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The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Nv ryc1lsHuAy WITH ,HUM0R.
How he Held His First job ana r'o'
over Got a Raise in Wages

uerhert Kelley. one Of the leading
.,ars Of the present time, Is al
EnglIshnan. but, unlike the usual w
frnn the Island has II deep sense oi
humor. In speaking of his hrst WISH w
,bjs country, he describes his eApef'
ience something like this:
..y.s I was Il bit green when cuine
over to this country, and l 'ad 10 tlhe
honythink in the wy OF JOB. 20.
stnrt.a in a department store on otn
ovanue and the doorwalker sys TO me-
sys e: .hr.s
trials. and if you let three people se.
away without selling them, Wen ave
to bounce YOU ~,
"Well, l came down jolly early on
Monday. took my plice belnd INC
counter and w'ited for customers:
Pretty soon Idly walked w ana
skei me where she should tlke tne
tram for New Rochelle. l didn't KNOW,
and she went aw'y. l looked at 'ne
doorwalker and the fioorwaiker c
looked at me. That mide one noiu-
ing I'D a lean forefinser. "lhen q man
came along and stopped to arsE he
where e could buy Il at. l toiu iM
where the at counter was, ana Went
aw'y. That mids two. Jolly poor
luck. wasn't it now? looked at tAe
foorwalksr. and that hocrwalker
looked at me like ell, but what soeIo
do? Then another lidy came aiea1
as 'ad a large piece Of goods 70 mateh,
and she wanted another yard Of ne
same. | took it and pulled out hsvery
think on the shelves, but there was 40
more of it left. was in bit OF q
funk then, for If let 'er 20 witAoe!
mixing a sale l would lose my jop, so l
SeZ:
".Wite a bit, lldy: I'll see II We ave
any upstairs l went mp, and see4nI
there was no more there. either, JsG
cut yard off her own goods anu
| brought the two pieces down, roneo
them up. took the money, ana sne
went aw'y. l 'ad plenty Of customers
after that, but l didn't feel just CEN
| Portable, don't you know.
1.-The same afternoon she came BACK
and asked for the doorwalker.
"'Ere,' sez she, 4 brought i've
yards of goods ere to match this
morning and bought a yard more, but
when i got home l found only four
yards in my own piece. Can you ex-
prin that, please"
81 'emmed an 'awed and tried 70
measure the goods and hattemPted to
tell the Idly that she must be mistaken
about 'er own piece, but she only
glared ut me, and in a jiffy she was
hup to the foorwalker eNplnin' the
conditi II of affairs. 'Er tone hindi-
Gated that she was mad, and l sold to
meself, carry. you're dead 'un.
1.-THE foorwalker called me hout,
"nA 'ad to toll i'm all about it. 'ow
the first party wanted tram-car. ana
the next a lat, and this one wanted
more goods when we 'adn't any. 1
'ad to sell 'er some'ow, or lose my JOB,
so | give 'er a bit from 'er own piece.
The floorwalker looked so bloomin'
mad for a bit that | thought my time
was come for sure, but then .
started to larf, and e larfed till l
thought ed bust Then 'e sez, "Arry.'
seq e. 4 guess We'll ave to keep you,
and raise your wages And e did"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
COMMERCIAL DISHONESTY.
An ACKNOWLEDGED TRAIT OF
JAPANESE MERCHANTS.
They Have No Regard For q Con.
tract Striking Contrast With
Chinese Irauers.

