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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
THE BUY EARLY
MOVEMENT

The effort to persuade people to buy
early their Christmas and holiday pur-
chases has been fairly influential in
the larger cities. When one can see
personally the strain under which
store clerks, mail and express en-
ployes live and work for the week be-
fore Christmas, this annual scrim-
mage looks like something both pre-
posterous and cruel.
People living outside the big centers
however do not quite realize this. In
their immediate neighborhood the
Christmas season makes no great diff
ference in the lives of the working
people. The stores do not have any
terrible rush and people work along
about as usual.
People who send away Christmas
gifts from such localities however
should realize that the Christmas rush
is no joke in the centers of distribu-
ton and in the post Office and express
business. 1t is a mountain Of work
piled in a heap on a certain group Of
people, whine it might just as we'll be
distributed over a longer period. So
people should begin now to think up
their Christmas purchases and get
them off as early as they can, marking
them If desired, mot to be opened
until Christmas"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
Spirit of Enterprise
Attracts Shoppers

Tt is an interesting problem in bust
ness psychology to determine why
people will go to one store to trade
rather than to another. It is not
wholly matter of the personality of
the proprietor and his assistants, nor
altogether Of the prices or the quality
Of the goods sold. When person
quits his home town and goes off to
trade somewhere else, he does not
commonly buy the same article any
cheaper but something in the distant
place seems more alluring.
OF course the relation Of store to
the cost of living is perhaps the big
gest factor. Prices come home closer
to the modern family than anything
else. When woman reads that a.
20 shirt waist can be bought for $1.33,
rothing in the paper interests her so
rauch If she gets an idea that a GER
tain place sells cheaper, she will
patronize it, and you can't pry her
loose from it.
A great many stores win trade by
giving an impression that they have
enterprise. They spread abroad the
idea that they have the spirit Of
hustle. There is nothing that the
than this. If man can give the idea
that he is wide awake, people like to
do business with him. They have con-
fidence that he has been alert to get
the best values in the market, and
can afford to sell the same article
cheaper.
The American people have little use
for inactivity. They care little for the
business man who sits down and waits
for trade to come to him. They re-
spect and have faith in the man who
gets out and hustles for business.
The one way to give this impression
of enterprise and hustle is to adver-
tise. Personal solicitation from door
to door might accomplish the same re-
suit, only it would cost twenty times
as much. The newspaper advertise
ment gives the impression that you
are hustling for business, that you are
wide awake and keen to pick. up the
opportunities that are going, at the
most favorable terms. The Arnoa.-
can public like to do business with
that type of merchant
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Leo Papo)

I've got 60 sents saved up alreddy to
buy Krissmuss presents, and my cuz-
Yin Artie was GROUND yestidday, and
| sed to him, Hay Artie, if I give you
a Krissmuss present will you give me
one?
A II rite, sed Artie.
How mulch you going to pay for
it? I sed.
How much are you? sed Artie.
10 sents, how mulch are you? I sed
10 sents, sed Artie.
We mite as well tell eetch other wa,
we wunt, sed, we mite as we'll gel
wat we wunt.
All rite, wat do you wunt? sed Ar.
tie.
I wunt mouth organ, you can get
a mouth organ. for 10 sents, wat dc
you wunt? 1 sed.
wunt 40 sour balls, you can gel
them 4 for sent at Mommy Sirnnin.
ses, sed Artie.
G, I think wunt 40 sour balls. to
I don't wunt the mouth organ, I sed
Well then lets us eetchp buy ou1
own, and then we will be sure to ge
the favors wei ike, sed Artie.
All rite, I sed.
WITCH is wat we are going to do.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
CONDON-LEE.

