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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
Primary Registration

The Registrars of Voters Of the City
of Bridgeport will be in session in
Room 2, City Hail. State street, from
Friday, August 8, to and including
Saturday, August II Sunday excepted)
for the purpose of enrolling those cleo
tors who may desire to participate in
the primaries to be held after this date
The Registrars will retain the names
Of those electors heretofore appearing
on the primary list. unless requested to
transfer or erase same.
All sessions will be from IL O'Clock
noon until 9 o'clock in the afternoon.
JAMES H. ROONEY,
WILLIAM LOUNSBURY,
General Registrars of Voters.
Bridgeport, July 80. 1917. PS0 re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

Tornatoes-s2.oo per basket, $3.50
per crate.
Lettuce-.6o-.75 per doz.
Carrots-.36-.40 per doz. bun.
Green Corn-$2.0 per 100.
PeppersE$1.oo-s1.25 per blu.
Cucumbers-.75 crate.
Onions-$1.50 per bu.
Cabbage-$1.00 per Dbl.
Green Corn-$2.5O per 100.
Blackberries-.15-1 per ct.
Beets--.40 per dog. bun.
Potatoes-$1.50 per blu, $4.25-$4.-o
per Dbl.
Apples-s2.0 per bu, $500 Dbl.
SquaBh--.30-40 per dog. bun.
Green Beans-.75-s1.00 blu.
Wax Beans-$1. 90 blu.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
A Clean Mouth.


~ The mouth and nose are the y
" busiest ports of entry for dis
" ease in the human body. The Y
" mouth. particularly when the y
" teeth are defective, retains many \
" germs that would produce dis
" ease, and the environment will y
" furnish that. which promotes y
" their multiplication The mu- y
" cous membrane of the mouth is y
" in itself quite resistful to dis
" ease germs, yet at times it be- y
" comes infected, and the pus y
" forming germs bore their way
~ into the bones of the face, pro-
" ducing long suffering and disfig- y
~ urement, and sometimes pro- y
~ coed until they destroy the life y
" of the Individual Through the y
" poisons that are produced by the y
" absorption from these centers Of y
" pus the vital organs of the body y
" are frequently disturbed. Dis y
~ ease of the intestinal tract, .
" which IS often secondary to in J
" fected teeth, even in its early .
" stages, is very distressing and >.
" has terribly depressing effect /.
" on the sufferer Long life. hap ,
" piness and prosperity depend ,
" much upon a clean mouth full of
W healthy teeth.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

'sThere goes man, who has, faced
death in every possible form without a
tremor.''
'sHe doesn't look like man who has
led a particularly adventurous life"
'sHe hasn't, but he goes to the NOV
les every night in the week."-New
York World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
NEW CORPORATIONS

Papers Incorporating the Feuer-
Saperstein Theatrical enterprises were
filed yesterday. The incorporates Of
the concern are, David F'euer, Joseph
Saperstein and Joseph Solomon The
concern, starting with 10000, the full
amount of capital authorized, will con-
troll the Hippodrome theatre in this
city and the Bristol theatre in Bristol,
Conn
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
SPORTING COMMENTS

They'll have to get new fence out
on the ball lot in Rockford, ILL.,, one
that won't catch fielder's glove
when he happens to run into it. The
performance Of Outfielder McCabe is
stiH being spoken Of among fans a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

the sales and mortgages fell off con-
siderably, go being recorded as COM
pared with 80 for the same week Of
last year and the mortgages amount
ing this year to s69, 1876 as compared
with 1897, 1893 for the last week of July,
1916. tl
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
sneed Of the promedarv.

The speed of the dromedary has been
greatly exaggerated, the Arabs assert
ing that it is swifter than the horse,
but eight or nine miles an hour is the
utmost that it is able to perform. This
pace, however, it can keep up for hours
together
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
An Admitting Spectator

ST never saw a man with truer eye
for measurement or firmer hand for
execution"
'You refer to a sculptorW
''No; to the butcher who cut a steak
for me this morning. ashington
Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
Riddles.

Solomon, king Of Israel, is said to
have been fond of riddles Riddles
were in favor with the ancient Egyp-
tians. They were especially used at
banquets both by Greeks and Romans
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
MwmmmwwMMMMwMMMmMs

Never mind about being better than
others; try to be better than You your
self were yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
WHOLESALE PRICES .
OF PRODUCE

FURNISHED by The Bridgeport Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Association,
Headquarters corner Wall and
Water streets.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
JULY REAL ESTATE.

