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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
AN Oversight.

"De world owes us a livin'," said Plod-
ding Pete.
YES answered Meandering Mike,
sbut it neglected to make arrangements
so dat we could clip it off from day to
day like coupons. Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
An Insinuation

1.-The new boarder," said the landlady.
after the individual had left the table.
els as bald as an egg"
And about the same age, l imagine"
remarked the cheerful idiot, as he
glanced suspiciously at his egg cup
Chicago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
C0Nv4 N'loN CLOSES.

After u most successful convention the
18th annual session of the Rathbone
Sisters has closed at Schenectady, N. Y.
The delegates are now returning home.
The delegates from Richmond Lodge of
Tottenville are Mrs. G.. I. Smith, Mrs.
George Dubois, Mrs. William Kindberg,
Mrs. w. ID. Frerichs, Mrs. George Totten,
and Mis-. Alfred Storer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Frank Johnson died at her home
u Mechanicsville Wednesday, of
rheumatic govt, with which she has been
i'll for the past five " ars. Notice of the
funeral will be given later. Stillwell s.
Mason has the funeral.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
Forever Silenced

"Does your husband find any fault
with your cooking?"
Certainly not" answered Mr.. Keek-
toms wife. my husband has the chat
ing dish habit, and is not in a position to
find fault with anybody's cooking
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
ROLL CALL lSERvICE.

The Roll Call service was held in the
South Baptist church last night. There
was a good attendance. Following the
roll call there was a short entertainment
aud sociable given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
TO Be LAUNCHED MONDAY.

If all of the present plans are carried
out it is expected the big tugboat James
r. Moran, will be launched Monday
afternoon. 1t is expected that Capt.
Moran. of the Moran Line will be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
SEARCHING FOR HlGHWAYmAN.

The police of this borough are search
ing for a highwayman who Wednesday
night held up Mics Donald, twenty-four
years old, of Henderson avenue, West
Brighton, but got nothing,
The man was clad in woman's attire
when he attacked Miss Donald, but when
frightened off discarded the dress in
the woods.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
Dnp PatcK rallied.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Oct. T.-Dan
Patch. champion PAGER of the world.
failed in an attempt TO lower his rec
ord OF :56A at the illinois state fair
He covered the mile Ia 2:04.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
I~mportant Part,

Lawyer-Then, too, there will be the
court crier's fee.
Fair Litigant (breach of promise)-
Oh. | shall do my OWL crying. l should
never think Of trusting anybody else to
do that. Goodness, no!-Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Julius Romond, of Amboy ave
nue., died of consumption Monday morn
ing, after n short illness. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Father Griffin, d. D., officiated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
Daughter of schuyler colsax Dead.

Daughter of Schuyler Colfax Dead.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. ELLEN,
the three-year-old daughter of Schuy-
Ter Colfax and graDdchild of the late
Vice President Colfax, is dead here
as the result of infection in milk de-
livered to the family, and Katherine, a
younger child, is critically i'll from the
same cause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY.

Wednesday night the members of the
Moravian church at New Dorp celebrat-
cd the 141st anniversary OF the church.
The pastor Rev. A. e. Grunter, made an
address.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07
Grand Autumn Excursion to Mauch CHUNK
and Gien Onoka via Lehigh Valley
Railroad, October 9Th.

srecIal train leaves Perth Amboy at
& 20 3. M, returning leave Glen Onoko
{ 81 =. IL. Fare for round trip, adul {
81. 30, children Inc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07

S33.UU san FrancIsco, Los Angeles, Puft-
land. Tscoma and Seattle, $3i. so Boise
City, $1,000 Spokane and WalIa WaIIa,
5000 Ogden Salt Lake City and Butte.
From Chicago via the Chicago, Union
Pacific & North Western Line every day
until October 18th inclusive. Correspond
ing low races from all points. Daily and
personally conducted excursions from Chi
cago in Pullman Tourists Sleeping oars
only $500 for double berth, (accommodat
ing two reople), through TO the Pacific
Coast ithout changing cars. Choice Of
cars, (meals a la carta.) For full informa-
tion apply to ". A. Cox, G MI Agt.
Col Chestnut St. Phlladelphia, Pa.
.8l45 . 20 I'll 10 Il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-07

