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The Harrison times., 1915-07-03

D ice of two tickets that could be
made the medium of his return to
Arkansas, where he hopes TO return
to the farm near BateSviIIe, on
which he found his wife, and which
he refused to accept because he had
in view that pot Of gold at the foot
Of the rainbow And the little
woman awaits with a longing full
of dread because she has visions of
shattered hopes,
A young man who lived in Benton
county sold his little fruit farm of
forty acres and sought the land
where California canned fruits were
grown ready for the table He sold
for ten dollars an acre, aud coming
TO Southern California purchased a
little tract tor five hundred dollars
an acre, paying so much down and
fifty dollars q month, which ac.
cordiug to the real estate agent.
could easily be paid from the profit
ACQUIRING from the sale OF oranges
and lemons He worked day and
night, irrigated, tumigated, cuItl'
waited, picked his fruit and sold it
at an annual loss. He is now work,
ug in the ditch gang Of the water
department IN this city. And he
was frugal and Industrious, while
his wife was saving, The pot Of
gold was merely fog
OF course there are some who are
successful, the more so when they
discard their Arkansas consclenccs
and live TO take in some teuderloot
who came here with the same hopes
that actuatcd them in leaving the
land Of plenty for something long
dreamed Of
know one man, intelligent, in.
dustrious, possessed Of knowledge OF
fruit, and provided with $1,000
the result Of the sale OF his farm ~
Washington county, lie bought
eleven acres which he planted in
lemon trees, being located IN one OF
the most promising sections OF the
state That was eleven years ago
Himself and wife were devoted to
their new work and gave eleven
years Of the best OF their lives to
making Of the fortune loreshadowcd
by the rainbow pot Of gold, At last
worn out IN the struggle he sold his
place for $4,000, all he bad to show
for tAe $1,000 expended and the
eleven years Of hard work % his
credit, and now he lives at National
CITY and at the head Of san
Diego Bay q retired capitalist
awaiting the summons,
That pot ofgoId was dross.
/ cite these few instances from
many for the benefit Of those Of my
readers who may be thinking Of
leaving Boone county in search Of
the mythical pot Of gold You have
drouths, so have other countries
down over the rivers and streams
there may be found logs in other
states arise aud cover the entire
land, you in the hills boast oC the
absence Of malaria, in other states
blessed as you are with goodcIimote
aud dryuess the poisonous disease
finds lurking place in the human
system You have pure water in
plenty, ia no other state in the west
can it be found MS YOU have it,
a, c. STACEY
The Harrison times., 1915-07-03

A knocker knocks everyone but
hmself aud he Is the one who de'
serves the knocks,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
sIIRvIvINe FOUNDERS OF GREATER BRrDGEpo

THE FARMER of forty years ago is an item describing the
 organization of the Bridgeport Board of 2 1875 with twenty directors who the then ing citizens of Bridgeport follows Clarke Wheeler Jaratt Morford E. V Hawes T Barnum, word James Staples George Mallory David M Read William H. Noble, Frederick Hurd Blaire Morris D. w Sherwood O. B Hotchkiss Baldwin, doIph Kost, zalmon Goodse Nathan Buckingham George keeler Only two of the citizens mentioned day, viz Morris ". Seymour and Zalm0n GoodsBlI 8
 Many changes have taken place since that Bridge considerably doubled the second city of the state population and the first industry Ithas the aspect of metropolis that sof. oyergrosn village.
 The work do live them, they, alas pass Of all those through the Board Trade and Individual activities contributed much to the growth prosperity Of this thriving city, but They lion Geodse and Morris W. Seymour, yet hearty interested the moral With respect to the Board of Trade MT Goodse did than notable He president of it 1893 active ent of the city until 19oo when he concluded his active president the State Board Trade To these vvn creators of useful civic each citizen will wish of further usefulness They helped to found Greater Bridgeport and the Greater Bridgeport grateful to them, but appreciates what they did
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
HOW WAR SMELLS

