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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Professor L.. Albert Neisser, of Bres- lau University, the famous dermato- logist, is dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a werd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Russia's war expenditures abou to approximately $S00,000 monthly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
BOSTON STOCKS.

Boston 1880 P. m. Prices Reporte< Over Private Wire of T. L.
 Watson & Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires of I. L. Watson & O., Bankers and Brokers. Corner Main and John 6tA- Bridgeport. Conn. Members of Nsv York Stock ExchanRa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
AS WE'LL AND AS MUCH.

No merchant ever failed if he advertised as WE'LL and as MUCH as hs could
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By arrangement
weeks will present
Woodrow. These.
expose of existing
Thursday followin
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almost before ', knew 1t he had hel
In his arms.
Good God!" he muttered hoarsely
Don't you understand? 1t is you
love, you l need! But" he added
miserably, II am bound to Esther"
Mrs. Sands gray.green eyes mar
rowed little and an impatient excla
nation half escaped her lips.
LET US talk things over" she said
There's nothing more to say that
can see." he shrugged his shoulders
What lie there In the situation to
create all this fuss about? II we love
each other, why shouldn't we tell each
other so and show 1t, too, for thai
matter" demanded Mrs. Sands.
Billiard stared at her half.blankly.
But you forget that / am not free
he stammered.
"Pout!" She disposed Of the barrier
with a flick Of her cigarette. "six
months at Reno will settle that"
DIVORCED" he started at the sugges
ton; evidently such a solution had
never occurred to him before. Then
he shook his head. ut will be like O
blow In the face to her." he muttered
II toll you she'll never consent"
II think she will" Mrs. Sands liz
curled tribe oynlcally. "For her sake
you must 60 to her and tell her the
truth; then for your own come back
to me--and your york"
Tho next morning Builard started
for Mortentown fully fortified by Mrs,
Sands counsel and direction a. to
what he was TO do.
He had purpessly not wired tho hour
Of bis arrival, 30 81 did not surprise
HIN that Esther was not ut the station
10 meet him, nor yet that she did not
come 10 the door when he opened The
gate and walked up the path to their
yiRereeysFad cottages hut. when he
had searched all ever the lower door
aud failed to find her, he began 10
grow q tribe uneasy, Hurriedly he
mounted The stairs aud pushed open
the deer 70 her reemI then stepped
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old song. Then You'll Remember Me-
on the piano.
We've landed 1t, George" she ex
ulted happily. We've landed It. Aren't
you going to tell me again that In
your good angel?"
!, But the half frown on the Doctors
brow did not lift, and trumping up the
excuse that he had q patient to visit
he hurried away.
Nevertheless that little suggestion
that his wife considered herself the
guiding spirit Of their partnership lin
gered and ranked down deep In his
consciousness, and Mrs. Sands did moi
fail to discover It.
She managed to instiil subtly into
his mind the conception Of Esther az
q rather self.sufficient person who had
never rightly appreciated him, while
she herself-a woman Of far wider ex
perience and higher mentality-recog
nlzed at their true value his brilliant
powers and attachments.
The result was not hard to foresee
Bullard spent more and more time II
the congen!al and fascinating society
Of Mrs. sand1.
why. this thing 10 making you al
most O stranger to me, George" said
Esther !auGh!ngly one day, III i wert
not 80 sure Of you, you old dear,
should DO turning jealous Of syIvii
Sands"
Not 0 suspicion did she have, though
that there was really any cause FOL
worry. Nor. to DO fair TO Billiard, did
the suggestion cross bis mind at any
time that IN his association with thu
other woman he was the least bit dis
loyal to Esther.
Consequently neither Of them was
IN any way disturbed when 1t fell eai
that the affairs Of the hospital required
George to make q visit to New York
and, by a similar coincidence, Mrs,
Sands WIS to DO there nt the same
tine, Kits
indeed, Esther sincerely regarded Il
ss @ highly desirable arrangement,
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made in quite o matter.offact way
with an irrepressibls spice Of citation
in Esther's carefully controlled tones
that he was about TO be made head q,
the Sands Memorial, and that he nAc
better come right over 70 discuss Tho
details OF his appointment with Mrs
Sands. Z
Truo, the lady herself had made No
such promise a. that. nor had indeed
bound herself In any way: yet, whur
Che doctor arrived, stalwast and good
to look at In his crisp business suit
aud greeted her In that frank boyist
fashion Of his, abe lot the Statement,
stand unchnllengod.
Eer'faee lighted up with animation
