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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12
The lslpreat SHIN Aann,

The Baltic was built primarily with
view to securing enormous freight
capacity, although she has excellent ac.
commodations for passengers. This
steamship embOdies the same princi.
pies as the Celtic and the Cedric also
belonging to the White Star Line. She
Is one Of the few vessels now af,oat
which are longer than they are. The
length Of the Celtic and her twin sis.
ter is 700 feet. The Oceanic surpassas
them by four feet, the Kaiser Wilhelm
by six and a half, and the Baltic bv
twenty-five. 1t is easy to understand
therefore, that in respect to displaca.
ment the Baltic is practically without
rival. Although the two freight
stamers built at New London for Mr.
HilFs use on the Pacific are much
shorter, they are deeper than anv Of
the vessels just named. and perbans
they viii carry as much freight as the
new White Star liner. UnfortunataIv
however, they are not now running
The Baltic, then, has the honor of he,
ing the biggest ship in actual service
on any sea.-New York Tribune
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12
INDIAN DlcIPLINE
Red Men Are. Possessed o. 6uehl
raj Po1iteneaa.

Red Men Are. Possessed Of Mneh
raj Po1iteneas.
No people are possessed 81 ar'
share Of natural politeneaa thu
Indians, wrote Isaac Weld d
they will never interrupt whileu
is speaking! nor, II one han toa
anything which they think % M
will they bluntly contradict bin
deem 1t highly becoming u
to accommodate his mannefI 70
Of the people with whom he mgll
pen to be. The following anea
told by Mr.. Weld in How Our q
fathers LAved":
Our friend Nekig, The Littlae
had been invited to dine with
the house of a gentleman at a
and he came accordingly, accon
by his little son, q boy Of nine
years.
After dinner a variety Of fsalh
served, and among the rest wasI
peaches, a dish OF which wa y
to the youSg Indian.
He helped himself 10 one VIZ
coming propriety; but immedlal
terwOrd he put the fruit to big Z
and bit a piece out Of II.
The father eyed him with q
ton, and spoke some words q I
q low voice. which / could nos
stand. but which, on being inter
by one Of the company, proved z
warm reprimand for his HAVING
90 deficient In observation q
peel his peach, as he saw ne
man opposite him had done,
The little fellow was cry
ashamed of himself; but be g
retrieved his error by drawing
toward him and peeling the tsal
the greatest neatness.
Some drink to which he Was
ward helped, not being BY any
agreeable to his palate, the litte'
made a wry face, as a child Eig
urally do. This called forth 9
reprimand from the father, "
him that he despaired Of ever
him a great man or a good va
he appeared thus to dislike n
host had kindly given him. II
took the rest Of his drink wiz
ing pleasure.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12

Even a bathing suit IN
peek-a-aboo shirt waist IL Ms
A girl doesn't have to hs,s
sense If she has beauty or III.
Some men are born tronb.
hunt for trouble and Coma m.''
II.
If women don't like one II
number they are very snmss.
the men will.
1t takes a mighty trustins
believe that loving her Ii ksl
than making love to her.
Generally when you kIss j,
50 busy getting up a feeling y
she forgets to be Indignant
A girl has to be mighty pSs.
able to feel indifference
clothes some other girl has
It's just like a woman X NJ
had curly hair when She hass4
got enough Of the kind she hss
A woman would rather eo Il,
and not get something she vsr,
10 get it without going shoppIpr
It's mighty funny how / !,
hair can begin to turn rea aba
time you think 1t Is ready d ms
Awoman wouldn't get any. &
ton out Of having children Il AZ
not brag about how well brouI
they are.
No matter how blue 4 man
his business his wife knows
all right when the baby's nsv
comes through.
There are very few rows d d
lily where the man always a
only coffee he can drink wllhs
ting indigestion Is at home,
When she can't find aDythh
to worry about a woman can
over the fact that when she laa
she will get very tired Weara
clothes SO long.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12
No Timo LOT.


