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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
MnonAnandsHe|pInQ
By Marion HdnaHd

ems the respiration because fever &C., celerates heart action. If the breath is short when the temperature is subnormal It IS in consequence of general debility. The heart action. being feeble, affects the whole system. Tonics are needed in such case. The seeds of the coix lacryma are called Jobs tears because of fan cied resemblance to tears that have rolled in dust. The patriarch cast ashes upon his head ill token of mourning, while he sat upon the ground and wept. We read that This grief was great
 Cleaning Kid Gloves
 II should be grateful if you could print in your Corner a formula for cleaning gray gid gloves MRS. G. E. B."
 l know of nothing better than gasoline, applied with bit of clean flannel Fit the glove upon the hand buttoning at the wrist to keep the kid smooth, and wash carefully. When you have finished the glove draw it off carefully and lay in the window (not in the sun), upon a clean cloth, while you clean the other Leave both there until they are dry and free from the odor of the gasoline Be sure there is no artificial light or fire in the room while you are using the innammable liquid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
benefit of tile Sweet Briar Endowment

Circle No. 1 of the Norwood Methodist church will give a bazar today at the home of Mrs. Frank Hammond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
Short Breath in Walking

Please inform me through your valu- able Corner why a low temperature makes the breath short in walking. Also, why are the berries of the coix lacryma called 'Joms tears? MRS. H. J."
 An abnormally high temperature quick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
Ole Miss, de Occulists would starve ter death if dey had ter depen' upon de Folks dat's BLIND TER DEY OWN FAULTS! Yassum!

sweet influence of her everyday life reaches their hearts and makes them stop and think.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

the regular seed fields are sufficiently
advanced for oviposition.
This cutting should be done with
the harvesting of each hay crop, be-
fore the seed crop is grown.
1t is sometimes necessary to have
two or more irrigation bitches run
ming parallel, making it impracticable
to cut the alfalfa between them. In
such cases it is economy to fence
the bitches and use this land as
small summer pasture, thus prevent
ing the development of alfalfa seed
pods and the chalcis-fies.
Winter Cultivation.
In the process of harvesting the
seed crop many pods containing in
tested seeds fall to the ground. Here
they remain until the following spring
when the alternating insects emerge,
although cultivation with an alfalfa
cultivator, at some time late in the
fall or in early winter, will sufficiently
cover such pods and will prevent the
emergence Of most of the adults when
the warm weather arrives.
Destroying the Screenings.
After the alfalfa is thrashed the
great mass of screenings which is left
| frequently contains large numbers of
seeds infested with alternating larvae.
If the chaff, together with the screen
ings, is placed in a compost pile for
three or four months, so that it will
become heated and decay, most of the
insect life will be destroyed. Unless
it is possible to treat the screenings
in this manner they should be burned
before the growing season opens in
the spring.
Many of the alfalfa seed pods
along check ridges and fence lines
may be destroyed by burning off the
weeds and alfalfa. This should be
done either in the fall or early spring
In purchasing alfalfa seed, farmers
should insist upon having seed which
has been well cleaned after thrash
ing and should never plant the I'M
cleared product in new fields.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture).
The alfalfa-seed destroyer, known as
the chalcis-fly, does it's destructive
work in clover or alfalfa seeds, from
the Gulf coast to the northern limits
of the United States, according to the
United States department of agricul-
lures specialist who has personally
seen the widespread devastation of
this pest. BY harvesting severely in
tested crops, by cleaning fence lines
and ditch banks, and by winter cult
walton the grower of alfalfa seed may
help to control this insect. A new
Farmers Bulletin, (No. $3.50 entitled
"The Chalcis-Fly in Alfalfa Seed"
gives the details of these methods
of control, and may be had free of
charge on application to the depart
ment.
The chalcis-fy under the microscope
is a formidable-looking insect but
when seen in the field it is frequently
confused with the gnat. These pests
may be seen in great numbers flying
over alfalfa-seed shocks and swarm
ing over the sickle bar when the al
falfa is being cut. The eggs are so
small as to be invisible to the naked
eye and are deposited through the
soft, green seed pods directly into
the soft seeds when the pods are about
half-grown. Immediately upon becom,
ing a fly, the insect eats it's way out
through the shells of the infested
seeds, then through the green pods
Large portions of the seeds are hol
lowed out in this manner, when they
are still green and growing.
The infected seeds which still con
tain the living larvae of the insect
may be recognized by their abnormal
| shape and usually by the dull brown
color. Some of the infested seeds
| however, retain their natural color
but they always lack the glossy ap
pearance of normal seeds. The ex
tent to which alfalfa seed is damaged
by the fly is not generally apparent
owing to the minuteness of the insect
and because it's destructive work is
accomplished within the growing
seeds. The alfalfa-seed grower car
only estimate the percentage Of his
crop destroyed by opening large
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
"SteaI or kip"

