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12 THE FARMER: APRIL 2, 1909. RAMFINu inKUlun CALIFORNIA rt 1 X. T 1 T 7 11-U "ITH-fti CtJ -nr1 O l n h rariv uuvs vjiuu. .fjlllv oironp. ivihkps m Record for Summer Walking Trips Sugges tions for Coming Vacation Tours. MAJOR SIDNEY S. PEIXOTTO. lusivo Service Cfiarities and. The Commons Press Bureau.) (Major Pelx otto's walk i tig- trips in I i 1 .1 . , . ...... 1 c. S4-a-Tr ton yearns ago with three boys tor with growing- parties of head' otf the Columbia Parte Boys' 'ami from that organizaition he recruited his marchers. Uast Bureka. His suggestions may neip rs boys' cluibs to organize similar M UK iub ioei. ucii. jwuo i " to the different parts or My first summer was walking with three boys from . . . J . Tr.il twelve days In this wonder land retraced our stem back to the city. ISO! led a party of twelve boys Tosemrte and my experience on trio caused! me to consider it as Impossible future Journey for such to take a loner overland journey tb North, the objective point to be V3Xy OI UQfVBli. ima xuvulc vwuiva tls through the coasx countries 01 ta, through tare great reawooa I forests and eventually home the Pacific Ocean. It is a de- and attractive Journey, out horses. The first party that Oils trip consisted of eighteen uracter. . The next summer ths group To twerity-iour. from San. Jose, five hun- to the south, followwr trie most attractive 10 roys. xis country' along- thej Southern Coast is through populous n'laT well tilled valleys, and.' on td attractive by - tne at t en -kva received from the nu- ' next summer . T -enlarged the 1 steps to -7 xuureJQ Interested in- "the develop iese walking- trips began to me that I "was over-stepping i -ay enlarging tne party to r of boys.: It was -argued lrvAlviriTiad -work became wec- wien the number was inoreas- H lKfi a tarsre group. xo a . . . fHXTmm tnis W5i trutr, uul jiu lVO a, greater numuer w is prrvUeges of enjoying theae outinjjrs ana gain iuo utut- ritls which were so apparent ouiidlhg- up physical and moral - - -Cm ATr.,r KrtTT XtrVl-i i i d V ad in li iq parties, as summer -ripe were interrupt - JjJ BBS DT9 jw raia,i.niLirT UJ. flpuowtns; year rorty-onye ooys pared and taKen on a seconu to Los Arureles. year, 1906, we again went over and not only did we make the sy In harmony and witn tne ur ndtr and eood spirit in our a. -but we achieved a. success in all : aspartments of camp life, which makes memory or mis trip tne ibuuci - of the ten which . I have spent walking with the boys. Tfee summer trjs of the Columbia Park Boys Club have certainly devel oped beyond my -fondiest dreams. In (he M01 trip -the expenses became so jjrmtdaMe a feature that I thought, set the last moment, of giving1 a little JmwT as we passed through the vari ous towns and' cities along the line of ur march. It was a hastily arranged evening's performance, but entertain-iBg- bad been so much a part of our ib life in the years gone by, that we : decided to put our best singers and 'Mr beet comedians on the stage and let tfcem. in a simple way, entertain with their accomplishments. We al ways had a costume closet ' as a part f our oltfb equipment and from this -or pteteed out some of the nicest ; OBfl and. arrangedl a simple program. iThe starting- off was a disappofnt- discouraging, but towards the end, as i we entered the country far away from i the Metropolis, the interest became fsjreater and we were rewarded with .. . mif rtia!ifT,l t-pntnrpc ' The receipts taken in at the theatre doors more than paid- for the summer outing for the party of eighteen mem bers. During- this summer, to attract the audiences" to the theatres, the boys gave a marching- drill in the streets Just before the theatre opened. , It 'wsa a military drill of excellent qual ity and) with the Drum and Bugle iCorps, madfe a very interesting impres Isfon as a prelude to our evening per formance. I The next summer, on the Los An i sjeles- trip, we again arranged a thea jtrical performance. The "show" was jsjreately improved. It was well I thought out and well acted. It re- ceivea praise uiu aipyiwwuuu nvcij where and there was a hundredfold in crease in the receipts at the theatre doors. The following year band mu sic began to be introduced! into the club and when the summer time came, it was possible to form a band and drum corps In place of the military drill. This we found to be a greater help than any other feature that we had introduced, and the band of that year, though not considered a very or dinary affair, was a powerful . addition to the summer trips and to the suc cess of our theatrical shows. The band has developed' in these years to the grand musical organization which made the journey last year to the City of Eureka and) down the coast. This crack band would be able to Walk through the streets of any Metropolis and attract the highest praise. The band, consisting- of every