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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

dieva1 buildings, and 2 few industries thrive among the 15,o0o people. The forest of G'ompiegne. which adjoins the town, covers a space of 156. 900 acres, heavily wooded with beech and oak. Other famous old towns in the Interval between the battle lines ard Paris are N1ontdid1er, of Merovingtan renown; the anticipated town of senlis, an old Roman stronghold; Meaux, the chief producer of flour used in Paris; CIarenaont, which suffered siege in the Hundred Years war;; Chateau Hhierry and Bazancourt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

abandoned. But during the war of 187o-1 several important engagements were fought in this territory. There is Amiens, for example, which the Germans occupied on Nov. 28, 1870, af- ter an important engagement with a French force. Further to the east and south lies Soissons. which capitu- lated in 1870 after three days Lombard Inent Cempiegne, fifty miles nor Ii headquarters of the German army durs ing the oper ations of the Franco-Ger- man struggle, while Meaux was suo- jected to a heavy requisition n the same ccnf:ict. To American tourists
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

probably the best known of the lorrh- era French towns in GhantiIIy, favor- fte resort of the Par1sians, where
 thousanas gather to witness the ra aces was formerly much sought on tha American market, but of recent years this industry has declined greatly Of Cnnp;egne, which lies to the north east, one can recall no event more fla nous than the capture there of Joan of Arc by the English in 143o. It was the occasional residence of French kings up to 1870, and Louis XVI and Louis XVI built a handsome palace there. here are a number of me
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

has put up some splendid contests over here"
 You will have Jeff Smith, the mid d1eweight, and his manager Al Lippe, back in the States by the time this reaches you. There is great rival ry between Smith and CIabby for the middleweight title, and while they are very evenly matched, think that CIabby has a shade the best of the ar gunent for the championship. They should be matched again for a long fight and let the winner be declared the champion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

There has been very little sporting news coming from Europe since the war broke out, but a letter from MT Dyer. the European sporting author ity. under date of August 11th, gives an idea of how things are progressing on the other side of the Atlantics In his letter MT. Dyer writes:
 Tt may be many nonths before I scan send you any more sporting news unless there should be a sudden change in doings over here. AS you know, this country has been dragged into the great war and the thing that everybody sensible has been dreading for years. is now an actual fact. By the time this reaches you, probably every nation in Europe will be in the mess.
 Sport of all kinds, which was pro greSsing so splendid1y not only in Eng land, but in pretty nearly every coun- try in Europe. has been shot to pieces. Y ou American people ought to. feel thankful that your country Is practi- calIy immune from anything of this sort. You American people are cer- tainly fortunate. The city here is war mad and the government is enlisting {, ,000 young men a day, and if 1t goes on they will soon be calling upon the married men. I presume my turn will come before great while and the only regret have is that I do not
 
 and little ones Well, we will not dwell upon that any further
 The boxing game has suffered with all the other things, Carpenter has joined the French Flying Corps; Iedeaux, Moreau and the rest of the Trench boxers have been called upon for active service. In England the bulk of our leading athletes are mem- beKs of some branch Of the army and navy and have gone away to be shot at. The principal cricket grounds. prcbaiDIy the finest in the world, have been turned into camps and. gym nasfums. etc. having been grabbed by the gpvernn ent: also for barracks hospitals etc Here at Dover street in the heart of London who have lost all our unmarried staff. I presume that the great German element in Mil waukee are as much excited as over on this side Of the Atlantic. I think there will be very little chance of the German reservists ever getting back here. while the war is no. The var ious coasts on the Atlantic have been mined, and will be unsafe for any boat to try and enter. It is a terrible thing and can only sympathize with the poor fellows who have got to go to the front, no matter what side they may be on. There have been many Ann ericsns here and some of them had El hard S me getting along, that, is, sgetting naoney for their letters of credit, etc. It was really funny to see some of the rich men unable to hire "a cab, because they could not get Eng aish money.
 Carpenter having gone home to fight for his country, his bout with Young AI1earn was called off and Gun boat Smith sllbetftuted but later this was called off dn account of Ahearns s illness and doubt whether 1t will. ever take place now. It may be that boxing shows win be held here after the people get settled down. as they.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

