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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16

Anson street. in the North End. is giving trouble to the mail carriers as it is in two portions, separated from each other by a block which has been discontinued as a public street and because of this fact Superintendent of Mails F. J. Breckbi1I is preparing to petition/the common council at it's next meeting to change the name Of that part of the street beween Haw- ley avenue and French sreet. He ie not particular about the name se- lected, so long as the change is made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16

NOTICE We place no restrictions on our sale goods.
 We will exchange credit or refund without question any article that you purchase at this Sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16
Senor Barzilai, Enemy of
 Austria, Appointed Civil
 Governor of Captured Towns

has been appointed civil governor of Austrian territory. occupied by the Italian army, according to a Rome despatch to the Petit Parisian. Senor BarziIaf is a member of the channbe of deputies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16
281 DEATHS, 543 CASES; CHOLERA TOLL IN HUNGARY

Paris, July 16.--A Havas despatch from Geneva says information has been received there from Budapest to the effect that 543 cases of cholera developed in Hungary during the, week from June 21 to 28, with PSI deaths.
 Twenty-four cases out of a total of 81 in the army are said to have re- suited fatally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16
Poison Taken On New
 Haven Green Results Fatally

New Haven, July 16.-Louis Wolf, 67 years old, died at the hospital here today as the result of taking a dose of poison last night, on the central green.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16

of the National Board of Fire under
 writers, has written a letter to the sec retary of the Bridgeport Housing as sociation in which he comments tho
 city in it's efforts to restrict the build Ing of frame tenement houses, and wishes the city success in the under-y taking
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Yeggmen Fail At Newport

Newport postoffice was entered
by two yeggmen early on Thursday
morning and an attempt was made
to blow open the safe but too light
a charge of explosive was used and
the door was not forced though one
corner of it was broken. The muf-
fled report awoke Lewis Miller
who lives nearby and going to a
window he saw two men running
toward the railroad. The robbers
had opened the front door of the
postoffice with a skeleton key.
Some stamps and a small amount
of money in a drawer were not dis
tributed by the robbers who were
evidently frightened when the ex-
plosion failed to open the safe. The
same night William Kings home
about a mile from the postotfice
was entered and all the food in the
pantry was stolen.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Educational Survey
Plans Maturing

Arrangements are being made
by the Delaware Cooperative Edu-
cational Association in conjunc-
tion with the United States Bu-
reau of Education for an indus
trial educational survey of Della
ware. DR.. William j. Bawden of
the Federal Bureau, specialist
in industrial education will have
charge of the survey which will
probably be started early in Sep
tember. 1t is planned for DR..
Bawden to meet representatives Of
all agencies in the State in Will
mington about the first of Sep
tember and outline the work. At
this conference ways and means
of the starting the survey, such as
the formulating of schedules, stac
of investigators etc, will be dis
cussed.
In a letter written by DR.. Baw-
den he states that the information
to be sought from the industries
would relate to the following top
les:
Age, nativity, conjugal condi-
tion of workers; amount Of school
ing received by workers; working
conditions; hours of labor; regu-
larity of employment; wages and
earnings; provision for the train
ing of workers; apprenticeship
provisions for instructions even
ing schools; correspondence
schools; promotions to better po-
sitions; analysis of occupations
educational plans; kinds of
schools; courses of study, etc.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Electrical Fires

Two farmers living several
miles above Newark sustained
losses during the past few days
by fires caused by lightning. Sat-
urday afternoon during a severe
electrical storm lightning struck
the barn on the farm of Charles
ePterson, located on the road
leading from the Telegraph to
New London roads. The barn with
the wagon and chicken houses
were all burned to the ground. The
stock was gotten out but most all
of the contents were burned in
Guiding a load of wheat on the
barn oor and several tons of hay.
The loss was probably $2500 and
there was no insurance on either
the buildings or contents.
Friday afternoon lightning
struck the wagon house on the
old Barney Moore farm near Nc
Clellandsville now owned by VIM.
J Fisher. It was burned to the
ground with some farming imple-
ments. The loss was several hun
dred dollars partly covered by in
surance.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Delaware Football Plans