A mother, after days Of prep
for a weeks absence from hon
denly remembered, after the @.
well under way, that she naa
bottle Of a certain weIl-knovn
within reach OF the meddlssoe.
fingers Of her 8-year-old son
membered, too, that there W.
ing that the child loved pesEA
the aromatic contents Of that
lar bottle.
Hurriedly calling the portes.
ious mother prepared a messa
telegrapbed from the first go
reads
Hide bottle of Robbie'a mg
Left it on table In my room.
An hour later she received ~
altogether soothing message
boys father:
Too late. Bobbie got ther'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12

NO matter what married man Inv.
uowntown his wife always knows ~ :
ehsapoE. OOught 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
IN CHURCH

The Home Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church meets rhis afte r.
1901 at 3 O'Clock in the ladies parlor.
The Mite Society meets Thursday after
Don a. 2 o'clock in the ladies parlor
Next Monday evening the session of
the Foreign Missionary Society will be
held. AnsfnterestinR PROGRAM has seen
prepared and the reports of the delegates
to the Presbyterian Society which met
in Plainfield, April II, will be given.
Friday evening the Middlesex Union
will hold a session at the Presbyterian
church. The meeting promises to be an
interesting one. Rev Joseph T. Briton.
assist N pastor of the Central Presby-
terrain church, of New York, will give
an address on Mormonism.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, Of Richmond Valley,
Staten Island, occupied the pulpit in the
church yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01

let 90. They drew their swords and
hacked his hands off at the wrists. The
man turned upon them. kicking and
biting. waving his arm stIlmps. He
seized a Cossack's hand In his teeth
and bit the fingers off. CraZed with
pain, the Russian drew his sword with
his left hand and stabbed the China.
man. a companion slashed at him from
the other side and nearly severed his
head from his body. A third man fin
ished the work half done. and the body
was dragged to the company headquar-
ters. The Russian commander stood
the bloodstained soldiers in the yard
and shot them down for killing the
Chinaman. All four bodies were left
uncared for.
The town was in Il turmoil We
couldn't get hold of any of our stores.
1t was hopeless. More troops were
coming I'm. Mistchenko was out on the
Russian flank with 5000 cavalry and
Il couple Of batteries. Splendid men
they were too. He Is lazy, Mistchenko.
or he would have done something. He
had his headquarters in Il little village
under "A hill. All about him in the
plain We're the cavalry patrols. some
times ten. sometimes fifty. sometimes
a hundred men. The whole plain was
alive with them. We managed at last
to get through to Fakuman."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
WEDDING TOUR r o

A pretty home wedding took place
ats O'Clock Saturday afternoon at llS
Gordon street when Miss Jesine Soren-
sen and Iver Peterson were married
ny Rev. j. +. Christensen at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Theo-
dore johnson.
The bride wore Il handsome gown
of black silk and carried white carna
tions. She was attended by four flow
err girls. Jennie, Malta and Helen
Christensen and Altha Peterson.
They were dressed in white and
carried %violets. Thirty guests wit
messed the ceremony, after which a
wedding supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson leave for
Europe May Ii to make Il visit among
their friends and relatives. Upon their
return they will reside in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
MISS SNYDER SURPRISED.

An enjoyable surprise party was
held at the home of Miss Myrtle
Snyder, of Jeffrson street, Saturday
night. The party met at the home
of Miss Anna Dover and proceeded in
a body to the home of Miss Snyder.
The evening was spent in playing
games and singing. Refreshments
were served about IL o'clock and the
party dispersed about midnight.
Those present we're Edith Stacey,
Anna Dover, Lille Dover, Jetta
Stacey, Ruth Stacey, Myrl Ebert.
Gladys Ebert, Anna Allen. Myrtle and
Addie Snyder, Charles Stumps, Will
liam Hornsby, Howard Hardiman,
Arthur Wight, Albert B%rownell,
Stanley Hartshorne, Tom Hanson and
Jack O'Brien.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
Local Items


Douglass Waring has returned to
Leafs school, P~lainield, after the
spring vacation.
A non-support case is in the hands
of the authorities. A decision in re-
gard to settlement is expected tonight
A quantity of the loose dirt and
light stone has been scraped off from
the Rector street bitulithic pavement
by street departmnt workmen.
Graham & McKeon have a large
force OF laborers at work today break
ing ground for the new cigar factory
building in Penn street.
A number of the employees OF the
Perth Amboy Terra Gotta factory
were laid off this morning for a few
days, because some of the drawings
were not ready.
The annual meeting of the Perth
Amhoy & Woodbridge Railroad Com
pany will be held next Monday.
Everything is coming along finely
for Eagle Hose Company's entertain
ment May II and Is.
Max Klein is having a metal ceiling
put in his store In State str Get.
A special meeting of George b, Nc
Clellan Engine Company, W i'll he held In
the engine house State street, Thursday
night.
Protection Hook and Ladder meets to-
morrow night.
Police Sergeant Mulligan had his
m on:hly vacation last night.
The Sophomores and Juniors of the
High School are billed to play a game of
base ball this AFTERNOON en- the Brogger
field.
The Red Men and Daughters of POGO
hontas, held a meesing in the jefferson
building Smith street, yesterday after
noon to discuss thd coming excursion.
Uldertaker James j. Flynn has had a
new casket cabinet built for his under.
taking establishment.
Patrolman Meshrow stopped two games
of ball yesterday afternoon.
Patrolman Andrew Jensen escorted n
lost to her home in North Amboy
last night,
Hargreaves' circus is in New Bruns-
wick today.
An entertainment for the members of
Braga Singing Society only. will be held
in Braga hall Sunday, May II. A concert
and Lall will be held by Braga in Braga
Hall, May 90.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
MAE WOOD WEAKNESS OF
SUES LOEB. THE RUSSIANS.
Says Senator Platts Love Letters Army Traders Story of Mukden
Were Taken From Her Defeat Discipline Is
by FOTs. Needed.
$4,000 DAMAGES. DISORDER IN RANKS.

