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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

Candidates will begin to APP
pear for the position of state
treasurer given up by John l..
Bacon. One candidate has al
ready shown his head in Gale
donia county.
George Fl. Prouty, Of Newport,
appears to be plodding right
along in the race for the Repub-
lican nomination for lieutenant
gOvernorship although there has
not been so much "HOnest John"
slobber about him. st. Adams
Messenger.
DEVILS ISLAND TORTURE
is no worse than the terrible case of
Piles that afflicted me 10 years. Then
l was advised to apply Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve and less than a box per-
manently cured me, writes L. S.
Napier, of Rugles, Ky. Heals all
wounds, Burns and Sores like magic.
25c at J. NJ. Taylor's and B. w. Abbott's
druggists.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20
Why Young Men
Don'tOwn Their
Homes.

A young in Vermont city who wished to
make home of his asked builder to assist him.
The builder had confidence in the young man and did
The young man bought a lot for $780, paying 500
down - his sole capital. The builder put up house
costing $1,000 $400 being carried by the savings bank
mortgage and $500 by the builder on second mort
gage, thus caring for the house and balance unpaid
the lot The taxation problem then figures thus
Price of lot ............ ............$ 300
b I'r4-eN house ............ 1000
1900
SLIGO city assessed value of property $1,000 $25 60
$40 of per cent savings banks tax 400 $50
SLIGO city tax second mortgage go. 800 II 80
Total tax
Whole amount actually taxed ........ s $500 $500
In other Words the young man with only 500
equity in his home pays, practically speaking Onehalf
of that every year in taxes.
And the property, worth only $4,000, and assessed
for only $780, pays taxes $780,
This is actual happening. Now, suppose an in
dvidua had loaned the of $140O instead of the
bank it would of course be taxed at the rate of SLIGO,
$2240 instead of $3.50.
This would make the TOTAL TAXATION OF
THE YOUNG MANS 500 INVESTMENT $6O.S0.
Is there anything right about such system?
Need wonder that young hesitate to build
up homes under such stupendous burden? And we
aren't counting his interest of $132 year in this prob
lem, either.
Isn't it time that heroic measures adopted
to remedy such a state of things?
Isn't the problem of avoiding double taxation
worth the study of the ablest minds in Vermont?
Issued by the Clement Literary Bureau
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

Vesuvius has been in eruption
for several weeks and consider,
able loss of life has occurred;
not so much as at other famous
eruptions of the volcano, but
still more than was necessary,
and probably more than wOuld
have occurred if the class of peO-
pie living about the mountain
had been more practical and less
superstitious. The peasants had
time, days and days, to get away
from the threatened district, but
still they remained, until their
shaky' roofs caved in with the
weight of ashes, as snow might
have caused the same catastrO-
ply in New York if old roofs
should be neglected. The scenes
are very terrible and the identi-
ficatiOn of the dead is harrow
ing, as it always is after any dis
aster.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

Mrs. Darlington Booth, who is
doing so much for the cOnvicts
of the land has recently sold
Hope Hall in Flushing. Hope
Hall is a part of Mrs. Booths
scheme for retaining convicts.
1t is a home where those released
from prison can 60 to stay I'M
til they get work. 1t was started
in 1899 and since that time it
has sheltered twenty-eight hun
dred inmates. The towns OBJ
iected to the institution and
every method has been tried to
rid the place of Hope Hall. Mrs.
Booth says she has not sold be-
cause of this enmity, but because
she could enlarge the work in
another locality on the profit of
the transaction. This is not
only noble work, it is a sue
cessful one of great practical
benefit. Seventy per cent of the
sojourners there have become
good citizens, five per cent could
not be reclaimed and twenty-five
per cent were difficult to trace.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

