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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
E. H. DILLON & CO. z1es MsNsz: "se AEAEH ST. HARTFORD
 Wholesale and Re4a1ls Leading 1Gzniners
HOS MERST.
PARIs MILLINERY AT DnAoNs PoPILAR PRICEs

All Dilions Millinery is Paris Millinery Our designers keep constantly touch with the creations of the noted recognition you will Dions popular price little to for to that show the handsoes hats in Bridgeport with the enthusiasm artist feels
 
 modsty may-it is forceul of telling in millinery meet the exacng Bridgeport particular people world, especially in matter of millinery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
 ON SIGHTSEEING TRIPS

New Haven, Oct. 7-with business practically completed the delegates to the eighth annual convention of the Daughters Of Isabelle devoted their time to sightseeing today The con yention voted that after the 1915 con vention which is to be at Worcester, Mass, the conventions shall be held bi-ennially. Only ~one change was made in the list of officers, Mrs Mary A. Byrne, of this city. succeeding Miss Catherine Lanahan, of New London, on the board of directors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
PICTURED THE FoIncB
rH1RrY YEARS AGO

on display in the Lyman Jewelry store windows on Main street is 9 panoramic or more correctly a. circuit picture taken by H J. Seeley. the Main street photographer. of the en- tire police force. officers. commission CTS and mayor of the cit It is q re- mar kable picture not only from the fact that 1t contains every policeman in Bridgeport with one exception. but is i've feet in length and perfectly clear.
 Another fact that may be of interest in connection with this picture taken last Saturday is the fact that MT Sec ley has on display another picture which he took of the department 30 years ago, when there were but few one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
naRn oF WANKs.

We. the undersigned, desire to ex- press our sincere thanks to our many friends who assisted us during our re- cent bereavement in the death of our mother, also to those who sent floral offerings to the funeral. Signed.
 FIR ANK GIIDAY,
 MRS. RICHARD JONES,
 MRS. CHAS. RABB. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
DREADNOUGHT FOR
 ARGENTINE READY

Philadelphia, Oct. -7-The Argentine batt1eship Moreno Is so far advanced in her co4structfon that she will be able to leave the shipbuilding plant at Camden on October 15 for her off, cia1 trials off the coast of Maine.
 The big warship, which is the largest ever built on the Delaware, has her guns in shape and the turbine engines have been carefully adjusted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
Almanac.
THE PRETT1Esr FACE

ana the most beautiful hands ara ot@ tsn disf1gured by an unsightIy wart. It can easily be removed In a few days without pain by using Cyrus. VYart Remover. For sale only st The Cxrus Pharmacy. SIS Fairfield Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
MISS HUDSON TO TELL OF JAPAN

An interesting address is scheduled to be given at the Peoples church to- nikht, at 7:45 when Miss Cornelia Judson, but lately returned from nis- sionary work in Japan will address the members and friends of the Park Street Missi onary Society. Miss Jud- son has travelled extensively through out the Orient and her Knowledge and views upon social and religious -condi- tions there are of wide value.
 Health authorities of Louisville are conducting a strict investigation of To- cal butchering establishments. Thou sands of pounds of horse meat have been sold as hamburger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
ew,mANEAgY. BEsr HAND soAP

GLEANEASY, BEST HAND SOAP
 Guaranteed not to tnJure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Poltshs Rust, Grease, Ink. Paint and Dirt. For the hand OF clothing. Large can 10 centA. 1dauufa ctureds by Wnl. R. Winns 244 ntratford avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
FRA1E1RNAL NEWS.

Al assembly of Jerusalem Council. No. Is, R. 6 s. M, will be held at Masonic temple, Monday, October 12s at .s0 D. m. when the degree of R. M. vii. be worked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
gEATHER INDICATIONS
Naw Havm

Forecast: Unsettled weather to- night and Thursday, probably local showers; not much change in temperature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
state

Generally cloudy tonight and Thursday; slightly warmer Thurs- day. Gentle to moderate east to souGheas6 winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
INSURANCE MEDICAL
 DIRECTORS CONVENE

Hartford, Oct. Flor the first time in years the annual convention of the Life Insurance Medical Directors As sociatfon is in progress in this city with, an attendance of about 60. It will continue over Thursday. Some af the best known insurance medical men in the country are down for addresses. banquet will be served at the Hart ford Club tonight.
 The dedication of the monument to General James s. Wadsworth took place at Gettysburg, Pa.
 Frank Cornell. 8 years old. of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to several charges of burglary and was sentenced to four years in Sing Sing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07
Aufo1nobiIe Idehts.

