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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

there it wal kicked hto the fire. to
perish, as it should, a thing accursed.
Saved, Dan sank backward, Imply,
and a cold sweat broke but on his
brow. His flask of brandRTAOIT
brow. His partner raised hinA gen<1N<
and held a flask of brandy to His HpS&l
Being a strong man, he soon revived,
but there was no sleep for him that
night.
Through the long hours until dawn
he sat and stirred up the fire and
watched furtively, his flesh crawling
at every touch of his clothing.-From
"The Circle of Death" by James RAJ
venscroft, in the January Metropolis
tan Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Society
CARR CI,tvB ENTERTAINED.

The Weekly Card Club held a gem
tlemen's night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, Sidney Riddlestorffer, So High
street, last night. The evening was
spent in playing cards, after which
supper was served. Among those
present were: MI. and Mrs. Joseph
G.. Burns, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry PETE, Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Stacey, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. r. Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Richters, Miss Cornelia Watson, Miss
Laura Brodhead, Miss Mana Langan,
Mrs G.. W. Tyrrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Riddlestorffer; Thomas Lam
gan and Ralph Young, of this city,
and Miss Sadie Taylor, of Manas-
guam.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Mr.. Rnbright 10 Again Sell COAL.

Benjamin F. Rubright, who for a
number of years conducted a coal
business on Maple street, has de-
cided to again occupy the premises,
and is having the yard, which until
a few months ago was occupied by
A. ellis G Sons, made larger, and is
also building a brick Office near the
entrance. Mr.. Rubright expects to
have the business running in good
shape next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Tnllcst building ON Earth.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The great mar
BILE building of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company at Madison ave-
nue., Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets, will when completed be the
tallest structure of any kind on earth.
The new tower is to occupy the site of
DR.. ~Parkhurst's old church and will
rise 65S feet above the sidewalk
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan. 4.-Allan
w. Paige of Bridgeport, who wrested
control of the Republican party in this
state last fall from the millionaire
boss. United States Senator Morgan
q. Bulkeley, began steps to complete
his revenge for past political upsets by
starting what promises to develop into
Il legislative investigation of the Aetna
Life Insurance company, of which
Buckley Is president.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
For Protection Against Witches.

The mailing of horseshoes over
doors and windows to keep away
witches and their malign influence
had great vogue in the days when be-
lief in witchcraft was prevalent. The
ancient Romans drove nails in the
walls of houses as a protection
against the plague and had they
known of horseshoes they doubtless
would have nailed them up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Skates Easily Carried.

Skates have been invented which
will fold perfectly fiat and to such
small dimensions that they can be
carried in the pocket. A leather wal
let with two pockets is supplied with
each pair, and when closed the pack
age is three-fourths of an inch wide.
n inch thick and the length of the
skates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
REDUCTION ION FERRY.
Company Now Sells Six Tickets
for rs Cents.

The Staten Island Rapid Transit
Ferry Company put in effect 4 reduc-
ton of the price of six ferry tickets
this morning, and hereafter they will
sell six ferry tickets for twenty-five
cents. A number of people have al
ready taken advantage of this reduc-
ton, especially the terra Gotta men
working at the Atlantic Terra Gotta
Company in Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Audience Declae's Actors Fate.

At the theater at Namuh, France,
the performers making their debut
are accepted Oh rejected for further
performances by the votes of the au-
dience, the artists usually appearing
in three different works before their
fate is sealed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Mrs. Gushleigh says it is just lovely
to be married to a nice old gentleman
who is willing to pay dressmakers and
milliners and sit back in a corner
when younger and handsomer men
want to talk about art and music and
such things.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

MONTREAL, Jan. 4.-One' man was
killed, six firemen injured and $500,000
worth OF property destroyed by a fire
that started OF 2 O'Clock in the morning
on st. Antoine street. Two blocks were
burned. Tie death of H. Gagnon- and
the injury OF the six firemen was caus-
ed by the collapse of walls. ID
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Robert Grnu Missing.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-The utmost
anxiety is felt by the family and
friends of Robert Grau. once manager
of such celebrities us Adelina Patti and
Helena Modjeska, yer the disappear
ance of the former impresario, MI
Grau having been absent from his
home here for two weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Miss Backbay-You are familiar,
in a general way. with paleontology,
are you not? Mr.. Carondolet-No, 1
don't remember that l ever happened
across it. But I once read Paley on
Evidences of Christianity" or some
thing like that, when l was a boy, and
| found it awful heavy reading.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

1SLIP, n. Y, Jan. 4.-Hanging froIr
the limb of IL small tree in a dense
woods back of the Convent of the Sis
tiers of st. Joseph in Brentwood, the
body of DIR. William NJ. Weaver. TWEEN
ty-eight, Il Yale man and formerly one
of the most prominent physicians in
Hartford, Conn. was found by a fox
hunter named Laird. He had been
missing three weeks and was insane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Men and Cats.

