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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

LEARN THE CASTLE DANCES by a Castle graduate. Private Class Monday Evenings. Commencing Thurs day Evening, Jan. IA, and every Thursday evening thereafter, instruc- ton in the Fox Trot, One Step and Hesitation Waltz. From S:30 to 9:3O. Dancing from 9:3O to 11:SO. AdmiS- sion soc the person.
 COLLINS SCHOOL OF DANCING Masonic Temple, 10O1 Broad Street
 Music By SpeideI's Orchestra
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

A Few Left Tuxedo's, S14, Hurley's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

JOHN RICK 6 SON Corsage Bouquets For Dances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21

PAUL L. MILLER,
 Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

iouker in the middle OF the pond
TO find out what the scare was. their
long necks stretched as high as they
could stretch them as they looked
and listened suSpiciously. Now
iIonker has the keenest Of ears.
You wouldn't think so 10 look az
him. bat he has They caught the
sound Of the tiniest rustic on the
shore You or | wouldn't have heard
it, Oh. my, no. But Honker. did.
II was the rustic made by Reddy
Fox as he changed his position.
There Is some one over there"
said Honker. in low voice. II
thought YOU said that there would
be no Danger here tonight. Paddy"
Il didn't thing there would be-"
replied Paddy. "Tt must be that
some one saw YOU come here Prob
ably IL is Reddy Fox or Old Man
Coyote. You wait and I'll find out"
Paddy dived and when he came up
he put only his nose out OF water.
He was very close 10 the shore
where Reddy and Granny Fox were
hiding. and the minute he put his
nose out OF water he smelled them.
Then he grinned TO himself and
dived again. coming up where Honk.
er was waiting. "Reddy and
Granny Fox" said he. briefly.
They are hiding right over there on
the edge OF the shore and | guess
that II you hadn't awakened you
would have had one or two less 10
make the long journey south with
you by this time. Two or three
were pretty close 10 that very spot
when / gave the alarm and were
getting closer all the time"
All the geese began to gabble al
once, thanking Paddy for having
waked them in time. Don't thank
me-" said Paddy. ut was Peter
Rabbit who discovered the danger
only passed his signal along.
didn't know where the danger was
or what II was, when | slapped the
water with my tail. But did know
tA4dA NtlEAA tfWA NtiAlhFo AtAC
the way he did II is best for every
body 10 watch out, SO wakened
YOU"
Where fs Pster?n asked Honker
II don't know" replied Paddy. II
heard him run away after he
thumped. I guess he knew that II
wasn't safe TO stay another minute
because Reddy and Granny Fox
would be likely TO try to catch him
to make up for spelling their chance
TO dine on fat goose. There they
are now"
Sure enough, there were Reddy
and Granny Fox in plain sight on
the edge Of the pond. looking over
at Honker and his followers with
hungry, longing eyes. You see, they
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Honker Sends His Thanks to Peter.

knew that they had been found out
aud that IL was OF no use 10 hide
there any longer. for having once
been alarmed the geese would not
again give them the least. chance 10
catch them. Honker boldly swan
toward them. Just out OF reach he
stopped and Kissed augrily. On
Granny Fox drew back his IA.
showed all her sharp teeth.
Hiss away" she snarled. "lf IL
hadn't been for that meddlesome
Peter Rahhit- some OF you never
would have hissed again" With
that she and Reddy turned and dis
appeared In the Green Forest
Honker swan back To where Pad
dy the Beaver was waiting. VERY
early In the morning we will have
10 he on our way 10 the sunny
southland" said he. land so we are
not likely TO see Peter Rabbit again.
The next time you see him please
thank him for us and tell him that
Honker the Goose never will forget
what he has done for US this night
Will you"
And Paddy promised that he
would.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Copyright. 1915. oy J. q. Lloyd.
The slap OF Paddy the Beavers tail
on the water. especially in the still
ness OF the night, rs a very startling
sound IL is no wonder that Hon.
ker the Goose Awoke with start
The other geese did the same thing.
"honk, honk, said Honker in a
low voice. which was hts way OF
asking Paddy the Beaver what the
trouble was.
Il dou't know" replied Paddy.
hui Peter Rabbit ihumpod his dan.
ger signal and passed & along by
slapping the water with my tail
Il seems 10 me that some of your
followers were drifting pretty close
20 the shore and II there is any
danger about that is where IL is. and
there is danger or Peter Rabbit
wouldn't have thumped."
Meanwhile the geese who had
drifted so near shore were swim
ming out and all gathered around
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