Real estate Real estatei Read
the bargains in special column On
page 3.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26

by its commanding Importance in trade
with the mainland as far south as Siam.
Russia in trade IS simply not .fn it,
compared with Japan
The Japanese are not pure Mongols,
nor dc they closely resemble the Chi
nese- DR. Nitobe, a japanese scientist,
agrees with a French observer who es-
timated that the japanese were six
tenths Malay. three-tenths MongoI. and
One-tenth OF mixed races The Emperor
himself seems of a Malay type Others
estimate the Mongolian element more
generously.
The Japanese have in one generation
greatly improved IN health by adopt
ing a more varied diet from the Euro
peans- They like European cookery,
have introduced European cards, which
they call "torumpo" or ''trumps," and
European dogs. which at first they
called -'kami,'' mistaking the frequent
call 10 dogs Of come here for the
name of the animal. In the army and
navy they have adopted European uni
forms Their schools and universities
are modelled upon those OF Europe and
America Their moral code even has
been changed by association with the
silver men," particularly by raising
the status Of women
The Washington times., 1904-02-26

method of teaching makes the black
board more in evidence than the
school book, and the child has, there
fore, no opportunity of correcting its
impressions by after study.
The examination. as rule, is of
very little use in showing the knowl-
edge attained. A general review ex-
tending over several days is of con-
,siderably more use in that way.
Many children learn a thing one day
and forget it the next. They can
"cTam" for an examination. and the
day after their minds will be like
clean states. If the questions asked
i'll the examination were brought up
from time TO time in class. without no.
.tlce, 1t might be a real test of knowl-
edge. As IT Is, nervous children find
examination day a horror, and super
fetal ones get altogether too much
credit.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
THE
PERSONAL
SIDE
ENLISTED AS PRIVATE.

1t is not often in the history of Amer
ican military affairs that a man has
raised a company Of troops and then
consented to go into the ranks of the
company as a private. The unique dis
friction of having done this belongs 90
Henry Miller. or Captain Miller as he is
called. one Of the veteran watchmen of
the Treasury Department.
AT the outbreak Of the civil war Mr.
Miller who was a German. and had
mad military training in the German
army. was living in a Western State.
lie was intensely in favor Of the North
and he successfully undertook the task
OF raising a company and then con-
scented 70 serve as private in the or
ganization. He had his reward. how
ever when. after the war. he went back
nome and. in a Democratic county, al
though personally a Republican. he was
twice elected sheriff.
MIR. Miller is one Of the most interest
ing characters OF the Treasury force.
and. although seventy-five years old,
may be seen every day on the watch at
the department. white haired. but still
erect and hearty i'm appearance, in spite
of his years.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
Interest in War.
The Real Reasons for Such Interest as
1t Exists in America.

Some of the universal peace advo-
Gates seem to be worried over the in
tereSt in the war in the East which
Is so evident in this country, though
II IS not known that any of them re-
fuse to read the war news. They
seem to think it is due to a brutal and
warhke spirit which is debasing our
free population.
With all respect for these kindly
and humane people, it is nothing OF
the kind. Delight in war, merely as
war, might be all that they say, but
rarely, If ever, does such an emotion
exist Whatever Americans thought
of the war in South Africa. there was
very little liking for it, or desire to
sec it come about. Some people rea-
soned that the Beers were in the
right, and others that England was III
the right, but it Is safe to say that
all were alike glad to see hostilities
cease.
No person of decent feelings can be
glad that, hundreds and thousands Of
men are in danger of being shot.
blown to pieces, starved, drowned, OF
done to death in some other way. for
the sake of their country. But that
does not change the essential nobility
of the man who is willing to face
such fate, and when, in addition to
this, he is fighting for the independ-
ence of his own country and his
own race, and for the preservation of
a certain standard of ideals in inter
rational relations, as many of us be-
lieve the japanese TO be, then admira-
ton Is not only natural, but entirely
right and proper.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
VAUDEVILLE EXHIBITION
IN THE j. S. SENATE
Warren of Wyoming Attempts to Get
Funny With Mr.. Tillman, and Is
~Sat Upon"

