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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
New Way to Serve Melons.

To facilitate the eating of melon many hostesses have it removed from the rind. Canteloupe is scooped from it's shell with a spoon in pieces of convenient size. Watermelon is cut in dice an inch to two inches square. and as many of the seeds as possible are removed. Melon should be thoroughly chilled before it is sent to the table.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
FOILED!

My daughter sits out on the porch at
 night I, knowing there is danger in night
 air, And thinking I might teach her to do
 right,
 Prepared a quart of glue and 5 spread it there. That evening" though she sat out
 there till ten,
 No harm to any of her clothes was
 done. puzzled over this till morning; then Stuck to the steps I found my
 neighbours son. -Lippincott's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
THE CHAMPION.

Irate Visitor-I call this a down. right fraud, You advertise on your bills, The Most Remarkable Dwarf in the World and he turns out to be five feet six inches high
 , Bland Showman-Exactly so. sir. That's just what's so remarka ble about him. He's the tallest dwarf on record.-Tit-Bits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
VERY SYMPATHETIC.

Widow-My husband, who so often helped you before, died a few months ago
 Beggar-I sympathize with you very much ma am. You haven't got a colored dress you could give me, I suppose e?-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14

Worcester-A fly catching contest resulted in the capture of 10 barrels of flies The winner Carl C.. Brous- quet turned in 95 quarts of flies over q 250 600.
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RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, sACKAcHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't It be nice within a week or so
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
scaldins, dribbling, straining. or too fire.
Quent passage OF urine: the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches: tho stitches
and pains In the back: the growing mus
Gle weakness: spots before the eyes; yell
low skin: sluggish bowels: swollen eye
lids or ankles: leg cramps: unnatural
short breath: sleeplessness and the de-
Spondency?
l have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get a copy OF 1t. Many a
doctor would charge you $3.50 Just for
writing this prescription. but I have IL
and will be glad to send It to you entire
ly free. Just drop mo a line like this:
DR.. A. f.. Robinson. K-271 Luck Building.
Detroit. Mich. and I VIII send II by re-
turn mail in a plain envelope. AS you will
SEQ when you get IT, this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies. but Il has
great healing and p~ain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show Its power once you
use II, SO l think you had better see what
1t Is without delay. I will send you a
copy free-you can use It and cure your.
self at home.
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the kitchen? I'm going down and
arrest that policeman for disturbing
the peace. He will have the pipes
down"
You must not 60" I said, with des-
perate firmness. "He-he is probably
in a very dangerous state just now.
Wc-I-locked him in"
The HARRISON man grinned and then
became serious.
Why don't you tell me the whole
thing?" he demanded. You've been
In trouble all evening, and-you can
trust me, you know, because am a
stranger because the minute this
crazy quarantine is raised | am off to
the Argentine Republic" (perhaps he
said Child ''and because | don't know
anything at all about you. You see. |
have TO believe what you tell me.
having no personal knowledge of any
of you to go IN. Now tell me-whom
have you hidden in the cellar. besides
the policeman"
There was 10 use trying to deceive
him: He was looking straight into my
eyes. So l decided to make the best
OF a bad thing, Anyhow. it was going
to require strength to get Bella
through the coal hole with one arm
and restrain the policeman with the
other.
Come" I said, making a sudden
resolution. and led the way down the
stairs.
He said nothing when he saw Bella,
for which l was grateful. She was sit
ting at the table. with her arms in
front of her, and her head buried In
them. And then l saw she was asleep.
Her hat and veil laid beside her, and
she had taken of her coat and draped
1t around her. She had rummaged
out a cold pheasant and some salad,
and had evidently had a little p D
Supper and a nap, while l worried my
self gray-headed about her!
"She-she came In unexpectedly
something about the butler" l explain.
ed under my breath. "And-she
doesn't want to stay. She Is on bad
terms with-with come Of the people
upstairs. You can see how impossible
the situation Is"
Il doubt II we a get her out" he
said. as If the situation were quite
ordinary. However. we can try. She
seems very comfortable. It's a pity to
rouse her."
Here the prisoner In the furnace
room broke out afresh. 1t sounded
as though he had taken a lump of coal
and was attacking the lack Mr.. Har.
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II thought you were-it Is yer.
late.' ] managed to say, with dr..
lipes. DO you know where the cleo
trio switch is?"
Mrs. Wilson," 1t was clear he hat
not known me before. why, no
don't your"
Il am all confused" / muttcred. ant
beat a retreat into the dining room
There. in the friendly light, we could
at least see each other, and I think
he was as much impressed by the fact
that | had not undressed as | was by
the fact that he had, partly. He wore
a hideous dressing gown OF Jimmy's,
much too small, and his hair, parted
and plastered down in the early even.
Ing, stood up In a sort OF brown brush
all over his head. He was trying TO
fatten ii with his hands.
1T must be three o'clock" he said,
with polite SURPRISE" and the house
Is like a barn. You ought not to be
running around with you arms un-
covered, Mrs. Wilson. Surely you
could have called some OF US"
Il didn't wish to disturb any one"
said. with distinct truth.
Il suppose you are like me-" he
said. The novelty of the situation
and everything. / got to thinking
things over. and then / realized the
studio was getting cold. so | thought |
would come down and take a look at
the furnace. l didn't suppose any one
else would think OF 1t. But / lost my
self in that pantry, stumbled against
a half-open drawer, and nearly went
down the dumb-waiter." And. as IL
In Judgment on me, at that instant
came two rather terrific thumps from
somewhere below, and inarticulate
words, shouted rather than spoken. 1t
was uncanny. of course, coming as II
did through the register at our feet.
Mr.. HARRISON looked startled.
"Oh, by the way" / said as careless
ly as | could. "In the excitement, |
to mention IL. There Is a police
man asleep in the furnace room. II
suppose we will have to keep him
now,' | finished as airily as possible.
SH, d pollCeHlaH-ln the cellar he
repeated, staring at me, and he moved
the pantry door.
You needn't go down." I said fever
SHY. with visions of Bella Knowles
sitting on the kitchen table. surround
ID by soiled dishes and all the cheer
ess aftermath of a dinner party.
Please don't so down.I-it's one OF
ny rules-never to let a stranger go
Town to the kitchen. I'm peculiar
that way-and besides, it's-it's
nussy."
Bang! Crash! through the register
'ipe, and some language quite articu-
ate. Then silence.
Look here, Mrs. Wilson," he said
'esolutely. What do / care about
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CHAPTER VI.
A Mighty Poor Joke.

