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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
What Kept Her YOUNG,

know little lady, slim, bent, but
unlined by the years, who sits absorb
edly through all of the fashion open
ings of the great shops and watches
breathlessly as the models in their mar
velous gowns file past her chair. She
particularly loves the tuHe and be-
spangled evening frocks that the young
girls wear, and she tells us glowingly
of the wonderful color, my dear, and
the way it was madey' She couldn't
possibly wear the gowns that she adj
mtres SO. She couldn't afford them if
they were suitable, but she loves them
just the same.
"It's time" once heard a neighbor
woman say rather snifingly. that she
got over such vanity. She's old enough
to stop thinking about clothes"
The neighbor didn't stop to reason
out that it was the love Of clothes that
kept spark of youth in the heart OF
the little old lady-a divine spark OF
youth that kept her from being color
less and tired and wan. = Christian
Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Pay Up Now.

If you have SIS or more or less for
which you have no pressing need go
and pay debt with it. That is the
best use you can make Of money, IN
less you are naked Or starving. Now
is the time to obey the Bible injunc-
ton, cove no man anything" That
is in the Bible, but from the way some
debtors spend money they don't seem
to know it or care for it. If they have
a dollar extra it goes for a pleasure
or a convenience. The duty to pay
some one they owe never occurs to
them. Nor does 1t occur to them that
every unsettled debt is a drag. on q
community. Everybody has to pay in
terest on it.
People have to pay more for their
sugar and coffee because other people
owe the grocer and won't pay. 1t is
one Of the items In the high cost Of
living. And then there is a whole
some public policy in scattering the
money around. 1t will help find work
for some poor man and help some 9TH
er debtor pay his debt. So pay up now.
Ohio State Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
What Thrift Means.

Thrift is positively essential to sue
cess, and every American wants to be
successful A'man should put his own
name on his list Of creditors. He
should cut down his expenditures 10
per cent and pay that amount to him
self. Any business should pay 10 per
cent, and man should consider him
self business proposition which
should pay dividends, When he begins
to see this he will become thrifty. It
has been estimated that if man who
begins to work at the age Of twenty on
a salary of $50 month and receives
an increase of s. each year for forty
years will save 10 per cent of his sal
airy and invest it wisely or put it in
savings bank at compound interest, at
the end of that time he will be finan-
cially independent and can retire with
a comfortable income.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
AMER & A S. S.
ON VERGE OF WAR ~
PREPARES T%
Twenty Five Thousand
Physicians Are Wanted

New York, March 27.-Twenty-five
thousand medical reserve officers is
the goal of a recruiting campaign be-
gun today by the auxiliary medical
committee for national defense.
Twenty-Five thousand is not too
many to begin with,'' says a letter re-
ceived by President Henry G. Coe of
the medical reserve corps from Sur
geon General William G. Gorgas. The
basis of this estimate is 10 surgeons
for every 1000 men.
The medical reserve corps now
numbers about 5000, of whom 1000
have come in within the last eight
cen months.
A committee Of 10 physicians will
be appointed to study the plans fol-
lowed in England and France under
which the practice of doctors who
enter military or naval service is talk
en- over in their absence by physicians
who remain in civil life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
jmmlcrant, and che birth Rate.

Immigrants and The Birth Rate.
The figures given out by the census
bureau showing what Is described as an
astonishingly higher birth rate among
foreign born Americans than among
native Americans are perhaps not so
astonishing after all
II II common knowledge that the
families Of foreign born parents are
larger than purely American families
II Ii safe to say that they have been
for many years, though the figures now
published are the frst ever made by
the national government but persons
who are distinctly American in their
feeling, habits, prejudices, customs and
thinking continue to govern America
and lead the American people.
That the more rapid increase Of the
elements brought into the population
by recent immigration will have tend
ency to tnamericanize America Ia an
assumption that lacks support in ma
ti0nal experience. Our experience is
that America makes Americans of Eu-
ropeana.-St Louis Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
RECRUITING STATION
OF CONN. HOME GUARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY
HALL, THIRD FLOOR.