game just now is due to the fact that they start them too high up. Ir- stead of letting the boys go along in their own class and working up gra d lirninary ranks and rush them against top-notchers and you know that it is impossible to take a raw, kid and put him against an exner-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

fenced man with any hope of win ming.
 ..Joe4WeiIing of Chicago. put up a splendid contest against sSapper aO'Neil at Melbourne the other night The contest was very exciting and at the end of 20 rounds was declared a draw Welling has improved 100 Der cent since he left Chicago and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

good at Melbourne and Brisbane. MT. Baker has been unfortunate with his contests at Brisbane, as they are held in an open air arena. three having been postponed on account of rain. I think that he will have the Brisbane Stadium covered next year. I saw the fight between Fritz Holland of San Francisco and Yo1Ing Darcy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

They drew a trem endous crowd and Holland won on points. I think it was poor judgment to send Darcy against a seasoned fighter like Ho1- land, for the fellow is only 19 years of age and very promising. He has the making of a great middIeweighr- think that the cause of the Austral Hans notN having better men in inc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

A memorial to the American pri- vateermen in the war of 1872 was un- yelled at Fort MlcHenry in connection with -"The Star SpangIed Banner centennial celebration in Baltimore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

Dr. Matthew S. Borden, son, of the late cotton print millionaire, and three others were killed when their automo- bile ran into a Reading railroad train at Palermo, near Ocean City N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

Commissioners General Anasagasti Of the Argentine commission to the Pan ana-Pacific expositi e1as says his coun- try proposes to spend $1, ,50N.o00 on it's pavilions and exhibits at the exposi- ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22

The National Cigar Leaf Tobacco as
sociation held it's annual meeting at
Atlantic City last week for discussion
of matters pertaining to the trade.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
Stevens bill providing it shall be legal
for manufacturers to establish mini
mum price for trade mark products,
and a protest against possible in
crease of taxation of tobacco products
for war purposes. The election Of Of
ficers and transaction of business was
harmoniously conducted
The sturdy oak has not much ''on"
the tobacco plant when it comes to
large growth from tiny seed. A COM
putation made from the measurement
of single plant gives the area of the
leaves of 7700 plants of Havana tobac-
co on an acre Of land as covering 48
acres. A single normal plant of Havana
tobacco yields AZ buds, says Connecti-
cut station bulletin No. 80. The aver
age number of seeds per bud, calcu-
lated from the total weight of the
seeds of the plant and the weight of
1000 seeds, was SO, ,910. The sowing
of dry seed rather than sprouted seed
is recommended by the station. The
practice of growers Of the amount of
seed to use varies from one tablespoon
q ounce) for $50 square feet of seed
bed to the same quantity for 500 square
feet. An ounce contains from 225, 900
to 300, 900 seeds which will sprout and
grow. An ounce of dry seed should
sow 900 square feet and give not more
than two plants for one square inch.
While the beds are growing they usu-
ally are top dressed with fertilizer.
This is followed by water to remove all
fertilizer from the leaves of the plant.
This should not be necessary in ordi-
nary seasons witha proper preliminary
treatment of the soil. Tobacco water
decoct1on from the stems should never
be put on the beds. Calico is carried
in the stems of leaves affected with it,
and tobacco water spread from such
stems may easily affect plants watered
with it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
New ENGLAND.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May IL, 1914.
Warmer weather is welcomed by
Connecticut valley tobacco growers who
are hoping for respite from the fire.
quent rains which are now almost as
much of a drawback as the cold wealth
er was until recently. A considerable
number of tobacco beds were frozen in
the last week in April and the first Of
May, and have had to be replanted
Plants in beds protected by cloth have
not Jared as we'll as those under glass,
which keeps out the rain which filters
through cloth.
Only small part of the spring plow-
ing has been finished and only a few
growers will be ready to set out plants
before the 10th or 25th of the month.
Growers are beginning to chafe under
the continued delay. The situation,
however, is not yet matter of serious
concern, though every days delay in
creases the acreage Of tobacco which
will be subject to danger from frost at
harvest time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
Pennsylvania.
CAhAAOJ 0AAA0s
LANCASTER, PA, May 13, 1S

