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Coffee Market

New York, November 3.-The mar
ket for coffee futures was quiet today
with prices working higher on cover
ing combined with little trade buy
ing and some support from outside
sources After opening to points
higher the market seemed to hesitate
and showed little feature until well
along in the afternoon when demand
became a little more active with March
selling up from S.39@S.50c and May
fro 7.51 @s.49c. The close was ii to IL
points net higher. Sales, 10000. Novem-
Der $500; December. $3.50; January,
S.40c; February, SAC; March, S.4sc;
April. s53c; May, S.5Sc; June, $500;
July, s.67c; August, 8.71c; September.
S.76c; October, S.S1c.
The spot market was dull and nomi-
|nally unchanged with quotations on the
basis OF 9ssc for Rio rs and 1890 for
Santos As. Gables were delayed but it
was reported that the few cost and
freight offers received indicated no
change in the primary situation.
Owing to the holiday there were no
official cables from Brazilian markets.
Victoria reported clearances Of 10000
bags for New York.
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Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent flour, sl1O5; Idaho
patent flour. s1O.45; Tennessee patent
flour, sa70; high grade Self-rising flour,
5000; medium grade Self-rising flour.
1910; hard winter wheat flour, $10,45;
spring wheat flour, $11.15; corn meal, $2.3i
per Sc lbs. sack; hen feed, $3.50 a sack;
mixed horse and mule feed, 1888 to s42;
IA per cent c. S. meal, $40; Creamo feed
meal. $50; prime c. S. hulls. s21; lintless
hulls, SIS; gray shorts, $44; brown shorts,
Sal; wheat bran. s37; corn, per bushel,
s1.25; corn chops. $2.35; No. Q white oats,
per bushel. 75c; wheat, per 100 lb. sack,
$500; Kaffir corn and Milo Maize. per
100 lb. sack, SETS; choice fancy pea green
alfalfa, per ton. SIS; southern alfalfa, per
ton, $22; mixed alfalfa and johnson
grass, per ton, $40; choice fancy timothy
hay, per ton, $26; No. timothy hay, per
ton, $22; light clover mixed hay, per
ton, 81; No. Johnson grass, per ton, s14.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 1S.25c; receipts,
II, 100; sales, 1925; stock, SS0,994.
Galveston: Midding, 1850; receipts,
1885; exports, 1858; sales, N25; stock,
1868, 443
Mobile: Midlding., 1890: receipts, e42;
sales, 35; stock, 14,625.
Savannah: Middling, 18.75c; receipts,
1888; sales. 1884; stock, t75,750
Charleston: Middling. 1S5sc; receipts,
731; sales, $50; stock, 65.s71.
Wilmington: Middling, 1Sc; receipts,
1915; stock. s.. 49,
Norfolk: Middling. 1880; receipts. 34s7;
sales. 1863; stock, g. 6S.
Baltimore: Receipts, so; stock, 2142.
Boston: Middling, 1850; receipts, no;
exports, 1902; stock. $685..
Philadelphia: Middling, 1s.15c; receipts,
1852; stock, ALSO.
New York: Receipts. 1856; exports, 1906;
stock. 109,O26
Minor ports: Mlddling. 1880; receipts,
1925; stock, $1,000.
Total today: Receipts, 1880; exports.
1851; stock, 1905, 6l.
Total for week: Receipts. 1920: ex-
ports, 174,95l.
Total for season: Receipts, ASIA
exports, 1.774,5S2.
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Produce Market

