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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
WHEN CORRESPONDING
BECOMES IRKSOME

'tSomewhere there waiteth in TINS
world Of ours.
For one lone soul another lone soul;
Each choosing each through all the
weary hours
And meeting strangely at one sud-
den goal"
When a girl parts from her best
young man who is starting away on q
lengthy journey, it is generally with
assurances on both sides that they
will write every day to one another.
And as they make the promise, they
mean it. Quite as soon as he reaches
his destination, he writes gack to MS
girl at home. To his great delight, he
finds letter from her awaiting him
the next morning. The letters fly
thickly hack and forth for many
weeks Then suddenly it becomes ap-
parent to both that the letters sent
and received have somehow seemed
less interesting. AS if by tacit con-
sent, a week passes ere each picks up
his or her pen to reply. Both have
the same excuse. They can find moth
ing in the world new to write about
Instead of pages each letter dw1ndles
down to four, then three.
She seizes madly on a few lines OF
poetry, something on friendship to fiji
up. He is equally canny, giving a
long description Of an art gallery
some friend told him to visit. If 1t
isn't an art gallery, it's a rowing
match or some other tournament. He
always mentions going with man
friend. But man like, he is apt to
give himself away by adding: "A
slight rain came up. OF course, had
to get a taxi to take him home" She
writes him in response that she at
tended a fashionable bail with girl
friend and danced every dance with
her. They stood SO long at the gate,
bidding each other goodnight that
she caught cold. Her friend was so
solicitous that she called up from her
business Office every day to learn If
she had quite recovered. He jumped
at the conclusion that 'tt11e girl" who
had escorted her was, on the contrary.
a man, while she, with woman's IN
tuition, readily OWNED that the per-
son who had accompanied him to the
art show and who would not brave a
light rain was certainly a young wo-
man.
w liz CdCn lOS0S HILL LII IAt NOAA-
dence Of the other. the written words
make less and less impression when
received. Each knows it is mere pen
service, not from the heart. When
each has found new attractions else
where. it becomes irksome to pen a
letter to one in whom they have lost
interest. Women keep their promise
longer than do men. whats the use
of bothering any 1onger?'' a man will
say. He quits writing then and there.
He believes she will be a little sore
over It for q while, but nevertheless
be glad of the excuse not to write any
more. The woman who persists in
starting up an unwelcome correspond
ence. who meets with no response,
wastes her time. There Is nothing so
dead as correspondence when 1t has
become irksome. Each can find one
more appreciation near at hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
GIRL and MOTHER
SEPARATED FOR.
YEARS, UNITED

Hartford, Dec. 9.-The happiest
oman in the state to-day was Mrs.
Flora Padmore, Of 1908 Main street,
this city, and perhaps the happiest
girl, was bright-eyed Dorothy Pad
more, her daughter.
For a separation of IL years was
ended; the mothers search for the
girl was at last rewarded by the pos
session of her daughter; the legal
fight of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli J. Brfckley,
of New Haven, to retain the girl, has
been abandoned, and it all came
about because of a decoy letter writ
ten on a New Haven train.
While the girl, in court here Tues
day, on the habeas corpus hearing by
which Mrs. Padmore attempted to
obtain possession of her child, re-
fused to greet her mother, saying
"She was only a stranger" an ar
rangement by B. M. Holden, lawyer
for Mrs. Padmore, overcame this
GOODNESS.
A luncheon was arranged for the
mother and daughter. Neither the
Brickleys nor any Of the lawyers was
present. In the short hour that
mother and daughter spent together
they came to know each other bet
ter. Dorothy returned to New Ha-
ven with the Brickleys on the post
ponement of the case, Tuesday. She
was not the bright happy girl she
had formerly been end the Brickleys
noticed it. This, more than anything
else, induced the New Haven family
to surrender their claim to the girl.
A letter was forwarded to Mr.. Holden
with the decision and Mrs. Padmore
went at once to the Elm City.
Mrs. Padmore and her daughter
will take an apartment and the girls
education will be resumed.
It was chance letter, written on a
railroad train, that directed the at
tention Of Mrs. Padmore to Connecti-
cut after a search through four
states. extending over a period of
years, had been vain. The letter
came from the Brickleys. And as it
was the Brickleys to whom Dorothy,
as bay, was entrusted back in 1904
when Mrs. Padmore was deserted By
her husband in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Padmore at once went to Clarien, Pa,
as the letter directed, to see her child.
Finding no one in that town by the
name Of Brickley, she scanned the let
ter more closely and found it had
been posted on a Connecticut mail
train.
Mrs. Padmore came at once to
Hartford, searched through all the
directories of the state and finally To-
Gated the Brickleys in New Haven
where Mr.. Brick1ey is a trainman
The Brickleys decided to ght the case
on the ground that Mrs. Padmore had
virtually given quit claim to thern
of her daughter but when the girl
finally came to transfer her affections
to her real mother after an hours
meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
Liquor Dealers In
England Want Drink
Law Better Enforced

