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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
NEW YoRKs FIRST MAYOR.

It was just two and 8 half cen turies ago this Sunday that New York's first mayor Thomas W1llett. was induced into office. The pioneer mayor of the future New World tropolis may be said to have headed a reform administration, for he linn fted the liberty of cattle to roam at large in the streets, stopped hogs from roofing in the church yard, and inaugurated many other reforms pretty near to being ''the whole works in the government of the town, although there was an alder manic board composed originally of three Dutchmen and two English men. There is reason to believe that Mayor Wi1lett was something of a boss. however, and that the alder men took their instructions from him.
 Since Capt. Thomas winett took office on June IS, 1865, New York has had ninety-seven mayors. Wi1Iett was succeeded in 1866 by Thomas De1aval1. but. he was again chosen mayor forsone year in 1867. He died in 1875 and was buried at Riverside, East Providence, R. T., leaving a considerable fortune in land, mer- chandise, cattle, negro saIves, houses and ships to his heirs. Until the revolution the mayors of New York were appointed by the governor of the province From 1784, when James Duane took office, until 1920 the appointing board of New York state named the city chief executive De Witt Clinton served three terms as mayor during that period. From 1920 to 1880 the mayor was appoint ed by the common t council. Capt. Thomas Wil1ett was perhaps the shrewdest business man who ever held the job, and before the English occupation of New Amsterdam, he .sbeat the Dutch in many a deal he engineered with Peter Stuyvesant an1 other worthies of the town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
NOTICE

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 An 0epos4t money, checks or dEaffH ana leave 1t for one daY.ono week, ono month or one year, and draw inGGFef We give to the buBtness OEEr eareF7 personal attention aS the oldest fiF-N or DT1vate bankers i'm Gla1S sGae0a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
Arl1uSementS
POLT'S

Tn the truly expressive vernaeular Bf today. the show at Polls the first half of the week is "a ptpin." Every one of the vaudeville acts is a win ner,s and the feature photoplay. tMy Best Csirl.' is a comedy drama of the films that will gain favor everywhere.
 The Nine Hussars, talented instru- nlenta1ists and veealists, head the program in a pleasing repertoire ui1- der the direction of Al Sweet The instrumental concert is especially pleasing. while the double male quartet vocal nNaaBers were a real revelation. The efrertng is beautt- fully eostumed and staged. Repeated encores were the rule at all perform : ances yesterday.
 Harry Morrissey the singing cop he was on our police force for a few weeks recently and quit his job for vandevilIe-and Buddie Eherle, the piano fiend, were a big hit with an interesting song and comedy repertoire. They were happily re- ce1ved by a very friendly audience and n1erited the big reception that was accorded their efforts,
 My Best Girl a film version of Charming Pollock and Ronnold Wolf,s big comedy drama success, introduced Max Figman and Lois Meredith. two popular screen stars in an unusual photopIay. The life a millionaire who assumes the tdenti- ty Of another when the latter hap pens to be an army deserter affords 3 theme that Is full of real comedy, as well as some dramatic situations. The play is adequately staged and present q big company of stars
 Jarrow the uaarthful magician, with. the famous lemon trick and 8 lot of funny talk, amused and naystd- fled the big audience, He is a clever trickster and 2. hum orous chap The Bradshaws, in a comic acsobatdc novelty, were very good and offered some unusual stunts Ruth 6 Kitty Henrystvvo pretty girls in some nifty dresses sang. thefr way into popular favor with well-sslected songs and Pike 6 Calamo, two cleasy dancers. had something unusual and enter taining in a terpsicnorean way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
For All Children.

The charter will deal with the whole of childhood. It is of interest to the mother whose heart is wrung by the sufferings of poor babies in those districts where infant mortality
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
EMPIRE

i.T.he Dawn of a Tcrnorro row. q five part Famous Player Paramount mas terpiece, will head the feature pro- gram today.
 Dainty Miss Pieford appears in the leading role in this drama which has gIaddened the hearts of thousands.
 Tonaorrow's feature will be the four teenth tnstallment of the master film serial, ssThe Black Fox, featuring g Herbert Raw11nscn, Anna Little and an all star cast of universal favorites.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
REV. FRANCIS E. cLARK BETTER

Sagamore. Mass, June 15-Rev Francis B. Clark, founder and head who has been i'll with typhoid fever at his summer home here for the past two weeks, was reported today to be in as favorable condition as could reasonably be expected. His age, 64 years. and the fact that the disease has not reached it's crisis have caused some apprehension as to his recov- cry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
E,Lks HOLD CELEBRATION
 TO OBSERVE FLAG DAY

