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Evening journal., 1917-03-06

RTfT HAT though the stout lady signs
kiV TO be thin? 1t Is not so every
49, where. There is Mecca for
the fat in Ibibio-and that's in
Nigeria.
Many and mysterious rites govern
the lives Of the women of the Ibibios,
who have their secret societies, ieal-
Ously guarded from men. According
10 Mrs. d. Amaury Talbot, wife OF
prominent official of the country, these
societies strike a note between free
masonry and trade unionism, and
form the only safeguard Of the Ibibio
women against the tyranny OF their
menfolk.
One of the customs of these women
is TO go in procession to certain pool
in the garb of Lady Godiva. All men
must keep indoors during this cere-
mony and any "Peeping Tom" who
seeks TO intrude on this, one OF the
most sacred Of the feminine mysteries,
used 10 be liable to the death penalty.
Even today he is heavily fined. and
would be hardly likely to live TO see
another such festival.
But the strangest institution is
known as the clearinghouse. The first
great event in the life of an lbibio girl
is her entrance into the fatting-house,
where she is kept in seclusion for a
few months, allowed to eat as much as
she likes, and is pampered on every
side. Freedom girls, Of good family,
go twice and sometimes three times,
into the clearinghouse before their
marriage.
The second period varies. according
to the wealth of the family, from a
few weeks TO two years, and girls Of
good position who are regarded as
likely to repay the expenditure by the
mans dowry money are sometimes
sent a third time into the fattlng-
house.
The result Is that they ultimately
emerge, to the admiration of their
adoring relatives and TO the townfolI
at large. perfect mountains Of flesh.
"A day is set apart" said Mrs. Tai
bot, for the first appearance Of the
girls of each town who are ready &C
emerge from the clearinghouse. o.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06

water may require more. Put the cor
sets into the suds and allow them TO
soak for five minutes. Then spread
them on a board and brush thoroughly
with a well-soaped nail brush. dipping
them occasionally into the suds to re-
move the loosened dirt. When clean.
rinse through two lots of warm water
and hang up to drip dry. When al
most dry, iron on the inside with a
warm fat iron. and after thorough air
ing replace the front steels and sew
them firmly in. If this is carefully
done. the corset will emerge from the
washtub as good as new.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06

TT HE following are different ways
in which milk may be pre-
pared for children who dis
like to take milk: Beat the
yolk of an egg light, add teaspoOnful
Of sugar and half a teaspoonful Of
lemon uice; fill the cup with milk,
stir well and call the mixture snow
lemonade. Heat cupful of milk. but
10 not let it boil. sweeten 1t and favor
with a little cinnamon and pour from
4 tiny teapot, calling it cinnamon tea.
Put a cupful of milk and the white of
one egg into glass jar; add a little
sugar. screw down the top of the jar
and shake until the ingredients are
thoroughly blended; flavor with Or
ange and serve as orangeade. Cocoa
made with milk is liked by most chill
dren, and is even more nutritious than
the milk alone.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06
CandIed Orange Peel.

party-in pretty carriages or on foot
walks or drives in procession TO the
church. After the ceremony there IS
a dance on the village green. with 9
violin for accompaniment. till 4; is
time for supper. The next day the
festivities are resumed, and possibly
they may extend to the dag after.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06
kESllI y

EW NE may have dozens of hooks in
H a closet, yet they will not take
AsM the place of one long curtain
rod placed well back in the
closet where skirts can be hung. The
Ikirt hangers with large hooks must
be used and dozens Of skirts can be
hung on this pole and take up so little
room that it is remarkable that the
Idea is so late in making its arrival.
Then IL the hooks are placed closely
together in neat rows. instead Of here.
there and everywhere. the waists can
be placed on neat little paper hangers
and hung in orderly rows. and it does
not mean hanging several waists on
one hook 10 be overtopped with a pet
ticoat or bolero jacket, all 10 be taken
iown when the lower waist is needed.
IL women learned TO properly place
hooks in the clothes presses and ward
robes there would be less demand for
more dress room.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06

H OR a bride-elect who will be
M married in January her bevy
2 of friends arranged to pur-
chase appropriate articles, one
for each month of her first year. For
January there was a good cook book
with all verse apropos the need OF
lust such a book in the household.
February is a good month when
woman lives TO make fancy work, so
the little handkerchief bag was filled
with the trifies needed in the work
basket. March brought out fan. or
course April was suggestive of house
cleaning, and the kitchen apron. bar
Of soap and dustpan were very appro-
pirate articles. So these gifts were
all cleverly arranged. and while there
was not an expensive article among
them, they provided a happy surprise.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06

