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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
A whirling current of cool air--$5

little electric fan that will make coong breeze all day and all night-$5. f Gives enough breeze to prevent fatigue. Does pose one to danger of catching cold Makes it poss
 be to work in comfort Is insurance against sleepless tossing nights !> Complete with plug and cord all ready to begin it's cooling work S4 $5
 Frontb sement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Conferees on the army appropriation lbili struck 6 stumbling block which tcaussd adjournment of the committee until today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

to work as collec- tor in Bridgeport. Ex-insurance man preferred. Apply H. A. s., this
 L2 ssp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

R. B. Uphall, vice president of the Peoples Trust Savings Bank of Chicago, has been elected a director.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Betcy Devord. a 32.5o0 prize win- ming mare. was instantly killed when struck by lightning at Springfield. III.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

beth, N. J., died from blood poison ing which resulted from an abscess following the extracting of tooth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

The safe of the Texas Oil. Co.'S plant at Pittsfield, Mass, was blown open by burglars and a large sum of money and checks stolen. ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Raymond Mack. 16. of Latonia. Ky. died as a result of inquiries re- ceived in the Hawthorne racing meet at Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Tho Ohio Oil Go. at F1ndlay. Ohio. has announced further reduction in the price of crude oil of to 10 cents a barrel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
"Ships of Fate"

AS nuts are plentiful at this time of
the year the following game can easily
be played:
Prepare as many half shells of wal
nuts as there are guests. In each fas-
ten a small candle with a drop of a
Fill a tub with water. and before
sailing the boats the water should be
agitated, sc as to have it wavy.. Two
at a time may sail their boats. light
ing their candles as they do SO. The
life of the owner is p%rophesied by the
seaworthy qualities of his ship.
If the storm overcomes the ship the
owner will be wrecked by adversely.
The ship sailing across the tub signi-
fies a long sea voyage, while those re-
naming by the side show that the per-
son loves home better.
If the two ships stay together
throughout the trip the couple owning
them will have a happy marriage. If
they bump together that signifies a
quarrel. and if they sail in opposite
directions each person will lead a sim
gle life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
FATAL RIDICULE.
Youths of Ancient Alexandria Paid For
Their Caustic Wit.


In ancient days the impudent wit of
the young Greco Egyptian dandy was
proverbial. says Arthur e. p. Bronze
Weigall in 1.-THE Life and Times of
Cleopatra" That was especially true
In Alexandria. whose people were char.
acterized by the Emperor Hadrian as
Tight, wavering. seditious. vain and
spiteful, although as a body wealthy
and prosperous"
No sooner did ii statesman assume
office or a king come to the throne than
the wags of the city gave him some
scurrilous nickname that stuck to him
throughout the Remainder of his life
Thus Ptolemy TX. was called THE
Bloated." Ptolemy X. The Vetch' and
Ptolemy Mi. THE Piper" Seleucus
they named picked Fish Peddler,"
and in later times Vespasian was named
"Scullion."
When King Herod Agrippa passed
through the city on his way to his in
secure throne these young AleXan-
drians dressed UP an unfortunate mad
man whom they had found in the
streets, put a paper crown upon his
head and Il reed in his hand and led
him through the town, hailing him as
king of the Jews and that in spite of
the fact that Agrippa was the close
friend of Caligula. their emperor.
Against Vespasian they told, with de
light. the story of how he had pestered
one of his friends for the payment of q
triding loan of 6 oboli, and some n
made up a song in which that fact was
recorded.
They ridiculed Caracalla for dressing
himself like Alexander the Great, al
though his stature was below the yer
age. but in that case they had not reck
oned with their man. His frightful re
venge upon them was the almost total
determination of all the well to do
young men in the city, whom he col
lected together under a false pretense
and then butchered in cold blood.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
The Two Misses.

ne Wo MISSES.
Little Miss Hurry,
All hustle and furry,
Comes down to her breakfast ten minutes
too late:
Her hair is a-rumple,
Her gown is a-crumple,
She's no time to button and hook herself
straight.
She hunts and she ruSh.es
For needles and brushes,
For books and for pencils flies upstairs
and down.
If ever you find her
Just follow behind her
A trail of shoe buttons and shreds OF her
gown.
But little Miss Steady
By school time is ready,
all smiling and shining and neat in her
place:
With no need to worry.
She pities Miss Hurry,
Who but yesterday sat here with shame In
her face.
Her heart beating lightly
With duty done rightly,
Che vowed she will never again change
her name.
For though you'd not guess it.
I'm bound to confess 1t,
These two little maidens are one and the
same.
st Paul Pioneer-Press
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
Boy Scouts of Hawaii.