Some of us are. indeed, like the
leopard, soft and purring, and keen
eyed and stealthy, until we reach a
shadow somewhere beneath the palms
when we greedily eat our neighbor
all up. Then w rub whiskers with
some other leopard. and say, in the cat
language: Poor man!"-Manchester
Union.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Compulsory Mustaches.

1t may at first sight seem absurd
that officers should not be allowed to
wear mustaches, but when one re-
members that there are fathers of
families at the wal office who carr
their bread by looking after important
matters of this description one is
given pause.-London Dispatch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
An Object Lesson.

Frau Bimmelmaier (going over old
castle)-"Well. l never! There's &C
tualIy grass growing on that window
sill! Ito her maid You see, Maria,
what happens when the rooms are not
properly dusted!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
TEACHERS MET
Monthly Meeting at High School
Address by Supt. ShuII.

The teachers of the public schools
of this city held their regular month
ly meeting in the high school yester-
day afternoon and, after the usual
routine business, listened to a short
address from superintendent Shull,
who also read the report of the State
Teachers Association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
OBITUARY.
TREHN.

Margaretta Trehn, seventy-eight
years old, of 100 Broad street, died
at $3.50 o'clock this morning after a
brief illness. The funeral will take
place from her late residence at $3.50
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment
in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Simpson Nj. f.. Official Board Met.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Simpson M. e. church official
board was held in the church last
night. The usual routine business
for the month was transacted. /,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Plant Does Double Duty.

BY grating a plant has been pro-
duced at Chiswick, England, that
grows potatoes underground and to-
matoes above ground. The proud
producer of it calls it a "tompot"
plant,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
Appealed to Eye and Palate.

To please the eye as well as the
palate was the duty of medieval cooks,
and they laid great stress on the
garnishing of their dishes. which they
called ."fourishing" or "strewing."
They often gilded or silvered the
leaves they used for decorating their
dishes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
TO END RIVER POLLUTION
Paterson Practically Agrees to Newark's
Publication Plan.

NEWARK, Jan. Patterson has
kept faith and sent to Newark a draft
of a legislative bill for the p%urifca-
ton of the Passaic river that shows
but few changes in the plan origin
ally evolved by this city's representa-
tives.
Its most important provision pro-
hibits the pollution of the river from
the Great Falls to the mouth of New
ark Bay after December IL, 1912.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Com
mission is given power to enforce the
TIT 'r'-'~- - ~oilrtion. end special
power Is delegated to the Court OF
application OF the
commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Have you indigestion, constipation.
headache, backache, kidney trouble?
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea viii
make you well. If it fails, get your
money back. That's fair. Tea or
Tablets form. 35 cents. Sections
Drug Store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Into each life some sorrow must fall;
Wise people don't sit down and bawl;
Only fools suicide or take tight;
Smart people take Rocky Mouptain
Tea at night.
Sections Drug Store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
HAD PARTY.

A surprise party was rendered Miss
May REILLY, of 81 Washington street,
Wednesday night and a delightful
evening was enjoyed. Present we're
Lizzie Dorian, Gertrude Worner,
Madeline Kelly, Katie Werger, Aug
usta Sandbeck, Augusta and Anna
Petersen, Augusta Johnson, Grace
Anderson, May Cooke, Henry Clark,
Charles Grok, Walter Heate, Walter
Dover, Tony Ramona, Walter Smith,
Lawrence Crosse, Charles Hoke and
ALLEN Shoke, of Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
THREE DEACoNs ELECTED.
Grace English Lutheran Congrega'
ton Met Last Night.

A meeting OF the congregation of
Grace English Lutheran church was
held in the church last night. The
financial report for the year was read
and three deacons were elected to
serve duying this year. They are
Thomas Knepper, Louis FRANKIE and
Joseph Kidd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
ST. pAUL's LADIES ELECT.


