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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The Excise Board will undoubtedly
give very careful consideration to the
arguments offered by downtown
preachers of the Gospel, with refer
ence to the saloon question. This city
has undoubtedly as many of these
establishments as are required, even
from the standpoint of their patrons,
and far too many, when the situation
is viewed by those who have the in
terests of the city truly at heart. 1t
is time to call halt upon the strength
en1ng of an influence which is not
developing or improving the city in
any respect whatever, and it is to be
trusted that the excise commissioners
will duly heed the warning sounded
by unprejudiced gentlemen, who are
cognizant of the sorry effects of the
growing saloon evil. Elizabeth
Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
Secretary Charles

Herbert, High street. Secretary Charles
Cluney 444 State st.
Degree Of Pocohontas-I. 0. K. M;
Meets every I'd and 4th Friday at City iail iiiai
Mrs. IL. Smith, Pocohontas. Mrs. Will
liam Greenleaf, c. of r. Mis- P. Euckson'
C. of w.
F. and A. M. Raritan Lodge No. oI
Regular Communications 2ud. and 4th.
Thursdays, Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
c. F. Hall, w. NJ; c. X. Seaman. Sec "
High Street
+. of A. Court Amboy No IS, meets at
K. Of p Hall, FIRST aud third Wednesday
Thos. Lucas, Chief Ranger, +. Dalton
Fin Sec, o5 New Brunswick i've.
CA. r. Major James II. Dandy Post
No. a. :. G. Ganetson, commander;
Adit. R..v. f. Is. French, Wes uinster.
Imp o. k. M. 70 Anbo tribe NO. o5
Council Sleep every 1tursd y. Philip
Schwartz oachem, Ilans ). Snath, {. OF r.
Andrew jensen [. OF w.
Ira b. rce lodge M. 500 Railroad
'rrainmen. meet every Ist ar 5rd Sunday
knights of Pythias ia o.. Smith and
llrgh streets. I J. Griffin Master Robt.
Mulvan y Secretary, hafles Miller Tres
urer
|. o. of F.. Court Keasbry, No. 1907.
Meets last Thursday of every month,
X. of c Hall. corner Smith and Rector
streets. G. w. FIthian. Chief Ranger
II. E. Pickersgill, Secretary, II Lewis st.
10. o. F. Lawrence Lodge. No. 62
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
every Friday night. DIR. Frank Crowther,
N. G.; f. L. Herrington, Sec'y., Brighton
Ave.
Jr. o. U A. M. Middlesex Council No.
O.. Meets every I'd and 4th Wednesday
in City Hall. Charles Cluney, Counsellor,
G. NJ. Adair, Recording Secretary 2o3
Madison Av.
X. OF r Algonquin Lodge, No. "a.
Meets every Mondav X. of I. Hall Smith
and High Streets. Harvey Stetson, c. c.;
Chris Meshiow. X. Of K. and S.
X. of G.. san Salvatore Council. Meets
every I'd and 4th Wednesday in X. OF c.
Growney, g. X; Recording Sec'y.,
Richard A. Bolser, I24 Market Street.
|. .. +. Court Perth Amboy, No.
3o43 Meets X OF +. Hall. High and
Smith Streets every Ist and 3rd tuesdays.
John K Sheehy, {. K. Peter Poulsen, K
s., l65 Elm Street
X. A. Middesex C,uncil No. 100.
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street.
every second and fourth Tuesday. Henry
Mccullough Regent, N. H. Moore, Secre-
tary, 90 Jefferson Street.
K of G.. Z. Meets in Odd Fellows
Hall, Smith street, every Tuesday night.
George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank B. Reed,
Keeper of Records, I2o Mechanic street.
P. 0. S. of A., Washington Camp, No.
7o. Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day K. of P. Hall, cor. High and Smith
street Fred Waters, President; ]. M. Mills,
Secretary. 2Io Oak street.
w. O.W Perth Amboy Camp No. Io,
meets at City Hall tst and 3rd Wednesday.
Chris. Mathiasen G.. c., DR.. H. K. Mason
Clerk, 634 Smith street.
Washington Literary Club meets in Un-
ion Hall Adelaide Building, on the Second
Sunday of Each Month at o'clock p m.
John ClarkA President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
PROPOSALS
FOR
Voting Machines.

