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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22

We was having langwidge In skool this aftirnoon and we came to the werd essential, Miss Kitty saying, Whoever knows the meening of es- sentiaL please raise their hand
 Wien nobody did, and Miss Kitty sed. There are menv things in our life that we could do without because they are not absiloot1y necessary, but on the other hand there are serten things that we simply must have, be cause our very existents depends on them, and these things are therefore called essential things Now who can name surnthing that is absilootly es- sential?
 I can, sed Puds simkins raising his hand
 Well Charles? sed Miss Kitty
 Pfetzils are essential sed Puds.
 For meTsey sakes, wy? sed Miss Kitty, and Puds sed,, Because there aint enything elts like them
 How redickuliss who elts thinks he can name sumthing that is essential? sed Miss Kitty.
 Me, sed sam Cross, roller skates Is essential
 Roller skates, the ideer, couldent you live without roller skates? sed Miss Kitty
 Yes mann, but you wouldent wunt to, sed Sam Cross.
 How many boys in the class agree with Samuel Cross that roller skates Kitty, and all the fellows raised their hand some raising 2.
 This class Is impossible, we will go on to the joggriffy. 1essin, sed Miss Kitty
 Wich we did.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22

and holiday, the sumptuous fetes were 1 h~ld for Anne Boleyn at the zenith 1 of her charms and royal favor. At the accession of William II. the pres i ent building of Greenwich Hospital arose. Above the Hall or Naval Gal l lery there are pictures and portraits of Englands' naval actions and of her heroes. But you hasten on to the Museum, for it is in the Museum that the relics of Nelson are religiously guarded.
 Now, these relics have not only been the subject of long pamphlets and more lengthy correspondence, but they have been subjects of actions at law. First, that greatest of all rel ics-the mental relic, the great motto
 which Nelson caused to be signalled by means of flags to his ships, Eng land expects every man 70 do his
 duty" Said Captain Pasco, Nelson's fag-lieutenant on the Victory, 'tHis
 1ordship came to me on the poop about a quarter to nine, and said,
 MT. Pasco. wish to say to the fleet,
 England confides that every man will do his duty" And he added,
 You must be quick I replied,' said
 Pasco, If your lordship will permit
 me to substitute expects for con
 fides,' the signal will soon be com
 pleted; expects is in the vocabulary;
 'confides' must be spelled
 His 1ordship replied with haste and
 with satisfaction, That will do,
 Pasco. Make it directly" Captain
 Blackwood who commanded the Bury
 alus at the battle of Trafalgar, said that the suggestion of the signal off,
 cer was from Nelson expects to l England expects, ,'-but Captain Pas co.'s account is accepted as the more probable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

The following were issued Oct. If 1919 List compiled by the office ot A. M. Wooster, Solicitor of Patents 1,115 Main street, Bridgeport, Conn:
 Bernard H. Skelly, Bridgeport, rat chet wrench.
 Max L. Waterman, Bridgeport, sew ing machine.
 Lloyd M. Gress, Bridgeport, label, F1uno Prophylactics Prevention Bet ter Than Cure.
 Lester P. Barlow, New Haven, aerial bomb.
 Lester P. Barlow, New Haven, bomb and discharging means therefor. Lester P. Barlow, New Haven, con- tact bomb.
 Wilmar F. Lent, New Haven, grease cup.
 Charles Wessolock. Hartford, sash holder.
 George Boden, Waterbury, embroid- cry ring.
 Edward M. and M. E. Smith, Mil ford, baseball game.
 Charles D. White, Norwich, spinning frame.
 TRADE-MARK.
 The Stanley Works, New Britain, hinges, screen-hangers, hasps, etc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
ANNIVERSARY 0F NELS0N'SFICHT
 AT TRAFALGAR

