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HOME COMFORTS IN
 sHIPIoADs FOR ROCKIES


 Under the title Keeping the Home Fires Burning" Henry Rood in Everybody,s for December presents an entertaining account of the Y. M. c. AS effort to carry home atmosphere into camp.
 When the steamship sKansan was torpedoed, it carried great quantities of Y.gM. e. A. supplies for our men in France. Word was cabled to France, that the supplies would be duplicated and we asked what was needed. Back came the following cable.
 Send twenty tons plain soap; twenty tons condensed milk; ten tons chocolates five tons cocoa; two tons tea; five tons coffee, five tons vanilla wafers; fifty tons sugar; two hundred tens flour; two tons fruit essences; two tons lemonade powder; 120, 900 Testaments; 120,000 hymnbooks; tons of magazines and other litera- ture; thirty tons writing paper and envelopes; fifty thousand folding chairs; five hundred camp cots; two thousand blankets; twenty typewrit- EAos cAAIy tO1lLo, SON0nLy-llN0 IlONlnS- picture machines; two hundred phon- ographs and five thousand records; one ton ink b1otters; $7g.00o worth athletic goods; thirty automobiles and trucks" And that was only part of the things, in that one boat-load needed by the. Y. M. c. A. in France for It's work of serving the American Army"
 Uncle Lige bought a clock, so tail that 1t, was almost impossible to get 1t into the house. The old man was extremely proud of it, and found ii very good company. He would lie awake nights to hear it tick. One night the clock got out of order, and began to strike,
 The old man awoke and counted one hundred and two. He promptly sat up in bed, and calling to his wife said .s'Cynthy. get up. get up. It's later than Two egsr krowea t to be-
 -5yerybodyss Magazine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

Because of the refusal of a 10 per cent increase in, the wages of the 1O, GOO employees inI the San Francisco Bay Region a strike may be declared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
Army and Navy"

Army and Navy.''
 Miss Fraser is a member of the Executive Committee of the National War Savings Committee, and of the National Agricultural Committee of England.
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ENTERTAINED THE
LITTLE SISTERS


Miss Esther Davis entertained the
members of the Little Sisters at her
home in Brooklawn Park this after
noon. The purpose of the meeting
was to consider several matters OF
Importance and Miss Davis took the
opportunity to announce her engage
ment to Andrew r. Smith. Miss Da-
Wis, who is one Of the most charming
members of the younger social set, is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
D. Davis. Mr.. Smith is the son of DR..
and Mrs. EdE-ards M. Smith Of Park
avenue and Is president of the
E. w. Carpenter Manufactures COM
pany.
Many. of the Little Sisters are away
at school but those who were present
this afternoon were Miss Aline Paige,
Miss Alice Curtis, Miss Charlotte Ri
ker, Miss Margaret Macdonald and her
house guest, Miss Harriet, Post OF
Spokane, Wash, Miss Elizabeth See
ley and Miss Lois Cole.
The Little Sisters have done splen-
did work in this city since their or
ganizatfon and they voted to assist in
the Food Conservation campaign in
whatever way they could. Miss Davis
has received positive assurance from
Baronne Huard that she will lie in
this city on November 10 deliver the
Lecture that was postponed because OF
her delay in sailing from france.
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4 Tor the parties and DANCES Of the
eo<1iug season, many OF which will
No given I'm interest OF war funds,
this little frock Of white silk crepe
Dc chine is designed. The front Of
tie waist and sash are cut in one,
crossed IN front and tied at tho back,
fhe underbody closes in front and
has q square neck. The short cap
sleeves are finished with short gath
cred pufHs. the sleeves being sewed In
underbody armholes. Three deep
fuc1ks and hem trim the skirt
Medium size requires 81a yards &c.
inch material.
AZ q proper foundation for the
outerblouse, begin the construction
with the underbody. Close the un-
der-arm and shoulder seams as
notched. Turn hem In front at
notches. p1ait lower edge and adjust
Finch betting underneath underbody
II lower edge.
Take the trimming-band next and
arrange on underbody front with
upper edge at double small 500 per-
kovntions, centerfronts even. Tack
lower and right side edges to posi-
Hon and finish the left side edge for
blosing. Close under-arm and shout
der seams Of front and back trim
ming pieces next, and arrange on
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
SBy Lee Pa2e,



