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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
CONTEMPORARY ANCESTORS.
MOuntaineers of Kentucky and vtr-
ginia Who Adhere to OId-Time
Colonial Habits.

Many people understand in al vague
way that the purest American strain
of the United States is found in the
southern states. In some of these the
proportion of foreign born is a minute
fraction. OF course, in the Atlantic
coast and gulf line states there is a
large black mixture, but in the Appala-
chian mountains the white Anglo-Sax-
ons are found almost pure. This is an
enormous region, stretching from
Pennsylvania to Mississippi, and max
ing up the mountain hinterland of
nine states that front on the ocean and
on great navigable rivers, says the Min
neapolis Tribune.
The president of Berea college,
tains, describes the people in recent
lecture in the north as "our contem-
porary ancestors" The phrase de-
scribes them like a picture. These
mountaineers, to the number of sew
eral millions are living in the precise
manner and amid almost forgotten
conditions of colonial times. Indus
trially the women retain the art of
the spinning wheel and hand loom; the
men are clever in the use of the whip
saw for getting out humber and the
handmill for grinding corn. The
mountain stills use the primitive meth
ods of the last century, and the noun
tain potteries make open lamps in
which grease Is burned with floating
wick, Intellectually they have rather
degenerated than developed from the
Scotch-Irish ancestors of the eight
eenth century, but they have retained
strict though narrow, religious ideas.
What is to be the future history of
these colonial Americans of pure
blood, hardly changed for five genera
tions, who thrive and multiply in
lonely homes, only a days journey
from modern civilized life? They have
physical vigor and latent intellectual
power The few individuals, like An
drew Jackson and Lincoln, who have
risen out of the mass, have left the
strongest mark upon our national life
and history. 1t is common question
in playing with historic analogies,
where the barbarians are to come
from to renew decayed American civ
ilizatfon as the Teutonie tribes re-
newed that of Rome. Perhaps they
will pour down. when the time is ripe
for them, out of this mountain back
bone of the continent,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

The peninsula of India is famous for
the excellence of its mica deposits. On
account of its delicacy mica quickly
suffers from the crushing effects of
earth movements, and the superiority
of the Indian deposits is ascribed to
the geologically long and perfect
quiescence thatthe great peninsula has
enjoyed. In the Nellore district crys.
tails, or "books," of muscovite-mica
have been obtained, measuring ten feet
across the basal planes. Usually they
are much smaller, and even iIl India the
stability Of the earth has not been suf-
ticiently continuous to prevent the de,
structiop of large quantities of this
delicate and valuable mineral Sci
enoe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

In spite of the fact that it was the
Fourth of July, the day of all the
year when fires were most likely to
occur, no precaution was taken in
this city to respond quickly to an
alarm. AS q result Lincoln Hose was
late in getting to the Elm street blaze
Saturday afternoon, because There
were no horses in the livery stable
where a team is usually secured.
The Evening News, on Friday, gave
warning of>what was liable to occur
and suggested that horses be ready.
This was totally ignored. The officials
are censurable for their neglect.
Perth Amboy can no longer be run as
a small town. In every city in the
State the fire departments we're given
special instructions for the Fourth OF
July and urged to be on the alert.
Not so in Perth Amboy. AS a result
the only hose company covering the
box was delayed because of no horses
1t would seem ito be the duty OF
the aldermen to take some action
in this matter at their meeting to-
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Dangeroua symptoms.

The story is told of Scotch preach
er who gave his people long, strong
sermons, and delivered them In a re-
markably deliberate manner. One
Sunday he asked friend who was Wis
iting him to occupy his pulpit in The
morning.
"An' were you satisfied WI my
preaching?" asked his friend, as they
walked home from the kirk.
"Weel," said his host, slowly, sit was
fair discoorse, Will'm, a fair dis
coorse; but it panied me at the last ia
see the folk looking so fresh and wide
awake. l mistrust 'twasna sac long
nor sac sound as it should hae been."-
Youths Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
MARRIAGE ADVERTISEMENTS.
Words of warming to Young People
who Are FOOIishIy Inclined
to Answer Them.

