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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
NEW TOW. N


 Newtown, Feb. 24.-Frederfck Cham bers, one of Newtown's foremost cftf- gems and descendant of one of the pioneers in the formation of the town. died in Waterbury, Feb. g. after a short illness. In his manl1ood he had been sl1cceesively a school teacher. surveyor farmer and sheep and cattle drover and a1nassed a competency. He never lost interest in his native town, but maintained his summer home and farm in Zoar where his ancestors lived and died His remains will be brought here for burial tomorrow.
 TWO LIVELY GAMES.
 Newtown went mad last night at the game of basketball between the Newtowr basketball team and the Bethel team Several bus loads of Bethelites came over to see victory for their side, but were doomed to disappointment The game was hotly contested from start to finish, and re- suited in favor of the local team by a decisive score of 36 to IT. It was said to be by odds the best and fastest game ever played in the town hall. Every lover of the game in the town was out and the demonstration at the end was trem endous, every member of the team receiving p1audits, con- gratulations, and handsha.kee from up for the Newtown team was: G.. Joseph D. Keane; r. f., Harry Brad ley, | f., Robert Bradley: r. g.. James
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Blake; T. g., Herbert Beers. With this game won, Newborn has two games to it's credit in the championship con- test of five games. best three out of five The credit for the superb train ing of the local boys is due to Rev F. I. Dolan, curate of St. Roses parish, who in season and out of season was unremitting in practice work with them A preliminary game by select teams of girls from Newtown and Bethel was enjoyed, and only whetted the interest of the audience for what followed. This game was won by the Newtown girls also by a. score Of 8 to after a lively bout. Altogether it was a gala night for the fans of both Newtown and Bethel Dancing fol- lowed the games in which all the con- testants forgot their griefs and glories in the seduetions Of waltz and two step.
 Miss Mildred Hora1l, John Bishop and Stephen Horan. IT., of Bridge port. spent Monday with MT. and Mrs. M. F. Grove of Botsford.
 Miss M A. Corbett of Bridgeport was a Sunday guest of her ps rents, MT. and Mrs James Corbett, Bots ford.
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OBITUARY

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Cogan, widow of Bernard cogan. was held from her late home. PA HaTralI ave- nue, at sss0 o'clock, today. and at St. Augustine's church at o'clock. The Rev. Father Charles J. M McESroy acted as ce1ebrant of the mass as- sisted by Fathers Kennedy and Mur- phy. Rev. James A. O'Meara, a for mer curate at St. Augustine's church of South Manchester, acted as mas- ter of ceremonies. The choir render- ed Schnidt's solemn requiem mass
 Delegations were present from the Queens Daughters and N. E. o. P. A large number of friends were present from New York, New Haven and South NorwaIk, The floral tributes were many and beautiful
 The Rev. Father McEIroy spoke of the good work which the deceased had done and the exemplary life she had lived Fathers Kennedy and Mur- phy read the services at the grave The bearers were Lawrence Foley, Mi- chael Sweeney, Thomas P. Dewitt Robert l. Rock, Patrick F. Kane and Jessie B. Hamilton.
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The doll show deserves a visit.

Every girl every woman, Yes every man, should to the Doll Show It is interesting than expected it would beand expectations were high
 Nearly 300 dolls are displayedl Every sort from a. tiny jointed doll about half inch high to dolls much larger than their owners baby sisters and brothers
 Up the second floor, they all arranged they be easily Every visitor to the show is invited to vote for the doll in each class that considered best
 The doll in each class receiving the most votes will get the first prize Second and third prizes in each class will g to the two dolls receiving the next highest number votes
 All this week, the voting will go and we shall norlce the result just as soon as possible.
 Such dolls there aret Dolls 20Oyears oldl Dolls the very latest style Dolls made by Indians and by Sandwich Islanders. Dolls from many foreign lands. Beautiful dols hornely dolls. And there special hibition doll carriage purchased here in Bridgeport agol In that carriage there is doll pcrchased the same time We want you to surely that.
 All is in readiness. Every doll is cheerily waiting to receive the guests Come:
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eaths and Funerals

