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Scant Delegation
From Bridgeport
At Danbury Fair
Fewer Bridgeporters than ever at
tended the Danbury fair this year.
Only about 100 excursion tickets were
sold at the railroad station today and
about 400 yesterday, which was
"Bridgeport Day." These are the
smallest sales recorded In the paet ten
years. Some years the sales of excur
sion tickets have gone over the 1,000
mark. This year the rain is held re
sponsible for the poor attendance ' at
the fair.
The num"ber of automobile parties
were reported fewer this year than in
several years paet. Iue to the con
tinued rain of the week the roads to
Dajibury are reported to be in very
bad shape ' and in some places well
nigh Impassable. No accidents to
Bridgeport auto parties going ' to or
coming from the fair have been re
ported .so far.
Yesterday was "Bridgeport Doy at
the Danbury fair but the attendance
from the Park City was the smallest
In many years due no doubt to the in
clement weather. For- the first time
In ten years the entire lair week has
been wet or cloudy and weather con
ditions are "believed to be the cause
of the poor attendance at the fair this
year.
Yesterday morning at 7:30, a peciaa
train of six. cars which, were about
half filled left this city. The regular
tram at 9:49 over the Berkshire divi
sion, carried five cars which were
comfortably filled and most of the
passengers were bound for the fair.
Yesterday rain fell in heavy showers
and at intervals there was a drizzle
and ' mist. Just as unpleasant and as
peneratmg as the .rain.
The concessionaries at the fair
ground all complained of poor busi
ness and many of those who had ex
posed places on, the grounds were
obliged to close their stands because
of the rain.
Many of those in the 'buildings
wliicb. have canvas roofs, were not
much more f ortunte. The members
of the Second company of Governor's
Foot Guards of New Haven of which
many Bridgeport men are members,
attended tne lair weanesuay a.nu
through their drill they were the cen;
tor of attraction.
Considerable complaint was made
concerning the conditions of the cars
used on the so-called "shuttle trains
between Danbury and the fair
grounds. The coaches were of the
most antiquated type. . They were fill
ed with old newspapers and cinders
and.' coal dust lay deep in the aisles
and between the seats.
Guaranteed to fit all figures
5-
00 up
inirs. Eastings'
CORSET SHOP
1398 MAIN ST.
Foot of High Street
Thone 367"
FATAL CRASH OF i
BIG FOUR TRAIN
Columbus, O.. Oct. 10. Big Four pas
senger train No. 41, westbound, was
today partially derailed and two train
men were probably fatally Injured as
a result of a collision with a handcar
at 11th avenue. The engine was com
pletely overturned and the engineer
and fireman were caught under the
wreckage. Some of the passengers
erustaind ',bruises but none was severely
injured. ,
FIVE DISTRICTS
FOR VALUATION OF
NATION'S RAILWAYS
Washington, Oct. 10: In preparing
for a physical valuation of the na
tion's railway", the Interstate Com
merce Commist ion, which has divided
the country ir.to five districts, re
nounced today hat each embraces ap
proximately 50, XX) miles . of railroad.
The title of eat:h district, the head
quarters, city and the states included
in each, are: '
(Eastern Washington, D. C, Con
necticut, Delaware, District of Colum
bia, Maine, Maryland, Masachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Southern Chattanooga, Term., Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Mississippi, Ohio, 'Panama, Por
to Rico, South Carolina , and Tennes
see. Central Chicago, Arkansas, Illinois,
Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Michigan
and Wisconsin.
Western (Kansas City, Colorado, In
dian Territory, Kansas,' Missouri, Ne
braska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and
Texas.
"Pacific an Francisco, Alaska, Ari
zona, California, Idaho, Montana, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
southing girl
killed by express
New- York, Oct. 10 While ' running
across the New York, New Haven &
TTartfnrrt Railroad tracks at the Co
lumbus Avenue station, Mount Ver
non, to catch the eastbound Hartford
Express, shortly after 6 o'clock last
nirtt. Miss Anna Beltz of Southington,
Conn., was instantly killed, and Miss
Anna Weckworth of Plantsville, Conn.,
Who was with her, was tossed twenty
feet by an express train and escaped
with slight injuries. The young wo
men had been attending the Harvest
Home festival at the Wartburg "Farm
School on the outskirts of Mount Ver
non. More than 400 persons were on the
station platform when - the young wo
men were run down. Many of them
were women, and some of them be
came hysterical.
Miss Weckworth, who is. 20 years
old, told the Coroner that she was
told to walk down the westbound plat
form and cross to the other side if
she desired to take the eastbound
train. Instead of crossing under the
tracks. Miss Beltz, who was 21 years
of age, started to walk the trestlework
over Columbus avenue.
Just as she reached the eastbound
express track, Miss Weckworth, who
was right behind her, saw the Boston
Express bearing down on them. She
made a Jump to one side as the ex
press struck Miss Beltz and passed
over her.
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produced to sell at $7.5.
Second, A clean up of odds and ends of this spring's suits never
intended to sell as low as $7.50. These latter suits are good
dark patterns in medium weight fabrics and the man who
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! many gre at advantages for them, if they trad
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to parents of boys' the many gre at advantages for them, If they trade at The Surprise Store.
