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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
WASTE OF FOOD

The story of the experience of the Gerard party in travelling from Ber- lin gives an interesting side light about food. They tell how after the scanty food conditions in Germany, the com paratively free use of food in Paris seemed perfect waste. Yet no doubt after the party got home, the use of food in this country seemed far more wasteful than in France. And yet our papers are full of food scarcity. But few people take much pains to con- serve such parts of the food supply as come under their own control.
 The waste of good food in hotels and restaurants. when prices are so high and so many people are suffer- ing, is pitiful. People order lavish table d'hote dinners, they demand a dozen dishes and only taste little of each, and all the rest goes to the garbage pail, or is supposed to.
 Of late years the European plan of operating dining rooms has become more general. It tends greatly to re- duce the amount of food consumed. Once people realize that they have to pay for what they eat, they con fine their orders to what they really want. It is the only sound basis for operating an eating room business Most hotel proprietors would be glad to put it in. It Is in quite general use now in city hotels and on railroad trains. It is not yet popular in board ing house and resort hotels, where course dinner on the wasteful Ameri- can plan somehow seems mora liberal.
 In private homes sthe same spirit prevails to a large extent. We all help ourselves to mammoth potato when half of it would give all that anyone wants. It is our national tenn perament, inherited from the day when foods were plentiful and a drug on the market. The public pays for 1t all. and 1t makes prices needlessly nigh. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
SPRING PRUNING
Apples

t r Remove the dead and diseased
 limbs Many of them will be dead al l the ends with pe1Aaps a few live l branches back near the trunk often i it is best to remove such limbs en- tirely. although if too large an open 1 ing will be made by so doing, it may be better to cut back to the few re- maining healthy twigs.
 After all the dead wood is cut away, look for branches which are rubbing or crossing other limbs, and remove the least desirable of the two. If the three is still so full of branches that the sunshine will be prevented from reaching the inner parts of it when the foliage s on, cut out more High colored fruit will not develop can get in.
 Care should be used when saving off a branch that the bark is not split and torn; such wounds are unsightly and slow to heal Any limb two inches of more in diameter should be sawed first from the under side This will prevent the splitting which would otherwise occur
 Wounds over two inches in diam eter should, be painted over to pre- vent decay. For this there is nothing better that good lead paint. Large wounds should be painted every year or two until entirely grown over
 Healthy trees which have had se- were pruning or heading back will of ten be filled with a very vigorous growth of water sprouts or s'suckers;' such is the case with many trees in Connecticut.
 When starting look for severa l young branches on the main limbs spaced from one to two or three feet apart. These should be cut back so that they will not extend up into the air a few feet. Whenever possible head these branches back to a twig which extends sidewise to make the tree spread, the whole idea being to get the maximum young healthy bear ing surface without crowding, and to keep the tree as low headed as DDS sible. If the growth{is all tall and unbranched, then these branches are cut back to three or four feet, often lower, with the idea that they will be i caused to branch and the next season the best of them may be selected Dehorning and tree butchery are synonymous terms. The operation is often successful. but the tree dies later on. N
 When it is desired to head back old trees to make spraying and harvest ing easier, the work should not all be done the first season. All of the dead
 wood should be removed and a few of the upper limbs, thus more light l is given the lower branches, and wa ter sprouts or twigs will grow on the | lower limbs where it is desirable tC have them. The next season these are 1 thinned out, the best ones being saved
 and trained to make the limbs which will later on bear the fruit. More o1
 the upper branches are removed the
 second year, and after three or foul years we should have an old tree with a, lower head of young, healthy wood l The pruning of young. bearing trees should be moderate, only those limb.
 that are dead, broken, diseased ol rubbing being removed. Trees whicI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
Sixty Years For
 Man Who Killed
 Pair of Relatives

Putnam, Conn.,. March 21. - Leon Gilman was found not guilty on the charge of murder in the first degree in killing his grandfather and cou- sin onN the ground of insanity. The jury was out half an hour.
 Judge Green sentenced Gilman to 60 years in the insane asylum in Middle town, or the equivalent of his natural life.
 Judge Green said that the evidence showed that Gilman would be incur ably insane and as he would be dam gerous to be at large he was commit ted to practically life Imprisonment.
 The defense offered no evidence. The state closed it's case shortly after 3 O o'clock. 4f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
NOVEL WAY TO MAKE
 MONEY FOR THE CHURCH

