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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
STAMFORD

Chief Registrant Ivan L. More house, who has charge of the regis tration for the big draft Thursday, Sept. 12, wishes the assistance of great many to assist, as there are about 1900 to register. All those who will be able to help out will please report at the town hall Tues day evening for instruction. The hours for the day will be from a. m. until 9 p. m.
 On Thursday evening of this week Okenuck Tribe, No. 49, I. O. R. M, have arranged for a big patriotic meeting and entertainment. The Hon. Phillip Troupe, postmaster of New Haven, a very interesting speaker, has been engaged, and Gunner James Gellately of Battery c, 251st Royal Field Artillery of Great Britain, who has served one and one-half years in the service, taking part in the battles of the Somme, Arras and Ypres. Gun ner Gellately has some very interest ing experiences to tell, being in three of the hardest fought battles, having been wounded thrice, and Is home on a rest. He was sent here by the War Bureau of Bridgeport. Besides these speakers there will be a quartet and two well known soloists, also some of the children who took part in the July 4th celebration in town. A band has also been engaged to furnish the music for the parade through the lprincipal streets of the town. Similar patriotic meetings are being held b1 Red Men throughout the state. Thi; is in connection with the Thrif Stamp drive carried out a short time ago by the order. There are alsc several other surprises in store. These are under the leadership of Pas Sachem Asa L. Carpenter of Okenucl Tribe, and should have the supper and help of all. The Red Men beinl a thorough American order, are al ways ready to help the government a all times. Not long ago the Red MeI from each state gave a Red Cros ambulance to the camp nearest thei reservation.
 Mrs. Maude M. Morehouse, aged 5 pears. died at her home on Stratfort avenue, Saturday afternoon after
 brief illness. Funeral services wer held this afternoon from the mortuar, chapel of H. A. Remington. Rev Reeves. pastor of the Kings Highwa Congregational church, oficiated. Tn terment was in Lakeview cemetery. Ura.s
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STORAGE SHED IS DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire broke out at 9:30 last night in a storage shed the property of the Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Co.,, on Stratford avenue bridge, and had it not been for the promptness with which the Bridgeport Fire Depart ment arrived upon the scene the chances are that the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad station would have caught fire.
 No less than 12 barrels of engine oil, one barrel of gasoline and 500 bags of cement were stored in the shed when it caught fire and when the f1reighters arrived on the scene it took three streams of water to keep the flames from reaching the railroad station.
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The building of the army warehouse and storage plant in France cost ESQ., GOO 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09

I improved in health so I could do my housework; we now have little one, all of which owe to Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound. ''- Mrs. o. S. JOHNSON, R. No. 3, Ellensburg, Wash.
 There are women everywhere who long for children in their homes yet are denied this happiness on account of some functional disorder which in most cases would readily yield to Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 Such women should not give up hope until they have given this wonderful medicine trial, and for special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years experience is at your service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09

covering nearly a century. : Perhaps one of the most interesting books is that of the year 1855. On one of the pages of this book, that dated June oth, 1855, is written the original pre- Scrintinn for Father Inhn's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
THE JOY OF
 MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman aft Taking Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound to
 Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After I VI married 1 was not well for long tin
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DOZEN HATS STOLEN.

Frank Sachs of the Hat Box. in Fairfield avenue, reported to the po- lice yesterday that his store had been entered and box of one dozen brown felt hats were stolen. It is believed the burglars used pass key to gain an entrance through a rear door.
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MT. and Mrs. Walter Lusha of Flat bush, L. L, spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Robert Atherton of North Main street.
 About 100 enjoyed the clam bake prepared by Nathan Wells near the Lewis farm Saturday for the annual outing of the Mems club of the Con gregational church.
 Troop No. 1, Boys Scouts of America, hold their regular meeting tonight.
 Regular meeting of Okenuck Tribe, No. 49, I. O. R. NJ, will be held to- night in their wigwam on Church street.
 G. W. Nettleton and Walter Han ford of the Stratford Auto Body Co. went to New York this morning on business.
 Word has been received from Pri- vate Arthur L. Beardsley, who is in France, and in his letter he tells of the way the Hun uses the gas. First they send the sneezing gas, then the vomiting gas. The last is the mus tard gas which burns and forms blist- CTS. It is so strong that it goes through their clothes, and if they happen to be the least bit sweaty it Is whole lot worse. He also calls attention to the high cost of living. | for instance, one peach 5 cents, one orange 20 cents, one cholocate drop cents, one box of writing paper $1.85. Eggs costs $1 dozen. He says that the Huns cannot retreat fast enough by foot so they use auto trucks and trains. His address is I Co. E, 102d Infantry, 51st Brigade, 26th Division, American E. F., via N. Y. sz4ss
 Mrs. Clara M. (Curtis) Porter, wife of John L. Porter, died at her home GAY Longbrook avenue, Saturday morning, after an illness of only a few days. She was found dead ir bed by her mother. Medical Ex- amirar W. B. Cogswen was called and found death due to cerebra hemorrhage. Deceased was born ir the Curtis homestead on Longbrool avenue, Al years ago. She was the daughter of the late Otis B. Curtil and Mps Harriet s. Curtis The fun. eral will be held this afternoon. In torment will be in Union cemetery.
 CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, p1umbin! and heating; 1obbing a speciality 3O Main and Hillside avenue. 'Phon
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War risk insurance is reported in good demand.
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LOOKING BACKWARD SO YEARS I117 An Interesting Bit of History

