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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Achievements of the Negro.

Forty years ago the negroes Of the
south did not own a square foot of
ground. nor a roof to them. Now,
on the other hand, there are 1876, 900
farms owned by negroes, valued at $780,
900, 900; $50, 900 homes outside the farm
ownership, valued at $265, DOC, 900, and
personal property valued at $165, OO0,-
900. So, starting from nothing, here is
an accumulation of nearly $500, 900, 600.
When the work began not one per cent.
of the negro adults Of the south could
read or write. To-day 40 per cent can
do so. Fifty per cent. of the children
are attending school, and with more
facilities more would attend. There are
800 colored physicians in practice, 300
lawyers and 10000 sch~ool-teachers.
There are 300. 900 books in the homes Of
colored people and they own and publish
$50 newspapers and magazines .-Chris-
tlan Work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
EDITORIAL

The Republican State Senators have
decided upon their offices for the next
session and have shown their wisdom
by making Senator Gross their leader
on the floor. Railway Democrat.
Asbury Park has n new boardwalk.
Long Branch is figuring on one.
Spring Lake will include one in next
summers improvements. And as for
Ocean Grove,-well, we hope we are
not to be disappointed if we say we
expect to see one along our ocean
front at no distant day. Ocean Grove
Times.
Receiver Smith Will finish the Cen.
trail ferryboat Plainfeld that was
caught within three months of com
pletion when the Crescent Shipyard
closed last summer. 1t is believed the
new boat-will be ready for use next
April and it will be welcomed by all
that use that ferry. jersey City
Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
BATTLING WITH AN ANCHO4
Mammoth MudhoOk Was uIt to
Handle When Ia Waves
Were Tossing 1t.

To hoist to the cat-head an anchor
weighing 5000 pounds, with a gale Of
wind blowing and a tremendous sea
rising, is a difficult task. The New YORK
Sun tells how this work was under
taken on a war-ship in Hampton Roads.
In order to raise the anchor to the deck
of the ship the hundred-pound cat-block
had to be fastened by the huge hook
which depended from it to the ring in
the balancing band on the anchor shank
so that the power of the winch could be
utilized.
The great anchor hung so that when
the wave receded it was clear OF the
water, but Zach incoming crest sub
merged it several feet. AS the ship
tossed on the waves there was great
danger that the enormous weight OF
the anchor would send the anchor
through her thin plating. But with
seas big enough to toss the ship about
as easily as If she were but a fishing
float, and to swing that anchor back and
forth like the pendulum of a toy clock,
it was no child's game to hook the cat
block.
Two men were chosen, each a fine
specimen of the American sailor. Just
under the arms Of each a line was made
fast, and men on deck stood ready to
haul away in case Of need.
The two sailors watched their chance,
and when the ships head was well out
of water, over they went. They had
hardly reached the anchor when a wave
rolled in that surged four feet above
their heads. When It passed both were
clinging, almost b%reathless, to the shank
of the anchor.
But the instant they were clear of wa
ter they jumped to their work and
strove to get the block in place. With
the ship hauling n way and the wind
blowing another there was small chance
for them to drag that hundred-pound
block in still a third way. Again and
again they had 1t almost fastened, when
a great wave Knocked it away and bur
led them far out of sight. Still the two
men struggled, at their task.
Then the Inevitable happened. The
great cat-b,oqk swung far out as the
ship plunged forward. hung poised an
instant, as If taking deliberate aim,
.snd~c2ma. sT4epiEg back straight at the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
TAX EXEMPTIONS TO Be
FURTHER CONSIDERED

