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COLUMBIA ADMITS WOMEN.

New York, Sept. 17.-After 106 years as an institution for men only the College of Physicians and Sur geons, the medical department of the Columbia university, has decided to admit women on an equal standing with men, it was announced today. This departure is made possible by a gift of $50,000 from George w. Breck- cnridge of San Antonio, Texas.
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START "HOLD COTTON, MOVE.

Dallas, Tex. Sept. 19.zNembers of the Farmers Union of As will inaugurate a state wide ca Mgn to induce farmers to hold their cotton for better price, it was announced here today at meeting of the field department of the union.
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NOTABLES BORN THIS DATE.

Countess Aileen Roberts, daughter of the late Lord Roberts. the famous British general, born 47 years ago today-
 Charles A. Prosser, who is to have charge of the new United States Voea- tional bureau, born at New Albany, Ind, 46 years ago today.
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AMERICAN FLYER MISSING.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 1S.-Captain Eric Robertson, member of the Royal flying corps and brother of Miss Ruth Robertson of this city, has been missing since the middle of July, when his machine was shot down by German anti-aircraft guns, according to information received here today. He was either killed CT taken prisoner behind the German lines. His home was in Walkerton, Canada.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-20

Herbert Putnam, librarian of the li- brary of congress, born in New York city, 56 years ago today.
 Upton Sinclair, we'll known author and socialist, born in Baltimore, 39 years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-20

We've given the drafted boys quite a send-off, but it won't be d plugged nickel compared With the home-com- ing celebration.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-20

An electric egg candler has been in vented for use in public places where the freshness of an egg can be demon- Strated
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1S17-Seminoie Indians in Florida gave evidence of renewal of hostility toward the whites. Seventy-five Years Ago Today. of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, first opened to students. Fifty Years Ago Today. 1867-Italian government issued a declaration disappearing of the Garibaldian movement for the forcible annexation of Rome. Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1S92--Fifty thousand union veterans marched in the G. A. R. parade in Washington.
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CONVICTED OF WIFE NURbn

Wichita, Kas., Sept. 1s.-B Henson, retired cattleman, was i'm, guilty of murder in the second { gree for having killed his wife A shooting her at the Henson resjds, in this city two years ago. Hsnz is 69 years old. The woman Ii, was killed was his second wife
 Henson also is charged with h. ing clubbed his stepson to desi | the same time Mrs. Henson m killed, @
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-20

One Year Ago Today in the War. Sept. 20, 1916-German-Bulgarian in vasion of Dobrudja declared to have been checked: Bulgars attacked and drove back both Hanks of the Anglo French line in northern Greece.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-20

Women who can wear fus undsl summer sun are equal to any sarA that may be asked Of them.
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is guaranteed for one bottle to benefit any case of Pella- gra, Rheumatism, Scrnfi1la Sunhilis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
AND DOWNS OF THE JOKE MARKET
By ROBERT C.. BENCHLEY

enc up. And the result usually showed
its hyphenated origin. But now the
Joke and the picture have to have some
slight relation"
It is even further back than the
earliest line of jokes carried by Mr..
Crawford. however, that we have to dig
if we are going to recall all OF the Jests
found in Grandmother's trunk. Bring
ing in that interview with Plus A. I.
rather broke up the smile of the attic
storehouse. Never mind; / think it is
rather pretty little smile so let's pick 1t
up again.
Deep down in one corner, tucked along
with the early tramp joke dealing with
Weary Willie" and Weary Walker
we find the Dude Wheeze. The charac-
ters in this were usually "Cholly' and
"Ferdy," or "Mr De Sappy," and they
always were sucking the handles of their
canes. An artist would as soon think OF
drawing a uIuc NlJiiOuI dii Os O6ie'DS ~
without his cane in his mouth. The
dudes in the accompanying Illustration
are of somewhat more advanced stage.
The cane has been removed from the
mouth, but otherwise they are the same
and so they continued up until the point
of their timely demise.
A branch of the Cholly joke, which
persisted almost simultaneously, was the
stage-door Johnnie. Waiting in line
each one holding bouquet done up in
paper, they stood at the stage door under
a Gagged light for years and years with
never whimper. 1t was just matter
of how long the public would stand for
them. And although the public never
expressed its disapprobation to the eX-
tent of rioting in the streets over the
matter, yet the stage-door Johnnie dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

