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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07

Good afternoon. All over the ef- fects of blue Monday?
 An orchestra in North Carolina had banned jazz. Far be it from us to make any comment pro or con- ngs we expect to hear terrible now ing their feet.
 Siam has electricity now and the thoughtful electric light people are doing their best. In every room in a Bangkok hotel is posted the. following notice. "Sir, for the case that your send you enclosed, a postcard. which please send us at once when you find your light out. The company will then send you another postcard"
 The Cincinnati woman who burned her baby. sons fingers because he will get. She belongs in the category with the man who sold his five year old son for s10. Neither has the right to have children. FRIENDSHIP.
 Call me thy friend. Love is a fairer But friendship hath the vital ring of truth;
 Love moves the heart. but what calm
 depths are stirred
 By friendship none may fully tell.
 
 Nor age may count the candies of the sky
 Nor measure. one by one. the glealn- ing sands,
 So friendship is at once thing so As to exceed all limits, all demands. Call me thy friend-I would go forth Life's battles with the shield of per- feet trust.
 Who keeps his brothers faith may And rise triumphant from the dust; Fearless to Hve-and when Hfe's day Fearless to die. Call me but this: | H. F. Brewer.
 That fourteen-year-old girl evange- | list is still complaining about the world. Wait until she is older, per 1 haps she will have more to talk about. or she may change her ideas. The little old world isn't half as bad as it might be.
 Sign in Water street store wtn- ish. Have they gone so far as to flavor the varnish? We knew people l were drinking it, but didn't know there was any special flavor to it. | Prohibition, what miracles are wrought in thy name. l Police Will stop Outsiders From SeW SStsinE erEsS Da aSa1 ,nan in to give the home people precedence. Bathers at Fairfield beach say that a gangplank is an old man who lets his whole family walk over him. l Physicians say face powder is dan- gerous. Believe us. it's dangerous for g. married man to wear it home on his shoulder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Rubber Stamps.

RUBBER STAN<~S made by us are re liable We Grry a complete line of stamps. supplies. ink pads. daters, rub her type etc. The Schwerdtle Stamp Co.,, fl Cannon St. s1
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CHAPTER XIX
I Miss Nv Train

HERBERT took me in taxi to the
L L station and I was worried about
making my train. II I missed 1t there
wasn't another for an hour and l
wouldn't reach Hilton before 9 o'clock.
What would Norman think? That was
my one thought. I had forgotten All
about my wish to pay him back In his
own coin. -.
"Do you think we'll make it?" I
asked nervously as we careened up
Madison avenue. II really shouldn't
have stayed so late"
Herbert drew out his watch. It was
great solid gold watch, probably an
inheritance from his grandfather, ana
1T was so typical of Herbert's solidity
that I could have smiled If hadn' t
been so miserable. Norman's watch
is one Of those paper thin things and
he wears It on gold and platinum
chain. Even his manner Of taking 1t
out of his pocket is different from
Herbert's. Why did I love him so
much? .,
Herbert returned, "but there's n
chance He leaned forward and spoke
to the taxi driver, and few moments
later we whirled into the station.
I waited impatiently while Herbert
deliberately paid the driver, and then
we rushed into the station, but the
train had just gone. had missed it
by an infinitesimal margin.
Herbert presented an unruffled ap-
pearance. l wOlKscred suddenly If any
thing would ever excite him.. His pro-
as though he had been inviting me to
Un IN thn thoofro 1,,ttI, him II wOS
no wonder that I had chosen Norman,
who was all fire and passion.
"Why don't you stay in and have
dinner with me?" he asked.
shook my head: 20, thank you,
"You might telephone Norman" he
persisted. "He will have eaten any
way by the time you arrive at Hill
ton."
I hesitated. After all, why not
| knew it would give me no pleasure,
but having carried the thing so far
why not go on with it?
"All right" said. making up my
mind suddenly. "I'll telephone"
Herbert's face lighted up surprisingl,
with the smile that spread over it
Evidently 1t meant something to hin
and l mentally resolved to be more en-.
tertaining at dinner than had been a
tea. Did he still love me, / wondered
Was that why he looked so happy wher
l had consented to stay In?
In the telephone booth I dropped II
my coins, after giving my number, ant
waited with my heart beating fast fol
q voice on the other end. No doub
Norman would answer the telephon,
himself. Perhaps he was worried abou
me, and at the thought a ray of happi
ness stole into my heart. l mental,
rehearsed what l would say to Nor.
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Through a
Won7on's Eyes
81 Will Pay the Price"
By JEAN NEWTON

