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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
LlTTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
Ry Lee Pape

was Ground at grandpops house
for suppir yestidday, and ME and
him was taking a wawk, not going
enyWare lpartickler, and a beggar
man came up to grandpops begging,
sayin, amt had q thin to eet today,
all I ask is a sent or 2.
No change, no change, sed grand
pop And he kepp on wawking, and
the beggar man kepp on following
him, saying, But 1 only ask for a
sent or 2, and amt had a bite
to Get all day Being a skinny beg
gar man with a red noze and cross
eyes!
Don't bother me, cant you see I'm
taking q wawk, wat do you wunt to
spoil my wawk for, sed grandpop.
You awt to give me surnthing, jest
think, all this will be held agenst
you in hevvin, and you'll be ded prftty
soon, sed the beggar.
Don't lie. I'M the pickture Of heIth
and I'm going to live 20 yeers yet, and
you've got no rite following me and
spelling my wawk, sed grandpop.
If you don't give me sumthing III
put curse on you, sed the beggar.
Heer, stop that kind of tawk, sed
grandpop.
And you no wat they say about beg
gars curses. but If you give me sum-
thing III put blessing on you, ssed
the beggar, thares nuthing as lucky
as wat a beggars. blessing is.
All rite, put the blessing on me
ferst, sed grandpop.
Then will you promise to give me
sumthing, sed the beggal, and grand
pop sed, Yes. and the beggar sed, 1
bless you forever, and ever. and may
you never have bad luck or indigesr-
shin
That's a, good blessing, heers a sent,
sed grandpop- And he gave the beg
gar one, and the beggar looked at it
saying, Is that all get for that good
blessing, that's my best blessing.
That's all you asked for. sed grand
pop.
I asked for a sent or 2. sed the
beggar.
That's rite, you didn't ask for a sent
and 2, you sed sent OF 2, and thares|
4 sent, now go away and stop spoil
ing my wawk. Wich the beggar did.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
ToDAY'S POEM
TO THE SUNRISE.

1 can't say was muchly pleased with
all the year did.
The blessings that it toted, they were
competently hid;
do not doubt that they were there,
and mebbe could be found,
But they was not right under foot; you
had to look around.
OF course, we lived and loved and
laughed, and that's what made it
bad
To live and love and laugh and smell
the blossoms and be glad
Whilst half the world was stepped in
woe and men were shedding blood
And boys that mothers had loved SO
were ground into the mud
I'm sort OF constituted so that when
I'd shake with glee
L would remember other folks that
was not glad as me;
Remember mothers grievin' for their
loved and petted sons,
Remember fathers, husbands. charg-
in UP against the guns,
Remember souls rent from the earth
and sent aloft like chair,
And that was when sort OF crack
would come into my laugh;
Why 1aughir' in a. graveyard would be
sweet beside O. that!
And so I'm glad the old years gone
I don't care where it's at!
I want a new year big with love, and
twice as big with peace,
With everything a-goin' long as
smooth and slick as grease,
I want to laugh and not have war
come in and poke his head
Between me and my joy and leave
my joy a-lyin' dead;
And so I'm free to say last year was
not a hit with me,
1t was not quite as full of love and
gladness as could be;
But am lookin' to the east, and
tears that's in my eyes
Is rainbowed by the glory of the light
that's in the slxiesI
Judd Mortimer Lewis in Houston
Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
LAURA JEAN LIBBY;s DAILY TALKS ON
HEART TOPICS
Copyrighted. Mcclure Newspapers Syndicate


is taking a chance Of finding some
thing that will fit in by selecting at
random. IF the following will not do,
we must try again. when man
and q woman are made one by a cler-
gyman, the question is which is the
one?.' I'VE always respect old ase,
except when stuck with a, pair of
tough chickens" when a man has
no mind Of his own his wife generally
gives him piece of hers eff you
are in doubt whether to kiss a, pretty
girl or not. give her the benefit Of
the doubt "a man does not take
much time to study up the tale he
shall tell to an old wife, .'The man
who taught his horse to eat shavings
found that his horse soon died from
his education" "A certain old man
always prayed to good Lord, and to
good devil-not knowing into whose
hands he might fall" Don't forget
to put in the quotation marks, Flor
enee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
FEWER EXPRESS TRAINS
BRTTAINS PLAN FOR
BEGINNING ECONOMY