"to the changing sentiment of the coun-
try with regard to drink. The younger
generation doesn't drink so much as the
old boys did, and they don't think it is so
funny. The tramp joke has gone, too.
1t wasn't so very long ago that
tramp with tomato can tied around
his waist. was sure fire. Just why the
tomato can, though, / have never been
able to understand. But its survival to-
day is seen in Happy Hooligan, the one
exception that proves the rule.
"Jokes on the Irish and Jews don't go
now, either. This is probably result of
the syndicating of drawings and the
danger of giving offence to some valu-
able circulation throughout the country.
There being no appreciable population of
Cupids in the United States, this eX-
PLANTATION doesn't clear up the decline in
the value Of Cupid jokes. | wouldn't
think of trying to sell Cupid joke now,
or kissing joke, for that matter, and
ten years ago they were the chief stock
in trade of many humorous publications.
another type of bon mot that is al
most, if not quite, extinct, is what was
technically known as the He and She
Joke. In the old days an artist would
turn in a pretty picture of man and
girl watching horserace and say to the
editor: 4 haven't got any joke to go
with this, but | thought that you fell
lows could think up something-about a
horserace, you know And then they
would hunt through the drawer for a
Joke that would fit the picture, or,
rather, a joke that wouldn't go badly
with the picture. If worst came to
worst, some one in the office would make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

appeared from the comic prints, leaving
only his name as a memory.
And what is this, all tattered and
musty, tucked down between an old pair
of shoes? (Still sticking to the attic
figure of specify 1t is the Thespian,
Macredy Booth Hamfat, with one hand
stuck in the front of his coat. walking
the railroad ties past sign which reads,
New York, $50 NJ" Sometimes they
went in pairs sometimes the whole COM
pany were there; but they always had
been stranded in some town upstate, and
the nub Of the joke usually centred
about how hungry they were. Hunger,
along with strong drink, seems to have
lost its humorous side as the nation has
progressed.
During the same period there -four
ished the RUDE joke. This is not entirely
defunct in all it's phases, but the original
formations are practically never seen
now. There was, for instance, the gold
brick manifestation, in which the conf"
dence man. in silk hat and curled mus
tache, met Uncle 81 with outstretched
hand and sold him a cleaning brick.
To-day a more correct representation
would be Uncle ST selling the brick to the
man with the silk hat. see that Grade
B milk has gone up another three cents.
When the rustic wasn't being sold q
gold brick he was being dragged into
clothing store by Jewish dealer in
secondhand goods. A violent lot those
secondhand dealers were in those days.
They stopped at nothing short of poison
gas to get their victims inside the store.
1t never occurred to me, as youth, that
the object Of this assault was to sell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