The funeral of Mrs. Julia Lawless was held yesterday morning at 8:30 from the undertaking parIors of Rourke & Rourke and from St. Peter s as J. Kelley celebrated a high mass of requiem. Many sorrowing relatives and friends attended the services and the floral tributes were both numerous and beautiful. The bearers were How ard Dunbar, Leonard, Bernard and William Kusterer Burial was in St. MichaeTs cemetery.
 The funeral service for little George Thomas, son of MT. and Mrs. George w. Hughes. was held yesterday after noon from the family home, 508 Union avenue. The Rev. J. F. Murphy, pas tor of St. Mary's church said the pray CTS at the home. Burial was in St. Mdchaefs cemetery
 ; The funeral Of Mrs Anne Doyle was held this morning from her late resi- dence. | 276 Park avenue at 7:15 and a. half hour later from St, Augustine's s church where Rev. Father Kennedy celebrated the high mass of requiem There was a large attendance of rela- tives and friends and a very beatItfful display of floral offerings The bear CTS were J. IT. Redgate, T. F Hayes, James Hamilton, William McCombs, John CConnell and F. Johnson In- ternnent was in St. Patriclxss cemetery at Newburg, N. F.
 Mary J., wife of Bartholomew Shea, died this morning after a brief ill., ness at her home, 762 Arctic street. Her husband and four children sur vive her. also two sisters. Mrs. Am thony FfnneH and Mrs John O'Con- nell ,and one brother, Michael KeI- ly.
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GO RS AGE FLOW FRS VIOEETS VALLEY
 ORCHIDS CAHEEL1AS
 SWEET TEAS JAS. KORAN 6 SON
 FIORISTS
 DIED. 

DIED sHEA--In this city. Feb 24 1914, Mary D.. wife of Bartholomew Shea
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her later esfdenee, No. 762 Arctic street. on Thursday Feb. e6 at 8s3e a. m., and from St. Charles church at g q. m. Inter- ment at St. Michael's cemetery
 B A MKEBSIn this city, Sunday. Feb a. 1914, isabella. widow of George ". Myers, aged 60 years, 2 months. Il days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence No. 632 Hast Main street on Wedn es- day, Feb. 18th at 2 80 D. m Inter- ment at Lakeview cemetery
 23 D RATTER&ON--In Danburys Conn. Feb. 22. 1914. Robert T. Patterson, late of Newtowns Conn. aged 65 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the undertaking parlors of Hawley, WiInot and Ids;5 No. 16s State street. Bridgeport. on Wednesday, 18th inst-.S at o'clock p m Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery. z3bep
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FOR sAIE2 family house, Poplar
 St. Rents SIP per month Lot 40 bs < 128. Price $7s000. West End Real.
 ty Co. 98 Butler Ave. B 24 stf
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We desire to extend our sincere thanks to friends. neighbors and painters of Loconobi1e Go. of Amer ica for Kindness shown in our late be- raavemenf in the loss of our son and brother, also to all for floral tokens sent
 MIR. AND MRS. FRANCIS
 A RILEY, aep
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FOR SALE East Side, block of stores and tenements Rentals s6,- 50O- Price $6 .000. Cash $1o,00o. West End Realty Co, es Butler Ave B 24 stf
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Women.s colleges in the United States are better equipped than those for men.
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i. PLUMBING

OUR SERVICE quick and prices right for p1umbIng. timing. Bertilson < Go. 2e4 Colorado Ave. Phone 4961-2. B 24 sse
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According to the latest statistics here are 100000 French families without children.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
USE OF THE CURRANT
MANY WAYS OF SAVING THIS
HEAlTHFUl FRUIT.
Because Of its Constituents, Potash,
Tartario Acid and Grape Sugar,
the Currsnt Has Good Effect
on Digestion.

