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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
LABOR DAY OBsERvANCEs.

When Labor day was started it was established as an occasion for consid-
 eration of the cause of Labor. Though here and there some orator holds forth on this subject, for most people the reason for Labor day is that it is a long time between holidays and they want one day off for fun
 Still in the cities where unions are strong, the holiday keeps something of its distinctive character, with the Labor day processions commonly held. It is a matter of some pride, when a bunch of men toll all the year, with clothes and soiled by the grtme of
 work, to enjoy getting out occasionally on dress parade. There is some satis- faction in demonstrating to the home folks that they have some style after all, as they march along wearing some special insignia Probably that is the
 motive more than 8 desire to overawe the capitanstic element.
 II is surprising how it straightens
 up man to get out in line and march behind a band. He may slouch along
 as he, goes home tired at night in his E old clothes, but not now with the crowd looking at him. On exhibition in this way. the American mechanic is seen to be a very substantial type, capaDle of sustained physical effort and of intelligent thought.
 Demonstrations and parades of ar tisans are common the world over. In Europe they are apt to end in
 riots. In thds country no riot Is likely.
 unless the umpire decides against the home team in the bah game after the parade.
 The best wishes of the country go out to it's workers for whom tl,is J7oJE tday was supposed to be established.
 Under fair minded and common sense leadership, a union Is a great power for good, and under unwise guidance lit has equal power for harm. It is a matter for congratulation on Labor day that in spite of all unrest, we have been spared the harsher forms iof labor disturbance, and that the great majority of the artisan people get along pretty comfortably with their employers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

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 flock continued to eat but, of course, produced fewest eggs. The nun1ber of pounds and the cost of the feed consumed per dozen eggs for e.,c;l four-week period during the year were as follows, beginning with De- cernber first: Pounds of feed: 5.3, 6.6, 5.4,44.7,s 3.3, 80, 3. g., 4.9, AS, S.6, E1o.9, and 1S.4; cost of feed: 12.0, 16.4, .13.7. 13.5, 10.3, 100, 100, 100, 9.2, .9.2, 16.8, PA. and 41.4 cents.
 Leghorn yearling hens ate on an average 55 pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced. The average cose Of feed per dozen eggs produced by the flock was IA cents. The cost of feed per dozen eggs varied from 7.S cents in July to $2.663 in November (mohlting period.) The number of pounds and the cost of the feed con- stunned per dozen eggs produced by the flock for each four-week period beginning December first were as follows: Pounds of feed: 20.3, 100. 5.s, s5.1, 3.6, 3.3. 3.3, 3.4, 3.s, 5.3. Il. 3OS, and 118.7; cost of feed: 45.9, PAS, 14.7, 14.7, Ill, .-.s, s..c, 10.6, 7.3, 10.1, 13.9, 64.s, and 266:3 cents.
 The general l-purpose breeds ate considerably more feed than the Leg horns, the bullets consuming an aver age of 6, pounds of feed and the yearling hens 9.6 pounds in the pro- duction of a dozen eggs. The feed cost averaged 1875 cents per dozen eggs for the bullets, varying from IL 7 to 28.9 cents and for the yearlings averaged 24.5 cents, ranging from k13.9 to SIS cents. The number ot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
SITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Must Be Muzz1ed.

Commissioner of Domestic Animals Whittlesey has ordered that dogs Tn Thomaster be muzzled beginning Sep tember B. A little terrier bit bill collector named Burlaigh, who was calling at the home of the dogs owner and an examination of the dogs head at the state laboratory showed that the log had rabies. This is the second mad dog case in Thomaston.
 Must Have Their Beer.
 Because they could not have their daily beer at the expense of the com pany, uuarrymen and kiln tenders of the New England Lime company of Canaan were on strike last week. Un- der the law the company has been obliged to stop importation of beer for it's help as Canaan is "dry'' terri tory. The men, however, say they will not work here unless they can have beer.
 Train Kills Bald Eagle.
 A train on the New Hartford branch of the New Haven road killed a large baldheaded eagle at Santan's King dom Thursday. The bird swooped down the rocky gorge directly in the path of the locomotive. The bird measured five feet from tip to tip.
 Water Spouts at Winsted.
 During a high wind which preceded 9 sharp electrical storm about We'd nesday afternoon, cottagers at High land Lake, Winsted's summer resort
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
GGOD-BYES TO SOLDIERS.

