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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-04

occupied around Przemysl extended the Russian front by about 24 miles and the troops occupying them were exposed to a concentrated artillery fire.
 The text of the communication fol- lows:
 We carried away from Przemysl the materials taken from the Aus trians. This finished, we removed on Tuesday the last of our batteries. The following night our troops, pursuant to orders, evacuated the fronts to the north and west of the positions sur rounding the city and formed a more concentrated force to the east. Attacks delivered by the enemy on Monday between Przemysl and the Dniester were repulsed'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-04
CREW OF TORPEDOED
 DANISH SHIP SAVED

London, June 4.-The crew of the Danish timber schooner Salvador, which was sunk by a submarine on Wednesday night, landed yesterday at LerwicE, Scotland. After ordering the schooner's crew into the boats the submarine set fire to the vessel and shot away the stern with two shells. The crew had been adrift 12 hours when picked up by 8 trawIer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-04

Found guilty of killing her H. year-old stepdaughter, Mrs. Albert Steele, of Muslxegon, Mich, was sein- tenced to life Imprisonment.
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To be practical for all the demands
Of a journey, long or short, to be COM
Portable, are the ends sought for in
this suit of good wear-resisting serge
It is one of the plainest and Qutetest
Of models and is presented for the con-
sideratiOn Of those who are preparing
for summer outing which may take
them over land and sea, in cities or
to the wilderness.
An easy adjustment to the figure, a
certain masculine severity and sim
plicity of line in this suit, have re-
suited in meeting that demand for a
combination of the smart and practi-
cal
The skirt is plated with a straight
panel down the front and back ha7-
ing two wide plaits at each side It is
cut ankle length and finished with a
three-inch hem. There are small peck
cts at each side and the waist extends
three inches above the normal waist
line. The short skirt is the only one
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Whether to be worn to gather vege-
tables or flowers from the garden or
to go a-marketing in the morning or
for the drive about the country every
woman wants becoming headWear.
And it seems she is destined to be
gratif1ed, for the garden hats and sun
bonnets Of today are as carefully
planned as the dress hats with which
fair women fortify themselves to meet
the critical eyes Of their peers.
Cretonnes. ginghams, chambrays, and
new fancy cotton Weaves have been
brought into unfamiliar service and
used in new ways to evolve the home
made headwear that is illustrated in
the picture given here. Even the
plain little sunbonnet manages to be
becoming and prettily frivolous. while
1t fulfils its mission OF shading the
eyes and protecting the neck.
Some OF the new cotton fabrics, such
as cotton gabardine or cotton poplin,
are Of just the right weight and body
for these pretty bonnets. Plain white
tape or binding braid makes an at
tractive finish and adds TO the flrmness
of edges and shapeliness of the capes
and brims. There Is quite a variety
In paper patterns for making them and
they are designed to be easily laun
dered. There are the time-honored
ginghams and ehambEays. more beau
dfully coiored than ever, to be used
and combinations Of plain and figured
fabrics where a fanciful bonnet for the
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GREAT ADVANTAGE
OF HUMUS TO SOIL
Question Never Should Be Over
looked If Farm Is to Be
Kept Up to Standard.

Except on soils nearly or quite viz
gin, there are few farms where humus
cannot be used by the soil TO great
advantage. In many sections where
commercial fertilizers have been used
for years TO the exclusion Of stable
manures it has been found necessary
ID grow green crops for blowing IN
der. Where the green crops are used
as q part Of the rotation, so to speak,
the exclusive use Of commercial feTdE
izers can probably be safely continued.
The best results come from the COM
bined use of stable manures and COM
merciaI manures, using the former for
blowing under in the spring and the
latter for top dressing or working in
just under the surface as the crop
grows. In this manner the humus re-
quired by the soil is supplied and the
fertiIizing value Of the manure as well
Don't overlook the humus question
If you would keep the farm up to the
highest standard
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PROVIDE SHADE FOR POULTRY
Ducks and Geese Quickly succumb If
Unable to Secure Protection From
the Suns Rays.