i London. Jan. 14.-Fewer and slow
er express trains is the war economy
the British railways are to practice
this year. Besides discontinuing e1-
presses, the railways have reduced Io-
cal services, closed smaller stations
and branch lines and cut down the
number of Sunday trains. The e1
cuse offered by the companies is their
reduced stafIs. They do not al1egs
loss of traf1c, as the freight business
is as heavy as ever and the hauling
of soldiers makes up for reduced e.
cursion and tourist travel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
THE SPHERE OF WOMAN.

Dear Miss Iibbey:-
am a constant reader of your col
ur1an, although a bachelor of and 40,
and write you for information I read
a part of poem Afrom a bit f news
paper, half torn, which contained
these lines: They +'' about a wo-
mans sphere as tho it had a limit. =
Can you supply the balance, if you
have CHANGED to come across it?
D. H. G.
The verse referred to is in it's en-
tirety as follows:
'"They talk about a woman's sphere
as though it had a limit;
There's not a place in earth OF heaven,
There's not a task to mankind given,
There's not a bIessin- or a woe,
There's not a whispered yes or no.
There's not life. or death, or birth
That has a feathers weight of worth
without woman in it,
Bowman.
/ If a self-addressed envelope is sent
me I will be pleased to inform bach
eIor as to the collection of poems
among which it is to be found, with
address of publisher
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
War Brings New Duties
For. U. S. In Far Places.

It is not only in Europe that the
War has added new duties and re-
sponsibi1ities for the foreign services
Of the United States. In practically
all the distant possessions OF Great
Britain-in the Bermudas, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
India-there are prison camps in
which German and Austrian residents
of these colonies are concentrated.
In all these colonies, the American
consuls are serving as the representa-
tives also of the Central Powers. Part
of their duties consists of making
regular inspection OF these prison
camps.
Throughout Turkey, the United
States consuls represent the Allied
Powers. In French foreign don1in-
ions or spheres, of influenza Mar
Unique, Cochin China, A1giers, Moroc-
co, Guare1oupe, Tunis ana Tahiti.
again the United States agent IS sole
protector of the rights of Germans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
Candied Orange Peel.

Remove all white membrane from
peel. Cut peel with scissors into
strips one-fourth inch wide and one
inch long. Boil 20 minutes in clear
water, skim out from water and re-
peat until it has boiled in four waters.
Skim out again. Measure peel and
put into saucepan with an equal mea-
sure of granulated sugar. The mois-
ture of the peel will melt sugar. Boil
gently in syrup as long as possible I'M
til syrup is boiled away, tossing fire.
Quent1y with a fork and sprinkle gran
ulated sugar over it. When cool,
pack in tight glass jars or tin boxes.
This will keep for long time and is
very nice
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
The Annual G. NJ. Clearance

News which will undoubtedly be
welcome to the many thousands who
each wait for this event. This year
the Caesar Misch management prom
ises greater values than ever before
by reason Of the fact that this is
Clearance Sale of the combined
houses of two of the largest Credit
Clothing Department stores in South
ern New England, Everything is
marked down-women's suits, coats,
silk dresses, skirts, waists, bath robes,
underm uslin, shoe and furs-chil-
iren's coats, dresses, hats,-men's
suits and overcoats, full dress and
tuxedo suits, trousers, hats, raincoats,
n1ackinaws and furnishipgs-boys
cIothing-and in the new jeweIryt de-
partment there will be found many
tempting special Cheerful Credit
which is so popular by reason of it's
1iberality will be as usual in full force
SO that all who may wish to take adj
vanta gek of the hundreds of money
saving specials may do SO as no de-
post is required at the time of pur-
chase.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
CORNER FOR COOKS
Sour Milk Coffee.

