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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
yETMAN ARRESTED.

Monday afternoon Jerry Yetman got
drunk and tried to create trouble He
was gathered in by "a policeman '.and
spent the nightin a cell In the Tottenville
police station. Yesterday he vas taken
to Stapleton where Magistrate Marsh
talked to him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.

, The Christmas entertainment Of st.
Paul'ssM. f, church of Tottenvllle, was
held lsstleyening in the church. Judge
Santa Claus was on the bill. AT The
exclusion Of the entertainment the Sun
day school children were presented with
Gifts. sg' atr.I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
CLUB DlHNER.

The Staten Island Club will hold a
dinner at the club house in New Brigh-
ton on Thursday evening. Professional
talent from Manhattan will entertain the
diners and A pleasant time is anticipated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
FREE LECTURE.

The free public lectures in the K. Of p.
Hall, under the auspices of the Board
of Education will m the first
Friday night in January. Lectures will
be given once a week until the last--Fri-
day In April.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
SOUTH AMBOY
NO QUORUM PRESENT.

When Mayor Muirhead called the Conn-
Gil to order..last night, only two members,
J. II. Gordon and o. Hlllmanan, corre-
sponded to the roll .csll. There mo- being
a quorum present, the meeting was adj
iourned until Saturday evening the 3lst
inst. when the trolley ordinance Is due
to come up for a second raeding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28

BOWLING NEWS.

Tonight on the alleys of the .Aquahonga
Club, Garretson place, in the Royal Ar
canum tournament the Arthur XIII, Of
Tottcnville, and the Csstleton bowling
team of Castleton Corners, will roll a
match game. Tomorrow night the Staten
Islands and the Actlves roll In Nichols
alleys. StanIntnn. ~ ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT.

Miss Ella johnson, a daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. George johnson, Of Bergen Hill,
will BE- married tonight to Chares John
sou, OF Pennsylvania, at Christ church
by Rev. r. NJ. p. Pearse. The wedding
VIII be a quiet one, but the happy couple
viii RETURN to the brides home were a
reception win be held and a supner served
to the guests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
NOW III FLORIDA.

A. G. Brown, who'left here several
weeks ago as told In the News, for a
cruise, aboard the yacht Novla. is now
in Florida, where he has rented a cottage
and viii remain for the rest of the winter.
lie will shortly be Joined by Mrs. Brown,
who leaves here Thursday afternoon.
Their son..William H. Brown will also go
to Flori1a for a short stay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
METUCHEN-PERTH AMBOY LINE
PUBLIC SERVICE.

Leave Woodbridge Creek for Metuchen and
New Brunswick at g. IS a. IN. and every hall. hour
thereafter at is and 45 minutes after the hour.
Last car leaves II As p. m.
Leave New Brunswick for Perth Amboy and
Woodbridge Greek 5.15 d. m. and every half
hour thereafter at is and as minutes after the
Eour. Last car 10.45 p. m.
| Leave Metuchen for Perth Amboy 600 q. m.
and every half hour on the hour and 80 minutes
after. Last car 1880 p. m.
Between Woodbridge Greek and Keasbey
School n Is minute service is maintained 500 q
m. to l1.3D p. M. Short line cars alternate with
through cars
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
BUILDING & LOAN.

The election of the Richmond County
Building and Mutual Loan Association
resulted In the following officers being
elected to serve during 1905. John A.
Kenn edy. president; Charles A. Thrall,
vlce-prcsident Artur w. Browne, treas
urcr, and Gilbert s. Barnes, secretary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
PORTABLE SCHOOL HOUSES

Talk is now rife among the members
of the Board Of Education about putting
up portable school houses throughout the
Island TO relieve the crowded condition
of the schools.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
SOCIAL FUcTloN.

\. A young lady who will be active in
social functions on Staten Island, this
winter is Miss Martha He'll, Of Clifton.
Miss He'll is a finished musician, has
an excellent soprano voice and is IN de
mapd at social affairs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
ST. STEPHENS TREE.

Last night the children of st. Stephens
Sunday School had a great time for they
had their Christmas tree In the church
in AmboY avenue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
orc Mine Fire Indcr Control.