New York, November 3.-Butter steady;
receipts, 1889; creamery, higher than ex-
tras. 37Q37&c;' creamery extra, 90 score,
361s@36%c: firsts, 35@36c Eggs firm; re-
ceipts, 1923; fresh gathered. extra fine,
4l@42c: extra firsts, 5000: firsts. S6@3Sc
Cheese firm; receipts. 2745; state fresh
specials, 21%@22c; state fresh specials.
average fancy, 211sc. Live poultry firm
no prices settled; dressed firm: chickens,
171A@S0c; fowls, 16G231ac; turkeys, 19Q30c.
Chicago, November 3.-Butter firm:
creamery, 32a351sc. Eggs: Receipts, 364S
cases; market unchanged. Potatoes
lower; receipts, 60 cars; Minnesota and
Dakota white, s1.55Q1l.60; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios. s150a1.35; Michigan and
Wisconsin white, $1.5O@1.6o Poultry, alive,
unsettled; fowls, 15c; springs, tic.
st. Louis, November 3.--Poultry, butter
and eggs unchanged.
Kansas City, November 3.-Butter. eggs
and poultry unchanged.
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e. +. Hutton & Co.'S Stock Letter

New York, November 3.-Railroads alb
soluteiy neglected. with exception of Nor
folk, which made quick jump of a point
and half just at the close, the trading
slow and showed small net declines.
Election day is so near that unless some
decided indication is given as to who will
win, we must look for a quiet market.
There Is talk If the election goes right
Of a big distribution in Union Pacific.
Considerable amount of Steel sold around
100. There seemed to be a bag open
somewhere.
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He Had a Reason

From the Hopkinsville (Ky.) New Era
An old darby met Judge Charles H
Bush on the street the other day and
said:
"Jedge, ize gotta law case I want
you to handle fur me-"
But. Sam. I am now circuit judge
"Yassar, I know dat. an OATS dc
reason / wants to get you. You kin
do better by me than ennybody else
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Future quotati
Chicago Grain

Chicago. November 3-Wheat, No. Z
red nominal No. red. s1.72@L7s; No. 2
hard, a.SSSs1.S6A; No. hard nominal.
Corn, No. yellow, old, $1.O5@107; new,
csc; No. 4 yellow, old, $l.04; new, 9sc@$l
No. white, new, 9sG99c. Oats, No. 3
white. nominal; standard, 53A@54Ac.
Rye, No. 2, s1.43c; barley, S0c@$1.23 Tim
othy. s3.25@5.25; clover. $11@15. Pork
$3.50; lard, $3.50; ribs, SIS. 50d14.37.
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December-January. 11O6d; January Feb
ruary, u.08d; February March, Hid;
March-April, 11131kd; April May, 11-16d;
May-June, u.19d; June-July, 111S5sd
JulyAugust. 11.171kd: August September,
1o79d; September 1017d; octo-
ber- November, 9.9Sd.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, November 3.-Both rough
and clean rice were strong and active to-
day. Receipts: Rough, 1888 sacks mill.
ers, 2621; clean, 1889 pockets. Sales:
Rough Honduras, s58 sacks; blue rose,
1903; clean Honduras, 1854 pockets: Japan,
1900; blue rose, 3215 Quote: Clean Japan,
32s@35sc; blue rose, 3%@4c; others I'M
changed.
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cables 41M. Lires, demand, 6.sS; ca
bles. 6.67. Rubles, demand. S0&; ca
bles, 81. Bar silver, 6SMc; Mexican dol
lars. 52hc. Government bonds steady;
railroad bonds strong. Time loans firm;
60 days, 8 per cent; 80 days and six
months, 3A per cent. Call money firm;
high, 21a per cent; low. 2 per cent;
ruling rate, az per cent; last loan, 2h
per cent; closing bid, IA per cent; Of
fered at 2A per cent.
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Spot Cotton
Pig Iron

