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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

H0IHY-KMAS TRIBES
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
Semi Prmcess Dress in Serge.

matching small 70" DerforattonO aN pocket with small 70" perf0rationa in front gore near side seam; stitch lowsT and front edges of pocket toI pos1k8on, EoEm plaits in skirt oraas-l iug oa lines os slot psrforations, bring fotded edges to corresponding lines of sraalI 70" psrtogsttons;. stitch
 pisatx an front gore inch from fold
 cd eARss, fyoGn upper edge to single large "O' peFsoeations and in back gore x inc6 from folded edge, from
 upper to 1o8eE edges. Gather upper
 edge of back eUFe between ''T" per
 9ofa4inms. Adtask MkiFt on waist
 with upper edS9 over upDer TOW oi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Costume sizss S4 to 4s inches bust Price, ant
 No pattern, yellow, 15
 These Home Dressmaking articles are prepared especially for this newspaper from the very latest styles by The Pictorial Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

public with ladies who are in evening dress, he should wear full evening dress. A lady should wear her gloves in a public dining room whether she is in evening dress or not, and should remove them only, after seated at the table. There is usually a check room just outside the dining room, where her wraps may be left.
 Miss H.-You may accept the escort of other young men while your fiance is away, if you do not do it too often; you must not, however, allow any one gentleman to pay you many attentions. Ten men were killed by a Penn sylvania train at Magnolia, Md, 20 miles from Baltimore.
 A valise containing diplomatic papers en route from Berlin to Berne was stolen at the Basel station.
 HOLLY-XMAS TREES
 WREATHS
 JOHN RICK B SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

H0LIY-XMAS TREES
 WREATHS h1HN BRICK g SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Norman Leeds, son of afr. and Mrs. Norman Leeds of Boston avenue, is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Sizes, S4 to zs inches bust. Price,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24

Clinton BaFnum 6eeley, Jr, IS to have as his house guests for his dance that is to be given at the BFeekiaKn Country club on Thursday evening, December z7, his cousins, the Misses McCoen of New York ana GeeRse Eherrill of Stamford.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
What The News Hound Scents On his Beat
NEWS FROM PUMPKIN HILL


Slick Deadbeat, the Pumpkin Hill
merchant, is thinking Of installing a
wheel barrow to do his delivering to
the customers he has in Pumpkin
Hill. Slick has seen good fortune
slipping away from him during the
last two months and as a consequence
his business has not been what it is
split up to be. Squire Bluegrass, who
was Sticks best customer and used
to visit his store as often as twice a
year, got his leg %hypnotized Monday
while trying to move a pile of cord
wood with his Lemonseed Runabout
and he is now laid up with a stiff pro-
peller. Sticks second best customer,
Smiley Popeye, got his neck out Of
place last week when he slept in the
same stall with his bay mule. Smiley
who was slightly under the influence
of animated moisture. that night,
didn't know he went into the stable
to sleep until he woke up next MORN
ing and saw that the mule was US
ing him for a pillow. On account of
this little mistake in sleeping quar-
tiers, Smiley's back is seventeen am
pere and four degrees out Of line and
the lightning rod agent from Turnip
Ridge has been sent for to line him
up again, Until that time, however,
Smiley will not be able to go to the
store for his stomach fuel and it is up
to Slick to either deliver the goods or
sit on the counter and watch the hair
grow under his nose. Slick lays the
latter pastime is not embellished with
sufficient excitement to quench his de-
sire for business hustle, hence he will
make arrangements to get a wheel
barrow and in that way reach those
customers that can't reach him. We
always knew that Slick had a lot of
push" in him, but we never thought
that he would have to demonstrate it.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
mani d MEN BUsY

This is the time or the year when
the mail order houses expect to beat
the local merchant TO il. They have
flooded the country with catalogs and
are endeavoring to ring the bell with
another big dividend lemon by Jan. /.
II is the duty Of Lordsburg mer-
chants, who are alive to the buying
power Of Lordsburg and vicinity to 20
after local trade as aggressively as
their competitors Of the catalogs.
When il comes t. quality and price
combined, local merchants can meet
the mail order people at every stage
Of the game, and should leave no
stone unturned to prove it.
The Liberal is the great aid to such
campaigns.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
ONE VIEW.

