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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
FrencIl BirtI1-Rate Lower

Paris. July 2-The decline in the 2 birth-rate of France has been par t1eular1y noticeable since the war be- gan. The rate in 1914 averaged 1000 births daily; but at the beginning of 1915 the figures dropped to $50 and : there has been a rapid decline since then. In the week of June 6-12, which was the last week recorded, there were only S56 births in the en- tre country.
 A tax on bachelors and the prolong- ing of their military service while that of the fathers of families is shortened, and a dininuatfon in the taxes on the heads of families are among the measures being urged to help solve the question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

Of July Il ' under the direction of the women,s Social and Ponfica1 Union. of which Mrs, E1nneline Plank hurst is the leader. This parade will be held in celebration Of the promise Of Da- vid Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions, to receive delegation, of women anxious to serve the country as she1lmakers and in other capaci- ties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
Spain Is sdn Neutral

Madrid July 2ADiscussing the war and internal conditions in Spain, Pre- sn1ier Dato said today that there was no foundation for the allegation that the Spanish Government favored the cause of the Quadruple Entente. He said Spain favored neither side and Svas acting as fairly as it could.
 Asserting that the Constitut1on would not be suspended. the Premier said:
 Let us live united, having in view only the defense of the country That is the prfnciple we will maintain with nrmness
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
r.rance Not Using U. $. Shells

Paris. July 2AThe Ministry of War made the following statement today:
 Neither now nor at any time since the war began has the French arti1- 1ery made any use of any Shells what tsoever Manufactured in the United States
 This statement was made as a de- n1aI to a recent remark attributed to Prince RuprecEt of Bavaria that 50 per cent of the shells used by the French had been manufactured n the United States.
 Women to March in London.
 London, July 1.-The first woman's street parade since the outbreak Of the vpas-yR1M be held on the afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
e.-.s Nc Anm dinition

Geneya, July 2ALdks America. Switzerland maintains the{ principle of exporting anything to any coun- try, but her reasons for doing so are more compelling than Americas, as trouble with neighboring nations means starvation to her.
 The Swiss Government, however. has prohibited the exportation,s since the war, of many articles, including ammunition which Is needed by tn e Swiss Army Copper and cotton also are prohibited. Therefore New York reports of such exportation are in eorFeet
 The General Manager Of Escher, Wyss & Co. sof. Zurich said today: we are not making any war ma ferials Our specially is turbines. which we supply to all nations America, England, and- Germany alike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, returned to London from a vacation of several weeks, forced by trouble with his eyes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

and the most beautiful hands are ot. ten disfieuFed by an unsightly Wart- It can easily be removed in a few
 days without pain by using Cyras Vert Remover. For aaIe only at The Cyrus EharnacY. AIS Eairaelc . Ag@ '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
Make Passports to Order?

Paris, July 2@The Journal des Debats on June 10 affirmed that the Germans were using a forged Amer ican seal for passports to England Today it prints without comment the following dispatch from 8 corespon- dent in Holland:
 Having business in the German Consulate at Rotterdam, I waited in a first floor room until an employe deigned to notice me- Meanwhile, an- other client arrived whom a superior employe greeted. The following con versaTions in German ensued:
 want a passport
 z Where for?'
 .EngIand.'
 Go to the second floor; they will make one out for you
 ssI concluded that the German Con sl1Iate fabEcates passports.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

Operations at the Sharon, Pa, plant of the Carnegie Steel Co. have been resumed after IS nonths' tdleness, giv- ing employment to 800 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

serve conditions. Admiral Caper- toms force was sent to relieve the French marines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
wHE PHrrwFsT rA(m

FAorty-two persons were killed in the streets of New York during June.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02

arnaer Want Ads One Oept eForta.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
LADIES' SUITS

A lot of Suits that were p An marked up to 5000. An skSk exceptional opportunity ~~VV
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
ONE DOLLAR

Dresses that were orig inally up to 4-98. Pretty styles and patterns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
LADIES' SUITS

One big lot of Suits that O nA were were UP. up to o,Isoo 1890. Don't 6.UV
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
RES . YOU FOR THE 4th

All our straws up to 300 in all the new shapes ...
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

PROLOGUE.

