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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21

GET YOUR right smart hat, Japan
 ese ornaments and other important novelties at Etta Murphy's, East Main, between Arctic and Maple
 SIS. S22dss
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I A WEIMANN, contractor and builder; carpentry. masonry, ce- ment work and tobbing; efficient work guaranteed. Phone lb4E-o- 214 Fairview Ave. D25s-
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MORTGAGES AND LOANS

W l. .orhClALIAE in rent collections and mortgage loans, insurance and care tdAlnS Of property. Snow oc Goldman l5 FaIrflcIu Ave. Room 2O1. B. 6tS3-3 DI+tf
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trJRNITCKE
GENERAL RETAILING
GLASS
HAIR DRESSING

HAIR DRESSING goods. Ma rinello creams and powders, sham pooirg. etc Sarah RaycrOfL S3 Fairfield Ave, 2O6 Warner Bldg. Phone Bar. 953. H30atl*
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Wm. Van " agoMsr

BLOCHS, IA John St.-Auto sup plies. auto tires. at big rvduCtion. Best SOcony motor gasolene. Stand ard oil 15c It.,5Oc gal. Bring your can. Bicycle repairing and lawn mower sharpening. Workmanship guaranteed. '19R15d$*
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HOUSES FOR SALE

and building .ois on West Ave-, $500; ? family house on Or ange St, S6,o00; family on Greg ory St., sS,00O; 3 family on Iran istan Ave, $S500. We specialize a in farms from IS acres to Z0U up. If you want to buy or sell consulJ with Snow X Goldman, 15 Fairfield Ave-, Room 2O1. Tel. B. 6793-3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21

MAPLEwOOD AN F.. .Beechwood Ave-. Hancock Ave.aI4d Garden St; good 2-family houses with improvem ents S4,500: small payment down, bal ance easy terms. Inquire Andrew Engstrand, 363 Ridgeheld Ave Rarnum 49o9-2. R22dS*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21

EAST EATON sri family house, 8
 room, all Improvements: Hancock
 Ave-, tanlily, 2S rooms, all irn- provements: Norman St. family house, 10 rooms, all improvem ents; Lndley St., family, II looms all Improvements. s. Loewith q Co, Open Monday and Saturday even.
 inxA 19B13alle
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SALEsSNlIIN WANTED

SAIEShEN that can handle best Glass or investors. One with stock ana bond sales experience prefer red- Commissions hundred to thou sand dollars day for a few day., only. Wire for full particulars. Mo-Tex Oil Co.. Wicilite Falls Tex. 71012 Ind. Ave. P15d*p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21
FEED STORE

JOSEPH BREINER, feed grain, hay, garden seeds, flour, fertilizer, etc, 2336 Fairfield Ave-, Cor. Waldor Ave- Noble 434. R22aLl.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21
STOVE REPAIRING

WE CARRY the largest stock on hand Of stove and furnace supplies gnu parts. E. Lipnick, 532 East Main SG Barnum s14-1x.
 
 SAMPLE SKIRTS TOR SALE WONDERFUL BARGAINSl Ladies' all wool sample skirts. worth s7 and $S will sacrifice for s4; alter alton free. White serge skirts, worth S9, now $5, while they last Come quick. Best bargain in Bridgeport. Fishelberg, the tailor. 39 Fairfield Ave, over Plaza The atre. Barnum 2311
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CONCRETE BLOCKS.

LET US furnish cement blocks to build your garage or retaining wall. etc. No painting, no repairing, fire proof: cheapest in every way. l. BonitaH. 12 Chase St, just of Island Brook Ave. Barnum 903-4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21

FARMS FOR SALE|116 acres of good land, grow anything, SS50, S6OO cash payment; s5 acres, good room house and other out build ings s1, 200, s700 payment; 25 acres, 12 room house and barn, $1, 500,
 $500 payment; 200 acres, good set buildings, s5,00O. Casey, BOT, Conn. Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel. Noble 297.
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HOUSES FOR SALE.

