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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
AmuSemcntS
POLI'S

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Manager Poll has provided an excel
lentahiil of vapde1iIle and pictures to
close theRoad year and usher IN the
new at Polls At the cpening per-
formances yesterday, big audiences ac-
corded every offering in the program
a tremendous reception and every
number seemed to score a deci1ed hit
Persian Garden is the name OF
the feature offering. real musical
coffEedv..ira tabloid IT is a really de-
nehtfur musical play with q big cast
OF principals, special scenery and
ter who possesses very sweet so-
prano voice, scored zeal triumph and
her honors were shared by the very.
capable company IN her support
Johnnie Hughes as the much-ab used
valet provided some splendid comedy.
Ben Deeley and Marie Mayne in
The New Bel1boy n ere very warmly
received. Mr.. DeeIey is an excellent
comedian and his trick elevator pro-
xided some rare amusement
The feature photopIay is - Soil
dier,s OATH six-reel war drama
William Fsarnuz1. who, press agents
say, gets 500, 600 a year for his work
is seen in the leading role and in the
supporting company is Dorothy Ber-
nafd, formerly in stock here. The
play is most interesting and the war;
scenes are most realistic.
Middleton & SpeAI1uayer4 proved as
welcome ais ever in their always pop
uIar comedy drama, a Texas WOO
ing Both are talented artists and
have must successful vehicle
Marie king Scott, a lively bit of
fennininitys was very good in a num-
Der Of. character songs and received
many encores Gertrude Long and
company provided a real novelty that
was very pleasing in the way OF songs
and comedy Maestro and company,
in a pantomonaic skit that introduced
some very clever work. completed the
program IN way that was very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
EMPIRE

Pauline Frederick. supported by an
all star cast Of Famous Players APP
pears in the five part Famous Players
ParaIl CUNT Tlasterpro duction, Lydia
Gilmore, which is the featured at
traction for tonight and tomorrow
Miss Frederick needs no introduce
ton to film fans as her wonderful
work is Known throughout the coun-
try and her histrionic ability has earn
ed her the title of the star of the
stars.
Other feature Universal subjects will
also be shown
A special feature program together
with the above mentioned feature
masterpiece viii also be shown to-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
WEST END


me natives of the town of Pana-
mint on the edge of the famous Death
Valley, in California, received. a, rude
shock the other day when an Eastern
tourist dashed into their midst with
the news of a big gold strike in an
abandoned mine near there and ex-
hibited several nuggets to prove his
assertion. The whole district seized
their trusty picks and pans and dash
ed out in search of the wealth only
to be lead to the abandoned mine
where the Lasky company ssnder the
direction Of Cecil b. DeMille. had
been taking some scenes for Victor
Moore sfn 4"Chfmmie Fadden Out
West" and had left few prop mug
gets scattered about
stChimmie Fadden Out West is the
first of a series of sfChimfnie Fadden,'
pictures to be complete in itself
in which Victor Moore will appear
for the Lasky Company. T. will be
shown at the West End theatre on
State street, near Clinton avenue, to-
night. Tel. 328-13.--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS,
JOHN RECK 3 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
PLAZA

