davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
PooR SALARIES ron CLERGY.

Speaking at the annual dinner sof
the Church club in New York, Bish-
OBJ Lawrence OF Massachusetts Tues
cay night announced the result of a
careful census which had now been
completed of the salaries paid to the
clergy Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States
There are APO clergymen active
~ devoting their lives to the service
of the Episcopal Church-sometine
called the richest church in America =
said Bishop Lawrence. Yet 2,522
of our clergy, more than or1e-haIf. are
paid less than $1,000 a year; 727 re-
celve less than $1,000; and only 11S
earn $4,000 or more. The average
pay for all is $1,000 a year-a.bout the
salary Of a New York policeman.
Even this is not all cash. but includes
the value of g. house, when supplied.
'sThis Is the living which men of
education and of devotion, many of
them Of large Leadership, get for the
support Of themselves. their wives
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
Miss Mary p. Btrchard. aged sd.

Miss Mary e. Birchard, aged 81.
Greenwich, Jan. %.
Peter Lang1ands.
WEISHEIT - In Norwalk, Jan. %,
John H. Weisheit, aged SIS.
TAYLOR-In Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
Jan. 81. Miss Dorothy Taylor.
daughter of Mr.. Edward J. Taylor,
Of Westport.
PUTNAM Wtnsted, Jan. "a. Mary
Q. Todd, wife of John Putnam.
aATKINS1In HarWinton, Jan. "a, A.
v. Atkins, aged IS.
CARISON-In Saugatuek. Jan. %,
I5iIda, wife Of John Carlson. aged
sHERwOOD-In westport. Jan. 20,
Harriet, widow of Wilson Sherwood,
aged 95,
BAKER-Iu Southport. Jan, 25, Chas.
Baker, aged rs.
BROADWAY-At GIenbrook. Jan. %,
Caroline r.. widow of William H.
Broadway, in her 8sth year,
J0NES-In Litchheld, Jan, Jan, 20,
William Jones. aged "a.
NIERINTZ- Torrington, Jan. Is,
Gottlieb Nierintz, aged rs.
,PARKER-In Sherman. Jan, 10,
Anna BIantin Parker, wife of VIA
lis L. Parker, aged 2s,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
FARMERS, INSTITUTES.

The attentive reader of country
newspapers must have been impress
ed with the enormous amount of in
struction with which the farmers are
being deluged. There are govern
ment bulletins state bulletins, expert
ment station reports, farm papers,
Prominent in all this education cam
paign are the farmers institutes and
agricultural lectures which are being
delivered in every neighborhood.
The farmer is getting so much in
formation, instruction. and enlighten-
nent, that he is in danger of mental
indigestion. He needs to pick and
choose, and those esponsible for feed
ing out this information need to sift
IL carefully.
There is always a question as to
how much an audience of farmers gets
out OF even q we'll arranged institute
or meeting of instruction. In many
cases the advice flows in one ear and
out of the other. In a meeting of
engineers or construction men on
technical problems, most of them
would take notes as to make the
results of the meeting permanently
accessible. Few farmers are ever
seen taking any notes of an agricul-
tura1 lecture.
So much information is now avail
able to farmers, that it is hardly worth
their while to give up time to attend
institutes and agriculture lectures, I'M
less the information is very authori-
tative. The speakers should never be
mere theorists. They should be men
who have worked out certain prob
lens of every day farming by actual
tests in fields like those the farmer
pIoughs. Their. information should
be so conclusive that the farmer could
take 1t to build his business plans on.
The information should Invariably be
hsoA nd cit
ditions prevailing in the locality where
the address is delivered.
Probably the majority. of the farm
institutes held every season meet these
conditions. If SO, they are worth all
the time 1t takes to attend them, In
an hour a. farmer could learn more
than he might get from years of hap
hazard isolated experiment. And the
Information is worth preserving in
written note form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

PRYOR-In Georgetown, Jan. FL,
Thomas Pryor, aged So.
BRADLEY-In Ridgef1eld, Benjamin
J. Bradley, aged 10.
ROONEY-In NorwaIk, Jan. %, John
f. Rooney.
sTEEB- Norwalz, Jan. 26, Mrs.
Catherine Steeb.
BENEDICT-In Danbury, Jan. rs,
Priscilla M, widow of Winthrop
Benedict, in her 10th year.
HENNEBRY-In Danbury. Jan. &c.
Thomas r. Henebry, aged SO years
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
DIED.

