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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
A Connecticut Suffragist In Washington
By A. c, PORRITT


 more serious interest few worn en seemed to visit the Capitol, and dur ing the hearings on the Payne-A1d- rich tariff, day after day the commit only here and there a solitary Wom- an. This year the first thing that struck me was the number CT women about the Capital and the really ser- ious interest that many of them seem ed to be taking in the matters that are being discussed. I have not yet had the opportunity to meet and in terview the suffrage leaders. am giving only my first superficial. Ob- Servations, but I am very sure that it will not be long before there win be neither men nor women in the country who will venture to assert that women cannot understand poll tics. Indeed, Judging by some very instructive conversations among worn- en that I have overheard, the men will have to look to their 1aure1s or they will soon be outstripped in real political knowledge by the women
 The tariff bill the currency bill and the general policies of the Demo- cratic administration and Democratic majority of Congress are all taken into serious consideration by the women. It is clear that if women in the past have not understood politics 1t is solely due to lack of education and of attention to such matters and not to any mental deficiency which prevents their understan ding when once they turn their minds to such matters. WoInen en on the whole have more time for reading and study than men and the 1eisured class which has been lacking in this country is to be found rather among the women than the men. This leisure and this op- portun1ty for education might become the patriotic | contribution of the women to the welfare of the state In fact 1t seems as if this process of self-education in politics were a1rea dy beginning, and when woman suffrage comes 1t will be a highly educated class which will be admitted to the. franchise. Of course there will be many women who have neither time nor possibility for such education. But women respond readily to good lead erShip, and Fwomen's organiza tions will bring the women together in de- mands for better legislation which will have to be needed when the women have the vote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

the community's affairs, the chances Tor steals slipshod finance, etc, will be reduced to a minimum
 The health problem in villages is not so much the framing of new health codes, or the adoption Of the latest wrinkles in public health work as 1t is in the enforcement Of such rules as do exist, with addition of special reg ulations only where they are actually needed. Thus, the periodical testing of milk, the inspection of dairies and of food shops, sanitary disposal of gar bage and the screening of stables can probably easily be Tread into'' the ex- isting sanitary code. The doing away on sewerage facilities and must be 8 step contingent upon the extension of the drainage system.
 Above all, there must be instilIed into villages an appreciation of the dangers which neglect of sanitary pre- cautions and careless living brings to all persons of all classes. The idea of the public health standard as trans cending the private health standard must be developed, as must likewise the habit of perfect and absolute pub licity of health facts Health maps, state authorities-aH are needed to as- sist in dispelling this portion of the general pail of village inertia.
 Socially the crying need of the vil- lage IS SySteIn1ZeO, sane fecfSaLlOn. This is required primarily as a coun- balancing force against the village saloon Athletic fields, and clubs with contests free from professionalism, are wanted here as nowhere else; for, con- trary to belief the nearness of the country does not appeal to the average village youth, as he has the delusion of sophistication and is more likely to haunt the pool room than to explore the rural byways in his spare hours. Recreation centersEfree from sectarian inf1uence-are badly needed, and most of all a live supervisor who can show people how to aLnuse themselves. A municipal moving picture show of fers in many particulars the best so- Iution of the 'safternoon and evening problem.
 In conclusion, the village problem of fers one further suggestion: Cannot the state organize it's Villages, stir them into active life, make them keep awake, clean and efficient? Cannot each commonwealth ''standardize" vil- lage improvement in all particulars create a village reference bureau 1T need be? Inasmuch as the village is the recruiting station for the city, the earlier the state teaches its citizens the modern lessons of efficient and en- lightened eelf-government and pro eresefve social action. the easier will be the task when tn larger units or zoyernmnt are concerned And the gain will be that of all the citizens of inc state. even those of the entire na- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
VACATION SCHOOLS.

