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Newark post., 1914-01-21
Small Farms Wanted

4 recent notice from Wesley
Febb, secretary of the State Board
4 Agriculture, Dover, states that
be Board has received a number of
fqniries from good farmers who
flSh to rent small farms. Owners
+ farms can obtain further inform
bon by writing to Professor Webb,
Power, Delaware.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Breaks Through Ice

While skating with older Con-
ference Academy students on Sill
yer Lake, Dover, on Wednesday,
James Walls, Of Philadelphia,
broke through the ice and would
have drowned had not Howard
Hardcastle, bank clerk, gone to
his aid Hardcastle also broke
through the ice but bystanders
formed human chain and rescued
Hardcastle who kept his hold on
Walls.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Co. E. Hears Talk
On Waterloo

Lieut.. Hunt, U. S. A., made his
regular monthly visit to the armory
inspecting the work Of Co. E, last
Thursday evening. Following in
spection the visitor gave an inter
esting talk on the Waterloo Battle
field. Lieut.. Hunt spent week in
going over the field while abroad
last summer, and his remarks were
especially interesting on account
of his personal knowledge Of the
subject.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Kicked By Cow

John Lewis, aged twelve years,
son of Leonard Lewis, farmer
near Strickersville, Pa, was pain
fully injured the latter part OF
last week by kick from a COW. The
boy was milking when the cow
kicked, her hoof making long and
deep laceration. DR.. W. ii. Steel
had to take a number of stitches to
close the wound.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Annual Carnival

The fifth annual carnival will be
given by the members of st. John s
Catholic Church on Friday even
ing, Jan. 3Oth. Euchre, Pinochle
and Five Hundred will be played
in the first part of the evening.
The promenade will begin about
9.45. Mr.. Frank Walker will be in
charge. The music will be excel
lent.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Average Attendance Low

The study of reports from last
years teaching in the schools Of
Delaware shows that the percent
age of attendance for the State
will be less than 60, which means
that the average child was in
school less than six days out of ten.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Many Phones Installed

The Diamond State Telephone
Co. has recently installed about
thirty additional telephones thru
out the locality making a total Of
four hundred subscribers on the To-
cal exchange. For its size Newark
is said to be the best paying tele-
phone town in the State.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Social At St. Thomas

Ladies of st. Thomas P. E.
church are arranging for a social
to be given in the Parish House
some time next week, for members
of the congregation and their
friends. An interesting program
is being prepared. At the close Of
the program refreshments will be
served.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Missionary Society Plans Sale

Little workers are busy prepar-
6 for the bake to be held in the
fcture room Of the Presbyterian
llurch next Saturday afternoon
% evening. The "Dindiguls' an
ounce that the sale of homemade
hes pies, bread, candy, ETC., will
Fgln at 2.30 0 o'clock.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
New Home Purchased

William K. Brooks, supervisor of
public highways for Pencader Hun
dred, has purchased the residence
at Glasgow occupied for several
years by John Ward. Purchase
price $4,000. The new owner will
take possession on March 25.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
Music Program At
M. E. Church

Music program at M. e. Church,
January 25, 1914.
Prelude-Pilgrim s Chorus
Wagner
Solo-I do not ask, Oh, Lord
Proctor
Miss Poole
Offertory-Saint d Amour Elgar
Observation-Disclosures Ceremonial
Vincent
Newark post., 1914-01-21

Brandywine Grange suggests the
placing of electric lights along the
leading roads in Brandywine and
Christiana hundreds instead OF
patrolling constables.
Newark post., 1914-01-21
WEDDINGS
w ARREN- -HEISER

|, "ARREN-HEIsER
n [t'',Usuncement ~ was made this
os VI the marriage in Philadel-
W. W. June 4, 1913, of Miss Elsie
;,sr arren and Mr.. Samuel G.
Ff' both of Newark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
ENVELOPE STOCK ON
 ' PERCENT BASIS.
(Barron Ffnancial- News.l

