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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04
ALI One WaY.

Last Tuesday was an ideal election
day-in fact it was real republican
weather. While the contest was fierc-
er than ever before only about half a
vote was gotten to the polls. The
democrats centered their efforts on
one Office and as will be seen by the
vote here given, the head of the tick
ct was fearfully slaughtered in an ef-
fort to elect their candidate for clerk
and assessor. Those who worked for
the success of the whole republican
ticket were loyal to a principle that
should guide men as we'll as parties
and the result is a just rebuke to those
who 90 into convention and then
ignore the will of the majority al
though that majority was large enough
to leave no room for doubt. The en-
tire republican ticket was elected by
majorities ranging all the way from
104 down to 19. Following is the
vote:
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04

Southern governors seem to be op-
posed to the proposition to hold con.
ference at Atlanta to discuss the ne
gre question, as proposed by a Wis
consin legislator.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04
Stock Pasture.

Will furnish good stock pasture at
following rates: Cattle, all ages, 30
cents per months; horses, s1.00 per
month. ]. j. FRUN.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04

| OsSoou " w.
Big line of Sterling pants, made at
Pennington, Iowa, at Wilson's, guar
antecd by makers absolutely all wool
and very cheap.
There will be preaching at the
church in Forker by the new pastor,
Rev. Gail, next Sunday at p. m.
All are cordially invited.
! gMr. and Mrs. w. H. Wood have
| moved here from Iowa and are living
in the E. E. Gould property. Mr..
Wood is a bridge carpenter.
J.C. Hunt went to Aurora, Illinois,
and is now at work in the scraper
works at that place. His family ex-
poets to follow in a few weeks.
Ira Duckworth has accepted a po-
sition with Welsh & Co., the grocers.
Ira is pleasant and courteous young
man and will be a popular salesman.
E. P. Pennoyer, who bought and
moved onto the Grant Glover farm
this spring, called Monday and left
a dollar and will read The BLADE a
year.
A detachment of the Salvation
Army from Brookfeld are here hold
ing meetings at the Methodist church.
They expect to remain about two
weeks.
Christian church will give an Eas-
ter social at the G.. A. R. hall Satur-
day night, April II. With each tick
ct for refreshments souvenir will be
given.
w. Warner has moved to town
and is living in the Tapscott property.
Grandpa Woollen is now making his
home with his daughter, Mrs. War
ner.
The sympathy of their many friends
90 out to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Felt,
of Nezperce, Idaho, over the death
of their four months old babe which
occurred last Sunday.
Wilson's northern grown garden
seeds that will grow are here in bulk
100 per cent cheaper than package
seeds. Don't get left by planting
seeds that will not grow.
J. D. Bryant and E. E. Toothaker
| were in Brookfeld Wednesday at
tending the county convention Of
Modern Woodmen. They we're dele
gates from Laclede camp.
Hon. Ed. Barton, Hon. William T.
Lamme, County Clerk B. B. Edwards
and Senator Fields, of Browning,
were prominent visitors in the city
last Tuesday-election day
The editor of The BLADE is in re-
ceipt of handsome invitation to at
tend the dedication of the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis on April 80, May 1
and 2. We expect to be there.
DR.. Fawcette has been in St. Louis
for the past month receiving lectures
on some new and advanced method of
operative dentistry. We expect the
doctor home sometime this month.
P. M. Thompson attend the funeral
of his old friend and neighbor, Ben
Barbee, at Brookield Monday. Mr..
Barbee died of heart disease and was
found in his barn sometime after
ward.
For a clear skin, clear all the way
through, transparent enough to let
sunshine-rosy cheeks show through
take Rocky Mountain Tea. This
month, spring time. 35 cents. w.
r. Barton.
Now's the time to take Rocky
Mountain Tea; it drives out the mic
robes of winter; it builds up the stom-
ach, Kidneys and liver. A wonder
full spring tonic that makes sick peo-
pie we'll. w. r. Barton.
In speaking of the Jefferson town.
ship election the Bulletin says, for
trustee Geo. Adamson beat w. r. |
Barton by 10 votes and that j. T. |
Bassett and A. A. Welsh were elect
ed members of board. The Bulletin
will have to guess again.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04

A delay in the Balkin uprising is
reported. Chestnuts seem to be in
season all the year round across the
water.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04

The democratic convention held at
the opera house last Saturday after
noon was marked for its harmony and
promptness in dispatchlug business.
Judge j. NJ. Pratt was chairman and
d. D. Hallam secretary. A resolu-
ton thanking The BLADE for pub
fishing the convention call was unani-
mously adopted and splendid ticket
was nominated. What became of the
ticket on election day may be learned
from another column.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04
Underwear, Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, Shoes, etc.

