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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

We are already beginning to see a few flies on the sunshiny days, and therefore should plan our campaign to prevent their increase. The old slogan Swat Uhe fiy'' is good; 10 starve the fly is beEcr. But the first and best step is not to let him get born at all
 Nintey-five per cent of flies breed in horse manure, whence they take unto themselves wings and gather into Eheir Spongy bodies and onto their hairy legs, then ao distribute among mankind, the germs of ty- phoid fever, tetanus, tuberculosis and many other serious infections.
 To avert this danger, the Depart men of Agriculture at Washington devised means to rid us of this pest The best way they found was no keep manure in a f1y-tight pit or bin, so that flies bent on motherhood will
 A bin or pit of the required size may be built in or alongside the sta ble, the cleanings of which are thrown in first each morning, care being taken to keep the pit tighr1y closed at all times when not actually intro This method is most valuable if there are water-tighr floors on the sta bles. 1T they are cleaned thoroughly each day, and if all other possi Dle breeding places are rem oVed-
 Such bin pit especially applica- ble to city conditions, where its use he fur:her supplemented by ordi- narces requiring the frequent removal from the city of manure Cat leaS, once, better twice 3 week during the fE-breedinE seasonD: and where there arc also modern methods of sewage and garbage disposal. The housef1y's baneful influence will then be min imal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
When A Girl Marries Ann By y;..

Rusiness first, MT. West. If you want me to be on your side hadn't you better give me the facts before .iinl comes?'
 "Rightoi Little cutie is some bus mess woman Well, it's like this. I've started promoting some oil stock. Maybe we have the wells. Maybe we haven't started drilling yet. But our claims are located near the district where the fellows Jims working for are !ocaEed. Now Jim and this Mason chap are too darn suspicious. ilcy want to investigate my properties. And I'm not ready for that yet Max ing money for the, frs. time since you persuaded Jimmie to chuck me. Now you persuade him to give me time. If you don't. how. will you explain this tede-a-tet of ours tonight? If lre doesn't see reason, howS he going to stop the-the damaging stories abou; his friend Cosby that I'm in a posi- ton to circulate? And if I giV- Cosby away and he ducks from town where's Jim going for a backer?''
 Its all too much for me- I said, temporizing, praying thaE Jim would come and put an end 10 mY agony, mental as well as physical TT don't qui.e understand. I'm not much of a business woman, you see"
 You're oot?' 'sneered Dick West You are a business woman and star as we'll as a little beauty, for all you look so pale and tired. Now give me 2 kiss and seal the bargain. and we'll come to an amicable agreement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

Even with the utmost vigilance, however. some flies are likely to get born in manure. That is why the Bureau of EntomolOgy of Fihe Depart ment of Agriculture has co-operated with the Chemistry and Animal Bu- the destruction of fly maggots in manure. and also for the possible banefu1 influence of such chemicals on TGae composition and bacteria con tent of manure. In these tests helle- bore and borax come out on top.
 Powdered heIebore is added to wa Fer at the rate of 1-2 pound per 10 gallons; after stirring. this mixture is allowed to stand for A hours. The n It IS applied to the manure at the rate of ! gallons to every bushels (10 2-3 cubic feet) of manure. Hell 9S per cent of the larvaeS breeding in manure. Nor will there be any in furious effect on p1an'S when the treated manure is added to tine soil
 On the other hand powreded bo- rax is applied in solution at the rate of one pound dissolved in not over 12 gallons of water to every 12 bush els (16 cubic feeD of manure, and will destroy from 90 to 99 per cent. of the naggots. The powder should be added to the water and stirred unril all is in solution. Greatest care manure with this substance since large applications to the soil are likely to injure plants. Ordinary crops will not be injured when the manure is treated at the rate of not more than ono pound per 16 cubic feeE, and ure SO treated is applied to the soil Borax can be used on all other kinds of breeding places, but it. is safer to use heHebOre on manure
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