LANCASTER, Pa, May 13, 1914.
Up to the present time about Is per
cent of the 1913 crop of Lancaster
county has been sold.
The impression has somehow got
abroad among the growers that the
packers have tacit understanding to
keep prices down this season to the
lowest point possible. Nothing is fur
ther from the intentions of the packers
than such thing, and the square deal
the growers have always received from
the packers, which the fair-minded of
the growers will admit, ought to be the
most convincing argument of the abso-
lutte falsity of such report. The local
packer always has paid and will in the
future pay the grower just what his
tobacco is worth.
Tobacco as good as the 1911 packing
is selling, some of it, as low as IA cents
a pound, and 1912 is barely bringing Is
and 151 cents. If the grower or any
body else can figure large profits here
he can do more than the holder of the
tobacco.
Persons who can be depended upon to
give a straight statement say that
large percentage of the new tobacco
shows every evidence of being first
class as to quality, and there is no rea-
son why it should not go through the
sweat all right. So far no bad reports
on this score have been made, and most
of the packers are now busy looking
after their packings. Most of them
by this time have bought some of the
new crop The new tobacco now is
selling all the way from to 8 cents,
and good many crops that the owners
could have had cents for earlier in
the season have gone at a figure very
much lower.
The packers and cigar manufacturers
go hand in hand just now because of
the dull trade, and yet, in spite of the
depression, not many factories have
shut down. Dull as trade is they man
age to keep pegging away, have just |
enough orders on hand to keep the /
together, and more than
this cannot be expected just now. i
Some of the larger factories that had |
called in their travelling representa- |
tives recently, have sent them out
again, the feeling apparently being |
that business was soon to take turn |
for the better. Meantime all manu-
facturers are doing their best to keep
their hands together.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
New York.
New YORK, May 16, 1914.

The market this week does not seem
to have been in very active condition.
The general response to the question
for the reason of such lethargic spell
is that there is not much of available
stock to deal in, particularly in the do
mestic seed line. The domestic wrap
per leaf, particularly of the domestic
shade-grown type, has had steady call
having given thorough satisfaction to
it's users both as to it's quality and
price and the time is not far when the
market will be thoroughly cleaned of
this now so much favored wrapper leaf.
But there seems to be nevertheless a
more urgent need for wrapper leaf
than for any other type and so there
was another brisk movement in Suma-
ira although it did not reach the quaint
ity disposed of last week. The new
Sumatra is being taken on account of
it's large yielding capacity, which off
sets the somewhat advanced price for
it and it is being reliably reported that
the higher priced and better quality
goods have the first call. In the Ha-
vana market there is no perceptible
change j ournal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN. WIS.,, May %, 1914.

EDGERToN. Wis, May %, 1914.
Under the influence of better wealth
er conditions the plant beds are max
ing remarkably fine progress now with
every promise of being plenty forward
enough at transplanting season. Some
work of preparing the fields has been
started, but corn planting is not yet
out of the way and until this is done
the tobacco fields must wait on the
general farm.
There is very little doing in the mar
keting of the unsold remnants of last
seasons crop, or in old leaf even. The
only transaction coming to notice is the
sale of 46cs lot of II by N. E. Mel
son for the account of N. L. Carle
The work of warehouse handling is
still being conducted by few firms,
but the end of the packing season is
almost in sight.
Insurance adjusters have been busily
adjusting tornado losses from the late
storm and something like 200 claims
have been filed so far.
The shipments out of storage do not
exceed 200cs from this market to all
points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

A gentleman who has made careful
investigation into the matter claims
that within the last two years not less
than 1900 tobacco curing barns have
been demolished by severe storms in
the tobacco growing sections of this
state. Last fall during the harvest
season fully 500 sheds were destroyed
by tornado which swept through the
center of the Vernon county section.
Since then at least 80 per cent of these
sheds have been restored A storm
covering less width in the Brodhead
and Orfordville sections of Rock county
last year reduced to splinters from 200
to 300 sheds, large proportion of
which have since been rebnilt. The
storm of last week, covering more
extensive area through the heart of
the Dane county growing section, has
crushed and broken no less than 600
curing barns completely, barring some
farms of all buildings and putting cap
sheaf on series of most serious losses
of farm property ever experienced IN
this state. While many of the shat
tered sheds will be rebuilt before an
other crop is grown, it will be utterly
impossible to restore all of these this
season and some growers of large acre
age will have to cut down the size of
their tobacco fields the coming season.
Just how much the reduction will
amount to is at this time hard to pre-
diet but it is safe to say the acreage of
the entire state in 1914 cannot exceed
that of last year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22
Business Directory.
Wisconsin Tobacco Statistics.

