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Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-04

We have been really anxious to
know if there was any special reason
for the action of the Governor in re-
prieving the Jacksonville rapist IN
der sentence of death. Now that the
Board of PardOnS has refused to in
terfere and the wretch is to be hang
ed Friday the motive fOl the Cover
nor's action is brought to light. The
staff correspondent of the Pensacola
News is Tallahassee says:
Governor Broward's position in
this case has not been fairly stated
in the press comments. Two weeks
ago when he granted a reprieve to
this negro SOFAS to give the OppOr-
tunity for the Board of Pardons t.
consider the case he had before him
very plausible Nshowing that evil
dence could be kprodqced which
would prove Ethe innocehce of Dock
Mack and establish thS guilt of an
other negro. The aSdoning Board
was not convinced It yesterdays
hearing. however, anS Dock Mack
will be hung"
The statement in3 the above that
the Governors position had not
been fairly stated in the press com
ments," is not just to the newspa-
pers- The press had no desire to be
unfair to Governor BrOward, but as
the law had run its full course il:
the case, even to Investigation by the
Board of PardOns, and no intimation
was given to the public of a claim
Iof newly discovered evidence, the
criticism of the newspapers was en-
tirely natural and to be expected. In
case like that it is quite proper
for the Executive to take the people
into his confidence, at least sufficient
~ TO Justify a suspension of criticism
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12
TELEPHONE 3OTH
ANNIVERSARY
Story OF Tho Evolution OF The Tele.
phon, Switebboafd--Thia Summer Sees
Ia Thiftieth Anniversary--First Crude
DeyicJ For connnecting Speech,

BOSTON. July II. 1907, Next TO the
anniversary Of Alexander Graham Bells
invention Of the telephone instrument,
no industrial birthday Is more interest.
Ing aud none, perhaps, Il more impor'
tant than are the birthdays Of the first
telephone HE and the frat switchboard,
which fall together about now, Thirty
Scars ago 10 April single wire was
strung from tho factory In Boston where
Bell's Instruments were made TO the
manufacturers residence In somcrvills,
two or three miles out In the suburbs,
This wa. the first telephone line ever
constructed primal ancestor Of tho
seven and 4 half million miles Of wire
which now connect more than three mil.
lion subacrIhers' stations" In the BELL
system. Al the beginning Of tho sum.
MIR OF 1877. soon after The erection OF
tho arst telephone line, several wires
ndlating from common centre were
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12

ton Oh the general plan Of the exchange
~ we understand u today was made In
Boston IN May, 1871 There was then
operating In this city company which
provided electrical burglar alarm ser.
sice, II had central station where
thc alarm signals weie located, connec-
ted by wires with the premises Of its
various subscribers who were chiefly
bankers and merchants. Arrangements
were made for the usc Of these lines
and tho central station as an experiment
tai telephone exchange Telephones
we're attached 10 hyc Of the circuits
three In banks, one In the Office Of the
manufacturer Of the instlaiments-and
cpeatedly the. wires were 70 connected
Ia the alarm company's headquarters
that conversations worc carried on be-
tween tho several subscribers.
The crude apparatus ufed for making
these connections could hardly be- called
a switchboard. though Il served 10 Its
small way. the same purposes AZ does
the largest modern exchange. But II
contained The germ oI u great Idea II
started experimentation ~ the result Of
which there was put into operation the
following January real telephone cen.
tral office Down In bridgeport, Conn.,,
there was j private telegraph system,
private ielcgnphy being sort Of a.
social FAD ~ that time, and among the
enthusiasts connected with II was Tho.
mas u. DooliitIe, already the inventor
Of many ingenious devices, and soon 70
b. tho producer Of many more. Mr.,
poolittle attached tho telephone instru-.
ment to hi. society telegraph wires.
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bal communication by wire have expan,
ded, till now the Bell system alone has
in use one instrument for every 2s men,
women and children in the United
States, and the enormous cost of this
growth, are probably the most impress
siye things in American Industrial his
tory, They are suggested in the cold
figures OF the census report already re-
ierred TO when Il says: "The total val
ue Of telephone apparatus manufactur-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12