TN o wash corsets, first rip the
MH front seam on both sides
~ and take out the steels. Then
dissolve some soap Jelly,
made by shredding half a pound OF
the best yellow soap in one quart Of
boiling water, and simmering until dis
solved in warm water. Two table
spoonfuls OF jelly TO half gallon of
@etEs Ia usually sufficient. but hard
Evening journal., 1917-03-06

nNA NnN SoAJAo bNlOAt ~ kON6
to the tub for the first time. One of
the best methods of setting delicate
colors consists in simply making
strong brine of cold water and salt and
soaking the garment from twelve TO
twenty-four hours. OF course this
should be done just before going 20 the
laundry, and the salt should not be al
lowed to dry in 1t. This is especially
good for all shades of pink and green,
and colors once set this way will be
bright as long as 1t would be reason
able to expect 1t. A strong solution of
alum water is good. particularly with
blues and the more delicate shades Of
brown. but its effect is not so lasting
as that of salt, and it is sometimes
necessary to renew the bath after the
first three or four washings.
Evening journal., 1917-03-06
BY EDNA EGAN.

EFf1 HAT though the stout lady signs
lhtE TO be thin? 1t is not so every
49, where. There is Mecca for
the fat in Ibibio-and that's in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
st. Louis incorporated
108 Years Ago Today

the first permanent settlement on
the site of st. Louis was established
In 1Ts4 by Pierre Liguste Lac1ede.
but Il was not until Nov. 8, 1909, Just
109 years ago today. that the future
RfeHt city was incorporated as a.
town. Founded by the French, the
frontier post was for a time under
spanish domination. but was re-
stored to France and In 1903 was
fransferred to the United States. AT
that time st. Louis had a population
Or shout / % 90, and was still protected
against the Indians by wall Of
brush and clay. When the town was
Incorporated in 1909 the population
waa about 1.40o. The Inauguration
Of efenmboat traffic on the Mississippi
gave the town a boom. and in 1922
Il was Incorporated as a city, with an
area Of 385 acres, and population
OF about 5000. For a decade the
population remained almost stations
nry. but by 1910 1t had reached the
1900 mark The revolution in Ger
many in 1S4S gave st. Louis another
big push forward, for thousands of
ex11es from the kingdom of the
Hof1enzo{lerns found a refuge in the
Missouri CITY st. Louis also had a
large Tffsheborn contingent. For a
time Feeling ran high against the
foreigners, and the native American
spirit was rampant. and resultant In
many bloody riots. Between 1880
and 1907 st. Louis progressed from
an 0verErown town OF $4,000 to a
real city with $4,000 population,
and since then it's growth had been
steady and continuous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
: N,T~--@'<~%~~
STOCK MARKET

New York, Nov. 9-Investment
shares were in demand at the opening
Of today's stock market, although the
list as who1e' showed further hest
tation. Shippings led the advance,
Marine preferred soon gaining three
points and Atlantic, Gulf & West In
dies l IL. United States Steel
opened at a slight gain, which was
soon increased to "a points, and
Bethlehem Steel rose two points. 9th
er industrials and prominent equip
ments were mainly higher at average
gains of a point. Railroads were ir-
regular, Pacif1cs and coalers showing
underlying firmness. Inactive spec
ialties and utilities were again reac'
tinnary. 4
Further discouraging advices from.
abroad and new low prices for British,
French and Russian bonds, also RUS
sian and Italian exchange, caused a
general setback in the first hour.
United States Steel reacted to 90A and
other prominent stocks fell one to two
points under their best. Acute weak
ness of American Telephone and Gen
eral Motors was ascribed to belated
liquidation. Rallies in marines, rail-
roads and steels hardened prices again
at noon. Liberty 4s held at par but the
las made new low record on the
decline from 99.38 to 1925.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
What It w ou.d &c.

A teacher was endeavoring 20 ex-
plain the term fac-simile" to his class.
Now" he remarked to one sharp
youth, what is your fathers trade or
profession?"
"He's hthographcr," was the reply.
Every WE'LL Supposing man came
to your father with document which
he wanted reproducing in every partic-
ular, your father agreed and the docu-
ment was faithfully copied, what
would it bel"
"well," replied the boy thoughtfully
''it depends"
"On what?'' asked the teacher
"On the document"
'How SOP"
"Well, If it was a ten dollar bill, Jfo1
instance, the other would be a counter.
felt. If the document was a check the
copy would be forgery"
"You don't understand what mean. y
ooh, yes. I'm quite sure I do went
on the boy. I'm just coming to ii
now. In either case reckon it would
be about ten years"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
PeopIe of Sardinia.

