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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
GREAT ORIENTAL LECTURER AT THE
 M. E. CHURCH

The free Popular Thursday night lecture and entertainment course'' at the First Methodist church opens to-
 night with a lecture by Robert W. Rogers, Litt.D., LLD., F.R-G.S., pro- lessor of Hebrew at Drew Theological Seminary and lecturer at Columbia,
 Princeton and Oxford Universities. Professor Rogers will speak on "A Bundle of Letters Thirty Centuries Old" His books on the ancient Ori- ent are the worlds standards. His greatest book probably is t@The His tory of Babylonia and Assyria" in two volumes, which has gone through eight or ten editions. Perhaps his
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
most Interesting book is .erhe Recov-

most interesting book is '"The Recov- cry of the Ancient Orient"
 Under his skillful treatment these stories of ancient times become as thrilling as romance. Dr. Rogers is endowed with a brilliant mind and sparkling Irish wit, which combine to make him one of the most pop ular lecturers on the American plat form. There will be no charge for any of this remarkable. high grade course as the official board of the church is offering this as literary and cultural contribution to the com munity. The cost is underwritten by six members of the board. There will be a silved offering taken to help defray expenses. The next lecture will be given by Dr. s. Parkes Cad man, Thursday night, February 2, on Abraham Lincoln"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
DRIVER OF COAL
 MACON HURT IN CRASH

When a Ford truck collided with a coal wagon that he was driving at the corner of Broad and Prospect streets yesterday afternoon, Robert Russell, colored, age 43, 73O Knowlton stret. was thrown from the wagon and suf- fered decorations of the upper lip and confusion Of the shoulder.
 pr. F. J. O'Brien responded with the emergency ambulance and treated Russell The name of the automo- bile driver was not learned. The coal on the wagon was all over the street and Broad street resembled a small coal yard.
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ther north, with Polfs theatre and the Stratfie1d hotel near Congress street, has caused this definite north ward movement. Results have ditions in this section of the Com nercia1 Bank & Trust company soon to build a new home, and a good ways farther north, the North End Bank & Trust company. Many re- tail stores have finished leases and made a new start northward. Will a new bridge make Washington ave- nue the business center?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
RoxERs GO TO HOSPITAL,

While boN1ng as a preliminary to starting ''reaT' training yesterday. : Joseph -Andrecho, 21, S20 Hallett Istreet, and Louis Messina, 39, 1O2 | Winter street. started to warm up and as a result both ''boXers'' were { obliged to apply at the emergency f<hospita1 for treatment by pr. F. J. HrBrien for bruised Knuckles and lac eTafed jaws.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
CONSERVATION OF.
 LIFE TO BE TOPIC

A meting of great importance will be held for men at the Y. NJ c. A. on Sunday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock. The speaker, Rev. Maurice W. Dunck- lee. pastor of the Bethany chapel, will speak on "'The Conservation of Life" The Epworth League Group orchestra will furnish music. All men are cor dialN invited 10 attend.
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Argument Useless.

Yesterday, while riding in a
Fourteenth street car. l saw
woman get on, give the conductor
40 cents, and receive tokens. She
deposited one of the slugs and took
a seat near the center of the car.
In a few moments she came back
and complained to the conductor
that he had given her only five
tokens instead of six. He smiled in
an amused way and. without a
word. gave her another token.
When she got off the car he
walked to the place where she had
been sitting and picked up the
sixth token from the floor. l asked
him why he had given her another
instead of calling her attention to
the one she had dropped?
why waste time arguing with
a woman when she has made up
her mind that she is right" he
saddle. c. l., 22s Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
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MNNSCODe
TUESDAY, JULY Is. 1872.

