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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
BUT FEW WORDS NECESSARY
Everyday Conversation Requires Sur
prisingly Small Vocabulary
Child Put to Test.

"The small number of words actually
for ordinary purposes in our
everyday life is surprising, and nothing
illustrates this better than the limited
vocabulary of a little child" Dr.. M.
Harris said to the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
-ocrat. Il have a daughter six years old.
She is able to make all her wants known,
to talk freely and easily. If an adult
knew just the number of words in a
foreign tongue that she knows in her
own, he would be able to get along nice
" in a conversational way with people
who spoke nothing but that language.
What the child's vocabulary comprises.
how many words and of what classes
recently made it my business to ascer-
lain in a series of Investigations extend
ing over a considerable period of time.
[ found that the total number of words
she knew and used was just 352, omit
ting roper names, and that "a per cent
of these were nouns, 10 per cent. verbs
and IL per cent. adjectives, the re-
mainder being made up of conjunctions,
propositions and pronouns."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
BARMAlDs OF OLD BABYLON.
Light Thrown Upon Excise Laws Of
the Ancient City of Hanging
Gardens.

A recent translation of King Hamon-
rabi's code, written $3.50 years before
Christ. gives an insight I1to the life
of the great city of Babylon at that
remote time, and of the way in which
the excise question was handled by its
legislators:
Nearly all the dealers in wines and
liquors at that time were women, as
many of the laws translated from the
code speak only of women as sellers
of drinks. Severe measures were
taken against those who adulterated
the wines or mixed them with water,
SO as to safeguard the purity OF the
article for the use of the public. The
barmaid was held responsible for dis
orderly scenes or drunkenness in her
premises and death was the penalty
for those who did not denounce all
cases of drunkenness to- the police.
Those ome who were employed in
the temples were forbidden to enter
public hostelries under penalty OF
death, and even drinking in private
was forbidden to them.
Special police officers were detalleu
for the enforcement of the excise laws
In the city of Babylon, but then as
well as now the officers charged with
this duty were, if we are to believe
the code in question, either negligent
In the performance of their duties or
too willing to accept brides from the
barmaids in the shape of drinks, or
ven money.
Severe punishment is dealt out in
the document to the police officers
who shall accept brides in connection
with the enforcement of the excise
laws of Babylon, but it is probable
that then as well as now many of the
fair saloon keepers found a way to
bride the officers and evade the laws
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
RAILROAD NOT RESPONSIBLE
Justice Fort Nun-suIts Widows Action TO
Recover $4,000 for Husbands Death.

New Brunswick. Sept. 29:-In the
Supreme Court heressyesterday Justice
Fort non-suited Mrs. Eva Belloff, who
sued the Pennsylvania railroad for
$50, 600 damages for the death of her
husband, John Belloff, who was killed.
ut Stelton Crossing on October ~,
1903.
Justice Fort said that the testimony
showed that the man who was killed
crossed the lcrossing daily and was
familiar with its character, that the
day was clear and the view not OBJ
structed. The court had no discre-
tion but to grant q non suit, for it
would not do to say that people could
approach dangerous crossings OF this
sort knowing the danger, and then as
sumo that the responsibility was upon
the railroad company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
omcers Fooled Lynch Mob.

BLACKFOOT, Ida, Sept. 29.-As the
funeral procession of Deputy Sheriff
Sweet, who was killed by a man
named Conroy Sunday night while the
latter and his companions were at
tempting to rob some section men,
was passing to the cemetery a mob
was hastily organized, Il rope pro
cured and a rush made for the jail for
the purpose of lynching Conroy. The
officers, however, were too quick for
the half formed mob and, with the aid
of hastily sworn in deputies, protected
Conroy and persuaded the crowd to
dispense. Feeling is very high, and
more trouble is feared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Dayton w~hesIwrisht Missing.

New Brunswick, Sept. 29:-John
ssss astedo, a wheelwright, fifty years
Nd, of Dayton, is missing and a posse
OF citizens is searching the woods for
him. 1t is supposed he is demented.
While working Tuesday afternoon, he
suddenly threw down his tools, put on
his coat and hat and rushed away
He went to his house and told Mrs.
Bastedo to write to his brother in the
west that he would soon be there. He
gave her a quantity of papers from a
desk and then left the house. He has
not been seen since. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
SIMPLE EXERCISES FOR NEW
JERSEY DAY AT EXPOSITION.