There is something inexplicably touching to the spirit of man when the hand in comes in contact with, or when one stands in the presence of, a relic of the great To stand. before the mummy of Rameses IL in the Boolak Museum, Cairo, is an ex- perience in a life time. What must the thrilling moment have been when, in unwrapping that mummy in the presence of the learned men of the world, the hand Of dead Rameses II.
 flew up on the air-and remained that way! Fifty Arabs fell prone to the ground in terror. Eminent men
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22

turned white as ashes. and shook like children. In touching relic of the, great 10 the fingers feel a prick of the electric fire that was lava in the veins of the great soldier, ruler, poet, priest
 Yesterday, Oct 21, was the ami versary of the battle of Trafalgar, when, in 1895. the British fleet under Nelson gained a complete victory over the combined Spanish and French feeAs Nelson was killed, and died in the cockpit of the Vic tory, his fagship. In old Greenwich hospital, at Greenwich on the Thames, six miles below London Bridge, where is the Royal Greenwich Observatory from whose meridian English astronomers make their cal culations, and settle the correct time for all England daily, priceless relics are preserved of England's greatest naval hero. Don't delay too long over your whitebait dinner for which Greenwich is famous-memor- able though it be with its cayenne pepper and lemon juice-but haste on to the Royal Hospital for Eng lands seamen.
 There's a flavor here of the good old days of the broad and trackless briny, of brigs and ful1-rigged ships-the TO- nance of the sea-of the famous East Indiamans', of the "Heave round at the capstan and run the anchor up to the bows!'' Aye, Aye, sir!''-of Hook on the cati Hoist away!''- and all the dear salt lingo of long. ago. Greenwish Hospital for aged and dis abled seamen occupies the site of an old royal palace of 1433 in which Henry VIII. and his celebrated daugh- ters Mary and Elizabeth were born. In the large park of Greenwich, to- day still a pleasure ground for Lon don's~teeming poDulace of Sunday
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
WHAT WAS LACKING.

MT. Alberton, the architect, had been invited down to -Billerton's to display the plans of Billerton's new house to some guests.
 'sNow," explained MT. Alberton, 'here is the front elevation" and he pointed it out on the plans he laid on the library table for the inspec- tion of the visitors. With the out side window and circular gallery here and this is the east elevation, show ing the tower"
 Various comments were made by the guests, and then little Clarence, aged eight, who was greatly inter ested in the new house, clipped in with:
 And where are the two mortgages father said he was going to put on 9" Cartoons Magazine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
BAD BREATH
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
 at the Cause and Remove It

Dk. Edwards Olive Tablets, the . substitute for calornel, act gently on the bo*els and positively do. the work; People afflicted with bad breath ind quick relief through taking them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. They act gently but firmly on the natural action, clearing the blood, and purifying the entire system. They do that which calonel does, without any of the bad after effects. Take one or two every night for week and note the pleasing effect, 1Oc and 25c box.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
JUGo-sLAvs REACH PARIS.

Paris, Oct. 21.-The Jugo Slav dele gation to the peace conference head ed by former Premier Pachitch, ar rived in Paris this morning for Bel grade. The delegation brought with it instructions from the home gov ernment concerning the Fiume settle ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
TESTIMONY COMPLETED.

Washington, Oct. 21-Testimony before the Senate Labor Committee investigating the steel strike has been completed it was believed, although a definite decision as to further hear ings was expected to be reached to- day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
FASHIONS AMONG ADDICrs
BY WALT meooucAiL
By Temple

Though addicts are wearing Lusk- Stevenson gags.
 Truth addicts are wearing the hob b1ed Bur1eson skirt. Liberty addicts are wearing the tight Wesley high collar. Joy addicts are wearing the malt proof straight-jacket. Beauty addicts are wearing the Mrs. Grundy paddock.
 Cartoons Magazine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
NEW AMERICAN PHRASES.

Where did you get tt7 Introduce me! What, the real stuff? What corner did you sayf A red carpet with a yellow rug! On the port side of the street. Oh. we're doing sherrywell, thank you!
 Cartoons Magazine
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
ESPECIALLY THE
 NORTHERN CROSS.

'I see by the papers that one of the big movie companies is to film the heavens" "But won't that make the stars
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22

Every cloud has a silver lining, but don't let that influence you to avoid tho sunshine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
HOW TT SEEMED TO oosr1E1GH.

Before they got married she used to be very pensive and he didn't like it''
 'FWeIl!"
 Since the wedding she has been expensive, and he objects to that!'- Cartoons Magazine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
HOOPS, MY DEAR!

