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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
LIBERTY LOAN AND
 THE SAVINGS BANKS

The effect of the Liberty Loans and he War Savings Stamps on savings banks deposits has been watched with keen interest by economists and finan- ciers. The experience of England was very encouraging; in the year 1916 the English small depositors purchased billions of dollars of war bonds and at the same time increased their depos- it's in savings banks over s60,0OO, 900.
 The belief is entertained that the result in America has been very sim Ear to that in England, and that de spite the purchase by the American people of some $1O,OOO, 100000 of Lib erty Bonds and $5O0,0OO,OOO of War Savings Stamps, a very fair propor- ton of which were purchased by say ings banks depositors, savings banks deposits have increased.
 Full reports have been received from the savings banks in New York State. They show a decrease in de- posits for the last year of only sS,O00,- poo, but an increase of 21, ,252 deposit ors. The loss in deposits is insignif- fcant; the increase in the number of depositors very significant. With in creased cost of living and other war Conditions, the decrease in deposits might well be expected; the increase of Aepositors shows that the saving habit is greatly growing in our coun- try.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

ahead of the corresponding week last year. The Oregons easily won first place for the week with yield of 61t eggs. Pen GO owned by J. o. LeFevre New Paltz, N. Y, and Pen 7S owned by E. A. Ballard, Chestnut Hill, Pa. were tied for second with 51 eggs. Pens 66 and S5, owned by Dautrich Brothers, Winsted, Conn.,, and M. T. Lindsay, of Mattituck, N. Y, respec- lively were tied for a close third with 50 eggs yield. Pen 1 Barred Rocks entered by Merritt M. Clark, Brook field Center, Conn.,, were fourth with 49 eggs.
 Four Barred Rocks, four Wyan- dottes, seven Rhode Island Reds, three Oregons and four Leghorns, or total of twenty-two hens made a perfect individual score for the week by 1ay- ing seven eggs each. Among these twenty-two birds was No. 195, a White Wyandotte hen owned by o. G. Knight, of Bridgeton, R. l., which on Wednesday, August 21, laid her 25oth egg. Since November 1, or in 294 days, this hen has laid 250 eggs or an S5 per cent. yield If she can continue at this rate until October 30 she will easily pass the 300 mark. Or if she lays five eggs for the next ten weeks she will make it. On the same date last year the best hen had laid APO eggs and at the end of the contest had laid PIT. If this years leader can produce at the same rate she will have laid 307 eggs. All things con- sidered No. 195 has a good chance of becoming an honor hen in the poultry world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
PEARL TAKERS ARE :. FINED S1,OOO FOR A HUGE SWINDL E

Paris, Aug. -(Correspondence of The Associated Press .)-How an American pearl worth s14,40O was treated with a chemical, given tempo rarily the rosy hue of an Oriental pearl and then sold for $52,OoO has been disclosed here. For doing this, Barbona, pearl broker and Varma a
 Hindoo, were fined and sentenced to Imprisonment for faking. By use of chemicals they endeavored to increase the value of the pearls fourfold.
 This case clears up the, mystery which has existed in the Paris market
 for five years since a dealer in pre-
 cious stones first learned that ina
 nipulated pearls were being sold here.
 Varma, who is a lapidary, claimed
 in court that he possessed a method
 of improving American pearls and that he had been promised a share in all the profits derived in treating the
 one which led to his detection, if it
 were sold for more than $21,600. He
 was at work at it when it was seized by the police. The evidence showed
 that Varma had used on the pearl ace
 tate of amyl and collodion.
 A pearl expert, -Reinach, told the judge that Varma had given the pearl the rosy tint of the Oriental pearl by
 glazing it with chemicals but that the
 glazing disappeared when the pearl was placed in alcohol. Varma was sentenced to six months in prison and to pay a fine of S1,00O, while Barbo-
 ga was sentenced for three months and to pay a fine of $100. In it's ] judgment the court stated that sea pearls from the Orient are very lumin- | ous and attain high prices while fresh
 water pearls, called American, are less l fine, generally white and of lower val ue. The pearl treated by Varma, the court added has been offered to lead l ing Paris and American jewel houses
 which had failed to detect the decep-
 tion he had practised. The court de- clared that Varma's treatment added
 no value to the pearl and that it had only temporary effect which disap- peared if the pearl were rubbed or | placed in alcohol.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
U. g., CT. BRITAIN AND FRANCEMAY
 FORM ALEAGUE

