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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
James P. Heaton

James P. Heaton
 Exclusive Service The Survey Press Bureau)
 "A false scale is an abomination to the Lord but just weight is his de. light,' said King Solomon. It has al- ways been necessary to curb deceit full tradesmen. The sealer of weights and measures in this country is a direct inheritance from the mediaeval towns in England. Until recently in New England the office existed in slumbering disuse along with such time honored official jobs as measur- CT of lumber and tan bark. tithing man, fence viewer, and pound-keeper. The framers of the national con- stitution deemed this subject import ant enough to justify giving to Con- gross specific power "to fix the stand ards of weights and measures" In 1886 Congress supplied a complete set of standards to each state. After nearly seventy-five years people be- gan to discover how poorly the states by routine methods were enforcing the prescribed standards in everyday transactions. With increased cost of living causing uneasiness and distress, frauds formerly held unimportant, began to strike home. Indifference disappeared when the United States Bureau of Standards showed that 60 in retail stores throughout the coun- try were incorrect. This condition cost New York alone $10O00,000 annu- ally according to the state superfn- tendent of weights and measures.
 Sealers of weights and measures throughout the country responded to the opportunity for making their work more valuable protection than the efforts of recent years had proved themselves. But they soon discover ed that while the retail storekeeper could be compelled to use honest way to force the big manufacturers and packers of carton foodstuffs and other products to sell by any measure or standard of quantity except what their own whims dictated. The na- tional pure food law although a big tant defect. It does not give ade- quate protection in regard to the weight or measure shall be given cor rectly IF stated at all.
 "Why grumble over the pure food laws restrictions?" was the happy thought O1 one DldnuIdCCuT0r Wu0u a little more package and a little less contents. Or a little less of both, will make my profit as big as ever" Others agreed with him and in the last five or six years breakfast ce- reals have shrunk 40 per cent in weight while the prices in many cas- es have advanced. The manufacturers have found handler profit than that derived from using adulterants or ben- zoate of soda.
 Everything has been done that could be-crusades. legislation and adver. tising-to wean the householder from purchasing bulk goods and to wipe out the old unsanitary way of selling oatmeal and crackers which were ex- posed to dirt, mice and the grocery cat But bulk goods were at least nominally sold by standard measures and weights while the housewife has no protection at all in most states from the shrinking quantities of pack ed goods
 The only states in the east, until this month. which ensured at all full ly to the public quantity as well as quality, were Connecticut and Florida.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
TroIIeymen Ask
 For Flat Rate Of 30 Gents The Hour

"A committee representing the Trol- leymen unions of the Connecticut Com pany will meet Manager Storrs next Wednesday with q request for read justment of conditions of work and fiat rate of pay for conductors and motormen of 90 cents an hour, as a result of a vote of these unions. The demand comes from thirteen unions representing New Haven. Bridgeport, New London, Norwich. Meriden. Wa terbury, New Britain, Torrington, Mid dletown. Hartford. Stamford, Derby and Portchester, N. Y. In 1910 the Trolleymen received two increases in wages, one given by the company and the other by arbitrators, and the two together made about per cent. The total number of trol.eymen involved in the demand is 2,349.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

better came last evening. Today her fever showed a tendency to subside and she was much more cheerful.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
NEW STAND OF COLORS
 FOR COAST ARTILLERY

At the monthly review and parade of the Coast Artillery Corps, Bridge port battalion, in the armory last night. Mayor Wilson presented in be- half of the wives of the officers of the local post, a new stand of colors. The old stand, presented by the family of Major c. H. Bonesteeb U. S. A., in 1900, was retired to the loft Mrs. A. c. Bennett, wife of the commandant of the Fourth Company, took the ini- tiative toward securing the new stand and the wives of the officers of the local post gave their aid. The new set was secured unbeknown to the of- ficers and the presentation came as a surprise. Guests of honor at the gathering were members of N w. Bishop Camp, U. 8. w. V.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

