tree Hill.
Mrs. John McGran received the in
teIligence of the death, of her grand
son-.Walter McGran or Bridgeport in
st. Vfncentss hospital yesterday. The
youth was born in Sandy Hook and
attended the public school there be-
fore removing to Bridgeport with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John McGran.
The diseased was IS years of age and
his death will be. depIoreds by many
of the associates of his early child
hoods -
MrA.sJohn Carlson and family have
received news l1of the marriage of
member of the family, Charles o.
Carlson OF Frederick, Co1o..s to Miss
Myrtle Laughead, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs Ga G. Laughed, of Denver, Col.
Saturday, Jan. g.. The bride was a.
public school teacher in that city, The
couple will reside in Frederick, Colo,
where the groom is well established
in busi1ess, The many friends of the
family In Newtown rejoice with them
over the happy event.
Fire Company No. / of Dodgington
will give a dance at the Firemen's
hall Tuesday, evening. jan Is, to
which the public is cordially invited.
Congef,s orchestra, will furnish music
and refreshments will be served.
The opening of the factories on the
Pootatuck stream and the consequent
fItering of the waters of the stream
by daily volumes of fresh water has
removed the objection to its use for
Ice cutting purposes which prevailed
for several years when the mill dams
were stagnant from non-use. This
year no objection is offered by the
health authorities Ak
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Old Times At the capitaI,

In recalling the lively and pictur-
esque incidents which the old timers
enjoyed in Washington one is moved
almost to tears over the commonplace
nature of his own times. John Adams
used to battle in the Potomac every
morning at daylight because he had no
bathtub in the White House, and no
one ever pulled camera on him. Presi-
dent Taylor used to walk about the
town and stop and chat with every one
he met, like a policeman A reception
in the White House in these days is
relieved of monotony only by the great
crush Of guests, who trample the
clothes off one another's backs. Anoth-
err president set up in the east room
600 pound cheese and invited the null
titude to come in and help itself, which
the multitude proceeded to do.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Bows and Fairgrounds.

I do not know Of any better way to
teach a boy to be honorable and
straight than to give him a chance to
play with his comrades, says Justice
Hughes. In the playground he learns
because he does not want anybody else
to cheat him, and he is down on the
boy that does not play fair; he will es-
tablish standards of conduct which we
must maintain in the community and
particularly in our great cities. If
there is one thing that we need more
than another it is the constant empha-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Wha+ liz acked-

''They tell me,'' said the innocent
maid, ''that your marriage was the re-
suit of love at first sight. Is it true?''
cit Isl answered the round shout
dered man sadly. tfHad been gifted
with second sight I'd still be in the
bachelor cIassr'- Chicago Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Think and Live Lonq..

Brain workers, according to a medi-
cal expert, live longer than muscle
workers. Those who make use of both
live longer than either, and the greater
brain workers live longer than the
lesser ones Life insurance compa-
MES realize the progressive shortening
of life as one goes down in the scale
of education when they refuse to ac
cept illiterates because they are bad
risks"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Music and madness.

Handel and Mozart each died insane,
while both Donizetti and Schumanh
composed much of their very best
work while actually inmates Of luna
tic asylams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

sis among our citizens of that spirit of
fair play, that willingness to give and
take, that generosity in defeat and that
lack of assertiveness in victory which
we identify with true sport and which
is learned best of all in childhood upon
the layground.-Chicago Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

A man giving the name of Fred
Archer and who was unable to give
the same address twice, was found
wandering about Main street late last
night He was taken to the police
station by Policeman F. M. Holbrook.
He was ordered transferred to Lake
view Home, as it is believed that the
man is slightly demented. Investiga-
tor Alexander F.. MorrisseyD is investt-
eating the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
SuraaProof..

Hokus-I can always tell a woman
who takes things just because they
look cheap. Pokus-How? Hokus-
Simply by looking at her husband
Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
Accused AS "Squealer,. .
City Employe Fights

In city court today the charge of
mutual assault held against John Fo-
ley of 1898. Main street and Joseph
Gasso Of 1880 stratford avenue. was
nol1ed by Judge Frank L. Wilder up
on payment Of costs. The assault took
place at Main street and Fairfield
avenue about 8, o'clock, Saturday eve7
ming. Gasso is employed as draw
tender on Congress street bridge and
Foley is a former employee Of the
Bridge Department. The fight took
place when Foley accused Gasso of
being a stsquea1er'' in the Public
Works Department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
TIE PRETTIEST FACE

and the most beautiful hands are Of
ten disfigured by an unsight1y wart.
T. can easily be removed in a few
days without pain by using Cyrus
Wart Remover. For sale only at the
Cyrus Pharmacy. AIS fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
The University School
$50 FAIRFTRIID AVE.

Next session, January 3, 1916. Col
lege preparatory, eleR6entary and adj
vanced subjects, upper grammar
school and, high. school grades, \indi-
vidual instruction. Students entering
now may save years work.
T2o at~
Farmer Want Ads. One Gent a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

A slight earthquake was felt at
Yuma, Ariz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

The Panama Canal is expected to be
open to small craft in short time.
Emperor William appeared in pub,
lie in Berlin, being received by cheer
ing crowds. ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-23

Their atutlHe .
toward society
the larger con-
nict between
democracy and
ahsoIutism that
is going on IN
this country
The Repub.
licans, as a
whole stand
fr tho idea
that the coun
try should be
governed BY q
small group of
efficient, pow
crful perg,in-
arcs wlll Will
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-23
OIL LEASES AND pLArs

OF leases and township plats FOR
oil men. on sale al Leader office. Al
40 assignments, affidayits ot posses.
sion and affidavit 81 cash bonus
paid. An OF the latest forms, and
conform b oil leasing lass.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-23

tell the people what 10 think and
what b do, and naLe them do Il.
Men like President Wilson seem
TO me . stand for the opposite
idea--that democracy. after all,
with IFS mistakes and inenirIeney.
Is the wiser plan. because II allows
people to think for themse.sfs and
teaches them to goy n themselves
by governing themselves
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-23
The County Normal
PAGE SEVEN


II has been the custom Of the present
County Superintendent TO nave the teach
els employed IN the 5ehools OF Logan county
attend the Normal Institute at Edmond for
their Normal training each year 1t is my
belief that thoroughly competent Normal
Institute can be maintained IN Logan Couu.
ty, that viii be a credit to The County and
viii give entire satisfaction to everybody.
This viii not only bo a saving TO the teach
Gus Of the county IN their expenses, and
comfort, but will also retain IN their home
county the money which they must necss
aauy expend II elected | shall keep the
Norma at Guthrie
MRS R M MPBELL
NdN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-23
MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED Plain sewing to do VIII
sew az fair pnoes. Nf Alpha
Hranson j0l South First St