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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
tBy Lee PAGE,

The Park Ave. News.
Weather. Homework done on frunt
steps after suppir.
Spoarts. A game of Cossacks and
Germans was player on Thersday at
tirnoon. Artie Alixahder being the
cheef of the Cossacks with his goat
Lobster. Witch the Cossacks wood of
won eezy, being Cossacks and ony 8
Germans. If the goat hadent of termed
erround and started to butt his own
troops, witch while he was doing it the
Germans capsured the Cossacks
trenches
Sissjety Notes. Mr.. Sam Cross was
taking Miss Mary Watkins GROUND
to the drug store to buy her soda
wattir last Satidday, looking pritty
stuck UP, wen all of suddin he was
crashed into by Sid Hunts kid bruth-
er Eddies pushmobeel- Mr.. Cross
LATED litely and sed he wasent hert,
but he kepp on rubbing his shin
every wunts in vile all the rest Of
the way.
Pome by skinny Martin.
sslThe Unexpected Question
y Come into my parler,
Sed the spider to the fly.
But he dident know wat to anser
Wen the fly inquired, Wy?
Militerry News. Kunpiny B was
drilled last Friday in Lootenant
Merfys back yard, by Reddy Merfys
grandfather with q wooden leg who
ust to be aree3 so141er. Everybody
injoythg the drift exsept Genrei Mar
tin, who sat on the tents with a smear
on his face on account f him genrelly
doing the drilling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
STRAWBERRY PRESERVE

Make a strip of one quart of water
and IL pounds of sugar and cook in an
open kettle until a candy thermome-
ter registers 265 degrees when placed
in the strip. Add six pounds of ber-
ries to the syrup. Cook very slowly
just at the boiling point. Stop the
cooking when the Thermometer regis
ters 219 degrees and pour into a shall
low pan to cool. Hasten cooling by
pouring syrup over berries. Skim while
cooling. Fill into Jars when cold mad
allow to stand unsealed for four days.
Put rubber and cap in position, not
tight. Gap and Tip, If using enameled
tin cans.) If using a hot-water bath
outfit, sterilize 20 minutes; if using a
water seal outfit, or 5-pound steam
pressure outfit, or a pressure-cooker
outfit, sterilize for Is minutes. Re-
move jars. Tighten covers. Invert to
cool and test the joint. Wrap jars
with paper to prevent bleaching and
store. 2@E91
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
WILL YOU VOLUNTEER

Connecticut now is calling for vol
unteers for her food production army.
Will YOU be one of them? Among
other things the state is asking the
farmers to increase their production
this year over the 1915 record. The
county agents and the Connecticut
Committee of Food Supply are ready
to offer advice as to seeds, fertilizers
and other details to any one wishing
assistance. All farmers and land
owners are asked to volunteer for in
creased farm production Pledge
blanks have been received by the
Bridgeport Farmer and are ready Tor
distribution on application. Get one
today, sign it and send it to the Feir-
field County Farm Bureau. Bridge
port, which is the local agent of the
Connecticut Committee of Food Sup
ply. In all towns where there is no
city government, the town clerks ara
agents of the governors COMMITTEES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
THAT GIRLS EARN
s1n many q life
Much must be borne
Which is hard to Dear;
Much given away
It were wiser to keep"

Much must be borne
Which is hard to bear;
Much given away
It were wiser to keep.
If girls could spend or keep every
dollar they make, if they are wage
earners, what different life stories
they would have to tell. There's not
one in thousand who has not some
one in part or wholly Dependent upon
her. No matter how she yearns Tor
the bit of finery, sue has otner girls
in her position can afford, her money
must go to help keep the famliy To-
gethef. If the average worKns-glri
needs a new dress, she dare not buy
the Alice blue, or old rose she Graves.
Her choice must rest on some dark
color, which will be serviceable. NO
light shoes for her. She may admire
and long for them, but she cannot buy
them. Unless the family at home &C
Etually need her money, they should he
cHary in accepting more than ner
board. There are SO many tempting,
alluring things in the shop windows
that young girls crave. It is pity
they cannot possess, them, when they
work so hard for the money. Most
girls money melts through their fin
gers just as quickly as 1t Is earned.
If they cannot buy something for
themselves, once in a while, no won
der they get discoura ged from ever
lasting toll.
One young girl I know OF saved her
carfare year She walked two miles
to and fro. saving up those pennies to
buy crimson silk sweater. The pos
session of it filed her heart with so
much joy that neither her home-folk
nor her compan MONS had the courage
to point out to her that it was a poor
purchase, as she had nothing else to
wear in keeping with it. While she
was saving UP in like manner for skirt
and hat. the treasured sweater went
out of style 1t is no fault of the girl
who is not used to costly things, be-
cause she makes foolish purchase of
this kind now and then. Her brothers
and sisters should not be encouraged
to- accept presents from her, which
must come out Of her slender salary.
These are sacrifices she has to make.
It's the little odds and ends she pays
for, which make holes in her pay-en-
velope. 1t keeps her from getting
ahead. The girl who works year in
and year out without being able to
save, more often than not becomes a
prey to down heaFtedness. There
nothing like having a few dollars in a
savings bank that she can call her
own, to make a girl feel fine, proud
and satisfied with the world, to say
nothing of raising her ambition. It lis
the girl who has been able to get
Iahead, who can one day start a. little
business Of her owns If young
working woman can afford to spend 6
little more on her dress more Otter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

