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to build church he transferred his
boxing ring from its original location
to the basement of the sacred edifice.
Knockouts are frequent in the fights
that occur there. In fact, there is
practically nothing to distinguish
these contests from real prize fights
except that the purse, which is con-
tributed by the audience, is of no great
value; that only non-alcoholic drinks
profanity is allowed. Mr.. Jay has been
criticised fiercely for his unconven-
tional method of winning the district,
but the results appear to justify it,
Several Of the coster youths who
learned to use their fists in Father
Jays club are now getting their living
in the prize ring, one of these being
willie" Smith. the ten-stone cham
pion of England, but, this fact does not
dismay< the clergyman.
There is no harm in boxing ITSELF"
said Father Jay in a conversation
once had with him on the subject. I'VE
do not fear to teach a boy to write be-
cause he may some day commit forgery.
Shoreditch is called 'pugilisn'S cradle
and it's men and boys will box whether
you like it or not, if not in my club,
then in some low 'boozer,' as they call
the saloons"
The Parson Who "Walks"
as a walker to make a clergyman ia
nous, but the Rev. A. N. Cooper has
become one of the best known preach
erS in England all because of the ex-
traOrGinary tramps that he has taken
in various parts of Europe. He is
known as the, 'fWalking Parson," fame
for his prowess in this direction hav-
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commotion by persuading the Ameri-
can actress to give several recitations
at one Of his regular Sunday evening
services. He has been dabbllng in
play writing for quite while, and
startled orthodox folk again about a
year ago by starting a dramatic So
ciety among the youthful members of
his congregation and producing Sc
ries of not too innocuous dramas, some
OF them composed and all OF them
stage managed by himself Then he
wrote Church and Stage" about
which there was so much curiosity
prior to its production by Mrs. Brown
Potter at the Savoy theater. The piece,
which was all about a love affair be-
tween vicar and an actress contain
ed certain episodes calculated to make
prudish folk sit up and blink. In fact,
the London censor insisted ON some of
the play being cut before he would
give it a license. But the play, though
Rev. Mr.. Phillips himself, didn't hit
the public and was speedily with
drawn.
Unusual as the Gorleston wears do
ings are, this country contains at least
half a dozen clergymen whose perform
ances either in connection with their
calling or outside of it make those of
"Athol Forbes" seem comparatively
commonplace. OF these divines by far
the most picturesque is Rev. A. Osborne
Jay, whose church in Shoreditch con-
tains a boxing ring, where during the
winter months prize fights to a finish
take place almost every night These
contests are usually for purse and are
generally presided over by profess
sional referee.
The prize ring is literally under Rev
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GURz0M DOESN'T LIKE SUFFOLK
IN Nsbob Would Not Have Earl for Brother.ir,.L a,,

That's a cowardly thing to do" an
grily shouted the earl; you ought to
know that sportsmen do not use their
rifles on bears except in cases Of ex-
ceptional emergency"
Lord Curzon, red with rage, walked
rapidly up to the earl and standing
face to face with him demanded an
instant apology. do you dare to call
me a coward?" roared the viceroy.
eYou are not playing the game" quiet
ly responded the earl, and with that
Lord Curzon turned around. left the
party and went home alone. Every
body thought that Lord Suffolk was
going to be cashiered. but 1t after
wards transpired that Lady Curzon had
q high opinion Of the earl and that it
was she who was really responsible for
retaining him CT the viceroy's staff.
Apart from any influence that might
be exercised on his behalf IN this way
Lord Suffolk has strong friends at
court and even IL Lord Curzon had
gone to extren,ities it is more than
probable that he would have got the
worst of the deal. It is matter of
common talk in the clubs and in soci-
ETY. circles generally In London that
Lord Curzon had 10 hand IN making q
match hety.een the earl ard Miss
Duisy.
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setting up his menagerie in the church