OF course, n knows that there are
people who in a different grade of so
ciety would be shoplifters and pick
pockets. When they are restrained
by obligation or environment they be-
come a little overkeen 1t bridge, or
take the wrong sables, or stuff a gold
backed brush into a muff at a recep-
zion. You remember the ivory dress
Ing set that Theodore Bucknell had.
fastened with fine gold chains? And
the sensation IL caused at the Buck
nell cotillion when Mrs. Van Fire went
sweeping to her carriage with two
feet of gold chain hanging from the
front of her wrap?
But Anne's pearl collar was differ
snt. In the first place, instead of
three or four hundred people, the sus-
picion had TO be divided among ten.
And of those ten. at least eight of us
were friends. and the other two had
been vouched fer by the Browns and
Jimmy. 1t was a horrible mix-up. For
the necklace was gone-there couldn't
be any doubt of that-and although,
as Dallas said, it couldn't get out of
she house. still, there were plenty of
places to hide the thing.
The worst of our trouble really
originated with Max Reed, after all.
For it was Max who made the silly
wager V q the telephone, with Dick
Bagley. He bet FIVE hundred even
chat n of us, at least. would break
quarantine within the next "a hours.
and. OF course, that settled it. Dick
told IL around the club as a Joke. and
q man who owns a newspaper heard
him and called up the paper. Then
the paper called up the health office,
after setting up a flaming scare-head.
VIII Money Free Them? Board OF
Health versus Millionaire"
Ii was almost three when the house
settled down-nobody mad any night
clothes, although finally. through Dali
las. who gave them to Anne, who gave
them to the rest. we got some things
OF Jimmy's-and l was still dressed.
The house was perfectly quiet, and
after listening carefully, / went slow
~ down the stairs. There was a light
20
I'm the hall, and another back in the
dining room, and l got along without
any trouble. But the pantry, where
the stairs led down. was dark. and the
wretched swinging door would not
stay open.
] caught my skirt in the door as I
went through. and / had to stop to
loosen it. And In that awful minute
J heard some n breathing Just be-
side me. l had stopped to my gown.
and l turned my head without
straightening-f couldn't have raised
myself to an erect posture. for nv
knees were giving way under me-
and just at my feet lay the still glow.
ing end of a match!
had to swallow twice before l
could speak. Then l said sharply:
Who's tkere?"
The nan was SO close It is n
wonder / had not walked into him; his
voice was right at my ear.
II am sorry l startled you" he said
Il was afraid to speak sud-
4enly. or move. for fear ! would do
What l have DONE"
u was Mr.. HARRISON
EL ML
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Clever.