Failure to provide shade for poultry
during the summer months not only
results in large number of deaths,
but the f1ocks are less productive The
Importance of summer shade cannot
be overestimated. Poultry of all kinds
require shade. Ducks and geese very
quickly succumb If they are unable to
get protection from the suns rays.
It is easy to provide plenty of shade.
The Missouri College OF Agriculture
recommends the following ways of fur
nishing shade for poultry: Portable
houses can be set up on blocks so that
the birds may run underneath; or
chards, sunf1ower patches, cornf1elds,
ETC., can be so arranged that the young
stock or mature hens may run in them.
Cornf1elds make excellent summer
range for young stock. They furnish
plenty Of shade and other conditions
for rapid economical growth are ideal.
A little planning on the part of the
farmer will make poultry keeping
more profitable. BY providing shade
the losses are reduced, the flock is
more productive, and the young stock
will make more economical growth.
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KILL TURKEYS BY STICKING
Fowls Are Drained by Running Point
sf Knife Under Eye Into Brain
Feathers Pick Easily.

The most common way OF killing
turkeys is to hang them up by their
legs and stick them with a knife IN
the mouth, making one or two cuts
diagonaIly across the roof OF the
mouth. while moving the point OF the
knife forward from the edge OF the
skull
After sticking, the birds are Drained
by running the point of the knife I'M
der the eye or into the roof of the
mouth in such a way as to strike the
inside of the skull directly between
the eyes, says writer in Prairie
Farmer. The knife may be slightly
twisted when the point reaches the
brain, the bird giving characteristic
,auiver when properly Drained. after
which the feathers pick easily.
Tire feathers are usually picked in
the following order: Flights, main tail,
back. sides, breast, legs and thighs.
Turkeys are usually dry picked and
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SOUNDED LIKE BAD BREAK
Though Anyone Who Knows Irishnan
VIII Know What Pat Meant
TO Convey.

The talk at a dinner party having
turned to the subject of inadvertently
making bad breaks. Congressman JET
ferson NJ Levy Of New York related
an incident about q party named Pat
Sometime ago Pat was taken to q
hospital to be treated for an eye trou-
bic. Eventually the bandages were
removed, but il was several days be-
fore the patient could distinguish the
adjoining scenery
How about II now, PatZ" said the
doctor coming into the room one aft
ernOOn- Are the eyes improving
any,
-Shure, doctor, an they are thOt, !"
was the glad response Of Pat
That's good" returned the doctor
Can you see better; can you see the
nurse nOw2"
-Shure, an OF can, siF." quickly
answered Pat. Faith, an she gets
palmer and palmer livery day-'-PhlI-
adelphia Telegraph
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PIGS WILL THRIVE
ON PUMPKIN FEED
Regarded as One of Most Profit
able and SuccuIent Feeds
Farmer Can Grow.
Ry S. c. AIILLER.)

I regard pumpkins as one of the
most profitable and cheapest feeds the
farmer can grow upon his farm We
grow tons of pumpkins every year to
be fed to the pigs in this way. The
especial value of the pumpkin is in
its being a succulent food; it keeps
the digestion good and assists in as
Stimulating the food.
We weighed so pigs that were born
in June and July, 1913, and on the
18th of October they averaged 106
pounds. November 11th they aver
aged 1861 pounds. December 18th
they averaged 1874 pounds, and on
January IL weighed 227 pounds, haT-
ing made an average gain OF 1-27
pounds per day during the last month
The average daily gain for 90 days
was 1.31 pounds.
This lot had no extra feeds; no
clover, soy beanssnor Vetch pasture.
We had some pumpkins during the
faII-untiI nearly the first Of Deem
Der.
We always begin feeding them just
few at time until they learn to eat
them, then we give them all they will
eat as a MONDAY feed.
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Different METHODS
TO PRESERVE EGGS
Use of Lime Water and Water
Glass Solutions Have Been
Found Most Satisfactory.