setting up his menagerie in the church
yard.
The reverend gentleman was hailed
into court recently and fined $1.50, be-
cause one Of the monkeys in his ceme-
terry bit a little girl.
This is an especially appropriate
time to introduce the Rev. Mr.. Hors-
ley and two or three other original
English divines to American readers,
because, from all the fuss there has
been lately about the Rev. Forbes Phil
lips. the play writing vicar of Gorles-
ton, whose Church and Stage" re-
Gently was produced by Mrs. George
Potter at a London theater, one might
think that he was the only parson in
this country whose unorthodoX meth
DDS entitled him to celebrity.
It is true that the vicar of Gorleston
is no ordinary clergyman. The general
public first heard of him when, under
the pen name Of "Athol Forbes he
started writing rather sensational
novels, of which he has now published
four. He got himself talked about still
more by having a particularly lively
row with the bishop Of his diocese. The
vicar emerged triumphant from this
contest, which was all about stained
glass window and which demonstrated
among other things how great a free
dom is enjoyed by parsons Of the es-
tablished church in this country, the
rather queer rules of the church max
ing them practically independent OF
their bishops on the one hand and their
congregations on the other.
The friendship which now exists be-
tween Mrs. Brown-Potter and the
vicar of Gorleston began year or sc
ago, about which time it may be re-
membered the parson reused no little
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GERMAN CROP SHORT
Summer Drouth Has Its Effect
in Germany
Special Foreign Service

Special Foreign Service
BERLIN, Jan. 14-The statistical re-
turns of this years harvests, that have
just been published, give plenty of
evidence of the effect Of the long
drought in the past summer. Among
the fruits of the field excellent crops
are apparent only in rye. In this re-
spect the year 1904 counts as record;
over 100000 tons were harvested.
AS the consumption of this product as
food by man and beast and for indus
trial purposes, as based upon past ex-
perience, is estimated for the German
empire at 100000 tons at the most.
we shall have then surplus for ex-
port to neighboring countries. On the
other hand the yield Of all other food
products is far below the quantltles
of the preceding year. In wheat also
the shortage makes itself felt, although
the area sown was greater than ever
before; still a very small increase IN
the amount of imported wheat will
serve to make the deficit good. Fur
ther, the yields Of potatoes and OF the
most important fodder stuffs, barley
oats, and hay are about 15 per cent
below the average Of the last few
years. Here we must depend upon a
plentiful importation. The most i'm
portant is the deficiency in the potato
harvest, which is only 36 million tons
as against 43 million Of the TWO pre-
ceding years and 1872 million of the
year 1901. This is so much the more
noticeable as meanwhile the demand
for alcohol for industrial and illunli
mating purposes has risen in an extra
ordinary degree. A litre of alcohol
that could be bought year ago fol-
! 33 pfennigs, now costs 43, and the mo-
| tor cabs in Berlin driven with aleoho
have already been obliged to apply fol
permission to increase their tariff
The household expenses Of the work
ing class families for the same reason
show an upward tendency, more espe-
cially in North Germany, where the
drought did more damage than in thu
/ South. e. 6. at Stuttgart and Munich
| The sugar beet crop Is likewise very
much smaller than in the preceding
year, but trustworthy statistics as t.
| the real sugar yield cannot be given.
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MANCHESTER DUCHESS FEEL s ROYAL SNUB
Cincinnati Girl Who Wanted to Entertain the King Feels
Her Rebuff and Lives Retired

has been rather outspoken In express
ing her disapproval Of the devotion to
bridge for high stakes displayed by
certain patrician danes who are in
high favor with the king. 1t is said,
too, that when she first came to Eng
land as the wife Of the duke she as
suned airs of superiority that gave
offense to the smart set who were
aVerSe to taking lessons in propriety
from a Cincinnati girl. Consequently
they did their best to thwart her So
cial ambitions and are f1attering them
selves that they have succeeded. They
say now that 1t Is pique which has
caused her. to return to America and
take the duke with her.
When Miss Daisy Letter was in Eng
land the last time it was noticed that
she had discarded the beauty spot
she had. affected SO long and which
had excited so much curiosity among
her, feminine friends in Mayfair Daisy
Letters spot" was much discussed in
London drawing rooms at that time. 1t
was so beautifully done that any mon
ey would have been paid for another
spot like it, but Miss Letter was not
short for dollar or two and she kept
the secret. A popularity Of this spot
was that it never remained stationary
more than an hour or two. One day
it was on one side of the face, moving
about from one point to another. in
some mysterious manner, but always
producing the desired effect. It would
be transferred to the opposite side the
next day, and SO on, as the caprice Of
it's wearer dictated The mystery of
the. moving spot caused trouble at
last While aristocratic maids and
matrons of Mayfair and Belgrav1a
were privileged to discuss it freely, the
servants at the "priory' at Reigate,
where Miss Letter was staying with
her sister and brother -in-law, Lord
Curzon, were expected to be more dis
Greet. They giggled one day in her
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EMINENT ENGLISH JUDGE IS ON TRIAL
Sir William Grantham Is Defendant in Suit Which Has
Plenty of tumor i'm It

