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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
NVEsr.AIENT

OVER $s,ooO NET PROFITS ON investment of $10O. Is it possible? Yes. Let me prove it. Facts from United States government experts and bona fide engineers reports Proposition limited to a few, E. A Porter. 100 Broadway New York.
 HELP WANTEO-FEMALE
 WANTED Experienced shoe sales lady on ladies' shoes; must be able to furnish reference. We can oi7 fer a good position to hustler. See MT. E5eckwith. 1153 Main St. WOMEN WANTED for general housewDrk Call U. s. Employ~ ment S1rvice, sos Fairfield Ave. No nhaxaa tax aaxV1ea. G1ptr-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

MRS LEVY. readings 25c and soc. Telephone 550z, l152 Madison Ave, xormeriy of 6T4 Madison Ave
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

Advertise in The Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
PACKAGE DELIVERY

AUTO PACKAGE delivery. Prompt and careful service. Reasonable prices. Samuel L. Talbird, 55 High
 land Ave. Phone Bar As0. U12alIs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
cLAIRvovANT.

MADAME CLARE, honest, reliable reader, clairvoyant, palmistry and card reading, 1857 State street, near Aoward Ave. L2Oetf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
AUTO PAINTING
AUTO VUIGANIATNG

ONwIN vULCANIzING CO-Vul- canizing all kinds; also dealer in new and second hand tires. 8 KnowIton St Barnunl 2355-23. Bridgeport. U5alI%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

MARDI BROS. WELDING co. oxy- acetylene welding. welders, brazers of all metals, scored cylinders re- paired without reboring. Auto and machine parts speciality. 126 Mich Ols St. U16all~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

AdOORES STORAGE WAREHOIJsa furniture and china packing: ex. perienced packers Separate room for furniture and pianos Barnum 2227. 569 Union Ave.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
DIRECTORY WORK TRAM
Head Of BIG Railroad Resents Calling
His Train a Private One.

A Regional Railroad Director was
recently visited on his special train
by newspaper reporter. One OF the
first things the railroad man said was,
please don't say in your paper that
| am here in my private train Call
ii my work train
His idea was obvious. With private
railroad cars we have come to connect
the idea OF luxury, Incidence. and great
wealth. In all probability this mobile of
fee was made for real economy. Let us
be wise enough to Judge each expendi-
trrre on its merits under its own pecul-
lar conditions.
The man who wears threadbare
clothes and lives on insufficient and
unwholesome food that he may save
10 per cent OF his income. may be the
least thrifty individual in the commu.
nifty. Stand for WISE expenditure.
rather than simply SMALL expen-
diture.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
MANS AMBITION
TO OWN HIS HOME
CROWNS ALWAYS
ReNTs ARE RISING. HOUSES ANS
SCARCE, AND LANDLORDS
MORE oRAspiNo.
THE FIRST PAYMENT BOTHeRs
War Savings Stamps and Certificates
Form Basis for Fund for
Building.

Shall we continue to rent or shall
we build home
This Is the question now being
asked by countless families and house
holders. Rents are rising everywhere.
with incomes not always ascending in
proportion. There are points In favor
of both renting and owning From the
standpoint of individual preference no
hard and fast rule can be established.
but financially the line OF demarcation
is clearly established.
Whenever. In the opinion OF au,hori-
tative experts. rent charges amount to
more than oue-siSth of the income. IL
will pay to buy or build home. since
taxes and insurance on the home-owY
ing investment. plus deprec .ation, usa-
ally will amount to less than the
amount laid out for rent.
Ways Of saving. as of home owning.
are many and various. Each pros.
pectiye builder or building family
must decide upon and cling to that
which seems most feasible. But this
much is certain. Savings. so far as
most persons are concerned. must be
safeguarded. II is small use to lay
aside money IL this money is to b"
spent almost as soon as accumulated
And in most cases this is what hap
pens.
The remedy. OF course. lies in proper
investment. You desire to own
home. perhaps to buy. perhaps to build
one. You have not the ready money,
not even enough TO begin with. SO you
stop TO save-steadily, sanely. sys-
tematically.
War Savings Stamps may be pur.
chased for 81 and a few pennies built
up OF twenty-five cent Thrift Stamps.
or, II occasion serves. secured in 500
or $1,000 denominations.
War Savings Stamps comprise the
ideal investment for the prospective
house owner or builder. They are
non-taxable, non-depreciable. non-fluc-
tuating. bear high interest on brief
maturity. may be sold. at precise face
value, upon short notice. No other
investment attains such high standard,
no other investment has back Of II the
splendid force and strength OF the
American government. the entire
United States.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
COAL OPERATOR FAvoRs 1T.
Sees Advantage Of Treasury Savings
Certificates In Thrift Movement.

