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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
AnuSenents
POLI's TEIEATER


 Another big bill rounds out Carnival Week at Polls theater. Seven classy vaudeville acts and the best of pho toplays stamp the program as one of the finest ever seen here.
 Gallagher and sCarIin, who used to present the funny military travesty, .tThe Battle Of Bay Rum.s are here again in a new offering It is a bur- lesques on the naval service and is called Before the Mast 7 It is good for a laugh a minute and last night scored a big hit.
 Howard and Fields Dining Car Min a clever conception of modern min stre1sy The solo numbers are very good and the dancing of Howard and Fields is a real treat.
 Florence and Ely in ssI,he Kepto- u1aniacss's are triumphing in that popu- lar Rice-Cohen offering and Knowles and White, in a clever song and talk skit have already made many friends here.
 Dolly and Mack have a musical of fering that is as entertaining as it is unique. Lightning Weston, cartoon Eist,7 and Harry Rose, an eccentric comedian. complete the bill with acts that are sure to please The Photoplay program includes a Ford Sterling comedy, An III Wind a two-ree1 dramatic feature 'gThe Mad AHounta ineers'; a two-reel comedy fs.Fhose Were the Happy Days, . and other big features.
 eIt is a great bfll,s' is the general lopffion of patrons at the opening per fornances. Despite the enormous ex- pense attached to the bill there is nc change in the popular scale of prices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
CROSS FEVERISH
 CHILD IS BILIOUS .0R CONS TIPATED
Look, Mother! If tongue is coat ed give sCalifornia Syrup
 of Figs.o

Every mother realizes, after giving her children s'Ca1ifornia. Syrup of Figs. that this is their ideal laxative because they love it's pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach. liver and bowels with out griping.
 When cross, irritable, feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue. mothert If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless fruit laxative 2 and in a few hours all the fouls constipated waste. sour bile and undigested food passes out Of the bowels, and you have 8 well, playful child again. When it's little system is full of cold, throat sore, has. stom- ach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, coI- tc-remember, a good inside cleans ing" should always be the first treat ment given
 Millions of mothers keep sCalifor- nia Syrup of Figs handy; they know teaspo oonful to-day saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle of. .sCaIifornia Syrup of Figs which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown ups printed on the bottle Be- ware of commercials sold here. 50 don't be fooled Get the genuine made by aCa1ifornia Fig Syrup Com pany. y.n-Adlv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
CANNON

MT. and Mrs Percy Knapp at tended the surprise given to Mir and Mrs. Timothy Merwins VViltons on Tuesday evening. it being the fifth annfversary of their marriage.
 Mrs. Lewis R. Annbler is visiting. friends in Pai1adelphia.
 Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Weiss Georgetown, were guests of Rev. and Mrs John w Mace Friday. at the par senage
 | Fsiesllt n sralbeis of the Junior League were chaperoned by their president, Mrs John W. Mace and attended the lral1y held ak the Georgetown M. D. church on Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs Della Sturges entertained Mir and Mrs. sJeroIne Godfrey on Monday.
 Mrs Mary A Beethe1 has returned to her home in Maplewood, N. ! MT and Mrs. c. D. S. Miller of lBridgeport. were Sunday guests Of Mrs Helen Godfrey.
 William Sterling spent Sunday in EStanford and accompanied his family home on their return Monday from a 1.-two weeks visit with relatives in Brooklyn and New York Mir. and Mrs. F Rideaux have re- 1 turned home from Bloomfield, N J. On Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock the marriage of Miss Flora Bradley, daughter of Mr.s and Mrs. A. c. Brad Hey and Samuel Burr Sturges. eldest son of John B. Sturges of HurIbuti street, was soleTnnfzed at the home o1 the brides aunt in Kent Only immediate relatives were pres- ent After a short wedding trip the young people will spend >t1le winter in Cannon at the ss5turges homestead
 Miss Josephine Hurlbutt attended the funeral of Lewis Hubbard in Ter I ryville on Tuesday.
 On Thursday evening of this week lat Cannon grange the 3rd and 4th I degrees will be conferred upon six Iicandidates by the New Canaan degree
 team, after which all members will Ienjoy turkey supper.
 Miss Mary Hill of Redfng, was 2
 week end guest Of her aunt, Mrs Mary Abbott.
 On Friday evening, Nov. 27. at Can. Inon hall, an entertainment will be given by the young people OF St Matthew's church of Wilton, under ths auspices of the Knights of Washing. s ton. Miss Mary Marks has beer
 training them in folk dancing for tht Ipast two weeks, and the program
 promises to be an interesting ant l novel one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