Only eight days remain until Easter Are you pre-
pared? 1t is to prepare you with the largest and
best selected stock brought this market Please
call and allow us to show you through stock wheth
er you wish to buy or not.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04
Stallion for Sale or Trade.

The fine trotting stallion, Kittson,
No. 6747, is for sale or trade. Call
or write me. j. ]. FRUIN,
Meadville.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04

A glance inside enters this store Immediate
ly impresses the visitor with the magnitude OF our
Spring Stock of Dry Goods, ladies and gents Furnish
ngs and when shown into the Stock the buyer is doub
" assured that prices patterns and values right
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04


j. C. Vandyche's six weeks pota.
toes on sale at Wilson's at rs cents
per bushel. Do not miss this oppor.
tunity Of getting some of these pota.
toes.
"The oldest inhabitant" now has a
chance to tell when we had a harder
snowstorm in April than that of YES
terday. Six inches of snow on the
third of April is rather on uncommon
thing in this part of the country.
Yesterdays was one of the worst biz
yards we have had in years.
Ward & RummelI, at Brookfeld,
have four car loads of buggies on
their floors. They have the celebrat-
ed Moon Bros. Studebaker, Columbus
Buggy Co., and others, also the old
reliable Studebaker wagon. They
have very large stock of harness,
saddles, and complete line of turf
goods. If you are in the market it
will pay you to call and investigate
their prices.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-04-04
Can't Compete With LacIede.

Jesse Evans went to Laclede Fri
day to view and get prices on furni-
ture, says he will buy there. What is
the matter with Meadvllle and Wheel
ing that they can't successfully COM
pete with Laclede?-Meadville Mes
senger.
Meadville and Wheeling are not
the only towns in this part of the
state that can't successfully compete
with Laclede. LacIede merchants
have the goods, know how to buy and
how to sell, and more than that, they
advertise. No difference what the
farmers have to sell Or want to buy it
pays them to come from all parts of
the county to Laclede. Laclede is
one Of the best towns on the Missouri
map today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
Racing at Saratoga.

SARATOGA. n. Y, Aug. 25.-The
Saratoga meeting had fair, warm
weather and a fast track. The Mohawk,
the days featured event. was won by
Sheriff Bell in an exciting finish with
Leader, the decision being by a head.
Florham Queen had the lead at the
start, but was 500 headed by Tam
O'Shanter, who made the pace to the
three-quarter pole, at which point Sher-
lift Bell was in third position. Sheriff
Bell then challenged, with Leader
hanging to his heels. They promptly
passed the leaders and fought it out to
the finish. Reservation was only a
length away. The Guardsman in the
first race took second money only by Il
head, and in the third Hazelwood won
by a head in a driving finish. Jockey
Fuller repeated his performance of Sat
urday, riding three winning mounts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
woo DB RIDGE
NEWS ITEMS.

