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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

Intelligent and sensible methods of
agriculture will redeem many of the
seemingly waste places. for it is a
poor soil and most ungenial climate
where nothing can be successfully
grown. The Doggy marsh may be
drained and made the most productive
acre on the farm, the bleak and barren
knoll may be converted into a thrifty
grove of pines and ccdars, the duck
pond be changed into a cranberry
plantation and the white sand, piny
sections be made to support a thrifty
farm population by the judicious com
bination forge, clover, the potato and
the COW. The new agriculture works
much on this line of redemption, re-
covery and renovation of waste places.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

Some of the present Aston millions
had their origin in the Bowery. Will
liam B. Astor's Uncle Henry, a cele-
brated butcher OF that famous thor
oughfare. left him his accumulations
of a lifetime--about 100000. This,
well invested In 1916 or t~hereabouts,
had much TO do with building up the
vast Aston estate.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

At points on the new Siberian rail-
way the finest wheat is produced and
sold for the small sum of 80 cents per
bushel, this wheat raised by a peasant
ry not as yet possessing a single mod
ern implement or tool for the produc-
ton of the crop.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

Mile. Cauchet, a young lady living
in Montmarte, France, has toured the
wcrld, paying her expenses by lectur-
ing and by giving lessons in French
She went first to- Belgium and then to
London, Dublin and Glasgow. Subse-
quently she visited America, Africa,
Australia, China and Japan, and re-
turned to Paris via Russia and Ger
many.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

The traction engine is coming more
and more into use along agricultural
lines. 1t has found no more useful
field than in hauling the modern road
grading machine, furnishing a steady
and even power which permits of
these machines doing their best work.
1t should entirely supersede the horse
for this work.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

ing to splitter an explanation Of your
lack of sense! No wonder you have
always failed to pass a denomination.
Not a word, Margaret. know what
you are going to say: Beats any
family on the face of the EARTH"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

General Thomas A. Morris, now a
resident of Indianapolis. is the Oldest
living graduate of West Point. being
of the class of 1884.
Colonel William F. Fox. New York's
state superintendent of forests. has
gone to Europe to study the forestry
systems of France. Germany and
Italy.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

Weather conditions have cut down
the early estimates OF the wheat crop
for 1908. which f~orecasted the largest
crop ever produced, but even with all
losses counted u the crop is likely
TO be a bumper" one.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

1t is well to discriminate in assign
ing causes for the disastrous floods Of
the year in the western sections. The
flood which swept the Kaw valley in
Kansas and, later, moving south,
wrought so much damage at st. Louis
cannot be traced to the cutting away
of the forests, as the country which
these food waters came from is not
and never has been in any sense a
timbered county, but a vast reach Of
treeless prairies, and these destructive
waters were the result of ~unprecedent-
ed rains, long continued, all over the
territory drained by the Kaw and its
tributaries. The periodical floods i'm
the Ohio river may, however, be clear
ly traced to the d%enudation of the hill
and mountain country which it drains.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

We have raised the bush lima bean
for some years with much satisfaction.
The bush variety of this delicious
bean is equally as good and prolific
as the pole Variety and not one-half
the bother to care for.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

With cotton quoted at IS cents and
wool at IS cents we can't see what
motive there can possibly be in adul-
terating wooden goods with cotton
Under these conditions all named
wooden goods should be all wool and a
yard wide.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

When the syndicate of farmers who
had invested in a $4,000 horse on the
strength Of what they thought they
knew about horses sold the beast the
other day for 5000 they fully realized
the truth of the old saw about the fool
and his money.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

course I'd like to know what has be-
come of her."
81 went over to see her." said Mrs,
Cranceford.
"The deuce you did"
John, don't talk that way"
81 won't. You went to see her."
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

"Confound it, you are both making
a monster of me-"
"No, dear, that is not our design"
sour design! Have you too, set
yourself against me? Let me go to
old Gideon. He's the only friend I've
got"
Ito be continued).
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

"He told me where she
has gone TO live-in that
old log house at the end
Of the Anthony place."
"Welb go on, Pm list
ening."
81 didn't know that
you cared to hear"
"Then why did you be-
gin to tell me?"
She did not answer the
q%ueotion. She waited for
him TO say more. "Of
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-24

ooh, that was a
piece of mere O
sense, a theatrical
trick. OF course l
don't deserve any
credit for having
saved the life of
my W child"
ait may have been
a theatrical taick
with you, but 1t
wasn't with her.
She keeely feels
vnur renroach
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
SOUTH AMBOY
HOUSES ON MAIN STREET.
Mr. Beats Home is Progressing-Ihe Old
Stevens Ma sion.