Many women folks interested in church work are anxious to hear of novel ways of increasing the balance in the treasury. I am, therefore, go- ing to give the details of the way in which our Ladies' Aid Society is suc- ceeding with what we call Goldfish Day"
 We selected Friday to be Goldfish Day. and then announced that the members of the Ladies' Aid were talk ing order for Goldfish Cakes, to be delivered Friday. Also that fish cakes would be made and sold every Friday in the basement of the Sun day school.
 On Friday mornings several of the ladies go over to the church and cook the necessary cakes Of course, we take turns.
 The orders increased and increased until now we sell about 400 or 500 weekly.
 We sell them for 5, which is probably little higher price than elsewhere, but the folks are more than willing to pay that extra.
 We use Shredded Goldfish, which 10, cakes.
 we nave LO US fcIys Ccti CIoA AAoAS kind of codfish we buy, because 1t must be ready to cook quickly with out soaking CT boiling, and it has to be odo-less while 1t is cooking, oth- erwse the odor would ger all over the church and there would surely be com plaints.
 This is the recipe:
 Shredded Goldfish Cakes En Surprise
 Pour a little cold water over half a cup of Shredded Goldfish and at once turn the fish into cloth and wiring dry. To the fish add one cup of hot mashed potatoes, one-fourth teaspoon full of ppeper and one small egg, beat ing all till light and creamy. Shape. roll in dry bread crumbs. dip in beaten egg which has one tablespoonful of milk added to it, then in crumbs again. Place in frying basket, fry in deep hot fat, just below the smoking point. till a rich brown. Drain on brown paper. Garnish with parsley.
 H. T. B.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
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BREAST OF VEAL AND PEAS.

The best part of this is the thick end of the breast, cut into pieces. The pieces are cut with the bone, and then cut into lengths of about two or three inches. Place them in casserole with one or two onions cut into dice and one ounce fat, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with a lid. Put on the fire and let sweat until the veal begins to fry; turn the pieces and fry on all sides. add the dried peas fsoaked over night), and cover with water. If desired, a pinch of mint can be added. See that the seasoning is right. Cover and let simmer till the whole is we'll cooked. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
/ YODAY'S POEM ,
 
BELOW THE OLD HOUSE

Beneath those buttressed walls with
 1ichens gray, Beneath the slopes of threes whose
 flickering shade Darkens the pools by dull green vel
 veted, The stream leaps like living thing at In haste it seems; it can not, can not z, stay; The great bough changing there from
 year to year, And the high jackdaw haunted caves,
 still hear The burden of the rivulet-passing
 away! And sometime certainly that oak, no Will keep the winds in check; his
 breadth of beam Will go to rib some ship for some far
 shore; Those coigns and caves will crumble,
 while that stream Will still run whispering, night and
 day, That over-song of Father Time, pass
 ing away!
 William Bell Scott.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
of efficient young men. Why not sug'
 gest that he try a young man.
ARE ALL WOMEN
 GAMBLERS BY NATURE

"No shade of reproakh shall touch you!
 Dread no more a, claim from me! will not have you fancy
 l That I count myself as free" What woman would like to own up to the fact that she is a natural born
 gambler, while in the depths of her
 own heart she cannot deny the soft impeachment? Where is the woman who will not take a chance, whether for veal or woe, in marriage? She matches her wits against those Of other girls to attract the man whom
 she admires. The general run of wo-
 men take to cards as naturally as
 ducks take to water. Hence the pop
 ularity of card playing. Women are
 wrought up to a state of nervousness to win or die when there is longed for exhibition of prizes. The prize agme is a mania. with them They,
 dance. skate, do all sorts of stunts, for prizes. If that isn't polite gambling, I do not know what is.
 They pit their cleverness against an- others cunning. After marriage they
 pitch into ufe's game anew. It's fe- verish gamble, even among some ma
 
 shall be leaders, which followers. It's a gamble as to how one's children will turn out The most carefully nurtured and trained boy or girl is as likely to stray a;far from the chalk-mark as the vagrant of the slums. The woman who stakes her all on an idolized child's happy future may lose. No one can teach another low to play life'S game Each woman must follow the promptings of her own con- science.
 A bride said to me, the other day: l T find the man whom I married is not nearly as wealthy as I thought he was. In order to keep our position in the society in which we launched forth must put my wits together to see how I can circumvent the inevitable crash. have plan I am going to try The next time I see you, I will tell you how it works Sometime af- terwards found she had got up on an
 extensive scale euchres for charities.
 They were we'll attended. At one af-
 fair only six hundred dollars were
 arised. Of this amount the hostess deducted two hundred dollars for the
 use of her home, one hundred and fifty dollars for the buffet luncheon serve to the ladies, one hundred dol
 lars for secretary and stationery. She
 generously Sgave her service, gratis When the cost of prizes was deducted, fOrty-f1ve dollars remained. A dozen such affairs in season kept her in the social swim. Who will not say that every one is not playing an ex- citing game of chance of one kind or another?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

