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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
PRESIDEN WILL SUN
 AND THE GILL DREN
Has Endeared Himself to Chile dren Of Mississippi Dur
 ing His Vacation.

President wilson dearly loves chill
 dren and much Of the pleasure Of his
 vacations are derived from rornps
 with the little folks from the letters
 which he often receives from them.
 from the distributio on of candy which he always carries about with him in
 his big aaltniobi1e.
 V While the President has been south these past few weeks, he has greatly endeared himself to the youngsters Of IfIssissippi Many of them have writ ten him letters, and to their great joy. he has answered them. This IS some thing which he would like to do when at the White House but which he finds impossible because Of the pres sure of important business E Master Cecil Brown, Of Mississippi City, has two letters from the Presf- dent, more than any. of Vt1ae other youngsters Master Brown a few days American flag and halted the big au- tomobi1e.
 l < teI want to give you some candy he told the President, .sand want you to eat it because made it myself. z The President took the box of
 home-nnade candy with him. while Master Brown attired in boy
 scout uniform, saIuted proudly as the automobile proceeded. When MT. Wilson got through with hds import
 ant letters he wrote to the boy thank l ing him for the gift When the Pres
 tder1t rode to golf yesterday, Master Brown was again signalling in the
 road with his flag. but this time he was in civilian clothes. He had a box Of flowers for the President, and a little note. When the President got home he read the note.
 1T liked your letter so much, ' the boy had written. "that I brought you 1 the flowers. hope you will write me another letter. too, and when you 1 get back to Washington want you l to write regular to me- The Presidents interest in children, however, has been manifest in other ways than by correspondence. Hun dreds of little boys and girls have 1 lined the road on which he motors I to and from the golf links each day cheering or waving flags. The Pres l ident's chauffeur slows down as he approaches the little groups, and the President often has stopped to talk l with the children. I SchooT-fearhers have learned the 1 hour when the White House motor is l due to pass at various points aaons I the road, and practically the entire I youth Of Mississippi coast now have seen the President of the United States zs st-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
AN ENJoYABEE,PAR4x.

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home. of Helen Belton. e99 Broad Street, recently The even ing was spent with music and games. At late hour supper was served Among those present were Misses Gladys Whitney. Marie Piuuette, Al ma Piquettes Agnes Wall, Frances Kane. Josephine Kerwin, Catherine Kerwin. Catherine Sullivan, Irene Sullivan. Helen Belton, Marion Cotter, Madeline Farley, Anna Moran, Helen Connors. Harriet Belton. Elizabeth Belton. The Messrs Gerald Cotter Harold Ford, Howard Shelton, Joseph May, Irving Kane, Louis Flanagan Leo Garrity, James Wood, Thomas Ellsworth, Daniel Moran, Harold Bel tom
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

child. Her love ana fear are aroused by the little one's sharp wall She denies herself a moments time to grasp the most becoming wrapper- or smooth back her frowsy hair, that she may look more attractive in her hus- bands eyes. It is cruel injustice to such self-sacri6cing, loving wife to compare her with the pretty. pow dered, fluffy young thing who fioated into his office that day to sell him a book on "the lives of great men. > Has thoughts finger on the girls jam tfness, her spick-and- -span-neks. and her arch coquetTy. The home picture he is locking at loses by contrast. No hus band goes wrong all at once They stroll Into the primrose path very of ten without reconciliation. The tro11- bles of home life begin when the hus- band commences to find pleasure il, chatting with al1uring strangers. It generally ends in but one way-fIae disrupting of the household Do the men who rush into marriage heed lessly consider it's obligation, its real meaning? They make no arrange n1ents at the altar for ever ceasfnx to love the wife, honoring and cher dsh1ng here while lIfe lasts.
 At the altar she dowers him with her youth and beauty. He stands be- side her. taking the VOW, that she is < to have all of his hearts affection, not
 