It is an intensely dramatic scene at the army encampments, when the boys say their final farewe1ls: pre- vious to their departure for France. An air of mystery is present. Under the voluntary censorship. the boys will drop out of sight like Ships that pass in the night like faces in a fog. The next heard will be from the battle stained soil of. foreign shore.
 Yet under the modern spirit of concealing emotion. the parting scenes do not show sorrow on the sur- face. The bands play, pretty girls give color. people joke and banter each other and give laughing com missions. Tears are furtive1y brushed away and voices struggle to keep straight.3
 ! While some of these partings, if the war continues, will be final yet that is the case of many family sep arations.S When you see the crowd at any railroad terminal, some Of the departing friends are going forever, Unless life is to be all mourning, I've must look at the bright side. The death rate of soldiers, even in this war, is not as large as many people think. With the projections devised by modern science, the death rate of
 our soldiers will be comparatively low.
 Those who sstay at home have by far the worst of it. The boys who go will have their minds filled by the intensely interesting game of war and the learning of its technique anc skill. They won't have time to wor. ry. There will be jolly and Inspiring Icomradeship to buoy them up. Those who stay have too much time Itt think, and will brood too much. It is one thing to philosophize abou' the thing in an abstract way. Quite another to send some one yourself Only those who do this have any con ception of the meaning of this hour God help such to be strong. When tn, boys come back as we trust they will the crown of glory and honor vii be sone that is never acquired in tn, unheroic paths of peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
"oUR CAUSE"

~Ae call to America to do her part in this war is called '@The highest and noblest cause to which we have ever been summoned" by Homer $. Cum nings of Stamford, a member of the Connecticut State Council of Defense in a "Made-in- Connecticut" war in terview secured by representative Of the council and made public through the newspapers today. MT. Cummings interview follows:
 sOur country has undertaken the greatest and the most critical task in History. The issue involves not only our honor, our safety and the perpe- tuity of our institutions, but it also concerns the political freedom of the world, and by the same token the happiness and progress of mankind.
 "Preparation is going forward with great energy, intelligent and disinter- ested men and women are everywhere It work and the patriotism, fidelity. and skill of our soldiers, our sailors, and our leaders cA4u9ts be doubted. Great undertakings are afoot here and across the seas. Ehe like of which our people have never before contem- plated. All this involves self-sacri- flee in every field of endeavor, in ey- rery shop, on every farm, and in every home. There is work for everyone and later there will be still more work
 -heartbreaking, soul searching, un- remitting work. There is no room axzHwAere for the do8bt4r the debat- err the stacker, or the coward. There is no room for anyone except patriots. Either we shall win this war or sour country will be humiliated and dis ' honored, and all the things that make life sweet and a. nation will be pollu- ted and soiled.
 s-Our flag has cost so much in blood and toll and means so much to us and to the stricken and despoiled peoples of the wor}d Jthat we cannot I p&tmtS 1t to be tra4{$6 4 the dust of { defeat. May the Food God give us ' strength and courage for this ordeal! | It is a war against war, against here ! ditary power and against all the cruel from the beginning. It is the supreme - effort and the final test for dennocra- cy. Failure is not$to be thought of The world will not slip back into bar .barisnn-%into a he&rtless 9eud dalism made Herrible by applied science. The / cause Tor which we contend is sacred { as right and justice and honor and humanity and charity are sacred.
 .'We have the sanction of our na- stion conscience, the approval of en- Frightened contemporary opinion and Eve are fearless of the verdict of his. <&ry. Those who in this hour serve
 merica, serveS humanity. It is the
 yAghest and noblest cause to which %Fke have ever been summoned"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
FEED COST OF
 PRODUCING EGGS

