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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
STOCK MARKET

New York, June 7-Open1ng-An-
other wave of bullish enthusiasm
swept over the stock market at the
beginning Of today's operations, car
rying most of the leading industrials
to highest prices of the year and es-
tablishing new records in several
noteworthy instances. U1ited States
SteePs first transaction of $500 shares
at 1872 IL to 1872 "a was equivalent
to the new mark Of 1877, allowing for
Other equipments, as well as NUM-
tons, substantially augmented ad-
vances of the last fortnight Beth1e-
hem Steel new and old shares rose
three and two points respectively, In
dustrial Alcohol added three points
to yesterdays meteoric rise, and 9TH
er war supply issues were higher by
one to three points. Railroads were
neglected and little changed.
Gains were materially extended in
the broad demand of the morning,
total dealings approximating 10000
shares. United States Steel rose to
1881. Bethlehem Steel new stock
increased it's advance to 3A points
and the old to BIZ. Extreme gains
of two to five points were scored by
Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies, Marine
preferred, Crucible Steel, Virginia
Iron, Central Leather. Mexican Pc
troleum and Air Brake. Coppers also
made substantial Roadway and high
grade railroads were. decidedly
stronger. Motors showed some re-
straint on moderate selling. Bonds
were firm. y
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
+ airfeld County News
Wage Dispute Adjusted.

The threatened strike of Stamford
carpenters did not occur, their diff
ferences with the contractors being
satisfactorily adjusted. The carpen-
tiers, who were getting $3.50 day,
demanded SIS, and compromised on
$3.50, signing an agreement which
binds them to work for that amount
until May 1, 1918.
Burns Proved Fatal.
Helen Weiner, the two year old
daughter of Mr.. Andrew Weiner, of
Danbury, succumbed Friday evening
to the injuries she received on We'd
nesday afternoon when her clothes
caught fire from a bonfire.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Error Is found in the case of G. A.
F. Mereness against Albert Delemos.
The action was brought to the COM
mon pleas court in Fairfield county
to- recover damages for a breach Of
covenant against ! membranes;
Judgment was rendered by Judge
Walsh for the plaintiff for $47S.27
and the defendant appealed.
No error is found in the case of
Stephen M. Burr and John @. Ellis.
Action upon a. building contract and
to recover the reasonable value of
extra work and materials was
brought to the city court of Dam
bury and tried by Judge Booth.
Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff upon four counts of his COM
plant for $11.75 and for the de-
PENDANT upon his counterclaim of
$50, awarding the defendant $38.25
and costs, from which the plaintiff
appealed.
Error is found in che case of Robert
A. Fosdick and others against William
B. Robertson and others, concerning
an action to foreclose a judgment
lien. The cause of action stated. in
the complaint was the fraudulent pro-
curement by Robertson of the trans
fer to him of seven parcels of land
situated in Stamford by Fosdick
Judgment was rendered in the lower
court for the plaintiff. No actual SER
vice of the process was made upon
| Robertson, whose home is in Portland
Ore, and according to the findings he
had no notice Of the tendency of the
action before, judgment was rendered
| No error is found in the action of
Herman Qs1ittner and others against
William A. Comstock and others, to
foreclose a mortgage. This case was
tried with the case Of Fosdick and
others against Robertson and others
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
ECONOMY POLICY
ADOPTED BY ITALY

Washington, June Italy has de-
termined to cut. its consumption of
coal and iron in half as a war measure
and to reduce it's ship tonnage in line
with the general policy adopted by the
other Entente allies in meeting the
submarine menace, the Italian mission
said today. ITALY will not only aid in
conserving the resources OF her allies
but will save labor and millions of
dollars formerly expended in the pur-
chase of coal and iron abroad. The
money saved, according to the mis-
sion, gould he used to better advan-
tage in purchasing foodstuffs here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
dressed native sides,

