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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
RACE SUICIDE.
1t Seems Prevalent Among the Poor
Also

Attention is called by Harper's
Weekly to a curiously interesting re-
port on social conditions in Australia,
recently made by royal commission
appointed for the purpose by the gov
eminent of New South Wales. The
most important fact discovered by the
commissioners seems to be that in this
new country, where a large birth rate
might be expected, not only is the rate
extremely small and growing smaller,
but the mortality among the children
born is alarmingly high. And this
mortality is in no sense or degree a
result of climatic or other causes that
might be called natural and inevitable.
It is ascribed. in plain words, to a
combination of neglect and the use of
artificial foods. so that the common
justification for the restriction of
families-that the few children may
receive better care than could be
given to many-falls there to the level
of a mere pretense. The commission
ers strongly suggest that close rela-
tlOn eXlSlS pelWetH IHlS uSplOIdDie
state of affairs and the fact that in Aus
tralia more than anywhere else is the
conduct Of life for the masses in
huenced by the distinctive principles
Of labor unionism, and especially by
those which emphasize the supreme
importance of the present comfort and
pleasure of the individual. Nowhere
else do frequent holidays and short
hours of work give so much leisure for
sports and amusements, and to these
as a sort of business large number of
people devote a surprising part of their
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
Self-Conhdence.

Jones-What is Newlywed Bigghed
looking SO glum about?
Smith-Why, the gypsy fortune
teller has told him his wife will have
two husbands, and that the
second one would be very fine sort of
man.
Jones-Ha, ha! And Bigghed
thinks that is reflection ON him.
suppose?
Smith-Oh, no. He thinks his wife
must have been married before and
never told him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
Worth a Trial Here.

In China they test the life-preserv-
ers by tying the officers of the steam
boat company to them and dropping
them overheard. This tends to pro-
mote a desire for the best preservers
the market affords.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
DO Your Feet Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens foot Ease.
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bun
Ions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet At
al Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen s. olmsted, lie
Roy, n. Y.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

Injunction, or most of the cares and
troubles that shorten the life of the
average human being, are not factors
in our military lives.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

find Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION the
best mediclne for croupy childreu-Mrs. +.
Callahan, IA Hall street, Petersburg, w.
Va, April 10, 1901
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teetbing softens the gums, reduces britannia.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. rs cents a
bottle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
BREAK NEWS JULY 26.
Democrats Fix Date for Notification Of
Judge Parker.

Washington, July 23.-Notice has
been received here that Judge Parker
will be notified of his nomination July
26.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

There VIII be no change in the cos.
tunes OF the Igorrotes at the St.
Louis exposition.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
FIGURING ON A TOUCH.

New (after her brother has
gazed at him for half an hour
Johnnie, and what do you think of
me?"
Her Brother-Oh, I'm just tryin' to
size you up, whether you're good for
quarters or just plain 5center.-De-
troit Free Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28
VERY Lou RATES TO BOSTON
AND RETURN
Via Lake Shore * Michigan Southern
Ry

IA I<dht 5FlOf z N 4HftIfIEuH 5OuFHtTH
Ry.
Less than one fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Aug. u. 10 and
a. Return limit may be extended to
Sept 30. Tickets will be sold via New
York if desired. Full information on
application TO /. f. Yosburgh. G. A.
p. D.. 1870 Clark street, Chicago, or c.
+. Daly. Chief A. G. =. A.. Chicago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

Martha Washington designs in more
pronounced colors, plaided, are also
found in them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

fore possible. thus adding to the life OF
roadbed and rolling stock.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-28

AT Clinton, Iowa, George ID. McDaid,
aged SO, ex-mayor and a prominent
business man, died.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
Building Nearly Completed at ST. George
Professor Clark 10 be in Charge.

