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 Mrs. AT have a feather bed that has been steamed by my own method, but the dust arises just the same and makes so much cleaning. What shall [ do?"
 Answer: would advise you to wash it thoroughly as follows: make large unb1eached muslin bag, the same size as the bed-ticking, and sew one corner of this muslin bag to a ripped corner of the ticking; shake the feathers through this. hole, so that they are all in the muslin bag instead of in the ticking. Then 1aun- der the ticking. Also wash the feath- CTS by plunging them into a large tub, soaping well, rinsing well, and letting hang on the line to dry for several days in a strong breeze. Last, sew the two bags together again and shake the feathers back into the tick ing from the muslin bag.
 Mrs. G.: What can I put in my fruit cake recipe in place of brandy?"
 Answer: Boiled cider is very sgood. Use in the same quantity as brandy.
 L. B.: "Please advise me in regard to curtains. I have bought an old fashioned house which has transoms above the doors, mahogany wood, and light wall paper. What shall ] put on windows and transons? l am hav- ing. maple hard wood floors laid; would it be best to leave them li5ht or to daSken them ?"
 Answer: If it were my house I would put simple cream-colored net or scrim "g1a,ss' curtains at the win dows with dark-coIored valances over them Brown, for instance, would be good color to choose for the over irapes, as this would harmoniZe with your mahogany woodwork. Cover the ', net you use at the windows, shirr. ng 1t onto a small brass upper and low CT rod to stretch it taut. Do not darken your floors; they will darken
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
THE SULLIVAN LAW.

THE SULLIVAN LAW. I try to make my living
 By sticking to my job. I'm just a common citizen.
 An ordinary lob. Now. if were a gunman
 With some price on my knob I'd hit the high spots only
 In fact, I'd be a snob. A thug one midnight stopped me And copped my watch. and chain I tried to reason with him,
 But it was all in vain. He had a gun. didn't.
 My he1plessness was plain. slapped him on the wrist and said: {: Font you do that again" A burglar stormed my castle
 And g1onmed my siIverware. My home was unprotected.
 No shooting irons there Oh. I was in a passion,
 Revengefu1 was my air.
 again
 With a most vicious stare [ threw a dishrag at him.
 Oh. I was very rough. And then he took my wallet
 And buttons from my cuff. Then, with a feather sduster,
 erimly stabbed the tough. I'II bet that he was sorry
 And had more than enough. He said: "There's no gun on you. But if there was. and then You tried to point it at me.
 They'd chuck ou in the pen The law, you see. protects me
 While annex your yen A Eunman Is a gunmans
 You're just a citizen" Hh argument was perfect And what he said was-fru(
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slEARs5I!4YsH B !s YH0I2@r11EE I2@s1[lE P@ROBL ROB

Dear Mrs. Thompson: belong to small crowd which we call a sewing club for fun. We meet on Saturday bands come and usually we play cards. One thing is worrying me. There is one married woman about ten years younger than I am who seems to take particular interest in my husband. I can plainly see that she likes him better than the other men. He does not realize that she is Interested in a way she shouldn't be, but he will joke and talk to her until my feelings are deeply hurt
 ss Don't you think it would be safer for me to withdraw from the club and give some excuse? What could I say so that my husband and the rest would not know my reason for leav- ing? Or do you think it would be bet ter to plainly tell my husband that 1.-the woman is more deeply interested in him than she should be?
 MRS. J.
 Unless you are careful you will let syour Jealousy stand in the way of your happiness. Either course which you plan would be decidedly uuwise. If YOU leave the club you will deprive, 'yourseif and your husband of good times I am sure I cannot help you think of some untruth which would enable you to get out gracefully. Also eff you tell your husband that the sroung woman is more interested in him than she should be, it will only kfndla his interest in her Probably you overestinate her liking for him. -Remeber that she has a husband of her own and although she likes to joke and have fun with another man, she is bound to the man she married. SVithout 8 doubt she loves her hus- band and if she knew how you felt she would consider your attitude ri- dfculous.
 Let them joke and be merry and ,,lace little importance in the matter. Re thankful that your husband is fn- 16restipg t toaother~wonen as -wel-as
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yourself; 1t indicates that you have more of a prize than if you had man who would go unobserved. by every one else.
 Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a young woman of twenty-five and am going with a fellow twenty-six. He has a big car and comes and takes me out riding often. He also gives me fruit and nice presents. don't know whether he loves me or not, as I am not very good-looking. My mother tells me he does not care for me- but love him dearly. Can you give me advice as l do not know whether he -oves me or not?
 GREEN EYES
 You may rest assured that the young man likes you very much or he would not show you so much at tention. Whether or not his regard for you ueep enough to call love only time will tell. Try not to expect love; accept him as very good friend.
 The fact that you are not good- looking makes little difference. A good personality is more attractive than a pretty face. Perhaps in the eyes of the man you are good-1ook- ing Do ~-- mother discour- age you because he does care for yon- or he would be going with some one else.
 Dear Mrs Tn ompson: When a girl attends party and boy escorts her home, should the boy pay her car fare home?
 When boys and girls attend a high school party should the boy escort the girl home and should she ask him tc come in the house when he brings her home?
 EARL
 Yes. the boy should pay the girls car fare.
 If it is after ten o'clock the girl should not invite the boy to come in. She should. however, ask him to come to see her some time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