II can do as please" we frequently
hear from those who will not listen to
those who love them, "for it is I who
will suffer for it. If I make mistake,
it is l who will pay the price,
Again and again this is the answer
of those who oppose interest as in
reference. who resent admonishment
and warning as desire to supervise
their lives.
They can do as they please, because
they alone must pay the piper.
But nothing was ever further from
the truth.
We may dance alone, but we can
not pay alone. We must pay fully !;
but then the ruthless piper makes his
exactions upon those who cannot,
though we may deserve, put US out Of
their hearts.
/ A few hours after Governor Small, Of
| Illinois, was acquitted of the charges
wife died of the effects of the strain
He did not suffer alone-nor do any
Of us.
Every man who takes chances with
his resources or his safety involves the
peace of mind and happiness of Others
besides himself.
For every girl who is unhappily mar.
ried there is mother who suffers al
least as much misery as the daughter
who said, II will pay the price.
! (Some of these mothers are mercifully
dead. but believe that not even place
in heaven releases them from suffering
in their children's suffering.
For every man or woman who meet'
disappointment or failure or tragedy
or disgrace. there are those who suffer
torture in sympathy and in chagrin a
their helplessness to effect remedy.
A thoughtful woman told me thu
other day that she had never had sc
little dissension with her husband n:
since her mother came TO live with
them-''because know mother couldn''
stand It. 1t would hurt her more thar
it would hurt me-
If we would all be so thoughtful! i
every son and every daughter on thu
verge of n reckless step would stop tt
think about involving more than thei!
own happiness, II they would stop tt
think of this responsibility and theil
duty to those who love them, we woulo
never hear, II can do as please, be
cause I will pay the piper
And in the carelessness and reck'
lessness that will be avoided will b.
escaped also the reaping from suct
seeds.
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Adventures With a Purse

T STOPPED in to see Bernice the
l. other night and found her looking as
II she had been to a mud singing party.
Her face was completely smeared with
something that resembled mud. and she
looked too funny for words She ran
tentative finger over her cheek, nut.
tered 'S'dry," and began vigorously
removing the mud. And then she told
me all about it. It's new mud mas
sage on the market which keeps the
face in excellent condition and the skin
soft and free from blemishes. A bottle
Of it costs 80. and has at least a half
dozen treatments in 1t.
II you need writing paper, I'm sure
you'll find some to your satisfaction In
Il shop l visited. One style is mill
tary gray with deckled edges, the en-.
velopes are tissue lined and are unusual
shapes, and the paper Is ninety cents
a box reduced from So. Then there are
boxes Of heavy white linen finished
paper, the envelopes also lined with
various colored tissue, for sixty five
cents reduced from 81. 10, and it's really
awfully good looking paper.
For mes NJ stOPs address w0man'a Page
EDITOR or rhon. Nnlpnf 3p1, ~ Mnin 1851
Nbxiwrsn t.ir hours VI und'S ~ n 4, I
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THE HOME
IN GOOD TASTE
By Harold Donaldson Eberiein

Gate tables were made all during the
Stuart period and proved so useful
and adaptable to a variety Of purposes
that they continued to be made long
after nearly all the other Stuart styles
had been discarded. They were called
gate" tables on account Of the ar
rangement Of the legs. Pairs of legs,
connected by stretchers. swung out
from the sides like gates to support the
leaves. These gates were pivoted in the
framing at the top and in the long
strstchers at the bottom, as may be
seen by carefully examining the early
American table shown in the cut.
The legs and stretchers Of gate tables
were turned. the pattern Of the turning
depending on the preference of the
maker. The tops were usually either
rectangular or oval and the feet were
generally either ball shaped or also of
the 20 called Spanish foot pattern,
. The materials ordinarily used were
. oak, walnut. cherry, maple or what
ever other woods were locally convent
ent.
Gate tables served not only for dining
) but for many purposes besides. Nova.
. days they are being reproduced in large
numbers because they are so handy and
adaptable, and we'll designed likewise.
One great advantage is that their leaves
can be dropped when not in use, SO that
. they take up little space.
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hummer Is Fathers Time to See
What Housevork Is Really Like
Is Learning Great Deal about Why Mother Gets So Tired
That She You'd Rather Go Out for Meal Than
Get 1t Herself at Home

