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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Rocky Roads of China.

We all know the description Of the
snakes in Ireland: There are none"
and much the same might be said
about the roads in China. There are
so-called roads, certainly, upon which
the people move about, but I have
seldom met one that was any better
than the surrounding country, and
very, very often on this journey I
met roads where it was ease and lux
ury to move off them on to the neigh
boring plowed field. The recipe for
a road there in the North seems to
be: Take piece of the country that
is really too bad to pillow or to use
for any agricultural purposes what
ever, that mountain torrent, in fact,
has given up as too much for the
water, upset a stone wall over it, a
stone wall with good large stones in It.
take care they never for moment lie
evenly, and you have your road.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES
Number of Churches or Synagogues
Seem to Be of Relatively
Little Moment.

"1s it progress to go to church or
not to go to church," asks DR.. Ernest
G. Richardson of Princeton university
Thereupon he answers the question in
this wise: What is almost the last
word that can be spoken on universal
progress at the present stage of af-
fairs was once spoken by that most
gracious and polished author of the
most scholarly Life of Our Lord Dr.
Samuel J. Andrews. apropos of this
very matter.
IAN enthusiastic apostle of Chris
tian endeavor in quiet library read
ing room was holding forth in noisy
conversation on the wonderful prog
ress of the church in these later
times.
why, just think of It, he cried
there are twelve hundred churches I'll
it was twelve hundred) in the city OF
Philadelphia alone today; twelve hun.
dred churches, just think of it,
Doctor Andrews looked up from his
book at the strenuous declaimer and
remarked quietly, And there were
eight hundred synagogues (if it was
eight hundred) in Jerusalem at the
time when Jesus Christ was cruel
fed"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Scottish Lodging Houses.

Glasgow has seven municipal lodg.
ing houses, six for men and one for
women. They are stone buildings,
three to five stories in height, and of
the most substantial character Each
lodger has a separate room, with bed
and chair. The bed has wire spring.
a hair or fiber mattress, coarse sheets,
a blanket, a coverlet, pillow and q
pillowcase. These are aired, cleaned
and washed after the lodger has gone
in the morning. The total number of
bedrooms in the seven houses is 2,235.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
A CHASTITY Fear,

Mrs. Strongmind-Henry, I want
you to come straight home as soon as
you leave the office, every day! You
were twenty minutes late yesterday,
and it gave me quite a shock.
Henry-Yes, Henrietta. But you
didn't think I'd been run over by a
car, did you?
Mrs. Strongmind-No; but how was
l to know that somebody wasD't hold
ing you for ransom Puck.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
HAIR OR NO HARP
1t Is Certainly Up to You and Cutl.
cura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
followed by light dressings of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dan.
druff, soothe itching and irritation ana
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
tons. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Well Named.

They were talking about promis-
ing young man who had failed to make
good as a travelling salesman.
The first man said to the other
man:
1T was queer about the boy. He
seemed to be a regular whirlwind.
His first trip was rafting success,
but all he brought back from his
second trip was bunch of foolish
excuses"
What was it you called him.
whirlwind?"
Yes"
II see. All 'whirl' at the beginning,
and all wind at the finish. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
An Error in Debate.

"I think l made mistake in argu-
ing the question of expense with my
wife,"
What do you mean?"
"She wanted an automobile and
inadvertently told her that / couldn't
afford it."
"Well?"
Now she wants it worse than be.
Detroit Free Press.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Gave Him Pause,

Wife-Henry, you really must have
the landlord come and see for himself
the damage the rain did to our CELL
ing.
Hub can't without letting him see
the damage the children have done to
the rest of the house.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Not In the Money.

Does your husband play cards for
money!"
NO." replied young Mrs. Torkins,
thoughtfully; II don't think Charley
plays for money. But all the people
who play with him do"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Sympathy.

