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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22

firing directly at the enemy, to ascer- tain the range of ground which the Germans may pass over from time to time by trial shots.
 Cleanliness
 Absolute cleanliness in every part of a big gun is necessary, not only for the safety of the men behind it, but in order that it shall be efficient against the enemy. The guns toilet re- quires the work of a number of men,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22
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~O ~ ~
 nN NE OFTEN hears of genuine
 Panama hats, but this term is M all too frequently a misnomer. " The hats are not made at Panama, but in Ecuador, Peru, and Columbia. The fact that the great bulk of these hats were and are shipped via the Isthmus of Panama explains how they got their name, which will probably never be correct ed. In the Latin-American countries the hats are never called Panamas. but "JipiJapa," in honor of the town In Ecuador, where they were first manufactured.
 There is also a popular idea that the straw from which Panama hats are manufactured is of an expensive and rare quality, but such Is not the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22
Popular In France


 girl"
 Popular In France
 And it has been the same way with the Marines in France. Already lit tie rumors of romance have crept from the American Expeditionary Forces, telling how our Soldiers of the Sea, who had pushed unscathed through storm of German bullets had fallen victims to Cupid's darts.
 The Marines receive rather more pay than do the French soldiers, and they have been lavish to a point un- dreamed of before by the civilian pop ulation of France. In many an in stance a 1eatherneck" has spent his entire months income to provide food or clothing for some poor refugee. And so they have been affectionately dubbeN "the millionaire soldiers by the French with whom they have come in contact.
 The greatest point of similarity be- tween the two "crack" Corps, how ever, probably lies in the manner in which the men were picked for each. Just as ip the ranks of Uncle Sam's Marines you find the flower of the manhood of the greatest democracy of the West, so also do you find Frances finest men among the Chas- seurs Alpins.
 An Ancient Organization
 The Chasseurs are old, centuries older than the Marines, as an organ. ization, but as individuals they have become soldiers only since the begin. ming of the present war, just as in l the case of the majority of the men ir our Marine Corps.
 When the Germans first began theil fierce onslaught in 1914, it was natural that the Chasseurs Alpins, typifying as they did, the finest traditions of the French service, should bear the brunt of much of the heaviest fighting. | was their right.
 And they lived up to their tradi tions. Outnumbered time after time they always held their ground, anc exacted heavy toll of the Hun It wa then they earned their title, "B1ue Devils" The Germans could not un
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22
Copyright, 1918, Tn,

For there is neither race nor creed, Border, nor breed, nor birth, When two strong men stand face to
 face,
 Tho they come from the ends of
 the earth"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22
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not be downed by the Hun, but if they were able to talk the. same language I am sure every one of them would find himself forced to capitulate to an American crir
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22

"Semper Fidelis'-both had always | been faithful
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
The USefut PENNY

Introduction of the penny transfer
I'm the operation Of the indianapolis
street car system, which caused the
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal
company to supply itself with 5000
pennies the first day, brought to the
mind of J. J. Mahoney. superintendent,
a story of the eighties when Tom
Johnson. afterward mayor OF Cleve-
land. was treasurer, and IL supply of
pennies in the hands of the
helped to stop a u on n bank. Mr..
indianapolis street car system for a
long. long time.
In those days passengers dropped a
nickel fare in a box and sometimes
they put in five pennies. The COM
pany was usually overstocked with
pennies, and had to send them to the
United States mint to get rid of them.
The pennies were put In bags. 1t hap
pened that the company had a lot OF
bags full of pennies when a run start
ed on a bank. There was a great
throng of people at the bank demand
ing and getting back their deposits.
Through an understanding, the bank
and the street car company resorted
to camOufiage. Several street car en-
ployees were called in and directed to
carry the bags of pennies into the
bank. 1t was an impressive sight. as
bag after bag was passed through the
window. and Mr.. Mahoney
says 1t had the desired effect.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Musician Has Travelled Far.

Sydney Nicholson. recently appoint
ed organist at Westminster abbey. is
a confirmed wanderer. This explains
why he holds the record for playing
in more churches and cathedrals IN
England and abroad than any other
living %organist. He started at Frank
fort, Germany. and from there he
drifted TO Barnet, Elton and Manches-
ter.
At the latter city he founded the
popular midday organ recitalS for
working people. These proved so sue
cessful that the scheme has now been
extended to the whole of the northern
counties.
1t is not only in the Interpretation
of sacred music, however, that 8Ir.
Nicholson has proved himself. He IS
an organist, composer and conductor
rolled into one. and has written an ex-
quisite setting to some of Rupert
Brooke's poetry. The two were fast
friends at oxford. and the organist's
music is an eloquent tribute TO the
dead poets genius.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

