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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
Petition Circulated Yesterday
and was Signed by All but
One
NOT YET FIXED.
8xrbers will Meet Again Monday Night and
Probably Decide Upon a Time for Closing
Sundays-ShOps 10 Remain Closed from
u O'clock Saturday Night Until Monday
Morning.

Yesterday n committee from the
hrbers' Association circulated a poti-
Emong the BARRIERS of tho city in
fort to iaduee all to close their
bps on Sundays. The members met
th much success and have practical
NJ the leading BARRIERS but one
Filchael Miezkowski, of 10 Hall
avenue, has, thus far, refused 10 agree
] to close. Tho committoe is still work
ing with him. Several other Hall
avenue BARRIERS have agreed 10 close,
nut the action of Miezkowski will de-
termine their course. They claim if
ne remains open they will be com
PEELED to-.
No date has been SGT as vet for tho
closing, but it is expected tbs time
Will be fixed at the meotilg of the
-. abers to be held Monday night.
DE agreen. ent is to close at II o clock
Saturday night aud not to open until
Monday morning, during the mean
time, the curtains in all shops are to
be drawn so that all can sec inside.
The list of signers of the petition are
as follows:
Fl. P. Nelson, 208 Smith street /;
p. Peterson, PAL Smith street; Joseph
Greiner, l55 Smith street; Charles
Myers, 66 Smith street; V. H.. Beck,
80 Smith street; Louis III. FRANKIE,
! Z Smith street; Louis Haffner& G. S.
Claeur, 10 Smith street; Tony Real,
"a New Brunswick avenue; Alexander
Trezzino, Ill New Brunswick avenue F;
Joseph Falkestoin, BAL State street /,
Romeo Rossi, 431 State street; John
Frederickson. 20 Hartford street
Morris Henner, 80 Hall avenue; l..
Pensnbene, A Hall avenue; Louis
srracchio, 366 State street; Alfred
Beltrami, 101 Smith street.
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"Sball say that you are very fond OF
America, as usual?" asked the press
agent.
wait till l have the books balanced"
answered the prima donna, with charac-
teristic business foresight. IF the prof
its are more than $4,000 you may say
that love America; ifthey are less you
may say | consider the country very
lacking In Observation-Disclosures
Star.
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SPEED OF TORPEDO BOATS.
What. 1t Means to Travel Thirty-Four
Miles an Hour Over a
Rough Sea.

"Put a 30-knot destroyer into n
rough sea-" says william White, land
the limit If speed she can make is what
she can bear-what the people on her
can bear"
Travelling at a 30-knot sreed Is going
at the rate of a little over "a miles an
hour, says the Boston Globe. You can
travel at that speed in a railway train
with comfort-in fact. it is about the
speed IF the ordinary train. But i'm
agine a runaway horse dragging your
carriage over a rough country road at
"a miles IN hour and you will get an
iGea of what ii means to go 80 knots
an hour in a torpedo boat. Good for
the digestion. maybe, but rougn on the
nerves; and if anything giyes way. dis
aster complete and overwhelming.
The average age of the commanders
Ct tbs battleships in the Unitfn StRtes
navy Is about 81 years. In selecting
officers to command torpedo boats it.
Is en&eaVored to set men Of abant 80
or under. ToriCdo bo3ts are the bdGS-
Ing bronchos OF the sea, and Il takes a
young man to ride Hem SUCCESSFULLY.
Woa,tn Clerks in Mat MARKETS..
Five auldred Wo e. are emplJyed in
the provision ore in Ncw. York, cut
tinG meat and waiting IN customers.
They are as 9hillful rs men, and Their
employ ers say that they attract GUS
:om because Of their neat appearance.
They wear black gowns and long white
aprons. The most difficult thing they
have 20 le-rn is not to wipe their
hands On their aprons after cutting q
Slit of meat. One woman. after clean
block, remarl ed to a customer: at
took me two weeks to remember that"
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Box Social.

