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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Catalpa circle, No 425, C. of F. A., held its regular meeting Tuesday night. Five applications were re- ceived. A large crowd was present to listen to the communication from Priscilla circle and the supreme dep uty from Norwalk, Mrs. Lucy Schlitt Various committees were appointed for the banquet which will be held October 24. The coming event for the season will be a minstrel and dance which will be held in the near future. All members are requested to be at the next meeting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
IirEsr5 IN IEILY MAKING

The quickest test of jelly, and one which proves,to be very accurate af- ter experience, Is the "sheeting' tests that Is dropping in a whole transpar- ent sheet from the spoon. |
 The "cooling" test should be used by the inexperienced persons, or if there is any doubt This consists in putting a spoonful of jelly on a sauce dish and cooling quickly on ice, or otherwise, to sec if 1t jellies. Tn us- ing the latter test, which, necessarily takes a few minutes. the kettle of jel- fly should be 'seti back 90 that the cook ing is retarded, ,As those few minutes might carry it beyond the right point,
 In using a thermometer, the best temperature to stop } the boiling ranges from 221 to 223i degrees. Fah- rcnheit- If the jelly does not set quickly. place it uncovered in the sun for a few hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
10. sHRED LETTUCE

<, To shred lettuce. wash and dry well. and lay several leaves together. If they are very broad, split them in two places Roll up rightly. and with sharp knife cut across, making fine ehreds. Toss lightly until they un- roll ahd separate. Large sharp scis- sors may be used instead of knife, if desired This method of prepara- ton makes lettuce very dainty gar nish. The ieavee are split go that the ehreds will not be too long. and it will be easier to eat them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
LUDLOW PUDDING

One pint of sifted flour, gills of milk, 1 gill of rich cream. apples, :, 4 eggs. a tablespoonful of salt Pare the apples and take out the core with out dividing the apples. Mix the bat ter very smooth and pour over the apples. Eat with liquid sauce. This pudding requires 1 hour to bake.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
FRUIT TAPIoCA

:, Cover bottom of baking dish with peachea Cover one cupful tapioca with color water; soak for two hours. Drain and put into saucepans, add two cupfuls boiling water and one-half teaspoonful salt. cook until transpar- ent Add one-half cupful sugar and one. tablespoon lemon juice- Pour over peaches. bake 20 minutes Serve hot or cold with sugar and cream.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
LAURA JEAN LIBBYS DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS

Have heart-to-hearr talk with poth of your sisters regarding your future Sensibly weigh we'll all that is TOT your good. You have plenty or time to think of male affection. ConVers- ing with sister, you may tell or ms good qualities, love, worthiness and his means of caring for you if wed
 They are deeply interested in your wooing and after life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
APPLE SALAD

Cut into cubes two apples pared, and one apple with the red skin left on, few stalks cf celery and cup ful of walnut meats. Stir in a bowl with some salad-dressing. Pile tea spoonful of this on a lettuce leaf with a dot of the dressing on top. Use the rest of the lettuce head for lettuce sandwiches at supper time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

Plum colored worsted cut with a long coat and trimmed with seal gives this Juvenile effect. The waist is shirred into a narrow stitched belt across which a seal surp1ice gives a
 dashing finish. A tricorn Nof black coque feathers Is exactly the right hat to go with this suit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

Members of the Second Maine Regi- ment of National Guardsmen doing duty along the Mexican border voted lin the. elections held in their state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

A daughter, weighing seven pounds has been born to Mir and Mrs. w. F. Bowling of PIT Coleman street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frederick A.-RahriA of 311 Coleman street. are the par ents of twins, a boy and a girl, born to them this week.
 Miss Vera Curtis daughter of MT. and Mrs. John c. Curtis and a singer of whom Bridgeport is justly proud, will appear in the performance of Die Walkure," which will be given Monday evening, Sept IS. at the City College Stadium, New York Miss Curtis will have the same role in the opera in which she appeared in the Yale bowl in June.
 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Grace Edna wards M. Smith, of SGT Park avenue, apd Edward willmott Carpenter. head of the employment department of the No date has been set for the wed- ding.
 Suffragists of the state are read. and eager for their second parade. which will>be held Tuesday, Sept. IS, in New HavenNand which is planned to impress the members of the Demo- cratic state convention just as the first demonstration was for the Re- publican state convention. Prac- tically every woman who had part in the first parade will appear in the sec ond. The parade will, start at ' o'clock and the women will carry pa- per lanterns to give the effect of 6 torchlight demonstration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

