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Neat patterned shirts, $1.5O.
 Fruit of the loom shirts, S2.
 Woven madras, $2.5G up. Imported silk striped and fibre silk shirts, $5 to $6.50. Finest quality silk shirts, $10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02
bRUSA AGAIN
 UNDER GREEKS
tAfter 600 Years Under Yoke of Turkish Rule, Thou sands of Greeks Resume Control Over Former Do minion.

Brusa, Asiatto Turkey, Dec. 2-Af- tter 500 years of Turkish occupation, Brusa is again under the dominion of it's ancient owners, the Greeks. within sight of the tonabs of the. first six sovereigns of the OsmaH dynasty, of Greek troops are quar- Etered, and the old capital of Bythinia has every appearance of a great mod lern military base.
 Trade Is fiourtshing. The hotels are korowded with business men. Living Ills cheap. The Greek occupation has brought about a distinct revival of fiocal commerce.
 The Turkish merchants find the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02

The Unchanging EaS-. ,. hero meth pds and customs have remained un- affected by tho vicissitudes of score of centuries, at last yields to hunger md the missionaries of American prog ress. Six thousands acres of rich farm and in Thrace will soon be turned by the sharp blade of an American tractor and cultivated under the latest meth ,ds of the Middle Western farmer.
 'fNo food nourishes which is not sarned," assert American workers of :he Near East Relief in Constantinople. who for the past three years have been laced with the pressing problem of feeding an ever increasing army of refugees on insufficient supplies or funds. Thousands have been housed m wretched camps unfit for habitation Food has been scarce and employment put of the question. Hunger and suf- fering has prompted discontent, an.. revolutionary plots have been reported by the scores daily, causing the Allied Administration in the city grave con- ,ern. The death rate mounted with ghastly rapidity. Som ething had to be lone.
 Alabama Mans Plan
 And something was done. Reali2lng that with the increased demands in he famine districts of the Caucasus md with funds dwindling as the refu- zee problem increased, James Crutchei, ,f Tuscaloosa, Ala, director of the Near East Relief for the Constantino- pie district, appealed to the Greek au- .horities in Thrace, where there is an abundance of rich, fertile soil, much If 1t not worked.
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writer, who attained popularity as a 1ect1,rer in the seventies. pr. Sinms died in the Spring of 1920 and h's body, in accordance with nls aeaea,- 1 bed wish, was turned over to scleh- lists for research purposes.
 Ths couple had resided at the En- Dire Hotel for fifteen years. They were known among the oLner guest s1s uItra-conservative lives mtng1ng ht- tie with the other gues4s and taking no part in social activities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02

Relief workers at top teaching Armenian refu- gees how to master the ;ntricacies of an American tractor.
 A typical refugee camp Cat bottorn). Even with American help it has been a struggle to keep the ref ugees alive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02
FAMOUS HOTEL MAN
 DIED IN MERIDEN

Meriden, Conn.,, Dec. 2-James H. Bowker, former proprietor of the Hotel winthrop here, died today after a long illness, aged 73. He was native of Southtown, N. H., and start ed the Withrop with his brother, the late George H. Bowker in 1888. About The same time they opened the Hotel Hamilton in Holyoke and the Mellon Hotel in Fall River, Mass. Nephews Aend nieces are the only survivors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02
HAYS MAKES A RULING
 ON RURAL POST BOXES

Columbus. O.. Dec. 2 - Indorse- ment has been given by Postmaster General Hays to the ruling by Attor- ney-General Price of Ohio, that pow CT is vested in the Ohio Highway De-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02
WORLD CONFERENCE
 ID BE Ih PARIS

Paris, Dec. 2-The World Confer ence of the Irish Race to be held in Paris January 21, will bring together representatives of some of the lead
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
! LILY BROWN and his friend

