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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
THE SADDEsT FACT ABOUT NEW
YORK.

William Allen White, the famous
Kansas editor and novelist, writes. of
New York City and Emporia (his
Tome towny In the january number
of THE American Magazine" Fol-
lowing is~NFy Whites account of~the
saddest thing he sees in New York:
Country dwelling American men
and most of the women are instinc-
lively democratic. And being demo-
cratic the cities sadden us country
people. For the city-and New York
is typical of urban America-fosters
too much of the sham relation be-
tween men that one finds where class
lines are set. The eternal presence
of a serving class, whose manners
may some day petrify into servility,
the. continual discovery that the man
who brings the food, or sweeps the
street, or drives the cab, considers
wholesome conversation with him
from his patrons as a sign OF low
breeding, the presence of the man
who fawns for a quarter, all these
make the countryman in New York
desire to rush home and organize
a Sitting Bull Lodge of Ancient and
Amiable Anarchists!
1T is not the eXtravagances of the
rich, hut the timber knees Of too
many of the poor, that disgust the
countryman in New York. The sad
dest thing in that great city, to one
who comes from the frank, whole
some, clean, happy faces of the coun-
try, is not the painted ladys face,
with it's CLASSY eyes, not the everfed,
p~uffy-necked figures of the lazy, re-
spectacle woodworking women, who
get no more exercise than stuffed
geese, not the besotted faces of the
men about the barrel houses-though
a merciful God knows they are sad
enough; but sadder than they are the
loathsome wooden faces of the men
who's tand decked out like human
manikins in purple and greens and
what-not of modish Stiffness and, for
a price, surrender themselves to be
made part of the landscape. Fol
years Mickle the painter was the low
est form of humanity we had in En-
poria. He was the town drunkard,
and once they fined him for beating
his wife; drink made him a loafer
and a brute. But some way n felt
down in Mickle there was the soul
of a man; some way one knew that
he would not do certain things for
money; some way one always under
stood that Mickle could still look
into depths of personal degradation
below him, and tell whoever tempted
him there to go to HE'LL But, on the
other hand, some way the Turnkey is
just a turnkey, and he seems to hav 2
given up the right to resent personal
insult when he assumes the miserable
part. And for a man to commerclal-
ize his American birthright seems a
Misunderstanding tragedy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Editorial Rage Of th5 News.
- a "a m- ~
Issue of Today
XMMMMM Central DfnrOad

RESIDENT ROOSEVELT il his celebrated muck
rake speech laid stress on 5he authority for the com
M mand "Thou shalt not car6abe witness" as beng pre-
~ cselv the same as that for("Thou shalt not steal IL
~ n1FFFRENCE mnst. however, be noted, that the CON
sequences of falsehood or even of "lying, slandering and EVIL speak
ing commonly affect only the few, while theft and the apprehension
of it AFFECT THE MANY. Especially is this true IN tins age OF
aggregated capital, of corporations and trusts, in which thousands
are interested as owners and the administration of which Ao II 10
GOOD OR BAD affects benefcialy or injuriously the welfare OF
MILLIONS.
That there hassbeen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., not to say stealing, in
many Of our great corporations is a matter of common noto1etv' III
some cases. of POSITIVE PROOF.
District Attorney jerome Of New York has the credit OF coming
the phrase "the criminal rich" Would he have come nearer the TACT
if he had.said "TTIE ANARCHISTIC RICH" For, strange as 1T
may seem, some men, forgetting that corporate property IS SO fE-
CULIARLY in need of the protection of the law, have gone to great
lengths in Riding from the restraints of law, of equity, of ethics ana
even of COMMON DECENCY, themselves and those who move
with them i'll the higher circles of finance. The decision in the North
ern Securities case, however, shows that apprehension as to what cor
porate aggression may involve in the future is a thing cognzable by
our supreme court and therefore BY THE PEOPLE.
The contest is no longer between those who have and those who
have not, but between those on the one hand who have moderately,
sufficiently and EVEN ~ABUNDANTLY and on the other these
who, t~hronghathe use Of trust funds and the power incident thereto,
seek by questionable practices to have EXCLUSIVELY. This is
the issue which is daily brought into every home in America. Like
taxation without representation it involves moral and ethical qnes-
tons and also strikes at the pocketbook, which has been called the sure
road to the Anglo saxon's heart. IT WILL NOT DOWN.
= Great and repeated efforts have been made to quiet the clamor
which is arising on this subject. Such efforts may succeed FOR A
TIM but not in the end. 1t is not for me to say in the words Of
Patrick Henry, Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no
peace" nor yet "Shall we lie supinely on our backs until the enemy
shall have bound us hand and foot {" NO, a thousand times NO!
What / want is to draw attention to the fact that NO APPAR-
EMILY Effective thing has been done to right the wrongs
which are KNOWN to exist, and that it rests with us, the great mid
die class, to meet this issue as our fathers met those which confronted
them, soberly, ADv1SEDLY and in the fear of God.
LET US DC. AND SAY NOTHING RASH, But, RELYING ON PAST
EXPERIENCE, MOVE FORWARD AS PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEIR
RIGHTS AND, KNOWING, DARE MAINTAIN"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair weather and fresh
westerly winds win prevail, with con-
siderably lower temperature, falling
generally beloW freezing point. On
Sunday, fair weather will prevail,
with slight temperature changes and
fresh to light westerly winds, shift
ing to southwesterly, and on Monday,
partly cloudy weather, with slowly
rising temperature, followed by snow
or rain in the northern districts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

