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CARPET CLEANING.

CARPETS CLEANED BY STEM Rf
HAND or On lie loor. Careful GAZE.
pT,r CLEANING Co. ,.55s Broadway. t2l
10 423 East 4Sth-st. COZ 4 BRAHpI'
Proprietors Telephone i32 "sth
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ne, C,eaning Work 1873 West 32d-st.
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3s,h-st.
BRITISH CARPET CLEANING. 5Ss ~
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HOAHD MANIED.

BOARD W ANtED.
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hlsac.t f'f.f~a glen and "XrD'-.'i.
=, 10 O.. Jrh - Madison 20 -. ave. T..
81 ~ az broadway.
WAITED ~ q lhly widow. two room"
win ion.I 90 % s'elD'if p-lfaf" fnu.it
must i. $50 NICE location. aDot, - 80
refmarrlf . SUITE. Address. stating ~
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MACHINERY.

..1,1rNr-ONNNNN NNNNN~NN~
At RrDI-CED PRICES. 100 second hand
wood and !ron working machineH' iu.N
ruaraateed; machinery bought sho
changed GEORGE Il. EDDY. Sos Maoi-
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COMPANION. &c.--A young southern
woman - r-fL~ment. wishes y '-t'lyi
es companion or mothers help: root nome
preferable 20 high wage. Call or ADDRESS
SOUTHERN 4O2 East IHth-st.. care 'u'
FORD
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usFuHNfsHED ROOMS TO LET.

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D>--~~O--NoN0-O~~N/N)>,- --7N0~"~0~0~> -
= rrNt<r 4 90. $50 broadway. New
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ltar. water puf fer.
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KIsINy-SS CHANCES.

E-=EIG8B TATE & GO. "A
"a l.r0aiwav New York. Patent So!ic.-
t-rs. eNpelIt.ols.y proc1re aud sell
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aRsTIC SITUATIONS WANTED


GARDENER. Practical gardener: mar
rleG; wife I. cook and baker; the man
can milk ana care for horse hrs,-class
reference cHAS. EiLSTEiN. 3o4 Fast
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TOR SALE or TO LTT.-Owen Paper
CorIparv's rrorer'v. Housatonic. Mass.
tpolv pr GIDDINGS. on premises.
OFFICE PARTNER WANTED IN broker
are tu-lvess. established 20 years. pay
tng net 81 O00 annually experience IN
rscessary. OPPORTUNITY. Tribune OF -
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INSECT DETERMINATIONS.

No.1~~~N~~~NO/~0INNO~N ' ? ~
5000 FOR ITS EQUAL. sa.lafT's mo-
quito hi's cure ana irs"oi 'Atefiu,ha!"' .
tii's All Insects. so!d every who're. % West
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q GARDENER - English: single; expert
enc.I: good grower ~ roses. cut flowers.
creent ous4 piarts vegetables. crse lawns:
.lrst-c.ass workman In all branches: .ow
wages. sober. oiiiging; NJ stock. John
GApTF.Nrp 800 southern Boulevard
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WORK. WANTED.

4 NOt-\ N. MAN seeks situation AZ f"' ..-
te~par. careful. eNp-rienc 81. steady.
host ~ reference. MODERATE SALARY.
Fox - Tribune Office.
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n. all kinds Of materials for the purpose OK
manufacturing and the disposing CT the nnisneo
product.
There IL not another city In America vnic"
no,sesses those particular natural advantases
which are destined TO continue ana DC
nernetual. The easy access to Brooklyn
NV water makes cheap deliveries OF a"
kinds OF merchandise and materials 10.
manufacture. together with the proouc.s NO
form the necessities of life. Land Vaiues IN
prooklvn are no higher than they are IN htsie
,ov,ns IN the middle OF Long Island or New-Ens-
Iard Lots can be purchased In the geograpni-
cal centre Of Brooklyn for less than sfo" ap'eoe'
thus making the ground for factories e'c. a.
.,..,r+,ouv a nominal sum. There is one fact-
o~v II "a said by way Of Illustration tna' mas
80, erected within five years near the geo.
granbical centre OF Brooklyn where lots can oe
purchased for homes by the e"pioyss 80
.ban 500 each These lots are situated ",'n'"
,o,,r ~ five blocks Of said factory Real estate
oenec,alIy in Brooklyn proper is now greatly oe-
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cret and benefit associations, and Sixty ciuDS ZOE,
many Of them as large and as handsome DIS any
in the country. 80
The city is governed by Mayor ana a noslp
OF Aldermen. called the Common C1uns.'
