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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
FOfJR BRITISH TRANSPORTS
ARE REPORTED ON ROCKS

Berlin. Dec sg-Fha correspondent
at the GaI11po11 front of the Loka1 An
zeigers continuing his account OF an
inspection of the deserted positions .of
the allies, says he saw four stranded
British transports at Souvfa Bay Sup
ply depots cut from the rock were
flied 10 the ceiling with enormous
quantities of provisions and equip
ment During this inspection 3, Brit
ISL cruiser came arp close to shore and
opened a bombardrnent but did no
damage.
Many dead soldiers lie unbur1ed on
the ground,'s he continued AEery
day more ammunition is taken from
the water into which it was thrown
by the British. The Turkish soldiers
are counting the booty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
sufest For Coughs md Colds

Don't experiment. on a bad cough or
cold. it is very risky The following
formula easily mixed at home makes
one Of the best and quickest cough
remedies Obtainable, often curing the
worst cough in day. Pine as medi-
cine is as old as the Bible but here is
best form. Half ounce Of Globe Pine
Compound concentrated Pine) and
two ounces Of Glycerines mix these in
half pint of w11islzey. Use a teaspoon
full frequently as required (Snaller
doses to ehfIdren.) BE sure to get
the genuine Globe Pine Compound
concentrated Pine1. put UP only in
half ounce bottles each enclosed IN
- - GO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
The Home Doctor
How to Cure Rheumatism
CClfp out and save1

Here is a prescription for rheuna-
tisEn easily mixed at ho1nel used all
to be the surest remedy. neutralizes
the acid in the blood and gives re-
suits after first dose Zone ounce of
Tor1s compound and one ounce syrup
of Sdrsaparflla~ Rut these two IN
gradients in half pint OF whiskey Use
n tablespoonful before each meal and
at bed time. =. Get ingredients at any
drug store Genuine Torfs comes only
IN one ounce sealed yellow packages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

1deuts-CoI Joseph Greenwood. aged
90, committed suicide by hanging IN
the ONCE of the Horse Guards at
whitehall, London
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Frost Bites, Corns and
Sore Feet

Don't endure foot agony, Here is a.
remedy for quick results 1t works
through the pores removing the causes
1.-TWO tabIeSpoonfuIs of Ca1ocide COM
pound in warm foot BATH Gives in
slant relief for aching and sweaty
feet; eorns and ca11ouses can be peeled
right off. Specially efective for sore
bunfoz1s, el1iIb1ains, and frost bites
Genuine Eal0cide Ia twenty-five cent
packaEes Rf any drug store.
The above is published by the Med
zca1 FofmHla laboratories Dayton, o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01


they sind tn noyin In all
Jim Mckay Nm Lauder would do
highland snake IN world that
retain
would idea
te a sna u q a
called Hos
webbing oike
delaces vn brought hosh proces
m
tn had
hand in tn cleanup
a tn oisiand
a
he'd had bout Wild RATHER tn nearest good samaritan would
who tn buyn II rr q
usually project
aldermen paint their houses ah
Whatever
defied tn polls II tn casino sandwich
b his family
food all directions
provin' tn landscape
stroke Joe
eked down tn
nuinched oisland lsyn rr badhsads -.
much he could make
citizen who real pleasure out
~An bridge They must
a
forer" asked
Il Some people sed
ratified oke Brush street threw fore
Others ed deep laid
maxim Others
beams. an causin' IL e become red hot -,
that tn office holders that bad tneir
council takn shron IN bridge
thur estimaators'
ow could tn fore.' asked Casey.
Spontaneous combustion" answered Grogan
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Pointed Paragraphs

