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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
HAS HAD VARYING MEANINGS
Term Casualty" Mot Always En-
pisyed IN the Way In Which "
10 Used To-day

When did the word casualty" nrst
assume the modern specialized mean
ing with which we are unfortunately
10 faniiliar7 think II must have been
at the time OF the Crimean war; for
In the latest volume Of Disraeli's
Life have come across the following
passage, dated September 2, 1855:
Lady Londonderry lie In despair about
her son. who Is now In the trenches
Casualties. she says and truly,
what horrible word 10 describe the
loss Of limb aud iifeT- The under
lining and the comment seem 70 show
that Disraeli. one OF the greatest mas
tiers Of words, found It's use unusual.
Murray's dictionary does not give
much assistance ON the point, for all
Its quotations as one from the
duke Of Wellington's dispatches In
1910. -the casualties Of the service--
do net necessarily imply anything en-
cept loss by unavoidable accidents. NJ
Hnggcstion, however. Is borne out By
the following from Stockholders MIL
tary Encyelopedia." published In 1855,
which says ~C2snAls OF casualties. q
term agnifytng men mat are dead
tsince fifst onlisted) or have been dis-
charged, or have dexerted----in other
words. total lossss. No mention -
made, Il sh0oid be noted Of tn appn-
cation Of the word 20 Temporary losses
eaused by woands, II was Lady Loa-
doDdsrry's use OF Il in THE sense. per
haps, which Dinsen found strsnge.--
WESTMINSTER Gazette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

The afrec,ation OF calling congress
"the congress seems 10 be quite wide.
spread among those who address that
body officially or think they must be
strictly accurate IN speaking OF H. xe'
the Constitution Of the United States,
which created II. called II "A congress
In first naming Il. and In other Pile
calls II sometimes congress. ~
sometimes "the with a small :
congress- just az the construction
the sentence and the euphoby Of 81 ~
would dictate. Nobody need thiny
.wiit be unconstitutional AZ hs %
the The. st. Louis Star
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

Perhaps those outside Fleet street
hardly realize what a gullcful reptile
lnsinunted Itself into the public mind
hen Fleet street. about hfteen years
ago, began 20 Talk OF STORY" instead
OF a report or article" II then be-
came the reporters or correspondents
duty to send "a good story" and a
good story does not invariably imply
truth. The purpose OF report be-
came pleasure rather than accuracy.
and becnuse the good story" gives
pleasure, the people loved to have Il
SO. Under such influence the news 81
the daily world. with all its incalcula-
BILE issues and continuous destiny and
far-renching decisions, becomes cine
ma show OF startling events. rapid, dis
connected. melodramatic, and faxed (:
THE wealthy yiscount marries the
pretty sedmstress." ''rhe Hon. Mrs
Bridewell loves her dog and parrot. :
Lord Grey regulates American
swonk. London Nation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Investing for Baby.

The visitor had forgotten how young
the baby was and when about to leave
gave Robbie half dollar for himself
and one for the baby. "And l bought
that book you said might have II I
had the money" he told his mother.
And what did you DO with the baby's
money!" asked hts mother
"Oh. the book cost dollar and {
spent X all"
But IL that fair to take the baby )
money 10 help buy book for your
selfT'
But, mother. the half-doiiar will be
out OF date before she is big enough
TO spend II. and when get through
with the book ri pass Il on TO her"
said Bobbie comfortably
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
ARE A PEOPLE or CONTRASTS
Bot the Majority Of ttaIiane, Like
Their Country. Rave Great Phys
zeal Beauty and Charm

Province by province. Italy mani
tests varying charm. and the people
differ as widely as their surroundings.
The hot-blooded southerner observes q
different standard of morals md by
giene, fires To anger or interest more
quickly. and is generally less depend
able and industrious than his northern
brother. Both are gifted with the black
eyes and hair and the swarthy com
plexion, as race. that IL a general
characteristic of the Latin people. But
the Italian In, broadly speaking. like
his country. endowed with a physical
beauty and charm beyond that OF most
OF his fellows.
In the north, however. remarks
writer in the National Geographical
Magazine, there are excepti0na-fnlr-
haired and reddish men and women
who seem strangely out Of place among
their dark nclghbors. Cool. tcmpera-,
ture exoucs they are among the hlgher'
colored growths that somehow seen,
SO tropical. with their s,iltfy-sSuils ss nn1
fnth0mless, mysterious eyes. I'm which
forever broods the shadow Of the pur.
pie mountains that always and every
where dominate NIL Italy. even To the
delightful carablnleri or rural guards.
those Napoleonic-Iooldng oAlclnis who
parade always solemnIy In pairs HING
ers ~ their sides cockndes In their
binck beivers, the majesty OF The law
10 every iine and foofstep.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