AutomobfIed rfverE should light their lamps at 5:54 o'clock to- night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07

Getting a suit is often like buying a cat in bag. It may look all right on the outside but you can't tell how it is in side nor how it is going to wear.
 Have your new suit made to measure at our place and get what you really want. There is neither speculation nor Iirni- tation here but absolute satis- faction. The goods, trimmings and fit will be up to the mark. That's the kind of suit you want. Isn't it?
 |. E. NUNN0LD
 493 FAIRFIELD AVE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27

Sales was fine. Why dye ask?" Thus
the newsman.
Struck me you might be relieving
your feelings by beating up your
stand"
oh that! That's part of my book
keepin' system. When l first took this
job I was always short IN my change.
l wasn't careless and / couldn't make
out what was the matter till one day
by accident l dropped my bundle OF
papers on the stand. What do you
think? Out rolled about ten pennies
and dime. They had lodged in the
crevices of the wood after they'd been
thrown down by people rushing for
the train. Every night since I pound
these four sections in order 10 strike
a balance, and"
The roar of an incoming train
drowned the rest and the man bound
for the Bronx hurried into his car. AS
he peered through the window of the
moving train he saw the newsman
still pounding away.-New York Eve
ming Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
WOODEN CRATES FOR CROPS
Made Last for Several Seasons
Occupy Little Room.

About the most handy things on the
harm during the time of harvesting
potatoes, onions and fruits. are the
light wooden crates which are made
for handling such crops.
Some of these crates are made so
that they are collapsible and so or 100
Of them can be stored IN a small cor
ner when empty, or can be stacked in
the light wagon and taken to the field.
Well made, they will last many sea-
sons if given ordinary care. They are
light and handy, of regular shape, so
that many of them will pack closely
together without waste room They
are easily filed and emptied, and al
together are very satisfactory as a
means of getting produce out Of the
field to the car, to the cellar, or to pa
irons in town or at the stores.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
STOPPED LOSS OF PENNIES
Newsman's Peculiar System of BAL
aucing His Books" Proved
Most Effective

1t was after the rush hour on the
subway. The ticket-chopper had re
sumed his cnair. the newsman had fin
ished tying up his unsold papers, and
save for the lingering clangor of q de-
parting train and the click, now and
then. of a slot machine, quiet reigned
The commater was wondering exact
Iy how long he would have to wait
before he caught sight of the red and
green lights of d Bronx express, when
he was startled by a loud pounding
noise in the direction of the news
stand He turned and saw the attend
ant leaning over the sloping top and
banging the boards with might and
main. When he had pounded awhile
in one section he went to the next
and repeated The performance. The
commuter approached and ventured a
question.
What's the matter. my friend he
said, was business so poor today?''
Business poor? Not on your life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
FEEDING THE YOUNG CHICKS
Until Two Days OId-Give First
Feeds Sparingly.
Rv G p RROWN1

We do not feed little chicks before
they are two days old, but from the
beginning give them water. During
this period the hen is given her food
out of reach of the little ones, The
first feeds are given sparingly every
two hours, and are usually wet mash
es.
After the third day, we feed some
of the cracked grains. little at a
time, till, at the end of the fifth or
sixth day, we are giving only two
feeds a day Of the mash, and three
feeds of the cracked grain. Occasion
ally we give little whole wheat, and
by the end of eight weeks we are feed
ing most of the grains whole. If the
chicks are unable to get worms or in
sects in sufficient quantities, they
must be supplied with a substitute,
such as milk or beef scraps. Green
feed is given in the form of finely
chopped lettuce, a piece of potato or
turnip or mangel when they are not
able to run outside on the grass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
OHeNL1KNTS9fVRGINk
III T1AILT EPNINIE PIVTS ..
ILLUSTRATIONS 81 LAUREN STOUT

