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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
me Propo.ed Fire stations.

The Proposed Fire stati0nss
 Now that the long wanted patrol wagon is at last in service, I wish that some active alderman would get busy and make the Council do something with the suburban fire stations; said d . years ago. the lots for these stations were selected and the money approprta- ted for the buildings. Plans were haven't seen any hose wagons coming from the direction of West End or Vesuvius If the new Council Will be as active in this matter as 1t has shown disposition to be In other matters. l doubt not but that we will have these stations inside of year or two Then the suburbanites cannot kick on acc count of lack of fire protection"
 Removes to the West.
 Mr. Theodore B. Mitchell, accompa- nied by his wife and child, will leave their home in the middle west MT Mitchell goes direct to Lincoln, Neb.. where he takes charge Of tbe Commerce department of the Lincoln Gas and her child will go to Denver. Col: where they will spend six weeks with rela-
 MT. Mitchell has been connected with the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company since June 1, 1904. as head of the new business department. He has many friends in Montgomery.
 Mir Frank Beddow, Treasurer of the Alley Comedy Company which played at the Bijou Theatre last week, was formerly popular newspaper writer or and other Southern cities. During his stay in Montgomery, he met a number of people through local men and formed many pleasant acquaintances here. He will go to Troy with his company this morn ing.
 Rabbi A J, Messing left the city last night for Chicago, where he was called on account of the illness of Mrs. Mess ing. MT. Messing expects to return to in about a week. Owing to his sudden departure. he was pre- vented from delivering an address at the Juvenile Philanthgopic Mass Meeting held last night at the Court Street Methodist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

COnceited. Jones Is his own worst enemy. Yes; and he believes in loving his enemies. too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Daily Average, December, 1905 .... ..Is,4S2 Sunday Average. December. 1905 .lS,Se6
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Will Re Surprised. That man Is always knocking. We'll, the first thing he knows some body will open the door suddenly some day and he'll fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

The Lesser Evil. My wife walks in her sleep. You are blessed,-my wife talks in hers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18

term me room on the night av
March 32nd, '95, diths-hid
shrouded in black appeared, how
erin long enough to indilIybly
brand on me mind vision av
ghastliniss which this life will
niyer erase. At precisely the
same hour the MKT avenin' the
oorganic counterpart av the ban
shee passed into the unknown:
The sicond, more vivid than the
first, PRESENTED phaynomenon fer
thirty consecutive days; twinty-
wan precaydin' dith an nine af-
Their.
There wur no visions or sounds.
nothin' but a sickenin' nawshus
odor av imbalmin' fluid. favorin'
iverythin' [ ate or drank, pervad-
in livery place [ inferred an in
craysin in sthringth as dissolootion
approached. FolIyin' dith an un-
natural muscular dance supplant-
Ell the odor, an fer a wake I
shiverd an vibrated like an ane-
mometer in a high wind. Pray
natural burial may account fer
the latter, as the soobjict waz not
imbalmed, besides the rayslm-
blance av thrance to dith has lid
more than wan to die afther the
funereal.
The third demonstration tux
place in strange house, nanny
fistin' itsllf be three distink 1aps
on the drisser an the appyrishun
av a face in the glass. Hovin'
cognizance av me sinsytiveniss in
foormer adventures, I described
the face to me hostiss, infoormin'
her that the party had died in the
night. Six hours later, tillygram
VERIFIED me representations in
livery detail. That, me frind, is
telipathy, practical workin' NTH
DDS av which will be divulged in
another arthicle. E. E. III.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18

but a moment later THE Teal"
smashed into rock, tipped half
over, slid off, and repeated the
performance moment later.
Then she turned over, and Volts
and I swan. IT wasn't far to the
shore Of the little island we had
rammed and Volts and I both
reached it safely.
The next morning "The Teal"
had disappeared. The mast was
bobbing about among the rocks,
and other pieces of the wrecked
idea" were scattered on the beach,
together with some few pieces of
our outfit. Later in the day an
Indian and his squaw took us off
in a canoe, sans guns, sans food,
sans boat, sans everything.
Poor Volts! The boys buried
him the following summer and
upon his monument two crossed
shotguns were carved with the
epitaph:
civilian Volts, the Victim of
an Idea" w.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
To Exbect-T0 Hole.

