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What do you suppose he did? No ef-
fort of the Imagination can carry you
within hailing distance of the horrible
truth SO let the suspense be ended Mr..
Wiiloughby, with his own hands. helped
tomove the furniture from the old con-
Sulate up to his new residence. He put
the table on top of his head and bal
anced it carefully and carried it through
the open streets of Gallivancia. An Of
fetal, a representative of a great power,
performing cheap manual labor.
Words are altogether inadequate to
describe the degree of obloquy which Mr..
Willoughby earned for himself by this
unheard of exhibition. In Gallivancia IL
was not considered quite the thing to
indulge in mental effort, and for any one
except a mental of the lowest social or
der to perform physical labor was al
most inconceivable. The new Consul was
set down either a harmless imbecile
or an altogether new specimen of bar
barian. In either case he was not fit
associate for well-bred gentlemen, and
GalIvancia proceeded to ignore him and
Ma" That is, they pretended to ig-
more them. but as a matter of fact they
watched them at a distance and heard
daily reports of cookery and other &C.
centricities. 1t was all vastly diverting
to the tiny aristocrats of Galivaneia, but
it was pretty hard on MIR. and Mrs. Will
\ loughby-homesick hungry for spring
chicken and garden truck, and yet
ashamed to pick up and go home so soon
after all those elaborate good-bys.
| One morning Mr.. WilIoughby walked
out on the veranda of his hillside cot
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! ness on the water front. Mr.. Willoughby
called on the former consul and found
! him to be a dignified Britisher of the
tache. shaped like horseshoe. The de-
throned official was courteous, but not
cordial. He was saying goodby to some
easy money, and the situation was not
one calculated to promote good cheer.
Mr.. Willoughby's action in coming down
and pulling the consulate from under
meath him seemed to him almost un-
friendly. However. he formally turned
over to Mr.. Wiloughby a table, four
chairs, several account books and let
ter press, all being the property of the
| United States of America.
Mr.. willoughby had rented house
on the hill overlooking the town and
decided to plant the consulate in the
front room of hiss residence. Inasmuch
as the consul had a business caller
about once month there was no need
of maintaining two establishments AL
ready he had taken into his employ and
his warmest personal friendship a native
named Franciotto. This name seemed
formal and hard to remember, so Mr..
Willoughby rechristened him Jim He
liked this native in spite of his color
because he was the only man in CALI
vancia who seemed to be pervaded by
the simple spirit of democracy. Mr.. will
loughby said that the others put on too
many "damlugs" whatever that may
mean.
If United States Consul Willoughby's
social standing in Gallivancia was at all
subject to doubt that doubt vanished on
the day when he and Jim" came down
to move the Office effects to the house
on the HILL
Mr.. Willoughby did something that day
which convulsed Gallivancia as it never
had been convulsed before-not even
when a neighboring volcano blew on.
For days afterward the official set. the
men at the little club and the women
pouring tea at each other, talked of moth
ing else. Many would not believe when
they nrst heard 1t, but there were NIT
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Gus, strutting little mortals came "Old
Man" Wiiloughby and Ma" Willoughby.
of Michigan. OF the outward form and
artificialities of a Europeanized aristo-
cratic society they were most profoundly
ignorant Mr. Willoughby did not eren
own a dress suit" When he got a
clean shave and put on a string tie
and backed into a Prince Albert" coat
he felt that he had made a very large
concession TO the mere fripperies of life
And Ma had her own ideas about low
necked gowns,
Can you see Mr.. and Mrs. willoughby
in Galilvancia? Can you understand what
what must have been the attitude of
these gold-braid pewees toward an old
fashioned apple-pie o&lple from the tall
timber?
Mind you, / am not poking fun at the
Willoughbys. In the opinion of every
real American, a man of the Willoughby
type is worth ten-acre lot full of these
two by four titles. The Willoughbys were
good people-the kind Of people one likes
to meet in Michigan. But when the la
dies of the foreign colony came to call on
Ma and said "Dyuh me,' and looked
at her through their lorgnettes, she was
like a staid old Plymouth Rock hen who
suddenly finds herself among the birds
Of paradise. She told Mr.. Willoughby
that 1t was the queerest lot of women
folk" she had ever seen, and. although
she didn't like to talk about people until
she knew her ground, some of them did
not seem any more respectable than the
law allowed Poor Mrs Willoughby,
She did not know it was good form for
woman to smoke and drink but bad
form for her to be interested in her
husband. She tried to apply Mich
igan training to GalIivancia conditions.
and the two didn't seem to jibc.
