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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-30

the tests made at regular intervals
in every Bell Office snow that on the
average a subscribers signal is an
wered within five seconds after it s
given and communication is establish,
ed over the line wanted within ten
seconds after that. 1t is not the oper-
ators fault, of course, if a line is
busy or If no one answers her ring
ing or if the person called is slow IN
getting to the telephone. 1t is rather
her misfortune, for often she is blam-
ed for 1t as if she were personally re.
sponsible.
But while the telephone girl is some.
times unjustly blamed she has her
champions. Recently, at a dinner, in
Illinois, someone was called to re.
spond to the toast, The Telephone
Girl. He was evidently man who
had given more thought to his response
than many an after dinner speaker.
for what he said showed an under
standing of his subject that would
save much profanity and quite rs
much heart burning if it were more
general.
If ] go into grocery store on Sat
urday night when every clerk is on
the jump" he declared. and yell that
| have an important engagement ana
demand that the clerk leave the Gus.
toner he is waiting upon and attend
to nv wants because my business is
almighty important, the proprietor
informs me that if | will and
have little patience | will be waited
upon in my turn; and that is exactly
right. Yet this same merchant Will
take the head off of the poor telephone
giry because there are rust times IN
her office when the shutters fail like
snow-flakes in a mountain storm dur
ing which she is unable to answer his
phone in fraction of a minute. He
intimates that unless his phone is
answered at once he proposes to 90
to the city council to see what can be
done about the rotten service. The
butcher complains about the blunder-
ing telephone girl and makes the air
smell of sulphur every time she hap.
pens to give him the wrong number,
but he sings mighty low when tell
MIN that l go home and find my wife
In tears because she has company
for dinner ordered her meat at nine
o'clock, and the laundering butcher
sent 1t to the wrong house.
Yet the same men forget that a
thousand subscribers want TO talk all
at once, and have a right to. even at
night, They will not grant the same
consideration to the telephone bust.
ness they demand for themselves
According to them, the telephone girl
has no right any one is bound to re-
| spect. She is responsible if the party
the subscriber wants to talk to is out
II one Of the hundreds of screws con.
| nected with the phone is bose, II
the dress did not get home from the
dressmaker. If there was a delay in
calling the fire department, because
1t was not called five minutes before
the fire broke out. In fact, she is "a
blame for everything. Such is the
conclusion by those who forget she is
human being and lady, although
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-30

I tory state of affairs?
That, it seems TO me, is one way
of regarding complaints about the
| telephone service. We have all had
trouble with the telephone; | have
and you have, and everybody has.
We all know how exasperating it can
be- But isn't the fact that it annoys
us once in a great while evidence
that the service is pretty good most
! of the time, so that when there is a
little mole hill it looks almost like a
mountain"
Last year more than 100000 600
conversations passed through the OF.
fees of one system. How many OF
these gave a ground for fault finding
nobody has figured out. But those who
have such matters in charge here in
Boston, which has the reputation OF
being the most critical of all cities,
say that their attention is drawn to-
what the telephone user considers a
defect in the service about once in
| $4,000 conversations.
Partly because telephone users are
becoming better acquainted with the
working of the service, and partly as
the result of constant mechanical i'm
provements and the painstaking train
ing of employees, these proportions
are growing smaller all the time. IL
the public doesn't understand the diff
hculty of "centraPs" work, the tele-
phone manager does. Formerly, girls
could be trained at a switchboard in
an exchange, by observation and py
practise on lines that were not busy.
Now the traffic in conversation has
| become so heavy that in large cities
the Bell companies are opening schools
for operators where, under skilled
instructors, a girl learns all the ms
and outs of the work at dummy switch
| boards, her teachers representing the
| public, before she is assigned to regu-
lar duty. In other places, where such
methods are impracticable, the train
ing is done by travelling instructors,
and even in the tiniest exchange :,
the most remote village, the standard
which the operator must reach before
she can undertake her part in manipu.
iating the communicating system is
carefully maintained.
There is another means, too. to
Keeping central" always alert and
IN a patient frame of mind. After a
girl takes her permanent place at the
switchboard, everything she does
Is painstakingly superintendent. Be.
SIDES the chief operator there are
, supervisors whose duty is not alone
10 see that calls are handled properly.
put to intervene between the public
and the operator if need be. Speed
ana efficiency require that the girl
VINO answers and makes calls shall
nave nothing else to do: that is why
you are referred to the desk" or in.
formation" if you have anything more
than the giving of number to dis
cuss with Central"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-30
O l. | Y / A
Q. 1T WAS FOR HER SAKE
Continued.
By CHAIR ES CARVlCE

