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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
WILLIAM T. HoRNADAY

Director New York Geological Park
 Exclusive Services Charities and The
 Commons Press Bureau)
 In the past three years the rubbish wilfully and inexcuSably thrown up- on the walks and lawns of the Zoo- logical Park in the Bronx, New York, became more and more irritating to the nerves of those responsible for cleanliness and good order. During that period we were so busy with the annual rush of construction work that we had no time in which to make determined campaign against it. Last spring, however, the war that so long had been intended was formally declared. Today we are prepared to write the first chapter of its history.
 the Geological Park, and the haling of a large number of pleasure-seek- CTS before the night court, were pain full to contemplate, and they would have been still more painful to carry into effect. We decided to avoid those by preliminary campaign of educa- ton. To this end we carried out the following program:
 In 1907 we finished the placing of about 100 well-appointed rubbish baskets. If the whole truth must be told, the "Bronx Park Basket" an imitation tree-stump in metal with a movable basket inside, was invented by the director with special reference to it's use in public parks. Over each basket was placed sign, saying De posit ' -e All Refuse" Many other signs he'd been posted, previous to 1907, forbidding the throwing of rub bish on the walks
 On May 25, 15O special cloth signs printed in English, Yiddish. Italian and German, forbidding the scatter ing of rubbish and directing that it be placed in the baskets under pain ed so conspicuously that it was im> possible for a visitor to enter the park without seeing at least one. On May 29, manifesto by the director declaring war on the rub oish-throwing habit and warning all possible offenders to obey the law or suffer arrest and punishment, appear ed in several newspapers.
 On Sunday, May 30, hostilities be- gan in the park. Ten men were de- ;ailed to do patrol duty and instruct ,d to admonish all throwers of rub oish, and compel them instantly to pick up whatever they threw down. | It was ordered that the campaign for he education of the public should be ,arried on without making arrests so .eptible. At the same time, officers | were in readiness to act and had the | aw been resisted arrests would have wiftIy followed.
 The results were immediate and | Within a month the mount of waste paper, fruit skins | md lunch boxes thro~n upon the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
HOUSECLEANING BY PROCLAMATION
How New Workers Were Taught to Keep the Geological Park Free from Refuse and Rubbish-A Lesson
 for Every City With a Park

walks and lawns and under benches diminished about 75 per cent. With in two months the decrease amount ed to about 95 per cen.. of the or1s. 1nal total; and all this without one arrest. It proved necessary. however, to prohibit all persons f,um sitting On lying upon the grass, for the reason that it was found quite impossible to prevent them from leaving rubbish behind. Owing to the presence of 800 park benches on our grounds it is not at all necessary for anyone to lounge upon the grass.
 Last year on every Monday morn ing the park was disgraceful sight, and it required the labor of ten men until about o'clock in the afternoon to gather up the rubbish. Now by men make the park thoroughly clean and presentable. What is still more important, the park is clean during nearly the whole of Sunday instead of becoming by noon of that day a distressing scene of disorder under foot.
 An. important lesson has been learned. It has been clearly observ- ed by many persons that the disor- crowds. When the reform was fully established the disorderly element seemed to withdraw and go elsewhere, and there followed a great influx of visitors of a better class who believe
 
 only where they can enjoy cleanli- ness.
 Our warfare has received constant encouragement from the best element in New York. We have on file many letters commenting our efforts and wishing us success. Beyond question, the people of this city pay for, and are entitled to, clean streets and clean parks. . Those who disgrace New York by strewing rubbish broadcast in spite of warnings should be stern l ly dealt with. Our streets still are 1 garnished with waste paper and the ] bad habit that leads to it should be taken in hand by the police depart ment and broken up. The first step should be the posting of about 5000 printed on linen. as an ed- ucationa1 effort. The laws on the subject are ample. The unhindered throwing of rubbish in streets and In parks promotes a spirit of lawless- ness and disorder that easily leads to more serious offenses. In view of all that this city is spending and doing i for the comfort and pleasure of the people, the lawless ten per cent. should be forced to obey the laws of decency and good order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
BY GUM.