New York, April 30-Congressman Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee has no doubt that he will be returned to Congress by his constituents. He made this statement at a mass meet ing in the Hippodrome called to cele- brate the fifteenth anniversary of the Daily Forward. Socialist newspaper. Mayor George R. Lunn of Schnectady, and Emil Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee, both Socialists, were other speakers. In his telling about his fu- ture plans Congressman Berger said: 'I intend to go back to Congress
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

social committee to plan for the an nua. banquet of the association to be held soon. The next meeting of the association will be it's annual one and held in the First Congregational Church in Fairfield, the last Monday in May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
CONGRESSMAN BERGER TELLS
 SOCIALISTS CONFRERES THAT
 HE WILL RETAIN HIS OFFICE

The labor class want me there, ana I like my job. Moreover, for the first time in my life I am getting decent wages I don't manage to keep any of it, but I get it, and that's some thing. I promise you to be elected again and to take companion back with me- I expect to send at least one from New York. I am looking for one from North Dakota and two or three from Ohio. I expect that the party will poll 100000 votes and that there will be twelve or fifteen Social ist CongresSmen'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
Wife of Well Known Physician Rally ing From Operation For
 Appendicitis.

The numerous friends and acquaint- ances of Mrs Elmer F. Blank, wife of Dr. F. F. Blank who was operated upon at St. Vincent's hospital for ap- pendicitis Saturday morning will be pleased to hear that she is rallying in fine shape from the effects of the operation. Despite her splendid phy- sical trim she was in a critical con- dttion until a decided change for tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. J. E. Custer of S19 Broad street has gone to visit friends in New York city, Brooklyn, and New Brunswick, N. J., and expects to re- main a few weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

A very prim and early Victorian style marks the latest floral arrange ments especially those intended to be worn tucked into the front of the dress or fastened to tho mufc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
2ss MINERS ENroMRED.

Tokio, April 30-As the result of an explosion of fire damp in the coal
 mine of the Hokkaddo Coal Company | at Yubari, 283 miners are reported en- tOmbed
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25
ECZEMA CAME ON SCALP

Lebanon, O.-"My eczema started
on my thigh with small pimple. 1t
also came on my scalp. 1t began to
itch and began to scratch. For
eighteen or twenty years l could not
tell what passed through with that
awful itching. I would scratch until
the blood would soak through my un.
derwear, and I couldn't talk to my
friends on the street but I would be
digging and punching that spot. until
I was very much ashamed. The itch.
ing was so intense I could not sleep
after once in bed and warm. certain
ly suffered torment with that eczema
for many years.
II chased after everything I ever
heard Of, but all to no avail. l saw
the advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and sent for sample.
Imagine my delight when I applied the
first dose to that awful itching fire
on my leg and scalp, In less than a
minute the itching on both places
ceased. 1 got some more Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. After the second
day I never had another itching spell,
and Cuticura Soap and Ointment com.
pletely cured me. I was troubled with
awful dandruff all over my scalp. The
Cuticura Soap has cured that trouble"
(Signed) L. R. Fink, Jan. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32.p Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston"
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Celebrated Armorer,,

In olden times the armorer's work
was not OF rough and ready descrip-
tion. but generally bore the signs Of
highly wrought workmanship. The
various pieces Of suit 1T into their
positions to a nicely. there are no
rough edges, and as a rule very little
that Is merely careless decorative
work. Fashion and reputation have
left their hall mark on tho armor Of
each period. and like most other In.
dustries It had Its distinguished mas.
ters. The name Of Jacob Topi is. for
exaple. still famous In England. and
such names as those of Lorenzo Col.
man Of Augsberg. German armorer
Of the sixteenth century. Lucio Pin.
chino. n Milanese. and the VOLTS Of
Landshut. family Of armorers that
are supposed to have worked for
Philip II. Of Spain. are celebrated In
their own couutriea,
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25
Tho MIddIe.Aaed Woman.