Astrqlogers read this as an un-
certain day. but kindly stars domi-
nate. Jupiter and"Mars are in ben
etc aspect.
The sway is an auspicious one for
business enterprises. and seems to
help certain lines of manufacture.
Lawyers and men of large affairs
should benefit during this rule,
which is conducive to large ideas
that can be carried out.
Contractors and all who are in
terested in building projects should
beneht at this time. They are sub
Jcct to a rule making for large
profits.
The rise of new leaders again is
forecast. and this prophecy applies
to women as well as men,
The seers declare that statesmen
and army officers are to gain a new
power over the people and that they
VIII direct the nation through some
great crisis.
Railways viii reap large returns
from passenger traffic, for there will
be a wandering spirit in control Of
The people all through the summer.
Venus. in the seventh house, heav-
lily afflicted. points to many sensa-
tional divorces, and again II is pre-
dicted that man high in the ma
tons confidence will become in
volved in a scandal.
Stars that have increased the
trend toward material things will
have less influence. and the period of
extreme sensuality will gradually
change, the. seers prognosticate.
Again 1t is forecast that manners
and customs will revert to modest
standards.
Young men and women will be
much discussed in the coming weeks
when they will attract much atten-
ton at summer resorts and recrea-
tion centers.
Persons whose birth date it is
should avoid too much amusement.
for great financial success will
bring temptations in all probability.
Children born on this day will be
lucky In business. but they may. be
Inclined to spend money too freely
Roth boys and girls will be inclinee
to romance and great favorites with
the opposite sex.
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Huguenot who sold fish in the street
where he lived.
Then he rode out to st. Vol
taire's, slew his horse at the door,
and presented the carcass to the
monastery cook.
AT o'clock that night he felt,
for the first time. free-forever free
from sex. No woman could enter
the monastery; no monk could de-
scend below the second story. So as
he climbed the winding stair that
led to his cell at the very top of
the Tower of Chastity he paused
for a moment by an open window
which looked down fifty feet on
to road below. 1t was all so
beautiful, he thought, this world
that he was leaving. the golden
shower of sun beating down upon
the. long fields. the spray of trees in
the distance. the vineyards, quiet
and green. freshening wide miles
before him. He leaned his elbows
on the window easement and gazed
at the winding road
NOW. as it happened, Therese, a
peasant girl of 16 from a neighbor-
ing village. was at that moment
passing alonP this same road that ran
in front of the monastery. Five min
utes before. the little piece of ribbon
which held up the stocking on her
pretty left leg had worn through and
broken. Being a girl of rare mod
esty she had thought to wait until
she arrived home before repairing II.
but It had bothered her to such an
extent that she felt she could endure
II no longer. So, as she passed the
tt wer OF Chastity. she stopped and
with pretty gesture lifted her skirt
AS little as possible. be 1t said to
her credit-to adjust her garter.
up in the tower the newest ar
lrival il. the ancient monastery of st.
Voltaire. as though pulled forward
by gigantic and Irresistible hand,
leaned from the window. Further he
leaned and further until suddenly one
of the stones loosened under his
weight. broke from its cement with
soft powdery sound-and, first
headlong. then head over heels. finally
in a vast and impressive revolution
tumbled the Chevalier O'Keef, bound
for the hard earth and eternal dam
nation.
"Therese was so much upset by
the occurrence that she ran all the
way homeAnd for ten years spent an
hour day in secret prayer for the
soul of the monk whose neck and
vows were simultaneously broken on
that unfortunate Sunday afternoon.
And the Chevalier O'Keefe, being
suspected of suicide. was not buried
in consecrated ground. but tumbled
into field nea- by, where he doubt
less improved the quality of the soil
for many years afterward. Such was
the untimely end of very brave and
gallant gentleman. What do you
think, Geraldine?''
You're a little idiot, Geraldine"
She smiled provokingly.
"Oh. 1 am am I? Want to bet?
''That'd be silly too
"Oh, it would. would It? Well, I'll
just pet you'll marry somebody inside
of a year"
Continued Tomorrow.
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CAR FALLS so FEET;
3 ESCAPE INJURY

Plunging over a, fifty-foot embank-
ment two miles from Fredericksburg,
Va. an automobile owned and driven
by w. Rosser, Eighteenth and. Kill
bourne streets northwest, turned over
twice and nearly buried itself In sand
and underbrush without seriously in
juring the three occupants late Satur-
day night. according to Mrs. A. E.
Hood. 800 Ninth street northeast.
Mrs. Hood returned to Washington
yesterday after visiting Mrs. b. Isel,
at Classic Shore. Va. Where she was
to spend the weekend when the acci-
dent occurred.
The car skidded on turn and top
pied over the embankment. ploughing
long furrow in the sand Mrs. Hood
was knocked unconscious by a blow
on the head and Rosser was cut and
scratched. and Lawrence Cross, OF
Classic Shore. the other occupant.
was uninjured.
The two men got out of the car
by knocking a hole in the top. Mrs.
Hood was taken to Mrs. Isel's. where
she recovered consciousness.
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Mother shouldn't he Deceived.