One and one-half cups of sugar,
one-ha1f cup Of butter, one cup of
sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda,
dash of nutmeg, flour. Cream the but
ter and sugar. Dissolve the soda in
the sour milk and add to the butter
mixture. Crate in the nutmeg and
add sufficient flour to make dough
soft enough to roll out about one
half inch thick. Bake in moderate
oven.
Flour, one cup of sugar, one cup
OF lard, pinch of salt, one-ha1f cup of
sweet milk, havoring vanilla or one
half grated nutmeg, one heaping tea
spoonful of baking powder. Add the
milk, salt and davoring. Sift the
baking powder in with one cup of
flour and then add enough -four to
roll out thin. Bake the cookies in a
quick oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
THE wELrERwEIGHrs

Tomorrow will be the thirty-second
birthday of Honey Melody, who was
the last welterweight championship
claimant to gain any general recogni-
ton. Billy claimed the honors of that
division 1906 when he defeated Joe
WaIcott, but the Barbados Demon has
previously been whipped by another
colored fighter, Dixie Kid. Honey lost
to Mike (Twin) Sullivan, and since
then the title has been claimed by
Jimmy Gardner, Jimmy Clabby, Ray
Bronson, Clarence Ferns, and several
others, the latest being Ted Lewis, the
English boxer who recently defeated
Willie Ritchie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
AUNT JAMES ADVICE
TO HOUSEWIVES ON
SERVING SEA FOODS
now TO MAKE FIsHBALns

II have spoken of fishballs,'' said
Aunt Jane, "but there'e more than
one way of making fishbaals. I have
an especially good way Of making
them for breakfast 1 take a couple
of cupfulsF of cold boiled fresh fish,
get it free from bones and, chop it up
fine Then Il take a cupfu1 Of mashed
potatoes. moisten it with a half cup
of drawn butter in which have
beaten up an egg, and work it into
the fish
After seasoning this with salt and
pepper, the mixture being soft enough
to mold easily and firm enough to
keep in shape, roll out the balls,
dip them each in flour, and fry them
quickly to a golden brown either in
lard or in clean drippings s
AS soon as they are done, take
them from the fat, lay them in a
sefye, shaking it, gently to remove
every trace of fat, turn them for a
which absorbs any grease which might
remain and then put them on hot
dish and serve
4 Another nice breakfast dish to be,
made from leftover cold fish, re-
marked Aunt Jane, sis fish croquettes.
Some folks like to use butter, but I
prefer lard I ia Ike a small piece
and put it in a frying pan When it
begins to bubble, I cut into it a small
onion, a large spoonful of flour, and
salt and pepper
Then I put IN my cold fresh fish
which OF course, I have first freed of
bones and skin and flaAed. stir the
fish into the mixture, and then stir
in a vel beaten egg. Taking the mix
ture off the fire, let cool, and then
form it into cone shapes. I roll these
in bread or cracker crumbs, and fry
them in hot fat"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
A WITTY COMPOSITION.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
am. a schoolgirl of seventeen. My
compositions at school are very much
liked by both my teacher and visitors.
I try to introduce some witty sentence
in them. have written up every
thing L can think of. VIII you tell
me a half dozen funny comparisons
or witticisns? I am visiting here and
they won't know where I got them
from hen I return to my home. This
paper does not reach them. and great
" oblige your Ernest adnirer-
FLORF >T~T H. c.
Their are SO many subjects, thous-
a11ds Of them, and not knowing what
you are TO write about, Florence, it
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
MISS LIBBEY'S REPLIES
TO YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers to your
letters. Correct name and adj
dress must be given to in
sure attention. Initials printed.
Write short letters on one side
of paper only. Use ink. Per-
sOnal letters cannot be answer
ed. Address Miss Laura Jean
Libbey, No. 916 President ST.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
welsh Rarebit,

Shave very fine, or CRATE, good
one-ha1f pound medium cheese. Set
this aside. In saucepan pour two
large cups of milk. When sca1ding
hot add heaptng tablespoon of corn
starch, dash of cayenne pepper, quar-
ter teaspoon of salt, one-ha1f tea
spoon of mustard and oneha1f tea
spoon of Worcestershire sauce, with
a little cold water. Stir into scaIding
milk and cook about five minutes.
Then add the grated cheese. Serve
on crisp buttered toast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14

parison with meridian glasses. All
the indications thus taken are CEN
trahzed in the clock room, where. at
fixed hours, commanding appI1ancea
put the EiffeI Tower wireless post IN
movement. sending the exact hour
within the hundrzedth part Of a Sec
ond all over the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS,
JOHN RECK- * SON
White Skirts For Spring Wear.