The following shows the real estate
transactions in Bridgeport for the
month OF July OF the last three years:
Sales MORTGAGES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
Dr.ANDREW M. EWING

nose, skin, chronic and nervous dis.
eases of men. Office hours: 10 q.
m. to p. m. daily; 80 a. m. 70 I
p. m. Sundays and holidays
Is Fairfield Ave-, Bridgeport. Conn.
Phone 1S40
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

General satisfaction is expressed
over the decision of President Hickey
of the American Association to use
six umpires instead of four. Chill
and Brennan will continue to work
alone, while the others will operate
i'm pairs. Perhaps it won't be long
before Hickey returns to the double
umpire standard entirely. which he
abandoned six weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

The Pirates expect to get a lot of
good out of Vic Safer. Up to the time
they took him over he was doing fine
work at the first sack for the Cubs.
Hans Wagner will be shifted to third
base, and then watch what happens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

PATENTS

FRED II. BoWERSOCK, b. O. E.,
LII. B. Attorney and Counsellor at
Law in Patent and Trademark
Causes. Solicitor of Patents. $40
Main St.. Suite 20. Phone 112 Bar
mum. IA years practice in New
York city. New York office, NO
2 Rector st.
r II all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

Fred Mitchelps players have come
to realize that bench warming for
them is no sinecure. Fred, doesn't
allow them to sit around and wear
out their pants. They've got to set
busy and pitch to the batters for ex-
ercise during practice. That's right,
Fred, make 'em work for a. living.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
sPnRrTUALrsT MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spiritualist
medium. readings daily Meeting
Thursday evening 1880 p. m. for the
unfolding of spiritual gifts. 314
French st. near Main st. D 22 all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister.
Marie Davidson. Phi. D. Scientific
and Spiritual readings daily except
Thursdays and Sunday. 404 State
Street. d II ALL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

probably the freak of all plays in
baseball history. The Three-I league
certainly can't show anything to equal
it. McCabe got the little finger of his
NIT caught in the fence to which he
had run to get a high one hit out
nv Torrance of Hannibal The finger
stuck in the fence and Torrance made
a home run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
PIANeJ TUNING

ADVERTISE m THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
NOTICE OF REMOVAL

DIR. j. d. S. SMITH announces the
removal Of his office from ass
Fairfield avenue to 1877 Lafayette
st. D IL asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

CARPETS CLEANED by the old re-
liable Bridgeport Steam Carpet
Cleaning Co.. Tel. Barnum 1885.
8 . ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04

FLUFF RUGS-Made from old car.
estA Call us Barnum 1855.
ale
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY II.
BEAUTIFY YOUR rAIR
Mako II Thick. Glossy, Wavy. Luxur.
liant and Remove Dandrufs-RsaI
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, nut.
fy. abundant and appears as soft, lus.
trous and beautiful as q young girls
after a "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten q cloth with . little
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at q time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust. dirt and excessive oil
and In just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty Of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses. purihes and invig.
crates the scalp. forever stopping itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after q few weeks use when you
win actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty. soft hair and lots
of 1t, surely get 25 cent bottle OF
Knowlton's Danderine from any store
and Just try 1t. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
LIFT YOUR c0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen q tender corn
or eallus % Il lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter; /;
wear shoes size smaller II you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks Of pain through you. according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that few drops Of q drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
q tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle Of free3one obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
Il your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle Of freexone for you from his
Wholesale drug house.-edv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures SICK,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time II!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-''really does" overcome indiges-
tion, dyspepsia. gas, heartburn and
sourness in five. minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps. you belch gas and
eructate sour. undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste. re-
member the moment "Papes Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous. and
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case Of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
NEW SOURCES OF TAXATION.

Washington. = Administration sug-
gestions as to possible new sources of
taxation through which to raise ap-
proximately one-half OF the estimated
cost Of the first year OF the war, or
81, ,8O7, $50 900. were submitted by Sec
retary McAdoo. The other half of the
cost Is to be provided by $2.00O.000. 900
OF the bonds authorized by the war
revenue bill.
Outstanding in the suggestions are
greatly increased income and excess
profit tax rates, taxing of many i'm
portant articles now admitted free.
and stamp. liquor. amusement, sugar,
coffee, tobacco, soft drinks, freight
and passenger transportation receipts
and automobile taxes.
Probably the most far-reaching pro
posal concerns income taxes. The sec
retary estimates that so per cent In
crease on both individuals and corpor.
ations for 1916, collectable next June.
would yield $165. 100000 additional.
For 1917 he points out that to lower
income tax exemption from $1,000 to
81 800 for unmarried persons, from s4..
900 to $1,000 for married persons.
would produce &340.000.00O.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
fruit LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"caIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes. after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanSes the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable. feverish. or
breath is bad, stomach sour. look at
the tongue, mother! II coated. give =
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
LAXATIVE" and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a well. playful child
again. When its little system 10 full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea, indigestion. colic-remem-
Der. . good "inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know .
teaspoonful today saves = sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for q 80
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
FIGS" which has directions for babies.
children Of all ages and grcwn-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
BRYAN TO URGE CONSERVATION
commoner Visits President and Re
news Offer Of Support and
Services,

Washington. William Jennings
Bryan made an unannounced visit to
the White House Monday. He was
Immediately received by President
Wilson and the two went into con-
sultation.
After leaving the President, Mr..
Bryan dictated a statement declaring
his intention to support the govern
ment in any war plans upon which it
might decide.
In his future speeches about the
country. pending call from the gov
ernment for his services, Mr.. Bryan
said he would lay special stress on
the food situation. He 10 gathering
data for use in his addresses.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
"CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box.

