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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-06
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

sary; it can be avoided by the science
of railroad engineers; it adds to the
expense of operation and fastens an
nually upon the railroad companies
heavy bills for damages.
There is another and more import
ant reason, however, why the grade
crossing should be regulated to per-
manent and universal obscurity: 1t
is a constant and ~inexcusable menace
to human life and an unjustifiable
encroachment upon the rights of the
public highway. The highways and
streets of New Jersey belong to the
people; they cannot, We believe, be
constitutionally usurped by steam or
electric device calculated to endang-
er the lives of peaceful folk or to
impede their natural progress or the
rational use thereof. The time is
come when the people of New Jersey
have a right to demand that their
highways be freed from menacing OBJ
structions and the usurpations of
monopoly.
A law should be formed to do
away with grade crossings and every
railroad company should be held
strictly to account for all damage and
loss of life incurred by their tracks
passing over the peoples thorough
fares. In this twentieth century no
unsuspecting WAGNER upon the pub
lie highway should be threatened
with death unless his ears are turned
to listening for the distant, and fire.
quently neglected notes of the loco
motive whistle or the changing of the
bell that may or may not suggest the
idea of warning. No man in this age
should be asked to expect warnings
against disaster and destruction up
on the highways that have been
granted him, and we submit that a
law compelling railroad companies to
abolish all grade crossing is an i'm
perative demand that must be recog-
nized by the state legislature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

fiction, have a value in depicting at first hand some interest
ing phase of American life or in some grateful trait of geniaity. A
book that is prescribed to keep up the spirits of missionaries in hard
places and of patients in hospitals and people in the dumps generally
must have a good deal of good in it, even if it has not the element of
PERMANENCY possessed by "The Scarlet Letter. or Vanity
Fair"
If any one refuses o r neglects to read Mrs. Whartons "The House
of Mnth" or DIR. MitchelTs "Constance Trescot" during five years he
or she will have to read it five years hence. +
If you go into the New York bookstores and try to find any par
ticular book with your own eyes, you will agree with the booksellers
that there are entirely "TOO MANI BOOKS PUBLISHED"
Any reader can protect himself against the machine made flood
of novels" by improving his taste by good reading and thus acquiring
a ditaste for the machine made" novel. 1t is an encouraging fact
that some of the "BEST SELLERS" are really among the best books,
and this is a decided encouragement for the writer's of what we call
the "real, handmade" article.
There are many young writer's coming into prominence, and very
few people, even literary professionals, can keep in touch with tha
ENTIRE field, SO prolific is it. y
At a certain period after the war it seemed as though southern
writers were absorbing public attention. This was very natural, be-
cause the effect of the war was to annex the southern states INTEL
LECTUALLY to the rest of the nation. Now the new writers come
up from Maine to California and from the lakes to the gulf of Mexico.
There has been renewed attention lately to the older writers, IkeI
Henry James and Mark Twain. Howens as an essayist, critic andL
novelist occupies a large place in the public mind. Dr. S. Weir Mitch
ell, well over seventy is doing some of his best writing, and the public
appreciates it, but this same public is perfectly willing to take up a
book by a writer that 1T HAS NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE.
A young lady in Louisville a little while ago cam. into the field with
her entirely unfamiliar name, and people bought her books by the ton,
and they we're worth buying too.
[ think humorous writers are increasing in number AND NOT
DETERIORATING IN QUALITY.
1t seems to me that essay writing is revivng in the genius of Mr..
Crothers of Cambridge, that America is turning out some of the most
important autobiographies of modern times in such works as those by
Andrew D. White and Carl Schurz and that the number of WELL
EQUIPPED literary critics and writers of literary biography is in
creasing.
AMERICA is BEGINNING TO COMPARE FAvoRARLY WITH ENG
LAND IN THIS RESPECT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
FRIDAY, 20.

In commenting on the proposed
of the leading cities of the
world, the Passaic Daily News says:
"Sir Edwin Cornwall, chairman of
the London County Council, has an
nounced his desire to promote a per-
iodical congress of the worlds larg-
est cities-London, New York, Paris,
Chicago, Berlin, Philadelphia, Wen
IA, Budapest, Rome, st. Petersburg,
Madrid and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
idea that much mutual benefit would
be derived from such meetings.
HE has been prompted to take
this step by the success of the recent
visit to London of the Paris munich
pal officers. There is no doubt that
much good might be derived by
studying problems common to all
large centres of population. Espec-
tally should it be of benefit to the
municipal officers of Old and New
World cities to meet, for the ideal
great city would be one in which a
happy medium between Old World
conservatism and New World pro-
g~ressiveness was preserved.
ut is to be hoped Sir Edwin will
extend his invitation and that it will
be accepted by the great cities men
toned"
This list of cities is interesting be-
cause it shows that while America is
the youngest of all the nations includ-
ed, she has three cities which rank
high enough in population TO have
representatives present while Eng
land has but one, France one, Ger
Any one, Russia one, Spain one,
1rkey one, Italy one, and Austria
and Hungary, which are at present
under one monarchy, have one each.
Truly this is a great country we live
in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
The largest and most select
line of Mems Holiday
Goods in the City.

