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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
The Red Shirt of Italy

The red shirt of the Garibaldians, which will be worn to-day by many veterans in celebrating Itaiy's nation al holiday. was first donned at the behest of stern necessity. and not with any intention of making it the uni form of the warriors who fought for 2 free and united Itally. When Gar ibaldi raised his army for the Iibera- ton of Italy 1t was necessary that they be clothed with the least possible expenditure, since the financial re- sources of the party of liberation were very limited. A manufacturer of shirts who was overstocked with red woolen garments offered them to Gari- baldi at a considerable reduction from the regular, wholesale price. The leader of the patriot army eagerly ac- .cepted the bargain, and his followers soon appeared wearing flaming red shirts. Within few months the red shirt had become the accepted symbol of the cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
TRAP SHOOTING AT NIGHT.

A gun club in Boston suburb has had installed at its traps a means for artificial illumination which en- ables the gunners to shoot clay pig cons at night equally as well as by day, if not better. as there Is Hess diversion Iof ones attention from the work in hand. A battery of eight 250-watt Mazda c stereopticon lamps. in special refiectors, is mounted on platform IS feet high. The plat form is made of braced 5oist, with ? by inch blanks as a platform, over which on 1-inch pipe work are the lamps and refectors, with only about Us inches between units. The re- flectors are elevated at about a four degree angle above the horizontal. and the lights converge on one another. each giving about a 20-degree angle of light. r.
 About 75 feet in front of the light ing equipment are three pigeon traps. Five converging concrete handicap walks" with one yard square spaces marked off and chalked to denote dis tance from the trapS are the gunners' stations. "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
LAURA JEAN LIBBY'S DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS

Stayed with my relatives there. Ere left told loved her. Visited her at Thanksgiving. Christmas presented her with a diamond. also wedding ring. Both she accepted. asked her to marry me. Said she would not be engaged till eighteen years old. She goes with boy. He bought her a small ring before I arrived Christ mas. I asked her to quit him. She refused to. Received letter upon re- turn from him, threatening and slur- ring. I wrote to her. She sent both diamond and other ring. Wrote sar- castically. Two letters I have not since replied to of hers. Had beg ged her to marry-come to my town. Have a nice jewellers position. Play violin. Told her I would buy her anything. She refuses"
 Much better success would have been yours had you not from the start appeared too anxious. Before one is sure he should not literally send nice diamonds. Refrain from writing a while. Lovely girls are in your town that no doubt would welcome one with such good qualities and heart. Spelling them is lesson to be avoid ed. This summer no doubt you will meet the right one who is nice, lady like and beauless. It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

To, make the coat close the under. arm and shoulder seams as notched. Adjust undertaking to position under meath the front, then plait front and baak, creasing, on slot perforations. Bring folded edges to corresponding small Co" perforations and tack.
 Face the collar and sew to neck edge, notches and center-backs even. after which roll the collar and front as illuxated.
 In clersng the seams of the sleeves, which come next, eacc any fulness between notches at the elbow. Leave extensions free. Turn hem at lower edge on small f'o' perforations. Turn under extension on slot perfora- tions, lap to small "o'' perforations and tack. Close seam of cuff as notch ed and line; sew to sleeve with small 'fo" perforation at lower edge of cuff at inside. seam of sleeve, and bring large iO" perforation in cuff to single large 70" perforation in sleeve. Sew sleeve in armho1e as notchedt small "s'' perforation at shoulder seam, easing in any fitness.
 1'he upper front edge of the pocket is indicated by small "o'' perfora- tions.
 Adjust to position on front upper edge at the lower small Co" perfora tions. (
 Now, line the belt and adjust to position over the plait in front and back of the cSat. Finish with buttons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
THE INCREASED COST OF MILK