Many attended tho box social held
in the chapel of the First Baptist
church, in Fayette street, last night.
The boxes, which were filled with
odds and end of everything, were
quickly disposed of. Ice cream, cake,
C indy and pop corn we're for salo and
those refreshments soon disappeared.
Much credit is duo to Miss Lila Koose
and NJ isl Johnson. who worked hard
for the success Of the affair.
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AT METUCHEN COMMENCEMENT

, Among those from this city who at
tended the commencement exercises
of the Metuchen High School in the
First Presbyterian church, at that
place, last night, were: Ernest Han
cock. the Misses Winifred and Ruth
Hancock Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Grimstean, Miss Grimstead, Miss
Marguerite r oughton, Ayljn Pierson
and w. A. Jack.
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ACCIDENT BY
FIRE CRACKER SALES.
Boy Injured by an Explosion
Warning of the Chief
of Police.

Already an accident has happened
IN this city from tho premature ex-
plosion Of q fire.cracker. The accid-
ent happened near the junction OF
Woodbridge ROAD and New Brunswick
av By a lucky chance the
youngster escaped serious injury.
I The dealers in certain parts IF tho
Fly are very careless in regard to
: facing Fourth. of-July fireworks on
ale before the legal date, and n large
number of parents are guilty of allow
ing their children to buy and set OF
the explosive several weeks previous
to the glorious Fou nth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
ONE ROSE EACH.

Theodore Seguine, n pupil in Prof.
j. Il. Walkers class in school No. l.,
was this morning taken to the hos
pital, quite ill with appendicitis.
The children Of tho school, several
hundred in number were asked to
each bring one rose this afternoon, to
b, taken to the hospital to brighton
their mates sick.room. Nearly all of
them complied.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17

Senior Riesco, the president of Chile.
was asked the other cay whether he
thought the difficulties CT the political
situation would necessitate his r%esigna-
tion. He replied that he would eve
resign, his sense of patriotism requiring
him to retain office.
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HORSE RAN AWAY.

Ellis F. Wait, the expressman, was
driving along Woodbridge road yes
terday when his wagon was upset
while lgoing down q hill, due to a
scare on the part of the horse. The
wagon was damaged considerably, and
Wait was somewhat bruised.
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carrie-Oh, it's all very well for you
to talk, but | know he's a deceitful
ching.
Ressie-Why. Carrie! How a you
Say such a thing?
Carrie-Did you ever hear him say
anything against the weather? !
know you didn't. You can't trust such
a man as that.-Boston Transcript.
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Sailed For Norfolk.

Last night the steamer Wearside, sailed
from the American Smelling and Refiac
ing Company's docks for Norfolk, Va,
where a cargo of coal will be shipped for
Tampico, Mexico.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
COVE RNORS TO MEET.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
of Governors for the Hospital will
b. held tonight at s o'clock at the home
Of $. r.. Harrington. Important business
will be considered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17

All persons concerned NAV take notice
that the Subscriber, Executor and Trustee
etc, of Mary Rankin deceased intends TO
exhibit his Account to the Judge OF the
Orphans Court for the County OF Middle
sex, on Tuesday, the 10 day of July, A.O.
" in the Term of April A. ID 1904, Tor
ement and allowance; the same Delng
}audited and seated by the Surrogate
.Eted june Is. 1904. William J. hankin,
scutor and Trustee. 6s53-6l7-ot-oew
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
RECEIVED POSTAL CARD
FROM REV.S.T .JACKSON
Was Mailed at Sandy Hook Reports
all Well and Anticipating
Good Time.

George w. Parisen, of High street, re-
ceived a postal card this morning from
Rev. S. Il. jackson, pastor of Simpson
M. f. Church, who is ON his way to
Europe. The postal was mailed at
Sandy Hook and brought to New York
on a mail boat. Mr.. jackson reports that
all were well and anticipating a fine
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
REPORTED BICYCLE STOLEN.

Otto Smith, this morning, reported
to the police the theft of a small girls
last Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
OBITUARY..

James Saynaga, two years old, died
Mt tho home of his parents, so Hall
avenue, last night. The funeral will
he held tomorrow morning. Inter
ment in st. Stephon's cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17

Lost anything: A cent-a-word adv
In the Evening News will find it for
you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17

Real estate Real estatel Read
the bargains in special column on
page 8
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
NOTICE.

