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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

A beautnul complexion is handsome
woman's chiefglory and the envy of her
less fortunate rivals. Yet soft, clear
sk;n-glowing with heal.h-is only tic
natural result of pmye Blood.
ST was troubled for considerable
time with very unpleasant, disfgaying
Rash, which covered my face and for
which used applications and remedies
without relief. After using tFruit-a-
tives'' for one week, the rash is COM
pletely gone. am deeply thankful for
the relief and inthe future, will not be
without "Fruit-a-tives".
$3.50 NoRAH WATSON.
Soc. a box, 6 for So 30, trial size, 25c.
At dealers ior sent by Fruit-astives
limited Ogdensburg. New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

+ (BysDr c. s. Brainin of the Column
Mia University Observatory Staff.)
K This month we wish to call particu-
k1ar, attention to the opportunities pre-
hcended to the amateur astronomer to
Become thoroughly familiar with the
kEarxh's sister and brother planets.
pNexb toNthe sun and moon, the PLAN
lets mre the most conspicuous and
Beautiful OF the heavenly bodies. Not
konlyC In &ppeaxance but also in their
Hmotions Fd0 these differ from the So
tcaHed fixed stars Though the later
pare not really fixed. that is, entirely
fn1otionless. their motions apparently
Fare so slow that is is difficult for the
5hiehpower telescope and of course
khop4aless for the naked eye to recog-
snize them. On the other hand the
imotAons Of the planets are easily OBJ
Essrvable- III you saved any of the pre-
foedirg maps OF this series you can
keasflys obtain an idea OF the amount of
Ethe motions shown by the different
&p1anets. But this is not necessary;
mote tonight where the planets are in
kregard Ito the surrounding fixed stars,
land, IL you observe at intervals, you
twfiD find before long that the rela-
k<1vea positions of the planets and fixed
Rstars are slowly but surely changing.
Ht Will repay you well to attempt to
Hollow the motions Of the planet Ju-
Hpiter. for example, from week. to
hweek
( Plot on a sheet of paper the posi-
Btions of the brighter and more easily
Hfecogrdzable stars in the field sur
grounding Jupiters position; then
$nnark carefully the position of the
Splnnet itself on your map, and note
kfha date of your observation. If you
1contfnue this for some time at regu-
par weekly intervals, the result will
DE q very satisfactory curve of the
&planAgts pathh through the stars,
(which should be the source of no
2sma1h amount of pleasure and instruc-
&f1on- "A careful observer will also dis
Ecover without any previous warning
kthe striking difference between the
sfixedA stars and the planets in appear
Hance; the former twinkle continually.
kthei latter very little, if at ALL
Mercury is a morning star the first
kten days of the month, and it is nee
tessaxy to arise just before sunrise to
kget . glimpse of him, before the
Eblindng rays Of the sun make obser-
ovation impossible. This planet is the
knearest to the sun Of all the planets
Aof the solar system. Seen from the
kearth, the apparent motion of Mer-
kcF1ry is one of periodic oscillation
afrom one side OF the sun to the other.
EItA can never get very far away from
the sun in the heavens, and this is
kwhaf makes 1t so difficult an object
kkor sobservHt1on- However. this chance
Ito sPe MsuouryNis the best one that
RsI7 affordsx and should be taken ad
gantage OF
In general, the sarpe conditions
EhoIdrgtrue for Venus, but since this
E1atterS planet Els a good deal farther
Bout nom sthet sun than Mercury, it is
gable to get an appreciabie angular
xtdistanceAfaTtheref from the sun in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
FOR THE BOYS WHO
ARE GOING TO THE
FRONT

No gift will be more appreciated.
None will be more useful, nor VIII
anything else be as constant a COM
panion as one of the Military Watches.
Our models are priced from 1925 to
$500. Other handy and appropriate
things are Fountain Pens, Pocket
Knives, Safety Razors, Lockets, ETC.,
ranging in price from $1.00 and up
wards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
old FOLKS NEED
'CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Salts, calomel, pills act on
bowels like pepper acts
in nostrils.
Enjoy life! Don't stay bill.
ious, sick, headachy and
constipated.
Get a 1o-cent box now.


