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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20
What DO You Kno,v?
QUIZ

J. What What is the shortest day in the yearq
Sweet Home? hAo'he'
D. "nat t Is the title of the ruler of Afghan,s-
T. When did Henry Clay die?
5. What are the hoardings?
u "neTe nmIes9 ana what are tho Pillars OF Her
s. What Is an iguana? ~ ea''eo'
9. What Is gules?
word gunwale? OF the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

In the matter Of naval ratio France
may be expected to yield gracefully for value
received. What she wants is not 80 nuce
larger navy as assurance of national
safety. Nowadays the world Is beginning to
Jewel to be worn as a burden to be borne:
And It may be La Belle France has READ
"DNvid Harum" with profit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks Wnh Ihmkms Phiadephans Subjects They
Kn0U Best

tween the two rivers and from Race to Plne
street as we'll as along North Broad street
to the Parkway.
by such a system, for instance. when the
release light was flashed for travel down
Chestnut street, a like light would auto.
matically fash on every other controlled
street east and west, and simultaneously
every controlled street north and'south would
be shut off, say for three minutes or per-
haps five. The warning light would fash
on every intersecting street, notifying nll
vehicles to prepare for shift in the signals
Then would follow the cutoff of travel on
the east and west streets and the resump-
tion on every street north and south; and
all simultaneously.
'The New York experiment has definitely
shown the practicablity Of this control,
considered from every angle of daily expert
ence and regulating larger and equally
complicated traffic as compared with any
found here.
Big Time. Saving Noted
''The saving there in accidents and in
time has been found to be very marked. 1t
Is also noted that when the public became
accustomed to this visual control it respected
It almost as faithfully in the absence of the
police as, for instance, during certain hours
on Sunday. as 1t did when the police were
actually present
1T would seem most desirable at this time
for those in charge Of the solution of Ph!la-
delphta's traffic problem to study 1t with
great care They might proftably collect
the results of the experiences Of other great
communities with regard to their traffic
difficulties and then apply them here. and
do 1t speedily"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

ceased to be a partisan matter, since with
some changes it is the pact originally devised
during the previous Administration.
The House will serve All-American rela-
tons an excellent turn by contributing the
stamp of fnalty as soon as possible after
the Colombia approval.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

When woman's hair is gone she knows
1t won't return. so buys some more: but
man. poor man, pours money on his head
and hopes and hopes and hopes. This, IN
effect, says the Director Of the Bureau Of
Health Education of New York. Would Il
be proper, dear Alphonse, to speak Of this
as bald statement Of fnct?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

Three bandits got $40. 900 in q New
York theatre hold.up. That was one crook
play that didn't net the management any.
thing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

A committee of the National Research
Council IS endcavoring to answer the ques.
tion. DO metals get tired?' But don't oil
men who shave themselves already know the
answer?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

It may be that by the time the rail-.
road problem IS solved air transportation
will have made the settlement work Of
supererogation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20
NiatrimOny
Up to Date

mestic duties while the sturdier wife goes
out and makes the living. 1t sounds too
funny to be true, but the idea Is seriously
advanced. We suggest rs battle hymn OF
the new cult:
Dare to be an Albert
Dare to stay at home
Dare to be u lowly worm
And let the wife roam! t
Which, be it noted, is neither sneer ~ Tat
woman who works nor at the man, forcsc
hy Industrial conditions 70 be Idle, whe
helps around the hcusa. a.#f
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

One of the things that affect reparation
negotiations between Germany and France
and England is the necessity each has OF
allaytng the suspicious Of the other.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

Governments that accept the 5-5.3
naval ratio and people who favor absolute
disarmament may now alike modify their
transports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

Ragpicker in Seattle left $45, 900. VIII!
shouldn't he, demands Tom Farrell when
his business was always picking up!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

Judging by opposition to the peace
pacts In Washington and Dublin the big Job
nowadays is to make democracy safe for
the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

