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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
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o4avfng II. B. warner, the noted EsazTzsla star in one of the most re h1narBa-51a character t3e11neatfons ever conceived. *aTsae Begsar of CAWnpore. a. five part play. is to be shown at the Plaza the fore part Of the week. TT he Bsggar of Cawnporee Is in theme, tTa- like any story yet presented the pho eosslAv loving pub44c and in method of aepe1opnaen4 tho plot is absolutely ls1zla Sz,A, ssok1aslch so that the spectator 9sazs sre4 4aaes-.slzs Incest idea of what the sc14raax fe to be until that very aatezase zeanent fs reaohed.
 Mr. Werner 4s superb as pr. L,oEErl- sdaB 4he army surgeon and his work g win long bA remembered by local theatze goers ~Ao vFftzess the Pae-
 me 1AFee Wneeaers have a most 41aazls1sa sacrobatie ofrerf4e to present On the waudeHil1e pz'ogTa4A Their fea4s are out of the ordinary in every respect and of a type that should afford many a thz41I
 eevess CsRos4rlze and Jimmy ster-s should experience little difficulty in ree4ster1ng. a cprnp1ete hit for they have sp1endfd voices and Gi1dea's keen wit is d sure enough grosrch chaser
 Noruood and Hall. 3 clever pair of entertainers in a funny sl1itl entitled Sense and Nonsense. 7 will occupy an inapor+ant position
 The Dainty English Trio girls of pretty face and form, who can sing and dance in q manner that has won theza Spee4a1 recognition on the Iarg- CT vaudev1Ile circufts Of the west will dS their share toward rounding out a p1easing pr2eran1-
 A two part Keystone comedy in two paIts completes the abflL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

James J. Clare, politician and hotel proprietor Of Long Island City, L. l., was convicted of the murder of. his wife, Ida.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

Telegraph companies s1 estimate that mora than 15O.0Q0 sereace' teIegrams have been sent to senators and off, cia1s in Washington
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
DIR. WILDER SPEAKS.

Dr. Amos P. Wilder, formerly Unit ed States consul general to China, de- livered an interesting lecture on Christianity and it's broad influence upon the peoples of the world, last night at the Peoples Presbyterian church. He said that the Chinese exclusion act of the United States had harmful tendencies, and commended the perseverance of United States citi- zens in spreading christianity in China, the Philippines and the Malay islands. He had, many interesting anecdotes of his s6journ in the Orient.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
Twenty Five Suicides
 In State Tn Month

New Haven, May. 1.-Unofficial rec ords of violent deaths in Connecticut during April show 25 suicides, a, great CT number than in any similar period in the state in years, and nearly one third of thei total ST violent deaths.
 Those due to accident were 59. Twelve were caused by automobile, II by burning, nine on the railroad, seven by drowning and the remainder from various other causes. There. were three homicides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
BERNARD P. SALTMAN
 EDITOR OF JOURNAL
 OF YALE LAW SCHOOL

Bernard P. Saltman, son of MT. and Mrs. H. Saltman, of 527 Seaview ave- nue, has been elected by the faculty of the Yale Law school an editor of the Yale Law Journal. MT. Saltman is a graduate of Bridgeport High school, magma, cum 1aude, class of 1910, ana of Yale, class of 1914. He is a mem Der of Phi Beta Kappa He is now senior, at the Yale Law school
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
VIEWING WORK OF SAFE CRACKERS, HIS
 POCKET IS RIFLED

Albert Makai Of 2so Newfe1d ave nue, was viewing the burglarized safe on exhibition Saturday night in the window of Main street shoe store. As he started to walk away Albert became appraised of the fact that SIS had been taken from his pocket by a ssdip D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

SPRING PIONEERING JOHN RICK & SON.
 PLANTS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent 8 Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
STAGE HANDS CONVENE.

