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New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

was predicted for the beautiful city by the sea
But things prospered under the new regime. Then
came the ban racing, and with the closing of
famous Monmouth Park every was in despair.
Yet Long Branch lived. The gambling palaces pros
pered much and became s numerous and S
bold that the courts forced to take notice,
and the bands were silenced and all dark.
Long Branch accommodated itself the
order Of things, and prosperity Of a quieter but
permanent nature set in. Real estate
values advanced Fine residences were built, and
the number of new cottages in the fashionable dis
tricts of West End and Elberon to-day equals the
number of cottages that were standing before this
new era began. Long Branch is row essentially
cottage colony. Six or seven years ago leases for
cottages We're made for term Of three or four
months. Gradually the term has been heightened
till the rule is for term OF six months The
opening Of the Hudson River tunnel and the short
ening of running time between Long Branch and
, New York are Of great advantage
Real estate values in Long Branch are now
higher than any time IN its history. AS in all
communities. in some parts Of the town there has
been depreciation, hut in most parts there has been
an advance. And this increase OF values has been
felt by mechanics and tradesmen, who own the
smaller houses, as well as by the owners of the
choicer properties
Five years ago lots in Brighton avenue in the
business portion Of West End were sold for $50 per
running front foot and the price was thought 10 be
high. Last year piece Of this same property was
sold for $500 per running front foot. The natural
advantages Of Long Branch place Of resi-
dence, with its beautiful seashore its drives its
rolling land and great health virtues are superior
to any artificial props
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HACKENsACK GROWING RAPIDLY.
May Double in Population-Many Building
Operations Under Way.
n. J. MODEL
Bv Frederick 3. Ross.

The growth and development Of Hackensack the
county seat Of Bergen County. in the last five
years have been phenomenal. II has never been q
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AND KNOX AYES GRANrwooD n J

boom town, but prices have steadily increased.
The tendency OF values is upward. The supply Of
houses to rent does not begin meet the demand.
The outlook is bright and hopeful
The indications are that Hackensack will double
its population in the next five years. The town
authorities alive to the fact, and pre-
pared 10 meet all demands 1t for necessary i'm
provements, good roads. macadeniZed tagged,
curbed and well lighted streets, good sewers, and
also for larger water, gas and electric light
system. Among the buildings recently completed
or being built are the Peoples National Bank.
Main street, just occupied and costing about $S.-
0O; a new grammar school in the Paramount or
5th Ward section. TO cost when completed $50 900.
The erection Of stone church take
the place Of the old one, recently destroyed
by fire, has been begun by the Second Reformed
Church 1t will cost $4,000. The Board Of Educa-
tion Is seriously considering the building Of d new
high school worthy of the town an estimated
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apartment houses and APARTMENT hotels. The HYDE
Park section. opened fifteen Years ago. is now
prsc--s-- built up with single family houses,
mos ~ which are occupied by the owner. The
A~pe-e section is principally built I'D with apart
nerr and w c-fa1li-y houses In Two other tracts
single family houses are being built
Notwithstanding The erection OF about nine hun
d-ed houses within the last three Years the de-
ms-6 j. sriu NOT satisfied Real estate men are
now Interested in getting the property owned by
ire CITY = Orange. embracing thirtythree acres,
and = this Is sold this season operations on an
extensive scale VII be started there In 1903 there
were new buildings erected valued a. s683,ot4- The
following wear the valuation was in excess Of
'-faa the next year $4,000, the next $4,000
sn1 -=sr -esr - approxinared 100000
Grange. with much smaller territory than East
Orange lss not made as rapid progress. Being
more ~ 2 manufacturing city. the building op-
e-a-ors have been largely confined to apartment
houses, bl- there Is e steady demand for two
family houses as veu IS for single houses. The
Opening ~ rev street from Harrison street to
CakWood avenue viii give opportunity for the
se4c1g ot some residences in Orange and East
Orange The opening of four new streets has re-
sllted IN tne building Of two hundred single and
tNo-taIlily houses and the development Of q num-
De- II vacant building sites has brought in
many more. bur the demand is not equal 70 the
h-FE1 Tile Italians IN Orange have begun 70 deal
actively real estate and one section Of the city
IF -oTy almost entirely held by them
Tie purchase by Thomas A. Edison Of large
tracts ~ property IN West Orange and the builcS
is o. -arg- factories there have been followed by
IL erection 0f many small houses. Several Of the
oa estates have recently been developed There
Is much property stiI undeveloped, and the town
las room for growth. The chief drawback to de-
Felcpnelt is the lack of transit facilities IN the
southern section and over the mountain Situated
o7 The slope Of Orange Mountain and extending
oaeK over The Second Mountain there many
attractions for hoIneseekers- Eagle Rock reser-
Neu9n lies largely IN West Orange and the town
Eo-tS also the South Mountain Park reserva-
A9n. Lewellyn Park, the first OF the sem-private
pax sites of the country. stiu has many vacant
building plots, but there is some building now
gong On there.
SCUM Orange, like West Orange, has ample room
.ol growth. but il has developed rapidly. The vii
-sge Itself is now being built up cOmpactly. and
mere Is q decided boom in the Maplewood sec
~on, where there has been much development in
me last I'VE years. Here the houses are all de-
lecled The outlying sections Of the village have
o7eh developed. and the proximity Of the place
l. Newark and the convenience Of access TO that
ciy have resulted IN a steady influx OF new resi-
cents.
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Ieges throughout the country. There are churches
OF al denominations a Carnegie library. city
hospital and a large federal building in which are
the postofdce and the customs house. There are
many social organizations. prominent among which
is the Raritan Yacht Club with its modern build
ing overlooking the bay. The local theatre is con-
sidered by theatrical men TO be "one of the best
one-night stands" in the country.
The city has an excellent supply Of water from
It's own municipal plant.
Perth Amboy is rich in historical attractions
The city was the colonial capital OF the province
of East Jersey. The old governors mansion is
stn standing. In the possession of st. Peters
Episcopal Church is old communion set pre-
sented to the parish by Queen Anne Of England,
during whose reign the church-was established
The city to-day Is prospering. It has doubled its
population in the last ten years and bids fair to
continue 10 grow at that rate. II is a desirable
location for home a manufacturing plant
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WASHINGTON AVE., BEIIEyIlLE. n J.

