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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Tour to the Pacific Coast.

On account of the meeting of the
National Bankers Association, to be
held at San Francisco, Cal, October
20 to 30, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company offers a personally conduct
ed tour to the Pacific Coast at remark
ably low rates.
This tour will leave New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and other points on the Pennsylvania
Railroad east of Pittsburg, Wednes-
day, October IA, by special train of
the highest grade Pullman equipment.
A quick run westward to San Fran
cisco will be made, via Chicago,
Omaha, Cheyenne, and Ogden.
Five days will be devoted to San
Francisco, allowing ample opportun
ity to visit the nearby coast resorts.
Re u ng, stops will be made at Salt
Lake City, Colorado Springs, Denver
and st. Louis. The party will reach
New York on the evening of October
81.
Round-trip rate, covering all ex-
penses for eighteen days, except five
days spent in San Francisco, $3.50.
Rates from Pittsburg will be SIS less.
For full information apply to ticket
agents, or Geo. w. Boyd, General
Passenger Agent, Broad street Station,
Philadelphia, Pa.
346O-9-12-3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
MAN IS MOST ADMIRED.
Boy and Girl Readers in Most Cases
Select Men rs Their
Heroes

MEN consider themselves the gu
perior to women, and women, even in
their childhood, coincide in this
view," said a school teacher, accord
ing to the Chicago Tribune. ITO a
class Of fifty girls and fifty boys, of
the average of Is years, l once put
the question: Who is your ideal
human being-the one you admire
and love most?' In reply to this
question about 95 per cent. of the
boys gave me a male character and
IS per cent. of the girls did the same
thing.
Statistics, I understand, have been
gathered on this matter, and these
prove quite conclusively that boys and
girls alike prefer men to women.
When girls are under 10, about 40
per cent, of them will, according to
the statistics, name women as their
best loved characters, but as they
grow. older this minority changes
aver to The mems side.
Ne characters that are chosen
rule, George Washington.
Tell, Napoleon and Shakes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Lesson in Punctuation.

A Philadelphia school girl said to her
father the other night: Daddy, I've
got a sentence I'd like to have you
punctuate. You know something about
punctuation, don't you?"
Eyes, a little said her cautious
parent as he took the slip of paper
she handed him. This is what he read:
"a S. bill few around the corner"
He studied it carefully and finally
said: well, I'd simply put a period
after it, like this"
Il wouldn't" said the high school
girl; I'D make a dash after it."-Phil-
Rdelphia Ledger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

One cannot help but admire Hon.
John M. Montgomery's faculty Of
knowing exactly what he wants and
sticking to it. 1t was a case of sena'
torial nomination or nothing with the
South Amboy leader and he got the
latter. There is no doubt, however,
but that he feels better satisfied than
if he had compromised on the assem-.
bly, nomination.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
EDITORIAL

A long suffering public sincerely
hopes that "Hiawatha" will soon be
consigned to the bottom of the sea to
join McGinty. Camden Post-Tele-
gram,
There are strong indications that
the local building trades will have q
busy season this tall. Architects are
engaged on plans and contractors in
making estimates. -Plainfield Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

This is a good filing for layer cakes
and sandwiches. Beat three eggs until
light, add one cup of granulated sugar,
one rounding tablespoon of butter and
the juice of two lemons. Mix in a small
saucepan, set into a larger dish of boil
ing water and cook five minutes after it
begins to boil. Cook and use.-Detroit
Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

In the big crash of all the Penfield
concerns in which so many financial
institutions Of national reputation
were hit, some of them quite hard, it
q matter of congratulation that the
ycal bank and trust company were
more heavily involved. The Pen
field clay works are we'll known in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
re Theatres.

