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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-23
$15O, 900 FIRE IN CONCORD.

Concord, Mass, March 22-The fer tilizer plant of the Whitman & Pratt Rendering Co. at Concord Junction was destroyed today by fire which started from an undetermined cause on the first floor of the main building and spread rapidly. All employees es- caped. Representatives of the com pany said the loss probably would ex- ceed $150,o00.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-23

railroad connections between the dis tricts they have occupied and Berlin and are flooding the occupied towns with German goods, especially cloth ing and hosiery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-23
HUNS ESTABLISH RAIL LINES.

Moscow. Tuesday, March 1s-(By the Associated Press)-The Germans already have established through
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
When Lafayette Was In Jail.

After our Revolutionary war, while
Lafayette was trying TO reach Holland
to escape enemies Mt home. he was
seized by the Austrian government and
imprisoned az dangerous character
His wife also was imprisoned at Paris
during the reign of terror, but sue
ceeded In getting TO Vienna and plead
ed with the emperor for her husbands
release. Lafayette's friends In this
country did what they could In bis he
half, and finally. on the 25th OF August.
1907, he was set at liberty after five
years confinement In n dungeon. Dur
ing this Imprisonment two American
friends Of Lafayette-Francis X. Iiuger
OF Charleston. S. c.. and DR.. Eric Boil.
man-made n daring attempt to liber'
ate him. for which they both were i'm.
prisoned.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Tho Drum Of tho Ear.

The reason deaf pepple cannot hcnr "
that the drum of the ear Is imperfect
or IIas been destroyed, Sound Is moth
Ing but the vibrations Of the mir acting
on the drum OF the ear When people
are quite deaf Il Is because The ear
drum will not respond 10 these vibra
lions. but they eau still feel these vlbra
lions even II they cannot hear them
When number Of deaf mutcs are sit
ting In a room together and one wishes
to attract the attention 0f another he
strikes his heel on the floor. aud every
one In the room feels the vibration and
looks around to zee who called In the
large asylums for the deaf and dumb
the doors are hung very loosely. 80 that
II you shake them IL sets up vibration
like stamping on the floor. and that II
the way they wake up deaf people that
sleep too late In the morning.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
horsan haxa Quick Ears.

The horse is really one of the best
listeners In the world. He is always
on the alert for sounds which concern
or interest him. When he looks at any.
thing he turns his ears toward 1t to OBJ.
serve the better whether any sound
comes from 1t. If horse IL particu-
larly interested In your driving OF him
he aways turns his ears backward to-
ward you, but IL he has no concern on
that subject or If he sees anything
ahead that interests him be keeps his
ears pncked forward. A horse hears
the whinny OF another horse at a
greater distance than the average man
can hear it.-Boston Transcript.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Ether and Matter.

The denscsi matter Is more or less
porous. Gold viii absorb mercury ns n
lump OF sugar will absorb water. show
Ing there must he intcrstices or inter.
atomic spaces In II. but the ether shows
no such property II n drop OF wntcr
could be magilhcd sufficiently one
would ultimately see the different nj
onis OF hydrogen aud oxygen that con
stllule the molecules 0f water. lf a
small volume OF ether could be thus
magnified the Indications are that the
ultimate part would look like the FIRST,
which IL the same as saying that II Is
not made up Of dlscrete particles. but
Ills space completely. This II expressed
10y saying that the ether IL continu
ous medium and incompatible with
matter. Exchange
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
SPEED IN BASEBALL.
What an infield Double Play Means In
Time and Action.


