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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
0special to The Far1nerl

| 1 NeWtown, May 9.ATIle W. C. IT. IT held an enjoyable meeting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Edward OInstead
 Friday afternoon.
 The Forty Hours devotion in s+
 Roses church closed at the 8 o'clock
 mass today The Redemntorfst Fra+T,
 CTS or New r orK eftyss1 will conduct a
 mission at the, church to begin sun-
 day. May IA 1 The Fairfield County Clerical asso- clatlon and the Fairfield Archdeaconr-v
 met here yesterday as guests of Trin- | ny parish. Rev. J. H. George srey,+ two days, last week, at the Berkelev Divinity school as one of the exanlin- CTS. II : Miss Lillian Hartigan of New York. mas returned from a professional en- 1 gage1r1nes4n9lt s4n9lt in the South and will form classes in dancing also teach private fy if1tthe parlors of the Inn. She is pupil of Maurice and the Castles and besides the modern dances she will exemplify the approved system of eti- quette upon social occasions. as well as physical culture.
 At the. recent session of the pro- bate court, Allison P. Smith was ap- pointed conservator of the person and estate of Carl Anderson of Dodgihg- town He qualified in bonds of S1,OOO Joseph D. Keane, clerk at Corbett f(AOWSS $ SLOTSs Will, C6rm1nat0 his connection there this week. He has procured 9 highly reTnunerative posi- ton in the Bridgeport Brass Co., and will enter upon his duties next week.
 T. J. Corbett and D. H.. Bale were in New Haven, Monday, attending the convention of the Progressive party. Today, A. J. Gallagher, William Egan, Oscar Pitzschler and Jesse James are in New Haven attending the Demo- cratic convention.
 Arthur Stowe has completed laying a concerto walk in 1ront of the resi- dence of Dr. F. J. Gale, which adds another link to the system of side walks between the North and Middle schools Whoever steps out of his house now on the main street will no longer have to step into Inudi
 John A. Carlson is a cand. late for the position of caretaker of the New town Country club grounds He has been selected by the committee on grounds, and only awaits approval by the full executive committee before assuming the duties.
 Tn the probate court today the ad- ministrator's account on the estate of Emily A, Gay was presented and a1- lowed by Acting Judge Howard Woodman.
 Dr. Pierce Clark and family of New York have arrived in town. pr. Clark will take possession of his home after a few days at the Inn. He plans to open his health establishment again this year in the old Grand Central house. His patients will arrive about June 1.
 Many schools were not in session last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
WILL RESUME : NOME STEAMER
 RUN ON JUNE 1
People In Frozen North Eagerly Await Arrival of X Ship From States.

Seattle, Wash, May 9-Steamship ip service to Nome; the most norther1y city in the world, which has been kiso- lated since last October, will be re- sumed on June 1 with the sailing of the steamship Umatilla from Seattle, followed by the steamship Victoria on June 2. Soon after the last south bound steamer left Nome on October 28 last. Bering Sea was entirely fro zen over. and it was necessary be- cause of the winter cold, to suspend
 mining operations at Nome. The D. 900 or more people who were left be- hind when the last steamer sailed pre- pared to face the long winter. During the winter there was a letter mail ser vice by dog team from Fairbanks, but newspapers magazines and parcels were not carried. The United States signal corps maintained connection with the outside world by means of cable and wireless.
 The arrival of the first steamers from the south, in the last week in June, is the occasion. of even greater excitement in Nome than the finish of the annual dogteam race. The people are advised by cable of the departure of the boats from Seattle, and eager watch is kept for their smoke Some times the steamers have a hard bat tie with the ice and are held for many days only a few miles from Nome, W4lA1 ACO COnO4LIOnS so +unSaIG that one ventures to walk to shore. Again, the season may be favorable and the boats will come in sight of Nome with out difficulty and see firm ice between them and the shore. In such a case the passengers, or most of them, will walk to Nome over the ice and will have a more prosaic landing than if they waited to be hoisted in the bas- ket of the aerial tramway. There is no wharf at Nome and can be none, for there is no harbor. Passengers are taken ashore in the tramway and freight by lighter and tramway.
 Both of the boats now preparing to sail for Nome have every berth reserv- ed, and all the cargo room is spoken for. Much of the cargo will be- read ing matter, vegetables and fruit of which the people of Nome stand in. great need after eight months of i'm Most of the north-bound passengers are men interested in min ing in Nome, and their families. They go out in autumn and return the next summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
UBOATS' TOLL
 MAY INSTITUTE
 FOOD SHORTAGE
Alarm Over Loss of Freight Carrying Vessels Mani
 fested In England.

