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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
Ginger.

Ginger is too often regarded merely
as a sweetmeat or havoring, whereas
it really possesses valuable medicinal
properties. 1t is. an aromatic stimu-
liant of considerable power, and when
chewed is said to relieve toothache and
facial rheumatism. Ginger was the
basis of the once-fanous Portland pow
der for the cure of govt, and a poultice
of ground ginger and warm water Will
often relieve d headache,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
Coincidence, CT What?

While bathing at an English south
coast resort a young married woman
omitted to remove O gold bracelet
watch, gift from her husband, an
army doctor. Her plunge into the
sea caused the watch to stop, and she
learned later that al the precise hour
indicated by the stopped hands her hus.
band was drowned while bathing in
France.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
The Reason,

Patient-I can't see where your
mental science is doing me any good.
Mental Healer-But, my dear sir,
mental science must have something
to work on.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
Candid Answer,

GAS everything belongs to the ami
NAL kingdom, can you tell me, Willie,
what ann"
"Oh, yes'm. You're cat; ma says
So"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
Ladies Suits

The balance of our Stock-many of them
sold as high as S45 00-Your choice Sl2 SO.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-15
Childrens Coats

l lot all wool coats to II years, size tina
sold for Sc 9S, while they last So SO.
lot to IA years. size that sold around SIT
Your choice SIS 90.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

MT. Dater is a firm friend of Fruit a-tives" He elieves in the healing and restoring powers of these wonder full tablets made from fruit juices. He knows-because he tried "Fruit-a- tives" when he was ill and suffering, and is in position to speak with authority.
 65S First Ave-, Troy, N. r.,
 April 29th, 1916. "I have been a sufferer for years with Kidney Trouble and Constipa- tion. I tried "Fruit-a-tives" about a month ago, and with almost imme- diate results. The Kidney Trouble has disappeared and the Constipation is fast leaving me-"
 HENRY DATER. "Fruit-a-tives'' is the greatest Kid ney Remedy in the world, and is equally effective in relieving Consti- patton.
 soc a box, for $2.5e, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, OG- DENSBURG, NEW YORK
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
EMPLOYED BY CITY AND LIVED HERE
 FIFTEEN YEARS
MT. Thomas Kerkes, 233 Osborn Street, Is Also An IndOrser of Lax-a-TOne Read His Story.

When man is a resident of a city for fifteen years and is we'll known and respected in a community, he is not going to indorse anything without being sure of what he is talking about. MT. Kerkes, who has a large circle of friends in Bridgeport, will be very glad to read his statement that he signed and gave to the Lax-a-Tone man at Hartigan's Drug Store, 81 Fairfield avenue. He says:
 'I have had for the past three years a continual case of stomach trouble. I would bloat up with gas so that l could not sleep at nights. Many, many nights I had to get up and sit up so I could breathe and the pain was very, very bad. I was losing strength fast and felt tired out and nervous. I am now well; sleep all night; have no more pain and am glad to indorse this wonderful remedy to anyone that is suffering as I did,
 Lax-aTone is a remedy that will strengthen up the stomach, make the liver and kidneys active and is a spring tonic that is simply marvellous. It will clean up your blood and get rid of that constipation and stomach trouble along with it. Try it and see the difference in just one weeks time.
 Lax-aTone is for sale at Harti- gan's Drug Store, 81 Fairfield avenue, and Main and Congress streets-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
AUSTRIANS DENY WAR PRISONERS
 ARE |LI-TREATED
Unreasonable to Expect Captives Will Escape Pun
 ishment for Offenses.

