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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Odd ,nerden, a. New Years Eve.

You never can tell what is 70 d
mans heart On New Years eve a
rollicking party went to cafe which
oyerlooks the Hudson. They were
prlmed for noise They created so
much Of II that their company was
not desirable and tho" we're Informed
politely that the table at which they
SAT- had been engaged previously They
took the hint and got out As thcy
were leaving they purchased all tho
flowers they conld and hurried their
car along the drive until they reached
solitary grave about which so much
has been written They laid the flow.
ers on the grave Of An Amlable
Child and returned to their car. Then
they resumed their shouting and made
the atmosphere rcsound with song
and shout.-Ncw York Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02

great dea! Of money Is exnend.
ed every year in tho replacing ~
pipes. cns'ings, radiators. hrepots and
similar articles which are rendered
wholly useless by reason IT the dcyel.
opmcnt Of soft or sprngv SPOT or by
hlowholes or sundh0lcs II is now pos.
sihle TO repair such defects BY means
Of compound resembling ~ appey.
ance powdered iron which Is mixed
with water and applied like putty at
the defective places. II is said to be
proof against tn action Of chemicals
and heat and steam pressure" and The
claim is made that It metall2es and be-
comes a part Of the metal 10 which II
IL applied
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
An Anti.Ant Buflcirc.

Reinforced concrete is the material
which will be- used almost exclusively
in the construction OF N" now gov
eminent buildings 10 be erected by tho
United States at san Juan. Porto Rico.
for use as a poslotlice. courthouse and
custom house Wood Is To ne prac.
ideally excluded from the s.yucrure,
N" only place about the building
whore wood viii be employed will be
in the window sashrs on one side OF
the edilicp IN" In sriur doors will be-
rattan, The reason why wood Is being
avoided by the government in this
case is because there rs small ant
indigenous 10 the island ~ Porto Rico
which eats its way up through wooden
chairs. doors and desks and makes
them sponsy on the inside Cement
Age.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
A Putting Tip from ST. Andr.ws-

A man on his hrsr visit 10 81. An.
drcws Scotland golf links. was much
impressed by the high standard IT II.
hciency which he saw displayed on
the green's by thos" with whom he
played He studied the actions OF these
heroes to see II he could discover any
common feature In their methods At
last he saw light lie observed that
they all held the left hand more undor
the club when putting than they did
when driving
From this he dcduced n rule OF con.
durt-.'ser the finger nails Of the left
hand when addressed 10 the ball" For
the rest Of his stay, and +, may be for
some time aftnrwnrd his own putting
improved considerably.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Honolulu

The city Of Honolulu (which means
safe harhorD. with its Heterogeneous
population Of 10000 souls showing the
Orient touching elbows with the Occi.
dent. with here and there thrown in
glimpses Of the savage lif" that WAS,
ts the capital Of the Islands. Il ls
likewise the capital Of Fairy!and for
nothing can be conceived more ox.
quisitoly charming than It's long ave.
Huos " royal palms It's fring"s OF
cocoanut trees; its sweet aromas
Of luxurious flower banks and hour.
ishing vegetation; IT'S pillows Of
ferns and endless varieties Of wav-
ing palms, it's beautiful bOulcvards
and parks: its unsurpassed setting
between mountain scenery at it's back
and the unboundcd sea AZ its front;
It's intermittent showers and the fra.
GRANGE that follows them; its narrow,
winding streets that 70 aimless!y
Through the town; and it's delightful
homes and country Villas, surrounded
by large Yards. botanical gardens and
tropical trees.
II was indeed a sad party that loft
this Eden of the MidPaCitiC, while its
beautiful maidens on shore sung their
last Aloha or" Farewell to theel,
and even yet as ! write, fall into
clearer appreciation Of the sentiment
so drcamily expressed by Mark Twain
many years ago in these beautiful
lines:
mo alien land in all the world has
any deep. strong charm tor mo but
that one; no other land could so
longingly and bcseechinEly haunt me
sleeping and waking. through more
than half a lifetime. rs that one has
done Other things leave me. but II
abides: other things change but It
remains the same. For me its balmy
airs are always blowing. it's summer
seas flashing In the sun. the pulsing
of its surf beat is in my ear; can
see It's garlandcd craigs, its leaping
cascades, its plumy palms browsing by
the shore: its remote SUBMITS float.
ing like islands above the cloud.rack;
can feel the spirit OF its woodland
soltudcs; can hear the plash of its
brooks; in my nostrils still lives the
breath of flowers that persisted twenty
years ago"
POLITE ELVINS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Expresses In ENGLAND.