Tobacco growing began in wisconsin,
30 years ago.
- counties now produce tobacco
42,200 acres were grown in 1912.
Average yield in Wisconsin aboutl
$4,000, ,0G0 pounds.
Brings Wisconsin farmers annual in
come of So, 100000.
s., 900 900 spent annually for handling,
storage and insurance.
EdgertOn has "a warehouses on inSur-
ance map.
The sixth important agriculture 81.
dustry in the state. ed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22

1t is likewise observed that the in
surance companies carrying tornado
risks have been hit pretty hard in this
state the last two years. It is believed
that fully Is per cent of the storm
losses were partly if not wholly in
Identified by tornado policies and in the
aggregate the companies will pay out
more money in settlement than they
will take in in the next twenty years
from the tobacco growing localities.
The adjusters are promptly paying
these losses but they have doubtless
discovered that the rates on tobacco
curing sheds are much too low to make
it profitable business, as these build
ings when empty present such broad
surface to the gales that makes them
more susceptible to damage than other
farm buildings. So while the rates
will probably go up somewhat, growers
can hardly afford to be without the
protection which the tornado policies
afford.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-22

Savers of tobacco coupons and the
tobacco trusts have been given a new
lease until December, since congress
has voted not to take up the considera-
tion of the anti-coupon bill until the
next session of congress. The testi-
mony introduced at Washington goes
to show that part of the great measure
of success achieved by the so-called
trust was due to the premiums given
out for tags and coupons. In this mat
ter the small dealer is unable to COM
pete.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
SOCIETY he SUBURBS "a
the weekend guest of Mrs E. d. Lash

the weekend guest of Mrs. L. D. Lash
ley,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. johnson have re-
turned to their home in Hopkinsville,
Ky, after a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
II. Il. Johnson, on Church street.
Miss Bessie McLardy, of Douglasvile,
spent the weekend with Miss Lillian
Harrison.
Miss Mary Lipscomb entertained the
Rock Club on Thursday evening at her
home on East Point avenue. Twelve
guests were present.
Mr.. and Mrs c. C. Coombs announce
the birth of a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs w. A. Wright have re-
turned 10 their home in Rome after a
visit to their daughter, Mrs. j. d.
MIR. and Mrs. H. G. Matthews Will
move this week into the now bungalow
of Mr.. and Mrs. w NJ. Taylor on For
est avenue.
Miss Bertha Andrews and Roy Lash
ley were quietly married Sunday after
noon at the home of the Rev. G v.
Weathers in Atlanta Mr. and Mrs.
L.ashley are at home on Washington
street, East Point.
The East Point Womans Club enter
tanned at a George Washington party on
Saturday evening at the home of Miss
Lennie Thompson on Main street The
guests wore colonial costumes and were
entertained with several games and
contests. A salad course was served.
The entertainment given by the ORA
matte Club of College Park, under the
auspices of the Wnmans Club, was q
success.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
Decatur

M ISSES KATHERINE ana Matte
Belle Ripley have gone to Aiken,
$. G., where they viii spend
several weeks.
Miss Miriam Smithdeal has returned
from a visit to friends in Griffin.
Miss Rebekah Gambler was hostess
for the Young Ladies' Sewing Club on
Friday afternoon.
Miss Kate Milledge entertained the
Ladies Bridge Club on Thursday morn
ing
Mrs. e. X. Darbey. Of Charleston. S
G.. Is the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. J. p.
a pretty affair Of Saturday evening
was the George Washington party,
given by Miss Lucia Robson. Her
guests included Misses Mary Houston.
Harriet Mack. Mary VIII Montgomery,
Ruth Thompson. Felix Terrell. Corribel
Davis, lone Snyder. AIaude Stanly.
Mary Beal Weekes. Sarah Fulton, Halle
Alexander, Nellie Kate and Myrtice
Stephenson, John Emmett, Stanly
Hastings, Hugh Thompson. Clifford
Roswell. Selman Story. Edwin Davis,
Charles Ansley. ed and William Van
Valkenhurg ami sidney Lewis.
Mrs. William Alden entertained at
lunch on Wednesday her guests includ-
ing Mrs. Wiley Ansley, Mrs. G. J. Metz,
Mrs Holmes. Mrs Frank Ansley and
Miss Addie Everhart
clifford Alden entertained at George
Washington party on Monday evening
Those Invited were Misses Emma Hunt.
Mary viii Montgomery Harriet Mack,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