Flag day celebration was held by the local order of E1ks in conjunc- ton with members Of the G. A. R., Sons of Veterans and Spanish War Veterans, who were guests at the big club house on State street. Many speeches were made by the heads of the visiting organizations as we'll as officers of the Bridgeport lodge.
 Between four and twelve inches of snow fell at Sturgis, south Dakota
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ELMER K. sMAII1nar


Elmer Il. Smaliidge, q hiehly-resnec,sd
citizen, died ct his home October 2s, aged
nity-four years. he wss born in North
esst hsrbor, The son OF the late Nathan
aud Hannah fitzpatrick smalhdge, sna
had lived here the greater part of his life.
He bad won the good will and r,suect Of
all who knew him.
Mr.. 5naiiicge was = member OF Ocean
lodge, 1. y. o. r., and OF Mount Deser,
encsmpment. OF Bar Harnor, ana a!ws,s
took an active interest in ttbe1e orgsniza.
tions. North Hart Dor has ios, a good
fiiend and an esteemed resident. His
wife, Louise Law ler,. ana SON. Rober,
Lindsay. have the sympathy Of all.
The iuneraih WAS held In the Union
chureh on sunday afternoon. Oct, a.
Rev. Mr.. Seller Gffieiated. The church
was flied ~ith neighbors and friends,
Members OF the Odd Fellows lodge and
ehca Inpment attended in a body, to nav
their final tribute to the departed brother.
The inteirnebt was at Forest Hill ceme-
terry. here the God Fellows burial SER
vice was read.
Besides his wife end son. Mr.. smalidge
Is survived by two brothers Samuel o.,
OF this place, and Heion, OF Massachusetts,
and two sisters-Mr-. A. /. Holmes, Of
Southwest Harbor, and Mrs. Robert Lind
say, OF Lawrence, Msse.
Nov. q
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SMALL FlOcKS AND
LARGE COMPARED

After investigating the matter thor
oughly, together with what experience
have had. see benefit In flock mat
ings where the focks are not too large.
where these flock matings are used for
egg farming only and where the strict.
est cleanliness is observed, writes NJ.
X. Boyer in the Western Poultry Jour.
nal.
Flocks Of 100 head should be the
limit fifty would be better. But this
for egg farming only. When 1t comes to
breeding. the flock system is entirely
wreng. While there may be good fer
tility, there will not be us good. strong
chicks Breeding pens should vary
according to the breed-from six to
fourteen females to a male. In Asiatics
gBahmas, Cochins. Langshans) six
females to male is best; in the Amer
can class plymouth Rocks. Wyan-
lottes. Rhode Island Reds. etc.l ten
females to male, and in the Mediter-
ranean class fourteen females and a
male.
During the course Of my experiments
had all sorts OF experiences. One
year mated thirty Leghorn pullets to
a strong, vigorous male, and the eggs
proved very fertile. The next year
sold Off ten Of these females and was
surprised that the remaining twenty
pullets uhey were yearling hens them
gave me better laying than the thirty
did as pullets. l do not wish TO say
that hens are better layers than pullets,
but | believe that this incident proves
that had my thirty pullets been divided
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A FAMOUS MIsER.
Cooke Died Wealthy After q Life ef
Petty Saving and Trickery.

Thomas Cooke. known as the listing
ton miser.' left at his death more than
100000 His whole life was one of pen
ury. petty saving and petty trickery.
He made IT habit In order to get
meals for nothing to fall in pretended
fit In front OF house al dinner time
ana ON recovering he would naturally
he Invited to share the meal which he
always did after the proper amount OF
TO these kind people that they had saw
cd his life. would make great fuss
over them and tell them he intended
to remembeN them or their children In
his will.
One man, poor relation occasional
~ sent him small presents Of butter.
This angered Cooke. who said to him:
"why send me such dribiets. you who
are to get thousands and thousands Mt
my death! Send me flrkin." The
firkin and several more were sent. but
neither this iegncy nor any Of the 9th.
ers came to reality.
Like many men shrewd In petty
ways. he was easily deceived In mat
tiers out Of his own line. Thus once
when his horse was sick he was ton
mean to pay horse doctor and asked
advice Of a quack. who told him he
must take thirty onions. drill hole
through each. put them on a string. put
the necklace around the horses neck
and let It stay there. The expense OF
thirty onions was too much: he bought
fifteen. and when. after many days.
they had served their purpose. he took
them to the servant and ordered her to
make an onion porridge for the days
dinner.-Exchange.
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WINDING THE CLOCK.
Follow This System and You May Get
More Accurate Time.

