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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
LOkeIS

Sleighing still continues slippery.
Gideon johnson has a few froze
cranberries that he will sell cheap tc
anyone desiring froze cranberries. Come
early and avoid the rush. Also avoid
being disappointed in not getting any OF
these cranberries at bargain.
Miss Sarah Ann Whitaker of Hard
scrabble visited her Uncle Late Whit
taker of this city over Sunday. Sarah
Ann has filed out turrible sinct we last
seen her three years ago, when she was
a awful tall, awkward girl.
Ham Wilson, after milking his COW
tother night left a 2 gal. pail of milk
standing outside the cowbarn over night
becuz he forgot to take it to the house,
and as a result it froze solid and busted
the pail
Bud Hinckley who amt quite right in
his head took off his shoes tother day
when his mother wassent looking and
run around the yard in his bare feet,
with the snow over 2 #. deep. Bud
now has cold and as a result nearly
sneezes his fool head off at times.
Mrs. Jeremiah Perkins had a pound
cake to fall on her while baking same
last wk. Jerushia says she thinks she
slammed the oven door a little might
too hard, which made the cake fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
Personals

Wilder Skinner went to her hen
house last Saturday night to ketch
pullet for Sunday dinner, and was con-
siderably surprised to find polecat in
the henhouse after the hens. The wild
der succeeded in killing the animal with
a hoe. but the memory of the incident
still fingers around the widder's person
atty.
The holiday trade at Hen Weathers-
by's store has been so brisk that Hen
has been obliged to keep open some
nights as late as 10 o'clock. Hen ad-
vises all persons who contemplate buy
ing New Years gifts to do SO at once
instead of waiting for his markdown
sale of New Years gifts sometime next
Spring.
Hy Henderson of Calamity Cross
Roads was saw on the street one day
last week Eve forget which day., shak-
ing hands with friends. Come again. Hy
we're always glad to see you.
Eph Higgins, our accommodating P.
NJ, opened a letter to Miss Amelia
Tucker, our raining sassiety queen, by
mistake recent, and since Eph had went
and opened it, he didn't think it would
do no harm to read its contents. which
he done, but it didn't amount to nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
TWELFTH MUNTH EDDY
TORIUL

Here we are right on the TIRES
hole of December agin almost
afore we are aware of it
My goodness how time flies.
1t don't seem no time sinst last
December and yit from now until
this same time last yr in 1914 IL
munths has passed. However
that's the way time elapses. When
person is yung & foolish & amt
got no sents time seems to drag
turrible and a child is allus wishin
he was a big crowd up man but
when we git along in the shrugged
of life and are KEEP bizzy from
mornin til mite trying to make both
ends meet and keep the wolf from
the door then time frisks past us
on swift wings and from one yrs
end to another don't seem no time
atall.
December is here agin the last
munth of the yr of 1915 and this
partickler munth will never come
agin. You can wish & wish but
you cant neither wish the time
away nor wish it back onct its
went & gone.
1t mite be we'll for our sub
scribers to the Bugle to set down
in sollum thort or else in the
sanktity of their own closets and
go back over the IL munths of
1915 which have past away for
ever and consider whether or not
they have spent said munths in a
profitable manner to theirselfs and
others 1t might be well for them
to consider what they have accom-
plisht if ennythink and to ponder
the fucEurc.
We persoom that most Bingville
folks when they set down to do
this will consider that the past IL
munths have been profitable spent
perviding they have gouged their
naber and resorted to unskroopu-
lus methods in dealing with their
Teller man if thereby they could
make a few sents profit by sackri-
fsing all homer & principal.
The longer we live in this world
however the more we have became
convinced that the person who gifts
the most happiness outen this life
and who makes a sucksess of it is
the person who amt allus thinkin
| of l1isself.
I The person who makes a suck
sess of life in our opi1yun and
who has more fun than ennybuddy
else we know of as he goes along
| is the person who amt SO dog
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04