An attractive new model for boy's Eercoat is shown in the accompany
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A daughter, weighing seven pounds, has been born to Mir. and Mrs W. F. Bowling of PIT Coleman street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

MT. and Mrs. Frederick A.-RahriA of 311 Coleman street, are the par ents of twins, a boy and a girl, born to them this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
PLAN FoR GOOD POTATO CROP
spIndIino Sprouts Produce Weak and
Small Tubers Test Seed Be-
fore Planting Time.

II you plant potatoes which produce
weak and spindling sprouts, you will
not secure good CROP
There is disease, found almost all
over the world. known as 'spindling
sprout." which most of US have noticed
both in the field and in the cellar. You
have seen the seed potatoes with the
weak sprouts, and you have seen hills
in the fall which made nothing but lit.
tie potatoes.
This disease is hereditary. Doctor
Hall, at the Geneva station, planted
40 Of these potatoes. and the yield
gave nothing but small potatoes, and
only about half pound to the hill.
1t is supposed that this weakness 10
produced by dry. hot weather in the
growing season. Potatoes like cool.
moist climate, and they run out in hot
and droughty conditions. Before plant
ing. give your seed sprouting test
say six weeks before planting. Sprout
some of the seed in warm. dark
place. If all potatoes produce strong
sprouts, 1t is safe seed to plant. II
some of the potatoes bring the spin
ding sprouts. it is as unsafe to plant
them as it would be to plant corn .
good portion of which does not sprout
we'll.
If the seed is poor, secure better
seed. This may be obtainable in the
neighborhood, or It may be necessary
to send to some northern climate for
| It.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
WORK WITH POULTRY
SELECT BREEDERS WITH BEST
LAYING CHARACTERISTICS.
Use Good, Vigorous Male. Allowing
Him Ten to Fifteen Pullets-
Scatter Grain Litter to Make
Chicks Exercise.

(By r. c. HARE. South Carolina Expert
ment Station.)
Upon what q poultryman does or
fails to do at this season depends in
large measure whether the year will
be for him a success or failure. This
is the season of all seasons when a
man who breeds fowls needs to be
constantly working with his birds. .
Decide to increase egg production
next season. Give this problem all the
time you. can spare for it Here are
some of the ways of going about it:
Breed from your best layers II pos
sible; II you cannot distinguish them.
then select the hens with red combs.
good space (about three fingers width)
between the pelvic bones. and about
four fingers width from pelvic bones
to the rear end of the breast bone
Mate such layers with good. Wig
orous male. allowing him from ten to
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
PREPARE FOR GARDEN PESTS
Plenty Of Spray Material Should Be
Procured-Plan to Wage War on
San Jose Scale.

By w. H. MOSIER. Assistant in Hor-
t!culture, Ohio State University
Preparedness" defined in its most
appropriate term for the farmer
means a thoroughly equipped outfit
for combating the pests that attack
the garden and orchard during the
spring months. Plenty of spray ma
terial should be got on hand at
once. The spray rigs should be gone
over to see that all the parts are in
working order, the valves cleaned and
the connections made water-tight.
The pruning hooks and saws should
be sharpened so that the attacks on
diseased trees can be carried on with
vigor. Special plans should be made
to wage war on the San Jose scale.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