Vienna, Oct. 25.-In reply to con- stantly recurring charges in the Ital- ian press that Italian prisoners of war held by the eAustro-Hungarian au- thorities were badly treated the fol- lowing official statement has been is- sued:
 ''The housing of prisoners of war fin Austria Hungary complies with all sanitary laws, for which the excellent health of prisoners of war is the best argument.
 "The bread furnished prisoners of war is the same issued to Austro-H -Hun- garian soldiers and consumed by the population of Austria a-Hungary,
 "Hand-cuffs and tying prisoners are provided for by the service regulations of the imperial and royal army, and are supplied to members of this army in manner undetrimental to health. In the sense of The Hague convention
 this punishment may also be applied to prisoners of war. It is asking too much te expect that prisoners of war are te remain unpunished for effenses for which soldiers of the ar my would be punished. The prisons, | H9V-
 CT thrown as charged, but led, are sanitary buildings in the prison camps in which, when necessary, are confined Aiso members of the camp guard or ganizatfons.
 'The attack on our medical system is misrepresentation. The sub- stance referred to by a writer as plas- ter of Paris is dried milk of the sort used in all army hospitals and similar institutions.
 "Concerning the complaints relative to the quantity of food the statement may be made that the bearable limita- tions which England's starvation pol icy has imposed upon the Central Powers must of necessity be borne also by prisoners of war. It would be diff f1cult to group under the heading of humanity an arrangement by which hard-working men, troops in the field women and children were to be de- prived of food for the purpose of pro- viding greater ratioNs for prisoners of
 war whose governments act without the slightest regard for international law.
 'sThe attitude of Austro Hungarian officers towards Italian captured off, cers has always been proper; that
 personal sympathy is out of the ques- ton is due to conditions whose discus sion Italian publicists might better leave untouched" The last inspection of prison camps in which Italians are detained, made by the American ambassador to Aus tria- Hungary, resulted in a report to the Italian government that its pris-
 oners of war in Austria Hungary were we'll cared for in the matter of hous- ing and clothing, and that the food
 was procurabIe in the monarchy under
 wa sprocurable in the monarchy under
 present conditions, but ample to meet the needs of the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
.RAPS AT EIGHT HOUR BILL ARE
 AIDING WILSON
Senator Weeks Admits Re. publicans Did Not Dare
 Assume Responsibility

New York. Oct. 24.-Even the criticism of Republican spellbinders of the eight-hour bill rebounds as praise for the wisdom of President Wilson, and the value to the country of the law that he caused Congress to enact. In a recent speech in Bos7 ton, Senator Weeks, of Massachu- sets. said:
 ''The only question that Repub1i- can senators had to deal with was that of attempting to kill the Adam son bill by fllibuster. and thereby talk ing the responsibility for a strike, or making an appeal to reason against The latter course was followed" . In this statement Senator Weeks admitted that the Republicans did not dare to take the responsibility for a great railway strike, and this is borne out by other Republicans in Congress who voted for the passage of the measure. I'm explaining why he voted for the bill, Representative Rodenberg. Republican, of Illinois. told his constituents:
 ''I voted for the bill because l wanted to avert a strike that would seriously injure the shipping indus try of this country. Why, commits sion men at the stockyards were tele- graphing me that; if the strike were called, they would be ruined. I.voted for the bill, too. because it gives leg islative sanction to the eight-hour day. I believe that the man who works in industrial labor is deserv- ing of an eight-hour day."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Prison Association
 Officer Denies Truth
 of Williams Charges

Clarence M. Thompson, secretary of the Connecticut Prison association, said yesterday that the story told by Henry Williams, one of the Mark Twain burglars,' is false from start to
 finish.
 T do not wish to get into an argu- me0k with the man." said MT. Thomp- ron. flor his story contradicts itself. In one place he intimates that degen- crates are allowed to roam about in the prison and an another place he says they are confined to their work. If he left with 4 cents in his pocket it was because he refused to take what was offered him. As far as his state ment about dark cells is concerned, any visitor will find it is false. I know the type of man I have to deal with and it Is useless to argue with him. His story contradicts his own assertions"
 7 MT. Thompson declined to say amy thing more than this about Williams. He said many ex-convicts use the publicity game to get on the lecture platform. He did not know whether this was what Williams was aiming for. E- :. Williams says that when he left the prison he asked the prison officials if he was entitled to the sum of s which is usually given to convicts who have completed their terms. He was told, according to his story, that he was not lentit1ed to the money and he left without pressing the matter. He says he asked for an overcoat, but he was told that the regular fall consignment of overcoats had not yet arrived and that he would have to go without one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Deputy Secretary Hears Bridgeport
 Gases at Capitol