A brilliant show, with a number of
"bully good" headliners, will be the
offering at Proctor's Twenty-third
Street next week. AS an appropriate
stop liner there will be the famous
French Brothers, who have not been
seen at this house In five years. They
perform almost impossible feats of
juggling and balancing, while pedal
ling about the stage on %unicycles,
wheels, etc.
"She Stoops to Conquer" the fam
GUS old English classic, by one of
England's greatest literateurists,
Oliver Goldsmith, will be the offering
at Proctor's Fifth avenue next week.
This play will also serve to give Miss
Florence Reed, the new leading lady
at this house, a splendid opportunity
to make her first appearance this
season as dashing KITTY Hardcastle.
"Why Women Sin," the new sensa-
tional society melodrama, which will
be seen at Proctor's Fifty eighth
Street on Monday, September 18th,
gives promise of being one of the best
plays seen in this city this season.
The drama is re~splendant with bright
comedy, the situations are dramatic,
and every climax is sensational or
pathetic; yet there is no ranting and
no so-called "blood and thunder"
Over in Newark an exceptionally
clever vaudeville show has been sched-
uled. Gillett's pantomime and music
al dogs will head the list. Others on
the bill will be Delmore and Lee,
Americas greatest acrobats; Fields
and Ward, conversationalists Frances
ca Redding and Company, in "The
Cattle Queen" Nora Bayes, coined
ienne; Gus Williams, German monol-
oguist, and fifteen others.
"a Princess of Kensington," the
new comic opera at the Broadway
Theatre, New York, has scored a big
success and the theatre is crowded to
its capacity at every performance. No
musical offering in years has been
more cordially received by playgoers
and the Broadway Theatre has added
another to it's long list of its recent
musical successes.
The fun making is led by James I.
Powers, who as william jeff a
sailorman, gives a capital humorous
Characterization of a jolly British Far.
His several songs are emphatic hits
and are demanded and re-demanded at
every performance. 1t is seldom, if
ever, that an opera has been mounted
on a more magnificent and artistic
scale than has this one and Manager
John. Q. Fisher has ,spent a, small
fortune on equipping "a Princess OF
Kensington." Encouragement at the
Broadway is limited to eight weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

this vicinity and the fact that both
local financial concerns held but little
paper and this protected by good out
side endorsement, speaks we'll for the
excellent management of both the
bank and trust company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Hadn't PAS Advantnoa

willie" said that young mans moth
er, you were very restless in church,
Yes" was the penitent response.
"You never see papa behaving in that
way. Why couldn't you be quiet like
him?"
well, mamma" he answered, frank
ly, you see, l wasn't a bit sleepy"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

The real estate boom in South Am
boy is making things quite lively over
the river. 1t is possible before the
excitement dies out several changes
may take place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

Union machinists at Newport News.
Va, have voted to sever utilization
with the Central Trades and Labor
Council. The latter organization re-
Gently admitted representatives of
negro labor unions to it's membership,
despite the protests of the Machinists
Union, which is the strongest and
most influential labor body in the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Putting on Style.

"Have they changed much since they
inherited all that money!"
Eyes, indeed. Why, they have three
m hyphenated now, and they've
changed the spelling of their daughters
name from Mamie to Mayme."-Chicago
Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Hash and the Three Graces.

"This hash" said the star boarder, Ere
minds me of the three graces."
"Oh," replied the delighted landlady;
'in what way?" i
"One is foolish to tackle it without
faith, hope and charity. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

Last chance for this season to visit
Mauch Chunk, Glen OnokO, and the
switchbaok, via LehighsV Valley Rail-
road, September 13th4F Special train
will leave Perth Asdboy at 8. 80 a. m.
Returning leave Glen Onoko at $50
p. m. Adults $Y.5o, children rs cents
for the roppd trip. 3464-9-8-5t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

special with as little concern as pay
ing a supper check in a swell hotel.
We live in a rapid and ex%travagant
age, and grow accustomed to such
things"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Partly Correct.

Miss Vane-I know he was talking to
you about me. Now, wasn't he?
Miss Speftz-Well, yes.
81 thought l heard him remark that I
had a thick head of hair"
Partly correct. He didn't mention
your hair, however."-Stray Stories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Taste In Art.

Kitty-Harry Dix says you are pretty
| as a picture.
Clara--Nonsense! He didn't mean it. |
Kitty-Oh, yes, he did. But, of course,
| you know Harry's taste in pictures isn't'
anything to brag about.-Boston Tran
| script.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

Union mechanics and blacksmiths
in the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe
shops have been working secretly to
unionize the workers. The leaders in
the movement are preparing to present
demands to the Santa Fe management
for higher wages, and they hone to
drive the non-union men from the
shops before the demands are pre-
sented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

at strikes me, Pat, that either you OF
I was drunk last night"
1T strikes me that way too, sor."
"Well, you rascal, which one of us
was it?"
well, yer honor, far be it from me to
cast reflections, but l must say l envied
ye."-Ally Sloper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12

The deepest depression in the earth, as
c~ertained by sounding, is five and a
fourth miles; the greatest height, the
peak of Mount Everest, five and three
fourths miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
ORGANIZED LABOR

If the carpenters and joiners' dis
pute at Sunderland, England, is not
settled by September 81, the employers
have decided upon a lockout. 1t this
does not settle the dispute it is on
templated to extend the lockout to
the entire district covered by the EN-
ployers' Northern Counties Fedora
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
wouId BE Wnstin. Fine

Critic-Why don't you write some
clever jokes while you are at it?
Humorist-What's the use, when per-
SOM like you couldn't appreciate them?
Chelsea Gazet *
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Impossible.