If Mrs. Wiiloughby amused the women.
Mr.A w illoushby more than amused the
men. He upset them and left them gasp
ing.
The acting consul had used a small
Office adjoining his own place OF busi-
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nesses-reliable witnesses-who saw the
whole thing and were called upon time
and time again to testify regarding the
most extraordinary performance of the
United States Consul. Other Consuls
may come and go and the years spin
their weary lengths and the oblterating
drift of time may hide some of the lesser
events in the history of Gallivancia, but
until time shall be no more the resi-
dents Of that city will tell the story OF
"Old Man" WsllcushLv os N;-s;..la..
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tage and looked across the harbor and
saw something that smote him with an
overpowering joy A white cruiser. fly
ing the stars and stripes. had steamed
through the narrow entrance and was
bearing down to an anchorage
Come here, motherr' he shouted
Como here, if you want to see some
thing that's good for sore eyes,
Mrs. Willoughby came running. and
nearly careened with happiness. There ii
: xar $50 uiti. s-s-s.
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Yankees on board-boys from hons;
boys who had been brought up to be-
lieve that a mans character and his abil-
I tiles give him worth which cannot be
altered by putting mere handle TO his
name Mr.. and Mrs. Wilioughby were
eager to go down and call on the folks
from home" After the prolonged boy
colt which had been hanging over them
they were pining for white society
Mr.. WiIloughby put on his long black
coat and Mrs. Willoughby got out her
lowered bonnet and together they went
down to the water front-walked instead
of going as they should have gone. IN one
OF the decrepit local hacks. Before they
could charter humble rowboat and go
out to the ship the Governor General
and the lord high commander of the
seow and the Imperial Collector Of Gus
toms and all the other residents of real
, Importance had gone out in a launch and
taken charge of the naval officers. Din
ner parties and a ball at the palace
were arranged at once. The servant at
the club hurried out and got another
bottle Of Scotch whisky, and the town
band began to mobilize at cafe. CAL
livancia had no use for a humble Ameri-
can of the Willoughby type. but it gave
hysterical welcome to the splendid war
vessel and the natty men in uniform.
Over the first drink the Americans were
told the remarkable story of the new
Consul and were assured that he-was
queer sort" And the naval officers be-
/ ing accustomed to hearing United States
Consuls maligned. took no further inter-
est in their Governments representative;
merely shook hands with him when he
came aboard, told him to make himself
at home, and then fiocked away to the
! high lights and the gayety which had
been provided for them by the court cir
cIes of Gallivancia-
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby found them
selves sidetracked, and they went back
home, not daring to talk about what had
happened. But that was the day which
caused them to decide to go back to
Michigan. Mr.. Willoughby wrote to the
/ State Department and said that the eli
mate did not agree with them. And
when they sailed away Jim was the
only person who came to the dock to bid
them good-by.
AS the "ex-Consul to Gallfvancia'' Mr..
Willoughby is more than ever an honored
has more gray matter, more Christian
charity and more horse sense than could
be collectively assembled by all the
petty officials at Gallivancia And vet
Galivancia regarded him as a very poor
excuse for Consul The naval officers
saw in him a well-meaning Jay who
was bringing discredit on their native
land because Of his ignorance OF social
forms.
Therefore let US send out Consuls who
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can put up front" Have each Consul
wear the uniform Of drum major. Make
sure that he can dance all night. play
bridge and keep up with the naval crowd
when 1t comes to drinking Let him be
naughty with the serving classes. but
jovial with the military Make sure that
he is averse to all forms of labor. Such
a Consul will shed glory upon cur be-
loved country, and will never suffer ths
unhappy fate Of ~ol5 Men'' WiIouehby.
ss--.ss.-@, lssss ~ -Ssr-e x1as
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Into thIs nest Of pretentIous, eeremonI-
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If Mrs. Wiiloughby amused the women.
Mr.. wilIoughby more than amused the
men. He upset them and left them gasp
ing.
The Jersey City news., 1906-01-06
5ity Supt. of Schools.
Percentage of
a
School No. II; and

School No. IL; and
Whereas. The Board of Finance has
not yet made the appropriations specified
above;
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and it is hereby respectfully requested
to appropriate the amounts mentioned to
the use of this Board.
From Finance Committee, by Mr..
Coyle, a resolution, and adopted:-
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and it is hereby requested to app1o-
pirate to the use of this Board the sum
of $l4. 100, this sum to be used to pur-
chase fuel for the public schools for the
current fiscal year.