member of the party, fifty in all, whose music was above the ordinary and whose concert work was exceptional, made a deep impression all along the route and undoubtedly packed the houses to the doors. As a marching organiza tion, K was worthy of mention, for Its drills and street work were of the Highest character. It ought to be judded, In speaking of the theatre side ft the life of the camp is of no more Importance to the dub than their base ball or . their daily camp life. After the first two evening performances, little attention is given to further bet-terlng- the "show." There are no re hearsals, nor no tiresome, tedious hours spent in keeping the "ishow" up to a standard. It all comes happily and naturally that -the boys are not bound by any unnecessary prepara tions, though during the day the con versation sometimes fails upon the bad breaks or the roughness of some of the farces on the previous evening. At the same time, it is not a theatrical performance, in the true sense of the word, and the publicity does not in any way affect or influence these boys' lives. The routine of the camp life is done by members of the party. It is a great training and as I look now upon the boys - who have made these trips and analyze their present day lives, I the influence which the jour- ys nave naa upon mem. in tne ae- opment or neaitn ana strengtn. 1 see that these trips nave oreatea sound boys, different alto trom the boys about them. rule, increased the size of the aver age boy of the camp two or three inches in the seven weeks' outing. The cost of conducting these sum mer outings has gradually increased. The three boy outing cost about one hundred dollars for three weeks. The fifty boy outing cost all of $2,000 for seven weeks. A large item of cost is the equipment, for it is absolutely necessary to furnish each boy with a sensible and hygienic costume for liv ing in the open. I have designed a costume which seems to fit every con dition perfectly, costing about $4.20. Care must be taken that the shoes are of good quality' and have been "broken in" before the start is made. The expense of a party of fifty is between $25 and $30 a day. Then there are the horses and wagons, two difficult problems for the novice to handle, but if properly financed, and cared for during the summer, these items could be made to pay for themselves. We earned- last year $1,900 clear of all commissions and- percentages charged at the theatre doors, the total money coming in at the box offices being $2,- 726 for 29 performances. ' When one considers the benefits that have been derived1 by the boys on these summer travels, it is almost impossi ble to speak in words about them. We are day by day traveling onwardv and we are seeing new sights at every hour of the diay; we are among vineyards. we are in the canyons, we are by the rushing waters, we are plunging into the depths of the mountains, leaving civilization on behind; we are making friends in the populous communities through which we pass; we are lying down at night with the stars above us; we are swimming m the broad rivers, learning every day of nature and' geography and infinitesimail things that go to make up this beau tiful world. It is a dream-life, this walking in the sunshine; and though it is at times a hardship, and though it teaches them a thousand lessons in bearing with each other's infirmities. in eating unpleasant (foods, and trying to live together in harmony and peace. it brings us all back stronger and no bler, and filled with countless remem brances that take the place of idle gossip during the" year to come. CHANGE IN LOCAL TROLLEY SCHEDULE The Connecticut Company, Bridge port Division, desire to announce that effective April 1st. half-hour service will be provided on the Bridgeport- New Haven line on Saturdays and Sunday between the hours of 9:00 a. m and 7:00 p m. This affects the service to Milford and Woodmont, and to all beaches on the shore. H M M P 0 We ask as a favor that you do your trading early in the day Saturday as possible so as to avoid the afternoon and evening rush. For the past few Saturdays it has been quite impossible to keep up with the steady rush of customers, and we re gret that unintentionally some have been kept waiting some little time. But you can help us by doing your trading early. FINANCIAL. rdaRily April 3d Decorated Plate or Oatmeal Bowl to all purchasers of Spices, Extracts, Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, Baking Powder, Etc. Remember these articles are given in additional to the regular checks. WHY Pay 10 and 12 cents for your RICE When we will sell you a better quality for C i i- l O. TRY IT. 7 Special Saturday Only Silver, Nickel Butter Knife, Sugar Shell and Jelly Spoon. The set of 3 pieces given free with each pound can of Sovereign Baking Powder INTEREST Allowed on Balances Subject i to Check SWATSONsa BANKERS Established 