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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

 It is that fountain and that well
 Where pleasure and repentance dwell; It is, perhaps, the sounding bell
 That tolls all into heaven or hell;
 And this is love. as I, hear tell!''
 Where there are young folks in the family it should be bright and jolly household. When their days are en- gagged in employment, their evenings so far as possible, should be inter- lspersed with pleasures to upset the humdrum of existence.
 This not only applies to the work ing girl still in her teens, but to the woman who has passed that youth mark ten years or so ago. Life is happy or lonely, according to the plan one lays out. Monday evenings there is always plenty to do. Tuesday even ings, why not tidy up the best room and entertain two or three of your friends who would only be too pleased to have a place to go2 Wednesday evenings you could visit other friends. Thursday evening is usually beau eve-s hing. A girl could accompany her best young man to the theatre or pass nice pleasant evening at home, play ing some dance music, if the weather was stormy. Friday evening is good for her to go to the movies or to at tend some social affair. that is fun enlivening Saturday evening is de- voted to the marketing. Sunday, of course, is church night with the afore- mentioned beau aecompanying her. If parents strive their best to give their daughter happy girlhood, they do much toward smoothing the rugged path which leads to her future. She who has a happy life of it turns a smiling face to the world. If it is dull and lonely it casts a shadow over her Parents or guardians of young girls who deny them the pleasure of inviting company to their homes take from them their chief happiness and drive them elsewhere for enjoyment. The girl who fears to invite a young man to call upon her will be sure to blame those who are responsible for ! it later on if she is doomed to single blessedness.
 1 Young men and young women should have their opportunities of being Brought together in wholesome social affairs if it is expected that happy marriages will come from it. There is but one youth time in the life of a young man or young girl It should be remembered by them as a rainbow of brightness which time can never enace. The good people of neighbor- hoods who give little inexpensive af- fairs to bring young folks together are but living their own youth over again in watching the budding courtshfp Of youthful lads and Iassies. Pull the pretty bashful girls out of their shells; see that they join in the neighborhood ] fro1ics. Let no nice, single young man escape from responding to the invita- tiOn. Young folks must be brought to- i gether to look, love and wed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
CHAPTER VI.
"A House of Cards


 u TINGSNORTH sank into chair. A The letter slipped from his fin #N gers. All his dreams had van
 ished in a moment. His house of cards had toppled down. His ambi- tions were surely and positively de stroyed at one stroke. He mechanical ly picked up the letter and reread it. Had it been his death sentence it could not have affected him more cruelty:
 Dear Nathaniel-I scarcely know how to write to you about what has happened. I am afraid in some small measure to blame. Ten days ago your sister show ed me a letter from a man named O'Con- nell
 Kingsnorth crushed the letter in his hand as he read the hated name-the name of the man who had caused him so much discomfort during that unfor- tunate visit to his estate in Ireland. How he blamed himself now for hav- ing ever gone there! There was indeed a curse on it for the Kingsnorths.
 He straightened out the crumpled piece of paper and read on
 "a man named OConnell-the man she rl1rsed in your house in Ireland after he had been shot by the soldiers. He was coming to England ana wished to see ner. She asked my permission. I reasoned with her. but she was decided. If l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

"I am happy now,", and her voice died to a whisper.
 Three days afterward Nathaniel Kingsnorth returned late at night from a political banquet
 It had been a great evening. At last it seemed that life was about to give him what he most wished for. His dearest ambitions were, apparently, about to be realized.
 He had been called on as stanch Conservative to add his quota to the already wonderful array of brilliant perorations of seasoned statesmen and admirable speakers. Kingsnorth had excelled himself. Never had he spo- ken so powerfully. Being one of the only men at the banquet who had en- joyed even a brief glimpse of Ireland, he made the solution of the Irish ques- ton the main topic of his speech. Speaking 1ucidly and earnestly, he placed before them his panacea for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
ToDAY's POEM
LoVE IN "A CoTrAGE. UP To DATE

