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good reputation for honesty at home,
though he himself had never believed
any Of the stories In view of what
had happened that morning-the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of his uncle and
the plot to rob Weber-his thousand
marks might be safer in his own pocket
than in Uncle Wilhelm's money beit.
50 when the red faced man came back
with the key Franz followed his uncle
readily.
They assembled two flights OF dark
stairs, and then Muller opened a door.
Franz stepped into 4 small, unsayory
room, and the next instant the door
was locked behind him.
The boy was mOmentarily Devil
dered. Then he sprang to the door and
shook and kicked it, but it was too
strong for him. He heard a chuckliug
laugh and then the sound of Nuller's
steps on the creaking boards of the
hall
Franz tried the door again and then
ran to the single small window. Il
opened on Il little hole in the midst of
the buildings. 1t was possible that an
cutlery might bring help, but the boy
preferred to help himself if he could.
He did some rapid thinking Then he
stepped to the side Of the unclean bed
that was in the room and dragged off
the covers, which he proceeded to tear
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The Grange Is Booming.

The oranges are booming on all sides.
Large classes of candidates are being
initiated. Exercises are being made
attractive. Business and pleasure are
combined in the meeting. The Patrons
have the consciousness of belonging to
an order that commands the respectful
attention of the nation They begin to
understand the immense power that
could be eXerted by Il farmer organiza-
ton that, embracing the majority of
the farm population and rising above
all mere sectionalism and partisanship.
would demand of the national and
state governments the same rights and
privileges for the soil tillers that are
given without question to other citizens.
Keep the grange growing and moving.
1t is already Il power in the land, and
it may be and will be made infinitely
more powerful than it now is.-New
York Farmer
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question the boy about his money.
Franz dared not say that he had none
lest he should be sent back to Germany,
and so he assured the kind stranger
that he had a thousand marks.
Il hope you keep it in a safe place"
said his acquaintance. There are a
great many thieves in this city"
1T is in il money belt, replied Franz,
whereat the stranger slapped him on
the back and said that he was a clever
BOY.
They walked quite a long way. but
did not reach the police station. MeGn-
while the stranger repeatedly urged
Franz to have some beer and was very
much offended at his persistent refusal.
This was very queer, but another fea-
ture of the case was much more ex-
traordinary. The stranger always
asked Franz to drink in the same bar.
Although this proceeding savored of
evil, it excited Franz's curiosity much
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say that there is nothing better for
physical exercise. \ few men like my.
self have banded together formed
small and exclusive club, hired a small
hall and are going to skate for eXer-
else. | was speaking to Il doctor the
other day about that pain at the base
of my neck, and he said my spine
wanted more exercise"
and your spine will get it. Mr..
BoWser, let me say something to you
without hurting your feelings"
You are going to say am too fat"
AS matter of fact, you are. You
are too fat and too clumsy for any
kind of skating. In addition, nothing
whatever ails the base of your neck. If
you want exercise why don't you run
the lawn mOwer?"
You know who you are talking to,
do YOU" demanded Mr.. Bowser when
she had finished.
'Of course, and l hope you won't be
mad. You are not TO blame for being
fat and clumsy, but you should remem-
ber"-
Yes, | will remember, Woman, how
dare you talk to me in this manner?
Your impudence SURPRISES all bounds.
BY the seven yowling cats. but if
man had said what you have | would
have torn him limb from limb
How foolish to get into a temper
over my words"
You insult and abuse me and then
wonder that L get mad! Mrs. Bowser.
be careful-bc very careful. You are
driving very close TO the dead line
very closer
Then you will go to the club?" she
asked after awhile
Il will go to the club, I would 90 if
the house was on fire.
"And you will try roller skates?"
Il will put on roller skates and float
around the hall, and if | get word
while | am floating that you have
dropped dead of heart disease l shall
continue to float"
VERY well. l hope you will have 4
good time. l hope that when you re
turn home the base of your neck will
NC hlu'u pcllcF. w men you get nome
you will tell me all about it,"
Don't attempt to soften up things,
Mrs. Bowser," he growled. You re.
ferred to me as too fat and too logy.
You also spoke slightingly of the base
of my neck. You may come crawling
on your knees and l won't forgive you.
BY John. but how any wife dares to
talk to her husband as you do to me is
more than l can understand! Too fat!
Too logy"
1t was pair of skates he had
brought home, and when he had the
package under his arm and was ready
to 90 she asked:
What time will you be home dcarg"
Il may never be home. Why should
too fat and too logy man return to
this house,"
81 shall probably be sitting up for
you. You may want a bit of luncheon
before you 90 to bed"
IF | do I'll stop at some saloon.
Don't blame me, Mrs Bowser if one /
glass leads to two-thrce-fve-teu. |
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the GRANGE
Conducted By
}. ". DARRCW. Chatham, n. l.,
Pros CmTcygOH7sHt Nor T0JI- State
trEHUgC
THE GRANGE FAIR.

