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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
LAURA JEAN LIBBY'S DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS
 ecopyrsht nsss by The s1ccnure Newspaper syndcaey
IF. SHE HID \ BIT OF FUN.

sfEver let the fancy roam,
 Pleasure never is at home;
 Oh, sweet. Fancy let her loose; Summer joys are spoiH by use, And the enjoying of the Spring Fades as does it's bIossoming. 7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
WASHINGTON PARK M. E. CHURCH
 so YEARS OLD

Anniversary E- ercises ScheduIed-Rev. pr. Moore and Bishop Hamilton to Speak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

''One hundred dollars a week. the boy answered In a. business-lilxe tone
 'tOne hundred dollars a week!'s re- sponded the groceryman-
 With percentage after the first two weeks said the boy, coolly .'Y ou see" he went on, first -cIass liars come high. and if you need them in your business you have got to pay thef bFt lsll.1teII the utl1sa ptg
 The boy caught the grocer at his own game and got the Job.-The Young, Cathol1c Messenger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
TTATTD GOAT

s.Do you know his wife well ?'' Not at all.''
 WouId you like to be introduced to her I'm the friend he always bIamess for Keeping him out late. Detroit Free Press. Masses and Window Boxes Filled
 JOHN RICK l& SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

Farmer want Ads. one Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
LTTTLE JAoK HoRNER

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner Of his fathers candy shop. He held in his thumb, not sugar
 plum,
 But a 'ncious lolly-pop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

Children, get yom Mother Goose
 And if youth take the t1mes YousIl find a poem within your book That's something like this rIaynael
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

And, then, let's make Scrap Book; Get scissors and some pastes Cut out the verses carefully
 (RemeuEber, Haste makes EVastei''l And paste them in so neatly That Amy one can looI<s And by and by you'll find you have A Grandrna Goosey Bookg
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
Not "A Filtration

The principal character in the fol-
lowing dialogue was not engaged in
Irritation. but merely requisitioning "A
few novels
Young Lady (reading from lisD.
Engaged to be married.
Librarian. referring to shelf. No
madam.
Lady. Thou Art the Man"
Librarian. Yes. Madam.
Lady. after Dark?
Librarian. Yes. Madam.
Lady. Thanks. Love Me Forever"
Librarian. No 'NVoed and Mar
RED?
Lady No, thank you. Under
Loves Rule
Librarian. No, madam.
Lady. "Good-by, Sweetheart?
Thank you very much.-From Library
Jokes and lettings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
Poison Ivy


Experiments in destroying poison
ivy by means of chemicals have
developed only limited field of use
fulness for this method. Applications
Of strong solutions of crude sulphuric
acid or of crude carbolic acid have
been found effective, but serious risks
are encountered in handling these
substances. In work undertaken by
the Massachusetts Experiment Station
il was found that arsenate OF soda
could be used very successfully To kill
poison ivy on large trees over 6 TO 10
inches in diameter and on stone walls
buildings, etc. In open fields how
ever, this treatment proved expensive
and injurious 70 other vegetation.
rendering the land useless for several
years. In these experiments two or
three applications of arsenate of soda
at the rate of pounds to 10 gallons
of water were generally sufficient. The
preparation is poisonous and stock
must be kept away from the poisoned
plants. The cheapest and most effi-
cient method of eliminating poison ivy
seems TO be the simple one Of roofing
up the plants and destroying them.
In large fields it may be necessary to
pillow and cultivate the land.
The safest time for handling poison
ivy is in the fall, after the sap is out
of the plants and after the plant has
stopped Towering. as the sap and pol
len make he plant more likely To
affect those who come in contact with
it. In any case, however the follow
ing protective measures should be us
ed by those attempting TO eradicate
it: With the exercise of due care, the
use of overdlls and gauntleted gloves
will enable most individuals 10 deal
with the plants with impunity. The
further precaution of greasing the
hands with lard, to be washed off with
strongly alkaline soap on conclusion
OF the work has been recommended.
1t may be possible to employ some one
to remove the plant who is not affect
ed by il. since many individuals are
practically immune from the effects
of poison ivy. In burning poison ivy
care must be taken to keep away from
the smoke. as cases of serious injury
to eyes, nose, and throat from poison
conveyed by this means have been
reported
The toxic properties Of poison ivy
are attributed to a nonvolatile oil
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26