1 Marrying a woman for her mummy is vera mulch like setting a rat-trap, and batting it with yure own finger. It is highly important, when man makes up his nninde tew bekun a ras- kaI, that he shud examine hisself klosly. and see if he int better kon- l structed for a Dhool. I argy in this way: If a man is right he kant be too radil<al; if he is rong he kant Se too conservatiff. I beleave in the universal salvashun ov men. but want to pick the men. I beleave in Suggar coated pills. l also beleave that virtue and wisdum kan be smuggled into a mans soul bi a. good-natured proverb. better and deeper than tew be mortised into it with wormwoOd mallet and chiZell.
 The pure don't grow old emmy more than a mountain spring dus.
 iRize arly; work hard and late, live on what you kant sell, giv nothing ava; and if yu don't die rich,-and go ages.
 Marin for love ma be a. little risky. but 1t is so honest that God kant help but smile on 1t.
 I think I had rather have a noze seven inches and a half long Gin the clear), than tew be the handsomest man in our county; for in the furst case should work hard tew shorten mi nose bi some other good qualitys, while in the other case 1 should never be told by my looking glass that 1 was a phool.
 Awl human happiness is conservatiff; thirds ov the pleasure in sliding down hill consists in drawing the sled back. I don't serpose ttare would be enny fun in sliding down a hill thirty-four miles long.
 Awl ov us komplain ov the shortness of life, yet we all waste more time than we use.
 That some peoples are fond ov brag- ging about their ancestors, and their great descent, when in fack their grate descent iz just what's the matter ov them.
 2 We are told "that an honest man is the noblest work ov God"-but the de- mand for the work has been so linn tied that have thought a large share ov the fust edishun must still be in the authors hands.
 I never bet enny stamps on the man who iz always telling what he would have did if he had bin thare; hay notised that this kind never git thare.
 Success in life is verry apt tew make us forget the time when we wasn't mutch. It is jist SO with the frog on the jump.-Josh Billings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

There is q probability that the Stand ard Oil Company's capital will be in- cr&ased to $40o.0 .000 or $500. 900. 900, and that it's shares will be listed on the N, r. Stock Exchange. The obvious purpose is to lessen the dividend rate, while paying the same amount in divi- dends. As the company does not need more capital, it is equally obvious that there will be melon cutting." from which the stockholders will benefit It is the usual procedure when the divi- dends of corporations become so large as to attract public attention, with nuGxestions that the prices of the cor Iporatioa's commodities should be so re-
 >ced as to yield only a fair and req
 nbje proflt. Standard oil dividends
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

1t is now estimated that the next tax rate in New York city will be s175 on $100, an increase of 14 cents. Unless the Assessment rate is exceptionally hgh the metropolis does not exact a
 much higher rate than do many other cities. and yet it Is frequently referred to as a giaring illustration of the as- sertton that bad government and high taxation travel together The wonder is that the metropolitan tax rate Is not very much higher. in view of the many and costly public Improvements in con- Atant progress which, even if paid for by bond issues. must heavily increase the anpual interest charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

We had supposed that Bridgeport was the only misguided Sound city which had allowed itself to become short of docks. It appears that New Haven is also in need of docks. In a recent article, the Journal-Courier said:
 New Haven does not appreciate it's harbor and it's shipping opportunities. Both ought to be considered matters of the first importance when the natural assets of the city are reckoned. With New York at one end of the Sound, that unexcelled body of water for pleasureable or commercial purposes, and the ocean at the other, nature has endowed our city with unusual advan- tages. No city along the Sounds shores with the sole possible exception of New London, has as good a harbor as New Haven. Certainly Bridgeport's harbor is far inferior to ours. Fur us fairly well in the matter of chan nels, jetties, breakwaters, buoys and lights. And, as good as the govern ment has been to us in the past, we may expect, or at least hope, that it will be even better to, us in the future.
 For these reasons it is certainly the height of folly not to take adeantage of all these advantages. The situation in regard to the docks in New Haven has been called to the attention of the public time and again. The vital need for more and better docks is now again Illustrated by the case Of heavily laden schooner which wished to land 8 big load of pipes in a hurry here this week and was put to very great incon- venience to find dock to tie up to for love or money. Plans have been aired for some time which. if perfect ed, would relieve the situation to great extent, but docks on paper are not what are wanted from day to day along the waterfront. If the city is not to do itself an injustice or to con- tinue to place itself at a disadvantage it should provide suitable docks at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
TIT WAS A SINGULAR ERROR.