The latest wrinkle In hosiery, we are
informed, IS the embroidered knee. We now
await the enterprisng individual with Rb!l'
ity to remove wrinkles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

In the matter of the Christmas stocking
every amateur Santa Claus depletes his roD
for his own.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

Forget the unplcasaI: past" urges q
local lecturer. And among those who borrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

The man who invented the spring bed
has just died, aged ninety three. May bis
sleep be peaceful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

There are prisons and prisons. Who
could blame Debs If he looked with envlous
eyes on Karl and Zita?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

There's q suggestion Of near beer In
Frances naval ratio figures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

What motorists will have to do is to
build another city with wide streets and Z
lot Of parking places.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

The performing seal that performs the
most efficiently is the Christmas seal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

What is the Dali Eireann going to give
Erin for Christmas?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

What the wise nation inevitably learns
Is that deficits are worse than taxes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20
SHORT CUTS

Lord Riddell, 1t would appear, Is mighty
easy to read.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20
Oh, Christmas

will please those who believe that a green
christmas makes Il fat graveyard. 1t IL
true, too There have been thirty two green
Christmascs since 1872, and they all made
fat sravcyards. And so did the fourteen
White Christmascs, and, without doubt, the
three Christmases, presumably brown, black,
blue or pink Christmases overlooked by the
stntistician. True, true True, also, Of the
Fourth of July and Fools Day and the
day on which the income tax Is due. All
made fat graveyards. 1t is one Of the things
the days are for. AL the days. Why worry
about 10?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

1t Is going to be q white
Christmas, SAWS tha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-20

"DEAUTY," says DR.. Sylvanus G. Nor
ID ley, who has worked for fifteen years
in Central America in an attempt to de-
cipher the hciroglyphs of the Mayas, "is
very largely matter of viewpoint.
Take these Central American Indians,
for example. To them one of the most out
standing points In beauty Is crosse eyes, A
proud and ambitious Maya mother is likely
to fasten some bright colored object between
the two eyes of her baby daughter In the
hone that its attempt to look at this object
viii cause It to attain permanent cross eyes. "
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
The Best Cough Syrup
 Is Homemade
Heres an easy way to save S2 and yer nave the best cough remedy
 you ever tried.
c4ao6ecetetGecaeepoeceps

You've, probably heard of this we'll knoWn plan of making cough syrup at nome. But have you ever used it? When you do, you will understand why thousands of families, the world over, feel that they could hardly keep house without it; It's simple and cheap, but the way 1t takes hold of a cough will quickly earn it permanent place in your home.
 Into a pint bottle, pour 215 ounces of Pinex; then add plain granuIated sugar syrup to ill up the pint Or, if desired, use clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup instead of sugar syrup. Either way, It tastes good, never spells, and gives you full pint. of better cough remedy than you could buy ready-made for three times it's cost
 It is really wonderful how quickly this homemade remedy conquers a eough-usually in 24 hours or less. It seems to penetrate through every air passage, Ioosens a dry, hoarse or tight cough, lifts the ph1egm, heals the mem branes. and gives almost immediate re- lief. Splendid for throat tickle, hoarse- ness, croup, bronchitis and bronchial asthma
 Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, and has been used for generations for throat and chest ailments.
 To avoid disappointment ask your druggist for "212 ounces of Pinex" with directions, and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satis faction or money refunded. The PineX O.. Fit. Wayne, Ind.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06

