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to his great lifes work? No sooner did he enter parliament as a young man Of 25 than he at once began to look around to see whom he could help. First he arose and advocated laws for the alleviation of the sufferings of the insane in the public asylums. As soon as the pitiful existence of these poor unfortunates was bettered he wrote in his diary, And so by Gods blessing my first effort has been made for the advancement of human happi- ness" Next he advocated laws to bet ter the condition of the poor paupers farmed out to work, some of our states farm out their criminals to work in the mines. Then he extended helping hand to the poor little children who as chim- ney sweepers were compelled to work for a living. Then this nobleman, noble not only by blood, but by achievement, start ed out to help the seamstresses of Lon don and the bootblacks and at last even the criminals themselves. And when he died the Prince of Wales, as well as the London poor, vied with each other to show honor when the good Earl of Shaftesbury's body was laid away among the honored dead of Westminster abbey. All these noble pnilanthropies received their first impulse when as a boy he saw a frendless pauper in a cheap box being carried by five drunken men to the potter's field. May these thoughts on the bargain counter be to us what that plain wooden box was to the noble earl. May we from this moment realize that there are countless multitudes In want and in poverty. May we go forth prayerfully, hopefully, triumphantly, to do the great est good we can to the greatest number, and to help all suffering humanity in Christs name as Jesus helped us. Then will the tragedy of the bargain counter be for us lifetime inspiration for Chris tan service.
 Copyright, 1907, by Louis Klopsch.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