LONDON, MAY 1.-The following
IN army trader with the Russian forces,
who tells very graphically of incidents
IN the great defeat of Kuropatkin's ar
my, has been received here:
II went with the retreat 10 Tie pass.
l saw it all. ! don't want any more.
/ knew that the retreat was coming.
I've seen 'em before. | saw the Beers
clear out Of Pretoria. | know the
signs. The Russian officers .jeere,l
when | suggested such Il thing, but |
knew. They We're packing their stores,
getting their papers together in the
various Offices. Trunks. boxes. valises
Of all sorts, were ready to be sent off
at a moments notice. They tried to
keep up their BLUM until the very last.
Cherchoff. the head of the gendamerie,
was Il bad one. We had to get orr
passes from him. We left our pass
permit to stay II week. ten days. two
weeks. as the case might he. until we
SOLE our milk or brandy, whatever ii
was. Sometimes we had to pay. some
times not. If C%herchoff sized us up as
easy 1t went badly with rs, otherwise
we got off with only Il small squeeze.
Just the day before the evacuation
commenced ClIerchoff charged two
Greeks $500 apiece fOr-two weeks per-
nit and then cleared ont at midnight.
leaving the mel without their passes.
"All during the weeks fighting. from
the time the Russians first heard the
Japanese guns to the west of Mukden.
their preparations for flight had been
going on. CommisSary trains trundled
north. Files of men moved slowly out
Of the city, Il teams dragged the can
non away one after the other.
I'm Mukden many We're drunk. Off
GERS came in from the front. went TO
the restaurants and drank themselves
stupid. Chinese servants threw their
masters into their carts like so much
wood and started them on their jour
ney north. Officers and men. senseless
with vodka. We're piled in the waiting
trains. When the news came that the
railway had been cut the retreat be-
gan in good earnest.
I'VE went with them, for we still
had some goods in Tie ~paSs-cham-
pagnc, brandy, sugar and preserved
fruits.
THE artillerymen abandoned gun
after gun. The ice was already weak
ening in the smaller streams and the
heavy carriages crashed through as
they slid and bumped across. No one
thought of trying to drag them out
again. The gun teams We're hurried on
and pitched up somewhere else or seiZ-
ed by the men who had been riding on
the caissons. They rode off. leaving
everything to the enemy. oftentimes
two on Il horse.
Only nee did | see any evidence of
authority. A party of Cossacks in a
side street found n Chinese beggar
whom they thought was II Japanese
spy. They set upon and yanked at his
pigtail till it came off. Then they tried
to carry him away. The man clutched
the spokeS of a passing cart. He re-
fused to let 90 his grip. The Russians
tore his clothes from his back in their
efforts TO drag him off. He would not
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
A QUIET WEDDING.

A quiet wedding took place Saturday
evening at $50 at the residence of Rev.
K. J. Keuling when Miss Eneline Agnes
Dyment, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
George L.. by nent, of Arlington, N. j.,
was married to Archibald Meshrow, son
of Chris Meshrow.
Miss Dyment was attired in white lawn
aud vas attended bv her mother and the
father Of the groom. Mrs. Wait. The
groom's grandmother also witnessed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meshrow are now living
at No. so jefferson street. Mr.. Meshrow
is an employee of the Perth Amboy Terra
Gotta and a popular young man in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Meshrow are to-day
receiving the congr al ulatioDs of their
many friends and acqaintances.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
Weather Proba biIitfes.
Fair; west winds.