The State Board of Voting Machine
Commissioners nearby gives notice that,
pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions and conditions of an act of the
Legislature of the State of New Jersey
entitled "An Act authorizing the State
Board of Voting Machine Commissioners
to purchase voting machines for use at,
elections to be held in this State, and pro-
viding for the location, use and care Of
such machines" approved April s, 1903s
they intend to purchase eighty-one (S1)
voting machines i'll accordance with the
following specifications: All machines
must be of kind, style or pattern, which
has been or may hereafter be approved
by the State Board of Voting Machine
Commissioners, in conformity with the
laws of this State.
All machines must conform to and meet
all the requirements of an act of the Leg
islature entitled, "An Act to authorize
the use OF voting machines at elections
hereafter to be held in this State or in any
subvision thereof, and providing that the
votes cast at any such elections must be
registered or recorded and counted and
tbe result of such elections ascertain
ed by such Machines" Approved April
., lSO2, and the amendments thereof and
the supplements thereto.
ALI machines shall provide facilities for
voting for candidates of at least seventy
different parties or organizations, and
Tor not less than thirty (30) candidates of
each party organizations, and for and
against at least fifteen (15) different uues-
tiOns or amendments.
All machines shall be capable of regis
tering nine hundred and ninety-nine (999l
votes for each and every candidate.
All machines must be supplied with a
booth, canopy, curtain or other contri-
vance so arranged or affixed as TO insure
secrecy when used and must be suitably
encased and delivered at any place with
in the State of New Jersey as directed bv
the Commissioners on or before the 10Th
day of September, 1908.
The person or persons if any, whose
proposals may be accepted must comply
with all the provisions of the Act pursu-
ant to which this notice is given, and
give bond in the penal sum of Five
hundred dollars ($500) for each machine
purchased with sureties to be approved
0y the Commissioners for the faithful
performance of the terms of the contract
when executed.
Proposals for the above are hearbv in
vited; said proposals to state the stvie or
kind of machine proposed to be furnished
and the price, both for the entire eighty
one (Sl) machines, and for any number
less than eighty one machines which
price in no case shall be more than Five
hundred dollars ($500) for each machine,
The commissioners reserve the right ia
reject any or all proposals. ~
Proposals should be addressad to "a.
State Board of Voting Machine Commiso
sioners, Seward Davis, Secretary, p q
Box 1858, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
and must be received on or before the ia I
day of July, 1903. ~
JOSEPH A. BROTHEL.
SEWARD DAVIS,
EDWARD L. PHILLIPS.
The State Board Of Voting Machine Com
missioners.
2ee0-5-2s-sOt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
hears Suicide.

An old black bear kept in a zoo at Dali
las, Tex, became violent a few days
ago and tried to tear itself to pieces
and beat its brains out against the
walls and bars of its den. The animal
had refused to eat for two months.
Finally it jumped into the water tank
and held its head under until drowned.
1t was clear case of suicide. About
two years ago the bear killed it's cubs
and devoured them. A year later it
drowned its mate in the tank.-Chicago
POST
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

If majority of property owners can
be secured to sign petition to pave
Rector street from Market TO Lewis
streets, let the good work go on. The
Evening News is opposed to any
patchwork in street paving, but the
city must advance, and if certain
people ATTEMPT to hold up progress,
the work will have to be done with
out them. A half a loaf is better
than none. Then, when those who
opposed the improvements see the re-
suit of the work elsewhere, they will
doubtless want the street improved
the same way in front of their pro-
perty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

High tide and a full moon makes
an ideal evening on the water There
are few who will dispute the attrac-
tions of Perth Amboy during the next
week, at least. When the moon is
gone, there are other features which
makes this city always pleasant
place to live and enjoy life. Many
will go away to spend the summer
and will not find half as nice place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
THURSDAY, JULY 80, 1908,

Guy Hail. the City of Perth Am
of Perth Amboy
fixed by The Assess
period
30 1886
entitled
N
of
be sold obtained Office
Th following list the lots and block
the
lin
Perth Amboy
yon wi the sale is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

Another remonstrance against grant
ing a license to John Cluney for a
saloon at the corner of South Second
and Market streets, is being clrculat-
ed. 1t should be numerously signed.
The granting of a license for a saloon
on Market street concerns every per-
son interested in the southeastern
section OF the city, whether living on
Market street or not, for that is the
only thoroughfare by which they can
reach the Central station without
passing a licensed place.
There are many people who even &c
out of their way to walk down Market
street from the depot in order tC
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
saltpeter from the Air.

