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The midland journal., 1906-11-16

half-6oliar and suggestion of what
might be bought with it.
mo, papa" was the sorrowful an
swer. ~ don't want it. wish it could
make the sparrow alive again. I
never thought it would be like that to
kill a bird"
And" said his father, in conclud-
ing the story, II was more pleased at
the tender feeling my boy displayed
than 1 should have been had he be-
come the best shot in the State
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
Corset Cover Slips.

Have you seen any of the corset
covers that slip on over the head?
The back is finished with a ribbon
run beading at the waist line, the
ribbon ends being used to confine
the loose fronts after the garment
Is on.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
Popular Persian Fur Coats.

Short coats, fitted or loose, and
fanciful pelerine like wraps are favor
ties with Partisan furriers. Some of
the models are braid trimmed, others
adorned with lace and embroidery.
but the practical fur coat is still at
it's best when of fine quality and un-
trimmed
The midland journal., 1906-11-16

they can either be finished at the ell
bows or extended to the wrists, as
shown in the back view.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-fourth yards twenty-one, two
and three-fourth yards twenty-seven,
or two yards fortysfour inches wide,
with three-fourth yard of all-over
lace, three yards of velvet ribbon and
twenty-five medallions to make as il
Illustrated.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
TRAINED NURSE IDEA IN FRANCE

The trained nurse idea has caught
on tremendously in France, where at
last training school has been open
ed. Hitherto the French nurse has
been a person to be dreaded. Either
she was "Sairey Camp with no
more medical knowledge than she
could tuck away in her apron pocket.
or she was a Sister of Mercy. trained
in convent with a view more to the
healing of souls than of bodies The
nurse q rAnglaise was a capable, bust
nesslibe person, with a wholesome re-
spect for herself and her profession
and a practical skill in excess CT many
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
EATING HIS WAY.

EATING HIS WAY.
Freddie despised the multiplication
table. 1t made you ache all over to
say your tables. And you couldn't
remember
Mamma got up and went out of the
room. When she came back, she had
glass jar of the tiny colored candies.
She was opening it, and pouring out
. splendid heap on the tablecloth.
'fNow," said she, brightly, here
are five little candy dots in row I.
Here are eight rows. How many
candy dots?"
Forty" promptly.
"Yes. Now make seven times five
and four times five aud the rest. When
you have made the whole table, learn
it. When you have learned it, eat
iti"
"Oh!"
1t was the moss splendid way to
learn your tables. Freddie went to
work with will, and, when the
teacher that is, mamma = said,
Schools out" he had learned his
five table He didn't eat it till after
school,
The next day they went back and
reviewed the two table, and the next
day after the three, and the next day
after that the four.
One day the next-door twins teacher
was making their mother call. Fred
die was making one on the next-door
twins.
Don't you go to school, little boy?"
the teacher asked him.
"Oh, yesm,'' politely.
"Oh, you do? Well, suppose vol
think the multiplication table is per-
fectly dreadful, too?" she asked, smil-
ingly.
ooh, no'm," eagerly. I'm very fond
of mine"
Indeed: How far along are
you?"
"Ive only eaten as far as seven
times seven yet said Freddie. And
he went home, wondering why the
next-door twins teacher had opened
her eyes so wide.-Annie H. Donnell,
in Youths Companion.
STORY OF GOOSEY GANDER.
Goosey Gander's name was just
plain "Baby Goose until one day
This is how 1t happened.
There were five little goslings in
the family. The liveliest one was
named "Baby Goose" and it was he
who was the naughtiest. If one of
his brothers found fat worm, Baby
Goose would not let him eat it in
peace. If he did not want it him.
self he would tell another brother to
try to snatch it away.
One day Baby Goose saw one of
his brothers find big fat worm right
on the top of the ground. At the
same time he saw what looked like
q big bottle-fy, very near his own
head. To keep others from catching
the fly Baby Goose cried:
Hurry and catch that worm, Sis
ter, before Candy swallows it." Then,
as his sister fought over the worm
with Candy, Baby Goose opened his
big bill and swallowed the insect
alive.
But, oh, dear! 1t was not bottle
fly at all. 1t was a big bumblebee!
Have you ever swallowed humble
bee? If you have, yol probably re-
member it!
What a foolish goosey gander you
are!" said his mother, when he ran
crying to her "Greediness causes
much trouble"
"Goosey Gander!" cried his broth
er and sister teasingly. I'VE will call
him Goosey Gander."
1t was a long time before Goosey
Gander forgot the sting of that bee
Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
Costly New Hat Pin.

