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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
World of Finance
New French Loan

participation by American inves- tors in the new per cent. internal war loan of the French republic is invited through the banking houses of A. Iselin & Co.,, New York, and Brown Brothers & Co.,, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. The bonds ! are not redeemable before January 1, (1931, with interest payable in Paris quarterly, on February 16, May 16, August 16 and November 16, and de- nominations of as small as 100 francs will be issued. The subscription price 1 in Paris is SS %, payable in install ments, or S7k without the November. l1916, coupon if payment is made in [fulL\ The American bankers who are khandling the matter here have ar franged to receive subscriptions for 1.-the loan at the fixed rate of exchange of 5.90 francs for one dollar, which IS kmore favorable than the current rate of exchange between the United States and France, and far better than the normal parity of about 5.1Sh francs | to one dollar. The subscription price at New York (ex November coupon) will be on the basis of $148.30k per k1 ,000-franc bond, at which the yield at the current rate of exchange is over 5.7 per cent. while if exchange should bgo to a normal parity, the return would be about 6 < per cent cent. Provision is made whereby, as cou- pons upon the bonds mature, they will be received for payment or col Election by the American bankers at the exchange rate then current. The tissue thus presented afford opportun- , 1ty for profit through the apprecia- tion in value of the bonds, plus the enhancement in both the yield and kvalue which would result from the kreturn of exchange on France to the basis at which it stood before the war. Stock Exchange Seats
 r Seven seats on the New York Stock Exchange were purchased Thursday by men eager to participate in the in creased business in the shares market Six of the seats were sold for $70,000
 each and one at $65,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
STOCK MARKET 

New York, Oct. 9.-Opening-The stock market was thrown into a con dition of panic at today's opening in consequence of the activities of Ger man submarines in American waters. Prominent stocks, particularly the war group, declined five, ten and in a few instances nearly twenty points from last weeks final prices. Marine preferred recorded an extreme loss of thirteen points, with ten for the com mon Republic steel fell eighteen points. United States Steel almost eight points with as much for Cru cible Steel and five to ten points for other munitions and equipments. Even standard railway shares were mater faIly affected. Union Pacific, Read ing, New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio losing three to six points in some of the stocks most affected while Republic Steel regained all but two points. The list displayed remark sorption of high grade issues soon after the opening.
 Noon-Activity continued at furi- ous pace throughout the forenoon, trading in the first two hours exceed ing 100000 shares. Rallies were subject to occasional sharp short set backs, shipping issues which formed an enormous percentage of the whole, being naturally the objective of the short interest. The turnover in vol ume was almost beyond computation many single lots at 1000 to 5000 shares following . the first dealings Bonds were heavy on comparatively light dealings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
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Queer Names of EIowera.

The names of some of our prettiest flowers are so queer that they seem amusing to us. Nasturtium, for exam pie, comes from the Latin word mean ing twisted nose" Verbena is from the Latin for "twig," and lavender is derived from the Latin word lavare, to wash, and is really the same word as "laundry." Lavender probably got it's name because it is put away with new ly washed clothes.
 Cornflower undoubtedly gets its name because it grows among the rows of corn. Goldilocks looks like a little yellow head Honeysuckle is one of the sweetest blossoms and one of the easiest from which bees get their honey.
 Anemone is our wind flower" It's name comes from the Latin word anemos. which means wind" and the anemone is really a wind flower, grow ing best in exposed, windy places Orchid is named. for the Greek word orchis, which means "bag." Orchids always have curious little bags.-Kan- sas City Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Coat of the Porcupine.

