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Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
Shirt Waist Suit 75c.
SECOND WARD
SCHOOL HOUSE.

A special meeting of the Board of
Education was held Wednesday even
ing to hear the report of the COM
mittee on the new Second ward school
building
All the members responded to roll
call except Messrs. Laning and Robin
son.
Four competitors had their plans
before the Board for inspection
Messrs. Moses & Moffett, Copeland
W. Turber, Grouse & Arend and Sey-
mour Davis & Co.
The plans were all good and en-
braced all modern improvements, two
stories high, with ten rooms.
A considerable time was spent by
the members in critical examination
of each. the committee having ex-
pressed no preference to the Board,
although as a committee they were
unanimous in their preference for one.
1t was suggested that the Board
take an informal ballot as to each
member choice, but Mr.. Turner
thought, as the committee had spent
considerable time in critical exami-
nation of each plan and had heard the
points presented by the several arch
itects, and having in their Judgment
determined which was the better,
they should make known their prefer
ence.
Mr.. Coyle announced for the COM
mittee that they were unanimous in
the selection of the plans of Seymour
Davis & Co.
On motion of Mr.. johnson, seconded
by Mr. Hamlyn, the report of the
committee was concurred in, and the
Seymour Davis & Co. plans were ap-
proved by the Board.
The building is to be two stories
high, built of brick. The basement
will be used for sanitary and venti-
lating appliances and other purposes.
The approach to the building presents
an attractive appearance, the entrance
being through an arched porch. There
will be on the first floor FIVE recita-
tion rooms and reception room and
teachers room on either side of the
main hall. A large corridor divides
the rooms east and west; at either end
of the corridor-north and south are
stairs leading to the second floor.
The rooms on the second floor are five
in number, but by rolling partitions
two of the rooms can be thrown into
one large room that will accommodate
about three hundred and fifty persons.
Altogether the building will be a
very attractive one and a credit to
the city.
After the passage of bill of O. F.
Dare & Son, 1874. SS, for supplies, the
Board adjourned
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
POWDER EXPLODED AND
BURNED HIS FACE.

Harry Denges, young boy living
on North Laurel street, was badly
burned by powder Friday.
It was while celebrating the Fourth
that he was injured. Denges was fir
ing cannon and thinking the fuse
had gone out he went close to the
gun. There was spark of fire left
and just at this time the powder ex-
ploded. His face was badly burned
and little grains of powder form a
complete network of black dots.
The boy is by no means in a danger
GUS condition.
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inner in their honor at the American

dinner in their honor at the American
House.
These events mark the close of
Prof. Marts's long and successful ca
reer as vice Principal of Perkiomen
Seminary, and show the pleasant So
eclal relations that have existed on all
sides. With his departure from the
Seminary to assume his new duties as
Principal of South Jersey Institute,
Bridgeton, N. j., Pennsburg loses a
congenial friend and Perkiomen Semi
nary one Of the men who did much to
establish the present high standing of
the school,
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He is, man, too, of strong personal
magnetism and high moral character.
He is a clear, logical, forceful and
impressive speaker. He is careful,
painstaking and systematic in every
thing that he does. The Principal of
Perkiomen Seminary, Rev. o. S.
Kimbel, recently spoke of Prof. Marts
in high terms, which were none too
strong. He said: II am glad to say
that Prof. Marts is teacher of the
first rank, unsurpassed by the teachers
of any school for system, accuracy, ;.
thoroughness, interest awakened and
results achieved. He is a man of
superb executive ability, of large in
terests and wide sympathies, able to
conceive and execute new plans, very
careful and painstaking in detail, an
excellent disciplinarian and of the
highest moral character. He has been
an invaluable man to me in every
way"
Prof. Marts will Immediately begin
his work at the Institute, and will in
short time issue an illustrated pam
phlet setting forth his faculty, courses
of study and the future policy of the
school,
The following is taken from the
Town and Country of Pennsburg, Pa.
son Friday afternoon the tenth an
niversary of the school was celebrated.
Many representatives of the different
colleges were present and gave ad-
dresses. John Wanamaker made the
principal address. Prof. Marts, on
this occasion, gave his farewell ad-.
dress to his friends at Perkiomen.
The Principal, in introducing Prof.
Marts, made a brief review of the
progress of the school. He said that
the school had advanced from nine
teen students during the first term of
its opening in 1892, to over three hun
dred during the past year. In this
progress he gave Prof. Marts great
share of the credit. Prof. Marts will
take up his duties at the Institute
about July 1st. -
The Town and Country further
says:
"On Thursday afternoon Prof. and
Mrs. Marts entertained the students
and large number of friends from
town at Perkiomen Seminary. Owing
to their popularity, this farewell
gathering was the principal social
feature of commencement week. 1t
brought together once more many of
the large circle of friends that Prof.
and Mrs. Marts have made during
their eight years stay at Perkiomen.
For the entertainment of these friends
they provided a piano recital by Prof
Forrest J. Cressman, composer and
performer of distinction, of the Fac.
ulty of the Faction School of Music,
Boston. Everyone was very highly
pleased with this musical treat.
'But the day was not only to afford
Prof. and Mrs. Marts an opportunity
to show their interest in this COM
munity, for in the evening the fac
ulty of Perkiomen Seminary gave a
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
The Thrust of a Lance

