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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
SOUTH AMBOY
NEWS ITEMS.

OF scarlet 1eVer ana dlptherla Mt Sayre-
vile, but at the present time there
are only two diptheria cases and they
are a distance out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rue, of Broad
way, entertained Mrs. Tice and Miss
Nan Oliver, of ~Sayreville, Sunday
night.
]. Briggs has resigned his position
as insurance agent for the Metropoli-
tan Insurance Company,
Bastedo & Peppler are repairing
Bloodgood's house on George street.
Will Mundy, of Broadway, spent
Sunday with friends at Yonkers.
A scow left H. @. Perrine's dock
Sunday, loaded with clay.
Mrs. j. Bloodgood and daughter, of
Bordentown avenue, enjoyed a drive
to Matawan, Saturday.
Mrs. George McGrath, of New
York, spent Friday with her parents
on Broadway.
Mrs. Fred Hewlett, of Broadway, is
convalescent from an attack of erysip-
elias.
Miss Carrie Lewis, of Yonkers,
spent a few days with her mother on
Broadway.
MI. Harry Petty of Second street,
is anticipating a good time on a three
weeks cunning tour at Wickatunk.
| He and MI. w. A. Ryerson will
start Tuesday.
Harry Buckalew, of Asbury Park,
was calling on friends in town Satur-
day.
MI. and Mrs. Gus Chevolier, OF
John street, spent Sunday with Mr..
Chevelier's parents, at Sayreville.
II. Farlander, of Broadway, spent
Sunday at Asbury Park.
Charles Compton is moving into
Kollisch's flat over Pavlovsky's meat
market.
Mrs. Morrill, has had the store from
of her house, ON Broadway, given
a new coat of bright red paint. Il
looks very mic Q and snowy.
Alexander, the little son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. q Parisen, of the Heights,
has been very Ill with pneumonia.
MisssMorgan, professional nurse, ha!
had charge Of the case under DR.
Haines. We are pleased to state tina
the patient is oonvalescent. ,
Mrs. Frank Rue and daughter Beat
rice, of Church street, are anticipat
ing a very pleasant weeks visit will
friends ut Philadelphia.
Miss Dora Rehfuss visited her fam
lily at Ernston, Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. George Disbrow, O
Stevens avenue, are the happy pa.
ents of a young daughter, born las
week.
The grading and curbing of Churcl
street is started.
John Oonnors house, on Henry
street, is beng painted by Frank Wag
ner.
The house occupied by Mr.. Martin
on Second street, has been sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Lott and sol
Of ,Asbury Park, spent a few day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ruo, O
Church street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Smith, Of South River, spcn
Sunday as their guest.
Mayor Muirhead started ont on
hunting trip Monday.
Miss Mabel Walters ill with ton
%silitis at her home on Main street
Her mother is improving, havin,
been i'll with the same disease.
Mrs. John Perkins and son Ray
mond spent Sunday with re latives q
Yonkers. Mr.. Perkins spent Sunday
with his parents at their home il
Pennsylvania.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
PURCHASED WlLKENS' HALL.

George Doty, of Eltingvllle, has
sold out his newspaper route to his
brother, Charles Doty. George has
purchased Wilken's Hall and hotel.
He will run a dance Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Novel Flower Stand.

A novel fiower-stand is made of zinc
and in the shape OF s standard rose-bush
with leaves painted a natural green
color. Roses, or other blooms, are in.
serted in little water-nlled flower.
holders hidden amongst the foliage"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Snka Dts7ii.orics,

Sake, the fayorite alcoholic beverage
OF the Japanese, Is distil!ed from rice
and resembles whisky In taste. There
are about $4,000 sake distillers in jap
an, and these produce between them
nearly $50, 000, 900 gallons annually.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Ehp ~LnnEuaEe.

Gay" began the stranger on the
water front. do you can fish,"
The packin house genius looked up in
disgust.
"Wot kind o English does y call dat?
I can fish. an do fish, but-say. wotcher
giviR' me! Do / can fish! Aw-w-w!"-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
stored Up I'm the Skin.

The function OF a Negroes black skin
Is believed by scientists to be the con-
version Of the SUMS light into heat.
The heat thus generated remains in he
skin and does not penetrate to the
deeper tissue. Thus proyiced with a
sun-proof armor, the negro can stand
an amount of heat that would be fatal
to q white man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
MARRIED THIS AFTERNOON.

