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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16
A NEW WEAPON IN HUMAN RIVALRY.

TIN THE FREEPORT, N. r., murder case, now IL prominently before the public, the most sensational element is the evidence that wife installed telephonic device in the walls of her husbands office, to catch conversations between him and women patients.
 Devices of this kind have reached point where their use seems likely to become more or less common. The world becomes a whispering gallery where intrusive ears will catch many damaging secrets. It may be said that if peo- pie had nothing to conceal they would never suffer. Yet who is there whose secrets might be revealed without damage?
 This new power may yet figure in business rivalries The competitor of the future may employ spies to place listening devices, in the walls of rival business offices The records. of such an instrument would be worth great deal of money This is scientific discovery that will need very careful regulation as it becomes common.
 In these days of automobiles. some sluggish persons still pok1ng along the road behind two-forty gait.
 Contrary to Grandma is not pos sible attic tions from a correspondenos school The smart newspaper fellows draw car toons Uncle Reuben's whskers editing the columns of farm hints.
 Hitting the King bean with a package of suf- frage appealing to the head rather heart.
 The college girls now mother just how she should up canned goods
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

Calamity Item: The wilson Ad- ministration finished it's first fiscal year $3s.9s4,452.o7 to the good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

Representative William c. sharp. the newly wed Ambassador to France, will sail for Europe the last of this month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

Calamity Item No. 2: The Kansas wheat crop exceeded all previous rec ords by 6O.ooO,ooo bushels
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

Resolved, That the conference of Democratic Senators. after due con sideration, hereby agree that the not adjourn until at least the follow ing bills (trust bills) are disposed of.''
 Onward, Christian Soldiers!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

Arthur Southgate. of Maspeth, L. T., fell from a cherry tree, fractured his lower jaw and knocked out ten teeth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, was born at Bow, N. H., ninety-three years ago to-day. The late Mrs. Eddy was Mary Baker until her marriage in 1S4S to Major George W. Glover of Charleston, s. c. Major Glover died of yellow fever in 1s44. His widow, in 1866 when apparently near the confines of mortal existence, stand ing already within the shadow of the death valley,'' discovered Christian Science. Tn 1875 she published "Sci- ence and Hea1th,' and two years la ter she married pr. Asa G. Eddy, tsthe first student to publicly announce himself a Christian Scientist The first Christian Scientist association was launched in 1878, by Mrs. Eddy and six students, and in 1873 the mother church. was organized in Boston, with tvventy-six members The sect has apparently prospered since the death of it's founder. There are branches of the church in Ontario. Quebec, and most of the other Cana dian Provinces, and in Mexico. the British West ladies, Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines, Australia, China Ja- pan. India, South Africa Argentina, Chile. and practically all of the coun- tries of Europe, with about 14500 churches and societies.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
|Daysey Mayme.
andHer Folks
By FRANCES L. GARsIDE.

TIME same spirit which leads man
kind to paraGe its good deeds
u away from home controls the
humble hen when she runs hastily TO
the next door neighbor's looking for a
place to deposit an egg.
An egg is a good deed, too good to
be hidden in the confines of her own
barnyard. so she goes out in what 10
her is the wide, wide world, and with
many cackles calls attention to what
she has done. Men and women cackle
similarly.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton knew
that her hens were going next door to
lay. If asked how she knew it she could
only reply that she knew it. which,
since the world must prepare for more
and greater dealings with women, must
in time be declared reason enough.
She called her neighbor to the fence
and demanded the return of her eggs,
demand that is perfectly reasonable
these days when eggs are so valuable,
the prudent housewife, fearing burglars,
sleeps at night with her household sup
ply. under her pillow,
The neighbor refused to hand them
over. having heard of a law which gives
a landholder the right to the fruit that
falls on his land from a neighbor's tree
There was an interchange of words
that were neither polite nor pretty, and
a few clods and bricks followed
The women hit everything but each
other, and, finding an opening in the
fence, advanced to use their fists They
clawed, they pinched, they pulled they
scratched and tumbled, Mrs. Lysander
Johns wrath receiving fresh impetus
every time a distant cackle told of an
other good deed done away from home.
They paused for breath, and were
about to renew the fight when through
her falling hair Mrs Appleton caught a
glimpse of a lodge button on her OPP
ponent's waist, and the opponent, wiping
the blood from her eyes, caught sight
of a similar buttoh at Mrs Appleton's
neck.
A breathiess pause. Then simulta-
ueously four hands flew in the air and
gave a signal like that brakemen make.
Then, with expressions of endearment,
they fell on each others neck, and kissed
rapturously.
For they were sisters in the same
lodge, and each wore a button contain
ing these words:
Noble order of Sister Squeegees, No.
4; Love, Good viii, Peace"
And yet there are scoffers among the
contemplate male sex who claim join
ing a lodge does a woman no good!
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
NO WONDER
She is GLAD
Only a Short Time Ago, Was
Unable to Stand and Out Of
Hoart, Now Walks Two
Miles Easily