~ LILY BROWN and his friend
n drove around a sharp bend in
wild haste on their way to
train; for each minute, one mile, that
was Billy Browns style, but Bill
never will travel again. For the car
struck q rock and they fey q full
block before Billy came down on his
head; that was Billy's last taste of
the pleasures Of haste, for our hero
was speedily dead. We'd not dare
to deny It takes speed to ret by In
the hurry and rush Of today: but at
times haste will fail and a chap like
a snail has q far better Glance to
grow gray. Sammy Smith built q
house for himself and his spouse and
he said to the contractor: Say. I
exist in a fiat where I can't hang
my hat, so rush this place through
right away" Well. the time was
but brief till his house came to grief,
for, when 1t was finished-ker.
smash! on the first windy day half
the roof blew away and the porches
fell down with q crash. Oh, we
live in the days when folks all think
IL pays to hustle, whatever the
game, for the tortoise, they say, has
long since had his day and has won
neither laurels nor fame. Billy
Brown and Sam Smith and their
whole kin and kith, who through
speed make such awful mistakes,
ought to learn from this rhyme that
there may como q time when it's
wiser to put on the brakes.
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Ideals a la Mode


cultivate their brains as their fig
ures, they'd be able to express as
much charm through their facilc
minds as through their graceful
bodies.
know a woman Of thirty-five
who has more beaux than ever she
had at twenty. And there arc three
fine men, any one Of whom she could
marry II she were willing to give up
the position It has taken her years
to attain.
This woman doesn't smoke, drink,
wear her dresses to her knees or lie
awake nights thinking how to keep
the gray out Of her hair or the
pounds off her frame. She's good
looking woman, who isn't a beauty,
and doesn't paint the lily to a coun.
terfeit of what it is.
She tells me that at twenty she
was too self-centered to be popular.
II thought about myself and what
I wanted and what impression I was
making" she confessed. II didn't
realize that men also want to make
an impression and to be assured that
they are doing II. Then later I got
too absorbed in my work to make
any effort to please. Now I've made
good and I have a nice leisurely feel
ing of wanting to be with congenial
folks and to make them glad to be
with me as I am to be with them.
1T isn't Unfortunately hard to find
out what folks like when you've
been studying business problems for
years. I've an idea that II you never
bore a man he'll excuse you II you
don't furnish him with jazz and
cheap excitement"
And as the psalmists say, Selah"
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
met q young man I have
learned to love. We saw q great
deal Of each other until q week
ago when he began to break APP
pointments. Each time, although
inoonvenient for me, would
keep them but he would not.
He offers no apologies. Also at
every opportunity he advoids me.
When he IL with me he shows
me every affection, and asks
me not to 60 out with any other
man. He just doesn't seem to
care which way the wind blows.
He lies at every possible chance
when I ask him why he didn't
keep his appointments.
THIE man you describe 10 un.
= stable and tickle. Since you
can't depend upon him, don't you
see how much happier you'd be II
you just calmly and quietly put
him out OF your life and forgot
him7 Be sure II that hos treating
you so . cavallerly because your
devotion borcs him, then youli
only bring him back by indicfersnoe.
And II he's honestly tired OF you
and the sort on whom you never
can rely, you might rs well know
u before your interest bscomes too
deeply involved.
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Romance

1T did love you-oh. did love
you." she said broken-heartedly.
IT know-I :"
Philip could not 60 on. He laid
her gently down and got up, walk
ing away to the window.
But it's not too late yet," he said
presently, trying to steady his voice.
"I'll teach you to care again. can
Il can know ! can"
He waited q moment, then came
back to her. He bent over her. try
ing to smile.
You're such q kid, after ALL" he
said, huskily. why, I could pick
you up and run away with sou II
l chose. And to think you're q
married womani To think you're
IVY WIFE"
He turned his face sharply away.
and for q moment there was o.
ience. He kept her hand in his,
and presently asked:
You said something to me-
about note when we we're
down in the country. When
was It? -"
He passed a hand over his eyes.
trying to remember.
"It seems so long ago :.
what note did you mean, Evaf Oh,
don't let there be any moro faisun-
derstanding between u.s." he broke
out a. she shook her head. II
want to know II all-everything
and I want to tell you everything,
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A Delightful Romance in Which a Beau
tiful Girl Makes a Great Sacrifice
- For the Man She Loves

