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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Failures Who Come Back

The pages of history are re-
plete with failures who come
back" and among them was Fran
co.'s Eugene, fifth son of the
Prince of Savoy. His father was
French. His mother was an Italian
maid of honor at the French
court.
The boy began life badly enough
by being the youngest of a none
too-rich fathers large family. To
make things worse, he was cursed
with physical infrmities and de-
fects that made him the pity and
the scorn of luckier youths.
Then, when he reached his early
manhood, came a crushing blow,
says a writer in Energy"
Eugene was military mad. The
one aim and longing of his life was
to be a soldier. He dreamed of
military glory. His family wanted
to make a priest of him. But he
won their consent to let him 60 in
to the army. No sooner was the
consent gained than a far worse
obstacle came between Eugene and
his goal.
Louis XIV was King of France.
Louis hated Eugene's mother. By
way of petty revenge against her
he refused to allow her son to en-
ter the French army. The King s
Prime Minister, too, hated Eugene.
and he brought the young man in
to public disgrace. At the same
time Louis injured the fortunes of
Eugene's family and dismissed the
young mans mother from her post
of honor at court.
Eugene career was thus ruined
at the very outset. He was barred
from the army and from court.
Noblemen turned their backs on
him when he met them. Through
no fault of his own he was a fail
ure. Not only that, but his be-
loved mother had been brought to
humiliation on his account. France
was too hot for him. He went in
to exile.
Few young men have had more
obstinate setbacks at so early an
age. The fawning courtiers who
curried favor with their King by
sneering at Eugene regarded him
as one of the most laughable fail
ures of the day.
Instead of letting failures de-
press him into apathy, Eugene be-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Baseball Gossip

Jack Barry, manager of the
Boston Red Sox, was enrolled at
the Boston navy yard as a yoeman
in the fourth class naval reserve.
1t is said that Barry will volunteer
for general service as soon as the
baseball season closes.
Walter Reuther, Cub south-paw,
has been claimed by and awarded
to the Cincinnati club following
requests for waivers by the Chi
cago club.
Joseph Wilhoit, former Brave
outfelder, goes to the New York
Giants via the waiver route.
The lowly Mackmen usually
have reserve supply of pep and
punch on hand whenever they meet
the White Sox.
Even with Jawn Evers and Pat
Moran, the Phillies still lack some
thing and keep on slipping.
Walton Cruise, last year with St.
Paul, and now a member of the
St. Louis Cardinals, is making
quite reputation as a slugger in
big league circles. Averages, in
cluding games of July 25, give
him second place with 1892. Roush,
of Cincinnati, leads with an aver
age of 341.
When the Detroit Tigers left on
their pesent eastern trip. Sam
Crawford was left at home. This
indicates that the slugging out
fielder of former fame is about
through. Used only in pinch hit
ting roles the present season he
has failed to make good and this
will probably be his last season as
a Tiger.
President Navin, in a recent
written statement to Detroit news
papers has gone on record as say
ing that Ty Cobb was worth the
$3.50 Detroit paid for him in 1905.
The Chicago Nationals have
purchased Pitcher Walker from
the New Orleans club. Walker is a
right-hander and is said to have a
record of striking out an average
of nine men a game.
Jack Lelivelt has been doing
some lively hitting for the Kansas
City Blues. 1t is said he is so
slow that in a pinch runner is
sent in for him.
Becker, Viox, Mollwitz and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09