waves. There was the end of the great
trail. Yonder lay the Pacific!
Meriwether Lewis turned and looked
into the eyes of William Clark, who
sat at the bow Of the next canoe. Each
friend nodded to the other. Neither
spoke. The lips of both were tight.
"Men," said Meriwether Lewis at
length, 1--WE have now arrived at the
end of our Journey. In my belief there
has never been a party more loyal to
the purpose on which it has been en-
gagged. Without your strength and
coursg. we could not hsve reached the
sea. It is my wish. to thank you for
Mr.. Jefferson, the president of the
United States, who sent US here. II at
any time one of you has been disposed
to doubt, or to resent conditions which
necessarily were imposed, let all that
be forgotten. We have done our work.
Here we must pass the winter. In the
spring we will make quick time home
ward"
(ro be continued)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Theodosia Burr

on either side, they pressed on, and on
the 9th Of September, 1905, they stop
ped at the mouth of a stream coming
down from the heights to the west.
Their old guide pointed up this valley.
'.There is a trail,'' said he, (which
comes across here. The Indians come
to reach the buffalo. On the farther
side water runs toward the sunset"
They Wee at the eastern extremity
of that ancient trail, later called the
Lolo trail, known immemorially to the
tribes on both sides Of the mountains.
Laboriously, always pressing forward,
they assembled the eastern slopes of
the great range, crossed the summit,
found the clear waters on the west
side and so came to the Kooshooskie
or Clearwater river, leading to the
Snake. And always the natives mar
veled at these white men, the first
they ever had seen.
The old Indians still made maps on
the sand for them, showing them how
they would come to the great river
where the salmon came. They were
now among yet another people-the
Nez Perces. With these also they
smoked and counciled and learned that
1t would be easy for boats to go ali the
way down to the great river which
ran to the sea.
By the first week of October they
were at the junction of their river with
the Snake. An old medicine man of
the Nez Perces, Twisted Hair, man
who also could make maps, had drawn
them charts on a white skin with a
bit of charcoal And on ahead mount
ed runners of the Indians pushed down
to inform the tribes of the coming OF
these strange people.
It was no longer an exploration, but
reception for them now. Bands of
red men who welcomed them had heard
of white men coming up from the sea.
White men had once lived by the Tim
Tim water, on the great river Of the
salmon, SO they had been told, but
never had any living Indian heard of
white men coming across the great
mountains from the sunrise.
"Wiu,' said Lewis, sit is done. We
are safe now. We shall be first across
to the Columbia. This"--he shook the
Nez Perces' scraw1ed hide-"is the map
of new world"
Soon, SO said the Indians, they would
come to ships-canoes with trees stand
ing in them, on which teepees were
hung.
But they found no ship anywhere In
the lower Columbia All the shores
were silent, deserted. No vessel lay
at anchor. Before them lay the empty
river, wide as sea, and told no tales
of what had been. They were alone
in the third year out from home. Thou
sands Of leagues they had travelled and
must travel back again.
Here they saw many gulls. As to
Columbus these birds had meant land
to our discoveries they meant the sea
Forty miles below the last village they
saw it-rolling in solemn, white topped
waves beyond the bar.
| Every paddle ceased at it's work, and
the boats lay tossing on the incoming
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
By ali mesns indulge your.elf in

BY all means indulge yourself in a
verandA frock of yellow chambray,
for this In to be quite the thing for
eammer resort wear. Here IL pic
tured o fascinating model which re-
quires no lining. The waist closes
ct the side and has q vest of white
organdy, cut square ct, the neck. The
square coffsr Is Of sslf-matefial, but
there e no law against addingsa sec
cnd collar Of orEAndy to correspond
with the vest. The sleeves are gath
cred into deep cuffs. There is q
trimming piece which h stitched on
the front Of the waist and extended
below the waistline to form hanging
po0ksts. Ths tvo-p1ece skirt il at
tached TO the waist ut natural waist
line. In medium size ths dress re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
CHAPTER XVII,
The Trihmnhant Return.