$
The Penitentes,. a most re1narka-
Die play in five parts. produced by the
Triangle company, is one of the big
attracticns on the Pdazass program for
the latter part of the week The pic
ture features Orrin johnson and
Seenas Owen and the. story dates back
to the seventeenth century when a
fanatical religious society flouirshed
in New Mexico, inf1fcting terrible per
secutions upon each other The east
is very large and the scenes b beautiful
The work of Orrin johnson as Manuel
and Seena Owen as Dolores is par
tfcular1y attractive and pleasing and
yesterdays audiences seemed very ap-
ton with Ford Sterling, was RESPONSE
bic for much hi1arity The title of
the picture is ."The Hunt, and it is
a merry frolic of mirth from the be-
ginning to the end
The vaudeville program was one of
the best balanced seen at the Plaza in
months and had for its headline at
traction Dan Burke & co. in The Old
Master" beautiful dance offering
constructed In story form and intro
ducing many old time favorfte steps.
Mr.. Burke as the old master received
much warranted attention and APP
plause for his work was gratifying.
= ~ ISL 1ASluuS0 molly " y i1efy one
Of the most fascinating dancers on the
American stage; Florence Donerty and
Mile. olivia as Rejane. It is beau
ttfuI Offering, something entirely out
OF the ordinary, and should prove a
big drawing card.
The Gypsy Countess. a chic little
miss with a pleasing personality,
scored q decided hit IN the rendition
Of a delightfully."- arranged repertoire
OF classical and popular compositions
on rather unique. but exqufsitely
toned instrument which she terms a
ezimbalem.
Duffy and Montague in their comedy
singing and talking skit, entitled
Married Half an Hour were the
chief laugh getters for their material
was both funny and original
Lords Dogs gave most Interesting
and amusing performance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS.
JOHN RECsS & son :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
H. . HUNTINGTON BUYS
FAMOUS HALSEY LIBRARY

New York. Dec. s1-Henry E. Hunt
ington, hnancier and railroad man,
has purchased the great library of
Frederick R. Ha1sey, for about $780,
900. Mr.. Halsey, a broker and biblio-
phiie, was the owner of a library con-
sisting of about 10000 volumes COM
prising many early English editions
and valuable Am orleans, which he had
been collecting for years. Aequi-
sition of the Halsey Collection gives
Mr.. Huntington one of the largest and
most complete libraries in the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
william dickinson of woodbridge.

William Dickinson of woodbridge.
Mrs. F. G. Beards1ey of Tashua is
suffering from a nervous attack.
Miss Eleanor Sherman of Long Hill
has been entertaining her friend,
Miss Evelyn See1ey.
Kenneth w. Sherman of Monroe is
a spending some time at the home
Of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Sherman of Long Hill.
Miss Dasie J. SeeIey was a guest
Thursday of her friend, Mrs. William
II Stotts of Denver avenue Bridge
port The next meeting of the Ma
plecroft whist party will be held Tues
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles KaecheIe of Tashua.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
CERTILAX
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on receipt of price. Curtis Chemical
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
HENRY FORD'S STEAMER
is DELAYED By GALE

New york, Dec. s1-The steamer
Bergensfjord, on which Henry Ford
is returning from his peace expedition,
has been delayed by gales and will not
reach this port until Sunday accord
ing to radio message frCm the
steamer today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
A resolution dema

A resolution demanding that the
war be carried on until A1sace and
Lorraine are won back by France,
and the independence of Belgium and
Serbia is restored was passed by the
French Socialist party convention at
Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
p ATE MT

III. NJ WOOSTER, Attorney Law.
Late Examiner o. s. Patent Onice
s1114 MAIN ST, SECURITY BLDG,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN,
Send Postal for Booklet on Patents
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
CONTINUES SILENT
 IN | REFERENCE
 TO APPLICATIONS
Want Sentence of Sam Derrick,
 Monroe County, COmmuted to Life ImprisOnment-Date of Sentence is Next Wednesday.

Little Rock, July 24.-Gov. Hays continues silent with reference to the Applications that have been made for the communication of the death sentence of Sam Derrick, of Monroe county, a white man who is under sentence to be electrocuted next Wednesday for the killing of John Verdun May 27. May 2S was the first date set for his exc cution and a reprieve was granted un- til June 2S. Numerous petitions have been filed asking for clemency, and only a few days ago another petition containing a large number of names was filed by the condemned mans wife.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
HEREDITY AND EUGENICS