ess of evolution, had attained that Of
flee by serving the community at vari-
Gus times as a farmer, policeman and
inspector of nuisances. 'essznas
Even with his assistance they could
make nothing of them. Mr.. Scarlet
ilxened them to the work Of "an. ele-'
mentary school boy" They solemnly
the bylaws Of the council, whose rigid
enforcement the welfare Of the COM
munity imperatively demanded. There
followed correspondence which
gradually grew acrimonious. The
judge intimated that although legally
compelled to submit his plans to them
he could not supply them with the ex-
ceedingIy limited intelligence neces-
sary for their comprehension. After
things had dragged along for some
time, and an offer made by the judge
to submit the matter to arbitration
had been neglected he decided that he
would proceed with the erection Of the
cottages. On his estate were several
similar ones already occupied which
had proved thoroughly sanitary and in
every respect satisfactory. He set a
force Of masons and bricklayers at
work, who seemed to find no difficulty
! in working by his drawings.
I The rural council held several meet
ings to consider the matter. If the cot
| tages We're completed they would af-
ford standing proof Of their own in
| capacity. Besides it behooved them
| to maintain their dignity and au-
| thority. They decided to prosecute the
| judge. In bringing about this decision
| 1t was shown that one of the retired
| elergymen, the Rev. F. B. Slacter, who
| had abandoned the cure Of souls fol
the mundane care of his large estate
] played a conspicuous part. A SUM
mons was served ON Sir William Grant
ham, his name appearing on the same
charge sheet in company with that OF
an alleged poacher and drunk anc
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Special Foreign Service
LONDON, Jan. 14.-English society
drawing rooms will not see much. Of
the Duchess of Manchester for some
considerable time. Those who know
her well are not surprised that she
has decided to remain for an indefi-
mite period in her own country. She
has gone to enormous expense in the
hope of being able some day to enter
tain royalty only to be disappointed.
1t was publicly announced that the
King and Queen were to be entertain
ed at Kylemore castle in the early
part of the present year when they
visited Ireland, but they did not go
there; in fact, their majestieS careful
ly avoided the West of Ireland al
though it was included in their pro-
gramme. 1t was stated at the time that
their non-appearance at Kylemore was
due to the fact that the structural al
.terationS at the castle could not be
completed in time, but it is now hinted
that they were delayed Intentionally
when 1t was found that the king and
queen were not going there so as to
escape the inference that the duchess
had been snubbed.
When it was announced some time
ago that the Prince of Wales proposed
to visit Ireland in the new year the
duchess and her friends exercised all
their powers to get the heir apparent
to go to Kylemore, but Lord Ardilaun,
the big Dublin brewer, stepped in and
said in effect: mo, George, you must
come and stay with me-" And so the
prince is going to put up at Ashford, =
place not half so beautiful as Kyle
more. There are several reasons put
forth to explain why the Duchess OF
Manchester has never succeeded in
getting to the top of the social ladder
Disregarding the old adage about do
ing in Rome as the Romans do she has
refused to participate in the gambling
games so popular in swell society, and
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disorderly." Until I was brought to
a standstill in my own building opera
tions," he wrote, "I could not believe
that such an amount of iniqufty, in
competence and narrow minded pride
in office could have existed in this
country"
The case lasted three days before. a
rural bench of magistrates of that
class whose travesties of justice Mr..
Labouchere has for many years ex-
posed to the extent Of a column or
more in every weekly issue of Truth.
1t appeared that in acting as his own
architect, and thereby depriving some
other man of job, Sir William had
acted contrary to the councils notions
Of propriety and fitness. But he did
not make the mistake of appearing as
his own lawyer. He was represented
by Mr.. Gill, one of the ablest of Lon
don's barristers. The spectators, most
of whom synpathized with the judge,
hugely enjoyed the scathing scorn and
biting sarcasm which he heaped on the
petty rural solons who had placed OBJ
StacleS in the way of a man who was
seeking to use his means to benefit the
poor and solve one of the most i'm
portant social problems of the day.
His sallies were greeted with frequent
bursts of laughter, but the mirth ceased
! when, rising to higher fight of ora
tory, he directed attention to the unde-
served stigma cast upon a man whose
| life had been one of eminent public
service and whose private means had
been largely devoted to the same ends,
| by subjecting him to the ignominy Of a
police court prosecution. In the midst
| of a strange silence and tension in the
court for a few seconds following one
Of these dramatic outbursts, the vener-
able wllite-haired judge buried his
| face in his hands and his sobs were
| clearly audible. Several eminent
| architects testified that the judges
plans were clear and intelligent and
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A Remarkable Family

