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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
carnegie's Prize Letter.

From the New York Press.
 Andrew Carnegie is the best advertised of all the worlds big bugs just now, and physically he is about the smallest of them all. He IS so short that a man of feet inches-the average American stature-looks giantesque beside him. Since he began trying to give away his in- come he has received more than 5000, GOO begging letters, and his wealth distribut- ing bureau is an overworked institution. Of all these communications not more than two or three in 1000 ever reach his eye. There Is one which ne treasures. as his prize letter. It is framed in bog oak and hangs in the library of Skibo castle
 To a village in Massachusetts the great ironmaster presented pipe organ, which was pronounced very fine. The first re- cital stirred the whole country Some months later MT Carnegie was urged to contribute toward the improvement of the waterworks system of the village, where upon, feeling himself imposed upon. he replied wrathfuily through his private secretary that he thought 1t as little as the community could do to take care of it's own corporate necessities; that it was to the moral and phsical welfare of the people to improve their waterworks themselves, etc The answer to this letter by the authorities of the village contained this statement:
 "Our waterworks was entirely satisfac- tory for all our needs, until your gave us that splendid organ. We find now that the pressure ain't sufficient to pump the organ. and thought you'd like to assist us in purchasing new boiler'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
WORKS MIRACLES.
Anglican Monk Claims to Have Raised
 the Dead.

London Cor New York Herald
 Father Ignatius the famous Anglican monk of Llanthony, yesterday reiterated his firm conviction that the days of mir acles are not yet past and that he himself had been the agent of God in their per- forrhance, even to the raising of the dead.
 This statement, recently published, is contained in his life from the pen of Baroness Bertoueh and has occasoned the widest comment and amazement.
 Be it understood" said Father Igna- tius in an interview, that I do not claim in any way to have performed miracles of myself. All 1 say Is that several times in my life the spirit of God has taken possession of my whole being and ordered me to heal the sick and raise the dead in the name of our Lord Jesus.
 "To me there is nothing wonderful in this The Apostles worked miracles not because they themselves had the power, but because the power was given and the power is given oftentimes to the weak and to the foolish, and wisdom cometh out of the mouth of babes and sucklings'
 If I have not spoken of those things before 1t is because I have been under promise of silence. Long ago when I first realized that our Lord condescended to use me for works beyond general experi- ence Dr. Pusey, who was my spiritual father was greatly troubled and asked me to keep silence for my own spirits sake because he thought that the knowl- edge of the power given me might cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
MANY USES FOR sHEEPskINs.
Extent to Which It Is Employed For
 the Necessities of Life.

From the Shoe Retailer.
 Many people use sheepskin without knowing it." remarked a Salem manu- facturer. "The warm. soft, furry rug in which baby is wrapped as winter ap- breaches is of sheepslsin, ano so are the little pink shoes that are fastened on babys feet. Very likely the little ones carriage is upholstered with the same stock too. The boy holds up his first pair of trousers with sheepskin tipped suspenders' and the snakeslin or fancy leather belt that encircles the waist of the girl is only humble sheep in disguise
 "The woman who admires purse from the skin of a dear little African monk is only paying tribute to the same old sheep, and the man who fanoies that his cigar case is from the skin of the arctic seal has only d small section of a Chicago slaughtered sheep in his hand
 The society belle who slips her tired | feet into a pair of boudoir slippers, or even Bangor moccasins, doesn't get away from the sheep. and the young dude who selects moleskin vest for winter wear because king Edward wears one is only giving an order for more sheepslkin
 The college man enters the world with his sheepslxin diploma in his hand. The judge passes down weighty decisions as he sits on sheepslSin upholstered chairs, and the lawyer reads opinions from sheepskin volumes. The travelling man hustles about with an alligator trav- cling bag, under the fond delusion that he is carrying a bit of the skin of the Florida monster, but he has still got the same old sheep.
 '"rhe pugilist puts on a bit of nut ton when he dons his boxing mitts. and the youth who kicks the football about Is only giving boost to the sheepslin trade. Nearly every pair of shoes has a piece of sheepskin about them, and some are made chiefly of sheepskin. "A number of the modern fashioned leather garments are also of sheepskin or are sheepskin lined. The sleeping bag in which the traveller in the arctic or the huntsman in the woods crawls for a | nights warm rest once protected the l flesh of the same old sheep. The chamois skin with which the society girl bright ems up her complexion in the morning is still the same old sheep. Tn fact, night or day, 1t is hard to get away from sheepskin."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
NOTRE JEUNESSE
 PLEASING PARIS Worthy Successor to "Cpano
 De Bergerac" PLOT IS NOT SUGGESTIVE Story Is One That Is Not Risque and Is cIeverly Told in the oIa-
 Ioaue-The Plot as
 Unfolded.
PLOT IS NOT SUGGESTIVE
BY PIERRE RosIER.