MARSH.-Tn Danbury. Jan, "a, Hem
ry Warner Marsh. aged SO years.
SANFORD.-In Danbury, jim. "a,
Catherine q, Sanford. aged 40 yrs
STURDEVART.-In Danbury, jan a.
Alfred T. Sturdevant. in his e8th
year.
o'HARA.-tn Danbury. Jan. "a, John
O'Hara,
HORRHL4-In Newtewn Jan "a
William H. Merrill. aged 6 3 years.
BRENNAN.-In Danbury JAM a.
Patrick Brennan.
AN6ON in Harrington, Jan. "a, Mrs,
Susan Ansons aged CT.
PORTER.-In Torrington, Jan a.
William Porter
ROOT.-In Winsted, JAN. rs, Charles
w. Root, aged 81.
BTRCdARD.-In DanbuFy, Jan. as,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

20. Joseph Kuntz and Miss Mary
Geern.
WALKER-LANE.- Stamford, Jan.
20, George Walker and Miss Helen
Lane.
N-SCHOFTEID-T Dan
bury, Jan. 26, Harris c. Hamlin and
Miss Helen Schof1e1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Meeting of the Board of Apportions
nent and Taxatfcu

ment and Taxation.
WARNING is hereby given that in
accordance with the provisions of the
City Charter. meeting of the Board.
of Apportionment and Taxation will
be held in the Council Chamber, City
Hall, on TUESDAY, February 1st
1915, at o'clock in the afternoon, for
the purpose of receiving the City
Auditors estimate of the amounts re-
quired by each department Of the city
government, for the ensuing year, and
his recommendations of appro priatio ns
for all city expense for said year, and
of the tax on ratable estates of said
city as he shall deem necessary to-
meet such expense for said fiscal year
and to do any other business proper
to be done at said meeting and adj
journment thereof
Dated at Bridgeport this 2sth day .oe
January, A. D., 1915.
CLIFFORD B. WILSON,
a. Mayor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Shipbuilding yards on the Great
Lakes are so busy that no contracts
for vessels can be entertained by them
before September, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Manhattan, capital $40, 100000, was
incorporated at Albany, N. z,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

The Democrtic State Committee
meeting at Albany unanimously in
dorsed the Wilson administration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

County officers in Oklahoma will use
armered motor cars hereafter in pur-
suing train and bank robbers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA

Address by Edward j. Berwind, Pres
ident of the Berwind-White Coal Co.,
New York City, before National For
eign Trade Convention. New Orleans.
jan ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Government troops inflicted a Sc
we're defeat on rebel troops in yam
nan province, China,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Berlin, Jan 2s-one of the most
interesting statistical tables of all that
have appeared in German newspapers
is a summary of territory won and
lost of poIHIlation gained and forfeit
ed, and Of presumable or estimated
values accrUing to Germany and her
ally, Austria, as presented by W.
Kastiness in the Berliner Rageb1aft-
He presents his facts concretely but
does not reckon in Italy, Bulgaria, or
Turkey. either because their territorial
gains have been inconsequential, or,
as in the case of Bulgaria, because she
came in so late that figures are not at
hand;
As to territory his tables are;
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
STATISTICS ON TERRITORY
and MEN LOST In WORLDS
WAR GATHERED IN BERLIN