Most old people must give to the
bowels some regular help, else they
suffer from constipation. The condi-
ton is perfectly natural. It is just as
natural as it is for old people to walk
slowly. For age is never so active as
youth. The muscles are less elastic
And the bowels are muscles.
So all old people need Cascarets
One might as well refuse to aid weak
eyes with glasses as to neglect this
gentle aid to weak bowels. The bow
els must be kept active. This is i'm
portant at all ages, but never so much
as at fifty. &
Age is not a time for harsh physics.
Youth may occasionally whip the
bowels into activity. But lash can't
be used every day. What the bowels
Of the old need is a gentle and natural
tonic. One that can be constantly
used without HARM The only such
tonic is Cascarets. and they cost only
10 cents per box at any drug store.
They work while you sleep.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

John NICE. Bowman, working with
the United States food administration
as representative of the hotels, restau-
rants, dining cars, clubs and passen-
ger steamships of the country. MT.
Bowman is president of the Hotels
Biltmore, Manhattan, Ansonia and
Commodore (now bui1ding), all in
New York city, and president of the
Bowman Herr Morgan Hotels com
pany, which will build and operate
three great hotels in Atlantic City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
GATHER SUMMER CROPS

Boston, Sept. 2s-Next Saturday
will be school childrens harvest
day" in Boston. More than 5000.
children who have worked on garden
plots during the summer will devote
the day to gathering their crops of
potatoes, beets and other winter veg
etables.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
Standing OF the Clubs.

Games Today.
New York in Cincinnati.
Brooklyn in Pittsburg (two).
Boston in Chicago.
Philadelphia in st. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
Standing of tine Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today.
Chicago in New York (two).
Detroit in Philadelphia.
Cleveland in Washington.
st. Louis in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
AMALFT NEW SPANISH -
MINISTER TO MEXICO

Madrid, Sept. 20 - The Duke Of
Amalf has been appointed Spanish
ministre to Mexico. He will succeed
Alexandra Padiiia, who has been
transferred to Lisbon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
Talk OF Sports

Pitcher Poll Perrftt begins to loom
UP as one Of the Giants big cards for
the Worlds Series. He has been
pitching fine ball Of late, as his record
of runless innings testifies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

The st. Louis Cardinals have picked
up three very promising young play.
ers in the last two seasons. They are
Hornsby, Cruise and Jack Smith
They are all good hitters and excel.
lent fielders
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results OF Yesterday.s Gan

Results of Yesterdays Cameo.
Detroit, 6; Philadelphia, 1.
Cleveland, 3; Washington, 1.
st. Louis, 2; Boston, 1.
New York-Chicago game was post.
poned on account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results OF Yesterdays Games.
Brooklyn, 3; Pittsburg, l..
Other teams were not scheduled to
play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

The eyes Of the fans during the
great series will be on Gandil and
Weaver of the White Sox. Both are
mighty good players, but both are also
known as hotheads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK q SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

Risberg, the crack infelder of the
Chicago White Sox, lays no claim to
fame as a great wie1der of the will
low. but when it comes to shooting a
ball across the diamond, you will have
to look far and wide to find his equal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

Spectators who so often grabbed
up all the seats for the worlds series
games that baseball managers have
decided to take drastic steps 20 pre-
vent that occurrence this year. Per-
sons who buy reserved seats at the
Chicago grounds for the series will
have their names written across the
backs of the tickets. Then il the pre-
cious pa.steboards fall into the hands
of spectators the club management
will be able to trace them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

There are some sore muscles among
the boys training in the national
army. but let them cheer up-they can
take it out on the Kaiser
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

The Phil1ies were the hardest club
in the National league for the Reds
to beat this season, Matty's men get
ting but eight of the %. The Reds
won only two games in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29

