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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-25

P. 7. Bancroft, representing the
Pittsburg, Pa, Meter company, man.
ufacturers of Westinghouse gas met
ers, is in tue city Mr.. Bancroft is
in Muskogee aud Wichita
plans to pipe gas from this field.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-25

WANTED-Fifty tents, any size
Call at Clay Furniture Co. 5-25-6t
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07

Many of the most interesting Brit
ish relics of ancient days are the
oaks, the annals of which take us
back TO Saxon times Some that are
still living were centuries old in the
days of Harold and his Norman con-
queror. and may have been growing
and gazed upon by Roman Caesar;
Herne's oak, which the writer saw in
Windsor Park before its fall in 1868;
the Newland oak, mentioned in
Doomesday Book, and the still more
gigantic oak at Lowthorne, with a
circumference of ffty-fve feet. Then
there is the Major oak, in Sherwood
forest, said to be 1900 gears old, un-
der whose broad branches Robin
Hood and his merry band heIa their
revels, and the Winfarthing and
Bentley oaks, believed to be equally
ancient
There was a celebrated tree By
Kentish Town known as the Gospel
oak, and another at Addlestone, be-
meath which Wicliffe preached and
Queen Elizabeth dined. The Cow
thorpe oak, near Wetherby, it is
claimed, is more than 1900 years Old.
and the largest in England, measur-
ing seyenty-eight feet in circumfer-
@enee. But this was exceeded in age
by Dromary's oak, in Deyonshire,
destroyed by severe storm in 170s,
which enjoyed the distinction Of hav-
ing lived through twenty centuries!
General James Grant Wilson, in
the Independent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
!. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Z. 1906

"Too late. thank goodness. FOR din
ner. / foresee that Jobyna will spend
the evening making muslin bows, Bat
will they be pink, Oh green, or white2
O Jobynal Jobynal II you fail me
now"
But Jobyna did not fail. when
she appeared at breakfast time
Frances gave a little gasp Of relief.
for pinned neatly to the top Of Joby-
mas head was the exact counterpart
Of Frances white muslin bow.
why, Elizabeth exclaimed Ilar.
RVS Aunt Portia. when the maid had
( left the room Is that girls name
Jobyna? ! thought So never for
! get face, and her name is So unit
/ sual that couldn't help remember.
ing it. She used to work for me, and
she was the best waitress / ever had,
but how did you induce her to wear
cap? ] never could
Then, Of course. the whole story
came out, and Harry's Aunt Pofiia,
who proved on acquaintance to be
less awe inspiring than her niece had
expected, laughed until the tears ran
down her Youths Compan.
ion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
LIFE

Iife's thing Of 90 and hustle thing of and hustle
Lies play Of brain and muscle tes all jump and buzz and whi
whose beginning all the world spinning,
That the thought OF winning itself splendid spur
Lies tumble HES Thing laugh and grdmbe
Iics thing grab and tumble, hle thing Of jolt and
Lfe stretch Of dsd meadows es place OF gn and shadoEs
thing Of maids and
thing
Men who have and haven't dinners thing rnh steal and toll
alanghng who aehatng
Men who their aquahng whose only thought spoil
and maiden witty madens beautiful and pretty,
the PITY always changing yet the same
Thing Of low high endeyor thing push and pull forever
s and players clever thng of love and gee and shame
plays game allowing lifting helping. showing
Laughing singing tuItedovne through ITS l and outs and ms
wiea andll laddie zee - call him dadde
Doesn't do very badly-hes the chap who truly wins .
Judd Mortimer Lewis, American Magaxn
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
Eleven Million Dead Letters.

More than 100000 pieces OF
mail went astray in these United
States last year because they were
not directed even well enough for the
experts to decipher the names and
addresses Millions of this immense
rotal went to the Dead Letter Office,
where a lot Of it was opened, the ad .
dresses OF the writeTS aseerl lained
and the letters or packages returned.
But in a good many cases the writ
ers address is never found and the
letter is really dead when neither
the sender nor the prospective re
ceiver can be discovered. Assistant
Postmaster-General De Graw wants to
get people into the habit of writing
ther own addresses on the outside Of
senvelopes. This, he says, would save
trouble for all hands. Baltimore
Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07

A New York woman VINO is sgp-
posed to be an expert on the servant
question always insists upon girl
sitting down in her presence before
hiriLs her. 4 can tell by the way
she sits down whether she has been
used to working for good people or
not" she explained. If she perches
herself on the edge of the chair she
has been employed only by familien
not used to good living, but if she
sits as any lady would she has served
people whoy lived well, and eonse-
auently yNll know what is required
of Der, New York Correspondence
21tRburg Dispatch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
MAN PAYS BOARD no EARTH.
Simply by Leaving Body to Become
Part Of General Inheritance.