Man-millfners we Must confess Are oft called Gladys. Maude and Tessi
 Cartoons Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
THE WAY TO HELL IS PAVED
WITH EXCUSES

eous but sinners to repentance
said Jesus.
II am too great a sinner"
II you really believe that, you
are very near the kingdom of God.
Il have committed the unpardon-
able SIM"
We need not discuss what the un-
pardonable sin may be. but this is
the result of it: You will have no
desire whatever to have your sins
forgiven. Now if you sincerely re-
pent. it's a sure sign that you
haven't deliberately committed the
sin that is objectionable.
There is too much to give up."
Ask that gambler. that drunkard.
that thief: What real pleasure do
you find in a life of sin?
Come unto Me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden and 1 will give
you rest" said Jesus.
And-"What shall it profit a man
II he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?'
TOO much to give up? Write on
one side Of a sheet what you'll get
and on the other what you'll have
to surrender. and total them-strike
balance. And then ask yourself:
(which is bestr' And be honest
about II.
II cannot hold out"
or course You can't, but GOD
! can.
MY grace 10 sufilcient for you"
II will not leave thee nor for
sake thee" r
These are promises worth cling
ing to. t~t
They're proven real in others
Hves. They will in yours also.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
BY o. B. JOYFUL

Probably the most unique collec-
tion of love suits were fled at
Hackensack. n. J.. the other day.
1t was a double -barreled affair.
Both sued.
William Russell Smith paid court
to Miss May Lillian Phippa
He wooed and won. as fctionists
put it.
All their friends began laying BY
for the wedding presents. And
then the announcement came-like
a dash of thunder out of a clear
sky-yep. just like that.-the en-
gagement is of.
May said it was his fault and
sued William for s25,o0o
william said it was Mays fault
and sued for $4,000.
May came back with another suit
against William. for another S25.-
900. And William countered with
another suit for $4,000.
II May wins all her suits she'll
have $4,000. And IL William wins
all his he'll have $4,000. Then il
they marry each other they'll have
$4,000. And being married to May.
William won't have to pay that
SCU,UOU anu ne IL pt just lIdl
ahead. increasing their joint wealth
to $1so.00o. When May marries
William she won't have to pay that
$4,000. and she'll be that much
ahead. Which added to their total
brings it up to $4,000.
Which ought to convince you that
a good mathematician can do a lot
with q bunch Of figures and a few
Of these 5 5 s.
This will be fine for Thanksgiv-
ing day, but it's bit tough on
Rover:
Manchester. Gonna pumpkin
vine growing into Frank D'Amico's
dog house has ousted Rover with a
pumpkin which gets larger each
day.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
OSTRICH FEATHERS
AND WELL, BUTTER
By RICHARD sPILLANE.

Why Is it that a woman who will
be almost fearful about the high price
of butter-which is one Of the most
nourishing and necessary things in
human life-will spend from 500 to S0(
times as much proportionately for an
ostrich feather and take pride and
Joy in doing it, although there is no
particular nourishment in or necessity
for the ostrich feather so far as hu-
man life is concerned?
In a dingy old shop in Great Jones
street, New York. raw ostrich feath-
ers are sold at auction soon after
they are brought to this country. In
their raw state the feathers of the
queer birds we term the ostrich are
not things to rave about But wise
old boys who know the vanities OF
women gather in the dingy old shop
and examine the bales OF dirty feath-
ers with the care q cotton classer
gives to the lint he draws between
his well trained fingers.
There were 1000 pounds Of feathers
sold in the shop one day last week
and the wise old boys bid 10000 fol
the stuff The lot of feathers was not
particularly attractive. Another lot,
auctioned in London. brought prices
IS per cent higher. But those 7.00O
pounds of feathers when cleaned.
bleached. curled and fixed up as the
experts know how to treat them will
sell for 100000 perhaps or more.
Milliners predict the greatest de-
mand for ostrich feathers this year
and next in the United States that the
country eyer knew. They say there
will be an ostrich feather fan fad
that will put feather prices to heights
undreamt of heretofore. Also they
say the actresses will feature the
stage costume with ostrich feathers
this fall and winter.
How they know all this they refuse
to explain. They simply say 1t is so.
And that settles ii.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
Keep the Taxing Power Close to the People