Good form quartette of hitters
that causes uneasiness to any pitch
er facing the Blues.
He can't hit curved ball with
a bed slat-he'll never do in the
big show"
This was the verdict of the base
ball jury sitting in judgment on
Chick Gandil six seasons ago, when
this player as rookie, was given
a trial by Charles A. Comiskey,
owner of the White Sex.
1t was unanimous verdict, and
the Sox magnate sentenced the ac-
cused to term of service in the
minors.
Gandil is one of the few players
of class whom Comiskey has re-
leased who later made good with
other major league teams. As a
rule the Old Roman has worked on
some good lunches. He has held
option agreements that have bound
rookie players of promise to his
ball club.
That Gandil seemed to be fail
ure as a big league batsman was
the opinion Of many. His batting
average of 1913 in seventy-seven
games seemed convincing. Man
ager Hugh Duffy of the White
Sox in 1910, one of the greatest
outfelders the game has ever
known, tried to teach GIndil to
hit and failed. He advised the
master of the Sox to give the
rookie more experience in the mi
nor leagues. Contrary to Duffy's
opinion, Gandil developed faster
as batsman than any player
Comiskey had owned in nearly a
decade.
Gandil today is considered the
ideal first sacker for the White Sox
Heinie Zimmerman, The Great
Zim," is trying to keep out of
trouble this season, and to date he
has succeeded admirably we'll. 1t
was not until the National leaguers
had swung into the month of June
that Zim got into an alteration
that resulted in his being canned
from the playing field, and then
his protests were mild to what they
used to be in the days of his Cub
hood, when he seldom missed a
week beating the rest of team to
the showers.
Zim is naturally a quick. tenn
pered player and a hard loser. He
fights for everything that he can
get in ball game, and the worst
thing in the world, in his eyes, is
to be called out on what he thinks
is bad strike. But McGraw has
tanned Zim to a noticeable degree,
and he is watching his step this
season.
While Zim has laid off the um-
pires he has lost nothing of his
love for repartee, and any time a
player on an opposing club tries to
pass him the buck he has a quick
comeback.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09

came the more determined to
succeed-yes. and to win revenge
against the King who had refused
him a career and who had insulted
his dear mother.
He left France. His distant
cousin was Emperor of Austria.
To him the young exile now went,
asking for a commission in the
Austrian army. The Emperor ac-
cepted Eugene's services and gave
him cavalry captaincy. 1t was
the wisest move any Austrian EN-
peror ever made move that was
to change history and the map of
Europe. Through reckless bravery
and sheer military genius Eugene
rose fast in the Austrian service.
Louis heard of his rise and sought
once more to disgrace him. He
sent Eugene short message, bid
ding him return at once to France
under penalty of lifelong Danish
ment. Eugene wrote this curt re-
ply:
Il shall return some day to
France. But it will be at the head
of an invading army!''
Within a few years Prince Eu-
gene was major-general in Aus
tria and high in the favor of the
Austrian Emperor. He used his
new influence to spur Austria on
to an alliance against France.
Louis, in alarm, offered Eugene
the baton of a Marshal of France
as bribe to leave Austria's army
for his own. Eugene sent back an
insulting refusal and doubled his
efforts to stir up strife between
France and Austria. The Failure
had already begun to make good.
Austria and Turkey were at war.
The Turks invasions threatened to
engulf the Continent. Eugene, at
the head of the Austrian forces,
met a far stronger Turkish army
at4Zentha in 1897, annihilating it
and forcing the Sultan to sign a
peace treaty. Later be besieged
Belgrade, which was defended by
a Turkish force six times as strong
as his own, and, by storm, forced
the city to surrender. He was
marching on Constantinople itself
when the Sultan again sued for
peace.
At last Eugene succeeded in
welding England and Austria and
Holland into an alliance against
Louis. He swooped down upon
the French armies that held Italy
and demolished them, one after
another. Thence he went to Ba-
varia, where. in 1904. he and the
Duke of Marlborough, beat the
French at the Battle of Blenheim.
Afterward, at the head of an in
vading army-as he had long ago
been promoted-he marched into
France.
Thirteen dangerous wounds, an
avalanche of wealth and honors,
the conquest of almost half of
Europe these were some of the
results of the Failures" half CEN
tury of military glory. Greatest
of all his rewards Ito his own way
of thinking) were the humbling of
Louis and the avenging of the Mon
arch's i'll treatment of him and of
his mother. Incidentally, for the
first and last time in history, Aus
tria was raised by Eugene to the
rank of foremost military power of
the World.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
II MADE three straight
defeats! South Stillwa-
ter walked off with Sat-
urday's game. because