WHY NOT OWN a home in the fines
 section of Stratford for very little cash See Bundock, 104 Warner
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RESTACRA ANT

GLOBE RESTAURANT, 3S5 Fair field Ave-, 5S CaAnon St. Regular
 dinner or supper 25c. We serve the best meals in the city, also the beat
 butter and coffee. Give us a trial,
 opposite Police Station. S14sd
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BLACKSNfIIHING
BA1SERY

ASK YOUR GROCER for Eisen- mann's bread and cakes. For sale by all leading grocers. Bakery o47 Iemhrol<e St. Bridgeport. ,1eR24...
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BOWLING

PASS A PLEASANT evening at the Arcade Bowling Alleys, 56 John St Warren Connor. Prop. Fred Lig- gins, Mgr. Barnum 5117.
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BICYCLES

BICYCLES and bicycle supplies. auto tires and sur iries, auto tires vuI- canized; all work guaranteed. K
 Voccola Cycle Co.,982 East Main St Noble 10O7-2. '19B1 5dsk
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CARPENTTRs AND CoNTRACToRs

E. OUTHOUSE & SON, ,builders-Co tages, garages and general jobbinS. Drop postal and we will call 2O2 Bunneu St. '19R2aIl~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Hiding a Kings Statue.

The fine equestrian statue OF Kin
Charles l, which was hidden In Londo
for protection during the war, has bee
brought to light again. The status
which was cast during the reign OF TN
monarch, according TO reports has ne
enjoyed the uneventful career pc
mitted to most works of its kind.
was executed for Sir Richard Westoi
afterward earl of Portland. who 4
tended to place 1t as an ornament
his garden at Rochampton. But IN
function it never fulfilled, for 1t W;
seized by parliament during the Civ
war and sold 10 one John Rivett,
brazier. To be broken up. John, no
ever. being a royalist, hid the statt
and. by selling hundreds of bron
knife handles purporting TO be ma
from it. disarmed any parliamenta
suspicious in the matter. On the n
toration of Charles III in 16GO Xiv
produced the statue, which "
claimed by Sir Richards son. i
brazier refused To yield Ii, and af
years of dispute it was eventually p
scented to King Charles ii and erec'
on the spot formerly covered by r
original Charing cross.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Fireproofino Concrete Columns.

We have been wont to look upon
concrete as capable of resisting great
deal of heat. and it may seem strange
TO think of coating 1t with fireproof
material However. there are condi-
lions under which this is necessary.
The bureau of standards has been in
vestigating the condition of concrete
which has passed through cOnflagra-
lions, and has found that If the con-
crete Is made with gravel, particularly
siliceous gravel. there is tendency
for the stones to. burst in extreme
heat. which disintegrates the concrete.
Accordingly it is recommended that
gravel be avoided wherever possible.
but if impossible the gravel concrete
may be protected from extreme heat
by coating it with an inch of cement
held in place by wire mesh. Plasters
NAV also be used i'm which asbestos is
the principal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Antarctic "Shelf Ice"

From the work Of recent expl6
tions. Sir Douglas Mawson ccnclu
That the rock foundation on which
Antarctic ice cap rests Is very irro
lar. partly above sea level and pa
below. and that its thickness, whicl
very variable. may reach n maxim
of several thousand feet. Under
thickest portions the static pressur'
the base may be as great as one
per square inch. Under such co
ing there may be a considerable a.
mutation of ground heat. and II Is
sumed that the under portion Of thu
mass is undoubtedly soft and pla
Where the sea breaks up the Ice
rate faster than the flow. the sea Z
is substantially the coast line.
elsewhere. as in the Great Ross bal
and the Shackleton shelf, the su
of ice exceeds the rate Of eroslo
the sea front. and the overflow :
the land maintains Il thick shee
"shelf ice" extending far out to
The sea front Of the ice cap, at
present rate OF advance or flowing
is estimated to have left the cent
the seventh century of our era.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Pile Fabrics Popular

The prophecy that, when the price
of a pile fabric clashes with that OF
fair quality fur, the latter Is preferred.
does not seem TO be borne out in the
operations of the cloak manufacturers
for fall. Pile fabrics in the most ex-
pensive makes are proving so popular
with the buyers that it is estimated
the supply Is going to fall far short OF
the demand. The pile fabric makers
believe that the most important rea-
son for this successful competition OF
their product with fur is that the
imitation has reached stage where
II Is difficult to tell the difference be-
tween it and the real thing. Another
reason ascribed is the better wearing
quality of the artificial fur.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Details Carried to Absurdity.