Recruiting officer continuously in
i'm charge from II a. m to 8 p. m.
All men between the ages OF 1T
and 60, not liable for service in the
National Guard are eligible to join
the Home Guard
Uniform and equipment Furnish
ed by the state. Pay while In active
service same as regular militia.
Recruiting officers: Hon. Clifford
b. Wilson, Dana r.. August. Fred
eric A Bartlett, George M. Bald
win. Nathaniel w. Bishop, Fred J..
Breckbill, Stephen p. Cronan, J..
j. Farmer, John, T King, John A.
Leonard, j. Alex. H. Robinson,
william e Seeley, Harry O. Stew
enson, Hon George w. Wheeler.
Schedule of Oficers in Charge,
March 26-31, Inc.
Tuesday, March 27th., Ill p.
M. ]. Alex III Robinson; Is p.
M, Hon. George w Wheeler; 81
p. M, Harry Q. Stevenson; 10 p.
m, John A. Leonard
Wednesday, March 28th. Iii
%. M, j Alex H. Robinson; Is
D. M, william E SeeIey; 81 p.
m. j. Alex Ell. Robinson; 10 p.
m. Fred j. Breckbin.
Thursday, March Goth, Ill p.
M, j. Alex. I'll. Robinson; Is p.
m, George M Baldwin, 81 p. m,
j Alex HI Robinson and Stephen
p. Cronan;; TO p. m, Dana r.
August.
Friday, March 30th, I'll p. M,
j. Alex III Robinson; is p. m,
Hon George w. Wheeler; Go p.
m, Frederick A. Bartlett. "
Saturday, March 31st., Ill p.
M, J.. Alex. III. Robinson; Is p.
M. Hon Clifford B Wilson; ST
M, j. j. Farmer; 10 p. m, Fred
. j. Breckbiu. &.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
The Great Secret.

The regulation Of our time is more
important than the effort to get mon
ey. When we know how to regulate
our time enough money will always
come. Earning living Is only mat
ter OF learning how to spend ones
time. And singular as this may seem,
l1t - not the time spent In earning q
living that counts SO much az the time
spent when we are not earning It, 1t
IS what you do when you don't have
ito do anything that tells In the hong
run.
When, therefore, you are not busy
trying to make both ends meet spend
your time in associating with million.
aires and people who have nothing to
Go but spend enormous incomes. You'll
be 10 millionaire yourself before you
know it. II you want to catch dis
CASE always expose yourself to it.
Life. la
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
canva. Water Bag. For Forestsrs.

A canvas water bag that can be car
ried conveniently On a pack horse is
used by members Of the United States
forest service when 1t is necessary to
transport water to places remote from
a regular supply for drinking and cook
ing purposes 1t can also be used to
quench incipient fires by means Of a
small hand pump carried along with
it. The container is made of heavy
cotton fabric without seams or patches,
rendered water tight by treatment with
q mixture Of parafln and turpentine.
Each bag has a capacity of ten and
three-quarters gallons Of water and
weighs when filled about ninety-eight
pounds. Thus pack load of two bags
weighs nearly 200 pounds, exclusive of
packsaddle and blanket.-Popular Me-
chanics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Worms Build a Great Dixie.

The famous Mont St. Michel, off the
north coast of France, is rapidly ceas-
ing to be an island. The reason, aA
told to the Academic des Sciences in
Faris by Messrs. Houlbert and Ca
laine, is that myriads Of urmellids,
those little sea worms which .incase
themselves in stony shells and are so
often found upon the shells Of oysters.
are building dixie across the entrance
to the bay, and behind this dixie the
sand is piling up with every tide. 1t is
estimated that this dixie is new nearly
two miles wide and from fifteen to
eighteen feet deep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Prevent illness.

. The laws Of health have, every .
. one, a penalty attached, and ig- :
; norance is never accepted by ma +.
: ture as an excuse. :
. Prevent illness. Build up the !
. natural defensive resources Of :.
. the body. Use the automatic !
. scavenger system with which !
. you are supplied, but do not !
. make the mistake of thinking !
. that you can neglect it at pleas :
: ure and then escape by whipping !
. At up with irritating drugs. Drink /!
. freely Of clear water. Eat to sat !
: tsfaction rather than repletion !
: and let the diet be of good bal !.
. ance. Never let the drudgery Of !.
. daily routine obscure the end for !
. which you live. A rush Of work !.
: is not legitimate excuse for pro- :
. gressive suicide. /.
: AS Pythagoras has wisely said, :.
: "Have thou moderation in al! :.
: things, keep myself from wild !
: joy and from wailing sorrow, !
: strive to hold thy soul In harmo- :.
! ny and concord, like the strings :.
!. of a well tuned harp" !
. 4. !. !. 4. !. i. !. i. !. 4. 4. 4. +. i. Il !.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
INTRUDERS NEAR ARSENAL.