Mo IaIhIIy Rouse. lS rooms. lot. 5ONI5O Siruat.s
On Ierraee convenient % railroad and trolley All
ftiee $500 cash necessary 81 500
balance on mortgage Best barsafn avas N-s-.
owner going Europe 'll-r-o-
W O. MILLER. 1a9 Broad ST. Newark
Anything IN Real Estate
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PERTH AMBOY AN IDEAL CITY.
It Has One of the Best Harbors on the At.
lantic Coast.

Perth Anhoy. y. J. a city OF thirty thousand in
habitants is located al the mouth of the Raritan
River and at the head OF Rsritan Bay, where it is
Joined by Staten Island Sound. II is twenty-three
miles by rail from this city Il has one Of the
best harbors on the Atlantic Coast and ocean
steamers can dock there in from thirty TO forty
feet of water BESIDES its water facilities it has
four railroads with stdings spreading in all dlrec-
tiOns.
One Of the greatest clay deposits IN this country
IS IN that section The manufacture of terra Gotta
freproodng tile and brick is one Of the cnief in
dustrles. snelters Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company, Rarltan Copper Works and the
United Lead Works are located in the town. Other
big plants are the Standard Underground Cable
Company, Pardee Steel Works, Chesebrough Vase
line Works and Several shipyards drydocks and
machine shops.
Perth Araboy has one Of the fnasr school sys-
tens in New Jersey. There are eight public
schools including z modern high school which is
the approved Ist Of many Of the leading col
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follow the English type Of architecture, and in in
terror appointments there is luxury and com
fort Every suite Of the twenty-eight is handsome
" trimmed in harl woods. has beautiful wall deco
rations and is planned for convenience.
The rents asked quite low, and all but eight
Of the apartments have been leased. David Gold
smith is the owner, and John Jev MaIoney, of
Brick Church, is managing agent. In Central ave
nue. there is another apartment reaching compile
ton which will be ready for occupancy in month;
the north end there are several apartments
which will have vacancies, and in other sections
OF the city there still more. In all there will
probably be in the neighborhood Of a hundred and
fifty apartments available this spring for tenants,
ranging from SIS 10 $50 q uynth
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cation which while IT has frequently been termed
ev-rsvaEsu- II maintenance. has nevertheless had
more than any other one thing TO do with its ad-
vancenelr
Another contributing force has been the regula-
+fon OF the excise question, the number OF saloons
having been reduced 10 minimum and the places
largely concentrated There Is strong public
sentiment which frequently nanifests itself and
the meetings Of the City Council re invariably az
tended b- large numbers Of citizens interested
solely IN The general welfare and not in any par
rl-ulsr measure
For years East Orange vas place Of private
residences. but its groEtR within the last five
wears has been more n sr1aller detached houses
rw5-tauiv houses. some three-family houses and
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present time Will reap great harvest there are
many bargains still TO be had
1t is the understanding that the Pennsylvania
Railroad in the future Will be electrified TO
Railway, which will mean a great future for this
place. and people living in The Bronx have not got,
nor can they have, any better train accommoda-
tions than have will have in the future
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN IN ORANGE,