i coarse mesh, having a DorQer woven
with figures in a finer mesh, is shown,
with Il plain chiffon veil, in the Illus
tratiOn. An extreme and novel veil
has had a following among young
people. 1t consists of an oblong of a
large, square-meshed veil bordered
with chiffon and hangs straight from
the front of the turban to the warst-
line while a longer veil of plain chif~
fon hangs from the back. There is a
border of chenille dots in graduated
sizes set across the lower edge of the
mesh veil. Long scarfs of malines at
tached to small hats and turbans, TO
be wrapped about the face and neck.
We're among the alluring things that
came in with late summer and are
pretty enough 10 survive the passing
of a season. They were in any of
the colors used for hats and ought ut
least TO reappear on the between
seasons hats that Will soon be with US.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Aerial Bombing.

Bombs dropped by BOche aviators
never do the same thing twice, but
frequently do very odd damage. III.
l.. Maybell of Brooklyn, a Y. NJ. c. A.
worker, was driving a camionette
through a French town recently when
a Boche avion appeared n the
French antiaircraft guns opened up.
AS the shrapnel rained around hin.
MaybeIl sought shelter under his little
car. Just then the Boche let go with
a bomb. When the thunders of the ex-
plosion died out, the "Y" man decided
he might just as well go away from
there. but he discovered that circum-
stances ruled otherwise. To his aston
ishment he found that both tires on
one side of the camionette actually
had been pulled off the rims. Other
wise the car was intact
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Wear Sunfower in France

The fame of the sunfiower as the
emblem of Kansas has penetrated
France, and is the object Of much ap-
probation on the part of the French
people. according TO word received at
Camp Funston. A letter from a men,
Der of the Eighth division tates that
the members of the division all wear
a big sunfiower on an arm band as a
distinguishing emblem of the division.
which received its training here. The
division, the first to be trained at
Camp Funston, was trained by Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Combination Sweater Blouse.

An extremely serviceable and jaunty
garment Is the new combination
sweater blouse, devised by some one
who wanted to conserve wool without
giving up the good points of the sweat
er. \ blouse of some gay striped silk
Is first made according TO a pattern
that opens down the front with fronts
that fold back and join in a wide
sailor collar. But the, sailor collar is
not made of the silk. Instead it is
made of some color wool that goes
well with the stripes in the silk, as
are also wide cuffs for the sleeves and
q foOtwide hip section that forms a
tight-ftting peplum for the blouse. To
put it on it Is simply pulled on over
the head. 1t is a charming little thing
to wear with the walking suit skirt,
and the wool is placed just where the
additional warmth under the suit coat
might be most welcome on frosty
mornings.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
.GA RzmA
Panels Are looped.

The panel has never been more evil
den 1t appears In a thousand effects.
In a gray satin 1t is developed In a
looped panel at the back. made Of the
satin and falling in front in an apron
panel made of fine net banded across
the bottom with a T fur half a foot
deep. OF course, the foundation skirt
of this particular dress is as narrow $
1t can be. and because one must be
able 70 take steps while wearing it the
two pieces at the bottom of the skirt
are crossed in the back. separating as
one moves. Paris sends over a num-
Der of these cross-draped skirts. de
signed evidently to give the extreme
narrow lines on which approval has
been placed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

story of the vell-if IL is CON
20 the fashionable veil-is rather
at present, because only small
wells occupy the attention of the
Hiajority of women. OF this par
or kind of veil there are. however,
4 varieties which are worth the
Stion of women who appreciate
q fanuch n veil can do for the COM
pn-and the face. Besides. there
Nle small, floating wells which are
with so much grace and prove
Iring on women who know how
AIRY them off," and the wells for
ring. In addition 70 these one
not overlook some pleasing nov
s that are occasionally seen on
ger women and girls who like odd
striking things.
early all the small, close-fitting
, wells are made of f1ne-very fine
reads in large mesh ground with
lroidered floral sprays straying
n them. Or they may be splashed
ed with dots. All these decorative
ches appear In borders as ''ell as In
terns that trail over the mesh or
L There are also wells of heavier
ads and in both the fine and heavy
ads there are small-meSh varieties.
-ould be impossible and unnecessary
escribe all Of them. The thing
remember is that one should expert
II before buying and try or differ
wells as we do hats, in order TO
the becoming pattern Black !
taupe are the most popular colors,
there are others.
mong wells that have found favor
Re is a novelty that combines the
h veil with plain chiffon so that
veil answers two purposes. In a
sierately long veil of chiffon a
of silk mesh is set, so that the
may be covered with either and
chiffon ends left floating. 1t is
attractive. A very soft veil with !
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Cleaning London Stums.