which brought me out of it aIl right, so I am now we'll and do all my housewor.E, besides working in my garden: Several of my neighbors have got well by talk ing Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com pound. "-- Mrs. VIOLA FINIcAL. Wagon CT, Okla.
 Such warning symptoms as sense of suffocation, hotflashes, headaches, back aches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu. larities, constipation, variable appetite
 weakness and dizziness should be heede
 by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pinl
 hara's Vegetable Compound has carri.
 many women safely through the crisi.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
Armed Robbers Loot
 Several Freight Cars

Buffalo, March 21--Armed men attacked westbound freight train on the New York Central railroad near Athol. Springs last night When Sheriff Stengel of Erie county arrived at the village early Tuesday the train had proceeded and it was impossible to learn whether any booty had been secured by the thieves. The train had been stopped by a block signal when the armed men appeared. Members of the train crew were covered with revolvers by two of the thieves while the other broke open several cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

are pruned too heavily will throw out mass of water sprouts, and the grower also lessens his amount of bearing surface. . It is desirable to have a shapely fruit tree, but at the same time the production of fruit is the final test; hence, pruning should be done with the idea. of having a. maximum amount of bearing surface consistent with the strength of the tree. Keep the. young trees thinned out and the long leaders cut back and the tree will be easy to spray and to harvest.
 s. P. HOLLISTER,
 Horticulturet Department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
A CHEAP FRUIT CAKE

One pound sugar. one pound flour, one pound raisins, three-quarters pound butter. four eggs, one teacup buttefmilk, one teaspoon soda, spices to taste. Mix spices with flour. saw ing out enough flour to mix with the raisins. Cream butter and sugar to- gether; beat eggs separately; add yolks to butter and sugar; stir in but termilk. Dissolve soda in a little wa ter. and add. Add flour slowly. stir ring vigorously. Add whites of eggs; mix we'll. Stem and seed the raisins, flour we'll and mix into cake. Bake in deep cake pan. lined with buttered paper Ice with plain white icing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
HEALTH INSURANCE ADVANCING

New York, March 21.-The most field of labor legislation during the last year has been the advance of public sentiment favoring universal work mems health insurance, according to the American Association for Labor Legislation, in its March Review just issued from the New York head quarters. The most definite legisla- tive accomplishment of 1916, along social insurance lines. is declared to be the enactment by Congress of the federal employees compensation law. "One of it's important functions" it is stated, twill be to serve as a model to- ward which we can improve the thirty five state and territorial laws already in existence"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
THE ELUSIVE RHYME

I sought word I hoped to rhyme With childhood's happy laughter, followed on an endless time Pursuing closely after. I searched my books by day and
 night,
 And lexicons I treasure, But there I found no word that might Attune the dainty measure. 'Nl, wearied of my fruitless quest, I stole away to wander Where Nature sings and songbirds nest,
 By lanes and woodlands wonder. An, lexicons and books are chaff! Twas there my quarry found me The rhymes for Childhood's silvery
 laugh
 Were singing all around me! John D. Wells in Buffalo News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
Effective For Afternoon Wear.

the front and back of the waist. ex. tending below the belt at the sides to simulate pockets. The deep collar is gathered and joined to the front of the waist, which is rolled to form revers. If desired, the square trim ming piece on the front panel of the skirt may be omitted, but it adds much to the elegance of the costume when trimmed with. embroidery or beading. The two-piece tunic skirt is gathered at the top and falls in points at either side of the front. To repro duee the dress in medium size re- quires SA yards 36-incn foulard, with < yard of belting for stay and 3h yards embroidered braid for trim ming.
 Note by the cutting guide which sectlonS Of the pattern are cut from an open width and which are cut from a fold of the material. This will avoid mistakes and waste of mate rial. Take two widths of the foulard and lay them face to face to cut tho piecing for the tunic, gathered sleeve. front and cuff; sections. The largo "O'' perforations rest on a length wiIe thread of the silk.
 Now, fold the remaining foulard in half, placing the tunic into position first, as shown in the guide. The large
 70" perforations are placed on a lengthwise thread of silk. The back and front gores are laid on a length wise fold of material To the right of the front gore comes the back of the waist, with the collar and trim ming piece for the front of the skirt next, all on the lengthwise fold. If desired, bias folds of the silk may be used instead of fancy braid to decor ate the waist. These are laid on the silk with the piecing, as Illustrated
 Smart colors suggested for the em. broidery are blue in light and dark tones, gold and lavender.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the egg yolks, beat again; then the soda dissolved in one-half of the milk and cream of tartar dissolved in the other half. Add the melted chocolate and the flour; beat we'll. Now add the stiffly beaten whites of eggs stirring in carefully. Bake in a gres sed pan in moderate oven for about 45 min- utes. To make the icing: One pound sugar, water just, enough to wet it three eggs, (whites only) beaten stiff, one-half cake grated chocolate. two teaspoons vanilla. Mix all we'll to. gether and put on fire until it thick ems, stirring all the time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
COCOA CAKE

