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THE FARMER: MARCH 20, 1913
Colonel
TODHUNTER
of Missouri
By RiPLEY D. SAUNDERS
Copyright. 1911. by the Bobbs-MerrlD
Company
(Continued.)
"Well, if you will have it, Thnrs, it's
this," replied Colonel Strickland. Tm
up a tree in the matter of campaign
expenses. Old Governor Leslie was
sure he conld raise a Strickland cam
paign fund by asking the right men
and telling them what he proposed to
do with it, they knowing that Steve
Yancey ain't lit to be governor of Mis
souri. But mo far he's met with, migby
poor success. lie told met- aU about tt
In st -Louis yesterday. I ain't got a
-dollar in the world, and we've estab
lished headquarters in St. Louis and
Kansas City that's got to be kept up.
How we're going to do it is what 1
can't figure out."
The two old friends faced each other
silently.
"That certainly Is a serious situation,
Bill," spoke Colonel Todhunter at last.
"It's so almighty serious, Thnrs, re
turned the other, "that I can't see my
way out of it."
But at this Colonel Todhunter snort
ed. "That's where you're wrong. Bill
Strickland," he exclaimed. "I've been
in tighter places 'n .anybody on earth,
'ceptln' the fellow who come out of a
epree with hot coppers in hades, but
I'll be jim swizzled if I ever got into
one I couldn't get out of. And we ain't
in that kind of a one now. How much
money'do you need?"
Colonel. .Strickland . shook his head.
"There' 8 bo good you and me figuring
along that line, old fellow. We need
at least $3,000, and" while it's pretty
certain old Leslie will raise that amount
eventually that doesn't cut any ice
now. We need the money right here at
the start." . .
"And you can't raise It?" asked Colo
nel Todhunter. .
"No,' Ll cant," answered ' Colonel
Strickland. "And I get what a man
deserves for thinking he knows how to
save the. country when he don't even
know how to take care of himself."
"That ain't so, Bill," answered Colo
nel Todhunter sturdily. "And anybody
that thinks they can-keep you-from be
la" governor of Mlzzoorah simply be
cause', you're a poor man has got an
other think comin', suh. You draw
your personal note for $3,000 in my
favor. I'll Indorse it right here, and if
I don't get that money it's .because the
Nineveh National bank don't know a
good thing when it sees it."
"What do you mean, Todhunter?"
asked Colonel Strickland, instant, pro
test in his eyes.
"I mean this, Bill Strickland," re
plied Colonel Todhunter. "In the' first
place, old Governor Leslie is dead sure
to raise that there campaign fund. In
the second place, all heaven and hell
hates a quitter, and you ain't a-goln'
to be one. In the third place, the Tod
hunter farm is as pretty, a piece of
collateral for a $3,000-1oan as old Shy
lock himself would have the heart to
ask."
"That's exactly what I thought' you
were going to say," quietly commented
Colonel Strickland. "But it don't go
for a minute. I ain't going to tie you
up on this proposition. "-
"Th' ain't nobody goin to tie me up,"
said Colonel Todhunter. ."And I ain't
goin to myselS; ff,:itkiitc .m goin'
to tie the other fellow up. ' ril tie up
them there tricksters in St- Louis that's
queerin' old Governor Leslie's game.
They're the ones that's puttin' a frost
on the Strickland campaign fund. If
they can do that successfully they've
got you whipped right here and now.
But I'm a-goia' to fool 'em."
"No, Thurs, 1 don't do it," protested
Colonel ' Strickland. "Putting up - a
rood fight is one thing, but ruining
lour friends is something entirely dif
ferent. I haven't fallen that low yet."
"Ton haven't fallen anywhere,", said
Colonel Todhunter, "but you've got my
fightln' blood up, and by the Lord Har
ry, if you "ain't man enough to fight
alongside o me, I'll fight by myself!"
"Tod-hunter," said Cojonel Strickland,
"it's all wrong. You haven't got any
call to do a thing like that for me."
"The man that ain't got no call to
help a friend that needs help," replied
Colonel Todhunter, "ain't got no call
to keep on livin'. You set down there
and make out that there note."
