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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

The most convenient and cheapest of all disinfectants to use in the cellar is quicklime. It may be placed in dishes, in bins or cupboards. or scat tered loose in dark. damp corners.
 Save one or two turkey wings. They are the best brushes in the world to use around a stove, and splendid for sweeping closet shelves. Weight the wing tip with iron until it dries.
 Novel sandwiches for afternoon tea are made by mixing cream cheese and shredded salmon steak. The mixture Is spread on salt waters. hot toast or thin buttered slices of rye bread.
 Salmon, we'll minced and mixed with yolk of egg and sufficient lemon, pep per and salt to season well. makes a equally good with white or brown bread.
 When kid gloves show signs of breaking. press the edges close to- gether and apply court plaster on the wrong side. If this is properly done than stitching.
 When the skin burns and is harsh to the touch, 1t does not need water. It should be cleansed with cold cream and wiped with soft cloth, then sponged with a mild solution of ben zoin and alcohol.
 To remove an ink stain from col pred waist, put the stained part into sweet milk and let it remain until the milk sours. Hang the waist up and let it dry. Then brush off the dried milk and rinse with cold water.
 When books become badly soiled, if not gilt-edged. close the book tightly, then erase the marks with an ink eraser This will cut off all rough edges, all soiled marks and leave the books very clean.
 A box of skinned sardines. broken and mixed with a can of shrimps and served on bed of shredded heast leaves of lettuce. with French dress ing to which has been added a table spoonful of onion juice, makes a delic- ous salad.
 To eradicate red ants from the kitchen cabinet. scald it thoroughly, move the cabinet an inch from the wall. and wrap the legs with yarn sat- arated with turDentine. Fresh tur- pentine should be poured on the yarn TWO or three times a week.
 If a white mAyonnaise is wanted, select white shelled eggs which have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Cause of TwiIicht.

Twilight is a phenomenon caused by atmospheric refraction. When the sun gets below the horizon we are not inn mediately plunged into the darkness of night. Although the sun is below our horizon, rays of solar light are bent or refracted by the terrestrial atmosphere and continue to furnish some slight illumination. The process continues with diminishing intensity until the sun is so far below the horizon that the refracting power of the atmos- phere is no longer able to bend the rays enough to produce a visible ef- feet. The time after sunset that the sun reaches such position varies with the latitude of the place. There is less twilight at the tropic zone than at the temperate or frigid zone. This is due to less time taken by the suns rays to pass through the atmosphere, at the tropic zone the suns rays being per- pendicular and at the temperate and frigid zones oblique.-New York Amer icau
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
With a Grain of Salt,

The earliest record of the saying "with grain of salt" dates back to the year 63 B. C., when the great Pompey entered the palace of Mithridates and discovered among his private papers the description of an antidote against poisons of all sorts, which was com- posed of pounded herbs. These, ac- cording to the recipe, were to be taken with grain of salt. Whether this was meant seriously or as a warning sarcasm Is not known, but thenceforth it became the custom to say that doubtful preparations should be taken with a grain of salt. From this the meaning got transferred to sayings of doubtful truth. Attic salt'' was a Greek synonym for wit or penetration, and the Latin word ''sar' had some what of the same meaning. It is thus easy to see how the saying "cum grano sails" could have come to mean the necessity of accepting doubtful or suspicious statements with a grain of salt"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
A Losing Game.

"By having a record kept at the cashiers desk of pay checks which patrons fail to turn in I sometimes make up my losses" said the proprie- tor of a large restaurant. To-day a man got a check for 65 cents. To the cashier he presented one for 25 cents. The latter, glancing at his missing check card, discovered that it was one of the listed ones. Detaining the man, he notified me. After being confront ed with the waiter the beat wanted to pay both checks. I ordered a police man summoned. The mans pleading led me to show him the list of missing checks, which amounted to something like $SD, saying that didn't know but that he was the cause of them all. He offered to pay the lot if the matter would be dropped, and this proposition I accepted."-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Stupid Husband of a Noted sinoer.

Catalani's husband, handsome Frenchman, was even more unintel- lectual than his wife-he was stupid. Once, having found the pitch of the piano too high, she said after the re- hearsal to her husband "The piano is too high. Will you see that it is made lower before the concert?" When the evening came Catalani was annoyed to find that the piano had not been altered. Her husband sent for the car penter, who declared that he had saw ed off two inches from each leg, as he had been ordered to do. Surely it can't be too high now, my dear," said the stupid husband soothingly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Enthusiasm

The organist sent little boy to in- quire of the minister what the first hymn would be. Tell her." said the minister, II would like Carol, Broth CTS, Carroll"
 The little boy thought he said Howl, Brothers, Howl" and told the organist that the minister's selection was "Yell, Brothers, Yell.'-New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
DIED.