WORLD Cobb viewpoint Of 4 calculated to discourage the practice of it the learned eorizng contained multitudes MT. Cobbs obtained by personal greatest raised killing with attended upon earlier efforts.
 Cobb not tell of booming flying flags shining uniforms playing bands. He the desperate charge against the foemans cement of burng bayonet in the bowels of met face 10 face
 Modern like There no bands, fly flags handsome clothing Almost does the sol his foean face. There excitement about the fighting dreary lonesome, Iaborous unending stand in water, kill they killed by those them.
 Tn leisure moments s re- zoo tiny antagonists civilized peace savage microscopic to when he sayagery Private general it is all the Each must fight the his the nsants when he not fighting the the other firing lineA<
 MT. Gobb,s most valuable contribution to the warning against his appreciation of the smell of it. He tells the before the of the foul of the which the wound away; the offense that week goes up bodies of unhuried slain which lie upon swept ground between opposing fronts.
 that tragedy it great like Mr. Cobb, the master of English he Is to make others it.
 foul person Not all the perfumes of the uni- him. He is humanity decay manhood rots vley under stevvng So Irwin Cobb him. and thus he ls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
RIVERS AND HARBORs
 BILL FOR MILLIONS BEFORE HOUSE TODAY

Washington, Jan 16-The river and harbor appropriation bill carry ing a total of $34,000, 900 and thus far without a single important item changed, was again before the House today with a view to possible passage before adjournment tonight. The bill carries $1, 1,5OO, ,00O each to connect the Hudson piver with the great state barge canal and for the Delaware river, from Philadelphia to the sea; $500, 900 for the Norfo1k-Beaufort in land waterway and other big pro- jects.
 Consideration of the measure is featured by a persistent filibuster conducted by Representative Frear, of Wisconsin, Republican, and Repre- sentative Galloway, of Texas, Demo- crat, who charged that it is grossly extravagant.
 Representative Goodwin, of SArkan- sas, unsuccessfully attacked an item of eSmitIl's Creek, N. C., for main- tenance, $2, 400." He said that he apprehended that the stream was the sole property of some s'BilI Snith.'
 q understand,'' he said, .that this creek rises in the northeastern part Of Smiths plantation and lazily winds it's way from time to time almost five and one-uuarter miles and finds it's mouth in the southeastern portion of Bill Smiths plantation. As under
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
GERMAN SOLDIERS
 GIVEN iiSILENCE'''

Brussels, Jan. 16-The silent treatment of the German landsterm in this city by the Belgian people is one of the most striking features of the situation here It is spreading even to the children, who turn their heads away or cross the street when eve rthey see a German soldier ap- preaching. If a soldier enters a shop the Belglans either quit the building or move away as far as possible. If one of the landsterm enters a street car the Be1gians leave or else turn their eyes away. There are no words of greeting, no smiles, not the slight est look Of recognition that the sol dier is a human being.
 Whether this is having any effect on the soldiers is not certain but an American who today stopped a fine looking German soldier who was off duty and talked with him was sur prised at what he heard.
 You are the first person who has spoken a civil word to me 5in this town for a month"; said the soldier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

stand it, he holds the absolute title in fee simple. an undisputed title that cannot be alienated, with all the cor poral and corporeal Establishments .as well as other appurtenances thereto belong.
 stAs this Congress has been lavish ly appropriating for great streams like the Mississippi, Ohio and Ten nessee, why should not Bill Smith have his creek improved when he owns the title? This is used by Bill and his family, except when the peo- pie from two or three miles around gather to disport themselves on holi- day occasions and on July 4th, when the neighbors come from around there and hold races.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

New York, Jan. 1s@-Interest in the sensational Ida Sniffen case grows with each days qs1eer developments. She Is now charged with homicide in causing the death of her two babies by poison, some of which she took herneaf in an apparent efrort to self destruction It is now alleged that Ida sniffen while a. young art student in 1905. fell in love and married George Norrds, son of a wealthy Detru4t man ufacfurer. also a student in the same art school. They were married, but he died three weeks later. She Then married Arthur N. FWa1teTs, from whom she was a1ieuabed Fby Lorlys EH- ton Rogers. the lawyer lady killer '' who had been divorced by his first wHes was living with hfs second wife and was maintaining home for Ida Sniffen, hds love ETife'' E.1d their two bab1es, who are now dead If Mrs Ida. Sniffen- Morris Walters Rogers is drought to trial 1t is expected thai Rogers whole story as a 'sheart break er' will be disclosed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
INTERNATIONAL.
 EGG-LAYING CONTEST

