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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08

The new Devon Coal Co. has begun business by buying up all the coal the other local retail coal dealers of Devon. Smith Bros, have on hand. This will give the new coal company control of the local coal market. The new company expect a large quantity of coal from the mines as soon as their plant is completed.
 A continual stream of automobiles passed through Devon on Fourth of July and Sunday. Cars carrying markers from mostly every state in the union and from Canada were to be seen along Bridgeport avenue at most every hour of the day The large jitney cars from Bridgeport made numerous trips to Savin Rock and Walnut Beach and they were crowded at all times. The troIleys also were loaded with men, women and children going to the shore from the sweltering city. That there were no accidents or casualties speaks well for the drivers, the motornen and the traffic officers who labored hard all day regulating the rush.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
GEN. SMITH KS
 DECORATED AT
 LUXEMBOURG

Cohle1z. SunlaJ, July 6.---Bris.- General Harry A Smith. who is in charge of civil affairs in districts of Germany occupied Ey American 'tr2nEa ,:lI tl.e Guchy "f I-uxenabours was the guest of honor Of Jay ct I Ginnc- given at LuXem bourg by the SoTeri1!re:It Hf the duchy. During the dinner he was decoratei with the Or der Of the Grown, the presentation being made by Prime A'iniste" Reuter- on behalf of the Duchess Charlotte. This ie thc fret decoration :.es; owed by Luxembourg for more than SIX years.
 Government officials in India are considering the use of submarine boats from which men can be releas- ed to gather pearl shells from the bottom of the ocean.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08

Sergt. William Goodman, the new ly appointed police officer. is in charge of headquarters at night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
BUNNELL STREET

Clara Booth, 4os Bunnen St. says: II was with severe backache, felt dizzy and was hardly My kidneys acted irregu larly caused a whole lot of annoyance. got right and finally and could get relief from medicines tried. One of the family said she used Kidney Pills and advised to try them. I did taking three boxes. to surprise l Ina trouble can't too much for this remedy glad to give this endorsement. Doan's fine"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08

Carlis Fields of 2s Elizabeth street, Beach yesterday while bathing Life Savers Joe Coles and Alfred Realf went to his aid when it was discov- cred the swimmer was in trouble but he had disappeared when they ar rived at the spot. He was found about a half hour afterwards and Dr. l.. s. Pons was called and pronounced death due to drowning. It is be- Heved he was taken with cramps when swimming and was unable to reach the shore. Fields had gone to Walnut Beach with Miss Jennie Nor an of Roxbury. Mass, who did not go in bathing and did not know of her escorts trouble until she saw the crowd around his body after he had been taken from the water.
 John Mahoney of Hartford, with his two young sons were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Martin Finley over the holidays.
 All of the hotels at Fort Trumbull Beach report that the number of guests this year over the holidays surpassed that of any former years. The Willard, The Seabreeze, The had more than they could accommo- date and were obliged to reserve rooms in the cottages of the neigh borhood.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
DEACON STREET

G. E. Liddle. Deacon St. gave the following account experiences: '1 did great deal of heavy lifting and think that Is what weak kidneys and caused backache Sharp pains caught me in small of back and could hardly The kidney secretions highly col ored. I got Doans Kidney Pills at Riker & Hegeman Co.'s Drug Store, and two boxes cured me of the at 
 Mir Liddle added: 'Doans Kid ney of kidney trouble and the has All that have said in praise of Doan's holds good"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
WELLS STREET
EAST MAIN STREET

Spoering. 7OS E.. Main St, Heavy lifting weakened my kidneys and back years z ago. pains severe across my kidneys md ma irne when stopped I could hardly straighten up The action of kidneys irreg- nd kidney secretions- unnatural Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills procured Riker & Heseman Drug Store, up n shape"
 NO TROUBLE SINCE.
 Mr. Spoerng said: -I have high opinion of Doans Kidney Pills Kidney complaint backache have me medicine
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Birds Used AS Candles