1t the peoples wheels of government
The spending Of this should
closest to the people position consult the
peoples interests and welfare.
Whether believe in high protective
revenue only whether believe
system must that the raising
should exist that the voice of the people be heard
point in such a vital
At extrayarance in the
spending OF the peoples going Congress
for generation 1885 when authority Committee
on audit the budgets of the different
of the political revenge
and distributed half dozen other
This waste be stopped There schemes
budget commission has gained the headway
plan would bring about of having
only one Committee Appropriations
But OF the advocates its own
worst enemies They would
y nat long disappeared from this world free
working schemes for government government finance;
The warning against these advsed advocates
budget system Of spending the
by good friends "Jnce oe" Cannon
former Speaker OF the House.
When commission he writes in the Octob.
Harpers Magazine I'VE should Congress as far as
possible the House Representatives. which directly responsible
to the people the basis of population believe
Representatives should have jurisdiction
because is the branch Of Congress Constitution
committed this responsibility and the which people
sponsbe sound common in finance
and should be adopted
Keep the taxing power close people
Albert old scout regular fellow shall try our
best to forget that you a king
With kings deposed and capital speaking SOFTLY there will soon
be no autoerat man except his habits
Brandegee the of Europe resembles Kaleidoscope
speaking OF ITS queer shapes or its promise Of change?
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03

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E. Hazard street. Philadelphia Pa.
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The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
BY the REV. CHARLES sTELZLE.

BY the REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
Excuses-the way to hell is paved
with them.
You've read the Bible story of the
feast prepared for a great mans
friends. and when the invitations
were sent out to them. they all
with one consent" began to make
excuses.
Come. for all things are now
ready" read the invitation. But
here's what they said: ...
Number One: 1--WE bought a piece
of ground. and 1 must go and see
It." Can you imagine a man buying
. piece of ground before he had
carefully inspected It?
Number Two: 81 have bought a
yoke Of oxen and I must 60 and
prove them" Same kind Of a case.
Number Three: Il have married a
wife and cannot come" Can you
think of anybody who would be
more anxious to go to a great feast
than a young wife?
Foolfsh-all three reasons. But
what about the excuses we hear to-
day. ~
It's the marriage supper told
about in Revelation-and here's the
invitation: v.r ..-.-... ....
The spirit and the bride say
come and let him that heareth say
come. and let him that is athirst
come: and whosoever will let him
come"
Everybody's invited. .-.. .
And the excuses:
Il am not good enough"
The Bible says distinctly you'll
NEVER be good enough. II you
were good enough" to accept the
pardon which God offers, you
wouldn't need the pardon-wouid
you? It's because you haven't been
good sth4t the pardon 10 offered.
Il aun not come TO cali tia xiAht.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
'DNI TITO -. By the
! VII ND - Occasional Prophet

=, fessional slatemaker the plain gar
den variety OF American never
looms large.
sTATEMAKERs DON'T KNOW
HOW TO TAKE HIM.
In the first place Hoover has
never been one of them. and they
don't know how to take him.
| The only time he ever came in con-
tact with the present ruling politicians
in the G. o. p. organization was at
q private dinner shortly after his re-
turn from Europe in 1917. They talked
with him until early morning. and
came away decidedly Of the opinion
that he was no party man. In the
remote period when he lived over here.
he had been a Republican. about as
much as Grant was once a Democrat.
He lived in what was then a Repub-
lican State -California-and most Of
the nice people" out there were Re-
publicans. and. naturally. Hoover was,
and that was all
From that time on he became more
and more identified with Wilson and
his world policies. The closer he got
to Wilson the further he got away
from the men who run the G. o. p.
naminating machinery.
Today he is anathema to the rad
ical nationalistic faction of the G.
| o. p. like johnson and Borah.
| The internationalist Republicans
OF the Taft-Wickersham school rep
resent the business interests. which
used to dominate the G. o. p. Or
ganization. more nearly than the
Hays s-Penrose-Lodge outfit. but they
are out Of power and will probably
/ not be able to corral many dele
gates. Members of the Hays crowd
say that even if they did get a
foothold in the convention they
would not be for Hoover. They
want somebody from New York or
Ohio-somebody more like them
selves.
PENROsE CROWDS 1920
CRY IS "AMERICANIsM."
The Penrose machine intends to
make a campaign in 1920 on a pseudo
cry of "Americanism."
To capitalize the Irish dissatisfac-
tion with the Wilson policies they
intend to twist the lions tail quite a
bit. Hoover naturally doesn't fit in
there.
The same goes for the appeal to
the Italians. and other disgruntled
race groups. As far as they can
they will also reach out for the
farmer.
The professional politicians be-
lieve Hoover is unpopular with the
farmers-especially the wheat grow
ers.
The professional Democratic poll
ticians regard Hoover with similar
disfavor. They want the Irish back
ing. They fear the farmer. They
fear the charge of British influence.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03

