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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
RARITAN TRACTION co.
Time Table IN Effect Sept. 15, 1902.

Cars leave Metnchen for Perth Anboy and all
points East to Boynton Bea h at and IS minu-
les past each hour from 6a m. to S.85 p. m, aud
from IS to 11.S5 p. m. at IS minutes past the
hour.
Cars le we Keasbey School for Metuchen at s
and 35 minnteS past each hour from q. m to
$50 p IN and every hour from to 1.8 p. m.
Cars leav Kcasbey for all poin.s East every
Is minutes.
Cars leaves Bridge at Woodbridge Greek for
KeasbeY at foot OF Smth b Street every so minu-
tes from 6.15 q. m, 10 II .45 p. m.
Cars leave Bridge at Woodbridge Greek for
Metuchen on the even hour and half hour from
q m. to so p. m. and on the half hour only
from 7.30 70 II p. m.
Cars leave Staten Island Ferry for Metuchen
and Keasbey School at is and 48 minutes past
each hour from a. m. to 8 p m. and Il ON to
D, m. at IS minutes only and for keasbey 81
foot of Smith Street at 3 and 33 minutes past the
hour.
Cars leave Staten Island Ferry for Bridge at
Woodbridge Greek at IL, 90, II and Sc minutes
past each hour from a. m. to II p. m.
VIM. g. ROCK,
Superintendent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
A HARD STRUGGLE
Many a Perth AmhOy Citizen Finds
The Struggle Hard.

With back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is butts struggle.
No need to keep it up.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
Perth Amboy people endorse this
claim:
Mr.. Miles Nelson, Of No. 80 Lewis
street, inspector l.. V. r. r. Car
shops, says -" There was a pain in
my back which clung to me day and
night. My work compels me to do a
great deal of stopping and bending
forward, which greatly aggravated
the trouble. If I kept moving about
I did not mind it so much, but the
minute | sat down the pain increased
andlbecame almost unbearable. Doan g
Kidney Pills were recommended to me
and got box at G. w. Parisen Is
drug store. They helped me from the
very start, and when 1 had finished
the first box felt better in every
way. Doan's Kidney Pills have my
endorsement. will always keep them
in the house to use again if the occa-
sion arises.
For sale by all dealers, price 90
cents a box. Foster -Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
u. s.
Remember the name-Doans and
take no substitute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Her own idea.

"Your daughter" said Mrs. Oldcastle
after being conducted through the
newly finished wing of the magnificent
palace occupied by the Bullingtons,
"has such splendid vocabulary"
''Do you think SOP" her hostess re-
piled Josiah wanted to get her one
of them eseritoires, but ] made up
my mind right at the start that vo-
eabulary would look better in a room
furnished like hers is, even if it didn't
cost quite so much. Chicago Record
Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
COPPER WORKS READY.


At recent meeting of the employees
of the Raritan Copper Works, new
base ball team was organized with
the following officers: Manager, J..
P. Humphries; captain, W. S. Hig-
gems; treasurer, Emil Warters. The
manager would like to book games
with any local factory team. Address
all challenges to John P. Humphries,
manager, care Raritan Copper Works.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Reliance Nearly Ready.

So far as the null is concerned tho
yacht Reliance is practically con :
pleted, and the Americas Cup de-
fender will undoubtedly be launched
on Saturday. A few finishing touches,
such as coat of white paint for the
top sides, some interior fittings, and
the setting up of the steering gear,
will occupy the time until the boat
goes overheard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Badges Have Arrived.

James Kirby, who went to Newark
Saturday to get the. ."Pop Sociable
Club" badges, is giving them out to
the boys today. The badges, which
are very small and neat, bear the
picture of Mr.. Kirby who is the ''Pop
Sociable Clubs" popular manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
COTTON Growtng ON the Nile.

Experiments now concluded on the
banks of the Nile show the quality
of the cotton grown there to be the
equal of any in the world. There are
available 100000 acres of irrigated
land, and only hands to work it are
lacking.-Albany Argus.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
$40 r = =
team to be played at the Polo Grounds
on April II.

The foul strike rule which the Mar
ions used last year is now sanctioned
by all the leagues under the national
agreement and will Of course be in
operation here again this year. Presi-
dent Pulliam has also instructed the
umpires to enforce the rule about
balks and also to prevent a batsman
going to first base when hit with a
slowly pitched ball.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Close Quarters.

''Miss Flyrtie has accepted me-"
boasted the successful suitor. II oc-
cupy her whole heart"
well, old man." replied the rejected
one, you'll have to come out pretty
often to take exercise. Philadelphia
Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Rutgers Team Weak.