MAHANOY CITY. Pa. Dec. 2S.-
The fire at the Morca mine of the Dod-
son Coal company is under control.
The mine officials expect an early re-
sumption of operations
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

This week the Friday Afternoon Whist
Curb, will meet at the home OF Mr.. Van
Dusen. Refreshments will be served and
prizes awarded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28

NEW pRLElQNS. Dec. rs. = Over
night raiRs caused aistniddy track and
upset all falcuYationss Topic and Greg
or *. wereetbe- epJps winning favorites.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
ENGAGEMENT ASHouacED.

The engagement of Charles Meyers and
Miss Marjorie Barnes is announced.
Both are well known and pc pular socie-
ty people Of Tottenvilie. (
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
Beresford GETS View Command.

LONDON. Dec. %. Vice Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford has been APP
pointed to succeed Admiral Domville
in command of the Mediterranean
squadron on May l. &
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
LEHIGH VALLEY R. R.

Time Table In effect Dec. 4, 1904.
stations in New York foot of Cortlandt, Des
brossee and West 23rd streets, Penna.
r. X. Ferries.
TRAINS LEAVE STATE STREET STATION
FOR NEW YORK
&l0, 7.S5 a. MI, and 4. 2S p. M, L.50 p. m. daily
connects all way train for Bound Brook, Maueh
Chunk, Weatherly, Hazelton, Pottsville and M
termediate points.
FOR SOUTH PLAINFIELD
8.1o, 1855 a. m, 1.50, 42s p. m. Sundays Sc
q. m. 1.50, 6.15p IN.
FOR OTHER POINTS
7.35 a. m. daily except Sunday connect with
express train for Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown
poltsville, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, st. Louis
Chicago. Parlor car Bethlehem to Buffalo con,
meets with local train at South Plainfield for all
points east of Mauch Chunk. 4.
$50 a. IN. Sundays only, Express train for Buff
sfaio, Niagara Falls, st. Louis and Chicago. Stops
ut F1emington Junction.
as y. m. daily except Sunday express for
Wilkes Barre, Scranton, Hazelton, and principal
intermediate stations.
SIS p. IN. Sundays only through train for Buff
falo. Niagara Falls. Suspension Bridge, st. Louis
and Chicago, connects for New York.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PLAINFIELD
FOR PERTH AMBOY.
6.45 a. m. 3.45, 500, 7.45 p. m. Sundays, 1895,
a. m. 500, 7.45 p. m. Trains arrive Perth Am
hoy. COS a. M, 4.05, 5.25, 8. i0p p. M, Sundays 1867
a. M, 5.25, $40 p. M.
Tickets sold to all western points.
For further apply to ticket agents
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28

The annual meeting Of the Local.
Physicians took place on Dec. 8, '04, at
the home of DR.. Washington. Begin
ming Jan. |, '05, the following fees will
be charged for medical services.
Office treatment, SOC up.
Regular visits, 100 to 300.
Night calls, between 10 p. IN. and
> a. M, 200 to 300.
Confinements, 1900 to $500.
Special cases, 1000.
Consultation, 800 to 1000.
Assisting at operations, 300 to 1000
Setting fractures and attendance,
10. 90 to $500.
Operations, according to time, skill
and amount of dressings. 500 to 30. 90.
w. Washington, NJ. d.
: ID. Coleman, M. D..
X. f. Meyers, M. ID.
IL 16-21-2S VIM. H. Walker, NJ. d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Albert A. Morey, who has been in tht
paperhanging and decorating business IN
Tottenyille, for neary five years will nc
longer continue In that line as he has
accepted another position in n Of thu
large cities.
Mis-, Lena Cole, of Westfield, N. J..
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
+. Flericls, OF Amboy
Alex Frerichs, of Trenton, N. j., ha'
been visiting in town for a few days.
The fog bothered . tugboat captains
yesterday.
Saturday night the Eagle A. c. o
kreischerville, will give their dance a
Nelson Hall.
Don't forget Court Giffords ball a
Doty's Hall, Eltingville, saturday night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28

The remains Of the late Miss Addie
Dolan, w~eretaken to Greenwood cemetery
on the noon train or interment Tueesdy.
The funeral ofsMr. and Mrs. Charles
Barbef's infant son, took place from the
NJ. e. church Monday, Rev. Burr Odg-
den, officiating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-28

Miss Bella Jackson, of Yonkers, spent
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph jackson and family, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
At saratoaa.