New York, July 17-LU. s. Envelope company common stock is now ap- rarently on z per cent. annual div1-1 dend basis. Directors recently de- clared on a per cent. dividend on the $75o.O00 stock as compared with 8 1-2 per cent declared last March and with an initial disbursement of 2 1-2 per cent in July, 1918 The regular semi annual dividend of 1-2 per cent. on the preferred stock has also been declared
 The Greceivership proceedings in the United States Light & Heating Go. have been further complicated by the announcement by the company's law yers that the appointment of receivers will be contested in the Buffalo courts and a motion made for the withdrawal of the answer made by vice-Presidenr Alderman, acquiescing in the receiv- ersh!p on the ground that 1t was not authorized MT. Alderman has been named as one of the receivers
 Minority stockholders who formed the two proxy committees before the laec annual meeting and who were instrumental in the receivership action are now contemplating the formation of a reorganization committee and ex- pect shortly to issue a request to ings.
 The present seems destined to go down in financial history as a period of reorganization and to be compared with 1893 when Reading. Atchison, Eriee Norfolk & western; Northern Pacihe Baltimore & ohio Union Pa cif1c and other important roads vTenR through reorganizations
 At present there are thirteen rail- roads in default Of their obligations and plans have been. or are now being formulated for their reorganization Indications now point to other roads Joining this thirteen group at least for the purpose of voluntary d1ustment l of their finances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
MDRGAIt SYNDICATE MAY
 TAKE OVER TIE B. & M.

Wall Street heard among other ruinors yesterday afternoon that J. F. Morgan & Go. would head a syndicate which would take over the Boston & Maine stock holdings Of the New Ha- ven which are proving such a. source of eInqoarass1nent to the latter com pany- No confirmation of the report was available. but it gained credence in some quarters. The purchase of the stock in question by a syndicate of bankers would relieve badly trained situation
 FTae New Haven company owns 53.6 per cent. of the capital stock Of ths Boston & Maine Railroad Go. con sisting of $21,91S, 900 of the common stock and se64.soO of the preferred shares. The Department of Justice some time ago, requested the New Ha- ven to reIinqlish it's control of the Boston 6 Maine stock. contending that ownership was in conflict with the Sherman law and the directors Of the New Haven company agreed to do so. but the Massachusetts Legislature more recently spoiled the broth by cn- acting laws for possible acQuls1tlon of the control of the Boston 6 Maine stock for that State on terms which are severe on the New Haven.
 Thus the New Haven has been placed between the devil and the deep sea Relief such as a. purchasing syndicate could afford would be well conned-
 New Haven broke to a new low rec ord as usual during the early hours of the session, when it sold down to 49 E.. but it was freely bough by the market operator and broker who has been one of the best recent sellers and easily recovered, closing point net higher at 52A
 Even at yesterdays best prices New Haven was extremely low and only up l about 25s points from it's lowest Sc that the bears were taking no great losses in covering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
nu.a. ralisnnana h Malta.

There are still to be found in Malta number of small stones shaped and colored like the eyes, tongues and other parts of serpents. The superstitious among the Maltese connect these with the tradition that St. Paul when ship wrecked was east on their island. and 1t was there that while lighting bun de of sticks for a fire viper fastened on the apostles, hand. St Paul calmly shook the reptile off into the flames. and no harm followed. The natives wear these stones as talisnans. in which character they suppose them servfceable in warding off dangers from snake bites and poisons. They are found in St. PauI's cave. embed ded in clay, and are set in rings and bracelets and when, found to be in the shape of a tongue or liver or heart are hung around the neck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
HUMAN COST OF A STRIKE
Soldering stattstacs Gathered bv the
 Amerhcan Federation Of Labor.
(NeW ' oIk Evening Post

