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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
IN Eases.
Recorders and Justices Getting Ready for
Grand Jury.
IL EVENING NEWS:

Special TO the EVENING NEWS;
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. g.
The recorders and justices through
out the county are sending in their
papers for the criminal cases to be
considered by the December term
grand jury. The documents are
turned over by the prosecutor to AS
sistant Prosecutor Charles E. Tindall
who is also clerk of the grand jury.
He is getting ready the lists of wit
nesses and on this list County Clerk
Conger issues the subpoenas for the
Witnesses to appear before the grand
jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
HAVE NO SLOT
MACHINES NOW
Chief Burke Says the City Has
Been Cleaned OUTFITS
Warning Was Needed.

Following his edict of last week
when be gave notice, through the
press, that all slot machines must be
places, Chief Burke has found,
through his officers, that the city is
practically rid of the evil and that
the machines have either been put
away or been disposed of. The in
vestigation shows that the saloon
keepers and other proprietors are
keeping we'll within the law, thus far.
The authorities hope to make the bet
terment of conditions permanent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
TO HAVE BIG
LABOR PARADE
Local Unions Will be Repre-
scented in Demonstration in
New Brunswick.

The Central Labor Board, of this
city, has received an invitation from
the Central Labor Board of New
Brunswick to be present at a big
mass meeting and to take part in a
monster parade in that city Friday
night. The local board has accepted
and it is expected that between $50
and $50 members will go from this
city.
A number of the local unions,
members of the Central Labor Board,
met last night and talked owe the
matter. Others will beet tonight.
The Masons' and Bricklayers' Union,
although not members of the Central
Labor Board, has been extended an
invitation to attend.
The local unions will meet at the
Adelaide building, 1873 Smith street,
Friday night, at promptly 6 O'Clock.
They will go in special cars to the
county seat.
The mass meeting and parade in
New Brunswick will be II of the
largest that labor in this county has
held in years. The meeting is to be
held in one of the largest halls in
New Brunswick. 1t is expected that
a number of the high officers will be
on hand and address the meeting.
Speeches will also be made by a num-
Der of prominent and popular labor
leaders at the county seat.
After the parade and mass meeting
a big supper will be served. The af-
fair, il is expected, will last until a
very late hour. The local men will
have the special cars wait for them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
BROKE ARTERIES.
Peter McKeon Injured While Lifting
Machinery.

While at work helping his men I'M
load a heavy piece of machinery at
one of the local factories yesterday
afternoon Peter McKeon, of the firm
of Graham & McKeon, strained his
right hand SO much that he broke
two arteries lear the wrist. This
morning he went to the office of Dr..
F. C. Henry where, after an examin-
alton, the doctor told him he would
not be able to use the hand for some
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
THE FEDERAL
BUILDIN GS.
Amount of Money Spent by the
Government for This Work
During Year.
(From the NEWS Correspondent. }

(FrOm the NEWS correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. c.
In the annual report of the Supervis-
ing Architect of the Treasury Depart
ment statistics regarding public build
ings owned by the federal govern
ment in New Jersey are given. For
the fiscal yea ending June 80, 1905,
the amount spent for construction
was $1,3OS, 1880; for alterations,
$173, 261.46; for annual repairs and
maintenance, $S7,540.1S; a total of
$1,569,34O.54. The cost of the sites
is given as $6S5,497.66.
Totals Spent.
The total spent for the post Office
at Atlantic City was $67,S33.27 and
for the site ~$49,536.00. The total
spent on the building at Camden was
$194,425.0S; and for the site $780,
S1S.03. The amount spent on the
Elizabeth building was $2.65; and
for site $4S.74. The total spent on
the building at Hoboken amounted
to $52,491.60 and for site $31,071.-
55: the total on building for Jersey
City amounted to $S5,947.44; and
for site, $~71,3S3.05.
The total spent for Newark post
Office and custom house building was
$51S, 249.67, as follows: Construc-
ton, $404, S39.62; alterations, $780,
900. 90; repairs, $13,410.05; and for
site, $361,1S6.3S. The total cost for
the building at New Brunswick was
$~S6,195.O7, and for site $29, 1896.
The total cost for building at Pater-
son was $177, 63O.41; cost of site,
$22,260.32.
Perth AmbOy's Building.
The cost of the building at Perth
Amboy is given as $1,374.06; and
cost for site 100000. In the ex-
tension of the quarantine station at
Sandy Hook $16,444.51 was spent.
The total cost of the building at
Trenton was $355,976.4O; and cost
of site, $~S2,375.95.
It is stated that the limit for the
site and building for Elizabeth is
5000, 900: and there has been appro-
priated $%153,750. The site has not
been obtained as yet. The statement
is also made that the work of build
ing the Perth Amboy post Office and
custom house is progressing satisfac-
torily.
Expenditures for repairs at New
ark in the past year were $3,179.04;
heating apparatus, $533.11; repairs
to vaults, $49.S0. Repairs on heat
ing apparatus, ETC., of the Camden
building amounted to $514.34; for
Hoboken, $414.07; for Jersey City,
$~5,666.13; for New Brunswick, $751;
20; for Paterson, $223.74; for Tren-
ton, $"1,431.77. G. S. A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
COURT AMBOY, F. OF A.
Officers Will be Elected at Meeting
Tonight.

