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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
RACHELORS TONIGHT.

A meeting of the Original Bachel-
ors Club will be held tonight at the
home of William Pemberton, at II
Fayette street, A large attendance
is expected.
Miss Lille Dover, Miss Anna Dow
er and Miss Blanche Mason, who
have been visiting in Ansonia, Conn,
for the past month, are expected
home tomorrow.
Manager Brown, of the Nicilet, has
a broad smile on his face today on
account of his wife, daughter and
son having arrived here from Toron-
to, Ohio, last night, after a fourteen
hour journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Weed eX-
pect to go to Brooklyn tomorrow to
meet their daughter Elizabeth, who
has been touring the eastern states in
an automobile with her uncle, Sam
uel Britton. Mr.. Britton will bring
the party to this city in his machine
Monday.
A meeting of the Epworth League
of the Danish M. e. church was held
in the chapel last night.
q Il it
The condition of Victor A. Citni,
of 113 Rector street, is somewhat bet
ter today, and he has partially recov-
cred consciousness. Mr.. Ciani was
stricken Wednesday, as told in the
NEWS yesterday.
u y +
Samuel Garretson and family are
making arrangements to go south
for the winter, with their son, De
Witt, who leaves on October 1, for
Parkersburg, w. Va, where he has
been engaged as organist in the Trim
ity church for a year.
Mr.. Garretson has already adver-
tised his house for rent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

A special meeting of the Danish A.
c. will be held in their clubhouse, in
New street, 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Several matters of Importance
will come before this meeting in re-
gard to the clubhouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
Method.

when in doubt" said the weather
expert, always predict a storm"
what for?" asked the surprised as
sistant.
because, If 1t comes 0 get the
credit, and II it doesn't people are 50
relieved that they don't find fault
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
SEWING SOCIETY," MET

iour's Danish Lutheran church met
at the home of Mrs. j. Meyers, in
Prospect street, yesterday afternoon.
Refreshments were served and a
most enjoyable time was had by all
members present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

To manage your cellar and attic
successfully you must be a pretty
good want advertiser,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

The EVENING NEWS is read by
more people than any other news
saper published in this county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

Want advertisers grasp the skirts
of happy chance, and breast the blows
of circumstance"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

A meeting of the Original Bachel-
ors Club will be held tonight at the
home of William Pemberton, at II
Fayette street, A large attendance
is expected.
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snrdou on the spirit Land,

Sardou asserts that he is a highly
sensitive and effective spirituallst me-
dium, that he has had frequent inter
views with spirits Of friends who are
dead and that he has received ines
sages. spirits guiding his hand TO write
them as they were communicated To
him. lie has collection Of many
drawings he has made, the spirits guild
Ing his pencil strange faces Of angels,
Of demons. human figures tolling up
dark, steep hills. while ahead Of them
supernatural beings light the way or
see obstacles In the path. The play
wright says he cannot and he does not
attempt. to explain these vlsltations
this guidance But he Is convinced OF
the objective reality of the spirit world
and of its desire and power to enter
into relations with humanity. lie de
clares the next generation will be no
less scientific. but ii will be animated
by Il science that will recognize the
reality of spirit manifestations and 10
base on them indisputable relations be
tween this and the world Of the dead
ArgOnaut.
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A PLEA FOR THE PEN.
Regret nj Typ-writer's Encroach-
meat ON unndw riting.