woodbridge
Mrs. Benjamin Walling, of Eliza
beth, las returned home, after visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lee of Amboy avenue.
Miss Bessie Honlon, of upper Main
street, is very low with hasty con-
sumption.
Masters Neal and James CahilI, of
New York, are visiting their friend,
Miss Mamie Smith, of Albert street.
Miss Evelyn Carpenter has recover
ed from her attack of diptheria.
Miss Gertrude Freeland of New
York, is staying with Mrs. McEwen,
of New street.
Mrs. Hitch, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Love has returned to
her home in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Osborn, and
Miss Rae Osborn have returned from
their trip to Haines Falls in the Cats
kills.
Mr.. Newcomer, of Pennsylvania,
who has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. Fl. Love, has returned home.
Miss Susie Dixon is visiting friends
in Yonkers.
Mr.. James MCGOWAN is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Gus Blum and Miss Anna His
dorf spent Tuesday in Red Bank.
Miss Grace Huber, Miss Augusta
F%lschbach and Miss Ruth Smith
expect to enter the New Jersey State
Normal School at Trenton, in the fall.
The engagement of Miss Sarah
Harmed and Mr.. Wallace Lee is
announced.
Miss Ethel Inslee entertained the
Misses Maude and Jessie Platt, sever
al days last week.
Mr.. and Miss Ward, of Paterson,
have returned nome after visiting
Mrs. F. f. Grant, of Sewaren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry johnson, of
South Elizabeth, spent Sunday in
town.
Miss Inez Turner has returned from
a visit to her aunt in New York.
Mrs. Stuart, of Bangor, is the guest
of Mrs. F. F. Grant of Sewaren.
The following from Woodbridge
went on the excursion from Jersey
City to Newburg on Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Huber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Miller, Mr.. Frank Miller, and
Mr.. John Larkins and family.
In the neal future The dry goods
store owned by Brown & Happen will
move into the new building alongside
of MI. Acker's store.
School will open here on the Sth of
September.
Mr.. Thayer Martin has returned
from his trip to Henderson Harbor,
on Lake Ontario.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
How to Make Pine Woods.

Farmers in the White mountains
have discovered, or learned, what
farmers elsewhere are slow to asst
certain. 1t is that if you lop off the
lower limbs of balsams when they
are young the limbs will not grpwl
again. Thus the tree as lumbeI kiIt
be improved; it will be
knots. Part of the income
ers about Jackson and Bart
in districts on the southern edge Of
the mountains, is derived from sell
ing balsams and birches, cut into
five-foot lengths, to mills that strip
the logs into excelsior for cushions
and mattresses. Certain hotel own
ers. desiring pine lands near their
hotels on account of healthfulness,
asked a government forester how to
get them. The reply was: Cut of
the hard woods; then turn the cattle
in to pasture for three years. That
will keep down the shoots of the
hardwooGs. and the pines, which cat
tie avoid. will grow up and their
needles will keep down other
growths.-N. Y. Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
NEWS ITEMS.

Thomas Arnold and Stephen Scan
lion, of Newark, spent Saturday in
Tottenville.
Miss Ella Forman, of Princess Bay,
is visiting friends in Hoboken, N. J.
Joseph Bailey, of West Brighton,
who is in the employ of the New
York and New Jersey Telephone
Company, as an inspector, was in
Tottenville yesterday.
Miss Elva Forbes has returned to
her home in Newark after a visit with
Mrs. J. Healey, of Main street.
The work of repairing the house
owned by William O'Brien, at Broad
way and Main street, is about COM
pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin William, of
Tottenville, are spending a few weeks
in the Adirondacks.
Mrs. William F. Stevens, and sons
OF Tottenville are back from their trip
to Ocean Grove and Red Bank.
Miss Robert Metcalfe, of Giffords,
is spending a few weeks at Pine Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols, have moved
from Giffords to Brooklyn.
Nh. and Mrs. A. V. W. Sure, of
New York, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hoehns, of Iottenville.
Miss Elizabeth Forman, of Princess
Bay, spent Sunday at Coney Island.
John Boss of Main street, is back in
Tottenville, after his trip from
Gloversville, where he went as a
delegate to the Firemen's Convention.
Willis Larkins, of Main street, is
spending his vacation III Arlington,
N. J..
Frank F%innerty, of West Brighton,
was a Tottenville visitor yesterday.
James w. Bedell, who is spending
the summer at Asbury Park, paid q
visit to Tottenville Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
Woman i'm Important Post.

No woman occupies a more RESPONSE
BILE position under the United States
government than Mrs. A. E. Brown,
who for many years has been the burnt
note expert of the treasury depart
ment. Her husband, through i'll
health, was i~ncapacitated a score of
years ago, and the couple then left
their home in New York and went to
Washington, where Mrs. Brown at once
applied for a government position.
After a great deal of persistence she
secured a position in the treasury and
was set to work counting ten-cent
notes. or "shin plasters," as the frac-
tional currency at that time issued was
known. These were received by the
wagon load in all stages of delapida-
ton. Her first promotion came In a
year, when she was permitted to count
25-ceut notes. After that as the wears
went by she climbed steadily upward
to her present important post. So ia
miliar is she with United States cur
rency and that of the national banks
that she can put together charred
notes which no one else could tell from
any other sort of paper.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
A TRICK THAT FAILED.
Stranger Tried to Get SO from Mrs. Hunt
His Story.

