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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
Children Have Kidney Trouble.

Three years ago my little girl, An gseIa, was taken sick with scarlet fever and later dropsy set in; her face and limbs sWe1Ied and her eyes puffed- A leading physician here at the time, treated her without the slightest sue cess. A sample Of your swamp-Root having been left at the house at the time, I resolved to try 1t, and as it agreed with her stomach continued using it with gratifying results. The inflammation began to Subs1de after she had taken the first ffty-cent bot tle and after she took two large bot ties she was pronounced cured by the doctor and has been in good health ever since. The doctor came to see her every day and examined her ev- cry second day until he pronounced her kidneys in perfect condition.
 Now then the doctor was under the impression that I was giving my girl his medicine, but as his medicine had failed to do bit of good, and desiring not to offend him, L did not tell him I was giving her Swanp-Root and he | did not know the difference. I did not use one drop of his medicine after I | started my girl on Swamp-Root, and have always felt that Dr. Kilmer' S swamp-Root saved my girls life, for which I am grateful.
 l I cannot praise it too highly. Very truly,
 MRS. MARY BYRNE,
 New Brunswick, N. J. State of New Jersey
 County of Midd1esex ss. l Mrs. Mary Byrne, being duly sworn by me, according to law, on her oath saith that the above statement made by me is just and true. Mrs Mary Byrne.
 Sworn and subscribed to before me, I this 1 9th day of July, A. D., 1909. 1 Margaret P. O'Donnen, | Notary Public.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
FARRELL PREDICTS
 BUSINESS BOOM
Carnegie Corporation Need ed, Says Head of Steel
 Corporation.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 9-Courage and cooperation in business and con fdenee in a restoration of prosperity was the advice expressed by James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation in an ad- dress before the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania here last night.
 Among reasons for encouragement, MT. Farrell quoted eminent Euro pean and American authorities'' as calculating that the United States excess of exports over imports in 1915 may easily reach $1.O0O,OOO; and he declared that the balance of trade in favor of the United States for the opening month of the year is at the rate of s1,5oO,oOO,0oO a. year.
 ''The years of greatest prosperity in the United States have been when the balances were largely in our favor,'' asserted MT. Farrell. 'It is not inn prudent to predict that our total farm values for the current year, for the first time in the annals of this or any other country will pass the ten billion mark.
 "I feel safe in saying that, if you will strain a point just now and trade little more with each other and talk encouragingly as to conditions and other than pessinnistically, the business of the country will take on
 
 better times and, what is more inn portant, create more employment for labor. Our best efforts should be put forth to stimulate activity in busf- ness and do everything practicable to increase the number of working people, not only in the industries in this community, but throughout the whole country.
 The elements of prosperity are at hand; the developments from day to day are favorable. The steel trade has been called the barometer of business; there is a, marked increase in orders and in operations; more men are obtaining employment and the trade movement is progressive and encouraging, and we should do everything practicable to sustain and advance it.''
 Mr. Farrell said that up to within a few weeks cit seemed as if the prospects of material improvement in business were doubtful, but, ap- parently, the tide has turned and each day records marked improve | ment in the general situation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
HOTEL GUESTS REFUSE TO BECOME PANICKY
 WHEN FIRE. BREAKS OUT

A fire which started in a StorerOon1 on the second floor of the Arcade ho- tel, supposedly caused by the dropping of a cigar into wastepaper basket, and later emptied into large pack ing box full of paper created much excitement in the heart of the city at about o'clock last night 5 When, discovered. by the elevator operator seJifnnny' R ooney, it had gained considerable headway and could be. seen distinctly through the stained glass partition at the end of the hall As soon as Co.,. Munger, manager of the hotel, assured him self that there was sufficient danger to warrant calling out the fire ap- paratus- he sent in a still alarm and notified the many guests who were in their rooms.
 While most of these showed great ealmness and at once began to pack etheir things, some appeared in the railways in scant apparel and made their toilets in the lower floor rooms where they were sure of getting out.
 Chemical Co. No. I made short work of the fire, which had not crept into the walls Fsiremen removed a, large packing box>Sin which the blaze originated and extinguished such remnants ! Of the fire with hand ap- paratus The damage is less than $1o
 The. new submarine L-2 will be launched at Fore River, Mass, Feb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
AMERICAN EXPORT OF MANUF ACTURES
 SHOWS INCREASE