OF all the different schemes which
have been proposed for the home
preservation OF eggs, but two have
really proved practical and service
able. These are immersing in lime
water or in a solution of water glass
Among other things, housewives
have tried packing eggs in salt, wrap
ping them in paper, or covering with
wood ashes, and pOultrymen have
sought to carry their supplies from
periods OF low to periods Of high prices
by treating the eggs with parafin,
alum solution, coIIodion, etc The re-
suits have invariably been the same
loss from 20 to so and even 100 per
cent. Experimenters have had the
same experience and so far have
found the use OF lime water and wa
ter glass solutions the only satisfac-
tory methods
One of the very best experiments
ever tried in the preservation Of eggs
was that made several years ago by
a German investigator He endeavOred
to preserve 400 eggs for eight months
by 20 different methods. The follow
ing were his results:
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really to be considered for a jour
ney OF for street wear in a city.
The coat is a box model with dou-
BILE breast when fastened at the front
1t opens with long revers and is fur
nished with pockets at the sides and
an inside pocket for convenience,
such as are found in mems coats.
The sleeves are long and plain, having
cuffs finished with braid and three
bone buttons like those used for the
fastening at the front of the coat. A
plain full blouse of white crepe de
chine, open at the throat, has a wide
collar of black-and-white wash silk and
a small cravat bow of the silk as a
| finish. It fastens at the front with
square buttons of black jet
A weIl-ftting Panama hat, with band
| Of bIack-and-white ribbon, short white
washable gloves with black stitching,
and cIoth-topped shoes complete the
details Of costume in which the trav-
| eIer will feel at ease wherever her
wanderings may carry her.
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PROBLEM UP TO THE FARMER
Must Solve to His Satisfaction Time
of Year to Hatch His Birds
Weather Charts Help.

Every farmer and poultryman, says
Professor Rice, must first solve to his
own satisfaction the time of year in
which to hatch birds so that they
will begin laying just before heavy
frost or freezing weather arrives in
his particular state. This is a very
simple problem, as a glance at the
government and state weather charts
will show the average date of frost
and freezing weather for any given
period of years. Then, taking into
consideration particular breed and
familiarizing himself with its charac-
teristics, a farmer or poultryman can
set the exact date when eggs should
be Matched so as to allow the pulIets
ample time to come into full plumage
and maturity before the advent of cold
weather
If. for example, White Leghorns are
the type chosen, farmer will learn
that these birds usually begin laying
at seven to eight months of age. He
strikes an average time for the ar
rival of cold weather, probably No
vember 15 to 25. He looks at his cal
endar and carefully counts back eight
months and finds that March Is to "a
Is the logical time in which to hatch
out the birds. Therefore, If Leg
horns are to lay at eight months, they
must have eight months of weather
absolutely adapted to their fullest de
velopment before they can be ex
pected to lay. And they must MOI
come into laying except in mild wealth
er before their vitality has been taxed
or impaired by cold.
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beach or mountain road Is required
A garden hat is shown made OF plain
chambray for the brim, with a puffed
crown made of figured cretonne. One
hardly needs a pattern for q hat SO
simple as this, but the standard pat
tern companies furnish such patterns.
The brim is a circle Of butchers linen
covered with the plain chambray on
both sides. It is stinened with rows
OF machine stitching. The crown In
this hat is made Of a small circular
piece of the linen covered with Gre
tonne, with a pun Of the cretonne
gathered into it The lower edge of
the pun is turned up and gathered
and sewed to the brim- There is q
band of silk braid about the crown,
finished with a little bow having dou-
Bile loops. Gayly lowered small ng-
ured cretonnes are used with plain
goods OF the same color as that pre-
vailing in the cretonne
The blaek-and-white checked hat is
part hat and part bonnet In design.
A stinened cape at the back may
be either turned up or down, and fast
ems by means Of loop to a button on
the visor at the front Bright red
| green, or black braid is used for the
binding and the crown Is a circle pIaft
ed into the band at it's base. Machine
stitching and an interIining of butch
er's linen provide the requisite sttn
ness for the brim and cape.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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CONDITION OF HEN TO AVOID
When Fowls Are overfat. "Ese-Bound"
Results DisastrousIy- Poultry
man Is One at Fault.