The court of FRO and appeals has
unuer consideration the taxation case,
involving the $500 exemptions allowed
to soldiers and sailors of the civil
war, veteran and volunteer firemen
and Spanish American war veterans.
John @. Tippett, of the borough of
Rockaway, Morris county, has taken
an appeal from the recent decision OF
the supreme court, in which it was
held that these exemptions are uncon-
stitutional. The Tippett case was not
intended originally TO determine the
particular point and the courts de-
cision in the matter was only incident
al to the main issue involved. But
now it is being made to include the
exemption matter. '4po
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
ELLIOTT IN COMMAND.
Dixie Will Take Six Hundred
Marines to the Isthmus.
CRUISER LADEN WITH WAR STORES
Quantity and Character of the Mate
rial Indicate That the Govern
ment Is Preparing For n Long
Campaign In Panama.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The Sab
bath stiffness at the League Island
navy yard was broken by the hurried
fitting out of the cruiser Dixie for her
trip to Colon, and today the trim YES
sci lies in the Delaware river ready to
sail. The activity at the yard resem-
bled the busy scenes there previous to
the Spanish-American war. Brigadler
| General Elliott, commanding the ma
rine corps and who is going to the 18TH
mus on the Dixie, is now on board.
Three companies of marines, one from
| Boston and the others from Washing
ton, on their arrival were sent on
| board the cruiser. Altogether the Dixie
| will take south 600 marines, who will
be under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Waller. The quantity and
| character of her cargo indicate that
the government expects q long cam
paign at Panama. Her holds and
decks are crowded to the limit with
| stores. Besides the regular stores and
| other outfit for the marines on board
of her and those now at the isthmus
Il lllG IlAlt VIII tuhC Win Y hNC "obOi
loads of small arm ammunition, q
large quantity of lumber, camp sup
plies and q number of wagons.
a dispatch from Panama says cleo
tons for members of the constitutional
convention have been held in every
part of the republic, and kilograms
| from the interior report the apparent
| triumph of the candidates proposed by
the popular junta, composed of Lib
erals and Conservatives.
A report from Colon says that the
marines from the converted cruiser
Prairie who have been stationed at
YaviZa have gone from there to Pana-
ma and are now located at Bas Obispo,
IL station OIL the Panama railroad, oc-
cupying the houses Of the canal COM
pany.
State department officials have under
consideration the nature of the reply
which is to be made to the note of Cen
eral Reyes, the Colombian minister, re-
garding the action Of the United States
in connection with affairs growing out
of the secession of the department of
Panama,
Mr.. Bunau-V arilla, minister of Pana-
ma to the United States, states that he
has notified Sir II. Mortimer Durand,
British ambassador to the United
States, of Panama's willingness to as
sumo Il part of the exterior debt of
Colombia in proportion to the popula-
ton of Panama compared with that of
Colombia. The minister says this will
be done as soon as the independence
of Panama is recognized by Colombia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Advertised Letters.

Mrs. Frank Cornelius, Miss Gary
Abrams, L. Ballet, Henry Ackerson,
Mrs. S. Whalen, Miss Z. Seuer, Peter
j.. Schalf, Peter Ryan, John Peterson,
Jens Jensen Mork, J. Luckas, L.
G%reenberg, Jonn Hoffman, John Har.
emza, Mrs. Annie Huhthan, Lucilln
Cashel, Delwarna Ivy, KedI Stefan
ska, Gadios Istvanak, Yam Jiaglik
Jan Szeman, Narr Jlonis, Miss Suzer
Molnar, Terer Vasvolri, Captain
David Smith, Capt. Finalley, Capt.
Peter, Thomacz Kerzeis, Peter Wailu.
lewic, Josef Sahuloik, Miss Sermon
Marsha, Tomacz Gotenbresi, j. S.
Jones, Feher Janos, Josef Kryzanow.
81, Wasyl Hotar, Michael Wisniowisci
Alena ~Tapruanyric, Meszar Snudorna,
Jnlyan Supinski, Gregori Mattcoscow
sy, Jan Aimelowlcci, Jan Buezosi
Pawet Gula, Jan Kogut, Kozma
Gyorgy, Kaszns Gyula.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

If the city fathers are wise they
will secure m option on a tract Of the
Westminster property from j. P.
Holm tor the erection of q school
house. Mr.. Holm has the best inter-
ests of the city Mt heart and will
doubtless do the right thing in this
regard. With the sale of the land it
mean the building up of all that Sec
tion of the city and the consequent
increase in the number of children Of
school age. AS School Nc. l is al
ready crowded it Is evident that an
other building in the southern section
of the city is an absolute necessity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
THE RAILWAY
REFORMATORY.
Some Interesting Facts About
the Institution Where Boys
are Sent.