From Teachers Committee, by Mr..
Ridgeway, three resolutions. and adopt
ed
|. Resolved. That it is the unqualified
belief of this Board that Mrs. NJ. Louise
Keating, a teacher in the public schools
of this city, has been public school
teacher for the full period of twenty
years, and that she IS. because of per-
manent physical disability, incapacitated.
to further pursue the vocation Of teach
ing and is justly entitled to be placed
upon the retired list and become one of
the benehclaries of the Teachers Retire
ment Fund.
z. Whereas, 1t is reported that some
of the Principals and teachers of the
PuUilC SNHuoiS nave peTIHlEleQ TO De dis
tributed to their pupils tickets for free
admission to fair recently held in this
city, at which gambling devices were
maintained, whereat the children of the
public schools We're permitted to win and
did win money in considerable amounts;
and
Whereas, This Board believes the said
gambling devices to be contrary to the
laws of this State and corrupting and
debasing to the morals of the Children
OF this city, and calculated to do them
great harm as future citizens Of this
country;
Resolved, That all principals and
teachers of the public schools be ano
they are hereby forbidden to distribute
or permit or suffer to be distributed. or
sold to the pupils of their schools upon
the school premises, or at any of the en-
frances thereof. any circulars or tickets
to any fair, bazaar or public entertain
ment. Or to permit or suffer any person
to use any part of the school premises
Tor such purpose, unless expressly au-
thorized by this Board.
3. Resolved, That leave of ab1ence.
with loss OF substitutes pay. be and it is
hereby gra anted to each of the following
named teachers for the period of time in
dicafed; cause Illness:
Alice e. Points, No. 5, November /
to December / Helen Robertson, No. q.
November ] to December I; Fannie E.
Slack. No. II, October 16 to October 80:
Ida Roe. No. 12. month Of November:
Ella Roe. No. II, month Of November:
Hannah STANLEY, No. rs. November to
(To be Continued.)
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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings.)
(Continuad

Beginning at the word sit. 2 on said
page 10 as aforesaid, in line on said.
page, and striking out all that thereafter
follows to and including the word find
ings," to wilt being the purpose and
Intention that the several pernissions
therein given are but supplemental to
ssordinance granting permission 10 said
company to locate. rerl6cates construct.
Operate and maintain street grailway
tracks in other portions Of this city,
(Which said ordinances were heretofore
passed by this Board, and that the life
'sof those several permissions shall be for
mo greater period than is the life of
those ordinances which they are intend
led to supplement, and that they shall
"Of themselves carry no municipal obli-
cation ether than what may have been
heretofore expressly stipulated in such
original ordinances, and in like manner
I <''and to like extent shall be subject to
ssthc provisions CT future legislative en-
aactments or Court findings and further
Resolved, That in lieu and substitution
of that portion of said resolution herein
and hereby rescinded aud directed to be
stricken out. the following be substituted
and made portion Of said resolution:
Provided, however. that the right.
privilege or franchise herein granted
shall not by implication or otherwise. OPP
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Charles H. O'Connor, No. 4, $4.72.
Charles H. Sulk, No. u, So.
Martha G. Evans, No. II, $3.50

: Charles II. O'Connor, No. 4, $4.72.
Charles H. Sulk, No. u, Sc.
Martha G. Evans, No. IT, $3.50.
Technical School
Keuffel s. Esser, No. j, $5.1S.
Repairs. Buildings and Furniture,
Theo. Smith & Sons Co., No. 26,
$56.33; No. %. $2.42.
Charles 2. Walker, No. 10, $3.50.
Koernig & Dohrman, No. 10, S16.50.
Jackie Bros, No 20, $5.
VIM. Laskofski & Son, No. 2T, $780,
Schools Nos. 6, 27, 80 and 81, $3.50, 600:
Michael Cook, Inspector No. 6, Sep
te1nber, $780,
General Claims Account, 19O3-19O4 -
Kinds. Noble & Eldredge, books, No.
s $4'35. ~ 80 = '0' s' - "
2. Resolved, That the City Clerk be
and he is hereby requested to draw war
rants to pay officers, teachers and jani-
tors in the employ of the Board of Edu-
cation for the month of November. 1905,
when due, on payrolls duly certified by
the City Superintendent of Public
Schools.
8. Resolved, That the City Clerk be
and he is hereby requested to draw war
rants to pay teachers and janitors in the
employ Of the Night School Department
of November. 1905, when due, on pay
rolls duly certified by the City Superin-
tendent Of Public Schools.