Dairymen in many sections are
 moving this fall for higher prices Of
 milk. Increases in one locality are
 likely to be followed elsewhere. Many
 millions of consumers are likely to
 be affected.
 Milk was formerly looked at most
 Tyr as baby food. The man who walk
 ed into a restaurant and gave an or
 der for bread and milk was regarded
 as effeminate. But no less an apos-
 tie of strenuosity than Theodore
 Roosevelt has owned up to being a
 devotee of the milk bottle. Sanitar-
 iums and physical culture experts are
 recommending milk diet to people who wish to gain in weight It's
 about the most widespread food there
 is today, and increases in cost hit
 home to every family
 Although prices are already high,a
 the farmer does not seem to get much
 out of it. Where the consumer is paying eight to ten cents a quart, the dairyman is likely to get only three to four. In many places there is a loss in efficiency in the retail distri- button. A town of 4.000 people ia reported to boast of 40 different milk carts passing through it's, streets. They double and duplicate on each other, and greatly increase expense. If dairymen were as averse to unit ed effort as many other classes of farmers, the chances are that there is a considerable loss at that end. Cooperation is now making great strides among the agricultural popu- lation. But there are still many To- calities where each farmer operates independently, where he should re- duce expense by Joining with neigh bors in a given service.
 Collection of milk is not like other kinrs of delivery of farm produce. that can be done all at once and got ten through with. The carts or trucks must trundle around every day to the farmers door. This work should be done systematically. Where two or more teams are going through the same roads, there is loss and waste that the consumer eventually pays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
(By Leo PapC)

(~-I Us fellows was setting on Puds Sim kinses frunt steps this afternoon, and Pulses sissy cuzzin Persey was brag- ging about the. time he was sick and had a operation committed on him, and Skinny Martin sed, Lets play hos pital. you pertend your sick agen, Per sey and the doctors will have a con- sultation to find out watts rong about you
 Wich we started to do, Persey laying down in the vesterbule and Skinny be- ing the ferst doctor going in and making Persey stick out his tung ssow and fast and then 3 times in success sion and then he sed. This is such a serious case it pritty near battles me, Ill call Doctor Puds Simkins for a consultation, hay, Doctor Simkins.
 Present, sed Puds. And he went in the vesterbule and felt Perseys rist and then he felt his ankel. saying, This man has got hydrafobia of the ippig- Iootis
 Not at all. your crazy hes got flip pijeetis, sed Skinny Martin.
 doubt it. don't call me crazy, lets send for Dr. Sid Hunt for a consulta- ton, sed Puds. And him and Skin- ny yelled, Hay, Doctor Hunt
 Present, sed Sid. And he went in the vesterbule and Hssened to Per- seys hart and then he lissened to his stummick, saying This man has got inflammation of the Temptations.
 Your a heck of doctor. sed Puds.
 You must be "a horse doctor, not a man and lady doctor, sed Skinny. / Are you trying to ingult me, sed Sid.
 Yes sed Skinny and Puds. And the doctors grabbed g. hold of eech uther and started to ressle all over the yes terbule. falling down on top of Persey stin resselling and Persey yelled. Hay hay, wat kind of a ways this, I'm cured And he jumped up and ran out and the 3 doctors kepp on resselling a vile longer and then everyboddy got in a game of prizners base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
LoNDoN's NEW LORD MAYOR,

The new Lord Mayor of London, Sir William Dunn. Is the third Roman Catholic Lord Mayor. and his name at least indicates Irish descent, though he appears to be a loyal and typical Londoner. being at the forefront in national defence E-atters Sir Will liam. like most other men who have become Lord Mayor. has come up from the ranks of trades he is an anc- uoneer by occupation. The city of London appears to be without prejn- dice of race or faith in>the advance ment of it's burghers, through the slow aldermanic process, in a sort of regular succession to. the highest civir honors; there have been Jewish Lord Mayors. Catholic Lord Mayors, non- conformist Lord Mayors and plenty of Church of England Lord Mayors. But the Lord Mayor is almost as much a mere figure-head now as Cog and Ma gog in Guildhall. London is really ruled by the County Council. the chair man of which is a much more impor- tant parsonage in the government of the greater city than the Lord Mayor. And the County Council has on it's list of membership women, earIs, ivis- counts and major generals. laborers, merchants and preachers = a thor oughly diverse representation of the population of the great metropolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
GIRLS EASILY ANSWERED.