The head of costly new hat pin
is leaf-entwined gold bar project
ing at least two inches from the side
of the hat.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16

Rome has water supply of 0,0O0,'
coo gallons a day; London, only l6O'
OOO 900 aad Paris 90,0OO,OOO.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
Fashionable Buttons.

Wooden buttons inset with steel
are upon some of the imported street
frocks.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
WHY AREN'T WE HANDSOME.

Now, what's the consequence OF this
universal lack of exercise? Mind you,
| ann not suggesting that somebody
get UP an actual Un-beauty Show but
surely Mr.. Comstock will not object
u in our minds eye we imagine all
the men we know standing on pedes-
als and posing as the Apollo Belvidere
and all the women we know as the
Venus De Medici. l think it would
be right funny Such wizened skinnl-
pess Such shapeless bagginess!
"Oh, but" you protest, I'VE can't
ell be Apollos and Venuses.'
We aren't, if that's what you mean,
but I'm not so sure that we COULDN'T
be if we had been treated right
Why aren't we all handsome then
The main reason is that not one
mother in thousand knows her trade.
And old Irishwoman who raised five
fine, big, strapping, honest soss, said
to me one day: "The Lord forgive
me for speakin' disrespectf1l of him,
but I declare to you I donno what
he's thinlin' of whin he gives some
women children" And that's about so
The doctors tell us that 80 per
cent of our troubles we may blame
our mothers for. And yet, they're
not so much to blame, either. The
only way they had of getting living
was catching a husband. Once caught
they had him for life. The catching
was the main thing. Ignorant they
may be Of their trade as wives, but
nobody will accuse the women. of be
ing ignorant of the art and craft OF
catching husbands.
The start wise mother can give
Is lot, but it isn't everything. We
are too busy to be good looking
1t just about takes our time acuffiins
around for food and clothing and shell
ter.-Eugene Wood in Woman's Home
Companion.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
silk Crochet Buttons Revived.

Silk crochet buttons are revived
and are to be had In all the fashion
able colors.
The midland journal., 1906-11-16
THE WOMAN WITH THE HOE.

When '"The Man With the Hoe" was
drst printed one of the most widely
heard comments as to its fitness to
conditions of American rural life
was that we had no such conditions
in this country as inspired Millets
well-known painting. Every one who
went out from New York to Nassau
County in the last fortnight to see the
automobile racers do their "try outs"
had occasion to change his mind, if
he held that opinion, by the spectacle
presented by, the women who work in
the fields in that section of Lens ISL
and. Every morning at o'clock one
coIld see groups of these women on
their way to work in the fields with
their skirts kirtled up to their knees.
their feet and legs innocent of shoes
and stockings. Many of them trundI-
ed baby wagons with them, and all
day long the babies would lie out in
the fields while their mothers, or tenn
porary nurses, would be hard at work
IN the fields hoeing or wedding the
crops. Although most of these women
WOiC vi 1OlSlSH llSy uIu uOI IC-
semble the animallike women in Mil
let's canvasses, for the simple rea-
son that they had already absorbed
some of the brightness of our country
folk and always had time to show
keen interest, not only in the flying
racing machines, but also in those of
more leisurely speed, the touring
cars, and more particularly in their
occupants, for whom they had bright
eyed glances of appreciation as bits
of relief from the ordinary monotony
of their lives.-New York Correspond
ence Pittsburg Dispatch
The horse reigns supreme in that
part of the country where fashion
is dominated by the high official set
In which Mrs. Roosevelt reigns Those
who cling to the lazy method of tho
auto car are hopelessly out of it this
autumn. The habits worn by Mrs.
Roosevelt and her friends are extreme.
ly simple and correspondingly becom-
ing. The yellow, the red, the green,
and the white robes of seasons past
are no more. Mrs. Roosevelt, who
takes twenty to twenty-five mile
ride every pleasant afternoon, wears
a snug fitting black cloth, cut along
conventional lines, with small sailor
OF black straw and loose flowing
veil. A linen collar and four-in-hand
tie of dark green and white are the
only embellishments The same at,
tire is worn by Mrs. Roosevelt's com.
panions, usually Mrs. I.owndes and
Miss Tuckermann. Miss Ethel Roose-
velt, who has been promoted from
her calico pony to pretty little bay
mare, wears habit of mixed black
and white tweed, with an Alpine hat
of white. with Scotch plaid ribbon
rosette. She always has knot of
red, white and blue ribbon attached
to her whip.-New York Press.
TRAINED NURSE IDEA IN FRANCE
Tho trained n.IrSa idea bac cauoht
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
CONGRESSMAN HOWELL HAS
POSTMASTERSHIP ON HIS HANDS

