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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-01

Rodney tried to touch him-well, !
thought the least / could do was to
back my own son, so l sent Smith out
to make good with him.
"That was nice of YOU" said Mary,
outwardly polite, but inwardly disap-
pointed at the deception.
'Well, 1 owed the boy a chance any
how" said Martin, softening a little.
then suddenly talking very sternly
again as he caught sight of Rodney
through the open door.
$50 you're still hanging around, are
you?" he grumbled, facing his only son
relentlessly.
eyes, sir, but l came to see Miss
Grayson," said Rodney, coming in to
his father perkily. "Come, Mary" he
added to :he new secretary.
Really going Into business, eh?"
scoffed his father. well, when you
fail don't come sniveling back here.
You can't count ON a dollar from me.
You're leaving my employ, of course,
Miss Grayson?"
81 won't snivel-and 1 don't want
your money" retorted Rodney. 81
don't need it. Why, if I'd known how
easy it is to raise $4,000 I'd have gone
to work long ago."
Mr.. Martin, ST., grinned at Mary.
"You would, Ell? Well, what soft,
easy going business have you picked
outT' he inquired sarcastically.
'The soap business" said Rodney.
Mr.. Martin, ST., was genuinely an
noyed
what? Why, you can't make any
money out of soap"
''Oh, yes, / can"
81 control all the important soap
business in the country"
81 know you do. but 1 am going tc
take it away from you"
"What?' roared Mr.. Martin.
Eyes, sir. I'm going to manufacture
the Is Soap" began Rodney, spouting |
his piece, ''unlucky for dirt-the most |
expensive soap in the world. I'm go |
ing TO break the trust. I'm going to |
attack monopoly. I'm going to appeal !
to the American people for fair play |
against the soap trust. You've always |
wanted me to go into business. Well, |
I'm i'm, and forgive me. father, but I'm |
going to put you out of business. I'm
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gong 70 advertise an over The world. :"
you can't fight the soap trust with
advertising: we're established" said
his father coldly.
"Yes, yes, we cam" said Rodney.
"Think what advertising means-the
power of suggestion, the psychology of
print. Why, 81 per cent of the public
believes what it's told, and what it's
told Is what the other chaps been told,
and the fellow who told him read 1t
somewhere. Advertising is responsible
for everything"
Ambrose Peale came in during this
TRADE and stood listening, surprised
ard pleased with his pupils aptitude
People are sheep and advertising is
the way to make 'em follow your lead"
went on Rodney, trying not to forget
the speech. Say, what makes you go
to the theater? I'll tell you. It's what
you've read of the play or what some
fellows told you, and the fellow that
told him read it in a newspaper. And
that, father, is the whole secret of it.
You've got to be talked about. Get
'em praisin' or cussin' but don't let
em be quiet. | want to tell you Say,
what kind of ducks eggs do you eat?"
"Whatr' cried Mr.. Martin, aghast.
DO you know anything against the
duck? shouted Rodney. mo. you
don't. But when a duck lays an egg
it's fool and keeps quiet, but when
hen lays an egg-cluck, cuck, all
over the place Advertisingw,
Peale joined the chorus on the old
gentleman's off side. and together they
talked such blue streak that Mary
put her fingers in her ears
The offices of the soap company were
located about halfway down Broad
way. There was a waiting room and
private otifce-as private as could be
expected with three people using it. 1t
was a rather commonplace room, fur
nished comfortably, but not elaborate
ly. The walls were hung with posters
extolling the virtues of 10 Soap.
such as
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There was q door on the left of the
room and also two more ON the right.
At the back We're windows, through
which the callers could see the build
ing across the street literally covered
with Is Soap posters.
There was desk in the middle, and
there were chairs. cabinets, hat rack,
a water cooler, a safe, ETC., which COM
pleted the equipment. The water cool
err was much appreciated by the vari-
Gus errand boys, who were it's chief
patrons.
In a month from the time Rodney
had left his fathers house and embark
ed on his business career with AM
brose Peale there was very fair show
of activity in the Is Soap Company's
office. There was fairly large mail
mostly circulars-which the entire of
flee staff read through every morning
for lack of more interesting reading
matter in the way of orders. Disci-
pline was not yet vigorously enforced
by anybody. Next to the circulars the
largest part Of the mail was invitations
forwarded to Rodney from the Fifth
avenue address uptown. In her ca
pacity as secretary Mary, with her
woman's curiosity, ran her steel en-
velope Sitter through these. too, and
sighed sometimes as she opened up
some especially attractive bit of card
board to think Of the joys that Rodney
had turned his back on.
Ito Be Continued.)
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heard Of" said Mr.. Smith.
CHAPTER VII.
The Great Campaign.