From present indications Coach
William J. McAvoy will have al
most an entire new football team
to build up again the coming sea-
son as has been the case for sever
al years. At the close of the last
football season it looked as though
for at least one season all that
would be required would be to fill
in a couple of positions from the
scrubs. There were only two
members of the 1914 eleven which
mad an excellent record on the
gridiron lost by graduation, they
being Billy" Cam, one of the
tackles, and Grieves, guard.
This would have left nine of the
varsity to build around this year
and the entire backfield intact.
AS it turns out now, however,
the possibilities are that the
Coach will have only five of last
years varsity to start with and
will lose two of his backfield men.
Neither Captain Handy or Craw-
ford will be back in September.
Handy played a half back position
last year while Crawford, who had
football experience at Lehigh the
the previous year and entered
Delaware as sophomore played full
back. Crawford added much
strength to the team and hsi loss
will be a blow. It is reported that
he may enter Brown University.
At Delaware Crawford was star
but at Brown it is possible that he
will not even make the varsity and
for this reason his many friends
here think that he is making mis-
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Any Old Place In u. S. A.

1t may be down in Dixie or in the
woods of Maine,
1t may be in the Rockies, or on the
Kansas plain,
In New York or in Frisco, Mobile
or Kankakee,
Any place in the U. S. A. is good
enough for me.
l don't want to go to Europe an
travel all around,
Beneath the skies of Italy or see
old London town.
l don't want to kiss the Blarney
stone or visit gay Paree,
Any place in the U. S. A. is good
enough for me.
What if we don't have castles with
damp and musty walls?
Newark post., 1915-07-21
A Boost With A String To L

An automobilist sitting in du
Points gave Newark this boost.
There is burg out to the west
here called Newark that needs a
write-up in the Blue book. Any
man passing through in anything
higher priced than a Ford is
pinched for some kind of violation
of the law, presumably made on
the spot. They hire the police
force on that basis. He gets his
salary and pays the town a COM
mission"
Newark post., 1915-07-21

Jake. Inc absence OF bllly Cann
who played for four years on the
varsity will also be felt.
1t is also reported that Croft, an
end for three years, and Newton,
who made the guard position last
season and played good game,
will neither come out for football
in September the beginning of
their senior year. This will leave
only Taylor and Fidance in the
backfeld and E. Wilson, Smart
and Crothers on the line from the
1914 eleven.
1t is possible of course that
Coach McAvoy may be able to
pick few good men from the
freshman class. He also has some
good material from last years
scrubs to select from which in
cludes c. Smith, Gray, Bratton,
Lauritsen, Pepper, Loomis, 7. Will
son, and O'Daniel.
The football schedule will be a
hard one this year. Manager
Jones and Coach McAvoy still
have two open dates that they are
trying to fill in. One Of these is
the opening game for Saturday,
October 2. A team was scheduled
for that date but was cancelled
The schedule as complete to date
follows:
October 2-Open.
October 9-Haverford at Haver-
ford.
October 16-Pennsylvania Mill
tary College, at Newark.
October 23-Western Maryland, at
Newark
October 3O-Catholic University
at Washington, D. G..
November 6--Dickinson, at New
ark.
November 13-Open.
November 25 Thanksgiving
Day)-William and Mary, at
Newark.
Of the games scheduled five are
for the home grounds and two
away. 1t has also been learned
that Delaware will sustain heavy
loss in baseball. Bob" Wallace,
the Wilmington boy who pitched
such great ball last spring will
not be back in September. Wal
lace developed under the coach
ing of McAvoy into one of the best
pitchers that the blue and gold has
had for years. He made a record
of pitching 81 innings without
giving a base on balls and also
came close to a no hit game on
several occasions. Geoghegan who
covered first base last spring
graduated. There are prospects
of several good baseball men in
| the freshman class.
The 1915-1916 basketball team
loses Cam, for four years a guard
Lacklen of the varsity, and
Brockson and Geoghegan of the
scrubs.
Manning and Gibney, two re-
cord holders, were the track men
who graduated and will conse-
quently not be back.
Coach McAvoy will get football
practice started as soon as pos
sible and it may be that some of
the squad will report before the
college opens to get in more time
to get in sharpe.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
AS 1T APPEARS
IN PASSING
Newark AS A Hustler