SIMPLY ny Leaving AsNhf 70 bcNNAue
Part Of General Inheritance.
Science accounts for the coal
banked up in the geologic strata by
long ages of downpours Of steaming
mist and warm rain upon the prehis-
toric earth, feeding fat its fantastic
forests. Undoubtedly something OF
the same process is going on to-day,
as it has gone on every year till now,
where man has let the rooted life OF
| the planet live its lives out
Wherever a rocky, broken noun
tain top Or big, long grsvelly hill has
been worn away az one end or one
side by frost and wind. rain and sun
shine, snowslides and spring freshets,
and even in vacant lots OF artificial
lands, we witness first the appear
ance of weeds. then of flowers and
grass and finally of trees upon the
inhospitable ground.
In the course Of time, after the
rocks and gravels and silt, the weeds
and trees and the fall of the leaf will
have laid down the accumulated soil
few inches, as the case may be, or
few feet in depth
|. Meanwhile men and their fellow
animals and insects have been
evolved and still go on living among
the weeds and the trees and off ol
them, and each one when he die'
contributes, with the plants, his lit
tie, inconsequent weight Of ashes t'
the soil.
Apparently that Is what we ar
here for" and there is no evading ii
But the ordinary man, whether he I
laid in the earth or put into the ere
EnatorS FeteFts simply pays his boar
quantum Of ash. It is evident ths
this return is nowhere near CONNER
surate with all that he has got on
of his brief run Ga run being some
thing the handsome 300-year-old elm
or the distinguished S0O-year-ol,
oak. never had) upon the face Of tn,
globe.
Nor does it represent all that his
presence has contributed for better
or worse. to his companions. That
It is, in obvious fact, such an iniini-
tesimal part of his whole existence
only shows how much more import
ant to us. at least, than the things
of the flesh and of matter are the
things of the mind and of spirit
Boston Transcript.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
Ten Years Regins Old 40.

In connection with Mr.. MarshalFs
article in the Daily Mail asking when
does a man begin to grow old, it may
interest, as wen as surprise, many OF
your readers to know that the first
symptom Of old age commencing Is at
the age OF ten years, when the power
Of accommodation in the eye-thAt
is, its adjustment to varying dis
tances-is at the highest efficiency.
From this time to the end Of life it 10
on the decline Leeds Correspond
ent, in London Daily Mail.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-12-07
UNDERT AKER,
Ia PLAZA, I'D.

Ths suescrihsr ucaid respectfully iaicrH
the public generally that he hes htteo up
dns hearse and Is now prepared 10 attend
all calls in the undertaEiGg business o.
short notirA and reasonable terms
Trimmings and ornaments Of All Eindsfo,
burial Casea kept constantly on mana, aus
tverytfinE furnished In as good style Ae Il
the oittee, and at much lower prices heauy
made Comus, OF all sizes al1 Of yerlnW
styles, constantly OF hand. Eefacnal atsea
guaranteed IN AZ oasaS z 80 - peetiuiu
E.ls-lA-A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
The Menacing Future of Europe

BY LORD VEBURY CT Lubboc OF England
~HE enormous and waseful military expenditure of Europe
means lever wages, higher prices of the necessaries of life
~ and HARDER WORK. 1t makes life a heavier and for
milions-an almost ~intoerable burden. Who thatknnIs any
thing of the condition of the Russian serfs and artisans San wonder
that they rise III revolution? They are
PAID AND UNDERFED. Recent events, moreoHer, a49ustleave
bitter memories and furious feeling The Russian, armies have caused
more misery to Russia than all the forces ofiJapan. Insurrecton may
be suppressed by force, but UNLESS THE CAUSES ARE RE
MOVED it will inevitably break out again. BayonetgAAeRg6d as
weapons, but not to sit on.
The case Of Germany is not so bad, but there also the suferings
and hard condition of the working classes, suferings which cannot be
reduced aslong as the present expenditure is maintained, are leading
to asrapid development of socialism.
Socialism, I fear, would only AGGRAVATE THE EVIL but
il It's the protest of the masses against their hard lot. Unless something
is done the condition of the poor in Europe will grow worse and worse.
1t is no use shutting our eyes. Revolution may not CONVERSION, not
probably in my time, BUT COME IT WILL
AND WHEN 1T DOES COME THERE WILL BE AN EXPLOSION
SUCH AS THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.
y If the monarchs of Europe are to retain their thrones andif we are
to maintain peace, European statesmen must devise some means of
fostering better feelings and DIMINISHING THEaBURDENS
which now press so heavily on the springs of industry and aggravate SO
terribly the unavoidable troubles of life. ,oca t~o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