SPRING LAKE, July 17.-Accord-
ing to a notice which Representative
Howell of the Third congressional
district has received, the postmaster
at Pinewald, Ocean county, is in a
bad way. The department has noti-
fled MI. Howell to name another post
master for Pinewald, as the present
incumbent, +. A. O'Rourke, reports
himself ''in a state of starvation, the
place having been deserted
Mr.. Howell has conferred. with
George L. Shinn, the state senator for
Ocean county, concerning Pinewald.
If the report of the postmaster Is ac-
CITRATE the condition of affairs at the
town of Pinewald must be very I'M
satisfactory. 1t was expected some
time ago that Pfnewald would become
a popular resort in the pines, some
thing after the fashion of Lakewood;
blit evidently the plans of the prom0t-
ers failed to materialize to the extent
anticipated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
THEIR ANCHOR
SAVED THEM.
Airship FouIed SIoORi in Long Is
land Sound AerOnantS Are
Hurled HeatlOng.

NEW YORK. July 11.ALeo Stevens.
Charles Levee. the latter Il noted
French balloonist. met with an accident
here that imperiled their lives when
their balloon. which had sailed over
the hay and across New York city.
landed in the water near the Long Is
land sound shore off College Point.
The three men were hurled head first
into the water. 'n
The opportune presence of a sloop.
which was fouled by the balloons big
sea anchor, which it had been the in
tention of Mr.. Stevenson to test, prob
ably saved the lives of the two aero
naut and their photographer. Hare.
Driven first one way and then anoth-
er by high winds after the start at Sta
pleton, N. Y, the big airship crossed
over toward Flushing and then was
sent whirling toward College Point.
For some reason it descended sudden
ly when just off the Long Island shore.
the anchor becoming tangled on the
sloop. All three of the occupants were
luFIcu Hcdu llTSt lntO the SllullON WIZ
tiers. but were soon landed on the sloop
by deck hands.
The balloon. and the aeronauts were
brought over to a landing on the shore.
The navigators had a hard time get
ting away on the start. They first
ran foul of a tree, then a clothesline
and then into a three story brick build
ing. and the three in the basket were
nearly upset on each occasion.
Coming over the bay the balloon was
up about 400 feet. but when over Bat
terry park three bags of sand were
dropped. and the balloon rose to Il
height of 1000 feet. Attracting consid-
cradle attention from downtown crowds
the immense gas bag continued to the
northeast and then drifted back over
the city. sailing over the Brooklyn
bridge terminal and the Manhattan
tower of the Williamsburg bridge.
A strong southwest wind was blow
ing when the balloon began to ascend,
and ii was carried into il tree. The
three men in the basket We're hurled
to one side and narrowly missd being
thrown out. Asst was several branches
of the tree We're broken.
Later the balloon descended and foul
ed the sloon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
WIDOW MAKES
HER PROTEST.
Holds Success of Persian Mis-.
sion Above Husbands Life
PAYMENT for Murder Waived.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE state
department has made public Il strong
protest addressed by Mrs. Mary Schauf-
her Labaree. formerly of Urumia. Per-
STA, to American Minister Richmond
Pearson, ut Teheran, against the eX-
action by the United States govern
ment of an indemnity of $4,000 for
the murder of her husband, Rev. Ben
jamin w. Labaree. a missionary. killed
Oh Mount Arrarat by religious fanatics.
While believing that when al Amer
lean citizen has been murdered because
of the criminal laXness of n foreign
government those dependent to him
for support should be awarded Il suit
able indemnity, Mrs. Labaree made
the following declaration:
Il believe that the great mission
cause to which my husband and l dedi-
Gated our lives and which has become
dearer to me because of the terrible
sacrifice | have been called upon to
make for it. l believe that this may re-
ceive serious injury if my children and
| accept an indemnity for this murder.
THE matter would not be understood
by the great mass of the people in this
district who would inevitably know of
it, as the Persian idea of blood
money is SO different from our civilized
understanding of an indemnity. Thus
serious and lasting injury might be
done to the mission cause, for which
we have already sacrificed so much,
that | prefer to waive my right as an
American citizen rather than to see this
cause suffer-
She further protested against the size
of the indemnity, saying that while her
husbands life could not be measured
in value by the standards prevailing in
that country which fixed the life of a
Christian at 33 tomans dollars and
the maximum value of life of Il Moslem
at LOCO tomaps, vet the dispropriation
between the sun demanded in this case
with that of sums paid in similar cir
cumstances by other governments was
too great.
Mrs. Lhbaree asked that the strongest
measures be taken by the United States
government to see that if any indem-
nifty was in the end exactcd it should
not be extorted by the Persian govern
ment from the innocent people of the
province where the murder occurred.
In spite of her protest $4,000 was
actually paid to her by Persia before
the thirty dstys period named in the
ultimathm Of the United States had
expired. This sum was Three times
) greater than the maximum ever before
paid by the Persian government for the
murder of a private person. Minister
Pearson obtained a promise that the
money should not be levied under any
guise of special tax from the inilabi-
tants of the province.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
SCHOONER HAD HARD TIME sai
IdGETTING THROUGH THE DRAW.

