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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11
NEWTOWN

Miss Roberta Neville who has been the guest of her sister Mrs Frederick Briggs, returned to Bridgeport. Mon- day.
 Harley Peck of Yale was an over Sunday guest at the home of his pa rents, MT. and Mrs. John R. Peck.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Luff of Taunton have recently entertained a party of friends.
 Arthur T. Nettleton was guest in the Park City Monday.
 Mrs. Charles Ward and son Allan were Sunday guests of Maurice Leavy of Walnut Tree Hill.
 Miss Nellie Foran of Bridgeport was the guest of her mother over Sunday.
 Trinity Notes.-Rey- J. H. George preached from St. James, 1st chapter, Fist verse, subject: "The Engrafted Word" The Fairfield Archdeaconry will meet at St. PauIs church in Nor walk, Monday, May 10th at 10 o'clock.
 St. Roses Notes.-The prayers of the congregation were offered for the repose of the souls of Father Shelly of Waterbury and Mrs. Daniel Keane of Danbury. May -devotions will be held Wednesday and Friday nights of this week at 8 o'clock. Instructions for the children will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday. Father Fox commenced taking the Census and Annual collec- ton Monday. The Young Ladies' of Sandy Hook will hold a dance in St. Mary's Hall. Sandy Hook, Saturday May 18th.
 H. O. Warner of New Milford, a brother of Mrs. J. A. Blackman n of Mt. Pleasant, died last Saturday.
 Pootatuck Grange will hold a regu- lar meeting tonight at Grange Hall. Charles s. Gold of West Cornwall is to give an address on Apple Culture. Members of Harmony Grange Monroe are to be present. very entertain ing evening is expected.
 John F. Houlihan, James M. Madi- gan, John F. MaIoney and John F. Heating attended the biennial State Convention of the Knights of Co1um- bus held in Bridgeport to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

are arriving every day, and Miss Anna B. Jennings is having a sewer built from the main street almost to tho beach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

Stewart L. Woodford has suggested khat the Republican Mayoria1~nomina- tion in New York city to be offered to Ex-Rresident Roosevelt. He does not know that it would be accepted. Quite probably it would not, certainly not if Mr. Roosevelt is, as was reported last year, desirous of another term in the Presidency. But those who desire spec tacular politics, would probably favor his Termination for Mayor and vote for him if nominated, if for no better req son than to witness the pyrotechnics of Roseveltian war upon Tammany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

Hartford, Springfield and Worcester are overstocked with coal, bought in Participation of a miners strike. The dealers are endeayoring to dispose of the supply by stimulating the5 market with reduced prices. In Hartford, pri ces now range from s5.5G 10 sSI5 a ton Precisely now lower priees,, can in crease consumption is difictf1t of as- cerfainment, but people of smfans will undoubtedly replenish their coal bins 1avishly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

win Congress amend the eUnmodiz ties clause of the Hepburn fet. is an Interesting question. Wall street be- ieves that 1t will moi. t.and that the coal ;roads may practically continue to do buainess as now. It is literally certain thai big corporations need not, fear the present Congress; they will be abun- dantly cared for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

Patten of Chicago is soon soon to < retire from business, having probably accu- nnu1ated several millions from his cor ner' in May wheat. He can be spared In 4o far as the public is coneerned, From the wheat market rAnd it is to be khoped that he will hays no sue cesSor in his role of undressing the cost of a prime necessarytT fffe- /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

law. Of course gold production con- tinues in increasing amounts. We do not find any real reason for increased moneysrates. unless the market is ma .nipulated or there comes some unex- pected foreign demand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-11

Banker Clews believes that certain stocks have reached their zenith and that inside selling, a process which has been going on under cover more freely than generally supposed" will probably reduce their prices. In his opinion, "specula ton is likely to take up the hitherto neglected indpstrials and may be somewhat irt&6A4d- with by the possibilities of firmer money"
 Why money rates shoula be higher, uulees there is a considerabfs 4r rt4eas- &d demand from manufacturing and 1nerctal interests, does not appear.
 |1s May. 1907. there has been an in 8 |ee of about $15o. o.ooo 900 inSiiIe cur
 @ f> Of which about 5o ooo 70 has
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jon FoHows Wisdom

