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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-21

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prnnerties of GasoIlne.

A gasoline tank rarely eXplodes. IL
cannot unless IA contains gasoline
vapor and air in explosive proper
tions. which latter condition is almost
never present. 1t does not explode
because IL contains too little air or
too much gasoline. Even If tank OF
gasoline We're to burst from heat ap
piled to its exterior. the confined
heavy gas would not explode IL in
contact with flame or fire, but would
burn instead \ tank of gasoline
with no vent would do considerable
damage were Il to burst and throw
burning oil and flaming gas about, but
900 gallons of gasoline in a vessels
bilges would not be so dangerous
from explosion as hundredth OF
that amount. The larger quantity
would burn rapidly, while the smaller
would be sufficient, II mixed with the
proper amount of air. to demolish ut
teyly almost any boat.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-17

rising maiesticeIiy behind Y. one OF
the Irish-named Golden Spears. by
which has been vulsarlzed by English
into The SugarlOaf"
After all Mr. Croker" ! ventured
TO say. after a strenuous political
and public life, this is pleasanter
place than New York in which to
spend the evening OF ones days"
lie replied very quietly and with
ont the least trace Of smile: "Tt
is quicter"
All this time whether inside the
house or outside It. Mr. Croker puffed
away at his big pipe. as contonted a
man as one could desire TO see.
1T will be the crown Of your racing
career" I said. III you carry of the
blue ribbon of the turf?"
Some people" he answered quiet.
iy seem TO think it's great thing"
And one could not make ont whether
this imperturbable man was or was
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would wait until the Faneuil hall kind
made their appearance.
The True Phonetic speller.

The child is the true phonetic
Speller. MIR. Roosevelt, as Kipling
might say, is a bloomin' amateur be-
side him-or her Little Eslie had
been staying in quiet woodland
place-the Cockney grille was CON
yalescent from severe illness. Her
etters home were full of the joys
If country life. and reckless spelling
The lanes and meddoes (she wrote to
A girl friend in London) is crammed
Niv luvly nours ! got bofe hands
'ull Bootiful Star Annie Means,
Prlm Roses. Daiseys and Butter Cups
md Jhon Quills--o my" And the
adult into whose hands the artless
letter fell wondered If spelling We're
not a vastly over-rated accomplish
ment!
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viii Give Pet Proper Burial.

Members of the Rescue fire com.
pany are soliciting funds which will
be devoted to buying a burial ground
for old Mack" a fire horse which has
been in the service of the Rescue for
% years, relates the York Pa. cor.
respondent of the Philadelphia Press
Mack is not yet dead and is still
able to perform service. On account
of his great age, however, the Rescue
boys. all of whom have a kindly feel
ing for the faithful animal, realize that
the horse cannot live many more
years They propose to purchase a
lot and erect thereon a fitting monu-
ment to York's oldest fire horse.
Mack" Is considered to be one of
the most intelligent horses in the city
and is present at all banquets OF the
Rescue company.
At present he is not in active SER
vice. but is being kept at the engine
house as a pet for the Rescue fire
laddies.
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with the whole horse For the main
staircase rises out of this hall also
and so brings YOU at once to the upper
part of the mansion
The staircase Is noble one, six
feet wide, also in carved dark mahog
any AZ the t1p there Is stained.
glass window, with the arms OF the
various branches OF the Croker fam.
ily as given in Burke.
On the left Of the staircase. as you
90 mp, there is a fine piece of tapes.
try showing Glencaine itself. with
gallydressed women ON the lawn.
Setting aside the oratory and the
fine corridor there is nothing upstairs
that Mr. Croker seems To be anxious
to show You, except an oldfashioned
bed in one Of tho rooms, which once.
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Rlsbo1d (10ker The Fighter
Is Living Like a Prince in His Beautiful
js Irish Home.
Former Tammany Chief Has Certainly Chosen a Charm
ing Spot in Which to Rest After His Strenuous
Career in America

