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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

The Central railroad is experimenting
with a device to work safety gates so
they will not freeze up in winter. Some
such invention is sadly needed. For sew
eral months of the year the crossings in
ibis city, and especially the one at Smi tn
street, are exceedingly dangerous. The
express trains pass through here at full
speed and a great deal of the time the
safety gates are not in working order and
there is only u man with "a flag to
protect the ~lives.of hundreds,,of people and
teams crossing the tracks daily. A grade.
crossing is dangerous enough under any
circumstance, but the safety gates, = at
least, should be in operation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

PATTERSON. N. j., May Ex-senator
William p. Frye, president pro TEN. of
the United States senate, is this week
paying Il visit to friends in Paterson,
N. j. Reports have been in circulation
of an engagement between Mrs. Gar
ret A. Hobart, the widow of a former
vice president of the United States, and
the senator. This, however, is denied
by friends of Mrs. Hobart, and the SEN
ator himself has authorized a denial.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
An "After Easter Bonnet" Man.

CHICAGO, May 21.-D. f. Ran
dolph, who is wanted in Indian Terri.
tory on a charge Of embezzlement, was
ordered sent before the federal court
of the territory by United States Com
missioner Foote. Besides being charged
with embeZzling money from a nation
al bank Randolph is alleged to have
swindled women through an after
Easter bonnet SALE"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

resolved ON were strengthened consid-
erably. Admiral Chadwick when he
reaches Fayal in a few days will re-
ceive orders to proceed with the whole
south Atlantic squadron to Tangier,
while Admiral Jewell, with the newly
formed European squadron, who Is
about three days behind Admiral
Chadwick, will be ordered to follow to
Tangier if the emergency still exists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

NEW YORK, May 21.-Frederick r.
Roll, a wealthy ship broker of 81 West
Fifty-eighth street. was locked up for
two hours in a cell in a police station
because a conductor on a car of the
New York city railway company had
accused him Of passing a counterfeit
five cent piece in payment of his fare.
1t was not until the next day that the
charge against Mr.. Roll was dis
missed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

are gotten up at Trenton is to be
seen in the antitoxine law, the outcome
Of the bill introduced by DR.. f. G.
Henry, of this city. DR.. Henry asked for
81, 900 to establish a department to manu-
facture the antitoXine and *, 1000 for
maintenance. The bill was amended in
the Senate authorizing the State to con
tract with some manufacturer of anti
toxine to supply INDECENT patients, the
appropriation not to exceed $1,000. The
original amounts were cut out. AS the
law appears published, both the "a, 600 ap-
preparation and the 81, 600 and Sc, 600 are
included. Such b~ungling of the act
makes it clearly unconstitutional.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

NEW YORK, May 21.-No eXplana-
ton but foul play fits the disappear
ance of Francis z. Hennessy In the
minds of his family and friends.
Wealthy and with more than $4,000 in
cash in his pockets, he is believed to
have been done away with for the
money he carried or that he discovered
the truth i'll n gigantic swindle through
which he had been lured from Mexico
to New York and was made away with
to protect. the swindlers from exposure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
Cubou Rcpublic.s Natal Dny.

WASHINGTON, May 81. In OBJ
s%ervance of the second anniversary of
the birth of the Cuban republic Senior
Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban minister
here, gave a dinner ut the legation last
night, at which members of the lega-
tion staff and Cuban citizens resident
of Washington and New York were his
guests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
Negro Hanged, Denied Guilt.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, May 21.-
Hugh Matthews. colored, was executed
here for the murder of Hugh McAvoy.
also colored. Strong efforts had been
made to secure his pardon, but Gov
ernor Warfield refused to interfere.
The culprit made a gallows speech de-
nying his guilt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

The warning given regarding the pres
ent condition of the new Raritan river
bridge should be needed. Too much
money has been spent on the structure to
allow it to go to ruin. While the free
holders evidently do not intend to do that,
at the same time, in it's present dilapi-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
Lightning struck Twice.