Situation Want ads. printad free.
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GRADUATES AT THEIR
n CLASS DAY EXERCISES

Continued from FIRST page.
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IsTEN, all Of you who are moth
ers, or fathers. or big sisters. or
IL big brothers. or aunts. OF uncles.
or GRANDMOTHER. Of Washington!
Don't ever again drag a baby upstairs
by the arm. under the delusion you are
being coed to him. Rather let him
crawl up. step by step. in his own fash
ion
Certain Injury.
Don't ever again swing him by the
arm across a gutter or onto a car plat
FORM as If you were a crane and he a
package Of merchandise.
Don't ever again pick him up from
the floor. letting his little two-inch
spindle OF an arm bear ali his twenty
or fifty pounds. until he gets himself
righted On his unsteady pedals.
Don't ever again pull him along by
the arm when you want 10 make his
twslve-inch legs do the work Of your
forty or forty-hve-inch ones. And when
spanking time comes round don't-in the
name OF all bad babies-don't snatch
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him up by one arm and hold him dang
ling like punching-bag while you re-
lieve your temper.
In short, don't use the baby's arm as
a handle It wasn't meant Tor che, and
a dozen dangers threaten when it is
made to serve this purpose.
Possible injury repeated one Of
Washington's well-known surgeons when
asked what the result OF lifting babies
by one arm might be. 1T IS not a ques-
ton OF possible injury, but of certain
injury. A baby might better be lifted
by the hair. than by the arm.
Another Danger.
THE most common danger is that Of
dislocation. The arm Of child is very
easily dislocated, and unless it is prop
erly set the entire shoulder may grow
out Of shape. Children do not always
know enough 10 tell when they are
hurt, and a dislocation may not be no.
ticed until it is too late to remedy the
crOokedness.
Another danger IS that OF twisting
the arm out of shape. The cartilage in
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II GOQ0 WHY TT 2ZSLDGHZE
So ZHLE ASHOILAEK 90

