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Bridgeport Conn.
Q.—Is there any connection be-
tween the white and colored Ma-
sons. Odd Fellows and Elks or-
ganizations? What is the history
of the colored societies?
A.»Thcre is no affiliation or
recognition between white anl
colored Freemasonry in the
United States. The negro Masonic
order had its beginning from the
Grand Lodge of England. when
Prince Hall. a negro, and H
others \vcre made Masons by an
Army Lodge at Boston in 177-3.
The (irand [7nited Order of Odd
Fellows. a branch 01’ the English
order, was organized in the United
States in 1983, for and by negroes.
It has no connection with the
lnilepcnrli'nt Order of Odd Fellows
other ‘h'in a similar but remote
Incettiy.
The negro fraternal order of
Elks: is known as the improved
Bonevohnt and Protective Order of
Elks of the “'orrld. and is a
separate and distinct order from
and Protective
limited to whit.-
of the United
the lit‘r‘eyolv'nt
Order of Film,
male citin-ns
Siflii‘fl.
Q. «What are the maximum and
minimum temperatures in Alaska?
.-\.-The hi'fl’lf‘fii. temperature in
Kniitlicrn .\la~ka is around 87 do-
gi'erw; :n the north; in “inter. the
thi-rmnmi'tt‘l‘ often goes it) 7"! l)?-
low zcro.
Q.-—»\re the sketches in a comic
strip drawn separately or all on
one-piece of cardboard? How large
an- the original<?
A,-—In a single strip, and the
usual practice of cartoonists is to
make the drawing from two to two
and one—half times the actual size
the strip is to appear in the news-
pa er.
3—1: a mail carrier classed as
a federal employee?
A.—Yes. The term “Federal Em-
ployee" refers to anyone ‘who is
employed in any capacity by the
Federal Government.
Q.-— What is the population of
Paris?
A.-.~\ccording‘ to the last ccnv
ms. 192l, 2,906,471.
Q.—lf an alien marries an
American woman does that auto-
matically make him a citizen of
the United States?
A.—No. he must go through the
regular routine to obtain his citi-
zenshi .
Q.-—§ notice you published that
there is no cure for blackhcad in
Turkeys. According to an article
in the ('ountry (icntlcman of July
21. by Hubert l'l. ('mby. lpecac is
stated to cure blackhcad. How
about it 7
A.—-The Poultry Division, U. S.
Department of Agriculture. states
that Ipecac is effective as a remedy
for this disease of turkeys, but it
is not a cure. and no cure is known.
The article to which you refer does
not state that, lpecac is a cure, but
outlines its remedial use.
Q.—ls it incorrect to say, “1 ex-
pect I did."
A.—Yes. this is incorrect for
one cannot expect about the past.
Expect" is to look forward.
Q.- Is it necessary for a young
man to give his seat to a lady in
a crowded car?
A.-—This is a mark of courtesy
that seems to be pasaing out,
nevertheless. it is always a sign of
god breeding and politeness.
Q.—How do Government re-
porters measure rainfall? if one
places an open vessel of any di-
mension with straight sides, out
Lathe open, can the amount of
rainfall be determined by measur-
ing the amount of water in this
vessel with a atandard rule?
A.—This method is used by gov-
ernment reporters to a large ex-
tent. while in other cases, a special
device is used. When rainfall is
to be determined in this manner.
care should be taken to have a
pan large enough to prevent the
mind from blowing the, water away.
If a pan with perpendicular sides
is used in this manner, and a
standard rule is used. the amount
of 1'3le may readily be ascer-
tained.
Q.-—ln what country do you find
the most Gypsies? Where did they
originate?
A.— n Roumania. various parts
of the Balkan region, Hungary and
null. Their aggregate number
, these countries is in the neigh-
borhood of 500.000. It is now be-
lieved that they originated in In-
dia. this belief being based on a .
similarity of language. There are
many theories arding their
origin. one being at they were
from Egypt, hence the English
name for the” maple—Gypsies
”originated aa a corruption of
un,
.—Ara the Hawaiian Islands
lometimel. all“ the Sandwich
Islands? If ao, why?
A.~Th
Ialanda by their diacoverer, Capt.
James Cook, m his potron, the
Earl of Sandwich. Bowmr, the
Mm. has fallen into dime. and
Hawaii. the nail. of'ona of the
.lum ialanla'd the map. has
Silk dumgism
Handsome dresses, good
stylc, new colors and mod-
els.
Canton crepes and crepe
dc chines and satins.
Brown navy beaver tan
gray and $19.50
Splendid coats.
