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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
CLARKE CLAIMS
 LUCK PLAYS BIG ~ PART IN BASEBALL

vvhen Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh was asked to pick the National league pennant winner he replied: There are two elements that enter into baseball One is ability, the other is lulk. It seneraIly requires a combination or the two to annex pennants Do l
 mean to say that the best club does not always win? Yes Take a s1tu- alton like this: The bases are full ana a batsman sends drive that fielder mistudges or muffs, and all the run ners' score. Luck
 Take another example: Same situa- ton on the sacks, and a good batsman drives out a long hit, which fielder nm a dead run with one hand in the air pulls down. More luck Multiply incidents like this, and give one club more than it's share of the bad breaks, and you have a situation in which an inferior club will often finish a. season ahead of a better club There are other things that enter into the 1f,cL of the game alsO-sickness, tac- cidents, the suspension of players when a team is crippled, and count less other little items that cut big Azure in the grand total So I say that no mans baseball dope is a good thing to put money on, no mat fer how expert his judgment as to playing ability may be-
 And 1t is well enough perhaps that 4bis is true. belause it creates a glo- of the game will admit to be tha feature which sustains popular in ferest in the sport. If the admitted Iy stronger clubs always won, where would your baseball be? It is the chance that a weak club always has which swelIs the gate receipts, and makes baseball the greatest American pastime.
 Tn football, in racing, and even in pugfIism the better contestant seldom loses: in baseball every week furnishes its surprises and it's thrills, and if there is anything the amusement seeker likes it is-7Surprises and thrills. So far as the Pirates are concerned T think I may say that we are always hopeful and never boastfu The games are things to fight for; the breaks things to pray for If we get our share of the breaks we will be up there somewhere-at the top, hope"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
Sporting Notes
 Of Interest


 Eombardier Wells, the English heavyweight champion who has been very much in the 1imelight of late, won his first important victory two years ago when he got the delision over Por1ky Flynn after a 2o-round WAS ever much of a fighter, but he was distinctly better than the gunners and pTfvates and corpOra1S and ser geanfs that Wells had been lighting, with the exception of Gunner tMoir, who had defeated Wells a. few months before the latter's defeat of Flynn. About a month and half after beat ing Porky the t''Bombardeer'' won the I.onsda1e belt and the heavyweight champaonship of England by knocking out Ian Hague in six rounds. Next he put away Fred Storbeck, the South Apr4oan aiaut. and has since main tained his position at the head of the British heavieS.
 Boubard1er is now in his twenty sixth year and is six feet and threa inches tall. He enlisted in the British army in his youth and served some fine in India. where he first be- gan boxing. After winning the heavy weight championship of the army he bought his discharge and returned to England While Wells was knoca6eo out by Al Palzer in the third round in New York last year, the defeat in
 
 Iowa farmer seemed a bungling novice compared with Wells, up to the time he put over the lucky blow that stretched Bombardier out for the count. Tn defeat the Enghshman made such a showing as to give Luther MfCarty a chill every time wells name is mentioned in his presence
 Bombadier has hlled out lot in the last two years, and now weighs about 1es pounds. and not an ounce of it is surplus fat. When he com menced professional boxing he welgn- ed only about 1S0 pounds. Also. Wells has taken to himself a wife since his defeat by Pa1zer, and she may be an encoura cement and inspiration to sue cess. Wells is cool, clever, sc1en- tifc and speedy. especially speeuy- he ,,sad to he s crack man on the cinder hath. and his brother, Sidney, is now a famous runner in England
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
TAKEN TO MILFORD

The couple arrested here last even ing under the names of lobby and Jennie BeIbiG1io at the instance of the Milford authorities were taken to that town by Deputy Sheriff Maher this forenoon. They claim to be legally married, though the Milford authori- ties declare such is not the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
AUTO CLUB HAS SMOKER.

