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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
A PICKER-UP STITCHES.

One of the new conveniences for knitters, now to be found in the shops, is an arrangement for picking up and keeping stitches which, for some req son, the knitter may wish to set aside for time.
 What do you do with such stitches, which you set aside occasionally for future reference? You run them on a safety pin, and then clasp that se- curely, do you not? Many do that, certainly, and, if there are not too many stitches of too heavy wool to be accommodated, that works very we'll. But sometimes even a good sized safety pin cannot bes ufficiently stretched to give satisfaction; hence the new invention.
 It is really a sort of mammoth safety pin, but it is made of silver, so simply that there is no complicated part to get tangled in the wool. This pin is about six inches long and is just the thing that one needs, particu- larly when one gets to the shoulders and neck of a sleeveless sweater.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

(1tTl N1uI1I1OlS N11tkCE HI LAAhNAAN~@' religious and moral instruction.
 Betsy was an unusually strong girl especially skilful in household tasks. But her distinctive skill which gained for her a reputation throughout the countryside was her ability in mechan- ical things. She could set up and take down the loom and repair any part or it. and she could make out of wood or iron almost anything she saw.
 Al the outbreak of the revolution Betsy worked for blacksmith named Sam Leavitt. This man was more than a farmer, for he, too, was skilled in the forging of metal articles. Ev- cry moment he could spare from his shoeing he secretly worked in the room next the smithy ref1tting and re- pairing old matchlocks and muskets. He volunteered to put into condition any gun brought to him, and this work he performed gratuitously, as his contribution to the patriotic cause.
 Betsy was his "right-hand man." She helped him in grinding, filing and polishing and assembling, and she put together the pieces as fast as he could turn them out. Together they repair ed hundreds of firing pieces, and 1t was not long before Betsy became as adept as the blacksmith, and knew every part of any gun and musket.
 But in addition to her extraordinary manual skill, Betsy was also helpful in all the womanly arts. At the battle of Concord she was on the field as a nurse. With a score of other womer she was busily engaged tending thG wounded on the battlefield. Sudden ly she came upon some cannon abandoned by the retreating enemy They were badly battered and seemed useless to all but Betsys professiona eye. She gave them a careful exami nation, then hurried back to Leavitt
 She told him excitedly that on thu
 battlefield there were some gum which she was sure they could makt good as new. Leavitt rushed out t 1 investigate. Before morning si. | pieces of artillery were in the bacl
 of the smithy. Day and night Leavit
 and Betsy worked at the broken can
 non, and six weeks later the repairet
 pieces, in perfect order, were on tn
 battlefield doing service for the Amer
 jeans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
A FEW POINTERS.

Many an application has been writ ten Just as the sun went down." Stick to it all day.
 There is no hard and fast rule in the achievement of success ;but there is one essential: Keep busy.
 Make yourself believe in your sue cess; then work hard to prove that you are correct in your belief.
 A brain that consists only of springs and levers that someone else must pull isn't brain at all. Think it over.
 Things move so fast these days that people who say, Tt can't be done, are interrupted by the people who do it. Be a "doer."
 Don't waste your energy. Have a system of canvassing for applications The great accomplishments of today are brought about very largely 1 through system.-Fieldman.
 Another loan of S2,770,000 wal made to Belgium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Melted paraffin poured on the cracked surface of a vase will make 1t hold water as we'll as before it was cracked.
 The hostess of the present aims to set her table as simply as possible, placing only the silver for one course at a time.
 The sweet potato makes very pretty parlor vine. Put the tuber in sand in hanging basket and wate: occasionally.
 To make a faded cotton dress pure white, boil it in water which has half a cupful of cream of tartar to two gall Ions of water.
 To cook macaroni successfully, drop into boiling salted water, stir, cook till tender and then drain with cold water over 1t.
 Screw small hooks Inside some Of the cupboard doors-they are exceed ingly handy for hanging articles like potlids, corkscrews, etc.
 Meat or fish intended to be fried should first be wiped as dry as possi- ble and 1t should not be very cold before dipping into the fat.
 If you heat your knife you can cut hot bread as smoothly as cold.
 Molasses is much improved if boil ed and skinned.
 A very little lemon or vinegar add ed to raisins when chopped will pre- vent them sticking together.
 To remove odor in house after cab- page or onions have been boiled, sprinkle cinnamon on stove or range and 1t will disappear.
 sweeten your pie crust-One table spoon of sugar to a pie gives a fine flavor and keeps 1t fresh.
 To singe fowls-Put 1 tablespoon alcohol into saucer; light it. Singes without smoke.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