An incident savoring of vaudeville. and
by Senator Bailey of Texas character
lied as such. occurred yesterday on the
floor OF the Senate. and while it greatly
amused the galleries it was a source OF
some displeasure 20 the grave and rev.
erend solons who are sticklers for Sena-
torial dignity.
Senator Tnlman Of South Carolina and
Senator Bailey. who occupy adjoining
seats. were engaged in coiloquy over
the agricultural bill, when Senator War
rem Of Wyoming. who sits across the
main aisle from Tillman, saw the neck
Of a bottle with a cork stopper protrud-
ing from the caracious coat pocket Of
the Senator from South Carolina I'm
observed by Senator TiIlman. with deft
fingers he quietly extracted the bottle
from Tillman's pocket. looked at the
label, removed the cork, smelled the con-
tents of the bottle. made wry face. and
still without the knowledge Of Tillman
replaced the glass receptacle In the Sen
ator's pocket.
Meanwhile the galleries. observing tina
performance. roared with laughter Sem
atOr Tillman could not understand: he
could see nothing funny. Senator Bailey
saw and remarked something about the
vaudeville performance.
Later Senator Tillman was told the
JOKE ara arose 10 explain He did so,
he said. lest a false Impression should
be COINED. He had been suffering from
an liberated throat, and was Obliged to
use gargle- 1t was that sort of nedi-
cine that the bottle contained He then
turned the joke on Warren by declar-
ing that II the bottle had contained
something else, perhaps the Senator
from Wyoming might rot have returned
IL TO his pocket.
senator Warren arose and attempted
10 make apologies for his breach OF Sen
atorial dignity. He said it was unneces-
sary TO testify TO the sObriety Of the
senator from South Carolina, or TO VIM
dicate his character, as il was unaS-
sailable. He proceeded to say that IL
was his understanding that Senator
T1llman never tasted or handled tnto&i-
cants. But Tillman stopped him by de-
clartng that he did both taste a21 ham
die, although he had never been drunk,
unless II had been some time az BAN
Quet, and then il was only half drunk.
be never had TO be carried home. he
declared, amid continued uproar IL inc
galleries. Senator Tillman accepted the
situation, including Senator Warren :
apology. in the utmost good nature, and
there the incident closed; hut while iL
lasted it afforded great deal of amuSS-
ment 10 the Senate spectators.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
Nervous Children.
d.. S. Weir Mitchell on the Nervous
Diseases of School Children.

y series of lectures to teachers was
begun the othef day IN Philadelphia.
the first lecturer Of the course being
DIR. S. Weir Mitchell, who spoke on
the nervous diseases of school chill
dren. While there may be some who
think that the Philadelphia city au-
thorities need the lectures more than
The teachers, they being responsible
for many defects in the schools of
that city, the address of DIR. Mitchell
Is interesting in many ways.
The point which he made especially
strong was that it is unfair and in
furious to attribute to stupidity, lazi-
ness, or willfulness failures which
= ay be due simply to the effects of a
wrong system of education on the ner-
vOus organization of the child. He
expressed the opinion that examina-
tons were, as a general thing, in
furious to ehildren's development, be-
ing conducive 10 excitement and ner-
vous strain He also said that when
q child failed TO develop normally eff
forts should be made to ascertain
whether the child was really stupid,
or merely a victim Of a wrong sys-
tenn of teaching.
There is very little doubt that the
graded school as II now exists fails TO
90 the work 1t ought to do, chiefly be-
cause ell the children are, as it We're,
put in one mold, and the child of un-
usual ability, the one who is slightly
below the normal, or the one who has
developed in a different direction
from the average pupil, suffers In
consequence.
The child who gets on best in the
graded school as at present conducted
is of average ability, with a good YER
bal memory, quickness IN understand
ing verbal explanations, and acting
IN unison with other children. and ca
pacity for being interested in the
thing which happens to be talked
about at the moment. There are chill
dTen who become absorbed in some
favorite subject, and go to the bottom
Of that before attending to anything
else; these children are at disadvan-
tage. There are others who are shy
snd slow of speech, and while they
may know a thing perfectly well,
cannot express it in words on the spur
Of the moment. This trait is otter
outgrown, but while it lasts it is a tire
nendous disadvantage IN the schools.
There are others who can study out
thing for themselves if they have
time, but do not easily understand
verbal explanations. These children
arc at the greatest disadvantage Of all
IL. the average school, for the modern
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
HoSpltalitleS of Diplo-
matte and Resident
Families.
French Embassy Scene
of a Brilliant Dinner
Party.

