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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

f1owery and obscure nonsense-never- theless.'
 My Lord, is there nothing-no 1n- cfdent-in your life, the memory of which you would efface?" he asked
 Many things said the under secretary promptly. But my good fellow, I doubt the potency of your sugar-and-water recipe"
 Sir Eglynton intervened. Come, Husan, this jest has gone far enough. Your theories are anus ing, but the subject has it's limita- tions. Create, if you like, oblivion for yourself"
 Sol" he said, and with extreme
 deliberation took up wineglass, filled it from the jug, and lifted 1t to his lips.
 ''To the dying memory of tonight's dishonor," he concluded, and drank Sir Eglynton glanced at Lord l Johns impassive face. If this bill were in operation" he | began, land it rests with yourself | whether it ever becomes law" But the under secretary, stirred by | 8 fresh impulse, took up his own glass l and extended 1t toward the Arab. The Under Secretary of State for | | ded chair, his face white and rigid | On the desk before him lay scattered pile of newspapers, all of approxi- | mately the same date. One by one | he took them up 1istlessly, as he had | done many times before. 1 The first was headed "The Daily
 Echo, Oct. D.
 | At 9:30 precisely" began a para | graph, "the Under Secretary for Home Affairs rose for the purpose of nov.
 ing the third reading of the Fraudu-
 lent Professions bill,' for which he is
 responsible, but upon the merits o1
 which there are known to be consid-
 erable differences of opinion in the Cabinet. The House was crowded te l excess.
 Unfortunately, however, the hopes
 of his lordship's friends were doomed to swift disappointment. for after the first few halting sentences it became evident that he was utterly incapable
 of grappling with the subject, upo1 which he spoke so. convincingly less than week ago. When he came te
 an abrupt halt, and then, after a pain full pause, resumed his seat, there
 were murmurs of sympathy from
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

scientist, the chairman of the com mittee.
 "who is our Arabian friend?" he inquired in a low tone.
 wrest shot a sidelong glance towards the further end of the room, where a tall figure, dark-skinned and wearing the traditional turban and robe, was attending to the guests with e delft perfection oddly Inconsistent with his air Of almost reg. dignity.
 -Husan, a fellow who. I gather, came over here some weeks ago with the intention of setting up as a crystal-gazer and general dabbled in the occult in the West End. Your Fraudulent Professions Bill which, the papers tell me. comes up for the third reading in a day or so, has hit him hard, in common with a good many others"
 And a good thing, too!' said the under-secretary sharply. Tt gives me unlimited satisfaction to know that any swtndler. Arabian or other wise. who in future attempts to mis- lead credulous fools at SO much per interview will render himself liable to immediate arrest. with the fairly certain prospect of years hard labor afterward."
 "A somewhat drastic measure, don you think? And, as a matter of fact Husan scarcely represents the ordi- nary type of fortune teller. for he has, 1t appears. studied both psychol- ogy and natural science. He found out fin some way that you were ex- pected to be here tonight, and called to implore me to allow him to take the place of Jobbins. who is i'll. In addition, he asked to be allowed tc prepare a beverage of his own com position. in honor of the occasion. well, 1 liked the man. and I gave him permission. Moreover, I ana pared"
 And found it to be subtle ant y1Tulsnt peisenT"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

He became conscious that the Arah was gazing beyond him into space, and was still smiling-inscrutable and that Wrest, on his right, was ask ing a question.
 ''If your bill were already in op- eration," the chairman was saying, would a genuine hypnotist-a man possessing powers obviously beyond the ordinary-be liable to imprison- ment with hard lahor?"
 Possibly" said Lord John But the point is scarcely likely to be more than purely technical one, for the very excellent reason that the bill is about to be abandoned"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
Thought They Were Spooks.

