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seaboard with it's chain of 12OO0O00 city dwellers was no Holland to drown itself under it's own sea in order to de stroy its foe These cities were no Moscows to devour themselves in fire that the enemy might perish with them This was the United States of America, and this was the twentieth century, and the mer, no less brave. no less patriotic, faced the conditions of their place and time.
 They formed Committees of safety. They wrestled with their topheavy mu- nicipaI machineries to make them an swer the sharp need. Under the stress all the defects of their political rule stood out uncompromisingly not to be denied. Their overstaffed departments were lost in the ingenious mazes of their own contriving. There was only one answer to the ineXtrica ble, blind confusion. It was martial law.
 But here, too, there was ineficiency -ineficiency that had been cultivated and tended, like a plant, by politics through the needless years. In the ar mories there were no reserve supplies of weapons or ammunition for the vol unteers who came to offer their serv- ices. Although the United States gov ernment had given the states enough money annually for many years back to equip them to full war strength, and although the militia nowhere had main tained even ore-ha1f of that strength. there were no reserves of blankets, of uniforms, of tents,~ of cots.
 The volunteers could not even be shod. Those who were accepted had to drill in their worthless street shoes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28
NOTICE

For fOFty-nIne yeara xva a, Se ndlctdng business at the same 1,fI eeocat1on, corner of Main ana !TSE,. S-. PPSztee1s: PIte: BE1dgePort. Conn, and 11s1- o1T Inere continuously. We have rece3,-ssd 4no eta paid ont on demand vSftI1oIIs T,9,l Sos,ted fld1lAaons asoi1 of dollars Of money 6ie. aosl9eo with us and we cnnriniIa T0 ESceive money subject to deDosifo,.se S41 G4taecK at sight. on which ySt. aiSr,vg S per cent per annunn e,FeFIjfe~1
 S eacD account monthly SVo er7If-Sf- Ine accounts of individuals. b1IsfTF-s Ss' @SH' 1lE1ns end corporations. and aIT ~no II want bank account where fhev G@sn depostE money, checks or 6Paffs end leave 1t for one day.o week. c1s 11ontn 4n OF one year, ard draw fnferesgr we gfVe to the business our C9rsFnf personal attention as the oldest fSTsl-S o1 pE1vate bankers in this stata
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that never could survive the test of rough roads and mud and water.
 Politics, politics! It stared the appal- led citizens in the face wherever they turned, as it had stared them in the face for a general ton, but now they had to look and see! It was politics that had left their state militias to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28

airy and 60 guns in six hours 2 In the Crimean war 45,OO0 men, S3 guns and 100 horses were disembarked and set on shore in less than eleven hours without modern appliances "Over Seas Operations" See also Brit ish and French records
 This was the time for the American army to strike, before the enemy could increase his forces and move forward to attack.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28
CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER NfIE
 The War in the Fog. ~O organize an army in the face
 of the foe is like organizing
 fire department when the
 streets of a city are already in flames. This is what the chiefs of the army were trying to do-had been do- ing day and night desperately ever since the troops had come together And in Washington in the archives of congress there were lying sheaves of reports, gathering dust, that had de- manded nothing except the chance to do it in time.
 Here were regiments of militia so 'organized'' by their states that if they were permitted to go into battle as they were ITO companies of infantry would face the enemy without single
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28
EASTON

Miss Katherine AIayne of Rochester, N. r., is bording for several weeks with Mrs. John H. Candee
 Miss Hazel E. Sherwood has returned to her home at Glover Leaf Dairy from a visit with MT. and Mrs. Frank Blakeman of Oronoque. Mrs J. Ar thur Sherwood spent Friday with Mrs. Blakeman and accompanied her daughter home.
 Miss Agnes Nelson is spending the' summer months with MT. and Mrs Clarence B. Andrews at Rock House
 Miss Lillian and Miss Bertha An. drews, who attend the Danbury Nor mal school, are spending their vaca ton with their parents, MT. and Mr. Elmer s. Andrews.
 Bar gold to the amount of f5O0.- 900 was sold by the Bank of England. The bank earmarked f125, 900 for nis-. cellaneous purposes.
 Damage of over $10O,oOo was caus- ed by fire that wrecked a business block at Mystic, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28