II am a MIRO aluminium
coffee percolator
To-day only, American
Hardware Stores is offer
ing me for $1.5O-my reg
ular price is 1926
III IN part Of the new MIR
RO aluminium ware
stamped out Of solid
sheets Of aluminium.
fAll the housewives of
Bridgeport are talking
about MIRO so I ex-
pect to be much in de-
mand to-day
MONDAY my price will be
1925 again
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends'

ii Ill 4 + IL . y " ,
Well. sirh II ever q little rabbit VA
CRAZY to 90 sleigh riding It was Billy
Bunny when he saw his Uncle Lucky
and the four reindeer hitched up to
the old sleigh. And wouldn't you love
to go sleigh riding behind four Of Santa
Claus reindeer? Well just guess
you would, and so would ] and 30 would
the car Of Russia II he hadn't lost hA
thron@
Now hurry up and set on your fur
overcoat," said the old gentleman rab-
bit. while the reindeer paved the snow
and tossed their antlers. which are
their horns, you know--until the bells
on the harness began TO sing Q song:
Down from the north come the REIN
deer a-fytng.
Silver hollis tinkle as onward they 60
Faster and faster their fleet hoofs are
trying
To race with the North Wind that
blows Ger the snow.
Tinkle, tink, tinkle, and crinkle. crink,
crlnkle,
Swift thru the snowfiakes they dash
in q row."
And pretty soon out came Billy Bum
ny, and jumping into the sleigh he SAT
down beside dear kind Uncle Lucky.
"On, Dixon and Bllxon! On. Bullet
and Arrow" cried the old gentleman
rabbit, and away went the reindeer
while Mrs. Bunny waved her calico
apron from the window and smiled TO
see how happy was her little bunny
boy
Well, after while. or maybe a mile
Billy Bunny said:
Lets go down to the photographer
and have our picture taken"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
Topics of the Times

OF all the winter overcoat styles OF
this year the one that attracts the eye
most Is cut long and khaki colored.
And any young man can get one given
him by going thru few minor prelim-
iaries.
Anyhow the question Of universal
military training Is one that can safe
" be left to the people. Just now the
pressing proposition Is to get ready and
equip the men who are already in
training.
That bolsheviki outfit would have
done we'll in America selling Masonic
temples to trusting strangers. And
from the looks Of things they may have
to come to that or the chautauqua
platform pretty soon.
Thank heaven the French machine
guns speak American language. Other
| wise our boys couldn't work them un-
til they had learned French.
The kaiser's approaches to peace
| terms remind the old horse trader OF
the diplomatic beginning Of converse
ton between himself and his contem-
porary when they met along the road
in days when trading horses required
diplomacy Of PECULIARLY shrewd
| character.
Change that expression sink like
stone" to Swim like a concrete ship"
Who on earth do you suppose M
McAdoo will get to help him handl
the railroads?
| Looks as tho the italian batter
would strike the German side out wit
the bases full and the game be calle
on account of snow.
How that humble apostle of In
efficiency, the hookworm Of the soutl
must envy his pompous Washingto
brother, the red tapeworm.--kansa
City Star.
The trouble is those Germans refus
to walt while we make $4,000 Brownir
machine guns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
Masonic Meetings
\ Vjsltors Always Welcome,


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903. A. F. q
A. M-Special communication. WORK
In third degree, Friday, Dec. H. al
o'clock. John w. Wells, secretary
w. II. Steiner, w. NJ
siGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r, A. NJ
Stated invocation Monday even!us'
Dec. II, at 1880 o'clock. Business SEES
sion and election of officers. Carr
Shaffner, H P; John w. Wells. Sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. G. s. NJ. Mon
day, Jan. II. 1918. Regular business
I. T. Forbes, recorder George Gregory
l. VI.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St. Alderman
commandery, No. 30 X. T. Wednes-
day, Dec. 26. 1917, 4:30 p. m. l. T.
Forbes, recorder II. c. Mueller COM
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. E,
S.-Regular meeting for business and
installation of officers Wednesday,
Jan. Is, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary: Mrs. =. L. Fred
erick w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
the GOVERNOR AND TINE ASSEMBLY.