Prof. Muthmann, of the Polytechnic
academy at Munich, has demonstrated
that saltpeter can be produced from
the air by the aid of electricity at less
than a quarter of itS present cost.
Referring to the fact that nitric acid
can be formed by passing electric cur
rents through moist air between plati-
mum poles, Prof. Mnthmann asserts
that suitable apparatus is all that is
now needed for the manufacture of
nitrates on a large scale.-Science.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1903.

avoid Smith street. One thorough
fare to the station should be left free
of the beer signs. The case is one
which clearly concerns every property
owner and resident in the southeast
ern section of the city and they should
see that their names are on the re-
monstrance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

While on yonr vacation Don't for
get to have The Evening News mailed
to you, and in this way keep in touch
with your home doings. No extra
charge for mailing, and address
changed as often as desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

Alderman Campbell was right in
refusing to change his motion so as to
have the Chief of the Fire Department
appear before the Fire Committee in
secret session instead of the entire
board. There is no necessity for
keeping the public in ignorance about
the matter. The refusal of fire
company to attend fires unless horses
are provided is something that con-
Germs every property owner in the
city and they have right to hear the
entire proceedings.
Nearly every business of any public
nature is conducted behind bars and
bolts in this city. The citizens have
become so accustomed to having the
doors shut in their faces that they do
not think it strange any more. Why
all this secrecy is necessary is hard
understand. We do not dispute
,cutive sessions are sometimes
y, but to have everything of
lie nature transacted behind
oe~s- seems to be treading on
rights O. the public. After
all, these official boards are merely
representatives of the people and it
would seem to be the people right to
know what they are doing. AL
derman Campbell has taken the right
step in giving the public chance to
''get on the inside"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08

July 12-DoIlar roll call, Baptist
chapel.
July 23-Lawn Festival, Woman s
Guild. st. Peters church,
Rectory lawn.
July S0-Picnic Loeser' Is Grove, Young
Mems Hebrew Association.
Aug. 18-Excursion auspices Court
Amboy +. of A.
Aug. 27-Exoursion to Ocean Grove,
Simpson M. E. Sunday
School
Nov. IS, 10, 20-Fair, Presbyterian
Chapel.
Bargains in real estate are to be
found in the real estate column on
page Q.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-08
Sale of Delinquent Lands For I'm
paid Taxes and Assess ments.

Collector collecting
Pah Amb)y
of and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
The New Guessing Confetti,

The Mil aukee Sentinel will give
away $1500.00 in cash, in a grand
Guessing Contest, { o readers of the
Sunday Sentinel. You are invited to
guess on the total number of copies
Of the Sunday Sentinel printed and
circulated for ten Sundays beginning
December 9TH. and ending February
Stb, inclusive. a coupon is printed
in the upper right hand corner of
the first page of every copy Of the
Sunday Sentinel, on which you are
to write your name and your address
and estimate Of the total number of
copies of the Sunday Sentinel print
ed during the period above stated.
Each coupon entities you to one
guess, so that if you are regular
reader Of the Sunday Sentinel you
viii be entitled 10 ten guesses dur
the ten weeks Of this contest. The
last estimate must reach the Sentin-
ell Office not later than midnight,
February 18th, when the contest
closes. The first prize is $500,
second prize, 500, third prize, $50.
and there are a number of smaller
prizes ranging from 81 to $500
each. A special prize of s. 90 viii
oe paid to the person estimating
the exact number of Sunday Senti-
nels printed and circulated for the
period of ten weeks
For further information read the
advertisement.in the Sentinel daily
or write Circulation Department,
Sentinel Company, Milwaukee, Wis
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
A HIGH PRICED CORN.
1t Bothered a Banker and Was Re.
moved ~ a SurCeon.

Nelaton, the well known surgeon,
was one day hastily summoned to
the house Of a wealthy banker and
on his arrival was received by the
master Of the house, who said that
he wished him to perform an oper-
alton on him. AS he seemed to be in
perfect health Nelaton was sur
prised at these words, but the bank
er speedily convinced him that he
was in earnest.
Seating himself in an armchair,
he took off one shoe and stocking
and then, holding out the foot, said,
"There is a corn which is causing
me much pain, and as you are the
only one in whom | have any conf
dence | want you to cut it off,"
Nelaton's first impulse was to
take his hat and leave the room, for
he thought it monstrous that man
of his reputation should be asked to
perform such an operation. He
quickly, however, regained his usual
composure, and without a word he
placed napkin over his knee, took
hold Of the foot and removed the
corn. In few minutes he was back
in his Office, and his first act was to
send the following bill to the bank
er; For performing a surgical OPP
GRAFTON, 1900"
1t was now the bankers turn to
be surprised, and he lost no time in
informing the surgeon that he con
sidered his bill eXorbitant.
Nelaton, however, replied that he
was surgeon and not a pedicure,
and that, furthermore, he desired to
teach on this occasion lesson
which might not be remembered if
his bill for removing the corn was
anything less than $4,000 The
banker protested vigorously, but in
vain, and finally he was obliged to
pay the bill.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15