yanklng any more little ones around
by the arms. just stop a minute and
answer these questions;
How would you ike giant ten or
twelve feet tai to lead you along the
street. expecting yon to keep up with
his six-foot strides?
How would you ike him to drag you
across a ditch deep enough for you TO
drown in. swinging your whole weight
upon your arm?
How would you ike him to take you
by the arm up a fight of stairs as fast
as he could go with each step as high
as your knees or higher2
How would you like him 10 hoist you
bv that same arm of yours upon car
stem that came almost up TO your chimp
Don't you think that. by the time you
made about one trip down towE and
home again. you would be ready 10
shoot that giant. no matter whether it
was a lady or gentleman giant. and no
matter how much that giant kissed you
and called you darling?
To a baby Of from one 20 three years
tie world is full of giants and things
milf for giants, and the only thing for
tbese Brobdingnagians is to unite IN a
~..o,a,,, for the prevention OF Thoughts
less cruelty to the Lilh- tians growing
ND about their feet
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a chnd's body does not become bone
until about the seventh year. and while
the child is very young it is soft enough
to be twisted by being jerktd the wrong
way. and made to hold the weight of the
body.
Dragging a child around by the arm
weakens the chest muscles. and this re
suits IN strain of lungs and heart.
Twisting the arm as one must in lift
ing child in this manner presses the
main nerve that runs along the inner
side Of the arm from shoulder 10 elbow,
where it branches for the forearm; and
any injury to this nerve produces weak
ness of the wrist and hand
las I have said. dislocation is the
common danger. but all these others are
possible ones. and the woman who cares
to have her child physically strong
should be careful never to use his arm
as If It were a parcel carrier"
Chorus of Protests.
A half dozen other surgeons added
their warnings to the chorus of protest.
One woman doctor who has much op-
portunity of observing the children OF
poor parents and who are not naturally
expected to have the best of care, be-
Heves that many OF the misshapen and
weak little ones that come into the hos
pitfalls can trace their misfortunes 70
| this cause.
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times a day one sees little bundles Of
velvet and fur or fluffy rufies. whose
leggined or half-hosed legs wabble un-
steadily. being hoisted about by dotins
elders who have merely committed the
crime of not stopping to think of the
harm they are doing.
Dragging Children.
1t was only the other day that a
woman came down the steps Of a hand
some northwest house. leading a little
enc in this careless fashion. She was
evidently in a hurry. and her steps
made a mighty pace Cor the toddling
feet that finally lost their power to
take any steps at all.
The woman. unwilling to pc delayed,
hurried on, dragging the child after
her. paying no attention to the pro-
testing wall that arose at her side. on
she went, bent on making up time prob
ably wasted in extra prinking or final
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His diplomatic career began in 1893
when he was appointed private secre-
tary TO the American ambassador TO
Great Britain. He continued in this
position only about a year, however.
and then occurred a break of FIVE years
ere he was. in 1893. appointed secretary
Of the legation at Constantinople, Tur-
key. Here he made so creditable a
record in dealing with the Turkish gov
eminent. which is always a ticklish
proposition, that he was rewarded by
promotion in 1901 to the post OF minister
TO Persia From this place he WAS
transferred at the close of the year 1902
10 his present position at the japanese
capital
Minister Griscom IS now holding one
Of the few jobs IN Uncle Sans diplo-
matte service in which a man can save
some money out of his salary. It might
appear to be the irony Of fate that
where we have so many ministerial
pests, the occupants of which must
spend more for living expenses than
they receive from the Government, al
most the sole really profitable place
should go TO a young man who IS not
worried by a limited bank account The
envoy from the United States to the
japanese Empire receives a salary OF
S12 600. and so low is the cost of living
in Japan that he can, If ne wishes. save
at least 5000 a year. and yet maintain
his position and live as becomes his sta
zion. Mrs. GriscoS is "A bride who Is
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Secretary of War Mr.. Bowen did not
enter the service Of. the Government
until after he had made good in his
chosen profession by building up an ex-
-snsive law practice in New York. He
is probably the only officer in our consular
or diplomatic service who has served
successfully in the -FOUR positions OF
consul, consul general, minister resi-
dent, and minister plenipotentiary. and
his career has been chock fun of action
from the word go.
He was serving as consul general to
Spain at the time Of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, and was the last American to
leave the enemy's country. The train
on which he departed just before war
was declared was surrounded by a mob
OF bowling dons, but the giant Yankee
stood on the rear platform OF the last
car, laughing and cOmposedly smoking
a cigar. From Spain he went TO Tehe-
ran as minister to Persia. The position
Of Uncle Cams representative at the
Shah's court does not entail quite so
many responsibilities as fall upon the
shoulders of the. British and Russian
envoys-the agents of powers fencing for
control of the highway to India-but at
the same time the Persian post has al
NeA-S pNSAA AS~Sa AAA-N~A o. -
ing one, detail to try the souls of
diplomats. and thus it speaks volumes
for Mr.. Bowens art that he left the
country bearing as a special token OF
the Shah's regard, the decoration Of
the Grand Gordon of the Lion and sun.
the most ancient order Of Persia
After all, however, the greatest feath-
er in the cap of Mr.. Bowen was won by
the manner in which he looked after
