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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
Pleasing Recital of
 Miss Clarke's Pupils

A well arranged program of vari- ods poems and readings, was given by the students of Miss Grace Dal- rymp1e Clarke in the assembly room of the Stratfield Hotel on Saturday afternoon. This was the first recit- al of the year and the room was filled with parents and friends of those who participated in the program. The recital on Saturday added new hon ors to those already possessed by the prominent dramatic teacher. Those who contributed to the program were Elsie Clark, Cece1ia Allen, and Selma and Muriel Schwartz, the misses As enath Goodwin, Margaret Grandfield. Ruth Downs, Ethel Beach, Eleanor Roche. Joyce Cheney. Charlotte Plumb, and F1orine Wilmarth, and the nessrs. Louis Pirozzo1i, and How ard Owens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
CORNER FOR COOKS
Roast Lamb ana Mi1lt Sauce.

Take q leg of lamb and place 1t in a roasting pan Add two or three car rots cut in small pieces. a bunch of celery and two onions. Roast in the oven for an hour. and add q pint of water Baste from time to time by pouring the gravy over the meat Strain off the gravy! and serve in a garvy bowl See that the platter is well heated on which the meat is serv- ed Take fresh mint, separate leaves and chop fine. Take a pint of water, one-hadf cupful of sugar and fourth czpfuI of vinegar and heat until the water boiIs. Then place in the chop ped mint and let it stand until the water is well favored with the taste Of the mint
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
copzraelat. le1s. by Doda. r4eaa Q. company

''Why should go to a man I nave never seen and hate the name of2''
 He's your uncle, Peg.''
 "It's a fine uncle he's been to me ell me life, And it was a grand way he threated me mother when she was starvin'."
 .'He wants to do somethin' for ys now, Peg"
 .sI'll not go to him."
 ..Now listen, dear; it's littlo I'll have to lave ye when I'm gone" pleaded O'ConneIl.
 'I'll not listen to any talk at all about yer gofn'. Yer a great, strong healthy man-that's what ye are What are ye tall1in' about2 Whats got into yer head about goinT2'''
 t'The time must come some day, Peg
 .4AH right. Wen know how to face 1t when it does. But we're not gofn' out all the way to meet it," said Peg resolutely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
roDAY,s POEM
oPPoRTUNITY SPEAKS.

Yes, I am Opportunity But say, young man, Don't wait for me To come to yous To win your crown And work with head .Aand heart and hands, As does the man Who understands That those who wait, Expecting some reward from fate Or luck, to call 1t SO s Sit always in the way-back %4 And yet You must not let Me get away when show up The golden cup Is not for him who stands With folded hands, Expecting me To serve his inactivity. I serve the active mind, Tho seeing eye, The ready hand That grasps me passing by, And takes from me The good I hold For every spirit Strong and bold. He does not wait On fate Who seizes me. For am fortune, Luck and fate, The cornerstone Of what Is great In mans accomplishment. But I am none of these To him who does not seize: I must be caught. If any good is wrought Out of the treasures possess Oh, yes, Pm Opportunity; I'm great, I'm sometimes late, But do not wait For me: Work on,
 Watph on,
 Good hands, good heart, And some day you will see- Out of your effort rising Opportunity.
 William J. Hampton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
GRAY FOR YOUNG WoMEN.

5 ultra-snart frocks designed for young women are made of gray silk crepe de Chine. The selection of this color may occasion surprise, but it is so efec- lively combined with bright pinls blues and greens that 1t is quite as youthful as the pastel tones.
 Here is shown charming frock in gray trimmed with pink chiffon roses The short waisted bodice has a square neck and rufded shoulder straps Dou- ble r1lff1es form the sleeves. The mod el is easily changed into a street frock by the addition of guimpe.
 The average size requires sR yards of 54-inch material. with 3A yards oi goods 27 inches wide for the founda- ton skirt and ruf1es One-half yard of chiffon will make the roses and ruff des for the shoulder straps.
 Although very important to the de- velopn1ent of the dress. the cutting process is comparatively simple. Ths skirt is placed on a fold of the crepe and following comes the piecing. only arranged on a lengthwise thread
 The girdle Is cut crosswtse of the crepe, the triple "TTT'' perforations being arranged on the 1engthwise fold The front is arranged on the fold oi I1AIGT1atsa DuLs LnG O<4CEA IS plSlCS0 D6- tween the gfrdIe and front on a length wise thread.
 There is sumcient goods for a plain sleeve, if desired This may be cut from the section of crepe on which the girdle, hack and front are arranged and should be placed over a length wise thread.
 For the round neck, instead of ths square effect, cut out the neck edge oi tfa front and back about an inch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
PoINTs oF INTEREsT.
Watch Your Step.