Dear Miss Blake. am a girl Is
years old and there a young man
one year my senior whom care for
very much and I know he cares a
great deal for me also. Now. Miss
Blake, my mother does, not want
me to go. around with anv fellows
until ! am 2l years old. Would IL
be proper for me to go to a show
once in a while with this young
man without my mother knowing
it? l know this fellow comes from
a very respectable family and all
my girl friends know his parents
very well. DOLLY DIMPLES."
Dolly. I would not go with the
boy IL it means deceiving mother
Even the boy himself would re-
spect you less for that Instead, I
would set out to win mother over
to seeing that II is quite all right
that you have boy friends even at
1S- Tell her from me that it Is
quite proper, and that you do not
want to do anything to hurt her
feelings; that you will confide in
her. II she will but allow you to.
| think you can win her over, IL the
boy is all you claim for him
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Continued from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday.
Il guess 1 can understand any
thing that's got any sense to It." an
swered Geraldine a bit testify.
in that case there are various
episodes in the life Of the Chevalier
which might prove diverting."
"well?"
1T was his untimely end that
caused me to think of him and mac
him apropos in the conversation
hate to Introduce him end foremost.
but it seems inevitable that the
Chevalier must back into your life
Well, what about him? Did he
dieT'
He did, In this manner. He was
an Irfshman, Geraldine, a semi -fic-
t,onaI Irishman-the wild sort with
a genteel brogue and reddish hair.
He was exiled from Erin in the late
days of chivalry, and. of cou-
crossed over to France. Now the
Chevalier O'Keefe. Geraldine. had.
Ike me one weakness. He was
enormously susceptible to all sorts
and conditions of women. Besides
being a sentimentalist. he was a
romantic, a vain fellow, a man OF
wild passions. a little blind in one
eve and almost stone blind in the
other. Now a male roaming the
vcrid in this condition Is as help
less as a lion without teeth, and in
consequence. the Chevalier was made
HtterIy miserable for twenty years
by a series of women who mated
him used him. bored him. aggravat-
ell him. sickened him. spent ms
money, made q fool of HMM briei'
al the world has It, loved him.
This was bad Geraldine. and as
the Chevalier, save for this ore
weakness, this exceeding suscepti-
bility. was a man of penetration. ne
decided that he would rescue him.
self once and for all from these
drains upon him. With this purpose
he went to a very famous monastery
in Champagne called-well anach-
ronisticaIly known as st. Voltaire s.
7. was the rule at st. Voltaire's that
no monk could descend to the
ground story of the monastery so
long as he lived. but should exist
engaged in prayer and contempla-
ton in one of the four towers, which
yrere called after the four command
nents of the monastery rule: Pov-
ertv- Chastity, Obedience and 81
lence.
. when the day came that was TO
,,-itness the Chevalier's farewel 10
the world he was utterly happy ne
cave all his Greek books TO MS
Iandlady and his sword he sent
a golden sheath to the KING o.
France. and all his mementoes OF
leland he gave to the young
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ReauzYeAnsWe1S

Helyn: How to sterilize your
toothbrush? Wash first with SOAP
and water. Then let it stand for
day in solution of one ounce
Of standard formaldehyde solution
(40 per cent? in a glassful OF water.
Move the brush In the solution at
intervals during the day. Then
rinse well. II the brush will stand
boiling boil for one-half hour be-
fore putting in the solution. Your
brothers may use this for their
shaving brushes. and It is good for
sterilizing hair brushes as WELL
r. G.: No. the peroxide used to
bleach the superfiuous hair will not
promote the growth of more hair.
On the contrary. It tends to destroy
the hair follicles.
Miss p. H: Want to put on fifteen
pounds as Miss Ruth did? Well,
you can put on weight IL you 60
at 1t in the same spirit of Il will,"
she did. That Is something you
must supply. will supply the di-
rections II you will send me . 9.
q q,
The Washington herald., 1922-07-25
Room for Only One.

While in the District Building to-
day l came down on the first els-
vator, Fourteenth street side The
car was. crowded and there was
room for only one more person. The
elevator stopped at the fourth floor
and the two men who were wait
ing there decided to wait together
for the next car.
On the third floor two very stout
ladies were waiting.
Room for one." the elevator boy
said.
1t sounded like he meant they
were so large that only one would
go in the car, and when the crowd
began to laugh both ladies beat a
hasty retreat from the scene.-J. J.
s., 2400 Sixteenth street northwest.
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Address 'The City Editor." !"