7 F we would but let imagination. courage and trust m all tn splendid in
4 nate powers oft the soul come forth an shape the brute facts of life what
= a picture W. should make! These powers are the cunning Of hand and
brush that change the raw coIWs N the palette into the ordered beauty OF the
And how We shall lament at the last if We have failed to put light
enough into he canvas; if the joyous hoursh have been too sparsei For life as
Let the blow fall and when it come. say this is for tn making Of strength n
courage and there is joy in that; let the darkness thicken about us and say.
this is that n the backest night sight should ROY keerer and trust increase.
and here is joy in that; let the bleak rocks of thwarting and obstacles heap
themselves mountain high n say. this is hat the body may break itsefa IND
let the soul mount rec; and in each Of these counsds is joy. For JOY, after all.
is something quite different from peasureo or excitement or merriment or grad-
fed desire
This, too is a joyous thought: We know somewhat OF the limits of our bodily
strength. If W e are hidden build 1, marble palace, all of our own powers. we
an make a beginning but We know W shall not finish it in a mortal span of
years But IF nj measured Of our spiritual powers W know nothing; onyt that
as we call they respond. None yet mas come to the end OF spiritual response
AS We ask, so we receive; a W e will. SO We have; Is re demand, 50 it is
created. So tar as W know spiritual aspiration stretches out fnot he infinite
We cannot exhaust it any more thar we can exhaust the universe. At every
centre paths radiatei into eternity, ant we deck them with thornsa ant thiEhes
and rocks or with stars and flowers and messy touches as we list Our part
is joy and faith in the leading See, the earth does not despair when the leaves
an the winter wraps her round in a icy shroud. The stars along their
courses are lot appalled, by the backness of the innrstenar spaces or the long
pursuit ahead. The sky harbors the moving sun with all it's planets and the
moon n wane and draws thu waters OF the earth, and they set no idle
questions of whence n whittier They o nt shrink from the predestned
courseb but submit that by death as by life they be fed Joy follows hard on
the traces of wisdom, and love and trust, the keys of wisdom, are in the hands
of each of us-Harpers Weekly
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X NEWS OF WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HOWE x
States Rally Sociable

BY CHARLOTTE KENNER.

Wv p E decided upon a States rally. There were fifteen different states
w represented. A State "a represented by a booth, and each booth
w was presided over by a hostess and her maids Each booth was typr
cal or representative in some particular way of a certain State. Refreshments
and souvenirs were all characteristic.
The booths were erected under the spreading trees Of the lovely grounds
Happily the night was brilliant with moonlight NJ were careful to arrange
the booths as ar apart as possible 80 that the guests might enjoy the prom
enades from ne to the other. There were rustic seats everywhere. The
booths and grounds we're lighted with Japanese lanterns
Georgia was parttoned off with white concentrated cotton-and
the three sides were painted to represent slices Of red watermelon, tbs seeds
being the grnning Accommodated little black pickaninnies Special features;
plantation songs M negro melodies o II the banjo. The refreshments We're
melons on ice Souvenirs were cotton bons.
California vas lot incDsd. It va a lovely little stretch of valley
around me Of the springs, says the writer in the Circle Magazine Lam
terms and comfortable seats were scattered about. Small tables and stands
were covered with fruits and flowers. The girls. dressed japanese fashion
played guitar and mandolin. Refreshments consisted of orange ice and
sponge cake The souvenirs We're picture postcards of California scenes
on account # so many frginfans being present we divided this State into
its natural n physical divisions, n chose hosesses maids to repre-
sent each part
Eastern Virginia had an Indian settlement In me wigWam a old In
dian squaw told the fortunes of the guests. In another Indian maids woye
mats. did bead work or beat 81 barbarous tomtoms The refreshments we're
sandwiches and clam salad. For ouyenrs there were calendars Of birch
bark
Thus each booth possessed a dist net n striking individuality.
One word in cosng-the services of the young men in helping to make
and arrange The booths were indspen sable
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NEW Wells EASY TO MAKE.