1866 Stocks and Bonds Private Wires to New York, Boston, Philadelphia Cor, Main and John iSts. INVENTS SPAM PLUG PROTECTOR Justin A. Wilson, the well known automobilist and rubber manufacturer, has invented a protector for spark plugs, which he has patented, and which is meeting with a ready sale to the wholesale trade. The protector consists of a rubber cylinder, within which the spark plug is contained, and efficiently protected from injury in the tool box or elsewhere when not In use. Pl'RKLY PEIISOXAL "We were certainly -treated right royally in Washington." W. H. Mari gold. "And we secured the speaker we wanted for our banquet." Fred Enos. "It is certainly great to be able to be here and greet my friends during Fair Week." C. B. Read. "When- it was snowing hardest early Tuesday morning the robins were mer rily singing their song of cheer. Who wouldn't be an optimist." M. A. Mor ris. "That chicken supper by the ladies of the People's Presbyterian Church, was a fine treat." T. P. Taylor. "More cars than ever, are being sold this spring. People are beginning to realize what a real pleasure they are and as for business there is nothing like them." H. D. Gates. "The East End Is doing some build ing; on one street there are ten new houses in course of construction." Sheriff Heisler." "When the new Congress street bridge is completed, most of these old buildings at the eastern approach, will have disappeared, and new modern structures take their places, giving a business tone to the locality." H. S. Challenser. Miss May Luby, principal of McKin ley school was stricken with a severe attack of acute indigestion during the morning session yesterday. Her fam ily physician was called and Miss Luby removed to her home. C. B. Read who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis has so far recovered as to be able to partici pate in the Joys of Fair Week to the gratification of his many friends. Miss Margaret McPadden, the young artist, who has several meritorious pictures in the Art exhibit at the Li brary, is a sister of Sewer Inspector D. McPadden, and a popular young lady of the East Side. She is a pupil of Miss Myra Wooster and during the short period of her instruction has shown remarkable talent. Mr. George Zumstag was passing the cigars yesterday, in honor of his 53rd birthday. He reports that his "green little shamrocks" are still flourishing. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Whiting and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. "Mills of this city have been heard from at Sopchoppy, Fla., where they are registered at the Pana- .C Mr., and Mrs, H. H. Nettleton are at their home on Colorado avenue after a lengthy stay in St. Petersburg, Fla. Many social functions are being planned for Easter week, and the fair sex are busily engaged preparing therefor. What Parisian Sage will do or Money BACK Stop falling hair in two weeks. Cure dandruff in two weeks. Stop splitting hair. Stop itching scalp immediate ly. Grow more hair. Make harsh hair soft, silky and luxuriant. Brightens up the hair and eye brows. As a hair dress ing it is without a peer it con tains nothing that can possibly harm the hair, it is not sticky, oily or greasy it is used by thou sands to keep tile hair healthy it prevents as well as cures disease. For women and children it is the most delightful dressing- and- should be in every home. Leverty & Bro. sell ltliaSO cents a The Girl with the Auburn Hair is on every package. NOTICE! Watch for our Beautiful Easter Picture given free to all purchasers, in addition to the "Regular Checks." BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 5th. Sugar CUBE SUGAR 51-2clb. Granulated 5c lb. Powdered or Confectionery 5 l-2c lb. 5 lb. Boxes Crystal Domino .... 38c. 1058 MAIN ST. 701 EAST MAIN ST. Condensed Milk a MAGNOLIA . .... 9C i j CHALLENGE 8c THE BRIDGEPORT 7 TRUST CO. Capital and Surplus. . . .$800,00 Banking in all Its branches. Deposits received subject to check. Department for Sa vines. A legal depository for trast funds. ' 167-1T1 STATE STREET P. W. MARSH, President f E. H. JTTDSON, Treasurer READ HARRIMAN'S INTERVIEW WITH MICH INTEREST Congressmen, However, do not Find a Great Deal of Light. They Agree With Many of Bis Conclusions. Bat Wish Be Would be More Explicit in Telling flow to Carry Oat Bis Ideas What Congress is Doing to Make Rev enue and Expenditure Balance. ' -Special from United Press.) "Washington, April 2. Public men here and in Congress have been read ing with interest the various publish ed interviews with E. H. Harriman.the railroad man, and marvelling at his sudden eloquation. They do not find, however, that he has thrown much light upon the subjects that he has discussed. His theory that the gov ernment should be run, like the rail roads, on a cost-at-ton-per-mile basis, sounds- interesting to Congressmen and others but even Mr. Harriman does not indicate just