Where than meter is used the dis counts less 25 cents month for meter, be applied to tofaI ption of single the
 The company anticipates that the establishment of this schedule will ofSthe increased of eeha eal operations, enlarge the volume of total sales that it will enable them to make ueon the base rate to the smaller which 1t purposes do voluntarily the volume of business increases to the point where with the which be effected in handling larger quantity the may sufficiently reduced to Justify such reduction. derived from the quantity wholesale of the pany will place the of gas within the reach of
 for various mechanical and manufacturing the wholesale of the Company will benefit the small making possible reduction in the base rate.
 Thee time m ed depends entirely upon the quantity consumed. Based material and labor it would are total annual sale of thousand million cubic feet selling hundred million annually intention company gas quality considered the possible price of the officers of the Company that this raeuated scale the sales 50 rapidly reduction to soc be made the very future
 THE BRIDGEPORT GAS LIGHT CO DeVer H. Warner, Pres
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
OF INTEREST TO EVERY CONSUMER OF GAS
 IN BRIDGEPORT
Announcement by the Bridgeport Gas
 Light Company
TO THE CONSUMERS OF THE BRIDGEPORT
 GAS LIGHT GO. SszF

The Bridgeport Gas Light Cenpany to establish January st 1915 schedule of rates based on what IS considered the modern practice which is abso- lutelY equitable both to all and the of the Company.
 It will readily that, while the manufacture ing may nearly Uniform for all gas the cost distribution selling will vary in exactly the proportion the quantity furnished For example, it costs the much to read the meter and do the work for the using hundred cubic feet per month for using thousand times fifty thousand cubic feet to twenty-five using 2OOO cubic f each requires 9 meters, 25 street conneeons 25 monthly readings of the naeters necessary keep the accounts and make the collections To sell 50O0O ft to 8 single consumer only one connection one meter reading is required As these items impor company in adopting this schedule is taking account of titles to the single consumer The larger the amounts used theless proporonay is this cost to the company and the price charged the should be governed accordingly.
 It will be noticed that the gcbedne is worked out on
 cumulative basis that each the for the of and the steps in the schedule fairly within the reach of the moderate
 The net price to the smallest user will be dollar {$009 per thousand cubic feet, at present By net price the prize if bill s Paid by the ao
 cubic feet less of 10 cents per aheusand for counts will be allowed for used through single of ten thousand (f0000l cubic feet 5 month as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
PARIS HAS NO FEAR OF GREA PIDE: MIG.

6Correspondence of Associated Pressl
 Paris, Nov. 19.-The recent proc lamation issued by General won der Goltz to the people of Brussels. men n ffoning the possible return of Ger man troops from France on account Of an alleged epidemic of cholera raging in the French army has caused Drs Metchnikon of the Fastenr Institute to declare that Paris is pai ' 4fcnlar and France in general have nothing to fear from the disease. Hs says the season is too far advanced for it to take hold, and medical ecienee Is too well armed atsaans11 F for it to raake any headways
 The general health of Paris, pr. 1detchnikoH says. was neyer better ana the physical conditions Of the French troops is nagnfd dcenE wnIcn n5sde ir surgery accounts for the coTnpareltiveIy light nloHtalits mons the yFounded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
PLAZA THEATRE.

