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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
MS Blouse Fastens Down ,tlae Rack

TO play highly agreeable part in the
fashions for spring. Here Is shown
blouse which fastens at the back
and comes in three different LENGTHS.
1t Is made to be slipped on over the
head and if the back adjustment is
not favored, the blouse may be slash
ed in the front and finished with
braid or buttons. Quaint, too is the
sleeve, with faring cuff. A narrow
band OF sef-material forms the belt
which fastens simply with a button
and buttonhole. In medium size the
blouse requires AZ yards S6-inch ma
terial, but if accompanied by plain
skirt, 2& yards addition win be
needed.
The cutting guide shows so plainly
how the pattern should be arranged
on the material to cut the blouse that
mistakes are inexcusable. Note the
sections that go on an open width Of
material, then take two widths Of the
goods, place them face to face and
prepare to lay into position the back.
sleeve, lap, pocket, cuff and belt. The
line Of large so, perforations in each
section is placed on a lengthwise
thread of material.
Now, take what remains and fold
it in half. On the lengthwise fold
place the collar, and to the right Of
it the front Of the blouse. There will
be enough space left above. theecol-
lar to cut the piecing for the side gore
Of the front.
IF the blouse is to be made to slip
over the head, cut off back edge Of
back along line Of large "On per-
forations and place pattern on mate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

FEW moments before the APP
Al appointed time on the follow
JAI ing morning strong guard Of
Il - Eat Arras' officers appeared at
our quarters to conduct us to the great
hall Of the temple.
In twOs we entered the chamber and
marched down the broad aisle Of hope,
as it is called, to the platform in the
center Of the hall. Before and behind
US marched armed guards, while three
solid ranks of Zodangan soldiery lined
trance to the rostrum.
AS we reached the raised Enclosure I
saw our judges. As is the custom upon
Barsoom, there were thirty-one, sup
posedly selected by lot from men of the
noble class, for mobiles were on trial.
But to my amazement saw no single
friendly face among. them. Practically
all were Zodangans, and it was to
whom Zodanga owed her defeat at
the hands Of the green hordes and her
subsequent vassalage to Helium.
There could be little justice here for
Join Carter or his son or for the great
Thark who had commanded the savage
trfbesmen who overran Zodanga's broad
avenues, footing, burning and murder
ing. ~.
About us the vast circular coliseum
was packed to its fullest capacity. All
classes were represented-all ages and
both sexes. As we entered the hall the
hum Of subdued conversation ceased
until as we halted upon the platform Or
throne of righteousness the silence Ut
death enveloped the spectators.
The judges were seated In a great
circle about the periphery of the circu-
lar platform. We were assigned seats
with our backs toward small platform
,, in the exact center of the larger one.
This placed us facing the judges and
the audience. Upon the smaller plat
form each would take his place while
his case was being heard.
Eat Arras himself sat in the golden
chair Of the presiding magistrate. As
we were seated and our guards retir-
ed to the foot Of the stairway leading
to the platform he arose and called
my name.
"John Carter" he cried, take your
place upon the pedestal Of truth to be
judged imDartially according to VOW
acts and here to know the reward you
have earned thereby"
Teen. turning to and fro toward the
audience, he narrated the acts upon
the value of which my reward was to
be Determined.
"Know you, o judges and people
! of Helium," he said, shat john Car
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The Gods
Of Mars
By
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.

