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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
U 53

Meme Teke1, Upharsin! Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting.
 Thus read the fiery handwriting on the palace wall while Belshazzar was feasting and debauching. The last Babylonian king was warned, but like many others of his predecessors and many of his successors. he scorned the warning. His Kingdom had wax ed rich and was bulging with treas ures. But history all down through the ages teaches us that when na- tions have too many treasures and when they enjoy too much prosperity as well as less vigilant. As rule the less fortunate nations are attract ed by the riches of the treasure-na- stion, and one nice morning the latter is fallen upon and divided or else exterminated by the others
 The United States today is in no different position than was Babylo- nian Belshazzar's reign. Like his country, the United States is proba- bly the greatest treasure land of the times. But we are inclined to think that Babylonia was far better prepar- Cd 10 meet Lne OuTuSAlnS nOrdeS than we are today. Like the Babylonians. we have grown fat and rich and our vigilance has grown less and less as we have grown fatter and richer. Our army is spoken of in contempt by the great nations of the world, and if anything serious should happen to our navy-now but the fourth in size and power-a seasoned army of 100000 men of any f1rst-class power, landed on our shores. would conquer us in short order. So we are told by nili- tary experts, and there can be no doubt as to the logic of that state ment if we but take our lesson from what has happened in Europe during rathe past two years.
 Fortunately, our geographical po- sition with large wastes of water on both sides of our country, tends to protect us in a certain manner, or rather did tend to protect us until the invention of the submarine.
 But since it has been shown how ridiculously simple it Is to send naval submarines across the ocean. our for mer splendid isolation has past into history for all time. Tn tho next war in which we will be involved and no one doubts but that our turn will come next-submarines will play an even more conspicuous role than in the present war. That the great nations of the world will build antirs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
GREEN CHRISTMAS, HOPE DWINDLES-OUR SPINACH
 CROP MUCH REDUCED

Washington, Dec. 12-War has re- duced the spinach crop. Reports to the state department of agriculture from the Norfolk district of Virginia says that Hollands embargo forbid ding exports of spinach seed has caused a decrease in acreage this year, planters being unable to obtain sufh- cient seed to plant. It is estimated the crop will amount to 550,00O bar rels and with favor able weather may reach 600,000 barrels, compared with 7S6,826 last wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
of 521,711. All but 4s were for the

of 21,711. All but 49 were for the American flag.
 Domestic wooden vessels numbered e36 with tonnage of 127,27e, and steel 130, with 361,17O tonnage. The Atlantic and Gulf trade took 545 vessels, the Pacific trade 2S3, the Great Lakes IA and Western Rivers I43.
 There now are building and under contract vessels with aggregate ton mage of 100000, the largest total ever reporttI in the country's history.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
GERMANY MAKES REPLY
 ON BELGIAN PROTEST

Paris, Dec. 12-Germany's reply to the Swiss note regarding the depor- tations in Belgium has been received. to information from Berne. It is most politely worded, the des- patch says, but nevertheless makes it clearly understood that Switzerland has no ground for interfering with events in Belgium unless her own ip- terests are affected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
BIG INCREASE
 IN U. S. SHIPS

ships built in the United States in the first Ii months of this year more than
 doubled in tonnage the while of last years output. The bureau of naviga- tion announced that 1115 vessels had been turned out, with . gross tonnage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
than steel nets
 A few dozen Hughes-balances-ex-

A few dozen Hughes S-balances-ex- traordinarily sensitive to approach ing metal masses-can be sunk out of sight across the harbor entrance. At a central station every vessel can be detected instantly that passes over the line of these Hughes-balances. An observer who knows what vessels do or do not pass over the line will inn mediately detect an approaching sub marine. A siren will announce the fact instantly to our vessels. No surprise attack will thus be possible. It is. sad to relate, very possible and feasible today. We invite our Naval Advisory Board to look into the mer- it's of our suggestion.
 The U-53 is our symbolic hand writing on the wall. Will we heed it? H. GERNSBACK.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
PEAR LEAF WORM IS
 EASILY KILLED BY
 SPRAYING THE TREE

Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.-The pear leaf worm. an insect which does considerable damage to pear orchards. especially on the Pacific coast, is cas- lily controlled by spraying. A con- tact spray is usually effective in con- trolling the insect in the larval stage,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