This afternoon at $50 O'Clock Peter
Miller, of Tottenville, and Miss Nellie
Bradden, of Princess Bay, will be
married at the home of the bride IN
Station avenue. After the marriage a
supper will be served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
PLEASED WITH WORK.

The people of Conover and Raritan
streets, at Meohanicsville, are very
much pleased with the work Street
Commissioner Quinlin has done. One
of our councilmen says it is O good
piece of work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
TO FOLD SOclABLE.

On Friday night q sociable will be
held in the South Baptist church
parlor. Ice cream and cake will be
for sale. The money cleared will go
to a fund to help the Ladies Aid
Society in getting ready for the
Christmas festival.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
w. C. T. U. WORK.

On Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held q special meeting in Bethel
III. E. church, Amboy The
Superintendent of all the different
departments spoke on the work of
their department..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Conner Kettles.

To clean g copper kettle fill 1t with
very hot water and rub it with very
sour milk. or, better still, buttermilk.
Afterward dry and polish with a Hath
er. Kettles cleaned in this manner
once or twice a week will always keep
bright and new looking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
H~UGUEN4T FAIR.

The Huguenot Reformed church
congregation will hold q fair in the
church on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday evenings of this week. There
will be an entertainment for the visit
ors every night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
a Wholesale Disnppointment.

Marriage" acrIdly said the GrizSlet
Bachelor, with a grin as pessimiatit
land mirthless as that of a laughlna
hyena, "is always a disappointment
to the fellows who don't get the girl
and to the girls who don't get the fell.
low; also, to the girl who does ge'
him, and to the fellow who gets her.
PUCK.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Discord.

Music in the family
Is something to admire,
When it Is TIT to harmony
And to the hearts desire.
But spare US from the man who Bows
His, own horn (habit vileD
And the woman who keeps harping
On ono string all the while.
philadelphia Bulletin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

The Evening News Is on sale at Ogt-
burgs' A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John Kali's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
A Doomed NIan,

"Yander comes de sheriff ter level on
yo' mule"
Lem comet I done powdered bofe
dat mules hirAlfoots wild dynamite en-
gunpowder Atlanta Constitution
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Two bad a

The French sardine catch last year
was less than 20 per cent of the aver
age, and this years again will prob
ably be no more than 25 per cent OF
the Yeraee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

The eminent Bavariaa ~sanitarian,
Prof. PettenLofer, was once trying to
convince a Munich householder Of the
advantages Of plumbing and drainage;
but his conservative friend answered:
Nonsense; l want TO be able to smell
nv house"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 11.-Saturday, Nov.
II, has been Officially approved as Mas
sachusetts day at the worlds fair by
Governor Bates, as it will conmcmo-
rate the signing of the charter in 1876
of the old town of T~rib2ountain, after
ward named Boston.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
C,a.,-BIowins an Ancient =

Bottles at one time were ell blown. the
blowing process being as old as the time
of the Pharaohs, for IN the Egyptian
monuments are depicted glass-blowers
at work just as they work to-day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
ulIifcracv in Italy,

In the northern provinces of Italy
the illiteracy is not so great as in
the southern. from which nearly all
the immigrants come. In Piedmont
the illiteracy is less than in Pennsyl-
vania
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
TropicaI Fruit Trade.

A large part of the tropical fruit
used In the United States is raised by
the transportation companies which
bring Il.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

Statistics gathered at Princeton
theological seminary show that Al
members of the association died last
year at an average age of CO years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Frightening Tortoinoshcll.

Tortoisesheil which has become dull
should be treated with a paste made OF
jewelers. rouge and sweet oil. Let this
remain on till the shell is dry, hen
brush off and polish with a wash
leather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
r.rnt shtpmept of Cattle.

Live cattle were first landed in England
from America In May, 1861. but the regu-
lar traffic did not begin until 1876.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
She Might

w Proud Mother-Did my daughter
sing for you?
Opera Manager-Yah.
do you think she could succeed on
the stage?"
"Bossibly-eef giffen Il bart NIT no
ringing in tn. Y. Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
BASKET BALL TEAM.

A number of young ladies of Prin-
cess Bay, have arranged q basketball
team. Mrs. Z. Woglom has been
elected captain. The team is a good
ono.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

Panama ranks fifth in population and
seventh In area among the states of the
Colombian republic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

II you don't like I'd blow your own horn
For the purpose Of getting along,
II you ever expect
With fame's wreath to be decked,
Or to win mems approval. at least don't
neglect
To bans your own dong
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11
Literary Appreciation.

