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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
The Thinaa That Count.

What, when our time comes, does it matter whether we have fared dainti- ly or not, whether we have worn soft raiment or not, whether we have a great fortune or nothing at all. wheth- CT we shall have reaped honors or been despised. have been counted learned or ignorant. as compared with aow we may have used that talent which has been ifltrusted to us for the Masters service? What shall it matter, when eyeballs glaze and ears grow dull. if out of the darkness may stretch a hand and into the silence may come voice: well done! thou good and faith full servant Thou hast been faithful over a few things l will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord "-Henry George in Social. Problems.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
BOSTON MAN HONORED
 BY FRENCH DECORATION

Paris, Dec, 20--RusseIl Greeley, of Boston. director of the American Dis tributing Service of Paris, gf who re- gently was injured in the motor car accident in which pr. Cross of Brook line. Mass. was killed and who is now conva1escent, was formally presented yesterday with the decoration of the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
 The emblem was pinned. on his beast by Justin Goddard, under secre- yof state for sanitary service Tn the name of the French government |A Godart thanked MT. Greeley for the noble humanitarian work which he and good1y number of his fell. low countryrnen have done since the Beginning of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
NAVY TURNS BACK
 4 | BOATS BUILT
 ON THE FORE RIVER

yvash5ngton. Dec Secretary of the Navy Daniels yesterday admitted that the four submarines of the l. type built by the Electric Boat Co.,, slt Fore River, Mass, for the United States navy, so far have failed to come ID to contract requirements, and conseu6 entity have not been accepted by the spreru1pent- s<s
 ssTha navy has not rejected the sub xlarznes,'s said MT. Daniels. but it has not accepted thenn- The subma- rines must come up to contract re- dufrements- The. first trial was not satisfactory, but other trials will be made
 Thera already has been some trou- Ele: about submarines built by the EIeetrIc Boat company for the Navy DepaE n1ent Rear Admiral William EE Little, D- S.. N.,- retired. recently lHsas tried by court martial by order of Secretary Daniels for neglect of duty 1h connection with the inspection of
 the batteries of the K-2 built at. it's yards
 Rear Admiral Little was acquitted. but Secretary Daniels disapproved tine verdict. holding that although no
 moral wrong had been committed he had not properly perforned| his du- fies as Inspector Tfie 2,s batteries gave much trouble after she was talk < en Into the service and department ' experts hsld that this was dine to de-
 
 pany was respehsible-
 In the case of the L-type subna- rine, however. departnuent officials
 yesterday enphaticalIy deela ared That their failure on trial could not be laid
 at the door of the present inspection { officer, Capt. G. w. McElroy, who re-
 1feved Admiral Little at the Fore { River yard,
 Battery trouble. 1t is reported. has deveaope1 in only one of the IL boats
 the chief trouble with all four being in their engines. None of them was
 able to make the speed required in the contract on their 48-hour full-power run. Navy construetion officers are inclined to lay the trouble at the door of the iubricating system. which is eonsidered defective
 One of the L boats .lready has been oyerhauled by the builders and the .defeets.9ft is believed. remedied. Until ] the epnt1any signifies it's readiness for a seeond trial however, no move will be made by the department
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Refraction of Liaht,

Refraction plays many magical tricks with. men's S eyes. It is responsible for the extraordinary phenomenon called mirage, which. has excited the wonder of manIinde in every age. Owing to differences Of temperature, barometric pressure. etc, in adjacent parts of the atmosphere.*fth the refraction is some times capriciously varied so that the most abnormal sights are seen. Parts of the earth seem detached and set afoat. Ships are visible, upside down. fin the sky; objects lying behind hills are behetd apparently lifted above them; lakes of gleaming water. sur rounded by palm trees and refreshing vegetation, spring into view in the midst of sandy deserts; unknown cities, with towers and pinnacles, make their appearance suspended in the air; aerial animals appear, browsing in fllusOry pastures; processions of men and horses are seen, marching or galloptng where no foot has ever trod-such are some of the recorded marvels that the mirage has produced.-New York Jour nal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
OBITUARY
HAROLD GOODRICH.