HsntFONth~
meat ON iInndw riting.
II Is 10 bc regretted that the hand
writing of literary workers aud even
learned professors and physicians is so
often illcgible aud provokcs adverse
criticism. The typewriter is "A boon to
such writer's and ought To lie adopted
for the safety of the public and press
but IL cannot supcrsedc the pen. which
Is purely individual aud the most nat
ural exponent of the writer IndivIdu-
atty IN writing Is the strongest plea
IN its favor and for It's continuance
The typewriter letter may be- pleasing
to the eye in It's regular, mechanical
and lcgiblc outlines. but Is yalueless
without the pen and ink autograph
the ,d,lOi scIncnt of the writer which
alone commands It's recognition and
appreciation
Many philosophers and authors. from
Shakespeare To the present day. have
found tlir handwriting reflection Of
temperament. Nathaniel Hawthorne
makes interesting deductions from a
study of the autographs and writings
of noted characters and states. There
are said To liz Compartments endowed
with syinpathics so exquisite that by
merely lIandlin" IN autograph they can
detect the writer's character with IN
erring accuracy"
Mrs browning recognized intuitively
an analogy between the handwriting
aud temperament ms seen In the lines
from Aurora Leigh"
IL know your writing. KOmncy. rec
Ogniling th" open hearted A. the liberal
sweep of H." g."
Authors arr autOgraphing their works.
giving the most distinctive and refiec-
tive tuurh at personality to those en-
dowed with sympathcs 50 exquisite"
ur logical deduction 50 keen ms To catch
Il glimpse of the writer's character and
temperament from the chirographlcal
outlines
The plain type however readable and
legihlc cannot command the hi I'll com
ncrcinl value of the handwriting of
persons uf note. which conveys more
tnilu the written Sriltthce III tlle pecui-
Iarty Of It's formation.
Contrast the rapidly formed and
somewhat illcgihlr letters of the impul-
sivc hand vibrating with the pulse and
thought of the writer with the stcreo-
typed aud mechanical letters of the ma
chine manipulated 10y whom the cor
respondents clerk or secretary The
sentiment is emphasized by the. hand
writing. while the typewriter letter is
received with suspicion or incredulity
as being the sincere thought of the
writer or capricious freak of his rep
resentatiye.
Let the physician cultivate n clear,
legible hand for the sake of his pa
tents longevity and the learned pro
fessor return to his copy book text, but
substitute cold. plain type for the
warm. pulsnting strokes of the pen;
Never Mary II. Booth In Philadel-
phia Ledger
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The Better
Way

The tissues of the throat are
inAamed and irritated; YOU
and there is more irrita
ton more coughing. You take
a cough mixture and it eases the
irritation-for while. You take
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CALVIN IL. TAYLOR,

Attorney NJ Law. Berlin. Md Prompt attention
given all business.
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IT, cumulative evidence OF small i'm
probabilities arraycd against the ex-
cceding improhability that man
would voluntarily place his legs on a
railway track to get his feet cut on by
n train for the sake of what cOmpcn-
satiOu he might obtain. lie weighed
over 2lo pounds The train from which
he alleged that lie had fallen was going
at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
Yet the only injury he could show ms
proof that lie had really pitched head
long out of train moving nj that
speed was Il slight scratch on the
cheek II was argued that 1t was well
nigh impossible that the door of the
compartment would have given way
even had lie been thrown against IT,
Several witnesses sworc that there was
no swcrvr of the train such as would
have caused him TO he thrown against
the door. 1t was improbable that Il
man occupying his position would have
travelled second class. ON the other
hand. IL was contcndcd II WAS natural
he should have pretended that he had
ridden IN n second class carriage as
had lac alleged that he rode In q third
class carriage he might have been con
fronted with proof that all such car.
riagcs on that particular train had sew.
cral passengers. II was shown that
his total stock of handkcrchicfs con.
sisted OF only four and il was main.
tanned il was improbable that he would
have taken three of them with him un-
less he had In mind some such device
as he r"Sorlcd Ia To prevent the mutt
lation proving fatal Both feet had
been severed ut the same distance he
low the knees. and II was declared II
was highly improbable that would have
happened had hr fallen upon the track
from n moving train.
II was shown that May was a poor
man and for n poor man heavily In
debt; hence. IL WAS argued he had
strong motives for seeking To raise
money even NJ the cost of being Grip
pied for the rest of his life shortly
before his legs were cut off he had
purchased several copies Of weekly
publications which issue insurance pol
icies against railway accidents. and
this was referred tn To strengthen the
railway company's theory that the loss
of his legs had been deliberately plan
ned
All things considered. the case was
one of the most puzzling which jury
has ever been called upon to decide II
Is small wonder that the jury before
whom II was first brought disagreed
II Is surprising that another jury has
agreed upon verdict and one which
many pcopl" viii continue Ia think Is
hardly Justified 10y the evidence.
That a man no uattcr of what
iron nerves he may be- composed
should decide Ia part with his legs to
see what price they would fetch from
a railway company must hc SET down
as one of the strangest freaks In which
the thirst for gold has ever yet com
PEELED mortal man.
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Had Iron
NerUes
Jury Found Thar Man
TbretO Himself In
From Of Train.
The Theory TUas He Did II 10
Collect Damages From Rail
road Company For fbe
Lose Of Both His Legs.