An amusing incident was wit
messed in a cigar store the other aft
ernoon.
A neYsboy, having picked up a
cigar stump, walked in and, ad-
dressing the man behind the coun-
ter, said, Say, boss, give us a
match !" The man behind the coun-
ter, looking down, said, "My young
friend, We are not here for the pur-
pose of giving away matches; we
sell them" GLOW much are dey ?"
was the question. cone cent a box, :"
the clerk announced. The urchin
stuck his hand into his pocket and
produced, after a great deal of hunt
ing, penny and handed it to the
man. He received his box of match
es and, taking one out, lit the
butt" Returning the box to the
man back of the case, he said, "Say,
put this box on de shelf, and when
gentleman comes along and asks
you for a match, why, give him one
out Of my box" -Cincinnati En-
Qulrer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15

The Frame In Which 1t Was Set and
the Fun 1t Produced.

A Louisville man thus describes
an amusing incident which occurred
in New Orleans in the spring Of
1894: Il met Eugene Field on one
Of his pilSI44nagos for old bottles,
pewter ware and any old thing ii
the junk line. Some friends Of
mine introduced our party to Mr..
Field and Wilson Barrett and mem
bers Of his company, then playing
an engagement in New Orleans.
Mr.. Fields greatest delight was in
teasing Miss sLaude JeGries, a Mis-
sissippi girl, then leading lady in
Mr.. Barrett's company. She was
very sensitive and modest, and it
delighted Field greatly when he
could playfully embarrass her.
cone day | found him in his room
busy on the floor FASTING large
sheets Of brown paper together. He
had written a poem to Miss Jeffries
in the center Of a large sheet Of
this wrapping paper in his charac-
teristic small hand-indoed, much
smaller than usual. On the edges
Of this sheet | found him FASTING
others Of equal size, so that the
whole when complete made a sin
gle sheet about eight feet square.
This he carefully folded up to fit
an improyised envelope about the
size Of a Mardi Gras souvenir, then
being distributed about the city.
"With the joyousness Of a boy
about to play d prank he chased
downstairs at the noon hour when
he knew Miss Jedries was at lunch
with Mr.. Barrett in the cafe Of the
Grunewald. Calling a waiter, he
sent the huge envelope in to her
table She glanced at it a moment
md then gradually drew the pack
age from its envelope, while Field
and I stood watching behind the
entrance. It spread all over the
table as she continued to unfold
the enormous sheet, and its rustic
attracted the attention Of nearly
every one i'm the room. When it.
had spread itself all over Mr. Bar
rett, who meanwhile was laughing
heartily, Hiss Je1frics discovered the
poem in Fields hand and, although
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
How the Trouble Began.

He had been reading the paper
and occasionally repeating to her
some item that seemed particularly
interesting Thus it happened that
he finally ran across an item about
the invention of a machine for
washing horses.
'They'll have machine for
washing babies next, he suggested
Huh" she exclaimed indignant
~ <Pd just like to see my baby
washed by machine"
$50 would |, he returned.
He aftcrward explained to some
one at the club that it was an exit
bition of the insincerity of woman,
for, while he had done absolutely
nothing but agree with her, she was
so displeased that he found it i'm
possible to read his paper in com
fort.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
A Long Carve Of Checkers.

A game Of draughts has been
played under very peculiar circum-
stances between two Cornish fami-
lies for the last forty years and is
not finished yet. Whenever mem
Der of either house dies the relatives
meet at the deceased's home as soon
as the funeral rites are over, where
upon the two eldest members CON
tinue the game until one of the play
ers loses a man. The positions of
the draughtsmen on the board are
then recorded and the game post
poned until death gives the signal
for reopening the tussle. Altogeth-
er nine different players have so far
been implicated in the game.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
Cured of Piles After. 40 Years.