fifteen pullets. Breed from young
males rather than from two-year or
three-year males
Dust the sitting hen with insect
powder before giving her the eggs.
On the eighteenth day of incubation
immerse the eggs in water of LOG de-
grees temperature (just warm to the
handy. This moistens the membranes
or skins inside the she'll.
Feed the baby chicks when thirty
hours old-a hard-boiled egg. cut up
ard rolled in oatmeal until it is of a
GRUMPY consistency. Feed them the
egg on a piece of cardboard three
times daily. giving only little each
time. Keep dry wheat bran before
them II you have 1t. Feed mixture
of grits, oatmeal, mullet seed and rice
three times daily, scattering it in lit
ter to make the chicks exercise.
Buy few sittings OF eggs for hatch
ing, or some baby chicks. II you wish
to improve your stock.
Clean and whitewash your poultry
house.
Grease~th hens with mercurial oint-
ment to kill lice. Buy the 33-per-cent
ointment and rub small portion. of
half the size of pea, on the flesh un-
der the birds vent. Grease space of
the size of quarter-dollar piece and
you will kill all the lice on the fowl.
One application monthly is sufficient.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

mend your Compound to other ladies'"
MIRA MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman Writes
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and felt awfully
sick for three years. / had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. I took Lydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am WE'LL"
Mrs. PIERRE CouRNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms a. sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread Of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitstion Of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Lad Of Seven Saves Sisters Life.
The presence Of mind Of Archie
Burkett, seven years old, in throwing
piece of carpet over his sister.
Laura, fourteen years old, probably
saved her life recently when he found
her clothes a mass of flames. The
girls injuries were not serious. The
boy explained that he did just what
his mother had told him to do in a
case like that-Pittsburgh Gazette.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

y
follow the other routes where
Massachusetts,
return partly by land and Trips would be made Is
aeroplane
present 8
The
Fairbanks o a
100000 trip The
aeropne
Valdez Fairbanks @ limit six
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Animal Poke.

metal and is secured by q leather
strap passing under the belly. 1t has
two S-shaped pieces. one on each side.
the upper ends Of which are the hooks
and the lower ends the prods. A
strong spring. attached to small sad.
die pad. brings the S-shaped pieces
back into position. - Independent
Farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

The routes will be established,
the department announced, as much
to stimulate development of aviation
because of it's relation to military pre-
paredness as to improve the mail
service. The deI artment believes
that efforts already begun to finance
an aerial patrol OF the Atlantic coast
indicate ready capital will be found
for the mail service undertakings.
II the service Is successful. 1t "a
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Coax the Rhubarb Plants.

Coax along the rhubarb plants by
turning bottomless barrel over them.
Chink the cracks around the lower
edge with manure. This will keep the
plants warm and invite them to earli-
er growth.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound. When l was
As and had the
Ch ge of Life,
. friend recon-
mended it and It
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that I took
several bottles. /
am now well and
healthy and rec0m.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
DEVICE TO CONTROL CATTLE
Metal Hooks Arranged to Catch on
Wire When Animal Tries to Get
Through Fence.

When a COW. wearing this yoke.
catch in the fence and force the prods
into her back. She can get relief only
by backing out The poke is MADE of
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Rotation 10 Best.

Don't plant old bean ground to
beans. Rotate your crops. Clean seed
and clean ground are best insurance
against all kinds of pests.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Let Seed Corn Stay on Ear.
Do not shell seed corn until ready
to use it. Shelled corn does not re-
tain it's vitality as well as corn on the
ear.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Wash Brushes.

Fiber brushes for washing milk uten-
sils should replace the common dish.
rag. They do better work and are
more easily kept clean.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
nucks Need Damp Mashes.

Ducks will not DR. well unless two
form of damp mashes.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

No Occasion to Worry.
my husband worries so over the
amount of gas we burn"
Tell him that is matter to make
light Of"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

all time
bring in articles on nuch
treasury York at
Whitney Warren of
noted architects who charged by
investigated by the New York federal grand
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

he
performed
second incorrect that stated that
Mr. the record should have and
The colonel is still he
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Grind Feed for Cows,

All things considered, it pays better
to grind feed for the dairy cows than
for any other cl .ss of stock.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tho
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Cooked Feed for Fowls,

Fowls do not greatly relish raw
potatoes and turnips. These Should
be cooked and fed in the wet mash.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Most Profitable Mare.

A well-bred, well-built mare can pro-
duce colt as well as do a large
amount of work, If handled properly.
The colt can be nearly clear gain.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Cow RepaYs Good Care.