A Media physician went down to
Morton today to examine woman for
life insurance. The policy required
that answers be made relative to the
family history, and the doctor asked
How old is your father?"
"Forty-two"
How many in the family?
There Is father and mother and
twenty three children; / am the TWEEN
ty-third. There were eleven sets of
twins. Philadelphia Record.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-22
WAR ON tENTz TO
Be WACED TONIGHT.
Indications Are that the Veteran
Leader Will Retain Control
of Organization.

NEWARK, Dec. 22:-The fight of
the factions for control of the Essex
county republican committee, which
hinges on the craftsmanship, will be
decided tonight, when the 203 mem
bers of the organization will decide
between Major Carl Lentz, the old
leader, and Lathrop Anderson, the
choice of the Colby faction.
The indications all point to victory
for Lentz and the old machine. The
Colby men openly claim ninety-seven
votes, but it is not believed they can
definitely count upon more than
eighty.
The Colby men will make a fight
all through the election. They have
agreed to support Albridge c. Smith,
of Orange, for vice president, and
Gardner Colby for treasurer. They
will also raise the question of ineligi-
bility against Lentz, basing it on the
| ground that his position as president
of the State Board of Equalization OF
Taxes disqualifies him for Office in
the county committee.
They also will propose some chang
es in. the bylaws designed to curtail
the powers of the chairman.
The fight against Lentz will be led
by Everett Colby, William P. Martin,
John S. Gibson and Sheriff Frank H.
Sommer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-22
CHINA GETS NO RAILROADS
Not Benefited in That Respect by
the Japan-Russia
War.

After the war is over China finds
herself in status quo as far as rail
roads go. The war is credited with
little influence in producing the prac-
teal deadlock in railway construction
now obtaining in the celestial empire,
An adequate railroad system would be
a wonder worker. so great are its pos
sibilities. but while the Chinese ap-
preciate the need of some %railroadinG
to supplement the work of their an.
ais and coolies, they have no realiza-
ton of the development of a country
by railroads. The amount of goods
transported by coolies and in northern
China by carts is almost beyond be.
lief. In the interior of the greater por-
ton of the country coolies and canals
carry all the freight. What this means
can be understood fairly when it is
known that there is practically no
railroad service at all in the more
populous and richest parts of an en-
pire of 400, 000, 900 people or more.
Most of the roads are scarcely worthy
the name. In the northern provinces
the traffic in carts of a rough sort
dominates the entire movement o!
goods to the seaboard. When water
ways are frozen a great part of the
year this is of necessity the case. 1t
is in such regions that the first hold
of the railroads has come. When the
empire is served at all it is served by
waterways. Along the Chinese coast
there is a series of navigable rivers
coming down from the interior, a
series which has few equals the world
over. From the Yalu and Pei-Ho at
the north to West river. passing
through Canton in the south, these
rivers seem to be formed to reach in
land from the coast, connecting not
only the coast cities with the interior
cities, but the interior cities with each
other by way of the coast as well.
About midway between the north and
south the great Yangtse reaches far
into the interior, navigable almost t.
the western border OF the empire. and
by its tributaries offering still further
connections with interior points.
These streams are supplemented b.
canals, large and small, until the whole
Iangtse and Yellow river plains are a
vast network of waterways designed
originally largely for irrigation and
now used also for transportation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-22
BRICKS WRAPPED IN PAPER
Pressed and Glazed Kinds Done Up
Carefully to Save Them
from Injury.