Mr.. Daats' house on Main street is
about ready for roofing. Mr.. Car
Derry will put up the leaders and gut
tiers, and FRANK Jennings, of James
burg, will do the stating. Mr.. beats
has been a long time building his
house on account OF doing so much
work for others, but he Is anxious
now TO get it finished so he a have
possession by winter.
If the house, the old Stevens man
sion, was finished too, it would look
much better than as it is at present.
1t rather spoils the appearance of
Main street. 1t is said that it will be
let to two families when finished, as
1t is a double house. How the one
who had the house built at first on
the Steven property, would Re aston
ished if they could know the fate of
the once fine mansion. 1t is far better
though. than for it to go to dostruc-
ton as it was fast doing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
RESCUING THE PATIENTS.
Fire in n Doll House Caused Consfer-
nation Among Little Mattresses
in New \ ork City.

At q recent fire in a large fiat house
in New York, when all the tenants
had been safely accounted for, says
.he New York Sun, and the iremen
were at work on the fire, a little girl
r2n into the roadway and shouted:
20 Nellie! Poor Nellie will get
burned up, cause she's still in the
house,"
Didn't Nellie come out with you?"
inquired the battalion chief.
No" answered the child. Nellie
and Minnie, too, r still up there on
the second floor on the parlor sofa.
My n don't know aufla
about it"
The battalion chief sent some men
up a ladder to the second floor, but
they returned with the information
that there were no children there.
Then one Of the fremen questioned
the child who talked about Minnie
and Nellie.
why, they're my dolls" she ex-
planned. They were in the hospital,
getting new legs on"
Several other children had gathered
on the block and were begging the
fremen and police to rescue their
dolls.
1t was learned that the janitor Of
the building had for the last 20 years
conducted a dolls hospital in the
neighborhood, and that there We're q
crippled dolls in his infrmary when
the fire was discovered.
When the fremen had got through
with their work the children made in
quiries as to whether any of the pa
tents had been burned. Fifteen dolls,
which had fully recovered and were
well enough to be taken home, were
turned over to their owners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
WELL LIGHTED HOMES.
A Cheerful! Sight for those Passing-Resi-
denCes in Jphn Street..

There is nothing more cheerful
when passing through the streets,
than a we'll lighted house. The home
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Willis Fisher, OH
John street, is very attractive and
pretty, evenings. Brilliantly lighted,
and with the !shades up, showing
the lace curtains, it seems Il reflection
of the happiness within and causes
one in passing to exclaim, "What a
pretty house and lovely home that
is"
The home Of MI. J. Smith is an
other very attractive one on John
street. If only the people would let
their lights shine with the window
shutters open, how pleasant it would
be for those who are busy through the
dav and walk out evenings for recrea-
ton. Like the personal news items
in the papers, it brings them i'll touch
with the social world and helps
brighten their life too. for it gives
them something harmless to talk
about,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
SAVING THEIR MONEY.
People are Buying Little now Because of
The Approaching Holidays.

Some Of our merchants say they
guess this must have been a poor pay
day as they have seen very little of
the money. Guess they forget that
tho holidays are approaching and
money must be on hand for that
Thanksgiving dinner and also to pur-
chasesbargains for Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Hunt has some lovely goods in
already and we hope her friends
won't forget her this year with so
many of the surprise stores to choose
from, for she las been Il of the most
obliglng of s~torekeepers, always.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
WAS BAD ADVICE.

A little boy was heard to say to some
girl companions Oh their way home
from school, "Why don't O make
believe lyon have q headache, l often
do it. That was bad advice my
little nan and some day you may re-
greet the deception you make use OF
instead of stndoing. You would bet
ter Civ 1t up and study while you
can, these false headaches won't
help you gain q position later i'll life
that a good education will.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
THE OVERHEAD BRIDGE.
Superintendent Off iirOad Thought Kaiori'
ty OF People Wanted it.

