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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
TO HOLD DANCE FOR
WAR SUFFERERS AID

-Four lodges OF the Sons OF italy
will hold a benefit dance at Eagles
hall on Monday evening. The proceeds
will be forwarded to the grand lodge
of this state and viii be sent to Italy
where it win be used for the support
of widows and orphans who have lost
their husbands and fathers on the bat
t1efie1ds.
About $50 former residents of this
city have been war victims since leav-
ing America The local lodges have
a registration of about 500 members.
Grand Venerable ChevaIier DR.. N. Ma
riano of Hartford will be present at
the dance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
RETURN THE RING.
Dear Miss L4ibbey:

Dear Miss Libbey:-
I am a young girl reader asking
your advice as to the following: If
young man has a, young ladys ring
and is slow about returning it to her
should she ask him for it? If he
should ask, DO you want your ring?''
what should she reply?
MISS J. A.
It would be quite proper to remind
the young man that you would like
the return of your property. If he
asks If he shall return it, the response
yes, please should bring about the
desired result. It often makes bad
friends to loan articles of jewelry to
girl or man
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
TICKLE OF FANCY.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
/ am a girl of 90 Engaged to a
young man. a year older. Our love an
smoothly until a young girl came to
live in this county, since then he has
become Indifferent. heard he made
love to her, but this he denies. He
carefully avoids meeting both of us
together. What shall I do?
B. H
If you have ample, proof beyond
doubling that your lover is tickle, you
should release him from his betrothal
vows. No spirited girl would wish to
marry man whose heart had strayed
from her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

write him to find out why he did not
reply? I cannot bear the thought of
giving him up. Please advise.
MISS e. B..
You must maintain your dignity
and seIf-respect at all hazards. You
would lose both by writing this young
man. who does not appear to be wor-
rying as to whether the correspond
ence ceases or not. He knows your
address. There is nothing to pre-
vent HIM from writing. If you still
dwell in his thoughts. You must
leave the issue to time to learn his in
tentions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
MISS LIBBEYs REPLIES
To YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers TO
your letters. Correct name and
address must be given to in
sure attention. Initials print
ed. Write short letters on one
side Of paper only. Use ink.
Personal letters cannot be an
sWered. Address Miss Laura
Jean Libbey, No. $40 President
Street, Brooklyn, N. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
Nfacedofne Peppers.

Take a small bottle of maceaoins
vegetables, drain them and add to
them small cup of bread crumbs, a.
gill of butter, pepper, SALT six sliced
truffIes, juice of an onion, one beaten
the mixture. FIJI the pappers with
the mixture after smearing them in
side with pate de fois gras. Serve
as an entree lgarnished with a boiled
beet rose.
Svveetbread Peppers.
ParbofI until tender then drain and
dice one pair of sweetbreadss add to
them one beaten egg, tablespoon OF
melted butter, gill OF sweet cream
pepper. salt, tablespoon of finely
chopped saItetd Brazil nuts and tea
spoon of chutney sirup. Fill the pep
pers with the mixture and dust the
top Of each with a little grated cheese
and bake. Serve as an entrse gar
nished with watercress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
THE CHRISTMAS RUSH

1t is not possible for a writer to saw
anything new about the eccentric and
troublesome aspects of the annual
American Christmas rush The news
papers talk about it annually, as is
their duty. The public still needs ed
ucafing on this question.
1t is national absurdity, that for
two weeks at the holiday season the
larger stores. and many of the small
ones too all over the country, should
be damned all at once with a mob of
purchasers, clerks compelled to work
under severe nervous strain. Mail
and express employees are still worse
off, slaboring under severe pressure, of
ten for unreasonably long hours It
is an imposition on large numbers of
lard working people and it could very
easily be avoided.
The Christmas gift habit is firmly
fixed in our customs. On the whole
it brings much happiness, particular
ly to children. It is too bad that an
occasion meant to bring joy and
peace to all should bring worry, hurry
and scurry to so many
There are q good many people living
from hand to mouth, who perhaps
can not spare ready cash in advance
and feel that they must wait to make
purchases until the last moment. They
are the exception, With the great
majority, the failure to anticipate their
wants is mere thougntlessness.
People have certain lists of gifts to
make. They know they are going to
make them every year. They might
just as well keep their eyes open all
the time to pick up appropriate ar
ticles as the year goes along. But
usually they let the whole matter go
until about 10 days before Christmas
1t takes some time to consider what
offerings they shall make. Then
there is one grand hurry scurry Of
shopping, tying up and dispatching
parcels, and the Christmas rush goes
on year, after year in the same I'M
reasonable way.
Kind hearted people should know
better. It is ungenerous to hard
working people. People with any
cash ahead of the game should plan
and make and dispatch their pur2
chases early in December They
would save themselves and others dis
comfort by getting the whole subject
out of the way in good season.
XMAS ROPING AND WREATHS OF
"A
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