Watertown, Mass, March 27-An
attempt by three men to enter the
Watertown arsenal reservation by
burrowing under a fence early today
was reported by Patrolman David A.
Thompson, who said he fired five shots
at the men after two of them had
fired at him. While the officer was
pursuing two Of the intruders, the
other ran through the fence hole into
the arsenal grounds, from which he
later escaped. His companions were
not CAPTURED
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Eiffx.Eiffx.

"My son." said the father impressive
y, ''you are. leading an absolutely USE
less life. For the last ten years you
have done nothing but squander time
and money"
That's all right, dad" replied the
unrepentant son. cit isn't asAif I was
asking you to bear the whole burden.
You just furnish the money and I'll try
to find the time st. Louis Post Dis
patch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
His Tart Retort.

It is on record that the Prince of
Orange, filed with rage because he
had been beaten at Fleurus, Leuze,
Steinkerque and Nerwinde. said, allud-
ing to the marshal Of Luxembourg:
Can it be that I shall never beat
that hunchback?"
How does he know that am q
hunchback?' said the French marshal.
Gle never saw my back; / always
saw hisv'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
ONCE, but VINO bnSk equally under the
radiance Of his beaming smiles.
Cauaht Him,

A small boy whose record for de-
pertinent at school had always stood
at hundred came home one day re-
Gently with his standing reduced to
ninety eight.
What have you been doing, my
son?' asked his doting mother.
Been doina7'' replied the young
hopeful. Been doing just as have
been doing all along, only the teacher
caught me this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Inquirer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Justio. Whit. . Great Walker.

Chief Justice White could give the
noted Edward Payson Weston good
handicap and beat him In q walking
match. Mr.. White brims over with
good nature, says Elisha Hanson In
Cartoons Magazine, and he is a well
come visitor on any street which he
picks for his ramb1es about Washing
ton. He probably KNOWS more women
and children In the poorer sections, be-
tween the capitol and the exclusive
northwest OF the city, than any other
Washingtonian. Frequently he is seen
, Srudsiug along tnxhe midst Of q lot Of
urchins, noaneo Of whom shows the slight
ct regard for the great Algntty At his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Times Change.

IT see that Fiji Flubdub, the actress.
Is SO temperamental that she swoons
at the odor of tuberoses. So her man.
agement has to watch her constantly"
"Um! Time brings great changes. !
knew her once. She was raised in
q block next to gas house. Elk
change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
MAY ENLIST WAYFARERs.

Boston March 27-The possibility
of obtaining recruits for the army,
navy and national guard from the
ranks of men who apply nightly for
food and shelter at the Wayfarers'
lodge, maintained by the city, mas
been recognized by Mayor Curley. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
The Optim;stic View.

- Ho OPtJnilstIC VIeW.
The Rising Young Artist-All that I
have accomplished in art owe to the
struggle for the necessaries Of life. The
Cartoonist-That's the way to look at
it-h the cost Of living goes high
enough you'll be greater than Michel
angelo.--Art Young In Masses. IS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Bacon and the Haconians.

Bacon and tho H2C0niane.
Bacon's greatness will save him from
the Baconiaps, and his grasp Of the
principles Of conduct and the organ roll
Of his noble style put him safely with
the masters, but one reads him in even,
ing dress. with the feeling that he is
dining with an ambassador.-Hamilt
w. Mabie in Outlook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
TO HELP STATE PREPARE.

Concord, N. H., March 27-GoW
Reyes to-day appointed a committee
on public safety consisting Of 100 citi-
Zens to cooperate with the civil and
military authorities in the work Of
preparedness. The committee in
cludes the mayors of all the cities
and the editors Of the principal news
papers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Feminine Discussion.

"He is rich
Gin that case / think l shall marry
him.
"He is rich in philosophy"
"Um! In that case he won't mind
it so much that l am, going to turn
him down."-Kansas City Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
encouragement.

The bashful youth had been present
ed to the vivacious debutante, and for
ten minutes he sat speeches., growing
redder' and redder and more embar
raised. At length the girl said sweet
ly. "And now let us talk of something
else"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Don't Do II Till They Arc Receipted.
How to cut your grocery, meat and
coal bills in half:
Use an ordinary pair Of scissors
Louisville Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

J. Franklin Bell, now commanding
the western department.
Northeastern department new,
Brigadier General Clarence II. Ed
wards, now commanding the troops
in the Panama canal zone.
Southeastern department (new),
Major General Leonard Wood, now
commanding the eastern department.
Central department, Major General
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

II understand that express trains are
not very popular in Scotland. 1 won
der why?"
"You poor dub! Don't you know that
a Scotchman wants to enjoy himself
as long as possible when he does spend
money ?'-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Her Taste.