ANDREWS.-At Stamford. June 10. Daniel F. Andrews, aged 72 years SHERMAN.-At Springdale, June II, Mary A. Lockwood, wife of Ferris G. Sherman.
 WHITE.-In Bethel, June g, Mrs. William White, aged 38 years. SEGALA.-In Danbury, June 14, Paul Segala, of Brookfeld Juno ton, aged 19 years. FEEISIS.-At Sound Beach, June 13, Winfield A. Ferris COMSTOCk.-In Westport, June II, Daniel F. Comstock of ;Torrington, aged 65 years.
 GILMORE.-In NorWalk June 13 Mrs. Edith Gilmore, aged 30 years. EA1RCHILD.-In Norwalk June TO- John W. Fairchild, aged 72 years HITCHCOCK.-In Wfnsted, June 13, Mary L., widow of Sidney G. Hitch cock, aged 90 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Couldn't Forqet It.

Saturday night some miscreant lug ged off a whole cord of my wood, and somehow I can't forget about it." de clared Silas.
 'Have you tried to forget it?' in Quired his friend.
 ''Yes. Sunday morning I went to church, hoping I could get it off my mind, and before I had been there five minutes the choir started in singing The Lost Chord so l got out."- Judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Ihroudh the Cracks.

When the celebrated divine Edward Irving was on preaching tour in Scotland two Dumfries men of decid- ed opinions went to hear him. When they left the hall one said to the other:
 "Well, Willie, what do you think?'
 "Oh," said the other contemptuously, "the mans cracked!'
 The first speaker laid a quiet hand on his shoulder.
 "Will," said he, you'll often see a light peeping through a crack"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
The Mountains Bother Them,

The British have had heaps of trou- ble in Siam to make the natives under stand that the world is round instead of fiat Indeed, the native teachers keep on teaching the children that it is fiat. and when argued with they re- ply, 'If it isn't fiat why do the noun tains stand up as they do instead of rolling downhill?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
A Einancier,s Observation,

''He spends money like prince," said the man who makes trite compar- isons.
 Perhaps" replied MT. Dustin Stax, "only most members of royal families I have met in my banking experience are more anxious to borrow money than to disburse t''-Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Runs In the Family.

MT. Agile to MT. Stoutman, running for a car)-Hello, old boy! I thought you were too lazy to run like that. MT. Stoutman Qanguidly)-Easiy ex- plained, my dear boy. Laziness runs ip our family-Lippincotts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Reckless GambIino,

"I'm afraid my husband is develop ing the gambling instinct" sobbed the bride.
 Whats the matter, dear? Has he been playing poker?"
 "No, but yesterday he offered to match pennies with Brother Frank to determine which one should pay the car fare"-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
A Poor Player,

Griggs-So you got home from the club at midnight. We'll, I suppose you told wife you had to work late at the office. Played upon her sympathies, eh? gs-Well-er-yes, but either her sympathies were out of tune or Pm a darned poor instrumentalist.- Boston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Gettinu Down to Business,

Mistress (to new servant)-There are two things, Mary, about which I am very particular. They are truthfulness and obedience. Mary-Yes'm, and when you tell me to say you're not in when a person calls that you don't wish to see which is it to be, mum truthfulness or obedience?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
A Paradox.

Little Willie-Say pa. what is par adox? Pa-Well, my son. a coal stove is one kind of paradox It won't burn until it is put up; then it won't burn until it is shaken down. - Chicago News
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16

paler yellow yolks than the dark ones, and use lemon juice instead of vinegar for acidifying it. Whipped cream folded in at the last moment improves mayOnnaise for most purposes.
 A floor covering of good linoIeum should hold it's own for at least five years. It needs no soap, ammonia or any strong cleansing agent A simple wiping with cloth, just moist with warm water. is all that is need
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Defined.

Defined. Precocious Child-Papa, tell me what is humbug? Parent (with a deep drawn sigh)-It is, my dear, when your mamma pretends to be very fond of me and puts no buttons on my shirt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
SuccerdecI Animation.

Suspended Animation. What is suspended animation?" It's what happens at an afternoon tea when the very woman they have been talking about enters the room.''- puck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
CrSmped.

Knicker-How large is their subur- ban place? Boeker-Large! Why, they have to have folding beds for the flow ers-New York Sun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16

He who loves goodness harhors an gelS.-EmerSon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16
Good and Sufficient Reason.