|
 All records for questfonnaires are about to be broken. The most aunbf- tious person who ever sent rnimec- gTaphed copies of questions broadcast in an endeavor to assemble a mass of information for use in writing a doc tors thesis on The prevalence of col \ loquiahsns among children between the ages of five and nine, or a we'll l advertised serae OF magazine articles on How 900 families spend their income" is left far behind by that very unacadenaic organization, the American Federation of Labor The federation, through it's railway ern- ployes, department, has started upon the task of gathering data for the greatest hard-luck story ever written The lives of S5. 900 men are to be
 made to yield up their toll of loss and suffering resulting from the idIeness begun 33 mos. ago when diff1cuIties between the Illinois Central and Har- rinan lines andatheir men eliminated in what the roads call a strike and what the men regard as in essence a. lockout Multiply the 36,0O0 by the l lowest figure that may represent the ratio between the number of employees 1 and the number in their families, and l you have good-sized city whose eco- homie tale is to be told
 The questions are specific: stssince the strike have you lost your home T. ments ?'' Were you compelled to take any of your children out of school and send them to work ?s' Was your
 wife compelled to take up work to earn money because you were forced out of your job ?'' Have you been forced to get along with poorer and less food and clothing for yourself and family since the strike ?'' Have you had sickness in your family since l the strike. directly or indirectly caused by poverty ?''< Do you know of any striker or member of his family who committed suicide because of the pow erty into which he was forced by the strike ?''
 There are 52 of, these questions and they seek to determine how many homes have been broken up, how many men have been made tramps and the like. Finally, every man is asked to tell the story of his life since l the beginning of the strike in his own
 way
 Except for the totals, the answers to these question might be hazarded in advance AS we'll expect to make an
 omeIet without breaking eggs as to in
 ploye, or in a lockout if you are an employer, without causing losses pro- portioned to the seriousness of the stoppage. and not merely economic l losses, either.
 It is not likely that the members of 1 the United States commission on in dustriaI relations, who are to be the | recipients of the mass of information resulting from the investigation by | the federation, will be astonished to | hear that some men lost houses upon which they lacked but few pay | ments to make them their owns that 1 they and others had to lower standards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
atnru Ahnnt Roair..

The Cri de Paris tells a most an1us ing story, if true, about Rodin ana some unnamed rich American woman who had selected him to make a statue Of herself, full length and so far as pos GibIe portrait. She had posed ter times in antique costume when Rodir told her that he did not need her any more and that he would finish the worI at his leisure When the Amer1eaT came again she found to her amaze ment that the head of the statue bore no resem blance whatever to her. She complained bitterly that no one would even recognize her. IE is true" saft the great sculptor dreamiIy. 1oul head did not inspire me at all At frsi thought I would not put any head or the statue, but after I had thought il over carefully, in order not to offend you I put in place of your face that oi Mime. de R. She had ordered hers oi me, but never paid for it. At any rate you will gain much by this change 7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
OUT ING OF PYRAMID
 TEMPLE AUGUST 6.
sHRINERs FROM ALL PARTS OF THE HAST TO ATTEND BIG
 ROAST AND BAKE.
IMPERIAL POTENTATE
 COMING IN NOVEMBER
ARAB PATROL ALREADY AT WORK ON PILGRIMAGE TO
 SEATTLE IN JULY, 1915.

Nobles of Pyramid Temple of the
 Mystic Shrine, located in this city.
 with membership all over the state
 of the Housatonic on Thursday. Aug.
 G. for the annual outing and field day.
 Potentate Frank s. Slosson called the
 conmittee on arrangements together last night and plans for the big sheep
 roast and clam bake in the afternoon were outlined. Committees to have
 charge of all the details were appoint ed, and everything indicates the big
 gee- and best summer outing the tenn
 pie has ever held It is certain some nc wand startling features to afford entertainment will be presented.
 An jmporf ant announcement in
 Shrinedom was made by Potentate
 Slossor to the effect that Imperial Po- tentate Frederick R. Smith of Roches ter N Y. would be the guest of Fyra- mid Temple st a special cerenonial session to be held at the Casino, State street, on the evening of November g. The visit of the Imperial Potentate is
 a special honor and there will be a large attendance. E1aberate arrange
 nnents will be made for the entertadh-
 ment of the Temple and visitors from all parts of the state.
 The Arab Patrol have taken up the matter Of the pilgrimage to Seattle in July, 1915. to attend the session of the
 Imperial Council there as escort to the Potentate They will Journey to the Pacific coast by a special train, visit ing Yellowstone Park, and the Pan- anna Exposition in San Francisco ana after the session will return home through the Canadian Rockies The
 trip will be of thirty days duration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
The Superior subordinats.

