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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
LONGEVITY OF QUAKERs.
Estimated Duration of the Average
Friends Life Given as Fifty
Eight Years.

The longevity of Quakers was dis
cussed by group of Philadelphians
the other day, says the Philadelphia
Record. A physician of Quaker de-
scent said: "It is undoubtedly true
that Friends are among the longest
lived persons in the world. Statis-
ties, laboriously and accurately col
lected, prove this clearly. The sta
tistics were compiled here in Phil
adelphia in 1860. They showed the
duration of the average Friends
life to be 58 years. There were liv-
ing at that time in this city 80
Friends. who were over So years old,
and there were so other Friends
whose years aggregated 5,25S. These
persons, that is to say, were, on the
average, s5 years old. Marked long
evity among our people proves how
wholesome and beneficial our rules
of living are. The abstemiousness,
the early hours, the avoidance of
worldly excitement-these were the
things that multiplied so remark
ably our forefathers' years"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
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 Stateu of New Jersey
entitled San 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, 1908;
they intend to purchase eighty-one (8D
voting machines in accordance with the
following specifications: All machines
must be of a kind, style or pattern, which
has been or may hereafter be approved
by the State Board of Voting Machine
Commissioners, in conformity with the
laws Of this State.
All machines must conform to and meet
all the requirements of an act of the Leg
islature entitled, ''An Act to authorize
the use of voting machines at elections
hereafter to be held in this State or in any
subvision thereof, and providing that the
votes cast at any such elections, must be
registered or recorded and counted, and
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 seventy
different parties or organizations, and
for not less than thirty (30) candidates of
each party organizations, and for and
against at least fifteen (15) different ques-
tions or amendments.
All machines shall be capable of regis
tering nine hundred and ninety (999)
votes for each and every candidate.
All machines must be supplied with
booth, canopy, curtain or other contri.
vance so arranged or affixed as to insure
secrecy when used and must be suitably
encased and delivered at any place with
in the State of New Jersey as directed by
the Commissioners on or before the 18th
day of September, 1908.
The person or persons If any, whose
proposals may be accepted must comply
with all the provisions of the Act pursu-
ant to which this notice is given, and
give bond in the penal sum of Five
hundred dollars ($500) for each machine
purchased with sureties to be approved
by the Commissioners for the faithful
performance of the terms of the contract
when executed.
Proposals for the above are nearby in.
Vteeu, sdlu proposals TO state the style or
kind OF machine proposed to be furnished
and the price, both for the entire eighty.
one (ol) machines, and for anv number
less than eighty one machines which
price in no case shall be more than Five
hundred dollars ($500) for each machine.
The commissioners reserve the RIGHT 70
reject any or all proposals.
Proposals should be addressed to The
State Board of Voting Machine Commls.
sioners. Seward Davis, Secretary, P. o.
Box 1858; Upper Montclair New jersey.
and must be received on or before the Isl
day of July, 1898. -
JOSEPH A. BROTHEL.
SEWARD DAVIS,
EDWARD L. PHILLIPS.
The State Board Of Voting Machine Conn
missIeners.
sS00-5-2s-00t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
LUNA PARK NOTES.

One hundred and forty-two thous
and, two hundred and thirtv-two per-
sons paid dime to enter Luna Park
on the Fourth of July, and not only
has the average daily attendance been
greater than that of the Pan-American
Exposition, put the total admissions
for the same period of time is way
ahead of that at Buffalo.
Luna Park has been improved with
every day, and now it stands as it
will for this season, with as many
large amusement features as have
been before offered in any two exposi-
tions.
The metropolitan dailies are unani-
nous in the words of praise, all of
them conceding that no previous Ex-
position has been as complete in its
method of finding entertainment for
boys and girls grown tall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
Tour to The Pacific Coast.