 thing will f1atter him as long as his money lasts. The wife who has given up the world for his dear sake will cleave to him through sickness or sorrow, through sunshine or downfall. though every one else turns against him he will ind her steadfast and true Her devotion never fails him. If He Happens To Be Married
 He should not encourage young wo- men who are inclined to Hfrt to take up his leisure time. The women who lavish their smiles upon him, know ing that his devotion is due to a wife at home. are danger signals to steer clear of. No good can come from their associations, but much harm The man who sewers sacred home ties casts from him the wife of his bosom to follow a wiII-o' -tf1e-wfsp, meets g just retribution, sooner or later husbaud,s heart should be wifese refuge while life lasts The man who loves wife and home earns the rever- ence Of his children. The husband who neg1ects her earns their distrust No husband should shelter in his heart a secret from his wife. Many a disaster could be averted if the hus- band made a frank confession to his wife that his boat WAS sailing dan gerous sea The husband who gives I all his love to his wife has no affec- ton to bestow on those outside of his family ' #zs sssssss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

(Copyright, January, 1914, by the Mc-
 Cure Newspaper Syndicate9
 .swho wed should give the hand
 With undivided heart and stand
 In single purpose true TO one;
 Or else the loving soufs undone
 dn bitterness and agony
 Like a curse, that bIights the land A house. divided, cannot stand,
 Some seek in vain, and find too late True loves not there to win, and Fate Has linked them with a faithless
 mate
 They thought the flower of chivalry.''
 After romantic courtsnfp and in a tender moment a lover proposes msar- riage. The woman who roves him well enough to whisper .syes- looks for ward to rosy future. IA woman-S whole heart is a history of her affec- tions.,' Love is the ladder by which she mounts from earth to heaven. Why should 1ffe's sweetest song, for should the flower or wedIoclx ever have canker in it? Most husbands are worth the tenderest devotion of a lifetime Here and there, we come across a man who is an exception to this rule ,who is like the inconstant moon-ever ready 10 plunge into the next change: or like the sun, glowing today and out of sight tomorrow. It is perhaps the cruelesr moment of a wornan,s life when the Knowledge is thrust upon her that the man who vowed to love and cherish her at the altar is chahng at the marital bands and has begun to weary Of her. She looks at the happiness of other wives. perhaps less worthy to be loved than herself with moist eyes. She wonders if it is because her charms are less than theirs that fate has been so un- kind to her. Husbands have 1t in their hands to make or mar wife's life. There are women who, having once known glimpse of afrAction, be 1t ever so aeeting, find it bitter as death to live without it To her, home is but q name, the word happiness but a mockery. and life a daily mar tyrdon She yearns for the oId-tine anection which her husband could give her, but does not. In searching l about for reason of a husbands s growing coldness. the germ of Jealousy springs into being. She wonders if there is
 Another Woman in the Rack
 ground.
 There are some huebands to whom l tte routine of domestic life grows irk- l some. They grow peevish when their sleep is disturbed by the wife who ,, rises hastily to attend the fretful l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
SdcY Fra cfcdl TO7le DreJv Wdhlnq
 Lecc0nJ
Prepared Especially For This Neqcsbcpey
 by Pictorial ReDieqO
A MISSES SKIRT.

Every young girl likes we'll hitting separate skirt, and the model shown here is intended for wear not only by misses. but small women. It is three piece affair having a high wadstlfne and two one piece circular fiounces.
 It requires SIS yards of 3S inch or 21a yards of 54 inch material to make the skirt. The soft satin finished cloths are best suited to the model. but is carried out in wide variety of ma terisIs.
 Tn laying out the pattern the upper and lower 1ounces and the front gore may be placed on a Eengthwise fold of the goods. providing 54 inch cloth is used. The back gore is arranged on . lengthwise thread of the material and can be placed directly opposite the front gore
 Now join the gores as notched. Plait extensions. screasing on slot perfora- tions: then lap to small "o.s perfora- tions and press. Close back seam from large 'sO perroration to lower edge: finish edges above for placlxet- Close back seams of hounces. leaving seam of upper f1ounce free above large "O' perforation for pIacket. Adjust lower hounce to position. centers even: stitch upper edge along small 70" per- forations in skirt. Adjust upper founce to position. centers and upper edges even. Adjust a webbing or straight strip of canvas inches wide to posi- ton underneath upper edge of skirt for a stay: stitch upper edges together.
 The variations that it is possible tc ring. in on this skirt are numerous First. of course. is opportunity to com- bine materials. And here visions ot making over' rise in the mind.
 For dressy occasions foundation c1 silk satin with dounces of lace oI chiffon is sreconm ended. This skiri provides an excellent model for using plain cloth and plaid silk together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
BEAUTY CHATS
l. woaiaN's GROWN OF GLORY
Bx BIanche Bcacon.