Children in 150 or more American cities will continue going to school during the summer months this year, according to information received at the United States Bureau of Educa- ton.
 Clarence Arthur Perry, in a pubIica- ton issued by the Russe1 Sage Foun- dation, New York City, finds that Al municipalities reported vacation schools in one or more buildings in 1912, and there will undoubtedly be more this year.
 Starting originally as humanita- rian movement to keep children off the city streets, the vacation schools have become an important part of the school system with a tremendous in f11ence in the demand for the a1l-year school The steady development from 56 cities in 1909 to Al in 1912 indicates that vacation schools represent a gen. uine educational demand, and not a mere fad Some of the schools keep open as long as ten weeks, but six weeks is the usual term. In most cit ies the session is five days a week. days The school authorities have gen. eraIly provided the funds for the work, but they have sometimes been aided by tuition fees or private contribu- tions Appropriat tions for vacation school work in 1912 tota1led more than $500 0,O00
 The vacation schools have been dis tinctly successful in most of the in stances reported to the Bureau of Ed ucation In Newark, N. J., where the vacation school idea is oldest, supt. Poland pIaceds two elementary schools apon an all-year basis in June, 1912
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
MANY LAWN PARTIES BEING
 GIVEN IN STAMFORD TOWN
Next One Will Be Given by Rebekah Sewing Ctrcle--stratford RaynaIe- CTS Journey to Bridgeport.
Special to The Farmer

Stratford, July 1a-The season for lawn parties in Stratford is now at it's height. The recent party or fete held on. the lawn at the home Of Miss Edith Hastings on Elm street for the benefit of the suffrage cause in the town was a, fine success as was the one held at the Methodist church. The next affair of this character will be held at Mrs. N. B. Wheeler's home at 2572 Main street under the auspices be held on Wednesday evening, July 30. and if the success of it's predecee- SCOTS may be taken as a criterion, there is no doubt but that it will be a most enjoyable and largely attended affair.
 LAWMAKERS IN BRIDGEPORT
 Acting as deputy to the chief hay maker of this territory, Harry Griffin, past chief haymaker of Okenuck hay loft of Stratford, went to Bridgeport a couple of nights ago and installed officers in Koncka potanauh tribe. Err rest Wilcox and his band of haymak- CTS were present at the ceremonies.
 TOWN TOPICS
 Mrs. w. C. Morehouses has returned home after two weeks vacation
 The annual picnic of Christ church will be held at Seaside park Wednes- day July 23 Cars will leave the
 
 At Christ church there will be ser vices tomorrow as follows: Holy Com munion at a. m; Morning Prayer at 1O:30, subject of sermon: The Un- righteous Steward in Business and in Religion Sunday school at 12 o'clock.
 Miss Lura Abel1 has just returned after a five years absence in Berlin.
 MT. Carpenter will preach morning and evening. The topic in the morn ing will be Being Sifted as. Wheat is sifted.'' The evening will be Mems Night. Men are especially invited. MT Strout, thes blind organist, will play a special selection on the baritone horn, accompanied by his wife. And there will be two other selections by MT Stout and some of his music pu- pills. The people who heard the re- markab1e concert given some time ago by MT. Stout and his friends will be glad to hear him again.
 At St. James church tomorrow there will be masses at S:30 and 10:3O o'clock in the morning with Rev. M. J. O'Con- nor preaching at each service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