The Champion International Co.,, paper manufacturers of Lawrence. Mass, announced. an increase of 10 per cent. in wages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

Louis Smith, under military sen- tence, was pardoned by President Wilson, to enable him to testify in the Bopp trial at San Francisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

The American schooner Andy Maho- ney, from San Francisco for Auck- land, arrived at Sydney, N. s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

Women's Plain Hemstitched,
 13, 25, 50 to 75 cts. Fancy Embroidered and lace trimmed in great assortment, 25 cts to $3.5O Women's Handkerchiefs with initials, many designs, From 13 cts. to 50 cts. Linen Handkerchiefs with bird designs in color, a group of bluebirds or branch with birds, 15 cts. Handkerchiefs with colored flower spray,
 IF cts. White Linen with button-holed edge in colors, flower spray or cross-stltch design to match in corner, 25 cts. Hand embroidered designs with initial, box of 3, $1.OO Linen Han dkerchiefs, with corner de- signs of butterflies, wreaths, baskets, flower sprays. All hand embroidered,
 50 and 25 cts. Children's Handkerchiefs in attractive boxes, three for 15, 25 and 50 cts, ac- cording to quality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

leaves are not larger than one-half inch in diameter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
Stationery

In spite of the perplexities of the paper market there is tempting stock of fine writing paper, some of it in very elegant boxes.
 Combination boxes paper and cards both white and delicate pastel shades,
 $1.0O to $500 Moorish Linen Paper in fancy boxes, $2.50 Colonial Wcaves in beautiful desk box with blotter pad and drawer for pen and
 $s.5o Christmas Boxes with greeting, 50 cts. Shopping. Lists, Diaries, Line-a- day Books, Address Books and nov cities in fine leather or art bindings.
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
XMAS TREES, WREATHS
 AND ROPING JOHN RICK q SON

Farmer Want Ads, Ono Cent . Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

Knick Knacks of pleasing sort for the
 work basket
 One may see a delight full array of small fruits and vegetables, all quite useful if not edible.
 The apples, chestnuts, cucumbers, radishes which are emeries, 10 and 25 cts.
 The cherries, oranges, peaches and pears which are wax, 10 cts. l. The small spools of color ed silks, 1 1,dozen, 10 cts. Tape Measures. and pin- cushions in variety.
 , q & 3 Notion Stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
Christmas Iandkerchiefs

Children's Handkerchiefs, plain white, or fancy colored, 10 to 50 cts. Children's Handkerchiefs of Japanese Silk white with colored kindergarten designs in pink, blue and yellow, 15 cts. White Linen with animals worked in colored silk, 13 cts, for 25 ctsfl. Mems Handkerchiefs, colored novelties, borders and lines, very stylish, 50 cts. Mems Handkerchiefs, with initials or plain hemstitched, 13 cts. to S1.OO Handkerchiefs, striped green, lavender and brown effects, 50 cts. Boys Handkerchiefs, with initials,
 IF and 25 cts. Colored Silk, 9 cts. Sachet Folders, hand decorated, very dainty covers with Christmas greeting. Each containing a sweet sachet,
 10 and 20 cts.
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12

Fruit or Nut Bowls, Celery Trays, Compotes, Baskets, lilly Bowls, Fern Dishes, Vases, all sizes and shapes, Perfume Bottles, Ice Cream Plates, Jugs, Bon Bon Dishes with handl es, Cracker and Cheese Dishes, Sugar and Cream Sets, Candlesticks, Mayonnaise Set, Bud Vases, Spoon Trays, Sugar, Trays,
 Berry Dishes, Sandwich Plates, Marmalade Jars, Nappies,
 Individual Salts, per dozen, Jewel Cases,
 Puff Boxes,
 Hair Receivers,
 Ash Trays,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-12
Sachets de luxe

Sachets de luxe Quelques Fleurs, Mary Garden,
 Rigands Lilas,
 Coty's Muguet,
 $1.50 and $2.00
 in glass jars. Satin pads made up $1.25 Florentine Orris, large package, 50 cts.
 Toilet Section. A Perfume Flask of graceful design Tall and slender filled with purple violet or glen violet, tied with a ribbon and sealed. When the perfume is used, Voila.! the flask is a bud vase, *s 65 cts
 Toilet Section.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
HIid Bio Price for Ram.

