n ‘ for (mod (.uessers 2:me ‘3‘“0“ ”“5 the ladies played left on Tuesday for their home in r Re. Mrs. Owen won the New Rochelle beg. h prize. Everybody had a. wonderful ‘o s . c on fine novel time and Mrs. Dsnham made a a s o J n by Mrs. Dun- most charming h°"~°“- Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hald entertain- iNESDAY, S L" INCHEON FOR THE iggrrssrs llunham .Honors Those \Vho Served at Ladies Tea — Pnzes ifilzaon VIEW niost’ capable and is exceeding popular with ‘sverybody. The 13 dies arrived about half past one and on entering the dining room found ble setting. After the coffee was .scrved a guessing contestwas in or- der. The questions. re resenting different advertisements tore writ- ten on the bark of the place cards. Lots of fun followed. "Mrs. Edward Hald received the prize. Hanging on the walls were thirty pictures of popular advertisements and the la- dlcs walked up and down and all around trying to guess these. Mrs. Stcurer. Jr.. was the lucky one this a most elaborate and beautiful ts-. “hm salts made. '31“. than a: in: mg“! everyone on the c 0 its! ; a‘ week them nif- wflt‘a and ‘mh _ O 0 Kiss Eleanor Askey of New York city returned .to her home today ai'~ ter a month's “sit with Mrs. Steur- er. Jr. 0 O 0 Mr. and Mrs. bf. L. Jenks re- turned from their trip to Canada. They wee camping far in thenwoods three hundred milcs north of To- ronto. _ o 0 O 0 Mr. and Hrs. Delmar and family s number of trans- on sized-yam" ‘1 . . . . Miss Lois Styles returned to her borne in long Island-on Labor day- On Wednesday slfi is going to the Adirondacks for three weeks before she goes back to college. 0 I O M. and Mrs. Borsdorf ,and family left for Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. 0 O 0 Mr. and Mrs. Pendletpn returned on Tuesday evening from an ex-' tended tour through Maine. 0 0 0 Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Fuller and their families had a picnic supper on the sday evening. After the suppo rthey had a marshmalww roast and m'ost of the children on the- beach were the uninvited guests. . the Vi tug-ans of the ladies ' ' ‘ edaparty of friends on Sunday am.» ' Young People Want Good 1 'lll has been chair. q true for the past l is proven herself The “’ade family left today for evening. Jersey. Kit and Eleanor hated to ° ‘ ' leave. , At the dance the final fare~ Mr. 3nd Mrs. Bogert entertained day. » Martin belts of South Main street. was s. VllllO; in New York city, Mon- f" [stabii‘sfied 5657 7 Store closes at 5 o’clock, Saturdays 6 o’clock Paris has sent us. girlish and bufi'ant. beauty. Looking, Fashionable Luggage for School Luggage is as important to the girl or boy going away to school as the wardrobe that is packed in it. Trunks, bags, hat boxes and small pieces must be adapted to the needs and occasions. We suggest a capacious Ward.- robe trunk thoroughly strong through- ‘ out for the many trips to and :from vacations. A heavy trunlc with cushion top has a steel rod on all four sides which . supports the flat; side while it in also llf'ilVlly reinforced at edges and corners. InSIde a. laundry bag forms a dust protector for the garments. Six ordinary hangers and three hangers for one piece garments, five roomy drawers on ~an side with large stiff shoe box and. these are supported by ‘nzll‘s of steel. This trunk should last a lifetime. $60.00 For the girl, a black cowhide suit case of medium size, “hich will carry an air of elegance when she goes on _we ek and visits with her room mate—her initials in gold upon it too, of . i ' ' 'th moire and has side and cover pockets. , )UI'SC. It is lined Wi $21.00 w'll'also need a hat bag for these same week ends and thesrl'irylnewest thing is a black shiny fabric has lined With moire. It is as light as a feather and hangs over the arm by a strap, Many odds and ends can be tucked away in little pockets along ‘hc inside. . “-50 If our school girl wants a black hand bag are have a very fine medium sized sheep-skin lined bag at a spoon] price. If: is strong and smart looking. . $19.00 ’ s and athletic togs must be tucked away for travelingoli: :htzgenty inch tan cowhide hand bag. It isrqomy and ins the masculine kind of luggage a boy likes. Lined ,With sheep skin ,it will stand the strain of very hard W881i- $25.00 Then we also have a complete toward the hem. with fur. ’ at'the bottom. back which develops height of fashion. ' ainsltc fabric: comes I. New . Irene Castle Gowns and Coats have just arrived! Six new gowns of lrene Castle fame have reached us this week