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Capt. C. B. TOOker
 SUMMER TIME TABLE Will run daily, leave Port Jefferson 9:OO am. and 4:SO pm. Leave Fridge port :SO and 6:3O p. m. Single Fare, 75c: Round Trip Ticket, $1.OO. Good any time during season. Sunday, leave Port Jefferson 10 a.m., 4:SO pm. Automobile transportation sgiven. For further information address
 GEO. M. HOOKER, Agent,
 Bridgeport or Port Jefferson Time table subject to change
 without notice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
Automobile Supplies

N. E. AUTo SUPPLY co. Let US prove how we can save you 25 to 40 per cent. on your supplies. SIS Main St. Phone 42s0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
Auto Tires and Repairing

THE A. L. sCHAvoIR CO.,, s57 Fair
 field Ave. Phone 1864 CONN. AUTO TIRE co.
 Recovering and Repairing a Speciality New and Second Hand Tires in stock
 241 Connecticut Ave. Phone S6S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
Art Glass

BRIDGEPORT ART GLASS CO.,, 15s
 John St. Phone 1017-6
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Automobile Dealers.

HI. M. FORD
 Distributor MAXWELL Cars Liberty and Standard Brush Cars 1887 Main St. Phone 127s sTARBUCK 6 MATTTCE, FORD CARS, s5s Fairfield Ave.
 Phone 4075-2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

LADIES' ATTENTION - Ladies will
 avoid worry by using our remedy for delayed period and which is the
 only reliable monthly remedy for sale Thousands of testimonials we have from our patrons to prove it. Positively refuse all others, no
 matter what they claim; trial sent free. Paris Chemical Co.,. Milwau- kee, Wis T22 "tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
EDgCATIONALi

mechanical architect { -uaI or structural, are always in
 demand at good salaries; ten young men wanted to join club to learn
 drawing, at home evenings; instru-
 ments furnished. Address c. S. K, Box 223, City. U25 *tf
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Beaver Board

THE A. w. BURRITT CO, Knowlton
 St. Phone 5O5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
LOST AND FOUND
MAIL ORDER

I MADE S5o,000 in five years in the mail order business; began with $5. Send for free booklet, Tells how. Heacock, 765. Lockport, N. Y.
 R28 2 4 5 6 If
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AS WELL AND AS MUCH

No merchant ever failed if he advertised as WELL and as MUCH as he could.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

I BUY OLD HORSES to kill Re- move dead ones free of charge any where within 25 miles of Bridge port. F. H. Daniels, 2367 Madison Road. Tel. 4337< L11sg*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

PAPER your rooms iron. $2.50 up.
 including material. Painting done reasonable. Fred Beck, S2 Third
 street. A19 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

Matinee and Sunday Excursions Steamer PARK CITY to Port Jeffer- son. NY. every week day and Sunday
 Matinee Excursions from Bridge mort daily, 1 :SO p.m. Returning ,leavc Bort Jefferson 4:3O pm, Round Trip Tickets, good day of issue only, soc.
 Music by Woodhull's Orchestra
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Automobiles to Hire

WOOD AVENUE GARAGE.1os wood
 Ave. Phone PAS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
MOTOR TRUCKS
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

RIBBON BADGES. souvenir badges, buttons, and novelties, stamp sup plies, door plates, enamel signs, window letters and general en- gravers. The Schwerdtle Stamp .Co., 41 Cannon St. L1d*
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MALE HELP WANTED
WANTED 

First class horizontal mill, pIaner
 boring mill, lathe and milling ma- chine hands. Highest wages and transportation advanced, steady work guaranteed. No strike. Address F. O. Box 116, Cleveland, Ohio. L5p4r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

SHOW CASES = Cigar combination and silent salesman, store and of flee fittings. Cabinet work of all kinds designed and made. Hoffman Show Case Co.,, 255 Water St.
 RIA *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

Farmer want Ads. Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

DOOR AND WINDOW SCREENS made to order Odd screens repair
 cd in all kinds of. wood and finish. Estimates furnished. Henry c. Hoff-
 man & Co., 255 Water St. R16 *tf
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roofs to lay, and old ones to repair. Prompt work at low figures Farmers Supply and Roofing Co., 246 Middle St. Tele
 phone 1862. R13 aS%
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Piano Tuning.