They say that faith is dying out
And so we have been told,
But yet consider the amount
OF hair r%estorer sold!
Brooklyn Life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
Litera Aedience.

Lftera edience.
Geraldine-PaV bat we mustn't
meet any more, st obey him.
Gerald-All ri next time I'll
manage to over N. Y. Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
How to BE Happy.

How to BE Happy.
Idon't know just what I would do
If / were king.
But, first of all, Think I'd not
Do anything.
And, after that. l think that 1
Would make a roar
If anyone should say l should
Do any more.
Baltimore News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-12
CHARTERING SPECIAL TRAINS.
Can BE Done Nowadays Almost as
Easily as Checking a Passen-
gers Baggage.

: Especial trains are becoming so fire.
quent now that they attract little at
t%ention, except they make record runs
for long distances or unless there is
Asome trouble collecting payment for
MEM" said a veteran railroad man,
4HAa New York Times reporter. Ten
As ago, when l was division super
20 Sent on of the big trunk
Manning out of New York, a
43zzasRiA was an event that never
~ ket mention in the newspa-
epnmasters required ample
=A one in readiness, and
Ekz| af&eat deal of fuss making
Gng the line. At any
I'd terminals in any
y get a special en-
Aice is re-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
COUNTY COURT.
Foreign Insurance Tax APP
pOlntmenf New County
Coroner.

The following accounts were al
lowed;
Mexico Light Co. for light at
Jail Sc.
Standard Printing Co., supplies
to county clerk, 81. .89.
G. l.. Crigler, summons in grand
jury, $40.
Albert Harrison, express charges
by him paid, 30 cents.
Ricketts, & Emmons, supplies
for Jail, 81.
State hospital for Insane, care
inmates, $67.25.
Industrial Home for girls, care
Inmates, $37.71.
Harvey Steward, bread furnish
ed to j. Barnes, So 81.
B. A. Powell, balance on grani-
told walk, $396.27.
w. H. Morris, June term circuit
court, $54.56.
Buxtan & Skinner supplies tC
lcircuit clerk, 26 cents.
w. H. Turner, to State Hospital
No. l, $4,000, 35.
The following bills for board oi
prisoners was presented by Quincy
James, sheriff, and certified to the
county treasurer for payment
Rolly Henry, $500; Silas Hall
SIG; VIM. Atkins, $3.50; Harry
Williams, ,$21. .25; Clarence Yocum
1880; Arthur, Jones, $25; VIM
Andsley, S7.2O; Fred Crawford
$50; Dan King, $3.50; John Vic
let, $21.20; Joe Ensley, So 40
Louis Smith, $21.20, including so,
each clerk fees.
The resignation of DR.. W. w
Macfarlane, coroner, was accepted
DR.. G. T. Varnon was appoint
ed to fill out unexpired term of DIR
w. w. Macfarlane, as coroner o
Audrain county.
G.. NJ. Berry was granite,
his petition to be exempt from pol
tax, for one year.
Ordered that the clerk appOrtioI
to the towns and villages of Mex
leo, Vandalia, Farber, LaddOnia
Martinsburg, and Benton City tn
foreign insurance tax appOrtiOne,
to said county by the state audito
on the basis as required by section
8,O47 r. s., 1899, and draw war
rants in favor of the above towns
and villages.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
EXAMINATIONS.
For Teachers Certificates
Aug. 2I-22.
FIRST DAY.

