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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

| Too late I stayed. fOFg1V6 tue GA1A Unheeded flew the hours;
 How noiseless falls the foot of Tlne' 1 That only treads on flowers, Many a young man has often won
 dered why some sweet young g1rI
 whom he has but recently met. adro1t- ly evaded his remark that he should like to drop in a few minutes to call some Sunday afternoon. If that par
 ticular girl was sure of the 1nterpfeta-
 tion her parents would put upon It,
 she would no doubt gladly assent
 A mother is usually pleased to have
 a nice young man call upon her
 daughter. She is sure he is taken
 with her sweet face and engaging
 manners, and is eager not only to claim her friendship, but is entertain ing the hope of becoming her sweet heart later on. She would do all in her power to make his call so pleasant that he would come again. To be sure, they have only a picked-up| dinner on Sundays, ut the young man who sits across the table from maid en he is enamored with would con- sider dried beef chips, creamed. and delcatesen Saratoga chips, bakers bread and butter, ambrosia fit for the gods.
 Pa has quite different opinion. Sunday afternoon is all the day I have to- sit in the house and read my papers, he growls. ttIf he cant pick out any other afternoon but that he'd better stay away. have my opinion of the chap who comes at three and sits the chairs out till six. He's not thinking of the girl who is talking to him. He's cheekin~ it out, deliber- ate1y waiting to be invited in to sup pert
 Young folks are 10 entertaining to each other, he forgets how the time
 flies, 9 declares the mother. You ought to be pleased to have your daughter have a guest at tea: She deserves to have beau, shut up as she is, clerk ing in store the long week through. You should try to aid the match along I
 Pa shakes his head emphatica1ly. t'No matter what you say, he shall not be asked to dine,'' he insists, If we after he goes
 Think Of the modification you are causing our poor daughter responds the mother with emotion. There's any number of nice young girls he could call upon, whose folks would be only too glad to entertain a nice young man like that, right royalty
 "I don't object to the evening beau, but certainly I shall checknate the planned to get his meals here at my expense. Let him plan to play that prank on some other girls father. I only hope he gets away with all the pranks of that kind that he p1ans.''
 The caller who finds dusk creeping up should hastily excuse himself and take his departure, providing the girl did not extend the invitation in the first place to call and stay for dinner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
LAURA JEAN LIBBYs DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS oopyrtghted 1918, Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Copyrighted, 1913, Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

man of 30. He deserted me for a young girl. He is going away to an other town and wants me to come. to him after he is settled there. I am at home. Is it right for me to follow him away? await your views.
 MRS s. G.
 The man who deliberately plays bat l tledore and shuttlecock with the low ing heart of woman. and that wo- man his God-wife, forfeits her affec- ton as well as respect. The man who deserts his wife for younger, fairer face, is not apt to forget his tricks as yearr advance. Remain home, let him come to you and plead hard to be reinstated in your conf dence before you. consider taking him back to your heart. The foundation of Hope, once cracked at the base, cannot be mended by human ingenut- ty. You may become reconciled,i but fea1 will always be in your heart lest he desert you again and for all time. A woman's years are too precious to dispose of them careless1y, recklessI5-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
7CHARMING VERSION OF THE RUSSIAN BLoUgE

Women of youthful figure will find particular pleasure in wearing this Russian blouse of forest green broad cloth. with a self-gird1e trimmed with rope silk and bead embroidery. The front and back are in panel effect, while the sides are pointed. Provision @ made for a lower straight edge. how Ewer. A collar of heavy satin and *&reamers of the same material are also Attractive features of the costume. In lyerage size. 47A yards 54-inch mate rial and A yard 4Ozinch satin are re- Gufred for the blouse and skirt
 In order that the cutting may be done with the greatest economy, yet Fin such way that the lines of the blouse will be retained, 1t is we'll. to study the cutting guide carefully. First fold the material. then along the Iengthwise fold place the collar shown in the dia- gram. Opposite the collar, on a length wise thread. arrange the front section. and to the right of the front place the sleeve. The back is laid on length wise fold of material. as is also the belt. but the belt Is cut crosswise Lay the cuff and yoke on TengthSUise thread.
 If desired. the front ends of the wide belt may be made of contrasting mate rial from ss inch forward of slot per- forations. The small %" perforations about the neck are for the open neck effect. There are also small '.o' perfo- rations@a @a1ong the lower edge of the blouse to determine the shape that may be preferred. both round and pointed outlines being favored.
 The silk and bead embroidery adds considerably to the beauty of the blouse and can be used on serge as well as broadcloth. The model is one of the, most pleasing guises in which the blouse has been presented.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
WOMEN AS SCHOOL
sUPERTNTENDENTs

