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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
MONROE

Enumeration of scholars in Center and Eastern districts between the ages of and 16 shows 37 and 29 respec- lively.
 Nine patrons of the local grange re- sponded to an invitation to visit Far mill River grange and report a splen- did time.
 Hand your list to the assessors on Or before Nov. 1 and avoid the 10 per cent additional. This includes
 Miss Carrie M. French, Mrs. Wm. E. French and son Harold were guests at E. C. Shelton's Sunday.
 Miss Mabel l.. Hayes entertained her friend, Miss Pauline Smith over Sunday, at her home in Stepney.
 Messrs. Hayes and Shelton spent Monday hunting and returned with nine birds.
 The sound of the church bell was welcome Sunday after being silent for seven weeks.
 Rev. MT. Habersham and family re- turned Friday from their vacation.
 Misses Edith and Pearl Wales gave a. college whist at their home Monday evening.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the East Village M. E. church will have one of their popular suppers at the home of MT. and Mrs. Alanson Taylor. Thursday evening, Nov. 2d. If stormy CTlQdy ct6ulhSs OOiAAC OAAO4 e11A0 eAAA and have fine time and help a good cause.
 Albert wheeler had as guests last week two ladies looking up the gen. ealogy of the DeForest family, old time residents.
 Miss Susie Gress is going to Bridge port where she has secured employ ment.
 A Halloween social is to be given by the ladies of the Congregational church on the 31st.
 Howard Wheeler had several cords of wood washed away during the re- cent storm.
 Mrs. Stanley winans of New York is visiting this week with her parents MT. and Mrs. Dwight M. Burr.
 Until Rev. MT. Balcolm's health permits him to come back, James Newton post graduate student of Yale will preach at the Congrega- tional church.
 The next communication of Wash ineton lodge will be held on the 9th of November.
 A store house and tool room is soon to be built in the Monroe cemetery.
 L. Dwight Lane an old and respect ed resident passed away at his home on Elm street Monday morning after a long illness. He was staunch Democrat, and represented the Gen eral Assembly and was Registrar of Voters for a number of years. His funeral was held on Thursday after noon at p. m. with interment in the Cutters Farms cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
EAGLE AND AEROPLANE

Who are you, speeding along this way Above my head? Why do you come to the clouds to-
 day?
 The eagle said. Had you not heard that pathways
 high Only were made for such as I? Did you not know that from your
 birth, You were appointed to walk the earth? Do as you long were wont to do: Stab my mountains and creep them
 through: Swim your rivers or bridge them o'er; Ferry the seas from shore to shore; Plunge through halls of the starless
 deep, Where the hosts of the tempests sleep And count their dead; But you never were made, as I, On the wings of the winds to fly! The eagle said. What in my country do you seek? What is of wealth on the mountain
 peak? Which of the gems has it begot? Where is its gold, excepting what The sun has shed, You who squander the hoards you Haughty slaves of the yellow slave?
  Dig in the earth for earth that buys, Clutch with your greedy hands and
 eyes, What, if it win your poor heart, will Serve but to make you greedier still By food unfed: What do you care for the sky above. More than to aid your own self1love? The eagle said Even your daring flight today So the gossiping birdlets say,
 With gold is wed: You, a hero of skies, indeedi Back to your stony dens of greed, By avarice fed! Then did the bird. with beak and Straight at the throat of the air-man
 spring, Looking a rage he could not speak, Tearing away with claws and beak. But from the bold intruder came Five sharp volleys of blinding flame, And piercing lead: Symbol of heroism, beware! Doff the emperorship of air! The echoes said. Maimed and bleeding. and sick with
 hate. Fluttered the bird to his fierce-eyed
 mate. Where, on a ragged rock and gray, She with her cailow fledgelings lay. Do not again such conflict dare, Screamed this Honess of the air: Men will yet journey here in crowds: You are no more the King of Clouds. Man is the only mortal who Whate'er he wills to do. will do. Though he be wayward oft, and wild, Still he is Gods own wel1-loved child-- From angels bred: If he will only dos and dare, He can yet rule Earth, Sea, and Air! The eagless said Will Carleton. in Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