MAYNARD, Mass, May 21.-Two
mills of the American Powder compa-
ny In South Acton were struck by
lightning here and were destroyed. The
loss is $4,000. A mill ON the site Of one
Of the buildings burned was struck by
lightning and destroyed four months
ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
Gambllng CANNES shut out oil zone.

COLON, May 21.-Roulettc and tire
sale of lottery tickets within the canal
zone have been suspended since the is
suance of Governor Davis proclama-
ton. This suspension does not apply to
the cities of Colon and Panama.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1904.

dated condition it is ggewing worse al
the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

II you are out, Of work put an adv
in the Evening News, it will cost yon
nothing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

Entered at Post-Ofice as second class matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-21

Imp'd o. r. NJ. Pc Ambo Tribe No. 6s
Council Sleep every Thursday. Vim.
Ssndbeck. Sachem, Hans S. Smith. C. of X.
Philip SchwaIt t. C. of W. "a Maple St.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11

Two hundred thousand miners employ
ed in the bituminous coal6elds of Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
will lay down their picks and refuse to
return to work after April +. This was
determined upon when the miners in joint
conference at Indianapolis, on Saturday,
rejected the S per cent reduction from
the operators. which had been offered as
compromise, and also as the last and
best bid that they would make to prevent
suspension. President John Mitchell
was opposed to suspension and argued
earnestly in favor of the compromise
scale, but was overruled and it is probable
another big coal strike will soon be on,
this time in the bituminous districts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11

Russia built the Siberian railroad for
military purposes, but it has been turned
to the benefit of the people. By reason
of low rates her public domain is being
rapidly settled up. Russia has hard
name abroad, but at home her citizens
fare tolerably we'll. She sees to it that
they are not robbed by railroad and oil
corporations. If settler is too poor to
even pay low railroad rate the Russian
government will loan him money at low
rate of interest. Thus Russia helps her
farmers and her farmers are helping our
farmers out of job. The Russian farm
er is a great wheat raiser. 1t will not be
long before Boston will eat Cossack bis
cults, while our farmers starve out. The
people of this country will have to wake
up on the freight question. There is no
use to talk regulation" We have been
regulating for half century and
where are we? The only regulation that
will regulate is for the government to
own and operate transportation lines
MezO-E Era Standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
Proper Treatment of Pneumonia.

Pneumonia is too dangerous a disease
for anyone to attempt to doctor himself,
although he may have the proper rem
edies at hand. A physician should always
be called. 1t should be borne in mind.
however, that pneumonia always results
from cold or from an attack of the
grip, and that by giving Chamberlain
Cough Remedy the threatened attack OF
pneumonia may be warded off. This
remedy is also used by physicians in the
treatment of pneumonia with the best
results. DIR. w. ]. Smith, of Sanders,
Ala, who is also druggist, says of it: ~
Remedy and prescribing it in my practice
pneumonia and have always gotten the
best results" Sold by Eli T. Reynolds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11


1t is said the meat trust gets IN niilis a
mile from the railroads for each mile that
one of its own refrigerator cars is run.
The owners of other private cars fare
nearly as we'll, and more than one-tenth
of all freight cars are privately owned.
The government doesn't own the mail
cars it uses, and consequently gets no re-
bates. The enormous sums paid tor the
use of these cars and the carrying Of the
mails pay the cost of the cars many
times over, but of course the government
must not own them, it would be robbing
the railroads of some of their profit, not
withstanding it would be saving money
for the people!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11

President Roosevelt has made over
lures to the big railroad corporations to
be forgiven for the fight the Administra-
ton made against the merger" and is
now making bid for the political sup
port of these powerful interests, by asking
]. w. Blythe. general counsel of the Bur
lington Railway system, to take charge
of all the Western States in the coming
national campaign. Mr.. Blythe is per-
sonal friend of Secretary the Treasury
Shaw, aud incidentally lis closely allied
with all of the James J. Hill railroad in-
terests, and consequently it is not difficult
TO see that he would be quite factor
in political campaign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11

Another chapter in the postoffice scam
dals of last summer has been revealed by
the report of Chairman Overstreet of the
House Committee on Postoffices and
Postroads, recounting the instances on
file in the Postoffice Department in which
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives have used their ''influ-
erce" with officials of the Postoffice De-
partment, with more or less success, to
secure increases i'll salaries of postmasters,
additional clerk hire and advantageous
leases of buildings for postofice purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
Americas Greatness.