When the southern lady left town and moved to the old manor house of her ancestors she was accompanfed by her maid.
 And now, Lucinda" remarked the mistress, as she showed the maid through the gloomy old mansion, here are the haunts of my great grandparents
 The next day Lucinda packed her trunk and started for the station.
 But what in the world is the mat ter? demarded her mistress, in sur- prise. Haven't we treated you right?''
 "Oh. yes,' assured Lucinda, keeping an eye on the dark, wide railways.
 Then why in the world are you leaving without noticc?'
 "Ah can't help it, missus; An can't help it. An couldn't think ob worlzin' any place where der was ha'nts."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

! ] } } '': ]: ;: ' E '.' ]. ] I-@I shouted Charles, kNMN NET( as he sat on the | lHL@%%SN window seat in the ACiMl1l dining room and NH lE twisted the top of
 Ml lMl a paper hat box
 I@l which he pretended N&S(kA1l was an automobile
 steering wheel.
 "Oh, don't play that" said his sister Carlotta, who came bounding into the room; Tets play train"
 "A1l right" answered her brother, and climbing down he helped place the chairs in line. Five were ar ranged. one behind the other, and the baby's hign-chair was put in front, to bs the locomotive. Charles climbed into this and called, All aboard!" ard then Carlotta took seat In a chair passenger car.
 'Ding-dongl ding-dongi" went Charles: then he hissed in imitation of steam blowing off, and finally shouted, "Chool Choo-choo-choo!" which was a whistle, to warn people of the track.
 Where do you want to go?" he asked.
 Don't you wish this was a really VI NAdAAAf balN HE anu that we were going to another coun- try3"
 Let's pretend we are" replied Charles, and he sounded tho bell again.
 But you don't have to pretend" said a soft low voice. and Charles turned around quickly to see wEo it was that had spoken to him. And there, by ilis side, was a fairy, dressed in blue overalls. like an engineer The little boy was so surprised he could not speak, but he was even moro surprised to see that the baby's chair had turned into e little loco motive, and that his sieler was sit ting in a real passenger car and that other passenger cars had taken the places of the chairs.
 Carlotta was waiving to him and calling, Isn't this inei" and just then the little train started along some rails that had appeared on the dining room floor.
 Look out! you'll bump into the wall." cried Charles; but the fairy engineer only laughed and put on moro steam
 And then the most curious thing happened: The wall opened and the train ran outdoors as if going through 0 tunnel. It stopped at the corner and tho engineer rang the bell again. Charles looked back A fairy conductor had stepped to the ground beside one of the coaches and was helping other children up the steps. Why. his boy friends and Charotta's girl friends were also going. Hello, Robertt" he called. Hurry up. Son. ny! Get aboard. Ralph!" At the same time Carlotta was welcoming Jane, Grace and Mary and other schoolmates. and just as the con- ductor was about to wave a signal her sister Marietta came running and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
Would Not Pay Charges.

He was an impecunious nob1eman with air castles in sunny France. Aft CT much deliberation he sent the fol- lowing note to the pretty heiress: Dear Miss: I love you, but do not know now to express myself. How would you advise
 COUNT DE BUST" And the heiress penned the follow ing:
 Dear Count: Express yourself any way you wish except c. o. D.. as you are not worth the charges"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

HE annual dinner or the club was draw ing to its close when Lord John Bayfield,, Under Secretary of State for Home Affairs, paused in the act of peeling a peach to turn to Sir Eglynton Wrest,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
The Limit.

For finished cruelty of speech,
 No ancient phrase can match 1t2 As when lad with hendish joy Says to home-b bound truant boy.
 Kid. you're going to catch dt.s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12

0 N Ki H O N K!" shouted Charles, as he sat on the window seat in the dining room and twisted the top of a paper hat box which he pretended was an automobile steering wheel.
 Snh don't DlaH-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-04
Mezv Suit Styles
for Young Men

EVERYTHING about them is
~ in curves; curved chest,
shoulders, waistline, hips; all
the lines ''flow;" even lapels and
pockets have it. Young men like
that idea; too. We show it in
single or double breasted types;
belted, types; rich materials. )
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
Where Women Rule.