I rented me a cottage
 Within a woodland nook; bought me pans and pottage; T captured me a, cook. All life seemed rapt and rosy:
 Iirds sang. in every tree. Here, with my sweet, how cozy,'' I thought, the days wdll be!'' My love has lips like peaches.
 As sweet as ever kissed; But she is fond of speeches
 She is a feminist! And so my pans and pottage,
 They failed to hold her thrall. She said: t+F1e on your cottage!
 You'd better hire ha11!''
 Clinton Scollard, in Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
MoHTCAN COMPANY TO
 ENLARGE STORE AT ONCE

The Moh1can Company are com pletely altering and renovating their big pure food market on Golden Hill street Many extensive improvements are under way, and a big force of carpenters and finishers are at work.
 The Bakery Manufacturing depart ment has been entirely renovated; new floors have been laid, the walls sealed, and a complete new set. of working utensils installed. The man agem eT1t states that all baked goods are to be produced in the most sani- tary manner possible. To this end, an expert in baking and sanitation has been at the store several weeks giving the matter his attention. The manager would be pleased to have patrons inspect the shop at any time.
 In the store proper, complete re- arrangement of all departments is in progress. Additional floor space has been provided for the bakery depart ment and this counter is now located to the right of the eastern entrance. The placing of this department near the windows insures proper light and cleanliness. It is understood that sew eral weeks will be required to finish the many changes contemplated.
 Daffodils & Tulips, 75c per dog.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

Irish ills. His hearers were enthraIled.
 When he sat down the cheering was prolonged.
 When he left the gathefing he was in a condition of ecstasy. Lying back amid the cushions during his long drive home, he closed his eyes and pie tured the future. His imagination ran riot It took wings and flew from height to height. He saw himself the leader of a party-..the Kngsnorth y!''-controlling his followers with a hand of iron and driving them to vote according to his judgment and his decree.
 By the time he had reached home he had entered the cabinet and was be- ing spoken of as the probable prime minister.
 He poured out a liquor and stood sip ping it as he turned over the letters brought by the nights post. One ar rested him. It had been delivered by hand and was marked Most Urgent As he read the letter every vestige of color left his face.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

should not permit her to see him in my house she would meet him elsewhere. It seemed better the meeting should be un- der nay roof, so consented. bitterly re- proach myself now for not acouainting you with the particulars. You might have succeeded in stopping what has hap pened.
 Your sister and O'ConneI were married this morning by special license and left this afternoon for Liverpool ep route to America.
 I cannot begin to tell you how much I deplore the unfortunate affair. It will always be a lasting sorrow to me cannot write any more now My head is aching with the thought of what 1t Will mean to you Try not to think too hardly of me and believe me, always your af-
 MARY CAROLINE WATERFORD
 Kingsnorth's head sank on to his breast. Every bit of life left him, eY- erything about his feet ashes, the laughingstock of his friends.
 Were Angela there at that moment he could have killed her.
 The humiliation of it! The degrada- tion of it! Married to that lawless Irish agitator. The man now a mem Der of his family! A cry of misery broke from him as he realized that the best years of his life were to come and go fruitless1y. His career was ended Despair lay heavy on his soul F
 Standing on the main deck Of an At lantic liner stood Angela and o'Con- nell.
 They were facing the future to- gether
 Their faces were turned to the west.
 The sun was sinking in blaze of color.
 Their eyes lighted up with the joy of hope
 Love was in their hearts.
 tf#
 A year after the events in the pre- ceding chapter took place OsConnen and his young wife were living in a small apartment in one of the poorer 1 sections of New York city. The first few months in America had been glorious ones for them. Their characters and natures unfolded to each other as some wonderful paint ings, each taking its own hues from the adoration of the other. In company with a noted Iriah or l ganizer O'Connen had spoken in many of the big cities of the United States and was everywhere hailed as a hero and martyr to English tyranny
 But he had one ever present handi- cap-a drawback he had never felt during the years of struggle preceding l his marriage. His means were indeed i small. He tried to eke out little in come writing articles for the neBspa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
oVER-RIPE FRUIT.

