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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

of Berkshire.
 MT. and Mrs. John F. Keane of Bridgeport and other members of the family motored to Newtown, Tuesday, and called upon friends here.
 Thomas Keane, son of the late Pat rick Keane of Cold Spring, has re turned to his home in Botsford after an absence of several years in the south and middle west. He Is an ex- pert tool maker and expects to work in Bridgeport, committing daily by auto. He Is brother of Francis Keane.
 An order by private Bridgeport party for a case of eggs (S0 dozen), was given to the stores in town, but could not be filled after week. It is explained that the high cost of grain has compelled the farmers and poul- terers to let their fowl run loose, and the hens refuse to return to their old quarters to lay eggs, but persist in stealing in among the weeds and hid ing the valuable product to be matched later by these liberty-lov1ng feathered bipeds. Unless the good wife discov- CTS the hidden treasures, gathers them in and after a thorough bath in soap
 
 collectors as strictly fresh eggs, it is doubtful if our would-be city cus- toner will have his wants supplied this season.
 A. H. Patterson spent the week end Monday of this week at his home in South Center.
 Whoop1ng cough Is prevalent all over town. In some cases all the S17n = e., l.. gether. It is of an unusually severe character for the summer season, and a physician must be consulted in most cases, as the old-time medicines and methods seem to be of little use in this epidemic.
 William Murphy, N. 1T. S., 1918, has taken a position in Paul Cavanaugh' s market, Sandy Hook. Jack, the son of John J. Carmody, Is in the Danbury hospital, i'll of pneumonia Latest reports are fa- Vorable for recovery. Mias Anna Keane of Gas street has returned to her home after an enjoy able visit of a week with HIr and Mrs. William H. Clark of Bridgeport. Miss Anna M. Corbett has taken a | position in the office of the Bridge port Locomcbile company for the summer.
 H. Carlton Hubbel1 Is spending a few days with friends at the shore. George Evans has taken a position as night guard at the Remington Arms Co. plant, committing by jitney. | W. E. Wetmore has resigned his position in Bridgeport and expects to take a position as stationary engineer in Massachusetts from which state board of licensed engineers he holds g. full certificate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Times.0

Newtown, July 17.---Station Agent J. A. James of Hawleyville, Thursday last turned over to Deputy Sheriff M. D. Beers youth who had been hang ing around the freight cars at the station. Upon questioning him he gave the name of Harold Dinggs and his home, New Britain. The officer notified the father who came on at once. He proved to be a colored man as dark as the ace of spades, although the boy was white and no distin- guishable traces of the African race were visible in either his face or hair The man proved, however, that the relationship existing between them was that of father and son. After paying the cost the latter was allowed to take the runaway boy home with him.
 | William Reiner of New York, a nephew of Postmaster Frederick Reiner of Sandy Hook, visited the lat ter for a day this week. Young Reiner Is volunteer under the call of Gen eral Pershing for special service men, and is classified for clerical duty Dr. Gale attended one of the pas sengers who was injured when Ed ward Heisenberg's auto turned turtle, Sunday, near the home of James B. Nichols. The car also needed atten- tion after the occurrence which was furnished by the Central garage
 Sunday morning about 80, car No. 55474, Connecticut registry was found in the field of Mrs. Dupret close to Cold Spring. The driver apparently was unable to take the turn at the corner and the car shot into the open field. When discovered the occupants were gone, but half finished bottle of a well known brand of whiskey was the mute evidence of an inter rupted joy ride.
 Mrs. Nora B. Lake of Cherry Creek, New York, and Mrs. IF. A. Mallette of Monroe spent the first part of the week as guests of MT. and Mrs. w. c, Johnson.
 Mrs. c. B. Johnson is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. s. F. King, of Milford Conn.
 Frank Carroll and family of Bridge port will spend the summer in the Barnet residence on Main street.
 John Hassett and family of Bridge port are d,omiciled for their summer vacation at the pleasant home of Mrs Edward KiIbride.
 Mrs. Harry Walker of New Haven is visiting her mother, Mrs. P. w Campbell, of Sandy Hook.
 Principal Leo T. Hickson of the high school and Misses B. c. Kesne and Elizabeth J. Gallagher, public school teachers, are attending the summer session of the Danbury Nor. ulal school.
 Miss Christine Corbett, N. H S 1918, is attending the Booth & Bayliss Business school in Bridgeport Mis-, Barnett of the borough is another student at this school.
 The Sunshine society will hold if, July meeting on the 27th of the montT !. at the home o8- s-llEi lliam@ sHart
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Call For Special
 Service Men Made

The government has asked each draft board in the city to furnish three cooks for Syracuse, N. Y, on July 29. The men must be skilled in the cook ing line, wanted must be white, and must be qualified for special or limit ed service. Men who are qualified for general military service are not want ed in this call.
 The government also wants 200 men from the state to go to Syracuse, for guard and fire companies for port of embarkment. The men who enlist in this service will be sent away the same time the cooks. They must speak English well and should have a gram. mar school education.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Forced to Assert Himself.

