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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
JUNE BRIDES

For the fairest blossom IN the
month of flowers, the Nothnagle store.
has out done itself in making a SUI
preme effort to please. Never be-
fore was the display as fine and as va
ried as it is now. Beautiful furnitures,
draperies, floor coverings, etc. in.
hundreds of designs at prices rang.
ing from the very moderate to those
quite elaborate, and somewhere at
the top, the bottom, or in between are
those which would gladden. the heart
Of the girl of your choice. trip
to the store will make your fondest
dreams of a home a splendid reality
and at a price you will be pleased 10
pay With the exception of the
ground floor this firm occupies a.
whole Main street block and has a
large storehouse on Stratford avenue
supplementing this, which gives an
idea of the size of stock carried. A
visit will cost nothing and will inter
est you. Special inducements are Of:
fered on whole outfits and an estt-
mate will be cheerfully furnished
Store entrance s1149 Main ST. cofnes
of Elm street. A@sass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
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HODAY'S POEM
''THE SPIRES OF OXFORD"

My heart was with the Oxford men
I saw the spires of Oxford
AS I was passing (by,
The gray spires of Oxford
Against a pearl-gray sky
My heart was with the Oxford men
Who went abroad to die
The years go fast in Oxford.
The golden years and gay,s
The hoary colleges look down
On careless boys at play
But when the bugles sounded war
They put their games away.
They left the peaceful river,
The cricket-field, the quad,
The shaver lawns of Oxford
To seek bloody sod
They gave their merry youth away
God rest you, happy gentlemen,
Who, laid your good lives down,
Who took the khaki and the gun
Instead of cap and gown.
God bring you to fairer place
Than even Oxford town.
-Winifred M. Let's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
ARE MEN HARDER TO
IMPRESS THAN WOMEN

'sMy lin hath it's smiles and its sneers
For all men to see
But my soul, and my TRUTH and my
tears +
Are for thee, for thee!"
People often wonder if men are
harder to impress than women. This
is a question 1 am asked in letters a
hundred times a week.
In answer I say: 1t depends en-
tirely upon what one wishes to I'M
press upon the individual; whether it
be a hard-luck story, or an effort to
make him believe you are a golden
god, when you are only a little tin
whistle In the first instance, while
you are talking, he makes up his mind
whether you are worthy of his aid or
not. In the second instance, he knows
you are not the great person you are
making yourself out to be. He Inay
guess that YOU are living on your
wife's bounty and your father-ln-law
supports you. When a man gets the
idea into his head that he is being
talked into anything from buying his
sister a new bonnet to having a sweet
heart selected for him, by his family,
he is worse than balky horse, and
like the far-famed steed that you
could lead to water, but couldn't make
drink. He is led by his own impress
sions, that grow hard as rock, if you
try to talk him out of them.
Women's natures are cast in an en-
tirely different mold. Tell the average
well-to-do woman hard-luck story
and her sympathies will run away
with her judgment at once. Without
stopping to investigate she will dive
into her pocketbook and encourage
the habit of getting money for a
plausible tale. The man who is good
boaster, stands an equally good chance
Of ingratiating himself in her favor.
She doesn't take time to study the
truth out calmly-thati a man en-
ployed in his brothers Office is hardly
the millionaire he represents himself
to be.
But the average woman is educated
up to the knowledge that a handsome
face, soft voice and suave, f1attering
manner in a man are not to be de-
pended on. Rough diamonds are the
real thing-while polished ones hide
many a glazing defect, she has
learned. There Is where woman's IN
tuition guides her Alright, while a man
is apt to be taken in by a pair Of soft
appealing eyes, dreamy with tears
Evenly balanced in the scale. All
things consfdered.s it would seem to
me that, contrary to general opinion,
men are more fmpressionable than
women in the great matters of life.
The man who touches him for loan
and gets 1t, he may find has imposed
upon him. But he let's it go at that.
AS for believing the boaster's yarns
what does it amount to? He is gen
erous in giving him the benefit of a
doubt. When it comes to being i'm
pressed by a woman, he is face to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES.