Normandie, boliviri and
granada coats in fashionable
45 and 48 inch lengths.
Charming Autumn mod-
cls, 11 number with fur col-
lars and cuffs, :1 number in
graceful plain $19 50
effects—
Waieta & Sweaters.
Brushed wool sweaters of
striking new style with strip-
ey were named Sandwich i
ed front and plain sleeves.
Plain handsome sweaters
in silver gray and
bull— ' 32°95
French voile waists with
pretty lace trimming, round
or square necks, fine in
both quality and
etl'ect— 31'69
Striped dimity and good
voile waists, round or $1
V necks——
topcoats
Men's Clothing.
Kuppcnheimcr
in liked new box models,
handsome inns and grays,
sizes 33 t0
3()__ $39.50
Autumn topcoats in Nor-
folk ;ind belted and box
styles, number of pat- $25
terns and colors——
Soft hats in rich tints of
green brown and
tan sizes 6%, to 7V2$2°75
Trousers, worsted and all-
wool in good mix-
tures and stripes—54'95
Khaki trousers, great $1
for work or for play.—
Rivet - Stitch overalls,
white drill or blue denim,
dandies for hard
service— 31°10
At Bakery. .
Good old-fashioned fruit
cake, that rich, dark sort
with plenty (of 30C
fruit—
Special dinner—35c
At the Lunch room,
choice of
Fried pork tenderloin
Salisbury steak
Broiled harbor blues
Fried filet of haddock
Cold lamb beef or barn
with potato salad
Stuffed tomato with tuna-
fish
Choice ,of:
Pie,. cake or pudding and
of coffee, cocoa, tea 35
or milk— c
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1923.
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Entrance on Main St., F airfield'Avé” Cannon St.
Store Open Daily Till 5
Golden , Harvest Day
‘ of Retail Board, Chamber of Com merce.
he Wthfl—Cloudy.
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‘RETAILdBOARD
Wednesday, Sept. 12, tomorrow, is the day. Here is the Harvest
your dollars will reap 'at this big light store, '
Shoes.
Men’s oxfords, nearly all
brown calf or kid,
genuinely good— 33'90
Boys’ laced shoes, brown
and black— $2.90
Children’s laced shoes,
good brown lC;llllt‘r,—SIZCS
9 to 113.1— $240
Women’s pumps and ox-
fords, :1 dozen sorts in brok-
en sizes, regular 56 to $8
sorts, brown suede and
beige kid, patent leather and
gray Suede, brown calf and
patent leather,— $4 75
ALL red blue or green
pumps and san- $2 75
dais—
Dinner Sets—$9.95
American semi-porcelain
dinnerware, graceful shape,
gold decoration. Set of 52
pieces from our regular
open stock $9.95
American dinnerset of 32
pieces gold lace $3 95
border decoration,
Tea cups and saucers,
white and for
gold— 6 $1
CUT GLASS—fine array
of 7-piece sets, water iced-
tea and grape juice; factory
clearance—
$l.50 $1.95 $2.95
Biuell aweepén.
Standard model of Bis-
ll . t -
::_c1rpe sweep $3.95
Unixiersal roastters, alum-
inum, ar e, wit
insert raclE — 35'45
Aluminum of durable
thick quality and nice fin-
ish, dishpans and double
masters and kettles 95C
and.pails-:-
Vacuum bottlels, pint
size, heavy ename-
cd case— 69C
Food choppers, DeLuxe
in family size, with $1
5 cutters-—
Men’s furnishings.
“English broadcloth” neg-
ligc shirts, lustrous fabric of
fine quality and strength,
plain white or with $1 95
colored stripe— -
Beautiful pinproof silk-
and-wool fOur-in-‘hands, at-
tractive small design’s 75C
on rich grounds—
Silklsoglfs with. lislc top
and‘so e, ue gray '
navy and abrdovz'in‘ 59C
Percale pajamas in' plain
hm: bl ° k
chndcgipf“ °’ $1.35
Women’s furnishings.
Ingrain black silk stock-
ings of rich luster with lisle
top, edge of purple, green
or gold, full fashioned, ex-
cellent weight—and in reg-
ular and special sizes.