~GHE ,Shoshones received the ex.
plorers as friends-asked them
to tarry, told them how dan
- gerous it was to go into the
mountains.
But haste was the order of the day
and they left the Flatheads, rejoicing
that these also told OF streams to the
westward up which the salmon came
They had heard Of white men. too. ia
the west, many years before.
Down the beautiful valley of the Bit
ter Root river. with splendid mountains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
THE STRAWBERRY
CANNING SEASON
IS APPROACHING.

Washington, D. c.. May. 5.-Special-
lists in commercial handling and pre-
serving OF fruits in the Bureau Of
Chemistry, u. s. Department Of Ag-
rleulture, have worked out the fol-
lowing accurate directions (which
may be applied to household condi-
tlons) for preserving Strawberries 90
that just enough strip of the proner
consistency can be made in advance
with this amount of strip the berries
can De packed attractiveIy without
Iloatlng and no strip will be left over.
"hicn IN many cases means an i'm
portant saving in sugar.
Sterflize Jars
Whlle the berries and sirup ara
cooking, place the empty clean Tar.
ana caps In teptd water and bring IA
a Doll. and allow to boil for at least
ID minutes Remove the tars from,
the water only as they are to be All
gu ana the caps only when thew ara
20 De placed on the jars. Simply drain
jars ana caps; do not wipe them. One
ol the Inexpensive jar lifters will ba
convenient in handling the hot lars.
Sterilizing Rubber Rings
Do not boil rubber rings for anv
length Of time. Just before nlsc;ns
them on the jars dip the rings for
moment into a quart of boiling water
into which one teaspoonful OF bicar-
Donate OF soda has been added.
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES
Recipe No. 1-Sirup
Add 35 ounces of sugar to one-haif
pint OF water, bring to a boil and
skim.
To this amount of strip add Exactly
two and three-quarters pounds Of
washed, capped and stemned straw
berries Boil the fruit until it regis
ters 222 degrees F. on a candy or
chemical thermometer. If no Their
mometer is available, boil until the
s1rup Is heavy-about as thick as mo-
lasses. Remove scum from the pre-
serves.
sterilizings Packed Fruit
FIJI the esterilized jars full of hot
berries. Pour in enough of the hot
s1rup to fill the jar, leaving as little
air space as possible. Put the sterf-
lied rings and caps on at once, but
do not fasten tightly.
Packing
Stand the sealed Jars in tepid wa
ter up to their neoks if possible. Bring
this water to boil. Let pint lars
stay in the boiling water for at least
Is minutes and quart jars at least Is
minutes. then close caps tightly at
once. At the conclusion of the opera
ton, stand each jar for amoment on
its cap to make sure that the seal is
absolutely tight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

than not, if she has brains as we'll,
she may climb to a higher position,
in which she is obliged to look well.
It is the little leaks in the wages
which the working girl should do her
best to remedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
DID NOT KEEP HIS ENGAGEMENT

4
Puzzled Emma writes: 81 am a
working girl Of nineteen. I was in
troduced recently to a young man,
who saw me home from the place
where + had been calling. On the
way home, he asked me to attend the
theatre with him the following even
ing consented. I waited with my
hat and coat on until nine o'clock. He
did not show up, nor communicate
with me in any way. I have met him
several times since but he has avoid
ed meeting my eye. Should I stop
him on the street and ask him to
explain"
Take no notice whatever of the
rude young man who has treated you
in such an ungentlemanly manner.
You should give him the out direct,
il he attempts to attract Your atten-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
DREAMED BEErS

Fill baking pan nearly full of
baked sliced beets, salt and pepper
to taste and pour over cream enough
to nearly cover. Bake. half an hour.
II the cream is top milk" add a
sprinkling of flour to the beets as
you slice them into the pan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

1t is believed that if Germany will
kindly refrain from doing. anything
to us for a couple of years, we will
be pretty well prepared for war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must BIO
given to insure attention. not to print
Csc ink. Write short letters. ouly on
one side of paper. Address Miss LIB,
hey, ole President street, brooklyn
n. Y.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
WHO PrrIIEs THE srEPMoTHER

