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PURE-BRED JERSEY BULL.

have just purchased nice three year-old Jersey Bull. subject to regis tration, and he will make the sea son here. Fee, $500 in advance. Re turn privilege allowed.
 LOUIS THOMPSON, Twenty-fourth and Main. Phone 2O4S, Pine Bluff. Ark. 2-23-1m
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
PLAZA

1t was Keenan, day at the Plaza
yesterday for the famous character
delineator was appearing in his new
Triangle piece, THE Bride of Hate .
with Margery Wilson and a star cast.
Large audiences greeted his every APP
pearance during the day and COM
mendatiOns were to be heard on all
sides. The picture is probably the
most forceful of the recent attrac-
tons and has a most sensational
climax. Keenan's acting throughout
Is Of the most impressive type and
there is little to- be- desired in the
production as whole.
Phil e. Adams, known to. vaude-
vile enthusiasts, as the happy
souse," scored instantly with his
Fascinating F'lirts'' in musical
comedietta of the merriest sort. There
are six strikingly pretty and super
modishly attired young maidens with
Mr.. Adams and Harry Evans and the
effect is a constant stream of song,
dance, mirth and delightful diver
sion. The role created by Adams
is too funny for words and he has
an exceedingly clever company of en-
tertainers.
Gerald and Moore, a pair of nim-
bic youths in acrobatic dancing skit
that took the house by storm at ev-
cry performance yesterday were big
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
CHOPIN and tho Childran.

A chronicler of the life Of Chopin,
the great pianist, tells the following
anecdote: On one occasion the pupils
In his fathers school, freed temporari-
~ from the restraint of the elder
Chopin, arranged to have some fun
with their tutor. When the commotion
was at its height Chopin entered and
set himself to quell it. He told the
boys that If they would remain quiet
he would play for them. He darkened
the room and started his improvisation,
telling the skylarkers romantic story
of a band Of robbers who approached
house, mounted by ladders to the win
dows, but were frightened away by
noise within. They fed into a dark.
wood, where they fsI1 asleep under a
starry sky, Chopin by. this time was
playing more and more softly, as II
seeking to lull the robbers in the wood
and incidentally the" children in the
schoolroom to rest. When he had sat
Efled himself that his hearers had ac
tually fallen asleep Chopin crept from
the room and brought his parents to
look at them. He turned up the lights,
and the boys slept on until he reseated
himself at the piano and struck a thrill
ling chord, at which they all awakened
with q start.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
ESTIMATE OF CENSUS
BUREAU PLACES CITY
FIGURES AT 121,579

Bridgeport in July, 1915, had 9
population of 121, $40, according to a
government bulletin. The total popu.
lation of the United States at that
time is given as 112,444,O20.
The figures represent. an estimate
of the bureau of census, and were is.
sued in bulletin form because of the
many requests for information.
Connecticut is given a population OF
1,244,479. Following are estimates
for Connecticut cities other thar
Bridgeport: Ansonia, 1874; Bristol
1927; Danbury, 26,035; Derby
1855; East Hartford; 1925; Enfield
1853; Greenwich, 19,159; Hartford
10, 900; Manchester, 1851; Meriden
1858; Middletown, 1928; New
Britain, 53,794; New Haven, 1865;
New London, 20,985;. Norwalk, 26,.
500; Norwich, 21,274; Stamford, 30
1874; Torrington, 1861; Wallingford
9,s17; Waterbury, S6,973; Whitman.
tic, 1850.
The government estimate fol
Bridgeport is many thousands short
of the estimate made locally
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Stairs Waste Effort.

Elevators and other conveyances uti-
lied ordinarily for handling materials
may be used also in conserving the
strength and increasing the efficiency
OF the workpeople. 1t is nothing less
than stupid to make tired employees
climb down several flights of stairs at
the end of long days work when
there are elevators available and even
more stupid to make these people
climb up the stairs in the morning,
using unnecessarily large amount Of
energy which might otherwise help to
tide them over the critical fatigue point
during the day. 1t would be part Of
wisdom to install elevators merely for
use Of the workers, even If they were
OF 10 use for handling materials.
Some Of the best recently constructed
mills have installed escalators for this
purpose.-Engineering Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
EMPIRE.

