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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
CONNECTICUT
SUFFRAGE NEWS

Suffrage Association, Hartford.)
Two important suffrage meetings of
more than local interest have been
| held in Connecticut during the last
, week. The speaker at both was DR..
| Anna H. Shaw ,ex-president of the Ma
| tional Woman Suffrage association,
and the meetings were held at South
Manchester and at New Haven. The
occasion CT DIR. Shaw's presence in the
state was Of a personal nature. She
came to christen the little baby of Mrs.
Taylor Of New Haven, but while here
she consented to address meetings
which had been got up for her. The
New Haven meeting was made a social
affair. An entrance charge of one
dollar was made and a strong appeal
was made after DR.. Shaw's speech for
work. In South Manchester the
meeting was under the auspices Of the
South Manchester Equal Franchise
League. whose president is Mara, and
was held in the High School Hall. DR..
Shaw is quite accustomed to calls from
her devoted followers for her services
at weddings and christenings. She
could write two large volumes on tho
People I Have Married and the Chill
dren I Have Christened."
Congress comes together next Mon
day for the last session Of the 64th
Congress and the eyes Of suffragist In
every State Of the Union are fixed on
Washington to see what Congress will
do with the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment. Last summer the Judiciary
Committee Of the House Of Represen-
tatives voted to postpone all action on
constitutional amendments until De-
cember, and now that December is
here it is expected that the suffrage
amendment will be one Of the first
matters to receive attention. Hun
dreds Of thousands of women in the
eastern states who never gave much
attention to the federal constitutional
amendment before November 7th are
now earnestly demanding their en-
reimbursement from Congress. They
are feeling as they never felt before
the unfairness of state, of things
which allows the women Of a dozen
western states to have the casting vote
in the election of the President who
will govern them for four years from
March 4th of next year. There is
talk Of appealing to the Supreme Court
for a new decision UNDER the XIV
Amendment This time the decision
would be as to whether an eastern
state has a right to disfranchise, on
account of sex, a woman who has en-
joyed the right to vote in western
states This question has never yet
been passed upon, and it is strongly
felt by many Of the women that it is
just such an abridgement of the privi-
leges and immunities of citizens OF
the United States as is forbidden in the
XIV Amendment. Should the Su-
prerne Court uphold this opinion,
there would be no need for further
amendment of the constitution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
THE HOPE OF A PRETTY MIL
LINER. 80 s.s7

Miss HI B. writes: IT am milliner
~ years of age, but look much young
er. A very wealthy elderly widow has
been buying hats from me, ordering
them brought to her home to make
her selection. I have taken them to
her myself On these occasions have
met her sen. a handsome man who
must be somewhere around 35 and
single. He has always bowed to me
when he met me on the street and
smiled, but our acquaintance has gone
no further than that. Do. you think
he is interested in me and is waiting
for a. good opportunity to talk with
me? I am called very attractive
some friends going further, calling
me very pretty. u
In saluting you courteous1y each
time he is brought il contact with
You, the young man Is showing you
simply ordinary politeness- If his
thoughts had dwelt upon you and he
had wanted to merge mere acquaint-
ance into friendship, he would have
found the means to do so. It is not
wise to presume stranger is Interest
ed in you until you hear that fact
fl ON his own lips Even then, a wo-
man must be slow in taking 1t for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Leo PApeD

By Leo Paps)

