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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
One Way to Eat Bananas.

It is said that the best way to eat bananas. which are now so common a diet, is to crush them with a fork. squeeze lime or lemon over them and sprinkle them with sifted sugar They are often eaten this way in the tropics and found to be delicious.-Pittsbur Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
ExceIIence

Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some one sin gle pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.-Johnson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
rha NALnrd ..RridaIn

Bridal, as meaning a feast to cele- brate wedding, is really bride ale" "ale'' being the terms formerly used to indicate the festival in England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
The Eama nf..Lar1a.

Lens leaped into fame in the seven teenth century. During the Thirty Years war between France and Spain Louis II. of Bourbon, known as the Great Condo, achieved one of his most notable victories when, on Aug. 20, 1648, he defeated the Archduke Leopold On that occasion the cele- brated Spanish infantry was complete ly beaten. Condo was at that time commander in chief of the French forces, and Turenne was his subordi- nate. The battle began with a panic in Conde's own regiment, but was re- trieved by his own coolness and bray cry In after years he fought for the Spanish against his own country, where, however, he ended his days in peace, enjoying the society of Moliere and other great Frenchmen of letters London TatIer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
Easy to Take.

Voice-Is this the weather bureaua } How about shower tonight?' Prophet. Don't ask me. If you need one take Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

H. M WOOSTER, Attorney-at-I.ayy Late Examiner U. s. Patent onfce 1114 MAIN ST, SECURITY BLDG.
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Send Postal for Booklet on Patents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
klndrad snirits.

.TYou and Grump seem to get along retty we'll
 ,.yes. You see. he never borrows nytlline but trouble. and that's all CT had fo lend. .''-Bcston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

enough pep" to get results.
 Completing the bill was Martin and Genett with their foolish Ford in a very funny acrobatic novelty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

fsetfilis finds it's own road and carries 1--s7Fe 4Ey-fIfzIatt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS, JOHN RECR 6 SON
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
DRINK LOTS OF WATER
TO FLUSH THE KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat and Take Salts far
Backache or Bladder Trouble
Neutralize Acids.

Uric acid in meat excites the Kid
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps OF
lead The urine becomes cloudy; tbs
bladder is irritated, and you may be
obliged to seek relief two Or thres
times during the night When the kid
neys clog you must help them fiusk
off the body's urinous waste or you'll
be real sick person shortly. At first
you feel a dull misery in the kidney
region, you suffer from backache, sick
headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour.
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twinges when the weather is bad
Eat less meat, drink lots of WATER
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful in glass of water befars
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This "a
nous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
ger rations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity.
also to neutralize the acids in urine.
so it no longer is a source of irritar
ton, thus ending bladder weakness
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot In
iure; makes a delightful effervesce1t
Whitewater drink which eyeryons
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while 1t is only trouble
Adv
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Another Cut Is Made,

While the Governor and his admin
istration has been saving thousands
of dollars in rents and salaries, others
have caught the spirit of economy.
1t used to cost $4,000 year to feed
the squirrels around the state house.
This expenditure has been cut to
$4,000 a year by the ground keeper
and the squirrels seem to be as lively
and as well kept as ever. There isn't
a chance for much rake-off on the
squirrel feeding at the present cost.
Then while Governor Willis was stop
ping the expenditure at the bung hole,
Col. Ma1etus Garner Of the executive
force put stop to the leakage at the
spigot, by advertising for bids and
getting ice for the state house at
prices which cuts off a saving of good
iron dollars there. These are only
little savings, but taken with the saw
ings in every department of the states
government, they will amount up into
the thousands for the year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24

1T must be a great pleasure to those
who create beautiful things for fair
q WOmau IN .Ionk THAR fairast iN |