Mamie-I see, operated by two men,
a machine invented by Chicago no.
tel steward will wash and dry more
than $4,000 dishes an hour.
Julie-That's the way of the men.
Trying to knock poor mother out of
work!
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Anticipations and regrets show up
oftener than anything else during a
mans earthly career.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Too True,

Bill-It has been estimated that the
heat received in year by the earth
from the sun is sufficient to melt a
layer of ice 100 feet in thickness COW
ewing the globe.
Jill-And yet we have to go hacking
at it on the sidewalk with an old
Ratchet, just the same"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
An alternative.

An alternative.
Caller Cat door of apartment house,
What, no elevator! Must walk
up!
Janitor-No; you may run, If you
like.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Unfortunately the fellow who is al.
ways willing to lend a hand generally
has an empty one.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Never do a. thing gratis today that
someone is likely to pay you to do to-
morrow.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
GOOD COFFEE

If you want a good, rich coffee buy
Godfrey's
Gold Buckle Nothing Better
Silver Buckle IT'S Fine
Broadway IT'S Good
The best for the money. For sale by
all first-class Grocers. e. r. Godfrey
81 Sons Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-Adv.J
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

Women are now eligible to become
notaries in North Carolina.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Every woman must have a pet. If
she can't have a cat or dog, she
gets q man.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

Every joke takes postgraduate
course in vaudeville.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Somehow or other the fellow who al
ways say IT told you so" never seems
to win any bets.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

When a man goes in for reform
work he begins at home.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Repartee,

Repartee.
Did + make myself plain, sir?"
"Oh, no, madam. Nature made
thorough job of that for YOU"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

The man who drinks like fish does
not take kindly to water.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
His Kick.

GU KNOW IHGTE IS al UIu saying,
Beauty may draw us with 3 single
hair"
Sure. But I'd like to get my hooks
on to the cartoonist who drew me
with a single hair
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

placed anywhere, at
tracts and kills all
Aies. Neat, clean, or.
namsntAl, convenient.
cheap. Lasts alt
season. Aadsof
metal, can'tspiil or tip
over; will not soil or
injurs anything.
Guaranteed effective.
Aildsaiers ors sent
express paid for sl.M.
Ave, Brosklyn, n. Y.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

Sight Came Too Late.
SheAWhen you married me you
said you were well off.
He-So / was, but l didn't know it.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

"Ah! Then / suppose the jitney
service is that for which the Philip
pines"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

A man is judged by his deeds; also
by what he doesn't do.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
But She Can Stop Her Ears.

But She Can Stop Her Ears.
PA, what is an echo?"
AN echo, my son, is the only thing.
that can cheat woman out Of the
last word''
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Its Warnings.

II see they are going to establish
a iitney line in Manila
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-13
1T SEEMED THAT WAY

The farmer, wearing a long, face,
entered the country drug store. I've
got something wrong with my sto-
mach" he announced, "and l want
you to give me something for it.
"An right, replied the apothecaFy
cheerfuHy; what are your symp-
toms?"
every little while something
seems to rise up and settle back, and
then by-and-by it rises up and set
ties back again"
The druggist stroked his chin re-
fectively.
Look here" he said gravely; you
haven't gone and swallowed an ele-
vator, have you?" Home
Journal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-13
ToDAY's BELLRINoER

A society girl approached Caruso
in the Hotel Knickebocker, New
York, the other day.
"Mr. Caruso, can't Iput you down
for couple of tickets? We are GET
ting up rattle for a poor man.
my dear" returned the singer,
breaking in. I wouldn't know what
to do with poor man if / won him"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-13