Reluctantly Colonel Strickland obey
ed. " But he smiled cynically as he
passed the paper to Colonel Todhunter.
"You forget," Thurs," he Said, "that
old Eph Tucker is president of the
Nineveh National bank. Is he likely
to finance our campaign against Steve
Yancey?
, Colonel Todhunter laughed. "I ain't
forgettin' nothin'," he responded. "And
don't you forget that old Eph Tucker
was a note shaver long before he was
a politician, and he's got note shavin'
in his blood bigger'n a mult. He
couldn't no more let a good piece ,of J
paper get; away rrom ms Dans man ne
could fly, and angels'll have to be
mighty scarce before old Eph Tucker
Joes any flyin'."
Nevertheless when Colonel Todhunt
r presented the Strickland note, in
dorsed by him and with his unencum
bered farm as collateral, for discount
he found old Eph Tucker solicitously
inquisitive.
"What's it all about, Colonel Tod
hunter?" the banker asked. "You and
Bill Strickland going in ' together on
some business deal? What's the con
sideration for the note?"
Colonel Todhunter looked old Tucker
square In the eyes. "Eph," he replied.
i'm goin' to play my cards face up oil
the table. Bill Strickland needs mon
ey to pay his campaign expenses.
That's why I'm indorsin' his note and
r,,,,L
askin this bank to discount it.""
Old Tucker's little eyes narrowed.
"And you're gettln' no good out of it
yourself?" he asked, studying Colonel
Todhunter curiously. "You're lending
"We'll discount the nota. It's your
funeral, not ours.'
your credit and risking your farm just
to help Bill Strickland along in poli
tics?" 5
"That's what I'm doin', Eph," replied
Colonel Todhunter.
"Then," said the banker, "you're -a
bigger fool than I took you for. Bill
Strickland ain't good for $100 with this
bank."
"He's good for any amount with me,
Eph," returned Colonel Todhunter, a
sudden menace in his tone. "But that
ain't the question. Is this note good
as it stands now?"
."Bill Strickland don't stand no more
show for the nomination than a rab
bit," spoke old Tucker. "He'll never
get his hands on the governor's salary,
if that's what you're counting on. Colo
nel Todhunter."
"Eph," said Colonel Todhunter, "I'll
look out for that end of the business.
All I want you to do is to pass on this
here Tote." f
"Colonej Todhunter," replied the
banker, "the indorsement and the col
lateral make this note good, and it's a
banker's business' to buy good paper.
"We'll discount the' note. It's your fu
neral, not ours."
"That finishes the business then,"
said Colonel Todhunter. "I ain't wor
ryin' about any funerals. But if you're
a-eountin' on either Bill Strickland or
me furnishin' the corpse, Eph, you're
goin' to see one of the liveliest corpses
you ever seen in all your born days,
uh."
The old tanker made no reply.
Colonel Todhunter was chuckling
when he reported to Colonel Strick
land. "It's all right, Bill, and you can
get back to St Louis right away," he
said. " "I got the money from old Eph
Tucker. But, great Scott and Maria, it
was worse'n pullin' eyeteeth! All the
same we got it,, and now we'll perceed
to lick old Eph with his own money."
But Colonel Todhunter would not
have spoken so confidently if he had
heard the gloating speech of President
Tucker of the Nineveh National bank
a moment or two after his own de
parture from that institution.
"The two helpless fools!" muttered
old Eph Tucker to himself. "I've got
'em both where I want 'em now. We'll
ruin Bill Strickland for good and all
this time. We'll wipe him oft the "po
litical map of Missouri. And as for
old Thurston Todhunter, I'll make such
a lame duck out of him yet that the
only Todhunter who can ever live on
that farm tf his again will have to
marry a Tucker to do it like I'll make
Mary Todhunter marry my son Stam
before I'm through with her."
CHAPTER VII.
Colonel Todhunter Cuts a Wide Swath
In Missouri's Metropolis.,
TO Colonel Todhunter, a country
man born and bred and of an
innate rusticity of soul that
was an essential part of his
being, contact with the throbbing life
of a big city was so rare and .foreign
picturesque uulikeness to the urban
that it never failed to emphasize his
type. He stalked into the busy St.