washington, Feb. s-Exports of American manufactures in December as compared with the level shown for the1 same month in 1913 show a, de- crease of 10 percent in finished man ufactures being more than offset by gains in manufactured foodstuffs. A statement by the department of com merce today shows that in certain lines of manufacture, however; ex- ports made phenomenal gains com pared with December a year ago Among the more notable Increases were. commercial automobiles from s1o1. 900 to .s3,88S.0 cotton knit goods $295S0OO to over $2,0oO, ,00o;i woolen clothing $18S,0Oo to $1, ,383,- 900; other woolen goods Including blankets $1OSsoo0 to $2,725. 900; rub- Der boots and shoes $s4,OoO to $s64.7 900; sole leather, $325,o00 to $3, 60O,- 900; upper leather $1,750,OO0
 Zinc increased during the same period from 137. 900 pounds to 36,- 66 1000 pounds while neta1-worktng machinery increased f.in value from $1,S50, 900 to $2, ,432,6OOO. An unusu- ally large prop of the exports are now going to Europe. s9asszsf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
WILL COST $89, 900 FOR
 CLEANING STREETS
Courtade Also Asks For s7O,0OO For
 I NIacadam Repairs.

The street cleaning department is the cost1iest part of the director of public works. department. according Hto the figures submitted in his reQuisi- tionJ He estimates it will cost $89, 300 to keep the streets of Bridgeport clean next year or about s5,OO0s more than last year. The items of the street cleaning requisition are divided as follows: Hard pavement cleaning, $42, 600. Hard pavement scrubbing, $5, 400. General cleaning, $37, 800. Tools and equipment, $5, 900. sT The next largest item in the direc- tors requisitions is $70, 600 for macadam repairs This is also $5,000 more than was asked for last year and is sup posed to include bona f1de macadarn repairing and not Warrenfte on which the administration tried to trim off $16O, O,oO0 from the $200, GOO paving bond issue last year. The street department also asks for $3S, 900 for sprink1ing with oil and water. It was nearly Il o'clock at the meet ing of the board of apportionment last night when the nden1bers of the board reached the requisition of the director of public works. Commissioner Loe- with proposed that it be postponed until tonight The other commission CTS assured him it would not take
  gone over rapidly and without much comment.
 Other items on the reQuisition were: la 7CulVert repairs, $500.
 Tree removal, $2, 500.
 Common road repairs, $10, 900.
 Crosswalk repairsi $2, ,500.
 Sewer repairs, $6, GOO.
 Sidewalk, curb and gutter repairs, s4, coo.
 Salary of director and clerks, .$5, 1oo
 Watering trough repairs, $1, GOO. New road roller, s, ,OO0
 Bridges, Supt. salary, $1, POO.
 For care and repair:
 Drawtenders, st, ,914. .96.
 Extra labor. s$2, BOO
 Telephone, SPA. Hardware and supplies $8Or
 Machinery repairs, $500.
 Masonry repairs, $100.
 Painting and scraping, $500.
 Lumber, $1,006. Coal and oil, $50.
 Motor power. s1. 200 Electrical appliances, $200 Repairing lenders, $500.
 Repairing Congress street bridge s2, 800 Signal lights, s9SO.
 Total, SIS, ,168 96 2 Sewer well cleaning, $8,8o8
 Sewer cleaning, $2, GOO. Total, SIG, ,So8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, Feb. 0.-Fore- ast: Fair tonight and Wednes- day, colder tonight.
 Connecticut: Fair and colder tonight; Wednesday fair. Fresh northwest winds.
 A ridge of high pressure ex- tends from Michigan southeast ward to Florida. It is causing pleasant weather with tempera- lures between normal in the ceh- tral and eastern districts. Zero temperatures were reported from several of the northern states and freezing temperatures extend southward to the gulf. Killing frosts were reported as far south as Jacksonville, Fla. The dis tTlrbance which was central on the Pacific coast yesterday morn ing is moving slowly eastward and increasing in intensity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
PERSONAL MENTION

The many friends of Miss Mar guerite Byrne, daughter of the late Chas. J. Byrne, will be pleased to hear that she is conva,lescing rapidly Miss Byrne underwent an operation two weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
Y. M. O. A. BOYS WILL
 CONDUCT RESTAURANT
 AT BOYS EXPOSITION.