On account of the National Enoamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at San Francisco, CAL, August
II to %, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company offers personally conduct
ed tour to the Pacific Coast at re-
markably low rates.
Tour will leave New York, Phila-
delphiaA Baltimore, Washington. and
other points on the Pennsylvania
Railroad east of Pittsburg, Thursday,
August 6, by special train of the
highest grade Pullman equipment.
An entire day will be spent at the
Grand Canyon of Arizona, two days
at Los Angeles, AMI visits of half
day or more at Pasadena, Santa Bar
bara. Del Monte, and San Jose. Three
days will be spent in San Francisco
during the Encampment. A day will
be spent in Portland on the return
trip. and a complete tour of the Yel-
lowstone Park, covering six DAYS, re-
turning directly to destination via
Billings 'and Chicago, and arriving
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and New York, September /.
Round "trip rate, covering all ex-
penses for twenty seven days, except
three days spent in San Francisco,
$215; two in one berth, 5000 each
Round "trip rate, covering all ex-
penses to Los Angeles, including
transportation, meals in dining car
and visits to Grand Canyon and Pasa-
dena, and transportation only through
California and returning to the east
by October 10, via any direct route,
including authorized stopovers, Sis:
two in one berth, $105 each. Return
ing via Portland $11 additional will
be charged.
Rates from Pittsburg will be five
dollars less in each case.
For full information apply to Ticket
Agents or Geo. W. Boyd, General
Passenger Agent, Broad street Station,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 3017-7-9-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
A Physician Healed.

DR.. Geo. Ewing, practicing physi-
clan of Smiths Grove, KY. for over thir-
ty years, writes his personal experience
with Foley's Kidney cure: "For years
had been greatly bothered with kidney
and bladder trouble and enlarged pros
tate gland. I used everything known to
the profession without relief, until COM
menced to use Foley's kidney Cure. Af-
ter taking three bottles was entirely
relieved and cured. | prescribe it now
daily in my practice and heartily recon-
mend It's use to all physicians for such
troubles. l have prescribed it in hun.
dreds of cases with perfect success. Sex
toms Pharmacy 10 Smith St.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
$50. to California and Return.

Chicago & Northwestern Ry.,
August to ID, Chicago to Los An
geles anu San Francisco, account G..
A. X. Correspondingly low rates
from other points. Three trains day
from Chicago to the Coast through
without change. Daily and personal
ly conducted tourist car excursions.
Special g. A. r. train leaves Chicago
10. 30 D. IN. August 18th. Write for
itinerary, illustrated folder aud full
particulars.
3O09. IL st o. g. W.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

Some of the most anxious hours of a
mothers life are those when the little
ones have the Group. Fol US Honey
and Tar is a safe aud effective remedy
that never fails. "My boy would have
died from membraneous Group if it had
not been for Foley's Honey and Tar, "
waites q. w. Lynch of Winchester, Ind.
Sexton's Pharmacy 10 Smith St.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
$50, to Colorado and Return.

Via Chicago & Northwes tern Ry.
Chicago to Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo, daily throughout the
summer. Correspondingly low rates
from all points east. Only one night
to Denver from Chicago and the Gen.
tral States. Two fast trains daily.
Tourist sleeping cars to Denver daily.
300S-7-1S-7t o. e. W..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
Home. sweet Home.

Mrs. Chugwater-So that's the pho
tograph you had taken the other day.
is it? I'd like to know why you can't
look as pleasant as that when you are
in the house?
Mr.. Chugwater-Well, it may be that
the photographer tried to bring out
my pleasant expression, and you don't.
.-Tit-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
Only a Little Moro So.

Stranger Gn mining village)-I used
to know a fellow in the east, named
Gull Boffum that moved out here ten
or Is years ago. The people were
mighty glad to have him go. He was
dead tough.
Comanche Jim-Wel1, he ain't
changed no great deal. He's dead
tough Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

Some genius should invent fly
ing machine that will enable man
to fly to the pinnacle of success
without having to climb the ladder
round by round.-Chicago Daily
News
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
In nesnerntinn

Fan-So she's engaged to Mr.. Polk
wonder how he came to propose?
Mani don't believe he did come to
do it, but she was determined not to let
him go until he did.-Cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
sure to Move Them.

