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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24

For the past two years a company has
been steadily working to harness the
w&tor power of the River Celina for cleo.
tr;cal purposes. The company premises
by January next, to furnish q greatly
improved and cheaper electric light
the need of which has been much felt
liz Venice. There is, however, no i'm
mediate prospect of the city beirg il
Illuminated, owing to the existence of &
long contract for lighting by gas. The
opportunity, therefore, is given tt
American manufacturers to introduce
the many electrical appliances foi
which there will Eow be an Increased
demand, but, as has been SO repeatedly
Noted in past reports, the Venetian mer-
chant pays little attention to catalogues.
even though printed in Italian, ard the
only successful way to compete in this
market is through commercial travellers.
ROBERTS WOODS BLISS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
AMONG A HILLS.
The Panorama on a Summer Day Is
Beyond Describing to an Eng
lish Reader.

On every side Of us, from our feet to
the golden distance far away, the world
stretched mountains, peak upon peak as
thick as junks in a Chinese harbor, and
range beyond range i~nexhaustible; no
sounds of mortal life came up inside the
rock, while the river, gentian blue, wound
silent in transparent pools below. The
panorama in Japan on a splendid sum-
mer day, writes Ernest Foxwell, in the
Cornhill, is impossible to describe to an
English reader who has not been in the
east, for such a one will read between
the lines the local color in which he was
bred, instead of the wholly different at
mosphere that heightens the charm of
the picture there-the brilliant luminous
air which invests our eye with telescope
power, and brings the whole landscape
to our feet; while a soft suspicion of
silky haze seems to float a halo round
each foliage hidden hill. Switzerland,
too, is a mountain world, but small COM
pared with this; the entire content from
Innsbruck to Geneva only one-fourth
The length of this single island of Japan
"a thousand miles of continuous ro-
nance. And the quality Of the u
shine is what separates, by a very wide
gulf, a summers day in these ATTITUDES
from one in more northerly Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
SAGE ADVICE TO TEkCh.---2S
Greatest Care Should Be Taken Not
to Kill the Thirst for Knowl-
edge in Children.

In teaching facts to the young the
great thing to aim at is not discipline,
but interest. Learning should be a
joy, children should be assisted for
ward by attraction in front rather than
coerced by impact from behind. The
greatest care should be taken eve
to kill that thirst for knowledge which
is natural to a child. 1t is a wicked
thing if a preparatory or any other
school converts an intelligent and in-
quiring child into a dull and satiated
professional schoolboy or schoolgirl,
says Sir Oliver Lodge, in the Contem-
porary.
The feeling of mastery and growing
power is what more than anything on
duces to interest and stimulus, not
merely the presentation of interesting
facts; it is the consciousness that eff
fort is remunerative, and that they are
really getting on, that encourages to
further effort; whereas to feel no re-
suit of all their labors, but to be made
and kept aware of stupidity and fail
ure, is discouraging and kills all spirit.
LuDOI dJ luG lItdulllll Va lAC CIdllA
was Of this misunderstanding came
of it-and as a result it was penalty,
perhaps sinfully, wearisome; but SINH
lar labor on a bicycle is felt only as a
Joy, and the amount of it that "a be
undergone, except against too strong
an adverse wind, is astonishing.
The teaching should be stimulating.
so as to make learners eager for more
knowledge. Food given to people who
are hungry is the food which can be
assimilated. Compulsory feeding, after
the manner Of the Strasburg geese,
only produces disease. Another of my
theses or educational counsels is:
First arouse interest, then supply in
formation, or put children in the way
of acquiring it for themselves, then
test and consolidate and systematic it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
RESENTED INSULT TO FLAG
Gen. Sherman and James G. Blaine
Were Boys Together - Former
Showed the Soldier in Him.

