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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22

vi " 1CCof Us oOOfN ~ WI W In
makes the total fund available for
state purposes the present fiscal year
$4,S96, 67S.S6.
From this is to be paid:
(A) The appropriations made by
the last Legislature. ............ 81, 379, 44 80
OBJ The amount due on the I'M
completed contracts filed with
the comptroller on or before
Oct. 81, 1908, as above stated. 506, rs IA
Making a total to be disbursed
Oh 1885, O VA
which leaves an estimated available
net cash balance in the state treasury
for state purposes IN Oct. 1, 1909, of
only $~10,47S.S2.
In reaching this result l have not es-
timhted the appropriations which must
be made by the present legislature in
the supplemental appropriation bill,
which will also have to be paid out Of
the receipts of the present fiscal year.
This bill at the last session carried
appropriations amounting to $767. ;329.-
60. If it shall be as large as that at
this session we shall have a deficit
on state account on Oct. 1, 1909, speak
ing in round figure, of $750,000.
The two chief sources of revenue
for state purposes are derived from a
part of the railroad taxes and all the
taxes on miscellaneous corporations.
From the railroad tax the state re-
ceived, for state purposes only, in
1908, $1,000,225.S6 and from miscella-
neous corporations $2,4S4, S29.92.
There are only two other sources of
revenue that produce over 100000 per
annum.
There are but two ways to meet the
present condition without subterfuge,
evasion or mere temporary expedients.
First, repeal or modify chapter 146
of the laws of 1906, which limits the
amount of taxes for state purposes to
one-half of 1 per cent of the taxes
assessed against the main stem, tangi-
BILE personal property and franchises
of railroad companies, or
Second, vepeal all the present rail
way tax laws and throw the railroad
property into the general property of
the state for taxation locally and
hereafter have a direct state tax for
the support of the state.
In 1884 the state adopted a new
method Of taxing railroad property
and not only took to itself for its own
uses and purposes one-half of l per
centum of the tax on the assessed val
ue of the main stem (Which then MT
only included a strip of 100 feet in
width, but all the terminals of not ex-
ceeding ten acres and the tangible
personal property and franchises Of
each railroad, but a like percentage on
all railroad property designated under
the act as second class"
The state received for state purposes
under that act in 1SS5-the first year
it was in force and each year since
that date-the following amounts:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
CLEANING GRAY HAIR.
Much Care Necessary to Keep 1t In
Good Condition.

Much Care Necessary to Keep 1t In
Good Condition.
The woman who has gray hair may
be very proud of it because of its arts
tic beauty and the fact that it is the
height of fashion.
Her problem in these days is how to
keep it clean. For the first time she
enyies the woman who has the kind of
hair that can be washed in anything
and remain clear and keep its color.
Every speck of dust and soil streaks
white hair with gray and yellow. The
latter Is a sign that the hair needs
cleansing-ltis-not always easy TO do
this away from home, and 1t is not al
ways successful when done by any one
else. 1t is said by an expert that one
of the best ways to clean it during the
summer months, when perspiration
takes away all the polish from it, is to
wash 1t once every three or -four weeks
with the raw white of an egg mixed
with CASTLE soap.
The use of ~bicarbonate of soda is not
good for any n with gray hair. Borax
and ammonia should also be avoided.
One woman whose hair is inclined to
be harsh under frequent washings al
ways keeps 1t clean and sweet smelling
by busting it two or three times a week
with finely powdered orris root and
good talcum.
She rubs this in the hair, lets it re-
main for a day, then shakes it out and
brushes it in small divisions so the
bristles can draw out every particle of
powder.
This takes the dust with it, whitens
the hair and removes every trace of
p~erspiration and oiliness.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22

Practically in twenty years there
has not been any increase in the rev.
enue which the state received for
state purposes from railway taxation.
The receipts to the state from the mis-
cellaneous corporation taxes have also
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
A Woman Who Is Fighting a Trust.

Mrs. Ella S. Burton, who is the
Democratic nominee for state superin-
tendent of schools in Kansas, is an
enemy of the school book trust and is
q person who is qualified to make it
uncomfortable. She has made an ex-
haustiye study of its methods, and her
opportunity to get at the facts has
been excellent. Her husband was
agent for one of the branches of the
book trust, and she assisted him in the
management Of the agency. During
that time Mrs. Burton became familiar
with the business methods of the
concern, and she found them to be SO
contrary to her idea of what is proper
that she prevailed on her husband to
resign. Two years ago she took the
stump and ventilated her opinion of
the trust, and she is still engaged in
the crusade. Mrs. Burton is a brainy
woman and a successful spellbinder,
even at large outdoor meetings.
MARCELLA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
ALEXANDRA At HOME.
Simple Everyday Life of the Queen of
England-A Great Letter Writer.