A close call means narrow es-
cape. That is what Peter Rabbit
had the night he gave the warning
that saved some OF the geese in the
pond OF Paddy the Beaver. Peter
knew just how much risk he was
running when he thumped that warn.
ing. He knew that just on the 9TH
er side OF the pond. hiding In the
Black Shadows. were Old Man Coy
ote and Reddy and Old Granny
Fox, and he knew. too, that they
would be very, very angry because
he had spoiled their chances OF get
tng a fat goose FOR dinner. So the
instant Peter had thumped his
warning he started for the nearest
bramble-tangle. II was a long way
on. but Il was the nearest safe hid
ing place he knew Of
Apperty-lipperty-lip ran Peter.
and az be ran he listened with all
his might for sounds OF some one
following him. Perhaps" thought
Peter, hopefully. they won't try to
catch me tonight.
Now Peter never runs very far a.
a time without stopping TO look and
listen. He had run about third OF
the way 10 the bramble-tangle when
he stopped and sat up. With his
ears standing straight up he listen
ed with all his might. n was very
stiI there In the Green Forest where
he was. but back where he had come
from he could 'ust hear the Cabling
voices OF the geese. and SO he knew
that they had been wakened In time.
He knew perfectly well that the
wisest thing for him to do was TO
hurry. but his curiosity would not
let him. Perhaps. after all. there
was no real danger. lie. would stay
where he was and then II no one
followed him perhaps he could slip
back 20 Paddy's Pond and learn Just
what had happened after he had
thumped. He wondered IL Honker
the Goose knew that II was he, Pc
ter. who had given the alarm.
For some little time Peter sat
there listening. and heard nothing
but the distant sound OF the voices
Of the geese. Then suddenly his
heart gave n jump. What was that?
He listened harder than ever. As
surely as he was sitting there he
heard footsteps, They were very.
very light footsteps. but they were
coming straight toward him. He
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

waited only long enopsn TO make
sure and then once more he started
for the bramble-tasgle. lipperty-fip-
perty-IIp. ana THIS tssae ba didn't In.
tend 10 stop untb he got there.
Those light footsteps were made oy
Old Man Coyote, I,ster knew them
too well 90 be mistaken.
II was true. You see the instant
Old Man Coyote. hidtsg there by the
pond OF Paddy tho Beaver. had
heard the thumps % Peter he had
known that there wasn't the least
chance in the world w him TO catos
one OF those geese tsat night. and
he had at once mad. up his mind
that II he couldn't dise ON fat goose
he would do his b~st TO dine on
Peter himself He knew Just as
well as Peter did that there was no
safe hiding place for Peter nearer
than the bramble-tangle and he
made up his mind that that was
Just where Peter would start for.
You see. Old Man Coyote is very
smart. Yes. indeed, Old Man Coy
ote Is very smart He knows all
about Peter and his ways. and he
felt sure that Peter would do just
as he did do--stop. TO listen 10 what
was going on back there at the pond.
So when Peter started the second
time Old Man Coyote was not far
a 10 N
Peters tracks. Now Peter can run
very fast for n short distance. but
for a long distance Old Man Coyote
can run very much faster than
Peter. That safe old bramble-
tangle was still some distance away
when Peter. looking back as he ran.
saw Old Man Coyote almost at his
heels. The sight OF those grinning
teeth seemed TO give Peter more
speed. Never had he run as he ran
then. His heart was humping 70
that II seemed as II II would burst.
His breath was almost gone. The
bramble.tangle was only three
jumps away, but Old Man Coyote
was so close that II seemed 10 Peter
as II he could feel his hot breath.
One jump, Two Jumps! Three
jumps Peter felt the friendly old
brambles brush against him and
then there was a sharp pull at his
tail With little scream of fear
Peter pulled with all his might and
then--he was safe He looked back.
Just on the edge OF the bramble-
tangle stood Old Man Coyote and In
his mouth was a little bunch or
white hairs. Peter looked at his
funny. little tall. II looked funnier
than ever There was a hole In the
middle where the hair had been
pulled out.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
EIIGAN UNION
TS MEMORIAL
TO NEIL SNOW