Wha5es are able 20 attain such au
eAormOus size because their bodies are
sspppOrted by the water in which they
live. A bird As limited to the weight
.which It's wings can bear w In the air.
"A tand animal, N II becomes too large,
seaenOt hold rs body on the ground
or readily move about, and Is doomed
10 certain destruction. But whale
has 10 face none OF these problems
ana can grow without restraint
Recause whales i've IN a supporting
,medlurn their young are OF enormous
ssize At birth, In some instances the calf
being almost half the length OF its
another. once took 25-foot baby
which weighed about eight tons from
xnn 80 foot blue whale ~ Exchange
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
uphuI,dlno the moria

az society Is 10 be kept from slipping
back II must hold flrmly 10 the right OF
Saying that wrong Is wrong. no matter
WHO commits u or how guilty others
snay be. n there can be no RESPONSE
ttlity and no condemnation tIii we get
perfect world. there Gun be no way
lof bolding the world up 10 the level
whic1 u has already reached No more
thna art can .hiriory be nonmorni; II
n bound 90 give ~ lessons either for
good or FOR bad Exchange.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
WOMEN FOND or Sac
sssAsipoIy NO Extremes 70 w
Will Not CO Cor the Nus
They Love.

Women often rush In che
With any kind OF Judgment
10 SO. Strong men are fnii
By comparison 10 good-ir
women In their reckless dash
iy 10 give assistance 60 or m
protection around man.
A case In point Is that OF
MIA woman who has just offeE1
UP her children and sacrih@
Ia . devoted effort 70 make
her husband. rancher. ~
make q man OF husband suu
but woman In whose vet
blood OF martyrs would m a ON
women have tried II. but who X
their names7 How many have
thing better than the frayed and
tered remnant OF lifetime wasted
endeasor To make a miracle one OF
routine duties OF domestidtyf OH.
The woman with the selfxacrihcing In
stiDct cultivated 70 the prec9pice o.
genius tries H. nsoff hsaas
II he Is not up To the lowest limit o.
toleranee--a eommon weight.--by th,
ume he ss--oh. whatever see ~ hap
pens TO be When she has him throw
on her haDds-she may 90 well max
up Aer mind "a. take him a. be IA. y
nature. through the, centprte1 duril
which men have been evolving. coalt
not do better with him than what al,
sees has been done. wig should ons
lone woman hope to take n MP ther
and make him into a mani Yet her,
u q woman who has lived With hin
long enough TO be CONVINCED. offerins
to give mp her children for one NOR,
chance TO turn husband Into a mar
before abe Acknowledges defcnk
II 10 not alone great military meI
who don't know when they're beaten
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
rln,e 40 ToIl eeII.

Wore you ringing the bell, sirr'
asked the waiter Of the customer who
had been busy with the bell for 10
minutes.
Ringing IL. mann echoed the Gus
toner II have been tolIing H. I
thought you were dead"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

lien were you uurriedf'

"Wbcn wcre you uuirriedF
well" replied Mr.. Gap johnson az
Rumpus Ridge. - direcoiicci pcrsize.
" what year Il WAS. bui know Il hap
pcncd or the Fourth of July or Christ
mas. OF some such day Kansas
CITY Star
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
sh. Wanted 10 Know.

The baby was crying and Matte
stod beside him. very much 70 his In
dlgnatlon and iooIed AZ hIs eyes. While
the baby struck out ~ her she trscI
10 lift his eyelid.
What are you doing. desry
hcf nnYthcr 1.-The baly DOES
~ yuu 70 touch him.
~Aimnma. 4 was trying % :
~ tears come from. Where
eer his tears when be ISM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

An agreement will be signed to-
night by anthracite miners and opera
tors whereby the miners will receive
what amounts to a 20 per cent. in
crease in wages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
Cotton Mill Owners
Discuss Effects of
War on Big Industry