fronts. center backs and urder-arro
seams even. stitch shoulder edges to-
gether. drawing gathers to fit Stitch
gathers at lower edge to position. lower
edges even.
For the short puff sleeve, close seam
no6ehed and gather on IcrosslIne Of
small 90 perforations; draw gathers
TO the required size and stitch tape un-
der gathers. Sew in arnho1e as notch
ed. small 90" perforation at shoulder
seam. easing any fuIness.
Next. close the back seam of the skirt
from large 90 perforation to, lower
edge. Gather on CROSSINGS of small
.o' perforations. adjust fouadation yoke
under gathers. certer-froats. center
backs and upper edges even, and brins
single large o. perforation and double
small 200 perforations to correspond
ing nerforations in foundation yoke
Join f1ounce sections as notehed;s sew to
lower edge of upper skirt section,
notches. center@fronts and center.
back even Adjust skirt. stitching
upper edge over lower row OF gathers
in waist center-fronts and cent err
backs even
Fur is so fashionable that band of
this trimming could be added to thu
bottom of the f1ounce. If desired.
sizes "A. 10 and 20 years, Price. Is
-,st4err ~ * motifs * ce1ts
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
WEARY OF CORRESPONDING
Dear Miss Libbey:-

Dear Miss Libbey:-
I am a young girl of 49, have a
number of young men friends, one of
them I like very much. He is in col
lege. I have been corresponding with
him three months. He always wrote
once week, but has not answered
nay last letter, though it was as nice
could be. Would you advise me to
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
MISS / 2.
HE rs FASCINATING.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
am young man of ordinary looks,
but seem to have fascination for the
opposite sex. With that I am exceed
ingly bashfuL How can I remedy this
defect?
A. M.
Mix constantly in the society OF
bright, entertaining young ladies.
There is no better schooling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

To recover for injuries to his horse
and damage to q wagon, Steve Kocis
OF Stratford has brought suit against
Frank Leddy of New Haven for $500
It is alleged that Oct. 7 last, Leddy's
on The horse was sosSevereIy injured
that $54 was paid for veterinary at
tendanee- The suit is. returnabIe to
the December term Of the common
pleas court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
CORNER FOR COOKS
Cheese Crouuettes.

Take pieces of cheese, CRATE fine ada
half as much bread crumbs and a very
little chopped oniolAA Mix Rn a
very little prepared mustard. Bind to-
gether with beaten egg. Form into
croquettes and fry in hot fat
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
FLOUNCEs LEND FRoCKs IUDIvTDuAITry

the open neck. face the center-front OF
the underbody to triple 1000 perfora-
ttons. Is Close seams as notched and
turn hem IN back at notches Adjust
the betting 2 inches wide underneath
lower edge OF underbody.
For the outer front and back close
the seams as notched and turn hem IN
back at notches, the large .Os perfo-
fattons indicating the center back.
Gather along the shoulder seam and &C
lower edge between double s.rT~, perfo-
rations. also l " inch above lower edge
and u inch below shoulder seam in
front Arrange on pnderbody. center
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

Fashionable designers are indeed re-
Ssourceful. and they impress into serv-
ice any feature that will add to the In
dfyiduality of frock. The dounce is
used to gain the soft folds and grace
full lines that are so mucn TO he desired
this season. The dress shown here is
made Of soft cream white silk crepe,
the skirt having deep founce of soft
satin, above which is an embroidery
design worked with beads. Rows Of
sEafrring are used to fit the waist into
the figure. the sleeves are short puns
and the V-shaped neck is finished with
: s:raasa ruff CT crepe. In average
size the dress requires yards 44-inch
crepe. yards 36-inch satin for the
ffounce and yard 27-inch lining for
the t1nderbody.
To make the underbody pleat the
front and back. bringing "T's to corre-
spending small -o'' perforations. For
Pictorial Review Costume
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
THE GIRL WHO
" WEEDS TOO YOUNG