But the water board has agreed to
give $500, or thereabouts, an acre
without attempting to condemn.
These are the facts in the East and
the EVENING NEWS must take is
sue with the mayor when he declares
that an attack upon the water board
for making such a deal is not justi-
fled.
In view of these facts the mayor,
in Justice to the taxpayers, should
refuse TO sign any more warrants
whereby Asbury Fountain will re-
ceive $751; for this worthless land,
and he would be justified in de-
manding the resignation of four of
the five commissioners for voting in
favor of such a deal. The one ex-
ception is Commissioner Voorhees,,
who, the~records will show, has OPP
posed the purchase from the begin
ming.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
The Deadly MOnOtOny
of Mems Attire
py HENRY HOLIDAY. Famous English Artist

- HE deadly gloom and monoony of mems dress-one of the
scandals of the AGES traceablesto CLASS UNEQUAL
ITY and the scramble for wealth. There was a time when
~ sumptuary laws regulated the dress ofAthe different classes,
but free men did not tolerate this, and there are now no
longer any sharp distinctions between the dress oftthe different grades
of society. 2
John Stuart Mill declared that it was the chief aim of people to
Get out of one rank of society INTO THE CLASS ABOVE IT,
and it follows, therefore, that each class endeavorssto dress like the
one above it. a9fs ESQ <
The aristocrat wears a top hat, black tubular coat and light stove
trousers. The wealthy merchant or banker is compelled to dress
THE A
X To introduce the smallest mark of individualty,or to indicate by
keone's dress ones calling in life would be to lose caste. There isa ride
Eulous understanding in society that a gentleman is a man who does
Enot earn his own living and it is therefore incumbent on every one
E"n society" to wear a dress which looks as though its owner could not
do any work in it.
In the same way the larger trader copies the merchant, and the
Esmaller tradesman apes the man above him, AND SO ON RIGHT
kDOWN THE SCALE, until even the workingnan turns out on Sun
days in the top hat, black coat and stovepipe trousers.
If there were no classes no one would be afraid of losing caste, and
consequently every one would consult his own comfort and conven-
fence in his dress.
UNTIL WE HAVE ALTERED OUR SOCIAL SYSTEM. so LONG AS
THE GREED FOR PROFIT CONTINUES, so LONG WILL OUR DRESS
BE VULGAR. 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ONE LESSON FOR DRYDEN.
CFrom the Hoboken Observer

CFrom the Hoboken Observer.)
Senator John f. Dryden will OBJ
serve that Everett Colby, of Essex,
when challenged to joint debate by
Senator Thomas j. Hillery, of Morris,
did not haughtily life his nose into
the air and send back to the challen-
ger an irritable letter on the art of
letter writing.
Colby is one of those are Ameri-
cans in possessions of his millions
who believes that he is no better on
account of the money than anybody
else-as indeed he is not.
Therefore in the most friendly
way he entered into negotiations
with the Morris representative, and
after some correspondence they have
found that it is possible for each of
them to give the whole of the first
week of September to a joint stump
ing tour.
From platforms in Morristown,
Madison, Dover, Boonton, Rockaway,
and other towns they will present to
the republican voters the respective
claims of the old and the new schools
of politics.
Hillery, in defending the Morris
county ring, will be at something of a
disadvantage. Though he represents
it he can scarcely be said to be of it.
There were elements of independence
in his candidacy for the nomination
for the office which he now holds and
he has not been very obedient at
Trenton. He is thought to be for
Stokes for senator.
Nevertheless the debates will be in
teresting. AT present the outlook is
that the Colby men will sweep Nor
ris county. Senator Hillery will have
to dig up some good argument If he
expects to save the ring.
How much better is this stumping
tour, with it's open appeal to the pep
pie, than the gum-shoe campaign for
the United States s~enatorship which
the Dryden men have adopted. p1ih
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States. and New Eng
land today, fair weather will prevail,
with slight temperature changes,
slight northwesterly winds, becoming
variable. On Wednesday fair to part
ly overcast weather will prevail, with
slowly rising temperature, slight var
liable winds; and on Thursday, partly
cloudy weather, with nearly station
airy temperature, followed by local
rains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
YOUR SUMMER OUTING.

