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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-04

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 THE MEN BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
 Tn the Theatre Magazine for August Wells Hawks gives an interesting ac- count of the men behind the curtain. Giving an instance of the ingenuity of the stage carpenter, he says:
 Several seasons ago an extrayagan- ga company, carrying al elaborate scenic equipment arrived at 8 theatre to play a weeks engagement. After ev- erything had been hauled from the cars of the playhouse it was found, amid great disInay, that the principal effect. waterfall, had been left behind.
 Everybody was worried except the Istage carpenter. He was the responsi- | ble party and he dismissed the matter with the command, Leave 1t to me. Then he went to work. From a near by grocery he secured half a dozen empty soap-boxes. These he put to- Igether in the centre of the stage be- tween the painted rock pieces. Next he Isearched the cellar, and finding a lot of old tin, that had beten torn from the roof during a storm, he brought this to the stage. Deftly, and with an eye to the realitic, he covered the boxes with the tin, twisting and tanning 1t in and
 out to give 1t a jagged effect. Then the property man arrived with some green
 boughs and laid these about the boxes I and tin, with the engineer connected a hose to a fire line pipe so that the water would play over the rocks. At night | they turned the water on; 1t dashed down over the tin, a calcium was turn | ed on the homemade cascade. and the result was so effective that the audi ence applauded the waterfall before it would allow the chorus to. sing.
 aThe stage electrician. too. is all in- Iportant. A prominent producer has of ten remarked; I don't care about the size of your stage, let me see your lswitchboard. To-day nothing can be
 done on the stage without electricity, and this condition has made the cleo Itrician a very important factor He must take the light as well as the shad- ows, and while doing this on the stage,
 he must also control his house lights accordingly. Everything is controlled | from his board, and here he works his tights, following the lines and cues as | close as the actor. Ir many theatres the old title of 'gasman' still clingsto | the electrician, and one wonders now
 how they ever did anything with gas.
 All of which make appropriate the story of the boy who was to work the
 dawn of creation affect in spectacle
 where the old devices were still in use
 The scene, a clunnsily- painted droy rep- lresented the world hurling into space.
 The stage was half dark. At the line, And the Lord said, Let there be light,
 the boy was to flash a blaze of white flight across the stage. But 1t happened
 to be new boy. He stood in the wings
 holding the end of the lycopodium pipe I in his lips. At the cue he was to blow the powder through the flaming alchol
 and make the flash The line was spok-
 en. Darkness still encompassed the
 earth. The actor spoke the lIne again then from the wings came 0 mighty lcoughing. The boy had blown his pow der inwardly. The gasman, all in a
 rage, rushed to the stage manager and
 exclaimed; That darned fool has swal- lowed the lightning"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-04
ROCKVILLE AND MIDDLEToWN
 ExcTrRSIONISTS

Two special trains with 400 in one and 300 excursionists in the other arrived in this city yesterday from Rockville and Middletown. They all visited Savin
 Rock
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-04
STOLE swAYNE's CHICKENS.

Poultry Thieves ALSO Make Away Wlth
 His Ducks.
 Walter S. swayne of Townsend ave nue complained to the Grand avenue pol lice yesterday morning that during the night he had stolen from his premises forty-seven ducks and fifty chickens.
 Swayne has been troubled with thefts from his barn yard anQ has been forc- ed to do night patrol duty with dou- ble barrel shot gun. Tuesday night he was out as usual and toward morning went to bed. After he had retired the ducks and chickens were stolen.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23
la Ultima pa1abra
LA FOTOGRAFIA PROGRESA

Ouenta uuayama con una galeria fotogrAfca
cue dirige don Leopoldo venegss.
Tode trabsjo que Sc relacone con este ramo
de Ia indastria moderns serA ejecutaae alli con
arte prOntitud.
Especislidad ~ esa casa son los smpliaoiones
Y postales ilumii ldss.
Para las primeAAs hay marcos hermosos, dc los
tamafios que ell p1blico solicite.
De cuslquier retrsto que 50 envis por correo, ~
hace ia ampliaci6n postal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23
luna revelation misteriosal