Roscdaie' Okla II am almost un-
eole 70 describe what used to he my
suffering says Mrs. Beckey Barrett
OF this town Il suffered SO for over
Two years, with womanly troubles
and had such pairs, that was unable
TO stand on my feet
1t SEEMED that could not be
helnea and thousbt n, oriy chance
- '''' Wv ''''''
TOOK u'Iie'ehi mealeihes' ou'
found no relief, ami ] got out Of
heart
AT last. / commenced to use car
uuL the wuman's tonic and ! am
siSu 70 say Nhat am very mueh oe'-
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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
My Honeymoon
Thirty fifth cbspter-continued

drew out my hatpins and removed
my hat At the same moment my
husband removed my sables and
cloak. and as he did so ne put his
arms about me, and held me close ia
him.
shudderei ] tried not 10, but
could not help II Ny husband laugh
ed again and said
Not got over II yet. little woman
Perhaps thats only because you are
not quite used 10 me"
Stiil laughing, he pulled me eilll
closer to him and putting one Of mis-
hands under my chin he kissed me on
the mouth
II will he dinlcuIt ana perhaps It
viii be ridiculous to Say how my hus-
bands first Kiss shocked me Ny
mouth felt parchcd J had a sense Of
intense disgust. and before ] was
quite aware Of what ! was doiag !
had put up both hands to push him
OF.
Come, come, this Is going too far. "
le said in a tone that was haJ play
ful. half serious. IT was all very
well In the automobile but here, In
your own rooms. you know o"
He broke of and laughed again.
that nobody had ever Kissed me be-
fore II made me an the more charm
ing Tor him.
could not help feeling little
ashamed Of my Embarrassment. and
crossing IN front of my husband |
seated myself In chair before the
fire. He looked al me with "a smile
that made my heart tremble. ard
then. coming behind my chair, he put
~ oh 8It Il "a nd
kissed my mock
A shiver rNn throlgh me. | felt as
n had suffered q KIND of indecency.
] got up and changed my place My
husband watched me with the look of
q man who wanted 60 roar with
laughter 1t was the proud and in
OF one who had never so much rs
contemplated resistance.
Well. this is funny" he said. But
wen see presently, Wen sec,'
A waiter came in for orders, and
early az II was my husband asked
for dinner to e<serVed Immediately
My heart was Auttering eXCitedly by
this time and ! was glad of the re-
lief which the presence of other pco-
pie gave me.
While the table was being laid my
husband talked OF the dolngs OF the
day. He asked who was the secdy
old priest who had given us the
sermon" at the wedding breakfast
he had evidently forgotten that he
had seen the Father before
told him the "secdy old priest
was Father Dan. and ne was saint
IL ever there was one.
"A saint is he?" said my husband
wish saint We're not synonymous
with simpleton, though"
Then he gave me his own views Of
1.-THE holy state OF matrimony" Ry
holding people together who ought to
be apart it often caused more misery
and degradation of Chawctcr than a
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
The Troubles of a Little Mother
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