dublin Richard Croker displayed a
distinct appreciation Of the beautiful
when hc pitched his Tudor castle ON
the slope OF the hii8 that cnclrclc
Dublin bay.
shown la by a neotloohiug maid.
your correspondent found himself In
the presence or Mr.. Croker himself,
standing with "a formdabie looaiug
piuc iu his mouth. in the grand hall of
The building. directing the operations
of two local worl,mcu. who were en-.
gagged iu what seemed 90 be- Che rather
difficult task of making the flue Of
the lail chimney work, II was a study
in concentration. You might have inn
ugiued that nothing else existed at the
rouelt but tho problem OF that re-
Cnctos huc
Mr. Croker gave a friendly nod and
then resumed his attitude of absorbed
contemplation or the work. until the
crisis n the operations had passed
when Inc turned round To his caller
with an inquiring gaze. On hearing
that the Sunday World desired to
have an intimate description of his
home and permission 10 photograph
the iu.erior he replied There need
be- mo- trouble about the photographs
aud going into his s,udy brought back
roll ~ them.
These" said he, are all I've got.
lou are welcome to them.'
Mr. Croker had just come In from
walk la the grounds. and wore a
loose triegc oycrcoat. hnickcrbocllers.
brown stockings and heavy shooting
boots He looked in perfect health.
Your correspondent remarked that
they believed la New York that he
was about TO return and take a hand
in politics again.
They're wrong said the former
boss of Tammany Hall 'l shall never
return 10 American politics again
ncver' | think I've said that befor,
more than once. aud I'm not In the
habit Of going back ON what | say
I'm ont of American politics for good
but ! hope to pay my personal friends
there an occasional visit When | 70
the papers will say that | am back OF
some political business but thcyll b,
wrong again
Croker Has Tiger.
There was NO mistaking the quie
bnt perfectly polite determination OK
pressed in his tone, and at the sam,
time by way of more effectuall!
changing the conversation, ar rathe
the entire center OF interest, he lee
the way into the Japanese room.
Mr Croker IL man who wants 4
get things done promptly, and Away
goes right ahead | wanted to lnge
over some OF the beautiful things h,
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Lucid.

Finally Archimedes, who for an hour
had been patiently guiding the mind
of his pupil through a demonstration
of an abstruse mathematical problem
was rewarded by the CLEAN of intelli
genee that appeared in the young
Athenian's eye.
And dost thou see the light, lad?'
Perfectly" was the enthusiastic
response. 1T had me stumped al
first, I'll admit, but it's really absurd
ly simple. The whole thing is like
Greek to me. Puck.
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r appears. belonged to Daniel econ.

r. appears. belonged 10 Daniel Coon.
nell
Old and Quaint Engraving.
After this substantial piece ~ do
mcstic comfort the thing that seemed
~ excite Mr. Crokers interest most
was an old aud quaint engraving OF a
meeting Of the pugilists, lIcenan and
Sayers.. hanging among other things
Of the kind in passage leading to
the billiard room.
mentioned the billiard room Like
the large strong room. with the Gro.
ker archives it is OF Mr.. Crokers
stndy, and Is a noble .-rtment. con-
tanning two tables especially made for
Mr. Croker IN the United States This
room can be entered not only from
Mr Crokor's own room. but also from
the han and again from the grounds:
and, finally. there rs communication
with the kitchen. to facilitate tho at
tendance Of servants. The walls are
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ssAN poT NOT IN FAvoK.
soston Women Objected to It as EN-
blem Of Homecoming Week.

Boston is not to be represented By
ilarins red label and q pot of pre-
sumabN superb Boston baked beans,
says the Post OF that city. That is.
only partially viii she be represented
thus.
Certain of the clubwomen Of the city
have faithfully considered the city's
reputation of culture and quality and
have decided that it would be folly TO
send ont stickers giving the vulgar
world to understand that our culture
lay in the baking of beans.
Delegates from all the women's
patriotic societies met Wednesday
afternoon in the Twentieth Century
club and discussed things connected
with the celebration of Old Home week
I'm Boston
The indian sign was pat on the
mayors pet baked.bean stickers.
it was suggested that a sticker bear
ing q representation of Faneuil hall be
used iSJtcld AVID al this point Thomas
Andersf HAThgor Fitzgera!d's pub
licity bur1"| IGse aud made haste to
explain that chc quicl, ones had been
quicker TO see that the bakedbeans
stickers mad fallen Hat and that stick
crs OF q more dignifed character were
in preparation.
Neat little bundles of the pot aud
beans stickers were passed around.
but the delegates gracefully repudated
them by saying that they guessed they
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had brought To his beautiful house.
but as we passed through the rooms
he WAS always most unconscionahly
marching ON. Indeed, proud as he is
cC his fine mansion, and of all the val
uahle things that are In It's many
rooms, Mr. Croker is far rrouder of
his stud. That was what he wanted
me to see all he time.
But before we came to the stables
was able TO get a good gen ul i'm.
preston of Glencairno itself The en-.
trance gate, in sClid cut granite, seems
rather strange 10 an Irish eye. and
looks like the gable of a house in an
old belgian town Ike Broges. The
lawns and flower beds are laid out
with great taste, and to-day are q per.
feet riot Of green and colorS.
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Elnnrativelv snoakinn.

statesmen In Washington. over
their black coffee and cigars, are tell
ing a little story about Chief Justics
Fuller, OF the United States supreme
court The chief justice, so the story
runs, met an old-time friend, and after
hearty hand-elasp Mr.. Fuller re-
marked:
You are looking exceedingly well.
Aren't you filling out little?"
NO, indeed replied the friend.
You probably think so because I'm
looking Fuller in the face. Judge.
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Not according to his talents and op
portunities, but to the use made OF
them; not to the harvest that is
reaped. but to the seed sown; not ac
cording to his gifts, not according to
the worldly applause he may have
won. but according to his labor. This
meets the case of every disciple. as
well the poorest as the richest. as
well the obscurist as the greatest, as
well the servant with one talent as
the servant with five Only be faith
full to your trust. and when the labor
of the day is over. and you go up
TO the great harvest home, you will
be satisfied. IL. Boardman
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satishnd.