President Castro of Venezuela
has abdicated, whether for a
shorter. or a longer period prob
ably circumstances alone will die
tate The primary cause of this
action is said to be a falling
out with his brother, who has
had charge of his arsenals, and
who is now reported to be look
ing for chance to turn his
brother from the presidency. To
save revolution, which was his
own vehicle into power, Castro
has given the reins of power into
the vice-president's hands. Other
powers, that have had dealings
with Venezuela, will not lament
that this thorn has been plucked
from their side. Castro has
stirred up more trouble in the
worlds politics than all the
other heads of governments com
bined. His exit will be ap
plauded.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

Will our friends, the farmers,
take home with them some of the
points gained from visiting the
BETTER Farming Special? That's
the real test of the value of such
an enterprise.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

The circus world has lost a
leader in the sudden death of
James A Bailey, April 10Th.
The Barnum and Bailey Circus
always draws a crowd, partly
because the world is always
young at circus time, and also
because Mr. Bailey was an ex-
pert advertiser. who satisfied the
appetite he created.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5.
TENEMENTs.

There is considerable dissatisfac-
fion among property owners as to the
way the state tenement house in
spectors have come into this city and
have proceeded to turn things upside
down regardless of existing condi-
lions. Much of this dissatisfaction
seems to be justified.
In the first place, there is a popu-
1ation in some of the local tenement
houses that would be hard to dupli-
cate anywhere in the state. These
people must undergo much educa-
tion in the line of sanitation and
mode of living before they would
know how to occupy a house which
was built in a manner to conform
with the demand of some of these in
spectors.
The inspectors are quoted as crit
icizing houses which the landlords
say have been pronounced In gooi
condition by the local health inspec-
tor. Another house, according to an
inspector, as he is quoted in an inter-
view, is said to contain nine dark
rooms, which is against the tenemen.
house law. The owner of this partic-
ular house declares that there is not
a dark room in it. (here being at least
II window in every room.
T6Gy" isAno doubt but that an in
sDection of local conditions by the
tenement house commission will re-
suit in a great deal of good, and if It
I 'lould be the means of causing the
v to establish a building code here,
9itN vii truly be a blessing, but it
would seem as if it is entirely I'M
necessary for conditions to be made
out worse than they really are. The q
is a disposition on the part of the
local landlords to cooperate with the
commission in making all necessary
changes to comply with the law, but
there should be no demands beyond
reason. If the city had a building
code and a building inspector, who
thoroughly understands the laws and
is capable of holding his position,
there would be no such trouble as is
now being experienced here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05

quoted as advising the water board
not to spend too much money over at
Runyon in securing more ground
storage wells. That is good advice
but Mr.. Haney should have offered 1t
when the board was trying to close
that deal with Asbury Fountain in
which $15,500 was going to be paid
for about thirty acres of practically
worthless land. Mr.. Haney might al
so give his advice to the school board
when they are compelled to pay $3.50
per ton for 900 tons of coal for the
public schools, Mr.. Haney himself be-
ing one of the bidders. BY the way,
don't remember seeing or hearing
anything about Mr.. Haney advising
the old Board of Freeholders not to
spend too much money, especially in
to the Amboy bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
SUMMER HOMES IN VERMONT,
LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS.

Send &c. postage for illustrated
book with complete list of hotels and
boarding houses. Board $500 and
upward per week; new and improved
train service.
Solid trains without change be
tween Grand Central Station, New
York, and Vermont, Green Mountains
and Lake Champlain.
Tickets, parlor and sleeping car
accommodations, and all information
at the principal City Ticket Office,
Central Vermont R'y., 1856 Broad
way, N. Y. A. w. Ecclestone, S. P.
A, c. v. R'y.. 385 Broadway, N. x.
1S13-5-11-tu.f. tx
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
Cannon 6 Shsehy
90 SMITH STREET.
Look for Sign so. X s."