Trivial details not infrequently be-
come the pivot of momentOus deci-
sions. in which cases an element of alb
surdity is supplied by the breadth OF
the contrast. A case III point arises
I'm the discussion among English lit
terateurs concerning Shakespeare al
legged "hand" in the play of Sir
Thomas More" in which one expert
occupies almost column Of small
type in the literary supplement of the
Times of London in describing the
construction of the letter Il as found
in one of Shakespeare's autographs
documents. The imposing array OF
warlike and nautical terms in the mod
est letter. such as keel. baseline. ram,
forelimb and boundary line, may as
tonish many who have been accus-
toned to form Ii with comparative
ease, while the division of the letter
into sections and subSectionS by this
savant for purposes of discussion en-
dows the old scrivener's art with un
expected dignity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
What's In A Name.

Naming q plant or flower after n
celebrity is a delicate compliment, and
one that no doubt at times adds some
thing to the market value. But there
are exceptions. That beautiful variety
If the lobella, for instance. known as
emperor William" would perhaps
hold I'D its imperial head little nov
proudly just now if it had had more
fortunate christening.
Stray thoughts on these lines may
have been Pickering in the mind of a
vendor in a London market-place as a
likely looking buyer, while examining
box of the old favOrite, asked what
variety it was. Without deranging the
muscle Of an eyelid the cOster (and
she was "lydy," tool replied
douglas 'Aig. Four-and-6tanner q
box"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
COULDN'T MATCH THAT STORY
Senator Set Altogether Too Fast
Pace for Even Veteran Bore
to Follow.

A senator was entertaining some
friends with stories about the Arizona
desert. when bore joined the party.
This bore was the kind of chap
that always laughs in the wrong place
and spells a story by trying To guess us
climax. The senator undertook TO
silence him.
Poor Ferguson" he said. THAT
was a close shave he had in the desert
last August"
"SunStroke. Of course" said the bore.
"No. not exactly" said the senator.
"You see, Ferguson stumbled acct
dtntally on the Cauldron-our famous
spring. you know. that gu*heS out OF
the rock nj freezing point and lmine-
diately begins To- boil from the herce
heat of the sun
"Of course. of course" said the bore
~And what happened To Ferguson: pld
he fall i'm the cauldron and boil 10
death? Get on with your story. mar.
Ferguson fell in said the senator,
'but he managed IL scramble out
! lH1lI. Nv llNill. ll'N'''''
set over for him. our Arizona air. you
see. is so dry that it abSorbS moisture
with astonishing rapidity. Well. the
boiling water i'm FerguSon'S clotheS
evaporated so fast that the poor fel'
low instantly frOZe stiff"
II see" said the bore. "He died oil
cold. Well. that reminds me
mo. he didn't die" said the senator
"He almost died. but he had miracu
lous escape. In his Stiff-froZen state
YOU understand. he began tn ShlveI
with chill. and he shivered 50 mare
that in a few moments he became over
heated and would have succumbed u
sunstroke if he hadn't providentlall.
broken into a cold sweat.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
MAIL SERVICE BY
AIR is SUCCESS

Wilson and other officials figured prom
inently. and sent letters just before the
aviator started. Since that time the
service has continued without inter
ruption.
Postage for airplane mail at the time
was fixed at fifteen cents an ounce, the
postofiice department figuring that
speedy delivery made that price fair.
In addition to being carried by air
plane the letter was to be specially
delivered which ordinarily costs ten
cents I'm addition to letter postage.
Airplane mail service continued on
paying basis for time, until the nov
city wore off. Many persons ut first
used the airplane mail for its novelty.
and the letters carried were unimpor-
tant, apparently. At any rate, after
few months. the sale of airplane stamps
dwindled. as did the mail.
Reduction In Rate.
Then the postOffice department de-
cided to fill the pouches when possible
with ordinary first class letters. This
| was continued until July IS, when the
rate for airplane postage was reduced
from fifteen cents to two. 1t is prob.
able now that this rate will be con-
tinued. for while the service does not
pay for itself the added facilities in
deliveries are regarded by the post
Office department as worth the price.
When the service was started the
postoffice department co-operated witt
the war department. which supplied
the airplanes and the aviators. This
arrangement had been suggested BY
the chief signal officer of the army
who saw in the project an additiOna
means of training aviatOrs for thu
western front.
Army participation continued unit
last November. when it was agreed 70
, the sake of efficiency that the entir
project should be taken over by tn
postofTice department.
For this reason the service now
entirely in the hands of the postOflic
department and the aviators are O
: civilian status. However. the pilot
, now engaged in the work have com
{ largely from the army. being officer
h discharged from the service at the ell
:. of the war.
o The type of airplane used Is the ord
o nary Curtiss machine. but the pos
t office department is preparing and.
i congress provides the funds. will SOC
nut especially built airplanes at wOr
V These new airplanes are design'
h primarily for carrying mail. stabilize
d automatically. so tlat there is no da
n ger of crash. In this regard the
@ will be different from the army tyI
n machine, in which ability to maneuv
il rapidly is an element of safety.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29

