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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

born in Boston. Dr. Morrey first no- ticed it when out of 12 cases since November, all were boys. At the Boston Lying Tn Hospital there were 236 births in February, 130 of which were male and the remaining 1O6 fe- male.
 This is a great change from pre- vious conditions" said the doctor, "and interesting in the light of the proverb and talk of war with Japan"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

That the trolley company should pay a proportionate part of the cost
 of erecting bridges and a fair share of the cost of maintenance and up- keep. has long been urged by the Farmer. and is so self-evident that affirmative argument seems superflu- ous The company is obliged to con- etrucf and maintain in repair the part
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
AIR AS A BUILDING MATERIAL.

New York, March 4.-Architects and builders in New York are now singing the praises of air as a build ing material. Recently hundreds of houses have been designed, for the suburbs. with walls containing 'dead air. spaces.
 Dry air in confinement is the most effective non-conductor of heat yet discovered. Walls that have confined air spaces between their outer and in- ner surfaces, say the architects. keep the family warmer in winter ana cooler in summer than any other kind This means saving both on coal and ice.
 Hollow blocks, such as were used for fireproofing a few years ago. are now used for the walls, floors and partitions of homes They are made of terra cotto, and are so moulded that each block has three or more spaces running through it between thin webs" The bearing strength of the blocks has been established by elaborate tests.
 The rising price of lumber, in the opinion of builders, is largely respon- sible for the adoption of the new ma terial. Frame construction has be- come so expensive that its cost now is only slightly below that of fire proof construction, and the latter is cheaper in the long run because of the saving on repaiars and insurance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

Publication of the ante-election pledges of candidates who are now members of the senate. brings them into the limelieht and will enable the Secple to judge the sincerity of their pledges when the issue of public utili- ties commission vs. commerce court reaches vote which should be by roll call.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

the Northwestern Telephone Ex- change Go. and forming direct
 through circuit from Winnipeg to
 Minneapolis and Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
WOMEN ARE INTERESTED in the first showne

WOMEN ARE INTERESTED in first showing of tail ored and for the part the gowns very tive in design very practical sarty There abundance of braid trimming applied in half military ion frogs take place of buton many broad sailor collars with wide skfaced Conservative with the dgnfed and serviceable gowns of and Scotch Tweed in bue copenhagen gray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
HOTEL c R E M O BL E

e R F. N O B l. F
 5eth Street and 7th Avenue Oppa Carnegie Hall. New York, City. Located within two blocks of beau .iful Central Park and in the city's most refined residential district, this exclusive family and transient hotel offers more In real living and comfort than many hotels whose accommoda- tions are much more expensive. The hotel is within a few blocks of the theatres and shops and is only min- utes' ride from the Grand Central and Pennsylvania R. R. stations. There is no more ideal stopping place for la- dies travelling alone. The Restaurant, Cafe and Grill are of the :lnest in the city, and are noted for the excellence of their cuisine and service Well trained servants rem der unobstrusive and perfect service throughout the hotel.
 The UPS. Taxicab Co.,. which gives the best service of any in the city, is connected with the Grenoble.
 ROOM WITH USE OF BATH
 5$1 PER DAY AND UP
 ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH
 $1 50 PER DAY AND UP
 APARTMENTS OF PARLOR
 bedroom and private bath
 $3 PER DAY AND UP
 Attractive rates made to those stop. ping two weeks or more
 GEO. w. O'HARE, Mgr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

In the Very Centre of Everything
 All cars and 9th Avenue usses pass Hotel. Subway and Elevated R. R. stations one minute. Five minutes walk to theatres and shops
 From G. c. Station take car mark ed Broadway direct to Hotel or Subway to Columbus Circle, one min- ute from Hotel.
 Suites with Bath $3.50 per day and LID 50 Rooms, Detached Bath, $I. .0O per day 100 '' !" 's 15O 25 with Bath 1.50 (" 100 200 100 25O {"
 Send for Free Guide to City w. JOHNSON QUINN, Prop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. s., pRflRATE COURT.

PROBATE COURT.
 Feb. 20, 1911. Estate of Catherine Wright, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dfs- trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport, hath limited and allow ed six months fir r,.n the dare hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Thoss who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be deharred recovery. All per- sons indebted to said Estate gre re- ouested to make immediate payment
 JOSEPH H. WRIGHT. 2s* Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
ROBBED LABORER STRIVES IN VAIN
 TO BE NEMESIS

Stefan Gadjos. railroad laborer of 1000 West 2oth Place, Chicago, arriy- ed in Bridgeport yesterday only to learn that a chase of hundreds of miles for a man who he says stole from him about $100 was still fruit less.
 A fellow boarder whose name ne says he can spell, but which com pietely staggered the local police, frisked him for his roll and started out of Chicago. He has pursued him through the entire east. He learn ed at New Haven last night his in- tended captive started for Bridgeport yesterday. and when he reached here, learned the man had vanished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
"DoMES OF SILENCE are bright lit