Patrons of the Plaza at yesterday sss |perforInance had much to be thank ful for and it is doubtful if that cosy. playhouse has eyer before presented such Q clean, snoopy bill of attrao-s tions as has been arranged for the lat ter half of the week.
 rNed Nestor and His Sweethearts,'s z a musical comedy in abridged form with Bess De1bey and a chorus Of. nine pretty young women MT Nestor lis a very clever cornedian, well known to vaudevilhans here and throughout the country and he makes himself livery much at home in a girls boarding school without getting into any seri- ous difficulty and to the delight of the audience
 1.-the auditors.
 N'orcross and Holdsworth, saIhe Two. lOld Cronfes,'' whose ages total 160 years. Their voices are remarkably
 well preserved despite their advanced lage and the deep bass voice of MT. IsN'orcross was a beautiful shading for lthe clear tenor of his partner, Col Etine songs Including 'sOIds Black Joel
 sssalver Threads Among the Gold, : lconposed their repertoire and the
 manner in which they rendered the lat iter struck a true vein of sentiment lthat made many members Of the a11-
 dfence swallow hard.
 Lou Auger was one of the brightest spots on the bill
 Lloyd and Churchfu had a singing l honors Apollo and Polo gave an ex- l9hlbftion Of ladder balancing
 The Love Thfef,n a Keystone com Iedy; seThe Stolen Masterpiece, and
 sss.Tragedy of the North woods, made up the phetopIays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

OUTFITS SCHOOL OF DANCING Colonial Ball Room, FairheId avenue. All New Dances Taught in Private lessons Afternoon or evening. Terms Moderate. One Step, Hesitation, Maxixe, Lame Duck. and others.
 HesftatiOn aud One Steps $500. Ca1l for terms and appotntne7t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

Wire adviees from Chicago announc- ed the death in Pasadena, Gal, of the father of Frank l.. E. and Arthur Deming at the age of s8 years No particulars were given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
s N B IF

Mrs Chester Tyrren entertained al few Of her friends at a social whist last Friday Progressive whist was en- joyed during the evening.
 ReyssFs. w Poten has enjoyed a few days trip to Boston.
 wesley skinner Of Bridgeport was a recent guest Of his grandparents Mir. and Mrs. John E1inckleys
 Deputy Sheriff stephen B. Hayes enjoyed d days hunting in Monroe as the guest Of William shelton on Tues day.
 coznrnunity for Rev. MT. Denchheld and family. MT DencHheld was stricken with paralysis while preach ing in the Baptist cl1uch on Sunday
 fIe was helped by members Of his con-
 gregation to his nearby home, where d D hysician was hurrtedly called. Rev
 RIr Denchfeld moved to this will
 last July. He already has a. large cir
 ole of friends who wish for his speedy
 recovery.
 Edwards S Beardsley was an over1
 night visitor at the home of his sls- ter. Mrs. Elsie Nicho1ssstn shelton, this mrs. E1iaDeth Beardsley received news thia week of the death of her sister Mrs. Laura Curtiss in New town
 I The school fboard have purchased a number Of supplementary readers an q schoI accessories which thsy have placed in the seven schools in town. E Two plays will be given in the N1on- ifroe Town Hall on the evening of De- lcenber under the auspices of Har- l rnonv Grange The plays will url- doubtedly be greeted by large audi l fence, as the plays hitherto presented I by this society haye formed popular I parts Of the seasons entertainments in I Monroe
 i Mrs. P.B Wheeler and sister, Mrs l Ella vVinton, have left for Springfield l where they will spend the winter with l their niece Mrs Rice. I Mss Ina Nichols Of Booths Hill, has accepted position as nurse for Mrs l Burr EEsyvIey, MISS Laura Trench, the l nurse formerly employed, has gone to 1 her home in Easton.
 Mrs Emily D. Lseavenworth is the guest this week of relatives in Bridge- l port.e
 The death Of Mrs. William Blgeiow loccurred at her home on Sunday ev. ening. Mrs. Bige1ow was 5 years oi age and has resided in this vicfnit5 1 for many years. The funeral was 'iiheId at her late home on Wednesday d the Rev. Morgan AGfl1ar officiating
 The burial was in the local cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

An importer has this to say of Nor y7eafan sardines: The catch or first ! .rE4Sf7es IS very limited, and stocks of These are scarce. Packers in Norway have been taking some second grade mn. btat these ara mostly. large and not adapted to the American trade. Stocks sn this side are fair only and zEs look for better prices on Norwegian shrdines.,s z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

wireless report from the steamer sf9stan announced that the vessel had 6een delayed by head winds, but that ishe would be in port on Friday. This e77ip brings the first cargo of 1914 crop sFarazmn dates. She will be followed by the TanEfstan early in December.
 According to the importers. the dates die on the slestan have been closely sold m to arrive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
FrRH.I.Isss Ioooa1orrvEs
nliey Can Run for Several Hours on
 Ono Cllazee Of stellaa.