London, Aug. Correspondence of The Associated Press. )-"The Unit ed States, Great Britain and France will be the foundation of any League of Nations and they must accept this burden at once," declared Sir Fran cis Trippe1 to The Associated Press correspondent. Sir Francis recently issued an appeal for the immediate formation in England of Council for the Advocacy of a League of Nations" |"
 ''The first thing to be done, is to divest the scheme of illusions" he said. "A League of Nations is not an absolute substitute for war. It is not an absolute guarantee of peace. It does not mean, for the present, total disarmament. It cannot be a forgive and porget' panacea.
 "A League of nations must have the power to enforce it's decrees. That is the crux of the whole question. If it has not, it will go the way of all the rest.
 Its chief function will be to remove the causes of war. It must make it easy for nations to cooperate and hard to stand alone. If nation knows IIIdS u 1LedS ue IIdS no power to enforce it's decrees, it has scant respect or scruple for it.
 Docs anyone in his senses believe that such a League is even remotely possible with dominant Germany |? She is the pariah nation of an augered world. If the fight ends in a draw, she remains dominant. If it ended tomorrow, she would snap her fingers at the ideals of the universe. Ger many, as she is, is a menace to the worlds peace.
 ~''No propaganda is more important at the present time than the propa- ganda of the League of Nations. And it's existence depends upon Germany s defeat at her own particular game the game of war.
 "A council for the advocacy of a League of Nations will be necessary in every country as far as possible, if inn perialistic tendencies and dynastic de- sires for conflict are to be checked. 1 We can begin at any rate with the United States, France and Great Brit ain. These three Western democra- 1 cies are bound to form an influential portion of any League of Nations in l the near future.
 "A Preliminary Council for Great Britain should be formed from public men of all opinions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
HAS NOT HAD AN
 HOURS SICKNESS
Since He Commenced To Take "FTuEt-a-tiVes"
73LEEs AvE.. OrrAwA.

Ts'Three years ago, I began to feel rundown and tired, and suffered very much from Liver and Kidney Trouble. Having heard of ''Fruit-a- tives''. I thought l would try them. The result was surprising.
 / Aags not had an hou1-'s stekness since I commenced using fFruit-a- tives'' or Frnit Live1' Tablets, and I know now what haven't known for good many years-the blessing of 2 healthy body and clear thinking brain'' WALTER J, MARRIOTT.
 5oc. box, 6 for $2.5O, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENsBURG, NY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

Polo.
 ' The visiting priests who were on the stage last night included the Revs, John J. Flanagan and Fred Conner of Rockford, T. Lonergan of St. Louis, T.. O'Brien, of Genoa, Frank Keenan of Dundee, William Donovan of Aurora, and also MT. Leo Keenan of Dundee.
 Father O'Rourke was accompanied to Belvidere by Messrs. McGrath, Nay Ian and Hackett of Polo.
 After the meeting last night, addi- tfonal sums were f1oated by friends who had not had occasion previously to donate to the purse given to Father O'Rourke last night so that the sum totalled in excess of $1,0OO.O0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
INTERNATIONAL
 EGG CONTEST

In the forty-second week of the egg laying contest at Storrs the hens made what is probably their final spurt for the year. The total pro- duction for the week was 3,562 eggs or yield of 50.9 per cent. This is 66 more than last week and 90 eggs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

Many women school teachers ha,s entered into the railway mail serstce on the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
The Ace o. washington.

