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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15


WfTEAT--After opening a shade higher
on better Liverpool cables than expected.
wheat turned easier under heavier north
west receipts, poor continental cables flne
weather west and beor pressure; May,
HXY-stesdy; Shipping, 75assc. good to
sTRAW-steady; some5c
BEANS = Quiet: marrow s2.22l1T2. % /
m;ssdinm. si11sgl1o; "a \ pea as71sal'SOi red
HoPsrDuli; state, common to choice,
1906. 1S72ac. 1905. Sallc
s.9ITTER-Cream extras. per pound,
SSdl9Si2c.; flrsts. 29GS2c. seconds. 26M2Sc. !:
held extras. Slc.: firsts gnSec. western,
imitation creamery, firsts. esQ24c.; reno
factory, firsts. ne; seconds. 1890; rolls.
wrapped, fine, zoe, packing stock, No 2.
6HEEsE-state. full cream small and
large, September. fancy l4o4c; October.
best. lSstGln<Gs; winter made small, av-
Essa Gss' nfs9roT nNSis4c sSSi c. pl@si i@St
skins, i1i%c.; half skims: io%Ni0ltc. part
skins; prime s,s7sc, fair to good T8sc.
EGGS Fresh gathered extras, DC. !:
firsts. 25lc.; seconds. 244d25c. thirds. zsdG
e. inferior. alg2sc.; dirties. No. /. 2sc.; /;
checked eggs, lsMlec.; refrigerator Hrsts,
no; seconds. e2VaSc.
LIVE POULTRY-Fi Firm and in good de-
mand, fowls, l4c. old roosters. 9Gt0c. ::
chickens, l0mlie.; ducks, l5a16c.; geese. "a
1i5c.
DRESSED PoULTRY--steady and in
fair demand; fowls, ckoice, l3isdil 4lsc.: do.
fair to good. l2fsG19c.: old roosters: iOc; !:
nearby chickens. iiUl5c,: western, do. Ia
G1t3e.; turkeys. choice to fancy. nearby
and western. 16a17c:; fair TO good. i49
i2gl!c.: geese. nearby, lodi2c. western,
do, gdllc
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
NEW AND SECOND HAND
SHOES FOR SALE
Repair ng Of al kinds done while you wait
w shlossber9, fl New Brunswick ave
ARTS OF THE soMsmAkes,
Simple Machines That Are contrived
to Main or XIII.

So expert are bombmakers nova.
days that an apparently harmless let
ter may kill any person who tries to
open it. A piece of cardboard is cut
TO size, which when folded over, will
Ifit into an ordinary envelope. The four
corners of this are slit into narrow
strips illuminate of mercury is
spread over three OF the Sits and the
sheet is folded and fastened together.
Projecting from each side of the fold
ed sheet is a little metal strip. or de-
tonator. glued to the cardboard in
such a manner that the envelope can
not be opened without striking one OF
them. Upon meeting this slight re-
sistance the hand moving the paper
cutter instinctively pushes harder, and
the result is an explosion that either
kills or mains.
The easiest bomb to construct is set
in operation by simply turning it up.
side down. IT is usually good-sized
cracker box. lined with paper and half
filled with mixture of chlorate Of
potassium and ordinary sugar Into
this bottle OF q powerful acid Is in
troduced. The remainder of the space
in the box is filled with scraps Of
metal. Then the lid is soldered ON.
All that is then necessary is to
place the box upside down at the spot
in which it Is 20 explode The acid
eats quickly through the cork Of the
bottle, and comes in contact with the
chlorate Of potassiums As result OF
The chemical combination which takes
place there is a terrific explosion
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15

.CATrLF;-Suppy light; market steady;
choice, S5.7696: prime. 81. S.40d5.T0 veal
calves. $S506a,
HOGS Receipts light market slow:
prime heavies. sf.&; mediums and heavy
Workers., N.s54T.iD: light Yorlsers. $1,000
7.25; pigs. 81; roughs. t6d650.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply light:
market steady: prime wethers 81. .500h 20;
culs and common. Seaf3; Inmbt;, s5lzTh
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15

Some people seem made 70 be al
ways getting thorns in their fiugers
or their hearts. but they are usually
those who care enough to pick roses
and run the risk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
Inconsistent wnn,an. n

Why is il that so .mlansr of these
wronged ladies' kstAmkt fief again al
soon as the courts seisase-them from,
the brutes who made their lives mis.l
erable?-N. Y. Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
Natural Prefarsnce.

