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TBB (NASSAU POST, m S S P O R T , M. Y., FHIIDAY, MARCH 16. 1»18—Pige 7 tual Financial Statement VILLAGE OF FREEPORT the imdenirneti. oomprimiyr the Boerd of Villaire Trueteen <rf the of Freeport. N. Y., estimate the total amount of the Vfllafre. Taxe* \rained ft>r Ordinary expenae* in th e Villa ye duri ng the present fiscal ? OENBRAL FUND. expenses .............................................. ........ $7,260.00 on grounds, N. Y. Oity ................................. . 760.00 --------------- SR.000.00 POLICE FUND. of Police D e p a rtm e n t..................................................I 10,000.00 STREET FUND. Mice of Street* ................................................ 6,000.00 STREET I/TCHT FUND Mice o f Street Light* and Repair* to plant. . $16,000.00 indebtedness caused by increased cost of |coal and operation ...................................................... 3,500.00 --------------- 18,500.00 BOARD OF HEALTH FUND, of Board of Health .................................................... 2,500.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND. nance and equipment of Fire Department ........................ 10,000.00 PARK FUND. Mice <xf public park on Brooklyn Avenue . . ' ..................... 300.00 BOND AND INTEREST FUND. on road construction bond* ........................... $2,700.00 construction bond No. 4, Series A....................... 2,000.00 construction bond No. 2, ’Series B ........................ 1,000.00 w t on Are equipment bonds ............................... 260.00 equipment bond No. 9 ........................................... 600.00 v equipment bond No. 3, Series B ............................ 600.00 --------------- 6,960.00 1 for all purposes a total o f ........................................................ $61,250.00 March 1 , 1818 . SIDNEY H. SWE7.EY, President HENRY L MAX SON JO H N H. MAHNKEN SILAS A. WILLIAMS FRANKLIN BEDELL 1: SyLVBHTBR P. S h e a . Village Clerk. NEEDS PHOTOGRAPHERS Urgent Celt fe Men of Photograph ic Experience m County. There Is urgent need for men with photographic evperi»nre in th e pho tographic section of the air division, Aviation Section Signal Corps. Vol untary call No. 34 is hereby announc ed as follows: “ Call No. 34, U. S. School Aerial Photography, Rochester, N. Y., for 200 photographers to report to the Commandant a t that point on March 10th. Sent only men who h a v e either full professional or advanced amateur experience in photographic work. W hite mem only may be Inducted. The men inducted m u s t be sent ao as to -10. It is especially urged th a t no m an be inducted under this call un less the local board has good reaeons to believe that he possesses the neces sary photographic experience, the us ual physical examination will be made. This duty is one of the most desirable assignments in the army, and it is therefore believed th a t the call herein announced can be com pletely filled by voluntary induction, arrive at disti natron named on March held on the date of village electron, -Dunouus pus paAieoM aq him . siun)aj ed. -------------- 4 -------------- FREEPORT On March 20th a Lenten tea will be held at the home of Mrs. John Marshall, 74 New York avenue, Free port. The money collected will go towards the E a s ter offering of the Guild of the Church of the Trans figuration. All are welcome to the tea. -------------- ♦ -------------- R a tlin * « little h it anx^oua ab o u t that tenatleaa property? Don't worry ab o u t the m lt— if your 'ad' in RIGHT and is TH E R E , o u r classified, w eek after week. in'\. IMPORTANT COAL ANNOUNCEMENT re will accept your order for Spring deliv ery, subject to any decrease or in crease in price. It is to Your Advantage to Place Your Order Now Kindly Communicate With the Nearest Branch The Long Island Fuel Corporation OWNING AND OPERATING THE LYNBROOK COAL CO. Place Lynbrook, N. Y. T e leph o n e , 7 SO Lynbrook ROCKVILLE CENTRE COAL CO. Morris Ave. Rockville Centre, N. Y. T e lephone, 2 5 2 R o c k v ille C e n tre / FREEPORT COAL CO. 19 Main Street Freeport, N. Y. T e lephone, 3 9 8 F r e e p o r t LAURELTON COAL CO. Springfield Ave., Springfield Gardens T e lep h o n e , 18U8-W S p ringA e ld General Offices: Lincoln