Paris, December 10-A learned chemist of my acduaintance said to me the other day: .If you want to make a fortune with a patent medicine your best chance is by offering the public some compound containing no really active ingredients. Like that, your medicine will disagree with nobody, and, with little persuasion. you can make 1t agree with everybody. There is no money to be made out of a really valuable drug, as it M suit only few cases.
 am reminded of thls saying by the tremendous success of aNotre Jeunessc, . NJ. Alfred Capus' new play at the Comedie Franchise. It deminds me of the success of NJ Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac,. which. after being proclaimed master piece for five or six years, has suddenly become quite old-fashioned Both these plays were written for the hour to suit a mood, to please every class of the theatre-going public. And there the re- semblance between the two plays ends l much prefer M. Capus' comedy, in keeping with the traditions of Scribe La biche. Miehac, softened by a sensitive
 
 Lord Mayors Show fineries of "Cyrano." "Notre Jeunesse" is an amiable, senti- mental comedy, or, rather, novel in dia- logue form, with some exquisite pages which would have brought the tears to the eyes of our grandmothers A pecu- liarity of M. Capus' play is that, while re- lating the consequences of a .left-handed marriage" it is perfectly safe and war ranted not to disturb the heart of the most delicate lady of even a most pro- vincial town. M. Capus seems to have deliberately avoided all deep passion.
 Here is, brefly, the story. Lueien Briant is an engineer, born as they say, with a silver spoon in his mouth, at the head of a prosperous enterprise. In his student days, in Paris, he had a liaison. and a daughter was born. Weak-wlled and overawed by family considerations, he was content with setting upon the mother an annuity, and, following a programme made out for him by 8 masterful father, he returned to Besaneon, took over the raternal factory, and married the young lady Of his parents choice. No children
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were born. For seventeen years the couple lived a dull provincial existence, and Briant's Paris liaison had receded in dim past.
 One fine morning at Trouville, where Briant comes for a holidy with his wife and his imperious father, this past rises up before him in the guise of beautiful girl of seventeen-his daughter Iucienne' In obedience to her mothers dying wish she has sought out an old friend, the hon. est Chartier, who will help her (she Is educated and accomplished to earn her own living. Now, it happens that the Briants are staying with Chartier as his guest It is not necessary to tell you the plot, but the upshot is that Mime. Briant, charmed by the sweetness and loveliness of Lucienne, tells her irresolute husband they must take her back to Besancon as their daughter. and, notwithstanding the inevitable resistance of the hardJhearted Briant, senior. she has her@ way.
 The plot, as usual with M Gapus, is slender. The interest depends upon the dialogue, pleasant society chit-chat that runs on apparently without effort. The authors picture of the fast, frivolous, and idle society of Trouville is always in- teresting, sometimes true. and never dull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
The King Gander.

From Outing.
 Never hear tell of a king gander, l sposeo No, most folk hain't. The sharps that write the bird books says there ain't no such thing. But l know better. I've seen one.
 "There ain't never but one king gander at time, sames a country never has but one King at time. But king gander's a real King that's what he is. It aint jest because he's the biggest gander of any, or the lmowin'est. It's somethin more He's kind of a sacred gander, he is, and there ain't a wild goose that flies but knows 1t. He's captain of 'em all, an it's only the pick of the geese that flies with him. He takes 'em further north than any other gander dares go he stays later than most of 'em an when de does start out for the south he goes thousands of miles at a clip.
 "Ner that aint all, neither. What do you s'pose became of that big king kanaer
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Bill shot7 Ever hear of dead gander bein' carried off by his flock. restin on their backs and then a-honlSln' out a reg'lar dlrge? Well. I've said enough. Fact is I've said all I dare say.
 But l tell you this If ever you have a ehanst to shoot a king gander, don't you do It. Faint good luck. If you don believe 1t, look at my brother Bill. He killed one; leastways, he shot him And then what happened? only the Lord and Bm Huekins knows. An Bill Fl never tell Why not? Cauee he's been as crazy as coot ever since; yes. sir, crazy as a cootP
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me to be proud. He was my master-my father confessor-and l loved him and so l promised him, but now I feel we have fallen upon such days of doubt and evil that 1t is my duty to give my witness and testimony to these things"
 Father 1gnatius proceeded to speak of cases in which he claimed to have raised the dead to life and to have given health to the sick.
 Independent investigation is being made regarding these claims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
NOTICE

