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The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07

Grading wool rOr cooperative
Shipment.
examined. AS the tentative grades,
before being put in final form. were
submitted to some of the leading wool
authorities in the country for sugges-
tions and criticisms, it Is believed that
little, If any, change will have to be
made when official standards are es-
tablished.
During the past year investigation
al and Unconstitutional work to test
the commercial utility of the grades
was conducted in 16 states. Before
meetings of woolgrOwers and others,
demonstrations were given to SHOW
the preparation of the fleeces and the
proper care and handling of the wool
before it's shipment to market. In
the states Of Maine, New Hampshire,
Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Ar
kansas the several expert wool grad
ers engaged by the bureau graded ap-
proximately 100000 pounds of wool
in accordance with the tentative wool
grades. This work has been looked
upon so favorably by wool producers
that requests have been received for
resumption Of these activities dur
ing the coming season.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
Latin Words in Our Language

The Norman-French people who
settled England gave to English
speaking people several thousand
words with a few alterations. Then,
at the Revival Of Learning, a still
larger number Of Latin words came
into our language. The Latin word
facilis became faciie; the word natio
appeared as nation; the word opinio
as opinion; the verb separatum as
separate; and so on with thousands
of other words. And, since that time.
new Latin words have been coming
yearly into our language and settling
rl,ere.-From 1.-THE Art of Writing
English"
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
HOME GARDENING
IS FASCINATING
Becomes Sport When There Is
Rivalry With Neighbors for
Fresh Vegetables.
ENJOYED BY ENTIRE FAMILY
Getting an Early Start by Indoor
Propagation Will Help Gardener
Some Suggestions for Get
ting Ahead Of Jack Frost.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Gardening can be made very in
teresting game with many of the fea-
lures of friendly competition which
make golf, tennis and other summer
sports so fascinating to many people.
Like these sports, skill and practice
Increase the probability of winning
honors, but unlike them it is remuner-
ative and is enjoyed by the entire
family, who can take part in the gar
den work and enjoy eating the vege-
tables produced.
Gardening becomes a contest or
game when there is rivalry between
neighbors to see who has the first
mess Of peas or the first ripe tomatoes,
or who can raise the largest potatoes
or melons,, There is pride, too, in
having some prize product exhibited
in the window of the local store or
seeing a notice of some accomplish
ment published in the home newspa-
per.
Beating Jack Frost.
To those who enter the game of
gardening and covet the honor of hav.
ing the first ripe vegetables, gzrden-
ing specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture offer some
suggestions for beating Jack Frost
and getting garden operations in mo.
ton before the open season for plants
At least four weeks time can, be
saved, specialists say, for many crops
like tomatoes and cabbage, by starting
the plants in the house. If operations
are to be conducted on a small scale
two or three cigar boxes filled with
soil and placed in south window fur
nish seed bed for starting few
plants. For mcst home gardeners 8
more desirable seed bed can be made
by placing good soil in a fiat tray
three inches deep and of convenient
size to fit in well-lighted window
with southern exposure. A little care
will be necessary in keeping the tray
properly watered. .=.#.
All garden plants are dependent
upon light for growth. and wheE start
ed in the window Immediately begir
to turn their heads toward the light
To overcome this the box in which
they are grown should he turned
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayef" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during q years. and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes II you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets. you can
take them without fear for Colds.
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache. Toothache. Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture Of
Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-
Adv,
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
CHAPTER XVII.
Payment In Full.