With the treaty Of peace. Japan has
seen the accom- plishment of task
that has been the ambition Of the en-
uire-to hold froIt rank in the fam
ily of nations. This has been brought
about through such military achieve
meuts as have evoked the admiration
of the civilized powers, but new 1t
seems that Japan has still before her
a problem which means harder work
and a greater task than that which
she had before the commencement OF
the Russiau-Japanese war.
That task, is TO redeem the CONNER
cial reputation of her traders, a repu-
tation which is not enviable. Joseph
Walton, a member of the English par
lament, a man who has spent much
time in travel and knows the people of
the East thoroughly, says in his book
on the Orient:
Japanese traders are not special
" distinguished for honesty, particu-
larly in their business relations with
foreigners. We have in this a most
striking proof that the character of
the people is largely formed by the
nature Of their surroundings. For hun
dreds Of years the trading class in
Japan has occupied very low place
in the social scale. In the last thirty
years, since the feudal system has
oeen abolished, the position OF the
traders has greatly changed, and now
some of those who were mobiles are en-
gagged in trade; and l am told there
is reason to hope that shortly bust
ness affairs in Japan will be conducted
on more honest lines"
Peculiar Business Dishonesty.
The progress which the Japanese
have made in the past fifty years
shows them to be people self
reliant and determined to keep on ad-
vancing towards the highest plane At
tainable, yet travellers in the East
have been surprised that the traders
of the Occident are SO notoSiously dis
honest, for while the japanese are far
superior to the Chinese as regards
achievement OF national strength and
perseverance, yet the reverse is true
in the matter of commercial honesty.
1t appears that the Japanese mer-
chants have no regard for contract.
1t is said that the most prosperous
commercial houses of Japan are man
aged not by Japanese but by Chinese.
The average Chinese merchant Is high
W esteemed the world over for his hon
esty; in fact president of one Of the
.argest corporations of the United
States once said that he would not be
afraid to ship barrel Of gold coin to
Chinese merchant with Instructions
to make use of it in trade, but at the
end of the year he would receive de-
tail statement Of where every coin
went, but II this were done to a jap
anese merchant, he would consider
himself lucky to get back the empty
barrel.
It is believed that the hard task
accomplished by the Japanese in the
war Just happily brought to an end
will be beginning to bring out the
genius for which the Japanese have
been noted in war to utilization Of
peace and commercialism.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
THE IyTELLIGENCEOF ANIMALS.
An English Naturalist Believes That
Ii May be Far Greater
Than lmAQineds

Sir John Lubbock has brought more
popular attention to the subject of the
mental capacity Of animals than any
other writer. He has conducted many
careful investigations on the senses. In
stincts and intelligence Of animals and
insects. An Interesting query pro-
pounded by the English scientist re-
lates to the existence Of other organs
of sense than ours.
"We find," he says, "in animals COM
plex organs Of sense, richly supplied
with nerves, but the function Of which
we are as yet powerless to explain.
There may be fifty other senses as diff
ferent from ours as sound is from
sight, and even within the boundaries
of our own senses there may be end
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Wondcr Work of the Ancieats.

Modern quarry machinery can handle
single stones larger than any Of the
monoliths of ancient Egypt. The really
surprising thing, however, is how did
the ancients handle their moAoliths
with only their crude machines.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Cheerful Durinc Trouby.,

Mamma had told Dorothy that sbo
could not go out again. The littio
maiden made one more plea. "pleo 's,e sn
mamma 1t isn't very wet, and / won,t
go on the grass" Hon
NO, you cannot, Dorothy" said
mamma smiling at the little ones Der
"Well, anyway, mamma. It seep,, . =
ne ne tnat you're very Cheerful about
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Celebrating BeLgian Zndeoenr,eoc.

Among the festivities organized for
the celebration of the seventy-fifth an.
niversary of Belgium's Independence
is the faithful reproduction of one Of
the fitting jousts given by Philip the
Good of Burgundy in 1852, in which
Philips son broke the lances of six
teen opposing knights in the presence
Of Isabella Of Portugal, Duchess Of
Burgundy. +
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Close Co.OperatiOn.

Now, Harold, this is your fifth birth.
day party. Whom do you love best,
yoWr father or me?
Father, sure.
But, Harold, you said yesterday that
you loved me best.
Yes; but I've slept over It, and !
realize that we men must stick to
gether.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

designer and sculptor was the man who
made the Statue of Liberty. which
France presented to the United States
and which stands in New York harbor
The Bartholdi Fountain performed IL.
first service in this country at the phi
adelphia exposition, at the close -,
which 1t was brought to Washinp,o., ~
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
The. BarthOIdi Fountain.

Among art work displayed in
one OF the public reservations in the
shadow of the Capitol, is
the Bartholdi Fountain. which plays
IN the National Botanical Garden. Its
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollas
allowed our clients during the lat
six years.
Over one and
claimO allowed through US dur
ing the last six months. Die.
ability, Ago and In.
crea so pensions obtaina
in the shortest possible time.
Widow0s claims specially.
Usually granted within 90|
days if placed with us iumsd,
ately on soldiers death. Fsa
fixed by law and payable cute
allowed pension. "A successful
experience of as years and beuei.
of daily calls at Pension Bur.au
are at your service. Highest rel.
erences furnished. Local Magis.
trates p0cu n j a rily|
benefited by sending us|
claims.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

