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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06

The Soubrette-Are you aware, Mr..
Beaton, that the ghost hasn't walked
in three weeks?
Mr.. Beaton Quite aware, Miss
twinkle; but | assure you the shade
is suffering only from frost bite and
is not afflicted, as you seem to think.
with locomotor ataxia.-Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
The Limlt.

They live in some obscure little vii.
lage in the mountains of Tennessee
don't they?'
Obscure little village is no name
for it. Why, that town doesn't even
get out souvenir Observation-Disclosures.
land Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
On the Water Wanon.

First Ex-Tank-Say, Jim, I've got a
great scheme.
Second Ex-Tank-What's that?
First e. T.-When | want to get
soused I whirl around on one foot as
long ISL can. Try it and get the eff.
fect.-Cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
McClure's Announces a Life of Mrs.
Eddy; History of Christian Science.

Eddy; History OF Cnf1Stlan oclencc.
The editorial in the December Nc
Clure's, announcing a life of Mary
Baker G. Eddy and a history of the
Christian Science movement, is an
indication that McClure's Magazine
has its finger on the pulse of Amer
lean life, and is quick to recognize
the psychological moment when an
idea becomes nationally significant.
Thirty-one years ago, no n living
outside a few back streets of Lynn,
Massachusetts, had ever heard OF
Christian Science. TODAY 1t recruits
its believers by tens of thousands.
OF its leader, Mary Eddy, the editors
of McClure's write:
IF she is genuine in her profess
sions, as her followers ardently be-
lieve, she is one OF the great of the
world: If she is q charlatan, as the
enemies of Christian Science main
tain. she / the cueen of charlatanry.
The devotees OF Christian Science
have printed whole libraries in her
praise; the enemies of Christian
Science have written even more in
ridicule of lei contentious and In
d~etraction of her career. She has led
a wonderful life. this old woman OF
power and mystery. 1t is shot, IL
lumined, with romance. The very
| fact that she, the daughter Of a poor
farmer, and an unknown dependent
at ffty-ive, has become rich and
great in the nation at eighty7fiye7--
that alone IS a romance. Yet there
exists no impartial story Of this lifs
and Of the cult into which Il ha'
lowered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
unkind.

$50 you wouldn't take me to be
26?" giggled the fair widow.
mo, indeed" Tejoined the inconsid-
crate old bachelor. But If you had a
daughter l might take her to be that
old."-Chicago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
Misses Half the Fun.

Mrs. Towns do all of my shop
ping over the phone. It's much cas-.
Ter.
Mrs. Browne-But, dear me, you
never see your bargains, do your
Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
Naviqator's Error.

Matcpett.-He thought he had
solved the problem of aerial naviga.
tion when he covered his airship with
fly paper.
Gauss-But he made a mistake
when he used the sticky kind.-Chica.
go Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06

She-Why do men go bald sooner
than women, Major?
Major-Oh, because they don't wear
their hair SO long. ! suppose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06

Gertie-Or, what fun! there's Dora
Smart got a piece of tear" hanging,
and she doesn't know it. / shan't tell
her!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
THE CALL.

From 1.-The Call From the Past, ;
by Leonard Merrick, in the December
Metropolitan Magazine.
And as he walked back to the room
where she had been, he knew he was
in love-with her, with the theatre,
with the life he used to lead. In the
wet, black streets of Manchester he
saw the naked truth, and he realized
that his life was a failure. A man
could change his environment, but
not himself. He felt that he would
be happier earning three pounds a
week, like her, on the stage than he
would ever be as Robert Blackstone,
K.C. One mustn't say these things;
but he felt it-felt that he would re-
police to be a minor actor again, and
see Peggy in the mornig, and see
Peggy every day.
No Flies on Flossie tottered for
six nights, died, and was buried. You
may read those facts elsewhere.
These are facts concerning No Flies
on Flossie which you may read only
here. And in Garden Court, Temple,
there was for a long time a distin-
guished barrister, debating "a subtle
point. He questioned If, when he
made a trip to the past and grew en-
amoured of it, he fell in love with a
girl. or only with an atmosphere.
Because that he was in love, still In
love. was indisputable; he looked
back constantly and yearned. The
sole doubt was what he was in love
with. 1t was tn e weak spot in the
case, and with his usual keenness he
had put his finger on it--he discern
edhow liable he was to be deceived,
how naturally he might be attribute
ing to the girl the fascination tnat
belonged to the surroundings. If it
was the atmosphere that lent Peggy
enchantment, he would be insane to
choose a wife so different from, say,
the placid matron who blessed Ed
ward. Per contra, If he loved Peggy
herself, why should he tramp the
room like this instead of asking her
marry him?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06

