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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
William Davis Large Flock Of Fowls Drop Dead Six
and Eight at Time Twenty have Died Since
the Showers Last Week--BeIieve They were
ParaIyzed by the Vivid Flashes
SOON ALL Be CONE

William Davis, the sexton OF Simp-
son M. e. church. who lives in Com
meroe street, does not profess to be 40
expert poultry raiser, but he has
something in tnat line on his hands
now which is giving him plenty Of
food for thought.
He has always boasted Of one Of the
finest brood of chickens in the city
and he was justly proud of them.
They were large and healthy and
seemed to be enjoying life Immensely
until the showers came last week.
They all knew enough to get in ont
of ,hs wet, but something happened
which has caused panic in the
hennery.
Mr.. Davis, every morning, upon go-
ing out Go feed the fowls, invariably
finds four or five, and sometimes
seven and eight, lying dead. He says
about twenty have died since the
heavy showers. last week and at The
present rate his entire stock will be
gone in day or two. He il power
less to aid the chickens ns they Just
seem to tumble over dead without any
warning. Mr.. Davis, In trying to-
solve the problem, has about decided
that his chickens were shocked BY
the lightning and paraIyzea
| his naiohhora ceu :.
reason Ter the mysterious deaths.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
NO. Z BEFORE
SCHOOL BOARD.
New School to Receive Attention
at Regular Board Meeting
Tomorrow.

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Board of Education tomorrow
night, there will be much business Of
Importance transacted In connection
with the steps towards the erection
of school No.s7. A warrant tor "a, 400
will be ordered drawn to pay for the
site, ITO by i50 feet, at the corner Of
Paterson street and Madison avenue.
Bids will also be ordered adver tised
for, for the heating and ventilating
engineering contract.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
K. OF C. E. AT
SOUTH AMBOY.
Frank Shinn, Of This City, In
stalled Officers There Sat-
uTday Night.

Saturday night Frank Shinn and
staff, of Halycon Council, of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle, went
to South Amboy. where they install led
the officers OF Sterling Council OF
that place. They left here on the :
O'Clock train and wero met at the do.
pot by an escort from Sterling Conn
Gil. After the installation a grand
supper was served, and a number OF
speeches made. A week from tomor-
row niaht the officers Of the local
council will be installed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
Open BIDS
TOMORROW.
Contract for the New Federal
Building Soon TO be
Awarded.

The bids for the erection of the new
Federal building will he opened to-
morrow at the Office of James Knox
Taylor, supervising architect, Wash
ington, d. @. There are large num-
ber of sealed bids already received.
Postmaster rice said this morning
that he thought there were no local
con tractors bidding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

Smith Street house aud lot for sale at a
bargain, Four lots adj lining new scIinol,
No Z, at Patei son stre,t t aud b ighton
avouur. Fvdr lots on William street.
near State. three lots on Woodbridge
road. near Washington st. All at bot
tom pl Ices from owner.
WARD b. SNYDLR, 81 Smith vt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
Board Of Wster Commissioners Went to Runyon on
4 the 1910 Train This Morning to Inspect the
SuppIy--Oficiais are Well Pleased and Declare
That this is the Best Well yet.
MAKES ELEVEN WELLS.

The first of the series of three new
six-inch wells at Rnnyon is now flow
ing, and has already given promise OF
being eminently satisfa ctory. II
flowed. for the first, on Saturday
afternoon. The Water Commissioners
and officials left on tho 1910 O'Clock
train for Runyon this morning to
make an inspection.
1t Is hoped that, when this series of
wells is completed. and the new main
lairiS that there will be removed tho
necessity of using, at intervals, in
cases of accident, the old reservoir,
at Eagleswood, tho water from which
is hardly up to the standard. This
now makes eleven artesian wells for
the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
OBITUARY.

Christian. son of Christian and Caren
Jensen, died last night at his parents
home, Sayre, avenue, at the age of one
year, eleven months. Funeral services
will be held from the house at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Johannes
Christensen will officiate. Interment
in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
MADE FEAST
OF BANANAS.
Boys Break into Store and Steal
a Stalk of the
Fruit.