..rzo one could te11-for nobody kne s"r.-
WIN love was made to gladden. q 80 ~
And hearts that would I9revet v1av
through 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

must be made and covered toilets must
be installed at once. Members of the
board and their inspectors went to the
Jail to-day to make inspections there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

Andrew Carnegie is said to have
only $2o.ooo.ooo left, but it is believ
ed that by strict economy he can
avoid asking the neighbors for help.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

Preparedness for the Small Boy
means a record of six weeks attend
ance at Sunday school before Christ
mas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
WOULD CLEAN CELLS
AT RoIICE HEADQUARTERS

After an Iuvesti CATION Of conditions
in the cell rooms at police headquar-
ters to-day, members of the board of
health decided that many changes
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
SEEING HER HOME.

Dear. 4iss Libbey:-
If young man rings a girl homo
should she say Thank your" Kindly
advise.
MISS r. P.
Thanks" is a graceful acknow1-
edgement of his courtesy. although the
pleasure of her company should be
sufficient reward for him
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04
Russians Make Gains
in Campaign For Riga

London. Dec. 1.-The Russians have
taken 2 miles of trenches, 700 pris-
oners and a large quantity of muni-
lions and food supplies on the Tul5um
road west of Riga. according to q de-
patch from Geneva to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

Two men were injured and damage
of $87s000 caused by an explosion al
the plant of the Peters Paper co. al
I1atrobe. Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

XMAS ROPING AND WREATTEs OF
LAUREL
JOHN RECr1 & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

XMAS ROPING AND WREATHs OF
LAUREL
JOHN RICK ~ SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

These Home Dresnaing articles prepared especially
this newspaper styles by Pictorial
Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-04

XMAS RoPNG AND WREATHs or
LAUREL
JOHN AEGkN Il SON
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20

we are-hy my reckoning, somewhere
q Nantucket sound, west of Mono
roy"
GrasP;ng small brass handle
affixed to the wheel box, lie jerkel it
oharply three times, and the automatic
horn olared raucously a threefold re-
Spouse up forward.
Keep that going" he begged,
three blasts in row and a minute
interval-and if the devil takes care
OF his own We may possibly escape be-
ing run down"
With sigh. relinquishing the wheel,
he collapsed upon the deck and was
almost instantly asleep.
The wind had fallen until barely
enough air stirred to keep way on the
vessel; she moved in silence, spec
trail ship upon a spectral sea Of long,
oily swells and the complexion Of lead.
Hitler and yon In the obscurity. fog
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20
CHAPTER XIV.
A Double Escape.

On Nauset Beach, in the shank OF
midsummer night. two men sprawled
on the sands, some distance back from
ne water, and listened TO the heavy
humping of their oyeTtaxed hearts,
and painted.
Now and again one would lift his
mead and stare out over the black face
VI the waters at a little line OF red
dlsa flames about mile off shore, All
tlat remained to witness tc The TACT
.na', an hour since, these two had
Deea IN command of as trim sm2!i
seAo9ner as ever venture6 the coast
MIS- trip from Portland to New YORK
IS far out again shone the star
0esFt light of a becalmed schooner,
lose people had been directly RESP on
s'oie or The disaster which had over
'@heA the smaller vessel.
II he course OF tins, beginning 70
the with more ease, one OF the
'"e m3rooned gentlemen said:
hat | can't Understandings TaF
as shy these damned thugs cot Z ere
thought we'd be asses enough to stay
~ooaFd the Seaventure and get burned
The other replied: Did they?
Looks that way-doesn't it? II
.Aey didn't why were we permitted
swim ashore at our elegant leisure
.uefe was nothing to prevent their
'0Sing round to cut US off,
Maybe they did. at that, and missed
sS AR. Law-and-Order,"
But"
We we're q wee mite excited you We
~. TO admit. It's Just possible We
aont hear the noise of their oars.
no' it's black enough for them 10
1--we overlooked US. A mans heaa
NE water isn't really a conspac-
ss9s object on a dark night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20

