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The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
The Fire Eiend Says:

love to think of the boys and girls Who play with matches slyly. If they don t mind. Some day they Il find Experience bought highly.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17

The Athletics started at 2:30 0 clock. The first event was the 50 yd. dash for boys under l2 years of age. Joe Mer- cer Bennett represented Dermott and finished up almost T tie but just little behind. winning second place.
 The next event was the l0o yard dash. Dick Lane won it with ease in Il seconds. record that will be hard to beat by grammar school boy.
 The 220 yard dash came next and Dick Lane also won that in an advance of at least ten yards. in excellent time
 The 40 yard dash was feature of the program. Elmer Rynum tor Doogl was slow about getting off and it looked pretty bad for him until little "kisyi. " but vicious one. jumped from some where behind and set up series of harks and yeips. then started after the racers. Doog looked back once and then picked up hke Tin Lizzie and finished the run fully ? yards ahead The re suit was that the Dermott team scored another victory and proud Doog walked away'with gold medal for first place
 Robert Smith scored d hit when he exceeded his jumping record by seven inches. At four feet seven inches there were only two left in the high jump. Robert Smith from Dermott and big Bryan Riggs of Eudora All the ladies crowded around Robert and de clared him the most graceful jumper on the field. That must have had some effect on Bob for he started to jump ing higher than he ever did at home. When the bar was raised to five feet an enthusiastic Lake Village lady stated that she would give Robert five dollars if he would beat the brawny Eudora boy. Robert had two trials and when he heard SUCH encouragement. he cleared the bar by three inches. then jumped five feet one, but could TO no higher having beaten his former record seven inches. We are proud of Robert and are certain he would have won first place had he jumped against one nearer his size.
 The Broad Jump was also won by Big Bryan Riggs of Eudora, but Vic tor Bulloch scored third place.
 The three-legged race was lost on account of pair falling down ahead of our pair and tripping them up We won second place however Elmer Bynum and Waldon Harrison were our pair.
 The Relay was won also by Dermott The team consisted of Dick Lane. Wal don Harrison and Elmer Bynum. Our team took the lead and held it all the way.
 The athletics were easily won as We made 30 points
 In the Literary division Lamar Stin- son won first place in Reclamation and May Berryman first in spelling,
 Cleola Duerson won third place in reading and Bessie Courtney third place in piano.
 Every one of our representatives won place, and scored 42 points to Lake 1 Villages 43. We lost the other point by not having representative in voice, and there was no opposition against the Lake Village contestant.
 Mrs. Duerson was the faculty repre- sentative and reported that the Lake Village people were excellent hosts and hostessess and the hospitality was in estimable.
 This was the first contest of this as- sociation and was decidedly success.
 J. D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-23

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-23
Borrow and Buy
Your Bow in France Does Not Offer Tenth of His
Life 70 His Country.

Y We OFFERS HIS ALL. When he goes over
+ the top OF the trench, into the hel-on-earth
II Il of No Mans Land, he offers the magnificent
sacrifice of egeryhing he has and everything he u.s. tie
does this that you, your wife and your children may
live in security
The need for argument buying Government
bonds has passed. There can be no argument when
you are simply asked to lend your money on the best
security in the world at four per cent to aoe 6l00dhed
and suffering.
DELAY COSTS LIVES---TIIE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
~ STOCK MARKET
~


 New York, Sept. Slack of gen eral selling coupled with the reputed unwieldy dimensions of the short. 1n- terest encouraged the bulls to bid up their favorites sharply in the stock markets early dealings today. Most of the representative specialties scored gains of a half point or more with the rise in some Indicating that stocks were in scant supply at current figures. Steel, Crucible, General Mo tors, International Paper, Sugar, the oils and tobaccos were foremost in the rise.
 Heavy sellinIg of General Electric, Bethlehem Steel B and Pullman, with further liquida ton lin New York Cen tral and Ametican Telephone caused a sharp reaction in the markets later dealings. General Electric was off eight points, Bethlehem. Steel B four, Telephone two and other issues lost from half to @ point. The selling of General Electric and Pullman came at 8 time when the market was showing an advancing tendency and the lack of explanation: for this liquidation offset all other considerations so that the bears had matters their own way when once more they attacked prices.
 Tn the final dealings supporting or ders were distributed and the market rebounded strongly all around The closing was firm. Liberty bonds were quoted at 99.84 to 99.92.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

