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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
Ronald and Foard North have both

Ronald and Foard North have both
been on the sick list
Mrs. Poland and daughter, Louise,
went to Bourbon Saturday to stay vel
Sunday.
n. A. Tyrell. of Bourbon. stopped
In Plymouth on bis way to lndianapo-
lIs Saturday.
Mrs. DIR. How came down from
Lakeville to attend the funeral OF
Miss Maude Wiltfong.
Ell Ewald last week sold the stand
ing timber on 81 acres, on his farm
east Of town, TO Coppes, Zook &
Mutschler. Of Nappanee, for s2oOO.-
Bremen Enquirer.
c. w. Reed, of the Bethel neigh
borhood one of the prominent farmers
and prominent republicans of Bour-
bon township made a pleasant call at
our office Saturday.
The Supreme Court holds that a
man is not ineligible to political office
because he hired his opponent to with
draw from the contest and leave him
a walkoyer. All,s fair in politics, etc.
The Republican State Central Com
-, l.,, 1,slaI that A, T~,-1s.l.
Hotel shall 10 the future be headquar-
tiers for the State organization and
also as headquarters for the coming
Republican State convention.
Eighteen boys and girls gave Willie
Hendricksa surprise Friday evening,
the occasion being his fifteenth BIRTH
day. Everybody can guess what kind
OF a time they had. Boys add girls of
That age always enjoy themselves and
of course Willie was pleased.
Everett L. Jordan. Of near Bour-
bon, died Thursday afternoon after
suffering from nose bleed for "a hours.
| Drs. Johnson and Edison worked dur
ing the entire time but could not
check the flow of blood. Jordan was
a teacher by profession, aged 30, and
leaves a widow and one child.
Back taxes never become out-lawed
and the man-be he young or old
who tries evasion or neglectS to settle
probably will, at someI time in his
life, find that a settlement would have
been better had it been made when
the amonnt of his a was small and
for that reason easier settled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

The State Board of Health has pas
sed resolutions, recommending the
methodical examinations of the eyes
and ears Of schoo: children by the
teachers, and a circular will soon be
sent out to the teachers giving the IN
structions for the examination. The
method is very simple, and the teach
er may, in a very few moments. de.
eide whether or not q child has eye OF
ear trouble.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
A Civil Pension List.

According to the reports from
Washington a commission is to be ap-
pointed to formulate some method by
which the various departments in
Washington can be relieved of the
large number of superannuated clerks
now on the rolls. This is but the
opening move for the erection OF a
civil pension list. 1t is also reported
that the cabinet has decided to in
crease the number of hours of work in
the various departments.
There is no class of people in Amer
lea as well paid for the labor perform
ed as those who hold positions in
Washington. The salary Of the clerks
range from 5000 to So. 100 per annum,
and the labor is light, as it is almost
wholly routine. The hours at present
are from 9o'clock in the morning I'M
til 4 o'clock in the afternoon, With
h0it OIL hOok ohOd
This makes only six and a half hours
actual work.
In addition to the light hours each
clerk is given thirty days leave of alb
sence with pay and thirty days more
if sick, and there is no case ON record
where a clerk has failed in being sick
the thirty days. Then, too, they are
paid for Sundays, but never work, and
are given all the holidays. In short,
the clerks only work two-thirds Of the
year, but receive the full years sal
airy.
In each one of the departments are
a large number of clerks who have be-
come through age OF disease, incapac-
itated to a greater or less extent.
There are hundreds who cannot do a
half a days good work, yet they are
kept on the payroll. This forces the
employment Of other clerks to do
their work. In most cases these SUI
perannuated clerks are among those
that receive the highest salaries. The
result Of this ~burdening of the de-
partments with incapacitated clerks
has been to throw the work OF the de-
partments far behind, and the in
terests Of the public suffer thereby.
The average pay of the clerks in
Washington is something more than
s,I400 per annum. This is much larger
than they would receive for the same
class OF work under any private cor
poratlon, especially when the short
hours and numerous vacations are
| taken into consideration.
There are but a limited number of
clerical positions in Washington where
any special training or ability is re-
quired. Any person with ordinary
education and effectiveness can fill
most any of the positions. A few re-
quire abilities OF alhigher order, but
even in those the duties can readily be
learned by any person Of ordinary in
telligence in a very short time. The
places requiring a technical education
and training are very rare.
Under all these circumstances it
will be q very hard matter to convince
the people at large that civil pension
list should be created.-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children s Home in New
York, cure feverishness, bad stomach,
teething disorders, move and regulate
the bowels and destroy worms. Over
30. 600 testimonials. They never fail.
At all druggists. Csc. Sample free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
Y. 20d6w, 4w6t
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the nil
crobe which tickIes the mucous mem
brane. causing the cough. and at the
same time clears the phlegm. draws out
the inflammation and heals ana soothes
the affected parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards Off
pneumonia and is . harmless and never
failing cure in all durable cases Of
Coughs. Colds and Group. One Minute
Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harm
less and good alike for young and old.
Sold by all druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
Found a Cure For Indigestion.