Miss Mary Lee, niece of Mrs. Mich
ael Morrissey of 1852 Railroad ave-
nue. and Mr.. Robert Condor Of New
York city were married Tuesday
morning at st. Peters church. Rev.
Thomas J. Kelley performed the cere-
mony and sang the nuptial mass
which accompanied 1t. Miss Mar
garet O'Connell was bridesmaid and
Michael Morrissey, Jr., a cousin of the
bride, was best man. Miss Lee wore
a crepe meteor and taffeta gown made
in hoop effect. Her hat was of white
velvet trimmed with birds of para
disc. The bridesmaid wore a hand
some gown of Georgette crepe edged
with Irish point lace. Following the
ceremony a wedding breakfast to .85
relatives and friends of the couple
was served at the home of the brides
aunt. The bride and groom left Tues
day evening on their wedding journey
through the Blue Ridge mountains.
Mrs. Condor travelled in costume of
brown broadcloth. At the conclusion
of the trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Condor will
reside In Brooklyn, N. Y, where the
groom is in business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
MISS SARAH CURTIS
SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR

The many friends of Miss Sarah
Curtis, sister of the talented opera
singer, Vera Curtis, living at 154
Coleman street will be agreeably sur.
prised when they learn that she has
has arrived" as an author, and after
years of laborious study and hard
application her stories are sought by
the leading magazines Of the country
Her debut was first made in the
minor weeklies of the country. Her
reputation has gradually risen unit.
her latest contribution to the litera-
ture of the day is to be found in the
current issue of Ainsleys under the
title of "A Maker of Men"
The novelette, Is unique in it's plot
and gives that feeling of satisfaction
that is the criterion of work well
done in the eyes Of the critic.
With two members Of the family
now in the professional ranks
Bridgeport may hope for added re-
nown to it's now general reputation
for big things in big country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
Husband Dead of
Injuries, Woman
Sues Coal Dealer

Patrick MCGEE, the coal dealer. has
been sued for s1o,5o0 by. Sofia Nemer-
gut of Stratford, widow of John
Nemergut, who was struck and fatal
" injured by one of McGee's motor
trucks Oct. IS, last. Mrs. Nemergut
brings the action as administrative
on her husbands estate.
On the day of the accident it is
claimed Nemergut was driving wag-
on in Barnum avenue near the STRAIT
ford line The truck driven by one
of McGee's employees tried to pass
the wagon, but the driver did not
estimate the distance correctly and
the heavy motor vehicle crashed into
the wagon, throwing Nemergut to the
ground. He was so severely injured
that he died the following day. It is
alleged that the auto driver did not
sound his horn to warn Nemergut OF
his approach. Attachment has been
placed on McGee's coal yard property
at East Washington avenue and
Knowlton street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
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TODAY'S POEM
SONG OF THE HILLS.

O, bark to the song of the heart O. the
hills,
The song that to me is so dear,
A sweet song, a sad song, a glad song
that thrills,
A song for each month Of the year.
In the spring how they sing Of the
wonders to be,
They sing to the season Of birth,
Tis song filed with budding of flow
er and tree,
A love song of laughter and mirth.
In their summer-song sweet there is
never sigh.
With a chorus, once heard ne'r for
got,
A long hymn to the sun in Cerulean
sky,
Yet g. song that is ever too short
Now list to the dirge that drear au-
tumn draws forth,
The song to an earth brown and
sere,
When the heart of the hills feels a
call from the North,
And 10, again winter is here.
Now the song on the wind is snow
song Of joy,
A song that brings peace to the
soul,
Goodwill to all men, without fear or
alloy,
Ger the hills now the glad tidings
roll.
O come let us list to the song Of the
hills,
The song that to me is so dear,
Let us share in the sad song, the glad
song that thrills,
In the song for each month of the
year. J. f. w.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
rs THERE REAL LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT?

Addie writes: IT am a young girl OF
49, anxious for true advice. Recently
i was introduced to a young man who
began calling on me regularly. He
has come nine times now and has not
made any statement regarding love or
matrimony Should I ask my mother
to breach the subject to him? Or do
so myself? He must have loved me
at first sight, as my family thinks
It would be wisest and best. to give
the young man an opportunity to
study the situation for a little longer
to make sure that you are congeniar
to each other Some men would not
consider eighty visits too many Some
have taken eight hundred or more to-
feel fully satisfied on that score. Much
has been written and said on the sub
ject of love at first sight. If I were
you I would be content to believe it
admiration or interest. No modest
young girl would be apt to quiz a.
young man who is at best almost a
stranger as to the = of his heart
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
CONNECTICUT BEGINS
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