However his military fame may ex-
cite the wonder Of mankind, 1t is chiefly
BY his civil magistracy that Washing
tons example will instruct them. 49,.
Such a chief magistrate as Washing
ton appears like the pole star In q clear
sky. to direct the skillful statesman.
His presidency will form an epoch and
be distinguished as the age of Wash
ington. Already It assumes It's high
place In the political region. Like the
Milky Way, 1t whitens along Its allot-
ted portion Of the hemisphere. The
latest generations Of men will survey,
through the telescope Of history, the
space where 10 many virtues blend
their rays and delight to separate them
into groups and distinct virtues. A.
the best illustration Of them, the living
monument to which the first Of pa
triots would have chosen to consign his
Tame, Ills ny earnest prayer TO heaven
that 0ur country may subsist. even N
Tint late day. q the plspituds of -
ubsrty enG happlnsssan6 minelAstfs
nil1S WilA Waa1lngtonik-1khe1
S5N&y mn<
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
LEST We FORGET"
Nation Does Well to Honor the
Memory Of the Founder Of
Its Glorious State of In
dependence.

IF we today lived in a colony, ground
down by unjust laws, u passion
for national life secretly and trag-
ically burning. II Washington had
failed, had died in vain for the cause
which in fact he brought to lasting tri-
umph-then for poor sentimental hu-
mainly he would shine with q luster
greater than now is his, writes Joyce
Kilmer in the New York Times. His
cause triumphed; the dream became .
reality, and therefore lost the charm
Of the dream. Washington, dying on
his bed, in his honored old age, his
hopes realized, 10 a noble figure. But
he lacks the dramatic appeal Of Wash
ington bidding farewell to his children
at the foot Of the sallows.
BY some strange perversity OF hu-
man nature the u we consider ro-
mantle and picturesque is always q
Lost Cause. The names most deeply
loved are those Of the fallen leaders
whose partisans met with defeat
Robert Bruce and Robert Emmett, VIII
liam Wallace, Sarsfield and SObieski,
that "fair and fatal king" Charles l,
and his prosecuted and uncrowned
heirs. Children of Union soldiers
though we may be, our hearts beat
more quickly at the thought Of Lee
than at the thought of Grant. We rise
when the band plays 1.-THE Star-Span-
gled Banner" but we rise and shout
when it plays "Dixie."
And it must also be acknowledged
that q tragic death endears q states
man to the generations that follow
him. II you are q great leader and
want to be sure Of posterity's affection,
see that your cause fails. Then the
conquerors will legislate against the
honoring of your memory, and that
will make your fame secure. But II
your cause succeeds, then at least e
that your death is sudden and violent.
Give the world a drama, q legend.
Washington triumphed. At York
town he captured Corvallis redcoats
and put an end to tyranny on q
shores. It is not forbidden to honor
his memory: the wearing Of the rcd,
white, and blue is attended by no per-
lis. And 50 we take things tor grant
ed; we forget the hideous dangers
through which we passed only some
hundred and two-score years ago; we
take for granted our nationality, q
freedom, and the fearless warrior, the
enlightened statesman who gave them
to US. When we speak Of Washington
90 the Father Of His Country we do -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

$3.50 men in camp unfit for duty for
want Of clothes. OF this number
scarcely a man had a pair Of shoes. Al
though the total of the army exceeded
1900 men, the effective rank and file
amounted to SOP. Their clothes were
In tatters. The Quaker Isaac Potts
tells us Of Washington's prayer at VAL
ley Forge, how, as he traversed the for
est, he heard a fervent voice. APP
preaching nearer, whom should he be-
hold, In q kind of bower, but the COM
mander in chief on his knees praying
to the Ruler of the Universe. At the
moment when Friend Potts, concealed
by the trees, came up, Washington was
i~nterceding for his beloved country.
When he reached home his wife asked
the reason for his agitation.
81 have this day seem replied he,
what I shall never forget. II George
Warrington be not q man Of God, I am
mistaken, and still more shall / be dis
appointed IL God, through him, does
not perform some great thing for the
country"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

