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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
VIA PANAMA
 SAVES 3. 900 MILES

Washington. Dec. 21-Direct steam ship service between New York and VIadivos4ok, Siberda4 by way Of Pana- ma. Canal already has begun and two steamers already have passed through the Canal with cargoes of general manufactured goods and ner- chandise. The new line is 10, 100 miles long but is 5000 miles shorter than the route from New York to vIadi- vostok by way of the Suez Canal Con- sequently, a 10-knoE vessel saves 1276 days at sea-
 The beginning of a. new trade be- tween Peru and England by way of the canal is indicated in the passage through the waterway of two steam ships laden with raw sugar, the first shipment through the canal Of whole cargoes of sugar from Peru In de- ference to protests from shipping in terests, the canal authorities have de- cided to waive the requirement. that vessels furnish copies of their mani fest when passing through the canal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
MEN AND WOMEN
 TO HEAR WASHINGTON
 AT Y. M. C. A. TONIGHT

Booker T. Washington is to give an other of his popular lectures at the Y. M c. A. auditorium tonight. This will be the only opportunity which la dies will have Of hearing .Dr. Wash ington. during his present trip. since the mass meeting at the Plaza yester- day was for men only.
 The subject of tonight's lecture will be '"The Progress of the American Negro" pr. Washington will be in troduced at o'clock by Dr. c. w.. Deane, superintendent of schools. Sew eral prominent business and profes- sional men will occupy seats on the platform.
 From 7:30 until 8 o'clock tfMelodio, 9 the well known pianist, will give sew eral numbers at the piano. He comes here from a highly successful series of concert recitaIs in New York. This will be the first public appearance of t'Melodio'' in this city, and it is felt by those in charge that many will come early to take advantage of this double attraction.
 All classes in the educational de- partment of the '. M. c. A. are to be excused tonight so that the students and instructors may attend1 the Iec- ture. And inasmuch as this will be pr. Washington first lecture in Bridgeport before a mixed audience in nearly twelve years, it. is expected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
Feast of St. Thomas Ushers
 Tn the Years Shortest Day

This is the festival Of St. Thomas, the fisherman of Gali1ee who was numbered among the apostles of
 Jesus, and who, anticipating the skepticisrn of the Missourian of a later era, demanded ito be shown For all his doubts, however, St. Thomas was a goodly man and one of the ablest apostles of the new faith
 and deserved better than to have the
 shortest day of the year assigned as
 his festival. This year, however, the winter soIstice, which marks the off cial beginning of the reign of King
 Winter, will not begin until tomor- row morning. If brevity is wit, to-
 day of 1914, although those who have
 followed the oft-given advice to do
 their Christmas shopping early may be unable to extract much merFiment from viewing the contents of their purses
 The festival of St. Thomas, which is
 the name day of the millions of mas culine humans and felines named af- ter the apostle, has long been charac-
 terized by peculiar ceremonies Its association with the shortest day of
 the year was early marked by the old coup1et:
 s'st Thomas gray. St. Thomas gray. The longest night and the shortest day ''
 one ancient English custom as-
 sociated with the day-which has happily passed into oblivion except in a few remote rural districts-is that of 'sgoing a gooding.' This practice accounts for the occasional references to St. Thomas Day as. ''doleing day. l or begging day" The poor people of the parish made the rounds of the l homes of their, wealthier neighbofs, begging food or money, so that they l mi ght enjoy some of the good things l of life on Christmas. Nowadays ssgo- l ing a gooding'' is practfced principal 1 1y by agents of the Salvation Army
 and similar religious and charitable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
CaIlagIsaBn

While that bantam f1ghting-cook or the seas. sir John Iellicoe, is the man
 upon whom England pinned her great est faith to maintain Britannia'ss su-i premacy on the waves, there are a. number of other British naval officers who were entrusted with posts almost equally vital and important. One of these is Vice Admiral Sir George Ast- ley CalIaghan, commander of the Brit ish First Sea Fleet, and a sea warrior Of long experience. Sir George was
 born in Cork just sixty-two years aga today, Dec 21, 1852. and was the son the peace in Cork. As naval adviser on Qualifications he had much to do in formulating plans to enable England
 to resist a, possible invasion, and he is
 considered one of the worlds foremost
 authorities on*fortifications to defend
 coasts and ports Sir George com
 manded the naval brigade for the re-
 lief of the legations in Picking during
 the Boxer uprising. Sir John Jellicoe
 also accompanied that expedition and
 received a bullet through the lungs as a souvenir. Sir George reached the rank of captain twenty years ago, and since then has commanded many yes- se1s He was rear-admiral of the the Fifth Cruiser Squadron in 1907, sec
 ond in command of the British Medi- terranean fleet from 1908 to 1910. and in the latter year was appointed to the command of the second division of the Home Fleet. and subsequently, to the Icommand of the First Sea Fleet. Sir EGeorge married the daughter of a clergyman and lives in Somersetshire.
 He has three daughters and a son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
If Your Advertising
 Disappoints You

