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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

AnQ IT 1 SaZGd a thousand years
 could no deeper love-
 Men tell of the qualities they expect to find in the girl they want for a sweetheart and whom they intend to wed. She must De fairly good-looking. This bars the young women who are positively home1y. She of his choice must be sweet tempered and doeile, which also bars the independent girl who thinks for herself and believes in expressing her own views They want their sweetheart to look sweet and sdainty in a 6-cent calico frock. !
 They expect her to be perfection in the art of homemaking, and when she narries she will be pleased to cut loose from all of her relatives, if they prove uncongenia1 to him. In fact, he would have. her human putty, s it were, that he could mold to suit him. The aver age man will travel from one end of the world to the other without finding all these combined qualities in one woman. His expectations get a sud- den jar. Each time he thinks he has found his ideal mate.
 It is unreasonable for a man to ex- pect to find a girl who has no will of her own, no temper, ideas worth having, who would feel contented in a calico gown when her. fair beauty, like a gem, needs the proper setting. And as for cutting loose from those whom she has always loved and who have loved her and are bound by the ten derest of ties, it would be the most 1 hard-hearted woman, indeed, who would turn from these, tearing the tie
 of kinship ruthles1y asunder at the be-
 hest of a stranger who has just entered
 her life.
 The average woman would very soon tell him that his wishes were unrea-
 sonable and that he would have hard time finding such sweetheart as he
 was looking for.
 1 A man should make up his mind, no matter how long he has been a bach e1or, to take women as he finds them. There is not one of them perfect She who is an angel does not belong on this mundane sphere. Certainly she lis no mate for mortal man, with all This faults, fo1lies, absord notions and unreasonable expectations. 4 wife is very much what her husbands love and kindness make her. If there is but one pocketbook between them and he trusts her good sense to help him save dollars he will find her twice as lsaving as he imagines she could be- If a man Tnarries into a, family he should
 not be prepared to despise his rela- ltives-in-law on general principles. . On
 spect them because of the tie which
 binds them to the wife, who is nearer
 and dearer to him than all others. If
 a man finds certain girl has a charm for him let him not look to find how
 many flaws he can discover in her Instead, he should rejoice, that he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
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es (COntiuued.) 'sYes-the end. It's been horrible from the first-horrible. There's not a word of mine-not an act1on-she doesn't misunderstood"
 ''How bor1ngP' said Ethel blandly. ''She would see harm even in th1sg' 'eWhy?"
 .she'd think was here to-to"- He stopped.
 ..Whaty' innocently inquired Ethel Make love to you" And he looked earnestly into her eyes.
 She met his look quite frankly and astonished him with the question. 'fWeI1, aren't your"
 He rose auxiousIy. ''Ethe1i"
 Don't you aIwaysT persisted Ethel. @Has it seemed like that to youP' s-i ''Yes.'' she answered candidly: 'eby insinuadon, never straight htforward1y." "Has it offended you?''
 .sThen you admit it2''
 ''Oh,'' he cried passfonateIy, ssI wish I had the right to-to''- Again he wavered.
 'sYes% And Ethel looked straight at him.
 make love to you straightforward ly." He felt the supreme moment had almost arrived. Now, he thought, he would be rewarded for the long wait ing-the endless siege to this marvellous woman who concealed her real nature beneath that marble casing of an as- sumed indifference.
 He waited eagerly for her answer When it came 1t shocked and revoIted him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
Not Knowing Her own Mind.
Dear Miss Lfbbey:

Dear Miss Libbey:
 am a girl of nineteen: have kept company with a young man year and half my senior, for two years. He seems to think lots of me. Yet I do not care much for him. I enjoy his company, and think I could learn to care for him, but I would like to go with other youths some. This he objects to- Would you let him keep coming until we get older?s
 LUCY You are too young to become in terested in the wooing of this youth, and going with others at the same age might cause you to become tickle and not find a suitor would have been to a sensible girl the right one. If you wait until you are older you will not know your own mind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
WAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY
 ART LEAGUE CARD PARITY.