purcndSed those goods cheaper than they could have been made
 The Bargain Counter Tragedy.
 Now. this is a sad commentary upon the social condition of modern life. When ever a man or a woman buys an article cheaper than it cost to produce that ar ticle. some one has to suffer. There is no exception to the rule Today l would use for my sermonic theme, "The Trag- edy of the Bargain Counter and the les sons it teaches.
 In the first place, the great throngs pushing and jostling about the bargain counter impress me with the thought that for the great masses of people life is n terrific financial struggle From morning until night and from night until morning the vital question uppermost in most peo- ple's minds is how they can make their income equal their outgo. The children must have shoes and dresses and under wear. Food must be provided for the table. Medicines must be bought. School bills must be met. Yet the salary cannot be made any bigger. Now, what is the average man to do? He must cut down his expenses. And in every way in which those expenses can be cut down people do it. This Is one of the great reasons of the multtudes focking about the bar gain counters.
 You do not believe this? Well, perhaps the dollar question is not a vital ques- ton in your family. You have made a financial success, and your home is on Easy street But is your memory so short lived that you cannot remember the experiences of your old fathers house Money was not as plentiful then as it $ now. Then every dollar had to be made to do its full stint of work. Then there was no waste and no foolish buying. Do you remember how your mother used to go shopping day after day? How tired she would look when she came home! And the strange fact was she would so often come home empty handed. Your father would come in for supper and say ''Well, mother, what did you accomplish today?" and with tired voice she would answer: "Nothing, John; nothing. l do not know what I shall do. The two girls must have new coats. Then the boys need warm underwear. I must get an other set of warm blankets for Jennies s bed. Everything Is so high! Of course 1t would be easy enough to shop If we had plenty of money. but we haven't and the clothing must be bought and how to buy 1t Is the question. Well, I will try again tomorrow and see what I can do." Then your father said '"roo bad Mary; too bad! I hate to see you look so tired But perhaps when we pay of the mortgage you will have a little money to spend. and then you can hire a girl for the kitchen and for the SCOUT ing" Do you not remember such a dis cussion in the old home? Well, there are thousands and tens of thousands of homes in the city like your fathers home. There are plenty of babies in those homes and but little money to provide for them Buying for such families is no joke. The expenses must be cut down, and that Is
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Los Angeles, December 15.-At this season, when all the world goes shop ping and bargain hunting, this prac- tioal sermon has an especial timeli- ness. The text is Hebrews xii. 12 "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees"
 HOW the ways of doing business have changed within the last fifty yearsi When our grandfathers lived the land was sparsely settled. Then every man willing to work could find plenty of work to do. Then the universal motto was: Never build upon another mans foundation. Never try to undermine the work of your neighbors." If a man had a little country store no one ever thought of building another store just across the street to split his trade In half. It was a universally recognized truth that there was only room enough for one store in a village, and the first man who started store had a personal right to that trade, and no one else dared say him nay.
 If another man started a blacksmith shop in a village he had a monopoly of his line of business in that region. A neighbor had the right to start black smith shop ten miles away, but not another in that locality. What was true of the black smith was also true of the miller, and the cobbler, and the physician, and the lawyer Then the harvest had so few laborers that no man tried to build up his success upon the ruin of anothers life. But now all things have changed. Instead of trade hunting the man the man has to hunt his trade. Whereas in olden times there were a dozen different places for each man, now there are dozen diff ferent applicants for each place. Thus men today seem to win their success by crushing out the lives of their fel- low men, And this fact is especially true in the mercantile world. Each year the margin of profits is being cut down. The merchant who can buy the closest and sell the cheapest Is the man who builds up the biggest trade and has the largest store.
 This competition for trade has be- come so bitter that the merchants In order to underbid each other have said to their partners: we will take some goods and mark them down below cost. These we will put upon the bar gain counter. Then after the people have focked to this bargain counter perhaps we can sell them some other goods that will reimburse us for our direct loss." Thus almost every day won can see some advertisements in the neWspapers which tell you that at such and such store at certain times such and such goods will be sold at price below cost When you read these re- ductions you know that these goods could not be made for such selling price. And yet there Is large class of people who daily scan the news paper columns for the bargain sales. irhese buyers go from bargain counter to bargain counter and then come nome gloating over the fact that they have
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town. When I die I expect to leave my children enough money to be independ- ent Why, my wife would feel disgraced if I sent my daughters out to work" Great mistake that, my brother The money you have saved will never make your family independent of financial risks. The easiest thing in the world to scatter Is a fortune when 1t is gathered by the hands of another man. And l want to tell you something else The labor market today is simply glutted with the unskilled labor of the men and women who were once denizens or wealthy homes. Your daughter may know how to drum upon the plano from now until doomsday or paint upon some china a few flowers which her teacher has drawn for her, but such accomplish ments in coming days of financial stress
 will not gain for her. her daily bread.
 No man, I care not who he may be, whether he lives in palace or in hut, has not done his full duty to his children unless he gives his boys and girls the best eau cation in his power and teaches them how to become skilled workmen In some line so that they can earn their daily
 bread When I have trained my chll- dren's brains and hands to earn living, I have given them the best boon on earth, next to introducing them to my Savior and King.
 I would impress upon your minds today the old gospel lesson that our mission should be to help those who are helpless and to care for those who are financially, morally and spiritually tripped up in the battle of life. In the old Roman coliseum, when a gladiator was flung. the angry foe standing over him had first to look up to the vestal virgins to find out whether he might spare him or plunge into his heart the fatal sword If the vestal virgins wanted the prostrate fighter to live, they would point their thumbs to
 the heavens; if they wanted him to die. they would point their thumbs down. So today by the lessons of the bargain count CT we hold the life and the death of mul- titudes as they did in the Roman coll
 scum. Shall we say Thumbs up" or Thumbs down?"
 The Earl of Shaftsbury's Career. Did you ever hear how the Earl of Shaftesbury was led to devote himself
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The oriqin of "Fits."

Fitchburg Qnd) Cor. Phila. North Ameri-
 can.
 Going over a collection of mustry and faded documents in his grandfather's garret, Harry Fitzpatrick made an inter esting discovery as to the origin of the name of fits, that entertaining affiicton which causes crowds to collect in city streets.
 Mr. Fitzpatrick comes of a very ancient family, and a matter of 400 years ago one of his ancestors was a tailor In Eng land He was not a very good tailor, professionally although his morals were excellent
 In those days folks were just as fas- tidious about their leather suits as col- lege men of today are about their pegs. and there were violent scenes when this tailor insisted his fits were perfect.
 It came to pass that so many persons predsposed to apoplexy burst blood ves- sels while trying on the clothes in Fitz- patrick's emporium that the doctors found the place a source of revenue. By and by the ironical neighbors referred to the patients as "victims of Fitzpatricks fits" and for want of a better name the disease came to be called just plain hts
 And the reason why, even to this day, the best treatment is to open the clothing at the neck is traced back to that Vile tailors era for it was found that when the suit was removed from the sufferer he was relieved of a bad fit
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Concrete.