Take especial care about over-ripe or partially decayed fruit. It is the poorest economy to feat it is to save it,'' and much of summer illness is due to this unWise indulgence. A few berries, or sliced tomatoes, or peaches left over night will be on the verge of decay before morning, and might be saved to geke out the next days supply without danger by simp- lys scalding them while the dinner or supper dishes are being done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
HIP, HIP, HURRAH
Dear Miss Libbey:

DeaF MISS I1bDey.
 have a beau I like very much, but when he takes me out he shaInes me. dreadfully. If anything pleases him in theatre Or restaurant he will shout ont Justify, Hip, hip, hurrah!'' Everybody turns and stares at us. I get as red as a beet in the face, and vainIy urge him to shut up, but he won't. Ought to quit going out with him as a punishment to him ar try to get another fellow? He is good look ing and other girls think him a good catch.
 EDNA. If he has no other fault, do not cen- to the exuberance of youthful good nature. You can break him of the habit by degrees by smiles instead of frowns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
BAKED FISH WITH CHEESE.

Make a dressing by putting two ta- b1espoonfu1s of butter into a sauce pan and frying slightly enough bread crumbs to fill the fish. Mix with this finely chopped parsley and a little sage if desired. Sew up the fish, sprinkle with butter, pepper, salt and bake until done, basting often When ready to serve, slip the fish on to a. platter, pour over it cream sauce. and sprinkle over it a thick coating of grated cheese.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

pers and magazines: But the recon pense was pitiful. He could not bear without a pang to see Angela in the dingy surroundings that he could bare Iy afford to provide for her.
 On her part Angela took nothing with her but a few jewels her mother had left her, some clothes and very little money. The money soon disap- peared and then one by one the keep. sakes of her mother were parted with. But they never lost heart. Through 1t all they were happy. All the poetry of O'Connells nature came upperm0st, Ieavened, as it was, by the deep faith and veneration of his wife.
 This strangely assorted fervent man and gentle woman seemed to have solved the great mystery of happiness between two people.
 But the poverty chafed o'Connell- not for himself. but for the frail, lOv- ing, uneomplaining woman who hae ven her life into his care.
 gro Be Continued.I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
STEP LIVELY, GIRLS.
Dear Miss Lfbbey:

Dear Miss Libbey:
 I am girl Of twenty-two, and work of us girls board a certain car going home from the store There is a good looking conductor on it who always presses my arm in helping me aboard or almost slips his arm about my waist in passing me when the crowd of us are standing holding on to the straps. Do you think he has formed a liking for me and is too bashful to let me know of it? All of my girl friends are jealous of my good looks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

You ought to have been a writer of fiction, Anne, you have such a vivid imagination. Speaking frankly, I do not believe the handsome conductor is fascinated by you or offers you other than commonplace c7T1rtesy.
 When men fall in love, the most modest of them are not too bashfuI to seek to win the object of s11eir affec- ton. Do not indulge in a one-sided love dream.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
ASKS CORPS OF sKIERs

Geneva, Feb. 8.-The splendid work as scouts acconnp pished in the Vosges in three feet of snow by the French Alpine troops has attracted the atten- ton Of the German military. The German minister of war has appealed a voluntary corps of skiers..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
mMAm mEEsE

Piece of butter the size of a walnut, three cups of cheese cut fine, one and one-ha1f cups of the solid part of canned tomato, one-ha1f pint of cream. pinch of mustard and two unbeaten eggs added last Beat together and cook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
CORNER FOR COOKS
FRESH SALAD VEGETABLEs.

Fresh salad vegetables, sweet corn, carrots, beets, etc., which wilt easily will be improved if washed, trimmed and wrapped in wet napkin and put near the ice until serving time. This applies of course, to living in apart ments where a cool cellar is not avail able.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
1 400 AMBULANCE DOGS ON FIELD

-Chape11e. Feb s.-The Ger man society for the Training of Aims bJ1lance Dogs, presided over by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, announces that over I 400 of these animals are now employed on the two lighting fronts in starching for the wounded after the battles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
MISS LIBBEYsS REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Correct name and address must be given to insure att tention, not to print. Use ink. Write short letters, on one side of paper only. Address Miss Libbey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
gro Be Contlnued.I.