by the strength Of raws and the frmness
displayed by Cuban holders for the re-
naming old crop supplies. Closing prices
were to 8 points net higher with sales
of 500 tons. December sold from 5.16c to
5.1Sc, closing 5.1Sc; January, 455c to 46Oc
ing 4.42c; May. 4.S3c to 4.s7c. closing 1850;
July closed 441c.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, November S.--Spot cotton
firm, u points up. Sales on the spot.
81, 425 bales; to arrive. 500. Good ordinary,
1675c strict good ordinary. f7.25c: low
middling, 17.75c; strict low middling, 1sc;
middling, 1S25c; strict middling. 1844c;
good middling, 1890; strict good mid
ding, 1Ss7c. Receipts, 11,1eo; stock, $780,
SA q
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York. November 3.--Mercantile
paer, 3h per cent. Sterling, 6O-day bills,
$4.71N. Commercial, 60-day bills on
banks. $4.70@E4.71; demand. SATISFY;
cables, s4.76 7-16. Francs, demand, 5.S4;
cables. $50. Marks, demand, FOX; ca
bles. 70M. Kronen. demand. IL 15-1e;
cables, IL lie. Cutters. demand, 4oN
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 1850; receipts, A.
Isl; shipments. 1876; sales, 1850; stock.
260,S70.
Memphis: Middling, 1870; receipts, H.
$685. shipments, 1900; sales, 1850; stock,
20s, 352.
Augusta: M1ddling. 1S.75c; receipts. 2644
shipments, 1881; sales. 546; stock. 134,550.
st. Louis: Middling 1sc; receipts, BIB;
shipments, 217s; stock, 1920
Cincinnati: Receipts $40; shipments, $50
stock, S019
Little Rock: MiddIing, 1850; receipts
1859: shipments, It'll; sales, I'LL; stock
54,119
Total today: Receipts, 1859; shipments
1865; stock, $50, 101
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I,;vernool Cotton

Liverpool, November 3.-Cotton: Spot
Arm Good middling. ll.27d middling.
11.13d; low middling, 1097d. Sales, 5000
bales; 800 for speculation and export. Re-
ceipts. 1900. Futures Irregular; Novem-
Der, I.0Sd: November-D 1l05tad;
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Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates, not tc
close of corresponding weeks:
In sight for week, $4,000; same seven
days last year. 81. 900; same seven days
year before. $4,000; for the month, 2S5, 900
same date last year, $4,000; same date
year before, 274,000; for season, 4,971 600
same date last year. 3,94000O same date
year before, 3041,000. Port receipts fol-
season, 2,971,000; same date last year
2.378.0O0; same date year before last, 1850,
O0O Overland to mills and Canada for
season, $4,000; same date last year. 2lS,-
900; same date year before, $4,000. South
ern mill takings for season, $50. 900; same
date last year. 10000; same date year be-
fore. $4,000. Interior stocks In excess OF
September 1. 666,00o; last year, SAC, 900;
year before, $4,000. Foreign exports fol-
week, 10000; same seven days last year
$4,000; same seven days year before, 1854 :
COO; for season. 5000: same date last
year. $4,000; same date year before
$685. Northern spinners' takings and
Canada for week, ISL, 900; same seven days
last year, 10000; for season, 752, 900; to
same date last year. $4,000.
Spinners' Takings
Statement OF spinners' takings OF
American cotton throughout the world
This week, $4,000; same seven days last
year, $4,000; same seven days year be-
fore, $4,000; total since September /, g.
$4,000; same date year before 1855, OoO
Worlds Visible Supply
Statement of Worlds visible supply
Total visible this week, 100000; last
week, 4,349,0O0; same date last year. secs,
600; same date year before, 4,O05, 900. Oi
this the total American this week. 3,7S5,
900; last week. $685., 900: last year, 1876.
900; year before. 2S46,0OO. All other kinds
this week. $4,000; last week, $1,000; last
year. LIP, 200; year before. 1.15s.0OO Wis
IDLE in the United States this week. 2,29O,
900; this date last year, 2.293O0o; visible
in other countries this week, 2,214,0CO
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Naval Stores