An advertisement placed in the
Newark Post for a business loca-
tion has not been answered. Meth
er Of the Banks have recognized
it; no real estate dealer has recog-
nized it. The Board of Trade has
let it go by without inquiry. While
not permitted to give the name of
L. B. appearing in another col
umn, we known that it is serious
inquiry-a business for Newark.
Words fail us. There isn't suf-
ficient English in Newark to ex-
press our feelings.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
To Enlarge PrOjectile Plant

The new projectile plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, near
New Castle, is to be tripled in size
at once. Work has started on one
of the new buildings twice the
size of the original structure
which is now fully equipped and
will likely start operations within
the next two weeks. The plant has
fine facilities with an admirable
location and it is said will be per-
manently maintained irrespective
of the length of the war in Europe.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
German Efficiency

AS an illustration Of German eff
ficiency and administration a let
ter has been received from a
friend in the German army, say
ing the Newark Post reaches him
regularly in the trenches.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Newark An Exception

Sometime when Council is pass
ing a resolution, complimenting
their administration, it might be
we'll to consider this startling
fact; that Newark is the only town
east of Pittsburgh that charges
the same rate for electric current
used as power as that used for
lighting purposes.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Losses From Hail And Flood

Hail storms last week did great
damage to crops and vineyards
around Smyrna and Frederick.
Concord and Middleford also suf-
fered. Howard Hudson's peach
orchard near Frederick was strip
ped and his corn and tomatoes
were badly damaged. In the Mil
ford section rain of the cloud
burst order fell last Monday caus-
ing more or less damage.
Newark post., 1915-07-21
Grangers' Annual Festival

Diamond State Grange held a
meeting at Stanton last Monday
evening and appointed committees
to arrange for its summer supper,
festival and lawn fete next Tues
day evening, July 27, opening at
s o'clock on the lawn of John
Banks on the Minqua farm.
Newark post., 1915-07-21

We have the noble Rockies and
grand Niagara Falls.
We don't have to go abroad Gods
beauties for to see,
Just stay at home and take trip
through U. S. A. with me.
-Leslie's.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
PIONEERING TREES.

Most Of the Towering trees are now
in bloom: the china, locust, catalpa and
laurestinus. Alphonse Karr once said
that God had been kind to man, mas
much as He had placed most of His
beautiful flowers in accessible places:
at the grass at ones feet or on low
bushes and shrubs. So few trees flower
beautifully, Karr said, but he might
we'll have added how gloriously they
do appear when they flower. Each OF
the trees just mentioned are immense
bouquets held up to God-enough to
bow every mans head in worshipful
praise. Then recall the beauty of the
dogwood in bridal white, the red-bud's
pink flush, the tulip or poplar, the
stately magnolia, the feathery soft haze
of the mimosa in blossom. One does
not want to pluck the flowers of these
trees, so much as to admire them as a
lovely entirety.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
MISS LAvEReNE DIES.

Miss Kate Lavergne died very sud-
denly Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
at the family home in the tenth ward
of West Feliciana parish. She was
Swimming milk when she remarked
that she was feeling sick and would
lie down. A half hour later when a
brother went into her room to see how
she was, he found that she had passed
away. Her sister, Miss Ellen, who died
several years ago, met death under
circumstances somewhat similar. Miss
Layergne was SO years, months and
% days old. She was great stay-at-
home, and was intimately known by
few. She was a good neighbor, and
devoted sister, and in this sphere lived
a contented, wholesome life. Her
brothers are Messrs. Seymour, H. B..
and Willie Lavergne.
The funeral took place from the
home in the country with interment in
Grace cemetery, Wednesday afternoon
Neighbors and friends, even the colored
people on the place, attended the
funeral.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
THE SUCCESSFUL PoULTRYMAN
MUST GIVE CLOSE ATTENTION
TO HIS BUSINESS.

