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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Build New School House.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 25:--
An informal meeting of the board of
education of the borough of High
land Park was held at the home of
William Burns, Tuesday night, at
which the plans for the proposed new
building were agreed upon, and fur
Their authorizing County Superiu.
tendent H. B. Willis to post UP no
tees calling a meeting of the tax
payers and voters of the borough Cat
which meeting the board of educa-
ton will ask for $4,000 for the new
building) to be held on Friday even
ing, November 8, at the school house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Railway Preacher Married.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 25:-
In the Prospect Street church in this
city the Rev. Charles Franklin Shaw,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Railway. N. j., and Miss
Adelaide Eloise Russell, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Russell, were
married last night. A reception was
held in the home of the brides par
ents, No. 176 Hancock street. The
couple will be at home in the parson-
age in Railway after January l..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Preparing for Bartenders' Ball.

At the meeting of the Bartenders'
International League of America, 10
cal No 807, which will be held at ?
New Brunswick venue Sunday, fur
Their plans will be made FOR their
third annual ball, which will be he'd
in Wilder hall Monday night, NO
vember 5. The committee composed
Of Frank Howley, chairman; Thorn
as Burns, Emil Krause and James
Noonan are kept on the hustle to try
and make this exceed all of their pre-
vious affairs. Steinhauser's orches-
ira has been secured to furnish the
music for dancing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

NEW YORK, Oct. pa romantic
courtship ended here in the hastily ar
ranged wedding Of Frank s. Il. Brown,
son of a former governor of Maryland,
and Miss Mabel J. Michael, who gave
their friends in their native Baltimore
town the slip and came to this city to
be married. Mr.. Brown is a member
Of a wealthy family and, although
young in years, has attracted much at
tention here and in Europe by his
marked individuality and his lavish ex-
penditures
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Married at Midtown.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 25:-
Miss Mary Adams, of Midtown, and
Alexander Caldwell, of York, Pa,
were quietly married at the Methodist
parsonage at Midtown by Rev. j.. e.
Shaw. Miss Edith Van Sickle, OF
this city, was the bridesmaid and the
best man was Richard D. Caldwell, a
brother of the bridegroom. Mr.. Cald-
well is a local printer and the bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Adams. The couple have gone to
Niagara Falls on their honeymoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

ATTICA, Ind, Oct. 25.-After an alb
sence of sixty-five years Frank Book
walter, a millionaire, of Springfield, O.,
has returned to his old home in this
county. One of his first acts was to re-
cover a silver dime that he had lost
between two stone steps at the front
when he was five years old, just
before he went away
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Not Personally Concerned.

waiter" asked the man at the
table in the corner near the door,
what are these biscuits made of"
"They look, sir" said the austere.
dignified waiter, "as if they were made
of Portland cement, but l have no
positive knowledge. / have nothing
to do with the modus operandi of the
cookroom. Shall | change them. sir?"
Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
TURKEY PRICES ABOUT
SAME AS LAST YEAR

Turkey, the king of the Thanks
giving table, has begun to arrive in
the local markets. AS yet the prices
are high, retailing from twenty-five to
twenty-eight cents. Local butchers
predict a good turkey market this
year, with prices about the same as
last year, being twenty-five to twenty
four cents retail. Those now arriving
in the New York markets are mostly
frozen stock from the west, averag-
ing twenty to twenty-five cents,
Wholesale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

BOSTON, Oct. 25.-In the new iuve.
nile court Judge II. II. Baker sen
fenced a boy who stole a bicycle TO
spend his Saturdays in bed. He is to
attend school as usual all the week.
but after supper on Friday nights he
must say his prayers and retire to bed,
there to remain until at least cockcrow
Sunday mornings. This is to continue
until further notice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Gould Wiling to sell m.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-"If the govern
ment believes it can manage our rail-
roads better than we can" said George
]. Gould last night on his arrival in st.
Louis, "and it wishes to operate them |
have no objection to selling the prop
critics. | would sell to the government
as willingly as to an individual or com
panY.'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
One on Him,

"Mr. Suitors sent Miss Richly the
commonest kind of a cur dog, just for
a joke"
did she discover it wasn't a thor
oughbred?"
yes; but she took such a fancy to
it that now Suitors has to lead it
along on a chain whenever they go
out to walk."-Dotroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Card OF THANKS.