OF the many ways In which the mid.
dle-aged woman may vary the effect
of her afternoon gowns none is sim
pier than the use Of a collar and cuffs
Of white yoile edged with scalloping
and embroidery in floral design. An
other change may be the frock set of
white chiffon with border Of black
malines, and still another is the one Of
black net hemstitched with silver
thread. Some of these collars are so
long In front that they terminate only
at the waist line, where they cross in
surplice effect and are tucked away
under the girdle. An excellent model
of this sort is Of light blue lawn en-
broidered with black dots. and sec.
ond is of white agaric trimmed with
tiny folds of broadcloth, alternating
with eponge.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25
The GiveaWay,

Jane" said her father, "how does
1t happen that l find four good cigars
on the mantelpiece this morning? Did
Henry leave them for me?'
mo; he took them out of his vest
pocket to avoid breaking them last
night, and I guess he forgot all about
them afterwards"
The laugh that followed made her
wish that she had been rs careful
with her speech as Henry had been
with his cigars.-Detroit Free Press.
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Rev. Walter Temple.

vestibules shut. They did not feel
the floor sliding out with them.
And so the porter found them, en-.
quilted In one embrace, swaying and
swaying, and no more aware OF the
increasing rush Of the train than we
other passengers on the earth.express
are aware Of Its speed through the
ether.routes on its ancient schedule.
The porter stood with his box.step
In his hand, and blinked and won.
dered. And they did not even know
they were observed
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

our misfortune 70 an internal taxi:
cabs breakdown"
Out Of the anguish OF her loneliness
crept one little complaint:
III you had really wanted me, you'd
have had two taxicabs."
"Oh. how can you say that? l had
the license bought and the minister
waiting"
Hes waiting yet"
And the ring-tnere's the ring"
He fished 1t out of his waistcoat pock-
ct and held 1t before her as golden
amulet.
"A lot of good 1t does now" said
Marjorie. You won't even wait over
till the next train"
I've told you a thousand times. my
love" he protested. desperately. III
don't catch the transport, I'll be court.
martialed. II this train is late, I'm
lost. If you really loved me you'd
come along with me-"
Her very eyes gasped at this as
founding proposal.
Why. Harry Mallory. you know It's
impossible"
Like a sort of benevolent Satan, he
laid the ground for his abduction:
You'll leave me. then. to spend three
years without you-out among those
Manila women"
She shook her head in terror at
this vision. ut would be too horrible
for words to have you marry one OF
those mahogany sirens"
He held out the apple. Better come
along, then"
But how can 1! We're not mar
ried."
He answered airily: "Oh, I'm sure
there's minister on coard."
But 1t would be too awful to be
married with all the passengers gawk-
ing. No, l couldn't face 1t. Good
bye. honey"
She turned away. but he caught her
arm: Don't you love me?'
ITO distraction. I'll wait for you.
too"
Three years is long wait"
But I'll wait, II you will"
With such devotion he could not
tamper. 1t was too beautiful to risk
or endanger or besmirch with any
danger Of scandal. He gave up his
fantastic project and gathered her in.
to his arms. crowded her into his very
soul, as he vowed: I'll wait for you
forever and ever and ever"
Her arms swept around his neck.
and she gave herself up as an exile
from happiness, a prisoner OF a far
of love:
Goodbye, my husband-to-be."
Goodbye my wife-that-was.to-ha to- have
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
Goodbye"
Goodbye"
Goodbye"
Goodbye"
II must CO."
"Yes, you must"
"One last kiss"
"One more-one long last kiss"
And there. entwined in each others
arms, with lips welded and eyelits
clinched. they clung together, forget
ting everything past, future or pres
ent. Loves anguish made them blind,
mute and deaf.
They did not hear the conductor
crying his "All Aboard" down the
long wall of the train. They did not
hear the far.off knell Of the bell. They
did not hear the porrers banging the
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25
'yrish. isl, by H. < ny Co
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut. Harry Mallory is ordered to tho
tlippines. He and Marjorie Newton
neade to elope. but wreck Of taxicab pre-
1ats their seeing minister on the way to
train. Transcontinental train is TAX
II on passengers. Porter has lively
a Yankee business man. The alopers
nNe an exciting time getting to the
IN. Little Jimmie" Wellington. bound
Reno to get divorce. boards train
Emaudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
pears. She Is also bound for Reno with
me object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
NIB. Latter blames Mrs. Jimmie for
a marital troubles. Classmates OF NAL
n decorate bridal berth. Rev. and Mrs.
fcut loose and Temple removes evidence
Iihis calling.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25
LAYING 4 Foundation,

