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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
WEED OF WATER
 TRANSPORTATION

The report of the Interstate Com nnerce committee of the National As eoofation of Manufacturers. refers to the increase in freight rates proposed by the Trunk Line Association. and iurres that preparations be made to oppose 1t. It adds:
 If to the burdens now resting upon manufacturers we must add the pro posed 20 per cent increased payments Nor freight charges, we shall find It a very serious tax. Formerly when we helt aggrieved. we could go to the gen eral freight agents and other officers 6or redress. with a good prospect of satisfaction if we made a clear case. 5but under the present consolidation of tpwnership in Wall street, the officers of the roads are powerleSS. while the owners in complete control of the sit nation. seem interested only in getting tarrer dividends.
 The remedy for the situation com plained of. Is to promote competition by wRter-transportation wherever pos sible That the railroads. with their ksaa1 foresight, realize this fact, is proven by their absorption everywhere possible of all the waterfront and har- bor area wh8ch can be procured in any way. Bridgeport Is one of the victims sof this policy. Congress shows indi- cations of an intention of supplement- 1ng this policy with refusal of river and harbcr appropriations to cities which do not possess sufficient public dockage and other terminal facilities. This evident intention dovetails neatly into the railroad policy of preventing water -transportation competition.
 It is gratifying to find that the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers is beginning to realize the need of water transportation as a means of checking the greed of the railroad owners who. according to the associations commit tee, seem interested only in getting larger dividends" Perhaps, the local Manufacturers Association will in course of time also come to realize the unwisdom of allowing railroad en- croachments upon Bridgeport's har- Dor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
NEWTOWN.

The celebrated Sweet Family" will be presented at Glover's Hall, Sandy Hook on Saturday evening May 2S ny eight girls from Astoria, l.. I. The af- fair will be under the auspices of the Methodist church.
 A meeting of the Farmers Cooper alive Association will be held Satur- day, May 21, 7:30 D. m. at the Bots ford Hill Hotel which all farmers are urgently requested to attend. This Association has been in existence but two months and during that time has bought over s2,0O0 worth of Feed, Grain. Agricultural Lime and Fertil1z- CT which was sold to its members at cost. A store house near the Bots ford depot has been rented by the as- sociation and will buy all products when market is low to give it's mem bers the benefit when the price at the dealers goes up. They are also creating a loan fund to assist farm CTS with short term loans without in- terest It has members in Newtown, Rotsford, Zoar, Stepney, Long Hill and Sandy Hook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
DOCTORS CHALLENGE TO EAST NORWALK FOES
 WHO THREATENED HIM

South Norwalk, May 19.-Threat- ened with coat of tar and feathers and a rail ride out of town, Dr. Franklyn c. Brown, of East Nor walk, Tn a public letter published here, defies his enemies and makes a midnight appointments naming a place gherf he will be ready to meet them. Dr. Brown IS an athlete, has lived here for fifteen years, and owns a fine residence in Seaview avenue.
 Regard for your wife is all that keeps the tar and feathers off you,'' reads the letter which came to hand yesterday.
 Lay aside your tender regard for my wife and meet me in the avenue at midnight" he answers. ..I will be alone and you can have your band. will have the satisfaction of know Ing who you are and you will have the chance to try to carry out your threat"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
WEIGH TO WORK FOR
 Y. M. c. A. IN AFRICA

Albert G. Welch of Arimore. Pa, who is en route to Cape Town. South Africa, from Bangor. Me. after a pleasant visit with his uncle. James w. Gaut. of the Lake Torpedo Boat Company, has left for his native town. MT. Welch was accompanied by Robert H. Gould, financier of Baltimore, and brother of James w Gault He has been physical director of the Bangor, Me, Y. M. C. A. for a year and he goes to South Africa to further the work of that institution. He will stop in London and other European cities on the way to his destination
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
WEALTHY WOMAN
 IN. THE TOLLS
Govern m ent Produces Trunk With False Bottom,
 Containing Costly Jewels
(CneriaI from Tinted pr

Especial from United Press)
 Trenton. May 19.-When the trial of Mrs. Matilda M. Chesborough, wife of wealthy steamship owner of Boston was called before Judge Rellstab in the Federal court today demurrers to the indictment were overruled. The government produced a trunk with a false bottom in which it is alleged fine clothing, furs and a $20.000 pearl neck lace were hidden. Securing a jury proved an easy task and the taking of testimony of the inspectors, who ordered the arrest of the woman. be- gan. These men say that Mrs Ches- brough failed to declare any of the goods
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19

ported to the House. differs radically from the Senate bill, and there appears to be rather more than possibility that the project will drop between the two houses. unless a conference com mittee succeeds in adjusting the differ ences- In the West, the project is strong: in the East. weak. There is a growing impression that it's enact ment will be delayed at least until next winter when the Aldrich None tary commission will make it's final report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19