Are you fond of poetry?" asked the
young man with curly hair.
YES" said Miss Cayenne. Poetry
has done a great deal to make life
easier. 1t gives people an opportunity
to use quotations instead of being orig
inal and Observation-Disclosures Star
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

Glow did Belivar's get-rich-Quick
scheme pan out?"
VERY well. Bolivar doesn't have to
worry about ways and means now
Really? Where's he living?"
Third tier, Sing Sing. Ten years
iease."-N. Y. Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-11

Little Paul (who has just been scolded
by his mother)-Don't you yell at me
this way, mamma. I'm not your hus-
band.-Fliegende Blaetter.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
GREAT MASS MEETING HELD.
Laboring Men Want Special legisla-
tive Session.

Butte. Mont, Oct. 31.-A great mass
meeting was held at the Auditorium
last night under the auspices of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,. The meeting was called to con-
slider the desperate condition of af-
fairs that confronts the workingmen
of this city and state and to give ex-
preston to their belief that Governor
Toole should call an extra session
OF the legislature.
Resolutions were adopted along the
line planned by the projectors of the
meeting and committee Of fifteen ap-
pointed to present them to Montana's
chief executive.
A majority OF those present were
miners who were thrown out OF work
recently by the injunction order OF
the court The gathering included
men from every craft and walk OF
life.
A telegram from Great Falls says
]. j. Hill is there on his way to Butte.
where he will meet United States
Senators Paris Gibson and w. A.
Clark and others for a conference on
the industrial crisis.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
THREE ARE DROWNED.
Boat Containing Party Of Young Peo
Pile Capsizes.

Grand Rapids, Wis. Oct 31.-A
party consisting of Carl Mails and sis
ter, Emma Mails, Nellie Olson, Henry
Martin. Fred Shearier and Varnum
Shearier attempted to cross the Wis
consin river above Biron dam during
the evening.
Emma Mails, Carl Mails and Nellie
Olson were drowned. The party was
bound for a dance at the north shore.
The boat was small and the occupants
noisy. The boat dipped and sank
three rods from shore in twelve feet
of water The men swan to shore
and the girls attempted to follow.
Carl Mails and Fred Shearier returned
to the rescue. Carl Mails was pulled
under water by Nellie Olson.
The drowned girls were eighteen
years old and the man was twenty
three.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
A BIG STRIKE is POSSIBLE
Sixty Thousand Butchers May Walk Out to
Assist the Striking Sausagemakers in
New York.

New York, Oct 31.-General Organ
izer Eichelberger of the Amalgamated
Butcher Workmen's union of North
America asserts that 1000 out of the
$4,000 members of the union will. in
all probability. go on strike in SYM
pathy with the 1000 sausagemakers
and Gamers who have quit in the
packinghouses in Chicago for an in
crease in wages of 25 cents a day.
1.-The question is now being put to
q referendum vote" said he. "and the
votes will all be in by Monday. The
sympathetic strike will be ordered If
a settlement of the strike in Chicago
is not speedily reached. The prin-
cipal packing centers to be affected
by strikers are Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City. ST. Joseph, Mo-. Omaha
and South Omaha.
Our organization is unit on the
question of supporting the Chicago
strikers in every way possible"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31

Pueblo, Colo. Oct. 31.-The east
bound Chicago flyer on the Santa Fe
was wrecked at Apishapa creek, four
miles east of Fowler. The spikes had
been removed from one rail on the
bridge over the creek and when
the engine left the track one span of
the bridge, 100 feet long. went down.
Two cars, with the engine fell into
the creek Engineer John Walker was
badly scalded but will recover. Ten
or twenty other persons were injured.
Relief trains were sent to the scene
Junta and the injured were taken to
the latter place.
The private car occupied by A. S.
Kimberly and a party of Eastern
bankerA returning from the annual
convention Of the National Bankers
association at San Francisco. was at
tached to the train, but so far as as
certained none of this party was in
jured
There was but little water in the
creek
a Pullman coach was left with one
end hanging over the chasm, but
stopped there and the other six cars
all full of passengers, including A. S
Kimberlys special car, remained on
the track. Thirteen persons were in
jured and were taken to the La Junta
hospital. Doctors were taken to the
scene of the wreck from Pueblo, Ma
zonola and Rocky Ford
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
MAcARoNi WHEAT GRADED.
New Agricultural Product Placed on
Commercial Basis.