Harry's mother dressed in her new suit, furs, and hat. and took him for a visit to the neighbors. Of course, they were glad to see her and chatted fully five minutes, no one noticing Harry, who was standing just inside the door. He watched them for mo- ment more, then leisurely strode up and said: Here's ole Harry" He was the attention from then on.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
JAP. BATTLESHIP
 BLOWS UP WITH
 LOSS OF 500 MEN

Tokio, July 1.-The Japanese bat tleship -Kawachi of 21,42o tons dis placement, blew up and sank in Tokoyama Bay, 150 miles northwest of Nagasaki. on July 12. Five hun dred members of the crew lost their lives.
 The battleship Kakachi was built at Kure in 1912. She carried a com plement of 960 officers and men. The warship was 800 feet long, S4 feet beam and drew 2s feet of water. Her armament consisted of twelve 12-inch guns, ten 6-inch guns, eight 4.7-inch guns and twelve 12 pounders. She also was equipped with five 1Sinch torpedo tubes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

"Sooner."

Sooner" is the correct comparative of the adverb soon, as soon, sooner, soonest. The word occurs in the Bible and in Shakespeare. In the early set tlement of the territories it was used as a slang term to designate persons who tried to pre-empt land before it was legally open to entry. That was an improper use of a correct word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Prenarinu Rackanes.

When you have packages that are to travel a long distance sew them up in strong unbleached muslin over the wrapping paper. The address should be written on a tag, securely sewed to cotton cloth. This is a sure pre- ventive of broken boxes during deliV- cry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations
NOON QUOTATIONS.

Reported over the pr1vate 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., 1918-07-17

The man who in these times looks first in his newspaper to see what the stock market did, will be a good deal of side issue when the soldier boys Retsboma.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
The Standard of Wealth.

Any man is rich who makes $100 a year more than his wife's sisters hus- band.-H. L. Mencken in the New York Mail. "a @
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT CT BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

July 16, 1918 Estate of Florence LStevenson, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Disc trict of Bridgepor, 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 said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 ALFRED STEVENSON,
 Administratorss1 2 sg gfl- Fy ay.x.a h Alsan,aYe - Ed ura-u;sI
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
POSTAL EN1PIoYEs HAPPY.

The employees of the post office are happy today. They will receive their first pay under the new basis adopted by Congress a few weeks ago. The increase will amount to about S2oo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

Less than 5000 of the 13,oo0 em- ployes in the General Electric plant at Lynn, Mass, reported for work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

A canon's Daughter, Probably.
 From an English story: Come and have some tea" she cordially boomed as she passed.-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Wednesday, July IT, 1918

Wednesday, July IT, 1918 Allis Chalmers 34 Am. Car & Fdy. S4 Am. Can 46k Am. Linseed 42A Am. Smelt. & Re. Co. TIA Am, Tel. & Tele. 96 Am. Woolen 59A Am. Zinc 19% Alaska Gold 3% All. Gulf & W. Indies 1O3 Atch. T. & s. Fe S4h Anaconda Copper 67% Baldwin Loco. STA Baltimore 6 Ohio 55 Bethlehem Steel "B" 81A Butte & Sup. 30B Calf. Petroleum 18B Chi. Rk. Island & Pac. "A Chi, R. I. & Pac. Pfd. A. 73% Chi, R. I. & Pac. Pfd. B., 63 Chesapeake & Ohio 56A Col. Fuel SS Iron 44h Corn Products 441S Crucible Steel 65% Distilleries Securities 55h General Motors 151 Goodrich Go. AT Inspiration Copper 53% International Nickel 29% Interborough Cons. Pfd. 37A Inter. Mer. Marine 27h Inter. Mer. Marine Pfd. 97% International Paper 37 Kennecott Cop. 3S% LackRwanna Steel S3 Mex. Petroleum 97K Midvale Steel 51A Missouri Pacific 23h N. Y. Central TIA Pennsylvania 43% Pressed Steel Car 65h Reading S7A Repub. Iron & Steel 91
 Ky. Steel Spring 60 Sinclair Oil 31% Southern Pacific SS
 studebaker Cor. 45h Tenn. Copper 19% Tobacco Products SPA Union Pacific 121H United Cigar Stores STA U. S. Rubber 67H U. S. Steel 104A Utah Copper 80 B Wabash 1O% Wabash Pfd. A fl i Westinghouse Electric 425s Willys Overland 192 U. S. Government Bonds. Liberty 3z1k 99.62 Liberty 4s 93.94 Liberty AS 94.9t Boston 1880 P. NJ. Prices Reported
 Over Private Wire to T. L. Watson & Co.
 Am. Zinc 20
 Butte & Superior 3O% i Cal. & Arizona 6S
 Island Creek 61 Old Dominion 42 Shannon Al. Trinity 3A
 New York cotton quotations received over the private wire of T. L. Watson
 & Co.
 ' High. Low. F m October 25:39 A:90 25:3 December 26:67 24:2s 24:0 Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