The Board of Health is rapidly
adopting the method of the old bod Y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
QUALI TY

When you think of QUALITY
don't persuade yourself into believing
that the fabric alone decides the real
worth of the clothes you veal. If
you're wearing a suit of pure wool
goods, poorly cut, no style to it-are
you satisfied? We have Suits and
Overcoats for men who demand high
grade fabrics, but who at the same
time want STYLE and FIT.
Our 1900. 1900 and 1900 Suits
and O%vercoats are guaranteed to
have STYLE, QUALITY and FIT
and we stand ready to back up L
guarantee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-06
Justice For
The Railroads
BY j. }. HILL. President Great Northern SYSTEM

. ODAY the entire country is suffering from want Of trans
portation facilities to move its business without umreason-
able delay. The prevailing idea with the public is that the
railways are short of cars, while the fact is that 81
SHORTAGE rs IN TRACKS AND TERMINALS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
POPULATION Low
ER, SAYS CENSUS BUREAU.
Majority Of Them Are Men--Foreign-
ers outnumber American Born
Among Public Dependents
Many Are Diseased.

Washington. The bureau of the
cen census has just published spe-
cial report on paupers in the aims
houses of the United States. The bu-
reau's inquiry develops several inter
esting facts, among which are that
pauperism is decreasing and that hos
pital facilities for unfortunates for
merly sent to almshouses have be-
oome better and more scientifically adj
ministered.
The number of paupers in aims
houses on December 81, 1908, was 81
764, and the number admitted during
1904 SLAP, making a total of 1885,
l76 persons who were in almshouses
during the whole or a part of the year
1904. OF this total 111.817 were men
and 1889 women. The number in
clnded 52,444 men and 29,320 WON
en-. and the number admitted, 59.373
men and 22.O39 women.
The number Of paupers in aims
houses in 1880 was 66,203 and in 1890
73.045. But although the number Of
almshouse paupers is increasing the
increase has not kept pace with the
growth of population and consequently
the ratio Of almshouse paupers to pop
ulation is decreasing. In 1880 it was
1872 per 100, 1000 Of population; it de-
creased to 1856 in 1890 and to 101.4
In 1903. In part, at least, this decline
In institutional pauperism is due to
changes in the treatment Of the men
tally and physically defective poor.
whc in former times were sent to
almshouses but are now cared for in
hospitals or asylums, and also to the
development of nationally organized
charity which strives to make the poor
sels-supporting and to place destitute
children In 3tmnies rather tbe2 in
almshouses.
Although pauperism is less preva-
lent among women than among men,
che chief distinction between the two
sexes seems to be that women. hav-
ing Snee entered an almshouse are
there permanently, while men ire to
large extent only winter boarders
Although decreasing, the ratios are
still high in some of the older com
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
Book Loss BY the
Frisco Earthquake

camille library. destroyed. 100000 vol
umes. insurance on books $4,000, In
surance on buildings $4,000: st. Ig-
natius college library, destroyed. over
$4,000 volumes; San Francisco County
Medical society library, destroyed,
over l 900 volumes. insurance $500;
San Francisco reading room and H.
brary for the blind, destroyed, 400
volumes, insurance $500; San Fran
cisco verein library, destroyed, over
4,4oO volumes; state normal school
library, destroyed, $500 volumes.
Supreme court library. destroyed.
over 1900 volumes; theosophical H.
brary, destroyed. about 1000 yol-
umes; University club library, de-
stroyed. over $500 volumes: Wells
Fargo library, destroyed, about 5000
volumes. no insurance; Young Mems
Christian association. destroyed, over
$500 volumes; San Francisco law IL
brary. destroyed, about 35,000 vol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
ARE FEWER.