Assuming that the regular automo-
 bile hearings were to be held yester- day at the Capitol two automobile
 drivers charged with violating the au- tomobile laws and a witness in a 1 Bridgeport case involving an autoist accused of operating his machine l while under the influence of liquor appeared at the office of the secre- tary of the state. Secretary Charles D. Burnes was absent and Deputy Secre- | tary Richard J. Dwyer decided to | hear the testimony. Policeman Wilfred Walker of the Bridgeport police department appear ed to testify against John Tacher of 40 Carroll court. whom he arrested on a charge of being intoxicated while operating his car. His testimony was taken and Tacher will be heard at the regular hearing today.
 John Whitman, of 232 Madison av- enue, Bridgeport, appeared to answer | to charge of reckless driving. It is said that he tried to pass a trolley car
 while going at high speed. Deputy
 Secretary Dwyer removed Whitman's
 license and will give out his finding | in the case later.
 The most interesting case was that of Frank c. Bartlett of Madison. W. P. Smith, also of Madison, com
 plained some tihe ago that Bartlett was deaf and that his condition made
 it dangerous for him to operate his
 car on the highways. MT. Bartlett produced letters from some of the best known residents of the state to prove that the fact that he was deaf
 did not interfere with automobile
 driving. The deputy secretary de- cided to allow MT. Bartlett to keep
 his license and will give out finding in the case later. MT. Bartlett said, after the hearing, that the complaint was made out of spite, which resulted
 from his work when he was con-
 stable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
CALLS HUGHES JUST COMMON
 REACT|0NARY
Chicago Arbeiter Zeitung Shows Real Facts Show
 Him Enemy of Labor.
Chicago sArbeiter-Zeitun Oct. 25.)
 "The German-American Alliance

Chicago !Arbeiter- Zeitung,' Oct. 25.) "The Standardization Alliance tries hard to paint their candidate in the most pretty colors. They show picture of him that may look all right under the spot light of the stage. but it loses all it's pretty color effect in the fnerciless light of the, day. Thus, if one comes to see the real Hughes, that much lauded candidate with the noble and beautiful quali- ties, there. is nothing left but just a common reactionary, but of the most sinister Sort.
 First, of all, they praise him as the great friend of labor'-the the oretical friend, of course. The real hard facts show up this friend of the laboring man as one of the worst ene- mics of labor. His activities in the judgment on the Danbury hatmakers' strike case have branded him with the, mark of Cain, of which he will never be able to rid himself. And a working man who sees this man branded with the mark of. Cain and yet votes for Hughes, deserves to have to go through hard times. for he has voluntarily given his oath to an enemy of labor. ,
 There is another indictment against Hughes destroying the legend of the Great Friend of the Workingman Hughes Hughes has publicly de- clared himself against the eight-hour day, and if anyone does that. he ceases, according to the conception of the laboring men. to be laboring mans friend.
 Hughes further declares to be in favor of arbitration courts and would like to see the right of the working man to strike done away with. That fits exactly to his attitude in the Dan- bury hatmakers' strike.
 t"And this foe of labor they ask us German-American workingmen to vote for? They would deserve a tfrashing if they did"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
THE FARMER: OCTOBER 25, 1916

liamstown, Mass.
 c. Alphonso Smith, Virginia, Uni versity, Pa.
 T. c. Smith, Williams. Williams town, Mass.
 Cyrus F. Smythe, Columbia, New York city.
 Frank F. Stockton, Indiana, Bloom ington, Ind.
 Duane Reed Stuart, Princeton Princeton, N. J.
 F. w. Taussig, Harvard, Cambridge Mass.
 Frank Thilly, Cornell, Ithaca, N. Y
 J. w. Tourney, Yale, New Haven Conn.
 Charles E. Fireman, Cornell, Ithaca, N. Y.
 Frank A. Updyke, Dartmouth Hanover, N. H.
 Oswald Veblen, Princeton, Prince ton, N. J.
 John Westcott, Princeton, Prince ton, N. J.
 L. D. White, Clark, Worcester, Mass.
 Frank B. Williams, Clark Worces- ter, Mass.
 Caleb T. Winchester, Wesleyan, Middleton Conn.
 Arthur N. Young, Princeton, Princeton, N. J.
 J. w. Young, Dartmouth, Hanover, N. H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Y. M. C. A. GLASSES IN
 MECHANICAL DRAFTING
 AND ENGLISH ARE OPEN