Isl, una revelation horrible!
lHe s1do infel a mi marido!
Volvi a sentarme poseido de
eXtraordinario asombro.
-Permitame usted que sc 10
olga tedo-repuso la enferma-
que conhese mi falta, mientras
pueda hablar.
-Tranquil1cese usted, Sc
nora.
NO me interrumpa usted,
docter, pues al hablarle as1 sien-
to un immense consuelo, y me
pareCe que expo mi Crimen.
Ell mismo evangelio perdo-
ma esas faltas.
-Pero la mia es imperdona-
BILE, porque constituye una trai-
cion contra el mejor marido del
mundo, contra un hombre mo-
delo de honradez y de perfec-
cion. Mi complice fue un pri-
mo milo, captain de lanceros.
: La enferma me reflrio deta
lladamente todas las circunstan-
cias que provocaron su caida,
dandome cuenta de las breves
relaciones que tuvo con Ell CAPT.
tan, al que no habia visto desde
hacia muchisimo tempo.
La paciente hablaba con gran
debilidad, pero con una exalta-
cion que iba en- aumento de fra
sc en- Erase. Por 10 demas, los
efectos del remordimiento eran
muy superiores a los detalles
de la falta. Contemplate 20 con
gran atencion a aquella peniten-
te in pGrtsbws que me tomaba
por TN sacerdote.
Di a mi manera, la absolucion
a la enferma.
Al abandonar Ia habitacion, vi
de pie en- ell comedor al tercer
personaje de la novela: al mari
do de la paciente.
lnmediatamente tuve la vi
sion de 10 que iba a ocurrir.
vi a aquel hombre a punto de
entrar en- el cuarto de su mujer
y a esta teniendole los brazos Y
oyendole decir despues: "iPer-
domaine! lSoy una miserable"
Frases completamente inntiles
ST la muerte era inevitable E in
conveniente con mas razon ST la
enferma lograba salvarse.
NO entire usted-le die
aunque ella le lame. Esta de-
lirando, no sabe 10 que Sc dice y
necesita descansar. Ahora acaba
de conciliar el suefio. Dejela us.
ted pasar la noche tranquila.
Mafana la vera usted.
AL cabo de ocho dias entraba
mi cliente en- plena convale-
cencia.
Hasta fin de mes tuve Ell pla-
Ger de asistir en- su lento resta-
blecimiento.
Els in1til que olga a usted que
no lie liable nunca del captain
de lanceros y que cesaron com
pletamente las confdencias in
timas entire aquella mujer y 20.
M. Chartelot suspendio su re
lato y a los pocos momentos AHA
dio sOnriendo.
No la he vuelto q yer en- mi
vida, y a los dos meses de ha-
berla asistido, supe que habia
cambiado de medico.
II. LOMye.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23
Jose LEompart

STOP, 17-SANTURCE-PUE RICO
COLMADO-Ventas al pOr mayor detail.
Casa fundada en- 1885,
Complete surtido de VinOs, LicOres, Aceites,
ConserVas, Dulces y toda case de provisiones.
Importaeiones directas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23

Sc alquilan los altos de una hermosa
casa, con vista q la bahia. Tiene ha-
bitaciones para una fami1ia numerosa,
cuarto de banjo, timbre, luz electrical
Y todas las comodidades.
Informes en- el BoLETIN.
dhna
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23
Fl Captain de lanceros