Place, Lynbrook, L. I. (Copyright, HIT, Western Newspaper Onion.) Mutt Burns stepped from a wood land path, past the edge of a little hush guarded covert end deposited upon the greensward n basket, well filled. He chuckled and grunted with evident self-satisfaction. Then hla qye* rested with a quick, tender light upon a boy ish-faced, Invalid-looking man, many years his Junior, who sat with bla back to a tree, dozing. Beside the latter was a pad of blank paper and a pencil, and alongside of these was a folded sheet Both Matt and Ms friend, or rather charge of hla, were tattered an to raiment, and a smoldering wood fire, some handy utensils, made the whole presentment trnmpllke In Its suggoatlveness. “Poor Mlow I” soliloquized Matt. “At the rhymes again, I suppose. HI I I any—famous luck I” he added, with a kind of hilarious cheer to his tones, for the other had suddenly awakened. Erick Doane glanced lingeringly at the basket and then Inquisitively at the face of the other. “You sold the poem?\ he questioned eagerly. “I did, and no trouble at all. Oswald & Ewing Just exactly grabbed It, and say I ordered another one for a big sale they’ve got on for Saturday. I got two dollars, and we’re fitted out with viands for three days. I hap pened to itlentlon about you and our fix, and the head of the firm got quite Interested, and said he’d double the price If you made the poem a funny one.” * “Now, isn’t th a t fine!\ cried Erick, his wan face aglow with pleasure. “Cheap, too cheap,” declared Matt, wagging his head snplently. “Why, If we were fixed so you were comfortable and easy In your mind, you could turn out regular high-up magazine stuff, or get out a book a n d gll that, and make a fortune In a year.” “That’s a dream, Matt,” said Erlcfcv sorrowfully. “You overestimate me, dear old fellow that you are. I can Jingle together a few simple rhymes, but real poetry takes genius, and I'm a long way from having that.” “Is that so?\ vociferated M att storm- Ily. “I know b etter. What did we do at the last town, where you wrote a dedication poem on a new city hall they were putting up? Five dollars from the orator of the occasion. And the little two-line rhymes yotf got up for a party of some young folks. Ten cents apiece, a n d forty of them. Say, Albert Tennyson would have doted on you, and Lord Byron would h ave made you his close p al.” Erick smiled indulgently, and then the two fell to discussing the edibles the basket contained. They were tramps, homeless, friendless, but one w a s a poet In a way, and the other had a great purpose In view and they were by no means of the ordinary drift of hoboes. , M att Burns, true professional, had picked up Erick Doane, who was the poorly paid clerk of n cheap lodging house. The latter was frail, sickly, un able to do a m an’s work, and a physi cian had told him that he could not live long unless he located permanent ly In a warm climate. Big-hearted M a tt took n fancy to the young fellow. H e grew proud of his poetic efforts, he experienced a certain satisfaction In 'becoming “the patron a man of genius.” “I ’ve adopted you, Erick,” he said one day. “I'm going to get yqu to Flor ida before the cold sets In, and bunk down In some snug spot there, and you shall develop your literary abilities while I work th e roads, see?” And now they were carrying out the pro gram. “ What’s the new screed, Erick?” Inquired Matt, a s he noticed the folded sheet lying on the grass. “Oh, that Is a set of rhymes of the love jiort,\ answered Erick casually. “I never was In love, but th a t’s the kind of stuff I would write If I were.\ “ Send It to some magazine, Erick,” suggested Matt, “and maybe you’ll catch on.