A ronking, madcap, bewitch-
ing Irish girl, as Irish as St. Pat
rick's day in the morning, is
turned over to the care of aris-
focratic English relatives. They
r stiff and artificial, and she
rs as sweet and natural as q
healthy country girl can be.
They dislike her, but Peg holds
her own with jiauntypride and in
the end, by her generosity and
Dig heartedness, wins them per,
and, What is more, wins her for
tune, and, What is still more, wins
a very gallant lover. This, in
6riet is the story of a play
which by its originality, sweet
ness and charm has been one of
the most phenomenal successes
New York has seen in q lone
time. The author of the play
has turned it into a novel, so
sympatheticaHy, so brilliantly,
that Peg as a heroine of fiction
IS as zovable as she was on the
stage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

d1eamed of in his bitter struggle with
the handicap of his life. He had
something to live for now besides the
call Of his Countrywide call of the
heart-the cry of beauty and truth and
reverence.
Angela inspired him with all these.
In the three days she ministered to
him she had opened up a vista he had
hitherto never known. And now he
had to leave it and face his accusers
and be hectored and jeered at in the
mockery they called trials" From
the courthouse he would go to the pris-
on, and thence he would be sent back
into the world with the brand of
the prison cell upon him.
And back of it all the yearning that
at the end she would be waiting and
watching for his return to the conflict
dedicated his life.
On the morning of the third day Mr..
Roche. the resident magistrate, was
sent for by Nathaniel Kingsnorth. Mr..
Roche found him firm and determined
his back to the fireplace, in which a
bright fire was burning, although the
month was July.
1--WE sent for you to remove this
man O'Conneli." added Nathaniel aft
err a pause.
"Certainly-if he is well enough to
be moved"
'"The doctor, understand. says that
he is"
Every we'll. I'll drive him down to
the courthouse. The court is sitting
now" said Roche, rising.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

full and bright. A fowl with a sunk
N eye is always weak or ailing in
some way.
The legs should be medium in length,
set well apart and directly under the
fowl. Don't forget to give due atten-
ton to the b%roadness of the neck. You
seldom go wrong when choosing fowls
with broad backs across the shoulders.
Fowls which do not have complete
control Of all motions should never be
used.
A bird which when dropped to the
ground singers and does not regain
its footing Immediately should always
be debarred from the breeding pen,
not forgetting that the fowls Of the
heavy breeds are not supposed to be
so active as the lighter breeds. Also q
fowl whose comb and wattles turn
dark when the body is suspended
downward from the legs should new
er be used. l have had fowls die
when holding them by the legs head
downward, Il positive proof Of weak
ness. Fowls whose feet and legs are
unnaturally cold to the touch should
never be used.
When fowls are to be used as breed
ers during their first year they should
be at least eight or nine months old,
for the heavy breeds, before they be-
gin to lay, as it requires this length
Of time to normally develop the body
and to grow a large framed bird.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
De&E&IIfSCHf1[EN
&n1ll5UPBOARD
STUFFED