In connection with the Boys Expo sition which is to be held Friday and Saturday of this week, at the Armory, the boys will run a restaurant. As it will take all day to see all the wonders of this Exp osition. one can buy a bounttfuI repast for a small sum. There will be "dogs'' piping hot, tasty sandwiches, coffee, as only the Y. M. c. A fellows can. make it, besides pie and ice cream cones
 The boys will also have a confec- tionary department-mi1k. chocolate, fudge and other homemade candies
 William A. Read & Co.,, bankers, purchased $3.oOO.oOo Ontario, Ca nada, f1ve-year per cent. debentures.
 The Marquis of Londonderry, one of the foremost of the Ulster move ,ment, died In London of pneumonia. aged 62.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
LITTLE MISS ROLAND ARRIVES.

A ten pound baby girl arrived at midnight at the Bridgeport hospital to MT and Mrs. Peter Roland of 1145 Barnuna avenue. Mrs. Roland was Miss Emma Kettner before her mar riage and is the daughter of MT. and Mrs Fred Kettner also of 1145 Bar mum avenue. Mother and daughter are doing nicely and Miss Roland is quite ready to be introduced to the many friends of her parents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
Letter to
 pr. KfITner & Go Binghamton, N. Y.

Prove What swamp-Root Win Do
 For You.
 Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for sam pie size bottle. It will convince any one You will also receive booklet Of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder When writing, be sure and menCon Ihe Bridgeport Daily Farmer. Regular, fifty-cent and one-dollar size botleS for sale at all drug stores
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

The new submarine L-2 will be launched at Fore River, Mass, Feb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

You can be happy-footed just like me. Use .TIZ" and never suffer with tender. raw, burning, b1istered, swo1- len. tired, smelly feet. ssTIZ' and only 'sTIZ,' takes the pain and soreness out of corns, ca11ouses and bunions.
 As soon as you put your feet in a. ''TIZ" bath, you just feel the happi- ness soaking in. How good your poor old feet feel. They want to dance for joy. TIE is grand. TIz,s instantly draws out all the poisonous exuda- tions which puff up your feet and cause sore, inflamed, aching, sweaty, smelly feet.
 Get a 25 cent box Of 'eTIZ'' at any drug store or department store. Get instant foot relief. Laugh at foot suf- ferers who complain. Because your feet are never, never going to bother or make you limp any more.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
PROMINENT AUTHORIZES DEAD.

Portland, Me, Feb. 9.-Mrs Au- gust A. Clifford. author and historian and wife of George Clifford, American consul at Basil, Switzerland, from 1884 to 1913. died today aged 73 years. She was a sister of former United States Eugene Hale and Fed eral Judge Clarence Hale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-14
ST, PATRICK AS A NATIVE OF SCOTLAND

the Roman pontiff. and having gained
discretion III his experience sert
and measure of general know ledge
in the years Immediately following.
I'atricius, the evangelist. who WAS to
become the most loved saint of the
Emerald Isle, was we'll equipped for
the life of i zeaiot when he came to
the north country once more. He
seemed never to have failed, good sense
as we'll tn" spirit of reliSioso
standing him in hand.
ireland as then divided. consisted OF
four Kingdoms, corresponding IT, the
present provinces. and one central
Kingdom. the present county of Meath.
and contiguous territory Here was
Tara, the seat of tn. federal king. Ard
kigh- St l'atricks conduct before the
pa ganS of the district won over the
ruler. he WAS baptized in the River
Boyite. and Christianity WAS establish
ed i'll the center of the four Kingdoms.
with Armagh as the seat of the metro
politan see,' says writer
The saint died at saul, when :. very
old man-some say more than 100 years
of age. Saul is in northern ireland
near the abbey of Downpatrick, and
there he was buried. huge. Hat stone
marking the spot and acting mecca
for all Ireland to this day. Three
hundred and siXty-fve churches were
founded by st. Patrick, and by the side
of each school was instituted Two
colleges held him as their father and
teacher. And the first archiepiscopal
see. in Armagh. was established
through his efforts
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WASEHTNGTON FLORISTS GROW SEANGROCKS
FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF ST. PATRgCEKS DAY