Traveler-Deadlock in your state
legislature.
Native-Yes.
''Why don't you break it?"
'Wish we could"
Nothing is easier"
'How?'
Introduce bill to raise salaries" I"
IN. Y. Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

The men who have made the largest
fortunes in business are those who
have been the most extensive adver-
tlsers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

Through the efforts of the United
Hatters, of North America, a fifty
four. hour le-a-week rule went into
effect in the Orange hat factories
Monday morning. All employees ap-
peared for work at 7.S0 o'clock in the
morning and quit at $50 O'clock in
the afternoon The rule was first re-
ferred to all the associations in the
country for a referendum and was
adopted. Many thousand workmen
are affected
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

The price of fresh fish advanced
Monday in New York because of a
strike affecting Fulton Market dealers,
The strikers are the men who man
the fishing smack or schooners. The
vessels are owned by the fishmongers.
The captains are part owners in some
cases. There are sixty odd vessels
and each carries an average compile
ment of sixteen sailors and fishermen.
They have been paid $35 month and
their "keep." In addition to this the
owners have given bonus each voy-
age. The men want bonus of cent
a fish whether big or little.
The fishmongers held meeting,
and after going through their books
came to the conclusion that they paid
as much as the business would war
rant. They decided Monday that they
would tie up their boats for the re-
mainder of the season rather than pay
the men what they demanded.
AS consequence of the strike,
bluefish went from cents to 10 cents
pound Monday. There is a good
supply - cold storage, but none OF
the 6DH want to take that out until
KSSsa ter. If no fish comes into the
market New Workers will have to pay
big prices and there will be scarcity
at that.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

At Philadelphia after a meeting
Monday of the employees of the John
and James Dobson mill at the Falls
of Schuylkill, it was announced by
the strikers that 1850 of the 1900
hands had agreed to return to work.
No concessions have been made by
the firm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09

At Ballston, N. Y, the plant of the
Union Bag and Paper Company, con-
sisting of three paper mills, sulphite
mill and bag factory, is tied up by a
strike of the firemen, who quit work
Monday morning. Not a wheel is
turning and 400 employees are idle.
The fremen demanded % cents an
hour for eight hours work, and three
shifts of workmen for every twenty
four hours. The company will not
grant the demand and an indefinite
shutdown is expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-09
Children in PerlI.M

3OO9. ct o. g. W.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
GALESDURG BLOCK
Members of the Boards Adopt
This Brick last Night.
Called Meeting may Be Held This Eve
ming to Formally Pass On il.

At an informal meeting Of council.
men and aldermen held last night after
the farcical meeting Of the council 1,
was decided among those who re-
manned, which was nearly ell, to use
Galesburg brick. There was nothing
Official about it, but the agreement
reached indicates that the members Of
the boards will vote for the Gales.
burg brick, and tonight there will pr
obably be a called meeting to take
action.
According 10 the opinion of the city
attorney the boards cannot ratify the
contract with Contractor 4 @. Terrell
and accept his bond until the kind OF
brick to be used is decided on and en-
bodied in the contract.
1t is possible that there will be =
lively time in the boards this evening.
In case the contract is ratified and the
bond accepted by the city, Contractor
Terrell will begin work at once.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25

election there will be an overwhelm-
ing demand for his election, and that
he Will be elected. Men Of all parties
VINO care nothing about politics see
that in this man Kentucky has a
chance to elect a governor wholly FIR, G
from the intrigues of the politician,
and one who will give the state an ad-
ministration which will be its pride
for years to come.
"It is seldom that such men as COL
onel Beiknap," said a business man
yesterday, turn aside from the en-.
gsging duties of large affairs and from
u business where fortunes are involved
and offer themselves for public SER
vice. The opportunity of electine
such a man does not often come to
any state, and I believe rs the cam.
paign progresses the people will be
drawn to him. and that his election
will become . certainty long before
election day"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
EARNS MONEY EASY
The man Who Loops the Loop
Gets $1,000 For Work.
Works But Twelve Seconds Day or
Little Over a Minute a Month.

