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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
LOCUSTS ARE
 BACK ON JOB

Buenos Aires, Dec. 28.-A plague o3 1oCustS, like that which in ancient Egypt, Covered the face of the earth, ,' this year descended upon the prov ince of Santa Fe. Similar offensives O. another of Argentina.
 are almost annual events in one part
 The locusts come suddenly and without warning. Where for a year o- several years, perhays, not one of the insects has been seen, l veritab1e cloud of them will one lay appear and settle on the ground These us- ually come from the northwest, from the vast uninhabited tracts in Bolivia, like a moving carpet, gradually nov ing on.
 At first little damage is done aside from the inconvenience of having lit orally millions of the insects cover ing everything and even penetrating the houses. But as they progress through the country they bore holes spots such as roadways, into which they deposit their eggs. Within a short time the larva are matched and come forth. At first these cannot fly. and it is at this stage that they devour every living plant within their path with the exception of a few species such as willow trees.
 A little later the insects develop their wings and, leaving the country through which they have passed a dessert, they disappear almost as sud- denly as htey came. Where they go to has never been discovered.
 | methods of fighting the locusts. The nation maintains organized locust | fighting squads, something like those formed to fight forest fires, and these are sent every year to the sections
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

Bridgeport, Conn.,.
 Tuesday, Dec. 2s, 1920.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
UNDESIRAbLES
 COMING HERE

Berlin, Nov. 26.-Emigration to the United States from central Europe has reached a stage where it threat ems to dump into America nearly l. 900, 900 of the 'tmost undesirable peo- pies of Europe" says an official of the American state department who has been watching the recent exodus with much concern.
 The emigrants are principally from Russia and Poland, and large num- bers of them, who are very poor, have been directly assisted with mon- ey and advice from America, the cor respondent was told. The consular of fees are swamped with their appli- cations for passports and steamship accommodati tions are inadequate to carry all who have permits to sail.
 There is virtually no check on this movement, which beyond any ques- ton must soon be most serious problem in America" the correspon- dent was informed. "An effort has been made to keep out the so-called reds but that, too, is futile for it is impossible to investigate the apph- cants carefully enough to exclude un- desirabl
 The only thing that can be done, it seems to me, is a new immigration of dumping the down-and-outs of Europe upon our shores. Andy that, too, is going to be difficult thing, for there will always be the possibility
 
 wouidd make valuable citizens. If inn | migration should be stopped entirely for a few years, say five, we might wake up to the situation in America and seek a way out of the trouble.
 The governments agents have been doing their best to meet the emerg- ency with the machinery of the law, | but that is pitiably inadequate. About | all that can be done is to send de- l partment of justice agents to New York and warn the grafters and the | more radical promoters of this inn
 migration that they must not resort ! to illegal means. Some of them who are reaping rich rewards out of the i passport business-pretending to se- i cure proper papers for sums paid in i hand-have been frightened off, but 1 there are others still at work. "One of these grafters has moved 1 to Berlin and probably is doing a | thriving business. Nothing can be done about it. He is within the law, as far as we are concerned. He may go out and collect any amount of fees | for assisting immigrants to secure passports. and whether he succeeds in getting the papers, which cannot be held up if the applicant meets all. | requirements or not he can keep the money. The applicant won't 'squeal.' | However, such men are only a | part of the scheme operating to shift i the immigrants into America
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

More than 5000 immigrants are passing through New York's Ellis Island station daily. For the fiscal year 1920-1921 more than 100000 will have passed through the station. More than 100000 are waiting in war-stricken Europe to swarm to this country soon as transportation can be obtained.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
About half for Wo111en's s fine silk beaver hats.

Group after group, radi- ant with life and either in beautiful black or rich color, silk beaver hats at new prices about a half of for mer
 Every good graceful fash ionable shape from large rollingssailors to small snug fitting models.
 Every variation of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
Handsome art cretOnnes 39c.