monwealths located in sections with
large urban centers and a compare
lively severe climate.
Climate affects pauperism in states
where severe winters prevail and those
permitting easy entrance and dis
charge from almshouses.
For example, states with large ur-
ban populations and states with meth,
ods of almshouse administration al
lowing great freedom of ingress and
egress show large percentages Of ad-
missions and discharges, while agri-
cultural states and states with mild
winters show correspondingly small
percentages.
The percentages of discharges do not
however. signify that the discharged
never return, for of the thousands who
are discharged with the opening Of
summer the majority can be depended
upon to return with the cold weather
In fact, the number admitted during
1904 were, for the most part, seasoned
inmates.
The foreign-born whites whosa eco
nomic position Is not high show a
greater tendency toward pauperism
than the native whites OF native pa
rentage and native whites of foreign
parentage. There is, however, no rea-
son TO believe that many immigrants
drift into almshouses soon after their
arrival In the United States, for only
2.3 per cent. OF all the foreign born
in almshouses had been in this coun-
try for less than five years. Among
the different nationalitics Of foreign
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
BREAD AND MILK HER ELIXIR
Woman Who Made 1t Her Diet for
Forty Years Dies at 1o5 with
Form. Of Girl.

New York. Whether diet Of bread
and milk taken almost exclusively for
40 years is responsible for the remark
able preservation from the effects Of
old age shown in the body OF Mrs.
Mary Fay, who died in the city aims
house at the age of 1O5 years a few
days ago. is question of debate
among physicians.
Despite the extreme age OF Mrs. Fay
her body is in as perfect physical con-
dition and as well nourished as that
OF comparatively young woman, ac-
cording to Coroner's Physician DIR.
Phillip O'Hanlop.
Il have performed 4,550 autopsies. I"
said Dr. O'Hanlon, ''but she wac the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
SOME PEACHES SURE 'NUff
First Carload shipment of
Logan County's Banner
Crop of Elbertas.

Throughout Oklahoma, the biggest
peach croo in the territory's history is
now being picked and marketed The
hrst car o. Elbertas ieft Guthrie today,
for one Of the northern markets. and arr
rangements are being made through
state agents TO market the peaches as
fast as they are picked IN st. Louis, New
York, Chicago, Duluth, Minneapolis, 81
Paul and even across the line iato Cana
da. An agent is now in Montreal making
Investigations. The first car contained
1000 four basket crates IL this n-ogan)
county, as well as in other counties Of
the territory, The fruit growers have or
ganized IA order TO secure a better mar
ket for their crops bettel method
Of handling and shippiag, and a better
price al home and abroad.
Th,f crop Of Eibertn peaches In this
county a,one this season. Viii amount
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

umes; library Of the Society Of Cali
forniA Pioneers. destroyed; library In
Croker mansion, destroyed; Mills law
library. destroyed. about $4,000 vol.
umes; Sutro library, consisting OF
100000 volumes. 126.000 volumes
saved. rest destroyed; French library,
destroyed over $4,000 volumes.
The principal libraries saved are
the Bancroft library of 10000 volumes
belonging to the State university.
which has been moved to Berkeley;
the Microscopical society's library OF
1850 volumes, moved to State univer-
sity; Cooper Medical college library
OF 7.400 volumes. and California state
mining bureau library Of 5000 vol.
umes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
State Librarian Of California Issues
Report Of Damage Caused by Re-
4, cent Disaster-Principal Col
leetions Saved.

Sacramento, Cal.--The state H..
brarian has issued a report showing
fhe damage done to libraries through
out the state by the fire or earth
quake in April. From points outside
Of San Francisco come the following
statements Of loss; Santa Rosa, s25,.
0e0; Carnegie library building badly
damaged. but can be strengthened
and restored; San Mateo. building
badly damaged and condemned; Hay.
ward. S1,7S0 damage to library build
ing; Martinez, $1,000 damage to
$1,000 building; Oakland, $4,000 dam
age 20 $4,000 building: Redwood
City. building ruined. loss $1,000;
Berkeley, 500 loss to building.
The University Of California suf-
fered the loss OF 900 volumes. which
were at bindery In San Francisco,
and about $50 volumes which were
IN the hands Of ofieers and students.
The loss Of library books and build
ings in San Francisco Is summarized
as follows: The San Francisco pub
lie library lost three-fonrths OF the
100000 volumes contained IN the main
Building and It's branches. The books
were insured for $4,000. An build
ings gone except two branch library
buildings valued at $4,000 The de-
siroyed buildings were valled az $780,
coo ard carried $4,000 insurance.
The Astronomical Society Of the Pa
cihc lost over 400 Volumes B'nei
Birth library. destroyed. over 10000
volumes; the Bohemian club library
destroyed. about 5000 volumes; Cali
fornia Academy Of Sciences. library
destroyed, over 10000 volumes; cham
Der Of commerce library. destroyed
over 1000 volumes; Mechaaics-Mer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