how this could be done and careful inquiry among offi cials here reveals an equal, ignorance. But, if Mr. Harriman meant by that, that there should be a more careful adjustment of the expenditures to the revenues of the government he is right in line with the present administra tion, just as he is in his suggestion that the Sherman Anti-Trust law should be amended. Both President Taft and Former President Roosevelt have indicated in their public speech es and messages that the Sherman law should be amended to permit the railroads to make pooling agreements among themselves. Bills to effect this were introduced in the last Con gress but never got beyond considera tion in committee. They will be in troduced again but it is evident that the great part of the sentiment which Mr. Harriman says that he has ob served throughout the country on this subject, must make itself more clearly understood than has yet been done be fore such a measure can become a law. President Taft has already instructed heads of the government departments to scrutinize most carefully the ex penditures of their offices with the view of scaling down their estimates for the next fiscal year to the lowest possile figures consistent with the prov en needs of the government. , At the same time steps are being taken in Congress to keep the appro priations to a minimum. The newly created Senate budget committee or as it is called, the committee on public expend it-ure. through a sub-committee, is hard at work in an endeavor to dis cover the leaks through which the gov ernment money runs and the means to plug them up. replications of work by the several departments are to be prevented and an effort made to correlate the business of the gov ernment so as to check wastefulness. The ambition of bureau officers to en large their departments at the expense of the public treasury is to be check ed and new propositions that may be advanced will be carefully scrutinized before Congress will embark on the fresh ideas. So much is ths the fact, indeed, that it is the impression here that Senator Aldrich and his colleagues of the fi nance committee in the preparation of their tariff bill, are looking more to a big reduction in expenditures rather than to an increased revenue, in order to make the income and outlay of the government more diminutive. PAUL1ST FATHERS TO GIVE MISSION AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH The parishioners of St. Mary's church are looking forward with pleasure to the mission which is to be given in that church by , the Paulist Fathers and which will begin the week follow ing Easter. The Paulist Fathers is one of the noted teaching orders of the church and the fathers are noted for their learning and piety. NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE. Statistics show that the Germans pa tronize the railroads almost twice as frequently as they did ten years ago, and average longer journeys. The first lighthouse in this country to use aoteylene as an illuminant will be erected by the Government as an gxperiment at Finn's Point, New Jer y. A trough-shaped rubber shield, big enough for a lineman to sit upon, has been patented for the protection of men working among high voltage cur rents. One of the new emergency devices for use in submarines Is a helmet and coat containing enough air to lift the wearer to the surface of the water. Attendance at the International Tu berculosis Exhibition, recently held at Philadelphia for four weeks, was with in 2,000 of the half million mark. During the world cruise of the At lantic battleship fleet wireless tele phony between ships was carried on successfully at distances up to 50 miles An experiment of . building a country road in Minnesota by mixing cut yel low cloyer.and rye stray with the sand base is1 said to have proven success ful. English is gradually becoming the language of commerce in China, near ly all of the Government and private schools in the coast provinces teaching it. The railroads of Australia use five different gauges, ranging from two feet to five feet, three inches, and all at tempts at standardization have failed. The Japanese Diet is considering a bill authorizing the expenditure of $875,000 on the Tokohoma waterworks, to be expended in allotments covering 13 years. Though gas and petroleum engines were unknown in Japan ten years ago, they are now used by about 15 per cent, of that country's manufacturers for motive power. A British electro-metallurgist has brought out a system whereby it is possible to produce copper wires or sheets from the crude metal in but one operation. The tie-treating plant of the Mexican Central Railroad is said to be the first to make a success of preserving tim ber by forcing oil into the wood un der pressure. A recent temporary shut-down of all the power plants utilizing the water of Niagara showed that they lower the level of the falls but