Customer who has found a hair or
his Sntter'-TW9 W9fegad a. thSjhopricto
that | prefer my Sitter siSald. .-pelt
Mele
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
A sian.

When a woman ceases toewant to be
weighed every time she sees pair oi
scales 1t is sign that she has had
to get larger corset.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15

There are no fewer than 20S dif-
terent characters in The Abyssinian
alphabet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


Money on call steady at AZ per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 5%@6A per cent:
exchanges, $34s. .357l07; balances, SIS, ,93o, ,e74.
Chasing pricas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15

Would yoQ have potatoes grow -
tlia potsside2" Is Il too much troh-.
hiaH for you to read the want ads.f
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
Rrlatintt nf
Tuun tn Mnrals
BY EUGENE CHRISTIAN.
Food Chemist and Diet Specialist.

ordered he is prone o awlcss acts.
A governed by his mnd-hs BRAIN We in
parents and characteristics but they
nntesma comparison influence and the daily effect wrought
condition Inheritance be nodded
changed the body fixed and
upon bodies. The of its influence
which it actions and its
sponsibity subject
importance merely of violence which
experiencing conditions wherein
upon his feowman.
In the flesh of animals there
ad-ta constantly being produced the system and
given Off killed the passing off the
hand remains the flesh
considered also the effect of the animals mental and
condition been racing about with others of its kind
excited have been carried long rail-
journeys with hatred fear
saughhouse At all events not in composed normal state
a the time of DEATH
This condition passions the
produces change and its mark in the tissues People
Unquesionab they absorb with it the poisons and the
their minds and their actions
be affected by it.
frequently the
habits and customs prevail Neetarans assert that
their committed violent crime
the subject 1t would be interesting to know
what was the customary What example,
before killing Stanford White? think it
murdec have been heavy flesh eaters
Suppose you knew OF whom ate large quantities OF
meat and SUMMER other nd tempetey pro-
crackers salad and fruits Which would
trust with your money?
habits of their How
many looking mans record inquire about his de Yet
that a important governing his of life
making progress finding out the effect of different kinds
body learning how to properly order to
we'll mind and the responsible
ity icsh-eating fields too little explored
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
chespness Of Human Life.

The accomplishments OF civilization
are truly deadly. In n little less than
three weeks. ending on August IL.
the traflc lines Of Greater New York
killed q: persons and injured $500.
OF whom 147 were MANNED for life or
otherwise seriously injured. Out OF
this total 465 persons were injured In
collisions with vehicles. 1t5 in col.
lisions with cars. i05 were struck by
cars. Gal were injured In boarding cars
and no less than 1853 injured In
niightng from cars. It does not ap-
pear that the number for this period
ia at all unusual. rs It comes to light
through the fact that an Official record
by the city of such accidents was only
begun early in August. The astound.
ing disclosures Of the perils OF daily
life In the metropolis should certainly
lead to n still further improvement Of
modern improvements"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

During 1906. 211.3O4 men. whose
employment is that of digging coal.
were Idle. The output. however. was
27.s12.0s2 tons In excess Of the pro-
duction in 1905. The demand has
largely increased since because of
larger population and extended indus.
tries calling for steam. There was n
retarded delivery OF coal here last
year, one Of the excuses offered being
that there was a shortage in the sup.
ply and delay in ordering 1t. One evi.
dent lesson is that the coal miners
should be kept busy all the time. 1t
would mean a largely increased in.
come for them and would insure n
reasonably adequate supply for the
consumer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL r. AoNKAAN. PusnaAsR.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO
chI,drsn's Library and the Home.