sive rather than offensive attitude. He lacked consistency and failed on the ground shots which the New Zealand CT constantly fed him as a result of the carefully planned cam paign based on Wilding's observations during Mo Loughlin's play through the title tour nament-
 There is in the defeat both honor and promise of greater excellence, however,so far as the American cham pion is concerned. A youth, for Mo LoughHn is scarcely out of his teens a wonderful tennis career appears to be his future. Tn 1909 at Sydney he was defeated by Wilding, 3-6, s-6, 6-2. 6-3
 Tennis players of the ca1ibre of the Doherty's. Larned, Brookes and Wild ing are not the development of a year, and few, if any of them. started with the natural ability and advantages possessed by. Mclaughlin. The Cali fornian will some day be tennis cham pion of the world, barring accidents, but he will not wear the laure1s until maturity and experience have steadied and rounded out his game.
 The owners of promising. field dogs are already shipping puppies to the Northwest and Canada for training preparatory to the various field trials scheduled for late autumn and winter
  pointers and setters are at present in the hands of experienced trainers and more are arriving every day. Train. ing on prairie chickens is considered the best possible preparation for the Derby, American Futurity and other field classics, which to the breeder of field dogs assumes the same inport- ance that the Suburban and Metro politan holds for turf enthusiasts.
 The entrants, for the next Derby, which is open to dogs born; after a1-s uary 1 of the preceding year, have a them before they will be ready to qualify for the field classic of the canine sporting world. Following the prairie chicken training, the dogs are gradually worked south just in ad- vance of the cold weather. Leaving the prairies of the Northwest late in September, dogs and trainers move to the place of prairie chickens in the second course of field education. All through the winter and early spring the training continues, and when sum Hner arrives the puppies, now in their second year, are sent North again for the finishing touches.
 It can be seen readily that puppies whelped early in the year have a dis hnct advantage over those born near CT midsummer, since they reach train. ing age in time to secure virtually eighteen months of work under skill ful handlers before being called upon for the Derby effort. It is this early start that is the ambition Of every owner of a possible Derby contender.
 During the coming autumn and winter more than thirty trials will be held throughout the country with prizes and trainers fees amounting to thousands of dollars. These prizes and championship are as eagerly sought as the trophies and titles in other departments of sport, and the sportsman who shoots over a dog to- gether with the man who breeds field dogs for the love of the game attends or follows the details of the trials with an interest and enthusiasm not sur pas1e by the devotees of baseball racing, athletics and kindred competi= tions of skill and endurance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Peti4iona to tne cznr.

In Russia there is a court of ped lions through which appeals are ad- dressed to the emperor. The court was originally founded in the reign Of Ivan ". in the sixteenth century When Catherine the Great ascended the throne she intended to receive ell appeals personally, but the task soon passed beyond her powers The Czar Paul as a young man tried to Initiate Catherine's example, and he had a large yellow iron box attached to one of the ground floor windows of the Winter palace at St Petersburg. into which petitions were dropped The box was periodically opened and the contents submitted to the czaF. This method of receiving petitions was alec found to be unavoidable The extent to which the subjects of the czar avail themselves of the court's privilege may be gathered from the fact that aa many as 65.oOO odd petitions have been presented in a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Roasr crabb,n Bran nreal.


 Roger Crabb, who lived in seven teenth century England. was a persist- ent faster. He sold of bis stock iu trade-he was a tehabeFdasher of batE" and took up his residence in a hut near 1ekenham, where be lived on 9 farthings a week. He described his experiences in a pamphlet entitled 'sThe English Hermit; or, The Won der of the Age" "Instead of Etr0us drinks and wines says the eccentric Roger, "I give the old man a cup or water, and instead of mutton and rab- bit I give him broth thickened with bran and pudding made with bran and turnip leaves, chopped together" Wig orous health was the result. and his abstention from food was regarded with such suspicion that on one occa- sion he narrowly escaped being burn ed alive as a wizard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Lawyers' Fess.

Do professional men earn Hs E7ea aeow as formerly? We hear Of baR ss, tor bills and huge attoruey feeas hzt e the average as good7 Jefferson, Wis never turned around without noting the fact in his dairy, has left a record of his legal fees. He was earniuE 5000 very shortly after he began to practice in what today would be called a village. I have the word of fornsr Attorney General ". U. Hensel for the statement that James Buchanans Penn sylvania's only president of the United States. earned an average of S6y5OO year for the first i've years he prac- ticed law in Lancaster. At the end Of that period he was making SSo0O @ year. How many young lawyers in America today do that wellg LancaS- ter at the time when Buchanan was doing this was a town of but a few thousand people. And a dollar when Monroe was president bought as much as several dollars would buy now Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
on Your Knees.