At the meeting of Court Amboy
No. SIS, Foresters of America. in the
Knights of Pythias Hall. tonight.
new officers will be nominated and a
number of important things will be
talked over.
The retiring chief ranger. who
goes out the last Of this month; is
Louis Smith, of Maurer. He Is one
of the most popular men in the order
and has had q most successful term.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
HAD MAN HUNT AT
SOUTH PLAINFIELD
Found JeweIry and CIothing-Pros-
eCutOr's Detective MuIvey
on the Case.
Special to the EVENING NEWS;

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. g.
South Plainfield had a man hunt yes
terday. A strange man was discov-
cred lurking about some bushes and
an Investigation was made and eight
gold watches and a large quantity
of clothing was discovered. Detec-
tive Mulvey, of the prosecutors staff,
is making an investigation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
DIED IN STATION.
Rambert Dean Passed Away Sud-
denly at New Brunswick.
pccia, to the EVENING NEWS:

npCcidt 10 tHe EV ENfNG NE VS.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. e.
Rambert Dean, thirty years old, son
of Abram Dean, of Kingston, died
suddenly of heart disease in the
Pennsylvania railroad station this
morning.
Dean was employed as a carpenter
on the Delaware and Raritan canal.
County Physician Carroll viewed the
body and gave a permit for burial.
The body was taken in charge by
Undertaken Sherr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
II Is Friday. December 8.

An error appears in the invita-
tons for the Polieemen's ball in
Washington Hall Friday night. Tie
invitations read "Wednesday, De
cember s." whereas it should be
Friday. December s."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
Mrs, Dunn's FY,neraI.

The funeral of Mrs Bryan Dunn,
of 80 Maple street, will be held to-
morrow, at 10 o'clock, with high
requiem mass, at st. Mary's church.
1nterment will be in Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
Nomination and Election of Officers

Goodwill Camp. No. 81, ". o. w,
will have an election of officers Tues
DAY evening, December 18th, at 8
o'clock at their meeting room, Dana
Hall, Smith street. All members are
requested to attend.
1896 12-s-St-w-f-m
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06
FIFTY REQUESTS.
Commissioners of Appeal Met Last
Night.

The Commissioners of Appeal met
at city hall last night and handled
about fifty tax reduction requests.
Their work seems to be added to as
fast as they reduce the number of
cases before them. They will meet
again Friday night to hear com
DlaintS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06

dces.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-06

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, blind, bleeding, protrud-
ing piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure in 6 to IA days.
SOC.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
Few Soldiers and Sailors.

