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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
A Traveller s Tale.

Greenwood, May 14-Mr. Joe l..
Reed, a well-known travelling man Of
Knoxville, Tennessee, who has been
spending several days here recently,
has in his possession magical watch,
a very delicate piece Of mechanism,
said to be only one Of its kind in ex-
istence. This watch is believed to
have been at one time possession Of
Louis XIV, King Of France in the
thirteenth century. The watch at
tracts considerable attention when
ever shown and Mr.. Reed says he val
ues it at not cent less than $1,000.
Tiffany, Mr.. Reed says, has offered a
big figure for the watch. Other offers
have been made him by collectors of
rare curiosities, but he is not ready
to part with it, The watch consists
of circular silver frame with three
glass dials in the front piece, one cir
culating about the minute hand and
the second and third about the hour
hand. The hands are stationary. Tie
watch is, therefore transparent and
one can "see through it at a glance" "
The only part of the works visible are
the hands.
Mr.. Reed, who has travelled exten-
sively, states that the watch was Civ
ell to him by an English army officer
some years ago in Mexico, while the
latter was on his death bed, for kind
ness extended during his illness. The
officer had previously stated that the
time piece was picked up by his faith
er in curio shop in Paris and was
told that it was most valuable. The
watch has been cleaned only once and
that time by Tiffany. Records show
that the Italian magician, Puretto
presented such watch to the French
monarch. 1t is minutely described to-
gether with clock Of the same char
acter. The watch was in the possess
ion Of the Bourbon family for over a
century, but disappeared during the
French Revolution.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
One Button Was in Use,

A school principal was trying to
make clear to his class the fundament-
al doctrines of the declaration of in
dependence.
"Now, boys,' he said, 81 will give
you each three ordinary buttons. Here
they are. You must think of the first
one as representing Life, of the sec
ond one as representing Liberty, and
Of the third one as representing the
Pursuits of Happiness. Next Sum
day will ask you each to produce the
three buttons and tell me what they
represent
The following Sunday the teacher
said to the youngest member:
"Now, Johnnie, produce your three
buttons and tell me what they stand
for.'
"I amt got 'em all,' he sobbed,
There's Life an here's Liberty, but
mommer sewed the Pursuit o Happi-
ness on my pants.''
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22

one else that wants cotton will come
to the men that have the cotton with
that your forefathers owe for the
crime of robbing the land of its life
giving powers to all the fora and
fauna of our lovely southland.
Plant cow peas, young man, that
you may grow cotton more cheaply
and double the yield per acre, thus
bringing in double the returns for
your labor or that high priced labor
that you are compelled to use.
Plant COW peas, young man, even if
You have to pay $1.00 per peck for
seed. This will drill in more than one
acre, which will make a ton of good
hay and at the same time improve the
land and double the yield of oats to
follow, and will permit your oat crop
to be planted early in the fall, which
is very important in order to insure a
stand that will resist winter freezing.
Plant oats and peas, young man, and
quit sowing wild oats and skinning
the land like some fathers have done.
out any asking. Educate cotton far
mers in the business side Of their far
ming and show them the profits there
is in concert of action and they will
| act together. Show the farmers that
there is dollars in organization and he
will organize just so soon as he can he
shown that the dollars are there.
Farmers do not stick to sentiment like
they do to dollars.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22

In sowing peas on stubble land last
season we tried to plow piece. of
land with two-horse plow, bit after
piowing strip across the field, con-
cluded to wait until it rained. When
the rain did come we got into hurry
and plowel in all the field with one
horse plows running right across the
strip plowed deep with two horse plow
and the result was that the deep plow-
ed strip had richer color all the sea-
son and the peas grew about one foot
taller than the one-horse blowing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
Pointed Paragraphs.

Single blesscdness is considered
better than twins.
The girl behind the glove counter
knows how to handle kids.
If man s "out of his head' he is
apt to put his foot in it.
There's no rest for the man who
does everything his wife tells him to
do.
Most men would save lot of mon
ey by letting other do all the spccula-
ting.
The average man is willing to for
give, an enemy-after he gets square
with him.
When most people talk they waste
lot Of valuable time in giving um-
necessary details.
lie who tells what he would do if
in your place seldom knows what to
do in his own place.
Somehow a man always has a split
ting headache when he is called to en-
terrain his wife's mother.
It's fortunate thing for the weak
er sex that the average man ism t more
than half as attractive as he thinks
he is.
A man who kills time slays his own
character.
Some people appear to be proud Of
their ignorance.
IT'S up to the tramp steamer to
dodge police boats.
Praise men and flattcr women and
You will have many friends.
A knowing man can size up the love
of woman by her signs.
In telling a man of his failings use
long-distancc telephone.
Cupid behind the arrow is more
dangerous than the man behind the
gun.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22