A breakdown in the machinery on
the new ~drawbridge yesterday at 2
o'clock delayed traffic about an hour
and a half. The bridge men worked
the draw by hand, but it is a diff
cult task. With head wind and head
tide it is hard for vessels to sail
through.
A two masted schooner in trying to
pass yesterday afternoon at 2:S0
O'Clock succeeded in getting only
half way and then drifted back with
he tide and wind. The vessel swung
Off sideways, hitting the draw, and
was prevented from damaging some
Of her rigging by hauling down her
jib.
1t is said that one of Scully's teams
was run into near the draw Sunday
by an automobile and was seriously
damaged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
FIND PEACE
ON WARSHIP
Central American Conference on
MarbIehead's Deck Honduras
Desires to Come In.

EalfHF H sFf,N u lEr
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July 17.-Peace
negotiations between Guatemaia and
Salvador are being arranged by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Acting Secretary
of State Bacon at Sycamore Hill.
The one new feature in the situation
is the expressed desire Of Honduras
to be a participant in the negotiations.
1t is understood that this request will
be granted in Il way, but that the par
ticipation Of Honduras Will be rather
in the results reached than in shaping
the conclusions.
The negotiations, it is stated, will
doubtless be held on board the Amerl-
can cruiser Marblehead, now in la
Libertad harbor. The a%rbitrators on be-
hali Of the United States and Mexico
will be the Mexican minister to Cen
trail America and United States Min
lister Combs to Guatemala and United
States Minister Merry to Salvador.
The date and detail of the proceedings
beyond this have not been arranged.
1t is believed that the Marblehead
will take on the Salyadcrean, commits
sioners at La Libertad and then pro-
coed to the nearest Guatemalan port.
San Jose. where the agents of that
government will board the ship. which
will then go out to sen.
This is not the first time the deck of
a United States man-of-war has been
the scene of d peace conference. The
Marietta was thus employed six o II
eight years ago in bringing about peace
between Costa Rica and Salvador, the
Philadelphia played a similar part ut
Panama during Il revolution there
about ten years ago, and more recently
Commander Dillingham; brought the
Monti Cristi insurgents and the Do
minican government agents together
off Monti Cristi and secured peace on
the deck of the Detroit.
A late report says that guatemala
is still fighting Salvador and Honduras
at four points on Guatemalan and Hon
duran territory.
Honduras will probably agree to the
settlement arranged by the two states
primarily involved.
SECRETARY Taft said that as a re-
suit of his visit to Sycamore Hill four
brigade army posts will be established
this year. Although it is decided that
even such posts should be established.
the appropriation this year is not suf-
ficient for the other three.
The four decided on arc at Fort
Riley, Fort Leavenworth. Kan, Fort
p. A. Russell. Wyo.. and Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. l5etweal 100000 and
100000 will be expended ut each post
this year out of the current a%ppropria-
ton.
Secretary Taft said he will go at
once to Murray Bay, Canada, for his
vacation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
ALONG SHORE NEWS.

Many small fishing parties are taxi
ing advantage of today's clear wealth
er and enjoying the cool breeze on
the water.
barges Eckley and Battle and the tug
Shawanese are receiving slight re-
pairs at the Perth Amboy dry docks.
Repairs on the schooner j. A. Gar
field have been completed and it is
ready to sail.
The tug George B. Roe, which has
been given a general overhauling at
the Raritan dry docks, will be put in
to commission this afternoon.
The steam barge Marion and the
two masted schooner l.. H. Clark are
receiving small repairs at the Rari-
tan dry docks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
YOUNG MAN DROWNED IN
SOUTH BRANCH OF RARITAN

