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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
AT ID OF l.. FAIR.

There was a large crowd at the D.
of l.. fair last night and it did not
close until a late hour. What was
not sold during the evening was said
to have been auctioned Off later:
They appeared to be having a good
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
WOODBRIDGE.
PARISH AID SOCIETY.

The Parish Aid Society gave the
second of the series of entertainments
for the benefit of St. Johns church
Thursday evening at the residence of
Mrs. c. NJ. Cooper, in Sewaren. The
talent was from New York. Miss
Tuax. and a contralto pupil of Mad
anne Games we're very good.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
ANN suCKER AM WORK.

The sand sucker at G~heesequaKe
creek was busy working Yesterday
and throwing out sand on the north
west side of the i%etties, which will
spoil quite a lot of the soft clam beds
as 1t is covering them up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
CLUB.

Algonquin Democratic Club, of the
fifth ward, will hold a special meet
ing in the parlors of the Morton
House, in Main street, Monday night
at 8 o'clock. Business of import
ance will be transacted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18

What's the good of keeping from him
Any good things you may sec,
That will lift his load of labor
Like Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sections drug store. 10 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18

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SCOTT 8 BOVINE. 400 Pear Street New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18

auhscribe for the NEWS.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18
LITERARY NOTICE

Perhaps the most acute analysis OF
political and economic conditions in
the United States since De TOque-
ville'S master-WOrk, has been given to
the world by Henry George, jr, in
his book, "The Menace TO Privilege"
1t is written from the single tax point
of view, but even those who do not
agree with Mr.. George as to the rene
dies for present evils cannot gainsay
the precision and thoroughness with
which the evils are defined.
The writer shows how in all ages
special privileges have enriched the
few and impoverished the many Par
allels taken from the history of Rome
are usually trite, but Mr. George draws
parallel that is Illuminating because
it seizes upon the main cause of Ro-
man decay In the age of Augustus,
that great emperor dimly discerned
this cause, which is best described by
the term land monopoly BY special
privileges granted to Roman traders
an obligarchy of wealth was created.
Wealth was centralized, great estates
appeared, and the children of the soil
poured into Rome where they subsist-
ed by selling to the highest bidders
their political birthrights. Excessive
wealth led to moral degeneracy Di-
vorceS became more common than
they are at the present time among
the very rich. Race suicide was a
recognized evil and the Emperor Aug
ustus was as strenuous to condemn II
as is our own Roosevelt. In a word,
Corruption was lord of all, and the
emperor and his advisers were unable
to arrest the decline Of the nation
because they found themselves OPP
posed by concentrated wealth. Aug
ust strove TO recreate an agrarian pop.
but the oligarchy of wealth |
his efforts futile. MNny his.
torians assign the fall of Rome to |
moral decay, bul the moral decay was |
a secondary cause. The real cause |
was the Capitalization OF wealth as the |
result of land monopoly.
III Mr.. George errs In his analysis !
Il is because he lays too much stress
upon land monopoly AS the cause OF
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18
sTockMEN FOR REFERENDUM
Corn Belt Meat Producers Favor
the Reform

The latest body of organized farm
ers to declare for the referendum sys-
tenn is the Corn Belt Meat Producers
association which at meeting held in
Iowa on December 8 adopted resolu-
ton: "That we are in favor of the
constitutional amendment for Iowa,
providing for the optional referendum,
similar to the law of Oregon and
South Dakota"
There will be joint resolution in
troduced at the coming session of the
legislature of Iowa to submit to the
referendum vote of the people Of that
state an amendment to the sonstitu-
ton for the optional referendum and
direct initiative.
1t is not expected that the legisla-
ture will pass this resolution as it
requires two-thirds vote to do So
but it will lay the ground for the or
ganized farmers, the referendum
leagues and the labor unions to ques-
ton the legislative candidates of all
parties before the next election If they
will vote to establish the referendum
system. In this way the voters will
be informed what candidates can be
trusted to carry out the wishes of
their constituents on the plan so sue
cessfully adopted in Ohio at the last
election.
The voters are beginning to dis
cover the power they have to secure
legislation they desire through this
non-partisan plan of questioning the
candidates of all parties and concen-
trating their votes on those who make
the desired pledge. The secret of the
success of this plan is the publica-
ton of the replies of the candidates,
SO that the voters know who favor the
referendum system and who are op-
posed to it and vote accordingly.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18