Every man shall receive his own
reward. according to his own labor
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HAD HIS EXCUSE READY.
Private's Good Reason for Sailing uR-
der Distinguished Alias.

Walter Wellman the noted explorer,
journalist and aeronaut. was discuss
ing on the Carmania, on the way to
America. an English aeroplane that
had failed
The machine" Mr.. Wellman said,
is no good and it never will be any
good. It's inventors excuse for iu
failure-he blamed the wind the mo
tor, a loose screw begged the ques
tion as the private did in the civil war
This private escaped from camp
one night. visited town, and in return
ing was waylaid by sentry.
Who goes there?' the sentry called
in the darkness.
Gen Grant, the private answered
in the voice OF one who has consumed
II beers and nine whiskies.
And thereupon the disgusted sen
try knocked the man down with his
musket butt
Jim Jobbins. the sentry ex
claimed, recognizing the private as he
helped him up. how dare you to say
that YOU are Gen. Grant,
THE private tied his handkerchief
around his head
We'll, he stammered, If you'd do
this to Gen. Grant. what wouldn't you
have done to Jim Jobbins% "
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oak panelled, and decorated with oil
paintings in chocolate tints. of many
OF the chief streets and buildings of
New York. including Wall street,
Tammany Hall, the post office, the
city hall. Central park, Fifty-ninth
stree, Fifth avenue and the Demo
cratic club.
The bedrooms are in the Adam
style. The bathrooms etc. are sump-
tuously fitted. and have beautiful tiled
walls and floors, and all the bedrooms
have their own supply of hot and cold
water.
The drawing room and dining room
were the two last apartments to
which Mr. Croker conducted me. The
most striking adornment of the draw
ing room is a gigantic tiger rug with
the head raised, the Jaws open and
the terrifying teeth fully displayed.
Glad to Show People Around.
Mind the tiger said Mr. Croker
n timely injunction, as one nigh; cas-
lily trip over its head.
"A wonderful skln!" answered adj
miringly.
Yes" replied Mr.. Croker Il get
the finest admire the tiger" The
panelling Is in birdseye maple, and
here again the elaborate decorating
of the ceiling is in the refined and
delicate Adam style.
The dining room Is the most spa
cious room at Glencairne. The walls,
like those of the hall are mahogany
panelled, the panelling being filed in
with tapestry The ceiling Is also In
mahogany deliberately carved and
nodded There is a beautiful side.
hoard IN the same material, designed
by the architect to harmonize with
its surroundings. The thing in this
room. however. which Mr. Croker
shows you with most interest is a
quaint and orientallooking bowl.
which he tells You with much salts
faction once belonged. like the old
bed upstairs. To Daniel O'Connell. Il
is a punch jug, which would hold
about a gallon OF that inspiring con
coction. which. according to Cork
poet. was accidentally discovered by
st. Patrick; and Mr. Croker informs
you. as he looks at il affectionately,
that IL was presented to the great
Irishman by some Of his admirers
/ while In Richmond prison.
The Superb Stables.
And as to the stables, which, as
have already hinted are the great
source of interest at Glencairne to Mr.
Croker himself.
He tells you as you look around the
stables that he has 20 racers, but his
chief interest at present is in Orby. q
beautiful chestnut three,yearold colt
with an eye that Indicates character
and a form that connotes stamina and
speed lie comes Of the very best
podigrced stock on this side. bred by
Mr.. Croker himself by Orme' out Of
his famous mare Rhoda II. He has q
half.sister here also, Rhodora, not by
ANY means as handsome an animal
Walking back through the grounds
with beds of wall-iowers, daffodils
narcissi. polyanthus, tulips, pansie'
and the Ike ON either side. one notes
in the distance. few miles to tbs
south, gorge in the Wicklow hills
known as the scalp. and further on
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What Success Means.