The funeral of. Harold, the. g year old son of MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Goodrich was held at 8:3O on Satur- day morning from the home of his parents, on Lenox avenue, Devon, and from St, Mary's church. Milford, at 9:30, where the mass of requiem was sung by Rev. P. H. McCIean At the offertory the choir sang 'Domine" and at the conclusion of the mass Near CT My God to Thee; A delegation was present from the Brookside club of which the deceased was mem Der. Friends of the young man acted as bearers and interment was. in St. Mary,s cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
In oId Porto Rieo.

In the vicinity of Mayaguez. Porto Rico, are several historically interest ing places. The little village of Rio Guanroba. near Anasco. was the scene of the unique experiment by which the indians in 1511 endeavored to discover whether the Spaniards were immortal.
 After holding. a Spanish nobleman under water six hours they were as- sured that those intruders were just as subject to death as themselves.
 About seven miles. from Mayaguez, across a rough mountainous country, is the famous sanctuary of Montserrat, which is visited every year by many pilgrims.
 Situated conspfcuously among it's wild surroundings. it's large stone church is visible for many miles. From the mountain top we obtained a de ightful view of the beautiful plain through which flow the Boqueron and Guanajoba riveTs.-New York Teie- gram.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Y. M. C. A. WILL PRESENT
 GYNgNASTIC EXHIBITION

A Grammar school gymnastic exhi- lion to which all the parents and friends are cordially invited will be held "Wednesday afternoon at the KM- c. A. The gymnasium will be we'll hlled as the classes have grown so large during the last. few months that they had to be divided into two classes.
 Fne boys classes are under the di- srection of IF. " Abbott, the assistant physical director. who is in charge of the exhibition.
 At the close of the exhibition the visitors will inspect the boys; room where they will learn how the r. M c. A develops the youth into an all around man, not only physically but mentally and spiritually.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
FAIRFIELD PARISH
 PLANS PAROCHIAL . SCHOOL FOR TOWN
Arrangements Being Made to Have Structure Ready
 Within Two Years.
Especial to the Farmer

Special to the Farmer-)
 Fairfield, Dec. 20-F1airf1eld will have a parochiaI school within two years, if plans toward that end ma ture. Arrangements, still in the early stages. are being made for the insti- tuticn.
 The town had parochfaI school many years ago. butsi was burned. Since then, many school children haveN attended parochia1 schools in Bridgeport.
 cationl advantages, it is believed by those interested in the matter, that spiritual culture and training of the mind should go hand in hand, and with that in view it is likely construc- ton of a new school will be begun be- fore the end of 1917. ,s =
 The school will be part of St. Thorn- as parish, which is expanding rapid ly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Bishop Paul Jones
 Will Speak Here on
 Work Among Mormons

The Right Reverend Paul Jones. Bishop of Utah is probably the young est bishop in the American church. He graduated from Yale in 1909. was or tdained priest in 1907, and for Seven years worked in the Diocese of Utah under Bishop spa1ding, who was killed by motor a year ago.
 Bishop Jones. will make an address on the work of the church among the Mormons, at 8 o'clock Tuesday after noon, in St. Georges church. Colorado and MapIewood avenues. All who are interested will be welcome Mem bers of the fWon1ens aAuxi1iary. in the parishes of the city are especially in Elted. % sz@s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
US. ARMY MAN, ON TRIP HOME,
 IS HELD AS SPY

Washington. Dec. s2O-The war. de- lpartment has been unof1cially advised that Lieut.. Edward L. Dyer, of the coast artillery, who had been given three months leave of absence from duty in the Philippines is detained in Singapore as a German spy, having neglected to obtain a passport on leaving thesP hilfppines No.E word from him or official news of shissd eten- ton has been received. #
 Lieut.. Dyer left, Fort NfIls, F. T. September 10, last. His leave ex- pired five days ago.. He was to have gone to Puget Sound for detail there upon the expiration of his leave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
GIVE SUNDAY SCHOOL
 TEACHERS TESTIMONIAL