1.-THE actress you were talking about
Ia crazy over free notices"
II should say so. Even when she
goes to lunch the first thing she orders
is Baltimore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Thomas H. Barry, its present COM
mander. f.
Southern department, Major Gem
eral John J.. Pershing, its present
commander.
Western department, Major General
Hunter Liggett, now in command of
the Philippine department.
The command of the Philippine de-
partment, which is being relinquished
by Major General Liggett, probably
will devolve upon Brigadier General
Charles j. Bailey. The command of
the troops in the canal zone will de-
volve on Brigadier General Edward
H. Plummer, now on the Mexican
border. ~
No. in the accompanying picture
is General Liggett; No. q, General
Bell; No. 8, General Barry; No. 4,
General Edwards; No. 5, General
Wood; No. 6, General Pershing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
RECRUIT HOSPITAL CORPS.

Chelsea, Mass, March 27-Recruit-
ing for the naval hospital corps and
the naval medical corps, is in progress
ct the naval hospital here. Enlist
ments are for a period of four years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Every age has its problem, by solv-
ing which humanity is helped forward.
Heinrich Heine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
One Reason.

Shell wonder why men lie so. He
Because their wives are SO blamed in-
Gutsitive-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Wi!lina, but Cautious.

Willing, but Cautious.
Eyes, my daughter eloped."
II suppose you will forgive the young
coupler"
mot until they have located place
to board"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Around tho Circle.

"In MY time" declared grandma,
girls were more modest"
II know" said tho fippant girl. TT
was a fad once. We may get back to
it."-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Nothing can be lasting when reason
does not rule.-Quintns Curt1us Rufus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK q SON.

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

The decentralization of command
involved in the recent important mill
tary changes in the United States
army is to become effective on May
IL. The commanding officers of the
six military departments after that
date will be:
Eastern department, Major General
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-05

by virtue OF certain deed OF trust.
dated July l 1915. and recorded in
the clerks once OF the Circuit Court
of Chesterfield County. and having
been required to do 90 by the note
holder. default having been made in
the payment OF a part of the debt.
will sell on the premises the follow
ing described property on
FRIDAY. JANUARY .. 1917.
at : O'Clock r. NJ
all OF that certain tract Of parcel of
land. with buildings thereon erected.
lying and being in Bermuda Magis-
terial District, in Chesterfield County.
Va. being lot No. 1. in Drewry's Blur.
as per plat recorded in
deed book la. page 257. In the clerk .
ONCE OF the Circuit Court Of Chester
field County. Va and being the same
to II. E. Brummsll By Car
rio A. Wilson and I. r. Wilson. her
husband, by deed dated July /. 1915.
and duly recorded.
Terms: Cash to pay expenses OF exc
cutting this trust taxes. insurance and
Ave notes of $40 (ten dollars) each.
with per cent interest per annum
added from July /. 1915.
X, A. BERGMAN.
Trustee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-05

have the half mile of causeway Inn
proved. Mrs. Ellyson had recon-
merded that the Virginia Legislature
be asked to do the same. Mrs. Light
foot withdrew her recommendation
4 Mrs. b. o. James. chairman OF the
membership committee, reported forty
annual members and seventeen life
members.
Mrs. DuEn's Report.
Mrs. John Dunn, chairman OF the
John Marshall House committee, gave
a very interesting report. l.l6S guests
have been received at the home In
the past year, 4s3 paid entrance fees.
and l40 attended on one day during
the Educational Conference In No
vember. She recommended that on
February 4, tho home be kept open to
visitors until O'Clock, as John Mar
shall took the oath Of ONCE OF chief
Justice on that day.
Virginia antiques. added to the
John Marshall museum. are as fol-
lows:
LONESOME pair OF old china vases.
from Miss Porterneld: a melodeon
used in Leeds Church. Fauauier
County-the church was built on land
GRANTED Chief Justice Marshall and
given the church by his son-the
melodeon Is the property of James
Keith Marshall Lee; a candeiab rum,
table, mirror. print of a portrait of
John Marshall. with a portrait. chair,
candlestand and desk. once belonging
to his sister. Jane Marshall.
Gifts-Blue prints and sketches of
monuments at jamestown, given by
Jonathan Bryan: a colorej print of
Inman's portrait of Marshall. given by
DR.. Leidy: two photographs of Old
Falls Church and one of Pohick
Church, given by Mrs. Brockett; a
photograph OF the portrait of Mar
shall by Jane Braddick. given by Mr..
Cook; an old clock from the Wash
ington branch of the A. P. v. A: a
letter written by John Marshall. given
by John Stewart Bryan; water
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-05
A. ?. Y. A. WORK N )
Fl0UR|SH|ne CONDITION
Added to Collectton-Au Present
OMicers Reelected.