blame selfish that he is allus think
in of his own intrusts but who is
doing kind acl1ts for others and
who is willing to live and let live
and do unto others as he would
like to be did by.
We persoom that most of the
folks of Bingville who reads this
eddytoriul advancing this theory
which they newer heerd of be-
fore and aint familyur with will
think that we as edditor of the
Bugle have went crazy and aint
quite right in the head.
In anser to all stitch critticls we
desire to say that they can think
what they please of our theory and.
that it would be a mighty good
thing if everybody in Bingville
was crazy and not quite right in
the head on this questshion like
we be.
December is the munth when
Xmas comes to us onct agin. We
will probably write elokwent
eddytoriul on the subjeckt of
Xmas later-praps next wk or the
wk after-and therefore we wont
refer to it to emmy extent in this
isshue except to say that Xmas is
event that ort to be observed by
being kind of hart lords our fellers
and good will lords all and we
hope that the peepul of Bingville
will be that way lords each other
this Xmas witch is now only a
short distance away and that they
will not only be that way during
the Xmas season but will continue
to be that way lords each other all
next VT. if possible if not pos
sibil then we hope they'll make a
effort to be as nice as they can
becuz every little effort in this
helps.
With these few remarks we will
conclude this eddytoriul and will
endeavor to go to press and git the
Bugle out on time this wk if pos
sibil and thus not disappint our
readers as ushual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04

it was only a love letter from Walter
Winslow of the Co. Seat, asking Amelia
if he could keep company with her next
Satterday night.
The fence in front of Abe Thomas
house looks queer, half of it painted
red and half of it painted yaller. Abe
didn't have enough of either color to
paint the whole fence, so he made each
color go as far as it would, and as a
result the fence looks redik1us. Why
didn't you mix the paint together, Abe
then it would all been the same color
Cy Hoskins states that he is going to
kill his two pigs next week. Cy says hes
hungry for sausages, fresh pork, etc.
An1ziah Gookins, while. trying to kick
the iceballs often his heels before going
into the P o. after his mail tother
morning tore one boot heel clean often
his boot, which cast him a quarter to
have put back again at the cobbling
shop. Amziah says Eph Higgins ought
to have better facilities for people to
kick ice often their heels than hes got
P1utarch Stone of Sorrow Hollow
paid the Bugle a pleasant call recently
Plutarch also paid us S. on subscrip-
shion, for which we give him due credit
Next day Plutarch returned, saying that
he had discovered he had give us S.
dollar bill instead of ST dollar bill,
and he thort being as his eyesight amt
good as it used to be, asked for 81
change, but Plutarch asked in vain-we
had already spent the 81 change for the
bare necessities of life.
Miss Amelia Hobbs and Jim Wilson
who had a love spat and stopped keep
ing company with each other for most
a month, have made up again and now
there is a light in the Hobbs parlor
every Satterday night as ushual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
Country Correspondence
LANDS END

Bill Henshaw last wk purchased a
bulldog from Sim Perkins for s.. That
night the dog ran off back to Sim, but
Bill went after him. and he has run off
back to Sim ever sinct. Bill now wants
his s. back, but Sim wont give it up.
Bill says less he does he'll persecute
him for obtaining money under false
pertense.
Rufe Atkins shaved his whiskers off
last Sunday, which he had been letting
grow all fall and winter. Rufe says he
was blame fool to do it being as now
when he goes out the cold nearly
freezes his face often him and makes it
ache SO he cant scarcely endure it
Mrs. Hen Jordan is probably the bus
lest woman in this lokality being as she
has a lot of homework to do, also has
three children under four years old and
two twins, which arrived not long sinct
The reason your correspondent from
Lands End has not wrote much for
quite long spell is because not much
has occurred in our midst
LUCIFER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
SNAKE BEND

Abe Wood is on the sick list again
being as his stuu1mick has gone back
on him Abe says he cant eat nothing
any more without paying Up for it after
wards.
Sam Henderson has give up his milk
business till spring. Sam says its stitch a
chore to keep the milk he buys from
his customers from freezing that there
amt no fun in the milk business in cold
weather
Miss Phronecia Hunt is taking lessons
on the meIodeon and has got along so
well that she can nearly play Home
Sweet Home through without breaking
down. SCRIBBLER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
Lem Has ChiIbIainS

Lem Quigley's chilblains has come
back on him turrible this winter. They
always do about this time of every
year LENS feet is so sore that he can't
wear his boots-all he can wear is 3
pairs of socks on each foot and big
soft arctic rubbers over the socks.
The size of the arctic rubbers is No.
Il, the biggest ones which Hen Wealth
ersby had in the store. Lem says that's
the only way lie can take any comfort
out of life with them chilblains.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL
 MOTHS ARE DECREASING
Satisfactory Progress in the Fight Against These Pests Reported by the Bu-
 reau of Entomology.