chIidrsn's Library and the Home.
With the Increased interest IN the
srobiem OF childreu's reading. there
sYises Q doubt which cannot very cas-
iiy be dispeiled. Despite the fact that
the public library. the public school
and the state are concentrating their
Efforts on the subject In most com
nendabie manner. their aims and pur-
poses are as yet only half conceived;
while the cultural value Of reading for
it's own sake Is being almost wholly
ignored. We fnd the library doing
school work and the teacher doing IT,
brary work: and together II Is looked
upon as their requisite duty to accom-
piish an amount OF training which
should be rciesated to tho special
province OF the home. I.st us not re-
gard the matter In a sentimental fash
Ion. Tho parent has a first indisputa-
BILE right to mold tho initial tastes OF
childhood. and Il Is because the parent
has. TO y large extent. become eaiious
10 the situation that the library organ.
ixation has been forced to step into
tho breach. In the school. reading
has become stcreotyped: II is neees'
rariiy prescribed. declares MontroSs
J. Moses. In the Outlook. In tho library
II should remain unfet,sred. provided
always that the open shelves are
stacked In quality and not In quantity.
but. In order to reach any basis OF per
sonAi influence. tho library shoeld
have tho cooperation Of the home.
which. unfortunately. II Is not recciS-
Ing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

New York city's board Of education
has ordered an Investigation To deter
mins whether or not Il II advisable
TO return TO tho rule Of corporal pun.
ishmcnt. Since its abolition some
time ago . majority Of tho principals
report that they cannot maintain
good order and discipline. moral
sussion proving entirely inadequate.
Many members Of tho board believe q
return to tho old system which would
permit . boy to DO whipped ID dan.
Ecrous rctroGrcssion. but they were
no, strong enough to prevent the order
TO Inquire into tho matter. II might
be- vel, to adopt the plan practiccd
by Judge Stubs In tho Indianapolis
juvenile court. says tho Star Of that
city. and give tho parent an oppor.
tunity to trouncc his own offspring In
tho presence OF tho principal rs m
alternative to having tho child dis.
missed from school. Most parents
would probably prefer this method to
. rule which would permit the teacher
TO do the whipping. We do some
things In these days better than tho
fathers did. no doubt. but soiomon's
wisdom has not all been proved un.
sound.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

The Illinois senate by a unanimous
vote. adopted joint resolution pro-
viding for submission to the voters n
constitutional amendment for n $780,
100000 bond issue TO proceed with the
deep water way project.
Investigation has shown that the OK.
plosion Of the Dupont powder mills Mt
Fontanet, Ind. WAS caused by sparks
from n hot box on the shaftinS.
Five workmen were drowned by
the overturn.ng OF n scow In the I'LL.
nois canal near Joliet recently.
An earthquake OF great violence.
the heaviest since the Sar Francisco
disaster, was recorded recently on the
seismographs Mt Washington. he
record showed the disturbance was
5000 miles distant In n southwesterly
direction.
The battleship Mississippi has left
the shipyards for its official trials.
The body of Mrs. Caste Chadwick.
svho died while serving sentence in
the Ohio penitentiary. was buried ut
Woodstock. Canada.
In n wreck on the London and
Northwestern railroad at Shrewsbury.
Eng. 16 person. were killed and
many others injured.
Judge Lawrence. Of the Cleveland
common pleas court. has rendered n
decision holding Illegal the franchises
granted the three-cent fare street car
lines on the east side of the river.
The telegraph operators on the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad are vot-
ing as to whether they shall strike.
The vote favoring a walk out is prac.
tically unanimous SO far.
The annual reunion of the Army of
the Cumberland was recently held at
Chattanooga. Tenn. About 400 veter.
ans were present.
twenty-five shoe factories in st.
Louis. which have been closed for
five weeks on account of n strike Of
employees, have resumed work.
The naval authorities are worried
over the lack of skilled labor in the
ship yards on the Pacific coast. It
may be necessary to transfer me-
chanics from eastern navy yards to
the coast.
Recommendation have been sent to
the war department that big army
balloon plant be established at juno.
ton City, Kan.
The war department has been asked
to aid in organizing regiment of the
national guard in Porto Rico.
The Metropolitan street railway
company Of New York has been placed
in the hands of a receiver.
The Kansas Historical society is
trying to get roster of the Kansans
who acted as bodyguard for President
Lincoln in Washington Of the out
break Of the civil war
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