I I made a face. That's all the law Will let us poor fish do.
 We are getting so we do not take our shooting seriously any more, there is so much of it. An average peaceful day in this country sounds like an attack on Verdun used to. Even the ladies have taken up the sport and are learning to shoot straight enough to hit the parties
 they are shooting at. and the casual ties among innocent bystanders are
 nowhere near what they used to be. It isn't difficult to know what will
 be on the first page when you sir
 down to your breakfast. For instance: Mrs Beatrice Barnstable. an at tractive blonde. shot and killed her
 husband while he was cranking the
 family Ford. She will go into the l movies. The jury acquitted her after being out three minutes"
 Mrs. Sassafras Purdy, of Mush, Iowa, shot her husband at the break
 fast table yesterday morning because he criticized the bacon. She claims his conduct was unbearable. He lived two hours. Mrs. Purdy, who is a beautiful brunette, has long wanted to go on the stage, and this is her opportunity"
 John H. Deal. a rich silk mer- chant, was shot in the home of Mrs. Delicia Jurne, in Brooklyn. The shot was fired by some mysterious stranger Mrs. Jurne. who was beautiful divorcee, disappeared. The other members of the party. number ing three, all disappeared. The as- sassins disappeared Mrs Jurne will
 appear on Broadway as soon as the police give up the search for her. A
 crook from Broadway is suspected Everybody connected with the case
 has disappeared except the police
 who are still waiting in the house for *1he assassin to come back
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
.... Salt and Water ..

For a good many years I have been
 etroubled with a sensitive stomach, 4times painfu1-a dull pain; also years ' yago with frequent bilious attacks. Eff xfeen or 16 years ago I was advised 3lfo drink a quart of water before 'FDreakfast. I have done so quite regu-
 Jarly ever since. It has helped me
 Hnuch but not effected a cure. For
 fsevera1 years I have been putting
 fsome salt into the water-in varying
 funantities 10 make it more palatab1e. '7Some time ago I was told such use .5of salt was likely to bring on harden Iytng of the arteries. Sometimes I have
 Ia dull pain in the region of the heart, 'Ewhether the heart or stomach is the i5cApse. Kindly advise me about us
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

are open to her. and most of these are expensive. Unfurnished rooms for women rent for about one-1hird more than they do for men.
 ''I suggest that girls who are par ttcularly anxious to go to South America first go to Cuba,o Porto Rico, or another country nearer home. These people nearer home are more accustomed to American ways and the transition is not so difficult.
 Among the camouflaged situations which often lead girls to questionable and pitifu1 experiences are requests for governesses, research workers vaudeville and cabaret artists and other legitimate occupations open to women"
 The Young Women's Christian As sociation maintains fifteen secretaries in the South American republics, con- ducting five centers of work. Their activities include cafeterias. physical education classes. libraries, rest rooms and social and educational programs, opening up new interests for natlve girls. There are also boarding de- partnents for young women with the capacity already sever ely overtaxed. Included is an employment bul eau for resident self-supporting young women. It is not within it's focus of work. however, to make arrange ments for young women going down from the United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
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sY oUng women in the United States sNho are seeking jobs in South Ameri- .ca long distance should beware of pit falls in the form of bogus firms, is the advice of Miss Irene Sheppard. Miss Sheppard was long a resident in FSouth American cities, where she rep sresented the Y. W. c. A.
 ~One thing which always aHpalls a lyoung woman of the northern coun- ptries who accepts one of these posi- Hons by correspondence is the fact
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
FACE POWDER.