Tapestry patterns that offer the elusive color effects and delighng patterns does tapestry itself! Powered patterns that fairly glow and blush with color; that decately shaded like the blossoms they present! Nice quality, many many designs, one yard wide regu- lar 49c to 75 cents yard 39c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

or with velvet brim with fuzzy beaver bri1n. Group No. 1, hats there $15-- S750 Group No. 2, hats that $1O- S5 Group No. 3, hats that were $5.e5 to $85O- $3.5o Group No. 4, black beavers and zibeine plushes-S2
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
Battered boxes good stationery
 at half price.

Little, if any, harm has been done to the good sta tonery. But boxes suffered heavily in the Christmas hurlyburly So here they at half of former price!
 Crystal linen, assorted pink. yellow and blue, AS sheets paper and AS envelopes were $1.5O- 75c Crystal linen, white and pink, qure each of cards envelopes and paper, $125- 63c Hurd's Damask linen, blue and pink, quire $125- 63c Hurd's Baskette, white and gray, $150- 75c Commonwealth Lawn blue and white, cards envel- opes and paper, $125- 63c Eaton's Highland linen, white and buff was 6Oc-30c Eaton's correspondence cards white, qure with envelopes to match $1-- soc Hurd's juvenile stationery with gay decorations, Soc 25c
 floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
Spotless shelf oilcloth 7c.

Sanitary and pretty, with 'scalloped border, of nice weight and of first quality. White with border and a-over designs in blue green brown and other liked colors. Twelve inches wide, special value 7c
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

90 CUT NAVAL EXPENDITURES.
 London Dec. 28-Calls for the United States, Great Britain and Japan to curtail naval expenditures by, mutual agreement were featured by number of London newspapers this morning. In following this course the journals give expression to the anxiety which has prevailed here since the receipt of reports of the new American naval program an anxiety which may be traced to the assumption that if the United States builds a. big navy Great Britain must do likewise.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

invaded. II addition, every ranches is held responsible for fighting the pest in his own locality.
 One of the methods employed is to dig trenches in which the insects are collected, afterward being burned. But no matter how many millions of them are made away with in any such man ner, it is impossible to block the pest owing to the great extent of Argen- tina much of which is still very Sparse1y settled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
S-n-o-w! and Flyers $3.5O!!

Greatest sled built for speed-Fexible Flyer!I Dashes down hill like a flash; steers like Packard Twir-six; beats lem all for distance!
 Mo- Flyers just right for boy girl to coast on all by their lonesome,'' in limited quantity-in- ca R0 stead of $4.25- ~~
 Fourth floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
Girls worthy clothes cheap.

Remarkable news for these days, is offered by these prices that accompany of the best and most attractive clothes for girls
 What does Mother think of $25 to $35 coats at $15 and $19.50?
 Or of $3.5O to $5 dresses at $195?
 Yet those are but two examples of the prices and values at command!
 Coats of zbene and polo cloth and velour and heavy stamch chevot, wine brown and different blue shades with inverted p1eat at back and large stitched belt and handsome fur collar. Sizes to IS, regular $25 to $35- $15 and $195O Fancy gingham and one-color chambray dresses smart white collars and fancy stitching at pockets and belt pink blue tan green in chambray many pretty combinations among the fancy plaid and checked ging hams Sizes to A. regular $35O to $5- $195 Rompers for little children, gngham and chambray checks stripes and good plain colors, Dutch pockets quaint and protective, sizes to regular $25o to 35O
 $169 Sweet little white dresses with distinctive and delight u trimming in blue at collar cuffs and belt shield and sleeve finished with fancy insignia! Sizes to 5 regular $5- $245 Boomer dresses of pretty chambray and gingham, with the boomers amply full and roomy and exactly matching the dresses in pattern and prettiness Little checks good cheerful paids plain pink blue tan Finished with fancy stitching at collar cuffs and pocket regular $3 50 to $5 50 $1.69 and $2.4
 econdf floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
LECTURE COURSE
 OPENS IN STAMFORD

The winter lecture course at tb" Stratford Library opens Friday evening, January 14th, when Dean Brown of Yale will speak, his subject being "Why I Am Not a Socialist
 On Friday, January 2Sth, MT. Os- trander will give what he considers his best travel lecture, "Java: an En- chanted Garden" This lecture is beautifully illustrated. On February 11th, Prof. Phelps will give his fa- nous lecture. "The Novel of Today
 On Feb. 25th,- MT. Baurngardt will give his illustrated lecture, "The Fjords of Norway" This is one of his best lectures in the course, with wonderful pictures. On March 11th, our patrons will make a new ac- quaintance in Arthur E. Peck, who will tell of our Life Saving Service | in an illustrated lecture entitled 'The Storm Heroes of Our Coast.' MT. | Peek has some striking pictures of daring rescues from shipwrecked yes sells. Miss Russell the librarian, has | tickets for the Course for sale at the | Library at the usual price.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

Kansas court rules that employers must care for their skilled help when times are dull.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28
Rich 1narquisette curtains now $2.5O.