Theatrical stage hands from all parts of New England met in conven- tion in this city yesterday. William Higgins, International president, pre- sided at the business session which was devoted strictly to business Of the order, consisting Of a revision of the by-law. NesarIy 100 delegates partici- pated in the banquet that followed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

II Is with tremendous seriousness OF
mind that the rookie officers do things.
They were preparing to leave for the
Mexican border, and as the rookie
corporal marched his men up to the
truck he felt bafled. He could recall
no order in the Infantry Drill Regu-
latiOnS for getting eight men aboard
n big gray truck in military way.
They were already in squad forma-
ton. so he Cogitated that he couldn't
very well order them TO Fall in as
they We're already all in; then on sec
Ond thought he imagined that Fall in"
wGs just the word, if he only marched
them up to the truck and said it then.
There would be nothing for them to
do but fall into the truck. AS they
reached the truck came the order from
the rookie corporal. Fall in" Being.
as they thought, already completely
fallen in. the men were nonpluSSed as
to how to fall in any further. 1t didn't
occur to them TO tumble into the truck,
and being up against the wheels and
thinking the corporal really meant
Halt ~ they all came to standStill.
The rookie "nOnCom" scratched his
head and thought, Then he said: ooh,
hell! All aboardn'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
DEVISE MACHINE TO TEST
TIE STRENGTH OF BOXES
Uncle Sans Forestry Engineers Seek
Means of Decreasing Damage to
Shipments in Transit.

Uncle Sam is cndcayUring to cStah-
liSh Il standard of strength for boxes
in order to reduce the damage caused
10y these wood containers breaking 10
pieces and scattering their contents rs
II result of rough handling in transit.
\ machine for testing the strength
OF boxes has been devised by eng-
ncers of the forest service and is in
use at the forest products laboratory
at Madison. Wis. The machine is the
result of experiments made to deter
mine Il fair test for all types of boxes.
Big losses are caused 10y the breal,ngc
of boxes in transit. and all parties con
cerned are said to be anxious To de-
tcrmine The best kind Of box.
The machine consists of Il hexagonal
drum with 3Ia foot sides. which is
lined with thin steel sheets Pieces
of Scantling boted to the bottom form
what are known as Hazards"
In making the tests boxes filled with
cans containing water are placed in
the drum, which Is thea rotated The
hazards" cause the boxes to he car
ried part way around and then
dropped back to the lower level Of
the drum. Each fail Of this sort is
Il pretty fair imitation Of the probable
treatment it would receive in ship
mcnt. The boxes are watched care
fully, and notes are taken on the man
npr in which they give way and the
number of falls required to break them
in pieces.
The tests also show the boot meth
DDS OF box construction. The experts
say that one of the most striking
things brought ont was the made
Quacy of the ordinary methods Of nail
ing up boxes The number of nails
used and the way they are put In are
important. one nail more 10 the side
of Il box will give II a great deal more
stree 9Th than might be thought. The
nails should not be driven too deep
into the wood In many cDScS II is
said, proper mailing will allow reduc
ton Of the amount of lumber used
without any decrease in the value Of
the box. Boxes with clcated ends were
found T. be much stronger than those
without cleats.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
WHY IS TABLECLOTH SACRED?
ITS Natural Function Is to Get Dirty.
but Woe to the Man Who Gets
Spot on 1t.

"Why," demanded the Occasional
only did not expect, but would not
tolerate. an answer, SHOULD clean
tablecloth be the most sacred thing
about a fairly average family house
hold? 4 clean tableCloth is not larcs
or penatcs, either or both. It's Just Il
rag that has managed to get through
the laundry in good shape. 1t can 90
through again in just as good shape
or Just about as good; and, for that
matter, if the worst came to the worst
Gas your wife generally expects it to)
1t could be replaced without disturbing
the quotation on international ex-
change.
But n woman never thinks about
that. To her Il clean tablecloth is n
thing to be worshiped, not thing to
be eaten off of, and it never occurs
to her that no magic can bless it with
Semipaternal cleanliness. It's got to
get dirty sometme-why not now?
Nothing to it. If you overflow the
gravy from the meat platter, which,
through no fault of yours-has been
filled too full, or if you happen to dec
crate the immaculate splendor of the
cloth with nice red polka dot of cram
berry juice, you're in bad for the rest
of the day, and maybe longer.
"Of course, when such things hap
pen, the tablpclOth is only serving the
purpose for which il is put there, but
that's no excuse. You ought 10 be
more carcfulr This comes across the
table in no uncertain tones. But it
isn't in the nature of news, because
you've heard it plenty often before.
81 say il is the business of "A clean
tablecloth TO get dirty and get washed,
and get dirty and get washed, and get
dirty and get washed. But what | say
doesn't make any difference. ! get in
so bad every time new tableclOth is
sprung AT our house that in my love for
the comfort of dirty ones | am becOm-
ing slovenly in my habits. So what |
say is this: Either you ought to be
a1lluent enough to have a clean table
cloth every meal, or two or three times
meal if necessary or desirable, or
you ought to be humble enough to be
content to eat off of an oilclOth-cov-
cred table that can be Swabbed off,
without damage or distress of tenn
per. -lndanapoliS News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
NelpinQ the Midnet-