WTssNER PIANOS, Cor Broad and
 State Sts. .,.s Phone e2526
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE VIRGINIA BOY
CONDITIONS or Tux SOUTHERN
RAILWAY SCHOLARSHIP AT
THE " r. INSTITUTE.

Details regarding the award OF &9ri-
cultural scholarships for the southern
railway at the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute have been made public. and
as VIII be Seen below boys from the
city and county are eligible after COM
plying with the prescribed eond lsaess 3
counties traversed by their lines of the
Southern railway and bnnsille and
Western railway may apply. to-wit'
Albemarle, Alexandria, Amelia, Am
heFst, Brunswick. Campbell, Charlotte
Chesterfield Eulpeper. Fairfax. Eau
auier, Franklin. Sreensville. Halifax
Henrico. Henry. Isle of Wight. King
William, Lee, I.unenbnrg, MeckienbnrS'
Nsrsemend, Nelson New Kent, Nor s,,,,
Pittsylvanis Powhatan. Prince Ed
ward, Prince William, Rockingham.
Scott. Shenandoah, Southampton. Sur.
rey, Sussex. Washington. warren and
The scholarships are limited to boys
who are financially unable TO avail
themselves of an agricultural college
education without assistance
The conditions of award are as fol-
lows:
High school credentials. 10 points
personal farm experience. 70 points.
fThe latter qualification must be at
tested by Eve responsible farmers In
the applicants home district
The award is to be finally made
from the fiye best applicants on basis
of personal conference and competi-
tive examination held at Biackshurg
at the opening of the session
This scholarship pays $3.50 a year for
four years, subject TO the following
pledge:
The purpose OF the Southern Rail
way company In awarding scholar
ghtp to me being to aid in the agri-
sultura1 development of the territory
trayersed by it's lines, In accepting this
scholarship | agree that for AT least
three years after the termination q,
my course In college under this schois
arship, | Will devote myself TO practi-
cal farming In territory contiguous to
81 line of the Southern Railway system,
or to teaching agriculture, or to work
Ing on all experimental farm in some
state traversed by the lines of the
southern Railway system"
Fer catalogue and eredential blanks.
DR. r. II. Barringer: Biacksburg, Va.
should be addressed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
AN EXAMPLE FOR
SOUTH TO FOLLOW
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF CO.
OPERATION THAT IRELAND
HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
HOWMOEEME BEGAN
OLD Plan OF THE MIDDLENsN
ABSORBING ALL THE PROFITS
HAS BEEN DONE AWAY
WITH OVER THERE.
HOWMONEMENT BEGAN

Clarence Poe. in the Progressive
Farmer:
suppose We had in each county in
the South TWO cooperative creame-
ries, one or two farmers cooperative
banks. and one or two cooperative
societies for the sale OF poultry and
truck: such a development wouU cor
respond to what has been accom-
plished in Ireland
or course. all this has not been
brought about in day. The move
ment started away back In 1889
when Mr.. Horace Plunkett began to
tell the Irish farmers what they need
ed was less politics and more bust
nessLor at any rate. n good deal
more business along with their poll
tics. For long time his voice was
that of one crying In the wilderness
He held fifty meetings and pleaded
with fifty different groups OF farmers.
asking each group to join in some
cooperative business organization.
before single enthusiastic response
varied the long monotony of deaf
cared failure. But Mr. Piunkett was
al iIlSuHldu lSifipIs III edEueNl. anu
anybody who is terribly in earnest
il likely TO go long way~~-espe-
cially II he is an Irishman
The Irish farmer. at that time, was
the joint prey of landlords and
"gom- been men" the latter phrase be-
ing used to describe class of credit
merchants whose exorbitant time
prices kept the poor peasants in vir-
tual slavery What profit the land
lord did not get in the shape OF rent,
the -been-men" got when the
money for the farmers products came
in Or, to be exact. should say that
goods at prices named by himself.
the creG.s merchant took the farmers
and credited them on the. farmers ac-
count, and about all the poor soil
itiller knew what that he was getting
deeper and deeper into debt all the
time. 1t was our blood-sucking
credit system" OF the South Of n
generation ago In All even more
abominable form: and the "gona-
been men furnishing not only sup
plies. but liquor as well. often took
tConttnuSd on Fourth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
VIII Possess Features Not
Found in Apartments
in the South
WORK TO BEGIN SOON
ON SkYSCRAPEKi
Architect Alfred c. Bosom
Declares New Building Will
be Peer OF Any in the
Entire Country