The price Of mutton has gone up
in Australia. When the Red Cross
fund was being raised one wealthy
sheeeowner presented ram 10 be
sold by auction and the proceeds de-
voted to the fund. The ram was sold
in Sydney. The auctioneer who WELD
ed the hammer made an eloquent ap-
peal to the pastoralists and others
present to see to it that the ram
brought sum worthy of the object,
and one that would live for ever In
the history o. .hese sales. The ram.
which was appropriately named "Aus-
tralia Day" was sold and resold "a
times, mostly in straightout bids, and
when 1900 guineas had been realized
he was put up for final sale and
Knocked down at 200 guineas ($1.020)
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
Restless Rich Women Could Find
Contentment in Helping Others
By LAURA JEAN LlBBEY

the other, who cannot endure noun
tain scenery, is at the seashore."
Few of the restless rich women set
any tasks for themselves. Once in
a while one hears of an Anne Morgan
who is an exception to the rule, who
sees to it that many struggling work
ing girl, too poor to afford vacation,
gets few weeks outing at her ex-
pense before planning where she will
go herself. 1t was she who started the
cult among the rich of making the
lives of the working class happier,
more worth the living. Some few fol-
lowed in Anne Morgan's footsteps.
The majority, soon wearied of making
personal efforts to bring joy into lone
ly lives, contenting themselves by
sending a check when it was impossi
BILE to evade it, to be used or not used
for the purpose designated, it did not
matter much to them. 1t was there
fore left with the few to carry on
the good work.
There would be less restlessness
among rich women and more content
ed hearts if each one would set an al
lOtted task for herself of bringing Joy
to at least one poor, deserving house
hold, finding employment for a brave
lad who could not find employment be-
cause Of lack of influence, or keeping
a sick mother whose starving brood,
clung to her skirts, to tide over the
cruel weeks of illness in her own
home without having to break it up,
her children placed in institutions to
be gathered together again about her
knee; perhaps never.
RestlessneSS would soon vanish if
women would but make themselves as
useful as ornamental in this great busy
workaday world. To each one is given
an allotted task. Those who shirk
will be held accountable later on.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
Greatest Telescope in
World, Now Building, to
Weigh Above 500 Tons

Several years ago the Canadian gov
ernment decided that it wanted the
largest telescope in the world, to be
set up in the clear air of Vancouver
for photographing thousands of stars
that had never been photographed be-
fore-stars almost fnconceivably dis
tant. Light travels at the rate. of
about 10000 miles second yet
some Of the starlight to be shared by
the Vancouver instrument has been
speeding through space for perhaps a
million years since it left home, says
a writer in the American Magazine.
Of course the job was given to Bra
shear. A gigantic parabolic mirror
the largest ever made in one piece
was cast in France. It weighed in the
rough 4,96S pounds and was 73 inches
in diameter. Nearly 400 pounds of
glass had been taken from that lens
when / saw it in Doctor Brashear's
shop, where it is kept in an under
ground chamber, protected from all air
currents. When it is completed and
mounted, the telescope will weigh
more than 500 tons.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
STOP! CALONEL
IS QUICKSILVER
It's mercury! Attacks the bones
salivates and makes
you sick.

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating Gallo
mel when SO cents buys large bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect sub
stitute for calomel.
1t is pleasant, vegetable liquid which
will start your liver just as surely as
calomel, but it doesn't make you sick
and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose of nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don't lose days work. Take
spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone in
stead and you will wake up feeling
great. No more biliousness, constipa-
tion, sluggishness, headache, coated
tongue or sour stomach. Your drug
gist says if you don't find Dodson's
Liver Tone acts better than horrible
calomel your money is waiting for you.
-(Advt.)
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
An Individual Lifeboat.

Garry your own lifeboat," is the
motto of an Italian inventor, G. Pi-
perno, who has visited England with
what is probably the most ambitious
lifesaving appliance on record.
When not in use the apparatus is
packed into what looks like mans
suitcase, measuring "a inches by 16
inches by s inches, and weighing 20
pounds. When disaster is imminent
the passenger brings the suitcase on
deck, breaks the seal, and the appa-
ratus opens out and becomes a small
boat.
If it is necessary to abandon the
ship, the passenger steps into his pri
vate boat, closes the outer cover, and
launches his craft by hurling himself
overheard, Then, according to Mr.
Piperno, the apparatus rights itself
in the water, the top cover is thrown
open, and the occupant finds himself
sitting in an absolutely unsuitable
ship.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
CottonSeed Flour.