on several occasions saved for the colonists many munitions that would otherwise have been discarded.
 Her real name was Betsy Hager, and she was an orphan, bound out" to farm family living near Boston. In those days there were no public in- stitutions for dependent children, so, when Betsey's parents died at the time she was 9 years of age, the city fathers gave her into the care of this farm family. She was required to re- main with them until she was of age, in the mean time doing such work as was needed. In return, the farmer promised the authorities that he would feed and clothe her, care for her when she was sick, and see to her
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
ST BRIDGET.

St. Bridget was a native of Ireland and as the honor to share with St. Patrick the distinction of exercising the spiritual patronage of the Elmer aid Isle. She was born at Fochard, the daughter of one of the princes of Ulster, soon after the conversion of Ireland. She was the first nun in Ireland, and built her first cell under a large oak around which eventually the city of Kildare arose. St. Brid- get built her cell, according to his torians, in the year 5S5. After per- forming many miracles she died and was buried at Downpatrick, the church of which also boasted the pos session of the bodies of Sts. Patrick and Colombo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

effect is achieved by the smart throw" of material-an unusual dash of line or daring swing. This is accomplished not by using many yards of fabric. It is just as effec- tive with an economical use of mater ial, but there must be skill in the draping of the fabric. The little delft touch in draping either makes or mars the costume.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
RAGGED CHRYsANTHEMUMs.

Made Of white. pink, rec or yellow paner. The circles are cut from one to five inches in diameter, crinkled from the centre, cut in strips reach ing almost to the centre, and then strung on a wire on the end of which wad of paper has been secured. They are then passed through the hand as if they were a piece of paper to be crinkled, a calyx pasted on leaves are cut from the same, ths stem is covered and fastened to a natural twig.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Although the multitudinous drap- ing of former days is doomed, at least for the present retrenchment period, nevertheless there are methods of achieving quite as beautiful a result with a less generous use of material. Gathering huge folds of fabric to-
 gether does not limit the use of drap- ing. Often an even more beautiful
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

was girl munitions worker who be-
 came popularly known as Handy Betsy" or Betsy, the Blacksmith"
 For she did not merely assemble parts of standardized equipment as do munitions workers today. She &C., tually stood at the forge, and so skill ed was she that her expert knowledge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
WIDE RIBBON BOW


 that  Of argeb bowo the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
Smart Millinery
TRIMMED HATS

Wood wood velvet
  bri looped
 
 completely it. + W. N1o No"tA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
BLACK PAYNE HAT

Another hat of black around tip this of tip sides long friIing toward the the back.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
TURBAN OF NAVY VELVET

that has used millinery for the sides of finish head size by band of border of little checks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
Reliable Recipes
BOSTON BROWN BREAD

  oaes and water in middle a boil theb read boiler in the 10 minutes
 ORIGINAL WAR BREAD
 
  of milk spoonfus of
  milk.
 BARLEY BREAKFAST GEMS
  flour. soft dough with tlkan spoonfu se-rais- self flour and omit baking powder
 RIPE TOMATO PRESERVES
  then in the morning boil carefully until 1t thick carefully until
  May be served cold with whipped cream a just fine A SMALL LOAF OF BROWN BREAD One cup milk 12 1azses 1-2 snnaIc will hold the mixture
  SPONGE CAKE, BARLEY FLOUR uce
  STEAMED CHOCOLATE PUDDING half 1 baking powder flour melted chocolate Steam one hot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
TRIMMED SAILOR