The produce aud fruit store of
Samuel Belikove, at 40 State street,
was entered during the night and a
stalk of bananas stolen. Residents
in the vicinity heard a noise, and saw
two youths making away with their
booty. No chase was given. A large
number of skins were found near the
Pennsylvania crossing at daylight,
and the walking in the vicinity is
slippery. The theft has been reported
to the police.
Carriers want, d, apply Evening News
Office.
Classified ads. on page o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
MOHAWK COUNCIL TO
VISIT ITCARTERET TONIGHT
Daughters of Pocohontas to Go in
a Stage Will Meet at Home in
New Brunswick Avenue.

Tonight the members of Mohawk
Council No. 36, Daughters of POGO.
hontas, of this city. will go to Car
teret. as guests Of the Carteret coun-
Gil. They will meet at tho home of
George Steinneitz, New Bruins wick
avenue, and will go in stage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
ANOTHER WEDDING.

The third wedding at police court
recently was performed by Justice Pick
ersgill this morning, in police court.
The contracting parties are residents of
North Amboy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
REV. SHOTT PREACHED.

The congregation of the Baptist. Church
listened to an excellent sermon by Rev.
G. NJ. Shott, of Scotch Plains, yesterday
morning. In the evening the pastor,
Rev. p. r. Ferris, preached on "Christ
In the Common Things of Life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
MADE DISTURBANCE.

The need of policeman along the water
front, at all times, was brought forcibly
to mind, last night, when four or five
youths, in rowboat, made the air
hideous with their yelling and improper
language Several complaints have been
heard In regard to the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
WORK STARTED AT NEWARK.

Today marks the beginning of tearing
down the old bnilding on the site of s.
Scheurer & Sons new Sl39,0O0 building
at Broad and Commerce streets, New ark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

When people want help they adver
tise in The Evening News. Those
ooking for help should bear this in
mind
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
HOLDS
UP THE WORK.

he contract for laying the now
twenty -four-inc watar main under
the river has been signed. MS has also
the contracts for the othor sections on
land. The oommencoment of work on
the lavipR of tho mnin nnder the
river is delayed because OF tho non
arrival. as yet, of the piDe and other
material. I'll time limit for the
completion of the work went into
effect with the signing Of the CON
tract.
Toe Cream 25e mart Sex nn's Ding
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
ONE WAS RECEIVED

Rev. Henry Ketcham preached in the
First Presbyterian Church yesterday. At
the morning service, communion was
administered, and one was received into
membership.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

Take your doctors prescription to Sex
tons Drug SSoie, 7C3 Smith ~.
7001 6 % If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
STRUCK WITH BRICK.

Alfred Tomery, of 1870 Penn street, last
night complained to patrolman of being
struck with brick. Steve Cafery, of 272
Fayette street, also reported to a patrol
man that he had been assaulted
Fine writing pap at B,xton's Drug
Stors. 7O0i 23 tt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
KEPT UP.

Patrolnan McDermott yesterday re-
ouested those in charge of the store to le-
move quantity of garbage from the curb
in front Of Smith street 6 ocery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
BLACK HORSE STOLEN.
Rig Answering Description Be-
Iievsd to Have Come Here.

The police were yesterday asked TO look
out for black horse, stolen from Irving
ton Friday night The animal is lame
in one foot, and was hitched to buggy
without a top. The carriage is green
with a red running gear.
The parties with tho rig, full des-
c-iption of which is in the hands Of
tho local authorities. were seen in
G .rwnnd yester day. Upon learning
tho name and whore about of prob
able purchaser in Perth Amboy. they
started. il is ihouRht. for this city.
The men who have made the largest
fortunes in business are those who
have been the mos extensive adver-
tisers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

Ice Cream 25c quart. sexlon's Drag
store. 70OI Q 28 Il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
/ ONCE A WEEK.

For the summer months, the session Of
the district court is held on Thursday
mornings only, instead of Mondays and
Thursdays.
Classified ads. on page 5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

Real Estate column page 8
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

Ice Cream 25c quart. Sex on's Ding
Store. i0nI & Stf
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-10
Locals of a
Wider Nature.