At the Stratfield grill room last evening, members of the Automob obile Club of Bridgeport enjoyed their an nuaI smoker. Bentley orch estra play ed and there was an entertainment by New York vaudeville talent The committee in charge was R. M Sperry A. K L. Watson and Frederick A Strong
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
BROOKLAWN A. c.
 LOSES AT NEW HAVEN

The Brooklawn basketball team vent to New Haven last night and met defeat at the hands of the Hum ,nhrevs by 63 to 1e- Mccarthy and F>rankel starred for the Humphreys Hurley and Treat did the best work for the Brooklawns. About so rooters went with the Brooklawns: The line up:
 Humphreys. oFooAlaNNais- -r.rra~+bv Shea, Aurillio
 Left Forward
 ag Hurley
 Right Forward Reynolds ee''
 Center Stow LudWls' Shea
 Left Guard O'Connor Granarn
 Right Guard
 e,mmary- Field Goals, Mccarthy 3. E-ranxel s. Stow T, Reyno1ds1 Hurley 2 RiIIo 1, Treat 8. Brown 2; foul goals. Hurley 2, Referee, Hull
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Thomas J. Pardy for number of years the local manager Of the Tor rington Building Co, with S. T. Hew- lett and others have formed the T. J. Pardy Construction Co. for the pur- pose of building factories and public buildings in any spart of the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Plans are being made for a Ebusi- ness block and theatre to be erected on the south side of State street be- tween Broad and Lafayette streets. There will be four story business block on State street and a theatre at the rear with an exit on Gilbert street. The. theatre will contain a gallery and seat 1,4OO people Peter Dave will run the theatre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Bridgeport's building boom of 1912 continues to grow and during the past week permits for dwellings aggregat- ing s61.5o5 were issued by the build ing commissioners as follows:
 Suzanne Seith, three family frame dwelling, south side of Stratford ave- nue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Plans have been let for a two fam fly house in NewfieId avenue for Niele P. Larsen, the newsdealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Plans are finished for three story frame store and tenement building which William Kaplan, 91 Hamilton street will build for himself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Work has been started on a new two family house in North Main St for J. Otis Peck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Andrew Horvath is planning te build a new six family block in Co., Iumbia street for himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Work will be commenced in few days upon three houses, one single family and two double, in Wentworth tn street for Assistant Town Clerk w. T. Mullins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Estimates are being made upon a three family house which Thomas F. Reilly will build in Lexington avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

The contract ff1as been let for the three story storage warehouse which Tracy B. Warren will build in East Washington avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Gallagher Building Co.,, two three family frame dwellings, south side o1 Highland avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

John Lakitish,. three family fram dwelling, south side of Stratford ave nue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Work has been started in Fairview avenue upon a cottage for Edward D. Hayes the real estate dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Harry Steager, one family frame dwelling, north side of Eaton street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Plans are being drawn for a hand some residence to be erected in Washington Terrace for pr. W. Win throp Pyle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Due to break in a supply pipe, tho offices of the City hall were without water, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

M C. F1ato has sold te Charles J. Borg his cafe, 55 Cannon street, stock and fixtures and license, for $5 200
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Ferdinand Kaross, two twev1e fam fly frame dwelling, south side of Wor din avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

William Landsman, the marketman in arranging to build five three fam lily houses in Maplewood avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

The upper sketch is of a mustard yellow hemp turban with round black velvet crown and two black feathers caught by pIeated ornaments of bright rose-coIored veIEeteen.
 The other hat is a white chip. trinn- med with smoke gray feathers and pink roses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
OLD CORNs

cause a great deal of pain in this changeabIe weather. It is not neces- sarv to suffer if you try CYRUS CORN CURE, This remedy removes the corns. and stops the pain instantly. It fs recommended by every person in Bridgeport that has tried it and they number thousands. Price 1Oc. Worth your while to try.
 CYRUS
 THE DRUGGIST
 FMirheId Ave. and COurtland St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

James spargo and William Winter have purchased 24 acres of land on the elevation opposite St. Vincent's hospital, between HawIey and Fair view avenues, which they plan to de- ve1op at once as desirabl residential territory, restricted to good one and two-famiIy houses Building lines and other safeguards are to be placed about the property which will be sold chiefly in lots of 50 by 125 feet. The owners will name the tract CoIona- villa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Adolf Sherman, three family frame dwelling, east side of Norman street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