2 Connecticut's campaign to send the
sale of Christmas Red Cross seals
we'll up into the millions began yes
terday in all parts of the state. It
was announced ct the office of the
state tuberculosis commission that
about 100000 seals had been dis
tributed and that an order had been
sent for thousands more. AS usual
the race in seal selling between Hart
ford, New Haven and Bridgeport
will be keen, each city being eager
to win one of the pennants to be
awarded by the American Red Cross
and the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis for the best showing in sales. A
special honor certificate will be
awarded to any community selling
five or more seals for each inhab-
liant. It is hoped to realize $1,000
600 this year by the nationwide
SALE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
MISS RUSSELL IS 55

Miss Lillian Russell-for she will al
ways be Miss to the general public
in spite Of four husbands-is one wo-
man who makes no secret of her age
The beautiful and charming prima
donna and actress was born in Clin-
ton, Iowa, IS years ago today. She
started life as Helen Louise Leonard,
being the daughter of Charles e. and
Cynthia Leonard. At the time of
Miss RusseHs mundane debut Mr..
Leonard was editor and proprietor of
the Clinton Herald, but while she was
still a little tot the family removed to
Chicago, where Miss Russell was ed
ucated in a convent. Her mother,
Mrs. Cynthia Leonard, was prominent
in the woman suffrage movement, and
In 1888 was a candidate for the may
orally of New York. It is related that
a newspaper reporter called on Mrs.
Leonard one day and asked her if It
were true that she proposed to enter
the mayoralty race. Mrs. Leonard
laughingly replied that it was news
to her, and added, "Who would NOM
mate me - The reporter thought a
moment. Then he cried, IT will nom
mate you" So convention was held
then and there, and Mrs Leonard was
nominated, and ran for mayor, and
wasn't elected, which is only another
instance of the mental sluggishness
of New York voters. Miss Russell is
now Mrs. Alexander P. Moore, wife Of
a Pittsburgh newspaper publisher.
having previously been Mrs. Harry
Braham, Mrs. Edward Solomon and
Mrs. Giovanni Perugina. In spite Of
the vicissitudes of a long stage ca
reer and much rnatrimony Miss Rus
sell has preserved her beauty and
youthful spirit to really remarkable
extent. She looks forty, perhaps, but
certainly not more than that Doc ,
tors she knows only socially, having
had occasion for their professional
services very few times in her life.
Her pet theory is that everybody with
a fairly good start could live to be a
hundred if they took proper care Of
themselves and would avoid friction
the mental friction which causes such
! a waste Of vitality. AS for exercise
Miss Russell recommends that her
feminine admirers indulge in such
| light calesthenics as sweeping, bed
making and putting rooms in order.
| AS for scrubbing and washing, she
thinks they are too hard for a woman
Two meals a day are better than
three, she thinks, and eight hours of
quiet, refreshing sleep are absolutely
necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
WOMAN WORKERS
CONF RR|NC FOR
|E|GHT-H0UR PLEA
Mattresses Have Longest
Hours, They Say, Laun-
dresses Next.

New York, Dec. 4.-Representa-
tives Of mattresses, laundresses and
women garment workers we'll in con-
ference Saturday under the auspices
of the Women's Trade Union league
Of this city, Philadelphia and Balti-
more in an effort to obtain an 8-hour
day.
According to the delegates, wait
resses have the longest hours, laun-
dresses next, and though the garment
workers are supposed to quit after
40 hours a week, they often work
longer behind closed shutters and
locked doors.
Miss Josephine Moultrop, secre-
tary of the Corset Workers union is
the delegate from Bridgeport to the
conference. She will make a report
on conditions in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
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90" perforations rest on a length.
wise thread Of material. Now, near
the lengthwise fold, but also SO that
the large "O' perforations lay on a
lengthwise thread, place the, jacket
front, trouser front and sleeves. Be-
tween these and the sections in the
upper row may be laid the pockets.
under-sleeve, fly pocket sections and
'knee-band. Directly on the length
wise fold place the collar and belt.
The back of the coat may be belt
ed, if desired, and would no doubt
prove pleasing to the youthful wear
er since it suggests the Norfolk
model.
For winter suits the new home
spuns and tweeds Will be found most
satisfactory. Chevoits that are not
unlike monks cloth are also service
able and attractive. They are slight
ly rough and loosely woven so that
they are sometimes classed with home
spuns, which are at premium be.
cause Of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
TELEPHONING SWEETHEARTs

