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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
HENRY CLEWS
WEEKLY Letter

The sensational news which has
come forward from Russia has tend
ed IN financial circles to retard the
Improvement so noticeable at the
close of last week. Ever since the
Bolshevil1i gained control of the i'm
mediate situation developments of
the immediate situation developments
of this same general character have
been so dramatic and such violations
of sound judgment and practice that
the capitulation of the leaders to the
German military machine may with
propriety be considered but one moro
of these spectacular and irresponsible
happenings. The Bolshevik govern
ment is not Russia; it cannot itself
control with any degree of perman-
ence the huge expanse of territory,
nor the many millions of souls. Sooner
or later order win develop out of the
current chaos. Men will be found with
sufficient moral and intellectual force
to direct the destinies of the unfortu-
nate country on lines dictated by mod
ern civilization. Even drunk as they
are with their success in overthrow
ing former autocratic conditions, no
considerable part of the Russian peo-
pie is willing to jump from the frying
pan into the fire; when time for So
Der thought comes they will be far
from content with a mere change
from Car to Kaiser. What in their
own hearts they are striving for is
the freedom of thought and action
which can come only from democracy.
Any attempt of Germany or any other
country to run counter to this inner
ent trend can but end disastrously.
To this extent any agreement to
conclude a peace based upon a $4,-
600, 100000 indemnity and the cession
of such a large amount of valuable
territory as now demanded by Ber-
lin does not possess the importance
as a market influence that superb
cially one might feel fmpelled to at
tach to it It exposes the falsity OF
the special German talk of desire
for "just peace without indemnity
and without annexation and leaves
no other course for our own govern
ment and our associates in the war
than to pursue the war aims that
have been so frankly set forth by our
own President, by David Lloyd
George, the British Premier, and the
French Foreign Minister, M. Glenn
enceau, namely, the safeguarding Of
democracy by removing the German
military menace Here we have the
cure for the real disease; the Boil
shevik developments are merely dis
agreeable symptoms
Meanwhile the winter season is
passing and the most favorable time
for negotiations is ending. Wednes-
I day was the second anniversary OF
the German drive against Verdun. In
e9rost therefore Is centering upon
military operations on the Western
front, where the supreme drive which
the Germans have been so freely ad-
vertising should come, if such drive
is in fact contemplated. The active
advance advertising the project has
received suggests, however, that the
German military machine may have
other plans it proposes shall take pre-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
The Simple Breakfast.

Over, under and through all eating,
the simple breakfast still stands su-
preme, declares A. J. R., in the Mime
apoIis Journal. A glass of water, a
cereal or wheat biscuit with cream in
abundance and peach from Colorado
sliced in, two slices of bacon not so
crisp that they break, two slices Of
homemade bread comfortably toasted,
a cup of coffee poured upon the cream
and sugar and stopped at exactly the
right color, two of mothers dough-
nuts and, as you leave the table with
a sigh of relief, if it be possible to get
the hooks on one of baby's bits Of choc-
olate candy for a topper, no great
harm is done. With that breakfast,
one may leave the house feeling that
he is fortified until the noon hour rolls
around again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
PERsoNA-AX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given 'AThat by ar
act of the Legislature, it is provided
mat every male person, between the
ages OF twenty-one and sixty wears
shall except as otherwise provided BY
law, be liable annually to pay a per.
sonaI tax of two dollars for town and
states taxes, in lieu of a poll and com
mutation tax. This tax is due and
payable at the Office of the Tax Col
!ector, Rooms and CITY Hall
bridgeport, Conn, on and after Feb
LIST, 1918.
The undersigned win be at said Of
flee between the hours of 9 a. m. and
P: m. for the purpose of collecting
said tax
HOWARD F. SMITH.
. as" Tax Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Device to Save Worry.

A "worry-saving" device that Is be-
ing installed in many of the apartment
houses here, says the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. is a slot machine arrangement
intended to eliminate computation and
dispute regarding the monthly bill for
telephone service.
The machine is built on the principle
of the public pay station slot tele-
phone, but is handler in size. 1t can
be purchased outright at comparative
~ little cost, or leased at reasonable
rates. 1t does away with all bills and
makes complaints of overcharge impos-
sible. In the event that tenant has
not the proper change to insert in the
slot, he may insert brass checks, which
are supplied with the machine.
When the coin box is opened by the
collector the tenant is called on to re-
deem these brass checks. The device
is making a hit with landlords and ten
ants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
CAT HELPS FIND fHE LEAK
Ingenius Plumber Demonstrates Feline,
With Aid of catnip, Is Worth
Having Around.