The members of the Bridgeport Art League are planning pivot Bridgeport party for Washington s birthday which will be held in the league rooms. The card playing is scheduled to commence promptly at 2.30 o'clock and the members are en- titled to bring guests. The card par ty of Tuesday evening was particu- lar success and the awards of the evening were given to Mrs George Peet, Mrs. ". K Mol1an, George Had ley and c. L. Hammond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
FRYING BATTER.

White eggs are so dear and the cheaper ones so unreliable, a batter may be used for all frying purposes. Mix flour and milk smoothly to the consistency of very thick cream, sea- son with a little salt and pepper, then coat whatever is to be fried with this and then with ibreadcrunlbs. Fish should always be dried thoroughly in a. cloth before. cooking, either with egg orr batter, and a little flour dust ed on before the batter. is applied will cause it to adhere better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
FRuIT SHERBEr.

The juice of two oranges, two lem ons, a pint of cream and a cupfl11 of eSSsar syrup Cor less, depending upon the Scuit): Strain the juice and add the cream-and syrup, then freeze.
 The proportion of ice and salt for ice cream is one part salt to three of ice.
 For ices and sherbets use one part salt to four parts of ice. For pack ing use one part of salt to four parts of ice. Use a gunnysack and a heavy ma1let to crush the ice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

NTHEI dropped her gaze rom ms H face and said. with the suspicion
 of smile playing around her
 lips3 @ 2" If you had the right to make love to me straightferwardly-you wouldn't do it.
 He looked at her in amazement. "What do you mean?, he gasped. Its only because you haven't the Ethel pursued. How can you say that?'. And he put all the heart he was capable of into the question
 You don't deny it,'' she said quietly. He breathea hard and then said bit terly:
 What contemptfble opinion you must have of meF'
 'sThen we're quits, aren't wei" "tHow? ?'' he asked.
 Haven't you one of me?'
 "'Of you? Why. Ethel"-
 Surely every married man must have a contemptible opinion of the wo- man he covertly makes love to. If he hadn't he couldn't do 1t, could he2'' Once again she Ieveled her cold, i'm passive eyes on Brent's flushed face. ''I don't follow you," was all Brent said.
 "Haven't you had time to think ot an answer?'. .'sI don't know what you're driving att he added
 Ethel smiled her most enigmatical smile.
 .eNo? I think you do." She waited a moment Brent said nothing. This was a new mood of Ethel's. It baffled him.
 Presently she relieved the silence by asking him:
 ''What happened last night2"
 He hesitated, Then he answered: ''I'd rather not say. I'd sound like a cad blaming woman"
 Never mind how it sounds. Tell it. It must have been amusing. "Amusingr' He bent over her again 'sOh, the more I look at you and listen to you the more realize I should nev- CT have married
 "why did you?'' came the cool ques- ton.
 Brent ans swered with all the power at his command Here was the mo ment to lay his heart bare that Ethel might see.
 Have you ever seen young hare. fresh from it's kind, run headlong into a snare? Have you ever seen young man free of the trammels of college dash into a net? did! I wasn't trap wise.''
 He paced the room restlessly, all thF self pity rising in him. He went on: Heavens, what nurslings we are when we first feel our feet! We're like children just loose from the lead ing strings Anything that glitters catches us Every trap that is set for cur unwayy feet we drop into- l did dropped in, caught hand and foot, mind . and soul"
 "soul?'' queried Ethel, with note of doubt.
 ''Yes,' he answered.
 Don't you mean bodyr' she sug- gested.
 "Body, mind snd soull' he said. with an air of finality.
 well. body anyway" summed up Ethel.
 And for what?" he went on. "For what? Love. Companionship! That is what we build on in marriage. And what did realize? Hate and wran- gling; wrangling. just as the common herd. with no advantages, wranglt and make it part of their lives, the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Ass dainty little e-ock has the shou1- der yoke that is featured so snartly this season and is made of pink ma dras. 4M yards being required to de- veloD the model for a girl of average gtse. For the lining, B yard of 27-inch material is needed.
 To make the dress, first sew up the under-arm seams, which continue the length of the sleeves, then close the seam at center back. It is best next to hem the front, then gather the up- per edges of front and back. so that the yoke may be added. Find the cen ter Of the yoke by the double '-oo''
 Pictorial Review Dress
 IS cents.
 These Home DressmaLdng for this newspaper from the ve ReVaew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
MISS LL5BEY's REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Correct name and address must be given to insure at tention, not to print. Use. ink. Write short letters, on one side of paper only. Address Miss Lfbbey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn, N. ".
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

riousfy, when the cable Of a steam hoist of the steamer New Haven, at her pier in New York. broke, eplung- ing the elevator to the bottom of the shaft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Experiments conducted sby the wire less society of Tufts College. Medford, Mass, show, it was announced, that radio messages may be received and transmitted without the use of lofty a aef>iaIs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