My cuzzin. Artie came GROUND after
suppir yestidday and me and him
thawt up a good one, going in the set
ting room ware pop and ma was and
me saying watts you think, ma, watts
you think, pop, Inn a mind reeder, ]
can reed Arties thawts
Don't be reedickiliss, sed ma
According to the laws Of the coun-
try, no man is legally redickiliss un-
til he has bin convicted, sed pop, now
for one think thares a hole lot in
Dental telepathy, I think minds awf-
I'm find wat mite be termed an affinity
with eetch uther witch enables them
to correspond in some MYSTERIOUS way
which we call mind reeding, and ]
see no reason wy Benny and Artie
may not have discovered some sutch
sympathy between their minds.
Hee hee, sed ma.
His laff lasts who laffs last, sed pop
go ahed, boys, show us wat you can do
Yes sir, sed. And I took a hold
of Arties hand and looked in his eyes
about a mint and then sed, you are
thinking of the figure upside down.
Rite, sed Artie.
Think AGENT sed. And I kept a
hold Of his hand and looked in his eye
| anuthir mint saying, you are thinking
Of a. island completely surrounded by
, watir.
Rite, sed Artie.
There, mothir, wat have you got to
say about that, sed pop.
I don't bleeve a werd of it, sed ma.
Let's do it agen, I sed.
Sure, sed Artie. And we did it
agen, me saying, you are thinking OF
1000 boxes Of candy.
Wat kind? sed Artie.
Mixture, sed.
Rite, sed Artie.
Sutch rubbish, sed ma, and pop sed
Heer, let me tell him wat to think OF
And he whispered in Arties ear, and
took a hold of Arties hand agen and
looked in his eyes about Q minits,
saying. You are thinking of Robinson
Crewso.
Rong, sed pop.
1t wont werk unless he thinks of it
for himself, I sed.
Hee hee, sed ma
| Get out of my site, both Of you, sed
pop.
Witch we did.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Taffeta is the one silk used more
= any other for dressy frocks for
gifH This model, though originally
done in taffeta, is suitable to devei-
opment in serge, challis or, going
down the scale, bingham, pereale or
1inene. In medium size the dress
requires sA yards 36-inch material.
The construction is very simple
and can be made still easier by stud
ying the guide given here very care
fully. First, form tucks in the front
end back, creasing on lines Of slot
perforations; stitch IN inch from
folded edges. Turn hem in right
Lap right front on left with center
fronts even (large "O,, perforations
indicate center-front); stitch to posi-
ton invisibly from single large co.,
perforation to lower edge; finish for
closing. Close under-arm, extension,
and shoulder seams, notches even.
Form inverted plat at extension,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
Anti Suffragists
Begin Campaign Of
Winter With 1900
Headquarters Press Committee, Of
Connecticut Association, Opposed
to Woman SI1ffragel

Headquarters Press Committee, Of
Connecticut Association, Opposed
to Woman Suffrage.)
Following the annual meeting Of the
Connecticut Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage held in Hartford last
week, the $4,000 members of the or
ganizatfon take up active work on the
campaign planned for the coming win
ter in the state with particular atten-
ton to be paid to the actions of the
legislature which assemblies the first Of
the year. Already communications
have been sent to each member Of the
body, laying before them the views,
contentious and arguments against wo-
man suffrage, figures showing the
opinion Of the voters in states where
the issue has been put before the cleo
tors, and the results therefroni. The
growing list Of states in which woman
suffrage has been defeated has had adj
ded to it the names Of South Dakota
and West Virginia, in both Of which
woman suffrage lost at the polls after
strenuous campaigns conducted by the
suffragists, and in spite of the defeat OF
suffrage, Prohibition won.
At the annual meeting the situation
regarding suffrage for women was laid
before the members present by Mrs.
Edwin Ford of Boston, who assigned
the defeats of suffrage to crude meth
DDS, absence of statesman-like lead
ership and inferior personnel Of men,
bers of suffrage organizations. She
said in part:
From cities and manufacturing
ma. =
New York state and out to Iowa. II
found women universally among those
fully occupied at home in the shop. or
factory, normal in their consciousness
that a woman's job Is mothering and
training the race. AS male suffrage
is as democratic as double suffrage,
and incomparably more efficient be-
cause it provides for the expression Of
the popular will In the most impress
sively powerful manner, why not pre-
serve it?''
Reports of the work being done in
Connecticut were given by Mrs. e. w.
Hopkins Of New Haven, Mrs. Charles
8. Bottomley of Rockville, Mrs. Geo.
E. Beers of Guilford, Miss Olive L.
Reamy of New Canaan, and Mrs. II. II.
Mason Of Pennington. There was al
so created at the meeting a board OF
honorary directors among whom are
Mrs. Morgan G. Bufkeley Of Hartford.
Mrs Henry H. Bridgeman Of Norfolk,
Mrs William s. Cowles of Farming
ton, Mrs william Howard Taft OF
New Haven, Miss Anna Jennings Of
Fairfield, Mrs. William Hamersley Of
Hartford and Mrs. Eli Whitney Of New
Haven.
Mrs. Daniel A. Markham of Hart
ford was reelected president; Mrs.
Lynde Harrison Of New Haven, Mrs.
w. B. Glover Of Fairfield and Mrs. F.
T. Simpson of Hartford, vice-presi-
dents; Mrs. Charles H. Lawrence OF
Hartford, treasurer; Miss Carolyn B.
Taylor of Hartford, secretary; Mrs. w.
r. Howe of Hartford, corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. William B. Will
liams, Jr., chairman of the press COM
mittee. w
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Face the collar and sew to neck
edge, notches and center backs even.
Turn hem of small pocket at upper
edge at notches. Adjust to position
on front with upper edge of pocket at
indicating small 20" perforations.
Then adjust the large pocket to posi-
ton on front, bringing single and
double small uoo'' pcrforations in
pocket tc corresponding perforations
in front. Stitch upper side and lower
edges to position leaving the upper
curved edge free to pass the hand
through.
Gather lower edge of sleeve be-
tween double "TT" perforations;
sew sleevebahd to lower edge. as
notched, close seam as notched. Close
seam Of wrist, cuff as notched to small
go" perforation and face. Sew to
sleeveband as notched, small "o''
perforation in eff at seam Of sleeve
band. Sew sleeve in armho1e as
notched, small go" perforation at
shoulder scam easing in any fitness.
Then, turn under the edge of front
belt section on slot perforations, lap
on back belt section, notches and ed
bes underneath even; stitch the right
end Ia inch from folded edge; finish
the left edges Of belt for closing. Adj
just to position on dress with upper
edge at indicating single large "OD
perforation near center-back.
A collar of atiste trimmed with
embroidery makes dainty finish for
the neck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
MINT MAKES RECORD
FOR COINAGE OUTPUT