Mrs. Ella F1agg Young has resign ed as superintendent of Chicago 8 schools. Her career in this office has excited interest, partly because this is largely new field for wo1nen's work. Women nearly monopo1ize public school teaching. But when it com es to bossing teachers the men seem to get these better paid positions.
 A man who has seen long service on a, school committee in another town remarked recently that selecting 8 school superintendent is the hard est proposition his board ever faced. The moment a vacancy occurred, the letters of application fairly rained down on them. They were logged at their homes and offices by candi- dates in person.
 Many of these candidates, he con- tinued, had seen little service as su- perintendents In frequent eases they were teachers who had had no great success, but had taken Q, notion to try a superintendency in hope of better fortune, They all bring glowing tes1 ti1noniaIs. If careful investigation is made at the scene of their previous efforts, their record may 1o1@ quite different. Lacking such inVestiga- ton, appointments are often made the results of which are dfsappoint- ing.
 The position calls for some excep- tional gifts Irate parents must be smoothed down, sto1id and indifferent teachers must be stirred up. tax pay CTS must be pleased by. economy. and politicians who want jobs for friends must be thwarted. It is no bed of roses.
 Many brainy women are teaching for low pay. It is surprising that more of them do not fit themselves for supervisory. positions that would bring better salaries. The difficult ties are of course serious. But wom-1 en's tact and quick intuition would be- peculiarly helpful. Mrs. Young may prove to have been one of the pion- eers in a field that eventually may largely 5be controlled by women:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
BOTH GIRLS, HE woes.

Dear Miss Libbey:
 I am a young man. your reader, 21, going with Ia girl of 20. She lives 8 distance away. We correspond She stopped writing ] wrote last. Is it proper to write to 'her again, or go to see her? She says she cares for me. Can I tell? Another girl. p, lives nearer me. Seems to care for me pass most of my time with? love both. Is one to have something to say to me of the other? Please ad- vise-
 T. M She may have been busy and soon find time to answer your letters again. Do not give up an old love for 9 new, unless you have the best of reasons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Leo Pape

Last mite a started to reed in bed before I went to sleep, reeding a. book called 29 Ghost Stories, and eetch time I red 9 story I wood look erround the room and start to close the book and then start to reed the next ghost story to see if it was as scary as he tthir Wtns. Wich eetch of them was, and aftir had red 4 of them closed the book and looked aw1 erround and 1eened over and looked under the bed, thinking. G, Wizz, I wish I had red those stories in the day time insted of mite time.
 And I got up to put the gas out, and wen it was half way out I looked aw1 erround the room agen and evv- rything looked fanny and wen it was B quarters out I looked erround agen and eyvrything looked as if it was got ing to jump out at me as soon as the gas went awl the way out. So I termed it up half way agen and went to bed, 1eenfng over to look u11dir- neeth Of it eVvry 5Wunts in a vile, and I was pritty neer asleep and the door opened and who was it but pop, say ing, He1o, thawt I saw the lite bern ing in your room. wats the ideer. Sir, sed.
 I say have yon eny partickIer reason for retiring with the lite berning, sed pop
 Yes sir, sed.
 Name it, sed pop.
 Sir, I sed.
 State your reason, sed pop.
 It makes the room more cheerf1l1, I sed.
 And do you insist avn ta-e room be- ing cheerf1l1 Joking vile you siumbir, o no, that wont do, that's to thin, sed | pop.
 It makes the room warrnir. I sed. o, see. sed pop, you put your win dow all the way up to let the air in and 1eeve the gas lit to make the room warrnir, verry poor, .verry poor. And he started to wawk over to tern it out. and I ssed, Don't tern it out pop, don't tern it out.
 Wy not. sed pop, and I sed, I bin reeding ghost stories.
 That's diffrent, sed pop. And he went out and I looked under the bed about more times and then I went to sleep and in the morning wen I woak up the lite was out, proving pop must of came back agen and termed it out wen I dident no it, being asleep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
CRAB APPLE A6ARMAI1ADF..

Cook the apples in little water until very soft. then put through a. coIander and to each quart of pulp add one pint of sugar; return to the stove and cook steady for one hour; put an asbestos mat or soapstone plate under the, kettle to prevent burning. When done fill jelly glasses and cover with wax. Axl easy way to use the wax is to put enough wax shavfngs in the bottom of the glass before filling. The wax will melt and rise to the top and seal over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
MISS LTRBEY'S REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers to your letters. Correct name and address must be given to in sure attention. Initials print cd. Write short letters on one side of paper only. Use ink. Personal letters cannot be am sWered. Address Miss Laura Jean Libbey, No. 9f6 President Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
EGGLBss SPICE CAKE.