Little Bobby (the guesD - Mrs.
Skimper, when heard we were goin'
to have dinner at your house ! start
ed right in trainin' fer 1t.
Mrs. Skimper (the hostess)-By saw
Ing up your appetite, Bobby?
Little Bobby-No'm. BY eatin' a
square meal first.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

The Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston,
Mass, will send large trial box of
Paxtine Antiseptic, delightful cleans
ing and germicidal toilet preparation.
to any woman. free, upon request.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

Let's Be Thankful for That.
At any rate woman's shoes haven't
vet reached the point where they but.
ton up the back.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

BE happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

A man seldom generates any steam
with the money he burns.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

Only a married man can fully ap.
preciate heaven II there are no wash
days or house cleaning seasons there.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

Poets are born-and most of the
great ones are dead.
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Merely a Brother.

Young Lady-Please show me some
ties.
Clerk-A gentleman's tie?
Young Lady-Oh, no. It's for my
brother.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-25

The Cheerful Color.
Gabe-Do you ever get the blues?
Steve-Not II l have the long green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
Dean of Kansas City College of
Pharmacy Recommends Brink
ley's "Sanador" for Eczema

The following unusual letter writ
ten by Dean Love of Kansas City Col
lege of Pharmacy and pioneer drug
gist of Kansas City should interest all
sufferers from eczema.
For four or five years I have been
troubled with an aggravated form of
eczema on my hands and other parts
of my body. Being a druggist by
profession, 1 used all the remedies I
could devise, all the proprietary rem
edies on the market, was treated by
several of the most skillful physicians
without effective results Finally /
heard of Brinkley's "Sanador'-tried
it and got immediate relief, and now,
after two years and the use of sew
eral bottles of "Sanador," 1 believe
the trouble is thoroughly cured. I
have never given a letter of this kind
before. Feel justified by the unusual
cure. For sale by Chas. w. Kohl,
Rex Pharmacy, 10th and Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
five EMERSON BOYS.
Story of Family of Brothers Who Are
Real Farmers.

A reporter for the State Journal went
out to Silver Lake yesterday and saw
one of the seven wonders of the world.
1t was a successful fisherman blowing
corn. Whoever saw the like before?
good fisherman is not supposed tic
work He is always referred to as
the man who never knew work 1t
has been true since the days OF RIP
VanWinkle. But an unlucky and I'm
successful fisherman is generally a good
worker.
This fisherman that the reporter saw
was blowing corn with three horses.
He wore rubber boots. He was work
ing in a big field that was well kept
and looked to be in shape to yleld
about 1000 bushels of corn.
The fisherman stopped his work and
went to the lake and drew up fish
box that had about a thousand fish i'll
it and gave the reporters companion
four big fish. The reporter will be-
lieve anything they tell him after this
Eyes open wide and chin dropped &c
take it all in and keep it.
r. F. HoGgins took the newspaper
man out to Silver Lake to his big
farm out there. Hodgins and Sage own
something less than 300 acres of very
fine farm land between the lake and
the KaW river. No, HodginS does not
cultivate this land or raise livestock
or harvest crops or anything like that
He merely goes out there about three
times a week and watches Albert SaSc
and the five Emerson boys do the work
Hodgins is as wise as an owl. He
knows that he was never cut out for
a farmer, so he went in partnership
with Albert Sage to handle one end
of the farm and raise all kinds of live
stock and he rented the til1able land
to the five Emerson boys. The plan is
working like a charm. Sage raises six
pigs and three steers where one grew
before. The Emerson boys can plow
more corn in a day than ten average
men could plow.
The day the reporter was out there
the five boys were working in a big
field with 20 horses. Fact. Four horses
to the plow.
The visitors came up with Pete
first. He was working in soft ground
made heavy after the rains. He scrap
ed the muck off the blades of his pillow
and hummed a cheerful tune. 'Corn's
doing fine" he said. TOO wet to pillow.
but 1 am blowing anyway. Got to do
it if you want to raise corn
Alex Emerson came in sight from the
far end of the field that looked as
though it extended into another town
ship. After a quarter of an hour he
came to the road and stopped to chat
with HodSins.
Then came Lou Emerson with his
four horses and then John and finally
Bert. They were a mile or so apart
at times. The field looked too big to
plows, but those five Emerson boys
could pillow up the county if they haG
it in the contract. They will probably
raise 'steen thousand bushels of corn
this year, and thousand bushels of
potatoes and the Lord knows how much
wheat and alfalfa and oats and how
many mules and pigs.
Dick Hodgins has always been re-
garded in Topeka as a lucky and long
headed fellow, but he had a horseshoe
and a rabbitfoot and a wishbone in
his pocket when he and Sage made the
deal with the five Emerson boys tc
handle that Shawnee county gold mine
that lies between Silver Lake and the
Kaw river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
Journal Ads Get Results.