/ use ~Chamberlaip's Stomach an
Liver Tablets for indigestion and find
that they suit my case better than any
dyspepsia remedy | have ever tried and
l have ussd many different remedies. 1
am nearly fifty years Of age and have
suffered q gIeal from Indigestion. i can
eat almost anything / want to now
Geo. w. Emory, Rock Mills. Ala. For
sale BY oil druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

The Marshall County Farmers In
stitute before adjourning last Thurs
day, elected the following officers:
President-David j. Van Vactor.
Secretary-Warren McEarlin.
Treasurer-Martin Lowry.
Executive Committee-P0lk town
ship, Myron Chase; North, E. B. Mil
ner; German, Jacob Schlosser; West,
Henry Hall; Center, G. T, Mattingly;
Bourbon, G. w. Shakes; Union, P. e.
Sarber; Green, Lewis NJ. Barr; Wal
nut, Vacant; Tippecanoe, Gilbert
COar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

Mr.. VIM. 8, Crane, of California, Nd.
suffered for years from rheumatism and
lumbago. He was finally advised to try
Chamberlain Pain Balm. which he did
and it effected q complete cure. For
sale by oil druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
! & LOCAL. NEWS q

Stltute, Is visiting at nis Ola nome liz
Cleveland Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Fink have re-
turned to Lapaz after visiting 10 this
city and Etua Green.
f. Fitzgerald has returned to his
home at Ashtabula, Ohio after taking
treatment at the Borton Institute.
The members Of the Christian Sum-
day school are requested to meet at
Kuhn's hall Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Peter Stegman. Jr.. reached home
from Omaha, THURSDAY, TO attend the
funeral of his mother who died We'd
nesday morning.
AdamE. Wise went 20 Goshen Thurs
day in the interest of the h. o. t.
NJ. He is great finance keeper Of that
organization in this state.
Arthur Wiltfong arrived from Chi
cago Wednesday afternoon in time to
spend a few hours at the bedside of
his sister before her death.
Mrs. o. F. Spahr. with her little
sou, went to Chicago Thursday, after a
visit of three weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jordan.
Misses Dora, Anna and Louise Steg-
mar arrived from Detroit at 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning. three hours too
late TO see their mother alive.
Moses E. Richards and wife, of
Argos, went to South Bend To attend
the funeral of Norman Richards, for
merly of this city, who died Tuesday
j. F.. Stallard. e. VonEhrstein,
Bert Vandine, DIR. Kleimer. n. A.
Barr, of Rochester, were in Plymouth
Wednesday evening Investigating the
mysteries Of Masonry.
Mayer Altman went To Fort Wayne
Thursday TO attend the funeral of his
cousin Joseph Steinfeid who died at
the home of his son, Benjamin Stein
field in Chicago. Tuesday, aged so
years.
Mrs. w. w. Ritchey of Lebanon.
Indian Territory. who was called here
by the death OF her mother. Mrs.
Zenobia Russell, went TO Bourbon to-
day for a short visit before returning
to her home in the southwest.
Ash Wednesday. the first day CT
Lent comes on Feb. II, this year.
Easter Sunday is April 2. This is an
early Easter and is supposed to indi-
cate an early spring, but some fire
may be needed to warm sitting rooms
after Easter.
According to the report of the post
master general. the rural free delivery
of mail last year cost about five times
as much as it earned. Nevertheless
it is SO popular that the tim, will
come when the government will leave
every mans mail at his door.
Joseph Hines residing near Pretty
Lake, has been reported dead two or
three times last week but was still
alive yesterday He is suffering from
n Of the worst cases Of smallpox ever
seen in this county and physicians
have little hope of his recovery.
Clinton H. CRUDE has received an
appointment as mail clerk and has
made a trial trip from Mansfield to
Chicago and return. 1t may however
be be several weeks before he begins
steady work in the mail service. Mr..
CRUDE took the civil service examina-
ton in October and received his ap.
pointment before he had received his
grades from the examiners.
The democrats will hold their ma
tional convention at st. Louis, July 6
This will be just about the middle oil
the worlds fair in that city and the
hotels will probably be pretty full,
but it will be warm enough for the
delegates to sleep out on roofs and
mark benches. The mercury seldom
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