Mrs. George Weaver and family de-
sire in this manncr to express thanks
to their many friends for their kindly
remembrance in their recent bereave-
ment, especially to DR.. w. G. Snod-
grass and Undertaken Ferd Garrett
son, the members of Lawrence Lodge,
l. o. O.. F., who by their beautiful
floral tribute and kindly sympathy
helped to Tighten the burden.
4737-10-25-1t*s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

Ell PASO, Tex, Oct. Ex-Governor
Creel of Chihuahua caused the arrest
throughout that state of more han If.
ty persons, letters from whom adj
dressed to E. Flores Magoon, former
head Of the st. Louis Mexican junta.
were found in possession of alleged
revolutionists who recently were ar
rested here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
BIueaeIds Hit by Hurricane.

BOSTON, Oct. 25.-It is reported by
the steamer Limon of the United Fruit
company's feet, which arrived from
Port Limon, Costa Rica. that the town
of Blueields, in the Mosquito strip,
Nicaragua, was devastated by a hurri-
cane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

MORRISTOWN. n. j., Oct. 25.-
Henry Stevens, who pleaded non vult
to the charge of having, while under
the influence of liquor, murdered
James Won Blarcom, a builder of East
Orange, was sentenced to twenty-five
years of hard labor in state prison.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 25.-Mrs.
J.. H. Sidebottom has reported to the
police the mysterious disappearance of
her eighteen-year-old daughter, Fannie,
from the family home. Mrs. Sidebot-
tom believes her daughter was chloro-
formed and kidnapped.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Attraction at Wilder Hall Tonight.

Manager Billott has booked what Is
declared to be a decided novelty for
patrons of Wilder Hall tonight. 1t is
Mildred & Rouclere's company of en-
tertainers, headed by those two prin-
cipals in their exhibition of mental
magic which is said to be marvellous
in many ways. The company comes
well recommended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Paroled ON Theft Charge

Mike Miranchek, of &c Hartford
street, was arrested yesterday by Le-
high Valley Special officer James Nc
Dermott. Miranchek, who was
charged with stealing wood from the
railroads property, was paroled by
Recorder Pickersgill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Lehigb Valley After Ice.

EASTON, Oct. 25.-The Lehigh
Valley railroad company is arrang-
ing to build a dam on a waterway
near Bear reek, Luzerne county, and
will flood 500 acres of land, with a
view of procuring a big ice harvest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

Gilbert Sell returned home yester-
day from the city hospital after hav-
ing had mis- leg treated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Voting Machine in Place.

One of the voting machines has
been installed in the first poll of the
third ward today and tomorrow City
Clerk Mac William expects to have
the other one in position in the sec.
ond poll. he machine that is now
ready for use in Theodore Blood
goods pool parlor, has been placed
there so that any one not understand
ing how to use it, may receive in
structions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
SEWING sOrIETY r

The regular weekly meeting OF the
Grace English Lutheran church sew
ing society was held in the vestry OF
the church yesterday afternoon. A
number of the members were present
and the usual routine business was
t~ranSacted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Society lmnrnuinn

In Pennsylvania the other day 20
people celebrated the thirteenth birth
day of a horse. At any rate, that is
an improvement IN the Newport dog
and monkey society events.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
PAPER Making in Norway.

About $4,000 tons of paper are an
nually turned out at Skien, Norway.
The laborers, 1000 in number, receive
only 40 cents to $1.1O per day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Rice a StspJe Diet.

OF the worlds population only one
third use bread as a daily article of
food. Nearly one-half of the people
Of the world subsist chiefly on rice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Not Much Comparison.

The land area of the United States
is 1000, 947,20 acres. The area Of
Great Britain and Ireland is 1871
319.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

The durability of timber kept in alb
solutely dry situations is almost un.
limited. The wood in the roof Of
Westminster hall is more than $50
years old.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

True and tried friends Of the FAM
ily-DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Best for results and best to take. De-
pendable little pills. They do not
grippe or sicken. Sold by c. A. Sex
ton
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

In writing advertisements, II you
cannot do "better than WE'LL" try to
do almost as well as betteri
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Bible Class Tonight.