Special materials required on concrete See the sign. Avenue c and Twenty-firsi street, south. Hermitage. of course.
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FOR RENT-Southeast cor. Sd and 20th, known as Stag Sa- loon.
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 DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON
 FRANK DEWITT TALMAGE D.. D.
The Bargain Counter Tragedy.

purchased those goods cheaper than they could have been made.
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one reason the bargain counters have the struggling multtudes about them.
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The Earl of Shaftsbury's Career.
 Did you ever hear how the Earl of Shaftesbury was led to devote himself
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
STATE HEALTH
Man WAS HERE

Health Inspector Cortlandt e..
Brewster spent yesterday looking
over several nuisances about the city
and visited the Second street dump,
about which complaints have recent
ly been made. He found that the
bridge contractors, who were exca-
waiting nearby, were rapidly filling in
the dump, but it will take consider
able time and much dirt before the
conditions will be all right.
An inspector If tht state health
board visited this city yesterday in
accordance with an agreement made
with Inspector Fithian. The state
inspectors visit was for the purpose
of viewing COW owned by Albert A..
Guigues, which it was stated had tu-
berculosis. After an interview be-
tween Mr.. Guiges and the inspector
it was decided to kill the animal,
which was later done. The carcass
was removed this morning.
The inspector has found local ho-
tells in good shape.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
0'Brien, Accused of Theft at A.
S. & R. Plant, Is Commit
ted for Thirty Days.
his RELATIVES UNDER BONDS.
Detective Huff, of This City, APP
peared Against the Defendants
and the Testimony Resulted in the
Detention of the Three Prisoners
Father and Brother-in-Law of Pris-
oner VIII be Examined Further.

Lawrence O'Brien, Jr., who was ar
rested by Detective John A. Huff and
four New York detectives at
Kreischerville, S. l., Wednesday, for
stealing lead from a barge at the
American Smelling and Refining
Company's dock on the night of June
II, was arraigned yesterday before
Magistrate Croak in the first district
court at New Brighton.
Detective Huff made the charge
and succeeded in having O'Brien com
mitted for thirty days to await requi-
sition papers.
Thomas H. Sayres, a brother-in-
law of the prisoner. and Lawrence
O'Brien, his aged father, who fought
the detectives when they entered the
house, were released under $500 bail
for further examination on July H.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29

Middlesex county democrats are
planning for "a barbecue along the
south shore at Lawrence Harbor some
time in August. According to reports
every democrat in the county will be
invited to attend, to eat, drink and be
merry and to help launch booms. 1t
is really to be a preliminary primary
and convention all in one.
For, by the time the barbecue fire
bottle has gone into the stack, it is
hoped that the whole county ticket
will be agreed upon from top to tail
Before that time the county COM
mittee is to be called together to
endorse Senator George s. Sifzer for
governor. 1t is hoped that this will
prove to be a harmonizer. There is
no doubt that the committee will do
as requested, as all its members are
very friendly with the senator.
This will send the "unterrified' to
the barbecue with something definite
to shout for and while everybody is
happy states will be made up. OF
COulnt, 4 Cbti - ditio LAZY VIII HtcQ
the list as candidate for surrogate
For the assembly, 1t is likely that DR..
Ramsay, of this city, and Alfred Kerr,
of South Amboy, will again be on the
ticket. Thomas Fl. Hagerty, of New
Brunswick, will stay Off Willard
Clark may take his place.
The grand scramble, however, will
be for jobs on the Board of Freehold
ers, for which the democracy is to
make its big fight this fall. The five
candidates of two years ago-Crow,
ell, DUNCAN, Meacham, Quad and
Stults-are all in the running again.
Harry Solomon, of New Brunswick,
is in a receptive mood for a nomina-
tion. James M. Parsons friends arc
trying to persuade him to make the
race. Andrew Ely, of Cranbury, is
also mentioned.
A speaker of national reputation is
to be brought to the barbecue to
make the eagle scream. Some of the
state leaders will probably also be in
vited.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
EXERCISES AT
REF0RMATORY.
Annual Program is Carried Out
at The State Institution for
WayWaTd Youths.
LOCAL GUESTS WERE PRESENT