and they are everything which style and fashion have promised. The prices are $49.50 up Five gowns are for the after- noon—all black satin crepes of simple charming designs with the newest drapes and lines which One evening dress is of pink taffeta in real lrcnc Castle style, Three gorgeous costs which do lrene Castle herself justice in their . ‘ .47 Black Marvella Cloth with high collar of Viatka squirreland ador- able bishop underslceve puffs of the fur at the cuffs. Slim and do gant in line, they flare gracefully Taupe Marvella Cloth trimmed with rich mole is stunning. it has the new puff collar of the fur with one long revere faced back The mole Cuff carried up the sleeve toward the elbow. The circular tendency is suggested Black and white plaid coat with grey collar. Graceful cape effect in into sleeves. Second floor. - For the Fall Evening Gown j Bonnet’s Brocaded Tsfieta is the ‘ Imported from France, this ex- in pastel shades of . orchid, Nile green and ,, sky blue, 36 inches wide. and varied assortment of light weight ‘ 'We invite your inspection. ., matting and cans suit cases in many . ' 311k “do... sizes. The smallest suit can is ' “50 ‘ Third floor. . . A steamer trunk to Whine!“ the one thatfiather used finial-13mg e small or rge, accor . g _ quirements. A well ntd‘e srnnk 011th“ kind with a single cos W i! ’11.” and (IP- ' 49) . ‘ li'i A ‘ A priced at ‘ Smaller Bags; and l’ééketbooks ' 'Fownes. Kid Gauntlets CompletethoFaIIAttire in brown, beaver or tan,.stfap'. wrists with pearl fasteners and ' . y ’1 Brief Casss withitm'iuide'peekm. a staunch gusty in tan or brown 3 . . , . ~ _ ‘39; s -. "' ’V ,1: . . . r . -. Boston Des "5 Mfllm‘fi‘flfl' like *0. am them All sizes in the group Attractive-- on trips. They thhtflQ‘w . ‘1‘“ ”“00 , lypfiCCd at i ' . A uni-s3: " 2f ' ‘- ”3:" fig: ~. ‘ - I 33.45 ,. ._ t » real leather and , . "m! ~ no!" . _ g. mam " for school girllnmu ' . -' I - i shape and a strapfor W cufi's lined with contrasting shades-.3 s ._ i . .......... .. ....... ..._.. Mi‘n’m M..- 1he Pacific Ocean." quoth » , Cappy Ricks. "is so vast Us...) that if a fish wasn‘t at 'M‘ home wherever he takes .his hat off. he'd get lost in the said ocean. Nevertheless. I have observed that at least three times a. year for the past‘lfifty years ships skippered ostensibly by capable nav ators managed to bump each ot er in broad daylight or onclear moonlight night's." .Ile' pounded his desk and glared ferociously over the tops of his spectacles at his port.captain. Captain Michael J. Murphy. "Praise be." Murphy replied with his good-natured ggin. "I quit going to sea before I succeeded in taking one of your bully Blue Star Naviga- tion company ships into a collision. And I never tried the overland route with one of them either." “Granted." Cnppy admitted grud— singly. “But all the same you have the audacity to come in here and beg me to give Captain Thorscn another ship." “The Inspectors have exhonerated him. sir." the port captain remind- ed. the despot of the Blue Star. “\Vell, I haven't. Mike. He's fir- ed." )iichacl J. Murphy bowed submis- slvcly, drew from his breast pocket a typewritten document and solemn- ly handed it to Cappy. "“‘hat's this. Mike?" demanded. “Read it. sir." Murphy suggested. C'appy rend. “'hcn ho had finished reading he thoughtfully tore the pa- per into little pieces and looked very seriously at Captain Murphy. "Your resignation. eh? “That c you rUsignlng for. you ‘big Micke- donisn boob? You've got the best job you'll ever have. and you're mak- ing money on the side. Are you crazy?" "No, sir. I'm not crazy. I'm just the port captain of the Blue Star Navigation company. and as port captain you once gave me the privi— lege of doing all the hiring and the firing of masters. Now that you have seen fit to revoke that privilege I feel that I am no longer your port captain. “’hcn you go over my head just because you happen to own the Blue Star Navigation company. your action is tantamount to an ad- mission that you no longer trust my judgment—that I am unfit for com- mand. Being a man of spirit and fully capable of- going to sea again or taking a job as port captain for the Pacific Mail Steamship company. I have resigned." “You‘re getting mighty dog~goned touchy. seems to me," Cappy com- plained bitterly. “Only mental duds and moralcrl- pplcs stand for njustlcc. sir." Cappy aquirmed. lie was hard hit. He would as soon think of parting with his great toes as with Michael J. Murphy: he realized now that Murphy‘s stand was a manly one and he respected the port captain for I. Nevertheless. it was hard to admit this. . “ y the Twelve Ragged Apostles.” h snarled..