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adies’ Waists
We have taken our SAMPLES of Ladles' Waists. also broken lines,
and put such prices as should sell every one quickly Note the
prices:
About 100 Walsta......‘:....50e. Regular price; 81.00 ‘
About 100 Waista .......... 75c. Regular prices $1.25 to $1.49
About 100 Waiata . ..... . . . .9843.
About 50 Wallis
Regular prices $1.49 to $1.98
.. . $1.25. Regular prices $1.98 to $2.25
Earliest Choice the Best Choice
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lection oi fresh, crisp, Spring Garments, in-
cluding GOWNS. COMBINATIONS, COR-
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well made of beautiful sheer materials, elabor-
ated with combinations oi hand-made cluny
laces and ribbon; others handsomely hand-
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Telephone. 46.
BEAVER BOARD
. is gaining rapidly in popularity as a substitute for lath and
plaster and wail-paper. it is susceptible of an infinite variety
of artistic designs for walls and ceilings, and permits of a
wide scope for individual prefsrment and taste. We are agents .
and keep a large supply on hand.
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- tenanec of tracks and buildings-was
reduced by an average of 82.40 a mile
as trumpeted with expenditure‘in Ncl
veniber, 1910. For the maintenance of
youipment there was an increase aver-
aging 10 cents a mile, and the cost of
conducting transportation, an item rep
resenting about capital! the total op
crating expense, was reduced by an
average of 8 cents a mile. By the re-
duction in expenditure for mainte
nance of track and buildings the roads
were enabled to make a slight offset
to the shrinkage in operating revenues.
"The net revenues, that isfithe differ-
ence between total operating revenues
and total operating expenses, averaged
$16'less per mile of line in November,
1911. than in November, 1910, which is
a decrease of 43 per cent. This no-
cailed net revenue is, in fact, was
profits out of which must come taxes,
BER, 1911.
allow that the business done by
fail ways of the United States in
‘ nth of November was somewhat
on the businessdone in Novem-
0 "Whenmeasured by the aver-
age, per mile, the only basis on which
parison can propel-y be made;
he total operating revenues of rail.
As include their receipts for freight
fund passenger transportation, for mail
express service, and for all other
traffic service rendered 'The average
receipts inA November, 19i1, for a lit-tie
ethan 90 mar cent. of the total
lodge of rthe country, were $1,054 a
a» a decline of $18 a mile from the
‘ pigs in November, 1910.1'hei'e"
decrease in average receipts in
freight and passenger seryice.
saline. ‘was unevenly distributed.
tails of the eawtern part of the
or an avorslro of $43 a mile, rentals. in-
terest on bonds, dividends and appro-
priations for improvements. The fall--
lag of! of 1.8 per cent. in operating
revenues contrasts with an increase of
I12. 7 per cent, in takes.
in comparison
‘ber. 1910. while the lines
thorn section show a slight
TO OUR! A COLD IN ONE Y
W Laxative Bronte Qilln‘ine Tablets.
muggists refund money if it falls to
cure a; w Grove' ., signature is on
each box. ado ' . ,
" have mucosa to the proofs of tll'i'i first
‘ use than from any other kidney medi-
mounting in Noi‘ember to so. ovum ~ ‘ to
month. introduced by nepmmtive ,
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captain Passe blooms Captain
' , Peninsula gliaddiaad the
Herald Since First Issue “
Captain Fredericliwl’erklns, dean of
shlpmasters in the coastwlse trade
and a reader of the New York Herald
from the data of its first issue, died
"Monday at the home of his aged com-
panlon, John A. Peace, of Verona, N. J.,
says the N. Y. Herald Captain Per-
kins, who was ninety years old. and
' Captain Posse, three years his junior,
had lived together for fifty years
Both had followed the Area. from boil-
hood and acquired a competense in
the shipping business.
Captain Perkins was born in Hart-
ford, Conn, in 1822. lie ran away to
son when thirteen years old and reach
ed New York in the spring of 1336
aboard the Bunker Hill, uudur‘com
mand of Captain, Monomon Sanford.
lie was in New York when the New
'York Herald was issued first on May
ti, 1835. and for the res-t of his seafar-
Ing life it. was his favorite newspa-
[pol Up to the day or his death ‘le
was a subscriber.