When Gen. Sherman was a small
boy one Of his intimate playfellows
was James G. Blaine, says the Lippin-
colts Magazine. The two boys, to-
gether with Hoyt, a younger brother
of the general, we're out driving one
day, when, as they passed a flag way
ing in the breeze, Jimmie" Blaine
placed q thumb on the tip Of his nose
and made a very disrespectful gesture
toward the banner.
Did you mean to do that at the
dag?" demanded "CUmpie" Sherman,
his loyalty outraged.
YES, l did," declared Jimmie,
stoutly.
We'll, if you do it again, I'll put
you out"
Nothing more was said and the drive
proceeded enjoyably. On the way
home the flag was passed again, and
again Jimmie Blaine put his thumb t6
the tip of his nose and SO forth.
Cumpie refined in the horse, took tbs
struggling Jimmie and gently but firm
ly lifted him out of the wagon. Then
in spite of Hoyt's remonstrance thai
that was not the proper way to treat &
guest. he drove off, leaving Jimmie t
tramp the ten miles home as best he
might.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
CERMAN-AMERICAN TREATY
Little Prospect of an Agreement on
Commercial Basis Between
the Countries.

Mining Councillor Gotheim, a mem
Der of the German parliament, at a
public meeting of the Frankfort asso-
citation for commercial treaties, held
recently, expressed the opinion that
there is little prospect for a treaty be-
tween Germany and the United States.
The greatest danger, he thought, is that
the United States will continue to en-
Joy the privileges accorded to other
countries between 1891 and 1894 should
the new commercial treaties raise the
customs duties for the contracting
countries.
He expressed the opinion that no
country, under the circumstances,
would be ready for new treaties, and
nothing else remains to be done but
10 give timely notice to discontinue the
INSTRUMENTATION clause in the
treaty with the United States.
In view of the great hostility of the
German agrarians against the United
States, it would require all the possible
pressure of commercial circles to avoid,
in the absence of a treaty, a tariff war
with that country.
American exports to Germany con-
sist of raw materials and agricultural
machinery, while the German exports
TO the United States consist of manu-
featured goods of high value. 1t is
therefore evident who would run the
greatest risk. 1t must also be taken
into consideration that the passenger
traffic across the Atlantic in recent
times has been more and more monop-
ollzed by Germany, and to the great
German ocean transportation COM
panies a tariff war with the United
States would mean tremendous injury.
RICHARD GUENTHER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
Demonstrates Feasibility Of Trans
Wanting and Propagating CLANS
-Result of Experiment.
result of a series of expert
by the students of the Rhode Is

by the students of the Rhode Is
In college of agriculture at Kingston
and of the opening of the broadway
at Point Judith, clans are now being
dug on the shores of Point Judith pond
in the South county, in places where
they have never before been found,
says the Providence Journal. They are
more or less abundant also and the
residents of the adjoining country have
been taking advantage of their oppor-
tunity recently since the presence of
the clam beds was discovered, 1t all
came from a series of experiments un-
dertaken to demonstrate by the class
and for the class the feasibility of
transplanting and propagating the
CLAIMS.
Some time ago one of the classes
took up this study and planted some
young CLANS along the shores of this
body Of water. Not long 80 it was
found that the clans had grown and
multiplied until the digging is fairly
good in the beds where the college"
CLAIMS were planted. All of which goes
to show that there are several kinds of
agriculture, and that it is easily posi-
BILE to farm the sea as to farm the
1als..-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
Peach Dumplings.

Take one even cupful of pastry flour,
one rounding t~easpoonful of baking
powder, pinch of salt, mix with milk
not quite SO stiff as for biscuit. Butter
three teacups, put in a little dough, then
a canned peach (stone removed, cover
with more dough, set cups in steamer
and cook half an hour. Serve with hot
iiquid sauce. A nice sauce is made by
taking two tablespoons of sugar, n
of flour, pinch of salt, wet with peach
sirup, add ~ cupfuls boiling water and
cook till it thickens. The stones of the
peaches may be cooked in it to give
flavor. A little butter improves it.
Boston Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
Our Provisions in Bogota.

I have received a number of in
quiries lately as to American hams.
-four, petroleum, preserves, pickles, but
ter, ETC., particularly from Mr.. leopold
Molina, who is DESTROYS of starting a
large wholesale and retail grocery store
and wants catalogues, prices and gen.
eral information on these and other SIM
liar articles. | am informed that he has
9 good standing and is fully able to con"
duct such a business on a large scale,
AID under ordinary circumstances this
place would certainly support it.
ALBAN G. SNYDER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
oRocERYMAN's cRossNEss
He "Hammered" the Milkman to the
Cook and She Passed Him
His Comings.