Give a COW plenty to eat and drink
and keep her contented and at ease
and she will make better record in
the milk pail.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

the customs house Objects n New
York and other pots. Excuses. hon.
eyed words and other mean of allay.
ing the customs appraisers doubts as
to true valuations of articles subject
to import duties, will fall on deaf ears
after this.
It Is the intention Of the treas.
ury department authorities to scru.
tinize closely every trunk and parcel,
no matter how high In the social
scale their owners may be. in order
to prevent smuggling and undervalua.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Workman VS.. Machine.

W0TKnaH VS. WdCTIHe.
A two.horse corn binder can cut
about five times as much corn in q
day as can good workman cutting
by hand.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Too Much Feed ls Harmful.
Too much feed at farrowing time
will cause the sow to be feverish, and
her udder may become caked.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Is Washington City Of Snobs and Snubs7

climber.
his
himself hnan
And
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Best Laying Hens.

The very large hens in the flock are
usually poor layers. The good layers
are medium in size.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change Of Life.

Drand, Wis.-"I am the mother Of
fourteen children and owe my life to
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Plan Aerial Mail Service for Isolated Points
Points

wv ASHNGION-Aera mail in
of service on eight
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Next Step.

N1NI 0IcPs
III inventors ever do succeed in
making rain, what do you suppose they
will try next?'
ITO make the rain dear"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Catch Question Battles the License Dispenser

Krol marriage license clerk is favorte
this there generally
hound around
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

Warm Nest for Sitters.
The hen that sits early must have q
very warm nest; otherwise her body
cannot keep the eggs warm enough.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
d Honeyed Words Fall on Deaf Ears


and things
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

approached the counter and asked tof
two licenses, naming different min
lister in each license to perform the
c. emony. With the departure OF the
bride and bridegroom-to-be. the -
porter walked over to take look
at the book 1t Is a common occur
renee for persons desiring to be mar
ried to have two ceremonies per-
formed, but the newspaper man deter.
mined to have some fun with the colo
nel.
"Hav colonel you've made q mis-
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
When Horse stumbles.

When Horse Stumbles.
II horse stumbles, don't strike him
with whip. Look to his shoes. and
change your blacksmith. If necessary
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

with Mrs make
The cabinet uttered exclamation Of disgust d like
what's good
can't with the kind Of
a o
entirely her
which
softly jenkins
going with car? I'll call for ten.'
Excuses and Honeyed Words Fall on Deaf Ears
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
BIACK
.E(Gs

The superiority Of Cutter products is due Is
yean Of specializing In vaceInss and ssrums sny.
Insist On Cutters II unobtainable. order direct.
THE CUTTER LABORATORY, Berkeley, California.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07

VI eAAS
climber is always Joke.
A woman whose husband has q
subcabinet Job in the present admin
istration and who takes herself very
seriously in consequence. called up an
old resident the other day with q
Good morning. drs. Jones. How can
get people like the Danvers to come
to my parties?"
The resident lady grinned huge
grin into the telephone.
why, I'm sure | don't know. II
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-07
Izze~S@z
LOSSES svRflY PREVENTED

By Cutters BlaeklsS Pills. Low
priced. fresh. reliable: preferred BY
Western stoclmen because they bfe.
test where other vaseinss fall
Write for booklet and testimonials.
l0.doss pkss. Blaekles Pills $I.oo
6o.doss pkgs. Biaekiss Pills 400
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

Out ~lisntcr, more economical ana lover
priced ears. of which the overland Model
:, IL another example.
"Whcn explained 10 them that the
fp'ory Nts shipping ou IN average OF
uv"r 500 'nrs a day, which is thres times
the number SHIPPED at this time j. year
ago. they bad 10 admit that We We're
dong our share toward meeting the
emergency.
People in al walks ~ life seem TO
have awakened to the necessity of the
motor ctr. BUSINESS men have found It
II necessary 9djnnc' in their different
lincs of c%udravOr, and no Other vehicle
OF TRANSFORMATION Affords as much pleas
urr ana enjoyment FOR the whole family
Is does the smooth running. distance de-
Tying automobile.
y hrl.cy, his combination 81 neces-
slty and all around pleasure giving quail
u rs Is chiefly responsible tor the pres
eut nay demand for automobiles. Even
though ono Is plentiful and reports
tire country to be IN a wonderfully
prosperous condition ! de- not believe the
vast number Of cars nov being sold
would be possible I'D II not been for the
public awakening TO the fact that they
them instead OF wanted them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

