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Great eunuison Tunnel.

Colorado in the past year. has seen
the beginning OF what will be the
greatest irrigation project in the state.
in the Uncompahgre valley. The most
important feature OF this work will be
the Gunnison tunnel. the longest and
most wonderful of its kind In the coun-
try and probably in the world.
In all, $2,500.000 has been allotted for
the Uncompahgre work. OF which more
than 31.000.000 will be expended In the
tunnel. The latter is now driven one
and one-fourth miles through the heart
Of the Rocky mountains. the bore
piercing gravel. shale, adobe and gran.
ite.
1t will be 10000 feet long and nat.
ural difficulties apparently insurmount.
able will have to be overcome before
II is complete, which is expected to be
In the fall Of 1908. When this magnifi.
cent engineering feat is accomplished
and 1t is now progressing in a. way
that indicates 1t will be finished in ac
cordance with the most sanguine ex
pectations, Il will reclaim for Colo
RADIO a territory Of from 100000 to 1870,
900 acres Of land.
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coLoaAoo MlNlNe olvIpsNos.

The Grand total cf dividsnds for isos
from Colorado's mines and plAcsss. y
publlshed u the Denver News. fo0ta
IN SlS.SsO.527. . gain of e2.sas.s7s
compared with 1904. or In excess OF
sixteen per cent. The dividend tot.s
for 1905 exceeds twenty.cight per cent.
Of the years output from the precious
metal mines. This figure com
pares withr-2s.6 per cent In isos'
twenty six per cent. in 1903 and lSo..
with twenty per cent. in 1901. with
twenty eight per cent. In 1900, Win
twenty.four per cent. in 1893 and tweh'
ty-one per cent. In 1898. For tnc
eight years under notice the average
reads 25.37 per cent, figure whlcn
means generous profit in legitimate
mining intelligcntly and honestly con
Quoted.
eight yeas unde notice the aveage eads
s5.37 per cent. figure which means
generous profit iniegitimate mining IN
teligently and honestly conducted
The following is the record by couh'
ties.
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-color.do,. Fame Spreading.

Colorado has 66.5OO,0Oe acres OF
land. and only 100000 acres are .un-
der cultivation of any kind. There are
25,500 farms and ranches IN the state
OF Colorado. With her agricultural
exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition held at st. Louis. In 1904.
the state Of Colorado captured C2C
prizes and medals. These 62G prizes
were out Of total Of z67 prizes OF all
kinds granted to the state in depart.
ments of industry. At the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland. held in
the summer just past. 1905. the Colo.
RADIO agricultural exhibition received
2G5 gold. 143 silver. sixty nine brofixe
medals. and forty-four honorable men
tions. The appropriation for the pur
pose was very small and the exhibi
tion was composed of a scientifically
selected collection Of dried grains and
grasses.
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Boulder County Product.

Boulder cOunty's mining industries
expanded during the last five months
The mines near jamestown are con.
stant shippers, as are those OF Spring.
dale, Rowena. Sunshine. Gold Hill, ga.
lima, Magnolia, Ward, Eldora, Arapa.
hoe Peak. Crfsman. Wall street and
the Sugar Loaf sections. In all of
these the owners Of the mines are do
ing well. n are the ieasers, as many
Of the mines are coMiucted on the
leasing basis.
A careful estimate Of the gold out.
put alone places the yield for 1905 al
upwards Of 100000.
The tungsten deposits in this county
which have been exposed. are i'm
portant- A careful Investigation
places the tlngsten output at $500. 900
30 that tie gold and tungsten yield oi
this county for 1906 will total about
II .0oo,e ~ while the mining Of pro
cf0us metals a conflned principally X
EoA M tanGstens; S0lne yilver 81 be
Ing u11vq4 ~ n ~ pRtce o. olTxe1
eoes hfs4ss tp1Hy 1kop leFtfes 20
- ~ !! ~ m a ~ IN Y
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Northern Colorado Potatoes.