Teio1, y m1randOlO con SuS oJos
de presbita, dijo:
-Dispongo del tempo precl'
so para contarles a ustedes ESQ;
pero, por Dios, no me hagan
perder el tren. Maflana tengo
que hablar en- la Academia.
Rodeabamos al doctor en- un
parque ante la casa de campo a
donde nuestros amigos 1e ha-
bian llamadO en- consulta. Un
diagnostico tranquilizador nos
permitia apreciar la amena con-
versacion del doctor, despues de
haber admirado la perspicacia
del sabio.
isl, senores!-exclamo NJ.
Char rtelot. t.-Siempre he creido
que ell verdadero confldente de
las mujeres es el medico y no Ell
cura. Acerca de nuestros Glen
ties, sabemos a veces nucho mas
que los directories de sus cOu-
ciencias. La casualidad auiso
que en- cierta OCCASION fuese 20
medico y confesor a TN mismo
tempo; doctor IN utroque', CO.
mo dec1an nuestros padres.
Hace veinte aflos fui llamado
con urgencia por una familia
amiga para asistir a una enfer-
ma la que habia 20 visto ma
Ger. La enContre con una he-
bre de cuarenta grades, que au-
mento a la caida de la tarde.
La tos era fuerte, la respiration
rapida y fatlgosa, los esputos
viscosos Y sanguinolentos. En-
una palabra, una terrible pull
monia.
Al dia siguiente, la tempera-
tura sc elevo a Al grades.
Ell marido de la enferma esta-
ba aterrado y la madre asiendo-
me del brazo, me decfa: "iPor
Dios, doctor; salvela usted!' No
sc 81 la paciente oyo estas pala-
bras; pero 10 cierto es que la en-
COntre en- un estado de abati-
mientO que no era unicamente
causado por la flebre.
II.
Cuando estuve solo con ella
me d1jo:
. mo es verdad, doctor, que
voy a morir?
-iQue dlsparate, sefora!
ISL, doctor, morlre hoy mis-
mo!
-Esta listed en- un gravisimo
error.
-Siempre dicen ustedes ESQ a
los moribundos. Me siento va
medic muerta y me faltan fuer-
zas para respirar. CreO que no
we're ell dia de mafiana.
Trate de tranquilizar a la en-
ferma; pero mis- estuerzos fue-
ron inutiles. No habia medic
de hacerle concebir la menor
esperanZa de salvaclOn.
Varias veces repitio:
-iMe morire esta noche! Me
merire esta noche!
Al cabo de un ratio de silencio,
exclamo:
Que felices son los cato
licos!
Els de advertir que la enferma
era protestante.
-Si, senior; los catolicos son
mas d1Chosos que nosotros. Ell
dia que ell Senor los llama a 81,
sus ultimos momentos son ms
tantes de algeria. Han Dorado
Sus peCados Y sc ven llbres de
todo remordimiento.
iQuerria tai vez cOnvertirse
aquella mujer?
-Ya'tendra listed tempo de
pensar en- ESQ le dije-cuando
sc haya usted curado.
-iCurado! iDios m1o! ESQ no
es posiblel
La enterma dejo caer su ca
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-23

DOCTOR ALVAREZ VALDES
Cirujano-D -Dentists Americana con 20
afios de practica.
Con todes los elementos necesariea
para el ejercicio dc su profession
aoras do cficina. De De 4 -P. N. NJ
sa0 ffaEelScs III. Alfes Dc In Farmacla Dauh6%
TEI4ETorgo aaA
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
A Useful Invention.

At a sportsman's show in New York
one Of the novelties shown was a
portable wireless telegraph apparatus
which could be carried in a hunters
pack, says the New York Mail. 1t at
tracted much attention from the visit
ors.
"That thar is shorely great thing" ,"
said an old Maine guide. Suppose
here's a dude hunter got lost. What
does he do? He climbs a tall tree, fixes
the majigger, and let's go.
"'Click, clackety clack, click-I'm lost
In the woods
"'Clack, dashety dash, dot, click
were be YEP
'Clackety clack, dash, click-I dun
no. If did 1 wouldn't be lost
"Then all they got to do is to send
out search party and find him. That's
shore a great invention"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