\ B u t Erick smiled dubiously, for he knew that he was simply a rhymester and not a poet. And when next he sought to show h is love verses to Matt later on, the wind had blown them aw ay or something else was respon sible for their mysterious disappear ance. This was responsible: a dog, a smart little fox terrier, trained by its Indul gent master to carry small packages In Its teeth. Unnoticed by either of the tramps, little Gyp had scurried across the grass, picked up the folded sheet, and holding It daintily, scampered back to the side of Its strolling master. Waldron Rosslter noticed that his canine favorite was carrying a scrap of paper lu his mouth, but that was not uncommon, and he bestowed only cas ual .attention upon the circumstance. He was thinking of Netta Brice, and a certain trace of self-consciousness was apparent In stride anti manner as he passed the house where the beloved one lived. Reseller was of • shy, re tiring nature, and he simply lifted hi* hat to Netta Brice on the porch and passed on. Not so Gyp; Miss Netta had fed him too many dainties to be forgotten. T b s animal darted In through the gate way, deposited th e love poem at Net- ta'a feet, received a chocolate from a box s t her side and thee rejoined his That evening Wsldmn called upon Netta. He was Immensely gratified to observe her grnctousnes* and Interest H e r eyes were spsrklln* as though some new great Joy Infused her. Fi nally she lifted a folded sheet from s stand. \Gyp was a faithful messen ger, Mr. Rosa!ter,\ she said. \The lines sre hesutlful,\ “The lines?” repeated Rosslter vaguely, “The poem.\ \You mean—” “MThy I supposed—” and there Netth floundered. Rnther confusedly she told of Gyp bringing her the poem, and she supposed—she supposed— “I declare I” Rosslter relieved her embarrassment by saying a f ter he had read the lines. “Miss Brice—Netta,” he added In a low, Intense tone, “those are Just my sentiments and— ” At that critical moment Netta’s mother came Into the room and the nvowal trembling on his eager Ups, and the expectant, blushing face so near to hla own lost Its force. Still, Wal dron Rosslter left the rose-clustered cottage that night feeling that he was closer to Netta than ever before. He assayed to trace the origin of the poem next dny. Taking Oyp with him, Rosslter went over the route of the day previous. When the animal neared the hide-out of the tramps he darted towards It Erick Doane was seated under a shady tree, writing. This was suggestive to Rosslter. He approached and engaged Erick In con versation. Soon he knew that he was the poet whose effusion had puved the way to happiness. Then Matt appeared. Waldron Ros si ter was gentle hearted and synipa- Both W e re Tattered. thetlc. He was full of good feeling towards the twain, for had not the poem brought Netta nearer to him? “See here, friends,” he spoke, “I am mightily Interested In your plans, and I want to help you on your way. I have a bungalow on the Indian river, 4wsra la Florida, vacant most of the year. What sny you to going there, fare paid, and becoming caretakers till I want to use It? Then we can make some permanent arrangements.” “You don’t mean it, boss !** spoke up the delighted Matt, honest tears of gratitude In his eyes, while Erick voiced his appreciation of the kind offer with sincere emotion. Rosslter th a t evening again culled upon Netta. \I have found the poet,” he stated gayly. “Indeed?\ murmured Netta. “Yes,\ and Rosslter recited all the circumstances of the case. - “The young poet says he has a great wish,\ continued Rosslter. “Which Is?” “To write out his congratulations for wedding, Netta,\ and he drew near er to her. “Dare I hope th a t It may be our wedding?” And Erick Doane, happy a n d well In hts new Southern nest of comfort, re ceived the order for the poem a few months later. Easy to Increase Acreage. Not only can we greatly Increase our acreage of useful food crops by such Impressive and expensive methods as draining swamps and Irrigating deserts and the homely one of plowing up pas tures and brush patches, but the ex perts have also been faithfully telling us such unpalatable, but now hopeful and promising truths as that our acre age yield of any of the great staples, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes. Is barely half that of the average yield of any of the countries of western Europe, so that we have plenty of room to grow and Improve. This Inferior yield from our match less American sol? Is due p artly to less labor applied per acre, partly to less fertilizer. Here our experts come for ward with another even more encour aging statement, and that is that there Is now, In the light of modern agricul tural science, practically no such thing as a poor soil, or as an exhausted soli. ROOSEVELT Mr* F Uhe of Fulton avenue, who i* confined to her home with illness, snd under the doctor's care, is slow-* ly