Gentlemans Residence within blocks Of High
land Ave. station; house IL rooms and baths; hot
water heater lot 132xI67. Located in best
neighbOrhOods in Orange. Owner sell once and
will sacrifice this property a SII.5GO. OTHER BAR
GAINS. Further particulars apply
JAMES :. HOLMES,
Phone 1882 Orange. 252 Main St. Orange. " y.
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HOMES IN THE ORANGES
OUTLOOK rs BRIGHT.
Brokers Expect an ActiUe Buying
and Renting Season.

yearly s!00ao0 has been invested in building
.-stions IN the Oranges IL the last five years.
t9r at present conditions are behind the usual
.,r average. East Orange, where the real es-
- interests have adopted the phrase Forty min
.ss from Broadway has enjoyed q steady
Nth. Il has maintained high standard in edu-
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cost. including land, of about s20,o00 which would
enable the board to the present high school
building for a grammar school ,Al these projects
call for expenditure of at least 100000 in
the town for buildings within TIE next year
year and a half.
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PRICES HAVE GONE UP IN RAILWAY.
But There Are Bargains a-Plenty Still
Awaiting Spectators There.
By clark & spencer. Railway. n. J.

property is changing hands in and about Rah-
Say rapidly. For instance the Q. 3. Short or
slrburban Home people sold day over
.o'Vo worth in lots at SO and upward lot, which
NoNld make this property bring az the present
pnce about $623 The value fve years ago
"SA about so an acre In many other instances
properties have advanced much; nevertheless,
S~Isan1 purchasing n and about Railway at the
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LONG BRANCH ON SOLID BASIS.
Now Enjoying Prosperity Because Of Its
Actual Physical Advantages.

No summer resort in America has had such a
severe test of its real virtues as Long Branch
Patronized at time by the exclusive set Of
Philadelphia, its reputation worldwide. Then.
when the racetrack was built the sporting element
appeared the exclusive set went away and ruin
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
NEW APARTMENTS IN EAST ORANGE
Novelties Intended to Attract Homeseekers
from This Borough.

The Baldwin. Llewellyn and Brick Church Court
at Brick Church. East Orange, ready for occu-
pancy. They within a block OF the IAcka-
wanna Railroad Station In design the buildings
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