or in the territory which is now so
known.
Practice Died Before Revolution.
There is nothing to show that the
practice outlived the revolution. In
Maine. I'D TO 1852, husband was liza
bic for debts of his wife contracted
before marriage. and no such subter-
fuCe as the smOck marriage could re-
lieve him.
Smock marriages were frequently
performed in Vermont about century
ago. They were entirely honorable 10
both the participants. for they put
wholly aside all considerations OF
financial and selfish interest. Accord
ing to tradition. they all turned out
happily. and well they might. The
principle involved in them may be SAID
to have triumphed in our social life
the great majority Of marriages being
now smock marriages in the sense that
tie parties are financially independent
Of each other.
By the way. one of the earliest ana
| strongest arguments TOT Wouhhi SUI
frage was the necessity of relieving
women from the financial bondage that
they were under to their husbands 1T
years ago. All that a woman had then
practically belonged to her husband
Wendell Phillips. in his address at the
first national woman suffrage cOnven
ton, held at Worcester in October
1851. called attention to g curious case
that had lately occurred in this state
A man married a woman who hat
$4,000 Of her own, inherited from he
father. Dying about year after hi
marriage. this man left remarkabl!
generous and manly will-he left thes'
$4,000 to his wife. so long - sh
should remain a widow!
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
PURPLE AND COLD
Adorned Armies Which Persian
Kings Led to War.
Spectacular Indeed Must Have Dec"
the March of Mighty Hosts BE-
fore the Days of Business
like Fighting.

Warfare WAS Il spectacular. "a wen
a> Il bloody enterprise. in the days oil
antiquity Plain khaki ana SIN,
pie husincS>likc Announcements wou'u
never have suited the ancient Persian
soldiers.
silver affairs. surrounded by priests.
chanting sacred songs, We're hrSt !"
line of march They were followed ny
3G1 youths dressed in purple garments
\ chariot dedicated to the sun was
drawn by Nnow-whitr horses. led ny
groom> wearing white garments ahu
carrying golden wandS.
Ten chario;S embossed with gosd
and silver preceded The cavalry OF V
nations, dressed in their various COS
tunes and carrying their peculiar
arms.
| Then came the Persian immortais'
| 10000 in number, wearing golden
| chains and robes embroidered WIN
gold and glittcrin= with precious
stones. Following at Il short distance
came 1900 mobiles, relatives OF llle
king, dressed in garments wonderfully
wrought.
\ company of Spearmen precedeu
! the king. He rode In an imposing Guar
Tot. and wore robes of surprising mag
nificenca. and a costly inter on MS
head. Rv his side walked 200 OF MS
most noble kinsmen. Ten thousand
warriors. bearing spears with staHs
of silver tipped by heads of gold foi-
lowed the royal chariot of NerXes.
The kings horses. 10 in number. with
10000 footmen. ended the procession
At some distance followed the moth
or and wife Of the king in chariotS' hc-
companied by their Indies on morse
back. Fifteen cars carried the kings
children, their Yltors and nurses anu
coo camels, Gudrded by archers' pore
the royal treasury. The friends anu
relatives of the ladies followed with
the cooks and servants. Light-armed
troops brought up the rear
When n king in those days looked
upon his troops and saw their strength
: and splendor, it Is no wonder he tei'
proud and wished to lead them to hat
tie. Such an army was not meant 70
= stay at home. where only their coun
trymen could see them. Other ma
tions would know how powerful kins
e he was. So he and his followers
a marched away, and wars for conques
l. began.
e Peoples were forced TO give them
s selves up to life Of war, either TO
X conquest or defense, and the grea
lr highways. which peace would have ded
ID icated to commerce and prosperity, be
Of came military roads over which wa
rs took it's cruel way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Matter Of Priority.