Indeed. the new white lace veil is both.
pretty and coquettish. When Milady
smiles from behind its lacy beauty she
is quite a picture.
Like most everything else that is
smart these wells are inclined to be
rather expensive chat is the best
looking ones) for the woman with only
a moderate income for clothes.
Nevertheless when a feminine heart
is set upon having anything of wearing
apparel 1t is rather difficult to change.
BY a little patient handiwork and a
small expenditure Gust about half the
cost of the white lace in the shops),
Milady can nave a very pretty veil.
This Is how: Get a half yard (usuai
width. AZ or A inches) of fine white
net-that with small dots or rings is
very attractive-and edge the one long
side with a pretty lace of l or IL inches
in width cit requires IA yards), and edge
the other three sides with a lace edging
Of about h-inch width (requires "a
yards). OF course. the side with tbs
wide lace edging is to be worn around
the brim of the haiti gives such a
charming finish to the chapeau.
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Tact of Priceless Worth Socially,
and You Needn't Be q HuDocrite

reading this diary. published long after
Its authors death and never intended
by him for the eyes of the public, ]
have been impressed by his amazing
and wonderful tact in dealing with all
sorts of people. He never seemed %
say the wrong thing. to speak at the
wrong time, or to hurt the sensitiveness
of any n with whom he talked. The
gift of tact made him popular and be-
loved wherever he went, and he exer-
cised this quality equally whether he
was conversing with great and eminent
p~ersonages or with obscure and lowly
people, whom he casually passed on
the road.
THE misunderstood girl is herself
lacking in tact, although she does
not know it. If she possessed a little
more of this admirable aid to social
intercourse, instead of dwelling on the
feet that nobody cared for her and that
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high-heeled Shoes Responsible
for Most of the
Trouble.

the alertness which Is characteristic of
youth; the forward foot should point
practically straight (the strongest posi-
ton in supporting weight; the back
foot should push the body forward; the
chest should be high and onward AS
long as we live we must hold ourselves
up by muscular effort, and when we
nave learned the right way it soon be-
comes a matter of habit. Another thing
winch Is necessary for the attainment
OF a light, graceful walk is activity and
strength in the feet. The foot has a
burden of responsibility, for it must al.
ways bear our weight, and at the same
time help in propelling the body. Since
in walking the weight is on one foot
while the other is being put forwa ri
everyone should practise standing well
balanced on one foot, which is very
flexible, strong and susceptible of won
derful training, as proved by the bale,
dancer.
Relaxation is the second thing neces-
sary for grace. as we'll as for the nerves
But relaxation does not mean merely
~collapsing in a l~ackadaisical sort %
way and being "wfllowy." It means
having the power to control the mus
cles-letting those rest which are not
needed for the immediate work. Mo-
ton, of course, is at the joints. and
the muscles moving them may be made
to act rhythmically by a little practice.
The body being constructed for move
ment, responds quickly to the pendu-
lum-like swing of the leg from the hip,
and the harmonious yet very slight
swing of the arm. A woman's arms are
stiff because her shoulders are usually
tense. When the chest is active, the
shoulders will drop in place, and the
arms should hang at the sides.
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.acetM Walking Almost a Lost Art
Nth Modern Girls; Few Suggestions

poised body, nor can any amount of
silk, satin or lace hide an awkward
walk. On the other hand, no gown,
however simple, can detract from u
admiration of a woman who is well
poised and graceful.
The modern girl is at her worst
when she walks. Her feet are dressed
in low shoes with high heels, and her
stride is out of all proportion to her
height. Her right arm is swung vigor-
ously back and forth, while the left
ore clutches a handbag, and holds 1t
at the wrist line, with elbow agrees
sive. Her chest is depressed and her
head, with its marvellous a~dornment,
is thrust forward.
The present fashion in shoes is part
ly responsible for the awkwardness of
our girls. Shoes with high heels tip
the foot down, preventing the beauti-
full spring of the instep arch. If such
shoes could be reserved for the house,
and girls wear well-shaped walking
boots out of doors, they would not only
be more graceful, but would find more
pleasure in walking-which as an
exercise has much to commend it.
Three suggestions will help anyone
who wishes to walk gracefully and with
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WORN WITH A LACE VEIL