No perfectly normal,
healthy man ever desires
TO commit II crime. II
his body h sound his
mind is inclined only to
peace. to harmony. to
pleasant relations with
his fcllow-mnn. If his
physical state be nbnor-
nal his mind will be dis
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

Though there are no statistics CIV.
ing figures. 1t is quite evident that
THE negro population of New York city
lis growing rapidly. in eight blocks on
the Upper west side of the city are
i740 negro families, all of whom have
come to the city within three years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

Banker ingalls, of Cincinnati fore.
sees financial disaster growing out of
the unusual extravaganza Of the peo-
pie. There is no doubt about the ex-
travagance. either. Look at the thou
sands of reckless persons who insist
on having fresh egg for breakfast
several times a week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

The new Siberian railroad is to cost
an average of $4,000 mile. Tho
Russians have not learned the Amerl-
can art of swelling the cost by capital
izing the expectation Of future earn.
ing
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
1HIaatr IN Amtrrtratt KttrllrttH
Uai1 BE- Brrurtttrn
~ SARAH LOUISE ARNOLD.
Dean Of Simmons coiisSs.

Ill waste that is prcyenabc is of unnecessary. The
chief agent prevention is intelligence since the chief
ignorance Al present, in American kteh-
ems We must confess that there is extreme Of
waste which will probably continue until American women
are taught spend wisely and trained in the intelligent
management Of household affairs
In the homes Of the 'wcll-toio likely to find
more careful expenditures than many families where the
very lack OF means has forbidden the training careful and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
COLORADO Ews ITEMS
Denver has seventeen theaters.

