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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22
MISS BERGER ENTERTAINED

Miss Blanche Berger, of 50 Divi-
sion street, entertained a few of her
friends over Sunday. They were
Miss Emma SilZman, Harry Silzman.
of st. Mary's; Mr.. and Mrs. Schantz.
Miss Blanche Kaufman and Mr.. Lev
inson, OF New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. it is said, has sent the
following cable dispatch from London:
1.-THE report from New York of my
separation from Senator Depew is
baseless and false. l authorize its
positive denial by the press"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Courtship is not a failure-even
though your rival married tAe girl.
Answering want ads. pays-even
though, the other day, yoH missed a
good chance because someone else
answered the adv. irsE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

BOSTON, Jan. 22.-Until lately a
chambermaid in the household of Ste
phen Crosby. Miss Elizabeth Jennie
Murphy Is now Mrs. Leroy Fay, wife
of u millionaire Boston clubman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

NEW YORK. Jan. 2%2.-John d. Rock
%efeller, Jr., in Il talk to his Bible class
condefnned lying and said it was the
duty pf a person on the witness stand
TO tel the whole truth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Ayers Cherry Pectoral is not a simple
cough syrup. 1t is a strong medicine, a
Doctors medicine. 1t cures hard cases.
severe and desperate cases. Especially
good in bronchitis, pleurisy, coEsump.
ton. Ask your doctor all about this.
We have no secrets! We publish r. 49,
the formulas Of all our medicines. IoJgei' 49,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22
Valuable Relics.

Foi' the chasuble and stole of Thorn
as IA Beckett. preserved at Paris, the
of the present duke of Norfolk
is said to have offered $500, 900.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22
Chocolate Ration.

1t has been found that the best
emergency ration" for %lifeboatmen
who have been out for many hours
in the cold without food is chocolate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

III is not the principal of the thing
mat bothers me-" said the shylock.
but the loss of the interest"-st
LOUIS Globe-Democrat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

CARACAS, Jan. 22-An earthquake
shock was felt at Cumana. in the state
Of Bermudez.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

"a glutted market makes provis-
ions cheap" but you will never know
anything about markets unless you
read the ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

|J yNNlS VI age MARY,
Ne ItLHaihed.
oH' GEAR! I'm nearly "A. It's d long
uHIe since used 10 make your life
MI9eIdDIe at Beach'o"n, Perry. But
! III iCaIIy glau 10 De free. Aunt Eliza
mas been tryins-the poor dear
uou4uA HeIp Ill., auppoae-for the last
~" ysaI9' anu beaeAio"n is a dull
Ia JUST take on my hat and
JAM j you uOH mind. It's so good
~ ~ . me stay here In sorry
a.ii'7I ""eA you were having Z
pai I'u must 20 back TO your
IN 20 : NJ sure your houaeAeep-
W. @i'eI me
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""ie / 7i'y'
W. P'ea9s uoH L. III going 10 bed
III pretty Jrea-andI III
80 " IAN q"I'e enough I'D you ia
'He iiioi HIHs. Ioou A4eAl' Perry
NoON H4sHl' MARY ne responded,
sio"is' ooileHo" he was not eager
~ ieOuiH 10 me uIAIhs-room and when
:, az o. 'Ie Easy Hoers IeIt' Il and
- Ia 'OiIe'nIns Hau happened. no
III Suese91eu song or called Tor a
- a' was usual at the monthly
90AHs' anu a1 lhe aDhormally early
Houi VI HaI-pasI II the dining-room
elNp,y save Ior me most VINO sat
W ne ue"u IRE ana che"ed a cold,
~ 0's"'
III.
r'i 'HIee weeks MISS STANFORD, who
! Ho' sIeaIly worry her pretty head
aOout cohVehtlonalltles. remained Mr..
ietiy FaIAIA guest II enjoyed her
7eii Immensely AFTER year OF exist
~ )" d NIUE seaside town the girl
Oui "pPIecIaUe the sights and enter
'ainhiehtS WHICH her most exerted him
SelI 10 sHo" ana give her-sights and
y aihlAehIs "hIch were almost as
new ~ nm aS 70 her'
Du' a. me emu OF three weeks the
le'eI VI HdppIHess IeII MIN. He pro-
poaeu anu was sentIy' put hrmly, re-
Je0Veu' MARY, IeaVlhg Mrs. Phigg in
. almost moInerIy misery, de-
S"uly lIom Ihe mousse n went
~ O'1ru win d iamIly IN another sub
! put even IN ms detection Perry
ieali1eu mat ne mac missed three or
ulnaiy meetings OF the Easy Going
sooiety' ana Il d tne december supper
was uue III d Ie" DAYS. so he pulled
himself toselher and wrote apologies
anu ~n'llSOIonS 10 all the members, on
p' With an the members
c. eAoeeuIHsly siau' save slr' Mar
eHnsaie, VINO became lnfernally" So
~ M! nau Deeh sure AFRAID 1or their
~ rlesiuenl'
- HaSy Ooels arrived at the ap-
poIn.eu Aour' ana supper was served;
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al ~ men customary JoVlallty' ana
an uiu ne nos attempt 10 add
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Nre" cAaclS "naI 1t was.
~ was nearly zen oclock Wheh MIS-
Iniss tapped at lhe door n respect
lully summoned her employer to speak
WIN ner.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