For long time we have meditated
whether duty to our readers did not
require a statement upon the subject
Of matrimonial advertisements. Cir
cumstances have recently come to
our knowledge which dissipate the
doubt, says the New York Christian
Advocate. 1t might be thought that
the women who will answer such ad-
vertisements belong to low class,
morally or socially. That many of
them do there is little room to doubt,
but that some of them do not is
equally certain. Some papers of wide
culation-admitted with most un-
parental recklessness by Christian
parents into their homes-make
large sums of money by personal
columns in which half of the adver-
tisements are plainly bids by aban-
doned women and abandoned men;
and the statement that their object
is matrimony is blind to catch the
unsuspecting or to throw the burden
of proof on those who might be in
clined to proceed legally against the
paper as a demoralizing sheet,
Facts prove that widows of respec-
liability, with money, and single wom-
en- without money have often been
trapped by the most heartless ad-
venturers. Young girls in boarding
schools or at their own homes, In a
spirit of fun, answer such advertise
ments, and sometimes insert them
Photographs being exchanged, they
imagine that while nothing may
come of it they would like to meet
their correspondent. From such cor
respondence the worst evils often
arise. Broken hearts and ruined lives
in a number that would astonish and
be deemed incredible if announced
knowledge of many eases, of which
more than half were in Christian and
more than a quarter in Methodist
families. The letters we receive from
fathers and mothers, beseeching us
to institute a search for a daughter
who had disappeared and among
whose effects were found letters
which showed that she had been en-
trapped, willingly or otherwise, by
these advertisements, have opered
our eyes, Moreover, Mr.. Anthony
Comstock could strike terror in many
communities were he to make known
what has come to his knowledge, In
comparison with which such informa-
ton as we have received is but as
drop in the bucket.
Apart from such consequences, for
young women to write letters or
send photographs in answer to such
advertisements is taking very great
risk, Recently an adventurer of the
sort has been captured. Seventy-fve
letters from respectable young wom-
en- were found in his possession. His
scheme was to engage himself to
them and then in some subtle way
get possession of their money In
stances have been known where large
AMOUNTS have been paid under
threats of exposing the correspond
ence,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
vantages Favorable to In
telIigent Life.

The question of the place of earth
and man in the universe has been
brought afresh into brisk discussion
by Alfred Russell Wallace, the veteran
naturalist who shares with Darwin the
discovery of the law of natural selec-
ton. In an elaborate paper he endeav-
prs to show from the most recently as
certained facts of stellar astronomy
that our solar system Is at the center
of limited universe, and that In con-
sequence of this central position the
earth enjoys advantages which make
1t reasonable to believe that it is the
only abode of intelligent life. Except
ing that greater stress is now laid upon
our uniquely central location, it is sub
stan TALLY the view taken so years ago
by Whewell, in his attempt to obviate
certain religious difficulties apparent
ly involved in the doctrine of the
plurality of worlds" says Youth S
Companion.
Astronomers generally seem to dis
sent rather vigorously from Wallaee's Is
conclusions. although it is admitted
that, speaking roughly, our sun is not
very far out of the plane of the Milky
Way, nor, speaking roughly, as star
distances are reckoned, very remote
from the middle of the assemblage of
the stars which we can see.
A few--some of them eminent-ae-
cept the conclusion that the stellar
universe is limited, but decided ma
jority are of the opiV4on that the evi-
denoe on which it rests Is insufficient
They hold that the unquestionable
"thinning out" Of the most distant Wis
ible stars Is not to be ascribed to the
neighborhood of boundary beyond
which our universe does not extend.
They attribute it to the imperfect
transparency of space, due partly to
the presence of meteors and meteoric
dust, and probably still more to the
existence of dark, invisible stars. very
likely as numerous as those that shine.
This limits telescope vision to o
distance Approximately the same in all
directions, and thus explains our APP
parently central position. But the
facts at hand are not yet sufficient to
warrant overweening confidence in
theoretical conclusions
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Andenn Rnilunv.