We EXPECT what we think will
probably occur. We hope what
we strongly desire to happen.
We may expect an occurrence
which will give us pain, but it is
not in human nature to hope for
such an occurrence. Thus, I may
expect-tho I cannot hope-to
hear of the death of dear friend.
Expectation regards merely the
anticipation of future events with
out any reference to their being
agreeable or otherwise. Hope is
always accompanied with pleasure,
and is employed upon those events
which are likely to be attended
with qualifications to ourselves.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
e~N~e
To Fanash-To Conclude

10 FanzS/-I0 Conclude.
To conclude is a species of finish
ing; it means to bring to close
for time, implying possibility,
if not a probability, that we shall
continue the action. To finish is
to cease from acting, with either
no power or no intention of resum-
ing. In reading a book we may
conclude when we come to the
end of chapter or paragraph;
but we finish when we come to the
end of the last page. A sermon
which is divided into many Sec
tons may be concluded on one
and finished on the next.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18

When he had succeeded in tipping
the thing over until the deck
slanted at an angle Of forty-fve
degrees l called halt. I wanted
that boat to float on it's bottom,
not on its side. Volts said, "All
right" Then the wind came up.
Little chopping waves kept slap
ping against "The Teal' and COM
ing over onto us. Once in awhile
a big one would hit us. Lets go
ashore some place, Volts" said [.
Cant in this wind" Volts was
looking trife wild when he said
that. A moment later he asked
me to take the tiller while he fixed
something. l took it, and Volts
went forward to work at the sail.
eli, look out for the rock! Go to
the left! The leftr' yelled Volts.
Now I didn't know any thing about
a boat, and when Volts yelled
cleft" I pulled the tiller to the left.
Volts swore. Also, he took the
filler. He was excited, too. [
never knew just how he did It,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
To Give-To Gxuut.

To give is the simple term which
expresses the action of conveying
property from one individual to
another. To grant implies pre-
vious desire expressed by the re-
ceiver of the gift. We give on
familiar occasions. We grant on
occasions of importance. Permis-
sion, requests, favors, prayers, pc
titions, etc., are granted. Meats,
clothes, wines, etc., are given. We
grant what we have the power of
withholding. To give is not
necessarily coupled with such q
condition.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
muldoon on the PHILOSOPHY Of
1Hvpnotisf11.

Mss av the mind itsilf. PERFECT
intiflictual control rayquires years
av practice, but whin vance mas.
tered, telipathic perswaysion be.
comes secondary accomplishment
to the prophylatic powers an COM
pillin' forces an individjooal tx.
ercises over himsilf an the
nayboors.
Yis, the man who can say 81
will an back it up wild matay-
rializations, he is the man whom
the gods favor; he is the man
whose right av way is allridy
paved; the man whose blind grab
in the darkniss niver draws a
blank, but this en- PEASANT.
Widout doubt, the greatest pro-
fishinsy in silf-control an the
squirtatlon av telipathic jooces,
is attained be the brotherhood
av Holy Min," i. g., Yogbis, Ma
hatmas an Sacredotal Brahmas
av Hindoostan. These min, tho
crowned wild natures richest gift,
live the lives av immigrants, pre-
ferrin' fer their services only such
food as their infayriors are willin'
to cast at thin. Thru their pow
ers the plzantry av India obtain
complate knowledge av catastro-
plays or 6stivyties happenin' in
distant parts av the land hours
befoor the English can fash the
intelligence over the wires. If
Grade plays amy particular role
in mans mundane omnipotince,
does nature specialize it above
others? If so, where does her
partiality lie; in the timporalties
av paganism or the spiritualties
av orthodoxism? 'Tiz yit too air
ly in the game to answer. Telip-
athy, yez must raymimber, is not
peculiar to praymidytated pur-
poses alone, but is also very pow
erful durln' the hours procaydin'
dith.
A, dyin' person, desirious av
communicable wild some wan, tx
hibits the same lateral phynome-
non common to regular miydium,
an while he or she may remain
unconscious av istablishin' en- rap
port, the jooce in such case, far
ixcills in potincy that av their
hilthy rival. Personally, I hov
mesilf, thru diffyrint oorgans av
sinse, recayved messages from
dyin' payple. Two av thin pro-
cayded from acquaintances pre-
caydin' dissolootion twinty-four
hours an three wakes respectively;
whereas, the third came from a
person unknown, coverin' the dis
lance betwane Lincoln, Neb., an
Supayrior, Wis, in twilve minits,
allowin' fer diffyrince in time.
Known that narrytives av a |
personal character are recalcitrant
to a readers isthitic sinses, l wud
kindly big him to overlook their
individjooalism an place accept
an value thin only as troo psy-
chic demonstrations. While in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
PART s.
TELEPATHY.