Don't fail to attend the auction of Michael Malo- ney's big jewelry stock. Sale starts at 7:3O in the evening. 1926 First Avenue. Special sale for the ladies mornings and afternoons at auction prices.
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 pain as if one of their feet was deformed or crippled. A Dug Is a make-belieye sore painted on the body of a beggar.
 Begging By Mail.
 In a class by themselves are the writers of begging letters, male and female, who have all sorts of clever stories to work on the sympathies of those whom they address. Many of their victims are clergymen and women of means well known for their charity As a rule the letter-wrter is a shabby-geLteel person with fine command of the English lan- guage. Sometimes the male will pose as "the man who used to light your street lamp and tell of a broken leg or a long illness which has left a large fam..y in Restitution. The woman may tell of a dispossess notice or a dead baby in the house. with no money to engage an under taker.
 In a majority of cases the recipient of the letter Is suspicious and fails to reply without first Investigating, but there are enough of the credulous to make letter writing profitable business to those who are clever with their pens.
 The 'joeker" is a master tramp or panhandler, and the punk is his boy apprentice who travels with him. Chief Forbes says that many of the boys who disappear from their homes are lured away by lockers to a life of degredation that is worse than death or slavery. He thinks that many of the mysterious dis appearances of boys and some child murders may be accounted for in this manner
 The locker is a burglar as well as a beggar, and often employs his punk to climb through open transoms and unbolt doors from within to give him admittance. The joeker Is usually brute of whom the small apprentice stands in mortal terror" The veg men," or "jehnny yeggs," are the most desperate of all mendicants. Some of them are migatory. while others settle in big cities. There are three well-known dives in the vicinity of Chatham square where they rendezvous. They are responsible for many of the hold-ups in side streets after dark In asking for aims they are always bold, and often insolent and domineering. If refused they will use a gun or a black jack if the locality and surroundings rem der violence safe If they ask for the time and you take out a watch, one of them is likely to grab it and run. Drunken men are their easiest prey. Travel About in Gangs.
 When lon the road" the yeggs gen. erally travel in small groups. Reaching the outskirts of a small town or village. one of their number will be sent ahead to beg and reconnoitre and lay plans for the gang to burglarize stores and dwellings after night.all By daylight the vegas, with their plunder, will be well on their way If it has been necessary to shoot at night watehman, constable or a householder aroused from his sleep, the gang will scatter, to meet at some yegg rendezvous perhaps hundreds of miles away
 Chief Forbes wishes to establish a nat ional mendieant bureau which will render the yegg and panhandler easy to identia- cation wherever he may turn up. Many of the non-mi gratory men6icants who have been driven out of New York, he says, are operating in other big cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18
The ruth of It.

From Harper's Bazaar Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
 His wife could eat no lean, And thus between them both, you see,
 It didn't matter, because, anyway, Bridget would only cook what the police man on the beat preferred.
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The dialogue is a string of bons mots and epigrams, and is written whit hocu-t and epigrams, and is written with touch and-go lightness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-18

used to be numerous dress in the garb of a nun, a Salvation Army lassie, a bluejaeket or a soldier. Tlsere are the high heels'-young women who wear an orthopedic shoe and walk with simulated pain as if one of their feet was deformed or crippled A bug Is a make-belieye sore painted on the body of a beggar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
Great Damage In Delaware.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 16.-The
storm of wind and rain which swept
over Delaware during the greater part
of the night was of almost unprece-
dented violence. and great destruction
was caused. The rainfall for the
yesterday morning was 500 inches, fan
exceeding all previous records. All
throughout this city trees We're uproot-
ed and stripped Of their branches
while houses were flooded from dam
aged roofs and choked sewers. The
steeple of st. Paul's Catholic church
was partly destroyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
PRIZE FIGHT
At TREMLEY.
Local Man Defeated a New York.
er in the Third
Round.