Easy-soing men often go the wrong
way.
The piano practice OF n girl Is mu.
sic 10 her ma only.
A woman may owe her invisible
gray hairs to chemistry.
Yes. Aimee. divorce prolongs life
for many poor lawyer.
Beads Of perspiration are the jew
els OF honest labor-perhaps.
A bachelor girl always sneers at
the idea OF marriage In public.
He's a wise prophet who can in.
duce others 10 forget his predictions
The easy going taxi lands a lot
more money than the average race
horse.
But the dove OF peace looks more
like bluebird this spring.
The man who marries for money
never gets through hearing about a.
Many a man who takes himself
feriously Is considered a joke by
others.
She is wise girl who smiles at
a compliment-then proceeds to for
get II.
The more nattery'a man hands his
wife the less pin money he will
have TO dig up.
Grease spots may be quickly re
moved from clothing with the aid OF
a small pair OF scissors.
A girls idea OF q hopeless idiot ID
a young man who doesn't kiss her
when he has an opportunity.
The man who marries a cook takes
long chances. Cooks have way
OF quitting their jobs at the least
provocation.
II has been said that 4 soft an
swer turneth away wrath. but coca
sionally q soft answer starts a matri
monial engagement that ends In war
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laEs'@|essS 81 1:s
He lmpsrts Hs Friend Theory W
hog Island Bridge Fire.
TOM MAY.
Skyr>HAT bridge folre was some wallop q tn auto

SkIr>HAT said
u
said hey
seew
In
o Inn will be as as a d.
q goin'
tn thing he painted beer
viii distance
smten wild thirst that threatens SINCE his
IN toth from the sehupps an tn brewer
probably
In IN weather or tos or annythins that viii help
will be ha ard on public"
Az n
pound their IA cisndar limousine but tn
few still usesh & along
viii used complete
prohibit
close harmon singn tourists
where mbs tn
wathe
Eye don't remember No. Well
doesnts q
OF where 700 had been
tn tonne he'd be tn
on
viii Il woid fun nv snakes
a whin tn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
Let Us Be Thankful 1t Did
Nothing Worse Than Adjourn

Against the peace and dignity of the
State Of Michigan"
That Is one Of the phrases Of an in
dictment, but it might also be applied to
the adjournment of the 1915 legislature.
A legislature is supposed to represent
the people of a state, but the people rep
resented by the present legislature, to
Judge by the actions of Thursday even
ing, are all under the age of Is.
Books were buzzed at the committee
from the house of representatives, when
Il attempted to inform the senate that
the house was ready to adjourn; and
when the senate committee reached the
house on q similar errand, buckets Of
water were dumped on its members.
II this had happened in the days Of
Stevens T. Mason. somebody would have
been shot: but the members of the leg
islatnre that adjourned thus were not
even half-shot.
Well. boys viii be boys; and so long
- Ne continue to elect the immature. We
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
India and the War

In an article In the New York
Times. discussing midas relation TO
the European war, LaJpat Raj, one
OF the leading lawyers OF Lahore,
Gays, among other things:
midas interest in this war 10 neith-
sr purely aitrnlstic nor absolutely
disinterested. she IL interested In the
results Of the war. as she hopes for
a radical readJustment OF her politi-
cal relations with England. or. for
world she aspires 20 y position
worthy OF her past. Her people de-
sire TO be In their own country what
other people are in theirs. az ~ IL
only then that she can make cner
proper contribution 20 the world eth
lcs and the world culture
There can be no denying the fact
that ever since the Russo Japanese
war India has been astir. A keen de-
sire for political liberties has been
shown By all classes of her people.
The general awakening Of India has
attracted worldwide notice. A ma
tional PARTY has come into existence
hOn0rabie. Some OF them desire COM
who do not accept the present poitti-
cal arrangement az Satisfactory OF
plete tndepe ndence. others would be
contented % remain within the Brit
lsh empire on the same footing AZ
Canada or Australia or South Africa
They have proved their fitness by
every test recognized under the sun.
India can throw into the var MIL
lions 81 lighting men. N they are
properly armed A. present a gen.
eral arms act prohibits the use 81
arms by indiana IN general except
under a license from the magistrate.
which IL granted very sparfngly. and
Tor very strong reasons. Al for the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
4 ~ On. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. By Frank Crane.)