the. WuIvs.ov.r,,nd comn,,v
cheney enpir.,r cre.,Iry ,hair co.
efficiency J.rprtn.n, in which N, 80
factory aud s,I.s tr.ini,y re- "a. =.
men sen, ia him nv ,ho ry.r,,n, $3.50,
dealers I'm Al, uarts or IA, I,ni,a, S,.,''
AS we'll as in Foreign courtr,.s m.
training given wss v.rv ,borono,
ring a fulI month. win d.i,v I.r,n,',
and four written .xanin,,ions T., III.
Two ana on,.h,,f ya,r. hs ~ urh Nv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
HUDSON SUPER SIX SHINES.
Does Fine piece OF Work IN Ma
Race.

That the new hudson Super SN mo-.
ter Is one OF the most powerful and en-
cieUt In the world VIZ proved by TIE
records mad. by one of their stock chn~.
SIS cars at ormoid Beach and later or
tire ~Sl""p,head BAY Speedway.
VI r"luuud the car covered 4 milo at
the astonishing rate Of 10. 80 miles prr
hour. and - few weeks later. to prov.
ITS wonderful endurance as well ts
>pccd, Raiph milford brok" all records
Tor t~~enty-four hours in the same car.
covering l.si9 ID miles at the rate II
- s-lo miles per hour
This. mind you. was no special car.
but 4 regular stock Hudson super SiN
chass's.' said Harry :. Houpt. president
Of the Hudson Motor AR Company ~
New York. That this statement Ia.
true h. continued. "S proved 10y the
rec ri mad" at the Sh~eershcad Ray
Speedway last week. when u Hudson
Super SIN ear mot the on. Nulford
drove, finished THIRD In the $50 mile
race for thu Metropolitan Trophy ard
averaged 81. miles an hour.
This ear was formerly our rronklvr
demonstrating ear. After tire. months
hard usage Ira Vail purchased the ear
He cut - inches out Of tli. frame. .ti,d
II with = special body. larger gt~rlcrc
and oil tanks and altered tn. gear ratio
The car ran tn. entire distance. 15u
miles. without a stop or mechanical
trouble OF any kird. averaged 91ig
miles au hour and nuis shed ~ third place,
solely on account OF It's reliability and
speed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
INTEGRITY FIRST,
GOODRICH SLOGAN
Company Has Prospercd Be-
cause Of Its High stand.
ards and Good Products.

The greatest word IN the whole iexi-
con OF commerce is not service" says f.
c. Tibbitts. advertising manager OF the
Il. +. Goodrich Company. 1T is Integrity (,
Because that term embod,es good faith
-depend Ibility. the intention to play
Iair AT n cost-as well Ms good service
its essence. so far as business IL con.
cerhed. consists in living up To the last
letter OF tina, AiDericanisu--th. s,iuare
deal
May We here BAY tribute 10 business
integrity wherever ~ abidex. and with
all due modesty claim 1t rs the watch.
word which has ruled Goodrich activi-
ties over forty-seven years OF rubber
ihaiiufscturing selling and delivering.
But does this policy Of business tn
iegrtty pay Ia dollars nnd cents" the
cynic may inquire.
From even that cold -bloojcd sta nd
point We may answer TO tho grow ing
youth OF this country Yes. II has paid
even In material success Witness the
Goodrich growth from "a very small
acorn indeed Ia the ninety square acres
" hoor space IN the largest rubber fac
tory OF the world at Akron. requiring
hf'een square acres of window glass
dlon" to light those Goodrich factory
buildings.
witness me tire output qf 1915 which,
" ~" tires were placed Hat on the
'ernund Iva u row. would reach NOR, than
l.ion m~iies-from New York city TO
Omaha. although tires are only one of
Thu "6' lines OF rubber goods made by
Goodrich.
w ttess the present stan Of lS.lt1
people who produce III. i2o.o 900. 600
pounds Of rubber goods. manufactured.
inarN't"d AMI shipped during tn, year