Editor-But. my good fellow, why do you bring this poem to me? Impecuni- ous One-Well, sir, because I hadn't a stamp, sir.-London Tatler
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16

Bless the fools. What would we do If every one were wise?-k~trim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16

Opportunity seldom comes with letter nf Introduction.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16

up in disgust, all on account of the
disregard, on the part of the grower,
of market requirements. Growers
should become familiar with the con-
ditions and preferences of the mar
kets on which they expect to place
their produce. The business of mar
keting fruit and vegetables has be-
come so well developed that there is
no reason why one should not be
thoroughly acquainted with the pres
ent requirements and conditions of
any market. Buyers, commission
merchants and produce dealers in
general are always willing to furnish
growers with any information re-
garding the preparation of fruit and
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16

same time most durable package at
tho lowest price.
The cost of packages is another
point worthy of some thought. While
attractiveness, weight and durability
are important considerations, cheap
ness must also be considered. The
time has come when the better
grades of fruit and vegetables are
put up in special packages that go
with the sale Of the product. The
increasing demand Of the trade for
produce in gift packages" has been
the means of creating strong compe-
tition among manufacturers. AS a
result prices have been reduced, and
in most localities growers have COM
paraitvely easy access to sufficient
supply of desirable packages.
At present there are no packages
the one characteristic most notable Of
the American package is its uniform
ity. Although many poorly construct
ed. short" packages are still found
on the markets, it will be only
question OF time before this type
will become so thoroughly unpopu-
lar that every grower and packer
will be compelled to recognize the
demands of the trade regarding uni
formity, or go out OF business. A
great many growers fail to grasp the
Importance Of this point. They ship
produce in packages that may an
swer the requirements of their local
markets, but that do not comply with
the demands OF distant markets. AS
result, dissatisfaction arises be-
tween the grower and buyer. The
buyer discriminates against this pro-
duce, the grower becomes discour-
aged, and the business that might
have become very profitable is given
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16
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vegetables for sale and the most de-
sirable packages to use in placing
these products on the markets. If
growers would visit the markets to
which they send their products, they
would become better acquainted with
existing conditions and preferences,
and be enabled to prepare their
fruits and vegetables to the better
satisfaction of both the buyer and
themselves.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16

ed by neatness. lightness. cheapness
and uniformity. The sale of pro-
ducts largely depends upon the APP
pearance OF the package In which
they are contained. Attract the at
tention of the buyer. and the bar
gain Is half made. 1t is always adj
visable TO have n sufficient supply OF
new packages on hand at the begin
ming OF the shipping season. Never
use packages In which fruit or vege-
tables have previously been market
ed Their general appearance is Of
ten decidedly unattractive and the
wood is usually filled with spores OF
molds and rots from the produce
formerly packed In them. Rapid de-
cay develops In fresh produce COM
ing In contact with this infected
wood. If. at the close of the season,
n number OF unused packages re-
main, they should be stored in a
clean. dry place where they will be
protected and kept fresh and clean
until the next season. Fruits and
vegetables may be Of the best quail
ty, but if put into dirty, unattractVs
packages vhey seldom. II ever, find
ready sale.
On account OF the perishable ma
ture OF fruit and truck crops, they
must be handled and transported as
rapidly as possible. This and the
cost OF transportation makes Ii nee
essary to have the lightest, most
durable packages procurable. The
actual cost of certain packages is in
fuenced by their weight. While
transportation charges are some
times based on bulk, they are more
frequently based on actual or APP
proximate weight. Take, for exam
pie, the berry crate. the six-basket
carrier. and the cantaloupe crate;
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16

Cut the grass and weeds about the
house often and rake up clean, and
there will be less need of scraping
the ground bare.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16
FRUIT, TRUCK AND VEGETABLES x
WHEN GOOD LOOKS ARE WORTH MONEY.
Vegetable Packages Make
and Marka
Should Give Attention.
BY Stewart B. Shaw.

GANY FRUIT and vegetable
N growers do not consider the
V1 relation the package bears to
the selling value OF their products.
1t mas only been within recent years
that the individual consumer could
carry fruits and vegetables home in
the packages in which they origi-
nally reached market The small
package is gaining favor every day.
It's development has been brought
about by brisk competition resulting
from the ever-increasing demands OF
the public.
Modern packages are characterize
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16

packages Of this kind are usually
shipped in knocked down" condi-
ton. The greater their weight when
leaving the manufacturer, the great
er will be their cost upon reaching
the grower. The same influencing
factor of weight exists in the ship
ping of produce. Cost of transpor-
tation is affected by the actual
weight of the packages handled
Usually hard wood veneer is used in
the construction of most fruit and
vegetable packages. 1t has been
found that material of this charac-
ter will make the lightest and at the
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16
Watch Your Wheat