And yet, slowly within him grew
a certainty that these reasons were
not the real ones-uot the vital Inn
pulse that moved his hand steadily
through critical and delicate mo
ments as he bent GREATNESS. over the
faded spiendors Of ancient canvases.
No; somehow or other he had al
ready begun to work for the sake Of
tho work itselfxwhatever that real.
iy meant. ThatNwas tho Lasic i'm
pulse--the occult motive; and. some
how he knew that, once aroused. the
desire to strive could never again in
him remain wholly quiesoent.
Both Dankmere and Miss vining
had gone to lunch. presumably in
different directions: Daisy and her
youngsters. having been nourished.
were asleep; there was not q sound
In the houae except the soft rubbing
Of tissue.paper whore Quarren was
lightly removing the retouchins
varnish from q refined canvas. Pres
entity the iron doorbeli rang.
ouarren rinsed his hand and, still
wearing overalls and painters
blouse, mounted tho basement stairs
and opened the front door. And
Mira sprowi supported by foot.
man waddled in. painting.
Mrs. Sprowi Comes In.
Tell your master I want to see
him." she said-"I don't mean that
fool Of an Englishman; mean Mr..
Quar- Good Lord! Ricky. Is that
you? Here. get me a chair-those
front steps nearly killed me. long
ago I swore I'd never enter . house
which was not basement-built and
had an elevator. Hand me
one Of those fans. And II there's
any water In the house not swarm
ing with typhoid germs. get me .
glass Of It,"
He brought her tumbler Of spring
water: she painted and gulped and
famed and painted. her little green
eyes roaming around her.
Presently she dismissed the foot
man and turned her heavily flush-
ed face on Quarren. The rolls Of fat
crowded the lace on her neck. per-
spiration giistened under her spark
like eyes.
How are you" she inquired.
He said ,smilingly. that he was
well.
You don't look 1t. You look
gaunt. Well, never
thought you'd come to this-that
you had It in you to do anything
useful"
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checking Off at her desk the refer
ence books we require in our etern-
al hunt for information: I below
stairs in overalls II you please.
paint and varnish stained. d jew
eller's glass screwed into my left
eye examining an ancient panel
which strongly hope may have
been the work Of a gentleman
named Bronzino-for his mate IL al
most certainly the man in armor In
the Metropolitan Museum.
"Strelsa, It Is the most exciting
business / ever dreamed OF. And
the beauty Of II is that It leads out
into NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q thou
sand sensitive tentacles which
grasp at knowledge Of beauty every
where-whether It lies IN the SOM
Der splendor of the tapestries Of
Bayeux, OF Italy. Of Flanders; or
deep In the woven magnificance Of
some dead Sultan's palace rug; or
In the beauty Of the work Of silver
smiths, goldsmiths, or scuiptors In
ivory or In wood long dead: or in
the unlimited marbles Of the immor-
tai masters.
Never before did I understand
how indissolubly all arts are linked.
how closely and eternally knit to-
gether in the vast fabric fashioned
by man from the beginning Of time.
and in the cryptograms Of which
lie buried all that man has ever
thought and hoped.
my cat, Daisy, recently pre-
sented the. Dankmere Galleries
with five squeaking kittens Of as
sorted color and design. Their eyes
are now open.
Poor Daisy! 1t seems only yes
terday when. calmly purring on my
knee. she heard for the first time
in her innocent life q gentleman
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found his voice then.

nHILLIP found his voice then.
There is 90 much I want to
- tell you-and I don't know
where to begin; but first OF all, I'm
never going to leave you again. I'm
going to take you away-somewhere
and show you that I'm not--not
always q brute :" His voice
broke, but he struggled on.
And we've wasted all this time.
=. I've been such q fool
ought to have made you listen to
me =. Eva-you said :.
was 1t true when you said that
the man you you told me
about that night-was 1t really
met"
He felt her tremble in his arms,
but she did not speak, and he went
on again: do you think-perhaps-
care foSme asain7 I'll be so patient
I know you must hate the
sight Of me now-but . per-
haps :. some day :"
She raised herself then, turning a
little from him.
IF I could only just forget It
ALL" she said tremblingly. you
don't know what it's been-how I've
meant nssn to aus have .i. yo aaei n light
That hot color famed in her face.
That's what I've come to-" she
said defiantiy.
TITS what I've driven you to. ,
My God, IL I'd only known :"
Her tears began to fall again
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BY William F. Kirk