(Continued)
One does not call John Carter ''cow-
ard" and 'liar" thus lightly, and Eat
Arras should have known it.
Before a hand could be raised to
stop me I was at his side, and one
hand grasped his throat.
"Came I from heaven or hell, Eat
Arras, you will find me still the same
John Carter that have always been
nor did ever man call me such names
and 1ive-without apologizing."'
And with that commenced to bend
him back across my knee and tighten
my grip upon his throat.
''Seize him. cried Eat Arras, and q
dozen officers sprang forward to assist
him.
Kantos Kan came close and whis.
pered to me:
"Desist, beg Of you! It will but in
volve us all, for cannot see these
men lay hands upon you without aid
ing you. My officers and men will join
me, and we shall have mutiny then
that may lead to revolution. For the
sake Of Tardos Mors and Helium, de-
sistv'
At his words I released Eat Arras
and, turning my back upon him
walked toward the chips rail-
"Come, Ikantos Kan" I said, ''the
Prince Of Hetum would return to the
Xavarian."
Is None interfered Eat Arras stood
white and trembling amid his officers.
Some there were who looked upon him
with scorn and drew toward me, while
one, man long in the service and con
fdence Of Tardos Mors, spoke to me In
low tone as I passed him.
"You may count my metal among
your fighting men, John Carter" he
said.
thanked him and passed on. In ST.
lence we embarked and shortly after
stepped once more upon the deck OF
the Xavarfan. Fifteen minutes later
we received orders from the flagship
to proceed toward Helium. %
Our journey thither was uneventful.
Carthoris and were wrapped in the
gloomiest Of thoughts. Kantos Kan
was somber in contemplation Of the
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further calamity that might fall upon
follow the age old precedent that al
lotted a terrible death to fugitives
from the valley Dor.
Xodar alone was care free. He could
be no worse off In Helium than else
where.
'Let us hope that we may at least go
out with good red blood upon our
blades" he said
It was a simple wish and one most
likely to be gratifed.
Among the officers of the Xayarian l
thought could already note division
into factions ere we had reached He
Eum. There were those who gathered
about Carthoris and myself whenever
the opportunity presented, while about
an equal number held aloof from us.
They offered US only the most courte-
Gus treatment, but were evidently
bound by their superstitious belief in
the doctrine Of Dor and ISIS and Korus.
I could not blame them. for knew
how strong hold creed, however RI
diculous it may be, may gain upon an
otherwise intelligent people.
BY returning from Dor we had COM
mitted q sacrilege; by recounting our
adventures there and stating the facts
as they existed we had outraged the
religion Of their fathers. We were
blasphemers, lying heretics.
= Even those who still chung to us
from personal love and loyalty, think
did so in theA face of the fact that at
heart they questioned our veracity-
it IS very hard to accept new religion
for an DID, no matter how alluring the
promises Of the new may be. But to
reject the old as tissue Of 'falsehoods
without being offered anything in its
stead is indeed a most difficult thing
to ask of any people.
Kantos Kan would not talk of our
experiences among the therns.
"It is enough" he said, that
jeopardize my life here and hereafter
by countenancing you at all. Do not
ask me to add still further to my sins
by listening to what have always
been taught was the rankest heresy."
/ knew that sooner or later the time
must come when our friends and enc
mics would be forced to declare t.
selves openly When we reach
Helium there must be an accou,;iIl.-
and if Tardos Mors had not returned
I feared that the enmity of Eat Arras
might weigh heavily against us, fol
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HOW TO PLEASE THE MEN.

