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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
MARRYING A JACK-OE-AIL
TRADES

Young Cupid went storming to Vul-
can one day,
BesougM him to look at his arrow.
TITS useless he cred. You must
mend it say.
Something's wrong in tn sha1t or
the dart.
IT'S an age since it fairly went home
to a heart
The world really jests at my name"
A young girl writes me a letter,
which I print for the benefit of other
girls who are bordering over the same
query. It reads in part: Il am girl
Of twenty, considered attractive. Two
young men have been calling on me-
Both proposed during the past week.
One is a journeyman mechanic, earn
ing fair wages. The other is a young
man of superior habits. He has no
trade, but says he can turn his hand
to anything He does not believe in
sticking to any one industry, if some
thing more promising turns up. He is
out of a position very often but tink-
ers at something else for the time be-
ing / admit I am undecided as to
which love best, having given one no
more encoura cement than the other"
In deciding such a question it is
naturally supposed that a. girl should
Gale upon her own heart to be UNI
pire. Matrimony is such sacred
state, that too much consideration
cannot be given to right mating. Too
much cannot be said about mans
disposition, whether work agrees with
him or he is by nature a shirker. He
who is a Jack of-all-trades, may be
a genial fellow. But one must con-
slider where the bread and butter are
to come from, as we'll as the love part
OF it. A man who wants to, can
usually hold good job when he gets
one. Continually looking for some
thing else in another line often brings
results far from gratifying. The un-
skilled workman, he who is only on
the job for the time being, is elbowed
aside by the foreman who wants a
man he can depend on, who is work
ing up in the business from the lowest
round, when anything of importance
is called for. It would seem to me
that sweetheart should have inf1u-
cree enough over a rover to insist that
he hold position for at least a year,
ere finally conserving to marry him.
With the mechanic, who works stead
1ly she would be reasonably sure OF
being well cared for. A girl never
knows, if welded to a man who is
Jack of-all-trades," just where she
stands. A man who depends on his
own exertions for his keep, aye, for
the support Of his wife and family,
should settle, if possible, on one line
of work-then drive ahead at it. If
man cannot be induced to do this be-
fore marriage, one can be pretty GER
tain that he may not he persuaded to
do so after marriage. Everyone knows
that the rolling stone gathers no moss.
That applies equally to the man who
goes from one job to another, simply
because a certain line of work does
not appeal to him. No man can step
into a foreman's position without
knowing the business from A-to-Z. A
man who really loves woman should
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
ural with him.

ural with him.
You would not soon have found his
like, even in that land of tall hunting
men. He was grand young being as
he stood there, straight and clean
limbed; hard bitted Of muscle, albeit
so young; powerful and graceful in his
stride. Tha beauty of youth was his
and Of q strong heredity-that you
might have seen.
The years Of youth were his, yes; but
the lightness of youth did not rest on
his brow. While he was not yet eight.
cen, the gravity Of manhood was his
He did not smile now as he saw his
mother sitting there absorbed, gazing
out for his return and not seeing him
now that he had returned. Instead, he
stepped forward and quietly laid q
hand upon her shoulder, not with any
attempt to surprise or startle her, but
as If he knew that she would accept II
as the announcement of his presence
He was right. The strong figure In
the chair did not start away. No ex-
clamation came from the straight
him. Evidently the nerves of these
two were not Of the sort readily STAN.
peded.
The young mans mother at first did
not speak to him She only reached up
her own hand to take that which lay
upon her shoulder. They remained thus
for a moment, until at last the youth
ckn hon To hic nj ,c,&
the wall.
81 am late, MOTHER" said he at length
as he turned and, seating himself at
her feet, threw his arm across her lap
himself but boy again now and not
the hunter and the man.
She stroked his dark hair, not fool
ishly fond, but with a sort Of stern
maternal care, smoothing it back in
place where it belonged, Strengthening
out the riot it had assumed. It made
a name above his forehead and reached
down his neck to his shoulders, so
heavy that where it's dark mass was
lifted it showed the skin Of his neck
white beneath.
"You are late, yes"
"And you waited-so longw
IT am always waiting for you,
Merne," said she. She used the Eliza
bethan vowel, as one would pronounce
"bird,' with no sound Of "u''-
'tMairne," the name sounded as she
spoke it. And her voice was full and
rich and strong, as was her sons, must
cally strong.
II am always waiting for you,
Merne," said she, "but long ago learn
ed not to expect anything else Of you"
She spoke with not the least reproach
in her tone "No; I only knew that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
TO AID RIKSHA MEN

