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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
HOW THE ANCIENTS DID IT
Queer Methods of Communication in
 Time of War

Considering the amount of thought and attention bestowed on the art of war by the ancients, it is strange that so little information regarding the methods of transmitting orders among their armies and fleets should have filtered down to modern times. For as the Greek historian, Polybius, who lived in the second century, B. C., very justly observes, opportunity Is of great advantage in all things, but especially in war; and among the several things which have been in- vented to enable man to seize it, noth- ing can be more conducive to that end than signals.
 The earliest recorded means of con- veying intelligence rapidly over great distances was by the human voice. Thus, when the King of Persia invad- ed Greece (480 B. C.) he is stated to have posted sentinels at suitable dis tances apart, the whole way from Su- sa to Athens, by which means news could be transmitted at the rate of 450 miles in AS hours.
 According. to Caesar, the same method was in use among the Gauls,
 
 transmitting important intelligence, or in need of help. shouted the news from place to place; and that thus the massacre of the Romans in Or leanA' at sunrise was known at Au- vergne, 120 miles away, between and g o'clock the same evening.
 Obviously, such a method would be liable to Interruption by weather. But. as human life was little accounted among the ancients, the normal line of shouters would, doubtless, be sup planted when need arose.
 A proposal is said to have been made to Alexander the Great 356-323 B. c. by a native of Sidon for estab- fishing an 'infallible method, of com munication between Greece and his re- mote conNuests in India within the space of five days. The King, how ever, regarding the proposer as an inn poster. declined even to consider it, the fate of many a valuable sugges- ton in our own times - e.
 Another method, which originated in the mists of antiquity, was by the means of csgeons. It was related by Pliny that when the city of Modena was beseiged by Antony he sought to prevent all communication with the outside world by drawing lines around it and stretching nets across the riv- CT. Decimus Brutus Cd 43 B. O. who was in charge of the defense. was able to laugh at these precautions by using pigeons to whose feet letters were fastened, which duly reached thei7 destination. "Of what use were Antony's entertainments and sentinels, and of what service were all the nets he spread" asked Pliny, when the new courier took his route through the air ?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
PLAZA.

No more impressive entertainingly dramatic, nor appealing photoplay has ever been released bearing the Triangle iapeI than the latest accom- plishment of that organization, "Hon- or Thy Name in which Frank Keen an. Charles Ray and Louise Glaum are being featured at. the Plaza the first of the week. The story of Honor Thy Name is rather unusual and the plot is so cleverly unwoven that interest Is not allowed to lag.
 In addition to the Triangle play Charley Chaplin in his latest produc- tion, "One A. M." is shown. Charley is back in the character that made him famous and his experiences with | taxi driver while under spiritual influence" are provocative of a con tinuous roar of laughter.
 The vaudeville program is headed by the Hawaiian Trio in repertoire of songs ,instrumental solos and dances that are unique. Barto and Clark have clever singing and dane ing skit. The Great Delassio. in an acrobatic offering had little difficulty in registering a hit. The Little Im- migrants" comedy talking sketch in the hands of Kane and Kraus, was greatly appreciated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
NO SMOKING ALLOWED

"A custom loathespme to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stigian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.' ''
 So on one occasion, wrote James l., who hated smoking more than he hat ed anything else; which recalls the fact that Swinburne, the poet, detes- ted tobacco so much that he forgave James for being a knave, tyrant, and coward because he "slit the throat of the blackguard Raleigh whe invented this filthy smoking"
 Gladstone and William Penn hated tobacco like poison. while Wellington abominated smoking to such a degree and was so annoyed by the increase of cigar smoking among officers of the army, that in the early forties he issued a general order (No. STD which contained a paragraph which would have delighted the heart of James I. It ran thus: "The 1comman- der in chief has been informed that the practice of smoking, by the use of pipes, cigars or cheroots; has be- come prevalent among the officers of the army. which is not only, itself a species of intoxication occasioned by the fumes of tobacco, but undoubted- 1y occasions drinking and tippling by these who acquire the habit"
 Both Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort detested smoking, so tobacco was taboo wherever the court was. "On the other hand, many royal la dies of Europe. contemporaries of Queen Victoria and her son. have had the repuation of being confirmed smokers. Among them may be nam- ed Carmen Sylvia the poetess- Queen of Roumania; the Dowager Czarina of Russia; the late Empress of Austria; King Alfonso's mother, formerly Queen Regent of Spain; the Dowager Queen Margherfta of Italy; and ex- Queen Amelia of Portugal" says M. G. L. Apperson. in his book. The So- cial History of Smoking" (Martin Seeker. Tt is of course we'll known that Austrian and Russian ladies are fond of cigarette smoking On Rus- sian railways it is not unusual to find compartment labelled For ladies who do not smoke.'"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

