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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-09
GAS HEATERSolL

High hcokers and good lockers. Gas and Drop Lamp, Block and Linsey Lights. No better on earth Don't listen to the man who says his is just as good; that don't go. Linsey Lights complete 45c. Call on Wagner and you can't go wrong Zinc for stoves, fire clay, coal hods, stove lining, hard ware, wooden, galvanized and agate ware. Gas heaters. 24-inch high, 9Sc; 4-pipe Vulcan. $1.49; no better made. We have a gas heater for 39c. You can't beat us. that's all. Banner Oil Heater. S2.4A
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08
KUSKOKW VIM PARTY
Found No Ground Worth Locating---Drawbacks
 to Prospecting.

Capt. D. B. Libby and Chris. Gowdy, who left Nome in July last year for the kuskokwim country, returned Monday morning from that section, says the Nome Nugget of Sept P. Chris frey denthal, one of the party, remained on the upper Kuskokwim to continue pros pecting
 Capt. Libby says that the party found nothing on the kuskokwim which they considered worth stalking. Their opera tions were confined principally to the south fork of the river. The men eX- start They lost their vessel at kolma- kofsky, and thence they proceeded up the river in a canvas boat.
 One of the greatest drawbacks to pros pecting in the kuskokwim country, Capt. Libby says, is the scarcity of sup plies. In order to prospect thoroughly st bdSt pl ruHIittS must bt tHNbbiiSiit''. This would necessitate placing q regular steamer on the river and the establish ment of trading post on the upper wa ters of the kuSkokwim. Under present conditions the prospector Is kept busy hustIing for grub, and has little time left to prospect for gold. Capt. Libby thinks that the upper kuSkokwim offers an excellent field for prospecting for placer gold and quartz as soon as it shall be possible to get in supplies so that men can be kept steadily at work.
 Last June Chris t;pw,ly had the mis- fortune to break his leg, aud prospecting work was greatly hindcrci by this fact
 Capt. Libby saw nothing oi Tom Muekle and the party on haard the steamer Re-earch, which left >t. Michael early in september tuF the ku-kokwim. Capt. Libby and t'"wdy, however, came out by Way uf the Russian Mission con the Yukon.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08
CARIBOU STAMPEDE
Hundreds Crossed Below Mike Hess Going
 South.

Hundreds of caribou have crossed the Yukon a few miles below the mouth of Mike Hess river within the past three days, and are now stampeding to the southward.
 Branches of Hunter creek have been invaded by the scurrying host, and the Rampant Indians have gone there in force to lay in winters stock of meat. Many of the Indians who were prepar- ing to 90 to the Ray River country have faced about and gone up Hunter creek
 Rev. J. F.. fluhn, of St. Andrews < Mission, set out accompanied by lot of natives last Thursday to visit the Indian settlement at Minto Lake When across the divide the natives met some of their people with the news of the passing cariboo, and the whole party hastened away to try and intercept the main herd, with what success has net been learned Mr. EIuhn returned to Rampant alone, arriving Sunday night.
 John Minook yesterday saw four cari- bou on the river ice below Chicago creek, four miles above Rampant. He had but .22-caliber gun, and the game, at one time not more than 100 yards distant, went their way unmOlcsted.
 Ott and Mann, of Hunter creek, killed four on Troublesome, and natives over there killed sixteen. White hunters are going out in numbers.
 It has not been stated whether the animals are fat or not, but every one seems to bc willing to take them ou ap- pruyal, so to speak.
 The caribou will pass to the eastward of Fairbanks, but 1t is likely hunters of that district will thin out the haud some what while u Is tn striking distance.
 The caribou in varying numbers rurs- below the mouth ot Mike Hess pn their Way south and again on their return north in the first and h-t parts oi rach winter Thi. tiusy they are said to hc merv namerou. than tr several year. pl-t.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08
Mail Left Eagle Nov. 2 in
 Small Boat.
It Will Get Here When It Comes, That's AII...Its Arrival Can Not
 Be FOret0Id.