The superintendent for the p. r. r.
company says there was u great mis-
understanding about the overhead
bridge as planned for crossing over
the p. r. r. He understood that it
was the desire Of the people instead
of only a few, and went to a great
expense and trouble in having the
spot chosen where the bridge was to
cross, under that impression.
Some OF the people think it would
be dreadful to have the "hole i'll the
wall" closed and the people forced to
go so far out of their way to reach
their homes when going from Che Dor
ough. 1t certainly would, but an
overhead bridge ut the spot d%eslgnat-
ed, if it could be had without the
other being closed, would be a good
thing for Bergen Hill and Mechanics
vile, as it would help boom the
growth OF both places and enable the
people TO reach their homes easier in
inc Upper palb VI tHo laupoA Pl"No
without climbing through a lot OF
heavy sand, as it is on a hill and some
of the people living there, when inter
viewed, claimed that even those who
broughU vegetables in town, did not
drive up there and they were very
eagor to have the overhead bridge so
that the vendors could come i'll to
Mechanicsville in that way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Mamie CROUCH has returned
home after spending a few days with
her cousin, Mr.. d. M. Anderson, of
Bcooklyn.
Mrs. A. Rushman and daughter
Mrs. He nry Decker, of Ernston, are
visiting Mrs. Fred Rushman, who is
very i'll at her home in New York
City.
One of our fishermen said the bay
was full of fish Sunday and that the
sea gulls were as busy as possible cap
turing them. They must have disap-
peared by Monday, for none of them
were caught it appears and the fisher
men are out of business again.
Mrs. NJ. E. Sexton, of Broadway,
and Mrs. Willis Fisher, of John street,
were Newark visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smock, Of
Second street, are ont Of town visit
oTs.
Robert Stratton has returned home
from a pleasant visit at Lockport,
New York. 1t goes without saying
that "Bob' had a good time.
1t is said that CHARLES Cox, of
George street, is going to o to
Sayreville where he is employed.
Whitehead Brothers are loadicg a
two masted schooner with moulding
sand at their docks.
Mrs. Noah Furman, of John street,
was a New York visitor Wednesday.
Now that they are improving
Church street it would be a good time
for the trustees of the Presbyterian
church to bring up the matter OF
strengthening the fence around Oh
Broadway and improve that street too,
as they have long talked about doing.
Rev. Joseph Garretson, Of Keyport,
is to deliver q lecture on 1.-THE dark
side of life in Libby Prison" on Fri
day evening at the Nj. E.. church at
Cheesequakes.
Joseph F%enton, Justice Rober'
Mason and a number of other mem
bors of General William s.. Truax Pos
No. 118, went to South River las
night to attend a meeting Of the G
A. Il. of that town. They were anti
cipating a fine time.
Instead of Mrs. Baker having SOLE
the house Mr.. Martin resides in, sh'
is about to have it repaired. 1t i
supposed that parties whom Mrs
| Baker SEN to see what repairs wer.
needed on account of the ravages o
the storm, her daughter and HUSBAND
were seen to go there, and peopl
jumped to the conclusion that the,
had purchased the property and toll
it.
Robert &. Miller and George Kuhn
of New Brunswick, were borough
visitors yesterday.
1t is said that the laying of tn
corner stone of the new Polish churcI
at South River, will take place Of
Sunday, with the usual ceremonies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
OIL GOES UP.

Kerosene oil has gone up i'll price
again, one cent n gallon. 4
great many are using tho oil heaters,
but it is becoming rather expensive.
Chestnut coal is six dollars IL ton de-
livered, or five dollars and sixty cents
per ton in the yard, but even at those
figures it would seem that it would
pay better to use il instead of oil,
especially if the latter is gong to
continue TO advance one cent a gallon
each week as it has been doing the
last three weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
EVERYBODY TALKS CUNNING.
Many from this Borough in the Wcots and
Meet with Much Success.

