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The Lamar register., 1916-04-19

THE cave-dweller would seize a
woman by the hair and drag her to
his home" commented the best man
at the wedding.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. In
those days hair was more natural and
furnished q reliable grip"
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19

New Minister-They tell me. dea-
con. that you do not believe men are
sufficiently punished here on earth for
their misdeeds?
Deacon Jones-Well. parson. that
was my belief before | heard you
preach
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
PEGGY VISITS
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Dear Priscilla: This place is i'm.
mense. I'm SO glad they named me
after Aunt Margaret. But never mind,
when she dies and leaves me all her
money and this beautiful house I'll di.
vide, honest-cross my heart ! will!
and my little trunk arrived safely
yesterday. This morning. after break
fast, was wandering over the house.
when ! came upon a sort OF office
which opened out of the conservatory.
/ went in. And there | saw the grand
est looking man you ever gazed upon.
When l saw the man ! started to re-
treat. but he didn't give me time. He
was beside me in an instant. holding
out his hand and saying. You are
Miss Holdship, aren't your" So | gave
him my hand and while he shook it 1
said: Yes, I'm Peggy Holdship. Who
are your" I'm the private secretary,
he explained, and Mrs. Harworth
asked me to show you around"
started to talk about Miggs. the
pup, and soon we were gossiping as
though we had known each other a
thousand years. He showed me all
over the house and grounds and real
ly, silly. I'm going to see that you get
to come next time. It's all 80 grand.
must stop now and dress for din
ner. Lovingly,
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19

DuriHa the concert a man who really
appreciated music for its own sake
was greatly annoyed by young fop
in front Of him who kept talking To the
girl at his side. ~ hat a nuisa ."
finally exclaimed the appreciative man
DO you REFER to NE sir" threatening
ly demanded the Iop, on, no
meant the musicians They keep up
such noise with their instruments
thet can hear half your brilliant con.
yersation.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
PEGGY.
Tuesday. November 10.

Dear Silly: Just a note. I'll write
details tomorrow. I'm the happiest
creature alive, for the most amazing
things have happened. Aunt Margaret
planned It all She has known Jack
for years and wanted me to fall In
love with him. She said II l had
known about it I'd have been con-
trary and fallen in love with some one
else Girls always do. So she per
suaded Jack to be her secretary and
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
Sunday. November 1;

Dear Sister: Such a whirl as II has
been since | wrote last. From IL m.
until 8 and a. m. we hardly stop. 1
don't know how Aunt Margaret can
stand II, but she is q perfect Spartan
and determined to see me well chap
sroned. One thing Is clear. however,
she leaves me alone with B. p. every
chance she gets. In fact, all mammas
DO. It's as plain as the nose on your
lace that he is the catch of the sea
son. But feel like calling him papa,
and II he and auntie have fixed up
anything between them they can get
over 1t. After tea I'm going to tell
you something about Jack.
After Tea-Here It is. Yesterday l
was up at eight, and after breakfast I
went to see how some OF the new
japanese sunfish in the fountain were
doing. Quite by accident | saw Jack.
And. Silly, dear, before / knew what
he was saying. he told me he loved
me, and before / knew what / was
saying, / told him | loved him. too.
And he kissed me. and 1 ran away. and
| haven't seen him since. II Aunt
Margaret finds It out she'll send me
home and cut me OF with q shilling
but l shouldn't care. IL thought you'd
get 1t all instead OF me. Oh. what
shall do? | love Jack and ! can't
bear old Portman. | Just hate being
thrown at any ones head! I've about
made up my mind to tell Aunt Marga'
ret the truth in the morning. give her
back the pearl necklace and the brace
let and bandeau and the furs and
everything, and then pack my trunk
for home. But then there's Jacki He'll
lose his position II tell. oh, don't
know what to do.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
PEGGY.
Friday. November 4.