OO Q w II p a Il s a Il q
 backache, and h a d h e a d a ch e a good deal of the time and very little appetite.
 The pains were so
 bad that I used to sit right down on the floor and cry, be- cause it hurt me so and I could not do any work at those times. An old wo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound and I got a bottle. I felt better the next month so took three more bottles of it and got well so I could work all the time I hope every woman who suffers like did will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. P. W. LANSING, Box 8, Allyn, Wash.
 Why will women continue to sufferC1ay in and day out or drag out a sickly, half hearted existence, missing -fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?
 For thirty years it has been the stand nrd remedy for female ills, and has re- stored the health of thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, alteration, tumors, irregularities, etc.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkh ann Medicine Go. (cOnfl- dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence
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(To Be contlnued.)

Sultan Mehemed of Turkey is re- ported in an improved condition fol- lowing, at Constantinopfe, ans opera ii on for the removal of ga1lStones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS IQHN RECk $ SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28

4e15b j. w Mher An the Ieab aHenahc of War Invading AnyW PrentR
 gua. Trained Unhsin CzensC COaND DefnsesF 6Nesy an Oher Weapons of Defense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-28
IN SUCH PAIN
 WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything UntilRe- stored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
 ble Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota.-"I used to be very sick every month with bearing
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Museum For Children.

One OF the special rooms at the
Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton, which was the idea Of Dr. Samuel
Langley, is devoted entirely to exhib-
its designed to interest boys and girls
DR.. Langley knew that most museums
are not arranged so that their exhibit
lions, even in natural science, can be
seen and admired and studied by
young folks. He decided that these
things should be presented in a way
that would appeal to children. So he
superintendent a special children's dis
play. In a room used for the purpose
all the wall cases which contain large
numbers of birds arranged in claSsi-
hcations designed to draw the interest
Of youngsters are built low, so that
everything within them is plainly to
be seen The largest and smallest
birds Of prey, the eagle and elf owls
and curious birds, such as the tOucan
and umbrella bird, are represented.
while bright colOred and curious shap-
ed shells, strange and interesting in
sects, specimens OF minerals, fossils
and coral formations are also shown.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
The STRENGTH of a Spider.

The amazing strength Of spiders is
shown in a number Of well authenti-
Gated instances. Thus We have an in
stance Of a half inch spider catching
two inch fish. 1t was Of the ground or
wolf family. A scientist came upon 1t
struggling with a fish on the edge Of a
little pool. Its claws were buried in
the fish's tail. 1t had the tail out Of
the water, but the head still remained
underneath The spider struggled to
pull the fish up the bank, and the fish
struggled desperately to draw the spi-
der into the pool. For ten minutes the
scientist watched this silent and dead
ly fight Then be hurried away for a
bottle in which to put the cOmbatants
when he captured them. He was gone
about half an hour, and on his return
the end had come. The fish was dead,
and the spider was slowly dragging its
victim away.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
cHILDREN's FALL CLOTHES.
How Young Girls Are PrsttiIy Dressed
These Fall Days.

How Young Girls Are PrettiIy Dressed
These Fall Days.
Children's wash dresses suitable for
school wear are In ginghams, percales,
linens, ratines, piques, cordalines and
other heavy wash fabrics. Many are
In plain colors trimmed with checked,
plaid or striped material, while others
are OF a fancy material trimmed with
plain fabric. Combinations OF MILDLY
or blouse OF plain color with a skirt Of
plaid. or vice versa. are very pretty.
Colored worsted dresses are also In q
great variety OF styles In serges, pop
Inns and checked and plaid wOrsteds.
Some are made In sailor effect, while
others have the MILDLY blouse or the
new college blouse with shocking.
In dressy little frocks combinations
Of worsted and silk. such as serge with
plaid or check silk. are seen. Corded
and plain velvets are combined with
satin charmeuse or fancy plaid, check
ed or striped silk.
For older girls three piece suits are
popular. They consist Of simple little
serge or gaberdine dresses with a short,
snappy coat In Norfolk, Russian or box
effect OF the same material Flat col
lars are almost universally worn, and
sleeves are usually set In at the regu-
lar armhole. finished or with a dare
cuf or made In aare effect starting
from the elbow.
Children's coats are made with a
slight dare In the lower section. Some
times a coat Is cut in two sections and
Joined together at the normal or slight
" lower waist line, this joining COW
cred by belt OF sash. A yoke some
times appears in the back, sometimes
In front Sometimes as many as four
pockets appear on coat, and they are
also used on belts. Shocking and hand
embroidery trims wee coats. and braids
and buttons trim all coats. Krimmer,
beaver. otter. seal, mole, chfnchilla,
squirrel, ermine and eoney, as well as
velvet In plain colors and novelty
stripes and checks, are used for collars,
cuts and other trimmings.
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Havs . Hobby.