continued.
"But TO me she Is a goddess, an--an
angel. oh, dear old man do the best
you can for me- ] leave 1t all to you.
Tell her that love her better than
life itself; that | but you will know
what TO say better than | can tell you.
You won't be all OF a tremble as |
should be. You, not caring for her Will
be cool and collected, and--wiI per-
suade her. | should break down ana
stumble and stammer; but you-you
see, It's a matter Of perfect indiffec-
ence to you'll"
Exactly" said Faradeane, and his
voice sounded almost harsh and
hos1se; "and now"
Yes, I'm going" said Berthe, SELF
ing his hat. Il won't thank you"
Don't"
q cant | shall never be able &c
pay you"
81 don't think you WILL slowly, al
most inaudibly, came the retort.
But It's just like you. ! knew you
wouldn't refuse me, though you might
not like 1t at FIRST"
Il don't like II at last But go now,
Gherub," and he laid his hand half
protectingly, halfpityingly, upon Bor.
ties shoulder and gently led him to
the door
Goodnight, old fellow; and thank
you thousand-thousand-- Look.
and no sprang into the bush. "Fara'
deane, there is some one-some man
here in the garden!" he exclaimed In
hushed and startled whlspr.
Faradeane was at his side In mo
ment.
"Where?' he asked in low, calm
voice.
"Thero-there in tho shrubs in the
shadow. ! saw himl"
Faradeane sprang to the spot indi
Gated by Borties pointed finger, ana
searched amongst the bushes.
There is no one there" he said
quietly and calmly. Your nerves arc
overetrnined"
where Is that dog of yours? said
Berthe.
Faradeano nodded toward the back
of the house.
'ln the kennel" he said.
Let him loose--do nowl am sure
Como and let us get him.
They went round to the back ana
loosened the dog. Both of them went,
which was u mistake, for II one OF
them had remained behind he would
have seen Seth the Ripsy glide out
from amongst the shrubs and vault
over the low palmSs,
Tho dog bounded across the garden,
destroying the flowers, and growing
angriy but after smiling about for Il
minute or two, he came back and
licked Faradeane's hand.
There was no one" he said. Good.
night"
Goodnight said BERTHE. trust
you with my future happiness, old Eel,
low"
Il shall not betray YOU" was the
lowvoicod response
Then he sent the dog back to his
kennel, and returned to the paror.
For n minute or two he stood lean,
ing against the table with his hand be-
fore his eyes; then he drew himself
upright, and filing his pipe, smoked
furiously,
Il must dc it," he murmured. But
how hard' How hard! Oh, fool
fool"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-30
Heat Still Kills,

Cleveland, Aug. 24.-Three heat
deaths resulted here and several
deaths in nearby towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07


Five years ago yesterday, as was
noted in our news columns, William
Mckinley, then president of the Unit
ed States, was shot in the Temple of
Music, at the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo. One year ago today
this great country, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, was wrapped in sorrow
and the newspapers were eagerly
read to learn the very latest from
the stricken bedside. They were sad
hours, indeed. May the like of them
never be repeated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

23-Raritan Copper Works.
26-Hlgh and Lewis streets.
2Tl-Madison venue and Paterson street
28-Market and First streets.
35-Smith and High streets.
87-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. and Hartford st.
45-Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
54-State st. and Buckingham ave.
66-Hayy avenue and Charles street.
67-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
S3-New Brunswick ave and Elm st
s4-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.
82-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 dow the lever and let
go, once only. Stay at box until 1remen
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
/ tap-Break in circuit. 2 taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 8 taps-Fire out. 5
~taps-Police call. 12-Calls for Lincoln
Engine Company. 13-Call for Washing
ton Hose. 14-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Call for Protection Hook
and Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Cannon & Sheehy
90 Smith Street.
Look for sign &c. & S."