zS--Raritan Copper Works.
zg-High and Lewis streets.
"a Madison avenue and Paterson street
2S-Market and First streets
B6-Smith and High streets.
b7-State and Smith streets. 3
48--Buckingham ave. and E1artf0r0 -
k6-Commerce and Front streatB.
47-digh and Washington streets.
k4-Etate st. and Buckingham ave.
6e-Hayy avenue and Charles street.
b7-State and Wayne streets.
e2-Washington and First streets.
BS--New Brunswick ave n Elna ~
tf-Smith street and Watson avenue.
66-Commerce and State streets.
72--Front and Smith streets.
72-Water and Gordon streets
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
Ba-Smith n Herbert streets;
BS-Woodbridge road and washington 81
k4-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street.
To send in an alarm, oper the door o.
the box and pull down the lever ana let
20, once only. Stay at box until nremen
arrive. v~' s
1 tap-Break In circuit. taps-DrfEI
and Are alarm test. 8 taps-Ffre out. D
taps-Police call. 12-Calls. for Lincoln
ton Hose. i4-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. l5-Call for Profession Hook
and Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

After the feast Of peacock tongues
Nero ordered his hilarious guests to
paftake Of the flowing bowl.
"Ye gods of Greece exclaimed one
old senator, after his seventh cup,
this Roman punch is the limit. Why,
it makes a man feel funny"
The wicked emperor laughed.
Funny" he chuckled. We'll, |
should say it does. It makes him feel
even funnier than London punch
For even in those days Britannia
was known for her wit.-Chicago Daily
News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

doubly congratulated. First, be-
cause it is rid of the old excise board,
and, secondly, because a body of men
SO far superior to the members of
the old board has succeeded it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Fafth.

In the far future, men will look
back at us. their ancestors of the
twentieth century, and smile. And
particularly, they will be amused, and
astonished, by our robust faith.
ITO think" they will exclaim, that
there ever lived rational beings who
could believe that through and though,
and tough spelled, respectively, thru,
and thro and tut! Incredible!'-
Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
An instructive Calculator.

Remember" said the kind elderly
gentleman, that you may be president
of the United States.v
yes answered the boy whose "a
Their is connected with the race track.
But look 1t the population of the
country. I've only got one chance an
millions. I amt playing n long
shots like hat.p-Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
SATURDAY, JANUARY s..
THE WV ExclsE BOARD.