The proposed Monroe Terraces
apartment house. upon which work
!s to begin soon, will be the last
WORD, according 10 Architect Aifre0
&. Bosom. in apartment houses. ~.
The new uptown skyscraper Wiz
be located on the northwest corner OF
Franklin and Laurel streets, fronting
Monroe Park. The base of the build
ing will he Of granite and the upp9r
structure brick and terra Gotta, witn
marble and copper trimmings. ana
will he absolutely tireproof.
The building will enbody ieaturex
for the comfort and convenience OF
tenants that will be found in no other
apartment house in the south. II
win cost 100000.
One OF these features will be =
modern refrfgerating plant which
Will give each apartment an auto
matte refrigerator. Heat and hot
water will be supplied by Il tubular'
boiler plant In the basement. There
will be four high-powered electric
elevators combination passenger and
freight, go arranged that each tenants
Will have private egress and ingres9
to it. making practically private
elevator for each tenant. There Will
be no corridor in the house. ensur-s
Ing privacy. The basement Will have
separate storage rooms for each
apartment
The house will contain approximate
~ 30 apart:ne vary from b TO 10
rooms Each apartment Will have
baths fer every bedroom. gas range.
sink, iaEatorles. servants room and
servants bath all with up-to- date
fixtures. Every apartment will have
bay windows and a balcony. Addi-
ienal provision for servants quarr
tiers Will be made ou the roof.
THE two lower apartments will bo
duplex TWO stories high, with eep-
aFate street entrances Ventilation
Tor the building will Ice accomplished
through the most modern system
through two sides OF the house Els
peclal arrangements have been made
IN designing the apartments for ten
ants who desire TO entertain friends.
AIR BOSOM said yesterday that tho
h"nFoe Terrace apartments would
empodN every modern idea known to
the architects and builders profess
SONS Tor comfort and convenience.
ana there was NOT an apartment
house In New York or elsewhere that
would eclipse II in any respect.
Inc plans VIII be opened to bid
deFs the coming week and bids for
the construction If the building will
pc received next Monday
Green 4 Redd will be the rental
agents Of the new apartments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
CURRENT ON FROM
new RIVER POWER
DEVELOPMENT No. or ApPALA.
CHAN POWER COMPANY ~
WORKING SMOOTHLY.
NEW ERA 1NAUGURATED
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TOWNS FOR
MERRY IN DARKNESS WILL
NOW HAVE LTGHT-THE
FUTURE BRIGHT,

PULASKI. VA, August l0.-The
electric juice Is flowing through wires
between dam No, 4 and Bluefield, W,
Va. over the lines OF the Appaia ohian
Power company. The test was made
last Wednesday evening, and every
thing was found to be working admir-
ably and on Thursday the fluid was
started for good. All the Blueiield
operations Of the company arc now
operated from the electricity gener-
ated at dam No T.. the power houses
In that city controlled by the Az
palachian company being s,osed
down.
MIR. d. Z. f. Clough, OF Beilesby.
came into Pulaski yesterday attIr-
noon, and. in speaking OF the matter
stated that in his years OF experience
in the starting of big electric devei-
opments he had never seen one star =
off more smoothly or satisfactorily.
He came 10 Virginia from California
and has had personal charge OF the
electrical construction work OF the
company. and 1t il natural that he
should feel elated over the splendid
movement with which ali the ma
chinery has started off Mr. II. l.
Shedd. who Is being transferred from
Pulaski o BIuefield has had the ger
eral supervision OF this work with Mr..
/ Clough as his close assistant.
Work will increase this week on
Dam No :. The forces now bein-
transferred to that point All the ma
chinery is now running at Dam Ne.
I 1. which means the completion Of the
nstr
/ Dam No. = will be pushed 10 com
pletion just As rapidly as possible so
that the juice from the power 10 be
developed there eau be gotten on tho
transmission wires as soon AZ pos
sible.
With the beginning % threading
these parts with electric currents a
new era is opening in Southwest Nir-
ginia. which means much toward It's
future development. Towns will now
] have electricity HhicE before have
fbeen in utter darkness, for II was be-
youd their financial condition 10 build
/ and maintain power plants. Other
! towns which have had current rur
/ lighting and light power facilities can
| Deer electric power TO prospective
manufacturers in any quantity
Through the Appalachian Power COM
ipany, This company will cooperate
and use It's influence to help locate
/ enterprises right Ia cor midst So that
products can be manufactured righs
at home from the raw materials
rather than sending 1t out
TO be manufactured and then
returned finished product. II
! ia irupossib BILE NOW 20 forecast he
possibilities OF Southwest Virginia as
a result of the power opportunities
which are just opening with the first
sending out OF electric juice as re-
suit OF the Harvesting Of New River,
began Just yea ago but time Will
reveal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
NEW STEAM LINE
FROM WEST POINT
VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP CoMp@NH
WILL OPERATE BOAT TO
AYLErTS, on MsTTAPONI.