The price of coal oil is a matter of no
interest to the inhabitants of the Island of
St. Kilda, a favorite haunt of that Animal
ed ollcan, the fulmar. So rich in oil is this
sea bird that the natives simply pass wick
through the body and use it as lamp.
The oil is one of the principal articles ex-
ported from the island. 1t is found in the
birds stomachs, is amber colored, and has a
peculiarly nauseous odor. The old birds
are said to feed the young with it, and
when they are caught or attacked they
tighten themselves by disgorging it.
In St. Kilda it is legal to kill the fulmars
only during one week in the year; but dur
ing that week from Is, 900 to 10000 birds
are destroyed.
The mutton-bird of the Antarctic also
carries its oil in the stomach and can eject
this oil through the nostriIs as a means of
defence against enemies.
Quantities of mutton-birds are slaughtered
every year for their oil on the coasts of T as
mania and New Zealand. In its compost
ton and properties this oil closely resem-
bles sperm oil.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Deadly Flying Torpedoboat'

England had in operation several months
before the armistice was signed new flying
craft described as ''fying torpedoboat"
This is said to be the deadliest weapon ever
produced for use against the Huns. The
craft is designed to dive suddenly and
swiftly from the clouds toward an enemy
vessel and when about so feet above it dis.
charge torpedo directly at it, then soar
rapidly upward again. The whole opera
ton is so sudden and quick that the enemy
has not time to train his guns on the torpe-
doboat, it is said. A torpedo from one of
these machines is credited with having des-
troyed Turkish transport carrying 5000
troops. The invention, reports say, had
the Germans greatly worried for they were
unable to devise any means of defending
their ships. naval bases, etc., against it.
A mother ship carrying 20 of the new
machines, each ready for summary action il
the Huns attempted any treachery, was
among the vessels that met the German
feet at the time of its surrender.
The Pathfinder
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Little Items

Did you know that all meat-eating
animals lap up water with the tongue,
while those, such as the OK and horse,
which feed upon grains or grasses, suck i.
up.
They say that the American short
haired, ordinary domestic cat has proved a
better mouser than the English tabby, and
has established a record toward Kidding
European trenches of the rat pest.
While leather has been soaring skyhigh
until it promises to be out of reach before
long, means for substitutes have been found
in shark hide, which makes excellent shoe
leather at much lower cost than cattle leath-
er. The coming year will perhaps see
shark hide very commonly used as shoe
leather.
The Food Administration in Arizona
has permitted ]. E. Cogdell, manager of
one of the largest ostrich farms in America,
situated near Phoenix, Ariz., to slaughter
800 birds that are in excellent condition for
eating. They will be dressed and placed
on the market at IS cents pound. These
ostriches represent $1,000 pounds of dressed
meat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Caribou by the Million

The marvellous spectacle of thousands of
caribou, or Arctic deer, swimming across
the Yukon River and moving over the hills
along both sides of the river as far as the
eye could reach, was witnessed by those ar
irving at Dawson, Y. T., recently on the
U. S. government despatch steamer Cen
eral jeff c. Dayis. The caribou herds
were encountered in the vicinity Of the in
ternational boundary line between Eagle and
Forty Mile posts, we are told by the Van
couver Sun.
DR.. H. c. Miller, of the U. S. Army
service, estimated that at one time between
5000 aud 5000 caribou were to be seen
from the deck of the steamer. These were
in addition to the uncounted thousands
which had gone over the hills or were on
their way to the river. The steamer en-
countered great difficulty in navigating
among the swimming animals, among
which the vessel plowed her way for three
hours. The crew lassoed dozen of them
and hauled them abroad as a fresh meat
supply.
The animals congregated on islands 10
the river, along the river bars and swarmed
on both sides of the stream. One man re-
ports that he walked twenty-one miles
among the moving herds before he could
get through them. "The mountains
seemed to be alive and moving" he said.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30