Carrier John Palm started from Tan ana Nov. l with twenty pounds of local, lower river and Nome mail, and arrived at Rampant Nov. 3, making excellent time, conditions considered He started up river Nov. ,, to meet Carrier Paul Schultz, who is supposed to be headed this way with mail which left Eagle Oct. II in small boat When Mr. Schultz left here Oct. l9 to meet the Eagle mail, he believed it had been able to reach Fort Yukon, at least, by water.
 Manager Duncan of the \. C. Co., has received notification that mail again left Eagle Nov in small boat, with clear water ahead It is not likely this batch made much distance by water.
 back on meeting Carrier Schultz and of course they are expected any moment. In fact the river has been scanned con- stantly for week past in expectancy of Mir. SchultZ's appearance around the bend. Weather has been stormy, how ever, and there is no way of knowing what difficulties have been met with on the way.
 Nov. h, 1901, Alvin Paxson and Fred Harper arrived in Rampant with the first dOwn-bound winter mail of that year. They had been absent something like twenty days without anything being heard from them: and when it is re- membcred that the mail had been hourly expected for more than week before they proceeded up river on Oct. 2S, some idea may be had of the uncertainty of mail matters at this season of the year.
 It Is true that an up-river carrier had blundcred that time in a manner not likely to be repeated; but even so, acci- dents may happen and progress at best iS uncertain.
 Paxson and Harper were reasonably careful men, but they went through the lee and narrowly escaped druw ming.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08
To Be Put Through to Ram
 part This Winter.
Lieutenant PiIIsbury of the Road Commission Forwarding
 the Work.

Rev J F.. Huhn, who returned from a trip across the divide Sunday night, brought the good news that active work is being prosecuted on the road from Valdez to Rampant.
 Mir. Huhn spent Saturday night at the signal corps telegraph construction camp mile beyond the divide, and there learned from Lieutenant Whipple that it is d certainty the Alaska Road Commission will open up the Valdez road to its terminus at Rampant the present winter.
 In order to get this work under way with the least possible delay, the com mission set apart $l0,000 of the meager road fund then available and Lieutenant Pillsbury started out from the Valdez end of the road some time ago to direct the work in person.
 The road is to be made available for winter service, at least, clear through to the Yukon before the beginning of next summer.
 In the matter of mails alone the open ing of this route will prove of immense advantage to interior Alaska. The six to eight weeks of isolation at the freeze an interruption scarcely perceptible, and nearly all the mail from the United States will be delivered without passing through foreign territory or being sub jected to a long and hazardous journey over remote regions where telegrdphic communication is out of the question.
 It is said that the specifications in the call for bids for carrying the mails next year will be changed from from Valdez to Panama" to from Valdez to Ram part"
 Rampant will be made the terminus of the Valdez mail route. The Panama, St. Michael and Nome and the Collioot services will start here, and of course the mail from Eagle will quit the Yukon at Circle and come by Fairbanks to Rampant, thereby avoiding the trouble some Yukon Flats and keeping to a line of frequent travel. It k not thought, however, the river ~ervire between Circle aud Rampant will be discontinued alto gether Local river uail will ,luubtle-s be distributed a- iu the past.
 The opening of this rua,l will also be oi great advantage G. the miners in The matter oi transporting thetF supplies. lt Will leave thv Panama river at Tola- vana. ansi will strike all the important creek- so lar oTene,l up in the Rampant
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08
Telegraph Line Down.

For several days past the telegraph line down somewhere between Fairbanks and the States. It reported to have up late last night.
 This morning the line down somewhere between Rampant and Glen Private Cavanaugh started out to locate and repair the break The line had not come up at o'clock this afternoon.
 We unable to give any outside news
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-08

Thanksgiving 'ny vuuv- un tbe last Thursday in November. This year it tails on She hlst ,lay uf November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
IN al CONDITION.

Over a year ago the borough council
was petitioned to open and grade Catha-
rine street, bet ween Pine Avenue and
Feltus street. The petition was granted
aud last fall work was begun. The
ground was plowed up a few trees dug
out and cold weather setting in, the work
ceased and the street was left in a bad
condition. 1t is claimed that several
buildings would be erected there, If the
work was finished but as it is the lumber
cannot be .-carted in. A party who occu
pies a house already erected there, com
plains that their grocer and butcher can
not drive in to serve them with goods on
account of the condition of the street and
it is said that it is simply neglect rs th e
cost is not great and the council were
willing 1t should be done. The question
is, who is to blame for the neglectP
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
BUILDINGS DOWN.
Heavy Blow Yesterday Did Damage
at Parlin.