The Happiness Of Three Women
an unusual five part Morosco-Para-
mount. masterplay featuring two OF
Stedman and House Peters, will head
the program offered at the Empire
theatre today.
Here is one of those unusual feal
lures that contains the vital punch
in every scene and unfolds a differ
ent" story you'll surely enjoy.
House Peters will be. we'll remem-
bered through his excellent playing
in Lasky production and Miss Sted-
man has been seen in the leading
role of many Morosco Paramount for
mers pictures.
In conjunction with the feature
production a number Of select and
entertaining comedy and dramatic
sigle and multiple part features will
alsosbe shown rounding out an alto
gether enjoyable and variety fotoplay
program.
Always the best in the fotoplay
features shown at the Empire thea.
tire. III
The first and second sepisodes of the
Metro, million dollar super. film SER
ial, The Great Secret featuring .the
crowned queen and ing of motion
pictures, Francis x. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne will be shown tomor-
row and Thursday In conjunction with
the Metro five part Masterplay, cyan
fty" featuring that dainty screen and
stage star. Enay, Whalen.
This program VIII mark one of the
finest lfotoplay bills ever offered at
this theatre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
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IA n u 49, u
ADJUSTMENTS
POLI'S

Geno Green is here. That versatile
vaudeville entertainer, who, sings
character songs and tells character
stories as no other can, came back to
Polls yesterday and proved himself
the same talented artist of yore. Mr..
Green has remarkable personality,
and that happy faculty of getting out
of good song everything there is is
it.
whats. the Idea" is the title of q
juvenile musical comedy that occu-
pied an important place in the bill.
There are half dozen youngsters in
the playlet and they do very well
with an offering that gives opportuni-
ties for several songs and dances.
There are a lot OF laughs in. Love
In the Suburbs comedy based on a
po1iceman's visit to the housemaid OF
he finds the maid gone and tries to
shine up to the mistress of the
house brings a lot of laughs.
Smith and Farmer, in song and
dances, presented a very clever pro-
gram that was highly pleasing. Ray
mond Wilbert, with flock Of hoops
that he had completely at his mercy,
contributed an interesting and un-
usual feature in the BILL
Glory is the title of the feature
photoplay in which ares tarred
Juanita Hanson and the famous
comedians. Kolb and Dill.
Pathe's Pictorial News, among
other views, presented picture of the
big explosions at Kingsland, N. j.,
last week. The pictures were taken
at night and the bursting shells are
plainly seen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Presidential Candidates.

Both political parties have a habit
Of selecting comparatively poor men
for president In this generation there
has not been a rich presidential candi-
date-at least lot rich as defined by
the American lexicon.
Roosevelt is the richest Republican
who was ever president or Republican
nominee for a sojourn in the White
House. Wilson, Taft, Mckinley, Cleve-
land, Harrison, Garfield, Grant, Arthur,
Hayes, johnson and Lincoln were not
rich
Nor were the nominees, including
Bryan, Blaine and Hancock, possessed
of great fortunes.
Samuel J. Tilden, however, was an
exception to the general rule. He
was millionaire and was much the
wealthiest nominee of either party
since before the civil war. In fact, he
was the richest man who ever ran for
president with any hope of getting the
Office
Washington was a rich man for his
day. but his wealth was far less than
that possessed by Tilden.-Girard in
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
FROM INDIAN
jAILS THEY join
WARLAbOR CORPS
Short Term Prisoners Eager
to Gain Remissions of
Sentence.