/ "AIl right" ne said hoarsely. It
it doesn't matter. Don't worry"
She stretched out her hand to him
in a gesture of wistful pain, and he
held it a moment between both of
his, then released 1t and went hur-
riedly out.
AS the door closed, Shirley sat
down, her head dropping into her
hands like storm-broken flower. Val
liant had accepted the fnality Of the
situation. With a wave of deeper
hopelessness than had yet submerged
her, she realized that, against her own
/ decision, something deep within her
had taken shy and secret comfort in
his stubborn masculine refusal.
Against all fact, In face Of the impos-
sible, her heart had been clinging TO
this-as though his love might even
attain the miraculous and somewhere,
somehow, recreate circumstance. But
now he, too, had bowed to the decree.
A kind of utter apathetic wretched-
ness seized upon her, to replace the
sharp misery that had so long been
in which, in measure, she ceased to
feel.
An hour dragged slowly by and at
| length she rose and went slowly up
the stairs. Her head felt curiously
heavy, out it did not ache Outside
her mothers door, as was her custom,
she paused mechanically to listen A
| tiny pencil of light struck through the
| darkness and painted a spot Of bright
ness on her gown. 1t came through
the keyhole; the lamp in her mothers
room was burning "She has fallen
asleep and forgotten it." she thought,
and softly turning the knob, pushed
| the door noiselessly open and entered.
A moment she stood listening to the
low regular breathing of the sleeper.
The reading-lamp shed a shaded glow
on the pillow with It's spread-out sill
yer hair, and on the delicate hands
clasped loosely on the coverlet. Shir-
| ley came close and looked down on
/ the placid face. It was smooth as
child's and smile touched it lightly
as if some pleasant sleep-thought had
| just laid rosy fingers on the dreaming
| lips. The light caught and sparkled
| from something bright that lay be-
| tween her mothers hands. 1t was the
enamel brooch that held her own baby
| curl, and she saw suddenly that what
she had all her life thought was a
solid pendant, was now open locket-
wise and that the two halves Clasped
miniature. It came to her at once
| that the picture must be Sassoon's,
and quick thrill of pity and yearn-
ing welled up through her own dejec-
ton. STOPPING, she looked at it close
| ly She started as she did so, for the
face on the little disk of ivory was
! that Of John Valiant.
| An instant she stared unbelievingly
! Then recollection of the resemblance
of which Valiant had told her rushed
to her, and she realized that it must
| be the picture of his father. The tact
/ shocked and confoundad her. Why
should her mother carry in secret the
miniature Of the man who had
! killed
! CTO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27

aration of the seed bed should be thor
ough and extend over a period OF sew
eral weeks, so as to secure a firm and
finely pulverized seed bed in which
the weeds and weed seeds have been
as completely eradicted as possible.
The presence of nitrogen fixing bac-
terra is of utmost Importance in the
growing of alfalfa. Both the soil and
pure culture methods of incubation
have given good results and one or
both should always be used whenever
alfalfa is being seeded for the first
time in a field.
The use of a nurse crop is not ad-
visable except on fields that are apt
to blow or wash and on seed beds that
are poorly prepared and are apt to
become weedy.
The use Of manure in seeding al
falfa is advisable if applied some time
before seeding or after the alfalfa
has come up and made some little
growth. 1t is not advisable to turn
under heavy application in a quickly
prepared seed bed as this tends to
hold up the soil and allow it to dry
out. or to apply as top-dressing
shortly before seeding. because of the
Introduction of weed seeds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
Three Aoea of Crime.

There are three ages of criminals"
said Lecoq, the detective.
THE first age, from seventeen to
thirty, is the daring and desperate
one. Highway robbery, bludgeonings
and hold-ups, murder for few dollars
this is the worst age, cruel, wicked
and supremely foolish age.
THE second age, from thirty to for
ty-flve, is the cautious middle one.
Burglaries that are safe and easy, for
gerry, counterfeiting-in word, crimes
demanding neither violence nor pluck
that is the second age.
THE third age, from forty-five to
seventy, is the executive one. The
criminal is now gang leader. He does
not act himself, but he plans and COM
mands crimes Of magnitude, train rob
berries, bank robberies, kidnapings and
the like"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
MANY ODD MAKES OF SHOES
Interesting to Note the Evolution of
Footwear Through Its Gen.
turtles of Use.

