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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

Mix two teaspoonfuls baking pow der with about three. cups flour and a little salt; beat one or two eggs and add, with enough milk to make bat ter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

A movement to extend the Dixie Highway north of Chicago to the Straits of Mackinac developed opposf- ton at a, meeting in Chattanooga, pre- liminary to, a conference of commits sioners and incorporattors of the highway Southern delegates favor the extension.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

gold mine laying around loose Life at home on the farm looked; hum drum after these golden pages.
 If the dime novel is disappearing, it is because the modern boy is bright enough to see through them These <fnarvelous tales of fourteen yeor olds able to perform tasks that would daunts bold and resourcefu1 men, are too much Of a fairy story. Even a kseventh grader may be inclined to scoff at them
 | Probably a lot Of the time that used to go into reading these thrfll- CTS is today given by the youngsters to the baseball news. Also many Of the popular writers of boys boo1zs. whose work is received in good libra ries and welcomed to the family book 1 shelf, are pretty close to the thriller l order. It is a wise parent that can distirg guish between morbid sensa,- ! tiona1is1n and nea1thfuI adventure. It is not. known just how effective I the militia. officers: would be in case I of war. but anyway they can cook a {, dandy welsh rabbit.
 FUNERAL DESIGNS AND | BOUQUETS
 JOHN RECK 8 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

Adjust pocket to position on front gore. matching single large 70" and double small "oo,' perforations.
 The bodice is p4eated by first bring ing +sF'' to corresponding small '-o'' perforations and tacking. The edges on the left are finished for the opening after the seam on the right is closed. Follow the slot perforations for turn ing under the hem at the upper edge.
 The straps may be either plain or gathered For the former style join the two straps, notches and single large 70" tperforations even and terminate seam at small s.os .perforations. Adjust to position bodice as Illustrated, matching corresponding perforatfons.
 Gathered straps are first gauged on the lower edges between double "T'T'' perforatfons. Now adjust to position underneath upper edge of bodice, matching corresponding perforations. Tie the ends at shoulder in knot and tack together above the knot Adjust bodice, tachfng lower edge at double 100" perforations near upper edge of skirt.
 Buttons of taffeta or satin hold the suspenders in place.
 Sizes s2. s4. Sc. ss. 40. 42. A and 4s arfieTos ovan v,uov,ar.r.sz .,<,,,,,,1,IV,,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

visits often. Be wise, keep him from putting his arm around you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

A New York court has decreed that a dramatic crifac can not be debarred from a theatre, but this won't make much difference to the newspa pers that have aways felt that the cub re- porter could write the criticism with out seeing tho play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

Controller of the Currency issued a charter to the First National Bank of Hebron, N. D., capital $25,OOo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26
Wheat Cakes.

ful melted butter, bake in very hot waffle iron.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26

One Of the new styles upon which the attention Of fashion is focused just now is the gathered skirt with adjust able suspender bodice. as shown here. The model is charmingly graceful de- veaoped inx some soft silk. cotton or linen material, 5N yards S6 inches wide being required for the purpose. The shirt waist is new model with high, closed neck and long sleeves
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26
Pictorial Review Waist,

Dresmang articles prepared especially EseV1evns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-26
CORNER FOR COOKS
Breakfast Rolls.

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Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
EXPERIMENTS WITH
MILK FOR CALVES
Michigan Station Makes interest
ing Tests With FormaIde-
hyde-NO III Effects.