The following description of Americas
greatness which is going the rounds OF
the newspapers, is chargeable to w. R.
Andrews, of Grand Rapids, Mich, who
delivered himself of it in response to a
toast to the Filipinos and the ben6ts they
would derive by becoming citizens of our
country. 1t will bear reading after the
benevolent assimilation" diet which the
imperialists have been dishing up to the
people:
.sYou Filipinos don't know what you
are missing by not wanting to become
citizens of this grand country of ours.
You ought to send delegation over to
see us-the land of the free-land of fine
churches and 10000 licensed saloons;
bibles, forts and guns; millionaires and
paupers; theologians and thieves; liber-
fists and liars; politicians and poverty;
Christians and chain gangs; schools and
scalawags; trusts and tramps; money and
misery; homes and hunger, virtue and
vice; land where you can get good
bible for fifteen cents and a bad drink of
whiskey for five cents; where we have
man in Congress with three wives and
lot in the penitentia-y for having two
wives; where we put man in Jail for not
having the means of support and on the
rock pile for asking for job of work;
x.,t,a hou nf me- xxhn
make laws and supreme court of nine
men who set them aside; where good
whiskey makes bad men and bad men
make good whiskey; where newspapers
are paid for suppressiug the truth and
made rich for teaching lie; where pro-
fessors draw their convictions from the
same place they do their salaries; where
preachers are paid SIS. 900 year to dodge
the devil and tickle the ears of the
wealthy; where business consists of get
ting bold of property in any way that
won't land you in the penitentiary; where
trusts hold up and poverty holds down.
where men vote for what they do not
want for fear they won't get what they do
want by voting for it. Where criminals
can vote and women can't; where the
political wire-puller has displaced the
patriotic statesman; where we have
prayers on the floor of our national Cap
itol and whiskey in the cellar; where we
spend $500 to bury statesmen who is
rich and $40 to put away a workingman
who is poor; where to be honest is to be a
crank; where gold is substance-the one
thing sought for; where we pay SIS 900
for dog aud fifteen cents dozen to a
poor woman for making shirts; where we
teach the 'untutored' Indian eternal life
from the bible and kill him off with bad
whiskey; where we put man in Jail for
stealing loaf of bread and i'll Congress
for stealing a railroad; where the check
book talks, sin walks in broad daylight,
Justice is asleep, crime runs auluck, cor
ruption permeates our whole social and
political fabric, and the devil laughs from
every street corner. Come to MS, Fillies !
We've got the greatest aggregation of
good things, hot things and cold things.
all sizes, varieties and colors, ever exhib-
tied under. one tent"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
InfIammatory Rheumatism Cured.

William Shaffer, brakeman of Den
nison, Ohio, was confined to his bed for
several weeks with infiammatory rheu-
matism. 81 used many remedies" he
says. FINALLY sent to McCaw's drug
store for bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. at which time was unable to use
hand or foot, and in one weeks time was
able to 60 to work as happy as clam"
For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
Best Remedy for Constipation.

1.-The finest remedy for constipation I
ever used is Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets" says Mr.. Eli Butler, of
Franklinville, N. Y. They act gently
and without any unpleasant effect, and
leave the bowels in a perfectly natural
condition" Sold by Eli T Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
FRIDAY, MARCH IL, 1904.