abouta inch for small bnrmed sailor
  t of twthm holding tip h base.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Announcement Is made by the Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum that clothing and shoes are needed for the boys and girls of the asylum. There are about SO children from the ages of to IA that would greatly ap- preciate partly worn clothing and old shoes that may be sent to them from homes of this city. Will the mothers of Bridgeport remember them?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Lieutenant Hugh s. Taylor, son Of MT. and Mrs. John Taylor of S80 North avenue, is now in France in the heavy Battalion Tank Corps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

A very pretty wartime wedding took place at the summer home of MT. and Mrs. Hobert W. Curtis of Lau- rel beach, when their daughter Miss Julia Elizabeth Curtis became the bride of Captain Robert s. Booth, U. 8. Army, on Wednesday afternoon. The home was beautifully decorated with palms. ferns, asters, roses and wild flowers. Only near relatives and immediate families were present. Rev. Frank Kenyon, rector of the Christ church, West Haven performed the ceremony.
 The bride wore a gown o6 white georgette crepe, 8 tulle veil and car ried a large bouquet of white roses. Miss Laura Curtis, attired in light blue crepe de chine gown acted as bridesmaid. She also carried bou- quet of Ophelia roses, The best man was Cleveland 3. lWNsop of Water
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
Diary of a Fashion Model
By GRACE TEORNCLIFFE

SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF DRAPING ECONOMICAL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

At a meeting held at the Black Rock Ssore and Country Club of which Simon Lake is chairman, a resolution was passed by the mem bers to strictly conform to the con- servation requests of the government through it's fuel and food administra- tion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
Incidents in the LiveS Of
 World Famous Women
By ELOISE HARRINGTON

How Betsy Hager Became the First Girl Munitions Ma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Adam A. Troy, formerly of 1o96 Noble avenue, has been gassed in ac- ton in France. He is at a base hos pital and is unable to see from the ef- fleets of the deadly fumes. Troy Is 31 years of age and enlisted in the army June 10, 1917. He has been in France for six months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Another loan of S2,77O,O0o was made to Belgium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Mrs. L. P. skidmore and daughter Anne of Brooklyn are visiting Mrs. Skidmore's parents, MT. and Mrs. F. B. Vinton, of 3S0 Stratford avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

The Board of Governors of the Brooklawn Country Club will hold a meeting tomorrow night, and it is ex- pected that the same action will be taken by those present. Officers of the various clubs say that it may be probable that all country clubs will be closed during the winter under the present government requests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

A regular meeting of the committee on Juvenile Delinquency will meet at 4:30 today in the office of the Meigs building. All interested are urged to attend,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Announcement has been made or the engagement of Miss Helen T. Stagg, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jos eph H. Stagg of 151 West avenue to Robert Rensen McKin of U. s. Naval Reserves. son of MT. and Mrs. Robert McKin of New York. Miss Stagg is now an ambulance driver for the Richmond County chapter. American Red Cross. She is a graduate of the Bridgeport High school and New York 1 Academy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

Corp. Hayes Gird has returned to New York after having spent 2 few days with his parents MT. and Mrs, S. Gird of Poplar street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26

The Froebel Normal school opened Monday for children and will open for registration for Normal school training pupils on Tuesday, October |.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
RIPE TOMATO PRESERVES
A SMALL LOAF OF BROWN BREAD

eggf half cup teaspoon melted butter teas powder half cup flour square melted chocolate
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

Expert grinding and saw.ntting at
Sully1 Carpenter .Shop-advatf: - :
WANTED: Experienced Automo.
bile Driver. Apply ketehikan Auto
Service. adv. #
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