The saying that "all men are not to
be trusted. can rightly be applied to
many of those men who, through the
mandates of the law, are from time
to time committed to the State Re-
formatory at Railway.
A prisoner, on entering the Reform
ntory, soon discovers that unless he
behaves himself, his stay in the lnsti-
tuition will be of considerable length,
and, as q result, the knowing one at
once puts himself on his good behav-
Tor, and unless he inadvertently
makes a bad break will finallJ secure
his freedom on parole.
The man paroled is, under the rules
of the institution, required to behave
himself while at liberty, and for a
certain period, must report in person
Mt least once a month.
If, however, the man succeeds in
obtaining steady employment, q report
from his employer us to his general
conduct will be received. If at any
time these rules are broken by the
paroled he lays himself liable to arrest
and recommitment to the Reforma-
tory, .and all previous good marks
made by him are crossed out and he
must begin all over again.
That many do break these rules is
fvident from the fact that the institu-
tion has offered a reward of 1926 for
the apprehension of the following out
ON parole:
John Ward, alias james Smith, com.
mitted from Middlesex county. Ward
is a sneak thief and since his parole
robbed the man ut Westfield who gave
him employment.
Charles Fl. Gear, alias James How
ard, committed from Elizabeth for
forging checks.
Abraham Cohen, whose plan is to
go about the country solicitin g orders
for crayon portraits and a%ppropriat-
ing the money collected to his own
use, failed to fill the orders received.
Cohen wal committed from Elizabeth.
Adolph Berkovitch, alias A. Lazar-
owitz, who is described as n sneak
thief of the worst kind. Previous to
his commitment to the Reformatory
he served n term in the N. Y. Coun-
ty Penitentiary.
John Fream, alias John Dunn a
wire thief committed from Union
county. Since his parole he has COM
united a like robbery at Westfield.
James feeling, alias Wilson, who is
described as a wire thief and pal OF
Lawrence J. Ayres, alias Sullivan,
who is also wanted.
John J. Fisher, aims George, who
is said to be a cheap crook. He was
committee for larceny.
Christian Shafer, a hobo and COM
mon drunk
Frank Weis, a pickpocket of much
c~leverness, who was committed from
Paterson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Charged with Inhumnn Crime.

MOUNT CARMEL, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-
William LAGER is in Jail charged with
numbering his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
LAGER, who was shot in her home last
Sunday evening while sitting at supper.
The assassin fired through Il window.
His peculiar actions on the night of the
murder, his efforts to fasten the crime
on five other persons and the marked
discrepancies in the statement made by
LAGER and his wife are given as a rea-
son for his arrest. LAGER is a farmer,
thirty-three years old, married, but has
no children. BY the death of his moth
er two farms go to him and his sisters,
together with considerable personal
property.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Dec. 30--Alumni dance, Wilder Hall.
Dec. 31-Masquerade Ball, Woodohop-
pers, Cabin Amboy, 40, Wild
er Hall.
Dec. 31-Ball, Woodchoppers, Cabin
Amboy, 40, Wilder Hall.
Dec. 31-Steamfitters Union, Braga
Hall.
Jan. 2-Private entertainment, Braga
Hall.
Jan. 3-Braga's Society Christmas
Tree. Braga Hall.
Jan. 0-Hundred Mems Club No. l
ball, Braga Hall.
Jan. 12-Ball, Improved Order of Red
Men, Braga Hall.
Jan. 12-Ball, Pc Ambo Tribe, Imp'd
Order Red Men, Braga Hall.
Jan. 14-Masquerade Ball, Hebrew
Progressive Association,
Grand Central Palace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
LABOR TO ASK
FOR NEW LAWS.

Under the direction of the legisla-
tive committee OF the State Federation
of Labor q number of measures will
be presented at the coming session OF
the legislature and urged for adoption
IN the name of the organized labor of
the State.
The proposed legislation includes
bills for licensing plumbers, for the
licensing of BARRIERS ana the Sunday
closing and sanitary arranging of
barber shops, providing for the COM
pulsory Sunday closing of butcher
shops and general stores, requiring
that exhaust fans be used in all factor
les where tho bufing or polishing of
metal goods is carried on, and provid-
ing that in all state and municipal
buildings in New Jersey no workmen
shall be employed who are not citizens
of the United States and residents of
the State.
Other measures approved by the
federation are to prohibit the use of
second hand glass bottles to prevent
the Sunday slaughter of live stock, to
license stationary engineers, to pro-
vide for a state inspection of boilers,
and to provide that no person under
IS years of age shall bo allowed to
work in my manufacturing establish
ment unless able to read and write the
English language.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