Governor Peunypacker, of Pennsylva-
mia, wants to quit political office for the
bench, while Judge Parker, of New York,
reversing this order of things, seems just
as anxious to give up the bench tor a
political Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers a few DAYS before Court.
Test THOS. B. MILLER, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
NOTICE

BE THE ORPHANS Couar ron CECIL CouNrx.l
January ]. 1904.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward anC
do the same. or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Dear brother! five wives for Joseph!
Each iealously claiming her own
At least that's what one would suppose II
They act like the darlings we've known.
For often one wife's an atfiiction,
And two are too much for Saint,
NonsensicalR it's my convictioni
1t ANTI
Seventeen Mormons are encamped in
Washington. including the head of the
church Joseph F. Smith. President, and
several elders and apostles. They have
been brought on aud are maintained at
the expense of the government at some
$500 or $500 apiece. They gave testi-
mouy in the case of Reed Smoot, elect
ed to the Senate from Utah, whom the
''reform" crusaders are trying to unseat,
on the ground that he believes in po-
lygamy and was elected by the church
and not by the state. Mr.. Smith frankly
confessed that he himself had FIVE wives
who had born him numerous children,
and that he had cohabited with them
since the government prohibition ofpolyg-
amy. When asked why he had disobeyed
the law, he replied that rather than de-
sert his wives and children he preferred
to accept any punishment that might be
inflicted on him. He added, however,
that neither he nor any Mormon had
married an additional wife since that
manifesto was received.
The little Committee room where sit
eleven Senators besides Mr.. Smoot is
quite overcrowded and there is a
great demand for seats. 1t cannot be
denied that the star witness, Mr.. Smith,
has thus far made a very favorable i'm
preston. His appearance, in black frock
coat. and gold eyeglasses, is that of a
substantial and practical business man,
and his gray hair and patriarchal heard are
in keeping with his digni6ed demeanor.
Ex-senator John G. Carlisle and ex Con-
gresham Taylor of Ohio are counsel for
the "reformers'.
~
If the Executive is so fortunate as to
secure from Congress an appropriation of
500, 600 to build new stable, it is to be
hoped some other architect than McKim
of New York will be employed. He is
said to have received SOS, 900 as his share
in expanding the $500, 900 used for adding
the wings to the White House, which are
as much talked about as the wings Prof.
Langley constructs for his "buzzard."
And they are about as useful as
ornamental.
50
There are some who complain that the
Chinese spirit is gradually infusing itself
into this country, in spite of the exclusion
act. Senator Beverage who is supposed
to know, says the Chinese care nothing
about who governs them, their only
interest being an opportunity to make
money. They have discovered that
Employment for American workingmen'
is the problem that will constantly grow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11

There is great ice pack in the Poto-
mac above the city and serious damage
is apprehended if the weather gets
warmer. Friday was quite warm. But
thirty-one years ago Friday, Grants
second Inauguration, was the coolest
March day for fifty years, ten degrees
below zero. Congress has made a, small
appropriation to clear the river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13
- -
laps Don't Eat Meat.

We suppose every healthy minded
American farmer is sympathizing
with the brave little Japs in their
contest with Cog and NIagog, the
one-eyed monster of the eastern
world. He naturally wants to see
right, honor, skill, courage and pat
riotism win over greed, brutality
and reactionary despotism, such as
are represented by the Russians.
Nor can the American farmer be
said to be actuated by selfish mo-
tives in this, as the Japanese are not
now or likely to become large con-
sumers Of American farm products.
Their diet is simple in the extreme
and they are not consumers of meat
of any kind or Of flour. Their staple
article Of food is fish, and they eat
this raw. At the date of the revolu-
ton Of lS6S-69 the best authorities
say there was not a pound Of meat
or flesh food Of any kind in Japan,
no milk, butter or cheese. Even
potatoes, cabbage and tomatoes were
unknown. There were onlya few
flavorless and acrid fruits and few
common vegetables. One reason Of
this is that Buddhism, the prevail
ing religion, forbids killing of all
kinds Of animals. The missionaries
of this same humane religion, while
stopping the killing of game for
food, taught their people to grow
rice, wheat and other cereals and
certain vegetables, such as rad
ishes, turnips, onions and cucum-
bers. Those fine armies and navies
that are winning their dashing vic
tories over the beefy Russians, live
almost exclusively on rice and raw
fish. Considering their diet, the
people Of this meat and bread-eatirg
country will be more than ever
astonished at their achievements and
pronounce them what they surely
have proven themselves to be, the
wonder Of the modern world d.-Amer.
lean Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13
DREAM WARNINGS.