Currants, In spite of their rather In
significant place on our bills OF fare
save in the form of 1elly---are decid-
ediy beneficial to humanity. For their
chief constituents. potash. tartaric
acid, which give them their sharpness,
and grape sugar. arc all easily df
gested substances and all have value
English dletists, especially. harp on
tho health preserving qualities Of this
small fruit.
Perhaps the reason for the limited
use OF currants is that most cooks
have limited way OF presenting them.
Curfant jelly. OF course. Is known In
every household.
And some cooks know the delicacy
OF currants chilled through. removed
from their stems. and served with an
ice-cold sirup OF sugar and water
poured over them. In the French fash
ion Occasional other methods OF oerv.
ing currants are rife. But on the
whole. they are usually served In
monotonous natural state when they
are In season and in an incessant jelly
Currant jelly Is not to be decried. in
spite of the fact that II Is ever pres
ent Here is reliable recipe for
making IL:
Mash nicely washed currants and
put them in cheesecloth bags. Hang
the bags so that the Juice Will strain
through and leave them hanging for
eight or ten hours. Then measure the
juice and for every cupful allow cup
full Of granulated sugar. Heat the
sugar In fiat pan in the oven. but do
not brown It or melt It. Boil the clear
juice for five minutes. then add the
sugar, and stir until dissolved. Just
before It reaches the boiling point
after the sugar Is added. remove from
the fire and pour into glasses that
have been scalded. When the jelly Is
good cover 1t well with parafiine.
Currant catsup suggests another way
OF preserving currants. Wash and
stem the currants. and to four pounds
OF the fruit, after 1t is prepared, add
two pounds of brown sugar and pint
OF good cider or wine vinegar. Sim
mer gently In porcelain pan until
thick. Then add a teaspoonful of
cloves, teaspoonful OF ground Gin
namon, and the same amount of
ground pepper. Boil five minutes,
strain and bottle.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29

harrow. followed by a light planker.
on about three pecks to the acre, and
harrow the ground twice. once each
way. After this IL done | SOW the
clover seed at the rate OF Is pounds
to the acre, and give the ground one
light narrowing
The next year the rye Is cut for hay
Just after It is going out of the bloom,
or Is cut for green feed for the stock.
The clover rarely fails to come on rap
idly and generally produces good
second crop
Another. plan that ! have followed
with very good success is to plow the
ground about the middle of Septem-
ber. harrow 1t thoroughly and the fol-
lowing spring. about the time the frost
is going out OF the ground, harrow 1t
again and level with the float. then
SOW 20 pounds OF clover to the acre.
The settling OF the water will carry
the seed sufficiently into the soil to
cover II so that 1t will sprout more
readily.
am very particular about prepar-
ing good seed bed. believe the fail
ure to do this Is one OF the greatest
reasons why some farmers fail In Sc
curing n satisfactory stand Of clover.
use nothing but the best plum seed,
running all that SOW through the fan
ming mill to insure the removal OF all
weed seed and impurities.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
lRY " Ill IrNDERWnOn

tBy w. VI. UNDERwoop)
Some farmers think that fall Is the
best time in which to SOW clover seed.
while others are equally sure that
spring Is the best II the right kind
OF seed Ii provided and the seed bed
properly prepared, the seeding may
be successfully done either in the
spring or In the fall T.. however,
poor seed is sown and the ground is
not properly prepared. there is liable
TO be failure, no matter when the
work Is done.
| have had success In sowing both
In the fall and In the spring. can
not see much difference Fall sowing
Is generally preferable, because II can
be done at a time when there ls not so
much rush work on the farm. This
being true. a better Job can be done,
and consequently better stand will
be the result
When | Intend to SOW clover In the
fall plow the ground about the mid
die of August About ten days after
being plowed It Is narrowed thorough.
ly and leveled with a long float This
float is made similar to roaddrag
and In passing over the field, It levels
the ground very smoothly. Either In
the spring or fall seeding this float
should be used
In about a week after the ground
has been narrowed and leveled with
the float. 1t is worked again with the
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
AUTOMOBILE RACE HISTORY
AT STATE FAIR THIS YEAR
CIRCULAR DIRT TRACK CHAM.
p,oN HOPES TO SKATER
ALL PRIOR RECORDS

The Oklahoma State Fair and Expo
sition race track. which was the ba..
ticground for half dozen of the
worlds best auto drivers last year,
will again be the scene OF "A gasoline
battle this year that gives promise Of
adding a new red letter chapter to tho
history OF speed.
Prominent among the speed demons
OF tho world who have alrendy on.
tered the 1914 contests to which they
may he eligible iH Louis Disbrow who
declared last year that he could make
n new record ON the state Fair track
Tho fifteen thousand spectators who
received thrills that are still with
them. will not have to BE- reminded
OF how DI,brow. driving his Simplex
Zip, made a mile In I minute. 5 SO
seconds, thereby creating new
worlds record for half mile track.
Encouraged by the remarkable
timo made last year. Disbrow says IN
a letter TO the management of " Ok.
lahOma state Fair aud Exposition that
he has every reason TO believe that
he can shattcr all prior dirt track
records during the 1914 auto meet ON
tho last two days of the state Fair.
which opens Sept 20 aud closes on
Oct. g. Disbrow was among the first
10 enter when the management AN
nounced that something Ike $1,000
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Corn Bread (southern styIe).