Rutgers will open the baseball season
with game with Columbia in this
city on Wednesday next. The Rutgers
team is light, and painfully weak in
one or tive positions, notably at pitch
or, but Greene, freshman is showing
up in fairly good form, and may
develop into strong man before the
end Of the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
READING SYSTEM
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL
Corrected to NoVSn.Ler.
TRAINS LEAVE PERTH AMBOY

For New York, Newark and Elizabeth
500 Thursdays q Saturdays to New York
{So5y e e. So 7. asG ~ 90 siT Il1S; Fs a. g.
p. m. Sundays, 10. 81, a. N. 52s, IL
For Philadelphia and Trenton via Bound
Brook. i7, S.l7, II Is; a. m. 10, sec p. m.'
1urdays, 9 81 a. N 30 p. m.
For Long Branch. Ucean Grove. ETC. 5.07
92), q. m. 1922, 2H, 81, 1b, SO, 719,
l12.S6 Wednesdays and Sundays only p. M
sundays IS, a. m. 81 p. m.
For Freehold, On, Q 20 q. M, fs.s2 27. 81
50, p. m.
Additional trains for Red Bank 2.27, 4 So, 6.3S
P. Ms For South Amboy, s 10, 6.52, 9.29.
Through tickets to all points a. lowest rats,
may be had on application In advance TO th
ticket agent at the station.
W. g. BEsLER, Vice-Pres, & Genera Manager
o. n. BURs, General Passenger Agent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

Twas in a breach of promise suit the let
ters all were read,
And here is what the opening words of each
epistle said
Dear Mr.. Smith," Dear Friend" "Dear
john MY darling four-leaf clover
My ownest Jack Dear John" Dear
Sir" then, "Sir," and all was over.
Town Topics
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD

LEHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD
Time Table in effect Feb. Sth, 1853
stations In New York, foot of OortlAndt, ID D.
brosses and " 5st 2srd streets, Penna. r.
Ferries.
TRAINS LEAvB STATE STREET STATION.
FOR NEW YORK.
$40, 7. .4S a. NJ; 425 p. N. for New York. 80
p. m. daily con nee 8 wttF way train for Bound
Brook, Mauch Chunk, Weatherly, Hazelton and
intermediate points.
FOR SOUTH PLAINFIELD.
$40. 7.43, a. m. 100, 4. q, D. IN. Sui DAYS
7.43 q. n1.3O. 6.15 p. m.
FUR OTHER POINTS,
7.4S q. m. Daily Connect with Local train
for Easton, Buffalo, Niagsrs Falls and Chicago.
425 p. M. Daily Except Sunday Express FOL
for Wilkes Barre, Scranton, Hnzelton
Pottsville, and principal intermediate
stations.
6.I5 p. NJ. Sundays only Through train fof
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge
and Chicago, connects for New York.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PLAINFIELD
FOR PERTH AMBOY
e.40, q. m. S.45, 500, 7.45. D m. Sundays:
10 IS a. M, 500 2 45 a. m. Trans arrive Perth
AmhoF--9.0i q. m, 4.05. 5.2b. sos p. m. Sunday
1887 a. m, B. %, S.0j p. m.
Tickets sold to all Western Points.
For further Information apply to ticket
agents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
pomestdc Wlreless TeleRraph.

Marconi believes that at some fu-
ture time-he will not fix date for
it-wireless telegraphy will become
available for domestic and office use,
thus performing the functions al
lotted to the telephone. He has al
ready made experiments which con-
vince him that it will be possible,
with the aid of small models, or min
iatures, of his sending apparatus, as
now erected on a gigantic scale at
Poldhu and elsewhere, to transmit
messages from the interior of rooms
which can be received in other rooms
in the same city, or in the neighbor-
ing towns. The walls of the houses
will form no obstacle, but one of the
chief problems will be that of prop
er attuning of the instruments to
prevent interference of waves, and
TO secure privacy for the messages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

The Eduitables, the Marion's cid
rivals, appear to be after big game
this year. They have booked game
with the New York National League
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

Plans for Sunday baseball in the
vicinity of New York, call for games
at Hoboken. West New York and
Bayonne besides those to be played at
Jasper Oval by the Murray Hills and
Equitable Park by the Metropolitans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