4. Resolved. That the City Clerk be
and he is hereby requested to cancel war
rant No. $685. book No. 105, for 500 80,
in favor of the estate of Hannah E.
Foote, said warrant having been lost,
and that he draw a new warrant in fa-
vor of Charles e. O'Hara and Sydney
A. Smith, administrators of the estate of
Hannah E. Foote, to the amount of
$69.90. said administrators having fled
with the City Comptroller a bond as re-
quired by law, and approved as to form
by the Assistant Corporation Attorney.
The yeas and nays resulted in the
adoption of each of the four above reso-
lutions by the following vote s
Yeas--President Ward and Messrs.
Ridgeway, Clute. Moran, Hermann,
Ramsey, Coyle, Gilmore and Dieffenbach
g.
Nays-None.
Absent Messrs. Lewis, Barnes, Lyons
and Tully-
From the Finance Committee, by Mr..
Coyle, resolution. and adopted
Whereas, At meeting of the Board
of Education, held September Z, 1905,
the Board of Finance was requested to
make appropriations to the use Of this
Board for the fiscal year 1904-1905, as
follows:
$4,000 for teachers salaries, 5000 for
evening schools, So 800 for gas. 81 900
for printing. $1,000 for insurance. $500
for janitors' supplies, $3.50 for Inspector,
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document room, and as Delaware street
is low at this point, door from the room
would open directly on the street This
would admit of taking the documents
from wagons into the room without trans
ferring them through the main corridors,
as at present.
On the first floor would probably be
the same offices as at present, but more
commodious and there would be room for
additional offices to house another depart
ment. On the second floor it is planned
to place new chancery court room and
offices for the department of the attorney
general. This would be a practical
change. for 1t would bring the states
legal department alongside the courts.
Then the present offices of the attorney
general in the rear of the building could
be used for other purposes. The third
floor would be divided into offices for
which there is need.
It is estimated that this additions would
cost SIC, 600.
Another proposition is to put an adj
ditional story over the assembly chamber.
At present there is a loft over the cham
Der and either side Of this the wing is
but two stories high. The loft is lost
space. By running the whole wing up
another story considerable additional
space would be provided for offices. This
could be done. it is said, for about $12,-
600.
Still another proposition is to build an
entirely separate building across the
water power from the main capitol on
ground already owned by the state If
this plan was adopted large and orna-
mental bridge would be erected over the
stream in place Of the present foot bridge
This structure would be devoted,to the
museum and biological department, per-
nitting the present museum to be re-
modelled into offices. The state museum
board is at work on plans for this build
ing, but it has not yet progressed far
enough to permit Of an estimate of the
cost.
If this building is erected as proposed,
it would occupy a ommanding position
on the new riverside drive when the lat
ter is completed.
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~ .L1c NorIcE-IN THE NATTER

rrsLIc NoTIcE-IN THE NATTER o
ssrncs,NsTRucr1oN sns AND EXTENSION or
,rtIas RAvINB ROAD SEWER OUTLET
TO TIDE WATER.
the Commissioners appointed under and bv
virtue Of an act entitled An act to provide
for the reconstruction OF main outlet sewes
heretofore constructed atskhe joint expense 81
two cities" approved March -. 1895. a..u me
acts supplementary ana eaFaendatorv tSo-e /.
having completed their duties as provided hy
said act and tAs acts, supplementary and
anlendatory thereof. and having filed With tha
County Clerk Of the County OF Hudson and
with the City Clerk OF Jersey City, their re-
mort and map showing the drainage area trIb-
stary 10 the new oAtiet sewer, ara the aija-
Cent drainage area drained BY said sever
and having. on the 24th day et Juls lSo5. mel
al the City Hall, Jersey CITY. ~ hear oh5ecf-
ions to said assessment, now slve notice that
they viii apply sc the Ron. Joaathan Dixon.
Justice OF the SEpsrrns Tturf. sitting In kha
Hudson Circuit. n tes Hudson County Court
House, Jersey CitF. on the soth day Of Sem
tember. 1905 at tes clock In the forenoon 70
have said assessment confirmed as provided
BY law
Signed
EDT4Ow w. HARRISON.
MICHAEL T. CONNOLLY
NATHANIEL ROBERTS,
Commissioners
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICIAL PROCEEpTNGS.

Regular meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, held in the City Hall, Thursday,
November 8. 1905.
ROLL GALL.
Present-President Ward and Messrs.