Jan. 19.-Masquerade Ball, CoHrt
Perth Amboy,, 1904, I. o. of
F., Braga Hall.
Jan. 21-Ball, Original Hebrew Ladies
Benevolent Society, Grand
Central Palace.
Jan. 2S-Vergunegungs Club ball,
Braga Hall.
Feb. 2-Ball, Congregation Beth
Mordecai, Wilder Hall.
Feb. 18, 19-Baznar in Simpson M. E.
church.
Feb. 20. -Braga's 9Th annual mosque.
rade ball, Braga Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.

Miss Nora Regain, of 8 Willocks
Lane, celebrated Christmas day and
Saturday BY entertaining q number Of
her friends and relatives. A good
time was had by all. Among those
present were friends from Asbury
Park, Point Pleasant and New York
among whom we're Miss Florence
Carman, Mrs. W. Haulsey and Will
lam Haulsey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Ethiopian a Change His Skin.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-Dr. II.
X. Pancoast, skiographer of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has discover
ed that it is possible by means of the
y ray to so bleach the skin of a negro
that to all intents and purposes the
subject becomes Il white person. The
condition of IL person so treated is APP
parently permanent. This discovery
vas made incidentally while negroes
we're being treated in the university
'ol. caucpr
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
M|DDLESEX co. THIRD
GLASS POST OFFICES.

Statistics regarding tho third class
post offices in Miidlesex County,
which appear in the report of the
auditor for the Post Office Department
are:
Metuchen-Gloss receipts, 81, G61. 50
salary, $l,G0C; expenses, 81 90G. 20
net income, 81, 755 60.
South Ambov-Gross receipts,
So, 2S2. 81; salary, $1,000; expenses,
81, 0S5. "a: net income, SO, 1876. 81.
New Market-Gross receipts, 1888.
Al; salary, $500; expenses, $543, 80
net income, $2S9.98
1884, 959. 7G.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

While the good old summer time
has it's advantages, if the cold wave
we are now experiencing had to come,
it might have arrived a day earlier so
that Christmas would have had
weather a little m ore in keeping with
the season of the year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Dispute Over Rent Bill.

In the district court this morning
Judgment was given IL the case of
Mary Bedman versus Jacob Wergler.
There was a dispute in regard to a
rent bill and a Judgment of 5000 was
secured against Wergler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

If you want to begin tbe new year
right make a contribution to the city
hospital fund. Ltedoes not have to be
rs much. as q dollar. Any amount
meanSfust the same if given in tho
rig1,h spirit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Probing Negro GhouI,s Death.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2S.-The po-
lice here are investigating the mysteri-
GUS death of Frank McNamee, a negro
ghoul, who, it is believed, may have
been killed by a relative of one of the
dead persons McNamee stole.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Landed at Steamboat Dock.

The ferryboat Warren resumed her
landings at the ferry slip this morn
ing. Every year the slip has to be
fredged out and yesterday was the
day selected. The landings were
made at the steamboat dock, and
owing to this fact, no vehicles were
carried while the work was going on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2s,. 1908.

they have had during the past year.
1t has indeed heen a prosperous one
and affairs are settling in n way that
seems to point out q continuation OF
the good times for another twelve
months. Perth Amboy has had its
share ard the growth IN this city will
continue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
.Lehigh Valley objected.

Report has it that the coal trust
wanted to shut down operations, and
cause a scarcity of coal and then
raise the price, but the Lehieh Valley
took the lead of the independent com
panies and refused to enter the com
bine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
James smithson,s Remains.

GENOA, Dec. 2S.-Dr. Alexander Ora
ham Bell, inventor of the telephone,
has arrived here. He will convey to
the Smithsonian institution at Wash
ington the remains of James Smithson,
founder of the institution, who died in
Genoa in 1929.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
GaIlero Flour Mills burned.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2S.-The Gal
lego flour mills, of the largest plants
Of the kind i'll the south, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The mills were owned
by Warner, Moore & Co. The loss is
$150,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
First "No Church" Signal.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. %. - A
special from Spencer says the first no
church" signal in Massachusetts so far
as known has been adopted by the
Spencer Congregational church and is
to be used on very stormy Sundays to
notify parishioners that there will be
no Sprvicn ----
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
ICE HAS BEEN CLEARED.

superintendent Rock that
the snow has been cleared from the
Fice at Raritan lake and the skating is
fine. Lights have been put in place
and an evening in the bracing winter
mir can now be thoroughly enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Evans Fleet Sails For Guam.