The inmates of the Railway re-
formatory held their annual exercises
in the auditorium of the reformatory
yesterday afternoon. About 500 of
the inmates were present, together
with number of visitors.
Rev. ]. H. Northrup, who attend
ed the exercises, said that it was the
most interesting affair he has attend
ed in some time.
The principal address was made
by Rt. Rev. Bishop j. A. McFaul, of
Trenton, who gave an excellent ad-
dress on Education" After DR.. Nc
Faul's address the students took
charge of the exercises.
At 1915 there was an industrial
exhibit. The exercises later in the
afternoon consisted of essays, solos,
addresses and debate on govern
ment ownership of railroads. After
the exercises in the auditorium a
drill was held outside.
Chief of Police P. j. Burke also at
tended the exercises from this city.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
Mystery Surrounds Death of
Frank MikOWski in Railway
River Last Night.
HE WAS SUBJECT TO FITS
Railway Firm Of Undertakers
Notifies Local Authorities Of
The Fatality Today.
VICTIM WAS A GARDENER.
Owned Property at KennedaIe Park,
Where He Lived, and Paid His
Taxes Only Last Monday.

Undertakers Ryno & High, of Rah-
Nay, telephoned to the police head
quarters in this, city this morning
that Frank Mikoski, of this city, was
drowned in the Railway river last
night.
Mikowsl1i was we'll known in this
city, He had worked for several
years for residents in the southern
section of the city, fixing lawns and
digging gardens. He was short in
stature, with black moustache. The
Railway undertakers said that there
seemed to be some mystery surround
ing the case, but it may be explained
by the fact that MiSowski was sub
ject to fits and, while afflicted with
one of his spells, may have fallen into
the water.
Mikowski was at the city hall only
last Monday and paid his taxes. He
lived in Donald avenue at Kennedale
Park. In his pocket was found a
card with the words, Frank Mikoski,
block 312E, lots 1872, 1884," These
are his lots at Kennedale Park.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
COLBY GIVEN OVATION.
Leader Of The New Idea Says
He Would Have Voted
for SiIzer.
BRIBERY WAS CONDEMNED.
Senator SiIzer Was Warmly Receive
ed C. A. Bloomfield Was Toast
Master at Affair.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:


NEW BRUNSWICK, June 29:--
About 100 men representing all
shades and degrees in politics sat
down to the non-partisan political
dollar dinner held in YIN. G. A. Hall
here last night.
Charles A. Bloomfield was toast
master. Those who sat at the guests
table besides Mr.. bloomfield were
Senator Everett Colby, of Essex
county; Senator George S. Silzer, OF
Middlesex. county: Herman B. Wal
ker, of Newark; George J. Corey, Of
Steiton; Col A. H. Furdyce, jr., or
Dayton; Edmund A, Whittier, Of
Newark: Rev. DR.. Mason, of Metuch~
en-, and Rev. DR.. Knox, of New Bruns-
wick.
Mr.. Bloomfield in introducing the
speakers, spoke briefly of the old
democratic Board of Freeholders and
the erection of the Amboy bridge. He
also referred to the senate bill 262,
of last year, which legalized all trans-
actions ON the bridge. He said It was
measure -legalizing crime and de-
clared that Justice J, Ffsnklin Fort,
who had the Mid dleseN ~ a,4=s-zsisst iilaiu
time. was responsible foAoAhat biI1-
He urged partisanshiik y local
affairs.
Senator Colby was first introduced
He was given an ovation. He said
that while he was republican he
had made study of the reforms
throughout the country and had
faith in the new ideas being advance
ed. He paid tribute to Senator Sill
zer and said that they had worked
together for reform measures.
Herman Walker told of the way
the people ruled in the state of Ore-
son and held 1t up as an ideal sys-
tenn He told of attending numerous
republican conventions at which ev-
erything had been cut and dried. He
said such method was not gov
ernment of the people.
Mr.. Corey had nice things to say
for Senator Colby and thought every
body would vote for him if he would
run. Mr. Corey said he was a per-
sonal friend of Governor Hughes, Of
New York, and he called him up yes
terday and asked him to be present
Governor Hughes, according to Mr..
Corey said there was no place he
would rather be than at this particu-
lar dinner, but owing to Legislative
work he could not get away
Continued on page 2)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
OLD RESIDENTS
SUNNI ON Ed.
Christian HiIker and Miss Mary
langan Succumb TO Illness
Of Long Duration.
FUNERAL or WIN. W. BODLE.