The cost of feed for producing eggs with bullets and yearling hens both from Leghorns and from general purpose breeds, in the experiments on the United States Department Of Az riculture farm, Beltsville, Md, dur ing the past year, even with the high price of grains. has been considerably lower than the price received for nearby fresh eggs.
 Leghorn bullets ate an average of AS pounds of feed in producing a dozen eggs. The feed costs an aver age of 12.9 cents per dozen eggs pro- duced by the flock. The cost of feed per dozen eggs varied from 9.2 cents in July to ALA cents in November when, during the moulting season, the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
sswI4AT IS IIKHI1x To HAPPEN 2 HIVE FAIL TO WIN THIS WARP

H { aA
 Charles Seymour of the Depart ment of History at Yale University, answers In telling manner the ques- tion, ~What is Likely to Happen if We Fail to Win This War;" in one of the series of "Made-fn-Co war tnterviews made public today by the Eon4ecticut State Council of De- fense
 If we fail to win this war we must frankly face two inevitable conse- quences, both pregnant with disaster for the happiness of our own and coming generations. The one conse- quence is material the other moral" said Professor Seymour. Continuing his interview, Professor Seymour tt0r fhilure means the triumph of the &hilithristic clique at Berlin and the Assurance In power of the Pan- aermans, who believe that God has given to Germany the function of ruI- ing the world. Germany will be ruled by such men as the Crown Prince, who pliers chateaux and sends mill Hons to their death on the field in the hope of winning personal glory; as won Hindenburs. the personifica- ton of brutal, efficient militarism; as yon Tfrpitz, who inaugurated the pol IVY CA AAOWAAAi6 sAOn-CCHlD1LdnL WO- nfsn and children by the hundred. Can we trust the peace of the world to such men?
 If we fail to win the war, they will, at the very moment of peace, dominate an empire such as the world has not seen since the days of Rome. Germany was strong in 1914. Her strength will be quadrupled if she is allowed to maintain that union of Central Europe which she has been building up these last three years. It will not be simply Germany the world need fear. but Germany, Austffa-Hungary, Bulgaria, and wa terwaye of the Rhine and the Danube the bridge into Asia at Constanti- nop1e, and the short cut to the East The empire would be self-contained; 1t would have its mines in Alsace and Belgium, it's oil and wheat fields in Rumania, 1t would draw inexhaust1b1e supplies from Mesopotamia-
 The new empire would be far stronger In relation to the rest of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
AVIATOR STEALS AUTO.

Wearing the uniform of the Royal Flying corps of Canada, a man giving the name of E. l.. Patrick, was ar- raigned in the city court at Danbury today on charge of stealing an auto mobile He is alleged to have taken car from this city and driven it to Bridgeport, where he abandoned 1t.
 His case was continued until tonor- row. The police here have no report of finding a car.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

were treated to an unusual spectacle Three distinct water spouts were form ed, the largest rising to a height of about 40 feet, and being about one dozen or more feet in circumference. A canoe occupied by four persons was but few feet away but was unharrn- ed by the spout Old residents of this section say that these are the first water spouts at the lake since the cy- clone of 1894.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
Recruiting Too Tame
 For Private Leavitt

Private T. J. Levitt of the local recruiting station. has tired of re- cruiting and will go to Fort Slocum. Private Levitt is we'll known in this city. having delivered several patriotic addresses at Polls theatre in the in- terests of recruiting. He says that the recruiting work is too slow for him and he wants some active service. At present he is composing a patriotic song entitled .,America Needs Yous in an endeavor to calm his restless spirit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
TAKE 54-INCH SOLDIERS.

Rome, Aug. 3o-The decree which goes into effect this month, lowering the military height from feet 2 inches to feet inches, includes all the men born between 1876 and 1888 who had been excused from duty pre- viously because of their short stature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

It Is not reported that any young with best girls are opposing the prop osition that MT. Hoover limit candy consumption.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Those drafted business men who make themselves out so necessary at home. convince the public that they are too valuable to be spared from the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
WHY IS THE DRAFT
 FAIR TO ALI. I.RICH AND POOR ALIKE?