From here be shipped aboard a,
sailing vessel for South America, and
after his return he worked aboard the
vessels plying between New York and
Hartford until he roac to be a tuna-
, tor. From 1864 to 1860 he run a
adelphla by way of Cape May. At the
beginning of the war he was employed
by the government to transport troops
up and down the coast and he re-
mained iu the service until 1866.
,in conjunction with CupininPcnso
he bought the Nelly While, a steam-
ship. in 1870 and established the first
regular excursion service to (lousy is-
land and the iiocknwnys. This paid
so well that they, were able to retire
‘ twenty years also. ‘
Past ihrebsco'ro but hole and hearty,
the two retired masters made their
home together in Brooklyn and spent
much of their leisure time along the
wnlr front. As time wore on they be
came less active. and eleven years ago
Captain Posse bought an estate, over
looking Verona lake, near Montcinir
The comrades were knewn to their
neighbors as the two ancient mariners
and were beloved by everyone. For
the last two years Captain Perkins
had been unable to get around, but
Captain Peace is still unite active. . "
A correspondent last October, wrote
to the Herald asserting that ho was
the oldest Herald reader. Captain
Perkins wrote immediately to say
told of his arriiai here in 1835. dos-
cribcd the first Herald office in Broad
‘ way, adjoining Barnum's Museum and,
made it plain that if there were any
.' earlier matters of the Herald than he
the person would would have had to
edition.
FOLEV KlDNEY PILLB f
always give satisfaction because they
always do the Work. J. T. Shalom.-
Bremen, (32., says: "i have used Po
ley Kidney Pills with mat satisfac-
tion and found more relief from their
clue, and I‘ve tried almost all kinds.
1 can cheerfully recommend them to
any case of kidney or bladder lpoublo
noabeyond the reach of medicine. Ne
medicine can do more The Bridge
Pharmacy and W. 'I‘ Wimoi-e a
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CONGREGGMAN PUT! 1N PENSION
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WASHINGTON I). (3., Jun. 26 —-,-'I’iie
omnibus pension bill reported to the
house on Saturday grants special” pen-
sions to Mrs. Mary Leary at the rate
of $20 per month, and August Brock-
myer, both of Waterbury. at the rate
,of $24 per month bills intiioduée‘il by
Representative Reilly; ' to most:
A. Steele of Wethorsnold, at the rate
01312 per, mbhtii',‘,,introduced by Re
pmcntatimflenry; 'to William Cook
of Southin ,
month. an
,Tilson.
Hrs. Hattie L. Benedict is the MI-
dew of James W Benedict late of
Co; F. Tenth Connecticut, She was
on married to the soldier, the first
nine March is. 1864. and the section
time on April 3. 1882. one having libe‘n
divorced from him October, 1873.
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PLEA!” GuiL‘TY CF PWN9 PAY-
nous on NEW HAVEN scab. ‘
BOSTON, Jail. 25‘.-~Siit doom out.
.ployea ot- the New York, Neirmavsn
& Hart!ord R‘allrosd' pleadsdu guilty
‘ to indictments charging conspiracy to
’ Edward Atcherly, or Wanton,
steamship betwen New York and Phil ,
that the honor belonged to him and}
all sufferers for kidney and bladder;
trouble." Foley Kidney Pills will cure!
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(Continued tron: first page.)
Ill that my Representative Henry
M “WNW summoned up his
views of the latest Democratic tariff
Will's That Ilia vowed the senti-
Congress, as to the prospects of tariff
revision at this session, is well known
in Wellington.
Declines Discussion.
Representative iilll declines to dis-
cuss the bill, until he has studied it
“carefully; but there is practically no
doubt that" he will find much fault
with Ill, if only because of the fact
its schedules are not based on a re-
port from a non-partisan tariff board.
Mr. Hill, , with other liopubilcan
members of the ways and means com-
mittee, called at the White house yes
terday morning and discussed the tar-
lft situation with the President.