A tablet in honor Of the employees
Of the CRANKY Mining and Smelling
Co. who entered the service is to be
placed in the eompany's office at Van
couver. The memorial stands over
four feet high and is Of corinthian
design in fumed oak. A scroll at the
top displays in eoIors, with the Maple
Leaf, the -Union Jack, Canadian En-
sign and Old Glory entwined. In the
center are depicted the Canadian re.
simental flags lying on General VOLTS
tomb in Westminster Abbey while the
men are fighting in France. Below
this is a glass; cabinet containing the
honor roll, a Morocco-bound book di
vided into six sections representing
the company's plants at Anyox Alas
ka, Cassidy, Grand Forks and Phoenix
and the Vancouver office. Over 400
employees aerved under the colors.
MARINE Railway News
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
EFFECT ON PRICES is DIFFICULT
TO ANTICIPATE

usita the war effectuaIly over We en-
ter new economic era and its inn
mediate effect en- prices is difficult to
anticipate. The maintenance Of the
embargo will prevent deIetion of our
stocks by hungry Europe to any point
t~to,v our mes essities and anyone who
c-ntecpla2es speculation in food a.
ca;nst the needs of these people car
,ye!l rs warned Of the prompt action
O. ire government. The prices Of
come cod commodities may increase,
hnt others will decrease, because with
liberated 7Fipaina accumulated stocks
- TIE Southern hemisphere and the
ga Fast will be available. The de-
raands, uoon the United States will
chan- N character but not in VOL
u11e.
n Food Administration continues
through The Armistice until legal
neac zHd there ui! be no relation
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
SUGAR RESTRICTIONS HAVE
BEEN REMOVED

The Food Administration in dis
charging it's duty to the country is
gradually and systematically with
drawing restrictions in such a man.
ner as to create the least distur-
bance to trade, and so far as it can,
to have a reasoration in normal COM
merce.
All sugar regulations heretofore
governing sales by retailers, use and
consumption by public eating places
and households have been removed.
Soft drinks, candy, chewing gum
and other manufacturers Of Class "A"
may now have the same amount Of
sugar that they consumed last year.
There are now no restrictions upon
the sale Of powdered sugar.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
NOTICE TO MARINERS

Alaska Nova Strait, Whitestone
Narrows west channel buoy S, report
ed leaking and low in water Nov. IS,
was restored to its normal condition
December I.
Wransell Strait, Blunt Point Reef
Light. established Dec. "a, fixed white
post lantern oil light, on five pile dol
'phin, in plaee Of Blunt Point Reef
4loat light which was discontinued on
The same date
WrangeIl Strait, Mitkof Sheal Buoy
"a, established Dec, 10, to mark shoal
about IA mile west (true) from Nit
kof Island light, southeast aide Of cha
nneI northern entrance to Wransell
Strait. Turn Point shoaI light report
ed carried away August al. was repIae
ed and reiiehted December 10.
BY direction of the Commissioner OF
Lighthouses-W. c. DIBRELL. Supt.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
R. J. soMMERs THE NEW MINE
INSPECTOR

r. J. sommers, the we'll Known
Fairbanks engineer, has accepted the
appointment Of Territorial Mine Ins.
pcctor, and is expected to arrive in
Juneau before Tong 70 take Up the du
tiee Of the Office here. His hcadquaf
tore viii DO at the Territorial capital.
They were changed from Nome 70
Juneau.
r. J. semmers is a pioneer Alaskan
He resided at Nome for sl,metir,e be
fore going to Fairbanks. At the latter
place he was with the Alaska Board
Of Road Commissioners for several
years as superintendent Of its work In
the Fourth Division. The Office haa
beeen vacant since the resignation Of
William Maloney lash June. e June u
Empire.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
THE LESSON FROM RUSSIA