The French embassy was the scene
of another dinner party last evening
when the French ambassador and
Madame Jusserand entertained the fol-
lowing guests:
The Mexican ambassador and Madame
De Azpiroz. the Peruvian minister and
Madame Calderon. the minister from
Portugal. Viscount de Ate: the Cuban
minister Mr.. Quesada: the charge daft
flares Of Italy and the Countess di Gel
lere. the counselor Of the German en-
bassy and Baroness Won dem Bussche.
Mrs. LOOMS. Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mad
anne de Pesey. Dr. and Mrs. Shepherd
Miss Gertrude Myer. Colonel Raspopow.
of the Russian embassy: Major Won
Etzcl, of the German embassy. and Mr..
Desportes de Ia Fosse and Prince de
Bearn. Of the embassy staff
Senator and Mrs Fairbanks enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor OF
their son, Warren Fairbanks. and Mrs.
Fairbanks. who were married In Pitts
burg about six weeks ago. Invited to
meet them we're the Chinese minister.
Sir LANG Cheng: Senator and Mrs.
Hansbrough. Mrs. Foraker. Senator Bs-
con. Senator Bevcridge. Mr. and Mrs.
Grosvenor. Captain and Mrs. Judson.
Nc. and Mrs. Bennett. Dir. and Mrs f.
c. Bolton. of Baltimore: Mrs. Timmons.
Miss Calderon, Miss Anita Evans, Miss
Day. Miss Taunt, Miss Mary Warner.
Alfonso Calderon. AID Frederick Fair
banks. who is home on short visit
AIRS. Fairbanks viii give a tea tomor-
row afternoon TO meet the young bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f Walsh were
also among the dinner hosts Of last
evening. The company included the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
General and Mrs. Bates. Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Hague. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Thorndike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philips. Mrs. Glover. Mrs
PinchOt. Mrs. WalIach, Mrs. Hobson.
Miss Wilson. Miss Durand. Miss Rid
gely. Miss Sheridan. Miss Stevens. Rep
resentative Adams. Representative
Wadsworth. Representative Lowering.
REPRESENTATIVE Nicholas Longworth,
Blair Mr. RidgeIy, Mr.
Wyeth. and Mr.. Putnam.
Edward de V Morreu gave large
dinner last evening in honor of her
Farmers Club. Of Philadelphia. which
came to Washington for the occasion.
Among the guests were the Hon. John
Weaver. Francis Edward Bond Ran
dolph Ellis. G.. G.. Harrison. 4 J. Cas-
satt George +. Blair. Thomas de Witt
Cuyler. John C. Johnson. Louis A. Bio
die. Charlton VarnsH. The Washington
guests included the Russian ambassa-
dor. the Austrian ambassador. the Brit
ish ambassador. the Secretary OF War.
the Secretary of the Navy, the Post
master General, the Speaker OF the
House. Senator Hale. Senator Depew.
Senator Alger. Senator Kean. Senator
Penrose. Gen. Wallace Randolph, Cen
eraI Draper. Wayne MacVeagh. Col
John Biddie. c. {. Glover. Col. Clarence
Edwards, and Amos T. French. Of New
York.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26

Mother, may l go out TO swim
Yes. yes. my darling daughter:
Hang your clothes on a hickory limb
But don't go near the water
An old employee OF the House, who has
been about these ''diggin's" for nigh
onter twenty year. declares that he has
never failed to hear that coupIet worked
off by some member every time a naval
appropriation bin was under considera-
ton. During the past few days it has
been worked off twice upon the same
membership in the same House with the
same bill under consideration.
Representative Shun. new Demo
cratic member from Pennsylvania. was
reminded of it last Saturday while talk
ing against ship subsidy, and he pro-
ceeded to recite it just as II every
member OF the House hadn't heard that
rhyme ever since he wore kits, and
sailed toy boats on the mill pond.
The House employees had been expect
ing to hear Il, and their anxiety was
relieved, for they thought after It had
once been said that the thing was over
and done for this session; but not so.
Lest the ditty should ne forgotten. the
grave and dignified Bishop. Republican.
Of Michigan. felt called upon to recite
tue fbUbItl NtiSl ne WIS tdihlnE
about naval training site on the Great
Lakes, and. strangely enough. accord
ing TO his own statement, he was re-
minded of a little couplet" he had
heard in his boyhood days which. he
said. ran something like this:
Mother. may go out TO swimf
les yes. my darling daughter;
Hang your clothes on a hickory limb
Bat don't 20 near the water.
The House. which never cracked a
smile when Shun recited the well-known
lines. burst into laughter at their repe-
tition by Bishop. just as IL the rhyme
were an original bit of doggerel which
was very funny. There is yet a day
or so more for the naval bin to run,
and time enough for some other member
POLITICALLY inclineh to be reminded of
this charming little ditty.
In case il might be forgotten, IL is here
repeated.
Mother, may | 90 ont to swim?
Yes. yes my darling daughter;
Hang your clothes hickory limb
But don't go near the water.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
IF BILL WAS THERE