and seating herself close beside hin
at g table. she rang for her sscrs
tary to bring her the drawings sub
mitted by the architect and com
meneed to ask his opinion on them.
In fact she SO monopollzed the doc
tor that Esther was practically e1
cluded from the conversation.
"l'll leave you to find out for your
sell. Mrs. Sands, thu. spoke only th,
truth when ! told you that Georg,
Is exactly the man you need" she said
lightly as she drew her furs up about
her throat.
Sylvia started slightly and made q
courteous protest against her leaving
but the manner OF It was plainly per
functory and with the closing OF the
door upon the wife. there came into
her face an expression which could
hardly be translated otherwise than a.
satisfaction.
AS she came back to the table and
bent once moro over the plans, hel
hand strayed with apparent uncon
seriousness until 1t touched the doc
tors and rested against It.
But Billiard, intensely interested In
questions OF drainage and ventilation
and details OF the sort. was too alb
sorbed to notice and after moment
she jerked her hand away with flash
Of anger in her eyes.
When he rose to leave and took he,
hand at parting, she did not imme
diately withdraw I. from his clasp.
1--WE shall have to see great deal
of each other from now on, / suppose
doctor she murmured. and then after
a pause added, "for the good Of the
hospital"
Billiard left the house with a half
awakened sense Of danger. He was
almost of mind to throw over the
position she offered him. But as he
considered Its advantages and what II
meant to his career. he decided that
he would be fool to give up such Q
chance.
Still it did not increase his eoua
nimity to find Esther. when he entered
their living room at home, playing the
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town and permitted her to explain mat
fsrs to the frightened mother.
Some doctor, that husband Of
yours.r the man responsible for the
accident pronounced gratefully. as he
drove her back home.
Yea. Esther nodded, Doctor Bul.
lard Is fine In an emergency"
You're Just moving to Mortentovn,
pren't your the man turned to her as
II struck BY q sudden idea. HAS your
husband practiced anywhere else?"
IN Baltimore she responded, and
hoped that she was not stretching the
truth too far. George had done some
outside charity work while serving %
an inferno Of the hospital. "why,"
We'll, Twas tust thinking Of some
thing" the man hesitatcd. I'm the
superintendent Of tho gas company,
you know, and we have o physIoian 70
look after our mon. The old fellow
who's got the Sob has kind Of run 10
seed, and I've been wondering Tor
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and whom shsi callsd: up Mrs. Sands on
tho telophoao 10 BID her good.by and
wish her d pleasant !our1ey, she added
the hops that hho might SEQ 4 good
daal Of the doctor during their Joint
stay.
Together! Mrs. Sands and eullasd ala
New York thoroughly. n
Ten days ortwo weeks at tho outside
he had sot az tho limit Of his stay, but
again and again his departure was dc.
layed BY the neeeasity Of inyettigat.
ing sorro new method Of hospital eta.
cheney In vogue. Atleast that Is what
he wrote to Esther, although, oddly
enough, no failed to mention that on
each Of these occasions Mrs. sandl
had arranged, some eIcurnion or gay
event IN which no was scheduled 10
take part.
At last, though, he could defer hi
return no longer. He had been away
from home now for two months and
the excuses for his continued absence
were getting worn thrsadbare.
The final evening Mrs. Sands and hs
had chosen to spend together, away
from their usual associates and com
panions, and after a delightful dinnei
alone at one of the uptown hotels
they went to the opera.
Sylvia was undoubtedly at her best
that evening. On tho way home she
had brought up the question OF the
interior arrangement for the north pa
villon Of the proposed hospital-lons
a source Of stubborn contention be
tween them-and had rather intimated
that she was converted to his 1udg
ment, an opening which gave the doc
tor an opportunity to dilate on one OIL
his pet theories.
He was still full tilt on 1t when the
Limousine stopped in front of her hand
some town house facing the park, and
as he had one or two points he still
wished to make clear to her he fol
lowed her, almost as q matter Of
course. in at the door.
Tho butler laid out a little supper Of
chicken and champagne and then with
drew at word of direction from her
you need not wait up tonight, Rob
erts." che said.
1t was all delightfully."- intimate and
informal and Billiard insensibly yield
ed himself to the spell Of the seclu
sion Of his surroundings. Doctor Bull
lard did most Of the talking. Mrs
Sands merely listened apprecIatively
and wove the spell Of her enchant
ments as she lounged In a heap Of
cushions.
I'm too comfy to move" she said al
length. Would you mind filling my
glass for MOI"
Then as he leaned over to take hel
empty glass the nearness OF her at
footed him like an intoxication. and
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FIRST STORY
Puppets Of Fate.

