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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
ASSOCIATES HONOR GEORGE E. HILL IN
 DEATH AS IN LIFE
Prominent Professional Men at Obsequies of Distin-
 guished Member of Bar :.

Bridgeport today paid marked trib- trte to one of its most prominent Iand lamented men when hundreds1 or friends, acquaintances, business asso- ciates, college classmates and fellow I fraternal members gathered at the l late home of George E. Hill, 926 Fair field avenue, at 2:45 this afternoon 10 attend the services over the pody or the we'll known attorney who died on Saturday after a stroke of apoplexy. Rev. Herbert D. Gallaudet, former pastor of the North Congregational church, assisted by Rev. Gerald H. Beard. pastor of the Park Street Con- gregational church, and Rev John R. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the simple funeral services following which the lengthy cortege proceeded to Mountain Grove cemetery where the committal service was read.
 It was touching example of the loss which the city will feel in the de- mise of Mir. Hill, who had long been active in its affairs. Members Of the Fairfield county bar and class of 1887, Yale college, of which he had been secretary for many years, attended the obsequies in bodies. Honorary and active paIl-bearers were associates of MT. Hill both in and out of his busr iness career, as follows: Judge John H. Perry, of Southport; Professor Will liam L. Phelps, of Yale University; Oliver G. Jennings, of Fairfield: Fred erick $. Chase, of Waterbury; Freder dck Trevor Hill, of New York city; Ly- man s. Brainard. co-trustee with MT. Hill of the Connecticut company; Uudge Howard J. Curtis, of Stratford; William B. Boardman, MT. Hills law partner; Charles B. Jennings, of Fair field: Professor Robert N. Corwin, of Yale: Elmer H. Havens, of this city; Carleton R. Bronson of New York; Arthur M. Marsh and David s. Day, of this city.
 Trustees and officials of the Connecti- cut company, representatives of the police department, and members of Corinthian lodge, No. 104, F. & A. M., also attended.
 From the Connecticut Co. were: Judge Walter s. Moves, of New York city; Lyman s. Brainard. of Hartford; Charles r. Cheney. of South Man chester; David s. Daggett, of New Ha- ven, trustees; Victor s. Curtis secre- tory of the company, and Harry G. Day, its attorney. Superintendent John H. Redgate of the police depart ment, Captain J. H. Began, Captain Frederick W. Webb and Captain Philip Blansfield attended in full uni form the services, and accompanied the remains to the cemetery. An op- portunity was given members of the police department to view the remains this afternoon between the hours of 1:15 and 1:45 o'clock, and many pa trolmen and officers availed them selves of it,
 Lieutenant Charles A. Wheeler head of the traffic department, was on hand before the Hill house, direct ing traffic, which otherwise might prove an impeachment to the progress of the funeral. He had number of policemen under his direction and matters were well handled.
 Flowers were banked about the casket. Wreaths and standing pieces
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Warships In Battle.

Tn the days of wooden war vessels two frigates. or line-of-battle ships, might be lashed together and fireEhot into each others interiors for an in- definite period. When Paul Jones was summoned to surrender he replied that he had not yet begun to fight. At distance of eight miles there would not be much conversation between hostile commanders, even by signals, and aft CT vessel is hit there isn't much ques- tion as to its future. A vessel may be injured by gunfire and get away, but if floating steel fort is bit below the armor belt by a torpedo orShas it's deck penetrated by a fifteen inch shell which meets expectations in the promptness of its explosions it does not remain in sight many minutes, and the crew can't float around on spars until they are picked up, for there are no spars. In ten minutes the formidable warshfp goes under and carries every body on board.-Philadelph Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Houses Ia Raqdad.

A Bagdad house in the summer is fiery furnace, and no one, unless his name be Shadrach or Meshach or Abednego, could live within its four walls with comfort, and yet the natives have made a brave attempt to over- come the difficulties of their situation. Deep in the ground they have built eel lars, or serdabs, and these serve as cooling chambers. The cellars are kept pretty dark. 'The light enters" says one who has lived there, through small windows, or openings, where, in- stead of glass, is placed lattice of palm filled with a prickly camel's thorn. Several times. a day the occu- pants sprinkle water on these thorns
 and the moisture cools the hot wind as it passes through the rooms and gives comparatively refreshing breeze. But toward night these cellars become unbearably close, and then the entire city mounts to the flat roofs, where it dimes and sleeps. ."-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Too Costly.

