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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
a String Of Good Stories
THE AMATEUR NURSE.
cannot tell how tho truth may 30;
say the tale as twas said to mo-"

M ISIS HELEN GOULD inspecting hospital in which
lVl she is interested.
At the end Of the Inspections the probationers
young and pretty and trim in their fresh uniforms gathered
about Miss Could They insisted holding an mprompu
reception in her honor
Miss Gould praised the long and arduous course of study
and practice that must take.
Il have no sympathy she said, with nurses
surgeon told story that illustrates the anna
teur nurses skill
young woman had taken sort of correspondence
in three essonsand thereafter went about
looking for accidents train wrecks, and rnaways wherein
she might distinguish herself
Her search snowy afternoon, succeeded Hurrying
to crowd, she found PROSTATE and groanng He
had fallen on hidden slide and broken his leg.
Eat she took the entire business in her own hands
camel she said and the bystanders quickly gave her
She broke it pieces for splnts She tore up
skirt for bandages By the time the ambulance arrived the
injured p1fowed overcoats and bandaged in snowy
linen looked tho he had been under great physician
hands. =.E.~..sss =
The ambulance surgeon examining the patient looked
greatly impressed.
g 'Who,' he said, Ebandaged this limb?'
81, DOCTOR said the amateur nurse, blushing.
Well' said the surgeon, lit is admirably done. But
you have made find, slight error ~. ..-
"' What is that, doctor?' she asked.
You have bandaged,' he answered. 'the wrong Leg"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
HOMELY WIT.

A MAGAZINE editor praising sadly William Sharp,
II recently deceased in Sicily who achieved little fame
poet, under the pen of Fiona Mcleod i
Sharp, he said, wroe melancholy dreamy things, but
he personally CHEEKY vigorous SOUL No liked
joke better than he. .-E1
'He day praising the real literary talent that
humble uneducated people often show in conversation
"He said that in Londonderry afternoon, he was
seated in barbershop when farmer entered get his
hair cut
''The farmers locks had odd ragged look, and the
barber after regarding them sco1nfully said: :
"EWho cut your hair last, old man?'
"'My wife, the farmer answered, with an awkward
smile.
'EThe barber snorted.
p" What did she do it with? he asked. "A knife and
fork?'"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
CRITICISM.

at DON'T believe,' said Henry James at dinner Gin
L savage criticisms of living writers. Why take up
in order to put him down? All that such course
achieves is the in1iction Of useless pain.
emo pain is greater than that which harsh criticism
gives And when smile Of dsapprobaton give torment
what must the pangs that long columns Of printed
demnatien cause? ~2 -:
"a certain resident of Rye moved to London and
there appointed to political post of some honor
Injecting Rye afterwards he said
I suppose you know, James, of the honor that has be-
fallen me?' "a ".->
q L do was the
And what said the other eagerly what do they say
down home about it, James?'
They don't say nothing James replied They just
laugh ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
Jimmie Had TO Make Good