If you are fond of fishing, Canoe
ing, camping or the study of wild
animals look up the Algonquin Ma
tional Park of Ontario for your sum-
mer outing. A fish and game pre-
serve of 1900, 900 acres interspersed
with 1900 lakes and rivers is await
ing you, offering all the attractions
that Nature can bestow. Magnifi-
cent canoe trips. Altitude 1000 feet
above sea level. Pure and exhilarat-
ing atmosphere. Just the place for a
young man to put in his summer
holidays. An interesting and pro-
fusely illustrated descriptive publica-
ton telling you all about it sent free
on application to F. p. Dryer, 29O
Broadway, New York.
2O9O-tues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
~ - 41oea L1p
Highest Permanent Wealth
Of a Nation Is Its Literature
Ambassador to Great Britain

BY wHITHLAw REID. United States Ambassador to Great Britain
~HE highest PERMANENT WEALTH Of a nation is in its
enduring literature. This and this only is now "the glory
that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome" What
does any dIpasionate and competent critic say today was the
highest glory of the Victorian era | do not deprecate its wars or its
ever widening empire or its efforts for the well being of all its people
or its great extensions of the suffrage. But the highest glory of the
Victorian age, ONLY EXCEPTING ITS CONSTANT EFFORTS
TO PRESERVE PEACE, the glory by which it will be chiefly re-
membered far on in summerst that we shall not see and throughout the
generations of men, is surely the Victorian literature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
SUMMER HOMES IN VERMONT,
LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS.

Send &c. postage for Illustrated
book with complete list of hotels and
boarding houses. Board $500 and
upward per week; new and improved
train service.
Solid trains without change be-
tween Grand Central Station, New
York, and Vermont, Green Mountains
and Lake Champlain.
Tickets, parlor and sleeping car
accommodations, and all information
at the principal City Ticket ONCE,
Central Vermont R'y., 1856 Broad
way, N. Y. A. w. Ecclestone, s.. p.
A., C. v. R'y., 385 Broadway, N. Y.
1S13-5-11-tu.f.tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
TUESDAY, JUNE 26.
FACTS IN THE CASE.

Mayor Pfeiffer, yesterday, sent a
letter to the EVENING NEWS, de-
Tending the water board in It's recent
deal with Asbury Fountain, in which
an uncertain amount of land at Run
yon was bought for $15,500. On
Saturday the NEWS gave the facts
.vin-detsu connected with this transac-
ton, believing that the taxpayers,
whose money is being spent, have a
right to know what is going on.
Mayor Pfeiffer, in his letter, says:
81 am free to say that l consider your
attack upon our Board of Water Com
missioners-who are honorable and
public spirited gentlemen, the peers
of any in our community-brutal,
malicious, uncalled for, un-American,
and not justified by the facts in the
case"
Whether 1t be brutal, malicious.
uncalled for, un-American" to tell the
people how their servants, to whom
they have intrusted the management
of public affairs, are acting, we leave
for the people, themselves, to decide.
But the mayor says the attack is mot
justified by the facts in the case"
What are the facts in the case?
The NEWS stated them plainly in
Saturdays issue. They are:
First-The water board agreed to
pay to Asbury Fountain $15,5OO of
the city's money without knowing
what they were to get in return.
Second-The deed given the city
was indefinite in everything except
the price. 1t distinctly stated that the
city was to receive 32 72-100 acres,
more or less, excepting the part of
those 32 72-100 acres already owned
by the city, and, also, excepting any
land in those SO 27-10O acres owned
by ANY other party or parties" Thus
1t is evident the water board agreed
to pay $15,5OO for some land, the
amount of which was not definitely
fixed.
Third-After the deal had been
closed and $1,000 paid to bind the
bargain, the water board sem its en-
gineer to Runyon to determiIAhow
much land it was buying.
Fourth-The price paid is suppos-
ed to be $500 in this purchase, while
the cost of all the other land pur-
chased BY llawcity at Runyon yer
agessbpss22a acre.
Filthy a decision of the SUI
preme court handed down by Justice
Gummere, the city already possesses
the right to food this land and can
also enter upon it and clean it even
though the city does not own it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
PACIFIC COAST EXCURSIONS.