Pop came home yestidday with a
new yello neck tie on. and ma sed.
My goodniss, Willyunl, that tie is prit-
ty ye1lo, izent it?
It's q pritty yello, If that's wat you
meen, sed pop, it may be rather strik-
ing, admit, but its not gawdy, defy
'enyone TO insinnerate that this tie is
gawdy, its meerly distinctive, that's
the werd, distinctive.
Mersey, dident say 1t was gawdy,
do you intend to ware it all the time ?
sed ma.
o, I don't Suppose Ill war it to bed,
and L may decide to take bath with
out, it, sed pop. And after supper
granpop same GROUND, saying. Well,
William, you serteny got a yello tie
amt you? 4
Yes, I've still got it, sed pop.
Wat do you meen, amt never saw
it before. sed granpop.
He meens me, sed ma, told him
it was pritty yello.
If it was mulch yellower, it would
be yello ties, sed granpop.
If you people don't know a distinck-
tive scarff wen yuo see one, Ill thank
you not to come erround bothering
me with your ignorants, sed pop.
Was it a bargin, Willyum? sed
granpop.
Kindly drop the subjeck, sed pop.
Well, ony ment there must of
bin some speshil reason wy you bawt
it sed granpop.
Never mind, father watts the diff
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RETTY Green
ESTATE STILL
BEFORE COURT
Disposition of 81, 900, 900 Be-
tween 437 Heirs Still Sub
.ject of Litigation.

Taunton. Mass. Oct. 26 - DISPOSE
ton of a 100000 estate in which
are concerned 437 heirs in 80 states,
Hawaii. Canada, England and France
is involved in the famous case Of the
"Hetty Green heirs" so-called. The
late Mrs. Hetty Green had a life in
terest in the $1.0OO,O00 estate the
distribution of which the court, is to
determine.
One Of the main questions to be
decided is whether the estate shall
be divided into 1 l. or As parts, accord
ing to the number of heirs entitled to
share in it.
The property constituted the resi-
duary estate of Sylvia Ann Rowland
of New Bedford. who died in 1865.
Mrs. Hetty Green was her niece.
Sylvia How1and's will provided that
after the. expiration of Mrs. Green's
life interest the estate should pass
to the lineal descendants Of the
grandfather Of the testatrix, Gideon
Rowland. of Dartmouth.
The supreme court Of Massachu-
sets was asked to decide whether the
estate should be first divided into II
parts, to correspond with the num-
Der of Gideon Howland's children, or
into 40 parts, on the basis of the
number of the grandchildren, living
or dead.
There are 124 heirs who will bene-
fit by a decision to divide the estate
into II parts and 313 who would re-
ceive a larger allotment under a di-
vision into 45 sections. Three grand
children of Gideon Rowland survive
The probate court decree ordered
distribution by 45ths but appeals
were taken by four heirs residing il
New York and New Jersey. The
Massachusetts court is not called upor
to pass on the accuracy of the list O.
heirs which has been accepted as re
| ported by the trustees and confirmed
| by the probate court.
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ETIQUETTE

When travelling a gentleman will
always give up his seat to two ladies
who are together.
WHEN you take friends out for
spin in your car you are quite right
to let them entertain each other, as
far as the conversation goes, since
you do the driving, and they should
be grateful to you for being consid-
crate Of their safety. The driver of
a motor car cannot talk and drive at
the same time without jeopardizing
the security of the passengers, unless
he keeps to moderate pace, which
is unusual. He should never take his
eve off tho road in order to direct re-
marks to the persons in the tonneau;
and it is unsafe for him to try to give
more than casual attention to the
talk. Therefore, the driver who feels
his responsibilities will attend strictly
to the driving. SO that his guests may
be free from anxiety.
Mrs. Visiting cards are not left
at a wedding reception as they are at
any other reception and when you
take leave you may do so without bid
ding anyone good-by.
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table Compound is the best medicine I
have ever taken and I can recommend
it to all suffering women. Mrs. PERCY
PREsTTDGE, Aberdeen, Idaho.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
be convinced by the many genuine and
truthful testimonials we are constantly
publishing in the newspapers of the
ability of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to restore their health.
To know whether Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound will help you, try
it! For advice write to Lydia e. Pink
ham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman. and
held IN strict confidence.
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DON'T WASTE FAT