canals. Mexico, Texas and New Mex
leo were arrayed against So.oEauo
which robbed them OF their priceless
heritage and threatened to transform
thousands of acres of fruitase and
bloom into its original state-that OF
the desert. AS the water grew scarce
there sprang up hostilit!es between the
citizens of the whole Rio Grande Val
lev. Neighbor began to be arrayed
against neigh bor; there were even fam
lily rows over the water. For years
these conditions prevailed. Mexico
made respectful protest against the use
of the waters OF the Rie Grande in
Colorado which deprived the ancient
canals of the Republic of their rights
long established. The Comfy OF Ma
tions was threatened.
To Build a Huge Dam.
1t was the passage of the National
irrigation act which wrought Won
drous change in the conditions and
knit together in one brotherhood all the
citizens of the lower valley, imbuing
them with a spirit OF cooperation and
enthusiasm. The Reclamation Service
took hold OF the project and worked
out plan to store the vast Rio Grande
floods which We're annually source
of much loss to the valley and which
were wholly unutilized. This plan the
people have accepted as salvation.
one hundred miles above Ell Paso the
Rio Grande flows through a deep mar
row canyon. A dam 2o5 feet high
across its lower end will create the
largest artificial reservoir in this coun-
try. 1t will make lake 40 miles long.
IL miles wide and from 100 to It's
feet deep. 1t will contain water enough
to cover 100000 acres foot deep.
Into this vast reservoir the greatest
flood the Rio Grande has ever known
will quickly disappear and later when |
needed by 200, 1000 thirsty acres in the
valley below will be released and led
a net work of canals and
bitches through New Mexico into Tex
as, clear down into Old Mexico.
The Settlers Pay the Cost.
1t will cost millions to do this work, |
81 900, 600 is the figure, but what OF |
that? The settlers will gladly pay for |
it. Under the magic of irrigation Me
silla, La Palomas and Ell Paso val |
Ieys, now only dotted here and there |
with green verdure, will spring into
full fruitage, producing harvests unri-
vailed in quality and quantity. Ten
thousand new homes will cover the
desert plain, and El Paso, the central
point for transportation and the great
est market in the varley, will wax into
a city OF 100000 souls. Twenty thou
sand acres of irrigated land support a
splendid city now. What shall it be
when 100000 acres are added to the
,rop producing area of Ell Paso terri
Tory?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
FRIDAY, AUGUST IS.
Up To The Aldermen.

1t is to be hoped the Board of Alder
men will take some action on the ordi-
nance granting the franchise to the
Citizens Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company at its meeting Mon
day night. The members of the board
have had time to hear about all there
is to know on the subject and the pub
tic is watching them with interest to
see what The outcome will be. The
matter has become popularity known
as a fight between a powerful corpora
tion and the citizens of Perth Amboy.
The question is, who will win? We
confidently expect the aldermen to
stand on the sid0 of the people. That
is where they have stood on so many
questions and we do not believe they
will act differently now. To put of
the matter for two weeks longer
wguld be to keep the public guessing
inst that much longer. Will the mono
boly continue to rule the city as it
chooses, or will there be competition?
1t is up to the aldermen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
AM NAL
KIDNAPPED.
Madras BrahminS Steal Mission
arys Pet Convert Had Been
High Class.
HELD HER AS DEAD.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Word was
received at the Office Of the Missionary
society of the Methodist Episcopal
church from Bishop William Il. Old
ham, missionary bishop for southern
Asia, that on July IS S-ooboonagam
ANIMAL of Madras had been kidnapped.
For ten years Sooboonagam Animal
has been the most important woman
convert from Brahminism to Christian
ity to be found in Madras. She came
from the Pantulu sect, the priestly
class and strictest sect Of the high
to take a double degree in the Univer-
sity of Madras. Later he became II
of the examiners of the university and
was high in the government service.
Her uncle is the great high priest over
the Saivite Brahmins. Coming from a
wealthy home, she went through nu-
merous HASTINGS and pilgrimages, cul-
minating her life of devotion to Hin
duism by building a heather temple
neal Madras.
Her conversion to Christianity and
baptism were followed by a three days
funeral service performed over her eff
figy by Brahmin priests, the exercises
eliminating in a burial ceremony over
the ashes Of the effigy.
Sooboonagam Animal spent a year
and n half in the United States, or
from April 2G, 1900, to Oct. 30, 1901.
For a number of years she has been
actively engaged in mission work
among the low caste village people
near Madras, travelling always, how
ever, in company with another woman
for the sake of protection.
1t was while itinerating in her bull
lock cart among the villages that she
was forcibly dragged from her cart on
a public road, hurried into a closed car
riage and driven off.
In his letter Bishop Oldham says:
I'VE are doing all that can be done
for S-ooboonagam ANIMALS recovery,
but only those who know India can
estimate the apparent helplessness of
it ALL"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
A Lack of Harmony.