a bigger crowd than the other fellow.
First the Pagan association went,
then the Dickinson association, and
finally the Robert Davis followers.
Now that all are over, it would APP
pear as if Hudson county is still true
to democracy, for the Davis crowd
was equal to the other two put to-
gether. 1t is generally admitted,
however, that Pagan wins over Dick
inson by about 500. And so the mer-
ry war goes on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
A 1T OVER"

That meeting last night gave the
people of this vicinity something to
talk wei and the Fordyce club which
was organized is going to do the talk
ing, too.
A band of men, young and old,
who are interested i'm good govern
ment took their stand without fear of
the machine.
They announce by their action that
they are not afraid to declare them
selves free American citizens and
that NO MANS COLLAR is WORN
ABOUT THEIR NECKs.
One of the noticeable features of
this campaign is the number of men
who are afraid to call their souls
their own. They say they are with
the new movement, but don't want
to be openly identified.
BE A MAN.
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE
RIGHT, DON'T BE AFRAID TO
COME OUT AND SAY so.
HAVING TAKEN A STAND,
STICK TO 1T.
Don't let the ring scare you. Dory
Strong is endeavoring to ridicuIc this
movement, but if every honest citi-
zen does his duty, the ridicule will he
on the other side after the primaries
are held.
What the nation wants today is
men with convictions, honest enough
TO stand by them and with cnthusi-
asm enough 10 fight for them. No.
where are such men needed more
than in MiddlcscX county.
Down the system of bossism orcc
and for all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

That Smith street pavement makes
State street look sorry, indeed. Wait
until the stormy winter and early
spring days arrive and the merchants
along State street will regret the ac-
ton in demonstrating against the
proposed improvement when it was
before the aldermen. State street
will be left far behind if it will not
adopt more up to date methods in
dealing with the public.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

The second ward takes the lead on
the democratic side of the house with
advancing the name of George Sllzer
for the nomination for state senator.
Mr.. Silzer is a very popular man and
would make an excellent run. With
Silzer and Fordyce opposing each
other the race would be nip and tuck
to the end and the outcome would
not be settled until the votes are
counted. If the republicans nomi-
nate Jackson, however, Mr.. Silzer
would have a walk-over. The people
will have no more of Dory Strong's
tool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair to partly overcast
weather and slowly rising tempera-
ture will prevail, with light, variable
winds, mostly southwesterly and
s%outherly. On Saturday partly cloudy
to overcast weather will prevail, with
slowly rising temperature and fresh,
variable winds, mostly from north
east, and increasing in force along
the Virginia coast, and on Sunday
generally overcast weather, with
slight temperature changes, followed
by rain and probably by high winds
on the coast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TABLE.
Effective Jan. 23, 1905.

Effective a 20, 1905.
Cars leave Railway Junction for Rah-
way Reformatory every 80 minutes from
80 am. until IL 40 pm.
Cars leave Railway Junction for Wood
bridge Creek every hour from 5 10 am.
until II 10 pm. connecting with New
Brunswick cars Is after the hour. 9 10 p.
m. from Railway Junction last car that
makes connections Tor New Brunswick. 4
Cars leaving New Brunswick at :4s
am. and every hour until 8:45 pm. con.
meet with car for Sewaren, Woodbridge
Railway and Westfeld.
Cars leaving Perth Amboy ferry at 5 :57
am. and every hour until 1857 pm, then
10 :42 pm. n II AZ pm. connect for Sc
warren, Woodbridge, Railway and West-
field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
LOST AND FoUND-A STORY WITH
A MORAL.