The Boston Globe says that in this
country we have been long familiar
with the complaint that it is hard to
get Americans to enlist in the navy or
engage in the marine service. On top
of this knowledge comes the news
from Canada that it has been found
practically impossible to garrison the
Notifications at Halifax and Esquimalt
with Canadian troops 1t is probable
that both in Canada and the United
States the condition responsible for
this reluctance of young men to enlist
is the very condition of national pros
perity which both countries are glad
to record The industrial and CONNER
cial opportunities in America today
are so numerous and widespread that
very much more generous inducements
than are now held out to young men,
apparently, must be offered to per-
suade them to abandon the civil for
the military life.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

There was shade of insolence in
his tone, and an air which did not
escape any of his three listeners. 1t
limited that he was General Garden S
employer; that the latter was under
obligations to him, and that Jessie
was pledged to pay the debt But
Blake was a good actor in the little
comedy between the acts. He held
the key to the solution. OF all the
figures in this complicated drama, he
alone knew the motives which infu-
enced the other players.
81 might say the same to you, my
dear Morris" said Blake with airy
confidence. Were it in good form |
would willingly wager supper that
| met Miss Garden before you did.
Have your permission, Miss Car
den, to challenge Mr.. Morris to such
a wager?"
You have" laughed Jessie.
General Gardens face was a study,
but Morris was too dumfounded to
notice it. Blake's words had remind
ed him of the night he first met the
young magnate from California. He
had only one card to play.
Il accept your wager" he said.
when | was boy | lived in
Rocky Woods" began Blake. Miss
Garden probably has told you that
she spent the summers with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bishop, who still have country
place near there. Miss Garden was
then a little girl, but | remember her
distinctly. That's all If you demand
evidence, | have not the slightest
doubt that Miss Garden or the gen
eral will furnish it.
To Jessie's amusement and Gener-
al Gardens relief Morris declared
that he did not doubt Blake's word
The fires of jealousy burned fercely
in him, but he concealed his rage.
Il admit myself done, old chap" he
declared. I'VE shall have a jolly
dinner in honor of my defeat. Say
Tuesday, at Sherry's? Will that be
convenient, Miss Garden? Good
There goes the curtain"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Morris smiled gaily and excused
himself, and Blake and Jessie re-
sumed their places.
you have a wonderful memory,
Mr.. Blake" said Jessie, behind her
fan. Il could not help thinking,
while you were enlightening Mr.. Nor
ris, that perhaps you had uncon-
sciously confused your Rocky Noun
tain career with that of your boy
hood friend John Burt"
The smile on Blake's lips died and
the color mounted to his temples.
"Perhaps-perhaps l did," he said,
after an awkward pause. A thousand
thoughts and fears came to him. He
dared not lift his eyes for fear of
encouraging the gaze of the man he
had wronged. The voices on the
stage sounded far away. Jessie's
innocent words, your boyhood friend,
John Burt" had hurled him for the
moment from the heaven of bliss to
the nadir of remorse. Opportunity
for his confusion. Edith called Jes-
sizes attention to some trifing matter,
and in the interval he regained his
composure.
The play ended, and Arthur Morris
again joined the Blake party as they
waited for the crowd to leave. He
declined Blake's invitation to supper,
pleading a previous engagement.
Il am chaperoning the governor,
he laughed, pointing to his father,
whose ponderous bulk blocked an ad-
jacent aisle. by the way, Blake,
did you follow my tip on L. & O.?
Bought little, did you? That's
right; keep on buying it. It's going
up, as l said it would. You needn't
be afraid of it."
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

rival, he could enhance the chances
of a speedy success with the woman
by his side.
do you notice the gentleman sit
ting alone In the box opposite?' he
asked as the curtain fell.
YES" answered Jessie, raising her
eyes and looking at Blake with a
puzzled smile. why do you ask"
That's Arthur Morris. the banker
Would you like to meet him?"
81 shall be delighted" exclaimed
Jessie, who could not resist the temp
tation.
At that instant Morris directed his
opera-glass for the first time at the
Blake box The smile of JOY when
he recognized Jessie turned to one
of blank amazement when he saw
James Blake. In response to Blake's
signal the dazed Morris was picking
his way through the crush. Blake
led Jessie to the rear of the box.
Miss Garden, permit me to present
my friend, Mr.. Arthur Morris.
Jessie smiled and offered her hand.
"Tm glad to meet any friend Of
Mr.. Blake's," she said.
"By Jove, old man, this is a joke
on you, or me-or both of u.s." STAN
mered Morris Charmed to meet
you again, Miss Garden! How are
you, General Garden? This is a
good one on you. Blake! I've been
acquainted with Miss Garden for
years-fve years, is it not, Miss Car
DEM"
Jessie's laughing eyes admitted the
truth and Blake looked properly con-
| fused.
81 shall have to forgive YOU" Blake
said to Jessie, but you are taking
an unfair advantage of wild West
erner."
You have the reputation of being
lucky" said Morris, laying his hand
Familiarity on Blake's shoulder, but
didn't know that your good fortune
extended to an acquaintance with
Miss Garden"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
CHAPTER xxlv-Continued.