The new science of eugenics has as its subject-matter the question of race improvement through heredity. It ob- vlously suggests number of topics which bear an important relation to practical problems of everyday life. The interest in the subject of eugenics has served to recall the older discuss- ions of the relative parts played by heredlty and environment in the modi- fication of the race. The question of nature versus nurture has been raised anew.
 Only misguided enthusiast say the Journal of the American Medical As sociation, would venture to make great claims at the present time for the possible future usefulness of ap- piled eugenics. The doctrines of here dity on which the new postulates are based must first be subjected to criti- cal investigation. The limitations of the practical aspects of eugenics must be clearly formulated and emphasized. It Is well enough to maintain in a general way that vitality is partly in- herited and partly acquired, and that "a sound physical and mental inheri- tance Is greater asset than the inher- itance of extraneous advantages like wealth." Many individuals, however, have assumed that the new science is primarily intended to foster scheme of general governmental interference with marriage. As a matter of fact. the most earnest students of the sub. ject have at best hoped to promote the gradual establishment of standards in public opinion.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
INSPIRATION OF
 TIE COUNTY FAIR
By Peter Ra afford.

When you enter the agricultural de- partment of the county fair, you feel your soul uplifted and your life takes on new power-that is the inspira- tion of the soil. You are overpowered by the grandeur and magnificence of the scene-that is the spirit of the harvest. You can hear the voice of nature calling you back to the soil that is opportunity knocking at your door It is a good chance to spend a quiet hour in contact with the purity en your life with its fragrance, elevate your ideals with it's beauty and expand your imagination with its power.
 These products as food are fit for the gods, and as an article of com merce they ought to bring tip-top prices on any market in the world.
 The products of the soil are teachers and preachers as we'll. Their beauty gives human life its first entertain ment, their perfection stirs the genius in artists; their purity furnishes mod els for growth of character and their marvellous achievements excite our curiosity and we inquire into the won- derful process of nature.
 Before leaving the parlor of agricul- ture where nature is parading in her most graceful attire and science is climbing the giddy heights of perfec- tion, let us pause and take a retro spective view. How many of you know that after these wonderful prod ucts are raised, they can seldom be marketed at a profit? Take the blush ing Elberta, for example-they were fed to the hogs by the carload last year. The onion-the nations favorite vegetable-every year rots by the acre in the Southwest for want of a market and as result hundreds of farmers have lost their homes. Cot ton-natures capitalist-often goes begging on the market at less than cost of production.
 It is great to wander through the exhibits while the band is playing Dixie" and boast of the marvellous fertility of the soil and pride ourselves on our ability to master science, but it is also we'll to remember that there Is a market side to agriculture that does not reflect it's hardships in the exhibits at county fair.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

the available community But much actually notes the efficiency A business and drafts Is daily on side will be the cattle etc. its only payments " ~ , If there were but bank
  oatey deposited in the bank the
  settled on the books the bank several the checks they receive each other which  m every large city there is Clearing House  bank constantly receiving particularly
  In other cities which it usually sends
 
 this way these scattered credits consolidated
 
 away rom home As each local community
  one IS evident that the banks intimately
 
 dealer in money and of his
  credit TOT their accommodation but he
  This the essential thing as
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
STOMACH TROUBLES
Mir. Ragland Writes Interesting
 Letter on This Subject.

Madison Heights, Va.-Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, of this place, writes: "I have been taking Thedford's Black-Draught for indigestion, and other stomach troub- les, also colds, and find it to be the very best medicine have ever used.
 After taking Draught for a few days, l always feel like new man."
 Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain in pit of stomach, and a feeling of full- ness after eating, are sure symptoms of stomach trouble, and should be given the proper treatment, as your strength and health depend very largely upon your food and its digestion.
 To get quick and permanent relief from these ailments, you should take medicine of known curative merit.
 Its 75 years of splendid success, in the treatment of just such troubles. proves the real merit of Thedford's Black Draught. Safe, pleasant, gentle in acton, and without bad after effects, it is sure to benefit both young and old. for sale everywhere. Price 25c. N.c,z
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
lME FOR PAYMENT 100 PER CENT iS-
 SESSMENT EXPIRES
Merchants and Mechanics Bank Argenta, Defunct was Capi-
 talized at S17,500-State Bank Commission Seeks to Collect.