E Every person, firm or corporation (resient or non-resident) liable to tax ation on real or personal property in the Town and City of Bridgeport on September l. 1917, MUST FILE with the Tax Commissioner 8 sworn state- ment of all taxable property owned by such person, firm or corporation in the Town and City of Bridgeport. on specially printed lists furnished by the Tax Commissioner. Such lists must be filed during the MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1917.
 FAILURE SC to do will compel the Tax Commissioner to make out such lists from the best information obtain able, to which a penalty of ten per cent. will be added as by law required
 LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if each parcel of Real Estate is not separately listed, and properly describ- ed, giving metes and bounds; street number of lot number. Buildings thereon must be entered separately from the land value.
 FAILURE to file a list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief. Lists may be obtained at the office of the Tax Com missioner, Room g. City Hall, during the month of August.
 HOURS: a.. m. to p. m. daily. o. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday.
 A. F. CONNOR,
 Tax Commissioner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
NEW ENGLAND's PEACHES

Many housewives do not realize that it is not necessary to use sugar in canning peaches when the barrel is empty and prices are high
 Tn peach district there may be an abundance of peaches and a lack of sugar. Can without sugar and sweet eH the product to suit the taste when ready to use.
 Canning without sugar-Scald firm fruit to remove the skins. Cold dip and pack whole, in halves or slices in sterilized jars. Fill the jars with boiling water. Partially seal and cook i1 the hot water bath for 30 min utes. Peaches canned by this meth cd may be used for pies and other desserts or served like fresh fruit with cereals for breakfast.
 Tomorrow you will be given the promised recipe for substituting a small quantity of common table salt for a large quantity of sugar Do not fail to try this recipe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
DEMOCRACY MAY BE APPROVED BY
 NIPPON PEOPLE
Terauchi Cabinet Is Criti. cized for Support of
 Bureaucracy

Osaka, Japan, Sept. 6.-The trend of democracy in Japan is discussed in a leading article by the Osaka Main ichi, which questions the policy of the Terauchi Cabinet because it is "eager for the preservation of clan and bu- reaucratic influence
 For our part" the paper says, Eve believe in a possibility of the har- monious existence side by side of monarchy and democracy in Japan. The throne has made it clear to the people that democratic principles should be made the basis of admins tration. In these circumstances there is no need for the surprise which seems to be evinced by Count Terau- chi and other bureaucrats at the news of the Russian revolution
 Great Britain, Japan's ally, the United States, Russia, as we'll as Chi na, are all countries of democratic sympathies, and so there is no justi- liable cause for fear if democratic ideas have caught hold of the Japan ese people. Even in Germany-a veritab1e stronghold of militarists and aucrats-democracy appears to be making steady progress
 The newspaper concludes: 'Not- withstanding the general tendency in the world in favor of democracy, the Terauchi Cabinet, which is eager for the preservation of clan and ,bureau- cratic influence, seems bent upon checking the growth of democratic ideas, contrary to the general current of thought throughout the world Even the leaders of political, parties protesting denlPcratic sympathies do not hesitate to bow their heads to bureaucracy. The position of demo- cracy in Japan, therefore, may well be imagined. The wisdom of the Ter auchi government in attempting to stem the rising tide of democracy is open to grave doubt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
SCHOOL METHODS