clothes. | used to think that the deal
ers pulled countrymen's arms just to be
rough and to teach them their place.
Well, we haven't brought in much
about the old trunk in the attic lately. /
see now that | should never have begun
that smile. 1t is too hard to keep up in
a story this length. 1t gets artificial.
However, let us now dig over here in a
corner. underneath the frame Of one OF
auntie's old hats, and what do we find?
Why, it is none other than the Cannlbal-
Missionary formula, stuck together by
rust with the Boarding house Joke. In
the former there was always large IRON
pot, preferably full of water which had
been brought to the boiling point.
Pleasant faced cannibals here waited for
the serving Of a trembling missionary,
who wore a white tie and long face
This was considered a great joke in
those days. Consider it significant If
you will that it has gone along with the
drink and hunger jokes. shouldn't be
at all surprised if the world were getting
better after all, although wouldn't care
to be quoted as having said it at this
time. I'd hate to have COL Roosevelt
think me visionary.
The Boarding pleasantly was
one Of the oldest of our best lines. 1t
will never be the same again. But it has
done its work. 1t has made the name
"prunes" Synonymous with boarding
house. In it the patrons were always
complaining of the food, in very subtle
and comical ways, to a sour-faced board
ing mistress at the head of the table.
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very small student. of the comic weeklles
used to think that getting drunk con-
sisted of saying "Hic" and carrying
box of fried oysters.
Gradually these properties were dis
carded and the matter-of-fact umbrella
took their place, but always in conJunc-
ton with a lamppost. And then the
whole idea began suddenly to lose its
SAVIOR. Either the supply of drunk jokes
gave out or the sight of drunk became
less funny than it used to be, but, what
ever the cause, editors began to look
with a bilious eye on funny pictures
which smelled of liquor. And editors
never turn thing down until the pub
lie has had it turned down for several
years. So the only conclusion to be
drawn in this case is that, personal lib
erty and testimonials of German physi-
clans to the contrary, the public doesn't
see enough humor in sosh to laugh at
it in a picture. So let us tuck the drunk
Joke away in the corner Of the chest
(never mind the moth balls; we won't
want it AGAIN..
AS one would go to a trade expert in
questions of consumer-demand, | went
to see, in this matter, a man who is prob
ably the greatest exporter of Jokes in
the country. Mr.. Arthur Crawford just
sits in his chair and thinks up ideas to
give to artists, and you can judge of his
output by looking for drawings which
are signed with the artists name,
a. A. c." In the profession Mr.. Craw-
ford is known as "Plus A. c."
When questioned on the matter of the
changing style in jokes, Mr.. Crawford
specified the drunk joke as the deadest
Of them all.
at is unquestionably DUE" he said,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
EXHIBIT A--THE DRUNK JOKE

the present article, and make believe
that we are up in the attic of humor-
Gus publication looking over the trunks
and boxes of jokes that have long
since gone out of date. Let us, to use
the phraseology Of the Interpreter of
church fair tableau, shut our eyes and
be waited back to the Days of Long Ago
when these little jokes, now so dusty
and queer looking, were III their prime.
(Piano selection, "The Fairies Jubi-
lee" just to get into the spirit of the
thing)
First we come to the Drunk Joke.
Time was when no publication which
made any pretence of being humorous
would dare to get out an issue without at
least three jokes involving inebriates.
They would have been flooded with let
ters from old subscribers complaining If
somewhere there was not a man with
battered silk hat leaning against lamp
post and saying "Hic." This type OF
Joke extended over such long period
that there was opportunity for several
changes in fashion in it's accessories
and sub-heads. For instance, in the early
forms, the subject always carried bot
tie in one hand. This was doubtless to
prevent the impression that ne was SUI
fering from dizziness alone. Later this
was refined to a point where he no
longer carried bottle, but box of fried
oysters. The fried oyster motif is
difficult one to trace to its source. 1t
may have been that they were meant as
peace offering to the wife (who was al
ways depicted as waiting at the top of
the stairs with a rolling-pin). Or it may
be that fried oysters were part OF the
equipment of the free lunch counter OF
those days. At any rate, when | was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

The accompanying illustration, from
yankee Notions" of about 1856, show;
this form of joke at its prime. This vas
during the period when the captiont0s
funny picture consisted of five hundred
words of stage directions and three
words of joke. In the picture in que
ton you will see that great pains wer
taken to explain that most of the guest
smiled. That is to remove any suspiclol
that they threw table castors.
Then came the beginning of the Con
muter jokes. These are still eXtant, b1
have been entirely renovated a
brushed up. They used to depict "
commuter, who always lived in Lon
somehurst," rushing for his train 4
plodding home from the station withk
arms full of bundles, never emitting b
lawn mower. Often he was bearir
home a cook. This latter has ceased q
be a joke. A commuter who can bring
home a cook these days could sell h
picture to an illustrated news sevK'
and get big money for it.
And the negro stealing chickens AM
watermelons That is this faded stI
crumpled in the back Of the trunk, whf'
is so old that it almost looks like til
counting couple seated on a sofa, VITA
father at the head of the stairs saylra
Mabel, hasn't that young man gos
YETI" They were good jokes in thsf
day. Perhaps some time they may y
brought out and limbered up and used u
n musical comedy. But until then-@
us pile them all back and reverenfV
shut the lid. Grandma was right!
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NY man can understand why 1t
"A wouldn't be considered good form
for him to go out dressed in classlcally
draped sheet, even with an olive wreath
on his brow. And you wouldn't have to
argue long with woman to keep her
from going to tea wearing tingerless
gloves, in company with hustle. Such
things are no longer in style, and there
fore the mere mention of them is moth
ing short of joke. In fact, anything IS
a Joke as soon as it has gone out OF
fashion-with one exception: joke.
When a joke has gone out of style it is
no longer a joke. 1t is something too
awful to think about. And yet there are
styles in jokes, just as there are styles
in shoes and religions, and he who would
sell Jokes must follow the dictates OF
fashion in his chosen line. Owing to the
high cost of thinking up new jokes and
the increasing need for filling up pages
with reading matter to allow for the
requisite number of advertising col
umns, changes in the styles of jokes are
not nearly so frequent as in other eva
nescent commodities. 1t Is too expen-
sive to change the style in quips just as
you get people to laughing nicely at
them. But, sooner or later, even the
hest Joke will begin to get blue about the
lips, and from then on the decensuS is
very facilis.
A pleasant picture is often drawn
showing young girl in an attic looking
over Grandmother's trunk and bringing
out the quaint old dresses of seventy
five years ago. Sometimes the artist is
even so bold as to have fadeaway Of
Grandma in the background, and to en-
title the picture Memories" 1t might
not be bad idea to adopt this ruse in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