and then, and invited Mr. Pendleton home with
her to see the young lady to whom 1t belonged
The reverend hat-saver accepted Aunt judith
invite and the first view of Hulda's blue and cleo
trio eyes made him more of miserable sinner
than the Litany ever contemplated. But after
many more visits and many months of solicitation
on the preachers part Hulda refused point blank
and persistentiy, to marry man that had to ride
any old circuit that conference told him to ride.
She admitted that it good and lovely and
Christike and all that for them to do 1t, but she
is SO inhabitive she likes to live at home.
So she does. John breaches yet, but only In
the little church on his farm in Fauquier county.
l just came from there few days ago. where
attended a christening. Huda's second baby
was the center of attraction and the maverick
was branded John Gillette Pendleton.'
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souslng, Huda's blue eyes sparkling with fun be-
meath the white scarf that was tied over her wet,
brown hair and of the tresses were flying
in the spring breeze with the ends of the scarf
that had taken the place of the Easter hat.
John Pendeton was young Methodist preacher
who had graduated at Virginia college where
they turn out big mill runs of his professional
"coth.' He had to California in search of
such of the lost sheep of Israel might be brows
ing on the ranges of sin nigh unto the San
Bernardno Valley Leastways, the California
Conference had set him on circuit in that region
and he had been riding 1t something more than
a year when this end of this chronicle begins,
which just year to a day, as measured
by Easter, after the quicksand baptizing that
Hulda and her filly got as narrated In the para
graphs preceding the constellation of stars that
glitter in the white armament above-ths.
Pendleton very good young man but he
was enough of miserable sinner to retain
strong love for patrimonial acres, and the
ancient mansion with white pillared porticoes, ap
pertaining thereto, out in the Old Dominion, that
would one day be his the only heir of Judge
Pendleton of Fauquier county He preached with
eloquence and main strength, also wrote poetry
and played the piano, which latter breaks were
more and stronger evidence of the miserable
sinner in him.
It's a cinch that it was the poetry side of him
that made him expose on his pulpit at the Pomona
Methodist church. where he was preaching on the
Sunday now here, crumbled Easter hat of the
last years brand, and solicit claimant for it.
He had told, however, that he had caught the
hat lust a year before, while fording Rincon creek
on his way to Riverside to preach an Easter even
ing sermon in the Methodist church of that very
new city, then.
Aunt judith Dean, George Deans maiden sister
who is as old as am, If she is day, and admits
1t to me while she says both OF us are quite young
vet was at church at Pomona Wnen the ancient
Easter hat bobbed up.
Aunt Judith is perverse old lady. She is
dissenter from the established religion OF her fam
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The invitations are upon fancy card board, cut
in the shape of an egg, in. two pieces, and tied
toeether at the end with bright ribbons, holes
being perforated for that purpose These invita-
tions may be made as fanciful and artistic pos
sible; they may be hand painted, in suitable de-
vices On the outside the address should be written
in fancy lettering; the back the date, Easter,
April 2nd 1888. On the inside should be written,
MRS. A. Barton requests the pleasure of your
company Monday afternoon, April 3D." On the
opposite side should be written little Easter
motto or verse.
For the entertainment of the little guests there
should be prepared a number of eggs dyed
painted ornamented in some way, boiled hard,
of course. These eggs should be hidden away, sep
arately, in as many the hostess chooses
to set apart for the guests the children must be
allowed to hunt for them. For each child must
be prepared a pretty little eggshaped satin bag,
tied with ribbons and lettered in gilt with the
child's name. In these bags they will place the
eggs as soon as found and the child who finds
the greatest number should be awarded a prize,
some pretty egg-shaped trife. When they are
through with the hunt they should be allowed
to "crack eggs" which they know we'll enough
how to do and the one who cracks the greatest
number of eggs must receive prize. a large candy
egg egg-shaped satin bon-bon box Then
from two bags one for the boys and one for the
girls, in which have been placed exactly as many
eggs there children, each child should
draw an egg and the boys must seek as partners
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
An Easter" Egg Hunt.

Second. Bouillon, in eggshaped cups.
Third. Broiled fish steaks, served with creamed
potatoes shaped like eggs rolled in cracker
crumbs, then Drowned and laid in nest of
parsley.
Fourth. Chicken salad with picked egg laid
in a nest of crosses; eggshaped rolls.
Fifth. Egg Kisses long oval shape. filled with
sherbet.
Sixth Beat biscuit sandwiches with minced
ham salad, served with chicken croquettes, egg
shaped, nesting in green peas. a
Seventh. Spring chicken or birds on toast,
served with olives and jelly.
Eighth. Egg-shaped ices served in nests of
pistache cream; and Demonico cream chickens
served in chocolate nests with fancy cakes.
Ninth. Egg-shaped confections served in nests
of spun candy
Tenth. Coffee; salted almonds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
Decorations and Menu for an
Easter Luncheon.