The Chilean congress. after wrest-
ling with the subject 20 years, has
passed bill providing for the con-
struction of a railway over the Andes
mountains, to connect Buenos Ayres
with Santiago and Valparaiso. 1t will
shorten the time between Europe
and Chile by week as traffic is now
by the straits of Magellan. The dis
tance between the railway systems is
covered by mule train in one day
during the summer months, but it is
fmpassable from April to November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Secretary Charles

Herbert, High street. Secretary Charles
Cluney 444 State ST.
Degree of Pocohontas-I o. r. M
Meets every I'd and 4th Friday at City Hall
Mrs. II. Smith, Pocohontas. Mrs. Viii
liam Greenleaf, c. of X. Mrs. P. Erickson,
c. of w.
F. and A. M. Raritan Lodge No. 6I
Regular Communications and. and 4th.
Thursdays, Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
c. F. Hall, w. M; c. X. Seaman. Sec'y.,
High Street.
F. of A. Court Amboy No. So, meets at
K. of P. Hall, first and third Wednesday.
Thos. Lucas, Chief Ranger, Z. ]. Dalton
Fin Sec, 95 New Brunswick ave.
GA K. Major James II. Dandy Post
No. e. S. G. Garretson, Commander;
.Adjt. Rev. E. B. French, Westminster.
Impd o. R. M. Po Ambo Tribe No 6s
Council Sleep every Thursday. Phillip
Schwartz. Sachem, Hans S. Smith, C. of K.
Andrew Jensen c. of w.
Ira B. Tice Lodge No. 600 Railroad
Trainmen. meet every Ist and 3rd Sunday
Knights of Pythias Hal Cor. Smith and
High streets. T. ]. Griffin Master Robt.
Mulvaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres
urer.
l. o. of F., Court Keasbey, No. 1907.
Meets last Thursday of every month,
K. of C. Hall, corner Smith and Rector
streets. G. w. Fithian, Chief Ranger
II. E. Pickersgill, Secretary, II Lewis st.
l.. o. 0. F. Lawrence Lodge. No. 62
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
every Friday night. Dr. Frank Crowther,
N. G.; F. L. Harrington, Sec'y., Brighton
Ave.
63. Meets every I'd and 4th Wednesday
in City Hail. Charles Cluney, Counsellor,
G. M. Adair, Recording Secretary 2o3
Madison Av
X. of P. Algonquin Lodge, No. "a.
Meets every Monday X of P. Hall Smith
and High Streets. Harvey Stetson, C. c.;
Chris Meshrow, K. of r. and S.
X. of C. San Salvatore Council. Meets
every I'd and 4th Wednesday in X. of C.
Hall, Smith and Rector Street. w A.
Growney, G. K; Recording Sec'y.,
Richard A. Bolger, I24 Market Street
1. o. off. Court Perth Amboy, No.
3o43. Meets X. OF p. Hail. High and
Smith Streets, every Ist and 3rd Tuesdays.
John K. Sheehy, c. r. Peter Poulsen, K.
S., los Elm Street
r. A. Middlesex Council No. 100.
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
every second and fourth Tuesday. Henry
Mccullough Regent N. II. Moore, Secre-
tary, 90 Jefferson Street.
X. of G. E. Meets in Odd Fellows
Hall, Smith street, every Tuesday night.
George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank B. Reed
Keeper of Records, I2o Mechanic street.
P. o. S. of A., Washington Camp, No.
70. 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. 10,
meets at City Hall Ist and 3rd Wednesday,
Chris. Mathiasen e. c., DR.. II. X. Mason
Clerk, 63a Smith street
Washington Literary Club meets in UD-
ion Hall Adelaide Building, on the Second
Sunday of Each Month at o'clock p. m.
John Clark, President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