l.. O. Weyer, of the Locomobile Co, will conduct the first class session of
 the advanced mechanical drafting class in the Y. M. c. A. evening
 school tonight. MT Weyer holds the
 degrees of Bachelors of Science, Civil
 Engineer and Mechanical Engineer
 and brings to his students a varied ex-
 perience covering a period of twenty
 five years, in addition to a successful
 teaching experience of classes on a collegiate footing.
 Some of the subjects to be taken
 up in this course under MT. Weyer are: Geometric Drawing, Orthograph- ic Projections. Conic Sections, Inter-
 sections and Developments, Machine Details, Isometric Projections, Pro- files of Gear Teeth, Spur and Bevel Gearing, Machine and Tool Design.
 The class sessions will be each We'd nesday and Friday evening for the next six months. MT. Weyer plans to give short lecture each night at the opening of the class session at 7:30
 o'clock. It is expected that num-
 Der of men from the local factory
 drafting room will enter the class Louis R. O'Neill will begin tonight
 at the Y. M. c. A. a series of We'd
 nesday night classes aimed to teach
 busy business men English. This ses-
 sion will mark the opening of the
 class work in the Pace course in ap- piled business English, a course
 which covers thoroughly, from the point of view of modern business us-
 age, letter writing. sentence building. punctuation and capitalization, words often confused. synonyms, idioms and common errors.
 MT. O'Neill has had a teaching ex- perience covering a period of ten years. The closs meets from to 10
 o'clock each Wednesday evening for the next thirty-four weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
PRESENTS THRILLING RACE,

One of the attractions at the Colonial Ball Room in Fairfield ave- nue Thursday evening at the mid- week social will be the Race for Life" which has been esecially ar ranged for this occasion and will prove a real thriller. Two members of the party will engage in a contest which will appeal to all present and will be worth the price of admission without the evening of dancing offered with music by Murray's orchestra. This feature has been specially arranged by Prof. Guilty, and has never before been presented in Bridgeport Popu- lar prices of admission will prevail and good time is assured all wfle attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Warden Garner Won't
 Talk on Accusations

< '1 have nothing to say at this time, '' taid Warden Ward A. Garner yester- day, when asked concerning the charges of Henry Williams, recently freed from the Connecticut State Prison after term of eight years in that institution, who, as told yester- day. alleges unsanitary conditions, poor food and immortality at the insti- tuition. Those who know about the work done in the prison will not be- Heve the story" he said. We have tried to do something at the prison and have accomplished a good deal and are glad to have people come and see the condition of things Such stories serve to undo a good deal that we have done and create uneasiness, especially among folks who have re- lations there for correctional pur- poses" Further than this MT. Garner would not discuss the situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Catalpa Circle Has
 Twentieth Birthday

Catalpa Circle, c. of F., celebrated it's goth anniversary with banquet, songs and general entertainment at its hall in Cannon street last night About 150 persons participated in the event. Catalpa Circle was organized Oct. 22. 1896, at Lyceum hall, East Main street, with 63 charter members present.
 Many visitors were present from out of town. Delegates came from Stam- ford, Norwalk and New York city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

Anthony Caninetti, commissioner general of immigration, announced the Department of Labor would open an employment bureau for women and girls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

Prince won Buelow, former German Imperial Cancellor, stated that Ger many has built 225 submarines since the war began.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

The steamer Edward Hines has foundered in a tropical hurricane off Swans Island, carrying down with it IT men of the crew and its entire cargo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

Secretary of State Lansing returned to his desk after weeks vacation in Watertown, -N~Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

Victor Emmanuel Chapman, son oi John Chapman. killed at Verdun, lief an estate ef $500.0o0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

The Sub-Treasury transferred S1 100000 to San Francisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

William M. Chase, noted artist of New York, is seriously i'll.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15

minister meeting parishioner of his who had
quite recently married. and about whose domestic
happiness terrible rife. saluted him and
said
well, John, all goin on?'
"Oh, happy enough returned John.
I'm glad it, You know there were rumors
of Or
Rows" said John. ooh. yes, there plenty of
rows whenever she she catches the first thing
at hand, a anything, and fires it If
she hits me. she's happy; if she doesn't, I Oh
we're getting fine"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
Learn From the Cat