The potato crop of northern Colo
RADIO for 1905 is estimated at 10000
carloads. which is twenty-five percent.
less than that of last year, which ex-
ceeded in quantity all previous potato
crops in this section. While this
years crop is 1000 carloads short OF
the crop Of last year, in all probability
It will bring seventy-fiye. peES cent.
more to ita growers than did tho 1904
crop, twenty per cent. Of which was
lost for want Of q market. while much
Of thes crop brought prices far fess
than the actual cost OF production.
1t ID safe to say that this years crop
represents $4,000. 900 and there 10 a
prospect Of an. advance IN price before
the crop is sold, adding q half-million
to this: The crop II Of superior quail.
ity and the potatoes Of uniform size,
smooth and fully matursd. and conse.
quently they will keep WE'LL
This fall : few Of the growers, who
have no convenieht place to store their
lpctatoes, sold from tho 6eld, receivinR
from 90 cents " u = hundred borndS,
clearing fx0n xG oeAks Il 10 cSnte 4 =
Ennndfeds Nexy eeo9sd a thslr ~ ~.
| a4ent yh1t ~ ~ ~ pRtlc WlIi6 r
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Mining Notes

Boulder county is developing some
fine mineral mines and outputted ore
to the value OF $1,0OO.OO0.
The production Of the United States
Zinc Company at Pueblo for the year
was 6.544 tons of metallic zinc, valued
at $751; $50.
The zinc production of the state for
the year is valued at $4.1O5,30O. The
output for 1904 was valued at 33,564,-
80.
During the year the Camp Bird mine
at Ouray yielded its owners profit
OF $1.750.000. Thomas F. Walsh re-
ceived In royalties this year $3GS, ATS.
Ouray county's ore production for
the year was worth $3,327 900. Great
tunnel enterprises near Ouray prom
ise a big increase in the ore production
(, for the new year.
Clear Creek and Gilpin counties
come up smiling again this year with,
over $4,000, 600 product in the precious
metals. They have been mined foy
over forty years and have not as yet
been scratched.
San Juan mines increated their ont
put last year about twelve per cent
Many milling enterprises are bsihe ~
|sdertakenf near 6ilverton and 0ae u
the lqyeelf p1edF piaat ps6d pGkei Ii xE1l
st1te y AppruecnIm8 ecf11 III
WI e4tply He@t a. "A
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FIGURES CONCERNING COLORADO RAILROADS.

Number OF miles of Colorado June 3o M
reported by the Interstate Commerce. comnhsson
Number OF miles of line miles OF territory
Number OF miles of inhabitants
Total mileage. including construction in 1905
Miles Of Railroad In Colorado. !
Northwestern (dofat 4Ke)
Denver & Rio Colorado
Colorado Northwestern
Great Western (Sugar
Colorado Southern Fof Collins branch) :'
Union Pacific ito Baum mine)
Spurs sidestracks switches
r,,., .. 4
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colorado's wheat vIeld. :

Three hnndred thousand acres "a
wheat. yielding an average Of 1tweafy-
eight bushels 70 the acre. 1ls illS esti-
mated product n that 0feat cefeai for
CdloFAd 80 the past ye6fs ~. tatinAate1
are made 1t, th6 II f1lc61f 1fGr4t xs1Ie9S
lyum s9ch daea ~ w h mi; 1Iisn a1}3
1ss sHGcslrc VI II " n ~ ~ a. .11& ,X6iI
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ouray County Statistics.

An estimate of the number Of men
employed In the mines and mills Of
Ouray county by the Denver Republi-
can shows that about 2,1OO men are
employed. while the production of gold,
silver, lead. copper and zinc is as fol-
lows:
Gold. $2,3S0.000: silver. $575,000;
lead and zinc, $290.000; copper, $S2,.
900; making total of $3.327 900 pro.
duced for the year 1905.
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Colorado Zinc Production.