HONOLULU, Dec. 2S.-Rear Admi-
raj Evans, in command Of the fleet
here, says that the situation in the far
east is too grave for the Asiatic fleet to
remain longer in Honolulu and has de-
cided to sail tomorrow for Guam, al
though he has been authorized by the
navy department to use his discretion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

Everywhere the merchants are tell
ing of the great increase of business
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

Colonel Pope, of bicycle fame, re-
Gently said that the first essential to
business success is "advertising;"
that the second essential was "big
advertising;" and the third, "bigger
advertising""
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
TO .kndge a Book.

When a book aises your spirit and IN
spires you wit noble and courageous
feelings, seek II no other rule to Judge
the work by; ID IS good, and made by a
good workman. fBruyere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

The firemen are doing good service.
The last two fires this city hcA had
have been at the most favor116 Die hours
for a big conlagration anSfthe blaze
in both cases, has mai@ good head
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Tba difference.

The difference Abetween salary and
wages is precisd the difference be-.
tween acceptingl job and getting a
iob.-Detroit FIR Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28

Brt order. It is not IA
paid department that Perth Amboy
needs, it Is better apparatus and more
up-to-date equipment for the laddies
to work with.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
Criticisks shnkesnenre.

Count Leo tolstoi has written a
treatise on Sht kespeare, whose works
be criticises Al adversely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
DEATH OF A
GOOD WOMAN.
Mrs. Margaret Maddox Died at Her Home
at Hydesburg Yesterday.

Mrs. Margaret NJ. Maddox
died at her home at Hydesburg
at 2:20 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, May 9th, 1903, aged 20
years. The deceased was the
widow of the late Bailor Mad
doX and was most estimable
lady. She had been i'll and in
very feeble health for a year or
more and since last February
had been confined to bed and
comparatively helpless. Her
sufferings at times we're great
yet she never complained but
bore them with 1Chrlstian forti-
tude, She had been a faithful
member Of the Christian church
aud died in the full assurance
of that faith which gives com.
fort to the true Christian.
There was no person in the
neighborhood who was more
loved and more highly esteem
ed than Mrs. Maddox, for to
know her was TO love and adj
mire her for her magnanimous
nature and cheerful disposition.
The funeral obsequies will be
held at Hydesburg church at II
o'clock a. m, Monday conduct.
ed by Rev. Marshall, pastor of
the Christian church of this
city. The interment will be in
the Hydesburg cemetery and
friends of the family re invited
to attend without further no
tice. Hannibal Journal.
Mrs. Maddox was the mother
Of William and John Maddox
ard Mesdames Susan Boarmau
and Node Green, of this city
and of Howard and Misses
Juliet and Minnie who lived
with her.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Robert G. Piet.ol, by his certain
Trust Deed dated the 18th day OF November
1899, and recorded in the Recorders office OF
Monroe County, Missouri, In Book so at page
1877, did convey TO the undersigned, Samuel "
Brown as trustee the following described real
State Of Missouri, towit. All OF the South Hair
Of Block Thirteen QS( in Piersol's Addition to
Monroe City, according TO the recorded Plat
thereof, In trust however to secure the pay.
ment OF one certain iPromissory note in said
Trust Deed described, and whereas default
has been made in the payment of said note and
accrued interest thereon, and the same now
remains due, owing and unpaid, Now, there.
fore, at the request OF the legal holder OF said
note and In pursuance of the terms and powers
granted me IN said Trust Deed, 1, the said
SATURDAY, THE 10th DAY OF MAY, 1908.
between the hours of eight o'clock in the
that day at the west front Post office door In
the City OF Monroe, Monroe County. Missouri
proceed to sell at public vendue, to the hi oh eat
bidder, for cash. all OF said above described
real estate, or SO much thereof as will be nee
essary to satisfy the costs and expenses OF
making this sale and the payment ofsaid note
and accrued interest.
SAMUEL NJ. BROWN, Trustee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
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