An Innovation That Is Likely 10 BE
come a Permanent Institution.
The grange fair is an institution ol
comparatively recent date. We ryf,.
to agricultural shows. like county fairs
which are under the management Of
Patrons of Husbdndry and whose eX-
hibitors are most if not altogether.
members of the Order. The number.
Of these fairs held the past fan is as
tOnishing. And the interest displayed
by the Patrons is quite remarkable
The fact that these fairs are run by
farmers for farmers is one secret of
their success. They are agricultural
exhibitions pure and simple; the horse
trot is eliminated. They are contest
ing the honors with many a staid Old
county agricultural society because
they are pleasing the farmers, and, in
turn, the farmers are patrUuiZiug them.
Here is hint to the county agricultur-
al societies that give large place 70
horse racing and fakirs incidentally
this is good evidence Of what the
grange can do and is doing for the
agricultural interests Of the town o.
county. 1t is promoting those inter
ests in Il most practical and commend
able way when it seeks to Introduce
the spirit Of wholesome rivalry in ex-
hibiting the products Of the farm ami
the handiwork of the household.
Rather more pretentious than other,
are the grangers of Armstrong county,
Pa, who are moving to have Il genuine
agricultural county fair held strictly
under their auspices. There are about
$500 members Of the different oranges.
and it is proposed to issue 800 shares
of stock at 500 per share. to be sold to
members only. 10 one to have more
than one share. \ tract of 100 acres
has been Optioned
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The Ways
of q New
World
By WILLIS EMERY