The woman who is not interested IN
things IN general or something In par.
ticular Is an uninferesting companion.
No matter how beautiful she may be,
her charm viii be minimized or Of
short duration.
The victim OF ennui or Indifference
victimlzes everybody about her. Her
friends may look upon her and admire
her beauty, but she Is decidedly unin-
teresting. and even little bit Of her
society Is generally an overdose. To
be blase Is not TO be interesting II
you are weary Of everything In rfe
you need the attention Of a physician;
there is something wrong with you.
mentally and physically.
Something new and Interesting In
this world Is cropping out every min
ute. The most interesting people are
those who see things and set all posi-
BILE pleasure out Of them. An exhihi-
ton OF Indifference to things about you
g not an evidence Of intelligence. In
tellIgent people are the ones whose
eyes are open. That Is the way they
become Intelligent Such people are
the most interesting. sometimes they
are 50 interesting that even II they
happen to lack beauty that fact \ for
gotten IN admiration Tor their intellect.
Some one has said that everybody
should ride hobby.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

That housekeeping ana campaigning
for woman suffrage can be wholesome
" combined has been demonstrated
by Mrs. Edna Buckman Kearns OF
Nassau county, n. 7. In one day
Mrs. Kearns prepared both breakfast
and lunch for her family, put her
house to rights, canned seventeen cans
of peas and six jars Of raspberries and
then went to suffrage meeting and
made such a good speech, urging wo-
man suffrage in the interests OF pure
food that she started some profitable
work In the cause Of votes for women.
In the course Of her speech Mrs.
Kearns happened to mention the can
ming she had done that day, and after
she ciosed her hearers crowded about
her to ask how she canned her peas.
Then the idea popped into her head
that here was chance to make some
money for woman suffrage.
Mrs. Snyder, one Of the Official can
ming demonstrators Of the United
States farm bureau, was engaged as
teacher. One town after another feIl
IN with the movement, and an through
the month Of August the women gave
practical demonstrations Of the fact
that better housewifery ana enfran-
chisement Of women are twin move
ments. As Mrs. Kearns said:
I've are proving the fact that sur
fragists can can and can campaign
while they can. Suffrage stands for
the best way Of being the best sort OF
woman in the home. Why, It was
only a week ago that a whole house
hold was poisoned with pes soup made
from Improperly prepared peas"
The Evening Mall OF New York city
says editorially OF this movement:
This sounds Ike an Improvement
on the old fashioned quilting bee,
where the women talked about the
parsons last sermon and the parsons
wffe's new bonnet When the house
wives get together in the future to at
tend to domestic duties and to taIk
about politics we may expect more sci
enti6c housekeeping"
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
SEWING AS AN ART.
The Pendulum Swings Back. and oirIs
Are Taught to Sew.