Beeves- dressed native sides,
16 @ IT IL C.
Calves to prime veals
sold at $14 q SIS per 100 lbs; culls at
$40 a $12; f5kimuned milk calves at $10
City dressed veals sold at 10 1-2 q 24c;
country dressed at II IL q q 1-2c
SheeD-Common to fairly prime
sheep sold at ST q $3.50 per 100 lbs;
culs at S.; lambs at SIG @ SIS; few
yearlings at $12 @ $3.50. Dressed
mutton, 10 @ Ice; dressed lambs at %
q Csc.
Hogs-Medium to heavy hogs selling
at $685. per 100 lbs; roughs at $14.25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
CARDINAL OCONNELL
GIVES OUT DIPLOMAS

Newton, Mass, June Boston coll
lege graduated it's largest class today
when 90 seniors were given diplomas
by Cardinal OConnell. The COM
mencement orator was President jos
seph N. Dinand Of Holy Cross college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
TAXES, GRAND LIST OF 1915

Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers of the City Of Bridgeport, that
the taxes on the sranad list OF 1915
are now due and payable at the Tax
Collectors Office, Room 6, City Hall
The undersigned will be at the Col
lector's Office as above, on May lst.
1917 and daily thereafter. Sunday ex-
'cepted, from a. m. to p. m. and
Saturday from s a. III. to IL m. for
the purpose of collecting said taxes.
After June list, as required by law,
interest at, the rate of .three-quarters
Of one per cent, will be added to all
unpaid taxes and the same on the
first OF each succeeding month = -
HOWARD F. SMITH,
Collector.
u II stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
HAT MANUFACTURERS

PANAMA HATS, ladies' and mems
bleached and blocked into latest
styles like new; only natural leacn-
ing processes used. Mems soIt'
stiff and Panama hats at FACTORY
special price. Meath's Hat Shop q
Panama Bleachery. 1O4 Bank near
Main, upstairs.
S IL *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

Federal agents discovered Is car
loads Of potatoes rotting on the SIDE
of the track at Seatonvi1le, Ill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

The condition of Prince of Udine is
greatly improved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires Of
4. I. Watson & Co., Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta,
bridgeport. Conn. Members OF New
York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

BEETHOVEN TRIO Concert recital
and wedding receptions. o R. Gar
risen, 46 Cannon st.
b z alis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

J. WEISS, upholsterer. box springs,
hair mattresses made to order, fur
niture refinishing 1897 State ST.
Casino Building. Barnum 1881.
81 ate
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

FLUFF RUGS-Made from old car
pets. Call US Barnum 1855.
8 . ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

IF YOU PAY STORAGE and small
balance due on good upright piano
it is yours. Write the Gibbs Piano
Co., 71-73 Main ST.. Springfield.
Mass. 3 Ia
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

WE WILL COVER and furnish ali
material for s piece parlor suit.
guarantee all workmanship o.: 6rus
class ten patterns to select from.
for S12 to SIS. Scally Bros. 40l
State street. Pc EFT
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

JENNIE A. BAIL-Graduate ". Z.
School OF Derraatology. Growth os
hair on face. warts and moles re-
moved by electric needle. Facial
massage and scalp treatment Room
40. 1115 Main street. Phene S1s.
2 90 ALE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Black Feline Aqent of Evil.

In nearly every weird legend black
cat figures as the agent of evil. A story
generally accepted down to the middle
of the nineteenth century was that
when Satan desired to disturb the
peace of mankind he assumed the form
of black tomcat. In Germany, Eng
land and France during the middle
ages it was usual to wind up q religious
celebration by throwing a cat from a
height to the road below.
Among the many popular fallacies
accepted by unlettered and ignorant
persons is one that cat can see better
at night than in the day, and that it is
able to see clearly in pitchblack dark
ness. But the real secret of the cats
ability to move rapidly in dark room
lies in it's feelers, commonly called
whiskers, and in its natural surefoot,
edneSs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

The new president, Ralph ID. Hetzel, is a
graduate of the University of Wisconsin
and has most lately been acting as director
of extension service in Oregon State Agri
cultural college 1t is affirmed that he
comes to New Hampshire in full sympathy
with purposes and policies which DR.. Fair
child had been carrying forward there. II
is in the West that the great public in
stitutions of higher learning have de
veloped, and there that collegiate author
tiles have most closely established fela
tions with the people at large. Another
circumstance of interest in connection will
Mr. Hetzes appointment is his youth. H,
is now only 81 President Hetzel's appoint
ment means that both Dartmouth anC
New Hampshire now have presidents un
der forty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
[ ct Old Wounds Heal,