Boston 1880 P. NJ. Prices Reported
 Over Private Wire to T. L. Watson a Co.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
TO-DAY'S WANTS

WANTED light housework Della
 Zurgofsky, TSP Sheridan St. P17 s"p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

| New York cotton quotations received
 over the private wire of T. L. Watson
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

Times Want Ads. One Cent 9 Word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

KRtahome.
The record., 1918-01-10
FATTEMING RATION IN IOWA
BY Reducing Corn and Increasing
Silage Rapid Gains Were Made
With Less Expense,

Silage has cheapened the fattening
ration for steers in Iowa. One lot, re-
ceiving each per day II pounds shelled
corn, % pounds silage, 2 pounds oil
meal and ~ pounds alfalfa, made
gains at a cost of $9.57 while another
lot, receiving S1A pounds corn, al
pounds silage, 2 pounds oil meal and
lR pounds alfalfa, made gains at a
cost of $7.67. The first lot averaged
2.94 pounds gain per day while the
second lot averaged 3.O4 pounds.
Reducing the corn and increasing the
ensilage increased the gains and cut
down the cost Of making gains.--North
Dakota Agricultural College.
The record., 1918-01-10
DAIRYING AND
SOIL CULTURE
AN APPEAL TO FARMERS.
Fate of Nation Rests Largely on ar
Increased Food Supply.


Increased Food Supply.
President Wilson i'll his proclamation
to the people appeals to farmers to I'D
all in their power to increase the sup
ply Of foods. He says:
/ take the liberty, therefore. Of ad
dressing this word TO the farmers OF
the country and to all who work OH the
farms: The supr>iae need of ori. o5yE
nation and Of the nations with Which
we are cooperating j. all abundance
Of supplies and especially Of foOdstuffs
The importance OF an adequate fOGt
supply, especially for the present year,
is superlatiye. Without abundant food
alike for the armies and the peoples
now at war the whole great enterprise
up1l which we have embarked will
b;;ai; down and fail. The worlds food
reserve: arc low. Not only during the
present emergency, but fer some time
after peace shall have come, both oar
OWE people and q large proportion Of
the people OF Europe must rely upoE
the harvests i'll America.
Upon the farmc.s of this cCuntr;
therefore, in lar,c measure rest thz
fate Of the war and the fate of the
nations May the nation not count
upon them to omit no step that VIII
inr!P. $ ~. nrC3i.. ton oi IT, - l''t
Of ct VA L.lG-. Il ,o,.t the l.: i =:
fe> tual cooperation in t." s.l.u =. &
tri1ution of their r,odu>ts: Tie tt.
is short. It is Of the met iupeiativ
Importance that everything possible b.
done. and done Immediately. to make
sure of large harvests. l call upon
young men and old alike and upon the
ablebodied boys of the land TO accept
and act upon this 0uty-to turn in
aosts to the farms and make certain
that no pains and no labor is lacking
this great matter.
1 particularly appeal to the farmers
Of the south to plant abundant food
stuffs as well as cotton. They can
show their patriotism in no better OF
more convincing way than by resisting
| the great temptation of the present
price OF cotton and helping. helping
upon q great scale. to feed the nation
and the peoples everywhere who arc
fighting for their liberties and for ou,
owl The variety Of their crops viii
be the visible measure Of their cOmprc
! henSion Of their national duty.
Th" govern f7Tu sesit n" United .Statci
and the Governments Of the seveTa
states stand ready to cooperate. Ihe'
Will do everything possible to assis
farmers in securing an adequate sup
ply of seed, an adequate force Of la
borers when they are most needed, IL
harvest time, and the means Of eX
pediting shipments Of fertilizers ant
farm machinery as well as of III
crops themselves when harvested. Th
course of trade shall be as unhampere'
as it is possible to make it, and Their
shall be no unWarranted manipulation
Of the nations food supply hy thos
who handle it on its way to the con
sumer. This is our opportunity to deiu
Onstrate the efficiency Of Il great dc
mocracy, and we shall not fall shor
Of it.
The record., 1918-01-10
PLYMOUTH ROCK is POPULAR
Breed as First Originates Was Of.
Barred Variety-White Is Hardy
and Adapted to Farms.