The exercises in the State building
on the groundsoof the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at st. Louis on New
Jersey day, next Thursday, will be
simple. Speeches will be delivered by
Governor Murphy, former Governor
Foster M. Voorhees,, chief commits
sioner from New Jersey; David R.
Francis, president of the exposition,
and perhaps n or two others.
The New Jersey commissioners have
issued invitations for a reception to
be given to Governor Murphy, at the
New Jersey building Thursday even
ng from s to II O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
DRIVEWAY.
F. A. Seaman and Adam ECkert will
Have the Material Laid.

+. A. Seaman and Adam Eckert will
have a light layer of the Warren Broth
ers' bitulithic pavement laid on the road
ways at the side of their residences in
Rector street, neal Market street. The
work will be done upon the completion
of the work on the street. The heavier
bed will not be laid on these properties,
the lightness of the traffic would
not warrant it. The top layers, or
dressing" as it is called, will be used.
The work will be done with a light roll
or.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
ATTRACTIVE CATALOGUE.
OF a 5 Acre Furniture establishment.

"Show me a stores catalogue and ! can
tell what a store ISL would be an abpt
transportation of a familiar phrase.
Looking through the very complete "A
page Fall catalogue of Amos II. Van
Horn, Ltd, (73 Market ST.. Newark N.
j. one is impressed with the variety of
furniture, carpets, bedding, stoves and
other home furnishings that establish
ment carries, a stock that very easily
needs the five acre floor space it covers.
AS u guide to complete house furnish
ing the many illustrations and prices
this catalogue contains make it of real
help, it is a book that should be in every
ones possession. a postal to Amos II.
Van Horn, Ltd 70 Market St, Newark,
n. j., will bring a copy free to any adj
dress.
The active sale of enamelled iron beds
now going on at this busy furniture
store, is but one of its many Fall attrac-
tons; their stove department and all
their furniture sections are bosief than
at any precious season, a fact not so very
surprising when it is remembered that
many additional lines have been added
to every stock, especially among the
furniture.
The portland Range is more than
holding its own, nearly $1,000 sales being
reported to date while half a hundred
patterns are shown in other ranges and
heating stoves
This house claims to have the busiest
stove and furniture store in town; the
$ ock certainly bears out the claim.
9-2S 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
FORGET YOUR s.
Summer Best Time to Dyspepsia
Mi-o-na the One GUAR feed Cure.

Outdoor life, fruit dhd berries III
plenty, light clothing, and change from
the hearty diet Of winter, 4 AXE the sunni
mer months the best time yof the who'll
year to sure dyspepsia.
A Mona tablet taken after each meal
will sootheand heal the inf imcd stomach
lining, aid in assimilation and digestionI
will increase the vitality, and Civ!
strength aud tone to all tho digestive
organs, 10 that you can forget your stom
acl. Mi-o-na is tho ooe remedy for thu
cure Of dyspepsia that Is sold on al
absolute guarantee by G. A. Sexton tt
refund the money in case it docs no
cure.
Mi-o-no gives strength, makes ricl
blood. firm muscle, and perfect health
1t puts the digestive system into propcI
working order and gives such strength
and natural action that you can eat any
thing you want and when you want.
If after you have used Mi-o-na for
month YOU do not feel satisfied that |
has done all you expected, take back TIL
empty boxes leach box contains twI
weeks treatment) to G.. A. Sexton an,
he will refund your money without ques
ton. The risk IS all his and you are I'll
sole Judge as TO whether the remedy cost
you anything oil not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
How I B~ooherang Works.

A dealer In a newly invented boomer
ang, exhfbtedsthe properties of the arti-
Gle at the, corner Of High and Smith street
yesterday afternoon. There are four
arms, each about six inches long. The
boomerang, (Which is of wood, can be
thrown to a. distance of over fifty feet,
flying IN &aeefHftircles, and returning
to the throYer's hands To an onlooker
it appears nothing short of marvellous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
MIS-. potter.s Requests.

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-Public requests
aggregating over S 100000, the lar
gest being a gift of $2J0,000 to the city
of New. Bedford, are contained in the
will of the late Mrs. Sarah Potter OF
this city, which has been filed for pro
bate. Mrs. Potter died last Friday at
her umme home at Beverly. To the
Boston Medical library she bequeathetl
$150,O00.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
panic Followed shooting.