"By the time a man has reached
forty the chances are that something
has happened to him to destroy his
peace of mind" These words were
spoken by one of the wounded who
didn't know how to take care of his
mind. He kept the wound from healing
by letting his mind dwell upon it-by
making it a controlling circumstance
in his life. Recovery was possible for
him. He might even have been bet
ter man for the wound. But he chose
TO take harm sout Of it instead of TAX
ing good.
Here lies the greatest danger for the
wounded. IF they let the wound poison
the whole system it will, indeed, spoil
their lives. But there is always some
thing else to dO-to put the system
into such a condition that the wound
shall inevitably heal and perhaps not
leave even a disfiguring trace on the
mind.-John D. Barry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

was because you were thinking"
"Oh, very WELL" said Grandfather
Frog, taking off his spectacles and
looking at Green Backs face.
How much you look like me-" said
Grandfather Frog. "What a great hon
or for you. All, you are lucky frog"
well, as you think your face is
handsome, | can think my back is"
said Green Back.
1--WE can think all we want said
Grandfather Frog, but / hope the next
time I think I'll get another bug"
What did YOU call me for today?'
asked Green Back. you called 'goog-
a-rum,' and you must have had some
special reason, didn't you?"
''Of course, of course" said Gre nd
father Frog. DO you see this tennis
racket l have by my side. l put it
down when | came along. as | was SO
busy talking and thinking of other
things. But | really came to ask you
to have n game. Wen play Frogs
Singles"
"What in the world are they?" asked
Green Back.
when only two men play or two
boys play, they say Mems Singles.
When four men play-two on eacf
side, they say Mems Doubtless So, a:
there are only two of US, it means w
are playing Singles-one against on'
and as we aren't men, we must sa.
! frogs"
ITO be sure, goog-a-rum, TO be sure,
| said Green Back. I'll be ready in
| moment" He looked about him ant
saw nice bit of bark from stuml
! which he thought would do beautiful
| as tennis racket. The tennis he
was vine growing between two 10y
| bushes, and the frogs hoped about o
| either side, using ball Of mud. The
| had great game and though neithe
| could beat the other. they decided tina
Frogs Singles" was wonderft
game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

The outbreak of infantile paralysis in
Montpelier and other towns of Wash
ington county is serious enough to war
rant drastic treatment by the health au-
thorities. In view of the conclusion of
scientists that germs of the disease may
be carried by persons not themselves in
fected it would seem to be a wise pre-
caution for people in other parts of Yer
mont to give the area where the disease
is prevalent as wide berth as possible
This may seem unreasonable to the PEG
pie in towns when the disease already
has made its appearance but if the cpl
demic can be kept within its present
bounds the resultant benefit will out
weigh any temporary Inconvenience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me and Leroy Shooster and Skinny
Martin was wawking along, and all Of
a sudden Skinny Martin sed, G, look at
the werld 5 greatest pole balancer,
Meening long, thin man on top Of
Ia ladder washing the glass on a lam post
and we all stopped and looked up vile,
and then Leroy Shooster scd, Lets per
tend hes side show and we are selling
tickets for it, step up, ladies and gents,
step up and see the worlds gratest pole
balancer for , nckels or one dime.
children half price. babies free Of
chard9e, you can call out env part of
his body and he will balants himself on
| it.
He balances himself on his frunt tooth
on pole 200 feet in heighth for
hlrkels or one dime, step up, step up,
| yelled.
The chance of lifetime, ladies and
agents, yelled Skinny Martin. step up and
see the worlds gratest pole balanccr
balants himself on his little finger and
cross his legs on the top of a pole GOO
feet III heiehth for nickels or one dime
The long thin man jest keeping uI
washing the glass on top of the ladder
without saying envthlng, and we keep
on pretending we was selling tickets fol
him, me yelling, Its your last chance
Ladies' and gents, he may fall down eny
mlnnit and brake his neck for two
mic kels or one dime, if you're not salts
fled with this CRATE show YOU don't hafl
to stay and You get two cents back.
See the worlds gratest pole balancel
balants on one nee with the luther ne,
IN his mouth on a solid gold pole LOOT
feet III heighth, he was captured in tn,
lwilds of Africka and can only speel
lmunkey, yelled Leroy Shooster.
Wlch he was Jest going to yell sum
thing elts Wen sumthing came down ant
hit him rite i'll the face. Being a bi.
derty spunge full of derty water. Ant
the pole balancer started to come dow
the ladder fast as enything, and us
ticket sellers ran like the doose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
DADDYSEy[N[N(
FAIRY TALL H2
~ NARY GRAHAM. MI ;! {. lNssNER
FROGS SINGLES.

