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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
FAIRFIELD

The Red Men, who intended to hold a large carnival in Fairfield, the 18th of September, have postponed it until the 30th of September. It was ex- pected that all the tribes of the state would participate in this affair, but that has not been definitely decided
 They planned to raffle off Dodge touring car the 18th, but they have postponed this until the aoth also.
 J. Watson has signed with the team has been going along this year winning most of the> games and have made wonderful showing. They have met some of the best, teams of Bridgeport this season and have been very successful in their games.
 When sitting at dinner, yesterday. an unwe1come visitor entered the home of MT. R. c. Middlebrook of middle of a fruit salad, which was On the table. Immediately the fam fly was alarmed, and sent call to Constable Elwood. A search was be found, whom they thought could he guilty. Finally some one. saw a man in the distance shooting at hawks. He was the guilty one and Game Warden Johnny Boyle was | called to look after him.
 Jack watson or CleVeiand, IS V1St- ing Jack Kehoe of Cairn cottage at the beach.
 Every person. firm or corporation, resident, or nonresident, of the town of Fairfield, liable to taxation on real or personal property in the town of Fairfield, must file d list with the 1 assessors during the month of Sep tember Any persons failing to re- l turn their sworn list within that per iod will have 10 per cent. added to | the assessor S valuation. Each parce l Of real estate must be bounded an6 all buildings entered separate from the land.
 Lists will be received at the towr hall daily from 3 A. M. to P. M during the month of September, be ginning Sept. 1. Idsts will also be received at the Fairfield Post Office
 Sept. IT, IT, 20, 29 and 30 from { to 8 P. M. Switzer's Drug store Southport, Sept. 2s and 2s, from te P. M. Old Nichols school house September g and 23, from 10 A. M to P. M. Rudolph Nemeczy's store
 September IA, IS, from 1 to P. M Old Stratfield school house, Septem
 Der s and 1S. from to P. M
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Boy, 6, Tries to Force
 Poison Down Playmate

Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 22-Tak- ing a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid out of a dresser drawer, six-year-old Joseph Larage left his home, No. 40s North Walnut street. Going to the Walnut street playgrounds the young ster, it is claimed, urged Felio Fras- torin, ten, to swallow the contents of the battle.
 When Fe1io refused Joseph tried to compel him to drink the poison. Some of the acid burned Felio's face so severely that a physician was called.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
The American Way.

The officers of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers have obtained control of 5000
acres of coal land in West Virginia and Ken
lucky. The 100000 investment has been sub
scribed in small amounts by hundreds of loco
motive engineers in all parts of the United
States. The best mining engineering talent has
been employed, the most modern machinery is
being installed and electric locomotives are to
haul the coal from the mines to the main lines
The union railway engineers have organized
their own coal yards in many cities for the hand
ling of the coal, which will be sold to them
selves and other union workmen at the lowest
possible prices consistent with fair wages to
the miners employed and fair returns on the
capital invested.
Thus comes into existence the Coal River
Galleries. the first large effort of labor to op-
crate coal mines in its own interest and at its
own risk. The working of the venture will be
watched with great interest by labor every
where. by the public and by the cid line coal
operators The union machinists own and op-
crate big office building and a prosperous
bank in Washington. and there other nota-
BILE ventures of organized labor into the realm
of capitalism. merchandising and management
Particularly in the Pacific-northwest laborers
own and operate several successful lumber
mills.
The American labor movement for the pur-
chase of factories and mines, to be operated by
union labor management, has many points to
recommend it as preferable to the Russian So
Wet system of confiscating the properties The
American plan is much fairer and it obviates
a great deal of bloody mess that interferes with
conduct of business in Russia. The American
plan is based upon reason and good business
The Russian plan is based upon hatred and
good shooting. Whether in regard to a long or
short period OF time, we should prefer to put
our money on the success of the American plan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30