There does not seem to be complete
harmony among the manufacturers
in the bridge matter. Charles A.
Bloomfield has been representing him
self as the spokesman for the men
having plants along the Raritan, yet
j. C. Rossi, the representative of one
of the largest, is not the largest, ship
pers on the river front, the National
Fireproo6ng Company wants it under
stood that Mr.. Bloomfield does not
represent his sentiments. 1t has been
further pointed out that although Mr..
Bloomfield is doing all the talking,
he is, himself, a clay miner and clay
is not dug in winter so that all the ice
of the Raritan could back up against
the bridge and close traffic without
affecting him. OF course, this is only
an opinion. Mr.. Bloomfield may have
interests of which those criticising
him do not know. He has, at least,
aroused the people and all his remarks
are not fiction by a great deal.
The Amboy bridge matter is a blot
on the history of the count y and is
now being referred to in some Sec
tions as a scandal. Whether all the
manufacturers agree with Mr.. Bloom
field or not there is not n but who
would like to see the matter settled
and out of the way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
THE BEDBUc PEST.
Being Nocturnal They Hide in Dark
Places, Which Should Be Sprin-
killed. with Kerosene.

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The presence of this insect in the
house is not necessarily an indication
OF neglect or carelessness. The dear
est friend may unwittingly bring them
with his baggage hat may have be-
come infested at some hotel on his
way. New servants often introduce
them. The insect probably came to
this country with the earliest colonists.
Having little use for wings, they have
been gradually lost during the many
ages of it's "parasitism on man until
now but mere pads remain. This is a
most fortunate circumstance, for flying
bedbugs would be intolerable and the
bane of the most thrifty housewife.
The bedbug has mouth parts, like an
aphid or squash stink bug, that are
fitted for piercing and sucking. 1t is
thoroughly nocturnal in habits, going
into concealment at daylight, either
in cracks in the bedstead, under loose
wall paper or wherever its much fiat
tened body can squeeze in. 1t feeds
normally only on human blood, and
even the young bugs are able to fast
many months. The white. oval eggs
are laid in patches in cracks and crew.
ices, and hatch in a week or ten days.
A generation of the insect may develop
in about seven weeks, but the time
varies much, depending on warmth and
food supply.
1t is a common notion that bats,
swallows or pigeons may introduce the
human bedbug into houses. Scientists
find, however, that each of these ami
mails has it's own species of bedbug,
and these do not infest man.
To rid a badly infested room of bed
bugs it is often necessary to give it
a thorough cleaning and fumigating
with sulphur; then repaper or recolor
the walls and repaint or oil the wood
work. When iron bedsteads are used
in place of the old wooden ones with
their many cracks and crevices, and
when rugs instead of carpets are used
on tight floors, it is not a difficult mat
ter to rid a room of these too sociable
pests. For many years the standard
bedbug poison has been a solution of
corrosive sublimate in alcohol and tur-
p%entine. The bedbugs, however, can
not eat this poison, for their mouth
parts are fitted only for sucking up
liquid, and its effectiveness is due
largely to the latter ingredients, which
probably kill all the bugs that are
hit. There are several much cheaper
and just as effective liquids that can
be more safely used. Bedbugs can 'be
more surely reached in bedsteads or
cracks in the room by injecting a
liberal dose of benzine or kerosene
with a common machine oil can. 1t
is a common practice with many thrift
ty housewives yearly to treat every bed
in this way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
The Colby Fight.

1t is gratifying to note that two OF
Middlesex county assemblymen were
among those who stood for the people
against the corporations in the limi-
ted franchise matter when it was
brought up at Trenton last winter.
The NEWS called attention to this
fact at the time, but it had doubtless
passed from the minds of q great many
until recalled by Mr.. Colby's letter to
DR.. f. C. Henry which was published
in the NEWS yesterday.
Middlesex county never had a better
representation in the state legislature
than that which was at Trenton from
this county last year. The men we're
good, conscientious workers for the
people they represented and deserve
all the credit they receive.
The fight now on in ESSEX county,
where Assemblyman Colby is fighting
the most powerful political machine
ever formed in this state, is being
watched in all sections of the state.
1t will not be surprising if the agita-
ton spreads. Mr.. Colby is the right
kind of a man to fight corporations.
He is a millionaire and can stand the
expense necessary. AS a large part
of the campaign funds, ordinarily.
come from the corporations, it is not
to be supposed they are going to put
up the money for someone to fight
thqm. Mr. Colby is thus Independent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19