One cup sugar, one cup sour milk, one-ha1f cup shortening, one teaspoon soda, dissolved in sour milk, one-half teaspoon each cinnamon, nutmeg ana cloves, two cups -four and one cup chopped raisins. This is greatly irav, proved by adding also one-haIf cup chopped nut meats. Sprinkle, sugar on top before baking Make large loaf. Either this or the apple sauce cake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

Ns>tAAA q v s.AA4~A 4@eso sAf%<&-e
 more for me than anything else, and I had the best physi-. clan here. I was so weak and nervous that I could not do my work and :-1lf- fered with pains low down in m y right side for a year or more. I took Lydia K. Pinkham s Vepa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
APPr.E sAuCE CAKE-

One and one-third cups of apple sauce, one-half cup of shortening. one-half cup chopped raisins, one tea spoon cinnamon. one-fourth cloves. quarter teaspoon soda, dissolved in the apple sauce. one cup sugar, and two cups flour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
AVIATOR IN HIGH WIND
 GIVES THRILLING SHOW.

John Domenjoz, the French Swiss aviator who exhibited in Bridgeport Saturday and Sunday, flew on satur- day in the teeth of a high wind. Yes terday at Aerodome park he gave an exhibition of looping and volplaning that was considered by experts to be very good He goes to Sheepshead Bay, New York, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
DOUGHNUTs.

One cup of sugar, one cup of milk. one egg, one desertspoon of melted butter, three and one-half cups of flour, nutmeg salt and a pinch of ginger, two and one-half teaspoons of baking powder. Fry in hot lard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
SOFT COOKIES.

One heaping cup of butter, a8 cups of sugar, two eggs, three table spoons Of sodal and as little flour as will roll them out. Do not roll thin. Sprinkle over before cutting out with sugar and press it in slightly with the rolling pin. Bake in buick oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
COFFEE CAKE.

cup of molasses. one-ha1f cup of cof- fee, one cup of raisins, one-haIf cup of acurtants. one-haIf cup of sugar, two and one-half cups of flour, one tea spoon of sodas one-haIfz teaspoon of cinnamon, c1ove. alIspice and nutmeg. Bake slow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
SWEET POTATO WAFFLEs.

8Take two tablespoons of mashed seweet potatoes. one spoon of butter. one of sugar, one pint of milk ana four tablespoons of wheat four. Mix all together and bake in waffle irons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
 CORNER FOR COOKS
WHOLE CRAB APPLE SAUCE.

Make a syrup of 2-s water to Is sugar and boil IS minutes; have ready as many crabapp1es as the syrup will cover, cook until all are boiling hat -(they will be done enough by that time) seal in jars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
NrOTlAssEs sPoNGLE CAKE.

One cup of molasses. E cup of flour, three eggs, one teaspoon soda. Bake in a quick oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
DESERTED WIFE.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
 I am a woman of 2s. married to a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
FARMERS WIFE TOO ILlT0 WORK
"A Weak, Nervous Sufferer Restored to Health by Ly- dia E. Pinxhana's Veg
 etable Compound.

Kasota, Minn. CT am glad to say that Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

Controller of the Currency Williams sent a warning to all national banks
 against charging usurious interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01
IF PA WON'T ASK
 HIM TO DINE

"Too late stayed, forgive the crime; Unheeded flew the hours; How noiseless falls the foot of Time That only treads on flowers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a w
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
ATTICA'S MYSTERY SOLVED
The Secret Of the Big Hole in the
Earth is Revealed
at Last.

Attca, Iowa, Dec. 27.-The great
Attica mystery has been solved.
Some weeks ago residents of this
town and vicinity were startled to
learn that a huge hole in the earth
had appeared just west of the town
limits. The hole was seventeen feet
long, eight feet wide and five feet
deep.
All sorts of theories were offered
in the way of explanation One was
that somebody had found the secret
hiding place of buried treasure and
had excavated for the long lost wealth
another was that tablets bearing
secrets of the Mormon church had
been buried there years ago in the
long Mormon trek westward and had
just been dug up; still another was
that a meteor had fallen from the sky
and torn the big hole into the earth
Altogether the hole furnished con
siderably more than seven days
wonder for folk around here.And then
the explanation came.
Some of the boys of the town, desir
ing to have a secret meeting place
during the winter, had dug the hole
and intended to roof it over The hole
was found before the youngsters coult
put on the roof and either fearing
punishment or enjoying the amaze
ment of their parents, they had KEEP
silent about it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
IOWA INTERCOLLEGIATE
Prohibition Meeting and Contest to
be Held March 80 to April /.