The annual meeting and election
of st. Paul's German church, was
held at the home of Mrs. Otto Smith,
Smith street, yesterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
1t was decided to hold a fair in
Washington hall. in Fayette street,
March 20 and 81. A committee, of
which Mrs. ]. Kaletsch is chairman,
was appointed to make arrangements
and begin preparations for the affair.
The following were the officers
elected: Mrs. Frank Pfeil, president;
Mrs. Charles Mabel, vice president;
Mrs. J. Kaletsch, secretary; Mrs. J..
Schardt, treasurer.
Mrs. Hans Christianson has just
returned to her home at Germantown
after having spent the Christmas and
New Year holidays with Mrs. Philip
Gabriel, of State street.
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Miss Lizzie Seel, of Market street,
spent yesterday with Miss Alma
Werner, of Richmond Valley.
Harold Seel, of Market street, has
been on the sick list for two days.
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MANY AT PARTY.
A number of young people from
this city went to South Amboy last
night to attend a party given by Miss
Julia Gordon, of Broadway. The
party left here at 7:19 o'clock and
returned on the. 1886 o'clock train.
The evening was enjoyably spent.
Those present from this city were
the Misses Marguerite Buckley, Tes-
sic Plass, Nellie Campion, Fannie
Diedericksen, Bessie Balm, Loretta
Sander, Sadie Ecker, Marie and Eliz-
abeth Kerr; Messrs. Joseph and John
Buckley, Harry Barter, Lester Sea-
man, Birden and Edward Golden,
Frederick Massey, John Roman and
Frank McCloud.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Reconstructs your whole body.
makes rich red blood. Drives out inn
purities that have collected during
the winter. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea is a family tonic. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Sections Drug Store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
MITE SOCIETY MET.

A meeting of the Mite Society, of
the First Presbyterian church, was
held in the church parlors yesterday
afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Three Young Men Held For Murder.
DANvILLE, Va, Jan. 4,-Fletcher
Harris, George Stevens and Albert Ad-
kins, three young Willie men of this
city, have been arrested and placed in
jail as suspects in the supposed MUIR
der of j. NJ Thomas whose dead body
was found IN a ravine near this city on
Tuesday morning. All Of them deny
as: knowledge Of Thomay death.
want ~. for the EVENING
NEWS receit ! r. Killenberger's
store. 247 81 street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Read the EVENING NEWS col
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

!, g gss. NEWS gives the when II
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
Live Stock Association.

AuXiliaries in every county and dis
trict in the state, with view to in
creasing interest as well as building
up the membership of the Washington
Live Stock association, were decided
upon at the CLOSING session of the
two days meeting of the stockmen
in Spokane recently.
In the resolutions offered by the
committee composed of DR.. S. B. Mel
son of Pullman, E. F. Benson of Pros
ser and o. d. Gibson of Walla Walla.
the AlaskaYukon-Pacific exposition
was Endorsed and it was recommended
that the management appoint ]. L..
Smith OF Spokane as superintendent.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: A. j. Splawn, North Yakima,
reelected; E. F. Benson, vice presi-
dent, Prosser; F. NJ Rothrock, Spo-
kane, treasurer, and F. H. Choke, Spo-
kane, secretary.
Unless the dates conflict the asso-
citation will meet in Spokane December
Is and 16, 1908.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
MUST GO TO SCHOOL HUNGRY.
Thousands of Berlin Children Get Mo
Food at Home.

Thousands of Berlin Children Get No
Food at Home.
Berlin, Doc. 24.-The municipality
is face to face with a very serious
problem in connection with the supply
of food to thousands of virtually starry
ing children attending the primary
schools in consequence of the indus
trial inactivity. Hitherto the Chill
dren's Canteen society has beer able
to cope with the task in a very salts
factory way by means of subscrip
lions from private sources, but the
calls on it's funds are this year so
great that it will be unable to Supply
many of the children.
In the first week of December. ae.
eording to official statistics from $50
out Of 2S5 primary schools, no fewer
than 11,947 children attended school
in mast cases without breakfast, and
in all cases without the prospect of OBJ
tanning a midday meal at home. Of
these, 2498 receive a simple daily meal
from the IA canteens belonging to the
above mentioned society; the other
7449 are totally unprovided for.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
MONTANA NOTES.

The Amalgamated Copper company
will give married men in its employ
certain amount of work during the
winter. Present operations would nor
mally employ about $500 men working
full time, but by working half time
5000 can be employed. This will give
all men with families a steady incomes
Among the q persons indicted BY
the federal grand jury at Helena, Two
were made public with the arrival Oh
o. c. Dallas, chief clerk. and }.
Mcleod, at the head of the survey
department in the Office of the Unllea
States surveyor general in Helena
The indictment alleges forgery aua
conspiracy to defraud the governmea'
of the United States.
S. Nelson, accused of murderus
Nick Stansich at Butte, and WIZ"
jury recently disagreed, has peen az
mitted to bail in the sum OF $lV'VO"
John Crotty was killed recently
Anaconda by a fall from load OF No.
The sheriff of Gallatin county
placed under arrest Engineer Wasp
Livingston, who is charged with crp
inal negligence. Walsh is the ensius
who was in charge of the engine y
blew I'D on the Northern PaciuV
few miles west of Bozeman recenm
Joseph Smith, pioneer, ageu
years, is dead at Virginia CW.
was one of the characters OF tns
nous gold placer mining days Oh A'
gulch.
In a recent opinion Attorney Genc
Albert ]. Galen ruled that Chrl'~
songs can not be barred from inc
lie schools of Montana on the CIV
that such use constitutes denO
tional or sectarian teaching
Negotiations between the lapO'
ions of Butte and the Rocky mOaDr
Bell Telephone company are sS
emily off, the situation now lnus
a struggle to the finish, the laoO'
ers declaring the positive reruI'
General Manager d. s. Murray
Lake to dismiss the blanket nun
against the unions restrainins a.
reference with the company IAN
means the first wedge Of an s@
to make Butte on open camp al IA,
Senator Clark, who acted as nv
for the unions, gave up his 'as
afternoon and left for New io,r.
nonunion linemen are still at WI
District Judge ]. ]. Lyncn -
found Juror Doney guilty oil va
in soliciting a bride and senteno
to five days in Jail and fined i an
Doney is unable to pay the nn
this will compel him to spen
months behind the bars IN
the accused juror say lne' .,se AZ
their client has not ordinary s
was an ass or a donkey.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
The New CoIor-Photography.