The new High School building at
st. George, will be ready for oocu-
panoy. by the first of the next month.
The present High School at Stapleton,
which the pupils from T%otteuville and
other nearby places, now attend, will
then be used only as q grammar
school.
The new building, it is said, is the
finest school on the Island. The prin-
cipal will be Prof. Oliver d. Clark,
Of Brooklyn, who at the present time
is at the head of the Brooklyn Boys
High School, where he has been since
1899. Prof. Clark is a graduate of the
University of Rochester. The pupils
who are nov compelled to go from
this end of the Island when they are
through with the Tottenville school,
we're recently made happy by the
Board of Education, who will pay the
car fare,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
WANT FIREMEN AT
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

At the meeting of the New York
Board of Aldermen, Tuesday, Alder
man Kline introduced a resolution re-
questing Fire Commissioner Nicholas
J.. Hayes9to detail a uniformed fire.
man to duty in every public school
during school hours. The resolution
was referred to committee.
The only place at this end of the
Island, where a uniformed fireman is
on duty, is at Mt. Loretta. Not long
ago the ex-fire commissioner removed
the fireman, saying that he was not
needed Vat the home. The commits
sioner later, at a request from the
superintendent, sent a fireman to the
place to act as instructor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
AROUSED
THE FAMILY.
Believe an Attempt Was Made
to Set Fire to Another
Building.

Early yesterday morning the family
of Charles Steuerwald was awakened
by the barking Ct their dogs. One (og
was i'll the bnr room and the other
two we're shut up in the barn ynj d
ann all were barking at such a rate
that all hands got rp ard started in
vestigating. They could Lot see any,
thing wrong nor anyone about so re-
tired again. Shortly after the dogs
began again and Mr.. Steuerwald got
up with tho same result IS before.
Later in the morning they discovered
that one of the dogs had got out of
the yard ana was IN the back yard of
the hotel, which was a mystery, for
the yard where the dogs were kept
has q high board fence around it.
When talking it over they concluded
that the dog having gotten out in
some way may have caused the racket.
They after wards learned that their
servant girl had gone out that morn
ing for a scrub pail that was kept on
the backporch and found it had dis
appeared. On looking around she had
found it at the side of the building,
| close to a five-gallon a filled with
kerosene oil. The pail had a lot of
paper in it which the girl had dump
ed out before they knew anything
about it. 1t is not known what was
intended but it appeared to them as if
| the idea was to saturate the paper
| with oil and te5 fire to the hotel. Mr..
Steuerwald says if the party comes
again they will meet with one of the
warmest receptions they have ever
had in their lives. That they have
Fever kept a loaued gun in the house
but now they have a number of them
ready besides letting the dogs loose.
Some time ago there was a great
commotion with the dogs early one
evening and q neighbor, not being
accustomed to hearing them go on SO,
went out to the back fence of his yard
to see what the q was. Ae saw
a man run out of Steuerwald's back
yard. He went right out to the hotel
and informed them. On investigating
they found the back gate open. As
there was great excitement at the time
over the numerous fires around town
they supposed the drebug had beer
around. so two marshals and some
other men were set watching. After
they had watched about two hours
they gave it mp. 1t was not long be-
fore the visitors returned Iut got
away before he could be caught. The
remainder of the night Mr.. Steuer-
| valid kept watch himself. The affair
has been kept quiet with the idea that
the party might be caught later OH.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
THE TIMEpIECE'S TALE.
observations of the Clock That HnnGs
on the wall of the Little Coun-
try Railway station.

l have been in this little country sta
ton for a good many years, said the
depot clock, according to the Four
Track News. Worldwide travellers
might think this a very dull, lonely
place, but l have not found it so; quite
exciting things happen here at times.
| have been contented here. The sta
ton master and | are very good
friends; many of them do not stop, but
if they are a minute late in passing, |
am anxious and quiet my own hearts
beating to listen to the telegraph in
strumelt in the office.
| know most of the people who go
and come through this little room.
Some people are always late, and
though | count off the minutes as slow
ly as possible, I cannot hold the train
until they reach the station; and then
they look at me reproachfully, not
knowing how sorry l am for their dis
comfort.
Now and then a stately stranger gets
off the train, and glancss curiously at
me and my commonplace surround
ings, but | do not mind, for l try to do
my best, and am content with my work
and station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
"PaIcfnce."