The following table is careful esti.
mate OF the value of the zinc output by
counties. A large part OF the crude
zinc ore production is concentrated.
making total OF 100000 tons OF high
grade ore and concentrates, averaging
thirty. per cent. zinc. The spelter pro-
duced from Colorado zinc ores is esti-
mated at 200 tons for the year 1905.
having a value Of $4.105 500:
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Total ....-. $500 I,zVv =.
One Of the largest crops o. ~
In northern Colorado was sIo.L n
b. McCIavA on the oeors q
ranch. forty miles east OF dIss~'sI =. Z
Grover. Fliteeh thousand ssC.s
tatoes were taken From 12o ac:s sssI
acres Of which yielded ~
acre "a
The 8. II. and w. ranch; ~ z'
east u 0reepey, yielded So'y.
TpotatoeS from 800 acres. " +
Isee disff1e( q gsn miles 49,
|ley ~ ~ j1r0WI. Jr- halss5 ~
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How San Juan Output Grown.
Mineral County Treasure. :.

Mineral county's production for 1895
was 61.82; tons, net, against 76,41s
tons for 1904 The decrease Is ac-
counted for in part by the high water
during the months OF July and August,
which wnshed out the railroad tracks.
The total represents the actual ship
ments. Ninety thousand tons OF crude
ore were milled by the Humphreys, and
the East Willow concentrating mill
producing $1,000 tons of concentrates.
The following is the gross value Of
Mineral county's product for 1905:
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Gold Bullion at Denver Mint.
Following is statement Of the
amount Of gold bullion operated on at
tho United States mint in Denver dur
luu the calendar year 1905:
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Colorado Fruit Production.

The following table. published by
he fruit production of Colorado IN
The Denver News. gives an estimate oil
1905 by counties.
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A careful estimate Of the -;
shipments made from .dineienl s :
in the. northern Colorado dis,a~ ,S.s'
ing the last four years is as foi'os'
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Grand total for 1905. :.

OF the $1o,5G2.270 credited directly
to mines and placers. the sum of
$2.125.000 came from leasers. In
many cases the mines producing such
dividends had been worked at loss
on company account.
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SUNNI. county's Output.

A conservative estimate of the out
put Of the mines of Summit county for
| 1905 is rs follows.
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Following is the zinc output of Colo
RADIO for the past four years, respect
output Of the Cripple Creek District.

Cripple Creek figures on the value
OF the ore produced during the year
place the total at $22.S07.952 The to-
tails by months are as follows:
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FIGURES SHOWING coLoaAoo's GROWTH
COLORADO sEtr SUGAR ,Novsr ny IN 1905

Total acreage acres
-
money ~
factory labor. ........... ir
refined %c pound ............... ~
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gofddwn
Of
handled
Of OF
packing plants
the big
OF
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I Like ceuntyss produetlen sev Two
yesrs.
<.,.. Il. ....! }. 4 'ssss '..s.s.. ':i.ss..s ::i.ss;..s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
RUSSIAN CAR IN PANIC
Continued from Page l.,

would spread to the corners OF the
empire. His closing words TO the cor
respondent were. Now watch Nevel,
Riga and Libau."
The news of the mutiny on board the
armed cruiser Pamyat AZova off the
Esthonlan coast is fraught with enor-
nous possibilities. The crew of this
and four officers. Ambassador Meyer
has received a dispatch from the
American consul at Revel saying that
the Pamyat Azova had entered that
port with the red flag at her masthead.
Should the cruiser under the flag Of
the mutineers sail to the uoTthward
and appear in the presence of the
main squadron in the gulf of Finland
the loyalty of the crews of these YES.
sells would perhaps be put to a strong
er test than they could stand. Al
though the admiralty claims that the
squadron off SvcabOrg did not waver
in its allegiance. there is something
mysterious about the reports of their
actions which warrants the suspicion
that all Is not right aboard.
Only two ships fired on the mutt
neers, the others remaining on the no.
riZon, as If the admiral were not sure
that they could be depended upon.
a correspondent found that at Cron-
stadt there were about 1000 mutinous
sailors barricaded in their barracks.
which We're surrounded by troops.
While passing the arsenal the CORE
spondent heard a ragged volley which
he subsequently learned had cut short
the lives of six pioneers who had been
sentenced to death by the drumhead
court martial. 1t was declared hat the
300 sailors who had surrendered during
the night had been shot earlier in the
day. but II was impossible to obtain
absolute confirmation of this state.
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
MRS. WILLIAM PATTERSON.