large quantities of goods from his
palatial home by the seashore to the
national capital and from the capital
back to his home through the ex-
press companies, remarked: "Who
pays for all this? You do, / do, all
the people who patronize the express
companies. The companies them
selves are not going to lose." And he
added significantly: 1T is well to have
friend at court"
Agitation Essential
Here is a crying evil that demands
persistent, earnest, and unremitting
agitation on the part of every honest
and honorable patriot. Bribery by
franks and passes must cease or the
condition of the national government
will grow steadily worse.
This form of bribery is probably the
most insidious, the most demoraIizing,
and certainly the most effective of all
forms of bribery now in general prac-
tice.
A man who accepts bride
should be socially ostracized, and
every elector should make it a point
to interrOgate all officials asking for
support If the official will not pledge
himself to refuse all courtesies from
railways and other public service
companies, he should be opposed by
every right-minded patriot. The time
has come when no man loving the
nation can afford to be Indifferent in
the presence of this great evil
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18

wealth concentration in the United
States. AS a matter of fact, however,
the writer shows that special priyil-
edges OF many kind assist in the Gen.
tralIzation of wealth. This leads him
to oppose government and municipal
grants of public service charters and
grants that give immunities To cor
porations. He condemns the tariff and
favors postal savings banks and postal
insurance. His fundamental remedy.
OF course, Is the single tax. which he
thinks will prove the most effective
check TO wealth concentration. II is
rather strange that Mr.. George has Tic.
tie TO say concerning our system uf
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18
Ole Free Pass Bribery System...

Nearly every state has it's free pass or
ganization. All the pass holders are or
ganized into political force. The people
do not know it, but there is such an
organization in nearly every precinct,
ward, county and state in the entire coun-
try.
This free pass organization is used as
police force for the railroads. 1t is orr
ganized to protect the railroads in their
extortionate freight and passenger charges
and In the low taxation of their property
This pass organization dictates nominal
tons. 1t sets up weak and plant men
and pulls down strong and Independent
men. 1t builds up or destroys cities and
private enterprises at will. 1t other
words, it is the real master of destiny
both in politics and business
That this bribery system must first be
destroyed before we can get back repre-
sentative government again and get
wholesome legislation is the contention of
the author in this book.
Mr. Berge, the author, was candidate
for governor of Nebraska in 1904 He
made the railroad question the principal
issue of this campaign He has given il
exhaustive study and no one is better able
to write upon this subject than he is.
Livery man in Office and every asprant
for Office should read this book. Every
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-18

finances. To him the money question
seems to have small significance. On
the whole. however. the book is a
keen, lucid, sane, temperate and in
structive. 1t is written In a style that
Is simple yet flowing. musical and
often eloquent Sold by The Public
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Bank building. Chicago, Ill.
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Bill had billboard. Bill also had
board bill. The board bin bored
Bill so that Bill sold the billboard TO
pay the board bill. So after Bill sold
his billboard To pay his board bill, the
board blu no longer bored Bin.
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8 politics should t. t.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28


having
reluctantly of Peruna about
neghbOrs
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Planning to Build Beautiful City.


Steps are being taken to organize q
movement for the rebuilding of San
Francisco on the plans of Architect
Daniel Burnham. While the various
other committees have been busy
with relief work. many prominent citi-
Zens have been in consultation. and
within the next few days plans will
be outlined and the work of making
arrangements for the most beautiful
city in the world will begin. w. r.
Bennett. one OF the men in the latest
movement. says all the funds needed
for this great work will be forthcom-
ing just as soon as the committee Is
ready TO begin its work kilograms
have been sent all over the country
explaining the plans of the commit
tee and great men of finance have ex-
pressed their Willingness TO cooperate
in the great work and advance any
funds that are needed.
The work will commence right at
the water front. This district will be
entirely rebuilt on new and modern az
well as picturesque lines. II is esti-
mated that the work right there will
cost S25. .000. 600 The new wharves and
the like will be constructed on entire
ly different lines and new depots will
be built
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28