The executives of the college pro
hibition association assembled at
Storm Lake arranged for teams OF
college men to hold meetings among
the voters of Iowa. Otis l.. Walter,
of Western Union college, LeMars,
was made manager of this deputation
work.
The college men decided to hold
their next big state convention and
oratorical contest March 80, 81, and
April l, at Cornell college, Mt Yer,
non, Iowa. The oratorical contest
of this association gives promise of
being the biggest and Invest forensic
contest in the state this year.
The officers of the Iowa Intercolleg.
late Prohibition Association are r.
l.. Mitchell of Morningside college,
president; O.. l.. Walter of Western
Union college, lie, Mars. vice presi.
dent; o. A. Anderson, of Cornell
college, Mt. Vernon, secretary; Ada
Holmes of Buena Vista college, Storm
Lake, treasurer; and II. A. Long.
worth of Iowa State college, Ames,
reporter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
MADISON ELM GROVE
Interesting Items From a North
Mahaska Neighborhood.

Pearl Frederick and wife, of Okla
homa, visited Monday and Tuesday
at c. w. DeWitt's spending part OF
Tuesday at Ed McIntoshs. returning
to New Sharon Tuesday evening
The Prairie Grange gave an enter
tainment and oyster supper Thursday
evening. ii .
bert StigC"s mother and daughters
Laura and Lola took dinner with c,
w. Dewitt and family, Sunday.
viii Bishop and family, of North
Dakota, are visiting relatives here
They are at present in Missouri but
will return here again. 1$ -" 8.
Mrs. Mabel Smith and baby Lloyd
are spending a few days at the par
entail c.. W.. Dewitt home
John Ridpath, wife and sister Der,
tina visited on Sunday at the c. w,
Dewitt home.
The pie social at Greenwood was
we'll attended and the pies sold well
bringing ten dollars and fifteen cents
Grandma Hevelin and family visit
ed Sunday at Leonard Stout's.
Fred Bishop and family and Will
Bishop and family took Sunday din
uer at Earl Stout's.
Floyd and Ada Hite were New
Sharon callers Friday.
We want to wish all a prosperous
and happy New Year.
Dec. 81. Dew-Drop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
STORE MANAGER STABBED
r. D. Buckingham Of Buxton Attack
ed by Charles King With a
Big Knife.

Buxton, Dec 27.-R d. Buckingham
manager of the Monroe Mercantile
Company, came near losing his life
on Christmas eve when Charles King,
coIored, entered the store and de-
mand his money. A ruling of the store
that they hold the money when it is
due, made it impossible for the man
to get his money, but being under
the influence of liquor, he would not
be reasoned with. His talk and NAH
ner were creating a disturbance, and
Wnen Mr.. buckingham placed his hand
upon Mr.. Kings shoulder, he whipped
out an open knife and stabbed him
about two inches below the heart
The blade of the knife struck a rib
which fact alone seems responsible
for Mr. Buckingham's life. While able
to be about the store this morning,
Mr.. Buckingham is not able to work.
King is under arrest and awaits trial.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
XMAS At ROCHESTER
Children of the Public Schools Give
Excellent Entertainment.

