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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

PEAO skate or to dance-that is the
question.
OF course there is no law
against doing both, and those
who compromise will have the best of
the bargain. but just at this moment
feeling runs high and that part of So
ciety that takes its amusements seri-
ous1y is divided 'twfxt hostile camps.
One can understand the excitement.
Compromise is all very well for young
things. Debutantes who dance as
easily as they breathe and have en-
thusiasm. physical endurance and
leisure enough to follow any will o. the
wisp may view professional skaters un-
disnayed and blithely go in for dancing
ana other fancy naneuvers on skates.
what does a junior, club care whether
it onesteps or does the outer edge,
whether it waltzes in high heeled satin
slippers or on skates?
But consider for a moment the case
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

of the plump matron and the aged
papa!
What of all those costly and painful
lessons from fashionable dancing
teachers? What of-the stoical train :.
ing down and tonicking up? What of
the aches and hours, the patience Nand
stubbornness, the dauntless ambition
and the shining sheke1s that have gone
to the attaining of proficiency in ut
tertng fashions shibboleth Of the
tango?
Outdoor skating clothes that can be
used for other outdoor sports If one
does not care for skating interest every
woman, and so the new and interesting
suits, coats, muff1ers and caps that are
being brought out by all the designers
and labeled Skating suits, muff1ers or
caps,'ss as,the case may be, are attract
ing much attention and finding many
buyers. e5
Fellows OF all shades are, by the way,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
NEckwEAR FADs.

NECkWEAR fashions are about as
stable as the thermometer or, the
stock market, for one minute collars
are up and the next they are down
very fat. Neckwear styles for winter,
however, are to be mostly high-that is,
there win be some all high collars,
some fat collars and some that are
high in the back and roll away in the
front. The stole is a new fneckwear
note, as is also the crossed ficI1u of
organdie with organdie ruchings. There
will be much soft neekWear of georgette
Grape. net, marquisette and silk organ
die. Colored embroidery on georgette
Grape is a new feature. while burnt
orange co1larettes are modish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
ALLIGATOR PEAR SALAD.

THREE ripe alligator pears, three to-
matoes, one green pepper finely
shredded, one teaspoonfuI of onion
juice. salt and cayenne to taste and
three tablespoonfuls of olive oil.
Cut the pears in halves remove
stones and slice the fruit thinly; then
cutting the pieces smaller. The skin
must be taken off. Peel the tomatoes.
cut each in four &nd add them to the
pears. Sprinkle over the shredded
green pepper; then season. Before to-
matoes are put with any salad, how
ever, they are more delicate and less
watery if first sailed and allowed to
stand until the extra Juice drains off
Put them on the ice before using.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
TIE MEW sAILoRa

= winter show tendency to tip up at
the back OF the brifn, as the summer
shorts hat did This is q becoming
style TO most women provided the hair
% arranged correctly. Some women
look best in one of these tilted at the
back hats. with the hair cofled in a low
knot; others get better effect by
twisting the hair high and slantfng the
whole hat forward on the head. Felt
sailors in lustrous. silky finish are very
exclusive and are trimmed with cum
ming simplicity. A model in mind of
blue -green felt. is faced with navy blue
velvet and on the crown sprawls a
w6arfish made OF metallic braid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

with this luxury, its good lines and ban
buttons holding their own The old
rose velvet scarf and cap combined are
banded with white fox An effective
contrast comes in a green jersey cloth
cut Russian blouse and trimmed with
squirrel au natureI The close little
Squirrel cap has CLEAN OF holly Der
ries the right side. The royal
leopard skin coat is IuxUriant with
taupe fox bands. It fastens with three
self buttons. and two slit pockets add g
skaters comfort The piquant cap Is
of taupe velvet.
No string OF girls IS CONNIE II Eaut
this season without a dash OF ermine,
and our end athlete, over her black Vel-
vet skirt and white broadclOth Jacket,
satisfactorily wears hers on the edge OF
her turban. her collar and her chubby
muff Thus CARRIED, protected and
beautihed. go 1875 favOrites a-skat~
ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
/4u Marcbe Francais