CTUFFED cabbage may be baked
y or boiled. Either white or red
cabbage may be used for the pur,
pose and the stuf1ing may be made up
of almost anything you prefer.
Cabbage Stuffed With Onion.-Clean
and soak a large firm head of white
cabbage. Scrape out the core. leaving
space enough for the accommodation
OF a mixture composed of q cupful of
fine breadcrumbs. Il small onion cut fine
and a little salt, pepper and celery seed.
After these ingredients have been beat
en- up with a tablespoonful of melted
butter and three eggs, put into the av-
ity in the cabbage. Tie Il strip of mus
lin or cheesecloth around the head.
Bake until brown.
Novel Baked Cabbage.
Cabbage Stuffed With Nuts.-Take a
medium sized red cabbage, two onions,
n carrot, one small turnip, three
ounces Brazil nuts, four ounces bread,
boiling milk, butter, N egg. thick
brown auce. Partly cook the cabbage,
drain, make hollow in middle and fill
with nut forcemeat and tie up. Melt
butter in a baking dish. put in onions,
carrot and turnip, cut into slices; sea-
son. fry for ten minutes; put in cab
bage and pour in Down sauce to half
cover. Bake for half an hour.
White Sauce With This.
Stuffed Baked Cabbage.-Take nine
sausages, INC onion. one inch of red
pepper pod, one square inch of han; or
q slice Of bacon, one canned tomato,
one head cabbage. salt and pepper to
taste. Remove outer leaves of cab
bage and soak in cold water one-half
leaves in boiling salt water with one
third teaspoonful soda. Make a stuff
ing Of the minced ham or bacon. the
sausage, onion and tomato. Mix well
and season. Lift cabbage from water,
drain well and open up the heart. Put
in two or three tablespoonfuls dressing.
fold two or three leaves over this. then
put in more dressing, and so On until
cabbage is we'll stuffed. Place the outer
leaves around the stuffed head. press
together. and tie. Put into Il buttered
baking dish: pour owe it one cupful
white sauce. seasoned with red pepper
and a little salt. Sprinkle top with
buttered crumbs and bak" unit! ten
der. Remove outer leaves: serve on a
hot dish with the sauce.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
BONE CUTTER PAYS.
Turns Waste Material Into Valuable
Egg Making Feed.

Turns Waste Material Into Valuable
Egg Making Feed.
A bone cutter used regularly will
soon pay for itself by turning what
would otherwise be waste into the
best of egg making food. The COM
bination Of animal and mineral mat
ter in green bone is frequently just
what the flock most needs to bring
the eggs in winter, when the hens can
not get out and balance their W ra-
ton, which they do largely when they
have good range.
A poultry raiser of long experience
has this to say Of bone cutters and the
feeding of cut bone:
Seven years ago 1 bought a bone
cutter and fed fresh, green cut bone
for six winters. If the hens are full
feathered when cool weather sets in
and then are fed green cut bone three
or foul times Il week one may look
for plenty of eggs all winter. Early
in the morning l feed q warm mash of
ground corn and oats, equal parts,
wheat bran and cut clover or alfalfa.
About 10 a. m. ! scatter oats in the
straw in the scratching room. At 4
p. m. l feed shelled corn in the straw.
On cold days warn it in the oven.
THE bone may be fed either in the
warm mash or by itself. The straw
in the scratching she'd should be
changed twice a week. The bone
should always be fed fresh. 1t will of
course spoil after q time. although it
will keep for u long time in cold
weather. For regular feeding at this
season of the year l give about a Ia
blespoonful TO each bird three or four
times a week"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

The memory Of those three wonderful
days was so marvellous. so vivid, that it
shone like a star through the blackness
OF those terrible days.
You seem to have taken hold of my
heart and my soul and my life.
Forgive me for writing this to you, but
1t seems that you are the only one I've
ever known who understands the main
springs or my nature, of my hopes and
my ambitions - indeed. of my very
thoughts.
Today | met the leader of my party. He
greeted me warmly. At last l have prov
ed myself a worthy follower. They think
1t best L should leave Ireland for awhile.
IT l take active part at once l shal be
arrested again and sent for a longer SEN
tence.
They have offered me the position OF
one OF the speakers in a campaign in
America to raise funds for the cause"
must first see the chief in London. He
sent a message, writing in the highest
terms OF my work and expressing a wish
TO meet me. I wonder if it would be
possible to see you in London?
IL L am sent to America it would speed
my gong to speak to you again. If you
feel that l ask too much do not answer
this. and / will understand.
Gut or the fullness of my heart, from
the depths of my soul and with the whole
fervor of my being. l ask you to accent
all the gratitude of a heart filled to over
flowing.
God bless and keep you. Yours in hom-
age and gratitude,
FRANK OWEN o'coNNELL.
Her answer:
London, Nov. 10, IS.
My Dear Mr.. O'Connell-I am glad in
ueeu TO nave your letter and to Know you
| are fran nppj, nv e. ~ f..
your misery during all these months and
longed to do something to assuage it. 1t
IS only when a friend is in need and all
avenues OF help are closed to him that a
woman realizes how helpless she is.
n they have not crushed your spirit
does not surprise me. | was as sure of
that as L am that the sun is shining to-
day. That You do not work actively in
ireland at once is. | am sure, wise. Fool
hardness is not courage.
In a little while the English government
may realize how hopeless it is to try to
conquer a people who nave liberty in their
hearts. Then they will abate the rigor
of their unjust laws.
When that day comes you must return
ana take up the mission with renewed
strength and hope and stimulated bv the
added experience of bitter suffering.
L should most certainly like to see YOU
IN London. l ann staying with a distant
connection of the family. We so to the
south of France in a few weeks. | have
been very ill-another reproach to the
weakness of woman. L am almost recov-
cred now, but far from strong. | have
to lie still all day. My only companions
are my books and my thoughts.
Let me know when you expect to arrive
in London. Come straight here.
have SO much to tell you, but the
words halt as they come to my pen.
Looking forward to seeing you. in all
sincerity, ANGELA kINGSNORTH,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
POULTRY
an0 EGGS
HANDLING HEAVY FOWL.
In Selecting Breeders Choose Birds of