Sift two cups OF cornmeal twice with
an even teaspoonful of soda and as
much salt. Beat two eggs very light
Mix one teaspoonful Of sugar In three
cups of buttermilk or lopered milk
add the eggs and tablespoonful of
melted butter lastly the prepared
-four. Have ready three we'll creased
deep jelly cake tins twarmed, d.
vide the batter between them and bake
In quick oven. Eat hot.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
PRIZE FOOD.
PaIatabIe, Economical, Nourishing.

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food In few words. and that
from personal experience. She
writes:
After our long experience with
Graps-Nuts, cannot say enough In
Its favor. We have used this food al.
most continually for seven years.
We sometimes tried other adver.
used breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable, economical and nourishing
ot all.
when ! quit tea and coffee and
began 10 use Postum and Grape Nuts.
| was almost nervous wreck. was
so irritable I could not sleep nights.
had no interest In life.
After using GapeNuts a short
time began to improve and all these
ailments have disappeared and now I
am q we'll woman. My two children
have been almost raised on Grape.
Nuts. which they eat three times .
day.
They are pictures Of health and
have never had the least symptom Of
stomach trouble. even through the
most severe siege Of whooping cough
they could retain 0rape.Nuts when all
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills. and has been. therefore. q most
economical food for u.s."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road to Well
Vile" In pkss. There's q Reason"
Eves read the atevs lettess 4 ssw
are eeessss, trUes aa1 iul1 q huno6
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Absurd Comment.

Theodore Dresser, the realist, said
of an idealist at the Players club In
New York:
THE mans comments on life are
ludicrous and absurd. They remind me
Of the old lady's comment on the work
of the militant suifragettes.
After the suffragettes in London
had slashed "A Valesquez, Bellini and
a Gentle. the old lady said, with q
kind of sanity expression:
But, thank goodness, they're all
old pictures that are being slashed.'"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
FARMER MAKES TWO PROFITS


We nssd 70 mahs . spseial study Of
combining our feeding crops II We
would realise IN increased proat from
feeding them out on our own farms.
To make fetish Of our manure crop
and conduct Improbable stock fssd-
Ing can never worh out - . safe prtn.
ciple In farm managsmeut. The man
who grows crops Ut lees cost than
they cell for and tssds them out on
his farm and realizes more for them
than the market prics y making tvo
nroats.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
CsoAsp ros cows
How Could They last.

Mr.. Sampleson Is a very irascible
man, and is In the habit of furnishing
his boys severely. Not long since he
observed that one of his sons needed
a new pair of trousers. He scolded
the hoy for wearing out his clothes
so fast. "Pa, no trousers can last any
time the way you hits" replied the
son reproachfully.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Celery Salad.

Two heads Of celery. one tablespoon.
full OF salad oil. one-half teaspoonful Of
vinegar. a teaspoonful Of granulatei
sugar, pepper and salt to taste. Wash
we'll the celery. removing any unstght.
ly parts. lay In Ice water until wanted,
then cut into pieces about an inch In
length. Season with remaining In
gradients. Mix well. line salad bowl
with lettuce leaves. put In celery and
serve,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Green Cooseberry Ice.

Pick quart Of gooseberries and
stew them with very little water and
sugar to sweeten. When tender pass
through a sieve and let the puree get
cold. reduce II to q nice consistency
with whipped cream or a thick Gus.
tard. color with a few drops OF vege-
table green coloring and set on Ice un-
I'll wanted for table.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
CARE Of KAF|R
FOR SEEDING
TIME 70 STUDY OUT A SciEN-
TiFic SYSTEM OF TESTING
AND PRESERVING.
PlcKllNe PROCESS is DESCRIBED
Spells the Difference Between
Success and Failure OF Your
Crop Next Year.