London. May Hostile subma- Tfnes have been sinking each week about 60,OO0 tons of shipping with the regularity of c1ockwork and the causing the EngIishmen to look for ward to food crisis in this country which is believed by many to be not far off
 ADoiut s1.5Oe. .ooo GOO worth of food has to be brought to these shores the help of neutral shipping, the Brit 1sh mercantile marine can just about manage it. But not so now. The un- derwriters view is that the odds against making a safe passage are more than ten times as great as be- of enemy submarines, so the odds i'm crease, neutral shipping becomes more and more shy of entering Brit fsh waters. and; food becomes scarcer and dearer.
 Estimates of the 1916 crop in for eign countries are not encouraging and the question is raised as to whether the foreigner is in a position to supply the demands here even if conditions were normal The fol- lowing shows the decrease in wheat land estimated by the International Agricultural Institute for 1916: Can ada, 14.9 per cent, United States II. g other countries the decrease is said to be in the same proportion.
 Although every effort has been made to remedy the situation by giv- ing up all available land to crop rais- ing the British Board of Agriculture True thousands of women have re- placed men called to the coIors but the Board finds that they are not sufficient to utilize the land to the full
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
FLOOD ALTERNATE FOR
 BULL MOOSE CONVENTION

John H. Flood of this city was chosen one of the alternates from the Fourth Congressional district when the Connecticut Progressives in con- ventional at Hartford yesterday se- 1eeted delegates to the national con vention at Chicago in June The delegates were all instructed for gates and a1ternates chosen yesterday were:
 DeIegates-at- t-Large-Herbcrt Knox Smith. Hartford J.. w. A1sop. Avan. AIternates-at-Large F. Taylor, Greenwich; Frederick H. Leighton. New Haven; Prof. YandeH Tender son. New Havensl D. M. Wright, Hart ford
 District Delegates.
 First-F. Q. Duffy. West Hartford; i; a1ternates. Dugan McAfillan, New Britain; A. W. Olds, Windsor
 Second-zebelin R. Robbins. Nor w1ch: aIternates, c. F. Bonfoy, Mid edIetoxn; C. .. Carpenter, Norwich. Thfrd-Frank s. Butterworth, New Haven: a1ternates. J. ". Sehwink, Meriden; J. B. Smith. West Haven. Fourth-George A. Romans, Dan bury; a1ternates, Robert Scholley, Shelton; John H. Flood, Bridgeport FifthzDr F. J. Erbe, Waterbury; :; <alternates. J. c. Brinsmade, Wash ugton: F. U. Wadhan1s, Torrington Besides MT Flood, Attorney Henry B. Stoddard of this city attended the convention. The Progressive party delegates chosen yesterday did not or ganize after the adjournment of the convention. It was decided to do this while on the way West. Frank S. Butterworth, a district delegate, will make the arrangements. Credentials
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
TWO HOURS IN WATER.
 SAYS RESCUED MAN

John Haran. 2s, of Baltimore, was pulled from elle water at the foot of Wall street early this morning, by policemen. He had walked out of a saloon and off the dock. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital, suffer- ing with chiIls and this afternoon it was said his condition is not seri- ous.
 Haran declared to the police that he was an ernp1oye of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and he went on strike. He said he came to this city to visit his sister, Mrs. John Null len of 75 Milne street. According to himself he had been two hours in the water.A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

val attache asserted that any com merce raider worthy the name could have easily overhau1ed tho VeniciaL, doing only twelve knots, as the crui- sers can make over fifteen knots.
 Cordite, used for the high powered explosive shells in the British navy, the attache explained, deteriorated rapid ly and the small squadron probably had orders to shoot, a, certain number of rounds to use up the old cordite. The fVenicia, a little bit off the trans atlantic lane, probably b1undered into the middle of the target practice, he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
vENICIA'S SUBS WERELAUNCHES,
 IS BELIEF NOW
British Naval Attache so Re- ports After Long and
 Careful Inquiry.