West Jersey Boards of Proprietors to
present to this state all their old
books, records, maps, deeds, etc, in
stead of keeping them in insecure
quarters at Perth Amboy and Bur-
lington. These records are of no
great value except as interesting old
documents, but they ought to be in
the state archives, where they would
be accessible to historians or to those
lawyers who, upon very rare occa~
sions, desire to search the titles away
back to the revolutionary war and
thence to the actual grants of the
crown.
But the respective Proprietors do
not seem to be moved in the gener-
Gus direction. They are willing to
part with their musty possessions,
but only for valuable considerations.
What these considerations will
amount to remains to be determined,
but they ought not to be very large.
Some lawyers are of the opinion that
these deeds, grants, etc, are practi-
cally worthless for all legal purposes,
and that any money paid for them by
the state is just so much thrown
away. A more liberal sentiment, how
ever, recognizes that the state ought
to have them, and that those who
now have them are entitled to a rea-
sonable, but not a large, sum for
them.
Last spring the governor was au-
thorized to appoint a commission to
consider a method by which the state
might take over the records and 9TH
Jersey Proprietors, and this commits
sion has just made a report. The
East Jersey people have sixty-three
books of old surveys, conveyances,
warrants, grants, wills, ETC., and lag
old maps, dating back to 1886. The
West Jersey council has the original
lease and release for the entire prov
ince of New Jersey to Berkeley and
Carteret, dated 1864; the original
book of COMMISSIONS Of the Lords
Proprietors, which form the funda-
mental laws Of the state, and the or
iginal deed of division between the
provinces of East and West Jersey,
together with other interesting docu-
ments, some dating back a century
before the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
The commissioners assert that all
these records should become the
property of the state and be on file
at Trenton because "every title to
land in New Jersey must be traced
to the books of one of these corpora
tions in order to ecure perfect va
lidity," an assertion backed by the
authority of Assemblyman John d.
Prince, of Passaic, professor in Col
umbia college and a voluminous writ
er on historical. and historico-legal
subjects.
Without entering into the merits
of the varying views held by different
lawyers on this subject, it may be
reasonably argued that the state
should own these documents for two
reasons. In the first place they ought
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
Editor1a1 Page OF the News.

to be very carefully for
either legal or historical purposes.
or both, and there is no place they
can be so well taken care of and
handed down to posterity as in the
files of the state capitol. In the sec
ond place, if questions of title are
really dependent upon the study of
these old grants, deeds, wills, ETC..
then they should be under state su-
pervision and not in the cutody of
private corporations or individuals.
The East Jersey Pr%oprietors are
ready and willing to sell their hold
ings as soon as a price can be agreed
upon, but those of West Jersey must
advertise the proposed sale in news
papers in England, France and Hol-
land, because the exact number of
Proprietors is not known. This may
suggest to some minds the possibility
of the heirs of foreign Proprietors
coming here and claiming vast tracts
of land. There need be no fear of
this. The Anneke Jams heirs and
those who are hunting up vast lega-
cies in the Bank of England have bet
ter prospects of getting money than
have those who seek wealth through
the New Jersey Proprietors. Never
theless if the state buys all the rec
ords and properties of the two cor
%porations, all titles and claims will
be quieted and all questions of this
kind will be set at rest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
THE pRopRIEToRs, RECoRps.

The purchase of New Jerseys old
records, now in the possession of the
proprietors of East and West Jersey,
by the state is creating unusual in
terest throughout the state. The talk
has been revived now that the com.
mission appointed by Governor
Stokes to investigate the matter, has
filed its preliminary report. Last
night the Newark Evening News had
his to say on the subject:
would be very patriotic aln-
roper for the East JERSEY
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05

Commissioner George j. Haney is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05

long enough to free him from any
Objectionable alliances and he no
doubt would make a much better sen
ator than Hon. John Fairfield Dryden
with his Prudential and Public Ser
vice connections. Mr.. Dryden goes
to the United States senate to repre-
sent his corporations first and then
do what he can for the people after
ward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
Fall Overcoats