Boston, April 26-The effect of the
war on the textile industry was dis
cussed by President Albert F. Bemis
of the National Association of Cot
ton manufacturers in his annual ad-
dress at the opening session of it's
convention here today. Mr.. Bemis
declared that every element except
the supply of raw materials had been
dlsorganized by the worldwide in
reference with human activities
while we may individually differ
as to domestic practice he said, 1--WE
must and will be unanimous in our
foreign policy, in our support of con-
gress and the president, and in our
desire and insistence that each one
shall do his part for prosecuting this
war to successful termination.
There is no need for insanity, no
need FOR waste effort.
1T will be necessary to keep our
channels Of commerce open and our
factories and mills going in as near
ly normal conditions as possible. The
only interference should be from the
enlistment of men into the actual
service of the army and navy. All
others, chiefly women, can best serve
their country by sticking to their
present work"
In place Of many technical papers
usually read at the convention, ar.
rangements provided for a general
discussion of pertinent questions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
0YMENT.
BUREAU HASCALLS
FOR. FARM. LABOR
Branches in State Swamp
ed With Orders and No
Help in Sight.

Hartford, April 26.-That the rec
ord Of positions filled within month
by the state free employment bureau
on Mulberry street, set at 961 In Oc-
tober, 1916, will be raised over the
1000 mark before May 1 is the con-
fident expectation of the superinten-
a>nt, Edward p. Clark. Over 500
PAGES had been filled by April Is,
and the first days of every week bring
more applicants than Mr.. Clarke can
take care Of The Office of the bu
reau was filled throughout the fore
noon to-day with overflow to the curb
outside.
Because Of the campaign for in
creased acreage on many nearby
farms, there are more calls than ever
before for farm laborers. The bu-
reau is running from forty to fifty
places ahead of it's applicants for this
sort of work, continually. The call
for labor in other fields is somewhat
above normal. For the spring house
cleaning there are many applicants
and many calls.
According to Mr.. Clarke the need
of assistance in his work is daily
more imperative. He will make an
effort before long to gain the co-ope-
ration of the Connecticut committee
for food supply in his work OF pro-
curing laborers. If the committee
could send him an assistant, he be-
lieves, the work would develop to the
advantage of both organizations and
greatly increase their efficiency.
Because of the increasing demand
hx1 "a a
of gardeners, the Connecticut COM
mittee for food supply has sent a rep
resentative to the Maine potato mar
ket, and has installed new desk at
it's office in the Connecticut Mutual
building to handle the correspondence
Of the potato department. Nearly
five carloads Of seed potatoes have
been sold already.
Employees of the branch station OF
the Standard Oil company have re-
ceived permission to use some three
acres of the undeveloped property OF
the company on Wewarme avenue
where they intend to raise a crop of
potatoes.
Replies from manufacturers to the
letter sent out by the committee ask
ing their cooperation in the work Of
increased cultivation numbered nearly
200 in the first lot received this morn
ing. The cooperation Of 1900 or
1900 is expected as the campaign de-
velops.
Applications for lots to cultivate are
coming in rapidly to the headquarters
of the Hartford home garden COM
mittee. OF the seventy-f1ve acres
IL Of
over forty have already been taken
up. Seed potatoes and fertilizer for
these plots will be issued by the super
intendent before the end of the week,
Chiefs of police,s police court judges
and prosecuting attorneys Of the state
have been invited to meet, Wednes-
day at the capitol to consider the ques-
ton of vagrant labor. The PROPOSE
ton is to induce Migrants and 1d1ers
in city streets to take up farm work.
The meeting will be held in connec-
ton with the work of the Connecticut
committee on food supply.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
WORK ON EARTH
ROAD SHOULD Be.
OPENED IN FALL