/ received aletter from a young girl
in this mornings mail. letter which
stirred up dimly remembered epi-
sode In my own past and jerked me
rudeiy back some twelve long years
In IL she asked me about the advisa-
bifity OF holding a man 10 an engage
ment. She said that she had been en-
gagged To him six years. She had
waited for him during all his college
course, and while he had been struggi-
ing to establish himself in the business
world. She had lived in the tiny town
where he had met her. and OF course
she had not had his chances of meet
ing other people or of improving her
self in various ways. She had only
waited patiently, devotedly. and then,
some six months before the time of
the wedding, had received a letter
from him asking her to release him.
He told her quite frankly that he had
met some one else whom he had
grown TO love more than he did her.
Should she free him?
She asked me what | thought Her
one living relative told her that she
ought to hold the man to the engage
ment. She had given up six OF the
best years of her life waiting for him.
and 1t was only right and fair he
should marry her.
Even with the unfamiliar girlish
scrawl staring up at me / could see
another letter; the circumstances
were a little different, though. The
man | thought l cared for was engag-
ed TO girl in his own home town,
too; she had waited for him for four
years, and then, when he met me, he
wanted his freedom. / had told him
would not even consider the idea
until he should find from her just how
she felt. l had the faint hope that
perhaps some way, somehow, she
might have grown weary of him with
the years and his request for release
might be welcomed by her.
But she refused. / remember so
well the quiet way she put it, She
loved him, she said. and had promised
TO marry him, and had given up others
while waiting till he should be ready
to care for ner. She could not, would
not, give him up.
He married her. and, technically,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26

Sweet milk is one of the finest feeds
on earth for fowls and human beings
and also animals of all kinds. There
is no objection 10 sweet milk at all
after the little chicks are a week or
ten days old, but unless one uses
judgment in feeding it the first week
of their life they often have trouble.
Very often the milk will stick to the
little down on their head and if they
are in dry place IL will often gum
up their nostrils and eyes. That is
one OF the greatest objections TO it
they muss themselves up. After they
are old enough to know better, moth
ing can be given them that will do
them more good.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26


lived up to his promise to care for her
10 the best OF his ability. But II has
been a woeful. loveless affair. ] saw
the woman not long ago. She did not
know i was the woman in the case"
She made some slurring remark, l
remember, on the incapacity OF all
men for any sustained love. and the
look i'm her eyes was not pleasant.
I'm hoping that perhaps / have an
swered this letter OF the girl TO me I'm
the best possible way quoting from
actual experience.
| don't know OF anything in life
more calculated to bring lines TO the
face and misery 10 the heart than the
holding OF a man by the bonds of
love which he admits is quite dead.
Doris Blake in Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
degrees Fahrenheit. they cease entire

degrees Fahrenheit, they cease entire
ly.
There is formula that gives a fair
ly accurate relation between the tenn
perature and the rate of chipping:
Nx40-T. The number of chirps in
fifteen seconds, plus forty. equals the
approximate temperature.
II is well worth while TO get a few
of these live thermometers and watch
them. They are generally to be found
upon apple trees, grapeSines. or wild
blackberry canes. But TO catch them
you will have To be quick; they sit
near the edge of a leaf, on the under
side. and when frightened slip quickly
To the upper surface. Their pale
green bodies are about half an inch
long, and are covered by gauzelike
wings with green veins. When dis
turbed i'm their haunts the crickets
cease their Singing" and ii is often
several moments before they resume
IT, You will need "A little patience 10
discover their whereabouts, but when
you have found them, YOU can easily
catch them by clapping both hands
over the leaf on which they are rest
ing.
The space between the glass OF a
window and the screen makes cage
where they can be kept and studied
for several days; but large wire net
ting cage is better, because it can be
moved from place to place, into diff
ferent conditions of temperature and
moisture. If you keep the crickets
more than a few hours. YOU should
sprinkle some fresh leaves, of the
kind the crickets were on when you
caught them, and put the leaves in the
cage. When all is still they will be-
gin TO chirp. All in a group will
chirp at the same time, the same rate,
and the same pitch. 1t is interesting
to observe the result when few are
kept in a warm room and the rest are
outside, where it is cooler; for al
though the two groups are so near to-
gether that they can hear each other
chirp. they cannot keep together on
account Of the difference in tempera-
ture While the insects are chipping
they hold their wings at right angles
10 the body, which gives them the
appearance Of being creatures that
have crept out of fairyland. y outh's
Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
PaIpabie Fraud