II would seem that Oklahoma whole
sale liquor men must have been caught
mapping when the statehood bill was
rushed through congress, If the fol
lowing from the Fort Smith Times is
to be believed:
while the passage Of the state
hood bill meant much to every bust
ness man in Fort Smith, probably the
wholesale liquor dealers win get more
direct benefit than any other one line
of business. Through the peculiar
construction Of the Indian Territory
section OF the new state, the liquor
men outside of Oklahoma are given a
tremendous advantage. Through a
possible oversight although ii is said
that the clause was so worded at the
solicitation of the liquor interests, the
prohibition clause does not prohibit
the shipment of liquor into the terri
tory except from the Oklahoma part
of the state. IN all prohibition states
there is the clause that liquor can not
be brought into the state and the
statehood bill clause is worded TO
sound likewise but an investigation
shows that the clause prohibits ship
ments only from that part of the state
which is not otherwise directed by the
prohibition regulation in the bill. As
a result liquor merchants in Oklaho-
ma proper can not sell or ship liquor
to he,prohiblted section Of the state,
while outside firms are at liberty to
send in all that is ordered The clause
was put IN 50 1t Is said, at the instiga-
ton of the mail order liquor houses
and It is probable that some Of those
firms will put in houses at this point,
as Fort smith can better reach the
Indian erritory than amy towns sur
rounding Kansas, being a prohibi-
tion state, can not enter into the busi-
ness 10 any great extent so that the
local dealers have almost monopoly
on the business which will develop az
a result OF the oversight of the draft
ers OF the statehood prohibition
CLAUSE"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
WEALTH OF CHICAGO GROWING.

Chicago figures on the real es-
tate assessments for 1906 have beeE
completed and show an increase OF
about $1,000, 600 over last years 6g-
ures. according to Chief Clerk Haynes.
Of the board
The figures for Lake View show an
increased valuation OF over 81 200, 900
over the figures OF 1905 The board of
assessors valuation for 1905 Is s2i.-
O7S.Q56 and for 1906 s22.2e5.756 The
board Of review valuation for 1905 was
$50, ,967 $40
These iieures give the total for the
county excepting the west town as
$3.50, 9sl, ,246. This amount will be
largely increased BY The west town
Assessments. which are said to be
much larger than IN 1905. due to the
amount OF improvements which have
been carried on In that section during
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

ish lark. She never lived With her
husband, as Lawyer Taylor remarked
that she wan 80 badly scared that she
went back 10 her home.
Last fall she married man named
Light at Stamford, Conn, aud now
Light has brought sn action In the
Connecticut courts 10 annHl his mar
rlage TO Mrs. schoheld on the ground
that al the lime % their marriage nhe
already had husband. and shal thess
marriage vas iliegai
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

the last year. These figures are ex-
pected by the assessors TO bring the
county total to sum which will 'ex-
oeed the 1895 amount by at least ST.
GOO. 900.
In 1905 the tax assessment by the
board OF assessors was $72,130, 7O4.
This was cut % s7l.Sss.4s1 by the
board OF review.
The 1905 total for the county real
estate assessments was 1921 ,S42. .7S9.
The board Of reviews final announce
ment placed the real property al tsls,-
67s.32o.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
WOES or THE CANDIDATE.
(Dallas News)

Denton Record and Chronicle: When man wants
to know how much he guilty of he needs only
rurqsor Office.
And the RecordChronice might have gone .urther
and said wants to know what he might have
been guilty Of he has only Office In this last
campaign only attacked their record, but
were attacked for things they guilty Of But
as long as there issues in so long such
races will personal And long they personal
so long the Of him who seeks office is at the
mercy OF the unscpulous It is doubtful II there is
office within the gift Of the people which fully repay
sensitive and refined gente1pn fG what he has to un-
iergo in the matter slander alsehood in making
ace a political position
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