Profitable poultry production Is NOT
the simplest and easiest occupation
known. 1t requires:
l. knowledge as to the best methods
of learning details Of the work.
2. knowledge as to the proper breeds
to select and how to breed them for
still better qualities.
3. knowledge as to essential princi-
pies of housing.
4, knowledge as to proper methods
of feeding.
S. knowledge as to the best methods
of marketing.
6. knowledge that will enable you to
meet all emergencies which may arise,
overcoming incipient troubles and TAX
ing advantage of unexpected opportu.
mites.
Profitable poultry production requires
even more than knowledge of the
things outlined above. 1t requires
ability, determination, and persever
ance and that you actually do carry
out these essentials.
The successful poultry raiser does
not belong to any labor union for his
hours of duty are governed by the
needs of his business and not by com
mittee elected for the purpose. In fact
one successful poultryman has aptly
said that the poultryman's eight-houl
day consists of eight hours after break
fast, eight hours after dinner and eight
hours after supper.-A. F. Rolf, Poultry
Specialist, Live Stock Extension Ser
vice.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
CONTROL OF THE TOMATO WILT

First. Keeping the disease out of the
field. The tomato wilt is introduced
into the fields by pieces of old, dis
eased plants, by spores of the fungus,
by transplanting diseased plants from
the cold frames, and, possibly, by plant
ing seed with the disease on them. AS
the plants die from this disease they
should be pulled up and piled and then
burned as soon as they are dry enough.
This will prevent the spread of the
disease by the spores and also from
developing from the old diseased ma
terial in the soil the coming year.
Particular care should be taken, also,
to keep the disease out of the cold
frames or seed beds. Soil for these
should be obtained only from fields
that have never grown tomatoes, and
it is questionable whether the same
soil should be used for more than one
year. While it has not been proved
that the disease is carried on the seed,
it is possible that it can be carried in
this manner, and it would probably be
we'll to disinfect seed before planting.
Tomato seed will stand short exposures
to strong disinfectants without injuring
their germinative power.
Second. Rotation of crops. Toma-
toes should not be grown on the same
ground for more than one year in
three. In old tomato sections, truckers
have found that this is rule that must
be followed If tomatoes are to be grown
successfully. II the tomato wilt dis
ease is in the ground it will increase
in severity very rapidly from year to
year If tomatoes are kept on the ground.
Third. Growing of resistant varie-
ties. Perhaps the most satisfactory
way Of controlling this disease is by
planting varieties or strains of toma-
toes that will not become infected.
Tomato plants do not all show the same
susceptibility to this disease. In a
badly infected field often plants will be
seen which are perfectly healthy and
will stand up through the season after
most Of the other plants are dead. II
seed is saved only from plants that are
not affected with the wilt disease when
they are grown on wilt infected soil
gradually a wilt resistant strain will be
procured. The seed from each plant
should be kept separately and planted
separately, and during the following
years, seed should be saved only from
those plots that show some resistance
to the disease. To get a good resistant
strain will ordinarily take severa
years.-C. w. Edgerton, Plant Patholo
gist, Experiment Stations, Louisians
State University.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
ANNUAL MEETING OF CANNING
CLUB AGENTS.

The women agents in charge of the
canning club work Of the girls in the
different parishes will hold their an
nual spring meeting at the Louisiana
State University, May IS to %. The
purpose of this meeting is twofold:
1. To instruct the agents in their work.
2. To receive from the agents reports
and suggestions concerning the club
work Among the lecturers and in
|structors at this meeting will be: Mr..
o. B. Martin, Miss Mary e. Creswell
and Miss Ola Powell, of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, u. 8. Department of
Agriculture; Mr.. Flohr OF the Bureau
of Marketing: Miss Susie v. Powell,
State Canning Club Agent for Missis-
Isippi; members of the University
Faculty; members of the Experiment
Stations and Extension service stats.
The meetings will be held In Alumni
Hall and the canning demonstrations
In the domestic science laboratory.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD,

Miss Theresa Carney is visiting in
Wilson.
Mr.. Dan Falconer of Wilson was
here on Sunday.
Miss Mary Maryman was the guest
of Mrs. R. S. Connell on Sunday.
Prof. H. ]. Smith of the Clintno High
School was with friends here on Sun
day He came up from Baton Rouge,
where he attended the State Teachers
Convention.
Miss Emma Robb was at home for
the weekend. She had with her Miss
Neveda Stokes, of Baton Rouge, who
took first prize in the Tomato Club at
the State Fair, and who last year won
the first prize at the Parish Fair.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

After a lingering illness Of nearly
FIVE months Mrs. Chris Didon, a resi-
dent of Star Hill, died on Tuesday
afternoon and was buried the following
day in the family burying ground, Mrs.
Didon was about AZ years old and
leaves husband and several children,
Mrs. Didon was a faithful communicate
of the Episcopal Church and received
the Holy Communion short while
before her death.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
CORN AND SOY BEANS MAKE
GOOD SILAGE.