There is also Controller Auditor. Registrar
County Clerk. two Coroners. Treasurer, oheI
IN. District Attorney. Surrogate and TWO Coun-
~ Judges. also efficient Police and FIRE pspaI,
ments The political complexion OF Eroon-
lyn in National politics, for the last TWO or
three decades has been generally Democracy,
with periodical lapses to the Repuphcails;, ~
the present time 1t is Republican IN an its
phases. and by A large majority. The vaiue Oh
the real estate and personal property aggrega'eu
in 1895 nearly 0O0OO000. In 1879 there were
$685. buildings erected. at an estimated COST OF
Sl1 .?3OO7J. The traffic il carried by ten ines
OF surface roads besides the elevated SIX lines
Of steam railroads. and sixteen FERRIES
This Is the comparatively incomplete record
Of a great city. which In half a century mas
increased from a population OF 4oUop TO over
0oo OoO a CITY which has more than kept
pace with the great progress made by all
American cities. and which has given 70 the
I-ri,ed states some Of It's greatest warriors
most brilliant lawyers. most eloquent dlVines;
and citizens distinguished for great quaiities ana
noble deeds all over the world. New-fork Is
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what are now the First Second and Third
Wards, mos Of the dwellings reaching out along
the East River shores and the Wallabout. Inc
history Of the struggle for liberty has been told
time and again. and there is no need to recap
itulate II here. Suffice II to say that Brooklyn
early felt the hardships and devastation OF war.
and one OF the earliest battles fought for inde-
pendence was waged within the present confines
Of the city During the British occupancy OF
Long Island Brooklyn lost her town records
They were declared to have been stolen by
Mrs Rapelyea out OF revenge They have never
been recovered.
The first town meeting after the war was held
in 1874. Then the farm boundaries were read
justed and the local government was reorgan-
lied In 11Ss the State Government reorganized
Brooklyn as a town. Then greater progress was
made. and before the end of the eighteenth CEN
fury the population amounted to 1903 persons.
Of whom 22i were electors. A writer OF the
period states that the town contained "a Presby-
terrain Church. Dutch Reformed Church, a
powder magazine and some elegant houses
which lie chiefly on one street About lSOl the
town divided into seven districts In the
last year Of the century the first newspaper was
started by Thomas Kirk. and previous TO that
a fire department was organized. In lSOO two
great schemes. which have since been realized.
were suggested. one was TO build bridge be-
tween Brooklyn and New-York. and the other
the establishment OF Navy Yard. The latter
was carried out at once by the sale To the United
States Government. by John Jackson. or
tract OF land in the Wallabout for $4,000 Can
immense sum in those days. In 1909 the scourge
of yellow fever visited the city. by which
thirty people died, and in 1872 the first big IRE
took place which caused great destruction OF
property. AT the close OF the War Of lSl- two
great questions stirred the public mind-the in
corporation Of the place as a village ana the
public school organization. Both Of these were
successfully carried out in 1916 In $50 the
population Of the village had grown 70 '.oJJ
souls and Brooklyn was live town In H."
the population was 1000 for the town and ',ooU
for the village. the streets were graded ana
paved and there were many brick houses The
first three-s;ory brick house in the town was
erected at Fulton and Main SITS. by DR.. Charles
Ball improvements now rapidly developed
markets were opened. banks organized. IRE
insurance company established. and a gaslight
coupany started In 1925 slavery was abolished
quietly but completely. To show the great
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growth from this time. In 1910 the census showed
population Of 36 233 people, nine public scnoois
and twenty-three churches In ls4S me ivy
Hall was completed. The city charter was o"-
tanned in 1884. and George Hall was the HIST
Navor The area Of the city AT that time was
six miles long and four mics "iu1' anu ''
nonulafi3n was 5000.
Rrooklvn after becoming a city, Increased
with rand strides. The Navy Yard VINCE i,"i
heretofore been waste OF mudlidts ana - 10,
started hui il took ten years - compete III
1879 the land was purchased for 'leci. . ~
Cemetery, that magnificent COO A. we
fame Of whose beauty Is one OF bIo"h'. "
sonrcee az celebrity In lSii the Long lsitHu
Railroad tunnel was opened ana IL Mds ~ III
sidered one Of the wonders OF inc uaS. 80.
,.oar 1e47 was one Of importance 10 the CITY.