Making first base, though more dra
matte to watch. Is an uneventful ex.
pcdition compared with the TRIP to sec.
ond. II takes fast man to negotiate
the journey In q 80 seconds. No thrown
ball goes over 800 feet. and II batted
ball travels beyond the safe limits Of
single throw II must be rclayed by the
tielders. While you are watching the
outhelder scamper after the ball the
relay line is being swiftly formed In
the infeid. There conld he no such
quick and accurate fielding Of deep
outfeld hits II the outf,eldcr taking the
ball did not knew that behind him was
ranged his line OF relays ready TO take
the hnll the instant he could turn and
throw II.
70 make n double plnv IN the intield
the shortstop. for example. must field
u ball that has been haltcd about 49,
feet, He passes the ball from ten to
twenty-five feet 10 the second base
feet 10 first All this while the batter
is running ninety feet. II tri,k lint. as
we have seen. IL takes u shuppy run
ner To turn In 3-5 seconds. It's IA
close cnIl aud "a case of utilizing the
fraction OF second. but with sharp
6eldlng the margin is all on the side
OF the heders. The double play Is the
menace ever threatening the runner on
Grst.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
THINK BIG THINGS.
Give Your Imagination Play and Try to
Live Up to Your Dreams.


Isn't 1t true that the only thing which
makes it possible for us to perform the
daily drudgeries of life Is the hope
for better things which blooms In our
hearts?
Hope is romance. Ambition Is ro-
nance. All the fne. true Inspirations
OF life nre romantic. Romance leads
TO achievement, unless II blossoms In
the mind of lazy. shiftless creature
who Is incapable OF action.
The man who leads forlorn hope Is
romantic. The hero who gives his life
lighting a dread disease TO which he
succumbs. but against which he has
insured humanity. is romantic. Ro-
nance is the thing which makes II
worth while for men 10 sacrifice ma.
terial comforts and die on strange
fields Of honor.
In q materialistic world, where we
have to deal with the facts OF earning
our living and lighting for place and
position, the thing which lifts us above
blind instinct Is romance. Cherish
your dreams, for they give you a
glimpse of beauty and make you will
ing to struggle over cruel mountains
and harsh plains to the pot Of gold at
the ralnbow's end. Dreams give res
pite from dreary reality aud urge on
to all that is big and dne.- Exchange.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
About the Puritans.

In the American Magazine William
Roscoe Thayer says:
'It is the fashion OF late to speak
c0ndescendingly Of the Puritans as OF
q people OF narrow views and Of men
OF sour temperament, but no descend
ant OF theirs and no later immigrant
who now dwells In the commonwealth
they founded and enjoys the blessings
which It bestows upon us will fall to
glory in being able to trace back to
such forerunners. The story Of the
conditions which faced the passengers
OF the MayHower when they landed ut
Plymouth can never be too often re.
peated. To have as founders OF our
state men and women who had the
fear Of God in their hearts, but feared
the face OF no man. ranks as the ini.
tial glory OF Massachusetts,"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
POWER OF MONEY.
And the Danger That May Come With
Undue Lovo Of Wealth.

Undue lovo OF Wealth.
1t is convenient TO have money. We
all see many ways In which we would
like TO use It. But when we have
money we are oil upt 10 wish II just a
little more. Who Is to say what ls the
exact amount II Is right that we should
possessf Wishes, tastes, desires, diff
fer. We ourselves do not know what
our limit should be.
With too much money one Is likely
10 become conceited. to lose sympathy
and be hard hearted and more than
likely regardless OF the means he takes
TO add to his store II he has too little
he may be envlous of others. embltter.
ed toward society, tempted to dishon
esty, or there may be real suffering
for need of what money can buy. No
one, not even the man In u prison cell.
can live In any degree of comfort with.
out money Ii Is necessary TO life,
Yet there are many things or greater
value than money. things that money
cannot buy, that are necessary to our
welfare Undue love OF money Is
poison In the soul, eating out what Is
of most worth. We may pay too high
price for its acquisition We should
Judge our desire for money by our
purpose, our motive In wanting 1t.
Money is power for good or evil. as
we choose TO use it.-Mllwaukoe Jour
nal
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Vegetable Outlets.

Try the following recipe on your
''meatless day." Take equal quantities
of carrots, turnips. parsnips aud on.
ions and sufficient potatoes to form
half the mixture. Slice the onions and
brown In little butter. Boil the other
vegetables and ch9l them up finely.
mixing them with the potatoes. Which
should be mashed. Season and add
some chopped parsley. When cold
form into outlets and fry In egg and
breadcrumbs.- London Answers.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
SEE THE FUNNY SIDE.
Use Your Sense Of Humor When Die.
trssaina eituatlons Arise.