New York, Oct 31.-The grain com.
mittee Of the New York Produce Ex-
change has decided to establish three
grades of marcaroni wheat This will
put dealings in this new agricultural
product for this country, on a COM
mercial basis
year or two ago United States
consular agents in the south of France
reported that there was a market
there for macaroni wheat and recon-
mended to the agricultural department
at Washington that the raising of this
wheat be encouraged in the United
States. 1t had previously been cult
waited in the Northwest, but the depart
ment Of agriculture secured seed
wheat from Europe and it is estimat
ed that this year 10,500.000 bushels
were raised. Some of this has al
ready been marketed in France. the
trading for export being on the basis
OF Minnesota wheat gradings, but
marcaroni wheat being specified in
the contracts.
At the request of the department of
agriculture the grain committee de-
cided to establish three grades of the
wheat. No. ! marcaroni. No. maca.
rOni and rejected macarOni.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
Negro Pension Bureau Barred From
the Use Of the Mails.

Washington. Oct. 31.-The postmas-
ter general has issued an order deny
ing the use of the mails to the Ex-
Slave Mutual Relief Bounty and Pen
sion association of Washington and
|. H. Dickinson, treasurer; T. Starr
Munfree. secretary. and r. E. Gill
christ, financial manager. all OF this
city, for using the mails to defraud.
The association was formed during
the last session of congress shortly
after the introduction of Senator Han
ma. by request" of an ex-slave pen
sion bill The inspectors report on
the case says that "Munfree is col
ored crook of the worst type" He
formerly operated the Southern Sup
ply company in Nashville. where he
then lived. and was arrested for that
onense. The pension scheme is de-
clared to be one of the most bare
raced frauds ever brought to the at.
tention of the postoffice department.
The promoters realized large sum
or money from 1t.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
FAIL TO BRING BIG PRICES
Sale OF Madame Diss de Bars Spirit
Pictures"

New York, Oct 31.-Diss de Bars
spirit pictures.' through which the
madame is said to have defrauded the
late Luther r. Marsh of large for
tune. are now on sale here. but the
works. many Of which are said to have
been executed by the brushes of mas
ters. do not bring record prites.
Competent judges considered the
gem of the collection to be a well
toned canvas attributed to Rembrandt.
The painting was at least a well exc
cuted copy and the tones were ex-
quisite 1t brought only $197.50.
1t is said Diss de Bar got the pic.
lures from collector, covered them
with a paste of chalk and water and.
deftly placing in each hand a wet
sponge, declared while giving exhibit
tions for the benefit Of Marsh that she
was in turn Gerome, Van Dyke or
Rembrandt, and by few passes the
apparently blank canvas was made to
glow with color. At last accounts she
was languishing in an English jail,
having failed to impress London
judges with her alleged supernatural
gifts
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.
Consolidated Grocers Of America Go
Out Of Business.

Peoria. H., Oct. SIS. w. McQuaid,
prominent grocer of Des Moines
and interested in number of other
grocery stores. has announced the end
of the Consolidated Grocers of Amer
ica, which was organized last Febru-
airy with $1.500000 capital and which
it was proposed should control the
leading retail grocers of the country.
1t was organized by Flavel Shurtleff,
retail grocer of Peoria, and N. kawin
of Chicago Two Peoria stores were
secured and afterwards four in Chi
cago one in Galesburg and the store
of w. V. McQuaid of St. Paul. Later
H. w McQuaid of Des Moines OBJ
tanned an interest, Mr.. Shurtleff drop
ping out One of the Peoria stores
closed last Saturday and Mr.. McQuaid
says the other will close shortly. The
closing of the stores in Chicago and
Galesburg will follow, but the Nc
Quaids will continue the Des Moines
and St Paul stores.
Mr.. McQuaid assigns as reason
for the closing of the several stores
that the Consolidated Grocers of
America was not financial success.
The stores were not paying ventures
and the company will so out of exist
ence.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