Simple Everyday Life OF the Queen OF
England-A Great Letter Writer.
Few people can realize the compar-
alive simplicity of the everyday life
Of Queen Alexandra, especially when
in Scotland or at Sandringham. While
in Norfolk the queen spends much of
her time in the open air, walking. driv-
ing and doing short expeditions in her
motor car.
After breakfast she and one or more
Of the several ladies who may be stay
ing in the house make an expedition
to kennels, stables and poultry yard
to feed and interview the favorite
dogs, horses and poultry of the estab-
lishment. In the afternoon a drive Is
arranged, and the evenings pass cheer
lily with music, cards and conversation.
Dinner at Sandringham is always at
$40.
1t may be mentioned, says Town and
Country, that the royal servants liv-
cries have a quaint old world appear
anc and are different in cut to those
seen elsewhere. The coats are scar
let, made in the s~wallowtail style, with
dark blue waistcoats edged by narrow
gold braid. The men wear no collars,
but have gold stocks, and white satin
breeches and white silk stockings COM
plete their stately costume. All the
royal menservants are over six feet in
height.
The queen is an indefatigable letter
writer. She has been known to write
as many as forty letters in one day
with her own hand, and Miss Knollys.
her lady in waiting, often would get
through a hundred, all written under
the queens personal supervision
Queen A~lexandra's note paper is
cream colored and rather rough, with
the royal crown and address in darl
blue and of the simplest design.
During the shooting season the queen
sends a great deal of game to her own
particular friends, and the hampers
are labeled "With the queens compli-
ments." At Christmas time she often
presents her intimates with a signed
photograph of herself in a silver frame.
Queen Alexandra is a keen photogra-
pher and has transferred some of her
photographs on to china.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
Indian Protegee of Nine. Schu-
mann Heink.

Nine. Schumann-Heink, the famous
singer, believes that she has discov-
cred a coming prima donna in Mrs.
Suzanne McDaniels, u young Indian
oman from Arkansas. The great
Wagnerian singer is so thoroughly
convinced that she has made a genu-
lHulEfndb that she Observation-Disclosures
supervise the young woman's musical
education and has actually taken her
to Dresden to have her voice traineL
by the best German masters. The
voice of which Nine. Schumann-
Heink Is so enamored and for which
she prophesies such great things Is a
high dramatic soprano, suited admi-
rably to Wagnerian roles. 1t is en-
tirely un~cultivated, its owner having
never heard an opera or any great
singer except her benefactress. She
doesn't know a word of German or
Italian and has everything to learn.
Before her marriage Mrs. McDaniels
was a pupil for awhile at a convent
school at Fort Smith, Ark. She is a
good looking young woman, but not
especially suggestive of the Indian
maiden of
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
REV. GERTRUDE Won PErzoLD.

Now England is going to lose its eccle-
stastical rarity. The Rev. Miss Won
OF the Unitarian church at Streator,
Ill, and concluded to come to Amer
lea. During her incumbency at Leices-
ter she made many friends, and her
sermons attracted much attention in
scholarly circles. She is now thirty
two years of age and is a woman of
charming personality. A native Of
Prussia, she spent four years at Edin-
burgh university and three years as a
special student at Oxford.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS.

Sweet apples will cook better and
have a more delicious flavor if a little
lemon juice or pure cider vinegar is
added.
If lettuce is kept for several hours 1t
should be laid ON a wet towel and
placed on the cellar floor or in the
refrigerator.
Imprinted wood will remain whittier
if scrubbed with cold water and soap.
Hot water and strong alkali will make
the wood yellow.
When washing pongee silk never
wiring it at all. Simply hang it on the
line and let the water drip out. Iron
with a warm iron when dry.
If the sink pipe is clogged remove
the strainer and insert the hose into it
and turn the water on full force. In
almost all cases it cleans the pipe.
If porcelain vessels are placed direct
ly over the gas fame they will clean
much better by rubbing lard over the
outside Of the pan before putting it
over the flame.
For "orange jelly in ambush a well
known cook directs one to cut oranges
in half, remove the pulp and juice and
with the juice prepare enough orange
jelly to fill half the number of orange
"cups." Then fill the remaining pieces
with a charlotte russo mixture. When
both are firm put them together in
pairs and tie together with white baby
ribbon.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
An Earnest Woman of Wealth.