town of ours? Forty seconds. Think quick, girlie."
 For the past five minutes I had been hearing the sound of the tele phone bell in our apartment. It jim gled and rang unceasingly. Now it had stopped and I could actually hear the silence.
 What can I do?" I asked feebly. You ought to talk TO Jin1.''
 ''Ten seconds replied Dick West g1oatingly. Cant decide, can you, gTle? Here, let me help you"
 He thrust his watch back into his pocket and lurched forward. I felt his clammy hand on my wrist, and lifting my arm furiously I struggled to shake it off. The hot 1F.tle entry way seemed to be spinning around like a carousaL
 Dick Wess caught my other hand and pulled me forward from the door. As I stove to pull away from him, my weight came down on my strained ankfe-and blackness sprang up from the floor and enVeloped me. But as I fell forward into it, I thought vaguely that the door from the fire stairs swung open and that t1e reas- suring bulk of Lane Cosby stepped into the entry. Then the whole place filled up so verwhelmingly that couldn't breathe and I pitched for ward into the darkness.
 (To be Continued)
 Spain is said to have nearly a quar- ter of a million beSgars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
The Adventure of the Second Stain
PART FIVE

on all matters save one. That one is politics. On this his lips are seal ed. He tells me nothing. Now, I am aware that there was a most de- plorable occurrence in our house last night l know that a paper has dis appeared But because the matter is political my husband refuses to take me, into his complete confidence Now it is essential-essen.ia say that I should thoroughly under stand it. You are the only other person, save only these politicians who knows the true facts I beg you then, 9Ir. Holmes, to tell me ex- actIy what has happened and what it will lead to-Ten me all, Mir Holmes. Let no regard for your clients inter ests keep you silent. for assure you that his interests, if he would only see it, would be best served by taking me into his complete confidence. What was this paper which was sto}en.2"
 Madame, what you ask me is really impossible"
 She groaned and san.----er face in
 "You must see that this k a.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

ror-not beauty-was what sprang first to the eyes as our fair vlsitcr stood framed for an instant in the open door,
 Has my husband been here, MT Holmes?' ?''
 "Yes; madam, he has been here"
 '.Nr. Holmes, I implore you not to tell him that I came here" Holmes bowed cold1y, and motioned the lady to a chair.
 Your ladyship places me in a very delicate position I beg that you will sit down and tell me what you de- sire. but I fear that I cannot make any unconditional promise"
 She swept across the room and seated herself with her back to the window. It was a queenly presence tall, grtceful, and intensely wom- anly.
 ".Mr Holmes" she said-and her white gloved hands clasped and un- clasped as she spoke-'1 will speak frankly to you in the hopes that it may induce you to speak frankly in return There is complete conf denoe between my husband and me
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Girl Of Today Is Too
 Much Criticized

Washington, May 16-The modern American girl is not bad.
 Notwithstanding her knee-1ength skirts, cigarette sTl oking and general makeup she has been too much blamed for conditions over which she has no control
 This is the opinion of Mrs. Thomas Estill, one of the leading Salvation Army workers of America, who is in Washington attending the National Social Congress of that organization.
 1T don't see why they don't stop picking on the girls said Commis- sioner Estil. ''The girl of today is too much criticised Let the poor lit tie thing alone
 'I have worked among girls in every big city in the Eastern part of the United States as the wife of the territorial commissioner of the Salva- tion Army. I know girls.
 ''0f course, il is deplorable that girls smoke, wear scant attire, run around alone too much, and are gen orally reckless.
 But why blame the girls? It is simply the spirit of the times.''
 After aH.' the Salvation Army worker said,z'"the girl of today is the same sweet girl our grandnothers used to be just dressed in different clothes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
$28.3l Week Is Too Much Money to Spend for Living
 Expenses for Six, Says Famous Cooking Expert