The first steamboat on Lake Erie,
the walk in the Water" was launch
ed at Black Rock, a short distance
below Buffalo, 80 yeaps ago today,
May %, 1918. She made her maiden
voyage from Buffalo to Detroit, in
the following August. Twelve thous-
and people were rendered homeless
and 1850 dwellings, business build
ings, churches, stores, shipyards and
warehouses were destroyed by the
great fire which ravaged Quebec 72
years ago today, May %, 1S45. Thos.
Augustine DAILY, the poet, was born
46 years ago today and Sidney R.
Badgley, the famous specialist in
church architecture, who planned
many important edifces in North
America, was born So years ago to-
day Tom Moore, the celebrated
Irish bard was born 1873 years ago.
The first public use of piano was
in Convent Garden, London, on this
date 1857
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
LYRIC

The Lyric Players will present this
week a play which has been termed
the wonder play of the age. as the
name implies, Which One SHALL L
marry? deals with the greatest ques-
ton in the life of every man and
woman. 1t is a problem which is to
be or has been decided by most every
one at some period of life, and the
theme of this play taps vein of SIN
certify that has heretofore been virgin
to the theatre.
The play is one which teaches a
strong moral without lessening its
dratamtic qualities is in some respects
similar in theme to 'Everyw oman
and Experience" The first and last
acts of the play form a. complete story
and the acts between show what
might have happened to Everygirl
had she chosen unwisely. There are
IL scenes in this novelty play and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
A Dear Little Frock in Tafeta.
; This Newspaper:

payne. The frock pictured here has
deep tucks front and back, pressed
almost to the hem. The large collar
IS square at the back and pointed. in
front. 1t is made Oh white handker-
chief linen, hemstitched with black
SILK Turn-back cuffs of the linen
hnlsh the long one-piece sleeves. The
oress closes on the left shoulder and
under the tuck at the side front. In
medium size 1t requires 2ss yards &C.
inch taffeta.
Inc cutting is SO simple that mis-
takes are easily avoided. especially
If the cutting guide is studied care
fully beforehand. Place the front on
a lengthwise fold Of the taffata
with the back to the right Of 1t. The
collar comes next, being the last sec
ton to be placed on the lengthwise
fold.
There is room for the piecing of
the front along the selvage, opposite
the front section, while the strap NAV
be laid on the selvage opposite the
back. The pocket, sleeve and cuff
are laid on the taffeta remaining af-
ter the collar has been placed into
position. In each case the large "O''
perforations rest on a lengthwise
fold of the silk.
All of the fashionable shades Of
taffeta, foulard and tussor used for
~children's dresses are duplicated In
the less expensive union linens, there
fore it is possible to reproduce this
model at small expense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
Lordship Ball Room Opens.

Prof. D. c. Guilty who has again
been selected as manager of the ele-
CANT ball room at Lordship Manor,
announces the formal opening, Me-
mortal Day evening. with a grand
military ball at which Murrays Or
chestra of 15 pieces will furnish the
music. Prof. Guilty extends a hear
ty invitation to all of his patrons
to attend this opening event, and
gives assurance of a good time. Troll
ley cars will run every Is minutes,
leaving Golden Hill and Main streets.
Dancing will continue at Lordship
every y Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday evenings during the
season. The hall is perfect, can be
opened to get the full sweep of the
Sound breezes in warm weather, and
has a perfect dancing floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Paye>


was finishing my homework on the
started to wissel outside, and I sed,
go out?
If you went out every time sum-
body wisseled, it wood be fizzically i'm
possible, sed pop.
I know, but they are wisseling for
me, I sed.
You've bin out every mite this week,
and think it's about time you prac-
ticed staying home, sed pop, if you
go out every mite vile you're a boy,
you will wuntf to keep on going out
every mite wen you are a married
man, and that will be bad Example
to uther married men, you stay home
to mite and find out how it feels.
o, all rite, sed, Ill stay home and
practice on my new 10 sent mouth
organ.
On End thawts, sed pop, think it
will do more good if I let you decide
yourself weather or not you wunt to
go out, after all, its ony the decis-
ions one makes oneself that count in
life, now wichs do you think you'd bet
ter do, go out as usual or stay home :?
Il think Ill stay home and practice
the mouth organ, I sed.
- Now don't judge >hastily, sed pop,
are you sure you're not making a.
mistake? Hers a penny to spend in
case you decide to go out.
Well, I guess Ill go out, I sed.
Its intirely up to you, I'm leeving
it intirely up to you, sed pop.
And I took the sent and went out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
LAURA JEAN LIBBYS DAILY TALKS ON
HEART TOPICS

