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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
Sporting Chatter

Jimmy Smythe, the blonde-haired youngster from the Kerry Patch sec tion of St. Louis, may supplant Geo. Cutshaw at second base for the Rob- ins next season. Although Brooklyn won the National League pennant last year, Cutshaw experienced ms worst season and his playing in the Worlds Series games was a bitter pill to the delegation of fans across the bridge.
 Until recently Cutshaw was one of the most reliable players on the team. Last season he developed a tendency to boot and tumble easy grounders, and his wretched playing was respon- sible for the loss of one of the games to the Red Sox. Furthermore, his throwing arm, always weak, gave him considerable trouble and he had difh- culty in throwing from second to home.
 Smythe came to the Brooklyn team two years ago as an outflelder. He was farmed out to the Montreal team last season, where he played second base. At the end of the season the St. Louis youngster was considered the best second baseman in the In- ternational League. He tied with
 Walter Holke of the Giants for the batting honors in that organization. If ITilly Shafer finally changes his mind and agrees to play baseball
 again, McGraw will be we'll fortified in his secondary defense for next sea- T.; Ior he will have Shafer, Kelly, Thorpe, Lobert and Doolan. Both Shafer and Kelly can play either <1 the outfeld. or in-
 field, while Lobert or Doolan can take
 care of any position in the inner de- fense except first base. It was learned recently that Me- Graw is angling for another first class catcher The information comes from one of the backstops in the National
 League.
 Charlie Dooin, who will lead the Rochester team of the International League next season, denied yesterday that he had received an offer to coach the Harvard baseball team. The for ner catcher of the Giants is willing, however.
 The sale of the Columbus American Association club to Joe Tinker will be completed in Columbus on Saturday. Tinker expects to make Columbus his residence in the future. It was said yesterday that Tinker will obtain all
 of the players turned loose by the Cubs.
 Fred Mitchell the new leader or
 the Chicago Cubs. is after the services of Ivy Wingo. the catcher of Matty's
 Reds The deal is said to be hanging
 fire.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
PRESIDENT OF ROAD KILLED

New4Iaven. Dec. 29.-Ex-Mayor B. c. Scranton of this city, president of the New Y York & New Haven railroad, was run over and instantly killed by the 6 clock train from this city at South Norwalk this morning.. MT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
WAREHOUSES; INVENTION

Commissioner William Warehouse of the Public Works department has invented a contrivance for noistfng and lowering gang blanks on steam CTS of all kinds. The invention fol- lows the idea of the endless chain der rick and was tried last night on the Rosedale, the test giving excellent satisfaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

Iona E. Parker, of Newark, N. T.. died in the City Hospital of burns re- ceived when her dress caught fire from a gaSS stove.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
XMAS GIFTS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

Levi Henry Elkell, professor of Greek at Amherst, is dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

The Swiss Minister received the German reply to the Swiss note.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

Fred Mitche1l. the new leader of the Chicago Cubs. is after the services of Ivy Wingo. the catcher of MattN's Reds. The deal is said to be hanging fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

On Wednesday evening, MT. and Mrs. William R. Webster, Jr., will give dancing party for their daugh- ter, Miss Eleanor Webster, at the Brooklawn Country club.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
Ancient Beliefs In India.

Vishnu and silva are today worshiped
by the Hindus of South India, but so
little is known of the early history of
that country that the origin of these
two forms of religion can only be con-
jectured. Behind them is the still more
primitive worship of serpents and
trees, which still frequently appears in
connection with the worship of Vishnu.
A golden image of seven-headed SER
pent is yet to be seen in two of the
most famous Hindu temples of South
India. In one temple 1t is the prin-
between two chief Hindu gods.
Serpent worship is one of the most
primitive religions in the world, and
ut the same time one of the most de-
grading. In early times it was inva-
riably connected with human sacrifice.
The extraordinary generation for
snakes on the part of certain savage
races is probably connected with the
strange habit the snake has of chang
ing its skin. These races supposed
that the snake took on a new lease of
life every time 1t did so. This, to-
gether with the long life of many
snakes, their deadly bite and their
way of turning up quite Unexpectedly
In dwelling houses, seems to have
greatly impressed the simple races who
knew much about nature, but little of
natures god.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
Two Famous Dreamers.