1t has recently been discovered that
flour made from cottonseed is a valu-
able food for general consumption, and
an inexpensive substitute for meat. It
is remarkably high in protein, which
is the nutrient, or fesh-producing, sub
stance in meat, and is readily digested
by the gastric juices. 1t is also said
TO be quite palatable and satisfying.
Cottonseed -four is made from the
kernel of the seed after the oil has
been pressed from it. 1t is a highly.
concentrated food and is in no way
intended to replace wheat flour or 9th.
er cereals, and cannot safely be so
used, because an excess of protein is
probably as damaging to the human
system as lack of it. 1t is supposed
to be mixed with three or four parts
of wheat flour and made into bread.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
Endless Chain Machine.

to be laid the landowner will be JUS
titled in purchasing a horse-drawn
plow at $3.50 to $500, provided the soil
is free from rock and large roots. The
installation of 5000 rods of drain tile
will justify the purchase of power
driven trenching machine for $1,000,
provided the machine can subsequent
ly be sold for one-half it's original cost.
The various types of trenching ma
chimes are divided, in Farmers Bull
letin 698, new publication of the
department, into four classes: O
Plows and scoops, (2) wheel excava-
tors, (3) endlesS-chain excavators, (4)
scraper excavators. The plows and
scoops range in price from $18 for a
simple ditching plow to loosen the dirt
and make hand shoveling easier, to
plows costing $500 and fitted with de-
vices for lifting out the dirt and trim
ming the trenches. The other three
classes are usually elaborate machines
costing $1,000 to $4,000, which may not
be profitable investments for the av-
erage farmer who has only small
amount of draining to do. However,
where there is much drainage to be
done it will be we'll for the landowner
to investigate the advisability Of pur-
chasing some trencher which has a de-
tachable tractor. When not needed
separated from the digging apparatus
and used in all the ways in which
farm tractor is ordinarily employed.
Another method Of securing the ,serv-
ices of power machine is for several
landowners to combine in purchasing
and using it.
Three things are required of a good
trenching machine, namely: (1) It
must operate efficiently through vari-
Gus kinds of, soil; (2) it must be cap
able of cutting true to grade; (3) it
must work for long periods without
breaking or otherwise getting out Of
order. Probably none of the plows or
scoops cuts accurately to grade, and
some hand work is necessary to make
the trench smooth for laying the tile
properly. However, their low cost
makes it profitable to employ them
on work that would not justify the
use of more expensive machinery.
The cost of trenching by machinery
must include, besides the expense for
operation and repairs, interest on the
investment and proper charges for de-
probation of the machine. The inter-
est and depreciation charges are con-
tinuous; whether the machine is work.
ing or idle. The real difference in cost
of trenching by machinery and by
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
TIIIIIIIT[[gIl!IU

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound would cure it. It helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when I got home I did not need the doctor.
/ took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumor was gone, the doctor said, and I
have not felt it since. I tell every one
how l was cu~-H A. Jnn letter will
help others you re welco-Ae to use il. 1"
Mrs. E. H. BEA ? go Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
ioned roots and herbs, meets the needs
of woman's system at this critical period
of her life. Try it.
If there is any symptom in your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
WHAT rs URIC ACID f?
Does Uric Acid Cause Backache.
Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble?