The most popular Of all American
breeds of poultry is tho Plymouth
Rock. This breed as firS} originated
was of the Barred varietr, which is
yet the most popular of ALI the colors.
early in the breeding of barred Ply
tnouth Rocks fanciers repo&ed the ap-
pearancc of white chicks. They were
sports" and some were brhd together,
producing the present yari@y of White
Plymouth Rocks. They haye attained
great popularity, widely bred, both for
utility and fancy, and have proven
perfectly satisfactory in ether capac-
lty.
They are hardy and especially adapt
ed to farms. The hens lay large dark
brown eggs of a grade much sought
In certain localities.
The chicks are vigorous. strong and
active, and grow exceptionally fast on
range, reaching maturity at from five
and one-half to six and one-half
months old. They are readily salable
for the highest grade Of market poul.
try at all ages from broiler size to
full maturity, and are vtry popular
In some sections for the production Of
capons.
Males weigh from S to IL pounds,
females to 10 pounds, and are prob
The record., 1918-01-10
GIVE SOUR MILK TO CHICKS
Found Beneficial in Cases OF White
Diarrhea by Professor kaupp
of North Carolina.

When white diarrhea attacks flock
IF young chicks many Of them die,
~Alle those that survive are more ~
less stuntCd. Feeding freely on sour
u,llE has been found beneficial. IL sou-
mflK does not act against the disease
it at 1east gives the chicks greater
strength and vitality so they are not
seriously affected if attacked.
In some tests by Professor Kaupp
of North Carolina be found that chicks
fed on sour milk quickly recovered
when attacked and the loss w,is only
10 to 1G per cent. In similar lot,
handled and fed the same except for
the milk, the loss was "a ler cent the
first month. while the remainder wero
n such Il weakened condition }hat at
the end Of eight weeks S6 Per cent had
died.
The record., 1918-01-10
FOR BETTER DAIRY SlRES.
Bankers Aid Wisconsin Farmers to Sc.
cure Pure Bred Bulls.

Bankers Aid Wisconsin Farmers to Sc.
cure Pure Bred Bulls.
In some sections the problem Of Sc
curing good SireS is Il serious one, says
q Wisconsin farm bulletin. Often bull
clubs are formed by the farmers them
selYes, who combine their purchasing
power to get the services Of good sire4
comparatively. In other communities
bankers, merchants aud creamery
owners furnish funds on long TING
notes, making very satisfactory ar
rangements for their payment at the
end of q two year period. \ system Of
leasing sires, whereby Il part of the
money received from each farmer for
service fees is used TO pay the cost OF
bulls, is in use ia several Wisconsin
communities.
The plans described here have AL
been worked out, They are practical.
There arc undoubtedly many other sue
cessfuI ones. If your community could
| be benefited by a similar plan start it
Yourself. Don't wait for the business
men to make the first step. Live stock
raising is the biggest business in Wis
consin. Many country bankers realize
| il, and they will meet you half way,
| for they see the Importance of profit
| producing farm animals in the proper
development of their communities,
| Here are a few suggestions abou:
| Ouying:
First.-In buying Il bull, get as good
a one az you can afford. The sire. if a
| good pure bred. is more than half the
| herd.
Second.-If possible buy from g
breeder whom you know.
Third-Be sure you get stock from
disease free herds.
Fourth.-DO not expect to buy good
COWS cheap, The poorest COWS arc
| those that are for sale in most herds.
Fifth.-Your best Investment is to
get bcifprs which have not fresheped
but which have been bred to regis
tered sire of the same breed.
Sixth.-Buy as near home as possible
YOU save expenses. and if animals are
not satisfactory your CHANCES for re-
| dress are much better
The record., 1918-01-10
IA R III
ANIMALS 8
CHANGE TYPE OF LIVE STOCK
Except in improvement of Dairy Herd
1t Is Tedious Process-Strive
for Uniformity.