This young man who wants 20
marry you. Clara-what do you know
about him?"
I'm be frank with you. papa, I
know little or nothing. l met him at
the seaside In June and from the very
nrst / felt that ! could love him."
but you arc taking great chances,
my dear. He may be an adventurer.
Isn't there any special thing that com.
mends HMM addition to his regard
for your"
Yes. papa. He told me that he IN
tended to model his business career
on your W ambitious rise and re-
Llarkablo success"
Hum. Send him to my office to-
morrow. my dear"
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Copyright 1903, by the Bobbs Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he In ga led
~ his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
9ooked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously.
But people steadily refused to do so. his
art IL considered a huge joke. except to
&tnnself, if he asked people to dinner ey-
ffyone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles. they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
snnge to celebrate the first anniversary
81 his divorce. Those who attend the
parry are Miss Katherine McNair who
every one calls Kit, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown, the Misses Mercer. Maxwell Reed
and a Mr.. Thomas HARRISON, n South
American civil engineer. The party Is In
suli swing when Jimmy receives n tele-
gram from his Aunt Selma, who will ar
rive in four hours to visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma and after he marrics she doubles
DIS allowance. He neglects to tell her OF
shs divorce, as she Is opposed to II. Jim
my takes Kit into his confidence. he tries
70 devise some way so that his aunt will
not learn that he has no longer a wife.
NE suggests that Kit play the hostess for
ONE night. be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Kit
sstuses' bmt Is hnely prevailed upon to
exception works out as planned, as she
Mad never seen Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
servant is taken Ill, his face is covered
with spots. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife.
enters, the house and asks Kit who is be-
ing taken away in the ambulance? Bella
INSISTS IT Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well
=" - III LHe mousse. Bella teliS NIX IL
wasn't Jim she wanted TO see. but Taxa
Mira, the Jap servant. as she wished TO
secure his services. HARRISON steDs out
on the porch and discovers a man lacking
a card on the door. He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word SMALLPOX
printed on IL: The man tells him he is
an officer OF the board OF health and
TELLS him the house is under quarantine
and that the guests will have to remain
n the house until after the quarantine Is
afted. tn guests suddenly realize their
p~redicament. the women shed tears. the
men consider II n good joke.
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Wifeiy Solicitude.

Appealing to the police to find he,
husband, who went to work and hat
not returned home at eight o'clock
but requesting that the officers Meth
er arrest nor talk cross to him. q
woman left a note in the hands Of
Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Ed
mond streets containing information
concerning the missing husband.
The note In addition to giving a de.
scripticn If the missing man read
that the wife was worried nearly sick
because It a the first time that he
lad done this"
Il don't want you to arrest him"
continued the note. Tell the police
% please not talk cross to him."-St
.oseph Gazette.
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feet and ankles were bloated and I
was in a bad way when 1 began with
Doan's Kidney Pills. I used four
boxes and was entirely cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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lions. Again they be-
came scanty, were
very thick and attend
ed by burning and
scalding. Soon a drop
steal condition be-
came manifest and I
began to worry Nv
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Too Calculatina.

Aren't you going to marry Miss
Pertie?"
mot me: she's too up-to-date for
mel"
How Is she 80 up-todate?"
II teiephoned der last week that /,
would be up ths following night 10
propose. and shn went and sold th,
moving picture rights OF my propose
70 the highest bidder"
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Aherdeen-A. M. Geary, a pionee
Of Brown county, and a former mem
her OF the staet legislature, died at tn
home OF his daughter in Roneel
township. aged 81 years. He was 8 ,
ting In a chair. when the summon
came without notice.
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It Is possible to have too much OF a
good thing. The dog with the shortest
tail u n the least danger OF having
tin cans tied t. II.
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Springfield - Frda Crosley, the
fourth little girl to pass way as
the result OF the Dawes kerosene e>
plos'on was brried last Saturday. She
was apparently improving at the
Sioux CITY hosp'ta' brt blood po'so,.
ing set in and she yielded up her IL
on Thursday.
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated. tiny, granules, easy to take.
Do not gripe.
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Consulted Him Often.

Mrs. Benham-Health is wealth.
Benham-At the rate you have the
doctor you ought to get rich quick"
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And many a nan never realizes the
value of his home until he has occa-
sion to collect the fire insurance.
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A
Arc Often Responsible for Untold
Suffering.

