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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
CACHE OF MONEY FOUND
 ON DROWNED MANS BODY

South Acton, July While making a second examination of a body on the Boston and Maine acks, at the West aminer H. H. Bra1ey, of Concord, mo- ticed a swelling just above the ankle on the left leg. After considerable investigation the swelling" proved to be flesh colored gutta percha, and concealed under the rubber was S275 in new bills. The cache was put to- gether so cunningly that one would think it just a pulling of the skin and the hiding place was waterproof so that even while bathing the owner would have his money with him at all times unobserved by others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
Recreation Board
 Announces Program
 of Summer Concerts

The schedule of band concerts for the remainder of the summer concert aeon was announced today by the Board of Recreation as follows: liar vey Hubbell Band at Seaside Park, July 9th, to p. m.; Bridgeport City band at Washington Park. July 16th, to D. m.; Marine band at Beardsley Park, July 2Srd, to D. m.; Wheeler and Wilson band at Sea side Park, July 3Oth, ' to D. m.; Wheeler and Wilson band at Boards ley Park. August 9th, 3 to 5 p. m. Harvey Hubbell at Seaside Park. Au- gust 18th, z to D. m.; Marine band at Washington Park. August 20th, T to p. m.; Coast Artillery band at Seaside Park, August 27th. to ap, m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
BIRTHS

Births
 4 daughter, Marie Elizabeth Lang ella, to Peter and Rose Langella, of 360 Grand street, on June 30. 4 son, Raymond Michel, to John and Helen Michel of Elm street, Stepney, on June 30.
 A son, Jullus Milewski, to Vincent and Lefelda Milewski, of West ave nue on June 23.
 A son, Frank Ecsedy, to Frank and Jennie Ecsedy of 334 Hancock ave- nue on July 3.
 A daughter, Lillian Ramon, to Ru- dolph and Elsa Bannon of 62 Alfred street on July i.
 A daughter, Elizabeth Bertha Holt to Fred R. and Bertha Flynn Hol
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

girl. She was smart looking. well built and had blue eyes and dark hair, and was about 20"
 She married my son in France the mother continued, and they were together over year. Then the girl came back and my son returned a year or so later with the troops. l love the girl and I want her to come back here, no matter where she is.
 Mrs Bernard said that she had no idea where the girl is at present as she has not had any news concerning her for some time- Although she is said to be French by birth, she is very much Americanized in her eyes, the heartbroken mother-in-Iaw said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
 MOTHER IN LAW
 SEEKS GIRL
Married Her Son in France, Declares La fayette Street Woman,
 and Has Not Been Seen for Three Years.

Brokenhearted because the roman tic days of her son Peter, are Shatter- ed, through the disappearance of her beloved daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bernard of 594 Lafayette street, pleads that something be done to restore the girl to her. She is brokenhearted over the affair, and in telling the story, oh oked back many a sob.
 My son, Peter Yersu1ituS," she said, went to France with the army in 1918. and soon afterward married Cora Wilton, who was living at 3S4 Atlantic street, when she went across the water. I think she was a French
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
MARRIAGES

Ruth Charlotte Fratesche, 22, of Ss Pequonnock street and Arthur Eugene Osterlind, 27. of sS Pequon- mock street.
 Christine Schauer, 23, of S06 Bun nell street and George L. Seeley, 23, of 306 Bunnen street.
 Anna Brudnak, P, of 511 Berk- shire avenue and Joseph Masek, 26. of York, Pa
 Rosa Sposta, 55, Of 2sS Lindley street and Joe DeLucia, 46, of 1923 Madison avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

of 22O Connecticut avenue on July 4.
 Twin daughters, Mary Isabelle and Margaret Theresa, to Michael and Margaret Mccarthy Mansfield of 1O6 Linen avenue on July 2.
 A son, Rodolpho A. G. Gabrielle, to Giovanni and Maria G. K. Gabrielle of PA Hallett street on June 26.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
Fairfield Bremen Want Money for
 New Equipment