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who is
a daughter of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt, does not live the life of the
ordinary society woman. She is not
satisfied with merely taking an in
terest in the work of others, but is am
bilious to accomplish things by her
own effort. In art circles she is rec
ogniZed as a sculptor of no ordinary
attainment. She is as generous, too,
as she is capable, and many a strug-
Cling genius has been relieved of
financial distraction by her thought
full bounty.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
Women and Morals.

We hope that women who claim
their rights will use them soberly and
well. 1t is of i'll omen that most of the
novels that throw morality to the
winds and picture vicious living in Sc
ductiye colors as an exercise of free
dom and self realization are written by
women. Women are the natural custo-
they lower the standard they will fall
themselves and drag men down with
them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
The Capable Wife of a Famous
Novelist.

When Hall Game, the popular Manx
novelist, visits America late in the au-
tumn he will be accompanied by his
wife. Mrs. Game is a soft voiced lit
tie woman who cares nothing for fash
ionable society, although she is the
social leader in the Isle of Man. Once
a year the Gaines go to London for a
few weeks, but they accept few invi-
tations outside of literary and artistic
circles.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22

this country, but they are scarce in
Great Britain. Until four years ago
there was not n regularly attached
to any church in the country. At that
time the Rev. Gertrude Won Petzold
became pastor of the Christian Free
church (Unitarian) at Leicester. She
was the first woman minister who ever
Officiated at a marriage in England.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22

To the $4,311,S70 thus estimated
should be added the 1854, S0S.S6 avail
able cash balance for state purposes
on Nov. 1, 1908, as above shown, which
makes the total fund available for
state purposes the present fiscal year
$4,896, 67S.S6.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
new JERSEYS
-
FINANCES.
Governor Forts Special Mes
sage to Legislature.

Trenton, Jan. 19.-GOvernor John
Franklin Fort today transmitted to
the legislature the following message,
treating exhaustively the states finan-
cial conditions and needs:
To the Senate and General Assembly:
On the 31st day of October last, the
end of the fiscal year of 1908, there
was an apparent cash balance in the
state treasury of $2,S1S,276.47, but of
this $2,233, 467.6 81 was due under chap
ter 146 of the laws of 1906, to be dis
tributed on Nov. 1, 1908, to the coun-
ties for apportionment for school pur-
poses, leaving on Nov. 1, 1908, only a
cash balance on state account of 1884,
80S.S6. But ven as against this ap-
parent balance there was $506, 725.14
due upon contracts uncompleted and
carried ove to this fiscal year to be
paid.
The comptroller estimates the re-
ceipts for state purposes for the fiscal
year ending Oct. 81, 1909, as follows:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22

The additional one-quarter of l per
centum, if the increase here suggested
be made, will produce for state pur-
poses about 100000, and the items
above enumerated will add about
100000, making a total increase of
state revenue of about $900,0 0O.
l therefore earnestly recommend the
repeal or at least a modification of
chapter 146 Of the laws of 1906, or in
default of that, that the present sys-
TEN of taxation of railroad property
by the state be abandoned and all
property be thrown back into the COM
ihon property of the state for taxation
locally for local purposes and a state
tax be levied that will be sufficient to
meet the present needs of the state.
If this latter course be taken a tax of
1 mill On the dollar will produce suffi-
cient additional revenue for state pur-
poses for the current fiscal year.
JOHN FRANKLIN FORT,
Governor.
Executive Department, Trenton, N. j.,
Jan. 10, 1909.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29

action of the department in silence.
Mr.. Crane made direct appeal to
President Taft. And. not to be out
done In that direction. the secretary OF
state wired full statem:nt of the ell
tire case to the president. who agreed
with Knox that Crane should resign.
Mr.. Crane. although Democrat. vOt
ed for President Taft. He has travel
ed extensively and spent some time I'm
China. speaking the language Of that
country fiuentIy. He is ffty-One years
old and native of Chicago and IN
order to accept the post Of ambassador
to China was compelled to resign the
directorship nf the Crane company Of
Chicago. which employs 5000 people
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
Improving the opportuni,x.