bring a stick for his own corrsctiofl.
 This was certainly disturbing. It was sudden, and then he did not know much about the selection of sticks. Jane Clemens had usually used her hand It required a second conn mand to get him headed in the right direction, and he was a trifie dazed when he got outside. He had the forests of Missouri to select from, but choice was difficult Everything looked too big and competent Even the smallest switch had wiry, dis couraging look. Across the way was @ cooper-shop with a good many shavings koutside q One had blown across and lay just in front of him It was an inspiration. He picked ir up. and solemnly entering the school room, meekly handed it to Miss Horr.
 Perhaps Miss Horr's sense of hu- nor prompted forgiveness, but disci- pline must be maintained
 {" Samuel Eanghofne Clemens, she said Che had never heard it all strung together in that ominous wayt T am ashamed of you. Jimmy Dun And Jimmy Dunlap wenf. / and the switch was of a sort to give the little boy an immediate and per manent distaste for school. He in- formed his mother when he went home at noon that he did not care for school: that he had no desfzp to tss a great man: that he preterr4d to e~ a nitrate or an Indian sna scs.sS ssr drown such people as Miss Horr Down in her heart his mother WIS sorry for him. but what she said was that she was glad there was oTnebody at last who could take him in hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

again. don't know how to express my thanks for the good it has done me and hope all suffering women will give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial It was worth it's weight in gold. Mrs. J. P. ENDLICH, R. F. D. No. 2, Erie, Pa.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotic or harm ful drugs, and today holds the record for the largest number of actual cures 2f female diseases we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials are on file in the Pinkham laboratory atLynn, Mass, from women who have been cured from almost every form of female complaints, such as fnflamma- ton. ulceration, displacements, fibroid tumors. irregularities, periodic pains, backache, indigestion and nervous prostration. Every suffering woman owes 1t to herself to give Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound trial.
 If you want special advice write M rs. .Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for 1t. 1t is free and always hel2fzs1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
POISON IN FOOD PRODUCTS
Very Inadequate Penalties Inflicted by
 the Courts Upon Pleas of Guilty
(By Clyde H. Tavenner, Special Wash ington Correspondent of The
 Farmer)

Farmer)
 Washington, Oct. 24-Every man, woman and child in the United States who eats eggs will be interested in Notice of Judgment No. 1102.' This notice is one of several issued by the Department of Agriculture. The no- tice is as. follows:
 1910, the United States Attorney for the Eastern district of Missouri, act ing upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed information in the District court at St. Louis against the St. Louis Crystals Egg Co. on a charge of having shipped from the State of Missouri to the State oi called Crystal Eggs. Analysis of this product showed that it contained 1.75 per cent of boric acid. a poison ous and deleterious ingredient which rendered the product injurious to health.
 N "On June 5. 1911, the defendant com pany pleaded guilty, and was fined s and costs.'
 Having learned that such stagger- ing punishment as this was meted out to this company for the slight offense of poisoning food, those who partake of an occasional egg will be further interested in Notice of Judgment No. 1105.'' which tells of an awful blow the Federal Courts, in their zeal to protect the consumer, delivered to a New York firm which transgresSed the law in the harmless inoffensive par ticlilar of mixing arsenic in the pro- duct they sold as food. Here is Notice No. 1105:
 At the January term of court, 1911, the District Attorney for the Southern district of New York filed information against Wood & Selleck, charging shipments, in violation or the pure food law, or certain articles of food called Light Shade Egg Color An alysis Of this product at the Pure Food Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, showed it to contain ar senic.
 ''The defendant corporation pleaded guilty, and was fined $25 which fine was paid on May l, 1911.''
 Notice of Judgment No. 1100'' again refers to the St. Louis company, the information this time being that the defendant company, in the manufac- ture of it's product, had mixed and packed with it dirt and eggshells, so as to induriously affect it's uality, SO that the product consisted in part of filthy, decomposed, and putrid
 Much as the court had been shocked before, when this concern admitted the use of boric acid. its indignation was doubled this time, and the punish ment meted out to the offending com pany was truly staggering. Here is what happened:
 "On June 5, 1911, the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs.''
 And in the meantime President Taft is out in the West campaigning against the recall of judges
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
LADIES ORGANIZE NEW
 CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION
NOn-Sectarian Club of Charitable Ladies Will Assist in Taking Care
 of the Needy in the Town.
Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Oct 25-The ladies of the town met yesterday in the town hall and organized a charitable society which will be a great assistance to the town officials in taking care of the families who are unfortunately In a position to need help from those who are able to give it. The number who responded to the summons was sur 6risingly large and the ladies who have interested themselves in the movement have indicated that there vsiIl be no religious or other lines drawn in the matter of assistance to those who are worthy. The organi- zation will be in working order in a short time and will lend it's assistance to the selectmen whenever it is call ed upon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
STAMFORD OPERATORS MINUS THEIR LICENSES
 FOR SIXTY DAYS

Harry J. bounty and Charles H. Beehler, both of Stamford. have had their operators licenses suspended by State Secretary Matthew H. Rogers for sixty days. After the usual hear ing, Bounty was found guilty of per- mitting a car for only two passengers to be overcrowded by four persons, and after the accident in Milford, while the car was still upon the higfl- way, of removing its registration markers. Charles H.. Beehler was charged with operating the runabout which was ditched while in a condi- tion improper for the competent and skillful operation thereof.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
DERBY MINISTER SAYS
 BOYS SHOULD KNOW TRUTH.
Special from United Press. ]

New Haven. Oct. 25.-That boys should be told the truth about how they were born into this world, the vital facts about themselves and the sacredneSs of women, before they are far in their teens, was the opinion of Rev. c. E.. Benedict, of Derby, urged oh the New York East Conference on boys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
OLD HAY SCALES
 BEING REMOVED
After Fifty Years of Service Obstacle on Main Street Will Give Way
 to Modern Ideas.