Under the heading Scouting In Ha-
wall" Scouting prints the following:
A. A. Wilder, special field scout COM
missioner for Hawaii, reports that
scouting is booming in these island
possessions of the United States.
Plans are being made for raising a
budget to carry on the work in a more
systematic manner and to extend the
benefits of the movement to a greater
number of boys. A contribution of ST.
600 has been received as a starter for
this fund.
Plans are also being made for the
sixth annual rally to be held on Wash
ington's birthday. 1t has been sug-
gested that scouts from all the islands
in the group be invited to attend and
that this be made the first of a series
of interisland gatherings.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
Hole In the Ice.

A game that is great fun to play is
called "hole in the ice" The hole. or
crack. in the ice is represented by
two chalk lines ON the floor. One row
of children at a time runs or jumps
in turn, trying to jump over the hole.
If any one touches the floor between
the lines instead of going home to his
seat he must first come to the front
of the room. while the others are jump
ing, and dry his feet by running Oh
tiptoe ION the ice" The width of the
crack may be gradually increased 81
as to make this game more difficult.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03

fHOlO Dy AIHeTICdH FTess AssUcIdtIUH'
Noted for her skill in the saddle and
in driving high melted horses is Miss
Rosamond Pinchot. daughter of Amos
r. Z. Pinchot of New York city, IA
nous for his sociological work. Ever
since she was big enough to sit on d
pony's back Rosamond has been in
structed in the art of handling horses
until she is as capable of saddling her
mount or Harvesting her driver as well
as any groom-not that she usually
performs such tasks, but she can do
so if occasion requires. In the saddle
Rosamond is perfectly at home. and
at the recent horse show she drove her
ponies in competition in the ring.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03

Buy Prince Albert everywhere to-
bacco-is soids in foppy red bags. Sc;
tidy red tins, Zoe; handsome round
and haf-pound tin humidors and in
that cieUer pound crystdi-giass humi-
dor tDith sponge-moistener toP that
Keeps the foba:co in such fine shane.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
Relics of Cliff OwelIers.

Recently discovery was made BY
forest rangers of an unexplored ruin
of the ancient cliff dwellers in the
Mesa Verde park, and subsequent de-
velopments have proved that it is both
extensive and interesting. A long
ladder was constructed and swung
over the face of the cliff at height
of 600 feet from the bottom of the
canyon. The ruins contained rs rooms
but no kiva. or large ceremonial cham
Der, such as is usually found in SINH
lar ruins. The rangers in a brief and
cursory exploration of the ruins found
in plain sight ten stone axes. fourteen
large stone Jars, each eighteen inches
high and three feet, six inches in cir
conference, two small jars, two parts
OF woven baskets, one wooden slab
five inches wide. twelve inches long
and one-half inch thick. curved up at
the sides; several pieces OF yucca
rope. one piece spliced with sinew.
one piece of woven yucca fiber and
several human bones.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
Kerosene Put Out Fire.

bale of cotton when compressed
for shipment abroad has the density
of an oak plank.
Recently in California a large quan
tity of baled cotton became ignited
and. as is always the case, the fire
ate into the center Of the bale. The
density OF the cotton will allow water
to penetrate the bale only very slowly
Kerosene will penetrate the fibers
very fast and, knowing this fact, kero-
sene was used and the supply of oxy.
gen which was necessary to the fire
cut on 1t was successful and the
greater portion OF the cotton saved.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
SWISS ARE WELL PROTECTED
Alpine Passes Could Be Stormed Only
in Single Column, at Ire.
mendous Risk.