on these cut-Over lands. -
McCutcheon, the Chicago Tribune's
cartoonist, has q telling drawing un-
der the caption ''why one farmer boy
succeeds IN the city when another does
not" The career Of the two boys is
forcefully traced by the facile pen.
One goes to the city, becomes sport
and ends in absolute failure; the other
takes a place and works to perform his
duties and is'steadily advanced. The
few master strokes of the drawing
tell the story effectively and truth
fully.
To the list Of eminent men who
have passed away since the beginning
OF the new year-James Longstreet,
John B. Gordon. John Young Brown,
Charles Foster, and Charles DENLY
must be added the name of ex-Gover-
nor A. s.. Bushnell OF Ohio. Twice he
filed the Office Of governor OF Ohio.
In business circles he was conspicu-
ously successful. Unlike the other EN-.
inent men named. Gov. Bushnell was
rich. Recently be gave nearly a mil.
lion to his children, as a Christmas
gift. He leaves an estate that is al.
Ieood to be worth easily seven million
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
Classified ads. on page s.
WILL EDUCATE The PIG.

The party by the name Of Disprow, who
received one of the young pigs Thanks
giving night says he is going to educate
it and it will shortly be able to tell your
fortune, read your mind and pick your
pockets at the same time. If he Is able
to do this, it will help Disbrow out for
he is wondering what has become of a
gun that he gave to a party to have re-
paired and The party told him Saturday
night, that he had hooked it --and offered
to sell him the ticket and he is not sure
as to whether the story is true or not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
Garferef

ArHAAAAAAAA4A AtAAAhH4AAEHH
Mrs. Falconer and children, of East
Railway, spent Thanksgiving in Wood
bridge.
John Ruckregal and wife, are visiting
his parents. --s-
The Carteret Manufacturing Company,
will close Tuesday for an indefinite time.
Louis B~ergheim, of Newark, spent
Thanksgiving day with friends In East
Railway.
Miss E. R. Hapla, of Boston, is the
guest of Miss Denlea.
Mrs. Theodore Burrows is seriously III
at her home in Calwell street.
Mrs. d. Falconer, Sr., spent Friday
out of town.
Mr.. Cole, OF Railway, was in Cartertet,
Friday.
Mr.. Meschet, of Oranges, the pitcher
for the Carteret baseball team, attended
the National Cornet bands reception on
Saturday night.
Mrs. T.. L. .slugg. Morris L. SlugR,'
Miss Bessie and Jewel Slugg. attent.e g
the theatre in Newark, Saturday night.
Miss May Coughlin Is visiting In New
York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
SHOULD MAKE AN EXAMPLE.

Linwood Van Cleaf was driving one Of
Wyckoff and Rue's delivery wagons in
Mechanicsville last Tuesday, when a boy
threw a stone at the horse causing it to
jump. The suddenness of the Jump
caused the wagon to lurcb and Mr.. Van
Cleaf was thrown out.
His hat fell off and the wheels passed
over it. Besides a good shaking up Van
Cleaf received several bruises. By the
time he vas able to rise the boy had dis
appeared.
1t isiquite time that an example was
made of some of the bad children on the
who do not care what they do in
theway of malicious mischief. II a few
of them were soundly thrashed by parties
they annoy, it would serve them right
and the law ought to be in the favor of
the one who did the thrashing. There
has been an immense deal of lawlessness
in this borough among young lads and
even larger boys, of late. Even in school
one of the teachers bad a great deal of
trouble. l was informed that some of
the boys almost struck their teachefs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
a COMMON NUISANCE.

fA HlF4 -ttlHH .-t-t Hy = F
George Gundrum has finished laying
the curbstone in Henry street between
Broadway and the railroad. A lady on
her way to the reception at Christ church
parish house, Tuesday night last. had
a very bad fall over the curbstones lying
in Henry street, near Broadway and be-
sides some very bad bruises received by
the fall, she ruined a pair of white kid
gloves.
That is the trouble which is always
caused by having the stones for street
work spread out for people to trip over
weeks before they are made use Of. 1t
is not the first fall of the kind from the
same cause in this borough. Why not
have the stones piled up high enough to
be seen by people? 1t was the same way
in Church street where the stones laid
for several weeks aud a lady came very
near having a bad fall over so e of them
one dark evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
MEMS ITEMS.