The old wagon scales which have been located in Main street for 50 years, are being removed. This move is in the line of making Stratford's s cehfer more modern. The scales are owned by Miss Fannie Russell and were a necessary part of the commer- cial machinery of the town in former years The necessity for them has passed and there is no place for them on the Main street of the town. The large piles of dirt on Main street may now be used to fill the excavation left by the removal of the old scales. which will be one move in the effort to make the street more attractive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
wHAr WAS rHAT ruNE?

This Is a stunt which it is almost impossible to perform. Two men, two girls or a man and a girl, stand face to face, almost touching each other. Now, at a given signal, they both have to whistle a tune which has been given to them-one of them, perhaps, Hail, Columbia and the other 'Yan- kee Doodle" In about five seconds they will begin to laugh, and as soon ass they begin to laugh it is the end. Not one person in a hundred will be enabled to whistle through the piece to the end. Every time one CT both break down they must give up flor feit''. which must be afterward re- claimed by the usual process,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

almost helpless. I went to three doc tors and they did me no good, SO my sister advised me to try Lydia E. Pink hams V ege ta b le Go m DO d, a nd when I had taken only two bottles 1 could see a big change, so I took six bottles and I am now stronU and well
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
Fairfield Trying To Land
 New Manufacturing Concern
New Company Looking For Land Site But As Yet Are Unsuccessful May Locate Near Fairfield
 Chemical COmpany-Other
 Topics of Interest.
Special to The Farmer.)

Fairfield, Oct. 25-William D. Sher- wood, mechanical engineer, of South port, visited the town yesterday in connection with a proposition to man ufacture gas engines. to locate here if suitable location can be found. The sit under consideration is understood to be that at one time occupied by the old Fairfield Motor company, the plant which was destroyed by fire about two years ago. The spur track still remains which leads from the main track and for this reason this place is considered as good as can be found. A spur track is necessary as the company expect to make their shipments. in carload lots. MT. Sher- wood stated that all arrangements have been made for the building and the contractors have to put the build ing up and ready for use within eight weeks from the time it is started.
 The hearing on the Sherwood-Tyler case which was set down for yester- day was again postponed to a date not as yet made known. Messrs. Gould and Gould, attorneys for the defen- dant, requested the postponement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

The many friends of Edward Frey Ter were pleased to learn today that he is progressing very favorably fol- lowing an operation at a private hos- pital in New York city several weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
IHINTS FOR HALLOWEEN

Every year Halloween comes round, and with it come the parties, the fun and the various novel "stunts'' which are tried each year, always new ones If possible: tricks which the rest Of the company do not know. Here are a few which you have probably nev- CT seen before. f-ast 4s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

The cornices of the new Futile build ing nave been placed in position and the -aFpearance of the place is being more attractive daily. Metal cell ings have been fitted in the two stores and in a short time the building will be ready for it's new occupants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

There are many unclaimed letters posted at the local postoffice. The is. addressed as follows: Miss Fannie Williams, Mrs. Adam Kemsay, Mrs. F. Thompson. Mrs. H. w. Smuthers, Miss B. Riker, Miss E. MacKennan. Mrs. A. Marshall, MT. T. Hutchinson, Miss M. Cearleg,- Miss E. Brown, Mrs. William T. Gordon, Mrs E. T. Treat, Rudolf Maturki, MT. John Donovan. MT. J. P. Brennan, Mir. Jacob Brus- quet, Jacob. Moore and MT. M. J. Kelly. ~ I-f..S seT
 Miss Julia Mosher of Bridgeport has accepted position as stenographer at the town clerks office. Miss Sagan, the former stenographer has return ed to her home in New London.
 Rev. L. B. Barry of the Stamford Congregational church occupied the pulpit at the Congregational church of here on Sunday evening.
 The, Fairfield schools will be closed on Friday as the teachers will attend the teachers convention on that day in New Haven.
 This evening the many friends and relatives of MT. and Mrs. Frank Wakeman, will gather at their home on Cross highway to help them cele- brate their silver wedding. MT. and Mrs. Wakeman have been married just 25 years on that day and all ex- pect to enjoy the evening in a pleas ant manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
MASQUERADE THIS EVENING

The masquerade under the direction of MT. and Mrs w. O. Burr is to be held this evening at the Greenfield Country club. The place is to be dec orated in the real old fashioned way with pumpkins and a good time is expected It is said that all not mask ed will be taxed according to their ware. Asaa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
SHE
 SUFFERED FIVE YEARS
Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.