Little Rock, July 24.-The time for the payment of 100 per cent assess ment upon the 29 stockholders of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Ar genta expired yesterday, and none of the assessments had been paid. The capital of the defunct institution is $17,500, and this is the amount the State Bank Commissioner seeks to re- cover from the stockholders. Coun- sel has been retained to bring suit within the next week or ten days. Stockholders are organizing to resist payment.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
Farmers on Red River
 DisplayaUnusuaI Pluck

Little Rock, July 23.-Crop condi- tions in the Red River Valley, com prising Miller, Hampstead, Lafayette and Little River counties, are good considering that one-third of the crop was destroyed by floods in May and June, caused by the breaking of the Miller county and other large levees protecting the lands from overflow, according to Judge H. L. B'Shers, for mer county judge of Hampstead coun- ty and well known planter in that sec tion.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
Award Contract for
 Improved Highway

Little Rock, July 24.-State High way Engineer Carter has returned from Ashdown, where he was present at the awarding of contract to J. c. Sanderson of Ashdown for $22 ,92S for the construction of an improved highway from Ashdown to Ogden and from Ashdown toward Richmond. This is the first contract to be let in the state under the Alexander road law passed by the last legislature. Dr. A. N. Wood is chairman Of the Board of Commissioners
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

prosperity for every citizen within our commonwealth.
 Many leading politicians and ofttimes political platforms have declared war upon business and no cabinet crisis ever resulted. Many men have stood in high places and hurled gas bombs" at industry; thrust bayonets into bus mess enterprises and bombarded az riculture with indifference Party leaders have many times broken dip lomatic relations with industry; sent political aviators spying through the affairs of business, and political sub marines have sent torpedoes crushing into the destiny of commerce. Dur ing the past quarter of century we have fought many duel with prog ress, permitted many politicians to carry on guerrilla warfare against civilization and point pistol at the heart of honest enterprise.
 No man should be permitted to cry out for universal peace until his rec ord has been searched for explosives, for no vessel armed or laden with munitions of war should be given clearance to sail for the port of Uni versal Peace. Let us by all means have peace, but peace, like charity, should begin at home.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
What Saves the Anglo-Saxon
Philadelphia Telegraph.

fhliaueipnla Telegraph.
 Nobody pretends that England has displayed anything resembling Teu- tonic efficiency during the present war. Recruiting has stumbled along, and the making of munitions has been bad ly muddled The Antwerp expedition was foolish and the business at the Dardanelles looks queer.
 All this, and what the editorial scolds say about it, has a flavor that carries one back to our war with Spain. Uncle Sam just got mad and began to fight. His wind was bad, his muscles were fiabby, and his eyes rath- CT cloudy. He won the fight, but he came back home vowing he would nev er be caught out of condition again.
 Viewing these sad revelations, one comes to wonder why the Americans and the british are called great. The facts" have alw;.ys indicated an early grave for both aut,ons. Summi1g up, Wa come to the conclusion that two "unscientific" clements in it's nature have saved the / nolo-Saxon race from CXtermination.
 It is never afraid to fight and !. nev- CT knows when ]; is whipped.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
Commissioner Clary
 Hopeful! of Settlement