The leading article of the January
Century will be devoted to the new
colorphotography, the difficulties over
come, and its possibilities. ut will
prove an invaluable aid to the aeeu-
rate study of diseases, notably skin
diseases; and it will make possible
art lectures illustrated with absolute
facsimiles Of the paintings discussed,
by means of lantern slides; and for
the first time indisputably authentic
family portraits can be produced of a
beauty and veracity surprising the
most delicate and mastery miniature. -
There will be two pages in color-the
first reproductions in color made in
America from such MISUNDERSTANDING
results accomplished by Mr. Steichen
in Paris.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
st. Nicholas in 1908.

Major-General O, o. Howard. well
known throughout the land not only
for his distinguished military career,
but as an author and lecturer, has,
undoubtedly, had to do with more ~
dian chiefs than any other man, in
either civil or military life, row liv-
ing. He has written of the Indians be
has known, and fought, and made
friends with, for the boy readers of
st. Nicholas, and these exciting true
stories will be published in St. Nicho-
las during 1908, under the caption,
Famous Indian Chiefs"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
HOLE IN HEART is sEWED UP
New York Man Survives Operation
and Attack of Pneumonia.

and Attack OF THSuHS"~'
New York. Dec. 24.-After surv1v-
ing AN operation in which four stitches
were taken in his heart, William
Johnson developed pleural pneumonia
at Roosevelt hospital and is now again
conyalescing. Johnson was taken to
the hospital suffering from an injury
which was at once diagnosed as a stab
wound of the heart
An incis.on was made in his side,
three of Lis ribs were cut through,
forming trapdoor with the cartilage
attaching the ribs to the breastbone
acting as a hinge. The trap was low
cred and it was found that the diagno-
sis was correct and that there was a
half inch slit in the pericardium. This
was carefully sewed and the trap
door was replaced.
The next morning Johnson COM
planned of pains in the lungs and pneu-
monia rapidly developed. The doctors,
proud of the heart operation, fought
for the mans life and although at one
time death seemed certain, it is now
announced that Johnson is on the road
to recovery and will surely survive.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
OREGON SOLIDS

Horace Greedy Mckinley, fugitive
from justice, is supposed to be on bis
way back to Portland.
The general land office 10 adjusting
accounts with Oregon. The total re.
ceipts are $1,62S,71O; sales of public
lands, $1,532,619; Oregon's pro rata
share, $74,011. To the reclamation
fund $1,519,9O8 is credited from Ore
gon.
Warren l.. Jodon, custom house
official. was drowned in the Wallam.
cite river Saturday. He slipped and
fell into the water while boarding the
schooner Henry Willard
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
PORTLAND HAS A PRIZE HEN
Chickens and Eggs Galore From This
Bird.

DtTQ.
Portland, Ore.-W. J. Carly of S07
Cleveland avenue, this CITY, claims
the prize hen of the Pacific coast. if
not the United States.
The hen in question is Plymouth
Rock of medium size, but a marvel of
industry. Mr. Carly says:
Since May last Biddy has reared
TIVE broods of chickens, one of 12 and
the other of 7. Between the wean-
ing of the first brood and the hatch
ing of the second she laid "a eggs,
and the other day she laid a double
yolked egg. her average being two
eggs within Is minutes.
Since the weaving of her second
brood this year, - days ago, Biddy has
laid an egg every day, and in the last
10 days a double-yolked egg every
day"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
Senator Mallory Is Dead.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. Ex-senator
Mallory died at 12:4S a. m. Monday.
Stephen Russell Mallory, democrat,
of Pensacola was born November 2,
1913. He received the degree Of doc
tor of laws from Georgetown univers.
ity in June, 1904. His term of service
would have expired on March g, 1909.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-28
Boy Sends Power by Wireless.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 24.-Harry
NJ. Grout, a 10 year old Spencer boy.
has gone Marconi one better and has
succeeded in operating electric lights
and motors by electromagnetic waves
at distances of 900 feet and more.