 The more you do the more apt you will be to tread amongst nnerchan- disc that has merit for it's chief sell ing feature The sweetness of low price never equals the bitterness of poor duality. The Nothnagle store maintains. reasonable prices on goods Of quality Bargains exist in this store of course but never in the sense of price advantage at the expense of quality. You could not do better than to consistently favor this store with your patronage A firm of un- doubted value to this community. rendering only the best service, en- deavoring to always please, stead fastiy carrying trustworthy merchan- disc and with an enormous stock priced low there is nothing left to be desired Many new lines of furnish ings are on dispI@y this season. A visit will interest the acquainted and certainly 9 stranger to the store will marvel at it's splendid completeness. Read advertisement on another page,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

Dear Miss Ltbbey:
 greatly admire Admiral Dewey. Can you furnish me with his address! l should like to correspond with him. l am a young woman of twenty-etght, considered very good-looking.
 MISS H. E. I do not know Admiral Dewey's ad- dress His wife might not approve Of your plan to correspond with her nus band. Look further for a hero who Is single.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
Steamed Chocolate Pudding.

Take one-fourth cup of butter one half cup of sugar, one egg and two and a fourth cups Of four. Then take four and half teaspoonfu1s baking pow der one teaspoonfu1 salt, one cup milk and two squares of chocolate; cream sugar and butter together. Pour them together gently and beat all the time. Sift dry ingredients and mix we'll. Mix, alternating dry ingredients and milk Melt chocolate and beat thoroughly iwth the pudding. Pour in a mould, cover and steam for two hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
WU TING FANG BELIEVES
 PHILIPPINES SHOULD BE FREE

Manila, Feb. 15-wus Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the Uni- ted States, upon leaving today for his home in China, declared that the Philippines should not always be a dependent state He reiterated, how ever, the views expressed by him in a speech here that the time was not ripe for the independence of the tsl- ands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
Potatoes a La Golden Rod.

Peel three or four boiled potatoes and cut them in lnecubes. Take four hard boiled eggs and separate yolks from the white. Chop the white and force the yolxs through a strainer. Add chopped whote of eggs and potata cubes to one and half cups of white sauce and turn into a hot serving dish. Sprinkle with yolks and garnish with parsley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
THE PRESIDENTS
 ELDEST DAUGHTER

Dear Miss LIbbey:
 Will you kindly state, to settle an argument, whether Miss Margaret Wilson, the daughter of President woodrow Wilson. is his eldest or his youngest daughter? [ live in the country and cannot get newspapers handily, which is my reason for this query.
 MISS A E. Miss Margaret Wilson is the eldest daughteT of President woodrow Will son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
OPERATION ON MIME. BERNHARDT DELAYED
 BY HEIR PHYSICIAN

Paris, Feb. 15-Arthur Meyer. of Gaulofs, has received telegram from Maurice Bernhardt, the son of Sarah Bernhar1t, the famous actress, announcing that the operation which hisnn other was to undergo on Satur- day has been postponed at the last moment. Previous to the receipt of this telegram there were some alarm ing reports regarding the operation, one of which, published in the Petit Journalw as to the effect that Mime. Bernhardt's leg had been amputated. The Injury to the actress dates back many months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
stu9ed Artichokes.

Wash and trim some green arti- ehokes, threw them into boiling salted water. and in five minutes take them out remove the fhrous centres, then boil them till tender Drain them, fill the centres with bread crumbs, sea- soned with salt, pepper and grated cheese, brown them in the oven and serve with white or cheese sauce
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of their own.
MISS LIBBEY'S REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Correct name and address must be given to insure att tention, not to print. Use ink. Write short letters, on one side of paper only. Address Miss Lfbbey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
DEAR OLD LoRENA."