A young man employed little
colored boy TO help about the house.
The little darby boosted one day that
he could read any book. Mr.. Brown
handed him a Latin reader. The lit
tie fellow studied the words for
long time. his expression growing
more and more puzzled. Finally he
tossed the book aside.
dat teacher done tole me An
could read" he exclaimed in disgust.
"Ah didn't believe il den, and now
All know 1t faint So"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
IL All Depends

When James A. Garfield was Presi-
dent of Oberlin College man brought
for entrance as a student his son, for
whom he wished a shorter course than
the regular one.
THE boy can never take all that
in" said the father. HE wants to
get through quicker. Can you ar
range il for him?"
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Garfield. 'He
can take short course; it all depends
on what you want to make Of him.
When God wants to make an oak He
takes a hundred years, but lie only
takes two months to make a squash"
No woman would want to grow old
il she thought she would no longer be
loved.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26

A White Leghorn cock persisted in
flying out of his pen into one of Barr
ed Rocks. / was compelled To clip
one wing to keep him in place. Now
am told ] have ruined him as n
breeder and as an exhibition bird. 1t
is said he cannot properly balance
himself when he covers a hen. Where
ann ! at? NJ. j. G.
Ans-Clipping the wing has not i'm
jured him as breeder. II you will
pull the clipped feathers new ones
will develope i'm about six weeks and
when fully grown he is ready for the
show.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26

My hens are eating feathers from
each other. What is the cause and
how can stop it? A. NJ. Il.
Ans.-This trouble is confined to
fowls i'm pens without proper food ;
over stimulating food or lack of ex-
ercise are among the causes. Anoint
the feathers around the picked area
with ointment made of olives. Furnish
plenty of scratching material and keep
the birds busy. Feed fair ration
of animal food and give a teaspoonful
OF sulphur to every three fowls in a
daily mash.
Can you give me receipt for lice
powder. Il. h. j.
/. Ans-A cheap lice powder which is
being recommended by various eX-
pertinent stations is made as follows
Mix three parts of gasoline with one
part of crude carbolic acid go to So
per cent strength and add gradually
while stirring, enough plaster of paris
to make a dry. pinkish- brown powder
having fairly strong carbolic odor
when the liquid is entirely taken W
and thoroughly distributed through
the mass As a general rule, 1t is
found to take about four quarts of the
plaster of paris to one quart of the
liquid This is cheap enough so that
no one need hesitate TO use all that is
needed to thoroughly work it through
the feathers of the fluff and body and
we'll down 10 the skin.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
POISON
Living Thermometer

on hot evenings in August or cool
ones in September most persons have
noticed the constant and regular
chirping of the tree crickets, but few
realize that the little creatures are
natures thermometers When the
temperature is high, they chirp fast.
when it falls they chirp more and
more slowly, until at about fifty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Conducted by VI. w. HICKS

II is peculiar that some men can
sell secrets which are sure winners for
poultry raisers. Why do not these
men tell of sure ways to get rich with
out working. Such secrets ought to
sell even better than the sure things
in poultry raising
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
FARM and ORCHARD

