The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-15

WEDNESDAY,, OCT. IS, 1918.
 EDITORIAL NOTES
 October weddings now in order. but not always orderlyi
 The good showing made by the oats crop indicates that a large number of people will eat horse food break last this winter.
 Plain Arabic numerals are here after to be used on all United States buildings, in spite of the fact that The people can read them easily.
 Paderewski is touring the country again, playing better than ever, but 1t Is hoped he does not spoil his technique by having his hair cut.
 Why say that modern life is not developing great historic persona1i- lies, when there are Christy Mathew son and Home Run Baker?
 
 age of sS is called an aged man, he Is stin able to hobbIe around without g cane.
 No Gladys, tall steep1es and high roofs may still be built, even though the Low church party did not seem to control the Episcopal convention. feA Tnsa aT1Sv vNetV 4 cular reason why Congress should economics. as the income tax can al- ways be doubled
 This idea of putting deaths head stoppers on poison bottles will never do. as it would interfere with the patent medicine business.
 Now that the worlds series games are over. the necessary additions to the school history text books for the year 1918 can be made.
 There is going to be a. lot of trou- ble if police officers do not get out of the way when the automobilists warn them off the cross-w walks.
 The volturno tragedy convinces a great many people that it is better to remain on dry land and get smash ed upon the railroads.
 Senator Tillman's COW cartoon has gone into the Congressional Record, but an unenterprising editor has ruled out the Mutt and Jeff pictures.
 The superintendent of West Point is against football But after the stu dents have had taste of it, not even prize fighting would satisfy them.
 These extremists who are trying to reform the tango go so far as to say that it should be possible to slip a sheet of paper between two dancers Many families are now foraging for mushrooms. which taste mighty good unless it is absolutely certain that they are safe varieties.
 Formerly the Indians used to scalp the white people. Now Chief Bender of the Chippewas creates much more consternation by striking out their best batters.
 Mrs. Pankhurst will find sentiment Tn this country against window smashing. but she might go out with the other Kids Halloween and re- move some gates and window blinds Now that Ohio railroad trains can not serve any liquor after Nov 4, the location of the Great American Desert seems to be definitely estab- lished.
 The Episcopal convention favors stricter marriage laws, although some of our active bridegrooms are hand ing over fees to the clergy at fairly frequent intervals
 The tail feathers of the old speck- led hen would make a. very hand some hat trimming. but there is the fatal objection that they don't cost as much as aigrettes.
 Col. Goethals would never succeed as a public works superintendent, as he has spent at Panama only S3o4,- 100000 of the original estimate of ss75,ooo.OOo.
 If the Mexican Congress had re- mained quietly in their seats and had not ventured to discuss the affairs of sAs nation. President Huerta would never have put them in jail.
 While many of the October we'd dings have been pretty rough, it is not considered good form to commit assam and battery on the minister milf fha ceremonv is r1erforned