when she is contemplating marriage. It's the
true man that impresses her and wins her love
and faith. the greatest of human virtues, and
the rewards of which are never failing. And
the real American man, when IT comes TO mat
rimony, as q rule gives wide berth to the
frolicsome nufffes that we see decorating the
boulevsrds nowadays aping the movie vamps
In dress and mannerisms. The real American
boys sweetheart is just around the corner,
probably filling a Job in the day time and
spending her idle hours learning the lessons
that her mother learned before her; lessons
that will prepare her to be the most wonderful
wife of the most wonderful man In the world.
And they don't need much of this worlds goods
to make them happy, either. They have each
other, and that makes the rest of it safe and
certain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
Big Things to Break.

July is to be month of big news-import
ant happenings, also those less important events
that are interesting. You can bank
safely on this. No witchcraft is involved in the
forecast. 1t will be the inevitable reaction from
the dull, uneventful conditions throughout the
world which you have noticed lately in reading
the newspapers News has been running quiet,
very little breaking except routine events. So
quiet, in fact, that even editorial writers-who
usually find no difficulty in saying much about
nothing-have been hard put to it for some
thing to comment about. When born news
paper men observe the news running into a
slump like this they begin to sniff the air. In
stinct tells them that a wave of big news is
about to break.
This instinct is so highly developed in some
newspaper men that occasionally, when things
are dullest, they suddenly get a premonition
that something important is on the verge Of
happening. Then they sit tensely. watching
the telephone and telegraph. News runs in
waves. A long, dull streak always is followed
by such a congested and sudden outburst of
events that the big problem becomes one of
elimination determining the so best bets out
of 100 good ones. You have observed these
waves in the past-crime waves suicide waves,
the recent wave of brokerage house failures
etc. Mysterious undercurrents are constantly
at work all through mans civilization and in
what psychologists call the social mind or COM
posite brain of the masses.
Life is an endless cycle of action and reac-
ton. The highest prices come just before the
panic and smash. The dullest existence is on
the eve of exhilirating excitement. The darkest
hour is Just before the dawn. The hour of con-
tentment and bliss precedes monotony. All
this is part Of the wise scheme of things with
out which life would be dull and boresome. The
ocean tide runs out just far, then it turns
and starts back, SO on forever. So, too, with
the mental and emotional tides that pulsate
through humanity. Confidence like pride
cometh before the fall. Discouragement is the
forerunner OF better things.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
Celebrating Too Early.

Rock Island citizens have been greatly an
noyed by premature celebration of Indepen-
dence day. In some sections the annoyance
has been continued for several days. The peace
and quiet sought by those living in the resi-
dence sections are sadly disturbed by the firing
of Chinese crackers and other explosives whose
use is supposed to be strictly limited to certain
holiday occasions, if not prohibited even then
1t would seem that the police department
whose Iabors are rendered doubly strenuous
during the period of the legitimate celebration
OF the Fourth, would take some means to dimin-
ish if not to abolish the activities of the small
boys who make~night hideous at this time of
year if for no other season than to conserve
the activities of its officers for more pressing
work as well as to protect the city from very
evident danger.
1t is recalled that at a premature celebra-
ton of the Fourth of July in Maryville, Cal,
last year two small boys, while experimenting
with fireworks, caused conflagration that de-
stroyed 70 buildings, occupying an area of II
blocks, and caused a loss of 100000. The
Fourth of July is only few days away, but
there are residents of Rock Island who are
counting the days until it passes and holding
their breath for fear of what may happen before
it does
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
Marriage and Money.