VdyWSut IN ruth
Edith Devon, with the small black
bag in her hand, crept out Of the Pen
dlchaven garden, unapprehensive. She
had no power to think-no desire to go
anywhere or do anything. She lin
gered about Pendlehaven place until
the morning dawned. During the hours
preceding daylight she studied over
the events of the afternoon and eve-
ming. AS her mind cleared, all her
love for Criah rose up and clamored
to help him. She remembered leaving
him stretched out on the floor as If he
were dead. When the town below be-
gan to show signs Of day she walked
back into Pendlehaven place and slow
" up to the house.
1t was a servant who ushered Mrs.
Devon into the library where Doctor
John and Doctor Paul still sat, strug-
Cling with the mystery that had come
into their usually quiet home. After
gainly trying to force more than mono-
syllable replies from Tonnibel, they
had put her to bed, gibbering with
fright.
Edith advanced to the middle of the
room. holding the little bag in her
hard, looking first at Doctor John. who
tried unsuccessfully to recall where he
had seen her, and then at Doctor Paul.
"Where's my man, my Jriah?" she
asked hoarsely, and then Doctor John
recognized her and rose to his feet.
"You got my husband here with a bit
Of lead in i'm" went on Edith. mo-
notonously. Il want to see i'm; l want
to take i'm back to the boat
For the space Of thirty seconds, per-
! llaps, no one ventured word. Then,
as the woman swayed, Doctor John
leaped forward and put he. into a
chair. The bag dropped to the floor
beside her. Tears began to flow down
her cheeks and, with her sleeve, SHE
| brushed them away.
where's my man, my Uriah?" she
demanded again fiercely. "Give Iii,
back to me, mister, and I'll Where's
the pup that shot imp
"WhO shot him?" cried Doctor John
Edith gave him a peculiar look.
Reggie, Reggie Brown" she whined.
Il saw i'm, and Tony, thinkin' l did
| it"
A sharp cry fell from DIR. Paul Pen
| dlehaven.
"Tony vowed she did it," he gasped.
"Oh, my poor little girl! She didn't
| even mention your being here"
"Tony's like that" assented Edith.
"She wouldn't peach on Il dog"
| Doctor John came to her side with
one long stride.
"Are you ready tc swear Reginald
| Brown shot your. lusband?" he de-
| manded.
"Of course am, mister. nodded
Edith. He was always runnin' after
Tony, and she hated i'm. He was
right over there when, suddenlike, he
banged a bullet smack at my man.
That duffer. the dirty pup, amt fit to
clear Uriah's boots. When Tony
pushed ME oat of this house she says,
well, she says, Run, mummy, before
somebody gets you,' ard was kind a
dazed like and ran away"
just then Philip flung into THE room.
room. =.
I'm half crazy" lie exclaimed and
then stopped, seeing Edith Devon. but
he was SO filed with misery that he
gave no further heed to the stranger
and went on hastily, "Jack, Paul.
there's something behind that affair
of Reggie's!"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
fine CROPS SURE
Farmers in Western Canada
Jubilant at Prospect.
Splendid Winter Weather Has Put the
Naturally Fertile Land In Splen-
did Condition, and eountifui
Yields Are Assured.

"What delightful winter we have
had," is an expression that could be
heard almost anywhere when the
topic of the weather became the SUBJ
ject Of conversation. Not only in tine
Middle West and down east" could
1t be heard, but also in the Far West,
up In the Canadian West. There
the same remarkable features that
brought forth a wonderful winter ex.
listed. Reports from oil parts Of the
country, from famed Medicine Hat in
Alberta to Winnipeg in Manitoba, in
dicate that all through the winter
season very little cold weather vas
experienced. In December, we read
that golf playing had put into the dis
card all ice sports, that farmers were
caught "red-handed" blowing their
fields. In January, the Alberta yeo-
man got out his tractor and In his
shirt sleeves was seen preparing
ground for the 1921 crop. During
February, In Saskatchewan. one
farmer narrowed fifty acres and
planted the seed. "Why, yes. Of
course, in March," said an Iowa
farmer, who had just heard from his
son, who was looking after the West
ern Canadian farm, "my boy writes
me they hnd some snow, and few
cold dips, but what did that matter?
The cattle and the horses came
through the winter in better condition
than they looked three or four months
ago. Grass was plentiful on the prai-
ries. the stubble was rich and valu-
able rs food, and the straw stacks
and groves proved ample for shelter"
Spring is now fully upon the West
ern Canada farmer, his machinery is
all in shape for springs work, and
he is looking forward to an excellent
crop year. Last fall there was
splendid lot of moisture that perme-
ated the ground sufficiently to leave
perfect seed bed. Indications are
now that the crop will go in in the
condition required for successful ger
mination. Then, with the heightened
days of May and June, the many
hours of sunshine that they bring, ac-
companied by showers of rain. ard
with soil of which there is none
richer nor more generous. there will
be seen preparing for ripening har-
vest the hundreds Of thousands Of
acres Of wheat, oats, barley. rye, al
falfa and corn that will make the
hearts of the Western Canada farmers
swell with pride as they reasonably
look forward to an abundant harvest.
There is great deal that Gun be
said in favor of the climate Of West
ern Canada. The most important is
that those who live there, and have
lived in other countries, prefer it to
any they have experienced elsewhere.
1t Is true the winters as rule are
colder than are those In countries
lying much farther south, but 1t is
also true that they are tempered by
a dryness of the atmosphere that
makes lower temperature preferable
to that several degrees higher where
greater humidity prevails. Enerva-
tion and llstlessness are unknown;
the air is bracing, but the cold is not
penetrating. Then the summers and
the autumns-they could not be more
ble.-Advertisemeht
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
DEVELOP HIGH.cLAss STOCK
South Carolina Farmer Attributes
Many Failures to Lack Of Air,
in Breeding Animals.