The Great Western railway. Eng.
land, Is famous for It's express trains.
During the season Of American travel
there are three expresses which run
daily from London to Exeter. n dis.
lance Of 173 2-3 miles. without a stop,
~ three hours. AZ an average speed Of
Just IS miles an hour. a fourth OK.
press makes the same run at an aver.
age speed Of 81 Is miles An hour. Il
Is not unusual for the total load back
of the tender and expresses to reach
400 tons
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Largest Friction Saws,

The largest friction saws in the
world are used In one Of Chicago's
huge construction plants. says Popular
Mechanics. They cut through ten.
inch steel I.beam In Il grconds These
saws or disks are so made that they
generate enough heat a the point OF
contact literally to melt their way
through the metal being cut The cut.
ting edge of the disks is r0ughcnnd by
simply hacking with a hshtail Chisel.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Advertising That Paid.

We have been arguing for a long
time that advertising paid Here q few
months ago one OF the boys In the Of
fice lost pen, necklace, lUcket, or IL
might have been a diamond stud. Any.
way, ne inserted 40 ad In this paper
and let 1t run several times. and here
the other day, during the Christmas
clearing up, he found 1t in the office
Do han (hlaJ Eagle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Wealth Of leadlnn N atlnns

The estimated total wealth Of the
United States Is nearly twice that Of
England. According TO the latest es.
Inmates obtainable the tating Is as
follows: United States. $4,000.
900 900; Great Britain and ireland
se2 200, 100000; France. s42.sO0, 900.
900; Germany, 81? 1000 900. 900: Russia,
sS5, goo, 900, 900: austria Hungary. 500.
aee, Gee Gee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
look down into the SETTLING caldron

look down into the seething caldron
until the intense heat and the sulphur.
Gus fumes drive one back for breath
of fresh cool air.
A railroad goes TO within nine miles
Of the crater From there our party
was conveyed in stage coaches TO the
Volcano House. q hotel built right on
the brink Of The large or outer crater.
After refreshments there, We found
/ that there were only horses enough
| for the ladies'. 80 the men Of the party
| walked
Just In front of the hotel We de.
! seconded into the great crater by
means Of q steep 2igzae bride path.
/ The floor Of this vast pit is covered
with black lava hills in gigantic con
| volutions fantastic forms and irrcgu-
, lar shapes piled mp In endless contu
sion The level portion is dcsoatc
perspective of lava broken only by oc.
Cusional volcanic cones that were once
but fiery bubbles, Will" here and there
are great cracks and assures from
which jets Of hot steam and sulphuric
vapors are constantly rising Across
this great waste lay our path go the
surEng fire pit. aud over that trail
we trudgud In single file. the Tliston
ing black surface cracking under our
feet like a thin ice crust on snow
one OF the young ladies Of tn" party
who had a host of admring CORE.
spUndrnts back home, stopped now
and then TO scorch In crack in tn"
lava post card which she placed
in the split end Of a long stick. An
other diversion was furnished 10y two
native urchns vino accompanied MS.
and gathered for MS as souvenirs,
along the way lunches Of yellow,
thrcadlikr namonts of lava which
they called "Polr's hair" \ little
while before sunset after journey Of
three and half miles, We reached the
final or inner pit. and / shall never
forget the first impression made on
my mind by IN" first sight of that bed
of liviI liquid fire. for when looked
into it and heard the peculiar sullru or
angry roar ol tn, fiery surf. there
cam" To me the same tern ibl" fooliug
| used when child to experience
when my elders talked TO me- Of he'll
And from the expression heard on
every hand. am sure that every one
In the party iustinctiycly thought Of
hell.
Eurauccd aud fascinated. We stayed |
there several hours watching that boil. .
ing mass. aud as the darkness deep
cncd. the take grew brighter and It's /.
fountains OF liquid fire seemed to /.
shoot higher aud play liyolier for our |
cdincauon
At length, after wo had been served /.
with some much rolishcd sandwiches |.
and some coffee that had been cooked f.
over a crack in IN" lava. We started .
TO rctraco our steps. At thar moment .
/ would have given two KINGDOMS FOR .
"A horse. | had never quite apprrcial. .
ed the full meaning Of the slang cN.
preston "All in" until we arrived al .
the hotel footsoro and weary about .
eleven o'clock al night. But | wouldut .
have missed that stup"udous spectacle /.
for anything and before retiring took [
on" last look across that bleak bar
rem waste toward the awc.nspiring
abyss. and away In the distance .
could see, aud in my minds aye ! still |.
can see, like reflector in The star.lit /
sky, the red. red glow from that awful
bplp
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
POLITE ELVINS.

