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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26

nArne announces. Born in 1T5o. he was the son of a common sailor of Bordeaux, France. At the age of 0 he went. cabin boy, to New York, where he retnained in the American co'aSting trade until he became mas ter and part owner of a small vessel while still a young man.
 During the American Revolution he kept a grocery and toy shop In Philadelphia, and made money enough from the American and Brit ish armies as they sucCessively occu- pied the city to launch out into trad ing with the West Indies. Fortune came slowly to him, but he was not discouraged. It is said that it IS the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26

first thousand dollars that casts or tips the scale on the side of good luck. After that. in good hands capital rolls up rEe a sncwba1l.
 And now. a mysterious, untoward event became his stepping stone to great success. But Girard was ready when opportunity knocked. When the terrible massacre occurred at SJ. Domingo, he had some ships in that harbor. The planters had sent their plate their valuables, on board his vessels, and were preparing to em- bark with their families when they were nassacred en masse by the in furiated negroes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26
POST IS
 GREAT SUCCESS
 TIiR0UCH0UTU. 5.
Use of Motoz, Trucks Does Much To Benefit
 System.
LOWERS COST OF GOODS TO EVERY
 CONSUMER
Many Routes Are Huge Financial Successes, Says
 Report.

Washington. D, c, D~c, e6.-De- n1and on the part Of eae domestic consumer is developing the postal freight system of the federal parcel post to a point where it has become generally known in most sections of the country, This system. which carries fresh produce from the farms and returns merchandise and mail to the farmers from the city, has thus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26
STEPHEN GERARD.

Dec. 2G. 1881. Is the date of the death of q wealthy Philadelphia banker who had been a poor cabin boy. and who wets destined to do great :hings fo: his city, Stephen Girard. Girard College Is one of the noblest monuments in the Quaker City.
 He was a native of France, as his
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26
STICKING TO DOCS FORMULA.

\ tramp knocked at 2 kitchen door and said: Please, kind lady I'm a sick man. The doctor gimme this medicine, but I need something to take 1t with.'' The lady was ready to help. Poor fe1Iow!" she said, do you want a spoon and a glass of water"
 The tramp answered: ''No. mum wouldn't trouble you. But this medicine haster be took before meals. Have you got meal handy?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26
Special Reductions On Our Entire Stock

of Diamonds, Watches, Jew elry, Cut Glass and Silver ware, due to our removal to A Fairfield Avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

solidating the two famous shows the
RinRling Brothers have selected the fin
est and biggest features OF both, The
elephants number practically all the
trained paehyderms in the circus world
A gigantic ''super-herd't Of these Is
used on the arentc program, There
are a total of eight CRATES. Herds
rather than mere families OF ami
mails are now introduced in the men
agerles.
The most beautiful ring horses and
the heaviest and finest uf the draught
stock Of the two circuses have been
merged. The Percherons and Normans
promise to he much In evidence in the
street parade scheduled to depart from
tho show grounds at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. This procession, like all else
connected with tho new circus, is OF
greater length and brilliancy than any
presented m former years, In addition
to the scores OF open cages, the bands,
the calliopes and frequent tableau dis
plays without which 4 circus parade
wouldn't be q parade at all-are many
distinct novelties entirely new to the
sidewalk crowds. "Bigness'i Is the key
note OF the parade and II Is said that
the elephant division IL alone one OF the.
most remarkable spectacles ever pre-
scented,
At the show grounds win be erected
tFF "'H~NN' hftNtfh tNAAN NNfA HkAhhha &. AAiN
increased size has been made necessary
because OF tho additional number of
performers and the massiveness Of the
acts exhibiteasS One of the f1tter intro
duces five times as many elephants as
have ever before been presented at one.
time, Tho menagerie tent Is said to
be almost as large ms the big top" OF
former seasons, This win be open to
the public at / and Z pm. Monday,
The main-tcnt program will begin at
. and s o'clock. A gorgeous pageant
will nrecede the arenic displays. This
enlists hundreds OF characters and
horses. There are many handsome We
hioles. The pageant introduces many OF
the best. loved stories from fable and
nursery rhyme so dear TO the hearts of
the children, Following will come a.
host of hrenic features. The program.
OF the big combined circus Is made UP
Of the best, finest and most sensational
acts from the two famous shows sup
plemented by many foreign importa-
tons, Virtually every arenic number
Of the hundreds presented IL n stellar
attraction in itself, The riding acts
Include the farnor'a girl somersault rider
from Australia, h4iss MAY With, and
the entire With Hnily,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