About two hundred sporting men
from this city, Tottenvillo and Wood
brid &c wentato Tremley Point, neaI
Oarteret, last night. to see n prize fight
between Frank Mccormick, better
known as Bulb McC ormick, of
State street, this city, aud kid
Fagin, of the Pelican A. G.. of New
York. The bout lasted just two and
one half rounds when Mccormick
landed and laid Fagin low.
In the first round the New Yorker
had the best of the battle and il
seemed as if the little fighter from
this city would not be able to hold
out He received a blow on the jaw
that sent him to the floor. The crowd
thought he was down and out, but he
was oon up.
In the second round the local man
was so lively that it kept the New
Yorker busy lodging blows which
seemed to come from everywhere al
NICE. Mccormick landed a blow in
Fagin's face and he went down like q
log.
In the third round both fighters
we're tired out and after q half round
Mccormick landed o blow that put his
opponent out for keeps. The fight &C
CURED over the limo in Union county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
GOLF GAME GROWING.
Estimated that More than 600, 600 are
Now Playing the Links.

According to n British statistioan,
the increase in the number of golfers
is proceeding to an amazing rate, not
w~ithstanding the commonly recognized
destinations of tho game. The latest
census of golf clubs shows thnt there
ire at present 879 of them in England
,lone. The United States comes second
with 100. and Scotland is now relegat-
ad to third place with $50. In Ireland
there are 1874 and in Wales 43. Canada
possesses the same number as the
princiality; in India there are 81, in
Australia 30, in New Zealand "a, and
in South Africa 26. At different
places on the continent there are SO,
and there is every indication that be-
fore long France will get the golfng
fever badly. In China there are four
clubs, and Japan evinces ole more
tendency toward E~uropeanism in that
a gulf club has been established there
which, though mainly for Britishers,
has Japanese members.
Tins the total number of clubs at
present in existence may be set down
roughly at 5000. The average mem
bership of these clubs may fairly be
e ckoned ut 200 each, giving a total
600, 600. Then there are undoubtedly
many thousands of unattached golfers,
SO that the entire population Of the
golting world cannot be very far short
of three quarters of II million. What
with subscriptions, extra green fees,
periodical purchasers of clubs and
balls, it is in the highest degree un
likely that these golfers spend less
than $50 a year each on the game they
love so we'll, SO that on this estimate,
which can be only on moderation, a
sum of $37, 800. 600 is spent in every
twelve months by the people who
play golf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16

Saturday afternoon the Raritans and
the Orioles ill cross bats on the
Rarilan Copper Works diamond. Both
teams will close the season after thl S
game
Although most of the baseball teams
are disbanding for the rest of the year
the Star A. Q. will play ball until the
snowfalls. They would like TO book
games with local Of out of town
teams. Address all letters to Manag err
Thomas Deczkoroski, 10 Catherine
street.
| The storm Wednesday night did
considerable damage to the roof of the
grand stand at Amusement Park. The
galvanized tin was riven in two or
three places, and the woodwork in
several instances also felt the force
of the downpour and gale. The right
field fence was also broken for q space
of about fifteen feet.
There is strong talk of a post-season
foot race between George Buster
Browne, of the New York National
League team, well-known to local
fans, and Harry Bay, n speedy base
runner of the Cleveland team i'll the
American League. Browne is con-
si1ered the fastest man of the Giants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
ST. LOUIS DAY.
Five Hundred tn ousand Persons
Throng the Fair Grounds.

