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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
CAUSES OF WAR

Seldom has a nation endured such extreme and long continued provoca- tions to war as did the United States in her efforts to avert a conflict with Germany. The deliberate destruc- tion of American ships, and the wan ton slaying of American citizens, con- tinued over a period of months, con- stitute casus belli almost unique in history. The great majority of the wars which have afflicted the earth have had causes comparatively tri- vial Differences of opinion in regard to religion have cost millions of lives, and the blood of millions of others has been shed because of the amb1-' ton or the vanity of monarch. Sul- Ia, the Roman dictator, waged a de- structiye war on Athens because wit of that city had pictured the de- bauched ruler as mulberry sprink- led OCT with meal.'' Turkey and Ven ice once waged a war costing l5O,ooo lives because, when the Venetian ann bassador boasted that his country men wore no boards, the Turkish grand vizier replied angrily, Neither do monkeys A slurring remark made by Frederick the Great in speaking of Mime. de Pompadour. the mistress of Louis XIV. of France, was largely responsible for the terrible Seven Years war. About 250 years ago China was plunged into civil strife costing half a million lives be- cause of the smashing of a teapot be- longing to a favorite of the Chinese Emperor. A false report sent out by Bismarck of an. interview between a
 French ambassador and King Will liam of Prussia so enflamed the
 French in 1870 that they declared
 war-which was exactly what Bis
 narck wanted. Ex-Czar Nicholas of
 Russia is said to have hated the Jap anese so bitterly, because an attempt
 had been made on his life while vis-
 iting that country, that he used all
 with Nippon. France occupied AL
 geria, after a war lasting twenty years, because of a trifling debt. The Bey of Algeria demanded immediate
 payment, and, when the French con-
 sul refused, the latter was beaten and thrown into a filthy prison.
 France exacted revenge by dethron- ing the piratical monarch and taking
 his country loom PauP Kruger is said to have raised the standard of revolt in 1879 because the British au-
 thorities reduced the salaries of all the officials of the colony, Kruger s
 cut being s250 year. clod thrown by Huguenot child at a Duke of Guise started a riot, a massacre. and war that lasted thirty years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
TODAY'S POEM
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ITS SPRING ETERNAL

The commuter is making excuses, AS every commuter will do; They're paving" says he, "but the
 trouble will be
 At the end when the workmen get
 through, It's bother, I know, for the present, Until all the asphalt is laid, But you'll find in all Westchester this
 town the best, As soon as improvements are made" f'It is bad." says the average New
 Yorker, Referring to subway and l.. But in Nineteen eighteen there'll be
 ten subterrene Improvements, and all will be well. And, though I must stand every ev-
 ening
 As one of the Subway Brigade, I'm confident, quite, things are bound
 to be right, As soon as improvements are made o worst of all possible planets O saddest of possible globes! The trouble that I have would cer-
 tainly try
 The patience of thirty-two Jobs. But hope with the faith of zealot
 grade, That the planet entire II be what we
 desire,
 As soon as Improvements are made.
 New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

such affairs, yes and my brother, the General, also, as the story of Detroit and the upper Ohio country could prove. All of that country should have been ours from the first, and only lack of courage lost it so long to US.
 You are so kind as to offer me a place equal in command with you-I accept not because of the Rank, which is no moving consideration, eather for you or for me but because I see in the jenerosity of the man proposing such a division of his own Honors the best assurance of success.
 You will fl-,d me at or near the Falls of the Ohio awaiting the arrival of your par ty, which I talk it will be- in early August or the Midel of that month.
 Pray convey to MT. Jefferson my hrm- ble and obedient respects, and thanks for this honor wh shall endeavor to merit as best lies within my powers.
 With all affec'n, remain, your friend.
 VIM. CLARK. F. S.-God alone knows how mutch this allImay mean to You and me, Merne.
 WILL. Clark, then, was to meet him at the falls of the Ohio, and he, too, coun- seled haste. Lewis drove his drunken, lazy workmen in the shipyards as hard as he might week after week, yet found six weeks elapsed before at last he was in any wise fitted to set sail The delay fretted him, even though he received word from his chief bidding him not to grieve over the possible loss of season in his start, but to do what he might and to possess his soul in patience and in confidence.
 Recruits of proper sort for his pur- pEses did not grow on trees, he found, but he added a few men to his party now and then, picking them slowly. carefully. One morning while engaged in his duties of supervising the work in progress at the shipyards he had his attention attracted to a youth of some seventeen or eighteen years who stood, cap in hand, at distance. ap- parently too timid to accost him. What is it, my son?' said he. "Did you wish to see mel"
 The boy advanced, smiling. "You do not know me, sir. My name is Shannon-George Shannon. I used to know you when you were stationed here with the army. I was a boy then.'
 You are right. I remember you perfectly. So you are grown into a strapping young man, l see."
 The boy twirled his cap in his 1 hands.
 'I want to go along with you. cap tain," said he shyly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