Well, Youngsters, It's almost here.
Sometime between midnight and dawn
Sunday morning the big new ~~circus
bearing the strange yet familiar title
OF Ringing Brothers and Barnum g.
Bailey Combined" IN coming TO town.
The advance guard OF the show states
that all In in readiness for the in
Vaston, while the juveniles have, in
many instances, already set their alarm
clocks for an unearthly hour. At the
railroad yards switching crews are busy
clearing tracks for the many show
trains that must be taken care OF when
they arrive from Little Rock. Two per-
fofIllances Will be given Monday.
Railway officials state that the cir
Gus Ia far and away the biggest that
has ever been transported over their
lines, The trains will be met by the
show agents who are In the city today
making final arrangements for the com
Ing or the white tops one OF these
ls the "2t-hour man. He viii arouse
the various superintendents and their
men, Then viii begin the tremendous
task OF moving the contents OF the
trains to the circus grounds. II liz
said that those who rise in time to
watch this operation VIII witness the
unloading OF the greatest amount OF
pnraphornalla and the largest number
~ wagons, horses and animals that
have ever visited this city, In con.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
NC-4 VIII Visit
Memphis NOU. 6

WASHINGTON, Oct. tS.-The trans
Atlantic scaplane NC-4 with her pilot,
Lieut. Com. Read, will leave Washing
ton today on a prolonged tour Of the
South Atlantic and gulf coasts, and OF
the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The
NC-4 will be kept on exhibition at all
the principal cities along the route for
periods Of one to four days, The fol.
lowing schedule, the date being that
which the vessel win leave the city
named was given out by the navy de-
partmout;
Charleston, Oct. 81. Savannah. Oct,
21i Jacksonville, Oct, 30. Miami. Nov. 5;
r~ehsaeola, Nov. s; Memphis. Nov. s;
greensboro, Nov, is; Evansville, Nov,
u, Paduoah, Nov, IS; st. Louis, Nov,
22i Cairo, Nov, rs, Memphis, Nov. rs;
Helena, Dec, |; Arkansas City, Dec,
! ~Greenville, Miss. Dec. S; Vicksburg,
Dee. g. Natohez, Dec. 10; Baton Rouge,
Dec. ~ New Orleans. Dec, II; Calves
Dec. %. ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
EPISC0PALIANS STILL ON
PRAYER BOOK REVISION

DETROIT, Oct. 1S.-Election of mis-
sionary bishops and continuation of
prayer book revision were the order
today in the triennial general conven-
ton Of the Protestant Episcopal church.
In the house of deputies this morning
opposition was again shown, almost
point by point, on amendments to the
prayer book, and it was expected that
the revision would go into next week
and might not, perhaps, be completed
during this convention.
Following prayer book revision the
report of the commission on the church
pension fund will be received n ac-
ton on the canons on keeping religious
statistics, amendment of which Is pro-
posed, will be taken uD.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
SPECIAL COURT r
Tenn, Oct, Is.

HUNTINGDON, Tenn, Oct. IS. CSpl.)
A special term of the circuit court of
Carroll county will convene next Mon
day. This special term was called last
June, when the regular June term was
postponed on account of the farmers
being SO behind with their crops be-
tober term of the court will begin the
fourth Monday in this month as usual.
The court has been provided with two
v%enires, one for the special term and one
for the regular term.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