flhOI DAAs
Geography-write questions at
8 a. m. and erase at 10 a. m.
write questions at
9 am. and erase at II M.
Algebra-write questions at 10
a. m. and erase at IL: 80 p. m.
Orthography-write questions at
lao p. m. and erase at 3 p. m.
Language-write questions at
2 p. m. and erase at 4:30 p. m.
Arithmetic-write questions at
2;30 and 6 p. m.
Literature-write questions at
4 D. m. and erase at 6 p. m.
SECOND DAY.
Reading-write questions at 8
IA. IN. and erase at 9 a. m.
Civil GoY't-write questions at
$3.50 a. m. and erase at 10 a. m.
U. s. History-write questions
at $3.50 and erase at II m.
Science-write questions at
1853 am. and erase at 1890 a.
m.
PhysiOlogy-write questions at
1:30 p. m. and erase at $3.50 pm.
Pedagogy-write questions at
2:30 p. IN. and erase at 6 pm.
Adv. History-write questions
at 4: p. m. and erase at 6 p. m.
Examination will begin at s a.
m. and 1:30 p. m. on both days
and close at 1890 and 6:30 re-
spectively. This gives nine hours
each day for examinations.
Subjects will be given in the
order named above and questions
placed on board at the hour named
first and erased at time named Sec
Ond. Each subject must be COM
pleted and paper handed in before
beginning the next No subject
will be given at any other time
than during the half day as indica,
ted above.
Applicants will be excused for
any half day when they have fin
ished all the work of that session
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
To Study Missouri Soil.

Agricultural College of the
University of Missouri at Columbia
will next year make a special study
of Missouri soils. Their origin,
formation, distribution and fertility
will first be taken up, aud then at
tention will be directed to the best
methods of fertilization, to plant
breeding and cultivation, and
finally to the harvesting and dis
position of crops. The aim is to
make the boys of the state familiar
with the soil which they must cul-
tivate. Much of the work will be
done by students.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
The Chlnch Bug.

The Agricultural College of the
University Of Missouri has
published a bulletin on chinch
bugs. 1t advises farmers to burn
up oldbrush heaps in the spring in
which bugs are sure to spend the
winter; to spray the edges Of the
corn field with a solution Of kero-
sene when the bugs were migrat-
ingi to prepare dusty belts around
the field with deep bitches running
the length and an occasional
post hole into which the bugs will
fall when passing In regard to
the ehinch bug disease, Prot. j.
Nj. Stedman, author Of the bulle-
tin, saysi 8From seven. years.
experience and with This disease
in the wheat thruout the state Of
Missouri, / am firmly convinced
that the artificial use Of this dis
ease by the farmers Of Missouri,
does very little, ifany, good
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
The following story is going the

The following story is going the
rounds of the Missouri press: A
negro preacher was asked by
one of his flock how hot it was in
hell. "Well, folks" he replied,
ojes take all de wood in New York
state an all the coal IN Pennsyl-
vany an all. the oil in the wOrl'
an, set hit afiah. Den take
er man out'n hell an, put
i'm in dat burnin' mess
an he'll freeze toe deaf befo' he
XII hahdly light. OATS how hot hell
am
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
roo poor TO TELL.
Why the Lobbyist Wouldn't
Give Details About
Passes.

Jefferson City, Aug. Cool. w.
II, Phelps did not prove very val
uable as a witness. He told moth
ing of any money transactions. On
the subject of passes he was ques-
toned very closely. While this is
not a stenographic report of what
happened in the grand jury room
it is practically an accurate repeti-
tiOn of the examination on that
subject:
Col. Phelps, did you ever give
passes to any state officers or mem
bers of the state legislaturei"
Not any of the present state
officers"
Did you eyer give passes to
any members of the general assem-
bly7"
Il have"
How many2"
Il have given several" "
To whom did you give them9"
Il can It answer that question:"
why can't you answer itl"
Because / am too poor to pay
the fines"
It was a new way of standing on
his constitutional right. TO give q
pass to a member of the Legislature
is misdemeanor punishable by
fine and Imprisonment. AS long as
he confesses generally that he has
given passes, but states no speci.
fic offense there is no way to pros
ecute him. If he had given names
the way would have been open tC
prosecute probably. But what he
says about being too poor to pay
the fines is capable of double con
struction; Phelps is rich; he i.
probaly worth u million dollars
Whether he meant that he haG
given so many passes that hi
would feel seriously the loss of thu
money or meant something else il
a matter of conjecture. The gran(
jury does not seem to have secured
any right on the subject.
1t is understood that he dOdgeC
other questions in his own way
not exactly standing on his cOnsti
tutional rights, but avoiding an
swers that he did not wish to give
Phelps will go from here to st
Louis this afternoon and will hav,
to appear before the st. Louis
grand jury tomorrow morning
He was served with a subpoena t.
appear there to-day, but the sub
poena previously served called fol
him to appear there Friday and h,
had promised to come here today
1t does not make much differenc,
which grand jury hears from hin
first, He will probably not tel
much more in st. Louis.
John H. Carroll, who followe,
Phelps, took matters rather NOR
seriously. He, too, avoided Civ
ing information, and, whether h
said it plainly as he did in st
Louis or used the Phelps metho,
of avoiding a direct answer, j
amounts to the same. Carroll wa
in the grand jury room only fey
minutes.
AS soon as Col. Carroll left tn
grand jury room he went direct t,
Governor DOckery's Office wher
he made an extended visit. Phelp
did not go to the governors Office
but wandered around the state
ouse making short calls on tn
different officers.
1t is reported that the whes
fields of the west are not yioldin
according to promise. This is al
other way of saying that the whet
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Susan Dicus is the new owner of
the Shepherd residence, in north
Mexico, paying $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Over 500 tickets were sold at
the Mexico depot for the Csntralia
fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Alex Carter's family in this city
has been quite seriously afflicted
for two weeks with the measles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Prof. w, A. Cook and wife, of
Park College, are visiting his
father, near Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Misses Grace Quisenberry and
Matte Bishop, of Laddonia, Wis
tied Miss Ethel LaForce at Oentra-
liza last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13