Copyright, 1906, by Charles y. Lurie
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German stock and he had lhe
4 pluck that comes Of pure blood,
yet he was forced 10 confess
that the future looked extremely black
when he found himself utterly alone
ana friendless in New York on the first
day Of his arrival. Aside from the
dreadful noise, the bewiidering con
fusion, the frantic haste and rudcness
of the people, he had a private cause
for fearing the great city. He had no
money. not single penny. and he had
always been told that something in
ones pocket was more absolutely es-
sential to ones existence in New York
than anywhere else in the world.
They sent people home again if they
were caught without money, he had
heard, and that would be bitter ex-
perience for a boy who had come 10
make his fortune. Ii would be gross
injustice also for he was not Il pauper.
He had brought capital to the new
world amounting to more than thou
sand marks in clean white currency.
1t was neatly slowed away inside
money belt around the waist Of Viii
helm Muller, who was Tranz's only
near relative and who had come with
him to this country
SO the money was ali right 1t was
safe as Il church. but Uncle Wilhelm
was lost. What could have become OF
him?
He had left Franz sitting on bench
in Battery park and had gone to have
Il glass of beer with red faced man
whose acquaintance he had made on
the ferryboat coming across from Ho-
boken.
Franz sat on the bench and turned
his back to the bay. He had seen
enough water in the last week and nat
urally found the tan buildings more in
teresting. BY and by he began to feel
the machinery Of the ship that had
brought him over the ocean throbbng
in that wooden bench. This phenome-
non was at first mysterious and then
distressing. Franz's stomach protested
against it, and the boy was compelled
TO walk about
He felt 50 much better ufoot that he
walked too far and could not find his
way back to the bench where his IN
Gle had left him. 1t seemed that this
park, though so small, was a very CON
fusing place, and yet If he and his I'M
Gle should walk about there looking for
each other they must meet eventually
So Franz tramped and tramped until
the clock On the square red tower had
measured the flight of two hours.
He was then quite sure that Uncle
Wilhelm was not in the park. He
therefore accosted a man in a blue uni
form and began to state the case to
him, but the individual in blue could
not understand German and clearly
regarded the matter as none of his
business. But another man who had
been strolling along behind Franz for
several minutes stepped up to him at
this juncture.
That isn't Il policeman" said he in
German. That's a conductor of a car
If you want to so to the station house
I'll show you the way"
Franz thought that the man was very
obliging but he proved to be somewhat
too inquistive. They had no sooner
started off together than he began to
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"a RAM was a sturdy lad of good
- German stock. and he had The
pluck that comes Of pure blood,
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into strips. To these he recklessly in
trusted his mortal part. and they did
not fail him. He reached the bottom
of the shaft safely, climbed into the
basement of the hotel and eventually
emerged upon the street
One of the first objects which met his
gaze as he came out into daylight was
the broad back of Mr.. Weber. That
individual was walking rapidly away.
Clearly the fraud had already been
perpetrated upon him.
Franz overlook him at the corner of
the street and laid hand upon his
arm.
Come back with me-" lie cried
You have been cheatedr
Weber looked at him for Il moment
in blank surprise. Then he suddenly
seized the boy by the back of the neck
and threw him headlong against the
swinging doors Of II barroom. Franz
landed fiat on his face on the floor
lie bounced up like Il rubber ball.
and he was the "maddest" Teuton that
ever came out of Germany. It seemed
to him that he flew after Weber with
out the necessity of touching the side
walk. He caught him around the neck
from behind, and the two fell in Il
heap.
His vengeance was only beginning
however, when he was suddenly
pulled to his feet by an enormous man
dressed in blue and carrying Il club.
What's the natter" demanded this
formidable creature and then repeated
the question in German
Franz hardly knew what to say. He
could not shake himself free of all 10y.
atty to his uncle and openly denounce
him as thief.
II was trying to do this man Il favor"
said he There has been mistake.
He has changed American gold for
German marks
Before he could speak another word
the giant seized him and Weber. one
in each hand, ana yvhiskcd them
through door twas done as rapidly
as magic, and they We're in IL small
room alone.
Nov. Dutchy,' said the big man, ad-
dressing Weber with great caruestness.
speak up. What was it-gold plated
nickclS with the cents rubbed OFF,"
Weber nodded sullcnly
Was it your money! demanded the
officer, pointing at Franz with his club. |
My uncle's," replied the boy.
We'll. you take ii and give it back to |
him and say nothing. Understand? |
You'll get into trouble if YOU talk too
much in this country. Tell chat to
your uncle. Tell him he'll go to jlil if |
he talks. Now, Dutchy''-to Weber
yield up"
Weber, with groan, drew 2.00C |
marks in bills from his pocket and |
gave them to Franz
This is the best | can do for you /
Dutchy." said the officer. Il won't |
make you any trouble Now run
along"
Weber lost no time in making his |
exit. Franz, under the policeman. |
guidance, returned to the thiefs resort /
where Weber and his pal had perpe
trated the confidence game upon Uncle |
wilhelm.
But Franz did not find his uncle. He
mas not found him yet, though these
events happened Some years ago. Tn .
Gle Wilhelm skipped to South America .
carrying with him his nephew's thou
sand marks and a bag containing a .
large number Of American five cent
pieces thinly coated with gold and with
out the word cents" which usually .
appears under the V.
That is how Franz Muller doubled his
money on his first experience Of the
ways of the new world
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Practical.