"What! You would go with me! Do you know what is our journeyT ,"No; I only hear that you are going up the Missouri, beyond St. Louis, into new country. They say there are buff falo there and Indians. Iris too quiet here for me. I want to see the world with you
 The young leader, after his fashion. stood silently regarding the other for a time. An instant served him. every well, George" said he eff your parents consent you shall go with me. Your pay will be such that you can save somewhat. and l trust you will use it to complete your schooling after your return. There will be ad- venture ard q certain honor in our undertaking. If we come back suc- cessful I am persuaded that our coun try will not forget us"
 And so that matter was completed. Strangely enough. as the future proved. were the fortunes of these two to in. termingle. From the first Shannon at tached himself to his captain almost LII LuC OA pCloOhoi CteShNoAe' At last the great bateau lay ready. launched from the docks and moored alongside the wharf. Fifty feet long it was. with mast, thOleS and walking boards, for the arduous upstream work. It had received part of its cargo. and soon all was in readiness for the start. On the evening of that day Lewis sat
 l~sz. .s..f dow, to pen last letter to his chlef' He wrote in the little office room or the inn where he was stopping. and TOT Il time he Gid not note the presence or young Shannon. who stood, as usual silent ni;til his leader might address him.
 "IVhat is it. GeorSe:' he asked st length. looking up.
 Some one waiting to see you, sir.
 (To be continued.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Smalt ailleur in Gray Gabardine.

ket is designed in panel style and rolled pack to form revers. Large DOC kets trim the sides, although these may be substituted for pointed trim ming pieces. The straight belt js caught under the panel front and Tapped in back.
 Accompanyingathe jacket is a two. pieoe circular skirt, slightly gathered at Che back and closing on the left side. In medium size the entire cos tune requires 5A yards 54-inch gray gabardine.
 There are nine pieces of the pat- tern to be arranged on the material. ana It IS necessary to know where each 0He goes in order to avoid waste ana secure the best lines for the iac- ket. First, fold the gabardine in half. then place the back of the jacket on the lengthwise fold. The front ,comes next, but it is so hid that the line of large 70" perforations rest on lengthwise thread. To the right or the front is th0 collar, resting on the iengthw1se fold, then the belt and pocket, both the latter with line of large O perforaions on 2 lepg1h- wise thread
 The remaining pieces of ths rat. tern are all so arranged on the ,-a- bardine that the line of large 'sO'' perforations is on lengthwfse thread. Opposite the back is the ..p- per sleeve section, with the underfac- ing to the right of the latter. The side front. rests opposite the front, leaving the remaining material for the lower sleeve section.
 To make the jacket shorter, one has only to cut off the pattern at the lower edges of front, side front, back and undertaking along double small 70" perforations.
 A belt of self-material holds in the fulness at the waistsine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
N LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Pape)

