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\ Near American potentate Is "Tht
 Sultan of SulU.

By the humorous manlpulatlons of George Ade, an Oriental poten- tate is transformed into a near American-not say Americanized ruler in his merry, satirical polit- ical travesty, "The Sultan of Sulu,
 which will be one of the earliest of the big musical attractions that comes to the Elks theater Wednes
 day, November 21. It is replete with Mr. Ade's keenest satire and most brilliant wit, while the fun of the lyrics is enough in itself to make the success of any musical comedy, even without the numerous amusing situations and incidents that crowd each other throughout the action of the piece. The com pany is an exceptionally strong one, with Harriet Sheldon, F. J. McCar- thy, Stella Maritime as Chiquita and Octavia Broske as Henriette, the American girl as the head of the fun-makers and well trained chO- rus of pretty girls. The piece has been supplied with an entire new dress of scenery and costumes.
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 St. Valentine.

St. Valentine, presbyter and martyr, unlike many saints who are specially remembered, did nothing which could have suggested the manner in which his day is celebrated. It was his for tune to suffer martyrdom (he was beaten with club and then beheadeO at a time when the heathens of south ern Europe were accustomed to observe the return of spring. The quick eyes of those dependent upon sunlight for warmth learned to note and welcome every indication of the approaching season. They watched tue birds. and when they saw them mating and mak ing love they were minded to do the same, and so strong was the habit that, as with Christmas day, the good fathers did not attempt to root out the custom, but to connect it with some holy name and St. Valentines day of martyrdom fitted very nearly to that time.
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The Minl'S Eye.

It will probably be news to most people to hear that parliamentary traces of a third eye exist among all verte- brateS. including man. In the human race the third eye forms part of the pineal gland, a small mass about the size of a pea in almost the very center of the brain. Possibly, therefore, there was more actual truth In the we'll known expression "the minds eye" than it's originator dreamed of.
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W0MAN'S WOES
A Certain Cure for Female Trouble and That Tired, Nervous, Depressed Feeling That Makes Household Work a Dreary Burden.

Work, work;
 Nothing but work;
 Tiresome drudgery
 Work used to be pleasure, but now few minutes effort leaves you weak, dis couraged and irritable with feeling that everything has gone wrong.
 The liver and bowels are responsible for this.
 The symptoms are, heart palpitation, faintness, suppressed, excessive or lrreg- ular periods, bad digestion, bearing down pains in the side and back, nervous weakness, poor appetite, costlveness.
 Prickly Ash Bitters sweeps away these troubles like magic, because it strikes at the root of the disease-the stomach, liver and bowels.
 Women who take medicine for female troubles that does not benefit these organs are wasting money and valuable time. The liver is diseased because the stomach is unhealthy, and both have produced constipated habit. This stoppage of healthy action ill the liver and bowels has filled the system with impurities which have brought on irreg- ularity in the female organs; it follows therefore, that a medicine which will correct the liver, strengthen the stomach and promote healthy bowel operations IS the remedy for menstrual difficulties.
 The poor, tired, discouraged woman who has suffered silently and so long with the ailments of her sex soon feels the strengthening and exhi1arating in- fuence of Prickly Ash Bitters. It does its work thoroughly, beginning with the stomach and extending its purifying and stimulating influence to the liver and bowels. When the stomach, liver and bowels are active and working ill har. mony, there must be health and regu- larity in the female organs. As result of this improved condition the patient takes renewed interest i'll her house. hold duties. Appetite md strength return, the eyes are brighter, the com. plexion clears, and before long she is transformed into bright, happy woman with rosy cheeks and cheerful spirits.
 "I suffered much from indigestion and consti- patton, had drowsy tired feeling and nervous headaches all the time. l began using Prickly Ash Bitters and it has helped me wonderfully. 1 I now have a good appetite, sleep we'll and can l do a greater amount of work than ever before." ] MRS. MARY NORTHCUTT, Adel, Mercer County, Mo.
 Sold by druggists. Price Sl bottle.
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THE BOOM FRANC.
rns of the Most Peculiar Weapons of
 War Ever Invented.