Face powder. to an old man. is a symbol of the most utterly useless feminine vanity; to a young girl it stands for everything grown up and delightful. AS a matter of fact, 1t is sometimes necessity, usually over done. and generally harmless habit.
 The only trouble about the face powder habit is that many girls think it will cover up defect of the com
 plexion. It won't. If anything, 1t
 will emphasize them. Good powder on fine grained clear skin will give
 curious pearly tint that is becom-
 ing. But on a dry skin, 1t will mere ly make the dryness look worset on a rough skin, it will bring out every flaw.
 But if it's good powder, it won't do
 any actual harm. In fact, I'd rather
 have the pores of my complexion coated with a pure, clean harmless powder, than with the dust from city | streets, and the smoke from city | chimneys. Any face powder is very slightly drying, but this is not harm l full because every woman uses cold | cream occasionally, and that will i counteract any such effect.
 I It has advantages now and then. ! Flesh pink powder will give life to a 1 dead and sallow complexion, and | faint color to skin that, is too white. | White powder will tone down too
 ruddy a complexion; brunette powder | sometimes emphasizes the soft olive
 tint of the dark-eyed, dark-haired
 girl.
 So choose carefully the color you | need. But choose more carefully the | quality. Fine rice powder is what you want, scent does not matter, nor | price, for 50 cents will buy a gener- | ous amount. And be sure to remove 1 the powder from the skin at bed time. : M. B. K-:-As your hair is falling out besides being excessively oily, it
 shows that the scalp is not in a i healthy condition Twice month
 for shampoo, under such condition, | will not be too often, but you should | be improving it by using a good tonic | or massaging the scalp every day. | Mrs G. D. W.:-There is no reason | why the facial muscles should be sag | ged if you are in good health. If l there is this tendency an astringent | should be used several times each
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
Here and There.

Here and There.
 A woman jockeyt
 Would you bet your money on her horse to win?
 Miss Fanny Heldy, famous actress and singer, has just made application for jockeys license in Paris.
 She says that if granted the license she will ride all the big races in France during 1922 in competition with expert male jockeys.
 The average woman possesses only about two-thirds of the physical strength of the average man.
 Mrs. Dorothy Deemer of Red Oak, Iowa, is a member of the Iowa state conservation board.
 Miss V. A. Drummond, who has concluded full apprenticeship as an engineer in one of the big shipbufid- ing plants on the Clyde, is the grand daughter of the first Baron Amherst.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

week, but the most important thing is to keep the entire system in good condition through perfect digestion and elimination. A sagging face often means the body is storing up waste, depicting the muscular tissue. It is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

Der in care of the Health Talks de- partment will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires consi derable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamped and self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with the question: The Editor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
not a matter of age, and being 4o IS not being old!
 Tomrrow-Oily Hair.

All inquiries addressed co MISS Forbes in care of the Beauty Cnats department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing 10 the great number received. So II a personal or quicker reply Is deslrco' a stamped and self addressed envel- ope must be enclosed with the ques- Editor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

sailendra Chose, who has come to the U. S. as director of the American commission to- promote self government in India, is quoted as saving that an army of 100000 against British rule. Chose, as di- rector of the commission, is the representative in this country of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the non-cooperative faction in India.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
Thank You.
Dyspnoea.

I am aged 17>years Ever since l was 12 years old became short wind . ed. I would like to know how to overcome this miserable suffering? I intend to become an athlete so would be greatly obliged if you will help me. Another question is I have ac- quired the habit of biting my finger nails.
 Answe-You must have you heart and lungs thoroughly examined; end you must not go into athletics until this is done. Make a solution of red pepper and soak your finger tips in this before you bite your nails.
 Tomorrow-The Gums.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

Lucy Page Gaston, former lead ing figure in the Anti-Cigarette League. says that the pleasant 'kicka in cigarets. known as fur, fural," is making smoking more attractive to girls and is demor- alizing them,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

Miss Sono6 Matsumoto has been acclaimed Japan's prettiest girl, ac- cording to word from the island empire. She is now visiting in London with her father, H. Matzu- moto. who is member of the Jap, anese trade mission
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

an interesting family with him at the capital In the photo, left to right, are George Wharton Pep per, Jr., Mrs T. s. Paul, daugh-
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nd Cardinal Dennis J. Dougherty.