the shamrock dates back to Druidic
days. this legend of St Patrick and
the shamrock can be traced no farther
back than 1900. 1t is probably merely
a myth that has caught the popular
fancy.
1t is a curious coincidence that the
trefoil in Arabic is called shamrock and
was held sacred i'll Iran as emblematic
of the Persian Triads. Plinys natural
history asserts that serpents are never
seen upon the trefoll and that it is Il
specific for the stings of scorpions.
Surely no more appropriate emblem
could be chosen by st. Patrick, who is
credited with having driven all these
reptiles from ireland.
There is considerable dispute as to
what is the true shamrock. The wood
sorrei is usually considered so That
is edible plant of an acid flavor
Fynes Moryson. in 1893, wrote that
"'rhe Irish willingly eat the herb
shamrock. being of "a sharp taste,
which. as they run and are chased to
and fro, they snatch like beasts out of
the bitches" While DIR. Pryor records
that the plant which has for Il long
time been worn by the Irish st. Pat
ricks day is the black nonesucll,
others state that the clover was com
monty supposed to be the shamrock,
and that the Irish themselves of late
years had the leaves of one kind, !Tri-
foIiun ripens, as their national badge
Some authorities even consider that
the WatercreSS was termed shamrock
in early writings. II is quite possible
that was the real plant, the trefoil
having usurped it's place in order to
meet the requirements of the st. Pat
rick tradition. The plant which has
figured upon the coins of the realm Is
"A conventional trefoil and throws lit
tie light upon the subject.
Regarding the legend that shamrock
Is the national emblem of Ireland be-
cause it will grow nowhere else, bot
anists point out that white clover, for
instance, knows in many sections of
Ireland as shamrock, grows abundant
ly in the United States. The name of
shamrock is most commonly given to
one OF the hep clovers Curriculum
minus), which is widely dimused over
the island, but cannot claim to be its
exclusive possession. This is the plant
most commonly exported from ireland
for ST. Patrick's day celebrations.
Red clover has been locally called in
America the shamrock. This plant,
familiar to all Americans, is the state
flower of Vermont.
The true shamrock to an Irishnan is
the plant known by that name around the
spot Of his or his fathers birth, but the
botanist has as much trouble in identi-
flying it as he has IN identifying the May
flower of New England, name applied
In different localities to trailing arbutus,
to saxifrage, to hepatica and to two or
three other plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-14