In the ninth and tenth centuries the
greatest PRICES OF Europe wore wood
en- shoes. In the reign of William
Rufus of England in the eleventh cen
fury great dude. Robert the
Horned used shoes with sharp points
stuffed with tow and pointed like
rams horns The Romans made use
of two kinds OF shoes, the solea or
sandal, which covered the sole OF the
foot and which was worn at home or
in company, and the calceus, which
covered the whole foot and was al
WAYS worn with the toga when one
went abroad.
Greek shoes were peculiar in reach
ing to the middle of the leg. Slippers
were IL use before Shakespeare time
and were originally made rights and
let's. Shoes among the Jews were
made Of leather, linen, rush or wool;
soldiers shoes were usually made OF
brass or iron. In the reign of Richard
II. shoes were Of such absurd length
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
CHEAPEST OF CATTLE FOODS
Combination of Corn Plant and AifaI-
ia Hay Proves Profitable a. Ne
braska University Farm.

Beef can be produced in Nebraska
at lower cost and with greater profit
on a combination Of the corn plant
and alfalfa hay than on any other
combination of foods available in the
state. According to experiments car
ried on at the university farm of Ne
braska, corn silage is worth 60 per
cent more a ton than shredded corn
stover (stalks) when each is fed with
corn meal and alfalfa Corn slower,
however, has value 80 per cent as
great as prairie hay, and the portion
consumed is fully as valuable. Prai-
RE hay at it's usual market price is not
profitable for fattening cattle.
In growing calves to be fattened
for the market, the cheapest gains
were found to be made on a liberal
ration of corn silage and alfalfa with
out grain, the cost of grains increas-
ing in proportion to the amount of
corn meal fed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
Family Dissensions

Dissension in families often rises
from lack Of humility and too much
presumption on the part Of the diff
ferent members of the family. The
soft answer that turneth away wrath"
is forgotten for the hasty reply, the
unkind retorts that kindle the fire of
ill-feeling and are the outcome of
disorderly minds which are prone to
resentment on account of lacking in
the gentle grace Of humility. Love
does not linger in the home where
petty pride shows its unlovely quail
tiles. 1t chooses to dwell in the
home where the spirit of unseIhsh-
ness. of self-control, of thoughtfulness
and of charitableness makes the at
mosphere sweet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
OBJECTS OF SOIL TILLAGE
Principal Reasons Are to Provide
Growing Place for Desired Crop
and Destroy Weeds.

Speaking in a broad way, drainage
and any similar operation might be
included under soil tillage; but, in the
usual acceptance of the term, soil til
lage" refers only to the operations nee
essary to the preparation of cultiyable
soil for the planting of crops, and to
the subsequent processes necessary
in bringing these crops to maturity.
The principal reasons for all care and
tillage of the soil are: To provide a
hone or growing place for the desired
crop; to liberate plant food; to con-
serve soil moisture; and to destroy
weeds With proper tillage we are
able to overcome or modify adverse
climatic conditions, and by it we may
improve conditions already favorable,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
SOME ALFALFA HELPS
POOR SEED AND LACK OF INOcU-
LATION CAUSE FAILURES.
Use of Nurse Crop Is Not Advisable
Except on Fields That - Apt to
Blow or Wash-Do Not Apply
Manure as Top Dressing.
(By V. SHOESMITH.)

10Y SE1OE1Sa11E1. IL
The two principal causes of failure
in growing alfalfa have been poor
preparation of the seed bed and the
lack of incubation. A decided i'm
proFement, however, is noticeable in
the cultural methods practiced by
farmers at the present time, and in
practically all cases where new seed
ings are being made, some means are
taken of securing an incubation Of nj
trogen fixing bacteria Among other
important causes Of failure are acid
soils, light, infertile soils, poorly
drained soils, the use Of nurse crops,
and in case Of late seedlings, winter
killing
The particular type of soil does not
appear to be of much Importance, but
soils that are shallow by reason of
the water table or rock formation near
the surface and very light, infertile
soils should be avoided Farmers on
light, sandy soils should seed OH their
best land and may need to take some
special means of building up the fer
tiIity Of the soil Farmers in the bet
ter agricultural sections should seed
on their higher land because this land
is most in need of Improvement; be-
cause the alfalfa as a rule is produc-
tive on high land and because the soil
most productive with corn and other
crops is left for the growing of these
crops.
Alfalfa should not be seeded after
a grass sod but may follow cult
waited or small grain crop. The prep
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
TO BE CONTINUED
Vain P0mn