More Accurate Time.
You cannot secure the best services
from a good watch or clock unless you
know how to wind them SO as to cause
the least wear and irreguiarity In their
delicate machinery.
watch should be wound at the
same time every day. II allowed TO
run down or even almost do so and
then wound up until 1t will not wind
any further IL cannot do as perfect
work as watch that Is not allowed
to run to its full capacity or wound
up until II Is as tight as II can be
made
III watch Is wound both morning
and evening ut about the same hour
and the key Is given only enough turns
10 wind Ii little less than half what
1t could be wound the watch will run
more evenly. weir mnch longer and
keep more accurate time than II u Is
wound up eight once day.
watch spring will last longer IL II
is wound when there is the least ex
treme OF temperature. and morning
mud evening are, of course the best In
that respect.
II Is more ar less dangerous to wind
watch during heavy electric storm.
and IL IL best to avoid winding while
on an electric car.
An eight day clock should be wound
twice week at as regular periods as
possible to secure the best results.
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COUNTY . NEWS
NORTHEAST HARBoR.

=. =. Tracy was In Ellsworth sa,r.
Clarence 2. Lurvey has been in son,s
west Hsrbor this week. n'
Mrs. Mildred Dority is receiy;n, -.
ment In the Bar Harbor hospital.
Miss Mary A. Carroll. Of son,.
Hsrbor, recently visited relatives IN go
Mrs. Charles Graves has returned :.
Bar harbor hospital, where she ma.
receiving treatment.
Memuvrs OF Oeea, lodge, l. q. a q
visited tie sSutEwess hsruor ioas. -.
day niZhi, ana wvrked degree.
Hsion smalildg., OF bradford. Ms..
was Ia Town last week, called here bv
death VI his brother, Elmer Il. Small,c,.a
7. II. Hoge Patterson, who has snau.
severs, months At their summer cottage
Sunny side, hts returned to Pnilsnen,n,.
Ansei l.. Manchester anu VIII, I'm
week Tor Bangor iur toe winter. r..,.
children are s.tenuiny iign schuol tha,..
Mrs. Martin ani .tis- IA so.mn nttnbet,
Wac nss oeen rssiutng berv curing ,.a
summer, recently left for Boston for the
winter.
A new photoplsy serial, "Neaf of N.
Navy" Is being shown at the Pastims
Thursday nights. The third installmen,
will be shown Nov. IL.
A bowling tournament will be stsr,.a
on the Neighborhood house alleys soon
q
Members who desire to enter the tourpa.
m.nt are requested 10 leave their name.
with the superintendent on or before Sal.
urday night.
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into two pens instead Of being all In
one l would have secured much
larger egg yield.
/ also experimental with twenty
White Wyandottes In flock. alternat-
ing males, and my egg yield was not
bi. greater than | got from an adjoin-
ing pen of fourteen females. Besides,
the overcrowding soon developed feath-
er pulling In the flock. and | had all
sorts of trouble with that family.
Tom Parsons Of England does not be-
lieve In large. flocks either for breeding
or laying. He says: III had twenty
acres Of land or fifty acres of land 10
set out In poultry, this is exactly the
way l should do 1t, after oil my ex-
experience. | am positive that you
would make 81 per bird on that sys-
TEN. The birds lay much better when
you keep thirty or fifty together than
they do In 500 flock. and you are
more free from disease"
Overcrowding Is a condition that
must be avoided 1t Isl the breeder of
many ills-of disaster. 1t often puts
the veteran to his wits end TO tight on
the evil results. II it puzzles the man
who has been ''in harness" for years
what can be expected Of the novice
VINO has 1t all to learn? Overcrowding
does not only apply to our fiocks of
fowls. but It equally refers to the
chicks In the breeders and the runs.
There must be room so the fowls can
exercise. and there must be peace in
the family. Small flocks are always
more peaceable than large ones. There
Is less nagging. Contented hens are
the egg producers.
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HANCOCK.

