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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22

The steamship Monterey of the
Ward Line, which passed Sandy Hook
at 7:05 last night, reported by wire-
less that she was returning. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22

The suit brought by the Hammer
stein Amusement Co. against the
Keith vaudeville interests has been
settled out Of court
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22
as' s Nm 81 DILLOS % so; { e.s IT.
Hartford Paris
Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners
Advanced Spring Styles

WE ARE SHOWING EVERYTHING
THAT IS DESIRABLE IN SATIN
COVERED HATS, STRAW HATS AND
CHIFFON COMBINATION HATS,
Z TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED, RE
TAILED HERE AT WHOLESALE
nprrsE.c X - y X y = y
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22

The steamship San Guglie1mo, of
the Italian line, arrived at New York
from Genoa and Naples.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22

SO and 40 inch Fancy White Goods fine sheer quality
all the new styles and paids. .25c yd.
SO inch White Shifting Madras, fine mercerized quail
y excellent for boys bouses waists and dresses 15c yd
80 inch White and Flesh Color Crepe Plsse excellent
for undergaments These the best quality that sell
regular at 25c yard The for this low price they
10 to 20 yard lengths and offering them at Ice yd
SO inch fine soft quality Long Cloth for making under
garments at .15c I'd.
f36 inch Mercerzed Poplins just what you want for
MILDLY Blouses Boys Waists Separate Skirt at the
special price .19c yd.
Long Cloth, 10 yard pieces soft chamois finish for
derwear.
10 Yard Pieces 10 Yard Pieces
$1.1O PC. $125 pc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22
Observation-Disclosures.
Ioo1 .M.4- S. - f<s .2abaa9 -A~
Bridgeport; Busy GaM-Sa~~
White Goods

If you want white, you will be pleased with
our assortment.
Here are but few of the many savings we
are offering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22
ColOred Wash Goods

80 inch Romper Cloth, heavy durable quality for
children wear and house dresses, full range of pat
81 inch Dress Bingham in full range of Styles plads
and checks and plain colors 12ac yd
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-22

'Otal $1,8O9,O18 "a
he following is list of the esti-
ted receipts in the first district, to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
VOLUNTEER FOR GOOD ROADS
We Can Have Anything Good II We
VIII Get Together and Work
Hard for Desired End

Why, bad roads, even, is a moral
question Why should men wade in
mud and punish their beasts when
they have the power to prevent it5
Tt is moral in that we fail to use to
advantage the powers and possibili-
ties that God has given US, writes r.
T. Beasley in Progressive Farmer.
We can have good roads if we will.
We can have any good thing If we
will-communfties acting together.
Half dozen men could volunteer to
delegate themselves as leaders in a
good roads movement and the people
soon would follow them.
A million volunteers viii rush &c
arms to shoot down a million others
who have done them no harm; why
should not some volunteer to be lead.
ers in the rOmances of peace and
progress?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

sage to you from the Unseen World ~
Charges collect 1 reckon" the
Ranger grinned
Strange waved aside the suggestion.
1T came unbidden, and 1 pass it on
for what it's worth" As Dave turned
away, he added, hastily, Its about a
skeleton in the chaparral, and a red
haired woman"
Dave stopped; he eyed the speaker
curiously. go on" said he.
But a public street, Strange ex-
planned, was no place for psychic dis
cussions. Dave agreed. When they
were alone in the fortune-telling par
lOr," he sat back while the medium
closed his eyes and prepared to explore
the Invisible. After a brief delay Phil
began:
Il see a great many things-that
woman 1 told you about, and three
men. One Of 'em is you, the other two
is Medcans. You're at a water hole
in the mesquite. Now there's a shoot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
What Did He Mean7

