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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
SONS OF ST. GEORGE SEEK FRIENDS AID
 FOR BUILDING FUND

An effort is being made in connec- ton with the order of the Sons of St. George to round up every Britisher, either by birth or percentage, to help in a campaign for the erection of a building For the last four years the society has been making strenuous efforts in many ways to erect this building. About five weeks ago @ committee was Orga niZed to consider ways and means of getting sufficient money for this purpose, so it was de- cided to conduct a campaign on pr1- vate scale among Britishers in this city on the same scale as was con- ducted by the Y. w. c. A. and the Christian union. Approximately the committee has discovered that there are about 10000 British-rborn persons in this city, and every effort is being made to get in touch with these peo- pie.
 Twenty teams have been organized, being explained Eby 20 captains and four divisional chairmen. Last even- ing about 200 of the workers gathered together with their team captains to get the list of names to commence definite work today. The campaign begins today and will continue until Saturday evening. The Knights of Pythias have lent the society their lodge rooms for the get-together which will take place every evening from 6:30 to 7:30 sharp, when the cap tains and workers will be given an opportunity to hand in their reports for the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
MASONIC NOTES.

\ Proposed work for April in St. Johns Lodge, No. 8:
 April 4th-Regular Communication open at 7:30 p. m. Business followed by conferring of B. A. Degree.
 April 11th-Special Communication Visiting Masters Night, open at 7:3O p. m. sharp, no business. Conferring of D. A. Degree will begin promptly after opening.
 April 18th = Regular Communica- conferring of F. c. Degree.
 April 25th-Special Communication open at 6:30 D. m., for conferring of M. M. Degree in full form with Eel 1owcraft Team.
 Visiting Masters Night: The fol- lowing Masters have accepted invita- tions to visit St. Johns lodge, on the evening of April II:
 D. Clarence Garner, Master St, Johns Lodge, No. 8.
 L. Robt. Sheffield, Master Washing ton Lodge, No. 19.
 Everett o. Simpson, Master Tenn pie Lodge, No. 65.
 Each master assisted by his own of ficers will confer the First Section of
 At the conclusion of the work there
 At the conclsion of the work there will be a presentation to St. Johns Lodge. This will be an interesting and unusual event of deep signif- canoe.
 Fellowcraft dinner. On the even ing of April 20th, the Fellowcraft Team will have a Goodfellowship din- ner at The Seaside Club at :73O D. m All brothers are cordially invited Tickets are $2.00 each and may be procured from members of the team or Secretary, before April 18th.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
WHAT THE
 DOCTOR KNOWS
Kidneys Must Be Right to
 Insure Health.

Few people realize to what extent their health depends upon the condi- tion of the kidneys.
 The physician in nearly all cases of serious illness, makes a chemical an alysis of the patients urine. He knows that unless the kidneys are do- ing their work properly, the other or gans cannot readily be brought back to health and strength.
 When the kidneys are neglected or abused in any way, serious results are sure to follow. According to health really an advanced form of kidney trouble, caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one year, in the State of New York alone Therefore, it is particularly necessary to pay more at tention to the health of these import ant organs.
 An ideal herbal compound that has had remarkable success as kidney remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
 The mild and healing influence of this preparation, in most cases, is soon realized, according to sworn state ments and verified testimony of those who have used the remedy
 When your kidneys require atten- tion, get Swamp-Root at once from any pharmacy. It is sold by every druggist in bottles of two sizes-50c and $1.00.
 However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y., for sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention the Bridgeport Daily Farmer.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
SAYS NEW YORK IS DIRTY AND
 ILL SMELLING
Young Rumanian Describes First Impressions of Am
 erican Metropolis.