81 don't want to knock anybody" saiC
the groceryman to the pretty cook, blu
If | was a girl an wanted to pick on
a Teller for steady comp'ny it wouldn'
be a milkman-particklerly a milkma1
with handy legs an sandy hair"
ooh, you think you're smart, dom
your" said the pretty cook, according
to the Chicago Daily News.
81 never thought much about it, but
come to think of it, l guess | am pretty
fossy. I'm dead wise to the milkman
anyway. Do you think his legs is
straight? Well, maybe you're right
What a l have the extreme pleasure
of bringin' you this -nornin'? lever try
any O. this condensed milk? 1t beats
what these sandy-haired ROSTERS bring
around in quart bottles"
"You can keep it," said the pretty
cook.
81 knew a girl married a sandy-haired
man oncet, an
Put down a pound of prunes," said
the pretty cook, coldly.
zone extra-fne prunes."
81 didn't say extra-fine."
"All the prunes we've got is extra
fine. This girl was a second cousin OF
mine. The man wasn't a milkman,
though. That's the reason they got on
so we'll together. A milkman wouldn't
want to get up in the mornin' an build
fires. His wife I'D say to him: Will
liam, it's eight o'clock an the house is
as cold as a barn an the children is cryin'
for their breakfasts L can't help it,
he'd say. I'm a union man an the
union positively forbids any member in
good standin' to git up afore II. Build
the fire yourself, an while you're about
it bring me up some buttered toast an
coffee an some eggs an bacon an III
eat it abed.' That's what a woman I'D
cit for marryin' a milkman."
Shed get worse for marryin' a gro
ceryman," said the pretty cook, par
ticklerly a groceryman with a snub nose.
Have you got any codflsh?"
mot with me-" said the groceryman.
81 quit carryin' it. l can get you some,
though, at the store. Do you want 'em
in bulk or on the half-shell? See, here,
Evalina, you don't want to get mad at
me because l joshed you about the milk
man. He's all right. haven't got moth
in against him except that he's cut me
out with the girl at CT. l don't blame
him for that, either. If l got a chance
to cut a Teller out with a g~ood-lookin'
girl like that I'd do it, too"
"A pound of Goldfish, a peck of cook
in apples, five pounds of cut-1oaf sugar
and the prunes," said the cook, loftily
That's all this mornin', an if you'll gel
out of this kitchen an write it down Or
the porch I'll be obliged"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
No Exertion at All.

A writer in a London newspaper
says: 'In describing the royal prog
ress to open parliament one of the
morning papers declared that the
queens incessant bowling in acknowl-
edgment of the crowds applause
amounted to no inconsiderable physi-
cal exertion. 1t happened a few years
e that the writer drove a short dis
lance in a royal carriage. He found it
difficult to maintain an upright pose
and not to bow automatically and fire.
quently. The fact was, and is, that the
seats of royal carriages SO rest on
springs and rollers that bowling is al
most involuntary. Royalty sits down
and the seat does the rest"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
CONDITIONS IN VERA CRUZ
Information Concerning Climate, Soil
Crops and Prices of Land
in the State.

The idea seems to enormously pre-
vail IN the United STATES that all the
Mexican Gulf ports are sicIily and pes
~tilential, especially during the summer
season; this is far from being the case
The coast littoral naturally is warm
but is not unhealthy If ordinary pre-
cautions are adopted to avoid marshy
or material districts. On the coast there
are two seasons, the rainy and the dry;
the former commences in June and
lasts until October. During this period
the heat is greatly tempered by re-
freshing breezes. The dry season
which is the winter here, from october
to April. has an ideal temperature, re
sembling our month of May in the
United States, but more uniform and
balmier.
The prevailing diseases are of A milo
malarial type, easily avoided by fol
lowing simple rules of living anc
avoiding unnecessary exposure to hea'
and rain. About 80 miles from the
coast the altitude is from 600 to 800
feet above the sea, and in this region
lIIt CllllldNt 10 GACCpllOlldllJ uSAOOeAbiS
Here, as elsewhere, one is exposed tc
sickness, but if the common laws OF
health are observed one will experience
no greater amount of illness than he
would in his own country and live just
as long, if not longer.
The mean annual temperature is II
degrees Fahrenheit. The heat in sum
mer ranges from 80 to 80 degrees Fair
enheit, and occasionally So degrees
Fahrenheit; in winter, from So to Z!
degrees Fahrenheit, and occasionally
So degrees Fahrenheit.
The lands in this part Of the stats
of VeraCruz are exceedingly fertile ant
will yield two crops easily during tbs
year, the soil in most instances boinf
a rich, alluvial loan, several feet deep |
and apparently inexhaustible. 1t is
adapted to all kinds of agricultural
pursuits, including nearly all the vege |
tables produced in northern ATTITUDES |
As regards grazing lands they exec
those of other localities in this repub
lie, being especially suited for he rails |
ing Of stock, as they produce an abun'
dance of nutritious grass, and numer-
Gus sweet-water streams are found in
all directions. Prices of land are still
reasonable-from five to ten dollars
Mexican (two to four dollars United
States)-per acre, but will no doubt
soon advance when the railroad and
canal now under way reach this place,
A. J. LESPINASSE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
WAS SAVED BY A PICTURE.
Monkey Owes Life to Tine Reproduc-
ton of American Eagle--
Snake Feared 1t.