Special 10 The. Richmond Virginia III
" hSI POINT, VA. August 10
me latest thing in organizations i.
thai OF the Virginia stea mship com IL
RaH$ win a maximum capital stock
Oh @-"ooo. This company has pur-Yl
chased the steamer Louise formerIy3S
vi* netf by tf1e Virginia steam Nayf-4
cation company. operating a linz hA-
tween West Point and Ayletfs. AN tn
aiattaponi river. running through one
or the most fertile valleys in all afs
this section of Virginia w d. Stuart.
president of the largest hardwaraA
store In Virginia. located In Richie
nlond Is president Samuel Fl. WILL
kinson, another prominent business
man in Richmond. is vice. preside emf
and secretary. Mr. r. C. Garden. W.
West Point, treasurer and genernfa
manager Of the new enterprises. The
directors are: W. y. Stuart. Samuafs,
II. Wilkinson. II. c. Garden, w. IT..
Haynes and S. G. Hardy All an
these gentlemen are well known ~
this section. This company has beArs#
organized with reference to deyelor~Ss
ing the Mattaponi river valley. en-
courasing In every way the farmeraA
To grow extensive truck crops, and tHg|
this end farmers meetings and fn~
stitutes will be held. and every pos.
sible assistance given for the a.
velopmeut Of the trucking industry tRN8
this valley. 5#
The Farmers Exchange, having 6rk~a#S
ished handling Irish potatoes for H.
present. are busy shipping watefs
melons. having shipped 10 date abonlIH
two thousand s@]
Fish are very plentiful and thArS \
Is no need here TO cry nothing f1fss
eat great many chickens ar2TSl
brought 10 town every day and fnarlSR
people raise their own chickens. En58
are in abundance as are fruit A11 4
vegetables sS8
The Owens Basby Real Estate colSf
pany has this week sold valuA1
tract of land in this section to Na
Thomas semffss. formerly Of RiAfs
mond now Of Covington. Va
A rev drug store will open inM
day or two The proprietor has
goods and his name Ii DR. steel.
Richmond. He and his family r.
live in the house formerly orcs3r
by Mr.. Presley Williams and FRI
Mr. s. S Start of Richmond
visited West Point this week
pecting relative to opening hf1
yard here. He was pleased ana
poses tc~return with his family r.
cd to work
Mr.. Philip Hoffman and M.
tague Pitcher have new aukot43
The York River the boat h{{
here ana Sorfclk. has been F41((
and IL making rex,hAr trt6<
times Der week eacA wee1E
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
BEEF TO Be HIGH
FOR YEARS TO CONE

CHICAGO, August 40~-Cheap
prices for beef based on more aoafl-
dant supply of cattle cannot be eX~
pected for several years according 10
NJ r. HORNE. statistician OF the Mon
Stock Xaras and Transit company.
who issued statement today COM
menting on the record high prices
paid fer cattle in the Chicago market
this week.
In his opinion the. only relief lies
with the farmers OF the corn beit
who with improved methods Of farm
ing and the use OF cora and alfalfa
In feeding may be able to produce
beef cattle In larger numbers and ac
lower cost in the next few years
IF anything were needed to prove
the scarcity OF beef cattle In this
country and that the law Of supply
and demand governs prices al the
market il has been furnished the last
two days in the sale of numerous
shipments of beef steers on the Chi
per hundred pounds, the highest
price paid since the War Between the
States.
The present situation il easily eS-
planned. The drought Of 1893 ana
EI910 throughout the southwestern re-
gions and Mexico and the general
drought of 1910, which extended
Throughout western t'aDau@ anu al
the western and southwestern range
regions together with the partial
drought and extremely severe winter
OF 1911, reduced the already def =
cient supply of breeding and young
stock TO such an extent that a general
scarcity of all kinds of cattle through
out the country as now manifested
became inevitable,
las II win take from three TO five
years to build UP a new supply at the
very best possible rate and under the
most favorable conditions an abun-
dance of beef at reasonably cheap
prices need not be looked for during
several years to come. Certainly no
more favorable opportunity has ever
existed than 10 now presented to those
who are fortunate enough to have the
breeding stock and prepared to raise
cattle for market VI, + 1888
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