b
J Doctor George sBullard, sorewdriys,
Ind hammer In hand, stepped back
70 survey the neat. black.lettered sign
which he had Just affixed to the side
Yof the white cottage with It's vine Of
June roses clambering up over the
door.
The cottage was new--so lew that
the fresh. white paint upon 1t was
hardly dry. Even the doctor was new
as shown BY the touch Of boyish eI.
uberance with which he slipped his
hrm about the waist of his brandnew
wife and drew her to him. But the
sign was the newest Of all.
"1sn't II beautiful" the young bride
breathed softly.
Billiard made no answer in words,
but obiiyious to the inqulsltive neigh.
bors who might be peering at them
from behind closed window.bllnds,
bent down and kissed hor on the lips,
Its like mailing ones color to the
masthead, isn't it," She clutched o
bit e1citedly at his arm. "oh, George.
We simply can't let ourselves fail
now. We've got to make good!"
"small chances Of failure. with you
TO spur me on. This sitting down and
waiting for patients is going to be
deuced tough on fellow that was kept
% busy as i was at the hospital. Per
haps though"
"A shrill cry Of terror caused them
both TO turn. startled. and they were
Mortified to see passing tourIng.car
knock down o little golden.haired girl
who was attempting to cross the
street.
Almost Immediately the owner Of
the machine had brought 1t to halt,
and leaping out. caught up his little
victimsin his arms. He glanced about
him wildly q moment; then as he
caught sight Of the freshly hung sign
upon the front Of the cottage he hur
rted forward.
care you the doctor?' he questioned
sharply.
My. yes" Billiard halfhesitated.
sbut I am Just moving In. and hardly
In shape to! look after patients yet.
The hospital Is only about eight blocks
farther on, and"
He halted as he felt Esther's hand
on bis arm in eager protest.
1.-THE doctor MEANS" she interrupt
edSquickly, that It will take too long
to reach the hospital with an emer
gency case like this. Here let me
have the poor, little dear" relieving
the man OF his pathetic burden, and
starting toward the house.
"a Almost without knowing how 1t was
y me, the doctor fo nd himself In his
white Jacket and all that he required
e-splints, bandages. cotton, hot water
at hand as he needed them.
The little girl was too shaken and
excited to tell clearly who she was OF
where she belonged. but somehow,
Esther, amid all her other services,
managed to obtain the desired informaD
ton, and then since the child still re
fused to be parted from her. she cor.
ried sc In her arms while the owner Of
the car drove them carefully across
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PAGE .


An snfant terrible. 10 the great ho,-
ror o. her mother. once climbed up
on the bishops knee. and In her thrill.
child;ah treble piped out: Mr.. VII.
berfcice. why do people call you
'soaps sam'g- The bishop was sifcnt
. INCIDENT. as II considering the mat
ter. and then replied: Il don't know.
my dhsr. really. unless 1t 10 because,
though ] often get into hot water. !
always come out with clean hendsl"
which was decidedly neat.
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USE MARTINS
RHEUMATIC AND
BLOODSE ELIXIR
FOR HEUMATIsM.

