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SaIutIng n Cat.


From the South China Post.
In Poona. at he Government House. for more
than a quarter OF a century every cat which
passed out of the front door at dark was
saluted by the sentry, h presented arms
TO the terrified pussy.
IL seems that In 1883 Sir Robert Grant,
Governor OF Bombay, died in the Government
House, Poona. and ola the evening OF the day
Of his death "A cat was seen TO leave the house
by the front door aud to walk up and down
a particular path precisely a. the late Gov
ernor had been used to do after sunset. 4
Hindu sentry observed and reported this
to the sepoys OF his faith and they laid the
matter before n priest, who explained to
them the mystery of the do gina of the tran 3
migration Of souls. In this cat" he said,
was reincarnated the soul of the deceased
Governor Grant. and IL should therefore be
treated with the mllIt airy hOnors due 10 his
ENcellenCy."
A., however. the original sentry could not
identify the particular cat he had seen on the
evening OF The day OF Sir Roberts death IL
was decided that every cat which passed
out OF the main entrance after dark should
LIE saluted AZ the avatnr OF his Excellency.
Thus for over q quarter Of a century every cat
that passcd out after sunset had military
houorS paid 10 IL. not by Hindu sentinels only.
but such Is the infection Of II superstItlon--
by Monammedan. native Christian and even
Jewish soldiers.
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IL is twenty-six years since the little
Eve ton steamer En- Avant was launched
on the upper Congo. The two largest
steamers among the hundred or more now
floating on the upper river are Of 500 tons
burden. The economic value Of the water
highway is rapidly increasing because the
State IA building railroads around the
Cataracts in the upper river.
More than 5000 blacks under the super
vision OF white men nave Just completed a
railroad seventy-hve miles long between
S~tanleyville and Pontierville and steamers
a v been launched above the rapids thus cir
cumvented. These steamers are now ply
ing 10 Kindu and the new railroad and the
steamers have added 2ei miles Of steam
transportation to the ! .3o5 that were already
in operation between the Congo mouth
and Stanley At Hindu. where the
third and last stretch Of rapidS begins, a
large force is already at work building the
third stretch Of railroad to Bull, about $50
miles.
This work Of Improvement is being carried
out so that the utmost advantage may he
taken Of the Congo waterway IN the develop
e Of a great trunk line of commerce to
the head OF navigation on the Lualaba
branch OF the river. about 2,lJO miles from
the mo nth.
How did the whites go to work to build
these seventy-five miles Of railroad in the
depth Of tropical Africa, l,IOO miles from
the Atlantic. with nothing but untamed ma
ture and barbarous tribes around? In the
first place, the country through which the
track has been laid is a dense tropical forest.
There were no maps showing the lay Of the
land. The forest had to be cleared step by
step as the engineers surveyed the roadway.
The grading of the roadbed involvedn no diE1-
culties. for the soil is allu vial and destitute
of rock. but a wide strip of forest had to
be cleared, as il was necessary TO protect the
track from accidents due 10 the falling OF
timber.
Twelve bridges were built along the line.
The first ones were Of wood, which do not
last long in that climate, but the road could
not advance unless material was constantly
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These artisans voluntarily made the journey
to the Congo and applied for service. They
were assisted by many apprentices from
the trade schools which the Government
and missionary societies maintain among
the Congo natives. The hands in the
sawmills, the road graders, track layers
and all the common laborers were recruited
among the native Congo population.
The 600 black laborers lived in native
huts, which they construct in a few hours
from the surrounding timber and grass.
Their wives and children were with them.
for they work more contentedly when they
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KEEPING SAILORS STRAIGHT,
CHAPLAIN MiNSEIELD'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CRIUEs.
Helps to Sailors at the Seamen'> Institute
"A Bank. a shipping ONCE AMI y Home
Larger building Needed Those Yarns
That Poor Chaplain MansneIdIs Dead