At one of the Boston theaters recent ly there was shown on the screen n picture of stock exchange. The bro- kers were hurrying about, pushing. waving their arms, gesticulating and to the uninitiated acting like lot of in sane men. Two young ladies in the balcony watched them with breathless interest for some time, then one asked:
 "Why in the world don't they sit down and rest once in awhile?"
 My dear," was the enlightening an swer, don't you know that a seat in the Stock Exchange costs thousands of dollars rs?'-Harpe~'s Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

nowIers. We put our heads together" eve collided). "He could not find it for the life of him" CHe could not discover it till his death). "He is a great loss to his country" Gle is great calamity to his country). "He hung his head for shame QHe committed suicide by strangulationl. "He takes things cas- fly" Gle is delft thief). "She sat over a cup of tea" (She sat upon @ iteacup). tI shudder at the bare idea" q shud
 der to think that the man is naked). ''The bare idea" is evidently translated into "the idea of baroness" Spare me i've minutes (Spare my nfe-only for five minutes). -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
The Title "Enqineer,"

It is unfortunate, according to the Engineering Record, that in America most people associate the word Zen gineer" with. a man who runs an en- zine or a boiler. Even the man who operates the boilers of an apartment building is called an ''engineer," al- though the name is entirely a mis- homer when applied to him. He may be a good mechanic, but he is not an engineer. The gray haired man who drives the locomotive of a transconti- mental limited and who holds the lives of hundreds of human beings in his care belongs to the very highest type of mechanic, but he is not an engineer, except in the United States and Cana da. All foreign languages have words that properly designate the work these men are doing, In our country there is no word to distinguish them from the bridge builder, the sanitary expert, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Horses In tho Time of Homer.

The horses used in Homer's time were war horses. The warriors were drawn in chariots. The art of riding was known, but 1t is alluded to as something unusual. Ulysses at the time of his shipwreck "bestrode a plank, like horseman on big steed." There are reasons for believing that the practice of riding was much later than that of driving, and the myth of the centaur, where, according to Shake speare, "man is incorpsed and demina- Itured with the beast" probably origt- mated at an early period when the ap- pearance of man on horseback was a novel sight,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Who the etts Are,

The Let's are branch of the Lithu- anian nation, a Slavonic division, and dwellers in the Baltic provinces of Russia. Lithuania was at one time a great kingdom, later part of the Po- fish nation and now embodied in Rus sia and Prussia. The Let's, a subdi- vision of the Lithuanian people,, at present number more than 100000 They are of average height, well built, but seldom very tall. The finely cut features, fair hair, blue eyes and deli cate skins are characteristics that dis tinguish Lett from a Pole or a Rus sian.-Philadelphia Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
7 PrickIv Heat,

o Never use soap on a child suf- o fering from prickly heat. Wash o its sensitive skin with starch o water, using half teacupful of o starch to a small baby tub of o water. Keep the skin dusted o with talcum powder, Morning o and evening the child should be o sponged from head to foot with o solution of bicarbonate of soda o "a teaspoonful dissolved in a o pint of hot water Use when o lukewarm. The soda water re- o Geves the burning sensation and o itching. Unless one has suffered o from this affection she cannot Q imagine the misery of the little o child who is covered all over its o body or in parts with fine red o rash that stings, burns and o bricks like needles, It is some 0 times necessary to call in a phy- 0 sician to treat the baby when 0 the condition causes great rest o lessness and nervousness and o loss of sleep.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

of scores of designs. beautifully at tested to the love and esteem in which the late MT. Hill was held. The po- lice department contributed beau tiful design of flowers fashioned into the sembIance of a table, significant of the table at which the late MT. Hill sat as a member of the police board. The class of 1887 of Yale was represented by handsome bank of flowers, garlanded about the loving cup presented by the members some time ago as a token of appreciation for his work as secretary. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
CompuIsjon,

eff that bad boy insists on carrying a chip on his shoulder you shouldn't no- tice him."
 q didn't" replied the square jawed youngster, "so long as he kept it on his shoulder, but when he took it off and hit me in the eye with it I had to do thing."-Washingto Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Happiness.

