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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
FEWER FAILURES NOW IN AMERICA
 THAN FORMERLY

With business generally prosper ous, financial obligations are met with greater promptness and the country s failure record continues highly en- couraging. Strictly commercial de- faults numbered 1,249 during October and the aggregate liabilities were $10,775,654, as reported by R. G. Dun 6 Co.,, as against 1,154 insolvencies for $11. 9,07s In the revious month : 1,599 for $25,522,3so a year ago; r. 6S6 for s29,702,17S in 1914; 1,434 for $2O,245,466 in 1913 and 1,150 in 1912. when the amount involved was $15,- 7e2,337. It thus appears that while there were ninety more reverses than in the shorter month of September, the number was less than in any Oc- tober back to 1912, with the smallest indebtedness of any month since May 1910.
 The number of failures each month for three years is given below, with the amount of liabilities for each month this year:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Profitable Pebbles.

The flint pebble industry gives oc- cupation to many women and childnen along the French coast lying between Havre~ and Dieppe.. The pebbles col lected in and near Havre are selected for their spherical shape and arc used exclusively for pulverizing in certain industries, particularly in the manu- fracture of cement and in copper mines, being employed in the interior of large cylinders. In the cement industry the slow 7turning of the pebbles produces powder which becomes an ingredient of the cement, while in the copper in dustry the metal is freed of all tmpuri- ties by the grinding operation. The same kind of pebbles is used for crush ing purposes in the manufacture of paint. Another important use of flint pebbles is in the manufacture of porce. lain, the pebbles for this purpose be- ing found between Fecamp and Calais. Philadelphia Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
An Inviaible Clock.

A public clock which can be heard, but not seen, is one of London's cu- rious possessions. 1t is in the tower of St. Mary Abbot's church, Kensing- ton, and Is the only public clock in the immediate neighborhood. It chimes the quarters and the hours, but com mits itself no further. It has no dial, no hands, no outward and visible sign of any kind to show that it is clock. This eccentricity, it is explained, is the result of two causes-one aesthet- ic,, the other financial. When the tow CT was built in 1879 clock was sug- gested as an afterthought, but the architect protested that it would mean the addition of fifteen feet to the tow CT and the ruin of it's cherished propor- tions. A second point was that the church, having but slender funds, could not afford clock with a dial A compromise was arrived at by install ing the works of chiming clock in the belfry without dial or hands.-Pear- sons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
A "Friday" Shin.

A true story is told of a skepdcal Massachusetts, cGptain who way back in the early years of the republic de- termined to exhibit the fallacy of the Friday superstition. He contracted on a certain Friday for the building of a ship, and it was arranged that the keel of this vessel was laid on Friday, that she was launched on a Friday, named Friday, commenced loading on a Friday and hauled into the stream on the same day of the week. To add to the possibilities of disaster, a negro cook named Friday was engaged. and, thus fully freighted with the sinister name, the Friday sailed on a Friday, bound to a port in the West Indies. From that day to this no ticings of the ill fated craft have been received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
lnvasions of Russia.

The first great invasion of Russia was that of the Huns, race of fierce and warlike Asiatics, who swept over eastern Europe fin the fourth century.
 In the thirteenth century the golden horde of Tartars captured Russia, and from 123S to 1462 the country was un- der the yoke of the MongoIs. In 1895 Tamerlane invaded Russia, but retired. In 1462 the Slavs again gained the as- tendency, and Ivan III. (the Great founded the present monarchy and introduced firearms and cannon into Russia.
 In 1479 there was another great in- vasion of Tartars, but they were driv- en out. In. 1913 the present royal fam ily,j the Romanoffs, gained the throne. In 17O0 the Swedes invaded Russia, but after several victories they were routed.
 The last great invasion of Russia was that of Napoleon. His disastrous retreat from Russia, in which most of his army was destroyed, marked the beginning of the end Of his power St. Louis Post Dispatch. L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
SELLS EMPLOYERS
 FLOUR AND LEAVES
 CITY FOR NEW YORK