 H. and R. write: We two girls are past sixteen. Young men two years our senior escorted us over a year. Like your advice. Is it all permis- sib1e for a boy to pass his hand over a girls shoulder? How old ought a girl be to go about with nice boys? Is it appropriate for a young man to visit once a week? If he asks for her company what is her reply to be? Should any one be kissed lightly by a girl? Thanks for reply
 Girls of this age should keep away from young mems company. Re- buke boy who seeks to caress shoul- der. Girl is smarter to go about when she is eighteen or twenty years. If asked for her company they know a sensible girl will have first to ask papa and mamma. Parents are the only best ones to be kissed by girls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Wife of Columbia 7
 Professor Joins .l League For Wilson

Mrs. John Dewey, wife of Prof. John Dewey of Columbia College. has resigned from the New York Board of the Congressional Union for Wo- man Suffrage, in order to join the Woodrow Wilson Independent League.
 In writing to the league. she makes the statement that she resigns from the union and joins the league more for the sake of Woman Suffrage than for any other cause. This is in line with the position overwhelmingly ta- ken by the National Woman Suffrage association at it's recent meeting at At lantic City, that the tactics of the Congressional Union are threatening to put back the progress of Woman Suffrage in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Frozen Tea Punch.

One quart strong tea, one-quarter cupful lemon juice, one-half tea spoonful of grated lemon rind, one and one-quarter cupfuls of sugar.
 Scala the teapot; then put in the tea (tl1e amount depends on the kind and strength of the tea used and cover it with five cupfuls of boiling water. Let it stand for ten min utes; then strain an dwhen cold, add the sugar. lemon juice and lemon rind. Put in the freezer and freeze. Serve in tall glasses with a thin slice on each glass for decoration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
MISS LIBBEY'S REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers to your letters. Correct name and ad- dress must be given to in- sure attention. Initials printed. Write short letters on one side .of paper only. Ilse ink. Per sonal letters cannot be answer ed. Address Miss Laura Jean g.ibbey, No. 946 President St. Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Chocolate Cake.

This is an excellent chocolate cake I wish some ote would try it and report, three tablespoons but ter and one cup sugar creamed, Add two eggs, one at time, one-half cup milk, apd then one and an eighth cups bread flour. two and a half level teaspoons baking powder. One quarter teaspoon cinnamon sift- ed together and last two squares of melted chocolate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
White Cookies.

Cream together one cupful short ening and two cupfuls of sugar. Add two well beaten eggs. Mix togeth- CT one teaspoonful baking soda and one-halp cupful thick sour milk. Stir the soda and sour milk until it near ly fills the cup. Add to other mix ture. Then add one teaspoonful salt and two teaspoonful extract (vanilla, almond, lemon or orange) and about five cupfuls flour. Mix well. roll very thin. cut with cookie for about five minutes. This recipe makes about nine dozen cookies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
 TODAY'S POEM } ~~~~~~~~A
OVER THE MOUNTAINS HIGH

What, shall I see if ever I go Over the mountains high? Now I can see but the peaks of snow Browning the cliff where the pine trees grow, Waiting and longing to rise Nearer the beckoning skies. The eagle is rising far away, Over the mountains high,
 Rowing along in the radiant day With mighty strokes Ito his distant prey; Where he will, sweeping downward Where he will, sailing onward. Apple tree, longest thou not to go Over the mountains higha Gladly thoH growest in summers glow Patiently waitest through winters snow; Though birds on thy branches swing Thou knowest not what they sing.
 Birds, with your chattering, why did you come Over the mountains high?
 Beyond in summer land ye could roam And nearer to Heaven could build your home. | Why have you come to bring Longing without your wing? Shall I, then, never, never flee Over the mountains high? Rocky Walls, will ye always be Prisons. until you are tombs-for. me Until I lie at your feet Wrapped in my winding sheet? Once know I shall journey far I Over the mountains high.
 Lord, lis thy door already ajar, | Dear is the home where my loved ones are. But bar it awhile for me. l And help me to long for Thee. | -RiOrnstierne BiOrnSOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Fresh Goosebcrry Crush.
Eggplant En Casserole.