baseman, and he had never attempted to catch before he went to Flint. He was too slow to make successful fielder, however, and the Flint man. ager promptly tried him out behind the bat. The experiment was a de- cided success, and it didn't take the major league scouts long to discover that the Texan was promising raw material for a great backstop.
 Snyder's batting average would be a lot healthier than it is except for an inability to propel one foot ahead or the other with anything resembling rapidity. He is so slow on his tootsies that he has to give the pellet a long ride in order to be sure of reaching the initiatl station.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
MORE CORN IN THE
 ORCHARD THAN MANY FARMERS GET IN FIELDS

The editor of one of the largest newspapers in the United States used to tell his reporters that they should think of all the ways in which 99 re- porters would write story and then write 1t the other way. He wanted originality. Charles F. Lyman of Middlefieh, Conn. doesn't raise corn different from s9 out of every 100 farmers in order to be different but because he wants greater production per acre and finds that he cannot get the same results by. using the methods that most farmers use. Incidentally most farmers do not get 50 to 60 bush els per acre between the young trees in their orchards
 The story might be started in an- other manner by stating that MT. Ly- man is able through growing corn be- tween the rows, to raise an orchard without expense When 50 to 60 bush els of corn are produced for two sea- sons while the trees are getting ready to produce the land is returning profits to the owner greater than many framers secure when there aren't any trees scattered through their helds. The second crop is as good as the first, too. because MT. Ly- man gives the corn plants the oppor- tunity, through feeding them what they need when they need it."
 The soil is stocked with plantfood at the beginning of the season with an application of about 800 pounds of fer tilizer About two or three, weeks of 'tasseling- -time"a a dressing of 100 to 125 pounds gives the crop a final sprint. He doesn't like to force a crop too early in the season. Last July he had an orchard of corn" that Hooked like nubbins" but which re- sponded to his method of treatment and returned the average large yield per acre. This particular field hadn't been worked for 20 years either The trees take up about as much as a row of corn, which would make the yield from 70 to 30 bushels on the acre basis.
 MT. Lyman's method is similar to those practised by the Southern plant CTS. In fact, it was through studying and viewing their methods that MT. Lyman began this system of growing crops. The Southern planters study their problems and feed their crops in the right way, applying fertilizer at the times when it will do the most good rather than putting some tn at the beginning of the season and ex- pecting it to carry the crop through. The latter plan is just half of the Ly- man way. He doesn't neglect to stock his soil but he goes farther and lends helping hand whe- tho plants need the help in the form of plantfood.- Melvin Ryder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
WHERE TO ENJOY DANCING.

The best place in reach of Bridge port to enjoy d pleasant evening is at the new dancing pavilion at Lord- ship which was opened last week. It is swept by the breezes of the sound, is at the edge of the water, near the bathing beach, and the dip in the sound may be followed by an even- ing of pleasure. Dancing every Monday. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening with music by Mur- rays orchestra of 10 pieces. Large crowds have attended since the open ing and every one is pleased with the facilities offered for enjoyment and escape from the heat of the city. Make one visit and you will be a con stant attendant, Take the trolley at Stratford and Hollister avenues and it will take you right to the beach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
SYNDER'S
 RAPID RISE