}VnlEO}
C-~u~|N~~S
Two pals who used to dine togeth-
er in a certain little out-of-the-way
cafe in lower New York met as usual
when the clock struck 6.
The younger man always ate twice
as much as the older man and was
the subject of much joshing about it.
Finally, when they had arrived at the
cigars the older man started his kid
ding.
well, Joey" said he, you certain
ly have eaten your fill tonight. l don't
see how you manage it
"Oh, it's simple enough" answered
the other. "You see, / come by it
honestly. l take after both my ia
Their and mother one ate a long
while and the other ate great deal"
An lrishman who lived in New
York lost his watch and notified the
police station. The desk sergeant
iolIied a little about it and finally
promised to leave no stone unturned
in New York until it was restored to
it's owner"
Pat, proud of this attention, went
home to his wife and supper and
told of his experience
"Why, Pat" says she, "shure an
ye left yer watch home in yer other
pants!" ~.
Indeed that was exactly what he
had done.
The next morning as Pat went to
work he saw some men digging a
sewer in the street
eye needn't moin that now" he
told the foreman, "fer Oh found itp'
HIS MIND RELIEVED AT LAST
PaFsonI was glad to see you at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
VON .TIRPTTZ

Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, the bearded giant who is the absolute ruler of the Kaiser,s navy, is.esfzty- six years ald,-. He came of a middle class family, and aequired the .s'von''
 of nobility only- after years. of san- vice slR the German navy. .1Tirp pitz the EternaI'' his oeuntrynen call him
 for,. wills chancelIors, and war minis ters and other imperial off cials. haze enjoyed a brief period of %poWer and
 have then yanished. he Grand ..Ad- sT1iraI has rafraaf14ed at TIaea rlevssf helm for more. than fifteen years. Ti1pItz was only sixteen when he joined the Prussian srDyal navy He had risen to the ranE~ of second leu tenant when the Franco-Pruss5an n
 war broke out. After. that he seTYed d f on ships in South Am eriean, sVT est
 Indian and Europeai1 waters, and in
 8zs was made the. commander of a ship, the 1ieten. By 1883 he was comnlander of a ffotiHa. and ten years a.ter he reached fhe's frank of rear-a eIzffral His sel evafion Asto afhe ] post t9ef sesretaTV of state to t1ae e ad-
 nairaIty scarne iii Il S98. Since then lie I has been not only the foremost fig lure in4the imperial German navy, but 1 1t might almost be said that he has I beens the :eraator of that tEs Esoniesssrght finahc1H9s aasista1c ela the Gsrman taxpayers. kTiess aX 3scontesa ng Rri ritannia's rtl1es or ths
 waves was origillal1ys. Tirpftz,s con fE-septien. sIt appealed to his I1arerTai ffaa ID ma steTxa9bS Kaiser gave von Iii SfreeSha in workfng out the plarlss he had originated Per.
 soma von Iarpitz is a commandine figure of q sn5an, standing over si1 .l feetSfn his hosiery. lille wears z I forked beard Somewhat like that af sl fected@ by Daddy Neptune. He is 2 walking encycIopetlia on naval mat I ters, and it has been declared tha, l be knows the name, tonnage, arnaa.
 naent. displacement and date u
 building of every warsh1p, not onl. E in his own navy, but in every navy O
 1 the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
FIRST ENGINEER

The first locomotive engineer in AmericaG was sHoratios Ali1en, who died in New Jersey only a quarter of century ago today, Dec 31. 1889. He was born in 1902, and he was twenty-seven years old when he made his first. and last trip in charge of a oconotive-engine. This engine e named the tStourbridge Lion,'' was built at Stourbridge. England, and was purchased and imported into America by the Delaware and Hutd- son Canal .company, for use on it's Carbondale and Honesdale railway. Allen, although. without any experi : ence as a locomotive driver, con sented to run the scentraptfon'' on it's first experimental trip sinse1s2e. He made the Journey successfully, but the '.Stourbridge Llon'ssf was found to be too heavy for the rails it was empIoyeds upon; and its use was discontinued. Although the pioneer 1ocofnotive :. engineer. of America lived toetbe eighty-seven,. he never. drove a locomotive again, but was content to rest on his .laurels The following year the first Amerf- can. loconotive. was built < at Cold Spring N ", and was used in 183O on the Charleston and Hambure railroad, in South Carolina.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
USE BUT HALF AN EGG