Henry F. Norcross. and Charles Roth, Sunday school teachers, Swho have been engaged in that work more than 20 years. were the recipients of solid silver fountain pens yesterday, given by their pupils as expectations. They teach. at St. Johns Episcopal church.
 The very Rev. Donald Brookan, D.D., dean Of the Cathedral Of All Saints, Albany, delivered a serrn on yesterday morning on missionary work. It was an inspiring address
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


 Thee Dpthepoynt dub met Thurs day evening fatsasthe home of Miss Louise5 Kftcourse, 352 Benham ave nue. One of the features of the even ing was a, grab bag, which afforded great amusement for all the club members. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Anna Mc- HJa1anara,. 663 William street, Dec. 30. Announcement has been received here of the marriage in New York city on December 10, of Miss Ruth s. Chat field of POT Laurel avenue, this city, to MT George H. Merritt, of New York. The bride received ,her- education in Bridgeport schools. She is widely known as a whistler and is a niece of Miss Jane Griswo1d, formerly a singer here. ysg @ < A .seven-pound son recently arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Halstead of 513 Carroll avenue,
 Paul A. sipper1ey of 21S Norman stret, is home for the Christmas ho1i- days, from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Tie inevitable ,Thina.

loon line project?" than it was worth.''
 That is what was to be expected An air line would naturally have in- Hated stock."-Baltimore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Riqht Up to Date.

Mother-Are you sure you can give my daughter all the luxuries and privi- leges enjoyed by the married women of her set? Suitor-I can give her town and country houses. motorcars. a string of polo ponies and dancing les sons at once. and divorce and alimony within two years.-Life- .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
HydrofIuorie Acid.

Hydrofuorfc acid is the best agent to use for removing sand from cast mgs, particularly those of iron and steel, as it attacks the sand and dis
 solves it, while other acids attack the metal and only loosen the sand so that it falls off. t' '=-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
HALL SECRETARY OF
 CHARTER COMMISSION

of Hall & Hubbard, has been naned secretary of the cordn1issfon which will draft the commission form of government charter. The common council will be asked tonight to ap- proprfate money to pay the salary of the secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
A Chance Vet.

Tom-Is it true that you proposed to Alice and were rejected? Jack-Not exactly rejected. She said when she felt like making fool of herself she'd let me know.ABoston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Alaska.

Alaska has an area of 100000 square miles, one-fifth the size of the United States, which means that it will make fourteen New Yorks and nearly 500 Rhode Islands. ts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
Tbose IJneauoh+ Fish.

Maud-Den't you think there are just as good Gsh in the sea as ever were caught? Marie-Well. they're certain ly smarter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
MISS SEVERIN's
 INQUIRIES SEVERE.

Florence Severfn who is the first to- claim damages this season for f1-. juries for a fall on an icysid ewalk.. lives at 527 Warren street instead of
 at 79 Prospect street, as stated in The Farmer, Saturday evening" She suf4 fered a compound fracture of the right arm near the. shoulder which
 was set in a plaster cast by Dr. Rob- ert c. Lynch after Dr. A. w LaFfeId had taken an X-ray picture of the injury. She fell in Lafayette street about 9:45 on the evening Of Dec. 15.<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
All lie Has.