Traffic in the downtown district Of
st. Louis was blocked for half an hour
the other day when Frank Witt, ma
chinist out of work, paraded the
streets wearing the following sandwich
sign:
Chief Young wants 800 more po-
licemen to stop the increasing crimes,
what shall do?
"No work, no money, four mother
less children to feed.
shall steal, commit highway rob
berry or kill myself and children?
"One thousand are in the same po-
sition in this city today.
Enormous luxury; enormous pow
erty.
what shall do?"
1.-THE sign" said Witt in Jail, "was
my only way of attracting attention In
the hope Of getting job. I've tried
everything else. My wife died re
Gently"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY 1T!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done SO naturally, SO
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some For SO cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time. By morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two. your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign Of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
The kici<inu Horse.

The cure of kicker" is difficult
task. There are many remedies ad-
vised, but even the best is sometimes
Intellectual. 1t may arise from vice,
or from excessively nervous DISPOSE
ton. One of the common appliances
used is to swing bale of straw be-
hind the horse, so that he may kick
until he is tired, without doing injury
to himself. The bale will swing to
and fro, and irritate to the point of
persuasion that there are more profit
able vices than kicking.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

wonderful fluid are known to be the
mineral salts, and these are absolutely
necessary to maintain the normal COM
position and activity of the individual
cell; hence the same must be true
of the complete organism, because the
organism is constructed out of the
blood stream.
Any blood which is formed from i'm
proper food, or from proper food i'm
properly prepared or badly cooked. is
chemically of poor quality and can,
not furnish the right material for the
upbuilding and normal functioning of
the individual. Constipation is posi-
tive evidence of defective metabolism
resulting from inadequate food ele.
ments, and only will be corrected by
the correction of ones personal food
intake and general habits. The habit
ual use of laxatives is useless and
dangerous.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
number of the seed pods and observ-
ing the infested seeds
Harvesting Infested Crops.

harvesting infested crops.
An alfalfa field is frequently found
with such a severe infestation by
chalcis-fies that the grower considers
it of insufficient value to be harvested
and simply drives in herd of COWS
to pasture the crop. With regard to
the control of the chalcis-fy for the
protection of future seed production,
this is a costly mistake. Obervations
show that many of the pods burst
open, while others are trampled to
the ground. Here great numbers Of
infested seeds offer favorable condi-
tons for the Information of the chal-
cis-hy larvae. These, as mature flies,
will infest the seed crops the follow
ing spring. Under such circumstances
the crop should be moved, removed
from the field, and staked. 1t may
then be used as rough fodder; and
II the remaining straw is burned in
early spring the alternating larvae
will be destroyed.
Cleaning Fence Lines and Ditch Banks.
The following facts emphasize the
Importance of cutting the alfalfa along
ditch banks and fence lines, as well
as in the fields:
1. The earliest seed pods are found
to develop on the isolated and vigor'
Gus growing plants found in such
places.
2. The earliest pods have an espec-
tally large percentage of the seeds
Infested with chalcis-fy larvae,
3. The chalcis-hy larvae are able
TO pass completely through the first
generation in the earliest pods before
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

utensils clean. Use only good salt.
This is an exceedingly important mat
ter. A good way to test it is to dis.
solve some in hot water. If the salt
has bad favor it will be easily de-
tected. Sometimes a sediment will be
seen in the bottom of the vessel. A
bad odor in butter many times is
caused by the use of poor salt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
Sort the AppIes.