We have ascertaIned the composer
of this old song. but we don't know to
whom TO attribute the words
"In that case. Just credit the words
to Noah Webster"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02

Mr.. Hearst says he is glad he was
defeated That seems to make II
unanimous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
The Volcano.

Nowhere else in all the world may
one stand on the brink of living vol.
cano and gaze into lake of molten
lava. the waves of which. the while
break In fiery pillows at the base Of
the cliffs on which one stands; or
witness the unguesscd forces Of nature
working beneath that awful fluid mass
ever and anon forcing upward to a
startling height great iirefountains.
which leap and fall and pulsatc as
some living thing kissing. moaning
and rumbling all the while, There
were those in our party who had Wis.
tied Vesuvius and other volcanoes,
but they said that for sublimity and
grandeur, Kilauca eclipsed them all
To the ancient Hawaiian this awful
phenomena but expressed the ire Of
Pele, the legendary fire.Eoddcss Of tn"
volcano. whose wrath was sometimes
poured forth in the lava flows that
carried death and destruction in their
wake.
Kilauea is the largest active volcano
in the world and is a great pit in the
side of Mauna Loa n mountain nearly
$4,000 feet high. In depth the crater
Is almost 600 feet below the great lava
plain around it, and from which its
walls drop in sheer precipices The
circumference of the large crater is
nearly eight miles, Near the center
OF the lava floor Of this great hole in
the earth is the smaller pit about / 900
feet in diameter, which Is the active
part of the volcano. being lake Of
fire of more than twenty acres in cX.
tent. The fire at this time is about
rs feet below the rim II the pit, so
that one may stand at the edge and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-02
Industries and Products.

The industries of the islands are al.
most entirely agricultural. There are
no mines of any kind and their geo.
graphical isolation prevents any ex.
tensive manufacturing industry except
for native products. Anything will
grow In the islands where water can
be had, and there Is no more product
i've soil in the world. They raise one
crop after another without regard to
seasons. The sugar output includes
90 per cent of the value OF the indus
tries OF the group because the return
per acre from the yield Of cane is
greater than that CT any other product.
There are now on the Islands about
fifty plantations and several modern
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
The Summary.