"He has & fortune in his own name.'' 'sWorth a lot. eh?'
 "No But his name is Rich.''-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
THE PRETTIEsr FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart. r. can easily be removed in a few d:-ys without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sa1e only at the Cyrus Pharmacy. AIS fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
The University School
sse FAIRFTELD AvI

Next session. January 3, 1916. Col 1ege preparatory, elementary and ad- wanced subjects, upper grammar @cnool and high school grades, i1adf- V1duaI instruction Students enferinar 1oW may save a year work
 T20 ais
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20

The Hale 6 KiIburn Co., PhiIadel- phfas received a large war Inunitions contract, and is erecting a new fac tory to handle the order,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20

Forty-f1ve extra guards were put on duty at Fatrnnont Park, Philadelphia to protect the shrubbery against Christmas tree thieves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20

XMAS HOPING AND wREATHs OF
 ~ LAUREL. - JOHN RICK & SON
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

reach of the attendant. One advNn
tage of hanging the sash from the CEN
ter is that high winds are not likely
10 slam the sash, either open or shut.
The foundation of this monitor-roof
dairy barn is of concrete, the walls
having footings wide enough to make
them solid and deep enough to reach
down to solid ground. These walls
extend up two feet above grade. A
profile of the dairy floor conforms to
the most approved plan worked out by
practical dairymen.
The concrete standing floor has a
fall Of one inch between the front and
hind feet of the COWS. This is to ia
cilitate drainage and for easy clean
ing. The managers are two feet in
width, they are six inches deep at the
back and IL inches deep at the front or
feed-alley side. The standing floor
measures four feet ten inches from the
back of the manger to the gutter. The
gutter is IS inches wide and drops six
inches below the standing floor. The
feed alley in the center is about seven
feet in width and the alleys behind
the cows are five feet six inches wide.
The side alleys slope with a fall Of
one inch towards the gutter. This
makes a stable floor that is perma-
nent and satisfactory.
The roof may be supported in two
ways. 1t may be made self-supporting
so there will be no posts in the way.
This is done by running the rafters
from the caves clear through to the
monitor plates. They are crossed and
bolted at the crossings, and the whole
roof structure is made into a trussed
roof by ties reaching across the build
ing from one side plate to the other
side plate. All monitor studding
reaches down and is bolted to these
O ties and to the r~afters, thus
forming a very strong truss.
The other plan supports the monitor
studding or posts long enough to reach
from the real wall of the concrete
managers to the monitor plates. 1t is
customary to place these posts two
COWS apart, and the monitor windows
are the same width as the COW stalls.
This arrangement provides one mon
itor window for each two COWS.
The COW stalls may be two feet ten
inches between stall partitions, or
they may be three feet two inches, &C
cording to the size of the cows the
stable is intended for.
Generally there is no ceiling in a
m~onitor-roof cow stable, for the rea-
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22
DECIDED TO KEEP "HANNER"
Comment of Uncle Josh Certainly No
Tribute to Charms of Attendants
at Exchange"

The conversation in a club the
other afternoon turned to the unso-
phisticated, when Senator Claude
Kitchin of North Carolina recalled =
happy little incident about Uncle Josh.
Uncle Josh, who lived far back in
the crimson clover zone, happened
into the big city m day and found
himself standing before a woman'a
exchange. That was a new one on
Josh, and for a long while he stood
here and thoughtfully pondered. Fin
ally he entered the building.
Il s'pose, mann" said he, address
ing one of the attendants, that this is
the woman's exchange?"
Eyes, this is the woman's exchange"
replied the attendant. What can we
10 for your"
Il s'pose," continued Josh, glancins
alternately at the two or three women
in the Office. that you are the only
m folks here?"
There are no Others" was the won.
dering response of the attendant.
"Um," thoughtfully observed Josh,
starting toward the door, then l
guess I'll jes' keep Hanner."-Phila'
delphia Telegraph.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

feed carrier to run through the center
feed alley, to carry silage from the
silo, or mixed feed from the little feed
room built in between the end of the
stable and the silo. The same center
car track and carrier will bring for
age from a hayrack at the other end
of the building. In using a stable in
this way dairymen often prefer to cut
certain crops in the field and haul the
fodder to the stable to feed.
This plan of feeding is not prac-
ticed to any extent in the North, but
there are conditions of climate in some
of our best dairy sections where feed
crops grow late in the fall, and still
others are sown in the fall to mature
early in the spring, that may be fed to
advantage as soiling crops. All soil
ing crops are expensive to handle, be-
cause they are fed green. 1t has al
ways been a puzzle to dairymen how
to handle such fodder without pulling
their arms out of the sockets. A CEN
her feed alley built on this plan, with
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