Horse racing, some gambling, many queer people and a sprinkling of fashion. Turfmen, society men, gamblers and bookmakers. Life-life in a cosmopolitan health resort. There Is no doubt that for those who enjoy a watering place with out the rather hamperfng restriction of a cure attached, and with the added att traction of fine air and charming scenery, Saratoga offers almost as much life as the we'll known continental resorts.
 MT and Mrs. Clarence Mackay, with Prince Andre Poniatowski. have leased two of the Grand Union cottages for Au- gust, and Mir. and Mrs Oliver Hartman, MT. and Mrs. R. T. Wilson, MT. and Mrs. Harry Alexandre, Mir August Belmont, MT. and Mrs. Foxhall Keene and Mir. and Mrs. Cornelius Fellowes will all be there during August.
 One result of the closing of Canfields restaurant has been to distribute It's former patrons elsewhere. It Is difficult to obtain table at the Grand Union ho- tel pagoda during the dinner hour, as most of them are permanently taken. The regular diners there include MT. and Mrs. Howard Gould, Mir. and Mrs. Clarence w. Mackay MT. Sydney Pa'get, Mr. A. II. Hummel and Mir. Jose Mora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
Gambling In Blast.

While the springs formed the original basis for Saratoga as a summer resort, gambling contributed to its popularity from the earliest days. John Morrissey, prize tighter and representative in con- gross, built and conducted the most elab- oiatc clubhouse up to then known in America. There was gambling on every street and Saratoga was in reality a Monte Carlo without ane restriction-one place ir great state where no attention yas raid to the laws. Morrissey's old place eventually came into the hands of Richard Garfield, whose schemes for im- proving 1t are not yet completed. MT. Canfed's restaurant is dark this year. A sign on the lawn, Keep off the grass" led Abraham IF. Hummel to remark
 "CanfIeld does not intend to have any gan bling on the green in front of his place, much less inside" Next to Cam fields Saratogas most elaborate club ,o,fe Is the Manhattan, managed by Tom Jolly, and owned by a syndicate. This was kept closed last year. but 1t is now in full blast, without the women's restaurant, which was formerly feature, without bright lights outside. but with nobody to hinder passers from entering. The United States club, half block from the tih hotel of that name. is also run. ming sweeney's opposite the railroad station, and several smaller games have met with no interference thus far. Public sentiment here seems to be with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
At Newnort.

The return of the wanderers from for eign shores in the persons of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Og- den Mills and the Misses Mills, who re- turned. on Monday, and there are quite few leases of cottages for August l. notably that of the Pomeroy cottage bv MT. and Mrs. Richard Stevens of Castle Point, and the lease of the Shields villa, which has been taken by MT. and Mrs. Charles Childs for the remainder of the season. Many rumors are afloat as to the identity of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt's foreign guest, who is to arrive soon, but the secret, If 1t be one will doubtless soon be disclosed. The Dow ager Duchess of Manchester arrives with in a fortnight and will make a short stay at Newport. The Duke of Newcastle Is also among the expected arrivals of next week, so there will be quite an in- f1ux of visiting foreigners in August. Din ners and luncheons were the principal entertainments of last week, and Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mrs. Edward c. Post, Mrs. Joseph Widener, Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore and MT and Mrs Alfred c. Vanderbilt were among the dinner hosts and host esses. This week Mrs. Astor will give the first large dinner of the season, on Saturday evening. Mrs. Stuyvesant Le- roy will give a luncheon at the Clambake club, and numerous other entertainments are slanl-ed-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
The Giant sequola.

Sequoi Giganteai wrote recently an &C., count of the tottering giant in California whose decrepitude has aroused the solci- rather. of some of it's members who have particular affection for threes in which poetic passion l share. A tree to me IS one of the loveliest and most companion- able things in nature. The sick and dying giant in California is over two thousand years old, as I stated; but he's a mere youth compared with some of the trees on our queer planet, according to Thomas c. Ireland, who knows more about trees in minute than you and I would in an con. Somebody recently asserted that some yews in England were the oldest living things on earth. This is not cor- rect,' says Mir. Ireland. "These yews are old, very old; some of them were stawart trees even before Caesar landed. One in the church yard at Fortingal, in Perth shire, Decandole, nearly a century ago. proved to the satisfaction of botanists to be over twenty-five centuries old, ana another at Hersor, in Buclas Is Sz4o years old. The old yew at Hedsor has trunk 27 feet in diameter, proving us great age. and 1t is in a hourishlhg' healthy condition now, like it's brother at Fortingal. Their years are few, though' compared with those of the trees l have in mind
 Humboldt refers to a gigantic baaban tree In central Africa as the oldest or- ganic monument in the world. This tree has trunk % feet fin d and Ad- anson, by series of careful measure ments. demonstrated conclusively that It nad lived for not less than 5lO years stili 1t Is not the oldest organic monu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
PAGAN CEREMONY IN LAUNCHING 4 SHIP Wine and Prayer to Christen a
 New Cruiser TIE BRAIN A PHONOGRAPH  Story of a Man Who Smoked in Ills Dreams and Another Who Dream. ed French operas-oossIp
 From Washington.
THE BRAIN A PHONOGRAPH
BY W. T. MANNING.