Rutfno Vincente, one of the native leaders accused of instigating a raid on the government offices in Navatoesi on Christmas eve, was put on trial at Manila, charged with sedittaS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
EGYP.Ts TRADE INCREASES

A1exandria. Feb. 8-OniciaI trade to the Ski club at Munich to form rtturns for the pas year show that imports into Egypt amounted to $120, ,000, 900 ,an increase over the pre- vlouss year of nearly $40, coo. 900. Elk ports of cotton for the year showed a considerable decrease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

The bill providing for a State con- stabu1ary in New York State is not to be passed at this session of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

The color Of this frock will not shock the conaervaftte Woman's sense of the Atness of things in ths least, for it is de1fghtfuI. warm tone. Black linen buttons and cuffs and collar of ecru bafiste subdue the rose and contribute toward an exquisite color scheme. To make the design requires 3M yards of Three-quarters yard of black linen and the same quantity of batiste will fur nish the trimmings.
 It would be difficult to find model
 Pictorial Review Dress bust Price. Is cents.
 These Home DressmaIdng
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

orenzo J.. Lamson. head of a wei known firm of Chicago grain dealers died at his home there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

The Cayuga Lake Cement Co, at Ithaca, IN. Y.. will be rebuilt to a 2,ooo- barrel capacity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

took over the business Of A. Conn 6 co
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

to position. bringing large "o's perfo-. ration to corresponding perforation in vest. Sew stay to lower edge, centers even, small "o'' perforatton at under arm seam.
 Close sleeve seam as notched. Close cuff seam as notched. sew to long sleeve as notched. If short sleeve in made cut on edges of cuff on single smau 70" perforations and close seam. Sew to sleeve, double ''oo's perfora- t1ons and seams even. Sew sleeve in arm-hoIe as notched. easing in any fullness. <
 Turn unGar front edge of right front gore of skirt on slot perforations, lap on left front gore. centers even Clarge 70" perforations indicate center front); stitch, leaving edges free above single large 70" perforation for open ing. Join gores as notched- Sew skirt to lower edge of waist over stay. cen ters even, bringing side seam to large ssOr perforation in stay.
 Since serge in light tones fs to be 90 fashionable this year, this frOcl could be developed to advantage in whfte, ecru, sand or lava colored serge.
 sizss a. sz. ss, ss. 40. 4z and. 44 inches
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

D. w. Ran1et 6 Go, grain brokers. of Boston. were placed in receiver ship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

Fire destroyed the Garden theatre and four other buildings in Colon at a loss of $50, 600.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

Queen Mother Margherita, of Italy. visited the Anglo-American Nursing Home in Rome, which is now shelter ing persons injured in the earth quake.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
BRINGING YOUNG
 FOLKS TOGETHER

.rJow what is Love, [ pray thee te1l2 It is that fountain and that well
 Where pleasure and repentance dwell; It is, perhaps, the sounding bell That tolls all into heaven or hell;
 And this is love, as hear tell!''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
.fContinued.1

Copyright, 1918. by Dodd. Mead z, Company
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08

These Home Dressakng articles prepared especially for this from the latest styles by The Pictorial
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-08
Daffodils & Tulips, 75e per dog.
 JOHN RICK & SON
A ROSE REn IINEN.

that is easier to make up than is this one. Bear in mind that the center front is indicated by large -O's perfo- rationss then turn under hem in vest at notches. Turn under front edge of front on slot perforations, lap on vest te small %" perforations. notches even and stitch. Pleat, bringing single '"Te' to small 'so' perforation at lower edge and tack. Close under-arm seam as nstched, close shoulder seam Gather lower edge of waist between double
 ''rT's peEforAtions. Sew large collar
 ing collar to shield as notched, adjust
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Laura Jean Libby's Daily
 Talks on Heart Topics e,Opy-4e4.tsa re,s nxocaure sre,usDaDer synasoass

Copyrighted, 1918, 6oCaure Nevvspapm syndaOaee
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