London, Dec 9-The cid" is being
tilted so often by saloonkeepers in
England that the liquor dealers them
selves, fearing this continued winking
at the closing time may advance the
interests of prohibition. have launch
ed a movement for a mire rigid en-
forcement of the law
It is proposed that any violations OF
the regulations will result in the sus-
pension Of the license until the end
Of the war. Another proposal is that
second violation Of the law be pun
ished by Imprisonment, and that the
offender be debarred from further en-
ployment in the liquor trade.
In Birmingham the liquor interests
have organized vigilant police SER
vice of their own to see that the law
is not violated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
TODAY'S POEM
GETTIN' ON TO CHRISTMAS.


Gettin' ON to Christmas,
An the kids are bein' good,
Jes' as though the little rascals
All my biufdn' understood,
An although I know exactly
Why they're climbin' on my knee,
I confess that they are kissin'
All they're wantin' out of me.
Now, they're waitin' on their mother
Like they never did before,
An they're clearih' up the table
An they're sweepin' up the floor,
An although she knows exactly
Why these gracious fits occur,
She confesses they IRE smilin'
All they're after out Of her.
Gettin' on to Christmas
With its happiness an fuss,
An the fun Of foolin' children
Is to have 'em foolin' us
They are on their best behavior
They're as good as they can be-
An it's great to have 'em squeezin'
All they're wantin' out Of me.
Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
The COUNTESS
OF WARWICK

Few Englishwomen have devoted
themselves more conscientiously and
whole heartedly to serving the vic
tins Of war than the Countess Of
Warwick, whose sympathies have en-
braced all the sufferers-the wound
ed soldiers of Great Britain and her
allies, the grief-stricken and destitute
relatives of soldiers, the Belgian refu-
gees, even the Teuton war prisoners,
who in her opinion are more sinned
against than SHINING. In aiding all Of
time and money. The Countess OF
Notwithstanding called 1.-THE So
cialist Countess"-will be fifty-five
years young tomorrow, and ever since
her marriage to the fifth Earl of War
wick in 1881 she has been a leader in
all sorts of philanthropic endeavors,
as we'll as a member of the Social
Democratic Federation. On occasion
the Countess has bitterly derided those
social butterflies" who make mock
cry of nursing" who are mot old
enough to understand and not young
enough to be.restrained," and to whom
1.-The war is little more than q new
sensation" The Countess had many
conversations on political matters with
the late King Edward, which she has
recorded in a magazine article. The
late monarch expressed great admit
ration for the German people, she
says, especially for "the thoroughness
Of German business methods, the re-
lection of everything slovenly in
thought and action" and he once re-
marked that the English people might
find the Teutons well worth emulating
in many respects. For his nephew.
the Kaiser, he had less respect, and
he once said that the Kaiser was ''suf-
fering from megalomania and had not
learned to control rather unruiy
tongue"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better Looking Take
Olive Tablets

