The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24

Michigan fruit grower, has paid $oo'OoO for a strawberry plant which produces more" berries. larger berries, berries of a high CT quality from early Spring un- til late Fall. This is the scen- ar1o for Autumn: during the Fall months Rockhsn plants are continually loaded with big, bright. red berries, green berries and blossoms and it continues with this heavy fru1ting until the snow flies-' In a world of toy dogs. high priced racing stock, high powered pleasure cars and the many other things that are luxurious more than uti- ntarian it is good to read that high intelligence exists in spots, and that s5O.OOO is sometimes well invested.
 Some day there may be a state of civilization so highly develop ed that 1t will pay a newspaper to devote as many columns to news about the improvement of live stock. the management of laying hens. the method of mak- ing fruit trees more productive and other things of the same sort. as newspaper now devote to sports. bootleg and other in terest7ns subjects
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 Hero Is another loving husband. Key Pendleton Smith on trial before a Brooklyn jury loved his wife, Rose. so dearly that he killed her just so that nobody else could have her. He failed to give ev1d Of sincerity which some other men would have given under the circumstances, and it may be necessary for the public exeout1oner to complete the job. He ought to be willing to join the Lady, provided she Is fin a place which he is fit to go to.
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 Antonio Cassese, described as millionaire bootlesger, gets two years in prison and Is sentenced to pay $1O.000. Must be some mistake Millionaires are some times fined but they never go to prison, at least. not in America, exception being made, perhaps, of milHonaires who join the Com mun1st party and make too much noise about 1t
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 The baby giraffe, born at the Bronx Zoo, has gone to that bourne to which baby gtraffes go. The giraffe has a long neck about which thinkers have exer- oised their minds for 50 or TO years. Did the neck gradually lengthen because the animal browsed on herbage growing higher and higher. or what was the reason? Environment does change plants and creatures, as anybody may see who will visit the Chrysanthemum show at Boards ley Park. or. who will talk with any breeder of dogs, or other animals. Nature has methods of her own. In her hands the creatures arc, molded. like clay.
 
 Who discovered America has become a. sectarian question It is the fashion. just now, to discredtt Columbus and to give the glory to Lief Ericson, an Icelander. It might make a difference how the question Is put. Columbus was a Christian, but Lief was a Pagan. It would be pretty tough to deny all the great things that have been done by Pagans. It is equally difficult to repudiate the great things that were done by Christians in the days when there was only one Christian church.
 Seventy-six women of New Brunswick have signed a letter expressing their faith in Mrs. Frances Knowles Stevens Hall widow of the murdered clergy man. Unfortunately, a good re-. putation and a correct past do not make it certain that the in dividual will commit no crime. History is full of instances in which persons, who have led most correct lives. have committed the fou1est crimes. But those of good reputation are not so apt to commit crimes. The opinion of Mrs. Halls neighbors will be a consolation to her.
 
 England has her own problem about popular elections. Lloyd George says Bonar Law rules by minority vote. Only 6,OOO,000 out of 15,0oO,oOO expressed con ftdence in his government. Rule