Leaving Bridgeport today on the boat for New York, with a roll of money that represents the sale of s110 worth of flour, which he he'd been told to deliver to Bridgeport merchants, Frank Smith, teamster. may discover when the ship docks in New York today, that 1t pays to be honest.
 Lieut.. D. o. Cronan received word in time to telephone to New York and detectives will board the boat when 1t arrives in New York and arrest Smith.
 Smith, who lives in lodging houses around Water street, and who is am- bilious to enter the \"movies' as a "bronche buster," was sent by his em- pleyer, Abraham Platzke, who has charge of the delivery of all flour coming te Bridgeport by water con- signed te local dealers, to deliver bar rels of the product to various dealers.
 Instead Smith sold lit, clothed him. self from head to foot in new apparel and went to New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
indians and Time.

Certain of the reservation Indians still cling to the calendar of their aI- cestors. The Indian method was to compute time by sleeps and moons. A sleep Is twentyfour hours, and a moon is a month. There is also midmoon, where the sun is at 12 o'clock meridian. This hour is tndi- cated by pointing overhead
 When an Indian pointed quarter way up the sky he meant 9 o'clock; when he pointed quarter way down he meant o'clock. Sunrise was the eastern horizon and sunset the western.
 When there was \moon the time was indicated in the same way as by the sun. Were an Indian asked the distance to certain place or how far he had come he would say so many sleeps, or days travel A sleep, as describing distance, was about thirty i've miles when walking deliberately or from fifty to seventy-6ve miles if going in haste with message.-Phil- adelphia Inquirer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
shake.pears's Benefactors.

Of the millions who love to read Shakespeare how many have even heard of Heminge and Condell2 Yet to the faithful labors of these two poor players we owe the first attempt to give. the world complete edition of Shakespeare's plays! No collected edi- ton of the poets work was issued in his lifetime, nor did many of the plays even find their way to print until John Heminge and Henry Condell, Shake speare's intimate friends and fellow actors, took the task of publication in hand, disclaiming ambition either of selfe profit or fame in undertaking the design" and being moved solely by desire ito keepe the memory of so worthy friend and fellow alive as was our Shakespeare"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
VICTORY CERTAIN,
 CHANCELLOR SAYS
 IN THE REICHSTAC

Amsterdam, Nov. 1o.-Chance11ol Von Bethemann-Hollweg,in his speech before the Reichstag committee yes- terday expressed the conviction that Germany was certain of final victory according to reports of the session published here. The chancellor is quoted as saying:
 England and France in 1915 guar anteed to Russia territorial rule over Constantinople, the Bosphorus and the western shores of the Dardanelles with it's Hinterland, while Asia Minor was to be divided among the mem bers of the entente. The annexation intentions of our enemies also in- cluded Alsace-Lorraine, which the League of Peace is to guarantee them. Such a policy of course cannot form a basis for an effective peace union. Germany is ready at all times to join a union of the peoples and even to place herself at the head of such a union of the peoples and even to place herself at the head of such a union to restrain disturber of the peace. Not in the shadow of Prussian mi1i- tarism did the world live before the war, put Luo SIiduOW Ol d. pO1lCy Ol isolation which was to keep Ger many down.
 Against this policy, whether it ap- pears automatically as an encircle- ment, military as 8 war of destruction. or economically as a world boycott we, from the beginning, were on the de- fensive. D
 "The German people wage this war as defensive war for the safety of its national existence, for it's free development. We never pretended pretended anything else. Not other wise can he explained this display of gigantic fofce, this inexhaustible hero- ism unexampled in all human his- tory.
 "The enemy obstinately wills to war with the calling up of military mater ial and auxiliary forces from all parts of the world. These efforts harden our will to live. This will is unconquer- able and we await the enemy's recog- hilton of this, confident that this rec- ognition must come"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Audubon and His Hair.

Audubon, the great naturalist, early in his career wore his hair very long. , He wrote in his diary one day: q wear my hair as long as usual. I believe it does as much for me as my paint ings." However, in 1927 his friends succeeded in persuading him to get his hair cut according to the prevailing fashion. On March 19 of that year he wrote in his diary: '"This day my hair sacrificed and the will of God 'usurped by the wishes of man. As the barber clipped my locks rapidly 1t re- minded me of the horrible times of the French revolution when the same op. eration was performed upon all the victims murdered by the guillotine. My heart sank low" Further to express his grief, the margin of the page on which this entry was made he painted black about three-quarters of an inch deep all around.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
The First Atlas.