mad the life-saving patrol to look to
for protection. But the service is sus-
pended in June and July"
A silence commenced eloouentlv on
this assertion. broken only when Mr..
Law voiced thought bred of long and
malignant observation Of the schoon-
er's green eye:
I'D give deal to know who's
aboard that vessel"
You don't mean you think your reg
ular young woman-?"
ITS possible. Judith kidnaped
ECse iii Portland That's not so far
from Gloucester; motor car could
have caught that schooner before sho
sailed to Waylay US, this morning. And
what better way to take care of an
able-bodicd, full-tempercd girl you've
kidnapped than to ship her somewhere
by sea, in the care of Trustworthy
hallions?"
Don al. me-l'vc dome very E;t!o
ki3ns ing for one Of ny ycar,.'
For tupI nee, said Mr. Law, "I'd
risk a s"im OF to that boat and see
for myself
Fer two mlllioa dollars would
nos ,a.ic,s ,.sagll ,i,u l.,ut g.
cision.
A moment or SO later the line Of
little flames went out altogether and
Unexpectedly; Il, d the owner of the
late Seaventure fancicd he could hear
even at that distance, the hiss of
charred and smolderng timbers sucked
under and drowned out
Exit" he announced plaintively,
exit Seaventure, with heroic gesture.
"R. P good little ship
Alan Law sat up, abstractedly scrub
bin5 a crust of sand from his checks
and commented soulfully: oh
damn"
THAT goes double here" his com
panion rejoined And the way l
see it. I've got right to do all the
cussing at this iuncture of our hero S
foolish, but fascinating adventures.
I'm the injured party-it WAS my boat,
and now it's gone, I'm broke for fair
Gee" he pursued ,ndictiyely,
ooh, let up, caut YOU" Mr.. Law
exclaimed peevishly. I'm sorriar than
you are-and afterJRl. It's my loss;
re got to buy YOU another h}at All
10 vcr,r +prnpaT -
And my susceptibility to the ellarms
O. the wellknown sox," Mr. Earcus
corrected Nothing can ever restore
nv lost faith ID gentle womaas gentle
ness. When you brought that Young
woman aboard l thought butter
youIdD't melt in her mouth, ard 'of a
while | actually Contemplated dong
her tie Kindness or trpiRs yea esef
into ia drirs. sa's size could lavish
bor fanaer elections on resslar suE'
so,ne.-e att 10 appreciate her~eH an
~. ~ ii ~a.rse. Ard first thi2s l
<r,w s5a ms ad POINTS q se.n AZ ~
beal aai tiis M overheard &Ad y *
r,al.cs Il r.ey aaeasl or NI ~
f a.s (se aAe-s -.
c.aty ih Z
ssa
~ 49, 9r5 ea,af =
nh ~. ft sHh. = t7r Z
i.la-el luast- a9a. g y
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20
Flames Licked Out All Over thu
Schooner.

For thirty minutes nothing han
pened, other than that the sound Of
the fisherman's launch was stiled. Il
rested moveless in the waters, two
figures mysteriously busy in the cock.
pit, the Seaventure's dory trailing be.
hind it on long painter.
Gradually these details became
blurred, and were blotted out by the
closing shadows. The afterslow in
the west grew cool and faint. The
crimson waters darkened, to mauve.
to violet to a translucent green. to
blackness. Far up the coast two
white eyes. peering over the horizon.
stared steadfastly through the dark
Chatham lights" Barcus said they
we're
Abruptly he dropped the glasses and
Jumped up. Hear that!" he cried.
Now the humming of the motor was
again audible and growing louder with
every instant; and Alan, getting to his
feet in turn, infected with the excite.
ment Of Barcus, could just make out
at some distance dark shadow be-.
meath the dim, spluttering glimmer Of
light, that moved swiftly and steadily
toward the Seaventure.
What the DEVIL" he demanded,
puzzled.
you uttered mouthful when you
said 'devil'!" Barcus commented,
grasping his arm and hurrying him to
the landward side Of the vessel.
"Quick-kick of your shoes-get set
for mile-long swim! Devils work,
all right" he painted. hastily divest.
ing himself Of shoes and outer gar
ments. Il couldn't made out what
they were up to till l saw them lash
the wheel. light the fuse, start the
motor, and take to the dory. They've
made on grand little torpedo boat out
Of that tender"
He sprang upon the rail, steadying
himself with a stay READY" he
asked. Look sharp!"
By way of answer, Alan joined him;
the two had dived as one, entering the
water with single splash, and COM
ing to the surface a good ten yards
from the Seaventure. For the next
several seconds they were swimming
frantically, and not until three hun.
dred feet or more separated them
from the schooner did either dare
pause for breath or backward glance.
Then the impact of the launch
against the Seaventure's side rang out
across the waters, and with husky
roar the launch blew up, spewing sky
wards widespread fan of fame. Over
the Seaventure, as this famed and
died, pale fire seemed to hover like a
tremendous pail Of phosphorescence, a
weird and CHASTITY glare that suddenly
descended to the decks. There fol-
lowed a cracking noise, a sound as
OF the labored breathing of a giant;
and bright flames. orange. crimson,
Violet and gold, licked out all over the
schooner. from stem to stern, from
deck to topmasts.
IL seemed several minutes that she
burned in this wise-it was probably
not so long-before her decks blew
up and the flames swept roaring to
the sky.
E. the time Alan and Barcus, swim
ming steadily, had gained shoal
which permitted them footing in
"elstdeep waters, the Seaventure hal
burned to the waters edge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20