for the first time connected by
means OF crude device which, through
evolution. has become the huge, intri-
cate. highly perfected switchboard Of
today.
Next to the telephone itself the switch
board ID tho most marvellous and moa.
necessary feature Of the eommuuiea.
ting System. Tho work Of the limo
builders has been the most spectacular
no doubt, but II would, after all. have
counted for but little were 1t not allied
with tho inventive genius that devised
the means Of joining Into one any two
Of the myrIads of copper threads by
which voices are carried far and near.
The earliest attempt OF inter- .connec-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12

led, as reported in the census of 1905,
had a value OF $l5,S6S,69S, as compared
with Sl0,5l2,4l2 for the census of 1900.
These figures do not reveal all the facts,
for during the period covered no greater
activity was shown in any department
OF electrical application than in tele-
phony.
"'rhe value returned for the 4,2S3 CEN
trail switchboards, was $5,l54,447 to
which should be added the 39l7 private
exchange boards of value of 1864, 795,
making total of $5,7l9,242, To this
should be added large proportion of
the value of $2,O7l,5SS reported for tele-
phonie parts and supplies The sub
scriber's apparatus used in connection
with these exchange boards and smaller
equipments was reported as having
value of $S,003,735, of which $6,4s3,4lS
was represented by complete sets of
transmitters and receivers" And this
is just the apparatus and equipment for
central offices and subscribers stations,
taking no account Of the expenditures
upon the outside lines, overhead, under.
round, and submarine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12
MODERN sWlICllmAIlp.

modified the switchboard through which
the lines had been connected, so that
Il could be manipulated by an operator,
and attached sigma! bells 10 all the cir
cuits us q means Of calling the opera
tors attention. There were twenty sub
scrihcis served by this pioneer switch
board.
In the same month that Mr.. Doo-
little put his switchboard into opera
lion the FIRST fully equipped commercial
telephone exchange ever established for
public or general service was opened in
New Haven, Conn. II was success from
tho start, and no sooner was the success
Of New Haven undertaking apparent
than other cities began installing ccn-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-12

mechanically worked exchanges, But;
the connection OF telephone engineers is
that automatic" equipment will never,
in cities and towns of any considerable
size, supplant highly perfected mechan-
ism operated by skilled, trained intel.
ligence at the central station seems to
be borne out by the United States Gen.
sus Bureaus bulletin on manufactures
issued last month, which says, after
describing the different types of switch
boards: "These manual boards consti-
tute very large proportion of the boards
included in the present statistics. There
were in 1902 no fewer than l0,S42 man.
nal boards in use, and while no detailed
figures are given, it is the fact that near.
" all of the central switchboards and
private exchange boards made in the
census year were also of manual var-
ety." II has recently been stated on good
authority that while there are 100000
and more telephones connected with the
Bell system, and 100000 or so con-
nected with independent" lines, only
about 100000 Of all these are "automa-
tie" instruments.
The rate at which facilities for yer.
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mete suicidio aunque el hecho
aparezca temerarlo, asi como ell que
sucumbe comprometiendo su exis.
tencia por salvar la de la madre q
uh ser querido; pero esos aleves
escandalosos, que por nimlas preo-
cupaciones atentan contra su pro.
pia vida, deben ser arrojados 4 los
carros de desperdicios, mientras a
a los primeros Sc les erijan altares
cOnmemoratlvos
Convene, pues, correJir esos
efectos desordenados y pensar en-
que las fatalidades de la vida tran
scurren sin detenerse y que todo
consiste en- la mala disposition
del espfritu, y que debe pensarse
siempre en- hacer algo bueno antes
de morir; pero 81 ese sentimiento
de carload no detiene al indiyiduo,
meior sera que muera porque es
un verdadero malvado.
BENJAMIN PrzAREo.
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GERONIMO
III FamOso Guerrero Apache
Hace Tn AtentadO Para
Escaparse.