81 despise practical JOKER" said the
woman in pink bonnet.
'That is the only kind of joking that
pays" responded the woman in a
sailor hat.
She was the wife Of a professional
humorist and was therefore qualified to
speak with authority on the subject
Brooklyn Life.
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Don't blame me if | come home and
Kick the front door open and clean out
this shanty. l may not stop even at
that, and if l don't it will have been
your fault. What in the name of blue
blazes is that old cat glaring at me
fOr:'
Il think your voice jars on her"
oh, it does. eli? Besides being too
fat and too logy I've got a voice that
Jars ON d yaller eyed old cat. BY
thunder, Mrs. Bowser-by thunder
With the last BY thunderr' he left
the house. not daring to remain and
face further eXigcncies lie had six
blocks to walk to the hall and he had
almost worked up Il smile when he
reached it. He was warmly received
by the dozen members who had gath
cred and in little while he had al
most forgotten Mrs. Bowser and the
cat. lie noticed half a hundred people
who were not members and it was OK
planned to him that this was a public
night. when any one could come in
and see the skating
4 see we have got to look out for
club members as he ran his eyes over
Mr.. Rowsor. You were built for Il
roller skater. You have the Iegs. bacl,
and shoulders for cutting fancy dashes
| predict that Won will lead us all
within a month. How long since Won
did any skating?'
Mr.. Bowscr should have told the
truth and narrated his adventure on
rollers i'm his own garnet n wear ago
but tie mans words had fattered him
and he let it be understood that he
was in practice and intended TO aston
ish the natives. BY. the time he had
his skates on the hall was well filed
and there were a dozen skaters on the
floor He had gone ahead thus far
with the grcatcst confidence. but all Of
a sudden an icicle hit him in the stom-
ach. Down in his heart he knew that
he was fan AMI lgy. He also knew
that the first and only time he had
taken the floor was when he took If
on his head. He WouId he an ass to
get out there. with all the people look
ing on. and the exhibition would prob
ably result in his being expelled from
the club. He had lust decided in his
own mind that he would give $4,000 in
cash if he was home. and that if he
ever got there alive he would forgive
Mrs. Bowscr and the cat. when some
of the spectators began to call:
"EOwscr, Bowscr. Get ont. Bow
ser and give us some fancy tiguresw
Mr. RoWspr tried TO shrink his hull,
into the compass of Il peanut and his
face flushed red and white. He decd-
ed that he would give $4,000 to be
home. and that Mrs. Bowscr was the
best wife and his cat the best cat on
the face of this earth
Come, BoWscr," said one Of the
skaters, in answer to the calls. This
mOleSty on your part won't do. You
are asked to go out and shoW what
can be done on rollers"
II don't feel we'll" was the reply.
Nonsense! You are playing off"
4 think-think'-
"Out with him. shouted half dozen
voices, and Mr., BoWser was taken by
the arm and assisted to his feet. In
the next few seconds he lived hun
dred years. Then he made move
with his right foot and the next thing y
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-14
BoWSeT Tries
Roller Skates
Physical Exercise His Object IN
Joining the E, R, S, c.,
He Declares.
INSULTED By HIS WIFE.
She Rufles His Temper by Calling
Him Names---Proves Himself
Poor Skater.
By HIS WIFE.
[copyright. 1905. by r. b. NIcClure.l

Copyright, 1905, by +. 2. McClure.J
Y YHEN Mr.. Bowser came home
w '1 ps @1' o as5"" is ne a1 so'' aod
to Mrs. BoWser's queries he
answered.:
Never you mind just now what it is
After dinner I viii ten you all about
it."
There was a certain air about him
that made Mrs. Bowscr realize that
something was up, but it was no use
to worry over it, as there was no tell
ing what new idea he had got into his
head. She expressed no curiosity,
rather to his disappointment, and when
the meal had been finished he said:
We'll first and foremost, have
joined the f. r. S. 60
And what on earth is that"
The Elite Roller Skating club"
We'll, l thought it was about time
you did some other foolish thing. You
don't mean TO tell me that you are
going to try roller skatcs:"
and why not? I know it was fad
once and played out, but the doctors
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Alas! Like the Average Parent.

Little Johnny-What do you think of
grOWnups?
Little jenny don't know. What do
you think?
Little Johnny-They are such story
tellers. My ma told me mOre'n twenty
times yesterday if l didn't stop teasing
Fido she'd whip me. l didn't stop, and
she didn't whip.-Boston Transcript.
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Prosperous Maine Grnnpc

The grange at North Village, Me-,
has recently erected a new grange hall.
The building is 33 by 53 feet with Il
front wing Is by So feet 1t is two
and one-half stories With basement.
1t is well provided with all the equip,
ments for a convenient grange hall, in.
Guiding kitchen closets, cloakrooms
and dining hall. The latter is SO by IS
feet The lower room is intended fol
public meetings and is provided with a
stage. The whole structure cost ap.
proXimately $1,000.
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Mary L. Lee, superintendent grange
course in agriculture and domestic sci
cncc in Ohio. will give a demonstration
lecture on sanitation and ventilation
before National Association of Farm
crs' Institute Workers at New Orleans
in November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07
PARTY DIVIDED.