The management of the laying contest at Storrs is much pleased with the egg production for the tenth week. The hens all told laid 1521 eggs which is 200 better than the pre- ceding week and relatively 482 in excess of the production for the cor responding week last year. The Leg horns did not lay their pro rata share of the eggs but the condition of near 1y every pen appears to be fine and there was as 6, matter of fact a slight increase in the production of the lighter breeds. Thus the excellent condition of the birds means that much heavier yields may be expect ed very shortly. Four White Wyan- dottes and one Rhode Island Red or only five hens out Of the thousand succeeded in making perfect scores for the week. Last week Massac achu- setts and Vermont pens were at the top of the list Connecticut birds be- ing only able to tie for third place. In the tenth week, however, Connec- ticut pens take the first four positions each winning over its nearest corn-
 petitor by the small margin of one ! egg.
 The storrs Stations experimental pen of White Wyandottes came first with yield of 36 eggs for, the week Merritt M. C1ark's Barred Rocks from
 Brookhe1d Center were second with i < yE1 B. ques, from Unionville were third with l 36. and Springdale Poultry Farm s lRhode Island Reds from Durham won I fourth with 8 production of S5 eggs. It is interesting to note that all or l these leading pens are of the so-caLed heavier breeds. The Dominlques i were the only one of the four and the 1 only one in the entire contest for that 1 matter, in which all ten birds were laying. Rhode Island Red hen No. I 40 owned by Springdale Poultry
 Farm mentioned above has made the
 hest record to date for continuous laying. She produced an egg every single day beginning December stn up to and including January 8th or l for thirty-one days without miss.
 Some very interesting changes oc-
 cured during the week 1n the ten l leading pens to date. Merritt M. CIark's Barred Rocks succeeded. Tn
 passing Windsweep Farms Leghorns
 and also the Storrs Station'ss Sour
 milk pen of Leghorns. Colonial
 Farms Rhode Island Reds from rem
 ple. N H., moved up from sixth place
 to fifth The American Domin1ques
 moved from tenth place to sixth The
 Long Island pen of White Leghorns
 that were ninth dropped entirely ano
 were supplanted by Robinson's birds l of the same breed from CaIverton, N
 Y Thus of the ten leaders as they
 now stand there is one pen of Bar red Rocks, one pen of American Dom
 inioues, two pens of White Wyan-
 dottes, two pens of Rhode Isiano Reds, and four of White Leghorns-
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Ed Cam, Hoghton, near Preston England, White Wyandottes, S72 Hi11view Poultry Farm, St. Albans vt, Rhode Island Reds, 2s5. Merritt M. Clark, Brookheld Cen lter, Conn, Barred Rocks, 2S1-
 Storrs Exp. Station, (Sour nnili pen) White Leghorns, 2Ts-
 Colonial Farm, Temple. N. H. Rhode Island Redss 25s.
 H. B. Hitler, Unionville, Conn. ; American DominiQues, 249-
 windsweep Farm. Bedding Ridge | Conn.,, White Leghorns, 24e,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS VERY MUCH ALIVE

N T9FIHING SURPRISES the easy grace with which
 politician deems issue dead because it ssains halt The gentlemen freely ing this view suffrage live, to know they mistaken If there is unaeconpshed thing certain which connected with the political life of World iti that in nations risen to the dignity of self governing states.
 The question certainly determined in the United States
 entirely unthnkable having ten states having gained subgantal po- ticaI it will conquer ! that the movement is strong votes.
 1t will hat po- tcal gentlemen the blindness will disappear public life through of who vote, who wish to vote. 4s#
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
DONOVAN DEPLORES .CONNEC CTlCUT'S LOSS IN HARBOR PROJECT
Assails What He Calls Close Corporation Tactics Tn
 Appropriation Bill
1gnecial to- r-ne EarIner.l

