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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

OF the county court. The goods were
exhibited in their best light. 1t was
pointed out that Judge Vail might be
induced to take the circuit %judgeship,
Surrogate Parrot might be prevailed
upon to retain his present office, and
that Judge Runyon could, in that
event, gobble up the seat on the coun-
ty bench without so much as putting
down a cent or pledging his office as
collateral security that he would leave
the Colby following and align himself
with the regulars" Judge Runyon
was advised to think the matter over
and consult with his friends, with the
assurance that the bargain would re-
main open until he could do so. That
pormise was kept, but the Judge did
not even return to look at the goods
for the third time. Instead, he sem
a letter to Governor Stokes to the eff
feet that he could not conscientiously
accept a $4,000 Office "for nothing"
and he did not care to exchange it for
that valuable consideration, his polit-
ical independence.
"oo liz lAtChlIOH vi IilG DdTI
Of the bosses to advertise this special
sale, but the news of the offer leaked
out in some way. The ''regularsa
cannot understand the meaning Of
this new idea" in politics. 1t is SO
contrary to the customs of the past
that they fear it will prove demoraliz-
ing. 1t may be said that, from the |
tnnhnnint Of fhn a.aIs-N H.
change has not simpliied the already
complicated situation in Union coun-
ty, but it ought to be effective in bind
ing more closely together the people |
who have decided to trade in the Col
by camp, because they believe that :
there they will secure a square deal.
Newark News.
Tackling the Ice Trust.
Mayor Doremus, of Newark, is n
titled to the thanks of that commun-
ity for waging wal on the greedy ice
trust, that has doubled prices to con-
sumers, for which action on the
trusts part the lame excuse of al
scarcity of the natural supply, due to
the recent open winter, is presented.
The people in general will agree
with Mayor Doremus' contention that
an advance of 100 per cent. in. the
price of this necessary commodity is
lnjustified. Artificial ice constitutes
The main supply in Newark, as in
most large cities, and the cost of
manufacture is no greater now than
last summer. If the makers of arti-
fetal ice sold their product at a pro-
at last summers price by what
do they now soak the con-
by doubling the price? +,
OF course this extortion is the work /
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
Immoral Plays to Blame For
Degeneracy In Modern Life
By Bishop RICHARD SCANNED of om,,,

HE knowledge of evil acquired from the stage has bprr;o5
down to their ruin many young persons who but for It would
be good Christians and useful members of society r. ov
plains the MORAL AND PHYSICAL DETERTORA
LION OF those who from youth have been exposed to the enervatino
influence which | have described. It explains why n Is whom non
IkUE MEN AND CAPABLE MEN, are needed for nv noa;+;7
tney nave to be sought for MAINLY AMONG SONS OF THE
FOOR These, living a simple and natural life. trained = bonoa4
work and taught by necessity to practice self denial. grow u wTTH
OLLAk HEADS AND HONEST HEARTS and become non
whle habrual theater goers and votaris of pleasure GROW OTn
morally and physically BEFORE THEY ARE TWENTY AND
NEVER BECOME MEN AT ALL.
"hat is the good OF our greater material progress. will. ;ts onros
n refinement, # it cannot produce strenuous and vIGOpnuo
CHRISTIAN MANHOOD? I appeal to the FATHERS ~ =.
families TIC SAVE THE The fathers 80 fomn.-
"a DO more to purify the stage than all the mayors md nol;oo - =
country. The theater business is like every other business 8T4 soals.
serve the public as the public desires to be served. and vbostl1ssTs
produce plays FIND DECENCY PAYS BETTER THAN nT
DECENCY the stage will at once become clean and wbolaaoa
MEN ARE RARELY UNDER ANY ILLUSION As = -
ING AND CONSEQUENCE OF IMMORAL OR succEer,ur ms4N-
WE HAVE THE EXTRAORDINARY nsrHE-
WOMEN, GOOD AND vIRTuous, CONFERENCE.-The 80. =
JoNNe-sPEcTAcLEs THE IMPuRITY OF WHICH !, = :" y
vllL SAVES FROM OPEN AND ILLEGAL lNDEcENcv I'm
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST,