Announcement of the marriage OF Miss
Alice Du Pont heiress to one of the greatest
fortunes in America, to Harold Glendenning,
son of mail carrier, is interesting. The
groom is winner of Rhodes scholarship.
That ought to be explanation enough of his
mating with his heiress bride Shed be safe
with him if she didn't possess a dollar in her
own name, because he is going to make good
in life. The fact that his parents are poor
might have been somewhat of handicap in
his getting such an education as he willed to
have to fit him for his life work, but he didn't
allow it to discourage him. He set his goal
and he worked for it 1t was his ambition and
determination that doubtless attracted the girl.
1t was easy to fall in love with man of his
type.
We rarely pick up newspaper that we
don't read of divorce proceedings involving
young women who had married men because OF
their financial ability TO provide them with
easy living and luxury. 1t was money, not
love, that engineered these matings, and it
was inevitable that they would prove disas-
trous. Alice Du Pont could have bought
her way into European nobility had she elected
to do She would have moved in the ex-
elusive circles Of European capitals, but
chances she wouldn't have been happy.
The Glendennings met while the young man
was working as a chemist in one of her fathers
munitions plants during the recent war She
had an opportunity to observe him, and it's a
safe guess that she was sure OF him before she
accepted his attentions. Neither is it likely
that Glendenning married the young woman be-
cause OF her wealth, for he is the kind of
man that will make his way independent of
any windfalIs
The real American girl with visions of
napry home and babies and loving husband
ana true friends, doesn't go in search OF wealth
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
By Her Husbands Side.

The two most beautiful things in the human
side OF life are mother love and wife's devo-
ton. In the purest, truest sense. they are the
ordinances of God, and they never fail Their
constancy endures and survives all fluctuations
and sorrows. Theirs is of sweet sacrifice, for it
is but another kind of faith.
Mrs. Len Small, the wife of the governor Of
Illinois, who was buried the other day, at her
Kankakee home, a wonderful example of
The glory of her sex. Throughout her husbands
trial she stood nobly by his side and to what
extent she suffered for him was shown in her
complete collapse almost Immediately following
his acquittaI. The long strain, and the heart
ache, the anxiety, was to great, and in the hour
when the skies cleared she who had borne with
him the battle, succumbed-and died.
Well may the people OF Illinois mingle their
tears with their admiration for such a woman
All that was her husbands was hers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30

The Elusive Gladstone.
BY William Brady, NJ. !
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

The Elusive Gladstone.
Many victims of gladstone dis
ease go along for years tinkering
with what they fondly call ''ner-
vous Indigestion" and suffer moth :
! ing worse than gas" attacks until
| finally a typical attack of hillary
collie throws lights on the nature
of the trouble, or perhaps an ex-
| ploratory operation undertaken in
despair discloses gladstone
/ X-ray examination of a patient
/ who has long suffered from alleged
dyspepsia or indigestion of one
| kind or another sometimes reveals
| galstones, though there are many
gallstones that give no shadow in
the X-ray picture and are there
fore not discoverable by this
means. Gallstones form by gradu-
| al deposits of material from the
bile upon or around minute clumps
of bacteria or particles of infiam-
matory exudate or secretion from
/ the gall bladder walls or the walls
of the bile ducts. When the stones
consist chiefly of choesterin from
| the bile, they may not show in the
X-ray picture; when it happens
that a considerable amount of lime
salts is deposited in the stones
along with the cholesterin. there is
more likelihood of positive evil
dence in the X-ray examination.
But when an X-ray examination
! fails to reveal gallstones of course
i that does not necessarily mean the
patient has none. X-ray evidence,
| indeed, in this as in most other
| instances, is not decisive, but mere
| ly corroborative. On the other
hand, sometimes the XTay exam
| nation seems to reveal gallstoneS
when as a matter of fact an oper-
alton proves that the X-ray evil
dence was false. l mean on this,
not to discredit the X-ray in dag
nosis, for it is of great value, but
rather to show how foolish is he
who fancies he can go and have
| IAN X-ray picture taken" which
will tell something his doctor can
not tell. There is a lot of this sort
| of foolishness, nowadays, stimulat-
| ed, perhaps, by the modern quack.
Gallstones are not only elusive
but Elusive, though in both re-
spects they are far more accurately
diagnosed today than they were 20
years ago. aside from the aid given
by the X-ray. There was once d
time when no physician recognized
! gladstone disease unless the pa
tient suffered characteristic at
tacks of severe collie followed by
unmistakable jaundice. Nowadays
we know that many who harbor
gallstones have no actual collie and
no sign of jaundice for perhaps
years. Just indigestion" or 'dys-
pepsia" of one kind or another. Nor
are the majority of gladstone sub
jects fair, fat and forty" for some
skinny folks cultivate a beautiful
crop of gallstones and a consider
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30