In the selection of John H. Null
ohahey for president of the excise
board the commissioners have done
we'll. He is a mar fully capable of
filling such a responsible Office and
is above petty dealings, about which
there has been so much complaint
Mr.. Mulchahey, in accepting the
office, declared that the former menu
bers of the board did not appreci-
ate their high position, and he
promised a change. Evidently the
president is speaking for the whole
board inEs4hfs-pasticular, and the
fact that ssttichf al announcement
is made at'the very outset of the new
administration shows that the new
members kThw why the people elected
them. and IT proves that the board as
now Constituted intends to carry out
thu Wishes Of their constituents.
In a city of the character of Perth
an excise hoard is an ex-'
tremely important body. In some
respects it is responsible for the
moral tone Of the whole community.
The future of some of the young men
and women of this city, in a measure,
is controlled blythe excise commissions
ers. When a mar has shown himself
unfit to conduct a saloon his license
should be forfeited and his place
at once.
That Perth Amboy has enough sa-
looms is admitted practically by every
iete except those who may be looking
or new licenses. In fact, the NEWS
is among those who believe hat there
are too many saloons here for a city
of this size. This does not mean,
however, that no new licenses should
be granted. Doubtless there are
plenty of applicants who are fully
capable of conducting a saloon as a
lawful business should be run, but for
every such license granted there
should be two licenses either revoked
or their renewal refused. No law
breaker should keep a saloon, and.
the police. records will show plenty
Sof them now in the business here,
Neither should the breweries WELD
any influence in the granting of ~
censes. Many of the local saloons
are mere retail depots for out-of@town
concerns which have taken out the
licenses in the name of men said to.
be local residents, but who in reality
are the mere b~artenders working for
the brewers.
When President Mulchahey prom
ised a change in excise matters, he
doubtless had in mind some of these
thia IS. More power 10 him and Is
col e saes, tai taag may aceoEA
their psr ozg. 3setA A;neoW *
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

The public. generally, will agree
with Coroner Bishop in his differ
ence with Prosecutor Berdine over
the railroad accident at South Plain
field, in which four Newark boys
were killed. The lads who were in
the party, but who escaped death,
all tell the same story as to their
stealing rides on freight trains. They
were on railroad property at the time;
four of them met death, and no blame
could be attached to the railroad.
There is, apparently, no reason for
an inquest, and if the prosecutor con
ducts his much talked of investiga-
ton, doubtless he will arrive at the
same conclusion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
SHOULD RETIRE ALToGETHER.

The friends of e. b. Walker, the
retiring president of the Board OF
Education, are overly ambitious.
They would have him not only Il
member of the school board after
his term has expired, but president
of that body, even though he has
been turned down, not only by the
people of his ward, but rejected by
the voters of his own party, who, at
the primaries, selected another man
to run. Mr.. Walker has been in the
school board several years, and he
should retire as gracefully as possible,
as the people evidently wish him
to do.
Neither should Mr.. Walker be
chosen secretary of the board, as it
is understood to be the desire OF
some. New men are wanted at the
head of school affairs in this city,
and a capable mar should be made
secretary who has not had any con'
nection with that body. Not but
what Mr.. Walker is capable enough,
but the people want a change. They
-
voted that way, and the men they
elected should carry out their wish
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
wanes the Object.

$50 you want a job, do you?" said
the boss. "yyhat can You do?"
20, nothing in particular. AS a mat
ter of fact it doesn't make much diff
ference to me as long as | get good
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Miuht Do II Vet.

Eyes. we all make mistakes tina
leave us dewncast. Why, n time
felt like committing suicide, but
didn't do it,"
That was a mistake; but AZ can d
remedied. Houston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Asecret.

Us Your sister going to marry Mr..
softleigh?"
Il dent know"
IT should think he Would tell your"
Gle don't know. Houston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Reefs laxative Cough Syrup cor

Bees Laxative Cough Syrup con-
tanning Honey and Tar is especially
appropriate for children, no opiates
or poisons of any character, conforms
to the conditions of the National Pure
Food and Drug Law, June 80, 1906.
For Group, Whcoping Cough. etc. It
expels Coughs and Colds by gently
moving the bowels. Guaranteed.
Sold by Sexton, druggist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
No pivvx.

Does your husband divvy up the
result Of his poker games with your"
mo, indeed; | always insist that he
pay his losses. Houston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
At the Reception.