A meeting of the Bible Training
Glass, of the First Baptist church,
will be held in the chapel of the
church tonight at s o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
German Consular Service.

Germany's consular service consists
of 1875 professional consuls and 621
merchant %consuls
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Zebra Would BE- Useful.

OF all wild animals the zebra would
be most useful to man If domesti-
Gated. 1t is not liable to horse fever
or tsetse fly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Ii ALWAYS Paws.

One of the reasons why sin is so
attractive is because it is SO well ad-
vertised.-Life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

1t is a dull market day in New
York city when 100000 eggs and
500, 900 pounds of butter are not re-
ceived.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

The Epworth League, OF the Dam
ish M. e. church will hold a devotion-
al meeting at the home of J. Nelson.
G1 Fayette street, at 7:45 o'clock to-
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Like Beeear on Horseback.

The more you court a clown the
statelier he grows.-From the Span
ish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
china,s Good Record.

1t is 100 years since a bank failed
in China.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Never Whine.

Whining never found happiness, and
certainly 1t never kept it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Value of Hiah Attitudes.

One of the chief advantages of re
sorts at great heights is that the
air is so free from dust.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Comfort in Adversely.

Hope is our only comfort in adye,
sity.-From the Latin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Society


The Danish Sociabie a. &. will hold
its sixth annual anniversary dance
in It's clubhouse Saturday evening.
November 3. The committee Is hard
az work trimming the hall with bunt-
ing and flags. From all Indications
Il promises TO be a huge success
Mrs. A. Sanford Coan. OF New
York. has arrived here with her two
children. Milford and Mabel. and Is
going 10 rof~de at so Broad street.
Her husbans. formerly manager OF
one OF the largest shoe concerns IN
New York. Is now manager Of shan
COLDS shoe store. at 125 Smith stre6-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25

Form Endless Chain.
One lie reaches its hand to another.
From the German.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
Wish of a Queen,

Oh, keep me Uncomfortable 9th.
great.-Caroline Of Denmark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
According to the Bible

A Biblical Sabbath days journey
was 23 is miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
PARTY ENIOYAnLE.

Rasmussen, of 124 Second street. last
night. Mrs. Rasmussen was sixty
years old. Refreshments were served
and a delightful time was had by all
present. Those present were: Mrs.
Lund, Mrs. Fedcrsen: the Misses
Mary Rufus. Annie Rasmussen. Annie
Hansen. Catharlne Miller, Christine
Fitman, Marie Hansen. Johanna Yum
ko. Marie johnson. Klrstine Fries.
Marguerite SO.ensen. Androsine
Lauritsen. Sophia Erogh, Miss Olsen.
mussen.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
New Light on Dairying.

In one of the model schools in our
town first grade teacher was hav-
ing Messon on the cow" She was
trying to impress on the young
minds the various uses of the milk,
Butter, cheese, ETC., had been dis
posed of, and she wanted some
bright genius to tell how the farmer
fed the surplus milk to the pigs.
Leading up to this, she asked this
question:
'Now, children, after the farmer
has made all the butter and cheese
he needs and uses what milk he
wants for his family, what does he
do with the milk that still remainsT
Dead silence followed for a mo-
ment, and then one little hand wav-
ed frantically. The teacher smiled
and said, "Well, James"
"He pours it back into the cow
piped James. = Woman's Home
Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
AN ARABIAN TRIAL.
Like Unto Patriarchal Life Of Old Tes.
lament Times.