Senator Maison presented in the
senate ’i‘ueuday the petition of Dlvl
slon No 3. A. 0 ll. of Ansoniu, the'
*Trucklnan's and 'l‘ealnsiers Mutual
Benevolent association, of Bridgeport,
and sundry citizens of ’l‘urvlngton, all.
in opposition to the ratification of the
treaties with Great Britain and
manta o! a majority of Republicans in ‘
Iand mulling that would ildil
Fiance, unless they are amended mi
proposed by the majority of the Son
ate committee on foreign relational
and unless a similar poet is made with
Germany. The resolution (its oi
speech of Earl Gray in the British
Parliament, indicating that through
the treaties Great Britain and Fiance
' would expect the United States to glIAcl‘
its support to them in case of a war.
boween either of those gauntrlos and§
Germany. The treaties. therefore, the;
resolutions declare, lead to war in-
niead 0! two. unless one with Cor.
mam is made i
He also introduced a hill granting;
a spedal pension to Mrs. Mary Li
Tucker Spittie. of Torringion wld0w, l
of William smule into major of theé
2lst c. V. ‘
Senator Mela-an also introduced All
bill authorizing the state department
to deliver to Major Charles B. lingo-
dorn, or the 25th i‘. S infantry,
gm of a watch from President Fran- A
close 1. Madam, of the republic of.
Mexico. Maj. “shadow is CODNQCIMA
with the Cowles famili. of Connmifii
cut, with which the wife of l-‘orm'rl
President Roosevelt is connected; and
the watch was presented to him byl
the Mexican president as a token of:
esteem for recent services or 9’0"“,
tear. Maj. Haaadorn is a personal
friend of senator-«lichens
Representative Henry presented till
the house the petition or Chamberllni
Council, Junior Order United Ameri ‘
can hicchsnlcs, of New alumni, rm
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tiring restricting immigration. l
l Orders have been issued for thei
establishment of postal savings bunksie
at Burnside,, Moodus and Wetbers
field to take effect February 19
Charles Harris, postmaster
Wontport was .ln the city Yesterday?
on business before the post othcci
doparlmenL - y
liE'l voiu outs
. A BltLlllilA
That Amount Exceeds National Debt
by $26,000. 090.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—-New York
city's total debt at the beginning of
1912, according to figures submitted to
Mayor Gaynor yesterday by the
finance department. was $1937,-811.
718, 81. This is approximately 420,000, .
000 more than the public debt of the
United States government. This was
an increase in the bottled debt of 271,-
432.485 during ,‘1911. A and of that
amount 244,200,000 represented bond
issues for rapid tnnsltywork on the
new water supply system
While the debt is more than a bil-
lion dollars in moss. the fact that New
you: put,- aside. in its sinking fund,
from yearto- year. more money to‘ be
used for the Information of its ln~
debtedneas, reduces that figure by
$449,535,881The town’s gross borrow-
ing capacity on January 1, 1912, was
$125,684. 626.
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statistics for 1910 “bounced today by
the census bureau. show that over
one-fourth of all the deaths in the
registration area iconiprlsing nearly,
so per cent. of the population)‘ ,‘
children under five years. ,Cotweeii
period of life. ‘
wassnuo'rou ’m’s'mm‘m" Initiation would be concluded before,
plants or the National Packing Coin~
A . limit for the association sever-oi years
any ended dissimusiy from it imam
the ages of lo and 20 visa the safest ,I
Tuberculosis claimed nearly ‘11 per '-
iiiiiiilt um All AAAAA‘
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- mesons, Daughters, of Case
lilo. liaise Monty tor St.
Mary’ 8 church
A worthy purpose, an energetic
committee, a clear night and a large
attendance tended last evening to_
make the ouchre party and dance in
tho 'l‘owh Assembly Hall, under the
audplces of Court Cecile, No. 105,
Daughters of Castlie, the triumph it
turned out to be. It is estimated by
the committee that quite a large sum
was cleared by the occasion.
The purpose of the dance and card
party was for the growing fund for
the new organ ill St. Mary's Church in
West avenue, and this nobleendcavor
met with the success it rightfully de~
served. The committee of eleven work-
ed ludustrloualy from the very first
to the
event to make it successful “its left
undone .
Favored by a clear night the large
attendance was assured. One hundred
and sixty players gathered around the
forty tables to play the pies and
nearly as many more on Alto so
cini bulb. in conversation awaiting the
beginning of the dilating. for this was
expected to be excellentbccausc of the
fact that Svec‘s orchestra was on
hand to furnish music.