is scarcely more agonizing than the recur-
rent pains in the abdomen which follow
the eating of improper food or too free in
dulgence in ice-water. The immediate
cause of cramps and eolic is often the dis
tention of the bowels by gas. Quick relief
follows the use of Perry Davis Painkiller.
Careful housekeepers give it the place of
honor in the family medicine chest. 1t
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
Newcomb Dies Suddenly.

Millville, July 5.-James D. New
comb, we'll known citizen of this
city, met an untimely end this morn
ing. While on his way home and just
as he turned the corner of High and
Vine streets, he was attacked with y
pain in his stomach. He stopped in
the home of Samuel Hess for some
peppermint. Before Mrs Hess could
get the medicine mixed, Mr.. New
comb was dead. The blow will be a
hard one to his wife and family, par
ticularly so to his wife, as she herself
is i'll at the present time.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
Acts Immdeilatey.

'Coldssare sometimes more troublesome
in summer than in winter, its so hard to
keep from adding to them while cooling
off after exercise. One Minute Cough
Cure cures at once. Absolutely safe.
Acts Immediately. Sure Cure for coughs.
colds. Group, throat and lung troubles.
lin
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
60c White Waists at 39c.

White Waists with twenty tuck
down front 800, reduced from SOC.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
When You Go Into a Drug store

When You Go Into Drug Store
to get bottle of Painkiller, examine it
carefully to see if it is made by Perry
Davis. and don't be persuaded to take
something 'just as good" because 1t is q
few cents cheaper. There is only one
Painkiller, "Perry Davis" Large bot
ties 25 and Soc. 1t
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ELIMINATING CURVES.
Interesting Interview With an Engin
eer on q Current Tonic.