1.-THE development of good live stock
depends not only on the use Of high.
class animals. but on systematic meth
ods." This. is the comment Of South
Carolina farmer who has contributed
his experiences to the United States
Department of Agriculture. as part Of
an investigation to determine the
cause of inferior and understood live
stock.
Most failures WITH live stock" this
farmer declares. "can be attributed to
lack of definite aim in breeding"
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07

around each day. Out Of doors they
get the light from all sides, but in the
window they get 1t from only ore side.
TranepIantino the Seedlings.
WheE the Seeding plants are big
enough to handle-that is, when they
have formed about two leaves in addi-
tiOn TO their seed leaves-other boxes
9: soil should be provided and the
plants transplanted about two inches
apart each way to give them plenty
Of room. More window space must be
provided and it may be necessary to
build stage and support one box
above another. The same PRECAUTIONS
as to watering and turning to get uni
form light will be necessary. On warm
days the boxes can be put outdoors.
When it comes to planting in the
garden, the plants grown in boxes are
cut apart with cube of soil around
the roots of each. Those grown in
pots are Jared loose, turning the head
of the plant downward with the stem
Of the plaEt between the first and Sec
ond fingers of the left hand. Where
tin cans without bottoms are used,
the ball of earth is pushed nearly out
of the can. The plant is then set with
the can sticking up around it as pro-
lection against cutworms. After
week or two the can is lifted over the
top Of the plant. This practice is be-
ing extensively followed by CONNER
cial gardeners in certain sections, who
by the aid of one of the little can-seal-
ing machines now on the market cut
of the tops and the bottoms Of thou
sands Of discarded empty cans for use
in transplanting p!aats. Some garden
ers dip the cans in thin solution OF
shellac to keep them from rusting. Z
One way of extending the garden
season and getting ahead Of neighbor-
ing gardeners is by starting several
early crops in hOtbed. In addition
10 starting plants. the hotbed is useful
sor growing a few earlv vegetables for
he table.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07

The Shadow of the Sheltering Pines
New Romance of the Storm Country


has," he muttered dazedly, 'then I'd
better CO."
He waited for her to speak. to deny
her words, but the fearful expression
in the gray eyes turned upon him con-
fused him still more.
eyes, CO." Tony toiA him, rousing
herself, 'and-and-neva: think of me
again."
There was silence in tho room as he
went away, but no sooner i.ud the door
closed than Tony flung w. her arms
and sank unconscious in ,urlorn, lit:
tie heap against Paul Pendiehaven.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
Wonderful, Human Bones.

Human bones have wonderful
power of resistance. 1t has been
proved that they will bear pressure
three times greater than oak and al
most as much as wrought iron before
being crushed.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE
Potassium Permanganate Added ia
Drinking Water 's Good Way to
Keep of infections.

Potassium permangunate is good to
use in drinking water of chickens tn
prevent the spread Of infections. 1t
comes in dark purple crystals A
small quantity dissolved as stock
solution will last all summer Add
enough to the water each day to color
II 70 q light wine color.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
Too Late.