! The Great Campaign.
~ THOUGHT I'd like to borrow ter
say few thousand dollars
I n said Rodney. gulping ut Mr.
Smith.
| NO. sir; not a cent" said Mr.. Smith
! Perhaps five thousand" amended
Rodney.
IF 1t was for new club or some
tomfoolery, in a minute, but to put
into your business, it'd be just throw
ing it away Why don't you get your
father to back youY'
"Father and don't agree on the val.
ue of advertising"
ooh, that's it, and you expect me to
do what your father won't?'
well, l thought as a friend Of the
family suffered Rodney.
you were wrong. Where is your ia.
ther?" asked the friend of the family.
I'm there l guess" said Rodney.
II want to see him. / guess he'll
think this is as funny as l do" Mr..
Smith laughed, going out, leaving Rod.
ney sunk dejectedly in a chair.
"Well?' asked Peale coming in again.
He wouldn't give me cent" said
Rodney.
HE wouldn't? Well, he sounds like
your fathers oldest friend"
what about the countess?" Rodney
inquired
"Oh, got her," said Peale proudly.
"You did? Ten thousand dollars?"
HEiftnnn
what?"
Good? Why, why, I'll have to raise
your salary" said Rodney.
Thanks; 1 supposed you would"
said Peale compacently.
where's the money! asked Rod
ney.
1--WE don't get it till next week." ex-
planned Peale.
''Oh!" said Rodney dejectedly. "But
we must have some more cash to start
with"
Peale meanwhile must have left the
ladies in some suspense or else they
missed his CHEEKY company, for pres
emily Mary came back and said tbs
countess wanted to know how much
longer she must wait.
Coming now" said Peale. "Shall 1
sign for your
"Sure! Sign anything-sign it twice!'
said Rodney.
"You know this has got the show
business beat mile" Peale chuckled
as he disappeared.
Rodney turned to Mary fondly, Won
dering if there were not some way in
which they could raise some immediate
cash. But Mary failed him now for
once She hadn't an idea, she admitted
sadly. But in the meanwhile Mr..
Smith had emerged from the inner Of
fee, and something must have come
over the spirit of his dreams of good
pvestment for he greeted Rodney
very genially and encouragingly this
time. Rodney introduced Mary to him
with great pride, catching her back as
she turned to go.
"That's all right. You needn't go,
Mary. Mr.. Smith, this is the future
Mrs. Rodney Martin"
"You don't say sor' cried Mr.. Smith
heartily.
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Il suppose you and father had your
laugh at me" said Rodney.
mo, l didn't tell him anything" re-
piled Mr.. Smith.
Thanks for that anyhow" said Rod
ney.
"Of course it sounded funny to me at
first" pursued Uncle William. "but
when l thought things over after all
why shouldn't you be a success in
business?"
"Whaty' said Rodney, hardly able to
believe his ears.
q You've been successful in every
thing else you've tried" said Mr..
Smith without hint of sarcasm.
Eyes, yes, certainly, sure" said Rod
ney.
''Of course you haven't tried much.
but, as you said, l am an old friend,
and l figured that if you gave me your
word that you'd return the money
within a year, perhaps, after all, it
would only be the act of an old friend
to take a chance. That's what friends
are for" explained Mr.. Smith. How
much was it you wantedT
Behind his back the delighted Mary
held up the fingers of both hands.
''Ten thousand dollars" said Rodney
promptly.
"But didn't you say queried Mr..
Smith
''Oh, I'm sure l said S10,OO0r' Rod
ney declared. That's the very least"
"Um! Well. III mail you a check
tonight" said Mr.. Smith.
I'll never forget it. 1 tell you.
friends do count. Thanks, thanks
said Rodney.
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The Gar and His Armies.

The car, by joining his armies, is
renewing tradition of close associa-
ton which has always been strong in
Russia. OF Nicholas l it used to be
said that when he rode on to the pa
rade ground at Petrograd the air was
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Mr.. Smith seemed embarrassed.