Picking, March 24.-Madam WI
Ting-fan wife of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, assisted by a number
of American, English and Chinese wo-
men, is raising a fund to better the
condition Of jinriksha men in Pek-
ing. The jinriksha is practically the
only means of transportation in Pek-
ing, which has a population OF over
100000 persons. More than 5000
jinriksha' men ply the streets con-
stantly. Heretofore no shelters have
been provided for these men and the
death rate among them has been very
high, especially in cold weather. The
relief society proposes to erect shell
tiers in which stoves will be placed in
winter and tea will be sery ed through
out the year.
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QUICK RELIEF Fk;)a
CONSTIPATION
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry OF thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tab
lets, the substitute for caloncl.
DR.. Edwards, practidng physician
for II years and calomers old-time en-
envy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calone1, but a healing, sooth-
ing vegetable laxative
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olise-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally. They never force them to
unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth"
now and then-a bad breath--a dull,
tired feeling - sic. headache - torpid
liver and are co-stipated, you'll find
quick, sure and only pleasant results
from one or two little Or. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime,
Thousands take one or two
night Just to keep right. Try ths.i.
Oe and ESQ per box. Ali druggists.
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gone overnight in the woods"
you would come hack in time, because
you told me that you would"
"And did you not fear for me, then
gone overnight in the woods?" He
half smiled at that thought himself.
"YOu know I would not. / know you,
what you are-born' woodsman. No; ]
trust you to care for yourself in any
wild country, my son, and to come back.
And then-to go back again into the
forest. When will it be, my son-to.
morrow, in two days or four or six?
Some time you will go to the will
derness again. It draws you, does it
not?''
She turned her head slightly toward
the west, where lay the forest from
which the boy had but now emerged
He cid not smile, did not deprerate.
He was singularly mature in his &C.
tions, though but eighteen years old.
Il did not desert my duty. mother"
said he at length.
ooh, no; you would not do that.
Merne!'' returned the widow.
please, mother said he suddenly.
II want you to call me by my full
1ame-that of your people. Am l not
AIeri wether teo?'
(To be Continued.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
SPRING ADVERTISING

There is a good argument for ad-
vertising at every time of the year.
but at no period is it stronger than
in the spring. Everyone then wants
something new. People are tired of
eating the same old thing on their
tables, and new delicacies and novel
ties appeal to them. 1t is a great lime
for promotion for the sale of new
lines, or to introduce any kind of a
product to people who don't know
about it.
In dry goods and clothing lines,
everyone is buying. In household
furniture and supplies it is a time OF
renewals.
But people do not spend all this
money aimlessly. They feel keenly
the high prices, and are looking
around sharply to see where they can
get the most for their money. Bar
gains advertised in the newspapers get
the bulk Of the trade. And the mer-
chant that advertises gets his name
before the public, and they feel in
terested to try him out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Papc)
The Park Ave. News.


Weather. Dry in the house.
Spoarts. A hand stand contest
startid to take place on Pubs Sim
kinses pavement last Thursday aftir-
noon, but had to be postponed on
account of the contestants not being
able to get up on their hands all at
the same time.
Intristing Facks about Intristing
People. Sid Hunts mother ses he gets
more holes in his stockings than eny
boy in the werld. but this is denied
by Sam Crosses mother, Artie ALI
anders mother, Skinny Martins mother
and Leroy Shoosters mother.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Falts Alarm
The wind rattles the shutters
And shawkes all the windows and
doors.
Watts up, fellows? A blizzerd?
No. Pubs Simkins father wen he
shores.
Sissiety Notes. Miss Lilly Levy
gave a domino party on her frunt
steps last Satidday with her new box
of dominoes until she was called in
to suppir. Amung those present was
Mr.. Benny Potts, Mr.. Algernin
Skinny Martin, Mr.. Ed werpick
and Miss Mary Watkins. There was
no refreshments.
Home made chewing candy, 2
peeces for a sent or IL sents a pound
40 chews to a peece garanteed. Lee
roy Shooster and Ed Wernick.
Short Story
The High Cost of Living, or, 1t list
to Be 4.
How men sourballs for sent,
lad?
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HOW TO SELECT
FOOD TO OBTAIN
THE MOST Value