Miss Ruth Mckinley has taken a
stenographie position with the Pioneer
Mortgage company, in the Mulvane
building.
Miss Inez Banks, who is employed
with the American Printing company,
St Joseph, Mo-, visited Topeka friends
last week and called at the school.
Miss Mildred Glenn has taken a po-
sition with the Hall Lithographing
company.
Miss Minnie Daughertv has taken a
stenographic position with the Sharpe
Insurance company.
Miss Catherine Weber of Kansas
City. visited the school Thursday.
Mr.. Earl Bush has taken a steno-
graphic position in the Ticket Audit-
ing department of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Geo. W. Morris has taken
position in the Telegraph Dept. of the
Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
HARD STORM AT OSAGE
Every ''White Way Globe Broken by
Hail.

Usage City, Kan, June PA heavy
hail storm struck here at about 5
o'clock last evening. The worst part
of the storm lasted for half an hour
Windows were broken out over the
entire city. The globes on the New
White Way were completely destroyed,
causing a loss to the city of about
$500. Nothing is left of the gardens in
the city, being completely cut to pieces
by the hail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
TRADE IS CAUTIOUS.
Business Is Retarded by Politics and
Crop Uncertainty.

New York. June 22.-Bradstreets
saws:
Improved crop reports and continued
activity in Industrial circles present the
more pleasing aspects of an otherwise
quiet trade situation. Jobbers and
wholesale dealers in textiles and dress
goods are taking fabrics for fall and
spring, and in some instances mems
wear, for example, recorders are noted
The higher price of raw wool seems tic
pressage higher quotations on finished
goods. In fact, an advance of 5 pei
cent has already been made on broad
cloths and Worsted yarns will proba
bly, go higher. But on the other hand
the general tendency is to operate eau
tlously' to give some attention to poll
tics and to await clearer views as to
probable crop results.
Bank Clearings.
Bradstreets bank clearings report for
the week ending June 20 shows an aggre-
gate OF $685. 191, 500 against So 332, los, 600
last week and So, 1873, 220, 900 in the CORE
spending week last year. The following is
a list OF the cities: Pct Pct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
Makes the Nation Cash.

The awful list of injuries on a Fourth of
July staggers humanity. Set over against
it, however, is the wonderful healing, by
Bucklen's ATnica Salve, of thousands.
who suffered from burns, cuts, bruises,
bullet wounds or explosions. Its the quick
healer of boiIs, ulcers, eczema. lips
or piles. % cts at Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
NELLIE GRANT To WE'D
Daughter of Former President to Be
Married July 4.

Chicago, June 22.-Announcement
has been made of the engagement of
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris. only daugh-
ter of former President Ulysses S.
Grant, and Frank H. Jones, who was
assistant postmaster general in Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration and
now is secretary of a Chicago bank
The wedding will take place July
at Mrs. Sartoris's country place in Co
bourg, Ontario.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
FIGHT STATEMENT SOON
Governor Says His Position Will Be
Known by Monday Night.

East Las Vegas, June 22.-After
consultation with leading citizens here,
Governor Mcdonald last night said he
Will issue a public statement regarding
the Johnson-F Flynn boxing contest not
later than p. m. Monday The gov
ernor would not say that he would stop
the match. 1t is believed if he finds
there are no gambling attractions he
will not Interfere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
Bad IYre in Armourdale.

Kansas City. June 22.-Fire de-
stroyed the Union Pacific grain eleVa-
tor in ArmourdaIe, Kan, with half a
million dollars worth of grain. Thir-
ty houses were burned and the Union
Pacific shops caught fire.
The Swift and Morris Packing plants
We're endangered. The loss will be
heavy.