IF all the year were playing holi-
days,
To sport would be as tedious as to
work.
But when they seldom come, they
wished for come,
And nothing pleaseth but rare acct
dents.''
There's O. man in almost every fam
lily If not there ought to be. Once in
a while, he is the household drudge, as
it were, the plod who keeps the wheel
of support going. But more generally
he is found to be the king of the home,
the one person whom every member
of the family is most anxious to
please There is nothing which has SO
much weight with either sons or
daughters as for the mother to re-
mark: Your father will not be
pleased if you do this or that It's
thread bare joke about families trying
to please the young son of the house.
hold oven the young men who call
come in for their share. If they are
not pleased in the way they are en-
tertained the girls know, full well that
they will not be likely to come again
very soon. All of the girls future
prospects depend upon pleasing the
men. The young woman who has a
sarcastic tongue is told to curb it if
she would make herself pleasing to
the opposite se~ Even in her dress
ing, whether she will admit it or not,
she cares a great deal as to whether
her male friends are pleased with her
appearance or not. It is only natural
that women should like to appear most
fair in masculine eyes. ~
Nine family men out Of ten will tell
you they have no say so whatever
about the house. The truth is, every
thing around and about it is for their
pleasure. II the head Of the house is
not pleased with corned beef, no mat
ter how much the girls may want it,
it is tabooed from that table. If he
has a sweet tooth and has never been
able to get over the liking for the ma
pie cake which his mother used to
make, it is the greatest pleasure a
wife knows to go down to the kitchen
and concoct with her own hands the
sweet he likes. 1t is the ambition Of
working girls to be at their best in
the eyes Of the foreman, their fellow
workers and employers.
Men do not realize to what extent
they are really lords of creation If
all the male Inhabitants in the world:
were united in fhe one desire to please
the women, what wonderful world
this would be. The trouble is, men are
wont to please themselves and let it
go at that. 1t must be said to their
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| ter, one time Prince Of Helium, aas
returned, by his own statement from
the valley Dor and even from the tenn
| pie of Issus itself.
"That, in the presence Of many men
| of Helium, he has blasphemed against
| the sacred ISIS, and against the valley
Dor, and the lost sea Of Korus, and
the holy therns themselves, and even
against Issus, goddess of death and
| life eternal.
And know you further by witness
of thine own eyes that see him here p
now upon the pedestal OF truth that
| he has indeed returned from these"
sacred precincts in the face Of our
ancieat customs and In violation of the
sanctity Of our ancient religion.
"He who be once dead may not 1--we (!
again. He who attempts it must be &
made dead forever. Judges, your duty
lies plain before you-there can be no
testimony in contravention Of TRUTH
What reward shall be melted to Johnys
Carter In accordance with the acts he /,
has committed"
Death shouted one of the judges.
| And then a man sprang to his feet I'm Y
the audience and, raising his hand on
high, cried, Justice, justice, justice!~
It was Kantos Kan, and as all eyes Q
| turned toward him he leaped past the
Zodangan soldiery and sprang upon !,
the platform.
what manner Of justice is this?" he
cried to Eat .Arras. 1.-THE defendant
has not been heard, nor has be had an
opportunity to call others in his be-
half. In the name of the people OF
Helium, I demand fair and impartial .
treatment for the Prince Of Helium."
| A great cry rose from the audience
then, Justice, justice, justicey' And
Eat Arras dared not deny them.
Speak, then,'' he snarled, turning to
me. "But blaspheme not against the
things that are sacred upon Barsoom."
Men Of Helium," cried, turning 70,
the spectators and speaking over the
heads of my judges, "how can John,
Carter expect justice from the men oil
Zodanga? He cannot, nor does bel
ask it.
at is to the men Of Helium that hel
! states his case, nor does he appeal forl
mercy to any. It is not In his own
cause that he speaks now; 1t is I'M
yours, in the cause Of your wives and
daughters and of wives and daughters
yet unborn. /.
ut is to save them from the unthink-
ably atrocious indignities that have
seen heaped upon the fair women OF
Barsoom in the place nden call the
temple Of Issus. It is to save them
from the plant men, from the fangs OF
the white apes Of Dor, from the cruel
ty of the holy therns, from all that
the cold, dead Iss carries them to from
homes Of love and happiness.
| "Sits there any man here who does
not know the history of John Carter
how he came among you from an;
other world and rose from prisoner
among the green men, through torture
and persecution, to place high among
the highest OF Barsoom?
'Nor ever did you know John Car
| ter to lie In his own behalf, nor to say,
aught that might harm the people Of
Barsoom, or to speak lightly Of the
strange religion which he respected
without TN Outstanding
(To Be Continued.)
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Hulled Corn.

Common yellow corn grown here in
the east which cooks more tender than
western corn. Look over two. quarts
or little over and let it soak over
night. In the morning heat it and
add four heaping teaspoons Of COM
mon baking soda. Some use I've and
ashes, but the soda seems cleaner and
not. as strong. After it has boiled
long enough so the hu1ls will rub off,
wash the corn until they are removed.
1t will take q long time, but the trou-
BILE pays when you get taste. After
1t is washed, boil until tender, chang
ing the water at least, as this boils out
the taste of soda and makes It white.
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STRANGER MUST BE
INTRODUCED TO HER

D, e. L. writes: ST am girl reader
Of "a. Live West. ADJUSTMENTS are
few and far between. I am doing
every bit of our household work for
my parents good-sized family. I
spruce up a few evenings and look on
at dances. This is a bright spot in my
Shy and lonely life. Gray-haired nice
dancer singles me out. We often
dance together. If the stranger asks
to see me home am to permit this?''
He will admire your shy way. If
you give him but scant encourage
ment, not easy to get acquainted. as
he finds You, he will succeed in getting
an Introduction. Honorably he will
then ask to see you home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
CORPORAL GUARDS LOVE QUEST

Corporal M. M writes: IT ask your
opinion on a little question of a love
affair. In June, met young lady
From friendship, love began. She in
sisted I come to see her every night
I began visits, another started his Wis
it's. She thought more Of me than Of
him. said to her, Let me have one
or two nights Of the week, him the
rest, or keep him away She wouldn't
We rivals argued and quit. I have
had many love letters from her, saying
that she and I would marry. I Joined
national guard regiment and she
found it out. If was called off, She d
cry, her mother said, when I came to
see her. love the girl. What can I
do to win her back?"
The course Of true love never runs
smooth. Distance makes the heart
grow fonder. Write her sensibly that
your aim is to advance. Ask if this is
true of distance. A few letters will
remove the love breach.
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CORNER FOR GUMS
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Apple Cobbler.