'@There is no more valuable subordi nate than the man to whom you car give a piece of work and then forget about it, in the confident expectation that the next time it is brought to your attention 1t will come in the form of 2 report that the thing has been done says GiGcrd Pinchot. When this mas ter quality is joined to executive pow CT, loyalty and common sense, the result is man whom you can trust On the other hand, there is no greater nut sance 4o man heavily burdened with the direction of affairs than the veal backed assistant who is continually trying to get his chief to do his work for him, on the feeble plea fhnt5 ht thought the chief would like to decide thfs or that himself. The man tc whom an executive is most grateful the man whom he will work hardest and value most. is the man who ac eepts responsibility willingly -- En gineefing News
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
GLASS COMP ANTS YEARLY
 DIVIDEND 92 PER CEN

Cumberland. AlGd-, July 17.-Tshe E7o- tomac Glass company. capitalized at $25,000, on business of s160,0oO dur sdng the fiscal year just ended declared dividend of 92 per cent. Most of the conpanys shares are owned by its 300 employees. consisting Of men, girls and boys Ex-Senator George I- Wellington. the only outsider own ing stock in the works. encouraged it financially when it started
 The plant runs day and night and has orders ahead for over a year. The first dividend Of 10 per cent. was de- clared in 1910 after eight years of op- eration Other dividends were: 1911. 32 per cent. 1919, 62 per cent, and 1913, 72 per cent. s..s.....
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
rae;no d Mean AaVantaqs.

Once a thziffV eofcl physician wa called to cse q woman hac dislocated her very soon pu her right The woman zed how uuc was to pay. The doctor named hia fec The patient thought it too much He however, would not take less, and a the woman refused to give him Gha Ee he began to yawn YaHuins
 one knows, is Infectious ae yodne woman in turn yaRned Ha jaw again went out0 joint. and the docteE triunphantly said NOV Untll you hand me over my fec your a e main as lt is z Needless Co sag tne money was promptly paid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
U. P. MELON TO REACH
 STOCKHOLDERS JULY 20

New York, July 17-The executive committee of directors of the Union Pscific Railroad has ordered that the extra dividend of Baltimore & Ohio stock and cash be paid on July 20 to Union Pacific stockholders. The diYl- dend consists of s1a par value Balti- more & Ohio common and $22s50 par value preferred. Also 8 in cash.
 This action follows decision of the court of appeals against the Equitable Life Assurance society. which brought suit to en5oir payment Of the dividend unless holders of Union Pacific stock were included in the distribution.
 The dividend will include $53.6 800 of preferred and $2s. .4S0,0o0 of common stock of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
ouaar oId Rook TitIes.

These are some of the odd titles oi old English books published in the time of Cromwell:
 "A Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed Nosegay For Gods Saints to Smell At"
 Biscuit Baked In the Oven of Char. ity, carefully conserved for the Chick. ems of the Church. the Sparrows of the Spirit and the Sweet Swallows of Sal. vation."
 GA Sigh of Sorrow For the Sinners o1 Zion breathed out of a Hole Tn the Wall Of an Earthly Vessel known Among Men by the name of Samuel Fish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17

The United States conanlfssioner of
 education, Philander P. C1axton. in his
 address ait the home econofnics con- rsntion at Western Reserve iversity, made "a plea for the teaching of honeF making in elernentary schools. high schools and the women's colleges Dr. Benjamin F. Andrews told of possf- 5le contribution to nome econornicsy when he directed Attention to the gov srnment's experiments witt a method for fattening cattle which Is expected <o yield more beef and less suet and greatly reduce the cost of the former
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
fnsdIsabfS

During sh0vstorm on the Highland railway train was held up for ar hour or sos The guard. a chAery Scot passed along the carriages rying to keep mp the spirits of the passengers An old gentleman angriiy Complained that if the train didn't go on he would .sdie of cold !"
 Tax my advice an, no dae chat re- piled the guard Min y, we chairge a shiIliR a mile for corpses. ''--9undee Advertiser
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17