Of marqusette which combines fneness with strength, beauty with service.
 Have handsome Cl1my edge, carefully and eff fectvey hemstitched
 In white and in beige, very effective when given the setting of ones own home.
 Very curtains, in every detail have been $45o- Third floor. $2.50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-28

That's the way your Clothes are returned to you after a visit to our Laundry. Cleanliness and care are the two most i'm portant features of our service. Then, too, the cares and wor- ries that usually accompany the home washing and the wrangling with maids are eli minated.
 Let us solve your washing problems for you.
 CRAWFORD LAUNDRY C0.
 Phone Bar. 4320.
 Fairfield Ave. at Courtland St.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
SCOUTS AND NATURE STUDY.

The most surprised objects in the
world are the things that scouts have
collected during the summer. They
supposed themselves to be ordinary
bits of stone, plain everyday lichens,
care-free insects, worthless shells,
freaks Of the forest, permanent parts
of a glistening boulder, and so on.
But they have found themselves lifted
into general notice by boys who per-
ceived that they were not the COM
monplace things they took themselves
to be, but real wonders Of nature.
Some of these specimens, in fact
most of them, are of permanent inter-
est and value. The collecting of such
things is good exercise in observation,
and is educational.
Where the camp facilities could af-
ford 1t the pasN summer, a small nat
ural history museum was built up out
of these objects In many scout camps.
Where that was not possible they
were carried back to town and, such
as the individual scout was willing to
part with. were added to many town
or school museums, or made the
nue. Gus of such a museum.
This idea of small natural history
museums or exhibits composed of col
lections gathered by scouts and by
others as part of their pastime pro-
gram Is being developed by B. T. B.
Hyde of the American Museum of Nat
ural History in New York. Mr.. Hyde
spent the summer with the boys in
the largest boys camp in the world.
the boy scout camp in Palisades inter
state park. where the thousands of
scouts from greater New York and
vicinity camp. With the aid of scouts
he established a museum of thousands
of local natural objects, from rare
toadstools to rattlesnakes.
Most communities will be amazed
at the variety of minerals in adjacent
territory, and at the variety of Curl
Gus and valuable and wonderful OBJ
jects that can be found by observing
searcherS.
Arrangements can readily be made
with the school authorities or with the
library authorities or, If there is a
local museum, the museum authori-
ties, for space to display well-selected
specimens properly labeled.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
MDDTJEyEN|NG
kk3EA!R!Y TALL
A ~ nary Graham
Bcnner eSz s.sx
oNE-HoRNED RHINocERos.

II am a great beast" said the one
horned rhinoeeros, land l hope that
all know it,
IF you talk so loud all will know
It," said the African two-horned rhi-
noceros. "Well, l have two horns and
you only have one. And l am from
Africa and you are from India. am
Miss Rhinoceros and you're Mr..
Rhinoceros. My real name is Victoria.
A very beautiful name, l consider
"Oh, what do care about a nameY'
said the one-horned rhinoceros. "a
name means so little"
But you wouldn't like to be called
Two-Horned Rhinoceros, would you?''
asked the African two-horned rhi-
noceros.
Good gracious, no." said the one
horned rhinoceros.
well, you aren't very polite" said
the African two-horned rhinoceros.
But no matter" she continued.
I've caught you in the trap l laid
for you"
TRAP, trap" said the one-horned
rhinoceros. what trap? Is there a
trap around me or will / fall into one?
Tell me what you have done?"
BE calm. be calm" said the two
horned rhinoceros. 81 have not set a
trap where your body will be caught,
but I set trap where you would say
one thing one moment and another the
next"
Sounds rather queer" said the one
horned rhinoceros, who was greatly
relieved that the trap was merely that
sort.
''What did you say or what did l
say so that you consider I'm in a
trap?"
81 said that I had a very beauti-
full name, and that Victoria was what
was called, and you said you
didn't care for names, that they meant
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
Rubber Made From Wood.