The result of the card panics was
the awarding of the: Inllil‘iiflii prizes
to the winner's;
First scutlnmon's
Vi nish, 7 games.
Second gentleman's
prize - Rudy
prise—John
i Cluue, 7 games
Third gentleman‘s prise—A's“ liuck-
icy, no, games.
First ladlos‘ prizev-ililss Florence
McCarthy. ii games.
Second ludies'
Diamond, 7% games
Third indies prize-Mlas Mary Wll
tank, 7 games.
Gentlemen s consolation
bert Lillxweilcr.
Ladics' consolation prlscv-llrs. W
Riley
The. committee who worked so dill-
gen ii} and well to make 1110 affair a
success is as follows;
Chairwoman—«Miss Elizabeth
kin n.s
Aides—~Misses Helen Sheehan, .\iol-
iio Ryan Anna Tierney, list-Aurel Mil
lard, Marlon Hayes, Agnes Torpy and
Minnie Henry and Mrs. Daniel F.
prisowAl-
liar-
li’oomcy Mrs. Luke A. Connolly and
Mrs. Frank A. Volk.
William Howard and John Henry
covered the door, selling and receiving
buckets
James Cauidy was at his usual
lace, also, behind the refreshment it
\iiehuei J Howard was the announc
Aer for the party, a happy choice of the
committee as it proved.
All during the‘ evening delicious re
frosbments were served and enjoyed
by the large gathering. Dancing fol-
,iowed the curd playing until the mid-
‘ni-gbt hour. '
CUT WAGES 0R CLOSE SHOPS.
prize~Mlss Agnes ,
Bridgeport Advertisements
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_,Bridgcport Advertisements -. I
ob E. ill. iilrah Company
Established 1857.
Some Parlor and Library Suites
Shown “in the January Furniture Sale.
Solid Mahogany threchiece suite, Divan, Arm Chair
and Reception Chair, green damask, deeply tufted,
very
easy and luxurious, value $146.75,
at $97.50.
Sheraton Suite of solid Mahogany \viilA inlaid panels
of satiuwoml, Divan,
Arm Chair and Reception
Chair,
seats covered with French damask, small diapered design
in gold and blue.
Value $84.00,
at $54.50.
Solid Mahogany Suite, Divan,
.‘\l'lll Chair, Reception
(filnir, l-iopplewllitc design, upholstered with French (lam-
Sink. Value $104.00,
at $67.50.
Library Suite, three pieces,
large ilii'uli with deep
scat, Arm Chair and Ann Rocker. covered with dark pine
mohair plush. Value $111100,
at $87.09.
Empire Mahogany Suite,
given illtlil't mine 57 (mo
three pieces, slip-seals
of
at $57.00.
Mahogany finished Suite,
dark green velour,
three pieces, cushions of
value $37.75,
at $2 7.00.
Large and Durable Rugs
very lo.v- priced.
Wool and Fibre Rugs, size 4) x 12
.g‘ilarautvcil last
color, in plain (kirk it‘d, gluon. AA iii lAllic dilil tau, plain cen-
ters with geometric lAAArilivs.
at $10. 80 this sale
Regular price $0.00.
\sk to see the Dresden Rugs
(".alpet Store first floor,
Sateens, Cretonnes, Curtain Scrim
French Cretonnes, 50 and (in: values.
Cretonnes, 15 and 17c values.
Figured Sateen, value 20c,
value 35c,
Figured Curtain Muslin, 25 and 29c values,
‘White and Ecru Scrim, 15 and we values,
Colored Figured Scrim, 25c value,
35?-
10c.
121/20.
25c.
t 5c.
rzl/zc.
18c.
'l'liirll floor.
Clearance of Fur Coats
Russian Pony, Near Seal, Carson], and Coney,
low-priced to close out.
Ellie h , iii. iRrah Company.
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concaessunu AHiLL BUSY WiITH
WOOL SCHEDULE.
Representative E J. Hill and other V
SOMETHING iN THE NAME.