Fire fighters of Fairfield are can cassing the town for money to pre- cure equipment for their modern fire deparIm ent- Last year a new pump ing engine was bought for the town by public subscription and the fire fighter feel sure that they can secure up-to-date fire department.
 4 new hose is wanted. It is planned to raise s2,500 and S1.500 of this amount has already been secured. l-esid Tents of Fairfield. It was pressed generous in buying quipment for their up-to-date ire department.
 Last year trial was given the new pumping engine at Fairfield and af- ter a few weeks it was bought by the residents of Fairfield. It was pressed into service during the winter for there were several fires at the beach. Also in the outlying districts and out on Tunxis Hill there were several fires which might have caused conSid erable damage but for the new apparatus bought by the Fairfield residents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

scented by the amateurs The first prize was awarded to Irene Matthews a, little miss from the South End, who did a novelty act. The second prize formed a musical trio. The third prize was awarded to Myrtle Hitch cock who entertained by singing pop ular selections.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
DEPTH CHARGE USED TO
 RECOVER DROWNED BODY

London, July "A depth charge, the most potent weapon used in the de- struction Of German submarines, was used to find the body of James An derson, of Accrington, who had been missing for several weeks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
News Notes.

Several near accidents occurred at the beach July 4 but none was very serious Several people were pulled in by the life savers after a near drown ing but after restoratives had been applied the people were able to pro ceed to their homes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

Hugh McGrath of Snug Harbor has purchased a new autom obiIe and is lousy driving his friends about town.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

The Fairfield Legion played the Rlack Rock Independents on the Fourth of July and won Az
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07

Times Ads. Bring Results
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
JERSEY SPORT

Women's and Misses Jersey Sport 4n Goats. BeIted models. Just right for evening wear. Especially wanted foraN the shore or in the country. A real vacation need for every woman and miss,
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Million Visit
Three ShrineS

a shrine for tourists. No entrance fee
Is charged.
Washington's old home at Mount
Vernon on the Potomac river In Vlr-
ginia, 16 miles from Washington, long
has been the mecca Of pilgrims from
every part Of the world, who go by
steamboat, electric train and automo'
bile. Kept as nearly In Its original
state as possible by the Ladies Mount
Vernon association, 1t Is "A delight to
all Americans. During, July approx
mately $4,000 persons visited Mount
Vernon and during the year admissions
numbered $4,000. The proceeds OF q
25-cent entrance fee help keep the es'
tate in first-class condition.
The house where Abraham Lincolu
died, located opposite Ford's theatea
at SIC Tenth street, Northwest, this
city, is another shrine visited by many
tourists. It was bought by the United
States in 1896 for $4,000.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
DIG UP PREHISTORIC BONE
Echinodermante Probably Roamed In
Region Thousands Of Years Ago,
When Il Was Marsh.

Boonville, Mo.-Workmen excavat-
ing for pier No. 2 for the new high
way bridge across the Missouri river
at Boonville ran across what has been
declared to be part Of the vertebra OF
the echfnodermante, an animal that
was in existence thousands Of years
ago.
This echinodermante, no doubt,
roamed the fields about what IL now
Boonville at a time when it was q
marsh. His genus Is now extinct and
It took a long time to find someone
who could give the prehistoric bone
its proper classification.
w. R. Criswell, carpenter foreman
on the bridge, has had the bone pol.
ished and vanished and will keep 1t
as souvenir.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Cornell Professor Explains What
Causes Vivid CoIors OF =
Peacock Feathers.
SAME TINTS IN OIL PUDDLE
coIors Are Due to interference o.
Light Reflected From Upper ana
Lower Surfaces of Film
of Oil.

Pittsburgh.-A film of Oil dropped on
the pavement by an errant, automo-
bile contains the same color values as
the highly decorative tail feathers OF
the peacock, said DR.. Wilder ID. Ban
croft of Cornell university, speaking
at the general meeting Of the Amerl-
can Chemical society.
Everybody has noticed the brilll-
antly colored patches on the pave
ments where automobiles have spilled
oil" said Doctor Bancroft. "The col
ors range from red to gold to blue and
are very vivid or metallic. They
change with the angle at which one
sees them and they are not due TO
pigments, since we have a thin him
of a nearly cOlOrless Oil.
"These colors are due to the inter
ference Of light reflected from the up
per and lower surfaces of the film and
they depend on the thickness OF the
film, which averages about one fifty
thousandth Of an inch. They are more
vivid when oil is spilled on an asphalt
pavement than when on a dirt road
because there is less disturbing light
reflected from the black background
Feathers Are lridescent.
"The brilliant colors Of the tai
feathers of the peacock and the ap
parently self-luminous reds In the
throat feathers of the humming bire
are not due to pigments. When ons
looks through peacock's feathers ont
sees only brown due to the so-callet
melanin pigment which is equivalen'
to the asphalt pavement. In all thu
iridescent feathers the barbules arr
flattened plates of brown which there
fore give the colors Of thin films. Int
structure is so marked that an exper
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
A CHAT