Mr.. G, Haney, of Geneva, Ohio.
had the piles for forty years. Doc
tors and dollars could do him no
lasting good.r DeWitt's Witch Fla
eel Salve cured him Prominently.
Invallablelfor cuts, burns, bruises,
sprains. decorations, eczema, letter,
salt rheum, and all other skin dis
eases. GLook for. the name Dewitt
on theS packaee-all others are
cheap, worthless cotnterfeits. Sold
by Fox Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
Babylonian Women.

Professor Hilprecht, the Babylo-
MAN explorer, lecturing upon his
discoveries at Nippur, told. Of one
which shows that the women Of that
famous town and those Of the pres
ent, day are sisters s:nder their
skim He says; Beside the collins
in toInbs that we found were jars
containing jewels, trinkets and be
longings of the dead. There were
paints in these jars, too, for the
dead women, for these ancients
believed that the departed one
would need toilet articles to enable
her to keep up appearances on her
spiritual journey"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
The University at Cairo.

A queer university this at Cairo,
with its 10000 students! It's cen
trail square is open to the sun. About
it are separate "riWaks," or porches,
for each of the twenty-four recog-
nized nations of Islam. In each
riwak youth from all the Moslem
world study to chant the Koran, to
write beautiful Arabic script and in
the end to be doctors, lawyers, kadis
and rulera.
Each nation has its own cere-
monial way of doing so simple a
thing as drinking water. Nor are
sect differences a trivial matter. The
schism between the Sunni and the
Sufi is so bitter that each deems it
duty to pollute the holy wells and
sacred places of the other, though
if detected the penalty is death.
Minor variations in belief and
custom are numberless. There are
Moslems who wear the fez, the tur-
ban, the tarboosh or no head cover
ing at all; those who bid women
veil themselves and those who do
not; those who reek. of gaelic and
those who hold onions accursed,
because, as they claim, Mohammed
never ate them, And the plain man
needs guidance.-Era.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
The Largest Pear Tree.

What is said to be the largest and
oldest pear tree in America is in
Michigan, near Lake Erie. It is
supposed to have been planted by
the French when they first settled
in that section. Five feet above
the ground this tree measures thir-
teen feet in circumference and is
sixty-6ve feet high. It is said also
to be a prolific bearer that rarely
fails of a full crop. No special eff
fort has been made to prolong the
life of the tree, but it has grown
naturally as the forest trees Of sim
liar ace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
SAVING Himself.

An Englishman who was keen
sportsman, but a very bad shot, had
the misfortune ore year to half Grip
pie gamekeeper, who, previous to
another visit the next season from
the sportsman, took every precau-
ton for his own safety. During the
morning Of the first day the sports
man shot nothing whatever and
later on was told that his ammuni-
ton was expended. On seeing a
bag containing cartridges he asked
the keeper who they were for.
''Them's not for you, sir, said the
keeper. ''Them's for another gen
tlenan They've got shot in them p
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
Thousands Have Been Sold.

The Milwaukee Sentinel has ar
ranged with the manufacturers OF
the Porcelain Plaques, to furnish a
handsome gilt frame for each and
every plaque without additional cost,
excepting expense Of express and
delivery.
IF you are at present subscriber
to the Sentinel, you can assure a
plaque, by sending photograph with
30 per cent to pay expense Of express
and delivery.
If you are not subscriber to the
Sentinel, you can secure the plaque,
reproduced from any photograph
sent US, by subscribing for the Sen
tire, FOR three months, and sending
30 cents in addition to pay expense
OF express and delivery of photo
graph and plaque.
We guarantee to return photo
graph with plaque within thirty
days after order has been received.
The plaque is guaranteed to be an
exact likeness of the photograph
furnished and will never fade.
: Address all communications to
Circulation Department,
Milwaukee Sentine-.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
MAKE MONEY AFTER
SCHOOL HOURS.

There are already 1000 boys in
Wisconsin. who are making money
in spare time by selling The M'lwau-
kee Sunday Sentinel TO their neigh
bors and friends. We want 1000
mere boys as once. We want a boy
in every locality. There Is plenty Of
room. The work is easy. No mon
ey required to START. We will send
the FIRST week ; supply free, This
will provide capital for the next
week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-15
liz OUGHT 10 Know.

The late Professor Cohn, the ia
NOUS ~botanist Of Breslau, thus
opened his course. of lectures:
@3The four chief constituents OF
plants are. carbon, 6; oxygen, O.
hydrogen, Fl, and nitrogen, n"
Then, writing down these -four
letters with apparent carelessness
on the blackboard - Cohn = he
smiled, observing;
at is clear ought to know some
thing about botany"