IN THE committeeman av this
series [ announced me intin-
tons av GOVERN livery phase av
= the psychic game, an while l
how no apologies to make, it wud be
we'll to understand that the nature
av me soobjict foorbids an unveil-
in av it's mysteries befoor livery
siction av the minor tributaries
are in place. Shure, it, wud be
like promulgatin' the live ind av a
puozle widout the vital accompany
nimint which gives rise to it.
The above proclamation is to
kape the over-anxious vans from
gittin' bored full av awnwy, an
also, to NOTIFY thin that me tiki
is not nicissaryly soporifc thrance,
but incloods metaphysics, biology,
mintalism, an psychology under
a collective title av hypnotism.
We how befoor observed that
the somnolince av artiGcially in
dooced Shape depinds on the con-
cintrative powers av positive an
passive units, an that both must be
cognizant av aich others intintions.
Spakin' in SINGLES, the laytint
an lateral phaynomenon arisin'
from promulgated syistas are
simylar to those MANIFESTED in
telipathy, yit cause an efict are
widely diffyrint. Telipathy,
names the thransmittin' av mintal
messages thru the concintrative
forces av a positive unit which
throws off thought waves an pro-
jicts thin towards passive, but
unconsciously receptive recayvln'
point. Fer instance: Suppose I
wished to hov frind in Calyfoor-
MIA hear me call his name or see
an appyrishun av me ghost. Parry
doxical as such things may same,
it is-tho considerably handy
capped-as possyble rs the sindln'
av WIRELESS dispatches.
First, [ wud firmly impriss on
me mind the idaya to be thrans-
mitted, synchronically submergin'
me objective mind into it's SUBJ
jictive contemporary. This wud
not only call for imminse concin-
tration, but rayquire an intinsyty
av purpose a foorce of will power
so tenacious in it's Capitalization as
to not vary hairs bridth. If con-
ditions wur satisfactory and con-
cintration soofshintly vital the
impituosity av the jooce wud accil-
lerate avn root. istablishin' en-
rapport in appropriately thirty
minits.
On the other hand, if the aythay-
real illymints waz filled wild i'm
pingin' obstacles, it wud name a
battle betwane human magnetism
an natures carbohydrates. The
incounterin' av such resistance is
merely thayoritical superstition
fer our failure to make CONNECTIONS
is more likely doc to the detective
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18


for quail and grouse is in full
swing; big game is in prime con.
dition for the market, and the fur
bearing animals have finished
their renovating process and their
coats are thick and glossy for the
hunter. These conditions, how
ever, are nothing when we remem-
Der that on the first of September
the season for ducks opens.
Strange, isn't it, that SO many of
the states, with their varied game
laws, should open the duck season
on the same date?
1t was upon September 1st,
then, that 1, accompanied by one
William Volts, hunter, trapper,
and man of ideas, found myself
camped on a small island in Hoods
Canal, an extension Of Puget
Sound and favorite resort of
western duck hunters. Two ST.
wash bucks had transferred our
outfit from the mainland and were
engaged as paddlers during the
season. Duck hunting on the
sound is unlike the same sport in
Minnesota or other lake states.
Here, hunter builds a blind or
screen, places his decoys, and
waits patiently for the arrival of
an unsuspecting duck. There, it
is necessary to build a floating
blind, by decorating a canoe with
brush The great amount of
open water is partly responsible
for this. coupled with the fact that
ducks, when feeding in salt water,
obstinately refuse to make long
flights and therefore do not pass
a plant of decoys as frequently as
in the lake regions. The floating
blind makes the Indian paddler a
necessity, as you must actually
hunt the ducks, and no one can
paddle canoe within shooting
range of the wary bird so skilfully
as the Siwash paddler.
[ don't wish to bore you with
an account of the various happen
ings in hunters camp, or to
weary you with the details of just
how ducks are killed, cleaned and
sent to market. I want to write
about Mr.. William Volts, man of
ideas. Volts was a character, and
his ideas were characteristic of the
man. He refused to allow his
friends to call him "Bill'' and as
William is rather long for fire.
qnent use, he was usually known
as Volts.
I had heard great deal of
Volts and his ideas from the va
rious hunters who had spent long
or short periods in his company,
but paid little attention to their
stories, as I attributed them to
jealousy, Volts being crack shot
and a lucky hunter. I was warned
that his ideas had caused others
to refuse to accompany him, and
they offered bets that he would get
me into trouble. [ took none of
them, for which I am thankful.
Our hunting went on with vary
ing success for some time. AS
nothing unusual happened, I may
be excused for forgetting the adj
vice I had received. was des-
tined to be rudely reminded of it.
The trouble started a couple of
days before Thanksgiving. I was
sitting on log cleaning the lock
Of q gun that one of the Indians had
dropped overheard. Volts was
packing ducks. Finally he ham,
mered down the last cover, snapped
the lock and walked over where l |
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
DUCK HUNTING AND SAILING.