Egg-bound is a condition that is
your fault, not the hens Hens some
times die of it, without giving notice
that they viii die.
The egg-bound condition results in
a weakening OF the heart, and the
hen is sometimes found dead on her
nest, where she was straining to pro
duce the egg The disease is usually
caused by an overfat condition, which
brings a pressure upon the egg pass
age, weakening it
Sometimes the weak walls give way
and the egg or its contents pass into
the abdominal cavity. This may end
in Inflammation. followed by peE1tsa'
it's.
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The eggs should be unwashed, but
clean and, of course, fresh. Although
freshly gathered fertile eggs are ale
right when put down Immediately,
sterile eggs are preferable. Heated
or doubtful eggs should never be pre-
served.
The water glass method of preserv-
ing is possibly even more common
than the hmewater method. Water
glass, or sodium silicate, may be OBJ
tanned from any druggist for from $3.50
to 81 a gallon This solution of sodium
silicate should be diluted with nine
90 parts of water, which has been
previously boiled and allowed to cool.
One quart of water glass thus diluted
is sufficient to preserve twelve dozen
eggs. An earthen jar or wooden tub
is preferable for storing, and the same
precautions to prevent evaporation
should be taken in this method as are
taken in the Iimewater method.
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me Following Is taken from E4I6n-
sion Bulletin No. % of the University
of Nebraska:
Alfalfa Pointers.
Alfalfa is a splendid horse feed but
must be fed with judgment and care.
Because of its palatability, mature
horses are likely to eat too much al
falfa, If permitted to have free access
to it.
The average farm horse at hard
work is allowed to eat much more al
falfa and other roughage than he
really needs to maintain his weight.
One pound of alfalfa or other hay
and about one and one-fourth pounds
Of grain per day for each 100 pounds
Of the horses weight make a good IA
ton for the working horse.
Horses like alfalfa stems. Refuse
from the cattle racks is very accepta-
BILE to horses.
Feed mature horses first and sec
ond cutting alfalfa which is free from
mold and dust.
To make the best horse hay, alfalfa
should be allowed to stand until well
out in bloom
Curing Horse Hay.
In curing horse hay it is well to
keep in mind that the dust which is
present in so much alfalfa is largely
| a result of the presence Of foreign
moisture such as rain or dew at max
| ing time rather than the presence OF
little moisture within the plant aftel
/ it is cured
Never feed wet alfalfa hay to horses
A sudden change of feed deranges
the horses digestive system Horses
accustomed to alfalfa as a regular par
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Of their ration are seldom troubled
from its use.
If alfalfa hay is stored in the barn
for horses, it is well to sprinkle it
generously, while moving it away,
with a mixture Of salt and air-slaked
lime, equal parts
Growing draft colts have seldom, If
ever, been injured by eating too much
alfalfa and oats.
Good, welI-colored alfalfa is Of prac-
ticaIly the same composition as wheat
bran and is of equal value to it in the
horse ration.
Mature horses Of a greedy DISPOSE
ton, If allowed to run to alfalfa racks
at viii, may eat too much and suffer
attacks of impaction- Draft mares
heavy in foal, and taking but little
exercise, not infreQuently suffer at
tacks of this nature.
Splendid Place TO Develop.
An alfalfa pasture is a splendid
place to develop draft colts with q
maximum OF bone and muscle.
Some complaint comes from the hui
mid regions to the effect that mares
on alfalfa pasture during the breeding
season are hard to get in foaL This
| trouble seems TO be more OF less local
and can be avoided by temporarily
keeping the mares in other pastures.
An alfalfa patch forms a splendid
night pasture for work horses, prUTid-
ed they are used to it and turned out
| regularly.
! Because Of the comparative ease
| with which alfalfa may be grown IN
| practically all parts Of this state, il
should form a portion at least Of every
] horses ration
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While, of course, we would like to
have strictly fresh eggs all the time,
there are times when this is impossi-
BILE. Then we must take the next best
thing. which is the preserved egg.
Limewater makes one of the best
egg preservatives. The imewater
treatment, according to NJ. E. Dickson
of the College of Agriculture, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, consists in dissolv-
ing one pound of lime in five gallons
Of water which has been previously
boiled and allowed to cool The mix
'ture is Thoroughly stirred and allowed
to settle. Then the clear liquid is
poured into an earthen jar or wooden
tub, which is filled within two inches
of the brim with fresh eggs. The con-
tainer is covered with coarse muslin
over which is spread paste of lime
to prevent evaporation as much as pos
sibIe. All of the eggs should be en-
tirely covered with the liquid.
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Eirst cIass HatehIno Eaaa.

