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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston 1880 p. NJ. Prices Reported
Over Private Wire to T. Il
ACCEPT TWO RECRUITS
FOR REGULAR ARMY

Two recruits. We're accepted this
morning at the local army recruiting
station, 15 Fairfield avenue, in charge
of First Sergeant "A. Brown. Roll
and P. Whitlock, aged 20, of S13 Col
orado avenue, was enlisted in the hos
pitad corps and Marian Stankiewicz,
aged %, of ISL Howe street, showed a
preference for the infantry Both of
these young men were sent to Fort
Slocum where they will receive the
final examinations.
The recruiting station of the U. S.
Marines with headquarters in Kelly's
pool parlors at Main street and Fair
field avenue is now open for business
This branch of the service compeIs
the highest physical standard and is
said to he the best
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
LOUIS p. LOCHNER~

Louis P. Lochner is executive secre-
tary of the Peoples council, the paci-
ficist organization which planned a
conference at Minneapolis beginning
Sept. 1. After the persons who con-
trolled the large halls Of Minneapolis
had refused use of them to the coun-
Gil the latter decided to erect large
tents for the meeting at Minnehaha
Falls, a suburb of Minneapolis. Mr..
Lochner was very active in the Ford
peace trip to Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
Notice to Contractors

The Board of Education of the City
of Bridgeport, Connecticut, by the
committee in charge, hereby invite
proposals for the complete construc-
ton Of a School Building. to be located
/ on Steuben Street.
Proposal blanks, drawings, specifi-
cations and all other information may
be Obtained at the office of Leonard
Asheini, Architect, No. I'll State
Street.
All proposals shall be sealed and
will be received at the office of the
architect on or before o'clock p. m.
Monday, September 10, 1917.
Each proposal as evidence of. good
faith, must be accom- panied by certi-
fed check, made payable to the Board
of Education, for an amount equal to
five per cent $50 Of the amount of
the proposal
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Education.
ELMER H. RAVENS, Pres.
Dated: August 10. 1917. LEO s.
TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the Statute of the State
of Connecticut in such case made anti
provided,
NOTICE is hereby given, that The
Hungarian Sick Benefit Societies Con-
federation of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
a specially chartered corporation Of
this State, intends to apply to the
Superior Court to be holden in and
for Fairfield County on the first
Tuesday of October, 1917, to have it's
corporate name changed to The Hun
garian Aid Society of America.
Dated August IL, 1917.
THE HUNGARIAN SICK BEN
EFT SOCIETIES CONFED-
GRAFTON.
BY John Desc, President.
L Is t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires Of
=. L. Watson q Co.. Bankers aud
Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta,
Bridgeport. Conn. Members of New
bYork Stock Excnange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

When Russia was ready to fight,
the rest of the allies were not; and
when the rest of the allies were ready
Russia was not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

The coal operators are convinced
that this price fixing is unconstitu-
tional as their permisSap was not
asked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The Russians are taking a mighty
left handed way of getting the help
they will need years to come against
the German peril.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

1t looks as if the poultry growers,
after killing off all their chickens,
would awake some fine morning to
find feed selling at a reasonable price
and eggs 81 dozen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

PATENTS

FRED FL. BOWERSOCK, b. O. E.,
LII. B. Attorney and Counsellor at
Law in Patent and Trademark
Causes. Solicitor of Patents. 925
Main St.. Suite 20, Phone 112 Bar
mum. IA years practice in New
York city. New York office. No
2 Rector St.
r II ALL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

MORTGAGE NOTES and Commercial
paper bought and sold. Mortgage
foreclosures stopped at once. Lester
G. Lowe, Room 400, Warner build
ing, Tel. 22S Noble.
Dls ass
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

No matter what you vans
try The FarmeH Went Col
uInne x
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
WINDOW SHADES

WINDOW SHADES OF every descrip-
ton. Estimates cheerfully given.
Neuss & Vaughn. Corner Broad ana
State Etreeta
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister.
Marie Davidson, Phi. D.. Scientific
and Spiritual readings daily except
Thursdays and Sunday. 404 State
Street D IL aIts
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
HAT REBLOCkING

e. e. STONE, 61s State st. will re-
open Sept. 10th with a complete
|. line Of the newest fall and winter
styles. Bring us your felt. beaver,
velour and velvet hats. B IT Al
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
sP1RITuALIsT MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spiritunIist
medium, readings daily. Meeting
Thursday evening 1880 p. m. for the
unfolding Of spiritual gifts. 314
French st. near Main st. d 20 ALE
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28