The man who has a system for beat
ing the races seldom has anything
else.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22

! The man who never made q success
Of anything in his life always won-
dcrs why other men do not heed his
advice.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22

AS long as woman keeps on think
ing Of clothes for herself and things
to eat for her husband, he is satisfied.
There are two kinds Of men, those
who make woman happy before mar
riage and those who make her happy
after, and she generally picks the first
kind.
Sometimes man longs for tomor-
row because he is ashamed of what he
didn't do today.
Most Of the things that come to
those who wait are trife stale by
the time they arrive.
The average woman could no doubt
keep the wolf from the door with her
voice---if the wolf wasn't deaf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
Special Lot Mems Odd Pants.

rs doz Mems Odd Pants the kind sale 98c pair
25 doz Mems Odd Pants the 49, 90 kind pair
IS doz Mems 0dd Pants the g. 60 kind for this sale
10 doz Mems Odd Pants the $3.50 kind for this sale
100 doz Boys Knee Pants regular &c. value pair
100 dez Boys Odd Pants regular 90 value for 49c par
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
g" see Jack Ketcham

~ see Jack Ketcham has becl
married to Miss Boxley."
"Yes, and 1 was very sorry to Sc
it,"
"Sorry7 For her sake or his"
"For mine. I wanted her."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
Special Values in White,

Commencement hand Here quote should
settle the question where you should buy them
25 pieces imported Dotted SWISS y special
50peces Persian the kind special week
pieces 4n Peran Lawn the &c. kind special for
10 pieces 81 in White Organdy Chiffon nis the &c. kind Csc vd
10 pieces "a in fine Count Organdy Soc kind 35c.
10 pieces ID in fine wash Chiffon Ogandy the 39c
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-22
Stylish Millinery.

Everybody knows that Drew Selby Oxfords stands
above all other makes like a ''six footer." Drew
Selby use nothing but first class material and labor
making it impossible for poor Shoe Oxford to come
from their factory. We are authorized to make good
all complaints, even if it requires pair Hence
you perfectly safe in buying Drew Selby Oxfords
from u.s. Their price begins at ST. and ends at
expect Drew Selby,. although they do expect good
values for the price they pay We have acheaper lne
and we are not ashamed to call them ''Mimnaugh's 8
Oxfords,' because they are made by most reliable
factory and we guarantee them just like we do the
better Ones Their prices start at 98c and stop at
10 White Canvas Oxfords Just landed for
Ladies' Misses and Children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
REFUSED TO PAY FARE.
Hickman Seized the SatcheI or
Passengers for Money,

Hickman Anthony Hanrattie had
Two passengers last night about s.
O'Clock who refused to pay their fare.
He demonstrated with them as best
he could. they speaking Italian anG
Hanrattie handing them plain United
States. He had taken the men from
he Central depot to IA house on Fay
cite street and, it is asserted, he ask
ed only fifty cents fare. His erst
while passengers seemed to think
that that wasn't fair and they We're
not disposed to ever pay him any
thing for transporting them through
the wind and rain.
Seeing that argument did no good
Hanrattie took possession Of q large
canvas gripsack which one of the
men had and drove off with it. Fl,
took it TO police headquarters for
keeping until the men should re-
it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
ROBBINS REEF IN NEW
YORK HARBOR FOR SALE
Likewise Hart of Oyster Island
Court of Chancery ReOpens Old
Controversy with New York.

The New Jersey court of %chancery
has ordered the sale at public auction
of 1916 acres of Oyster Island and
l.. 30 acres of Robbins Reef, all of
which are under water in New York
bay, within the boundary lines of the
first ward. New York city.
The sale, according to the official
advertisement. will be conducted by
AuctiOneer Frederick Wolbert, at
~ Montgomery street, Jersey City,
on May S. The late George Cook, for
many years state geologist of New
Jersey, applied for the riparian rights
around the islands. He claimed title
TO the land by virtue of grants secur-
ed originally from Lord Berkeley in
1892 and confirmed by the Duke of
York. who had granted all of East
Jersey. including the islands in New
York bay, to Ferkeley. The Duke of
York received his grant from Charles
II.
For nearly a century the question
of jurisdiction over the islands has
been a matter Of dispute between New
Jersey and New York. A treaty com
mission s~eyenty-fve years ago, decid-
ed in favor of New York, and the
state of New York held that the state
had absolute control of property
rights.
The court of appeals reversed this
decision and held that the word ''jur-
isdiction' in the treaty simply refer
red TO police jurisdiction. The action
of Chancellor Magic in ordering the
sale of the islands will again bring
up the questions raised when the
treaty was drafted.
The sale is the result of a suit
brought by the heirs of Prof. Cook
against railroad corporations having
interests in the riparian rights in the
bay. The sale OF Robbins Reef is
subject to the rights of the United
States government to maintain a
lighthouse there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
DEMAND f0R
NON-F|CT|ON.
Library Board Soon TO Have
Money for New Books
Change in Call.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Free
Public Library was held last night at
the library with Messrs. Kitchel,
~Snedeker. Mccormick and Bradley
present.
The trustees can do nothing to-
wards getting new books or features
for the present as the supply of
money is low, but the appropriation
is expected TO be available within a
month. The patronage at the lib
rary has been excellent in recent
months considering that there have
not been new books TO excite the de
mand. The call for .non-iiction books
has been larger in proportion than
ever before, which fact is taken as
an encouraging sign of conditions
here among the reading public.
The report of the librarian for the
month of March, received last night,
is as follows:
Number of books circulated,
2.940; largest number in one day,
1874; smallest number in one day,
80: books borrowed by adults, alag:
by Juveniles. 1874; total number of
borrowers now, 2,274: borrowers
added during month, 45. This re-
port is more favorable than that for
the previous month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
OBSERVED HOLY WEEK.
St. Mary's Parish Having Special
Service Until Easter.