1T must be a great pleasure to those
who create beautiful things for fair
. women to look their fairest in,
when a commission is given them
to make party gowns. With fancies I'M
hampered by any considerations e--
cept that of beauty they are at liberty
to make apparel that does not seem to
belong to this workaday world land
they do. One of these dreams come
true is portrayed above. The camera
shows that the artist has made the
most of embroidered net and georgette
crepe in an adorable gown, which is
SO simple the wonder is that someone
else did not think of it too. But each
gown tells its own story, a little diff
ferent from any other. Therefore,
where the discourse is of party frocks
1t is unending and always ito be con-
tinued"
Transparent materials are the de-
light of modistes because they make
opportunity to play with color. Frocks
in the order of that shown here are
made in combinations of two or three
colors. Blue and green, blue and pink,
white and maize, and any number of
others less familiar have been used
in the seductive gowns and airy fab
RIGS designed for the new season
Georgette crepe is used with lace and
! with net, sometimes two nets ara com
bined, and, in white gowns especially,
net and lace are liked together.
The underskirt in the gown pictured
| IN made of two sections of embroidered
net fiouncing, moderately full and
without draping.
An underbodice lover a short
foundation of thin silk is also made
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24

capes are about as practical as neck
wear made of sheer cottons. The
cape pictured is cut to fit about the
mock and to ripple at the shoulders.
It's edge is hemstitched, and small
satin-covefed buttons are set in row
at each side of the front. 1t is very
becoming little accessory. and quite
as attractive when made of organdie
as it is in silk.
A cape-collar is shown, in two
views, at the left of the picture. 1t
is made of organdie and finished with
lace banding about the edge. 1t
narrows at the front, where it slopes
to long point. Similar collars. made
without lace, and finished at the edge
with hemstitching and very elegantly
decorated with one or two rows of
hemstitching, are set in near the
edge. The same neat effect is Sc
cured by inserting extremely narrow
lace in the collar and finishing the
edge with an equally narrow hem.
stitched hem
Considering these styles, one might
think that high collars have suffered
total eclipse, but this is not true.
The mode appears to have compro-
missed on collars high at the back
and open at the front. In suits and
frocks these are conspicuous. and in
many of them narrow band of the
material extends across the throat
from one side of the high collar to the
other, where it fastens. Fashion ap
pears loath to give up the smartness
of the high collar, but anticipates
their defeat in warm weather.
There are many varieties of the
cape collar, some of them with cuffs
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Metric system.

The fundamental unit OF the metric
system is the meter, the unit OF length
It is 39.37 inches. The prefix mlln
means one thousandth, cent?, one-hun-
dredth. deci, one-tenth deka, ten;
hectic one hundred; kilo, one thou
sand Where miles are used in Eng
land and the United States for meas
uring distance the kilometer Q,Ooo
meters) is used in metric countries
The kilometer is about furlongs.
There are about 1,600 meters in stat
ute mile 20 meters in chain and D
meters in a rod. The meter is USED
for dry goods, merchandise, engineer
ing construction, building and other
purposes where the yard and foot are
used. The meter is about a tenth
longer than the yard. The centimeter
and millimeter are used instead of the
inch and its fractions in machine con-
struction and similar work. The CEN
timeter, as it's name shows, is the
hundredth of a meter. 1t is used in
cabinet work, in expressing sizes of
papers, books and many cases where
the inch is used. The centimeter Is
about two-f1fths Of an inch and the
millimeter about one twenty-dfth of an
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
To Promote Safety.

The newest museum in New York is
called the American Museum of Safe
ty. 1t contains collections of models,
charts and photographs, actual ma
chimes safeguarded in full size. to-
gether with models of safety devices
and sanitary appliances. The mu-
scum is free to the public. By special
arrangement it is open in the eve
nings to classes and societies. The
activities of the museum of safety are
devoted to the safety, health and vel
fare of industrial workers and the ad-
va1cement of the science of industry.
The society gives yearly medals to
those which make notable achieve
ments in devices for the security of
human life, and to firms that make
notable progress in the promotion Of
hygiene and the mitigation of occu-
pational disease in their industry, a
to railroads that promote safety for
the travelling public.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
STUDYING ART IN NEW YORK
Village Boys and Girls With Nothing
but Youths Optimism-Few
Expectations Realized.