Pare and quarter enough tart ap-
Piles to fill a baking dish three-fourths
full; cover with a rich baking powder
biscuit dough made soft enough to
stir; spread over the apples without
rolling. Make several cuts in CEN
ter to allow the steam to escape, Bake
three quarters of an hour and serve
hot with sugar and cream.
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One Egg Two-I.ayer cake.

Sift together into a mixing bowl one
and half cups -four, one cup sugar,
salt, one level teaspoon soda and two
level teaspoons cream tartar. Break
into teacup one egg. add three table
spoons melted butter and fill UP with
sweet milk. Stir this into the flour
and sugar thoroughly. Bake in two
layers. Sometimes save out lit
tie Of the dough and by adding raisins,
all kinds of spices a spoonful of mo-
lasses and a little flour I have three
layers, putting the dark in the middle
and putting together with any filling
you prefer. I usually like just con-
fectioners' sugar moistened with milk
and favored with vanilla.
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HuckIeberrv Corn Bread.

One cup sugar, one tablespoon but
ter, one egg we'll beaten, two cups
milk, two cups Indian meal, one cup
-four, one teaspoon salt, three and
one-half teaspoons baking powder,
one cup of huckleberries. Bakefin a
hot oven.
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~~~~~~
TODAY'S POEM
THE ADMIRAL's SHIP.
~N~~~~

.cnree ships upon the ocean sailed
Where never a ship had been,
Where never human voice had hail
~~ad never a sail was seen,
One on the left, one on the right,
With the AdmiraPs ship between.
And the bellying sails took up the
And the cordage took the strain
While league on league sank down,
behind,
The rock-ribbed hills Of Spain,
And the Admiral. grown danger
blind,
stood out to the open main.
Above the waves the clouds rolled
The thunder beloved free,
"A blue light played upon the mast
And the lightning lit the sea-,
But away into the stormy west
Still sailed the dauntless three.
Then darkness came and the ocean
Grew wilder In it's might,
And madly 'gainst the ships were
hurled
The green waves, crested white
But still they drove, with sails UNI
furled
ON, on into the night.
For the Admiral was deaf and blind
TO the night and the oceans roar
He had forgotten the world behind
En- route to the world before; i
And he heard In the shrek of the
giant wind
The call Of an unknown shore.
And thus the three ships sailed by day,
And the three ships sailed by night
When even the stars had lost their
way i " 81 n y Il
And the angry hillows drove their
And the moon showed misty white.
10 the shrouds in their giant might.
But the tattered sails still took the
wind
And the cordage took the strain
Till lay thousand leagues behind
y, The rock-ribbed hills of Spain,
And the Admiral. grown danger blind
Sailed out Of the open main.
Then the light OF the dawn returned
once more,
And the stars shrank back in sleep.
And the blood-red sun peered gaily
Ger
The rim Of the eastern steep
And 10. In the west the new-world
shore
Rose out Of the misty deep.
.,s9Ss- s3gs
And mirrored there in the waters
bright.
Where never. a sail was seen.
The three ships stood in the morning
light,
Where never ship had been.
One on the left, and one on the right
With the Admirars ship between
Floyd d. Raze In Boston Transcript.
The naval patrol along the entire
Jersey coast. from Sandy Hook to-
Cane Nav has been doubled
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he represented the government Q