The Pendulum Swings Back. and oiris
Are Taught to Sew.
Every woman should know how to
sew. There Is mistaken notion In
masculine minds that every woman
does know how to sew. But this is by
no means a general ruling. There are
quite a number OF the fair sex who
have no skill whatever with needle and
thread and are quite unable to mend.
much less to make. their own attire
When the first movements were
made toward the higher education of
women, the movements which originat-
ed the important women's colleges and
educational eenters Of today. the effort
TO improve feminine education and
raise it above the mediocre instruc-
ton Of early days went TO the other
extreme. and Greek and Latin and
mathematics completely usurped the
place OF the domestic arts.
Dressmaking and hOusecraft In all It's
branches had no place In the curricu-
lum Of the modern college girl, and
the young lady who came back from
her finishing school might be very
learned In literature and the sciences,
but was very little use when Il came
70 sewing and busting and the many
duties Of ordinary home life.
Now the pendulum is swinging back
again, and one Is glad to see that even
the most advanced Of girls schools In
elude housewifery and other useful &C
complishments IN their list OF subjects.
II is perfectly easy to be studious and
thoroughly well educated. to have a
good working knowledge OF the arts
and sciences. TO know languages and
history. and yet be able to handle
needle and cook q dinner.
So many quite young girls are tnclin-
ed to think this Is impossible. They
feel that noury hands and an intimate
acquaintance with a dustDan and
brush are things to be avoided. A
tine comes row and again IN the life
of nearly every woman which demands
the performance OF these simple duties,
and the girl who Is totally uuprepared
Cor such emergencies may end herself
IN a sorry plight indeed
There Is Infinite wisdom IN teaching
girls IA their teens to make their own
clothes, to cook and 70 clean and make
up room. and there are fortunately
many mothers who instruct their |
daughters themselves IN these matters. |
A girl VII not be wearied with needle
work II her handiwork produces q new
and dainty gown for her own adorn-
ment. and cutting out. taeking and |
stitching are double In interest when
the completed garment win be some
thing to Be proud Of.
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A h.u suimminn Doll.

A new and interesting toy is rubber
doll that swims. 1t Is hollow and con-
nected by a slender piece Of tubing to a
small air bulb. When not inflated the
arms and legs are folded close to the
body, which to add to the effect is clad
IN a miniature bathing costume. When
in the water the head Of the doll pro-
trudes above the surface while the
body remains submerged like that OF
swimmer. By pressing on the bulb and
forcing air into the device the small
arms and legs are Strengthened out
while the release Of the air quickly
draws them back to their folded posi-
tion, 80 that a very ufelike stroke IS
made. By pressing the bulb intermlt-
tently the doll is made to swim quite
rapidly through the wuter
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

This simple suit for the schoolgirl
may be developed In serge or covert
Its only trimming Is cloth belt at the
normal waist line and roomy patch
pockets big enough to hold tennis balls
and notebooks. The buttons are bone.
With heavy boots and gloves and a
bOyish hat and tie, daughter viii be
equipped for at least the next few
months Of school. for durability is the
first word I'm this case.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

When y0u so to bed, If you are look
ing for beauty sleep. you should tan
asleep right away. The beauty sleeper.
the one who wakes mp looking refresh
ed win fall asleep the moment her
head touches the pillow. She wTl fan
into a slumber. heavy and dreamless,
and she viii waken In the morning Of
her own accord.
The old fashioned idea OF the beauty
sleep was the sleep that comes before
midnight Every hour passed IN sleep
before then made a woman younger.
according 70 the old time idea. After
~ the sleep is heavy ana not 50 good
Tor the nerves. being less inYigorafin4
and less Strengthening.
Il b not 90 much the amount Of sleep
as the quality that counts. An Edison
can set a. much fleep IN four hours
as most OF rs get N eight which
means merely that his sleep q 90 In
tense bis rest so perfect that 10 four
hours al the fatigue polsons are driv-
ea from bis system. while most peo-
pies sleep = 80 1tful or 20 light that n
takes EIGHT o. nine hours 70 Do tie
same Eork for them.
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10 Mako tha Hair curI.

One Of the best and simplest lotions
for making the hair curl Is made OF
ounce seeds When It dries IT leaves a
hne powder on the hair Ike dandruff,
but this may be easily brushed o6. To
make this nuid take a tablespoonful
OF ounce seeds, bruised, to a pint Of
soft water. which Is boiled gently until
the amount is reduced to three gilla.
It ID then strained. and when. cold two
tablespoonfuls OF cologne and alcohol
are added Aoisten the hair with the
nuid before putting up In KID curriers'.
Another formula which has given
satisfaction consists Of borax. one
ounce; gum arabic. 0e dram: hot wa
ter. one pint: spirits Of eamphor. two
tablespoonfuls- When the 6rst three
are dissolved add the camphor, ana
when the mixture 4 cold bottle for
ugo
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

The Effect of
HomeSiCkneSS
on Children.