FULLY sorry, old man, cried Dawson
urriedly, "but I can It stop a minute. In
III awful rush! Got six calls to make be-
yween and half-past 1872 H.
e cit must be painful to be SO popu-
lar,' was the ironical reply.
'sPainful! It's downright shame!
That's what I call it. What? Well,
IT,. I don't care'if I do, old man. Perhaps
just one will help me see it thru.' The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
MRS. BREWSTER WINS
CASE AGAINST COUNTY
FreehoIders Afraid to Fight Her
Claim and Authorize a Settle
ment for 500.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. as
Freebooter Hansen notified the board
of freeholders yesterday that he had
investigated the claib of Mrs. Brew
ster of Sewaren whose horse was
hurt by pulling part of its hoof off in
crossing an unprotected spot in a
macadam road the Public Service
Corporation was laying adjacent to a
bridge and favored setting the claim.
The woman wanted 500 damages.
Director Pownall thought there
wer too many accidents of this sort
where claims were presented and
asked why this should be paid.
IF it was a man. said Hansen, II
would favor a fight, but you can
beat a woman. She would win the
jury and we would have to pay the
freight. She is good looking and
she'd beat us all right"
The other members had a good
Taught at Hansen's expense, but
thought his decision a wise one and
the board authorized Hansen and the
counsel to settle the claim.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
DEFENDS JAIL.
Says Conditions Have Been Chang
ed Since Critics Visit.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. as
Charles Rogers. warden of the Mid
dlesex county Jail, has made a state
ment regarding conditions at the Jail.
His remarks were prompted by the
published statement that Mrs. Emily
e. williamson, of Elizabeth, reported
to the State Charities Aid Associa-
ton recently that she had visited the
New Brunswick Jail and found it to
be in bad shape, and deserving the at
tention of the New Brunswick board
of health.
Mrs. Williamson visited the jail
nearly a year ago." says Mr.. Rogers,
when the present administration had
been in charge of the Jail less than
two weeks. | will admit that things
were pretty bad then. But at the
present time the jail is as clean as 1t
can possibly be. 1t is flushed out
every day or SO with hot water and
chemicals, and all the prisoners are
compelled to keep perfectly clean.
The Jail is better now than it has been
in many years.
"Of course, l am quite willing to
admit that the jail does not come up
to the requirements of the state laws.
1t was built nearly sixty years ago,
and cannot be expected to meet mod
ern ideas. Also, it is far too small
There are seventeen cells in the main
wing, and over sixty prisoners to oc-
cupy them-meaning about four mcn
to a cell. Undoubtedly the amount
of cubic air space to a man is less
than that demanded by state health
laws. But | am willing that any one
should inspect the building to see IL
it is not absolutely sanitary in every
respect, except the overcrowding."
County Physician j. l.. Suydam
said yesterday that the Jail was in
better shape than it has been in TWEEN
ty years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
HE SAW LONG BRANCH
STRAYING OUT To. SEA
Captain of the Norte Testifies to a
Strange Sight OFF the New
Jersey Coast.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22:-Captaln
Hopner, of the steamship Norte, be-
ing duly sworn, testified as follows:
1--WE were on our way from Calves
ton for New York and were well north
of Hatteras on Tuesday evening, when
a thick fog shut in. About seven
bells of the dog watch the officer OF
the watch reported lights dead ahead.
/ took the glass and loked in the d.
rection indicated and it certainly
looked as If Long Branch was all .t
up and we steaming end on for t.
OF course | knew we We're not. but
when | looked again it so got on my
nerves that | had the lead hove.
Seventeen fathoms and no bot
tom! So I knew that the compass
was right, and wss wondering what
all that faint ~glir1.ler and flicker OF
lights meant when | saw 1t came from
a phospl.o.ascest g3a-the thick
weather bringing the horizon very
close and the phosphorus lighting
up every wave SO as to give the APP
pearance of the Pickering lights OF a
small city when seen at a distance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
HAD TO get
OFF AND PUSH"
BOatObIiged TO Shove Woodbridge
Creek Bridge Draw Open, and
Close II After Passing.

After being odt of order for
twenty-six hours, the Woodbridge
creek bridge was repaired at 1920
o'clock this morning by the PERTH
Amboy Foundry and Machine Com
pany.
While the bridgemen were turning
the structure at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning a bolt came out of a cog
wheel, and a shaft under the bridge
bent slightly. In spite of their eff
forts the bridge could not be opened.
About IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing a tugboat wishing to go up the
creek to the tin works, pushed the
bridge open, and, returning about fiji
teen minutes later, again closed Ii.
This operation delayed a trolley car
that was waiting to cross for about
twenty minutes.
Otherwise the trolley traffic and Pc
destrians were not delayed although
the draw was out of order until this
morning.
Freebooter Hanson was notified
| yesterday that the bridge had again
refused to work. Mr.. Hanson noti-
fed the Board of Freeholders at their
session yesterday afternoon of the in
cident, and after a short discussion
the clerk was instructed to notify the
Public Service Corporation that, I'M
less the bridge was repaired this
morning, they would close it, and re-
fuse to allow any airs to cross.
The Public Service took action and
as a result the bridge is once more in
shape.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
CRY BRIEFS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OOOOOCOe

The Raritan Yacht Club will
have a special meeting tonight when
business of interest is scheduled.
"A gang of men commenced put
ting down the asphalt sidewalk in
front of the Ricci buildings, in State
street yesterday.
The fishing sloop Elk, is at Bun
tens dock, with a load of Goldfish.
THE oyster boat Falcon tied at
Bunten's dock, yesterday with a load
of blue point oysters. They will go
TO California.
"A steam ~dredger from the Unit
ed States engineering department was
at Merritt's dock yesterday.
THE scow Julia Augusta is at
the United States Wood Preserving
Company's deck.
The Painters Union held a semi
monthly meeting last night in Union
hall.
-Amboy Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, held a c%onvocation in the
Don in Odd Fellows hall last night
Repairs are being made to tn ?
spire OF st. Peters Episcopal church.
A meeting of the congregation
of Grace English Lutheran church
will he held in the church at s o'clock
tonight.
Perth Amboy Camp, Woodmcn
OF the World, held a regular meeting
last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
HEARD LAST
CRY OF GIRL
District Attorney Trails Gillette
at Big Moose Lake life Pic
Eture Of Accused and Girl.