Mrs. ". II. Kaiser. Whitney, Nebr.,
says: MANY times during the night
l was obliged to arise because OF too
frequent passages of kidney score
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PILES CURED IN @ TO IL DAYS
Your druggist will refund money III PAZo ONT
MEN fails to cure any case OF Itching Riina
breeding or fr"trudinH Piles In q TO IL days. Soc
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Druggists everywhere sell Garfield Tea.
the Herb laxative. 1t acts as a gentle aid
to Nature.
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The ocean is crossed In lovely q
number Of bridal parties.
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First College Student-Don't you
think some people ask a good many
fool questions In letters?
Second College Student-Yes. Now.
my father always wants to know II
I'm a bank,
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Some men will do anything for the
sake OF a little newspaper potoriety.
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Spearfsh-scarlet fever has brok-
en- out in the dorm'torv of the
state Normal schco, and seve al o.
the students have been removed to an
isolated place and the first for OF
the dormitory is under qua antine.
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Chamhe"lain-Bridge Sureri~tond-
ent Drum, of the Milwaukee rail-
road, has assembled a large amount
OF piling on the river bank at
this place. and TIE list few day
workmen have. been engaged in the
preliminary work of placing piers In
the Missouri river several hundred
feet above the railroad bridge. This
piling is calculated TO break up the
fee before it reaches the bridge.
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Miller-A rural mail carrier nam
ed Paul Kieffer, near washington
Springs, in starting out on his trip
placed the patent foot warmer in
the sled and walked behind TO make
it easier for the horses in the deep
snow. Soon the contents of the s'ed,
including caluable mail, was a mass
of flames shooting high in the air,
which frightened the team into a wild
run. When they were finally stopped
1t was found all was burned but the
sled.
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OVER THE STATE

Hill City-The first desk ever US
cd by the late Chauncey L. Wood,
the Rapid City alto ney who was
the democratic candidate for gov
ernor of South Dakota in the last
campaign, has been found here by
mis- sol Ben Wood, of Rapid City.
1t is a little old make-shift that
bears no comparison with the roll top
desks in his Offices today, but the relic
appeals to the affection of the sons,
and they intend to keep it as a me-
mento of his early days in the prac-
ticc of law.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be"a"sa o.
an attack of asthma of long stand
ing. Christian Keppler. a farmer
living twelve miles ON Aberdeen
committed suicide by sending a re-
volver bullet through his ban. His
wife attempted to prevent the act. BIT
failed. Keppler had been aoting
strangely for several days and IS Re-
lieved to have been mentally derang-
ed
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Deadwood-To Frank Murphy and
Martin Berg belongs the credit for
the capture of the largest trout ever
found in the Black Hills. The lucky
pair found it in Sand c eek a private
preserve and hooked it but it required
an hour and a half battle in the icy
water to land the prize. The trout
is of the speckled variety, measures
26 inches in length and weighs nine
pounds and five ounces. 1t is now
on exhibition.
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Rapid City-Mike Shy, forty years
old, threw kerosene on a fire in n
bunk car on the Rapid Canyon line
to hurry it up. The expo ion fired
the car, demolishing it, burned the
clothes from Shy, horribly disiguring
his body. The fire was at five Sun
day afternoon. Shy d'ed at two Mon
day morning. His mother lives at
Shaynesville, Ohio. Shy was employ
ed as derrick a ON the railroad last
year.
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Gov. Wesley has sent a reply to r.
o. Richards as to his reasons for de-
clining to support the Richards pri-
mary bill, giving a number of de-
tailed reasons, one of which is that
the bill seeks to destroy party 0 gan
ization and government by party, and
providing for government by factions,
which in the end will mean a number
OF factional followings with m no. ity
nominations and no benefits to be
gained.
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Aberdeen-A rumor is in circu'a-
ton in Aberdeen, which appears
to have some foundation, to the
effect that the Northwestern road
which now rms its PASSENGER ta'ns
through to the terminus of the line
Pt Gales. n. D.. will hereafter u
the night trains only as far as Alb
erdeen. putting on local day trains
between Aberdeen and Cakes. and vir-
ITALY making this place a passenger
division point.
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Aberdeen-The various offices of
South Dakota and the northwest have
received notice from the land depart
ment at Washington that President
Taft has signed the bill extending the
time for homesteaders to locate on
their land until May Is. This informa-
tiCn was gladly received by hund eds
who expect to take up their residence
on claims this spring, and who have
hoped 10 be able to wait until the
spring season opened before moving
on to their land.