as much strength as they had claim
cd. While it is a personal victory for
Lent, it will widen rather than heal
the breach in the party at Essex.
The major could not afford to retire
under fire. Whether he will do SO
voluntarily, now that he has won the
victory, is another question.
Jersey City Journal:
The Anti-Saloon League of New
Jersey is preparing for another agita-
ton of the liquor question. 1t seems
to be settled that the League will try
to get one or more local option bills
introduced during the next session of
the legislature. Even though none
of the bills may become effective the
temperance people are determined to
stir up a lot of talk and lay the
ground work for more decisive action
in the future.
The liquor dealers will find plenty
of reason for maintaining special
guards and lookouts in Trenton dur
ing the coming session.
The Anti-Saloon League of New
Jersey has been doing some very
quiet but effective work during the
past few years and it's labors are
bound to have some influence on
more than one legislator.
The league has secured the coop
Grafton of Young Mems Christian AS
%sociations, Law and Order Leagues
of New Jersey, Women's Christian
Temperance Unions and representa-
tives of the New Jersey Presbyterian
Synod, the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal Conferences and the Bap-
fist State Conventions. These forces
are not to be despised.
One thing is quite certain. If the
liquor dealers have any idea of Sc
curing more favorable legislation
than they now have they may have
to revise ideas and abandon their
plans. They will be able to consider
themselves lucky if they succeed in
warding off the threatened temper
ance legislation.
Asbury Park Press:
mere Is Dul OAt lHipOl tdut ltSSOll
to be drawn from the fatal railroad
accident which yesterday sent the
sorrow of death into one household
and left a menace of its awful pres
ence in others.
The railroad grade crossing must
go, 1t is high time that the travelling
public came to an understanding
with the railroad companies and it is
high time the statutes of the country
were made to conform to the require
ments of an advanced civilization.
Whether innocent and ordinarily cau-
tious wagoners shall longer be fore
ed in the midnight hour or while the
sun is high in the heaven to stop up
on a legalized thoroughfare and lis
ten with bated breath for the signal
of an approaching railroad train, is a
question for the legislatures to de-
eide. Grade crossings represent a
barbarous and primitive era. They
belong to the formative period of rail-
reading, in America and have no
more place in the track adjustment of
modern times than doaF the old
fashioned steam engineI or the pas
senger ear of so years. ago, The
grade crossing, moFeoy4, is uuneces-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Following the horrible grade eros

Following the horrible grade cross
ing accident at Freehold this week,
the Asbury Park Press is out with a
strong editorial demanding the abb
clifton of all crossing at grade.
We second the movement of the
Press and heartily agree with all it
says. The editorial referred tt is
printed in full in our comments, that
all our readers may judge for them
selves. Grade crossings must 60"
Let the cry be taken up from one
end of the state to the other until
the legislature is compelled to do
something. The highways belong to
The people and they should be able
to use them without constant fear
and danger. Grade crossings must
go"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

Johnnie's Father-Here's a note
from your teacher saying you are
again at the foot Of the class. I'm
surprised at you.
Jimmie (bstterly)-Well II you had
a automobile an could take tn teach
er out ridin' like Tommie Perkins IA
Their does, maybe I'd stand a better
show fer bein' al tn head Of tn
class as often as Dominic is.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Dense Population
Is Not Desirable

~ OMETHING like half the human race dies In childhood. Inns
~ is not,due to any law of nature by which children ar more
~ liable to death than adults. 1t is due mainly to imprudent
marriages.
In such cases the children are stinted of food and also of pure air
when their parents are crowded in great towns. Early marriages and
large families consequently are not conducive to longevity. lie
MEAN DURATION OF LIFE is REDUCED.
1 am not blaming the parents for this beyond that they have mar
ried and undertaken to keep a family with the strongest probability
that they will find themselves unable to give their children A FAIR
CHANCE of long life and healthy constitution.
1t is a mistake to suppose that the first duty of a citizen is to In
crease the number of his fellow citizens. In a sparsely populated
country whose resources exceed those who might live on them it is
desirable that there should be this increase. But in a community
within a restricted area where there are already many unemployed it
seems to me more reasonable TO LIMIT the population than in
crease it.
We are told that were our land laws altered more people could
live on the lands In this 1 agree, but were all these land occupiers to
marry and procreate their species it would soon not suffice for the
population. Public works, too, we are told, should be undertaken to
absorb those out of work. Again | agree, but with the provso that
such works should be remuneraive, for it is obvious that, with an
indefinite increase of population, A TIME MUST COME when
fresh public works could not be remuneratively found.
IN INDIA AND IN CHINA THE POPULATION IS TOO LARGE
AS 1T Is. THE RESULT IS PERIODIC FAMlNEs AND PLAQUES
AND uNDuLY Low WAGES IN TOWNS. A DENSE POPULATION
is NO EVIDENCE OF A NATIONS PROSPERITY, BUT OFTEN THE
REVERSE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