Until three o'clock this afternoon
Warden Hanley Of the Tombs prison
was a perfectly cOntented warden, says
a New York correspondent He had
been told twice during the morning
that a man with a frock coat and 2
silk hat had called to see him. and as
the man was TO return at three O'Clock
Mr.. Hanley cut short his tour Of he
prison and returned TO his Office He
found that the caller had called. fumeG
and finally left this note: Thirty
years ago my father. who was OF me-
dunn height and undoubtedly punctnaI,
was employed as a heat denunciator IN
a metal mill in Pittsburgh. For years,
or at least for a considerable time, he
told no one. However, IT was common
rumor. Now. after all these years,
does It seem that a man would DELHI
erately take any such actions What
would be his motive? I ask you as
a humanitarian to discuss this with no
one. Merely use 1t for your own s1for-
nation and proceed likewise. leave
for Pittsburgh at four O'Clock, but trust
you implicitly.-A Friend" At q late
hour Warden Hanley, having read the
note through 90 times. was reading II
through for the ninety-third time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
MOVED WELL INTO THE ROAD
Experience of Ezra TetIoW Proves
That Hole in the Ground Is Not
Always Permanent Fixture.

There is the old story about the man
who pulled up a well and took it to
a more desirable location; and an
other about the man who took up a
well, sawed it in sections, and used
one of the sections for a land roller.
They were exaggeratiOns, but the ex-
perience of Ezra TetlOw proves that
a well cannot always be cIassed as
a permanent fixture. Ezra had a
well in front of his house. 1t had
never been a success as a well. Ezra
wanted it filed up. One way would
have been to haul stones or earth and
use the material to fill IT. But Ezra
had no team.
So he went at it with a shovel.
Working on the side Of the well next
to the road. he began to dig and to
throw the dirt into the well. He kept
this up until ne had filed it, which
was not difficult job, as the well was
rather shallow.
But when the task seemed finished,
Ezra found that he had made a new
hole by the side Of the one he had been
filling. There was but one thing to
do; he proceeded TO fill it in the same
manner. OF course, this resulted in
still another excavation, which in turn
received similar treatment.
As all of Ezra's digging had been on
the side of the well nearest the road,
the result was that the hole in the
ground was finally moved out into the
highway.
Judson Tolliver was commenting on
the exploit one day down at the Cor
Lers. "Queer thing Ezra did" he re-
marked. ''You know that old well
that stood in his front yard2 Well,
sir, he's moved it thirty feet from
where it was; moved it clear out into
the roadI"
How'd he do it7' inquired another
representative citizen.
you'll have to ask Ezra" replied
Judson- But he did it. sure enough.
I saw the well In the road yesterday,
and 1 saw the track he made movin'
it. The thing plowed a furroW four
feet wide all the way."-You.h's Com
paniOn-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Sublime Orders

Colonel Cork was, as colonies go,
not a bad old stick to have about a
regiment, says London Ideas Recent
II he had three men Of his company in
to help him remove the grand piano,
and, as this gift Of Aunt Eliza's was
Of hefty build, he signed blank order
that the men might obtain beer from
the canteen; leaving the amount there
Of for the warriors to ill In them
selves.
Here was a dispute.
"Put down six pints." suggested
Private Dumps.
More Ike a barrelI" growled one
Of the others.
But at last the sergeant came along
with the right idea He filed the pa
Per up thusly:
please ill these men with beer"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Causes Of Nervousness

There is an article on the care of
children in the Woman's Home Com
panion in which the writer SAYS:
Nervousness sometimes is the re-
suit Of some physical defect. MaInu-
triton, anemia. defective eyesight, bad
teeth or adenOids may be the predis-
posing cause. Nature offers the best
cure. Plenty OF nourishing food and
wholesome outdoor life are essential.
and these children should be encour-
aged TO play and TO take regular ex-
ercise, such as walking, rowing and
swimming. Real country life is always
the best, and camping is a cure in it
self. first for the outdoor life and
healthful exercise and, second, be
cause the nervous child needs the com
paniOnship Of other children"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
PROPER WORKING OF A DRAG
Rules From Highway Magazine Tell
How to Get Best Results-Drag
Whenever Possible.

If q dirt road is properly built, the
road drag will keep IL in good con-
dition- Like any other work there
is a best way TO do 1t. These rules
from the Highway Magazine, tell how
TO get the right results.
use a light drag.
Haul it over the road at an angle
so that a small amount Of earth is
pushed toward the center of the road.
"Drive a team at a walk.
ride on the drag; do not walk
begin at one side of the road, re-
turning up the opposite side.
drag the road as soon after every
rain as possible, but not when the mud
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Copyrights By Harper : Brother.
CHAPTER xIv-continued.