FL famoso Apache Geronimo,
quien por muchos amos fue 81 te-
rror y pesadilla del Sudoeste, hizo
an atentado para escaparss mien-
tras estaba en- una celebration baio
Promesa de honor en- Cache, Okla,
el dia s. Como oeho horas des
pues 10 echaron menos y un desta
camento de soldados le sigui6 Ii
pista arrestdndole a la siguiente
noche en- eI Fnerte Sill.
Habia llegado al conocimiento
del anciano guerrero los disturbioa
que amenazan q su trtbu v 81 que
ria ayudarles 4 combatir en- case
Dc IN lsyantamiento, segdn los re-
portes mas recientes. Fl famoso
Geronimo no ha estaao tampoco
exento de las tribulacionea del hos
gar donestico, habiendolo abando.
inado su octava muier
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LaSciate ogni speyan3a," diJo
Dante AlighieIi, y las nacloies
tendran one repartir esa expression
ante la terrible locura del suicide,
Rem UNcIAD A ToDA EsPERANzA," +"
cuando dejes Il la espalda la ver-
dadera Religion = penetres en- el
labennto de sectas que te ofrecen
tantos profetas, que con el fin del
lucro, Sc lanzan 4 la vida de cate
quistas, cabalgando con sacrilegio
nefando en- la Sagrada Biblia.
Esto puede repetirse a los pueblos
Que tienen a sus ofdos ese CONT
nuo martilleo de audaces especu-
ladores de almas. Hacen uso de
las miserias de la humanidad para
acaparar dinero, como ell pordiose-
70 que muestra sus mutlIados
miembros para adquirir Ell pan de
cada dia.
Ell hombre que dd oidos a tan
tas pr6dicas y consoles extrava-
gantes, llega a decirse: Isl los
til6sofos ME demuestran que todo
debe hacerse en- la vida menos Ell
prolongarla, porque tardare mas
en- yer d Dios soy inutil en- el nun
do y la muerte serd mi dnica ra-
z6n." FL que este escribe 10 ha
dido varias yeces pronuuciar a al
gunas ]ovenes que ylven lmbnidas
en- esas doctrinas furtivas y yer.
gonzosas.
El suicidio es un delito enorme
porque priva q la socledad de uno
de sus miembros y destruye el i'm
perio de la justicia, que NADIA pue.
de hacer ante un cadaver.
FL aoIdado que defendiendo 4 81
patria muere en- su puestc, no CO.
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Non Decides. :"
No Mataras.

Abrumados por Ia terrible i'm
preston que me causa la Estadfs-
tica del crimen mundial, escribo
estas hueas-
La pavorosa sombra de la mner-
te CORE dgil tras el suicida y apro-
vecha las horas sombfas del desi.
quilibrio mental para hacer su
presa. Ha dicho Dios en- su re-
velacl6n; "Todo el que derrama-
re sangre humana sera derramada
su sangre.'
Esta sentencia prohibe 81 asesi-
nato desde los primitivos tiempos
de Ia humanidad; pero por desgra
cia Ia vida individual ha sido STEM
pre- tenida en- POGO valor aum por
los nlismos que Ia poseen.
Es verdaderamente deplorable,
que siendo el holnbre 81 linico ser
de la Creaci6n que Sc acerca mas
i Dios, sea talnbien 81 unico que
Sc snicida.
Alarmante en- sumo grado es la
cifra que arroia Ia lista de los ca
eos habidos de esa clase dc asesi-
natos.
IA que atribuir tan tenebroso
procesO9 sera falta dc religion 8
la Influenza de algdn agente plane.
tarios
No debe dudarse que quien g
arrcja en- esa vordgine de creehs
cias, que nacen boy para norir
manana, tiene quo perder ID fe en-
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una moral NAL interpretada y pre-
cipitarse en- ese antro lobrego que
Sc llama "exceptisismos," y con-
cluye por perder la sana razon y
priyarse de la existencia que tan
to estorba.
Los terribles efectos patologIcos
del alma, que Sc llaman PAsIoNEs,
son otros tantos emnlos que obs
curecen la senda que por 81 mis-.
ma Sc trata la psicoIogia para ha-
cerse comprender y prodigar una
ense1anza benigna Solo la Re-
ligi6n establecida sobre bases in
destructibles, cuyos dogmas son
eternos & lnmutables como Dios
que los ha Ievelado, puede opener
la triaca radical que destruya ese
caos de decadencia en- que amaga
arrojarse Ia humanidad.
ii hombre que Sc asesna,
es infame porque es cobarde ymai
ciudadano. Es cobarde porque no
s. be levantar la frente y Sc humi-
lila ante las yiles preocupaciones y
le falta el valor one hace digno al
ser creado en- tan alta escala zoolo-
gica, Y por mostrarse esclavo de
infelices pasiones, como el orgullo,
Ia infalnia y la ferocidad. Es NAL
ciudadano, porque abandona -su
puesto en- la vida social antes de
cuinplir con 81 objeto para que
fu6 creado.
Aparte de ese ejercito de pre-
dicadores, que al son de canticos
evangelicos consignen 81 desequi-
IibrO social, viene esa playa de
noveIas perniciosas y poetas-ueu-
r6ticos, romanticos, que anonadan
al espiritu y le conducen paso a
paso 4 ID confusion aniquilamien-
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LEAN ESTO!