When the price of eggs is so high that economical women want sto- re-
 duce this, item ons the grocery bills
 they will find many places in their
 cooking where half of the egg will do
 just as well as the whole and the
 other half can be put away. in 9 glass ito be used in another way. The white ! Of an egg will keep we'll for a week in a9scooI place, but the yoll< does not keep so long. Even for a day, there should be water in the glass into
 which the yolk is dropped to prevent it from. drying.
 For covering croquettes or any food which is to be rolled in cracker crumbs afterward, the white of the egg well beaten answers every pur- pose. The yolk alone would not be satisfactory. y7 .Thickened gravy for
 milk toast, .codfish and chipped beef
 gravy are much gIfnproved by tha ad-
 ditfoR of the yo11x. but the white is
 useless. There issso much rich ness
 in the yollk, that it is a great saving EdT. the butter used for seasontng.s
 A' Many cake recipes call for either i the yoIk or the white alone. When l the yolks are left, two or three may 1 be used in making a custard@ filing, 1 with the addition of a cup of milk,
 half a cup of sugar, flour enough to
 make the custard the desired thick
 ness, which will be Nsabouts3a table, l spoonful and flavoring. If the whites I are left, one may be used in making ] the usual boiled frostfng or by beat ling it and adding confectioner's s1- gar to make the right consistency and flayoring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
STURDEE


 :, Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, chief of thea British war staff and sconmander of the Bri- t1sh fleet which defeated the German squadron off the Falkland Islands, is fifty-five years of age He 7enterAd the navy of Her ATajest in 4I841 OnIv routine duties fell to his lot until 1882. when he had 8 taste of real warfare in the Egyptian campaign, and energ- ed from the etest with the Egyptian medal, Alexandria clasp. and the Khe- dives bronze star. His ability mark ed hira from the first as a aconaing 2 man instlaeanavy.z Is 99 he became a captain and reached the rank of rear-adHaira1 in 1909: His first inn portant post was as commander of the British naval force which landed in San1oasaild his service in that cam paign won additional honors In 1905 he became chief of. staff of the Medi- terranean fleet, and in 1907 he was pronaofeds to the saIne position in the Chahnel fIeetSs4*Tn a907 and 1908 he was naval al de-d e7camp to the king. hi I91 g lie was made commander of the second eEufser squadron and ele- E:vahed to. hs rank Of viCe-adn7iral. As chief Of the sVar staff during the pres eTlt conflict het again dem onstrated his abfE itS;s@ and when it was determin- sed to d1sIa4e h a sauadron td wipe out the st Of lie lssefs17aan naval victory off Child and avenga the death of .Ad- mi ral CT sSEEDck and his n1ens Vice Ad- s l1airaI SEhE dae Vzas entrusted with he k job Of ffghtings the German sotadf on As a result of his success in that un- dertakin ng tsladee has been n 6iRsd ax a hero thr hollt the empire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

 : ss1gzv sszo1ters of the Honorable Court e5F Probate for StratfDrd A1str1ct no- 4feek fs4 hereby given Ito tate icrea1tors to the estate of
 ZACHARIAH MAILETT. late of the town of Trunnbull,. sdeceas- cd. that six months from the first day of Instant month, January are limit ed for exhibiting their claims against said estate or ever after debarred.
 RHODAH MALEETT, Excx.
 DANIEL MALLETT, Jr., Excr.
 Ye town of TrumbuIl, January 1st; E. WE tR1e4 subscribers having been apnOfntetf by the memorable Court Of Probate. or 4his district of .ss New Milford, Cofnnissfoners. on the es- +esto s1,e 5sssss ss<t
 JERUsHAl CABLE, late Of New-NEilford. deceased, rep resented insofvent. hereby give no lice to the creditors of the deceased that six months from the day o1 January are limited by said Court for the exhibifio nof claims against said estate to fFles Com nnnissf onars afore- said: and that we shall attend to the business of our Appointment at the dwelling house OF Aaron Hitchcock f,f said town of New Milford. on the second Monday of May 1915. at one o'clock afternoon.
 JOHN ROBERTS,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
Bridgeport Asrlt Was--
 sssstss sz@ a 1OO-5O-20 YEARS AGO
 lTaken From Files of The Bridgeport FarEner)
 sEdtted by FOLD GRIJN1E'l sf
1(1O-5O-2O YEARS ACC