In Hebrew literature dreams went
for great deal; men were warned
Of God In a Dream" the crises of
mems lives turned often upon dreams !;
and st. Paul, when relating a piece of
spiritual experience, tells his readers
he Is not sure if the events he Is tell
ing actually took place or whether he
dreamed them-"whether in the body
or out of the body, cannot tell"
In the middle ages such men as
Luther We're certainly at times con-
fused between real occurrences and
visions.
In the twentieth century we can
hardly imagine that men of spiritual
genius like those we have named could
hesitate between the two.
Luther, indeed, states his dreams as
facts; but then he desired to see won
ders. So, no doubt, did st. Paul.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
NOT Numbered By SOLITUDE
Donald Smith, Who Became Famous
Was Too Busy In Labrador to
Become Lonely.

Back In lS47 young fellow named
Donald Smith was sent TO take charge
of an isolated fur-trading post In the
Interior of desolate Labrador. 1t was
a terrible place: billiards. swept in
winter, tormented by midges and mos
quitoes through the short hot summer
the sort of place where "A modern
novelists hero turns to brandy and
ends with suicide. Smith was there
70 years. He read books, learned the
country, built up an experiment farm
that excited the admiration of the
Smithsonian institution, saved money.
and started the career that ended In
Westminster abbey Donald Smith
became Lord Strathcona and Mount
Royal, and his place in history is Sc
cure as one of the great builders of
our modern North America. 1t all be-
gan In the unlikeliest place imaginable.
that lost fur store in the wilds of Lab
rador, and Smith tells us the secret in
his own words, says Golfers.
"People speak of the solitude of Lab
rador. 1t wasn't solitude for me. /
knew everybody there, from the oldest
white traders and fishermen to the
youngest Indian hunters and Eskimos,
and even their dogs. knew every turn
In the coast line and bend in the river,
and every natural object had an inter-
est for me. AS for ennui can honest
ly say ! did not know the meaning of
the term. Time never hung heavily
on my hands. / was always busy, and
when had no actual and definite task
was planning"
Men of that sort are the makers of
the world.
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land should be left rough to expose MS
many eggs as possible, and after hard
freezing weather ii should be har-
rowed to expose any eggs that may
have been covered before.
If these precautions are not adopt
ed and the grasshoppers are allowed to
hatch from the eggs they may be con-
trolled later in th%season by the use
OF the following poisoned bait:
Bran 30 pounds, white arsenic or
paris green, / pound, oranges or lem
ons q pounds, cheap sirup Of molasses
quarts, water 3 gallons.
White arsenic is preferred, owing TO
Its cost, which is must less than pari.
green at the present time.
The dry bran and poison should be
mixed in q washtub. The strip and
the juice and finely chopped pulp and
peel of the fruit should then be added
to the water and poured over the mix
ture of bran and poison. This mash
is very attractive to grasshoppers while
1t is fresh, but when dry or stale 1t is
OF little value. The early morning is
the best time to scatter it over the in
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
BANK "RUN" SUPREME FOLLY
Disastrous Alike to the Depositors and
the Institution Which Is Subject
to the Raid.

One of the most troublesome. and
also useless happenings of everyday
life is a bank run" 1t has its incep-
ton in rumor that apparently comes
from nowhere. A chance remark, a
trivial misunderstanding, a deliberate
and vicious thrust from a vengeful
person-any one of these agencies is
sufficient to start horde of depositors
feverishly to the rescue of their saw
ings. The hopelessness of their mis-
sion Is what makes it most regrettable.
In the majority of instances the rumor
OF insolvency has no foundation and
the frightened depositors who draw
their funds merely lose the interest
they would have earned and often lose
the principal to thieves. When bank
Is actually in distress its doors are
closed before the depositors have warn
ing so that run" is senseless under
any conditions.
Youngstown had half dozen such
scares in its history and yet it has
never had an insolvent bank. The trou-
ble-maker who preys upon the fears of
the supplemented has been respon-
slble In each instance. Unfortunately
the trouble-maker is a most elusive
person. 1t is difficult to run him down
and send him to Jail where he belongs.
y oungstown Telegram.
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Ordering Meals by telephone.