They strolled into the conservatory.
Jessie Garden, and a sense of exalted
happiness surged over him.
Blake had formulated TO plan of
campaign for the conquest of Jessie
the radiance of her beauty were to
him as ignes fatui, and drew him on.
He talked of California and of
Rocky Woods, but his eyes spoke
love and his deep rich voice was
tender. Fair woman is seldom blind
to the spell cast by her charms, and
it is probable that Jessie was aware
of Blake's admiration but she Meth
er recognized nor took advantage
of it.
Though he knew that the odds
were overwhelmingly against him,
and that one false step meant ire
trievable defeat, he shut his eyes to
the perils which encompassed him.
He knew the risk he ran in appear
ing in public with Jessie Garden, but
he did not hesitate to secure box
for the Booth performance.
There were four in the theater
party-the general and Edith, Blake
and Jessie Garden. Blake escorted
Jessie to the front of the box and
took his place by her side. The
boxes were thronged with fair wom-
en-, but all eyes were turned on Jes-
sic Garden and her handsome escort.
She had been absent from New York
for two years, and only few recog-
nized her James Blake was even
less known, though his name had
been made familiar by the name of
Wall street achievements with which
he was publicly identified.
The first act was nearly over when
a thick-set young man, with a soft,
forid face, sauntered into the box
directly across the orchestra from
Blake and Jessie. Both recognized
the newcomer as Arthur Morris, and
both felt a secret joy that he was
present. Like a flash the thought
came to Blake that, by means of his
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
Easy.

Down in one of the west side free
kindergartens is an enthusiastic
young teacher who, having boastfully
Wanted the superior intelligence of
her scholars, came a dire cropper re-
Gently when an unlocked for visit
from the principal resulted in over
much testing of this alleged clever
ness.
The first child to be selected for
quizzing was bright-eyed little Jew,
and to him the question put by his
smiling teacher, was, Now, Abraham,
how many seasons are there and what
are they. Don't be afraid to speak
up. know you can answer correct
ly.
Two" same the prompt reply; "the
busy season and the slack season.
New York Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
TRICKS OF SHARPERS
USUALLY BASED ON APPEAL TO
CUPiDITY.
Promise of Immense Profits for Small
Investment Almost Invariably Sue
cessfuI in Deluding Suckers
Some Recent Schemes.