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. 'Norfolk suits with two pair of pants neat
mixture patterns. . Also blue serge and tan cor
duroy suits, sizes 7 to 17 (1 pair of pants only)
and Russian blouse suits. Norfolk reefers in
blue and tan. , Have patent leather belt.
School Suits $1.50
Well made, - full cut, Norfolk suits, sizes 7
to 16, and Russian suits, sizes 3 to 8. Excep
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Blue Suits $2.50
Norfolk models, sizes 7 to. 16, and Russian
blouse models 3 to 8. Very dressy.
Boys' suits and reefer overcoats in a big
range of styles, colors and models. Extra Bize
suits Included, suits to fit great big boys who
wear "18 stouts" the largest knicker suit reg-.
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Norfolk suits $3.50
Showing a wonderful assortment of pat
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Showing -boys' v knee pants suits in the
smartest styles in exclusive foreign and domestic-
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All clothing bought here pressed and repaired free of charge.
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OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT
EXTRA VALUE HATS Si
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hata in all tho wanted shades and shapes
lor fall. Also the greatest line of smart
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SPECIAL OATS 1.45
Displacing a most comptnsie as
sortment of tills season's new effects. They
have the "bow in the bach" and are repre
sentative of higher price hats. Ererr ha
a positive $2 value and would cost you SJ
in an exclusive hat shop.
BOYS' OATS 50c
My, what a variety," exclaimed the
mother of three boys the othr day, ,"aud
" , -oo for these corduroys and velvets.
Take your choice of Rah. Rah and
Tryolean shapes in every shade, every color
and every fabric correct this fall.
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These are the new style, large shape
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Perilous (Jhewing.
One of the troublesof most European
armies is .that those soldiers who can
get hold of it Insist on using that ter
rible explosive cordite as if it were a
sort of chewing gam. Its popularity is
due to the fact that when chewed in
small quantities it has a stimulating
and exhilarating effect, like small doses
of alcohol. Its taste, too, is sweet,
cordite being three-fifths nitroglycerin,
an explosive which is sugary to the
taste. When chewed in large quanti
ties cordite becomes more powerful
In Its effects, bringing on a . blissful
state of ecstasy and sometimes mak
ing the victim of the habit see visions.
But the real danger of the habit lies
in the fact that though nitroglycerin
will only explode when given a very
hard blow or touched by an electric
spark, there is always a possibility that
the grinding of exceptionally hard teeth
might provide the necessary bard blow.
Within the last few years at least
three soldier two German and one
Austrian have been blown to bits, the
use of cordite as a chewing gum being
the suspected cause.
Shy, but Ferocious.
No European has ever been able to
meet in their own dwelling, places the
Kukuhuhus. a shy, yet ferocious tribe
of New Guinea. Other tribes of the
country, while they have a great fear
of the Kukuhuhus,' manage to do a
bartering trade with - them. They
bring salt, earthenware, dried fish, etc.,
and deposit them in a certain indicated
place. They then retire for a few
hours, being notified to do so by a cu
rious cry from the distance. The
mountain dwellers then 'descend to
view the goods offered for sale. If
they want them they put down other
goods, such as skins, feathers and oth
er jungle produce, next to those arti
cles wanted by them. Then they re
tire in turn, and when the way seems
clear. the .,oas;djwel!ers" approach
UH..i:. - . ' . .. ... I..iv.-.'J Wttll
what is offered in exchange, they take
the goods put , -. down , by -the mountain
people and go away; if not satisfied
they retire again as before with empty
hands. Argonaut..
Memory Erased by Sandbag.
Writing on "Confessions of Self Bob
bery and the Retroactive Amnesia" in
Case and Comment, Professor E- B.
Delabarre of 'Brown university tells
the interesting fact that a concussion
or blow from a sandbag will eraaeand
drive from the brain or the memory
occurrences happening within from
three to five hours, previous to the con
cussion, ' but will not disturb the im
pressions on the mind of previous oc
currences. The author describes the
effectiveness of this knowledge in se
curing complete confessions irom "Belt
robbed" individuals as . follows: "I
talked the matter over , with; J. , B.
Hume, at that time chief detective for
Wells, Fargo fc Co., and ' he forcedf a
number of self robbed agents who
were short and reported sandbagging
robbery, to confess because a sandbag
would not show any marks, but as
they in each' case told all particulars
up to the blow of the sandbag he made
them own up."..
A Blunder Transformed.
In the "Memoirs of the Prince Im
perial," the ill fated heir of Napoleon
III., It is related that as the prince
grew up he developed royal tact to a
marked degree. " On one occasion- he
met the well known author, " Alberie
Second, and, - mistaking him for Mar
shal Leboeuf, remarked. "I am' delight
ed to shake the hand of a friend of
my father." When Informed of his
mistake and seeing that Second was a
little put out over' It, he " begged M.