When the boarding house men row out
10 an incoming ship TO coax the boys off
they are apt to remark sadly that poor
Chaplain Mansfield dead. Many II sailor
believes it, and goes TO the boarding house.
without the chaplain be cannot imagine
the institute keeping on.
One old Danish sailor heard the yarn
about the c~haplain's death. He came in to
the institute building on State street with
money that he wanted to send home. Be-
fore giving it up he stood doubtfully at
the grating Of the sailors bank and asked
about the ~chaplain's health.
we'll, let me ace him il he iss not dealt"
the old fellow insisted. He would not
deposit any money unless that were al
lowed. So he was taken in to look at Mr..
Mansfield at work in his Office. The old
fellow watched gravely for half a minute,
without showing my emotion, and then
IAN rigid" he said. backing out, and
went back to pass in his money.
The Seamen's Institute runs a good
many helps for sailors besides the bank.
II keeps q free shipping Office and ships
crews on about $50 vessels in the course OF
the a IL run a launch out to the in
coming ships and invites the sailors just
rs the DOarulnH nOuSs keeISrb no. lneTe
Is a floating church, built on a barge moored
at the river front Of the foot Of Pike street.
There Is a sailors home on Market street,
and in the building at 1 State street there
are a lunch room, "a luggage room heaped
with sailors kit bags, and reading, smok-
ing and pool rooms. The British Consular
office for paying the crews Of British vessels
Is on the pTemifes. There more b half
the sailors in the port come to get paid.
In all these ways the Seamen's Institute
works TO keep the sailor from being cheated
and led astray in port. IL Is not ten years
ago, says Chaplain Mansfield, that the water
side crimps had things all their own way.
They made friends with sailors while they
were still aboard ship. often coming aboard,
although the law forbids Il, and passing
around bottles OF whiskey. They steered
the sailor into their boarding houses when
his pocket was full'of money. There he
would wake up later. all his money gone,
and would find himself actually in debt to
the boarding house keeper, who would ship
him on on a new cruise and appropriate
bis advance pay TO square accounts.
The institute fought these traffickers
by using their own methods. II sent out a
boat TO visit the incoming vessels. The
Sentinelit il called; IL Is a largesteam launch,
and the swiftest boat In the business. IL
carries n large banner that has familiarized
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many sailors with the name "Seamen's
Institute
Like the crimps the institute got the
sailors to give up their money. Sailors
turned nearly 500, 900 into the care OF he
institute last year and most of his was
transmitted to the depositors' families.
The banking department with its one
clerk thus does some of the most valuable
work OF the institute. Sailors for the most
part are confding and perfectly ready to
trust their money TO the chaplain's bank.
The teller's cage stands near the pay ofic ,
OF the British Consulate on the first floor
Of the present building. Ii Is on the mems
way as they turn out with their pay still
in their hands. IL would seem that the
money must come in easily. But the
difficulties of the department appear when
some big sailor in the middle OF n spree
comes in and wants to draw all his money
at once.
When just paid OF and glad at being
ashore the sailors are good fellows. Many
are eager to send money home. Some
rave TO nave letters written for them, and
many who cen write their own letters would
rather turn the writing Of the address over
to an expert. They must consult somebody
as to how the money should he sent and
many other things. Men who can write
well enough seem to fall out Of the way of
il and lose their confidence with the pen.
One writer who wanted the envelope adj
dressed for him by a surer hand explained,
Il can write well enough for near by, but
this letter has to go u long ways Such
extra duties make the bank a busy place.
Chaplain Mansfield says that the quarters
Of the institute, at ! State street. arenot so
serviceable as a less picturesque but new err
and larger building would be. That is
why the institute plans to have a building
ut Coenties Slip. There Is another good
reason. A fitting building would give
They would no longer have to look at
Chaplain Mansfield before de?ositing their
nav,
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cat That Ate Cucumbers.


4 cat that ate cucumbers and squashes
has Just been despatched in the town Of Wells
and. so far as known, there Is not another
ike il in York county.
The animal had been living on Elm Farm.
which is owned by Mrs. Vesta +. Hammond,
and tor some time the people living near the
place nave been troubled by some animal
eating into the cucumbers that were left and
the squashes we're faTing about as badly.
IL was u long time before il was discovered
what was doing the mischief. The cucumbers
and squashes were harvested and IL was
thought that they would be all right in the
barn.
One day Charles Graves. the hired man.
went into the barn rather quickly and there
found the cat eating away on a ripe cucumber
II had already put one of the squashes out
Of business so far rs It's ever being made into
pies was concerned.
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usually for three wears. but a few of the
engineers and superintendent were re-
placed by others at the end OF two years.
In addition to their salaries the whites
received lodging and food and gratuitous
medical service. Only hfty-three Eu-
ropeans were directing the work at the
end Of 1863, eighty at the end OF 1901, and
more than a hundred at the close Of last
year. More than i6O whites are in charge
of the railroad work now in progress south
Of Hindu.
Most Of the black section hands. machinists,
masons, &c, came from the West African
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Eikhun correspondence indianapolis NtTs.
A cat in the household OF william JamisOn
shows unusual attention to the baby of The
family and faithfully lays at the child's feet
every mouse she catches.
The other day she captured a rat, which
she did not kill before she brought il to the
child. and allowed the rodent to scamper
away several times. recapturing II each time
as though TO impress the baby with her skin.
Members Of the family In an adjoining room
heard the sounds Of the baby's glee and in
ve~tigated, discovering what was going on.
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action Is the wonder Of the neighborhood.
The cat had a brood of kittens a few weeks
ago.
Several days later she went out in the field
and returned carrying a young rabbit In
her mouth. This she placed among her
kittens. The next day the cat made another
trip TO the field and came back carrying an
other young rabbit in her mouth. This she
placed with the others. and all lived happily
together. the kittens climbing all over the
rabbits. playing together, but one week after
ward one of the rabbits died. Evidently
in fear Of the death of the other rabbit, it was
carried back TO the field by the cat.
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Cat Caused u Fire.