d =
It should be the duty Of every
housewife to see that no fat is wasted
in her kitchen. If she recognizes the
fact that butter and lard can be more
easily shipped abroad she would
make more use of her trimmings
from meats. poultry, etc. These can
be clarified by the following simple
means:
To clean merely. without removing
flavors. Melt fat with an equal volume
of water and heat a short time. Cool
mixture, remove layer of fat. which
is hardened on top. scrape.
Heat thoroughly two pounds of rem
dered fat with one-half pint of milk,
preferably sour, stirring carefully.
and straining through a thick cloth.
After leaving for some time until cool,
the impurities may be removed from
the lower surface of the fat which
has formed on top.
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with notches and seams even; draw
the gathers at lower edge to the re-
quired size, finish with a band under
or over the gathers as desired. Sew
sleeve In armhole as notched with
small 20" perforation at shoulder
seam easing In any fulness between
notches. Hold the sleeve toward YOU
when basting II In armhole.
To make the skirt, slash TO the left
OF center-front along small go, per-
forations and finish the edges for
closing. Close back seam. Form
tucks creasing on CROSSINGS OF slot
perforations, stitch the upper tuck
3A inches from folded edge, the CEN
ter tuck 4 inches from folded edge
and the lower tuck inches from
folded edge. Turn hem at lower edge
on small "o'' perforatiens and stitch
8 inches from turned edge. Gather
upper edge between "T0' perforations-
Adjust skirt to position, stitching
the upper edge along crossline OF
small 20" perforations in underbody,
with center-fronts and center-backs
even; bring small ''o'' perforation at
upper edge Of skirt to under-arm
seam and bring the opening In skirt
to the side edge Of vest.
Then take the outer waist and
plat side edge Of front placing SET -
on corresponding small go" perfora-
tions and tack. Close under-arm
seam as notched. Arrange over I'M
derbody with center-fronts and CEN
terfbacks even; single small "o''
perforations indicate center-front of
outer-waist. Tack the pointed ends
OF front and back to the trimming
pieces G and r matching the single
small 80" perforations; cross the
sash extensions and tie in back as
illustrated
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Knitting Craze in Hospitals


is
has enough freedom of
behaved ward
of
Aprn,w when
mittens
comfort Of soIde at
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POL..,I's

Hearst-Pathe at Polls theatre
showed last night the most varied as
bortment OF startling events that have
recently been displayed for the edifi-
cakton and enlightenment Of Bridge
port In world happenings. Among
hem ls Q realistic winter scene OF en-
trenchment on the Roumanian front,
where men and horses fight In the
tnow-clad mountains. Theodore
Roosevelt is shown at Stamford. with
Toe Cooper his trainer. and what is
declared by many who have seen the
picture to be Bridgeport,s well known
political figure. John T. King, on a
viait to the training quarters of the
Colonel. The arrival of the giant
0ermzn submarine mfne-layer In New
York. and Liberty bond sales occupy
>ther sections of the photograph.
rhere are many scenes in the mill
larry and naval encampments of
America
on the vaudeville stage Harden,
me- wizard handcuff- king startles and
Mhuses by his diversified program,
meeting all who bring handouts. or
straight Jackets upon the sage.
The pictorial department is en-
HANGED by q seven reel photo drama
with Emily Stevens. entitled "a
Hlesping Memory" This picture is
wall worth while. >AA
Cax1nass circus offers an assortment
VI wen trained ponies, dogs and mon
ksyH Undoubtedly the best act of the
kind Ia vaudeville Anthony Andre &
Company present a powerful dramatic
sketch that shows real versatile acting
tA1ent throughout. Worth Wayton
Four are classy quartet in original
tA1k and specialties. Ernest Dupile,
W. uspnologue, hits the high chord of
>xcelience.
Polls full show is attractive, novel
and filled with interesting acts and
tsature pictorial plays
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rents, hes the one that has to ware
it, sed ma.
1 deny it, do not half to ware 1t
and I wont ware it. ding slam it and
lam bast 1t, sed pop. And he quick
undid the tie and took it off and throo
it on the floor and went out of the
room and slammed the door.
I amt eny objection to a toutch of
yel1o. amt, sed granpop. And he
picked up the tie and folded 1t and
put it in his pocket and 1t was still
there we he went home.
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WHAT'S GOING ON in THE WORLD
OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
PLAZA

Eugene Emmett and his Bungalow
Maids gave a most entertaining per-
Torrance at the Plaza last evening
that was much enjoyed by a large and
enthusiastic audience. Mr.. Emmett's
voice is a prominent feature of the
offering and he has chosen a splendid
repertoire with which to score. A
bevy Of -strikingly pretty young
women who sing and dance well and
who build bungalow in view of the
audience while Mr.. Emmett and his
partner sing an appropriate number
that eliminates with mock cere-
mony in which the justice of the
peace rings in neough laughable in
cidents to lnish the act up in shape
for several curtain calls, make UP an
admirable cast.
Alexander and Fields, made up as
knights of the road" and carrying
special scenic effects were a hit.
Both are dyed-in- the-wool comedians
and they have enough laughable dia-
logue an nonsenstcal parodies at their
disposal to keep any audience in the
best Of spirits.
John F. Clark. the popular monolo-
gist, was as funny as ever. First he
"panned" the boys in the pit and
later made friends with them, all the
while storming the audience with a
line of talk and song that brought him
a big round of applause at the finish.
A neat and clever balancing novelty
that included some rather remarka-
BILE feats of skill was introduced by
Arnold ard Lorenz.
THE Princess Of Park Row." a
Vitagraph screen production co-star-
ring MfJdred Manninp and Wallace
Macdonald proved an yappreciative
number on the bill.
The fifteenth episode Of Pearl
Whites big serial, t"The Fatal Ring
was replete with the usual number of
1 thrills
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EMPIRE