 Sid Hunts Quiet Little Cuzzin Joe. Sid Hunts got a quiet little cuzzin By the name of Joe Magee, And he leeves uther people do the
 tawking Wherever he happens to be. His mother is abig fat lady And his fathers not enybody, being
 ded, And sumtimes Joe ses Yes or No But mostly he jest shakes his he'd. He shakes it up and down insted of
 saying Yes And sideways insted of saying No, And wood proberly shake it uther
 ways for uther things Ony that's the ony ways it will go. The less he ses the more he heers, And sumtimes he starts in running, And the rest don't know wat hes run-
 ming about asa4 Till they heer the fire ngines com
 ing.
 Insted of saying helo wen he comes
 up,
 He jest comes up and stands Till sumbody elts ses, Helo Joe, And then he waves one of his hands. Hex wares his hat down over his
 eyes fJ1- :-RE And hes stuck on Sam Crosses sister And he may not say mutch wen he
 tawks But hes pritty good of a wisseler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEK!
Be Better Looking-Take
 Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-compiexioi pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor-- you have bad taste in your mouth-a lazy, no-good feeling-you should takt Olive Tablets.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub stitute for calomel-were prepared bI. Dr. Edwards after v years of studj with his patients.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are | purely vegetable compound mixed witl olive oil. You will know them by theit olive color.
 To have clear, pink skin, bright eye5 no pimples, Q feeling of buoyancy 1ild childhood days you must get at the cause
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on tn, liver and bowels like calome.--yet havl no dangerous after effects.
 They start the bile and overcome con stipation. That's why millions of boxc are sold annually at l0c and 25c pe box. All druggists. Take one or tw nightly and note the pleasing result,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
New Hair Remover In
 Demand, Say Druggists Phelactine Removes Roots and

Since the virtues of phelactine as hair remover became generally known, druggists in tn S country have been having a really extraordinary de- mand for this remarkable product The fact that it actually removes the roots-before ones very eyes-as well as the surface hairs is of course main ly responsible for it's large and in creasing sale. The new method is not to be compared at all with the usual depilatory, electrical or other processes. It is entirely safe, non-ir- ritating. non-poisonous, odorless-and instantaneous! A stick of phelactine used in accordance with the simple in structions which accompany it, can bf purchased anywhere on 8 money-bacF basis, so certain Is it to satisfy and delight the user.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

".Iuldge not. though clouds of seeming
 guilt may dim anothers fame; Fate may throw suspicious shade upon
 the brightest name.
 Thou canst not tell what hidden chain
 of~circumstanceS may
 Have wrought the sad results that
 takes an honest name away.
 How many examples do married women need to teach the firtatious kind that casting sheep's eyes at other men can be dangerous! some women crave fine clothes and luxu- ries, but it ends with their day dream ing. Some women hay passionate longing for glittering gems and sh1m- mering silks. Deliberately they plan how they can get them without toll- ing for them Others are so infatu- ated with the admiration they create when they are well dressed that judg- ment fees before the wand of folly.
 It is justifable for the single wo- man who hopes to attract interest unto herself to turn a pleasant face toward all men who approach, for IS not one among them the hero who
  her? The married woman has no such reason for looking eagerly about for aldmirafion from man.
 It is almost impossible to try to safeguard the married woman who holds her husbands honor lightly. She may promise to keep away from the tango parlors but is she not just as liable to meet a gay Lothario in the ,fy iv, %hn fbno fra a soda fountain counter?
 Not so many moons ago the country was startled over an elopement. The woman in the case was a bride of a few months-the man a gay Adonis who had met her for the first time only a few weeks before in an ice cream parlor. He pretended to pick up her glass of soda in mistake for his own and laughingly apologized. At the same time he gleaned the infor- nation that the simpering young wo- man who wore a profusion of dia- monds and fine clothes was wont to come there most every afternoon. He made it point to be there also. By dint of adroit flattery she soon be- came infatuated with the glib stran- ger. He proposed that she gather up all her jewels and what money she had and flee with him. In a moment of madness she consented. When they boarded the train he took charge of her satchel which contained her jew els and cash. Under the plea of go- ing into another ear to smoke he left her.. He did not return. When the conductor came to collect tickets she made her plight known. No ticket had been provided for her She was without cash. The man with the lit tie black bag had leaped from the train just as it was getting away.
 Her experience did not teach other women lesson. Today the papers are full of another woman's folly-the breaking up of home and a hus-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
QUEEN CHRISTINA.

One of the most remarkable wom- en who ever occupied a throne was Queen Christina of Sweden. whose dis ordered life came to an end 228 years ago today, April 19, 1889, in Rome
 She was the daughter of the great Gustavus Adolphus, and for time she ruled as wisely as her father had fought gIorfously. She was devo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Layer Cake.