York makers Of skyscrapers against q
dark background of mountains, whose
heights, with the cathedral spire'
watch over Upper Alsace.
The spire of the minister is mas
terpiece, excelled by no mother steeple
and equaled by but few. 1t ends more
than 500 feet above the town, and I
is q wonder-compelling structure OF
delicate open stonework, rich IN an
endless complexity Of forms.
After finishing the one spire, Duild'
ers never attempted to construct the
proposed companion to It,
Strassburg differs from other Ger
man cathedrals in that it possesses
greater width in proportion to its
height. 1t is one Of the most harmo
4 nlous Of Europe's sacred structures
Il The doors are very beautiful and th'
Z rose window, more than forty feet 4
diameter. Is an artistic achievement
!. that wins the admiration OF every Wis
\ itor.
The building was begun IN llib AM
was completed in its present form 7
/. 1889. More or less extensive restora
tions have been necessary, and thei
! lamentahle results give grounds 70
the most tiiseouraging reflections upoi
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

so that she saw things photograph
icaily; but even in her numbness, she
realized that what she had thought
a trace Of weakness in the rector, was
only the grace which had rounded his
strength.
The two figures bent inward toward
each other. There was moment Of
mighty stfaining, and then the whole
center between the two cracks rolled
away. A huge boulder had barred the
path, and its removal let down rush
Of pure, fresh air from the ground
above, let down, too, a flood Of daz-
cling light; and in the curving, Under
rim Of the opening, stood the two stall
wart men who were the survival Of
the fittesti The mere instinct Of self
preservation drove Gail forward, with
cry, toward the source Of that life.
giving air, and she scrambled through
the window and ran toward the, two
men They came hurriedly down to
meet her, and each gave her hand
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
FARM RECORDS
ARE BROKEN
Yield Last Year in U. S. Esti-
mated at $9,873, 900, 600.
MORE EXPECTED THIS YEAR
Secretary OF Agriculture Houston
Recommends Legislation To I'm
prove Handling and stor-
age Conditions.

Washington. - Secretary Houston's
annual report places an estimate OF
S9,S7S, ,0O0, 900 on the value of Ameri-
can farm crops and animal products
for last year, valuation without pre-
cedent. This, however, probably will
be eclipsed by the present years
showing.
This valuation is an increase OF
about $S3,O00,000 over the value OF
1913, hitherto the highest ever re-
corded. The increase occurred in the
face of decline in cotton from 12.5
cents pound for the 1918 crop to an
average of 7.3 cents for 1914. The
total value of the 1913 cotton crop,
estimated at $846, 200, 900, was $685.
100000 more than the 1914 crop, al
though the latter was IA per cent.
greater in quantity.
"The total agricultural exports in
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1915,
practically the first year of the wal"
says the report, were $1,470,O00,OOO.
which is an increase of 1856, 100000,
or 80 per cent. over those of the pre-
ceding year and Of $4S3,0O0,0OO, or
nearly AZ per cent. over the average
of the FIVE years 1904"
What is needed more, perhaps, than
anything else, the Secretary says, is
an increase in meat animals. To that
end the department has extended its
activities as far as its funds would
permit. Elimination of common live
stock diseases, from which losses are
said to be enormous, would result in
a material increase of the meat supply.
at has been conservatively esti-
mated" the report continues, ION the
basis of data for 80 years, that the an
nual direct losses from animal dis
eases are approximately $212,000,00
The indirect losses, which also are
great, cannot be estimated at all. The
direct loss ascribed to each disease is
as follows:
Hog cholera, $75.OOOOOO; Texas
fever and cattle ticks, $4O,OOO,O00;
tuberculosis, $25,000,000; contagious
abortion, $20,000,000; blackleg, $6,O00,-
900; anthrax, $1,5O0,O0O; scabies Of
sheep and cattle, $4,6OO,OOO; glanders,
SIS, 900; other live stock diseases.
S22,OOO,OOO; parasites, $5,OOO,0OO; poul-
try diseases, $S,75O,OOO." a
The potash situation, the report
states, continues serious. There is
practically no potash available for
fertilizer and indications are that the
supply for that purpose will not be in
creased materially next year.
Recommendations for legislation
made by Secretary Houston to Con
gress include the following:
! Legislation designed to promote bet
ter handling and storage of farm prod
J ucts and trading on the basis Of fixed
grades and standards, including a per
missive warehouse act, cotton stand
/ ards act, a grain grades act and pro
vision for a market news service.
land mortgage banking act intend
ed to inject business methods intC
5 handling farm finance and to plac'
. farms securities upon the market in &
r responsible way.
1 Authority to grant water power per
l mits within the national forests fo
. fixed periods.