These cool mornings and eve
nings makes one think of Fall
Overcoats as a preventative of
colds. We are showing a larger
line than ever before, and our
prices are lower.
Mems genuine Covert Cloth
Top Coats, in all the M m
popular shades .... Guy
Mems fine Black Vicuna Over
coats, lined throughout with
best grade of pure silk @&
lining, special at ID
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today overcast weather will pre-
vail, becoming thick on the coasts,
with slight temperature changes and
light to fresh easterly winds, follow
ed generally by rain. On Saturday
cloudy to partly cloudy weather and
slightly lower temperature will pre-
vail, preceded by rain in the coast
districts, with fresh, variable winds,
and or Sunday partly overcast to fair
and cooler weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05

The New York World offers advice
to New Jersey democrats in regard to
selecting a candidate for United
senator. The World proposes
Hon. Grover Cleveland, of Princeton.
Mr.. Cleveland has been in retirement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
FTRE ALARM x


E5-Raritan Copper Works.
26-High and Lewis streets.
27-Madison avenue M Paterson street
28-Market and First streets.
35-Smith and High streets.
B7-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. and Hartford st
46-Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
B4-State st. and Buckingham ave.
avenue and Charles street.
B7-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
v3--New Brunswick ave and Elm st.
k4-Smith street and Watson avenue.
6b-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
62-Smith and Herbert streets.
83-Woodbridge road and Washington. st
B4=Lehigh avenue and Stanford street.
To send in an alarm, open the door OF
the box and pull down the lever and let
30. once only. Stay at box until fremen
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
! tap-Break in circuit. 2 taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-Fire out. 8
taps-Police call. 12-Calls for Lincoln
Engine Company. 13-Call for Washing
ton Hose. i4-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Call for Protection Hook
and Ladder. 16-Cal for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05

Among the uses of Adversely" is
that of teaching us-often for the
first time---the "USES OF WANT
ADVERTISING."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-27
Brownley,s Jersey Cream
5-Lb. Jars Johnson,s Preserves.

Marshmallows. Absolutely the finest pro-
duced. 25e. a pound (metaD box. 1905 G. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-27

.The Sho- Gun returned to the Columbia
Theater last night after a years absence
and was received by an audience of large
proportions with every evidence OF con-
tinuing popularity. John E. Henshaw as
William Henry Spangle, the energetic pill
grim from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who Is
long on coin and short on ancestors. du-
piicated his mirth- provoking success in the
part when seen here last year. He was
full of AIDES slang and rough-hewn philoso-
ply from the same source, and he still
possesses. after playing the part some few
hundred times, the faculty of appearing to
enjoy his nonsense as much as anybody else
within hearing distance. f. p. Parsons as
Gen. Kee-Otori, a military grandee of the
mythical land of Ka-Choo; Thos. c. Leary
as Hanki- Pank, astrologer and dealer In
proverbs and some others of the cast were
seen here last year in their respective roles,
but q number of the principals were new in
the Sho-Gun's retinue. Genevieve Day was
the Once Omi, and Agnes Cain Brown as
Princess Hunni-Bun, niece of the Sho-Gun
sang we'll and her dainty personality won
many friends. May Ten Brock, as the
Dowager Hi-Faloot, first of the exclusives.
repeated her good work of last season. The
chorus sang very well, indeed, and was at
tractive, collectively and individually. THE
Shotgun is deliberately costumed and
staged the wistaria garden in the Forbid
den City being particularly beautiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-27
Majestic Theater.