All advertising helps a business, but not all advertising is equaiIy profit able. If once in a while a merchant inserts a business notice that does not seem to give the returns it should. may this newspaper make a, sugges- tion2
 That is, that the advertiser, instead of deciding off-hand that advertising does not pay. should go to the news paper office, or send for the news paper man to come and see him, and together that they should study the disappointing insertion.
 Every newspaper man is something of an advertising specialist. He has seem many kinds of advertising tricks tried out. He has his own theories. which may or may not be sound, but they are based on very considerable experience.
 The chances are ten to one that the advertisement either claimed too 1nuch,l or that it was. too indefinite. If you merely say your goods are the best in town, and offer no facts or figures to back it up, you do not use the space to the best advantage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
The. D. M. Read Company.

organizations.
 ssGoing a goodings' is still practfced to some extent in Stahordshire, Eng land, and today many old women, widows and children will solicit aims from the weIl-to-do folk of that part of England. Until recent times this custom was very hard on the poor clergymen, for they were expected to give a shilling to each person who called. When the day was over the clergyman was usually himself an ob- Ject of charity. so far as available if hanciaI resources were concerned.
 Tn Worcestershire, famed for it's sauce, the festival of St. Thomas is peculiarly a begging day for the kid- dies, just as Thanksgiving day is in many American communities, The youngsters have special song for the occasion. which runs as follows; .sWassail, wassai1. through the town. If you've got any apples, throw them
 down; Up with the stocking. and down with
 the shoe,
 If you've got no apples, money will
 do;f
 The jug is white and the ale is brown, This is the best house in the town
 The f1attery in the last line is sup- posed to melt the heart of even the stingiest of househo1ders. The old women beggars also had carol of their own:
 God bless the master of this house, the mistress also,
 And all the little children that round
 the table go.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
Short Stories

The father of the short story was Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian novelist and poet, who died at Certa1do 539 years ago today, Dec. 21, 1875. He was the son of a F'lorentine merchant, and was born about 1913. His De cameron a collection of short tales, each complete in itself. practically marked the beginning of the short story. It is upon this literary work that Boccaccio's fame principally rests, although he was the author of much poetry which was not without merit. Boccaccfo's works reflect the immoral -or unnoral-spirit of the times in which he lived and a majority of his tales are of a character which would now land an author in jail. Despite their possibly because of 1.-the 'Decameron'' has been trans lated into nearly all tongues and is still widely reS1. Literary critics rank the work as masterpiece. Bal zac and many other modern authors have found inspiration in the works of the celebrated Italian. His faults were those of his time-and,' for the matter of that, of a much later time, for as recently 8 century ago stories
 were told in mixed companies of ladies and gentlemen which would now scarcely be tolerated by ''stag par ty."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
Rawlinson, M. F., 54 Today,
 Seeks to. Stop His Own Pay

One of the unsung heroes Of the war
 is John frederick Peel Rawlinsons the 1Jnfonist member of the British Parlia-
 ment from Cambridge University, who
 recently started a movement which
 result in depriving himself and all
 other members of Parliament of thesr
 pay envelopes. MT. Rawlinson fatn-
 cred the resolution in the House or
 Commons providing that the salarles
 of members of Parliament be dLscon-
 tinued during the war, and also urged
 a, reduction in the salaries of caplnet ministers The distinguished pafi1a-
 rnentarian from Cambridge Untvers-
 ity. declared that this action should pc
 taken in view of the drain on rne
 treasury caused by the war.
 MT Rawlinson was born nfty y-Iour- IT
 years ago today. Dec. 21. 1860, the son |of Sir C. Raw1insons who was cnaeI
 Justice of Madras. After graduatlng from Cambridge he entered upon 2. teZ
 gal career. in which he has galneo ICambridge in 1898, connnntssary of the
 university in 1900, and has held a seat in Parliament since 1906.
 The payment of members or Partla- ment which MT. Ra.wlinson would now
 abolish is recent innovation In GTeA1 Britain. From the institution of the Parliamentary system in England ln- ln' til 1911 members served without pay.
 Under a. provision introduced by MT. Lloyd George and passed in the sum- mer of 1911 the members were given an annual salary of 5000. This in novation waa bitterly denounced Dy Ifha Ctonserva lives biit it had the sup port Of the Asquith administration- MT. Lloyd George, in defending the measure, declared that it. was a truly democratic provision. inasmuch as uIl- ! der the old system only men of con- --la f<1 Gr7f fG1s EParliament This argument did not appeal to the old fashioned Conserva- Itives, and some of them refused to acs cept the salaries provided, while oth- CTS gave their salaries to charity. While Mr. Rawlinson urged his reso- lution as a temporary measure inspir- ed by patriotism, other members have resisted it as being the entering wedge for a return to the old system of tn- paid parliame tarians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
The After Effect
 Of Our Dollars