Many valuable loans and gifts have
been received, many new members
added, and the existence of a comfort
able sum in the treasury was reported
by the Association for the Preserva-
ton Of virginia Antiquities, at the an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock in the John Marshall House.
Rev. Thomas Carey johnson opened
the meeting with prayer, and Mrs.
william Ruffln Cox presided until
Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson had read her
annual report
Reports Are Made,
Annual reports of the work of the
A. p. ". A. from January l, 1915, to
January 1. 1916. were delivered at the
meeting yesterday by the president.
officers and chairmen of the various
committees. The treasurer, Mrs, VIM.
c. Bentley. reported an increase in
dues and receipts with a decrease of
expenditures. leaving a balance of
sl,74s.02 in the savings banks. The
chairman of the jamestown commit
tee. Mrs. John B. Lghtfoot, r, ported
improvements in the sewerage system
on jamestown Island at an expense Of
$52S.00, elaving the island In q beau
tiful condition. A decrease was re-
ported in gate and souvenir receipts.
Mrs. Lghtfoot recommended that the
United States government be asked to
have q steel bridge constructed from
the island to the mainland and to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-05

:. Washington. Jan. food prices,
advancing throughout the year. took
per cent jump from October Is
to November Is. as shown in tables
prepared today by the Bureau Of La
Dor Statistics. Beef alone Of all the
staple goods grew cheaper. Ham, ba
con, rice. coffee and tea, however. re-
manned about the same.
Potatoes made the greatest price
gain. rising FL per cent in thirty days;
eggs and hour went up 10 per cent:
beans, II per cent; lard, 10 per cent,
and meal, per cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-05

Directory Board and O1nCesA 81.
Presfdent--Mrs. J. Taylor 1nl12
Vice. Presidents---Mrs 4. v. Na16
tine, Mrs. Joseph E. willard.s slet6x|
Emily Harvie, Mrs. VIM. Rufan a.
Mrs. 8. II. Halves, Mrs. John Ie(1Et
foot
Recording secretary---Mrs. h. o.
Washburn.
Corresponding secretary--MrA. &.
Enders Robinson.
Treasurer-Mrs VIM. c. Bentley.
Directory Board---Mrs. C. Al. Blan@
ton. Mrs. Hunsdon Cary Mrs. =.
Caskie Cabeli. Miss Matte p. Harris.
Mrs. Z. e. Moffltt Mrs Preston W.
holland, Mrs. VIM. T. Robins. Mira.
John II. southall. Mrs Henry Taylor,
Jr.. Mrs. g. G.. Valentine. Mra.
Samuel Fl. Younge. Mrs. Henry G..
Stuart. Mrs. John Dunn. Mrs. George
Ainsiey. Mrs. VIM. d. Thomas. sMr1.
p. Tabb West, Mrs Walter ChrfAtian.
Mrs. j. Aston Cabell. Mrs. Beverly 4.
Crump. Mrs. Jeffrey G.. A. Montague,
Mrs. Walter s. MCNEIL. Miss Frances
3. Scott. Mrs. N r. Savage, Mra.
Christopher Tompkins. Mrs. A., r.
Wilmer Mrs. 3. o. James. Miss Gailie
Archer Anderson, Mrs. f. B. Thomae~
son, Mrs. John K. Mason, Mrs. 81.
George Bryan. Mrs. J. Arthur LEROY.
Advisory Board-Mr. Edward VI.
Valentine. chairman Bishop A. NJ.
Randolph. Mr.. George Bryan, Mr.. 8.
II. Younge. Mr.. NJ NJ. MCGUIRE.
Bishop d. J. O'ConnelI. Mr.. Henry Fl.
Hutzler, Hon. J Taylor Ellyson. Hon.
Harry st. q, Tucker. Hon. Henry G.
Stuart, Colonel Archer Anderson.
Bishop r. a. Gibson. Mr.. VIM. O..
Stanard, Mr.. Hunsdon Cary, Mr..
John Stuart Bryan. Hon. ]. Aston
Cabell, Mr.. r. A. Lancaster. Jr., Dr..
Thomas c. Johnson, Mr. Eppa Hum
ton, Jr.. Mr.. Morgan p. Robinson.