Seldom. even In courts of law. has so
extraordinary case been heard as
that which has just ended at n Welsh
assizes In n verdict against Edward
May, colllery laborer. who claimed
heavy damages against railway com
pany for the loss of his legs. writes n
London correspondent of the New York
Press. Exceedingly improbable" Is a
mild term 10 apply TO the defense put
forth by the company. The suggestion
that strong healthy man should for
the sake of what compensation he could
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THE WHEELS pAssEp OVEN HIS LEGS,

obtain deliberately place his two legs
on the line for train To cut OF i'm
poses Il severe strain on credulity Bur
the jury found after only IN hours
calls In this connection the refrain Of
II once popular nautical song:
For what's the odds II you lose your leg.
So long as yuu druh the foe2
But Edward May has lost both his
legs and been drubhed 10y the railway
company into the bargain lie has not
obtained So much as tho price of the
several pounds OF fcsh that he has
lost All that he has gained by his
horrible mutilation is the s0briluet of
The Man With the Iron Nerves"
According to Mays story, In the win
ter OF 1900 he was Il passenger In Il
second class compartment of the Tan
Vale Railway company. of which he
was the sole occupant lie said that
he travelled second class on that line
because the third class compartments
We're always dirty. Just outside Car
diff, he declared his umbrella fell. and
as he was picking II up the train sud
denly Swcrved. throwing him against
the door. which swung open, and he
was pitched on TO the line lie lost con
seriousness from the fall. he said. and
recovered his senses Just In time TO
see another train bearing down on
him. Its wheels passed over his legs
some distance above the ankles.
lie shouted for help. and railway
porter came 10 his assistance He
May had taken II course of lessons
in first aid TO the injured and made
two tourniquets. employing three hand
kerchiefs which he had in his pockets,
and then directed the porter TO twist
II around his thighs TO stop the bleed
Ing.
II would not have had my feet cut
on" he protested. for the wealth of
the railway company and all its share
holders. am man who could al
ways do u days work. and II | could
not obtain work at one thing could
always turn my hands 10 another"
May was asked whether he had told
his friends several days before the
train crippled him that he was going
10 meet with an accident and that he
would lose his legs below the knees.
81 dreamed" he said. that ! met
with serious accident TO my legs,
ana told my landlady and some other
people about the dream. believe IL
was foreshadOwing of what happen
ell to me My landlady's mother once
dreamed of terrible disaster that
game true All sorts of things have
been forctold IN dreams"
Probably many members OF the
Psychic Research society would have
agreed with that last statement. hut
none of them We're summoned 10 give
their views on premonitions and pre-
sentiments. and the defense made
much at the imnrubability of Mays
vision ana the far greater likelihood
that. having concocted a plan to get
money ont of the railway company. his
expectations had led him TO make In
cautious statements There IL no doubt
that Mays dream story weighed
against him with the jury.
The bulk Of the defense consisted la
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EHE SAW THE BRAvRs OF HER TrIRE RE
MOVE THE HEART FROM SOME FALLEN
FOE
torious. II Is said the Tonkawas were
Cannihals. hut that was before Elsie's
time She says she had sccn after u
battle the braves of her tribe remove
the heart from some fallen foe who
had shown great bravery In hattie
This was roasted NJ the lire and divid-
cd among the warriors. who ate II with
the belief that by So doing the brave
spirit of the fallen enemy would he i'm
parted Ia them.
The Tonkawas 70 This day are a
proud aud naughty race aud are given
To living much within themselves
There are now on the Tonkawa rrscr
walton only tifty-four persons, This
represents the last of tile once power
full tribe.
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Baltimore, Chesapeake s. Atlantic
Railway Company.

PocoMoKE ~ oCCOHANNoCH RIVER LINE
schedule Now IN Effect
Purnmokc River Line leave Baltimore T. VI
Tuestiays aud Fridays fut tTsiirld. Onincuck.
Finnsy s. Near. -aNis and landings on the POGO
mokc River tu snow llill
Leave Snow llill Mondays aud lhnr,dnys 4.
NJ stopping at above landings.
Occohannock River Line leave Baltimore J..
~, sundays aud W, hncsdnys for lfisiicld rmngo.
traguc, Nanduannd occnhnnnork River
Leave Rucs. \. " Tuesday, and Fridays
stopping 1T same landiueS AS ifip from Baltimore.
Subject {" change withuni notice.
WILLARD THOMSON I. MI RDOCH,
General Manager General Passenger Aet.
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INDIAN HTE
HUMAN HEARTS
They Took Them From Bodies
Of Enemies and Ro0Sf-
ed Them.