In trials made by the Michigan ex
pertinent station to determine the ad
visibility of using formaldehyde az a
preservative for skim milk fed to four
to seven-week-old calves for "a weeks.
TX cubic centimeters Of 40 per cent
formaldehyde being used to each 100
pounds of milk, it was found that in
general the calves suffered no dele
terious effects from the preservative,
and as compared with calves fed sweet
milk or sour milk, made slightly
greater gains at somewhat lower cost
From records kept of the after devel'
opment of these calves it was found
that those which had been fed the
preserved milk continued to make the
cheapest gains, followed by the sweet
milk fed calves and the sour milk fed
calves.
For the entire experiment the calves
fed sweet milk made a total gain OF
1897 pounds, costing 5.41 cents per
pound; those fed sour milk 2,4S9.4
pounds, costing 5.43 cents per pound,
and those fed the preserved milk, g..
537 pounds, costing 5.23 cents pei
pound. 1t is believed, however, that
before definite conclusions can be
drawn the work should be carried on
with large number of calves.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care should Be Taken in Selee-
tion Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in a wilderness,
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. It is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with It.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments Of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate OF pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as a
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red lor green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, howevei, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced shingle that is ndt guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are SO many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
BURNING STUBBLE
IS BAD PRACTICE
Destroys Organic Matter and
Plant Food of Much Value
Control of HeSSian Fly.

(By L E. CALL, Kansas Experiment sta
toni
Don't burn your wheat stubble or
straw stacks this summer for the pur-
pose of destroying the Hessian fly.
The burning of the stubble or wheat
straw in the stacks not only fails to
destroy the fly, but will lead to the de-
struction of organic matter and plant
food worth millions of dollars.
The Hessian fly would not be eradi-
Gated by burning, because the fly
mer not only in the straw and stubble
above ground but also in the crown of
the plant SO low that it could not be
destroyed by burning. The parasite
which preys upon the Hessian fly
passes the summer in the fly located
in the straw and the stubble above the
ground. II the wheat fields are
burned the parasite preying on the
Hessian fly will be killed.
There is no danger of increasing the
injury from the Hessian fly by spread
ing straw as top dressing upon the
field. The top dressing of straw upon
the field does not furnish winter pro-
lection to the fly. Wheat which has
been infested with the jointworm and
the greater wheat strawworm in large
numbers should not be spread on the
field. These insects make their pres
ence known by the large number of
white heads in the field. If there was
a large number of white heads of
wheat in your field do not spread the
straw on the field. This infested straw,
however, may be used as top dress
ing on corn ground If the straw be
worked into the ground early in the
spring.
The best method of controlling the
Hessian fly is to prevent the growth
of volunteer wheat in summer and fall
and to delay the seeding of the wheat
until most of the flies have deposited
their eggs. The best method of han
ding wheat ground is to disk the stub
BILE as quickly as possible after har-
vest and to plow the ground deep
after the volunteer wheat starts.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
WeII-Graded, Finely Built Maeadam
Road In West Virginia.

give the newspaper man all the ap-
pies he wanted If he would haul them
away.
"The building of good roads is tre-
mendous economical problem, not
merely one of convenience. The au-
tomobile undoubtedly has been largely
instrumental in bringing about the
good roads movement, or rather in
giving impetus to 1t. That and the
high cost of living are principal fac
tors in the general campaign now CO.
ing ON in many states for good roads.
West Virginia this year will spend
$5,0O0,0O0 in improving her highways,
the different counties having voted
bonds to that amount, and in the
whole United States the amount spent
foi good roads this year will probably
reach $25O,OOO,OOO. Last year we spent
about $2OO,OOO,O00, and the increase
this year will be fully 20 per cent, be-
lieve."
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
INA In0NZT
lUSNURU
MAKING A PROFIT IN CREAM
Many Dairymen Are at Loss to Know
Which Is Most Profitable Way
to Dispose of Product.