One of the interesting places in Lowell, Mass, is the old apothecary shop on Merrinack street, established in 1927. This location is still drug store, although of course modernized in many de- partments The old prescription books, however, have been preserved and form an interesting record
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobhing speciality. S05 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone Stratford 1114-2 or 114-3. B1o'tf
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ana a good deal c the time was nc able to go about Our greatest desir was to have 8 chil in our home and on day my bus D an
 came back frot town with a bottl of Lydia E. Pink hams Veget tabl, Go pound an wanted me to try it. It brought relic frNra pVau frNuh1ac
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his outspread hands, certain actlvi'
ties Of other men ahead Of him.
"Well, I'll be" he bit off the SEN
tence, and stared a moment In frank
astonlshment at Hazel. Then he took
Off his hat and bowed. "Good morn
Ing" he greeted politely.
Sure" Bill grlnned. ave have
mornings like this around here all the
time. What all are you fellows doing
In the wilderness, anyway? Rallroadf'
"Cross-sectIon work for the G. T.
P.," the surveyor replied.
"Huh," Bill grunted. as 1t dead
clnch, or Is 1t something that may pos
sibly come to pass In the misty fu-
tureT
"As near clnch as anything ever
ls," the surveyor answered. "Construc-
ton has begun-at both ends. /
thought the few white folks In this
country kept tab on anything as i'm
portant as new railroad"
"We've heard lot, but none Of 'em
has transplred yet; not In my time,
anyway" Bill replied dryly. SLOW
ever the world keeps on moving. I've
heard more or less talk Of this, but l
didn't know 1t had got past the talking
stage. What's their Pacific terminalT
"Prlnce Rupert-new town on pc
nlnsula north Of the mouth Of the
Skeena," said the surveyor. "It's a
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Made 10000 Shark Hooks.

The government Is going in for shark
fishing, but not as sport, however. 1t
is going after this aquatic monster that
the skins of the sharks may be tanned
and used as n substitute for leather.
The experiment Is now under way,
and the man who has given Uncle Sam
leg over the fence, as It were, Is j..
w. Fordham, New London, Conn.,,
artisan, whose blacksmith shop Is in
the vicinity Of picturesque Shaw's
Cove, for in that little smithery 10000
shark hooks were made in three sizes
for the United States government.
Mr. Fordham signed the contract
and was allowed thirty days In which
to complete the order. BY keeping his
force working day and night he was
able to ship the entire consignment to
the government agents in New York
in little H.ore than hGlf the time called
for In tho contract,-Marine News.
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but we'd be better satisfied to stay
If we knew that we could leave II
whenever we wanted to-" he inter
rupted. "That's the psychology OF the
human animal, all right. We don't like
to be coerced, even by circumstances.
IF you made a lot OF money mining
we could travel-one could do lots OF
things" she reflected. ~ don't think
I'd want to live in city again. But
1t would be nice to go there, some.
times"
"Yes, dear girl, It would" Bill
agreed. with chum TO help you en-.
JOY things. We can do things together
that / couldn't do alone, and you
couldn't do alone. Remains only to get
the wherewlthal. And since ! know
how to manage that with a minimum
amount Of effort, I'd like to be about
1t before somebody else gets ahead Of
me. Though there's small chance of
that"
"We'll be partners said she. "How
will we divide the profits, Blllumi'
We'll split even," he declared.
"That is, I'll make the money, and
you'll spend It,"
They chuckled over this concelt, and
MS the dusk closed In slowly they fell
to planning the details. Hazel lit the
lamp, and in It's yellow glow pored
over maps while Bill idly sketched
their route on sheet Of paper. His
objective lay east of the head of the
Mas proper, where amid Il wild tangle
Of mountains and mountain torrents
three turbulent rivers, the Stikine, the
Skeena and the Mas, took their rise.
A God-forsaken region, he told her,
where few white men had penetrated.
The peaks fllrted with the clouds, and
their sides were SCARED with glaciers.
A lonesome, broodlng land, the home
of vast and seldom-broken silence.
"But there's all kinds Of game and
fur in there" Bill remarked thought.
fully. "And gold. Stlll, It's fierce
country for n man TO take his best girl
into. don't know whether | ought
to tackle It."
1--WE couldn't be more isolated than
we are here" Hazel argued, "lf we
were In the Arctic. Look at that poor
woman at Pelt House. Three babies
born since she saw doctor or another
woman Of her own color What's
winter by ourselves compared to that.
And she didn't think II so great
hardship. Don't you worry about me,
Mr.. Bill. think II Will be fun. I'm
n real pioneer ut heart. The wild
places look good to me-when you're
along'
She received her due reward for
that, and then, the long twilight hav-
Ing brought the hour TO n lateness that
manifested itself by sundry yawns on
their part, they went to bed.
With breakfast over, Bill put com
pass in his pocket after having ground
his AK blade to keen edge.
"Come on" said he, then; "I'm going
to transact some important business"
"What Is IT." she promptly demand
ed with much curiosity.
"Thls domicile of ours, girl" he told
her, while he led the way through the
surrounding timber, SIS ours only by
grace Of the wilderness. It's built on
unsurveyed government land - land
that | have no more legal claim to
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CHAPTER X.