LL
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Brown have
returned from their honeymoon. They
have beer spending a week at Bermuda
Mrs Frank r. Valentine, who is i'll
with typhoid fever, is reported about the
same.
Miss Martha Last, well known to many
Of our townspeople, is Ill with typhoid
fever. She is in a hospital in Connecti-
cut.
Miss Susie H. Dixon began teaching
music again this week.
Miss Edith A. Whitney, spent Thanks
giving at her home 10 H~ughsonville.
Miss Julia De Russy has been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. De-
Russy.
Miss Anna Dixon spent Sunday with
relatives in Brooklyn.
mr.. and Mrs. John Gage and daughter,
of Brooklyn, nave been spending Sunday
with Mr. W. H. Demarest, of Upper
Green streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
BOROUGH IMPROVEMENT


The News correspondent overheard a
conversation between certain parties re-
garding the fine appearance of Henry
street since 1t had been curbed and they
wondered why those residing on Borden
town avenue between Broadway and
Stevens avenue, would let others get so
far ahead of them. They wondered where
their pride was. Some of the finest
houses in the borough are on those blocks
and yet the owners were content to see
a real bonafide country roa1 In front of
their residences instead of neatly curbed
street.
If there is anything in the old saying
somebody IS ears must have burned at
the time, for several names were men
toned as to who were and who weren't
wiling to pay the small sum yearly that
it would cost to have 1t done7for it APP
cared that there is chance to pay in that
way for it One thought 1t a shame
that one of the prettiest streets in Amboy
should be left in such a condition.
1t developed during the talk, that
several of the property owners were quite
willing to do their share In regard to the
matter and it was proposed that a paper
be drawn up for signers, s~eprobably we
will soon hear Of Bordentown avenue,
that portion at least. being the next
treet to be improved in the way Of curb
ing, etc.
While this was being discussed the con-
dition of the entrance from Broadway to
the railroad onsJohn street, was brought
up and it was thought outrageous that
one side Of the street should be left In the
conditions 1t is in regarding the waste
pipe from the interior Of the house and
also the outside gutter; n Of which
empties itself On the sidewalk and the
other with dishwater flowing into an
open wooden gutter, very often overflows
ami some time lies here for ladies dresses
to catch up and carry along. 1t was said
that an underground pipe would lead to
! the W basin on the corner Of the
street if the property owners would have
one laid. If people wonld go further than
to merely discuss these ideas and plans
and have them executed VIC would soon
see all nuisances abated. Where Is a
greater eyesore than the old outhouses
projecting out on the sidewalk where
the Dixon property used to bes One
would think that they would have been
pulled down long ago instead of spelling
the appearance of the street on that cor
ner of Broadway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
FIRE ALARM
FROM BOX 43.
Some Fireman Refuse to Answer
that Call Because of
Disagreement.

At 1910 o'clock last night an alarm of
fire was turned In from box 43 at Rich
mond Valley, and a number of the fire
men did not respond, as this is the fatal
box from which nearly all of the false
alarms have been turned in during the
past three months.
The fire was in a barn in Amboy ave-
nue., owned by D. W. Hutaf. 1t was dis
covered by Patrolman Charles Bowen,
who turned in the fire alarm. The fire
was out before the flremen arrived. The
damage amounted to about IS.
When a Tottenville firemen was asked
this morning by a News reporter why all
the firemen did not respond to the alarm
last night, he said, 'sThree months ago
the Fire Department held a meeting and
a resolution was passed, that as SO many
false alarms were coming In something
must be done to stop them. 1t was
agreed that the first person caught
turning in a false alarm, should be
prosecuted according to law, and a com-
mittee of five was appointed to look after
the matter.
Aitci tHO htcbiuBg Sohtihoco NV
speaker 'things went along all right
for awhile, but suddenly, the false alarm
began to come in once more and the
News told how Chris Gaffney, a promin-
ent hotel man of Pleasant Plains, had
been caught.
He is a member of Constitution Hook &
Ladder Company, and at a meeting Of the
Fire Department, it vas understood
that he would be prosecuted, bnt at a
special meeting OF the representatives Of
the department held a short time ago,
some action was taken, but what it was
no one seems to know; last report has it
that the proceedings against Gaffney
were to be dropped. The firemen do not
like this and every time an alarm of fire
comes from box 43, they think 1t is a
false one, and do not care to get fooled
AGAIN -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
NEWS ITEMS.