In maintaining an earth road In
tolerable condition for spring traffic,
the most important thing, say spec
ialists in the u S. Department of Ag-
riculture, is to get the water away
from the road and to keep 1t away.
To get the best results, this should
be done all through the fall and WIN
ter. But, in any event, it will pay
in the early spring to have the road
man go over the road daily to see
that drains and side bitches do not
become clogged. It is at this time,
also, that the road drag can be en-
ployed to the best advantage. By
clearing a roadway Of slush and melt
ing snow, it will prevent the water
from soaking into and softening the
subgrade.
This work is especially important
If the road has been neglected
through the winter Soil saturated
with water expands greatly when it
freezes. When it thaws out again, it
has not only lost practically all its
power of sustaining the weight Of
traffic, but it also is in a condition
that enables 1t to absorb water readi-
ly and form mud.
Mud holes, in fact, are the cause
Of most Of the trouble on clay or
gumbo roads. To get rid Of them,
the first step is to dig a trench to
the side and allow the water and mud
to drain off. If necessary, the side
bitches shu1d be, opened also. After
this all Of the soft mud left in the
hole should be removed and the bot
tom Of the trench filled with broken
stone or coarse gravel in order to
ny dvroiy, Not will mt 40
further accumulation of water. GRAY
ell, If available, is the best material
for filling the old mud hole. If none
can be obtained, the best earth on
hand should be. tamped down in or
4-inch layers. To attempt to fill a
mud hole by throwing in large stones
is fatal. 1t simply results in two mud
holes instead Of one. It is useless,
too, to attempt to fill a hole without
first draining out the water and re-
moving the soft mud. The use of
sods or similar material which alb
serb water readily is a waste of la
Dor.
On earth or gravel roads ruts are
best treated with the drag. The rain
Ter the weather the more often the
road should be dragged. A liberal
use Of the drag with thin coat Of
sand or gravel spread over the sur
face when softened by rain will fire.
quently put a poor earth road in such
condition that it can carry heavy
traffic for a short SINE
On the other hand, sand roads give
less trouble in wet weather because
the moisture tends to hold the separ-
ate grains Of sand in place.
In addition to the pressing need for
proper maintenance IN order to keep
earth roads passable under the un-
favorable conditions frequently en-
countered at this time, road work is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
FORGET YOUR
RHEUMATISM
Not Necessary to Have Your
Troubles With You Anv
Longer.

Don't suffer when you can get "Neu-
trone Prescription 99".
rheumatism one Of the most COM
mon ailments is one Of the hardest to
cure, because of it's being a blood
disease. Any remedy to be effective
must purify the blood and kidneys,
common sense teaches you this.
That is why "Neutrone Prescription
SO" is SO successful, it is combination
of blood purifying agents prepared
from the prescription Of a specialist.
It relieves those sore, infamed
joints and muscles, "It puts out the
fire.. 1t does all these things, re-
stores your health, makes you happy
and free from pain.
Go to your druggist today and get
a SOC or $1.00 bottle, then say, good
bye Rheumatism. Mail orders filed
on $1.O0 size.
w. P. Hindle Drug Stores, Bridge
port, Conn.,. and leading druggists
everywhere. NE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

The Germans claim to have taken
$50 British prisoners on Monday
There were also a number Of British
tanks taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
CHANCELLoR'S
RESIGNATION
AGAIN SOUGHT
German Papers Renew
Clamor for Retirement of
U-Boat Advocate.

Copenhagen, April '26-The move
ment for the overthrow of Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, halted for a
marine warfare, is again becoming
is encouraged by discussions over In
and food troubles.
The Pan-German,N conservatives and
national liberal organs are today
sharply campaigning against the So
cialist peace program and take the
chancellor severely to task for not
dissociating himself and his admin
istration from Scheidemann and his
propaganda The conservative
Deutsche Tages Zeitung demands a
strong hand at the helm, which alone
it, says, can save the country from
the breakers to which it is heading
on the dangerous Scheidemann
course. The liberal organs speak OF
the hope and fear that ruthless sub
marining have introduced, and de-
clare that strong and positive poll
cy at home and abroad is much
needed
Others papers accuse the chancel-
lor of stalking and losing the i'm
perial prestige on the emperor's Eas-
ter manifesto, which failed to salts
~ any party. Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg's strength lies in the fact that
his enemies have sn6 points OF unity
in their general discomfort.
Reports from the Berlin socialist
conference Indicate that there is
trouble, too, In the ranks of the So
cialist majority and that Scheidemann
is having increasing difficulty in
keeping them in line in what has vir-
tually been the principal gvernment
party. A decided drift toward the
policies Of the secessionists Of the
radical wing was noticeable, and
Scheidemann and other speakers tn
timated that, unless the government
speedily and unequivoca1ly pronoun-
ced itself on peace terms and made
satisfactory beginning toward the
reform Of the Prussian franchise
without waiting for the end of the
war. break in the ranks in the di-
rection of radicalism was highly
probable.
The Pan-German annexationists
have turned a trick against the So
cialists by exploiting an apocryphal
peace program which they claim the
German socialists will put forward
at the Stockholm conference. This
program, which specifies in detail the
disposition Of all occupied territories,
Is Indignantly repudiated by the vor-
waerts- The socialist organ says that
no program exists beyond a general
declaration against annexation and
indemnity.
The. administration Is evidently
having no happy time in facing the
utterly conflicting demands Of it's So
cialist and junker enemies, both
clamoring for q definite statement as
to war aims and internal reforms.
The evident shakiness of Austria
Hungary Is another source Of con-
Germ and the encouraging assurances
OF confidence and support which the
chancellor has been accustomed to
receive in such times Of trouble from
press and parliament are lacking
now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
LOSS OF APPETITE.
LOSS, OF WEIGHT hasa !
SLEEPLESSNES ETrf,