"Ah, darling! on this seasons n1ght'
Our hearts ibrimful with deep delight
We bless God, as we stand
Beneath his arch of twilight Sky,
Resting, too glad to smile or sign,
The happiest in the land"
If there is anything the average
young man breads, it is being VIC
tim Of the girl who has the telephone
habit. She's generally the incest,
sweetest of girls But when she asks
him for his telephone number he'd
give anything in the world to be able
to outwit her, denying that he mas
one.
But what's the use! The man that
is enannored Of a pretty girl must take
the consequences She is sure to ring
him up just at the time when it's most
announcement to talk with her. his
employer is more than apt to be at MS
elbow, talking over a matter of I'M
portant business. Her clear voice
never sounded SO shrill as when she
says, "Is that you, dearie?" In re-
Spouse to his stamrnered YES" she
goes on quickly: ct showed the fam
lily my engagement ring this morning.
They all thought it beautiful and
paid a lot of money for it."
The Precipitation stands out on the
young mans forehead in beads The
hand that holds the receiver shakes.
The face of the stern, hard, cold bus
mess man darlzens. A clerk on small
salary has no right to invest in dia-
monds for young woman, he. thinks
That does not auger well, he sur
misses. It damages the young mans
reputation with him. How can the
boy face about and tell his employer
that it was his mothers highly priced
engagement ring that she gave him to
have reset for the girl7
Are you thinking Of buying an
auto, Harry" comes the girls voice
again. "a friend Of ours saw you
Overlooking car and enqu1ring the
price, The frown on his employers
face deepens. 'eHa!' he shrieks, "buy-
ing automobiles, too Where is all this
money coming from?" He makes up
his mind then and there that the
young mans books should be gone
! er without delay. The clerk cannot
tell him he has looked over the Car
and enquired the price to oblige a
friend. The girl rattles on over the
| phone at her own sweet will, damag-
ing his reputation at every sentence.
At the end of the week the young
man fnds that. he has lost his POSI-
He hasn't the courage to tell
his sweetheart why. OF course that
makes it impossible for the wedding
to come off on schedule time. He has
to get a position in whatever place he
can. commencing business career all
over again and struggling UP.
| = After such an experience, he has
the courage to tell the girl never to
call him up on the phone during bus
mess hours. That's not the time to
talk love nor send kisses over the
wire. The married man can shut his
wife off with a bang. But the single
man stands between two fears-of los
ing his sweetheart or his position.
Girls, beware! Take care!
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
For the Well-Dressed Boys.

The trousers close in front and the
jacket has a notched collar and two.
piece sleeves that may be finished
with turn back cuffs or made with
out them. In medium size the suit
requires 27s yards 54-inch material.
The home dressmaker today has a
lesson on how to properly cut the
suit to avoid waste of material and
perfection Of fit and line. The goods
is frst.folded in half, as illustrated in
the cutting guide. Along the sewage
edge place the trouser back, underfac-
ing, back and cuff so that the large
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
WATERMELON CAKE.

For the white part use four table
spoons butter. qne-half cup sugar,
one-third cup milk, one and one-ha1f
cups flour, one and one-half teaspoons
baking powder, whites Of two eggs
beaten light, and one-half teaspoon
almond extract.
For pink part use the same quaint
ties, taking two egg yolks and one
half teaspoon vanilla extract and suf-
ficient cherry red culinary paste to
make pretty pink color. Add one
half cup raisfns. Line a long, narrow
pan with waxed paper, pour the first
mixture into it and pink over that.
Bake as layer cake. When cool make
a white icing and color 1t a pale green
with apple green culinary paste.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
fine FOR RHEUMATISM!
Mustero1e Loosens Up Those Stiff
.yoints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad re-
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. It is clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
1natism, lurnbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
lie chest Git often prevents pneumonia }.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES.
Are The -Four Fruits Used In
Making "FruIt-a-tIVeS