A cafe In Plainfeld, n. j.. has in
stalled unique system for the CON
venience of Its diners. Whether the
plan Will eventually be welcomed by
the dining public has still to be proved,
but II has the merits of ingenuity and
novelty. Each table In this enterprls-
Ing cafe is connected directly with the
kitchen and the head chef by means of
telephone. The fastidlous diner, In
stead of trusting the fine points of his
order to mere waiter. tells them dl-
rectly into the ear of the chef. Thus
he can have his steak cooked to the
exact turn he pkes and get exactly
the proper number of drops of season
Ing In the sauces.
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tation. If the land is plowed to a
depth of at least six inches early in
the year, the eggs will be covered so
deeply that the young cannot emerge
after they have been Matched. II is
desirable that this blowing should be
finished as much before April 10 as
possible.
Where the crop to be grown on the
land does not require blowing, the
eggs may be destroyed with little ex-
pense by stirring the ground to depth
of about two inches before March /.
This breaks and brushes many of the
cylindrical capsules in which the eggs
are cemented firmly together. Others
are destroyed by exposure to the
weather or from the attacks of natural
enemies. In clean, soft ground a heavy
harrow will stir the ground sufficiently
to destroy the eggs. In heavy soils,
weedy fields, alfalfa, or land in which
patches of sod occur, the disk har-
row is required. In treating alfalfa
In this way care should be taken not
to set the harrow deep enough to cut
on the crowns of the plants The
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tested land, as the grasshoppers are
just beginning to feed then and the
mash does not dry out as quickly as
II 1t were applied later in the day.
After the first day little of the bait is
eaten, so that several applications may
be necessary in badly infested fields.
The formula mentioned will provide a
sufficient quantity for acres of heav-
lily infested land and should cost about
% cents per acre for one application.
If the infestation is not very heavy,
the amount should be enough to treat
10 acres.
If the poisoned bait is scattered
evenly, domestic animals and birds will
not eat enough of it to harm them. The
bait, however, should never be placed
In heaps or scattered thickly about,
and care should be taken to keep the
poison out of the reach of children and
domestic animals. 1t is best not to
use the hands for mixing as the poison
may be absorbed, although there are
no known instances in which poisoning
has followed the sowslg of the wet
bait barehanded.
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
over large portion of the coun-
try west of the Mississippi where the
annual rainfall is less than - inches,
grasshoppers are among the worst
pests which the farmer has to combat.
In Farmers Bulletin 691, United States
department of agriculture, two prac-
teal measures of control are sug-
gested: O the destruction of the
eggs, and 81 the killing of the insects
by means of poisoned bait.
The eggs are laid shortly before the
coming Of freezing weather, the adult
Insects selecting for this purpose.
when available, firm soil in welr
drained locations. Abandoned fields.
undisturbed strips under fences and
niong neglected roadsides, the banks
of irrigation bitches and buffalo sod
along the edges of infected fields are
favorfte places. The eggs hatch
about the time of the last spring
frosts, and the young grasshoppers
then push upward to the surface in
order to feed upon the nearest vege-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
WHAT KILLED YOUR POULTRY GEESE PICK MOST OF LIVING
Hawk Usually Carries Of Young
Chicks, Leaving Larger Ones
Work Of Weasel Differs.