"There are more ways than one to
kill a cat" says an old proverb, and
"there are more ways than one to use
cat" is the new reading. Here is an
illustration:
A plumber was called upon to locate
supposed leak In a ten-story tene-
ment house. After a days cogitation
and sundry proftless soundings and
snifings, he finally hit upon a plan.
He went to drug store and bought 10
cents worth of fluid extract Of valerian
commonly called catnip. Then he
took the elevator to the top floor and
poured the vaIerian diluted with water
down the drain. Half an hour later he
took a cat and visited each floor in
turn.
The cat exhibited no interest until a
room in the seventh story was reached.
Then, with a bound, 1t sprang from the
plumbers arms and began to paw the
wall, mewing loudly. A hole was made
in the wall, and there, sure enough,
was the leak.
That plumber deserves to make a
fortune from his ingenuity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
REICH SUING FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES

Failure to carry out an agreement
for the transfer of real estate is the
basis of suit for $4,000 damages filed
in the Superior court by Louis Reich
against David Apstein and Abraham
Smith, all of this city.
The complaint alleges that July 27
Ethe defendants were owners of two
pieces of real estate, that Apstein, rep
resenting both, made an agreement to
sell to Reich, and on August IA, made
a further agreement in relation to the
property. Neither agreement was car
ried out, and the property was allowed
to become damaged. On one of the
agreements Smiths name was omitted,
and correction of the error is asked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Many Great Men Die Young.

The question is often asked, what Is
meant by "the prime Of life" 1t is
difficult to say; people differ so much.
Most great men have died comparative
ly young. Alexander the Great died at
thirty-two, having conquered practical
ly the whole world of his day; julius
Caesar was dead at ffty-fve. Napole-
on died at f1fty-two, Oliver Cromwell
at flfty-nine, Shakespeare at ffty-two,
Charles Dickens at f1fty-eight. Nearly
all the men who made the French Rev.
olutfon were dead before they were
fifty; many of them before they were
forty. Robespierre was only thirty-six
when he died, Desmoulins thirty-four,
Danton thirty-f1ve, and Mirabeau for
ty-tWo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
NOTICE CONCERNING THE Elk
ANIMATION FOR TESTERS OF
MILK AND CREAM

In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 221 of the Public Acts of
1917, notice is hereby given that ex-
aminations of persons who may en-
gage in testing any milk or cream to
be sold to the public on the basis of
butter fat content, will be held Tues
day, March 5, 1918, at II a. M, at the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station, New Haven, and at the Divi-
sion of Dairy Husbandry, Connecticut
Agricultural College, Storrs. Detailed
information will be supplied by adj
dressing the Dairy and Food Commits
sioner, State Capitol, Hartford.
THOMAS HOLT,
a. Dairy and Food Commissioners,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
BANK WANTS MONEY.

Foreclosure upon property in Kos
suth street is asked in suit filed in
the Superior court by the Bridgeport
Trust Co. against Thomas L. and Mary
A. Fahey. The note, for $500, is dated
July "a, 1912, and is still unpaid. The
property is subject to prior mortgages
and there are claims by the city OF
Bridgeport for taxes and unpaid as
sessments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
STOCK MARKET

New York, Feb. -Opening.-Re-
cent irregular tendencies were re-
sumed at the opening of today's mar
ket, issues of the same class moving
in contrary directions. This was es-
pecially characteristic Of railroads,
motors and some of the war equip
ments. General Motors was again re-
actionary, while Baldwin Locomotive
rallied almost two points and Sumatra
Tobacco supplemented last weeks
substantial advance. United States
Steel was again under moderate pres
sure
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

Catherine, who lives in the same
town with numerous relatives, was
wont to remember them all separately
in her prayer each night. A few nights
ago she was especially tired and sleepy
and when she began to enumerate
them, evidently the task looked hard
for she ended up with "and bless eV.
erybody in the telephone book"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

It was Williams first trip to Color
ado. Everyone was marveling at the
wonderful scenery but the little chap,
who seemed troubled at it all. ''What's
the matter, don't you like the noun
tains?' asked his mother. "Oh, yes"
replied the boy, ''but on my map Col
orado is red"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Why Look After Daddy?

Mary was going downtown with her
father, and mother, after dressing her,
gave a few instructions on how to be-
have. She ended with, sand, Mary
dear, always hold daddy's hand when
you are crossing the road" Mary
looked up innocently. "Why, mamma, !"
she said, "can't he take care of him
self"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

Stephen called to see the new Jer-
sey calf, so he was taken out to the
pasture where it was. The week-old
calf was at one end Of the lot looking
through the bars, while the mother, old
Bess, was as far the opposite side as
she could get, gazing into space. After
waiting some time for a display of
affection between mother and daughter
Stephen looked up with puzzled ex-
preston and said: "What's the matter
with that COW, uncle? Don't she pre-
ciate that caIf?'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

Bridgeport, Feb. %, A. D., 1918.
Upon the complaint of the said
Frank Franz, praying, for reasons
$4,000, returnable to John A Cor
nell Esq, Justice of the Peace, at his
office in said Bridgeport at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon. It appearing to and
being found by the subscribing au-
thority that Mr.. Hartlett the said de-
fendant is gone to parts unknown.
Therefore Ordered, That notice or
the tendency of said complaint be
given by publishing this order in the
Bridgeport Times, a newspaper print
ed in Bridgeport, on or before the 18th
day of Feb, A D., 1913.
JOHN A. CORNELL
az Justice of the Peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

Mayor Hylan sent telegram to
Inspector Enright to direct the police
department of the city to assist Dis
trict Attorney Swami in the crusade
against gambling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Stunning.