Dear Miss Libbey:
 Is the song "Lorena's still in print2 Will you please tell me where I can
 MRS. D.
 ..Lorena,' is procurable at any book shop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
DAILY DOINCS OF
 3. H. S. STUDENTS

Rehearsal for the minstrel show will be held this evening at Warner hall at 80 o'clock. All members of the cast will please be on hand at that hour.
 The basketball team surely has its work cut out for it during the next week. On Friday evening the team will be the attraction at the West Ha- ven town hall where the overtime defeat of B. H. S. in the second game of the season will be avenged. Sat urday afternoon at the Boys club the Trade school lads will constitute the opposition. On Washiugton'S birth day the team will go to Norwalk, where the return match with the Nor walk High school team will be staged. One week from Saturday the Dickln- son High five of Jersey City appear here,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Work has started on the dfverting of Means brook into Trap Falls reser- voir ct Huntington as an addition to the water supply which the Bridge port Hydraulic Go. maintains there. This will give greater pressure and more service to the East Side. A new dam 50 feet higher will be constructed at the Trap Falls reservoir. The wa ter will be conveyed to the new dam through an inmenes new conduit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
DON'T ACCEPT JEWELRY.

Dear Miss Libbey: Should [ accept a gold bracelet from a young man who cannot afford to make a costly gift?
 EHsSIE- No; even if you were betrothed to him you should not encourage him to spend his hard-earned money fool ishly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Miss Jessie Allen Fowler, phrenolo- gfst. read the "bumps'' of many mem bers of the Y. M. c. A in the lobby of the association building in Main street yesterday afternoon. She also delivered most interesting lecture on the reading of character.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
AT THE BAR.

Dear Miss Libbey:
 am told that New York women step up to the bars and drink just as men do there. Is this so or no?
 HENRY H. De B.. You have been grossly misinforned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Miss Ruth AIvord, "A, had as her guests over Sunday at her home on Colorado avenue the Misses Mabie of Danbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Francis Wakeman, '15, was a. recent visitor in Mount Vernon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Chorus period was held this morn ing, as Miss Purviance met the Sen iors in the Assembly hall to practice singing. Short periods prevailed dur. ing the rest Of the morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Corsage Boquets for K of c Ball JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

Pictorial Review Costume Sizes andzO Price cents
 prepared especially this from the latest styles by The Pictorial Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15

William J. Hampton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SINGLE.

Here's to thy health. my bonnie lassl
 Guid night. and joy be wi theei I'll come nae mair to thy bower door
 To tell thee that 1o'e theel Q dinna think, my pretty pink
 But can live without thee; I vow and swear, dinna care
 How long ye look about ye..''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

There's probably not a football enthu- siast in the state of Alabama, or in the south for that matter, who has not fol- lowed the fortunes and affairs of Bully VandeGraaff on the football field. Bully Is the last of three brothers and, accord ing to critics he is the best athlete of the trio. The VandeGraaffs first figured in Alabama athletics in 1909 when Adrian made his bow to the general public in a Crimson uniform but it was but a short time before the name VandeGraaff was almost synonymous with Alabama, and, therefore, with grit" Partly contem- poraneous with Adrians sensational flash in a crimson uniform his next brother, Hardgrove. proved equally sensational and shared equally with his brother the honor of being the two best individual, ath- letes at the university during their stay there.
 It was of Adrian and Hardgrove Van- 6eGraaff that Coach Guy sLowman who succeeded Dr. Pollard at Alabama, spoke, following Alabamas victory over Wash ington and Lee when he stated that his club had all shown fight but that two of it's members had more genuine nerve than any men he had ever seen
 on any football field. But if his brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
GRAND CIRCUIT TO
 OPEN AT LEXINGTON