"The railroad journals these days are
full of accounts of roads eliminating
curves, said an engineer to Tucson Star
reporter. ESPECIALLY in the west the
roads were constructed very crooked with
expediency in view. When company
starts the construction Of a new railroad
they are most usually anxious to hurry it
to completion. To take the time to build
the track straight would postpone the
completion of the road much longer than
and grades as possible avoided by
constructing curves. After the road has
been in operation several years and has
proven successful then the company COM
menceS to plan to knock out the curves
and make the line shorter. The regular
can be carried on over the crooked track
while the straight one is being built, and
no matter what the cost of Strengthening
the track. it is economical in the long run.
1t is not economical alone from thu stand
point of better time for trains In fact
that has but little to do with it. The
economy results from the lack of wear
and tear of track equipment and track.
Curves are death to locomotives. Few
people outside of railroad circles are
the engine to round a curve. A locomo-
tive is much like a human. sudden jerk
caused by turning around too quickly is
likely to give serious wrench to the
spine rib. 1t is the same with a loco
motive, and many a one has received dam
same principle. Then the rolling stock of
the entire train is worn by the friction
against the rails and the wheels are soon
ruined. Trackmen will also tell you that
rails on curves must be replaced much
oftener than those on straight track. 1t
tear that railroad companies seek to abol-
ish curves
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should be removed and still given an
opportunity to pay their fare. Hunter
and Kincaid made the opening little
larser' ussu sinai pfancn OF ., Ire
with few puffs of smoke from some
old rags that lay along the track, coaxed
the queen down into nail keg and
brushed the rest out of their old home.
It was only a small matter to put a
piece of cloth over the open end of the
key and quietly carry the improvised
beehive away with its new occupants to
the home of Kincaid, where they may be
still found, thoroughly established in
their new quarters and working indus
triously every day gathering honey from
the flowers of Kansas fields.
In time they may yet be able to con-
tribute to the conscience" fund of the
unforeseen journeying back and forth
across the continent under the floor of
a refrigerator car.
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board authorizing its sale. These $1,000
shares weer not good deliveries for 80 days.
and if we had called the stock and in
sisted upon the specific performances OF
we could have caused panic greater than
the May panic
1.-THE proposition was made to me by a
thoroughly responsible man financially
that if ! would CALI and insist upon de e.
shares of stock and give me half. profits
for doing it. Mr. Morgan's people sent to
morning and stated that at a meeting of
bankers it had been determined that we
were the owners of Louisville and Nash
vile. and they wanted to know what we
proposed to do about it, stating that it
meant a panic probably greater than. the
that had been made to me, but that under
circumstances would we insist upon
specific performance of the deliveries of
Louisville and Nashville stock. as we. had
no wish whatever to cause any panic or
to make anyone lose money in stocks they
held: We loaned Mr.. Belmont's people
all the stock they wanted without any pre-
MUM charged"
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RuMoR OF SETTLEMENT.
Strike Said to Be Again Before Con
ference Committees.

San Bernardino Cal, July 21.-The
San Bernardino Sun says: There was
probably more doing in boilermakers'
circles in this city yesterday than there
has been in two weeks. 1t was occasion
ed by several things, the ma jority of
which the strikers do not care to speak.
but one feature was made public, and
that was the arrival of Chairman Will
liam Charlton, of the Needles grievance
committee, on yesterday mornings over
land, bringing with him bunch of in
formation which he had been instructed
by his lodge to impart to the local men.
The object of Mr.. Charlton's journey
to this city could not be learned, as
neither he nor any of the local men
would vOuchSafe a word of information
as to the reason of his visit. The near
est to positive information obtainable
was an undehied rumor last night to
the effect that the company had made
advances to the strikers, offering them
391a cents per hour, time and a half
overtime, and had further requested,
through General Manager Wells, that
the men send their Representatives to Los
Angeles for further arbitration. AS has
been before stated, when seen regarding
this rumOr, both Mr.. Charlton and Mr.
Neugebaur refused to either affirm or
deny it.
1T would be very poor policy for us
to talk on this matter" said Chairman
in from Needles, and that / have met
with the men here, is a well known fact.
Why I came is another matter, and
with regard to that you will have to
draw your own conclusions. 1 will state
however, that there has been no confer
ence of late between ourselves and the
company What is more, we have not
asked for any, nor has the company, on
it's part, solicited Jour lodge for further
arbitration"
but, did you not, in company with
Mr.. Neugebaur, visit the office Of Me-
chanical Superintendent Joughins this
morning?' questioned the reporter
Yes" replied the Needles man. But
we did not see Mr.. Joughins, and only
had few minutes talk with his chief
clerk. What this was about we do
not care to state"
IF you would like to have something
to put in print, might tell you some
thing about the boys at Needles. Ac-
cording to some of the papers I have
noticed the statement that many of the
strikers are giving up their situations
and leaving the desert. Now, I can say
for a positive fact that when I left home
there were II men left holding down the
situation and all of them were men
who walked out several weeks ago.
This accounts for all but two of the
men who struck, the remaining pair
of them in this city and the other in
Los Angeles. With regard to the con-
dition of the rolling stock on our d.
vision, I give you my word that there
are as many as 25 dead engines lying
on the side track in Needles. How long
I will be here l can not say, as my bus
mess may keep me here for week.
while on the other hand, I may reurn
home tomorrow"
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TIRED OF WAITING.
Santa Fe Coast officials Anxious for
Strike to Be Settled.