Several small buildings at the Parlin
Powder Works were blown down during
the gale Thursday, afternoon. Harry
Boice who works in the acid house
thought a cyclone was coming so he ian
into a new that they have been
building there but if Harry had only
known that both ends of the sewer we've
open we hardly. think he would have gone
into 1t to escape a cyclone for the wind
had blown a little bit harder they say
he wonld haye go ne through faster than
If travelling ON a subway car and that 1t
you'd have been a case of grapple for
Harry In the South River. M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
TOTTENVILLE.
SPEEDY FwERRYBOATS.
The Manhattan Makes 10 Knots In
Her Trial Trip.

The New York ferryboat Manhattan,
which had her trial ship yesterday from
the yards of the Maryland Steel Company
at Baltimore, exceeded expectations, Her
contract calls for a speed of eighteen
knots, but she made nineteen knots.
Her turning and steering tests were
equally satisfactory, and those on board,
including Rear Admiral Endicott of the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, declared
the trial satisfactory in every respect.
The Manhattan is a double screw vessel
80 feet long and is the most speedy built
for the city under the recent contract In
addition to having her own speed trial.
she was to have conveyed a party today
to Solomons Island. where the big new
dry docks built for the Governments use
at Manila was to have been..tested This
test was, however, postponed for several
DAYS,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
SURVEYED AGAIN.

On Wednesday NJ. Roll had Civil Engi-
neer Tice to survey..the ground which was
surveyed a short time ago by a surveyor
from Perth Amboy, to satisfy J. Mont
gomery and others that the house and
grounds occupied by Montgomery in
Church street did not encroach Oh the
Roll property en- First street. Mr.. Tice
found that the Roll property extends half
of an inch on the Welsh property and it
was supposed that the rest of the ground
would be found to have been all right
and according to the survey made in
Montgomery's interest before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
RUSH TO BE FIREMEN.
Staten Island Companies AIongNorth
Shore Initiating by the Score.

In direct violation of the spirit, IL NOT
the letter, of the veteran act and the civil
service law, and making a travesty o t
the time honored enactment that all able
bodied men of sound mind must do their
duty when called to sit on a jury, hun
dreds of office holders, would be and
prospective occupants of city positions
are rushing to Staten Island to become
volunteer firemen in the last days of tn at
department In the borough.
More than two hundred men were taken
into two companies on Tuesday night,
aud at its last meeting another company
added at least one hundred and twenty
to its membership All that is necessary
is the price OF the initiation fee. So far
as the companies care, applicants may
hail from Kalamazoo. AS a matter of
fact, scores of them live in New York,
Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. There
was a time not long ago when it was
demanded that there be at least a pre-
tence of residence on Staten Island.-- An
applicant had to go through the formally
OF renting n room for a day aud obtaining
a receipt to present with his application,
as evidence though seanty, of his resi-
dence in the borough. OF late, however,
even this formally has been abandoned.
One company went so far as to open a
recruiting office in New York. Another
sent out circulars broadcast, plainly set.
ting forth the advantages to be gained by
membership in its organization.
na
The hook and ladder In New
Brighton, known as the "Richmond
Fours." entered the game after several
others had demonstrated its possibilities.
Increasing its initiation fee from So to
$40 and compelling new members to pay
$13. rs, $40 being for initiation, SO for a
years. dues In advance, GO cents TO L a
badge u Is cents for a certificate, the
Richmond Fours" began an open cam
paign.
Not only were each of 200 members
initiated on Tuesd ay night compelled to
pay S13 Is, but in addition had to sign
II blanket release in all interest in the
company's property. its house, apparatus
and whatever else might be derived from
sale or gifts by the organization.
So popular was the proceeding and SC
many men crossed to the island on Tues
day to join the ''Richmond Fours'' and
the Union Fights that a. special car
had to be provided to transport them
from the ferry. So many men were
packed into Jersey street, in which
~"Richmond Fours" house is located, that
it took the police eight minutes to clear
away for the truck when an alarm of fire
was sounded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23