The man who accumulates riches
al the expense of others has not made
a success in his life. He has failed
lie has starved his heart, warped
his intellect, mutilated his better i'm
pulses until the better self that might
have been a power for good lies at his
feet. misshapen and lifeless.
The woman who overifdes friends.
family and conscience to better her
social or financial position. is not a
success to herself or 10 a->'pe else
Exchange
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There are few buildings in Ireland
like Glcncairne. Most OF the great
residential houses in this country
were erected ia the eighteenth con.
Jury. whea domestic architecture was
conceived in somewhat commonplace
vein. Glcncairnc Is not unique but
Us certainly exceptional in ireland lt
is "a noble pile. crowned with an Irish
tower iu the center and "a beautifully
chaste Italian portico running from
the hall door ON the west, round the
building TO the south. and Sc to the
gardens The house is built of cut
granite. and part of the wall of the
original buildng once the residence
ol a we'll known Irish Judge Is incor-
pontcd ga it
IN the Japanese Room.
liut to return 10 the japanese room.
Il is indeed gem. There are no cor.
ners I'm u as In an ordinary room. The
corners are all circular and they are
covered with charming and quaint
Japanese tapestry. The ceiling Is
Japanese, with perfect ayiary OF
Japanese birds painted with excellent
taste. full OF life and movement At
the other side of the hall is Mr..
Crokor's own study. Here on the wall
Is an address from the Democratic
club OF New York. of which the cX-
leader rs absolutely proud Here. too,
are some books many OF them relat-
ing to American affairs. one by his
friend, W. J. Bryan.
And here, above an. are large pho.
! tographs of MIR. Crokers two dead
sons. He shows the pictures to you
without any apparent emotion. be.
| cause he is man who has mastered
emotion. Presently. as you 90 through
! the house, YOU will see, OF the large
aud handsome corridor upstairs. a
very beautiful little oratory. the
stained glass windows of which he has
erected to the memory of these two
boys
Hall Is Beautiful.
The grand hall. however. to which
we retired from the study. is the prin.
cipal feature of the house II is a
large apartment In dark mahogany
with an elaborately carved and mas
sivc old Irish mantelpiece. Around are
tables and writing material. chairs
etc, as In a sitting room. and on the
walls are portraits in oils of Mr.
Crokers favorite horses and photo
graphs of some of their famous rela
tives All the chief rooms of the
house radiate on this central hall. in
Guiding the two have already named
and the diningroom and drawing
room. In fact, standing in the grand
han you feel that you arc in touch
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The Same species.

Did you ship that load OF ele-
plants ears to the florist on the sub
urban eXpress?"
NO. I thought 1t would be more
in order to send them on the trunk
line baltimore American.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

undertake the job.
There, as a matter of fact, lies the
danger. If the Cubans alone were
affected by their incapacity for self
government they might fight among
themselves until nothing more were
left of them than was left of the
Kilkenny cats. Unfortunately, how
ever, vast foreign interests are at
stake. British capital invested in
Cuban railways alone amounts in
value to about eighty millions of dol
lars. Protection for such immense
interests must be forthcoming from
one quarter or another. The Cubans,
having demonstrated their complete
inability to protect even their own
interests, cannot be expected to pro-
tect those of others. The United
States is prevented from effecting
any durable reform by pledges that
have outlived not only their useful
ness but also their justification.
England, however, will not-indeed
cannot-remain inactive indefinitely
while her subjects are being plunder-
ed and ruined. Appeals for protec-.
ton, it appears, have already been
made to England, France, Germany
and Spain by their subjects estab-
lished in Cuba, who fear lest the
United States should adhere to a
policy that, although ethically ad-
mirable, must prove disastrous for
them. Moreover, the administration
may keep its pledges today, but the
question is only shelved for time,
recognizing that the day must inevi-
tably arrive.
The Cuban politicians who control
the situation have been tried and
found wanting; liberals, moderates,
conservatives, they are all anarchists.
1t is only the presence of an Ameri-
can military force that preserves the
semblance Of order. To withdraw
that force now would be to throw
down the reins to the worst elements
In the Cuban population and invite
another outbreak Of lawlessness that
would render necessary a second mill
itary expedition for the purpose of
restoring order.
From the common sense standpoint
the United States can no more wash
its hands of Cuba than England could
wash it's hands of Egypt. The United
States cannot shirk its responsible
ties as the great civilizing force Of
the Western Hemisphere, nor can it
allow the results Of the Spanish
American War to be nullifed by i'll
considered pledges given to politi-
clans who have forfeited every right
to be considered. The whole world
will honor the Washington adminis-
tration for respecting it's plighted
word with almost exaggerated fidel-
ity, but in Cuba it is face to face
with a condition. not a theory. Gu
ban conditions are rotten to their
foundation and must be reconstruct
ed on entirely fresh principles. The
facts not ONLY Justify. but even de-
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

Occasionally that lid in Cuba makes
noise like loose fit.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
g

to exchange your property for
bribes.
1t means corruption of your judges
as long as with your money corrupt
inducements are held out to them.
Private ownership of public neces-
sites means that thousands are kill
ed every year unnecessarily, to save
money and provide dividends on
watered stock.
Isn't it worth your while to think
occasionally of this matter? If so,
forgive the writing on New Years
day of dull, stupid editorial about
the rights and the lives of the peo-
ple.-New York Journal.