"There is an instinct in the heart of man which makes him fear cloud less happiness. It seems to him that -he owes to misfortune a 1.-the of his life. and that which he does not pay bears interest, is amassed and largely swells a debt which sooner or later he must acquit."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Two Kinds of Joy.

The joys as well as the burdens of life are pretty evenly divided between the sexes after all, and probably little girl derives as much innocent pleasure from being a flower girl at a wedding as little boy does from going to school with live garter snake in his trousers pocket.-Ohio State Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
A Tartar Proverb.

A TurcoTartar proverb throws a strong light on the question of the amount of veracity to be looked for in official documents by orientals. The proverb runs as follows: "He who speaks the truth will be expelled from nine villages"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Her Fear.

Maud-What makes you so awfuIly nervous, dear?
 Clara-Why, Fred is to have an in- terview with papa this afternoon.
 "Oh! And are you afraid your fa- ther will not give his consent?''
 "No; fear Fred won't show up."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
More Noticeable.

The more rare a mans qualities are the more he will be found fault with. Dust on a diamond is aiwus more mo- ticeable than dust on brik.-Josh Bil- hngs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Two Birds at Onco.

Edith think Jack is just horrid. l asked him if he had to choose between me and a million which he would take, and he said the million. .N1ame-That's all right. He knew if he had the mil lion you'd be easy.-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
The Man Behind the Message.

The value of a thing depends largely upon who says 1t. Words may be bull lets, but character must be the powder at the back of them to give them pro- jectile force. The man behind the mes sage is as Important as the man be- hind the gun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Only on the Outslde.

"Why. Ethel. you don't mean to tell me you want to marry that baldhead- ed Professor Wiseman"
 Ut is true he is bald" said Ethel. ''but think how many young men of today are bald on the inside of their hAaAa"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Raising Chickens,

The suburban man was all sym. pathy.
 What's the trouble, my dear?" he asked as he came home and found his wife in tears.
 '"T-trouble enough" sObbed his young wife. You k-know that five d-dollar incubator the man sold me? Well, it exploded today and blew all the chick ems through the roof"
 "Oh, we'll, cheer up, Martha. The man said it would raise chickens, and you see it ."-Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
lts Risk,

"A kiss may often have deeper mean ing than appears"
 Perhaps, but it is a thing you have to take on it's face value" ."-Baltimore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
He Told Her,

"What is it, do you suppose, that keeps the moon fin place and prevents 1t from falling?" asked Araminta.
 q think it must be the beams," re- piled Charlie softly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Unusual,

"He's different to most men anyhow" ''In what way?"
 "He even knows all the words in the second verse of America '"-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Long and Short Division.

Teacher-Tommy, how many is the half of eight? Tommy-On top or sideways? Teacher-What do you mean by on top or sideways? Tommy Why, half from the top of is o and half of it sideways is 3.-Exchange. 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Keeps Him Busy,

The Skeptical Aunt-What does he do, Dolly, for living? Dolly greatly surprisedJ-Why, auntie, he does not have time to earn a living while we are engaged!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Japanese Translations,

A writer in q Tokyo journal reports the struggles of Japanese writers to translate English idiOmS into their own tongue. We cite several of these
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

/ The manner of saying or doing any thing goes a great way toward the value of the thing itself.-Seneca.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
OUR MOTIVES.

God knows our motives, and he judges our acts accordingly. When we aet therefore, we should think of both the act and tho motive as God considers them.-hsnry Clay TrumbuIl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Substitute.

Mother Miss Scroggins is going away now, Willie. Come and kiss her goodby.
 Willie-I'm awfully busy just now, mother. Let father do it, please Puck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market; it depends chiefly on two words--industry and frugality.- Franklin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Common Mistake.