Some FIVE years ago a committee was
appointed by the county council OF
London on the "housing Of the work
ing classes" 1t recommended that the
sum of S17,5OO,oOO be expended in
cleaning slum areas in the city. the
sum TO be spread over a period of
seven years in equal installments Of
50. 900 each. A recent report OF
the committee indicates that about
$4,000, 900 had already been expended.
with the result of cleaning 1fty-hve
acres of slums and providing new and
sanitary dwellings for more than 16O,-
600 personS.-The Christian Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Valuable Compounds Discovered.

Crystalline selenium, In which light
produces so remarkable a lessening OF
electrical resistance proves to be not
the only substance SO affected. In the
experiments of the United States bu-
reau of standards to determine pre-
cisely the properties of different mate
rails, such compounds as ~jamesonite.
cylindrite, silver sulphide, bismuthin-
lite, b~oulangerite, stibnite n molyb-
denite showed some change in electri-
cal conductivity with varying light in
the same way as the element selenium.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

Under the stress of war even moth
y or nursing babies have had TO 20
work in munition plants and other
aces in France. and probably the
me thing less rue in England. and
en- In our Own country. 1t is said
at during the first months of the
1r in France babies died at an alarm
z rate. This tended to destroy the
1rale Of the civil population, which
{ 50 essential as an inspiration TO M
shting men, and it also robbed
rance Of needed future citizens.
The French government had already
efore the war taken steps to
Is infants, but did not take up the
ter Of infant welfare extensively
al the war came and the infant
lth rate suddenly and rapidly in
eased. To make up for the lack Of
me care, nurseries were established
lere scientific treatment could be
Ven 10 babies and where the mothers
uid 20 ut intervals during the day
nurse their babies. thus eliminating
risk Of artificial feeding. The
les are cared for day and night,
PIT warm and clean, provided with
esh air and made generally com
rtable- Mothers can nurse them
ring the night if the child's welfare
iuires it. This has worked out to
advantage Of babies and mothers
wartime, and Will be continued
btless. In one community, where
mayor Of a town was also a doc
the death rate for babies was re-
I'd to zero for ten years-there is
equally good record anywhere.
is natural that the welfare Of
lrer should be the care Of women
ywhere, and every community
Int to make an enort-as a com
nity-to establish a place where
hers who must leave their chill
n during working hours can be
ped out. and young and lnexperi-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

80 l a do my house work without any
difficulty. / advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles 70 give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial and it will do as much for
them."-Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1921 9Th
St, N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious condi-
tons where a hospital operation IS the
only alternative, but on the other hand
sc many ONE have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said hat an operation was
necessary every woman who want
to avoid an operation should give it q
fair trial before submitting TO such q
trying ordeal.
If complications exist, write to Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
SBOlS and Girls q
~ Clear th9Skln1
UWIth CutlCurd%I
m nuqv,x.x- So,n ns,trnr, T.f-r, 1Sr r,A NJ j
jolly War Victim.
Druggstx Soap. Ointment Talnm 25c. each.

Pat had lost al eye in battle. When
he got out of the hospital and went
back TO the front he got into an argu-
ment with an English soldier. III
bet. he said, that I can see more
with my one eye than you can with
your two
Prove it"
"Well. I can see two eyes in your
face and you can only see one in
mine."-BoSton Evening Transcript.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly fndu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALL
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh-
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some OF the best toniCs
known. combined with some Of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
OF the ingredients in CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
T. j. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo. o.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
He Had Failed TO Salute.

A chaplain. on making his rounds In
the base hospital OF a large canton
ment, stopped at the cot of q darky
and said:
Sam. how is 1t that you are In bed
osay! You were quite well when /
spoke to you yesterday"
The darkey replied: well. pahson.
An done was kicked by a mule"
What In the name of goodness did
he kick you for?"
"Ah guess All done fo'got to saIute -
Observation-Disclosures.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Knitted Hat Bands.

An accessory of fashion that will
n in favor as autumn advances is
knitted hat band and ties adorned
n various colored wool or silk flow
This is. of course. a very old
de revived. for beautiful silk flow
q work existed In the sixteenth or
esnteenth century. and some very
int effects In wool work are remin-
mt of early Victorian days. The
or was, however, resuscitated with
$sY glory by a famous French gen.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Worlds Oldest University.

The oldest university in h world Is
at Picking. 1t is called the school for
the Sons of the Empire" Its antiquity
is great. and a grand register consist
ing of 800 stone columns, is reputed
TO contain the names of 10000 gradu-
eteS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Clutch Your Coat.

Panne velvet is a revival and
adapts itself to the reversible cloak
that depends upon draping for its
graceful lines. Furs of all kinds arc
used either permanently attached to
the cloak or to be adjusted when
worn. The really chic Partisan never
fastens her cloak. but clutches 1t to-
gether.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
AmalGa-Mated.