The Spring Months are breeders Of
rheumatism--nota dangerous thing
but very painful and liff allowed % run
on 1t becomes steadily worse. Mar.
tins Rheumatic and Blood Elixir II
one Of the best known remedies for
rheumatism-not "a dang rous thing
and the Joints move freely. Il "a also
fine for liver, kidney and stomach. Get
It at Cranes Drug Store. si.oo liquid
or tablets. Thirty days treatment.
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This comparatively new local en-
dorsement tells Q good deal IN suali
compass:
Cranes Drug store-I have suffer.
ed with stomach trouble for 10 years,
lbloating. headache, sleepless night
Worried q great deal. Was sad and
would cry for hours without any
cause only extreme nervousness,
Food would not digest.
Doctored for years. Got but very
little relief. am now much better
since Nery-W orth came to the rescue.
Taken three bottles Nery.worth and
I'm getting buch better and believe il
will cure me.
MRS. n. p. PRicKETT,
Catawba, w. Va. Z
Your dollar back at Cranes Drug
Store II Nery:Worth does not benefit
you,
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WHO'S GUILTY H;# q 81 e.
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cure EXPECTED
BY RESIDENT
OF cATAWBA
Mrs. R. p. Prickett Writes
Crane Eloquent Merry
Worth Story.

This comparatively new local on
dorsement tells q good deal IN snali
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
SUNNY HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed LandeCk and Lee
Clarity of Freeport arrived Tuesday
for a short visit with friends here.
A. L. Love and family went to Mo
line Monday to attend the funeral Of
Mr.. Champion, who was the founder OF
the Champion nursery here. He was
one Of those pioneers who settled here
at an early day and blazed the trail
for succeeding generations.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Shredder passed away after a seige
with pneumonia. The funeral was held
at Coal Valley with interment at the
cemetery there.
Many from this vicinity attended the
defamation contest Friday evening at
Orion, given by students of Orion high
school. The Misses Ruth McWhinney.
Eda Person, Edna Jones and Isabel
Harsha, all Of Sunny Hill, taking part
in the contest
The Farmers Social club vas enter
tanned Friday evening at Charles
Bucks home.
Mrs. Charles Latham of Coal Valley
visited at the Hugh McGraw home
Wednesday.
Robert McMeeken of Moline visited
his mother here Sunday.
Hans Peterson of Moline visited
Tuesday at Charles A. Johnson's home.
G. L. Miller of Moline was a bust
ness caller in this neighborhood Tues
day.
c. 0. Wahlstrom received a car Of
gravel Thursday and will soon begin
the construction OF large barn on his
farm here.
Mary Miller of Moline visited few
DAYS last week at the home of her
uncle. Charles Buck.
Miss Laura Lawson attended the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

poplin collar, others with ~
the roman striped collars in
the high and shawl effect,
with the gold tinsel. Some heavi
corded at the waist and othel
have the loose effect. Choit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
MERCER TESTING
HIGH SCHOOL ACT
Eeithshurg, New Boston and Aledo
School Boards Seek to Fnioin
Superintendent Gregory.
LAW HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Practically Every District in the State
is Afiected-Hearing Before
Judge Church.
LAW HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, April 26.-Test OF the validity
OF the Illinois high school tuition act
will be started tomorrow in Mercer
county circuit court before Judge
Church when the school boards of the
Keithsburg, New Boston and Aledo
districts will seek to restrain Charlton
L. Gregory, county superintendent
from the payment of S6,431.16 of the
$1,000 distributive fund allotted to
Mercer county by the state.
This case, which affects practicalll
every county in the state, and will he
carried to the supreme court if neces-
sarv, is being watched with a great
deal Of interest. Injunction is sought
upon the declaration that the tuition
law passed at the last general assem-
bly, is unconstitutional in that it leg
islates in favor of rural townships as
a class and against the larger and city
districts which maintain high schools.
The attack on the law in Mercer is
an index to sentiment that prevails in
all parts of the state. especially in
the larger towns and cities, and Iiti-
CATION on this question is now pending
IN several counties. Under this law the
districts maintaining high schools are
deprived of large aggregate revenue
because it provides that the tuition OF
pupils coming from non-high school
districts shall be paid out of the dis
tributive funds first. Under the old
law the home district of the pupil
seeking high school advantages else
where paid the tuition.
Rockford Case Cited.
As an indication of the trend of SEN
timent the boards in Mercer point to
the Rockford case which was decided
last week when a permanent injunc-
ton was issued by Judge A. II. Frost,
in the circuit court of WinnebagO
county, restraining Abbie J. Craig,
county superintendent of schools, from
carrying out the provisions Of the law
providing for the payment of tuition
fees OF out of town high school pu-
pills from the state school funds.
Regarding the procedure as it re-
lates to the Aledo high school, the cir
cumstances Of which are identical with
those of the keithsburg and New Bos-
ton districts, it is set forth that there
are in Mercer township 905 children
of school age, and Of this number TT
reside within the Aledo high school
district. II is declared that if distri-
button of the fund were made accord
ing to the old law the township would
receive $1,3204O, where as under the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