The House has refused to sanction a constitutional amendment making the last Thursday in April dnstead of March 4 Inauguration Day. The vote was very close. One more af- firmative vote would have given it the necessary two-thirds. It is not ex- pected that the Senate will pass the measure, despite its manifest advant- ages. But the vote in the House in- dicates it's passage at some future date
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
MORE BLOCKS ARRIVE.

Two carloads of U. S. Wood Preserv- ing Co.'S paving blocks arrived here Wednesday and will be used tomor- row morning on the west side of Main street. Another shipment of blocks is expected to arrive today The work was discontinued today because of the rain.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
Directions for Storing Food.

from Farmers Bulletin 375. u. s.
Department of Agriculture upon
care OF Food in the Home" the
following directions for storing food
are taken. This bulletin which NAV
De had upon request will be found
to be helpful acquisition to any
nome library, and every woman who
reads our Home Circle should send
for it:
Breakfast cereals and crackers
should be placed in cool dry place.
Corn meal spoils more readily
than -four, consequently should be
obtained in as small quantity as is
practicable. Rice, tapioca, macaroni
and similar dry materials, dry fruits
are best kept in covered cans or
crooks.
Sugar and salt may be kept, the
former in tin, the latter in wooden
or crockery receptacles.
Glass preserve jars are best and
most convenient containers of small
quantities of food material.
Turkeys, chickens and other
birds should be carefully drawn as
soon as killed and without washing
hung in the coolest available place.
Hams and other smoked meats are
best kept when hung in linen bags.
The oldfashioned method of the
plate, or board, and stone to keep
the salt pork in the brine is a salts
factory device.
Many housekeepers have success
in packing eggs in bran watts or dry
salt, but prepared, tested method is
10 per cent solution of waterglass
or lime water, directions for making
of which may be found in Farmers
Bulletin 12S, U. 8. Department of
Agriculture.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
Easier Work for Hot Weather.

1t is hard to keep furniture busted
and polished but / delight in it.
take soft, damp cloth and rub off
my furniture after it has been busted,
then take another wooden cloth and
dampen it with spirits of turpentine
and kerosene, and rub the furniture
again. 1t will leave an unpleasant
odor in the room, but in a short time
it is all gone and you have a nice
sweet room.
l have a Spotless washing ma
chine. l like it splendidly. do all
the house work and get through
washing by 2 o'clock. and stop to
cook dinner.
l have smoothing iron heater
that is another great article. l wish
every sister farmer had one. 1t
saves wood, trouble and the ironer,
on the warm days in the summer
from being worried so much from
the heat. They sell for $3.50. Any
one wishing to have one can just adj
dress the Smoothing Iron Heater Co.,
Sumter, S. G.. The company will pay
the freight on one to any place on
receipt of $3.50.
MISS LIZZIE TALBOT.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
He Knew the Requirements.

Uncle Silas, in his youth, had been
fond of the society of the opposite
sex," to use his own words, and the
timidity Of his 23-year-old nephew
was a great trial to him.
What's the matter with you, Rod,
that you stick at home Sunday even
ings?" he demanded plainly, after
many unavailing hints. "Why don't
you go calling on some of your young
lady friends, boy?"
"Oh, | don't care about it," said
Rodney, turning a lively crimson.
They wouldn't find me interesting. +"
'Wouldn't?" pulled Uncle Silas.
We'll, | should like to be told why
they wouldn't. You've got good
black suit and new straw hat, and
you've got pair of legs that could
take you to the candy shop on Sat day
night, and enough pockets to put a
box or two in. | should like to know
what more you need to make 'em
find you interesting ?"--Youth's Com
panion.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