Leaves From Our Poets.
Roosevelt

Columbia,
If aught but loss of honor
Or decay of principle
May set the wellsprings of thy tears allow,
The occasion now is thine. -sf.--..~
For he, thy champion supreme.
Who took his heartbeats from thine own,
Was snatched from thee all unforewarned
And left thee desolate and bereft.
Yes, he thy son. who ever stood by thee
And all his soul in loving beyance held
Unto thy intimate counsel and demand,
In the very hour of thy sorest need
Has fallen prey to the grim reaper
Death.
How proud he was! how faithful and how
strong!
He, with the indomitable courage of a
lion,
Stood constant guard beside thee and
With jealous eyes scanned every act
That dared assail thy honor or besmirch.
Strong sinewed, both of mind and limb,
He feared no ill-designing foe,
Nor the enmity of those who tried
To shield corruptive will or suffered wrong
Behind the barriers of thy glorious aegis,
He was a man of men
One who summed our divergent strength
And reused our conscience from submis-
sive sloth
AUaincf The iofoe<;oer av;lc If tha do~
He rested not nor slumbered,
But breathed his fiery spirit in the land
Till it became Herewith afame
And scourged the felonious sin thereof.
And if from labors IN the vicious pit
He came not forth entirely unscathed,
Or, in devotion to the cause,
Perchance sometimes o'er-reached himself,
The blame should not be counted his;
For noble souls to virtue may transmute
OFT traits of human fraility
And thus be more deserving Still.
But when, by the receding past,
He in perspective true shall once be
brought
And loom forth free from personal animos-
tiles
And the contrarieties of feeling
And strange antagonisms of mind
That dis-esteem in shallow mortals breed.
He shall appear in true proportions
Proportions that shall measure we'll
With those of our heroic dead
Who live on still in our institutions
And are their glory and enduring worth.
Peter Fandel, in
Minneapolis Tribune
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Britain's Aboriginal Allies

Many races fought voluntarily under
the British flag, including East Indians,
West Indians, Maoris Of New Zealand, FL
jams, South Sea Islanders and various A.
rican tribes. Among the people who Of
fered their services against the common foe
were the Australian aboriginals, a race
which at one time seemed to be disappear
ing before the advance of settlement and
civilization on the vast island contin-
ent, but who-like the Maoris-are again
commencing to increase and multiply
They stand lowest of all races from the
point of view of civilization, and are even
more primitive when in their native state
than the pygmirs of the interior of Africa.
But under benign government, which has
placed them on reserves and protected the
game and native foods on which they sub
sist, they are commencing to multiply and
are also becoming useful members of soci-
ETY., serving the white men as shepherds
shearers, horsemen, ''roustabouts,' and
even as domestic servants. A little while
ago tribe of aboriginals from the interior,
hearing of the war, sent deputation to the
Governor, wearing their war uniforms, and
under the leadership of King Billy, also in
his regal attire, offered their military ser
vices to King George. 1t is not stated that
an aboriginal detachment was sent to the
front, but if they had made their appear
ance in the fearsome guise one would i'm
agine a wholesale retreat of the enemy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Groundhog Day

There is an old tradition which says thar
on the second day of February, the ground
hog crawls out of his winter burrow and
takes good look about him. If it is sun
ny, and he can see his shadow, he creeps
back for another six-weeks' sleep, and we
have six weeks more of winter. But if the
day is cloudy, and no more shadow ap-
pears, he knows that spring has come and
there is no more time for sleep.
The name "Mardi Gras" is a French
expression meaning ''fat Tuesday" and re-
fers to an ancient French custom of leading
fat OK through the streets on the last day
of revelry before the beginning of Lent.
In Europe, Rome was the principal CEN
ter of the Mardi Gras revels, but in Ameri-
ca the festival has been celebrated with
magni6cence since 1857, in New Orleans.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
The Sand Crab


The sand crab spends large part of its
time out of water on the sand Of the beach,
hence its name. Nature has provided it
with an excellent protection in its colora.
ton, as she has done in the case of numer-
Gus other creatures; it is the same color as
the sand which it frequents and for that
reason is not readily deserted by its enc
mics against the background of the beach.
In addition to this protective coloration, as
it is called, this crab has fairly sharp eyes
so that it usually discovers actual or poten-
tial enemies in time to find safer place.
1t is remarkably feet footed and also is
an extraordinary skillful digger in the sand,
being able with few rapid, jerky motions
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Shells

Men called us by strange arts from earth
and air,
Shut US in urns of steel, and set thereon,
Lock to our prison, cabala and sign
More potent than the seal of Solomon
That bound our brethren once IN jars Of
Long lay we, brooding vengeance; now w
leap
Swift to our freeing, while, with bated
breath,
They crouch before the herald voice that
cries:
"Make way! Bow down! Room for the
Lords of Death!
What man shall look them in the face and
live!''
The moment comes, our prison walls are
rent;
Blind with old rage, our hearts a swirl Of
fame,
We roar and strike with far-Aung metal
claws,
Tower in darkness, vanish whence we
came,
Spurning the broken things that once were
men.
Ralph Linton,
PriUate 66S, II. E. F., France
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Monument Enough