Put half a pound of chopped figs a cup of sherry and 2 cup of granu- lated sugar in saucepan and cook fin 1t thicksns Iflssae q jelly When thick enough to spread pour between layers of.a cake and ice the top with white icing ornamehted with bits of chopped fig or nut. meats s An apple sauce filling is delicious. Take ordinary apple sauce and press 1t through a fine sieve. Beat stiffly the whites of two eggs and then beat 1t into the apple sauce. Flavor with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
(Continued.)
Lewis

Suddenly he saw the tears ill her eyes. At once he was back again, the courteous gentleman.
 Do not weep, Theodosia, my child" said he. "Let me kiss you, as your, father or your grandfather would, one who holds you tenderly in his heart. Forgive me that I pass sentence on you both, but you must part-you must not ask him back. There now, my dear, do not weep or you will make me weep. Let me kiss you for him and let us all go on about our duties in the world. My dear, goodby. You must go."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

 fCORNEk FVR COOKS )
xhubarb and Tapioca

,;ss--ck half cup tapioca in two cups water and one-fourth teaspoon salt until tapioca is clear. Cut one pound flubarb in pieces. lay in baking dish, grate rind of a lemon over rhubarb and sprinkle with half cup sugar. Place tapioca over rhubarb, sprinkle with 8 little sugar and dot with one Tablespoon of butter. Bake half an hour Serve cold with whipped cream.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Zine Sandwicha.

Chop 12, dates and add 12 marsh ntallows cut. into strips, one small cup Of chopped nut meats, two tablespoons of minced Maraschino cherries, half a teaspoon of lemon juice and pow dered sugar to taste, Blend the in gredients thoroughly and spread be- tween thinIy: buttered slices of whole wheat bread, Remove the crusts and cut into neat obiongs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
AUTO DAMAGED, HE SUES.

William F. Hummer, a local type writer dealer, has brought suit against William Luby of Wallingford for $250 to recover for alleged damages to the plaintiffs automobile when 1t collided with 'Luby's machine Feb- Euary IT .lasts The accident hap pened in North Haven. Hummer claims Luby was driving at reckless speed at the time. The, suit is re- turnable to the city court, civil side
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Pea Soup With Ham Bone.

Wash one pint of peas in cold wa ter and drain. Add an onion quar- tered, with three cloves stuck in each quarter and little each of parsley, celery and bay leaf If you have no celery, use celery salt
 As soon as the contents of the ket- tie reach good boil, push back on the fire and simmer three or four hours with a ham bone or bacon rind, until the peas are tender.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

Ro1uefort cheese, Worcestershire sauce; blend together with a little sweet cream and fill cavities in the short. crisp, inside stalks of celery, Can be served as salad or eaten as a relish, as preferred,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must bc given to insure attention. not to print Use ink. Write short letters. only ON one side Of paper. Address Miss Iib. bey, DIG President Street, Brooklyn ~. Y.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Rhubarb Mold.

Dissolve one heaping tablespoon of gelatin in half cup orange juice, add one quart ! fstewed rhubarb. Beat quickly and turn into wet mold. Serve i'm orange shells or with, whipped cream and chopped nuts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

Scrap of paper" guaranteeing the neutrality of Belgium signed by rep resentatives of the powers, including Prussia and Austria, on this date in 1859. Battles of Lexington and Concord, first engagements of the American revolution, fought in 1775. Lord Byron died on this date in 1924, in Greece, where the poet was par ticipating in the Greek struggle for in- dependence Primrose Day" the anniversary of the death of Lord Bea- consfleld great English statesman, in 1881.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

Potash production in the United States in 1916 amounted to 100000 pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Stuffed Celery,

lemon and nutmeg and spread be- tween layers of cake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
By Pictorial Review

i For the development of spring and
 hummer tailleurs, the light, creamy tgrays and the ivory and biege tones Eere newer than flesh and white. The design illustrated is in gabardine,
 Self-trimmed. The front of the jac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
WIVES WHO ARE INFATUATED
 WITH OTHER MEN