Bashful Mani feel like a fish out
out water.
Pal-Ah, want a drink?-Detroit
Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
The Evidence.

do you think that ring she wears
is a real d~iamond?'
impossible. Look at her finger
nails.7-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

Jerks went to bed with the gas
turned4on last night"
"When's the fgaeral?'
mo funeral. The gas was lit
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Alasl

A kid stood musins on the ice,
With an expression hapless.
Because the skating was 50 nice
And his old buelile.s strapiess.
Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

From the report that from
Jersey City it seems that the raise
in salary which the Public Service
Corporation gave its motormen and
conductors had a string or it. Along
with the raise comes a change in the
Shifts" so that the men say they
have to work from three to four
hours longer each day than before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Negro Would Not Dominate
By BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

- 0On u WASHINGTON
n element that has kept the negro and the white aces from
cooperating has been the constant threat Of NEGRO
~ DOMINATION. | am in constant touch with ali .clossos
OF my people north and south, and I do moi hesitate y 80
that the negro has no ambition to minele SOCTATTy ua, ~ L.
race, neither has he any ambition to dominate the White man, y nolt
ical matters. What the negro is interested in far sbavopd onv soaa1
intermingling, far beyond the matter Of RACIAL OR on poTTT.
zeal ~oMlNAIlo is that individually he and his family shall
receive JUSTICE. V"""
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
The Procession.

sour cooks--we always have three.
you know
Three cooks?H
ooh, yes. The one that's going.
the one that's coming and the one
that's here. Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
Whit Did lie Expect2

lie is very inconsistent"
I'm what way?1
Re married a chorus glTI and nov
he eealFld!as becauze she is such a
1iekeF.r-Epusfon Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
-Four Better.

MY mother wears a NJ. 2 shoe,"
said the. first little girl, pippdly,
Pooh w zT8ioined Sfhe ptner little
giel. in a tone ncaalcni III contemas-
THAT'S ndlhing. Nv Hother weass
a No. &"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05
The True Spirit of Sport
BY

~ PORT should be educative. / fear that the intense go" of the
w@3@ young, the middle aged and even the old American developed
~ in our stimulating air renders this lesson difficult in at least
one Of its forms. What's the use of playing EXCEPT WE
WIN? is apt to be the spirit in which we struggle. Now the advan-
tages of playing are regardless Of WHO wins or loses. Proper ath-
letc exercise is, like virtue, its own reward, and BOTH WINNERS
AND LOSERS must be equally benefited.
Here seems to me the TRUE spirit of genuine sport. The more
and the ofener we play with each other the closer and warmer the
uuwmxn ties of friendship become. Acquaintance ripens into
\ friendship. Should any college games be played in
the land or races rowed, with the result that a spirit
W3Na of jealous rivalry and PERSONAL ANTAGO-
NISM springs therefrom, rest assured that game or
%AN#MAN race cannot be good for the participants.
@% ATHLETICS SHOULD BE SHARED BY
ALL Sport restricted to the few can be of only small service to any
institution. 1t should be general and participated in FROM LOVE
OF 1T. When the sole object is vanquishing your friends, it ceases
to be genuine sport and becomes A STRUGGLE. One sure test can
be applied. True sport after every game leaves the contestants
CLOSER FRIENDS than before.
WHEN ANY FORM OF SPORT RESULTS IN BITTERNESS. THAT
SPORT SHOULD CEASE. TRUE sPoRTsMEH BREW LIFELONG
FRIENDSHIPS.
We have the best authority for pronouncing aquatic exercises
clean sport. No one censures and every one commendst them.
We hear a great deal about one trust or another these DAVIS of
combinations, but from what l hear about football it seems i me that
the COMMERCIAL CLEMENT sometimes dominates the cane
truly a state of affairs incompatible with true sport and discredimble
to all parties except the professional coaches, with whom it i NOT
sport, BUT A TRADE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

The vital statistics for the city,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-05

ties of friendship become. Acqua.
friendship. Should any college 6
the land or races rowed, with the
of jealous rivalry and PERSO.
NISM springs therefrom, rest ass
race cannot be good for the partici
ATHLETICS SHOULD BI
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-31
A RenI Tnterest.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Above the petty and commonplace discussions, such as how shall county commissioners be chosen, towers this all important and artistic subject, The Cat We read with fear and trembling that the fur of these little platonic dandies is in great demand to cover the skins of lovely women, and that ordinary back yard cats that have been weel fed and have good coats bring & good price.
 But this is not the worst. Not being satisfied with the furs of ordinary cats from which to make coats. the dealers in furs have set a special price or the furs of Maltese cats, which they use instead of squirrel skins to trim hats for women. Can anyone who appreciates atmosphere and art hear of the possible extinction of these dear little companions of the owl and hug gers of door mats without sorrow? Would life be worth living without the sweet music of these inspirers of "The Raven without seeing the graceful movements of these careless dudes as they delicately claw up your garden, without watching the graceful and human performances of these ap- preciators of mouse traps as they deli- cately grab pretty bird? A Society ought to be formed at once to protect cats. The Audubon Society has done much to protect birds from women, and a similar society would, no doubt, be able to protect cats from women.
 Then shall every cat be petted,
 Then shall every cat be raised,
 When no more air guns pop her
 While on the fence she plays.
 QU1DNUNC,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-31