Bricks might not seem delicate OBJ
jects that would require wrapping up
to ave them from damage, but many
thousands Of bricks are now so pro-
tected to keep them from chipping in
transportation and handling.
Common red bricks for backs of walls
and for filters are still handled just as
they have always been-stacked to-
gether and dumped from the wagons
in which they are delivered. but not
so with pressed brick for front walls
or with glazed bricks.
Pressed bricks have, to be sure. al
ways been handled with care and
stacked with hay spread between the
layers; but they go a good deal further
than that with glazed bricks, of which
many are now used. These are
wrapped up for shipment, each individ-
ual brick in a wrapper OF corrugated
or embossed paper, in which it is
cushioned as well as wrapped.
1t costs something to wrap up bricks
in this way. but it costs less than the
damage to the bricks u%nwrapped would
amount to, and SO there may be seen
nowadays big stacks of bricks with
every brick done up in a paper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-22
IN THE LEAVES OF PLANTS
Beauty and Fragrance of Infinite Va
riety in the Myriad
Forms.

The wonderful variety in the shape
of leaves is among the chief sources
of beauty in the world of plants, says
the London Spectator. They vary
from the simple" eSg-shaped leaf OF
the laurel or the india rubber plant
to the intricate and exquisite cut
ting seen in those Of the m%aiden-hair
fern, the yellow briar-rose, the acan-
thus. or the fig. The cutting in the
different species of parsley is among
the most elaborate of all; but it would
be difficult indeed to attempt to say
which Is the most beautiful in form
The wild geraniums are as elaborated
as the parsleys. In some foreign
plants the leaf has the brilliant hue
commonly enjoyed only by flowers. the
poinsettias showing this in perfection
with their pure vermilion leaves at the
top of the stem. In what are known
to gardeners rs foliage plants" main
ly from the tropical and subtroFical
regions, a scheme of color is given rs a
rule, by the contrast in tint of the
ribs and veins of the leaves with the
tissues filling in the network so formed.
Milky white, bright yellow, crimson
or red usually marks the framework OF
the leaf. while the filling is dark
green. In other plants this scheme Of
ornament is reversed.
Scents and perfumes, not less deli
cious than those distilled from flow
ers and blossoms, arc often given oat
by leaves. There are those who pro
TESS to detect q purer and more deli
cate odor in these leaf-scents than II
the perfume of flowers; and though
this is a matter of personal taste aDd
sensation. there is some reason &c
agree with this refinement of tbs
sense of smell. The odor of the lemon
plant, or of the leaves of musk, and,
above all, the perfume of the sweet,
briar leaves. are among the most
clean and ~refreshing IN all the cate
CORY or sweet scents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-22
CONCERNING BIG FORTUNES
Those Legitimately Won and Benev-
olently Used Are Favor
ably Regarded.

A good big fortune is an interesting
phenomenon. and a very interesting
factor in civilization. l should be sorry
to see big fortunes go so much out OF
fashion that nobody would any longer
care to heap m up, writes Edward S.
Martin, in Atlantic. If nobody
built palaces, and made a mar.
ket for the larger sizes of dia.
monds and the best pictures, and
n~avigated the sea in big yachts and the
land in automobiles 30 feet long-if no.
body, so to speak, had money to throw at
birds. and threw it, life would not be
nearly so lively and decorative as it is.
had almost rather, if were quit OF all
personal responsibility about it, that
some people hogged great fortunes than
that there should be none. And had a
great deal rather that a due provision of
big fortunes should be acquired in fit
ways by fit men. Few of us. | think.
object to big fortunes per Sc. We don't
want too great a proportion of the ma
tional wealth to get into too few hands.
as has happened already, and is happen
ing more and more. We don't want GU.
laws, or the breach of them, to give an
unfair advantage to the very rich who
want to be richer. at the cost of the poor.
But to fortunes legitimately won by men
fit to win them, and who merely levy a
lawful tribute on benefits conferred on
the community, We have no objection at
all. Such fortunes are the signs of gen
eral prosperity. We like to see them
grow, and admire the spending of them
In the same spirit in which we admire
the lavish diffusion of sunshine. There
is no objection to riches, then. provided
the right men gather them in the right
ways.