The smal! hoy WAS ready to start
on Il long promised weeks visit to
his @randrathcr'> in the country
There WAS an cXa>pcratin9 delay in
the appcarancc of the carriage TO
take them To the station. The
ro1n" man worked of his iInpa-
tiencc in various ANNOYING WAYS for
half IN hour. Then suddenly he
was seen to knccI beside chair in
the corner and bury his face in his
hands. After few minutes his
mother said:
"Well. Kenneth. what are you do
ing?"
"Just getting my prayers said up
for while I'm going to be out at
grandpa's. There's nothing to do
here. and spect to be pretty busy
while I'm there"
The Florida star., 1909-10-29

A man whose wife found much
fault with him-probablv with jus
tice-on account Of hi untidiness.
went to Il tailor to order suit Of
clothes.
"What kind of goods do you
want ?" asked the tailor.
"All wool and exactly of this
color" replied the customer, pre-
senting sample.
ut is hard to tell just what color
this is" reiOined the other. inspect
ing it where did YOU get it?"
Il cut it from my last suit"
1T doesn't seem to have any fig
ure."
NO. This is where some grease
got on it. cut out the entire spot.
| want something a grease .sTSt
won't show on. See: -
After a lengthy explanation the
tailor succeeded in convincing him
that there was no cloth Of that kind
in the market.-LondOn Mail.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29

as slender as lath. he was nick.
named Long Pat" A gOOd McCarreu
story is the following:
A wOman's rights advocate worried
Senator McCarren considerably at one
time about his vote upon bill con
corning her sex. She haunted his fa-
vOrite places and one day advanced tU
his desk and began examining objects
upon it.
What's this?' she inquired. picking
up a weighty brown thing. which slip
ped out of her hand and dropped like a
heavy stone to the floor.
THAT" replied the senator. "Oh.
that's tea biscuit baked by some
women refOrmers who are eager To get
a bill through on some kind Of scien-
tific cooking. It's the finest paper
weight | ever had"
The woman departed silently and
troubled him no more.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
A Grand Memory,

A highland girl who had been in
service in Dundee and had gone tc
a place farther south called upon
her old mistress on her way north
to visit her friends.
She was invited to take dinner
with the family, and her master
asked a blessing on the meal as
usual. when the girl said:
"My master. We maun haze a
gran memory. That's the grace
We said when ! was here sax years
syne. e."-I-ondon Telegraph.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
A Fishckin Suit.

The skin of Il fish does not sug-
gest itself as a s,.table material for
the making of clothes, yet it is used
for this purpose by a tribe of Tar
tars in Manchuria. They inhabit
the banks of the Peony river and
live by fishing and hunting. During
the last hundred wears thcr have be-
come nearly c.;inct. owing to the
invasion Of their domain by agri-
cultural Chinese. They are known
as Fishskin Tartars. The fish they
use Is the tamara, Il species of salm-
on. Both flesh and skin of this fish
are supposed to possess wonderful
heat giving properties. - London
Globe.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
A Guest Puzzler.

In one of the old castles of north
ern England visitors are shown two
rooms which are connected with
each other by singular mechanism.
Each room is adioincd by an alcOve,
used as a sleeping room apartment,
and the floors of the adjoining al
coves turn on pivot in the center
Of the partition wall. This ingen-
ious device was the invention of one
of the ancestors of the present pro-
prietOr, who was somewhat of wag
and found great pleasure in fright
ening and mystifying his guests.
When one had gone to bed in the
green room and the other in the
blue, the floors were turned on their
pivots, and on awakening the Wis
itor found himself in strange quar-
tiers, with clothes that were not his
own. 1t is said that this fun loving
lord lost rich inheritance bv dis
turbing the restful moments of a
wealthy aunt. who never fOrgavc tho
trick her nephew played upon her.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
PATRICK 4. M'cARREN.
Career Of n. Famous bsmoer.tie ssss
Of Brooklyn.

Career Of ths Famous psmOerstie Bess
Of Brooklyn.
The illness that struck Patrick n.
McCarren of Brooklyn came as great
surprise. AZ only his closest friends
knew that the famous politician was
down with appendicitis. and the news
caused Il great stir among politicians
In Greater New York.
The man who so long has been the
Democratic bOss of BrJOklyn was l,Orn
In East Cambridge. Mass. Ia IS40 aud
early In life removed to the City OF
Churches. Here. pOOr boy. be was
obliged to work aud learned the trade
OF a cooper. Later be, became au oil
inspector. which business he followed
for many years. Meanwhile he entered
politics. where he soon became a pow
er. He was elected TO the assembly
and reelected many times aud since
1S6 haS been state senator. stand
ing six feet two inches tall and being
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
So Il WouId Seem.