Simla, India, Jan. 16.-The expert
ment of granting el1-behaved short
term prisoners in Indian jai1s a con-
ditiona1 remission of sentences and
employing them as laborers in Meso-
potamia is now being conducted by
the government and is attracting wide
attention. Some time ago a few hun
dred such prisoners were sent to
Mesopotamia and, the trial having
proved a success, several thousand
more will be started on their way to
this war theatre shortly. These labor
corps are made up entirely of volun-
teers and it is declared none of them
will be employed near the fighting
line.
An official of the Home Department
said the next lot of prisoner-1aborers
to be sent out would number between
six and ten. thousand.
"The terms offered have attracted
a large number of volunteers from
the better class of prisoners" said
this official. 'In fact several times
as many men as we are sending have
asked to join the labor corps. The
men permitted to go must have good
records as prisoners and must be ply
sically fit.
'"They are paid wages better than
the average given in India and after
they have worked for, a<stated time
they are paid bonus of about a
months wages and are given a COM
plete pardon, provided their conduct
has been satisfactory.
$50 far as possible the prisoner
laborers will be treated as though
they never had been inside a Jail. The
corps are organized on much the
same lines as those followed in the
case of the free labor corps now en-
ployed in Mesopotamia, the chief diff
ference being that they are partly Of
ficered in the Indian ranks by war
ders, to whom they are accustomed,
who have also volunteered for the
purpose. All ranks are dressed and
equipped in exactly the same way as
members Of the free porter and labor
corps, but for obvious reasons the
control and discipline exercised will
be little closer than in the case of
the free labor corps.
"The corps will be employed in
loading and unloading sea and river
craft, stacking stores, road and hut
making, and the like. There is, of
course, no intention of taking them
near the fighting line. An experience
ed inspector general of prisons will
be in administrative charge Of the
CORPS"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
LYRIC.

With a dozen or more OF New
York's leading theatrical personages
looking on the Lyric Popular Players
presented Fred Jackson's new piece
Under Suspicion''aafor the first time
on any stage at the Lyric, theatre last
evening. A capacity house greeted
the players notwithstanding unfavor-
able weather conditions and the num-
berlesB curtain calls at the termin-
alton of each of the three acts pro-
longedI the finale until quite late
Everything was in accord and Mr..
Jackson, the author old in experiences
of first night" laughingly remarked
that it was one of the most enjoy
able evenings he had ever had in a
theatre.
Winsomeness personified Miss
Frances McGrath walked gracefully
into new heights Of fame in the part
Of Rosalind., Despite wearying re-
hearsals and the nervousness of a real
first night with a new play not
onceidid she hesitate but played the
long and more than ordinarily diff
cult part with, a degree Of artistic
fnessez that could not be surpassed.
Her gowns were not only extremely
sAiOAAcus Dut ADcCOulAnS duU
more than one of the fair sex in
the house remarked about them.
David Herblin, suave, debonair as
Smith Jones garnered new laurels for
brow already o'erloaded The scene
between him and the captivating lead
ing lady in which a fairy tale'' plays
can important part is one of the ,dain-
test bits of stagecraft ever seen
Herblin'si part is no sinecure yet he
plays it with an ease and grace tina,
marks him as an exceptional artist
Edwin Gordon is a strong forcible part
excellently played by Bernard Thorn
ton, Bridgeport's idol He rants
around and does a lot of heavy stuff
and does it exceedingly fine. William
Evarts plays John r.. Granet for all
the part is worth and Walter Marshall
scores heavily with Peter MacCune
Albert Gebhardt plays Nevins and
Lueila Morey Is cast as Mrs. Dan Cas-
z LEHMAN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
LOSS OF APPETITE, ~
LOSS OF WEIGHT,
SLEEPLESSNES, ETC.
AT YOUR DRUGGIST