The 1914 crop of Kalir will soon be
In the silos and sranaries. As soon
as u leaves the fields, work should
begun on the 1915 crop Killing one
fly In February means forty million
less In August; just so. an hour spent
In selecting seed this fall means a
. hundredfold better crop next year.
Select only the big. vigorous stalks
for seed. BE sure they are well
formed. productive and free from all
insects and blemishes. II will be time
well spent to "thresh" out your seed
by hand.
i0suring Against Smut
There are three things to do with
seed: Examine for weed seed, exam
Inc tor vitality (by germination tesU.
pickle the clean. viable seed To kill
germs OF smut.
To pickle ka.lr seed liz an easy job,
consisting of but three operations.
namely:
Spread the seed kair on a clean
floor or on canvas
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29

moisten every grain. and then shovel
into pile and cover with clean grain
sacks. Let the pile stand two hours
Mt least-better. let 1t remain over
night.
Wash the seed box of the drill with
formalin solution. Soak the bags
used for holding the treated seed in
formalin solution and wiring them out.
The picture describes seed tester
made by using a milk pail and gun
ny sack.
Kaiir seed weighs from so TO Sc
pounds per bushel.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Mothers Of Infants.

Take one good barrel hoop and cut
In half. then connect the two hall
circles with stick about two feet long.
cover same with netting and you have
a very nice covering for baby that
keeps all flies and dust away while
he is sleeping. Another good feature
is that when baby awakes the cover
Ing cannot become entangled with
baby's always moving hands.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
POUrTPYNOTFS
NMI N eQacao

The Chinese gssss maks good ~
tsrs.
Ont enables the gissard 70 prepeSo
the food for digestion.
II possible only infertils esgs
should be sent TO market.
Abundance without variety will
wear the breeding stock out quickly.
Fertile eggs dsteriorats rapidly In
warm weather and are the cause Of
much loss.
Good feeding sometimes consists
more In utilizing waste products and
cheap feeds than In getting larger ~
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Actor Of Many Parta.

A Russian immigrant before the
alien immigration board claimed 10
be a "play-actor.' and said that he
was also composition. He was
vouched for by a cousin who ia a fur.
rier Work was promised the appli.
cant In tailors shop.
Graphic.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29

would he distributed In prizes this
year This big sum will insure the
entry OF racing machines worth at
least 100000 and bring together the
greatest array of automobile stars
ever before assembled in the South.
west.
In the words of a spectator last
year, the Derby may MI the grand
stand, but IL takes the automobile
races to bring out real crowd" And
this was literally true. for never be.
fore has there been such crowd In
the big Erandstand.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Apricot Cream.

Dissolve half an ounce Of gelatlne In
one gill OF milk. Cut half tin OF apri.
cots into small pieces, add one table
spoonful of the sirup and one dessert.
spoonful OF sugar. Whip one gill OF
cream stifliy and add this with the
soaked gelatine to the spricots and
sugar Pour into q mold and set on
ice,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
DISCOURAGED.

Don't you dance" mo- replied
Mr.. Meekton. Haven't you tried to
learn "Yes. Tie lady ! employed
was very competent instructor. But
I cant see any sense In a mans pay.
ing a woman to find fault with him"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Women Change Subject Too Often

In the Woman's Home Companion
Margaret Busbee Ship, writing a love
story entitled Sweet Margaret" pre-
stnts a character who comments, as
follows, on womens conversations:
81 never had sister and | have
never known how to talk to women.
They embarrass me; they--er-
change the subject so often. never
seem quite to catch up"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29

That more men fail as grocers than
In any other retail trade is attributed
by Harvard experts TO bad bookkeep-
ing. but the fact that many people
would rather pay for millinery or
whiskey than settle their grocery bills
has something TO do with n,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
But He Said u.

"She ought to drop dead for the
awful lies she's telling" said the
plaintiff excitedly. listening to the
witness for the defense. Don't say
that" admonished the Judge. she
ought" repeated the plaintiff, Don't
say that again!" repeated the Judge.
well, | won't but she ought"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
WAY 10 Test Il.

A writer In the Tampa Tribune has
been discussing the world-old ques.
tion OF whether prayers are ever AN
swered. We suggest to the gentleman
that he gives prayer a thorough test
and see how Il works In his case.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Sun Causes Brilliant Effect.

The brilliant colors OF the clouds,
often long after the sun has set, are,
Of course. due to the fact that the
sun is still shining on them and they
are rejecting certain part OF this
tight through the darkening air to the
earth,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-29
Portuuuost Toast,

Melt one ounce Of butter and fry one
small onion. Add three tomatoes.
skinned and cut up small. and season
with salt and cayenne. Beat we'll
three eggs and add these with one
ounce Of minced ham TO the onion. and
stir until the eggs are lightly set. Pour
onto small rounds Of toast and serve
at once.