Where shall fall upon my battle-ground
There may rest-nor carry me away.
What holier hills could in these days be
found
Than hills of France to hold soldier
cay1
Nor need ye place cross of wooden stuff
Over my head to mark my age and name;
This very ground is monument enough!
IT'S all wish of show or outward tame.
Deep in the hearts OF fellow countrymen
My fast immortal sepulcher shall be.
Greater than all the tombs of ancient kings.
What matter where my dust shall scatter
then?
l shall have seyed my country oversee
And loved her-dying with heart that
sings.
Ray Gaugey
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
january

January is the FIRST month Of the year ac-
cording to the modern calendar. Because
it is time of beginnings the Romans named
it for Janus, the god of beginnings, whose
festivals came within the month. Janus
was double headed deity whose one face
looked backward, the other forward, SYM
bolizing thoughts of the past and future. In
various countries the characteristics of the
months have called forth various names for
it. The old Anglo-Saxons called it
"Wolfmonth,' because during its bitter
cold days; the wolves came in down from
the forests to the village in search of food.
Were You Born This Month?
If you were between December 2lst and
January 10th, your name is Capricorn. the
goat. If your birthday is in January later
than the Goth you belong to Aquarius, the
next sign.
People born in Capricorn when the in
Auences are strong and good are thoughtful,
resourceful, imaginative, artistic and prac-
teal; in fact they possess many of the high
est characteristics; but, human nature being
dual, they are at the same time apt to be
selfish, mercenary and undomestic, resent
ing any interference in their own families.
They are often subject to extremes Of
feeling, are philosophical, good entertain
ers, attractive personalities, kind-hearted.
generous, loyal, and secretive. They are
apt to live too much in externals, and are in
clined to be proud and arrogant. When
once aroused to spiritual things they be-
come very wide awake enthusiasts. They
are naturally high minded, determined, in
dependent, self-reliant, and want to do big
things in financial way. They can amass
great wealth if they will be temperate in all
they do. They are eccentric in their CIV
ing, lavish at one point, penurious at an
other, according to mood. Their weak
point is helping their friends too much, and
they are apt to be eccentric and unwise in
charities and investment, and very optimis-
tic or very pessimistic by turns. Fine
teachers come out of this sign, gentle,
patient with details. They love children
and abhor hattery.
In appearance they are generally short of
stature, with dark compilations, dark hair
and beautiful, expressive eyes. They are
hard workers for their own ends, but usual
ly have too many irons in the fire, and are
not satisfied as employees Capricorn
women are good managers and make eff
clent housekeepers for large public institu-
tons. In this sign are found business men
and also members of the various profess
sions. Marriages or friendships with those
of Taurus. Virgo or Libra generally prove
harmonious. The gems of this sign are
white onyx and moonstone; the colors, gar
net, brown, silver-gray and black; the flow
er, snowdrop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
The Letter

Out here, was sick of fighting,
Mud and blood, dirt and death,
Death
And despair, everywhere;
A whole world of fighting.
Then it came. Just few lines of writing
The kids passed this year;
Sis's got new beau;
Mothers well, full of cheer;
Hot biscuits for supper;
It's been warm spell;
The white perch are biting
Oh, Dad if you knew!
Just those few lines of writing
Like breath OF Gods air
In the gases and stenches,
Came that letter from home
To your boy in the trenches!
Il. e. Copimge
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Before Battle

Shall God, who planned the seasons, let me
die.
Then, if it must be so
Let me 60 willingly,
Feeling no hatred for my foe;
Only content to know
That there awaits me somewhere far away
A happy band of friends
Who died before me, who will say
Sweet words of welcome when my anguish
ends. 20. Neville Brand
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
The Reason Milk Has Riz