which Is found i'm all parts OF the
plant even after long drying. Minute
amounts of this oil are capable OF
causing extensive inflammation. The
oil is insoluble i'm water but may be
removed by alcohol. AS a preventive
measure thorough and repeated wash
j ing with warm water and strongly
alkaline soap as soon as possible after
contact with poison ivy is advisable,
/ and il should he borne in mind that
the poison may be transferred in
directly from clothing, gloves. and
/ Implements, also from towels used by
! those who have been in contact with
the plant.
Since ivy poisoning generally sub
sides within few days, the treatment
of mild cases is simple. There is,
however, no one remedy that Will cure
all cases. In severe cases a physician
should be consulted. Specialists OF
the department have found the fol-
lowing methods and formulas useful
! in many cases: At the outset, removal
of the cause of the irritation may be
accomplished by cleansing the infiam-
ed surface repeatedly with alcohol
or with "a saturated solution of sugar
of lead i'm alcohol, using fresh bit or
lint or absorbent cotton each time, TO
avoid spreading the irritant. The
sugar of lead solution can not be used
over extensive areas because Of risk of
lead poisoning. Covering the Unnamed
parts with lint or absorbent cotton
kept constantly moist with limewater
or with a saturated solution of bicar-
Donate OF soda, will afford relief
When this can not be used, simple
ointment, such as zinc oxide ointment,
is recommended. A solution contain
ing l ounce of fluid extract of grim
della to 1pint of water applied on
cloths and allowed to evaporate may
afford relief. Black wash, prepared
by adding ! dram of calomel To ] pint
of Iimewater. may be applied two or
three times day. allowed to dry, and
followed by zinc-oXide ointment. This
treatment must be used with caution
in extensive cases because OF the
possibility OF mercury poisoning. The
acute Inflammation of ivy poisoning
is sometimes followed by eczema and
secondary infections of the skin, which
in mild cases will yield readily to
treatment with bland antiseptic ONT
ments A formula highly recon-
mended for ivy poisoning and ofen
especially helpful at this stage is the
following;
POISON
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-26
Three Kinds of Courage
!, Farrell Greene

ROy Farrell GREENE
There's the courage that nerves you i'm
starting to climb
The Mount of Success rising sheer,
And when you've slipped back, there's
courage sublime
That keeps you from shedding a
tear.
These two kinds of courage, give you
my word.
Are worthy of tribute,-bu then.
You'll not reach the summit unless
you've the third
The courage of try-it-again
Seventy-five million ladybugs will be
distributed to California farmers this
spring and will be used to exterminate
a variety Of aphides which have been
causing trouble for the vegetable
crops
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
GAVE UP DRINKING
SMOKING AT "a

Huntington, Dec. 1.-"Uncle" Green
Smith who lives in the second district
recently celebrated his Tooth birthday
He is a native of North Carolina. and
came to West Tennessee when 1O
years old.
Mr.. Smith was in Memphis when
there vas only one store there. He
has made eight trips down the Obion
river ON flat boats to New Orleans,
and one down the Tennessee He re-
members hearing Andrew Jackson in
his first race for president of the
United States, and remembers the bat
tie of New Orleans.
Mr.. Smith lives in little cabin in
the center of the woods near Holly
Leaf, and the scene has every appear
ance Ct pioneer. His daughter and
grand daughter live with him. He
drank whiskey and coffee and used to-
bacco upto fifteenyears ago, when he
swore off, and is today teetoatler in
every respect.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03

violin, mandolin and sang, and Capt
Agnew, the distinguished concert on
the guitar for many years was there
and could give good concert all
alone, and that program was better
than many in Memorial Hall by paid
singers in travelling shows. 1t was a
jolly party of ten, happy time long
to be remembered. Edward Kemp
was there don't yer know to bright
star in the life of the soldier drifting
down the stream of time towards the
great ocean of eternity when there
shall never pass away.
Soldiers are not all great geniuses
but in some lines are hard to beat,
either iE music, poetry, or good ap-
petite, and Fish was not there, but
heard about it, but never heard VIII.
ate the most to please the host. I'm
sure they did their best and Christmas
day I'll tell you all the rest.
Turkey. roast, spare ribs, side dish
es, cake pumpkin pie two inches thick
was feast fit for a King, and the
Waldorf Astor would have done no
better, and the guests was served lat
er in The evening and the old soldiers
grew Fat. At nine P. M. the banquet
hall
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
SHOOTS HIMSELF WHILE
REPLAY|NG MOVIE SCENE