Little Rock, July 24.-Labor Com missioner Clary is hopeful of the set clement of the strike on the Jonesboro Lake City and Eastern Railroad con- pany. He says that the president, C. T. Coleman, of Little Rock, is doing all in his power toward an adjustment.
 If forced to make fight, how ever," said Mir. Clary, "l would call the attention of the Interstate Rail road Commission to the si 'ation and ask tha an inspector be se 70 make an investigation. The roa4 nas al ready paid $70o penalties for infring- ment of federal laws, and there is scarcely penal statute with reference to operation that it has not violated. v
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
MASTERING SPELLING ABILITY

cron ont of every 100 third-grade
 lilo school children can not spell ~aan pIn This and other curious evi- ,aoas a of the special problems in- ~ snon+ in the teaching of spelling are hsougbt out by Dr. Leonard P. Ayres, of tbe Russell Sage Foundation, in a study just published.
 As a result of combining the four ,a.+ extensive studies that have been n,odo to identify the words commonly nsod in different sorts of English writ ing Dr. Ayres has selected the 1000 words that constitute 90 per cent of the language ordinarily used. This se- lection was made from various English outbors from four Sunday newspapers of Buffalo, N. r., and from the busi- noss and family correspondence of over 2.OO0 adults. The object of the stduv was to develop a scale for measuring attainment in the spelling of common words on the part of school children"
 Cooperating with the city superin- tondents in S4 cities of the United States Dr. Ayres had the 1000 com honest words tested by an aggregate of 100000 spellings, secured from |7OOOO public school children. The re- suit according to Dr. Ayres, made is possible to accurately measure spell ing ability, and to compute the amount of improvement in spelling the same word from grade to grade.
 By scale arrangement, extending on line from 0 to 100, spelling abil- ity is easily and scientifically deter mined. For example, nine words of most frequent use, viz, "the," "in," "so," mo- now" man." 'ten," 'bel" "top," revealed that second grade pupils on an average spelled correctly 94 per cent of these words. At the other extreme of the scale the words judgement" recommend" and 'allege" were found to be spelled cor rectly by just 30 per cent of eighth grade pupils. Percentages above and below these would indicate variations from the normal in spelling.
 Dr. Ayres finds that intellectual abilities are distributed in much the same way among people as are physi- fal traits. Just as there are few fwarfs, many people of medium height, and very few giants; so there pre very few exceedingly poor spell frs, many medium ones, and very few fxcellent ones. Few words do most Pf our work when We write. Fifty words constitute, with their reueti- ions, one-half of the words written The child who masters the 1000 words pm the scale given will make no spell ng errors In nine-t tenths of his writ |ng."
 -Department of the Interior, Bureau
 of Education.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

n, Oilers full in Agricultural Engineering Fine Arts Liberal Arts and Normal Work
 eve excellent preparation for technical professional wor s graduates admitted full standing the best pest graduate schools specialists ' IT. me town of Fayetteville almost 1900 feet above saevel W Ghae and healthuness unexceed in the United States
 TOT Hull information and catalogue address
 President the Univer sity Fayetteville Arksrea
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
UNIVERSAL PEACE

This nation Is now in the midst of a controversy as to how best to pro mote universal peace. That question we will leave for diplomats to dis cuss, but peace within nations is no less important than peace between nations and it is heavily laden with
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
iV.-F. A. Vanderlip
On The Business of Banking

The farmers of this nation to come into their own must study business. We must, class, understand the fundamental principles that undere every industry it's functions society its relation to agriculture for there be intelligent cooperation without under standing. MT. F. A. Vanderp president of National City Bank of New York when asked What is a bank?" said in part:
 The first and most familiar function of a bank is that of gathering up the idle money of a community small sums and large and thus forming pool or reser vor which responsible persons may draw as they
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

Floating mines have figured in naval warfare for nearly $50 years.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

He is man who thinks for himself. says what he thinks, and does what he says.-Hitchcock.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

Nothing is so strong as the power ot gentleness. Nothing is so gentle a: real strength.-Francis de Sales.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24
Who Will Be the Troglodytes

Rochester Herald.
 Europe underground: Will future generations live in trenches?" asks a Boston headliner. That will depend of course upon whether the Kaiser wins or loses.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

Let the dawn of every new day bring to you fresh hope and courage; truth and courage will enable you to face every trial with fortitude and gTace.-Hutt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-24

Thirty years ago drought in Aus tralia destroyed 10,000,0C0 sheep.