The usual scenes we're being enacted about a railroad depot in a nearby
town the other day when a contingent of our new draft army left for the
training camp. There were the same fond faTewels, the same tears, and
the same attempts to drive away the worried look that we saw and felt here
in Lordsburg as " e told or boys goodbye.
But in the town referred to there was a little dialogue Of just a few mo-
ments duration, which ought to be repeated and given careful thought in
every home in this land. As al aged mother took her arms from about her
boy, where they had been placed in loving farwel, she said: "Oh, my'boy,
if you 20 to France you may never come back"
And the loyal young American, a hero in the making, sad-read carefully
what he said:
IF die fighting in France, mother, / shall be better off than yu will be
here in this country if Germany wins this war"
Let those words burn into your soul-for we doubt if the scriptures con-
tain a greater truth. Take it into your W home, fathers ard mothers of
Lordsburg, and tell your neighbor to think if over.
Better dead in France than a subject of the foulest military hierarchy that
has ever cursed the earth. Better dead in France than alive in a land that
would mean for every American-bom citizen only a life Of torture, kicked
off the streets at will, bayoncted by brutes who have already murdered
Belgium.
The boy has spoken with the wisdom Of a prophet.
Better be dead in France than alive in America if Germany wins this war
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
S. P. Makes Fine Showing
In Liberty Bond Purchase

The Southern Pacific company
has reported to the officials Of the
Twelfth Federal District that sub
scriptions to the second Liberty Loan
by $4,000 employees Of the Pacific
System totaled $~1.546,950. The fg-
urge includes $3.50, 500 subscribed by
Employees of the Pacific Electric and
about 100000 by employees subscrib-
ed through other than company chan
nels.
For the first loan, Southern Pacific
employees of the Pacific System sub
scribed s1,463, 300 and subscriptions
from Atlantic system made a grand
total Of approximately $1,000, 900.
This figure it is expected VIII be ex-
ceeded when the Atlantic subscrip-
tions are added.
A surprising feature Of the second
loan was the fact that while the re-
spouse was larger it came from few
sr employees. Over seventeen thOus-
and subscribed the first time and less
than fifteen thousand the second occa-
sion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
MINING MUCH IN PUBLIC EYE.

Though this war may be a test of production of foodstuffs, in which the
United States must bear the greatest burden, it is also a test of mining
emCency-coal and metals.
For the power behind all industry in this country-except the compare
lively few establishments rn by water power-s King Goa. And with
the black metal goes the series Of other metals used in manufacturing.
Lordsburg knows how it feels to be threatened with a coal shortage. We
suddenly discovered that not only u comfort at home, but the operation
of our industries depended upon a fluent supply Of coal There isn't a per-
son in Lordsburg who doesn't agree that the need for a fuel administration
an organization designed to bring order out of chaos-wasnt essential
In the metal trades it was from the first evident that the output would
regulate'the supply Of munitions. Our metals are cannon fodder" With
been unable to keep up their almost constant bombardment of the Kasers
lines. For while Bl.c:l has furnished most of the big guns along the
Western front, Amea.t: metals, mined largely in the western mines of
the United States, have formed the bulk Of the stuff that goes into their
mouths
This being the case, te mining of metals and coal has been much in
the governments eye of hue-and also in the eyes of the public at large.
The nation has come to realize that not only food is essential to bring the
war IL a successful conclusion, but that the coal and metal output is equally
essential
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09

"Next T. walkin' at tn head o. a
minstrel perade with a big woody over
coat an cane Their haint nOthin' that
looks as fasclnatin' as edith a news
paper" said Hon. Ex-Editur Gale Flu
hart, this mornin', as he mailed a stove
pipe full o. carrots T. a niece in Vir-
ginny.
18Th Teller that stands up on tn
nineteenth story o. a steel frame in
January an ketches red hot rivets in
his apron is a loafer compared Z tn
editur o. a newspaper" continued tn
pioneer publisher.
"A Panhandle conductor has a tran
quill existence when you figure up tn
responsibilities o. a regular editur. A
edltur must be a great diplomat. He
must be both evasive an direct; he
must understand tn manly art o. self
defense an talk entertainin'ly about tn
European war; he must use rare dis
erection in tn distribution o. theater
passes an church supper tickets; he
must be willin' L carry a lot o. maya
zines under his arm when at large he
must be fond o. musical treats an con-
versant on tn zinc schedule; he must
have a dress suit an be able T. 20 an
hour without smOkin' ne should wear
glasses on a cord an have a pale fore
head an not be afraid o. paste; above
all he should have al unyleldin' spine
an tn courage t say Yes
"An editur has many callers an he
should be a reader o. human nature
er tn circulation will dwlndle. Theirs
tn Teller that's taken tn, paper since
its first issue an who wants his side
walk grade changed; theirs the ole
chap with tn greasy stin hat an tn
stained white whlskers that wants L
look thrO' tn exchanges fer TIL Dun
kirk Standard; tn statesman with tn
frock coat an black cravat that has
been mlsquoted tn girl who Sundayed
at Seymour an who wants her first
name spelled Edythe'; tn mother O.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
Drilling For Oil