It is to be hoped that the Excise
Board will continue he.custom, which
has been in vogue for some time, and
refuse to grant a saloon license against
which there is remonstrance numer'
ously signed. The application OF
John Quincy for saloon at Market
and South Second streets, is entirely
unwarranted. Perth Amboy does not
need saloon in that vicinity. There
are plenty of other places near the
station, If that is the objective point
and Market street should not be dis
figured with fiaring beer signs.
From Staten Island sound to the
Central railroad there is not a place
of business except an innocent little
baker shop. The street is a resident
ial one and should be kept so.
There are ia saloons now scattered
about this city which seems to be
quite enough to supply the needs of
the inhabitants. The saloons have
inva{ nearly every section, both
busjHsss and residential, with the ex-
ception of the little corner down in
the southeastern end and this should
be kept clear. II man wants to live
near a saloon there are plenty of
places where he can satisfy his desire
whereas If family wants to escape
from them, south of Smith street and
east of the Central railroad is the only
location.
Admitting that the site chosen by
Mr.. Uluney is but on the edge of this
section, it is an opening wedge for
more and his application should be
turned down. We do not propose to
make Perth Amboy temperance town
but we feel that saloons are numerous
enough and we do want to see one
section of our city kept clear of them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

A son of the Emerald isle, just over,
was being examined orally by po-
lice captain to whom he had applied
for position on the force. Without
a smile the captain, himself an Irish
man, said: "What is the first thing
you would do if citizen should ask
you, as a policeman, on st. Patrick's
day, if you were an Orangeman?
"The first thing? Well, the second
would be to bundle the remains into
an ambulance. Chicago Chronicle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
PenasyIvnnia Fastera.

Frederick Menge runs the dining
hall (commons) at the University of
Pennsylvania. He was told that he'd
have between 200 and 300 regular pat
rons. The first day he sold just 10
meals. '"The students have no
money" he is quoted as saying.
''Only few of them eat breakfast or
dinner. The majority of them eat
but 90-cent meal in the evening and
the rest of the time they live on
~nzlk, crackers and apples"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The hearts of the patriotic citizens
of the United States are made glad
by the remarkable performance of the
new cup defender. Reliance. Her
race yesterday, in which she broke
the worlds best records, finds nc
counterpart in any of the events in
which the Shamrock III. has taken
part and barring accidents it would
seem that the cup is safe. -Asbury
Park Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
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)r
voting machines in 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, IAN 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
the result of such elections ascertain
ed by such Machines" Approved April
8, 1902, and the amendments thereof and
the supplements thereto.
All machines shall provide facilities for
voting for candidates of at least seventh
different parties or organizations, and
for not less than thirty (309 candidates of
each party organizations, and for and
against at least fifteen (15) different cues
tiOns or amendments.
All machines shall be capable of regis
tering nine hundred and ninety-nine (900N
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
enoased and delivered at any place with
in the State of New Jersey as directed by
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 sufeties to be approved
| by the Commissioners for the faithful
performance OF the terms of the contract
when executed.
Proposals for the above are nearby in
VlOou soiu PlOROsatb 10 SJaCe tine style or
kind OF machine proposed to be furnished
and the price, both Tor the entire eighty
one (ol) machines, and for any number
less than eighty one machines which
price in no case shall be more than Five
hundred dollars (S500) for each machine.
The commissioners reserve the right to
reject any 6talT proposals.
Proposals SHOULD be addressed to The
State Board of Voting Machine Commis.
sioners. Seward Davis. Secretary, p. o.
Box 1858, Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
and must be received on or before the 1st
day of July, 1893.
JOSEPH A. BROTHEL.
SEWARD DAVIS.
EDWARD T.. PHILLIPS.
The State Board Of Voting Machine Com.
missloners.
DISQUALIFICATION
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

So far as we have been able to learn
from our exchanges. Perth Amboy is
the only city in the State which has
decreased its tax rate. For the benefit
OF those who will pay for increased
valuation, it is good the reduction
was made here but it is only a ques-
sion of year or two when the figure
will be back to, 50. 40 again. The
growth of the city will demand it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

''We have only one world here,
haven't we9" asked the boy,
Eyes my son."
"Then what is the world of politics
/ hear so much about?"
The defeated candidate sighed
heavily
1T is not world at All. my son, :
he replied. 1T is only delusion and
a snare. ~ Chicago Pbst.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Not Necessarily.