National defense is no light burden
upon state of less than 100000
inhabitants, although the nature of
the country lends assistance. The
| mountainous boundaries which sur
round the Swiss on three sides are
valuable allies, but the low-lyiHg
country on the north, from Basel to
| the lake of Constance, is seriously
exposed. This is the part which in
the past has tempted the Germans and
French to try flank movements, and
where the Rhine would be only a
hlndrance, not prevention of inva-
sion. Between 1863 and ITO at least
1tary Importance marched across that
portion of Switzerland. without re-
gard to the feelings of the inhabitants.
Since 1918 the neutrality of that re-
glon has been. on the whole, observed,
put the Swiss have maintained the
greatest possible watchfulness during
periods of war.
Inc Alpine passes are approached
by fine. broad roads of comparatively
easy grade, and could be readily
mounted by armies and their artil-
lery; but this must be done in single
column and the risk to an enemy
would be tremendous. At several
points long tunnels admit railways
and the obstacles to peaceful COM
merce have been removed No war
has brought the tunnel to the test of |
defense, but every preparation has
Deen made to stop the entrance of an
enemy. Elaborate Notifications upon
the st. Gothard combine both the
road and the railway. while the
Rhone valley is defended by similar
Works at st. Maurice and Martigny
On the southeastern border the
Swiss soldiers must stand within
,ew yards of the road and watch the
Italians and Austrians contend for the
'telvio pass at height of 10000 feet
IN the south the boundary is compli.
'ated by the lakes which extend from
tally or France into Swiss territory.
Along Lake Geneva a wide neutral
one has been maintained for years,
ut the situation is none the less del
cate between Switzerland and France
of Reviews.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08

the sturdy peasant nation it's ardent
hopes for the age to come. With their
small strip of seashore along the
Aegean and with an export city at
Dedeagatch. with its communications
safe upon home soil. the bulgarian
feels that his country has become
more than Balkan power: it has be-
come Mediterranean power. a mem
Der of the family of Europe, state
with future as wide as the oceans
Dedeagatch is situated upon the
Gulf of Enos. about ten miles north
Of the Martha estuary The little
town began its career as seaport
under Abdul Hanid ii, when it began
TO capture much Of the trade that had
formerly been done through the port
OF Enos. which lies upon the south.
eastern point Of the Gulf of EnOs, on
the southern bank. of the Martha
river. Forty years ago Dedeagatch
was merely cluster of tishermen's
huts. struggling back from an open
roadstead. Since then q new town has
~ up SAhoh, Will OAly f,oUV pOpu-
iation, but alert. progressive, conf
dent. Several factors have entered
into this promise of Dedeagatch. First !
among its advantages is that of it's |
railway connections, which link it |
with Constantinople, Sofia, Bourgas
and Salonikt. Further, it's rival to the |
south. Enos. succumbed to it's un-
healthy climate and to the shifting of
coastal sandbars
The inhabitants of this harbor city,
as all along the coasts of the Aegean,
we're mostly Greeks up to the occupa-
ION and administration by the Bull
,arians. Greek commission houses
md shippers had most of it's trade in
heir hands. The opening of the Con
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. railway in 1896
brought rapid prosperity to the place,
ONE OF which was lost again when
allway connections were made be-
ween the interior and the Black sea
ort Of Bourgas. The city is the
atural outlet Of the Martha valley,
oWever; and despite its unfavorable
arbor, an unsheltered. open road
tead. 1t will probably become a rich
lty as Bulgaria's first Mediterranean
ort
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
According to Ord.

Timetables are distinct, 4.
to alteration nowadays ,ns i, "'s'
iy at very short notice. A'''s
On a certain Irish raiyv,u
urban train was taken of And =. W
altered suddenly. So the s,..,' aas''
ter told the porter-wboso WV WV "
rat OF course-to give no,;a.
change to the passengers !" =
passed the barrier. VI
Shortly afterward he hoard
bic din outside his Office a..
ascertain the cause, he found n.4
ing a huge bell violently and :,
ing: '"u sa's
rhi s' is to inform We all tAa 4
ana after tomorrow the tor w
train will sthart at nojne,hi. v''a
there will be no last train, ~,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
ALL GO BACK TO THE GREEK
Every Modern European Alphabet Is
Derived From or Founded on
That Of Greece.