White materials are much in evidence
for separate skirts designed for spring
wear. Ratine. cloth. serge and cotton
corduroy are the most fashionable be-
cause all of these fabrics Iaunder per-
fectly. The skirt shown here is car
ried out IN white serge It is a four
there is pleated section between the
cores above which appear patch pock-
cts.
In medium size the skirt requires q g
yards 54-inch material. The width
about 8 yards. Before cutting the ma
teriai fold it carefully in half. Only
the belt is placed on the lengthwise
fold. The pleated section. the front
and back cores and the pocket are all
laid on Iengthwise thread of the
goods.
If shorter length is desired. cut Off
from lower edges Of cores and pleated
section or turn a hem the desired
amount.
The belt is novel In it's arrangement
and Is easily made, If it is remembered
that the small 20" perforations indi-
Center-fronts and center backs even,
the center of the belt over the upper
edge of the skirt. Lap the ends in front
as Illustrated and finish with buttons
or braid ornaments.
Although the full skirt is now the
rule rather than the excep ton. it is a
noticeable fact that the fitness has
been gained by gathers pleats and cir
cular cuts, which makes the new de-
signs extremely interesting and fore
runners of things to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
POI POUNDS OF PARTS
BY PARCEL POST

The largest package of motor
parts that has ever been sent to a
foreign country via parcel post, SO
far as known, is the shipment made
by the Mitcheu-Lewis Motor Co, Ra-
cine, Wis, through the Racine post
office. and destined to Petrograd,
Russia. Owing to the refusal of the
express companies to accept large
parcels for foreign shipment, the com
pany was obliged to resort to the
parcel post system to facilitate de-
livery of the parts, which were on q
rush order The parcel weighed 2O1
pounds and the postage amounted to
S9684 Tt was necessary. to use 12S
stamps of the rs cent denomination
and a few stamps of lesser denonaina-
tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
Fruit Pudding.

Grease dish well with butter then
fill it half full of fruit; over this
pour a stiff batter made of one one
half cup of sugar, one cup of milk and
one egg a pinch of salt and -four,
enough. with one teaspoon of baking
powder. Bake one-na1f hour or till
it does not stick to straw. Canned
cherries are excellent. Serve with
cream:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
Apple Sauce.

One cup of sugar creaned with
one-half cup cinnamon, one-half tea
spoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg and
all-spice; one cup of raisins, one tea
of unsweetened app1esauce; two cups
of flour, one-half cup of nuts may be
added. but cake is just as good with
out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
Danish Vessel, 129
Years Old, Still In
Excellent Condition

& London. Jan. ia Danish sailing
vessel that is 12s years old but is still
in sound condition put into West Har-
tlepool this week to discharge cargo.
The vessel, named De Tvende Brodre
THE Two Brotherss'-was built at
Mersta1 in 1886. Owing. to the de-
rland Tor ships of all classes, the De
Tvende Brodre is doing a brisk BUSH
ness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
WHEN THE SHADOWS FALL.

AS unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man is woman,
Tho she bends him, she obeys him,
Tho she draws him, yet she follows,
Useless each without the other!''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14

E'srrner want Ads. One Cent Wos
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-25
IDAHO TO CONSIDER
REDUCTION or TAXES