After woman has been married
two years she wonders how she could
have believed the things her husband
said during their courtshlp.-Hamut0r
Herald.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
Let ',Er Rlowl

If Popocatapetl is about to erupt
many a SC choolboy who has tried to
spell the hame will hope that the
mountain will blow itself off the map.
Boston Transcript.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
FOR AMATEUR POULTRY.
Men.

Don't allow vermin among the
fiOck.
Don't allow layers to become
chilled.
Don't feed unbalanced rations.
Don't overcrowd the birds.
Don't neglect to feed an abun-
dance of green stuff.
Don't neglect to Gull con-
tinually.
Don't feed spoiled grain.
Don't sell dirty or old eggs.
Don't allow the male birds to
run with the hens during the
winter.
Don't allow too many females
with the male bird during the
mating season.
Don't expect results without
work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12
NURSES ANXIOUS. TO PUT QUOTA
 OVER THE TOP

A meeting of the members of the Bridgeport Hospital Nurses Alumriae association will be held Tuesday at 3 p. m. in the Nurses Home on Mill election of officers, the plans for com pIeting the nurses quota for the free bed, will be the most important mat ters taken up.
 Several years ago the graduate nurses formed a committee to draw bed to be used by any nurse, who was i'll. The foundation was estimated to be about s15, 10000. After the ar rival of Dr. John Bresnaham, super intendent, he conferred with Miss Sarah McKinnon, president of the alumnae association, on the matter of a free bed. The situation was out lined and several weeks later, Dr. Bresnaham informed Miss McKinnon that five business men of the city had fund if the nurses themselves would raise another s5,000 before January 1, 1922.
 At the time this announcement was made the free bed deposit was about S1,700, but during the year, by con- ducting several dances, and by as- sessing each of the 100 members about S10, tfIe quota at present is slightly over s4.000. Miss McKinnon and her committee are earnestly en- deavorirg during this month to raise the difference and at the meeting on Tuesday, several new propositions VIII be discussed. Although they are not personally solcitated, public donations will be welcomed By the nurses. The officers of the association are | Miss Sarah McKinnon, president; Miss | A. Gustavson. vice-president; Mrs. H | Hubbard secretary, and Miss M. Linn | treasurer. Miss Margaret Rourke 1:
 chairman of the free bed commit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12

The delicate shades of linen can be kept from fading by using plenty of powdered borax in the water in which they are washed and rinsed-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12
Distinguished Yale Men
 Spoke At Forun1-Peace
 And Athletics, Subjects

for the average man or woman, and claimed that it would correct faults of posture and by so doing correct other physical defects without taxing the energy of the individual that had to be devoted to his daily tasks. When asked how the system Of exercise could be made less monotonous to the individual who practiced it alone, he said that it was no more monotonous than brushing the teeth or shaving and intimated that he considered it just as necessary.
 DAILY DOZEN EXERCISES. monstrated by Rev. MT. Cowles, Dr. Days athletic assistant. MT. Camp asserted that America has not yet learned the lesson .forcfbly brought home during the war when one-third of our young men were rejected be- cause of physical defects. and cited the condition he found in the fresh man class that entered Yale in 1920 to prove his contention. This class, composed of boys who were 12 years old when the war broke out and 14 when we entered. he found 600-round- shouldered out of a total Of I'll and over 260 with trouble III the arches of the feet.
 CAMPS PRINCIPLE.
 MT. Camp gave as the principle on which he based his football coaching "PIay hard, win if you can. loose if you must. and take a whipping with out a. whimper and come back for more" He asserted that 1t was the football spirit that had enabled American boys overrun their objec- tives during the war, whereas, the fault of other nations was that they stopped before attaining the objec- tives. He declared that physical training was just as important tn civil life as it was as a preparation Tor war, and that there was gloomy outlook for employment for the man rlbvSirsa11U fit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12
EASIER MONEY AIDS BUSINESS
 RECOVERY
Bankers With Idle Cash Now Seek Borrowers For the Large Reserves They Are Steadily Accumu- lating.