Mickey ODoolun was n undetermined
lad, fun of sympathy for the poor
always ready 10 Succor the oppressed
keen TO right the wrongs of the world
one day, passing II StoncmaSous ward
ne saw two men saving through Il
huge block Of stone with ono Of those
large, double handled saws one Of
them was SiX-foOt-tw0. the other n
Ittlo chap of fonrfootOnc.
Leaning against the wall, Mickey
watched them swaying back and forth
for II few minutes; then he rushed for.
ward and dealt the tail man u blow
on the side of the head, knocking him
scnsclcss.
"Nuw," he exclaimed, ms he stood
over the PROSTATE form. NOV will yc2
lot th" little chap have it, yez dirty
huIkiug bullyY'- Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Telegraph.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
SAVED WIFE PAIN
SOlDlER'S TENDER CONSlDERA-
TON OF LIFE PARTNER.
Facing Death Every Hour, He Had
Sufficient Foretholght to Make
Preparations That Would
Spare Her Shock.

The surgeon of the battalion,
stood at the operating table, apparent
~ tired and ready to drop, waiting for
the next patient. His assistant no
ticed the chiefs condition and called
to a hospital attendant TO bring COIL
Portable armchair, into which the
weary surgeon sunk.
How many have we operated On
this morning." the chief asked of his
assistant.
"Forty-two, aud l am afraid ut least
n dozen of them will die, and another
dozen will remain cripplc',' replied
the assistant.
81 have lost confidence in God and
myself muttcred the chief. Il can
not understand why these stupid fools
try To Kill each other. You ask me to
rest; are yuu mad? Rest, indeed, to
see these poor men bleed TO death,
and he jumped from his chair, ready
to operate on another of the wars vie
tins.
A soldier entered and addressed the
chief surgeon, tears streaming down
his face:
"ParduG doctor, | have brought the
captain, my master; save him if You
can"
The captain was placed On the opor-
atiug table. Little tO he done here;
part Of a grenade had cut open the
abdomen.
Little to he done here" repeated
the surgeon aloud.
The wounded captain heard the YER
dict.
you can't save mc?" asked the
wounded officer
"Why notF' replied the surgeon. 81
will do my best"
will YOU do me favor. doctor, If
the operation should not be success
ful? ! have written some letters be-
f"rchand, they are in my servants
every four days. In the event that |
should die. continue to send the let
tcrS; say nothing TO Indicate that |
am dead. My wife expects 10 become
Il mother within three weeks time
You will understand"
The doctor nodded his head.
The operation was performed, the
captain removed and put into II hos
pital bed.
Two more hours at the operating
table and the surgeons strength was
exhausted. He was relieved and went
10 sleep for Il few hours Awakening
ne thought of the captain and the let
tiers and went 10 see how the patient
WAS doing. He found him Still alive.
The letters were handed to the sur
gcon by the captains servant and h@
mailed them at intervals rs he had
promised, and received the replies
from the captains wife, for many days
after the wounded captain had sunk
iGto the peaceful SlunbcrS of death
In the last letter the countess wrote
that the little boy was now ten days
old. Tn" surgeon rcSCalcd and return
ed the letter with the suporScription:
"Dicd on ,hc field of honor FIR.
". Won Ocstereu in Ucbcr Land and
Nicer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
SAYS ENGLAND Needs Repentance.