E10h <Al1kAlsnu DOA hOs
23 Raritan Copper Works
28 High and Lewis
ia Madison ave and Paterson st
2S Market and First SITS.
So Smith and High st
So state and Smith SITS
43 Buckingham ave and Hartf
45 Commerce and Front SITS
AZ High and Washington str
"a State st and Buckingham ave
SO Ball ave and Charles st
81 Railroad ave and Wayne st
81 Washington and First SITS
81 Turnpike and Elm st
64Smith rt and Watson ave
60 Commerce and State SITS
az Front and Smith sts
73 Water and Gordon PTS
~ Kearny ave and Gordon st
t2 Smith and Herbert st
81 oodbfidge road and Washington st
"a ohigh ave and Stanford st
To S nd in an alarm, open the door of the box
and pail down the lever and let go once only.
Stay at box until flremen arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
| tap Break In circuit. taps-Drill and fire
alarm test Hydtaut at corner of Jefferson and
High street always to be used for this trial.
taps Fire out. taps Police call. l2-Call for
Lincoln Hose 13-Call for Washington Hose.
14--uall for Mcclellan Hose 15-Call for Pro
lection a. and L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
BASEBALL NOTES.

.Reinaoher, the Equitable's crack
short stop, has quit the life insurance
team to play with the Murray Hills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
PERTH AMBOY POST OFFICE
N

Taking effect Nov. IL, 1909.
Opens at z An Closes at p. M.
Mails Arrive:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

