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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
HoUsza OF LORDS.
lIesaee From The Prince RegeT


 l1esaae From The Prince Regent.
 me Easl Of Liverpool presented a message from the Prince Regent, witch was read by the Lord Chancel- Tor. It was in these words;
 ssc R. The Prince Regent, acting in Che name and on penai1 oI his Nfa5esky, thinks it right to inform inc House of Lords, that the events which have recently occurred m Bsrance h direct contr&vention Of the eneagen1eazts, concluded with the All lied powers at Paris in the Tnontn or Aprn last. ana which rhress1en I. coL. os.e seduances highly dangerous to the fy.sst,11aa13tv and independence of Eu- rope, have induced his Royal High Mess to give directions for the aug r1entatio1l of his NEa3eskyss land and sea. forces :. sssFhe Eneeent has likewise deemed 1r Incumbent upon him to lose no tune n entering into eoununtsa&1on with his AHa5estyss Allies for the purpose Df forming such a concert as may moae eff6ctuazly provide tor the gen aral and peznia,nent security o1 Esu- rox5e. And his Royal Higlluess conf aen31v relies on the support of the House sof Lords ira.eAll nnaa sures which xr,ax Rse necessax the accomplish meet sof 4lass rrrt4<Ro3 ect. 2
 me 1Eseage was to be taken Into consideratlon to znoEEoN
 NOES AT
 BARIAN0CAR PRSDN
 NrsSav last a most serious ahray took x,zzasce at EIs saz szaour Prison, where the America prisoners of war (18119 1re connnaSd It appears tha3 the szf9cula4e prisoners who slznount te S QUO or 6 GOO, had recently become e1hse111e1v i'm pa&zent to be sebat Mber- tv az,d ascribed their de6HnEdon to M Raazaev thelr country who is aRenf for American prisoners of wal Iii London This person they bNrned an exsa9y onsEr1daEs and then proceed sd to doxcas their way clzt of the con fues oR theSPr1son- Capt Shorthand zzant Bxdk4sh agent, went 1T azxaaux them alone and 1narzned, t< to pac11y them but 9 pisto was snapped at him. and tharefors the aD9dtAxs fired among the insurgs ends, when about 12 were killed ana 90 wounded -A muslzet ball graEeS caDtain E16nxf1azd.s onsek- Ths prozup< 1nhsrfarence of he milltar. o1asaaed inc 1nsarrectfon and tran Tsepred- Qra hundred ad d4Exona1 soldiers nlarched from Ply month to Dartnnoor in tlae course Q Friday, to reinforce the guard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21

In the lovely month of May a man may sit on the bank two hours wait ing for the fish to bite, but let not the telephone girl think that backing the office he can wait two minutes for his long distance telephone call.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
passenger

Twenty-six passengers of the steamer Byron. which stranded on a reef near the island of Nevis, West Indies, reached New York on the steamer Guiana.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
HAD RTNesERs DAMAGED

At the Emergency this morning Theodpre Kirk and Edward White, both lads of 16. got injuries dressed Kirk was cutting meat at PIatt & Ritchie's market and nearly severed one Of his thumbs with the. knife. Ed ward White works at Hotchkiss fae- tory The end of the index finger on his left hand was smashed in a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
GIFTS WITH BOOKS.
THH NATIONAL Bo1sE.rl.

Tho name Of the establishment. op- posite the new depot, heretofore known as the Pacdfic Hotel. has been changed to .sr1alona1 HoteT," and is now kept by Mir F. F. Hitchcock, a gentleman who is said to have all the qualifications requisite to keep a hoteIs The house has been fitted up in good shape and those who pa- txonfze 1t will find all the convenience ttaat are usually expected at a pub
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21

Mayor Mitchell and party returned to Cody, Wyoming, and the Journey to San Francisco was resumed The Mayor was not successful in bagEins. bear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
FIFTY YEARS AGO
BHIDfsFCll kTTDElfTITs ATYAIl