255 RESCUED AT
SEA BROUGHT IN

NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.-~Bringing 255
passengers and crew of the French
steamer Venezia. which burned at sea
last Monday off the Newfoundland fish.
ing banks. the steamer Chicago ar
rived here this morning. II took the
Gh1eago's crew one hour and ten min
utes after she reached the scene to res
Is lifeboats.
The Chicago first heard the Venezia's
wireless call for help when so miles
away.
The 100 bags OF mail on the venezla
We're brought here on the Chicago. The
Nenezia's passenger list included 81
cabin, mostly French, and 1863 steerage,
mostly Syrtans, homeward bound, The
Nenezia was bound from Havana to
~. Nazatre, when she met with disas-
ter.
The fire started In the Venezia's fore
hold, where the cargo consisted OF rum
and sugar, She was ablaze all over
when abandoned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
REDFIELD RAPS
DELAY IN PEACE

NEW YORK, Oct. tS.-While America
talks and talks some more" oppor-
tuntty to fulfill her duty 10 the small
states created by the War awaits the
formal re-establishment of a Score
tary Redheld, OF the department OF
c~onltnerce' deciared mere last night,
speaking before the American Manu-.
~facturers' Export association. Until
peace comes, he said, organization OF
the vast agencies necessary to finance
the commercial regeneration OF the
world cannot begin.
From the elevation Of the spirit of
war times, the secretary said, we have
reacted into an apparent orgy Of class
varied by mob violence" 1t
must seem 10 the onlooker, he added,
that America had made UP her mind
to say to Europe. goodbye and the
devil take the h~indermost."
The secretary pointed to the miracle
o. reconstruction being wrought in
France and said IL was wise to remem-
her that Great Britain also was find
ing herself and already was in the
iieid with government credits for her
foreign trade. The world owes the Dr.
s. fifteen billions, he said.
They can't pay now and they can't
even wait unless we help them he
said OF the smaller nations. We have
here what all the nations lack,
have the goods 10 sell, they have
the need to buy: we have the means
paying ourselves for the goods, they
not the means Of paying us.
Every business man knows that we
cannot undertake this task until we
nave peace. This is not partisanship
or politics: it is just sense"
In approaching the task of financing
and supplying the weaker nations Sec
Redfield said. "a credit provid-
ing organization beyond anything we
have ever known" must be erected, EN-
all American commercial life.
Such a company with a Capitalization of
800, 000, 900 or a billion, he explained,
could he developed by country wide ap-
peal to the Investing power Of Amer
ga" and could take foreign securities,
distribute them SO as to average the
risk, and against them issue its own
at commercial interest rates |
and in such denominations that ali
might purchase.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
YOU CAN'T WORK
WELL WITH A COL
Relieve It with DIR. Bel
Pine. Far Honey

-
AT0B0DY likes to be around
person suffering from a hez
cold. Il exposes them needle
~, You can take care of your job :
keep business and social engagemel
shortly after you begin using DR.. Be
Pine Tar Honey. For it is prompt
helping Nature expeI phlegrn, all
Inflammation, case breathing, 4
driving away irritating coughs.
Use it = give it to the kiddies. Do
suffer a minute longer than you have
The ingredients used in DR.. Be
Pine Tar Honey are highly benehc
in promoting the relief cold-suHer
seek. Safe and economical.
AT all druggists. 3oc., 60c., $t.2C
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

& M. v. ROAD Is TO
RUN FAIR SPECIAL

fAHuo CITY, Miss, Oct. IS tSpl.l
The Nasco q Mississippi Valley railroad
has announced Il special train leaving
NnEoo city at ell am, and leaving
Jackson at ! pm, returning and making
~ intermediate stops each way on
Thursday and Friday of the coming
week. The state fair at jackson, Miss.
Is the reasor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
URGES USE OF GLANDS
FROM BODIES or DEAD

PARIS. oct. lS.-nr. Serge voronoff,
who claims he a postpone old age
by grating interstitial glands, points
out In an article In the journal today
that the Internal secretion Of glands
such as the thyroid and supra-renal
continue alive for three hours after the
death OF the body and therefore adj
Nocales that bodies OF Young and
healthy persons Killed in accidents
should be rushed to special hospitals,
lie SAYS the grating glands could be
grouped and put IN cold storage where
they can he Kept indefinitely,
Unfortunately writes Or, Noronoff,
~'pre1udtces and law now prevent this,
our secular customs require that our
perishable bodies he consigned to the
earth, where they slowly and uselessly
are consumed -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
WOODEN SHIP SINKING
AT SEA IS ABANDONE

BOSTON, Oct. 1S.-The MerchanI
and Miners wooden steamer Ar
m~oonoosic, which has been In distre
at sea for the last week, has bea
abandoned in a sinking condition, n
diagrams announced today. The ere
of 80 men was saved and the Goa
gustu cutter Acpshnet and the steam
port. The vessel was bound from Ba
timore to Rotterdam.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
INvENTs DIRIGrBLE.