A bill providing for a, credit of 50O,- O0O, 600 francs from which loans can be made to small business interests ruined by the war will be introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

can see so many virtues in her If he loves her and can win her love in re- turn, he should cast aside <unreason- able expectations, woo and we'd her and be satisfied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
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post He suggested that the ap- pointment be given to his close friend and comrade of the '7O's, Gen. Joffre
 and thus it came about that the latter is the leader of the French forces in the greatest war in history. When war broke out Gen. Pau was recalled to the service of his country, and he speedily demonstrated that, while he possessed less than the usual number of arms his mental faculties were in no wise impaired. A recent dispatch from Berlin alleged that Gen. Pau had been sent to Russia to take over the command of one of the Russian armies in Poland. Gen Pau was born at Montelimar, France and was educated at St Cyr, the famous French military school He reached the rank of general of brigade in 1s97, and was made a division com
 nander in 1903. z Three men were drowned when the White Star tender Megantic coIlided
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
ESNRT BAND H

outline is preferred cut out neck edgs of yoke on small "o' perforations.
 The skirt comes next. Beginning al large 70" perforation, close center back, continuing to lower edge. then finish the edges above for the opening PIeat, creasing lines of slot perfo- ratfons; bring folded edge near center back to seam and bring remaining folded edge to line of double 'too'' per-. forations; press pleats. Turn hem al lower edge on small "o'' perforations; gather upper edge between double .'IrT'' perforations. Sew skirt-band td gathered edge of skirt, notches and centers even; fold through center; feli remaining edge over seam. Work but tonhoIes in skirt band at center-front and at single small ''o'' perforationA and sew buttons on stay to correspond for adjusting.
 The belt is now adjusted into place, a s the final stage of the work. To re- Iieve the plainness of the material, it is a pretty idea to stitch few rows oil mercerized braid along the upper and lower edges of the belt and on the col- lar and cuffs.
 Sizes 6. 8. 10. 12 and 14 years. Price. articles are prepared especially ry latest styles by The Pictorial
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

President Wilson nominated Artl,,,r J. Evans of Eltda, New Mexico, reg ister of the land office at Fort Sum. ner, N- M.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Eastern Ohio coal operators will open their mines, closed since last April on account of strike, on open sE1or1 Y1s,s5z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

The main buildins and dorrnitories of the Chamberlain Military Institute at Randolph, N. Y. were destroyed by fire at a loss of STE, ,0O0.
 The directors of the Handock Mining CO, Houghton, Mich, called an as- sessment of $3 a share. The com pany's mine will beSreopened at once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Let Us RefiIl Your .Fern Dish
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

z Three men were drowned when the White Star tender Megantic coIlided with, and sank the schooner Kate in the Mersey river during a storm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Little girls yoke dress. having pIeeves cut in one with the waist and . detachable straight skirt with p1eats at the sides and back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
Unreasonable Expectations.

"A hundred thousand paths your fears Perhaps would not remove; And if gazed a, thousand years
 could no deeper love-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

Let Us Refill Your Fern Dish
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18
CHAPTER XII. Ethel and Brent.