The woman suffrage issue has taken
a curious turn. Women are clamortng.
for the privilege Of voting. Every argu-
ment is brought forward to show why
one-half Of our citizenship ought 10 be
allowed the franchise.
The matter should be turned the other.
way. Voting Is a duty, not privilege. |.
Why should womn be allowed to shirk:
their duty? Why should they be per-
mitted to avoid the responsibilities Of
citizenship?
A democracy is safe in proportion n
each unit in 1t actively co-operates In
the communal business. Its purity and.
efficiency rest upon the degree to which
every individual takes lively interest In
public affairs.
The curse Of our government now IL the
presence of large classes Of men who
care nothing about it.
AS government is principally occupied
in looking after criminals and In collect
ing money to pay its agents for doing
this, the result is that the people who
are most deeply concerned In politics are
the criminals themselves and the job.
hunters. !.
Hence the criminal element In cities
always exercises distinct influence In
elections And those who are most
active in campaigns are those hoping to
get political position.
Consequently democratic govern
ment constantly tends to become corrupt.
and venal. ~
Only an extraordinary crisis brings
out the great body Of inert voters.
The entrance Of large number Of
new voters (women) into politics would
mean larger proportion of voters who
are not corruptly or selfishly interested.
II would mean more conscience and
more intelligence and less claptrap, hum
bug, and party inanity.
Wherever you find considerable por-
ton Of the citizenship who do not vote
nor otherwise enter into politics you md
a center of evil The crime of indifference
strikes at the root of democracy. Il en-
ables sinister hands to grasp the helm.
Women, excluded by law from the
franchise, become Indifferent. To this ID
traceable the unsound condition Of public
business.
Women will probably act little better
than men il they get the vote; but there
will be more Of them who approach pub
lie matters with high motives.
II will be harder for the bosses 70
control the voters, for political parties to
persuade US with their vacuous nom
sense, and for compact bands of grafters
and lawbreakers to decide in contested
elections.
The best reason for giving the vote to
women is that there Is no sensible reasoa
why they ought not TO vote.
Women will always be women. No
governmental arrangement can unssx
them. They will bring to government
to the city. state and nation precisely
that wholesale influence they now exert
i'm the family.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
If Anyone Doubts Neutrality
of Wilson, Here Is the Proof

No stronger proof OF neutrality and
impartiality is needed than the way Presi-
dent Wilson's speech of April 10th is re-
ceived by the belligerents. President VIII
son said that Uncle Sam should be pre-
pared TO render assistance 10 both bellig-
erent parties, at the wars close.
The Berlin editors, as one man, jump
on the suggestion of Uncle as mediator,
because Uncle has been selling war NUM-
tions TO England, who can buy. and not
TO Germany, who cant buy British
statesmen also the solicitor general Of
Canada. thump that proposition because
Uncle has been ''nagging" Great Britain
in the matter Of seizing American car
goes.
The fellow who isn't pleasing either
side of fight is neutral and impartial.
The life of President Wilson need not
be saddened by threats Of passing him
up as mediator.
Next to being a neutral. the most sat
isfactory job is that Of not being a me-
diator.
This applies to nations. to church
choirs, to peace societies and, with VEN
geance, to family mix-ups.
Many perfectly good man is going
through life unnoted, ragged. uncombe1
and unkempt through yearning to be a
mediator.
The peace-maker may be blessed in
the life to come, but he can bet on being
thoroughly cussed in this.
We imagine that the fellow who finally
takes these European belligerents in hand
to smooth down their quivering bristles
and fondle their velvety claws is going to
believe that he's been trying to pacify
wildcats, and we don't advise even Wood
row Wilson to go to worrying about los
ing that job.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
TRAIN YOUR
OBSERVATION
~ X. AooiNoToN BRUCE.