well. perhaps you are right about that" said Mrs. Rorer, upon refiec- tion, Nof course, comparing rents here with my home in the iron district of Pennsylvania, s2O a month is .oo high. However the lady can cut down quite bit each week if she will buy less meat Then what meat she does buy, let it consist of the cheaper cuts, which not only cost less but are MORE NUTRITIOUS! Let her substitute for meat. cheese, beans and eggs-eggs are cheap now, and they are far more nourishing and subsaan- tial than most Of the more expensive cuts of meat
 Another way she can cut down. went on Mrs. Rorer, warming to her subject, "is by buying day-old bread This, also, costs less. and is much better for the stomach
 There are lots of ways to serve jhe cheaper cuts of meats so they will be saNory and appetizing. Chopped meat, flor instance, even though the meat were tough in the beginning, m neat stewed.
 Buy In Quantity.
 Another way of beating the high cost of living is to buy in quantity, so far as you can. Meats. particularly are cheaper when bought in large pieces. Cook it all at once. then serve in different ways.''
 Mrs. Rorer was quite vigorous in her denuncldt1On of landlords who charge high rents when wages are low.
 hardly to blame. after all. The state should regulate these things, there fore the state is to blame. Wa ses certainly shouldn't be cut unless liv- ing expenses are lower,'' asserted Mrs. Rorer.
 So. Mrs. Unknown Housewife. the editor cheerfully offers these words of wisdom from Mrs. Rorer and hopes that she will help you and that your husband will find work soon, if he hasn't secured employment all ready. Your letter, however, is such an interesting one that the editor is sure other housewife readers of this page will enjoy reading it.
 Times the Best Paper. Dear Editor:
 Twenty years ago came to Brid geport, looked over the Bridge port papers and decided tine Farmer was the best paper, so I read that pa per. Twelve years ago I married and my husband read the same pa per. I said I was glad of it for l liked that paper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Buy Less Meat; Eat Day Old Bread; Get Budget ted," Advises Cook
 Book Savant

Now, a week ago I read an ar ticle: how to set table on s2G a week. Maybe you will print this, as long as you printed that.
 ''I am most sure if I had twenty for week I would not need anyone to show me how to live on it and save money.
 Peoples Don't Know.
 'sIt is very strange you never see an article on how to live on twenty a week, set your table, pay your rent clothe four kiddies, yourself and hubby. I have heard so much fault found about people like you I have decided people don't know how much it takes to live. They own thir home and do not realize how much it takes to live. They are ignorant and wish to remain so, so they can find fault with usl
 Now, Editor, I will give you a little history of how I live. It is really in teresting, but not a pleasure-just a state of existing.
 Didn't Raise Rent.
 +F,irst Of all, had a Christian land lord. He did not raise my rent.
 Rent per week $500.
 Gas per week s1.00.
 Insurance, children. husband and house furniture $3.55. - Groce eries per week $500.
 Milk per week s1.26.
 Mrs lunch per week sf.5o-
 Meat per week s2.0o.
 Total per week $2S.31.
 ''I am going to stop now for it gives me the feeling of Hillside when I tell you for two years in war time l lived on s1T.00 per week. A year ago my husband was raised to $50. Now he is out of work with six in family and people say we ought to save money!
 Now, if you wish to print this and some of those real smart people who can show me how to live on small pay will show me how I can cut down on my living, I will be glad to hear from them through the Bridgeport Times.
 Here is a sample menu:
 ''Breakfast: Bread and coffee.
 Lunch: Rice, cocoa and bread
 'tDinner: 1 qt. potatoes, 1 Ib. meat, bread and tea.
 After three years of this it is not necessary to tell you I owe nonevt"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

wise ones, who understand the effect that clothes have on ones state of mind And we challenge the woman who is beginning to neglect the youth that is still in her heart by neglecting to appear charming even before brea akfaSt''
 There are few women who do not love fashioning dainty things from delicate materials There is sheer pleasure in the mere handling of them It is perhaps for this reason that many women make their own handmade lingerie and other ini- mate wearing apparel
 But to return to the charm of a taffeta. breakfast coat-which is so simple that anyone could make it- It
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
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In grandmother's day a period of frenzied 'thousek eepdng'' was indulg- cd in every Spring and Fall. But we modern housekee perS keep our house clean all the year round by the simple method Of cleaning one room at a time every fortnight, or so. (And in Spring and Fall We sun and air our fUrnishings)-
 Do you know how to clean a room thoroughly? I know many house keepers. especially young ,f,r Gnes' ,Tsf, who trained minority really do... .. ....
 The first step in thorough cleaning is to remove and wipe off all orna- snents and pictures Remove dra- Isorfes and window shades. The shades should be stretched out and wiped off over their entire length on both sides, with cloth; any smudges may be removed with a little naphtha or with one of the soft eraseTs artists usc called a 'tkneaded rubber. (These are fine also for removing marks on wall paper)- The white glass curtains may be laundered at this time and the draperfes should be brushed and hung out on the line.
 The next step is to remove the furniture. which should be renewed with polish before being replaced in tho room. Upholstered furniture should be cleaned with the vacuum clearer and taken out into the air. Rugs should also be cleaned With the vacuum cleaner while still in the room, tFren carried out into the sum- shine.
 Wiping off the ceiling comes next. This may be done with either a long handled wool mop kept for the pur- pose. or with white fiannelette bag e rslwn over broom. At this point tho chandeliers and other lighting fixtures should be wiped off and fly Specks removed (f1y-specks may be taken off with a little Dutch Cleans CT. wet, although the surface of the brass will be preserved longer if q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