While the discovery of rust in the wheat fields has
reduced the yield, yet the increased price will Offset the
loss in bushels some. True we will all be using the
higher priced -four, caused by the rust in the wheat,
resulting ina hardship to everyone. But the wheat sit
luation has been worse than it is now And now Hand
Ecounty is in better shape for wheat than many other
sections There are good fields of oats and other small
grain is good. The corn, of which there is a large acre
age, will be our most serious loss, for even with rain
now corn will be very poor. But the stalks will afford
much feed for stock. The crop Of hay is good and there
will be plenty Of rough feed. There probably will be
closer times than formerly ON account of the loss of the
better, times should not be very bad. The dairy indus
try alone, carried on scientifically, will make the people
of Handcounty prosperous any year. Of course it means
hard work. With the dairy, growing calves, horses and
.colts, a few hogs, hens, and maybe sheep, the farmer'of
this county will succeed and prosper, even with a short
wheat and corn crop, when feed crops and other
vegetation is as good as it is this year. AS a pioneer
remarked, 'The wealth of this country Is it's, grass. .
But grass now means; In addition to the native varieties,
alfalfa, bronze, etc. relished by hogs, cattle, horses and
sheep, and almost as fattening as corn. And vegetables
are good this year, besides there.is a fair potato crop.
In all let US not dispair-We have a good country.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-10
1st pub Aug. 10-t3
Notice of Hearing Petition
for Letters of Admins.
tratiOn.
State Of South Dakota, IS.
County of Hand.
In County Court,
In County Court,
Special Term, 1904.

In the matter of the Estate Of 5ohn
Peterson, commonly known al John
p. Miller, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to Anuers Sundberg, Peter
Sunstedt, Per Gdstaf Peterson, l..
Erick Jefferson and others unknown,
if any, heirs at Law and next of kin of
said John Peterson, deceased, and to
all to whom these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given, that Anders
Sundberg has filed with the Judge of
this Court a petition praying for Let
tiers Of administration of the estateo of
said John Peterson, deceased, to be is
sued to- George Beasom, of Miller,
South Dakota, and that Thursday,
the 25th day of August, A. ID. 1904, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
at the court room of said Court at the
Town of Miller in the said County of
Hand, has been set for. hearing said
petition, when and where any person
interested may appear and show cause
why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Miller, S. D., this 9Th day
of August, A. ID. 1904.
&C. BRIGGS,
[seall Judge of the County Court.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-10

Stolen, about June /, 1904,
/ black 2-yr. old horse colt
branded half diamond Lon
left shoulder, also / bay 2
yr. old gelding branded n
on right shoulder. Will
pay $50 reward for any in
formation leading to there-
coyerY of the horses, arrest
andconviction of the parties
that stole them. John
Canning, 5. ID.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-10
TOWN. AND COUNTY.

for a visit i1 Vermont
This wind is saposabse for rain
Keep your eye oara Tx ~
The light shower and few hail here
Monday night wss very severe at HUI
rou and in BeadIe county.
Leave orders ..or tomatoes By the
peck or bushel with Mrs. Stratton,
northwest part Of town or at the Sun
Office.
An old settlers picnic will be held
at Kelley's grove just east Of the new
Hall in the south part OF the county
on the 18th Of this month; al are in
yited.
Mr.. Geo. Bryant was in from the
southwest yesterday. He has been
ailing for some time and came to town
for medical treatment. We hope to
see him sound ard well again soon.
Wm. Sunderland has sand hauled
for a cement sidewalk about his resi-
dence. He will defer cement walks
near his factory until next year, as he
intends TO greatly enlarge his build
ing.
Mrs. Sutphen is spending
a few weeks in the east.
Percy and Doran Sutphen
are spending q few weeks
at the worlds fair.
Geo. Beasom drives about
the NEST stylish turnout in
town occasionally. But
Mr. and Mrs. Beasom are
deserving Of the best there
Els going.
DR.. Stevenson, the we'll
known eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist, Of Sioux
Falls, will be In Miller Oh
Tuesday, Aug %, at hotel.
DR. Stevenson also fits
glasses.
4 Those fromi out Of town
who have looked in upon
JUS during the past week
were Frank Gardner, the
pioneer Rec Heights mer-
chant, and a stranger from
the west: who was hunting
horses.
Willett. Strut & Co.,
have completed a tank for
the dipping Of cattle on the
ranch, Sec. 2-115-
,68. The capacity Isl about
800 head a day. There is
4 good artesian, well and
strongly feaced yards in
connection with the tank.
The Swedish Mission So
ciety of America is trying to
secure a share III he
$780, 600 of profits that
have resulted from a gold
mine discovered in Alaska
by F.. Ell. Andson, a mission
AIRY sent there by the society.
The point is whether a mis-
sion board is entitled. toll
profits which its mission
aries make outside Of their
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-10

w. H. Waters started for
New York this morning.
Lars Peterson has finished
harvesting. He is pleased
with his crop.
, 1904-08-11
New York's Harbor Eagles,