(By G. L. MARTIN, Montana Experiment
Station.)
The rapid development of the ice
cream business within the past few
years and the increased call from city
trade, hotels and restaurants has Gre
ated large demand for sweet cream.
For these trades 1t is desirable that
the cream should test about 20 per
cent, but often the test may vary up
to 40 per cent, depending greatly
upon the method of operating the
hand separator. When selling cream
TO creameries, the price is quoted per
pound of butterfat. but for ice cream
and hotel purposes it is customary to
pay by the gallon. AS a consequence
many dairymen are at loss to know
which is the most profitable way to
dispose of their cream. The follow
ing general rules may serve to de-
termine the relative market price per
pounds Of butterfat or gallon of
cream:
To find the value of a gallon of
cream when butterfat is a certain
price per pound. multiply the percent
age of fat by (the number of pounds
in a gallon) and the product by the
price per pound At 80 cents per pound
for fat. 20 per cent cream would be
worth 4S cents per gallon; 25 per cent
cream, go cents per gallon; 30 per cent
cream, 70 cents per gallon; 40 per cent
cream, SO cents per gallon. At 35 cents
per pound for fat, 20 per cent cream
would be worth SO cents per gallon,
and so on.
To find the price per pound for but
terfat when the price per gallon of
cream is known, divide the price per
gallon by eight times the per cent of
fat. At 40 cents per gallon, 20 per
cent cream would be worth 25 cents
per pound Of fat. At 81 per gallon, 40
per cent cream would be worth BIZ
cents per pound of fat.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
PROPER time FOR
CUTTING ALFALFA
Established Fact That Bloom Is
No IndiCation-Safe Critic
rion to Follow Is Bud.

A great many men know when their
alfalfa fields should be cut. A great
many others will still harken to the
obsolete advice of cutting when a GER
tain per cent of bloom appears. These
latter will in many years greatly de-
crease their yields by following this
advice.
Put this down in your mind as an
absolutely established fact. The
bloom is no indication whatever as to
the proper time to put the mower in
the alfalfa field.
The one safe and certain criterion
to follow is the appearance of the new
crown buds. When these show up the
alfalfa should be cut at once. This
cutting by the bloom" is about as
sensible as planting potatoes in the
moon or bleeding a cows tail for
hollow horn"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
WEST VIRGINIA'S BAD ROADS
Farmers Lose Immense Sums Each
Year Through Their Inability to
Get Products to Market.

Bad roads in West Virginia cost
the state $5O,0OO,OOO a year." declared
A. d. Williams of Morgantown, state
road engineer, to a Washington Post
representative the other day. Il mean
by this that at least that much money
is wasted every year by reason of the
inability of the farmers to get their
products to market. Thousands of
tons of apples and other fruit, garden
truck and food supplies are allowed
to rot in the orchards and gardens
because the roads are too bad to haul
it to market. Just to illustrate, Joe
Swope, editor of county paper, noted
that he was paying one dollar a bush
el for apples. A neighbor in an ad
joining county, sixteen miles away,
wrote the editor and said he would
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
CB, J. C. BEAVERS, Purdue Experiment
Station.l

CB, J. C. BEAVERS, Purdue Experiment
Station.l
So long as corn remains the princi-
pal crop in Indiana, the selection and
storage of seed corn will continue to
be topics of vital importance. One
of the most important factors in corn
production is that of having seed ears
of the right type and of good strong
vitality. These desirable characters
can never be obtained in strong way
except by giving careful attention to
the selection and storing of seed.
There is only one proper time of
selecting seed, and that is in the
field, preferably in October. Howev-
er, If you failed to select your seed
at that time, it will be a great deal
better to srlect it while husking than
to wait until after corn is stored in
the crib.
Seed corn should be well dried as
early after husking as possible. When
stored in a crib it does not usually
have opportunity to dry we'll, and con-
seQuently is more subject to injury
by molds and decay than well-dried
corn. For this reason, if for no other,
get your seed corn before it gets in
the crib, and put it in place where
the air can circulate freely around
each ear and drive out the excess of
moisture.
Corn may be stored in number of
different ways, any one of which may
be thoroughly satisfactory. Special
seed corn racks are now used by
many, but other methods often prove
more applicable to the average farm
er's conditions. One splendid plan
Is to drive No 10 wire nails through
an inch board at a distance of three
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
More Draas Needed.