The, opening of the school year brings home to all families having children the question what the schools will do this year for their youngsters The children as the years 20 on will be closely examined and frequently the verdict is that the parents used to learn a. lot more in their schools years ago.
 Dissatisfaction is not confined to the homes At any educational con- ventiof you hear a lot of criticism to the effect that the schools do not get the results they ought to for the money spent. At the same time when it comes to suggesting remedies, there is a hopeless division of opinion. ;, Some faEor4 more manual training and practical studies to teach boys 7 and girls to use their hands more skfhuIly. Others would cut out all the manual training and go back to the old time Three R's,' which fitted girls and boys to be bookkeepers, but not to have any skill with tools.
 Feeling all this unrest. school au- thorities commonly try a good many experiments. If they hear that such and such school has had good re- ssults with a new penmanship system, out go the old,>books. and in comes the new sySteHh, hl lHe cosI oA tHe taxpayer. / The teacher and pupils alike have to struggle with the new method, winch 1Dr 4 time blocks their pr6gfeSs The results may be no bet ter. The recomnnendatfon on which they made the change may be the re- suit merely of some particularly eff cient teacher and not the particular method employed. So it goes in all branches of school work.
 The schools are criticized if they make changes, and they are criticized if, they don't make them and stay in the @9ds rFtpn4r "A ftere eaIl the one vital thin4s is getting competent teachers. A good teacher can make the children learn with any old system. But with one who lacks the gift of Interesting children. no matter how many changes in methods are made, the youngsters will follow the same old dus1 path.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
INTERNATIONAL
 EGG CONTEST

The total egg production in the 44th week of the egg laying contest at Storrs amounted to 3,359. This fig ure represents @ gain over the pre- vious weeks production of ,31 eggs and 68 eggs more than the produc- tion in the corresponding week last year. First honors for the week were won by Merritt M. Clark's Barred Rocks from Brookf1e1d Center, Conn.,, with 54 eggs. Francis F. LincoIn's White Leghorns from Mt. Carmel, Conn, were second with a production of 49 eggs, while two pens of Leg horns belonging to P. G. Platt, Wal hngford, Pa., and F. M Peasley, Cheshire, Conn.,, tied for third place with production of 46 eggs each
 Hen No. S23 belonging to George Phillips, Seymour, Conn.,, has dis weeks by laying unusually large eggs. During this period she has laid nine eggs weighing total of 1.67 pounds. On the weight basis these nine eggs are equivalent to 13 average eggs but according to the rules of the contest the bird can only be given credit for nine. It is interesting, in this con- nection, that these large eggs are not double yolked or otherwise abnor- naal. Perhaps the most interesting question arises from the fact that this bird s<has been laying normal sized eggs during the past several months. Just why she should begin to now lay very large ones is a matter that prob- ably no one can explain.
 The management has announced that up to the present time a total of more than 125 applicants for the next or seventh contest have been received. Needless to say, some of the appli- cants will have to be disappointed as there is only room for 100 pehs. f
 The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows:
 Barred Plymouth Rocks. Applecock Farm, Fitzwilliam, N-zH. =. lS43 Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Cen
 ter, Conn. .......... 1868 Michigan Poultry Farm, Lans-
 ing, Mich. .15S1
 White Wyandottes.
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Obed e. Knight, Bridgetons RI. 15os Jay H. Ernisse, Webster, N.Y...15O3 Joseph Moreau; Wallum Lake,
 R. I. 15OS
 Rhode Island Reds. Allan's Hard to Beat Reds, New
 port, R. I. ..,........-. ..... .1701 Hi1lview Poultry Farm, St. AL bans, vt ........... ..... Io1S Pequot Poultry Farm, Southport 1875
 White Leghorns..
 A. P. Robinson, Calterton, N. Y. 1852 J. o. LeFevre, New Paltz, N. Y. 17Ss Poultry Yards, Suffield,
 Miscellaneous
 Cloves & Sullivan, Cuff Wyan- dottes) Hartford, Conn. ........ 1886 Holliston Hill F. Farm (White
 Rocks, Holliston Hill, Mass .i1552 Obed G. Knight, (White Orping-
 tons), Bridgeton, R. l. ...... 1479
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
 SEWER PROPOSALS