In the Middle States and New Eng
weather will prevail, with fresh o III
therly to southwesterly winds and
slowly rising temperature, probably
followed by light local rains in the
northern districts. On Sunday part
ly overcast to fair and slightly cool
err weather will prevail, with fresh
westerly to northwesterly winds; and
on Monday fair and slightly cooler
weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
/ II ALARM BOXES

z3-Raritan Copper Works.
26-High and Lewis streets.
27-MadiSon avenue and Paterson street
28-Market and First streets.
8b-Smith and High streets.
S7-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. and Hartford st.
45-Commerce anil Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
b4-State st. and Buckingham ave.
b6-Hall avenue and Charles street.
b7-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
s3-New Brunswick ave. and Elm st.
64-Smith street and Watson avenue.
s5-Commerce and State streets.
72-Eront and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
B2-Smith and Herbert streets.
B3-Woodbridge road and Washington st.
84-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street.
To send in an alarm, open the door of
the box and pull down the lever and let
so, once only. Stay at box until firemen
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
/ tap-Breap in circuit. Q taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 8 taps-Fire out. s
taps-Police call. 12-Call for Lincoln
Engine Company: ..13-Call for washing
ton Hose. 14-Call for Mcclellan Engioe
Company. 15-Call for Protection Hook
snd Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Now that Mr.. Dryden has a riva
for the ~senatorship in Jersey City
southern New Jersey may be expect,
ed to speak up.-New York Sun.
Let them come, the more the mer-
rier. Perhaps the friends of Cover
o Stokes will enc activity and
push his boom forward, probably as
nor seems to be satisfactory to the
corporation men. At the same time
he is in touch with the people and
appears to be anxious to do what he
can for them when given half a
chance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Little Jiggers-Id like to find out
who wrote that anonymous letter
about me to the boss.
Friend-What did he say!
Little Jiggers-That | was a lazy,
worthless scoundrel, an idle drunken
loafer who spent all his spare time
in billiard rooms.
Friendly Jove! 1t was some one
who knew you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
Describing. Him.

Mrs. Malaprop-My husband is just
crazy since the fishin' season opened.
He can't think or talk of anything
else.
Mrs. Browne-Fond, of angling, is
he?
Mrs, Malaprop-I should say so. He's
a regular ~anglomaniac. philadelphia
Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
ALI Id
Good
That Is
Human"
nv
Rev. CHARLES
N
Author of THE
Simple Life

T one and all I demand that they be men, and in morality a
single criterion appears to me admissible. 1t is this: All
is good that is human largely, simply, faithfully human.
ALL is EVIL THAT is NHUMAN. .n s
Human life is placed in conditions which no one, either
believer or atheist, can touch with IMMUNITY. The serious apprecia-
ton of these conditions inspires us with the MORAL SENTIMENT
par northumberland. Perfect is also the radical form of authentic
religious sentiment. Both can be included in the word piety, if we
preserve to this term its old meaning, such as we still find in fhal piety.
What can religion do to maintain and cultivate this piety in order to
render it fertile in results truly profitable to humanity? THIS DE
PENDS ON IT'S QUALITY. The more healthy human religion
will be, the more nearly will it also approach the divine will, which is
THAT WE BE MEN. Old Froebel, who understood the spirit of
things, said: "If you will realize that which is basically and authen-
tlcany human, you will then be capable of understanding the divine"
Man acts according to that which he believes. IT is IMPOSSL
BILE FOR HIM TO ACT OTHERWISE. The contradictions be-
tween our convictions and our acts proceed from this, that at bottom
we do not believe what we profess to believe. And here believers and
unbehevers meet the same necessity of making the most loyal confess
sons. One fact dominates this entire question: Too many believers
are unfaithful to their God; too many free thinkers are unfaithful TO
THEIR REASON.
For a religious man God is everywhere that he meets a little Of
truth, of good will, of sincere brotherliness and of thirst for Justice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Beautiful women can have the hest
things in the world, for there is none
so inhuman as to refuse anything to
a pretty woman. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea makes beautiful won.
en-. 35 cents. Sections drug store
20 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
SATURDAY, MAY s.
CHANCE TO STRIKE HIGH.