Humcr proves to be the saving clause
OF many distressing situation. The
trouble with most OF Us Is that we
take our troubles altogether too Sc
nously. We fall to see the funny side
of things that for the moment concern
us, even though we are quick TO grnsp
II when we are mere onlookers.
In the face OF gathered clouds that
seem 10 shut ont the sunshine forever
Il is not bad idea to remind ourselves
that this old mother earth has been
revolving on her axis for countless
ages. that generations OF men hnve
come aud gone for tbouse nds OF years
aud that the march OF human progress
has gone right along IA the forward
direction despite what seemed 10 he
occasional setbncks
Laugh and the world laughs With
you" There Is humor In nearly every
situation II We can only see II from
the right angle. Those OF Us who try
TO smile In adversely and think how
much more laugbable II would be II
conditions we're reversed at least feel
less uncomfortable over II and take
pleasure In looking forward TO the
time when the shoe will be on the 9th
er foot-Omaha Bee.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Unless the teeth are very budly dam.
aged or eroded the acids OF fruit. such
as that contained In grapes. oranges.
lemons or apples. will be found to be n
satisfactory mouth wash. The advice
OF dentist should be sought. how.
ever. to determine the condition OF the
teeth and to decide whether an aka.
line or acid wash is preferable for the
individual case. But there Is no ques.
tion, according to the Popular Science
Monthly, as to the efficacy Of the food
acids In removing quickly and entirely
the mucous films that are the 6rst
stages OF dental decay
An apple eaten In the evening will
cleanse the teeth mechanically and
chemically and II followed by vigorous
brushing will protect them from bac-
teria during the night.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Automatic cooking boxes were In gen.
eral use among the Hebrews nearly
1000 years ago. The Greek and Ro.
man writers frequently refer to them.
In his edition OF Juvenile" for exam.
pie. Friedlander cites commentator
who refers to the Jews who IA day be.
fore the Sabbath put their viands hot
into the cooking boxes, the pots being
covered with napkins aud wrapped
about with hay. so that they may have
warm food on the Sabbath"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
TESTING THE DENTIST.
israii Pasha Didn't Want TO Take Any
Painful Chances.

To illustrate oriental habits OF
thought Lord Cromer tells In the Quar-.
terly Review this story Of Ismail Pasha.
khedlve OF Egypt. II once happened
that ismail was suffering from tooth.
ache. He sent for European dentist
who told him that he ought to have the
tooth out Ismail said that he was
afraid IL would be very painful. He
was Informed In reply that II he would
allow the dentist to administer laugh.
ing gas to him he would feel nothing.
he still doubted, but told the dentist
to bring his apparatus to the palace.
The dentist complied and explained
the process 10 the khedive. lsmaii then
summoned an attendant and told him
10 send up the sentry who was at his
door.
When the man arrived the khedlye
ordered him to sit down In a chair aud
requested tho dentist TO take out q
tooth on either side of his jaw. Ismail
then asked the man whether he had
felt anything. and the man told him
that he had not But Ismail was not
yet satisfied. He said that the sentry
was n young. strong man and that he
would like to see the experiment tried
on some one of weaker physique.
Accordingly he summoned n slave
girl and had the dentist extract two OF
her teeth. Finding that she did not
show evidence OF extreme suffering. he
then consented to have his own tooth
0lIf
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
EMERGENCY RATIoNs.
Food the Soldier Eats When HE Rssu.
lar Supply Fails.