One day last week a mar walked
into Mrs. Hunts surprise STORED and
asked her If Mr.. Hunt was home.
Upon learning that he was not, the
man said had done some work on a
house for MI. Hunt and there was
SO coming to him and asked Mrs.
Hunt if she would give it to him, as
he needed it. Mrs. Hunt refused,
remarking that if MIR. Hunt owes
money to come when he is home and
he will pay it. The man said his
name was George Bloodgood, and
asked Mrs. Hunt to give him ten
cents. He began telling a story about
his wife ETC., which, instead of call
ing forth Mrs. Hunts sympathy, had
the effect of more firmly convincing
her that he was an impostor. When
Mr.. Hunt came home her suspicious
we're confirmed as he did not owe any
man by that name any money and
knew nothing of him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
SECOND RACE TODAY.
The Yachts VIII Battle For Cup Over
Thirty Mile Course.


NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Off Sandy
Hook this morning the Shamrock III
and the Reliance will sail their second
race of the Americas cup series ovel
an -equilateral triangular course of thir
ty miles, ten miles to a leg.
Yachtsmen will then have a chance
to see what the challenger can do in
the way of reaching; but, judging by
the Reliance's work in the trial races
with eased sheets, it is doubtful wheth.
er the Upton boat can hold her own OH
this point of sailing.
Those who had the good fortune to
witness the Reliance's races with the
Constitution and the Columbia will
probably recall that the Iselin yacht
was also at her best in reaching races.
though on two or three occasions the
Constitution beat her on this point of
sailing.
Little is known of what the chal-
lenger can do on a reach, but on sever
al occasions she did not make any ma
terial gain over the first Shamrock
with eased sheets in a good breeze of
wind.
If this holds true the Shamrock III.
and the Reliance should make a close
race of it to the windward mark in any
sort Of a breeze, and after that, if the
wind holds true, the Reliance should
gain enough to win by five minutes
elapsed time or by somewhere in the
oneighborhood of three minutes correct
ed time, allowing for the Shamrock
Ills handicap of I'm. SIS.
The Shamrock III. will have a new
and better mainsail, and her hull is in
perfect shape after its polishing in dry
dock. The Reliance will go out with a
new jib.
OF course if the wind is light and
fuky or there are mistakes in the han
ding of either boat no man can tell
where they will come in.
The Washington weather bureau has
issued this forecast:
'The winds over the international
yacht ace course will be light to fresh
and variable, though mostly from some
easterly point; unsettled weather, posi-
bly, showers"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
Strike Ends. Cost $255,OOO.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 25.-The
trolley mems strike, just ended, has
lasted s%ixty-nine days and is estimated
to have cost the street car company
$125,000, the strikers in loss of wages
$4,000, the state by reason of the ne
cessity for troops to maintain order
$4,000 and the city for special police.
etc, $4,000. One man was shot and
killed by soldiers during the trouble,
by another, while cores of persons
have been more or less seriously in
jured in various ways.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
OBITUARY..
Mrs. B. P. Winant, who died at her
home in Huguenot Saturday morning,
was buried yesterday afternoon.
SAN JUAN LEPERS.
Head of Colony Removed by Acting
Governor.

Head of Colony Removed by Acting
Governor.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 2I-
Acting Governor Hartzell has suspend
ed DR.. Mater, superintendent of the
leper colony, and Jose Aldrich, his as
sistant, on the strength of a report of
Acting Director of Charities Goenaga,
revealing a horrible and dangerous
state of affairs at the entrance of San
Juan harbor.
According to this report, chickens
and pigs raised by lepers had been free
ly sold in the city, and goats, rabbits,
poultry and dogs had been herded in
the patients quarters in indescribable
filth. Some of the lepers had no cloth
ing. 1t was added that paper money
was circulated in the leper colony and
that as this money might possibly be
used in other parts of the island it was
considered dangerous, as likely to
cause a spread of leprosy.
The executive council has ordered a
committee of three of its members to
Immediately investigate the leper col
ony scandal and make their report at
the earliest possible moment. Ugly dis
closures continue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
The Attempt to Tie Up Restaurants
Proved a Failure.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The attempt of
the officials of the Hotel and Restau-
RAM Employees unions to tie up the
Chicago restaurants has proved a fail
ure, not a single establishment having
been compelled to close for lack of help.
Out of 5000 members of the different
unions ordered on strike not over 10
per cent responded to the summons,
and the places of those who did quit
work were quickly filled with nonunion
employees.
The calling of the strike by the local
joint board of the Hotel and Restau-
rant Employees International alliance
without consulting the various local
unions is said to have been responsible
for the refusal of the majority of the
employees to obey orders, and the indi-
cations are that the strike will be of
short duration and will end disastrous
ly to the unions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
Director Osterhout Denies Report.