Erie. Pa. -"I suffered for five years from female troubles and at last was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
THAT CORK.

You may propose this as a test to see who has had only water for sup per. and who has had something more stimulating. It seems easy, and yet the test is so delusive that hardly any one will be enabled to do it the first time, when there will be the occasion for lot of light chaffing of the per son who tries the stunt in question.
 On a table place a bottle, and on the mouth of the bottle place a cork. This should be balanced on the top of the bottle, and not pressed into it.
 Now provide your subject with an ordinary walking stick. Place him at the other end of the room, and tell him to walk quickly across the floor and knock off the cord with the single poke or single hit with the stick. Not one person in a hundred will be- enabled to do this they will nearly always strike above the cork or poke to one side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
WHOSE EYES?

Across one corner of the room place a sheet or large piece of cloth or paper. so that it touches the floor. and extends 4at least several feet above it. It should be about four feet wide, and should adjoin door. so that persons behind 1t may enter and leave the room without their passage being no- ticed Now cut two small holes, the size of eyes. in this cloth, about four feet from the floor. You. are now ready to proceed.
 Have all the ladies leave the room, and go into the room ad joining one before whose door hangs the sheet Now, one at a time. they come out very softly, and place their eyes to the holes in the sheet. Each man in turn now approaches and looks at the mys- terious eyes peering at him through the holes in the sheet.
 Whoever .guesses right the greatest number of times receives a. prize. You will be astcnished to find how hard it is to guess the owner of eyes that you probably thought you knew well before-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

After exposure, and when you feel a cold coming on, take Fo1ey's Honey and Tar Compound. It cheeks and relieves. Use no substitute. The genuine in yellow package always
 F. B. Brill, Curtis Pharmacy. 3G
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
THE FEATHER.

Procure light fluffy feather. Place two persons facing each other, so that their heads are about eighteen inches apart Throw the feather into the air about two feet above their heads Now the object of these two persons is to keep this feather float ing in the air by blowing it up every time 1t starts to fall. This sounds easy, but it is not so easy as it sounds. The air currents will some times get crossed and then you will see the amusing spectacle of the feath- CT calmly settling down between them and the two pairs of human bellows blowing into one another's faces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
THE SOITrTION

The reason for this is that every one Is unconsciously afraid of hitting the bottle. and this fear makes him aim higher than he would if the cork were testing on wooden block The re- ~r,lt is he misses the cork nine times rar- rf fe1.
 1t Is best to place a newspaper un- der the bottle fin case it is broken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

Soda crackers are. more nutritive than ttl n, any other flour food. Uneeda Biscuit are the perfect soda crackers. Therefore, Uneeda Biscuit.
 Five cents spent for s'' a package of Uneeda Biscuit is an invest. ment- inYest-s s., ment in nOurish- ment, in health, in good eating. ,. :s:.s s:....|.... .s.s .:.. !, ! Though the cost is but five cents, Uneeda Biscuit are too good, too nour- ishing, too crisp, : to be bought merely as an economy. Buy them because of their freshness buy them because of their crispness buy them because of their goodness buy them because Of their nourishment.
 .5d sds zzs4qrai q sa Always 5 cents. Al ways fresh and crisp in the moisture proof pa ck g ge. 7 Never sold in bulk. :. ss> . NATIONAL BISCUIT
 COMPANY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

ashington-Because of many abus- es. the postoffice department has can- celled the order to deliver all address ed ITO Santa Claus" to charitable organization. This year such letters will be ignored.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25

New York-Because i've are all liv- ing beyond our means and it was their first offense. Judge O'Sullivan paroled two girls who pawned evening dresses they had rented for party wear.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-11
Mexico Next7

In q resolution introduced in the
house July 2Sth, Mr. Burleson of Texas,
President Taft is called upon to imme-
diately start negotiations with Mexico
looking to freer commerce" between
that country land the United States.
Why stop at Mexico? There still re-
main the Latin American countries to
the southwark all the way from Mex.
leo to the Straits of Magellan. kThen
there is the rest of the world, including
China and Japan. Reciprocity in com
peting products is free trade. 1t cannot
stop with Canada. 1t cannot stop with
farm products, print paper and pulp.
All creation and all products have as
hood a right as Canada has to get into
the biggest and best of all markets on
free. trade basis. American Economist.