Mrs. B. writes: 'I am young wo-
man of thirty. I married widower
with two grown daughters and a
grown son two years ago. He was
well off. I did it for the best as
supposed, but it turned out just the
opposite I can scarcely get cent
out of my husband, for clothes; he
says T do not need to dress fine, and
that the girls do, if they are to at
tract young men who will marry
them. Every cent goes on their
backs They are as proud as pea
cocks while I am shady and crying
night and day over my foolish step
Of marrying a man who had other
loves to do for. I think sometimes
that I ought to get out. I was
dressmaker by trade bfeore marrying.
I made barely enough to live poorly
on--that was why 7 married. This
mans family Is getting on my nerves.
I don't believe any one of them will
marry, they say they wont. 1t cant
stand them, what can I do about 1t.
Your position is certainly not
pleasant one. You do not mention
having any love for the man who has
taken you into his heart and home.
If this is the case, it might be better
for your peace Of mind, as well'as of
all, concerned, to separate from your
husband for a time. This will give
you an opportunity to think over the
situation carefully, and analyze your
own heart more fully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
w..
CORNEK FOE GUMS
SSu CHOPS

sfrx one can OF salmon free from
skin and bones, add quarter of a
sup of bread crumbs, cup of thick
white, sauce and one beaten egg.
Form into chops, dip into beaten egg
then into bread crumbs and Ay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

The volunteer system never has
been o. success yet in assembling the
children at school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Gather between ''r' perforations and
sew to lower edge of waist with CEN
ter-fronts and center-backs even, side
seam at under-arm seam.
Adjust sash Of material about 2
inches wide, and 3M yards long
around waist.
Trim the dress with buttons either
bone or crochet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

re Review Costume No Sizes - to a inches bust Price,
II
These Dressmaking articles prepared espe ..y
for this newspaper from the very latest styles by The
PICTORIAL Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
SALT MACKERAL IN CREAM

Soak the mackeral over night in
cold water. Wipe dry, place in q
frying pan and cover with milk, then
lee come to a hard oil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
FRIED POTATOl

FRIED POTATOES
Cut cold boiled potatoes in dice
form and fry until brown with a
little butter, ~,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

( YerlosO chonsbTay Is quite the thing
TO use for the Cerdnda 5rock THIS sea
son. Thts model closes at the side
and has honcsn0 pockets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE :
SEEDS
JOHN RECK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

(To be continued.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-13
WOLVERINE EARNS
OVER IL PER CENT

Shipments OF Wolverine Portland
cement I'm barrels were 20 per cent
more in 1916 than I'm the previous
year. according 10 the annual re
port OF the Wolverine Portland Ce
ment company. Production shows
an increase OF 1876 per cent In clink-
CT and 1873 In cement over 1915.
Net profits amounted 10 sl77.23s.s5.
or To more than III per cent on
the capital stock OF 100000 Div
ldent payments amounted 10 $4,000.
The balance sheet shows total as.
sets OF si,22O.03s.72, compared with
l,203. 023o2 on Dec. 81. 1915. Cur.
rent assets, including se2.77l.52 in
cash. were s263.76s.6l. az against
sls7,s05.79 for the year before. Cur
rent liabilities were reduced approx
imately $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-13
Marriage Licenses

George silver. 81 Mrie WALTER.
August r. Bianthaber. 81 Marie b.
LITER. 20.
Frank Sell. -. Detroit; Ella Wang
erman. 20. Indiana.
Bruce Burd. a.: Hazel Buroon. 70.
Andrea Zichicki, IS; Antonina Flor
Thomas C. Dunn. 20, Florence Mill
Mikol,j Bodnsr, 81 Joanna ougor-
cEyk. is
Paul salamon. IS vasIrki Hiote,
Ernest Orlando. 20; ,oia Crosby,
JOS. r. Hart. rs. ST. Louis. Mo-;
Martha r. kitowski. 10. same.
John Kuros. ~. Stefania Bacaa, 20.
Mike Popa wioz. %. Anna Nerbecka.
Francisz.k Dwornik. %. Tekla
Joseph Maydsy. a. Elizabeth
Baines. 20.
Nicko Dogar. 81 Marie s,stins. q.
Barney T. Arndt. 20. Springwells
Marguerite Robel. 20, same.
peter wawrenty. "a. Katherine
Frank Korpai. Is; Marie Mslcke.
Daniel Q. MInter. a. Ruth u.
David welnstein. II: Helen McGee-
han. 20
August Kristen. IS. Mary Lippke.
81
Charles w Shotwell. 80. Chicago.
Edna NJ Sprenger. -. same.
William Z. Weddings. %; Ethel
Fisher. 81.
George r. Murphy. 20. Detroit IDA
r. BONNER rs. Columbus, ..
Walendy Lesiak. IS, Mary Czuoik,
IS.
Vernon G. Fashbaugh. p. Detroit;
Marie /. stewart 81. canton, q.
Anthony TOmanek, 81 Kosalie
Lcwandow ski. IS.
Louis Berkovitz. "a; Rosie
Schwartz, ~.
Jose pin Mlino. -. Christine Cirillo.
%.
Frank Kosinals. 81; Jennie Kowal-
ska IL
The Detroit times., 1917-02-13