herself for her sons, and demands. per-
haps unconsciously, that her daughters
do the same. In a few homes boys are
brought up to consider the pleasure OF
their sisters before their own. In more
homes, girls are taught to make every
personal comfort subservient to the
comfort of their brothers. The picture
of the discouraged Oldest daughter walt
ing on her brothers, making their homes
comfortable. and being totally forgotten
by them except at such times as they
appear for a belated breakfast, or need
button sewed on. is not at all over
drawn.
A True Scene.
The scene she portrays OF younger
sisters enjoying privileges which she
was denied and growing rebellious and
impudent under restraint - rue to
life
The mental vision of a mother, old
and worn out before her time through
having so many babies. and a father
who has become discouraged and in
whom the daily drudgery of life has
quenched the spark of paternal ambi-
ton and authority, is not difficult to
conjure.
1t has become a home with no one
at the reins. 1t is as if the family rode
in a carryall, and the Oldest daughter,
who has been given the responsibility
and work all their lives of keeping the
children from tumbling out, has never
been given the authority to guide.
A victim of demands all her life, she
has reached woman's estate without the
power to command.
She can't command the obedience Of
her brothers and sisters; she can't COM
mand the consideration of her parents
she can't command a little belated
pleasure, the joy of a youth that has
been denied her. nor the right to love
and to live her own life.
rs it fair?'' this discouraged oldest
daughter asks.
1t certainly is not.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Thirty sixth Chapter.


auI I nj dawn I'm TrnnI "a n
~, -
""'S loIS's were warning
Mlthln me. was trying To iiN my
thoughts and found II difficult to
do so.
Some time passed. Ny husbands
man came I'M with the noiseieSs step
OF all such persons opened one of
lN' uortWanteauN and laid out his
masters combs and brushes ON the
dressing table and his sleeping suit
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Due Recognition.

An amusing scene was witnessed
in a machine shop recently on the
occasion of the retirement. after a
service Of so years, of a valued and
faithful employee In consideration of
his long and faithful service the com
pany had arranged to give him a
monetary recognition, and it fell to
the lot of the superintendent, a Ger
man, to make the presentation speech.
This how he did IT.
"Clustave. you nave worked for dis
company over 80 years, yes?"
A bow from the eXpectant recipient
Of the purse.
"Und now you are going to quit,
yes?"
Another and lover bow
"Veu. Gustave, der company Is so
glad of it dot ! had been asked to
hand you desc twenty dollars" "
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

TT is a long call from the problem of
producing perfect babies to the
question Of providing comfortable
deathbeds for the seniIe poor.
So long, and winding. and bramble-
grown, that the very existence of a
prematurely old, heavily burdened, lit
tie creature en- this road has been over
looked.
With little wonder! For the Little
Mother, whose age ranges anywhere
from six years up, is too busily occu-
pied in Juggling a big, fat baby around,
and looking after other babies older
grown, to cry out her wrongs, and her
mother is too painfully engaged in hav-
ing more babies. and laying them on
her Shoulders, to cry out for her.
She is Mothers Right Hand She is
the Little Mother of the home and learns
to work before she learns to play. The
responsibilities placed on her when she
is stiu a baby increase with her years.
and she travels weary road from
babyhood to young womanhood and
never knows Youth on the way.
One of these discouraged oldest
daughters writes me:
What do you think are the rights of
the Oldest daughter cage twenty two),
in a family of twelve children? II she
has done the cooking and housework
and cared for the young children since
she was a mere child herself, do you
not think she should now have some
privileges and pleasures? Shouldn't she
be allowed to have girl visitors for few
days. or even young men callers some
times without there being fuss about
it? Should she be refused things just
because her younger sisters, who want
them, can't have them, too?
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Growing Up.

"The younger girls are growing up
now, and on account of ill-health the
mother doesn't control them as she used
to do. They are permitted to do things
for which the oldest daughter would
have received a severe punishment.
When the older sister, who has cared
for them as if she were their mother,
corrects them, they are impudent and
rude.
The oldest daughter was never per-
mitted to go to parties when younger
because she was needed at home, and
now she is no longer invited. She
knows no young men, and her parents,
and fearing to lose her, refuse to let
any come to the house.
rs it fair that she stay at home and
cook for her brothers and wait on them,
and they should never think of provid-
ing a way for her to meet nice boys,
or in any way add to her pleasure?"
Fair, Little Mother! There is no in
Justice in the world greater than that
practiced by most parents on the Lit
tie Mother of their home. She comes
to them when they are young. ineXpe-
rienced, sef-willed. high tempered and
impatient. 1t takes more babies, expe-
rience, the softening hand of time, and
perhaps a little mound or two in the
cemetery to make them realize that
they, themselves, are only babies
grown. 1t is a lesson in tenderness and
patience which they learn after the first
born has been the victim of their impa-
tience and ineXperience many years.
Every mother loves her daughters, but
she loves her sons more. She sacrifices
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Muscle Food for the
Hard Toiler