The Riggs house has been the home
of many postoffice inspectors for the
past days, called here by the Ma,,hen
trial, says the Washington Post In
the evenings they campare notes and
talk of their experiences with that ele-
ment of society which tries to get
something for nothing through the
agency of the mails.
Its queer how easy the public bites
at the bait these sharpers throw out"
said veteran inspector whose home
is in the far west "The explanation,
of course, lies in the cupidity of man
kind An appeal to greed, if plausihly
announced, rarely fails and land VIC
Tins No matter how old the scheme
is, nor how often it has been exposed
in the newspapers, it will still succeed
in separating fools and their cash. But,
of course, the fertile minds of the
crooks have to get up something new
in order to get larger revenues.
Zone of the comparatively recent
tricks, and one of the hardest to frus-
trate, is the plan of selling stock in
mythical rubber and coffee plantations
that are generally located in Mexico.
This applies to mines, but not so nu-
merously.
Now here is where the shrewdness
of the takers comes in. By making
Mexico the scene of their operations
they can ward off exposure much long.
er. It is a long and expensive jour-
ney down there and even after an in
spector gets on the ground he may
have numerous difficulties put in his
way before he can uncover the rascali-
ty. For while, moreover, the limo
cent dupes are getting dividends,
which they imagine are coming out of
the sales of the products of the al
legged rubber or coffee plantations.
This is to lure other victims and is
part of the game. A little of the cap
ital of the victim is returned in or
der to get more.
THE matrimonial fraud too, hoary
with age, is still being operated to
the financial loss of many credulous
citizens of both sexes. An Omaha ras-
cal employed it very effectively and
f1eeced unsophisticated men who were
willing to take his niece, a beautiful,
but unfortunate girl with a big inheri-
lance, the fleeing amounting to not
less than $50 per victim. This swim.
dler's work was artistic in the ex-
IRENE, as was that of a woman, who
styled herself Mrs. Collins, who had
men in every part of the union sending
her money to pay travelling expenses
for herself and ward to st. Louis, not
that there was any lack of funds on
her part, but to show good faith in
those who bit at the scheme Both
Omaha man and Mrs Collins were
caught and both went over the road.
"The smaller cities, even those of
the size of Washington, offer but lit
tie opportunity for this species of
CRATER 1t requires a big town like
New York or Chicago, for the crook,
after suspicion is aroused and the law
gets on his trail, must bury himself
for a while, and he cant do this sue
cessfully, except in densely populated
centers. New York, indeed, is the
paradise for the mail-employing fra.
ternity which lives on the gullibility
of their fellows"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Mr.. Peary will take with him on his
polar expedition some very delicate in.
struments, which will let him know
whether he has discovered the exact
spot or no. This is necessary pre-.
caution.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

1t is said there is singular lack
of enthusiasm on the part of the
guests at William Waldorf Astor's
house parties. There may be lack
of enthusiasm, but there is nothing
singular about it.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

A fashion writer tells that the
short walking skirt is becoming short
er and the long dressy skirt longer"
Presently the short skirt will grow
longer and the long skirt shorter un-
til one becomes the other.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Interesting indeed is the project of
the company that is planning to spend
100000 in dredging the Tiber, to
make it navigable as far as Rome.
There's no knowing what the dredg-
ers may dig up.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

The 5000 English immigrants who
entered the port of Boston last year
would have made a very notable addi-
ton to the colony of Massachusetts
bay if they had come over $50 years
ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

It is not true, as scoffers say, that
the only difference between winter
and summer in New England Is that
we spend our summers fishing and
shoveling snow, and that In winter
there's no fishing.-Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

I Japan is going to borrow $150,000,-
900. Evidently the Japs don't expect
Russia to be able to pay the indem-
nifty right away.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

In the baseball league standing at
the end of the season, as in the apple
barrel, the best and the ripest fruit is
conspicuous at the top.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Three hundred thousand people Wis
tied Coney Island last Sunday. The
devil continues to regard vacations as
unnecessary.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

King Edward has had another birth
day without doing anything for Will
liam Waldorf Aston Yet they say
Edward is a kind-hearted king.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Edison says radium will be as cheap
as coal some day. Yet this may only
mean that coal will be as expensive
as radium some day
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

Kang Yu Wei, head of the Chinese
Reform Association, is in New York.
This sounds even more serious than
the boycott.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

The man who bought $4,000 auto
mobile in New York with bad check
deserved to have it break down with
him before he turned the corner Of
the street.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
CHAPTER XIV.
The Mantle of Charity.

II was late on Sunday morning
when Blake awoke. For years he
and John had dined at four o'clock
on Sundays, and they had continued
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

An eastern man has succeeded in
breeding scentless variety of skunks.
Let him now try his hand at deodor-
izing the autos.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

A Chicago man advertises for "a
lady stenographer" requesting that
she state her age" He must think
there are ladies in that town who are
very much in need of jobs.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

When it comes to picturesque styles
in revolution the South American re-.
publics are reluctantly compelled to
admit that Russia has them all out
classed.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

The price of chloroform has been
reduced 40 per cent. 1t is evident
that DR.. Osler has not succeeded in
causing the demand to exceed the sup
ply.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

We do not know certainly, but we
suspect that the Baltimore man who
said in his will: "The world has not
loved me-" never really loved the
world.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

There is no such word as graft in
the Japanese language. They just use
the word theft.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29

A tempest in a teapot is small af-
fair when compared with a revolution
in bowl of soup.