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 Money is power It not merely brings the comforts and pleasures of life. but it is influence. and patronage. It builds ups and it tears down, ac-s cording as it's support is given or withheld.
 considers only the immediate results of his purchase on himself. He should consider also whether the after effects of his purchase are going to help him., or going to hurt him.
 When a man buys an article in a home store. he gets two results. One is immediate and very tangible. He buys, and the comfort of the clothing he purchases. But is that al13
 The purchase being made at home., a direct stimulus is given to his home interests. He is thereby helped to make a business friendship with the man of whom he bought the goods. If such purchases are continued, a dealer looks at him as a. friend worth cultivating, will take special pains to meet his needs. and guarantee him satisfaction.
 The home dealer is made more prosperous by the home purchase. He can in turn help out some other home dealer. The dollar circulating at home increases home business. means more taxable property more money in ones own town available for all public causes, more funds to employ labor here general prosperity, and advance in the value Of all property.
 On the contrary. the dollar spent in some other town never comes back. It goes to build up some other and rival town, or often some great far away city. There are no after effects favorable to the buyer.
 It would seem as if a spirit of self interest, if not of local patriotism, and community spirit, should lead any in telliEent person to spend money in such away as to receive the addition al benefit that comes from Keeping money at home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
BRoPHY IN THE RACE.

County Commissioners John Brophy, who has already served two terms in that capacity announced his intention of making another run and will soon begin an active campaign to insure his seat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR GIFuS PRESENTS
 MANY FOR THEIR MOTHERS

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  PenzLF Tine Pencdls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
White Enameled Ware.

"A Kitchen Table de luxe z
 White Seal Sanitary of porcelain degees Of will last lifetime and be the pride cutlery spoons. ss 61n nn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21

The naval collier Caesar left Wash ington with a. cargo of Government exhibits to be shown at the San Fran cisco exposition The cargo will pass through the Canal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21

The Duchess of Argyll will distribute $15o,O00 donated by w. w. Astor, of London, for the relief of families of British officers killed or wounded at the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
Who Wrecked The New Haven Road?
 Was IL Mir. Bryan, Senator LaFolIette
 And MT. Brandeis --0r Somebody Else?

M Mellens theew Haven system footed Hartford Couran the New political the political deagogues that had on it's pay roll mind yobu against theft applied railroad not to have come from feeling repentance that the public needed time to forget the Meen evidence Either this it's habit of looking at the thing through distorted glass cannot
 Interstate has described in tail methods by Haven wrecked
 These methods included the employment of politcans many of them whom the New Haven paid large
 of these methods the former directors Of the New Haven are under indictment
 those who have pleaded do not deny guilt but the ground that they have testified to facts tending to inoriminate them.
 The Interstate the Attorney General have directed attention to the that some law but not crimes n law which creates presumption state authorities cannot be doing eir duty
 assened in substance by bringing aganst former and officers Of the for the of dollars alleged to have been Improperly
 These are cold hard lndlsputabe Everybody them: The courant knows them. t must know them
 If 1t knows them how does The Goirant Justify itself in
 ss % @ .ss @ sssss tss Su a ssss sas Do the suits for resltuon which the New Haven has brought against it's mean nothing to our con- the judicial process the United States aoth ngto it2 Does Mellen of millions thrown public morality than Cossack has enemy'a throat have any significance to it2
 Fhe New Haven situation is indeed tragedy And the part of this that when knowledge what took everybody when the facts of conspiracy that like The Courant will continue in spirit of blind rage o trsat with sonumely not those who were guilty o succeeded saying thing
 New Haven has been wrecked, of it's managers others them itself has brought suit restitution leading usually da Dec i9 in the Year Our Lord when human civiza its and human intelligence higher prints editorial which with corrodng elen not the indicted not the who fendants in suits for not Meen who became Secretary Bryan Senator Robert R. Brandeis Samuel Unteneyer, inference ident Wilson. It is literal fact that if century hence stranger this
 