"'One Wife Too Many" exclaimed
Mrs. Wederly, as she glanced at the
headlines of her husbands paper. 81
suppose that is on account of the do.
ings of some bigamist."
''Not necessarily, my dear" replied
her husband, without daring to Look
up-CleYeland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

While on your 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., 1903-07-06
The Pnrson,s Mistake.

Don't you know it's wicked to fish
on Sunday?" demanded the Mortified
parson.
"Oh, / amt really fishin'," replied
Johnnie, as he rebaited his hook.
Haven't caught q single one to-day.
I'm jest praetisin' fur tomorrow N.
x. Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

What's the best way to
tell 8 gentleman2 M
Bingham-Wait till he dies; chen, see
if the newspapers publish list of the
clubs he belongs to.-N. Y. Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

she-What would be the result il
women were to get their rights2
He-Weii, my privately m is that
more men would die q elors.--
CincfnnaA Enquiren
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
entirely Right.

Tess-O, yes, | feel pretty sure of
him. rejected him when he proposed
first because was positive he'd try
again.
Jess-And you were right. He did
try again, and | accepted him. Stray
Stbries
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
The BOND of Love,

This world is not so bad bue stfiI
1t might be better,
If LCFe's sweet bonds, so light and soft
When first put on, did not so Oft
Become a fetter
Chicago Record Herald
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

July 23-Lawn Festival, Woman s
Guild, st. Peters church,
Rectory lawn.
July 30-Picnic Loeser's Grove, Young
Mems Hebrew Association.
Aug. 18-Exoursion auspices Court
Amboy f. of A.
Aug. 27-Excursion to Ocean Grove,
Simpson M. E. Sunday
School.
Nov. 18, 10, 20-Fair, Presbyterian
Chapel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

ten-cent argument often ends in
! S$lO quarrel. Chicago Daily News.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-22
some visual Measurements.

when watch new building going
up day by day from foundation to
flagstaff" said the city salesman, 81
get so muddled by the time it is COM
pleted that cannot tell for the life of
me whether it is fifty feet wide or 500
feet. So far as mere visual measure.
ments go, the size varies so much in
the course of construction that confu-
sion is unavoidable. When the ex-
cavation for the foundation Is in order,
the hole in the ground seems so enor-
nous that could take oath it covers a
ten acre lot After the steel frame
work goes up the building shrinks
amazingly, and say to myself: We'll,
that isn't going to be such a big affair
after all. How could my eyes have de-
ceived me so when looking at the ex-
cavationP But when the walls are
finished and the windows in and the
decorations all stuck in place the whole
building swells out again prodigious-
ly."-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-22
LEAPING POWERS OF DEER.
Fence Seven Feet High Cleared by
jump Un a Sfeen Hill

Fence Seven Feet High Cleared by a
Jump Up a Steep Hill.
1 was sitting with the stalker among
the rocks on the top of the high ridge
which divides the forest of Glen
Quoich from Cluny. We were quietly
eating our lunch when we saw three
stays coming toward the march fence
a few hundred yards below us. They
were not alarmed, but, as the stalker
said, moving to theirselves."
The first two, without increasing
their pace, jumped clean over the high
deer fence. The third struck the top
wire and was thrown head over heels
backward. He went away a few
yards, took run, cleared it easily
and Joined his comrades.
Now, story about Japanese deer.
Several of them got out of deer park
on a mountain and into large wood
adjoining. We enticed them with a
train of oats into a walled paddock off
the deer park, having left gap in the
four inch wire netting of the deer
fence at the edge of the wood.
NhCh thCJ WCIc IL luuu
went round and closed the gap, and
we opened the large gate into the deer
park, thinking we could easily move
them in. Not bit of it. Directly the
beaters began they charged them and
Jumped the wire paling back into the
wood again.
This paling is seven feet high and Is
on very steeply sloping ground. They
had to jump up hill, and it seemed to
me SO utterly incredible that any ami
NAL could jump such a height that
went to look at the place, and there
sure enough the keeper showed me the
hairs of the deer on the top wire where
they struck it going over, and the men
said they saw one deer tumble down
on landing at the other side.-Country
Life.