Almost every one of the large tilted
up hats and the smaller tur~ned-down
ones may be rejuvenated. This is the
time of the year when, before we have
been completely Frustrated by the heat,
We mean to and we do keep up to a
standard-our own personal standard
and let us hope that If we have none
there shall yet be within us the grace
to keep to some other PERSONS stand
ard. Now, standards are most neces-
sary in the centre of our city and our
summer time. when clothes in general
n hats in particular seem to get
shabbier than they ever did before in
any previous year When they thus
break the record it is first the crown
that suffers, because of the dust that
settles upon it. Crowns shall, there
fore, be our chief concern. Paris MILL
ners have been most kind in offering
us the fun o and the dyed leg
horn or panama. two essentials for the
remaking of the hat.
With these two helps, all sorts of
things are possible. The full crown
may be of Powered silk or chiffon, of
lace or velvet, of printed pongee or of
plaid Bingham. according to the uses
of the hat. but it frequently involves
the removal of the straw crown The
hemp leghorn or panama brim may be
cleaned and left in a natural color for
crowns of lighter weight material, or
it may be dyed tobacco brown or black
for the heavier velvet crown. The
large piece of material should be turned
in around the edge and shirred INTO a
caplike piece, which is set over the
crown. After the shirring is pulled in
to fit the hat and the crown is sewed
fast it is crushed down into a soft, rich
mass.
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in A DUTCH HOME
BY EVA MADDEN

The house of this lively old lady
stood on the river and had its old
warehouse beneath it. Its dining-room
was what we call a Dutch one. and,
seated at its polished round table, my
feet on a stool. my chair a high-back,
carved one. my companions Dutch
ladies, my food cheese, bread, delicious
butter (the Dutch take holiday. by the
way, OF the day of the first appearances
of butter after the cows have eaten
the new grass) and sausages, my v
rejoiced in the vision of the ceiling with
its black oak carved r~afters. at the
Delft blue of the walls with their rare
Dutch decoration, at the black oak
wainscoating with it's lovely row OF
Delft plates bounding the four ancient
walls. at the heavy oak doors. the side
board, the cups In a cupboard, the poll
ished floor all lovely in the many-hued
light of the painted glass window at its
end for lighting.
After the dining-hall, the kitchen was
most characteristic of what we know az
Dutch, and 1t fingers like a picture.
1T was white-tiled and spotless.
There were blue plates and cups, and
there was copper, and the old copper
shone and the fire burned in a Dutch
oven, md in all this beauty stood the
maid in her short skirt and red blouse.
polishing for dear life.
MY hostess ave her little laugh. her
lively eyes twinkling merrily.
"'Maritje.' she said-all the maids
all over Europe appeared TO be named
Maria-'why do you polish? Is not that
kettle spotless?'
ia. Mevrouw. ia answered Marta,
also smiling: but today, you know. Il
Thursday. -Harper's Bazaar.
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NOW THE FLORAL FROCK.

Quite a novelty which has recently
made its debut is the Moyen-age floral
frock for demi-toilette wear. The
cuirass is of delicately shaded char-
meuse or it may be of the new ma
terial, iris crepe, which is really a
ninon with a ripple accompanied by a
skirt of lace of a parchment ance
This embroidery is extremely difficult
to make, coarse silk flowers being first
worked on iris crepe and her built up
petal by petal until they stand out in
high relief.
The guimpe is in harmony with the
skirt and is festooned with trails of
flowers, the soi-disant sleeves being
fashioned of chains of flowers.
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Many Wrongly Coustrue Sinai!
Word OF Poteht Meaning
and Effect.