BRIDGEFO RE STU DENTS AT EAILAs
 The members of the Junior Class, Yale College, Belonging to the Socie- ty of Brothers in Unity held their an- nual prize deba1e in New Haven. on Wednesday, The first prize was axTarded to Edward Y HfnckB, of this city, The third p1fze WAS divided, Frederick N- Judsons formerly Of this city, and a student of great promise, receiving a portion of the award Well done for Bridgeport Hncks spoke in the negative as did Johnson
 GIFTS WITH BOOKS.
 The drawing of valuable prizes still continues at the store Of the Empire Gift Book Company, IT State street. The fol1ow1ng were some of the for turate individuals who. were awarded prizes during yesterday md last even tng Izaac Forsyth gold hunting watch case; James Str etch. folding bed: John Dugau, ai1Ver tea set and @t1ver ics pitohers William M Martin. ntzver butter dish; IT, R. Henry. silver tea pot, s. w. Sw1nton, hunting case silver watch: E. R. Perry. silver tea 1xzu A splendid list rernains for dis ! trEbut1on to purchasers Of good books We advise our readers to give them 2 call
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-21
sRaaAUasTsI5aaH, MISSION.

 Crowded congregations are the rule at the mission which is being given by the Pau1ist Fathers in St. Augustfne's church. This week is de- voted exclusively to the women. The fathers are Revs- Smith, Cullen and Ryan, the former being in charge. This morning when Officer Scott went into the rear of his home on Sherman stret he found his dog, an English pug, lying dead. There was a piece Of beef. spFfnkIed with Paris green, near by. The oficer believes that a tennant in a nearby house poisoned the animal
 The NO Harmony band will sere- made Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Lynch, of State street tonight.
 4@@e& MONSTER PYTHON
 SNAKE ESCAPES. A monster python snake escaped n week ago today while being con-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

United States Is gradually on the in
crease is made evident by figures re-
Gently tabulated. In 1850 the average
milk production per COW was 1896
pounds; in 1870 the average milk pro-
duction was 1772 pounds; in 1890 II
was 2709 pounds and in 1910 IL was
$500 pounds The average amount OF
butter produced in 1850 was 81 pounds
per COW; i'm 1870 IL was rs pounds; in
1890 IL was lis pounds and i'm 1910
il was $50 pounds. Doubtless there
has been considerable increase i'm both
milk and butter per COW since 1870
but these figures are not yet avail
able.
While the increase seems remark
able, the average production per cow
is still far below what IL ought To be,
for when compared with the produce
ton OF the leading animals of the vari-
Gus dairy breeds, the present average
production pales INTO insignificance
For instance in one year the famous
Holstein Banostine Belle DeKol, pro-
duced 27.404 pounds OF milk and LOSS
pounds OF butter-fat equivalent TO
1922 pounds of butter. May Rima, a
Guernsey COW, produced 1858 pounds
OF milk containing 1924 pounds Of
butter-fat or approximately 1850
pounds OF butter. Either of these
cows produced in one month practic-
ally as much milk and butter as the
average COW produces in an entire
year, or i'm year they produced near
ly ten times the amount produced in
the same time by the average cow
With these figures in mind, there
seems TO be no reason TO doubt that
the average COW could by proper
management be developed TO produce
at least third as much as the leading
cows or three times as much as at
brought about with the present gem
Grafton of cows, though doubtless
much could be done by proper man
agement TO increase the entire out
put Of the cows now in service. The
problem resolves itself largely into a
question of breeding and involves the
use OF a high class dairy sire on the
! best producing cows and the gradual
elimination Of such stock as proves it
self unworthy Of reproduction. In
other words, a combination OF careful
/ breeding with proper feed and care
1 will In short time revolutioniZe the
present dairy industry and means the
milk and milk products from one
/ third the present number Of cows or
three times the milk and milk pro-
ducts from the number of cows now
! i'm service.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