tributed Wednesday. This is an aver
age estimate based on reports from a
few OF the food dcpuis. At one point
provisions were given ont Ia 672 per
sons an hour for 10 hours. This sta
tion Is neither one of the largest nor
one of the smallest. and so its reports
were used as basis To strike an av.
rage.
All -four that was received in sacks
Is exchanged at bakeries pound for
pound Tor bread Almost all the bak.
cries in the unburned region have
opened and are selling bread at five
cents loaf
There is no danger of meat fam
inc Representatives Of the Western
Meat company. In South San Fran
cisco. reported to the relief committee
that there are now In the yards 1900
cattle. 5000 sheep and 500 hogs
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by
some. while others are In want, has
caused the military authorities to
order new system In the distribution
of food. Kitchens and mess rooms will
be established where meals will be
supplied to all who apply. but no food
will be given ont 10 be carried away
In the distribution OF clothing pre-
cautions against fraud will be taken by
squads detailed TO visit each tent or
shelter check the occupants and tabu-
late their wants. Orders will be given
out emitting the holders 10 the needed
clothing. bedding or othor stores.
Pitiful stories OF suffering from ex-
posuTe. ignorance and helplessness are
flooding the relief committee from all
sides. OF the great refuge camps. that
in the Presidio, which Is under COVE
ernment control seems most thor.
ouGhly systemalized. and that In the
Golden Gate Park most disorganized
though II is rapidly assuming habit
able basis
Several of the foundries and fac
tories near the water front and south
OF Market street are preparing to re-
BILE moment Hundreds of former EN-
ployes reported and spent the day over.
hauling tangles OF machinery and re-
moving debris.
Housing the Homeless.
In the great stretches Of the Golden
Gate Park. famed the world over for
its beauty. have arisen frame shells
housing 10000 people. There is still
considerable want of blankets bedding
and cots and when this has been met
as possibly II will be within the next
"a hours. the condition of those unfor
tunates will, in view of all that has
happened. be almost ideal.
For some days San Francisco
showed an unwonted eagerness to get
rid OF It's people. That period has now
passed OF the able.bodies mechanics
and lahorers she had especial need
and Is making every endeavor 10 hear
ten them and induce them to work
They are answering the call nobly.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
MILLIONS FOR RELIEF
Money and Supplies Flowing Toward
Stricken CaIifornians.


New York, April 23.-The voiceless
appeal of San Francisco has been heard
throughout the civilized world. From
every city and town in this country.
from European capitals and from the
far eastern communities comes news
that all humanity. in expressing Its
sympathy. Is also offering every mate
rial assistance. Money and supplies
are flowing toward the stricken Call.
fornia metropolis and the other cities
by the Pacific affected by the recent
disaster with a generosity unprece-
dented in history
From the incomplete figures of the
contributions which have been made,
II Is estimated here that the San Fran.
cisco fund has passed $20.O0O.O 900. The
United States appropriated $2.5OO.OOO.
In the list of generous contributors.
New York ranks first. The fund
amounts to approximately 10000.
with contributions coming In fast.
The state of Massachusetts, has un-
dertaken to raise s3O00.000 and with
Roston's generous help Is we'll on the
way 10 the goal. Chicago's fund. spon-
taneously subscribed. Is approaching
81 .00O. 600. and promises to go beyond
that sum Philadelphia win send $780,
900. These are but few OF the larger
sums. A score or more of cities are
contributing 100000 and more. while
hundreds of municipalities are sending
all their means will allow From Lon
don. Paris. Berlin and wherever Amer
leans are eongregated, a generous in
flow Of goii Is reported
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28

standard catarrh remedy the world over
Is simply because II eliminates catarrh.
This explains why Peruna has be.
come so popular. 1t relieves catarrh.
This is an amply sufficient reason why
it should become popular.
1t therefore follows that when n rem
cdy is devised that can be used in the
home at u moderate cost, such remedy
should inevitably become popular.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Keeps Pe-ru-na In the House.

Mrs. Jessie Smith, 4Os Buttles Ave-, Columbus,
Ohio, writes:
~ fhave used your Peruna for cafsrrh of the
head and stomach. and have been greatly re-
Heved from IL.
"Therefore cannot praise Peruna too much
and can recommend IL to any one having tho
above disease. there is nothing better.
~ always keep 1t In the house. %
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Pe-ru.na's Popularity,

Peruna is not like SO many other rem
edies that pass away as soon rs the first
few bottles are used. The longer Peruna
is used in any community, the more
popular ii becomes.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Estimates Dead at 1000.

EStindteS Oedo dt tUUOs
Coroner William Walsh estimated
that the total number of dead will not
be less than 1000. His reports arc
complete. and his estimate Is made up
from all the data he has been able to
collect
Coroner Walsh said: Bodies that
the deputy coroners have found and
buried number 300, as follows AZ
Polk and Bay streets. 80; at Ports.
mouth Square. 90; at Washington
Square IL; at the Six-Mile House. 200;
at Laurel Hill. %: scattered In differ.
ent parts of the city. 10. No thorough
search has been made of the district
south OF Market street or the Chinese
quarter. Many lives must have been
lost in these sections. South OF Mar
ket street are the cheap lodging
houses. and many OF these collapsed
from the earthquake There is little
chance that half of the inmates OF the
collapsed buildings had opportunity TO
escape. This also Is true OF China.
town.
shortly after the earthquake sol.
diers and police. so have been told.
buried bodies along the water front.
have received no official report of
these. The total number of dead will
undoubtedly reach, II II does not ex-
ceed, 1000"
There are 107 companies to share
the San Francisco insurance loss. This
loss is estimated by the local agents
at between sl75.OO0.O 900 and 5000. .000.-
600. but New York sends word that
the insurance men there think the loss
will not exceed $125.OO0. 900 Chicago's
loss was sl25.O00 900, and three com.
panies defaulted to the amount of $45..
100000. The loss in Baltimore was
paid in full. II amounted to $35.000.-
600
Food For All.
The work of housing and feeding the
homeless and reconstructing the sani-
tremendous energy. II is certain that
no one Is hungry in San Francisco.
There Is food for all. and the method
Of distributing II has been so perfected
that II is within the reach of all. AS
for the health and sanitary conditions,
there Is. considering all circumstances.
nothing TO be desired. An investigation
of the sewers has shown that they were
not as badly damaged as was feared,
and while there were breaks they have
been repaired. There has been no out
break OF disease of a contagious char
acter nor Is any feared. and as for
those pulmonary diseases that might
be expected to be prevalent in such
a crisis. they are chiefly notable by
their absence. The hospitals, which
In the few instances were crowded by
great numbers. are discharging them
by the score.
An idea Of the task which confronts
the food committee may be gained
from the fact that throughout the city
rafions for 3l94iO persons were dis
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
The Worlds Greatest Medicine
Factory.