“hasn't the creator of the payroll got any rights in this corn- pany?” ‘ “Not a right." Murphy re'torted. ‘ He has a few privileges, but they're subject to revocation at a. moment‘s notice. Good-afternoon Mr. Ricks." :3 31.: IKE." Cappy pleaded. ”YOu ‘ going to throw an old man like me down with- out a _minute's notice?" "No. sir I gave you a month's notice." _ , Cappy sighed. "But, I tell You. mike, Captain Thorsen IS to blame. summon on NEW SITE , the latter BRIDGEPORT. Sept. steamer signalled she was going to WWW 5.~—Details of the proposal for the purchase by the city of the property owned by the City National Bank at State. lain and Bank street; fist of the present City hall property. are con- ‘4 e ,- v . . _:’-.‘ ~45 z. - ‘ fe Discourses ueof an Open , . and *ec‘eptiVe Ear A Cappy Ricks Story . > ', By Peter B. Kyne " del’plte what the inspectors say. The evidence shows that» * the . other pass to starboard and then our boat signalled back that. she was going to pass to starboard. too. 80‘ they came together and cost us fifty thousand dollars. Why didn't Thor-sen hear those conflicting signals? Suppose he was asleep in his cabin and the mate did the dirty work. Four toots in two-toot blasts should have awakened him like tho-blast of Ga- briei's horn on Judgment Day. A real skipper would have reacted subconsciously or unconsciously. "Does he go back on the job?" Mike Murphy demanded fiercely. "Ho does—if you do." Canny ad- mitted. glad of an opportunity to is. closed. ’ ’ escape gracefully from an awkward predicament. “Sit down. Mike and let your temper cool. Have a cigar. It's a good cigar. Murphy accepted with a forgiving grin said: “W'ell. I'll send Thorsen. in to you. Mr. Ricks. for a lecture on the propri- ety of keeping ms ears open the next time he goes to sea." Cappy settled back on his spine in his old swivel chair. lifted his aged legs to the top of his deik. lighted his cigar and gazed at the ceiling with a faraway look in his crafty eyes. wahy saw that he was abbut to be regalcd with one of Cappy's delightful reminiscences and was respectfully silent. watch- ing his chief. Presently .Cappy clawed his whiskers and said: "I think that no greater misfor- tune can possibly befall f young man in business than to be the pos- sessor of a largelooao mouth and a small dull ear. In making this ob- servation I am reminded of a' youth from' Seattle who blew into San Francisco bay in his yacht one bright day some fifteen» years ago and. after giving us a casual once- over. decided to settle in our midst and grow up with the city. His old man' had been a river bug in the old lumbering days in rthern Michigan and had 'just died d left a sawmill without -tlmber to the young man ,ln question. The latter had sold the sawmill to buy the ~ the czar and. . ~ . tsined in the report. of the special aldermanic committee submitted’ at last night's seisibn of the Common council.‘ ‘ , _\ Six hundred thousand dollars is the price laced on the bank prop- erty. of »which 8160.090 must be paid at the time the purchase agree- ments aro'signed andths remaining 8450.000 to be paid an or before Sep- tember-'1. 1925. The, report states that the. bank-officials nos! have an option on the property occupied by degsport's public library at llain name of the library directors. thatifthedtypurchasesthopres- enthukpropenIIODousedasa sito‘for a new dty_ha.ll to face on llain street at some future time, the bank will pus-chaos, the library prop- erty‘from to. can Although noth- ing official appears in the report col- ths bonknwonid ”7)pr;th “50.00010? the library thus; team" saunas-sh to her-1,6 :51 £156. m ‘m “He called for it ten minutes and John streets and standing in the It h the general understanding causing“. it ha been declared that do. Is;- the a- e! “we n, . yacht. and when he ran out of rea- dy cash to support the yacht he sold the yacht at a disccunt of fifty per- cent. and opened offices as a lum- ber broker. Well. the first day he was in - business he dropped around for a social visit and unloaded on me en- tirely too long a tale of his hopes. fears and aspirations. I forgave him for this. however. because I could understand it. He was young! But whcn I met him in the Corn— mercinl Club a' week later and he called me Capm'. I made up my mind that young felldw wasn't wel- come in my office. so although I passed him on the street every day I neli‘ner