As he was fairly well dressed and
did not look the typical beggar l
refused him. l continued to watch
him. however, and saw him accost
a number of people on the same
thoroughfare, apparently with poor
results. Finally he stopped outside
a well-known burlesque house and
engaged in conversation with sew
eral other young men gathered
about a machine. l suppose he dis
cussed his earnings" i concluded
that there Is a regular clique en-
gagged in this work. IL such is the
case the police should attempt to
put a stop to 1T. T. c.. 427 p
sreet northwest.
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BY SMITH

not lively enough am very BASH
full. IL is true. He always has some
thing to say. and then an srgu-
ment starts. Can you advise me
what 20 do7 ANXIOUS
You must be lively enough, dear.
when you can help with the argu-
ment, Suppose you TO try to inject
some OF that same spirit into other
occasions; that Is. to speak right
up and say what you have TO say
II he likes you that way. then aim
to please him. Funny, though. 1
seem to get many letters from cor
respondents whose plant is that
they seem too lively. But mayhap
you can strike the happy medium.
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What He Saw.

What Friend o. Animals" saw
nothing unusual-just ordinary every
day occurrences-that's why few see
them.
Saw oodles of horses overchecked; !;
saw oodles of drivers jerking on the
bits; saw oodles of wasted leather
dangling beneath horses tails; saw.
in the northwest section of the city,
several span of horses and mules that
are being used to haul dirt from a
steam shovel excavator during the
day. tied. at o'clock in the after
noon. to their dump carts. given their
feed of oats, and left all night with
only the sky for a canopy and the
damp, uneven earth for a bed. Some
times the rain beats pitifully during
the night and prevents their lying
down-for no animal will lie down in
the rain. On Sundays they stand in
the blazing sun all day fighting flies
and mosquitoes. An attendant comes
and gives them their periodical feed
of oats. which, thank the Lord, is a
generous one.-J. H. K, Twenty-sec-
ond street northwest
Objects to Bonus Beggars.
The other day while walking
along Ninth street / was accosted
by a young man begging for aims.
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wheedle Father.

Dear Miss Blake: 1 am a girl of
II years of age. l met a young lad
about two years my senior a few
months ago. This lad has asked me
out a few times. but / do not go be-
cause father does not give his con-
sent. My mother consents to my
going out with him. Now Miss
Blake, what would You advise me to
do in order to obtain my fathers
consent? PUZZLED.
With mother as an ally. you have
good chance OF winning father
over. Why not invite the boy over
to your house, with mothers per-
mission. and let father become ac-
quainted with him and thus see
that he Is truthworthy young per-
son. which I suppose he must be or
mother would not favor him?
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BY RUDOLPH PERKINS

Sometimes a sob story actually
accemplishes something in Police
Court.
Lizzie Toliver said she took a.
suit of clothes belonging to her
brother. Bill Hamilton, and hooked
them because hef mother was
starving. Bill swore out a warrant.
TT certainly is tough" remarked
the judge. Here you are with
starving mother-and a husband to
support. Hard lines for a. woman
these days. You can pay 6 fine of
SIS ,ot. serve fifteen days in JAIL
Twas a sob story minus the sobs.
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Her Alibi-

I was sitting on a bench in front
of my house when a strange man
walked up to the door. He de-
livered his message and was on his
way out when a cat named Cutie
appeared.
Hello, Cutie" / called. 1t was
said in such a way that the man
thought / was flirting with him.
My face turned red all over and 1
was very glad when l saw him
disappear down the sidewalk
Mabel NJ. Trice, 1915 X street north
west
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make up again. ought / do the
same? TROUBLED
why should he ask to kiss you.
dear? Wouldn't you think him
rather cheeky. to put Il mildly.
were he to make the request? You
should feel that way about kisses
until you are engaged. at least.
Better make up your qusrrels and
at the same time make up your
mind not TO be a party to any more
quarrels. They are not good tor
the perpetuation OF a nice romance.
You Have Pep Enough.
Dear Miss Blake: / am a young
girl of 21. Ny husband thinks I'm
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Answer. to Yesterday Question.