Miss Jean G. Kennedy of Omaha, 2 student at Mount Holyoke, Sout'. Hadley, Mass, has been elected one 9f four student delegates from the United States to the World Stu dent Christian Federation confer ence in Peking. The conference opens in April. Miss Kennedy was elected by the national Y. w. c. A. to represent twenty-one colleges in the east
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01

that self-respecting young woman is not entitled to the same freedom
 or choice that she commands in her
 own country. She can not live where sit is cheapest. She can only go to
 the few restaurants and places that
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lH[ealkdhl Talks 5
 By John B. Huber A:M,MD

ing the water in that quantity, wheth- CT hot or cold and about the use of salt.
 Answer-A quart of water before breakfast is too much. Take no more than six glasses in the 24 hours. Some doctors cut you down to 60 or even 30 ounces in the 24 hours-when yon have heart, kidrey or liver disease combined; and withhold salt because it's presence helps to bring on edema. The disease mentioned brings on hardened arteries. You must be thor oughly examiU ed.
 Thank You.
 A correspondent asked what "cas- tor sugar. was. It is commonly used in the "Old Country and is just 6 fine granulated sugar, somewhat coarser than the fruit sugar used here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
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 Will let us poor fish do.
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suite ono Estate Range. one retr'g:r-
ator. kitchen table and kitchen chairs
at a bargain. Call %63-J. No. IS Ave. Il,
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apple orchard Ochor fruit Write or
call Mary Cruise. L. d. West Alexander
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Miller. Mozart I'M J3-2i-i
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Cuba and Coolies.

American capital has invested some
thing more than a billion dollars in de.
veloping the sugar industry III Cuba;
much Of this work has been done BY
coolie labor which is brought to Cuba
under five-year contracts to work on
the sugar plantations"
The above statement is from an ad-
dress by Senator Frank r. Gooding OF
Idaho, as printed, following his revis-
ion, page H.29l Of the Congressional
Record, of date of July TO-
The facts in the case are that the
shipment Of coolies to Cube was sup
pressed half century ago by mutual
agreement between China and Spain.
1t is Of further interest that in the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty, drawn some 20
years ago, the United States insisted
that the Cubans should adopt our Chi
nese exclusion act as well as our immi-
grafton laws and our contract labor
law. This was done.
Yet Senator Gooding asserts that
Chinese coolie labor is now working the
Of Cuba. 1t is from men of
such calibre, intellectual and moral,
that our laws emerge. Elk uno disco
Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-12
FOR SHERIFF--sLAYToN.

1t goes without saying that expert
sncc is one Of the factors that ought
to be most powerful in the selection OF
onr public officials. Sometimes it is
no. possible to get a person with ex-
perisnce for some given position; then
the public has to take an untried man
and develop him into an official Of
the stamp desired. The voters Of
Washington county are not compelled,
in the choice of a man for sheriff, to
take an inexperienced man. They have
before them man who, for quarter Of
4 century has been engaged in work
connected with or closely related to
the position of sheriff. Herbert J..
Slayton of Barre has served accept
ably as deputy sheriff during the
greater part of that quarter of a cen
tury, being engaged during that time
In running down violators of the law,
serving papers and doing the numerous
other things which fall to the lot Of a
servant of the people in such po-
sition. He has proven that he is a
man Of activity and discernment, not
kkely to be led aside by irrelevant
considerations; a man of courage and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-12
Tell it to the Paper.

Every newspaper editor ia DESTROYS
of printing all Of the legitimate news
of his subscription field. That is the
object Of his paper.
But unfortunately an editor is part
ly human--he at least is moulded in
human form. He does not possess a
dozen pair of hands, or legs or eyes, or
ears for the collection of this vast
fund of information.
That is why is why the editor urges
you to tell him what you know-to
keep him informed of the doings of
yourself and family, of your friends
or Of the community in general.
1t is the only way to make good
paper-and good paper is one of the
prime requisites to good community
in which to live and do business
Tell it TO the editor.
He'll tell others-if it is tellable.--
Bradford Opinion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-12
$4,000 NEEDLEssLY BLIND.
Asserts National Committee for Pre-
Yention of Blindness.

New York, Aug. l2--Fifty thousand
Americans are blind who need never
have lost their sight, asserts the Ma
tional Committee for the Prevention OF
Blindness in an appeal to normal
school, teachers colleges and univer-
sites, asking their corporation in
spreading the doctrine of sight conser-
walton in their health and education
courses.
There are ~ topics, all relating to
the conservation OF vision, which
should be Included in any course OF
general health Education, the com
mitttee points out. This course with
study periods and practice classes,
should have recognized place in the
curriculum Of schools, and students
who quality should be accorded sde-
quate credits, ii is said
In the proposed course Of III topics
are included: The structure Of the eye
and its methods Of functioning; com
mon diseases Of the eyes of children
and detection of obvious signs Of com
municable diseases; examinations by
teachers TO determine children's visual
acuity; teaching of the necessity for
refraction by competent eyesight
specialists in cases of defective vision,
and the necessity for glasses that 'fitr;
cooperation Of teachers with school
doctors and nurses; adequate school
room lighting and seating arrange
ments and interior decorations to
obviate eye hazards and strains and