Philadelphia, Dec. with an out
put Of s,s50,00o dimes. S,2S6, 200
nickles and 2s.s75,45O pennies in No
vember, the local mint established a
new record for a single month in the
number of pieces coined. The total
value Of the output was 81, $685. 64.5 so.
In addition to this coinage, two million
ten cent silver pieces were coined for
the republic Of Ecuador.
For the eleven months of 1915 the
coinage has aggregated 91,565,928
pieces, all dimes, nickels and pennies.
The mint is working double shifts and
officials say there is no indication of a
let up in the demand for small coins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
BARBARA FRIETCHIE AND
THE ICONOCLASTS


anniversary Of the birth Of Barbara
FT4etchie, who was immortalized by
Whittier's famous poem. The remains
of the heroine rested in the old grave
yard at Frederick. Md, from her
death in 1862 until a few years ago,
when the body was reinterred beside
that of her husband, and the Barbara
Frietchie Memorial Association was
formed to raise funds for erecting a
memorial shaft.
Barbara Frietchie's defiance Of the
Confederate soldiers who invaded
Frederick has become one of the
classic stories of American history a.
the result Of Whittier's poetic, eulogy,
but, like so many similar tales, 1t has
been attacked and denied by the
iconoclasts.
Those who deny Barbara Friet-
chie's claim to immortality base their
disbelief on the statement of one Of
Dame Barbara's relatives, who is
quoted as follows:
t'As to the waving of the Federal
flag In the face Of the Confederates
by Dame Barbara on the occasion
when they marched through Freder-
lex, truth requires me to say that the
troops did not pass Barbara Friet-
chie's residence at all, but passed up
what is popularity called the Mill AL
ley, about 500 yards above her resi-
dence, then passed due west toward
Antietam, and thus out Of the city.
Again, the poem by Whittier repre-
sents the venerable lady (then k96
years Of age) as nimbly ascending to
her attic window and waving her
small Federal flag defiantly in the
face Of Stonewall Jackson's troops.
Now what is the fact? At the period
referred to, Dame Barbara was bed
ridden and helpless, and had lost the
power Of locomotion. She could only
move as she was moved, by the help
of her attendants"
All Of which may or may not be
the truth, but most Americans--in
the South as we'll as in the :Sorth--
will resent such attempts to discredit
what is, at worst. q pleasant and
harmless bit of fiction. They will
prefer to retain their mental picture
OF the old DANES devotion to her
"In her attic window the staff she set,
To show that one heart was loyal yet,
And then
"she leaned far out on the window
sill,
And shook it forth with royal will"
Most pleasing Of all is the gallant
Confederate chieftain's answer to this
defiance:
who harms a hair of that old gray
head
Shall die like a dog. March on" he
said"
Confirmation Of the authenticity of
Dame Barbara's exploit was given
last month by Mrs Mary A. Lovejoy,
on the occasion of the celebration Of
her one hundredth birthday in New
ark, N. J. Mrs. Lovejoy was born in
Frederick, and declares she was well
acquainted with Dame Barbara, the
heroine Of Frederick. Mrs. Lovejoy
declared that she had no reason to
doubt that the incident occurred sub
stantia1ly as related by Whittier.
True or false, Barbara F'rietchie's
claim to immortality is assured,
thanks to the bard who made her the
heroine of poem.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