II
Author OF The Riddle OF PERSONAL
ity." Psychology and PARENT
hood" etc
Friend. do you appreciate that
one OF the greatest drawbacks TO
eficiency In any business or profess
sion 10 inability 10 observe things
and accurately,
Are you sware that. ~ q matter
Of fact. few people make a. full use
Of their eyes as Nature intended
them to do. and are mentally blind
to many OF the objects on which
their game falls:
And they are needlessly blind.
While II IL undoubtedly true that
people are born with varying de-
srees OF obeervationai power. Il Ia
equally certain that everybody can
by training utilize his natural en-
doVmsnt 10 an extent undreamed by
most persons
A striking proof OF what training
can do IN this respect L. found In
the case OF the Houdins, the cele-
erAted conjurers.
One OF their most impressive feats
alleged mind reading"-depended
for its success on the rapidly and
accuracy with which a large number
OF objects could be observed. This
Is the way they prepared for n:
The elder Houdin FIRST put down a
single domino. and asked bis son to
name the total number OF spots on
Il without counting them. Then two
dominoes were used. then three.
then four. and so on.
After q time both father and son
found IL possible. At one glance. TO
name correctly the number OF points
on as many as twelve dominoes.
Meanwhile they further developed
their ooservational ability by anoth.
er means.
Every day they made Il a practice.
when walking along the street. TO
cast an attentive glance into some
store window containing great
vpriety OF objects. One glance was
al they gave. after which. walking
cut Of sight OF the window. they
would write down on q pad all they
bad seen. Then they would return
10 the store to verify their enumer.
alton.
Unbelievable as Il may seem. at
tho end OF a month the younger
Houdin was able to observe 40 diff
ferent objects At q single glance. and
his father thirty.
Something OF the same sort might
well be done by all Of US. and Il II
especially TO be recommended to par
erts as an aid In the education OF
their children II n because train
ing OF the obssrvational power 10
neglected In early life that so many
people are deficient In this import
ant faculty.
But n 10 never too late to begin TO
make amends. and conscientious use
OF some device similar 10 that prac-
tieed by the Houdins will be found
OF great deveiopmental value.
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intellectual equipment. their intel
isetual capacity has never been de-
MED IL IL . shame that 90 far the
government Of India should have
done so little for the education Of its
.s'p acmp acss,''s or ire. e' From i.
revenues imperial. provinoisi and
spend more than s1e, soo, 900 on
the education Of shout 7s.oooooo pso.
pie rhii. u spsnas soos $500 sl.csyoo'o ~
10e. 900. 900 In an area Of over mil
Hon square miiss has only ave uni
yersitIes to satisfy their craving for
Intellectual food. In the matter o.
: :Sisn,ts i insi. decade. s.Sins
Europe and America There - hardly
q high class chronological fnsfifuts
In the whole country. To Gef up-to-
date education Indians have 70 80 70
American universities.
with self government the indus
trial Regeneration of india VIII come
as q matter Of course. India vii
then be in . position TO protect her
eornm.rei., ,rsstiss xith the other
countries Of the World In her own
interests This will also remove the
present embargo on Indian immina-
tion TO other countries outside OF
Asia
governed Isdia viii loom large
In world politics. not az aggressor or
sspiofter, but AZ . contributor 20 the
general happiness Of mankind. and
70 the moral and sthicsi upIift OF
the race.
The goal f. self government. n
will add 10 the glory OF Great bri.
tain " she gets "a without biocdshed.
she has deserved ~ by her conduct In
the past. She II earning IL now on
the batfieneids Of Europe. She can
be a never ending source OF strength
20 the British empire. n dealt with
Justly ana literally.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
~ HERBERT QUICK

As far from Paris as Paris Is from
the Belgian frontier, stands the city
OF Tours. When Won Moltke besieg.
ed France in 1870. the government of
national defense was removed 10
Tours-just as II was taken TO Bor
deaux last summer.
You may have known people who
have lived ~ Tours for the purpose
Of acquiring the pure pronunciation
Of the French language OF which the
city In rather proud The best
French Is supposed TO be spoken
there. rather than In Paris.
But II In October. A. ID. 732. Q sue
cessful battle had not been fought
there. the language OF Tours might
not in 1914 have been French at all.
To have had the French civiliza-
ton wiped out BY the Moors. would
have meant that there would never
have been q France, . German en-
pire, or a Germanic civilization. no
Spanish empire, no Europe az we
know t.
Anyhow. the course OF history was
changed at Tours on Oct. 10. 753.
BY a great battle.
A philosopher looking the world
over dispassionateiy on the day OF
the battle would probably have said
that the Arabs were the best race on
earth. In q hundred years following
Mohammed's death. they had con-
quered most of the civilized world.
They had swept up az crumbs from
q table all the provinces now held
By England. France and Italy In
northern Africa. They had conquer
ed Spain. and had built up the most
highly civilized kingdom In the
world, with It's capital At Cordova---
had Il not been for the impregnabie
barrier OF the Byzantine empire to
their western march, they would
have oversvept Europe from the
east az well.
Some historians say that the bat
tie of Tours was fought for seven
days. The Saracenic chroniclers AZ
sert that Il was two days battie.
But all agree that on that terrible
feld, Charles. Duke OF the Austria
sian Franks. dealt Abderrhaman, the
commander OF the Moors. such fear
full blows as TO win the title OF
Charles Martsl, Charles the Ham
mer."
The Moors or saracens we're
lighting well against Charles the
Hammer when the word was passed
along the lines that the camp had
been attacked from the rear, and
that their loot was in danger. Many
OF them turned TO protect their plum
der, the Hammer struck their disor.
ssnized ranks. and Europe was saw
ed Just this circumstance saved
Il the Christian world. Otherwise. the
Koran would now be the Bible OF
Europe, and the muezzin would be
calling TO prayer from the Black sea
TO the western shores OF Ireland.
Whether America would then have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
ROMANCE IN EARTH CLop