lar Supply Fails.
or the emergency rations OF the
lighters Of the world the most ostenta'
tious is Uncle Sans ration of com
pressed maize meal with meat, farina
and three chocolate bars. This ration
ls deficient In fats for the very good
reason thnt, even though hermetically
sealed, II would become rancid II II
carried any more fat IL is not there
fore a balanced ration, but the con.
talner holds enough actual food to keep
q soldier from starving for twenty.four
hours.
The British troops as well as the
Dutch have q sausage made OF ground
peas highly snlted, reported to have
been originated by the Scotch and
which is put up In regular sausage
skins. II IL said TO be the most sls
talnng emergency ration known.
The Italian butter ball IL interesting
because OF the perfect preservation of
the unsalted butter within the dry
cheese envelope The compressed tab.
let's OF tea make II possible for one TO
eat his tea II water is not available,
the Russians getting what they call n
dry cup OF tea by slipping a tablet OF
compressed tea into the mouth and al.
lowing II TO dissolve slowly. All sorts
o! meat and fish are dried In sheets
and strips and hunks by the various
armies.
These are not the foods, however.
upon which armies live, but the emer.
gency rations upon which the soldier
depends when the regular rntions fail.
Christian Herald.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Chsekina q Skid.

When you are driving an automobile
and 1t begins to skid the skidding viii
be checked II you will Immediately
turn the steering wheel In the direc-
tion you are skidding. A car sklds
when there Is a momentum tending TO
turn 1t about the center of gravity
When the forces about the center Of
gravity are balanced the car will not
skid.-American Boy.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
SHE DID 49,. .unE.
And II Was Mt Upon the Blood soiled
Eiaid Of Battle,


During the first days OF that most
!amentnble conflict that we now know
a. the war hetwcen the states little
woman down In South Carolina gave
her husband nnd thelr four grown sons
to fight for the cause TINT 10 her seem
ed Just, She wns not belllgerent; she
was brave A few years later neigh
bOr brought her word that all but tho
youngest boy had been killed.
At the end OF the war the youngest
boy returned. lie WINS captain and
not captain merely by courtesy. Az
hc rode through the old plantation he
saw to his intense surprise tliut II was
In fair state OF cultivation and that
foodstuffs had taken the place Of cot
ton, lie hnd expected to And those
broad acres filled with weeds and
brlars. AS soon ms he had proudly
greeted his mother ana been In turn
proudly greeted by her he spoke Of this
"'rhat was my part" she told him
"Y0u couldn't fight without having
something to eat. could your"
II was then that he noted the marks
OF toll on her hands, and he knew that
the faithful old negroes had not done
all the hard work. He brought his
heels together In the military fashion
and lifted his hand to the rim OF his hat
Mother" he said not rery steadily,
II salute you, the greatest soldier Of Us
all" "-Hapsburg Lebe.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
HEALTH AND HOUSE SCREENS
One Effective Way 20 Foil the Flies and
Mosquitoes.

II Is n duty TO protect the health OF
the home and to tlght any peril that
may menace II. You may have doubts
or become discouraged when II comes
to cleaning up and keeping 10 clean
that you won't have flies. or when you
try to keep them down by poisoning
or trapping, but there's one means Of
protecting yourself against files that Is
safe and effective. This Is thorough
screening. Doors, windows and porch.
es. upstairs and downstairs. should be
thoroughly screened In summer for the
comfort OF the home and the henlth OF
the family. Mosquitoes are a health
menace as well as flies. and thorough
screening protects against both.
A few years ago screening was con
sidercd almost as Ineffective as a
means OF protecting against flies as
poisoning. dlsinfectlng aud few fec.
BILE efforts ut cleaning up. None OF
these methods prohibited llles. They
apparently continued to come In their
usual large number. But the trouble
was we did not know how 10 property
use screens. Then only tile Kitchen
and dining room doors aud windows
were screened, while the doors and
windows Of the other part OF the house
were left unprotected.
Later we found that not only all the
openings 10 the house must have
screens In them, but that they must
ct and be made so dy tight that no ny
could enter. This was found more ef
fective. But not until the porches were
screened, particularly the back porch,
where most OF the food was handled,
did we come to know the real safety
and comfort that lay behind screened
doors. windows and porches.-Ex-
change
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Safatv Eirnt

was returning home the other eve
ming about G:3D o'clock when ! saw
Tommy. my nelghbcr's boy. playing
with crowd Of other boys knew
that his family always had supper at u
O'Clock sharp. 50 ! said. "l'll bet you =
rents you'll miss your supper, Tommy"
lie grinncd up NJ me snlcily aud 70
piled Then You lose your bet, 'cnuse
rot the chops right here with me
Ma sent me for EN- at O'clock
Every body's Magazine
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
simpIss. Of Clements.