Proposals will be received by the Paving and Sewer Commission of said city, at office of secretary, Room No. IS, City Hall, until "Wednesday, Sep- tember 18th, 1917, at 2:30 o'clock p. m., for the construction of sewers in the following named streets: Westf1eld avenue,
 East Main street.
 Prof1les and specifications can be seen at office of cit yengineer, Room No. 15, City Hall.
 Certified check for ten per cent. of amount of bid must accompany pro- posals.
 The commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
 THE PAVING AND SEWER COMMISSION
 Bernard Heating. Secretary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
CAUTION

The gas is inflammable and explo- s1ve so no fire, lighted lamp or cigar should be allowed near until the fumes have disappeared. Fumes should not be inhaled as headache ana a worse illness may result There IS no great danger from carbon bi- sulph1de if handled with reasonable precaution. Carbon bisulphide may be bought at a drug store for from 4o to 50 cents per pound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
PROPOSALS REQUESTED

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Architects until 12 o'clock noon, Friday, Sept. IA, 1917, for that portion of the Fire Head quarters Building known as Chemical House, No. 1, Middle St., this city. Plans, specifications and instruc- tions to bidders can be obtained at the office of the Architects.
 DAVIS & DANE,
 1924 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn.
 I 6 s*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires of z. l.. Watson q Co, Bankers and Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta, Bridgeport. Conn. Members of Now York Stock Excnange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

Tas arvstoaf 5& AdhinS railroad is en- prSy1lfS awotten f6S fiir mems places wao are going to War ' IT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

Great stuff, the Russian army. where the officers do the fighting while the soldiers keep back out of harms way and offer advice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The poor fellows with an income of a million year look pretty blue when if is suggested that they rub along through the war with only $5O0,0OO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
PATENTS

FRED II. BOWERSOCk, B. 0. E., LII. B. Attorney and Counsellor at Law in Patent and Trademark Causes. Solicitor of Patents. 925 Main St.. Suite 20. Phone HE Bar mum. 14 years practice in New York city. New York office. No. ? Rector St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

German aviators resumed droppinr poisoned candy in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
.I:-: Finance, Real Estate Insurance =:
of Finance

The usual midsummer dullness has been emphasized by general market conditions. Dealers report small { counter business but investors and bankers in general have been awaiting definite announcement regarding the next Liberty Loan.
 ,l&Accordipgsto thesjWaM Street Jour nalse niIatiopedhez eembined average ofeforty gh grade issues in Sg.19 for August 2S, 1917, compared with So.19 July 2S, 1917, and s3.sS August 2S, 1918.
 Very little new financing has been announced and the few issues offered to the public in the form of short term notes. At the present time there seems to be stronger demand for one year notes as the major portion of the financing has been confined to two wear maturitiess. The more important Issues for the month include: $ 5,o00,o 900 Electric Auto Lite Cor
 6To Notes, 191s-1919. 10000. 900 Great Northern Railway
 5To Collateral Notes, 1920. 10000, 900 Canadian Northern Rail-
 x way 6% Notes, 1918. 1.boo. .ooo American Cotton oil Com
 pany 54o Notes, 1s1s' 2,5oo, 900 Georgia Railway & Pow .- CT isSSS Collateral Notea 1920. 1
 100000 Bufralo General Electric
 sGS Convertible Deben. Z. lures, 1922.
 10, 900, ooe Sinclair: Oil & Refining
 Corporation 7ad. Notes, 1920 4 i 900 .ooo Texas Poweri& Light s9S- ,- Secured Notes, 1919. ( a.5eo;000 volumbus (Ga-) Electric Company s9o Notes. 1919. ..eoo.Soo United. hailways $ axElse-
 tible Notes, 1922.
 1000. 900 Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power sS6 Bonds.
 1919.
 7o. 100000 Lehigh Power Securities
 Corporation 69o Secured
 .S Notes, 1927.
 / 300. 900 Reading Transit & Light
 e%o Secured Notes, 1919. 100000 Utah Power & Light s%
 Secured Notes, 1919. .soO.000 West Virginia Traction & At Electric 6% Secured
 Notes. 1918. ''N ,S 2 5oo.ooo Union Tank Line 5%a Equipment Notes, 191S-
 1920.
 1000 900 West Penn Power Conn Pfc. sI apany 6%o Collateral Notes --t of 0s -----=-77s-R's I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The only classes of people who have not demanded exemption yet are the Grand Army and Confederate vet erans and the Boy Scouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