] conkribution TO the Michigan
nlnA 3ast announced BY Chair
6nvy =. Bodeman. u one made
Is n. II. Sanger and dedicated
memory Of the late Neil w.
Nichigan's most popular ath-
nsU. Among the former Michi-
I, khletes none Is mentioned
the union headquarters
~ : Ann Arbor as often as Nell
He won more ms" than
amer man that ever went to
I'm ana . large picture Of him
D1oo : prominent place tn the
: yDcSm Of the present union
uarters. Mrs. Sanger, tie
@ the contribution dedicated
Snow, n his sister.
(hef Important contribution TO
n1oa fund announced yester-
~ enc for S2.500 cash. pre-
" Joseph Boyer. president
DurToughs Adding Machine
n ~ Boyer u not an slumnus
nlenn but stated, IN making
thst he felt that ail citizens
>lGan should do all In their
- assist the union campaign.
tne, IN his opinion. one Of
e important undertakingJ
IN by the state university.
okB contribution to the union
NOW almost $175.o00. and
nm $4,000 has been con-
W publIc-spirited men who
1g attended the university.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
MAN SAYS
LAWTON SOLD
HER MORPHINE

.. II ~
1g % the police that she OBJ
drugs from DR.. ID. q. Law
ho u under arrest. charged
Anving violated the United
lrug laws. Mrs. Nellie San
oe No. 81 Macomb-st.. is in
~ hoepitai, taking treatment
y drug habit.
Don6orson says that she has
to6p for ~ years and obtain
Nine from q firm in Flint
~ Harrison Law went into
atoly, she obtained 1t from
fon, she said. on the advice
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
HIT BY AUTO
S OF INJURIES

lrvo Gtemcznski. the slx-
glfj run down by the auto
~ WIlkowsky. Monday morn
~ - 4 o'clock In the after
~ city receiving hospital.
kl = still locked up pending
tion By the prosecutor.
\ toars old and lives at No.
1nnele-ave. east
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

II Is said that Finland has an
area OF 1929 square miles, OF
which one-seventh is water on ac-
count OF the thousands OF lakes In
the interior. There are Is cities
with a population OF over 5000, only
sixth OF the population being ur-
ban.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

Next Story: "Old Man Coyote
Warns Peter"
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
ystervttes

n6s = improve stsws, soups
49,. but ny thess appetiz.
~ crackers alons II you
know how good an oyster
cnn b. Youu liks them
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

- ants have been known to
y years.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Dreaded Potato Balls.
Sweet Potato souffIe.

Season two cups OF baked ano
mashed sweet potatoes with three
fourths OF a teaspoon OF salt, one
fourth teaspoon OF paprika. and two
level tablespoons OF brown sugar
Moisten with fourth cup OF rich
cream and beat thoroughly together.
Add the yolks OF three eggs well
beaten and fold in the whites beat
en- TO a firm snow. Turn into a but
tered pudding dish and bake 20 min
utes IN a hot oven.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Potato Puff.

To one quart OF hot mashed po-
tatoes add two teaspoons OF salt.
one-fourth teaspoon of white pep
per. one saItspoon OF celery salt.
two tablespoons OF butter and hot
milk TO make slightly moist. When
partly cool add the we'll beaten
yoIks OF two eggs and then the
whites beaten to a snow. Bake In
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Drowned Sweet Potatoes.

Boil the potatoes until they can
be pierced with fork, but not un-
I'll tender. remove the skins, dust
lightly with sugar, roll In melted
butter, and brown in a good oven.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Chestnut Cakes.

Shell and blanch French chest
nuts. and cook in boiling salted
water until tender. Press through
puree strainer. and to one-half
cup add the yolk OF an egg. and
salt. pepper celery salt. onion juice
and Worcestershire sauce TO season
rather highly. Shape into little
rolls. dust with fine dry crumbs,
and fry In deep fat. Serve as a
garnish around the turkey. wv
The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Celery In Beet Cups.

Cook the celery until tender in
slightly salted boiling water, then
chop II very fine. and keep hot be
side the range. Carve small cups
from boiled beets. dust them with
seasoning. brush lightly with but
ter and set In the oven until hot.
Fill them with the celery. and pour
over a little sauce piquant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
IMPROVEMENT IN
 GENERAL TRADE
Bradstreet's Report on Busi- ness for Week Shows
 Up Well