he represented the government of
Helium.
To take sides against him were
Of the troops would doubtless follow
the lead of their officers, and I knew
that many of the highest and most
powerful men Of both land and air
forces would cleave to John Carter in
the face Of god, man or devil.
On the other hand, the majority of
the populace unquestionably would de-
mand that we pay the penalty of our
sacrilege. The outlook seemed dark
from whatever angle I viewed it, but
my mind was so torn with anguish
at the thought Of Dejah Thoris that
I realize now that gave the terrible
question of Helium's plight but scant
attention at that time.
There was always before me, day
and night, horrible nightmare of the
frightful scenes through which 1 knew
my princess might even then be pass
ing-the horrid plant men, the Zero
cious white apes.
At times would cover my face with
my hands in vain effort to shut the
fearful thing from my mind.
It was in the forenoon that we ar
rived at the mile high scarlet tower
which marks greater Helium from her
twin city. AS we descended in great
circles toward the navy docks a
mighty multitude could be seen surg
ipy II, tho cfroofo boooofb uo1;,,r, he =
been notified by radio-aerogram of our
approach.
From the deck Of the Hawaiian we
three-Carthoris, Tars Tarkas and L
were transferred to a lesser f1ier to be
transported to quarters within the
temple of Reward.
1t is here that Marian justice is
melted to benefactor and ma1efactor.
Here the hero is decorated. Here the
felon is condemned. We were taken
into the temple from the landing stage
upon the roof, SO that we did not pass
among the people at all, as is custom
airy.
Always before I had seen prisoners
Of note or returned wanderers Of emf
hence paraded from the gate of jed
daks to the temple Of Reward up the
broad Avenue of Ancestors through
dense crowds Of jeering or cheering
citizens.
I knew that Eat Arras dared not
trust the people near to us, for he
feared that their love for Carthoris
and myself might break into demon
stra ton which would wipe out their
superstitious horror of the crime we
were to be charged with.
What his plans were could only
guess, but that they were sinister was
evidenced by the fact that only his
most trusted servitors accompanied us
upon the flier to the temple Of Reward.
We were lodged In room upon the
south side Of the temple, overlooking
the Avenue Of Ancestors, down which
we could see the full length to the gate
of Jeddaks, five miles away. The peo-
pie had gathered in the temple plaza
and in the streets for q distance Of q
full mile and were standing as close
packed as it was possible for them to
get.
They were. very quiet and orderly
there were neither SCOTS nor plaudits,
and when they saw us at the window
above them there were many who bur
led their faces in their arms and wept
Late in the afternoon messenger
arrived from Eat Arras to inform US
that we would be tried by an impair.
tial body Of mobiles In the great hall OF
the temple at the first code on.the fol
lowing day. or about $40 O.. M, earth
time
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Doctor--"So Something wrong with the
baby?" A 49,
Mother-"Yes doctor, he got hold
Of an old dictionary some way. and
chewed UP two pages out of it,
Doctor-"Did you give him an en-
etc %
Yes, doctor, but I can't get word
out of him! "--Yonkers Statesman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Apple Custard.

Beat the yolks of three eggs and
add one-half cup of sugar; cook for
one or two minutes and remove from
fire. Gradually add one pint of graf
ed apple. Pour into a serving dish
and cover with meringue made Of
the beaten whites Of three eggs and
three tablespoons Of sugar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Corn Bread.
corn meal Gre

One cup corn meal, one 4
one tablespoon sugar, one te
salt, one tablespoon of butter, one
two teaspoons baking powder Method.
Sift flour, meal and powder, salt and
sugar; rub butter in with hand, then
add milk and egg; bake In hot oven
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Indian Cake.

|. One egg, one cup water. one cup
meal, one-half cup -four, one-haf cup
brown sugar, two teaspoons baking
powder one-half cupl chopped wal
nuts, one half cup raisins, little salt
and half cup milk.
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twenty minutes.
Corn Meal Pop Overs.

One cup white meal, one cup -four,
two cups sweet milk, two eggs. but
ter, one tablespoon, one tablespoon
sugar. two teaspoons baking powder,
sprinkle with sugar; bake in quick
oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Welsh Rarebit.

Mix one-half pound Of chopped
cheese, one tablespoon butter, two ia
teaspoons cream, one tablespoon ale.
one teaspoon mustard, little salt and
paprika. Melt slowly and serve on
toast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Tomatoes and Cheese.

Season one-half can Of tomatoes
and heat. Add one-half pound chop
ped cheese and melt slowly. Serve at
once with toast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Baked Eggs.

Chop any left over meat with a
small onion; season with salt and a
little gravy. Put mixture into egg
cups with one egg dropped on top.
Bake till white Of egg is set.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Raisin Brown Bread or Mexican Cake

Two cups Indian meal, one cup SUI
gar, one cup white flour, one-half cup
molasses, one teaspoon soda, one-half
teaspoon salt, two eggs, one-half cup
raisins Steam one and a quarter
hours.
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ian Meal as a Ger

Cook in double boiler one Ia
Of corn meal, one and bali pr
water. one-quarter cup oat ia; e
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StirabOut Pudding,

One pint of milk, add one-Quarter
cup meal; put in double boiler and
steam 80 minutes; eat with cold milk.