roses three weeks later than the sea-
son of ordinary rose bloom, and is the
largest, a most vigorous looking and
sturdiest of the roses so often &C
cused of being coarse on account of
their enormous growth.
The deepest colored latest Towering
rose is Louis Van Houtte. This is n
of the very best black-crimson, hardy
roses for any time of the year. 1t has
a competitor in Horace Vernet a deep
purplish red shaded with dark Grim
son.
The careful cultivator must not sit
down and expect plants to do their
best with little attention. Eternal
vigilance is the price of good roses.
Plenty of good feeding, plenty of cul-
tivation, early spring pruning and
manuring will usually repay the ANA
teur.
Cut off the flowers as they fade in
June and July. Cut back the flower
ing growth one-third, thus leaving
about a foot of the seasons growth.
The side branches that develop will
ordinarily give flowers in due season.
1t is quite possible to have a second
bloom from some of the Wichuraiana
roses. The tendency to second bloom
is latent and needs development. With
a congenial soil these roses will give
a pretty show of flowers the latter
part of September and during October.
l have seen Hiawatha, laden with
flowers in the middle Of November.
Here are the varieties that are
sure to bloom all the year: Madame
Levavasseur, Frau Karl Druschki,
white; Burbank, pink; Gruss and Tep-
litz, red; all Bengals.
For very deep red and crimson:
Horace Vernet, Louis Van Houtte.
General Washington, Mrs. John Laing,
Anna de Diesbach, Mrs. r. G. Shar-
man-Crawford. Heinrich S~chultheis
and Rev. ]. M. B. Camm.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

an extra large feed carrier, comes
about as nea solving the problem as
&ny system that has ever been tried.
Thirty-six feet in width is recog-
nized as being the most satisfactory
cow stable when machinery is used to
save hand labor. 1t gives room for the
different stable carriers, for milking
machines and for the necessary me-
chanical appliances to operate the diff
terent labor savers.
in this stable the COWS are headed
in for the same reason. 1t is cheaper
and easier to care for cattle when they
face each other. Also the many win
dows of the building admit light where
it is most needed. All of the window
openings are fitted with sash that may
be closed during cold Oh stormy wealth
ar. The monitor sash is hung with a
satent bracket, SO that each sash
swings from the center in such a way
~ 20 easily open by means of con-
'eccing rods that come down within
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

tons. / had fainting spells, bloated,
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left side. My husband insisted that !
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=. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
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1900 West Broadway, Louisville, KY.
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The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22
ONE OF THE sUREsT SIGNS
Get Lover to Talk About Himself, and
You Have Him Hooked, Is Opin-
ion of Expert.

And directly we feel a yearning to
talk about ourselves, u hopes, our
fears, we are weak and tractable. 1t
is a sure sign. Brother, when you find
yourself expanding conversationally
to the young woman, and she shows a
disposition to listen amiably, it is a
dangerous symptom.
We notice it ourselves. AS sure as
a young woman is interested in us,
considers us with a certain amount of
admiration, she invariably starts in to
tell us the story of her life. We may
feel bored but we can also safely fat
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

this place ~half-decayed sod and fill
with carefully mixed and sifted leaf
mold and sand.
Make the surface of the soil per-
fectly smooth and level, and then scat
ter the spores on it and leave them
without any covering, that is, of soil.
However, they must be inclosed in
glass by placing a pane of glass over
the seed box or pan.
Water by placing the seed pan in
water, and keep it there until the wa
ter appears on the surface of the sell.
Then remove at once, for too much
water will destroy the spores. Keep
the box in the light, but not IN the
sun, for ferns naturally grow in shady
places. Follow natures lead.