Very singular was the error in the <pnQRncement that the committee on G4ttea and Boroughs had reported ad- Yersely upon the charter amendment removing obstacles from the path of t6is city in the proposed purchase of kz9 water supply. Still more singular
 it that the error which was perpe-
 bed on Thursday. March 2s. was not
 ppvered until Wednesday, March
 appears that the matter upon
 fcA the committee reported adverse
 was fhe petition of the water com
 my against action upon the charter
 nendment because of non-advertise-
 enE Of 1t. For nearly a week, the Iembers of the committee who should
 eve known of the error. remained si- Int War the silence intentional, and 1ntended to allow of an illuminating expression of public opinion for the oommittee's guidance upon the aues- tidn whether this city should be al- lovssd to proceed in perfectly regular way toward the purchase of it's water supply. without confronting such an absurd obstacle as a veto power in tae hands Of two suburbs? If so, the 4Qmmittee has learned something of &alue.
 The Farmer does not, however, ex-. pect with any confidence a favorable report upon the charter amendment. This General Assembly is evidently dominated by the public service corpo- rations- It was packed by them. unless all the signs err, against the propoeed creation of public utilities pommission. and the power thus gain ed can be used as effectively against tlste Bridgeport Charter amendment as It is evidently being used against the pPoposed commission. One of the cor DQnntions which would come under the eapervision of the commission.is a par- ty i1 interest in the matter of the char <ef amendment. For this reason, fa- Eorable action by the committee on Cities and Boroughs cannot reasonably he expected. and even if it should re- port favorabIy and the House should adopt such report. the interested cor Boratipn may confidently expect ad- verse action by the Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
NOTICE.

Bids will be received until 12 o'clock noon Saturday. April 3rd. 1909 at the office of the City Auditor, City Hall, Bridgeport, Conn.,, for the construction of sewers in the following streets: Charles St.
 Calderwoed Ave
 Madison Ave.
 Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the City Engineer, City Hall.
 The Director of Public Works re- serves the right to reject any or all proposals.
 C. F. A. BILTZ s 31 S* Director of Public Works
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR LA GRIPPE

La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneu- monia. Folay's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs so that no seri- ous results need be feared. The gnu inc Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow pack age. Refuse substitutes. F. B. Brill. local agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

As was expected, the committee on UDads and Bridges has decided to re- Dert adversely on the bill allowing the zalectmen of towns to close other than sfate roads to automobiles. It was what Is sometimes called a freak bilr' H would not only have prevented many antpnaobiie owners from reaching their summer hcmes. but also have discour- aGed the growing inclination of city residents to purchase rural homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
A RELIGIOUS AUTHORS

T.
 Rev. Joseph Fl. Fesperman. Sails bury, N. C., who is the author of sev- eral books. writes: For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly strick en with a severe pain in my Kidneys and was confined to bed eight days un- able to get up without assistance. My urine contained a thick white sediment and passed same frequently day and night. I commenced taking Fofey's Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradual ly abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal. I cheerfully re- commend Foley's Kidney Remedy" F. B. Brill, local agent. *1S5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

The bill requiring the use of lights on 93i vehicles at night was really in the interest of horse-drawn vehicles, for it assured them protection from automo- biIes approaching from the front or the rear, but 1t is adversely reported because of opposition from the rural t0wns- They have made an error which may easily prove costly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

Who is who in Bridgeport? Read the Evening Farmer Monday. April 5. 1909 | then you know.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
HOTEL HAMILTON
OPENED DECEMBER 2

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
THE MAN WHO DOES NOT

Advertise Is ''fisI L. names which stick In the public mind. arc thoss Of the advertise rs-.-thooa vho lsS their iighs AhAAAs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
B E R M U D A

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-19
AAyAlNG7uWA/lDLA IHHT7ZTATH R1N