Proposals will be received by the
Board of Water Commissioners of the
City of Perth Amboy at their office in
the City Hall on August 30, 1908, at
s o'clock P. M, for laying about $500
feet 6 inch water pipe, including spe-
Gals. In % State street from Harrison
Place to Lewis street; (2) Sayre avenue
and Convery Place; (3) Chauncey street
(4) Jeffries street; (5) Lewis street, from
South First street to South Second
street; (6) Pulaski St, and Gadek Place.
Specifications may be had of S. ].
Mason, 1872 Smith street.
Bidders may bid on one or more sec
tons. A bond in the sum of two humid
red dollars must accompany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
ADAM ECKERT,
Clerk.
Perth Amboy, Aug, Il, 1905.
1868 SIG 19-23-26
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
HIGH TIDE.
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair to partly cloudy and
slightly warmer weather will prevail,
with unsettled conditions and showers
in the interior and western districts
and continued fair weather in New
England. and with light to fresh cas-
terly to southeasterly winds. On Sun
day fair to partly cloudy, warmer
weather will prevail, with light SOU
therly to souheasterly winds and
probably local showers except in cas-
tern New England, and or Monday
partly cloudy weather and slightly
lower temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
Cattle of the Hereros.

The native cattle of the Hereros. in
Southwest Africa, are tall, lean, long
horned and of little value for beef or
milk, but they are excellent for riding
and drawing loads, and, like camels. can
travel for days without water and with
little food. They are guided by reins
attached to a stick through the nose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-19
EDITORIAL COM MENT.

E 0dlllucl OOuIlOl
~-- Would it not be a good thing for the
city if the trolley company could run
down and kill all the vagrant dogs
which infest the streets? 1t would
save hiring a dog catcher, and pre-
vent the disorder which the latter's
raids usually cause. Instead of punish
ing the company for killing dogs, it
should be commended, if not entitled
to better reward for the service. 1t
may be remarked that no dog is apt
to be run down by a trolley car unless
guilty Of ''contributory negligence.
Camden Post Telegram:
Governor Stokes evidently has a
high opinion of the ability of Prose-
cutor of the Pleas Frank L. Lloyd,
whom he named yesterday, as one of
the commissioners to investigate the
subject of state regulation of public
utility franchises. Mr.. Lloyd finds
himself in distinguished company,
two of his colleagues former COVER
nors. The commission will deal with
a subject which is engrossing public
attention in this state at the present
time and is bound to be an issue upon
which legislative action will be sought
at the coming session. The Colby
joint resolution, under which the
commission was appointed, provides
for presentation of its report to the
next legislature.
Mt. Holly News:
Judge Gaskill's utterances on the
license question have been given wide
circulation and the comment on them
is very favorable. He expressed him
self quite freely on the question Of
transferring and continuing licenses.
The point he made was that merely
because a hotel or saloon is licensed
is not sufficient ground for granting
a renewal of the privilege or for the
transfer of it to another man. If a
place has reached the stage where it
is not probable to its wner the judge
says he does not see any reason why
the license should be transferred to
some other fellow who will merely
hang on by the eyelids. Better close
the place entirely, he thinks. especi-
ably where there is no dearth of hotels
and saloons to accommodate tine pub
lie. Where IA hotel cannot live upon
the trade that naturally m to it.
but must have shooting matches, hog
killings and other things to draw Gus
tom, the Judge thinks it has outlived
It's usefulness.
Bridgeton Evening News:
The meanes thing about u eli
mate is its 'mean'' temperature.
Those who are weatherwise tell us
that a ''mean'' or average tempera-
4ure is maintained from year to year,
that is, an excess of heat must be
followed by an excess of cold or vice
versa. No one need want more strik-
ing example than we have had right
here in Bridgeton this summer. The
excessively hot wave that broke about
the twenty-6rst Of July was followed
by unusually cool weather, while the
hot muggy conditions that have pre-
vailed during the most of August
were suddenly interrupted by the ar
rival of cooler weather yesterday.
Just what will develop next cannot be
foretold but doubtless the "mean"
temperature will be maintain ed at
any cost.