'I shall never forget how depressed my heart became as I trudged through those filtered streets, with the rows of push-ca.rts lining the side walks and the centers of the thor oughfares, the ill-smelling merchan- disc, and the deafening noise," writes M. B. Ravage, a young Rumanian, in the April Harper's. My pretty little cousin, elegant in her American tail ored suit, was stepping along beside me, apparently oblivious to the hor- .rible milieu that was sickening me America, I kept thinking. This was the boasted American freedom and opportunity-the freedom for respect able citizens to sell cabbages from hideous carts, the opportunity to live in those monstrous, dirty caves that shut out the sunshine. And when we got beyond Grand street and en- tered the Rumanian section my cous- in pointed out to me several of my former fellow w-townspeople- of worth and standing they had been in Misunderstanding vociferously at one kind of stand or another, clad in an absurd medley of Rumanian sheep-pelts and American red sweat CTS. Here was Jonah Gershon, who had been the chairman of the hos pital committee in Vaslui and a prom inent grain merchant. He was dis pensing soda-water and selling lolly- pops on the corner of Essex street. This was Shloma Lobel, a descendant of rabbis and himself learned scho1- ar. In, America he had attained to a basket of shoe-strings and matches and candles. I myself recognized young Layvis, whose father kept the great drugstore in Vaslue and who after two years of training in medi- cine at the University of Bucharest was enjoying the blessings of Ameri can libert by selling newspapers on the streets.
 Here and there were women too, once neighbors of ours, mothers of sons, and mistresses of respectable household. And what were they do- Well, here was one selling pickles on a square cart. yelling herself hoarse to an insensibleS world in a jargon of Yiddish and English, and warming her hands by snatches over and outlandish contraption filled with glowing coals. Farther on came upon another, laboriously pushing a metal box on wheels and offering bake potatoes and hot knishes te the hungry, cold-bitten passers-by. And all the while there was the dainty little figure of Corsin Betty walking airily beside me, unaware of the huge tragedy of it all. She herself arrived no more than a year before, but how callous America had already made her! I asked myself whether I, too, would harden and forget the better days I had known and I fervently hoped not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
UM GRAHAM SAW JOHN BROWN HUNG. HARTFORD CONSTABLE WAS THEN LAD MOLD HOME AT HARPER'S FERRY, VA
His Fathers House Occu- pied by Militia - Recalls Robert E. Lee, Later Con federate. Commander in Chief, Who Was in Charge of Marines.

Although James R. Graham, of Hartford, is we'll known to many peo- pie as "Sherif'' Graham. Constable Graham. ''Jim'' Graham. and Straw Hat" Graham. there are not many who are aware that he is one of the few men, now alive, who had a per- John Browns raid.
 MT. Graham was living. as 8 boy of IA, with his parents and eleven other brothers and sisters, at darper's Fer ry when the raid occurred. His fath- CT was a blacksmith in the United States armory and arsenal at liar per's Ferry. He knew John Brown, then known as John Smith. his ac- complice. Cook. and several others of the raiders.
 Early in the morning of October IT.. 1859, James was sent by his mother to get pail of water from the. spring, and then and there he became part and parcel of the raid. Small boy like, he was everywhere. His fath- CTS house was communicated. for the uilartert1g for the militia. He lis tened to- the talks of groups of excit- ed neighbors, whose relations and friends were imprisoned by Browns men. When the marines arrived un- der the command of Captain Robert Fl. Lee, afterwards General Lee, com mander-in-chief of the Confederate armies, young James was not far from his elbow and saw the assault on the engine house which constitut- ed John Browns fort. He was pres ent at the trial of the conspirators, and sAw them hung.
 sLater, when Harper's Ferry had hardly settled down after the excite nient of the raid. came the capture of the town by the Secessionists. Young Graham escaped to Washing ton, and went to Springfield, where he was employed in the making of rifles for the government-anda all this was before he was of age.
 MT. Graham has preserved memen- toes of the raid, which he is to pre- sent to the Connecticut Historical so- ciety. Tuesday night. His paper. de- tailing his boyhood recollections of these exciting occurrences. will be read at that meeting, and the public is invited to attend and listen to his "reminiscences.
 MT. Graham has prepared this pa per at the request of members of the Connecticut Historical society, for it realizes that the days are fast passing when the events of inipprtance con- nected with the Civil war can be de- tailed by eye witnesses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
LOSS OF APPETITE,
 LOSS OF WEIGHT,
 SLEEPLESSNES, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertaps. they are made after the formula of Dr.. Al. bert Robin. the famous French physt- clan. and arc being used very largely in Paris and other European capitalG
 When taken for a short while they will give poEitive relief in all cases of nervous exhaustion. mental depression. lack of vitality. general debility. ane- miA, etc.
 The Glycerophosphates of which Recupertabs are composed. contain the elemert 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 arc for sale at all drus stores at soc and $1.00 per package or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curts Chemical Co.,. No. 41A wsst 23rd St.. New York. Distributed in Bridgeport and vicinity by J. D. Harti. gan. No. sl Fairfield Avenue.-Adv.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
MAY ENROLL 800 MORE
 HARVARD STUDENTS AS
 OFFICERS ON RESERVE