GOODYEAR SHOE REPAIRING
CO., 76 John St and s46 East
Main st. No connection With other
so-called Goodyear Shops We ca1l
and deliver. Tel 1891. Winfeld
g: Black. Prop. % sts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
The Daily Story
An Elephantine Pill-By F. A. Mitchell

Tthen gave him some little white pills
telling him TO take one every hour and
come again the next day. Mike de-
parted and when asked about his visit
said
He stuck a little glass rod into me
mouth that looked like toy thermom-
eter Then he looked at re tongue
felt as if I had gone back To me chill
hood. and everything was got up Tor
me in Thin days. When he'd got
through with his tiny fussin he give
me these pills. Look a. EN-. Te can
hardly see EN- without a glass
The next morning Mike reappearad
at the doctors Office.
"Doctber. he said, 81 took the little
pills We give me. I didn't string 'am
out. I took EN- ali at once, and even
then there was so little OF EN- that
couldn't taste en- Give me a dose
for a man not a maasley little chan
with an arm like an ak handle. bur
good big Teller, a 200pouuder Ike me-
self. [ want somethtu thatll take
hold of me and push the disease 5lt
Of me"
The doctor looked at the speaker un-
til he had finished. then without a
word turned and went into room
where he kept his medicines. When
ne returned he gave Mike pill as big
as q walnut
"I reckon" sad the man Of drugs.
that [ didn't consider your size. You
need q larger quantity and stronger
medicine. There's dose that VIII
take hold of "a man like you. I was
once called to a menagerie to treat
sick elephant i gave him one of those
pills and the nezt day he was so full
of vim that he cleaned up his keeper
Now we're gettin down to business
docther.' he said.
Come again tomorrow, said TruaE
About noon the next day the doctor
saw tall man whose clothes seemed
too big for aim staggering up the walk
that led to his Office. The party came
in and sank on to a sofa He was
Mike 0'RCurks.
"Docther,' he gasped, ARE ye shura
il was an elephant We give that pill to
or was If one o. them big feliers they
dig out b. the ground they call mann
motbs2"
"How did it work." asked the doc
tor.
Work? II worked like a stick o.
dynamite.
do you feel better this morning
'.I feel as if I'd been skinned inside
The doctor poured something in
tum5ler and gave Il to his patient 10
drink Mike took it down and said l-
went right to the spot
81 knew Z needed a stir dose. doc
lhsr.r he said and I got it,
Mike left the doctor convinced that
il was the big pill he needed, AIT amy
rate. he got well.
The doctors dose was not perua-
ueuClv harmful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
III
7 4 4 X 8
ny WILLIAM BRADY. w. 70.