Lost in Ga1fcia. 1000
Net on January 1, 1915, 1,7OS, 900
Entente.
Population.
Possessed Aug 1. 1914 100000, 900
Lost by Belgium, 100000
Lost by France, 10000
Lost by Russia 100000
Lost by Balkans, 100000
Net Jan. 1, 1916, 6,OOO,0 900
Central Powers.
Population.
Possessed Aug 1, 1914 116,0o0,OOO
From Belgium, 1000, 600
From France, 1000, 900
From Russia, 100000
From Balkans, 10000
Net Jan. L, 1916, 15O,OOO,0OO
Alsace and Belgium are not inc1ud-
ed in this last list because neither has
a million. Neither are the dead es-
.tinated because the figures are not
known. Herr Tasting believes, how
ever, the number will be so proper
tionately small that they will not af-
feet the total greatly.
To arrive at the approximate value
of the land thus won to date the
statistician divides the ass, 900 square
kiIometers into tMorgen'' (.63 acre.
to each of which he gives a, fiat value
of 500 marks ($125). In this way
he arrives at the conclusion that Ger
many and Austria have conquered
land valued at $25, 900, 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Fa-mer want Ads. one -oe5971l- word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Boys Suits and
About $50. Suits and sCoats-and there isn't
garment in the lot worth less than $500. The
meres irwin IN Winter Weight and m sizes to
also Russian Blouse models in sizes 3 to>8 years
The Overcoats are made of fancy cheviot and are
in sizes 3 to years. End Of season price
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

In this lot we offer you an assortment
model and pattern in both Suits and Overcos
every fabric is all wool, and the workmanship
twenty dollar garments the Suits are in sizes
to 46, including stouts; the Overcoats So to
End of Season price
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
Indianapolis SoIdier,' Monument.
The indianapolis SOL
diers' monument is one
of the finest and most
costly in the country.
1t rises to the height Of
268 feet and cost $780,
600. 1t was completed
in 1900.
Millions Fought on Both Sides
In the Civil War.

The following estimate Of three year
enlistments is quoted from George
Cary Eggleston's History Of the Con-
federate War" 1.-THE north was able
to enlist an aggregate Of 2.77s,304, OF,
If We reduce this to basis Of three
years service for each man, the Union
enlistments for three full years num-
bered no less than 2s326, 16s-or nearly
four times the total enllstments In the
Confederate army. Yet the Confederate
armies included practically every white
man in the south who was able to
bear arms" The following quotation
is from q recent compilations:
''The great war between the states
brought into action on the Union side
approximately 2.772OO0 men. while
those who fought for the Confederacy
have been variously estimated to. have
totaled between 100000 and 100000
and by some authorities at an even
higher figure than the last given. It
is certain that more than $500 600
Americans were called to arms In the
great struggle"
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
How Many Men Enlisted In the
Union Army?

OF the 75,OOO men first called out by
Lincoln a large number-a majority,
indeed-re-enlisted under the first call
for three year men. Each such re-en-
listed man appears on the war depart
ment rolls twice. In 1863 a majority
Of the three year men re-enlisted and
were designated by the war depart
ment as veteran volunteers" Each
one Of these was reported as two diff
ferent enlistments unless he had also
served in the three months service Of
April, 1865, In which case the soldier
would figure three times. Then to-
ward the close Of the war a majority
Of the officers Of many regiments were
men who were promoted from the
ranks or from noncommissioned rank,
from which they were discharged "to
accept commissions. as the war de-
partment phrased it. Under such con-
ditions some men figured as three men
during the war. some figured as four
men. and a few figured as five men.
It would be exceedingly Interesting II
a correct answer could be given as to
how many individual soldiers enlisted
in the armies Of the north.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
The Lessons Of '6l-5 For the
Children Of Today.

The children Of those days saw their
fathers go forth to battle amid the
strains Of martial music They Joined
in the sorrow of those who saw them
depart. They shared the anxiety and
uncertainty after news of a great bat
tie. They formed part Of the group
around the reader Of the telegram on
that terrible Sunday after Gettysburg.
They saw the father as he came
home upon his furlough. They heard
the bells and saw the bonfires that cell
ebrated Richmond's fall. They saw
the sun bronzed veterans return and
realized again the presence Of father
whom they had almost forgotten.
They became burden bearers in taking
up the work Of one who would never
return. Plans for college life were
gladly given up. They realized from
experience the full measure Of devo-
tion which war meant
Is there danger that their children's
children forget? Not while parents
and teachers magnify these sacrifices.
Teachers Of history today must Nvify
the narrative Of history until the chill
dren Of today feel and resolve with
those Of CIV. II. Cheever.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
She Learns Too.
A~S S,n A~-sS-

Tuere naQ been family row.
"Well." remarked the alleged head Of
the house. "a man learns few things
when he gets married. Yes. cir. man
lives and learns"
|. 'That may be-" retorted the femi.
nine half Of the sketch. ''but the school
Of experience doesn't bar co-eds."
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
His orouehy viev.,.

what has become OF the nne old
names like Prudence and Patience?"
''They wouldn't be appropriate now,"
declared the old crouch. 'If I had a
couple Of daughters I'd name 'em Ex.
travagance and Hysteria. ia."-Louisville
CourierIJ Journal
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
Max. chlldr.n Nanny.