w ELL, sed Pa last mite wen
" he was reeding the paiper.
we'll. there amt mulch
news excep q few bank robberys
& thay amt catched Mister Berg
doll the draft dodger yet, sed Pa.
He 10 sumware in Germany, sed
Pa, running around In q otto.mo-
heel q lodging the long arm Of the
law, Pa sed.
The guilty fees q no man pur-
sues, sed Ma.
o yes thay do. sed Pa. Thare il a
lot of men pus-suing Mister Berg.
doll. A gent Is q awful chump for
to try q defy whole ,nashun, sed
Pa. The man doesn't live that IL
big enuff for to do that, sed Pa.
think you are big enuff to do
anything. I sed. ..
Thank you for your touching
confidents In me, Boboie, scd Pa,
but not eeven am big enuff to dee.
~ this crate nashun, Pa sed. All
the draft dodgers q all the boot
leggers & all the worms that ever
orawled, sed Pa, amt big enuff II
you put them all together to brake
one little Union States law a git
away with Il, sed Pa. In time they
Wen I grow up arm going to be
q crate man q maik laws a not
braik laws, sed.
That is the way to speel, Bobhis.
sed Pa. Newer brake the laws Of
yure nashun. Be . good square
hard hitting gent Ike Jrurs parent
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A Story of Hearts and High Society, by
the Most Gifted Living Writer
of Fiction.

"Strelsa dear, shall always care
for you; but have discovered that
love IL another matter-higher or
lower as you will-but different.
And do not think that shall be able
to love the girl who does what
you are decided to do. And that
does not mean that criticize you
or blame you. or that my sympathy
affection. interest. in you win be
less.
ION the contrary all these emo
tons may become keener; only one
little part will die out. and that
without changing the rest-merely
that mysterious, curious, elusive
and Illogical atom In the unstable
moiecule which we call love-and
which, when separated, leaves the
molecule changed only in name.
We call It friendship, then.
"And this Is. think. what you
would most desire. so when you
do what you have determined to do.
will really become toward you
what you are-and have always
been-toward me. And could
either Of us ask more
Stm Charitable.
"Only-.forgive mel wish 1t
had been Sir Charles--or almost
Nfh nN.t hof 10 fnVs
your decision. Strelsa governs
and alone Is responsible to Strelsa.
Meanwhile do not doubt my af-
fection-do not fear unkindpess,
judgment or criticism. wish
were what you cared for most in
the world-after the approval Of
your own mind. I wish you cared
for me not only as you do, but
with all that has never been
aroused in you. For without that
I am helpless to fight for you.
80. in your own way, you will
live life through. knowing that in
me you will always have an I'M
changed friend-even though the
lover died wehn you became q wife.
"If you are even in town, or
passing through to Newport or Bar
Harbor. stop and inspect our gal
lery.
TT is really quite pretty and some
Of the pictures are excellent. YOU
should see 1t now-sunlight slanting
through the dusty baywindow, Dank-
mere at a long polished table doing
his level best to assemble certain
old prints out Of q portfolio con-
tanning nearly a thousand; pretty
little Miss Vining, pencil in hand.
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too-but I can't seem to remem-
ber.'
She turned her face against the
cushions 80 he could not see her
eyes.
81 wrote you . note-the last
night before we came up TO town;
I-I-oh, / wanted to be friends
with you" she added piteously.
Philip tried to laugh.
Friends he said brokenly.
Il left II for you downstairs
close to your slippers--I was
so sure you would see 1t. I asked
you to come and speak to me, but
but you didn't, and 90 :"
you thought had i'll Eva, I
HIS voice rose e1citedly. and no
felt her fingers CULVER In his. lie
sat down beside her again.
81 never had the note. II
I had but it's too late to
think Of that now. Thank God. we
can understand one another before
it's too late. :"
She looked away from his impas-
stoned eyes.
But YOU didn't love mo e"
she said tremblingiy. You didn't
Philip slipped an arm beneath her
head; lending over her.
'T began to love you from the
day asked you to marry me-" he
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BY LOretto C.. Lynch