able number go into this business
at 80 or younger. Sometimes the
alleged indigestion" 10 described
by the victim as fulness' and sense
of weight soon after eating, with
persistent gas formation and belch-
ing. Again the complaint is OF
heartburn" and "waterbrash" and
a notion that this or that article or
food "disagrees." Again, periodic
attacks of "gas crowding the
heart" or of nervous indigestion
are followed by tenderness or sore
ness in the right upper region OF
the abdomen lasting for days or
weeks. If you have any of these
reluctantly mentioned symptoms ii
doesn't mean that you have a sac
of stones in your midst, but it sug-
gests you should seek diagnostlc
skill and not jolly yourself that il
is lust indigestion"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
IN PERPETUITY.
By Berta Rice.
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn

Del
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
"The Ladies' Circle will meet al
Sister Trask's on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock. A goodly attend
ance is requested, to consider an
important church matter" an
nounced Pastor Weeks to his Sun
day morning congregation.
Comparatively few knew that the
church matter" mentioned refer
red to the difficult task of prevent
ing the Widow Bailey from enter
ing upon her 51st year as organist
of Hillaton's Baptist church. A
natural curiosity, therefore. aided
in assembling 'goodly attendance
on the appointed date.
The subject soon came up for
discussion. Mrs. Trask, president
of the circle, declared: Last Sun
days performance capped the eli
max. She played the last hymn in
the wrong key, and didn't know it.
wonder what Signor Berini and
his guests thought of it? 1t was
their first visit to church since COM
ing to their summer home"
We've stood it for 25 years, l
guess the signor can live through
one performance" crisply opined
Mrs. Miller.
twenty-five years? Susan Bail
ey was church organist before l
was born, and I'm AZ" complacent-
ly admitted Mrs. Trask.
PLUS TO-" whispered a circle
m hnr
I've heard that Mrs. Bailey gave
music lessons after having but one
quarter herself. That's what l call
pluck"
Its what l call nerve. She has
played and taught music so years
on sheer nerve"
And the church has had the
nerve 20 accept her faithful service
for so years without recompense."
General approval of Mrs. Miller's
frank speech was indicated by a
subdued tapping of thimbles on arm
chairs.
Aren't we getting away from the
main issue?' was Mrs. .Campbell's
diplomatic interference. We all
agree" she continued, that Mrs.
Bailey has outlived her usefulness
as an organist. l move we appoint
our church clerk, Mr. Miller, to ac-
quaint her with the facts and re-
quest her resignation. / also sug-
gest that he carry a substantial
check with him."
Il second the"
Atwood won't do it. All the dis
agreeable work is put onto him"
Motion" concluded a member.
The president raped for order.
You must let me put the question,
Mrs. Miller"
The motion had. a majority vote,
the only exception being Mrs. Mil
Ter, who emphaticaIly asserted:
Atwood won't do it,
He was spared the ordeal by Mrs.
Bailey leaving the village on a va
cation trip the following day.
It's an answer to prayer" he
said to his wife. 81 hated the lob
of dismissing her. Now we can
get new organist and have her
installed before Mrs. Bailey re-
turns. 1 don't know where wen
get another to play just for, glory"
IT'S stab in the dark. The poor
old soul hasn't a notion we. are
plotting against her"
Well. it's some job to Gust her,
as you'll see"
Momentariiy, however, the change
was made without friction. Miss
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
The Daily Short Story