10 danger and no easus belli, aud can only deplore that feeling in Austria Hungary and in Italy should be irri- tated by the dissemination of spacious rumors." General Turr now publishes a passage from letter written to him by an Austro- Hungarian officer of high rank, who congratulates him on his declaration, and adds tht lat this mo- ment your words have the significance of deed. I am in touch with what the people call society, and am also acquainted with popular feeling, and can calmly say that no normally con- stituted individual in Austria, and still less in Hungary, thinks of war with Italy or of acquiring a foot of territo- ry in the Balkans. Whence, therefore, this intensified distrust, which seems even greater beyond the frontier than here? It almost appears as though busy hands behind the scenes were ever working to pile up finder, If one reads the newspapers here, or listens to what is going on, one hears rather an expression of wonder how it has all come about so suddenly"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-31
TEMPORARY.

My boy, if you don't go to schoo you'n surely regret it."
 That's the reason I ain't there, mis- ter, The teacher said when I came back I'd regret it."-Judge.
 Mrs, Briggs-Our table will seat more than we have asked. I shall invite MT Smith and MT. Jones to i'll up. Mir, Briggs-You're inviting lem all to fill up, aren't you2-Boston Tran script
 Poet-What do you think of this lit- tie poem of mine, "she Would Not l Smile?"
 Editor-I think if you read the poem to her she would have smiled.--Trans- atlantic Tales.
 "Bragley was boasting to-day about the airship he has invented, Know anything about it?' 1 Well, judging by Bragley's past per- 1 formances, I am inclined to think it is a hot-air ship. p."-Lippincott's
 Dr. Florridder--I had great many more patients last year than I have this. I wonder where they have all gone to?
 Mrs. Oldun-Well, all we can do, doc- tor, is to hope for the best.--Life.
 "Jane, how long did you play the piano for MT. Smithers last night?"
 q played for over an hour mother"
 Well, next time play two hours. I don't like him bit." "-Milwaukee Sen tlnel
 Why don't you try to make people give you their entire confidence?"
 'Id rather have en suspect me just Ia little, answered Senator Sorghum. "Tken if anything goes wrong they are hot so surprised and resentfuI. Wash ington Star.
 "In our city," said Miss Rittenhouse Squayer, admission to the upper ten implies good birth"
 That's odd" replied Miss Travling of Chicago, now, in a sleeping car the lower five implies a much better berth" Philadelphia Press.
 Sweeping Statement.-Mrs Neurich- Did you notice how grandly our daugh- ter swept iEeo the room at Mrs. Pupp sons reception last night?
 Neurich-Sure I did When it comes to sweeping into a room Name wine in walk, but when it comes to sweeping out room she goes Chicago Daily News.
 A divinity student had taken the place, temporarily, of Boston's famous sailor preacher" Father Taylor. Aft CT the sermon, as they descended the pulpit stairs, the student asked, Path
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-31
MONEY TO BURN.

Money is in such demand nowadays that it doesn't look as if there were any
 to burn, and yet we keep on burning it. According to the records just pub lished at Washington, the property de- stroyed in this country by fire in 1906 exceeded $5OO,OOOOOO in value. The grand total expended in building in the same year was little short of $605 ,OO0,- 900. So that the net gain from this tre- mendous industry and expense was only little more than $1OO,OOO,O ,OOO. This great fire loss, it is said, "has never been equalled in any country at any time, and should mark the apex of the nations folly" It is pointed out that nine-tenths of this loss was preventa- ble. Yet the fact that our builders are providing material for further destruc- tion is too plainly indicated in the fact that in New York city of the $226 1000, 900 that went into new construction last year not over $2oOoO,OOO, or less than one-tenth, was of even partially fire proof buildings.
 That's the way the money goes, and it is high time that such going was stopped. Absolutely fireproof construc- .,
 ton is possible, and it should be insist ed on, especially in the cities. It is not only safe, but it is cheaper in the long run