This is Holy Week. and the last
week in Lent. It will be observed in
ST. MarY's Roman Catholic church.
Commencing tomorrow morning ser
vices Will be held at S o'clock each
morning for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow is Spy Wednesday; the
day after is Holy Thursday, and Fri
day is Good Friday. The pastor, Rev.
B. T. O'Connell, will most likely
speak at each one of the morning
Saturday confessions will be heard
and on Sunday morning Holy Com
munion viii be served. The church
will be decorated for the occasion and
flowers, which have been promised by
the ladies Of the congregation will be
placed on the altar. Special music
by The choir will be rendered Easter
sunday. The choir is now practicing
and from all reports they will furnish
fine music.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10

him in the psychopathic pavilion.
There DR.. M. S. Gregory talke( with
him. Morris admitted that perhaps
his mind had been affected by his
love for Miss Adams and said he was
willing to remain as a patient in the
psychopathic ward.
Morris was anxious to go out yes
terday morning. so DR.. Gregory sent
him mp to Yorkville Police Court with
a note to the magistrate stating that
Morris was suffering from romantic
mania. and that it would be danger
Gus 10 set him at liberty now, though
he probably would become sane af-
ter a few months of rest and proper
treatment.
Magistrate Mayo formally commit
ted Morris to Bellevue Hospital,
whence he may he taken TO the asy-
um at Wards Island or to some pri-
vate sanitarium when his brother in
the west has been heard from.
Miss Adams is very sorry for the
Door man." said Miss Boynton to Il
reDorter. He was sobbing when he
told me about his great love for her
and his disappointment that she did
not return it. Miss Adams is willing
TO give him any help that will re-
store his mind. She will pay for a
special course of treatment if that
will help him"
Before leaving Yorkville court
Morris begged a reporter to ask Miss
Adams to help him go free.
Tell her." he said, that | am not
crazy any longer. | promise not to
speak to her or write to her again or
try to see her."
But Morris will have to wait until
the doctors say he is well enough to
go out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
NEED OF PARKS FELT
ON STATEN ISLAND.
Political Equality Club, Supported
by Borough President Cromwell,
will Ask City to Acquire Land.

With great enthusiasm the Politi-
cal Equality Club, Of Staten Island,
composed of leading society women,
has taken up the question of public
parks and Fairgrounds throughout
the borough of Richmond. A muni-
cipal committee. with William c.
Walser rs chairman. has been APP
pointed to discuss the matter with
the municipal authorities at once.
Increased demand for vacant prop
erty on Staten Island leads to the be-
lief that unless prompt action is tax
en- by the authorities to acquire land
for park purposes there will be no
land available. The committee has
located vacant land in West New
Brighton. New Brighton, Stapleton,
and Tompkinsville which can be ac-
CURED by the city at a comparative
ly low cost if purchased at once.
Much of the land picked out is now
used as Fairgrounds by the children
of these neighborhoods, who would
be deprived of a playground if the
property were sold for building pur-
poses. Staten Island has not had any
of the money appropriated for parks
and it is the intention Of the commit
tee TO demand Richmond's share.
Borough President Cromwell has
promised his hearty cooperation.
At West New Brighton a piece Of
property that is considered desirable
by the committee for a park and
playground has been bought in by a
friend of the club, so that it could not
be acquired by spectators. This
man has expressed his intention Of
holding the land until the city buys it
for a playground. He says he will
sell it to the city for what he paid for
it,. Mrs. Walser has addressed a let
ter to the residents of Staten Island
asking their cooperation in the mat
ter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10

George o. Howard, a boat captain
whose home is in Monmouth county.
was picked up AT Front and Broad
streets, shortly after : O'Clock last.
might quite intoxicated. He was re-
leased this morning by the recorder
after a short chat on Monmouth couu-
ry politics. The police had been no
lifted Yesterday afternoon of two i'm
t%OXicated boatmen, but they could
not be located then. A pane OF glass
had been broken in a building i'm thai,
vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
POLICE CASE
is COMING UP
PairOIman Smith Wants
to be ReinStated on the To-
cal Police Force.