Frank Snyder, the young Texan who achieved a reputation last year as one of the best all round backstops in baseball. has had rapid rise to fame. It will be just four years next Sunday since the burly giant reported to the Cardinals for his first try-oht in the National League. Frank had played amateur and semi-proball in his native San Antonio and surrounding towns for a couple of years prior to 1912, and on the strength of the reputation thus made he was offered a job with the Flint club of the South Michigan League. He had caught in seventy six games at Flint when he was called to the Cardinals.
 The Texas wasn't given much op- portunity to show his mettle with the Cards, and when Miller Huggins took charge of the club in 1913 he decided that Frank needed more seasoning and shipped him off to Indianapolis The Hoosiers passed him on to Spring field, O., and after a good season in the Central League he was recalled to St. Louis and has been behind the bat for the Cards ever since.
 SnyOer was the DuSleSC DackSIOp Tn the big leagues last year, figuring in 142 games, far more than any other catcher in the majors with the excep- ton of Rariden of the Newark Feds, who was also credited with being among those present in 142 pastimes Snyder batted .298 in 1915. This year his swatting is considerably below that figure, and he has alternated behind the bat with Gonzales.
 In physique and department on the field Snyder is a catcher of the. old school, and a decided contrast to such man as Ray Schalk, the premier maskman of the Johnson circuit, who Is the type of the twentieth century catcher. Snyder is big and gruff and at times inclined to be crabbish on the diamond, although a regular fellow" when wearing citizens clothing.
 When playing in San Antonio and with clubs in Floresville. Victoria and other Texas towns, Snyder was third
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
''MADAM SHERRY,
 TUNEfUL AS EVER,
 AT LYRIC THEATRE
Popular Comic Opera Revived by Musical Stock Company
 Before Big Audience.

In the third presentation to Bridge ports theatre going public of high class productions of comic opera, the BonvilIe and Schoeneck cmpany at the Lyric theatre is scoring success this week in Madame Sherry" and at the performance last night, the members of the company made a decided hit in the play that had nearly everyone in New York humming, whistling or singing Every Little Movement" when it was first produced.
 Miss Emile Hayward made her de- but to Bridgeport audiences last even ing and made a decided impression with her characterization of the part of Lulu, dancer. Tall and graceful, Miss Hayward executed her dances with rhythmic charm and poetic mo- ton. Miss Hayward possesses a very fine clear voice and was repeatedly encored when she sang Every Little Movement" in duet with William Doyle, the latter taking the part of Leonard Gomez, son of the President of Venezuela, who is one of her dam cling pupils and also a suitor.
 Walter Gilbert, as Edward Sherry, a New York man about town who has continually fabricated to his rich un- cle of his abilities as a pianist and had also written that he was married and the father of two children. played the part to perfection, while John Kearney, as the uncle, Theophilus Sherry, a millionaire connoisseur of Greek art, was scream" Yra Jeanne portrayed the part of Yvonne Sherry a school girl and niece of Theophilus. Miss Jeanne has sung and danced her way into the hearts of Lyric audiences and her performances last evening only served to intrench her more firmly in their estimation.
 The comedy and humorous parts were taken care of by Kearney, Dave Mallen and Marie Clifford.s Mallen acted as Phillipe, the janitor of Ed ward Sherry. while Miss Clifford played the part of Catherine, Phil lipe's wife. They provoked much laughter by their scenes of domestic affection and in the tangle when Ed ward was confronted by his uncle and obliged to show him his wife, Gather inc was impressed into service much to the discomfiture and anger of Phil- lipe.
 Dorothy Wright as Peptta, the Span ish sweetheart, of young Gomez, and Allan Ramsay as Hector, head stew ard on Theophilus Sherrys yacht, ad- mirably played their characters Mace Bonville deserves -his share of the credit for the successful manner in which he has staged the production and the Lyric should accommodate Capacity audiences this week for the play is hi-h class and well rendered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
Amuscments
POLES