The first modern atlas was the work of Abraham Ortelfus, a Dutch geogra- pher, who died 518 years ago. His monumental treatise, entitled 'The- atrum Orbis Terrarum," was first pub Hshed at Antwerp in 157O and was re- vised and reissued five times during the authors lifetime. It was a folio volume containing nearly huAdred maps, representing the different coun- tries and continents as they were then known. Although this atlas was a mome4tous achievement, yet bright schoolboy today coIlld draw maps from memory with a better approximation to correctness, Even England and Scotland appear in this pioneer volume with amazing distortions of coast line and relative area, and many other maps in the volume bear only a slight resemblance to those of today.-.-New York World,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
The word "Pestern

When we say we have been pestered by the bill collector aud the political candidate we are not indulging in American slang. We are using a word that is more ancient and arfstocratic than any of our proudly displayed coats of arms. And 1t came from the same source as most of the world 8 aristocracy-from the farm! "Pester' is an abbreviation for "impester," and a pastorium, in classic Latin, was sim- ply pasture. There were no fences around the pasture, and to prevent the horses and cattle ftom straying too far in quest of lush grass their feet were shack1ed. You would think you were being spestered' if your feet were tied-that is, impestered-so that you could not run.-St. Louis G1obe-Demo- craf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Liabilities,
Number

The improvement in the business mortality, as compared with recent preceding years, extends to each Of the three classif1cations, viz.: manu- featuring. trading and other commer- cial. Among manufacturers, there were 2S5 failures in October for $3,- 802,162, against 4b7 for $s,s37,s22 last year: 435 for $12,793,605 two years ago; 422 in 1913 for SIC, ,454. 594 and 321 in 1912 for s6.30s,S30. The exhibit made by this class, in fact, is the best for the period in a decade, while trading defaults last month numbered SS6 and the liabilities were $5,4s6 1900 in comparison with 1,094 in 1915 for $9.9b5,202: 1,176 for $11,- 534!606 two years ago; 945 in 1913 for 38,431, ,721, and 767 in 1912, when the amount was $6,239,674. The trad ing Indebtedness was the smallest re- ported in October since 1906.
 Among agents, brokers and other concerns not properly included in either manufacturing or trading there were sixty-nine insolvencies, with lia- bilities of s1,487,292. These figures compare with ninety-eight similar suspensions for. $6,929,25s last year; seventy-f1ve for s5,974,5o7 in 1914; f1fty-eight in 1913 for s1.359,151, and sixty-two in 1912 for $3,212,s33.
 Not in any October since 1905 have there been so few large failures as was the case last month, those for $100,000 or more numbering only 13 and involving $2,241,216 altogether. These figures contrast with thirty similar defaults for s11,829,159 last year; forty-eight in 1914 for $16,146,- 0s5; thirty-three in 1913 for $8,-0S4,- 409. and twenty-one in 1912 for $5,- 756,359. After eliminating the re- verses of unusual size, there remain ed 1,227 smaller insolvencies and the amount supplied by these was $8,534,- 43S, or an average of $6,956. This av- craze compares with sS,728 a year ago and is the smallest for the pe- riod since 1909. The large suspen- sions last month occurred as follows: Seven for $1,113.33s among manufac- turers, only two in the trading class for $253,717 and four in other com merciaT lines for $S74,161.
 Tn the following table comparison is made of the number of commercial failures in the United States, cover ing three years, by leading classes of trade, and the liabilities reported in each class for October this year: Manufac- Number Liabilities
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
That Indefinite Article.

The rule dealing with the indefinite article preceding words commencing with ''u" (wben pronounced "yu'C does not appear to be an adamantine one. Like Afacaulay, with his fondness for "an" university, many of our best writers and speakers prefer to ignore the rule and back their fancy in this little question of euphony. AS for the man in the .strset, the matter has long ago been settled in favor of "a" in all cases where the initial "u" has the 'yu" sound, partly no doubt because such phrases as "an united people" do not come tr1ppingly ohe the tongue and have an old fashioned, pedantic flavor. And there are sensitive ears that will prefer "a unique" to the moro studied Ian unfQua. ."-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
An Ant That Spins.