 In most nations the dressing and sadornment of the hair has always formed one of the principal duties of ztne toilet and caprices of different races. and epochs in this respect are very remarkable.
 While the Hebrews and Greeks con sstdered long hair a beautiful ob5ecrs Sthe Egyptians regarded 1t as sn m <surn nf,rance They removed 1t and E.., l,s.sftuteci light wigs. The Roman ladies used artificial hair or dyed their own. srrfnkIed it with gold dust ana represented in it various fancifuI de- sizns So desirable was me head Of hair considered that 1t became sa-
 cred and was often dedicated to the gods on important occasions of mar =rsare. victory, escape from danger or <deakh. and burial of family PlucK- -snn it out OF neglecting 1t was a sign of aGflfctfon.
 m. 74Ise- lime of Francis I. short hair 5 became the fashion and under Louis
 XIII long hair, curls and wigs Then
 came hair powders periw1gs and pe- rukes of monstrcus size, which van $ fshed with the French Revolution. Marie Antofnette and the ladies Of Ser ssozrrt afrected remarkable hair aress Tall wire baskets were lse- c1srelv fastened on their heads and the hafr brought up over these where fE was cOiled and puffed and curled and tortured generally
 Dame Fashion expresses nersetI in her suggested hairdressing modes
 now. as much as she did in the days of wigs and periWigs-
 It is too bad that women follow the beI1-sneep Of Fashion for most styles 2 are not becoming to most women < French hairdresser once said: Three types of women should never change 2 she way they dc their hair. beautiful women. picturesque women and ; xnofherEs'
 But even mothers are weak when
 their reputation for style is in jeo- partay. and hence the eccentricities of : hafrdressfng.
 Young girls. can be rather more 5 fearless in their coinures and while do not care for the biscuit hairdress.
 T must admit it's becornin gness to my < model The face waves are brought far over on the cheek and cover the ~ cara, entirely This hnirdressing Is
 not becoming to a short stout girl.
 Therefore. unless you are tall. slender
 and Iong-throated. do not in this res : pect follow the bell=sheep of Fashion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
STEAM HEAT RUINS
 BEAUTIES, SAYS ARTIST

Washington, Jan. 16.-A1yn Wil- Hams, noted English miniature paint CT. said the only thing that prevents the American woman from being the most beautiful in the world is the eff feet of steam heated rooms and dry atrnospfere on her completion.
 'sThe Irish girl has the best skin in the world, and the English comes TT,a,st.,, said MT. Williams ssThe Amer fcan woman in face, figure and dress has the beauty of the English girl, combined with the vivacfty of the Parisian, but lacks the peaeh-l1ke cf,,,, ra1e,rinrl of her British sister.'a E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
Music, Art,
 Literature
 THE sPHGRIMAGES OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH

SIX WALTER ESAl4ALANE4ls
 f s=s-s-.s~- (written in the Tower. Expecting
 Death any day, and ready) Give me nay scaIlop-sheH of quiet,
 My staff Of faith to walk. upon, My script of joy, immortal diet, My bottle of salvation. My gown of glory, hopes true gage And thus I'll make my pilgrimage. Blood must be my oody's palmer:
 No other balm will there be given Whilst my soul, like quiet palmer
 Traveleth toward the land of Heav-
 en;
 Over the silver mountains Where spring the nectar fountains;
 There will kiss
 The bowl of bIiss
 And drink mine everlasting i'll Upon every milken hill My soul will be a-dry before But after it will tharst no more. Then by that happy bIiesful day. More peaceful pilgrims shan see That have cast off their rags Of clay And walk appareled fresh like Ine- I'll take them flrsr
 To quench their thirst
 And taste Of nectar suckets And those clear wells Where sweetness dweIls F Drawn up by saints in crystal buck cts.
 And when our bottles and all we Are filled with inarn ortaIdty Then the blessed paths we'll travel Strewed with rubies like the gravel Ceilings of diamonds, sapphire floor, High walls Of coral, pearly bowers. From thence to heavens bribeiess Where no corrupted voices brawnl No conscfence molten Into gold. No forged accuser bought and sold, No cause deferred, no vain spent
 journey, 5~E 5H0f For there Christ is the kine's attor- Who pleade for all without degrees And he hath angels, but no fees. And when the grand twelve million | jury or our sins, with direful fury, Against our souls b1aex verdicte give, 1 Christ pleads his death, and then wq
 live.
 Be thou my speaker, taintless pleader. Unblotted lawyer true. proceeder! l Thou givest salvation even for alrues | Not with a bribed lawyere palms. And this is mine eternal plea To him that made heaven. earth and sea- That since my flesh must de eo 4 Ana want a head 70 dine next noon. | Just at the stroke when my yein4 i start and epreads | Set on my soul an everIastinE headi Then am ready, like palmer, | To tread those p1est paths which
 before writ.
 The night before Raleigh's death, ! by the ax, in 161s, he Is supposea 70 | have written these lines, which were found in Aie 4sillle77 l Even such IS time. that takes n trust
 Our youths, our joys our all we t have
 l And pays us but with earth and aus Il vv11e. ir tlhe dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our way 1 shuts up the story of our days: l But from this earth, this grave lnla | dust,
 My God shall raise me up trnss-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

One spendthrift will get away with more money in a year than will be used for the support of three econom- fca1 young married couples. But the
 money he spends does good elsewhere
 A health officer says that colds may be caught from kissing. The average young person is fond of colds caught that way.
 powder puff lying on the sidewalk, or else go around it. There is some thing eerie in this very necessary ad- junct to milady's beauty. to the aver age man.
 Women look down and they look up |-it all depends. When a man kiss es her hand she looks down, and when he kisses her lips she looks up.
 There are plenty of the handsom- est girls in the world who never get magazine. They would rather have them enslarined in the. hearts of ster- ling young men.
 Great deposits of sulphur have been discovered in Texas, and the stuff is now being mined with success. The deposit is near the Mexican border, and the devil is loose within the bor- der.
 An expert farmer says that it costs $6 year to keep a rat. Some of the rats. This is probably why farm pro- ducea costs so much these days. If a fellow happens to-accumulate a little bank roll. there are dozen oth- CT fellows who are scheming to get it away from him. by one means or oth- CT. The person who can forget that he has the Jumping toothache. may be said to have perfect self-control. An Oklahoma. man recently fed his pet COW s28o in currency, by mistake. He will have to spread his butter less than half an inch thick for awhile to recoup his loss.
 Lord Northcliffe says he likes the American breakfast. Yes, milford buckwheat cakes and sausage gravy or maple syrup. served by a rosy 1 checked American 1assie, is not 8 bad combination.
 When women get the ballot they
 will demand admission to the Ameri- can Academy of Immortals. Danger is
 constantly towering o'er us. 1 There is one place where the
 stranger always finds 8 welcome, and l that is in the churches of the average
 country town or village. But he fights shy of the city churches.
 l It is no longer the dude or imbe- 1 ci1e who is the exclusive cigarette lsmoker. Between 1908 and 1912 the number of cigarettes consumed year.
 ly has leaped from three billion te I f@%71 lyears the increase in the use of little cigars has been from $40 million te a little more than one billion a year or about 65 per cent. Cigars them selves have passed the seven biI1ior
 mark. But whereas, ten years ago l half as many cigarettes were smoked i as cigars, now half as many cigar. are smoked as cigarettes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
WOMEN AND WET FEET

Cold and wet feet are dangerous combination, especially to women, and congested Kidneys often result Back ache urinary Irregularities and rheu-
 naftc fevers are not unusual results. Foley Kidney Pills restore the regular and normal action of kidneys and bladder and remove the cause of the trouble Contain no habit forming AEuxz HtndIe's DruS store.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

Great disappointment is expressed because the Tango is not danced more shockingly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