Lexington, Ky, October 3.-A total of sS5,000 in purses has been set aside for Grand Circuit racing which be- gins here tomorrow.
 The opening day feature is the Cas- tleton cup, free-for-all trotting event for $3OOO purse and a gold cup. Entries include Lee Axworthy, 2:04A; Margaret Druien. 204A; Eta wah, 2:03; Peter Volo, 2:o2; Star Win ner, 2:O6; Ross B., 203A; and Peter Scott, 205
 c. K. G. Billings will drive William the pacing king. to wagon in an ef- fort break his own record of 1:59K.
 The rest of the programme Is made up of the 2:10 class trot with Nathan Axworthy Lucille Spier, Bennington and others entered; the 2:07 class pac- ing bringing together Aconite, Hal S.. The Assessor and others. and the 2:14 class pacing, in which Bessie R., Pat rick M., and Dwight Logan are en- tered. .
 The s14.000 Kentucky futurity, trot- ting division, will be the feature of the second day.
 The two-year-old futurity and the Tennessee free-for-all pace will be features of the third day and these two events should prove the, banner con tests of the year. Atlantika, Walnut Tree, Suldine and a dozen others are eligible for the former, while the pac- ing stake has six entries, including Directum I, Flower Direct and Ma poleon Direct.
 There are in all TAO entries in the stakes and classes during the meeting. making an average field of 20 horses to each event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
STRUGGLE FOR cool BERTH CONTINUE IN NATIONAL LEAGU|
Braves and Dodgers Sti|
 Fighting for Second Plac| Positions in American D( cided- Tigers End in Se( Ond Place

New York, October 3.-With the vii ming of the National league pennant Philadelphia and the capture of tl American league title by the BostoI the major league season of 1915 virtusI ly was closed. There remain only Il struggles for position by several of Il remaining clubs and the crowning feI ture of the year, the worlds champioI ship series, which starts on Friday neI in Philadelphia.
 The title struggle will be series games alternately played in pairs the Quaker City and the Massachuset capital. On form the Bostonians sho,} win the series and the betting orde| favor them, but there are numberle| followers of the game who are countil on the gameness of the Phillies and Il ander, to land them as victors in comb for the world honors.
 In the National league. Boston al Brooklyn are still arguing the questii of which shall hold the second place the standing. while the problem of WI shall occupy the remaining first diviI ion berth still remains to be solved.
 American league apportionment honors already is determined, the secoj place being Detroit's, with Chicae| Washington New York, St. LouI Cleveland and Philadelphia finishing the order named.
 The weeks record of games playd won and lost, with runs, hits, erro1 men left on bases and runs scored opponents, including the games of q tober 2:
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and he can get to almost anything in side the barrier. He has nerve and courage in going against fences and stands for fly balls. He is inclined to make his worst breaks at the most important moments of games, possibly through i'll luck, more probably through overanXiety to make the play. Every ball player calls this luck but l have a suspicion that there Is psy- chological reason for muffs and fum- bles at important times.
 One thing is certain-you never can say Whitted isn't trying. and that charge was brought against Lewis late in the season because he seemed to lack his old confidence and looked dis couraged. I know that lot of ball players who hold ironclad contracts did not try hard this year beyond pro- tecting themselves. l have seen out fielders deliberately stop batted balls, let them fall to the ground, and then toss them back to the infield instead of trying to scoop them cleanly and make a play. l heard Lewis accused of this, but his own teammates indignantly de- ned it. They said "Duf' just had little slump in his work.
 He can hit. He is one of the best of his kind of hitter and is liable to clean up at any time with terrific smash to left. He hits the left handlers we'll and he hits good pitching. l have be- fore me the clipped scores of a dozen games in which Boston made very few hits off opposing pitchers and Lewis in almost every case was one of the few who scored hits, especially up to July IS.
 Q That is an interesting feature of doping these fellows. I took all the box scores of the season and sorted them In reference to number of runs made by the Red Sox-shut outs, one run, two runs and so on. Then I stud led through each mans record to see what kind of pitehing he was hitting and whether he hit the good ones the bad ones, the left handlers and so on. There were some revelations in the pro- cess. Then I took the opponent s scores in the same order and studied the pitching of the Red Sox from that angle, studying what kind of batters hit them and what kind they fooled.
 In that way one gets pretty fair line on the ability of the men against all sorts and conditions of pitchers and 1t will be surprise to you to see how well Whitted has done against classy pitching.
 Whitted ought to hit fairly well against Boston's pitchers and be one of the chief contributors to Philadel- phia's scoring Not that he will hit hard or that the Phils will score many
 runs but he Is liable to deliver the timely blow that may settle close game.
 Tomorrow we pass along to the | catchers, and reach the more import | ant stage of the dope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
$$s S%%$ 5"S Cubs Move Into Fourth Place
Figures That Show Record Of
 Each Southern League Team