The contract has been let for a brick block and store building in East Main street for Nathan Engelman, the dry goods merchant. This will be the second block MT. Engelman has erected on this. street in East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

M. A. Kenny, two family frame dwelling, west side of Newfield ave- nue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Fred Rade1, one family frame dwelling, east side of Goddard avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Lowell returned this week from a visit with her mother in Sharon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Adolf Sherman has arranged tc street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

ADvERrIsE IN TILE FARMER
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
RASH FROM HIPS TO KNEES

R. F. D. No. 1, Box 65, Millerstown,
Pa.-"My little daughter was very sick
with a rash on her body, from her
hips to her knees for about two weeks.
l suppose it WIS eczema. 1t spread
and got itchy and sore. She was
about one and a half years old. It
was a red fame or sheet all over her
from her waist to her knees. BY
spells it would burn and itch and she
would scratch and it would break open
in many places and sip out water and
blood. She could not bear her cloth
ing to touch her withouH crying. L
carried her day and night and she
would cry and fret and rub and
scratch.
1--WE bought a cake of Cuticura Soap
and a box of Cuticura Ointment and
after three times using the Cuticura
Ointment and washing and bathing
the affected body with the Cuticura
Soap the child could sleep. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment cured her entire
ly and left her skin snow white"
(Signed) Mrs. Ellen ]. Orris, Apr. 3,
1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14

When e Meet seq POtatees:
Seed potas shoQ 2 selected at
-ging time.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
LITTLE THINGS COUNT
English Farmer Profits by Keep
ing Detailed Records.
Ram is Kept Separate Until Ewes Are
Gathered for inspection, Thereby
Avoiding All Over-Exertion in
Running Around.
(By e. H.

-
Nothing is more discouraging than
q lot Of lambs Of various ages, uneven
in size, running with a flock of ewes
that would, had they been given the
opportunity, have LANDED at the same
period. For the past month or two
the ram should have been In a lot by
himself and eating all the nice Juicy
grass he desired.
The value of such a grass plot can
hardly be over-estimated. 1t gives
the ram a tender bit of picking, caus-
ing him to take sufficient exercise to
keep him in the best of trim.
Supplement this with an abundance
of fresh water, a little salt and a tri1e
Of oats. and we have a combination
guaranteed to give results in the line
Of a big, strong, vigorous sire.
A practice that is common with
English breeders and which our
farmers must eventually follow is the
hard coupling of ram and ewes.
The American farmer turns his ram
with the ewes and trusts to luck to
bring him a good crop. He does not
know whether the ram is safely set
ting the ewes or not.
Too often the ram abuses himself,
to the detriment of the latter part Of
the crop. Then, too, the exertion from
running around, as a ram in a bunch
of ewes usually does, undermines his
vigor.
Compare this with your English
farmer . The ram is kept to himself
all the time except when he is led
out to the ewes. He gets his allowance
of grain and his bite of grass, no mat
ter how hard pressed the farmer is
for feed, for he knows too well that a
handful of grain given to the ram is
as good as one given to each of the
ewes.
When evening comes, the farmer
leads his ram out to where the ewes
are gathered for the inspection of the
ram. The lead is loosened from his
halter and he quietly proceeds to in
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
I WORKS ALL DAY
And Studies at Night on Grape-Nuts
Food.

Some of the worlds great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to fit themselves for greater
things. But it requires a good consti-
tuition generally to do this.
A Ga. man was able to keep it up
with ease after he had learned the
sustaining power of Grape-Nuts, al
though he had failed in health before
he changed his food supply. He says:
"Three years ago I had a severe at
tack of stomach trouble which left ne
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
1.-THE nervous strain at my Office
from 6 A. M. to 6 P. NJ. and improper
foods caused my health to fail rapidly.
Cereal and so-called Foods" were
tried without benefit until l saw Grape
Nuts mentioned in the paper.
I'm hopeless desperation tried this
food and at once gained strength, flesh
and appetite. / am now able to work
all day at the office and study at night,
without the nervous exhaustion that
was usual before l tried Grape-Nuts.
ut leaves me strengthened, re-
freshed, satisfied; nerve quieted and
toned up, body and brain waste re-
stored. l would have been a livir
skeleton, or more likely a dead n
this time, if it had not been for :
Nuts"
Name given by Postum :
Creek, Mich. Read "Tp W
MELVILLE" in pkgs. 81
son."
Ever read the al HsAe stH.s
ONE apDelrs from t8 bw tAev
are genuine, trv a p n
interest.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
Charades.