Savannah. November 3.-Turpentine
firm, 46%c; sales, 156; receipts, s44;
shipments. 1886; stock, 1887. Rosin
frm; sales. 1920; receipts. 1922; ship
ments, 1920; stocks. 1899. Quote: A,
B, C, D, r, r, 1925; G, $3.50; H. $685.;
I. X, s6.s7,s; M, $40; N, $3.50; WIG.
$3.50; WV, 500.
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Meats
Creamery Products

{Wholesale Selling Price)
Creamery Butter-3Sc; process butter,
S1zc: oleomargarines 15@25c; country but
ter, 25c.
Full Cream Cheese-23c.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, November 3.-Cotton goods
were Arm today with an advancing ten
dency. Yarns were higher. Jobbers were
active. Wool markets were active In car
pets wool divisions The auction sale Of
firm,
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st. Louis Grain

| St Louis, November 3.-Wheat, No 2
red, s1.S4G1.S6 No. hard, $1.S5@195; De-
cennber, $1.S2A Corn. No. 2. $1.07; No. 2
white, S.07; December, S5AQs5Bc. Oats.
No 2. 52lkc; No. white nominal; Deem
Der, 531Ac.
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Kansas City Grain

| Kansas City, November 3-Cash wheat
unchanged; No. 2 hard, s1.S2@1.S 80; No. 3
| red, $1.S0@1.S4 Corn. No. Q mixed, 97@39c;
| No. 2.white, 81; No. yellow, s1.01. Oats.
No white, 54@541sc; No. mixed, 52@56c.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, November 3.-After some
show Of steadiness early on tn advance
in cotton. the market for cotton oil
turned easy under scattered liquidation
and lack of bull supports Final prices
were u to 16 points net lower. Sales.
20. 400 barrels. Spot, 12c bid; November.
Il. 1c@12 lac: December u 0S@12. 13c; jan
uary. 1212@12. 13c; February, 12.1s@12, 2oc;
March, 12.21@l2. &c; April. 12.2o@12. soc:
May, Il. e5dl2 .s9c; June, II. 26G12. CSC.
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English Money

London, November 3.-Bar silver,
|s2Ad per ounce. Money, 5 per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, 51s @5% per
|cent. Three months, 56Q5ss per cent.
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Metal Market

New York, November S.-Copper firm;
electro1ytic, first quarter, $2S.25@
$3.50; iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot,
$42.00042.25. At London spot copper.
f124; futures, els; electrolytic. f143;
spot tin,. fIs2 IS; futures. f183 los. The
metal exchange quotes lead $7.00@7.05;
setter firm, sot, East ST. Louis delivery,
10A @10%c; at London ESQ los; spelter,
ESP los.
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MORRIS AVENUE
PRICES CHANGE
Fluctuations in Several Com.
modities Marked Local
Markets Yesterday

Prices on Morris avenue again showed
signs of nervousness yesterday, with fluc-
tuations In the poultry and egg market,
creamery products and cotton. Spot cot
ton showed strength after a slump. gain
ing % points, lost earlier in the week.
Hides again scored an increase follow
ing up other advances of the week. A
general advance of 1 cent was made on
all fresh and dry hides. Advances along
this line are due to the heavy demands
in the United States for hides and leather.
Today's quotations follow:
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugars $3.50 swt.. f. o.
Birmingham.
Choice Rice--$5.50 per cwt.
Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt.
Extra Fancy-$6.5O per cwt.
Grits-$2.25 96-lb. bag.
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Hides and Tallow


Green Salt Hides-A@22c.
Half Cured-20@21c.
Green Hides-Fresh. 1S@19c.
Dry Flint Hides-33@3 SAC.
Dry Salt Hides-31@32c.
Damaged Hides-Half price.
Sheep Skins-25c@$1. rs.
Horse Hides-s1@5.
Angora Goats-25@3oc.
Ginseng Wild. S..
Colt Skins-50@75c.
Sherlings-15@25c.
Goat Skins-45G60c.
Kid Skins-15c.
Hog Skins-25Q60c.
Tallow-5@Sc.
Beeswax-25@27c.
Washed Wool-40G43c.
Clear Unwashed Wool-3o13aac.
BURY Wool-20G22c.
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DrS. Dozier 4 Dozier
Oldest Established Firm
of Medical Specialists in
Alabama. Twenty five
Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and
with wonderful success. all man
ner OF chronic diseases of the
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat, Lungs.
Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels.
Kidneys and all diseases Of the
Skin sEi or the Pelvic Organs Of
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Poultry and Eggs