A hawk usually carries off the young
chicks, but If they attack larger ones
the bodies will be left. 1t will be
found that death has been caused by a
tear at the back of the neck. The skull
will be torn open and the feathers
scattered hut not trailed.
If the chicken is found dead on its
side, with its neck stretched out, and
a small wound in the throat, Il is the
work of weasel that has sucked its
blood.
If carcass is found with the head
and breast devoured, 1t is the work Of
a cat.
AS a rule, the rat does its deadly
work at night, and the carcass often is
found very badly mauled. The en-
trails generally are drawn out, but not
eaten, and the carcass is bitten and
gnawed in many places.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
The True Optimjst.

Charles +. Murphy, the Tammanq
leader, praising optimism. said:
When am looking for CHEEKY. brac
ing optimism, | often think OF the
street musician playing Christians
Awake on a cornet In the mids, OF Q
driving snowstorm on Christmas day.
The snow fell. the wind blew and
the musician standing In deep drift
footed away when n lady passed.
THE man looked down at his shabby
attire and said TO himself proudly and
enthusiastically:
"1low lucky it's only my shoes
that's full of holes. They don't show
at all in this deep snow Washing
ton Star
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most burst I got where was almost
awalking skeleton and life was q burden
to me until one day my husbands step
sister told my husband if he did not do
something for me would not last long
and told him to get your medicine. So he
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for me, and after taking the first
three doses l began to improve. con-
dnued its use, and have never had any
female trouble since. feel that owe
my life to you and your remedies. They
did for me what doctors could not do
and / will always praise it wherever /
60. Mrs. G. 0. LowERY, 40 w. Mon
terey Street, Denison, Texas.
II you are suffering from any form Of
female ills, get bottle Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
commence tho treatment without DELAY.
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Fowls Are Generally Raised on Grass
Land or Pasture-Good Mash
for the CosIings.

Geese are generally raised where
they have good grass range or pas
ture, as they are good grazers and
usually pick most of their living, ex-
cept during the winter months and the
breeding season.
Goslings should be fed a mash of
two parts shorts and one part corn
meal by weight, changing at the end
of three weeks to equal parts shorts
and corn meal with 5 per cent each Of
beef scrap and grit.
A fauening ration may be made of a
mash of one part shorts and two parts
corn meal by weight with per cent
of beef scrap fed in the morning, and
q feed of corn at night.
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KILLING OUT fOXTAll- PEST
Weed Should Be Hoed or Pulled So
That Seed viii Not Shatter-
Rotation Is Favored.

Yellow foxtail which springs up in
cultivated crops should be hoed or
pulled out so that the seed will not
shatter on the land. If seeds which
shatter out are covered with the disk.
they will terminate and then the
plants can be destroyed by blowing
or cultivating. Any mature seed
should be removed from seed grain
as much MS possible. Foxtail may be
eradicated by the use of short rota-
lions and by giving thorough cultiva-
lions early in the season with the bar.
row.
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The Backward Lover.

I'm a-thinking l shall list, and go
and help fight the enemy, Widow
Kelly said young Regain, who was
bashful sutton for the Widows hand.
Faith, then, it's poor soger you'll
make"
What do you mean?'
"Oh, nothing. Only a man who
keeps on calling on wildly for years
without pluck enough to spake his
mind hasn't the maxim of a soger in
him. "-Rehoboth Sunday Herald
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Too Weak.

What did the manager go and fine
Red Casey for7"
For talking back to the umpire"
Gee Whillikens! Why, all Red
done was to call him thief and a
liar, and tell him to go and get his
eyes examined. That amt nuthin' to
fine a man for !"
1T amt, hey? Well, the manager
said a guy that can't pull no better
stuff than that had better keep his
mouth shut. "-Minneapolis Journal.
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SOME PESTS OF STRAWBERRY
Plan to Have Land, Previous to Plant
ing, In Some Crop Requiring
Clean Cultivation.

Weeds are bad enemies of the straw
berry, and for this reason it is a good
plan to have the land, previous to the
time of planting, in some crop that re-
qulres clean cultivation. This win give
field practically free from weeds.
If the plants are to be set out in the
spring, the ground should be fall
plowed. Before planting, the ground
should be worked thoroughly and put
in fine condition.
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II ought to Make Him.