Make Children Happy.
The first duty toward children IL to
make them happy. II you have not
made them happy you have wronsed
them. No other good they may get
can make up for that.-Charles Bux-
ton.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
.FoaseAaANcE.

Endsaver 70 b patient in
bsarina with the defects and in
frmitiss Of others, Of whist cert
sosvsr tksy 81, for that thyseif
aIse hast many faiitnss which
must 30 berne With ~ okhses.
Thomas q kempto.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
WreathS That
Never Fade
Memorial Day Poem

By ]. A. EDGERTON
Copyright. 1916. by American Press As
sociation.
"A s the May sun, warm and ten
~ der,
Shines upon the soldiers tomb,
Where the language of our sorrow
Is translated into bloom,
There, beside the floral tokens,
That may wither in a day,
Nestle garlands unbeholden,
But more durable than they,
Woven from a nations blessings,
And these will not pass away.
FoR the, the wrs'th' we fashion
As the breath upon the glass,
As the forms beloved crumble
Meath their grave roofs brave
with grass.
But the deeds they did for freedom
And the things they died to save
Shall remain to glorify US
While the starry flag shall wave
And be told our children's children
Till the world is in its grave.
TT is meet that in this season
i Of returning sun and showers
We should come to speak their
praises
In the eloquence Of flowers.
But their gift was of the spirit,
And the years that lie between
Render richer, nobler, holier
The heritage unseen
That they left Us. This it is that
keeps
Their graves forever green.
T0R they gave US Of their cour-
I age,
Of their hope and of their faith,
Of their visions and their hearts
best love-
Yea. even unto death.
And this truth has been since time
began
And evermore will be-
That the man most loved of men is he
Who dies to make men free.
These were men of our own flesh and
blood,
Who died for you and me.
THEY have wreaths that withe1
j not nor fade,
And until war shall cease,
Wheresoever else the world may
bleed,
They gave to us their peace.
And SO long as man has gratitude
And while Love has tongue
Shall the valiant fight they fought
for truth
Forevermore be sung,
With their glory ever fresh and fair,
Their fame forever young.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
Assets.

Assets.
Once Boy-Guy in front says can
you let him have some Of th' back
afimony you owe his wife. He's Just
back from tn honeymoon trip. and he
needs tt.-Life.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02
Over and Under.

Over and Under.
"Archie il fairly going crasy over his
new motorcar."
That's strange. Every time I've
seen him he has been going crazy un-
der It."
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02

How blunt are the arrows Of .dver.
sity In comparison with those Of euiltl
Blair.
The Washburn leader., 1916-06-02

One oft tallest shafts
at Gettysburg comrnern-
crates the heroic deeds
of the Fourth Ohio in
fantry. tits surInount-
ed by a figure in full
re9imentals and stands
on East Cemetery hill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-21
"Ball Lightning"

Some progress is reported in solving
the mystery of ball lightning" An
Investigator enumerates three signiti-
can characteristics of the phenome-
non The body or ball itself, which is
able TO retain its individuality rs ii
moves through the air, appears to be
composed of gas or matter in some
novel luminous condition. The balls
appear to exist independently of any
large electrical intensity, for they have
been observed within closed rooms
where large electrical fields are impos-
sible, and have also been observed To
pass in ana out of parallel telegraph
wires. They appear to be associated
directly or indirectly with large guam
titles OF energy, for they have been OBJ
served to explode with violence and
have also been seen to fuse the over
head wire of an electric railway. DIR.
G. G. Simpson is inclined to connect
the phenomenon Of ball lightning with
the fact that a mass of nitrogen can he
put, by means of an electrical dis
charge, into a state in which 1t con
tinues to glow for some time after be
ing removed from the electrical field.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-21
DANGEROUS Place.