NEW YORK. May 1.-James Hazen
Hyde's big touring automobile was
damaged 81 800 by fire in a garage here
last night. Mr.. Hyde's chauffeur. 10
seph Certify. was cleaning and rubbing
1t down with waste soaked in gasoline
when he accidentally touched the cleo
trio sparker. The automobile was en-
veloped in flames. and although Gerity
tried his hest to e%xtinguish them he on
ly succeeded in burning his hands Sc
verely. The firemen on their arrival
made short work of the blaze.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
AN ENTERTAINMENT.

The Ladies' Aid Society. Of st.
Paul's German church, will hold an
entertainment and ball 10 Braga hall
tomorrow night. The ladies of the
church have worked diligently to
make the affair a success. They have
prepared an interesting program,
which follows:
PART L.
Overture, ''Mazeppa," Mail, or
chestra.
"Saenger-Marsch,' Phi. Orth,
Maenner Choir ''Yorwaerts.
Tenor solo, ''Cnte dem Linden
baum F. EberrIe, Mr.. Otto Endler.
Selection, piano solo, Mr.. 4. Ganss.
Couplet, "Unsere," Kroone, Mr.. W.
Zeyen.
Duett, Mueller & Schneider" {.
Braun, Messrs. +. Pfeil and o. End
Ter.
PART II.
Overture, sSPlantation Echoes, Z
Ross, orchestra.
''Gut Nacht," Heinrich Pfeil,
Maenner. Choir .s'Vorwaerts."
Professor Balanceur with his osigi-
nal eomical tricks, Mr.. 0. Meyer.
Violin sole, Autumn Song" Men
delssohn, Mr.. Max Kaletsch.
''Schimpf-couplet, Mr.. j. Clees.
''Red Riding Hood cast; Red
Riding Hood, Jessie Kutscher: mo-
Their, Rosa Buchner: grandmother,
Henriette Merkle; hunter, joe Masso-
pust; woodchoppers Carl Mabel and
Willie Schardt; wolf, Phil Hermann.
The officers of the society are: Mrs.
Sophie Berner, president; Mrs.
marguerite Mabel, vice-president;
Mrs. Anna Fang secretary: Mrs. Marie
Schardt, treasurer.
The committee of arrangements con-
sists of Mrs. f. Pfeil, chairman:
assisted by Mrs. j. Kaletsch, Mrs. j.
Turk, Mrs. C.. Zangg, Mrs. j. Grein-
er, Mrs. J. Kutscher, Mrs. +. Brandt
and Mrs. S. Berner, eX-etficio. The
order of dance consists of fifteen num-
bers which will be given by Prof.
Steinhauers's full orchestra.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
Mntch KING sncd at Akron.

AKRON, o.. May Mrs. Spillman
Riggs, prominent in musical circles of
this city. has sued o. c. Barber. the
match king, for $1,000, alleged to be
due on a subscription for the new or
gan placed in Music hall. The suit has
caused Il great deal Of social sensation
here. Mrs. Riggs says Mr.. Barber gave
her a subscription for the money and
has refused TO pay. Mr.. Barber says
the subscription was obtained under
false p%retences.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
COMMENCEMENT DATES
When the Different Schools Through
the County Will Close.
.Spectal 10 tie Evening Neqos.

New Brunswick, May l:-CountN
superintendent of Schools Fl. B. Will.
lis has been notified of the dates fol
the holding of commandments in the
schools of the county. They are as fol-
lows:
Dunellen, May Is; Madison town
ship, May Il: Munroe, May a; East
Brunswick, May %; North Bruins
wick, June s.: South River, June .:
Midtown, June -; Piscataway, June
IA; S~ayreville, June II or 10: South
Amboy, June Is; Woodbridge, June
10; Ja%mesburg, June 81; M%etuchen,
June -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
Wine Disaster az wiIburton.

WILBURTON. Okla, May 1.-Thir.
teen miners were entombed and prob.
ably killed by an explosion in the Mis-.
souri,. Kansas and Texas Coal com.
pany's mine. near Wilburton. Theii
bodies may not be recovered for sew
eral days The men went into the
shaft at midnight. Foreman William
Ray of the shift that left the mine nj
that hour says that the mine was IN
good condition, and Il gas explosion
was hardly probable. His shift left
ii shot hanging. and this the new shift
may have fired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
PERSONAL.