Friday, November 4.
Dear Silly: II was a man. and who
do you suppose it was? You'll never
guess. Bernard Portmani l knew him
the instant | saw him. He looks Just
like the magazine pictures. And SO
rich, Aunt Margaret says, he could
almost buy out Rockefeller. His wife
died last year. you remember. Well.
he's looking for another. | hear. Do
you know. Silly. I'm beginning to feel
queer The way Aunt Margaret talks
and so on makes me suspicious about
her intentions. And she's ordering
me more clothes, and today we're
going shopping to a jewelers..
saw Adonis-I mean Jack Roland
for ten minutes this morning. We
were talking In the hall when auntie
came along. In plain English, she was
mad and sent him away on some err
rand. He is grand. Silly. l wish |
could see more of him. He has lunch
con with US. but that's all. and from
what l gather, with all the festivities
being planned ahead. we will be home
SO seldom there will be no chance of
seeing him even then. He is awfuny
smart. too; seems to known every
thing and says he prepared for law.
He's certainly hiding his light under
q bushel here. | don't take as much
interest in all the excitement as l did
at first II auntie only didn't fuss SO.
I'd much prefer to improve my time
by talking to the secretary. He knows
SO many people everywhere, the best
people. too. II you please. 1 must
stop. Hastily,
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19

Date Of first pub. March 20. 1916.
Date OF second pub. April 5. 1916.
Date OF third pub: April II. 1916.
Date OF fourth pub. Apru 10. 1916.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
SUMMONS

State OF Colorado.
County OF PrOwers. IS.
In the District Court
Henry Peters. Executor OF The
estate Of r, y. Peters. deceGs-
The Lamar register., 1916-04-19
SUMMONS

state OF Colorado,
County OF Prowers. -.
In the County Court
Carrie NJ. Coleman.
Plaintiff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
GETTING TT ON THE RUN.