The Legislature granted IL new chartrIl rpI'
Greene was opened as public PARK ana Iis m
outh Church founded. Henry Naru beec"@.
becinning his labors in BrookynCa ever" - =, 60
greaf historical importance In lsiN ana 80
20 less than . 100 buildings were added 10 IHr
city and in n" former year I.saS ,h ~
desrroved 200 houses. three churches' thc p'S',
oesca and newspaper Office. causing a ioss OF
81 go 900 an enormous sum IN those Gays ~.
1880 there was another Dig hre anu III ne
same wear the subject OF the lerTles pesA" ~
ss,,roe great importance. Fulton Ferry: or
,SSG Ear~L -" was first established about l"i-
ard the first steam ferryboat or Whch th-
ana II o., record was subsequently started
~ Paher, fulton Catharine street Ferry was
~ ahIished In ISIS and the South Ferry IN -
wall Street Ferry dld not "r-i" "P'i.t ~ 80.
$50 The Hunters Point line also nrsah run,
- - 1872 From tnat time ne" ferries were
mus I -, ,nening and the East River became
con nineI with oda-lookng steamboats, r.
Hay The Te" Ma1o. W %ho 9S
cry ,hat the population OF Brooklyn was
sta ne1o rnak,ng II the seventh city In the Un.
5n There was az b nGTea we're Of fi :oSoos
taxapie p'"ll, IS mains. ZOO gas lamps. In
t tdcy me city had almost oversrown sef In
1874 the cities Of Brooklyn ara , Mansour n
- consolidated. and the conplh'u c...eS ~
W Were Ccornnrised 5000 acres or twenty i've
lS9o co. Ill., There were thirteen boats COM
municatng with the oPp9sie Tn2re 'a and sey
Of stree, ran There were SIG streets opehed
era era park and Washington Park at For, Greens
nv prospect Park was not et eeen ss sea
THE total valuation OF rear
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and. or Brooklyn. was fought on August e. 1776
From that time the Long Islanders fought
bravely until Independence was achieved The
islanders also active during the War OF
1872 and many important naval operations oc-
CURED around the island From this time the
inhabitants turned to works Of peace and Inn
proved and developed the island They grew
steadily and solidly. and gradually became an
important and thriving colony attached to the
great State OF New-York
Long Island Of to-day can boast OF a popula-
ton outside OF Brooklyn. OF over 2oO.OoO. II has
twenty large and fourishing cities. II is resi-
Dental paradise. and has summer resorts supe-
rior to those of any other island on the contin-
ent.
Beautiful Brooklyn. the City of Churches as
Il is called-what an interesting story Is Its de-
velopment and rise TO a great city. and what n
task TO do it justice within the circumscriped
limits Of these columns, Brooklyn. or Breucke-
len, settled by the Dutch in 1886. Some MIS-
torians place the date as 1925, and tell the fol-
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Island is the beautiful sister city Of BROOKLYN
which becomes doubly Interesting 10 New-York
e-s Of to-day in view OF the immediate union oi
,he Two great cities forming a magnihcent
r,etronol!s under the name of The Greater New
York"
Previous 70 n short account Of Brooklyn and
,-s wonderful developments few words ABOUT
Long Island will be in perfect order and IN fac''
necessary The first absolute discovery OF Long
Island was made by Henry Hudson N 1o"'' ne
was then in the employ Of the Dutch East India
COMPANY. and the Dutch element and influence
are anrarent TO this day. both in the nomen-
clature and In many Of the ancient customs
handed down along the corridors Of time Pre-
vious 70 the arrival of Hudson the island was
inhabited by Indians Of various tribes The
Dutch called them Mohegans but the general
term Algonquin covered a great race or saVaRes
scattered over New-York. Connecticut Rhode
Island. Delaware and other states The IN
diars called Long Island by various names, such
as Meitowax Sewauhacky Qsland Of Sheils)
Pawrnanake etc. The early Dutch settlers called
It Long Island by reason Of its form In 1898 the
Colonial LEGISLATURE changed the name to Mas
sau in honor of William of Nassau. Prince or
Orange but II only acquired partial use and
soon became obsolete. the island returning 10 its
present and original title. John Colman and
Marty Of Hudson's crew landed at what Is now
Conev Island (the first portion Of Long Island
dressed by the foot Of white NAM. Coman
was killed by the Indians and buried on the
shore The place of his intcrInent Is known TO
this dav as Colrnans Poirt. In 1926 there We're
settlements at Flatlands. Kings County; Wall
about and Brooklyn In 1915 Flushing was set
tied IN 1871 Flatbush. in 1851 New-Ctrecht and
in 1860 Woodtown English settlers were also
allowed 10 come over. provided they took the
oath Of allegiance to the Dutch, and the follow
ing English towns became important:
Homestead in 1913 Gravesend In 1645 Newtovn
in 1903 and Jamaica in 1855. Oyster Bay was
settled in 1868. but It was finally turned over 10
Connecticut.
