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tuous" and "a demonstration of un- pardonable neglect MT. Hughes did not have the fairness to say that this policy began with Abraham Lincoln and has been pursued by all his sue cessors in the face of conditions as serious as any that existed immedi- ately before the raid upon Columbus, N. M, a few weeks ago?
 There is not an annexationist with covetous eyes fixed upon what has been called the ''treasure-house of the world,'' there is not a greedy exploit CT with his pockets stuffed with con- sessions bought from corrupt Mexi- can despots, there is not a lingo era zy for war. who will not indorse every word that MT. Hughes utters against a patient and peave-1ovtng Chief Mag istrate; and even Huerta, dead in the notwithstanding service of Germany on the border, if alive, would lustily applaud every epithet applied to the resident of the United States.
 It is a politically palsied American ism which at a time like this uses the language that public enemies use when they resort to feeble and per functory protestations of loyalty, and then studiously denies commendation of measures that have been taken, in most cases successfully, to vindicate national honor and preserve peace New York World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
IN WHOSE SERVICE, MIR. HUeHEs7

Here are three questions which we do not believe Mir. Charles D. Hughes will long be permitted to ignore:
 How does it happen that in his let ter to the Progressive Committee de- nouncing the ''Weakness and incerti- tude" of the President of the United States in the submarine controversy he was silent as to the most notable diplomatic triumph of the age by which that issue was settled in har- mony with law and in the interest of humanity
 There is not a man in Berlin, from the Kaiser to the smartest understrap- per, who will not subscribe to every thing that MT. Hughes has to say in criticism of the resident; and in that connection von Tirpitz himself would not be more reluctant to applaud the American victory in the submarine matter than MT. Hughes appears to be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
HEIR" SAVED $25,OOO
The Little PrOnOun Written Into an Insurance Policy Made the
 Difference.
(New York Tribune)

(New York Tribune)
 The simple .pronoun her" neatly written into a $25,0OO insurance poll
 cy taken out by the late Henry Van Bell. of Philadelphia, has saved the amount of the policy for Herbert Comins, MT Van Bells son-in-law. Had the pronoun been 'his,' as the other heirs assert it should have been,
 the sum would have gone to Mrs. Com
 tns's brothers and sisters. Justice Golf, in the Supreme Court, has
 handed down a decision directing that the $25, 900 be paid MT. 'Comins. MT. Van Bell, who died in 1915, took out the policy in the Aetna Com pany in 1875. making it payable to | his then infant daughter, who later became Mrs. Comins. Some time lat | CT the policy was amended so as to make it payable to Mrs. Con1ins or "her" executors or administrators. Mrs. CominS's death preceded that l of her father by nearly a year. The heirs of the Van Bell estate asserted, | in bringing a Supreme Court action ! to stop payment to MT. Comins, that 1 the wording of the policy did not l mean it should be paid to Mrs. Com l ins's executors, but to those of MT. Van Bell They alleged that the "her'' t'had been inserted by MT. Van Bell
 through negligence or mistake.
 Justice Golf, in his decision. said in
 part:
 | This court is not convinced of the 1 equity of the claim of the insured's s executors. The court is far from l convinced that his intention was not
 expressed in the policy. Nor have a | found any case where relief was 1 granted following approximately Al years of quiescence, as in this case. Irrespective of other considera-
 tions, it might be urged that this ac- | ton is barred by the statute of linn itations and that such statute began | to run when the alleged mistake, by | the use of due diligence, ought to have been discovered.
 l "One further point merits notice. 1 Ph otographic reproduction of the policy in this case discloses the fact 1 that her is in writing, and the phrase 1 (fo1Iowing) executors or administra- tors is in print. The word her is on 1 a separate line, written so distinctly as
 to immediately catch the eye and at 1 tract the attention of any one giving
 the policy even casual glance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30

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  Republican pafo o nd Under the cloak of patriotism with appropriation the standpaters have returned to their tariff declare for trusts seek to abolish all state rail provide generally for such concentra the not before known
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
H.C. KNIGHT REMOVES TO
 SHORE HOME IN MILFORD