New York. April s.-Bradstreetas tomor- row will say:
 This weeks reports, trade and indus trial, are the best noted for sometime past. being in some respects the most favorable received since the spring of 1s1t Sentiment Is boistered by the smart upliIt in stock market prices: better weather has superlndueed improvement in general lines of retail trade: foreign orders for machinery. tools. automobiles and nu- merous other manufactures make for ca paeity work in the enterprises thus ben eflted; operations on domestic account are steadily improving; idle worlSmen are less numerous. money is easy: weekly bank clearings are more encoura ging: collee. tions are a shade better in some centers, and winter wheat crop conditions are good-as good, all things considered. as q year ago at this date.
 The agricultural. as distinguished iron, the industrial south. still is depressed as regards current trade, but other sections of the country, including the east man. Hest signs of improvement, though it must be conceded that hetterment at the east Is slow. In the soft coal mining re- gions there Is some evidence of improve ment but operations are slow. and in the lumber industry depression continues Building has begun to improve. but as vet this tendency is most manifest in the eastern half of the country.
 The arrival of growing weather has put most favorable face upon crop reports Winter wheat has been benefited west of the Mississippi hv warmer weather. hut needs moisture east of the river. The en- tire crop is late in starting.
 Better weather at the south has allowed of blowing and planting of cotton. Much land Is going Into sugar. rice. corn and potatoes in Louisiana. but despite the talk of reduced use of fertilizers, the feeling is growing that there will not be the wholesale reduction In cotton area that was earlier estimated.
 Bank clearings for the week aggre- gated $s.3as 2eo. GOO. an increase of 13 per cent over last week and of s.s per cent over the corresponding week last year
 Business failures for the week number 372, compared with 2ea in the correspond ing week last year. Business failures in Canada for the week number A. as com pared with 2s in the like week last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
HEAVY BUYING AT NEW ORLEANS MART Cotton Strong Through Last Two Hours of
 Trading

New Orleans. April 9.-After period of easiness and a decline of to II points in the early trading today cotton suddenly frmed upon the heaviest buy ing seen in several months and prices quickly shot upward 34 to 36 points. The market was strong through the last two hours of trading and closed firm at a net rise of 19 to 21 points. At the best the strongest months were 20 to 26 points over yesterdays close.
 In the morning much liquidation and short selling was induced by talk of a large acreage in the belt, as the result of the comparatively high price levels prevailing, and the indications were that the market was on the eve of the prolonged reaction which many trad CTS have been looking for recently. Aft CT the noon hour the market was flooded with buying orders, credited to leading long, and their effect was intensified by the strength of the stock market, rumors that Germany was willing to make peace on her own terms and the unexpectedly large mill takings. Hes- ter made total worlds taking of Ameri- can cotton for the week, 329.000 bales, against only 196,000 this week last year. The ring was active and a large volume of business was done. In the morning shorts were confident but in the after noon their covering operations helped put prices up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
New York Cotton Market
Port Movement

New Orleans: Midldng, 9.19c; receipts, 5126; exports, 1624; sales. 150o: stock, 37l $50 Galveston: Middling. 9.50c; receipts, S404 sales, SEQ; stock. 423, 7is.
 Mobile: Nddling, S.SSc; receipts. 36l sales. 100; stock i2,3l3.
 Savannah. Middling. Sc; receipts. 39l3; sa les, 2962: stock, 162, 062.
 Charleston: Middling, Sc; receipts, 6Ol stock, sS. 800
 Wilmington Middling, Sc; receipts. 2s5; stock, 54015.
 Norfolk: Middling, s.SSc; receipts. 2sl6; sales, 353 stock, 77,54S
 Baltimore: Middling, SC; receipts, lsss; stock, 5633.
 Boston: Middling. 9s0c; receipts. 4s2; stock, 12,3l3.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 1o.25c receipts 37; stock 29S2.
 New York: Middling, 1oc; exports 5; stock, 17d,349
 Minor ports; Receipts, 10,2s2; stock, S5.- SIP.
 Total today: Receipts. 32,956; exports 1929: stock, 1,496.549.
 Total for week: Receipts, 192 4s7; ex- ports, Ill BIO.
 Total for season: Receipts. 9,f75,7 I'll; ex- ports, 6,717,559.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
WHEAT ASCENDS AND
 MARKET IS STEADY
Predictions of Shrinkage in Visible Supply Boosts
 Price Upwaxd

Chicago. April a.--Predictions of de- eided shrinkage in the visible supply total on Monday tended to lift wheat. After an early decline, the market closed firm. ss 62o above last night. Other leading staples scored an ad- vance--corn s. d 7sc to Is @1i i4c; oats A O asc, and provisions ' 1s @25e. Peace talk which had been an influence early on the side of wheat bears ceased al most to have any effect. Wheat shorts were active buyers of the later months as well as of the May option, which frightened In a manner that suggested something of squeeze.
 Corn strength had back of 1t a better cash demand. and the fact that receipts had dwindled throughout the west.
 Rumors of export sales firmed oats On the bulge, however. much profit talk ing was indulged in by the longs.
 Exported resumption of shipments of hogs from Chicago next week stimu- lated provisions.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
COTTON CLOSES FIRM AT NET GAIN Sharp Break in New York Followed by Rapid
 Rise