That's a peculiar looking bruise you
have on the back of your neck" OBJ
served the doctor.
YES" said his patient. I'm sub
ject to those. You see, I'm a clarinet
player in an orchestra"
II don't see how that q produce
bruises on the back of your neck"
at doesn't produce them exactly, but
it places me in a position where l am
very liable to get them"
How is that?"
81 sit directly in front Of the man
who plays the slide trombone"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-21

filled to the peak, q great weight is
added to the building and this neCcs-
states the construction of a good UNI
derpinning which will keep the build
ing square and plumb and will prevent
cracks in the concrete work. The en-
tire floor is made of concrete, with gut
ters and managers formed in it for the
COW stalls. The proper slope is Civ
en- all standing floors, and the feed
alley floor is raised slightly above
these.
The equipment Of the barn is such
as will eliminate all possible manual
work in doing the chores. Silage is
taken in a feed carrier down the feed
alley to the hangers, On either side,
from the small feed room at the end
Of the alley. A hopper is provided
in the feed room 50 that the material
is loaded directly into the carrier with
out extra handling. This carrier Is
also used TO take feed to the horse
managers from the chute. Litter is TAX
en- or two tracks from the litter al
] legs directly to the manure spreader
or to the anure pile at the silo end
OF the barn. Feed and litter carriers
!! are a great help TO the farmer and
TO greatly aid in establishing a sys-
tematic method of maintaining SAM.
tary conditions.
The final point of importance in the
design of this barn is the ventilating
system. The value of good ventilation
in a dairy and horse barn can hardly
be overestimated. II is not only of
prime Importance in keeping the live
| stock in the best of health, but it even
| goes so far as to effect the. amount of
feed which is required to maintain the
stock. Foul air, robbed of its oxygen
CONTEXT, is not effective in keeping the
| temperature of the animals up to the
normal value which is required for
| good health, and as q result the cattle
and horses must eat more food to bring
i up the temperature of their bodies.
Three sheet-steel ventilators are used
in the system installed in this barn.
| The central vent!lator is used exclu-
| sively for the ventilation of the NOW.
Each of The two end yentilators is con-
nected to two foul-air passages. These
passages are carried down the four
corners of the barn to the stables.
Fresh air is guided into the barn In
such q way that it is liberated at the
center nea the heads of the animals
This is the only correct system OF
barn ventilation. Air which Is al
lowed to float aimlessiy around In q
barn will Lon become stale and com
taminated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-21

pay.-g more attention to sanitary con-
ditions and ventilation in their live
stock-housing quarters.
At this time Of the year many farm
ers are looking forward to the winter
months and are building new barns
which will provide them with the best
possible means of housing their cows
and horses in quarters equipped in
such q way that healthful conditions
may be maintained without excessive
labor. Those who have found the wis
dom of feeding ensilage have usually
had their new silo constructed and
filled on the site of the proposed barn.
The favored structure is a combina-
ton dairy and horse barn such as is
| shown in the illustrations.
This particular structure is SO feet
in width by 60 feet in length and fur
| niShes stabling for "a cows and seven
| horses. 1t is designed according TO
the latest practice in farm-building AZ
! chitecture. The width is based upon
the proper size of stalls for the COWS,
together with a correct allowance for
feed and litter alleys. Since the horse
stalls are placed crossways of the barn
they do not enter into the determine
ton of width. Eight feet of clear head
room is allowed over the cow stalls
and nine feet over the horse stalls
These values are based upon what is
considered correct from a standpoint
of ventilation.
The whole foundation is of concrete
with footings and piers reaching dowr
TO solid ground, below frost level, ant
firmly embedded to prevent settling
When the NOW above the stables il
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-21

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound My
mother bought it and the next month I
was so well that l worked all the month
without staying at home q day. | am
in good health now and have told lots Of
girls about it. Miss CLARICE NORM,
% Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult a ply
stefan. If girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, q safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (confidentiaD for free
advice which vii! prove helpful.