Henry c. Knight. who recently sold his handsome home at 146 Washing ton avenue, has removed to a summer home at Myrtle Beach, Milford, where he will be glad to welcome his friends. Miss Roberta Neville, formerly of Newtown, is spending the summer with Mrs. Knight and will be pleased to receive any of her friends at the the Myrtle Beach cottage. Mr. Knight recently sold his Washington avenue home to Lewis Baumrind
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
SPARKS FIRE WOODWORK

Small damage was done the wood work at the stone shop of Hementy Bros. at $50 George street last night when sparks from an emery wheel ig- nited the castings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
LAFoLLETTE ON THE PLATFORM

1 ENATOR ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE has illusions abol Republican platform. In the current issue of h aarazine he signature- The Tory RepubH through O of but oft mill In platform
   Utah and vermon oigina wit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30

A report from Petrograd says the Duma will support. the government in providing for the permanent prohibit ton of vodka.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30

Up to May 1, the British Navy de- stroyed or captured 31 German sub marines.
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oh, Listen to This Sour
Young Bach Talk Babies!

pump handle takes the place of
billiard cue.
City babies were supposed to be
sickly and skinny and to grow up
to be slick young fellers who
wore their hair parted in the
middle and kidded department
store girls.
This has been shown as an UNI
truth. Statistics show that quite
a few bankers were born In the
cities.
Another thing which is most
peculiar about babies: they al
ways come In the greatest num-
bers to families who can't afford
them. Luke e. Million, for in
stance, is the proud possessor Of
6S steel mills and one aenemfc
offspring.
John Clodhopper, on the other
hand, with an income, when he
works, of $1.30 a day, will have
the pleasure of buying clothes
for IL heirs of the house Of Clod-
hopper.
A deplorable wave has been
sweeping over the country. Ger
tain women are showing a propa-
ganda against these poor, little
punches of MISREPRESENTATION
the sentiment.
They say woman can't en-
force an ordinance against spit
ting and clean a kids ears at the
same time. They figure q city
must have clean streets, even il
a mother doesn't have something
to bet on in her old age.
These women, thank papa, are
in the slight minority, and sooner
of later fall. Geraldine Farrar
did.
Babies get their first exercise
by being spanked and by yelling.
Later they learn to bust wind
ows, but the spanking and yell
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voters for the General Muni5ipai
Elections to be held on the 9Th and
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BY THE SOUR BACHELOR
REPORTER.

From the innocent bystander's
point of view, babies are neces-
sary and quite common.
They appear in the best of fam.
lilies.
Babies, like groceries, stock
automobiles and dogs, must be
celebrated. That Is the reason
for Baby Week.
But unlike an automobile, mod
els in babies do not change. How
ever their mechanism Is improved
by new methods of bathing and
feeding.
Baby shows like poultry shows
are noisy. All kids are always
chaperoned by mother, who
knows her kid has been slipped a
dozen black marks that the
judges were in error and that her
little one was about two points
above par. II has always been
thus. When kid gets a blue
ribbon and double IA for per-
feet lungs, the neighbors hear oil
this until the he or she has grown
old enough to wear elastics on his
biceps or put up her hair.
Most babies are human and II
lucky will learn to think and
maybe some day be able to gel
job driving a truck.
They are not much good al
first in an economic way as there
is a law against putting them to
work.
A downtrodden man at times
is sorely tried. These occasions
take place every night in the year
at exactly 2 a. IN.
The zap gets some sort of a
pain which is relieved only by
paragoric and 10 miles Of road
work by the old man.
In the good old days before i'm.
proceed machinery, babies were
the favorite crops raised on farms
They were great asset. Upon
Birth, a baby had happy pros.
pect. He could begin to look
forward to the time when he
could hang on to the steering
part of a pillow.
The country is supposed to be q
good place to raise kids because q
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won't leave the Cove. II was
hoping" she had added shyly,
that we could sit in front of our
own fireplace, Ward, and have
nice, coy evenings; but-well,
there always seems to be some
thing for me to do for somebody
Ward"
"Oh, Welhelmina-mine!"
He had said a great deal more,
of course. They had nearly Is
miles to go, and they rode at q
walk; and a man and a maid can
say a good deal at such a time
But there was one thing which
Billy Louise, even in her most
self-revealing mood, did not tell
Ward, and that was her doubts OF
him. Never once did he dream
that she had suspected him and
wrung her heart because of her
suspicions-and. in that, think
she was wise and kind.
They found Seabeck and Floyd
Carson and another cowboy at the
Cove, just preparing to leave.
Marthy, it transpired, had wanted
to make her will, so that Billy
Louise would have the Cove when
Marthy was done with It. Billy
Louise cried a little and argued a
good deal, but Marthy had not
lost all her stubbornness, and the
will stood unchanged.
Billy Louise and Ward we're
married just as soon as Ward
was able to make the trip to the
county seat, which was Just as
soon as he could walk comfortably
with a cane.
They stayed the winter in the
Cove, and part of the spring
Then they buried grim, gray old
Marthy up on the side hill near
Jase, where she had asked them
to lay her work-worn body when
she was gone.
They were very busy and very
happy and pretty prosperous with
their three ranches and what gold
Ward washed out of the gravel
bank while they were living up on
Mill Creek, so that he could prove
up on his claim. They never
heard of Charlie Fox again, or of
Buck Olney and they never
wanted to.
THE END.
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How It Ended.