"a true French touch-the dogs and
ducks walking freely about the market
place. all are true to life. The marvel
OF it is that the, base is made of stiff
canvas so creased that the whole will
fold up into box shape without dis
lodging one Off the stands or the little
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

auspices off the Lafayette fund. The
proceeds go to- buy either food for war
sufferers, women and children or to
provide comfort kits for the soldiers
in the trenches.
This FRENCH market is perfect in
every detail. The wen with Us little
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

E4yERYWHERE In France disabled
-, soldiers are working out queer
bits of wood with their jigsaws, wom-
en- are studing doll bodies, artists are
dressing them and painting faces on
the china heads which still other work.
ers are firing in the proper ovens. that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

bucket and chain, all carefully put to-
gether and painted by which stands a
little dressed doll; the vegetable stand
presided over by a lady doll, covered by
an awning; the table at which lace and
French flags are sold and by the side of
which is a little stand of ported flowers
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

SONNY is all tucked into leggings and
a warm sweater suit of serviceable
brown, with plenty of room to grow
and run and play. For boys under five
these three piece sets, toy say nothing
of two pockets, are incomparabIy cozy
and save a lot of mending incidentally.
Clever women with plenty of time knit
these suits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

: AZ least q part of the American doll
market may be supplied.
Upward of 10000 dolls, representing,
every variety dear to the childish heart
or that human ingenuity could fashion,
for the past month have been on sale at
S19 Fifth avenue. New York, under the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

ONE OF the most practical gifts for a
winter baby Is a cap with sweater
or sack to match. A knitted cap is
nice and warm and can be made as Or
namental as you please. 1t can be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

animals that are glued to the door. The
dolls of course have to come out. Nine.
Doucet, the dressmaker. dressed a
great many of the dolls, which will
later go on tour of the big American
cities along with other toys. laces and
French speciaities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
K=aiffed cap and .sseeater Eor IL

made plain and round. with a border
around the face OF pink or blue, or Il
can have a turned back flap worked in
rosebuds or stitched in various patterns
in silk thread.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Statues Of Jeanne d,Arc.

No story is more appealing that that
OF Jeanne dare, especially as de,
scribed by Schiller in his immortal
drama. No wonder there are so many
statues Of the heroine in France. The
first one to be erected in this country
stands In Philadelphia. The second
is on Riverside drive, at Ninety-third
street. New York city.
Tho statue is by Anna Vaughn
Hyatt. All the other eouestria
statues OF Jeanne dare are by men ,
but Miss Hyatt has shown In sculpture
what Rosa Bonheur has in painting,
that a woman can express with ldeli-
ty the vigor Of animal life as well as
the idealism of human life.
The statue is Of bronze, OF heroic
size. Jeanne is in armor, standing in
her stirrups, holding the reins in her
left hand and a sword in her appraised
right hand. The horse was modelled
after a splendid Percheron In Paris.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
In Peaceful Valley.

After leaving the high school OF q
retired village somewhere in the mid.
die West, says Railway and Locomo-
tive Engineering, Tom Ruskin entered
the principal dry goods store of the
town. He spent a couple of years be-
hind the counter; but he found the
life too dull, and started out to sec
the world. He got a Job on the Erie
as brakeman and took It. He changed
last year to a flreman's Job, and is
still welding the scoop. Last month
he took a holiday, and went back
home to see his friends.
In the evening Tom realized that
something was missing, and after re-
lecting, asked:
What's become Of the curfew whis.
tle?"
Well" answered his mother, the
curfew whistle used to sound at nine
o'clock, and it wakened half of the
people; 30 they complained and had
1t stopped. and we can sleep now"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
YOUNG M EN- WED.

Oh. Love! Young Love! Bound in the rosy
band,
Let sage or cynic prattle as he will,
These hours n these alone redeem
LIES years Of III.
It Is the nature of the great ma
jority Of men to marry early. They
have full faith in the belief that love
may spring up in the heart at first
sight and, with the impotence OF
youth, they rush headlong into matri
mony.
With the middle-aged men the fire
of youth has cooled down 80 consider.
ably that they do not pin much faith
to the romantic notion that the love
that lasts is Of mushroom growth, de.
veloped at first sight. They believe in
taking a second look, aye, many of
them, to make assurance doubly sure
in their heart that 1t would be a wise
step to give up their freedom to be
tied down to wedlock.
A youth sees a pretty maiden, there's
a few strolls under the light of a
fair May moon, a little n~onsensical
prattle, such as DO you like dane.
ing?" II" fairly adore It," Are O
sure you like m better than any girl
you have ever met" Il really do think
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
CALOMEL SICKENS! t SAUATESI
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED
Guarantee "0odSons Liver Tone" viii Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Dont Lose a DAVIS Work.