Above the pier-close TO il and to-
gether. as il for comfort-huddled n
cluster of tugs. those curious, power
full, persistent little steam craft that
ply back and forth and up md down,
saucily and busily important, their
rows of Tenders trailing in the water,
their black smoke %bannering out be-
hind. Often | had watched them nos
Ing in and out among the heavier craft,
nudging Il great ocean liner into mid.
stream and slngly or together pushing
or pulling some huge helpless bulk, as
an ant or as two might seize and
trundle Il great dead bumblebee. Their
power and their impudence had filled
me with wonder. Viewing them now
in repose. | was impressed by the fact,
hitherto unconsidered. that upon al,
most every pilot house was a golden
eagle with extended wings-a symbol
Of power and swiftness-and 1t was
borne in upon me that the tug in truth
Is the harbor eagle, with all other craft
for its rey.-Scribner's.
, 1904-08-11

An Englishman writes of Berlin: 1T
is the only modern city / know of that
has managed to escape looking artificial.
The labor Of building greater Berlin
has been most dexterously hidden.
There is very little of the deadly uni
formity. the Euclidian lines, the prosaic
precision, one notices in New York. Ber-
lin is something considerably better
than n mere chessboard OF brick and
stone and mortar. The streets have Il
curved and enticing ~spaciousless; they
are shaded with venue of trees.
faultlessly asphalted and clean with a
cleanliness surprising that OF Paris.
The architecture is rather too fiorid
for English tastes, but for all that de-
cidedly effective. and a drive from I'm
ter den Linden to Charlottenburg will
take m past a finer succession of
houses than either london or New
York can show"
, 1904-08-11
Saratoga,

Fashions among the native tribes Of
South Africa are thus described by q
recent writer: Turing one season the
people are all wearing safety pine as
earrings: he next season no one will
look at them, for pins are out and
buttons are in In one tribe blue
spotted cotton handkerchiefs are all
the rage. but fifty miles away no one
will look at such things-they want
cotton shirts. The only universal orna-
ment. perhaps. consists in beadwork.
Some tribes. such as the Fingoes and
Zulus. take to beadwork more than
others: the n thing they are all con-
slstent in is a strangely good taste for
color combination. They never indulge
in a combination of gaudy colors. never
affect an inharmonious color scheme.
thus bearing u Ruskin's statement
that bad taste in color does not arise in
people who are left to themselves and
nature" Embarrassing is a prodigious
business among them. The process Is
assisted by a liberal use of red clay.
and as the perfected work OF art is
expected to last a month the head Is
permitted to rest OH the nape of the
neck only when the owne sleeps.
, 1904-08-11

The colorings of variegatcd foliage
plants cannot be intensified by the use
Of colored glass. A curious Belgian
horticulturist. after a long series OF
experiments, concludes that brilliant
light favors high coloration OF foliage
Trees and shrubs with golden leaves
when poorly illuminated that Is
through either blue or red glass-be.
came green or in some cases blanched,
In no case did the colored glass have
Il beneficial effect, most plants after
a months exposure putting forth
smaller leaves, less vivid in coloring.
In some cases a very apparent stunt
ing of the plants growth was observ-
able.
, 1904-08-11
Catching Kite. In India.

In India. where those large birds. the
kites. are common and fearless. boys
amuse themselves by catching them in
a way that is almost ridiculous In its
simplicity. A line is stretched tightly
a little way above the ground between
two posts. Beneath 1t is laid a bait.
The kite stoops and seizes the bait. but
when he rises from the earth hits the
back OF his neck against the string.
This makes him throw up his wings.
with the result that some OF the quilts
get over the line, and he Is kept a sus-
pended and struggling captive until
the boys run up and release him.
, 1904-08-11
Peril. of .se,f poctortn..,

Large numbers Of people in prosper
GUS circumstances die as "sexagenarians
from maladies which are evidences Of
degeneration and Of premature senility,
while many who pass this period go
on to enter upon an eighth or ninth
decade Of life. The former class COM
prise those who have lived without
restraint of their appetites and who
have sought to allay some Of the
consequences by self medication. while
the latter class comprise those who
have lived reasonably and who. If an
noyed by imperfect digestion. have
sought relief by abandoning the errors
from which 1t sprang.-London Lancet.
, 1904-08-11
Trees and Rainfall.