ficted the Hebrew slaves" says our
text, "the more they multiplied and
grew, and the Egyptians grieved be
cause of the children of Israel" La
boris afiiictions! We first find them
In the American laborer being COM
PEELED to compete for work in a home
market that is glutted with foreign
immigrants. We find them in the great
army of invaders which each year dis
embarks at Ellis island, New YOrks
Castle Garden of the present day. We
find them in the impoverished Italians
and the Bohemians and the Portuguese
and in the human offscourings Of
Europe who each year come to our
manufacturers and foundrymen and
contractors and say: Let me handle
your pick" Let me lay your asphalt
pavement" Let me dig your mines" ="
LET me chop your wood" Let me
work in your fOundries." "We are for
eigners. We do not intend to become
citizens of the United States. As soon
as we can save up a little money we
intend to return to our native land and
live there. But meantime we will work
cheaper than any American man can
work. Why? Because our living ex-
penses are practically nothing. We will
live in dugouts. We will eat food that
no American family would ea$We will
buy no books and will wear the cheap
est clothing. As a result Of these COR
ditiona of living We can crowd your
American workman to the wall"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

render. and if she deserts that .4I,e duty viii II
Vii rc undone. and this country WIN
,osa 80, its moral tone. There is no com
'o,,sssion ,osV ~ known to man for the lack
~ mothers benencent influence Oh
her children.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

which seem to have the suicidal policy
of antagonizing capital at all times and
under all pretexts and of widening the
breach between capital and labor, with
the result that labor itself is the heaY-
lest sufferer through their insane fsl-
lies. The most brutal tyrant the south
ern negro knew in antebellum days
was not the white man, but the negro
himself who was made the oyerseer
of the plantation. In the same way IN
many cases the most brutal tyrant the
laboring man has today is not the capi-
talist. but the walking delegate or
the mercenary political trickster who,
as a labOring man, manipulates the ex-
eeutive committees which govern the
labor unions for their own ruin. or
course this Indictment is not universal
in its application. There are many
honest and upright and benefcent
labor organizations, like that OF when
the late Mr.. Arthur was president
namely, the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers. Mr.. Arthur brought
that organization up to such perfec-
tion that it not only looked after the
interests of the owners of the different
railroads. but after the interests Of
the engineers themselves. There are
many clear Drained, sagacious and no
BILE minded labor leaders whose object
is not to disorganize the labor market.
but to steady it, so that employers as
well as the employed may have their
due. Il do not believe In strikes Tor
the laboring man." said Terence v
Powderly a few months ago. 1t IS
true we had some when l was at the
head Of the knights Of Labor, but we
settled LOO labor disputes without
strikes. Indeed, l might say we pre-
vented over 1000 strikes" Yet, strange
to say, where there has been one able
and sagacious leader whose chief OBJ
feet seemed to have been to make
every man do his honest quota Of work
and get his just pay there have been
many whose chief object has been to
find out how little they can permit
laborer to do and how much they can
make an employer pay without literal
ly breaking his back. Such men are
an incubus on labor. Like the Old Man
of the Sea, who sat on the neck of Sind
bad, they sit heavily upon the work
ingman's shoulders, impeding his prog
ress and involving MIN in endless dis
putes and trouble. The sooner he rids
himself of such incumbrance the better
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
WILD RUNAWAY DASHED
THROUGH STATE STREET

A team of horses hitched to the
barrel wagon of Max Shapiro, ran
down State street, from DeKalb
avenue, shortly after l O'Clock this
afternoon, while Shapiro was in q
cellar. There were no barrels aboard
at the time. At Fayotte street the
team swerved, and ran upon the side
walk at the southwest corne The
pole of tho Wagon crashed into one of
the large panes of plato glass in tho
window of Potts & Kaufmann's
wholesale grocery. One of the horses
ran into and smashed a small pane in
the side of the window. The damage
amounted to about $40, covered by in
surance. Shapiro soon came up and
offered to settle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
OCEAN GROVE SEASON HAS q
OPENED WITH MUCH SUCCESS