Gladys Young, a seminary graduate,
| was engaged for the next Sunday.
An extra service, at 3 p. m, was
scheduled to celebrate the annual
| field Sunday of the local l. o. o. F.
The next morning service began
auspiciously. a full choir and a
| large congregation were in attend
| ance. While the people assembled,
! Miss Young played an overture, but
the music was SO faint it was
scarcely heard. The organ accom-
paniment continued weak through
| out the service, but. as the choir
was full strength, it was not es-
pecially noticeable
After the last hymn, Miss Young
sprang from her seat, and faced
the singers with an angry ultima
tum.
That's the last time I'll pump
this wheezy old box" she declared,
pounding the keyboard with her
list. I'm paralyzed to the waist. -
Why, what's the matter%' they
questioned.
Matter? Just sit down and work
those pedals. You'll need a ton
weight on each foot. And the bel
lows leak something awful"
Mrs. Bailey never seemed to
mind it," said one.
Then she's the one. to play. I'm
through"
''Oh, Gladys, you'll have to play
this afternoon - there's no one
else"
Il refuse TO play. And that's
final" And Miss Gladys shook the
dust of the floor loft of her Grip
pied feet, sans farewell.
The thousand-w limit prevents
a thrilling tale Of Mr.. MilIer's Gil
piEesque ride lin his trusty Eliza
BETH over 20 miles of rocky, forest
road, to Camp Milford, where Mrs.
Bailey was vacationing.
See, they can't do without me
even for one Sunday" she triumph
ed, while preparing for the tenn
pestuous return ride.
At two minutes OF Mrs. Bailey.
with her blonde wig askew, and
hat vampishly tilted over her right
eye, took her gloFified seat at the
organ. Boldly the music began,
and continued. with more than the
usual instrumental errors that were
charitably ignored. The service
closed with the national anthem.
By some mischance there was no
musical score available. The tenor
hurriedly suggested to Mrs. Bailey
that shey sing without accompani-
ment if she felt nervous about PLAY
ing without notes.
Good landi l can play The Star
Spangled Banner with my eyes
shut! Go back there and sing"
The opening chords, clear and sure.
prevented further protest. Nerv-
ously the choir took up the melody.
which continued firm and true. The
patriotic fervor expressed by the
indomitable spirit of the aged or
ganist communicated itself to the
audience, which Joined in the ex-,
ultant refrain with a verve and
abandon that was inspiring. "O'er
the land of the free, and the home
OF the brave" reached the finale in
a triumphant peal that set all
hearts athrill.
I don't know what we'd do with
out the old saint" whispered Clerk
Miller to his wife.
God bless her. she's an old
peach" praised Miss Soprano.
Well. yes, I'll say she belongs
to the winter variety" grinned the
tenor.
Don't you make fun of her any
more She can play the organ till
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30

@. Which was the first profes-
sional baseball team? ]. r. l..
A. Cincinnati had the first sal
aried team. 1t was organized in
1865.
Q. Does the male gorilla sleep on
the ground? H. II:
A. He generally sleeps at the
foot of a tree to guard his family
against the leopard. This beast is
practically the only foe the gorilla
fears.
Q. Should rubber rings be used
a second time on fruit Jars? c. G. X.
A. Use only the best grade OF
rubbers and use only once. Test by
stretching. If they spring back
like elastic they are in good condi-
ton.
@. What are the English equiva-
Tents for the perfumes called
FIeurs-de-Mai and Chevre-feuilie?
B. w. W
A. F1eurs-de-Mai is lilies of the
valley, while CheVre-feuille is
honeysuckie.
@. When were khaki uniforms
first worn by our Army? A. M.
A When volunteer troops were
called for the Spanish war it was
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30

The Trans-M Mississippi Exposition and Pag-
cant of Progress is the most pretentious project
of its kind ever attempted in this section 1t
can be made annual event if it is properly
supported this year. You owe it to yourself and
TO those behind the enterprise to lend your sup
port by attendance. The exposition is open
days and evenings, and will continue through
the Fourth OF July