=
 Washfngton, Jan. 16.-Represent tive Donovan of Connecticut called attention of the House yesterday af- ternoon to what he termed close cor poration tactics of the Committee on Rive14s and Harbors in their methods of preparing the appropriation bill now under discussion. The commit tee termed Donovan's amendment for Bridgeport and Mahan's amendment for New London harbor new pro- Jects and both were defeated in the committee of the whole.
 MT. Donovan said: ''I want to get some information I do not under stand the definition of new projects I want to ask the chairman of the
 cornrnittees or some member of the
 committed the meaning of the
 phrase.
 II find in looking at the Record of
 yesterday that member of the Com srnittee stated that for a project in Florida the bill recommends an ap-
 preparation of 100000 and there had
 been expended only seventy odd dol lars on that. [ presume the Chair
 man of the Committee will call that an old project, continuing an i'm provement-
 cone hundred thousand dollars for a place with practically not dollar expended upon it That is termed an told ifnprovemert A member of the Il that some seventy odd dollars had been expended upon this. notice further in looking through the bill some thirty, odd projects in the same state-all called an improvernent=-7a peculiar terminologys a new school of grammar ar-continui improvements ssT,fie report Of the district <engin- Ieer, the report of the Board of Fn- gfneers in language of their own stat ed in the Connecticut proposition thai l it was modification of three different wears, but that is a new project under the comnnittee's dictionary, wnlle l is a continuing improvement in Flor | ida, and it strikes me that the aV- craze boy in school will say that modification of a report of 1909, l9O1 and 1910, is an old project, continuinE an Improvement; or continuing work and where there has not beer a dollar spent on 8 hundred thous' l and dollar project, as asked for, 1t | somewhat doubtful that any disinter 1 ested person could be found whs
 would say that it was an old i'm 4 1proven1ent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
TIE CORRECT PROCEDURE

T THE MISCELLANEOUS committee correctly reported
 it has determined upon proper method of procedure respect to commission That is to charter submitted time its action at the This to be promptly done if it done at all The charter by the General Assembly, submitted peo- pie This submission of the very question proper method.
 Strictly speaking is abuse of the referendum nit anything but the question acualIy determined this the question would whether the government oper- aVe Only thus they know with certainty what they getting they please, and it what they choose
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
CENTENARY or GEN. HALLE,CK

General Henry Wager Ha11eck, who was Grants predecessor as comman-
 der-in-chief of the armies of the
 United States in the civil war, was
 born at WesternviI1e, N. Y, just a.
 century ago to-day. While he lacked
 the dogged determination of a Grant
 and the bri1Iiance of a Lee, Gen. Hal
 ieck was an able and efficient off,
 cer. and his centenary will not pass
 unnoticed by the survivors of the
 rapidly vanishing hosts of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 Haueck graduated from West Point at the age of twenty-four and first
 came into prominence during the Mexican war, when he was employed in operations along the Pacific Coast. He retired from the army for a time,
 but when North and South clashed | in a death struggle he returned to the service Of his country In 1861 he was appointed commander of the De- pertinent of the Missouri, and early in 1862 his command was extended
 so as to embrace, under the name of i the Department of the Mississippi, l the whole stretch of country between the AIIeghanies and the Rocky Noun tains His ability as a military ad- ] 1ninistrator so impressed the Wash 1 ington authorities that in July of 1862 | he was made general-in-chief of the | Union forces. From his headquar- 1 ters in Washington he directed the movements of the generals in the field, until, in March of 1864. the chief command was turned over to l Gen. Grant. Halleclx remained chief 1 of staff until 1865, when he was I made commander of the department of the Pacific. He commanded that 1 division four years, and was then
 made military commander of the Southern division, where he remain 1 ed until his death in 1S72.
 While Gen. Grant is given the cred l it for the final triumph of the Union 1 forces in the greatest of modern civ l il wars, Gen. Hal1eck, by his distri- button of the armies and his plans of campaign, played no small part in bringing about the ultimate victory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
DAILY DOINGS OF THE
 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Yesterday morning following the chapel exercises, MT. Sinnonds made an announcement pertaining to the Boy Work Exposition which Is to be held in the Armory during Feb ruary. The exposition is being given under the direction of the Boys de- partment of the Y M. G. A. and aI- ready a great number of high school boys have signified their intentions of entering the work in the conapeti- ton MT Kicker of the faculty is treasurer of the committee in charge and is exercising great influence among the students regarding it.
 There was no G1ee club meeting held Thursday evening as other bus mess interfered with the atten dance of many Of the girls.
 The girls basketball team took a noon train today for Pelham, N Y. where they were to play the PeI- ham girls ths afternoon. The re- turn game will be played in this city on March T.
 The announcement that Miss Darl- ing has resigned as a member of the faculty to accept a similar position inS Hartford has occas1oned much school. The loss of Miss Darling will be keenly felt by the Girls GIee club as she was the organizer and has been the leading spirit in it since it's inception. Miss Darling is also a prominent member of the Wellesley club of this city and has been very active in the work of raising funds to replace the buildings sburned in the recent fire
 MT. Simonds and a number Of the other members of the faculty visited l the New Haven high school on Tues 1 day, which was the holiday gained 1 by the students after the presenta- l ton of the Senior play. The com 1 plete order which characterizes the l passing in the halls of the entire nineteen hundred students in theil l morning session has been the subject
 of much praise from our teachers and now the principal has resolved that the Bridgeport students shall en1- ulate their New Haven brethren. Since the placing the Barnum prize subjects on the boards of the Senior rooms, the members of the class ap- pear in 3. quandary as to the sub- jeet each will select for his or hel essay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
GLOVES l GLOVES !