The word alphabet is derived from
the first two letters OF the Greek al.
phabet, alpha and beta, corresponding
to our and b. The Greek alphabet
is one of the Oldest in the world and
all modern European alphabets are
derived from or founded on it. The
English alphabet is practically the
same as the Roman, which was de-
rived from the Greek. All writing was
In its origin pictorial, and while that
lasted there was no need OF an alpha
bet or of written words. The earliest
Greek alphabet contained only 10 let
tiers. having no and ending with the
letter t. The letter and the six let.
tiers following t, viz: u, v. w.. Ky. 2,
came by process of evolution at long
intervals. There was no in the
Greek alphabet until the ninth cen.
fury B. c., and for more than one thou.
sand years longer and were diff
ferent forms of the same letter. one
being used at the beginning and the
other in the middle of a word. 1t
was not until the tenth century A. d..
that the two letters were differentiat-
ed into as vowel and as a con-
sOnant. There was no separate let.
ter W until the eleventh century A. d.
Prior to that the sound was expressed
BY WI or Nv. but finally the two us
were linked together, making double
u. Some other letters have got into
the alphabet by a curious process of |
evolution. The letter z. for example.
comes from the Latin through the
Creek. This letter was introduced
INTO the English alphabet in the fif-
eenth century and from having been
he sixth letter in the Greek alphabet
was made the last in the English
alphabet It used to be pronounced
ed or lizard. and still is sometimes so
written and printed in England. There
re persons living who can remember
Vhen the alphabet was printed in
with zed at the end. in.
tead Of z. and when the character &.
of the Latin ct, also was
rinted as letter
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
HE ROSE TO THE OCCASION
One Time When Mr.. Blank Proved
His Capacity for Thinking Quickly
In an Emergency.

| There was party at Blanks house
"a mixed party. Smith and his wife
Jones. his clerk, and sweetheart. and
a Mrs. Swifte, a charming widow.
The widow was at the piano singing.
II Love the Cows and Chickens" the
others were joining in.
Oh, no. Mrs. Blank was not there.
she was far, far away, hundred
miles away on visit.
Suddenly the telephone bell sound
ed and Blank answered it.
Mother wants me to stay another
week, dear" she said, land | thought
i thought what's that"
Blank waved his arms franticallv
for his guests to cease singing and
playing, but they didn't see him
Whats what" he stalled.
John Blank. who's in our house,
Who are those women singing? What
does this mean"
Wait minute and III explain" he
shouted, and rushed over and made
everyone cease at once. Then he
went back to the phone.
Sorry you heard it, dear; 1t was a
surprise l got for you-a talking ma
chine. l was trying new record"
"Oh, you darling boy. I'm so sorry
spoiled your surprise" she gurgled
over the wire.
And the very next day Blank had a
talking machine sent home And one
record was a quartet singing. Il Love
he Cows and Chickens"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
Cold Comfort fo,.

For III" purpose of s n,s Men,
from setting, Ernest q s m !,
s NE" .f York city. in patent I j.s b.
eggs. eggs joined in a series by ' so,',.'
tubes and means for c;ro,,, 'oa'sa,,
water through the eggs ~ '4.las y
tn, the nat natural d, and laudAble a. au a's,
the hen The Scientific A ra'''a |
MARKS that this is hard on ,hs y
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
lonu-FeIt Want.

Il want distinctive horn for my
cart"
"Yes?"
Something out OF the ordinary or 1t
won't do
We have just what you are looking
for. We are reformers. sir. and be
lieve the public ear has been too long
assailed by raucous sounds. The horn
we are selling has SO sweet a note
that even pedestrians like to hear it,.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08

Electric Power for Whole State.
The government of Tasmania is dam
ming large lake and will construct
hydro-electric plant from which cur.
rent for light and power will be dis
tributed throughout the state.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
Fast Running Animals.

The swiftest dog in the world. the
Russian wolfhoLnd. has made record
runs that show "a yards to the sec.
ond. while the gazelle has shown
measured speed Of more than q
yards q second
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08

High Prices for Cashmere shswIs.
Viewers Of cashmere shawls take
two or three years to finish a pair
OF the very finest. These shavls
fetch upward OF $500 each in London.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
Worlds Largest Reptile,

The largest reptile Is the man eat.
ing saltwater crocodile OF southern
Asia and Australia II measures 20
feet In length from end Of nose to ur
ci tail
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08

I'M A. IS slNcsarsr.N
, Dq, i ~. 60, eoanterfeit MONEY! t,usN
Insist en- La Creole - H 81 The s Old
it the original. Dar.o man Orsss
Price $LoO.-Adv. '0n'aias %
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08
No Good