In Selecting Breeders Choose Birds of
Constitutional Vigor.
The breeder must be exceptional In
vigor. Never use pullets which have
been forced. neither immature speci-
MEMS, writes T. P. Penn in the Peta-
luna Poultry Journal. To secure good
breeders we must begin with the
chicks, or even the eggs in incubating.
From Il poultry bulletin 1 have been
able to gather these points about
choosing q typical breeder: Comb and
wattles should be fine in texture. The
fowls head should be broad and strong
with a stout beak. The eye should be
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
SELECTING BREEDING Fowl,

A good plan for the breeder to fol-
low is to begin to select the breeders
the day they are Matched. The sturdy
little fellows, the chicks that hustle
from the time they break the shell
and show rapid development, r the
birds to watch and set aside that your
lfiock may increase In strength ana
bring success.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
CHAPTER Ill.
The Irish Patriot.

!CO far no man in the little walled
U in zone she had lived in had
~ ever stirred Angela to an ever
momentary enthusiasm. They
were all so %fatuously contented with
their environment. Sheltered from
birth, their anxiety was chiefly how
to make life pass the plaasantest.
They occasionally showed a spasmodic
excitement over the progress of Il
cricket or polo match. Their achieve
ments were largely those of the stay
at home warriors Who fought with
the quill what others faced death with
the sword for. Their inertia disguised
her. Their self satisfaction spurred
her to resentment.
Here was a man in the real heart of
life. He was engaged in a struggle
that makes existence worth while-the
effort to bring a message to his people.
Then arose a picture of her sister.
Monica, with her puny social preten-
sions-recognition of those in a high
er grade, bread m meat and drink to
her; adulation and gross fattery, the
very breath of her nostrils; her broth
er's cheap. narrow platitudes about the
rights of rank and wealth.
The memory of her mother was the
) only link that bound her to her child-
hood-the gentle, accomplishing spir-
it of her, the unseltish a%bnegation of
her, the souls tragedy of her, giving
up her life at the altar OF duty at the
bidding of a hardened despot.
She was reused from her self search
ing thoughts by the Doctors voice and
the touch Of his hand.
"Goodby for the present, Miss Kings
north. Sure it's in good hands Pm
lawn him. But for you he'd be lynn
in the black Jail with old DR.. Costello
glarin' down at him with his gimlet
eyes,"
Angela sat down at a little distance
from the sickbed and watched the
wounded man. His face was drawn
with pain. His eyes were closed. But
he was not sleeping. His fingers lock-
ed and unlocked. His lips moved. He
opened his eyes and looked at her.
"You need not stay here" he said.
"Would you rather I didn't?"
"Why did you bring me here?"
"To make sure your wounds were
attended to-
Your brother is a landlord-'Kings-
north, the absentee landlord we used
to call your father as children. And
I'm in his sons house. I'd betther be
in Jail than here"
"You mustn't think that"
you've brought me here to humil-
late me-to humiliate me"
mo. To care for you, to protect
you"
protect me?"
eff l cam"
"That's strange"
II heard you speak today" She
paused. "You mustn't go to prison."
cts the lot Of every lrishman today
who says what he thinks"
'It mustn't be yours! 1t mustn't"
Angela's voice rose in her distress.
She repeated: 1T mustn't! I'll appeal
to my brother to stop it,"
IF he's anything like his father it's
small heed he'll pay to your pleading.
The poor wretches here appealed to
old Kingsnorth in famine and sickness
not for help, mind We, just for a lit
tie time to pay their rents-and the
only answer they ever got from him
was PAY or gov"
II know, I know" Angela replied.
stand many a time when I was a child
my mother and I cried over it"
He looked at her %curiously. "You and
yer mother cried over u.s."
eve did. Indeed we did"
F., 'They say the heart of England Is In
Its womankind. But they have moth
ing to- do with her laws"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25
CHAPTER w.
Angela In Distress.