face with the mightiest problem Of his
life. The woman who makes an eX-
cellent impression upon a man can
marry him if she so wills; providing
Of course, that he is heart whole and
fancy free. His susceptibility puts
him in the class of, the weaker sex.
Woman shows herself to be the
stronger, in being able to Withstand
the good impression an unworthy man
may try to make upon her. The gen.
eral run of women are like people
from Missouri, they want to be shown
with proofs, ere they believe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
GIRLS LUXURY is TO
CHANGE ADMIRABLY

Father Abe writes: ct read your
idea. that girls lolling in luxury are
urged to get down to hard work. Their
soft hands are to be trained to take
up factory needs. .Munition places are
offering place. Side by side with their
poor sisters, do you think they will be
greatly appreciated, if they take at
once these proper steps?" rf
No doubt if they set such good ex-
amples of thrift, all who are idle and
have plenty will win 1aurels, by fol-
lowing in this right path. No reason
why they should not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
ESCAPING WEDLOCK
TILL THE FUTURE

B. o. writes: Papers say that a
lot of young fellows are getting mar
ride in order not to have to go to war
We of the fair sex have a right, on the
contrary suppose as well, that a lot of
young fellows will be going to war
just to keep from getting married.
Please enlighten US girls as to your
reason?"
Young men who go to war, have no
other motives than to serve the coun-
try with all their might. Wed1ock will
come after the war in the future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

gate the character of market bonds,
and rightly regard many of them as
hazardous. Government bonds they
never become interested in, because
up to now they never yielded but or
3 per cent
But now they have chance to buy
a bond in small sums. Here is the
chance of a life time for working peo-
pie to get their money absolutely be-
yond the danger of thieves, and at a
good rate of interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
CITY RUBBISH
STIRRED BY WOMEN

City Beautiful writes: women got
a running start in big plan to clear
and beautify neglected streets and
yards. We have nearly enough to turn
the trick to cleanup. Even where
there are street sweepers, women are
wanted to see from house to house
that sweepers are on the job, as we'll
as to do their own part. Thus those
long idle find plenty to do especially
in outlying districts Il
Never before have women come to
the front and shown such personal
interestf which is praiseworthy and
to their credit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
PROPER PErrICoAr

More depends upon the petticoat
now than the ordinary. observer would
think. Indeed many modistes are
making it do the whole "distending
function" for the crinoline effects on
the new Silhouette may be brought
of silk or chiffon that does not heed
the new Silhouette maybe brought
within the law by petticoat which Is
correctly wired into the required linn
it's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

like different woman, and now have
a healthy little baby girl and do all my
house work. I will always praise Lydia
E. .Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
women who suffer as did. p Mrs.
ALTON D. CAKES. Fort Fairfield, Maine
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasonable
to believe that it is an article of merit
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conf-
dentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
f9A OHa-1e6 a7,S 81 ~ -~-eex1 oY,lTr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

The fact that it is with difficulty
that you can tub a boy once a week
during the winter, does not prove thai
considerations of cleanliness will not
make it imperative to go in swimming
four times a day during summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

by female troubles
so I was unable. to
do my house work.
I took treatments
for it but received
no help whatever.
Then some Of my
friends asked why
I did not try Lydia
E. Pinkham 'sV eye
table Compound. I
did so and my back
ache soon disap-
peared and I felt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

Viewing his prospective job as
writer up of June weddings. the re-
porter looks over his stock of 1888
appropriate adjectives, and finds them
altogether inadequate for the strain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must be
given to insure attention. not to print.
Use ink. Write sort letters, only ON
one side of paper. Address Miss Lib
hey, 916 President Street Brooklyn,
N. "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

The time has now fully come when
conservative citizens can wear straw
hats without shocking the moral
standards of the community.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

1t is not discovered that the pros
pective June graduates are studying
any harder, but there is a tremendous
commotion among the dressmakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
DON'T GIVE UP THE HEN