The Pathology Of Plain Lazinesz.
Lazy people have much the same
status in modern life as the feeble
minded and demeuted enjoyed in the
middle ages. One can imagine what d
laugh went up in those merry days
when Ieech essayed TO give q luna
tic treatment or proper care. The
mental defective was the butt OF popu-
lar humor. a source of amusement, and
the lazy person is i'm the same prediC-
ament today LazIness, Ike alcohol
ism and old age, is looked upon as q
habit or stigma OF irremediabIe
character, whether inherited or ac-
quired. Yet medical science boldly
pathological. preventahle and durable
IF taken tn time.
1t takes the fellow who by his wits
manages 10 escape the necessity Of
purEing his soul with hard work to ut
ter beautiful sentiments ab0ut the
dignity of labor. All our proverbs on
that subject were made by people who
didn't have to earn their living by the
sweat of their brows. It makes one
tired to- hear men say they love to
work If men really loved to work
there "DU4Q ne no sports no aEDCa-
lions. no tennis courts. goIf links
baseball parks. vaudeville OF movie
theatres. no race tracks, game pre-
serves, or prize fights. and no wars.
There would be just great hives OF in
dustry. People who imagine they love
to work don't work Their job is bav-
ing fun. II isn't work 70 run an Of
ice. practice a. profession, to govern
state or to lead an army, 1t is just q
game.
Laziness. like rheumatism. is not
specific disease, but a different dis
ease in each case 1T requires p care
tul medical examination and dag
nosis. Like COrns, ii is not inherited.
but acquired. Like liver complaint. it
takes something more than vest
pocket vial of tablets to break il 10
Like tuberculosis, at least 50 per cent
of the cases, when properly diagnosed
and humaneIy treated can be cured
Like cid age, it Is chronic but il need
never disable any one.
Many OF the great men and women
OF the world have been called law by
nobodies who are always mp with tha
sun and sbed with the chickens and
never setting the world afre. But wa
are not speaking OF such Iaziness. We
are discussing chronic Incidence. Now
a6ags when 4 man has a defective
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Many men are wearing 5hs c0iors
of their country in the lapels of their
coats.
Many men wear the insignia of the
secret society Of which they are mem
bers similarly displayed.
Many men are proud OF the service
buttons adopted by the corpora tons
they serve. indicating that for 8, TO-, -
or more years they have been faithful
employees
on any officially designated tag
day men of ali stations pin the coiors
of this charity or that charity 20 their
iapels to indicate, with a touch Of
pride. that they have given their mite,
done their BIT, in the cause of q great
er humanity
How much prouder would any Of
these men be to wear the service but
ton of his country
A button providing not alone his be
lief in preparedness, but his work for
preparedness.
How much harder he would work 10
get one How much more particular
would he be to display IT, How much
more it would mean 80 him and to his
sons and his sons sons even unto
generations TO come
Therefore, why not a preparedness
button?
Why not an Official designation Of
honor to be worn by the man Who does
in very fact his Bit
For the man whose service is actual
and not conversational
Let congress look to it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

There was never doctor in the
mining center Of LuckyvilIe till some
Of the miners went away and got mar
ried The men while alone didu Z
think they needed a doctor. When they
shot one another they shot 10 kill
when they got sick they waited till
they got well or died Up 20 the time
the women came no one had died from
disease The women had been used
to having q doctor within call and
could not readily ger used TO having
no one on whom TO shift the response
btlity when they were ailing When
children came the necessity seemed all
the greater.
They called upon a doctor TO come
and settle among them from neigh
boring mining town where the men
had not taken to themselves wives and
the cry Of the babe had not been heard.
The men were uDcouth and needed or
at least expected radical treatment.
But the doctor at last won their con-
fidence and was permitted 10 give them
medicine when they needed 1t and to
tell them frankly when they did not
need II.
DIT. Truax was a new thing in Lucky
Vile. Some Of the men-those who
had no family poohpoohed at the idea
of sawbones in a place where no one
ever died. They said that his pills and
his powders might have some effect
on the children, but to give such doses
to men was like pouring water down
a hole IN the ground They sueered at
the women who relied upon the doctor
and who when told to give a baby a
teaspo0nful Of a few drops diluted in
q glass of water every two hours
would watch the clock to make sure
that the dose vent down on the minute.
One Of the most contemptuous Of the
men ia his opinion Of the doctor
methods was Mike OBourke, whose
name indicated that he was son OF
Erin Mike stood six foot three and
was large in proportion. One day he
failed TO feel rs well $ usual. but
went TO his work expecting to wear
out whatever might he the matter with
him. But he came home feeling no
better and the next day it was the
same with him, and the next and the
next He did not grow worse. but fail
ed to grow better.
why don't YOU 90 70 the doctor,
Mike2" said d friend. "IebEe he'll
give you souepin 10 get the trouble
out Of you"
The docthert" sneered Mike What
do I want with the doCther2 He'd give
me q drop O. somethin' in a gallon OF
water and expect it to make me we'll"
But after weeks waiting for a re-
turn Of health Mike concluded that if
the doctor didn't do him any good at
least he would do him no harm. So he
Yielded to the advice of his friends and
called on the physician ar his Office
Truax asked him his symptoms. test
ed him for fever and other troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