"DOMES OF SILENCE" bright little discs of highly polished steel Chairs tabe couches and other articles of furniture glide easily and smoothly carpets any floor surface They be fitted to light furn ture chairs tabes with gentle tap of the hammer and heavy pieces by simply placing under each They fit themselves
 Furnishing Store IS for of four
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

NEW PINS OF cLOISO NNE ENAMEL for wells jabots in dainty coorings blue green, and wte with flowers and others with tiny landscapes perfectly ed They are but 25
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

IN THE TEA ROOM. About four or five o'clock is the time when pickup in the shape of of fra grant Orange delicious Ooong with buttered marma1ade or jam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

BORDERED WOOL CHALLIS to be worn for dress this and of the latest arrivals with white grounds polka sprnked figures quainty old fashioned and pretty
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
MAKES ITS OWN WIG.

There is small crab found upon
the English coast that is so afraid
of his enemies that he has found out,
or has perhaps been taught, clever
way to hide himself. The writer once
saw one of these crabs which was
kept as a pet, and he was lucky
enough to visit him when he was in
the very act of making his wig. The
crab first tore off a piece of green
ribbon-like seaweed with his pincers
and put one end in his mouth.
This he sucked and nibbled and
moistened with some kind of glue
that hardens under water, and then
he pressed the sticky end upon his
back. BY and by his broad back was
covered with a regular green and
waving wig so that as he crawled
about he looked like bunch OF sea-
weed in gentle motion. We must
suppose that he makes very sweet
mouthful for a hungry fish, and that
he makes the wig to preserve him
from being gobbled up. From time
to time the wig requires repairing
of course.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

saw four full-blooded Percherons
working to manure spreader, nine
year-old-mare under the saddle, a
ear-old-stallion In the offlead
and young mare under the line.
The average weight of these splen-
did horses was about 1900 pounds
each, but the remarkable part of the
business wa that these two young.
rigorous stations were working quiet
ly with mares. Their teamster had
them under perfect control, but they
had been worked the same as two
year-olds and had become used to
farm labor by degrees.
OF course, advice is cheap and the
farmers get lots of it and in this mat
ter of working colts and green horses
in the summer time they have heard
1t all-fitting on the harness, scraping
the collars at night, washing off the
shoulders and sparing the lash.
l have only to say this, and | speak
from experiences: If the farmer don't
go easy with the three and four-year-
olds at this season they will be old
and sluggish long before their time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
SANDS WHICH "SING."

The attention of the public has re-
Gently been directed to those curious
freaks of nature. singing sands"
says the Engineer. When a small
quantity of this sand is clapped be-
tween the hands it is said to give
forth sound so shrill as actually to
resemble a boot Put into a bag and
violently shaken. the sand emits a
noise strangely like the bark of a
dog. The most noticeable of these
sands are those of the Hawaiian
island of Kauai Similar sands also
occur In the Colorado desert, where
also are to be found these curious
moving sands that continually travel
hither and thfther over the vast plans
of clay. Their movements are induced
by the winds, and when a strong
breeze is blowing the particles Of
which they are composed give out an
audible humming or singing. Under
the microscope these sands show an
almost perfectly spherical form, SO
that they roll on each other at the
slightest impulse, circumstance tha t
also accounts for the rapidly with
which the Sands trerel over the des-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
PIMPLES COVERED HIS BACK

"My troubles began along in the
took the form of small eruptions and
itching and kind of smarting pain.
1t took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until finally
my back was covered with mass Of
pimples which would burn and itch at
night so that could hardly stand it.
This condition kept getting worse and
worse until my back was solid mass
of big sores which would break open
and run. My underclothing would be
a clot of blood.
II tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and was not
getting any benefit. 1t seemed / was
in eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on chair. / was
finally given set of the Cuticura
Remedies and inside of two weeks
could see and feel a great relief. I
kept on using Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and also the Resolvent, and in about
three or four months time my back
was nearly cured and felt like new
being Now I am in good health and
no sign of any skin diseases and I
am fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies are the best ever made for skin
diseases. / would not be without
them" (Signed) w. A. Armstrong,
Corbin, Kan, May 26, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. 81 X, Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
FRECKLES ARE HIS PETS.