Rochester, Dec. 27.-The teacher,
Miss Ethel Childers, and pupils, with
the patrons OF the Rochester school,
enjoyed a Christmas tree and pro-
gram on Tuesday afternoon. 1t was
splendid throughout the entire pro-
gram, which was as follows:
Song, America" by School.
Salute to the Flag, by School. .
Recitation, THE Perfect Man" -
Elmer johnson.
Solo, will the Roses Bloom in
Heaven ?"-Trix Barnes.
Recitation, The Little White
Hearse"-Hattie Kelderman.
Adair.
Recitation, Those Breakfast Dish.
es"--Elsie Okey. ..
Recitation, my Ma She Knows" -
Marion Boles.
Solo, The Busy Bee" - Clarence
Johnson, Jr.
Dialogue-Elmer Johnson and Ma.
bel Okey.
Recitation, Matilda" - Marvin
Johnson.
Recitation, "Forgetful Little Lola"
Frances Thompson.
Dialogue, "Lucindy's Mistake" -
Grace Boles and Marion Johnson.
Recitation, me and Spot"-Leslie
johnson.
Song, Christ at Bethlehem BY
School
Acrostic-Merry Christmas.
Recitation, THE Three Kings
Mabel Okey.
Dialogue-"The New Story"
Song, Christmas Song by the
School.
Recitation, When Christmas Time
Comes Round" Wilhelmina Van
Dyke.
Recitation, mo Santa Claus"-Har.
old Thompson.
Dialogue - "A Reformed Christ
mas"
Recitation, The Boy Who Scoffed
at Santa Claus"-Rosella johnson.
Recitation, Christmas Gifts for
Mother'-Anna Myrtle Johnson.
Dialogue-"Some Queer Christmas
Children"
., Recitation, Christmas" Fern
Johnson. ~.
Recitation, "A Christmas Secret
Willie Kelderman. .........
Dialogue, THE Christmas Spirit
Rosella Johnson, Francis Thompson
and Trix Barnes.
Recitation, When Dad Was Small
Elmer Johnson.
Dialogue - Entertaining Sister
Sues Beau at Dinner"
Song, "Old Kriss Kringle"-by the
School.
Tom Martin and family, of Oska
loosa. are visiting at the Frank Bart
low home.
| Cliff Taylor was a business caller
! in Oskaloosa on Monday.
! Luther McCombs delivered hogs al
{ Tracy on Tuesday.
! Mrs. Ed Barnes and Miss Faye
we're shopping in Oskaloosa Monday.
Joe
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
AND STILL THEY COME
The List of Nimrods in Mahaska
County Daily Increasing.

Nimrod enthusiasts are still pur-
chasing their right to carry guns. and
the following is list of licenses is
sued since the last report: ID. GossC.-
ink, New Sharon; Chas. Daley, Rose
Hill; J. H. Natter, Rose Hill; john
Whalen, Lacey; c. W. Bailey Oska-
loosa; Edgar Heath. Fremont; Mott
Biewen, Delta; Jas. WISER Leighton;
Edward Gosselink, New Sharon. Ben
Gosselink, New Sharon; Clark Mike
sci, Oskaloosa; c. +. Prayer. Tracys
Joe I. Walker, Beacon; Leon Hamii-
ton, New Sharon; C. w. Mccain,
Taintor; Barney Bush, OskaIoosa; Z
Homer Harmon, Oskaloosa; John Ry-
an, Oskaloosa; ID. Il. fielder, Rose
Hill; George Krause, Leighton; Frank
Lisk, Rose Hill; Bud Kirk, Rose Hill:
A. J. Jones, Fremont; Otis Carver.
New Sharon; c. L. Parkhurst, Lacey,,
Thos. Fite, Lacey; J. E. Riley. Oskaai
loosa; A. l.. Younkin, Beacon; j.. hi
Cosby, Fremont; G. f. Traister. Oska-.
loosa; e. Z. Middlesworth, Beacon q
Burl Woolsey, Oskaloosa; John Van
Rocket, Leighton; Delmon y Spains
New Sharon; Epp Henry, Leighton.
Earl Rodgers, Bolton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-30
TNECREEK LETTER MEM
Fourth Annual Pan-Hellenic Ban
quet Held Monday Evening.

The Oskaloosa Greek Letter Col.
lege Fraternity men held their
Fourth Annual "Pan-Hellenic' ban
quet at the Lacey hotel, Monday ev.
ening, December q, 1915, and it was
counted the most successful entertain
ment yet INDUCED The attendance
was above expectations, the menu one
of marked excellence and after din,
ner program all that heart could wish.
Almost forty of the local membership
of forty six were seated at the tables
The service was under the personal
direction OF manager Robert C. Bow
ers and was exemplary.
Doctor L. Marsh Williams OBLIGATED
in capacity. of toast master and was
particularly happy in his introduc-
tions. The after dinner talks were
well chosen, we'll timed and we'll pre-
scented. C. M. Porter told, Why the
Pan Hellenic was organized" Rev,
W. II. Peftew, pastor of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church of Oska'
loosa toasted The little things in
Life" Academic Fraternalism" was
n subject nicely handled by p. E.
Betting of the Oskaloosa High school
and Harold Dodds closed the program
telling How it feels to be the goat
Three Freshmen members were &C
cepted, into membership at this ses
sion: Messrs. Edwin Dodds. Allen ]
Rodgers and William Kemble. ,,.
Doctor B. F. Redman was elected
president for 1916