saw nor heard anything of him for five years, until one day he dill ,, _. . ilfiuflfllMI ‘ t l \ called while Skinner was on his va- cation and I was temporarily hold— ing down Skinner's )ob. It appears he had a cargo of i‘andoni‘Douglas fir aboard a schooner tlicn lying in The Stream and he wanted to get rid of it P. D. Q. at two dollars un- der the market. provided I would pay eighty per cent. of the mill in- voice the day the schooner should be unloaded _ and the remainder within ten days. "W's traded. “'ell. the day before the vessel was to be discharged, my very dear young friend. J. Augustus company callc dnnd spun me a sad company called and psun me a sad tale about how his 'crack-brained Peruvian partner. Senor Felipe Luiz Almcida. known locally as Live- VVlre- Luis. was in a fair way of ruining the firm due to a pernicious habit of granting credit to people who shouldn't be trusted for- a nickel's worth of cat's meat. I then learned that. the ex-Seattleite was into the “fest Coast Trading com- pany for six thousand dollars and was about to be.attached by‘ other creditors in the morning. provided the sheriff could find something to attach. which happy contretemps Gus regarded as impossible. Now. I knew Gus couldn't afford this loss so I said to him. " us. call on this fellow at two o‘clock this afternoon. Sit close to his desk— as close as you can—and rag him. Hang around for fifteen or twenty A flush with'the surface of the work. or it splinters in the hole. causing it to wedge. In the first case. a good method of removal is to build up the broken shank of the tap to above the surface of the work, using a. welding torch and filler rod. A small sued tip must be used. and care mint be taken not to deposit any metal be- tween the tap and the hole. The work -must be done as quickly as ble so'that the tap will not be h‘ted mfnciently so cause the thruds’to fuse to the work. _After the junk of the tap has been built up sufficiently. it may be turned with a’pair of pliers or pipe wrench. If the tap is splintered in the hole, mo nitric acid should be poured in 0 hole and allowed to stand for a few hours. The acid will eat away pair of tweeters. - New London Woman after I hung up! He plalied‘for it. He offer? ad five per cent. discount if I would let him have the check before the bank the unallar‘partlcles of metal. and the tap may then be removed by working.“ back and forth, with a .DpsrtoJoinHusbsnd _ 5km 0 minutes and when his telephoto . rings you listen. -You might I“ “5’ earful of interesting information.“ ELL. Gus never betas? eye. He Just av. knowing look. Didn‘t thank me. But you he was Johnny-on—th . *1 when I called up our victim told him his cargo of random ber would be out on tho dock at o'clock that evening and t. .3 his check in the morning. , He called for it ten minute. .. I had hung up! He pleaded fa' lie offered me five per cons count if I would let him havs' . check before the bank cloud. we ever. I held out man“!!! ultl bet \ quarter of three. when a (108!) sheriff arrived and attached the Is:- count in the name of the “fest 00“ Trading company! And that I“ Gus Redell called at my hows. In . . presented me with a' dozen full, j quarts of California port that has! been around the Horn twenwotfl- times and which his grand!“ A had made in the fall of 186‘. So. there was no mystery. In". years ago I discovered that my voice. heard through a telephony. sounds like a band-saw rim through a knot. It has such I ”7 piercing quality that s. 'phono a,» versation with me is equivalent “Q broadcasting by radio. Indeed. the ner declares that on he was ”a ing down Californiac‘ztreet who. '. was giving a competitor s.’ raw , ing by telephone. The can!“ office was on the second M - his window was open and - ' heard every word I said. ,, Which is why I reiterate a; there is no greater virtue m. shut mouth and an open and rosy- tive ear. As a gentleman I .. 1 ‘ give Gus Redell informatlol‘ ' which ‘he was not entitled. but“. friend of his I could advise hln‘ keep his ears open. couldn‘t I" 7 could—and he did! Nor was m. . West Coast Trading company m' among the optimists who took n". expensive beating the day ‘: Johnny-came-lately took the pet's oath. L the bank of the Thames silver. into the river and drowned , The bod! was recovgred tutti Alexander Balm, a fisher“ ‘ was hunting cubs near shelf? fl survived by two sons. Entry I. mul v. 1; Holmes of this etc. ’ one sister. In J. Axvank... “rates-loo. N. Y.
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