are all overcome by Recupertabs. they
are made after the formula of DIR. Al
bert Robin, the famous French physi-
clan. and are being used very largely
in Paris and other European capitals.
when taken for a short while they
vill give positive relief in all cases OF
nervous exhaustion. mental depression.
lack of vitality. genera! debility. ane-
mia, etc.
The Glycerophosphates OF which
Recupertabs are composed. contain
the eIemert necessary to overcome
these conditions. They are now being
prescribed and recommended by many
physicians In this and foreign coun-
tries as the best, quickest and surest
nerve and blood tonic that they know
OF.
Recupertabs are for sale at all drug
stores at eOc and $1.O0 per package
or will be sent direct upon receipt OF
price.
28rd ST.. New York. Distributed in
Bridgeport and vicinity by j. D. Harti-
gan, No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.-Adv.
RI stt
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

features and they well deserved the
rousing ovation they received.
Branded and Bell have a most en-
pertaining diversion of song and fool
ish chatter that kept their audiences
in the best of humor while they held
the stage and The Two Totos per-
formed some remarka BILE feats in con-
rortlon that won them a lex1~n OF
admirers.
Love Under Cover Keystone
comedy, was crammed with laugh
creating situations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
The Hundred Years. War.

The origin of, the Hundred Years
war was the king Of Englands claim
to the crown of France Philip Of
France left three sons, all Of whom
died without issue. and the nearest
male heirs were Edward Ill, who was
the nephew Of the three sons, and
Philip de Valois, who was their cousin.
The law In Edwards claim Is the Salic
law, which passed over women, and
Edward owed his blood relationship to
his mother Edward claimed that,
though Sale law applied to his mother,
being a woman, it could not apply to
him. being a man. On this dispute be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
THE MAKING OF A FAMOUS
MEDICINE.

Few people realize that over $780,
900 pounds of various herbs are used
annually in making Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
these herbs all have to be gathered
at the season Of the year when their
medicinal properties are at their best.
The watchword in preparing these
herbs is cleanliness, the process of
percolation is perfect. All utensils
and tanks are sterilized and the medi-
cine is pasteurized, clarified and fill
tered before it is bottled for the con-
sumner. .
b It Is this wonderful combination of
herbs, together with the skill and care
used in the preparation, which has
made this famous medicine so sue
cessful in the treatment of female ills.
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Don't be bilious, constipated,
with breath bad and
stomach sour.

Gofz:gil: sure!( Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Wake up with your head clear, stom-
ach sweet, breath right and telling
fine. Get rid of sick headache, bill
iousness, constipation, furred tongue,
sour stomach, bad colds. Clear your
skin, brighten your eyes, quicken
your eyes, quicken your step and feel
like doing full days work Cascar-
cts are better than salts, pills or Gallo
mel because they don't shock the liver
or grippe the bowels or cause incon-
venience all the next day.
Mothers should give cross, sick,
bilious, feverish children a whole
Cascaret any time as they cannot in
jure the thirty feet of tender bowels
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Young, but Wise.

But mamma thinks am too young
to marry"
"Why should she think that? You're
much older than she was when she got
married, aren't your"
Eyes, but father was drawing much
larger salary at the time than you're
getting."-Chicagb Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
A Friendly Tin,

Sapleigh-Would you-er-advise me
to-er-marry beautiful girl or SEN
sible girl? Hammersley-I'm afraid
you'll never be able to marry either,
old man. Sapleigh-Why not? Ham
mersley-Well, a beautiful girl could
do better and a sensible girl would
know better-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
nndonsa EIn~%r;e CArvicA

London has the most complicated
electric service in the world, it is as
serted, being dependent upon seventy
generating stations, under seventy diff
fezent authorities, these delivering en-
ergy generated at thirty-two different
ve~-ages s:2I ten different frequencies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Safesnanship.

The mere selling Of an article is not
always proof of good salesmanship.
One observer declares, eff a customer
is persuaded into buying something she
does not want she will not come back. !"
The best craftsmanship is that which
looks to the future-in other words,
which is based On the sound policy OF
honesty.-Youth's S. Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Air In the Eunus.