A, l.. NJ. ~Gottschalk, the American
,onsul at Guayaquil, Ecuador, tells q
God story about the difficulties he has
o keep a monkey on the consulate
premises because OF the depredations
If the boaconstrictors. The big rep
lies have q falling for monkeys and
these agile little pets must keep a CON
tant lookout for them. II Jccko drops
nto q doze he is Likely TO wake up
lead"
On the occasion with which the
story deals 4 monkeys life was saved
BY the picture of an American eagle.
Fhe consulate sign all the world over
S a fine reproduction of the King Of
BIRDS, in fgll color, and with out
spread wings. A new sign had just
)een received and wa sitting on Il
hair inside the room. 4 big beacon
itrictOr chased the house monkey
across the yard and through the open
window. Joc!,o was making a good
race, but a losing one. He was in the
corner, quaEing with fear, and very
near to deaths door, when his pursuer
confronted the picture of tho eagle in
its m~enacing attitude. A snake fears
eagles even more than it Graves mon
Keys and that particular reptile turned
tail and went out Of the window as
quickly as if the devil was after it.
That monkey was q smart monkey and
now wherever it wants to take a nap
it goes to roost over the picture Of the
eagle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
DEPEND ON THE TROLLEY.
Truckmen with Heavy Loads Get in
the Car Tracks and Wait
for O Boost.

New York truckmen seem to have
contracted q habit of making electrlc
cars push their trucks up hills, and
as a rule, the cars crews are nothlns
loath, although passengers in a hurry
frequently suffer in spirit as they pro-
coed at a snail's pace up some OF the
long hills, like the n OF Amsterdam
avenue at Morningside and ashlng
ton Heights, says the New York Sun.
There is a local ordinance forbid
Ing vehicles to hold to the car tracks
for more than two blocks when a car
is behind Changing for a clear track.
But the truckmen ignore it and con-
ductors and motormen haven't time 10
get it enforced.
when there's a cop on the car,
said a conductor, "he's apt to get tired
after two or three blocks and to go out
on the front platform to yell at the
truckman, who generally turns around
to sass back, but seeing the uniform
draws to one side. If no cops on the
car we can't do anything. Cops stand
on the sidewalk here Git was on Am
sterdam a%venue) and pay no attention
to trucks that have held the track from
One Hundred and T~wenty-fifth to One
Hundred and Sixteenth street. We
don't object to helping them along in
wet or slippery days, but on a dry
day when the roads good these truck
men ought b get off once in awhile.
They don't, though, for they know we'll
usually help them"
There is a hill on West One Hundred
and Ninth street from Manhattan to
Columbus avenue that truckmen don't
like to negotiate unless helped along by
a car. Recently a man driving a COM
paratively light wagon hitched to a
single horse drove on the track and
stopped. 1t was nearly five minutes
before a car came along.
GIVE me a boost" cried the truck
MIN.
"All right" said the motorman.
Don't you do it," yelled a car start
er, running up. "That fellows been
there five minutes. Make him get off
the track"
Don't you get off," yelled a man on
the sidewalk, who resembled a pool
room lookout.
The starter took the horse by the
bride and started to lead him from
the track, whereupon the lookout ran
out into the street and pushed him
aside. There was a long block and a
dispute until a policeman hove in sight
ten minutes later.
At the sight of him the truckman
drew aside. No one was arrested.
"These truckmen have the public
sy mpathy on their side when we try
to get them out Of the way" said the
conductor. people seem to think that
tie Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany wants to own the street when
ring for a truck to move over.
"They think that by the trucks keep
ing back the cars they're spiting the
company. They amt. They're hinder
ing the public.
mo, sir, obstreperous truckmen
don't hurt no n but the public, and
that's themselves. If they'd have
enough consideration for the public,
and realized they were not hurting the
company by delaying cars and would
give the cars a chance, it would go a
long way toward making more rapid
transit for the people"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
d in Colombia.