Horace Stratton was home from [. OF
M. for the weekend.
Mrs. Ellen Crabtree, who has been quite
i'll OF bronchitis, is much better.
Mrs. c. B. Young was guest last week
of her daughter, Mrs. Maurice Lymburner,
at Bar Har Dor.
w. 9. Stratton, J. R. Strstton and c. P.
Cook are having furnaces installed and
other improvements made on their homes.
Capt. c. A. Crabtree spent . few days
1t home last week while his barge was
loading stone at Rockland. This was
Capt. Crabtree's first visit home for six
years, and his neighbors and friends were
gladto zee him.
The Canning club, under the direction
of their leader, Mrs. Nancy Young, 10
preparing an entertainment to be pre-
sented at the town hail, Thanksgiving
night. The program will consist Of reci-
tations, music and . short Thanksgiving
play.
Nov. 8. G,
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WEST EDEN.

J. F. Cullenin, Of eenbush, Mass. who
has spent the summer here, has returned
to Boston.
Mrs. Clarence Hopkins has gone 10
Franklin to spend the winter with ner
mother, Mrs. Macomber.
M. w. Hamor and wife are going to
Northeast Harbor, where Mr.. Hamor has
employment on q cottage.
Miss Luzetta S~azey has gone to Bar
Harbor for the winter. She has employ
ment ct Mrs. John Rich's.
There is renewed interest in the Y. p.
c. E., and several active members have
recently been added to the society.
Lewis Harvey, wife aud two little
daughters, Lenora and Eleanor, OF Otter
Creek, were the Sunday guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. e. E. Sargent. Mrs. Harvey will be
remembered as Miss Fannie Young, OF
this place.
Nov. 8. N.
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Embellishments
HELPS HEADACHE
A Sure Remedy

You think with your head, but you
work with your stomach. You req
your stomach, but your stomach ieeas
your brain. blood and muscle with inc
food which it must first digest Whea
the stomach goes wrong. the head goes
wrong When you get a sick headaene'
help your stomach with Il. r. ~,
woods Medicine, and your head WIN u
soon clear and stop aching. Here ID
one of many letters to prove it:
Wsterville, Maine.,.
Ny husband 10 taking the IL. F." Aiw se;ns
Medicine now for dyspepsia and II IS hesp a.s
him. We do not feel that We can get s' IA
without il. / have taken il for headaeae az
it has cured me entirely. r rrc
r. F. d. No. 40. Box o.
Buy a Csc bottle at your neaiss'
store, or write today for free saf'p'e'
FREE.-"Ye Olde Songs" words ana .; inp, If
Of sixty popular songs sent tree on res S1,,Ies.
) outside yellow wrappers from 'hs .d;eins.
together with your opinion Of our Me'i''
1F." MEDICINE CO, Portland M
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Homemade rootheo~dsr.

An effective tooth powder which can
be always recommended Is made as
follows: One ounce Of precipitated
chalk. half an ounce of carbonate of
soda. half AN ounce of powdered orris
root Mix well together and pass three
times through sieve. Place In a bot.
tie or In tins until required for use.
The carbonate Of soda removes the
grease from the teeth and prevents de
cay. and the powdered orris root keeps
the gums healthy.
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THE FALLS, HANCOCK.