will make the other things taste or
something
Upon being reassured that the bacon
may be kept there without injuring the
other things he rclaxes from his anNiety
and goes on with the trivial business
Of the day.
But somehow his expression for the
rest Of the day Is dissatisfied.
He still has something on his mind
that he hasn't got of.
He must talk about that houscwork.
TT Is the best cure known. this going
i away of a wife for n time in the
summer, for certain habits In n hus-
band.
That habit of saying. "Oh. what
do you want to go down town for
dinner for? What's the use Of having
a nice, comfortable home when you
don't stay In it?'
And that habit of saying, "Oh. you
women don't know what work is-whS.
a little house like this isn't much to
take care Of
He learns. this husband who is left
alone for while. just what house :
work does mean.
He discovers that there nre some
evenings when 1t is entirely impossi =
bic to go into that kitchen and cook
up something to eat.
1t wouldn't taste good even X he
did scrapc up enough energy and cour
age to do II.
He absolutely must 90 to that little
restaurant and sit back at his ease
and order what he wants.
And he nlso finds out that house
work is not to be shifted at, it ism t
just little busting, a bit of order
ing, Sticking up bed or two and then
sitting down for the rest Of the day.
ct DON'T see how you get through
i it all" he tells his wife when he
joins her after his ordeal. There
seems 70 be so much TO do ~
On. mothers summer vacation means
a great deal more to her than just
q rest.
Its effect lasts on into next winter
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Read Your Character
RI Diobu philliDs
When to Talk Mechanics

It is the motive type OF man or
woman (mostly mani who IS most in
terested in mechanical subjects.
You readily recognize him as Of the
active, muscular type, not only by his
build and movements. but by the shape
Of his face. which is the sort that most
people would describe as square
As was mentioned in n previous ar
ticle, characterology won't tell you
whether he is more interested in foot
ball or golf, carpentry or structural
steel problems, but you only need 10
glance at such man TO know that he
will not listen very sympathetically to
any discussion of literature, art, lee
lures, sociology. language and the like.
He may not be matcrialstic in his
ideals, but he certainly is in his or.
dinary habits of thought.
That one glance tells you that he IS
: inevitably the type Of man who likes
!. to see the wheels go around. who likes
) action. who has the mechanical turn
; Of mind, and the best way to interest
|. him is to give him practical demonstra :
! tions. Show him models, pictures. din :
! grams. II you can't do anything bet
: ter. take out your pencil and draw q
" diagram for him.
Or talk golf. boxing, baseball or any
. popular sport. You'll find him more
i. than normally interested in manufac
turing problems-the mechanical sides
Of them.
VomOrrOW--When to BE Rrutally Franl
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Can You Tell?
How the Custom Of Clinlling Glasse.
When Drinking Originated
BIZ r. J. and A. W. Bodmes


In the days of the Roman gladiators
1t was customary for the participants to
drink a glass Of wine before the COM
bat. This custom also continued
through the days when dueling was
considered the only method Of settling
an affront. Either the challenger or
his friends provided the wine. OF
course, in those days, the question of
possible treachery had to be considered
at all times, and, while he who had
been challenged was perfectly willing
to follow the custom Of drinking wine
before the duel, he felt the need of as
surancc that the wine had not been
poisoned. Therefore. insisted that the
wine be poured from one glass into thu
other before drinking, so that. II II
were poisoned, both who drank woult
die. So It was the challenger invaria
bly, who took the first sip. and poured
the wine from one glass into the othel
to show there was no treachery.
This custom far outlived the duel
BY the time dueling was forgotten tht
custom was 80 firmly fixed that tn
practice continued until long after th'
original reason for doing 10 was for
gotten.
And 80, even today. where drinking
is permitted. the friendly spirit is still
shown, outwardly, toward one who i
drinking with you. Instead, however
Of actually pouring the wine from on
glass to another, the custom has beel
reduced to the mere touching Of glasses
usually coupled with one or anothe
salutation, such as Here's how,
"cheerio" or some similar expression.
T0mmrow-"Why Werc White Mic
Formerly Carried on Submarines?"
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She Calls Girls 70 Account