A combination Of corn and soy beans
makes silage of good quality, and they
are crops that can be handled, from a
growing and harvesting standpoint, as
cheaply as any other crops grown FOR
that purpose.
The nutritiye ratio Of corn and soy
bean silage is about one to four; that
is, for one part of protein there are
four parts of carbohydrates plus the
fat. Corn silage, alone, has a ratio of
one to ten, so 1t Is readily seen from
the analysis that corn and soy bean
silage has higher feeding value than
corn silage.
One of the best methods Of planting
corn and soy beans is in alternate rows.
By using this method the corn can be
harvested with a binder and the soy
beans with moving machine. II the
two crops are planted in the same row
it is difficult to harvest both with the
harvester.
When corn is used alone for silage
1t is often necessary to add water In
order to get the required amount Of
moisture, but when soy beans and corn
are used together the soy beans will
supply the moisture necessary to make
good quality of silage-W. r. Dodson,
Director of Experiment Stations, Lou
isiana State University.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
LONG DROUGHT.

WANTED-One fine large rain. De.
liver to any portion of West Feliciana
parish.
The present dry spell has set the
oldest inhabitant scratching his head,
trying in vain to remember the time
when there was a longer one.
The last good rain, in town, was on
March 5th, when 1.25 inch was re-
corded. Twice during April a very
slight precipitation was recorded, but
the total for both times was less than
one-eighth an inch.
A very good rain was reported in the
northern part of the parish two weeks
ago, and the creek was up for a day,
but no rain has fallen in or near town
for some time.
All crops are needing rain, but vege'
tation seems to be standing the long
dry spell remarkably we'll.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
TICK ERADICATION NOTES.

Tick eradication, In the parish Of
West Feliciana, will be carried on this
season under the general supervision
of DR.. Roy A. Gregory who is employed
by the U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry A. W..
holland and R. E. Barrow are employed
by the State of Louisiana to assist with
the work in this parish, and M. H.
Taylor is employed by the Parish Of
West Feliciana.
With the assistance Of both Federal
and State authorities, this parish has
an excellent opportunity to become
free from ticks in a comparatively
short time. AS it is a we'll recognized
fact that the Texas fever tick Is the
greatest detriment to the cattle in
dustry of the South, every cattle. owner
should not only avail himself of this
opportunity, but should do all in his
power to boost this work.
DR.. Gregory informs US that he has
on record 40 dipping watts, including
those built by the parish, those built
by individuals and donated to the
parish, and those built by individuals
for their private use. The names of
these 40 watts are published below and
any one else owning vat, whether for
private or public use, will be given all
the information and assistance neces-
sary to carry on dipping, by applying
to Dr. Gregory or to the assistant who
| is in charge of the territory in which
the vat is located.
Dipping at the following named watts
will be under the supervision of M. H.
Taylor. (Where date follows the
name of vat, it indicates the date
upon which the first dipping took place
this season. Dates for other watts will
be published in next weeks issue:
Wakefield, April "a; Douglas Hamil'
ton, April Is; Laurel Hill, V. M. Jack
son, ]. B. McGehee, Browns Store
Minor Town, Howard Spillman, April
20; L. P. Wright, Wayside, Munson.
Dipping at the following named watts
will be under the supervision OF r. T.
Barrow: Jacko, Highland April 15;
Plettenberg, Cobb Field, Beech Tree
Merwin, F. S. Percy, April IT; N. H
Barrow, Sleepy Hollow, Burckhalter
M. R. Jackson, B. |. Barrow, April 26;
DR.. Jno. Brandon, Burckhalter (Wll
Ihelm)
Dipping at the following named watts
will be under the supervision OF A. w
holland: Bains, April 8; Parker, April
.Il2; st. Francisville, Mrs. S. H. Barrow
April IL; Cheston Folkes, Riddle, Nc
Queen, April 26; T. D. Bfckham, Ed
Daniel, April %; S. C. Cobb, April q;
Fred Hamilton, April 10; Lee Lester
April II; Monroe Daniel, Posey, &c
and Jim Murphy.