Mother Nature surely must have set out to make "something different the day she invented the porcupine. Here was an animal with a pathetically mild disposition. without cunning or courage and almost as slow and clum- sy as turtle. It would have been absurd to give him weapons of of fense He would never have the en- ergy to attack anything, so he was given coat of mail in which he might walk abroad among his enemies and yet be as safe as though he were behind a wall of steel. His upper parts, from his nose to the tip of his thick, muscular tail, are covered with a mass of sharp pointed quills inter- mixed with coarse hair. Each quill is provided with a number of minute barbs pointing backward, so that when it is once inserted in the flesh of any animal the mere movement of the muscles will cause it to work deeper and deeper.-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
EUIOGIZE DECEASED PASTOR OF ADVENT
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Tribute was paid to the late Rev.
 George H. Wallace, by fellow clergy
 men and by his former parishioners, at a special memorial service held in the Advent Christian church yester- day. In his eu1ogy Rev. James A. Gardner. pastor of the church, spoke of the good work performed by the dead minister. When Rev. MT. Gard
 ner was ordained to the ministry it
 was Rev. MT. Wallace who offered him the right hand of fellowship" Rev. James W. Davis, former pastor and Frederick P. Converse, deacon of the
 church. also eulogized the dead minis ter. During his pastorate here Rev. MT, Wallace was president of the Pas
 tors Association and active in civic affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Notice of Meeting of Firemen's
 Benevolent Corporation

A meeting of the members of the Firemen's Benevolent Corporation will be held at Room No. 303 Court Exchange Building in the City of Bridgeport on October 22, 1916, at 2:30 p. m., to take action relative to the dissolution of said corporation.
 At a meeting of the Board of Gov ernors of said corporation held on September IA. 1916, the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved by the Board of Cover nors of the Firemen's Benevolent Corporation that the corporate exist ance of said corporation be terminal ed and that a special meeting of the members of the corporation be called for the 22nd day of October, 1916, at Room No. 303 Court Exchange Build ing at 2:30 p. m., to consider and act upon this vote of the Board of Gov ernors. !
 THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
 By Henry Tate, Secretary,
 I29 2-2--.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Saved by a Cookbook.

There is story of man, desperate ly ill, who, having passed the crisis of his anment, needed only, so the doc tors asserted. an incentive to recover. He had dire m4fortunes and had lost all interest in living. Neither his busi- ness nor his motorcar nor his children nor his Wife suficed tp lure him back to the trials of temporal existence. Then some inspired relative thought of the cookbook. She put it into the hands of the sick man as he lay with ering OF his pillow. He turned 1t over languidly; then he fluttered the pages with transparent fingers. Presently be asked to be propped up in bed. Be fore long he was whispering fervidly of what he was going to eat when he got well-those pig hooks with dump nngs, hot waf11es and sirup, schnitt- bohnen with sour sauce. What were rissoles and ramekins and bannocks? And why had he never known about toad in the hole? These were the sen- timentS that wooed him back to ife.- New York Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Clever Plants.

The cleverness of some plants is in- disputable. A sundew, or fly eater, de ceived by a piece of chalk, seized it in its ,tendrils, but upon discovering the fraud immediately withdrew them. A fly, held just out of it's reach, did not tempt it to move, but as soon as it was brought little nearer the plant prepared to take possession of it. Dar- win showed that a begonia had a habit of searching for a hole to insert its tendrils into and even of withdrawing the tendril to insert it in another hole if the first proved unsuitable.
 , Nor is this power of selecting con- fined to any particular class. Climb CTS like the Hanas will refuse to coil round a branch not strong enough to bear their weight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Az You View the World.

The world in which a man lives shapes itself chiefly by the way in which he looks at it, and so it proves different to different men. To one 1t is barren, dull and superficial; to another rich, interesting and full of meaning. On hearing of the interesting events which have happened in the course of a mans experience many people will wish that similar things had happened in their lives, too, completely forget ting that they should be envious rather
 of the mental aptitude which lent these events the significance they pos sess when he describes them. To man of genius they were interesting ad- ventures, but to the dull perceptions of an ordinary individual they would have been stale, everyday occurrences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Hard Words For the Hich Hat,