with a laugh, as If the phrase were
empty rhetoric instead of sublime
truth. Liege means more to us than
Lexington, and remembering Edith
Cavell, we give no thought to Jane
McCrea.
We may well thank God that the
war of American independence has not
the glamor of battles fought in vain,
that our freedom is no lost cause, that
Washington's halo Is not that of q
martyr whose life and death were I'M
availing. To those who look at the
worlds events in true historical per-
spective, without sentimentality and
with love Of justice and freedom in
their breasts, the American Revolution
fills the most encouraging page In tho
chronicle Of the centuries. But for
most of us It IL only In times OF stress
like the present that we a come to
an actual sense Of our exceptional
privileges to a realisation Of the radl-
ant truth Of the stories we read In our
history book In school. This year the
Declaration Of Independence takes o.
q clearer significance; w know, a. We
did not in bygone years, what It means
to be free and Independent states, alb
solved forever from all allegiance to
foreign powers. And 30 this year
Washington's birthday IL no routine
holiday. but asday Of solemn yet joyful
commemoration, a day on which W
honor with full hearts him who made
us q nation. the warrior whose sword
cut the bonds Of our thralldom, the
statesman who bade Us, avoiding en-
tangling alliances. 60 our free way, an
Independent republic, no nations sycs-
plant. no nations tool. with malice
toward none" said Washington's great
est successor, with charity for ALL"
1t was a summing up Of Washington's
own political creed. No lost cause,
however glorious with the blood Of
martyrs, seems today so noble as the
still triumphant cause Of American in
dependence. No modern hero, fighting
overseas. is today so dear to US as q
founder and preserver. And to his ex-
amples and his counsels we cannot
look for guidance and look in vain.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
IS HALLOWED SPOT
Valley Forge Will For All Time Be
Held in Glorious Memory
by Americans.
YALLEY FORGE is q name
J which inspires unspeakable

oASoD AZ q A0AA1O
~ which inspires u~nspeakable
emotions in every reader of the
Revolutionary story, appealing
20 the depth of the pathetic in III by
their sufferings and to our sublimest
sense by their fortitude. That winter
at Valley Forge surpasses the retreat
from Moscow, for the American he
roes and their great commander en-
dured through the long winter instead
Of fleeing.
SLOW comes il, SIR saiu washing.
ton to the officer as they marched into
the valley, "that 1 have tracked the
march of your troops by the blood
stains on the frozen ground? We're
there no shoes in the commissary's
stores, that this sad spectacle is to be
seen along the public highwayY
The officer replied: "When shoes
were issued the regiments were served
In turn; it was our misfortune to be
among the last and the stores became
exhausted" -."
Washington's emotions were of the
strongest kind and he said, "P0or fel-
lows !"
AT no period Of the war;" writes
Chief Justice Marshall, had the Amer
lean army been reduced to q situa-
ton of greater peril than during the
winter at Valley Forge. More than once
they were absolutely without food.
There was seldom at any time q guam
tity Of provisions sufficient for a week.
The returns Of the first Of February
exhibited the astonishing number Of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