''Goog- rum, goog-a-rum, goog-a-
rum said Grandfather Frog.
"GoOg-a-rum, goog-a-rum, goog-a
rum" answered Uncle Green Back
Frog. He was usually called Green
Back because he had back very green
in color and he was extremely proud
Of X.
Often he would call all the frogs to-
gether as if he had a great secret to
tell them, and when they had all be-
come very much excited. he would
whisper in h0arse tones:
Haven't | q handsome back?'
OF course the frogs would be much
disappointed that Uncle Green Back
had nothing else of interest TO tell
them, for they had heard him admire
his own back almost ever since he be-
came q frog.
How about it?" asked Grandfather
Frog.
Its fine. thank you. It's looking
particularly beautiful in the sun
shine"
oii' HItii IllS oii, liltAAS ill0 vi
goodness, gracious me, l didn't mean
TO ask about your back"
And why not, pray tell?" asked
Green Back in sad voice. I'm sure
ii IS worth asking about"
ITO be sure. goog a-rum, to be sure,
said Grandfather Frog. II have moth
Ing to say against your back or be
hind your back or in front Of YOU
| bacE-no. I couldn't speak in front o.
| Il back, could II" And Grandfather
| Frog looked very much puzzled as h
/ put on his spectacles and opened hi
eyes and his mouth quite wide.
Its good TO think" said GRANDPA
ther Frog, rs he swallowed bu:
which had hoped upon his nose.
what makes you say sow asket
Green Back.
Il was thinking just then, and
| swallowed a bug. See?"
Il certainly don't see the bug" sal
Green Back. And what is more,
| really do not see why you SHOULD
thank your thinking cap for givir
you that bug"
II must explain" said Grandfathe
Frog, as he moved a little on hi
stump. you see, l was thinking ha
my mouth open and all | had to d
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
State Board of Health Issues Circular
for Prevention.

The state board of health has pub
lished the following notice in the Mont
pclier Argus:
All parents and others interested in
the safety and welfare Of children will
doubtless welcome some information as
to what to do and what not TO do.
to avoid as far as possible this dreadful
disease.
In the first place, it cannot be too
trongly emphasized that children should
be kept on their own premises and
should absolutely not be permitted to
play with or see other children or per-
sons not in the family
All authorities seem to agree that this
disease is often carried by persons not
actually affected with it. and hence it is
of the greatest Importance that children
be not permitted to see any persons who
come to the house.
AS the disease seems to attack those
who have some inflammation of the nose
or throat, all children should have then
noses and Threats douched, (not
sprayed) with a simple solution Of salt
and water three or four times a dav
| Parents and others of the household, and
particularly those whose business call.
them outside among other persons
should also douche their nose and throa-
every time they enter their home aftel
being out and in contact with other per
sons.
Remember that all children should bt
isolated as far as possible kept as ia
as possible from the street and dust. an,
not allowed to see any persons othe
than the immediate family, even for
moment. Persons calling at the home
whore there are young children, shout,
be requested to douche their nose an,
throat with salt water, on entering tn
home, and if they decline to do so the
; should be considerate enough to imme
diately leave.
) While these precautions are rigi
they are all those that have been ger
orally recognized as necessary, an
surely nothing could be more importan
than the cooperation of all parents an
other persons in common effort to limi
= this scourge to as few victims and a
: short a run as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Entering Unannounceo

Canon Anger was very fond of chill
dren, and set out one night to attend a
party given "'by children for children
''Don t announce me- he said to the
servant.
Leaving his coat aand hat downstairs
he quietly opened the drawing room
door, where the buzz of voices an
nounced the presence of company. Drop
ping on his hands and knees he en-
tered, making strange noises distinctly
resembling the neighing of a horse
Aware of a dead silence, he looked up
and found the guests assembled for al
. 0 clock dinner regarding him with dis
gust, not unmixed with alarm.
The children s party was next door,
Irish World.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Pulses.