The Lehigh Valley railroad an
nounces special fares during the sea
son to San Francisco and Los Angel
eS.
Round trip fare from Perth Am
boy, $S0.75.
Tickets to be hold June the gath
to July 9Th inclusive.
Limited to return until September
18th.
Inquire of agents for further infor-
mationolWith reference to stop-over
privileges. side trips, etc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

80 W ~ u
airy term of court in 1897. In begin
ming his opinion Justice Gummere
says:
This is an action for trespass
brought by the plaintiffs against the
City of Perth Amboy, for wrongfully
entering upon the plaintiffs lands
and subverting and carrying away
the soil thereof"
The opinion goes on to state that
the Fountains and the city are owners
Of adjoining tracts of land, each of
which, in the year 1850, belonged to
Clarkson Brown. The whole tract
was covered by a mill pond, but had
been drained off. When the city re-
built the dam it not only flooded it's
own land, but also the land of AS
bury Fountain. The city also enter
ed upon this land of Asbury Fountain
and cleaned If. wbereunon Mr. Foun-
tain sued the city as already stated,
the court deciding thatthefcity had a
right to flood and clean the land. But
now. sfter the court deciding that tho
CIV nossesses This right the wafer
commissioners have agreed to nav
s5OO mr. tbereahouts nor acre for n
Sixtb-Mr Pfeiffer in his letter.
saws.
ar. ,,o, 49, 60. 4ha+ .,o n
commissioners acting for the city
tam a mas ~ ~ mora nacossor ~
and essential that this land should be
a1qu,ieu ~ nDn
adjacent to the city pumping station,
ana dram wafer from tne same terrl-
belong to the citv of Perth Ambov."
%, Low tho ,ona doos ho-
long TO the CITY. for II Is so situated
that IFS natural drainage IS toward
the land ALREADY owned bv The CITY
and a ground storage we'll built on
tbe c,tv,s %nropertv will draw water
from tho surrounding territory as
we'll as the land Immediately ada
cent. Yet the water commissioners
would pay $500, or th%ereabouts, an
acre for this land.
eventh-Th hoard is acting in
extreme haste in closing the deal AZ
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n .ho aot,nn eou ii. .,u
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
FIRE ALARM ROXES,

23-Raritan Copper Works.
26-High and Lewis streets.
27-Madison avenue and Paterson street.
28-Market and First streets.
S5-Smith and High streets.
37-State and Smith streets.
Standardization ave. n Hartford St
457Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
64-State st. and Buckingham ave.
66-Hayy avenue n Charles street.
67-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
63-New Brunswick ave. and Elm st.
64-Smith street and Watson avenue.
65-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
S2-Smith and Herbert streets:
83-Woodbridge o 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
go, once only. Stay at box until fremen
arrive.
SPECIAL
/ tap-Break In circuit. 2 taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-Fire out. B
taps-Police call. 12-Calls for Lincoln
Engine Company. 1S-Call for Washing
tor Hose. i4-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Call for Protection Hook
and Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

the damaging admission that our whole civilization
and the system of government which today obtains in
enlightened countries are a sham and a lie.
IN WHATEVER SPOT WE TOUCH THE IN
TELLEcTuAL ARMoR OF OUR OPPONENTS 1T Is
VULNERABLE AND PENETRAsLE BY THE FORCE
OF REASON.
The second Hague conference is to be transformed
into an international congress having autonomous
and periodical meetings, and this congress is to APP
point a permanent council to codify international law a
CONTINUITY Of the influence of the congress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
Reform in nem Jersey

mer one of such discomfort to the
New Jersey republican bosses and
plunging them into the depths of a
divine despair"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

Thousands annually bear witnessato the
efficiency of Early Risers. These pleasant,
reliable little pills have long borne a repu-
tation second to none as a laxative and
~cathartic. Sold by C. A. Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

The many limitations of DeWitt,s Witch
Hazel Salve that are now before the pup-
Good for burns, scalds. chaffed skin, ecze-
ma, letter, cuts, bruises, boils and piles.
Sold by C, A. Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
Peace Claims Are Like
Eternal Rocks of Truth
BY Congressman BARTHoLDr of St. Louis

NvERY argument | have heard advanced in the intellectual
- combats of the last ten years to support, excuse or justify the
~ BARBARISM OF WAR has been successfully refutedl
while nj claims stand like eternal ROCKS OF TRUTH
and can neither be shaken nor submerged unless our opponents make