Rubber from the ocotillo, or candle
wood, of Arizona is stated to resem-
BILE ordinary rubber in all respects and
to yulcanize satisfactorily. The ocotil-
10 Is very abundant in the wild state.
A ton of the raw material yields about
200 pounds of the gum and 80 pounds
of a larry substance, and in the ex-
perimental factory recently estab-
llshed ton of crude gum is reported
to be produced daily. The tarry by
product is of value for certain uses.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
Modern Styles.

Frances, age seven, sick-a-bed, look
ed at the picture. called pilgrims
Going to Church." and remarked:
Mother, IL the style of dresses in
the time Of the Pilgrims had been
what 1t is now, the Pilgrim mothers
couldn't have worn them. could they?"
"Why?" asked the mother.
Because" said Frances, "they had
to be ready always to run from the
Indians, and they couldn't have run
much in the kind of dresses that
ladies wear now!"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
MlNSTRELS' WORK IN Al0RLD
Troubadours Led Mems Thoughts to
Gentleness Amid the Ferocity OF
the Middle Ages.

The troubadours, called trovatore In
italy, originated In Provence, France
These minstrels of the middle ages,
together with the practice of chivalry,
helping to keep the world human at a
period when fighting and bloodshed oc-
cupied the minds of men. The trou-
badour was received with open arms
In the castles of great mobiles and at
the courts Of kings. He always knew
there would be place for him at the
table. that he would have a generous
portion Of fowl roasted on the spit
and as many goblets Of wine as his
thirst demanded. One can imagine
the great hall lighted here and there
with torches in scenes, the huge fire.
place ablaze; the lord Of the castle
with his family in rich attire spark
ling with Jewels. and In the midst OF
all, the most important figure for the
moment. the slender young troubadour
with his harp. He sings songs, words
and air of his own composition. Some
Of them are old folk tales gathered
up and put into verse. legend of sur
passing feats of valor. Of miraculous
prowess. Or they may pulsate with
the heart throbs Of that old, old. yet
ever new. subject Of love. and perhaps
the young minstrel may steal an occa-
sional glance at his lordship's pretti-
est daughter meanwhile.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
JACK OUT OF HIS ELEMENT
"Old Salt" at Least Proved to That
Swab That He Was Not to Be
Trifled With.

The sailors are leaving the navy, II
seems, and not few are adventuring
into the wilds of the western grain
belt. A real old salt approached
farmer and asked to be "signed on"
worked on farm since you left
the seaf he was asked.
Yes; on one"
"What did you do?"
"Well, helped with craft of some
sort. We hoisted wheat into her main
hatch, and straw came out over her
bows, while the other stuff poured In
to bags hung onto her stern. A swab
told me 1t was a thrashing machine,
but I knew he was trying to blk me,
the only thrashing around there being
what did to the swab."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
ACCEPTING NO MORE FAVORS
Negroes Somewhat Peculiar Reason
for Refusing to Act as PAIL
bearer Any More.

In Alabama, a negro team-drivel
came home one night and found his
wife highly agitated.
Jeff" she said, you know dat Asa
Rogers wife Sallie is dead. Amt you
goin' to be a pallbearer at de fun'r'l?'
mo, aint," answered JEFF with
unusual positiveness.
you amt? Well, wasn't you a pail
bearer at de fun'r'l of his second wife
Melissa"
"Sho / wuz. But dat amt"
En- wuzn't you a pallbearer at de
fun'r'l of his first wife, Mandy? Whit
you mean, you amt goin' act dis timer
Liza" he said, "suttinly l wuz q
pallbearer at dem fun'r'ls, en- I done
de best 1 could, but I'm tellin' you now
| amt acceptin' no mo- favors from
nobody whut l can't return."-London
Tit-Bits
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02