The spinning ant is found in India, In Ceylon, in the islands of Ma1acca and in Australia. This ant weaVes it's nest between two leaves of a tree, preferably the mango. It begins to build or to weave by drawing two leaves together. To do this it runs a line of its working material-material similar to the spiders thread-the length of the leaf and around it. While at work 1t chngs to the leaf with its nails and at the same time draws on the leaf nearest to it with its mandi- bles. Sometimes the two leaves suit able for nest building are too far apart;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Tot. con'e'1 1a4o 15se 1886 1o.77s,s54
GOES AWAY TO START
 LIFE ANEW, TAKING
 HIS WEES JEWELRY

Repeatedly telling his wife that he wished fas could go away and start life anew. Steve Baile. of 43 Laurel avenue, disappeared from his home, 43 Laurel court, with gold chains several watches, & cameo pin, other >jewelry and ss5 in money, yesterday afternoon.
 Bake, w1ae suffered a shock about g. year age and has been in poor health since, is being sought by the police eH complaint of his wife. He is 46 years of age, five feet, eight in ehes tall, and left home attired in dark clothes and tan shoes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
SEVENTEENTH AERO
 BATTLES IN S0MME

Paris, Nov. 10.-Seventy-seven aer ial combats were fought on the F,renc front yesterday. The war office re. ports that in these encounters a FOX ker and nine other German airsh1ps were brought down.
 There was intense artillery fighting on various sections Of the front anc also infantry activity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Confession of a Contributor.

I wish I might never have to dang1e my profession on a label. l am always embarrassed when am forced bla- tantly to expose it-for example, to the frank questions of the doctors sec ret2ry or of a customs official. 'Pro- fesston?" they ask, and I cringe before the admission, "I am a writer" don't feel ladylike when I say the words. On such occasions I could give my entire remuneration for an Atlantic essay to be able to say, T am laundress.''- Winifred Kirkland in Atlantic,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
inauisitixe Girls.

Bessie-I almost hate Carrie Dyer! She asks such impudent questions, you know. was. telling her if Frank Barnes had asked ne to marry him once he had asked me twenty times, and she had the impertinence to ask me if he had asked once. Minnie-The idea! But has he, Bessie ie7-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
PRACTICAL HEALrH- HINT.
Dangers of Bad Teeth.

'" A bad tooth should never be
 + tolerated, and the danger of can
 # cer is only one more good reason + for having it attended to. Can
 < cer of the tongue may occur at + any age, but it is most common
 + between forty and sixty. AS me-
 .. third of all cases investigated '' have been shown to be definitely + associated with jagged or decay + ed teeth or imperfect plates, it . + would seem that here is one . %' method of preventing cancer. + It is probable that other condi- . '. tions occurring. in combination . + with bad teeth increase the like + nhood of cancer of the tongue . + as result, but the removal of . !. tHis form of irritation is so sim . i. pie matter that deaths in cases . !. of this kind must be charged to . + pure negligence. If the removal . + or treatment of the tooth does 1 .a' not relieve the situation and the . + ulcer continues, prompt operation i i. is necessary. for this form of |.
 + cancer is quickly fatal. 1 + !!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Welcome Joy.

Elf you ain't got manners ter tell Joy good mawnin' when you meets him how does you expect him ter call roun' by de place you live at?. You better be mighty keerful, fer, while hs is allus in good humor, he sho' do expect you ter meet him halfway Atlanta Constitution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Scoroh Marks.

Sometimes scorch marks may be re- moved by merely laying the dry gar- ment in the sunshine until the rays, fade 1t white again. If the stain re. mains 1t may be dipped in soapsuds of some strength and placed in the sun again until the spot is gone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Too Much of a Good Thin,

That mans laugh is like tonic.''
 I don't deny that it has a cheerful ring" the cynic said, "but hearing the same loud laugh all day long is like taking dose of medicine every hour it gets to be monotonous. s.''-Birming- ham Age-Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
CaIsadars af ths Axtecs.