 An ingenious citizen of Illinois has invented a contrivance by means of which his chickens feed themselves, thus saving him the trouble of early rising and feeding them himself As the man remains in bed his chickens walk around the cohtrivance in the barnyard. and inadvertently step on the ends of a projecting board. The weight of each chicken is sufficient to tilt the board, so that the grain plac- ed in the receptacle at the top of the apparatus the evening before is thrown to the ground. ssff
 When the first chicken walked on the projecting board and discovered that the faster it walked the faster the grain fell in front of it, the other chickens fell in line and it wasn't long before the whole barnyard flock was marathoning around the contrivance, eating up the grain as it fell and working up appetites for the next meal at the same time.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
tBy Leo Pape)
~~~~~

Us fellows played court room this aftirnoon, the court room being my frunt steps and me being the judge, Puds Simkins being arrested for mer- Idering Ed Wernick. and I sat on the top step and sed, Bring in the pris- oner.
 Yes sir, sed Sid Hunt and Skinny Martin. Being the pleecmen, and they went in the next store vesterbule and brawt out Puds Simkins ,d stood him tup in frunt of the steps. Bring in the corks of the merdered
 man. I sed. And the pleecemen went back in the vesterbule and carried out
 Ed Wernick, Skinny holding him by
 the he'd and Sid holding him by the
 feet, and laid him down on the pave-
 mint, and sed, wares the witniss. Being Sam Crawss,. and he got up and saluted, and sed, witniss. do you reckernize this corps? Yes sir it ust to be Ed Wernick, sed the witniss. Are you sure? sed, this is a very important occasion. I'm pritty sure, sed the witniss And
 he went and stuck his finger in Eds
 stummick and, the corps yelled, hay cut that out
 Yes, I'm sure, reckernize his voice,
 sed the witniss, and sed, we'll then perseed with the witnissing. saw Puds Simkins shoot him s times sed Sam. and the -udFe sed, wa:
 with? and Sid sed, ferst with pis- tol. and then with gun and then with a cannon. Prisoner, wats you got to say for
 yourself be1ore pernounts you gilty
 sed the judge.
 Innosent, sed Puds. Hes liar, he killed me. se1 the
 corps.
 That Fl oves it, sentents you to te
 elecktrocu.ed. sed. Wich he was .ev-
 erybody helping to elecktrocute him
 inklooding the corps, wich we did ii
 by putting a pece of cold ice down his
 back, the prisoner making more noise
 than if he was being elecktrocuted the
 regular way, and then we got up a
 game of baby in the hat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
TODAY'S POEM
N~@~~~~~
AMBITION

envy not the millionaire, with all his
 hoard of wealth; envy but the honest chap who has
 preserved his health. do not crave the fame of him whp
 got 1t by his luck; Give me the satisfaction of a smaller fame through pluck. And for the lot of him who rolls in
 soft society's lap. I have no hankering at all do not care a rap.
 We humans are so prone to feel the
 pride of baser things- To worms that actually crawl we
 love to fasten wings! The emptiness of wasted time, the
 dross of idle thought. Seen by some too contrary view with
 real importance fraught Yet, if we put the facts into the cru
 cible of Fate, We find that glittering things are
 small and little things are great. That man who through his useful life
 has kept a soal in view Who to the things that he believed
 has steadfast been and true When at the last the portals swing
 and he is becloned hence, May fall to sleep in consciousness of
 sure recompense. For 'tis not what the glitter shows; it's
 what may lie beneath The brightest flowers are rarely
 known to grace the victor's
 wreath. Give me. O God, if I may pray. the
 strength to make my fight. Not for the gift and gaud of life, but
 for the true and right! And if, perchance, there may not be
 the praise of men, O Thou Who leadeth me, utst let me toll to-
 ward iheaven anyhow!
 Richmond Times-D4spatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
eA~~5 { CORNER FOR COOKS ,
 .~~~~~~l -
CRAB CROQUNTTEs

Take the meat Of two medium -siz- ed boiled crabs and mincs rather fine
 Melt in saucepan three tablespoon fuls of butter. and add to this three tablespoonfuls of flour. Add to this
 slowly. one cupful of sweet milk. and stir constantly till it boils: allow this to cook for 10 minuteA Remove the saucepan from the fire and add the crab meat, one saltspoonful of pepper, one teaspoonful of salt and . dash of cayenne; mix thoroughly together, turn the whole out on to . plate. and let it cool when cold. form into cro- quettes dip in beaten sgg. and then roll in bread crumbs. Fry in deep fat to a golden brown. Serve garnish- ed with parsley. A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
A Woman Made War Which Wrecked
 And Made Empires

~Cherchez Ia femme"-look for the woman-s the French. In seeking for tie causes of the present world war. the trail leads back through the ysars to the beautiful and ambitious Empress Eugenie. consort of Napo- leon IT.. now a bent, gray old woman of ninety. q
 It wss fortyfsix years ago today, on July 18. 1e7o, that the French declar- atidA of war on Prussia was delivered at Berlin. On the same day the North German Parliament met in the capi- tal and engaged to support Prussia In the conflict. The other German states speedily took similar action. and it was Germany united under the Hohensollern monarh which op- posed the France of the Second Elm pire. For France the war of 1870 was but one disaster after another. The French people fought with 'des- psrate courage and heroism. but they fought without plan and the leaders of their armies were guilty of repeat ed biunders.