NEW YORK, Sept. %. = Richard
Buehler. playing the part Of Rudolph
Rassendyl, was injured and his cloth
ing set on fire at the Columbia theater
in Brooklyn last night by the firing of
the pistol in the duel scene of Rupert
of Hentzau." y fire panic followed,
and a serious stampede was aYerted
only by the presence Of mind of the
nctOrS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Four oystermen.s Bodies Found.

CENTERYILLE, Md, Sept. 20
The bodies of four oystermen of this
place, whose boat capsized in Eastern
bay last week, have been recovered,
floating near where the overturned
boat was discovered. Their names
were Captain David Jones, Jack Wig
gins and two young brothers named
Coulter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Fiprer Tin worth $500.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Iustice d.
Cady Herrick has decided that the tip
of Il pretty girls wedding finger is
worth $500. Thc gallant judge has
filed this opinion in the supreme court,
Brooklyn. Miss Bendecker lost her fin
ger tip by accident in a Brooklyn fac
tory and sued for damages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Scythe Cut His Leg.

"Yswcub" Hanson is suffering with a
bad cut on. the lower part of his leg. He
cutting grass for Mrs. L. A. Green
ley, of 100 High street, when the scythe
slipped. His wound was bound up, and
the old man was taken to the city hos
initial in 81 carriage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
king George Much weaker.

DRESDEN, Sept. 29.-King George
of Saxony, who has been very i'll, is
much weaker. All the members of the
royal family living in Dresden have
assembled at Pillnitz, the summer resi-
dence of the Saxon court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
when IL Is Free Of Dandruff, 1t Grows
Luxurinntly.

Fair preparations and dandruff cures,
as a rule, are sticky or irritating affairs
that do no earthly good. Hair, when not
diseased, grows naturally, luxuriantly.
Dandruff is the cause of nine-tenths OF
all hair trouble, and dandruf is caused
by a germ. The only way to cure dand-
ruff is to kill the germ; and, so far, the
only hair preparation that will positively
destroy the germ is Newbro's Herpicide-
absolutely harmless, free from grease,
sediment, dye matter or dangerous drugs.
1t allays itching instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. destroy the
cause, you remove the effect" Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit
Mich.
O A. SEXTON, Special Agent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
New Station opened.

New Brunswick, Sept. 29:-The
new 800, o0e-Pennsylvania railroad
station was formally opened yester-
day. The baifling is a beautiful one
and is one Of the finest on the New
York division 4 the Pennsylvania
road. N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Dearest the Best.

One soon finds that inexpensive
things or persons are bad, incompe-
tent, and in the long run ruinous at
any price.-John Oliver Hobbies, in Lon
don Mail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Haymaksrs Organize Tonight.

At the meeting of Pc Ambo, Tribe
Rcd Men, tonight, the grand officers
will be present to institute a loft of
the Haymakers. A large attendance
is expected, and a good time is as
sured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Jewelry and
silverware to the value of $4,000 has
beer stolen within the last ten days
from twenty fashionable apartments
in this city by young men representing
themselves as telephone inspectors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
praygrounds win Cost s75o.ooO.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-When the
board of estimate meets tomorrow
Comptroller Grout will ask an appro-
priation of $T5O,000 to carry out a
scheme of Fairgrounds for the crowd
ed sections of Manhattan and Brook
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Herrick Notiacntion saturday.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The Demo-
cratic state committee has concluded
arrangements for the notification Of
Judge Herrick at Albany next Satur-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Is Able to be Out.

George Dixon, the colored laborer
whose leg was run over by a ten-ton
steam roller on the Rector street paving
last Saturday, is now able to be out.
He walks with the aid of a cane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

The men who have made the largest
fortunes in business are those who
have been the mos extensive adver-
tisers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

If you are out of work put IN adv
in the Evening News, it will cost you
nothing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

Lost anything: A cent-a-word put
n the Evening News will find it for
you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
Not Jails Enough.

Many a man is found outside of jail,
because he isn't found out.-Chicago
Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

Situation Want ads. printed free.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

PartIy cloudy; south WINDS.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
IA FoLLRrJE MEN oowNED.
Republican National Committee De.
cides Wisconsin Contest.