DR.. Murray is now looking after his
p's and as, lays the London Daily
Chronicle. Fol the purposes of his
monumental dictionary he wants to
know the earliest use and accurate
origin of the word "paleface," familiar
to the countless readers of American
Indian stories. 1t occurs frequently in
Fenimore Cooper's Last Of the Mo-
hicans,' published in 1926, and that is
the earliest reference with which DR..
Murray is at present acquainted.
Whether it is a translation of a genu-
inc Indian word, or merely a convent
ent phrase invented by storytellels,
and placed in the mouths of the red
men, are points on which authoritative
information will doubtless be for l.
coming from the other side of the At
lantic. But at present we incline to the
belief that "paleface" is an invention
of the novelists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14

NEWS ITEMS.

Misses Mabel and Carrie Ronca
spent Sunday with Mrs. William
Adams, of Augusta street.
Miss Maud N. Adams entertained
Misses Minnie Lins and Emma Thorn
as, Of New Brunswick, at her home
OIL Augusta street, Sunday afternoon.
Parties who have been anxious tc
know how the scarlet fever cases ART
getting along will be pleased to learr
that 1t is said they arc doing nicely.
DR.. Long, of New Brunswick. was
a borough visitor Tuesday.
The juggling Of sleigh bells in this
borough fail to charm the ear as mucl
as formerly. 1t is said that parties
will not pny the exorbitant price de.
man1ed for them per hour.
There are several men who seem t,
have more money than brains this pay
week and they spend it turning what
f5w brains they have got, into aclolol
San buchanan has been running the
engine in the Swan Hill ice house,
hut he and the other man are laid of
for the present.
1t is expected that there will be &
mid-term examination at tho public
schools the last week in January.
A sleigh load party of young people
went to the Mansion House at New
Brunswick yesterday.
The men are very busy. it is said
on the coal docks at present, work is
rushing.
There seems to be considerable
money displayed by some of the men
since pay day, but it doesn't count in
the stores as they say they wouldn't
know it was pay day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
ABOUT TIE TROLLEY.
Those WHO object are Said to be Willing for
the Broadway Route.

Parties who profess 10 know say the
principal "kicker" opposing the right
of way through Broad way, for former
applications by Jersey Central Trao.
ton Company for franchise, is now
| willing they should come through the
borough without making Stevens ave-
nue. as their route as before proposed
and demanded by ceitlin councilmen
that they should do, and now they
consider the trolley a lure thing after
another application is made.
We would rather see it than hear
tell of it. They say it is all right as
long as it will come by the cemetery.
We were told of this before, but doubt
ed his.having q change of mind so
wonderful, after all the kicking he
has done, so failed to report it. Per-
haps he has found out that he has
been kicking himself and caused some
wounds it will be hard to heal. l
heard him say that the trolley would
never go through any street but
Stevens avenue with his consent.
Glad to learn that he is awake at last
If it is so. We want the tr olley
through Broadway, and John Y. says
We will have it there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
PAPER CORKS.
The Problem of Getting Suitable
Shoppers for Bottlcs-Nevv Type
of Corkscrev Needed.

1t would seem a difficult matter to
provide an efficient substitute for corl
rs a stopper for bottles, so admirably
does this description OF bark fulfil the
purpose, says Chambers Journal. Thu
glass marble which is kept in position BY
The pressure Of the gas in mineral wa
ter bottles answers the purpose of a cork
out comes under a different category. Ii
1t lad not been invented the demand fer
The natural product would have posi-
bly, been greater than the supply. India
rubber corks are occasionally met with
in bottles containing chemical prepare
ions; but they are expensive luxuries
The only cheap substitute for cork as q
bottle stopper IL paper, but this has moi
come into extensive use. Paper ccrks
are notanew, the first onos manufactured
having ben made by running pulp into
mouldsf and afterwards crying the
'corks" so made, and dipping them into
parafin wax or some preparation Of the
..ird to prevent absorption. A more re-
cent method is to roll the paper on a
rod, like a. irework case, afterwards cut
ting it irto lengths, press it to form in a
mould, and finishing it with q wooden
core. ItI.is said that these paper corks
are made in America, Japan and China
in large quantities; but they are GER
tainly seldom seen in Britain. They
would evidently require a new type of
corkscrew to draw them from the neck
Of a bottle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
CHILDREN HAVE PINK EYE.
Disease is Quite Common and Seems to be
on the Increase.