23-Raritan Copper Works.
26-High and Lewis streets.
27-Madison avenue and Paterson street.
zS-Market and First streets.
86-Smith and High streets.
87-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. n Hartford St
45-Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
64-State st. and Buckingham ave.
66-Hall avenue and Charles street.
67-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
63-New Brunswick Ave and Elm st.
64-Smith street and Watson avenue.
65-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
e2-Smith and Herbert streets.
S3-Woodbridge road and Washington st.
S4-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street.
To send in an alarm, open the door OF
the box and pull down the lever and let
go, once only. Stay at box until firemen
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
/ tap-Break in circuit. 2 taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 8 taps-Fire out. 5
taps-Police call. I2lCall for Lincoln
ton Hose. f4-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Cail for. Protection Hook
and Ladder. 16-Cal for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE.
Mighty Poor Economy.

Nipkins-Why so blue, old boy?
I Bliffkins-I tried to economic b.
marrying my typewriter.
Good ideal"
mo, it wasn't. She refuses to d,
any more typewriting, demands tw,
servants to take care of her, and in
sists that my next typewriter shall b.
a man, although men want larger sal
laries."-N. Y. Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Ia wise child.

Yes, mamma, | recited The Polish
Boy for the gentleman a the parlor
who came to see papa"
And did he like it?s
HE said he liked It very much
That's nice
Yes, mamma, but be said SO many
times that he liked it that / think he
either was the man who wrote the
piece, or tAhe came to borrow
apa.-Cieveland Plain
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New
England today overcast weather will
prevail, with fresh northeast to east
erly winds and slightly lower tenn
perature, followed generally by rain.
On Saturday cloudy weather and
nearly stationary temperature will
prevail, with rain and fresh to brick
variable winds, and on Sunday clear
ing and slightly colder weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
B.s Poor shins.

Mrs. Kronnick-Really, my dear. wa
must get a dressing table for the bed
room.
Mr.. Kronnick-No, madam, there's
too much furniture there already.
Mrs. Kronnick (sarcastically)-In-
deed? And how did you discover that
fact?
Mr.. Kronnick-By humping into 1t
all when ! got up last night to get a
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Up Against It.

) $50 your old bachelor friend really
decided to get married."
eyes, and he says, now that he has
taken the leap. he is going to sift mar
ried life to the bottom"
! And he has started?"
Eyes, the first day they returned
from the honeymoon his wife started
him sitting ashes. "-Chicago Daily
News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
His Nerve.

She-Faint heart won fair
lady.
He-Oh, l don't know. Many a man
gets married because he hasn't the
nerve to back out.-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Like the ORIGINAL.

Mr.. DeBrush-What is there about
my portrait of you that you don't like,
madam?
Mrs. Dobbdon-I don't like the color
ing in the face. 1t doesn't look nat
ural.
Mr.. DeBrush-I didn't try to make
1t look natural. You said you wanted
1t true to life.-CleveIand Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

"Step-lively-peOple,'' these folks
who do business through want ads
it gets into the blood! And good Of
fers find quick takers-yours will, if
want-advertised here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Football Accident.

Cholly-Dickie got hurt at the foot
ball match.
Chappie-Why, he wasn't playing,
was he?
Cholly-No; but he sprained his yell.
Town Topics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Floats.

A man may try to drown his woes
In drink; but, brother. please make note:
1t won't be long before he knows
That woes, like corks, will always float.
Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Generally Admitted.

Whate'er may be said of a sweetheart,
TOO giddy," too old' or "too new"
There's one point admits Of no question:
She cam be ,''too good to be true"
Philadelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Scaling the Flights.

Stubb-The elevator in the Monu-
mental flats has not been running for
a week. but the landlord has been very
considerable.
Penn-In what way?
Stubb-Why, he supplied all of the
tenants with alpine sticks for climb
ing the steps.-Chicago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Camden PoAt-Felegram:
Major Carl 4entz came out on top
y his fight fox the Craftsmanship of
he Essex County Republican Com
Tee: The Cblby forces who were
1sipg alm fAued 70 asnstes nearly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

Friend-What did the editor offer
you for your poem?
Poet-Half a crown.
why, that was an insult. What
did you say?"
Nothing. l pocketed the insult
Cassell's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Animals Exist Eternally ?
marriages.