The splitlog drag has contributed
more toward the economic mainten-
ance of public highways than any i'm
plement of modern usage. 1t does not
require special acts of the legislature,
bond issues nor expensive educational
campaigns to make It available as
usually precedes construction work. A
drag can be built or purchased for $40
and is easily operated by anyone who
can drive a team. We need more
drags.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
NOTES
I-.3@K Is.sSzI s

To have your cows milk long, milk
them clean.
Uneven sailing and working make
streaky butter
Good COWS are the first essential of
profitable dairying.
1t pays to please and satisfy a COW.
A happy COW is a profitable COW.
Use the curry comb and brush on
the dairy COW every day, 1t pays.
To feed economically, COWS should
be fed as individuals, not as a herd.
Cream that is being ripened should
be strained several times before it is
ready for churning.
There is more money in feeding a
steer than in feeding poor dairy COW,
and much less work.
Protect the cream ana milk from De-
ing contaminated by stable air by
keeping the cans covered.
Skimming milk at the right time pre-
vents rancid butter.
The man who knows the least about
dairying usually sees the most drudg-
cry in it.
And, mind this: If you want your
butter to present an attractive ap-
pearance, market 1t early in the day.
After making the butter, keep it in
a cool dark place until sent to mar
Eet, as air is Csost destructive to quail
lty.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04

inches each way, and then shove the
butt of an ear of corn on the point OF
each nail. Boards filed with the ears
may be set along the walls of shell
ter, or one end may be nailed to the
joist of shelter shed or room suit
able for drying corn in.
Storing of a seed corn rack is, Of
course. one of the very best methods
that can be used. These racks are
made by using three, five or six inch
boards as uprights and then mailing
one and one-half-inch strips on each
edge of the uprights at intervals OF
six inches. The ears of corn can then
be laid on the strips where the air
can pass freely between them.
If the weather is open and dry
after the seed is taken in, the doors
and windows of the storage place
should be open, especially during the
day. Unless it is very dry, it is usu'
ally better to close the doors and win.
dows over night.
The chief aim for the first few
weeks after selection should be to
get the corn as dry as possible with
out applying heat. The aim after that
should be to keep the ears in place
where they will stay dry. If the corn
is thoroughly dry nothing but the
most extreme freezing weather will
injure it, but If the germ is damp oil
wet with moisture it may be greatly
injured in moderate freezing wealth
er. 1t is the corn that is frozen while
moist that is responsible for Most o.
the poor stands secured. Select youl
seed before it gets to the crib, get II
dry and keep it dry, and much will
have been accomplished toward an
other corn crop.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
A Stormy Experience.

President Woodrow Wilson is not
habitually a hustler, but it is said
that one day, being pressed for time,
he patronized a quick lunch counter
The results were far from satisfac-
tory to his peace of mind. Not long
afterwards he met friend who ques-
toned him on his experience.
WELL" said the friend, 'T hear you
have been indulging in the popular
habit of the quick feed"
YES" answered Mr.. Wilson grim
ly. Il had a lightning lunch, and il
was quickly followed by laundering
pains!"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Drive Chicken Lice Away,

For Kidding the hen roost Of vermin
a sure means is preparation of sui
phur and carbon. known technically
as sulphuret-carbon. 1t destroys or
drives away the insects without injur-
ing the birds. Put two ounces of this
preparation in a bottle, open at the
mouth. and hang it by a string in the
henhouse. After eight or ten days the
bottle should be refllled.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Horse Importations.

According to the figures of the Unit
ed States bureau of animal industry,
1910 pure-bred horses were imported
during 1914. OF these, 234 stations
and 157 mares were Belgians; 1888 stall
lions and 1S1 mares were Percherons.
Very likely importations in 1915 will
be few,
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Jmportant 40 Mothera
Depending on the Browns.

UePeHuIHu on tHe bTOWhH'
when are you going on your W
cation?"
when the Browns get back"
But what have the Browns TO do
with it?"
Everything. Mrs. Brown borrowed
our steamer trunk and Brown took my
suitcase Detroit Free Press.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Good Prospects.