1.-THE American Osprey or Fish
Hawk" said Daddy, was out in his
yard part Of his home in the zoo.
Across the way was Ring-Tailed
Monkey.
"T build very heavy nest the Os'
prey said. I make it Of sticks and
pieces of old oars and boats which l
find around the beaches.
"T also use parts Of fish nets and
seaweed, and l have even used some
barbed wire which I've found.
"'Here l have a very enormous
home. A very enormous home. But
when / was free I used to look about
for everything I might neeu.
"T found 1t on the beaches, too.
Oh. 1 found what l looked for, all
right. Yes, I was smart in that way.
"'Some creatures go out shopping
or hunting or marketing, and they do
not find what they want. But l do.
Oh yes, indeed / do.
"'Now, there are other birds about
here-blackbrds and birds of different
colors. But l think I dress as well
as q bird could dress.
"I have a nice white head such as
we older members of the family have,
and brown coat and white waistcoat
nothing could be better.
"'My feet are so splendidly strong
and help me in catching my fish din
ners.
"Tve been a traveller in my day,
too. I've gone from Alaska to the
West Indies, and I've been all along
the American shores, do believe.
"'But what are you watching me
for, Monkey, without saying wordF
az don't feel well,' squealed the
Monkey.
"'You don'tT asked the osprey.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Threw II At a Door.

absolute silence In the painful still
ness that followed, 1t seemed as II
someone had been hurt. She almost
felt as II she had killed something, and
waves Of deep emotion filed her. She
remembered feeling that way once
when. as child. in moment Of an
ger, she had stamped her feet on q
beautiful rose, crushing ont all its
beauty and fragrance.
She tried to sleep again. but now
that her rest had been broken she
could not seem to compose herself
Finally, her restlessness getting the
better Of her, she reused her COM
panion.
"Did You ever hear Of such an ig-
noramusr she complained, 'trying to
pull that Billy Sunday stun on two
jazz hounds like us"
'sIIl say he doesn't know what sort
Of a cabaret he's roomin' at" yawned
felice But have You seen him.
Susier
"Oh. it's him. is It? Bald head
and wooden leg. suppose, or else one
Of those 1a-de-da' chaps"
aYou're on the wrong track, my
dear" laughed Felice. "He's as spiffy
looking lad as you'd want to see."
"well, spifry or not, he'd better not
sep foot In my back yard" warned
Susie. there's no room for any angel
face around me.'
After a long pause. during which
she completed her toilet and had
started breakfast. she turned to regard
Felice. who was rouging her cheeks
and penciling her eyebrows.
"Say. FelIce. Don't you ever get
tired OF this7" She flung her arms
apart in a gesture which took In the
emptiness Of the room.
Depends on what you mean BY
this" retorted Telice.
"Why. lIvin' In one room, gettin
meals on one lung gas stove and bein
cooped up away from the birds an but
ferfIies an flowers
birds an butterflies don't mean
anything In my young life," Felice an
swered. .It's poached eggs that hold
my interest just now. I'm hungr,
enough to eat leather fiapjack." !"
..But, FeIice. you don't understand
You've never lived IN the country. Yot
don't know what a glorious feelin' 4
y to SIT on the cool green grass q
night an watch the hrsfIles m Lister
~ the hum Of hundfeds d small a
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28

"That was what 1 said,' the Mon
key answered.
"True, it was what you said,' the
Osprey remarked, but then l thought
I'd make sure II that was what you
meant
at was what I meant, and it is
what i mean
"Dear me- said the Osprey, aren't
you little bit crossT
"'Perhaps,' said the Monkey.
at believe I've heard that when
creature was getting cross 1t meant
that creature was getting better
at pay no attention to such talk
the Monkey said.
"'But 1 do know that l don't feel
we'll. You see, my keeper put a sign
outside our yards about not feeding
us.
""That was for people to see. There
are many visitors who come to the zoe
these nice summer days, and they
bring food with them.
"'Well, ate too many peanuts and
too many bites of bananas, and now l
feel poorly.
"T can't get the exercise swould
If were free and had eaten so much.
"'The keeper knows that, and SO he
puts out the sign that we're not to bs
fed
"Tt's for our own good he does that,
and sometimes those things that are
for our own good are truly for our
own good, even though we may hate to
admit it.
"T suppose So said the Osprey,
but luckily have little trouble with
indigestion or my stomach or what
ever it is you call such trouble
"'You're lucky said the Monkey.
"T have eaten too much and now I
feel sick. Oh dear, wish hadn't.
But do wish people would not feed
me when there is a sign written In
their own language asking them not
| to, for we're fed enough, and more
food may make us sick.
"It made me sick this time. And
now have to feel poorly before I can
feel well. It's a shame. it's a perfect
shame
"sIt does seem q shame said the
Osprey, but then can't be bothered
to think much about anything but my
self, SO you will excuse me II I lool
to see If my dinner IL on the way!"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Driftwood on the
Stream of Life
By SYLVIA D. BELL
&c by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)