A large number Of local people will
be interested in the news that drill
nR for oil has been commenced on
he property Of the New Mexico and
Arizona Oil, Gas and Development
Company north of Bowie, Ariz. Many
local people are interested in the
company. Of the project the Bowie
Enterprise says;
Work has actually started in devel
oping an oil field in the Bowie Valley
eight miles north of Bowie. While
several oil men are interested and are
preparing to put an oil rig at work
the first on the ground is the Arizona
New Mexico Oil Development Com
pany, the officers and promoters being
well known Lords0urg and Grant
county, N. NJ, men, and Clifton and
Morenci public men. The president
Of the company, j. o. Phillips, was in
Bowie Thursday with an oil rig which
was moved onto the ground and drill
ing actually started Friday.
This is only the beginning of the
development of an oil field at Bowie,
for there are a number of other oil
men interested who have leases and
'laims on several sections Of land in
Lower Gold Gulch and the San Simon
Valley proper, who are expected here
with a heavy standard oil rig within
the next few weeks.
The location of oil claims have been
handled and located in a systematic
manner by N. A. Hickok, civil engi-
1eer, who has surveyed the fields and
placed claims with properly marked
corners, in order to avoid future cOn-
fusion and possible litigation. Mr.
Hickok made blue prints of the field
showing all locations and the oil-bear-
ing territory.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
tn boy that got cOlor-bllnd while work

tn boy that got color-blind while work.
in In a grocery; tn liberal advertiser
that wants his divorce kept quiet; tn
Teller that thinks some o. gittin' his
friends t insist on him comm out fer
mayor tn woman whose lilac bloomed
twice in May; tn oldest inhabitant
who wants t. set tn paper right ON tn
date o. Horace Greeley's visit tn fel
Ter that helped build tn ole mill that
burned down east o. town; tn woman
whose little boy kin draw anything 4;
tn Teller that likes tn editur PERSONAL
ly but don't agree with tn paper; tn
farmer with eighteen peaches on n
twig; tn hobo that's walkin' from
Bangor, Maine, t Portland, Oregon ::
tn circus agent with red striped cuffs
an dyed mustaehe; tn perfume
ladened queen that's gittin' up a home
talent fer charity (O tn farmer that
found a Indian dart while plOwln' tn
woman whose name has been omitted
from tn list o. those present, an last
but fer from bein' tn least, tn felleI
with tn three column communication
VII bOAAA eAnNo " III UuNlEl Gil
titled, "Th' Possibilities o. Concrete ei
TIL Longevity o. Vitrifed Brick
eth modern editur must have tn
g%eneralship t handle this motley army
in such a fashion that each an all O
'em emerge from his sanctum shakin
with laughter. Then, when tn shade,
O. evenin' gather an tn streets are de
serted tn edltur'll call his wife up an
tell her not t set up fer him an m
his pipe an write a column edltorinl
on Th' Future o. Alasky.' Aside from
an occasional umbreiler left behind Ell
a pole se-gar tossed on his desk IN
editur o. a newspaper gifts jist about
as much out o. life as a stationary en-.
gineer."
Resumln', tn grlzzled Journalist
said, "But tn most trouble ] had when
l wuz a edltur nj keepln' my Wifi
from beatln' tn paper out"
Copyright. Adams Newspaper Service.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
Certain Cure for Croup.