Boise. Idaho, Doc Economy
and tax reduction together with re
vision Of the election laws of the state
are the main articles ON the lcgisla-
tive program to come before the Ida
mo legislature when il convcnes here
an January s.. For tho FIRST time IN
fourteen years thar body is controlled
bv the democrats who. at the last
election, managed to elect majority
In both houses.
Having obtained control the demo
Gratis plan a brief session with AN ad.
iournmcnt to come well within the
legal sNty-day limit. something that
has never before happened i'm this
state. Aside from the proposed tax
reduction and revision Of election
laws. little new legislation Is
proposed. In fact it is said, the dem
ocwuo program is the least important
oyer presented to session Of the state
legislature
Few of the former leaders in both
houses VIII be i'm evidence in the COM
ing session due to the democratic vic.
tory last November Peter c. John
son. 81 Rmekfoot for many years re
.puuucUu floor leader IN the house
was reelected Iic win have no op'
position and win retain that position
The house rs composed of thirty-slH
democrats and nineteen republicans
ana the senate of tWonty-one demo.
Gratis and sixteen republicans.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-25
!, 's..ts.s:fing Numbers
For Our Christmas Presents
Royal Drug Co.

resort deliberately cruehng into "a
German and sending him down AFTER
enc Instance of that sort, a Biitlah
utiaior brought bis machine down
with only one WING He could only
effect q landing with mis- engine gp-
mr and hud deliberately to collide
with tree. seriously nluIing HIM cIi.
There was one memorable occasion
whom three British machines deltbcr-
ai,N dJtpd into a formation Of seven
Teen German machines. destroying Two
of the hostile planes and lhcmaelvcs
escaping unhurt Another time Two
British ayntors attnckcd eleven Ger
muus. and. once second lieutenant
ut the British corps attacked lV, hOs-
tIr machines uo, in turn. Was at
tapbcd from bchiud. but turned and
rot In tho rear ot the hostile craft
and keeping "on .,a talL' drove IT
down
The Brush nvators take great sIt-
isuotlou ai the result Of recent
IphD when they attacked q German
bombing squadron which was trying
to cross tho British lines IN the heat
of the aerial combat the Germans let
go bombs which fen into their own
lines
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-25
JOSE MURGUIA
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Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-25

the oregon legislature which con
yenes here on January 8, OF these,
the rural credits law is expected to
occupy most of the session Of forty
days because Of the many features of
the law which require discussion.
The legislature will be almost en-
ureY republican, five democrats and
one Independent in the senate. In the
house there will he fifty-five republic
cans four democrats and one inde-
pendent The independents are: Joint
Senator Herman A. Lewis, Of ClaCka~
mas. Columbia and Multnomah coun-
ties. and Lou Hodgen, representative
from Umatilla county.
The rural credit law, as passed by
the voters at the November election,
provides for the issuance ot bonds up
TO per cent of the assessed valuation
of the state. 1t is believed this Will
provide approximately $4,000, 000,
which il is proposed to lend to the
farmers of the state on long time and
at low interest rates Should the
legislature fail to pass measures to
make the law operative the state land
loard viii have power to put the stat
ute into effect
Irrigation and other land projects
also ara expected to take up much of
the time of the session. OF late there
has been considerable renewal of in
terost in irrigation projects in central
ANA eastern oregon. This likely will
cause the Introduction Of many bills
for the Development of that section Of
the state.
There probably win be several good
roads laws, one of which will propose
the creation of non -salaricd high
way commission 1t is believed that
measures to meet the requirements Of
the federal good roads act also will
be enacted. This will give oregon
$S55,0OO out Of the federal appropria-
tion, recently made by congress, pro-
vldod similar sum lis made availa-
bic by the state.
Providing penalties for the bone
dry constitutional amendment will
occupy much of the time of the ses-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-25

retiring governor William SprN We
toed in the last hours Of the session
The democrats in their platform,
pledged that the state shall be perfect
ly dry August J. next
Another bitter debate is looked for
on the bill providing for the regula-
ton of public service corporations.
virtually the same measure was de-
feated at the last session two years
Iago Very few changes have been
made in the bill to be introduced lh
ltnls session, it is said.
A workingmcn's compensation act
also viii be passed if platform
pledges are kept A commission to
regulate food prices probably will hc
la feature Of the session. A revision
Of the taxation system also is planned.
SeyeNhl other important measures al-
ready have been prepared for intro
| duction, including several boards ana
commissions.