George T. Hoagland, pioneer and
philanthropst, is dead az
his home in st. Joseph Mo, aged
ninety years
Captain Nathaniel G. Herreshoff. de-
signer and builder of several Amer
1ca's cup defenders, is seriously i'll
from pneumonia.
Secretary of War Root and Mrs.
Root have sailed from Liverpool for
the United States on board the White
Star line steamer Celtic
mild form of quarantine against
Allegheny, Pa, including the fumiga-
tion of all matter in transit to or from
that city. will be put in force at once.
Professor Mommsen, the German
historian. has suffered a severe apo
plectic stroke. His left side is para.
lyzed and there is little hope of his
recovery.
Humberta Cattlina and Martin ].
Pishkur. Italian miners, fell 1000 feet
from a cage descending into the Min
ME Healy mine at Butte, Mont, and
were instantly killed.
The sessions of the American Pub.
lie Health association at Washington
were brought to close Friday Ha-
vana, Cuba. was decided on as the
next place of meeting.
With the object of fostering the
growing demands in America for Rus
sian goods the volunteer fleet is or
ganizing regular passenger and
freight service to ports in North Amer
ica
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
SUICIDE REVEALS SLAYER.
Brother Of Murdered Girl Kills Him
self in Jail.

Allentown. Pa. Oct. 31.-Thomas
Bechtel, aged thirty. who was held
awaiting an investigation of the MUIR
der Of his sister, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with knife in
his cell. The police regard this as an
acknowledgment of his guilt. Alfred
Eckstein, her afiianced lover, is still
held.
The police say that Bechtel was op-
posed to his sister going with Weisen-
berg. travelling man. and when
Bechtel found that she had been in
Philadelphia with him. upon her re-
turn home he attacked her, striking
her a blow on the cheek causing her
to fall against the corner of a bureau,
dead.
1t is claimed that the family made
up the story as first given to the po-
lice and took the body from the house
to the alleyway. where it was found.
Eckstein is believed to have known
nothing of the crime.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
COMPLETING ORGANIZATION.
Second Days Session Of Employers
Association.

Chicago, Oct 31-Work Of complet-
ing the organization of the Citizens
Industrial Association of America,
formed by employers and representa-
tives of Citizens alliances throughout
the country in conference here, occu-
pied the time of the delegates during
the day
Fees and methods of affiliation for
state, national and local associations,
to provide a peaceable working basis
in extending the work of organization,
over which il was feared there would
be much trouble, were discussed in ex-
ecutive session and the matter was
satisfactorily arranged. II remains
for the convention to approve the
plans and an amicable settlement is
expected. The system of assessment
will provide for the taking in of the
various associations.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
MR.. CARNEGiE'S OPINION.
SAYS It Is a Good Thing to Squeeze
Mater Out of Stocks.

New York. Oct. 31.-Andrew Carne-
gle. who. with his wife and daughter.
returned from Europe during the day,
believes that the collapse of the Unit
ed States Shipbuilding company was
not without good results. He said
concerning the failure:
at was no surprise. The British
papers have been predicting it right
along. 1t will result in the salutary
reduction of values and the bringing
of everything to a healthy condition
1t is good thing to squeeze the water
out of some stocks. The standard Sc
curities are as good as ever"
In reply 10 question whether the
Schwab methods had been severely
criticised in England he said:
THAT was inevitable. When a
man is down everybody is ready to
kick him"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
is in FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
Bankruptcy Proceedings Begun Against the
Butter and Cheese Company That Tried
to Corner Market.

La Crosse. Wis. Oct. 31.-Applica-
tion was made before the local clerk
in bankruptcy during the morning for
the La Crosse Cheese and Butter COM
pany to show cause why it should not
be adjudicated bankrupt. Local attor-
neys have hundreds of claims against
the company. which has been doing a
large business throughout the North
western states.
The financial troubles were precipi-
tated through an effort on the part of
the corporation to corner the cheese
market in the Northwest The firm
now has stored in warehouses in Chi
cago. St Louis, ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Milwaukee 100000 worth Of
cheese.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-31
FIGURING MILLS IN OMAHA.
Costly Plant to Be Established In
That City.

Omaha Oct 31.-Next Monday even
ing Omaha will entertain a party of
thirty-five millers, headed by Former
Governor Pillsbury of Minnesota. who
comes as the guest of President Stick
ney of the Chicago Great Western
railway. Members Of the party no
titled the Commercial club Of their in
tention to expend $3.50 900 in the erec-
ton of Touring mills in Omaha and
the Great Western has already ar
ranged to construct a large elevator.
The recent cutting OF grain rates be-
tween Nebraska points and Chicago
and the Twin Cities by Mr.. Stickney's
road and the decision of other roads
to meet the cut has brought Omaha to
a grain market basis and local grain
men are preparing to establish an ex-
change in this city.