John Connery. president of the
Miami Coal Company in Illinois. Is so
thoroughly sold" or the thrift idca
that he has purchased sl5,Ol2 in War
savings Stamps, so that they NAV be
available for distrl iuti"G among em
ployes Of the company and his family.
In many of the Illinois coal mines,
the paymaster Of the company travels
from one mine to another, paying OF
Unless the paymaster carries with
him a supply Of thrift and savings
stamps, they are frequently not avail.
able for purchase by the miners.
Mr.. Connery was so anxious to in
still the thrift idea among the miners
working for his concern that he used
his own capital to put his idea into
effect.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

Elizabeth WIS thrifty She had her
picture taken. and her mother sent her
for the proofs Glow much ARE they.
alrrsci asked Elizabeth, and the pho
,ugrnphcr announced: zone dollar
and half for the original and 10
cents each for duplicates. Elizabeth
p"ndcred moment. then sand: 81
think Wen take six duplicates. please"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
WHERE oRgNAoIs COME FROM

The hand grenades which the Treas
ury Department is making into savings
banks to help toward purchase OF
War Savings Stamps are rnt of q
supply of 100000 srenados which
ths war department had left when thu
srmistice was signed. Each weighs
one pound and will weigh approx
mately seven ounces more than that
when flled with small coins enough
70 buy = IS War Savings Stamp.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-Forty-seven S uti.-
sleep are extra good in quality and
age. Also a Six Horse power Fair
banks and Morse gasoline engine !;
Ross Cutter, with ali belts and shafts,
practically new
If W B. Burton, Lancaster, Ky
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
No Difference in De1,ee.

Dorothy was very mucf ;rtercs,cd
in watching twin boys vino =. acres,
from her In the stree, car TO- were
pccullar-iooklng children. but alsc
much alike in feature AZ dinner that
night she said. Daddy, you Ought tc
have seen those boys on the car today
One looked Just exactly as bad as IN,
other"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Notice..

By mutual agreement of all the
stockholders the Rex Garage Com
pany corporation doing business in
Lancaster, KY, will dissolve on Aug.
10th, 1919, and proceed to wind up
its business.
Silt. W. +. Champ.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Expression Easily Understood.

Are sticks really cross. and. If so,
why should two sticks be particularly
cross? Hold the two sticks before you
to form the letter Y or the cross. u
is from this rather cheap trick a,d
poor pun that we derive the express
sion that person is as cross as two
sticks.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
The Venerable Toad.

Toads often look very old. don't
they? Even so, probably you have
never imagined that toad might he
$50 years old. Actual records prove
that there have been toads Of more
than 100 years Of age. and very likely
this estimate has been exceeded.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

TOBACCO STICKS:-We have an
unlimited amount of good sawed oak
tobacco sticks for sale; well seasoned !;
price $1,000 per thousand.
Carter and Smith.
S-14-3t. Gainesville, Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Classified Column
RATES.,

Single insertions 1c a word
No ad taken for less than zoe
in this column. No ads in this
column charged.
Seven insertions for the
price Of five.
Phone orders must be paid
promptly.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-Handsom plate
glass Mirror in Gilt Frame Size 2
l-2 by 4 l-2 feet. For price and in
formation, Call phone 209. If.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

To make ironwork proof against rust.
heat II until IL is almost red hot and
then brush IL over with llnseed oil.
This makes II varnish which. unlike or
binary paint or enamel. does not chip
of
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

j. NJ. Metcalf, Surveyor, % years
experience. Blue prints furnished.
All calls answered promptly. Phone
1856, Stanford, Ky. 2-13-tf.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Egg Saver.