The man who labors hard physi-
cally needs nutritious food. He needs
concentrated food-a food that is
also easily digested And the price of
the food must be cheap.
That doesn't mean that the hard
toiler needs a lot of meat Gas many
wives Think, for there are other
foods equally, if not more, nutri-
tious
Take Faust Spaghetti. for exam
pie. 4 10c package contains four
times more nutrition than meat-it :
rich in gluten-it IS easily digested.
and YOU can make a whole big fam
lily meal with a lee package
Try il often. Cook the spaghetti
for 25 minutes or so with some red
ripe tomatoes Serve with powdered
cheese and bread and butter. Makes
bully good eating Send for recipe
book. sc and 10c packages.
MAULL BROS.
st. Louis Missouri
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

that man had been compelled tc
make all those ridiculous declara-
tions2 Children to he brought dp
Catholics Wife not to he influenced
Even TO keep an open mind himself tc
all the muss and mummery Of the
church.
1t wasn't over. either. That seedy
old saint" was probably my confess
or, Did any rational man want an
other man TO come between him and
his wife-knowing all he did and said,
and everything about him.
| was heart sick as ! listened -
all this. Apparently the moral Of It
was that il ! had been allowed ~
marry without being instructed in
the first conditions OF married life my
husband had suffered o gross and
shocking injustice
Her Side Of Story.
The disgust I felt was choking me.
II WAS horribly hun 'iiatins and de-
grading to see my marriage from my
husband : point Of view. and when |
remembered that I was bound fast .
the man who talked to me like tn, g,
and that he could claim rights in me.
tonight, tomorrow. as long as I
lived, until death parted us, a Wild
( impulse of impotent anger az every
body and everything made me drop
my head onto the table and burst into
tears.
Nv husband misunderstood God this. as
he misunderstood everything TAX
ing my crying for the last remnant Of
my resistance. he put his arms roun !
my shoulders again and renewed MS
fondlins.
Come don't let us have any more
coujugal scenes" he said The peo-
pie Of the hotel viii hear us present
ly and there win be all sorts Of ri
diculous rumors. II your family are
rather common people, you are a diff
ferent pair of shoes altogether"
He was laughins again. kissing NV
neck (in spite Of my shuddering) and
saying
You really please me very mucn.
YOU do. indeed. and II they've kept
you in ignorance. what matter? Come
now, my sweet little woman. we
soon repair that"
I could bear no more. | must speak
and I did Leaping up and facing
round on him l told him my side Of
the story-how I had been married
against my will and had not wanted
him any more than he had wanted
me. how all my objections had been
overruled. all my CompunCJionS borne
down: how every body had been in a
conspiracy 10 compel me, and | had
been bought and sold Ike a slave.
but YOU can't so any further than
that" I said. Between you. you
have forced me 20 marry you. but no
body can force me TO obey you, be-
cause I won't"
! saw his face grow paIer and
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Broke From His Arms.

For little while / tried to fight
4 against this feeling but when he be-
| gan to put his arms about me, calling
| me by cndearing names. complaining
| Of my coldness, telling me that | be-
| longed To him now, and must do as
| he wished, "a faintness came over me
tremhled from head to foot and
made some effort to rise.
! Let me CO." ! said.
Nonsense" he said. laughing and
! holding me 10 my seat You be-
! witchine little woman! You're only
/ teasing me. How they love to tease.
| these charming little women"
| The pupils of his eyes were glis-
| tening, ! closed my eyes IN order
| to avoid his look. At the next mo-
| inent ! felt his hand stray down NV
| BODY and in fury OF indignation /
| broke out OF his arms and leapt to
my feet
| When recovered my sclr-posscs-
sion | was again looking out of the
window and my husband who was
! hehlnd me, was saying in a tone of
| angor and annoyance.
| what's the matter with YOU I
! can't understand What have / done .
Good heavens. we are man and wife,
aren't Wc2"
/ | made no answer. My heart, which
+ had been hot with rage. was beco1l-
! NlE 'olu WIN dread. 10 seemed to
! me that ! had suffered an outrage
+ ON my natural modesty as a human
! hcinG, sort OF oftensc against my
| dignity as a woman.
II was now dark with my face
| to the window | could see nothing.
| Tho rain was heating against the
| glass. Tho sea was booming on the
| rocks | wanted to tly. hut felt
Gagged morally and physically Gagged.
My husband had lit cigarette and
| was walking UP and down the sit -
! ting room apparently trying to
/ think things out After a while he
Approached me, put his hand on my
! shoulder and said
81 see how It is. You're tired and
no wonder You've had q long and
! cNhaustlng day. BETTER go to bed,
| Wen have to be up early"
| Glad 10 escape from his presence
! ! allowed him To load me to the
/ large bedroom As / was crossing
| the threshold he told mo to undress
and get into bed and after that he
| said something about waiting Then
he closed the door softly and l was
alone.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