1T is a splendid alliance. The
brides father is rich; she just rolls
IN gold The bridegroom is rich, too
made a fortune in "copper""
That's not an alliance; that's an al.
loy."-Boston Transcript.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Need for Hioher Education.

Things are 50 dreadfully high now
adays," lamented Mrs. Youngwife.
that 1 can't possibly come out even
with my husbands salary"
THAT being the case, you'll probably
have to apply higher mathematics"
suggested her college chum with a grin
hat could be heard all over the room.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
woman's Work

Well. I've got more respect for my
wife than 1 ever had before in all my
life. How In the world a woman viii
live a lifetime with a man and wash
dishes three times a day without rebel
ling l don't know. l never knew what
a slaves task washing dishes was until
I got TO France and had 10 wash my
own mess kit.-Soldier writing to the
Stars and Stripes.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
The Mise Fool

Science informs US that we could
not live without microbes" observed
the sage.
WELL" commented the fool, there's
one consolation. We probably won't"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
paradoxicaI Cause.

w have always something to be
thankful for"
'Yes; look how thankful Germany
can be that she V adopted the
custom of Thanksgiving day"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

Souerings and two
doctors decided
that ! would have
to so through an
operation before 1
could get well.
MY mother, who
had been helped by
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, advised me
70 tryit before sub
hitting to an opera
ton I~trelieved me
from my trouhlaa
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Very Much So.

HAS h circus strong man any de-
pendents who claim exemption for
him?"
.sWhy he holds up the whole group"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

Looking at that letter you have just
posted. makes me think you have one
thing in common with the kaiser"
What is it?'
"A mailed fist"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

aged TO mix the mos crude colors with
daring success. He has, indeed. left us
deeply indebted by his teachings.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29

enced mothers directed and advised
as to the feeding and care required by
their infants. When the time comes
for a discontinuance of work for sol
diers and their families, women who
have given so much time and attention
to this war work might use their or
CARNATIONS to help along the human
welfare movement, and more especial
ly the infant welfare work.
The war has left many orphans and
half-orphanS in France and Belgium.
A contribution Of about three dollars
n month will support Il of these chill
dren. and this Is another charity hat
merits the consideration of women
wOmen's clubs and business organiza-
tons. The amount is so small that it
will no be felt at all when divided up
among the members of even a small
club.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
Quite True.

This prohibition movement Is a Sc
rfous problem
Eyes. it requires sober thought
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
HOW MRS, BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from q
female trouble which caused me much
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-07-26
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TITS q hot day" said Perky Pig.
ITS . very hot day" said PinU
Zig.
1--WE al know that" said Brother
Bacon.
ITS no news to us," said Miss Ham.
Zone would think to hear all you pigs
squealing and grunting about the heat
that 1t was q great piece Of news ana
that you had been 90 excited by dis.
covering 1t that you wanted to give 70
to the barnyard right away"
Miss Ham II right" said Pinky
Pigs mother. "DOn't you suppose
every creature In the barnyard knows
it's hotf'
"Of course they know It." said Mas
ter Pink Pig.
"Ah, that may be-" grunted Sammy
Sausage. ''but there are many things
it's nice and interesting to hear that
We know already"
"What do you mean by that?" asked
Miss Ham.
"Just what say" replied Sammy
Sausage.
"Now don't be rude. Sammy" said
Miss Ham. "Show respect to your
elders. Tell me what you mean"
Eyes, ma'am," said Sammy Sausagel
II will tell you"
All the pigs gathered around Sammy
to hear what he had to say. They
were all near by, anyway. otherwise
they wouldn't have walked or gone any
distance TO hear anything. They were
tired and they were hot and they were
lazy.
snow, take myself" said Sammy.
squealing cheerfully. Il always find II
Interesting and nice to hear what
fine pig 1 am. To be sure j know 1t.
/ know I'm fine. and that everything
/ do is right. know / have splen-
did appetite, and am a great addition
to the barnyard. i know all this, and
yet I like to be told it,"
swell, If you know all that, we
don't" said Brother Bacon. "We don't
know that you're so fine and splendid
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-07-26

Time to Start Sheep Raising.

Late summer or early fall rs the
most favorable time 60 make n start
in sheep raising Ewes may be pro-
cured more readily at this time, and
when purchased may be kept ON
meadows, grain stubble fields. or luto-
sown forage crops 20 get them in good
condition for breeding
Experience with the ewes through
fall and winter viii also make O. bc-
glnner more capable OF attending TO
them at lumbing time II is seldom
possible 30 buy any considerable NUM-
Der of bred ewes at reasonable prices.
The inexperienced sheep raiser
should begin with grnde ewes of the
best class available and a purcbrrd
ram. The raising of purebrcd stock
and the selling of breeding rams can
best be undertaken by persons expert
enced in sheep raising.