"Oh, Efie, your new gown and hat
are stunningI"
Eyes. Alfred hasn't recovered yet
from the shock the bin gave him"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires of
T. L. Watson & Co., Bankers and
brokers', corner Main and John streets,
Bridgeport, Conn. Members of New
York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
JAMES STAPLES & co.
1879 STATE STREET
SPECIAL NOTICES
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S..
PROBATE COURT, 70

January 26, 1918.
Estate Of Mary E. Carey, late o. the
town of Bridgeport, in said district,
deceased.
The Court of Probate for the dis
trict of Bridgeport hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for Creditors of said estate to
exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their
accounts properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All
persons indebted to ssid estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
70
MARGARET KEARNEY.
Executrfx
$50 Pembroke St, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Ito RENT

Two floors in the brick
building No. POP Cannon St.,
suitable for light manufac-
turing OF storage purposes.
D. R. Whitney, SO Fairfield
Ave. BIO s.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SPIRITUALIST CHURCH, 300
State street. Message meeting, We'd
nesdays 1880 conducted by Mrs.
Heaton Barnes, president. Sundays
$40 and 1880. B 25 Ntf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

FRANK FRANZ
VS..
MR.. HARTLETT, Doing Business at
| the Hartlett Mfg. Co.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.,
CORAIN, JOHN A. CORNELL,
Justice of the Peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
FRANK FRANZ

Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25

- E&6CuLIN
$50 Pembroke St, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
LIBERTYVILLE

Rev. R. L. Allen filled his regular
appointment at the Christian church
last Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Mcdonald began meeting al
the Methodist church here last Sun,
day evening, which will continue
through the week. Everyone invited to
attend each evening during the week.
Our public school began here last
Monday with good attendance, with
Miss Bailey of Pennington as prin.
cipal and Miss Anthony of Frederick,
town the primary teacher.
Miss Ruth Cashion of Cape Girar.
deau and her grandmother, Mrs
Yount, visited the formers father, P
A. Cashion, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Detring and lit
tie son, Donald. spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Presnell..
Mrs. T. l.. Graham spent last Sat
urday night and Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Bergman, at Fredericktown
Mrs. H. w. Crow and little son
Wayman, returned home last, Sunday
after visit with relatives in St. Louis
Mr.. Young was the guest foft his
daughter, Mrs. J. Ed Mcdaniel, and
family, the first of this week.
Robt McGeorge of Knob Lick was
business visitor here last Tuesday.
AL McGraw of Fredericktown and
Chas. Ratz of Red Bud, ILL.,, were in
this community, buying mules last
Friday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parker, Merco-
lite Martin and Leana McCarver OF
Flat River spent Sunday night and
Monday with H. B. Presnell and fam
lily.
VIM. Detrig has returned to his
home here after visit of a few days
with his son in North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Moore spent
last Sunday here with Cyrus Holmes
and family.
Those who spent last Sunday at the
home of G. W. Simpson were as fol-
lows: A. J. Baness Of, Flat River, J. w.
Banes of FrederickteWn, ID. F. Moran
and wife of BonnenTerc, and Rev. R.
L. Allen of Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gudger of Fred
ericktcwn were visitors here last Sat
urday afternoon. via, a, ..
Mrs. Frank Club and children are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mcdowell, at
Frcdericktown, this week. ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
AVON