Mrs. Styles understand you have
decided to get an automobile?
Mrs. Styles-Yes, that's right.
II thought you didn't like automo-
biles?"
81 don't"
"Why, then, are you getting one?"
well, You see, my husband is such a
perfect creature, and an automobile
was the only thing / could think of
that would make him lose his temper
occasionally"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
RED, ROUGH, SORE HANDS
May Be Soothed and Healed by Use
Of Cuticura. Trial Free.

Nothing so soothing and healing for
red, rough and irritated hands as Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
Soak hands on retiring in hot Cuticura
soapsuds. Dry, and gently anoint hands
with Cuticura Ointment. A one-nigbt
treatment works wonders.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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A Feminine Euotist.

Il consulted fortune teller the 9TH
er day." said the poor but proud young
man, "and she told me l was in love
with a beautiful heiress, but she would
never marry me. 1t looks like l was
up against ii !"
"Oh, not necessarily" rejoined the
fair maid on the other end of the
sofa. mo fortune teller has ever
ben authorized to speak Tor me-"
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Costly.

Il hope you'll make a good job of
this portrait" remarked the multimil-
lionaire. Remember, it's costing me
In the neighborhood of ten thousand
dollars"
Il beg pardon" said the artist. my
price is only thousand dollars"
"Yes yes, ! know that. But think of
all the valuable time l have to spend
posing for you"
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WA~AA ACA1A6l0
trouble and could
hardly do my work.
l was very nervous
but just kept drag
cling on until last
summer when l got
where l could not do
my work. / would
have . chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
my head would al
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
A Subtle System.

What we want to get" said the
editor of the household publication, lis
a good series of articles on how to
manage a husband"
'What for?"
I'm order to buy all the fashionable
things we're going to advertise a wom-
an VIII have &c have the husband thor
oughly trained"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
OriQin of Opera.

Opera originated with the ancient
Greeks In the librettos of Sophocles
and Aeschylus. From the custom of
unsteady declaiming the choruses,
and parts of the dialogues came the
modern opera.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08

Half the world doesn't stop to con
slider that it is none of its business
how the other half lives.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08

Nothing is calculated to Jar a pretty
girl like the masculine attentions be-
slowed upon another girl who is
homely.
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Don't Poison Babv.

ORTY YEARS AGO almost
PAREGORlO or iandanum make sleep These produce
j sleep, and FEW DROPS will
Manv
OF of
Of
"A medicine relieves
smell
Of Drops Cordil Soothing
medicine
Of what it is
CONTAIN NARCOTICS bears the signature
Of ~
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08

When it comes to stepping into a
fortune any man is willing to put his
foot In II.
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The good Samaritan didn't wait to
be introduced to the man who had
fallen among thieves.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08

It's awfully hard for the average
man to look In a mirror and believe
he was once a cute baby.
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A soft answer will often turn away
the hospital ambulance.
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Reqretful Memories.

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned steer that grew the cheaper
cutsl
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Girls should beware of the speedy
over. He is soon winded.
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HUSBAND SAVED
HIS WIFE
Stopped Most Terrible Suf.
fering BY Getting Her Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Denison, Texas. after my little
girl was born two years ago began suf-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-08
DON'T LOSE HOPE
IN KIDNEY TROUBLE

was troubled with what the doctor
said was Kidney and Bladder trouble and
after trying several doctors, gave up all
hopes of ever being well again. until a
friend of mine told me about DR.. Kimers
Swamp-Root. Before | had finished the
first bottle l got relief and after taking
six bottles was completely restored to
health. | say to one and all that Swamp.
Root is a wonderful medicine.
Very truly yours,
MRS. MARTILE VANDERBECK,
400 johnson St. Moberly, Mo.
Personally appeared before me this
4th day of February, 1914. Mrs. Martile
Vanderbeck, who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the same
o. RULICK O'BRIEN,