If anyone is asked for nows at pres
ent, they begin to tell of someone
who has zone Oh a cunning trip or Of
the number of rabbits shot by some
one. 1t is the principal topic of con-
versatlon.
1t was told that a party of three
had shot and carried eighteen rabbits
through Broadway, another member
OF the family was informed that they
had forty and stall another member
was told that they had forty pairs of
rabbits, eighty in all. So we leave it
for the reader to guess how many
we're really shot by them, remember
ing that the figure eight was i'll all
three statements.
Mr.. Henry Petty wrote home that
he and Mr.. Ryerson had shot sixty
rabbits the first day they were out
cunning at Wickatunk. We know
that a gunner started out fifteen min
utes of 2 O'Clock Wednesday, in this
borough. and returned home before 4
o'clock with q fine rabbit and would
have had the pair il a farmers dog
had not got after them. Tuesday the
local sports were out OIL time a great
many going out of town, so the carly
trolley a going out carried a large
number of them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
PMLEM0M'S PROGRAM.
Literary Society will Nest Monday Afr
nOod in X. of P.HaIl.

The Philemon Literary Society will
hold a meeting in the X. of 2. Hall,
Amboy avenue, Monday afternoon.
The following is the program: Life
Of Washington Irving, by H. G. Stiles;
Music, Selected; Influence of the
Sketch book 0 England and of the
Conquest of Granada upon Spain, Mrs.
W. D. Frorich Reading from Irving,
Mrs. II. H. Chaplin; Music, Selected {:
Life and Work of James Fennimo1e
Cooper, Miss Fanny Joline.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13

Like so III. men Who achieve great
less in after life, Lord Ca-zo.'s school
reputation-was rot Of the mostpromis-
ing. he was clever enough" one CT his
old masters said recently, hut ne was
incorrieib!y lazy and was far more i'm
mersed in mischief and practical joking
than in his books. And set, although he
never did a stroke of work he could by
any exercise Of ingenuity avoid, he could
always somehow manage 10 hold his own
with the other boys Of his form"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
WILL HOLD A BALL
Vast End Social Club Has Appointed a
Committee TO Make Arrangements.

At the meeting of the West-End
Social Club, Wednesday night, it was
decided to hold their ball and recep-
tion in K. of P. Hall on Thursday,
December 10. The following commit
tee was appointed to make all the
arrangements: James Nc
Caffery. William (iaul, Micllael Hur-
ley, Louis Doughertv, Theodore
Lahey. William Bloodgood is to be
floor manager, assisted by William
Glul.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
MISSIONARY SPOKE.

A Macedonian missionary spoke in
the M. Il. church last night on mis-.
sionary work among his people. He
has told that he is from a noble family
and if he had not become q Christian
he would have been holding a position
officially i'll his own country that
would bring him SIG, 900 yearly. He
has a brother at Thesalonica at the
present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
MAP OF IMPROVEMENT.

Clerk Birmingham has n map Of the
proposed improvement, the straight
ening Of Pine ayenu etc, and if
done, it will make the opening be-
meath the p. r. Il. bridge fifty feet
wide instead of twenty, by widening
it thirty feet, as stated in Wednes-
News. The company has appear
ed to be willing to do this so it locks
encouraging at present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
II Is the largest.

The most extensive wine cellar in the
world is owned by the Roumanian gov
eminent. \ railway tunnel $500 feet
long between Galatz and Barboshi could
not be used for railway purposes because
of inferior construction. II was leased to
a wine dealer, VINO has turned it into al
immense wine cellar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
Costly BoOk.

The personal estate Of Heber R.
Bishop inclrded manuscripts on jade,
which are to be published at an outlay
Of at least $4,000. The copies are to be
limited to 100, and it is stiplated that
they shall be distributed only to GER
tain museums and libraries in this coup-
try and Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. William Servenhaven, of East
Broadway, who has been i'll, is i'm
proving.
Harry Killmeyer, of Stapleton, was
in T~ottenvillc yesterday.
Mrs. II. Reed and daughter Lillian,
of Broadway, were New YORK visitors
Wednesday. They saw 1.-The Lights
Of Home, " at the 18th Street Theatre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
He Makes No VIII.

A Chinaman is compelled by tie law of
lis land to leave his possessions to his
male children. He can make no excep-
items in favor of anyone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
Considered of vnl.e Now.