Don't blame the hen if you haven't
eggs this winter.
STORMES' DRUG STORE,
you Must be Satisfied"
7.24-7t.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-Several Pure Bred
s. L. Wyandott BOOSTERS, SIPS each.
if taken at once. Also some older
ones. Phone 333-A. R. F. d. /.
Mrs. J. B. Lawson, Lancaster.
S-7-3t-pd.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-Good pair Is hands
horse mules. Well broke, good pull
ers, also bred jersey heifer weighs
about 700 pounds. G.. C. Walker.
14-2t.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Thinu That Really Counts.

The great thing IN this world is not
50 much where W. are. hut IN what
direction We are moving oliver Wen.
dell Holmes.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR A
FORD CAR:-12 horse power Inter
national Gas Engine. mounted on
truck. This engine is good as new
and will be sold at a bargain.
Will Rogers, Buena Vista, Ky.
Stiff.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
Woman Architects IN Serbia.

Belgrade the Serbian capital. was
the first municipality IN the world TO
employ women architects.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-40 grade stock ewes.
j. B. Woods, Manse Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALES good U. S. Army
Tent Flies, 12x16, at $4,000 each.
W. NJ. Cornett, Lancaster, Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

FOR SALE:-About 300 bushels
of nice Blue Grass seed at 1925 per
bushe. W. NJ. Cornett.
7-l7-tf
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

Teeth extracted without pain, no
bad results to follow, with the new in
lection Dr. Denny is now using. 2t.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21

S-7-3t-pd.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08
TALES OF TOWN
THE LETTER.

Little enough the letter said
What could they say but HE is dead?'
1t was sealed and stamped and the
name engrossed:
They gave it to the maid to post.
As she dropped the note in the tenn
ing square,
She tested with the idlers there.
AS it went to the car. the truekmen
joked;
The agent sat on the bag and smoked.
The carrier sped from door to door,
Gurgling over the batsman's score.
As he mounted the steps which the
creepers roof,
He whistled catch from an opera
bouffe.
1t lay in the hall on a silver tray,
'Twixt bill and card for dejeuner
The girl came laughing down the stair
The feet danced. danced the lips and
hair.
And the mother smiled as she turned
her head
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

THE Railway age, in its latest is
sue, states that the deficit of the
class ! roads in January amounted
To SO million dollars, and in February
81 million dollars, total of 70 million
dollars for the first two months of
the year, while II predicts that the
deficit, under present rates, will be
"at least 400 million dollars" "In
the -four months following the signing
of the armistice, the roads should
have earned $50 million dollars net
operating income in order to meet the
guaranteed standard return to the
companies, whereas they actually
earned only Ia million dollars" ac-
cording to this railway authority. Ac-
cording to this the companies earned
only Al per cent of the guaranteed
federal return for the first four
months Of peace and only 80 per cent
of the return in the first two months
of the new year. The roads cannot
20 on piling up such deficits. Either
wage must be cut. forces reduced
rates must be raised, or the people
must dig down into their pockets for
another half billion in taxes. The |
question is, granting that there will
be no reduction in wages, since anoth-
er raise has just been granted |
amounting to about 100 million dollars
a year, shall the shipper and the trav-
eler pay increased rates for his use of
the roads, or shall the whole people be
taxed to keep them going. Even should
the roads be returned to their owners
tomorrow this question would have to
be decided, for the owners would have
to have higher rates or subsidy to
keep the roads in operation. II wages
are cot, labor crisis will threaten
the whole nation. If rates are ad-
vanced, bitter opposition will develop
from shippers, the increase will be
passed onto the consumer and the
cost Of living still! further increased,
while if neither is done we will have
to pay big federal taxes to keep the
roads going. Congress will have
stih job on it's hands when it tackles
the reilroad question.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

tense journey followed. The pair
wound through alleys and into cellars
before their destination was reached.
lhen Bill got his little shot, in reg
uiar red-eye" glass. The shot was
ilttie-of the buck variety.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

posed it. Two men met. One, wear
ing mysterious smile, took his
friend aside and whispered: want
little shot, Bill?" Sometimes Bill
was "just as much obliged" Now and
then he accepted with thanks. A long
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