Sardinians retain traces of the many
races which have occupied the island
through the centuries -Phoenicians,
Carthaginians, Romans, Saracens, Ital-
ians and .Spaniards. Many dialects are
spoken, but italian is now taught in
the schoels.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires Of
E. L. Watson. q Co.. Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta.
Bridgeport. Conn. Members az New
York Stock Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

After Dec. l. all persons of other
than British nationality. going from
the United States to Jamaica will be
required to have passports vised by
the British consular authority at the
port of efnbarkation,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

ADRIAN T. Eikus, former ambassador
to Turkey, told the A1dine club Of his
foremost spectacle in mind, in Tur-
key, when he saw little children walk
ing around with their hands out for
something to eat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

The Chilean warships Chacabuca
and Angan1os arrived at New York
They will convoy six submarines from
New London, Conn, to Chile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

Colonel Ffeuse, when asked what
he thought about the condition OF
Russia, repiiedi f-fiaat Dc toe delicate
a subject and tee serious to comment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

The military critic Of the Berlin
Tagebiatt sent photographs and pic
lures Of the advancing British troops
In the Flanders section, He said that
nothing can stop the British now that
they are going.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

Look inside the; squares for some
extra good Saturday sale bargains in
HAdford~ B. Smiths advertisement to-
day-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

Aceording to report to the Navy
Department by thu officers of an
Amer1can freight ship, which arrived
Bit an Atlantic port, American gunners
EuniE German submarines in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

PLANO TUNING
PAINTING AND DECORATING

KAPI1AN AND MAGILNICK BFsOa
shop a44 Center St Decorating.
paperhanzing, painting of all kinds
Office 1f9 Capital Ave. Pal all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

WAHNErA TEA ROOM. special as.
tenfion given TO parties ana aeaau
bAnQustA Auto lunchns eNr -
eaalN. sos EA1Efzald Ave. phone
BArnum 5SSo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
NvEsrMENr snOuhlTIEs

NOTES anu Commercial
paper bought and sold. MortgAes
foreclosures stopped at once. LAasteE
G. Lowe. Rooin 40s. Warner builds
Ing. Tel. z2S Noble
Ds ass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
MvE ],
sruRIrUAI.Isr MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spiritualist
medium. readings daily. Meeting
Thursday evening 1880 p. m. Tor the
unfolding Of spiritual gifts. 314
french st. near Main st. u % all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

AN ORDAINED SpirituaIist Minister.
Marie Davidson, Phi. D. Scientific
and Spiritual readings daily except
thursdays and Sunday. 404 State
Street. D II al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
REAL EsrArn wANxun

WANTED CHEAP q a. ) fAzna,a
house. prefer fun and dear. wii3
PAY eash- Boz a. r.. cArs 81
, u -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
PRINTING

WHO'S YoUis fKls. ghszs: Let ~ do
It Business carox, circulars dntls
tAttOn1, etc. National Prf Ing S0~
[ !. v--ea..s9 q Sc 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

FRIED Ii. BOWEksOCK. Is. g. H.,
LII. u. Attorney and CounseiIor at
Law In Patent and Trnde1nnrk
Causes, Solicitor OF Patents. sz4
Main St., Suite 10. Phone Ia Bar@
uunl. - years practice ~ Neyg
York city, New York Offtce. M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09

aIRs. NELLIE LoyERIDGE readings
daily. Spiritualist meetings Sum
day evenings 1880. The public cor
daily invited. 781 Main St.
-. d a ALE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-09
TRUCKING
PIANO TUNING
WINDOW SHADES

WINDOW SHADES OF every descrip-
ton. Estimates cheerfully given
Nsuss & Vaughn. Corner broad ana
atAIe AsEeeeA $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Pimlico Entries