The next day Billy Louise re-
turned for Ward as she had prom
Used. Love is a great healer, and
though 1t was a difficult task for
man on clutches to mount a
horse. the feat was accomplished.
and Ward arrived at MRrthy's
cabin little the worse for. wear.
When Billy Louise told Ward
of all the happenings at the Cove
he had agreed with her that they
would have to look after Marthy.
"She hasn't anybody, Ward,
but u.s." Billy Louise had said.
And she's changed so-got so
old. I never knew a person could
change so much in such a little
while. Well have to take care of
her, Ward, as long as she lives.
That's why I'm taking you there
so We can look after her. She
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This 10 a part Of a book
CONTINUED from our last issue.

When Billy Louise went in
with her makeshifts, Ward was
sitting upon the side of the bunk,
clothed and In his right mind.
''Oh, by the way, I've got some
thing for you. Wilhelmina," he
said. Come over here. See here,
lady mine. How would you like
these strung on a gold chain?"
From under his pillow he drew
out a tobacco sack and emptied
the contents into her palm.
"Those are your Christmas pres
ent, Bill-Loo. Like 'em?"
do r." Billy Louise held up
the biggest one and stared at 1t
round-eyed. Gold nuggets!
Where in the world"
That's what I'm going to tell
you--now you're through being
just pals He put an arm around
her. and pulled her down beside
him. That's the wolf joke, Will
liam. | did make lot of money
wolfing--on the square. dug
out den of pups and struck lit
tie pocket OF pretty rich gravel.
I've been busy panning it out all
the time could spare, till the
creek froze up"
"You found gold miner"
Billy Louise gasped. why, who
ever would have thought"
"Oh, | wouldn't call it a gold
mine. exactly he fastened to as
sure her, before her Imagination
dazzled her. There isn't enough
OF II. It's just a pocket. I've
cleaned up about $500 this
summer. besides these nuggets.
i Maybe more. And there's some
left yet. Enough left to pay the
preacher. anyway"
'Do you know" Billy Louise
was lifting the nuggets one after
the other and letting them drop
TO her lap-''happiness is like
gold, Ward, We've got to pan II
out of life ourselves. You see
What mean, don't you? We get
q streak Of gravel; that's life.
And we can pan out happiness If
we try-little nuggets and some
times Just colors-but ii keeps us
hoping and working"
Doctor of philosophy" Ward
kissed her hair. I've struck a
mighty rich streak of pay dirt in
life. Wilhelmina. I'm panning out
happiness millions to the pan
right now"
Billy Louise, attacked with a
spasm Of shyness, went abruptly
10 padding the makeshift crutches
And changed the subject.
I'm going home, soon as | fix
you comfy" she said.
Whereupon Ward protested
most strenuously and did not look
In the least like a man who has
just announced himself a mil
lionaire in happiness.
But when she explained to him
her reasons he let her got with
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CHAPTER XIII.
.Hp-ium,"