Venezuela's interests in the adjustment
of the row between the South American
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"DisIocation is, of course, the first
danger" said the doctor. Then the
twisting of the arm is liable to injure
the muscles. which may become afro
phied, with paralysis as a possible re-
suit.
Arms were only meant for certain
purposes. Grown people who carry
heavy weights train for it, and it GER
taTnly never was intended 10 hang the
whole weight Of a chilTs body on his
little arms.
when a chIld's arm has been dislo-
Gated, it may go back accidentally or
be put back In proper position to give
him the use of it. and yet not set 50
the arm has the right shape II the
arm. is not properly set, there is danger
Of irritation in the shoulder and the
possibility Of necrosis Of the bone.
Children's Nerves.
Most childrens nerves are not very
sensitive, and they often endure quietly
much more pain than grown person
would. Besides. they don't always know
that being hurt Is not a part Of the
natural order Of things. or that by tell
ing they can be afforded relief. and often
the harm done by lifting children by the
arm is never known to the parents at
all"
This abuse is not, however. confined
to the children of the poor. A hundred
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one Of the most admired women in Off
cial circles in the Far East. Prior to
her marriage a couple of years ago she
was Miss Elizabeth Duer Bronson, and
acted as bridesmaid at the wedding OF
Miss ConsueIo Vanderbilt and the Duke
Of Marlborough. and at the marriage Of
Miss Elsie French and Alfred c. Van
derbilt
Another tactful and energetic young
American diplomat. who has already fig
uIed conspicuously in the Oriental field,
and is likely to do so to an even greater
extent IN the future, Is w. w. Rock
hill. who is said 70 be slated to succeed
Minister Conger as envoy to China. Mr.
RCckhil. who is now acting as Director
Of the Bureau Of American Republics
where. by the way. he has made most
creditabie record-knows more about
China than any other living American.
He has Travelled extensively in the Celes-
tiaI Empire. traVersing not only the
beaten highways OF travel, but penetrat-
ing 10 almost inaccessible localities. and.
in addition. he has kept himself fully
Uniformed as TO every political develop
ment. His insight into Chinese charac-
ter could not be better evidenced than
by the manner in which he conducted
negotiations OF the time of the Boxer
revolt. when he went to China as a
special envoy and personal commissioner
Of the President.
Turning 10 South America, Central
America and the West Indies, now more
than ever a theater of international
politics of vital Importance 10 this coun-
try, we find young Americans holding
up Uncle Sans end OF every question
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in magnificent fashion. At Panama,
which is likely TO be for some time 10
come the pivotal point Of Pan-AInerl-
can activities, the interests OF TINS couN-
try are being ably cared for by william
w Russell. the new charge danalres'
who It is predicted viii ere long De
made minister to Panama. a $4,000 posi-
ton, likely to be one of the gravest
responsibility for many years TO come
Mr.. Russell, who is not yet forty-nVe
years of age, received his practical
training at that most turbulent Of South
American capitals, Caracas, Venezuela,
and moreover he proved himself o past
master of diplomacy by the firm yet con-
ciliatory policy which he adopted at
time when all Venezuela was afiame
with Indignation at the Yankee nation
to which she is now won't 10 refer az
fectionately as her big brother"
In this self-same erratic Venezuela
Miss Columbia is now represented by
another young diplomat of the first or
der-HerbeT w. Bowen. His career OF
Caracas, unlike that OF some of his pre-
decessors, has been marked by unvary-
ing success. When he first went to the
Paris of South America he found the
people deeply prejudiced against Ameri-
CANS buL SuSli IL tifiilSAoI illftNiOh iteS ~
worked that he is today one of the most
popular and most trusted men. native or
foreign, in the little republic. President
Castro confers with him more frequently
than he does with his own minister OF
foreign affairs.
Mr. Bowen. who is well under fifty
years of age, Is six feet four inches in
height and when he was in college the
eTfiaatee rivalry i'm athletics ax{ssad he
tween him and w. II. Taft, the present
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republic and her European creditors
Mr.. Bowen's strenuous methods in this
negotiation were sneeringly referred to
by some of the European diplomats
against whom he was pitted, IS shirt
sleeve diplomacy" but it was noticeable
that Mr.. Bowen won out in all his con-
tentions. and all Americans, from Mr.
Roosevelt down, had to admire the high
handed manner in which he refused to
allow even the President to interfere In
his management of Venezuela's affairs
when the discounted European dipio-
mats tried to get out of the hole In
which he had placed them by going over
his head and appealing direct to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. who, Of course, had no
real jurisdiction in the case
II is interesting 10 note just now that
had shc had his own way John Barrett
who is United States minister to the
Argentine Republic, would be in Min
lister Griscom's shoes at Tokyo. Bar
ret was anxious TO be made United
states minister to Japan when the post
was vacant, but for some reason Japan
was not anxious to have Mr. Barrett
who had formerly been United States
minister to Siam. and so he was sent
TO South Americas most progressive
ca Uital. Another wideawake American
who is doing diplomatic picket duty for
Uncle Sam at an important sentry post
is Herbert G.. Squiers, United States
minister to Cuba. Captain Squiers - a
native of Canada, but came to the
States in his youth and as a lieutenant
in the regular army fought under the
intrepid Custer. He. too, has had some
lively times in his diplomatic career.
As first secretary of our legation at
Pekin he was in charge Of things dur