E<THEL dropped her gaze from his N face and said. with the suspicion
 Of smile playing around heI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-18

perforations. then turn under the hen as notched. The center of the front and center of the back of the waist ara pinned to corresponding parts of tho yoke, after which the gathers should be evenly distributed. Baste the yoke to the waist carefully, so that after il
 is stitched there will be no frayedg cl
 irregular edges The collar is now added to the neck, but if the round
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
In Society
His Eighth Birthday

Mrs. j. F. Turner entertained n
number of little people Saturday af-
ternoon from to c O'Clock in honor
OF her son, John, this celebration no.
ing III honor of his eighth birthday
The rooms where the little folks on
loyed the afternoon were prettilv
decorated with cut flowers, ferns and
evergreens. Games We're plaved on
the lawn, amusing the guests most
successfully, after which they were
conducted into the dining room
where an elegantly laid table dec
Grated with Christmas colors and a
large birthday cake. upon which
eight candles shone brightly, greet
ed the interested eyes of the little
tots. Master John was then asked
to blow out the candles and cut the
cake, giving the first slice to the lit
tie lady he liked best It seems that
he had some difficulty in making a
decision, but finally presented the
initial slice to Miss Margaret Jen-
sen. Ice cream and waters were then
served by the hostess. The little folks
then enjoyed a game Of Donkey, Mas.
ter Carl Odom being the most sue.
cessful in this funny game. AS q
prize he received a copy Of Mother
Goose Rhymes, Owing to the inclem-
ent weather number of youn
folks who were invited were unable
to attend Master John was the re
cipient of many pretty and usefu
presents.
Those who were present were
Elizabeth Turner, Eugene and Bah!
Haddock. Charles and Anton JAEGER
Bernice and Carl Odom, James Wat
kins, Harry Braggington, John skin
ner. Emma lee Newton, Mrs. |. b
Iaddock, Mrs. Newton and Mrs {
w. JAEGER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13

tiers. prepared in any style desired.
And there will be coffee, too
good coffee.
All for fifty cents-a big oyster
supper with coffee; a meal that will
make you feel so good that you will
say it would have been cheap at a
dollar.
And, then, while enjoying this
fine supper you will be doing a gen
erous and kindly act.
The Elks want to bring some
Christmas cheer to the cherries.
Help them-it is worth your while :.
If child asks you to buy ticket
for the Elks' supper-be sport and
buy!
II you don't happen to buy ticket
beforehand, be on hand Saturday
night. anyway.
You can't lose. You'll get fifty
, cent supper. And you'll be helping
somebody get a good supper Christ.
mas night, who might otherwise gt
hungry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
ONLY TEN MORE
SHOPPING DAYS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Well, tempus does fugit, dosen't it?
Here is it December IL times, al
ready.
Christmas is mighty nigh at hand
There are only ten more shopping
days.
People are buying. Those who
haven't begun yet have their hands
in their pockets.
Perhaps they haven't been to
Your store. Perhaps they haven't
thought of your store.
Perhaps, again. they arn't to blame.
Have you invited them?
Have You told them you have some
things they might like to buy il they
knew about 'em?
Have you assured them that you
could make them the right kind OF
prices?
The other fellow has.
The mails are flooded with circu
lars from wide-awake merchants Of
other cities, who are after trade thai
belongs to you.
That is, it should belong to you.
But it won't come to you unless
you open up and say you want it.
Speak right up! They'll hear 20,
if you use the right megaphone!
The voice that reaches the GROVE
is the voice Of the newspaper.
! 1t talks to your possible custome
at the time when he or she is mos
ready to listen.
BY the evening lamp, when Their
is leisure and time for reflection, tn
evening paper whispers your story
That is, if it's in the newspaper.
To night the Evening Telegram
will be read in one thousand Lake
land homes.
Your message should be in it.
If it is not there, put it there! TIL
cost is slight; the results SURPRISING
The Christmas issue Of the Ev,
ming Telegram will appear next Sa
urday afternoon. Reservation
space should be made promptly, q
this will be an edition of particuls
interest, full of good Christmas ma
ter and issued at just the right tim
when advertisement will most inf
ence the holiday shoppers. Liber,
space taken in this edition undoub
eddy will pay any merchant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
ELKS TO GIVE
OYSTER SUPPER
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
XMAS CHARITY