M TINGSNORTH went on: sThe at
~ titude Of the people, their
views, their conduct. is deplor-
able-hopeless. l came here to
see what I could do for them. l even
thought of spending a certain portion
of each year here. But from what I've
heard it would be a waste of time and
money"
1T is discouraging at first sight, but
We'll have Il better state of affairs pres
emily. We must first stamp out the
agitator. He is the most potent handi-
cap"
Gould it be done:"
ut would take time-every big move
ment takes time" Roche paused, look
ed shrewdly at Kingsnorth and asked
him:
what do you intend doing with this
estate?"
Il am in a quandary. I'm almost de-
termined to put it in the ~market-sell
it, be rid of it. 1t has always been a
source Of annoyance to our family.
However, I'll settle nothing until 1 re-
turn to London. I'll go in a few days
much sooner than l intended. This
a being brought into my house has
annoyed and upset me-"
Pm sorry" said the magistrate.
Miss Kingsnorth was so insistent,
and the fellow seemed in a bad way;
otherwise l would eve have allowed
it,"
A servant came in response to Kings
north's ring and was sent with q mes
sage to have the man O'Connell ready
to accompany the magistrate as quick
ly as possible.
Over a glass Of sherry and a cigar
the two men resumed their discussion
about the estate.
II wouldn't decide too hastily about
d%isposing Of the land. Although there's
always Il good deal of discomfort, there
is really very little trouble here. In
fact. until agitators like O'Connell
came among us we had everything
pretty peaceful. Well dispose of him
i'll short ORDER"
do. Do. Make an example of him
by all means"
Trust us to do that said Roche.
After a moment he added: ITO refer
again to selling the estate. you would
get very little for it. 1t can't depreciate
much more, and there is always the
chance it may improve. Some of the
people are quite willing to work.
care they: They've not shown any
willingness to me-"
"Oh. no. They wouldn't"
What? Not to their landlord?"
You'd be the last they'd show it to.
They're strange people in many ways
until you get TO know them. Now
there are Many natural that
might be developed If some capital
were put into them"
my new steward discouraged me
about doing THAI. He said 1t might be
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

MTINGSNORTH went on: s'The at
~ titude Of the people, their
MA views, their conduct. is deplor-
1hla-hOnnlacS oann horn To
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-25

There are a half dozen different
shapes Of combs worn by the vari-
Gus breeds of chickens. The most
common and beautiful is the sin
gle and the lex in popularity the
rose comb. The standard requires
all single combs to have five points,
except Minorcas and Dorkings,
which have Six. The combs should
be symmetrical. plumb and an or
nament to the bird. The illustra-
ton shows a single comb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-10-01
Judoina by Appearances.


The tired father Of restless boy
Grated as follows, not speaking to the
boy directly, but doing it in his pres
ence:
"How true it Is that it is never safe
to Judge by appearancesv'
eyes," replied the boys mother, see.
ing that 1t was her cue and answering
with another version Of the cliche. zap
pearances are often awfully decep-
tive"
"And so are inanimate objects" con.
tinued the paterfamilias with marked
emphasis. "You would think, for In
stance, If you judged by appearances,
that the heavy pair of school shoes !
bought for James the other day. was
going to last for more than three
weeks, wouldn't you? And you would
never think that the fragile looking
arithmetic bought him at the begin
ming of the term would bid fair to last
forever. But look at 'emi"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.