NO by Mcclure Newspaper 6yndlcate.)
Though it was a not Sunday morn
Ing In June, the bedroom curtains were
drawn. Evidently the girls intended
Sleeping late to make up for what they
had lost during the week. A thin
stream Of sunlight pushed its way be-
tween the curtains and the window !;
lazily crossing the room, 1t lightly
touched the meager furnishings. rest
ing for q moment on the silken hosiery
and crepe dresses hastily flung on a
chair, then passing on to the faces OF
the sleepers. Pretty girls, they were
the one vivid auburn type, the other
Z decided brunette.
The humble room, contrasted with
the silken garments and bobbed heads.
spoke Of lightness Of character. The
furniture was cheap and plain, the
walls were bare of pictures and the
two or three books on the table were
Of the dime novel variety. Evidently,
every penny the girls earned was spent
Tor clothes and amusements.
Someone In the next room was play.
ing q photograph, and strains OF
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" filtered
through the thin partition. Susie, OF
the auburn hair, stirred restlessly, ther
hastily grabbing book from the table
next to the bed, threw it at dool
which at one time connected the two
.ooms.
"For the luvva Nike" she cried an
Erily, "can that prayer meetin' stuff
will yer? Don't you know that an!
self-respecting person wants ter sleeI
On a Sunday mornin' after jazzin' al
the weekY'
The music stopped as suddenly as 1
the book had really hit the machine
and destroyed it. Susie expected al
lngry retort but, instead, there wa'
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
NO FLYING FISH AT MANDALAY
Sea Over 100 Miles Away and China
Isn't Across the Bay
kipIing In Error.

Mandalay, Burma.-With its thou
sand pagodas, its deserted palaces and
its picturesque ruins, the city of
Mandalay continues to be place of
chief attraction for the European or
American visitor to Burma.
The palace grounds, surrounded by
a wall and mOat. are about a mile
and a half square. The buildings have
q cheap gaudiness about them which
compares in many ways to that OF an
American street carnival. Still pre-
served are the throne rooms and the
apartments Of the king, the senior
queens. Mindon Min, the next to the
last king of Burma, married 81 wives
seeking, evidently, to discover what
the "57 varieties" are like.
From the palace grounds an Amer
ican taxi takes the visitor to the foot
Of Mandalay hill, one Of the holy
places Of Burma Buddhism. Here
those who are adherents Of the Bud
dhist religion and are willing to re-
move their footwear may obtain great
merit by climbing the nearly 400 steps
which lead to the summit.
Many Americans have been con-
fused as to the exact location of Man.
dalay by a couple Of geographical er'
rors which occur in Kipling's we'll
known poem. 1t could hardly be
"where the flying fishes play" when
the sea is over a hundred miles dis
tant. And China isn't "just across the
bay" but is just across the noun
tains instead. Just across the bay Is
| India
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Dead 0possum Revives
and Car Runs Into Ditch

When a dead" opossum came
to life and peered over the shoul-
der Of the man who was driving
a car In which the animal was
being given a ride, an automo-
bile ran into a ditch near Vim
cennes, Ind, and was wrecked.
The driver was not injured.
william w. Cassell was driv-
ing the car which hit the opos-
sum. Thinking that the animal
was playing dead, Cassell struck
it several times with a wrench
and threw 1t into the back of
his car. The animals head ap-
pearing later over his shoulder
caused the man to lose control
Of the machine.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
RIDDLES

What bird is most useful to builders
and ironworkersI The crane.
Why Is son who objects to his
mothers second marriage like a weary
foot traveller? Because he cannot "go"
a step fa(r) ther.
What Is that which, though full OF
holes, holds water? A sponge.
What kind of bow could nobody, not
even Alexander, unite? The rainbow.
What class Of workers Is always on
strike and yet not idle7 Blacksmiths.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Ancient stone Writings.