fist church. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
will commence housekeeping at Red
Bank at once
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Want" Ads. left at EVENING
NEWS branch Offices receive prompt
attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Weather Probabilities.
Fair and colder; west winds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

The Quarter Social of the ladies of
the First Baptist church tomorrow
night should be a great success and
the ladies will prepare to entertain a
large number.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Frank Post is due here from Tex
as, where he has been spending The
past two years, some time this week
He will visit his parents in Madison
venue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22
Granulated Sugar, Ib

Taylor's Prep Ham, lb.....1Sc
Fancy No. I Mackerel, h..
Pure Leaf Lard, Id.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

c. C. Hommann, Jr., who is i'll a
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

H. o. Buckwheat, pkg.....Ioc
H. Q. Pan Cake Flour, pkg 1oc
Island Buckwheat, pkg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Fruit ripens best in a dark. cool
place; and it sells best when sorted
into grades and honestly labeled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-22

Miss II. Cooney, Miss NJ. O'Hara
and Misss NJ. Coughlin, of South Am
boy, spent Friday evening in Perth
Amboy visiting friends.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

to be for the betterment of the street
car service, and the advent of the FL
kins- Widener syndicate into the street
car operation in Chicago was well
coined from every hand. Even the
newspapers, who had been fighting
Yerkes. served to aid him by their
publicity in the flotation of the trac-
ton stocks No conditions could be
more suspicious.
Early in the day 1t was learned that
the entire issue of preferred and com.
mon stock had been underwritten;
that Chicago and New York had been
allotted 100000 of the preferred and
Philadelphia 100000 On the stock
exchange North Chicago and West
Chicago both moved up on the strength
of the general enthusiasm over the
Union Traction deal. No one seemed
disposed to delve very far into the in
nerworkings and inner secrets Of the
traction situation. For several days
this continued, and Yerkes' brokers
had little difficulty In supporting the
market for the short period necessary
to get Yerkes we'll out Of cover.
1t was but month or two after the
fiotation that prices of the traction
stocks on the stock exchange began to
sag. To the public this was unaccount-
able; the insiders evidently had be-
gun to realize the untenable founda-
Ion for the big issue of securities.
The 99-year statute was already in
litigation, and had been for 35 years,
and the possibility that the courts
might rule adversely to the contention
Of Yerkes and his attorneys served to
drive the stocks downward day after
day. Six months after. the fiotation,
the prices were not much more than 80
per cent. of those at which Yerkes had
sold his North Chicago and West Chi
cago street railways.
Everyone who crosses Chicago from
one depot to another in Frank Parm-
alec bus, or who sends his baggage
across in Parmalee transfer wagon.
would be interested to know that
Parmalee was the man who secured
enactment of the 99-yeaf statute which
has been so important. He was the
original street car man In Chicago
back In the days when Lincoln and
Douglas were debating slavery ques-
lions and mutterings -cf war were
heard. The guns Of the civil war were
not yet silent when the measure was
framed which served Yerkes 80 well
and other multi-millionalfes SO Ill.
uncle Dick" Oglesby. was governor
Of Illinois, and he, evidently saw the
evils in It, for he vetoed the bill, but
It was passed over his veto.
Yerkes loved to fight, but things
were getting too hot for him In Chi
cago In 1898, when he began the final
balloon blowing process. There was
open talk Of lynching the aldermen II
they made concessions to Yerkcs, and
more than once Yerkes himself was
threatened. He blacked the eye Of one
prominent business man and called the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