toms marriage. She is under contract
to act this season, but no announce
ment has yet been made of her plans.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
about the wedding. When the Rev.
Mr.. Steinmetz was summoned to mar
ry the couple he supposed it was for a
social visit and when he was Informed
after the wedding that Fay Osborne
was the well known actress was much
surprised. There were no witnesses to
the marriage outside the members OF
the family.
Mr.. Patterson is the son of a
wealthy lumber merchant and is about
thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old
Fay Templeton is probably the best
known musical comedy star in the
country and has been identified with
leading comic operas and e%Xtravagan-
zas for the last twenty years.
The last production in which Miss
Templeton was starred was Forty
five Minutes From Broadway" She
was for several seasons with old Web
er and Fields forces in New York and
was popular for her clever rendition
of comical songs and for her imita-
tons of well known stage folk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03

Advertising in the NEWS brings
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
LEHIGH VALLEY R. r

Time Table In effect May IS, 1906.
Stations In New York. foot of Cortlandt,
Desbrosses and West 23rd SITS, Pennsyi-
vania II. II. Ferries.
Trains Leave State Street Station
For South Plainfield and New York
s :15 am. :32, 6:35 pm.
For Other Points.
1880 am, daily except Sunday, local
train for Bound Brook. Pennington, ClIn-
ton. Easton. Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk and intermediate points.
1880 am. daily except Sunday. fast ex-
doah. Mahonoy City. Mt. Carmel, Wilkes
Barre. Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls.
Detroit, st. Louis. Chicago and the West.
rs PM. daily except Sunday, ex-
press for bennington, Clinton, ERston.
bethlehem. Allentown, Mauch Chunk.
ton and principal intermediate Stations
S:15 am, Sundays only. fast expr6Ss
for Easion, Bethlehem, Allentown, Wea-
therly, Hazelton, Wilkes-Barre, Rochester.
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Detroit, st. Louis,
Chicago and the West.
for Easton. Bethlehem, Allentown, Wilkes
Barre, Buffalo, Niagara Falls. Detroit,
Toronto. st. Louis, Chicago and the West.
Trains Leave So. Plainfleld for Perth
AmbOy.
S:45 I'm, 3:45, s 900. 7:45 pm. Sun
days. l 0:35 am. s 100, :45 pm, Trains
arrive ut Perth Amboy. Q :05 am. 4 :O6.
8 :25, $40 PIN. Sundays, 10 :57 am:
8 rs, $40 pm.
Baggage checked through.
Full information, rates, maps, time TIA
bles, etc. at City Ticket Office, 98 Smith
street, Perth Amboy, N. j.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03

Habit a second nature! Habit Is
ten times nature said Lord Welllng'
ton. There was profound philosophy
In this remark, and it was philosophy
horn of experience, for Wellington
Who in childhood was considered such
aNlunce his own mother could no'
beer to have him near her. became
one If the greatest soldiers, diplomat
lists and statesmen of his age by as
siduously %cultiyating the habits o.
thorough preparation and quick de
cision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Brunswick Loan Go.
419 George ST., New Brunswick, N. ]
Walls Of Anclen, cities.