Ridgeway, Clute. Moran, Hermann,
Ramsey, Coyle, Gilmore and Dieffenbaeh
s.
Abgent-Messrs. Lewis, Barnes. Lyons
and Tully4
READING AND APPROVAL OF
MINUTES.
In absence of printed copies, minutes
of October IL and 26 laid over, on mo-
ton.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICA-
TIONS
From Executive Committee, Jersey
City Teachers Bazaar
Requesting permission to distribute
among pupils circular. copy of which
was enclosed.
Granted. on motion of Mr.. Clute.
From Mabel B. Small:
Resigning as teacher in School No. "a.
Accepted, on motion of Mr. Coyle.
From Maynard. Merrill & co..
Enclosing check for 5000 for over
payment for books in 1904.
The following statistics Of the
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Referred to Finance Committee.

Referred to Finance Committee.
From Grouse & Perkins,:
Requesting issuance of new warrant
for $6990, for services Of Hannah f..
Foote as teacher. March, 1904.
Referred to Finance Committee.
From Hudson County Executive Com
mittee, Peoples Singing Classes
Thanking Board for use of School No.
Filed.
From Advisory Board. Jrs o. U. A. NJ:
In relation to presentation of flag to
new High School building.
Referred to New High School Com
mittee.
PROPOSALS AND BIDS.
Nine r. M. having arrived. proposals
for Furniture for School No. 6. Coal and
Printing and Blanks were received sepa-
rately as follows and referred to the ap-
propriate committees:--
No. 6 Furniture:-
American School Furniture Co., Item
No. |, Pupils Desks, Glass A, desks,
So. 40; rears, So. Glass B, desks. $3.70;
rears. $3. Item No. 2. Blackboards,
slate. per square foot. 42c. Item No. 8,
Teachers Desks, oak, $7.25, 1925, $40,
$11. $16. $8, $12
John Wanamaker. Item No 8, Teach
ers' Desks. $10.50. $14..- Item No. 4,
Chairs, $1.5O. Item No. 6. Carpet,
$14.50.
Lauter Company, Item No. 8, Pianos,
$500 each.
Andrew Brunton, Item No. s, Pianos.
$3.50 each
Pierse Roche, Item No. 6, Carpet,
$1.45 per yard. Item No. Z, Window
Shades. $249 each.
Coal (all the Schools):-
Mackey, Young & Co.. egg, stove and
nut coal, per ton of 2240 pounds, 1923
q ton; pea coal, per ton Of 2240 pounds.
$3.50 per ton.
Printing (by iterns):-
Albert Datz CO., w F. Roehrer and
Heating & Chamberlain.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
and referred to committees
Books, Stationery and Supplies
Peckham Little & Co., $23.5O, S31. so.
$3.50, SALT. $2S.S6. $6.T0. $3.50,
$17.95. $7.36, $4.69, $9.40, $472, $12.S5,
$T.36, $3.50.
American Book Co., s7.s2. $1e.5o.
$2.47, $10.20.
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init report Of the work of the Attendance
Department for the month ending Oc-
tober 81. 1905.
Truancy, $50; absence. 405: attending
no school (reported by Principally, II; /;
through other sources. IL. Visits by
Chief Attendance Ofticer, AZ; to Public
Schools, "a; to other schools, 8; to homes
by Attendance Cfficers, (a.) on account
of truancy, 2S0; (b.) on account Of abb
sence, 405; (c.) on account of attending
no school, II. Parents warned by G. A.
O. by letter, 43; personally, 1852; by At
tendance Officers, $50. Legal notices
served, l20. Truantg returned to school,
placed in school by Attendance Oficers,
IL; children found on the street and TAX
en- home, s. children found on the street
and taken to school, 4. Prosecutions of
parents and guardians, 81 fined, 5; pa
parents and guardians, 81; fined, s.; pa
sent to State Reformatories, 8; paroled,
81. Employers warned for violation of
(Signed CHAs. STELL,
Chief Attendance Officer.
Reports filed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
From Finance Committee, by Mr..
Coyle four resolutions
/. Resolved, That the following
claims. 81 in number, be and they are
hereby ordered paid to the parties here
matter named, as per bills accompany
ing. to wit
Books. Stationery and Supplies, 1904
1906
PsssRsR Ett's ss : Ns ce sgatsRsry sas @ 4 Ns
$27; No. 10, $3.50 $12 333a No. AZ, 1886,
$17.52; No. 10, S7.3S; No. 1s 70c.: No.
1S. $500; No. 21 3.44. No. ms. sS23. 80.