New York. May 9.-After a long ex- animation of Capt. Bonifacio. com nander of the Fabre liner venicia, Capt. Gaunt, the British Naval At tache, has despatched a report to the British Admiralty expressing the belief that the supposed German commerce raiders encountered off the Azores by the Venicia were in reality British or French converted cruisers engaged in target practice.
 The t.subnarines'' reported by sea men of the Venicia as seen alongside one of the cruisers. Capt. Gaunt said, were undoubtedly steam launches put off from the cruiser to mark hits and misses on the target. The target. the captain explained, was probably so small that at two or three miles dis tance it would not have been visible to the men on board the liner even with the aid of glasses.
 Capt. Bonifacio admitted to-day that the cruisers did not fire on his ship or attempt to pursue him when he hastily changed his course to get out lof the line of fire. No attempt was made, he said, to challenge. him or make him show his -colors. sFhe officers of tffe cruisers, he thought, must have iden- tif1ed him and allowed him to pass AL though the Venicia carries one gun on her stern no attenpC was made to man it.
 The Venicia was south of the west bound trade route for transatlantic ves- a5ele when shek encountered the cruis-i CTS on May 1. The captain gave her position as latitude 42:51, longitude 39:53. He said that at the time he was steaning almost due west. His official report to the line follows:
 'I saw a vessel of about 5000 tons painted black and with one smokestack about five miles away and on the hori- zon a cloud of smoke, indicating a steamer at a distance of about twelve miles away.
 The first steamer crossed the bow of the Venicia about four miles away and made no attempt to intercept my steamer or gave any signals.
 About forty-hve minutes later I. sighted another steamer about five miles away and could see two small boats close by which were probably tenders.
 Neither of the steamers .attempted to chase me, although I altered my course, as was suspicious of the yes- sels and saw several flashes of gun fire which, however, was at targets not visible to me or my officers.
 ,tI saw no submarines, and not he ing pursued, believe it was only ves- sels at target practice.
 tsP. Bonifacio,
 Master Of s. s. Venicia''
 capt. Bonlfaclo said, that fifteen shots were fired. All except two of these he distinguished only by flashes, but he saw the last two strike the wa ter. The Venicia was making only twelve knots at the time.
 After the long interview with the master of the Venicia, Capt. Gaunt said he was convinced that the ships were not enemy commerce raiders, as | no attempt was made to capture or sink the Venicia. The first cruiser 1 was within four miles of the Venfcia | d -r,,r,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
What is Iania IazuIi7

What IS FaPl& IazuIIf
 It is an old name. now disused. of dark blue stone, which receives a high polish and is used in the manufacture of jewelrys Iapis is Latin for stone and lapis lazuh means lazuli stone, but it is now called lazulite
 Please name the three leading sheep states. How do Ohio, Indiana and Il- Hnois compare for numbers2
 By the census of 1910 Montana re- ported the most sheep of any state. 4,S0o,OOo; then in order, Wyoming. 4,65o,OOo; New Mexico, 3,2Oo GOO; Ida ho and Ohio, 2, 600, 900 each; Californss. 100000 and so on down to Delaware, 10000; Ohio, named above; Indiana. 900,o0O; Illinois, FOG, ,ooO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Please give the nieknames and the state flowers of the various statas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Tn order to settle friendly argu-
 nent please inform us why the term "cordon bIeu'' was transferred from the knights of the St. Esprit to proficient cooI<s7
 A "cordon bleu~ was originally a knight of the Ancient Order of the Holy Ghost. founded by Henry III 15741589), on the occasion of his ac- cession to the throne of France The order consisted of 100 knights-excIu- Bfve of off1eers-and was at one time the highest order in the kingdom, so called on account of the color of the ribbon from which the cross of the order was suspended. In the course of time this appellation was bestowed upon any one that had achieved emil hence in his profession. The Com mander de Souve, Compte d'OIonne, and some others, who were cordons bleus, met together as a sort of club and were noted for their well appoint ed dinners: hence, when any one had dined we'll heHsafd, stWeI1, that is a true feast of the cordons bIeus." Final ly the term was applied only to first rate cooks, who. after an examination, received, medal suspended from a blue ribbon Littre says that the blue apron formerly worn by many cooks may have helped to earn for them this fiattering designation.
 Why is the term Latin American ap- piled to South America?
 Latin America refers to the nations south of the United States, whose dom- tnant class came from the Latin group of Europeans, Spanish or Portuguese.
 