Calomel makes you sick; you lose a
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and 1t salivates; calomel INJURIES your
liver.
II you are bilious. feel lazy, sluggish
and all knocked out, II your bowels
are c%onstipated and your head aches
or stomach is sour, Just take q spoon.
ful Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
instead OF using ~sickening, ~salivating
calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone is real
liver medicine, You'll know It next
morning because you will wake up
feeling fine, your liver will be work.
Ing, your headache and dizziness gon
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular. You will feel like
working, You'll be cheerful; full OF
vigor and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you n
bO-cent bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
IF SHE TALKS TO STRANGERS

How delicious Ia the winning
Of q kiss At loves beginning,
When two mutual hearts are signing
For the knot there's no untying,
Love he comes, and Love he tarries,
just as Fate or Fancy carries;
Longest stays when sorest chIdden,
Laughs and flies when pressed and hidden.
There are SO many "don'ts" put
down in the lectures parents read to
their young daughters Just budding In.
to womanhood that 1t should not be
wondered at that the pretty young
things fail to acquire half Of the knowl-
edge that was supposed to have taken
nrm. deep root. Especially is this the
case In regard to the opposite sex.
The II warning which should be first
ON the list OF "don'ts," but which 10
usually overlooked, Is not to hold con-
versations with strangers.
This does not apply to the business
girl across whose path strangers are
constantly coming and going, but to
the shy, modest maiden whom bold
triiers select, as a target toward which
they may direct their wiles-a girl too
innocent to look out for herself. Men
OF that stamp usually infest the parks,
for 1t is there young girls are wont to
turn their steps when the air is balmy
with the breath Of spring.
Few men would have the temerity to
open a conversation with a young
woman without a certain amount Of
encouragement from her. To find q
lovely young girl quite alone, sitting
on a bench, Is the bold mans oppor-
tunity. He takes a seat at the Earth.
est corner and begins his scheme of
by cycling her covertly. Once
aware that she has taken note OF his
presence. then he boldly opens siege
by commenting on the weather, taking
his chances as to whether she ia lady
enough to rebuke his advances or silly
enough to be led into conversation.
II she betakes herself to another
bench where she is removed from his
impertinence, though his
vanity Is rufied by the quiet rebuff,
he cannot help respecting the lass, ad-
miring her all the more. That is the
girl he cannot forget, and in his mus.
Ings he wishes that it might fall to his
lot to win such a golden prize for a
wife. A husbands love and honor
would be so secure in her keeping.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

could like you immensely" "MammS
Is strict about kissing" etc.
On the spur Of the blissful, tender
moment, the youth declares his pas
sion. He would be engaged a thou
sand times over TO win that tender,
sacred betrothal kiss, and hold those
beautiful little white hands, and have
the right to call her his bride to Be.
The middle-aged mans heart is OF
tougher fiber, He may fancy a WON.
ans appearance at first sight, but re-
serves his judgment OF her until he has
seen her often enough to verify his
good opinion of her. He may find her
personally pleasing, may realize that
she has touched a chord in his nature
70 which his heart responds. He cat.
uously holds his heart in leash until
he has had full opportunity to test her
disposition. her temper, learn her
hopes and aspirations, who and what
her forbears were. whether she Is do
mestlcated. q good housekeeper and
can cook, If money would be the mo
tive power with her In marrying, or II
she was willing to chance it-marry
for Affection and trust to her influence
over him to cause him to provide,
financially. to a greater extent for her
than he did for his sisters and broth
ers, nieces and nephews.
Last, but by no means least, he
makes 1t a point to learn whether shs
likes children. Unless q woman can
NIL all Of the requirements the mid
dle-aged man will not step over the
boundary line Of calm friendship to
become a wooer. II he does make up
his mind to wed. he is not apt to make
a mistake in the choice of a life part
ner to share his joys. He has made
his selection with wisdom.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Now They Are Not Afraid to Lee the
Children Run Outdoors