Opportunity knocked once at a
mans door.
Come in" said the man. "Who are
you and what do you want?"
81 am Opportunity" replied the Wis.
itor.
I'm sorry said the man; but this
is my busy day. Can't you drop in to-
morrow"
Some days later Opportunity, hap
pening in the vicinity again, met Fail
ure.
"Hello!" cried Failure. where are
you going?"
81 really don't know" replied OPP
%portunity. 81 was to call on a man,
but | guess I'm lost"
Then l guess I'm found" shouted
Failure; and he hurried to the maj
and dwelt with him ever after.-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
NOTICE.

Perth Amboy, N. j., Aug. 27, 1906.
On and after August 81, 1906, we,
the undersigned, agree to close our
offices every evening at six o'clock
with the exception of Monday, We'd
nesday and Saturday evenings.
FREDERICK f. FOX,
BOYNTON BROTHERS,
PIERCE & WATSON,
l.. C. N. BROGGER,
NIELSEN BROS,
FREDERICK l.. BROWN,
r. ERNEST COMEGYS.
3747-9-5-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Circumstances Alter Cases.

you will xcu me, please" said
the tailor, "but as this is to be your
on delivery"
why, sir, what do you mean?"
queried the young a Haven't I
always paid you promptly hereto
fore?"
yes, sir" replied the tailor, "but
you we're a bachelor and had the
handling of your own money."-Chi-
cage Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

Who is your favorite for mayor?
A man must be nominated soon by
both parties. Who is it to be? Don't
let the primary fight over the state
senatorship overshadow the local is
II altogether. 1t is necessary for
the welfare of the city that good men
be placed in charge of the local gov
eminent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Safe All Around.

He-Aren't you ever afraid to be
in the house alone?
She-Not at all. l W a loaded
revolver.
He-But aren't you afraid of that?
She-Mercy no! l keep 1t locked
in a trunk where it can't possibly go
off!-Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Well Watered.

Gritty George-Why am yu looking
so sad dis mawnin', pard?
Sandy Pikes-Why, l am suffering
from irrigation.
Gritty George-Irrigation? You
mean irritation.
Sandy Pikes-No; irrigation. De
woman in de wayside cottage emptied
a pail of hot water on my head.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
$50. 90 TO

The Lehigh Valley Railroad have
arranged for a low rate to California
and other points in the far west.
Commencing Aug. 26, and continuing
until Oct. 80, tickets will be sold at
the low rate of $500
For information, time tables, maps
and reservations, call at the City
Ticket Office. 3~652-S-29-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

1t is now the turn of Philadelphia
ITO receive the sympathies of the citi-
zens of Perth Amboy. This city has
been quite busy extending sympathy
to fellow victims ever since the old
Middlesex County bank went out of
business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

Mrs. Lakeside-rushing into a Chi
cago court-Where's the judge, quick?
Bystander-Right here. What's
wrong?
Il just ran away from my husband,
and he's after me, not three squares
behind. l want to divorce him for de-
sertion before he gets here."-N. Y.
Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Strenuous.

"Why don't you buy a cottage out
in the suburbs?' asked the commuter
with the rake and bag of flour under
his arm.
Takes too much push" replied the
wise city friend.
Push? What kind of push?"
why, behind the lawn mower
Chicago News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
II MIGHT Have Been Worse.

Evelyn-Weren't you awfully EN-
barrassed when they named you as a
correspondent in the Allingham divorce
case?
Gladys-Oh. no; l didn't mind it
much. The papers managed to print
quite a decent-looking picture of me.
Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

More hot shot for the ring" last
night, and it had telling effect, too.
The people of MiddleseX county are
going to clean house this fall. The
first step must be taken at the pri-
maries, September %.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Had Noticed II.

Church-Did you know that pigs
were afraid of water?
Gotham-Well, noticed, to-day, on
a car, when it began to rain, that all
the end-seat hogs got up in the mid
die of the car.-Yonkers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

When the high school students re-
turn next week they will find a beau
tiful lawn where a bank of clay used
to be. This will be an object lesson
in itself. Better work can be done
with, tasteful surroundings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
On the Farm.