The case against the topper was summed up many years ago by the fa- nous Punch editor, Mark Lemon. "It is hot in summer" he said; ''it is not warm in winter. It does not shade US from the sun; 1t does not shelter us from the rain. It is Ugly and expen- sive. You cannot wear 1t in a rail way carriage. It is always in your way in a drawing room. If you sit on it you crush it, yet it will not save your skull in a fall. It will not go into a portmanteau; it is too hard to roll up, too soft to stand upon. II rusts with the sea air; it spots with the rain. If it is good you are sure to have it taken by mistake at soiree; if 1t is bad you are set down for a swindler. er."-London Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
Force Yourself to Be We'll.

i. Force Yourself to Be We'll. i. "Plant your feet firmly and 4. squarely on the ground. throw i. back your shoulders, fold your
 I. arms and affirm in most emphat- I. ic terms that you are strong. .s. healthy and well. Do this for ... few minutes every evening and, I. even if this is not how you I. actually feel maintain by your !. physical and mental attitude that + it is your condition. and you will <. soon find that it becomes so and .s. that you are not really telling I. ies.' This was the advice given j. by Dr. J. Stenson Hooker in a + lecture in London on "Posturing < and Posing For Health" "It is + wonderful to what extent our !. state of health can be altered in + this way" Dr. Hooker added. I. ''It stirs up the currents of feel + ing which act on the nerves. + These act on the blood vessels. I. and thus. the whole system is i'm -s' proved. and we become different
 + beings" 'r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Cunning of a Cat.

A cat once had the misfortune to break one of its forelegs and was care fully tended by its owner. One of the members of the family, kind hearted old woman, was especially kind to the animal and gave it numerous extra delicacies. In due time the cat recov- cred, but it had the wit to see the con- nection between its broken leg and the solicitude of the woman and accord ingly concealed the fact. When unOb served it ran about like any other cat, but on the approach of the tender hearted woman immediately began limping on three legs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
NOTICE.
AT YOUR DRUGGIST,

Assessments for establishment of building line on East Main street, east side, between Foster Square and Texas avenue.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held October2, 1916, the following report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted and the assessments confirmed, rels tive to the establishment of an eight foot build ing line on the east side of East Main street, from Foster Square to Texas avenue, to wit:
 We estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of damages by them received and sustained respectively, by said Persons over and above the special benefits by them respectively received therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names as the amount of benefits by them received respectively by said Persons over and above damages by them respectively sustained therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And we also estimate. ascertain and determine that the following persons will receive an equal amount of dam ages and benefits in the premises, namely:
 Chas. SchatZs
 Samuel N. Stanley li
 Harry J. Smith
 Clara M. Hungerford
 Florence and Clara Shea
 Bridgeport Land & Title Go. Sophia Schmit
 Adopted, October 2, 1916.
 Approved, October 3. 1916.
 Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON,
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
NOTICE.

Assessments for establishment of building line on south side of Edna avenue.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held October 2, 1916. the following report of the Board of Appraisal and Bene- fits and Damages was adopted, and the assessments confirmed, relative to the establishment of twelve foot building line on the south side of Ed na avenue, it entire length, to wit: We estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of damages by them received and sustained respectively, by said Persons over and above the special benefits by them respectively received therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And estimate and appraise to the following ersons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of benefits by them received respectively by said Persons over and above damages by them respectively sustained therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And we also estimate, ascertain and determine that the following persons will receive an equal amount ofN dam ages and benefits in the premises, namely:
 Maria F. McElroy
 Herbert A. Shaw
 Bridgeport Land & Title Co. Robert FitzrOy
 Chas. P. Schmidt
 Hannah Hayden
 Frank J. Huda
 Fred M. Card
 William May
 Adopted, October 2, 1916.
 Approved, October 8, 1916.
 Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Patriarch or Prophet.

A man approached stand upon which some questionable looking fowls were offered for sale. What will you sell them for?' he asked of a shrewd, gray bearded farmer. q sell them for profits," answered the individual "Is that SOP" answered the customer in feigned surprise. "I'm glad to know they are prophets. I took them for patriarchs s''-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Seeing Double,

He-Why did you fail to recognize me in the street today? She-I didn't see you. He-That's strange I saw you twice. She-Oh, that probably ac- counts for it. I never notice a man when he is in that condition.-London Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Giant Monument to a Child.