With the old-fashioned gowns there
has been a renewed interest in many
of the amusements of our grandmoth-
er's day and among them none is
nor popular than "Charades." They
may be informally arranged by an
a~fter-dinner company or they may be
planned for in quite an elaborate man.
ner, with costumes and scenery. 1t
Is great fun to divide into sides in a
club and each side get up a charade
for an evening entertainment. l will
give a list of words that are very cas-
lily adopted to representation: Win
dow, groomsman. music, breakfast,
bandage, courtship, ~cannibal, carmine,
forty, clothes-horse.
Words Of two syllables are easiest
to act, but others may be worked out
equally as well. Amateur theatricals
are exceedingly popular, so much so
that there are a number of semi-pro-
fessional people who make a business.
of coaching for this sort of thing.
NINE. MERRi.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
Rot Of Tomatoes

This disease often attacks plants
that are not sprayed. 1t is first no
ticeable as small, black or brown spots
on the leaves or stems of the plants,
occurring first on the lower and older
leaves; but with favorable weather it
spreads rapidly until the plant is de-
foliated, and the spots on the stems
have coalesced into irregular, blackish
patches. If a piece of bark with these
spots be examined under a high power
microscope, innumerable small, cres-
c~ent-shaped bodies may be seen.
These are the fruiting spores of the
fungus. Spray with Bordeaux mixture.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14

smutted the order of planting had
been clover for two years, corr n
year. A five-year rotation will not,
from the experience of growers, elm
mate the disease.
1t appears reasonably certain that
the disease. is not generally spread by
the seed. 1t may. however, occasion
ally be introduced with SEED from an
infected locality. 1t is also certain
that the smut is spread with plows,
weeders, harrows, rakes and hoes, by
spores clinging with infected earth to
the implements.
When soil is known to be affected
one pound of 40 per cent. formalde-
hyde to 1888 gallons of water should
be applied with a drip attachment on
a seed drill at the rate of 500 to zoo
gallons of solution per acre. This
has been used with success by sew
eral large growers. In one instance
the treated part of a field yielded over
500 bushels per acre, while the I'M
treated plot yielded only about 100
bushels of inferior onions to the acre.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES
idea for Opera Bag Has Been Copied
From Those Carried Many
Centuries.

1t is called medieval" because it
so closely resembles those beautiful
bags almost invariably seen on ladies
OF. rank during the middle ages.
Take an oblong of heavy, ream-
colored MORE silk, eight inches long
by six and a half inches wide. Meas
ure up frtm the bottom two inches
on each side and place another mark
in the center of the bottom. Cut from
the side maiks to the mark at the
center bottoms and this will make a
decided point. 8Cut another piece of
MORE the same shape and size. Place
the two pieces one upon the other,
run a narrow about the pointed
bottom and two SIDES. Cut a lining
from pale blue Satin to fit the bag.
Run two rows of stitching along the
top to form a casing and run through
it a gold cord to draw the mouth of
the bag shut. Now crochet, in simple
chain stitch, an "o~verdress" of gold
thread that will slip over the bag and
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14

come within two and a half inches of
the top. The mesh covering will, of
course, be pointed. Make it in square
mesh, similar to ilet lace, about two
or three chain stitches forming each
side of the squares. At the two lower
of the bag and at the bottom
point hang tassels of gold.
To further beautify the bag and
give it still more of a medieval ap-
pearance, sew all over the gold over
dress" at the of each square,
where the mesh forms a small cross
seed pearls or small pearl beads; but
beads of dark blue glass are good
limitations of sapphires and are more
durable than pearls. Corals of tur-
Gucise-colored beads are most effec.
tive.
After the beads are sewed on with
a fine gold thread, slip the "over.
dress over the white MORE and tack
it to the silk along the tiny points
which have been crocheted along the
top edge of the overdress.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
NEGLIGEE EASY TO MAKE
Garment That Would Cost Much Mon
ey If Bought May Be Put To-
qether at Home.