Every mother knows how hard It IL
to keep children, especially boys, in.
doors In bad weather. And yet II they
run out it usually means Group or
colds. Carthage. Mo-, mothers have
solved this problem by keeping plenty
of fresh air in the bedroom at night.
and applying q hot application Of
Wck's Vap-OARub at the first sign of
trouble.
Vap-O-Rub really Is q remarkable
preparation. It 10 the invention Of
a North Carolina druggist, and IL
universally used in the South, but was
introduced here only last winter.
1t comes in salvs form and is ap-
piled externally over the throat and
chest. Externally-it acts like Q poul-
tice or plaster, relieving the tightness
and soreness. Internally-it acts like
q vaporlamp, except that you do not
have to keep the windows shut and
the fresh air excluded as you do with
the old fashioned vaporlamp. VickIs
Is so made that the body heat re-
leases the ingredients in the form Of
vapors. These vspors are inhaled with
every breath through the air passages
to the lungs, carrying the medication
right to the affected parts.
Mrs. Lee Wilkerson, 400 e. Chest
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
"ANURIC!"
NEWEST IN CHEMISTRY

This Is q recent discovery Of DoctoR
Pierce, head of the lnvalids' Hotel.
Buffalo. N. Y. Experiments for sew
eral years proved that there Is no
other eliminator OF uric acid compa-
rable. For those eesilv recognized
symptoms of infiammation--as back.
ache, scalding urine and frequent uri.
nation, as we'll as sediment In the
urine, or II uric acid In the blood hal
caused rheumatism, "Anuric" actI
quickly. In rheumatism Of the joints,
in gravel and govt, invariably the
pains and stiffness which 30 frequently
and persistently accompany the dis
ease rapidly disappear.
Send DR.. Pierce 1Oc for large trial
package. Full treatment 50c. ALL
druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
AILING WOMEN
NEED TILL FAMOUS
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION

Thousands of women who are now
blessed with robust health cannot un.
derstand why thousands OF other won
en- continue to worry and suffer from
ailments peculiar to women when they
can obtain for q trifing sum DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription which
will surely and quickly Danish all
pain, distress and misery and restore
the womanly functions to health.
This prescription of DR.. Pierce's ex.
tracted from roots and herbs is q TEN.
perance remedy.
To get rid of irregularities, or ca
tarrhal condition, to avoid pain at GER
tain times, to overcome ~irritability
and weakness, waste no time, but get
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in
liquid or tablet form this very day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Carthage Mothers Find Mew Way
To Keep Boys Free From Colds

nut st., Carthage, tried vick's vapO-
Rub for Q cold and hoarseness In
chest and throat, and also for mus
cular soreness, and writes-"I have
never used anything with az good re-
suits. l believe 1t 10 q necessity In
every home"
Mrs. M. L. Salyard, 1115 8. Maple st.,
Carthage, tried Vap-O-Rub for q very
severe cold in my head and received
almost instant relief"
Mrs. Bertha Grove, R 3. D. No. Z,
has q little boy four years old who
rs bothered with bronchial trouble,
and catches cold whenever he runs
out in damp weather. His head and
ose stop up and he coughs 30 much
that his lungs wheeze until you can
hear him all over the ROOM" Mrs.
Grove says she Just rubs VapIO-Rub
well over the throat and chest and
covers with q warm flannel cloth, and
the vapors arising open his head.
She also stops his cough by letting
him swallow a small piece In faC.,
Mrs. Grove writes US quito Q long
letter and ends by saying-'T would
advise all mothers to keep vapO.Rub
on hand, especially u they have any
small children. You don't need to
buy cough syrups when you have a bot
tie on hand, and I find 1t better than
any internal medicine" Three sizes,
Csc. SOC or $1.00.
WH!1Sj;S;:;sI;;l9j%
this Trade Mark
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Poor Percy.