Mayor p bun, Of peita. Killed
himself on account Of domestic trou-
BILE.
Tha uoa.r, Wooame, of America
are no nave an eieran, home "a Colo.
RADIO SDrinsk
The o,,.r,,sa ,nions NJ Fort Col.
lins have Formed a trades assembly
with s6O members
The ..se.sed vaiustio, NJ Denver is
.poroximateIv sI2O 900 900 This doe.
mi ~iv. ,ha raj r.ine
p..s- - 4. ,..,,,, .,, ~
The front In the nroduc,ion NJ = snien,
Ala erads ~ dr,s, horses ana muies
-. -. ...,,.
saie sn'pn,en.s Hon i'oa.. s.sa,..
~ ~ s's,os rs, sa.,,"a If M,
.,.,s ~
- .-,., . u,., -.
rsnNe. man hna n., NJ. 81" ~
to- m hnnssmoon u.s. ,n,nsa he mr.,
cns,,sr
- a.. 49,,
ionkmoh. man e,a'Is '
~. a.,,s .,,,S s,'a,,, s,sn,s hnshsis M
~. $50
49,,
o' .he n'ss umo ~ ~, 80 ,,s..I,,
years custer eoahy mus Mnsn S
H. ,ssss,.s SIS" q
.-,,.
" y. Whet,oIe,
was Accidentally thfo~n uom
wagon near boulder ono asS
~" -.
The santa 70 EVER went INTO ns
uiten near EAT an. sa'usasy. aus "as
death was mo result. AanS otn7's
~ef' shaken up.
More TALL wheat than ever pcto.e w
the history OF inc Quartet a.s -
planted this year In the Caehe IA ro"'
afc ana boxeidef sa''eys.
Two Canon City men think that IN.
town OF Radiato 70 properly nsmsa.
Ihsy nave Just maae ois s'nss OF
rlch coal ma IN tnAt place.
Yampa II conadsnt that tho hrst
train into the town viii be ssca BY
Juno ]. 1908. Scarcity Of labor u de-
laying work on tho M"nat ROAD
Il will be nip and tuck between
farming and precious metals IN Colo
RADIO this year. The output In both
commodities has boen very heavy.
Dry farming has made good again
In Colorado. and there viii. In All
probability. be more land TILED under
the new system next year then ever
before.
mite coaI mine. near Colorado Springs
walked out on a strike last week.
What . blessing this anc. warm Colo
RADIO weather Ia.
Mr.. Anna shaudier Of New York.
eamc ali the way 10 Colorado 10 -.
her .on. and sad her awakeniug when
shc found him behind tho cold Iron
bars AZ Canon City,
Denver In now willing TO stand or
the ton of Pike's peak and aver tha,
nhr hna over zoe. 900 good, hustiinI
souls within her corporate limits. ant
there arc none 10 dispute.
r..,.,, co,o,,so 4. coming IN the
from, .,,,h oii ana en-. There n No
telling what Coiol ado will do yet In
inc way OF furu,shInk the necessities
Of the world. She already has don.
more than most states.
RI c.xcnnurh n. running n sertss
=, .r,i.S.. n n II. nycr nancr cxpiaip.
IN. rh.. ,,m.s nrc hard. right now.
lilo snys the prices Of the necessities
wages remain tho same.
c...,., q. ,,,. ,.cc,y,rv a.. ni,h,
.,s.,r,.sy s,,r,on. ,ro, ~. So,,hern
$1,000 $685. ,,.n, a, Iss.vctt.
.rs. H.. I,,,rcn, i. f,,rni.hcd hy tn,
80, -, Snnaax ho,h rj,hs ana
S ,Hua' .prr.n, iii i,s turned on from
I,t,,s,,c
A PARTY OF Spanish ensinccrs arc In
Colorado learning from the expert.
cnce OF our farmers In reference to
Irrigation. That old song is stili
good: .'rhcy are coming by thou.
sands from every land. the cause or
our greatness to s.c. etc"
r..,,. 40. ,,,.. =, ro.r, ,r,r, c.,,d
,,ro,,on rs,mrnaa ne ;rn,, vrowsr.
T., ,ha, .o.,tan nvor seo mn mi. e.,I A
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
NEWS OF The WEEK
Nest Important Happenings ef ths
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From oil
Parts Of the World CONDENSED
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft OF Our Readers.

Personal.
President Roosevelt shot and killed
a bear weighing 3s3 pounds during his
three-weeks' hunt ~ Louisiana
Secretary Root has returned To
Washington from his visit To Presi'
dent Diax Of Mexico.
Stephen ". Boiles. chief Of the d.
vision OF exploitation Of the James
town exposition. has resigned and re-
turned to 81. Louir.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Thorn who was In
charge OF the cemetery AT Gettysburg.
Pa. during the great battle. and stuck
to her post throughout the struggle.
Edward Everett Hale has retired as
president OF the American Antiquarian
society. He has been a member OF
the organization for 60 years.
Robert l.. Carson. q prominent n
nancier and railroad masnate OF Phiia'
deiphia. died recently while attending
a performance In one OF the theaters
OF that city.
Jesse Holiday. who operated the
Pony Express" across the plains dur
ins pioneer days. recently died In Chi
caso. aged So years.
A. d. Davidson. an oil contractor.
committed suicide at Arkansas City.
Kan. owing to financial reverscs.
Thomas Ryan. for nearly II years
hrst assistant secretary OF the Interior.
will retire on account OF III health.
President John Mitchell. OF tho
United Mine Workers OF America. has
submitted to two operations both OF
which arc said to have been success.
full.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell. chief OF stan
OF the army. IL taking treatment nj the
Muidoon farm sanitarium At White
Plains. N. Y. where Secretary OF State
Root received treatment.
Mrs. Mary A. Wright has celebrated
tho completion by her Of 60 years OF
active service a. q teacher OF class
In tho Sunday school OF the First
Baptist church OF Burlington. n. J.
Alsernon satoris. . grandson Of
President Grant. has been designated
by tho state department ~ secretary
Of legation Mt Montcvidco.
In q recent Interview In Chicago. T.
II. Hartman. tho railroad mnsnntc'
delivered this: money Ii like q
LIQUID. The moment you place nm OBJ
struction In front Of Il dimInution Of
the flow Ii caused"
W. d. GaSchc. Of Topeka. has been
elected president Of the Kansas State
Association OF Mutual Insurance com
panics.
After declaring that he had Ind q
most enjoyable WHIT in this country
the Bishop Of London left New York
for his home In England.
4. J. Haushcy. OF Paoln. has been
chosen great sachcm OF the Improved
Order OF Red Men in Kansas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25