A creation of messaline, chiffon and
flmy shadow lace that would delight
the eyes of a woman, however regard
less of her personal appearance she
might be, was recently exhibited in an
extensive shop. The foundation of thu
negligee was white messaline. Over
this was a draped rea chiffon bodice
and a panniered tunic of the chiffon.
The pannier effect, which was even
all around, was obtained by simply
turning under the edge of the straight
tunic, giving it a bouffant touch. A
girdle of pale blue messaline outlined
the high waist line, and the lace fichu
which draped the shoulders, Marie An
tonette fashion, was of cream shadow
lace, the V being ornamented along
the edges with natural-sized rosebuds
of pink chiffon.
While the effect was elaborate, the
making of such a negligee is quite
simple and easily accomplished by the
average needlewoman. 1t would fur
Their beautify the negligee to embroid-
er about the bottom in colored silks a
a border of tiny pink rosebuds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
HOW ONION SMUT IS SPREAD
Disease Is Conveyed From Field to
Field on Farm tmplements-One
Remedy Used by Growers.

During the last five years this dis
ease has spread rapidly, the smut prob
ably being conveyed from field to field
upon farm implements and with ma
nure containing smutted onion refuse,
as discarded onions are usually de-
posted upon n piles. In some
sections the losses resulting from this
fungus have been 30 great that the
growers, in some cases, no longer find
the crop profitable.
The severity of the disease in diff
ferent localities is variable 1t ap.
pears at first in isolated spots here
and there in a field, and from these
spreads in all directions until the
whole piece becomes affected, and the
cultivation Of onions upon it has to
be discontinued. Short rotations do
not materially diminish the mount Of
smut; in a particular field badly
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-14
NINE. MERRPS ADVICE
THREE GOOD IDEAS FOR EVENING
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Old Pastime That Is lust as Enjoyable
as It Ever Missionaries Easy to .
Arrange-Flower Contest Is
Well Worth While.

At a recent card party a few of the
grand DANES present began talking Of
the pastimes of their childhood and
one and all agreed that ~"Logomachy"
had been not only enjoyable but most
instructive. So l Immediately inquired
into the game and found that it would
be most excellent, as 1t cannot help
but teach spelling, which is one of
the crying needs of the day. | dis
like to say so, but many of my let
tiers from school children, even Of
high school age. are often badly
spelled and badly written.
The regular "Legomachy" sets may
be obtained. and "Anagrams" may be
used. The cost is very small. Home
made sets are quickly constructed by
taking letters from the top of a daily
paper las they are usually good-sized
letters), mount them on squares of
cardboard or very thin wood. With
a scroll saw, these are easily a
aged. Make about three dozen of the
letters most commonly used. with a
few extra vowels; a half dozen each
of @, X" and ~" will be enough.
To play the game, give each one
the same number of letters, the faces
one in turn places a letter face up in
the center of the table and if he can
form a word of not less than three
letters from those collected, he takes
them. This may be done either before
or after the player has turned up the
letter. The one playing continues to
draw new letters as long as he can
add them to words already made by
himself or any other person. The one
who turns up the last letter is per-
mitted about twenty seconds to claim
the word, after which any one may
take it by first naming it.
Any player may take from another
a word, if\by adding another letter he
ear make a materially different word
from it.
A change of verbs into their own
participles, OF to adverbs or ad-
i~ectives, is not counted. Proper nouns
and authorizations are not counted.
A standard dictionary should be
agreed upon as an authority for set
Ting any controversy.
If n player has a word which may
be changed into another he must
name this transposition, if he does
not do so, n of the others upon an
nouncing it may capture the word for
himself. When any one player has
ten words, all must count the number
of s~yllables their words contain and
the person having the greatest num-
Der of ,%syllables wins that game.
Some players count the one who
first has ten words as the winner.
This point may be decided by those
playing, before the game is started.