The winners in the various events
were as follows:
Junior 100-yard dash, Event No. /
David Petersen, who won watch;
Charles Prickett, chain; ]. Weber
stick pin; time, IA l-5 seconds.
Egg and spoon race, 50yards, Event
No. 2-Jessie Suydam, hand bag; Anna
Worth, fern dish; Miss Luther, Area
mum hat pin; II 2-5 seconds.
Potato race, rs yards. Event No. 8
w. C. Bohlke, l.. Price and Charles
Shaefer.
Fat Mems race, l0O-yards, Event
No 4-R. H. Wilmont, twelve Rock
wood photos; J. L. Stephenson, second;
Mr.. Landenburg, third.
Sack race, fifty yards, Event No. D
]. Webber, clock; c. Waldron, cuff
links; NJ Tonghini, match safe.
Relay race, one mile-Messrs. Mars
hall, Boyer, Wilmont and Bohlke, of
Metuchen Council; silver service set
Time, min so 2-5 seconds.
Senior 100-yard dash, Event No. g.
Morton, Thermos bottle; Banker, nap
kin holder.
Three-legged race, 100-yards Fireside
Council, Westfeld, Fountain pen and
match safe. Carteret was second.
Tug-of- War contests, Final event
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
New Jersey Congressman
Tells the Speaker What He
Thinks of the Deal.
SAYS MALICE MAINSPRING
OF EVERY ACTION
lntimates a Conspiracy Be-
tween Cannon and Aldrich
to Raise Tariff Rates.
Special by United Press wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Elizabeth, August 30.-A sensa-
tional attack on Speaker Joseph Can
non was made today in an open let
ter addressed to Mr.. Cannon by Re-
preventative Charles N. Fowler, of
Elizabeth. Mr.. Fowler formerly was
chairman of the House Finance Com
mittee. He was refused reappoint-
ment by Cannon, as he is now an
'insurgent.
A portion of the letter reads:
DO you suppose, sir, that l did
not appreciate fully the probable con-
sequence of my act when / under
took to play my part in securing this
reform of the banking laws? Do
you suppose I was not aware of your
ignorance, prejudice, inordinate con-
ceit, favoritism and putrid prefer
ences, and that, like all such char
acters possessing absolute power,
.,sNre is the handspring of your
every action .l1.c- snch .o'F nj
stances?"
Mr. Fowler attacks the position
of Cannon is relation to bill pro.
posed by Mr.. Fowler, which he
claims would have averted the panic
of 1907, and intimates that there
was conspiracy between Cannon
and Senator Aldrich to adopt high
tariff rates and to discredit the
| President by repudiating the party
pledges for revision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
CHILD FELL IN
WATERAT FERRY
ypecsai to the EVENING NEWS.

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville, Aug. 23:-Isabelle
Lynch, the two-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lynch, of 1S9
Wood avenue, Tottenville, had mar
row escape from drowning at the
ferry slip of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit railroad about 7:40 O'Clock
last night. when she fell between the
ferry bridge and the dock.
The child and her father, Condue-
tor Lynch, of the Amboy division of
the Rapid Transit, were on their way
to Perth Amboy. Mr.. Lynch released
his hold on her hand for moment
and the little one disappeared. A
light was procured and the child was
seen in the water with her feet up
Henry Warner, nineteen years old,
of Mill road, Richmond Valley, with
out waiting to divest himself of any
clothing. jumped into the water and
brought the girl ashore. She was
carried to Broderson's Ferry Hotel
in an unconscious condition.
DIR. e. A. Gaudet worked over her
for some time. After being revived
she was taken home in carriage.
DIR. Gaudet said last night that If no
complications set in the child would
recover.
Friends of Warner are already
talking of trying to get him Carne-
gle hero medal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
PERTH AMBOY
ARCANUMTTES
CAPTURE PRIZE

Over 500 people from Middlesex and
Union counties attended a picnic of
the Royal Arcanum councils of those
counties at Bellewood Park, Saturday.
A special train of thirteen cars con-
veyed the excursionists to the park.
The weather being ideal, jolly time
was had by all who attended. The pro
ceeds will 90 to the Royal Arcanum
bed fund. Though the outing was not
a money making affair, as far as could
be learned, neat sum was realized for
the fund.
The program of athletic events, in
which Middlesex Council, of this city,
won the coveted Arcanum trophy, was
the feature of of the day. From the
opening number on the program at 2
CLOCK until the tug-of-war contests
shortly after 5 o'clock. most of the ex-
cursionists crowded about the athletic
grounds. Metuchen Council figured
prominently in the contests, winning
prizes in the Junior 100-yard dash, the
fat men Is race and coming in ahead in
the mile relay race.
The main feature on the card of events
was the tug-of-war contests among the
FIVE attending represented councils. 1t
was for the Grand Regent IS trophy, the
most coveted prize on the list, which
was presented by Grand Regent Glass
in person.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
TROLLEY CAR
HIT CARRIAGE