The directors Of the Montrozoma
Company, which is running the Famous
tunnel near Aspen, have decided to
raise $250.O0O to build mill, develop
water power and work the mines on
Betoite, Famous and Richmond hills
through the tunnel. The people OF As
pen believe that this is the beginning
Of a new era of prosperity in that sec
ton Of the state.
It is expected that Denver will have
direct railroad connection with Grand
Lake, in Grand county, by the opening
Of the season next summer. The
Rocky Mountain railroad, owned by
Denver and Boulder people, has been
constructed about half way to Grand
Lake from CRANKY, on the Moffa'
road. 1t is understood that the con
structlon Of this road on to Grand
Lake is to be pushed and that 1t Will
be in operation all Of the way by
next spring.
Not all Greeley potato pickers are
hoboes and one has been found among
them who is a student of sociology
and pursues the work Of gathering
spuds to study the labor problem at
close range. He IS educated, an Eng
lishman Of good family, great stu
dent, and for over a year has been
gathering data for book soon to be
published. He has been here for two
months working IN the hay and potato
fields. He is a verse maker. but pre-
fers that his name be not made pub
lie.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-05
A MAKER OF HISTORY By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIN1, Author of The Master "A Prince sinne "ryeous
 Sabn" Anna the Adventures" eO5 1906. LITTLE. BROWN. and COMPANY
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENTIEIM
CHAPTER XX.

~ LINTON was apparently enjoy. ing the relaxation of having LIN got rid of practically the
 whole of it's guests for the day. The women servants were going about their duties faithfully enough, but with marked absence of any su- perfuous energy. MT. Harrison, the butler, was enjoying quiet pipe in his room and leisurely perusal of the morning paper. Mrs. Ellis, the much respected housekeeper, was also in her room comfortably ensconced in an easy chair and studying a new vol. tune of collected menus which friend had sent her from Paris. No one was exactly neglectlng their work, but ev. cry one was appreciating a certain sense of peace which the emptying of the house from a crowd of more or less exacting guests had brought about.
 In one room only things were differ ent and neither Mrs. Ellis nor MT. Harrison nor any of the household knew anything about that. It was the principal guest chamber on the first floor, a large and handsomely furnish ed apartment. Barely an hour ago it had been left in sspotless order by a couple of painstaking servants. Just now 1t had another aspect.
 In the middle of the room man lay stretched upon the floor, face down
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-05

shall be the laughing stock of Rome!" and, of course. he had his own way. Which little story goes to prove that his military honors sit lightly upon him, even if he does enforce an iron discipline among his men.
 One wonders how much military spirit there is among the men, and also why they are there at all, as the pay is small.
 It Is told that the late commandant of this corps. Gen Costarosa. on one very solemn occasion ordered se- view in all the gorgeousness of full uniform. on what proved to be boil ing summer day. The men and ofi- cers gathered, but no general arrived. At last, after an hours waiting, un- able to endure the fatigue any longer. a messenger was sent to learn the cause of his pon-appearance. and found him tranquilly smoking. he hay. ing entirely forgotten his own orders.
 He at once hurried into his uniform and passed the men, furious with waiting and the heat. in review. and complimented them. adding insult to injury, so that all could hear. Bravo, bravo. they seem like real soldiers!" It is reported that Pecci wishes to keep them like real soldiers"