If one wishes to change the type Of
his live stock he will find various
roads open to him and he may be
confused as to which to take. First
and most common, & sire Of the de-:
sired type may be bought for thel
herd and year after year improve,
nents may so on in this manner.i
But it is at best q tedious prOcessi
and, except in the Improvement Of
the dairy herd, it had better be avoid
ed. Life at best is not long enough
to observe very marked results by
this method.
A much better method in the case of
beef cattle, sheep and swine, if many
are kept, is to provide Il few females
Of tl:e desired two .,nl also a male for
i;,,',i, !i,1 ,';,.....,' % which shall be
y.-:,-'~ .~J'.itIJnI1y
" =. 4 Il. II :: -, H.. how quick
> ..,: ty;.2 Of il: :. VII: be changed.
to sell of
49,. - a.. iu1 I Cattle or other live
stOCk On th2 farm and to procure
LAose Of the desired type at one time.
''hi9 is the idr i nlethod if it is finan-
The record., 1918-01-10
TO GET EGGS DURING WINTER
Comfortable Houses Must Ee Provided
to Secure Most Profitable Re-
turns From Hens,

Times have changed since chickens
roasted out on the trees and fences.
Once in a while you may see such
farms where hens are permitted To
follow this old way of fpraging. But
as Il rule every hen must pay a profit
cr she goes to market %nli al an early
age too. Hens are measured by the
number of eggs they lay instead of by
the number Of pounds they weigh. Ex-
pensiye houses are not necessary but
must be comfortable to insure preneF
egg laying. A house should accom-.
modate as many hens as snace calls
for without crOWtling; about two
square feet of floor space per hen is
about right This keeps up the tenn
peraturc in cold nights and still gives
scratching roam to insure egg produc-
tiOn.
The record., 1918-01-10
WASH DAY MENU.
Luncheon TASTES.

ETAM CROQUETTES.--A cupful OF
finely chopped boiled ham, q
cupful of brcadcrumbs, two cup
fuls of hot mashed potato, Il large Ia
bleSpOonful of butter, three eggs and
Il speck of cayenne pepper. Beat ham.
butter, pepper and two eggs into the
potato. Let the mixture cool slightly.
then shape into croquettes. Roll in
breadcrumbS, dip i'll the third egg
beaten. then in crumbs. Put into fr|
ing basket and plunge into boiling fat
Cook two minutes.
Baked Ham With Tart or Spice
Saucc.-A ham, dash of pepper and
cloves. three tablespoonfuls of -four, a
quarter cupful of brown sugar, two
cupfulS Of water. two tablespOOnfulS
of vinegar. Il few whole spices. Tho
ham should be boiled the day before.
Wash in warm water, then put on to
boil i'll cold water enough to cover.
Boil slowly thirty to forty-tive min
utes. leave III stock tWenty-four hours.
RcmOve the skin and dust with pepper
and place cloves in the fat part. Cover
with two tablcspoonfuls of flour and
brown sugar. add water, put in hot
oven and bake forty-tive minutes or
until nice and brown, baSting two or
three times. Remove ham to hot plat
ter and to the gravy add two table
SpoOnfulS of vinegar, the whole spices
and enough water to make two cupfulS.
Add 81 tablespoonful of flour thicken-
ing and boil three minutes; then strain.
Bacon and Split Pcas.-Put the peas
to soak the day before required. Wash
them we'll and remove any that are
discolOred. lie the peas loosely in Il
muslin bag, then boil until quite soft.
While the peas are cooking trim off
the riud of some fat bacon, and just
before the peas are rcady fry lie
bacon, place on II dish and keep hot
Rub the peas through sieve, then add
the saasnnin;. and some of the bacon
ia,. The bacon and peas should q,
served in separate dishes.
The record., 1918-01-10
Tins of Planting Corn.

May / to II has been the most profit
able date during eleven years for
planting corn pt I've Ohio experiment
station at Woost'". Yields have beer
greater rom corn planted in this Pc
riod than from. paintings ladc either
earlier or later. Fhe ears OF the late
;ianted corn have generally been small
Snl immature.
The record., 1918-01-10
BRIGHTEN UP POULTRY HOUSE
Coat Of Whitewash Given on First
Warm Day Will Make Surround
inus More Chearf,!s

IF the poultry hoHae is iarl, apd
gloomy, give it coa5 Of VIII -ewasA on
!he first warIn day anG seq ,oW MUCH
that will brighten it up az j make X
more cheerful for the fowls. surround
ings make considerable Qr,areqce in
the egg yield.
The record., 1918-01-10
White Plymouth Rock Cock.

ably the largest of all the plymouth
Rock family. Their plumase should
be pure white, legs and beak deep ricn
yellow, combs small, single and fine.
Such a fowl Lot only dresses 70 the
best advantage and commands best
prices, but is also very attractive in
large fiocks.