They wers talking about silver
ware dowr at the general store the
other day. Farmer Bellows said he
thought this firm turned out more
silverware than any other. and some
OF the rest disagreed with him. II
was Farmer Stubbs settled it.
Seems teh me-" said Farmer
Stubbs. these here Sterling people
do lot o business. Yeh see their
name OH most everything" Sub
urbanite.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN

and ill one with clear and another
with cOlored water. The third re-
mains empty. The man wishing to
know his destiny Is bIindfOlded and
led to the hearth. where the sauCers
have been arranged. II he dips his
finger In the clear water he will mar
~ maid. but IL in the cOlored water
The empty dish signifies that life
of single blessedneSs il in store for
him.
APPLIES and nuts play very impOr.
tant part In the mystic rites of Hal
lOwepn. One way To find out If ones
sweetheart is true is To place three
nuts upon the bar of the CRATE or on
the hearth. naming the nuts for tue
loved one. II Il nut cracks ur jumps.
look for another sweet heart right
away. fer the one !"u have will surely
be unfaithfu.. IL Il nat burns. that iS
a sign that your affeciium Is rrcipru-
Gated. hut IL two uf the nuts hurn tn-
gethpr the yuung lady making the
trial may aS we'll begin preparing her
trOIIsSPau at once. for there will surely
be an early wedding.
ether old tests rich with many aSS'-
ella, ions are still Interesting. There iS
the pet'ling nf nn apple without break
ing the skin. which. when thrown over
the left shoulder. will then fail in the
initial ur the desired une'S name. The
pnuring nt molten lead through the
ring uf key into vessel uf water
will secure like faterul letters. Float
ing named needles In tubs az water.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
TRAINING YOUNG TAFT.

Presidents Son Is to Take a Course In
Boxing.
Usually the street arab and news
boy look upon the we'll dressed youth
as a chap who can he knocked about
with little fear of serious consequences.
There is one well dressed youth.
however, who will give some young
street tough the surprise Of his life In
the near future should the occasion
arise. This boy IN Charley Taft. the
son OF the president.
The nations chief executive believes
that every boy ought to be able TO
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
REcALL or CRAZE.
Controversy Rst.sesn eserstary Knox
and the New Miuisler TO China.

and the New Minister TO China.
The recall OF Charles r. Crane Just
as be was about to take the steamer
for Chlna. where he was Ia act as
United States ambassador. and his re-
moval from that office by Secretary
Knox have caused a diplomatic sensa-
ton In Washington such as has not
been seen since the Sackville- West af-
fair In CleveIand's administration. One
Of Mr.. KnOx's principal reasons for de-
manding Cranes resignation was that
the latter had been indiscreet In oh
tanning Information from the state de-
partment. which he surinIEed was to
be used as basls Of protest against
Japan's domination OF Manchuria, and
gave 1t to Chicago newspaper. 1t is
also said there were many other rea-
sons for Mr.. KnOx's action.
Much incenSed by this statement Of
Mr.. Knox and refusing to accept the
The Florida star., 1909-10-29
CHARLEY TAFT AND JIMMIE WALSH.

take care OF himself at all times aud
under all circumstances. and he has
engaged Jimmie Walsh. the Boston
pugiliSt. la give his son some points
ON the manly art of self defense.
Charley can already hold his own I'm
sailing Il boat. riding bike, playing
golf. etc. aud that he may never Suf-
fer that awful heartache and desire
for Suicid" that come To boy who is
rolled IN lhe dust sometimes by
chap much smaller than hiIn..elf he
Is now Ia get some knowledge of how
To handle himself on such occasions.
Walsh i one IF the little fellows
VIII" hav" made quite reputation in
the r"ncd arena AMI since 1901 has
engaged In over fifty battles. most of
which hc has won. He was quite
Friendly with Theodore Roosevelt. .Ir..
when the latter wa> ut Harvard. and
ID i reported ut one time thar thcv
faced "1rh other IN the squared circle.
The Florida star., 1909-10-29

Al any rate. they
are loud enough al
most TO awaken a
tramp asleep ON q
park bench. They
come in plaid.
which the tailOrS
say is going To he
real fashionable
this winter. Gray is
the right shade. but
ii you want to
make Il noise like n