Geniuses are popularity supposed to
be more or less independent of crea-
ture comforts, but few of the young
persons who come from all over the
United States every autumn to study
art in New York are in the genius
class For the most part they are
young men and women of average
ability, seven-eighths of whom are
bent on becoming self-supporting as
soon as possible, and the majority of
these have hearty appetites and good
digestion-when they arrive. After
three or four months of study in New
York it sometimes happens that their
digestion is not so good, writes cor,
respondent Of Pittsburgh Dispatch.
At one time students thought IS a
week quite a liberal sum to spend for
room and board, "a being oftener the
allowance. There are now plenty of
young women students who come here
prepared to spend no more than this
week. undeterred by the tales of
soaring prices for rents and provi-
sions. Perhaps along with these tales
they have read others of how easy it
is to prepare a nourishing bill of fare
for SO cents a week or something like
that. At any rate with the optimism
of youth and ignorance these young
women arrive, determined to get along
somehow, few having made any provi-
sions for accommodations before leav-
ing their native village or town. In
perspective studio life in New York
looks alluring, and young women ex-
pect to At into a corner of some pic
turesque studio at a nominal price as
easily as it is done in novels dealing
with European art circles. With few
exceptions their expectations are not
realized.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
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PETER PAN.

Peter Pan was little black kitten.
and he lived With his mother. at
Farmer Jones' farm.
Peter ran all over the house; no
room was too sacred for him to enter,
and he even slept on the bid In the
spare room when the fancy took him
20 do so.
He chased the chickens and the
little ducklings, and. although he had
never harmed them, he had frightened
them very much. and made their
mother very angry.
That Peter Pan is a spoiled kitten"
said Mother Hen to Mother Duck. "and
he needs TO be punished but his
mother win never do 1t, and we will
never get a chance. so | suppose we
win have to put up with his pranks, "
But fate delivered Peter Pan into
Mother Ducks power in an unexpected
way not long after the conversation
between Mother Duck and Mother
Hen.
Peter Pan saw the ducklings wan.
dering about the yard one day not far
from the pond. SO he slyly crept
toward them. hiding in the bushes
until he was right beside them. Then
he sprang out. and the poor. fright.
sned ducklings waddled to the pond as
fast as their legs would carry them
A piece Of board lay partly on the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
An Economical Move.

Another state commission has been
moved to save $3,400 yearly rent. The
Liquor License Board is now housed
in the state house annex and the quar-
ters in the Hartman building have
been given up. The new home of this
commission is one of the best in the
the air is changed every ten minutes.
The annex had been previously used
for a store room. There was objec-
ton on the part of some of the en-
ployes, but about the only inconveni-
ence seems to be that the stenograph-
ers are not able to see the fire wagons
go by from the new home of the
Liquor Board.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Endorsed BY Cincinnatians.

Cincinnati Republicans have en-
dorsed Governor Frank B. Willis, Sen
ator Warren G. Harding, Colonel Will
liam Cooper Proctor and Hon. John
]. Sullivan for delegates at large to
the Republican National Convention.
A couple of fellows who could not con-
troll patronage under this administra-
ton have announced that they will be
candidates for delegates and have filed
their papers. Immediately they began
to give out statements against the
Governor, proving that conspiracy is
afoot to defeat all who have stood in
the way of patronage grabbing politi
clans
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24

of the fiouncing, with long and very
wide sleeves. An overbodice in bolero
effect is made of the georgette crepe,
with two rows of tiny satin-covered
buttons down the front. The long
Overskirt of the crepe shows the in
tiuence of the pannier inspiration in
the folded drapery at each side. 1t is
gathered at the waist line across the
back and caught up to the underskirt
at each side, below the drapery.
A wide crushed girdle of soft satin
fastens at the back, finished with two
pointed ends less than half yard in
length.
Little capes of satin and others of
taffeta silk are shown among the new
neckwear. Capes like them in size
and shape appear on frocks and coats,
in the same color as the garment, but
the separate cape is in white or a
light color Since silks and satins
are made washable, these light colored
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Willis Decision Upheld.