Ocean Grove, June 27:-Bishop FitZ-
gerald, of st. Louis, president of the
Ocean Grove Camp meeting Associa-
ton, delivered the "Opening Sermon
in the auditorium yesterday morning.
The [audience numbered nearly
1000.
Thousands turned ont at 8 q. m. 10
enjoy the Young Peoples meeting and
the sanctiGcation meeting. The
former service was, as usual, in
charge of Charles II. Yatman, evange-
list, and Vice-President Ballard led
tho services for the older Christians.
Ex-senator Charles p. McOlellaud, OF
New York, read the Sunshine
Psalm. AT the sanctification meeting
addresses were made by Miss Cassie
Smith and Mrs. Margaret Bottome.
The primary and intermediate de-
partments of the summer Sabbath
school were organized this afternoon,
as was a class OF Chinamen. Mrs.
William n. Skirm, of Trenton, hat
charge OF the primary department
and Joseph r Hudson, of Newark
| presided over the intermediate depart
ment. The Bible class will BIO il
charge of l.. v. Munhall, of Philadel
phia.
Instead of the usual preaching FER
vice, a song recital was gwen in TIN
uditorium last evening. The pro
gam consisted of chorus singing b.
tho choir and vocal solos by John II
Duffey md Walter H, Robinson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
INVESTIGATING TIE OYSTERS.

The State Board of Health has com
menced an investigation of tho oyster
farms OF New Jersey; in other words,
the grounds on which these bivalves
are planted, and where they feed,
grow and fatten. The object is to
discover whether they are planted in
clean water or whether they feed and
grow fat in waters laden with filth
and perhaps disease germs. A super
fetal examination has been made OF
all the oyster grounds of the State,
and q detailed and more thorough ex-
animation is now in progress. The
first detailed Investigation was made
at Keyport and is now completed. 1t
is accompanied by n number of photo
graphs showing the existing condi-
tions of the oyster industry at that
place, which Is very large. The oyster
men frs plant their oysters two or
three miles ont in the bay, where the
environment and food is pure and
WHUltSOuI0. Liz UJbbolS hho uhoh
tongued up and conveyed to the shore,
where they are placed in brackish
water that comes from a creek. Here
they are allowed to remain two days,
getting fat and white.
The sea wall fronting the waters
that flow over and about the oysters
where they are fattening is surmounted
by q number of privies that empty in
to this water. An analysis of th c
water shows it to be full of the colon
bacillus. II, as might easily happen,
typhoid germs should be emptied into
the water from any Of these sources Of
pollution DIR. Mitchell, of the State
Board, says the oysters would prob
lably absorb them and the results
might be serious Even if these fill
fattened oysters do not contain any
specific disease germ the stomach re
volts against the use of food produced
under such circumstances.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
ATTEMPTED JAIL DELIVERY.

Freehold, June 27:-Excitemenf
prevailed here last night over the dis
covery of q well-planned attempt OF
seven prisoners in the Monmouth
County Jail to effect q general de-
livery. Prompt action of Deputy
Sheriff Close aud a posse of local citi-
Q and constables frustrated the
scheme. Jailer Fitzgerald, in passing
q door leading to an inner corridor of
the Jail where the prisoners are al
lowed to exercise, observed Villa Ill
Fl. Taft and James Edwards, n colorod
prisoner, who was to be taken to the
State Penitentiary tolay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
TO DISCUSS NEGRO AT
MISSIONARY Meeting
Baptist Society Will Meet in Chapel
TOnight-ExceIlent Program
Arranged.