Elsie. the oldest living Tonkawa In,
dian, remembers when her tribe was
Il power in the land AZ one time the
Tonkawas had their villages In Texas.
Their hunting grounds were unmolest-
ed 10y the white men. They roved the
plains IN quest of buffalo ana the wild
horse. and the braves of the tribe We're
skillful In the hunt
In the frequent wars with other
tribes the Tonkawas were usually vie
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SCOTS
f NJ ULSI 10 N

and it cures The eoM. That's
what is necessary. |, soothes the
throat because it reduces the
irritation cures the cold because
it drives out the Inflammation /;
builds up the weakened tissues
because it nouriShes them back
t. their natural strength. That's
how SCOTS Emulsion deals with
Il sore throat, Il cough, a cold,
ar bronchitis.
Wrrl sfnD YOU
sAArle shle
SCOTT & BOVINE. a"g rs",' street
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The bishop Of London. speaking re-
Gently. referred TO the great poverty OF
the clergy aud especially OF those serv'
ing IN country places. To say nothing
OF curates. there were l.5,0 clergyInen
whose livIags were under f61 a year.
and there were 1000 livings with less
than fl55 annual income.
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SCOTT & BOVINE, 40? s rs", s. street
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CLAYTON ]. PURNELI..

Atiorney-at Law. snow Hnl, Md. ohicc Ia the
Deposit aud savings Bank building.
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Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company.
Trains leave paiIy except snnday'

Schcd"Ic eacct',e Se~. nm. noj.
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Oniey.

Mr.. James E. Davis, quite sick OF
latc, is out again.
NJ. John Cavey, a well known
cooper at this place some years ago.
L.oo2el dead in Baltimore recently.
Mr.. VIM. A. Burton returned from
Johns Hopkins hospital last Tuesday
somewhat improved but still quite
sick.
Miss Leone Parks entertained her
Young friends at birthday party on
the evening of the 10th and was the
recipient of many pretty gifts. Among
those present were Misses Lola Bull,
Carrie Tunnel, Indie Trower, Alice
and Lillian Savage, George McMath'
EVELYN and Mildred Walker, Hazel
Scott. Emma and Eudie Parks and
Mollie Jacob.
Mrs. DR.. Angle is with relatives III
Mecklenburg Co.; Mrs. Mollie Taylor
and Miss Minnie Powell spent part OF
the week with friends on Hog Island
Mrs. Rennie Stevenson is with hel
parents at Onley this week; Mr.. BeI
r. Beloate, of Boggs, visited friends
here a day or so ago; Messrs. Charlie
Dunton and Charlie Walker are home
from Northern tour; Mr.. Harry l.
East, manager of barrel factory a
Hampton was home on visit to hi
family this week.
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Parksley.

Mr.. Hughes White, of Somerset Co.,
has been spending the week with MIR
Jno. II. White.
Mr.. E. H. Howard and family have
moved in the house vacated by Mrs.
L. Croswell, who has moved on Oman
cock creek.
Mrs. Geraldine Lewis, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. J. II. Parks and daughter, OF
Pocomoke, have been guests at the
home of Mrs. Medora White recently
MIR. II. T. Mason has been confined
to his home for several days by rheu-
matism. Mr.. E. Jackson Vessels ano
son. Earl, have also been on the slcB
list recently but are now improving
The Ladies Aid Society of the Parks
lev NJ. P. Church will hold Wash
ington birthday social in Kents Hal
Tuesday, February goth. Oysters
salad. cream and cake will be served
Sacks are being distributed, and eacl
person bringing in sack with tn
number of pennies in it correspondent
TO their birthday, will receive an ap
propriate souvenir. All are cordial
invited.
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Wachapre8gue.

Rev. II. w. Davis mother, from
southampton county, Va, paid him a
visit last week.
Mrs. Carrie Doughty and daughter
Miss Helen, have returned home aiIei
a three weeks visit in Northampton
Mr.. John Colona and Miss Eva
Ward. both of Quinby, were married
Sunday at Smiths Chapel, Rev. d. "
Davis officiating.
Mr.. Tom. Turlington's house, De
tween Locustmount and Locustvlliei
was totally destroyed by fire, also fur-
niture. on the Bird of this month, due
to a defective flue in the second story
Loss 81, 800; insurance $1,000.
The w. @. T. U. ladies will hold
Frances Willard Memorial service al
the NJ. E. Church next Wednt sday
evening. The l.. II. LIS will furnish
music and recitations for the occa
sion and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
DIR. J. w. Kellam received lette
first of the week stating that his sol
viii. who is attending school in Bal
timore, fell on the sidewalk in tina
city Friday and, in trying to proven
the fall, lacerated his hand with al
iron picket. Blood poison was feare'
at the time, but the latest adyices ar
that he is now out of danger.
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CaShVlIle.