of living already low; that Illness and even death can be traced to the day when this army of men separated themselves or were separated by their employers from their jobs.
 Nor will the fact or the amount Of these Inisfortunes be the question be- fore the commission which will rath- CT be concerned with the responsibfl- for them. On the surface, the move looks like an attempt to fix the attea- tion of the commission upon an irl- portant and narrowing set Of circura-' stances, but, however important and narrowing. not the real issue in the case.
 This is far from saying that the gathering Of the facts aimed at is q desire is for exact knowledge of con- ditions upon which our age partict larly brides itself, and Justly. One might ask whether the value of statis-7 tics of the sort would not be greater If they had been made earlier. Would some strikes have been hazarded if the men had had before them the re- suits. in black and white. of other strikes?
 And on the other hand. in cases in which the men had genuine griev- arces against their employers. might they not have enlisted public and ev- en official opinion more promptly on  the balance-sheet of other strikes, with the moral of the infinite superior ity of peacefuI adjustment? The rela~ tions Of labor and capital may be said to have become those of contending parties, with the public acting In the capacity, now Of intervener, now of l1rnp pire. Nobody any longer expects to see an important industrial dispute settled out of this court, Is 1t not to the interest of all parties. to that of the court not least, that the cost Of strikes should be as we'll known as that of other wars
 To command public confidence, such investigation would have to be made by impartial bodies. and preferably by the government The value of such statistics would not be limited to otf- CT cases of the same kind. but would be useful in broader way. Prompt gathering of the facts regarding dis placement Of men by machinery a. century ago, and the. readJustment of occupation resulting, might not only have made possible a nlat1gation Of the individual suffering caused. but have Contributed to the discussion Of the re- lation of the state to industry, and to an earlier agreement upon principles slowly adopted That strikes are ex- pensfve. it needs no qiestionnaire to tell us Only part of the cost falls upon the empIoye, although he may suffer the largest proportion of 1t. We need to know also what cost is borne by employers, and what by society Keen realization of the total cost Of strike or a lockout ought to operate in the same manner as realization of the cost of any extravagance or waste ful method
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17


 Mexico City, July tTsenora Hruel:- la, wife of the president, fled from this city q broken hearted woman. She left with her children and told friends that she never expected t0 set foot on Dfexican soil again if she reached foreign land in safety and was accompanied or followed by her husband. She had borne up brave- ly under the trials of the last year. The party included < senora Huerta and her children, Colonel Luis Fuen- tes, the Presidents son-in-l law, and his wife; the family Of General BIan- quet, the minister of ar. the fam fly of General Idber1o Fuentes, father Of Colonel Fuentes; Eugenio Paredes, treasurer general of the republic; tho Agui1a family who are relatives og Senora Huerta, and several close friends Ahead of the special train went two military trains, carrying 500 men, while another troop train foI- lowed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
POPE HARTFORD PLANT
 TO CLOSE AUGUST 20

Hartford. Conn. July 17.-The Pope Manufacturing eon1pany's plant here will close permanently on August 20. Receiver George Pope told Judge Hol- comb in the superior court yesterday MT Pope believes more money could be secured if the property were sold iii small lots to purchasers who de- sired some certain part of it. Judge IIolconb gave no decision. There was opposition to the plan. A dividend will be paid before September 30, it was also announced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
RCCkEFELLER'S SEAT ON
 CHANCE GOES TO SON

The Stock Exchange seat of Wil- liam Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller, were posted yesterday as having been transferred to his son, Percy A. Rockefeller William Focke- teller has been a member since Feb r,larv g. 1882, but has been seen on the E1xchange floor only once or twice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
natirnlnnn hlaeaan.a-

Wireless messages are sent muc1 more easily at night than in the day time and in winter than in suuu1er. and the range under favorable condl- t1ons at midnight during midwinter said to be several hundred per cent better than at noon in nidsurnIner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
HIST ORIG OLD LONDON
 BANK AMALGAMATED

London, July 17-The historic bank of coutts 6 co. has been ama1gamated with the bank of Robars. Lubbock & Go The amaIgamated corporation will retain the name of Coutts 6 CO.
 The bank of Coutts & Go. has been in existence for over 150 years. It was founded by Thomas Coutts who was born in 1735.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
rha aarxnnt onsstinn.

More women would keep two ser7- ants if it wasn't that they are not strong enough to do the work for more than one at a time.-Florila Iiue1- Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
rhe Barrier.

First Trannp-Yon won't set npthlr
 rians. Second TrHmp--Is that rightl First Tramp-Yes, and they've sot a log wot ain't.-P PbiIadelphia Inquirar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
Am ln Hia Eaed.

Instructor Smith, kindly naE1c the bones of the skull. Student Sua We'll sir, I've got them all ip head, but can't think of their names just now.