Louis headquarters of the Hon. Wil
liam J. Strickland on the parlor floor of
the Laclede hotel, the living embodi
ment of that political figure dear to
the amused metropolitan Imagination,
fche delegate from the rural districts."
If was a bAve and honest face that
showed itself in Colonel Bill Strick
land's private office, but somewhat dis
mayed at thought of an Impending
ordeal. :
"I'll just be eternally whipsawed if
you ain't a-tryin to make a round peg
fit Into a square hole, Bill!" he protest
ed earnestly, something like awe of
his surroundings stamped upon his sun
burned features. "I'm willin' to do
most anything in the world for you,
and you knew it. But when you turn
me loose in a big town like this and ex
pect me to behave like anything
more'n a wall eyed plow horse with his
tail full o' cockleburs I'll be everlast
in'ly condemned if you ain't makin' a
mighty serious mistake, suh!"
"Nonsense,' Thurs!" laughed Colonel
Strickland. v "I'm counting on you for
some St. Louis speeches that'll be
worth their weight in gold, my friend.
We need you here, sir a man that
talks old" fashioned American Democ
racy straight from the shoulder. City
politicians have forgotten what the
real Democratic doctrine is, Thurs, and
we've got to revive it in the people's
hearts if we expect 'em to vote right.
That's why I want you to help , me
open mv St Louis campaign. You've
got to do it Thurs!"
Colonel Todhunter gazed at his friend
pensively. "Bill," he said, "I'm a-gom'
to do it, as you well know. I d strip
the shirt ofFn my back and head a per-
cession wavin it for a Strickland ban
ner if you asked me to, whether I
thought it was the best thing to do-un-der
the circumstances or not. But I
bid you remember, Bill, that I warned
you in time. It'll be your fault if you
have occasion to regret havln' brought
me in ,from the pasture and stacked
me up against these here bang taiiea
city thoroughbreds," suh!"
T'H take the chances, old fellow,"
said the candidate, his eyes twinkling.
You just oblige me now for- old
friendship's . sake and I'll be responsi
ble for everything that happens after
ward. I ain't the least bit afraid."
"I'll eat my hat if I don't "wish I
could say the same, suh!" ejaculated
Colonel Todhunter, a vehement panic
In his tone. "I'm skeered to the mar
row, suh,. because I'm out o' my baili
wick and up against a proposition that
I don't know any more about 'n a hog
knows about' "a "holiday, suh. And
you're a-goin' to discover, suh, before
we get through with this piece of fool
ishness that I had mighty good rea
sons for bein' skeered too."
"Shucks, you old warhorse!" laughed
Colonel Bill Strickland. "Once-' you
get into the fight you'll warm-up like;
a two-year-old and show these St
Louis folks what a real Missouri Dem
ocrat is. You're going to make the
hit of your life,, sir!"
"Maybe -I am and maybe I ain't.
Bill Strickland," quoth Colonel Tod
hunter moodily. "But all I ask at the
finish is that you'll remember it
wa'n't me that made the prediction,
suh. I'm a natural born optimist,,
suh, but that don't necessarily mean
that I'm a natural born jackass at all.
times and under all circumstances and
on all subjects, as some folks seem
to think, suh!"
And in this frame of mind Colonel
Todhunter returned into the general
headquarters offices and was intro
duced to his Nineveh friend's St
Louis backers and campaign staff.
A quiet young newspaper man who
happened to be drifting through the
rooms seemed instantly impressed by
Colojael Todhunter's picturesque per
sonality. He studied the colonel in
tently, a growing appreciation in his
thoughtful and latently humorous
eyes.
After exchanging" a few words with
this new addition to the Strickland
forces the journalist went into one of
the private telephone booths at the
end of the reception room and called
up his paper. Then he came back to
Colonel Todhunter, engaging him in
conversation. A few minutes -later a
second man casually appeared and un
obtrusively stationed himself where he
had a good front view of the colonel,
who was being deftly led Into political
tlssertation by his new acquaintance.
(To be Continued.)
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THEATRICAL GOSSIP
POLI'S VAUDEVILLE
(By the Poll Press Agent.)