Billy Louise rode straight TO
Seabeck's ranch. The owner
greeted him heartily.
How de do. Miss Macdonald?
Pretty nice day, but I'm afraid
it's a weather-breeder."
"Yes. and so | mustn't stop.
Could you ride part way home
with me. Mr.. Seabeck? want
to talk with you about some
thing"
why, certainly, III lgo. II
you'll wait just minute while |
saddle up--or IL your rather ride
on. I'll overtake you"
"I'll ride on, | think. Blues a
little warm. You're awfully good,
Mr.. Seabeck-"
"Oh, not at ALL" Seabeck stub
bed his toe ON the stable doorsill
in his confusion at the praise.
"I'll be right along, soon as
can slap a saddle on" He disap-
peared, and Billy Louise turned
and loped slowly down the lane.
When he came up Billy Louise
took her courage in both hands
and went straight to the point.
Mr.. Seabeck. I've always heard
that you're an awfully square
man." she said. Daddy seemed
to think that you could be de-
pended on in any kind of pinch.
| hope it's true. I'm banking a
lot on your squareness today"
And then she told him.
Charlie Fox. Hm-mm." Ru-
mors had reached Seabeck, thanks
to Billy Louise's dropped lashes
upon a certain occasion, which
caused him to believe he saw
further light.
did Charlie Fox send Miss
POrtia--"
He doesn't know I had any in
tention of coming" Billy Louise
assured him with perfect truth.
They'll both be awfully surpris-
ed when they find it out"-which
was also perfectly true-"and
when they see you ride up they'll
think you've got the sheriff at
your back. | haven't a doubt
| they--."
There are few points I'd like
to clear up, II you can help me, )"
Seabeck interrupted.
"Hm-mm-do you know, Miss
Mac Donald, whether there was
any intimacy between yor friend
and the man we had for stock
inspector, Mr.. Olney?"
II cant say as to that" Billy
Louise. YOU see, did not know
much about the details, but the
little she did know made her
hedge.
There's queer story about
Olney. You know he has left the
country, don't you? 1t seems he
rode very hurriedly up to the de-
pot at Wilmer to take the train.
Just as he stepped on a fellow
who knew him by sight noticed a
piece of paper pinned on the back
Of his coat. He jerked it loose.
IL was a-m-m-very peculiar
document for a man to be wear
ing on his back. The train was
pulling out. The man took the
paper over to saloon and let
several others read 1t. They
mm-mm-decided that it should
be placed in the hands of the
authorities. -m--your--
friends ever mentioned the mat
ter to your"
NO." said Billy Louise, and
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Is. es Knseisro "a
Is Qlynkntq, at q. m. and 640I
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Are you going about harnessed like an
ovcr-burdened truck-horse with an limiting
truss or make-shift contraption gouging into
your flesh or slipping out Of place. causing
you endless misery7
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BY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
her eyes were wide.

Mm-mm' We must discover,
IL we can, Miss Mcdonald, whetn-
er they are in any way implieat-
ed with this man Olney. | be-
lieve that this is at present more
important that the recovery of
any-m-m-cattle of mine which
they may have appropriated"
Billy Louise looked at him for
minute. 'Mr. Seabeck, you're
awfully dear about this!" she told
him. II haven't been as square
to you; and I've BEEN Listen
here, Mr.. Seabeck! don't love
Charlie Fox a bit. love some
body else, and I'm going to mar
ry him. He's SO square, I'd hate
to have him think l even let you
believe something that wasn't
true. It's Marthy I'm thinking
of, Mr.. Seabeck. I was afraid
you wouldn't let Charlie off Just
for her sake. but thought may
be"
"Hm-mm!" Seabeck sent her a
keen, blue, twinkling glance that
made Billy Louise turn hot all
over with shame and penitence.
"Hm-mm!" he said again-if one
can call that saying-"Hm-m!"
CHAPTER XIV.
Marthy
They found Marthy alone and
i'll at the ranch in the Cove.
BY the kitchen table, with her
elbows on the soiled oilcloth, sat
Marthy.
"Oh, Marthy." cried Billy Lou
Use, with the sound of tears in her
voice.
Don't oh. Marthy' me-" said
the harsh voice, flatly. 81 don't
want no Marthyin' nor no symp-
athy. Well, old man, you're here
to colleck, | spose. I've allus
paid my debts, Seabeck. I'm
willin' to pay now fer bein' a
fool"
"W-where's Charlle?" Billy
Louise whispered the question.
81 d. no, and | don't care. He's
pulled out-him an that breed.
I'll have to pay yuh for seven
growed cattle | never seen till
yist day, Seabeck. You can set
yer own price on 'em. amt
sure. but I've got an idee they
was shot las night an dumped
in the river. You can set yer
price. I've got the rheumatic so
bad | couldn't go n put a stop
to nothin'-but-if you git after
Charlie, I'll-kill yuh. You let
i'm go. I'm the one he hurts
most--and l amt goin,-' She
laid her frowsy old head on her
arms, like one who is utterly
crushed and dumb.
You've got to come and lie
down, Marthy," said Billy Louise,
after a long unbroken silence.
The old woman rose stiffly,
and with a feebleness that SEEM
ed entirely foreign to her usual
energy, permitted Billy Louise to
lead her from the kitchen.
Seabeek was gone somewhere
on his horse. Billy Louise guess
ed shrewdly that he was looking
over the cattle and trying to es-
innate the extent of the thievery.
She put Blue in the stable. She
would not go on to the Wolver-
inc. Marthy needed her tonight.
Marthy was facing her bitterest
sorrow since Minervy died, and
Marthy was old.
Seabeck returned after awhile,
and Billy Louise, who was watch
ing from the doorway, met him
at the little gate.
well, how bad is 1t, Mr.. Sea-
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ing continues. On rare occasions
they come in two and threes. Four
or more are as rare as reformed
conviets. Suicides are frequent
when the second or third set Of
twins walk in.
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TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
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An absolutely harmless antacid
In all cases Of fermentation and
souring and belching OF food<I
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kiss and her promise to return
early next day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-17
MISS. HURLEY HOSTESS
 TO THE BIDDERS