mo the Irishman at home. On the
old sod OF in the land of his
q adoption there is no feature of
the celebration of st Patricks day
that appeals so strongly as the crushed
little spris of shamrock in letter
from across the sea, to be worn ON the
lapel Of his coat ard the living potted
plant TO he given places of honor on
the dinner table.
Washington has generous supply
of these little plants to be used
decorations In the celebrating OF the
great Irish feast day this year. Ac-
cording to conservative estimates OF
capital florists. more than 5000 OF
these little pots full of the Irish sham
rock Will be sold here this season.
An estimate of how large quantities
of shamrock arc imported each year
can be had from the records of the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
Jnerca which state that s19.i6o worth
of plants trees and shrubs from Ire
land were imported last year. exclusive
of bulbs. and by far the largest portion
OF this big quantity was shamrocks
One of the myths about this living
emblem of Ireland is that it can he
grown nowhere else but on Irish soil.
There is no plant known as the sham
rock that is peculiar TO ireland ana
the best proof that II can he grown
elsewhere is found in the fact that the
shamrock Is grown right here In wash
ington. Uncle Sam himself is Guilt
Waiting the little frefoil growth de-
scribed in song as follows:
There's dear little plant THAT grows In soil
Twas st. Patrick himself sure. that set II;
Aud III" his latrJrs with pleasure looked
down,
And with dew from his eye often wet Il.
l. shines through the bog. through The brake and
Tbs. nirclaud
And he called II the dear little shamrock of
ireland.
The dear little sbamno.k the sweet little sham
rocE
Tic Gear bttlc. svec, little shamrock Of Ireland
Supt. Hess of the Botanic Garden
las more than 100 little pots filled with
shamrock plants. grown from seed HAT
came from ireland. which he prepared
for the President and such other prom
inent officials as desire to have the
emblem of the day growing green in
their homes upon this St Patrick's
day But these favored few are not
the only ones who will have home
grown shamrocks. Several florists
with large greenhouses just outside of
the capital have been growing the
shamrock to be used a decorations in
celebration of the feast. If the de-
Inand was heavy, probably more than
1000 plants of shamrock could be
potted in the local greenhouses. but
here they are grown principally as
novelty.
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sense the pulSation of a new life the
instant he alights from the train and
hurries into the teeming thorough
fares about the railroad stations.
There is something in the very at
mosphere that gives the venerable me-
tropolis u distinct air of newness. And
yet in externals the city. while day
light lasts. appears unchanged by the
circumstance of war. Here are the
same drab London crowds hurrying
through the streets; the same congest-
cd traffic, tumble of buses and taxis
and horse trucks; the same shop win
dows; the same be-tiunkeyed hotel en-
frances; the same theater crowds pour
ing out from matinees, and the same
tearooms doing a thriving business.
And yet all are subtly changed.
London scenes are apparently the
same as a year ago, but there is an
undercurrent of life that is different, Il
change of tone that puzzles the man
who knows only the London of peace
times.
True, there are everywhere signs OF
military activity, but the general bust
ness aspect is not essentially changed
by the unusual amount of khaki in
evidence. The real difference between
London today and London yesterday is
due to something less tangible than
thousands of additional yards OF khaki
on the streets.
The real difference will he found by
the keen observer in the fieeting eA-
pressions of the faces about him. They
show the marks of Increased intensity;
they tell the story of Il people who are
learning the Ipvel lesson of living
faster.
London is different because London at
last has been jolted into speeding up.
Something has finally come into the
life of the Londoner in which he is for
once thoroughly and tremendously in
tcrested. The change it has wrought
in him has likewise wrought a change
in his city. He has the war to thank
for teaching him the difference be-
tween living to exist and living to live.
Ask him and he will tell you SO him
self.
Aside from his interest in the events
and the outcome of the war, the Eng
lishman in London is stirred more by
the call for recruits than by any other
circumstance arising from war. Every
where he is confronted, in one way or
another, with an appeal to enlist be-
meath the colors of the empire and fare
abroad to save his country from pro
longed and disastrous warfare The
recruiting spirit has London in its grip.
Possibly the most moving appeal OF
this kind-the one which is responsible
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ST PATRICK the shamrock and
~ Ireland are hard to disasSoclate,
~ whether the one or another comes
first to mind 1t is d common story, of
course, as to the use that the saint put
the shamrock when converting some
Gaelic dives, how they stood by the
roadside with the emerald fields oil
Ireland spreading out on either side,
and the missionary stopped, plucked
shamrock and held it up before the
scoffer. as typifying the holy trinity.
IT is also commonly told that st. Pat
rick was offered his mission to the
isle by the Pope. and that he was OF
French or t1enoese extraction
In a somewhat lengthy biography,
the authority recognized as first by
Ronanists announces that after much
investigation, research and travel, he
is certain st. Patrick was native of
Scotland, d bit of city called XII
patrick disputing with another bit OF
a city called Dumbarton for the honor
of being his birthplace. The exact year
is not debated upon, though a popular
be correct. That st. Patrlck's mother
was Gallo seems to be generally &C
credited. Doubt of his purely Gaelic
parentage is increased by the fact that
uuire the Gaelic language" says an
authority His father. he states in his
confessions, was a farmer and dea-
con of the church, and his grandfather
was a priest. all clergy being allowed
to marry at that time
The Isle of Man was one scene OF the
saints labors, as was also the western
part of Scotland, so that the Scottish
theory of his native place may not be
simply d theory and no more. Yet 1t
was not until he was forty-tive years
old that he was enabled to escape
slavery, which he had been driven into
at the age of sixteen. along with sew
eral thousand others, who were caught
and herded together by Irish pirates
and taken into the wilds of northern
Ireland. And 1t was not until nearly
twenty years after this abduction that
he was able to return from the CONT
nent, whittier he had fed for freedom.
That he landed in France after escap-
ing Britain is definitely known: except
that he is found a few years later
down in Rome, little is known of how
or where he acquired the necessary
learning to take the gospel back to the
north country. Zeal. perhaps. and sim
pie faith, and not a little confidence
in the inspiration he believed bis,