Fiske O'Hara, one of the latest recruits
among the sweet tenor singers of Irish
ballads. opened the Majestic Theater yester-
day afternoon with an Irish American
musical comedy drama, MIR. Barney From
Ireland" Large audiences greeted both
performances yesterday, and Mr.. O'Hara,
in the title role and with q budget of new
and attractive songs, proved a favorite
Mr. Blarney From Ireland is from the
pen of Charles r. Blaney, and, unlike most
of the modern Irish dramas the scenes of
the play are laid In and about New York,
and not on the congenial soil of the Emer-
aid Isle. Although there were number of
instances during the four acts In which the
old-time thrilling melodramatic villain
played a heavy hand. no one was killed or
badly wounded.
Mr. Barney From Ireland is the story
struggles and fight for success In New
York. Despite his winning ways and sweet
tenor voice he had q hard time, as he was
not only after wealth and position, but the
young daughter of a stern wealthy parent.
Mr. Blarney had many obstacles to over
come, but surmounted them all, as dash
ing young Irishman should. Miss Eugene
HAYDEN as the girl Of his heart, also won
approval.
The third act is particularly interesting.
The scene is street on the east side of
New York on election day, and Mr.. Blar-
ney from Ireland, although only few
months had passed since he emigrated, Is
the popular candidate for alderman Every,
thing pertaining 10 the east-side life and
political workings was realistic, even to the
big screen showing the election returns and
the brass bands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-27
THE THEATER
Belasco Theater.

The performance Of Norma Wanna. at
the Belasco Theater last night served to
introduce new star in play which takes
immediate rank among the great master
pieces Of the drama Madam Kalich has
wonderful native ability. Her personal
magnetism is extraordinary and cornpell
ing. and her voice has both sweetness and
power. "Monna Wanna" Is one of the very
few plays whose interest depends upon an
accurate analysis of human impulse. 1t
is tragedy in which no death occurs, and
it's reasoning is simple and acute. The
one. Its plot uplifts itself with the
grandeur of a barren mountain, with little
care for the embellishments which figura-
tive speech or finely rounded periods
might lend. 1t has the poetry of thought
and action. which overshadows the poetry
Of words. The English translation by Mr..
John Severance is a graceful and natural
one. preserving the simplicity of dictfon,
which is essential to the dignity of the
story.
Despite the impressive personality of
Madam kalich, personality which brings
few great women of the stage. and despite
the intense literary charm Of Norma
Wanna" the combination Is not a happy
one. The representation of the play de-
ponds quite as much on the others in the
cast as on the star, and these others are
SO conspicuously deficient that the per-
Torrance at times almost ceases to claim
serious consideration. The play requires
the highest dramatic ability which can be
called in for its Interpretation. Only per-
measure up to the lofty demands of it's
several principal roles. Scenically the pro-
duction Is complete and picturesque. The
light effects are particularly striking.
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Chase's Theater.

The Kita-Banzai Troupe, company of
Japanese artists. In clever and highly In
teresting acrobatic and equilibrium feats,
is feature of this weeks bill at Chase's.
Jack Norwood appeared In his monoiogue,
1.-THE College Boy" and was accorded his
usual cordial reception. For encore he rem
dered some new topical verses Staley and
Birbeck gave pleasing musical number.
Harry Edison and his trained dogs intro
duced some intelligent canine work Milt
Wood proved able exponent of clog dane
ing, and Mullen and Corelli amused with
eccentric and humorous tumbling and dane
ing. Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar gave
a one-aet musical farce. and the bill closed
with some yitagraph motion pictures show
ing rufiian life in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-27

A conference of the Baptists living on
Washington Heights has been called with
the view of organizing a new Baptist
church. On the first Sunday In January
of this year a call was issued for a Sun
day school to meet in the hall over the
branch post Office on Park road west of
14th street A large number assembled
and during the first few weeks there has
been an average attendance of over 100.
In view of the large number of Baptist
people living in the vicinity who are COM
PEELED to go long distances to attend their
own churches. 1T has been deemed wise to
proceed at once to the establishment of
a new church In the immediate neighbor-
hood. Accordingly the officers, teachers
and friends will meet tomorrow (Wed-
nesday) night in the sun parlor of the
Hotel Stratford on 14th street near Park
road at which time all the details will be
discussed.
II is planned to purchase a suitable site
and secure a pastor at once, and proceed
with the erection of q Sunday school house
and auditorium.
MANY prominent Baptists of the city are
identified with the new movement.