Christian Hilker, an old resident
of this city, died at his home, 173
Fayette street, about 1890 O'Clock
last night, after an Illness of six
months, with Bright's disease.
He was fifty-eight years old and
had been resident of this city for
the past twenty-eight years. He was
born in Denmark and was terra
Gotta worker, being employed by the
New Jersey Terra Gotta Company. He
was member of Dana Society. He is
survived by his widow and two sons,
William and Charles Hilker both OF
this city. He has three sisters, Mrs.
Christian Christianson, of New York;
Mrs. Robert Steele, of Ogden City,
Utah, and Mrs. Frank Parker, Of San
Francisco, CAL
The funeral will take place from
his residence at O'Clock Monday af-
ternoon, and at 2:30 o'clock at Our
Saviour's Danish Lutheran church.
Rev. Villads B. Skov, pastor of the
church, will officiate. Interment Will
be in Alpine cemetery.
Miss Mary Langan.
Miss Mary Langan, seventy-seven
years old, died at the home of her
brother, Thomas J. Langan, 279 High
street, last night, after a lingering
Illness following stroke OF paraly-
sis about ten years ago. She is sur
vived by her brother with whom she
resided. Miss Langan was a great
church worker in ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic parish up ito the time she
was stricken and has host of
friends. The funeral will be held
from St. Mary's church at 10:30
o'clock Monday morning. A solemn
high mass and requiem will be said.
Monsignor B. T. O'Connell will Of
ficiate. Interment will follow in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, twenty-three
years old, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Ryan, of 70 Buckingham avenue,
died at the home of her sister in Com
merce street about o'clock yester-
day afternoon after lingering ill
ness. Miss Ryan was formerly cash
Ter in the Woolworth store on Smith
street and has a host of friends. The
funeral will be held from st. Mary's
Roman Catholic church at 10 O'Clock
morning. Interment in st.
Mary's cemetery, South Amboy.
Mr.. Bodies Funeral.
Funeral services for William III.
Bodle, who died at his home, 83 Rec
tor street, Wednesday morning, took
place at s o'clock last night. 1t was
attended by large circle of friends
and relatives Middlesex Council,
No. LOO, Royal Arcanum, and
Alpha Council, Loyal Association, of
which he was member, attended in
a body. Rev. DR.. w. @. Snodgrass,
pastor of Simpson M. q. church, Of
ficiated. Mrs. J. ri. Mulchahey sang
a solo. Many beautiful floral tributes
were sent by friends. The body was
taken to Chester. N, r., this morning,
for interment.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
ODD FELLOWS
new OFFICERS,

At Meeting of Lawrence Lodge,
/. o. o. F., in the lodge rooms last
night, the election of noble grand and
vice grand took place for the en-
suing six months. The balance of the
officers hold over for six months, as
they are elected annually.
The following were elected: Wal
ter Rechnitzer, noble grand, and
Frank Anderson, vice grand. 1t was
expected that contest would take
place for noble grand, but both can
didates who had been nominateA
clined at this meeting.
The installation will take place
next Friday evening. District Dep
uty G. l.. Hamilton, of Westffeld
Lodge, will be here to install them.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-29
ANOTHER FIRM
MAY COME HERE

A representative of Newark man
ufacturing concern visited Charles M
MacWilliam, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce, yesterday. The
concern manufactures fine white
goods, especially ladies' dresses. The
company wants small building. Any
building in a suitable location would
answer the purpose.
The company would install thirty
or forty machines and employ about
forty people.