COMMISSION Merchants PRICE,
Hens-15016c.
Hens-Dressed, 16@17c.
Fryers-22&23c.
Opossums-50955c.
Guineas-35c.
Roosters--l0c per lb.
Extra Graded Eggs-35c.
Fresh Country Eggs-S4935c.
Turkeys-Live, &c; dressed, 24c.
Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-10
1.-THE MPRET
 OF DEDHAM"

An unique character in American politics and diplomacy is George Fred Williams, former congressman and former United States minister to Greece. He was born in Dedham. Mass. sixtyt four years ago today, July 10, 1852, and was educated at Dart
 mouth, Heidelberg and Berlin. begin ming his legal career in Boston about forty years ago. For several years in the sos he was regularly defeated as Democratic candidate for governor of the Bay State. and in 1900 was elected to Congress for one term. When the Democrats gained over four years ago Mir. Williams was regarded for his long devotion to the party by appointment as minister to Greece and Montenegro. About two years ago he resigned that post, this action having become neces- sary because of his undiplomatic in- terference in Albanian affairs. Upon his return to America Mir. Williams declared that he was "worshipped by the Albanians." He said: ''If I had had $25,00 could have set up gov ernment in Albania and formed min- istry, and would have been recog- nized as the head of the government" He was prevented from taking this action, it is alleged. only by the failure of an "angeP to mAterialize. My idea was to form . cantonal form of government such as they have in Switzerland" explained Mir. Williams, create a central governing body. and, allow the cantons to run their own local affairs, The people there begged me to be their head, and I am proud of the part I played in their behalf. did not for a moment believe my government would back me up." Hav- ing failed to realize this ambitious pro- ject, Mir. Williams was forced to re- turn to his native land and be content with the humber role of Mpret of Dedham.
 Since retiring from the diplomatic service MT. Williams has launched several severe criticisms of President Wilson. accusing him of subservience to the Allies and unfair treatment of the Central Powers. He defended the submarine warfare of Germany and praised the Kaiser's government be- cause 1t "could not be goaded to break with the United States" but "met us with concession and with ultimate surrender upon all the points at stake." ,sn t
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the far-reaching political importance that is true in the case of the Prince of Wales. The war having apparently eliminated both German and Austrian suitors, if the Princess Yolanda mar ries in neither England or Russia, she may after all marry in Italy, where many of the princely houses consider themselves quite as good as the House of Savoy.
 The Italian royal family is far wealthier than the English royal fam lily, being rated only second as to that of Russia in wealth. and much of this wealth is in cold cash, not only in un- developed lands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-10
FRINGE OF WALES.
 10 MARRY ITALIAN PRINCESS, ]! MAYBE.
Uncontirmed Reports Indi-
 cato Alliance With Russia is Unlikely.