The rapid growth OF the Peruna Mcdi-
cine Company is as phenomenal in the
business world as the universal popu-
lari,y of their famous remedy, Pcruna.
The plant covers q number of acres,
and employs several hundred people.
No other medicine firm in the world
reaches anything like the volume of
business done by DIR. Hartman's firm.
Although Peruna is proprietary
medicine, the details of its compound
ing are in strict accordance with phar-
maccutical discoveries and nothing
gives DIR. Hartman greater pleasure
than TO show his intimate professional
friends through the laboratory where
Peruna IL made
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Forty Thousand Patients.

Ut. hartman trllIidttS AIfat ut utuSt
have prescribed Peruna for over forty
thousand patients before 1t was adver-
tised as proprietary medicine.
Relieved In Four Weeks OF Severe
Cold on Lungs.
Miss Josie Schaetzcl, Gen. Del, Ap-
plcton, Wis, writes:
al contracted severe cold which
settled on my lungs in very short order
and il was not long until IL developed
into Il serious case Of catarrh. Every
morning would raise a lot Of phlegm,
which was very disagreeablc. My
digestion was poor and my lungs sore.
"Affer a few doses of Peruna ! be.
gan 10 mend, and felt that n ! kept on
taking IL, IL would NOT be long until
would be WE'LL Twas right. for In f0ui
weeks was well again.
81 think Peruna Is a grand medicine,
and wish to add my testimony TO the
many others you have"
Catarrh is almost universal. Catarrh
is difficult to cure. Many doctors dc
not care TO treat catarrh at all.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28

One reason why Peruna has
found permanent use in so many
homes is that IL contains no mar
coHc of any kind.
| Peruna Is perfectly harmless, il
taken according 10 directions on fhe
bottle. So used, IL can be fskeU "nJ
length Of time wifhOnf scquiri g
Griig habh.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28

There are great many catarrh cures
in the world. The most of them are
local applications. Few of hem are to
be used internally.
Unfortunately, large number OF
these catarrh remedies, especially the
ones prescribed by the doctors, contain
narcotics of some sort. Cocaine. opium,
and other narcotics are used.
These remedies give temporary relief.
The patient thinks he is better right
away.
In a few weeks, however, he discovers
his mistake. Not only is his catarrh no
better, but he has acquired the habit Of
using some narcotic.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
a Doctors Prescription.

For years DIR. Hartman used Peruna
in his private practice as n regular pre-
scription. He had no thought Of manu-
featuring II or advertising it n "A pro-
prietary medicine until there was a de-
mand made upon him by his many
friends, who clamored for The original
prescription.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28

L.. Wall, street. Minn- writes:
caarh of stomach
bowels strength and lost appetite
gaining quickly
yhead.w has entirely cured
thank Perune health enjoying.'
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-28
Followed Doctor Hart 4
mans Advice "A
Grateful Letter.

Mrs. Anthony Rauch, 43S Johnston
street, Bucyrus, Ohio, writes:
81 was suffering from obstinate con-
stipation and torpid liver when took
your advice and purchased six bottles of
Peruna and Manalin.
"When had taken only one toffle !
felt much better and since have taken
two more bottles I feel entirely well,
but ! viii continue taking the medicine
for short time TO make sure of my
cure.
81 think Manalin Ia one of the finest
remedies for constipation that ] ever
tried. will never he without it. II has
made me so strong. / can do days
work and never tire.
az am so glad do not get those dizzy
spells any more. havn't had one since
| took your medicine.
81 cannot thank you enough for what
your medicine has done for me. All sick
people should give il 'air trial"