Il your skin is complexion
pallid- tongue coated-appetitc poor
you have bad taste in your n,outh-a
lazy, no-good feetng-you should take
Olive Tablets.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after II years Of study
with his patients.
. DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color.
To have clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like ca1ome.-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. That's why millions of boxes
are sold annually at Toe and Csc per
box. All druggists. Take one or two
nightly and note the pleasing results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
No Sensations Are
Planned by Equal
Franchise Workers

The Connecticut Woman Suffrage
Association is not planning any gen
eral or sensational campaign for the
coming winter. Instead Of work con-
Quoted by the State Association and
carried through by a band of cam
paigners such as Miss Emily Pierson
has recruited for previous campaigns,
there will be work carried on In eac.l
county with each local league as
center and under the general direc-
ton Of the county chairmen. Each
league is undertaking to care for
some of the outlying districts within
it's reach. One of the immediate re-
suits of this policy was seen in the
meeting this week at WeatOgue
which was arranged and carried
through under the direction of the
Simsbury Equal Franchise League
with Miss Mary Morgan as one of the
most active workers.
Another form Of the work of this
winter is the house to house canvass
ing which many of the leagues are
dramatically planning to carry out.
This work Is not sensational but it is
Of the utmost importance, not only
suffrage and to secure votes for any
suffrage measure that may come be-
fore the voters, but also to educate
the women to make a proper use of
their vote as soon as they obtain it.
1t is well known fact that it is al
most impossible to interest people I'M
less they feel that they are really
concerned in a matter This is where
no M -Gl1ff ri OF IF mr.
influence breaks down. The Suffra-
gists find when theyNgo among the Wo-
men that they are not capable of ex-
erting any indirect influence because
they are not informed. When the
women learn that they will probably
soon be voters and will have it as a
duty to cast their ballots rightly, they
at once are eager to become inform
ed, and by the time that Connecticut
women are enfranchised there will
be a body Of Informed public opin-
ion among those new voters which
will show itself in measures for the
betterment of the community in
which they live.
The feeling that the vote is COM
ing quickly is largely due to the an
nouncements that come from the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION stating that it is quite prob
able that the suffrage amendment
will be passed in the present session
Of Congress. The National Associa-
ton is recruiting strong. body of
women, to be in Washington for the
whole session-or at least so much Of
the session as will pass before the
vote is taken on the suffrage amend
ment in both House and Sena-a Mrs
Walter MacNab Miller is at tho head
Of this band, and lobbying for the
amendment will be carried on until
every man in Congress is fully in
formed Of the demand of the women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
I CORNER FOR COOKS
ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING.
(Prize Awarded by the Queen)

prize Awarded by the Queen)
One pound of raisins, one-fourth
pound of flour, one pound of suet
chopped fine, one pound of currants,
one-fourth pound of stale bread
crumbs, one-fourth nutmeg grated,
one-fourth pound of brown sugar,
five eggs, grated rind of one lemon,
one-half pint brandy, one-half pound
minced candied orange peel. Clean,
wash and dry the currants; stone the
raisins; mix all dry ingredients to-
gether. Beat the eggs, add them to
the brandy, then pour over the dry
ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pack
in 'greased small molds and boil six
hours. Serve with hard brandy
sauce. This will make six pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
CHEAP FRUIT CAKE.

Mix together one cupful dark mo-
lasses, one-half cupful brown sugar,
one-half cupful butter, one cupful
hot water, one dessertspoonful soda,
two cupfuls flour, one dessertspoonful
spices, and add citron, currants and
raisins to your liking; bake in
quick oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
Gen. Mcintyre Lauds
New Philippine Bill

washington, Dec. 9.-The Philip
pine bill enacted at the last session Of
Congress "is probably the best organ
ic law ever passed by Congress-" de-
clared Brig.-General Frank Mcintyre.
chief of the bureau of insular affairs
in his annual report made public yes
terday General Mcintyre finds
there is general feeling Of satisfac-
ton in the islands on the passage of
the bill, far greater than was antici-
pated."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
MINCE PIE.

