The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-26

turns it into grease and fertilizer. The grease and fertilizer are shipped to France and Belgium. Grease is scarce in Europe. Land needs constant fertilization.
 In many other places the gar dumped, a complete waste. Bridgeport may be said therefore to practice an economy. But in Europe they would be mortified at a. waste which throws grease into a garbage can, and leaves valuable materials unemployed. Such wastefulness in European countries would be ruinous.
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 Fat is a food. Over there 1t is carefully cut away from meat, and served on appropriate occa- sions, so that the fat ration will not be too large. It tends to be too small. Butter fats appear on the best tables once a day; perhaps twice, but are ~frugally used. Some European families could live comfortably upon what American families waste. This is the country of plenty. Pop uIation becomes more densc, and it will be necessary. pres ently. to take heed.
 
 But If the garbage reduction plant is a sad example of a waste, or perhaps, it would be better to say a good example of an attempt to reclaim a, waste, the herd of cattle at Hillside Farm Is a magnificent example of what Americans do to make plenty. Here are cows which give five times the milk and but ter fats of ordinary COWS. while consuming only a little more food and care. America does more of this thing than any other coun- try; does it with food stuffs, and fowl, as well as with cattle.
 What rank shall be given to the individuals who do this sort of thing making plenty where otherwise there might be scare ity?
 How do such talented persons rank with those of us who go about doing the days work in a perfunctory way. and for the most part having a good time." The cattle breeders say that they have a good time. They say there is more real fun4<in doing something original and useful, than there Is in golf, fight fan ming and other things, which are amusing enough and interesting enough, and which successfully keep many men, especially young men, from having real fun.
 When a fellow has his kind of fun. and spends his money for 1t. and has little left, and he meets a chap who has had real fun. by which he has benefited himself and his fellows. and has made money for himself and wealth for the world. what should be the feeling toward him? Should 1t be feeling of envy, of covetousness and the like, or should 1t be a feeling of unqualified admiration? Look into your own mind, young man, and see how you feel.
 
 Voters must not get excited over the primary contests. They are not unhealthy exhibitions of public spirit. Two sides to bring the facts out. There ought to be distinterested party to judge the facts. This the public is, all the part of the public which has no selfish stake.
 Beware of confusing persons with parties and causes. A person in politics is apt to regard himself as the party, and to re- gard matters not pleasing to him as not pleasing to the party. This is certain to be true where several persons are gathered to- getter in party work. The group is almost sure to feel that what it wants and what the party wants are the same. Often they are not. For long time the group that ran the Republican party wanted things that the party did not want, and did things the party did not like. Hence the rebellion, and hence the primary contest in that party.
 rho head of party in the city Is the mayor. By him the party is mainly judged. His name should lead all the rest. Nc other name should be lifted above his He is the responsible of ficer. The people like to think of him as his own man. If there is any man who has an undue influence with the mavor. who. ever he may be, the public vii resent it. The man who has, ol who thinks he has such an in. fluence, should keep in the back ground. MT. King didn't do that and this was the source of hd. heavy fall.
 Wherever 8 politician is try ing to play boss at the expense of the executive, it is certain that other men will arise to- op