The English and the Dutch soon began TO fight.
and after much ill-feeling, persecution and relg-
ious intolerance in 16lO line was established
across the island, the Dutch taking the western
end and the English the eastern end In 1860
The whole Of Long Island came under the DONNA
zion Of the British Governor Stuyvesant sur
rendered and Governor Nicos. representing the
Duke OF York. assumed full control In 1910 a
levy was made on all the towns TO raise money
for repairing the fort at New-York. but the
reonlA refused 10 obey the order Thompson re-
cords that the English coOnists on Long Island
brought with them the doctrine that taxes could
only, he ir7posed with the consent OF the people
~ -he.r representatives in general assem- bly,.
Here was the first manifestation IN America Of
the shirt OF resistance 10 the issue of the
right II taxation without representation and this
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pay tribute TO the English. This was carried OUT
more or less honorably until. in lUoi' the Duke
81 York sent over a squadron, under colonei
Richard Nichols, and old Peter stuyvesant
thought it wise TO capitulate linen the settle
rnent was under British rule until the keVoiu-
ton The new rulers did not change matters
much They fostered the peculiar customs OF the
Dutch and were tolerant in religious arairs.
English Governor Nichols In 1861 granted
new patent TO Breuckelen. and IN lbS' the hrst
Colonial Legislature was convened ana Kings
County became absolute political factor Al
the beginning Of the eighteenth century The area
Of Brooklyn was 5,111 acres. about one-sixth or
what II is to-day. The city thus formed IN
creased slowly in wealth and importance ana
overcane many troubles and vicisstudes, until
the war for American independence doomed up
Ike dark and threatening cloud Al me De-
ginning Of the war the town ~ Brooklyn consist
ed OF not more than hfty houses. comprised III
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lowing romantic story to prove the statement
In 1925 Sarah de Rapelje was born OF Huguenot
parents She was declared 70 he the hrst 1enlale
white child born OF European parents within the
limits Of the New-Netherlands Many OF the
Dutch families Of Kings County to-day are de-
scendod from her Later historians. however.
declare that they can prove that Joris Jansen
de Rapete. the father. came here In l'-'' ana
settled in Fort Orange albany He did not
come TO Kings County until 1921. when he pur-
chased farm from the Indians at Wallabout
Bay. So that it is undoubtedly more accurate
10 date the beginning of the present Brooklyn as
1636 There is some doubt 70 which OF the
many villages that go to make up the city was
the first established. The first recorded grant
~ land however was in Flatands. The hrst
house ever built in Brooklyn was at the head of
Gowanus Bay in 1886. II was erected by Will
lam Adrioense Bennett This marks the actual
beginning Of Brooklyn. The house was burned
down by the Indians in 1913 and in 1910 an
other edifce was erected. The stone walls or
this building form part Of the present structure.
which is the old Schermerhorn mansion IN
Third-ave The earliest settlers were the Wal
looms" who came over in great numbers at THIS
time The first political authority OF these little
Dutch settlements was conferred on the cltlZenS
Of the village Of Breuckelen. The men OF BROOK
lyn In 1876 asked the Director-General and
/ Council Of the Dutch East India Company 10 DC
allowed 10 found town at their own expense
In June OF the same year Jan Evertsen bou'
and Huyck Aertsen We're appointed Schepens, or
magistrates and Jan Teunissen as Schout or
constable Other villages quickly followed the
good example thus set and New-Utrecht. Bos-
waiek and Wallabout soon became little centres,
all Of which now form the city Of Brooklyn.
with the town II Rushwick and the city OF Will
iansburg as its eastern district.
Although there were many little settlements
included in this colony, il must not be supposed
that they were very extensive. In 1860 the
combined villages had a population OF IN per-
sons. in thirty-four families BY the end Of the
seventeenth century the population Of brooklyn
were 547 whites and JOS slaves. This was the
nucleus that gradually developed into a great
city Of a million inhabitants.