In his Narrative of Years
Journey Through Central and East
ern Arabia" Mr.. Palgrave gives q
vivid description of proceedings in
an Arabian court. The trial was a
preliminary hearing before magis-
trate. The scene reflects the patri-
archal life of Old Testament times.
One day my comrade and myself
were on a visit of politeness at the
castle. The customary ceremonies
were over, and business, at first in
terrupted by our entrance, had re-
sumed its course. A Bedouin, plead
ing his cause before Hamood, was
accusing some one of having forci-
bly, taken away his camel.
The governor was seated in his
corner with an air of intense grayi-
ty, half leaning on cushion, while
the Bedouin, crosslegged on the
ground before him and within six
feet of his person, fourished in his
hand a large reaping hook, such as
is used for cutting grass.
theoretically gesticulating with
this ugly implement, he thus chal-
lenged the judges attention:
"You, Hamood, do you hear ?"
stretching out at the same time the
hook toward the governor so as al
most to reach his body. "He has
taken from me my camel. Have
you called God to mind?" Here
again he put the weapon close to
the unhinching magistrate. "The
camel is my camel. Do you hear ?"
with another reminder from the
reaping hook. "He is mine by
Gods award and yours too. Do you
hear, child?" and so on, while Ha-
mood sat without moving a muscle
of face or limb until some one of
the counselors quoted the plaintiff
with: Remember God, child. 1t is
of no consequence. You shall not
be wronged."
Then the judge called on the wit
nesses, men of the province, to say
their say, and on their confirmation
Of the Bedouin's statement he gave
orders to two of his satellites to
search for and bring before him the
accused person, while he added to
the sutton; "All right, daddy, you
shall have your own. Put your con-
fdence in Cod" and composedly
motioned him back to his place.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
Absent Minded Church Goer

An absent-minded women one
Sunday morning walked into
church, took a front seat and
Joined in the srvice vigorously.
Then the collection basket was
passed to her, and, putting a coin
into it, she looked about. She cast
chances in every direction, her mind
clear and an expression Of amaze
ment overspread her face. She got
up. She hurried down the aisle.
She overlook the man with the
collection basket. "I'm In the
wrong church, she whispered,a nd
taking out the coin she had put In
she hurried forth,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
There Was Mo Hurry.

Stern of mien and keen of eye,
the school inspector was examining
the boys in arithmetic.
"Now," he said, 'T'll just set you
one more sum. If a cat falls down
bottomless well, and for every two
feet it climbs up it falls down three,
how long will it take to get out of
the well ?"
One boy got hold of slate, and
after filling both sides of it with a
mass of figures asked for another
slate.
"Good gracious, boy" snapped
the inspector, ''hayen't you the sense
to see that the cat will never get
out of the we'll ?"
Don't be in hurry, sir" replied
the boy; there's plenty of time and
heaps more states, If you wait long
enough I'll bring the little beggar
out in Australia. "-London An
awarc
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
THE QUEER UPOT0S.
Odd Customs of These Slave Holding
Natives of Africa.

Odd Customs of These Slave Holding
Natives Of Africa.
The UpotoS live on the northern
bank of the Kongo between Ikom-
mango and Dobbo, or between the
twentieth and twenty-second de-
grees of east longitude, and seem to
have long resided in the region.
They show a marked dissemination
to quit it, They live chiefly by fish
ing, and one of the first things to
strike a visitor is that certain fish
are reserved for the men, others for
the women and yet third kind for
the slaves. These slaves are chiefly
slaves by birth or men sold for their
debts. They are well treated, and
opposite Iringui is an island on
which all slaves who are incapable
Of working are allowed to reside by
themselves. One form of semi
servitude is called lisokko. This is
when a man, not having money to
buy a wife, sells himself to a chief
to obtain one. The offspring of
such a marriage becomes the prop
erty of the chief.
One very curious custom is that
a man may never look at his moth
er-in-law. If he does he has to pay
her fine of 80 to so mitakkos,
which are brass rods, equal to a
half penny. Neither must the
mother-in-law look at her daugh-
ter's husband. Children are treated
with great kindness and, in fact,
spoiled. Their mothers do not chas-
tise them, even if the children strike
them. Among the duties of the
women is that of shaving their hus-
bands. The chief amusements are
singing, dancing and wrestling
matches between villages. The vic
tors are painted red. So also are
corpses before burial, but in the
case of women it is not the bodies,
but the coverings in which they are
wrapped, that are so colored.
The Upotos believe in life after
death and in spirits. They think
their dead relatives and friends are
always watching them, although
they cannot be seen. Their god is
named Libanza. Their account Of
the origin of the white and black
races is curious. Libanza sent his
son, Tserenga, on earth to see what
the races of mankind were doing.
Among Europeans he was well re-
ceived, so he gave them white skin
and much knowledge, but among
the Africans he was badly received,
so he left them black and stupid.
One of the myths entertained by
this people is that the Kongo and
its many tributaries were created
by the tears of the tribe weeping for
a favorite chief long ago. The moon
is supposed to be an immense ship
engaged in conveying the souls of
the dead to Libanza, and the stars
are the eyes Of the dead, who sleep
during the day.-Athenaeum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
Whipped at the Alter