The Albuquerque Citizen says: The
boilerma kers' strike at San Bernardino
is not only causing trouble in the usual
manner of retarding progress in rail-
road traffic, but is big inconvenience
to the pleasure of some of the railroad
officials. A G. Wells. general manager
of the Santa Fee coast lines, for some
time past has been contemplating a
pleasure trip east with his family. The
strike at San BernardinO has interfered
with Mr.. Wells pleasure until his
patience is sorely tried. 1t is said by a
few knowing ones, that if some agree
ment is not made between the strikers
and the company within the next few
days, the company will make some de-
cided steps. to the displeasure of the few
fighting boilermakers.
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NAV End in a Rate War.

Los Angeles, CAL, July 21.-Trouble
is alleged to be brewing between the
traffice departments of the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe railway systems,
the result of rivalry for business, and
unless differences that have arisen are
adjusted the community of interests ex-
listing may be broken. The Santa F'e
is accused of PROSECUTING much too en-
ergetically for business in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, to the detriment
of the Southern Pacific company's reve-
nues in California General Freight
Agent Edward Chambers of the Santa
Fe is in San Francisco, where an at
tempt is being made to adjust the
difficulty that has been pending.
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BIG KANSAS COTTONWOOD.
It Stands in the State House
Grounds

IL 6C800S IN tho 6GaCo HOUSE
The following appeared in Sundays
Kansas City Star:
In the Kansas capitol square at To-
peka stands a handsome cottonwood
tree that has a history. Major T. ].
Anderson, who is its historian and. when
it was struggling for existence its
root in 1863 1t sprang from seed
which had found Judgment in the stone.
yard where the contractors were dress
ing stone for the superstructure of the
east wing of the capitol In the spring
of 1870, when the men, fortified by
new legislative appropriation, returned
to work after the winters layon, the
little sprout had taken firm root among
the stone chips, and it was SO green
and vigorous in the waste that sur
rounded it that it attracted attention.
1t was in the way and the workmen
wanted to pull it up, but Major Ander-
son interceded for it and a little pen was
built around it. Henry Worrall said it
was male tree and would shed no
cotton" which added to the interest
in 1t. and SO it grew and flourished in
the midst Of the little desert of rocks.
After many years the east wing was
completed and the stoneyard was re-
moved. blue grass took the place Of the
stone chips. In 1895 the tree was again
in peril. 1t had grown into majestic
beauty and was the monarch of the
capitol square, but it was not located
exactly to suit landscape gardener who
had been Imported from New York to
Improve the grounds and he marked
it for the axe. Again the friends of the
tree came to the rescue and Governor
Morrill, ordered that it be saved Men
who frequent Topeka from other parts
of the state agree that it is the largest
cottonwood tree in Kansas and. with
the exception of an occasional elm, the
most graceful. It is not so tall as some
trees. being only IS feet, but its spread
is 100 feet, forming a circumference of
about 315 feet, and its foliage, when the
sun Is at the zenith, shades an area OF
1854 square feet. The circumference of
its trunk is II feet. 1t is a favorite
playground for children, and men and
women seek it's shelter from the sum-
mer sun. In 1895 William Mckinley
rested beneath its foliage, and when
John F. Dillon, now of New York, was
United States circuit Judge, he never
! failed to visit it and comment on its
beauty when he cane to Topeka John
J. ingalls, used to speak eloquently OF It,
and Preston B. Plumbs involuntary ex-
clamatf0n was, II wish that tree was
| in my yard!" This tree has witnessed
| the coming and passing Of IL governors,
| including Stanley, whose successor has
born, Anthony. St John, Click, Martin,
Humphrey. Lewel1ing, Morrill,, Leedy
and Stanley. 1t witnessed the rise and
| fall of the Farmers Alliance, the brief
| triumph of the Peoples Party and the
latter's absorption by the Democratic
party 1t came into existence almost
! at the beginning Of the construction or
the statehouse, and lives to see the east
wing begin to decay.
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Kansas City, July IA. F. Langdon
of London, manager of a syndicate in
London handling American flour, Ia in
the city.
II left London June FL said Mr.
Langdon, three days before the coro-
nation was to have taken place. shall