A marked decrease in the numbers of both the gipsy and bfo#h-tall moths is declared by the Bureau or Entonology of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to have taken place Tn the period covered by the report winch has recently been published or us work for the year ending June 30, 1914. This has been largely brought by the wilt disease and the parasites ana other natural enemies of these pests, which have been introduced to fight them.
 In New England extensive scouting work around the borders of the dnfest- ed region has resulted in the discovery of the existence of the gfpsy moth ln s1 new towns in Maine, in. New Harnpshire, in Massachusetts, IT in Rhode Island, and> 1z in Connecticut On the other hand eight towns inside the infested area were found to De quite free. Several isolated colonies In Greenfield. Mass.s appear to have been exterEnipated, and in the region around Lenox Stoc4zbridge,- and Great Bar rdnghnn the moths have also been all most eliminated. This is also true of the isolated colony at Walhngford. Conn. At Sstoningbon a. few egg clus- ters were found, and the Connecticut authorities are in chage of work there
 In New York a colony at Geneva apparently has been exterpinated, and a colony found on a private estate at Mount KiScO is now being stamped out with the cooperation of the New York authorities The report calls at ftent1on however, to the need for laws Hn other states similar in character kto that of Massachusetts ts, which pro- svides that each municipality must do its share toward controlling the moths.
 The brown-tai moth situation is said to be even better. The severe win has aided the brown-tan moth fungus disease and the imported parasites in forming about an enormous decrease in the numbers of this pest. In the lnortzaern part of the infested region an4 Maine. New Harnpshire, and Yer r-1ont, the decrease is especially no- kticeaHbEe. On the other hand some fa1rorwxa-taE moth nests have been found lon the eastern end of Long Island Tzae inspection of all forest products and n1rsery stock moved from 1nfest- ed regions to other parts of the United lStates is declared to have prevented lzthe establishment of many colonies in widely sepafted localities In 17.O76 ksEaapanents which have been inspected, se5e specimens of the gipsy moth and s1 R04 specimens of the brown-tai1 moth stalat if this work had been begun years Ohio, and the Bershfre region in Mas wachusetts would not have become es- faH57ished.
 In addition to the q11arantine work
 scientific experiments and investiga- tions have been carried on with the
 object of securing more exact infor-
 nation about the food habits of these
 moths in order to discover new ways
 of exter1ninating them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
LYRIC THEAT TIRE

The audiences at the Lyric theater this week continue to display. their keen appreciation of Owen Davis greatest hit, tsThe Family Cupboard,,ss' which has been playing tor packed houses since it's opening performance Monday evening": The play is one of the best that has been fgiven in. Bridgeport this season and the mem bers of the, Calburn Stock company headed by Lowell Sherman and Miss Suzanne Jackson, are receiving a cor dial welcome every afternoon and evening.
 One Of the features of this week s bill is the singing of new song, 'AThe Road of Yesterday composed by George E.. Ha.wes and Mrs Ethel Cooper Mills. which Is rendered at every performance by Mrs. Mills in 8 manner which brings down the hou house. The song has a, lit and melody to it which is sure to make it a popular song hit throughout the country.
 Rehearsals for next weeks pla1 t.The World and His Wife, have aI- ready begun and the play bids fair to be the big sensation of the season at the Lyric. Lowell Sherman has appeared in MT. tF'avershan's part in this production in New Y ork Washington and, Baltimore and re- ceived the greatest praise from both press and public. Miss Jackson and the entire company will be seen in the cast and the play is sure to ssgo big all next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
Amusements
POLL THEATRE