There are some beauty treatments so easy to take that wonder whether it would not be a good idea for every girl who feels the need of these, to make a regular daily schedule and to follow it faithfully. I do not mean to suggest nything long and elab- orate-most of us are far too busy to take time for anything complicated, even if we had the inclination I want to suggest anything long and elab- most no time at all, but whose bene- fits will be felt for years.
 Here's a schedule that won't take more than five or ten minutes a day. It means a clearer skin, thicker and more beautiful hair, longer lashes, and youthful finger nails. No woman pos sessing these four points of beauty would ever be entirely homely!
 When going to bed, first take down the hair and snake it out, giving the scalp a quick vigorous massage. Every
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
BEAUTYCHATS TS By Edna Kent Forbes
EAsY BEAUTY TREATMENTS

other night, use air tonic and let the massage extend over three minutes.
 Roll the hair back, co the face with cold cream, massage with a quick light motion, going over the forehead, around and under the eyes to the nose. up from the chin to the ears. This pro- cess may take two or three minutes you can time yourself on these treat ments if you wish. Wipe off the cream with a soft clc< h.
 Now rub a special cutic1e cream i'm to the nails-I have a formula if you wish it. Then rub either the eyelash tonic ora vegetable oil into the eye lashes, and the brows if the eyebrows need stimulating Let this cream or tonic stay on, to be absorbed while you sleep.
 And that is all-ten minutes at most to stimulate and nourish hair, com p1exion, lashes and hands.
 T. E. B-You have pyorrhea, which can be cured if it has not gone too far. It was considered a hopeless condition until recently, so be sure to find an up-to-date dentist
 Pyorrhea comes from an acid con dition in the mouth, forming tartar, that collects under the edge of the gums. It is a tedious task for den tist, as he must turn back the edge Of the gums and remove the deposit with the fine tools, which means all hand
 
 the treatment to harden and strength en the gums, so they will hold the roots of the teeth firmly, though they will never grow down over the teeth as they were formerly
 The dentist will also prescribe a wash that will neutraIize the acids and assist in building up healthy condi- ton in the mouth, but the patient should help in this by giving the gums more exercise through masticating a coarser diet Do not feel discouraged and allow any dentist to persuade you to part with all those good teeth, as your case may be cured easily. This cleaning costs much more than the slipshod way where only the visible part of the teeth is done, but it is worth more than the price, as it means health to the mouth.
 All inquiries addressed to Miss Forbes in care of the 'Beauty Chats depart nicnt will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired. a and self-addreSsed envelope must be enclosed with the question: Editor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

to designate the lines along which the hemstitching tS to be done Be sure to have this done on the cross wise fold of material so that when it is cut along the he1nStitching, to form the picoted strips, the selvedges can be sewn together making a neat joining.
 The girdle would be very pretty mad of a single piece of the material with the same picot edge, but one could also make it double and draw inside out as explained before in these lessons.
 For the average woman five yards of 36-inch material is required.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
MAY 19, 1921
A EHH / HOME sFI 4
 EG1mlA DREss~>ANNG ls
By JEANNE ROLAND Copyright, 1921. by Pen-Art Service Inc

is cut after the simple much used kimona pattern. The material in folded as shown in illustration No. 1 and cut away under the arms Fold the front piece in half and cut up the front Round of the corners at thy bottom, slightly. The neck is round ed off a, bit at the back and the COT ners in the front are turned back and cut as low as desired to form the " shaped neck The sleeves are slit up a few inches and corners also round aLj ofF
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Lesson No. 16 ETA RREAKFA~ CoAT