Calendars eEe probably the oldest form of literature in the world. The cards which appear by the millions in all civilized countries nowadays have their counterpart among the most an- cient known races. The Aztecs, for ex. ample, were well supplied with calen- dars. and several of them have been preserved to this day. They were pub- ushed in stone and set up in public DlaceS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
KEY WORKERS GET SILVER,

silrerware valued at about $36e was stolen by key workers, from the apartments of Lionel H. Trepchard and Frank Frawley, 390 Boston ave- pue, yesterday afternoon, during the absence of the families.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
It's CIass.

She-I waive all claim to your pitt. full, unworthy, utterly despicable af. factions. He-Whew, but that was some hot wave.-Baltimore Americsn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Probably,

FFoOAot$s Hopkins says he owes everything he has to his wife," "I suppose that is why he put his property in his wife's name before he failed, d,"-Bostou Globe,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
For Safety.

Jachs-My stenographer was forever1 making mistakes. had to discharge her to keep her from marrying me-. Town Topics. z!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
To k0in Him Ou%.

You arc lying so clumsily." said the observant judge to litisant who was making a dubious statement of his ease, "that would advise you to get lawyer."-Brownins's Magazine,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Novor af q loaa

'"This is the fiat"
 '"The rooms are rather dark" "Great for photography" enthuse6 the agent.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Hewers eff the Eiresida.

Wife-fhe policeman called ep the cook last night. Husband-Ah! A con- ference of the powers.-Baltimere Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

It is manly to love one's country; le is godlike to love the world--J. X5 C0nkiin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

Unfortunately No. 'fs he a dead beat?" "Unfortunataly, mol He's a live oner' Magazine,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
Wrong Font.

"She married a printer. Now she wants a divorce"
 "Ah, 1 see-she made a typograph- 1cal errerv Florida Times Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

Shipments of bituminous coal over the Philadelphia & Reading during ASeptember were 1,615,5So tons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

then the builder calls in its fellow ants, and they help to form a chain. Each ant clings to the waist of it's neighbor by its mandibles. Thus en- chained, they work to build the nest of their comrade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

The opportunity is often lost by de liba4ting.-syrus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
285 407 435 3,302,162

Tot, trading sse 1894 117e 6,4s6.2oo Brok. & Agts, ss ss 75 1,4s7,2s2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
President Wilson!

Now that you've won the chair, w you give orders for thorough inv of the present clothing situation. Su, on your part will, we are confident, hearty support of the people. For 't1 the high cost of clothing.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
MUST CHECK IMMIGRATION

Milwaukee, Wis. "The situation
which formerly brought aliens to this
country in quest of religious and politi-
cal liberty have most disappeared, and
the flow of immigrants has become
largely purely economic phenome-
non," declared Prof. Z. A. Ross, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, in a speech in this
city. He said that those who came to
America without their families and re-
turn after they have enjoyed for a time
market are continually increasing.
"The great influx of immigrants from
southern Europe, with their standards
constituted the bulk of immigrants to
trial, social and political problems, par
ticularly in American cities" continued
Professor Ross. ",rhe influence of i'm
migrants, as whole, in recent years,
has been to delay the advance toward
politics has given the bosses an oppor-
have been in the past. immigration has
grown to be problem affecting the
very soul and perpetuity of the Ameri-
Ndll ptopIN 4No olllIl l)l olJlClll DCIDlC
us compares with this problem.
Since the beginning OF the century,
immigrants have been coming at the
average rate OF 100000 a year, and at
least 10,000000 OF them have remained
The sources of immigration have great
ly changed in the course OF twenty-five
years. Formerly the bulk OF the i'm
migrants that came from the British,
Scandinavian and Germanic countries
possessed much of the background we
possess and blended readily with one
another and with the native Americans
The sources have shifted eastward
until Constantinople has been about
the center OF the field supplying immi-
grants.
"Thc only two ways to restrict i'm
migration are by numerical restriction,
or by the literacy test The only practi
cal test is one that can be applied by
the immigrant himself before he sells
out and transports his family to this
country"