they were enabled to score six runs
in the first two innings on three
hits, two bases on balls and five
errors. After two batters had been
passed in the first, one went all the
way home on Brad's errors, the
other reaching third. Beyers then
singled run number two across.
Again in the second, errors from
the same source gave three batters
lives at first and allowed another
to score. This time Beyers tripled
clearing the sacks. Vos saved the
locals from a worse drubbing by
cracking out a triple in the eighth
with two OIL and then counting
himself on an infeld boot. Wells,
except for two passes in the first,
pitched steady ball throughout and
struck out twelve batsmen besides
starting the batting rally that gave
the locals their first two runs in
the third. The visitors vented their
displeasure on the jumps several
times when his decisions on balls
and strikes didn't suit them.
SCORE
R HE
So. Saltwater 24OOl llO2 O-lO l3
M. S. P. O2OOOO3 5 8
Batteries-Visitors: Goulette and
Beyers; M. S. P.s: Wells and East.
Umpire, Witt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
ELIZABETH AND
 GRACE MARTIN

Elizabeth and Graoe Martin were the wives of the tw6 eldest sons. of Abram Martin of fSouth Carolina. Both the husbands were engaged in active service in their country's cause during. the war of the revolution, and in their absence their wives distin- guished themselves by a daring ex- ploit. Being left alone at home with their mother-in-la and hearing that two British officers with important dispatches were to pass that night along the road near their house, the two young women disguised them selves in their husbands apparel, and taking firearms, concealed themselves by the road. When the courier ap- peared with his attendant guards, the women sprang from the bushes and demanded the dispatches. Imagining themselves outnumbered, the men, taken by surprise, gave up their dis patches. The young women, instead of taking the party as prisoners, put them all on parole and permitted them to return to their forces. The dispatches were at once forwarded to Gen. Greene, Iwho made valuable use of them in subsequent military oper- ations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
ETIQUETTE

Politeness requires that Christmas gifts be acknowledgede at once either by note or verbal thanks.
 Mrs. X-The woman to whom you wrote inviting her to visit you, has been discourteous in failing to reply. A letter should be answered promptly in some manner. If she could not tell you definitely whether or. not she could come at the time you fixed, she should have written at once and told you so.
 Beatrice-It is seldom necessary to interrupt a conversation, or to pass between two people who are talking; but if it must be done, an apology should be offered. You should never correct another persons statement, un less to leave it uncorrected would lead to misunderstanding Or other. unde- sira.ble results; in which case you may ask pardon for so doing, and make the correction. In a company of people, one should not call attention to the dress, manners, or pecularities of any one who is present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
From Fashion Shops.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
LYRIC '

(Reviewed for the Farmer)
 The most delightful comedy drama of the present season is presented at the Lyric this week in ''The Cinderella Man"
 The popular Pon Players are to be congratulated for their able presenta- tioni of Edward Childs Carpenters play of the Yuletide. While the burd- en of the play rests on Dudley Ayres and Miss Warda Howard, these cap able leading people work wonders with their lines. Miss Howard, in the part of a girl who has money, but no friends and is seeking companionship, which she finds in the person of an obscure author, appears at her best. which is saying a great deal
 Dudley Ayres won the audience with the neat manner which he portrayed the part of the author, his light com edy going far to make the play so much worth while.
 Ainsworth Arnold was cast in a part that made him seem strange to, his many friends as this time he was a friend trying to do a good deed, in stead of being a william" nevertheless he was extremely good.
 Harold Kennedy in the part of g 'man-of-all-work' handled 8 difficult role in an acceptable manner. The remaining members of the com pany, though in parts that were rather short to enable them to show their real ability, were conspicuous through out the play, and ably helped towards pleasing the capacity audiences.
 SSTNba Cindara11Q MaO'' iS kmo11 Iu0rf h seeing at this popular playhouse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD |OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
PLAZA