With them chiffon silk
stockings with lislc top and
sole, sheer lovely and a
beautiful black. $165
Either sort—
Light fine-rib lisle
stockings, black— 39‘:
- Light line-fitting cotten
vests and bodiccs—— 29C
Beautiful Italian silk un-
derwcar, ink and lustrous
agree “h-szss
$1.85
bodices—
Cliildren’s stockings, '7-«8
length with cut? in fancy
colors, merceriscd lislc of
nice weight and
cordovan shade— 59C
2
Chamoisette gloves,
clasp style, embroidered
back, Autumn 59C
shades—
Short gauntlets of chani-
oisettc with strap wrist,
embroidered baCk, $1 25
new shades-—
Pure silk fine umbrellas
with fancy handle and am-
ber tip, purple - $4 75
green or navy—,
Gloria umbrellas of good
texture, attractive handles
with the new side $2 65
strap— .
All-linen handkerchiefs of
plain white and fine sheer
cotton, fancy handkerchiefs
with border of white and
center of one pleasing
color— 10C
' Silks.
And the Japanese disas-
ter will send silk prices up,
Up, Up!
Canton crepe, pure silk,
splendid weight, navy
,brown sapphire cocoa black
and ivory. 40
inches wide— . 32-55
Pure silk heavy crepe de
chine in practically all of
the season’s liked colors.
40 inches wide-—, $1 95
‘ Printed crepes, striking
and fine quality—$1.75,
WOOL CREPE for, drpss-
es, afavoritc fabric among
all the dress woolcns. Beige
oak cocoa gray blackbrown
and nayy. 54
inches Wide-A
Houaehold textiles.
Fruit of the Loom mus-
lin, a yard wide. 10 yards
toa Customer 18C d.
y
at—
15c
Heavy unbleached
yard-wide muslin—
Dwight A:i.hor 10-4
sheeting, short
lengths— 60C yd.
Sheets, Rib-on with rein-
forced center, 81 $1 65
by 99 inches-—
Fruit of the Loom and
Androscoggin pillow-
cases, 45 by 36 inches 33C
Blankets, tine white wool-
and-cotton of good weight,
66 by 80 inches, border of
blue pink or lav- $5.25
endcr—
Turkish towels, large,
fancy striped ~
weave—- 19C
Unblcahced part-linen
crash—-
lSc"
Bleached damask, heavy
quality, mercerised, good
designs, 72
inch— . 60¢ yd.
All-linen napkins. splen-
did weight, good $5
pattcm— doz.
Nikpan, 20inch napkins,
give good
service— $1.50 doz.
Toilet goods.
Woodbury’s facial
soap, box 3 cakcs— 48C
Rubber hot-water bottles,
best rad , s'zes 2
or 33 ¢ 1 59C
Fountain syringes. best
adc of ed b-
a,_ ’ m 59c
High-grade combinations
of hot-water bottle with
fountain syringe $1 95
. Ribbons.
Narrow fancy ribbons of
manydesigns, useful in a
dozen-and-onc ways, 18
1-2 and 3-4 inch— yd. C
~ Rich wide ribbons of
moire and fancy striped
patterns, .5 inches 35
wide, good colors C yd.
Millhery Trio. .
Pierrette hats of velvet in
the new Autumn colors- and
smart new styles. .
Number of splendid $5
fashions in black too—,
Velour sport hats in the
new colors including wood,
pheasant, sand, beaver, hen-
na, copenhagen, blue, navy,
and bla Several new
pleasing s 85—- $3 95
velvet hats, good Au-
. 2:91.75
impinging-.95
Waah goods.
Outing flannels'in pretty
stripes and checks, 27 inch-
es wide, 10 to 20 yard
lengths, per yard 14C
of nice
Fancy plisse
weight and attrac- . .
tivc pattern— 22C yd.
Bates dress ginghams,
large variety pretty checks
and plaids, 32
inches wide— 25C yd.
Madras shittings in taste-
ful stripes, fine
quality— 30C yd.
Checked dress ginghams,
especially for home dresses,
32 inches wide, red
lavender and brown lzé‘c
Yardwidc Challis for com-
fortables-— ' 14C ycL
Children’s wear. ‘
Bestyettc raincapes, test.
ed and true. R& or blue,
sizes 4 to 12— $2 50
Slipon sweaters in good
colors, sizes 2 to $1 4
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6—
'Dresses of gingham and
chambray, checks and plain
colors6 some with match-
ing loomers.
Sizes 6 to 12- 51°45
Rompers and creepers in
good patterns, nice
colors, sizes 2 to 6—-
Babies’ dresses in sizes
from 6 months to 2 years,
some hand made . 85C
and embroidered— Varying sizes. But all 69
Muslin underwear. fine qualitics- C
Assembly of gowns, i Children 5 130016 0f
bloomers and chemise of
nice muslin—with some
salitcen princess slips. Reg-
u ar and full-figure
sizes— ' . 85C
Jersey silk petticoats with
flounce of fancy Changeable
silk, special full-
figurc sizes only—$3095
'Aprons, extra gathering
of gingham, sateen 50C
and percale—
Boya’ clothes.