A little village exists on the Cape of Shina, in Japan, the name of which in Japanese means "the Settlement of Nymphs" Woman in this village Is the predominant partner. The chief industry is pearl fishing, and it is the women who are the fishers. The men stay at home and do the housework From the age of four girls are taught to dive, and the craft has always been jealously kept in the women's hands.
 Recently some of the men became discOntented and started to practice diving with the idea of themselves be coming pearl fishers. The women. dreading the intensified competition, ordered the men to discontinue their diving, and as the men refused a boy colt was declared against them. The sexes have been at war ever since, and finally the women expelled all the men from their homes and undertook In their clumsy, inexpert fashion to do the housework for themselves. The men have petitioned parliament for their rights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
Lemons Beautify /! Make Quarter Pint
 of Lotion, Cheap

Here is told how to prepare an in expensive lemon lotion which can be used to bring back to any skin the sweet freshness, softness, whiteness and beauty.
 The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re- markabIe lemon skin beautifer at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams Care should be taken to strain the lemon juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this To- ton will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles salloWness and tan, and is the ideal skin softener, snoothener and beautifer.
 Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and
 massage it daily into the face, neck arms and hands, and see for yourself Adv,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
AIRMEN
 AID LOAN DRIVE

The most spectacular exhibition of airplane flying this country ever has seen will be a feature of the Victory Loan campaign which will open April 21. The Treasury Department an nounces three "Circuses" or squad rons of aviators will tour the United States, giving demonstrations of air fighting, trick flying and the like. In these squadrons will be American, French and British flyers, using the best type of American machines and captured German Fokkers, The flights will be under the direction Of the Military Aeror6utic Branch of the War Department, with Captain Leon Richardson in charge.
 Fourteen captured F'okkers. all taken by Americans, already have been landed in this country and turn ed over to the Treasury Department. Six British flyers soon are to leave England to take part in the cam paign. They will be men with fine war records. Eight French fly CTS now are on their way to the UniteG States. One has a record of 43 victories. Another made ITO bombing trips over the German lines.
 The country will be divided into three sections, the Eastern, the Mid de Western and the Western. A squadron of American, French and British flyers will tour each section, beginning April 10, eleven days be fore the opening of theI oan. The Eastern tour will begin at Mineola, Long Island; the Middle Western al New Orleans, and the Western at San Diego. Each squadron will be carried in special train of eleven cars. Nine end-door baggage cars will l be required to carry the seventeen 1 planes which each squadron vii l have.
 The general program will be the i same for each city visited. Two l American scout planes will rise tc bomb the city with Victory Loar 1 literature. Four of the captured Fox
 kers will then attack these American l planes. Four American flyers vii | pursue the enemy driving hin
 away Then the flyers will give ex | hibItions of aerial acrobatics. Pho
 tographers of the Signal Corps vii | take the air photographs of the city
 dropping the plates by parachute St
 they can be reproduced for local use 1 There will be parades in connection l with the flights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

vide, AT per cent; drunkenness, 3.4 per cent; combinations of preceding causes, SC per cent; all other causes, 6.7 per cent. Desert.on was reported as the cause of 50 per cent. of the divorces granted to the husband and 30.S per cent. of those granted to the wife.
 Children.
 In only SIT per cent. of the divorce cases were children reported; In 52.1 per cent. no children were reported; and in 1o.2 per cent. the records con- tained no data, as to children. Chill dren were reported In PTS per cent. of the cases in which divorces were granted to husbands; no children in 58.7 per cent. of the cases; and in the remaining 135 per cent. the rec ords contained no data as to cfil- dren. The corresponding percentages based upon divorces granted to wives were 42.2 per cent, 49.2 per cent, and S.6 per cent, respectively.
 Marriages.
 The report shows, for 2,874 out of 2.980 counties-no information being available in the case of the 106 missing counties-1, ,O40, ITS marriages as having been solemniZed during the year ISlb. ms nunD6T repTeSeIll IS rate of 1o5 per 10000 population, compared with 1o2 for 1908, 93 for 1900, and 91 for 1890. The mar riage rate, therefore, IS increasing although not so rapidly as the divorce rate.
 The marriage rate-1O5 per 10000 population, or 1,050 per 100000 was a little more than 9 times as great as the divorce rate, 113 per 100, GOO: and it may be said. there fore that if the 1916 rate were to continue unchanged about 1 marriage in would be terminated by d. vorce.
 The marriage rates for the various states show considerable differences ranging from 65 per 10. 900 in Ore gon to 176 In Montana. The high est three rates-176, 150 and 14e- appear for Montana, Maryland. and | Florida, respectively; and the Iowest three-65. 66 and 73-are those fo1 Oregon, North Dakota, and Wisconsir respectively.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
PRINCESS LOUISE,