Saturday night next from seven to
ten O'Clock, there will be an oyster
supper given under the auspices OF
the Elks at the Colonial Cafe.
Al, the profits made from this sup
per will go to the Elks' Christmas
Charity Fund Every cent netted
will be used in making Christmas
brighter and more pleasant for some
needy person or family, or to bring
happiness to some child who might
otherwise be overlooked by Santa.
The price charged will be so
cents, but we can assure that every
one will get full value for the
money.
The oyster supper will be a GOOD
one. There will be plenty of oys-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
REV. Bass PREACHED TWO
POWERFUL Sermons At
METHODIST CHURCH

hev. J. NJ. Bass, the noted av.
selist. preached two powsrf,, -.
mons to immense Congregations at
the FIRST Methodist church vAs,or
Jay and at the close Of the aven,n :
service raised collection Of $500 IN
current expenses. Rev. Mr. B,sS
VINO several Years ago conducted .
revival at the First Metbodist
church. stirred all Lakeland. and
MS host of friends gave him a warn
welcome yesterday.
Durlng DR.. j. E. Wray's nastor.
a'e Oh one year, burdensome debts
nave been paid off, large conereea.
lions have attended the services 1so
members received, and more than
So'o'o been raised for all purposes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13

members of the intermediate League,
after which Mrs. c. C. Wilson
showed the congregation that every
one is utterly dependent upon the
mercy and compassion of the Deity
for their very existence. Mrs. Will
son is an able speaker and her dis
cussion was both interesting and in
structive. Mrs. Wilson was followed
by Rev. Veach who discussed Unity
of Effort" in manner that showed
preparation. and was handled so in
diligently and gracefully that he
held his hearers interest through
out the course of his remarks. DR..
Wray then favored the congregation
with his poem on Sam Jones, which
he delivered in his usual eloquent
and fluent manner. Rev. Wallace
Wear then made a brief address on
| Personal Responsibility for Final
Victory" and, as always, his every
sentence commanded the attention
of those present. Owing to the many
duties incident to this meeting that
were thrust upon him, Rev. Wear
was unable to develop this thought
as fully as he intended, but his re-
marks We're both pertinent and APP
plicable and were well received. The
resolution relative IL the constitu-
tional prohibition amendment was
then discussed and adopted, after
which an offering was taken.
Mrs. o. r. Cason then gave a
vocal solo with her usual grace and
ease, after which the benediction was
given by Dr. w. X. Piner dismiss
ing the congregation, who left the
church followed by the sweet music
of tho postlude, which was played
by Mrs. Hilda Peterman
This was one of the most success
full meetings yet held by this organ
ization, and the members are anti
} 'cipating year of great events II
1916
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
DAY OBSERVED YESTERDAY
BY v. c. 7. j.

The local w. c. 7. U. organiza-
ton held an interesting program
meeting at the Methodist church
yesterday afternoon, large crowd
being present to witness the exer-
cises
The meeting opened with volun-
tary by Mrs. J. F. Wilson, and was
followed by Scripture reading by
Mrs. G. P. Webb, Rev. Vaach then
gave the invocation, after which the
Sunday school children sang The
Saloons Must Co." Rev. Callahan
made a brief address on Gods Call
to Boys and Girls" emphasizing the
fact that no one was ever tempted
to wrong-doing so strongly but what
they could be given strength to re-
sist if they called on Gcd for help;
that people who trustei in God i'm
/ plicitly would be spared many of the
temptations that were thrust in the
path Of the ungodly. His remarks,
so pertinent to the occasion, were
approximately received. THE Fight
Is On" an appropriate vocal num-
Der was then given by the members
of the B. Y. p. U. after which Mrs
Morley of Philadelphia gave a very
entertaining and interesting talk on
"Triumphant Progress Toward Ma
tional Constitutional Prohibition
and was heard with interest by all
A song was then rendered by tn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
DR.. Conibear's Birthday
Pleasantly Celebrated

Dr.. and Mrs w II Conihcar
entertained few of their friends
with a six O'Clock dinner Saturday
evening, the occasion being the sew
enty-second birthday of Dr. Conf
bear who was the recipient of many
congratulations and good wishes
Those who attended this dellght-
ful celebration were Mr.. and Mrs.
w a. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs IT,.
Francis andDr. and Mrs G. Z. VIII
son.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
|ORT WORTHY CHARITY
Uses TO EVENING TELEGRAM

bculd there be any family III
vicinity who is in need, please
b the circumstance to the Even
Telegram. The Elks desire 10
all such fam families at Christ
and we are anxious to get tue
uses Of those who need food or
hing, together with information
} the number of persons in the
BY whether the children are
or girls, and their ages. u