elod OF earth may not seem TO have any TO
nance about II, but Il Is one OF the most wonder.
full things imaginable. The soil IL a living ma.
chine, where microbes small that ten 10 one
hundred million are contained In enough earth
70 cover penny are working together in a sys.
temaue way. They can not be seen and are
only known by their work. and the greatest
benefactors 10 the human race are those who
promote their activities The wise gardener
looks after their wellbeing for without them
there could be no plant life and no human life
since all nutriment II drawn from the soil
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
But for BIoUs of Charles the Hammer
America Might Be q japanese Colony

been discovered by the white race Is
. question. II might easily have
happened that this continent would
have been left for the chinese or
japanese to ind and coionize.
But would japan have developed
her present civilization, Probably
not. Mohammedanism Is a religion
Of fatalism. and q government OF
despotlsm. Probably we owe 10
Charles the Hammer and the battle
Of Tours. not only the Christian re
iigion. but steam. electricity. the
railway and al the science and in.
ventions OF the nineteenth century
including those Of Japan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
From Another
Point of VielU

What has become of the old-fashioned|
fellow who began the week In straw
HAITI
The burning bridge must have I'M
pressed the man marooned On the island|
as little on the can't leave her order.|
A newspaper headline reads: "Promi.|
nent S. s. Worker" Sunday school, may|
we inquire, or second story?"
The city editor Is being roundly con-l
graduated today on his safe return from
a speechmaking tour to Ann Arbor.
It's Tag Day for crippled children and
make it point to see that you don't gu
home without being ct"
The fleets seem to be putting the plurt
al of what Sherman said in Dardanelles
A New York woman rises to remark
that no one can maintain social positiou1
for less than $4,000 year. We wouId.
be willing to give the thing q whirl ut 6
10 per cent reduction.
The mayor of Bath. Me-, has gone bacl@
to work in machine shop because tho
salary is too small. Finding the salary
o. X. our mayor sticks on the Job Of
building machine, too.
~
A Stradivarius was sold in London rel
Gently for S16.500. Whatever a Stradf
varius is, we presume the idea Is to surf
prise the Germans with 1t.
Are you in favor of buying the ID. III
r. system at $??,000000?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
are OF INFORMATION

Both the heaviest and lightest
woods grow IN the United States,
the former being Florida ironwood
and the latter the so-called cork Of
Missouri
Hiram johnson, a farmer near
waterville. ". Y. tells a beautiful
tale Of how he utilixes the digging
propensities Of three woodchucks
which he captured. He says he has
trained them to dig straight post.
holes any depth and sire required
A new method OF growing corn
has given good results In dry.land
sections OF western Kansas. The
rows are seven feet apart instead oil
three and onehaif feet. but the
plants are twice az thick In the row.
The yield was double that OF sdioin-
Ing fields planted the old way.
Many a mans gems OF thought
ere paste.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01

must not be too critical when they lose
their dignity. nor blame them too much
for the sort of legislation they give us.
All in all. the 1915 legislature was not
more puerile than most Of the legisla-
lures which preceded it, and whose ex-
ample it so evidently strove to follow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
BARON BURIAN

Baron Burian. Minister OF foreign affairs FOL
Austria Hungary, has had a long and honorable
career az a stateman and a diplomat Educated
at the Oriental academy. Vienna, he served
term In the office of the Austrian consul geners|
al Alexandria, and later went 10 Bucharest, n
vice-consul. After a period of three years M
became attached 10 the consulate at Belgrade
There his work attracted such attention thsl
promotion overlook him. resulting In . term q
brilliant consular life ~ noscov.