"HERE are times when the mis-
tress Of the home wishes to
prepare something q little DIFF
ferent and q little more expensive
because company Ia coming" and
she wants suggestions a. to the un.
usual.
Practically any Of the fruits COM
bine well in q cocktail. The ban
ana, however, IL likely to discolor
II the mixture II exposed to the air
for any length Of time One par.
ticulariy attractive fruit cocktail
II made by soaking the prepared
pieces Of orange, grapefruit and
pineapple IN grape juioe for IN hour
or so before sprtnkling with powder
cd sugar. The fruit should b light
" heaped into the chilled glasses,
the fruit itself being thoroughly
chilled before serving.
Asparagus soup il liked by most
people. This may either be made
from the fresh or the canned vess-
tables.
The main course comes next.
Fried breasts Of chicken with tiny
sifted peas n . good choice. It IL
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BObbie and His Pa

on yure fathers side, sed Pa. Hew
to the line 4 let the ships sail ware
they may, sed Pa.
We used to say Hew to the line,
let the chips fall ware thay may,
sed Ma. I guess that 10 what you
were trying to say, sed Ma.
The only way I can say any
thing around here Is to try to say
It, sed Pa.
You have the floor most Of the
time. sed Ma.
We shall not argue about II, sed
Pa. wud hate to be In Berg
dolls shoes. sed Pa, hiding away
like a sneek a deefying the crate
nashun witch gaiv him everything
he ever he'd, sed Pa.
Anyhow, sed Pa, the Union
States dident happen to need him
to finish up that little Job thay set
out to do not 30 vary long ago,
sed Pa. Thare was enuff good
Americans on the Job to eileen up,
sed Pa. wether they ever catch
him or not. sed Pa, he will newer
DO RELY hapy the rest OF hs iittel
Bfe.
II must be terribul not to have
sed Ma. ~
II Is the worstest not TO have
any hoam, sed Pa. That n why
so many of yure beautiful ser
gifts married. sed Pa.
q then Ma lokcd At Pa 20 hard
q 30 long that Pa boeean to wills.
sci q siGgle like q angel worm
wen II 10 Citing picked on q Flsh
hook.
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cat begin an intermezzo ON the back
fence.
Never before had Daisy heard
such amazing language; she rose.
astounded, listening. then. giving
me wild glance. fed under the
piano. SHE'D an empty bottle at
the moonlit minstrel: and I sup
posed that Daisy approved. But
man supposes and cat proposes and
-Daisy's kittens are certainly or
namental. Dankmere carries ono
in each pocket, Daisy trotting at
his heels with an occasional little
exclamation of solitude and pride.
A Funny Lot.
Really, we've a funny lot here
in the Dankmere Galleries--not
specifically business-like perhaps,
for We close at five and have tea
in the extension, Dankmere. Miss
Vining and I. Daisy. and her young
ones-Daisy and the latter taking
their nourishment together in
basket which Miss vining has lined
with blue silk.
"In the evenings" Quarren's let.
ter to Strelsa resumed. Miss Vining
remains and dimes with Dankmere
and myself at some nearby restaur-
ant; and after dinner Karl West
guard reads the most recent chapter
of his novel-or perhaps Dankmere
plays and sings for us-or, II the
heat makes us feel particularly
futile, I perform some Of those high
~ intellectual tricks which once
made me acceptable among people
now seldom or never see.
Miss Vining. as have already
told you in other letters. IL q sweet,
sincere girl. with no pretense to any.
thing out of the ordinary yet blessed
with a delicate sense Of honor and
incidentally Of humor.
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The Company Meal
ALWAYS A PROBLEM FOR THE HOME

better than roast beef or beefsteak
In that the hostess does not have to
figure out II one guest viii like the
meat rare. another well done and
90 on.
II you select broiler chickens, have
the butcher cut off the breasts Of
az many chickens as you have
guests. II you buy roasting chick
ems, have but half rs many breasts
as there are guests. The remainder
Of the chickens may be cooked in
any desired way and used up at
some Of the other meals prepared
for the family on non-company days.
But the breasts should be wiped OFF
with . damp cloth. then sprinkied
with salt and pepper. Each should
be dipped In beaten egg and either
sifted bread or cracker crumbs. Tho
breasts thus prepared should be
fried in deep fat until golden
brown. Cream gravy, peas and
French fried potato balls in nests
OF water cress are suitable accom-.
paniments. &c..
Ice cream and cake are hke6 by
most people. Sponge cake is a par
ticularly happy form Of choice to go
with ice cream.