hay, and the foot has swollen to
an enormous size.
Edward Brown, u fisherman, of
Lower Alloways Creek, caught the
body of a drowned man in his sturg-
con net, but failed to land 1t, as
the clothing gave way.
The final ball for the season
will be given in Alpha Hall, Cler-
mont, Saturday evening, and invita-
lions have been SEN to hundreds
of young people throughout the
county.
-Prying open a ear door, thieves
entered the home of John Thorn
ton, No. 1913 South Tenth street,
Camden, and carried away a suit
of clothes and a pair of russell
shoes.
With the change of schedule on
the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Saturday, Pitman and Glassboro will
have an extra Sunday train, toleave
Philadelphia at 1890 p. M.
Tee Treasury Department yes
terday awarded a contract for lay
yard OF the Camden post Office build
ing to the Barber Asphalt Company,
for $1056.
The Camden Grocery Clerks
Association has elected these officers:
President. M. Davis; vice-presidents,
Milton Finney, Charles Phile; re-
cording secretary, Joseph II. Cart
er; financial secretary, John Craig;
treasurer, Charles Kleinhanz.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
GAVE a BARN DANCE.

The barn dance given by former
pupils of the Port Richmond High
School, in New Brighton, a few ey-
enings ago proved a most delightful
affair. The barn was decorated. with
farm products and presented a pic
t%uresque sight. Among those pres
ent wer: Miss e. Pine, Miss e. Bar
Der, Miss E. Osborn, Miss A. Wheel
err, Miss T. Ford, Miss e. Morton,
Miss e. Reddy, Miss f. Gould, Miss
e. Heath, Miss e. Valentine, Mrs. E.
Osborn, James McCrae, H. Bardwell,
J.. Wheeler, r. Johnson, e. Dough
erty, r. Hasbrouck, S. R. Osborne,
w Scoot, A. Skinner, o. Garbe, A.
Truck, G, Thompson and o. Curt
is, ST.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
AOTHER BIG
PLANT COMING.
There Is Every Appear
ance that Men Are Seriously
Considering Site Here.

n Whisper it ye citizens; don't tell it out
ld@d. One of South --Amboy's representa-
tivAgentlemen, who thinks South A mboy
one of the greatest places in Gods
world" and has its interest at heart en-
ertained two gentlemen from out of
W Wednesday. who were prospecting
for land OIL which to locate an industry
that would be of great benefit to this
borough. 1t rests with a certain railroad
company whether the said parties will
locate here or not. Should they refuse to
accede to their request, which is a very
important one, .but which parties arr
de ,roHs of keeping a secret, the said
p tiles will not locate here, unless they
reconsider the matter and change theil
minds, which it is not expected they will
do. There are several names In connec-
ton with this that we withhold OUT of
respect for the representative" before
mentioned.
1t is significant fiat sour Dreamer
told the NEWS correspondent only q
short time ago, II had a dream and it
was connected with a railroad" and
it Tailed exactly with this affair. He said
it was a great opening and there was a
great rush of people. Probably this in
dustry has besn heard of before in thi.
borough. !.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
Archaeological Loot.

The British museum has lately re-
ceived an early piece of archaeological
loot, one of the columns from the
treasury of Aureus, taken from Argos
in 1912 by Lord Sligo. No record q
the excavation made by him has been
preserved, but the column was fortus
nately brought home and set up at his
place at Westport. 1t has been fully
identified and the complete shaft II
about to be placed in the archaic room
in the British Museum, where 1t viii
stand as the most highly decorated ex-
ample of the Mycenean column, the im-
portant ancestor of the developed
Creek art.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
MOTHERS MEETING.

A mothers meeting was held at
the home of Alfred Sharrit in Pleas
ant Plains Wednesday afternoon. II
was well attended by mothers from
many parts of the Island. The sub
ject for discussion was Education
in Character" AT the proper time
refreshments we're served.z
Social
Welcome Council, Daughters of Am
erica, will hold a social in Mechanics
hall in Main street tonight. 1t is
hoped that a large number of peo-
pie will attend to assist the council
financially. Many good things to eat
and drink will be for sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
Mo- Time For Little Worries.