Heaven knows! Out in the barn
or under the house" Taking advan-
iage or the dreSSmaker'S momentary
absence from the room, Paloma con-
unued In whisper: 81 wish you'd talk
10 DAD and see what you make of him.
hes absolutely-queer. Mrs. Strange
seems TO have peculiar effect on him.
Why, it's almost as if
"What?"
Well, 1 suppose I'm foolish, but
I'm beginning to believe in spells. You
Know, Mrs. Strange's husband is sort
of-necromancer."
How silly"
There was no further opportunity
Tor words, as the woman reappeared at
that instant; but a little later Alaire
went in search of Blaze, still conSid-
erably mystif1ed. AS she neared the
farm buildings, she glimpsed a mans
figure hastily disappearing into the
barn. The figure bore q suspicious re-
semblance to Blaze Jones, yet when
she followed, he was nowhere to be
SEEN
MIR. Jones !" Alaire called She re-
peated BlaZe's name several times
then something stirred. The door of q
harness closet opened cautiously, and
out of the blackness peered Paloma's
father. He looked more Owlish than
ever behind his big, gold-rimmed spec
tacles. what in the world are you
doing in there?" she cried.
Blaze emerged, blinking. He was
dusty and perspiring
Hello, Miz Austin!" he saluted her
with a poor assumption of breeziness.
Il was fixin' some harness, but I'm
right glad to see you"
Alaire regarded him quizzically.
What made you hide?" she asked.
''Hide? Who, meY"
Il saw you dodge in here like a
gopher"
Blaze confessed: ct reckon I've got
the wil1ies. Every woman 1 see looks
like that dressmaker."
"PalOma was telling me about you.
Why do you hate her SOP
II don't know IS I hate her, but her
and her husband have put jinx on
me. They're the worst people 1 ever
see. Miz Austin
You don't really believe in such
things?"
Blaze busted off a seat for his visi-
tor, saying: AZ never did till lately,
but now I'm worse than a plantation
niger. / tell you there's things in
this world we don't sabe. wish you'd
get Paloma to fire her. I've tried and
failed. 1 wish you'd tell her those
dresses are rotten"
But they're very nice; they're love
ly; and I've just been complimenting
her. Now what has this woman done
to your"
1t seemed impossible that a man of
Blaze Jones character could actually
harbor crude superstitions, and yet
there was no mistaking his earnest
ness when he said:
81 amt sure whether she's to blame.
or her husband, but misfortune has
folded me to herself"
"How?"
well, I'm sick"
you don't look it"
81 don't exactly feel 1t, either, but
am. 1 don't sleep good, my hearts
actin up, I've got rheumatism, nv
stomach feels like I'd swallowed some
thing alive"
s"YOu're smoking too much,'' AIaire
affirmed, with conviction
But skepticism aroused Blaze's in
dignatiOn. With elaborate sarcasm, he
retOrted: 81 reckon that's why my best
team of mules ran away and dragged
me through q ten-acre patch of grass
burrs, Ell? It's a wonder 1 wasn't
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Home Refining Co., Oklahoma City, U. S. 4.
f fSS ;T' q $40 per Share
Oil Refining Stock cams the biggest dividends in the world
Between Friends.

Halle was great friends with a
neighbOr boy named Bruce. They lived
In the country and had a mile to walk
to school, and always went and re-
turned together. One day, after school,
Halle came home alone, Bruce having
stopped at his own home just below
our house He was in a disheyeled
condition, and, on being questioned,
confessed that he had been fighting,
and that he had come out second best
But" said his mother, in a puzzled
tone, 81 thought Bruce was your
friend"
eyes, he is" replied Halle, plaintive-
". 81 don't know what he would have
done to me If he hadn't been my
friend"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