Mount Grace, in Warwick, Mass, seems to be in way a giant monu- ment to a little child. According to tra- dition, the Indians captured a Mrs. Rowlinson and her child As the party were passing through the woods on their way to Canada the child died and was buried at the foot of the noun tain. The child's name was Grace. and the mountain has been Mount Grace ever rsince-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Democratic Caucus

Notice is hereby given that a caucus will be held at the Town hall Monroe center, on Saturday evening, October IA, 1916, at o'clock, for the purpose of nominating candidate for repre- sentative to the next General Assem- ply; also of our justices of the peace and town committee.
 Monroe, Oct. 4, 1916,
 Per order of Town Committee,
 F.. W. NHEEAEE. GhairmaD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Musical Spanish.


 In extent the Spanish vocabulary is far inferior to the English, though in richness of tone or expression the Spanish is ahead of the English, lan- guage. It is claimed that the pure Castilian is the most musical of lan- guages, the Italian not excepted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
All Business.

"Then I can be one of youn pupils ?"
 "Assuredly, sir, for 10 crowns a les son." said the great artist. And a favorite pupil for 2 crowns extra."- Puck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
During the Honeymoon

During the Honeymoon. 'I weigh 13O pounds. How much do you weigh, MT. Sweetey?" Together with my wife exactly 253 pounds And you aloneY
 "I don't know that We are always weighed together. Blaetter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09

Arizona Com. N 12k AlloueZ 67 Butte & Superior e3A Cal. & Arizona 743s Cal & Hecla 57O Centennial 20 Copper Range 65h East Butte 14A Franklin 8 Granby 89 Hancock 12A Indiana 3k Island Creek A Isle Royale 32 Lake 13A Michigan 3A Mohawk S9k New Arcadian 6H North Butte 21 North Lake 2 Old Dominion 6S Osceola S7 Pond Creek IA Quincy 8S
 Shannon 9
 Superior & Boston AZ U. s. Smelling, ex. div. 72
 do pfd. 51A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09

The daily winter or dry season range of temperature in Cuba is from about Go 50 S5 degrees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Winter In Cuba.

Constancy of purpose is certainly one of the se.rets of success
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires ot T. L. Watson & Co.,. Bankers and Brokers. Corner Main and John Stu, Bridgeport. Conn. Members of Nev York Stock Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
Poiiteness. 6.

PoIiteness. "Politeness pays" "So they say. think the profits run mostly to deferred dividends. Pitts burgh Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
BOSTON Si

Boston 1:60 D. m. lI.,,., .tep0rte8 Over Private Wire of T. l.
 Watson q co,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09

ADYERTIsR. .IN.MHE-EARAER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-09
THE GREATEST FOOD VALUE FRISBIE'S PIES.

The most economic dessert. Sold at all stores. Try them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Eldora News in Brief.

Special 10 lIlSS-tt"i'L
Eldora. Nov. Airs. Clara Jones and
her brother, Charles Baskin. are home
from a few days business visit in Chi
cago.
Thomas Walton, a former resident OF
this county and at one time supervisor
here. having resided in Providence
township, and who with his family
moved to Charles City several years
ago, expects TO leave next week with
Mrs. Walton for points in California
where they will spend the winter.
Farmers in this county are fast mn
ishing the harvesting Of the corn crop
In nearly every instance reports come
that the quality of the cereal is fine and
the yield fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. ". Zeiger, former
residents Of Eldora, now living in Car
ner are here for visit with relatives
and friends.
c F. Susmiich. who has been looking
after MS land interests al different
points in Minnesota. returned home
Friday.
Announcement has been made OF the
coming marriage of Miss Ruth Brick
man and Dr. ". H. EanTiger, both Of
this city. The marriage is TO take place
kNov 10. They are among Eldoras best
Young people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Grit Always Wins.