Would you be charming the whole day through? Then begin early in the morning, Gin fact, before break fasD, by donning a breakfast coat of refreshing crispness of some deli cate tint-a.pricot. nile green, shell, pink. French blue. orchid or whatever shade IS particularly becoming to you. There are some who scoff at ciothe< and fashions, but there are also many
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

tain Jim Baca, former Adjutant-Gen- eral. and for several years was part of the military organization headed by her spouse
 When the new Adjutant-General was inducted into office he found Mrs Baca'S knowledge Of military affairs indispensable and retained her as his executive officer.
 Mrs. Baca is a social favorFe and an expert eQueStrienne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Capitalizins on Shortness.

Ready made petticoa,ts are often much 100 long for small women and have 70 be shortened in some way. If YOU have ehis trouble buy q silk or heatherbloom petticoat as long as can be found, cu,t off the top of it to the length desired and put a draw string in the top of it. Then take the piece that YOU have cut off from lthe top of it. turn it upside down and hem the hop. put in a. draw string and put some Kind of heavy ribbon of Fhe same color for straps over the shoulders and you have Q carnisole to match your petit coat for the cost of the peIlcoat alone. Oftentimes those silk cami- soles are very expensive Of course the top of the camiSoie may be seal lo2ed or trimmed as desired.
 MRS. EDNA LINDSER.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

AC AL-27A NA A& NA T N1 N in the United States.
 Mrs. Baca has been appointed assistant to Adju- tant-Gen. Henry R. Brown, of the New Mexico Ma tional G u a r d, with the rank of major, and the IAdju tanjt- Gener- al has ruled that she is entitled to the salute"
 Mrs. Baca is inc wife of Can
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Household Hints
Scat For Old Chair.

A very satisfactory new seat for an old .hair may be made by tearing denim, brown or green. into two-inch h strips and folding in the cut edges, making an inch strip. Weave these strips as any basket strips are wo- vap, first placing all the strips in one Clirec; ion, then weaving the others through alternately. keeping the smooth side up. Old braid could be b. found cut off the top of it TO the used, but denim is much stronger
 MISS JESSIE HICKMAN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
Eois c E NATE RIAL

To cut the pockets. fold small piece of the material in half and cut desired size and shape
 After cutting the garment. sew the sides with French seams and hem all edges with a neat, narrow hem.
 In these days, when one can have hemStitchinS done so well and mex pensiveiy at the hemstitcher's shop, the question of Q d;anty finish such as picot, is easily solved. The ruch- ing about the edge of the breakfast coat has this picot edge. For those who have never ''picoted" anything, the following may he of some help.
 To make the strips from which the ruching is developed. mark off about a yard of the material l A inches apart, as shown in illustration No. 2,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
New Mexico Has 4 Woman Officer In
 National Guard

(By International News Service.)
 Santa Fe, N. M, May 1S-Mrs. James Baca. of this crty, is believed to be the only woman officer of a. Ma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19
A HEALTH TALK

Bridgeport constantly demands the best in mechanical genius. In some Of Bridgeport's factories and offices are the genius of the college, the workshop and the world. Likewise in other lines Bridgeport's greatest industrial population wants the best
 It is significant that as the desire for health and beauty continues in Bridgeport, there is more demand for the bygienist and the physical cuI- turist-
 That is one of the reasons why George Brust and Douglas $. Young leding Swedish masseurs of New York, have been brought to the Atlas Turkish baths
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-19

fair lady's game? What did she really want?"
 Surely her own statement is clear and her anxiety very natural"
 Hum, Think of her appearance, Watson-her manner, her suppressed excitement, her -estlessness, her te- nacity in asking questions Remem- ber that she comes of d caste who dc not lightly show emotion"
 Tomorrow-The Adventure of the Second Stain, continued.