 NeW1aven railroad, which ragcaly abetted Laollette and Louis R. Brandeis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21

that a. large number will come out to- night to hear taads popular lecturer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-21

TTR%1SHED APT. with bath and porch
II -.-,..iGe rnnrns EVELYN 700 Mundy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-21

$500.
On Tularosa. room bungalow, room
frame. 6 lots. terms to suit Better hurry.
SI200.
room frame. lots house furnished
ready 70 walk in
$500.
room bungalow; just completed: terms
the best
one good building site left on Bliss St
VIII build TO suit you
rs acres above Las Cruces. Want city
property
lots in Lincoln Park. 4 IN Altura-
First payment on house
$1,000.
4 room pebble dashed. lots 800 cash,
balance SO per month
$1,000.
room frame. lots 500 down. SIS Per
month
$50 down. room adobe
$1,000.
20 room tenement Want city lots as
first payment
Wllite-Paden Realty Co.
11-1e-13 Morgan Building Phone 1853
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-21
Fo. Rent-Housekeeping Rooms

Fo. Rent-Housekeeping Rooms
ONE SUITE housekeeping rooms. Scotch
Hote[ 212i3 san Antonio
LIGHT. cool basement. housekeeping rooms.
close in Phone 6s4 W.
NICELY furnished front Housekeeping
rooms. SIS Phone 62ls-
FRONT housekeeping rooms private porch.
oO- Epson Phone 1897 J
TWO lovely front rooms for housekeeping.
with running water SIS Montana
TWO nicely furnished housekeeping rooms.
an conveniences. $3.50. 7oS Arizona Phi.
SUITE Of housekeeping rooms, large. airy.
COOL ground floor. close in. all convent
ences; man and wife preferred. Phi $3.50
FOR RENT-s pleasant unfurnished house
Seeplhg rooms Phone 1891 between and
p. m
FOR RENT housekeeping rooms with
n -. and piano, reasonable SIS N Fl
Rooms-Furnished or Unfinished.
80, 1|------>F-~-~--~~-~~~-
LARGE cool room. reasonable. Phone 1887.
d. R, Francis HOTEL-8159s Mills St
8 UNFINISHED ROOMS. 3722 Bisbee. $40.
NICELY furnished room, lis n. oregon.
Phone 2SsS.
ONE furnished room with bath. $3.50 per
week 1112 Myrtle
LARGE COOL ROOM close in. z1s ". Rio
Graade- Phone 22S9 J.
ONE NICE large bedroom with sleeping
porch sos n FL Paso.
FOR RENT we'll furnished south front
rooms and porch AIS California
USCALLED FOR SUITS-217 San Antonio.
London Wooden Mills
OUTSIDE ROOMS. . windows. hot and cold
water, bath 3i5lz Myrtle
FOR RENT-Cool front bedroom. privats
family So per week Phone 1893.
COOL BEDROOMS CHEAP - Close in.
FAAETIE ROOMS, 215 Mills Phone 1873.
COMFORTABLE ROOM-Bath. hot water,
lights Phone 21sL
LARGE COOL ROOM suitable for ? gen
tlemen- AS Myrtle.
NICE CLEAN ROOMS. running water. Mrs
W J Allen. 100 S Stanton
NICE COOL ROOM, private family; no sick.
Phone 6106.
TWO large rooms. porch and hall unfur-
nished; modern 1915 Wyoming
HOTEL DELNIAR, az n. Stanton. hot and
cold water. free baths soc. 81 day S2-50
upward weekly Phone 1880
vENDONE HOTEL - Biz Z Overland.
Nicely furnished rooms. modern convent
ences; day. week or month: reasonable
NICELY furnished room suitable for 1 or
gentlemen; every convenience; close IN.
Phone 1884 ].
TWO unfurnished rooms with water. lights
and phone. So per month; Americans only.
306 Hill St.
FOR RENT-One large we'll ventilated
room with running water. bath and sleep
ing porch; close in; suitable for 2 mem
also one room apt Phone 2526 J.
Too Late To Classify.
FOR SALE OR TRADE at a bargain. An
uptOdate garage that IS making money.
The best location in the city.
J. =. CrOZier.
Rooms 703-704 Rio Grande Bank Bldg.
Phone 2S-s-
EASY PAYMENTS.
room brick. lots close in $500.
$500 cash
room adobe on 5 lots East Fl Paso.
S2IOO. worth great deal more.
room new bungalow on lots, 5QX140,
Government Hill $1,000. $500 cash
rooms. new. all builtin features. on
paved street $3.50. on small payment
See CreeI, With Austin & Mari.
Phone 50I5-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-21