Chicago, June 18.-By unanimous
vote the Republican national commit
tee decided to seat the delegates at
large from Wisconsin who are men,
bers OF the so-called "stalwart" fac
ton, headed by United States Senators
John c, .Spooner and Joseph v. Quarles
and opposed to the Republicans led
by Governor Robert M. La Toilette.
While the contest is partly settled
so; far as the national convention is
concerned the dispute among the two
parties Of the Badger state Is by no
means ended, as the Wisconsin courts
are tolhe askedsto determin ne which of
the two conventions recently held in
the state was legally the party conven-
ton and entitled toSa Have the names OF
it's nominees for state officers placed
upon the official! ballot under the reg:
ulart> party name.
After the national committee had
decided against tthe supporterss of the
governor from wisconsin. the leaders
of Mr.. La Follette's si4s am ounced
their determination to. ealy the fight
to the end and: it is probable, in spite
of the decision Of the committeeman,
that the dispute will again be fought
out before the committee on creden-
tials In the national convention.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF THE GEN.
ERAL SLOCUM HORROR NOT
Definitely KNOWN.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED BODIES
RECOVERED AND MANY ARE
UNAccoUNTED FOR.
PASSING STEAMERS cHURN UP
WATERS AND coRPsEs ARE
WASHED ASHORE.

New York, June 21.-The list Of
those who persisted on the General
Slocum is growing at an alarming
rate. Bodies came to the surface off
the shores of North Brother Island
sinely and in groups of twos and
threes, until at dusk Monday ninety
three additional bodies had been re-
covered. Every passing steamer
seemed to churn up the water to such
degree that with its wash one or
more bodies would be swept on to the
beach. Between the hours OF and 6
p. m. forty-five bodies, some of them
badly mutilated, were taken ashore by
the searching parties.
This brings the total number of
bodies recovered up to 726 and yet
there are something like 300 persons
unaccounted for. A humber OF these
are among the unidentified at the
mor&ue and over on North Brother Is
land and the unacceptable that have
been buried in the Lutheran cemetery
on Long Island.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
RUSSIANS DEFEATED
GENERAL STAkELBERG'S FORCE
DEFEATED IN oEaPERATE
Three DAYS. FIGHT.
i N7n~$ssS ....x

st. Petersburg, June 17.-Czar
Nicholas has received a telegram
dated June 16, from General Kuropat-
KIM transmitting the following dis
patch from Lieutenant General Baron
Stakslberg. dated June 16. 1870 a. M:
yesterday I had intended to attack
the enemv's right flank, but just as
tho troops had been assigned for the
purpose and: were beginning success
fully to envelope the enemy's right
flank, the Japanese in their turn at
tackled my right flank with superior
forces, end was compelled to retreat
by three roads to the north.
"Our losses are. heavy, but they are
not completely known.
During the engagement the Third
and Fourth batteries of the First ar
tille1y brigade were literally cut to
pieces by Japanese shells.
"Q sixteen guns. thirteen were
rendered useless and we're abandoned.
"The conduct of the troops was ex-
cellent. Z large proportion of them re-
fusing to retire until after they had
been repeatedly ordered to do so"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
First National
>.,> .bdllk
CAPITAL $4,000
surfppfds and Undiv' d ProAts$26, 600

JRBCTORs-
.A.D5Davtdson. CA. undbergh, N. u.
Williams. PererlT. Blake, VIM. Davidson
Theo. Fold. n. G. Garvil. Drew Musser,
R.M. Weyerhauser- G. b 'Hawley, A. r.
-EDavitlson. ii,y
Transact a::general banking business. buy
and sell foreign and domestic exchange Pay
erests on time deDcsi t - '>'&,-.>'s'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
STORY OF DISASTER
acoRES BURN DEATH ON BOAT
OR DROWN IN FUTILE Eff.
FORTS TO ESCAPE.