To indulge his unusual pastime OF
raising freckles, DR.. Harold Clifford,
an Omaha oculist, has become a
''freckle farmer" and transfers patches
of skin with the little brown spots from
one part of his body to the other.
Freckles are his pets and he likes
to graft them ia fancy designs about
his body. He told the Nebraska Medi-
cal association he had been expert
menting with them since 1901, and that
with only few freckles and
his razor he could have perfectly
lovely time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

The little market town of Tatters-
hall near Boston in Lincolnshire can
boast of many objects of historic in
terest both in the town itself and in
the surrounding neighborhood. Not
the least interesting of these is the
picturesque old castle, around which
are woven many romantic stories of
Cromwellian days. The castle was
rebuilt in the fifteenth century by
the lord high treasurer, Cromwell
and contains magnificently carved
fireplace, an exact replica of which
is reproduced in the houses of par
nliament 1t suffered considerably IN
the civil war about the time that
Gainsborough and Lincoln fell into
the hands of the royalists, who were
routed by Oliver Cromwell, "the Lord
of the Fens," in 1643 Tattershall
can boast of very fine park con-
tanning two Roman camps, to which
many visitors are attracted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

ing them and putting them at hard.
steady work just as the busy season
comes on, when the crops need work.
when the flies are rampant and when
neither the masters nor the colts
tempers are at their best.
Imagine a farmer starting out to
NOW hay with green or half broken
colt hitched alongside of a mule or
a steady farm horse to a moving ma
chine, double row cultivator. corn
planter, pillow or harrow.
All implements need steady, we'll
broken team and at the same time a
good driver, who, in order to do his
best work has little time for else than
quietly handling his team and imple-
ment at one and the same time.
This man will not get much salts
faction out of days work If he has
TO worry with green, FESTIVE colt,
who, chatting at the unexpected misery
of heavy work in hot weather, starts
up little too soon or not soon enough,
protests at having to walk in a
straight line at slow gait, etc.
It is not impossible that he will balk,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
PROPER TREATMENT OF COLTS
DURING THE SUMMERS HEAT
Many Good Animals Have Aged and Made Dull
Foolish Habit Of Letting Them Run Unbrclken Into
Spring When They Are Three Four Years
Old and Then Putting Them to Work.

kick or rear upon what might be con-
sidered very slight provocation. or
no provocation at all to a broken. mid
dle-aged farm horse
In that section of Virginia known as
The valley" famous for it's splendid
line of stock, the farmers are very
successful breeders of horses, notably
heavy draft horses and their rule is
to break these big colts at two years
old, never working them over half a
day at time and beginning the break
irg-in process in the late winter and
early spring.
The first link is to a wagon in a
steady team and with quiet team
ster, generally a white man who is
used to the daily handling of horses.
The writer visited that section two
years ago this month and while the
guest of well-known horse breeder,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
GIVE MILK COW
GOOD TREATMENT
Animal Should Have Access to
ROCK Salt at All Times
Should Not be Hurried
by Dog or Horse.

A small quantity of barrel salt
should be given the COW once or twice
a week; and she should have constant
access to rock salt. either in the yard
or pasture.
In going to and from the pastures,
the. cows should have the use of good
wide lane, SO that they may not be
hooked and damned about. Do not hur-
ry them with dog or horse. If the
floors of the barn are of cement, a
small quantity of sand should BE
sprinkled on the floor before the cows
are turned out or allowed to come in.
This will prevent them from slipping.
Care should be exercised. when they
are running together, that heavy cows
do not ride the young heifers when
the latter are in season. Heifers are
frequently injured for life nv this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
DIAMONDS IN TEETH TAXED

An unusual incident happened at
Baltimore the other day. A lone pas
senger on fruit steamer. which ar
rived from Port Antonio. Jamaica, was
Mr.. Robert Ginsberg, who has been
making commercial trip to the 18TH
mus of Panama. All his front teeth
we're studded with diamonds of IA
karats and heavy gold settings. Mr..
Ginsberg. carrying fortune in his
mouth, had to pay $18 duty to the
customs authorities upon articles that
he thought could be imported free OF
charge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

Silage is going to be more used than
In the past, and cattle feeders are COM
ing to the conclusion at last that 1t
should not be ignored, says the Ma
tional Stockman. Cheaper grains have
been made by using silage as rough
age, while gains have been made more
rapid, especially where the cattle
were fed only 80 days. The plan
adopted in handling silage is to let the
ear of the corn reach as advanced a
stage of maturity as possible without
firing the fodder. Many stock feeders
in the upper edge Of the corn belt,
where dent corn often fails to come to
maturity because of early frosts. are
using this silage method with the best
of success, and for wintering cattle
its use is equal to pasturing them.
Meanwhile the demand for breeding
cattle is showing a steady increase.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired jul
dicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunfiower
State writes a carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
"For the past S years Grape-Nuts
has been a prominent feature in our
bill Of fare.
"The crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an indis-
pensable necessity In my family's
everyday life.
ut has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts, and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps US all in perfect
physical condition-as a preventive OF
disease it Is beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the benef-
cial effects of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. It
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutritive qualities, my ex-
perience is that one small dish of
Grape-Nuts is superior to a pound OF
meat for breakfast, which is an impor-
tant consideration for anyone. 1t sat
isles the appetite and strengthens the
power of resisting fatigue. while its
uso involves none of the disagreeable
consequences that sometimes follow
a meat breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true and full OF humAo
interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

and Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and
Ohio farmers are buying thousands OF
good breeding cows, paying as high
as $50 per head, or more than killers
will offer. Furthermore, west of the
Missouri river, in the former range
country, new farmers have fenced in
the lands and are in the market look
ing for pure-bred bulls in somo in
stances, although most of the demand
now is for cheap bulls. The illustra-
ton shows Shamrock H., grand cham
pion steer, at the recent International
Live Stock show
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
6By ]. NJ. BELL. virginia.l

Try to be patient with your colt
Mr.. Farmer. Remember he is green
yes, as green as the grass he eats SO
peacefully when you turn him out to
Craze and the harness no longer chafes
his soft young body.
All farmers know that a four-year-
old colt will stand more than three
year-old Bone and muscle are better
matured and generally better size,
therefore, he is better able to stand
days work. But, when it comes to
that, no green. unbroken colt should
be expected to do full days work
in the team of well seasoned farm
or road horses.
So many good colts have been aged
and made dull by this foolish habit
of letting them run absolutely UNI
broken into the spring when they are
three or four-year-olds and then catch
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
BaffIinu the Mosquitoes.

Last summer we were pestered with
the awful nuisance. mosquitoes, night
after night, and on one occasion
killed between thirty and forty in our
bedroom, at midnight. The following
day took wooden cloth, put little
kerosene oil on it, and rubbed both
sides of the wire mesh of the screens
with it. That night one lonely mos
quito disturbed our rest. Two or three
times each week rubbed the screens
in like manner, and we enjoyed peace
the rest of the summer. The odOr
from the oil remains only few min
utes, and the oil itself preserves the
screens and keeps away fiies.-Good
Housekeeping Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

are said tc be most excellent, the
fruit grown on the north side of the
wall being equal to that grown on the
south side, and even smoother. Good
results have also been obtained in
the case of peaches and apples. The
principal objection made to the glass
wall, says the Scientific American. is
that it does not store. up heat like a
masonry wall. to keep the plants
warm at night; during the day time
the heat is nearly equal on both sides
Of the wall
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
treatment; broken-down rumps heing
rather common in some herds.
Increase of Cost and Profits.

It is true that the cost of raising
hens and producing eggs has increas-
ed, but the proportion is very small
when compared with the increased
value of the output. The cost of pro-
duction has become about 80 per cent
larger, while the growth Of receipts
per dozen eggs is between 158 and 25o
per cent, and the increase in the rate
for chickens and fowls is about 100
peg cent -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

packing would form under the direct
rays of the sun. The Persian obtains
his ice by making shallow pool and
building high wall which will pro-
tect it from the sun. A thin layer
of ice will form; this he floods at
night with water, and so he goes on
adding inch to inch until he can cut
block of considerable thickness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

emitted sparks on its way through che
forest. Consequently the examining
magistrate of Bordeaux was instruct
ed to arrest the engine, and duly al M
ed with a warrant he went forth and
read the warrant in front of the
monster and arrested it on
a charge of arson. He then wheel
cuffed tin other words, put the
seals on it-without any resistance
from the prisoner. The locomotive has
now to stand trial before jury of
experts, who will decide whether the
accused party is in proper working
order, and whether or not it is guilty
of transgression of the regulations
laid down with regard to tie working
of railway engines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
Held the Records.

Two ladies seated at afternoon tea
fell to discussing the prowess of their
respective bubbles.
After each had related several feats
of endurance and hardihood, one OF
them remarked that her husband had
on one occasion dived under the wa
ter and remained down for full two
minutes without coming up to take
breath.
"Oh," said the other, that is
nothing. My first husband dived be-
low the water five years ago, and has
not yet come up to breathe"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
FOUND IN THE BIBLE.

The Bible contains 3,566.48o letters,
S10.697 words, 31,175 verses, 1889
chapters and Sc books. The longest
chapter is the 10th Psalm; the
shortest and middle chapter the 117th
Psalm. The middle verse is The S,h
of the 11Sth Psalm. The longest
name is in the eighth chapter Of
Isaiah.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
GLASS WALLS FOR FRUIT.

Fruit culturists abroad have re-
Gently essayed the use O, fruit walls
of glass instead of masonry. with in
teresting results. With glass wall
the same kinds of fruit car DE grown
OF both the north and south sides
The Sesrl.s In the case of pear trees