but the other day I jabbed myself
with it and nearly got blood-poisonin'
This fellow, Strange, with his fortune
tellin' and his charms and his conjures,
has hOcus-pocused the whole neigh
bOrhood. He's gettin' rich off of the
Mexicans. He knows more secrets
than a parrot"
he is nothing more than a circus
fakir, Mr.. Jones'"
"Yes'm! Just the same, these greas-
ers d vote him into the legislature if
he asked them. Why, he knows who
fetched back Ricardo Guzman's body |!
He told me So"
Really" Alaire looked up quickly,
then the smile left her face After
moment she said, perhaps he could
tell me something want to known
NO, don't you get him started"
Blaze cautioned, hastily, cor he'll put a
spell on you like he did on me-
Il want TO know what Ed had to do
with the Guzman affair"
Blaze shook his head slowly. "WeIl,
he's mixed up somehow with Lewis
Dave thinks Tad was at the bottom
of the KILN, and he hoped to prove
it on him; but our government won't
do anything, and he's stumped for the
time bein'. I don't know any more
about Eds deaIin's than you do, Miz
Austin; all 1 know is that I got a ser
pent in my household and 1 can't get
shed of her. I've got a lapful of
troubles of my own
This is too occult for me- she de-
clared, rising. "But-Pm interested In
what you say about Mr.. Strange. If
the Mexicans tell him SO much, perhaps
he can tell me something. 1 do hope
you have no more misfortunes."
''You stay to supper" Blaze urged
Hospitality. ''I'lI be in as soon as that
tarantula's gone"
But Alaire declined. After q brief
chat with Paloma, she remounted
MOntrose and prepared for the home
ward ride. At the gate, however, she
met Dave Law on his new mare, and
when Dave had learned the object of
her visit to JOnesvilIe he insisted upon
accompanying her.
1t was early dusk when they reached
Las Palmas; it was nearly midnight
when Dave threw his leg across his
saddle and started home.
Alaire's parting words rang sweetIy
In his ears: This has been the pleas
ATTEST day 1 can remember"
The words themselves meant little,
but Dave had caught a wistful under
tone in the speakers voice, and fancied
he had seen in her eyes a queer, half
frightened expression, as of one just
awakened.
Jose Sanchez had beheld Dave Law
at the Las Palmas table twice within
a few days. He spent this evening la
boriOusly composing a letter to his
friend and patron. Gen Luis Lnnporfn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

is in such condition as to stick to the
drag.
do not drag a dry road.
drag whenever possible at all sea-
sons of the year.
''The width of the Travelled way to
be maintained by the drag should be
from Is to 20 feet; first drag a little
more than the width Of a single wheel
track, then gradually increase until de-
sired width is obtained.
always drag a little earth towards
the center of the road until it is raised
from 10 to II inches above the edges
of the Travelled way.
eff the drag cuts too much, shorten
the hitch.
1.-The best results for dragging are
obtained only by repeated applfca-
tion.'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
ARMY ENLISTINe ROAD MEN
Corps Of Thoroughly Experienced Spe-
cialists in Constructing Work
Being Organized.

Enlisted men with a knowledge Of
road building are being recruited In
the engineer reserve corps of the
United States army. This is the corps
OF experienced men which is being or
gained as a reserve body Of thorough
IL trained specialists in every branch
OF construction work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
HAY en- Ability

Capt Ian Hay. the English soldier
and lecturer. was praising in New York
the promptneSs and energy wherewith
America has attacked the submarine
danger.
In your country" he said, ability
viii out"
He frowned and added:
''In the old country ability viii cut,
tOo-at the elbows
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14


killed. I reckon I smoked so much
that 1 give a tobacco heart to the best
three-year-old bull in my pasture !
Well, 1 smoked him to death, all right.
Probably it was nicotine poisonin' that
killed twenty acres OF my cotton, too !;
and maybe if I'd cut out tobacco I'd
have hoated that bond issue on the
irrigation ditch. But was welded to
cigarettes, so my banks are clOsin'
down on me. SureI That's what a
man gets for smokiE'.''
"And do you attribute. all these mis-
fortunes to Paloma's dressmaker?''
The man nodded gloomily. ''That
amt half! Everything goes wrong.
I'm scared to pack a weapon for fear
I'll injure myself. Why, I've carried
a bowie knife in my bootleg ever since
] wes a babe in arms. yeu might say
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use of cutIeura Soap
and Ointment-TriaI Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall
ing hair is to get rid Of dandrun and
itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cut.
cura your everyday toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdT.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Real snorfInn blood