FATS are much like people, they have an ad-
RI mixture of good qualities and qualities that
are not good, Also, like people, they
differ markedly from one another.
But all cats-at least all cats that have ever
seen-possess one characteristic in common And
it is characteristic which it were to be wished
all human beings possessed in like degree.
This characteristic is avoidance of unnecessary
worry. So far worry is concerned cat, in
deed, is philosophic to extent comparatively
few of attain.
In my own home there has been for year an
energetic young tomcat, black and white, short,
broad husky. This little cat Peter, is perpetually
eager to be on the go.
He is fresh air enthusiast, outdoors at every
opportunity. Naturally he has had some exciting
adventures, particularly with dogs.
Somehow Peter always manages to escape a
pursuing dog He may have to dash madly,
scramble undignifedy. But always he is able to
perch somewhere fence top. or tree branch
out of the dogs reach.
Does he having made his escape sit fussing
and Tuning over the close call he has had? Not
at all
The moment he knows ne is safe he becomes
placid calm care-free Meditatively he gazes at
the disappointed dog yelping and gyrating beneath
him.
In the house he displays the same philosophic
spirit.
He has learned what the dinner-gong means,
and at the first sound he hastens to the dining
room, where he knows he has saucer on the
hearth.
He is too early. The saucer is empty. Very
we'll, he can wait. He may perhaps walk lesureiy
fuses to indulge in worry.
Instead he presently leaps upon window Sill
to watch what is happening outdoors. Or he may
curl up FOR little nap-until he hears some one
pick up his saucer, when he is all attention once
more.
Whatever else he does, he avoids the error
of fretfuIness
Peter is not an exceptional cat. have noticed
similar behavior in other cats that l have OBJ
served al all closely.
And It has dawned upon me that If cats, as is
have nIn 1iUnC how
these lives to their freedom from useless worry.
Contrast their behavior with that of many men
and women worrying all day.
Some people actually seem to be looking all
the time for excuses to worry. If they can't hno
real excuses, they invent few And this KIND Oh
inventing is the easiest in the world.
Do their worrying ways help them one 1ota!
Are they thereby made happier, more energetic
more successful?
1t is the other way about Worry means I'M
happiness, weakness, failure. Always 1t is de-
vitalizing not energizing
To chronic worriers, therefore, suggest learn
from the cat. Take cat into your home and let
that cat be to you not merely family pet, but
good example.
Copyright, 1916, by The Associated Newspapers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
The Georgia Land Congress.

Georgia has land than any other State
east of the Mississippi. 1t is five times bigger
than Belgium whose population before the war
was seven and a half millions 1t is nearly five
times bigger than Holland whose population is six
millions. 1t is as big as England and Wales COM
bined, whose population is thirty-fve millions
Within the bounds of this Commonwealth we have
upwards of ffty-nine thousand square miles of
land, of which only thirty-two per cent is in cul-
tivation.
Imagine a 1.-THE of these idle converted
to agricultural or industrial uses What marvels of
new wealth could be produced! What wonders of
material and human progress could be achieved!
The State could sustain five times it's present
Der of inhabitants, and still have room a-plenty
for several of the kingdoms of Europe We have
not only the land, but the soil and climate and all
other natural resources which form the bases of
prosperity. Every food staple that be grown
in America can be grown in Georgia, and almost
every means of livelihood to be found elsewhere
can be found developed here.
How to turn these vast potentialities to more
profitable account will be the subject of the Land
Owners Congress which is to be held at Waycross
August the seventeenth. This enterprise is sup
ported by representative men in various parts of
the State, of business wisdom and public
spirit who realize that if even a fair portion of
Georgia's idle lands developed, an era of pros
perity such have scarcely dreamed of will
The subject calls for careful thought and for
concerted plans of action. Hasty or reckless
schemes would do infnitly HARM than good
But practical, conservative conference like that
to be held at Waycross this month can point the
way to sound policies and fruitful results. 1t is
to be hoped, therefore, that every land-owning cit
izen who is at all interested in this field of enter
prise either from standpoint of his own welfare
or that of the State, will avail himself of the op-
portunites which the forthcoming congress affords