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FRIDAY, APRIL B, 1918
The Home Newspaper.
The home newspaper is generally tonceded to be a jfood atset for any community, 'yet many inhabiUnte of territories in which they are located, fail to patronize them either by sub- ¦cribing or by advertising. A cer¬ tain portion of the home people would rather let thfiir dollars go outside their home town for somS far-away publications, the same aa they trade in the city rather than encourage their home merchants.
The far-away publications, as a rule, have nothing but mercenary mo¬ tives in catering to patronage ob¬ tained from remote communities, while the home newspaper, aside from patronage, comes into close contact with the people and welfare of a town. It usually devotes much efTort and apace towards promoting com¬ munity welfare.
The carrying of news and adver¬ tisements'are, of course, necessities to the production and continuation of all newspapers. Circulation also has to hi figured, and the more encour- .agement a publisher receives, the bet¬ ter fitted financially ia he to produce a good newspaper. Job printing, if this l>e conducted, adds to the finan¬ cial situation with all newspapers.
All Long Island suburban news¬ papers have competition from city dailies and the nearer located to New York the keener the competition.
Taking the value of a home news¬ paper and comparing it wi(th th(e dailies, from a news and advertising' standpoint, the former has the advan¬ tage because it prints both the im¬ portant and the minor happenings, while the city papers generally cater only to the big events and frequently get those twisted.
P'rom an advertising standpoint, the home newspaper is in position to give good results and frequently does, although not properly credited. It circulates among people who often¬ times know the advertisers and their stores intimately. The solicitations for business therefore, go to a direct source for response.
Moral: Patronize your Home Newspaper. It is one of its most valuable institutions.
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Good BasimeoM hdgmemt.
A (fnarter of « mUHon dollar* ia tlie price to be p« id to the state for the first parcel of abandoned canal l«fid». The city of Schne^ady get* the land, a strip right in the centre of th.? butinesfl eection, and the state jfts $248,791 ca«h. With the completion of the barge canal the irtate will have a lot of valuable canal land in the Cities and villages along the line of the old canal and it promises to be in brisk demand.' In Schnectady the old canal pri«m ran straight throujrh the most congested aection of the bais- iness part of the city and will be con¬ verted into an important thorough¬ fare. Under the terms of the sale as made by the canal board the city is given four months in which to com¬ plete the purchase, but as the city is very anxious to take possession and has the money, the transfer is ex¬ pected to take place at once. The par¬ cel q4 land taken by the city does not include all of the abandoned canal land in Schnectady. Several other valuable parcels lie along the proper¬ ty of the General Electric Conrpany and the American Locomotive Com¬ pany, and the state treasury is like¬ ly to be further enriched before long.
Necessary Reforms.
If the bill of Senator Walters, amendjng the election law passes, one of the surviving provisions of the iniquitous Levy law, the one requir¬ ing a 24-colmun registry book, will be wiped off the statutes. This 24- column book provides for at least 14 entries as to matters which can only be known by the personal appear¬ ance of the elector which is not re¬ quired in towns and villages. This bill also authorizes the redistricting of the election districts made neces¬ sary l.y the addition of women to the oloctorale, includes a number of pro¬ visions to prevent frauds at elections offered by the Honest Ballot Asso¬ ciation, requires that a party must have cast 15,000 votes at the last election to be entitled to a place on the ballot and increases from 6,000 to 15,000 the num'ber of signatures re¬ quired for an independent nomination for a state-wide office.
Laeky Fone Town!
The fellows who ntayed behind Home Town are the lucky ones these j caTrt'aV»fl«t evening!'A "wMk"p*8^d
jiny nf her uteti^ When th«» flrst omi¬ nous whisperings of bir^^wing tfouMe reached her ear she annooneed the penalty. "No meals on F'riday to any who have failed to take their weekly bath." On tJje first FriHay there was one vacant chair at breakfast; it re¬ mained vacant at noon, and was va-
days. In the city it is next to im possible to obtjiin wholesome relaxa
and no remarks were Tnade, but the Mme c'hftir was vacant again for the
tion from the depression of being at *»'"« "V**'*- !\^"? J'*'"'' '"' ^^^ ff' '^ " cakitrant, but he had made up ms
war without being a<rtive at it. But .Ind Barker, tlfe corner grocer Home Town, and BiHy Wain, nwiyor
mind that before he w^ld submit
of j the nurse would give in. He would
starve himself before he would be
clean. The third Friday came, and
for the caro nf dependent ehlMrsn but it demamls the nndiveHer! interest of the man who would earry it to a successful iasae. Mr. Morrison makes personal investigation of the homes in which the cttildren are placed and has devoted a great amount of time to the study of the tenrperament of the childt««i and to securing for each chrld eongo-i.ial surroundings.