To s nd in an alarm, open the door of the box
and pail down the leve and let 90 once only.
Stay at box until firemen arrive.
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WANT TO WEDAFARMER BOLD?
HERE'S ONE RICH IN LAND AND
!STOCK " no NEEDS 4 WIFE.
Ski, five. but Spry. and He's Wise to For.
tune Hunters, Though He Did AdNcr-
tise for a Hclpmeet--LOts After Him.
and He'll hOOse One at the state Fair.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Sept, l2,-One Of the
attractions at the Indiana State FAR next
week, but one that is not being advertised
hy the management will be Daniel Over
never, one of the richest farmers Of the
State. He lives in Fulton county and re-
Gently advertised for a wife, setting out
II list of his worldly possessions in the adj
vertisement
A. might be expected, Farmer Over
meyer las received a large number OF
replies from -pinsters who are not avcrse
to entering the welded state where the
outlook for peace and plenty il 40 favorable.
And he has written dozen or more that
he will be- at the State Fair and will DE glad
to consider the respective merits Of his
correspondents AT that time. He has hxed
a different place on the grounds and diff
ferent hour for receiving each Of the many
admirers. who have promised TO he present
and lie feels sure that there will DE no pos
sibli,y of friction
Mr.. Overmeyer did not omit from hs
advertisement for wife anything that he
Thought "A woman ought to know. lie
raye his name and told of his possession
of $40 acres Of uIencumhered land in Fulton
county and Of his fine cattle and HORSES.
He declared that he was good pToyldtr
and Of d kind and Ohllglng dlsposn!oh
II, rave his age as %, but as an offset 10
what he thought might be- an object iohable
fsa,,.re, he declared that he could bread
Cart thirteen acres Of oats a day against
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seen. He was also truthful. as all pessi-
mists are not
About the second week the homegoer
admitted to herself that things were be,
canning To pail. She had played wi h all
the babies, and 1t seemed to her that there
never was before such a harvest of babies
as greeted her curious eyes. Each OF her
schoolmates whom she met had STAIR
way OF children, and she was expected 10
remember the names, ages and resem-
blances Of the lot
Yes. she admitted that family reminis-
cences babies, jam recipes and paper pat
terms may artera while lack the mental pnb-
ulum necessary to an active BRAN. She
began TO look about her for amusement,
and naturally WIS pleased to meet her old
love on the street.
He was the only one left. There had been
quite a number and she was continually
meeting the men she had refused, with
clinging vines or tendrils OF the human
variety as evidence that they had survived
her cruelty.
The old love was apparently glad to see
her. He inquired with enthusiasm about
her health and her achievements. He told
her lot OF gossip that she had not heard.
He recalled, with just the right amount OF
interest, the cid scenes of their tiirtaticns.
He even ask ed her to take a drive with him.
She went surreptitiously. She did not
desire that the whole place should take it
for granted that she was without admir-
ers in the city and had come hon @ to pick
up dropped threads. They met as if by
chance, on an unfrequented street. and she
climbed to the seat at his side.
They continued their remin SCIENCES. and.
in her zeal to relate her social and profess
sional successes, she forgot to ask him the
usual personal questions. A momentary
pang. now and then accused her of self
ishness, but she was ford of the sound OF
her own voice; her Uncle John said that
was the reason she had never married
AFTER a ;" she said, suboonsciously. what's
the use n getting him started or the inevi-
table round Of monotony that ! know his
life has leen since We parted? It's much
better that he should have new trains Of
thought suggested"
After her eloqlence had run dry and her
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She never could tell whether Uncle John
was making fun of her. but she wore
the buckle.
Amt much like the Suburban or Flu
turty,' he remarked, as one having intimate
knowledge of both. Perhaps he had il
episode.
He amused her during the earlier races
by remarks about her neiehbor<.
See that man, there he said pointing
to n gaunt, sallow-faced individual carry
ing haxen-haired child in his arms. That
known him to bet with the dentist that he
wouldn't pull the right tooth and then
refuse to tell him which one ached, so as
TO get his bet
"You'll want to bet, went on Uncle John,
carees sly, as the time of the principal race
Of the day approached. YOU city folks
don't think you're getting your moneys
worth if you amt losin' some Of it all the
time"
She didn't particularly care about betting,
but she wasn't going to show the white
flag before Uncle John.
(which horse 81 all | ct on?" she asked,
leaving it to his judgment,
In my idee thar amt but one horse
here" and he pointed to horse which by
the side of its competitors looked like q
prize winner of dog show amid lot of
yellow pups. That's the horse thatll
win out"
Even to her inexperience there didn't
seem TO lie ghost of a chance for the tired
looking country nags that were to run
against it.
ten dollars too much for you?" asked
Uno!e John, pleasantly.
1t was $3.50 too much, but she wasn't
going to say so.
Make it fifteen, she said, briefly Uncle
Johns sandy tlatched eyes looked at her
with the first sign Of approval he had dis
played rnce her arrival. He looked at the
bookmaker.
It, pity to let the money get out Of
the family" he remarked. "I'll tell you
what, III bet you the same odds you'd
get down thar. only don't mention it at
hum. The odds are 5 t. 1. That beasts
the prime favorite'
Seventv-fve dollars would pay for her
entire trip and leave good margin. She
accepted the propos ition.
II wa a hurdle race. and at the first iump
the favorite SHE'D walked around it and
resumed the run on the other side The
mere fact that he cleared the OF hers like a
bird while the rest of the horses scraped
the paint off the top bars, didn't seem to
make any difference. The favorite lost
the race.
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cars. according to its habit, The driver
greeted him nonchaiantly.
Going to ride I'M? he said.
Tie thought he'd surprise him and clam
bored up TO the seat at his side, After they
had driven along little, the homegoer said
Don't you remember George smith!
Of course that isn't his name, but it II do
"The driver licked fly from the ear Of
the off horse
Knew YOU right away he replied
Amt changed much
This was rather set back, hut after he
had recovered he began 10 ask questions
about his townspeoplc. A few had died,
one or two had wandered away, but the
most were where he had left them, accord
ing to his narra or. After a while the
homegOcr said to the driver:
i suppose you heard that l had been
elected 10 tie LegiSlatGre|
"The driver emitted a grunt which might
have been construed in number of ways,
There was a pause. then the homegoer