The walls of ancient cities were o.
such massive construction as almost
to appall our twentieth century I'M
aginations, accustomed as we are t'
the steel.frame methods employed IL
the construction of modern buildings
The walls of Babylon, for instance
were built of solid masonry, 300 Zee
in height and IS feet in thickness
and the gates Of the city we're OF 8
corresponding strength and size
These ancient gates were usually
built of immClse planl;s covered witt
plates of copper and iron and STUDIED
with huge iron bolts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
nraat chllrches. J

A Roman Journal gives a list OF the
great churches Of the world. The esti-
mate allows four persons to every
square yard OF space available. Milan
cathedral stands at the head, with ca
pacity for $4,000; st. Peters holds 49,
OOC, st. Paul's $500. The capacity OF
San Petronio, Bologna, the Florence
cathedral and the Antwerp cathedral is
about 1000 apiece; that of st. Sophia
Constantinople, is $4,000; that of St
John Lateran, Rome, about the same
(22. $4,000; that Of Notre Dame, Paris,
21,OO0. These are the nine great
churches OF the world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Easy Payments
On Furniture Loans

If you borrow SIS,
You pay back 5 so a week
If you borrow $25,
You pay back $1.15 a week
If you borrow $50,
You pay back $1.S5 a week
If you borrow 500,
You pay back $2.S5 a week
If you borrow $3.50,
You pay back $4.20 a week
If you borrow 5000,
You pay back $3.50 a week
Or you can make monthly pay
ments if you prefer. You get thu
amount applied for, there being nj
advance charges. Our confidential
agent will be in your city on Thurs
day of each week and will be pleased
to wait on you. Call, write or tele
phone
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03

The question Of Sunday rest is be-
ing agitated to a large extent in Italy,
and a commission was named some
time ago which recommended that as
far as possible an uninterrupted rest
of from 80 to SO hours should be in
sured to all the working classes. and
that In case of public services, the
men who worked on Sundays should
have m day off in the week by turns,
domestic servants being entitled to a
half-holiday per week. The law does
not apply to fishermen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
FAY TEMPLETON WEEDS
Wen Known Musical Comedy Star
Marries Pittsburg Man.

PHILADELTI4lA. Aug. B. An
nouucament is made of the marriage
here of Fay TempIeton. the actress. to
William Patterson of Pittsburg.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. f. G. Steinmetz at the home OF
DR.. Giles. Il brother-in-law of the
bride. at Ridley Park. n suburb. I'm.
mediately after the wedding the cou.
ple departed on a bridal tour.
Stageland was considerably sur
prised at the news of Miss Temple
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TABLE

Effective Jan. %, 1908.
Cars leave Railway Junction for Rah-
way Reformatory every 30 minutes from
10 am. until II 40 pm.
Cars leave Railway Junction for Wood.
bridge Creek every hour from $50 IN.
until II 10 pm, connecting with New
Brunswick cars Is after the houf. . :10 p.
M. from Railway Junction last car that
Cars leaving New Brunswick at AT
am. and every hour Until :45 pm. con
meet with car for Sewaren, Woodbridge
Railway and Westfleld.
Cars leaving Perth Amboy ferry at 5 Isl
am. and every hour until 9:57 pm. then
10 :42 pm. and II AZ pm. connect for Sc
warren, Woodbridge, Railway and West.
field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Belgian Girls Invention.

Mile. Ernesta Carston Di Luisi, a Bel
glan girl, Is years old, has just patent
ed an invention which 1t is claimed
VIII revolutionize many kinds OF trac-
ton. A turntable fixed by any We
hicle is the origin of her idea, and by
means Of her device any vehicle-auto-
mobile, car, cart, etc.-driven by any
power can at once reverse. Belgian
government engineers are considering
the young inventors scheme with a
view to purchasing the rights for their
country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
She Didn't Know

Don't you Think" asked Mrs. Old
castle, that the new minister was
somewhat reconcile last Sunday?" Il
didn't know what it was at the time
replied her hostess as she toyed with
her diamond studded fan. but | do re-
member that his face looked kind OF
red and his eyes was sort of CLASSY.
Still, we oughtn't to be too hard on the
poor man. He might of taken it for the
ia grippe "-Chicago Record Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03

In a recent lecture in New York an
American traveller told of a sacred
tooth in India which for 2,400 years
had been an object of worship, and for
which $250,000 had been refused. I'm
hundreds OF other shrines in India"
he said, the teeth of human beings
are worshiped by Rindoos, who above
all value good teeth as the reward OF
good ancestry and OF eternal vigilance
in the care Of the body"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Woman with Longest Hair.