1T is the hour when from the boughs
The nightingale's high note is heard;
It is the hour when lovers vows
Seem sweet in ev'ry whispered word,
And gentle winds and waters near
Make music to the lonely ear"
The evening when a certain young
man is to call causes some girls no
second thought. Others are secretly
all in f1utter as the hour of the ex-
pected arrival draws near. If it is
a first call and the girls experience
in entertaining q young man is ex-
tremely limited, she worries herself
needlessly as to how she will enter
tain him. If she has no piano she
considers this q great drawback.
With an instrument OF any kind, she
could at least play and sing. Many
girls who have a musical instrument
are equally at q loss as to how to en-
terrain q young man. From the time
he enters the parlor, the girl starts
in with such a voluble flow Of CONVEX
sation that it is next to impossible for
the average young man to get in a
word edgewise. She starts in to tell
Of the different young men she knows,
endeavors to give him the impression
smitten with her, that no girl of her
set is quite so popular as she. Even
the beaux Of the other girls invite her
out.
While she is doing the talking, the
young man sits listening and think
ing. He cannot help wondering If
there was ever such conceited girl.
He concludes she must be very much
of ri ohn a
selection from some one of these love-
lorn chaps. He wonders If she will
talk just the same about him and
concludes that he won't be the 'teenth
fiddle If he knows it. Her tongue has
run so necessarily that he feels a
headache coming on. It is hard
matter to follow her, for there is
really no thread to her stories. They
are patched uneven1y together. He
watches the clock out Of the corner of
his eye. At 9 o'clock he Is eager to
beat a hasty retreat though he had
left word at home. he wouldn't be
there until 1890. After he's gone,
she tells her family he was terribly
hard to entertain! He just sat there
with his hands clasped, expecting her
to do all the talking. Her practical
aunt usually takes her down peg.
"You didn't give him a chance to
say a word" she says, laconically.
st heard your tongue going like a.,
trip-hammer. Take it from me, If
there's anything that disgusts man
It's that. You should have given him
a chance to have done his share of
entertaining. Be honest, now!
Wouldn't you have tired Of him
mighty quickly had be RECALLED you
with tales Of the different girls he
imagined to be in love with him
Evesdropping? Not a bit of it. I
couldn't help heating. You talked 30
loud and shri1ly. You'll probably lose
a dozen wou1d-be suitors before you
learn the Importance Of the young
mans doing the greater part Of the
talking. In that case, he is sure to
introduce topics that interest him.
The girl who is q good listener, who
looks pleased and Interested, makes a
good impression on man. He ter
inmates his call on such q girl that
by saying that, he's had a pleasant
evening and is anxious to call again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
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 lib.
hey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn
N. W
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
.CRUIIlERs.