late Moncure d. Conway unless he has family
freed an ancestor of George Washington" Yet,
despite the many clever scholars and antiquar-
ians of America who have tried their hands at
this sport" it has remained for fellow OF
the Royal Historical society of England, Rev.
Frederick W. Ragg, to convey to us the latest
interesting revelation regarding the ancestry
of our first president.
Barring those that champion the truly demo-
cratic standpoint less prevalent to-day than
it was in 1920, which scorns to connect itself
with old world titles and abhors royalty, there
remain many liberal souls among us who do
not grudge to one who was acknowledged first
in war and first in peace share in the homage
accorded the first family of England.
Edward l. was himself mighty warrior, and
first in many wars; his prowess was early exer-
cised on the Turks, during the last crusade
ever embarked on by Englands kings, ana
when the throne became his own he success
fully carried out his project of uniting England,
Scotland and Wales. He brought the famous
stone of Scone to Westminster abbey, and
under him England became a mighty nation.
He was monarch wise and great, even though
he had little leaning toward democratic govern
ment and did not display special fondness for
Magma Charter. Edward Longshanks was not
an ancestor to be despised by his descendant
George, of kingly bearing and equally long legs.
That this direct line of descent has not until
now been established may seem a bit surpris-
ing in view of the exhaustive research that has
been devoted to the Washington ancestry. The
reason is however, not difficult to understand
when one reflects that such research has been
concerned exclusively with the male line, while
this royal blood is introduced into the family
by Margaret Butler, who married Laurence
Washington in 1888.
Mr.. Worthington Chauncey Ford and others
who have made a special study Of the Washing
ton pedigree trace the line back to John Wash
ington of Whitfield five generations back Of
the aforesaid Laurence and his wife Margaret.
These students state that this Margaret Butler
was the daughter OF William Butler Of Tighes,
Sussex, but do not follow the Butler pedigree
back OF this point. Here Mr.. Ragg has taken
up the quest, and after careful study Of old
records, tombstones, and entries in church reg
listers has proved that William Butler, father Of
Mrs. Laurence Washington, stands tenth in
direct descent from Edward l.
Reference to the above genealogical tree just
completed by Mr.. Ragg, and verified since its
arrival in America by various genealogical ex-
perts, who have pronounced II satisfactory, will
show conclusively that George Washington is
in the sixteenth generation in direct descent
from the monarch in question, and is, there
fore the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at-great-
greatgreatgreat- great-great-greatgreat- grand
son Of Edward l. Plantagenet
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home. but his courage never failed him and
he pushed on
When the sky looked blacklist he would plan
some campaign to make of defeat victory.
A happy illustration of this was when one
Christmas night the soldiers were quite ready
to give up and go home. They were camping
on the banks of the Delaware. Pointing to
the other side, he said: Our enemy is camp
ing there" They were Hessian soldiers, and
since 1t was Christmas night they were cele-
brating It was with difficulty the army
crossed, for the night was wild, dark and cold.
But in spite of the great blocks of ice on the
river, Washington managed to get his army
across, and a victory was the result. more
difficult year was spent in Valley Forge. 1t
was long, cold winter, the soldiers hungry
for food and they did not have enough clothing
and blankets to keep themselves warm. Many
times they were on the verge of mutineering.
1t was only by means of his tact and good
judgment that he brought harmony into camp
and gave the a successful ending.
After leaving the army he went back home
and spent much time improving the farm. The
Mount Vernon estate gradually became an ex-
pensive affair. Here he kept open house, and
never a day went by without his receiving call
ers and friends. Some of the dinners and
levees were often elaborate, and he struggled
hard not to appear bored. He had hoped to
spend the rest OF his lie among tnese pleasant
surroundings. lie often told his friends: Let
those who wish such things as office be at the
head Of things. l do not wish them. All de-
sire now is to settle down at Mount Vernon
and to enjoy my farm" But after the constitu-
ton was ratified and the votes OF the electors
were opened and counted 1t was found that
everyone had voted for Washington. During
his presidency he had many knotty problems,
but he met them all with good sense and judg-
ment. Because he played the double role OF
commander of the army and the first president
of this nation equally well he is entitled to the
name the Father of His Country
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-19
GOOD CHANGE
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who have
found relief from many chronic all
ments by changing from coffee to
Postum as a daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only simple question of trying
it for oneself in order to know the joy
of returning health as realized by an
Ills. young lady. She writes:
81 had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and it affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without headache. had heard about
Postum and how beneficial it was, so
concluded to quit coffee and try it.
Il was delighted with the change.
I can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has gotten
strong and can eat without suffering
afterwards. l think my whole system
greatly benefited by Postum.
my brother also suffered from stom-
ach trouble while he drank coffee, but
now, since using Postum he feels so
much better he would not go back to
coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true and full OF human
Interest.
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His Sole Limitation.

do you know what I'd laik to be?''
asked Rastus of the commercial trav-
eler who was stopping at the wayside
hotel.
NO" said the commercial traveller,
what? A millionaire"
mo, sah," said Rastus.
"a lawyer"
ooh, no, sab. Not dat"
"a doctor?"
mo, sab"
What them" asked the commercial
traveller.
"Id laik to be preacher, sab"
Rastus said.
well, then, why don't your" asked
the commercial traveller.
81 can't, sah," replied Rastus, be
cause | amt got no frock coat"