All the Mexican Congress has to do to keep out of jail is to obey Presi- dent Huerta-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

1t is hoped that the new oattleshiPs will be completed by the time tneF pattern is ready for the scrap heap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

Women look down and they look up it all depends. When a man kiss es her hand she looks down, and when
 he kisses her lips she looks up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

A man will step carefully over powder puff lying on the sidewalk, O else go around it. There is some thing eerie in this very necessary ad junct to milady's beauty. to the aver age man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

Great deposits of sulphur have been discovered in Texas, and the stuff is now being mined with success. The deposit is near the Mexican border, and the devil is loose within the bor- der
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

There are plenty of the handsorn- est girls in the world who never get their pictures on the front page of a magazine. They would rather have them enshrined in the hearts of ster- ling young men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

s(Copyright, January 1914, by the Mc-
 Cure Newspaper Syndicateo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

An expert farmer says that it costs $6 a year to keep a rat. Some Of the farmers must spend pile yearly on rats. This is probably why farm pro- duce costs so much these days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

If a fellow happens to-accumulate a little bank roll, there are dozen otEl- CT fellows who are schemfng to get it away from him. by one means or oth-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

The person who can forget that he has the Jumping toothache may be said to have perfect self -control.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16

A health officer says that colds may be caught from kissing. The average young person is fond of colds caught that way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
Another Woman in the Rack

There are some h1leba nds to whom
 the routine of domestic life grows irk- some. They grow peevish when their sleep is disturbed by the wife who rises hastily to attend the fretful
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
P|THY PARAGRAPHS

One spendthrifts will get away with more money in a year than will be used for the support of three econom- fcaI young married couples. But the money he spends does good elsewhere
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-31

What's the use when q mans only
chance is to run crooked, unless he
wants to starve?"
That night Halves had yielded to
the temptation. He had seen Red"
Red" knew that man Of Halves ad.
dress, gentleman. in spite of his
past, would be Of use to him. To-
getier they might pull OF Job or
two. For instance, there was the new
big house up Marsden way. The old
guy who lived there wouldn't put up
much of a fight, even II he woke, and
1t was said he had q dinner service Of
solid silver, and his wife had Jewels.
So much Red" had learned from
prowling about tho neighborhood. II
Halves didn't join him he was q fool.
Halves agreed to join him. He was
waiting for Red" and before he had
finished his meal the man came In.
They talked in whispers. Soon the
plan was arranged. Red" was to
wait at the rear Of the house with
the bakers cart he knew where to
obtain. Halves was to enter the din.
ing room window. OF course. Red
was expert at efecting entrances OF
private houses, but Halves must show
his worth and get q little practice.
There amt nothing to It," smiled
Red" scornfully. ITS as easy "a
opening a pie. And II you're spotted,
it's fifty to one no bullet II hit you
in the dark. You'll get your nerve
after the first try"
At midnight Halves stood shivering
outside the house. The coup was to
be pulled OF in half an hour; Red"
would come by with the cart, and the
spoils were to be dumped inside. Then
the two would gallop away together.
It required accurate timing. for Of
course the cart could not stay more
than a minute or two in the same
place. There watches were set to.
gether.
At fifteen minutes past the hour
Halves climbed to the window Of the
dining room, thrust up the piece OF
wire between the windows, and forced
back the catch. Noiselessly, as Red"
had taught him, he threw up the sash.
A moment later he had descended In
side. He struck a match, found the
electric light. and turned it on for an
instant, Just long enough to show him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-31
Rainy Day Had Come.

Some time ago Mrs. Toppleton per.
suaded lobe to begin saving money
for a rainy day. lobe promised to do
so. and was so true to his promise
that the distillery man began to think
be had lost his most valued customer.
Every cent he could lay his hands on
lobe put into his little savings bank.
Then one morning cloud appeared in
the southwest no larger than a mans
hand, but it grew and expanded sur
prisingly, and at eight o'clock tor
rental downpour began which is said
to have been fine for the wheat. 1t
also raised the creek to such an ex-
tent that the footlog was washed away
and lobe is still il the GistillerN-
Kansas City Star.