Canon Newbolt, preaching at st.
paul's cathedral, said there was no
good Disgusting the fact that England
as nation needed both repentance
and hope "Those of us behind the
scenes in the moral life of the nation"
he added. 'know that in many ways
things are as bad as ever they can
be, and there are some things 50 bad
that they cannot be alluded to with
propriety from this pulpit
In plea for a strong public opinion
against evil, Canon Newbolt pointed
out that if there were no demand
there would be no supply. If youth
would set its face against immodeSt
post cards and other evils, the supply
would cease. Much could be done by
a few resolute men in purifying the
atmosphere. Let u.s." he urged, .make
sin disreputable. Let us make it
harder for men to do wrong than to do
right "-London Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Photographs Eruption on Sun.

Astronomer Evershed at Svinagar
Kashmir, has photographed an erup-
tive prominence of exceptional alti-
tude on the disk Of the sun. The pho
tographs We're obtained at intervals
from near the beginning of the out
burst until the final fragments had
risen to height Of IA little more than
semdiamcter from the suns limb.
The velocity away from the sun was
100 kilomcters per second and faint
extensions could be traced mt IS min
utes from the limb, representing a
height of close upon a half million
miles. Astronomers say this would
appear to be the highest prominence
which has yet been recorded as APP
pcarng on the surface Of the sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
INDIAN is BIG CARE
Uncle Sam Spends MuCh Time
and Money on Wards.
Work of Handling 100000 Red Men,
Owning Property Worth Hundreds
of Millions, Is No ChiId's Play.

A tremendous amount of time,
money and attention is spent by Uncle
Sam upon his Indians. The official
care of more than 100000 Indians is
something more than mere chiIds
play, especially when it is remembered
that hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of property are owned by the
red men.
During the past three years under
the administration of Secretary Lane
more than $GS7 600 has been collected
MS tribal royalties on coal and as
phalt lands belonging to the ChoctaW
and ChickaSaw tribe; for the years
1913, 1914 and 1918, restrictions on
alienation of 1864 acres of land
We're removed, of which $4,000 acres
were sold for the benefit of allOtteeS,
The amount derived from the sale be-
ing 81 ,5GS,0O0.
For the past three years there was
collected, as royalties of individual
Indians from oil produced ON restrict
ed allotted lands, the total sum of So
5G3 900 the highest returns being for
the year 1914. which was $2,ll3,O0O.
OF the original area allotted to mem
bcrS of the Five Civilized Tribes,
amounting to over 15,OO000O acres, re-
StrictionS on alienation have been re-
moved by operation of law, by tho
secretary of the interior, on over L.
100000 acres, leaving 3,3lS,Opo acrea
retained by only SOLO restricted In
dams of total number Of l0l,52l en-
rolled members of the Five Civilized
Tribes
Aggressive work has been carried
on during the same three years In all
other departments of the Indian Of
flee. In that time $1,000 allotmentS
of land have been made, embracing
more than 2,2S4,OoO acres; the Fort
Peck reservation in Montana has been
opened 10 settlement and the Colville
reservation in the state of Wash
ington has been opened, making avail
able for homestead entry $4,000
acres.
[ / mere HIS ul~b llttn the NIlll'lb ~
of lands in Arizona for the lapagu
Indians; the granting of new oil and
gas lenses in the Usage reservation,
oklahoma, ON the expiration IF the
Foster lease procuring rs bonus
value for the tribe S3,232 600, an in
crease in royalty from 1212 per
cent To l6 2-3 per cent and 20 per
cent on oil, and an estimated in
crease in royalty on gas from GOO Ia
700 per cent over the amount paid
ON the old form Of lease, which eX.
pred March 1G, 1916.
Competency commissions have been
appointed To pass on qualification.
of Indians To individually handle
their affairs and these commissions
are at work in the Southwest, their
recommendations So far having result
ed in the fee patcuting of over 1872
Gee acres, thereby placing within the
taxing power Of the states Of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon. Nebraska. Moth
/ Dakota and South Dakota, consider
ably over two and onc-half millions
of dollars worth Of property.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
PUN for Eaner.