Malcolm's father and mother were
artists and the boy had an inborn
ANSONIA, Jan. 25 —'l‘here is con-‘ Republican members M the ways and love of beautiful things He liked pie.
j,sternnlion and much anxiety here over
'lhe thrill soliedule in‘rvap'ccl Acton.
per and other metals. The cut, rec»
ommended by the Democratic mem-
bers of the House is anywhere from 10,
to 35 per cent. Should this by any
chance become a inwfithe brass and
copper people would confront a choice
between shutting upon 3m~llde and
cutting wages in third “(Mild on the
other side. it is hoped and believed
that President ‘i‘aft would veto such
a change in the law lr‘iibilihould pas‘a
both. houses. Such it chalice in the
law would ruin buslhes'd' “in? athe Nun-
gains): Valley. " £31935" .
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PAOKERS"MARMN CLERK TE§TI~
HEB.
CHICAGO. Jan. abet-Special Counsel
Peirce Butler continued the direct or
amination of Steiner C. masher, mar:
gin clerk for the Hammond plant of
the National Packing Company, when,
the trial of the pickers. charged with
criminal violation or lh‘e Shel-Anna law,
was resumed today lp”I the United
Bibles District Genet. A ~
it was corrected, that Laughs” can
noon and that he would be followed
by accountants employed by other
means committee are busily engaged
on the wool tariii Mr Hill is the
chief architect of the substitute wool
bill which the Republicans will our
sent. He is familiar with tile wool in
dusty and has been busy working
out the details of the proposed new
schedule K. based upon the tariff
board‘s report. lie is personally mak-
ixu many mathematical calculations
necessary in figuring out the rates of
duty that. will be propel-on ali,_woolen
products, according to the difference
in cost of production at home and
sum, as hand by the tariff board.
Mr Hill‘ s recent tariff speech in the
‘ house continues to be the subject
of comment in politcai circles here.
it is said that the speech will ‘be a
very valuable campaign document
later on this year. That speech and
Mr Hill's informal talk at the meet
ing of the Conectlcut Republican as
Motion a few nights ago léd some
body to remark that “Hill is the best
ilblndcr the Republican party has
in Connecticut." »
-The Connecticut association ,r‘e
mains on the job it, is rather inter-
eating that this organisation continues
strong and endumiaetic in spite of the
fact that it only meets once a year.
Social featunes are almost totally
lncklns: in the association. A ladle-4'
I lnl standpoint.
, -~Dy'speps'ia l‘s Americas curse. Corgi“. Olivia ”“063 Clark of Stain,
dock Blood hitters manners dyspepsia, ,
every time. it drives out the lmpuri r
A ties, tones til
Affect; dikestlon
I “I’m
, restores per-
igllt, and
“A???”
;, " warmnunv Jan. Alia-Alter m;
due ,is at. St Mary' a Hospital, with a
serious knife wound in hlm‘lett side.
* calm, lowly.
WM
guild“. CLARK GRANTEDA oivoa 5,,
lures, but there were many times
when it seemed to him that the names
given them by the painters had nobil-
ing to do with rh subjects
One day he looked with great in-
terest at a picture painted by a family
friend, to whometudio he had been
taken. All represented a young girl
seated on a ration tree trunk,whiic a
young man stood at "a little distance,
adlssalislled. expression on his hand
some face. his back turned to the
pretty, .pouting girl.
“A Rift in the Lute,” read Mai:
“Mother, isn't. that a
fine-sounding name?" A ‘ '
That night he tooit his pencil and
drew industriously until 'half past six,
which was bedtime.
“l have made a pieture,'.’- his aim, ' ’ .,
to his mother; "and ,I‘d like you to
write the name underneath it, please
no I can put it for a surprise at faith», ,
er a plate ”
The picture showed a dog and cant.
somewhat uncertain as to outline and
distorted as to proportion; butunp‘tis- .
takabie, nevertheless, seated before ‘
an open the
‘tht name shall I write, Mat‘
eolm " asked his muther - .
"I should like yen to write, “The ,
'llrnmpet Calls to Anne,” said Mar,
calm.-Yciiths Companion. .
W
A decree of divorce has been g
by Justice Bischolf of the same... I'
Coil ,0! . cw Xorlr. it was sign,
d. as marrle to W or , "
can. here on Sept. “to". 1905
were no children, Clark
t-heA'NewYc ’ ‘
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