I remember climbing the WeisshOrns above Zermatt valley, with two guide My leading guide stood aside to let me be the first on the top. And l. with the long labor of the climb oyer and eL- hilarated by the thought of the great view awaiting me- but forgetful of the high gale that was blowing on the other side of the rocks, sprang eagerly up and stood erect to see the view The s71ide pulled me down. "On your knees. sir You are not safe there except ou your knees.' Every one that eEalteth himself shall be abased." - George Adam Smith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
PATRICK FORESTELLE

Patrick F'orestelle, who for years resided at 1235 North avenue, one of Brid dgeport's prominent citizens, died Thursday night after 8 short illness of acute indigestion and heart failure.
 MT. Foreste1le was better known in the manufacturing world, for num- Der of years he was identified with the manufacture of the best grade of fine tissue and nAni1la paper. Through his skill and knowledge in this line, the public has derived a lasting bene- fit, and machinery has been built that gives to the country the very finest and best grades of paper.
 For thirty years he was associated and actively occupied in this industry in New Jersey, New York and Con- necticut.
 Mr. Forestel1e was born at Litch- field, Conn, Feb. 16, 1851 and received his early education from the local pub lie school. After passing through all the grades he took up a, Business Col 1ege course, in which he received a de- gree in rnath hematics and bookkeeping from Stevens Institute. Dec. 14. 1872.
 Several years ago he gave up active business to devote his time to private interests, principally Real Estate.
 He married Ellen B. Gaffney of Warren, Conn, May II, 1881. Be- sides his wife who still survives him, he leaves one son, Wn- H., a brother, William, of Warren, Conn.,, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary A. Fitch, and Mrs. NSilie A. Rogers of this city and Mrs. Elizabeth Fahey of Sharon, Conn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
chsrai,. M

"Come In and Have It CharEed'' was the inviting sign in front of a place Of business in a Jersey town A stranger. being somewhat low in funds. walked in briskIy. T understand that can get things charged here,'' he said. ad- dressing one of the employees.
 "Only storage batteries" replied the other man.-Judge-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Washington. July 1s.-Professor Paul s. Reinsch of the University of Wisconsin is slated to be the next American minister to China, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of William J. Calhoun of Chicago, who returned from China some months ago. Professor Reinseh conferred with President Wilson and the secre- ta,ry of state, and the proposal that he go to China was su ubrnftted to him. There seems no doubt that he will accept the place. Professor Reinsch has the chair of political economy in the university at Madison and has made a place for himself as an au- thority on international Saffairs. He was a delegate to the Pan-American conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1905 and since then has served the United States government in a similar capa,- city on several occasions. He is also the author of a number of books on foreign affairs. He is 8 student of far eastern matters, and one of his latest books is on the subject of political and intellectual currents in the far east.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Some of the advantages claimed for the vacation schools are They have interested pupils who have not been interested in the work Of the regular term; they have been useful in giving deficient pupils a chance to make uD lost ground; they have proved 70 bs generally beneficial to the health Of teachers and pupils; and they have given teachers who have taught in them a clearer insight into the real needs of school children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Pro&&- a.I

"After all,' said the ready made phi Iosopher, ''humor and pathos are very closely allied"
 That's right,'' replied the comsdiau q don't know of anythlng sadder than to tell funny story that doesn't get q laugh-"-Washington Star
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
rhe. MedleIns prepnar.

A medicine dropper is very useful in the pantry for measuring havOring en- tracts, coloring matter and % forth Many delicate cake has been spoiled because too many drops of davoriuE get into the icing.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
OBEY THAT IMPUIsE.