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet but who would think that cornet as badly mangled as the Sne used, by the leader of the Corn 2 Cob Cutupts "Lazy Corners Band" could emit such exquisite harmony. {, We were surprised at the Plaza yes terday. There were eight men in the band, or rather seven men and a midget and each was equipped with a musical instrument that looked as If 1t had been through the Battle of Gettysburg> The looks of the instru- rnept didn't. interfere with the quality of the playing, however, nor was the good humor of the Cutups hampered to any extent by the blowing up of the azltomobi1e.
 Miller, Parker and Selz, a pair of merry youths and a shapely maid in ! q singing, dancing and comedy skit >that brought screams of laughter from the beginning to the end; Orben & Dixie in songs and dances and Burton and Jones in a boomerang throwing especially that was oleverlya staged, k the Plaza for the first half of-the week
 ~Fanat1cs '' a somewhat vampirish play with J. Barney Sherry and Olga Grey, the well known Polish actress in the leading roles proved an admirable holiday attraction.
 Alice HowelFs comedy two reeler, .Neptune's Naughty Daughter" was ! Responsible for a veritable tornado of { ianghter-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
POLTS

Wonderful audiences applauded Clara Kimban Young to the echo at Polls theatre yesterday when she ap- ypeafed in the stage classic "Magda" which has been immortalized on the screen by Miss Young and her own company of players. This great drama in which Duse made her greatest hit while in America touches the vital chords of home life and the sacrifice of a young girls ambitions and life for the ungenerous demands of her family. It is thrilling, soul-inspiring g and gigantic in it's immense scenic eff fleets ~1
 Jack McAuliffe, retired undefeated light weight champion of the world tells of some of his great battles and shows viv1dly in motion picture parts of a great English championship ex- hibition, pointing out the various phases of recollection and personages known worldwide
 Wilmington & Sylvia, present the ut most in versatile juggling, comedy trick and crayon drawing. Together they make an artistic and genuinely Interesting combination. hzs
 RasEson 6 Claire, nifty pair come to show their comic talk and song re- petoire in garden scene that evil dences the extreme sense of the ar t1stic-
 The Ga1larini sisters, two musical madis, offer a diversity of musical in struments upon all of which they are superb players. This is music-lov- sers treat,
 To complete the big show, new views of the great Halifax disaster, showing the widespread path of the explosion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
HOW TO KEEP YOUR NAILS
 STATELY

Loosen the skin around the base Press it back as far as you can. Never use a metal instrument for this purpose.
 Hang nails should always be Clipped off as closely as possible, but it is advisable to use the scissors very sparingly on the cuticle around the nail.
 The nails should be manicured every day if they are to be kept Gin good condition, but only few min utes need be devoted to them once they are in perfect order. r After polishing dip the nails in warm water to remove any traces of the polishing powder, and a final touch is given by rubbing the nails against the palm of the hand.
 Always file the edges, as this is preferable to cutting them, and finish by giving a polish with a chamois leather pad. Manicure powder or paste need be used only once or twice week.
 To remedy brittle nails, get an ounce of myrrh from the chemist and mix it with one ounce of turpentine. Spread this paste over the nails at night and in the morning remove it with a little vaseline.
 Before starting to manicure place some warm water, in which you have dissolved a. little good soap, in a small bowl and soak the nails in this for five minutes. This is to soften the cuticle and make it easier to manip- u1ate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
NEWS OF CLUBS
 FASHIONS SHOPPERS GUIDE
Reliable Recipes
HOLLANDAtsE sAUCE.


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  Wash and with slice in crumbs dip in beaten n deeph hot fat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
FRENCH GIRLS
 DO GOOD WORK
 FOR BRITISH
Thousands Employed Behind the Lines Aiding the Work
 of the Troops.