coroner of Audrain county.
Over 500 tickets were sold at
the Mexico depot for the Csntralia
fair.
Prof. w. A. Cook and wife, of
Park College, are visiting his
father, near Santa Fe.
A new telephone switch board
has been put in at Cuivre, this
county; no farmers line switch
board in this part of the State that
equals it.
Misses Francis and Fern Veer-
kamp, of Nevada, Mo-, have re-
turned home after visit With the
families Of Louis Steppleman, and
E. FL. Shook of this county.
Rush Ball, of near Laddonia,
has bought a fine SO-acre farm
jutting into the suburbs of Troy
and moves to it first of next March.
Sorry to lose Mr.. Ball from An
drain: he is one of our very best
citizens.
H. B. Merry is suing for di-
vorce from his wife, Martha A.
Merry. He states that his wife
often refused to speak to him and
scolded and abused him. There
are six Merry Children and the
husband wants their custody.
Dudley Stone of Martinsburg,
sentenced to 80 days in the county
Jail on the charge of taking gold
watch from Mrs. R. s. Orear of
this city, gave up the watch after
his conviction aud his Jail sentence
was reduced to 40 days.
The funeral over the remains of
Uncle" Charlie Armstrong was
held last Thursday at the home of
j. B. Weaver, northeast of Mex
leo, conducted by Rev. w. B. Hill.
The interment was in this city, the
Odd Fellows conducting services
at the grave.
The following hOres won prizes
at the Centralia fair: Tom Bass,
with Richmond Squirrel, first in
the saddle sweepstakes; "Splint'
Barnett, with the Mexican, second,
Barnett also won, with the Men.
dan, for the best horse to the hal
ter, also won in the ring for bes
saddle mare or gelding,
Miss Dora johnson, who wal
born and raised in Audrain coun
ty but who for several years ha'
been teaching in the Indian Terri
tory, has leased the Collins Aead
emy property at LaddOnia and will
manage the school thru the coming
year. The property belongs t
Prof. w. M. Jones of this city
Miss Johnson has the qualification
and determination and shoulC
make a great success of the school
The Live Stock Reporter print
this item: James Brown, one o
the leading merchants of Thomp
son, Mo-, who has been inst. Loui
for several days laying in a stool
of fall goods, visited the yards to
day. Mr.. Brown says that will
plenty of rain there will be a fai
crop Of corn in his section Of tn
country and as there is NOR
old corn left than he ever saw a
this season Of the year there viii
be fully as many cattle aud hog
on feed the coming winter as as
ual.
Raymond Arlington, the littl
five year old son Of Mr. and Mrs
IL. j. Stone, two miles northeas
of Martinsburg, died last Wednes
day night, August 5, after a
illness Of three days, Of choler
infantum. The funeral wa
J preached at the home Thursday b
Rev. "A. M. Pennewall of War
renton. The interment was &
J Wellsville. The grandpareni
OF the little one, Mr. and Mrs W
II johnson, southwest Of Mexico
were called to the caild's bedsid
2 Tuesday, who also attended Ii
5 funeral, The many friends Of Il
5 bereayed parents extend sincerel
avripathy.