Much rain has fallen in this COM
munity the past few days which is
most excellent for preparations for
wheat sowing.
A great deal CT ground is being
broken at this time for wheat sowing.
w. II. Sheer was a caller in the
Libertyville vicinity the first of the
week.
R. w. Huffstutler of Womack was
the guest of relatives near here one
day the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Biri and lit
tie son of Flat River spent from Sat
urday until Monday guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Biri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Danieley and
little daughter. Ilah, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Blaylock and
family.
Clarence Bowling of New Church
was an Avon caller Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sheer spent Sum-
day as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. W..
Winters and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Merritt spent
the first of the week as guests of the
formers parents and other relatives
and friends in and around the Lead
Belt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Boyd and little
son, Delmar, visited the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Boyd, Sun
day.
W. H. Sheer spent Wednesday
night with his brother-in- law, R. W.
Huffstutler, and family of near Wo-
mack.
Those who spent Sunday with G.
W. Biri and wife were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Biri and son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Rodgers. Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Biri and
little Miss Helen Biri.
Following are the names of those
attaining the age of q years since
June s., last, and have registered in
Ste. Genevieve county: Marvin L.
Reeder, Harry E. Story, Nesbert J.
Cunningham, Alexander Labruyere,
Clarence ]. koetting, Howard Hender-
son, Joseph H. Obcrlie, Lester W.
Jennings, Victor D. Brown, VIM. Ec-
kert, Francis H. Kirchner, William j.
Gegg, Robt. H. Naeger. BENZ. ]. Car
ron. Walter L. Rozier, Otto F. Nc
Clure, Guy w. Graft.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
ELVINS

H. N. Silsby and family of Mitchell
were Elvins visitors Sunday.
Carl Lupkey and family spent Sun
day in Herculaneum.
Misses Nanny and Mae Benham
Mrs. Hettie Benham and Norman Ar
chambo, Maybre Gettinger were Bonnie
Terre visitors Monday. .a0
Debert Beaudin, VINO has been in
Gainesville, Ill.,, for several months
returned home Tuesday. il
Mrs. G.. j. Sutton and daughter
Ruth, transacted business in Leadwood
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stephens and
daughters, Lelah and Octa, of Fred
ericktown were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Stevens Sunday.
John Clinton is on the sick list this
week.
Leon Richards has accepted a po-
sition with Woods Drug Store.
Little Miss Alma Layne is visiting
her grandparents at Davis Crossing
this week.
Jesse Howell, who is in St. Louis at
tending school. spent Sunday and Mon
day with home folks.
|. N. Threlkeld spent from Satur-
day until Tuesday in St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coutant of St.
Louis spent several days last week
visiting DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Tidwell.
Mrs. c. G. Carr and Mrs. Carr
Hartshorn spent Friday in Farming
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Langdon and son,
Edward, of Bonnie Terre spent Labor
Day in Elvins. "
Mrs. John Moore is quite ill this
week. 's'.
Misses Dorothy Patterson and Mil
dred Scheck were Flat River visitors
Sunday. ,t
Mrs. Harry Webster Of Omaha,
Nebr., came Sunday for an extended
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
From Sergt. r. F. Kirkpatrick to
John II. Hunt.
France, July 2

France, July 26, 1918.
Friend john
Have thought of the fellows back at
the Federal plant lot since ] left
some twelve months ago, but haven't
had much time for letter writing. l
hear there have been quite a few
changes. Got a letter from Bawden
yesterday. Seems to be having a
great time just hunting, fishing and
taking life easy.
Am back Of the lines now, resting
up, after a ten-days ego" in the front
line trenches. Haven't been able to
get that Hun helmet spike for you
yet but hope to grab one the next
time we 60 in.
We are at present in very noun
famous part of France, and it's the
very devil with a pack on your back.
| think I've slept in every hayloft in
the country since we landed here
over two months ago. In one place
down the line one of the boys crawled
in about two o'clock in the morning
all ait up" on red wine. While cropping
around for his blanket he went
through an opening and fell into an OK
stall about twenty feet below. !
found him at Reveille snoring like a
buzz saw with his head pillowed upon
the rear quarters of big muddy OK.
We have a COW beneath US now
that wears bell round her neck and
walks in her sleep.
Landed in England coming over,
Babies aren't raised on the bottle ov-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

Mrs. John Wells visited Mrs. Chas.
Marshall one day last week.
Nathan Erwin visited relatives in
Flat River last week,
Everett Marshall was Pennington
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Andy Lemon returned home
Tuesday, after few weeks 2isis with
her mother in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Parrot and
daughter, Bertha, of Route 8 were
shopping in Knob Lick Saturday.
Mrs. John Wells and daughter,
Grace, spent Saturday night with Mrs.
Joe Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belken and family of
Libertyville visited the latter's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. O'Bannon,
Monday.
Miss Ella Clark spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her cousin,
Lena Wells. 49,,
Miss Sadie Skinner of Pennington
spent Monday with home folks.
Mrs. ]. d. Wells and Miss Eva Wells
were Knob Lick visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Mattingly was a Pennington
visitor Saturday.
Miss Betty Douglas spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs. Clara Brown.
Henry Hightower and brother, Ar
thur, visited home folks Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Maud Wells visited at the home
of Mrs. Joe Chapman one day last
week.
Nathan Erwin was a Pennington
visitor Thursday.
John O'Bannon of Pennington is
visiting relatives here this week.
Will Clark was Pennington Wis
itor Saturday.
Theo. Anderson was Knob Lick
visitor Sunday.
Miss Birdie Kinneman returned