Various classes of cedar are found in
great quantities in Colombia, and espe-
cially on the upper reaches of the At
ratio and Sinu rivers, whence it is easily
floated down, and g a the coast between
Rio Hacha and the Venezuelan bor-
der In the last named part of Colon
bia is found the red smelling cedar,
called juniper, largely used in the man.
ufacture Of lead pencils.
ALBAN G. SNYDER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
Honey Candy.

Mix and stir we'll one-half pound
each of sugar and honey, a teaspoonful
of rich, sweet cream, and d dessert
spoonful of cold water. Let stand for
an hour. Pour over a moderate fire
and cook, stirring gently until it is
stiff enough to pull. rour into buttered
tins. When cool enough to handle.
pull and cut into small pieces.-Wash-
ington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
To TATTOO Black-Eared pigs.

Two prizes of SIPS each have been Of
fered by an agricultural society in Ger
many for a new pigment for t~attooing
black-eared pigs. The ~tattooing OF
white-eared pigs is well known and sue
cessful; but a dark color Is useless for
dark ears. An additional $25 is given
for every year the tattoo lasts beyond
the first year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
wanted Details.

"It was like this said the private
citizen. Just as the three burglars
crawled in at the kitchen window the
clock struck one, and"
Excuse me-" said the great detective,
but which one Of the three did the clock
strihe?"-Pittsburg Gazette.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24

Spain row purchases from the United
States SIS, 100000 worth of goods a
year; an increase of so per cent. since
1898. American ice cream freezers and
rubber overshoos are seen in all Span
ish villages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
Conficting TestimonY.

"Say, give me q synonym for 'ex-
pert will you?" said the court re-
porter. nibbling his pen.
"Wha are you writing about?"
asked the other.
Expert testimony"
ooh, the word conflicting amounts
to the same thing Philadelphia
Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24

you can't eat your cake and have It.
too" remarked the cheerful man. you
can't, eh?" groaned th& dyspeptic, as
he swallowed q couple on tablets. ''That's
all you know about t."-Philadelphia
Record.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
Extravagance.

Extravaganza always finds a reason
able excuse for its ing.-1Chicago
journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24
| Enthusiasm,

A roar u suficien6 enthusiasm can
sell anythl ageWashington da.) DEM
1crat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-24

You can not do
better than buy
your hats at the
French Millin-
cry. They n
the latest mod
els and the best
made. We make
them from the
raw material to
the finest hats
at lowest prices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-07
House Committee Takes
Up the District Bill
Agreed to Report Senate Measure With
Amendments as Substitute for That Of
House--COmmissioners at Hearing.

the Senate bill with regard to the wires
OF telephone and telegraph companies.
The wires are not OF high potential
character. and there is little or no
danger from them. Another amendment
suggested was that the electrical trade
should have a representative on the
board which is to supervise the wiring
in the District This amendment was
agreeable TO the Commissioners
Col. John Biddle, the Engineer Com
missioner of the District spoke of the
bill to pay damages for changes IN
grade in connection with the Union
Station work.
The committee agreed 10 report the
Senate bill with amendments. as sub
tUte measure provides that the dam
ages shall be appraised by a commission
OF three capable and disinterested per
sons, TO be appointed by the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. II
any of the parties interested may De
dissatisfied with the decision of this
commission. the bill gives them the
right To appeal 10 the court and have a
tlny selected by the marshal to hear
the cause The verdict of this jury
when cOntI med by the court. shall be
final
Besides the Commissioners there were
II. Harries. vice president Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company:
Louis =. Shoemaker. president of the
Brightwood Citizens Association; {. c..
Lancaster, president of the Northwest
Citizens Suburban Association. and
Walter c. Allen, Electrical Engineer Of
the District.