There are a good many people who mistake mere noise for enterprise.- Chicago Herald
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

Girl Wanted? Read The Farmer Want AdA
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20

ing of the Lusitania, and shot rapid
fire message over the cable to Ger
many telling her if the fated vessel
came to any harm he would promptly
sever diplomatic relations. Can't you
imagine Germany, in the face Of such
dire calamity as having her diplo-
matte relations with the United States
broken off, fairly trembling in--her
boots and filling the circumambient
air with sizzling wireless instructions
to every German warship and subma-
rine on the high seas, an the name
of Mars, don't do anything to the Lus-
itania?"
1t is not pleasant to see a dignified
ex-Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States making a spectacle
of himself, any more than it is to see
an ex-President drivelling about pro-
testing against Germany's invasion of
Belgium and violation of her treaty
rights after the thing has been ac-
complished, just as if Germany had
given us notice beforehand of what
she was going to do.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20
DEATH OF OLD DE soTo CITIZEN

Samuel Wilson Crawford, for fifty
six years resident of DeSoto, died
October 9th, aged 81 years, A months
and 16 days. He was ever actively
associated with everything which
made for the building up and better
ment of DeSoto.
Mr.. Crawford was seff-made man
He started out in life a poor boy and
his success was the result of his owr
dilligent and persistent endeayor. He
had much to do in building our rail
road to which the people of DeSotc
owe so much. He was one of the
founders and trustee of the Peoples
Bank of DeSoto. He was president
of the large Crawford Lumber Co..
which he established. He was mem,
Der of the Masonic Lodge and hao
attained to the degree of Knight Tenn
plar. He thought highly of the Or.
der and regarded these ceremonies
and teachings as beautiful and help
full. He was especially interested ii
young men, several of whom were
able to attend school and fit them
selves to play larger and better part
in life through his financial ABIDE.
Soto Press.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20
FAvORS BUDGET SYSTEM

"In regulating the finances of Mis-
souri, favor budget SYSTEM" says
Frederick D. Gardner, Democratic
candidate for Governor, (which re-
gard as nothing more nor less than q
systematic, scientific method of esti-
mating and appropriating incomes
and expenditures. l believe this plan
should be part of all modern systems
Sof State and municipal government
because it substitutes accuracy for
haphazard guess-work. Under our
constitution the legal budget system
is not possible. The Legislature makes
its appropriations regardless of the
States receipts. Should be elected
Governor would approach a local
budget system as nearly as possible by
nittee an estimate Of receipts prepared
submitting to the Appropriation Com
by State officials and indicating where
the revenues should be expended. In
this way | believe the people will Sc
cure the maximum amount of SER
vice for the minimum expenditure.
'I shall organize every department
and institution of the State over
which the Governor has control on
strictly business and efficiency lines
I would plug all holes and stop all
waste. Anw if, after this is done, it
is found that the increasing demands
of government, as required by the peo-
lpe, necessitates additional revenue,
then | shall favor the usual Democrat
ic doctrine of taxation by placing the
burden on shoulders where it can be
most easily borne"
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20

The Bonne Terre Register of Octo'
Der 9th contained an almost laughable
account of how voters in LeadwooC
were persuaded to attend the big
Democratic tent meeting at Flat Riv-
er on September 25th, by being prom.
ised free rides to the meeting and re-
turn, and afterwards made to pay
for such trip. 1t also warns them
against such sharp practices" and
runs on in this wise: at is hardly
probable that intelligent men thus de-
ceived will vote to continue such de-
ception." But it fails to tell just
what such "sharpers" have to do with
politics. 1t does not even claim that
they We're Democrats who played such
trick, much less that they were
Democratic candidates. Then by
what profound reasoning does the
Bonne Terre paper reach it's "horri-
BILE ending" of such tale? 1t looks
like the Register needed more "soap".
We know there were quite number
of citizens in Pennington anxious to
go who did not get to attend the Flat
River meeting for the reason that
there was no transportation for them.
The truth of the whole matter appears
to be that the great crowd in attend
ance at Democratic meetings have got
ten the Republicans willie goat"
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20
RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS
INDORSE MR.. HENSLEY