There are many industrial occupa 4tans where the condlfions are ex- treanely dangerous thereby rendering 41a qfzesttcm Of economic ti1termove- nlerat of materials somewhat difficult: The transportation Of materials in ex- Dlosive depots is an interesting Illus fratton of tae problem. The issue has been solved. however, in a great measure by 1Ele recourse to Areless To- nnnnoffVes. As the designation implies the locomotives conform to the gen. axAg design. but are not provt ded with q lire or heating device of any kind. IEateaa there is a reservoir or boiler which is filled partly with water and nartly with high pressure steam
 The latter is punped into the boiler from A seam raising station outside ths danger zo1aes to which tho Iocomo- tvs is taken from time to time. The comntrurtion Of this type of Locomotive hes beer brought to. high standard Of perfection i'd Gernany, the leadine Locomotive mannfa actursng firms sps- cla1izfng in this class Of engine while certain American manufacturers also have devoted their energies to the same problem.
 m Great Britain the possi bilities ol this form of transportation have beer appreciated and are receiving greatel attention. The admiralty recently ac' oudred d locomotive Of this type foi ase m the explosive dan ger zones, Tnt engine is able to run for several hour. upon one charge of steam, ands ovTinl to the system Of heat insulation adopt ed. the locomative may be left stand ing for a period of 12 hours in thu open air without appreciable loss o energy The engine is easy to handle in tact, it is operated in exactly tn same manner as the ordinary locomo tive. except that firing is eliminated The control is precisely similar.
 Not only Is the engine fireless, bu n11 the rubbing faces. such as tn brake blocks and the Impact point xepresenfed by the buffers, are ren eered sparkIess by the use of specia facing materials. These engines hay, been extensively adopted in dangerou mines. where access to the workings provided by gradients instead Q shaft Chambers Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

Nf0lefs YaIe-E Harvard Game
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
e.EHEE.lsTlAGS scTEsrgalcsn IlHlss1yurn

on Sunday evening. November g. at 8 o'clock, at the Plaza tfieater there will be given a free lecture on Christian Science. The speaker will be Clarence C. Baton G s B, or Ta- coma, Washington whose long exper- fence in this work qualiffes him to speak with authority
 MT. Eaton isea member of the Board Of ISecturesalp of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass. The lects1re is given under the auspices or First Church Of Christ Scientist. Of Bridgeport All are welcome No cards Of admission are required.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
Halfacre. Dexter. y

-. IT. Halfacre Dexter. 1do., tomwfat Foley Kidney Pills for Mrs T4alfacre who was down on her back with Kidneys so sore he had to help her move He says: She would cry vvifh pain across her kfdneys, but af-' fer she took the second bottle Of Eo- lay Kidney PiIIs she was as well and efrong as ever. aindle Drug Store. -AdV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

Joseph Carey. who is in charge of the cargo of salmon now due on the Windber is expected in the trade on tain of the Wandber was to the effect that his ship was held up by French warship after leaving Colon
 It is reported that the bulk of the Persian dates in the cargo Of the Saes- tan now due with first tide shipments has been sold to arrive According t6 some importers the prices to be named on the second steamer ngistant will be higher than those already in force.
 Figures compiled by Lunham 6 Moore show the exports of apples for the week Of Nov. 14 as ss,3Ss barrels compared with 65.38S barrels in the this season is given as s9S.644 barrels compared with S38.167 barrels in the same period last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-06
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Colonel Bracket circle Ladies of the
C. \. II. will conduct a card party and
coffee tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock I'm Memorial hall in the court
house. The game of 500 will be played
and the ladies invite their friends.
The Dorcas society of the Fifth
Avenue Christian church will hold its
coffee and bazaar Thursday afternoon
and evening April 9. at the church. cor
ner Fifteenth avenue and Thirty-sixth
street.
The April business meeting of the
South Park Presbyterian Brotherhood
will be held tomorrow evening at 1880
at the church. The members are re-
auested to be present as important
business is to be brought before the
meeting.
The annual meeting of the civic de-
partment of the Woman's club will be
held Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock at
library hall Reports of the years
work will be given and officers for the
coming year will be elected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-06