Condensed milk applied to the edges
OF the pieces OF broken china will keep
the article as intact as the majority of
cements on the market today. writes
Edwin w. Ely In letter to the Elec-
trical Experimenter. Mr.. Ely adds
that he has mended saucers that have
withstood washings In hot water and
has mended a telescope lens OF fairly
large size with this unique cement
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Tho Real wo nder worksro.

"Do you believe In fairies?" asked
the sentlmentalist.
Fairies" gruntod the practical per
son. "What did they ever do? II took
us human beings to put over things
like locomotives and telephones and
electric lights. - Washington Star.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
His Sermon.

II used to worry alont what ] put
into "A Sermon" said the minister.
"Yes?"
But when found that what people
discussed was mainly the length Of II
put about fifteen minutes into II and
let II 20 ut charlottesville Courier
Journal.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Too Mean n Trick.

See here; wrote aud asked you
when YOU were going To pay that old
account and even inclosed n stamp, but
you never answered
"Aiy dear sir. wouldn't 1t have been n
mean trick 10 use your own stamp Ia
disappolnt your
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Lead Filled lnserlptlona.

In Job xix, "a, is an allusion TO the
use OF lead to nll carved inscriptions
upon stone by pouring the molten lead
into the cavities OF the letters TO rem
der them leglble and at the same time
to preserve them from the action of
the weather.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

II Mary's little lamb continues /,
grow In favor and financial yalul
II Is destined to seriously interfe,
with the activities OF the monera
cur. The country is already lookiu,
askance at the matter.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Chicago has been looted OF 50, ,00t
900 during the past year by robben
The reason the figures are 30 low
that the estimate doesn't include "A
activities of the food profiteers.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Glaoiarn Ara Eriftla.

The substance OF glacier Is brittle.
though solid, and Its descent down
valley is caused by its constant frac.
ture, produced by gravitation and the
sliding forward OF the whole mass
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

"What wonderful sunsetl'
"Yes. 1t actually seems to be try
ing to look like some OF the pictures IN
the art store. ."-WashIngton Star.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Col. House may not have dom
much talking while in Europe bd
from the results OF his visit he mud
have had spokesman who coul
talk some.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Love-.

Love Is the most powerful of spells
Every other species of sorcery must
yield to II. There IL but one power
against which It is helpless What is
that7 II Is not fire; II Is not water.
II is not air; II Is not the earth with all
its metals. II In time lleine.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Grumhlar.

Johnson They tell me that Dobbe 10
an awful grumbler, Jackson He H.
He IL the kind Of fellow who bames
his face because It needs II shave
rearson's Weekly.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Money,

If money Is the root Of all evil there
are undoubtedly times when 1t Is pos.
sible to secure medicinal extract
from the root Sir Hardman Lever.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Qomaatlo JoNa.

Mrs. Crabshaw-I might have mar.
ried that man who became a million
aire. Crabshaw-Fo Forget II. my denr
If he'd married you he would DO as
poor as / am."-Lamb.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
A Warninn.

"Don't be too ready 10 handy wit
with chemist"
"Why not with a chemlstr
Because he always has a ready re
tort. baltimore American.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Courage consists not In blindly over
looking danger, but In seeing 1t and
conQuerlng it.-Richter
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
POSTAGE stampa.

There are at the present time over
$1,000 varieties of postage stamps In
circulation throughout the world.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
Wheat. Barley and Oats.

Whent, Barley and oats.
A bushel Of wheat weighs on an av-
erage 90 pounds, barley Al pounds and
oats 30 10 40 pounds
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

An approved legal form tresps
notice on cloth for sale at this
flee.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Let gratitude for the past inspire us
with tr"st FOR the future, Fenel0n.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
just Pet Names.

Liabilities are what you can't pay;
assets are what you can't collect
Puck.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Evil Ia wrought by want OF thought
as well as by want OF heart Hood.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

Mt. Popccatapetl and villa 1
bidding for notice In Mexico. We
betting our coin on the volcano.