Princess Louise, the Duchess of Argyll, and the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, is now in her 7Srd year. The Princess was just 21 when she was led to the altar by the Mar quis of Lorne, afterward Duke of Argyll. In marrying a man of non royal blood the Princess was per nitted to consult her own heart and the alliance was very popular in England. In 1878 the Marquis of Lorne was appointed Governor-Gen- eral of Canada, and Princess Louise remained in the Dominion until 1883 Her husband, who succeeded to the dukedom of his father in 1900, died in 1914. The Princess has no off spring, being the only one of Vic toria's nine children to remain child less.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

Washington. March 2O-About one marriage in every nine is terminated by divorce. The number of mar rIages in proportion to the population has increased s'nce 1899 but the di vorce rate has increased much more rapidly. The returns for 1916 show, 1,05O marriages and 112 divorces per 100, GOO population. These are some of the moro striking features of a report on marriage and divorce, GOV ering the calendar year 1916, which is soon to be issued by Director Sam, l.. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Cen sus. Department of Commerce. This report was compiled under the super vision of Mir William C. Hunt, Chief StatistiCian for Population.
 Divorce.
 According to the returns, which covered 2,SS5 counties out of total of 2,9S0--no data being available for the 95 missing counties-the number of divorces granted tr 191s was 112,- 036, or 112 per 100000 of population, as against S4 ln 1908, Ts in 1900, and 53 in 1890.
 Excluding South Carolina, in which state all laws permitting divorce were repealed in 1878. the lowest three di- NoTCe rates In l9lb are SnOWn Tor the District of Columbia, North Carolina and New York-13, S1 and 32 per 100000 population, respectively while the highest three rates are those for Nevada, Montana, and Ore eon-6O7. 323 and 255. respectively The divorce rates were higher ir 1916 than in 1906 for all the states except eIght-Maine, West Virginia South Carolina Gin which there were no divorces in either year). Alabama Mississippi, North Dakota. South Da- l-ota. and Colorado and the Distric' Of Columbia. Tn S1,1 per cent. o- the cases the divorce was granted tc Inc husband and in 6S.9. per cent. to the wife The latter percentagt compares with 6T.5 for 1906 ant G6.4 for 1896.
 Causes of Divorce.
 The principal causes for divorce ana the percentages Contributed by then 10 the total were: Desertion. 36.S per cent; cruelty, 28.3 per cent; in fidelity, 11.5 per cent; neglect to pro
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
Dreadful MaIady.

"Seasickness, said Lieut.. Sydnor Harrison, the novelist, '1s a dreadful thing. It will unman even the dough boy.
 "A doughboy on q transport bound for France, was seasick. His corporal, to get him out on deck in the fresh air, reused him from his seasick stu DOT one morning and said:
 "'Come on. Jackl Up with you We've been torpedoed and the shipll sink in ten minutes
 "Ten minutesT groaned the dough boy. Then he added with a great gulp:
 Cant you urry her onNa bit, corpy"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
ST. CUTHBERT's DAY.