HERKIMER. \. V. Nov. 22.-Dis'
trlct Attorney Ward continued to forge
the links In the chain Of circumstantlal
evidence he is endeavoring to Duild
up against Chester +. Gillette, VINO ~
on trial for his life as tie alleged say
er OF his sweetheart, Grace Brown OF
Cortland.
Mr.. Ward is presenting his evidence
in the form of Il Neutrality-suspicious.
as many events in the lives Of the Two
young people from the first time they
were thrown together until the body
of the girl was found in Big Moose
lake last July as he has been able 10
trace from Il minute study and investi-
CATION of all their affairs.
The prosecutor succeeded. against
the bitter protests of the defendants
counsel, in getting before the jury
what is said to be his most direct EVIL
dence that a crime was committed
that eventful day in the AdirondackS.
He put upon the stand Mrs. Mar
garet Carey of East Orange, y. j., who
with her husband had gone for a row
in the south bay of Big Moose lax the
evening young Gillette and Miss Brown
set out upon the journey which ended
in the %latter's death. Mrs. Carey de-
clared that she had been startled by
hearing a piercing scream coming
from near the east shore of the bay.
ut was the cry OF a person in peril, y
the witness added.
This voluntary statement called forth
a storm OF objections from the defense,
and it was ordered stricken from the
records. Mrs. Chrey was allowed to
state it as her opinion that the cries
were undoubtedly those of a woman.
Witnesses were next introduced to
tell of the young couple going for the
fateful row upon the lake. 1t was
here that Gillette's counsel made much
of an admission secured from one OF
the states witnesses, the proprietor or
the Glenmore hotel at Big Moose LAX
He stated that Gillette had told him
that he and the young lady wished to
take a ride on the lake in the steam
boat which is on the waterway. The
hotel man, Andrew Morrison, told Gil
lette that If he went by steamer he
would not be able to return in time
for dinner. Morrison declared it was
he who suggested to Gillette that he
and the girl take a rowboat.
Next were introduced witnesses who
saw Gillette making his way on foot
that night from Big Moose lake to.
ward Eagle bay. The purser of the
lake steamer Uncas said Gillette
boarded the craft there and rode t.
Arrowhead, where he spent the night
at a hotel. The defense endeavored
to draw from the witnesses the fac
that Gillette's clothes had the appear
ance of Il man who had recently faller
overheard. No III noticed him close
ly enough to say.
The proprietor of the Arrowhead no
tel said Gillette had brought con- :
pair of trousers to be prct;e' ~
they apparently had been thoroug l'
soaked in water. The fact that Gil
lette took Il suit case, umbrella, cam
era and tennis racket with him in tht
rowboat was dwclt upon by the prose
cution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
Fixing Price of Land.
speciaI to the EVENING NEWS:

SpecidI to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 22:-
The commissioners appointed to con
slider the Demarest lands in Wood
bridge township took testimony here
this morning. aThe commissioners are
Congressman B. F. Howell, w. E.
Florance and Peter P. Runyon.
George S. Silzer appeared for the
pemarests and Frederick Weigel and
Willard p. Voorhees, represented tho
New Jersey Short Line. Witnesses
called today were Lawrence Christy,
Thomas Delaney George S. Vande-
veer, NJ. Irving Demarest and John
Hanson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
BOARD HAS BIDS
Continued from Page IL