New York. April s.--A sharp early break was Followed by an even more rapid and more or less excited advance in cotton today with the close firm at net gain of from 16 to 19 points.
 Lower cables, improved weather south and an increasing tendency to scale down estimates of the probable production in the coming acreage, ap- peared to inspire renewal of yester- days selling movement at the opening and after starting at net loss of to 1s points active months sold 3 to 1s points under last nights closing. Here offerings tapered off while the market seemed to meet a pretty good demand from short realizing and rebuying by old longs who had taken profits earlier in the week.
 This checked the decline and the mar ket became active and strong during the afternoon on renewal of agrees sive bull support, covering and fresh commission house buying apparently inspired by peace rumors. bullish week end figures. and reports that southern
  ings at the decline. October contracts which had sold al 10.16c during early trading. shot up to 1o.4s and the market closed within 3 or 1 points of the best A private report published here pointed 10 decrease of 16.S per cent in acreage comparing with recent reports oi around 20 per cent, hut indicated re- duction of 10 per cent in fertilizer
 Some of the Wall street houses were heavy sellers here early but others were very acNve buyers on the afternoon advance. The worlds visible supply of American cotton showed decrease oi 1S5,o92 bales for the week. against le7,- 46s last year
 Port receipts. s2.64e; United states port stocks, 1,492,952. Exports today 1929. so far this season. 6,726 S79 h. terior receipts today, 15,759. Exports for the week. 1s7471 bales. against s7.7So last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, April 9.-(SpeciaL) )-Liver- pool had an excited market today based on heavy liquidation in a small market for what was generally believed to be Russian account Their prices, however, recovered at the close, though unsettled, and called easy
 Here our market followed the course of Liverpool, with the bearish feenng pre- dominating until the afternoon, whom a little buying disturbed the short sellers of the morning and the market advanced amidst some excitement some 20 points above last evening. The improvement in the stock market brought some invest ment buying by western traders. but the basis of the market was in the better de- mand for cotton goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
Produce Market

New York, April 9.-Butter firm. re- ceipts, 52i1; creamery extras t92 score) 32iec; creamery (hlsher scoring), 32GfS21sc firsts. 291sm3lc; seconds, 211Am29c Eggs firm receipts. 19,555 cases. fresh gathered extras, 22Asd23e; storage packed extra firsts. PC: flrsts, 2l421lsc; regular packed extra firsts, 2ld2liRc; irsts, 2o1aa21hei nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy 23m 23lkc: nearby hennery browns. 22isM2sc Cheese firm; receipts, SSS state whole milk fresh specials, 15@15Ac; state whole milk average fancy, 14A@15c. Dressed poultry quiet; prices unchanged.
 Chicago. April 9.-Butter higher, cream cry 22m3o. Eggs higher: receipts, 1s29o at mark, cases included, 1S419c; ordinary firsts. 1Sc; firsts, 1SAM19c. Potatoes un' changed: receipts 31 cars. St. Louis, April 9.-Poultry unchanged except chickens, 1S14c. Butter, eggs un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-10
,H WAVE HAS v.u PROPORTIONS Buoyant Uprush of Prices Surpasses Anything in
 Recent History

New York. April 9.-The wave of bull fish enthusiasm in the stock market, which began to spread upward fortnight ago, assumed higher proportions today in a buoyant uprush of prices and a degree of activity which surpassed anything in the recent history of the domestic security markets. The advance was largely pre- dicated on statements by the treasury de- partment, which fully confirmed unof- ficial reports of the last few weeks dea1- ing with the decided improvement in al- most all branches of the country's com merce, finance and industries.
 Todays movement was of especial sig nificance because it was led from the outset by the old time speculative fav- oritcs, specialties, including Bethlehem Steel, and the motor shares being com paratively inactive though very strong. United States Steel was in the forefront throughout with a gain of 7i2 points on dealings which approximated IT per cent of the huge total
 Reading also was taken up in the aft ernoon. offerings of 800 to 5000 shares be- ing readily absorbed at steady advances. Union Pacific and Amalgamated Copper helped to swell the rising tide. while granger shares. trunk lines and minor in- dustrials, equipments and utilities trailed along, all at higher levels. Top prices were made in final dealings.
 After the markets close the financial district wal agog with rumors dealing mainly with the condition of the short interest. That it had been utterly stam- pcded by the days rise was a matter of general opinion and belief prevailed that many private settlements of outstanding bear accounts would be effected over night.
 Total sales, 1,27o. TOO shares. Bonds strong, especially convertible and other speculative issues. Total sales, par value, 8, sol. 900. United States bonds unchanged call.