Fifsi rae Tor maiden two-year Odds. four ard a
half furongsl -Ncfona. li2. onward. il5. NlnsOn
Ncfa Gimp ~, Sig Robcri. llt. Disroycrer. Us,
kildare Bcg ll5. MaHiA Music nmp). ~.
SisrSot. ll5. Common Law, JAZZ. ibrafsd0. llJ.
se'osd fsce l,he Tooon Selling Steep,echss,
Wsndleap. Cor four. scar old, and upward two miles
ana = quartet shannon River. ~ Welsh hing
human. 80. Ro6sd Oliver 100. Rsceb;oos. ile
l,rn Hoee, $50 Zen Land Nmpl 1885,
Infd race li0f maidcas. three year olds and Up
vErd. one mile and slAit yards aSOrcer,r II
timpl los. Drsms1crge limp }. li5. ia Bond
lls. Nalheuef li5. Buclhcad i92 Muck Re,
fIupl. TO-. Melodrsms. i02. Jade 81 Hop Scotch
fimr D. 81 Trci. 81 Gun Powder ump). l93. The
IelKiAn II iimp B. lo2
foarh ssce the Dfiving PARK Purse for two
wear DDS: four furlonss -tWeioua 10 TcAoettc
iSurefmaid ne. Risponde iiH. Nsdlncie nmp
lie. Bonnie Broom. ii3. OddhQue. no .Dan'
rim race Ohe Pbcs,ile Handlcsp. fo- thres
sear-oids six furiocgsl Bondage. lei. sNight on
sisfi n lump ). no. stralst Forward Ig5: so-tie
Ii2. firng Line Jos. fCsdilisc. ll9. lfinstum
fg5. judge MirEfed. lli. 'Nehraska. lZC Poi5
j. 10: star fiucl. ii. 50 Gull. M. !Ros'
sisth rae tcisimlng. for Three ,ear ODDS and up
vsfd. ia furio1gsl-N D Peal lol. Three Cnsers
le.. sKafhryn Grey. %. .Nuniiiaton. III. Pain
fnxeuc. Ios. Surprising, ~ 'Pro-lse ~. super
inirndrnt. III. Ffohhiiiou rs. CANDY land. los
Nss Kri;sr IN: s1nt Bsilos. o.
ssyvslth tcaiming for three jesr- olds AID
uard one mile and siaiy yardsl -rcmpg Duncan
iel ChrvrOn JIG. pifWp ll2. 'Idih BauntIn
ie7. 'Isck tilapl. -. Soldier. li2. Transit ll2
BalScc. ll2. .busz Around. TOE. Carlton q. ny
loan. III. "wo.ian. io. 'Spostrc %. "a Bond.
il2. 'ooolus. 10.
'ApgFsatieo slosanec claimed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Fordham Star
Answers Call
To the Colors
Frank Treanor, Centre on
Football Team, Enlists
in the Navy

Frank Treanor. centre on the Ford
ham University eleven. enlisted in the
navy yesterday at Newport. He is the
first member of the Maroon football
team to join the cOlors. although sew
oral are in the reserve Of both branches
Of the service.
Treapor. who weighs $50 pounds. was
the lghtest centre in the East last sea-
son. Although shy on beef, he was
one OF the grittiest and most aggres-
siye members of the team.
The football management has stopped
adding games TO the schedule, and the
list will be announced within a week.
All the games will depend on the con-
tinuance of hostilities.
Although the Fordham athletic au-
thorites have not announced their
plans for next year. it is thought that
the Maroon athletes will be seen in
few if any intercollegiate contests. In
terclass games will be encouraged.
Wet grounds caused a postponement
yesterday of the Amherst-FOrdham ten
mis- match. The Fordham Prep-St
James baseball game was called off for
the same reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Famous English
Oarslnen Give
Lives on Front
c. E. Stewart, Henley Star,
One of Victims in the
European War

London, May 5.-The names of sew
eral famous oarsmen appear in the lat
est casualty list issued of killed and
wounded in action on the Western
front. Among them is that of Captain
c. f. Stewart, died of wounds. who was
in the Brasenose College, oxford, eight
at Henley in 1908.
Sergeant f. ". Clark, wounded. is
the NARROW Rowing Club oarsman who
rowed in the eight at Henley in 1913
and 1914 and eX-captain of the NARROW
Football Club Lieutenant A. ID. Fleet.
secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union.
has been killed in action. He is tho
third of four brothers to fall in the
war, the fourth being DR.. A. B. Fleet.
the old Scottish captain. who Olaved
against England in 1901. against Ire.
land in 190l'O2 and against Wales in
l9Ol-'O2.
Captain G. l.. Jackson. killed. was in
the Harrow School cricket eleven in
1911, 1912 and 1915, being captain in
the last year and in the football eleven
in 1912. He also represented his school
at racquets in 1912 and 1913. Another
famous Harrow cricketer has fallen in
Lieutenant j. NJ. Ramsey, who died of
wounds.
Lieutenant Colonel E. W. Hermon.
who has been killed in action. PLAYED
for Oxford against Cambridge at polo
IN 1899 and won many prizes for rid
ing and jumping at military tourna
ments. Lieutenant P. G. jenkins. one
of the famous golfng brothers. has also
made the big sacrifice. He was runner
up IN the Irish open amateur champion
ship in 1912.
The seventeenth Scottish internatioal
Rugby footballer to fall is Captain T.
A. Nelson. He obtained his BLY, M
Oxford and played for Scotland against
England in 1898. Major Barry Wells.
the old Uppingbam boy. who was can,
tam OF the Rosslyn Park Club. has been
wounded a second time. Captain II. ]
Gray, killed. Is the well known SUSSEX
County cricketer and golfer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