Almost everybody ba. ,
in the closet ""s a sGsIsl
neishbors2 They alwavs ua' To
door shut and locked" - Keep I
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-08

Every young man believes he can
sing, and that explains the college
glee club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
Summary of the News
GENERAL. NEWS

GENERAL. NEWS Page I-Carranxa changes front and talks of war with the United States. No use going off half-cocked, says Funston in talking of proposed ex- petition. Details of punitive expedition are shrOuded in secrecy. Germans occupy French trench. Congress calms down after hectic week.
 Alabama will reap bountifui harvest If Shields bill is enacted.
 STATE NEWS Page 3-AlI candidates certain of vic- tory in May primary.
 LOCAL NEWS Page 5-RepOrts vary as to Hobson- Bankhead clash at Jasper. Mrs. w. C. kilgore fatally injured by an automobile. Dr. Johnston speaks at south High lands Presbyterian church. selheimer chosen for president of the NewspapeE. club. Ambitious Hfj.ps for reunion edition of The AaS<Herald. Visitor thinks speedway is needed. Page 2---Great enthusiasna for Fashion Week. Page s--Kennedy shows arrive for Fashion Week.
 FEATURES Page 3-HoIIand's letter. Page 4--Editorial commenI. Page S-Footlights and Screen.
 SPORTING NEWS Page 6-Benny kauff visits Birming- ham.
 Lookout roster complete after stormy sessiOn.
 Signal Mountain golf eourse fast be- ing completed. Early prospects indicate winner at OwentOn. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
Germans Occupied Small French Trench North of
 Fix, Says Paris
MANY ENGAGEMENTS
 FOUGHT IN THE AIR
French Attacks on German Positions on Left Bank of Mouse Repulsed, Says Berlin-Claim to Have
 Taken 26,0OO Prisoners

Paris, March 12.--German, troops, after heavy artillery bofnbardment. yester. day afternoon attacked the French DO sitions on the eastern front of the Yer dun sector and succeeded in capturing a small trench to the north of Fix. accord. ing to- the official statement given out today by the French war department Intense artillery. engagements, the state ment adds. were in progress at various points along the western front.
 The text of the official announcement says:
 North of the Aisne the artillery strug- gle was very active in the region of the wooded hills south of ville-Aux-B Bois
 s.On. the left bank of the Mouse. ir the region of Bethincourt the Lombard. ment was quite intense.
 "On the right bank of the river a smal German hand grenade attack near tho woods adjacent to the Cote Du Poivrt was easily repulsed,
 The bombardment continued violent east of Fort Douaumont and in tho seior of Fort. vaux. where the enemy since the day before yesterday has made no, new attempt to reaci the plateau, which rises above the fort in the Woevre at the close of yes. ter0ay- the Germans, after artiller, preparation, took from LIS during an at. tack small trench adjoining the rtai, road to the north of Fix.
 s'In Lorraine there were encounters be tween patrols to the west of Arran court.
 "on the rest of the f-ont there wa. n~ event of importance to report MANY AERIAL FIGHTS
 The official communication tonight reads:
 South of the Somme we directed dc strretive fires on the enemy works ir
 (Csntisuea on Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
NO USE TO GO OFF HALF-COCKED, SAYS FUNSTON
 IN REPLY TO AMERICAN IMPATIENCE FOR ACTION
WASHINGTON KNOWS LITTL LE OF BORDER DEVELOPMENTS
 AND WILL NOT REVEAL THAT
Not Absolutely Sure That Border Has Not Already Been Crossed third Infantry Ordered to Ell Paso-Pres dent is Considering Laying Whole Matter Before
 Congress-Mexico City Learns of Situation

graph companies and should the expedi- tionary forces string field wire behind them after crossing the border, 1t would be possible for reports to go directly from the front to the department
 PRESIDENT IS TOLD
 All important developments of the day were transmitted to the Mayflower by radio today and tonight Tor r;le Presi- dents information. As commandcr-irl- chief of the army he has directed that officers and commanderst now on the 'border as far as possible be employed in the pursuit of the bandits. Neither the President, Secretary Baker nor the army general staff, however, is desirous of -hampering General Funston in any way in carrying out the difficult task that has been set him.
 Both the White House and war de- partment We're again Hooded today with
 tContinued on Page Tsvo)