The governor has sent out a QueS-
tionnaire, so reports from Des MONIES
states, upon which the question of q
special session or no session at all or
the legislature is limited 10 Depend,
The assemblymen are to pledge them
selves TO refrain from all legislation
except war legislation" or refuse the
pledge. Their answers lit is alleged,
will decide the matter Of whether or
not. Unless they swear in" the ses-
sion is not to be called according to
gossip at the capital -.
But why should the Legislature
swear its life away? Just why should
no i'm 1ortant bus!ucSs be attended to
outside of the limited schedule desired
by the governor? And when did the
assembly of the state of Iowa become
SO dangerous in session that it must
be ted with the twJ proVerblal hail
bitches that will hold the devil?" And
is 1t necessary that the governor rope
anu noSlle uHueE piebSe 'h' i>f-
sentatives of the people of Iowa. most
of whom hold honorable station al
home and have repute abroad as ordi-
nariIy respectable, patriotic and sane
persons? Congress did turn over die
tatorial powers to the president, nut
it is not of record that Iowa did so
much for the governor. And sly as
we keep 1t there is wide and dls-
tinct difference between Woodrow Will
son and W. L. Harding.
Perhaps there is no necessity o.
calling the legislature in specia! ses-
sion; but if SO there is surely no good
reason to begin by minimizing the or
binary common sense and every "a!
patriotism of the state legislature. the
assembly Of Iowa is not a herd.
Perhaps the fear is that the legis-
lature might take half day and ratAy
the congressional prohibitory amend
ment. It might do so and then
might not. Anyway the legislature de-
serves the confidence Of the people on
this question quite as much as the
executive.
Governor Harding's next friend OF
last fall, Jim Pierce, hints that the
expenditures Of the million dollar war
fund should be gone over. II such ac-
,ion is needed as Pierce AYERS. then
the legislature that voted the appro-
priation seemingly should be the proper
body to go over the books. 1t knows
what it wanted to have 1t spent 1oF'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
BATTING THE HORSE.
GBurlingtCn Hawkeye


A report went down from Blackhawk
county, this state, recently to the effect
that In some Of the smaller settlements
in that county. horses are being
slaughtered and eaten by thrifty peo-
pie. In New York city the sale OF
horse meat has been legalized, and no
doubt much Of that food has been sold
as what 1t H.
Just why it should be necessary to
legalize the sale Of horse meat, does
not appear quito clear. 1t II taken for
granted, however, that the lawmakers
were UP against q condition and not q
theory. and that much horse meat was
being sold when they parsed the law.
legalizing such sale.
Many Of US Will be wondering what
horse meat is like. As far as we know.
we have never tasted It. As far as
we know. In all likelihood, We have
Toasted upon It. in some form or other
under some other name. and have
found It good.
At q time when we are discoverinS
tina. all sorts Of hsh are good human
food. that were heretofore considered
undesirable. and that shark instead OF
and is being hunted for food. 1t seems
odd that there should be any pre1u-
dice against horse meat. The horse ie
about the cleanest animal whose desh
Is available here Tho horse IL more
careful, more particular about its food
than any OF the animals which have
heretofore furnished an, important part
OF the bill Of fare.
In New York, horse meat must be
sold as such. It probably Is In some
places, and is probably served as some
thing else IT. many eating houses. The
restriction in the law was probably
made in order that people who have
scruples against eating an old pet may
so comparatively safe.
The comparatively high cost Of hors-
ec has kept the horse out OF the
slaughter house, as rule. But pricer
are shifting and II horse meat can be
sold at reasonable figures. there will be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
AS TO MACHINE GUNS.

General Crozier stated to the senate
committee that for an army Of 1000
600 we must have $4,000 to $4,000 ma
chine guns to properly equip It. IT, as
predicted we shall have 100000 men
under arms this estimate multiplied
by four. gives 100000 machine guns as
the least estimate Of machine gun
equipment for such an army.
The immediate question that follows
is where are the guns and what are
we doing to supply them TO the armies
already assembled and to be assem-
bled"?
General Crozier told the committee
that before the war, during the eight
months previous to the declaration, we
had secured no machine guns. AT pres
ent, however, under contract a com
PAW is turning out 500 Vickers guns
and 800 Lewis guns monthly. 1t s
to be understood, however, that the
Lewis guns being made for the gov
eminent are not for the armies OF in
fantry but the type used on flying ma
chimes. The Lewis gun used by the
British is the heavier gun for defense
from assault and the lighter ones used
| in attack We are making none OF
these. So that according to Crozier's
fItr n
about 500 machine guns a month to
supply an army OF a million which
needs $4,000 and needs them right
away. .-
| So far then we have an infantry
supply of 500 machine guns a month
to supply the army. That would be, 4
| that rate Of manufacture were con-
tinued, 5000 a year. 1t would require
thirteen years at that rate of produc-
ton to equip million foot soldier:
with machine guns. Forty Thousand
Lewis guns have been ordered for air.
planes. So far we are getting 1900
year at present output.
The Browning gun Is perhaps a bet
ter gun than the vickers or the Lewis
The senate committee has been told
that quick deliveries are out Of thu
question as regards the Browning. W.
can get some Colts right away. How
ever the Colt has been severely criti
cised as more likely to jam than SOM
Of the others. The criticism may no
be justified, but those who have in tn
hunting field sought to unlock a Jam
med field piece, will understand wha
a lam means when the Huns ar
sweeping across the terrain.
/ It Is not welcome news butSthe i'm
portance OF news Is not to be meas
ured thus. 1t seems to be q fact, how
ever unwelcome. that the type OF ma
chine gun adopted is still on paper an
not on the market or in actual exist
ence as a nunition supply and that
will be months at least before 1t ca
be delivered or Of service.
A machine gun u made to Kill en-
lemies with. That isn't pleasant to con
template but It y true and Is mucl
! more pleasant q contemplation thu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM pRoWoENrlAl