Pink eye, a disease of the eye, is
said to be prevalent in Tottenville.
Many of the pupils at the public
school, it is said, are suffering with
it.
Pink eye is a sickness which at one
time was common among horses, but
within the last few years many cases
among human beings have occurred.
The eyes become very red and sore,
and in some cases the eyelids close.
The best remedy is for the person to
stay in a dark room, and use an eye
wash, which is prescribed for them
by the doctor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
W @ 3
NEWS ITEMS.


The addition to the Woodbridge
public school has improved tho looks
of the original building very much.
Miss Lamb gave an address to the
High School pupils one day last week.
Miss Florence Voorhees, has had a
telephone placed In her residence on
Edgar's Hill.
Miss Inez Turner spent Sunday with
relatives in New York.
Mrs Joseph Ruddy died last week
vt the Trenton Sanitarium. The body
was brought TO Woodbridge for inter-
uent.
Mrs. Ira 7. Spencer visited friends
IN New York on Saturday.
A Hungarian baptism took place in
the PRESBYTERIAN church on Sunday
afternoon between the Sunday school
and church service.
Mrs. Anthony Schoder is so mewhlt
improved In health.
Miss Rsbecca Turner, of Sewaren,
is on the sick list, having been treat.
ened with pneumonia.
Cards are out the mar
riage of Mr.. Clarence r. Woygand to
Miss jennie @. ellis, of Dayton, N.
J. Mr.. Weygand is an enterprising
Soung men Of our town, having late
ly fitted up q handsome shoe store
where he is building up a COOL trade.
Miss Lulu Blair ente rtained q friend
from Newark on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steele lave returned
from their wedding trip and are To-
Gated in Perth Amhoy. The brides
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth CLARK, will
move to Railway with her son, Will
liam.
Messrs. Albert B. Bovnton and Jnck
Day dined with Mr.. Clarence L. Ed
monston, of Montclair, on Tuesday.
Mrs. @. W. Boynton spent Tuesday
in New York.
Mrs. Stuart, of Railway avenue,
entertained the Tuesday Afternoon
Whist club, on January 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Womer will
entertain the S~almagundi Musical and
Literary Society on Tuesday, January
26
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
CONDITION OF STREETS.

Street Commissioner Quinlan has
had his men shovelling out the cutters
yesterday but many of them last even
ing were almost impossible, notwith-
standing. On the corner of Broadway
and Bordentown avenue there is al
ways trouble after snow or heavy
rains. The late Steven Martin has
attended to it for the last few years,
80 it appears not to call for attention
from the commissioners workmen,
but this winter it does need to be
looked after. Wednesday evening
ladies found it almost impossible to
get across without getting in ovei
their s~hee-tops.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
RAT AND ROACH CATCHING.
Work of Men Who Clear Whnrves
and Ships of the Destruc-
tive Pests. y

Rat and roach catching at the steam
&sr Wharyes and on ~ocean-linerS is lona-
Of the queer ways men have Of making
a living, says the New York Tribune.
A good living they make of it. too;
not less than $4,000 a year, and some
times more.
Rats are everywhere on the wharyes,
but reaches have a special liking fer
rope lockers, and here they swarm by
tens of thousands unless owners Of the
piers have a contract with the rat and
roach catcher.
Before men went into the business OF
rat and roach catching cats were kept
to look after the rats and the sailors
had the job of keeping the ship clear
Of reaches.
The sailors favorite way of catching
reaches was to put a cob" of bread on
top of a coil Of rope. In a very few
minutes it would be covered with hum
cry brown bugs, and these they knocled
into a well-greased biscuit pan. The
grease kept the reaches from crawling
up the sides of the pan, and the sailor
was poor at the business who did not
have four or five inches of reaches when
he was through. Then in a few days
ne could begin and do it all over again.
Now the professional roach catcher
takes one night to do the work for a
year.
On this side of the Atlantic ROACH
catching is the more important busiHess,
while on the other side the wharves are
almost as full of rat catchers as the
ships are Of rats.
Every time an ocean liner reaches
port, whether on this side or the
other, it is turned over to these men.
The cats that are always aboard steam
ers and around the wharves do much
toward keeping them clear of rats, but
of course have no effect on reaches.
There was a time when rat catchers
worked with ~ferrets, but this method has
been superseded by chemicals. Large
cagelike traps are used, in which lettuce
leaves are placed after being sprinkled
with a liquid-only the rat catcher
knows what.
Whatever 1t is, 1t is irresistible to
rats, as irresistible as the weird piping
of the Pied Piper was to the rats OF
Hamelin town. No matter how choice
the food in the lockers and the hold OF
the ship, the rats leave it instantly when
they get a Whit of the mysterious liquid
on the lettuce leaves. Live rats are
worth money, particularly in England,
where they are much used for training
terriers. Dead rats are worth money,
also, their skins being used in the man
ufacture of gloves. At FIVE or six cents
apiece, a half hundred rats are worth
saving; and on any of the older ships
this is not an unusual catch.
Reaches are treated with powder, ard
the secret of the man on this side is not
the secret Of the man on the other. Each
guards his secret well. The business is
always done at night, when sailors are
asleep and the wharves deserted, the
time when rats and reaches hold high
carnival. All that the men aboard ships
or working about the docks know next
day is that the rats and reaches have
disappeared, and instead there are
traces of powder where there were none
the day before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
NEWS ITEMS.