 Who was the first newspaper woman in America?
 Mrs. Anne RoyaII, born in Maryland in 1769, the widow of a Virginia Reyo- lutionary officer. When she failed to obtain a pension from the government she esta blished a newspaper in- Wash lngtoH, using an old Ramage printing press, a font of battered long primer -ype and was aided by runaway ap- Drentices. Her small weekly sheet was 1rst known as tine Paul Pry and later IS the Huntress. Mrs. Royall inter 7iewed all distinguished persons who anne to Washington and if they sub- 'cr1bed to her paper complimented hem effusively. If they declined she them in the most ven 'mous terms Her philippics were ,IShlIy 1SdE0Il, ana the WOmdn Hnally became so obnoxious that she was in- lfcted by the grand jury as a common cold and sentenced to be ducked. This sentence was finally commuted to inc and imprisonment. It is said she lad met personally and talked with very man who became president from to Lincoln.
 How old was Napoleon when he died, md where did he die2 Napoleon died in captivity on the is- and of St. Helena in 1921. aged fifty wo years.
 How can newspaper clippings be re- moved from scrap book after having 1 been pasted with mueita ger
 Steam the paper till softened. then remove by passing a pencil or other i round object beneath the clipping.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Friday as several teachers went to the Fairfield County Teachers convention in Bridgeport
 Paul Keane of Bridgeport is the guest of his cousins, the Misses Mary and Jennie Lynch of Gas street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Extraordinary untrimrned hats bar gains for Wednesday. $7.5O, $2, S2.5O colored and black untrimmed henn braid hats Milan hats and fancy braid hats, sale price 75c. at B. H. Dillon & Co.'S. 11o5 Main street-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

of the delegates will be forwarded di- rect to the national committee to be recorded and then claimed by the del egates-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Fl. G. s. Noble was reelected pres Ident of the New York Stock Ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Is fit for treasons, stratsgems and spoiis.
 Please give the niel<names and tha state flowers of the various states,
 Alabama. Cotton State, goidenrod; Arizona, sequoia cactus; Arkansas, Bear State apple blossom; California, 7 Golden State, golden poppy; Colorado Centennial State, columbine; Con necticut. Nutmeg State, mountain lau- rel; Delaware, Blue Hen State, peach
 blossom; Florida, Peninsular State, or ange blossom; Georgia, Cracker State, Cherokee rose; idaho, syringa; Illinois. Sucker State, violet; Indiana, Hoosier State; Iowa. Hawkeye State, golden rod; Kansas, Sun1ower State, sunfioV- CT; Kentucky, Blue Grass State gold enrod; Louisiana, Pelican State, mag nolia; Maine, Pine Tree State. pine cone and tassel ;, Maryland, Old Line State. black eyed susan; Massachu5 setts, Bay State; Michigan, Wolverehe State, apple blossom; Minnesota, Gopher State, moccasin; Mississippi Bayou State, magnolia; Missouri, Bul- lion State. goldenrod; Montana, Stub Toe State. bitter root; Nebraska, Black Water State, goldenrod; Nevada, Sill yer State; New Hampshire, Granite state; New Jersey. Jersey Blue stare sugar maple; New Mexico, cactus; New York, Empire State, rose; North Caro- lima. Old North State; North Dakota. Flickertail State, goldenrod; Ohio. Buckeye State, scarlet carnation; Ok lahoma, mistletoe; Oregon, Beaver State, Oregon grape; Pennsylvania. Keystone State; Rhode Island. Little Rhody, violet; South Carolina, Palmet- to State; South Dakota, Swing Cat State, Apemone pateus; Tennessee, Big Bend State:f Texas, Lone Star State, blue bonnet; Utah, Mormon State, sego lily Vermont, Green Mountain State, red clover; Virginia, Old Dominions Washington, Chinook State, rhododen- dron; West Virginia, the Panhandle, rhododendron; Wisconsin, Badger State, violet; Wyoming, gentian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Please give quotation in full, "lie that hath no music in his souI7"
 From Shakespeare's ''Merohant of Venice" act 5. scene l: The man that hath no music tD himaeIf Nor is not moved with concord of sweet
 sounds
 Is fit for treasOns. strataeems end spoiIs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-07-07
MESS FUND FOR
LOCAL SOLDIERS
TENNE SSEAN AND AMERICAN TO
RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
LOCAL 6ATTALioNS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 3.-The
Nashville boys now encamped in Tom
G. Rye awaiting the order to move to
the Mexican border are the only ones
whose mess fund is not augmented by
a fund raised by the citizens of their
home towns.
The Nashville battalion is the only
one that must content itself three
times day with the rations issued by
Uncle Sam at the rate of rs cents day.
Nashvilles interest in her troops is
the big joke of the camp, one that is
proving embarrassing to every man
with the local battalion. On all sides
of them they hear stories of funds for
warded from back home. They see the
additional food gotten as a result by
their neighbors, and well, there Is lit
tie civic pride in the men of the Sec
ond battalion when they see what
other citizens and towns have done
and are doing, and think Of what has
not been done by Nashville.
A fund, started by contribution of
$25 from The Tennessean and Ameri-
can, is being raised. Those interested
in the boys and men of the local bat
talon, and who care to know that
they are being fed on more than the
rs cents a day Of rations can leave
their subscriptions at The Tennessean
and American office and the fund will
be turned over to Maj. Harry s. Berry,
the commanding officer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-07-07
SALE THIRTEEN
WONT TAKE PLACE
INJUNCTION AT eleventh HOUR
DID NOT SURPRISE CLERK
AND MASTER.