Prince Floro, who used to be the
grand high lord of monkeydom but
who is now showing the theatregoing
public how well a chimpanzee may ed
ucate himself, is delighting? big au
diences daily at Poli's. This wonder
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most beyond belief. He acts with
human instinct and intelligence that
is amazing and performs many feats
that are as entertaining as they are
almost unbelievable.
The prince can play billiards, order
a dinner with all sorts of "fixings,"
tip the waiter and do many other hu
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ity and a routine course of calisthen
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cycle riding is a big feature of his
athletic training and daily he rides
half a dozen makes and sizes of bi
cycles. And he rides them with the
abandon and ease of a professional
"bikist." Bridgeport theatregoers
should not fail to see Prince Floro.
Other big features of this week's
bill:. Wilbur Mack and Nella Walk
er, musical comedy favorites, in a de
lightful little skit, "Their New Flirta
tion"; George Holland and company
in Billy Burke's rip-roaring farce,
"Fixing the Furnace"; the Frey Twins,
in athletic posings and wrestling ex
hibitions; Du Calion, a- chattering
Englishman atop a tottering ladder;
Billy "Swede" Hall and company in
a clever sketch "Made Good"; Hilda
Hawthorne, singing ventriloquial co
medienne; Davis and Walker, dancers
extraordinary;, and the Poliscope, with
the latest and best motion pictures.
The big audiences that have seen
this exceptional bill are loud in their
praise of Manager Poli's efforts to
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PARK THEATRE
(By the Park Press Agent.)
"GIRLS FROM HAPPYLAND."
Billy W. Watson and "Girls From
Happyland" should create more than
an ordinary sensation when presenting
"Thd Flying Dutchman," a two act
musical mix-up at the Park Theatre
the last 3 days of this week. The
new vehicle with which Watson in
tends to increase his popularity has
been written to absolutely fit the char
acteristics of this clever comedian.
This means more. than: to simply, write
a clever book". Watson has peculiar
ities, original antics and some quaint
stunts of humor, which had to be ta
ken - into close consideration. With
all this, attention had to be paid to his
rapidity of more merit in fact, the au
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There is a coherent plot woven
throughout the two acts and even if
"The Flying Dutchman" had to de
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solely it would have to be considered
an enormous success. The musical en
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ditties and other novel "interpolations
will add to the magnificence of the
entertainment. All in all, it is a typi
cal Joe Hurtig show, a show that
stands out like all the others eman
ating from the master hand of this
young and fertile producer.
The supporting cast is equal to the
best. Twenty-four enchanting young
women grace the chorus. They will
be seen in many fascinating changes
of costumes. Scenery and electrical
displays will meet with the admiration
of the auditors.
"THE LITTLE MILLIONAIRE."
At the Park Theatre next Monday
night, Cohan and Harris will pre
sent Geo. M. Cohan's musical farce
The Little Millionaire." When it
comes to building a play with structu
ral comedy appeal from foundation to
turret, re-inforced by superstructure of
melodic charm, the architectural palm
is conceded to Geo. M. Cohan, and
The Little Millionaire" is by far the
most enjoyable piece of work so far
submitted by this past-master in mu
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Little Millionaire" he is said to have
again demonstrated his infallibility of
gauging the public pulse by furnish
ing in "The Little Millionaire" an en
tertainment that for wholesome, in
vigorating and laugh-compelling fun
outclasses, in point of witty chatter
and charm of melodic composition.
any play that has so far fallen from
the magic pen in this author of a long
line of successes.
THE PLAZA
(By the Plaza Press Agent.)
An entire new bill is offered, today
and for the remainder of the week at
the popular Plaza Theatre. My, but
won't the young folks enjoy the pro
gram. Our old Bridgeport friend,
Sagar Midgley, and his company offer
that excruciatingly -funny farcical
sketch entitled "Early Morning Re
flections". The fun is fast and furi
ous during this sure cure for the blues.
It comes direct from Hammerstein's
0
A SCENE FROM GEO. M. COHAN'S , MUSICAL FARCE, THE "LITTLE
MI T .TON AIRE."
in New York where it created a con
siderable amount of comment.