The hunters who were o~ut..-eunning
Monday, report good luck.
John Rae lost one of his hound dogs
M ,nday in the woods.
The churches are making arrangements
for their Christmas entertainment.
They are preparing for a cantata In the
Baptist church, particulars of which will
be given later.
Rev. j. Y. Irwin preached an excellent
sermon sunday evening. His subject
was THE Kid in the Pit" He told how
unthinking people stumbled into a pit by
not following ''Thc Light" etc.
Miss Marian Pearse. Of Second street,
returned home Monday after an out of
town visit.
One of cur citizens, who owns property
along the route of..the Jersey Central troll
ley company's road On the Heights, says
it is astonishing what great progress
they are making and that it will not be
many more weeks before the cars will be
~runninQ. N 4R #
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
A NAVAL DISASTER.
Fatal Explosion on British Torpedo
Is Boat.

Fatal Explosion on British Torpedo
IS Boat.
PORTSMOUTH,, England, Nov. 3d.
A singular accident, resulting in the
death of two men and injuries to a
number of others, has occurred in Ports.
mouth harbor. Two launches belong
ing to the British torpedo ~schoolship
Vernon were engaged in an instruction.
al course of sweeping the harbor for
mines when suddenly an explosion &C.
CURED on board one Of the launches,
which Immediately sank. Those who
were Oh board of her were thrown into
the icy water and YER rescued with
difficulty.
Two men were drowned by the sink
ing of the Vernon, and the second
launch was so seriously damaged that
she also sank.
The official report says that the ex-
plosion was due to an unsuccessful Of
fort to fire a counter mining explosive
charge used during the sweeping op-
eratiOns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
AMBOY.

The new dynamo, so skillfully handled
by the p. R.R. Company's electrician,
George Oliver. as told. in the Ness Satur-
day, was not ready for use Monday as
was expected, but will be ready very
shortly. 1t took longer to finish setting
1t up than it was supposed 1t would take.
Miss Cassie Lewis, of Yonkers, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother in Broad,
way.
The electric lights were playing hide
and seek Monday evening.
Miss Nan Oliver, CT Sayreville, was
calling on friends in this borough Mon
day.
electrician Leonard, of the electric
light plant in this borough, was around
inspecting the incandescent lights Mon
day.
Harry Brown. Of Cranbury, was a bor-
ough visitor Monday night.
Master Walter Jensen went home from
school sick Monday.
Miss May Mcf.ane returned to her
home in New York city, Monday after
spending the Thanksgiving holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thompson, of Stevens
avenue.
Mrs. A. Tice, Of Sayrevllle. was visit
ing her neice, Mrs. John Rue. Of Broad
way, Monday.
Chris Straub, Jr., has a position as
manager Of a meat market In Connecti-
cut.
Richard Conover, Of Princeton, was
expected to Visit his summer residence on
the Heights Monday.
The Girls Friendly met Monday evening
and had the usual pleasant time.
Richard Downing and a party of friends
are contemplating taking a straw ride
the latter part of this week.
The Portsers moved today from this
borough TO a fine apartment in Harlem,
New York.
Mrs. Noah Furman, of John street,
spent Thanksgiving day in New York
city.
Tn Pythian Sisterhood will hold their
regular meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Lewis Crowell, Of Perth Amboy, was a
South Amboy visitor Monday evening.
They are curblng the sidewalk in Stew
ems avenne near David street. G. Gun
drums men are doing the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-29
VILE.
SCALDED CHILD WHEN
SHE THREW OUT WATER
Mrs. Walters Did Not See Little
One Coming and She was
BADLY Burned.

RI 49," III M4a VIZ L.Mt|H
Hazel Walters, the seven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walters, of
Centre street, is confined to her bed I'M
der the care of DIR. Coleman, the result
Of being badly scalded by boiling water.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Walters took
a big kettle. of hot water off the stove
and used the water to scald a chicken
which she was preparing for Thanks
giving dinner. After she had scalded the
chicken Mrs. Walters took the kettle and
'emptied it into the yard, the child was
coming in the door as the mother threw
the water and she received the full force
of it.
DR.. Coleman was called at once and
he found that Hazel was badly injured.
She will be confined to her bed for some
DAVIS,