Moline Trust & Savings bank to
Fred B. Peterson, lots l. 2, 8, and 5,
Elmwood addition, Moline, $1,000.
Moline Trust and Savings bank to
Frank Weinberg, part outlot IA, High
land addition. South Moline, $205.
George Swanson to Samuel and
Julia Sulger, lot II, block 2, George
Swanson's addition, Moline, S1.00.
Frank S. and Jennie NJ. Fenno to
county of Rock Island, part fractional
sectional section 10-17-1E, $1.00.
Madeana Dunn to Salvatore and F.
Raymond, lot SO, Adamville addition,
Milan, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

NJ. Matsue was the Japanese repre-
sentative at the recent allied confer
enCe in Paris. He promised that his
government would not make peace
with Germany until the European
wars end, and stated that Japanese
munition factories would continue to
work day and night turning out guns
and munitions of war for the Russians.
This picture of Matsue was taken in
Paris during the conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
left Tuesday for Iowa City.

Miss Jane Washburn passed away
Thursday after a lingering Illness,
She had spent her whole life near War
ner station and was well known and
much loved by a large circle OF friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Eczema Is Conquered

Greasy salves and ointments should not
50 applied if good clear skin is wanted.
From any druggist for DC or $1.00 for
Extra large size, get a bottle of zemo.
When applied as directed, it effectively
and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns,
wounds and chatting. 1t penetrates,
rleanses and soothes. Zemo is dependable
and inexpensive. Try it, as we believe
nothing you have ever used is as effective
and satisfying.
Zemo, Cleveland. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

district Sunday school convention
Thursday at Orion.
]. o. Wahlstrom shipped car OF
hogs Friday.
Florence and Edna Jones visited in
Orion Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Bergquist and daughter, Ethel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

be sl3,000,00O and for 1861, assume
ing the war to last through the year.
will be s5e.000.000. In addition. there
is charge ofsnearly s25,000,0o0 for
pre-war pensions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
; price they we're made to sell TO,
$40 Silk Tafeta

Exquisite silk taffeta
suits of rose, black,
copenhagen, lavender,
electric blue, navy and
green, all beautifully
tailored, materials and
workmanship the fin
est. Some with silk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Estimate War Costs.

London, March 26.-The war office
estimates that the cost OF pensions
arising out of the war for 1915-l6 VIII
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

new law the county superintendent
would distribute only s54S.69.
In Keithsburg township there are
500 pupils of school age. and 449 of
them reside in the district 1t is de-
clared that if tuition fees are paid TO
pupils outside of the district the town
ship will receive only $363.77, whereas
under the old law 1915 would have
been paid.
In New Boston township there are
604 children of school age, 292 resid-
ing In the New Boston high school dis
trict Under the new law the township
would receive $36619, whereas it could
otherwise benefit to the amount of
$SS123.
Held Class Legislation.
The whole situation reduced to last
analysis Is that property owners who
are taxed to maintain high schools do
not relish the idea of being sub
jected to the additional taxation that
would be necessary to care for out
side pupils. The way the law in
question works out districts main
tanning high schools will suffer defic-
it's by reason of the distributive fund
being paid out into those districts
which cannot or do not see fit to care
for their own children.
1t is this that the boards involved
declare to be class legislation. The pc
titioners further represent that even if
it be held that the act in question is
valid, it does not become effective I'M
til July !, 1916, because of the fact
that it was not returned and filed on
or before July l, 1915.
All the news all the time-The
Arpua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

These splendid man tailored suits are
a revelation of style and value at SIS,
embodying as they do all the new eff
fects and correctly tailored from fine
gabardines, French serges, shepherd
checks, silk taffeta and silk poplin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Taffetd Dresses $40

Rev. Mr. Andereck officlated. Inter-
ment was at Western cemetery.