Slice one large eggplant into thin slices; also slice quite thin three small onions, two garlic cloves, three tomatoes, and one green pepper. Ar range the slices alternately in but tered casserole, seasoning each lay CT with salt and pepper. Add four tablespoons of melted butter and cover. Cook over sl6w fire or in a moderate oven until the eggplant is tender. Serve hot or cold, as desir-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

',s If the aim is to select a suit that
 emphasizes modish Simplicity, one could not be better suited than in this model with single-breasted jacket and
 plain, full skirt. It is carried out in
 forest green serge. Later in the sea- son fur easily may be added, if desired. The jacket has conver-
 tible collar so that the front may be fastened close up to the neck or rolled
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
PERSONAL MENTION

\ Mrs. Myrtle T. Bowers, of 27 Ben. nett street, has just returned from g weeks visit in New York. While ir
 New York, Mrs. Bowers took a nor nal course in dancing at Prof. Oscar T. Duryea's Normal school. -it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
WILL MEET RIGHT ONE.

C. M writes: 'I ayl a young man of twenty. In August, on vacation met a girl of seventeen whom I fell in love with. Remained in town she lives two weeks. With her daily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
HER SAILS.

Silk lined triangles of brown velvet set fore and aft, build this smart hat. The banding is beaver, which ties in natty little bow on the right side, with tails pendent This design may be put up in any becoming velvet and fur.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
German Douehnuts.

| Whip one cup of sugar and one cup of sweet cream together; add
 three and one half cups of flour and
 two heaping spoons of baking pow | der. Fry in crisco or lard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

About now the back yard looks pret- ty disorderly with the refuse of sum- mer, but the fact that it was well cleaned, up last spring gives the house holder much satisfaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
CAR SHORTAGE REPORTED.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 20-Car shortage in Pittsburgh and adjacent territory is reported by shippers and failroad- men to be the worst ever known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

Will the boys kindly leave enough fruit in the neighbors' gardens so that the owners can recall how it tastes?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

Forest green serge tailored suit, featuring a single-breasted jacket with panel front and back: A belt of self-material holds in the fulness at the sides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
 CORNER FOR COOKS
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Peach Shortcakc.

Into one pint of flour mix two tea spoons of baking powder, one tea spoon of lard and one of butter, two tablespoons of sugar and pinch of salt. Mix with this enough milk to make a batter that will drop. Gov CT square cake tins with thin layers and bake. Butter the layers and put between them the thinly sliced peaches. This same crust is good with other fruit.
 Fresh Goosebcrry Crush.
 Wash and pick over one quart of fresh ripe gooseberries,' add 1 cup of sugar and crush with tomato mash CT. This is delicious served at breakfast, over molds of cream of wheat, which may be prepared while cooking dinner the night be- fore. It is better when cooked for several hours. Pour into molds and set away in a cold place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

Review Jacket inches 5centsS Sizes inches
 These Homo Dressmaing articles prcl especiall, this newspaper from the latest styles Ly The Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Tailored Suit of LikeabIe Design

back to form revers. At the sides the fitness is held in with a narrow belt of self-material.
 To make the suit in medium size requires 594 yards 54-inch material, If made without the skirt, the jacket requires 3 yards of serge. A coat need have no terrors for the home dressmaker who follows directions carefully. The seams should be care- fully pressed after they are stitched,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
STOCK men HERE
Kansas State Association Is in
Topeka Today.
Two Hundred Breeders Attend
ing Annual Meeting.
TOPEKANS ARE ON PROGRAM
Addresses by C. f. Wood and
c. s. Goldsmith of Asylum.
Well Known StOckmen Will Be
Guests for Two Days.
TOPEKANS ARE ON PROGRAM