Many failure. especially among
farmers. can be traced TO inbreeding
their poultry. We believe that this is
not generally practised from a desire
to do so. but because OF neglect Ii is
not attended TO when IL should be
done, and when II is called to mind IL
is generally too late to purchase
breeders, and another year OF inbreed-
ing Is practised. This is one reason
and another is due to the fact that IL
costs more To get good males from
abroad than IL does TO select a few
OF the best in the flock for that pur
pose.
II. S. Babcock says if more open
sheds are built, to be closed In stormy
weather with cheap canvas, there
would be less sickness and better re-
suits OF course IL would not be wise
to throw open the houses in the dead
of the winter but If they were kept
open and not closed up every cool
night i'm the fall; so that the fowls
would be hardened gradually. the
birds would suffer less than they suffer
i'm closed houses As this method of
housing is economical. il is we'll worth
trying.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. p
I. ColgrOvc, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association

The drag is drawn by a chain, which
should be about eight feet long. This
can be fastened by eye bolts to each
end OF the front runner, or one end
OF the chain can pass through a hole
at the discharge end OF the front
runner, and the other end be looped
over the rung az the cutting end of
the runner IL is important that the
hitching link should be so designed
that its position can be changed read
lily. IL is also desirable to provide a
metal cutting edge for the front run
ner. This can be made from a strip
OF iron or steel and old wagon tires
have frequently proved satisfactory.
The cost of such a drag varies from
So to perhaps $40 or $l2. This prac-
tically insignificant outlay will secure
an implement that will be of great
service to the community for at least
three or four years. The fact can
not be overlooked, however, that skill
in the use of the drag is indispensable
AS to the time OF dragging. safe
rule TO follow is to drag the road
when the material composing the sur
face contains sufficient moisture to
compact readily but is not sufficiently
wet for traffic 10 produce mud.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
BEAUTIFY OR HIDE UNSIGHTLf
OBJECTS


There is no reason the farm home
should not possess all the beauty
that nature makes possible. Yet the
reverse Is too often the case. Too Of
ten the farm home is collection OF
implanted buildings. often partially
wrecked; old lumber and timbers pill
ed up here and there; fenced with no
uniformity; weeds waist high or nigh
er:old machinery standing around or
dumped in fence corners; boxes par
rels. tools, old clothes or harness
cluttering up the porches; and all the
other little things that go TO make up
a horrid tumble where beauty and
order should prevail.
When a few trees. shrubs, vines or
budding plants will do so much TO
overcome all this ugliness there Is no
excuse for it's existence. The busiest
housewife can plant few castor
beans, and wild cucumbers or set out
"a few shrubs.
There are many suitable tall grow
ing plants and shrubs TO shut out the
unsightly rear yard and buildings.
Probably the very best is permanent
screen Of dwarf pear trees or altheas.
The pear screen will bear fruit and the
altheas will be a mass of bloom from
midsummer until frost. Both can be
made so compact as to completely moe
all behind them TO considerable
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

All the elements are mediums for
carrying on warfare now since fire
grenades have been put to use.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
Go No Farther


Bedding proof is what you want and
the statement OF this highly respected
resident will Danish all doubt.
Peter Neverill. butcher. 904 Pearl
St. Bedding, says The first symp-
toms OF kidney trouble i'm my case
were pains in my back and loins. Then
the kidney secretions began 10 bother
me. The action OF my kidneys be-
came irregular. Doans Kidney Pills
were highly recommended by people
/ knew and and I used some. The
kidney action soon became regular
and the pains left me-"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy--get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Neverill had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
F A r M A N D
O r CHI A X d