Nelson Winthrop, at dinner at his
Riviera villa in Nice, said of New
York's new rich:
at is incredible how many servants
these people have tumbling over one
another. Pass their palaces of pale
limestone fronting the park, and you'll
see a lackey at every window and two
at every door.
They tell a story about Fifth ave
nue. food king who, clustering into the
house at four o'clock in the morning,
growled:
Hello, where's all the servants?'
eff you please, SIR the butler an
swered respectfully, when it came
three o'clock l thought you was spend
in the night out, and ventured to send
most of the footmen off to bed, sir
'Humph,' growled the food king.
'Ventured to send EN- Off to bed, Ell p
Fine piece, of impudence! Suppose I'd
happened to bring a friend home
then there'd only have been you seven
to let us in"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
CHAPTER XxxIV.
Mhen the Clock Struck.

Sorrow weeps-sorrow sings" AS
Shirley played that night, the old Rus
ian proverb kept running through her
mind. When she had pushed the gold
harp into its corner she threw herself
upon broad sofa in a feathery drift
Of chtntz cushions and dropped her
forehead in her laced fingers. A gilt
framed mirror hung on the opposite
wall, out of which her sorrowful brood
ing eyes looked with an expression OF
dumb and weary suffering.
Her confused thoughts raced hither
and thither. What would be the end?
Would Valiant forget after a time?
Would he marry-Miss Fargo, per-
haps? The thought caused her a stab
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
STOPPING, She Looked at 1t Closely.
She Started as She Did So.

wretched to give you pain, but must
i must! Love isn't like that 1t
doesn't come afterward. l know. l
could never give you what you want.
You would end by despising me, as
I-should despise myself"
Il won't give up" he said incoher-
emily. 4 can't give up. Not so long
as l know there's nobody else. At the
ball l thought thought perhaps you
cared for Valiant-but since he told
me"
He stopped suddenly, for she was
looking at him from an ashen face.
He told me there was no reason why
should not try my luck" he said diff
ficultly. Il asked him"
There was a silence, while he gazed
at her. breathing despair. Then he
tried to laugh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
Eateis instrument

Watch me-" he said
He took his hands from the steering
wheel and let the heavy car run itself
down the smooth roadway.
Then came the instrument of fate.
1t was a June bug.
1t clawed the daring driver on the.
nose and he awoke in the hospital
Moral: In June-bug neighborhood
hang onto the wheel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
Cleanliness Ia Main Point.

The main point in making sweet,
hrst-ciass butter, depends upon using
none but sweet and clean utensils, and
clean towels. Washing cloths, espe-
cially, must be changed frequently.
Never use a dish cloth. Keep cloths
for dairy use only. Use plenty of hot
water; no soap of any kind, and very
little, if any, washing soda. Use sa-
polio if necessary. Just hot water and
sunshine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
pLdz4HEEKEln2zB7IlSk9 &.
81 $9-N 4SNA1LEo " Y
A TOUGH OUTLOOK.

Waiter, take this Internal steak
away and bring me another"
Excuse me, sir, but I'm afraid
OATS impossible
'Impossible?"
Yes, sir. We only have 'leven
steaks In stock dis mornin. We had
II, but hungry drummer got away
with one day befo' yistiddy. All de
leven is engaged dis mornin', sir, but
maybe could make an exchange with
one OF de other guests. OATS de
bes' | can do."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27

Outside the leaves rustled, the birds
called and the crickets sang their I'M
ending epithalamia of summer nights,
and on this tone-background the mel
ody rose tenderly and lingeringly like
a haunting perfume of pressed flowers.
She smiled and lifted the locket to her
face, whispering the words of the re-
frain:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27

Darling. I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away.
But, my darling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.