Politics will be interesting in New
Jersey this fall. In fact, it is no
waiting until fall to begin for candi
dates are declaring themselves on all
sides and dollar dinners have started.
The interest deepens as the fight
spreads out. Up to Thursday night
it was all state politics with only an
occasional rumble of national affairs,
but with George L. Record out for
the United States senate in OPPOSE
ton to Senator Dryden the confines
Of the state have been broken. Rec
ord stands for the people and his rec
ord a a reformer during the past
year or two proves it. Everyone
knows how the United States senate
is made up at present. Nearly every
member can be pointed out as being
the personal representative of some
trust. Senator Dryden is a corpora
tion man. He is at the head of the
great Prudential Insurance Company,
which he was afraid to have investi-l
gated last winter. He is also allied
with the Fidelity Trust Company and
the Public Service Corporation and
Is the great financial hacker of the
state republican machine. His in-
terests are corporation and trust in
terests.
To defeat Mr.. Dryden it will be
necessary to elect, first, a reform leg
islature. The legislature as consti-
tuted last winter would, without a
doubt, return Senator Dryden. He
is the head of the machine which
controls all the county bosses, who, in
turn, control the legislators, but who,
1t might be remarked, are, supposed t
to be controlled by the people. !
Each county will have to look out $
for its W delegation in the state t
legislature. All the money and in :
iuence that the machine can COM S
mand will be supplied the various i
county bosses to elect machine men d
so that Senator Dryden may be re- =
turned to the United States senate r.
to look after corporation interests "
and, incidentally the bosses want TO a
look out for their W personal in fl
terests.. =
It is easy to see how the machine q
works, and it is within the power of "
the people to break up this ring and di
place men IN the Legislative halls who .,
hold the peoples interests above that al
the corporations. fiji
n Middlesex county the boss is is
.Dory5' strong He has his men al-fll
IL 4. ,., an
pinu ~hoiH ~ VII haYeBcp
81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

she grasped the bar, arranged her skirts
with dainty little tucks and firts;
Posed on the saddle, felt the tread
OF the pedal, and Pm off," she said.
A whirl of wheels, a swerve and sway,
And from the road-bed where she lay,
She realized in full degree
The climax of her prophecy.
Royal Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

This unusual activity on the part
of the Law and Order League evil
IDENTIFY has the saloonkeepers scared.
What bothers them is that it is hard
to tell where the detectives are going
to get busy next.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

I'VE have at least taught the rail-
ways one lesson this day." said the
voluminous orator as he retired to the
cloak room.
And what is that?"
We have shown them that they
cannot do as they choose and have
nothing said about it."-Washington
Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

do you sometimes have thoughts"
asked the aesthetic young lady, that
are absolutely unutterable?"
81 do" answered the popular poet.
And sometimes when l am looking
for a rhyme that | can't find I have
thoughts that are absolutely imprint
able.'-Cassell's Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
He'd Done His Best.

Bride (weeping)-You complain
about the meals already, and thought
you might at least close one EYE to
the cooking the first month we were
married.
The Hungry Husband-My dear, I
have closed both, but things don't
taste any better.-Royal Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
Sunshine.

II you bear a grudge, take this advice
from me:
Put 1t off;
1t you long to choke some robust enemy.
Put it off;
DON'T start out to make a ruin of his face.
lie may have a hammer when you near the
place
Where you angrily expect to close the
case
Put 1t off!
Chicago Record-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

1t has caused more laughs and
dried more tears, wiped away dis
eases and driven away more fears
than any other medicine in the
world. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Sex
toms drug store, 20 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Everybody seems agreed that Sen
ator Jackson could not have done
better than to take his past record
in the senate for his platform on
which to stand for reelection. At
least Fordyce should be pleased.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Never trouble trouble till trouble
troubles you"-and then take the
sting out of 1t with a want ad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
In the Graft Army.