1t is reported that the department
of agriculture is experimenting with
wire grass as source of supply for
pulp FOR making paper, in place of pop
lar or liriodendron. This variety of
grass grows ON the Pacifc coast and in
western Mexico, and possesses the
very desirable property of tOughnesS
anG can be reduced by the soda proc
ess. 1t is stated TINT paper manufac'
tured from the stock has proved as
satisfactory in physical tests as a first
grade machine-fnished printing paper
III appearance and in feeling the paper
produced is satisfactory. However, the
experiments have Indicated that more
bleaching powder is required i'll tho
bleaching process than in The case Jf
poplar stock.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
About Dog Days.

The superstition about dog days
originated with the Romans, Who
called the period between July and
August II dog days not because dogs
had anything To do with the hot wealth
or generally prevailing at this time or
the amount of sickness which dcyrl-
opcd, but because during this period
tanicula-thc little dog-a star, rose
and set in coincidence with the sun.
and the Romans, feeling that someone
or something was To blame for the hut
weather and sickness. picked ON star
which happened to be named the lit
Tie dog "'hiS satisfied their desire
for Il victim, but unfortunately it led
futur" peoples Ia blame the dog and To
suspect him during this period of har-
boring vicious desire 10 90 mad and
bite people. This was fosturrd 10y the
tendency of dogs, in common with 9th
or animals. as well rs human beings,
tO suffer from the intense heat Hence
the dog day" superstition of today.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Crops

In Quebec the chief crop f. hny. The
area devoted 10 It's cultivation I'm 1913
WAS estimated Ia hc about 100000
acres, ANA much of II was exported mt
high prices About 100000 acres were
soWn IA oats, and the crop was an OK
crllcnt one, both MS to quantity and
quality, high prices being realized for
The estimated yield of about IIOOOOOO
bushels harvested Little barley Is
raised IN Quebec, but the area oi
about 5000 acres produced in the
uoighnprhood Of $4,000 bushels and
brought good prices. The wheat grown
in the province Is all Of the spring
wheat variety The total crop in 1918
was estimated nj l4l7OoO bushels. I'M
increase of nearly 100000 bushels over
1914.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

118 and would get so weak at times that
] fell over. l began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later l could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. / have taken the
medicine ever since and l feel like a
new woman. now weigh 127 pounds
30 you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs. ]. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th ST.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs, Barlow, a
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
1t pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Was She Wiser

Mother doesn't think she'll g. to
the theatcr with us tonight, Albert
as that so? have got three tick
cts. What shall do with the third
one?"
GIVE it ia the man you always 20
out To see between the acts. He can
sit with us and YOU won't have To- 20
out to see him"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
a Man of Letters.

Nearly everybody has some distin-
gushing designation that permits him
to attach series of letters to his
name"
YES" replied Farmer Corntossel. 81
must say | approve Of it. | never got
any regular degree, but it's heap of
satisfaction TO me to see II. +. D. on
the mail sent to my address,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Open-Ai Schools.

The first open-uir school was opened
in 1907 In 1910 there We're but IL
such schools. Now it is estimated that
there are more than 200 openair
classes for tuberculous and anemic
children Massachusetts has Sc of
these, New York 20, Ohio p.
II has been said that in all cities
there should be an open-air school for
every $4,000 of the population.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Plants Fewer, Output Greater.

While the number Of establish
ments engaged in the manufacture Of
electrical machinery and supplies in
the United States has decreased from
1,l5l in 1909 to 1.12l IN 1914, accord
Ing TO Uncle Sans census figures, the
value of the output increased from
S24O .O37 40 Ia 1903 to $3.50, il2,G7G in
1914 gain of 49.7 per cent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

dragging sensation across my loins.
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness OF breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me OF these complaints
You are at liberty TO publish this let
ter for the benefit of any sufferer who
doubts the merit Of Dodds Kidney
Pills"
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo, n. Y Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved
SOC. per box Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Good Farm Homes.

1t is not necessary to 20 TO the city
TO get n modern home A ram home
can be built for three or four thou
sand dollars that would cost nearly
twice rs much in the city. A lighting
and heating system can be Installed as
cheaply in the country and kept up at
much smaller expense than similar
conveniences can be kept In the city
home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

Have n good time on your trip to
New York;"
''Yes, but that town has been greatly
over advertised"
I'm what way7"
well | stopped with friends in one
of the residential districts and most of
the people there actually Went to bed
at ten o'clock every night