INSTRUCTED


10 the Editor;
The governor Of tile State has Is
sued a proclamation with reference
to the growing OF grass and ahalia,
and the Office OF the Farmers Coop :
alive Demonstration Work OF the
United States department of agric Gull
ture is anxious TO assist tho governor
IL every way possible.
l would thank you very much to
publish the Enclosed instructions On
alfalfa and grass culture. as they will
be of value TO the farmers Of the state.
Very truly yours.
r. Q. SANDY,
State Agent. t.. 5. Department
state Agent. United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Burkeyille. Va. August s, 1919.
Grass Culture.
Most of the Virginia lands need lime
to counterfeit the aciiity OF the soil.
We cannot expect grass To grow on
acid soils There are a great many
different soils in Virginia The clay
soil which we find all over the State
will produce fine grass ii judiciously
handled
Thorough preparation of the land.
Intelligent fertilization and the proper
time for seeding are essential TO sue
cess Pillow the land just rs quickly
as possible. disking TO fine, nice seed
bed, applying TWO tons of ground lime
stone to the acre broadcast and disk
ing this in thoroughly both ways The
seed should be in the ground Just as
early In August as possible
tThe Importance of fine. deep seed
bed cannot be too strongly empha
sized, also the proper fertilization aud
the careful selection OF seed from
responsible parties
-Four hundred pounds of pure raw
bone and 800 pounds of is per cent
acid phosphate should then be appl' 4
broadcast 10 the acre. Seed twenty
five quarts of the follow ing mixture
TO the acre
Nine quarts OF herds grass.
Nine quarts OF timothy.
Five quarts of sapling clover.
Two quarts of alfalfa.
1.-THE alfalfa seed Is simply for the
purpose Of inoculation-)
1t IN best to apply the fertilizer with
a drill using $50 pounds one way, and
asa pounds the other way. This
method also applies to the seed. as
none Of the drills have ever seen
will distribute Twenty-Five Quarts Of
tContinued on Fourth Pagss)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
New steamer Lin. Started.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, August 10
--Bringing Il cargo of about 2,100 tons
or freight from Trieste the Austrian
steamer, Carmen. of the Austro- Amer
icona line. came into port yesterday al
ter1,oon and locked at Chesapeake and
Ohio pier No. to discharge.
This vessel Is the first of the: Austro-
Americana lines fleet to visit this
port. but the company proposes to
haze monthly sailings between New
port News and Mediterranean ports,
Minfred Schadc & Co., are the agents
for the line here at present. but later
i the company viii open. its own Office at
! this Rpst s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
t. Contest viii.

Thomas j Dance, of Richmond, and
John Dance of Chesterfield county.
have engaged counsel here TO contest
the will OF Boiling r. Moore, who
died I'm Petersburg last month. leav-
ing an estate valued AT Sl50,00o to his
partner In business, Emmett f. Bad
ge,
Misses Mary and Sarah Dance. Of
Petersburg, are also endeavoring to
have the will declared void, and have
engaged prominent counsel in that
city. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

Continued on Fourth Pase,l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
INSPIRE BOYS TO
RAISE GOOD CORN
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION WILL
HAVE SPECIAL PRIZES FOR
THE best DISPLAYS

one Of the most important things
10 be done by the State Fair associa-
tion Will be the encouragemen given
the boy Of the State ia their efforts
to raise good corn
Al the coming fair. which VIII be
held the week Of October TN. The as
sociatian will give special prizes 10
- -s
CONTINUED on Fourth Page-)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Arrested For Fighting,

Willie Wright. white man. and
Arthur Cousins. small negro boy.
were arrested yesterday afternoon by
County Officer Thomas Davis on
charges of fighting at the Cedar
Works. in Fulton.
Wright displayed a cash In his tens
pie. which he said was caused By a
block thrown ~ him by young Cousins.