Mrs. Rose Middleton Of Greenville,
ILL.,, has had experience in the treat
ment of this disease. She says, when
my children were small my son had
Group frequently. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy always broke up these
attacks Immediately, and l was
without it in the house. l have taken
it myself for coughs and colds with
good results. For sale by The Roberts
G. Leahy Mere. Co. adv
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
PERMANENT CITIZENS AND PROGRESS

Has II ever occurred to citizens Of Grant county that the permanent
development Of this section depends upon those who are settled here per
manenhy, and not upon transients nor upon business interests in a dis
tant city?
It's the "hOme guard" that must be relied upon 70 build up Lordsburg
The citizen who has a home and is satisfied with II Is the best asset the
community can possess.
Dissatisfied citizens engender dissatisfaction in others. A man who is
down on" Lor1sburg will talk about it and keen on snarlng and back biting
until others get in the same mood.
The Liberal finds no reason for dissatisfaction with Lordsburg. Those
who belong to the breed of knockers" are few, and in order to cure them
selves Of this vicious alnent should consult any Of our well known town
boosters and acquire enlightenment.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
PROGREss IN 1g1s--Go AHEAD

Everyone in Lordsburg now knows exactly how much in war taxes be will
be expected to pay. The rates are known. The amount we must contribut.
to the upkeep Of the war is at least approximately known for the first year.
We have breathed our sights of relief; our nervousness ard anxiety is over
We IRE again filled with confidence.
Let's so ahead! On the whole, the trade in which Lordsburg is most in
terested will not suffer because Of the war.
All businesses, Of course, are not equally aRected-some are buster thar
they'll ever be again in all probability others are in satisfactory crcum-
stances again others are worse off than a year ago. The latter, however
are few. The impe1s to trade given by the war-the huge demand 70
goods Of all descriptions and the high prices prevailing has worked to tn
general advantage Of many II not most business men hereabouts.
The fall and winter of 10slO should be a banner m for Lordsburp
but much depends upon the business men of our community The result
depends upon their Puatve and enterprise.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
PAsTE ANS on YouR MIRnoR

He has twenty-nine chances of com
ing home to one chance Of being kill
ed.
He has ninety-eight chances of re-
covering from a wound to two chances
Of dying.
He has only one chance in 500 Of
losing a limb.
He will live five years longer be-
cause Of physical training.
He is freer from disease in the army
than in civil life.
He has better medical ARE at the
front than at home.
In other wars from ten to fifteen
men died from disease to one from
bullets.
In this war n mar dies from dis
ease to every ten from bullets.
This war is less wasteful of life
than any other in history.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
OUR OWN HOME TOWN

Don't call it slow and old and dreary,
Don't sheer and jeer about it,
Don't think il aught but live and
CHEEKY;
Don't let the cynic doubt IL,
Don't criticise its lack Of sand"
Don't doubt its strength to grow
Get busyl Lend your helping hand;
It's your town, you knOwl
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
Lem Arrested

The town board Of Pumpkin Hill
met Monday night to pass an ordi-
nance prohibiting people from rails
ing can on the sidewalk. On Tuesday
morning Lem Saucepan was brought
into court on the charge of raising
cane nea the p~ostoffice, but he was
released when his wife showed the
Squire that Lem raised popcorn and
not cane.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
Sour Stomach.

Eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly, abstain from meat for few
days and in most cases the soul stom-
ach will disappear. If it does not,
take one of Chamberlain's Tablets inn
mediately after supper. Red meats
are most likely to cause sour stomach
and you may find it best to cut them
out. For sale by Roberts & Leahy
Nero. Co. adv
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09

Abe Cornflake is happy since he To-
Gated a well in his cellar last Monday.
He says that now he won't have to go
so far when he wants to drown him
gaIf
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
sQURALING HOGS MAY WIN THE WAR.

Ellis Butler nee wrote an amusing book entitled Pigs Is Pigs" Now Mr.
Hoover tells us they are more than that; that they will, in fact, win the
war. He points out that the men in the trenches must have food which
is rich in the carbons, meaning pork that there must be animal fats for
Consequently, the porker is coming into notice, and Hoover advocates a
keep-a-Pg movement. In classic days it was the cacklng Of a flock Of
geese that saved Rome; who an tell that q drove of squeaHng hogs will
not save the allies?
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09

Every days labor and every pound
Of material saved from luxuries is so
much more made available for neces-
sites. Do your bit.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09

The second Liberty Loan subscrip.
tons closed on October 81. Begin
saving in readiness to subscribe for
the next issue.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
CHURCH.