4 ROOM HOUSE.
GOVERNMENT HILL. S2O50.
Within blocks OF car line. 5OX14o.
fenced. trees, grass and one OF the
best built houses in the city: terms.
EAST FL PASO BARGAIN.
room brick on lots. with room
frame renting al $3.50, lights. gas.
trees. etc ManZana St $500 down.
monthly payments on balance. An
unusual bargain at S25O0.
FOR RENT.
Attractive < room apt on ". Mis-
souri, St Just refiuished.
FisIz-Ramsey Realty Co.
Phone 1913. Trust Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-21
For Rent-Furnished Apartments,
Houses, Etc.

For Kent uTnlShed Apartments,
Houses, Etc.
FURNISHED APT. with bath and porch;
all outside rooms. EEelyn- .Oy -1uIloy-
7TFX4SDRIA APTS.-Summer rates. Phi.
54.4.
FOR RENT-Furnished ground floor apt,
10 n virginia Inquire SUI wyoming
ron PI5%T-HaIf Of room furnished
cottage Phone 4oo6-
BEAUTIFULLY furnished modern home
for rent TO healthy couple lS-2 ARIZONA
I ROOM furnished bungalow near FIT Bliss
carline. Phone 1900 after p. m
4 ROOM furnished apt. Marguerite. sum
mer rates. Phone 3015 for appointment
FOOWS AND PORCH furnished house.
Dart Of story house. piano Phone 31o7-
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS, new apis. sleep
ing porches 1715 Montana IN 2o1t w.
FOR RENT-IarCe furnished house for
months OF June. July and August; low rent
to right party Call 13l Newman
FOR RENT-Fur. apt, rooms. bath and
sleeping porch newly painted and cleaned
throughout Phone 1920
BEAUTIFULLY furnished up to date four
room apartment private PAIN sle1pills
porch 1892 Myrtle. Phone 5Is4-
N PRIVATE FAAuLY-Lower part Of
piano Phone S1o7-
FOR RENT-completely furnished apt in
private home Call at So Epson Ave
Phone 3SOs ".
APARTMENTS FOR RENT.
Most modern in the city. The Wright"
Montana and Stanton, to : rooms each
Austin s Mari.
FOR REM room cottage with screened
sleeping porch, neatly furnished, block
from car line. in Highland Park, where IL
Is several degrees cooler than down town
ONLY SIS month, including water. good
neiEhborhOod; very desirable for family
with baby Corner Indiana Ave and Cop
per St
For Rent-HOusekeeping Rooms.
HOUSEKEEPING and bedrooms. So Myrtle
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMs-SO6 E. Missouri.
LIGHT housekeeping rooms COZ Mesa
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS for rent $50
Prospect Phone 1861 W
LIGHT housekeeping rooms 6is1z San An
tonic
TWO nicely furnished Housekeeping rooms,
modern conveniences. 500 n Oregon
FOR RENT-3 rooms for housekeeping.
June 1st Phone 512s-
ONE large front room for light housekesp-
ing 1l15 E Missouri Phone 1880
TWO FRONT light housekeeping rooms on
ground floor go y Kansas
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS-4II S Ochoa
Phone 51O9-
TWO Housekeeping rooms for rent light
and hot water. Phone 1873 1905 y Oregon
LIGHT housekeeping rooms for rent 1141
L Rio Grande
HOUSEKEEPING rooms. close in sol Mesa
Phone 1881
TWO clean furnished rooms for light house
keeping; walking distance Phone 1894 ".
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMs-l1s wyoming.
Phone 1854 W
FOR RENT-3 furnished Housekeeping
rooms. Altura; , carlines, SO month. P. o.
box 1881.
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMs-ReasOnable. 81
z Boulevard
MODERN housekeeping rooms COS n
OchOa-
FOR RENT well furnished housekeeping
or bedrooms rs y Kansas Phone 631S-
ONE LARGE ROOM and kitchen. completely
f--~5rh"-f for Housekeeping 119 Myrtle.
Phone 45I6
FOR RENT room completely furnished
housekeeping suite; lights and water fur
uished; sumner rates 515ia y Campbell