The missionary society of the Bap-
fist church will meet in the chapel to-
night. The subject of the meeting is
"The Gospel and the Negroes. A
paper will be read by J.. Salmon en-
titled, Cardinal Larigerie and the
African Slave Trade. A reading,
"The First Year of Freedom, by may
Sofeld; solo, Miss Viola j 'l'nron:
reading. "a Teacher of Religion
Mrs. p. r. Ferris: address, "Relig.
ious Condition of the Negro in
Slavery" pastor, Rev. P. r. Ferris.
After the meetingSbusiness will be
transacted and officers elected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
new QUARTERS FOR
THE SUPREME COURT.
Handsome ROOm on Second Floor
of Senate Wing at State House
is Completed.

In future the main branch of the
State supreme court will sit in the
handsome new court room on the
second floor of the recently constructed
senate wing of the capitol. The room
is completed and furnished, and is n
splendid apartment.
1t measures over fifty feet in length
by thirty-five feet wide, is lighted by
five large windows and a stained
glass skylight, and has q classic finish
that gives 1t q decided air of state
illness.
The ceiling tops n deep frieze and is
vaulted TO the skylight, which is set
III ornamental panels. The glass in
the ceiling is tinted in quiet colors.
h%armonizing with tho general color
scheme of the % The ceiling is
richly ornamented and finished in
light buff, and the ceiling colors are
light cream and huff. The side walls
are painted in q pretty shade of green
and lead to abase of voined white
marble.
The frieze is supported by futed
pilasters placed at regular intervals
around the walls. colored in yellow
and topped with Ionic capitals. The
wood is of heavy antique oak. A
rich velvet carpet on a pretty red de-
sign covers the floor.
The JUICES dais is raised two stems
above the floor and is finished in solid
antique oak. The desk is oRken,
richly carved, the design including
the torch of liberty. The gavel with
which the judges will ran fol, order
is made of ebony and the gavel block
is marble. Two silver electric shade
lamps light the desk. The Other light
brackets are of antique brass. 400
Back of the benchy is an ar G hed
alcove supported by four columns de
signed to match the pilasters and witt
the same Ionic capitals. The room j
furnished in oak to match the wood
work.
Three heavy oaken doors will
brass trimmings give access to tin
apartment, the center door being
double. These open On the marble
passage leading to the gallery of thu
senate chamber. Access to the nov
court room is secured either by thu
marble stairs in the senate wing OF b,
n passage leading from the main cor
rider on che second floor Of the cap
ital.
In the real of the court room ant
t connected with it By doors on eithe'
side of the dais is the judges private
room. This is firished to match thu
main apartment, and is similarly fur
nished, including a handsome Leather
couch and n wardrobe with a plat'
glass front. 1t also has q brick fr(
place surmounted by a carved oaker
mantel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
Tariff sand Book.

Jnasmuch rs it is settled that the
Tariff is to be The predominant issue
in the Presidential campaign of 1904,
the Tariff Hand Book, just issued by|
the American Protective Tariff
Leagne, becomes of specinl value
An equal amount Of matter relating to
the tariff in its various phases has
never heen Incorporated between the
covers of any single volume. There
is no question that the Free Trader
can possibly raise which is not an
swered i'll this handy book of ninety
six pages. Every fact bearing upon
tho Tariff and its relation to national
and individual prosperity is herein
to be found. Statistics covering almost
every field of industrial, commercial
aud business activity are here pro-
sented in we'll ordered form, all of
them authentic, official and indisput-
able. AS an aid to writers and
speakers in the current cor paign, as
we'll as to students desirous of inform
ing themselves regarding economic
facts and conclusions, the Tariff Hand
Book will be found indispensable.
Price, % cents. American Protective
Tariff League, 33 Broadway, New
York, N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
WILL CLOSE LIBRARY
THREE NIGHTS WEEKLY.

Arrangements have been made by
the Library Board for closing the
library three nights every week dur
ing July and August. The library
will also be closed all day Sundays
during those two months.
The nights when the library will be
closed are Monday. Wednesday and
Friday. 1t will be open Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday nights. In
September the schedule now in use
will be resumed,