publicly owned munitions plant VIII
be built either upon the same site or
ap0u one close at hand Az sppTo-
priati0n Of 81. 900 600 is now available
for rhs ar1or plate plant, but il is
probable that an additional IS 600 600
VIII be asked SO that the size Of the
plant may be increased. The amount
available for the munitions plant IS
81. 100 0o0
The Great kanaWha river. which en-
ters the Ohio at Point Pleasant. West
Virginia has been improved by locks
and dams for 4 distance Of s. miles,
over which distance the channel has
q low water depth Of ak feet The
project for its Improvement was
adopted largely through the efforts Of
the late Senator kenuer Of West Viz
giuia- The first Of the 10 locks and
dams was finished in 1857 the last
three IN 1885 and the work ON the
channel being finally completed "a
1918
The location Of these great new fac
tories at Charleston. making products
or such vital importance as aruor
plate and munitions, viii constitute s.
powerful argument for hastenng 10 the
utmost the completion Of the work on
the Ohio river. The plans call for the
construction of So locks and movable
dams which viii give minimum
depth Of nine feet over the entire EST
miles from Pittsburgh To Cairo Only
II Of these locks and dams ara In op-
GRAFTON, and all but four Of these are
above the mouth of the Great Kama
VIVA If funds we're supplied as fast
as needed the entire work would be
finished within four years, or I've years
an the outside
Whether the government viii de-
veiop It's own water power on the up
per Kanawha, and III SO, to what ex-
tent is matter for future decision.
Work upon the armor plate and muni-
tons plants is TO be pushed 10 COM
pietion at the earliest possible date.
and with the development Of traFc
which VIII follow, it, is probable that
the channel ln the Kanawha as lar as
Charleston win be given & depth of
nine feet, the same as that in the Ohio
river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
Where River Counts.

Secretary Daniels and the naval
arnor plate board have given a
healthy boost to the improvement Of
our inland waterways by the selection
of Charleston. ". Va, as the site for
the gigantic plant In which the govern
rnent will manufacture the steel plat
ing for its battleships. Both in the re
port of the board and the decision Of
Secretary Daniels there are state
rnents that the facilities provided by
the Great Kanawha river were ruling
factors IN the ultimate choice Of
Charleston
The board stated in It's findings that
en- ample wate supply was necessity,
and that consideration would also be
given TO the factors OF an operating
force, suitx BILE raw materials near at
hand and the cost OF delivery Of the
finished product
Secretary Daniels, after mentioning
the location Of Charleston. protected
by the Appalachian mountains, with
nearby coal fields having an annual
OUTPUT of so, 600 900 tons. with natural
gas and crude oil being produced all
around 1t. and ali the needed basic ma
teriaIs available within short distances
and at low freight rates. added that
the Great Kanawha river offers an
ample water supply, an opportunity
for the government TO develop its own
water power and makes possible wa
ter tran sportatton to the Gulf Of Mex
ice.
Secretary Daniels states that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Senator Hitchcock last week pro-
posed free advertising campaign to
mobilize men and money. The Chi
cage Advertising club immediately
talegrapbed an unanimous resolution
challenging this suggestion and de-
clarlng publishers as patriotic dis any
other citizens. but that space was mer-
cAandise and should be paid for the
same as grain and munitions The
newspapers Of this country have never
failed In performing their part in
time OF national crisis and they are
doing so now in disseminating news
ana editorials helpful 10 the govern
ment. but they rightGuJIy maintain that
IL is no more reasonable 10 expect
them TO make a donation of their space
merchandise than to call uuon
the manufacturers VINO are selling
things needed in the war preparation
campaign TO send Uncle sam receiprad
bills with his orders. The newspaper
has been ridden long enough by the
public ia this country as something
apart from q business. an enterprise
that subsists upon some mysterious
influence and does not require the ma
rertal support that is received by other
legitimate institutions The Chicago
Advertising club is TO be congratulated
for its stand, and The Argus is glad
TO second the motion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
BAYONET PRICKS

by z. E. Hartman Of the VigiIantes.}
The man who fears to have his ma
ton strong for defense had better
avoid the handling of a carving knife
lest he cut his wife's throat.
Queer how the man who builds his
fences buII-strong horse-high and
hOg-tght, viii roar against the ma
tons thought Of doing the same.
Elinor Glyn stretched three weeks 70
book length, but the kronpriuz has
stretched his three weeks, in which he
proposed 10 capture Ferdun over &
months aud it not there vet
Better 10 lose much money than our
self-respect as q nation.
Verify the wise man shall take heed
when the waters are come upon his
neIghbor's land and build dykes that
It may not come nigh aim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18