"FRUIT-A-TIVES" is the only
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, ST
won't take Fruit-a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good'. On the other hand, the fact
that "Fruit-a-tives" is entirely different
from any other preparation in the wo,ld.
isjust why you should give it a fair trial,
in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. ''Fruit-a-
tives", is 0omposed oftAe actsve PRINCIPLE
off,Hit and the greatest nerve tonic eve,
discovered. SOC. a box, 6 for So. so, trial
size, 25c. Atall dealers or sent by Fruit
a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
Theatres to Help In
tuberculosis Fight

The Employees tuberculosis society
of this city will be given the receipts
of the Poll and Plaza theatres in this
city next Sunday evening and others
are expected to fall in line. John F..
Gunshanan, who is conducting the
fund collection declares he hopes for
even greater results this year than
last.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
Y. w. @. A. NOTES.

The Philomathian Club will be
pleased to welcome it's friends at the
new East Side house of the Young
Womens Christian association, 3S5
Barnum avenue, Tuesday afternoon
and evening. A sale of articles ap-
propriate for Christmas gifts will be
held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
NAMING THE BABY.

Mrs. B. writes: IT am a young
mother Of 81, with dear little BABY
three weeks of age who seems to pe
in danger of being nameless because
neither my husband nor myself nor
any of our relatives can agree upon
what to call him. I confess to pelns
romantic and want him called by a
fine-sounding name. My husband IN
s;sts that any one Of the old-fash1oned
names-Jo ohm, William, Thomas r
Charles-is good enough for a king
and therefore suitable for baby. NOW
what do you suggest? Remember, we
may never get another baby during
the course Of our lives, so we must
make the most of this one
Naming the baby is Of vital impor-
lance to those deeply interested, but
would not make much difference as
to what he was called to the outside
world. The curse Of many a man
life has been the foolish name that
was tackled upon him by his parents
at a time he could not utter vehement
protest against it. Try not to give
baby a name that will he so irksome
to him that he will groan over 1t and
deliberately set himself to change 1T
in after years There's more In a
name, yes, and against 1t, than most
young parents imagine One pair OF
parents actually gave their boy the
nam of Hugger, that being their pet
name for the Guiding infant Dur
ling his boyhood and early manhood
that name was the source of the bit
1terest vexation to him. When he ran
for public office, it was turned into
such ridicu1e that his defeat was over
whelming. He was broken hearted,
dying soon after. His wrecked hopes
and early death in the bloom Of man
hood could have been traced directly
back to the grave error his parents
made in giving him the name be
dragged through life
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
GRAHAM GRIDDLECAKEs.

Sift together two cups Of graham
flour, one cup Of Indian cornmeal, one
cup of -four, one heaping teaspoon Of
brown sugar, one-haf teaspoon of
salt and two teaspoons Of baking pow
der. Add one beaten egg, one cup of
milk and one cup Of water. Mix to-
gether into smooth batter. Heat
griddle hot and bake the cakes as
large as a tea saucer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
GRAVES-RYAN.

M. A. Graves of this city, who has
been living in Waterbury and Miss
Josephine Ryan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Catherine Ryan of 81 Wall
street were married last June in Jer-
sey City, N. J. Both are receiving
congratulations from their host Of
friends. Mrs Graves has been a
teacher in the Croft school. The
couple left Waterbury Thursday and
will journey to New Toronto, Can,
where Mr.. Graves will take a position
with the Brown Manufacturing Co. Of
that CITY, While in Waterbury, Mr..
Graves has been employed by the
Benedict and Durham, branch Of the
American Brass Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were procured
Saturday by William Provici, %,
machinist, 1888 State street and
Florence Shaw, "a, 56s Hancock ave-
nue.; Percy D. Barnes, 26 draughts-
man, $50 Carroll avenue and Grace
e. Dews, %, Waterbury.