Then he seemed to drop a curtain be- fore his eyes as he said quietly:
 Children. hcpe you can spare She old man. I've got some matters at home kinda requiring my atten- ton. So I reckon you'd better try and make out to spare me for spell"
 make out to try" declared Neal, inn itating his father with boyish grin which delighted him, and set him off to nimtcking his mimic and himself.
 "Au right. Now. young fellow. you make out to try to make your train without making any more fun of your old dad
 "BIess my old dads heart. Bless his dandy way of putting things, and make Neal a good boy" finished that young man impishly. Then he in sisted on ordering a taxi and spill ing us off, at Father Andrews hotel on his way to keep his modern tryst with Phoebe at a railway station. Father Andrew went up to get Dad Lee. I, meanwhile, made my way to the writing room to spend the time trying to write my weekly letter to Betty Winston. who is still at the Canadian health resort where Terry nerves would help cure her arm.
 The little room was dtmly lighted, but as made my way to a desk in far corner, I chanced to observe two shadow forms in an alcove in the further wall. I glanced toward them casually, and would have glanced away again as unseeing, but suddenly one of them got up and crept out of the room, skulking in the shadows against the wall as he went out. Then,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
ST. CHARLES LEAGUE SMOKER PROMISES
 TO BE BIG AFFAIR

The most elaborate smoker and en- tertainment by the Mems league of St. Charles church will take place this evening at o'clock in the par ish school hall, East Main street. Plans are made for the reception of 800 guests.
 On the program will be a series of songs, dances and boxing exhibitions. Vocal numbers will be rendered by William Mccarthy, Bill Keenan. Ed win Hart, Joseph WieIer. the Blessed Sacrament quartet, William F'enton, Jerry K.eiy, Walter Lcke and Joseph Dunn, William Mccarthy and Ray mond Farrell will entertain with clog and buck and wing dancing, after which, Billy Prince, Robert Swords, will box.
 The program has been arranged by John Kane. Edward Garrigan, Thom- as Murray, Stephen McMahon and Michael O'Brien.
 A luncheon will be served by the following ladies, assisted by the mem bers of the Children of Mary's socie- ty: Mrs. Stephen Boucher, Mrs. Ed ward Boyle Mrs. Thomas Daley, Mrs James Donnelly, Mrs. Margaret Dun nigan, Mrs. William F,ant. Mrs. Thom- as Flynn, Mrs Mary Flynn, Mrs. stephen Havrilla, Mrs: Harry Malo- Joseph Mullins, Mrs. Mary Murray, Mrs. James Sheehan, Mrs. James Walsh and Mrs. Thomas Weller. The members of the refreshment commit tee are: Henry Donnelly, chairman; Edward Boyle, John Grant, Earl Bradley, William McElroy. Robert Ivers, John McPadden and Frank Muldoon.
 Robert Mccullough has charge of the entire affair and has been ably assisted in preparing for it by Ed ward Campbell, Francis Carrigan, Thomas Flynn, John Flynn and Paul
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06

Business men the country over are coming to the habit of taking their vacations on week-ends and in some instances are arranging 1t so that their employees can do likewise In New York City the big department stores close all day Saturday ana many of the workers go to the beach or the mountains fer the two days a week-Saturday and Sunday-to build themselves up from the toll of the week.
 This practice has grown up more or less as a convenience because of the great week-ending fever that seems to have struck the country Now medical sceince has come to the support of this way of resting and says it is the proper one-especialiy for rnfddle-aged business men. writer in the London Times goes a step further and says that the only way to keep the middie-aged from poisoning their brains is for them to take 0 weekly vacation the year round.
 This writer claims that some of the seeming foolishness of big busi- ness men Is not a sowing of late wild oats'' but is due to brain poi soning because of an insufficient cleansing of the many tissues and cells of the body.
 Must stop working
 The mental qualities which make for success in business depend on a sound constitution, he says. More than that, they depend on a weil-cleaned, we'll refreshed brain. The man who never stops working never can stop, he as serts: he earns so little. The big brains of business, on the other hand, often seem to work very little. You meet them not in offices, but on golf
 ,1IA VI In consequence foolish people say that the owners of these brains are idlers and that business could get on per fectly well without them.
 Business, says the physician. de- spite such opinions, is not matter of routine work. It ts primarily q matter of what is called instinct, Or imagination. Both of these are gifts; but both are gifts which require a great deal of cultivation There is nothing easier than the loss of them. A ciouded or choked brain ceases to oa capable of the exercise of either. This Is not questionable in the doc tors view, when we come to examine the nature of the mental processes which determine success. They ap- pear to be simple. They are, in fact, enormously complicated.
 When we say of a man that he seizes on the salient point in g. situa- = ton or tI2L ne goes straight to the heart of 8 problem we mean that his mind has already tested all the other points and discarded them. We mean, In other words, that the action of his brain is exceedingly swift as well as sure.
 Sound Mind In Sound Body
 The physician postulates that swift brains are fresh brains, clean brains There are also brains. he says, that 1t,S, A-- tr- NAr c. 7r1e Youth, led by emotion, Is az @ rule less reliable in this respect than middle age. Middle age is the great age ot Una hrain RI,t tha nelancholg fact
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
Brain Poisoning Menace
 For Those oflNlddZe 4ge
Business Man May Wreck Enterprise Unless He
 Takes Enough Vacation