Answers TO Yesterdays Questions.
1. How is the area of a circle
found? BY multiplying the square
of the radius by 3.1416.
.. What is seramics? That de-
partment of plastic art which in
cIudes the production Of all objects
formed by molding, modelling, and
baking clay, such as vases, bas-re-
Hefs. cornices, porcelains. and pot
terry in general
3 Give FIVE synonyms for sample.
Specimen, illustration, exemplifica-
tion. instance. model.
4. How many engravers work on
the die of. each United States pos
tage stamp? Generally two. some
times three. the frame = the work
of one. the central view or portrait
is done by another artist. and the
lettering is sometimes done by
third man, each one a specialist in
his particular branch of the work.
). What Is the oldest college in
the United States? Harvard. es-
tablished in 1888.
6. Is 1t colder at the North Pole
than anywhere else? No. TIL low
est temperatures ever known occur
in parts of SiLeriL which are hun
dreds of miles from the pole. AT
Verkhoyansk. in Siberia, it was
once more than SO degrees below
zero. which is the coldest ever
known.
Z. Who were the Knights of Labor
and what important labor organiza-
tion did this movement precede
The knights of Labor were organ
lied in 1869. but did not gain mo-
mentum until 1877. The object was
to secure to workers the full en-
joyment of the wealth they ~reSse
and sufficient leisure to develop
their intellectual. moral. and social
faculties. 1t admitted to member
hip all persons more than 16 years
of age. excluding only gamblers.
bankers. safoonkeepers,. and law
yers- 1t declined with the rise nf
the American Fed, ration of Labor.
5, Where are III" Behrein islands
This group of islands is located in
the Persian gulf about twenty miles
of the coast Of Ar ia.
.. When was the most noted royal
drunk in England? Soon after gain
ing the English throne, James /. in
vited his Danish brother-in-law, a
king. over. The party" last three
days and nights. Dukes. barons.
couftiers. maids of honor, waiting
women all became 'eeply intoxi-
Gated James fell of his high seat
and slid down some steps on his
cad He had to be carried from
the room The affair was big
boost for the Puritan party. Sir
John Harrington, who was present.
writes details in his correspcn-
dence-
10 Who are known as Little
Englande-sg Those Englishmen,
who ara opposed to expansion of the
British Empire.
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for me, but he never has asked me
to kiss him. Last week we had
another quarrel and he does not go
any place IL i am there. But dur
ing this time he does not go out
with any other girls. Now, dear
Miss Blake. when he's ready to
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She Can't Dance.

Dear Miss Blake: Although I am
a girl of is. I have not yet learned
to dance. None of my friends
cares to teach me. This ofen keeps
me from going out. as know
every boy likes a good dancing
partner. Please do not tell me to
take social dancing lessons. as they
do not teach you the modern steps.
Can you advise me? I.TU.
1t seems to me there are hun
dreds of places where you can
learn the modern steps, dear. You
must have inquired at some badly
equipped dancing school. Try an
other one or two.
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Answer. to These Questions VIII ne
Published Tomorrow

/. What country with three om-
eial languages avoids giving offense
to any element by using IT'S Latin
name on its postage stamps?
.. What is ballistics?
z. Give the synonyms for SANCTION.
4. Who was the winter King
WHAT are known as the
Seven Modern Wonders?
6. How old is London?
:. What are the colors OF Mars
Mercury, Venus. Saturn, and the
Moon?
s. When did he German subma-
rine blockade of Great Britain De-
gin?
9. ,yho is known as The Man OF
Destiny?'
10. How Is the circumference of
circle found?
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THE STORY TO DATE.
BTF SOFT FITZGERALD 60

Anthory Paeh dseendont of 1pcaHhy Nr svho
died during the carly of his lite graduation
Harvard His grandfather millionaire reformer
hot hr profession nthony decides urie history
Middle his literary efforts
discussion Of yiHg 1ch eoegernds May Noble and Dick
Caramel engaged tiHg nosi Upon eeng CarawePs
Gilbert afroctf and modern gv he falls
her
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Neither Sounds Perfect.

Dear Miss Blake: am ls years
old and keeping company with a
man thirteen years older. He
seems to be stingy and likes to
save his money. He has asked me
to marry him and has promised to
give me a nice home and make me
happy. Sometimes I think / care
for him and again don't. You see.
last year l went with a man about
eight years my senior. and 1 loved
and still love him with all my
heart. but mother separated us.
He liked to gamble and drink. He
Is a well educated man and has an
excellent po&ition. / haven't heard
a word from him In several months.
but l cannot get him off my mind.
The other fellow has told me IL
don't marry him now it will kill
him. What shall do? MA.
Surely there must be some happy
medium you may strike in a man.
Neither of these sounds as though
he would make you happy.