There are immense forests of Alep-
po pines in Algeria, which have up to
now been considered of little value;
the suitability of this wood for road
paving and for timbers for mines ana
telegraph posts, may have the effect OF
enhancing the value of these forests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
REPAIRING STATION.

Carpenters have been at work all
this week repairing the railroad
st .tion at Princess Bay. Many new
improvements will be added. and
when tie work has been completed
the commuters will hardly recognize
the old place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
WOULD HAVE BIG A r
Commissioner Wilcox wants an Appropria-
ton of $500 900 fer Park on Island.

Park Commissioner Wilcox intends
to ask the Board of Estimate next
Friday for 81, 500, 600 to purchase 1000
acres of land on the southern shore of
staten Island for a big park. The
SITE has a large frontage on the water,
IL 1t is Mr.. Willcox's idea to build
a PARK that will be a recreation centre
ior people OF all parts of the greater
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two Couples from Pleasant Plains will be
Married this Month.

The invitations are out for the
double wedding of Miss Mabel Nance
to William Androvette, and Miss Maud
Nance to Edward Shea, all of Pleas.
ant Plains, which will take place this
Il onth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
JERRY is DEAD.

The people of Tottenville who have
t ayeled back and forth to New York
for years, were greatly shocked to
neal of the death of old Jerry Rear
don, the retired special policeman of
the S. I. r. T. railroad. Jerry"
was we'll known and very popular.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
American Books in Japan.

Japan has more translations OF Amer
lean books than any other foreign ma
ton. Gidding's 'Prirciples of Sociol-
og.," Mayo Smiths statistics Of Sc
ciology" and Little Lord Fauntleroy"
have had large sales.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting Of the committee
of the whole was held at Borough
Hall, Thursday night. The granting
of two franchises was discussed and
private business was gone over.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
Eyesight and Tight Collars.

An authority on the subject declares
that many cases of defective eyesight
are caused by wearing tight colors,
which interfere with the circulation of
blood to the head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
uorses for sorth Affirm.

The shipments OF remounts from
Hungary to South Africa amounted to
$3.50 in 1902, ard account fer $3.50, 900.
1t is said that the Hungariar-bret
horses ara wonderfully adapted to the
climate and soil of South Africa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13

A medical authority says that in
railway collisions nearly all the pas
sengers who are asleep escape to a
great extent the bad effect of shaking
and conclusions, Natures own anaes-
thetic preserving them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
Germany's Glove Industry.

The glove industry of Germany has,
during the last few years, made such
strides that the output is now believed
to equal that of France. There are LOO
glove factories in Germany.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Clariss Lavaud died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Blood
oogd, of Johnson avenue, at 4 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the age of
seventy-nine years. The funeral was
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
her late residence. Rev. John G.
Fair, Of ST. Stephens church, o%f1iciat-
ed. Interment was in the M~orayian
cemetery at New Dorp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
RALLY TONIGHT.

Tonight will be a great night for
t le Epworth Leaeuers of Bethel NJ.
E. church, Amboy avenue, for it is
their grand rally. Visitors from many
places will be present, also many
speakers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
TOTTENVILLE.

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John KaIl's
stand. Extra copies Of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
CLOSED EARLY.
Mere ants Trying a New Idea and Nav
Adopt 1t Gene ally.

On Wednesday night some of the
T|ottenville stores closed at 6 O'Clock
and Others at s O'Clock in the evening
TO try a new idea, that of early clos
ing. The merchants seem to like it,
and it may be kept mp all winter long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
BURNED SCHOOL BOOKS.

Tho schools have been closed and
school books burned, it is said, at
Heimetta, OH account of a number of
cases of malignant scarlet fever, in
that place. 1t has created quite an
excitement in this borough, as so
many have friends there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13
A Limited Industry.

Chemists shops are limited to a ccr-
tain number In Germany, and new Ii
censes are rarely granted. A business
was sold for 10000 in Danzig recently,
including $4,000 for the license.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-13

Walter Marshall, thirty-seven years
old, died at his home on Amboy ave-
nue., Pleasant Plains, late yesterday
afternoon from pieurisy, caused by q
heavy cold. The funeral arrangements
are being made. Mr.. Marshall was
we'll known in Pleasant Plains, he
having been POSTMASTER under the first