Dear Cynthia-I really think the peo-
pie are very foolish to write to paper
which Ia read by almost every one IN
Philadelphia. and ask how to win love,
to do Have they no sense; haven't
they any friends or parents or fellow
workers to ask these questions II they
themselves can't think these things out?
It's Just that they want to write and
see what the paper will say. You know
I'm right
This is not advice I'm seeking. The
trouble Is this When will girls get
over this madness for money and good
times at almost any price?
Give girl well-dressed man, a
machine and few dollars and age
makes little difference when 1t comes to
good time.
Or give a girl a good looking. tall,
dark chap with that swinging stride
which the fellows and girls have as-
sumcd lately. 1t is becoming to some
fellows with their new suits. I'll admit.
A chap who Is either good dancer or
a good entertainer. He need have little
or no money. His looks are. his for.
tune nowadays. That's all he needs
and he knows II.
He needs only to suggest walk so
! that every one can see she's been out
! with real Big Timer or a Regular
OLD Timer and the girl will have enough
to talk about for two months or so.
Nowadays the girls do the running
inviting and calling on phones trying
to make dates with almost any one
And that no matter how many times
| a fellow makes date and disappoints
| the girl she Is almost always ready
| to make another with the same chap /!
he only will make UP any old excuse
| Another thing about girls. 1t Is q
! shame that they cant have chap tc
hang their arms on. When with q fel.
| low they cant keep their hands Off, 81
glad are they to have one.
| When alone, how quickly they do ster
along. One would think they would
need a crutch when they have to leave
tho chap on the street.
When girls go out they are not afrait
| to go home alone, but Just as 500,
as chap happens around they act a.
though tramp has threatened to xii
| them at any corner and they Just mus
| nave fellow see them safely home
How the girls ever started to becon,
such babies on the streets beats ME
I'm not talking Of our main streets
On them these very same girls are 81
bold and brave that they themselve
can almost hold up a giant with thei
talk and actions.
Oh, girls. girls. when are you goin
10 stop acting like painted dummies
The fellows know you like a book Wha
girl may do. say or how she ma
act Is nothing new to any fellow.
mean the sort Of fellows I know. s.
wise up and act like girl. not lk
Jack. M. s.
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The Wife Cheater n''Hszrn DHro 'Arenrle,

man, and I must make my tone ca sns,
1 had missed the train and was star.
ing in town for dinner. WINS ths.
enough? Need say that I was dinirss
with Herbert? 1t would fit in 80 mu"S
better with my plans II I waited untii
I reached home to tell him that, uniss;
Of course, he asked me direct cues.
ton.
could hear the operator rinrin,
my number, and then suddenly tSsrs
was click as some one took up ~
receiver at the other end. MY hear
ldapetl nffocatingly, and then instenS
Of Norman's anxious voice, there cana
the Irish brogue Of Mary. -
came to earth with a diszyin,
crash. = r.- .ssi.. -
MARY. this 10 Mrs. Wayne" :
heard my voice saying. IT'S Mr.. Waypt
fhere?"' -"
And then came Mary's reply. IN,
Wayne telephoned this afternoon thsj
he wouldn't be home for dinner"
Misery suddenly engulfed me. Wb.r
was Norman? Was lie in town WIN
Alice? At the. thought my head swan wan
and the close air In the telephone booti
turned m, faint and Ill.
Tomorrow-A Surprising Discover
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Spotted Dress

To the Editor OF Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam have very pretty
blue charmeuse dress "a little darker
than a peacock blue) which l had only
worn about three times.
I had just noticed this morning that
here and there on the front of the skirt
are small streaks and spots which smell
like grease. I have tried using benzine
and a blotter and have found, to my
dismay, that the spots have turned
white.
/ know the color did not go through
ON the blotter, for that 0he blotter) Is
still its original color. I did not use
the benzine on all the spots, therefore,
when ] saw what the result was.
Is there anything you can recon-
mend me to use both to remove the
remaining spots and to restore the color
where had used the benzine? If
took my dress to professional cleaners,
could they restore the color2
ANXIOUS.
Touch up the spots that have turned
white with chloroform. Sometimes this
restores the colcr to the stain. Apply
carbon tetrachloride to the grease spots
and streaks. You can buy both OF these
at the drug store, II the stains fail to
disappear. take the dress 70 the clea ners
and see what they say, as any other
cleaner might hurt the d?esn as the
benzine did. ..4... ~ =, ~, y, Y
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TT SEEMS as though gingham has