Although our Glove busl- ness has run very heavy this season, we are ready to sup ply your wants with a good line in hand warmers. All styles, from the cheap cotton glove to the fur lined glove.
 Sc 8 pair to $4.50
 Right here a word on our Working Glove, we have many styles from
 35c to $1.75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16
THE HIGH COST OF DISTRIBUTION

The past summer was a year of agricultural fertility. Food products ought to be cheap this winter. In a. great many rural districts fruits and Vegetables have been rotting under the trees and in the garden. Yet, while apples, for instance, were vast ing in the country, you might have to pay $3 to $5 a. barrel to buy them in the cities. Similarly with other products.
 The biggest cause of high cost of living is the expense Of getting the food from the farms to the consumer. It is the purpose Of a series of six editorial articles, prepared after spe- cia1 study and interviews with conpe- tent experts to describe briefly the present bungling methods of getting food to heEconsumer. and to touch on certain suggestions that have been made for lowering the high cost of this distribution.
 An investigation was recently made in g. city of 100000 people. of the cost of delivering milk. It was found that something like 100 milk carts were travelling through the place daily. ana covering in the aggregate a distance of 2,40O miles. Yet there are but about 250 miles of streets in that city Hence 10 milk carts on an average went through each street. The time of nine of those milk teams was large 4y WaSJeQss Ih6 consumer paid fhR needless cost. Similarly the teams and motor cars that collected the milk from the outlying country were rum ming over the same ground.
 An even more remark able case Is reported from a town Of 5000 people to provide which with milk 50 differ ent carts traverse the same streets day by day
 In the city first referred to the milk consumers were paying eight to nine cents per quart. Yet the farm CTS got but four cents. Some of them at a distance get but two and half to three cents.
 Although the consumer is already paying high price for milk yet in many places farmers are quitting the dairy business, because of low returns and milk famines seem likely. It may yet prove necessary. to jack up the consumer another cent or two.
 An endless number Of similar 1n- stances could be given, showing the ineh1ciency Of present methods of get ting food from the farm to the town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

The Canadian Pacinc Railway orr dered that all German cheese in it's cuisine be destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

The Illinois Public Utilities Com mission approved St. Paul's $2s.141.- 300 convertible bonds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

Efforts are being made by the Washington Humane Society to have laws enacted prohibiting the eEporaa- tion Of horses and mules to the Frar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

Smith 6 Nncreil.s, ayew York, hotel and restaurant, which tailed, shows liabdltties Of $47, 4S0. nominal aassts of $, 5000, and actual assets of S4ss4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

Vice Admiral Sir George S. Mares, retired, is dead In 1873 and in 1875 he was in command of the Arctic expe- ddtion Of the Alert and Discovery which gained Q point beyond latitude S3 degrees north.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

The Roun1anian L5egaadon in sWits- eraInd a1nounced that all desarters from the Rou1nandan army, will bs perdoned if they return and serve
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

A charter was issued to the E'irs National Bank of Holly Hi1l, s. c. capital s25.OOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-16

Neale Bros. Apponaug, R. |, White Wyandottes, 246.
 A. F. Robinson. Ca1verton, N Y., White Leghorns, 243.
 storrs Experiment Station, White Leghorns,- 240.