While the people of Denmark
glorving in the antiquity OF thes
tional flag. the 'Dannebrog, \
claims the honor of seniority n.
all the national flags. and are
memoratirg its origin in the thlrt
century. Belgian and German pa.
are securing the Middle Ages
mission of vital import TO their RI
five flags. The new German stat
given indications Of adopting n
colors black. yellow and red, dij
horizontally. This has aroused
tests In Belgium. which claims II
in precisely the same colors. sind
DISPOSED. and patriotic sOcietiel
said 10 hc forming 10 take acti
prevent Germany's adoption of .
The Belgian claims are based {
colors of the princes OF flandet
Rrabant in the thirteenth &C
while the German case is said {
on the use Of the colorS in quest
the ancient Germanic empire
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
Records Reveal
Queer Ceremony

bride, retaining title to the same In
himself. This he did in the presence OF
witnesses. that he might be able to
prove the fact In case he was sued
for any debts, she might have con-
tracted.
A marriage of this kind occurred at
Bradford in 1IT3, and the following is
q true copy of the record of the same:
Bradford. Dec. We "a, 1TI3.
This may certifie whomsoever Ii may
concerne that James Bailey Of Brad
ford who was married to the widow
Mary Bacon Nov. 90 last past by me
We subscriber then declared that he
took said person without anything Of
estate and that Lydia the wife Of
EliaZer Burbank & Mary the wife of
Thomas Stickney and Margaret the
wife of Caleb Burbank all Of Bradford
were witnesses that the clothes she
then had on were OF his providing and
bestowed upon her.
WILLIAM BALCH,
Minister of We Gospel.
II Is uOteu ny TIE Suiie Niitci 'ih'
in all cases Of smock marriages that
have come to his notice the brides
have been widows.
1t is thought that during the reigr
of George III there were many smOci
marriages in Maine, then a part OF the
province of Massachusetts Bay. chief
" in the counties of Lincoln and York
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29

nered cap of rose colored rubber cloth
puts a pretty finishing touch TO the
outfit. As no one aspires to deep
coat of tan this year, black and
white striped parasOl lends its aid TO
face creams to keep the face and neck
from too much sunburn.
Rubberized silks in brilliant coiors
have been used in much more elabor-
ate beach clothes than this very SEN
sible suit, and even for those who pre-
fer silk or wool in their swimming
clothes, nantes and capes of rubber
lied silk prove slightly for wear on the
beach and for the walk to and from IT.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
,awyer Unearths interesting In
formation About "Smock
Marriages."
WERE COMMON CENTURY AGO
Brides Appeared In seant Attire to
Protect Husband From Liability Tor
Her pebts-various Expedients
10 Preserve Modesty.

BANGOR Maine.-A Bangor lawyer
.,,ondinp court In the ancient town or
W,scasset, Lincoln county, recently
went rummaging In the COLONIAL court
records of the place end In the course
Of his reading came across the oniciai
registration of "smock marriage
Not knowing what a smock marriage
was the lawyer looked farther anu
GOT considerable light upon strange
custom prevalent in England a cen
fury or more ago and also to some eA-
tent In the American colonies.
Smock marriages were weddings
where the bride appeared dressed In
white sheet or chemise. The reason
for such a garb was the belief that II
a man married a woman who was In
debt he could be held liable for her
Indebtedness II he received with her
any of her property; and also, that II
a woman married a man who was In
debt. his creditors could not take her
property to satisfy their claims II ne
had received nothing from her at
marriage.
In England. says an antiquarian.
there was at least one case where n
bride was clothed In puris naturalibus
while the ceremony was being per-
formed in the great church at Birming'
ham. The minister at first refused
TO perform the ceremony. but. finding
nothing in the rubric that would ex'
cuse him, he finally married the pair
To carry out the law fully as the
people understood II, the ceremony
should always have been performed as
II was In the church at Birmingham
in the case noted. but, modesty for
bidding. various expedients were uset
to accomplish the desired end withou
the unpleasant features.
Sometimes the bride stood in |
closet and put her hand through hol
in the door; sometimes she stood be
hind a cloth screen and put her ham
out at one side; again, she wOun
about her q white sheet furnished b
the bridegroom, and sometimes sh
stood In her chemise or smock. Even
ually, in Essex county at least, all In
modesty was avoided by the groOI
furnishing all the clothes worn by tn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29
G.A. 2mzaAz
Bin Demand for Skirts.

The great retail demand for summer
skirts has cleaned out retail stocks and
showered the manufacturers with du-
plicate orders. Flannels and gabardines
are among the leaders, although linens
and crepes are getting their usual
heavy demand. White is most desired,
but the pastel shades are attracting
more than the usual amount of atten-
ton given to colored skirts for the sum-
mer. The scarcity of silks and the
high prices quoted by jobbers of such
material. will turn to other fabrics, it
is said, some of the business that would
otherwise go to silk numbers.