height III there are rear fences they
can be covered with vines. quick
growing screen high enough for this
purpose can be made by planting cas-
tor beans or Russian sunfiowers. Can
mas are not so tall growing, but their
tropical foliage and brilliant flowers
are attractive.
Gourds and wild cucumber vines are
valuable to hide old piles OF rubbish.
stumps. fences half-dead trees. or old
buildings Support must be provided
| If they are to climb as they will not
cling to the surface OF the building
material. Boston ivy, will cling to
any surface stone. brick or board. IL
grows rapidly. is permanent, and does
not have a tendency TO grow under
shingles or weather boarding like the
trumpet creeper. In the fall the foli-
age takes on bright tints of red and
yellow. Ordinary Virginia creeper,
which is closely allied 10 the Boston
ivy, Is also a good vine for growing
over buildings, though il does not
cling TO all surfaces as freely as does
the ivy. BE careful that you get the
! Virginia creeper for the poison ivy
resembles il greatly. though il can he
4
| leaves i'm cluster, or divisions TO the
leaf, while the Virginia creeper has
! five.
Clematis is splendid porch vine
and equally valuable for covering
! stumps or old machinery or fences. II
grows rapidly and is permanent. In
the fall il is a mass of pure white
bloom of delicious fragrance, seeming
the air for a long distance around The
hnoeysuckles are good vines, and there
are many others, some of them com
ing the first year from seeds, like the
balsam apple, cypress, moon-fower
and morning glory. The MADEIRA vine
comes from a large space. and ii has
| very fragrant white flowers in the fall
] The tubers are easily taken up and
| kept over in the cellar
COWS ARE GETTING BETTER
That the average production of milk
and butter for the dairy cows of the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
Cut This Out
1t Is Worth Money

Cut out this advertisement, enclose
cents to Foley a. Co, 1885 Sheffield
Ave, Chicago, H., writing your name
and address clearly. You will re-
ceive in return trial package con-
tanning:
"a Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. the standard family remedy
for coughs, colds, Group, whooping
cough, tightness and soreness In
chest, grippe and bronchial coughs.
(2) Foley Kidney Pills. for over
worked and disordered kidneys and
bladder ailments, pain In sides and
back due TO Kidney Trouble, sore
muscles, stiff joints, backache and
rheumatism.
CD Foley Cathartic Tablets,
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
cathartc. Especially comforting TO
stout persons. and purgative needed
by everybody with sluggish bowels
and torpid liver. You can try these
three family remedies for only sc.
WortIey & French
Conncll's Drug Store
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
SOME TIMELY HINTS

Make 1919 the banner year.
Never let fowls stand in the strong
winds; better keep them penned up.
Snow eating will cause diarrhoea
and decrease in the eggs.
Keep nothing but strong, vigorous
birds; they are the money-makers.
Frozen combs mean poor fertility
OF the eggs.
Never use pullet eggs for Matching.
as they will not produce good chicks.
Eggs from one and two-year-old
hens will produce the strongest chicks.
When mating up your breeding
pens. remember the male is half OF
the pen. Feed fowls three times a
day. early in the morning, noon, and
before going to roost.
Dry mash containing 10 per cent
meat scraps should be fed to breed
ing stock, as it will produce strong.
fertile eggs. Moist mash for eggs and
plenty of them.
Never force your breeding stock for
eggs during the winter If you want
strong, livable chicks.
The best receipt for making hens
lay is make 'em work"
Throw the grain in 6 or inches of
litter. so they get plenty OF exercise.
Hens should have tepid water dur
ing the cold winter months.
Lazy hens are poor layers and their
eggs show poor fertility.
Keep grit. oyster shell and charcoal
before the fowls at all times.
You need not be afraid the hens will
eat too much crushed shell; let them
have all they want.
Sprouted oats, cabbage and mangles
make good green food for winter.
Give your fowls all they can eat at
least once day You will be repaid
i'm extra eggs laid
Keep your dust boxes we'll filled
with good busting material
Gather eggs at least twice a day
during the cold months.
Don't start with too many breeds;
one good breed Is enough
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

A man who never ate a piece OF pie
is dead at the age Of 1913. A wasted
103 years, we say.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
WHILE SILOS FALL DOWN

1t is about time for someone to
start an investigation 10 learn the
reason why so many silos are falling
down. Anyone who has occasion to
read the various country weekly
newspapers is astonished at the num-
Der Of wood and concrete silos that are
reported as falling over. 1t would be
found perhaps that the reason In most
cases embraced the old causes. cheap
labor and cheap materials. The farm
er should know that he can not get
good work and good goods unless he
pays for them. If he intends TO invest
in silo let him get the best that
money can buy and let ii be erected
by the most responsible man in the
business. I'm such "A case he farmer
will never be sorry. The 3est is the
cheapest, i'm the long run.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