ROME, Oct is. Thy the Associated
Pressl ~Celestine Usuelli, one of the
pioneers OF aviation IN Italy, claims TO
have invented a new dirigihle $50 yards
long and SO yards wide and provided
with six motors OF 500 horsepower each,
70 South America. stopping at Dakar,
West Africa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
SC00BA is TO HAVE NEW
BANK BY FIRST OF YEAR

SCOQRA. Miss, Oct. Is, (Spll-
Scooba il to have another bank by the
first Of the year which win be known
as the Merchants and Farmers bank
The i"ncorporators OF the new bank are
nr, II, H. Gilbert, i, W. Ormond, j. l..
Robson. j, J., Dudley, r. w. Hare, II.
NJ Quarles and Dr, !, u. Tinsley, The
capital stock is $i0,0 0 par value Of
shares $50 each,
j, w, Ormend will be cashier OF the
bank.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
PRESTON GIBSON
EL0PES WITH DIVORCE

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Preston Gil
son, playwright, and Mrs. Beatrice Rol
ers Benjamin Pratt, divorced wife
Lieut.. Alexander Dallas Bache Prat
and granddaughter Of the late Hem
H, Rogers, eloped in a taxicab yeste
day and were married at Greenwic
Conn. The elopement was said to hay
resulted from objections TO the mate
on the part of the brides parents. Al
and Mrs. William Evers Benjamin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
FIELD CHIEF
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

ST. PAUL, Neb., oct. ~1s.-Lieut.
Cameron Wright, in charge Of the land
ing field here for the transcontinental
air racers, was instantly killed late
Yesterday when an airplane in which
he was riding as a passenger went into
a tail spin and dropped 200 feet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
BERLIN STRIKE ENDED

BERLIN, Oct. 1S.-The strike of
metal workers in this CITY has beer set
tied, according to announcement, Gus
Noske, minister OF cefense, speak
ing in the national assembly, declared
those responsible for the strike would
punished for disturbing the vital
functions of public life"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
LEGION POST TO
BEGIN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

HELENA, Ark, Oct. rs, (Spl1-A
membership campaign WIN be launched
next Monday by the Ricahr l.. Kitch-
ems post OF the American Legion. II is
estimated about 5000 Phillips county
boys served in the world war. and IL
IL the purpose Of the local post to en-
roll, as nearly as possible, all these
men, .1"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. (SpL)-The
name of one Tennessean is included in
the casualty list issued by the war de-
partment today. He is Jesse Wilson, of
Bethel Springs, listed under the head
ing wounded. degree undetermined The
lists now being issued are the result of
rechecking the casualty records.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
SEVERAL DIE TN 0

LAREDO, Tex Oct, tS,-Several per-
SONS have heen killed and a number
injured In disturbances In Merida, Yu-
catan, as q result of the decree order
ing the liquidation Of the h~enequen
tslsal hemp) commission. according TO
information RECEIVED here today from
Mexico city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
-~-
AUSTRIAN CABINET QUITS
BUT Is RECONSTRUCTED

VIENNA, Oct. IS. (By the Associated
Fress)-The Austrian cabinet headed by
DR.. Karl Renner resigned tonight but
was reconstructed Immediately under
Or. Renner as premier with few i'm
portant changes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
GETS CENSUS POST

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S,-Daniel A.
Baker. of Troy. has been appointed su-
pervisor of census for the Second Ala
bama district, to fill the vacancy caused
by the illness of Robert r. Powell.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