Governor Willis is this week up
held by Governor Ferris of Michigan,
who denounces the motion picture,
"The Birth of Nation as being not
only an insult to the colored race, but
also to the people of the United States.
There has been an organized effort on
the part of anti-Willis forces to turn
the small picture theater men against
his administration on account Of his
stand against this picture. In states
where it has been shown, the small
picture theater manager has been the
loser. One theater in a town gets the
picture and the promoters take all Of
the picture show money in the town;
leaving the picking for the other fel-
low very scant for some time to come.
Among other things, Governor Ferris
says of the picture:
"It is the most damnable thing
ever witnessed and not for $4,000
would l sit again for three hours and
watch such scenes. If it were in my
power to do so, would issue an order
today not to allow this picture to ever
again be shown in the state if Michi
gan. The Birth of a Nation is not only
an insult to the colored race, but it is
an insult to the intelligence of the
white race as WELL"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24

other to his father. Both purchased
their pigs eight weeks old. Both
started even.
The records of the boy show his
pig weighed 27 pounds at that time.
Within the next four months she had
gained 167 pounds at a cost of five
cents a pound; or one and two-flfths
pounds daily gain on a ration of corn,
flour, shorts, and buLtermilk. The Ia
ther's pig, unrecorded, shifted for her
self. At the fair the boys SOW weighed
1914 pounds and was a prize winner.
the fathers weighed 5012 pounds.
Another father seelcted a pig from
the same litter as dill his two pig-club
sons. His pig was put in a pen and
fed corn. The two pig-club boys fol
lowed Instructions and fed prC--Tiy
balanced rations and used pasture. At
the fair the fathers pig weighed a
little over so pounds; the prizewin-
ming hogs of the boys averaged over
200 pounds each The sons know it
cost them Az cents a pound to pro
duce their hog; the father does not
know what his hog cost.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Harmony Now Existing.

From all over Ohio comes good
news from Republicans. The party is
together this year more than it has
been for years back. The differences
of opinion have been eliminated and
the party stands united in favor OF
the principles upon which it was
founded. In almost every county and
in every district, harmony meetings
have been held or are scheduled for
future dates. At all of these Governor
Willis has been invited to tell what
his administration has accomplished
and in each instance he has been en-
Enthusiastically received and his efforts
endorsed. The other speakers at
these gatherings are made up of the
several candidates for United States
Senator, all of whom are representa-
tive Republicans.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
His Eye. staring With Fright.