En- esta senana, remitimos CO.
bros a los sefores suscriptores de-
lincuentes, que nos deben por los
amos 1905 y 1906, y toio delin-
cuente que no atienda a dichos co
bros y a nuestra sliplica, a los
qnince dias de haber nosotros re-
mitido tales cobros, entregaremos
los mismos d nuestros abogados
para su colectacion y al nismo
tempo en- la primera pdgina de
este peri6dico publicaremos Ia lis
ia de tales suscriptores delincuen-
ties; la cantidad que nos adeudan y
por medic de Ia misma lista, les
anunciaremos el nombre, direction
del abogado, al cual venderemos
las cuentas de los malos pagadorea
anunciandoles tam bien, que des-
pues que dichas cuentas hayan 81
do va entregadas al Abogado, no
podran arregIarse con nosoros, al
misino TEMPO, que tambl6n les
anunciaremos haberles suspendido
el envio dc La Revista, para dar
iugar los muchos suseriptores
que honestamente y escrupulosa-
lnente, saben pagar religiosamente
su suscripcion como honrados ca
balleros, que Sc saben hacer cargo
dc los inmensos costos y sacrifcios
que acarrea una empresa period is
tica como esta, en- empleados, pa
pei, tinta, cofreos, rsntas, etc y
que solo personas que entiendan J
civihzadas Sc saben hacer cargo De
clio.
Les anunciamos ppblieamente
este para que lespues no se aver
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bitacion, y, probablemente, Sc cruzaron,
marido y esposa, mttuas palabras dc re-
proche. La denotacion de una pistola
dcspert6 los ninos y ellos, a la escasa
luz del farol de gas encendido en- ell pa
sillo, alcanzaron yer la silueta de un
hombre que salia precipitadamente de la
alcoba, y en- q reconocieron d su padre.
Ell estruendo de la detonaci6n y los
gritos de los ninos atrajeron los veci-
nos al lugar dc la catastrofe. I'm espec-
taculo tristemente sombrfo Sc ofreci6 a
su vista con el craneo despedazado por
el proyectil, yacia la victima tendida So
bre 81 lecho, como queriendo devolverla
a la vida, las dos criaturas abrazadas q
ella y banadas en- sangre.
Despues de varias pesquizas logr6 la
policia apresar al ascsino; pero no habia
mas tcstinonio de su culpabihdad que el
de los dos nihos, susceptibles de incurrir
en- error. Ell proceso fu6 ruidoso: en- el
banco de los acusados aparecia Johnson;
en- el de los acusadores, sus dos hijos.
Seria impossible relatar la seric de esce-
mas conmovedoras que Sc presenciaron;
la defensa fu6 importante para acallar
la voz acusadora dc la inocencia, Y ell vi
ctimario fue condenado a sufrir Ia pena
capital. De un tribunal al otro Sc apelo
por tres yeces consecutvas; nj inauen-
cias, nj Ia habilidad de cinco abogadcs
distinguidos lograron ablandar el cora
z6n de los iueces y por tres veces conse-
cutiyas fue ratifcada la sentencia.
Ell dia "a de JUNO del corrlente anose-
nalosc para que en- la prision de Sing
Sing SC ejecutara la condena. A las scis
de la manana del dia fiiado, enprcsencia
de las autoridades de Ia penitenciaria y
de unos cuan,os invitados al acto, entrd
johnson al ldgubre saloncillo, enel cual
por unico adorno aparece recostada con.
tra el muro ia silla fatal un mueble dc
MADEIRA solidamenie construido provis
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to de fuertes correas. En- la habitaci6n
contigua funciona un poderoso dinamo,
cl que, la senal convcnida Sc conecta
con los alambres do los electrodes que Sc
atan los brazos y picrnas leila victima,
y d otro que le contornea la cabeza,
Las eiecuciones en- Sing Sing Sc veri-
fican de I'm modo igual, sim6trico, fdne-
bremente silencioso. Sc escucha d We
ces el rumor de plegarias algo como
ell esterior de visceras que tiemblan. De
repente el volante gira; el conmutador
Sc lleva al lugar precise; Sc abre el cir
quito y una corriente elcctricade l. 600
/, 500 voltios pasa por los alambres y lie
va cabo la obra asesina decretada por
la indefciente iusticia humana.
johnson sublo con paso frme el pelda-
no del banco de mamposterfa en- que des-
cansa el sill6n; antes de que 10 vendaran
y mientras le aseguraban los electrodes
y 10 sujetaban con las correas, pas6 una
mirada de indeferencia sobro los circuns
tantes; devolvio al sucerdote que a su
lado estaba, el Cruciflio que en- las ma
nos neyara, y exhalando un susplro como
81 indicase que Sc preparaba adescansar,
8 Sc librara de imponderable carga Sc
arrelleno c6modamente en- el sillon.
LEGO eI instante supreme. Mil ocho-
cientos voltios descargados fueron sobre
el sentenciado. AL cabo de 81 segundos
Sc detuvo la corTiente; los facultativos
aplicaron los estet6scopos on la region
cardial; Ia viscera palpitaba y de los la
bios de Ia victinna sc escape un aliento,
mitad sollozo, mitad suspiro.
Era precise repetir la operaci6n.
Dos mil voltios on esta vez y por espaclo
de IS segundos realizaron la siniestru
labor. La iustieia humana Sc declart
satisfccha qued6 vengada
va los dos huerfanos que ley habrt
do protegerlosS a que horizonte tende
ran los oiosY
Ell CoRREsPoNeA1.
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Desde Nueva York.
Un Drama En- La HOrCa,
Julio l8, 1907.