Is the yield what ought to be? Is the grain plump and heavy?
Does straw? Does lodge? there smut in it?
Wheat and the ground it grows on are now
worth much that better yields imperative.
How can they be had? BY giving the plants the
right kinds and amounts of food. Are the right
amounts contained in III, the 2-8-2 or the o-1o-2
mixtures? Far from it.
These goods may give the best profit to the manu-
facturer, but how about the farmer? Can he not
get more plant-food in better proportions and FREE
FROM FILLER by paying attention to the subject
now, so that there will be plenty of time to buy
his plant-food direct or through the local dealer,
especially his
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-17
Conservatism of Lincoln.

One of the strongest traits of Abraham
Lincoln remarkably strong character
was the fact that he could not be moved
by hattery or threat from doing that
which he considered the best thing to be
done for all concerned.
Many of the impctuous and enthusias-
tic abolitionists who were good and true
and meant well often abused Lincoln be-
cause he did not move fast enough to
suit them in the abolition movement.
Lincoln IS reply was, "The first duty is
the preservation of the Union.''
The sentiment against slavery was not
fully developed, even the pulpit and the
press of the north were not outspoken
against chattel slavery. Lincoln IS whole
purpose was to wait until the sentiment
agaist human slavery could be crystalized
in sufficient number of states and
among a sufficient number of people to
make it sure that a sufficient majority
was safely of that opinion to at least
save the Union.
Often wel-meaning but inpetuous and
enthusiastic members, of the unions be-
come impatient for improving conditions
and when some coolheaded and wiser
member counse!s moderation he is often
/ hooted at an6 abused and referred to as
a Hsulker' and traitor to the cause.
1t sometimes requires more courage to
stand up for conservative action than it
| does to vote to fight
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-17
Fear a Candidate.

Among the candidates for delegate to
the 1910 convention of the American
Federation of Labor to represent the L.
T. U. is one that is especially worthy of
consideration. We refer TO Charles w.
Fear, editor of the Joplin, Mo-, Labor
Herald
Mr.. Fear has been active worker
for the I. T. U. and organized labor in
general for Is years, having spent the
last ten years of his life in labor news
paper work.
During these years he has bee special
organizer for the A. F. of L., and is
credited with having done much good
work for the movement.
Mr.. Fear is hard and persistent
worker for the cause and possesses ideas
and experience that makes him especially
well fitted for the office.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-17
POOR AND
ENFEEBLED
Treated as Migrants and Criminals
Says New York Prison Commits
sion--Poverty is Crime.

PROVING by statistics that there are
now 5000 more persons in the prisons
of New York state than there were ten
years ago. and recommending that labor
coionles Tor tramps and vagrants be es-
tablished, that state workhouses take the
place of the present penitentiaries, that
the vagrancy laws be made more intel
hgent and that many offenses now in
cluded within the criminal statutes be
punishable by civil actions, the state com
mission OF prisons has made public it's
fifteenth annual report. The report COW
ers the year ending September 80 last,
and includes inspections made to Febru-
airy l, 1910.
The commission inspected all state pris.
ons, reformatories, penitentiaries, county
Jalls and 1S4 minor prisons, such as DO
lice stations and town 1ockups. The re-
ports of these inspections were sent to
the authorities in charge of the institu-
tions to insure accuracy.
One of the most startling features of
the report is the comment of the cimmis-
sion upon tramps and vagrancy. It is
stated that owing to the present con
struction of the criminal code persons
too old and feeble to continue the strug-
gle for existence, and who are guilty of
no other offense than poverty, are rail
roaded off to jails and penitentiaries and
treated as criminals
Magistrates, the commission declares.
appear to be unnecessarily severe in their
treatment of the poor and feebled. AL
though it is within the discretion of the
magistrate to commit any person charged
with vagrancy to the almshouse under
the provisions of the code, the major.
1ty OF such victims go to n penal insti-
tuition.
AS result of an investigation of the
workhouse on Blackwell IS Island during
the year, it was found that about $50
men and a greater number of women
who should have been committed to aims.
houses were imprisoned with prostitutes
and like offenders.
The commission inveighs against this
state of affairs and recommends speedy
action of the legislature as a palliative
During the year there were committed
to the iails 7a3 males and 2 females
convicted as tramps; and to the peni.
tentiaries, 2,63S males and females con.
victed as tramps. The number of va
grants committed was as follows: Tc
the county jails, 5,S95 males and AZ
females; to the penitentiaries, LOGS
males and 1O4 females; to the New York
workhouse and city prisons, 6,191 males
and 1910 females, making total OF