bank and partly in the water. and one
Of the ducklings waddled on 1t before
he plunged into the pond.
Peter Pan ventured too far this
time. and when he stepped on the
board II slipped from the bank and
Peter Pan went with It. He was so
little that ii kept afloat, and there he
was sailing from land. his eyes staring
with fright and his loud meows could
be heard over the barnyard.
Mrs. Tabby came running down to
the pond. and when she saw her Peter
Pan sailing away she almost tainted.
Save himl Save himl" she cried.
running around the yard. But there
was no one to save him. The hens and
the rooster ran to the edge of the
pond and looked. but they could not
swim. and Mother Duck was on the
pond with her children.
When the ducklings saw Peter Pan
they we're frightened at first, for they
thought he was chasing them even on
the pond. where they had always been
safe. but In minute they saw that
Peter Pan was the frightened one this
time. and they gathered around him.
Hello. Peter Panl" they said. How
do you like our pond? You are not
sailing very fast. so we will help you"
and they gave the board a push with
their bills. making Peter Pan sway
and nearly lose his balance.
Go awayl Go awayi" he called to
them. But they only quacked and
quacked to see him frightened, and
gave the board another push. This
time be lost his balance and his hind
legs went into the water.
Peter Pan meowed loudly for help
and his mother on shore called to
Mother Duck to keep her ducklings
from bothering her Peter Pan.
Keep him out OF our pond" called
back Mother Duck: "he should not get
In their way II he does not want to
be bothered"
But ne can't get out of the pond.
said Mrs. Tabby. DO help him; be
win be drowned IL someone does not
help him"
But Mother Duck was not ready &c
help him yet; she intended that Peter
Pan should have a lesson he would not
soon forget. SO she went to the side
OF the board and tapped her wings
making small waves in the pond
which sent Peters treacherous littl,
craft sailing out into the middle o
the pond with Peter meowing as LOUD
as he could.
Mother Duck sailed after him, fol
lowed by her little ones, and after let
ting Peter get a few more fright
from the tipping of the board. Mothe
Duck said to him: ''If / take you bacl
to the barnyard. win you promis
never to bother my children again. o
Mother Hens brood, either?"
"Oh. yes" meowed Peter Pan. yer
meekly. IF you will only take m
back to my mother will never chas
any OF the chickens or ducks again.
Very WE'LL" said Mother Duel
then | will take you home, but
you ever bother my children again
will take you out here and let yo
stay Now hop on my back and wi
swim ashore with you"
There is your Peter Pam" sal
Mother Duck when she reached shor,
Il think we have given him a lesso
he will remember for long time, an
advise you. Mrs. Tabby. to see to
that he behaves in the future, or tn
next time he may not get back [
land"
Mrs. Tabby promised that he shoul
never bother anyone again as st
licked the water from Peters Goa
and she also thanked Mother Due
for bringing him safe to land
Peter Pan did not roam about II
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
lapanese Turn to Dye Making.


The Japanese are apparently going
to take up dye making, now that Ger
man products cannot be obtained and
the plan has been taken up by private
enterprise, assisted by government. A
number of business men were invited
to the department of agriculture and
commerce one day lately and shown
the draft law for the encouragement
of the manufacture of drugs and dye
stuffs The vice-minister of agricul-
ture and commerce reported particu-
lars regarding the encouragement law,
and invited those present to give their
views, without reserve, regarding the
establishment of company. 1t was
subsequently decided that those pres
ent should consider the matter. and
give their views later.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
WHAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY
nnents Were Launched or Ended
Rich in Birthdays of Men.

Why the second month of the year,
with its short, gloomy days. should be
the month in which so many great
movements began or were brought to
a successful close, is more than I can
tell. but so it is. On the second day
OF this month, 1881, the great Chris
tian Endeavor society, which now gir-
dies the world with blessings, had its
humble beginning. On the tenth day
OF February, 1878, the great Blue Rib
bon Temperance movement began in
London. On February 13. 1889, the
declaration of the English Bill of
Rights ended a civil struggle which
had been going on for more than fifty
years February "a, 1881, saw the be-
ginning of a work in which we are
sll interested, the Panama canal. On
February 26, 1861, Victor Emmanuel
was declared king. thus bringing all
Italy under one crown, which had long
been the dream of those who loved her
best. I think ! am safe in saying that
all these movements were for the good
of humanity.
February is especially rich in the
birthdays Of great men; there are
two a week, and several over OF
course you know the birthdays of
George Washington and Abraham Lin
coin. and Longfellow, almost our great
est American poet. Thom1s A. Edison,
Charles Dickens, the English novelist.
who toppied down prisons with his
clever pen, and Montaigne, a great
French essayist, were all born in Feb
ruary. Among February's children
are Meissonier, a great French paint.
er, George Peabody, the American phi
lanthropist. and Sir Edward Coke, an
English lawyer. who lived in Queen
Elizabeth's time. and whom you might
call the father of English law.-Berta
Hart Nance in Boys World.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
Treatment of Walls.

If a molding is liked from which to
hang the pictures that do so much to
make our rooms 'homelike, the best
height for the molding is in line with
the top of the doors. The modern idea
seems to be to bring the window wood
work to the floor by using a paneling
beneath the sill, and to carry the tops
of doors and windows to fixed line
the molding line. Thus the walls are
divided into rectangular spaces, and
the decorative effect of good paper
is enhanced. A plain paper has the
dignity of panel when SO used