Poli'e program of amusement for surprises. Mabel Russell and Marty Ward and Company offered much in their new act which Is filled with nonsense that appeals. Charlie Chap lin in "One A. M.." gave a novel ex- hibition of his capacity in tumbling down flight of stairs to the imminent peril of his neck. Orrin Johnson took new character in the 'Light at Dusk, ]" and Frank Bush and other we'll known to vaudeville fans gave novel exhibitions in the fast pace set by the headliners.
 Mabel Russell appears with Marty Ward and two others, starting the act with much t.pep' stuff. A slight rest is taken while Ward monologues after which they close in a burlesque on the Sextette from Lucia. Thep iece was catthy and brought the company for several curtains and an encore.
 Orrin Johnson in seven reels of photoplay, "The Light at Dusk" por- trays the misuse of power and for tune.
 Frank Bush. monologist. told many jokes and stories that have not been heard before.
 Leon's Ponies displayed six hand some little brutes in novel evolutions, including two ponies who seemingly enjoy see-sawing without aid.
 Stone & McAvoy, two evening dress boys. are clever singers and have a good line of cross-fire
 Burke & Broderick are an excep- tional pair of dancers who work hard. have classy costume. and have mast ered the art of execution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Leo Papo)

Us fellows was setting on my frunt steps today, and Ed Wernick got out a pensil and a peece of paper and started to draw sumthing, saying, Heer you are, one and all, one sent gess, whoever gesses wat animil this is gets a reward of sents.
 Being a funny looking animil, and Skinny Martin sed,- Show us the sents ferst. Wich Ed Wernick showed them to us, and my cuzzin Artie sed, Will you rite on the back wat it Is. so you can't say no in case we sess rite!
 Yes, Ill rite on the back wat 1t h. sed Ed. Wich he went in the vester- bule and did, and I sed, III take a gtIess.-- r -'-.lE s57-7E e,z=ssr-zs yss /
 Give me your sent ferst. sed Ed. Wich did, and I looked at the pick ture a vile and sed, Hipperpotamist.
 Kong, sed Ed.
 II take a gess. sed Skinny Martin. And he gave Ed sent and sed. Zee 3era-
 Kong, sed Ed. -
 And all the fellows with sents eetch took a gess. being my cuzztn Arte, Puds Simkins and Lew Davis, Puds gessing antelope, Artie gessing rine- oseriss, and Lew Eessing jackall, Ed saying ong to eetch one.
 Then wat is it, lets see wat you rote on the back, I sed. And Ed termed it over and wat was rote on the uther side but chickaloon.
 Go on,, there aint eny sutch animil, sed Skinny Martin.
 Serteny there is, ser Ed Wernick, 1t looks like a iraff, ony different.
 We'll that don't look like a jiraff, I sed.
 sed it looked like a jiraff ony diff ferent. sed Ed. And everybody--that gessed started to make fearse noise. and Ed Wernick tried to get away and we grabbed hold of him and took our sents back out of his pockit. and we took one of his sents for good mezzure and bawt a hot waff1l with 1t wen the man came erround and eetch took bite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

"Brownatone" hair stain is far su- perior to dyes" and is absolutely harmless in every way.
 Sold by all druggists. in two sizes. 25c and $1.00. If you are offered a substitute. save annoyance by refusing it and ordering "Brownatone" direct from the makers,
 Insist on "Brownatone" at your hairdresser's.
 A trial bottle and interesting book let will be mailed for 10 cents. Men tion shade desired.
 Address The Kenton PharmacaI Co.,, $40 E. Pike St., Covington, Ky.
 Sold at Rikar's DruR Store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

 use of "Browna- Zone" Hair Stain,
 This preparation wi l l i n s. t a n t ly c h a n g e gray, streaked or faded hair to the softest and richest golden brown, medium or dark brown or black-just as you wish.
 Just comb or brush it into your hair.
 Impossible of de- lection, will not rub or wash off, and needs retouching only as the hair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

George c. Billings, 35, famed in the Ramapo Mountains as a snake hunt CT and guide. was drowned in the Ramapo river when seized with cramps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

Thomas Mcclellan, president Of the Chattanooga Insurance Co.,, of Chat tanooga, was killed by an automobile at Manon1et. Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
'Br0WDatOne'' Tiats Your Hair
 In a Minute
Preferred to Slow Acting
 Dyes

The straightest road and the short est cut to the certainty of an attrac- tive and beautiful appearance ia tha
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

James E. McMahon. conductor of a railroad car, was killed and seven passengers injured when the car was sideswiped by a motor bus at Salem, Maas-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08

FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. 1OHN RECK . sON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31