Central Presbyterian-The session
will meet in regular monthly meeting
this evening in the pastors study.
The subject of the Wednesday eve
ming lecture will be "old Testament
I Prophecy Concerning Christ"
| A special meeting of the session will
be held after the Wednesday evening
service for the purpose of receiving
any candidates who desire to unite
with the church next Sunday morning
at the communion service.
The Pastors Aid society will hold
an all day session Thursday at the
: home of Mrs. II. ID. Folsom. 1928
Fourth avenue.
The Christian Endeavor society viii
repeat the black face minstrel given
some weeks ago Friday evening in the
entertainment hall OF the church. The
AFFAIR proved of such merit that 1t is
repeated by request.
First Swedish lutheran-Tae trus-
tees will meet this evening at the
nome OF Frank Lindstrom.
Prayer services viii be held this eve
ming and Tuesday evening at the
church.
Wednesday evening the confirma-
ton class Will meet at six o'clock at
the annex.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will he held at 1:3G o'clock at the
church. Following the services We'd
nesday evening the committee from
the Ladies' Aid society chosen last
week will meet to arrange for the fes-
tival to be held next Monday even
ing.
Friday evening Good Friday SER
vices will be held at 7:3O o'clock
Saturday afternoon at o'clock the
confirmation class will meet at the an
mex.
Sunday morning special services will
be held at O'Clock, and in the evening
at 1880 there will be a special pro-
gram for the children with songs by
the choir.
Sunday evening. April 10. commun-
ion services will be held at the church.
Zion lutheran-The Mems society
will meet this evening at the home OF
Rev. " ]. Forsberg, 1909 Ninth ave
nue..
Prayer services will be held Tues
day and Wednesday evenings. Thurs
day evening communion will be cele
brated. and Friday evening Good Fri
day services will be held, the meetings.
beginning at 3 O'Clock. Special SER
mons will be given Thursday and Fri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-06
HOUSEHOLDS,
HINTJC @1g]

7 cooking to a light-colored crust Lat
cold with cream.
Somerset Potatoes-To two cups OF
hot riced potatoes add two table
spoonfuls of butter, onehalf cup oil
grated mild cheese, yolks Of three
eggs slightly beaten, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and Il few grains OF
cayenne. Shape in forms of birds, dip
in crumbs, eggs and crumbs. insert
slices of raw potatoe cut to represent
wings and tail. and use cloves 10 rep
resent the eyes. Fry in deep fat anu
drain on brown paper
Dried Beef With Eggs-Shave one
half pound of beef and put 1t INTO te
pid water for half an hour. Win
pinch of soda in the water 10 counter
act the acid in the tried blood Dtaih
off the water and cut the meat ih'o
small bits. Return to the pan WIN
tablespoonful of butter and iiuie
pepper. then add four well-bea'eh
eggs, stir briskly for moment snd
send t. the table in Il "a. sfed dlsh-
Potato Rice-Roil two pounds OF pc,
tatoes, mash them with two ounces -
butter and four tablespoonful OF oon,
ing milk and season with pepper anu
salt. Put them into large colahoei
and press thcm through onto a NV
dish Be sure and shake the coislue.
every Minute or so. that the potaloe'
may fall lightly like rice. Serve fe'!
not with broiled steak or sausages.
Baked Eggplant Remove the stSlA
but not the skin. wash, cut into hah q,
put on in boiling water and boz uA
partly tender (abOut one-hal AV''p
drain. cut into small pieces ana sc
son with salt and pepper and plenty =,
water. Place in baking disn WIN
thick layer of break crumbs ana nio.
butter Bake till brown in 9u""
oven and serve in the same dish
Tomato Salad-Pour boiling wate.
over eight or ten tomatoes anu "a
stand a moment. Pour on anu g.
cold water Take the skins on snss
and set away to become cold os''
with cold dressing.
Apple Tapioea -Three-quarters v
cup of tapioca or sage, one quo"
hot water. one-half teaspooninl oi go
six or seven apples, one-haiI cupi"
sugar. cinnamon or nutmeg'
Pick over and wash the tapioc@
sage. soak about one hour. fout
the hot water. cook till clear sur -
ten, add the salt Pare and core -
apples, slice or put whole III o@,ss as
ed baking dish. sprinkle sugar
spice over them and turn in the -
Bake tin the apples are soft Ssi'
with milk and sugar.