Media correspondence Ph Idd,i phia PUbtc
LCdger.
Four dwellings in Springfield township,
near Waliingford. owned by the Victoria
Plush Mills, were destroyed by fire tonight.
entailing a loss OF SO. 900. The Media aud
Swarthmore fire companies saved the large
mill buildings aud other houses.
The confiaRration was caused by a cat mp
setting a lighted coal oil lamp. One OF the
occupants of the burned buildings went TO
the third story. leaving the lamp on the
floor.
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some Cat suDersiIuons.

FTOW tt LOduoH ""f"IF
Napoleon Bonaparte showed a morbid
horror of cats. The night before the battle
of Waterloo "A black cat passed near him, and
at the sight the great warrior was completely
unnerved. He saw an omen Of defeat. Henry
III. of France swOoned whenever he saw "A
cat. and one of the Ferdinands OF Germany
would trembIe in his boots If a armless tabby
got In the line OF his vision
Among the Romans, cat was a symbol of
liberty. The Egyptians held the animal in
generation under the name of Aelurus, a
deity with a human body and n cats head
Whoever killed n cat. even by accident, was
put to death. Diana assumed the form Of
a cat and excited the fury of the giants.
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Man sun Ocated by a Cat.
From "a London NLoLc.

FTOW INC IOWUDH FTOIF.
Mr.. Walter Schroeder held an inquiry At the
~. PancTas C%oroneris court last night into the
death Of Albert Parnell.
Lying close TO Parnell's face was his favOTite
tabby cat. The doctor who was called en-
pressed the opinion that death was due 10
asphyxia. combined with heart trouble and
bronchitis. the asphyxia being caused by
the cat lying on tho mans face. The coroner
observed that this was he first inquiry held
by him Of an adult meeting death In such
clrc umstHnCps.
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cat That Seemed 70 Understand.
From TIE Boston Record.

H'VW EHt DV'TV0 "''V'"'
A. striking a cat story ~ ] have heard
in a long time comes from Alton, \. n , and
il vouched for absolutely. The cat vas
accustomed to visit the next door nei ghbor
after each meal to he fed end petted. bringing
also two kittens.
Ons OF the women Of The house thus visited,
who had entertained a dislike for cats. finally.
on observing the animals. expressed aloud
a liking for the gray kitten and said she ~
tended 10 ask TO be allowed to keep It.
The next day when Mother Cat came for
her bits only one kitten accompanied her,
bat she took away some choice morsels for
the one left nc home. This continued several
days, when the woman who had at first eX-
pressed intention to get the kitten which
the cat was feeding remarked that she had
given up wholly the Idea OF securing the gray
kitten. All three feiines appeared at The next
meal and have lone no since.
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painting Christmas Cards PAYS.

" From The Lo"doH Ersl< kkqRdard.
Artists who cannot sell rH& kIres -hould
turn their attention TO Christ6 ards. The
development In this line Of alt 11Nbeen so
great OF recent years that mans known
Two ladies. who painted nothing but ChrL.t-
mas cards, each made an income Of from
RsW 10 ~ 900 for q long time.
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Bible Reading COn,Irt.