so little. And yet you said that you
wouldn't want to be called an At
rican two-horned rhinoceros. So
you do care for names, you see, and
l caught you in my trap. l knew l
would get you to admit you cared
for names. l knew / would"
"Ah." said the one-horned rhinoc-
eros, but 90 not care about names
such as Victoria or Angelica or Veron-
lea or Violet or Sarah or Sally. But
l like to be known for the creature
/ am. I'm not an African two
horned rhinoceros. and so don't want
to be known as such. l am an Indian
one-horned rhinoceros, and so like to
be called that. Otherwise folks wouldn't
know who l am. l am like a person
might be-say boy, for example. He
mightn't care especially whether he
was called Billy. or Johnny. or Jimmy.
but he wouldn't want TO be called
girl or little baby when he was a
boy. And little girl wouldn't want
to be called boy or an old gentle
man when she was a little girl.
$50 l don't care what creatures call
me. as far as first name is concerned,
but do care to be called an Indian
one-horned rhinoceros. when l am
one. l am the largest of all rhinocer-
oses. i belong TO a big and noble,
large-sized family"
you don't have to be large-sized
in order to be noble" said the two
horned rhinoceros.
Maybe not In some cases, but 1t all
goes together in mine" said the In
dian onehorned rhinoceros. II am
five feet six inches in shoulder height,
and ten feet six inches from the end
Of my nose to the tip of my tail. My
one beautiful horn is twelve inches
long. And my skin is gloriously thick
and is divided into large sections by
thinner portions Of skin. You're much
the same all over"
"Yes, and my disposition is always
much the same" said the two-horned
rhinoceros. II am very good tenn
pered. l take TO the life OF the zoo
with great ease. In fact. I'm happy
and enjoy myself. / like my keeper
and my keeper likes me. And I'm
quite pleased with being two-horned
rhinoceros"
aust as l am with being a one
horned rhinoceros," said the other.
"Ah, 1t is well we all like to be differ
ent, for II everyone felt as do. the
whole world would be made up of
Indian one-horne6 rhinoceroses, and
l suppose that would never de-"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
REFUSED TO SIT AND MOURN
Elderly Lady a Shining Example Of
Those Who Can Rice Above
vIcIssitudes of Fortune.

There Is a white-haired old lady In
khis city, totally blind and partially
deaf. notes the Minneapolis Journal.
in her earlier years she was police
matron. one of the uplifting. cheering
kind. that take more than a jailer's
interest In their wards. But In her
later years she lost her eyeslght.
1t Is generally supposed that about
all that Is left for mortal bereft of
sight after middle age Is to sit and
mourn out the remnant years, cared
for by those blessed with all five
senses.
But not so with this woman. She
learned that the state gives adult
women four months of training in
handwork at Faribault. She took the
training In basket weaving. Now in
her small apartment she makes bas-
kets rapidly, enthusiastically. artist
cally: and lives hopefully and com
fortably. adding to the worlds sum
of cheer instead Of subtracting from
It
More than half the worlds popu-
lation can claim exemption from full
days labor by reason of physical in
ability. A large proportion do beg Off
and shift the load TO others. There
Is deal Of grieving and self-pity
among the physically imperfect; and
the world always Tugs load Of the
leaning ones.
= But who with good eyesight can
much complain, when those doomed
for life to grope. keep on smillngly
self-supporting In the dark?
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
SCOUTS MUST BE cHlvALRoUs

Obviously boy scout must be chiv-
alrous. That is he should be as manly
as the knights and pioneers Of old. He
should be unselfsh. He should show
courage. He must do his duty. He
should show benevolence and thrift. He
should be loyal to his country. He
should be obedieHt to his parents and
show respect to those who are his SUI
periors. He should be very courteous
to women. One Of his obligations is
to do a good turn every day to some
one.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-02
Famous Landmark.

The old Windmill on the famous
Wimbledon common. few miles out
Of London. has been shorn OF the chief
feature that has made It a landmark
for many generations. Its four sails.
which could be seen many miles away,
have been removed. the common con-
SENATORS having been advised that ow-
Ing to their great age they were
danger, not only to the structure. but
to those living in the mill house un-
derneath. The old windmill presents
4 strange appearance without the
nails