What did you enjoy most about
your visit to the country"
There wasn't a blessed piece of
furniture in the house that folded
upi"-Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

The city is setting an excellent
example in having the sidewalks in
front of public buildings relaid. This
is something that should be done all
over the city. There are too many
stumbling blocks. The school build
ings have been especially improved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
A pouhlfll Influence

do you think that music has a re-
filming i~nfiueace?"
Not to judge by the language used
in some of our popular ongs."-Wash-
ington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

Perth Amboy has it's first murder
case in many years. 1t wasn't neces
sary for the county authorities to Of
fer $500 reward for the capture of
the murderer, either.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
A Double Meaninn.

Here, here!" cried the policeman,
grabbing the thief, why are you chas-
ing that MANI"
"Oh," replied the burglar, facetious-
ly, Il was just giving him a run for
his money.'-Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
BclIcwOOd,
Mauch Chunk, Glen Onoko.

Only a few more of the low rate
excursions are going to leave Perth
Amboy this year, so you had better
take advantage of next Sunday, and
leave via the Lehigh Valley for these
popular resorts.
3S00-9-6-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

The agitation about a new station
seems to have died out. We need it
now just as badly as we ever did.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

Hudson county is going through
the annual outing period and the OBJ
ject of each faction is to take along
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Easy Payments
On Furniture Loans

If you borrow SIS,
You pay back s so a week
If you borrow $25,
You pay back SIZE a week
If you borrow $50,
You pay back $1.S5 a week.
II you borrow 500,
You pay back $2.85 a week.
II you borrow $3.50,
You pay back $4.2O a week.
If you borrow 5000,
You pay back $500 a week
Or you can make monthly pay
ments If you prefer. You get the
amount applied for, there being no
advance charges. Our confidential
agent will be in your city on Thurs
day of each week and will be pleased
to wait on you. Call, write or tele-
phone
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Thouuht Seriously.

HUu9Ht OtTTUUSIy,
Il thought you were thinking seri
ously about getting married"
81 was"
Then why didn't your"
That's why."-Cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Tommy Gets Informed.

Paw"
Eyes, Tommy"
what is Roquefort?"
Spoiled cheese, my son"
"And what Is Limburger?"
Spoiled Eoquefort."-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

REMEMBER THE PRIMARIES
SEPTEMBER ~.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
Mems Fall Suits
Now Ready for inspection.

All the new creations in style and
material, and prices extremely mod
crate. Some decidedly new things
out this season in Mems Suits. Don't
buy till you have seen our line.
Well be pleased to show you, even
though you don't buy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Z.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07

Chances are 700 being made here 10 make room FIR The installation Of aaAnona
- Departments and The proper reception @ N@v Fail Goods nynang dahl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-10
COLOR AS A PROTECTOR
How Nature Guards Some of Her
Charges Against Their
Enemies.

Much has been written about protective
coloration and the subject is a familiar
one, yet almost every man in his daily life
abroad has seen examples OF Il which as
tonished him.
What IS more common than to see dog
stop In such fashion that we know the
quail is close under his nose ana then fall
ing to start It or to find It it suddenly
bursts out from under our very feet from
a place that we had carefully looked at7
Many a country dweller has searched up
and down a tree trunk or along a limb in
search of a tree frog whose note he has
traced to the very spot and has had his
eye pass again and again over a little
gray knot which at last he discovers to DO
the animal he was in search OF.
Almose every country boy has at some
time known where an old ruffed grouse
had her nest and has frequently gone to
lock at her. Those who have done this
know well how dificult it n to see the
bird, even though the precise spot where
she sits is known. The watcher stsres and
stares at the place, but can not make out
the outlines OF the bird So perfectly do
they and the stripes and bars of dark and
light color with which her feathers are
marked blend with the surrounding herb
age.
We recall such nsSt where the bird al
ways had to bs carefully loskeS for before
she could be seen; then it always happened
that suddenly her form sprans into the
eyes view and it seemed extraordinary
that It hES not been seen before In frost
Of this nest there were certain crossed
wSsd stems Whish were wen recognized and