If apples in the bin or storage cell
lar are assorted occasionally and the
rotten and speckled apples thrown
out, 1t will lessen the number of dis
ease spores among the good apples
and check decay. These spores are
produced from fungus which pro.
duces rot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
LOSING HOPE
WOMAN VERY ILL
Finally Restored To Health
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Bellevue, Ohio. -ttI was in terrible
state before took Lydia E. Pinkham's

V ege ta bl g Com
pound. My back
acheduntil l thought
itwould break, I had
pains all over me,
nervous feelings and
periodic troubles. 1
was very weak and
run down and was
losing hope of ever
b elm G W ell an d
strong. After TAX
ing lydia E. Pink
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
Freshness.

Patience-What do you thinki
Practics--I can't imagine.
81 wrote my name on an egg one OF
our hens laid before we sent it to
market, and l got a proposal Of mar
riage from the man who got it."
Guess the man must have been
fresher than the egg"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
Clean Milk and Rufter

1t is impossible to produce clean
milk in dirty surroundings, and equal
ly impossible to produce good butter
where the milk has been exposed to
miscellaneous odOrs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
Easy to Make Good Butter.

The buttermaker should realize
that it is just as easy to make good
butter as it is to make poor butter.
The main secret is to keep the mill-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
All His.

Elbow much does Rogers get q
week?"
"All he earns; he's a bachelor. -
Boston Evening Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
Woman's Precious Gift.

The one which she should most zeal
ously guard, is her health, but it Is
the one most often neglected, until
some ailment peculiar to her sex has
fastened itself upon her. When SO af-
fected such women may rely upon Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a
remedy that has been wonderfully sue
cessful in restoring health to suffering
women.
Ifyou have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound WIN help you,
write Go amy of the women
whose testimonial letters we
are constantly publishing. They
WIFI tell you their experience
and give you confidence to try
the medicine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

hams Vegetable Compound improved
rapidly and today am a we'll woman. I
cannot tell you how happy I feel and I
cannot say too much for your Compound.
Would not be without it in the house if
it cost three times the amount. Mrs.
CHAs. CHAPMAN, r. F. D. No. 2, Belle
vue, Ohio.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

Never marry jealous woman. A
woman who is jealous is almost as bad
as one who isn't.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

How She Loves Her!
He-Yes; Ermyntrude was born On
April 2.
She-Late-as usual!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19
All for Pleasure.

when got married my wife said
she would go to the end of the world
with me-"
"a noble sentiment"
"But l found out later that she
means the Paris end"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-03-19

The devil doesn't care how often n
man goes to church on Sunday, If h1
can use him the rest of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
(By Lee Papel
By Lee Pape