S{An interview with Hon. Joseph A. Cooke, Mayor of Meriden.)
 Mayor Joseph A. Cooke, in another of the Connecticut State Council of Defense series of 'Made-in-C Connecti cut's War Interviews, also made pub lie today, has answered the question Why ds the draft fair to al1-rich and poor alike ?'' in the following manner:
 The method used in the present war draft is among the best that
 could be chosen. There was no op- ,portunity for favoritism and all were given a fair chance. Sons of wealthy
 parents as we'll as those not SC well supplied with this worlds goods were drafted and they will have to serve their country, except there be some good reason for exemption. In fact, Hyoung men will be taken from all fwa1ks of life. Thus the duty Is dis stributed as equally as possible. ssrhe fairness shown in drawing the
 draft numbers in Washington has created confidence in the young men
 that they will be given square deal all around by the government. Many fpf them. are not only willing but also
 &nxf0us to enter the service that they
 may assist in the fight to continue the
 Freedom we now enjoy.
 "As our country Is engaged in the
 great European conflict we must fight to the end. There can be no hacking out To do this the govern nient must have the loyal support of
 her citizens Undoubtedly this will
 be given Mberally, and American pa striotism will, now as before stand out las the greatest ins the wprld."
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15

The high boot still leadership this and hence
accorded the place Of honor display Color combinations
will likewise prove popular and with the White kdkm models
prominent showing Of than eighty distinctive models
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
Valuable Black Walnut,

Black walsut Is the ideal wood for
gun stocks, but It is scarce and high
In price, and there are few of the trees
left In this country. A single tree of
this species can be sold for a good
price, and a grove of black walnut
trees represents Il small fortune.
About the only black walnut trees
available now are these on farms and
private estates, and they are fast dis
appearing The wood is hard and takes
a high polish, qualities which make it
desirable for the use to which it Is put.
Manufacturers have not found wood
to take its place satisfactorily.
Some Of the black walnut used is OBJ
tanned from old furniture or wainscot-
ing. stairways and interior trim Of
dwellings or churches. Many years
ago black walnut was used extensive
ly in the manufacture of the best
grades of furniture, and in old churches
pews and pulplts made Of it can be
found today. The demand for the
wood is gradually causing them to dis
appear.-New York sun.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
carelessness and Fires.

Little Horace, whose father thinks
he is a second Edison, and his mother,
who would like to use electricity for
everything from curling her hair to
stoking the furnace, do more to keep
the fire engines busy than mice ever
cid in all the years they chewed
matches.
Washington Devereux, chief Of the
electrical department of the Phlladel-
phia Fire Underwriters association,
said $4,000 fires were caused last year
by overheated electrical devices. The
fault wasn't with the devices, he said,
but with the human equation-the wo-
man who turned on the Juice" in her
electric iron and then went out for a
social afternoon without turning 1t off.
He made the statement that no father
had a right to buy his ten-year-old son
a ten cent book on How to Wire the
House In Your Spare Moments" unless
he was prepared to see the place 90
up in smoke some bright afternoon
Philadelphia Ledger.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
Keep Up With the Present.

Success and happiness depend upon
the way in which we adapt ourselves
to the realities of the objective life.
If we fight against change-and change
we must meet at every turn and In ev-
cry department of life-we soon become
exhausted, wear ourselves out and sink
back into ourselves-intO the subcon-
scious-and fail and grow old before
our time.
If we cling to past experiences, refuse
to live in the present, let our faith die
when disappointments come, the results
are the same. The life forces ebb and
We sink into the great sea OF the un-
conscious and are on the road to being
submerged.
Desire. will. concentration, purpose,
faith-these can be applied to keep us
living in the present. to keep our en-
thusiasms active and our creativeness
expresslng.-Nautilus
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
WHAT'S the Answer T?