If you buy dollar eggs for Matching,
don't be disappointed If you get a
very ordinary quality of chicks That's
all you pay for at that rate, and if you
get good chicks consider yourself for
tunate, just as you would if you
picked up a five-dollar gold piece in
the road. First-class Matching eggs
cannot be produced for one dollar per
setting.
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MeIasses Tarta

Make a good short paste and roll
out twice TO about half an inch in
thickness, putting a little butter and
lard on it each time. Grease well an
oval dish and line with the pastry.
Put one-half cupfuI OF moIasses In a
basin and stir in few very finely
grated bread crumbs Pour some OF
this into the dish, then another layer
OF pastry and continue until the dish
4 fuH Wet the edge OF the pastry
with mix and pinch Bake In a mod
srass oven untEl brown This IS 3 de
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Desperate.

There is evidently something wrong
with your car" said the meddlesoms
man, but I don't know Just what il
Is"
Don't let that bother you" an
swered the owner Of the car. who had
received about all the gratis advice he
could stand. = prefer to find out
what is wrong with 1t myself, even II
1 have to turn q somersault into .
ditch TO get the information"
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shipped undrawn to market. The long
wing feathers bring a good price on
the market. The methods Of killing
and dressing turkeys and chikens are
practically the same.
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Homemade 1nMeI.

A fad has developed among fastidil
Gus women for making their own tow
els They by for the purpose fine
French bird'azeye and French huck for
their own personal use and German
buck sor general family use OF
course. the fancy towels. which are
lace trimmed and embroidered. srs
not heRestgT prsetteei.
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AT THE FIRST SIGNS
OF Falling Hair Get cutieUrz- It
Works Wonders. Trial Free.

Touch spots Of dandrun and itching
with Cuticura Ointment, and follow
next morning with q hot shampoo OF
Cuticura Soap This at once arrests
falling hair and promotes hair growth
You may rely on these supercreamy
emollients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston Sold every
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Busy.

81 Judge from his solemn, not to
say anxious, look that your friend has
great responsibilities on his Shout
ders"
You are quite right He's chairman
of the entertainment committee for
his Sunday school picnic this year
and he tells me he hasn't had z good
nights rest in a month
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The leaf blight of Strawberries may
be checked by using the bordeaux
mixture, beginning just as soon as
leaves appear, and continuing the ap-
picatiOn every few weeks throughout
the season
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ALIENS FOOT-KAsE fog the TROOPS
Over 10000 packages OF Aliens FOot-Ease. the
autiseptic powder 70 shall in 70 your shoes, are
being used b. the German and Allied troops -
the Front because f. rests the feet, gives In
slant relief 70 COrus and BunIonE, hos. swollen.
aching. tender feet, and makes walking easy
Sold every where. &c Try l. TODAY D1Es
ae1r1f So ss5zaEfz1G LIZ
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Value ~ Birds

The economic value Of birds lies in
the service they perform IN keeping
down the increase OF insects. destroy
ing small RODENTS devouring noxious
weed seeds ard doing the work OF
seavenzers.
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Hens Pay Store Fill.

Every farmer can keep hundred
or more hens and raise on the farm
at slight cost enough feed to supply
their needs This number of hens,
If properly cared for, will pay the
store bill for a small family. Try 1t.
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Every one who grows truck Of any
kind from a garden plot to a market
farm, should take for his motto:
Feed the land" and keep it In mind.
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Hens In the earden

The hen with unclipped wings will
watch and sing while you plant the
garden seed, and when you leave, over
the fence she will go to gather the
seed from the row.
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What Was He Kicking About
He-You only kiss me now when
you want money.
Sh@Good gracious, John. isn't that
often enough?-London Mail
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YOUR OWN DKUGGIST WILL TELL ToU
FrT Murine Bys Remedy for BED weak. W1tery
Eyes and Grz1ulzted HFelidBs No eDzraEE-
lust Eye comfort Write for Book Of he HTg
- AL Free Murine Bye ReRedy Co. Cklc1Ea.
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The dachshund has very short legs.
but his pants are just as long as those
Of any other dog.
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rurkevs n Wheat EieIds-

Do not let the young turkeys run
on the wheat fields until the grain is
quite ripe. They may gorge them
selves to death.