For the last half of the week at PoM's theater, Manager Poli has ar ranged a program that promises to be one of the most attractive seen here in long while. Vaudeville acts of headline calibre and the great photo version of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch offer an enter tainment program that seldom has been equalIed at popular prices.
 One> of the headliners in the vau- deville program is the eVer-popular comedy, offered by D 'Erkin's Ami maIs. These intelligent canines, as- sisted by a. few cats and a, devilish monkey, are the sole inhabitants of a. little municipality on the stage. They operate the police and fire de- partments and many other stunts without visible direction from any human.
 Verbs and Luescher present, as an added attraction, Charles Mo Naughton. the famous English cOIa- edian, with Evelyn Stuart and a, big cast in a new musical novelty. For the Lords Sake" The comedy is sparkling, the songs tunefuI and the dances are the epitome of daintiness. Miss Stuart was formerly prima don na of t"The Rose Maid" company E Gerard and West will be seen in their musical oddity, "A Breeze from Musical Comedy" offering a very, nifty little sketch, and Rhoda and Champion will present a new op- cratic novelty called Between the Reels
 o.Brien. Denne and Gessler. in songs and batter, and Pielson and tGoldie. vaudevflle's favor1te song and dance entertainers, complete the vau- deville program.
 The dve-part fi1mization of Mrs wdggs of the Cabbage Patch is said to be fully as interesting and laugh able as the dramatic version of the great novel The photoplay fea- lures Beatriz Michelena and a very capable cast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
ARPIES.

Of the multitude Of varieties of apples now cultivated in various parts of the world. but especially in North America, the first was the fruit of what, in its wild state, is known as the crab-tree. All of the delicious apples now displayed on the fruit stands are varieties of the small and bitter species which in ancient times grew wild in parts or Europe and Asia The cultivation and Improvement of the apple be- gan in Europe centuries ago, but it remained for Americans to make the greatest progress in this direction One of the first of these Abenefactors was Iaommi Baldwin. who was born ITO years ago today, Jan. 21, 1745. He was by profession an engineer but, while prominent in that capaci- ty. he would long since have been forgotten, except for his Horticultural experiments which resulted in the production Of the famous apple which bears his name. The Baldwin is still one of the most popular va rfeties of the favorite fruit. The United States now produces the ma Jor part of the worlds apple crop, and Canada adds largely to North American supremacy. The European apple belt extends from Norway to southern France. Apples are also cultivated in New Zealand, Tasmania. and other countries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
Feel Young Again CERTILAX (The Certified
 Laxative).

Beware Of the habit of constipation. Coax the overworked bowel muscles back to normal action with CERTI- LAX, the certain laxatfve..' It is the favorite prescription of an eminent New York City specialist, selected by five hundred physicians, who have tried out thousands of laxatives and decided upon CERTILAx as the best. They believe in gentleness, persist en- cy, and Natures assistance. CERTI- LAX opens the bowels; their action is gentle yet positive, never accom- panied by. griping or pain. One at night wilt give positive relief GER TILAx IS FOR SALE AT ALL DRUG STORES, or will be sent direct upon receipt of price. CURES CHEMICAL co, 117 E. 24th St., NEW YORK. PRICE, 1Oc. 25c.. soc. One at flight makes you right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
The Home Doctor
How To Cure Rheumatism
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Here is a prescription for rheuua- tism eto be mixed at home) used all over the U. s. for many years and said to be the surest known remedy; neutraHzes acid in the blood and gives results after first dose. &One ounce of Toris compound and one ounce syrup of Sarsapari11a- Put these two ingredients in half pint of whis- meal and at bed tine.'' Get ingre- dients at any drug store. Genuine Torfs comes in one ounce sealed yell low packages.
 Srest for Coughs and Colds
 Don't experiment on a bad cough or cold, it is very risky. The follow ing forfnula easily mixed at home makes one of the surest and quickest cough and cold remedies obtainable, often curing the worst cough or cold in a day. Pine as med1 cine is as old as the Bible but here is best form. Two ounces of G1ycerine and half an ounce of Globe Pine Compound Con centrated Pine); add these to half pint. of whiskey. Use a teaspoonfuI frequently as required. s(SnaIler doses to chibdren-) Be sure to get the genuine Globe Pine Compound (Con- centrated Pine). It is put up only in half ounce bottles. each enclosed in a screw top can.
 Frost Bites, Corns and Sore Feet
 Don't endure foot agony. Here is a remedy for quick results. It works sthrough the pores removing the cause. Two tab1espoonfuIs of Calo- eide compound in warm foot bath Gives instant relief for aching and sweaty feet; corns and callouses can be peeled right off. Specially effee- tive for sore bunions, chiIbIains, and frost bites. A large box of CaIocide twenty-five cents at any drug store.
 The above recipes published by the Medical Formula Laboratoies, Dayton. O.-=Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
PLAZA THEATER