The table should be spread with snowy cloth
of fine damask, hemsttched embroidered, upon
the center of which should be placed an oval design
of white lilies, like egg. lying in a nest of
ferns.
From the chandelier above should be suspended
a large bell formed of lilies and shaped like an
Easter lily. In nests of fern or smilax may be
placed egg bowls of pure white china representing
a hen upon the nest. Upon removing the cover
"a hem nest of sugar eggs or a brood of little
sugar chickens will be exposed. These are to be
given as favors to the guests. At each plate must
be placed hand painted eggshaped menu cards.
with the name of the guest and suitable notices
on the outside-and within,
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the girls who have drawn eggs matching those
which have fallen to their lot; then when the sup
per march begins they go into the dining room.
where an Easter feast is spread. From the fol-
lowing menu for the Easter luncheon for the
grown people may be chosen such articles as
would be suitable for children.
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lily. When girl she spent some years in "The
Eeinoy" with maternal aunt of her own who
was Methodist Judith being thus far away from
the protecting wing of Episcopacy, apostotized.
Moreover Aunt Judith dotes on Methodist preach
chicken, in her time, upon the altar of devo-
tion to those good and reverend gentlemen and
shepherds
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
Easter Lilies.
By Hamey Rennolds.

by Ftarney Nennolds.
What do the lilies say with breath
Whose sweetness holds no hint OF death;
When nesting by the chancel rail,
With upturned faces pure and pale.
Can they tell aught ere their beauty fade
OF Him who all their beauty made?
A plea for the risen Lord outcry
Who made their raiment kings outvie?
Yes. they can speak, 'In the valleys clay
Our life was wrapped and hid away.
We lay as Dead in our graves so deep,
Til sweet voice walked us from our sleep.
And straightway from the dark and night,
We upward sprung to the air and light,
And now to the passing throng all day,
Behold how the dead may live we say.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

Did any woman forget an Easter bonnet
hat whatever? Not to my recollection. and
am older now, much older than when l gave
Hulda the hat and afterward pulled it from her
head.
Aunt Judith recognized that hat instantly. and
she didn't wait until "class-meeting' was over to
say either She claimed it for her niece there
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
MENU.

First Raw oysters, with slice of lemon, served
with cold slaw, chopped fine, dressed with may
onaise, nodded into the shape of an egg and laid
upon lettuce leaf; crackers.
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V a n i t y.

"Had ever a bird such gorgeous plumes,
Was ever fowl so grand
AS II" said the peacock turning about
And strutting across the sand.
"Can YOU sing?" asked the lark in soft low
"Of course, just listen," he said,
And screeched some notes while the listenin
Cack, cackled till almost dead.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-23
RECEIVERS WIN POINT
Can Enter Judgment for s4,964, 900
against metropolitan Securities Co.

Judge Ward, in the United States C,;rcu,. Court
refused yesterday to grant the motion Of the Met
fopohtah securities Company to dismiss the COM
paint against 1t by Adrian H Joline and Douglas
feooHnson as receivers of the New York City Rail-
way company and the Metropolitan Street Railway
company, to recover almost s5oo0O under the
agreement made on May 2 1907 between the New
lork city Railway Company and the Secur-
Ties company. The receivers haye rern1ission to
terest at per cent s1.24575 SO of that amount
from October is. 1907. and on the balance, sa,nS-
245 81, from March s. 1905
On october II, 1907. thesplantiffs. as receivers,
calied upon the Securities company for the pay
lhent OF the smaller amount, which they claimed
was que under the lease the Securities company,
out the latter declined the request on the ground
that both the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany and the New York City Railway Company
Were insolvent The suit for 81 OOO the balance
OF the Ss,eoo.ooo. which the Securities company
promised to advance, begun March last.
Judge Ward is of the opinion that under the terms
ties Company and the New York City Railway Com
pany, the former clearly obligated to pay up
to the sum Of ss.00O,0oO to the latter, no matter
what application Of this the New York City or
Metropolitan Street Railway Company intended to
make did make
transaction which appears to Judge Ward
somewhat queer was that in relation to the Gen
eral Crosstown Railroad Company special con-
struction fund.- This consisted of ss14931 Il, de-
posted with the Morton Trust Company, and ac-
qured from the sale of securities of the Crosstown
line. The Metropolitan Street Railway Company
loaned $500 900 the Securities company and $780,
600 to the New York City company. On the repay
ment of the loan by the Securities company it was
kept by the Metropolitan company