E. T. Reed, of - Kearny avenue,
has purchased the house at II9 State
street, from A. Sandotf, and will move
in about May 20.
Substitute Letter Carrier Oscar
Buchanan is on the lower Smith st rect
route today in place of A. II. Hope. who
is on a vacation.
Ira G. Sheppard entered upon his
duties as a member of the High School
faculty this morning.
Mrs. JacksLn, of Metuchen, Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Finn and children, and Miss Ed tn
Camp. of Jersey City, visited Mrs. Stet-
sou in Rector street, yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
$4,000 DAMAGES.

OMAHA, Neh., May Miss Mae G.
Wood, an attorney of Omaha, who was
once a clerk i'll the p~ostoffice depart
ment at Washington. has filed in the
district court Il suit for damages of
$50 900 against William Loeb, secreta-
ny to President Roosevelt: former Post
master General Wynne. now consul to
London, and J. Martin Miller, consul Mt
Aix-la-Chapelle
Miss Wood charges that the defend
ant by '.force and threats secured
from her love letters which. She alleges,
were written to her by Senator Plat
OF New York. These letters. she says
In her charges, formed the basis of a
book the manuscript for which she had
completed and for the publication of
which she had contracted with Il pub
Usher Miss Wood alleges that former
Postmaster General Wynne met her at
a hotel IN Washington. where he de-
tanned her for two days and by threats
n force took from her the alleged
love letters. She says Mr.. Wynne was
accompanied by two men. one Of whom
gave MS name rs hummer.
The petition in part follows:
'That beginning about May I, 1903,
plaintiff had prepared as a literary pro
auction and for publication a manu-
script entitled The Love Letters OF a
Boss which manuscript was largely
made up from actual letters received
nv this plaintiff from Il very prominent
a in the United States senate (Scn-
ator T. c. Plattl. seventy-one years old.
and who pretended 10 be desperately
In love with this plaintiff.
"'rhat plaintiff had been engaged Ia
marry said prominent elderly man and
had received attentions from him which
could only be excused on the ground OF
such engagement; that because Of the
conduct of said suitor the aid engage
ment was about to he cancelled on
April II. 1903"
Miss Wood then states that while on
Der way to visit a sick relative she
Mas decoyed by Miller 10 New York
for the ostensible purpose of reading
proof of the story. She alleges that no
proof vas forthcoming when she ar
rived. but that Miller. by intimidation
and otherwise threatening, caused her
10 give up for the time her pursuit for
the proofs. She says that Miller dis
played a badge and demanded that She
turn 0ver letters written her hy Sena-
tor Plat aard Lillian Il. Janeway. Fear
ing disgrace, she says. both To her fam
lily and to herself. She went TO the New
York Life building. accompanied by
Miller and three other men, and deliv-
cred the letters and other papers to n
man who represented himself to he
Abraham III. Hnmmel.
Miss Wood sdys she was detained
forcibly ut Il hotel for two days and
that Miller prosecuted her during the
two days aud finally forced her TO sign
papers which purported TO be two re-
ceipts for $4,000 each and attached to
affidavits reciting that she would not
reveal anything that had occurred and
would not in amy way communicate
with the parties to the transaction.
For all Of which. Miss Wood says.
she had been damaged to the extent OF
$35. 100 and asks the court to render her
a judgment to that amount.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
MISS MORAN

Miss Rose MOAN was pleasantly
surprised Friday evening at 1916
O'Clock by II party of friends. The
evening was passed in playing games
until midnight, when a supper was
served. There were a number Of vio-
lin solos played by Miss Katie Young,
Miss Florence gave u number OF pref
ty selections on the mandolin and Miss
Kate Buckley rendered a number of
selections on the piano. Miss Rose
Moran sang a solo and also accom-.
panied Miss Buckley with some duets
on the piano. At half past one the
party left for home.
About fifty people were present, a
number being from South Amboy and
Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-01
APPEARING OLD

Acts as a Bar to Profitable Employ
ment.
You cannot afford to grow old.
In these days OF strenuous competition
1t is necessary to maintain, as long as
possible ones youthful appearance.
1t Is impossible to do this without re-
tanning a luxurious growth of hair.
The presence of DaRdruff indicates the
presence of a burrowlng germ which
lives and thrives on the roots of the
hair until 1t causes total badness.
Newbro's Herpicide is the only known
destroyer of this pest. and 1t is as effec-
tive as it is delightful to use
Herpicide makes an elegant hair dress
ing as well as Dandrun cure.
Accept no substitute-there is none.
sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit, Mich.
@. A. SEXTON. Special Agent.