1 oASAIAc oS tiouSh SAhShuhi mas
L never been chosen for so many pur-
poses as 1t has this year; and one of
the attractive uses for 1t is for bed
room curtains. Small checked ging-
ham in the color to be used in the
room is best. 1t should not be neccs-
sary to shrink it first; but remember
there IS considerable shrinkagc and
allow for It In cutting and making.
One width Of the gingham will be
right for the curtains. and the front
edges and across the bottom are fin
ished with straight gathered ruflles of
he same material. The edge Of the
rutfles may be hemmed on the ma =
chine, using the narrow hemmer: I:
allow once and half the plaiA length
for the ruf!lc fullncss. These ruftles are
set on without any heading. being An
ished with narrow fnc!ng, stitched
on the right side of the curtains, GOV :
ering the seam.
A narrow strap Of gingham with a
ruffle about one and one e-half inches
wide set into the lower edge of the
strap makes most attractive finish.
OF course, one may make n deep val
ance to 60 across the top of the
window. coming down over the cur.
tains. or not, just as one chooses.
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4 Lost Child

Once my small son was carried away
from me by the crowd in large de-
partment store, and, hearing no cry, !
knew not which way to turn. AS he
can tell where he lives, visions of home,
the police station. the sidewalk, or the
Lost and Found department rushed
through my mind, as l began searching
for my small boy. Then l spied him
standing on a counter over the heads of
the crowd, and l felt SO unspeakably
grateful to the sensible woman who had
that fine idea that l want to tell of 1t
in case we may, in turn. be able so TO
help other anxious mothers. f.
L. ". in Good housekeeping.
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Want. ouestlons Answered

Dear Cynthia--Just a question or two
which wish you would answer for me !:
First. Am In my teens. but expect tc
take over control Of my salary next
week and wish to know whether I could
start n banking account In my own
right, withdrawing as I wished. etc.
Second. When out with young man
in poor circumstances who Is. to your
thinking, too extravagant for his means
IN order to please how could one tact
fully inform him that one doesn't want
him to do this?
Thank you, cynthia, and good luck
May I add that am another OF those
who belong to the Kiss Only Mr.; Right
Society" NJ. W. D.
You will have to consult the treas
urer of the bank whore you wish to
deposit.
Simply say plainly that you would
rather not have him spend much money
on you. II he spends 1t on others YOU
have no right to say anything about
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nNE reason a man thinks that a
,Nwoman cannot keep house and hold
DOWN a position at one and the same
time, In because he couldn't possibly do
A himself.
This is the time of year when he finds
out how difficult It is.
And he can't get it out of his head all
during the day.
He picks ur an ash tray from his
desk and sets it down where it will be
!, convenient for his caller.
Then he groans or chuckles or gives
q proud smile, according to his disno.
. eition and the way he Is taking life
, At the present time. and says. That
tsininds me of last night--putting dishes
way. Did YOU ever wash whole
meals dishes?'
A whole meal for one.
y He regalcs his customer or friend.
whatever 1t happens to be. with a
vividly realistic account OF how he
washes the dishes every night now. and
gets his own dinner and everything
unless he feels more like going out for
q meal: sometimes he's too tired to
think of going to oil the bother Of
ponchng an egg and brewing some
coffee.
LIS wife's away, you see. with the
|. Al children. leaving him for two weeks
until he gets his vacation and can join
|. her at the scashore.
He has all the work to do. Makes
) his bed. boils himself an egg. makes
rome toast and coffee. and then gets
his dinner when he comes home at night,
and washes all those dishes.
And he is feeling more important
about 1t than he ever felt about pulling
down that big contract back in 1917
that got him his present very good job '
Any excuse at all will do "a IN op-
portunity to talk about Il.
"Do YOU know much about house :
keeping" he will ask his stenographer
indulscntly. as one who should con. con,
with an inferior. "Well, what Is the
best way to keep bacon in the refrig
orator? I want to have some for my
breakfast tomorrow. and I'm afraid it