two-fifths of an inch. The most powerful searchlight In the world is carried by the American flag ship Connecticut. It is of 180,000,000 candle-power and can throw a six foot beam for ten miles. In the almost uninhabited Murman district of Russia, -in the extreme north., along the Norwegian frontier, there have been discovered rich depos its of silver, copper and lead. A steel company In New York state claims to have brought out a mangan ese rail which can be bent, twisted or otherwise distorted while cold without breaking or developing cracks. The first academy of aviation in Ger many has been founded at Munich by the bavarian Automobile Club, which has purchased an extensive tract of land and will build a big aerodome. This country's production of zinc in 1908 totalled 210,424 short tons, a de crease of more than 15 per cent, from the previous year. Missouri, Color ado and Wisconsin led, in the order named. By way of experiment the British War Office Office recently transported an armed force of 1,000 men from Lon don to Hastings to repel imaginary in vaders by automobile at a rate of 20 miles an, hour. A -peat gas plant is being erected at Svedala, Sweden, which will transform power won from the bogs into elec tricity and supply neighboring munici palities and factories with light and power1." A new submersible with which the Italian navy Is experimenting is Im mersed solely by mechanical means and is so buoyant that, if the machin ery be stopped, it will immediately rise . to the surface. Advocates of the conservation of for ests in Canada are favoring the estab lishment of fur farms to utilize the timber lands, the finest fur-bearing animals in the world' being indigenous to that region. All the marble used on Argentinas' new Government building at Buenos Ayres, which will be the finest struc ture of the kind in South America, will be cut with carborundum wheels made In the United States. For some time blotting paper has been used for bottle stoppers, to cover piano hammers, as an electric insu lator and to polish precious stones. A German inventor recently patented a bathing costume made from it. Scotlands' largest waterpower plant, in course of construction, 'rill utilize the rainfall of a tract of 55 square miles and will operate nine turbines, each of 3,200 brake horsepower, the largest in Great Britain. A reconstruction by French scien tsits of the cave man whose skull was found at La Chapelle-Aux-Saints shows that the oldest human being of whom there Is record was about five and a quarter feet tall, but could not stand erect. At a cost of $5,000 the Government will erect on the brink of Grand Can yon of the Colorado a monument In memory of John Wesley Powell, for mer Director of the Geological Survey, in recognition of his services as a sol dier, explorer and scientist. According to a noted London sur geon, who has accomplished some re markable cures with radium, the. se cret of success lies in the discovery that a little of the strange material. (spread over a wide area, is more powerful than solid bead composed of it. Within a circle of 60 miles 4fn diifcr eter, with its center in Np' York, there are more telephones than in all Great Britain. PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK MARBLE BUILDING 034-926 MAIN STREET Interest 4 per cent, per Annum DIVIDENDS PAT ABLE g JANUARY 1st AND July 1st I Business Honrs, 9 A. M. to S P. M. Saturdays, 9 A. M. to 12 M, WHERE ONE MAN GETS RICH through hazardous spec ulations, hundreds . ge$ poor. "We will start an ach! count for you with one dollar, and you are al ways sure of your mqnv ey when the rainy day; comes. "! MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND MISSES Your Outfit IS WAITING FOR YOU AT JACOBY'S OUR PROPOSITION IS THIS ! We want you to come and buy your Spring clothes now so you can wear them when you should on Easter. We don't want any mon ey we'll take your simple promise to pay later a dollar a week. Jacoby's terms are the easiest and it is always a straightforward business proposition our credit that no one need hesitate about making use of. Jacoby's stock of men's and women's clothes represent all that's good in this season's wearing appar el. Call and talk it over. 1266 Main St. OPP. "THE STRATPIELD Easter M SAVINGS Bj 916 MAIN ST. Bridgeport Savings Bank Corner Main and State Streets V Incorporated 1842. Deposits received rom $1.00 upwards. Deposits draw interest from the hrst of each month. Loans made on real es tate. THE BRIDGEPORT LAND & TITLE CO. 169-171 STATE Real Estate bonht aad wM. General care taken of property. D. F. WHEELER, Trcm.A Tress. '1 EGBERT MARSH, SPECIAL-: a JAMAICA TOURS March 1 5 to April 3 First class round trip, ray including eight days hotfil accommodation vVr $85.00 1 For Further Particulars Apply ta " S. Loewith & Cdi AGENTS Tel. 99 116 BANK ST Parmer Want Ads. lc; f word, i-" Tne trips bare, as a large bottle.