(By Lee Pape)
 MT. and Mrs. Wilkins calm to see pop and ma yestidday and they was awi setting in the par1er taWking speaking of canarys, you cant beet our Petey. hes e12 yeers old and he sings bettir now than he evyir. did in his life.
 II can skarcely b1eeve 1t, our Ddckey is only 2 yeers old and he stopped singing lawng ago, sed MT. Wilkins
 Its a fackt, sed pop, aw1 you have to do to Petey is tawk to him and he imm eeditly gives correclxt immer- taysnirn of Carusos singing Yankee Doodi1
 Twelve yeers old. it seams inpos- serbil sed MT. Wilkins.
 Then come up stares and III prove it to you, sed pop.
 AwI rite, will, sed MT. Wilkins. And him and pop went up in the set tlng room, me foIloing them, and pop went up to Peteys cage, saying, Hello. Petey, hOws the lftte1 ostritch.
 W1ch Petey dfdent say enything, jest keeping avn hopping erround the cage as though he was looking for sumthing. and MT. Wilkins sed, Ha ha Ina, he duzent seam to be in verry good voice today. @N
 Give him time, sed pop And he startfd to tawk to Petey agen, saying Wat seams to be the trubbeI old berds aren't you going to lift ysI-e voice in saWng for the gentiIman
 And Petey kepp avn not saying eTythings and pop sed, O, well, I eess this must be wun Of those ixsepsEagns that prove the rule. And him ana Mr. Wilkins went down in the parIer aaen and stayed up thare, wich as coon as the berd and me was alone Petey startids to sing to himself like eny- thing. and ran down stares sal.ng, Hes singing now, pop. hes singing like enything. yon awt to heer him.
 Let's awI go up this time, sed ma, Wfch they aw1 did, me fo11oing them, and wen they got up thare Petey wasenf singing eny moar.
 Don't stop avn our akkount, Petey sed pop. go ahed, strike high K for the Iadys and gentilnen.
 Sing for gl1uzzer, little Petey. sing for Tnu.zer, sed ma Ony Petey dfdent, jest hopi,ing erround as if he thawt he was aWl alone in the room
 c, gess he jest makes a noize and you ilnagire it's singing. sed MT. Will kfns.
 Well. you gess rong. gess [ no singing wen I heer it, sed pop. And ma and Mir. and Mrs. Wilkins went downsta-es agen and me and pop stayed tfare looking at the berd, and as soon as thare was noboddy tnare but us 5, incoming me and pol, and the berd, Fetey startid to sing agen as if he tt1awt he was avn ths stage in a tlleayter.
 shut up, you darn fool berd. sed pop and vent Gown stares. i'roving that you can nevvir tell wat a berds going to do.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
(specdaI to tha Farrner. }


 Newtowu, July 17-A crowded house greeted the members of liar nnony grange by Monroe who present ed last night the comedy Down in Main at town hall for the benefit of Pootatuck grange. Great inber- their friends are well satisfied with results. The members from Monroe who composed the cast of characters were Mrs Charles Lacey Miss Caro- line GaTlick, Miss Geneva Beardsley, Miss Edith Curtis, Herbert GarIfck Elmer Sharp, Charles Lacey, Albert Burt, John Burr, Stanley Joyce, Char ence Burr and Alex Sinclair. Dancing followed the entertainment
 Mir, and Mrs. A. E. Bunton of New town street are spending the sum mer at Taunton Lake, having rented the large house, formerly the Corlbett home on the north shore near Taun- ton.
 Allison Smith entertained a number of friends at a clam bake one evening this week in his orchard. Ills guests report a splendid time.
 Miss Hazel Smith returned Friday from a several weeks visit with Springfield friends.
 Miss Christine Kea.ne of New Ea- ven. is a guest Of her cousin. Chris- tine Corbett of Queen street.
 s}a cousin, Joseph Keane of New Haven, are camping at Fairfield beach. T. J. Corbett accompanied the boys to the beach, returning today.
 Mrs. Thomas Keane returned on Thursday from St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, much Improved in health.
 V G. Hard of Pleasant Point, is having acteg1ene installed in his new
 Interesting to the youths of New town is the news of expected com pany of forty Boy Scouts from Brook lyn to camp in s. F. Tikon's lot on the Pootatuck. Scout Master Butler will be in charge.
 Miss Clartbelle Troy of Botsford is devoting the summer vacation to clerical work at the Locomobile Co. of Bridgeport.
 Mrs Lulu Oakley is recovering from a recent operation for appendi- citfs at DaI1bury hospital. She ex- poets to return in a, few days to her home on the Boulevard.
 At the Congregational church, Sun day Rev. T. J. Lee will preach at Il o'clock. Sunday school at 12. Spe- cia1 meeting of Y. P. s. c. B. at 7:So D. m. when coEored slides will be used to illustrate the subject of lecture, What Missions are Doing for the World"
 At Trinity church regular service with sermon at Il a. m. Holy com munion at 1o.. Sunday school at 1 9. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Choir rehearsal this evening at 7:30.
 St. Roses, masses at and 10, both low masses.
 Rev. MT. Peet of Bridgeport. will of1ciate at service in Methodist church. Sandy Hook. 1o:45 a. rn
 Rev. MT. Tfbbals will conduct resu- lar services at St. Johns Episcopal church, Sandy Hook, Sunday morn ing and evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17
ToDAxs POEM
WHEN FAR AWAY.