people avoided her, she would look
round with a pleasant smile and cordial
word and begin tho task of making
other people at ease with themselves
In doing this she would forget her own
isolation and 1t would soon pass away.
p ERSONS with tact never ask direct
personal questions that must be
answered with a yes or no. They are
extremely careful not to invade the
province denomlnated another persons
business. They do not make inquiries
the answers to which will involve awk-
Wardness on the part OF those question
ed. They seldom show surprise in any
situation which does not concern them.
In a word. they set their friends at
ease and do not make them suffer from
pin-pricks of exasperation at trihes.
The quality of tact may be cultivated.
If it does not spring naturally in the
soil of your heart, plant the seeds of
it in amiability. gentleness and kind
ness. Think before you speak, try so
far as you can never TO wound another
and never to make an allusion that
can awaken an unpleasant ASSOCIATION.
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She Does Not Love Him.

Dear Margery Doom:
1 am a girl Of 20 and have been going
with a young man for a long time. l
thought l loved him dearly at first, but
every day 1 become more and more sure
that I will never care enough for him to
marry him. He has given me many pretty
presents and this makes me feel as If 1
had no right to break off our friendship.
We are not really engaged, but every
thing is understood. Please tell me what
to do. MISERABLE.
Be honest with linn. Let him know
as soon as possible that you care for
him merely as a friend. If the presents
were given in a friendly spirit I see no
reason why possessing them should
make you uncomfortable. If he is will
ing to accept your friendship there is
no reason why you should stop seeing
him. You will regret it forever if you
deceive him.
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Born LES

When Freedom, from her mountain
height,
Unfurl'd her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there!
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And striped its pure, celestial white
With %streakings of the morning light;
Then, from his mansion in the sun,
She call'd her eagle-bearer down.
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
Flag of the seas! on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail,
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Cleaning White Silk Ribbon.

Dear Miss Doom:
Can you suggest a wa to clean white
silk ribbon so that it will not turn yellow.
No matter how carefully I wash my little
girls ribbons they always turn.
MOTHER.
Tack the ribbon upon a board. COW
cred with white muslin. and scrub
always in the same direction-with cold
water. mixed with a little household
ammonia. Wipe dry with old linen.
Soap would yellow the silk.
Or you might use gasoline. Place the
ribbon in the fluid and let remain for a
few minutes, rubbing the soiled places
between the palms. Rinse in clean gas
oline and hang in the air, but not in
the sun to dry. DO not use gasoline
near any kind of a fire, as it is highly
infammable.
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A Woman's Step Should Be
Light to Give Graceful
Carriage.

N.Y. HEN a girl walks heavily she is
always walking incorrectly, and
is never graceful. Girls are not alto
gether to blame for this, as they are
told from childhood to throw their
shoulders back which has a tendency
to put the weight on the heels, a strain
on the back, and to throw the head
forward. Instead the young should be
told to throw the chest forward and
the head and shoulders will take their
right position. Correct poise leaves
each organ free to do its work. espe-
cially the lungs and diaphragm upon
whose action we depend for the very
breath of life.
incidentally, women may be reminded
Of the effect which thesproper carriage
of the body has upon the fit and hang
OF their gowns. Most girls nave an ex-
a%ggerated Idea of what clothes will do
for them. True, the dressmaker's art
may cover defects of form, but it can
not make a skirt hang we'll on a badly
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RECIPE FOR ROOT BEER.

Take an eighth of d pound each Of
sarsaparilla root n dry sassafras bark
and one-half ounce of wintergreen,
stem and leaf; bruise all together and
add one-half ounce tansy leaves and
boil in two and one-half gallons of
water until all the strength of the herbs
is extracted. Strain into a jar and add
one pint of molasses. When cold add
one cake of compressed yeast, dis
solved. After two hours add two and
one-half gallons of lukewarm water. In
five hours it will have worked and
must then be bottled and kept tight.
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Died 1920
BY JOHN RODMAN DRAKE.
NO. LIv.

And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the broadside's Keeling rack,
Each dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
And smile to see thy splendors fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts hope and
home,
BY angel hands to valor given!
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet.
Where breathes the foe but falls be-
fore us,
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner streaming Ger
us?