What? You want to marry my
daughter? Why, you haven't cent
in the world How do you expect to
support herr"
THAT will be easy enough. As
soon as I'm known to be your son-in-
law l can get all the credit want"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
CUTICURA SHAVING
10 Up-to-Date Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

Prepare razor. Dip brush in hot
water and rub It on Cuticura Soap held
in palm of hand. Then make lather
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second lathering
and shave. Rub bit of Cuticura Oint-
ment over shaven parts (and on scalp
If any dandruff or itching) and wash
all OF with Cuticura Soap and hot
water, shampooing same time. One
soap for all-shaving, shampooing,
bathing and toilet. It's velvet for SEN
sitive skins. No Shiny mug. No germs
No waste Of time or money. Free
sample each, If you wish. Address
postcard, "Cuticura, Dept KY, Bos-
ton" Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
CONVENIENT AS MILK STOOL
Lard Tub or Large Candy Pail Can
Easily Be Converted Into Handy
Device for Dairy Barn.
(Ry G. A. RANnALLN

The cut shows a handy milk stool
and one very easily made. From lard
tub or large candy pail, with a key
hole saw cut out the wood at the top,
as shown. One may thus make three
or more legs, as desired. l find four
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
The Great Demand.

I've a splendid scheme to make
money"
What is it?"
"Ive arranged rubber pop bottle
for use at baseball games"
mo good. You could only sell them
to the umpires. What the fans want
are pop bottles filed with shrapnel."
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
A Convenient Milk stool.

are best. The top hoop must be re-
moved to do this. Remove the side
handles or bail and cut in the center
of the bottom two semicircular open
ings to fit the hands as desired, these
for handle. This stool is stout, light
and the right height for an ordinary
person.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Most Profitable Cow.

The dairy farmer realizes that the
comfortable COW is the most profitable
cow and that induces him to look after
the comfort of all his stock. Naturally
he gets better returns from them.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
CLEANING Dairy Pals

In cleaning the dairy pals, special
attention must be given the ears and
seams, else dirt and milk will be
lodged there, souring and tainting the
milk as soon as drawn.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Rioht Haopv.

Knowing that the daughter of her
laundress had been married recently,
Mrs. Blank, of Boston, said to the
laundress:
rs your daughter happy, Chloe?"
well, no, ma'am. she amt what
you might call right happy. To tell de
plain truf, ma'am she's done had to
pitch i'll an glib her husban' two or
three good lickins already, so dey
amt neither OBJ 'em what yo' might
call right happy, ma am, no, ma am"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Cautious Baby.

Knicker-Whom does the baby look
IKE?
Bocker-He is neutral.-New York
Times.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.
Swan Creek, Mich. eel cannot speak
TOO highly Of your medicine. When

LtirOuBu neglect OF
overwork l get run
down and my appe-
tite is poor and /
have that weak, Ian
guid, always tired
feeling, l get q bot
tie of Lydia E. Pink
hams V ge table
Compound, and it
builds me up, gives
me strength, and re-
ofOrae mo kO noufooA
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Two Good Schemes.

There are two schemes which may
be used to advantage on the roads
The first is to grade with a traction
engine, the second to let the grading
by contract.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
KIII cabhaae Worms.

For cabbage worms: Mix one part
of fresh Persian insect powder with
four parts of air-slaked lime and dust
1t on the plants at regular intervals.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
UnprofltabIe Cow.

There is no longer an excuse for the
improbable COW, the Babcock test and
a pair of scales, and it is easy to ascer-
tain whether or not she is delivering
the goods"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
For the Lazy Man.

Driven by a water motor that can
be connected with any spigot, a re-
volving toothbrush has been patented
by a Canadian inventor.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Prcner RonatInn Plaee,

The h( should have a place to
roost and II should not be over tho
cows, on the farm implements and
bugSieg in the hay nov
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
Select the RustIers.

When buying hens select the rust
Iers. They are the best layers and
are more easily fed.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-04
No Permanent peveIopment.

Without good roads, there can be
no development that will be perma-
nent and enduring.