About thi,ty ladies and children of
Catherine and George sire sts aud Broad
w'v starr ed out fpr an ontlng Friday
morning. 1t was at first supposed that
tney we've eoing 10 Morgan, but It was
lea rned later that soiie Of the party had
dc cided to stop at Lawrence Harbor. One
of the ladies had taken an outfit fer
making ten. knowing that a gentleman
VINO is camping at Mort an would allow
tn I'm to use his stove fer that purpose,
so the lady and a number of Others who
5 nod by her, declined going to the Har-
blr. but they got ont of the cars with the
Others when they arrived there ana
proved that when a oman won't she
won't and-there is an end on it, by loot
ing it from there TO Mofgan. That made
a division OF the party but the deserters
found the gentleman as obliging as here
tofore and with their luncheon enjoyed a
cup of that which cheers but does not
ilebriate and they report a lovely time.
Tle other half of the party for 1t was
about equallg divided had a good time
also and enjoyed going in bathing, which
was one reason they wished to &c to
the Harbor. These cuttings appear to be
ia king tie place of the old time Salt
Wa ter Day ard are getting to be very
POPULAR.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

George RatEbun and Francis Drake
spent Sunday in Asbury Park.
Miss Ethel Inslee has gone to Sea
Bright for a couple of weeks with a
party of friends.
Mr.. Walter Ensign of Providence, r. !.
was in town OF saturday.
Mrs. jennie Melick, of Perth Amboy
spent Saturday with Mrs c. NJ. Iiddle.
Mrs. Scott b. Rathbun is home agar
after a s%oiourn Mt Long Branch.
Mr.. and +. W. Valentine spent Sunday
in Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Perry returned Fri.
day after a months camping near Key
port.
Miss Carrie Ensign left Saturday for a
weeks stay at Jones Point ON the Hud
son river.
Miss Annie Brown has rece.-tly accepted
a position in Bamberger's.stor
Joseph Barron has returned TO New
York after a two weeks stay in town.
DR.. and Mrs. McNulty left last weel
for Pennsylvania.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07
LOCAL ITENfs.


A barrel of whiskey exploded at
the recent fire and sent the burning
timber flying up in the air and the
sparks in every direction.
John Sullivan has returned home.
He found hi S store a wreck and
his vacation a much longer m than
he had anticipated.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Y. Irwin return
ed home Friday from their visit at
Newburg.
Mr.. William Hathaway and son,
of Brooklyn spent Sunday with Post
master Roddy and family.
Mrs. Charles Pearce, of John
street left town today for Ocean
Grove, where she will sojourn for
awhile at Terrace Lodge.
Mrs. Richard Davis has returned
to her home in South River after
spending three weeks with Mrs. John
Sexton during her recent illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman, of John
street is sojourning at Terrace Lodge
Ocean Grove.
Frederick Hewlett is doing the
papering and decorating in II. Fur
mans house in John street.
Little Howard King is i'll again
after his recent improvement.
Mrs. Will Ferguson and daughter,
Mamie, of Yonkers will return home
this evening after a few days visit
with Mrs. Thomas Baker, of Broad
way. Mr.. Ferguson returned home
last evening.
Miss Lottie Cleaver, of Brooklyn,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. II.
Capner, of the Heights.
A party of men, women and child
rem from Elizabeth, in a power skiff,
put in at Morgan Sunday and spent
the afternoon on shore, where they
took their luncheon picnic fashion
on the ground.
Charles Grover of Bordentown ave-
nue., entertained a number OF gem
tlemen friends from Sayreville, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthing of Brook
Ign have returned home from a few
days visit with Mis- Emma Dayton,
of ordentown avenue.
Miss Ruton, of B~ordentown ave-
nue. has returned home from a Wis
it out of town.
The fishing parties report both
good and bad luck, Sunday. Fred
Wheeler has a party out for the day
and they caught sixty weak and blue
fish.
Dick Abplegate, of Fireman, was
a Morgan visitor Sunday.
Miss Emily Dayton, of B~ordentown
avenue, has returned home from a
visit out of town.
The trolleys did a good business
Sunday, the day being a fine for troll
leying. ,.5 .l.sa