St. Cuthoert's Day whicn falls to- day, recalls one of the most interest ing inlpostures ever perpetrated in the interests of plety. For more than Il centuries the "mlraCulous" preserva- ton of the body of this early British saint was an article of belief among English Christians, and it was only about a century ago that the fraud was discovered.
 St Cuthbert lived in the seventh century in the north of Britain. In his youth he was a shepherd, and, while most of his companions were pagans, he embraced Christianity. He entered one of the little monster les, and in time became prior of Muilros His life was one of extreme piety, and in his latter years he sought exclusion in & solitary cell on an island, where he died on March 20, 6S7.
 Just when the hoax was perpetrat- ed which made Cuthbert one of th& greatest saints In the English calen- dar cannot be known. Eleven years after his death the monks removed the body of the saint to another spot, and testified that they had found the remains In 8 perfect state of preseT- walton. This miracle was accepted as proof of the saints special grace, and the tomb of Cuthbert became the Mecca. for the afflicted all over Eng land Thousands of cures of the sick. the halt and the lame were imputed to St Cuthbert's intervention.
 When the Danes invaded England nearly two centuries later the monks removed the body and wandered with it throughout northern England and
 .9 then to be still in a perfect state. In the eleventh century St. Cuthbert was again inferred on the spot where the magnificent cath edra1 of Durham was afterward erected in his honor. At that time, in 1104, the body was said to be still perfectly fresh and un- impaired.
 For five centuries the shrine of St Cuthbert was the most popular ir England. The faithful from all ove1 the world visited the holy spot anG left rich offerings until the shrine fairly blazed with gold and jewels worth hundreds of thousands of dol lars.
 In 1540 the body of St. Cuthber was again inspected. and again the awed spectators testified that the re mains had not changed since the day. of St. Cuthbert's death in the seventh century. For nearly three centuries more St. Cuthbert remained an objec of pious adoratioD- TSen came tn exposure.
 Less than a century ago, in 1927, 0 1,139 years after St. Cuthbert's death the body was exhumed. The time had become more scientific, and tn physicians present were not to be de ceived by outward appearances. A a casual glance the remains appeare to be in an extraordinary state o preservation, but closer investigatio resulted in the discovery that tn mere crumbling skeleton had been s svaddled up as to appear entire while the feshless skull had been fill ed out with plaster. Thus a decep ton which had fourished for centur ies was exposed
 With the passing of the belief i the miraculous preservation of h body St Cuthbert was reIegated the discard of all but forgotten saint A simple, kindly pious man. he ha had fame foisted upon him by trick cry after his death, and necessaril shared in the stigma attaching to tt discovery of the imposition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
JIM EUROPE's JAzzERs.

Jim Europe, the king of jazz, is planning a weeks tour of Connecu- cut Next Monday Europe and his famous Jazz band, which returned with the 27th New York Division, will open their tour at the Arena in New Haven. They opened their American season at the Manhattan Opera House in New York last week and played to a capacity house. An effort is being made to engage the State Street Casino for one perform ance here late next week.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

AS horrible example of what might
happen under an "anti- dry" regime,
yesterday stands out wildly in the
minds of lawn tennis players and fol-
lowers of the game. The single day of
'sain completely upset the schedule of
the womens Metropolitan champion
ship tournament at the West Side
Tennis Club, and repetition to-day
will still further complicate matters.
Miss Marion Zndersten and Miss
Eleanor Goss were to have played their
semi-fnal round match in the singles
at o'clock yesterday, and later in the
afternoon were to have paired in the
doubles and played Mrs. George w
Wightman and Miss Eleanora Sears
for the championship. The semi-fnal
round matches in the mixed doubles
were to have been played also, rescrv-
ing the singles final and the mixed
doubles final for to-day.
AS it was, this is what actually
happened: Early in the forenoon,
mike" the head groundman at the
Forest Hills club, spread the huge
tarpaulins over the No. and No 3
grandstand courts and then twiddled
his great thumbs and hoped for the
best. Early in the afternoon Mrs.
Edwin Cornell Dublc, the chairman of
the tournament committee, and the
committee itself arrived at the club
house and all hands surveyed the
dreary spectacle.
"What is more forlorn than tennis
court during rainstorm ?" somebody
wanted to know. But nobody knew. A
few minutes later Miss Zindersten,
Miss Goss, Mrs. Wightman and Miss
Sears arrived, arrayed for the courts.
A consultation was held, and it was de-
cided to give the elements every op-
portunity for being decent, and not to
call the schedule definitely off until
$3.50 o'clock.
A few minutes late: William T. Til
den, I'd, national CLAW court chamnion.