| AN enumeration Of the chances
that men take with death in order to
entertain the great amusement loving
public, would be very incomplete with
ont the addition Of that latest and
greatest sensation, viz: the looping Of
the loop on q bicycle, said James ID.
DeWolfe, one Of the agents of the
Forepaugh- Sells circus, who was here
last week. Mr.. Dewolfe gave some
very interesting statistics concerning
this great act, which he declares is
1.-THE greatest sensation ever presented
anywhere, at any time" In the
course OF conversation he said: 1T
is difficult 20 con oeive how n man of
sound mind can be tempted by money
to so ardently ,flirt with death. The
cost OF this act is 81 900 per week,
and IL consumes just six seconds Of our
entertainment program. The act is
presented twice daily, and therefore
Dlavolo works Just az seconds per
week. But his work Is such that we
have as yet been unable to find anoth-
or living man who can perform il.
The basis of this act is the overcoming
OF grayitation by velocity. II has been
automatically proven that a freely
woving body weighing 225 pounds can
descend 40 foot runway at an angle
OF as degrees and gain sufficient veloc-
ity to rise almost perpendiculsrly 23L
feet. In other words. Disvolo weighs
100 pounds and his bicycle 65 bounds;
the runway is 10 feet long. placed at
an angle Of as degrees, and the loop
proper is Just 90 /, feet in diameter
The speed attained is terrific, and
the slightest swerye from the enter
of the harrow, 3 foot runway. means
instant death. II is absolutely, with
out qualification. the greatest hair
raising demonstration OF dare deviltry
ever witnessed-but II only lasts SIX
seconds "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
800 DOLLARS REWARD t,
FOR RAT KILLER.

The Stearns' Electric Paste compa
ny, Of Chicago. have so much faith in
their Electric Rat and Roach Paste
that they offer hundred dollars re.
ward to any one who uses their Rat
and Roach Paste and does not find IL
successful in killing off rats, mice,
oookroaohes, water bugs, etc Their
Electric Paste is easy TO use, and IL
greedily devoured by rats, mice, bugs
and all vermin. IL is sure death. and
gives universal satisfaction, especially
as the rats and mice do no, die in the
house. Druggists and grocers gener-
ally have the paste for sale, or pack
age will be sent express prepaid on re-
ceipt of price by the Stesrns' Electric
Paste Co, Chicago. Ill. Smell size,
25c. large size eight times the guam
tity, 900.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
SEE THAT 1T PROTECTS.

The city fortunately has not ratified
the bond guaranteeing a faithful full
fllment of the contract to pave certain
blocks of streets in the business part
of the city. And further it should
not ratify a bond until il has ascer-
tanned whether or not the bond gives
to the taxpayers of Paducah the pro-
lection they are entitled to, something
they did not get when Broadway was
paved.
The company that has been selected
to make the present contractors bond
is the same that furnished bond for
the contractor on the Broadway job.
The latter bond guaranteed faithful
carrying out of the contract, and one
of the provisions was that the street
be kept in repair for five years, but
the street has never yet been repaired,
ana the bond company has never been
sued. Whether this is simply be-
cause the boards do not want to sue,
or simply that the bond is invalid,
which is claimed by some is the case,
is not known, inasmuch as no test has
been made in the courts. II the bond
does not protect, however, and moth
ing can be collected under it, the city
should take care that it does not rush
into something similar now.
When the boards rstify the contract
they should be certain it is good
bond, and will amply protect the city.
The company that is to furnish bond
this time for the straet contract drew
up its own agreement discarding the
one the city drew up. 1t is good
time for the city to do little investi.
eating.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25

The United States is just complet-
ing the finest system of coast fortitica-
tions in the world. Esch gun when
complete costs nearly $500, 0C0. and
about fifteen million dollars more will
be necessary to put the finishing
touches to our defenses. Fully half q
million dollars will then probably be
spent on practice. This seems like
extravaRant play, but it is necessary
not only to train the gunners, but
also to scqusint them with the mech
snism Of the heavy guns they would
be called on to handle in case of war.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
The WAC In EVIDENCE
FUN AT THE EXPENSE OF NEG
LIGENT OFFICIALS.