Two pounds lean beef chopped fine,
two pounds suet chopped fine, two
and one-half pounds stoned raisins.
two and one-half pounds cleaned cur
rants, one and one-half pounds slic-
ed citron, one and one-half pounds
light brown sugar, one tablespoonful,
each powdered cloves, mace, cinnaLN
mon, and allspice. Season these to
taste, one and one-half pints brandy.
When making the pies, to every four
tablespoonfuls of mince meat, add
one of chopped apple.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
HUNGARIAN STUFFED GOOSE
NECK.

Remove the skin from the neck, Of
fat goose and stuff with some soak
ed bread, fried with one small chop
ped onion in a tablespoonful Of
goose dripping. Add chopped pars-
ley, salt, paprike and ginger and mix
with one egg. Lay in baking-pan
with a little hot water and bake I'M
til brown. Serve hot, with red cab
bage cooked with wine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
ENGLISH STUFFED GOOSE.

Season a fat goose with salt ant
pepper, and rub we'll with vinegar.
Then core small apples, and fill the
goose with the whole apples. Put in
the baking pan, sprinkle with flour,
pour over one cup of hot water; add
lump of butter and bake until done.
Basic often with sauce in the pan.
Serve the goose with the whole ap-
pies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
FRENCH TURKEY SOUP

Cut all the meat from leftover tur-
key bones. Put the bones in cold
water and boil with one small onion,
one carrot, two pieces Of celery and
two sprigs of parsley all cut fine. Re-
move bones, add boiled rice and the
turkey cut into dice pieces. Let boil
and serve with fried croutons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
ALMOND MACAROONs.

Sift twice one pound pulverized SUI
gar and four ounces corn starch; add
IL ounces, shredded almonds, four
ounces ground almonds, the grated
rind of two oranges and two eggs
beaten light without separating. But
ter the hands and form the mixture
into small balls, lay them on tins COW
cred with oiled paper and bake in a
slow oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
KING CONSTANTINE I'LL.

Paris, Dec. 9-The health of King
Constantine is again causing anxiety,
according to news from German
sources, says a Zurich despatch to the
Matin. The old wound in the Kings
side continues to annoy him. The King
is said to be very weak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
FOUND nail! IN
PIECE OF CAKE

A nail in a piece of cake caused a
Lawrence p Riley of Somerville, ac-
dental catastrophe in the mouth OF
cording to a suit for $4,000 which he
has fled in the Superior Court at
East Cambridge against the Drake
Brothers Company of Boston
The cake was prepared by the de-
PENDANT company and purchased at a
Somerville store one day last Sep
tember, the suit alleges It depart
ed SO far from the ordinary harmless
character OF the usual cake, however,
as ito be dangerous to the consumer, .
the declarations say, because Of the
imbedded nail
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
HER QUESTIONS OF PROPERTY.

s. M. writes. kindly settle this: A
says it's improper for a young lady
to give young man friend presents
when not engaged. B says A has OLD
fashioned ideas ,as it is proper at the
present day. What do you think or
an engagement to last two years? Is
a youth supposed in that time to make
a business career? Is 1t proper TO
correspond with young man one has
never seen. Any harm in exchang-
ing photos?'
It is seldom a girl gives young
man friend presents when not en-
gagged. Few do. Engagement may
last two years if youth will then make
a business career. It is not always ad-
visable to correspond with a young
man one has not seen, yet some have
good reasons for doing SO, and such
correspondence sometimes turns out
we'll Photos are sacredly ones own.
Rarely exchanged except by the en-
gagged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
KAISER CONGRATULATES
BAVARIAN RULER ON
BUCHAREST CAPTURE