II Bill was there
There whore the Jap and Russ
Are raisln such a fuss
The cables would be sizzin' hot
A-tellia OF the fights they fought.
For Biit-hc's got the whole thing
planned:
How cach one ought to make stand.
And just how either could begin
And. with no trick ut all, could win.
There y ould be trouble i'm the air
II Bill was there.
II Bill was there
He's take his submarines
And rlpid-fire machines
And tow them slowly, after dark
Right 10 to where he's put a mark
Near -iiat there town--it's name. be roe!
Runs OIL, some fifteen miles 10 sea-
And then you bet there'd somethin' drop.
He'd Ggnt below EN- and on top.
And some one sure would get a scare
II Bill was there.
II Bill was there
He'd stuck a dozen pins
o mari, the outs and ms
or how he'd march a million men
Across the land and back again
Ana put the foeman in the ditch.
Whose men? What side? He don't care
which,
He says sometimes he fairly aches
To see how both sides make mistakes.
There would be fightin' everywhere
II Bill was there.
If Bill was there
But he's at Miller's store
Him and a dozen more
OF our towns keenest strategists.
With ctUbhy pencils I'm their fists.
Co1co"sin battles and campaigns
That take in all the seas and plains
II either one-the Russ or Jap
Is lookin for a likely chap
To run the war with tact and skill.
they'll send for Bill
w. ID. " in Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26

make the best illustrators. They dc,
at any rate, pay more attention to the
little details which make or mar the
suitability of the design Fanny
Ccry's illustrations of children's
stories express the idea of the story so
admirably as to be inseparable from
1t in the memory of the reader. The
same Is true of Florence Seovel
Shinn's work as a rule, though now
and then she fails TO fit ono Of her
general types to a particular charac-
Ter. Alice Barber Stevens is peculiar
ly sympathetic in certain lines of
work. In fact, the range of the illus
traitor is apt to be rather narrow, for
a style of charming drawings which
will fit one sort of literature will be
fearfully ont OF tune with another.
The worst offenders among the IL
Illustrators who do not illustrate are
those who are in demand for the illus
tration of all sorts of fiction and
poetry. because they happen to be the
fashion. The Christy girl. the Gibson
girl. the Fisher girl. the Wenzell girl,
are all appropriate TO society novels,
but when they put on sunbonnets or
hoods and go into the country they
ere ridiculous. Mr. Christy's reputa-
tion has suffered from his attempts in
this line. But even in his own line he
Is rankly careless of the text. as when.
III illustrating a recent novel. he was
called upon TO supply pictures about
four pages apart. showing the hero
and heroine at two stages of the same
short but extremely emotional CONVEX
sation. He presented the heroine IN
two different gowns. 1t is possible,
of course. that she broke off the con
versation to 60 to her room and make
the change of costume. but it Is more
likely that Mr.. Christy wanted to
make a pretty picture, and did not
care whether it suited that story or
some other. Du Maurier. who was
one of the best illustrators who ever
lived, never made a blunder of that
kind. Neither did he fall into any
such trap as accepting offers TO illus
trate alice III Wonderland" or "Hi-
awatha.' Du Maurier was a man
with a strong sense Of humOr.
The Washington times., 1904-02-26
The Pseudo illustrator.
Artists Who Illustrate and, Those Who
Do Not.

The fashion of deliberately illus
tIated books has brought some artists
OH the scene who are in no sense illus
traitors, but who are caused by the
publishers to pose as such. A real
illustrator does his work in sympathy
with the author. He is 10 the author
what the aecompanist is to the singer.
Il he Is not this, the wiser course for
the publisher would be to have the
drawings made first and the story
written to suit, since almost any au-
thor would prefer exercising a little
ingenuity to make his text srit the
pictures, rather than have the two
hOpelessly dissonant.
The necessity of sympathy between
the artist and the writer Is perhaps
one reason why women are apt 10