Washington, D. c., March 24-The
following suggestions on getting the
most food for ones money are from
U. S. Department OF Agriculture Far
mers' Bulletin sos, How to Select
Foods
Use cereals (flour, meal, cereal
breakfast foods, etc. freely, taking
pains to prepare them with great
care and to vary the kind used from
day to day If necessary to keep peo-
pie from firing Of them.
Remember that a quart Of whole
milk day for each child, to be used
as beverage and incookery, is not
too much.
Plan carefully both in buying and
in serving.
Do not be ashamed, to plan closely.
Thrift in food means providing
enough food, neither too little nor too
much.
staples as our, sugar, milk, cooking
fat, ETC., Is used each week for a
month and see if there are any ways
of cutting down the quantity needed.
Buy non-perishab1e materials in
quantitief If better prices can be Sc
cured and there is a good storage
place in the home. Neighbors can
sometimes club together to get lower
rates.
Estimate carefully how much Of
any material will be needed before
laying in a supply, then see that none
is wasted by careless handling.
Try to make the dishes served Of
such size that there will be enough
to satisfy the appetite Of the family
and no unnecessary table and plate
waste.
Do not be above noticing whether
anything disable is thrown away with
the garbage, which always shows how
thrifty food is used in a household.
Many inexpensive materials can be
made attractive and the diet can be
pleasantly varied by a wise use of
different favorings.
vent the use Of many valuable mate
"Finicky'' tastes in food often pre-
rails which might be the means Of
saving money.
Good food habits are an important
part of personal hygiene and thrift
Children get such habits by having
suitable amounts Of suitable foods
served to them and then being expect
ed to eat what is set before them.
True economy lies not only in buy
ing wisely but also in making the full
lest possible use of what is bought.
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Nevada To Vote On
Prohibition in 1918
News From Suffrage Headquarters,
Hartford, Comm

Hartford, Conn.,
In view Of the efforts that are be-
ing made by the opponents Of woman
suffrage to discount the votes Of wo-
men as a factor in prohibition, it is
interesting to learn that Nevada will
vote on prohibition in 1918. If the
vote carries, and it usually conceded
that it will, Nevada will be the, ninth
out of the eleven full suffrage states
to go dry There will then be only
two states-Wyoming and California
with equal suffrage and the liquor
trade. Wyoming as high license and
local option, under which a large
proportion of its area is dry. Wyo-
ming also has just about two and
one-f1fth men to every woman, so the
be credited to the women alone
In. California there has been a fight
for prohibition going on for several
years and the fight is going on more
vigorously than ever with stronger
hopes of success. But the great in
fluence against prohibition has been
the grape growing and wine making
interests OF the state. Prohibition
would put the wine makers out of
business and would make valueless the
vines which bear only making
grapes. 1t has been the fear of in
juring these immense Industries which
has held back the voters from giving
a majority in favor of prohibition.
Nevada has been an equal suffrage
state only since 1914. Before the wo-
men voted there was no hope of get
ting prohibition there, although there
was a movement in it's favor This
year a petition initiating a prohibit
ton law was circulated and it quick
ly received about two and a half
times the number Of signatures neces-
sary-in ali it resolved almost Is
per cent. Of the total number of vo-
tiers. This law was sent to the Legis-
, :ature which might have passed it at
once, when it would have gone into
effect Immediately. If the legislature
rejects an initiative law, it must be
voted on by the electors at the next
election and If carried by popular
vote because valid. The legislature
rejected the law, in order to give the
liquor trade time to get out, but it
was the outspoken opinion of the leg
islature that the law would carry, and
many who voted against it in the leg
islature, stated that they intended to
vote for it at the polls.
18th Nevada dry nearly eighty per
cent. of equal suffrage states would
be under prohibition as compared with
little over forty per cent. of the
man-suffrage states. 1t does look as
if there were some connection be-
tween votes for women and temper
ance
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SHOULD HE CONFESS

Albert writes:-I am q young man
Of twenty-five, living at home with
my parents, and am a clerk in a store
at fair salary. My mother seems to
have forgotten that I have grown UP
and wants to know how I spend nay
money, whom speak to of both sexes
and so forth. Now I have had nice
sweetheart for some time, but dare not
confess to mother, knowing there
would be great row over it. Natur-
ally the girl wonders why I don't
propose Would you advise secret
marriage, keeping it quiet for a while
I'm worried over this thing.
Come out manfully with the story
of your love for the girl and intention
to wed her. Wed the girl year from
now providing you are able to support
her and have saved up enough by
that time to go to housekeeping.
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DREAMED RADIsHEs