By Professor GEORGE H. HowIsoN. University II California
TNIMALS have intellect, as domen. The difference in intellect
consists in the difference in the hindrance to the intellectual
faculty. Increased intelligence means INCREASED CON-
TROLL perfected control. Do animals reflect as man doesg Undoubt
eddy they do. If they reflect, then they have intelligence. Once it Is
admitted that they have intelligence, then you must admit that they
are to exist eternaIy just as much as you are to exist externally.
ARE ANIMALS CAPABLE OF ovERcoMFlG THE HlNDRANcE
TO THEIR INTELLECTUAL FacuLrYg AAEWEs, YES
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Was This in Rostonp

Ella-You shouldn't say "consumr-
ton of food"
Stella-What should l say?
Ella-Tuberculosis of edibles.-Town
Topics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
MatrimonV.

Enpec-Matrimony is a sea Of trou'
BILE.
N~agger-Yes, the wife is often over
come by waves Of emotion.-Town
Topics. =
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Beyond Hope.

"Is Binks intemperate?"
"Frightfully. Why. that la never
even let's his mouth water!"-Town
Topics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Exchanged Words.

Curious exchanges of words some
times take place between two Ian
guages. Thus English has borrowed
the French's ''poseur" and has given
to France 'snob" in trade. French
men have a way of taking a polysyl-
Liable word and using half of it. Thus
of ''steeplechase" they have appropri.
ated 'steeple" and now the French
sportsman" speaks of mounting a
steeple" when he means to ride a race
over the customary obstacles. A smok-
ing jacket IS with hiLl 4 smoking and
a sleeping Sar + a sleeping"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
An Airship that Can Fly and XIII.

IT the latest Invention Of Louis
Gathmann, whose gigantic gun has
done so much damage, is adopted by
our army, the next war will be fought
from the skies. Next Sundays New
York World shows in detail the
workings of this great weapon-an
airship fort. In the same number
are the Strange Doings of the Pitts
burg Millionaires, A North Pole
Honeymoon, Making Over New York,
The New Century's First Five Years
of Progress, The Man Who Hid on
Broadway, a Girl with an Angel
Face, etc., ETC., etc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

Tommy (aged eight)-Say, papa,
what is the difference between an arti-
san and an artist?
Papa-One eats regularly and the
other doesn't.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

Here's a good New Years resolu-
Jon: TalkA Perth Amhoy,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29

The Literary
Outlook In
BY RICHARD
~ 0TE WATSON
4 A444SA 4@O GLIDER.
= EdiAor md Pact

= T is a sign of the times that some Of the books that are attract
ing most attention in this country, both of American and
English origin, are ARTISTIC WORKS.. Very many of
~ the SO called "best sellers" while not of the highest class of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-29
Kid Gloves

Don't know of any gift more
suitable than a pair of Gloves.
Mems fine dress kid gloves,
lined or unlined, the I.25, spe-
cial at
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
NEW TELEPHONE FACILITIES,
The Completion OF New Telephone
Building Adds to Efficiency
of Local Branch.

The N. Y. & n. j. Telephone Co.
made a successful cut over from the
old to the new switch board at GIT
Saturday evening. Very little trouble
was experienced in making the change
and the new board is working smooth
ly. Company employees on Monday
tore out the old switch board and fur
niture, removing them to Newark for
use in other exchanges.
Workmen started on Monday
to remove the present instruments
and substitute the new ones, but con-
densers have been added to all the
present phones so that they will work
until the new ones are put in. Under
the new system the, removal Of the
receiver from the hook will call CEN
tral obviating the turning of gener-
ator crank.
All the numbers on the party lines
have been changed to the universal
code and a supplement will be issued
to the directory listing these new
numbers. The operating force are
the same as formerly, the girls hav-
ing been sent to Orange and New
York to learn the new system, so that
the work will 60 on without a hitch.
To accommodate the new system a
new tireproof building has been erect
ed on Market street, adjoining the
old building and connected on each
floor by tireproof doors. In the base
ment is located the heating apparatus,
motor and gas engine and generator
for charging the batteries. On the
ground floor is the power switch board
the main frame terminating the cables
in the street ducts and the intermed-
late frame, where the cross connections
for the switch board are made and the
relay racks. Also an auxiliary gener-
ator. On this floor the wire chief will
have his headquarters and desk. He
will have the extra assistance of one
day and two night men to care for the
system.
The second floor is given up to the
operating force Here is the new
switch board OF eight sections, also
the desk for the chief operator. The
new board is wired in multiple and in
stead of drop falling to signify that
a subscriber is calling miniature in
candescent lamp will show.
The equipment was manufactured
and put in by the Western Electric
Co. and has been tested and accepted
by the Telephone company engineers.
The present building win be remod.
elled for offices, the district manager
and other officials moving to the
ground floor, On the upper floors. will
be retiring room for the operators.