Mr.. Smith seemed embarrassed.
That's all right" he said. Don't
thank me. Good night, Miss Grayson
and hope you'll be very happy"
Left alone Rodney grabbed Mary by
her two hands and danced around ex-
citedly.
"Ten thousand, and he lent it to me!
Oh, isn't it great?" he shouted He
kissed her on the strength Of it.
"Wait till tell Peale!' he cried and
slammed out.
In the meanwhile the countess came
back, her shrill French voice sounding
through the door long before she APP
peared "Oh, c'est une affaire mag
niflque! Je vous remercie. Oh, les
Americainsv' etc, she ratified on as
she was bowed out into the hall to
the elevator.
"What did she say?" asked Mary Of
the French maid.
"She said the American men are
splendid, but the women are crazy and
they can go to the dickens"
Mary recalled at last that she was to
report to Mr. Martin herself. She pro-
ceeded to the door of his private room
and knocked discreetly three times.
The old gentleman came in promptly
in response to this concerted summons.
"Well how goes it?' he asked.
"Oh, Mr.. Martin, he's perfectly splen-
did" said Mary enthusiastically. $50
full of energy, hustle and ideas. He's
different man already. You were
right-he only needed development"
Good! Goodv' said Mr. Martin.
"You're not saying this to flatter an
old mans vanity, are your
"Indeed I'm not said Mary.
"Would you rather take guarantee
of $4,000 additional and give up that
10 per cent of his profts?" he asked
shrewdly.
81 should say not!" said Mary.
"You know, Miss Grayson, you're
making me believe Wen win that $780,
600 from old John Clark"
ooh, indeed we shall! You should
have just seen Rodney borrow $4,000
from Mr.. Smith without the least trou-
ble."
"Oh, that was my money" said Mar
tin, smiling. "When Smith told me
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week.
paper rose on the lid" said Pcale
"But what shall we call it,"
"Old rose" suggested Rodney after
a moment.
"Rotten-doesn't mean anything" re-
5ected Peale.
Lets think" said Rodney.
81 am thinking 1 never stop" said
Peale.
''The soap that made Pittsburgh
clean" said Rodney
"Too long. You need something
catchy"
81 had an idea awhile ago." said
Rodney-"the Peoples Soap"
mot if you're going to catch the rich
boobs," said Peale.
Then suddenly Rodney remembered
the legend in the old cookbook and
cried out:
wait, wait! Listen. Listen closet
The - Soap. Unluclly for Dirt"
Son." said Peale ioyously, its all
over. The old man'll be on his knees
In a month"
eve open the Office Monday" Rod
Hey sang out.
where's the Officer" Peale inquired.
Lets get one" said Rodney.
with furniture and everything"
said Peale, and, say. you'd better call
up your tailor and order a couple of
business SUITS
After this manner began the bust
ness of the great 13 Soap Company,
which was to bring the Soap King
Cyrus Martin to his knees and make
Rodney a rich man in his own right
so he could marry Mary Grayson.
The office of the soap company was
opened with Mary working for the
concern.
From time to time an undersecretary
or subtypewriter stuck her head
through the door and announced some
one. This young person opened the
door now suddenly and announced with
mingled glee and curiosity:
1.-THE Countess de Bowreenr
Money, when you are chasing it up
in the form of capital. is a real will o.
the wisp. Now you see it within your
grasp. and again your gaze is quite
blank None of the three conspirators
in the room realized what'was to come
of the French and titled lady's inter-
ruption and only looked upon her as
an inconvenient bore, to be disposed of
as best could be.
"Oh. that dreadful woman again."
sighed Mary.
The countess entered and came over
to Rodney at once. speaking to him in
French:
"Vousetes Monsieur Martini she
cooed.
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BUSINESS CARDS

ARLINGTON RESTAURANT
Serves meals and lunches at all hours from 700
a. M until 1000 p. m. We also have furnished
rooms tor dodgers. Grocery store in connection.
DRINKS keep out Or you go to the coop.
F. Z. MEACHAM, Morrisville, VT.
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An EarIv Discovery.

A Providence physician declares
that castor oil is a pad medicine and
we agree with him, because the dis
covery was made by US before we
were eight years old.--New Orleans
States
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German Honey.