In one minute in a state of rest the
average man takes into his lungs about
eight liters, or 4S.S cubic inches, of air.
In walking he needs sixteen liters, or
97.6 cubic inches; in climbing, twenty
three 1iters, or 1903 cubic inches; in
riding at trot, thirty-thre liters. or
201.3 cubic inches, and In long distance
running fifty-seven liters, or 347.7 GU
bic inches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Rioaer Game.

Booth Harrington, while in New
York recently, was discussing the sub.
ject of debt with a playwright friend
known for impecuniousness
"About $1,000 would see me clear OF
debt" said the playwright 'And tell
you, Tark, If I ever get out of debt
once I'll never get $1,000 in the hole
again. 1t will be $4,000 next time.
No more piker games for me."-New
York Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Disillusioned.

'.Did your husband used to write you
poetry before you were married?'
''No, but he used to write me what
we both thought was poetry. "-Hous-
ton Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Ssvaoe Advice.

Ella-What would you advise me to
do with my voice, love? Lily-Oh,
when the man comes round you might
have it tuned!
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
Mo Claw.

els the new boolskeeper married."
II dunno He's one O. them close
mouthed fellows. If he has any trou-
bic he keeps it to himself. London
Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

gan the war that lasted nearly a cen
fury. ending with the many victories
Of Joan of Arc, which crushed the Eng
lish authority in France
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16
And No Wonder.

And No Wonder.
$50 the Jibways separated"
Last week"
what was the trouble?''
"Mr. Jibway's first wife wrote him a
long birthday letter every year, and l
think it finally got On the second Mrs.
Jibways nerves. "-Savannah Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

Measure you. minds height by the
shade it casts.-~Browning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

Four school children were found
frozen to death near Cadillac, Saskat-
LcheWan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

Secretary of State Lansing denied
that ne had received any note Or
memorandum from the British En-
bassy relating to munitions, or other
anti-Allied plots in the United
States.
From chief to iowly~ rookie. the
police Of Passaic, N. j., signed Pc
tition asking for salary increases.
They declared the cost of life neces-
sites has jumped between so and SO
per cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-16

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK g. SON
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27

just as Jimmie c. brought the yard
stick, SO Grandmother Gray had The
two enemies by her side as she
started to measure the length of the
table. Nov let me see, sixtyfive
inches from the north side to the
south; Jean you remember that.
Now lets see how far it is from the
south side to the north side"
"Well Grandmother" broke in
Jimmie G. what chu dom that
for? Don't you know it's just the
same from both sides?"
is that So" exclaimed Grand
mother Gray. "Why here is the
north side and there is the south
side, and surely they aren't just the
same"
Eyes, don't you see,' said Jean,
when you have the two sides. they
both have the same space between"
Dear me-" said their little grand
mother, Il guess | was playing the
pretend game. | was thinking the
north side was Jimmie G.. and the
south side was Jean, and this big
space between was a bad quarrel;
so l was trying to see whether it
was more on Jimmie's side, or on
Jeans. But here you say it's Just
the same on both sides. had
heard that it took two sides to make
quarrel, but I never thought that
it belonged to both alike. Well,
how can I tell whom to punish If
you both have the same quarrel?'
Jean and Jimmie G.. looked at
each other and then, guess what?
They all burst out laughing.
'I'll tell you," said Grandmother
Gray, 'let's take the gingerbread
boys and have a tea party instead,
what do you say"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27
A TRUE STORY .

AS l was going through the Day
ten market, which Is called the
Arcade. ! saw a small boy about
eight years OF age.
His clothes were ragged and
torn. AS each person came along,
the same question was asked,
won't you buy post card for a
nickel?"
No one paid any attention to
him, and every now and then you
could see him wipe away the tears
with his cold thin hands. Then a
couple Of women saw him and
went to see what was the matter.
When he had told them how he
was trying to get some money to
buy himself pair Of shoes with
out holes in them, they bought all
of his cards and he went away
with 4 much lighter heart. Glenna
Fccht. Finley School.