Children often suffer from homesick.
ness when away from home, and II the
conditions continue after a reasonable
length Of time they should be humored
not that a child should be encouraged
In remaining tied to It's mothers apron
strings all its life, but the first visits
away from the maternal roof should
be very carefully arranged, 50 as not
to have a disastrous effect upon the
happiness Of future visits and subse-
Quent modification and unhappiness,
which sometimes last all ones life.
Children are lonely little creatures,
and as their lives are usually very regu-
lar any departure from the daily rou-
tine Is very upsetting. 1t Is as wel for
a child TO be so used to going to sleep
by himself from the first and to learn
to help himself as soon as possible.
But, no matter how carefully guarded
a child Is, there may come a time when
he viii hear some silly talk from the
maids or from other children about
burglars or ghosts or other nocturnal
frights, which VIII upset In an instant
all the sensible mother training, with
subsequent difficulty In getting to sleep
and need for mothers constant pres
ence.
There Is no use In scolding a child for
such fears, for often grown persons
have them, although you VIII find that
most adult sufferers have had them
from childhood Happy now is the
mother who has made her children
open with her. She alone can over
come these bedtime fancies by judi
cious comforting, sensible thrashing out
OF the subject and diversion In the way
Of introduction Of other stories at bed
time.
But II q nervous child must for some
reason be sent away or intrusted to an
others care at night let the bedtime
companion be carefully chosen Chill
dren are much afraid OF ridicule and
store up many hopes and fears in their
own little hearts to be worried over at
bedtime. When mother Is not there to
comfort the homesickness may be very
severe at that time, and somebody who
knows how to cope with the situation
can do much to overcome II.
1t is an excellent plan always to give
a baby its water from a teaspoon rath-
er than from a bottle, because In this
way even q tiny baby win learn to
drink from a spoon-an invaluable
knowledge when 1t is necessary to give !
medicine. When a child is sick the !
kidneys are only too prone to be af- !
fected, and 1t Is essential to provide |
plenty Of water, especially in cases Ike !
scarlet fever. where kidney complica- |
tons are more usual than not
a child with a tendency to constipa-
tion or any stomach trouble should be /
encouraged to drink plenty OF water. |
II it rebels against a full glass give
half or even a quarter Of a glass at
time, and make a game Of it 1t is
just as important to provide good
drinking water as good food, and for
the first few days at a new place one
should make the children drink rather
sparingly until the properties of the
water have become familiar.
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A Word to the sunhurn.d.

Sunburn is often extremely painful.
In many cases where a girl has been
out In the sun practically all day the
skin blisters and causes very real suf-
fering. 1t Is a wise girl who knows
how to care for her own sunburn, for
she viii save herself good bit Of pain
by doctoring IT at once.
When you return to the house after
a day In the open and find your arms,
neck and face all rose eolored from the
sun don't stop to question why, but
start in treating It at once. The burn
never hurts the first day, and some
times It does not the second day, but
you VIII certainly get it the third un-
less you are very careful. Don't wait
until the skin begins to itch and smart
before you put on a cream, but at the
hrst sign Of rose color, where white
usually Is, start your doctoring.
Cocoa butter is excellent to take the
sting out Of sunburn. and witch hazel
cream Is another fine emollient Rub
either one In well at the first appear
ance OF the burn and then again the
next day, and you win not be bothered
much by the pain and itch.
II you are well burned and do not
attend to the skin at once you win find
that the smart and sting once begun
are almost impossible to stop. After
the flesh has begun to prickle and itch
you VIII probably pile on creams, but
nothing does very much good until the
burn has worn Itself out. The two
remedies mentioned may help to re-
lieye pain, but they win not stop II
unless applied the hrst day.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

For the first time In her life the little
girl here pictured became acquainted
with a sure enough pump in the coun-
Try. 1t was a most wonderful thing
to Miss Ernestine Lindauer Of the
Bronx, New York city. who for all her
short life OF three and a half years
had simply turned the spigOt at the
sink and seen the water flow. At this
wonderful country pump. however. she
quickly discovered that one must work
to secure water. Ernestine thought il
a great improvement over the city way.
It was great fun to watch the water
flow after the pump handle had been
moved up and down. The mere turn
ing OF a spigOt Is very little pleasure
compared with pumping on the farm.
During Ernestine's visit at the New
Jersey farm, where she made such
wonderful discoveries, she never failed,
even when it was raining, to get her
drink Of cool water by her own exer-
lions.