It is said that Germany produces
more honey than any other European
country. She furnishes 10000 tons an.
nually.
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Copyright, 1914-1915, by Roi Cooper
Megrue and Walter Hackett

MY boy, could kiss you." crieG
Peale delightedly. "A pupil after my
own heart-50 cents a cake!' cried
Pea1e.
"a dollar and we'll make it warm,
delicate old rose" sang Rodney.
each cake in a separate box, with a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
 Especial to The. Farmer.)

Newtown, Oct. 11.-Among the Newtown friends who attended the funeral of Mrs. D. F. Keane in Bridgeport. Saturday were: Miss Mary Grove, Mrs. M. P. Heating, MT. and Mrs.--M., F. Keating, Edward, John and Francis Keane, Miss Nora Keane;' MT. and Mrs. sM. A. Corbett, Mrs. T. J. Corbett Mr.. James A. Moroney, Mrs. Martin Kelly, Miss Mary T. Kelly, Thomas c. Keane, Miss Mary J. Haugh.
 highly respected resident of Newtown for tElirty-f1ve years, died Sunday morning, after a short illness at his home in Walnut Tree Hill district. The Adeceased was an empIoye of the rubber works for many years but at the removal of the busi- ness from Sandy Hook, he retired to his farm where he died. He is sur vived by his. wife and one son, Pat rick. who is employed in Bridgeport. The deceased was born in Ireland, and after landing came directly to Newtown. The funeral. will occur Tuesday morning from his home to St. Roses church where high mass of requiem will be offered up. The interment will be in St. Roses ceme-' tery.
 The meeting of Sandy Hook school district Saturday night was presided over by John H. Keane, chairman. Estimates of repairs were presented by the committee It was voted to instruct the committee to make them., It was found that an outlay of $500 is necessary. This sum will be raised by taxation. The Committee was au- thorized to appoint a collector. z.
 Mrs. Charles Han1ey of Bridgeport, was a weekend guest of her parents. Mra and Mrs. Patrick Lynch of SZoar. Ie Richard Reilly of Bridgeport. and Mrs. John S. Neagle of Waterbury, were guests, Saturday of the Misses Gafney of Main street. Miss Louise Kelly who is taking a correspondence course at the Danbury normal school, is. substituting as teacher in a Danburyf district under the direction Of the Danbury school supervisor.
 Ex-Senator M. J. Houlihan and son. Cornelius, were Saturday visitors at the Danbury fair.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Maher of Oz- ford were guests for a few days of
 MT. and Mrs. Jean Aftermath of Wal nut Tree Hill. returning to their homes, Sunday.
 Thomas Keane of Bridgeport, was a guest Saturday and Sunday of his relatives on Gas streets
 Mrs. Mary Hurd is visiting Mrs Jerry Maloney of Bethel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1811-William Thompson, who be-, came champion of England under the name of Bendigo, born at Nottingham He was one of triplets, and the last born of a family of 21 children. He came of a good family, his ancestors including an eminent Quaker and a famous Methodist preacher In his youth he was an oyster peddIer, but sfterward. learned the trade of iron turning. He fought his first ring battle in 1892, and in the following year fought and won contests. In 1898 he lost on a foul to Ben Caunt in a fight for the cham pionship, but in 1850 he whipped Caunt and be- came for the second time the English champion. In his 10th year he sue cessful1y defended his title against Tom Paddock, and then retired from the ring. For years he spent his time and money in riotous dissipa- tions, but eventually he 'treformed'' and became an evangelist, and was as popular as Billy Sunday now. is He died in his 10th year.
 1S8S-Frank Picato, Ita1ian-Amer- ican boxer, born in Los Angeles.
 1892-Johnny TfIlman, Ightw ei ght boxer, born in Minneapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
Luke MeLu.I<e saYs:


 A woman always admires a man when stae knows that he admires her. It doeent hurt to tell the truth once in awhise.
 Mighty few husbands are as loyal to their wires as their wives are to them. When 1t comes to making man act like a Honkey, booze hasn't anything on love.
 An ola maid can get so worn out and faded that even blind man would turn her down. But she never gets so hdpeless that she quits reading the wedding writeups.
 There was a time when polygamy was pop1lar. But that was before the women started wearing dresses that hooked up the back.
 The ola fashioned boy who used to study law by the light of the blazing logs in the fireplace and whose ann bition was to be president of the Unit ed States and make history now has son who studies the rules by electric light ansl whose ambition is to be president of the National league and see all the games.
 Any old mechanic can invent a din gus that will silence a little thing like a gun. But why doesn't Maxim invent a woman silencer and get some real fame?
 If girl runs after a man he runs away from her just as fast as he would run after her if she ran away from him.
 When a woman starts in to give her husband piece of her minds she never stops until she has given him the whole works. sd
 A man wins about as much when he marries for money as he does when he bucks up against any of the other forms of gambling.
 Few men live to reach the age of a, hundred. And fewer live to reach the | Age of discretion.
 A man has to put up with lot of hard knocks while he is accommodating lot of soft rocks.
 A wise man coaxes a woman. A fool tries to force her.
 The reason why a woman can feel proud of a dress that looks as if it was made out of few old rough tow els is because the dress is made of ratine-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
STUDENT OF WAR
 CONDITIONS WILL
 TELL EXPERIENCES
pr. Elizabeth Van slyke to Address Public in Strat
 ford Town Hall.
Especial to The Farmer-)

Stratford, Oct. 11-Dr. Elizabeth Van slyHe. head physician of thesWo- mems hospital, New York city, and who has been in France studying the food and other conditions or the emergency Shospita1s, will be the pr1n- eipal speaker at the Stratford public library, Saturday, Oct. 16. The lec- ture will be under the auspices of the surgical dressing committee of Strat- ford
 sDr. Van SIyke will relate the condi- fions that the, soldiers of the French army have had to endure since war began. The object of the lecture is to stimulate the interest of the people z of Stratford for the purpose of mak- ing dressings and bandages for the NvVound deds The surgical dressing com naittee hassalready shipped more than 5000 dressings and bandages to New York to be sent to the hospitals in France. The lecture will commence at 8:3O o'clock and the public is in vifed. Dr. Van Slyke will, be the guest ofssMrs. James Wales on Elm street for a few days. All dona- tIons of articles will be. gladly re- ceiyed at the committees rooms in Mrs, Yon Wettburg.se home, Main street.
 The funeral of Mrs. Julia G. Allen. mother of Edward. F. Allen, a mem
 
 from the family residence, 1885 Strat- ford avenue this afternoon. at 3:15 o'clock. Rev. Edward N. Packard, D. D., pastor of the Congregations church of wAich the deceased was a staunch mem Der, ofhciated at the ser vice. Many relatives and friends were in attendance. The body vals ship ped to Enfield. Conn. for bRrial.
 The Women's Aid society of the Congregational church, will hold a food sale at the town hall. Thursday. Oct. IA. from 2:30 o'clock until 5 o'clock. Mrs. Robert Sammis will be in charge of the sale. Other events for the autumn are scheduled as fol- lows: Food sale, Nov. 4 rummage E sale, Nov. II and the annual Christ mas fair. Dec. 3. All these affairs will be held in the town hall until the new parish house is completed, which will be about Jan 1, 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11

A Paris report says that the Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George and Queen Mary is suffering from a bullet wound in the arm, inflicted by a French corporal, who was jealous of his wife. The story goes that the Wo- man was an attendant at an inn freE quented by the prince and other Brit ish and French officers, and that the corporal shot the prince and then turned his weapon upon himself when he saw his wife waiting upon the of f1cers., The corporal was badly wound ed, but the prince, who is exonerated from blame in the matter, was only slightly hurt. Edward Albert, Prince Of Wales, was born in 1894.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
NeWieId Church
 Roll Call Brings
 Responses From 427

A large proportion of the entire eongregation of Newfeld M B. church, stood up at the roll call yes terday morning by the pastor, D. M Lewis. The roll call was a feature of the rally day services. which were the first of al series to be held throughout the week. In the Sun day school there were 427 present and the exercises were in charge of Geo. w. Dew, superintendent of the school. assisted by H. M. Dawson and Tracy ". Hughes, former superintendents
 S. J. Slawson, superintendent of public schools, addressed the children on the work accomplished by the Sunday school and the home inf1u- ence on children. Harold Converse, superintendent of the Second Baptist church Sunday school, delivered an Interesting address at the Epworth league meeting in the evening.
 Tomorrow evening Rev. G. M. Brown of the First. M. B. church, will speak at the social rally and on We'd nesday night a prayer meeing rally will be held. The cradle roll will be read on Friday afternoon.