 That France entered upon that foolhardy conflict was due in no small measure to the ambition and pride of the lovely Empress Eugenie-half snsnish. half Scotch-who hoped thus to win back the prestige the empire had lost through the failure of her scheme for the conquest of the young nation to the north, had, no desire for war, and in his desire for peace he twas supported, by Thiers and others Of his calmer advisers. But Eugenie wanted war. and the Emperor, al- roady subject to the ravages of an in- curable disease. was as wax in the hands of the ambitious woman who Wos his spouse. Tn her determination stt plunge France into the maelstrom cf | gigantic combat of arms she was supported by Premier Olivier and the Duke de 0rapamont. foreign minister. aG well as hf . large section of the x spopulace.
 Swift and terrible was the advance Of f3the German military machine, and hafore it's assaultsa the empire crum- b1ed and fell and Napoleon and Eu- tenfe fled into exile. Tn the gorgeous throne room of the Versailles Palace the new Empire of Germany. under the Nomination of Prussia and the Hohenzollerns, was proclaimed.
 The Franco FrusAian war not only brought about the unification of Ger many. but 1t inspired the people with . militAfy ardof which made possible the tremendous military preparations of the following forty years, and which made the present European war in- evitable. Moreover, 1t was the firm b4lief of the Gsrmans, based on their expeEterces in tho conflict of 1870. that their military machine was in- vihcible. and at the beginning of the Z present war they confidently expect ed q repetition of the victorious ad- vance on Paris The republic, how eyer, was better prepared than the empire had been. and Teuton hopes were grievously disappointed.
 To Eugenie, too, may be attributed In some part the misfortunes of Mex icos The project for . New World empire was one which strongly ap- pealed to her, and she used all her
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
LITERARY FLAVOR
 IN NEWSPAPERS.

The purchase by Frank Munsey of the New York Sun, and the consoli- dation of the same withAthe New York Press, has set a host of newspaper writers and readers to talking about the distinctive characteristics for which the old Sun was so famous. Other newspapers have had an equally strong individuality. but it would be hard to find anywhere in the world a Journal that attracted to it's staff such a brilliant staff of writer's with such a gift for picturesque description.
 Much as the literary flavor of the Sun under MT. Dana has been admir- ed. there seems no great depand now for newspaper work of that type
 Plenty of men of literary gifts are employed in newspaper work. But the hustle and drive of modern news paper production tends tol repress lit erary feeling and blunt the edge ot this form of genius.
 Producing a popular newspaper has become, matter of systematic, ener- getic and untiring collection of news rather than that of a facile, grace full or sparkling style of putting it into words. The modern reporter is sent out to cover the widest ground, to tramp the greatest number of miles to interview the greatest number o1 people.
 Whereas once he was given a little
 more leeway in the production of his copy, and could revise and brighter
 his thought. now his news may be delivered off hand ver.the telephone
 It has as much literary grace and feel ing as any off hand conversation that you hear in railroad train or street car and not a bit more. The public
 demands to know what has happen ed and 1t does not insist that the 1 story be told with any regard te
 rhetorical force or even grammatica
 construction.
 l TO many discriminating readers l this change has been unwelconhe. Ye'
 modern methods of news collectins | are so systematic and thorough ant
 untirins that it produces journals tha
 are veRy faithful and inclusive rec. ords of human activity. They may lack sparkle. yet are a wonderful | transcript of human life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
FOOD PRICES NOT MORE DECLARES
 UNCLE SAM

The Bureau of Statistics. of the De- partment of Labor, has just issued it's Bulletin 197 on retail prices of food, 1907to 1915, covering A of the prin- cipal industrial cities of the United States, report in it's regular series on Retail Prices and Cost of Livingl Tho bulletin shows actual prices for June to December, 1915, inclusive, and also summarizes retail prices for the pe- riod from 1907 to 1915, inclusive. According to the bureaus report, the combined average price for the year of the IT principal articles of food covered by the report was 1 per cent lower in 1915 than in 1914. From I1914 to 1915 there was a decline in sirloin steak of per cent; in round steak of 3 per cent; in rib roast of per cent. in chuck roast of per cent. : in plate boiling beef of 4 per cent; in pork chops of 8 per cent; in bacon of per cent; in ham of per cent; in lard of 6 per cent; in hens of per cent; in.eggs of 4 per cent. tin butter
 of per cent; in milk of 1 per cent. and in potatoes of IS per cent. Three
 articles advanced in price from 1914 | to 1915; flour advanced 20 per cent.
 corn meal per cent; and sugar II ger cent
 The lowest point during 1915 was reached in March, when the price of
 food as whole was 4 per cent. below
 the average of the year. From this point there was an upward trend to
 the end of the year, prices in Dece,n-
 Der being 6 per cent. above the ave-
 rage of the year.
 Information up to April, 1916, col
 lcted by the Bureau from month to
 month frcm the same sources and pub | lished in it's Monthly Review, shows that the level reached in December. 1915, has been maintained, with slight declines in February and March, fol-
 lowed by a recovery in April.
 l To show the changes and results of
 changes in retail prices of food for a i period of 26 years, from 1890 to 1915, inclusive, table is given in this bull
 lrtin prepared from figures appearing in preceding reports and bulletins pre- senting average price of each article
 and the average amount of each article
 that could be bought for $1, each year of the period, except for two ar lticles-sirloin steak and rib roast-for
 which satisfactory data were availablf
 only for the years 1907 to 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19

, Frank W. Burden of Lewisboro, N. Y The Union Savings Bank of Dan- bury. returns eleven deposits. The largest is $21.37, credited to John P. Miller.