asked. hope still seeking breat h of life:
What did the people down here think
about it?'
'Oh. they jes' latfed,' said the driver,
Ticking of another 1y,'"
In this story lies the epi ONE Of the home
goers history. IL a man stays at home
and achieves distinct ion. he is taken as a
matter of course If no goes away and
achieves it he is aiken AZ matter of course,
too. II il only the visiting prophet who
is received with open arms.
But il seemed we'll To the girl to go back,
There WAS rooiniuess about things at her
old home which pleased her. In the fir t
ecstas ~ she determined to stay there.
She pictured old age meeti ing her amid
familiar scenes. She found herself picking
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throat was parched the inevitable silence
ensued He was not much of a talker.
During the silence she noted for the
first time, how well groomed and dressed
he was. She looked him over approvingly.
She even noted that he was smooth faced,
although most of his contemporaries still
chung TO their mustaches, in spite of the
fashion to the contrary.
He cert ainly deserved some reward.
He should be allowed to talk about himself.
Now, tell me-" she mcrmured. mag
unanimously. as she leaned back, expecting
to be bored. "all about yourself. What
have you been doing since last saw you?"
He hesitated minute, then:
"You 500, I've been in New York for
five years. just got back Yesterday
you've been IN New York five Yeas!
She sat up in her establishment. what
part of New York;
"On Twenty ninth street"
But I'm on Thirtv-iirst street" she
demonstrated, as if such a thing could not
be. why haven't ever seen you?"
Il don't know" he answered, rather
sheepshv. You see, I've thought lot Of
times I'd look you up, but you know how
il is in New York. There's so much to do
and so many people clawing you this way
and that that I amt got around to it yet.
He had dropped into the vernacular. ard
she remembered that she had always
thought him slow Now she was sure Of
it.
4Why didn't Won tell ne that George
Anderson was in New York;" she asked
at tho supper table that evening.
There was chorus of explanations
from the relatives.
"Thought you knew IT," they said.
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the wind and hardly know that he had
done a days work
That there might be no quest ion as to
his ability To give a wife his undivided
love he said that he had eleven children,
but all Of them alc grown ard each had
received forty acres of land and 500 cash
as their full share of the estate He made
no conditions regarding the woman whom
he will marry, except that She must he
attractive enough to inspil tie love of n
heart which will beat only for the woman
he ularrl"s.'
Fifty-nine answers have been received!
States are represented by the writer's,
thOI gh the bulk of the letters are from
InGilna women. Mr. OverIuever has shown
ma"y of them to his friends but he keeps
tGth with the writers 10y refusing to divulgc
their names
They say great many nice things TO
me-" he says, and, woman-like. ask great
many questions. Some seem to think
that the advert isement il intended ~ u
JOKE, but the majority accept it as il is
intended and enter into many det:i!S re-
gGrdiug themselves and furnish long lists
Of names rs reference. Judging from
their photographs, some of thcm are very
good looking and would make good wives -
Nearly Ill! he letters inquire particularly
about the property, Some of The writer's
wish TO know if the lu'irna law permits
n man to cut off his children with the allow
ances mentioned In Tine adv cnis"nrnr
Mr. Overmeyer chuckles over the letters
which convey the impression that the
writers are after lis property rather than
himself and he says. with a charhcterisI iC
wink, that he'll not spend much time with
this class
one woman, after making many inquiries
about his personnel hab's, nsks him If his
.lI To- 4 . l..,
-hr chgnEos the subject ubmp,ly and Hsks
If he snoIo- in lis sleep. AEo,lw cora
-ponicnr asks Do you ever ~INcr with
cold feet and if So do you eXrrt yoAr
wiiclo warm them ,.fier you come,o cd2"
OyeTmeyer, Willie fang 30 absolute
standard saw that lac doesn't want any
old camp-me-'ng grandmother nor one
of them society lhings q want farmer
wife, one of the kind thGt can tell Canaba
thistle from hollyhock," he says
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Don't you know anything about base
bali at all," said Aunt Matilda at length.
Thought people who lived in the city knew
everything; they act 80, at any rate.
81 know littIe, very little. about high
balls" said Tie homegoer in To-" voice.
well there's one now, said Aunt Ma
tilia, rising in her seat and screechlng
like a frightened hem.
81 wish it was murmured the girl re-
gretfuily.
The only other amusement she managed
Ia take in was tine funeral of the Oldest
Inhabiant. who had committed an inds--
erection in his early youth, the memory. OF
which had lasted through an Intervening
space Of sixty years and was touched upon
dclcatriv N the funeral sermon, which
lasted an hour and a half.
"Ihcfe's a position vacant in the town.
said Cnci" John, a. lie met her in her Sum
dav l,'et on her way 10 tho meetin house.
"Ef ven should want to give up your place
in New York. ! guess you could qualify all
right
what is it," asked the homogoer. She
had lost her first enthusiasm about settling
down in the native place I'm afraid
"Oh, You needn't be- remarked Uncle
John. The black sleeps passed away an
his pacell have 10 be filled,
she can't tell to tins Cay. even when she
sits down and Think the matter over in her
city apartment whether Uncle John meant
what be said always.
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The other fourteen are put in to fl up just
"a you stuff your last years shirt waists in
your trunk"
Il see
The man homegoer has no troubles. +"
said the girl.
"Dh, but he has 1t isn't all cakes and
ale A friend of mine was telling me about
going back last week. He got of at the
little station that hadn't added beam in
ten years. H. recognized the same tufts of
grass growing between the ties in the track
"1he country stage came numbering along
lust five minutes after the arrival of the
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How could she know il if no one ever
took the trouble To write? Then she re-
membered that her relatives letters were
always compounded Of good advice in re-
gard 10 going to church and wearing fan
nels. recipes for cough medicines and new
stitches for iascinators. Nothing NO secular
as gossip was allowed to intrude. Uncle
John chuckled eXasperatingly.
Herd he was boardin' with a wldder
on Twenty-ninth street Guess he amt
lookin' up his old grle. he said.
There were times when Uncle Johns
remarks were too much like those of the
prophets of the Old Testament to be en-
tirely agreeable
Uncle John. however. balanced accounts
by Offering TO take her to n country horse
race.
Better leave your Minis to hum" he
remarked, casually. as he glanced mean
ingly at her rhirestone buckle. There
may lie sneak thieves there.