Miss Elizabeth Hurley entertained the members of the Bidders club and a few additional guests yesterday afternoon at her home on Tenth avenue, south.
 St. Patrick's colors were cleverly car- ried out in the green-colored roses and palms which adorned the rooms. After the series of bridge the guests were served tempting salad and ice course. in the chosen colors, and Mrs. Lucien Smith poured tea from table in green and white, the centerpiece was formed of roses and surrounded by green shaded candles Mints in green and white com pleted the color scheme. The club prize was shamrock toilet water and the vis- itor's prize was 3 box of correspondence cards.
 Miss Hurley had as her guests the club members, who are Miss Carolyn Rosen- stihl, Mrs. Estelle Bethea Hale, Miss Augusta katsenstine. Miss Etoile White, Miss Madge Pollock, Miss Hughlette Adams, Miss Daisy Lee Douglass, Miss Lillian Yielding and Miss Cundell Bald- win. The extra guests were Miss Bes- sic Gray. Miss Ivy Jones, Miss Amelia Gaudin Miss Dorothy Allen. Miss Amy Allen Miss Helen Keiser, Miss Sarah Helen Collins Miss Katherine Ledbetter. Miss Earline Reynolds. Miss Marguerite King. Miss Anne Faulkner, Miss Dorsey Harris Miss Elizabeth White Miss Vir- gina White Miss Leila Robinson, Miss Elizabeth Scholar and Mrs. Harry Will son.
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Fly RUTH E. GAUDIN

and the public extended heartiest cooper ation to the business men of the city in making Fashion Week a success to the merchants as well as socially
 In the tableaux a le cabaret, Miss Elm fly Irwin was beautifully gowned in an empire robe with puff sleeves, posed as Empress Josephine
 Miss Carolyn Boardman, representing a girl of ls9O was charniingly posed as Jennie Lind in a garden scene wearing a costume of ruffles.
 Miss Lottie Belden, portraying the erin olin and tarletan period was posed in rose garden
 Louise Long, with all her charm and beauty, was posed in pink robe beside urns and chrysanthemums.
 Miss Marion Orr. in a frock of 1855, dis playing tight basque, was posed as Vir- ginia Clay.
 In a pastoral setting. Miss Margaret Gage was quaintly gowned in a iuffled skirt as Princess Pauline DeMetterniche.
 Miss Elizabeth Locke, wearing an old fashioned hoop skirt was posed as liar riett Lane, girl of 1880.
 A beautiful scene was laid in the gar den of the White House with Miss Mar garet Moore posed as Miss Nellie Grant
 Miss Amelia Worthington. who por- trayed the modern girl the suffragette, rendered her well known dialogue, Why Am an Ant-Sufragette"
 A finale in grand review was given, and suitable music was plalyed as each one crossed the stage.
 After the cabaret the ballroom was given to the smartly gowned people who enjoyed dancing to late hour.