The following is a tested recipe for
bread or rolls: Two cups milk, 2
cups boiling water, tablespoons
lard, 2 tablespoons butter, tea
spoons salt, cup yeast or l yeast
cake, dissolve in Il cup lukewarm
water, 9 cups sifted flour, l table
spoon sugar Put butter, lard, salt
and sugar in large bowl or pan. Pour
on boiling water. Scald the milk
and when lukewarm add the yeast.
Combine mixtures and add the most
OF the flour Beat thoroughly Ga
dover egg-beater is useful for this
process). so that the yeast may be
well distributed. Add remaining flour,
mix and turn on Toured board; knead
until mixture is smooth, elastic to
touch and bubbles may be seen upon
the surface. Return to bowl, cover
and let rise until it doubles its bulk.
Keep in warm, even temperature.
Toss on slightly Toured board, knead,
shape into loaves or rolls, place in
creased pans, having pans nearly half
full. When they have almost dou-
bled their bulk put into a fairly hot
oven. If the oven is too hot the crust
will brown before the heat has reach
ed the center of the loaf, which
should continue to rise for the first
Is minutes of baking, when it should
begin to brown and continue brown
ing for the next 20 minutes. The
last Is minutes it should finish bak-
ing in somewhat cooler oven. This
recipe will make five large loaves or
mixed, raised and baked in five hours.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

nave clean face and hands. 8.
leach the value of having but
tons on clothes and shoes.
A Few Personal Habits to
be Avoided.-1. Teach the chill
dren not to spit on the floor or
slate. 2. Not to swap chewing
gum or apple cores. 3. Not to
PICK the nose. 4. To turn the
lace aside when coughing. s
10 keep the mouth closed. G.
NOT to put the pencil in the
mouth. Note.-The mouth is for
eating and speaking and should
be closed when not in use."
Lesson 4-Setting the Table,
Rules for setting the table,.
Have table in center of room.
z. Cover the table with silence
cloth or clean blanket. This is
Tor Quietness and protection. 3.
Have the tablecloth even on all
sides. a. Have center piece in
the center of the table. 5. Have
flowers on the table. Note.-A
clean tin can with geranium in
1t and a clean white paper pin
ned around it may be used for
center OF table. 6. Be sure that
the table linen is clean. z.
Place the fork on the left side
OF the plate with the tines turn
ed up. The knife is on the right
with the sharp edge toward the
plate. s. The water glass at the
tip OF the knife. 8. The napkin
folded square and placed at the
left side"
Other lessons in the course ar,
o. 2. Sleeping; 3. Measurement.
Care OF the Kitchen; 6, DishwasI
e; Z. Eating; 8. Food; 8, Sc,
Ig: and so on.
The value OF such systematic /
ruction to actual and prospect
ousekeepers can not easily be owe
and every State in q
outh should have some provisit
ade for practical instruction aloI
lese lines.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

4 n we have done quite a good
deal of extension work in domestic
science. We hold short courses in
different parts of the State. The
plan is as follows:
The college pays the cost of gro
ceries and travelling and hotel ex-
penses, hut the town furnishes a
hall. fuel, light and heat and a wom-
an to wash the dishes and keep the
kitchen clean. The college receives
500 from each place. This means
that 100 women attend the school
and each woman pays 81 for the
course. In some places we have had
200, 800. 400. 500. and in one place
500 women. We ask for the 800
and anything they make over that
belongs TO the club or society which
organized the short course In some
cases. they furnish books for their
library. etc.
We also attend farmers Institutes
all over the State and give talks on
household management, care OF chill
dren, the wise spending OF money.
the cooking of meat. eggs, vegeta-
bles, etc. how to sew neatly. how to
furnish a house. how to have a mod
el kitchen. hints for health, and 9th.
er things along the same line. These
household conferences have been
A new method is being started
this summer. We feel that the rural
school work needs attention. Five
OF the professors connected with this
college will attend the teachers nor
mai Institutes this summer. These
teachers will teach agriculture. ma
ture study and domestic science |
expect to teach one hour each day
during the Institutes. We cannot
do much in five Gays. but We can help
to interest the teachers SO that they
may know what they can do without
money and without equipment. or
with an outlay of IS year at the
very most.
Outside work is growing SO in this
State that We hardly know how TO
take care OF 1t. Clubs. schools. and
Institutes are writing for help. and
IL seems TO me that this Is very
big problem.
II is very easy TO create interest
In this work. The people are ready
and willing. and when we give lee
lures along this line. the halls are
crowded to the doors. There is one
thing to keep in mind in all this
work: 1t must be done In n sane way
In all my work in the State. | try
to give really helpful. practical
things that will help the average
farmers wife. Extension work can
never be successful unless 1t really
goes into the home where there is
very little money. and these people
must be shown how to do their
house work in the easiest way, and
how to keep the house attractive,
clean. and to make real home Of 1t.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

Don't worry about your work. Do
what you can, let the rest go, and
smile all the time.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR BUSY HOUSEKEEPERs