Chicago.-Like a house Of cards
flaming with fictitious money values,
the towering structure OF Chicago trac-
ton securities came tumbling about
the ears of the financial generals Of
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York
at the word of the United States SUI
preme court.
1t has cost Morgan, Armour, the
Marshall Field estate, and the Elkins.
Widener street car syndicate and 9th.
ers over $75,000.000 to realize what
Charles T. Yerkes probably knew
years before he sold his Chicago street
car securities. that certain legisla'
tive act Of the state of Illinois way
back in 1866. did not. as supposed. ex'
tend the franchises for use Of Chi.
cago streets for period of 80 years
At the supreme courts decision
values of Union Traction stocks fell In
a heap, and Chicago City railway
stocks dropped 25 per. cent. The &C
companying table shows the losses.
The holders OF Union Traction COM
pany stocks looked, after 1t was all
over. like boys holding the sticks OF
balloons with only a shriveled bit Of
rubber at the end Of each stick as re-
minders OF the buoyant beauty they
had bought from the circus day bal
loon man.
In this case, the shriveled bit OF rub
Der had cost millions, and the boys"
were, multi-millionaires Those who
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

was paid on basis Of s127 per share.
The stock il now selling at about $50
q Share.
Then came the miscellaneous collec-
tion marked Consolidated Traction"
and the sale of the -watered
stoclfs Of score Of underlying CON-
paniss. payment in bonds which he
sold at 80 cents on the dollar. In
each case he sold no real. value. and
took In payment something substan-
tial
When the balloons all were sold
Yerkes cared not at all how soon the
public discovered that the talk about
the 99-year franchise was but four
flush bluff which he had expected
would be called" some day.
The BLUM got past Judge Grosscup on
the federal court circuit bench, but
the United States supreme court
called" It, and did It In plain terms.
The 99-year franchise was the wind
which had filed all the balloons; the
sand on which had been builded the
house Of cards marked with Yerkes'
fanciful millions.
The day when Union Traction was
floated was great day in Chicago.
The event was much heralded from La
Sale street and from the financial In
situations Of the city. who had various
interests in the success OF Yerkes'
great scheme and combination. The
public accepted 1t as the dawning Of
day when they would be released
from hated bondage Of Charles T.
Yerkes. The uniting Of the North
and West traction interests promised
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

cago and the West Chicago and
tangle of outlying electric lines. The
North Chicago was stocked heavily
and bonded literally. During the
growth of each company Yerkes had
sold part of his stock for many times
the amount Of his first investment.
Then the Union Traction company
was organized with $2O.O00,O00 of COM
mon stock and $4,000, 900 of preferred
stock. and 1t leased the North Chi
cago and West Chicago companies.
It's stock was offered to the public and
sold to the Elkins- Widener syndicate.
of Philadelphia, now called the street
car trust" Charles Tyson Yerkes
pocketed $10,000.000 of nice hard cash
for the equities in the North and West
side companies from which he already
had made 100000.
This worked so we'll he could quick
ly carry out his further plan. BY
paying a dividend on the first dividend
day, he so encouraged the new stock
holders that when he got together his
miscellaneous electric companies he
sold the lot, under the name of the
Consolidated Traction company, to the
same Union Traction company, and
took bonds in payment. Bonds looked
good to the public and to Blair & Co..
Of New York, and Yerkes put away
for cold day 100000 more in cash
and securities.
He also sold his interests In the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31
PEOPLE IN PASSING.