saw that the only hope for him was
 an operatipps sThursday he was oper-
 ated upon but he failed to rally A lew rflohn eIits befora he died he called for hissno thers and told her that the end was near. She told him to ban-> smiled and s1gnified his willingness to answer thga final sunnf1 ons. His last nean entsa were ones of tranquil reposeEe s>s sc$Sst$7s : Ast@ s&fA
 Thesdeeeased was 25 years old. His
 associates were limited, not many mi ght suppose sto sfn emberss of his profession but largely to members of the Stxs4Josephis esTeTnperamce,s society of whteh he..wass for ten years &C., As ball player he ranked among ] the leaders: It twas universally con- l cedez-that he had. no superioF4as, a catcher, while he had but few equals as 8 batter. During his. career he
 played with.s4D Detroit, Saginawr Ma,nis-
 tree. Grand. Rapids, St. Paul, Duluth
 and Kansas City, It. was while on
 playing. attracted the attention of the f New Y ork and Chicago manage eIts, Each made him offers and
 The accepted the former because it I was nearer home. k,4
 5The season of ,9S ehe played if the
 Metropolis until a badly bruised lfingerac pelleds his>retireme ent.ss By
 Washington Il team ;, where he played I his last game Y Jim O'Rourlxa con- t sidered him one of s-ss thets sgEeatest Ecatchers the profession ever had. ... He is Survived. by his father and I mother and three brathers, Chris I topherr , oseph and Richard Me Malaon all well known locally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

ATADY ARRESTS A I-7I "A German fHdTvidua1 named Christo- ga1R lss esv YoudSs ssp ssss IzrrIoT ted into our loyal city, to fill the position of essu1o'a on Tuesday. His martial ardor met .witEEsR sad re- buff, however, as he was found to be one inch. too short to meet the ac- coTnada1inS standard of the Provost Marshal | Chr1stopher Slaen looking around with an eye to b5sFilsss. went into Miss Jane McesnI1ough,s house sneaP t11A foot of GoId street, appEo- prdated ascloak and then slxedaddled. Mss AEeEsu1Iough gave chase, then VGrhau1ed Shorty on the yHousa- tonic tracks, and neFself arrested hfzns bringing him down to Gregory and sonFs CoaI Yard. where snesIeft him in chaTge of Cfficer Theodore Gregory, who prompt1y 4oc4red Chris up, where GIoAks are very seldom seen. Subs must look out >slaoys they appropriate 'sdry geods.'itI in flu ture in this V1cinf warnf1ig by Frank Chrfstophers fats. 5. and beware of the ladies when yoan seW ant to for age. ssss8AS
 An Inferesting exhihitfon was gfver at the CathoIle school. on Go1der Hill, last M6nday evening. Father synnott was present and witnessed the exercises, which, consisted o1 Reading speaking, singing recita. lions. Sc. Some of tIie yolangster. kacquitted themselves adndrahly:
 @%aAa
 The Provost Marshall. we haar has issued an order, directing tha. eno more substitutes be accepted unlee. Fths principal. or the person for whom sane is to act. IS present when the ar ngeEnent is effected sz
 we learn that SC persons wev presended for substftutes yesterday Eat the MarshalI.s offfce, fin this city fanasa all, except three. were rejected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

.zi zienl'ss7 st:3IIldia- -3lIat- chopIn had first composed 1t and under kind of .haI1ucIna natton. s ssss
 ..zierns and the frequentersk Of his studio Wterefa wild: and :wtirnsical lot fn those days, and on thise-par rtttn- lar evening they were amusing them selves with a half comic, half ghast-
 " masquerade. Stripping the sheets wrapping upon which they could lay hand, they had improvised a ballet of ghosts; suggested doub lessa <: ry the phantoma of the nldiTs that rise from