are all overcome by RecupertAbs, they
arc made after the formula Of DR.. All.
bert Robin. the famous French phyxi-
clan. and are being used very largely
In Paris and other European ca pitals
When taken for Q short whtle thev
will give positive relief in all cases Of
nervous exhaustion. mental depression.
Lack OF vitality. general debility. ans-
mia, etc, Eys zs sarfF 49, I
The Glycerophosphates OF which
Recupertabs are composed. contain
the element necessary to overcome
these conditions They are now beine
prescribed and recommended by many
physicians in this aud foreign. .coun.
tries az the best, quickest and surest
nerve and BLOOD tonic that they know
OF.
Recupertabs are for sale at all drug
stores at eOc and 800 per packars
or will be sent direct upon receipt OF
price. 80 ~
Curtis Chemical Co.. No. 4i4 we~e
1srd St.. New York. Distributed in
Bridgeport and vicinity by J. d. Harfi.
gan. No. 81 Fairfield Aveuue.-Adv.
e RI TT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

desirable in the early spring in or
der that the road may become thor
oughly consolidated before the dry
summer weather comes
AS has been pointed out, the addi-
ton of clay or gumbo to sand roads
and the addition of sand to clay or
gumbo roads improves the highway
very materially If this work is done
during moist weather, the materials
combine much more quickly. Again,
II grading is put off until later in the
season. the road will become very
dusty in dry weather and will need
additional attention later in the fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

Fire which started two days ago
in the Modoc shaft of the Anaconda
Mining Co., near Butte. has been con-
fined to that shaft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN REX & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26

At the Anchor Mills, Harrisburg,
X. l., 500 employees will get an in
crease Of 10 per cent. in their wages.
According to report from Copen-
hagen by the Central News there were
eight Norwegian ships sunk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-26
.U=BOAT SENT DOWN
BY FIRST SHOT AS
SHE ATTACKS LINER
Steamer Mongolia Draws First Blood of German Ameri
can War-Naval Gunners Make Clean Hit at 1000
Yards and Captain Declares He Is Positive That Sub
marine Was Destroyed by Single Shot.

at full speed, for it was not improb-
able that there was another subma-
rine about. The one 1 got undoubt-
edly had been lying on the bottom at
this spot waiting for the ship and
came up when she heard our propel-
lers.
after we sunk her. sent a wire
less message stating that a submarine
had been seem"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-02
STRANGEST OF SEA mammals S
Grotesque WaIrus, as Navigators Will
Testify, Has Strongly Developed
Maternal Instinct.

The walruses or "sea horses" Of the
old navigators are the strangest and
most grOtesQue Of all sea mammals.
Their large, rugged heads, armed with
two long ivory tusks, and their huge
swollen bodies, covered with hairless,
wrinkled and warty skin, give them a
formidable appearance unlike that of
any other mammal. They are much
larger than most seals, the old males
weighing from 1000 to 5000 pounds
and the females about two-thirds as
much.
Walruses have a strongly developed
maternal instinct and show great de-
votion and disregard of their own safe
ty in defending the young. The Es-
kimos at Cape Vancouver, Bering sea,
hunt them in frail skin-covered kyaks,
using ivOry-or bOne-pOinted spears
and sealskin floats. Several hunters
told me of exciting and dangerous en-
counters they had experienced with
mother walruses. If the young are at
tackled, or even approached, the moth
er does not hesitate to charge furi-
ously. The hunters confess that on
such occasions there is no option but
TO paddle for ones life. Occasionally
an old walrus is unusually vindictive
and, after forcing a hunter TO take
refuge on the ice, will remain patrol
ing the vicinity for long time, roar
ing and menacing the object of her
anger.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-02
The Riqht Word.

Cub Reporter-The scene beggared
description.
Editor-So I should imagine. Your
description of it Is very poor, at any
rate.-Boston Evening Transcript.