Previous to the inciimfceney of Mr. Morrison and Mr. Hammill, the ad¬ ministration of Hempstead charities was in a deplorable condition. Bills were repeatedly brought up that had been long past due and the Town
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
Former Town TreMnrer William Hell of the Freeport Rank is one the south side financiers -who haa record in service tnd success of whh he may be Ju«tly proud. Acceptli the csshiership of the Freeport b«i man^ years ago when it was starti on a small basis, and at a moden salary, he fias aided extensively
and tinsmith, and many another, have ciean. i . - . .u
' ' ¦ during the nrorning hours he still re
way out
Por Spring is coming on dgain aa Spring comes on forever—fat robin redbreasts dig in the lawns, the pus¬ sy willows are putting out their buds, and, best of all, the icy shackles have been struck from the creek. It is Fishing Time once more.
Now, Home Town is in the war, perhaps a great deal deeper in than is the city. Hardly a home that hasn't sent its sons, hardly a farmhouse in the region that hasn't oontributed hot¬ headed farmer boys, A good many didn't even wait for the draft. The Home Town Light Rifles recruited early to war strength and telegraphed to Washington they were ready. .lud Barker and Billy Wain and other Spanish War vets drilled them on the courthouse lawn.
The service flags are many on Main street. Every suspender wears a Lijberty Bond (button. You see. Home Town lives by the land, loves the land, and, when war comes, it takes up arms to protect something dearer than sweetheart.
So when Home Town reaches down the old cane pole from the rafters and digs its fishing tackle out of the woodshed and goes dowm to the bend in the creek with the snack the wife puts up, just to sit there empty-mind¬ ed , why Home Town is merely get¬ ting the sort of relaxation from the war which it deserves, Happy Home Town, to be able to get it! .\11 the city can do is to go to the "movies."— .V. Y. Globe.
(This sounds very sweet, but oh, what slush.— Eu.)
Hempstead's Model Town Farm.
imairted firm in his determination. •That noon a particularly luscious and 'fine dinner was served, and when the boys came out and told their recalci¬ trant companion what a feast it was his spirit melted within him and he showed urp at the supper taMe all washed and clean, hands white and hair combed.
What has been particularly effec¬ tive in Mr. Morrisoft's work has been his emphasis upon the element of hu- ma;i sympathy and kindness wtiich he has introduced. This has rwt only created a much better feeling among
the inmates but it has actually serv- | of outdoor relief work inasmuch aa ed to reduce the cost of maintenance. [ many of the charges are necessarily
bringing it to a high position amon _ . .. , ^ , banks in. the Empire State. Durin
Board waa forced to appropriate sub- his banking career, Cashier Hall stantial sums to pav for these aecum- had to face many perplexing and en ulationa. It was only during the pres- j ^jal situations whirh involved car ent year that the Board was thus • ful judgment and financial Uct forced to appropriate $11,000 for ob¬ ligations that had been contracted a long time ago.
Mr. Morrison's first act upon elec¬ tion to ofTice was to systematize the charity work of the town by estab¬ lishing a system of accounts so that no claims are allowed to run. By this means at the end of stated periods he is in a position to furnish the Town Board with a detailed state-. ment of expenditures. This is eapeci¬ ally jmpoftant in the administration
Let's Get at It.
If, as Senator Overman says, Ger¬ man spies are responsible for this" country having only one airplane in France where we expected to have 12,000, it is high time for a special spy hunt in the vicinity of our air¬ plane plants.
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Tagging "Oflicial" News.
A "neighboring paper" haa adopted the plan of tagged news articles sent or brought to it with such high-sound¬ ing catch titles as "Official Contribu¬ tion," "Official Communication," "Spe¬ cial Correspondent," or "Special Con¬ tribution."
Now it so happens that many of these news items, comparisons hav¬ ing been made, come to The Nassau Post from evidently the same source as that of the "neighboring paper" and they are probably distributed to Other papers.
Why the "neighboring paper" should apply to the articles catch phrases tending to give an impres¬ sion that something out of the ordi¬ nary has' been done to procure them or that they originatod froln some extraordinary "oflicial" source, it not clear. The articles, comparison shows, were not "special correspondence" or "special contributions," as consider¬ ed hi newspaper circles.
The Nassau Post always haa re¬ garded the contributions coming from voluntary sources with much favor as it has manifested by their exten¬ sive use. No doubt has existed con¬ cerning their "official" origin or au¬ thenticity, but it never has seemed •xpedient nor fair to tag them to Infer that they had been obtained by •xtraordinary «fr<nt waen they were Hot, and thus apply a mianooMr by
kkh \hk public wimld b« fooled.