Norfolk suits of pure
woolen fabric, every one a
Double-Service suit ‘ with
two pairs of trousers. .
Tasteful mixtures, gray
tan andmbrown. $8.75
Sizes 8 to 16—
.Trouse'rs of dark gray or
brown mixtures. Good
school companions; look
well with sweater. 95¢
Sizes» 8 to 175- -
‘Blouscsiand shirts of real
value and taste—but with
little spots and other hurts.
sizes 7 to 16. Shirts,
l Laceo.
French Val laces, delight-
ing pattems—-piece
of 12 yds.— 50C
Spanish lace in black and
all colors, yard wide, ve
effective ‘ $1.50 y
Girdlcs of cord for coats
especially, black
brown and navy— 45C
VElLlNGS of plain and
fancy mesh, dotted and cov-
ered designs, all
black— 25c yd.
N ECKWEAR, collars and
vestces and sets, ex-
cellent sample line— 45C
Notions.
Vogue hair nets, single
55c '
andf double dmesh, cap
or r i n g e
shape— 95C don.
Dress buckles in new
French designs; cnam- $1
elcd and stone set—-
Dr 55 shields, nainsook
cover d, sizes 2, 3 and 4—
19C. 3 "i' 50c
Darning cotton, merccr-
iscd, 45-yd. spools-—
4c. 45c m
Rare harvest
of stationery.
Closeout of many differ-
ent sorts from one of best
mills.
All colors in the lot. Many
different correct shapes.
stories and of knowledge,
each with many delighting
pictures and a special 3
strong binding— C
Howco eoflee
Harvest a good many
cups of coffee at special
price. ‘ c
f Hglwco Jewel I(ipfi'eo—
or is
day- “C‘s ' .. 31
Chocolate candies, spe-
cial 1-lb. box assort- 39
ed chocolates— C
Table Silver. '
Good durable table sil-
ver in an attractive ttern
and of nice weight. gliding
is Ithk- and hard; pattern
and shape graceful.
as "forksknives ar-d
serving
Pieces— 15C'&'27C
Relish diShés—- :1 25
B. I . I‘ ,
shade. blue’
Good patterns "Blouses,
sizas1256toi4— 65¢,
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Lovely-lam metal base -
handsomt: dogs,
Draperies.
Heavy handsome :73-
tonne, Chintz [WU-10.15 and
Oriental attcrns.
yard wide3 22C
Voile merccrised cumiris.
splash designs, $1 7
with tie-handk— -
Mcrcerised marquisetta
and scrim, figured :‘
white cream ,
some with double '
borders— 22C
Duplex \i'indow-shgies.
white and green, compisie
with guaranteed ml- 80
lers and brackets— C
Unbleached stamped bed-
spreads for cm- 31 75
broidering— '
Centers scarfs and tits:
fancy pieces to be 19
cmbroidered— C
Embroidery packises,
scarfs pillows and many
other articles-um price.
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Floor covering.
Fiber rugs, firm and dur-
able, lie close to the floor.
tasteful allover and maid-
lion patterns, 9 by
12 feet in size— $7.50
Heavy Axminiszcr rugs,
gOOd patterns and colors.
deep pile, 9 by 1:
feet in size— $59
Red Seal Congulaum
rugs, new patterns. $2
4% by 9 feet—
Jewelry
Pearl necklaces, Switch
with gold claSp—— $2 95
Pearl bead 24 inch neck-
laces, plated ring
clasp__ $1050
Wax-filled pearl l‘SJJS,
excellent luster. 27 59C
inch necklaces,— -
Purses of leather. n26
shapes, brown
gray or black— $15
Corsets.
Rengo belt corsets, dedi-
hued coutil, low bust With
long skirt and medium but
with long hip, $2 55
sizes 24 to 36— '
Elastic-top corsets with
long skirt, pretty Sililil‘
Striped fabric in flash hue.
sizes 21 to 28— $1.55
- Men’s sweaters.
Heavy Shaker-knit sweat-
crs, Slipon or button-front.
bilfl' navy or white $3 90
sizes 36 to 46— ' u {
Lightweight collarlc»
sweaters, brushed imisli.
POPular camel color. We
comfort to golfers $225
GOLF—EALLs—rernin"
or gold-A
‘ rated
nit-:13?
cd or rewashcd, many 23C-
practically ncw— .
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