Filon to- find him again ahd give -him
this message: "The prince knows he
made a mistake,, but has ' nothing to
change In his phrase." . "T managed' to
carryT out itiy " eouiiuissUju," 'adds M
Filon. "before " many witnesses who,
like myself, saw the delight of the
amiable writer."
Tho Mystery. - ,
Visitor I understand that -yon had
an amateur dramatic performance In
the town hall last night?
" Native Yes. The Sock and Buskin
club played "Little Mac. or the Moun
tain Mystery." -
. "Ah! And what was the mystery?" .
"As near as I could make out - the
mystery was how the audience stood
it till the last act was' over." London
Tit-Bits. - - . -' ; -
. ' Too". Kind to Lose.
Tour husband is' willing to allow
you the custody of the automobile, the
poodle and the rubber plant, with lib
eral alimony. wMIe he takes the chil
dren and the. graphopbone."
"Stop the divorce!" sobbed the wife.
"IH; never get another husband like
that" Louisville Courier-Journal.
,-A Ring Difficult to Wear. ..
"What do you- think! . Maude's gen
tleman friend offered her an engage
meat ring by -telephone and she accept
ed It" "
.. "Well, she can do -as she likes, but
really. I do not believe that I should
care to wear a telephone rtng."-Chrls-tlan
Science Monitor.
' ,-, ' - - 'Poetry. .
"Poetry written on both sides of the
aper is never so good as that written
only on one side. One reason Is that
It is only half as - long. New Orleans
Picayune. 1
Going Down.
Gabe He claims he Is a descendant
from a great -family. Steven-Yes, and
be is Btill descending. Cincinnati En
quirer. .....
ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER,
Norway and Trotting Horses.
From tales of travel and other
sources of information It appears that
Norway , waa one f the first countries
to develop speed in the trotting horse,
which centuries ago seems to have
been common to the nations of north
ern Eurape. . Sigvried Petersen says
that as early as-the beginning of the
eighteenth century there were inform
al trotting races In Christiana.,- The
principal Dame in the history ' of ;the
sport la that-of .Jacob Meyer, chief of
the royal .mounted militia, who .was
born in 1781. He owned the., noted
horse Sleiiner-Varg that on March 15,
182$, trotted .'a English mile In 2:37
arid repeated In , the same time. ( This'
was faster-than any horse- had ;thei
trotted la America, so far as i known.
In Sweder ahd in Finland the sport
f trotting horses dates back, it Is said,
to prehistoric times. With long win
ters and nothing else to do the people
raced their horses to sleighs on the
Jce. Sunday morning was the great
occasion, men and horses coming from
milesaround to take part in or witness
the sport New York Herald.
Her Early Life In Germany. .
: ' In per .book entitled "Scenes and
Memories" Walburga Lady Paget has
ithis to say of her early life in Ger
many: "We ran about without shoes
or stocfeings in the grass; we wore a
minimum " of cloihes; in summer, we
were plunged into the river, a wide
and rusbiog mountain stream;-in win
ter we bad to break the ice in our tube
and .our nurses dashed basins of icy
water over our backs. I can -still feel
the thin bits of ice mired with the wa
ter slithering down over me. . A Are
in our bedrooms was never thought of,
and the schoolroom was never more
than 9 degrees Reaumur (52 F-). I was
fourteen or fifteen before I knew what
it was to ' have something to drink at
breakfast, as 1 did not like milk.
Bread, with a little butter, was all I
ever had. An egg for a. child, if It waa
not 111,-was "coueuuerea quite "alsiur.
Between meals we were given abund
ance of fruit." ; .
Romano of a Picture.
- Half a century ago a medical stu
dent lodging In London so ingratiatci
himself in the eyes of his landlady
that on his departure for Hobart ta
practice she asked him to accept a sou
nnlr nf hi London home, and be tooK
I a picture which had been in bis sit
ting room. This picture remained 1a
j his house for upward of forty year
without attracting any parocruiar no
tice, but, then Its hour 6 truck, for a
Visitor detected merit in It and advised
tho ninvr to forward a descriDtion of
! It to London. He did so, and the pic-
ture, which turned out to De a tiom
;'ny, fetched 3,500 guineas. The bft
of tne etory is tnat in j.-asamKuin
' tVtr who printed an account of tha
matter gave the price as 850 guinea s,
saying that he did so because he di 1
' not bettero that any picture could ta
worth the larger sum. London Sphere
Crime and Penalty.
' When Mrs. Wlfflet recently raetfd
out punishment to Master George Wlf
fles with a carpet beater that 701104
gentleman gave vent to such weeping
and walling that the lady next door
was constrained to perk her head over
the back yard fence and inquire wb::t
was the matter.
"Got about a couple o 'undred feet
o gas inside him. that's wots the mat
ter," Mrs. Wlfflen replied.
"Coupie o' 'undred. feet o" gns!''
echoed the lady somewhat Incredu
lously. "Wot on earth's 'e beeD do
in', takin" the gas pipe for a fedln'
bottler'
"No. e ain't!" snapped Mrs. WldH-s.
" E's been swallerln' the sliillln' wot
I laid by for the gas meter." London
Tit-Bits.
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