Pulses are. meek little creatures that
live in wrists and serve as pacemakers
for the heart, telling il how fast to
beat. There has never been a case
known to science where the heart has
not beat as fast as the pulse. Pulses
sometimes get much excited under
stress Of fear, strange young ladies
and other embarrassment, and the
heart has to put forth its best licks to
keep within hailipg distance. Pulses
Oftentimes act up in Il very Unseemly
manner under the thumb of an inSur-
ance doctor and, indeed. have been
known to save their owners from 50
to $50 a month in life insurance which
they have prevented his getting.
Unfortunately, pulses are located in
very inaccessible place for repair
purposes, and when they begin to back
fire and miss there is no chance TO
throw up the radiator hood and peek
into their carburetorS and things
Pulses are invaluable to doctors in ar
irving at a diagnosis. That is TO say
while the doctor is apparently engaged
in tolling off the pulse rate, he has q
dandy opportunity to make a few like
" gueSSeS as to the nature OF his
clients new ailment. Besides all this
| pulses are very handy little things
| around which to wear pulse warmers
and wrist watches. A man with Nc
| pulse is dead to all practical purposes
Indianapolis Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1917
BUYING AWAY FROM HOME.

1t is one of the queer things Of life
that many people like to buy goods at
long distances from their own homes.
They seem to regard shopping as one of
tile diversions Of an outing trip. They
scatter their money about at one place
and another regardless whether they
know anything about the stores they are
patronizing. Thus they help every town
except their own.
OF course the merchants of any com
munity gain as well as lose by this
habit. If they lose home trade that
should belong to them, they get trade
from visitors from other places. But il
remains true that the places where there
is strong sentiment Of loyalty to home
enterprises are the ones that 90 ahead.
! 1t is a great thing to know person
ALLY the reputation of the merchants
with whom one is dealing. The stores
/ in a distant city may look attractive
( ecn from the outside. But they may
have persistent habit of working off
! Httouu SId't RbVVS' i III prizes StfHl
low, but just the same things could be
bought at home for the same money if
! You told your merchant you would put
Iup with a second-grade article.
The people who buy away from home
toften pay much more than they need to
They pay for style, elaborate systems of
display, high cost real estate and over
head charges. You can t get something
for nothing.
There are bargains to be had regularly
in any store, from New York down t.
the Smallest village. They are produced
by changes of seasons and STYLES, over
stocks, and such regular causes. You
can get them at home Just as well a
anywhere else. The best cot them ar,
advertised in this papers BF taking tn,
home bargain you are running IL,
chances, as YOU know from long ac
quaintance the character of the mer
chants with whom you are dealing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

was to snap it shut and take inside the
delicate little bug which had happened
to come along at just that time"
ut was not because you were think
ing" said Green Back. you don't
have to think with your mouth open
in fact, I've heard folks say that 1t
looks stupid to have ones mouth hang
open. When the mouth is closed we
are more apt to look wise whether we
are or not"
Your rules, and the things you have
heard say do not amount to anything,
said Grandfather Frog. 1.-THE main
thing is that l swallowed bug-a
most delicious bug" and Grandfather
Frog smacked his lips together.
'Ies, that is the main thing" said
Green Back, but you mustn't say il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

Vermont 5 per capita contribution to
the Red Cross war fund is announced
at 80 cents as compared to - cents in
Maine, 81 cents in New Hampshire, 81 AZ
in Rhode Island, Sl.50 in Massachusetts
and 500 in Connecticut. There is moth
ing of joy for Nermonters in this com
parison although as far as BrattleborC
is concerned consolation may be found
in the fact that this town S per capita
was approximately as large as the Mas
sachusctts average.