love my love when far away. And so life sings along the day. I love her far, love her near, God guards her from the unfeigned
 fear
 That haunts our hearts when they're
 astray-
 I love my love when far away! So to the nest that sways and swings The bird of love it's matin sings So to the heart that's far from me I send the love that sings of g1ee. To find her out, to- lean and give The kiss of love that love may Iivel In shelter safe or mid the storm, I love my love with love grown warm Through absence of the love that files grace of beauty and of form In vision sweet for watching eyes. As through the night and in the day love my love when far awayI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17
HINTS OF WIFE-To-BE
Dear Miss Libbey:- =

Dear Miss Libbey:-
 I am Q girl of eighteen, fond of a boy of twenty, as my parents are. For over a year off and on we have gone here and there together. Eight months ago, he mentioned something about quitting. of course said: Yes, we better Months after he came to take me to church. We went there. I wanted to know what he had been an- gry about. He asked my forgiveness He now comes Saturday and Sunday night regularly: oftener than before Be hints of his wife to-be; says a, boy thinks of much before the knot is tied; what he has to keep her, where they are to live, etc. Is it best to keep on going with him until problems write of are solved?
 FEE You know best whether you like him, and wish to continue in his com pany. His words and quitting times lead one to believe he is uncertain The future will decide this for the bet ter hope
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17

 SUFFRAGE NEWS
"A G. Porrftt.)

Mrs. John Allen of Saybrook, who
 has recently undertaken organization
 work for the Connecticut Woman 1 Suffrage Association, scored her. first
 success last Friday in the formation of the Deep River Equal Franchise League. The league was organized at the home of Mrs. Spencer, and Mrs. president. Mrs. Burroughs comes lrightfuI1y by her woman suffrage principles and leadership for her mother was one of the earliest pioneers of the movement and took
 part in the first woman's rights con- vention in the United States-that
 held in 1848 at Seneca Falls. Mrs. Edward Porritt was the principal speaker at the meeting on Friday af- ternoon at which the league was or ganized. A constitution was adopted and the new league vote to affiliate with the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association.
 Mrs A. D. S. Taylor of Norfolk,
 who is chairman of Lftchfeld county in the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, is just now hard at work in New York state. She is today in HillsdaIe and during the past two weeks has been in Dudson, Stotts-
 vile, Chatham and CatsIxi1l, and in a. number of other towns in this part l of New York. She reports that the people are showing great interest ana that when there is street speaking the crowds are always willing to stay to listen far beyond the capacity of the speakers voices. MT. Taylor joins
 Mrs Taylor whenever business will
 allow him to do so, and together they undertake the street meetings and much canvassing work.
 In the meantime Mrs. Hepburn;
 Miss Pierson and Miss Gregory are all giving much time and attention to New Jersey. In fact Miss Pierson and
 Miss Gregory are at present giving all their time to this state which is con sidered by many suffragists the most important of the four suffrage cam paign states because the popular vote on the state amendment will be taken there first. In New Jersey the vote is On October 19, in New York, Massa- chusetts and Pennsylvania it will be on November 2nd- Mrs. Hepburn's last mission in New Jersey was to aid l in the raising of a fund of fifty thou sand dollars for the carrying on of the very active campaign which is necessary to prepare the voters for 1 the question which comes up so soon
 for their decision.
 l Miss Mabel Washburn, who has re- Ecently been carrying out a campaign for increasing the circulation of the woman's Journal, the chief suffrage paper in the United States is now in
 Siasconset. She is however, still car rying the work by mail.