In an effort to make the bill for the latter. half of the week even more att tractive than the one which served to pack the popular Plaza to the doors during the first half, it seems that Manager Cailan has gone just a -trif1e further than was expected for if prophecies count for anything, he has gathered together a most unusual list of attractions that will find favor with local audiences.
 The Broadway Review, one of the live1iest, most fascinating and most elaborateIy staged gir1y, girly acts which that portion of the vaudeville stage devoted to musical comedy pro- duction has produced this season has been contracted. to head the bill The pleasing features of the legitimate stage product but carefully boiled down into thirty minutes for the vaudeville stage and it is making a smashing hit wherever it appears. There are nine people dn the act. A special set of scenery greatly enhances the offering.
 The Circle -Four, a. quartet of male songbirds, who in addition to present ing a batch of harmony that will more than please, music lovers in Bridge port, have a series of laughs arranged that will cause a lot of Interruptions in their numbers.
 CAoate and Marguerite, two str1Ixingly pretty damsels in becoming frociSs. will be on hand in a harmonious blending of comedy and song Both young women possess Beautiful voices and they know how to use them.
 Thfessen's Dogs, an amusing bunch Of canines in a novel act ,and the Still mans in a very clever and highly en- tertafning banjo offering compose the vaudeville numbers.
 An extraordinarily funny Keystone comedy, His Lesson,3' and Redbird Wins a two reel drama, will be shown on the pictdre sFeete
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPoRT. ss PROBATE COURT,

January 70, 1915.
 Estate of Henry k. Wakeman, late of Easton in said District. deceased.
 The Administratrix having made application for an order authorizing her to sell certain real estate belong ing to said estate. as per said appli- cation on file duly appears.
 ORDERED, That the said applica- ton be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Bridgeport, on the 2Sth day of January, 1915, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and this Court directs said Administratrix to give notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear. if they see cause, and be heard thereon, by pub fishing this order once in a newspaper having a circulation in said district on or before the 23rd day of January A. D., 1915, and return make to the Court of notice given.
 Attest,
 PAUL L. MILLER. a .T1IdRA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
BRoPHY WILL HEAD
 COUNTY BOARD.

Owing to the changes due in the board of county commissioners it is officials will be necessary within the next year. About February 1. Hen ry Crawford will be named by the legislature to succeed Comrnissi oner Mu1vihil1, who is filling short term. Following the appointment of Crawford it is rumored that Com missioner BropIly will be elected chairman and Commissi toner Pease secretary The new commissioner will probably be given supervision over the County Home.
 On June when Commissioner Pease retires to become county sber- if, Franks E.. Ballard of this city, will probably be chosen to succeed him. This will mean another re- organization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

QUILTY,s SCHOOL OF DANCING Colonial Ball Room. Fairfield Ave. Advanced Classes in Modern Dances Every Wednesday,, Thursday and
 Friday Evenings, to 12 o'clock Latest work in Hesitation, One Step, and Fox Trot, followed by Dancing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

Wheat flour costs more to be sure, but many producers of food feel that it will not cost any thing to pump a little more air into their bread.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

Great Blue Ticket Clearance Sale Prices on furs at D. H. Dillon 6 Co., 1105 Main street. Prices are so small 1t will pay to buy your furs now at less than half prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

Those canal employees who had been drinking can't work for Col. GoethaIs, but they can come back to this country and get into society.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS

Singing McEnelly Orchestra
 Colonial Ball Room MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25
 In Concert and Dancing THE OLD DANCES AND THE NEW New Selections-New Features Admission 35 Gents All Welcome A21 s*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

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