Elizabethton, Tenn, Dec. 2.-While
he was going through what is beliey-
ed to be- the reeractment of scene
in a motion picture play, Harmon
Miller, the 19-year-old son of Lee F.
Miller, a prominent attorney of This
city, Inst night shot and killed him
self.
On his return home after seeing a
motion picture play in which there
was shown the scene of a woman at
tempting to kill herself, young Mil
Ter asked his mother for his revolver,
telling her that he feared burglars,
might enter during the night. Since
the boys father was away from home
on business at Newland, N. c., Mrs.
Miller let her son have the revolver
and he took it to his room. A few
minutes after she heard shot fired,
and rushing to the boys room, found
him unconscious. he died before
physicians could arrive.
The boysh death was evidently an
accident, since five cartridges were
found emptied on the dresser in his
room. The pistol was a six shooter
and he probably thought it a five
shooter, leaving she'll in it unob-
served. 1t was the shell left in the
cylinder that killed HIM.
When found the young man was I'M
dressed and ready for bed, and it is
believed that he was standing before
the mirrir playing over the scene
he had seen at the moving picture
theatre. He shot himself through the
temple.
The father of the young men, Lee
r. Miller, is i prominent attorney
having large practice in Tennessee
and Western North Carolina.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
at o'clock in the Baptist church. The
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
w. M. GILES FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER

w. M. Giles, of Austin Springs, is
candidate for road commissioner for
Improvement District No. 6. at the
election on Dec. 18th. Mr.. Giles, Is an
experienced rock man and road, !buila-
er and will give the work his personal
and constant attention if elected. lie
will take speciel pains to see thgt the
people get their moneys worth and
that the greatest number of people
possible are benefited by the locatioff
of the roads. He is canvassiny the
territory and pledging himself To this
end. He has travelled the roads more
than anyone in the section, perhaps,
and knows what routes are most
available for improvement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
SOCIAL CENTERS

The crying need of rural Tennessee
is social centers where our young peo-
pple can be entertained, amused and
instructed under the direction of cul-
tured, clean and competent leadership
where aesthetic surroundings stir the
Cove for the beautiful; where art
charges the atmosphere with inspira-
ton and power. and innocent amuse-
ments instruct and br gnten their
lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more at
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
SECRETARY BRYAN
AVOIDS EMBRACE

/ Chicago, Nov. 29.-"Love, not dread
thoughts and siege guns, is to. bring
peace to warning Europe" was the
text of a sermon preached today by
Secretary of State Bryan to Presby-
terians of Chicago, who filled down
town theatre.
Nations which have been built on
Force have died." said Secretary Bry-
an Those which have trusted in
khrmies and fleets have gone down.
Why do not the nations learn that
I righteousness is mightier than dread
noughts?"
Mr.. Bryan denounced the liquor
traffic.
TT is insanity to try to cure the
evils of society without stopping the
source of evil" he asserted.
Secretary Bryan experienced an en-
barrassing moment during a reception
on the stage following his talk, when
a young woman attempted to embrace
him. She was in line with dozens of
others and when it came her turn to
be presented, she said:
Pm Miss Lowe, your cousin; don't
you remember me?"
I'm sorry but don't believe ever
heard of you," said Mr.. Bryan.
We'll, I'm your cousin the woman
insisted, land I'm going to, give you
hug"
She tried to place her arms around
his neck, but Mr. Bryan seized them
firmly. ga q @a
mot yet" he declared, not until
pur relationship is more firmly estab-
lished. ~
Mr.. Bryan backed off an dthe young
woman was led away.
Fault Of q Great Many.
The chief of all abuses Is to imagine
that we are the center OF the universe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
THANKSGIVING ECHOES

Johnson City Is celebrated for its
great hearted generosity, friendship,
hospitality cooking. as is always boun-
tifully manifested at all the picnics,
and no strangers are allowed to go
away hungry, but there are always
baskets full to bring home and
Thanksgiving is equall vas generous
especially to all invited guests.
One especially jolly party gathered
at Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodmen's for
Thanksgiving supper, songs and in
strumental music. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
erts aid Capt. Eaton played the piano,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03

Bristol to spend Thanksgiving. will
Nbe the guests over Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il E. Richardson, of Anderson
street.
Misses Louise Summers and Fannie
Rhea Dosser, who attended the dance
of the Bristol Catillion Club Wednes-
day night and were guests of Mrs. R.
L. Gant, on Solar Hill, and Miss Mar
garet Dosser, who was the guest of
Mrs. j. H. Dosser, returned Thursday
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
HERALD-C COURIER
SOCIAL ITEMS.

Ex-Gov. and Mrs John Isaac Cox
spent Thanksgiving near Jonesboro
as the guest of Mi. and Mrs. Alfred
Butler.
Miss Effie Wood, of Johnson City,
is the guest of Mrs. Isadore' McClel-
land IN Fifth street, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Cox were the