ger scows? How much fare do
you pay out in year going from
one part of the sound to another,
not to speak of charges for the
OUTFIT
| saw no harm in question of
that kind, but as | never kept
books, told him didn't know. "
swell, l do" said Volts. 'I've
been figuring up and it costs me
just about 500 year to risk my
life on these old RATS that pass
for steamboats, out here. I'm not
going to pay it any more"
"How will you get out of ?"
had to ask that question. I've
kicked myself for a ud-mouthed
chump ever since. If l hadn't
asked that question, perhaps, pos
sibly, Volts might have quit.
But no, he was right there with
the answer.
"Ah, my boy, that's the ideal"
Then he told me. He and [,
(of course he had to ring me in)
would take a trip to Seattle for
our Thanksgiving dinner and he
would buy the Idea" The ''Idea"
was a boat, not a rowboat or canoe,
but a real boat, thirty feet long, [
don't know how wide, with keel,
mast, sails and all the other devil
ish inventions that make up a
modern sloop. We would take our
traps along and get any other ex-
tras we needed and then, (here a
most unaccountabIe enthusiasm
took possession Of Wotts). "Man,
we'll have a home of our own and
hang the steamboat companies!"
Some way his citation was trans
ferred to me. I began to take an
interest in his scheme. The only
difficulty was that [ couldn't sail
boat. Could Volts? Could
he? Well, you just bet he could
Sail anything on the sound that
would float. Did I imagine he
wanted to drown me? OF course
1 told him I never thought of
such a thing, [ wish I had) and
after some little talk [ agreed to
go to Seattle and look at his boat.
We went. Like Caesar, Volts
came and saw and conquered.
The boat was purchased, fitted out
and made ready for sea. We
named 1t ':The Teal" l was proud
of "The Teal' and swelled up like
the head of the ship building
trust, talked about our "yacht"
and the comforts of owning ones
own means of travel. All this
thru Volts. He should have
been a patent medicine salesman
or street fakir.
1t is said that "all things come
to him who waits" so, in the
course Of time, the day arrived up
on which "The Teal' was to carry
Volts and I to our new hunting
ground. A crowd of hunters saw
us off and with jokes and advice
flying thick around us, we went
aboard. Volts did it all. He
said I'd kick it up in time. He
united the sail and handed me
rope. "Pull on that said Volts.
[ pulled and up went the sail.
Volts managed the rudder and in
a few minutes we were gliding
out into the sound. Volts could
sail a boat all right. He had
made :'The Teal" perform every
evolution a self-respecting sloop
could be expected to 60 thru, long
before we passed the West Seattle
head. This included making the
boom knock my hat off. As there
was a nice breeze blowing, by
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

Right urS necesay-wen too, they form very accept
able form of Xmas gift We have concluded purchase of ggrade
neckpeces a StOe etc, half actual wholesale worth We
offer them you bought them-at reduction of so
per cent
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
(R +
Mems
OutergarmentS

First, let us be a little previous and
say heartily.--"Merry Xmas"
Ii won't take lis long TO talk TO you
this week---we're busy, too busy to
deliver lectures and you're probably
too busy TO listen to them.
just let us remind you of the fact
that you can outfit yourself with a
well-wearing, well-lOOking suit, over
coat, pair of trousers, or with furnish
ings nOw---and pay for them away
after the holidays
Credit with us is a business, Of a
favOr--.if you pay cash we're glad to
see you, if you say "Charge ii. you're
no less welcome.
Wen attend TO your clothes needs
for less mOney---and can prove it.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

just moment please before we talk
shop TO extend 10 you our sinCerest
wishes for d Merry Xmas.
And speaking about Christmas brings
us back TO the fact that you may be
temporarily mOney-tight.
Let us help yOu---are you in need of
"a walking suit, heavy coat, jacket,
waist, skirt or furS---dO you want TO give
something practical to some friend..-if
so, give il from The Famous display sand
be assured of price and style correct
ness, yet pay as you best can.
We'd like 10 have you come in and
make us prove our claims as under
sellers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-01
sGRE knBoY.
DEFENDS HE4TTH R04RD.