number Of years seasoning in fast
minor company before they are ready
for the National or American circuits.
Now, Fabrique has had that necessary
schooling without suffering from any
wound to his pride.
For years he has been fired with
ambition to get into the big show.
Now that the opportunity has come to
him after he has matured he will not
likely forget anything that the chance
implies. ! think that before the end
Of the season Fabrique will earn tis
place among the great shortstops Of
the game
Fabrique was born of French par.
ents at Clinton, Mich, in 1889. He
earned quite n local reputation in the
early '90s as shortstop for the Clinton
High School nine. In 1908 he secured
his first professional engagement with
the Tecumseh, Mich. club of the South
Michigan League. This club the year
before had sold Fred Merkle to Nc
Graw.
4 Slow Rise
The rise of Brooklyn's shortstop was
painfully slow. He was soon cast
adrift by Teeumseh, and finished the
season OF 1908 with semi-pro. team
Of Coldwater, Mich. The following
year Fabri1ue was back in the South
Michigan League again. this time with
the Jackson, Mich. club.
Fabrique played three seasons in
Jackson, l909-'1l. Fort Wayne, of the
Central League, purchased his release
from Jackson. Bunny" played in Fort
Wayne for two years. through 1912 and
1918.
Bill Donovan. then manager OF the
Providence club OF the International
League, bought Fabrique from Fort
Wayne in the fall OF 1913. Fabrique
helped win pennant for the future
manager Of The Yankees. The last
three seasons Fsbrique did valiant ser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Olympic Parade to
Feature Big Games

The first annual track and field cham
pionship games of the Athletic Associa-
tion of Private Schools will be held at
the Horace Mann Field at Fieldston.
West 246th Street. The Bronx, on next
Saturday afternoon. Seventeen private
high schools are now enrolled in mem
bership Of this organization. It is
their desire to enter their strongest
track and field teams in this initial
meet, in anticipation OF winning the
championship. A large list OF events
are scheduled. among which are events
for novices, juniors and seniors in
both track and feld.
An Olympic parade and patriotic
demonstration will precede the games
after which the entire assemblage Will
join in the singing of the national an
them. The five big schools which hold
membership in this league are POLY
Prep. 81. Johns Prep, Barnard. Horace
Mann and Adelphi Academy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

In Tavern Fabrique, who is proving
one of the leading sensations Of the
National League championship race,
Manager Wilbert Robinson of the
champion Brooklyn Dodgers believes he
has secured the missing link Of an
otherwise strong infeld chain.
II Fabrique can continue TO the end
of the season the pace he has set so
far. he is likely to prove as great
help 10 the Dodgers as Bancroft has
been to the Phillies and Meanwhile TO
the Braves. Fabrique. like this illus
trious pair, is shortstop, and short
for many years has been the one crying
weakness OF Brooklyn clubs.
OF Bancroft Type
Fabrique is of the Bancroft type.
of medium height, but rangy build. He
is possessed OF an excellent pair OF
hands and a strong, accurate arm. He
is a clever fielder, going with equal ease
10 either side, and possessed of that
happy faculty Of being able TO peg ac-
curately from almost any position.
Such clever judges as John j. McGraw,
Wilbert Robinson and Jack Coombs
predict brilliant future for this
young man. He is not exactly young
as ball players go. but that fact is in
his favor. if anything. For Fabrique
has been able through his nine years Of
professional baseball to study the one
infeld patrol. He has never played any
but the short field position.
"lf practice makes perfect" says
Fabrique. 81 should be able TO DO fair
ly well in my present surroundings.
I've had nine years to study my job.
OF course. am far from satisfied that
] have made good. III make good
though, II hustling and application
count.
You see. this is my first trial in
major company. and must confess
there is great deal Of difference be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Committee Named to
Pick Cricket Eleven

J. s. Brett, chairman Of the genera
committee in charge Of the Red Cron
benefit cricket match 10 be played %
the grounds Of the Staten lss.,
Cricket and Tennis Club, at Livings1.Si
on Memorial Day, yesterday appo'nns 's
J.. +. Kelly. of the New York anc w
Jersey Cricket Association; Geons
Shaw. of the Metropolitan Distns
Cricket League. and Albert /. Lew,
of the Van Cortlandt Park Crlem'
League. as members Of sub-comm,s.
tee to pick the All-New York ele.s.
which is 10 play in the test nave
against the Halifax Cup team.