from ht Columbus ID spdft'
Perhaps the queerest character n the rrU'N
and reading Il Bible. The convict 'Iff'''
around the enclosure with rapid stride- O. y
path which he himself has worn,
The. Bible Hes open IN one hand am .'"i
other he rests behind his back, lie ha- u'''.
been known TO turn a page nor has ;" ',,.
been seen TO open his lips as though, hr ~
reading. He w. very jealous Of his little hl."'
however, which has become worn with ase'
He IL = life mar
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ceived at the Geological Gardens is n Geon-
roy's cat. IL is n good sized species. about
two feet in length of body, and furnished with
2 tail about fifteen inches long.
In color it il much like a leopard. having a
coat OF reddish brown covered all over with
black spots. The Argentine republic Is it's
home, and it is generally known there as the
wood cat. In habits il Is like all the mem
bers OF its family. being exceedingly blood
thirsty and a terror to all the denizens OF its
haunts possessed of less power than itself.
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Wise PENNSYLVANIA cat.

From the Phiddsiphid Record.
A cat that developed unusual traits IL owned
by a woman In sellersvllle. Pa and It's strange
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From the LoRdsn Ddiiy Graphic.
Among the many interesting animals re-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
SOUTH AMBOY GIRL
ENTERS A CONVENT,

BORDENTOWN, Apr. 19.-The
following young ladies made their
VOWS at St. Joseph's convent here
Tuesday:
Miss Elizabeth Leayy, of South
Amboy, to be known in religion as
Sister Mary Francesca; Miss Ger
trude McMullen, of Philadelphia, Sis
ter Mary Beatrice; Miss Margaret
Callahan, Troy, n. Y, Sister Mary
Madeline. Miss Anastasia Hennes-
sy, of New Yory, received the white
veil, and will be known in religion as
Sister Mary Charles.
The ceremonies were conducted by
Monsignor Fox, V. G., of Trenton, as
sisted by Rev. Dean Mulligan, of
Camden; Rev. John Brady, of South
Amboy; Rev. w. H.. Russi, of Bur-
lington; Rev. c. j. Pouls, of New
York: Rev. ID. j.. Dusgan, Rev. Ed
ward Cahill, of B~ordentown, and 9th
or cler%ymen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
STATE CLUB WOMEN TO
MEET AT METUCHEN.
Spring Sessions of New Jersey Fed
Grafton Will Be Attended BY
Many Representatives.

METUCHEN, Apr. 19-The spring
meeting of the New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will be
held here May s.
Mrs. Maud Darlington Booth is to
be the principal speaker and the
greater part of the afternoon session
Will be given up o her address and
to the general discussion following it.
The Rev. Antoinette Brown Black
well, the veteran woman suffragist,
will make an address on Susan B.. An
thony. The guests of honor will in
clude Mrs. Philip Carpenter, presi-
dent of the New York. state fedora
ton; Mrs. Belle De Rivera, president
of the New York city federation;
Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake. presi-
dent of the New York legislative
league; the Rev. Phoebe A. Hama
ford, president of the New YORK
Woman's Press club; Miss Ada d.
Fuller, president of the New Jersey
Woman's Press club; Mrs. William
Gerry Slade, president of the national
society, Daughters of lSl2; MIS-
Charlotte B. Wilbur, president OF 50
rosis; Mrs. Emma Bourne, president
of the New Jersey Women's Chris
titan Temperance Union, and Mrs.
CYNTHIA Westover Alden. president OF
the International Sunshine Society.
The meeting will be held in the
First Presbyterian church. The gath
ering will convene at 10 o'clock. Mrs.
!. C. Mason, wife of the pastor OF the
church, will make the invocation
PRAYER and Mrs. Hester NJ. Poole,
founder of the Quiet Hour club OF
Metuchen, the address of welcome.
Mrs. Andrew J. N%ewbury, president
of the federation, will respond.
Details of the program are in
! charge of Mrs. Charles j. Silvers, of
| Elizabeth, Mrs. William E. Taylor, OF
Newark. and Miss S. Elizabeth DEM
Arrest, of Passaic. A half hour will
be set apart for the discussion of mis-
c%ellaneous subjects and in that time
the matter of better housing for
women employees at summer resorts
will be brought up by Mrs. Edward
Gray, of Irvington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Water Street Trolley and Connection