Boys' Worldng Reserve.
LTnder the plan approved by the State Food Commission it ought to be possible for the Boys' Working Reserve to be of practical assistance to the farmers in securing needed help. The Food Commission*, the Fed¬ eral Government, the State Depart¬ ment of Education, the State indus¬ trial Commission and the farm bu¬ reaus of the state are all co-operat¬ ing in an efTort to secure boys with proper qualifications for farm work and the farm bureaus may be relied upon to see that none but qualified workers get to the farms. All of those connected with this work serve without salaries, the Food Commis¬ sion supply only sufficient funds to pay the necessary expenses of volun¬ tary workers, including the cost of getting the boya to the farms. • —=
State Diplomacy.
Five claims for damages aggregat¬ ing $253,000, filed against the state by the New York Central Railroad for the appropriation of rights of way across railroad property to se¬ cure access to the barge canal have beeh dismissed and an agreement en¬ tered into between the state and the railroad company whereby the com¬ pany gives the state a revocable per¬ mit to use the land^ in question. The fact that the perpiit is revocable by its terms is of but very little conse¬ quence aa it is highly iimprobable that the railroad company will ever find it necessary to exercise its power of recovation, and even if it should the state still has the power of ap¬ propriating such right of way ai it may require whenever the occa3ion may require. The state saves a quar¬ ter of a million and in the opinion of
From tlic .Xassau County Jourtial. The work of Mr. 'Daniel Morrison, who has made the Town Farm a mod¬ el institution, furnishes not only an interesting story but it might well serve as a suggestive study for ad¬ vanced students in public beneficiary institutions.
Time was when the Hempstead Town Farm was the regulation made- to-order affair. With the entrance of Mr. Morrison, through his election as an Overseer of the Poor, into the charitable work of the town, a new era dawned, at least so far as the in¬ mates of the Town Farm were con¬ cerned, and some of the reforms which Mr. Morrison introduced were destin¬ ed to arouse not a little antagonism on the part of some of the inmates, but were all calculated ultimately to preserve self-respect, honor, and the individuality of all the inmates, men and women alike. \
He recognized that the first step in the solution of the difficult prob- , lems which present themselves at such an institution was to secure the services of a trained and capable wo- \ man. After a good deal of investrga- tion Mr. Morrison was fortunate in ; obtaining just the right woman to ; undertake this task and if the sue- | cess which has attended the new Town Farm is to be credited in large meas¬ ure to the creative genius of Mr. Mor¬ rison, the, actual accomplishment of , his designs and plans must be credit¬ ed to the executive genius of his able assistant.
The first innovation, which was re¬ ceived with odd and varying expres- I sions on the part of the men, was ; that tlfe supply of shirts was no long¬ er to be maintained in one huge pile, conveniently located in the haljway, where each man was privileged to help himself to the top shirt no mat- : ter whether it fitted him or not. The ; nurse decided that the clothes of men • sTiould be properly fitted to them, and after the inmates ceased to grumble | because of the trouble it took to take ¦¦ the extra steps to get their clothes i they took quite a fancy to the change j and they now present a much better | personal appearance and take consid¬ erable pride in keeping their clothes in good condition. 1
"This was so evident that the next | step waa to introduce the idea of per-1 sonal lockers for each individual so | that each inmate had his or her own | special closet in which to keep cloth¬ ing and other personal articles.
The nurse, realizing the value of cleanliness, had soon made up her mind that she would insist upon at least a weekly bath for the men and wonmn. This was a rather bold stroke j and, had she known of the dangers j that threatened her authority in the i immediate future, she wotild never | have undertaken so hazardous a \ course. However, having made up j her mind to it, she presented the plan to Mr. Morrison. "Why of course the men need a bath," saicl that gen¬ tleman. "Don't they take 'em?" "Not unless they'i-e made to," the nurse re¬ plied. "Well, go. ahead and start a weekly bath as a regular part of onr routine," aaid the Overseer. "On only one condition." insisted the nurse "and that is that you give me author¬ ity to imvoae some Density uuon any
man who dares refuse*' ir*
Having secured the desired author¬ ity, ahe went forth boldly and an¬ nounced her plan, but she had not counted on the real rctjak it ranee of
; Thus, the keeper's cottage, adjoining the main building which has been abandoned, is now utilized as a mod¬ ern hoapital and convalescent home ' for the more aged and infirm. Under the former routine the cases which I have needed hoepital care were sent to the Nassau Hospital at Mineola, but now these cases remain at the I farm under the competent care of a
graduate nurse. I The same wisdom and business acu- I men that Mr. Morrison has shown in introducing these innovations in the Hempstead Alms House, he has like¬ wise employed in developing the mat- I ter of placing children in private homes. This is one of the most diffi¬ cult tasks that the Overseers of the Poor are called upon to perform. Of recent years the institutional care of ! dependent children has been increas- ' ingly regarded as undesirable, inas¬ much as no institution can surround the children with an adequate home atmosphere. Social workers have therefore favored a placing put sys¬ tem in which adequate supervision would insure that each child was plac¬ ed in a home where the temperament and personal characteristics of the other members would be conducive to the best growth and happy develop¬ ment of the child.