J. II. c. End this in q recent is
sue Of the Docket, 3 publication which
has circulation among the legal pro-
fession:
About the end of the recent presi-
Dental campaign a man by the name
Of Olson was being examined by the
district Judge for admission to citizen
ship as follows:
'Judge-Mr. Olson. do you belong
to any society or organization opposed
TO our governments
"Olson-FaL judge, ban republi-
can" j. H. B.
THE Chicago police departmen t has
issued an order for the rounding up
OF all Ioafers in the city with the
promise that if they are unable
to obtain regular jobs through
their own initiative work win be
found for them Wonder if included
in this category are the sinking pale
faced male parasites that loiter in the
dancing palaces afternoons living in
who has stolen away from her home
TO get q few thrills while hubby is
bending over the books under an cleo
trlc light seeking to exc ont an honest
livelihood for both2 These fellows
ought to be placed in the first line
if there fs any demand for trench war
fare. Their complete placement
would be a safeguard to the home and
move in the interest. Of common de
CenCE-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
Daily History CIass-Aprii "a

1775-PauI Revere's famous ride
154T-Bartle OF Cerro Gord0 Mexico
American army marching ron
Vera Cruz TO City Of 3eEle3 af-
feated Mexican force.
1906-Great California earthquake
San Francisco partially destroyed
191G-United States informed Germs 9'
that continuance Of her drastic SUP
marine method would result I'D t47
rupture Of diplomatic relations
Russians captured Turkish strong
hold Of Trebizond4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Berlin. youth recall. announced that
the fact that the American congress
had declared existence of q state OF
war between the United States and
Germany would not change the attz-
ude or the imperial government to-
wards this country. that Germany
would refuse 10 make war against the
United States despite that the kaiser
had for months been attacking Aueri-
can ships And only yesterday Ger
many submarine attempted to sink an
American destroyer 100 miles from
New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
onesIinn. AMI Ansrers-

Greaseless Jelly for Sunburu-I am
about to start ON visit to the south.
always suffer from great irritation
OF the Skin by sunburn or, rather, my
skin is excessively tender. Is there
not something one can use as q s00th-
ing or protective application, which is
free from. graase2 e Nj
Answer
9ati-s -la acid ...-............. 35 grains
Glsc7Eta ...-....-.- .-......t.--.. Il ounce
FoWdeTer rragaCauth ...... 80 grains
WLlcH hazel water -..-.--.. ounces
Bay rum. enough 10 make the whole
measure 8 ounces.
dissolve the salicyliC acid and CIV
cerin in The witch hazel water. then
neat the solution moderately and add
JAe tTaEacanth, shaking occasionally
lot rae next IS hours. When all dis
solved add the bay rum. This may be
app1e1 freely and washed away with
OUT trouble. IL should dry on the skin.
Substitute for Plug-If = man could
ger mold of some good substitute. lust a
KIND OF uear-tobacc0, to chaw on for
a"Alle, he might quit without so much
na1herIlg Tor it,. Seems TO me Won
could devise q suitable succadaneum
lot Lhls purpose, and win the undyinz
gratitude Of all the tobacco-chew
wives who have not already adopted
You as their counsellor and guide
F. J. c.
Answer-Here'z just the checker
LnLs is such "a thoroughly good plug
substitute that it is hard to make the
user break OF:
Sassafras Bark
5eutian Root
frFrErfr-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

CMORD@ ANp
d I 5 C o R ID s
HO0RAYi HOOR4Y!

Il m fighting man" said Percy.
AS he treasured his doll,
When ne heard his country calling
For the border in the fall
But there's plenty there without me.
III await greater test
Watch me when peril arises
That won't look so like a Jest"
But when the real thing appeared.
When men became the need,
Our hero sought his dolly
With real race horse speed
Il cant bear TO leave you, dear"
He said, NO, nc, oh. mercy;
WEN get married in the morning.
"Tu be your piI1ow-hg lighting Percy.