COWS ARE GETTING BETTER
That the average production of milk
and butter for the dairy cows of the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

sick fowl is very much like sick
person-the appetite IS poor. and the
system weakened. The physician in
charge of person would ut once
stipulate what the diet should be. and
so il ought To he in the case OF ailing
poultry. Feeding whole grain to sick
fowls Is dangerous from the fact that,
owing To the enfeebled condition Of
the fowl, il is unable To properly di-
gcst the food; If the crop is full. give
no food whatever until il is empty.
Then mix up light mashes, like, for
instance. bran and oatmeal scalded
with milk. IL the fowl is too sick 10
help itself, beat up a newly-laid egg
with two tablesponfuls Of milk. and
give half of this at night. and the
other half in the morning. After two
days, should the bird ne recovering,
increase to twice the quantity. AS
soon as the fowl is able To eat alone,
give some bread crust scalded with
milk. and after the bird il able TO eat
OF this add little hemp seed mixed
with some good wheat. Give only a
little at a time, just what they will
eat up clean. Keep fresh water and
grit constantly before them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

From 20 cents TO 25 cents a day
liz paid the women employed in the
rubber industry in British Guiana.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

An Indiana onice boy has six grand
mothers He'll start reducing the
number i'm a few weeks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-01
AXEL CARLSON TO
Be PUT ON CARPET
fen Asleep While on Duly--.Hiot
fof C.clk Of Beard.

Ohicer Axel Carlson, one of the best
known and best liked officers In the
New Britain police department has
been suspended by Chief William J.
Rawlings for sleeping on duty and he
will be given a hearing by the safety
commissioners at the monthly meeting
Of the board Monday evening.
Found on Beat Asleep.
Officer Carlson's suspension comes
as surprise to his many friends for
he has always been a faithful officer
and this is the first time that any
charges have been preferred against
him. On Wednesday night he went
on duty to patrol the railroad arcade
as usual. He rang in at the usual
time, but when the policemen re-
turned to the station house at 4
o'clock Carlson was not to be found.
Nor was he found until later when he
was discovered asleep on his beat. The
name of the sleuth who located him
and the place of his concealment are
not given out for publication by the
department.
Chairman Alling, of the safety
board. hopes to be able to get around
to the selection of a city service auto
truck at this meeting. The city has
authorized the purchase of one and 1t
is now up to the board to make the
choice and send in the order. .A
Other routine matters will be taken
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-01
Elliott for Boards Clerk.

AS the position of clerk is an APP
polntive one and the appointment is
for but one year, there is some specu-
/ stion ais to who will be named. M.
NJ. ca SHIN ore, the present incumbent,
is Of course. a candidate, but it is said
that he has several strong rivals,
among whom are George Elliott, one
Of the administration's strongest sup
rorters, who was left out in the cold
q year ago when his honor distributed
the pinnas to his hackers. tt is said
that MT. Elliott has a good chance to
lind the job
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-01
TWOLOCAL WOMEN
OBTAIN DIVORCES
Mrs. Guiseppi Leone and Mrs. Mary
Coburn Get DEGREES In
g.. Superior Court.

OOUurn i1CG DcCIerS III t
&. Superior Court.
In the superior court yesterday the
iron hand of the law broke the
shackles which bound together two
New Britain couples as man and wife.
The parties thus separated are Mr..
and Mrs. Guiseppi Leone and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mary A. Coburn. Judge Lucian
F. Burpee was on the bench.
Mrs. Leone told the court that she
is not yet seventeen years of &c and
was not quite fifteen years old when
she consented to marry Giuseppe. She
claimed that she lived with her hus-
band but six weeks after her mar
rage and because of an injury to her
hand that made 1t impossible for her
To go to work In the Factory her
spouse demanded that she go out on
the street and get money for him.
when she refused she was brutally
beaten, she said The woman was
permitted to assume her maiden name
of Pasqualina> Cianci.
Mrs. Coburn S husband. George, was
last heard from in Maine. They ran
away and got married at Monson.
Mass, on April IA, 1903, but after a
year of family life the husband dis
appeared and has rot been heard
from since. He never supported his
wife or child and not even paid for
the furniture. Mrs. Coburn's father,