SCENE-Dnner
he
o
Iboughti o r tha s
IS quite ifere
And pray,si wha would you axe
AIKEN for doorke insea of a
estof he boarde smiI Yankee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation
CRESCENT or NONRESIDENT liable to tax
alton on real or personal property in
the Town and City of Bridgeport on
September 1, 1917, MUST FILE with
the Tax Commissioner sworn state
ment Of all taxable property owned by
such person, firm or corporation In
the Town and City Of Bridgeport, on
specially printed lists furnished by
the Tax Commissioner. Such lists
must be filed during the MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER, 1917.
I FAILURE SO to do will compel the
Tax Commissioner to make out such
lists from the best information obtain
able, to which a penalty of ten per
cent will be added as by law required
LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
il each parcel Of Real Estate is not
separately listed. and properly describ-
ed, giving metes and bounds; street
number Of lot number. Buildings
thereon must be entered separately
from the<1and value.
FAILURE to file list deprives the
owner. of the right to appeal to the
Board of Relief. Lists may be
obtained at the office of the Tax Com
missioner, Room 8, City Hall, during
the month of August.
HOURS: a. m. to 4 p. m. daily
O.. m. to p. m. Saturday.
A. F. CONNOR,'
To
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
BRIDCEPORTERS
HELP Conveying
U. S. TRANSPORTS
Return to American Port After
Escorting American Troops
to Europe.

Bridgeport young men who are
now in the National Naval Volun-
teers, have already done their bit.
The young men have returned this
week to an Atlantic port on board an
American battleship after conveying
troop ships to European ports where
they were met by the fleet of Admiral
Sims in charge of American naval
vessels in, European waters,
The young men were in American
waters from the time they were CALL
ed into service last April until the
latter part of July, when the ship
received orders to report at an At
Iantic port and take on coal and p1 o.
visions for long trip. While some
guesses were made as to what was
up, no definite announcement was
given out and the boys were at sea
before being formally advised Of their
destination. They were a happy lot,
however, and many of them started
early to dream of chasing German
submarines. This is not the business
of batt1eships and while they were
prepared at all times to deal death
to enemy craft, none was sighted.
The mission successfully performed,
the ship turned her nose to the west
ward and after an uneventful voyage
pulled into an American port this
week. 80
Many Of the Bridgeport tars will
get shore leave before their ship gets
another assignment and they will
visit their homes here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
Word of Finance
a TAXABLE, LIBERTY LOAN.
cRoston News Bureau.>