Amsterdam. Dec. 9-An official an
nouncement from Berlin makes public
the following congratulatory telegram
sent by the German. Emperor to the
King Of Bavaria respecting the fall of
Bucharest:
''The beaten Rumanian army has
abandoned it's fortified capital. With
Gods assistance we have gone a great
step forward. Your brave Bavarians
did excellently in the mountain fight
ing and on the plains again gained i'm
perishable glory. The heroic death
of a brave Prince and typical soldier
of your lineage has been source of
inspiration to u.s."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
WIFE'S PTTEOUS
PAINTINGS NOT TO BE

n. P. writes: What is a wife of
thirty-five to do? My husband is not
strong, and he declares he can find no
work suitable. For years I grateful
ly shouldered the burden of support
and he walked out in the air content
eddy. My three children send to the
red wood school-house. My health is
delicate. L fear a breakdown. Mayor
advises me to go with him and have
him stay at the poorhouse and that I
have my bright little ones adopted in
good homes. 10 would be like ia
king my life, these partings. Go to
church, pray and wait, is all dc? 2"
Very unfortunate is your case. It
is right to do all you can to help
each one Of your own. Friends may
come to your rescue before you break
down. Husband may regain health
in the open air. It's a long road that
has no turn to it. Providence will
promise q way to keep united. not to
part, precious families.
IMPRUDENT YOUNG COUPLE.
G. e. M. writes: my young husband
and I were wed two years. He was
smart in business from the day we
married But instead Of buying, on
rent plan, little cottage-he having
earned over six hundred dollars-he
was persuaded to move to fine house
Of his woman cousin to rent it nicely
furnished, End Of three years she
sold out. We are to move, penniless.
What had we better do, please?"
Do not worry over your lesson. Start
courageously to save and buy in the
future; and you will prosper by love
and your sad experience. It's never
too late to learn"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09

The reference in the Emperor's
telegram to the death of Prince
presumably refers to Prince Henry, of
Bavaria, nephew of King Luis. Prince
Henry was a major in the Bavarian
guards and was reported killed in
battle in a wireless despatch from
Berlin on November 8. The circum-
stances or place of his death were not
given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
AND ROPING
JOHN RECK q son
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
AND ROPING
JOHN RECK d SOU
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must be
given to insure attention, not to print
Use ink. Write short letters, only on
one side of paper. Address Miss lhb-
hey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn
N. W
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
Youfka and Charming.

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and nsy be Bozaed back 10 form rezera
Il desired.
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notsa,ed and sl1exa eaIlaz, though eisae
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t1nhad 10 tho waist under = widu
shaped gf1dle which cloaes at the lefj
do end ofsrs splendid oppoztunitiea
for tho a1dSun Of wo01 or bead EN-.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09

Farmer want Ada one Cent . word
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Moroeeo.s Commission CITY.

Credit not Oklahoma, but Morocco
with the latest commission govern
ment city. Tangier is not only that,
but an international city TO boot.
Tangier was long ruled in part by a
sanitary commission of foreign consuls.
Now it is in the Spanish sphere or
belt of influence, and that again is
surrounded by the paramount French
power. The city itself is neutral and
starts with a boom, France having
written off part of its debt
2 The assembly consists of twentyfour
Moors and eleven representatives Of
the powers. The Moors are real
Moors. not subjects of other nations.
THE military police is headed by q
Spaniard, the civil police by Il French.
man, a mixed court sits for foreign,
ers: Moslem cases are tried by the
.cadi. Political patronage is to be civ.
cn 33 per cent to France. 30 per cent
to Spain. Is per cent to Great Britain,
the rest at discretion.
Voters must he twenty-five years old,
payers of S24 year house rent and
noncriminals.
This is tough Tangier used to be
the best behaved city of its kind
known, because. not having any extra
dition treaty. it drew thousands Of
criminals from all regions. including
New York. AS there was nowhere TO
move on, they had to behave, and did
Apparently these men cannot vote.