Water Street Trolley and Connections
Public notice is hereby given that
application has been made TO the
mayor and council of the city of
Perth Amboy, MiddleseX county, New
Jersey, for permission to construct,
operate and maintain a single track
electric surface street railway in the
said city.
The name of the corporation pre-
senting such petition is Elizabeth
and Raritan River Street Railway
Company, a corporation duly incor-
porated under the laws of the state
of New Jersey.
The character of the road intend
ed to be constructed, operated and
maintained, is a single track electric
surface street railway to be operated
by the overhead trolley system, with
poles and wires requisite therefor.
The motive power to be used is
electricity. ..
The street through or upon which
permission to construct, operate and
maintain said street railway is re-
requested, is Water street, from q
point in said street distant one hun
dred and one feet and fifty-one one
h%undredths of a foot C101 51-100
feet) northwardly from the center
line of Smith street to a point one
hundred and IN feet and fifty-one
one hundredths of a foot (101 ST.
100 feet) southwardly from the cen
ter line of Smith street, with connec-
lions in Smith street.
That the mayor and council of the
city of Perth Amboy have fixed We'd
nesday, the eighteenth day of April
A. d., 1906, at 8 o'ciock in the even
ing of that day, as the time, and the
City Hall, Perth Amboy, New Jersey,
as the place at which said mayor n
council will consider such petition
and the application thereby made,
and will give a public hearing to all
persons interested in the subject
matter of said petition and applica-
ton, either for or against the same,
By orderrsof ther MAYOR and city
council of PerthsARbp boy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
lust a few of these pretty

lust a few of these pretty
Tailor made Suits, worth 1893
at s. 9S-Eton styles, Alice
blue, all wool cloth, fancy
vest fronts, misses sizes ~
to 70, value 1900, sp'l 8. 80
Silk Waists, about IS of
them, best taffeta or Peau de
Sole, "a and 80 only, cardinal,
pearl, gray, nile, old rose and
light blue, 500 values, while
they last. ............S.J S
Shirt Waist Suits, best Sic
ilian mohair, hlue and black,
newest shape skirts, $50
values, special at 49,. 6.49
Children dresses, fancy
percales, j. lit and dark pat
terms, also linen color, E to
Ia, fancy trimmed, I.25 and
I.39 values, special at. 91c
Goats for Women at tempt
ing prices; all wool tan covert
i'll tight, semi tight and some
loose effects, silk and satin
lined, about IS different de-
signs, value 1900 and IS 90,
special. 81
IMisses'and Children 8 Reef
ers, mixed wool cloth and tan
coverts, with and without col
lars, inlaid trimming on collar
and cuffs, $50 and 4.9S val
lies, special at. .....3.43
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
Prince Turned Priest.

The best known of royal renuncia-
tons of recent times was that of
Prince Max, brother of the present
king of Saxony, who at one time had
the reputation of being the most
dashing officer of the crack cavalry
regiment to which he belonged. One
day he rode straight from some ma
his uniform for the garb of a priest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
SpeciaI for Tomorrow and Saturday
Latest Style Sailor Hats . 9Sc
Don't fail to see it.

We also carry a large and up-to-date line of Flowers. No charge
for branching. We give you all a cordial invitation to call and in
spect our stock. A call viii. convince you that what we say is true.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
The NANNY Goats. ,"

The Twenty-third royal Welsh Fusi-
Tiers were nicknaTed the Nanny
Goats because from time immemori-
al the corps has possessed enc of these
animals as a regimental pet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
HATS FOR THE MILLION

Pattern Hats, Trimmed Hats, Ready-towear Hats and Fancy
Shapes. We have an endless variety to choose from our own
manufacture. The prices being the lowest in the trade. You
should not fail to see our special hats for children. Most upto-date
hats ever shown in Perth Amboy for the price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
extra Stamps With the following
items on Friday and Saturday

30 STAMPS with WOMENS
GLOVES, fancy Isle, black, white
tan, mode and slate, 6 to o, ,
button clasps, at.............25c
10 STAMPS with Shoe Polish,
white, russell and black. at. Toe
20 STAMPS with mems long
hook-on Ties, Four-in-hands or
Tecks, all colors, at..........25c
20 STAMPS with boys Waists
and Blouses, blue nercales, 4 to
-. at. .21c
20 STAMPS with womens, mems
and childrens Hose at. .25c & 15c
30 STAMPS with Umbrellas.
plain or fancy handles, 26 and
2S in. at. LOO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-24
CreaIn-Chec&e.

A very old English recipe for cream cheese IS so cnticng as to tempt one to try it. Take quart of thck cream and put 1t with two drops or Geanet into Il napkin which has been freShly wrung out of ice cold water. Sprinkle q little the cream. The rennet causes t'L cheese cream to turn almost at o1 and 1t is soon possible to tie 1t up vt tight in tlIe napkin. Hang in q e place for twenty four hours, changil the napks1Aeveral times.