The boomerang is all instrument used both in war and ill the chase by the aborieines of Australia Ii is usually about two feet iu length, made of t.s..'. wood bent into curve rcScmblin@ an obtusc angle. fit oil oae side and roun!oI oa#ll, other 1,.e method ol us'ut tl.s#c ca..#a: <.c.s."1 5- 'eiT l."- euIiar. The ,la97err t3.es aae hand. holding the belt side d9"st7a:rl and hmIs il forward as to lii some object twenty 0r twenty five yards ID advance. Instead of continuing to % directly forward in accordance with the NeWloHian law it slowly aseends in the air, Whirlng round and round, describing T beautiful and geomctrical curved line i'll il reaches q considera- blc height. when !l begins to retro grade, finally sweeping over the hc"G of the proiector, striking the object for which it was intended, which is ai- ways in the rear.
 An En@ifsh officer has this to say Of the singular eap9H: The boomerang is one of the most curious weapons of war eyer invented at least by bar baroHs people, nor is it easy t0 compre- bend by what law of projeetiles it IS made to take the singular directions that 1t frequently does. have seen native throw one 50 as to make 1t go forty er fifty fasls horizontally and not more tlau Tour feet from the 1sr0fiHd r -N.#zt3 tA#4 suddenly dart Into the ar t5 t6e height of fifty or sixty =xafa!ss Gczre.ba q vcfz consider able e#.r,#e=aNd Ha,ll4 fall at his feet. In all rHse#. I9 G.ager haH thrown. s.I, f0,4.al.s.l.5 I,ra. t,42..n= with 4rr4t raT@lfy .s.,t 4s 1T o9 a pivot asah.as !ate!, a.A a.sa9 a9.se iil the Thi!e@
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A lliknNrNcr.

X street preacher in Il west of Scot land town complained to passing po- liceman about being annoyed by part of the audience and asked him to re- move the obnoxious ones. "Weel, ye sec" replied the cautious officer, it would be hard job for me tae spot them, but I'll tell ye what I'd dae If were you." What would you dor eagerly inquired the preacher. Just ga round wi the hat,
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l4IC!3Lhi.0 Ct,<51f FRS.
How 1hc,=i i.iy.ea ia t.zc Middle of tile
 l..s. >'sstarJ.

How They Liy.ra .a t.sc Middle of tile
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 Tn the mi5lG.e of the last century the croft2rs in tha west highlands seldom stv= =noie. ahG neye" needed it. They erected for themselves huta mostly built of turf, foorcd with clay and roofed with heather. They kept q few cattle, goats and sheep, which grazed at will on the open hillside and provided them with milk and wool. They lived a truly simple life. and their needs were few. They grew oats for their own food and potatoes. which formed their other chief article of diet Tea was an unknown lux ury 1t was by no means uncommon to find persons who had never tasted 1t. Wheaten bread had never been seen in those parts. Their clothes were made from the tleeces of their own sheep, spun and woven by the good wives during the long winter nights and dyed from the simple dyes made from the lichens which grew on the stems of trees or on the powders of rock in the neighborhood. The whisky they drank came from secret stills on the hillside and had never paid excise The nearest parish church was often many miles away. No school was there for the children. Very few of them indeed could read or write. Still fewer had ever heard a word of English spoken. Their spir. itual needs, however. were not neg lected, for they received constant wis its from the "men." as they were call ed, who had constituted themselves the spiritual guides of their neighborllood. --Blackwood'S Magazine.
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"Thorns and Orange Blossoms.

"InOInS ana orange ibloSSoIiS'
 Something new in the amusement field is always a welcome visitor, and the coming of Rowland and Clitford's $ newest comedy dramatic success. "rhorns and Orange Bloa- soms, should not be an exception to the rule. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms is a play of the standard school and not a poorly written al fair. Many are acquainted with the story. of the famous author, Bertha M Clay, who wrote it, and the dramatization has been made hv Lem B. Parker in a masterlN man ncr. Rowland and Clifford have environed the play with an elabo- rate scenic mounting and placed the different characters in hands ot prominent and reputable players. and thus an extraordinary prodne- ton is the result "Thorns and Orange Blossoms is booked 2t he Elks thcater Friday, Novembe" 2i.
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"rOuchtnr Wood"

Can any reader explain the origin of touching wood after boasting of ones exemption from i'll fortune?--a species of absit omen practised in Shropshire and Cheshire and probably in many other parts of England. The procedure h ef eht: SteA. 'f'm thc.kfu e ses bad sprain in my life--well, I'd better touch wood" and chair or table or anything near that is wooden Is touch ed. Can the custom come from some lingering memory of the veneratiou at tached 10 relics of the true cross? ?- London Notes and Queries.
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Touchinr a Hutton,

Wife-lVe just been reading an ar tlcle on electricity, John. aud it ap- pears that before long We shall be able to get pretty well everything we want by just touching q button. Illus band-Ioud never be able to get any thing that way. Wife-Why not, John? Husband Because nothing on earth would ever make you touch button. Look at my shirt.
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THE EYEBROWS.
Some Expectations and Odd BeliefH
 Concerning Them.