POUGHKEEPSIE. n. Y. Aug. %
b. H.. O%sterhout. director of charities
of San Juan, Porto Rico, who is visit
ing at Poughkeepsie, makes a most en-
phatic denial of the reports to the eff
feet that because of the alleged unsani-
tary condition .Nleper colony near
San Juan the whole island of Porto
Rico is threatened with contagion.
Mr.. OSterhOut said:
"The reports are not only untrue,
but ridiculous. There are about twenty
lepers in the colony. twelve males and
eight females. They are well housed
in buildings of heavy masonry, such
as were used as public buildings by
the Spanish. The possibility of on
tact with the outside world is imprac-
ticable and according to all recent re-
ports of investigation of the disease
the danger of contagion is reduced to a
minimum. | can state from my own
personal knowledge and frequent in
spection that the lepers of Porto Rico
confined in the colony are well housed,
well cared for. we'll fed. well clothed
and as contented as people in their I'M
fortunate condition could possibly be.
The charges made in the reports are
absolutely false"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
New York Markets.

FLOUR = Quiet and steady without
change; Minnesota patents, 81, 7Od4.95; win
ter straights, $3.65dS.&; winter extras,
81. 90a3. %; winter patents, SO. 90d4.30.
WHEAT-Opened stronger on rain in
the northwest n firm cables, but soon
yielded to western selling; September,
IS 11-160S6c.; December, S613dS6 1l-16c.
RYE-Steady; state and Jersey. 50d53c.
No. ? western, SIC. f. o. b., af1oat.
CORN-Opened steady, but reacted un
der fine weather and heavy Chicago sell
ing; September, 579sq57Ac.; May, 57A@
57hc.
0ATs-Nominal; track, white, state, 40
Acc. track. white. western. 41d46c.
PORK-Dull; mess, $l5Q15.5O; family,
$17.50617.75
LARD-Firm; prime western steam,
S.25c.
BUTTER-Quiet; state dairy. 14d1Sc. A.;
extra creamery, 1890.
CHEESE-Quiet: state, full cream, fan
cy, small, colored. 105sc. small, white,
10hc.; large, colored, l0c.; large, white,
EGGS-Strong: state INC Pennsylvania
fancy mixed, 21c.: state and Pennsylvania
seconds to firsts, 11Q19l2c. western extras,
20d 21c.
SUGAR - Raw firm; fair refining,
8 5-16c.; centrifugal, So test, 9~13-16c. re-
fined firm: crushed. 5.6Oc. powdered, 5.10c.
MOLASSES Firm; New Orleans, $40
R~ICE-ouiet; domestic, 44a6Ac. Japan,
TALLow-ouiet; city, 1850; country,
,HAY-Quiet, shipping, 75aS5c.; good to
choice, $1d1.05.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25
Lou Dillon Breaks worlds Record

READVILLE, Mass, Aug. 25.-Lou
Dillon broke the worlds trotting record
for a mile here. The fleet mare went
the mile in two minutes fiat. This Is
two and a quarter seconds faster than
by Cresceus at Columbus. O.. last year.
The mare vas driven by William San
ders. Driver and animal received a ire
mendous ovation from the crowd when
1t was seen that the worlds record was
broken. The last quarter was trOtted in
0:29 fiat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-25

Conservatism is believed to be the
distinguishing characteristic of Eng
lishmen. A young man of Bermuda, of
English descent, now residing in New
York city, shows that the belief is well
founded. He imports his collars from
st. Georges Town. on the island where
he was born. not because he has any
prejudice against American-made
goods, nor because he cant get a col
lar to suit his needs in one Of the
thousand or more shops where collars
are sold here, but simply that he is
used TO the sort that he imports. It's
the kind I've always had, y know"
he says, by way of explanation.