Washington. Dec. 12-Bankers with ia lot of idle cash are hunting bor- Srowers.
 The fact is the money chests of the banks are swollen with large reserves, steadily accommodating. and growing Digger each week Business and in dustry are getting their figurative necks above water, and out of the muddy cross-currents of credit dan gers that 1oomed several months ago.
 The Federal Reserve Boards ap- proval of further cuts in the re-dis- count rates in eight of the 12 reserve banks will bring still lower connmer- fcial rates at banks. Money condi- 1a several years. especially when war indation sent rates soaring in a mad ISvave of speculation and money jug gHHg for profit returns on a, big scale.
 The farmers and small business men all over the United States are ex- perfencfng some of the wholesome , benefits from the rate drops just eff 1ected. Still other rate cuts in other l reserve banks, and further drops in ] the bank districts wherein cuts have just been announced. will serve to make even lighter the credit burdens borne by the agricultural and other , vital industries.
 The governments fiscal experts fig ure the country is rapidly getting back to moral financially, though it has far to go perhaps fin some lines before stabilization in prices as E
 reached. It is evident that credit shrinkage of several billions of dol lars fin the last year has done much to bring money rates down.
 All reports now reaching the Fed eral Reserve Board and other govern ment agencies reflect easier money conditions in all parts of the country The fact stands out that industry and business are finding easier methods of meeting their obligations. Restored confidence over the business future is
 putting more speed in industry and
 looSening some of the credit held back
 during the earlier periods of indus
 rial IIncerfa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12

A bee can carry three times its owr weight of honey when flying.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12
NO PERMANENT
 PRICE REVISION

In spite of the fact that chain stores tin the larger cities are engag- ed in ruthless price-cutting war in the retailing of popular-p1Hced cigar etteS, leading manufacturers are not yet ready to predict a permanent re . vision of prices.
 As long as the leaf tobacco market continues to hold to the present top figures and revenue taxes continue at the present schedule, it is declared, it will be impossible to reduce manu- featuring costs to point where lower prices can be announced.
 This opinion is based on the pre- vailing prices for leaf tobacco traded in since August, when the local ware houses of the famous Southern to- baleeo districts, opened their doors for the 1921-22 season. Curtailed tobac- Co acreage and an unfav orable season are said to be responsible for the present high market.
 As is we'll known, the processes of cigarette manufacture involve from two to three years of aging or sea soning, so that prevailingy factor price of tobacco bought in the high markets of 19le-19-20. Latest quo- tations, however, indicate rising ten- dency in the 1921 market with aver ages that will come close to equaling the best prices of the preceding three years.
 For example, in the leading mar kets of Virginia sand North Carolina,
 
 ston-Salem; Durham and other prom inent trading centers, the average opening price on September 20 fer leaf tobacco was close to S25 per hundred pounds. With the excep- ton of a slight slump during the first week average prices have stea dily climb bed to levels ranging between s35 and $50. Many ''piles'' of fine grade tobacco have been sold for 80 to go cents a pound, while a number of farmers have averaged TO cents for their entire crops of tobacco. Keen competition is reported in the bidding for tho better grades.
 Prevailing averages for 1921 bid fair to equal those for September of 1919, when prices were thought to be unusually Irgh notwithstanding the better quality of the 1919 crop. Some idea of the trend can be ga1ned by the fact that in December of that year a top average figure of 53 cents per. pound was reached in North Car | olina This compares with a low | average of 10.s cents in 1910. accord ing to crop reports of the United States Department of Agriculture. Present price cuts in retail stores l are thought to be the result of keen l competition among chain stores and l independent retailers in a merry scramble for increased volume ant quick turnover with little or nc | DrOfit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12

Wonderful gifts for both and Diamond Rings Sgne Rings Pearls Silverware Bracelet Watches Lingerie Claps, Sterling Silver Belt Buckles Vanity Cases Mesh Bags Toilet Sets Bar Pins Booches etc Hundreds and hundreds of to POSITIVELY THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED AND PRICED STOCK IN THE CITY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12

Red and blue are the best color for soaring birds.