Mercedes Lopez, a Mexican woman,
Is said to possess the longest hair of
any person in the world. Her height
Is five feet and when she stands erect
her hair trails on the ground 0 u feet
eight inches. The hair is so thick
that she can completely hide herself
in it. She has cut it very frequently,
as it grows quickly, enabling her to
sell large tresses to hair dealers every
month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Ninety Years in One House.

Charles Brown, of Lexington, Mass,
who recently celebrated his ninetieth
birthday, was born in the house he
now occupies. He was the son Of
James Brown, who was also born in
Lexington. His grandfather was
Francis Brown, who distinguished
himself in the famous battle of Lex
ington and was wounded on that mem
orable April 10, 1775.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Ioe Rlasted from Glacier.

The great glacier on Mont Blanc is
being used for other purposes than
furnishing an occupation to guides
and an attraction for tourists. An ice
trust has gone into the business on
an extensive scale OF quarrying the
clear, hard ice at an altitude of 1000
feet. The ice is blown out in great
blocks by means -of dynamite, after
which 1t Is sawed into regular sizes
and sent down the mountain sides on
a narrow-gauge railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Canadian Governors Prize.

The governor general Of Canada, to
show his interest in and encourage
figure skating, has offered a handsome
trophy to be competed for next season.
The commission for the trophy has
been given to a Canadian sculptor,
Philippe Herbert, who has lately re-
turned from Paris,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03

The wearing of hats in the British
parliament by the members may be
traced back to the time when those
who were summoned to legislate came
in wearing helmets, which were not
easily removed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Pictures of Pelee.

Prof. Angelo Heilprin, author OF
Tower of Pelee," Mont Pelee" and
editor of "Lippincott's New Gazetteer"
is Just completing a series of paintings
in oil to illustrate the features and
phenomena of the eruption of Mont
Pelee. which are to be exhibited pub
llcly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Big One Story.

Senator Clay, of Georgia, was once
showing a constituent the sights Of
the national capital when the Wash
lngton monument was reached.
What do you think of it?" careless
ly asked the senator, as the constitu-
ent stood gazing in awe at the stately
shaft.
Senator" responded the Georgian
gravely, that's the darnedest highest
one-story building I've ever seen"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Valuable cocoanut Tree.

If a shipwrecked man were cast up
on an u%ninhabited island naked, cold,
famished and thirsty and were to
climb a cocoanut tree he could throw
down to the ground the material for
his house and the fire and a canoe to
paddle away in, and could climb down
fed, clothed and with a jag on. A
tree ~marvelously adapted to the
pressing needs of man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Oldest Game.

With the exception of chess, dice
throwing Is said to be the Oldest game
still in existence. The ancient Teu-
tons INDUCED in games Of dice, and
often not only risked their fortunes
but their liberty on a single turn. In
1867 there we're over 100. different
kinds Of games of dice in England.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Perfume Cones.

NJ. Deletrain, of Geneva, has com
bined certain materials, put together
in the form of a small solid cone,
which, when dissolved in petrol of ben
zine. destroy the odors of burnt gases,
and leave an agreeable perfume be
hind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-03
Poor African Land.

Southwest Africa, which has been
the scene of a disastrous and dilatory
war for nearly three years, is the only
German colony favorable for European
settlement, and this land is so poorly
supplied with water that an area of
from 5000 to 10000 acres is necessary
to keep alive the herds of even a
small ranch,