PENNINGTON, July 17.-Henry
Martin Quick, eighteen years old, was
drowned while bathing in the south
branch of the Raritan river, near Ne
shanic, Sunday. He was accompan-
led by two companions. Quick got
beyond his depth, and called to his
friends to save him, but before they
could reach the spot he disappeared
from view. His body was recovered
two hours afterward and taken to
the home of his parents, at Ringoes,
from where the funeral took place to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
ORANGE HAS SET BACK IN
HER MUNICIPAL LIGHTING

ORANGE. July 17:-It was dis
covered yesterday that the law en-
abling cities to operate lighting plants
contains a referendum clause. This
was something of a surprise to Or
ange officials, who have been hurry
ing the preparations for the building
of a municipal light and power plant.
1t had been assumed that there was
nothing in the act to prevent the
common council from proceeding
with the plan without waiting for the
approval of the voters. Those who
are anxious to see the city's expenses
reduced by the establishment of a
municipal lighting plant will not al
low the referendum feature to block
the plans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17


"A number of rough youths APP
parently intoxicated woke people in
the vicinity of Madison avenue and
Lewis street up about 2 o'clock Sun
day morning, and smashed paving
company lanterns and knocked down
bricks in piles.
&C. G. Warner, timekeeper for
the Jersey Paving Company, has pur-
chased a new bicycle to aid him in
his work.
A large sign advertising the
store of HI. Levinson has been placed
on the fence at the ferry.
John Jack0, of III New Bruins
wick avenue, has asked the police to
send an officer today to keep order
at a wedding celebration, which will
be attended by a large crow of for
eigners today and tonight.
"A number of local people were
on the South Beach train that was
hit by a trolley car at 8 o'clock Sun
day night. No n from this city was
injured.
Andrew Christensen, of 800 New,
Brunswick avenue, reported to the
police that he lost $12. in cash on
Market street last night.
"A pile of steel trusses is in front
of the new Shipman building at 80
Smith street.
WPatrolmans Timothy Quinlan
found a. pocketbook last night con-
tanning So in bills, in front of the
building at 342 State street. The
owner has not yet been found.
-GeOTge Hartung, who has been
awarded the contract for painting an
iron stack at 'MAIeenllo Park, started
II reported tnn rt5yG $ res
taurant has again changed hands.
The steamer. Maracas is due to-
day from Trinidad at the Barber AS
phalt Works. '2,
The soflo oTfer Anne Lord arrived
here this morning from Windsor,
Nova Scotia.
The Virginia cleared today for
Nova Scotia, with a cargo of coal.
This local weather prophets pre-
dict rain every day for forty days.
A regular hop will be held at
Boynton Beach tonight.
The st. Swithin superstition has
PANIED out thus far as it rained last
evening. More showers are promised
this afternoon or tonight.
-Ferman Jensen, who was acct
IDENTIFY shot in the thigh Sunday night
while looking over a revolver, is i'm
proving slowly.
Christina Rasmussen, who lives
near the hospital, was bitten this af-
ternoon by a dog. A policeman was
! sent to shoot the animal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
MASONIC INSIGNIA BARRED
FROM THE STATE PRISON

TRENTON, July 17.-Because 8
large gold ring that he wore had the
emblem of the Masonic order on it
William Malcolm, the embezzling
building and loan association secre-
tary, OF Passaic, who was received
Saturday at state prison. was com
PEELED to remove it by Keeper Os-
borne.
II am a member of that order and
do not care to see that emblem ON a
prisoner" remarked the keeper. As
the ring had been on the ~prisoner's
finger for IS years. 1t had TO be filed
of. Malcolm began a sentence Of sis
months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
QUEEN MAUD, IN PERIL,
SAVED BY KING HAAIkON.

AALESUND, Norway, July IL
Queen Maud had an exceedingly mar
row escape from a serious accident
on Sunday while driving to Nordangs-
dale. Ter fNrses, startled by an ava
lanche, backed the carriage toward
a ten foot ditch, and for some mo-
ments the vehicle hung over the
edge.
King Haakon, who was in another
carriage. ran forward and caught the
horses by their brides.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
Use Electricity on railroads.

1t is a pretty broad statement to
make, but w. r. Mexican, n of the
bright mechanical lights of the Union
Pacific sRailroad, declares electricity
will be used on all but the trunk lines
of the country within a few years,
and that the passage of the free alco-
hol bill would make a new era in
rractiona throughout the country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind
July 17.-An Indiana court sustained
the demurrer of Thomas Taggart to a
demurrer to tie states petition Q a
receiver for his hotel property and an
in @ncslon aga.As gambling thereon.