By every county seat and county
To pay due homage to his name,
And give him a welcome at this door
OF Maryland hs'd remember long
As life should last or dreams prolong
Their memories in his noble soul.
Then once again, the coach wheels
roll.
Hes coming-down the Generals
Way!
The old State road Is Gods today!
Gods-and beneath his sparkling
Gods and tho General Washington!
Ten miles beyond the cross roads lies
The capital; DER yonder rise
The Severn smiles meath azure skies,
Where Indian Landing sleeps beside
The murmurlng music of that tide,
Whose song-as light as beauty
cheers
The silvering romance of the gears.
He'll pass here soon; and this way
rings
The music of the morn! Had kings
Such love from those they rule as
Al Wel, what Kingdoms ne should
seei
But he has struck down kings; his
sU0rd
Had fought for freedom and tho
Lord.
And noU the cross roads teens Nth
life,
The hour has come, the keen winds
knife
Is cutting under skin and bone,
But Uho cares for the cold-that
lone,
Grave figure shall rewar,n each
heart!
An echo; see hoV sharp ears start.
It 8 the Gensral-hooray!
Amd down the Generals Highway
The yeomen Who haze seen him pass
Follov u cheering groups-ons
OF burning and of patriot seal
To BE- first followers at lis heel.
It IS Ms Gene,nl-hooruyi
This roadside sings again today.
This ration sings, Ms heart still
b0Ued
Before ham il those dreams that
CROWD.
The moving canpos Of the years.
There, Me q peer among his peers.
The yision looms again, and he
Stands IL that room ne still may see,
One hand behind his back, and one
Laying that ssDord his braOery non
Upon ths table. a shaft Of light
across Me senate chamber steak;
a prslGts ii ths foreground knesls.
a consecyatsd hour, indeed. s
IAat Aosr 0hioIy saoltsd n1sd.
That nobls 6nd issmostal 0ot
M spie;t elsGssin0 aboVs ~ fact,
XSAs#1E@ 49, Rsz
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

And stretch each vortice of the ear
TO catch that first sharp clicking
sound
OF tho stage coach laundering on it,
Uay,
The hoot-beat on the frozen ground
That knovs tie kind Of tune to play.
Some n small groups together
drawn
Wat on the green bench of a hvn,
And Msse-in somevise more So
The wisdom of his act debate.
One rises who defends the sire
OF his great land, and vows nth ire
IT'S only a great mans way, indeed,
TO give up lofty place, seceds
From honors of such high degree,
Putting ambition aside, and fame,
Upon the altar whence they came
HIS country's heart-and stepping
d0wn
From all the lure of high renown,
Take his old place IN life again,
One Nth all Kindred gentlemenl
Some tell the story Of his trip,
While Others bark Nth hanging
lip.
That parting at old Fraunces inn
With those Uho'd been his aids at
WGr, /
Tears IN his eyes, and IN his heart
That aching that they feel who part
With comrades and Nth friends
who're spent
Hours Nth them IN the battlemsnt
OF life, Of fate. Of hopes and dreams,
And brave advsnturings long before.
Then to the barge they see him 90
At Whitehall Ferry, boUing lov
In al that stately form Of grace
At each 6ossed head and tear-stdinsd
face.
And then that silent, sweet ddieG
At Paulus Hook-sad pords and
few,
A silent paving of the hand
Back to his high and faithful band.
Then NTH his face set hithsr-
strong
II tho high purpose lie had made
To heed no ~imploring Of the throng
But lay at his count,ys feet his
blade.
Then the triumphant jaunt begun
Those days Of joGrneying n the sun;
The plaudits Of q nations best
Poured round him at each stopping
place,
And on the roads from mile to mils
AIscays some patriot u ahoss
breast
sl,,violats lore had LIFT its trace.
Corning u bor By. TIE road hid take
sA,,d IN tAs cold grosnd for ~
dser Snks. sss'a \ /.
EPkaSdphiea loasd occlo;m.
ikse1 pesty
hpsvsd = g1ssnsy~ roSrsS 5ers
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
Philosophy o. Law.

There never was q law yet made, !
conceive, that hit the taste exactly q
every man, or every part Of the COM
munity; Of course, II this be q reason
for opposition, no law can be executed.
1T all without force.-0eorge Washing
ion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
British Tribute to Washington.