Capt. VIM. Atkins has purchased
from Capt. Marsh the schooner Little
Helen.
Messrs. H. R. Boggs & Bro. are
having a hall arranged over their
store for Jr. o. L. A. M.
Mr.. J. w. Landon and Mr.. Harry
HOPKINS are reported quite ill, the
former of appendicitis, the latter OF
pneumonia.
Messrs. Daugherty & Hickman Of
Crisfeld, Md, have purchased IRON
Mr.. Louis F. Boggs several hundreC
cords of wood near mere.
Our old friend, Charles August o
Scarborough Island was in the village
last Wednesday and reported VIII
geese and ducks exceedingly scarce
Rev. R. F. Staples, of Craigsvlile
Va, has accepted call to Broadwa
and Harborton Baptist Churches an
will move on the field the latter PAL
of March.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
OnancOck.

NbudnSO$Rs
Miss Lolita Bagwell is visiting in
Baltimore.
supt. G. G. Joynes is confined to
his home with the grip.
Mr.. Raymond II. Riley, confined TO
his home for the past three weeks is
again on the street.
Mrs. William U. Nottingham, OF
Eastyille, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Robert L. Hopkins, at her home
"Ingleside."
Mrs. John w. Duncan, who has been
in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Tor
the past two weeks for treatment is
improving and is expected home TO-
day.
Mr.. E. o. F. GUSTS and Mr.. f. A.
Merrill, who are at the Memorial Hos
pital in Richmond, are both improving
rapidly and hope to be home by the
last of the week.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake ard 81
Iantic Railway is considering bids to'
waiting room at their pier her Il
be IA by Sc feet and will have all the
latest improvements.
Mr.. Luther Hurst this week tore
down the old residence on the vest
bank of Onancock Creek where DY-
ernor Berkeley stayed when on vhe
Eastern Shore during Bacon's Rebel
lion in 1876. The homestead formerly
belonged to the estate of Capt. Henry
p. Parker and was sold to Mr.. IimS
by Mr., William Q. West, and IN
house was the oldest in the vici-..y
Mr.. Hurst has recently built a hand
some residence on the property.
Mr.. Milton S. TitlOw, second son o
| Mr.. Daniel j. Titlow, died at the resi-
ldence of his father Wednesday morn
ling. He returned from Colorado
where he had been for two years, las
week. Funeral services were hel(
Yesterday, Rev. Charles HILL OF Sails
bury, officiating, and interment wa
made in OnancCck Cemetery. ii
was twenty-six years of age, and
Young man of much promise. Hon
orable, upright and worthy his earl
ieath is greatly regretted,
The NJ. C. rs, a secret society 10
Young ladies, gave a Valentine Part
in the Mechanics Hall, Wednesda
evening. About fifty young ladle
r and gentlemen were present an
! much mirth, laughter and pleasur
a., were aroused. The feature of tn
evening were the proposals OF tn
Young men. Each lady received
least one and some many more. Nj
e William NAPLES won the prize fC
winning the most hearts and MI
Robert f. Lankford the prize for tn
= most mittens, or unsatisfactory pre-
posals. Prof. James Laughton deli
e cred them in a short but eloquel
= speech.
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GreenbackViIle.

Large shipments of oysters are
being made by those engaged in the
business at this place at the present
time.
Mr.. Charles r. Ellis, of this town.
and Miss Sarah E. Merrett, OF Wor-
cester county, Md, were married at
Betheaton Baptist church on Saturday
last, Rev. G. R. Donaldson, III the
absence of the pastor, officiating
An illustrated lecture of the Holy
Lands and other Bible lands Will be
given at the NJ. P. Church of this town.
bv Rev F. H. Mullineaux, on Feb
ruary 22nd, commencing at 7 p. m
Admission Is and 10 cents; proceeds
for benefit of the church. The lecture
will be made doubly interesting by the
exhibition of curios and costumes O
Nazareth, Bethlehem, Dead Sea- Rye
Jordan, Jerusalem, Naples, Pompei
and other places.