A few years ago whenever the crops
went to market there was a money
panic among bankers turnout the
United States, Finally a>system of fed
eral reserve banks was created with
power to issue currency based upon
good commercial paper plus an ade-
quate reserve of hard money but the
banks fought it so severely that the
only way to get anybody to join the
federal reserve banks was to compel all
national banks to become members
upon penalty Of losing their charters
as national banks. They went in under
compulsion and nearly all other banks
stayed out.
For the last three years. there has
been a world war burning up wealth
for most of the earth and since April
the United States has been preparing
for world war which shall burn up
for us in a month what our historic
civil war cost in year and yet there
has been no money panic among bank
ems. Individual investors are scarce
on the stock markets but established
business can get short time money at
fair rates in spite of the crop moving
serson or the war.
The First National Bank, OF Chicago,
one of those institutions which had
been dragged into the federal reserve
system by its ears, remarks in its re-
sumo of the years business that:
But for the federal reserve system.
the organization Of which was provid-
entail, this enormous expansion OF
banking credits, the end Of which Is not
in sight. could not have been accom-
plished without calamity. The moblli-
cation fthe country's gold and OF the
reserves of the banks in the federal
reserve banks has laid the foundation
for a structure of credit which would
have been impossible of accomplish
ment under our old system Of banking.
There is now in the twelve federal re-
serve banks over $500, 100000 in GOLD
held as reserve for the balances OF
their member banks and for the feder-
al reserve notes which they issue
against commercial paper rediscounted
fo- their member banks. This amount
EQUALS the gold held by the Bank Of
France and the Imperial Bank Of Ger
many combined and Is six times the
amount carried by the Bank OF
England.
With the country's business able to
weather such a storm as world war
the organization Of the federal reserve
bank system was truly providential. 1t
has vindicated itself and the banker
who Is not now willing to make some
personal sacrifice to get In and
strengthen the federal reserve system
is short of full weight in his patriotism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27

tax exemptions from salaries because
they are congressman not only arc 60
ing to set credit for being real patriot.
but will put into a pretty deep hole an
the congressman who fall to join them
in the decision" says the Mason CITY
Globe Gazette.
The Des Moines Register agrees Win
Judge Wade, OF the federal court, that
bootlegging at soldiers camps Is
form OF treason. .Wrat reason can De
offered" the Register asks for treat
ing the bootlcgger as any other than
an alien enemy? What purpose couio
spy have more damaging to inc
American army than the bootlegger'
What reason can be offered for treat
ing the bootlegger as any other than an
alien enemy?"
I'VE have already learned. thru haro
necessity, that we can exist with less
than half the sugar we have been u.s.
ing" notes the Fort Dodge MESSENGER
Let us see If we cannot dispense win
about hal four ordinary and really use
less house illumination"
The Council Bluffs Nonpariel believes
that the governor should call the gen.
eral assembly in special session. as nc
and that the principal bust
ness of the session should be to create
a state defense organization with capa-
city and power to- do business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
RIPPI ING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
MADE At HOME.


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But heeI %
aid and scout for all the
brought
kniv and trees and We can new TON
camel with upright back duck that can e
skill bought we toys
Kaiser Now Noas ark and At it out With hen no
TO
useful We ma
OF
give YOU
ample to whoop with Claus