Mrs. Nansen, the wife OF the expior-
er, is a singer Of note. Her father was
zoologist. her mother = sister of tbs
Norwegian poet Welhaven, and her
brother, Ernest Save, is professor o.
history in the University OF Christi
ania.
Walter Wellman, the newspaper cor
respondent who says he will try to get
to the north pole with an airship.
broke his leg in one Of his dashes .
the pole. He fell into crevice in tho
ice and has limped painfully ever
since.
William Weldman Lands, A. NJ.
professor Of mathematics In DinckiL-
son college. Carlisle, Pa, has been adj
mitted to membership in the mathc-
NAUTICAL circle OF Palermo. Italy. In rec
ignition of his attachments in the sci
ence of mathematics. 1t is the most
exclusive society Of its kind In tho
world, and its membership numbers
400.
The smallest and among the most
efficient constable In Indiana is James
II. Vincent OF Boonvilie, who on
pinch can stretch himself to four fec:
six inches, his weight being SO pounds
and his age Al years. On more than
one occasion he has shown himself to
be possessed of iron nerve. During hts
career as constable he has made over
300 arrests and has. only been knocked
down once.
Ray Dart, student at the Univers;.
ty OF Minnesota, has been blind 70.
years, but pursues his studies by proxy
doing his writing on typewriter
whose keyboard he has mastered. H.s
father is State Senator Dart of Litcii-
field. The young man does not carry {.
cane, yet he walks about alone wits
freedom. He is clever pianist, an
expert oarsman and takes much da-
light in fishing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

guaranty fund proved almost joke,
and Union Traction stockholders were
paid only one dividend. Finally re-
ceivers we're appointed. The Union
Traction and West Chicago companies
are in receivership now. This was by
no means all. Stockholders Of the
West Chicago company sued the North
Chicago company. The city of Chi
cago sued the Union Traction COM
pany for $2.000,00J and finally poor
car service drove the people to elect
a mayor pledged to immediate mu-
nicipal ownership"
This was in the face of the certainty
that corrupt politics and the spoils
system would be made worse by put
ting into politics the hundred thousand
street car employees, certain means
for machine control.
The street car service never was
good during Yerkes' reign, but has
constantly grown worse in most sec
tions Of the city by the deterioration
of cars while litigation on every hand
absorbed the big companies. The
hopes Of the public were raised by the
purchase last year of two-thirds con-
troll of the S1S,000,000 Of the Chicago
City railway stock at 5000 share by
the Morgan-Field-Armour syndicate.
But the decision of the supreme court
has depressed City railway securities
nearly $10,00O,0U0 and thrown the
Morgan-Field syndicate into panic
of CONSERVATION for the City Railway
company's franchises are about to ex-
pire and the 99-year hope has been
blighted.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31
TOLD OF TIE TITLED.

The empress OF Russia Gas q hand
kerchief which 1t took seven years 70
make. It cost her $4,000.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland. u
bearing the cost of concerts given ,by
well-known singers In the slum quar-
tiers OF The Hague. Only the poorest
people are allowed to attend.
Frederick WILL. the new king OF Dem
mark, is said to be In the habit OF
inviting editors of leading political or
gans to attend at the castle to discuss
the different political issues OF the
day.
Emperor william win present tbs
yacht Hohenzollern to Crown Prince
Frederick william when his new
I,O00-ton turbine yacht is competed
The Hohenzollern came to this coun-
try on the occasion of Prince Henry's
visit.
The duke OF Abruzzi, cousin OF the
king OF Italy. has almost completed ar
rangements for a voyage OF exploration
into the heart of Africa. He has been
assured that the British and French
government officials will assist him II
every possible manner.
Lady Barrow, who died recently at
the age OF 81, was known in her youth
as "the beautiful Miss Croker" the or
iginal of the famous portrait by Sir
Thomas Lawrence, which was the pic
ture Of the year in 1897 and Is now the
property Of Pierpont Morgan. Lady
Barrow lived in the reigns of I'VE Brit
fish sovereigns.
The Princess Yolande Of Italy, al
though only four years old, already
enters into the pleasures Of her father
and mother. The queen has passion
for fishing, which her little girl shares.
so that morning after morning this
little group of two is to be seen In the
park at Raconigi side by side. line In
hand, in profound silence.
Though Frederick WILL, the nov
king of Denmark. is 62 years old. ne
bears his years lightly. He has en-
phatically led the simple life and there
is no other royal ruler living so DEM
ocratic as he. This puts him in marked
contrast with his father, who at times
was quite naughty. King Frederick Is
grand master Of Masons in Denmark.
He is a great admirer of this country
and its Institutions, which he knows
better than any other monarch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31
FOOD HELPS
In Management Of a R. II.