Current market reports from vari-
Gus points of consumption justify the
statement that the increase in price
of poultry for meat has not kept pace
with the rise in price of, other meat
foods. In normal season fowl is
worth most per pound when the great
est number of eggs is being produced.
AS nearly all the hens are laying dur
ing the spring months, very few of
them are consigned to the butcher. 1t
is evident that the high feed prices
prevailing are literally soaring the
poultrymen out of business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

Tramps are. said to be scarce this
year. There is too much danger of
getting set to work if they get out
from under cover
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

BY using chicken fat in cooking you
cut down the amount of fat you must
buy for that purpose. To prepare it.,
fry it out in a double boiler or other
vessel set in hot water, until the fat
Just melts away from the tissues and
can be poured off. This fat becomes
rancid easily and should be kept cool
and coXered like butter and used in
a very few days. Chicken fat, like
goose fat, may be used for shorten
ing in cakes, such as spice cake where
the seasoning used will mask any fla
vor which the fat might have. It can
also be used for frying the chicken
itself or other meats and for warm
ing vegetables, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
BACKACHE SOON
DISAPPEARED
Could Not Do Homework
Till Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Removed Cause.

Fort Fairfield, Maine. -ssFor many
months | suffered from hackache caused
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28
S-~~)~~)~~E
I CORNEk E-Un GUMS J
BUTTER

Butter isn't eaten or wasted in every
home, some one objects, Very well.
Say only one in 10 homes wastes even
a pat of butter day-over 100000
600 pounds wasted. Still intolerable
when butter is SO valuable a food and
every bit of butter left on a plate is
so useful in cookery.
The United States department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. c., or
your state agricultural college will tell
you how to use every bit of butter in
cookery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

Corn, a great natural breadstuff of
this country, the agricultural depart
ment's specialists point out, has not
beenAused for human food nearly as
much as it's valuable nutritiye quail
ties warrant. This is due largely to
the fact that many persons with a
wheat-using habit never have taken
the pains to learn to use corn. There
is no important dietitic difference be-
tween corn and wheat as sources OF
body fuel. Bread is convenient as a
source of starch and protein, but in
the ordinary mixed diet it makes lit
tie difference whether one gets the re-
quired cereal ration in the form of
raised or light bread, mixed bread or
biscuits, or as much, hominy grits, or
desserts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-28

'@My lip hath it's smiles and its sneers
For all men to see
But my soul, and my TRUTH and my
tears n,
Are for thee, for thee!'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
HANGED SELF
IN THE BARN
Sick Man, Who Had Been In keokuk
Hospital, Used Rifle and Rope
to End His /.
Life.

KAHOKA, Mo-, April 7.-Wflliam
Drew. who resides on farm
about two miles northeast of Ash
ton, killed himself Friday morning
at his barn. He first put rope around
his neck, fastened the other end to
rafter. then climbed up on ladder
and shot himself in the mouth. the
weapon used being 22-rifle. The hall
ent cred the mouth and ranged up
ward. penetrating the brain, causing
instant death. The rope was too long
and his feet were on the ground when
found. Mr.. Drew had been in poor
health for several months. and but re-
Gently submitted to an operation at
Keoluk hospital. He was aged IO
wears, 2 months and % days. a wife
and one son, also one brother, q.
Drew, of Kahoka, survive Funer~i
services will be conducted at Ashton
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
The triennial meeting of the county
NJ. w. of A. camps was held in Kaho-
ka Wednesday afternoon. All camps
in the county were represented with
the exception Of Alexandria and Fair
mont. P. ]. Starr, of Kahoka, was
chairman. and A. F. Ostrich, secretary.
James P. Scott of Kahoka, was elect.
ed delegate to the state camp which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
p.tajIers VIII Meet at Hotel Iowa at
e:15 O'Clock Tuesday Night
For Supper and to Hear
c. r. Kurtx.
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS
rhis WI. be uhIect OF Talk Which
VIII be Given by Extension De-
partment Expert Of Iowa
Universlty.

Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock at
the Hotel Iowa, the regular April
meeting of the Keokuk Retailers
league will be held. The members
will have as special guest Prof.
4 F. Kurtz Of the state university
IF Iowa who will speak on the topic.
"E,conomics of Business" Mr.. Kurtz
& from the extension department of
the state university and is young
man well versed in business and
business ethics. He will give a
splendid address to the leaguers, and
President Justice is anxious to have
every member out for the meeting.
It is planned to have several
speakers of Importance address the
league during the coming season,
and Mr. Kurtz will be the first of
these.
Supper will be served for rs cents
per plate, and the league members
are asked to please notify the secre-
tary Monday morning whether they
will be present or not.
There will be several matters OF
business to be taken UP during the
session, besides the talk by Mr..
Kurtz
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

convenes at Springfield. Mo-. May 2.
Rev. W. E. Tinney Of Wyaconda, was
chosen alternate. The next meeting
was voted to Wyaconda.
DR.. and Mrs Cletus Hays and baby,
of Iowa City, Iowa, are spending few
days with Kahoka relatives. DR.. Hays
will graduate from the dental college
in that city this spring.
Abe Lakin was buried at Chambers
burg Friday.
Mrs A. G. Trump and son Junior,
are guests Of friends at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Tarr are at nome
from the soldiers home at st. James,
Mo-, where they spent the winter.
A great deal of interest is being
manifested here over the prospects Of
war. However, there has been no
grand rush to- the recruiting station
'"The Value of Life" the great
woodman reel. will be shown at the
Kozv theatre in this city the evening
Of April 16. This is a picture no one
should miss seeing. 1t is of special in
terest to members of the order.
Raymond J. Howell, of Ashton, and
Miss Beulah Mae Owens, were married
in the latter city, March %. They
will reside at Ashton. They have the
hearty congratulations and best
wishes of a multitude Of friends
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

and enjoy any other powers not eI.
pressly named which may be desir-
able or necessary and which are not
contrary to the laws of the state, and
70 do anything desirable or necessary
for the accomplishment OF the pur-
poses for which it was organized or
which may be incidental to the bust
ness of the corporation.
CD The authorized capital stock
of the corporation is eighty thousand
($sO O,0OO) dollars. divided into eight
hundred shares Of the par value Of
one hundred (s1O0) dollars each, Of
which five hundred shares shall be
preferred stock entitled to receive
each year a dividend of seven per-
cent, and three hundred shares shall
be common stock. The stock may
be paid for in cash or it's equivalent
In property at a cash valuation ap-
proved by the Executive Council Of
the state. The corporation may COM
mence business when one thousand
($1OOO) dollars of it's capital stock is
fully aid for, and other stock may
be issued from time to time as the
board Of directors may authorize.
(4) The corporate existence be-
gan February 8, 1917, with the issu-
ance of a certificate by the Secretary
of State and It's corporate existence
shall continue for period Of twenty
years from that date or until Febru-
airy 8, 1887.
go The corporation shall be man.
aged by a board OF directors consist
ing of five members of the corpora
tion of which number three shall be
selected by the holders of common
stock, and two by the holders Of pre-
ferred stock and until the next an
nua1 meeting to be held on the third
Wednesday in January, 1918, the fol-
lowing shall constitute the board of
directors: Paul 7. Pechstein, G. r.
Hombs, G. F. Mcfarland. f. F.
Vaughn.
The officers Of the corporation shall
be as follows: President. Paul T.
Pechstein; vice president, G.. r.
Hombs; secretary and treasurer, F.
F. Vaughn.
The directors are to be elected an
nually at the annual meeting Of the
incorporation to be held on the third
Wednesday in the month of January
in each year. and the officers shall
be elected by the directors at a
meeting of the directors held within
thirty days after the annual meeting
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
WAKE UP FEELING FiNEI BEST
LAXATIVE FOR MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN,

Enjoy life! Remove the liver and
bowel poison which is keeping your
head dizzy, your tongue coated
breath offensive, and stomach sour.
Don't stay bilious, sick, headachy,
constipated and full of cold. Why
don't you get a box of Cascarets from
the drug store and eat one or two to-
night and enjoy the incest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever
experienced. You will wake up feel
ing fit and fine. Cascarets never
gripe or sfcken like salts, pills and
calomel. They act so gently that you
hardly realize you have taken a ca
thartic. Mothers should give cross
sick, bilious or feverish children a
whole Cascaret any time-they act
thoroughly and are harmless.