The site Of one Of the earliest Chris
Han monasteries In Ireland mas Deen
found at Mahee island. Strangford
Tough. near Belfast. The ruins nave
heen identified as those Of Nendrum
monastery. mentioned in Muirchas
srafe OF st. Patrick" writing before
500 A. d.
extensive excavations have been car
,,ed ont and valuable material. includ-
4, aome stones with writing. the ex-
act meaning Of which has not yet Deen
ascertained, have been uneartned.
Some Of the writings are believed 70
he Of Danish origin.
IN Gede's .sEcclesfastlcai History II
,.srecorded that in 6S4 Pope Honorius
wrote to certain bishops OF the lrisn
church about the Paschal controversy
and pelagian heresy. and one OF tne
h,shops mentioned in this letter
4 Cremous, bishop Of Nendrum. Tne
,s,.nd Of Nendrum was afterwards
named Mahee. after bishop OF tne
monastery. /.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28

not an albino In the sense or merely
having no dark pigment. The whole
structure Of the feathers has changed.
The barbules are not fiat plates and
consequently no brilliant colors can
be developed by dyeing the feather
brown or painting the back with India
ink"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
couidn't Repeat II.

over IN Virginia on the golf course
I. ~ washington Country club is .
d particularly harassing hole. It Is one
- those complex. nerve-racking.
,iaeuing stretches Of ground that are
,..r,ste with troubIc-making condi-
t,nns Some tine ago the writer.
While While playing With Charlie Michael
~, Il the New York World. asked his
coloyed caddie II he had ever served
q ,,te capacity for q certain very dis
u t,ncuished ofEicial. The youngster
r.riied that he had. and when the
scribe asked him what Mr. SO ana 90
had said when he came to fnat par
ticular hole he replied: Deed, pos:
I'm sorry, sab, but nah mufner oon
IL me use that kin OF language -
Warrington Star.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28

Raise Deer and Elk for Profit.
Olympia, Wash.-Deer, elk and even
moose are so easily domesticated IN
the Far Northwest that a movement
has been started by several owners OF
large logged-off areas to attempt rails
Ing them for profit.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Figure Yearly Total in Pilgrim
ages to Washington and Lin
coin Memorials.
MANY CLIMB BIG MONUMENT
Bio Share Of Guests In National Cap
itaI Make Trip to Mount Vernon
Recently Completed Lincoln
Memorial Popular.

Washington.-MOre than 1,OOO,OOO
persons make pilgrimages each year to
Washington's home, Mount Vernon,
the beautiful Lincoln memorial and the
Washington monument, the latter be-
ing the most popular of the three
shrines among visitors to the national
capital.
Visitors numbering 34,113 went dur
ing July to the top Of the Washington
monument, located few hundred
yards south Of the White House. More
than one-fifth Of them clambered up
the 898 steps in order to see the me-
mortal tablets on the various landings
inside the shaft. The remainder rode
to the top in the electric elevator
which has capacity of 35 persons.
More than 5,25O,OOO people have Wis
ited the top Of the monument since 1t
was opened for observation purposes
October 8. 1883. No entrance fee is
cha rupd
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Lincoln Memorial Popular.

The Lincoln memorial, recently COM
pleted and opened to the public, was
visited by 1888 persons during July.
Located in Potomac park, directly
west of the Washington monument, 1t
ia rather inaccessible for pedestrians
visitors usually 60 there by automo-
bile. On recent Sunday 1900 per-
sons were recorded as entering the
great building. It Is rapidly becoming
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
Rainbow &TintS
Reflected Light

can pick out the iridescent feathers
in the dark by the feel.
1T is possible toduplicate the color
effects Of the peacock and the hum
ming bird by putting very thin coat
Of varnlsh over any dark feather; but
we cannot regulate the thickness with
such accuracy as to produce the pat
terms Of the peacock. When one con-
siders that variations in thickness Of
a hundred -thousandth of an inch may
change the color completely, it seems
marvellous that all the tail feathers
Of all the peacocks can be so nearly
alike.
Peacock Not an AIbino.
1.-THE neck feathers Of the white
pigeon show practically no iridescence
because the dark background is lack
ing. If they are dyed brown, the fri-
descence appears in full force. On
the other hand the white peacock is
The St. Charles herald., 1922-10-28
E32.lgdd@!S
E6Evenin8
Fairy Tale

~WARY GRAHAM BONNER