Meanwhile | had discovered a SEEM
ingly vital possibility. A gentleman
from Manhattan (Kansas) was going
to read a paper on "a Method for the
Study of the Life Histories of Under
ground Insects" In all my years OF
travel on the PETERBOROUGH this was ex-
actly the Holy Grail | had been seeking.
had been riding in Brooklyn expresses
for years, guessing at the biographies
of my fellow undergroundlings. Here
was the promise of scientist that |
would be able to learn the lives of the
subway -farers with certainty and pre-
cision. But, after hearing the discourse,
decided while it might be possible, to
study the underground insects Of Man
haitian, Kansas, those of Manhattan
Island defy the microscope. The in
sects of Manhattan, Kansas, evidently
lead much simpler lives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Eating with the Chemists
Seemed Safest

As a casual journalist, found it hard
to select a session that would be vital
and at the same time not too technical.
something that would teach me the un>
alterable law behind the messy changes
in this town. | rambled hopelessly
through pages and pages of science that
looked too remote for my layman mind.
The friend was with insisted that we
go to a ten-mjnute explanation OF the
Approximate Normality of Cranial
Types of Persons Dying III Insane Asy-
lums. | didn't think ought to encour-
age his morbid tastes, so we each went
our own way. The only thing we could
agree on was dinner. We elected to eat
with the chemists, who would, we ilg-
ured, be least likely to go wrong on the
subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
The Meeting of Two Long
Distance FeudiSfS

While | stood reading and rereading
the programme of ia pages, in pain
full attempt to limit myself to one thing
AT a time the scientific folk kept pour
ing in. There was the true feeling OF
camaraderie that arises between fellow
workers in the same field, however dis
tant be their haunts. stood next to
two pleasant-looking gentlemen VINO
had lust been introduced to each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Of-Hand EpigraniS; About
HOIOphrasiS, for Example

Nor was | more successful at the din
ners. In the first place, it was impos-
sible to attend all Of them, for practical
dietetic reasons, no less than for the
more theoretical limitations of space
and time Many of them were, curious
~ enough, scheduled for the same hour,
and, the menus being all of an equally
high standard it was difficult to choose.
1t was possible, of course, to attend the
oysters with the entomologists, the
soup with the electrochemistS the fish
with the Genetic Society, and so on, but
| feared that it would be difficult to
keep any sense of continuity under such
an arrangement. So chose to concen-
trate upon the anthropologists, from
the hors-d 'oeuvres to the black coffee.
A more sociable gathering. have
never dined with. Of course, some of
the repartee went over my head; you
couldn't expect distinguished scientist
to talk shop over the entree and explain
for my unsophisticated benefit the fun
damentals Of his science. And yet the
neat witticisms, the light badinage that
made the dinner so successful, the yelled
illusions to the private lives and habits
of Australian Bushmen, the offhand cpl
grams about holophrasis, left me feeling
quite out of it. Every one was kind and
gentle, but could see that they hadn't
extended to me the fellow feeling that
experts have for each other | left
early, in time to hear the after-dinner
speeches at the Anatomists, a much
more solid performance than most post
prandial orations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
SITTING IN WITH SCIENCE AT ITS HOLIDAY ROM]

late to the Embryology Division 80
did most every one else, ] think, for at
headquarters in Earl Hall there was
great host studying the programme.
For if any one really wanted TO do the
programme justice there was very little
time left for anything but recuperatlon
and tea. The book of over hundred
pages which modestly called itself a pro-
gramme was obviously designed for
scientists of the most advanced type. 1t
was full of the utmost variety of 10
man and Arabic numerals, large and
small and variously assorted sizes OF
random letters of the alphabet, and in
general was az fascinating and as for
midable as anything that happened dur
ing the week. Once YOU got started. 1t
was almost impossible to stop; you were
led on by cross references and mystical
illusions to other pages. | had to tear
myself away by sheer determination.
Others appear to have been less success
full. The first morning was present |
saw'one old gentleman seat himself hap
PLY in an arm chair at Headquarters
to read the weeks rich offerings.
When l came up at the last session |
found him sitting in the same arm chair.
little tired looking, but still very hap
Ply, and just as the last revel had been
held, turned over the last leaf