ferred to a committee of the whole,
on account of two of the bidders not
totalizing the items. William H. Nc
Cormick's bid had no footing, and
was not signed, and the bid Of James
B. Hunt & Company, of Trenton, was
also not totalized. The other two bids
were: Kelly & McAlinden, $366.24;
Elizabeth Hardware Company, $345.-
IS. The bids were referred to d
committee of the whole.
Bids for Oil.
Tao bids for dynamo and cylinder
OIL o barrel were as follows: Eliza
bath Hardware Company, dynamo
Gil. $3.50; cylinder oil, $3.50, total,
S27. James B. Hunt, dynamo oil,
$17.50; cylinder oil, $24.50, total
$42. Kelly & McAlinden, dynamo
oil, $500, cylinder oil, $3.50, total
$3.50. William H.. Mccormick,
dynamo oil, $40: cylinder oil, $3.50,
total Sl7.50. Swan & Company,
dynamo oil, S12.50; cylinder oil, $25,
total $3.50. National Oil Supply
Company, dynamo oil, $3.50; cylin-
der oil, $40, total $26.50. The bids
were coIsidered and referred to a
committee of the whole.
Bids for Telephone.
The n. Y. & n. j. Telephone Com
Dany offered to extend the system at
and install a gong for $12 a
year. The bid was placed on file.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
IMPRISONED MAYOR
TO GIVE TESTIMONY.

TRENTON. Nov. 22-neferee in
Bankruptcy Edwin G. adams. OF
Newark, win be in this city this af-
ternoop to hold a hoariuC in tho
state prison, at which the witness
wiz be William IT,. Bclcher, erst-
while mayor of Paterson, now serv-
Ing time for felonies committed while
holding public Office, and George w.
Alice. who was sentenced for embez-
cling $500 from the Manchester
Building and Loan Association. of
Paterson. The purpose of the hear
ing IS to obtain light upon claims
filed BY Alec in bankruptcy proceed
ings involving the affairs CT Belcher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
81 GAS FOR ELIZABETH
Local officials Deny knowledge of
Any Effect Here in Future.

ELIZABETH, Nov. 22:-United
States Senator John Kean, president
Of the Blizabethtown Gas Company,
which supplies this city and vicinity
with gas, announced yesterday that
beginning January 1, the price of gas
10 consumers in Elizabeth would be
81 a thousand feet instead of $1.25.
Officials of the local gas company
denied any knowledge of the above
reduction. Similar interests are con-
nected with the companies here and
in Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22

The Exempt Firemen's Association
did not meet last night, as no quorum
was present. A meeting will be held
next Wednesday night, at which the
annual nomination of officers will
take place. Means for furnishing
their remodeled meeting house, in
Water street, will also be discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
RENEW REWARD FOR
WHITMAN MURDERERS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 22:-
The Board of Freeholders yesterday
afternoon renewed its offer of a re-
ward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the persons who muir
dered John and George Whiteman. al
Rooster Inn, near Browntown, last
Nav. The original reward held good
for three months, and has been twice
renewed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed intends making application to the
Board of Excise Commissioner of the
City of Perth Amboy at their next meet
ing, for a license to keep a saloon with
de privilege Of selling malt and spirit
,lOiS liquors in the City of Perth AM
10Y. and in the house owned by
Mrs. o'Ruck at 81 Catherine st.
5 s, 1t-s2 ct Dew JOE FECYO..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
REPAIRS WE'RE MADE
WITHIN A HALF HOUl:

Superintendent Burns, of the wa.
ter department said this morning thai
the valve on the s~iXteen-inch main
near Sayreville was recaulked yester-
day afternoon with but little trouble.
While the repairs ere being made
the water supply at South Amboy was
turned off to reduce the pressure.
The repairs were made in about thir-
ty minutes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
NOTICE,

Notice Is hereby given that the under.
signed intends making application to the
Board of Excise Commissioners of the
City Of Perth Amboy at their next meet
ing, for a license TO keep a saloon, with
the privilege of selling malt and spirit
uous liquors in the CITY of Perth Am
boy, and in the house owned by
himself at 765 State Sc.
90 0 1l-22 ct oew JOS. GADEK
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that. the under
PSnTJ oe zen TSoi na"t W. ,sppioners ~ ~ he
City of Perth Alnboy Mt their next meet
ing, for II transfer of his license to keep
a saloon with the privilege Of selling mali
and, spirituous liquors in the City of Perth
Ambov. and in the house owned by
Mrs, Donahue at 10 Elizabeth $. 10 1e;s sfor
Fal tkowski. FRANK bOMOECY.
5 -. 1l-S2 2t Dew
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
Anto Slams Tn 10 Nen Ynrl-

Tie automobile route between New
York and Philadelphia has been COM
pleted By the erection Of 50 way signs
and several danger signs by the Auto
mobile Club of America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22

"All things are difficult before
they are easy" such as getting the
swing of it, in advertising a store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA
FROM COLDS.