Old elephant hunters who have hunt
ed their quarry in India, Siam and the
wilds of the Malay peninsula are agreed
upon the following fact: Bury the car
cass of full grown tusker in any spot
in Asia-it matters not whether the 10
cation be high and dry or low and
damp-one year from the date of burial
not shred Of hide nor silver Of bone
can he found by digging. Neither dis
integration nor ants can be an expla-
nation, for the phenomenon has been
noted in the highlands of Nepal, where
buried carcasses of other animals than
the elephant undergo little or no change
within year and elephants"bones dis
appear in localities where ants are un
known. So far the scientists have
failed to come forward with an answer
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
Finuer and Toe Nails,

Finger nails and toenails are only
another phase of the development of
man from the animal that originally
walked on four feet. Animals that
walk on all fours use the finger and
toe coverings, which in man is the nail
to scratch in the ground, to attack enc
mics and to climb with, and our nails
of the present day are what the devel-
opment of man into civilized being
has changed them to. At that there
are still uses for finger nails and toe
nails, or man in his changing to
higher plane would have found way
to develop away from them, says the
Book of Wonders They are useful
today in making our fingers and toes
firm at the end and enable us to pick
up things more easily. The time may
come when man will have neither fin
ger nails nor toenais.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
CARELESS LIVING.
The Awful Toll Il Takes In NeedessIy
Shortened Careers.

There are more than 100000 prevent
able deaths in the United States every
year. There are million and half
people lying on sick beds in the United
States any day in the year who should
not have been there. Such are the dec
larations made in the University of
California Journal Of Agriculture by
the distinguished economist Irving
Fisher, professor of political economy
In Yale university.
Human life is needlessly shortened
at least fifteen years in the United
States" declares Professor Fisher.
Moreover preventable diseases, even
when not fatal, cripple the power to
work and mar the joy of living. ven
ture the opinion" he says, that the
average man or woman in the United
States is not doing half Of the work
nor having half of the joy of work of
which the human being is capable"
While there is now a decreased loss
of life from infection by the germ dis.
eases, there is an increased loss of life
ufter middle age from the degenerative
diseases, such as hardening of the ar
teries or Brights disease. Neglect of
individual hygiene is declared by Pro
fessor Fisher the chief cause of this
degeneration, and he urges every one
to observe absolute cleanliness, to eat
the proper foods, to work hard, but to
play and rest and sleep, too, and to
avoid worry.
"The secret of life and Of happiness"
says Professor Fisher. seems to be in
taking ones life and work cheerfully
Almost any one can assume this atti-
tude If the proper desire is present"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.

Because It's For One Thing Only, and
Ashland People Appreciate This.
Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is Ashland evidence to prove
their worth.
Mrs. j. Galbraith, 1856 Sherman
street, Ashland, says: "Five years
ago my kidneys were In a bad way
My back felt weak and lame and 1
was tired and languid all the time
Finally | began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills and they helped me wonderfully
They regulated my kidneys and since
then have always used Doan's Kid
ney Pills when have felt my kidneys
needed attention. They have always
done me good"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-gee
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Galbraith uses. Foster -Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-13
CADETS OF CHAPULTEPEC. 4
Heroism Of Gallant Little Band Of
Mexican SchooIboYs.


The defense of Chapultepec during
the war between the United States and
Mexico in lS47 was almost as gallant
as was the attack. In this attack forty
eight Mexican cadets. among others.
lost their lives. The story Is a stirring
one
For many years the celebrated castle
Of Chapultepec, where Montezuma held
his barbaric court in the surrounding
groves of cypress, where during nearly
three centuries lived the successive
viceroys of Spain and where Maximil.
ian made his imperial home, has been
the West Point of Mexico.
When General Scott had taken the
place by storm and General Bravo had
surrendered, a Mexican cadet only fif-
teen years old. seeing the flag Of his
country in peril. most of his comrades
being already slain, climbed the flag
staff. tore the banner from its place,
wound 1t around his body and slid
down, intending to plunge over the
precipice In order to save the colors
from falling into the hands of the
enemy.
That act of heroism being frustrated,
the brave boy, with the banner still
wrapped about him, fought until he
was cut to pieces. Forty weight of these
schOolboys, ranging in age from four
teen to twenty years, lie buried in one
grave at the foot of the hill. Year after
year the cadets of Chapultepec strew
flowers upon the grave,-Los Angeles
Times.