Continued Next Wednesday,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-20

self released. his captors leapng for
their lives TO the tafrrail
He caught an instantaneous glimpse
OF the knife-liks bow OF great steam
ar towering above the two-master-
sweeping toward Il At q speed which
raised smart tet Of white under the
outwatss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

FEDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATG-lor
paper maturing So ten DAYS or less. per cent. up
TO ninety days. Ter cent
CALL MONEY opened L. i. per cent: highest 2
per cent lowest u. per cent closing ~ per cent
renewal. ia Icr cent.
TIME MONEY quiet Rates. ~ cav per
cent for sixty days. ~. ?. PER cen, for ninety
DAYS. per cent for four. five and siI months.
MERCANTILE PAPER was dull. Ruling rates
393. per cent for beet names: bank acceptance
9hg.h per cent.
CLEARING HOUSE TRANSACTIONS. II
changes. $685. .5s265s. balances. SIS 2ss as5. The
sub Treasury creditor to th, amount Of fls6 EOS
SUB TREASURY .-Nes Yot banks lost TO n.
ub-Tfeasury SOL 900. and gained sine. Friday
s. So 600
FEDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATES ETSE.
WHERE Boston. for ten dajs per cent. 49, 90
ninety dSls. lhialc phis Tor ten d4ys a pr
cs.t. fof .,u co. ninety Gats. pc cent Cleveland.
W 70 S.1y o~t 4 pcg cent. slIS " ninety dks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
CURB MARKET
TRANSACTIONS
Oil Shares Improve-WarS Stocks
Irregular, with Some Marked
Losses-Mines Active.

Though recossions Of some proper
ton were made in a few OF the curb
stocks yesterday. the general tone or
the market was strong, especially IN the
oil shares. Trading was active IN
Standard oil Of New Jersey. which I'M
proved Is points. Prairie oil and Gas
Rrined 3, Prairie Pipe Line 4. stand
ard of New York and Illinois Pipe
Lire points.
Activity IN the industrial issues was
greatest in international Mercantile
Marine, which showed good improve
mcnt. The old common advanced ~
points. while the preferred went to
2SA, closing bit lower. with a net
advance Of pa points. Canadian Car
and Foundry was depressed. losing 4
points. and Lake Torpedo Boat, com
mon and preferred, each declined a
point briggs Seabury was advanced
(. Kelly Springfield Tire 8 and Subma-
rino Boat over point Car Light and
Power was heavily dealt in and made
a fractional loss. Mining stocks were
mere active and irregular.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS

Directors Of the American Window
Glass Company have declared diyi-
dend Of II y per cent on the preferred
shares. payable October 6 20 holders OF
record September %. This declaration
covers the final instalment of accumu-
lated dividends amounting 10 per
cent and the regular semi-annual div
idend Of 3h per cent. due Septem-
Der !.
Dividends on the American Chicle
Company's common stock, which have
heretofore been paid in monthly in
stalments, will be declared quarterly.
payable in January, April, July and
October
The Sub-TreRsury has transferred
$4,000 20 New Orleans.
Stockholders Of the Virginia &
Southwestern Railway Company have
elected Robert L. Pennington. Of Bris-
tol. Tenn. a director, TO I'll vacancy
in the board.
The Crucible Steel Company has
elected George A. Turville. treasurer
Of the company, TO the Office Of secre-
tary,
The August report Of the Lehigh