The hnd-hearted woman stopped to
reproTe the youngster who had chased
a cat up q tree.
you bad boyi Suppose you were a
cat, would you Ike to have anyone
chase you In that fashion,
Gee, wouldn't I. though, II I could
climb Ike that" said the youngster,
grinning.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Quality couats

It is not the number OF birds that
viii guarantee better results next sea-
son than you had last year, but the
quality of the birds raised
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
cn.a.ck sunerstItlnn-

Among the numerous superstitions
Of the Cossacks there is a belief that
they win enter heaven IN a better state
Of moral purity II they are personally
clean when killed In battle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
ENaneacencA

Does your family have any trouble
with servantsT'
NO" replied Mr.. CrossIOts, at don't
believe any OF them stay around the
place long enough to become really
troublesome"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Stock Selling Bonus

John, dear. I want one hundred ana
twenty-five dollars to invest in stock
Stock in whatT"
In the Mile Marie Millinery CON-
Pany. They give the most adorable hat
with every share OF Stcck''-Life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Horns Are Useless.

The time viii come when we shall
have hoFnIess cattle as we now have
thornless cactus. Horns are as useless
as thorns
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
stvIe In Emotion.

sHNow some scientific sharp says
there are styles in emotions" 81 be.
Heve It. I know some women who al
ways wear their dignity ruf1ed."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Red CROSS sroRX

Red Cross BAH Blue and what ~
viii do seems ike an old story, but itia
true Red Cross Bal Blue is all blue.
No adulteration- Makes clothes winter
than snow Use it next Eashday. An
good grocers sell it--Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Eou-EIu.bs-

Lots OF men find it difficult to live
up TO the salary they want their friends
to believe they are g.-CIacinnad
xmes-StR-.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

Il a man boards riches and enjoys
them not, he is a 1t companion for the
donkey that dimes on thistes when
grass is plenty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

Doesn't Interrupt Him.
Does your wife listen to your ad-
vice?"
Listen? OF course she does Ny
wife is very polite
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Obtain Best Results

Best results are obtained by drag
ging the road as soon as possible after
each rain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Mcclure communitv VsIue

The roads furnish a yardStick to
measure the value of any community
A settled country that is not worth a
good road is not worth living In.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

Always begin at the bottom ana
work up, young man, unless you CON
template digging a well.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Rad Rosse Hina-ne.

kets, better schools, better churches,
better living.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Iffe a MachInenl

A welI-made hinder or mower ought
to last ten years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
Save the Babies

MEANT MORTALITY is something hardly
al
or nearly oneqgrs die before years thfyeve1
they ffteen 0
We DO not
Neither
Drops and soothing sold for
deadly
of H.F1e
it contains Opistes
Genuine signature E<GZTZZ[ZzS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

Jose Sanchez had beheld Dave Law
at the Las Palmas table twice within
a few days. He spent this evening la
boriOusly composing a letter to his
friend and patron, Gen. Luis Longorfo.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-02
HOUSE WIVES WRITE 1T

Housekeepers are invited to send
us suggestions for economy in the
management of the home, whether
it applies to cooking, washing, cloth
ing or whatever it may be that will
help solve the problems of the great
economic changes confronting us.
Our office force find it hard to
keep up their work and have prac-
tical things for the home economics
department that do not become mo-
notonous, and that do not border
too much on the impractical. Most
of the recipes for cooking deal with
things found in the kitchens and
larders of city homes rather than
homes in the country or little towns,
and again, the present situation re-
lating to foodstuffs calls for compil-
ing recipes emitting the use Of
things that are to be tabooed be-
cause of the desire of the food COM
mission to cut down their use.
If you have an idea to contribute
to the rest of the population Of the
county, please send it in. tt