Mrs August Mussigbrodt, Of 45
Hall avenue, is confined to her home
today with numerous bruises. as the
result of an accident about O'Clock
Saturday night. in which she mar
rowly escaped death. Dr. NJ. S. Mein-
ger. who is attending her. stated
this morning that one side of her
body is black and blue and she has
severe bruises on the back of her
head
The accident occurred attHall ave-
nue. and State street, while Mrs.
Mussigbrodt was in buggy. driving
towards her home. Trolley car No.
1857, in charge of Motorman Will
liam Buckley and Conductor Fred
Lovfenberg, was proceeding south
ward at the same time, when, ac-
cording to eye-witnesses, the car
struck the horse on the left side.
knocking it down and overturning
the carriage. William T. Major, who
was on the trolley car, says that the
side of the car, not the front, hit the
animal.
Mrs. Mussigbrodt was thrown to
the brick pavement. The injured
woman was carried to her home.
She suffered considerably from
shock. Dr.. A. P. Lubach, veter-
mary, attended the horse later and
found that it was not badly injured,
although it was bruised on the left
side. One of the shafts of the buggy
was broken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
OTHERS BOUND FOR
BERMUDA ISLANDS
Party of Reading Young Ladies Off to Enjoy Delightful
Vacation Trip Among Tropical Fruits and Flowers

and that it wouldn't be bad scheme
to have his paper find it out for him.
So G contest was opened on Octo-
ber 1S and closed on the same date
In December, with the result that the
eight most popular girls were given
as reward for their popularity ten
days trip to Bermuda by way of New
York with all expenses paid.
The party includes two of the most
popular society girls of Reading
Miss Helena Campbell and Miss
Carrie Evans; two farmers daugh-
ters, Miss Gussie Melot and Miss Amy
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
COUNCIL WILL
MEET TONIGHT

Alderman-at-Lafge Voorhees, has
called a special meeting of the coun-
Gil for tonight so that action may be
taken in regard to sewer and water
connections on lower State street,
which is to be paved with asphalt
block.
Mr.. Voorhees, said this morning
that it is the intention of the council
to adopt a resolution tonight that
connections be laid Immediately to
the curb of every lot and the expense
charged up against the properties.
The city will do the work, as the con-
tractors have already started to
grade the street, preparatory to paw
ing.
State street, between Harrison
place and Lewis street, is not thickly
built up, but is likely to be in short
time and, by having the sewer and
water connections run to the curb
now, the aldermen believe they will
avoid tearing up the pavement later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-23
DEMOCRAT
ELECTION
OFFICERS
s,scto, to IN. EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Aug. 23:-Thomas
II. Hagerty, chairman of the democra-
tic county committee, gave out the fol
lowing names today which he will re-
commend to the County Board of Elec-
tion for appointment to the several
election districts throughout the county
as members of the Board of Registry
and Election:
Cranbury-Edward w. Walker, John
Major.
Dunellen-George W. Day, G. H. Dod-
well.
spotswood-Daniel w. Snowhill,
James d. Jolley.
East Brunswick - First district,
Geo. MeGinnis, Frank Smith; Second
district, George X. Szuiss, Willis Cor
don.
Helmetta- Clinton M. Clemons, John
E. Jolly.
Highland Park-Fielding G. Lucas,
Charles Daire.
Jamesburg E. Paxton, John
Monahan, Jr.
Madison Edward Miller, William j,
Crawley.
Metuehen-Nathan Robbins, Win
field S. Rule.
Milltown-Charles Beecher, Freder-
lex Canter.
Monroe-B Benjamin Dey, Charles Joe
lin.
North runswick-Cornelius De Cos
ia, William II. Hunt.
New Brunswick.
First Ward, first district-William
E. Matthews, Joseph Grover; second
district-Jacob Voorhees,, L. Herbert
Runyon.
Second Ward, first district-James
Dawson, Charles Hungridge; second
district-George Staff, Joseph Doyle.
Third Ward, first district-Samuel
McDevitt, Charles Nonnemacher; Sec
ond district-Thomas Wilson Garret
Conover. s
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