One Of the most enthralling dramas
tYer produced In motion pictures ia
Ine Call of the East,'' the latest
1=a1nount master production in
@1<ch Sessue Hayaaxawa is appear
~ At the Empdre theatre today and
tnoxxow. This is a. drama that will
kE4p and hold the attention of the
moGt faded fotoplay -goer and one
Ehat "a sure to please and entertain
Other select and entertaining single
and multiple part features will also
be shown, rounding out an excellent
pIokran. s.
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T0M0RR0W'S
CALENDAR

A o'clock-Wedding Of Miss
Louise Gould, daugher OF Mfr. and
Mrs. Il. K. Gould at the Gould
home on Lafayette street, to John
Kennard Bosee of New Haven.
4:3O o'cIock-Weddin of Miss
Mary LalIey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Il. Lalles of Fairfield ave-
nue to j. r.. Wakeman OF Fairfield.
o'clock-Dinner at Brooklawn
Country Club, followed by moving
pictures. Semi finals for Wheeler
cup. Four ball foursome.
z o'cIock-Dinner dance at
Black Shore and Country Club.
o'cloclx-Musical Festival
Mach's Bohemian band, Sokol hall.
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9 ide and back. A
friend asked me to
try Lydia q. Pink
ha m s Vegetable
Compound and | did
SO. After taking
one bottle I felt very
m ch better. /
have now taken
three bottles and
feel like a different
woman. Lydia E.
IPinhkann's " Ue-
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ling designs There to be alike Besides this unlimited
duveyn and also trimmed with
a
and ar m in grace
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From October Smart Shops

Among the style
model the entire cheut collection wherein
skirts
loops up
the European editor of
a
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Sour Cream Pie

One cup sour cream, two-thirds cup
sweet milk, one cup sugar. one-half
cup chopped raisins, one and one
half tablespoons vinegar. one table
spoon flour. one-hah teaspoon emma
mon, yolks Of two eggs, little salt.
Bake in one crust. Use whites for
meringue with four tablespoons su-
gar; brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26

Opportunities
In evidence
ties of
effect Sometimes
of
he
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26
Reliable Recipes

Iwell-buttered pans two inches apart,
flatten, sprinkle with sugar on top
and half a nut meat.
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Biscuits

One quart of flour, with one tea
spoon each of salt, soda. and baking
powder rubbed through, wet up with
half-sour cream and milk. handle
as little as possible, pat out to an
inch in thickenss and cut out with
very small cutter to be dainty and
press piece of butter the size of
large pea in the top of each and bake
in a hot oven to golden brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26
Thick Ginger Cookies

One cup sour cream, one cup b4ef
drippings, one cup molasses, one cup
brown sugar, one tablespoon GINGER.
enc teaspoon each of salt and soda,
other spices If desired, flour to rom.
Cut thick. sprinkle sugar on top and
lightly press three raisins in top of
each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26

Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. Anne
Dixie, of the American fund for
French wounded, were decorated by
the French minister of agriculture.
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Georgia Gingerbread

One cup sour milk, two-thirds cup
butter, one cup molasses, one cup
brown sugar, two cups raisins, four
eggs, one and one-half quarts of
flour, one tablespoon ginger, one tea
spoon each, of soda. cinnamon, cloves,
grated lemon peel and nutmeg.
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Sweet Potato Pie

One cup sour cream, one cup sugar.
one pint mashed sweet potatoes, yolks
Of four eggs, one teaspoon cinnamon,
half nutmeg. a little salt. Mix and
bake in one crust. Cover with mer-
ingue.
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Small Cakes

One cup sour cream, one cup su-
gar. one egg, two and one-half cups
flour, one level teaspoon salt and
soda, flavor. Drop with teaspoon or
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26

One person was killed and many in
jured when a trolley car left the
track and plunged into Wissahickon
Creek. Philadelphia.
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Fried Cakes

One-half cup thick sour cream
cream, one cup sour milk, one egg,
one cup sugar, one level teaspoon
soda, one teaspoon salt, flavor to suit
Flour to roll. Fry in a deep fat
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WOMAN
MADE WELL
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Did the Work.
Nothing like it.

Aberdeen, Idaho. Last year suf-
fered from q weakness with pains in my
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-26

Mrs. Clifford B. Wilson Of Clinton
avenue leaves Monday to spend the
week in Peterboro, N. H, as the guest
of Mrs. Anse1 Cook Of Hartford.
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Buy bonds and help your Uncle
Sam
To give the Kaisers face a
slam.

Germany is approaching internal
collapse" Pleasant A. StovaH, Ameri-
can Minister to Switzerland, announc-
ed in Washington.