The case of John Smith. the form
er policeman of this city. who was
dismissed from the force because of
absence from duty for three days
without permission and who wants
to be reinstated, will come up within
Il short time.
The case is to be fought out by
Lawyer Cook. of New Brunswick,
who will try to show that il is not
permissible to dismiss a man from
the police force without a trial be-
fore a body of the police commission
or committee, and he will use for his
argument that Smith was simply no
tilted that he had been dropped from
the force for being absent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
KEARNY AVENUE AND LEWIS
STREET SEWER ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order and direction of
the Circuit Court of the county of
M%iddleseX, dated the ninth day of
April, instant, the commissioners APP
pointed by the said court to estimate
and assess the benefits of lands in
the vicinity of the new sewer laid
and constructed in Kearny avenue
and Lewis street and connecting with
the in State street in the city
of Perth Amboy, will meet at the
council chamber in the city hall, in
said city, on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY
FIFTH DAY OF APRIL,
next, at two o'clock in the afternoon
of said day to give public hearing 10
all parties in interest who may de-
sire to be heard, in reference to the
matter of the assessment for the ben
efits conferred by the construction
of said sewer upon the lands and real
estate in the vicinity thereof, pursu-
ant to an act of the legislature of
New Jersey entitled An act author
izing cities to construct sewers and
drains, and to provide for the pay
ment of the cost thereof" Approved
March s, 1882, and the several
amendments thereof and supplements
thereto.
Dated April 10, 1906.
JORGEN MARTINUSEN,
JOHN ANDERSON,
FERDINAND V. GARRETSON,
Commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10
CITY BRIEFS

Patrick Donovan. of Washing
ION street. who was dragged by Il
train at Port ReaGiag Saturday night,
is recovering rapidly from the effects.
Lincoln Engine Company viii
hold an important meeting tonight.
All members of the Bartenders
Union are asked to attend the meet
ing which viii be held in the AIDE
laide building. 1873 Smith street,
Thursday night.
"a special meeting of the water
hoard is to be held tomorrow night.
Martin Hanson has the contract
for digging a cellar under the fiat
iron building al State street and New
Brunswick avenue.
A meeting of the Catholic Club
was held last night. Not many at
tended becaues of the storm.
THE side walls on the new Gold
smith building in State street, are
going up rapidly.
The scow for use at the new
bridge of the New York and Long
Branch railroad, is nearly finished
and it will be launched in a few
days.
No teams are at work hauling
dirt from the Raritan Copper Works
today, because of the bad roads at
that plant.
Frank Overton has a position
with the American Bridge Company
at the Raritan Copper Works.
The work of putting up the bis
crane at the Raritan Copper Works,
which the employees of the American
Bridge Company are to use, is about
completed.
The new classical music club met
last night with c. w. B%arnekov, Jr..
for practice.
Decision was not given yester-
day in the district court in the case
of the y. Y. & y. J. Steamboat Com
pany VS.. Thomas Allen.
-Middlesex Council, Royal Ar
canum, will meet tonight to take the
S:55 o'clock boat for Tottenville to
visit Arthur Kill Council.
THE strikers at the I. S. Knee
II ants fatcoFEHFe-still out. No meet
ing was held last night because of
the bad weather. A meeting may be
held tonight.
The custom house is moving to-
day.
The New York and New Jersey
Pilots Association, who have an
office in the Mccormick building. at
Smith and High streets. will o to
rooms in the Jefferson building so as
to be nea the custom house.
Lawyer John Lovely, of South
Amboy, has established an office at
81 Smith street, this city, where he
is afternoons.
Taps are being made into the
Smith street sewer.
The regular monthly meeting of
The Board of Education will be held
tonight.
The monthly meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce is scheduled
for tonight at city hall.
-Roundsman Norris had his
monthly night off last night.
The spring vacation al Rutgers
College, New Brunswick, ends to-
morrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-10

At the meeting Of the special com
mittee of Pc Ambo Loft of Haymak-
ers, last night, in the Jefferson build
ing, in Smith street, il was decided
TO have the picnic this year at Loes-
er's Grove. As TOLD in the NEWS,
the affair will be held Saturday, June
16.