Agriculture was The means Of existence Of tho
early settlers. Manufactures were forbidden by
the authorities H. Holland, and all the trading
was carried On at amsterdam. Long Island
Tins became the grainiields Of the NeW-Nether-
lands The lives Of these Dutch farmers we're
ueacefll and domestic and they prospered rap
idly with the growth Of New-Amsterdam. Every
thing went along calmly until the English Puri-
tans came over from eW-England ana settled
in four towns Then there trouble and
fighting and confusion. until Governors Stuyve-
SAINT and Scott arranged that each settlement
| should be separate, but that the Dutch should
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ctatas large cooperages and extensive oil re-
nneries occupy the waterfront 10 liie mn ~,
tho great STANDARD oil Company having large
rlanf in this region. The Navy Yard occupies
if2i, acres and it is the chief naval station o.
the United states There are no less than thlrty
cemeteries within the confines ~ the city Ihost 81
trar,, among the most beautiful places or inter-
l1ent in the world Greenwood Cemetery auhe
covers IA acres IL is dotted with eight peau'lui
lakes and IS the burial place OF HUNDREDS OF
,,ntshle mon of both National and local fame
There have been over 100000 interments IN thls
beautiful burying place since II was opened III
1872
Proenect Park is deservedy the pride and
ioy of every loyal Brooklynite. This almost
perfect recreation ground was commences N
SSi ard II gradually enlarged ana I'M
proved until il now covers 0oo acres. mere
are eight miles Of drives, three ana NAN Oh
bride roads and eleven miles OF plcturesqueIy
beautiful walks and glades for pede strains |,
Is a beautiful monument to the liberality and
enterprise Of the citizens ~
churchcs" and IL des rves its name II not
on1- has a great number OF ecclesiastical edihceS
Of every denomination, but ~ churches rank
among he most oeautIul ane spaclous IN ths
country There are 300 Protestant churches ana
ion catholic Tho preachers are world-renowned
and include such reVerci names as Eenry Ward
Beecher. Or. T. De Wit Talmage ana Dr. X. :.
c.orre There are lO7 schools under the con-
froi Of the Board Of Education with a Central
High School for both girls and boys. The
amount expended for school purposes annually
Is nearly S3.ppO.npn. For its private schools
rrooklvn is famed throughout the country The
National Guard OF the city has a membership Of
. 100 and there are many very fne armories
built in all parts Of the city. The city is lib
orally supplied with fine Libraries hospitals and
banks II is truly A city ~ Homes. having
resf1encas ~ all sizes. and 10 suit every purse
T, facr IL If a great Industrial. metropolitan and
cosmopolitan city.
brooklyn has a waterfront thirty-three miles
-. covered with docks. wharves. stOrehouses
rain elevators. shipyards, iron mills. sugar
s,srias hotels sawmls. renneries and every
thing necessary for thousand and one indus
- and representing an outlay Of hundreds
- r,llilons of dollars. Forty-seven steamship
ureg nlv 10 and fro from all parts Of the habita-
- ,ha Fas, indian Cngalese. China and
ranan rorts and 20 the Philippine Islands FOR
Snfa coir bamboo. sugar and spices. Its edu
cational institutions are unrqualled by any
other CITY In America IL has hundreds OF Sc
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same !doa led. a century later. to the American
Revolution.
IL 1879 and 1914 the English and the Dutch
were again AT war The Dutch were victors ror
q shor: ,ime only IN 1914 the English again De-
came paramount and the Duke OF Yorks Govern
Inent vas restored. Various Governors ruien 'he
island wiki more o. less success Du' h'"aS
with an iron hand until Jacob Leisler provoked
a revolution In 1Gs9-'90 through his despouc
rulinrs After this the Colonial Government sell
tied down on basis which continued win ou'
FEY. changes until the Revolution IL was on
Long Island that the FIRST protest against TAXA
ton without representation was MADE ana inc
inhabitants Of Long Island were always iore-
most n their resistance and agitation. inueeu
the counties 81 Kings Queens and SUFFOLK PAID
or were assessed, more than one-ffth or the YAK
Of the State In 1916 the British army having
evacuated Boston. endeavored 10 seize New
York and Long Island. The battle Of Long ISL
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,,s limits Here to). are shipyards. gasworKs'
u,ober-vards Brooklyn cooperages and sugar
reeneries Nearly 1000 vessels are unoaded
every year ar the Brooklyn docks. Brooklyn
has the largest grain depots in the world. The
heats engaged in the grain trade are valued
at $4,000 900. and the elevators and ware
honses have storage for l9s70.O00 bushels. The
United States census OF 1850 gives the value Of
the aggregate amount Of manufactures OF the
citv as Sl17 223 ~ not including those owned
IN and run from NewYork city. IL Will be
observed. therefore, that Brooklyn Is essen
tally a manufacturing town, because Of its
location and its natural surroundings. What
is known as the old or lower part OF Brook
lyn. adjacent to the river and Bay. offers the
most superb facilities for Shipping and secur-