Notwithstanding their incoHSpieuouS- ness, the eyebrows have been the cen ter of certain amount of lore and even superstition. But thc chief point at which superstition or folklore iS found ill tlIs connection is ill those cases. not imrnqHcut, where the ege. broWs meet. Everywhere this meeta- of the brovs las been hold to be oia;- nous ill one way cr ;uoihcT.
 In some of our southern count.es folks say th4l f s @epl to have >tlrn broWs. for thu n.--cszJr Will neEcr have trouhb. hu lajs is a Fare inter prctateH Fs I rule, tue meeting browS are held to he Of eTil omen. Readers Of Charles kiHssleJ's 1.-Two Years Aeoa will remember Mrs. IIar- yey's face, which had been handsome and uas still clever; "but the eye broWs." continues Kingsley "crushed together G5#uW8Fd above her nose and. rising lj-h at tue outer corners Indicated s ~meIy as the restless down drop eye I character self con scious, lmtlfe eapalle of great ineon- slstcne-r*. possibly of great Geccite."
 In fHe IeelaHdic sagaS a man with meeting eyebrows iS said 10 be one of the dreadful creatures known as were wolves, aud thc same belief has been traced in Denmark aad Germany; while in Greece. says lTr. Pairing Gould, they ai. | sign that man is vampire In horror there is little to choose between vampires and were wolves. \ f;tucfful reason which has been given for these superstitions Is that the meeting lroWs= resemble but terny, "the familiar type of a soul ready to fly off and enter some other body" This seems tOlerably far fetched
 In Hungary gypsy women and men whose eyebrows grow together are sup posed to have in special degree the power to cnellant1ncnt, and as illiterate folk have q great dread of such mys terioRs powers, especially as they may De supposed to be directed against the well being or happiness of their chil- dren, it need hardly be said that a man whose broWs meet is not popular person. Even now there are parts of England where q belief in Witchcraft still fingers. and not so very long ago in Northumberland there were people who regarded person whose eyebrows met as q witch or Warlock.
 In the north of AberdcenShirc ac cortlng to the late Rev. Walter Gregor, who was d very competent authority on Scottish lore and customs, "closebroot man'-that is, one whose eyebrows mect-Was regarded as being immoral. Elsewhere in Scotland one with "close broos' was regarded as unlucky to be met as first tit," while other folk went a good deal further and regarded the unlucky possessor of "close broos" as one fo.e3ooaled to be hanged london Globe.
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Finance.

Many words of most august sound prove to be of quite commonplace an cestry when traced to their origins. Enhance is really only settling up" Literally, it is just ending and was formerly used in that very simple sense in the English language. Then 1t came to signify settling up With a of ransom
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A man should never be ashamed to owD he has been in the wrong. It is but saving in other words that i,e is wiser today tllan yesterday.
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AN AGED CITIZEN
 PASSED AWAY SATURDAY

Mr. Edwards. an aged and high of Bell park, died Saturday night. his death being due to the intirm ties attendant upon old age. Inter- ment took place Sunday afternoon.
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Eat1.R.RGGq8TS, 4OI I=2 I..aIaSl.

or address him r. 0. Box 244. Pine Bluff, Ark. He also buys old line life insurance dividend policies, paying l. cash more than the companies' cas0 value Ter 2o-year dividend policies st ter 12 annual premiums have been paid, fer lover dividend policies at ter g annual premiums have beer paid. Write for description blanks.
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Accidents will happen, but the best-regulated families keep Dr. Thomas Ecleetric Oil for such em- orgencies. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
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Very Deep,

Platter Your boy. l hear, is q deep student. ronley" He's always at thc bottom of his class, if that's what you mean
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GO TO FAKE MOSEbY Fine Wines Whis- kies, Tobacco 8 Cigars.
JOHN M. HARRIS