The General Slocum, at the time OF
the disaster, had on board nearly 1000
people, mostly women and children, it
being th6 annual e1cunsann q o.
Marks German L0theran Sunday
school Of New York city. The fire
started in the lunchroom and spread
rapidly. driving the passengers. to the
redr end of the boat. Hundreds
jumped to the water and many of these
drowned. Many scores were burned
with the ship, while few were taken
off by tugs.
Under forced draught the burning
vessel was run ashore. leaving q trail
of dead and dying bodies behind. The
hurricane deck fell, adding to the hor-
1or Of the catastrophe. In little more
than: two hours after the fire started
the hold of the steamer burned to the
water, rested on the sand with it's nav
full of charred bodies. Hundreds of
other: bodies lay on the beach, while
hospitals were crowded with injured
and dying.
The first sweep of the flames cut off
the escape from the hurricane deck Of
the ,Slocum, where great many of
the women and children were crowded
together and soon burned away the
light wooden uprights, which came
down with crash on those below.
As the fire increased the struggle
to gain point of vantage at the stern
became frightful. Women and chill
dren crowded against the after rail
until It gave way, and hundreds were
pushed off into the river. After this
there was a steady stream Of persons
who Jumped or were thrown into the
water.
At no time was there any opportun-
ity to lower life boats or get out more
than few life preservers from under
the seats, so rapidly did the flames
spread.
The Slocum got within fifty feet of
the northwest point Of North Brother
Island and there stopped In shallow
water. It was just before she beached
that the hurricane deck. the supports
Of which had burned away, fell with
its load Of women and children, add.
ing to the panic and horror Of those
on the deck below.
CARRIED AWAY ~ TINE
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24

Account Of st. Louis Exposition, I
am authorized tc sell round trip
tickets as follows:
Season tickets May 1st to Nov. 18th
1904 inclusive, $90.75.
Sixty day ticket May let to Nov. 30.
$25. is. .....
Seventeen day ticket May 1st to
Nov. 80th, $23. O5. i -:
Continuous passage in each. .sdirec-
tion. Children of the half fare age one
half Of the above rates. j >.<;;H IN
orthe season round trip tickets to
Grey Eagle and Birch Lake have been
authorized az follows:z Daily; one and
one third fare good for 80 days. Sell
Saturday; limited.following Monday
one fare for the round; trip. One half
rates for children Of the half ,dare age.
1T. ..W. Mann, Agent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
WILL BE FAIRBANKS
INDIANA MANS NOMINATION FOR
VICE PRESIDENT ALMOST
A CERTAINTY.

Chicago, June 21.-The, nomination
Of Senator Charles W. Fairbanks for
vice president was regarded as settled
last night when New York decided to
cast her seventy-eight votes tor him.
While 1t has seemed a foregone conclu-
sion for some time that the Indiana
senator would be Mr.. Roosevelt's run
ming mate, there, have been s:eftWts
made to bring. 1out other canldidates
and start a stampede OF zdeiaEates for
some other :1n4n. These attempts
failed almost in their inception and it
early became apparent that Fairbanks
was the choice Of most Of the dele
gates. New York's action was more
formal than that Of other states and
practically settled all doubt, even
among those who were opposed to the
Indiana man. ~.z-a~ $3.50 49, saaEE1ae..-,
1--WE pledge ourselves to make such
changes from time to time In the tar
iii schedules a. changing conditions
make Necessary"
That 10 the language OF the pro-
posed platform as now agreed upon
and it becomes more evident that no
further concession will be made to
those demanding revision. It is as
serted by the Republican leaders that
the presidential campaign will cause
enough disturbance in business with
out adding to it definite promise of
tariff revision by the next session of
congress.
cumin Will Continue Fight.
"The Iowa idea" was emphatically
laid on the table by the Iowa delega-
ton. It is understood, however, that
Governor Cummlns will advocate it on
the floor of the convention in support
ing the -Hansbrough resolutions for
tariff revision and reciprocity.
The Iowa delegation met and organ
lied. This preliminary occupied but
fifteen minutes. At It's conclusion
Governor Cummins took the floor and
presented his "idea." concisefy embed
led in a set of resolutions. Discussion
which lasted for an hour and half
followed, when the resolutions were
vote. The details of the vote were not
recorded.
The present national committee met
during the morning for the last time,
finished the few details left for it's
consideration and then adjourned for
good. No national committee meet
ings will be held until the new organi-
cation is formed at the close Of the
convention. When the members met
Senator Scott of West Virginia took
the chair. Senator McGomas of Mary
land at once introduced resolution
providing that Acting Chairman Henry
G. Payne be made chairman for the re-
time the committee is in exist
ence. He paid a high tribute to Mr.,
Payne's ability and pareyE services and
moved the adoption of his resolution.
It was adopted by 9 rising vote.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-06-24
THOUSANDS OF ARMENlANs DIE
Turks Burn Village and XIII the In.
90: -. habitants.

London, June ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from constantinople says
struction OF many Armenian villages
in the sassoun di stii ct. The number
Of killed is estimaVgd to exceed 5000
persons. n. j.. 4 = NJ VI = II --ss