Wash. pare and slice in thick slices
eight or ten large. white radishes, such
as are in season at this time of year.
Put them in saucepan with boiling
water and let them boil until they are
tender when pierced with a, fork.
While the radishes are boiling add to
them three cloves. a bay leaf. hall
bud Of garlic and half lemon sliced
very thin. with the pits removed
Make a good cream sauce not toe
thick while the ,radishes are cooking
and when they are done drain them
very carefully and thoroughly: put
them into the sauce and serve hot.
Remove the bits OF lemon before send
ing to table and add one diced hard
boiled egg.
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FOREWORD.

~ "The Magnificent Adventure"
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" To make further revelations 4
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ENGLISH BROWN SAUCE OR
GRAVY

Put two ounces ON butter into a
sauce pan; slice two onions very thin
and cook in the butter until they are
delicate brown, then add two
pounds Of skin beef cut in small
pieces and two small pieces Of lean
bacon, salt, pepper, three cloves and
two quarts Of water. Let all boil un-
til the contents are nice brown col
or, stirring occasionally; then sim
mer gently for an hour and a half,
strain, and when cold remove all the
fat. Turn the sauce back into a clean
saucepan and heat. Melt three ounces
of butter in a stew pan, sift into two
ounces Of -four and stir until 1t is light
the sauce and boil all up quickly. This
sauce IL good for any warmed-up
meat, over hash or outlets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

I CORNER EUk GUMS
CELERY SAUCE FOR FOWLS

Wash and cut into one-inch pieces
< large bunch of celery; boil it In salt
and water until it is tender; put one
pint of white stock into a stew pan
with a bunch of savory herbs and a
blade Of mace and let all simmer for
a half-hour; then strain off the liz
quor, add the celery to It and .hicken
with butter and flour rubbed to a
cream. Just before serving add half
a pint of cream and tho Juice Of a
half a lemon; boil UP once, add pop.
per and salt and serve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
CHINESE TO RAISE PIGS

Liverpool March 74.-A group of
Chinese have paid 1000 pounds for
a piece Of land on the outskirts of
Liverpool with a view to pig-raising
and vegetable growing. China was the
original home of the pig and mem bers
of the Liverpool colony are said to be
expert stock farmers who received
their training in their native land
They hope to raise enough on the plot
to supply their own colony with food
StUffe.
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TO CUT BREAD RATION

Amsterdam, March 23.-The bread
ration in Germany will be diminished
one-fourth beginning April Is, owing
to the scarcity of wheat, according
to a dispatch from Berlin in the We
ser Zeitung of Bremen. The potato
ration will be continued at five pounds
weekly and the meat ration will be
increased by $50 grams weekly.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT,

Correct name and address must be
given to insure attention. not to print
Csc ink. Write short letters. only OF
one side of paper. Address Miss lib.
hey, O16 President street, BroOlJyA
n. W
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The end.
GERMANS KILL FISHERS

Ymuiden, Netherlands, March "a
Germanys proclamation Of the ruth
less submarine war is lettering most
fishing craft from sailing, and several
of those that had put to sea have al
ready fallen victims to German SUBJ
marines.
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be willing to quit the wanderlust
habit, and tackle a business with the
idea Of sticking to it, and making
good. If he does this, the girl who
Weds him will have no qualnls over
the prospects of their future pros
perity.
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TO STUDY JOURNALISM

Toxic, March 24.-The Imperial
University at Toxic has decided to
inaugurate department for the
teaching of Journalism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The concerns who sell porous plas-
tiers for lame back view the starting
of SO many back yard gardens with
some equanimity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The Christian Church at Franklin,
N H., was destroyed by fire at a loss
of $a5 ,o60.
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FCNEE DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

FUEER Al DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK Il SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOCQCETS
JOHN RECK & SON
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CHAPTER |.
Mother and Son.

- WOMAN, tall, somewhat angu-
lar, dark of hair and eye, strong
I7I Of features-a woman now ap
\ preaching middle age-sat look
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The man who has a thing to sell,
And simply tells it down a we'll,
Will never get SO many dollars,
AS the one that climbs a tree and
hollers
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.