Five Hundred Til ousnnd Persons
ThronG the Fair Grounds.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1.-THE largest
a%ssemblage of people Eve congregated
within the confines of st. Louis throng-
ed the worlds fair grounds in celebra-
ton of "St. Louis day" The opinion
was freely expressed by those accus-
toned to estimating large gatherings
that the attendance was in the neigh
borhood of 100000 persons. Secretary
w. b. Stevens was more conservative
in his estimate, as he stated that he
was confident ut least 5000 persons
were in the grounds.
But whatever the record is the fact
remains that the grounds were crowd
ed.
Every street was packed, every
building was filed. and from end to
end of the grounds there was visible
a constantly moving army of people.
The Pike was almost impossible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
ANOTHER FOOTBALL
TEAM ORGANIZED

The Syndicate Club, an organization
composed of well known young men
about town, has organized q football
team. They are willing to play any
local or Tottenville eleven. Walter
Lembcke has been elected manager.
The team will lineup as follows
James Fender, center; William Hart
mann, field back; Robert Short, left
guard; Frank Ross, quarter back
M. Fitzpatrick, left end; W. Fitz'
patrick, right end; John Connolly
left tackle; John Grimley left half
A loft, right tackle; E. McNear,
right guard; E Scheiber. right half
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
VICINITY WAS
WELL REPRESENTED

Larry Baton, q former Marion
player, pitched for the New York
police yesterday against the Philadel-
phia police and helped them win the
battle. The score was Z to 4. The
game was PLAYED in Philadelphia.
Baton has retired from baseball and
is now a Brooklyn "copper". Nc
Donald, a former Woodbridge man,
was in the box for the PHILADELPHIA
police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
CARTERET SUNDAY.
Local Team Will Play There Againt
the FisId Club.

Carteret Field Club will BIO the op.
ponents of the Nationals, Sunday.
The local team will go to that place
by stage. The Carteret nine is q
little above the Nationals class, being
ranked with mi-professionals. They
have given the Railway team q hard
rub. The following is the lineup for
game: Dunn, p; L%indeberg, @; st.
Clair, 3b: Larsen, CT. Martin, IS
Palmer, If; Bailey, IF; Sverson. 1b
Witt. 2b.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
wALTHUR STILL WINNING.

Bobby Walthour, of the Columbia
team, made his first appearance on the
other side in a ace against : Dorri at
the Antwerp tsack, and defeated him
with comparative ease. In another
race he defeated Bruni, who is COD
sidered the best man behind pace i'll
Europe. The great question among
the foreigners is to discover n man
who will give the American spefd
merchant ? rade:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Sept. l9-Fourth annual picnic, st.
Albert Society, Pulaski Park.
Sept. 21-Moving Picture Entertain
ment, Young Mems Forum.
Sept. 23-Swedish concert, First
Presbyterian chapel.
Sept. 24-Concert, Danish M. E.
Epworth League, Braga
Hall.
Oct. IS, 10, 20-Fair, Protection Hook
and Ladder Company, Wilder
Hall
Oct. IL, 13-Fair, Ladies' Aid Society,
st. Paul's German Lutheran
church.
Oct. 17-Ball, Delta Athletic club,
Braga Hall.
Oct. 10, 20, 21-Bazaar, Women's
Guild, st. Peters Episcopal
church.
Oct. 2O-Fourth Annual Ball, Emerald
Athletic Club, Pulaski
Park.
Nov. 3-Ladies Auxiliary, Simpson
M. K. church.
Nov. 10. IS, 17-Fair, Grace English
Lutheran church.
Nov. 16-Entertainment and Ball, Pc
Ambo Tribe So. Imp'd o. r..
M, Braga Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16

MACON, Ga, Sept. 1G.-Specials to
the Telegraph from Camilla say every
thing is quiet there. The people be-
lieve the court will do it's duty and con
Wet the negro murderer, MILFORD, if
the evidence is sufficient. Military
companies from Albany, Americas and
ThomasviIle are ON guard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. Admiral
Walker and other members of the 18TH
milan canal commission. who have just
returned from Panama, have resumed
their duties here. The work in the
Culebra section will occupy the imme-
date attention of the commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-16
%h The Field Of sports%
.CRESCENTS WILL
MEET SHELTERS.
Game Will be Played at Amusement
Park Sunday After
noon.

At the grounds OF the Perth Amboy
Amusement Company, Sunday after
noon, the Crescent baseball team and
the American Smelling & Refining
team will play ball. The game will
start about Q o'clock. The Crescents
will lineup as follows =; Manton, ss /;
Smith, 3b; Molory, lib; Kelly, If;
Grimley, 2b; M. Fitzpatrick, IF ;
Cleary, G; and Costello, p.