ing; it cannot construct; it cannot De sure. The combination of these quail ties spells disaster
 For, if brain has been accustoraeA to quick decisions and daring. een- structive action becomes overclouded. the result inevitably Is recklessness and vacillation. CT what is worse, rechlessness and a stubbon insistence on ill-conceived action, the writer as-i serts. Sometimes, until the crash comes, such brains are spoken of as brilliant"
 Every one knows this kind of bril- liance, and every one who has had dealings with it fears it, says the doctor. Its leading characteristic is instability. Not the salient feature of a situation, but all the features are seen by it. Like lightning, it illumines a vista only to plunge it again in deeper darkness. The layman dis cusses such a brain in terms of com mon knowledge. But to the medical man it's tragedy is often too clear. It Is poisoned brain. It's owner is an unhealthy man.
 If we study him we shall see. His muscular system is irritable. The controlled, steady movements of sound health are lacking; instead there is spasmodic, perky action, even trernu-t lousness. Emotion breaks through on reasoned thought. There is irritabr-l
 
 frequent. When the moment of crisis has passed, a tendency to exhaustion is evident.
 Threatens Middle Aged
 Brain poisoning threatens every uliddle-aged man, the physician de- clares. It is the chief of all his ene- ! mics and the most subtle. For the poison does not usually come from without. It comes from the very tis- sues and cells which it destroys
 Medical mon call 1t 'tauto-intoxica-i i tion-' A simpler term is insufficient cleansing. There is g gradual, a very gradual, accumulation of waste pro- ducts. the materials produced by for mer activity. Like a fire from which the bur1,t-out ashes are not entirely removed, fsays the writer, the brain: becomes more and more inefficient.
 Office life, says the writer. helps the poisoning process; muscular activity opposes it. The brain is swept clear. This is not the same process as occurs in sleep, where the brain is actually recharged. We are dealing with the sanitation of the house. not with its victualing.
 A wise man. therefore, who has passed 40 will admit of no reason why he should not devote time to keeping his brain clean, says the doctor. This Is a duty to himself, and if he occu- pies a position of responsibility, 1t is duty also to his fellow-workers. At least one day a week, he asserts, in addition to Sunday. is required for brain scavenging. Only the eravest considerations ought to be permitted to weigh against this allowance of time.
 The writer points out that a clean brain five days a week Is inco.n- parably better than poisoned one on six days or even on five and a half If anything. indeed. he urges, the pe- riod recreation might be extended. A mans work is never measured by time alone: when he is engaged in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
POLICE HELP MAN WHO
 BROKE WOODEN LEG

Columbus Dec. 6-Sym was shown by BIuecuatS at Police Head- quarters when Clarence King, 21, was carried in.
 In an unsuccessful search for work, the young fellow fell, breaking his wooden leg. Then he appealed to a patrolnan for a nights lodging.
 Clarence not only does not remem- Der having seen his father or moth er-or any other relatives-but does not know when he lost his leg, eX- cept that the accident occurred when he was a small boy
 The officer aided him in repairing the wooden leg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
FEAR CROPS NEXT
 YEAR IN SAN JUAN