Editor EVENING NEWS:
] noticed several remarks made by
the mayor and Mr.. Hillman at the
meeting of the council Tuesday night
in regard to the Board of Health as
printed in your account of the meet
ing. First, his honor, the mayor,
says the Board of Health must give
an account of their expenditures.
Now, with all good feeling towards
him, / feel | must defend myself as
well as the board. / think he forgets
that the treasurer gave an itemized
account of all expenditures for 1905
IN to December 81, and IL he will
look at the financial state ment of the.
borough of South Amboy for the fis-
cal veal ending December 81, 1905,
he will find an account of every penny
and where ii went and he can also
have a statement any time he will
ask for 1t and | want to say that
neither he nor the council have ask
ed for one since the above mentioned
time. do not think the mayor
means that the board has misappro-
priated the money, but the way he
spoke it might lead the public to
think SO, which the board Is ready at
any time to prove to the contrary.
Second, Mr.. Hillman says there r
ordinances the board does not en-
force. First, an ordinance passed in
1892 prohibiting the use of ashes for
making sidewalks. Now this was an
ordinance made by the council |
think and If so it is up to them to
stop that. The board has nothing to
do with 1t. Next, he speaks about
separating ashes from garbage. Now
| think II he will look up the minutes
of two or three back meeting since
he has been in the council he will
find that the Board of Health has
in vain to get the council to do
so and not later than our last meet
ing or n before it, a communication
was sent to the council and with the
rest no attention was paid to 1t. !
think, MI. Hillman, you are barking
up the wrong tree.
Respectfully,
J. A. SEXTON,
Treas, of B. of H.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-01
HE WAS A THIEF.

A man called on Mr.. Lerned, junk
dealer, and asked about where he
could get a place to start business.
Mr.. Lerned told him he could get a
good place in Sayreville. He gave
him two meals and then the mar
said he would like to lie down and
take some sleep. Mr.. Lerned told
him all right, he could go upstairs
and lie down. The man went up
stairs and staid for a while and then
came down and asked what time the
train went. He was told that he was
going to Sa~yreville and of course by
trolley. He said he wanted to go to
New York and get his mother, as she
was going to live with him and would
want to see the, place. So he left and
when a boarder came home that night
he found that $50, which he had
saved, was gone. He had left it
home as it was Saturday, the Jewish
Sunday and he didn't want to carry
1t with him on that day. They con-
suited a Jewish minister and he told
them that neither one was to blame,
so Mr.. Lerned did not have to make
the money good.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-01

CAR OFF

Train Had just Left the Station
When the Accident Happened
What might have been a more seri-
Gus accident happened at the depot
yesterday afternoon, when train NO
23 was leaving here at 1898, In
charge Of Conductor Daniel Hayes
and Engineer Lowell, with engine No.
6 and two coaches. The train had
lust started, when the forward trucks
of the smoking car jumped the cross
over switch and ran along on the ties.
which is on the highest part of the
trestle. The train was brought to
such a sudden stop as to almost
throw the passengers from their
seats. 1t is thought that some boys
had been tampering with the switch.
Trains were delayed until 8 o'clock,
when the car, after much pulling
and hauling, was placed on the track
The train that should have
left here at 2:O3 did not leave until
2:40 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-01
SEEN BY

One of our saloonkeepers getting
a dose last ESunday morning which
he does not deal out over his bar. He
was dressed in his prettys for church,
too, and was going home from the
BARRIERS when just as he crossed the
street he stepped on the water hose
which Superintendent Leary had in
use while giving Broadway bath and
the hose burst and the water struck
him right in the mouth. Imagine the
rest.
A young couple enjoying a walk
the young man carrying the young
woman's coat on his arm, which an
other woman observing, she remarks
wait until they are married, Their
see who'll carry the coat" The
younger woman walks on blissfully
unconscious of what the future has
in store for her.
A woman seen breaking into 6
boathouse looking for her husband
but finds him not. She then attempts
to break into another one when she
is hindered by a man who tells hei
not to dare to do it. so she desists.
Very few DRINKS were seen on the
streets Wednesday.