Tailor Shop, 624 East 3rd. Pressing, Cleaning, Dyelng, Repairing ''neatly done, 7
 Especial attention given to dyeing wool and silk shaWls and dresses. Ladies tailor made suits cleaned and press. ed.
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DOCTORS BLACK BROS. Announce today that they will reopen their Dental Parlors over the Bank of Pine Bluff about the 10th of October. Everything new.
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UNION TAILOR SHOP
 AND SHINING PARLOR

22O West Fourth Avenue. We make 8 speclalty or calling TOT ladies', children's and mems shoes and clothing. returning same prompt ly. Gan old phone 459. All work guar anteed.
 London Miller, Prop.
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~ Regular meeting At At the City Hall,

Regular meeting at the City Hall,
Thursday. May IL, 1906
The roll was called at S.4S o'clock p.
M.
Present-President Decker and Com
nlissioners Fallahee and Pfngster
Absent Commissioner O'Brien.
The minuteso the regular meeting Of
April 10, 1906 and Of adjourned meet
ing Of the I'd instant were approved as
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS,
Is. ETC. ~
Application Of Harry e. Scheid for
transfer Of his restaurant license TO
Hans Oschvin, at No. 331 Fourth street,
Fifth Ward
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
Eight (S) applications for transfer OF
restaurant licenses (see reports subse-
qnently made3.
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
Mr.. James Hamill appeared and adj
dressed the Board. asking for hearing
in matter Of application of Samuel En-
gelhardt for tra1hfeF of license to SOUTH
east corner OF Chestnut and Pavonia ave-
nues. III
The President declared recess for
minutes.
On reassembling the Board proceeded
ITO be continued.)
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The roll was called at 845 o'clock P.
M.
Present-All the members of the
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS,
s ETC.
Petitions, etc., were presented, receiv-
ed and disposed of as follows
Remonstrances of the trustees Of st.
Joseph's Church against renewal of sa-
loon license at southeast corner Of Chest
nue and Pavonia avenues, and of Rev.
J.sC. Joralemon against transfer of res
taurant license of Charles Geibel to No.
135 Ocean avenue.
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
Applications of Albert Hurley for II
Manhattan avenue. First Ward, and for
transfer of restaurant license of ii. p.
Scheid to Patrick NJ. Connolly at No.
176 Woodlawn avenue; Max LANCER to
Alfonso Avallone, at No. 376 Monmouth
street, Third Ward; Daniel ]. Kelly to
James F. Young, at No. 321 Grove
street. Third Ward; Charles Geibel. from
Ocean avenue, Seventh Ward; W. Po-
pielarzyk, from No 141 Morris street to
No. lat Morgan street, First Ward; Au-
gust Doneman to John Mensing, at No.
pa Beacon avenue, Tenth Ward; George
Korell to Edward Schultze, at No. 1O42
Summit avenue, Twelfth Ward; Charles
Katz. from No. 143 Beacon avenue to
No. 555 Henderson street, Second Ward;
William Geddis to Francis G. Parsons,
at No. $50 Grand street, Sixth Ward;
Charles Bammesberger to Charles d.
Nierstedt. Jr., at No. 746 Jersey avenue,
Second Ward.
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The following resolutions were report
ed by the Committee on Petitions at this
! meeting
Resolved, That license be granted to
Albert Hurlay to keep restaurant,
where spirituous, vinous, malt and brew
ed liquors may be sold, at 155 Manhat-
tan avenue, Tenth Ward.
Resolved, That the following described
restaurant licenses be transferred
1872, Daniel J. Kelly to James F..
: 1856, W. Popielarzyk, from 141 Morris
street to 147 Morgan street, Second
sos, George Korell, to Edward
1908, Charles Katz, from 14a Beacon
avenue to 555 Henderson street, Second
1859, William Geddis to Francis G..
Parsons.
The reports were received.
The resolutions were severally adopted
by the following vote, the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members OF the Board.
On motion of Commissioner Pfingsten
the Board then adjourned
GEORGE M. MCCARTHY,
City Clerk.
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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.