There is a plant In Chilli and a sim
liar one in Japan called the Flower OF
the air" 1t is 30 called because 1t
appears to have no root. and is never
fixed to the earth. 1t twines round a
dry tree or a sterile rock. Each shoot
produces two or three flowers like q
lily-white. transparent and odorifer-
GUS. 1t is capable Of being transport
ed 600 TO. 700 miles and vegetables as Il
travels suspended on a twig.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

to have her first marriage 70 schoheld
annulled because She was under age
al the time
Mrs Schoheld WIS formerly Edna
See, White Plains girl She says she
want9 70 get rid OF both husbands
MIS- Schoheld testified In her annul-
ment ssit that she was only az years
old when she Ras married 10 scho-
field The wedding took placs In
Port Chester on December Is. 1902
she declares that 4 vas simply a girl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
Good HOUSEHOLD Cow.

A territorial exchange edyertises a
COW for sale as follows: "Full-blood-
ed COW for sale, giving milk. three
tons OF hay, a lot Of chickens and sew
eral stoves" While We have always
had the greatest respect for meek
eyed, gentle hossy, remarks con-
temporary we never suspected for a
moment that she would branch out
into the junk shop buslness.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

Prof Tyler OF Amherst college. said
recently: "a man can live comforta-
bly, without brains' no man ever ex-
listed without digestive system. The
dyspeptic has neither faith. hope or
charity Day by day people realize
the Importance of caring for their d.
gcstion; realize the need Of the use ~
a little corrective aftef overeating. A
corrective Ike Kodo For Dyspepsia.
Il digests what you eat. Sold hy C. r.
Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

1t is a very commentary the Republican
Of the last decade that the national debt
has been reduced appreeably Notwithstanding high
tariff, exorting great tax from the people has been in
operation the country has enjoyed unparalleled
perty?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

The Leader counting room Is kept
open until 1890 on Saturday nights.
This is for the convenience OF city sub
scribers who do not see the collectors
during the week. While up town
kindly drop in and see the circulator.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

10 fifty cars. The crop is now ripen-
ing fast and must be handed promptly.
The peaches are OF large Size this sea-
son. FREQUENT raias developing them in
size and lusciousness, and by the grow
ers IL IS expected to market the entire
crop at an average Of one dollar per
bushel. II must be remembered that
within two weeks from the commence
ment Of picking the entire crop WIN be
marketed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03
'a-r'' A~sa-1sl Nrsa-a'' N-sa.-as1rsl

best preserved person ever saw.
Were 1t not for the lines in aer face
she would not have been taaen for
more than 25 years of age.
"She weighed approximately 40
pounds and was little more than five
feet in height. The body was sxcep-
tionalIy well hourished, and the teeth
In both upper and lower jaws wgre in
perfect condition"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

Mr.. Roosevelt ought to stop and think of what will
become Of large part population whocan not make
living without offices before he seriously considers the
proposition to turn the Philippines the Flipnos
Now that Indian Territory Oklahoma have been made
an independent state asylum for the brokendown
politician has been narrowed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-03

born whites the degree Of thrift, COM
bined with racial characteristics. Seems
to determine the tendency toward pao
perism.
That pauperism is In q large meas
ure concomitant of age and itA ac.
companying evils is shown by the large
percentage at least so years Of age,
and the rapid increase in the number
OF almshouse paupers in each OF the
succeeding quinquennial age periods
between S5 and 60 years, after which
the high death rate prevents any fur
ther increase.
TIL relation between age and pau-
prism Is also shown when it is OBJ
served that the proportion OF paupers
appears to be much smaller among tie
native whites Of foreign parentage In
which class there are comparatipely
few elderly persons. than it is amoug
the foreign-born whites which cl~ss
is composed for the most part OF
adults.
Among the relatively large numbers
OF negroes In the earlier age groups
are found many who are suffering
from pulmonary complaints and many
feeble-minded who are sent to The
almshouse as soon as their inability
to earn livelihood is established.
OF the total paupers in almshouses
nearly two-thirde we're mentally or
physically defective.
More than three-fourths Of the aims
house paupers old enough 10 work we're
incapacitated.
OF the aggregate almshouse popu-
lation I7154 died during the year. OF
this number more than two-thirds
were st least so years OF age,