Speaking of food a railroad man
says;
my work puts me out In all kinds
Of weather, subject to irregular hours
for meals and compelled to eat all
kinds of food.
For z years was constantly trou-
bled with indigestion, caused by eat
ing heavy. fatty, starchy. greasy. poor
ly cooked food. such as are most &C
cessibie to men In my business. Cen
orally each meal or lunch was fol-
lowed by distressing pains and burn
ing sensations In my stomach. which
destroyed my sleep and almost UNIT
ted me for work. MY brain was 90
muddy and fogsy that It was hard for
me to discharge my duties properly.
This lasted till about year ago.
when my attention was called to Grape
Nuts food by Newspaper ad. and I
concluded to try It. Since then have
used Grape-Nuts at nearly every meal
and sometimes between meals. We
railroad men have little chance to pre-
pare our food in our cabooses and I
md Grape-Nuts mighty handy, for u
is ready cooked.
ITO make-a long story short. Grape
Nuts has made q new man of me.
have no more burning distress in my
stomach, nor any other symptom Of
indigestion. can digest anything 50
long as Il cat Grape-Nuts. and my
brain works as clearly and accurately
as an engineers watch. and my old
nervous troubles have disappeared en-
tirely." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reasop- Read the little
book. The Road to Wsllville" In pkgA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31
CARE OF HARDWOOD FLOOR
An Authority Gives Advice About
Preparation Of Floor and How
to Keep It Clean.

"When you buy q house." said Al
pheus Tucker, who represents a Chi
cago mandatory that makes hard
wood floors, examine the floors care
fully; It may save you many days OF
trouble. II carpenters would be care
full to see that hardwood floors are
perfectly driven together ther'd be
fewer worried housewives In this land
Of ours. Hardwoor flooring should be
kiln dried and the building In which
1t Is laid should be thoroughly dry.
Loo. Too many persons insist on
moving into houses too soon; they
don't give the building time to dry
out, and the result Is that all the rest
Of life is filed with sorrow and COM
planning.
I'VE positively discourage the use
of oils on maple floors. as 1t has q
tendency to discolor the wood and
make 1t look dirty and greasy. II a
finished floor is desired, we suggest
applying two light coats of varnish.
Should the gloss Of q varnish floor
not be desired, rub the floor lightly
with = good rubbing oil and pumice
stone with a piece Of burlap. Then
wipe dry and the gloss will have dis
appeared. leaving a dull finish, which
is desired by many.
"All floors should be gone over
from time to time and touched up.
In the regular housekeeping the
housekeeper should pin soft CLOTH
over her broom, wetting the cloth and
wringing 1t out SO that the dust will
adhere to 1t, but be sure to go over
the floor with dry cloth afterward
In case some dirt adheres to the floor
use lukewarm water and soap, being
particular to cleanse on as quickly
as possible and wipe dry. For re-
moving stains use a cloth saturated
with turpentine or benzine. II the
floor looks dull. get. at small cost,
some floor reviver, saturate cloth
with it, wiring out half dry and rub
the floor with It, and you'll get the
desired result"
Mr.. Tucker says the idea, once pop
plar. of having different kinds Of
wood in a floor has been superseded.
The finest floor. he says. Is that laid
with one kind of wood. highly pol
ished. It is considered "better taste"
Kansas City Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-31

Lake Street elevated railway and the
Northwestern elevated and the ele-
waited downtown loop for another
Sc, 000, 900.
II had taken Yerkes 10 years TO
work ont his well-dcnnsd plan. all
based on the problematical value Of an
act Of the Illinois Legislature which
was construed publicly by Yerkes to
be a 99-year franchise, but which he
probably knew-for he sold all his
holdings!-to be the mere extension
Of the charter of the company to which
VIZ granted the franchise.
Carefully he had inflated the bal
loon marked North Chicago Street
Railway" until he sold HIS stock at
1886 per share. II was. quoted on the
stock exchange the other day at $50 4
share.
He filled the balloon labeled West
Chicago Street Railway Co." until he