ton. The mayor. having gone 10
New York on business. simply slip
ped on the primrose way and Slid IN
TO the gutter.
Avalonia. where the misapplled Chris
tianity IL introduced. would lose
everything In the telling here. for
you must participate In a. from this
side OF the footlights 90 enjoy a.
Here, too. In the narrow bigotry OF
the villagers more Interested In con
demning the sinner than the Gin
sIrings into life. blossoms aud
blooms, "A tender romance for Tony
and little June Ramsey. who. be-
cause she was tired OF "nothin hap
PENN" and wanted 60 dance and
laugh and sing. was 10 be turned out
OF the mayors house into the high
road" Tony turns her ugcT little
feet into the path was was 90 lead
them eventually 60 marriage. ltab
and happiness
Mr.. Skinner as Tony il altogether
delightful. and June was charming
" portrayed by Enoanor Woodruff
Robert Harrison did an unusual biz
% character work AS Joe. a half-wit-
ted man whom Tony had found home
less and wandering and had made
HIS "psrdner" on the hurdy-gurdy
wanderings The character IN one
OF humor and RATIOS. with an under
current that aIouses pity for Joe
with his funny little toy pistols. and
his haliueination that he is a great
general.
The various other roles are In the
capable hands OF Walter r. scott.
Sus Ann Wilron. Frances fandy,
Joseph Brennan. Ernest A. Elton.
Jessie Crommette. William isorenz
and Winona Dennison.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-13
- THE
STAGE
GARRICk.

Detroit. in spite or her ruthless
|drivo for the dollar. stili loves her
| shA kospeare. or at least the master
| poet has his admirers In this dyna-
|mic city. This was Indicated Mon
|dAy night. when highly enthusiast
Itic audience. NJ not a very large one
Ienioved THE Merchant OF Venice"
las ianterpreted by Rohfrt IS. Man
Itcll and company. That interpreta-
Ition. by the way. was about the best
Iobtainsble at present. as MIR. Man
tell IL conceded 90 be the greatest
IAmcrlcan exponent OF Shakespear-
lean crama. 80 kindly did the lovers
Iof the more serious In the drama
take 70 the offering that Mr.. Mantcll
was called before the curtain after
leach act, including the last. an un-
Usual compliment. The actor APP
Ireared then spick and span In a
I.uxsdo. not nj all the Shylock that
| won admiration turnout the evening.
Iif IL appeared a bit incongr tous IL
|rrccntuated the artistry OF tho per-
|furmar.
n Mr. Manteil gave n finished and
scholarly impersonatiOn OF the Jew.
Miss Genovieve Hamper. formerly a
Detroit girl. and In private lifc Mrs
Manteil. was not far behind him In
her Portia Physically tho charming
woman ntted the part splendidly.
|There WAS time when Il was con-
sldrrrd that Miss Hamper performed
her fun duty when she looked beauti-
|ful but She has added to the bless
|lnE ~ beauty an ability 10 act. and
she amazed her admirers by present
ling a Poriia than which none bet
tier could be desired. other chara c.
tiers were IN good hands but none
stood out az DID the A,antell family.
(which. with Miss Ethel Mantell. u no
|made a youthful and satisfying 1eS-
sica contributed greatly 60 the un-
folding OF the story
MIR Mantclla Shyiock Ia one that
might be expected ~ man who
has won his way 20 the top by rea-
BON 81 hard study and perhaps closer
duplication TO his work than almost
|any other present day actor has Civ
theatrical refused To believe that
he had an abiding faith In his own
GREATNESS and has at last forced
others 20 see ~ His careful prepare
|tion IL Indicated by an ais sis II his
work In the character OF the Nene-
tian usurer. but the artistry lies in
his ability 60 make the action appear
Spontaneous
Not SO much. however. can he said
flor some 81 those who assisted him
one OF two read their Hines IN = sort
log sing song fashion as one might
|cNpert IN high school portrayal -
1.-THE play. However. these slight de-
fccts only tended 20 emphaSiEe the
|rrnlI, splendid work of the stars.
A. MI Msntell has studied hi-