Ever stop ter fgger why
Mebbe milk's trifle high?
Ever git to think bit
Bout the reason back of it,
Once US farmers bossed the farm.
Didn't see no speshul harm,
If the pesky cows wuz lean,
Or the stables fur frum clean;
We jes' didn't give a darn!
Showed them critters in barn
Ozark and damp and cold; we'll, yes,
Mebbe full of germs, guess
Didn't give such things thought,
Jes' plumb careless like ez not!
Got along with things heap,
Sold the milk tarnation cheap.
Now by jinks it allus seems
Jes' as if them days wuz dreams.
Cows now have the grandest care,
Nuff ter make a farmer swear;
Inspector gent comes pokin' roun',
SEE the barn must be pulled down;
SEE it's plumb "unsanitary,"
Gee! Such language makes US scary.
Orders milk-shed up ter date
Steam hot water sure ez fate!
We jes' have to toe the line
Cows are polished till they shine.
Keeps US scrubbin' up the place,
Feared germ might show his face;
Hired mans tarnel sight,
All logged out in shiny white
Sits SO starchy on his perch,
Feels jes' like he wuz in church.
Clean-you couldn't find a speck,
MIXED them cows with gloves, by heck
You kin bet your boots fer sure,
Milk we send out now is pure.
City folks amt never sick
Since the milk is fixed so slick!
Babies grow right plump and fat.
Makes us glad to hear of that;
But you bet it costs like sin,
Makes our pocxetbooks look thin;
All this scientific splash,
Loosens up heap er cash!
So we riz the rates some more
Or we'd all be swamped for sure.
But-now get the big connection
What is wuth more than perfectionl
Even if the cost is steep,
Health at any cost is cheap.
Now you city folks know why
Mebbe milk's triAe high.
B. M. Neasell, in Milk Neacs
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Sufdciency

If that my name may sometimes come
Unbidden to your thought,
] care not if of gold or fame,
Life chose to give me naught.
If in the garden of your dreams,
My voice you wait to hear,
What matter il the ways 60
Are ever dark and drearf
So be carven in your heart,
Most gladly would I lie
In some unmarked uphonored grave
Beneath an alien sky!
-Charlotte Becker
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30

Of its legs to bury itself and Dc it all in an
incredibly short time. Lying in its rapidly
excavated ''dug-out''. with only the tips
of its eyes projecting above the surface, mo-
one who had not seen il digging itself in
would be likely to find it at all, yet it has
the intruder under surveillance all the time
and is taking note of his every move.-Sel.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
Inmates Attention.!

Inmates will observe the following
rules to insure prompt mail service.
Place register number and page num-
her in upper right hand corner of
envelope in space to be covered by
stamp.
Your future page number will be same as
shown on all incoming letters.
Do not write between lines.
Sign your full name to all letters.
il. SULLIVAN. Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-30
H j N 0 R

When his spinster aunt began to ask
questions she always kept at least one per-
son engaged, without any chance only for
direct questions, says London Answers.
'What ever became of that kitten l sent
you FIVE years agoi" she demanded of her
meekest nephew. II hope she wasn't
poisoned like the one you had when you
were 3 years DID,
ono, She
''Don't tell me she was drownedF'
ono. She"
"Stolenl"
ono, she"
"Wha. made you give such handsome
kitten away, don't see!''
owe didn't; She"
"Well, what happened to herr Speak
up!'
"She growed into cati'' gasped the
child.
"I4l give you my opinion for what it is
WORTH" said the young lawyer to his first
client.
"Don't talk that way, boy" counselled
his wise father. "He'll think your opinion
amt worth much.''
Tragedian-You tell me, sirrah, that l
am behind the timesl
Manager-Yes. You come with me.
I'm going to produce screen version of
'Ben Hur," with motorcycles for the prin-
cipals in the chariot race.
| Visitor-Sir, am collecting for the Po-
cts Hospital. Will you contribute any
thing?
Editor-With pleasure! Call tonight
with the ambulance, and will have poet
ready.
The Missus-You look so strong and
well-it's hard to believe that you are 4
wounded soldier.
The Mendicant-No, lady. I'm worse'n
that am one of the missing
Marie-Don't cry, dear. You must be
brave while Jack is away with the army.
Remember the war won't last forever, and
then he will return to you.
Betty-Y-yes; but I'm afraid that before
he comes back some other hateful man will
marry me.
Yeast-Don't you think the conserving
of food is good for you?
Crimsonbeak-I do. haven't eaten any
of my wife's biscuits for month, and
feel better for it.
Buy Thrift Stamps. New issue, cost
81. II this month. Worth $500 in 1924.