arinp togatbcr these dark tho,yb,s
/ v.os iH such foar tb,+ 7 ,,ag aI
va,s copscious ~ nv busbopd's
p,over,ents i'm Tho adioining room A,
ona r,or,c,,t tbors ,,,as tbc iineIine
~ his gless against dar,ntcr AZ an9
otber ,,7nn,cpt tbe sp,cu of his rigar-
otto smoke From limo "a ti,nc he
came To the door and called to me
in a SORT ~ husky vbisner asking
ir was in bed
Don't keep me long. little girl
/ shuddered. but made no reply.
At last he knocked softly and said
he was coming in. WAS sim crouch
ing over the fire as he came up be-
hind me
mo, mot IN in, bed ed, YETI no3 he said Then
Before | could prevent him he had
lifted me in his arms, dragged me on
to his knee ana was pulling down my
hair. laughing as he did so, Caiting me
by coarse endearing names and tell
ing me not TO light and struggle.
But the next thing ! knew was
back in the sitting room, where had
switched up the lights. and my nus
band whose race was distorted by
passion was olazlnE out at me.
What do YOU mean he said i m
your husband, am not. You arc my
wife, aren't you? What did You mar
ry for? Good heavens can II be pos
sible that you don't know what the
conditions or matrimonN are? Is that
what comes OF being orought up in 4
convent Sut mas your tather allowed
YOU to marry without Ana
Your aunt what IN Coos name mas
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

dozen entirely natural adulterics and
dcsertions, which a man had some
times TO repair by marriage of else
allow himself TO be regarded as q
seducer and "A scOuudrel
! DO not think my husband was
conscious Of the naive coarseness Of
all this as spoken 10 "a young girl
who had only just become his wife.
/ am sure he was not aware that he
Was betrayiug himself 10 me in every
word he uttered and making the re-
pugnance ] had begun 10 feel for him
deepen into hOrro.
MY palms became moist. ana again
| and again { had TO dry them with
my handkerchief ! was feeling more
frightened and more ashamed than
/ had ever felt before but neverthe-
less when we sat down 10 dinner |
tried 10 compose myself Partly for
the sake Of appearance before the
servants, and partly because was
taking myself to task for the re-
puRnance ] felt toward my husband.
! found something to say, though my
/ voice shook.
My husband ate ravenously and
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

Copyright. 1912, by Hearst's magazine
Copyright. 1913, by Hearst Magazine
Copyright in Great Britain Copyright
1913. by J. B Lippincott Company.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Advocate Law for
Domestic Employees

Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-The passage
of a law regulating the hours ano
working conditions of cooks. nurse
maids and other domestic servants In
addition to the women workers now
protected by legislation was advocated
at a meeting of the state Industrial
Commission here yesterday. Manu-
facturers, labor leaders and represen-
tatives of various societies Interested
in child and woman labor legislation
were present and many suggestions
were made. William f. Long of Pitts
burgh. president of the State Launder-
ers' Association. declared that 1t Is
inconsistent for the law to protect the
girl in the factory and permit the
domestic to be worked to DEATH E"
James Maurer, president. of the
state Federation of Labor, said 1t
would be better for a girl to work 20
hours a day in a factory than 10 hours
in some households, with a nagging
mistress and children getting on her
nerves"
Mrs. r. p. Bradford, a social work
er, denied that girls, are worked TO
death in homes and contended that the
domestic servant has more money at
the end of the year than the factory
worker who receives twice as mueh
money.