A large puddle of black oil rests I'M
molested under big post in front OF
DIcka's tailor shop on Broadway. I,
drips from q big register of the same
kind put in by some of the electrical
companies, and is very disagreeable
to look at, as we'll as to stand under
The city officials have never taken
any steps however, to abate the nui.
sance, and today pedestrians were
amused to find placard on the post
"Oil Wells for Sale.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
WORK OF MODERN GUNS.
Magnificent Engines Of Destruction
Mounted In Fort Hancock.

mOuntcO VI FOFt F'dnCOShs
The mortars at Fort Hancock look
like pocket pistols in comparison with
Little Animosity." The officer in com.
mand sits in a small hut on a bridge
above the powder magazines. giving
his directions to the crew. In which.
ever direction the eyes may wander
there is gray mass Of metal an
angel OF death. II may be n rife or
a mortar. Both Miles and Merritt
pronounce Fort Hancock impregnable
There are 16-inch rifles. l2-inch rifles
l0.inch rifles, two mortar batteries OF
16 guns each and a pneumatic dyna.
mite gun. The turn of wheel or
the raising OF a level controls the di
recting OF many tons OF steel. so per.
fectly balanced are the angels.
Springs resisting the recoil OF the
mortars look like elephants legs.
Betty" is aimed at an angle OF %
degrees. A whistle like a postman's
blows three times. Are you ready.
Gridley? Fret" Someone concealed
presses a button. The shell sounds
like 1900 900 wild geese making their
annual fall pilgrimage from Labrador
to CSyrsszoA Es.Hcs has tried to
initiate II IN me hght OF the valkyries
In Die Walkure." IL is said that no
man has ever seen a modern mortar
shell in fight. Long after Its song
has ceased and you have forgotten
about II. comes the splash out at sea
New York Press.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
MARRIAGES IN CHRISTIAN.

Hopkinsville, KY, Aug. 25-Gar-
field Dunning, a young planter of
North Christian. and Miss Josephine
Nayes, of near Crofton, were married
at the Crofton Baptist church, the
Rev. p. p. Gladdish officiating. Eu-
gene Nj. Gossett and Miss Rosa Belle
Ruddel, young couple residing near
Red Hill in the northern portion OF
this county, were married at tbs home
of the brides father, S. II. Ruddell,
the Rev. p. A. Thomas, OF the Metho-
dist church officiating.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-25
FACTS ABOUT CUP RACES.

Best Three Out Of Five-The Oh
is to be decided by the best three out
of five races, to be sailed ON August
90, 90, 25. 81 and 80.
The Defender-The defendant zach,
is the Reliance, owned by a syndicate
composed of Ebert II. Gary, william
b. Leeds, Clement A. Grisoom, Henry
Walter, william G. Rockefeller, p. A.
B. widener, James j. Hill, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Norman B. Resm and O.
Oliver Iselin. Mr.. Iselin is the man
aging owner of the yacht.
The Challenger-The challenging
yacht is Shamrock I'LL, owned by Sir
Thomas Upton.
The Designers-The designer are
Nat G. Herreshoff, Reliance; William
Fife, Shamrock III.
The Skippers-The shippers are
Captain Charles Barr, Reliance; Cap
tain Robert ringe, Shamrock III.
Courses-Starting from Sandy Hook
lightship-First race, to windward or
leeward and return; second race,
equilsteral triangle: third race. SINH
lar to first race fourth race, similar
to second race, and fifth race, similar
to first race.
Length of courses-The courses
shall be as nearly as possible thirty
nautical miles in length.
Time Limit-If in any race neither
yacht goes over the course within tive
and q half hours, exclusive of time al
lowance, such race shall not count and
must be resailed. The system Of
measurement, time allowance. and
racing rules Of the New York Yacht
club will govern the races.
Repeated Races--An unfinished race
of any kind shall be repeated until
finished
Accidents-In case . serious acct
dent occur to either vessel prior to the
preparatory signal, it shall have suffi-
cient time to effect repairs before
being required to start; or, If such
accident occurs during . race, before
being required to start in the next
race. Each vessel shall have on board
during races q representative named
by its competitor.