return in time to reach London about
the middle of next month.
My houses handle a great deal OF
An erican -four, and Kansas -four stands
well at the head of the favorite brands.
My trip to this country at this time
is largely for the purpose of personally
investigating crop conditions. 1 have
just returned from a trip through the
wheat growing sections OF the state, and
1 find every indication that there VIII
be an excellent crop and that the flour
will be of the best quality. OF course.
there are places where crops will be
poor. 1 shall take back with me SAM
pies of the new flour. and have no
doubt that the reputation of the Kansas
product will be well sustained.
'Sfnce reaching this country have
received two letters from the home Of
fee expressing the hope that the Kan
sas -four will be up to the usual high
standard. Inquiries which are almost
anxious in their character are made az
to prospects, and have been instructed
to cable a crop report. The home Office
says that the inquiries for Kansas flour
are numerous, and that the product il
not only growing in favor, but IL q
prime favorite in the London market.
When well milled, there is no better
brand OF flour on any market that the
Kansas -four"
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can be handled. All of these are the new
style gravity chutes, which the Santa Fe
system some months ago ana which have
been giving complete satisfaction.
William B. Hoeck, formerly roundhouse
man for the Fort Worth and Denver road
at Childress' Tex. has been in Topeka :; q
located here. He is on his way to his for
mer home at Marshalltown, Ia, where
of KIN KIN sH oeck "P became fe genera Foreman
for the Fort Worth and Denver some two
Wor age Week f aao he sSops We're ro
220 miles west to Childress, where a fine
new plant has just been completed. Mr.;
that all the men on his road are striking.
He says none of them are out Milton
Santa Fe eastern division, is his superior
official.
Grant Webster, a clerk in the office OF
had several kinds of grief getting away
out the passes which the Santa. Fe had
given him and did not discover his error
Then he grabbed a wheel that stood near
by and after hot chase to his home, got
out outh IN the meantime s he had left his coat
in the baggage room, and he went on
board without that necessary part of his
apparel, only to find that he had forgotten
it as the train began moving out Of the
station. He made another hasty flight and
coat and back to the steps of the rapidly
departing train.
Mrs. G. w. Shay. mother of Del Shay
of the freight sheds, suffered serious in
juries the other day, it is alleged, owing
to the careleSSness of a street ear from up
town. When the car in which she was
riding had almost reached her stopping
place she signaled the conductor. who did
not ring the motorneer down until after
the usual place had been passed. When
the car did stop she started to get out, her
arms full of bundles which she had pur-
chased. Her progress was possibly lit
tie SLOW but there was no offer from the
she could step down she says the conduc-
tor signaled his motorman to proceed, with
the result that the woman was thrown
heavily to the ground and suffered such
injuries may warrant damages being
asked from the company.
j. w. Bivins has returned to work at
the Railroad Y. M. c. A. as sexton, after
the victim of a peculiar complaint while
he was away on his vacation. Some time
before that, in line of duty. he had gone
to the second story of the association
building to clear away the rubbish left
| tity of charcoal dust, which at the time
| did not trouble him seriously After tax.
| ing his vacation he attended a revival
meeting in the east part of town and
| thinks he sang enough during the services
| to irritate his throat. This renewed the
| had caused him and his throat all but
/! swelled shut. making breathing so Diff
| cult that his life was despaired Of He
| secured relief through the bursting Of the
/ Inflammation, and since has rapidly re-
covered
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HAD INSIDE INFORMATION.
Gates Gives History Of the L. & N
Deal

John w. Gates gives the following his
tory of the Louisville and Nashville deal:
I'VE had the opinions of the best ex-
perts and auditors in the country that
Louisville and Nashville was worth more
per share than Illinois Central, before
we started into it. We knew it had $25.-
0000O0 of quick cash assets in its treasury.
The public did not know that. When we
obtained 100000 shares of stock-the
amount we started out to get-there was
a short interest on the market of 10000
shares. OF it 100000 shares was foreign
short interest $4,000 was stock Mr.. Bel
mont had sold under resolution Of the