That we should not relax in the
slightest degree our efforts to save
food is the only conclusion 20 be
reached when we read of the cond-
tons facing large nation like Russia
With almost twice the population
of the United States. Russia has over
twice as large a population engaged
in agriculture as no one other country
in peace times.
Their farmers, however, have not
been able to get any supplies or farm
implements since the third year Of
the war. Ports in the Baltic and the
Black Seas are closed. The White
Sea is blocked with ice. Vladivos-
tok is open but it can not take care
Of all The necessary supplies as it
is through this port that we must
supply tn. allied troops in this sec.
ton. What Russia will have TO face
this winter is not pleasant prospect.
Its inhsbitantsl who DEPEND absolute
ly upon the agricu!turists are bound
to be hard-put' to it for food. as the
farmers have not enough for their
own use. North and South Russia.
where the Hun is in full possa ssion,
and Siberia, which is cut of by rail
way disorganizations and civil war. il
is inevitable that we must think frs.
OF feeding the allied nations. at the
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
TO GIVE THANKS IN PERSON

The Red Cross issues the following
LAS soon as possible shall go to
America for the express purpose Of
personally thanking the American
Red Cross for its invaluable aid to
France and to the French army dur
Ing the war;"
Gen. Petain made this statement
last week when he visited the Franco
American canteen at the French army
headquarters under General Gouraud.
Later Miss Marjorie Mott, the Ameri.
can Red Cross canteen worker there,
was summoned to headquarters and
invited to dine with Gen. Petain, who
was loud in his praise Of what the Red
Cross had done in eanteens, hospi-
taIsl etc.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
KErcHlKAN CAMP N. 20. A. 3.

Meets every Monday evening at p.
n. Visiting brothers welcome-Geo
Morrison, A. c.. d. Smith Harris, A. r.
HALL for rent. apply to J. D. Rounse-
fell)
AURORA CHAPTER o. z. 8. NO. 3
The Aurora Chapter, Order Of East
ern Stars, hold reular meetings on the
End and 4th Tuesdays of each month
at 8 o'clock at Masonic Hall.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

same time we must not forget other
majors which are suffering. We
must dc something for them as soon
IS possible. With this in mind, can
anyone believe that the need for food
conservation is not greater than ever
bafore?
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

Don't forget the Christmas sale at
the A. B. Hall this evening, held by
the Ladies Aid Of the Scandinavian
M. e. Church. Refreshments served
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS SALE

Tho Ladies Aid Society Of the
Scandinavian N. e. Church will hold
= christmas Sale on Friday afternoon
and evening December 20, at A. 3.
Hall. Hand made articles will be on
sale. Refreshments served. All. are
invited.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

WANTED: Gas boat. Troiler or
cruiser, Medium or heavy duty four
cycle motor, ready for service. leng-
tn Of boat 90 to 40ft. State age, ser.
vice, where built, and by whom,
Send sketch or photograph. Lowest
price. spot cash. Address, chas. q.
Morgan, Port Walter, Aiaeka. ad. Imp
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20

OF efforts to keep down profiteerino
and speculation to the last moment
Herbert Hoover.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-12-20
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

LOCAL 224, Regular meetings We'd
nesday 8 P. NJ. Visiting brothers cor
daily invited. Han for rent every
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
4-MINUTE MEN PICKED
FOR RED CROSS DRIVE

Captain Harvey Watson and his
faithful squad Of four-minute men to-
DAY started the big offensive in their
part of the Red Cross campaign
The following men will serve with
Mr.. Watson as "Four-minute men;
Navor W. r Hodges. Rev. W. @. Sea
man. Rev. W n. Elliott. Rev. c. j. Arm
strong. 0. l. Wildermuth. Don Van
LEV. u. J. Curtis. J. J. Kelly. L. b.
Boyd and Harry Hall
These men will speak in the various
Gary theatres and in a number Of other
places during the remainder Of this
week and throughout the big campaign
that will be opened Monday. The work
Of the four-minute men in the various
patriotic campaigns has been a vital
factor and Gary will hear through these
men a very definite appeal for this work.
All details Of the campaign are being
carefully worked out and the opening
supper at the Gary Commercial Club on
Monday evening promises to be revels-
ffou