Charles F. Scbmittler exercised
his prerogative as husband at the
altar at Carmi, ILL.,, last week and
whipped his wife as soon as the
justice had pronounced the words
which made them one. The bride
was Mrs. Josie Haggerty, OF
Princetown, Ind. They conduct
ed their courtship by mail, and she
came on to have,the ceremony per-
formed. Justice Alfred Pencil was
reading tho service when the bride
ierked the book from his hand to
the floor. When the ceremony had
been performed and the justice
offered the certificate for them to
sign, she knocked the ink hottle
over on the document. Justice
Pennel locked up in amszement,
and she threw some of the ink
down his coat sleeve. He then
fed, and the husband began to
fog his bride.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
Hard on the Faculty.

In the rural districts in Ireland
the people place implicit faith in a
doctors prescription. In village
in County Limerick sorrowful
young man went along to the local
undertaker's to order a coffin for his
father. Dear me-" said the under
taker, 81 didn't know poor old Pat
was dead" mo, he's not dead yet," "
replied the mourning relative, "but
he'll die tonight, for the doctor says
he can't live till morning, and he
knows what he gave him."
A somewhat similar story is told
of the actual death of parent. A
peasant lad, asked by a gentleman
how his father was, replied, "Ah, my
poor father died last Wednesday,
your honor" "I'm very sorry to
hear it," said the gentleman. at
must have been very sudden. What
doctor attended him." "Ah, sir"
said the boy, "my father wouldn't
have a doctor. He always used to
say he'd like to die a natural death"
London Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
SCHUBERT'S SAD LIFE.
VI Shall Have to Sneak From Door to
Door to Beg Ny Bread"

4
Door to Beg My Bread"
One of the bitterest disappoint-
ments in Schuberts life was
Goethe's Indifference. In 1918 he
sent selection of his compositions
to the poets songs to Weimar.
What precious pearls of music were
among the collection-the songs of
'Nfignon" and "The Harpist,' those
from "Faust," the sad melodies
Longing" "Nightsong," "The
Wanderers Nightsong," "The Earl
King" "Haideroslein," ''The Fish
erman," ''The Bard" "The King Of
Thule" and the music to "Claudine
of Villa Bella" Goethe, who had
an ear only for the stiff compost
lions of Zumsteeg and Reinhart,
then in fashion in Weimar, took no
notice of Schubert's music and left
his letter unanswered. Not until
1830-after Schubert's death-did
Goethe learn to appreciate the ex-
traordinary value of the compost
lions that lay neglected in his
drawer. It was then that Wilhel-
mine Schroeder Devrient sang "The
Earl King" to him.
1t was Schubert's greatest delight
80
to make some little excursion with
his friends to the picturesquely sit
uated villages in the Wilnerwald or
on the Kahlenberg, and it was in
the arbors of the small inns, with a
glass of pure country wine before
him, that inspiration came most
easily. But even these modest de-
lights were imbittered by the malice
that pictured him as a drunkard
who composed his songs when he
was full of wine. 1t is an absolute
fact that he did not lose the faculty
of artistic work even under the sad
dest circumstances. He composed
the greater part Of the MILLER
Songs" while he was lying i'll in hos
pital in 1923.
He was quite right when he
wrote to his friend Kuppelwieser in
March, 1924, ''Those of my cOmpo-
sitions which have been inspired by
pain seem to please people best"
And in a letter to Bauernfeld he
complained: "What will become of
poor me? Like Goethe's harp
player, l shall have to sneak from
door to door and beg my bread"
The only ray Of light that fell into
his dark life was when, through the
kindness of Count Johann, Ester
hazy's manager, Unger, the father
of the famous prima donna, Unger-
Sabatier, he was appointed muaic
master in the counts household in ,
Zelecs, where he spent some happy
summers, the happiest of his life.
1t was in Castle Zelecs that he is
supposed to have fallen in love with
Caroline, his patrons beautiful
daughter, who was his pupil and
who probably never learned the |
secret of the musicians heart,
though it is strange that one so
gifted and so beautiful should NOT
have married before she was well
into the thirties. Bitter disappoint-
ment followed this short spell Of a
life free of care.-London Tele-
graph.