Behind British Lines in France, Dec. z0-cCorrespondence.) .)-Many thousand French women and girls, ranging in age from IA to well past 6O, are en- ployed by the British army at various Kinds of work behind the lines. One line at which they excel all other workers is the painting of camoufage on guns. They also make very good packers at the various army store houses and ordnance dumps. their deft,' active fingers making it possible for them to do this work with fifty per cent. more efficiency and speed than any other class of workers.
 In many of the clerical sections of the ordnance department they work side by side with the uniformed Eng fish girls belonging to the "Waacs, D as the members of Women's Auxiliary Army Corps are called and in these departments a numerical system of marking has been adopted in order to facilitate sorting. as most of the French girls have no knowledge of English.
 More than 1000 French women are engaged in the Receipts and Salvage Department" where their work in cludes the repairing of respirators and other equipment, the scrubbing and renewal of harness and leather materials in an oil bath, and the sort ing of recovered cartridge and water bottles
 In the boot and shoe repairing de- partment at one base 1,5OO French wo- men are employed in bootmaking aid repairing. In the armorers' shops French girls clean, oil, and test bay onets. In the wheelwrights' shops they clean and straighten' bolts and paint wagons and travelling kitchens
 Tn work at piece rates, the output of the, French girls has been, found to exceed that of German prisoners by more than 50 per cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
New Years Eve Masquerade.

Three $5 prizes will be given for the best costumes at the New<Ye ear s eve. masquerade at Quilty's in the Co., aonial Ball Room in Fairfield avenue next Monday evening, which prom dses good time for dancers and those who enjoy appearing in cos tune. There will be one prize of $5 for ladies' costume, one of $5 for gen. 4leman's costume, and $5 for the most grotesque costume. The New Years masquerade is one of the best times in the city. New Years night the annual ball will be held to which all patrons of the ball room are in- vited with their friends. Murray S orchestra will furnish music for both eyents.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A soft leather stretcher over the palm of the hand is excellent for pol ishing gilt frames that have previously been rubbed with a flannel cloth wet in alcohol.
 Spanish sweet peppers and onions added to beef and potato hash give va riety to the dish. Serve on slices of toast with a poached egg on the top of each.
 It is a good plan in cleaning white or light Kid gloves to put the gasoline into a wide-mouth bottle with the gloves, close it tight and shake until the dirt falls off. The same fluids can be used several times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

plaft over the seam joining fronts, and SS1Sg the edge. of right front above seetm. Leave plaits free be- tween small SO" perforations to slip belt through. Large "o'' perforations indicate back edge of back plait and front edge of the side-front plait.
 s Take the sleeve next, and close seam as notched. Gather lower edge between CT" perforations. Face .cuff and sew to sleeve matching notches and single large 70" perforations; bring small %" perforation at top to seam of sleeve; lap cuff to- small "o' perforations; finish for. closing. Sew in armhole aa described for plain sleeve. s.s, ~-s,
 To make the belt and sash, first gather the ends of the belt between "F' perforations. Form plaits at straight end of sash and in center. placing '"T'' on corresponding small 70" perforations and tack. Fold plaited end under to the plait at center and tack forming loop. Slip the sash over one end of belt with loop on outside and tack to lposition. Slip belt through openings under box-plaits, or arrange around waist ever plaits and close at left side
 To finish the neck, face the collar and sew to neck edge as notched, ceater-backs even. Leave the caIlar free forward of left shoulder seSu6 and finish for closing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

In the new princess effect is this delightful frock of dark blue gabar- dine, which closes at the left shoul- der and along the left side-front un- der a box.plait. The box plaits, by the way, are applied, so that one or two may be omitted, if desired. A large collar finishes the open neck, or it may be collarless. In medium size the model requires 5A yards 54inch material.
 The simple directions for making. supplemented by the construction guide, require that dart be taken up in the right front at shoulder, as he first step. Bring shoulder toge- ther and stitch along corresponding small Co" perforations. Next, close under-arm and shoulder seams as notched. Join right and left fronts matching triple notches, from single large "O'' perforation in right front O lower edge and finish edges a3ove Derforation for closing Large 70" perforations in right front indicate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
CURING INSOMNIA

For insomnia take a bowl of bread and milk before retiring, with just little seasoning in it. This draws the blood from the head to the stomach, will quiet the nerves and, in almost every case, will induce a healthy, restful sleep.
 Another excellent remedy for sleeplessness is a cold orange taken just before going to bed. It has cer- tain quality which makes it a very efficacious but perfectly harmless sleep producer A box of crackers is also a good thing to keep beside the