G1Ae cup sugar, well beaten eggs,
= tablespoons melted butter, 1 liz
pups milk, 8 cups -four, 3 tablespoons
baking powder. Use -four enough to
roll easily and handle as little as pos
sible> These will not soak fat and
Ire very light and tender,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
BREAD srUFFING FOR DUCK OR
GOOSE

MIX and mash well two cups OF bis
cult and corn bread crumbs, about
half and half of each; add two large
onions chopped fine, one-half table,
spoon sage, one-haf tablespoon
thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Use
hot water to mix the crumbs and
seasoning Into a thick dough. This
amount will stuff one Duck increase
It as needed. 8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

meat, fold over other half so as to
form half moon. Wet fingers and
pinch two edges together. Lay them
in square baking pan and bake until
brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
CORNER FOR COOKS
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rrsnE%co AND CELERY SALAD.

fMree cups - Sk<vpped celery, one
PUP Of broken English walnut meats.
Mix all together with a mayonnaise
dressing and All the pimentos with
this and set on ice. Garnish with
alatmcats and leaves Of celery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Billy Sunday believes that it is all
right to use the English. language oc-
casional1y when there is no slang
term available.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
FISH
FISH RECIPES OF FAMOUS
CHEFS.

IObSter La Newburg.
(By Thomas McKenna, Adams
3 House.)
Heat a tablespoon Of butter in
sauce pam Add lobster, cut in large
dice and seasoned with salt, pepper,
nutmeg and one-half glass Of sherry
wine Cook FIVE minutes-pour on
two gills of cream and let boil six
minutes Dilute two egg ,yolks-
gently mix with wooden spoon while
heating (Without boiling)-K Pour In
q chatting dish and garnish with truf-
f1es-
Mrs Lillian L Doelger, wife OF
Charles r. Doelger, brewer. left an
estate valued at $87,19S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Y Dull green, an English mixture, de
velops this swagger coat, closed, belt
ed and cut SO like an officers. The
dppet is a novel idea, worn like 6
fur and stitched many times. The
bottoms of the cuffs are velvet faced
and the buttons are brass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Three New York Central employees
were instantly killed when they were
struck by Michigan Central express
train at Gibson, Indiana.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Boggs Campbell, 20, died In Pitts
burgh from injuries sustained in a
football game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

The politicians can't complain of
high prices, as they eat their own
words which do not cost much.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
CIJSrARD PIE

Two eggs beaten lightly add two
cups or milk. sugar to taste, pinch Of
salt, a little grated nutmeg. Line a
small pie, plate with rich pastry, pour
in tho liquids bake 20 minutes, or un-
til set. Mo Hour or cornstarch. sBak-
ed custard made same as filing for
pie, but using four eggs and four
cups OF milk: pour In baking dish and
set In oven inside a pan containing a
little hot water, and custard will set
and brown nicely while baking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
g1unted unless proof warrants it
HOW TO ENTERTAIN THE
YOUNG MAN WHO CALLS

"It is the hour when from the boughs
The nightingale's high note is heard;
It is the hour when lovers vows
Seem sweet in ev'ry whispered word,
And gentle winds and waters near
Make music to the lonely ear"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

is the one dependable remedy for bad
cou,plexions. They act on the liver and
bowels Ike calomel. yet have no dangerous
after-efect. They assist nature to throw off
the impurities that get into the blood. They
will surely clear up. even the most distress-
inscondition quickly and tone up the entire
system. giving pure, fresh, ruddy skin.
They are absolutely pure-easy to take
ard correct constipation. They act quick
", cleanse and purify-and make you
feel fine. sStart treatment now. Get q boz
ercrn any druggist-l0c and 25c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
Pictorial Review Dress

Pictorial Review ycr. Price, Is
These Home Dresano articles p1 AIRED especial,
this from the very latest styles " Tbs
y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
A Clear
Complexion

, Most every Wonlan IF "
wants nice. clear COM ~
plexion, and can have it at a triHing cost.
Constipation In women is increasing to
an alarming extent, and this causes poor
circulation which accounts for yellow.
muddy, pinnply complexions which SO
many women are trying to overcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02

Our recipe-book tells you how
to make many breakfast, lunch
and dinner dishes with Shredded
Goldfish. Get one from your
grocer.
10 cents buys box-a meal
for five.