Price of a Woman's s
 Honor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alsehuler OF
Chicago, are guests at the a. Alschul.
er home on East Main street.
John II. Daley. has returned TO Chi
cago. after an over Sunday visit here
with his parents in Center Ottawa.
Mrs. w. r. Bradley returned to
home in Bloomington. after a short
visit with friends in this city.
Frank Doyle. of La Sale, was an
Ottawa visitor last evening.
Harry Cotter ana wife. of Chicago.
spent Sunday in Ottawa with rela-
tives.
Mrs. James Murphy returned to her
home in Mendoza, after visiting with
Ottawa friends
Miss Fern Petit is home from
Chilicothe. where she was a guest At
week end house party.
G. l.. Love. of the Love Foundry Co.
in Aurora, was an Ottawa visitor this
inOIHlnB.
John Anderson, Of Newark, trans
acted business here today.
James FredrIcks, of Norris, was a
business visitor here this afternoon
]. l.. Thompson, of Earlyille, was
an Ottawa visitor this afternoon
Attorney b. w. Hethrington trans
acted business in Ottawa today.
Ernest Crawford, of Grand Ridge
was an Ottawa visitor this afternoon
Wilburn Ryan. OF Joliet. called on
] friends in Ottawa this afternoon.
j. L. NARROW, of Sterling, Illinois
was an Ottawa visitor today.
Miss Sophia Cardoza, who has beel
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Hen
ry Cardoza, at the corner OF Jackson
and Clinton streets, returned to Chica
/ 20 today, where she is stident nurs'
at Ienrotin hospital
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17
Chewing the Crude Rubber.

About the first process rubber goes
through on the way to become tire
or tube is mastication. After the
crude Para is washed II is broken up
into humps aud tossed into the crack
ers. These are machines with heavy
rollers. which take the rubber IN be.
tween them and chew 1t. Entering
the masticating room Of a factory. the
first impression Is that there b a brush
fire burning or else there is den of
snakes at hand. The rubber snaps and
crackles like burning branches and
then Kisses shudderingly. The stuff is
kept at until 1t comes up IN regular
sheets, very thin and looking like a
sort Of cake busted with crumbs Then
after thorough drying IN vacuum cham
bers 1t is ready to be put In with the
chemicals and other things that make
up the compound New York Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17
THE GROWING GIRL.

The girl when in her teens is pass.
Ing through critical period of her
life The transition from childhood to
maturity Is not always easy; conse-
quently, in many cases health breaks
down entirely and the girl goes into a
decline and dies young. II she escapes
this fateaxhe may fall into state OF
permanent ill.health. 1T Is OF the Ut
most Importance, IN order to insure
normal and healthy development; that
proper precautions be taken, and moth
Ing has proved more helpful than the
faithful ase Of Lydia e. Pinkham''
vesetabk Compound, the great WON
ans medicine and tonic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17
Neatly Turned.

The car was crowded. and while COL
lecting fares the conductor had STUN.
bled twice in two minutes over the
feet Of Willie Smith. and. seeing that
the aforesaid Master Willie was quite
the smallest passenger on board. ne
had nasty suspicion that on each
occasion foot had been put out de-
liberately to trip him.
Some people seem to have mighty
awkward sons remarked the condnc-
tor. casting malicious glance toward
the mother.
Yes" replied the lady thus address
cd. that's exactly what was thinking
about your poor mother! London
Tit Bits
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17
WANTED Position as housekeeper.
Call or write, 707 Joliet street


YOU CAN secure a splendid exchang
ed Winton six "A car which sold for
$4,000, at a surprisingly small cost
They are in good runnin gorder, some
have been newly painted, and are dis.
tinctive, reliable cars. We also have
some other makes Of cars at equally
interesting prices. The satisfaction Of
dealing with concern OF The Winton
Company's well mcrited reputation, is
something which you should bear in
mind when In the market for an auto
mobile. We will accept your used car
as part payment. and will gladly fur.
nish full particulars and photographs
upon application. Investigation in
vited. THE WINTON CO., 25Ol
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-17
A Hint For Youno Romcos.

II the hero has no bad habits he
should acquire some or at least lead
her to believe that he has one or two.
Courtship isn't complete unless the
heroine can beg him to quit something
that is destroying his sweet health or.
worse still. something that makes him
almost bold, bad man. She used to
beg and beg us to quit gambling. and
few years after the wedding she was
cruel enough to tell US that she knew
all the time that we were not gam
bier She was just humoring us. -
Claude Callan In Fort Worth Stai
Telegram.