an incoming fashion for mitts and are
designing beautiful mitts of black
colored and white lace, which are
most graceful improvements of the
original mltt long ago in vogue.
These new styles are made with
lace inserted backs and tops. while
the palm and thumb portions are
seemingly woven closely in Italian
silk knitted fashion.
silk gloves are equally ornate and
are replete with most elaborate in
Serts of lace as well as beautifully
embroidered designs done in colors
or all white in black and white eff
fects, or in self tones.
The results are lovely, attractive
even, and highly artistic.
In fabric gloves and in channels the
heavy double scanned stitched types
are being steadily demanded.
Such gloves as these are in ex-
cellent taste for wear upon multi
tude of occasions.
So cleverly is the kid and dog skin
glove initiated, many people are de-
ceived regarding the true textures Of
which the fabric glove is composed
Not even in gray, tan or mocha
shades can the deception be easily
detected and as these gloves are real
ly tub gloves, cleaned with soap and
water-daily, if one desires-they al
most seem to improve in appearance
after numbers of successive washings
all of which proves a boon to those
compelled to use them daily.
T HE vogue for taffeta frocks
seems to be very we'll launched
Examples of such gowns, fore
runners of the styles to register. are
being Exhibited in every shop of
prominence.
Printed chiffon taffeta models
rilled with frills-are leading the
modes for gowns of this material.
Models in plain colors will be Of
fered in a multitude of designs. Many
of these single Colored gowns will be
trimmed with exquisite flounces Of
lace. Lace bodices, made in one
piece with the sleeves, will seemingly
be separate and apart from the gown
they accompany.
ice may appear, it will be invariably
accompanied by lace bloused under
body fashioned of several kinds OF
lace
The tunic style seems to be a ia
vorite mode for chiffon taffeta froc!s
It's infinite variety is expressed in
countless ways. Hip length, three
quarter knee or draped any one Of
these gradations of that portion IF
the tunic falling below the belt line
is accepted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
KirRWOOd

N MOST enjoyable affair was tho ar.
~ ernoon tea given by Mira. Watson
last Friday afternoon at her home
IN Sutherland Terrace In honor Of Mrs.
Ivey, who has recently moved TO Kirfo-
wood TO make her home.
The members of the Sewing Club we're
entertained on Thursday afternoon or
Mrs Henry Hill on Trotd street.
Mrs h. H. Phillips, or Oakland. haa
returned from a visit to relatives Id.
Griffin
Mrs. W. A. Fleming had as her gusstE
Mr. and Mrs. GIL, who were recently
married Mrs. Gill was formerly Miss
Addie Rainey. After a visit TO Tennes-i
see they will return to Kirl1wood, where
they win make their home.
Mrs. Steele, Of Marietta. Is now r1aks
ing her home with her son, James etsela1
on Murrayhill avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bailey have returned
from a visit to Chattanooga.
Mrs. A. ] Coakiey, who has eoGn IN
at her home on Boulevard rrdva- 10
Professor C r. Saunders. Of Greens
wood, Miss, is visiting his mother. Mrs
Mr.. and Mrs Gfd Harris spena sew
eral days with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs j. Harris, near Decatur
Mrs. y. r. Hamilton celebrated her
received many congratulations and re-
membranes from her friends.
Mrs. Jennie Simmons, who has spent
the past few months with relatives in
Montgomery win return home on Mon"
Mrs. c w. Sullivan, who has been
quite III. is much better.