Instead of enduring the daily tor meut of weak back, backache, sore kidneys, swollen Joints and rheurna- tisrn, obey the impulse to take Foley Kidney Pills. They cooperate with nature, which accounts for their suc- cess in all Kidney and bladder disor- ders. They are healing, strengthening and tonic. Obey that impulse today and give them a chance to help you. F. B. Brill, Stratford avenue and Sixth street. ~12.S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
OBITUARY

After a brief illness James D. Walt CTS, S52 State street, died at the Bridge port hospital last night. MT. Walters, well known in railroad circles, was 55 years old. He is a member of Bishop Lodge, Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen. He is survived by a widow, one son and three daughters. Farmer want Ads. one oent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Hann,s RnN@.

''Did- the play have happy enmnEs- Comparatively so. All money was refunded after the second aet"-zx- change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

sideration from President Wilson. A decision will not be reached until af- ter the arrival of Ambassador Wilson
 Enough is known of MT. Wilson's views to make certain that if the ad- nnintstration accepts them Huerta will be recognized. MT. Wilson always has been in favor of immediate recogni- ton of Huerta-in fact, when Hnerta became president, succeeding the mur- dered Madero, Ambassador Wilson practically accorded recognition by of fering congratulations to 'tthe new constitutional president of Mexico
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Starvation furnishes us food for thought Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Washington. July 1s.-The attitude assumed by the European diplomats in Mexico City in criticising the Amer ican policy in Mexico and the inquiry from Great Britain as to what the government of the United States pur- poses to do in Mexico brought prompt results when orders were sent to Am ba assador Henry Lane Wilson, at Mex ico City, to come to Washington at once for consultation on the situation.
 The question of the immediate recog- hilton of the Huerta government is the point which is now receiving con
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

The Wall street bears can no long CT depend on the Balkan war to de- press prices, but they feel that the unrest in Patagonia is a, matter to be viewed with grave concern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
Two Band Concerts
 In Parks Tomorrow

The Board of Park Commissioners have arranged for two band concerts for tomorrow, one by the Coast Ar ti1ery Corps band at Seaside park at 3:3O o'clock, and the other by the Olympic band at West End park in the evening at o'clock.
 The Artillery Corps band will ren- der the following:
 March-Trinity Sacred March Overture Hungarian I1ustspiel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Girl Wanted7 Read the Farmer Want Ads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19
\ PROGRAM FOR
 VILLAGE RETIREMENT
sociaI Problems of 'EThe City's Re- cruitfng station.''
 CT. L. HinckIey.)

westchester County Research Bureau.
 New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

As Sarah Bernhardt carried home $17O,000 from her American trip many stage struck girls feel it is fool ish for them ti stay on the farm any longer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent g Word,
The Detroit times., 1913-03-21
CAN. PAC. WORLDS
LARGEST LANDOWNER

The Canadian Pacific Is considered
one OF the first railroads OF the world
but il is not so generally known that
the company is the largest landowner
In the world. Despite the sale of mil
hons OF acres from the original grant
OF approximately %, 100000 acres. tie
railroad still possessed AT the open
ing OF the year more than eleven mil
lion acres worth. on the basis OF sale
In 1912, ar least s175.000000. The
great influx Of farmers into Canada In
recent years has caused land values
to Increase rapidly. No longer ago
than 1903 the Canadian Pacific receiv-
The Detroit times., 1913-03-21

hawIess slones, the largest OF when
is in the Imperial cro&n.
The Premier mine possesses an
area OF 1900 claims. equal 10 50 acres,
ana al the present time l2,0O0,OOU
roads Of treatable blue" as the dia-
mond.yielding earth is known, are
dealt with every year And such are
me resources OF the mine that IL Is
calculated that during the next Az
years the present annual output VIII
he easily maintained y.
Al present the mine is about $50
teot deop, and IL is considered prac-
'ical 10 work 10 a depth of 800 feet.
Tho quality OF The stones discovered
y increasing in value With the depth,
and ln erdor 10 encourage honesty
among the kafiirs, a payment OF IS.
Karat on all stones found and deliv-
cred TO the compound managers Is
paid