British Tribute to Wellington.
George Washington, first president
of the United States. A true Eng
lishman Of the Ppm and Hampden
breed, he taught %tyranny-in the per-
son Of George IH-a lesson which II
still remembered, and which has had
much to do with the free development
Of the British empire.-L0ndon
Graphic.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

HIS. LABORs ENDED
Peoples Acclaim Of washington
as Their Hero Journeyed
to Annapolis to Lay
Down His Sword.
.Cpoem written for the unwilling Of the
tablet ct severn Cross Roads, where
Washington passed on his way to resign
his commission at Annapolis.l
- HIS roadside sings again to-
day
Here where the barren
branches svay
And keen December winds sweep By
Beneath a cold and azure sky
The old road echoes to some tread
OF morning in a vanished hour
When here the red-cheeked courier
op0u :,
az "',e '"0 yo"''y "''0 P''"e o's0
OF glory and achievement came
TO add fresh glory to his name.
Tie villages had al come out,
70 nedT tAe nes0s, % Wotcn
gcy
~ nasNs"gt0n-Wno J1Om INe roy
ano TON '"e counc" ana 2 c'es''
80 'sossy 1oW' 80 sUO'o - s1y
80 "O'e upO" 80 :
o'eo-
1850 - ssepPo" 80" - ''0' '0
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4. rc-..-haat. y, i ~ G,c,.
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11o"' 1s.,s LII ILL.,. =. 49,. 80. /.
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80 800 ssss s"sss s,'sssP 1850 $500
~. 80. !. 4. In Il. oa,t,;do1
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
HAVANA RESULTS.

Fiksr RACE Thres-y year-olds and upward
az mriongS Hattie Burton, llfs CHilemap)
y TO i, to !, to !. won: Cash Tn. no
tBlooml. to l, to 2 to 5. seennd BABY
Coses IL tGrothl. % to l. to /. { to /, third.
Tine. las IS DOrs Collins. Water Wings,
iurple and Gold. Quick Start. Mary YalIa
Mss Barn Ha-bor. Palm Leaf Andrew O'Day
Donner. Unity. Page White and sandeI also
ran-
SECOND RACE Three year-olds and upward
Ralph s.. ll3 tGrpthl. 4 to l. 8 to 5, 4 to 5
Noni Col Mat, ll3 tHuwardl, to l. S to 5
TO. ;. second; LyndOra, III CPitzD 5 to /
- I. even. third Time, LIB 25 Bit Of Blar.
10. Curls. Margaret L. BettertOn, Jacket and
WOdau also ran.
THIRD RACE-si1 turIougs. Biernan. lOl
Ioiinsls to ). to ;. to 3 won: Algardi
lB tHAenAnl. to !. ) to .. 6 to 5 second
Dufioss. N8 tPitzl, to !. TO 2, to ). third.
lime. las -. Shoddy. Fielder H. MoOnstone,
Thirst Salhe ODay. Regular and Detour alsc
ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six furIougs Bey.rIv
james. liz collins. Is to /. 6 to /. ; 10 /.
won; Pickle Fancy. 99 (Bullmanl, TO ], 5 %
: to ). second: James. liz (HoWard), 9 to s.
70 10. l TO ). third. Time. I:l3 Lady Jane
Gray. Dignity. Roscoe Goose, Milestone and
James Oakley also ran.
FIFTH RACE-FiTs and a half furIong,
Prmsro. ITO tCrumpl. 8 to ). to 10. to .
Won; Lyle. ia tGrOth). ? to ]. 4 to 5. : to ).
second; Blanehita. 10 (Gargan). to l. 6 To 8
10 ?. third Time. l JG.~ YictTola. Laptana
L1lzzl Lady sDendthrift and Brizz also ran.
SiNIH RACE-One mile Col Marrhmont
ll9 Howard. 2 to ]. 4 to 5. 2 to 5. won; High,
land Lassls, le tCrmpI. to 5, 10 10, l To J.
second; FOnctionnairs ll9 (KIeegerl 3 10 I {
to S. to 5. third. Time. I:S Tipno Sabib
Protection, Prince Philisthorpe LobenrTin mi
Roy also ran. -N