The above is the record of the games won and lost by every team in the Southern league, both on the road and at home during the past season as compiled by Secretary Matt Stradford. The figures show that the Barons were an exceptionally strong team while on the road, winning more of their games while acting as visitors than any oth- CT team in the circuit While on the road the Barons captured 46 battles but while playing at Redwood they were victorious in only 40.
 During the past season the Nashville Vols proved to be easy team for the Barons. In the 22 games that Moley's clan clashed with Bill Schwartz and company, the Barons returned winners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

in 15 of the engagements, the Vols winning the remaining seven. The only two teams in the circuit that won more games from the Barons than the Bar ons won from them were the pennant winning Pelicans and the Chicks. The Pels downed the Barons 12 times while they met defeat in 10. The Chicks were the chief enigma ot the Barons. They copped 1S games and allowed the Barons only g.
 The number of games that the Bar ons won and lost to all the teams about the circuit are as follows: Atlanta won ' and lost II. Chattanooga ~on and lost IS, Little Rock won and lost IS. Mobile won 10 and lost 12, Nasn- vile won ' and lost 15, Memphis won 9 and lost g. New Orleans won 12 and lost 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Tigers Complete Schedule

Detroit, October 3.-Detroit, playing it's last game of the season, defeated Cleve- land to and established an American league record. The Tigers won 100 games this year. something no club Tn the league which finished in second place had ac- complished previously. Cobb also set a base-steallng record. His theft of sec ond base in the second inning gave him an unofficial total of 97 stolen sacks.
 The Tigers won the game in the eighth, when Burns scored on Dubucs sacrifice fly. Score: R. H E.. Cleveland .............. coo 120 010-5 F 4 Detl oit .................. l31 600 o1"-6 13 l
 Batteries: Klepfer Jones and O'Neill; Covaleskie, James. Dubuc and Mckee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
RED SOX WILL PLAY i. SPECIAL SERIES-IF
 THEY DOWN PHILLIPS

Boston. October 3.-The Boston Red Sox vii, go to San Francisco to play g picked team in special series if they win the forthcoming worlds series, it was an- Ecunced today. Whether the Philadelphia Nationals will make the trip in the event of their success in the big series Is still uncertain.
 According to the plans under discus sion the new world champions will meet a team selected from the best players in both major leagues. Games are to be played on the way west. the trip lasting about one month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

were stars Bully" belongs to a more brilliant constellation. He has more weight than either of the other two and he also is a greater all round athlete than either of them.
 Bully" is unanimously accorded the honor of being the greatest athlete or the Crimson field this season. He stands over six feet in his stockings. weighs 1sf pounds. is a wonder on the offense and defense, is an excellent place kicker and probably the greatest punter in the en- tire south. If Alabama makes a place in Dixie football this season Bully will deserve a large part of the credit. It is his last season at the university; but 1t promises to be his very best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

the Birmingham Kennel club gives tice of a meeting of the club to be h Monday night in the office of the pre dent, TIP Empire building.
 The club will be interested in the fl arrangements for the dog show to given in connection with the State Ft and in preliminary discussion effect the annual field trials of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Advance

Chicago. october 3.-Vaughn pitched the Cubs to 2 to 2 victory over St. Louis today in the final game of the season, putting Chicago in fourth place in the league standing. The visitors went into sixth place by virtue of Pittsburg's vic tory over Cincinnati.
 Sallee was knocked out of the box in the second inning. Score: R.H. E. Chicago ................ 070 600 CO., 8 ? St. LOUIS ................ UD OzO OW-3
 Batteries: Vaughn and Bresnahan Sal lee, Meadows and Snyder.