The Victim with hands elevated)-
Don't you think, my good man, that
this is a very crude way to accumulate
wealth?
Inc Hold-up Artist-'T amt exactly
renned, OATS a fact. But if a feller's
dedication bars him frum becomin' a
captain Nv industry, he's got ter do
MS pest as a private, OATS all.-Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05

Blinkum Ito feed store)-Send me
up two bags of oats and a bale of hay.
Voice tfrom feed store)-All right;
who for, sir?
Blinkun-The horse, We blame fool,
ye!-Chicago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
The Perp1exing
Problem Of Divorce

By judge w. p WHITEHoUsE of III Supreme Court of Main.
L IS known divorce is an institution which has existed TO a
greater or less degree in all ages; that freedom of divorce
-0 sometimes accompanies periods of lcentiousness and immor-
atty and SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT; that when it does
1t IS more the outcome than the CAUSE of the icentous tendencies
OF the period; that increase of divorce is not necessarily a symptom Of
degeneracy, but may be the result of the changing condition in the
eVomtlon II society and the progress of civilization; that divorce has
largely increased III Europe during the last half century, but much
more rapidly in this country; that the chief causes of this were C) the
evolution OF the individual AND OF WOMAN to a position of
equality and independence, and () the breaking away from the dogma
as to the indissolubility of marriage.
Ii must be remembered that laws cannot change human nature
reform bad husbands or make good wives, legislate morality into Grim
mas or good tendencies into brues, and it is chiefly through the inAu-
ence OF education, moral discipline, RELIGIOUS TRAINING and
the higher civilization that we must look for such an evolution in tho
character OF humanity as will eventually make marriage come in fine
TO be IN fact what it is in theory-"For better for worse for richer
Tor poorer, In sickness and in health, till death do is partn
In France an interview of reconciliation is expressly eouirod bv
the code OF civil procedure on separation and divorce. Only THE
Two PRINCIPALS AND THE JUDGE arr present at This IN.
terVlew OF reconciliation, except that the Judge NAV and sometimes
does have his clerk present. This interview is considered nriv;leood
IN CONFIDENTIAL and commentators upon French law caution ;ndco.
to be discreet in guarding this confidence.
NO PUBLISHED REPORT OF THE DIVORCE SUIT IS ALLOWED.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-05
A Nasty Fall

1 mad rather a bad fall last night:
renamed unconscious nearly eight
hours" eg-,
Good gracious! and walking about
as usual to-day?" lIS
Yes, 1t didn't injure me in the
least. The fact is | rather enioved II /"
wonderful! How did you fall?"
"Fell asleer. '-RoyalS Maoazina
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Reciprocity With Canada.

Chicago has inaugurated the gigantic
campaign mapped out by James j. Hill,
railroad builder, to annex Canada in a
commercial sense. AS possibility to
the nation at large, as well as Chicago,
of the great movement just launched,
is the actual territorial annexation of
the Dominion. This is a big undertake
ing, but Chicago people are pushers and
with the aid of the country at large,
the scheme cannot be said to be a
dream.
Sons of Great Britain and their sons
now residents in Illinois were the first
to take up with the Hill idea and give
it definite shape. Numbers of them,
men high in the business life of the
community, met at the Great Northern
hotel last night and organized the Brit
ish Empire association of Illinois for
the promotion and enlargement of trade
relations between the United States and
parts of the British dominions.
Briefly told, the object of the associ-
alton is to destroy Canada's high tariff
wall, to influence reciprocal tariff
treaties and to bring the commerce of
the great north kingdom to the doors
of Chicago. Upon John Crerar was be-
slowed the distinction and responsible
itv of leading this campaign. Assisting
him will be David R. Forgan, president
of the Chicago Commercial association,
j. C. Hunter, G.. HI. Cubbon, Alderman
Walter j. Raymer, George E. Gooch and
others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Looks Like Criminal Negligence.

Red tape coupled with what ought to
be termed as criminal negligence cost a
wee child her life in little Falls, few
days ago. DIR. III. Nj. Bracken, secretary
of the state board of health is much
wrought up over the case.
The little girl had been sick two weeks
with what was thought to be whooping
cough. The mother of the child was
dead and the father was away. The
child was living with other people and
grew worse, so a physician was called.
He found the child had diphteria and
wanted to give anti-toXin. The woman
told him that the druggist would not
trust her and that she could not pay for
it. Then one of the councimen was
appealed to for an order and he refused
to give it, saying that the city could
not pay for medicine for people.
The regular physician of the family
was not home but came the next day.
He gave the anti-toXin, but it was to
late and the child died.
81 do not know whether the anti-tOxin
would have saved the child if it had
been administered day earlier" said
DIR. Bracken, "but Mt certainly was ne
elected and reprehensible neglect not to
administer it when it was found that
the child had diphtheria.
"The law authorizes and commands
the local board to take care of the sick
at the expense of the city without
waiting to investigate the circumstances
OF the family. If the people are able
to pay, the city can recover the amount
afterwards, but in either case the city
officials should not let few dollars
stand in the way of doing anything pos
sible to save the child''
The new code contains a provision
which covers just such cases and it does
seem strange that men who are clothed
with certain duties do not perform them
in accordance with the law Rome was
consumed by flames while Nero fddled.
An innocent child died because officials
did not do their duty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
knotty Problem for Legislators.