Congressman Walter L. Hensley of
this (the 13th) Congressional Dis
trict of Missouri, has received the fol
lowing letter from the four Legislative
representatives of the Order of Rail
way Conductors, the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers, and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen:
Washington, D. c., Oct. 6, 1916.
Hon Walter l.. Hensley, Member of
Congresses, Washington, d. c.
Dear Strive are pleased to en-
close herewith for your information
and use copy of the digest of your
voting record, as it is compiled and
kept in this office, showing your atti-
tude on measurese of particular i'm
portance to railroad men and laboring
men in general; and we take this op-
portunity to thank you for the assis-
tance you have rendered in the past.
1t is pleasing to US to be able to
point to the fact that you have stood
s9uarely with labor's position on ev-
cry measure, except the eight-hour
law, and in the light of your friendly
attitude and past record in Congress
we feel confident that you would have
supported labor's position on that
measure had you been present.
Wishing you success, we are
Yours respectfully,
H. E. WELLS,
A. C. c. E. and National Legislative
Representative, B. of L. E.
P. J. MCNAMARA,
V. P. and National Representative B.
of L., F. & E.
WIN. NJ. CLARK,
V. P. and National Representative O..
R. C.
VAL. FITZPATRICK,
Of a; R. R. a3o 7, N"'ion'' Representative ?.
Following are the measures favored
by labor for which Mr.. Hensley voted
referred to in the above letter and
furnished him by the National Legis-
lative and Information Bureau of the
brotherhoods named, and of which it
Keeps close record: Phosphorus
match tax, Children's Bureau bill,
popular election of Senator's, injunc-
tion limitation bill curbing power of
courts, contempt of court bill regu-
lating procedure; immigration bill,
motion to pass notwithstanding Pres
ident Tafts veto; workmen's COM
pensation for railroad employees, ex-
empting labor unions from prosecu-
tion under the motion to pass sundry
civil bill containing amendment, not
withstanding veto of President Taft;
immigration restriction bill, convict
labor made goods, Children's Bureau,
increased appropriation for; Clayton
antitrust act, vital to labor organi-
cations; Clayton antitrust act, mo-
ton to concur in conference report;
immigration restriction bill, notwith-
standing veto of President Wilson;
child labor bill, to prohibit time meas
uring device and bonus system of wage
payments in government plants; eight
hour law, fayoring same but not pres
ent to vote. 1t also gives a list of
bills which labor opposed and against
which Mr.. Hensley voted.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20

Owing to the sky-scraping price
that news print paper has now at
tained-thc tendency being still up.
ward-The Times management can i'll
afford to send out the large number OF
exchange copies it has always had on
its list. We have therefore decided to
cut off all but, few exchanges, prin-
cipally in this Congressional district
We regret that such a move becomes
necessary, in the interest Of retrench-
ment, as we greatly enjoy weekly mes
sages from our brother editors.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-20
DROWNED IN BIG RIVER

County Clerk George NoonafA of
Potosi, his wife and her mother, Mrs.
Mary Campbell, and Wade Richard
son. lad of ten years, were drowned
in Big River near Blackwell last Sun
day. They were crossing the river
in wagon, when it and the team were
swept down stream. Lindell Lester,
boy of sixteen, who was driving,
managed to escape. "e
The party had spent the day at the
home of Dr.. j. B. Steinmetz, who re-
sides near the river opposite Black
we'll. The river was shallow in the
morning at the point where they
crossed, but a heavy rain during the
day caused it to rise several feet
within a few hours. They apparently
did not know of this, and started to
recross at the same point.
AS the horses stepped into the
stream they were caught by strong
undercurrent, the river being treach-
erous at this point. Harnessed to the
heavy wagon, they were unable to
swim, and, as-they floundered about
the wagon was tilted into midstream.
Lindell Lester, who lives with DIR.
Steinmetz, was driving. He swan
ashore. He said Noonan, the women
and the boy werelunable to swim, and
sank before he could summon help.