Washington, August 13-I have al- ways had special weakness for our navy and in past years the special weak ness of our navy has troubled me not a little. Now we have a navy which in number of ships as well as in personnel of officers and crews approximates a req sonable ideal of what a navy should be for nation with so much coast to guard My special fondness for this branch of our fighting service is probably due partly to the fact that I have been sailor of many seas and partly because my grand father. I believe. was one of the first. if not the very first, commissioned chap naval ceremonies which to my mind savor of organism and are not becoming civil lized or semi-civilized nations like ours. For example,:
 The new armored cruiser South Dako- ta was launched at the Union Iron works fin San Francisco a fortnight ago. Gov ernor Herreid of South Dekota and his party being guests of honor. The cere- mony of launching was this: Right Rev. W. F. Nichols, bishop of California, of- fered prayer for the youngest cruiser in the American navy. Governor Herreid followed with a brief talk outllng the destiny of the South Dakota and wishing her godspeed Then Miss Grace Herreid pressed a button to release the ship and send her gliding down the ways. As she did this. bottle of champagne was broken against the bow. Respectfully to the cloth and to my countrymen capable of thinking, l submit that offering pray CT for battleship is just about as bar barous as the custom of the English of having a Te Deum sung over such vic- tories as Kltchener's slaughter of 16,000 savages at Omdurman, or the killing of bunch of Boer farmers. or, indeed, any victory. War is he'll" said General Sherman. The gentle soul of Grant ab- horred the trade. Why we should thank a benevolent Deity for success in kill ing our enemies whom we are bidden to love, I fall to see or why we should sane tify battleships with prayer. And this breaking of a bottle of wine over the bows of a ship seems a blasphemous bur lesque of the ceremony of baptism which is very sacred in the eyes of good half if not more of the S0,000000 who compose our polygot population. Peace-lovers, emperance-reformers and believers In the sacrament of baptism should agitate against the continuance of such wrong and repulsIye rites,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
HOMES OF THE SWISS.
They Impress one With a Sense of
 Their Loneliness.
From the Pilgrim.

From the Pilgrim.
 Swiss houses impress one, almost invari- ably with sense of loneliness. Proba- ply this may be attributed to the con trast they present to their surroundings. They are commonly dwarfed into insie- nificance by the gigantic scenery fin which they have been placed. But near at hand they are decidedly pretty, although their architectural style Is distinct from any other. They are rarely painted and sell dom ornamented or embellished, save that the boards and shingles are not infre- uuently cut and scalloped into odd shapes. Sometimes the front of the chalet bears the owners or builders name in large letters, followed by a sentiment, bene- diction or a prayer.
 These chalets are provided with over hanging roofs, on which fiat stones have been laid to keep the fierce winds from tearing them off, and not because-as an animated tailor's sign, with a monocle, once informed an old lady in my presence the natives wanted to effect a saving in nails. Various fruits and vegetables are hung under the projecting caves for shelter and the f1rewood is piled hi without for future use. The ground floor Is generally given up to stable, where the cattle are housed in the winter, In delightful proximity to the family over head. The household treasures are con- tained in the living room, or Cute Stube. Here, too, you will find the large porce-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
Some Curious Dreams.