Preaching services at IL a. m.
Bible school ~ a. m.
Preaching services s p. m.
Rev F. Gaylord Roberts, Pastor.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
TOO MUCH 4cAMOUFLACR"

Having permitted the peonle to b. fed up with silly rep0s of the weak
ened German morale" and that sort of thing, administration leaders ire now
warning IS that the end of the war is not in sight and that a long, stern
fight is ahead of u.s.. This is more like it; but the eamoufage Of the earlier
procedure fits in we'll with the kept US out of war" deception Of last year
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
ITALY NEEDS MORE THAN SYMPATHY.

Italy, one Of our allie. in the wal against the Central Powers is getting a
deal Of sympathy for having lost within a few days practically all the terri
tory she won throughout a year Of hard fighting.
Italy asked FOR more than sympathy-and made the request same time ago,
when she asked the Allied nations, through her ambassador in Washington,
for morec cooperation on the Austrian front The ambassador declared at
the time that here was the place to concentrate and divide the Central EN-
pires-but the request was not Needed. This came about through q differ.
ence Of opinion, and the idea that the Central Powers would not admit defeat
until they we're beaten on the Western Front prevailed.
This opinion probably is right. Yet there is a logical opinion that will not
down which centers around the fact that the Italians were left to fight alone
at a time when it was known that a mighty attack by the TeutOns was being
prepared.
The Allies have done wonderfully we'll on the Western Front, but they have
not co-operated very well on any Of the other fronts, which accounts for many
if not all Of their reverses on these fronts.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-12
My RUINS LEFT
IN KiNGSLAND, N. ].
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which they Ted when the big shells
aseaH "a LEI 20. II vii be impossible
- ascertain definitely he extent Of
zaaz. Tor some tine. Hidden n the
o tie Canadian Car & Foun-
- plant are stia shells filed with
Il gh explosives. which preclude any
-el attempt 81 Investigation.
Shock set For Many Miles
Windows Tor miles around were
shattered Unlike the Black Tom Is
and explosion last summer, the Ca
nsd.an Company catastrophe did not
artaas!y affect Manhattan Island
The damasa WAS mostly confined to
H New Jersey towns and Kings
md itself Great crowds, however.
remained en- top of Manhattan sky
=crapers all night watching the ex-
oa7n OF shells.
No Plot. Says Officials
While ii cannot be determined def
a..alr officials of the Canadian plant
declared today that they do not be.
Heea The FIRE was caused by any one
connected win a pIet to destroy the
1l-nt Thev believe, it was stated,
spark from electric wires drop
pod into an open vessel of gasolene
ar deuaured alcohol. starting the
IRE The hundreds OF persons living
81 tAe vicinity Of the plant ventured
back today, after spending the nigh.
Is best they could and found their
aomes rlldled by the hail Of steel
Looters viii Be Shot
Orders TO shoot down any person
caught Iootng in the devastated reg
on were tssed to the police today.
Mauy persons attempted to return to
fae.r BONES today bat were prevent
- b. armed guards. Many refugees
were cared for n the school houses,
Town hall ana the Catholic church
FF.s t4ur4r-,.. g., fr,.4F,, as, 81
The Prescott daily news., 1917-08-04
DON'T LAY BY COTTON TOD
 EARLY

Cotton IS late in many sections and 1t will be a mistake to lay it by too early, according to Prof. W. E. Ayres 'of the University of Arkansas. who says that it should be cultivated nro- .perly until late in August unless the plants are locking in the middle. Shallow cultivation often enough to keep down weeds and grass and pre- serve the mulch is essential. Grass and weeds mean a loss in three ways. CD They reduce the yield by using. plant food and water which would otherwise be used by the cotton plants (2)they increase the cost of picking by becoming entangled with the cot ton, causing the burrs to rot, and by hindering in general the progress of the pickers; (3) cotton grown amongst weeds and grass always car ries more tinges, stains and trash and has poorer general appearance than cotton grown in a properly culti- vated field Such cotton is graded lower and is bought at lower price than that which is produced under more favorable conditions. The loss to the state from laying by too early can reach five or six million dollars without receiving any particular at tention. This leak in the profit bag'' should be stopped.