M. declared intention of the gov
srnment to make the next lnstalhehl
az the dAberty loan a per cent taA-
aa,le issue Immediately brings up INC
question of the probable erect OF Tue
taxable feature upon the market lor
the bonds In the hands OF the lnol-
vfdual the proposed bonos' accoru.Ie
10 the plan, will be subject only TO the
snrSrne s,uper-taxes. Naturally, this
viii, Increase the demand from per-
sons Of small incomes and tend to
check the demand as the income rises.
For instance, the schedule OF super
taxes as now proposed provides TOT
Ievies ranging from per cent. De-
tween 5000 and $500 to As per cent.
between &, 900 900 and sS,000,o0o. Con-
seuuently, an Individual could own as
much as $125,000 per, cent IaxaDle
government bonds, on which the IL
come would be 5000; without being
subject to tax, provided he had no
Other income. If he owned $1s7, ooo OF
the bonds. income from which wouro
be $500, a. tax of per cent. woulo oe
assessed on 1850, or SIS. AS the m
come and rate of tax progress the net
Weld on the bonds Is steadily reduced
from per cent, until in the case Oh
an individual paying tax ON $loo,ooo 81
such bond interest the yield is
i brought down to 3.47 per cent, or less
than the yield from the original tax
exempt Liberty Loan issue.
It is interesting in this. connection
to recall the amount of small SUD-
scriptions to the First Liberty Loan
AZ total OF 81 $50, 7s7, 800 OF the bonds
were applied for in subscriptions rang
! ing from $50 to 100000. The higher
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24

STOCK MARKET :


New York, Aug. 24-Opening: Coal
stocks were the strongest features of
today's early dealings, the schedule
fixed by Washington for the anthra-
cite product evidently being regard
ed as favorable. Gains of 1 to 2 u
points were made by Reading, Lee
high Valley, Norfolk & Western and
Delaware & Hudson, other railroads
sharing more moderately in the rise.
SteeIs, shippings, oils and .tobaccos
were included among the other active
and strong issues at average ad-
vances of a point.
Profit taking caused moderate reac-
ton in coalers but elsewhere improve
ment over first prices ruled. United
States Steel gained a point, Bethle-
hem Steel IA, LAckawanna 1 34
and Great Northern Ore 2 Ia. Oils
which were the weakest stocks of the
previous day, rose 8 to 5 points and
Marines strengthened with minor
shippings. Smelling featured the
metals, Central Leather the equip
ments and St. Paul and New York
Central advanced with other railroads
Trading fell away toward noon or
cessation Of short covering
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
BIC AUTOMOBILE
HITS ROADSTER,
ONE man HURT
David Dorkin Held by Pc
lice on Charge of Reck-
less Driving.

Striking a roadster occupied by
Francis A. Adams, 44S Spring street,
Devon, last evening, a large touring
car operated by David Dorkin, 916
Howard avenue, turned the roadster
over top fashion several times at Con-
necticut and Central avenues, pick ed
it up and carried it 20 feet, smashing
it to pieces.
The speeding touring car then
plunged through a board fence and
ran 70 feet before coming to a halt.
despite the fact the motor had been
demolished when the machine first
struck the roadster. Adams, painful
ly injured lis reported to be in a hos
pital.
The accident occurred at 4:45
o'clock. According to members OF
the traffic police, who arrested Dor
kin on a charge of reckless driving,
the collision was the result of the ex-
cessive rate of speed at which the
defendant drove his machine.
Adams was driving east in Connec-
ticut avenue when Dorkin swung from
Central avenue into Connecticut ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

August 16, 1917.
Estate of Bridgeport Mcmahon
late of the town Of Bridgeport in said
district deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for the Creditors Of said estate
to exhibit their claims , for settle
ment. Those who neglect to present
their accounts, properly attested
within said time, will be debarred 9
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make i'm.
mediate payment to
F. v. GILHOOLEY,
Administrator
SO Chapel Street L 1s SIP
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-24
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

Aug. "a, 1914.
Estate of Hattie E. -Pigg, of Bridge
port, in said district, incompetent per-
son.
The conservatrix having made APP
plication for an order authorizing her
to sell cetrain real estate belonging to
said estate. as per said application on
file duly appears.
Ordered, That the said application
be heard and determined at the Pro-
bate Office in Bridgeport, on the 28th
day of August, 1917 at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and this court directs
said conservative to give notice to all
persons interested in said estate to
appear if they see cause, and be
heard thereon, by publishing this or
der once in a newspaper having a cir
culation in said district, on or before
the 25th day of August, A. D.,~1917,
and return make to the court of no.
| tice given.
| Attest,
PAUL L. MILLER,
asp Judge.