Mr. Morrison, in supervising this work, has endeavored to see to it that tho child of nervous temperament is not placed among people whose irri¬ tability might do great harm to the child life. Such a child is placed in a home where the parents are at least of a quiet and easy-going dis¬ position. This careful investigation, watch, care and supervision has been productive already of excelleift re¬ sults. It is the best system yet devised
small and petty. Such items as doc¬ tors' bills are not always easily check¬ ed up where* the service is to patients who come under the direction of the outdoor relief department and where bills are permitted to run for aeveral montha.
Under the present system doctors are required to make specific report for services rendered and these are all subsequently checked off by prop¬ er oflicials. Much of the former cost of running the institution is now met by the work which the inmates them¬ selves are able to do. A grist mill has been purchlased and all the com meal used at the farm is grown and ground on the premises.
It is not surprising that by this careful supervision and efTVcient man¬ agement something like four or five
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solving many of these the result w« not always as had been hoped b; others involved and therefore dii pointing. He has been careful guarding the bank's interest and thi course figured largely in his succew
The new extensions and alteration of the Nassau C-ounty Court Hou cost, according to figures made pub lie a few days ago, a trifle ove $300,000. The original structure am jail, as reported on numerous oC caaions, was about $319,000. Con sidering the marked increase in cos of materials and labor during th period since the original structui I were put up, and the work involved the taxpayers of the counrty can hav no cause to kick over the recent ex penditure. Nassau has a court build ing of which it can boast with prid^ and a jail with facilities which havi met all needs to date.
Counselor James M, Seaman of Wantagh, a veteran practitioner ol Queens and JNassau Counties, is om of the few prominent bar membera w^ho occupied the front rank yean ago to keep active. Counselor Sea man has alwajrs been a hard worker, but the long "grind" has evidently been more beneficial than detrimen
tal, as he looks hale and still fit for
thoi!^nd Toiirr8"win"be saved "out"of 1'"^"y « ^^"^ *«««' *>»*"« an annual expenditure of
approxi¬ mately $40,000 of which over $8,000 goes for the payment of children's board and approximately $6,000 is used in meeting the miscellaneous ex¬ penses of coal, rent, groceries, in the outdoor relief work.
Overseer of the Poor Daniel Morri¬ son is known throughout the Town of Hempstead as a successful merchant of Freeport. A short time ago he re¬ tired from business and announced that he intended to devote his entire March is proving itself the same time to the duties of the office of Ov-1 old fickle month as in years gone by,
Restoratio^of the 2-cent piece for use to meet The rise in the price of articles'that formerly sold for one cent is urged from many sources. Th« abolished coin was always handy, and if the government again puU it on the market, it is safe to say that it will be as much used aa it was year.s ago and save unnecessary trouble in making change.
erseer of Poor. His tenure of office has been brief but in the short time that he has been the incumbent he has attracted the attention of social wTbrk- ers who aro endorsing his official acts as those of a man who has, by his capable and humane management, wrritten a new page in the history of
'Some days are balmy and Spring-like, arousing hopes that Winter is over; others are so cold that Winter wraps are not uncomfortable. Of course, March winds blow and are expected, but if the trying months would be¬ have a bit better, people might for¬ give many of the things "put over"
public charity administration in the | on them, beginning with fjhe 1888 blii-
State of New York.
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America Must—
and America Can
There is no longer any doubt that the American army and navy must win this war.
. There is no doubt that America can win the war if a united country strikes with all the might of its wonderful resources and magnificent manhood.
There is no doubt that weakness, disunion, indecision and de¬ lay will spell disaster.
There is no doubt that such a disaster would mean the unneces¬ sary loss of hundreds of thousands of American lives, the invasion of oar country by a brutal and remorseless enemy, and misery, de¬ vastation and economic slavery.
The Third Liberty Loan will hasten the day of VICTOR Y and still further insure us against a fate which every true American would give his life to avert. Remember this when you buy your bonds--and buy all you possibly can, ~ "\
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