N an Emmett home, which is typical
Of many homes in Gem county and
in Idaho and every state in the Union
from which soldier boys have gone
during the last two years, this is a
week OF preparation. Mother has
gone about the Homework with far
away look In her eyes. Dad has spent
lot Of time up in the closet where
the fishing tackle is stored For, you
see, the boy is coming home in few
days. Tho day they have looked for
word to since he left two years ago
Is very near now. II is to them the
day Of all the days in their lives--the
day when the boy comes back from
France. Mother already is planning
the dinner that the boy shall eat that
day Of days. All the home cooked del
cacies that he used to like so well
when he was boy will be on the old
dining room table that day Mother
has worried lot whether to make
cherry or dewberry pie. She recalls
that the boy was very fond of both
and she is sure that If she bakes one
the other would be the one that he
would have like best OF course, she |
will compromise and bake them both.
For several days, too, mother has been
going over the boys civilian clothes,
airing them, using dab of gasoline
here and there and pressing them so
they will be ready for him. And the
pictures and little personal knick-
nacks Of his room have been busted
time and again and put in just the
proper place. There won't be thing
missing when the boy "shucks" his
uniform. Up in the closet Dad is pull
ing out all the fishing tackle and won
dering II some Of the kids" haven't {
got away with some Of the boys ia 9
vorite flies. The guns have been look s
ed over to make sure that the moths
haven't chewed holes in the barrels. 9
Both mother and Dad wonder il Old q
JEFF will know him in his soldier v
clothes or whether he will eye him s
as an intruder. And when mother h
sits down at the table she looks at L
that long time vacant spot--the one o
in front Of which she used to set the il
most tempting dishes. And mothers n
ylance wanders to the calendar. She it
> counting the days--now so few a
intil The Day, And so it has been in Vi
! million or more homes since the OF
var ended and will continue TO be un-
II the last boy Is back from Over
here. For mothers are the same
verywhere, whether in the humble m
ottage or the palatial palsce--her of
oy is "The Boy" and in her heart is al
n unquenchionable yearning for the de
ay of his return. tn
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

THERE is a very distinct effort be-
ing made just now to boom Gen
eral. Wood AS the Republican presi-
Dental candidate in 1920. From all
parts of the country come reports of
the movement. Candidates who are
pushed to the front thus early rarely
reach as far as third base. There
IS pretty distinct feeling, however
that General Wood was not well treat.
ed by the administration now in pqw-
er, and the American people like to
even things up. A Fort Wayne lows
paper took straw vote among its
subscribers in northern Indiana recent
ly and General Wood received twice
as many votes as his nearest com
petitor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

he became uneasy. "Look here he
said to the porter, sis this train safe ~
at sure am said the porter. "Well,
have they a block system on this
road?' Block system, sab? We hab
de greatest block system in de world.
Ten miles back we were blocked by
load of hay, six miles back We were
blocked by mule, just now we were
blocked by COW, anr | reckon when
we get farther souf, We'll be blocked
by an alligator. Block system, boss ?
Well, All should smile"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

The Associated Press does not in
dulge in humor very often, but here is
a story that appeared in the dispatch
es few days ago that has its humor-
Gus side: Parched Montanans have
been victims of numerous swindles
since the state went dry, but the most
of all was perpetrated on
several local men about Helena, it is
claimed, before pitiless publicity ex-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