Long since Hazel had become aware
that whatsoever her husband set about
doing he did swiftly and with inflex-
ible purpose. There was no mallnger-
Ing or doubtful hesitation. Once his
mind was made up, he acted. Thus,
upon the third day from the land stalk
ing, they bore away eastward from the
clearing, across trackless area, trav-
cling by the sun and Bllrs knowledge
Of the country.
"Some day there1l be trails blazed
through here by a paternal govern
ment,' he laughed over his shoulder,
"for the benefit Of the public. But we
don't need 'em, thank goodness"
The bucksliln pony Hazel had
bought for the trip in with Limplng
George ambled sedately under Il pack
containing bedding, clothes and a light
shelter tent. The black horse, Niger,
he Of the cooked ear and the rolling
eye, carried In n pair Of kyaks six
weeks supply Of food. Bill led the
way, seconded by Hazel on easy-gaited
silk. Behind her tDaled the pack
horses like dogs well broken to heel,
patient under their heavy burdens. OF
in the east the sun was barely clear
of the towering Rockies, and the
woods were still cool and shadowy,
full Of aromatic odors from plant and
tree.
There was no monotony in the pass
Ing days. Rivers barred their way.
These they forded or swan, or ferrled
makeshift raft Of logs, as seemed
most fit. Haps and mlshaps alike they
accepted with an equable spirit and
the true philosophy Of the trall-to
take things as they come. When rain
deluged them. there was always shell
ter to be found and fire to warm them.
II the flies assailed too fercely, a
smudge brought easement Of that Ill.
Each day was something more than a
mere toll of so many miles traversed.
The unexpected, for which both were
eager-eyed, lurked on the shoulder of
each mountain, In the hollow Of every
cool canyon, or met them boldly In
the open, naked and unafrald.
Bearing up TO where the Nachaco
dabouchcs from Fraser lake, with n
Ihdson's hay fur pogt and an Indian
mission on Its eastern fringe, they
came upon q blazed line In the scrub
timber. Roaring Bill pulled up, and
squlnted away down the narrow lane
fresh with AK marks.
"Well,' said he, "I wonder what's
coming Off now? That looks like n
survey line OF some sort. 1t isn't a
trall-too wide. Let's follow 1t n
while.
"Tll bet nickel" he asserted next,
"that's railroad survey"
Half an hour Of easy jogging set the
seal OF truth on his assertion. They
came upon a man squirting through
brass instrument set on three legs,
directing, with alternate wavings Of
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country would do the same thing,
they'd be better off. A chunk OF land
anywhere In this country Is a good
bet now. Wen have rails here from
the coast In year. Better freeze
onto couple uh lots here In Hazel
ton, while they're low. BE plumb to
the skies In ten years. Natural place
for city. Bill. It's astonlshin' how
the settlers Is comm"
There was ocular evidence OF this
last, for they had followed In n road
well rutted from loaded wagons. But
Bill invested in no real estate, not
wlthstandng the positive assurance
that Hazelton was on the ragged edge
Of boom.
maybe, maybe" he admitted. "But
I've got other fish to fry. That one
piece up by Pine river will do me for
a while"
Here where folk talked only Of goli
and pelts and railroads and settlement
and the coming boom that would make
them all rich, Bill Wagstaff added two
more ponies to his pack train. These
he loaded down with food, staples only,
flour, sugar, beans, salt, tea and ctt-
fee, and n sack Of dried fruit. Also
he bestowed upon Niger a further
burden OF six dozen steel traps.
And In the cool Of n midsummer
morning, before Hazelton had rubbed
the sleep out of Its collective eyes and
taken up the days work OF discussing
Its future greatness, Roaring Bill and
his wife draped the mosquito nets over
their heads and turned their faces
north.
They bore out upon a wagon road.
For brief distance only did this en-
dure, then dwlndled to path. A turn
In this hid sight of the clustered log
houses and tents, and the two steam
ers that lay up against the bank. The
river itself was soon lost in the far
stretches Of forest. Once more they
rode alone In the wilderness. For the
first time Hazel felt n quick shrinking
from the North, an awe Of its huge,
silent spaces, which could so easily
engulf thousands such as they and still
remain land untamed.
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Gro BE CONTINUED
LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK
Stretch Of Breeze.Swept Sand Has
Been Made to Meet the De.
mands OF Every Glass.