Gri. is the thing that counts. We
81! Know young men who are hanging
around. waiting for father to slip out
of his old shoes. AS il pair of old
shoes ever made a man out OF loaf.
err Why, fathers shoes are ten sizes
too Dig for any man that thinks
money somebody else has earned will
make him gentleman! Grit is what
these young chaps need, whether they
know 1t or not. The day will come
when the only man the world will
count worthy of its respect viii be the
man who does things, even If he is
forced to shut his teeth hard to keep
back the groan Of pain. Folks used
to think that the only real soldier was
the man who marched away to the
sound of fife ana drum, to shoot and
kill and destroy. 1t is not so.-Farm
Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
IOWA MEMBER OF NATIONAL
COMMITTEE PREDICTS A BIG
LEAD FOR 6. O. p. CANDIDATE.
PREDICTIONS BASED ON
RELIABLE INFORMATION
Says New York and illinois Will Roll
Up Big Pluralities For Republicans,
and Kentucky and Missouri Will
Repudiate Wilson - Forecast Gives
Hughes 500 Electoral Votes.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Chicago. Nov. 4.-The election o.
| Hughes and Fairbanks by emphatic
majorites was predicted today by John
| T. Adams, of Iowa, of the republican
national campaign committee. in the
| first statement he has made during the
progress of the campaign.
i base this prediction upon informa-
ton from reliable sources in the several
states" the statement reads Ohio ana
Wisconsin,. which ten days ago seemed
doubtful. now are, certain for the re-
publican ticket. Kentucky and MIS-
souri,. normally Democratic, will be
found this year in the republican col
umn.
Illinois, the backbone of the middle
west, will give Hughes majority APP
provimating 10000. The Hughes vote
in New York state will not fall below a
plurality of 100000
The Adams forecast gives the vote by
states as follows:
For Hughes.
California, 10; Connecticut. {; Della
ware. 3: Idaho. 4 :; Illinois, 30: Indiana.
10: Iowa. 10: Kansas, 10; Kentucky. Is;
Maine s; Massachusetts, Is; Michigan.
Is: Minnesota, IL: Missouri. Is; New
Hampshire, 1. New YORK. 40: NCrtn
Dakota. ,: Ohio, "a; oregon, ), Penn
syivania, 3s: Rhode Island. ): South
Dakota 3: Utah. 4 Vernon. A.: Wash
ington, !. West Virginia. s: Wisconsin.
Is. wyoming. s. Total, $50.
For Wilson.
Alabama. IL; Arkansas >; Florida, s.
Georgia. IA; Louisiana. 10: Mississippi,
10. North Carolina, ~; south Carolina,
:; Tennessee. IL: Texas. 20; Virginia,
u. Total l2G.
Doubtful.
Arizona, 8: Colorado s; Maryland S;
Montana. 1: Nebraska. s: Nevada 3
New Mexico. 3: Oklahoma. IL. Total
10.
AS this presidential campaign draws
to d close the statement of Mr. Adams
concludes. 1t is plain to see that the
argument of the democratic managers.
'Hc has kept us out OF war has failed.
TIE intelligent voters of this country
understand that there has never been
the slightest danger OF war with any
European belligerent. except such dan
ger as might result from the vacifiat ting.
unneutral and un-Anerican policies Of
Woodrow Wilson.
Organized lahor Is realizing more
every day that the Adsrson act is
sold brict and experience has con =
vinced men who labor that the best la
Dor law In all the world Is republi-
car protective tariff"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Diseases Of Plants.

Parasitic diseases affect plants as
well as animals. but the problems Of
immunity Of plants have received lit
tie attention. From comparative
study Of healthy and diseased plants
r. w. Thatcher has now brought out
the interesting fact that there are two
types of resistance or immunity. In
one. the engines or other active sub
stances excreted by the hyphae Of the
growing parasite are antagonized by
the tissue material Of the plant at
tackled; and In the second, the infect
ed tissue is so sensitive that it is
killed at the point Of entrance Of the
parasite, which is thus starved to
death from failure Of its supply Of
food material.