Get 1O-cent box.
Are you keeping your bowels, liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets. or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor OIL or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg.
ulate the stomach. remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe. sicken
or cause any Inconvenience. and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions Of men and women take Q
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Biliousness, Coated
Tongue. Indigestion. Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
Husband Kills Rival and Self.

from bullet wound in her cheek,
Mrs. Christine Laczck, clad Il 4
nightgown and carrying her year-old
baby in her arms. fled from her hus.
band. Max, through the streets Of
Globeville. Lacxek had just shot
Sava Alashenko, whom he found with
his wife in the home of Alex. Henelx.
He then shot himself in the right
temple. Alashenko and Lacxek died
at the county hospital . few hours
later. Mrs. Lacxek's condition il not
critical.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
Battlefield Maseots.

An Irish soldier who had come out
Of the recent fierce fighting with Sc
we're scalp wound had the follow
Ing collection Of charms: Piece of bog
oak; prayer written by a French girl /;
withered shamrock; piece Of wood
from a saints cell.
While many mascots are presents
from mother, sister or sweetheart,
some possess no sentimental associa.
lions. Quaint little idols carved In
wood and lead. moonstones, bent coins
and teeth Of small animals are among
the treasured charms. Most soldiers
are shy of confessing their faith in
mascots. says the London Chronicle,
but hospital nurses soon learn OF these
hostages of luck.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem.
edy.
It is physician's prescription.
Swamp Root is . Strengthening med-
.cine. Dr.. Kilner used it for Year, in his
private practice. It helps the kidneys.
liver and bladder do the work nature IN
tended they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of. years.
Il is sold by all druggists on its merit and
It will help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
Treatment at once.
However, II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
AcademieaIIx Defined.

The professor of mathematics in the
college had been married, and now the
problem of subsistence upon q small
salary beset him sore. He and his
wife put into effect all sorts of econo-
mics and efficient methods to make
ends meet.
"And does your wife help you to
save?" n friend inquired.
''Indeed she does" replied the pro-
lessor. "In fact, might call her my
.O-efficient."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
Five rheusand Plotters Arreste,

washington.-More than 5000 sus-
pected Germans have been arrested in
this country. and the number is ex.
pected soon to reach 10000. Fifty-two
of the sixty-five known master spies"
have been taken. Several men who
are seeking commissions a. reserve
officers Of the army are said to be
under suspicion. A German spy blew
up the Eddystone plant, says an Of.
ficial report filed. The police have
arrested several. and are searching
for the master plotter, whose diabol
ical crime killed 100 IN PennsyfvaniA
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-19
SUPREME TEST
OF WAR AT HAND
TREMENDOUS BLOW BY NIvELLE
AND HAIo SIMULTANEOUSLY
PROMISES DECISIVE BATTLE.
FRENCH START DRIVE
GERMANS MASS IMMENSE FORCE
TO HALT THRUST AIMED
TO SKATER LINES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, April 18-"On the Aisne, -
says an official statement issued
Monday. "a great French attempt to
break through. with far distant OBJ
ject, has commenced, after ten days
mass fire. A bitter fight is proceed
ing on a 40-kilometer front around our
foremost positions"
British Headquarters in France
With the hot flames OF war raging
along the entire western front British
and French alike, 1t can be stated
that each detail of the offensive has
been worked out at prolonged confer
ences between General Nivelle and
Field Marshal Haig and the war coun-
ellis of France and England. The part
to be played by each belligerent has
been definitely agreed upon, and q
schedule has been arranged as for one
great cohesive force. Various tasks
have been precisely allotted along the
wide-reachins battle-lines, and the re-
suits thus far attained justify the con.
Clu6lOu ludL kuC 6upteluc AAlldAy lS6h
OF the war is near at hand.
1t was planned that the British
should strike from Arras while the
French guns were still roaring their
preparation for infantry hostilities
along a wide front farther to the
south.
The successes gained in the first
- H. nrl& hnv
given the French great confidence in
the Inauguration of their own enter
prises.
The whole struggle in the western
theater promises to be q titanic one.
The allies are prepared as never be-
fore both In material and personnel.
and are cooperating with a smooth
understanding and thorough appreci-
alton Of the work in hand.
The Germans have more divisions
on the western front than would have
been thought possible a year ago. and,
however much of an "easterner' Field
Marshal Won Aindenburg may have
been in the past, he will have to de-
vote his entire time and attention to
western events for some weeks to
come.
Already half score Of Germany's
best divisions have been smashed to
pieces by the British onslaught and
their own unsuccessful counter attacks
The Bavarisn divisions were sacri
feed first. but the Prussian guard d.
visions. thrown in to stem the British
flood tide, have been suffering such
casualties in the last few days that
they will have to be relieved.
The Canadians accounted for a
large contingent of grenadiers in the
fighting. while the affair at Lagni.
court took its heaviest toll both in
dead and prisoners from five German
regiments.
1t will ever be one of the most strik-
ing pictures of this war. the rout OF
the Germans at Lagnicourt, after
what they believed to have been a sue
cessful attack.
Turks driven back farther by Brit.
ish In Mesopotamia.
British and French air pilots drop
many bombs on German city of Frei
burg