Some persons ask if trees affect rain
fall. That question Is one on which
foresters differ. but the large majority
are satisfied they do induce rainfall.
NOnmulere. Schenck and many others
are emphatic in the claim that forests
induce rainfall. II is certain they re-
tain humidity to n great extent, and
that alone would affect the rainfall:
but the point on which all agree is the
value of forests for the conservation
of water. preventing floods or drought,
distributing the water evenly the
whole year. II is n matter of history
in foreign countries that when forests
have cen destroyed the rainfall has
been greatly lessened and more spas
modic.-T. Z. Lukens in Maxwelrs
Talisman.
, 1904-08-11

The phrase mad as a halter has no
reference to that respectable artist who
designs the browning article of civil
lized male attire. but relates back to
the Anglo-Saxon word AFTER IAN ad-
der. or viper. MAD was formerly
used as a synonym for violent or ven
omous and Is still used in that sense in
some parts Of England as well as in
this %couHtr". The phrase. therefore,
strictly means as ''venomous as a VI
per-" the Did form. mad as an after"
having been corrupted to mad as IA
batter" I'm that direction the cat
said. waving its right paw round,
Lives a halter. and in that direction"
waving the other paw. elves a March
hare. Visit either you like. They're
both mad"
, 1904-08-11

Why does popcorn pop? The depart,
ment Of agriculture answers the ques.
ton. which was propounded to 1t by a
small boy. Popcorn pops by reason OF
the volatilization OF the oil contained
In the kernal by heat. Field corn does
not pop because the outer portion of
the kernel is more porous, permitting
the escape OF the oil as 1t volatizes.
while in the case OF popcorn a great
pressure is developed in the kernel by
the confined oil and the kernel Is sud
denly exploded and turned wrong side
out.-Boston Herald.
, 1904-08-11

The Governess-Of course. you know,
the story we have Just read is merely
a fairy tale and there are many such
quite familiar to childhood. Can you
tell us another. Elsie2 Little Elsie
oh. yes: you once told that
you had four proposals OF marriage
during your life!-Brooklyn Life.
, 1904-08-11
Music a. an Aid to rd....

At evening parties "a mans shyness Is
mitigated by music. In my own ex-
perience. when some stray man and I
have stood together speechless, no
sooner did the plano break into our ap-
palling silence than Ideas seemed to
inundate US. The dumb nan spoke as
II by magic. and |. who hitherto had
nothing TO say, couldn't talk fast
enough.-Mrs. John Lane in Fortnight
" Review.
, 1904-08-11

George didn't keep his engagement
with me last night" said the girl who
was betrothed to him.
I'D give him a piece OF my mind"
said her mother.
Just Il little sample Of married life"
suggested the ather.-Cleveland Lead
, 1904-08-11

$50 you want to change the door so
1t will swing the other way. ehf" said
the carpenter. Don't 1t work all
right?'
'Yes. 1t works all right grinned the
dentist. but | want 1t changed so |
can have the word Pull lettered on 1t.
Eee?"-Indianapolis Sun.
, 1904-08-11

Bootmaker (who has II deal Of trouble
with his customerl-I think. sir. II you
were to cut your corns | could more
easily find you Il pair Choleric Old
Gentleman-Cut my corns. sir! l ask
you TO lit me a pair OF boots to my
feet. sir. I'm not going to plane my
feet down TO fit your boots.
, 1904-08-11

Mrs Buxom-That hateful Mrs. Knox
made u very mean comment upon my
& today. Mr.. Buxom-Did she say
you We're getting old? Mrs. Buxom-
No. indeed. She said I ''still looked
quite young"
, 1904-08-11

Mr.. Hoon-scrappfngton and his wife
have parted. Mrs. Hoon-Good gra-
.ious! What is the trouble? Mr.. Hoon
There Isn't any trouble now. They
have parted.-Smsrt Set.
, 1904-08-11

One of the Glrls-Do you think you
poems are widely read? The Poet
Yes; nearly every editor In the countr,
reads them.
, 1904-08-11

A man that is young In years may
be old in hours II he has lost no time
Bacon.
, 1904-08-11
Ranch Fer Sale.

Well improved ranch of lG0 acres
for sale. Enquire of j. f. Crawford.
6l6tf.
, 1904-08-11
Notice Of Removal.

have moved my office from the
Sun building to the Sears office, Just
west of the drug store of Ashley 4
Son where can be found on and af-
ter July 10Th. Land office patrons
will please take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
}. +. Crawford,
United States Commissi ner.