improving. e r tne week-end at her home on Cen tennial avenue. Boys’ Brigade meets every Friday evening at the public school. Frank Woods is enclosing his ve randa and shingling his residence oa Main street New Jersey. znends here last week. Garland Gaden spent Monday in Roosevelt visiting friends. f> ------------ William Hess of the Commissary Department stationed a t Fort Slo cum, was home o^ five days’ leave this week. A farewell party was tendered him by a number of friends last Tuesday evening a t hfis resi dence on Colonial avenue, as it is expected that he will soon be leav ing for France. Mrs. Robert Dunlap o f Debevoise avenue is spending a few weeks with •her sister in Manhattan. Word has been received that Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Golden expect to return from Florida with a month. Private Harvey George of Camp Upton, spent the week-end with Mr and Mrs. Joseph Faath and friends on Whiteh’ouse avenue. Herbert Abrams is employed with Marino at his automobile establishment. h rank Wendolofski reported a t r ort 'Slocum on Monday for special duty. Contributions are asked for the purchase of a service flag by the community. These contributions, no m atter how small, can be left at Na th a n ’s store on Main street. Mrs. Chas. Edwards is able to be around again after being confined to her home w ith the grip. Master Otto Perkola is compelled to remain indoors on account of an attack of measles. The pupils of Roosevelt School on the Eagle Honor Roll fo r February are as follows: Pupils of the Freeport Public Schools who have been perfect in a t tendance (neither tardy nor absent) who have had above 90 for effort, and an average above 85 in school work for the month of February 1918, are as follows: MERRICK A robin chirping lustily in a hick ory ttree in North Merrick near the junction of Camp and Merrick ave nue, and a clear, warm sunrise the other day, gave evidence concurrent ly that March was sUurMpjy- spring time a little in advance of jjmanac schedule. ^*-**^(p Harry Leich and Francis Savona were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hamer of the old Camp Meet ing Grounds. Through the aid of a Victrola concert a most delightful tim e was enjoyed. Anthony Confglio of Brooklyn was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Savona of Hendrickson avenue last Sunday. Mr. Conigilio, who is a summer res ident here, unexpectedly came to Mer rick at this tim e of the year for the reason that his home was one of th e several th a t suffered from the series in robberies committed last week in the neighborhood of the Meadowbrook road and Northridige Park. A regular meeting of the Parish Aid Society was held a t St. John’s Lutheran Church Wednesday after noon, March 13, at 2.30 . Further de tails of the meeting will be given next week. Edwin C. P. Bahnsen was in Mer rick for a week-end visit. At first it was believed that he would remain a while longer, in fact, it was expect ed that the length of his stay would be indefinite. However, the shortness of his stay did not in any way im pede the gladness or diminish the manner in which he was gladly re ceived by his admirers. Among the pupils who attend the, school at (Smith ville South who were perfect in attendance during Febru ary the following are from Merrick: Room 2—Conrad Heinzerling, Ber tram Hope. Room 3—Harold Stengel. 'Room 4— Walter L’Hommedieu, Marion Hendrickson, Dorothy Schade, Robert Schade. Room 5—Edward Stengel, Ethel Hope. Room 7—Anthony F. Savona, Vi ola Hendrickson. Harold Stengel in Room 3 and Vi ola Hendrickson in Room 7 were al so perfect in. deportment. f Not Consistent. Bix—No meat for me. I never jeat anything that costs the life of a living creature. ' EHx—Then drop that polpxu you're eating. Don’t you know that the pro jection of potatoes costs the Uvea of ■tillious of pong pytato bugs?—Boston Tranwdet. H ___ ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH ‘ Rev. William Steinbicker, pastor. Bible School meet* s t 9.30 a.m. Ser vice at 10.46 a-m. The catechumens m eet Tuesdays at ti.45 and on Sun days in connection with the school. The $760,000 fund for th e care of about 200,000 Lutheran boys in the arm y end navy, towards which St. John's contributed its share, has beam oyer subeoribed.