At a dance Percival Claude was pre-
scented to a beautiful young girl from
an adjoining town. and during the eve
ming it was his great happiness to
lead her out among the papier mache
palms for ice cream and angel cake.
And So" said the girl, in response
to Percival's story OF his life. you
have never married?'
No." answered Percival, Il shall
never marry until meet a woman
who is my direct opposite"
THAT should not be hard" returned
the pretty one with a faint smile.
There are bright, intelligent girls in
every part of the town"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Free Concer+.

Hello" said q voice at the other
end OF the phone. is that the night
clerk"
Yes" replied that f%unctionary.
What can | do for you?"
i want you to send somebody up
mt make the man in the next room
stop snoring, l can't sleep a wink
What room are you in?' asked the
clerk.
No. SO. It's the mar In No. 81 who
is doing the snoring"
but my dear sir" said tho clerk.
do you realize that the man in No.
81 Is Signor Squallerini, the famous
tenor, and that we are not charging
you a cent extra for the privilege Of
hearing him."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

Tasmania is q great farming and
fruit country and there is a good local
market for all the spent oil shale
from the distilling retorts. The rock
from which the oil has been taken
sells at 81 per ton for agricultural
uses. The assays do not disclose any
rich fertilizing matter In the spent
shale. yet when 1t Is pulverized and
distributed over farming lands and
garden soils 1t produces such wonder
full results as to make the demand for
1t greater than the supply. 1t appears
to act on the soil mechanically by
aerating 1t. and possibly, by condens-
ing moisture from the atmosphere and
transferring 1t to the crops. 1t is ex-
pected that the prices obtainable for
the spent shale will eventually cover
mining and retorting costs.-Dr. Ar.
thur Selwyn-Brown. In The Engineer.
ing Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

or mother Is half or the battle. Shi
knows the value of letting them SCI
and be seen. She may have been {
woman who cleng close to her owl
Preside, with q decided dislike for al
forms Of amusement outside. Nor die
she care for the friendship Of othel
women, the ~frivolity of exchanging
calls. as she termed 1t, parties, sociali
or dances.
The girls are verging on young
womanhood. She realizes II she would
have them make suitable matrimonial
matches she must revolutionize hel
ways and habits of a lifetime. She
throws of her stifY mannerism, and
calls on her neighbors, joins q church
and two or three clubs composed OF
society women, or those rich in fine
%stalwart, manageable sons
She gets up little home affairs, put.
ting q keen eye on the List Of young
men to be invited. Many . name she
crosses of, ignoring the daughters
~pleadings O. their tears. II she hears
that a certain young man is of a con-
vivial nature, uses wine to excess, has
been seen in bad company, CANDLES,
does not hold to a position. long she
studies him. He may have caught the
daughters fancy, but there is a stern
sentinel standing between him and the
maiden's heart, ready to give him roy
al battle, defeating any matrimonial
design he may entertain. An honor
able man or zone Is the mothers mot
to. A wise mother has her own trou-
BILE in guiding a flock of romantic
girls who are h%elplessly unaware as
to whether they are really In love
with the right man or whether Cupid,
that most satirical of all jokers, is
playing a lively prank with them, to
teach them n Of the most important
of don'ts In loves lesson. A mothers
anxiety Is only relieved when the
young mar Of whom she approves asks
for her daughters heart and hand, and
an early date is set for the wedding.
Even then her watchful care must not
relax. A lovers quarrel at the elev.
enth hour may upset her fondest
hopes.
II daughter No. 2 is far more at
tractive than her eldest offspring, the
%far-seeing mother keeps the younger
girl closely at her studies, that she
may not interfere with her elder sis
ter's chance Of marriage. The mother
has listened to all that has been said
regarding soul mates and lovers in
tended for each other, and so forth,
but she knows the heart of man, real
izing that a pretty, winsome young
girl, with bright eyes, smiling lips and
dimplee in cheek and chin, has been
known to release q lover from his al
legiance on his way to the altar. She
would take no chance. She ~entertains
one hops that far outreaches all 9TH
ers In her breast-that she may see
her girls fairly launched on the sea of
while she Is able to be In
charge of the helm and steer their
bark safely past the first shoals and
shadows. Marrying her girls off to
worthy husbands is a solemn duty
nlaced in a mothers hands.