Julio l6, 1907.
En- octubre de 1905, John johnson,
residente en- Yonkcrs, Estado de New
York, asesino a su esposa por causa de
que esta sc negara a seguir compartien-
do con el la vida matrimonial que, con
sus intemperancias habia hecho des.
graciada
Ell crfmen Sc consume en- atlas horas
de Ia noche. La muier dormia , sus dot
hiios, I'm varon de ocho amos y una nina
de seis, compartian el leeho con la ms
Dire. Johnsd6.icrzo la entrada la ha
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gienzen de clio y no nos traten de
indiscretos, al no haberles avisado
y que fastidiadoa dc tauto negIi.
gente 0 sinverguenzas para saber-
pagar una deuda tan justa como
legal nos oDliga 4 clio.
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Suscripci6n $500.

LEASE Ell PR0XIM0 MI
NERO.
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10 ADVERTISERS.
II you want to progress in
business, and want the Mexican
patronage, you have to adver-
tise in this paper; has the lar
geat circulation in New Mexico.
We offer our post Office to verify
it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
CROWD AT

One of the largest crowds that has
attended the public lectures in
Knights of Pythias hall this season
was present last night, when John +.
Dobbs, of the Rasmus high school, in
Brooklyn, delivered the lecture. He
took for his subject ''Paper-making
from Forset to Press and was one
of the most interesting in that line
ever given here. He told briefly of
the time that the wood was cut in the
forest, how it was cut and sent to the
mills, after which it was ground into
pulp, ready to be put through the
large rollers and made into paper. He
also explained the two different meth
DDS of making the paper. The one
by chemical and the other by the
process of grinding. He also told of
how the paper was made into large
sheets and sent to the papers ready
to be put on the press. The lecture,
which was illustrated by stereoptican
views, was instructive as well as in
teresting from start to finish. The
lecture next week will be by Miss
Catherine Collins, subject, Mac
BETH"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
STATEN ISLAND
RAPID TRANSIT R'Y.

TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 1, 1905.
Perth Amboy to New York:-5:1O,
s:io. 3;oos 7;so; 7s3o. 1900 500 siss.
s;s5 1888. 5:ss. s:s5. 7:55, s;o5, 1913.
Sundays and Legal Holidays.
RAJ 1:l7. S:i7,, s:as. AS SIS, SIS.
IN New WV 9s,ri 70 e h PeTtS 0%1gISboy:-s.oo.
700. 500, 900, 1890, 100 am. 1900
M, 100, 200. 2:40, 3:40, 4:4O, BIS. $50.
5;4S, e;i5. $50, 7:4o, 1000, 1850 p. m
Sundays and Legal Holidays.
1880. 900, 1000. 1900 a-m., 1900 M,
1900. 900, 800, 400, 500, 500. TOO,
500, $50, 100 p. m. d2:s0 a. m. Holidays
rERRY RETwEEM PERTH AMBoY
Leave Perth Amboy daLly:-5:10. $40.
1852, 1920, .11:4S am, 1920, 1918, 1.25,
5:sS, S:2S, S:ss, 2:Ss' 4:o9. 4:$$, s:0e.
1918. 1t:1s pm, 1880 am.
unday n Legal Holidays:
1920, 11;47 am, 1920, 12:47. 1:2o, 1:47,,
ss::aass.. s:sso.. ss::SSss.. aa..ssSS.. s SIG, s s:ttS. s s:sS.
Yea Leave TottenvilIe dailv:-1.aa k.ss
s sas s;t2. gNEd9i "a: s;la' s;S5, 1895.
z:a5s 515, SIS, e:ss, $50. I'll, 7;ss, Sax s:ss,
9:43. 11:0s p.nkt 1888, 1s33 am.
4 Sundays ED Legal Holidays.
$50. ISIS. $500 8:s5, -s.25, lo:o5.,
5 Ia 1 li;so a Fac, l s:aei 1890, Los, 1870
5::SsSs:: sos. ss::ssSS.. iS;;SsSS, aa::Gsss,, ss:iiS, s s:Ss,
1900 losaS PA nf1 a3i02 am
Neen - Trafilc Agent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
FRIpAY AFrERNooN WHIST.

The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
was delightfully."- entertained at the
home of Mrs. George Kiefer, in Hop
ping avenue, yesterday afternoon.
The feature of the afternoon was pro-
~gressive whist played for prizes. Re-
freshments we're served during the
Afternoon, after which the prizes
were awarded to those most success
full at cards. Mrs. G. M. Winant re-
ceived first prize. fancy plate, and
Mrs. M. l.. Joline second, pair of linen
pillow cases. Mrs. E. r. Cuny was
awarded the consolation prize, fancy
calendar. The club will be entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Raymond d.
Ellis, in Hopping avenue, next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
HE WAS o SMART.

when does the next train that
stops at Peterton leave here?' asked
the resolute widow at the booking-of-
flee window.
You'll have to wait four hours re-
piled the clerk.
Il think not"
well, perhaps you know better
than do. ma'am."
Yes, and perhaps you know better
than do whether | am going to travel
in that train myself, or whether !
am inquiring for a relative that's WIS.,
iting at my house and wanted me to
call here and ask about it and save
her the trouble, because she's pack
ing up her things and expects to take
that train herself and not me, and
she'll have to do the waiting and not
me; and perhaps you think it's your
business to stand there and try to
instruct people about things they
know as well as you do, If not better;
and. perhaps, you'll learn some day
to give people civil answers when they
ask you civil questions; but my opin-
ion is you WON'T"
And she swept away, leaving the
clerk In a state of collapse.