"John," said the wife Of the literary
man, opening the door of the library,
Il want to know when you are going
to have the screen doors and windows
put in. The flies are getting awfully
thick in this house"
Il wish you wouldn't bother me just
now. Maria" he answered, with vis
ible irritation. Il am writing an arr
ticle for a magazine on How to Ex~
clude Aliens from the National Dor
MAIN. Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
WORK EXHIBITED.
Schools Close Next Thursday
Commencement Exercises.

The work of the pupils of Public
School No. 1, of this place, was on
exhibition yesterday afternoon from
2 O'Clock until 5 o'clock and many
of the parents and friends of the
pupils called to see it. The school
will be closed next Thursday for
exercises of the Primary department
will be held in the afternoon at 2
o'clock in X. of P. hall. The grad
uating class, which consists of fif-
teen pupils, will have their exercis-
es in the evening at 7.45 o'clock.
The commencement exercises of the
pupils who graduated last FEBRUARY
will be held the same night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
State News

Extensive improvements are I'M
der way at Avalon.
-Woodbury's census shows only
IA slight increase in population.
=Prohibitionists will have a raj
ny at Alcyon Park on the Fourth OF
July.
After 20 years in the shoe bust
ness, at Salem, Isaac N. Morton will
retire July 1.
"A swarm of bees has settled
in the chimney of the Chestnut Dale
Baptist Church.
While playing "leap-frog" Arth-
ur Ewing, a Vaudeville boy, dis
located his shoulder yesterday.
"A Martha farmer picked 900
pounds of cherries from tire trees,
nd there are many left.
Failing plaster from the ceiling
partly wrecked the restaurant of
William Stroup in Burlington yester-
liday.
+ Hannah, a small daughter of OF
a porch yesterday and broke an arm.
In blowing up an a tree stump
with dynamite CORTLAND Shute, TO
Glassboro, also blew up one end of
his house.
Speaker j. Boyd Avis, of Wood
bury, has been invited to make the
Fourth of July Grafton at Newport,
Cumberland County.
The Smiley Tool Works, of
Detroit Mich. have been purchased
by Charles II. Muckenhirn and the
machinery moved to Salem.
Cape May County farmers have
harvested n of the largest crops
of peas on record, and canning es-
adjustments are overwhelmed.
Thrown from a bakers wagon
at Blenheim yesterday Edward
Jones, the driver, had a leg broken.
He was taken to Cooper Hospital
Camden.
badly battered about the head in a
barroom fight in Burlington Tues
day night, and the police are in
vestigating.
C. Harry Aumack, SO years old,
district superintendent of the Met
ropolitan Insurance Company, drop
ped dead in his office in Toms Riv-
er yesterday.
+ The funeral of Leon Lewis, who
was drowned at Wenonah on Sum
day, was attended yesterday by the
ball team, of which he was a mem
Der.
The Clayton Board of Educa-
zion is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of making a second appeal to the
public for a new and larger school
house.
Launch owners of Salem Coun-
ty complain of a sunken target at
the mouth of Salem Creek, upon
several boats have narrowly
escaped wreck.
An Insect of unknown species
BIT Carries p. Williams, OF, Millville.
on the foot while he was moving
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
NEWS ITEMS.

After a pleasant visit spent will
relatives at Princeton, N. miss Is.
abel Palmer has returned to hel
home in New Brighton.
MissEvelyn Grove lis the guest OF
Miss Gertrude Fountain, Of Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Missile, of
Washington avenue, Mariners Har-
Dor, will celebrate their silver we'd
ding anniversary Saturday night.
Mrs Cornelius koeers, Of johnson
venue, Il entertaining The Friday After
noon Whist Club today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23
METUChEN.
CLOSING

The closing exercises OF the borough
school was held last night in the Presby-
terrain church, which was decorated with
The exercises were pleasing and great ly
appreciated by the parents of the scholsrs
present.
Each class was represented and the
songs and drills were well executed and
reflected much credit upon the pupils
md their instructors.