Rome, July 10.-IInconfirmed rs- ports that Prince Edward Albert cf
 Wales, heir apparent to the British throne. seeks the hand of Princess Yo.
 landa. the eldest daughter of King
 Victor Emanuel of Italy, have excit-
 ed widespread discussion heve. The ramor Is surprise 10 Italians srn- eralIy fer 1t had been> surnosei th,it the British prince would ntarry one of the c:aughters of Emperor Nicholas, Of I;,issia, but there are a nuElher fuf incidents that have led the Itali;in' peopIesto believe that Prince Edward will marry the Princess Yolanda. The Princess is only fifteen years old, and the Prince Is only twenty two. She xecefved an English education from nchyhood under the tutelagef of an EnG;.sh governess. Miss Brown. an those who knew her intimately have spoken of her ae one of the best mar xiageablef prospects in European royal families. She Is said to be an extrsme- ly sensible and practical girl, having been brought up in a family that Is peculiarly domestic, and being the osdeSt girl in the family, her royal in-. tiina&es say ahe has been regarded as the sboeg'' Of the household. She has always acted as the protectoreEs of her younger sisters sand her brother tTjnce Humbert. Sometimes she has ext&nded this role even to her mother, the Queen. The latter, on one occasion recently, when speaking to the Ameri- can wife on an Italian journalist, said H'1 rarely attempt to speak English sbecnuse sYo1anda insists on correcting my migtakes.
 The Princess strongly resembles her mother, having dark hair and eyes, an olive complexion. and the slow smile not unlike the famous one in the Mona 14Sa painttnks. She has been given a@6 6n more of the modern outdoor <dacation than many of the Italian gifls who have followed the, English ma Amerifarf custom. She plays ten- nh we'll. Hides. swifns and Is an ex- celleE3 pistol and rifle shot. Since the War began she has been the constant it1Se work Amopg the poor families of ss1ldiers and fa the hospitals, par &ieuAriy the latter.
 The Princess h Aa Catholic and the En6lish law does not allow of the oc- Gt3pancy of the British throne by a Ga1hQlic, but among those who wish 'to see the marriage carried out, 1t is xecalled that in recent years certain pr1ncesses have changed their religion 1n order to become queens. The Queen Cf Spain became sA Catholic. on her marriage while the tQueen of Greece adopted the religion of the country Tor the saEne reason. N 4hbuld the marriage not take place, tho fact may some day develop that it wae becaupe the princess so wf1led. The Italian royal family is known to be| sufficiently converted to democrat- 1c ideas not to insist on a wedding which the princess fails to view with 4uii approval Assthe throne of Italy cannot be inherited by a woman, the marriage of a royal princess has not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-10
CROP soAREs.

The summer rarely passes without several well defined 'crop scares" af- fecting the Wall street and produce markets. The idea is ehergeticAlly disseminated. by those who want to buy stocks cheap and sell grain fu- lures high. that climatic conditions are discouraging. The damage by the boil weeviT, the grassh opper. the |chinch-bug. and the army worm is dwelt upon and exaggerated. The country looks blue and business men curtail ventures.
 It should be remembered that those reports are largely circulated by in- terested parties, who would make money out of a bear movement in stocks or . bull market on grains. Also there is such a thing as taking the government and other crop re- ports too seriously. These are work ed out with system. and it is quite q triumph to collect and tabulate all this information as we'll as is being done. Yet as nearly 100000 estimates are being compiled and digested, the chances of error become large.
 Many good judges have always said that a large section of these local crop reporters give the government nothing worth having. What is neec- ed is more paid agents having time and skill for making estimates.
 While individual errors of judgment may be eliminated in such widespread information. certain temperamentA habits count Probably the farmers habitual pessimism affects the reports that he sends in. It is proverbial that farmers as a class are apt to Ind fault with weather conditions and prophecy poor results. Perhaps they unconsciously take this attitude to save themselves disappointment but it Is not the correct point of viey for scientific compilation of conditions
 The crops are varied and no general failure is possible. Let no one go into 8 blue funk merely because spec ulators are trying to corner the mark ct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-10
War Alters Etiquette of English Weddings

London. July 1o.-The war has al- tered the etiquette of weddings in England. The war-wedding ring is not now always made of gold. A bride may be married with a lead ring made of the piece of shrapnel that injured herb ridegroom.
 The invitation list is. If not entirely suspended, much restricted. As a rule, only near relatives receive cards bidding them to the wedding
 The war bride has revised the we'd ding prebsnt tax also in a most salu- tary manner. It is understood to be unpatriotic to give presents made of gold: silver is welcomed instead