San Juan, Porto Rico. Dec. 6-A strike among the field laborers of St. CroiX, one of the Virgin Islands. which has lasted for two months, is threatening the next sugar crop, ac- cording to J. l.. Curry of that island. The strike resulted from a decision of the sugar planters to reduce wages to Q pre-war basis of 50 cents a day for day labor. On a piece basis, MT. Curry said it was possible for labor CTS to earn from 75 cents to SIPS daily, but they will not do piece work.
 we have had two bad years for sugar. said MT. Curry. Unless we are able to get our planting done by the end of November there will be no e.-oD for tho coming year"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
HUMANE SOCIETY
 INCREASES ACTIVITY

An increased scope of activity by the Bridgeport district office of the Connecticut Humane society during November is reflected in the monthly report of c. M. Agard, general agent in charge. Special supervision just prior to and during the Thanksgiving season was given to shippers and handlers of poultry. There has been an increase in the number of domeS- tic cases handled and casess involving the protection and general care of farm animals continue heavy. One successful prosecution for neglect of animals is recorded, three horses and one dog have been put out of the way, while the usual supervision of street conditions, stables, slaughter house and markets has been main tained.
 A mintsreI show, directed by the Neary Brothers, will be presented at the Colonial hall, January g, under the auspices of St. Patrick's church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-06
Beauty Chats
 By EDNA KENT FORBES.
ANSWERED LETTERS.

Kitty B.-The dark circles around the eyes come from some irregularity which Is also causing the cramps. Consult the doctor about 1t.
 George w.-You will probably overcome this tendency to the in growing hair, if you do not shave as often or so close to 'Ihe skin. In treating these always sterilize the nee dle before you use it in the skin.
 A. T. R.-Consu1s good chirop- odist about this pain when standing for hours. You may need arch SUD- ports or some simple treatment which will relieve this strain on the nerves.
 Reader-Lemon juice and baking soda in the last rinse after a shampoo will help to keep blonde hair from turning into that ashen shade. The proportions are a tablespoonful of juice and third of a teaspoonful of soda to each quart of water.
 Blue Eyes-The yeast cakes that are made up with cho1ocate have the same properties as the plain cake. coarsened through enlarged pores it i requires special care for weeks before taere Is any great change in tt. Ehis
 means a daily warm bath all over and 1 for the face and throat there should be cleansing every day with cream, l followed by an ice rub to close the pores In taking this treatn ent' re-
 move the cleansing cream with heaned wet cloths af1er 1t has been massaged | into the skin to dissolve the dirt that l has accumulated in the pores This 1 leaves tf1e skin clean but robbed of its l secretions, which requires another ap- plica;tion of a good cream. Remove | surplus with dry cloth and the ice 1 tones up the skin and ends the treat ment.
 ] IJO1IlSe-MaS
 nails each night, which will keep l them from being so brittle If you
 care for . cream that is made up es- l pecially Tor "he nails. send 8 stamped
 addressed envelope and I will be glad | to mail you the formula. You prob l ably ovcrh eated the oils when making the cold cream and the water you find
 In it is only some of the rose water
 which Gid not mix with the oils en-
 tiredy. This. however, does not les
 sen the quality of the cream.
 Brownie-A girl Of r, five feet
 seven inches should Neigh about 130 | pounds, l the formula for eyelash tonic if you
 send a scamped addressed envelope. Priscil1a-walkfns is only one form 1 of exercise, which accounts for it not l keeping down your weight If. how | ever, you supplement your walks with deep breathing you will not only get | an exercise of the chess and back. but will be oxygenizfng the whole system. 1 which burns up the excessive fat. By | all means join the gymnasium as you | will be taking all the exercises that | are suited to your needs. There is no way to make the hair coarse, but you | can keep IL from sinking to the head, | if you improve the circulation in the
 scalp. Massage the scalp every day
 or use the vibrator
 1 COnnoirOw-Beauty, Health and