Burton Scammon, OF franklin, was the
Weekend guest OF his nephew, Willie
Goodwin.
M. E. Scammon, wifel and sons, Of
Bar Hsrbor, we're guests OF F. p Goodwin
and wife sunday.
Christopher Brenlon will move bis fam
lily to Bar Hsrbor, whore he has employ
ment for the winter.
Mrs. Georgis Grant hasFgope to Boston
to visit her son Vernon. She was accom-
panied - far ~ Bradford BY her grand
daughter, Queen,e..Amss.
Friends here Of Mr.. and Mrs. Halle
Dow, Of Boston, extend congratulations
ON the birth o. . daughter. Mrs. Dow
was Miss Madge Moon, OF this town.
Nov g. @.
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Taking oneself too seriously Ii sup
posed to be an American trait. At
any rate. II Is found In America. The
late Edward Everett Hale in I'VE. the
People" cites remark Of Thomas
Carlyle apropos Of this habit.
Margaret Fuller had perhaps taken
herself the least bit too seriously. She
had said that she had determined ITO
accept the universe
She bad better" said Carlyle.
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COUNTY y + W
EGYPT.
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
The death OF Miss Alice Ackley Butler,
which occurred at Buffers Point, Frank
lin. Oct. 80, was noted in the columns OF
THE AMERICAN, but her life deserves
more than passing mention.
She was the daughter OF the late Prof.
Wilson Butler, and was born in Warren,
r. l., in 1889. She was graduate OF Rad
cliffe, and in securing her education she
showed the resourcefulness that was
Characteristic OF her. She soon developed
fine teaching ability, inherited in part, no
doubt, from her father, who was one of
the foremost educators in Massachusetts.
She began her career as q teacher in the
school at White Plains, n. Y. Added to
her efficiency as an instructor was the
rare charm of personality that, with its
CHEEKY manner and helpful spirit, en-
deared her to those who came within the
circle OF her influence.
The illness OF her father brought new
duty to her, and she devoted herself to
him, trying, with the other mem bers Of
the family, to ward OF the inevita Bile.
Not long after his death, she was stricken,
and for two years she fought battle
with the dread disease, battle that de-
served better ending. Through it all
she showed fortitude that was heroic
and spirit of resignation that revealed
her faith and hope in the God OF Things
ashley Are.
Her vacations were spent between West
Hancock and Butler's Point, and all the
neighbors in these communities had q
warm regard for her because Of unaffected
ness of manner and her desire to cheer
ard help others. With fine tact and grace,
she filed her part OF the community life.
The funeral was held Tuesday at But
ler's Point, conducted by Rev. P. A. A..
Killam, of Ellsworth. Throughout her
illness, kind friends had shown many
attentions to her, and in her death they
were still represented BY the many beauti-
full flowers. The interment was in the
family lot ct the cemetery on McFarland's
hill.
Those from away in attendance ct the
service wers Prot. Harris Taylor, OF New
York, and Howard +. Butler, Of Boston,
uncles OF the deceased, Mrs. Wallace
Mitchell, OF Portland, and Mrs. Arthur
Mitchell, Of Freeport, Annts OF Miss But
Ter.
A sister. Miss Hope. OF Bradford acad-
envy, and . brother, Chauncey M, q
student at Harvard, and the two brothers
ut home, Adolf and Allen, are the other
children Of the family, all being present
At the service, Mrs. Mary R. Butler, the
grandmother, with whom the deceased
was great favorite, was called back from
Brunswick. The devoted mother, whose
sorrows have multiplied in the last few
years, and all the rest Of the family, have
the sincere sympathy Of all.
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DEER ISLE.

In the composition which is being car
ried on between the five Sunday schools Of
the Island Fellowship, the Sunset school
won the banner for November, adding
fourteen to the school and maintaining an
average attendance OF IS per cent. Of its
enrolment. A net increase Of 10 per cent.
has been achieved by all the schools in
the competition.
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scented. The average age of the class il
thirty-two Years; the average number Of
terms taught, thirty.
BLUEHILL.'

BLUEHILL.
Frank O'Brien is in Cherryfield on BUSH
ness.
James K. Abram is in New York on
business.
Ralph A. Barker and wife have returned
from their trip to New Haven and Boston.
Mrs. Willis Os2ood was called to Rum
ford Falls recently by the death OF an
aunt.
Mrs. Max Abram picked branch from
q raspberry bush on Nov. /, with ripe ber-
ries and blossoms.
Edward /. Parker spent last week in
Belfast. Willis Snowman took his place
in Twining's store.
$. G. Hinckley and wife have returned
from an automobile trip through WASH
ington and Aroostook counties.
Miss Ethel NJ. Townsend, assistant in
the postoffice, is spendirga vacation in
Brookline and Boston, Mass. Miss
Florence Morse is acting as assistant.
NC. Marshall and family, OF Seal Har-
Dor, have moved into one of John NJ.
SHOWS houses on Maple street. Mr..
Marshall has opened q barber shop in the
Grlndle block.
Nov.S. H.
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Wheat For Poultry.

With the new crop Of wheat coming
In. the price has been considerably re-
duced, and poultry breeders can afford
to feed more Of It than they have been
able to do when 1t was SO high In price.
Wheat comes nearer to the ideal poul-
try food than any other grain, and
when the price is anywhere within
bounds, 1t is good policy to make 1t the
main portion of the hens rations.
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POULTRY pIck,Ncs.


All old hens that have become
improbable should - disposed
of. 1t Is only waste Of money
to be feeding a lot Of hens that
bring In no revenue.
All male birds that are not
needed for next years breeders
are the first ones that should be
eliminated from the flock.
Buttermilk makes good eggs
and lots of them.
Half starved hens are not so
productive as fat ones.
Loose bowels show an excess
of some kind of food. Find out
what it is and slow up bit.