THERE is not room enough in this
country for two groups--one com
mitted to the idea of government
of law and one to no government at
all. One group or the other will be
destroyed root and branch Some Of
the liberty we love may disappear in
the process of determining which
group shall prevail, but in the end an
orderly government will remain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

'ENO more concise and uncontrovert-
ible argument for the buying OF
Victory bonds has been put forth in
the numerous appeals than one found
on poster that has been widely cir
culated, which reads: "You ordered
victory and peace. You got them.
Now pay up This states the whole
situation briefly. Americans were so
eager for a just peace for the world
that they were willing to fight for it.
Having never been accustomed to do
ing anything by halves, when they
went into the war Americans went in
with all their strength. The princi-
Ipal criticism Of the government from
loyal elements sprang from fear,
pretended or real, that the adminIstra-
ton was not prosecuting the war wig
orousIy enough. Every loyal Ameri-
can desired above everything else to
win the war at any cost. We have
found out now how well the govern
and equipped it in record time. Ev-
erybody expected d long war, but it
was over within a few months after
the American forces got into the bat
tie lire. The government fulfilled the
order Of the American people for vic
tory and peace in much shorter
time than had been expected, and
thereby saved millions Of dollars and
thousands Of lives. The goods have
been delivered. We have both vi tory
and peace. The natural and honora Bile
thing to do is to pay up promptly.
A NALYSIS Of the revised league Of
nations covenant and comparison
With the original form shows that
while all American objections aGi
criticisms were not met in the amend
ments made, yet there was great
to American sentir ent
Mr.. Taft's suggestions were all adopt
3D. These were the expiei. rccogni-
ion Of the Monroe doctrine. the pro-
,ision for withdrawal on notice, the
necessity for unanimity in rrs'ons }
# the council (the nine leading pow
'rs), the stipulation of the consent of
he mandatory nation to undertake the
or trusteeship Of states :,
lot fully recognized as self p yernlne
nd the exclusion of domestic ques-
ions from the jurisdiction If the
sague. The amendments proposed by :
Judge Hughes and Mr.. Root did -
are quite so well, although all the
submitted by Mr. Taft a.
'ere included in the Root and Hughes Ia
ropositions for amendment, ard six :,
the seven Hughes suggestions were q,
dopted 1t is evident that the most a,
,rious efforts were made to satisfy
merican criticisms and objections,
nd while not all the suggestions were fo
iopted, those Of chief Importance ro
ere, so that the revised covenant is sa
ire Of much wider support than it co
I'd in its original form. This is not be
say that it is perfect instrument
that it is certain to work or that
will not be found to need amend
ents and possibly many of them as oh
weaknesses are disclosed, but it is fin
long ways toward overcoming many ia
al defects complained of by critics hil
this side of the water. sa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

He was travelling on a certain
branch railroad. After a series of
sudden bumps and unexpected stops
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

And gave her the note: -For you.s
she said.
%. W. Firkins, in Atlantic Monthly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

Mr.. Smith, dissatisfied with his
house, put the sale of it in the hands
of an agent. A few days later he saw
an advertisement of house exactly
answering his needs. The more he
read of its beauty and comfort the
more anxious he was TO secure it for
himself. So he called up the agent
With There is house advertised
by A. B. c. See "A. B. c. and buy it
from him. Sorry" was the laconic
reply, "but Pm A. B. c. and the house
il your own"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

Astronomers tell us" said the
man of statistics, "that an express
train moving hundred miles sec
ond would consume several million
years in reaching certain star" The
other man sat silent, wrapped in
thought. "Did you hear me ?" asked
the man of statistics. "Oh, yes, /
heard you,' responded the other
quietly. II was just thinking what
predicament chap would be in if he
should miss the last train and have to
walk"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

A woman came up to the cashiers
window the other day with cashiers
check for $50 "What denomination ?"
asked the cashier in his pleasantest
manner. Lutheran" replied the wom-
an. "What are you? ?"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-08

A strange new spider having been
in the act of attacking the
young and helpless prune blossoms,
can any one say why Nature has never
invented an enemy of the dandelion.