Il knew something like this would
turn up" said Clerk and Master Mora
B. Fariss, this morning when notified
Of the filing of bill to enjoin the sale
of the Pinkston lands to have been
held today. Il will tell you why
continued the genial clerk, Il original
ly had fourteen sales advertised for to-
day; a few days ago one of the attor-
neys notified me to hold up on one OF
the sales. That left thirteen. Well,
just knew | could not successfully 60
to the bat with thirteen sales in one
day and put it over. 1t looked like,
however, for a time that the records
would be smashed and that this is
just what would happen, but at the
eleventh hour almost the Pinkston sale
has been enjoined and so there will be
only an even dozen Of the sales to
record"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-07-07
KENTUCKY FARMER
GIVES EXPERIENCE
WITH HIS STOMACH
AFTER TAKING TANLAc CAN EAT
ALMOST ANYTHING AND DIG
EST 1T WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE.
APPETITE FULLY R TURNED
Was BY Accident That He Heard Mr..
Cooper Deliver Lecture in Which
He Described His Particular
Case.

w. S. Sharp, a prominent farmer
living near Lexington in the famous
Blue Grass region of Kentucky, said:
Il have suffered for many years
from stomach trouble and Indigestion.
For the last five years at least
haven't had an appetite in the morn
ings. | couldn't enjoy my breakfast
like other men because l had Iittls
desire to eat and if did eat anything
it turned into hard lump in my stom-
ach and was sick for the rest of the
day.
Il had fullness in my stomach and
the pains would almost set me wild.
l had very little life in me and seemed
to drag myself through the day. I
let my condition rock along hopinm
that it would leave me, or that would
find some kind of medicine that would
do the work When | came to town
one day recently heard Mr.. Cooper
lecture and l was actually surprised
to hear him describe my ailments.
81 made up my mind right then and
there to try Tanlac, and it was lucky
thing that did. | began taking the
medicine that night when l got home
and 1t helped me at once. 1t juH&
seemed to touch the spot and | began.
to eat of mornings. / wanted things
for breakfast l never cared for be-
fore. For instance / had some fat
bacon cooked up for me and l relish
ed it and digested every particle Of t.
II can now eat pretty nearly any
thing something haven't been able
to do in five years Nothing seems to
hurt me now. My stomach trouble
i has gone entirely and | am like other
men. can now stand fatigue and en-
posture better than ever before in nay
life"
Such are the reports that are be-
| ing received daily from all parts OF
/ the country about Tanlac. The de-
mand everywhere is increasing by
leaps and bounds, and no matter
where you go you will find people
singing its praises. It has simply
taken the whole country by storms"
/ Tanlac is sold in Columbia exciu-
sively by SMISER DRUG CO.-(Advtl
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-07-07
KNIGHTS PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES, AT ovo-
CA, AND ARE DOING SPLEEN
DID WORK.

At the regular meeting in Castls
Hall, K. & P. Lodge No. 81, on FRI
day night, June both, elected the fol-
lowing officers:
N. c. Blair, chancellor commander;
c. T. Stanley, vice chancellor; w. d
voss, prelate; Henry Mckee, mastee
alarms; R. s. McCarty, master OF
work; W. A. Reaves, inner guard; John
W. Fry, outer guard.
The representatives to the Grand
Lodge at Ovoca, reported the work that
is being carried on by the X. OF Pa
in Tennessee, and it is gratifying to
know the order is maintaining numer-
Gus orphans and widows. The Home
at Ovoca is one of the best and NEST
economical institutions In the Unitea
States.