Milton Mersereau, of Centre street,
is back at work with the Barber AS
phalt Company, Of Perth Amboy.
A new telephone has been put in the
Acker Marine Works, Bentley street.
The work on the sewers in Totten
vile has been stopped again.
George Hoehns was an out of town
visitor yesterday.
Tonight the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, of T%ottenville,
will hold a mothers meeting at the
home of Il of their members. 1t il
expected that many will be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
HEAD CUT IN FALL.

Mrs. Sallie l~selton, of Broadway,
was out walking Monday afternoon
and slipped and fell on the sidewalk
on front of Dangler's exhibit window.
Mrs. Iselton cut her forehead over
her eye quito badly. She went into
Mr.. Roddv's store and had it attended
to before going to her home. She had
not been we'll and was very weak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
WANTED


Railway Official (breaking the news
gently to the wife Of a commercial
:ravelerl-Ahem! Madam, be calm!
Your husband has met with a slight
that is to say, one Of TIE front wheels
Of a passenger locomotive struck him
On the cheek, and
Wife-Well, sir, you needn't come
round here trying to collect damages.
You won't get a penny from me. Ii
your company can't keep it's property
out of danger, it'll have to take the
consequences. You should have your
carriages Observation-Disclosures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
WATER WORKS READY.

The new boilers at the T~ottenville
Water Works have now been connect
ed, and everything is IN first class
order. T%ottenville o has the dis
tinction of having the only city water
plant on Staten Island. The pipes for
connection with the water main for
use at the s.. S. White Dental Works,
have not yet been connected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
Mr.. VIBRANT RETURNED.

Q. M. Winant, Of Amboy avenue,
has returned to Tottenville from an
extended business trip through the
West. While Mr.. Winant was staying
in Chicago, n short time ago, he was
taken very sick, and it was necessary
to send for Mrs. Winant, but since
his return home he seems to be i'm
proving.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14

Colonel Pope. of bicycle fame, re-
Gently said that the first essential to
business success is advertising -
that the second essential was "big
advertising;" and the third, digger
advertising"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
DISCUSS A MARINE SUPPER

The Ladies Aid Society Of the South
Baptist church are talking over the
plans tor holding a marine supper.
Most of the ladies are in favor of it.
and they will try and complete plans
sc that it can be held during the
month of February.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
BAPTISTS DISCUSS MISSIONS.

The Missionary Circle of the Bap-
list church met at the home of Mrs.
George Taylor in John street Monday
night. The subject was a talk on In
dia. Mrs. Taylor's talk was very in
teresting as she told all about the
place, the people and their ways and
customs. The ladies had a very en-
ioyable time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-14
OFFICERS INSTALLED.

On Tuesday night the newly elected
officers Of Arthur Kill Council, Royal
A~rcanu.r, of Tottenville, whose names
were recently published in the Even
ing News, were installed. The in
stallation was held in the Knights OF
Pythias Hall. A light supper was
served after the officers were installed.