Last week or week before I had some remarks about pipes and pipe-smoking and now I find the following psychologi- cally interesting item In that excellent old paper, where I used to read proof twenty-five years ago, to wit: the Wash ington Post, which was a bright and good paper then and has grown brighter and better still. Tt has been eighteen years since I was told to break loose from to- bacco, as overindulgence In Smoking was about to knock me out" said s. J. Man son of Chicago. From that day, though so dear 8 lover of the weed, I haven't put cigar or pipe between my lips and yet, strange as 1t may sound, on numer- ous occasions I find myself puffing out huge clouds of smoke drawn from the most fragrant Havanas that ever were given to solace mankind. These smokes, let 1t be understood, come In my dreams. but the enjoyment they confer is as solid and substantial as in the old days when the indulgence was a reality. Curiously enough too, the visions always present group of friends l can see them puff fing away vigorously. l catch the aroma they blow forth: hear their eonyersa- tion as in the old days, and the whole at mosphere is of tobacco. Yet, despite these vivid pictures, awakened brings no desire to resume the ancient habit and so l expect to continue dreaming of smoking to the end of the chapter without ever permitting 1t in practice"
 We all have these queer experiences in our dreams. It Is thirty-two years since spoke French, I spoke 1t then fluently, though not very Parisianly l don't like the language, though I admire It's liter ature. I couldn't hold a conversation In 1t today for five minutes. Yet frequent ly dream In 1t; dream whole comic operas at times; characters. words and music. account for this by the fact that in the winter of '7S I did nothing but trans late French comic operas; translated six. Another case There is a reporter on New York paper who once served In the Algerian army. An Irish boy, he learned to speak French fiuently. But for many years he has never used the tongue and while he understands 1t perfectly, could not ordinarily hold a conversation. l met him once, when he had been lmbibing freely, and for an hour by the watch he talked perfectly coherent and interesting French, giving me detailed account of his life In Algiers. The brain Is boss phonograph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14

ment, for now Mexican scientists have proved that huge cypress tree. in Cha pultepec. with a trunk 118 feet and 10 inches In circumference. is older by 111O years. Given favorable conditions for growth and sustenance, the average tree will never die of age-its death Is merely an accident. Other younger and more vigorous trees may spring up near and perhaps rob its roots of nourishment; in- sects may kill it, floods or winds may sweep it away, or its roots may come in contact with rock and become so gnarl- ed and twisted, because they have not room to expand in their growth. that they literally throttle the avenues of it's sus- tenance; but these are accidents. If such things do not happen a tree may live on for century after century, still robust, still fiourishing, sheltering with it's wide spreading branches the men and women of countless ages" Sucn Tree of Life should be our great republic overshad- owing other nations by it's powers of shel- ter, its generous expansion in the arts of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
NEW YORK GREAT
 SUMMER RESORT Best Place in the Land for
 Unmarried Men SEASON GAY AT NEWPORT Great Preparation For Bal Blanc August 1s-Many Big Games Are
 FIourishlng at Saratoga.
 Society Gossip.
SEASON GAY AT NEWPORT
BY DlEDRIcH KNIckERBocKER.

New York. August 1S.-Give me my club window shaded by striped awnings instead of the Casino piazza overlooking Bellevue avenue at Newport; my seat in any one of the roof garden restaurants in the metropolis with a myriad electric lights stretching out far below and l will give you my place at the best served table in the best equipped villa from Sandy Hook to Bar Harbor Since electricity has added itself to the servants of man to give him light, turn his fan, propel his launch and move his auto. the sum- mer paradise of the unmarried man is that best of all watering places-New York. My friends write to me from Newport. Their summer ways are after six in the afternoon the ways of the town and in the morning-ah,, well, they carry affectatlon and eartihciality to the tennis court and to the golf links. How weary one grows of ones social self It is a bore to be man of fashion; what must it be to be a woman of fashion No, the women like it-it Is a woman's field of energy, her place of business. It Is zeal with her. Well this is what get:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-14
Preparing for eIa Ball.

All efforts are being concentrated on the preparations for the bal blanc of August 19, which will no doubt exceed anything of the sort here In years. Rose Cliff, the Oelrichs villa, where the ball is to be fete It is sort of Trianon, with decora- tions that will set off the costumes of men and women. The men are in some- thing of quandary as they are not so well supplied with white costumes as the women. They have been asked rot to wear hunting coats. though these would give a certain distinction to the general effect and relieve the monotony. They sie expected to wear white satin knee brooches, and If not coats of white satin, cuffs and collars of that material affixed to their regular dress coats. Some have said that this combination would appear rather funereal, and a compro- mise of some sort will be made