As an added attraction Watson and
Flynn will more than make good. It
was only by special efforts that the
plaza booking etaff were able to en
gage this clever team for the balance
of this week These two comedians
were the hit of every bill where they
have appeared this season. Bridge
port will surely receive them ' favor
ably. Another bright comedy pair of
renown are Kittir.er and McClay,
whose act consists of a lively stepping
and i songs teeming with up-to-dateness.
Lovers of circus work out of the
ordinary will find an act to their spe
cial liking in the Emlie Sisters. They
are two young and clever girls whose
work in the air has been the feature
of the largest tented shows in the
country and were only persuaded to
enter the vaudeville field by the
gleam of the princely salaries paid.
Another act of a sensational charac
ter are The Three Romans, whose
work on the tottering ladders is sim
ply marvelous. Without any support
they pose and. do other dextrous
tricks on the extreme top of the frail
structures. The Sylphanos in a mu
sical act will display their skill to
great advantage. The latest day
light photo plays will add divertise
ment to this popular vaudeville bill.
FOX'S LYRIC THEATRE
- (By the Fox Lyric Press Agent.)
The last three days of the week,
starting with the matinee, brings the
best show ef the season to the Fox
Lyric. This s the week where road
attractions work for half salary or
lay off without pay, but in vaudeville
it is different especially on the Fox
circuit where just as good salaries
are paid as in the so-called big time
and where the shows are just as ex
pensive in July as in January.
The headliner for today is "Fun in
a Butcher Shop", a pantomime acro
batic comedy act in which seven pan
tomimists including six men and one
woman appear. The act is a scream
from '.start to finish.
From the home of Kubelik comes an
other wizard of the bow. Hin name
is Brocco and he fiddles off compo
sitions of the great masters and rag
time in a fascinating manner.
Penbrooke Robinson and Co. have a
comedy sketch called "A Horse on Fa
ther". There are three people in the
act and the fun is fajjt and furious.
There is no. more pleasing specialty
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ter team, and the Lyrics-will trot -out
De Lisle and Vernon, two of the class
iest steppers that have gone over the
grand circuit of Fox Vaudeville. Mr.
Fox will give two ventriloquirts in
one act just for good measure. Thorn
ton and West, a man and woman, with
the latter even more clever than her
partner. It is an absolute novelty
for the dummy talks to himself in two
different voices. The Eugene Cowles
and Mary Garden of colored vaudeville
are . Downs and Gomez, brother and
sister, who came from a wealthy West
Indies family and were educted' abroad.
The very best photoplays form the bal
ance of this all star bill. , '
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liens against all property on which
the taxes upon the list of 1911 (due
May, 1912) remain unpaid on the last
day of March, 1913. - Payments will
be received at the office of the Col
lector, Room 6, City Hall, up to and
including Monday, March 31, 1913,
without lien expense.
B. F. COONET,
S 17 d Collector.
PAVING PROPOSALS
PrnnnRalfl will" be received bv the
Paving and Sewer Commission of the
City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the
office of its secretary, Room 22, City
Hall, said City, until Monday, JMarcn
31st, 1913, at 8 o 'clock: p. m., lor pav
ing sundry streets in said city, about
13 270 armara varda of navement in
all. Proposals are requested for the
following kinds of pavement to wit:.
wood blocK, asphalt diock, dock,
bitulithie. stone block. Hassam, and
will be received as follows:
1. For the completed pavement,
including all labor and materials, of
every description.
2. For wearing surface only.
3. For all labor and materials, ex
cept the wearing surface.
A certified check or bank draft, for
five per cent, of the amount ofeach
bid must accompany each proposal.
' Standard forms of contract and
specifications may be obtained from
Alfred H. Terry, City Engineer, City
Hall, said City. '
The Commission reserves the right
to reject anv or all proposals.
THE PAVING AND SEWER COM
MISSION, By BERNARD KEATING,
Secretary,
S 19 b Room 22, City Hall.
AS WELL AND AS MUCH
No merchant ever failed
if he advertised as WELL
and as MUCH as ne nonld.