Cream together one-half cup of butter and one and one-half cups of sugar. then add two eggs, beaten light, one cup of milk and two and one-half cups of flour. Bake in layer tins. For the frosting and filling place in a bowl ono and one-half cups of confec- toner's sugar and one tablespoon of butter, pour over these three table spoons of strong hot coffee, add one and ono-half tablespoons of powdered cocoa and beat the mixture hard. Fla vor with vanilla,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
A GOOD LAYER CAKE

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup milk; three cups flour, five egg whites, two Teaspoons baking powder, one-quartAr teaspoon mace. Rub but ter and sugar well together until creamy, then stir in slowly the milk. The richer the milk the better. Sift flour and baking powder together two or three times: add flour to mix ture and beat we'll Add teaspoon of flavoring extract. if wished, of any kind preferred Beat whites of eggs very stiff and gently mix them into the cake; bake in shallow greased tins. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
JOHN c. CHAMBERLAIN
 IMPROVED IN HEALTH

John c. Chamberlain, after an ex- tended trip through the South. where he is reported to have recovered his health, has again returned to Bridge port. It is expected that hearings in the bankruptcy matter which was adjourned pending his illness will soon be resumed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
UNREASONABLE JEALOUSY

Mrs. M. writes-I have been a wife for ten years past-bvt have no chill dren. My husband, who keeps a hardware store is all in all to me. Recently he evinced the desire to en- gage a very fascinating young girl of twenty as a bookkeeper. I am a jealous woman and would not know happy hour were he to do this. He awaits my decision. What ought I to do about it.
 Tell your husband exactly how you feel about it. If he loves you, he will respect your wishes. There are plenty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
CAKE WITHOUT EGGS

One heaping cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup cold water, three cups hfted flour. two tablespoons cream of tarta, one teaspoon soda, a little nutmeg. Rub sugar and butter to cream; add nutmeg. Then stir in roughly the cold water and flour sifted together with the cream of tar tar and soda Bake in moderate oven about one hour
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

THE POSER.

Jade green taffeta may be thrice corded into a magnificent flare hung on an empire yoke, double breasted and set off with a white satin collar that is belaced and French knotted. The mushroom Is adorned with white satin ribbon and straw roses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
CRISIS OF
 W0MAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound.
Wagoner, Okla.-'1 never get tired of praising Lydia F. Pinkham's Vege-

ta bl e Compound b e c au Sc during Change of Life l was in bed tw o years and had two operations, but all
 the doctors and op- erations did me no good, and l would have been in my grave today had it not been for Lydia E. Pirkhain's V eg-
 et.ah1n COmuOund
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

(Correct name and address must bo given to insure attention. not to print Use ink. Write short letters. ouly oM one side of paper. Address Miss lab. bcy, O18 President Street, Brooklyn N. M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
BISHOPS SISTER DEAD.

Mrs. Jeremiah Coffey, wife of Jere- cia,h H. Coffey, and a.sister of Bishop John J. Milan, of the Hartford dio- cese, died axturday afternoon at Hart ford of pneumonia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21
CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE.

One cup butter, two cups sugar, two and one-half cups fleur. one cup milk, five eggs, one teaspoon soda. one-haf cake grated chocolate, two teaspoons cream of tartar, one tea spoon vanilla (optionaD. Dissolve chocolate in little boiling water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

hs Since blue, foulard is among the
 most fashionable silks for spring vwear, it is suggested for this ultra sznodish afternoon front The waist
 reloses. at the front in surplice styt, 1.-The back of the waist extending ever stne shoulders in yoke effect. Fan fey embroidered braid is stitched on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

A skirt of tobacco brown silk jersey cloth goes perfectly with this Paisley coat in all sorts of fascinating or anges and reds banded with the brown and girdled with a silk cord of ball ends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK C SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

Blue foulard afternoon gown made with snrplice bodice and tunic skirt. The trimming piece on the front of the skirt is embroidered in heavy siuk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-21

you!
 Dread no more a claim from me! will not have you fancy That I count myself as free"
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