Exchanges are talking of needed
change in the primary election law, to
prevent parties mixing up, but none
seem to have found remedy, says The
Easton leader. A few months ago a
Kansas City judge decided that selection
boards have no constitutional rbwer to
compel voter to make choice of tic
kets at primary or interfere with him
in any way; that the free use of the
ballot is sacred right that cannot be
taken away.
Unless this decision is reserved by the
highest courts in the land what can be
done to give election boards any arbitrary
or directing power over the voter? The
independent voter who affiliates with no
party cannot be DISTINGUISHED and the
legislature will find knotty problem.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
REPORTS ON COUNTY ROADS
Rural Mall Carriers Called Upon to
Furnish lnformatiop.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

riOiu SATURDAY . Ddilys
George w. Cooley, secretary of the
| state highway commission, sent out yes
terday nearly l,5OO circular letters to
the rural free delivery carriers of Min
nesota. A plan has been adopted by the
commissioners through which they hope
to secure valuable information concern
ing the condition of the roads through
the state and the means taken to keep
them in good condition. The rural car
riers have been requested to cooperate
with the highway commission in the
betterment of the public highways.
1t is believed that the rural carriers
will give all the assistance possible to
the work, as an improvement in the
state roads means less work for them
1t is hoped through these letters to Sc
cure some accurate information concern
ing the general condition of the roads
ii Minnesota. Nearly every corner of
the state is covered by the rural carriers
who use the roads constantly.
One of the questions asked is concern
ing the condition of the road, whether
earth, gravel or rock, and the miles of
each. The carriers are requested to
make report upon the condition of
each kind of road in winter, spring, sum-
mer and fall. In case the condition of
a road in winter has prevented its gen.
eral use the carriers are asked to report
upon this also.
All distractions except snow drifts are
to be reported and the carriers are asked
to specialize whether the road is closed
to loaded wagons merely or to unloaded
wagons as we'll In this manner the
commissioners can get at the real con-
dtion of the roads.
The carriers are also asked to report
upon whether the road has been dragged
recently, and if dragged, what has been
the general effect of such dragging on.
the soil of the road. A request is. made
that stone or concrete culverts, bridges
of wood or steel, and their conditions,
also be reported. The carriers are re-
qrested to give names of any road
leagues or associations in their neighbor-
hood.
1t is thought that in this way a mass
of very valuable information can be Sc
cured by the commission to form the
basis for practical work. 1t is expected
that the answers will be in within the
next two or three weeks. The commits
sion will hold a meeting about Dec. j
The replies will be considered and the
work for the spring discussed. peaI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Minnssota's Wealth,

Figures gathered by the census bu-
reau show that the aggregate wealth of
the state of Minnesota in 1904 was
three and one third billions. This is an
increase of more than eight hundred
millions over 1900. Minnesota is a
younger state than Michigan, but her
wealth is greater. She has advanced
from twelfth to ninth place in the sis
terhood of states.
The real property and buildings in
creased in value by half billion dol
lars in the four years. There was an
increase of $3OOOOOOO in the value of
livestock, of $5,OOO,OOO in the value of
farm implements and machinery, S.
100000 in machinery and implements,
while the gold and silver bullion w"
creased only s6,OOO,OOO. The railroad
property has increased in value twenty
five millions, and in the development of
electric powers, the Increase in vslue
in these public service properties being
45,OOO,OOO Ninety million dollars rep.
resents the increase in value of all other
forms of wealth, including personal
property of various kinds.