The President to be elected in 1sot
should be-
A man who has proved ne can do
things.
A man who is above narrow par
tisanship.
and yet has a worldwide grasp OF
foreign affairs.
Friends OF Herbert c. Hoover think
he is Just the man for the job.
Hoover has just quit the biggest job
Of economic engineering ever done. II
Uncle Sam will insert want -ad
Hoover may answer it. He will not
apply for the Job.
Hoover's accomplishments in keep
ing the world from starving is too
recent to need recounting. He has
now come back to the United States
with clear vision OF world needs
and a constructive program for the
whole race. His speech to themetal-
lurgical engineers in New York
showed that he has positive ideas as
to Americas future. His aims coin
eide with the dominant wishes OF
Americas practical men. his friends
assert.
URGED TODAY AS VOICE = -
FOR AMERICANIsM.
This man. denounced as an inter-
nationalist by pettifogging polite
ians three years ago. is urged to-
day by his admirers as the clearest
voice for Americanism, for indi-
vidualism. for the American ideas
Of civilization, which can be heard
amid the babel of false and windy
doctrines which has spread over a
world debilitated by war. and i'm
patient with the gospel of hard
work and civic honesty.
Practically Hoover Is good bet
for either party. but the profess
sional politicians Of neither party will
have him. He doesn't belong. 1t Is
betraying no conf nee to say that
many Of his friends whom he gain
cred about him in the food admins
tration have tried to make a can
didate out of him. They watched
the political angle at every turn
and lost no opportunity to put their
chief "in right" with the press and
the public.
Certainly they achieved for him
great popularity with the more
Intelligent segments Of the Ameri-
can people. Over 40 per cent of the
American people-the 40 per cent
who really tell the others how to
vote-showed their belief in him by
stinting themselves three times a
day when ne asked them to.
But Hoover has probably Offend
ed most Of the class and block
votes which the professional poll
tician always takes into account
when figuring probable election re-
suits. In the arithmetic Of the pro-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03

larltieS ana pain
I had one physi-
clan after anoth-
er. but they did
me no good. ]
read about Lydia
E. Pink hams
Vegetable Com
pound and gave
it a trial. and in
a short time I
felt benefited and
am now feeling
fine. and without
weakness or pain.
Many of my
friends have also
taken Lydia e.
Pinkham's vege-
table Compound
and been helped
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
DID DAPPER YOUTH
REALLY WEAR THEM

A dapper young man wear
ing a blue serge suit and a
soft gray hat and whose
shoulders were as wide as
this. walked out Of the
New Willard Hotel yester-
day. A score or more Of
employees and guests
gaped at the snallness
Of his waist. which
looked like this.
But from his
waist down he
started out
again like the
bo tom of an
old { a h ned
wineglass, su c h as
our grandparents used
when they entertained
company during the holi-
day seasons. In addition to
the trim little waist and the
broad hips and shoulders. he
Of the blue suit wore a pair OF
pumps with high French heels.
When last seen he was about 20 en-
ter a corset establishment on F street
The Washington herald., 1919-10-03
LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
b E DMc
By John Kendrick Ram

THE AVERAGE.
For some it's much too hot
For others far too chill:
And JOY in one mans lot
Another's joy may kill.
For me. I'm glad to say
Twixt darkness and the light
find each passing day
The AVERAGE all right.
tCoTyriEht. 1873. BY the Mcclure Newspaper
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