Does Uric Acid Cause Backacne.
Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble?
Dear DR.. Pierce What is Uric Acid 2
Does it cause kidney trouble? Not long
ago I was examined for insurance and
an ANALYSIS of the kidney secretions
showed an excess of Uric Acid.
l suffer from backache, and rheu-
matism in my limbs, but never before
suspected my kidneys. recognize
YOU as an authority on these subjects,
and wish you would give me this IN
formation. Lewis R's
Lewis R., My dear Sir: Answer
ing your letter, Uric Acid Indicates
poisoning of the system; it is also
associated with several other poisons
and forms painful irritants in the cells
of the Joints, nerves and muscles.
Everyone has Uric Acid in the sys-
TEN, but naturally in small quantities.
Excessive amount is caused by eating
too much meat and foods that fer
ment in stomach. The kidneys being
the filters of the blood are supposed
to separate and throw the poisons out
of the system. Weak, tired and over
worked kidneys fail to do this, hence
the poisonous Uric Acid and its asso-
ciated poisons contaminate the blood,
causing backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tism, dropsy, drowsy and tired, worn
out feeling, short breath and many
other symptoms.
To overcome the trouble is only a
matter of toning up the kidneys, and
this is best done by treatment with
"An-Uric" with proper diet and exer-
else. This prescription has been thor
oughly tested and used by specialists
at my institution, in Buffalo, N. Y,
with satisfactory results, and astonish-
ing relief.
recently put vAn-Uric" before the
American people and it may now be
obtained from almost any one of the
leading druggists in town, simply by
asking for DR.. Pierce's UAn-uric," in
tablet form.
Take good medical advice, and do not
let deadly Bright's Disease or Diabetes
develop from neglected kidneys.
iSigned) " NJ. PIERCE, M. D.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02

nings week at his different clubs, en-
tertaining his coterie of congenial
friends on his yacht or motoring trips
for weeks at time, she makes no
demur. They are both in the mad pur-
suit of pleasure, if it takes them by
different routes.
Whose fault is it? Even children
do not bind them to the four walls of
home. The boys are sent at an early
age to preparatory schools and then
to college, and girls likewise. Even
their vacations they elect to spend
with their girl or boy chums, explain
ing: "Why should we go home-fa-
ther or mother is never there. One
is in the mountains for. the summer.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
FLOWING UNDER GREEN CROP
Greatest Benefits Derived by Applying
Light Top Dressing of Yard or
Stable Manure.

If you would gain the grea -est bene-
fit from plowing under a green crop
give it light top-dressing of yard or
stable manure before plowing. So lit
tie as five spreader loads per acre will
return handsome dividend. Decay
ing manure contains great numbers of
bacteria which the Missouri station
finds beneficial in helping the green
crop to decay and become available
for the crop which is planted.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
TRENCHES FOR DRAINS
Ditching PIoWs Will Prove of Ma.
teriaI Assistance.
Apparatus for Digging bitches for Tile
Drainage Systems May Be OBJ
tained at Prices Ranging
From $18 to $4,000.

(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
Some form of trenching machinery
will prove profitable investment, ac-
cording 20 engineers in the United
States department Of agriculture, if
the landowner has more than 100 rods
of tile drain to lay in soil that will re-
quire picking but which is free from
rock. Ditching plows that can be pur-
chased for $1S to $50 will prove Of
material assistance in such work. If
as much as 1900 rods of tile drain are
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
DON'T SUFFER FROM
Rheumatism

when you can easily find quick relief
from this cruel disease in any stage.
Anti-Uric, made from Roots and Ber-
-ries, gradually soothes away the poi
son from the system, no matter how
severe or long standing the case may
be. Send $3.50 today for a treatment
prepaid to your address. Results
guaranteed or money refunded, or sent
C. o. D. by Parcel Post. Write for
circulars and letters from those bene-
fitted. Don't put it off. Simply send
today Address ANTI-URIC CO., 103
Sherwood Bldg, San Francisco. (Adv0
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
A Flight Every Day.
Use for Old MAGAZINES.

Magazines are often thrown away
because Of the rapidity with which
they accumulate. Since most readers
care to save only certain articles, a
good plan Is to tear the magazines
apart, removing the desired articles
and binding them in a separate vol
ume. If this is carefully and sys-
tematically done, and an index pre-
pared, the volume will be Of value and
Interest.
The Parker post., 1916-09-02
For Outdoor Wear.

Washable satin skirts are pret-
tily finished by belts and folds
of colored corduroy.
Some of the quiet, prim-look-
ing little dress bodices are al
most childlike in simplicity.
Among leather handbags IA
vored colors are brown, blue,
green, amethyst, gray and pur-
pie.
A well-cut, very simple suit of
navy serge is given undeniable
smartness by white braid bind
ingS.
The military belt is fashion
ably made of suede, with strap
pings of black patent leather and
a small buckle.
Some of the prettiest sports
suits have coats of gray silk
stockinet, trimmed with the same
material as the skirt-striped
Japanese crepe, heavy weight.