HOW the Colorado Agricultural College Goes D,eo,, . :,
housekeeper and Helps Solve He Problems
by MISS mary r. Rusch Professor Economics Fl Collin, c
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

4 T THE COLORADO Agricul-
n tural College, at Fort Collins,
"A we have done quite a good
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

Editorial Note.--Miss Rausch sends
us an outline of her work in domes-
tic science. the following extracts
from which will give good idea OF
the very practical nature OF the
work:
Lesson Personal CIeanli-
liness.-1. Care OF the body, in
Guiding the necessity of fire.
quent baths and clean under
wear 2. Special care OF the
hands and finger-nais. 3. The
care of the hair and head. Hair
should be brushed every night
for five minutes to make IL
glossy. Hair should be washed
about every three weeks. The
scalp must always be kept clean.
4. Little children should always
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
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The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

This is Fita. question
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The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

Mayor Boyle at the first meeting of the city council presided over by him as mayor, introduced a new departure in municipal affairs in presenting 10 the council an inaugural address. set ting forth in brief concise language. the main objects and policies which he hopes to carry out during his ad miniStration Tie message listens good. " and Mayor Boyle < 4ndoubt- edlE sincere and honest h lis par- poses to teua every energy ia an un. selfish endeay5r f5r he ap64Hding and bettefIels ef tHis greatest and best citg in Eastern Arkansas. and therefore deserves and las . right 10 expect tls c-5la ua3 l7ided support et. 1zz en.y Is e1aneH bzt of every lzEa. Forrest Cry.-s sa his ef, forts toward that end And We bs. iege Le vi h4ss that support and that Is policies R bear an abund- 2nce Qf good f--t,.
The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

In another column of The Times t0- day We print an article headed Points About the Census, furnished by pi- rector of the Census F. Dana pgrand. which II k earnestly hoped will be read and needed by every one of our readers. The census enGmerators be gin their work today and every citizen who has any pride in his community. town, city, county and state, should dc everything in lis power 10 aid the enamerators in securing fall. com plete and autheutic answers 10 the questions which the enumerator is compelled t0 ask By >o doing yo4 not only materially assist The enQm- crater, but also aid in the upbQidins and advancement 0fthe great state ln which yoQ live. Among some people the census taHer is regarded WitE fear and strenuous efforts are made ta avoid meeting him a a.. and VHea a meeting is secured. evasiYe. l.a- -Fadged, and sometimes even iHter- tiona.ly incorrect answers are gwen to his queries, thro4ga lear z tleg know nqt what eva Especially wl.I this be found amoug tHe ne-r5es. aa3 f should be the an 5f every citizen who knows letter and realizes tf.e i'm F0r-auce of tEe correct euereratt U q the state pop- 2tIau and rs- sources, 2ETIc1.tlr4a 1ld eti.s-gs .-a should d. everything h their power To correct Ills erroneous impress rr
 Answers 70 the e8uuerator s in 8r7#S are regarded 2s strictly confidential. and no harm can come from au>Ne erIa.c al his questions correct F and f-iF
The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22
FLICITY.

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The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

In the council ia>t Tuesday night. Alderman James Russell. who Las been valued member 0f the board fer tie past two years made some very pertinent suggestions as to matters that would come before the new body. one of these Was that tAe board cal in aflo4t>fanding scrip. and issue new scrip in its place. thus as certaining the exact amount Of out standing city paper Tie board took a9 action on this matter that night. b-t l. probable that the adyize eia te seriously considered and carried alt at -ame later meeting Capt F4s. se. 2-s9 Lad some pertinent remarks l8 make as .o the matter of he iusar 4nee on The city = water and igh, pant, the rate 5H sad pant be.ug very much increased on account of IL. proximity U the spoke factory
The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

The following from the state Capi- tal, Guthrie, Oklahoma vii be ap- preciated by his many friends here. Nr. Myers was tie only democrat elected on the.eHtire municipal ticket. The surprise of the election was the outcome in the second ward where \. Myer. the democratic candidate de feated his republican opponent, <. E. Johnson. by 3I votes. h the primary election Johnson was beaten by Myers only three CT four votes and t was thought that lie would overcome this lead when the heavy vote came out in the general election, He lost by thirty-one votes.
The Forrest City times., 1910-04-22

While aUtomobilists Use every Ire- caution against accident, unless par ents warn the children against al tempting to catch on while the ye- hicle is in motion. some boy is going to be killed. \ number of boys are in the habit of trying to get on autos while in motion. not realizing how fast they are going, and sip VII throw them ro their death Parents should warn their boys about th5s habit.