Long Island is the safety valve and
salvation of New York. II is hard to
see how the big city could get through
summer without this hundred miles
Of breeze-swept sand, which 1t can
reach In few minutes by bridge or
tube or ferry, writes Nlksah.
1t Is n matter of endless admiration
how Long Island has been made to
meet the needs Of New Workers Of
every taste and Income. II has cheap
beaches, where anyone may get swim
for quarter, and exclusive beaches
where $4,000 year Is regarded as
poverty. 1t has sport beaches full
Of cafes and music, and quiet beaches,
where old ladies knit on shady porches.
II has millionaire suburbs from which
the many are lngenously excluded; A;
and mlddle-class suburbs with their
neat little cottages, looking like ad.
vertlsements out Of paint catnlogs
stuck prlmly In the middle of correct
little lawns; and suburbs for those
WHO nave just enough Ilouey W Sct
out Of town In the summer. Most of
these latter are situated In the lagoon
district between Rockaway beach and
the island proper. They stand on stilts
in the shallow water, In the midst Of
wide green salt meadows. They are
unpalnted, for the most part but
tanned into soft graSs and purples by
the sea air They are alive with chill
aren and stout fishermen with long
poles decorate all the wharves, while
the narrow channels between the
houses are full of rowboats and little
launches. There Is more picture and
color in this bit of Long Island than
In all the rest of It put together.
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sentiment. It was theirs, hers and
Blll's, and. being woman, she viewed
Its possession jealously.
So she watched with keen interest
what he did. Which, in truth, was
simple enough. He worked his way
to a point southeast Of the clearing
till they gained little rise whence
through the treetops they could look
back and see the cabin roof. There
Bill cut off an elght-inch jack pine,
leaving the stump approximately four
feet high. This he hewed square, the
four fiat sides Of the post facing re-
spectively the cardinal points Of the
compass. On one smoothed surface
Bill set to work with his pocketknife.
Hazel sat down and watched while he
busled himself at this. And when he
had finished she read, In deep-caryed
letters:
W. WAGSTAFF'S S. Z. CORNER.
Then he penned on sheet Of let
ter paper a brief notice to the effect
that he, william Wagstafr intended to
apply for the purchase OF the land en-
braced I'm aD area a half mile square,
Of which the post was the southeast
corner mark. This notice he fastened
to the stump with n few tacks, and sat
down to rest from his labors.
"How long do you suppose that will
stay there, and who is there to read 1t
II It does?" Hazel observed.
Search me. The moose and the
deer and the timber wolves, guess"
BIZ grlnned. "The chances are the
paper won't last long, with winds and
rains. But II doesn't matter It's sim
ply form prescribed by the land act
Of I.rltlsh Columbia and, so long as
60 through the legal motions, that lets
me out. Matter Of form, you know"
"Then what else do you have to dO?"
Nothing but furnish the money
when the land department gets around
to accept my application" he said. 81
can get an agent to attend to all the
details. Well, let's take look ut our
estate from another corner"
This, roughly ascertalned by sight
ing line with the compass and step
ping Off $50 yards, brought them up
on n knoll that commanded the small
basin OF which the clearing was prac-
tlcally in the center.
"Ahaw Bill exclaimed. "LOOk Mt
our ranch, would you; our widespread
acres basking in the sun. A quarter
section is quite chunk. DO you
know / never thought much about It
before, but there's piece Of the finest
land that lies outdoors. If this cOun-
try should get a railroad and settle up,
that quarter section might produce all
the income we'd need. Just out Of hay
and potatoes. How'd you like to be
farmers wife, huhW
"Finr," she smiled. "Look at the
view-lt isn't gorgeous. lists sim
ply peaceful and quiet and soothing.
| hate 10 leave It,"
"Bettor be sorry TO leave n place
than glad to get away" he answered
lightly. "Come on, let's pike home and
get things In order for the long trail,
woman o. mine. I'll teach you how to
be a woodland vagabond."
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SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
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Oil has been a standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
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your system through the blood and stom-
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to look after your kidneys and bladder.
All these indicate some weakness Of the
kidneys or other organs or that the enemy
microbes which are always present in your
system have attacked your weak spots.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not "patent medicine" nor
new discovery" For 200 years they
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