Two hundred stockmen frnm over
Kansas are in Topeka for the twenty
sixth convention, of the Kansas I'm
proved Stock Breeders association
which meets in Topeka today, Tues
day and Wednesday.
Absence of light and heat at the
state house caused the sessions to be
transferred to the Commercial club
instead of being held in representative
hall. On Monday afternoons slate is
a meeting of the board of directors,
appointment of committees by Presi-
dent C. s. Nevius, of Chiles, Kan, and
informal discussion by members of
mutually interesting topics. All ses-
sions are open to the public. This
afternoons meeting was called at 2
o'clock.
The program for Tuesday and
Wednesday is:
Tuesday, $3.50 O'Clock.
Presidents address, c. S. Nevius.
THE Farm Flock of Sheep" c. E.
Wood, of Topeka.
Improvement of Dairy Cattle by
CONTINUED on Page p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
H0USER ON TRIAL
Hearing Begins Today for Bank
Cashier Murder.
Miss Slater Positively Identifies
Defendant as Slayer.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 10.-Arthur
Houser went on trial today on the
charge of killing w. II. Smith, CASH
Ter of the Woodmen of the World, the
night of October IS. He was arrest
ed at Indianapolis on suspicion of
crimes committed in Wichita, Kan,
but was turned over to the Nebraska
authorities. The chief witness of the
prosecution is Miss Grace Slater. an
employee attached to Woodmen ma
tional headquarters, whom Smith was
accompanying home from a revival
meeting at the time of the tragedy.
The bandit stopped them on the
street and because Smith was slow in
holding up his hands, shot him dead
Afterward he forced Miss Slater to
accompany him in walk. put her on
a car for home without doing her
harm.
Miss Slater positively identified
Houser, as have a number of others
who claim to have been held up by
him previous to the Smith murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.
The First to Be Held Under the New
State Law.

Tomorrow for the first time since
the passage of the state civil service
law. state civil service examinations
will be held simultaneously in a num-
Der of places throughout the state.
The tests will be to create an eligible
list for positions under the direction of
the state board of control.
Under the plan to be used, the
heads of state institutions are desig
mated as sub-eXaminers and over these
is head examiner to be located at a
central point and to be consulted by
telephone should the sub-examiner be
in doubt about any part of the ex-
aminations w. Y. Morgan, lieutenant
governor, Harry c. Bowman, a mem
ber of the state board of control, and
DIR. T. c. Biddle, superintendent of the
Topeka state hospital. comprise the
board that will have charge of tomor-
rows examinations.
1t has been announced that the civil
service regulations hold. with regard
to institutions under the direction of
the state board of control, that EN-
ployees holding positions July 1, last.
need not take examinations tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
WILSON TO STUMP
Will Garry Preparedness Ap-
peal to People Direct.
Is Embarrassed by Opposition
in Congress.

Washington. Jan. 10.-President
Wilson, taking personal charge of
battle for preparedness, will appeal to
the country soon to lend its moral
support to his fight. Unsatisfa ctory
reports from administration support
ers in congress in the situation has
led the president to determine on
personal action.
His first address to the people prob
ably will be January 81, either at a
banquet of Merchants and Manufac-
turers association at Baltimore or be-
fore the Railroad Business Mems as
sociation at New York city.
The administration is faced with an
embarrassing situation in congress. In
addition to the fact that the Demo-
cratic representatives report that the
rank and file of the party from the
central states are opposed to the pro-
gram, the leaders of both branches
are not favorably supporting it Kitch-
in, in the house, is openly opposed and,
being chairman of the ways and
means committee, is in a position to
further delay it. Friends of Senator
Kern, the Democratic leader in the
senate, say he is uncertain as to
just what he will do