Is completely washed out Of the system
by the celebrated Shivar Mineral water.
Positively guaranteed by money-baols
offer. Tastes fine; costs a trifie. De-
iivered anywhere by our Memphis
agents. Oliver Ffnnie Co. Phone them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
DIAMONDS

tn DISTINCTIVE new conceits in platinum-mounted Jew
~ ery are receiving their initial showing in these pre-
Christmas displays. Our intimate knowledge of con-
ditlons surrounding the manufacturing of jewelry compels
us to advise one to anticipate their gift requirements now.
The factory and labor situations make it very appar-
ent that we will be unable to- obtain replacement stocks
when our present supplies have been exhausted. Do your
Christmas shopping now and be assured of a satisfactory
selection. U%
We want you to compare our diamond offerings
they are accurately priced according to weight and grade.
Write us, stating the approximate amount you desire to
invest in q diamond. We will send, express prepaid, a lib
eral selection package for your inspection. AS q means of
identification only. we require the name of your bank or
two or three wellrated merchants,
Our terms are appealing -one-fifth cash; the balance
can be arranged in ten monthly payments of an equal
amount.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-07-12

there IL | invested a hole weeks
wages on her but she eve showed
| saw ma bat sed ButhlDg she was
Citing white under her cuIls ~
she up and asst pa Who is the hus'
ny. Pa tride 2 explsne it was q
race Horse wich he had lost money
on, but ma was 2 hard barted 2
believe him
Saturday-ma give me : bill
Il sed You go 2 the drug stoar Il
git a ticket 2 the city & a dimes
wurth Of chewing gum. got the
ticket Il jumped on a a Il went
2 the city 81 bought the gum 4
come on back. Wen | entered the
house ma was setting in a chare u
swelling and she grabbed me &
batted me a few Il sed Where you
ben | told her and left the room
bat | herd her say Of all the Bone
beds he is the wnrst | ever eeD
Then she sed she diddent say 2 go
2 the city for she wanted 2 go her
own self.
Sunday-at dinner ma asst pa
did he like the pie crust Il pa sed
it was fine only for u thing, ma
sed Wot & he replyed The crusts
ia 2 close together.
Monday-Wen down 2 the city
Jale 2 see a hObe wich had ben ar.
rested for FragraDcy.
Tuesday--Jake's cozzen Art
witch has ben In Frants come home
and he had a gas mast & a hemlit
Il a croyx dagger & a hole IN bis
leg which was a bayonet stab
frum a huD.
Wednesday-f acksepted a posi-
sLun with a farmer today 2 ride a
horse vile he would plow corn.
| sure am soar toDite d | feel as
tho | woOdent care If the band
wood play the Star spangeld ban.
ner all the Time.
Friday-Lsde off
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-07-12
Mrs. Edmond LaperOuse.

Mrs. Edmond L%aperouse, nee
Arsene Inbau, aged 20 years, died
at the home of her sOn.in.law, J
T.. Hitter, on Saturday last, afte,
All illness of three weeks,
She had been for many years au
active member Of the Ladies' Al
tar Society Of st. Peters Church,
also of the Socie { de B~ienfaisance
ct d'Assistance Mutuelle.
Mrs. LaperOuse had been a resi-
dent of New iberia for SO years
and was loved by a large circle OF
friends.
She leaves to MOURN her loss
nine children, all married: Mrs
Henry Burgess, Mr.. Willis Laper
ouse, Mrs. J. II Hitter, Mr.. Wal
ter L%aperous- of Galveston, Mrs.
John Conrad, Mrs Geo. Broussard
of Opelousas, Lionel Laperouse,
Mrs G. A. Hitter aud Valerie
Laperouse. Also one sister, Mrs
Cora Gringe, Of New Orleans, aud
thirty two grandchildren.
The funeral was held f,Om the
St. Peters Church, where Rev J.
M. LaDglOIs delivered "A beautiful
tribute to the kind aud charitable
nature of the deceased.
The interment was ia the Ca bu
lie Cemetery in st MarrinyilIe
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-07-12
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the kind
friends who so generously assisted
us during the recent illness and
death Of our mother, Mrs. Edmond
Laperouse, also for the beautiful
floral offerings sent by many.
Especially do we thank Rev.
Father LanglOis for his devoted
attention, and the operators OF the
Cumberland Telephone Company
for the efficient special service
rendered by them
THE FAMILY
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-07-12

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u
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