0ucer Tales OF the Truti, of Voices
That Speak In Sleep.
An English family few years ago
had strange experiences with dreams.
The daughter of the house, a bright,
merry, cultured girl, came down to
brcnkfast one morning in depressed
frame of mind. She had had Il wretch.
cd dream, she said. She had seen her.
self and her fiance in the water, and.
as 1t seemed to her. they both were
drowned. The family rallied her upon
permitting an idle dream to affect her
waking thoughts. Was not her fiance
one of the best swimmers in that part
of the country and amateur captain
of the lifeboat crew? Surely he was
never born to be drowned. The young
woman threw off her apprehensions
and, when her sweetheart called later
In the morning, told him her dream In
the best Of spirits. ''We'll soon falsify
nll that" he said. give come to take
you yachting" The proposal was q
complete surprise. but she acquiesced,
and they set forth, With them were
two young men. both expert swimmers.
They got out into the middle of the
lake, when terrible squall suddenly
swept down upon them. overturned the
yacht, and oil four were drowned.
Though he bore her loss with fortl-
tude, the father of the girl grew so
melancholy that his health became af-
fccted, and his doctor ordered him to
travel. So he made trip across the
Atlantic. The night before he reached
New York he was tortured by dreams
concerning one Of his sons. In tho
morning he wrote to his family, i'm
plorlng them to exercise the greatest
caution during his absence. "Pray tell
- to be careful when out In his
boat" he said, mentioning his youngest
boy. The moment he reached port he
had his letter posted When it reached
England the son whom he had men,
toned was dead and buried. A COM
parison Of times showed that at the
very hour tho father was writing his
note Of warning the young man was
battling for life in the water and was
drowned before the ink upon the page
was dry.
A farmer living at Lapford, England.
dreamed thrice In succession that he
saw pit dug in one of his fields and
some Of his property cast into 1t. At
the third time of dreaming he got up,
dressed and went out. He heard the
thud of spade and caught sight of a
man digging by lantern light. The Dig
ger fled at his approach. 1t was a
grave upon which he lad been ut
work. By Its brink lay a huge knife.
Nfa his way back the farmer met ono
of his matdservants. She had had Ii
quarrel with the man to whom she had
been engaged, she said, but he had pre-
vailed upon her to meet him for the
last time at o'clock that morning,
when he had something to show her
"This is what he had to show you,"
said the farmer, leading her to the
grave.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13
FOR SALE!

A farm of about 1913 acres, on line
of Cedar Rapids branch of Illinois
Central r. r., five miles south of
Manchester, and one mile from
Golden station; ample buildings and
of good quality; fine well water with
wind mill and tanks. No better
grain and stock farm in Delaware
county Must be sold to settle an
estate. Is a bargain at $4,000 per
acre, which will buy it if taken soon.
240 acre farm Il miles southeast
of Manchester; l44 acres under i'm
provement, balance pasture; fine
buildings, all new, and plenty of
them; good well water with wind
mill and tanks. Best farm for the
money in the country. Come quick
if you want a bargain. Price $4,000
per acre.
We have other farms and can suit
you. Call and see us.
COLLINGE & DUNHAM.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13
Disraeli,s Patience

In Herbert Pauls History Of Mod.
ern England" is this picture of Dis
raei:
OF finance or of any other business
Mr.. Disraeli neither knew nor cared to
know anything ut all. Literature and
the snowy side Of politics exhausted
his interests in this sublunary sphere.
He lived in the house Of commons, and
he lived for 1t. His fund of patience
seemed to be ineXhaustible. He sat
through the longest and dreariest de-
bates without betraying by any out
ward symptom that lie WAS bored.
Alert and wakeful. especially when
he seemed to be asleep, he was ready ut
any moment to take advantage of II
situation or Of an individual Nothing
escaped him which did not require re-
search for its recognition. and. though
IN those days his speeches were often
inordinatcly long. his flashes of cpl.
grammatic Wit cnlivcned them.