31c lb
AMUSEMENTS
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
6 ACTS REAL VACDEVILLi
England's Best Pantomime
'Fun In a Butcher Shop"
Seven Sensational Comedian
DE LISLE AND VERNO.V
BROCCO
PENBROOK, ROBINSON AND CO.
THORNTON AND WEST
DOWNS AND GOMEZ
6 REELS PHOTO PLAYS
Dailys Mats., 1:30 to 5, all seat loc
Nights, two shows 6:80 to 10:30
Balcony. . Orchestra 20c
fOILJPS
THEATRE DE LUXE
"World's Best Vaudeville
"America's Finest Theatre''
POLI PRICES. TWICE DAILY
PRINCE
FLORO
Born a monkey Tout made him
self a man. A Mood cousin to
"Peter" and his mental superior
8 Other Big Acts 8
PARK THEATRE
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
March 20, 21, 22
Daily Matinees
BILLY W. WATSON
and
"Girls From Happyland"
PRICES Matinee loc, 2-V
Evening:. . 15c, 20c 30c, ftfw?
1,000 Good Seats for Ladies a tx
Matinee ....loa
ANOTHER COHAN & HARRIS
SUCCESS
- GEO. M. COHAN'S
FAMOUS MUSICAL FARCE
v THE LITTLE
M ILLIONAIR L
Ran One Solid Year at
Cohan's Theatre, N. Y
PRICES: 25C, SOe, 75c, Cl.OO, 1.50
No Higher
SEATS NOW ON SALE
WHERE EVERYBODY GOES
J :30 to 5; 1 to 10:30
C"" I Ml naV i:s" TTrai
xlj? I Matinees 5c JOo
I PvfHllnM Ks 1 fW Of
big irrrr
Sagar Midgley
& Co.
- Direct from tfw
Colonial, N. Y.
Aerial Emlie Sifter
Kitner and Mr- lay
The Sylphano
3 ROMANS
Extra Added
Attraction
WATSON St KLYNX
From
Hammerstein's, N. Y.
Watch for Onr
Next Week's Bfll
and
Daylight
Photo
Plays
ST. PATRICK'S T. A. B.
Society," Nineteenth Annnal Entertain
ment and Dance,at
Eagles' Hall
EASTER MONDAY NIGHT. MCI I, 2
Maloney's String Orchestra
Singing by Prominent SoIoii
TICKETS 25 CENTS A PERSON
817 d
ORGAN RECITAL
WALTER HENRY HALL. Columbia
University, awrfted by
ALICE ESTHER SMITH of Brooklyn.
Washington Park M. E. Church
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 2T
Tickets 25c; Reserved Seats. SOe; at
Hayes & Betts, Monday, March 17 th.
815 d
GET WISE
Trying Is believing. There; Ik pie. ai1
there is
FRISBIE S PIE
The majority know it. Do you?
AT ALL STORES, FRESH DAILY
PATENTS-
A. M. WOOSTER, Attom-y- t-1
Late Examiner TC. S. Patent Offie
1115 MAIN STi SECURITY BLbU,
BRIDGEPORT. CONN. '
Send Postal for Booklet on Patents.
BACHMAN'S EMMEKACOfltB
MIXTURE
A splendid Xemal Regulator in -
of suppressed tnsnstruation, diUri
das to colds, ill health, or ottar
natural causes; $1.7S for tl wbwi
cutflt. Made only at ths
WOMAN'S DRUG BTORB
70 Main (Street. Bridceporc Coo
Lady Attendants Always Hers
SEWER PROPOSALS
Proposals will be received by tb
Paving and Sewer Commission of th
City of Bridgeport, at the office of the
Secretary, Room 22, City Hall. tJnt;l
March 31st, 1913, at 8 o'clock in tr
evening, for constructing sewers In
the following named streets, as per
plans and profiles of the City Kn
glneer, to wit:
On Fairfield avenue, from Howar-i
avenue to Silliman avenue.
On Sherman street, from Housh
avenue to Watervlew avenue.
The Board reserves the ri?ht to re
ject any or all proposals.
THE PAVING AND SEWER COM
MISSION. By BERNARD KEATING.
Secrtrr.
Bridgeport, Conn., March lth, lSli.
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