 Ten banks have failed to make the returns required to be made by law and for those banks failing to re- port on time the statutes provide $100 penalty. The delinquent banks in- clude: New Hartford Savings Bank, New Milford Savings Bank, Terryville Savings Bank and the Woodbury Sav- ings Bank of Woodbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
NATION WIDE PEACE
 DEMONSTRATION

! New York, July 19.-The Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked, of San Francisco, and Miss Emily Balch of Wellesley College, both of whom were members of the Ford peace expedition, returned yes terday on the scandinavian American liner Frederick VIII after several months stay abroad. They expect to leave this city tonight or to-mor- row for Detroit to report to Henry Ford on the progress of the peace con- ference of neutrals now in session in Stockholm. ettA
 pr. Aked has come back, he says, convinced that the conference has ac- complished nothing. Miss Balch, on the other hand, believes that the con- ference has begun to lay the founda- tions for peace negotiations and that it is only matter of time before the work of the conferrees will bear fruit. She intends to lay before MT. Ford plans for a nationwide peace demon stration in this country on August 1, similar to that which it is hoped to arrange in other neutral and bellige- rent countries upon the second anni- versary of the present war.
 The plans in this country, according to Miss Balch, are being worked out by the Women's Peace Party, which hope to organize parades. and meet ings at which petitions and resolutions will be presented in all big cities on tthat day. The churches will also be asked to aid by holding special peace services on the last Sunday in the month, July 30.
 Confident of Peace.
 "The neutral conference" she said, speaking of the recent meetings in Stockholm, lis confident of peace. While the results are not sensational or tangible, the conference is succeed: ing in testing public opinion and try ing to break down misunderstanding and seeking a common ground on which to bring the belligerent nations together"
 Dr. Aked was not so optimistic. He said:
 No actual recults have been accom- plished, and the Stockholm conference has proved nothing at all. When we left, the Swedes were the only ones at. tending. There is possibility of holding a world peace congress as President Wilson's speech of May 28 suggested, but there will be no peace for another year. Be sure of that.
 "The belligerents can go on as they are now till the end of time, and there will have to be another winter of fight ing. The Allies drives have not shaken confidence in Germany" Dr. Aked passed a good dea lof his time in Germany. Switzerland, and Sweden. He pooh-poohed the idea that Germany was being starved.
 "All this talk about food shortage in Germany is rubbish" he said. T found it cheaper to live at the Hotel Adler in Berlin than at the. Grand Ho- tel in Stockholm. Hound quiet, re- strained, calm confidence of ultimate victory in Germany. There is plenty of food there. Here, we are, being fed on lies"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19

Here comes the nag.
 "Breathes there maid with soul so dead who never to herself hath salo,
 This is my own, my native land v
 There are no girls in any land more
 patriotic. than are, America's daugn-
 ters. The sweethearts of soldiers head
 the list When an army man and the
 girl who is to make his dreams real-
 ity plight their troth, he is sure to lm-
 press upon her the nature of his call-
 ing-that first and foremost he belongs
 to his country and must ever hold himself in readiness for call to arms,
 going wherever duty points. If there
 is battle, he must meet the foe as |valiantly as the comrades who marcn
 side by side with him.
 She accepts him under these cond1- tions. In the present national affair with Mexico, to which so many brave boys are summoned, the thought or leaving the maiden beloved to watch, wait and weep, is the one shadow
 across the soldiers readiness to en-
 gage in action. No one man knows under what conditions he may return
 or if he will come back, for in the
 thick of the battle there are no favor- ties of fortune singled out to pc
 brought forth unscathed.
 Dearly as they may love, there are many soldier boys who will offer their sweethearts their freedom if they fear to take the chances as to what might happen to them in the discharge of Iduty. Girls who love lightly will rend loves ties asunder then there. Those who love with all the strength of mo- bIe heart will refuse to break the bona and to make their lover doubly sure of them, will suggest that the date set for the wedding which had been planned to take place months hence Is shall be cfanged-that the kiss he will take with him shall DC a wife's in stead of sweetheart's.
 What greater proof could a soldier have of woman,s unchanEeable love!
 This accounts for the epidemic of army mems weddings. No wonder they can respond to the bugle's clarion call with light heart and bright eyes! They are sure, past all doubting, of the loving woman waiting with out stretched arms to greet them when
 they come marching home again. There is nothing equal to a wife's love to keep a soldiers courage buoyed up. There is a charm in it which seems to shield him from shot. and shell in miraculous way. It makes
 him more enduring midst the hard ships he encounters, gives him |strensth to do or die. He has some
 one at home nearer and dearer yet than all others to think of and pray
 for in the dead watches of the night
 when sleep refuses te- come to him
 Her influence is far reaching. The love of a wife at home Gan ih the hour
 of danger make a hero out of the most listless soldier. There could be nc greater spur to his ambition or Sc
 firmly plant it in his heart if he lacks lit.
 To all soldiers sweethearts would
 say: If your betrothed pleads to have
 your marriage take place at once, in
 stead of waiting until he returns
 think long and earnestly over what il
 means to him ere you make up your
 mind to say him nay. No woman
 should ever regret wedding her heart. haro