No matter what you want try The Farmer Want Col u1nn. aa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
PLANO TUNING

TUNING-service that is ex.- pert and reliable. Phone BarnuHr 1920. Your order will receive prompt attention. Roland E. Hap1. sole agent--Kroeger Pianos and Player Pianos. 11ls Broad street
 B2S assp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
WINDOW SHADES

WINDOW SHADES o9 every descrln6z aon- Estimates cheerful1y Ezvsn.
 Neuss 6 Veughn. Corner Broad asad State EtreetR -.---------ss---
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
BOSTON STOCKS. Boston 1:s0 P. M. Prices Reported Over Private Wire to T. L.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The boys won't feel in good form in their new school suits until they have rolled them around thoroughly in the dirt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
 PRINTING
HAT REBLoCkING
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

MORTGAGE NOTES and Commercial paper bought and sold. Mortgage foreclosures stopped at once. Lester c. Lowe, Room 4o9, Warner build- ing, Tel. 22S Noble.
 b g ass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The Municipal market was quite active with a good demand from pri- 'yate investors, estates and institutions This demand was ,occasioned in part by the talk of taxable government lean and the fact that munic pals have reached the level of prices rul- ing at the outbreak of the war. 1phe following municipal sales oc- cured aHafnB tfEs e9f5 mssashl mfassshl1 whi'h are . 5000, 900 State Of California Serial
 Serial 41ks.
 100000 State Of Tennessee l
 year ebs. N 1.25e, ooo City of Waterbury, Conn., ~ Serial Al hs. s $50, 900 westchester County, New laaAio Work, sSefial I4hs.~ iIst 2Wsooo .Etmrannati, a n0hio. School s ss- ''i9 District 20-4o optiona-
 4As.
 s5o,ooo Syracuse, New York, se-
 rial 45ks.
 5000 Nassau County. New York, Serial As. i ,235; ;000 Cleveland School District, Serial 59o Bonds.
 9$7.O0O Des Moines, Iowa, Serial
 59o Bonds.
 25 900 600 New York City 3h-6 Months Revenue Notes. 300, 900 State of Oregon Serial As. Practically all of the above bonds with various other numerous smaller lots have been placed with investors within the last thirty days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
FOR SALE

Four room house in Stratford, all improvements, with 60x100 lot, five minutes walk from car, we'll built house. Price $2,000. Cash $500. Call and look this over.
 ALFRED HI. CLARK & SON 1924 Main Street Room 400
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
GPEMAJIzsE

GOODYEAR SHOE REPAIRING co, 7e John St. and s4k Eass Main St. No connection with other so-called Goodyeax shops We call and deliver. Tel 1291. Winfield g. Black. Prop. U1 stf
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
LYMAN HOWE'S SHOW
AT GAYETY TONIGHT

The frozen regions of the Antarctic
which have spelled disaster, despair
and death for so many heroic explor.
ers viii be portrayed b. Lyman II.
Howe at the Gayety theatre tonight.
II is film that holds spectators
spellbound. In the most magnificent
way 1t reveals the almost superhu.
man efforts OF the supermen who
comprised Sir Douglas Mawsons Elk.
petition their equipment and strug.
glers OF. surmount the appalling condi-
tons on every hand,
Besides this feature, Howe travel.
ers' will also journey through Yose-
mite National Park where cliffs rise
almost perpendicularly 5000 to S..
900 feet against the sky and where
cascades Of foaming water pour over
their beetling edges into valleys of
supreme loveliness. Scenes of very
spectacular nature will also be pre-
sented of the famous automobile hill
Climb over Giants Despair, Wilkes
Barre, Pa, where the racers are seen
hurting around the sharp and danger.
GUS curves at lightning speed. Many
other features will be presented, not
forgetting the rich humor of Howe's
clever animated cartoons which are
freely interspersed thruout the pro.
gram