(Continuedl
Frank McDermott, 500.
Michael O,Mara, $12.
Pagan Iron Works, $27.65.
Edward O'Donnell, $13S.02.
Barber Asphalt Paving Co., $155. 80.
Crescent Hall School, $66.66.
Collins, Lavery & Co., $3.50.
Z. e. Smith, $21, 81.
VIM. Taylor, $500.
John Jennings, $500.
]. w. Griffin, $162.39. $64.S0.
r. L. Houghtaling, $9.45.
James f. Mckee, $4,000.
Payrolls:-
Water Registrar, ETC., So, 3,436.79.
Laborers on Parks, $3.50.
Engineer in Charge, New Water
Works, $458. 33.
General Superintendent. ETC.. $765.
Chief Engineer, etc., 81, ,490.31.
Commissioners and Clerks; $l,4lO.O1.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees
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Tax Sale No 43
ContinuationD
Blocks 1901 to 1000 Inclusive.
TUESDAY, JUNE IL, 1906
Schedule No. 24b.
Sale of Delinquent Lands
UNPAID TAXES AND
ASSESSMENTS
Office of the City Collector,
Jersey City n i

the City ad
sH
upon BEEN
f@ nsm
@ % M a
be- ~obameia 1.-THE
the s fHeht tsuacsand dparehof to sold
he ~ t date of sale ar
ana assessments respectively @ the nosne whereof the said several lots tracts and
andtoa aHpoTesd
OIL in
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is hereby appointed as a clerk in the
meter department, salary to be at the
ly (vice d. +. Mahon, deceased)
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call of the ayes and Nays
Ayes-C Commissioner Nolan, Rooney
and President Heintze.
-CommissioneT Berry and
Knox
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$500

Resolved, That $773.17 be paid to the
w. w. Farrier Co., on account of con-
tract No. 1541, for furnishing and deliv-
ering lead. 80
Charge Water Account, A. and E.
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Resolved, That a warrant in the sum
Of $19.75 be ordered drawn in favor Of
S. w. Perkins. such sum representing a
duplicate payment Of water rents for the
t IL Na p21per s syanh Saate sree nofk Das @
ments made May 5, 1904, and June IL,
1904, respectively.
Charge Water Account, A. and e.
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IJNFINISHED RITSINESS


| Commissioner Nolan moved ito take
| from the table an ordinance entitled: An
Ordinance for the relief of Jacob Piercy
| in construction of bay windows
| Carried.
The ordinance was then taken up and
| read:-
| An Ordinance for the relief Of Jacob
Pisrcy in construction of bay windows.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
| City, by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, for and on behalf of the
municipality of said city, do ordain as
follows
Section 1. That permission be and Is
hereby granted to Jacob Pissey 20 cen
struct and maintain bay WINDOWS on
buildings to be erected by him at the
northeast corner of Bergen avenue and
Clinton avenue, which bay windows may
extend from the second story to the roof
of said building and beyond the building
line of Bergen avenue, two feet q feet,
any ordinance to the contrary notwith-
standing
The work to be done under the super
vision of the Inspector of Buildings.
Section 2 That all cost and expense
! incident to the Introduction, passage and
publication of this Ordinance shall be
paid by the applicant for same; and such
amount therefor as is estimated by the
Clerk of this Board to be necessary shall
Commissioner Nolan moved that the
ordinance be now placed on final pas
sage
Carried.
And the motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote on call of the ayes and
nays:-
Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
NayS-None
The President declared that the Ordi-
nance had passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following ordinance was received,
given its first reading and tabled under
the rules
IAN Ordinance granting permission to
the Coast Line Telephone Company, a
corporation organized under the Laws of
the State Of New Jersey, it's successors
and assigns. to locate, construct, operate
and maintain conduits with the necessary
manholes, junction boxes, distributing
poles and other necessary equipment for
containing cables and wires. together
with the necessary connection for enter-
ing public or private property in certain
streets, avenues, lanes, highways and
public places. for the purpose of main
tanning telephone system in the City Of
Jersey City"
Commissioner Nolan moved 'That the
further consideration OF the application
Of the Coast Line Telephone Company
for a franchise. in accordance with petit
ton of said Company, presented to this
Board April 16. 1906, conformably to
| Chapter 36, of the Laws of 1906. be ad-
! journed and continued to May %, 1906.
at the meeting to be held at z o'clock on
| that date"
And the motion was unanimously
| adopted. M 4s4
On motion the Board adjourned.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That Patrick ]. Lane be and
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It was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and Nays ,
Ayes Commissioners Berry, sKnax
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
NayS-None.