\Cambridge, Mass, April 10.-A meet ing of the Hayward college faculty was called for today to consider rearrange- ment of plans for the remainder of the college year, made necessary by the war. One of the matters to be discussed was the granting of permis- sion for the enrolment of 500 more students in the reserve officers corps, which would bring the Harvard con- tingent to 1,S00.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
To Dedicate Flags
 At United Church

At the morning service of the United Congregational church next Sunday two flags will be dedicated One, large silk banner, will be drap- ed in front of the pulpit. The oth- CT, of bunting, will be hung in front of the church.
 The services will be attended by Grand Army post No. 3, which, will take. charge of dedicating the flags. The Boy Scouts of the church will act as an escort for the Grand Army men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10

The hat that belongs to you is here, madame. beautiful models, selected abroad exclusively for this store and hats made in our own work rooms that are scarcely less lovely though naturally costing less. Delightful lit tie hats from s up. It pays to trade at B. H. Dillon & Co.'s, 1,105 Main |Street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10

The new steamer Aurania of the Cunard Line arrived in command of Capt. Miller, on her maiden voyage from England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
TIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
 S36 Fairfield Avenue.

College preparatory and interms- dtate courses; High school and grammar school grades. Personal work with every pupil Admission today or tomorrow. g24bSs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10

Shipments of fresh and cured meats from Chicago last week totaled 44,313,0O0 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN REQK Q SOIL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

Minister of Justice Urbye proposed
a very drastic law for muzzling the
press. The maximum Punishment pro-
vided was a fine of S27 200 and two
years Imprisonment. The newspapers
of the different parties attacked the
bill, aud the plan was defeated. Its
author also had TO retire from the
cabinet, and the place has been filled
by DIR. o. A. Blehr. The Aftenposten
made very ugly dig for the press
muzzling proposition. saying in part
that it really aimed at putting the
press of Norway in the same position
as during the worst era of the union
with Denmark, and that IL would put
the press at the mercy of foreign
power whose representative is living
IN the Norwegian capital. The power
alluded 10 must have been England.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
PaTd, Pale, Puty-FaC People Need Carriers Iron Pills
The children's Poet.

In the St Nicholas Magazine Hide
garde Hawthorne gives sympathetic
sketch of the life of Robert Louis
Stevenson, whose "Child's Garden Of
Verses" is perhaps the most popular
book of poetry ever written. His pas
slonate attachment 10 children is ex-
pressed best by Andrew Lang, whom
Miss Hawthorne quotes:
There was a very pleasant trait
In Stevensons character which. per
haps, does not display itself In most
of his writings-his great affection
for children. =. In an early letter
he writes: Kids is what is the mat
ter with me. Children are too
good to be true He had natural
infatuation, 50 to say. for children as
children T.. little boys and girls
were his delight, and he was theirs"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Founht With Hesslans.

An ancestor of Count Won Bernstorff,
the dismissed German ambassador.
fought against America In our war for
freedom. The fact is brought out by
passage in the Souvenirs du Che
Waller de Cnssy." Among the acquain-
tances made by the cheyalier in 1920,
when he Joined the staff Of the French
embassy In Berlin. was the court
chamberlain, Count Won Bernstorff,
grandfather of the former ambassa-
dor. Countess Bernstorff, :" wrote De
Cussy. bears singular forename.
America This was bestowed on her
because she was born in that country
during the war Of independence. Her
father was in command Of one Of the
regiments hired out 10 the English
by the elector Of Hesse."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
TRICK WAS COSTLY TO HIM
Street Car Floor Forced by Con-
ductor to Turn over Money.

A cOnjuror performing at a local
theater got on a street car with two
members of his company, and after
while, moved by some sudden impulse,
he pretended TO find sundry quarters,
STOPPING her and there, and producing
them from under the seats, on the
floor, anywhere, to the amazement of
the passengers, says the Toronto Mail.
His two friends laughted heartily at
the joke. Not so, however, the cOnduc-
tor. who came forward and sternly de-
manded the twelve 25-cent pieces he
had picked up" in order that he
might hand them over in accordance
with the regulations governing lost
property found in the cars.
In vain did the "fnder" protest that
1t was only coniuring trick. The
conductor obviously did not believe
him. And In the end, In order to
avoid a compulsory visit to the police
station, he had to give up the coins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
SUITABLE TASTES

The invalid asked for weak-fish.
The judge of good ale, for bass.
The miser for goldfish.
The astronomer for sun-fish.
The athlete for mussels.
The old maid for catfish.
The obstinate man for bull-heads.
The actress for star-fsh.
The flabby woman for jelly-fish.
The "White Lights" man for lob
ster.
The captain Of varsity crew for roe.
The shoemaker for soles.
The soldier for sword-fsh
The sinner for devil-fsh.
The green-goods man for suckers.
The country traveller for pike.
The crouch for crabs.
The close-mouthed woman for
clans.
The dishonest dealer for shark.
The aeronaut for flying-fish.
The embroidery merchant for seal
Tops.
The bird fander for perch.-The
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishnessl Lift your corns
and ealIuses off with fingers
It's like magic!


Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be
lifted tight out with the fingers If you
apply upon the corn few drops Of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively lid ones feet of
every corn or callus without pan.
This simple drug dries the mOlcent
it is applied and does not even irli-
tate the surrounding skin while APP
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Matches Illuminated Town.

In a Midland town a number Of
persons were fined for striking
matches in the streets on the
night of an air raid. The offense
may appear to be trivial one on the
face of it, but 1t is really not so, lays
writer in Flight. In a recent series
of visibility tests with certain kinds of
light ii was noted that on a dark night
the light of an ordinary match was
easily visible at a distance of a mile.
Hostile aircraft do not, as a rule, fly
at as low an altitude as mile, and on
the basis of the test just noted the
striking of a single match would be
without import. But, according to
the evidence of a police superin-
tendent, although the street lamps
were all extinguished during the raid,
there was almost as much light as
though they had been lit. owing to peo-
pie striking matches to light pipes and
cigarettes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
SWEDEN.

When the war broke out, Sweden
was undoubtedly within the German
sphere of interest. This was respon-
sible for the steady decrease In Great
Britain's interest for Sweden. 1t was,
therefore. no wonder that many
Swedes regarded Germany as the only
country from which she could get help
in protecting herself against the dan
ger from Russia. A number of Swe-
den's leading politicians even went so
far as to openly advocate an alliance
with Germany. This fear of Russia
may keep up the close relations be-
tween Sweden and Germany even for
the future. But RusSias transforma-
ton from an autocracy into a repub-
lie has changed the whole situation.
The Swedish nation does not need TO
fear a democratic Russia, which, for
generations, will be kept busy solely
with putting order into the chaos
created by the mismanagement of an
incompetent bureaucracy. Up 10 the
present Sweden has mainly been 4
seller Of raw materials, which have
gone to Germany, where they have
been converted into finished products.
But Sweden is now trying to create
Industrial establishments, capable OF
taking care of this process and thus of
reserving the whole profit for herself,
in fact, the only sound method. A sue
cessful development of this kind will
transform Sweden from seller of raw
materials into competitor of Ger
many. This will especially be the case
In regard TO some branches Of the
chemical Observation-Disclosures well
as the cellulose, paper and iron indus
tries. Sweden will find an enormous
market for her ironware in Russia,
while the rest of her industrial prod
ucts will 20 TO trans-oceanic countries.
Such a development will also result in
a transformation of the Swedish
communications from the direction
north 10 south TO one of west 90 east.
This will be especially easy to accom-
plish, because the chief ports of Swe-
en-Gothenburg and Stockholm--are
situated in the latter direction and
there are confronted by the slightest
natural obstacles Russia would also.
under such circumstances, be made
the chief seller of raw materials TO
Sweden. especially of grain. and
large share oe the transit trade be-
tween Russia and trans-oceauic coun-
tries. could be further directed through
Sweden. II Is easy to see how much
Sweden could gain through such a re-
arrangement of her commercial rela-
tons with foreign countries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN
SYRUP
Panacea of the Home the World
Over.

Why will you allow a cold 10 ad-
vance in your system and thus encOur-
age more serious maladies, such as
pneumonia or lung trouble, when by
the timely use of few doses Of
Boschees German Syrup you can get
relief. This medicine has stood the
test Of fifty years. II induces a good
nights sleep with easy expectoratiOn
IN the morning. For sale by druggists
in all parts OF the civilized world in
% and Is cent bottles.--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly in Most cases-Write for a
Free Sample.

Cuticura is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soOthe and heal all forms
of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fectiOns. Besides these super-creamy
emollients if used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
A CoIIeniate Primer.

"What is that red brick building on
the cam-pus?"
THAT is the ad-min-is-tra- ton
building"
what do we do there?"
''That is where we pay our tut
ton"
do we like to pay our tu-i-tion?"
mo, but we must If we do not, we
must leave college and 90 TO work"
ooh, let us hurry and pay our TUT
ton. Orange Peel.