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the
world wide cold and grip remedy, re-
moves cause. Call for full name.
Look for signature Z. W. Grove Zoe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
R AMBOY TRUST co.

is a legal depository for the funds of the State
of New ] ersey, the County OF Middlesex and Is
a depository for the municipal funds of the
of PERTH Ambov.
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Ito BE continued.)
He'd Have. Drunk It First.

Hilary K. Adair, the noted Missouri
detective, was in st. Louis ferreting
out crime.
A reporter brought to Mr.. Adair a
piece of evidence, saying at the end
of his story:
THAT is pretty conclusive, isn't it?''
Its excellent" Mr.. Adair declared.
TITS positive and convincing. It is as
irrefutable as the testimony once
heard from Scot.
"This Scot was a witness in a
drowning case. "A man named Nc
Intosh had been drowned, and the
Scot claimed that the death was acct
dental.
"'But you were not present at the
time said the coroner. How do you
know, then, that poor Mcintosh didn't
commit suicide?''
"'Losh, yer honor. said the Scot.
wasn't this Saunders Mcintosh a
brither Scot, and dinna the corp haze
a wee bottle o whiskey ont wi. ne'er
a nip ta'en oot?'" 4
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'Un,aririoul;sIl.,,-.

The late Lord ssixhton, presidsns
Of the Royal academy, once had q
chance 70 learn something about him
seif that perhaps he had not sus.
.pected. His chance cams q. him Is
q pictnrs-gallsr who're his painting,
Helen TroyI, 4 was on exh ibition.
He Joined Z group 81 ladies' who
were standing before Il Just IN tins
,tO hear one sof the number say: IN!
i5f 81 y g hofrid picture. simply nor.
sTid.' az
III 81, 81 'nn sorry. but ~ minsy I,ord
Leighton sxclaimsd oluntartly. yi
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FAN Was Sufficient.

One day, when Pat and Mike were
out hunting they shot at almost any
living creature in sight. Toward
evening. as they were returning to the
camp with nothing but small amount
Of ammunition. Pat was telling how
foolish they had been to use all that
ammunition and get nothing In re-
turn.
Just then two birds flew by, and
Mike took aim and killed one. which
fell at Pats feet.
On picking it up Pat discovered its
neck was broken, and, turning to
Mike, he exclaimed: ".Sure, Mike.
why did you use that shot? why, the
fall would have killed the bird
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"Alexis, what is the matter with him?
He isn't dead?"
NO." said Alexis. cts hardly so
bad as that, but he's had a narrow es-
cape, poor chap. I don't quite like to
talk of 1t, but I suppose you know
about his little failing?"
"Oh, yes" said Belle. Poor Billery.
We've heard Of that" She looked at
him with pity in her eyes, whilst Lii
ian shrank back little, with her eyes
wtdned and her fine nostrils dilated.
The training and experience Of the
two girls had been widely different.
Miss Molloy, the too jovial old Irish
admirals daughter, saw a regrettable
commonplace, and Lillian saw an un-
diluted horror.
"He came here last night" said
Alexis, Tin rather deplorable condi-
tion. I laid him on my bed and left
him here, and somehow in the night
he contrived to turn Oh the gas in the
f1re-grate. He seems to have had
very narrow escape from asphyxiation,
and, to tell the truth, he isn't out of
danger, yet"
ooh, poor Billery!" said Belle.
"Barrin' that fault, a better creature
never breathed. Oh, We poor, silly
man, what dye do that for? What's
the good of 1t to ye?"
1--WE must do our best for him." said
Alexis. Il was away when the thing
happened, but my man found him
and sent at once for a doctor He has
youth and sound constitution on his
side."
Can we be of use in any way?"
asked Lillian. "Tell me, Alexis, If
there is anything that we can do"
There is nothing to be done at
present" he answered. when I
have had talk with the doctor shall
know how to act"
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Autos to Match Hair.

The New York girls latest idea in
automobiles is to have hers painted
to match or to set OF her hair.
A superb car that focused all eyes
on Fifth avenue few days ago was
painted rich mahogany brown, and
the chief occupant Of the tonneau was
a young woman with mass Of red
hair, Of a shade that illuminated the
avenue. She was dressed in brown,
the Chauffeur wore brown uniform,
and by the lady's side sat a superb
Boston bull terrier, done in shining
shades of brown.
obviously" said an observant
bachelor. Scarlet or green could not
be SO well carried out. but yellow
might be-"
yes" gasped his companion. with
a yellow pup"