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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
SAN SALVADOR
COUNCIL EVENT
Knights Of Columbus Turn
Out Largely to Greet
Well Known Visitors.
AT A SOCIAL SESSION

San Salvador Council No. 300,
Knights of Columbus, held social ses-
sion in their rooms in the Savings Bank
building last night, following short
business meeting.
They had three noted visitors, Cor
nelius McGlennon, mayor of East New
ark, and past grand knight of the
Kearny council; T. J. Mclaughlin, of
Newark, state warden and John Hickey
of Bayonne, one of the state deputies.
Each of the visitors spoke and fur
nished an entertainment which was in
teresting and amusing. There was an
excellent turnout of the members, about
1875 being present. The session lasted
until 1890 clock, after which refresh
ments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
BAPTIST PASTOR AT
MISSION MEETING

The Epworth League of the Da-
nish M. e. church held missionary
meeting in the chapel last night.
Rev. William H. Bawden, of the
First Baptist church, addressed the
audience, giving an interesting talk
on Devotion and Missions" A. B.
Nelson, a cornet soloist, played sew
eral selections, accompanied by the
organ and two violins. The male
quartet of the church sang.
Junior League Resume Meetings.
The Junior League, Of the Danish
NJ E. church, will resume its m eet-
ings this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in the chapel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
VAL HALLA LODGE
WILL CELEBRATE

At a meeting of Valhalla Lodge No.
275, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
last night, three applications for mem
bership were received. The committee
in charge of the entertainment and re-
ception, of which Chris r. Lund is chair
man, reported that the affair would be
held either March 20 or 27.
The affair win be given under the
auspices of the Valhalla Association,
composed of members of the lodge, and
will consist of an entertainment and
dance, followed by supper. 1t win
probably be held in Washington hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
MARRIED SOUTH AMB0Y
MAN TWO WEEKS AGO

Frederick Christian Johnson, of
South Amboy, and Miss Margeretha
Nielsen, OF this city, were married
Thursday night, February IL, at the
home of the BRIDES parents, 247 Pros
pect street. Rev. j. f. Cnristiansen, OF
St.Stephens Danish Lutheran church,
performed the ceremony. The young
couple are residing in South Amboy,
where the groom has a grocery store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
SENATOR SILZER WANTS
REFERENDUM ON BILL

Senator Silzer is preparing an
amendment to Assemblyman Potter's
bill providing for an annual salary OF
$500 for councilmen for New Bruins
wick and other second class cities.
The amendment will stipulate that
the question be submitted to a vote
of the people after passing the COM
mon council, and that no increase OF
salary shall take effect during the
term of the council which votes on
the question.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
REMOVE OFFICE
FOR RECRUITS
As No More Eniistments Are
Needed at Present. Co.'s
poral Ellis to Leave.
8 RECRUITS "A MONTH

The United States Army recruiting
Office, which has been stationed at 33S
State street for a year or more, will
shortly move from this city. The Of
fcer in charge has received orders to
make no more new enlistments and only
to make re-enlistments.
Corporal Ellis is in charge of tho
local office He came here with Ser-
geant ST. Clair, then corporal. This
Office has turned out an average Of
eight recruits month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
TRY TO STRENGTHEN
CARPENTER UNIONS

The International and State organi-
zations of Carpenters and Joiners are
directing their efforts towards strength
eningtheir organizations, in Paterson,
Newark, Jersey City and other North
Jersey cities Former General Presi-
dent w. j. Shields, of Boston, and Vice
President A. A. Quinn, of this city, are
at work and are doing all in their pow
er to strengthen the unions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

KEPT THE SENATE IN
SESSION FOR IL HOURS.

Washington, Feb. 26 (Spec-
iaD Fillbuster by the democrats
kept the house in continuous
session for seventeen and a half
hours yesterday and this morn
ing, recess finally being taken
at $3.50 o'clock until IL o'clock.
The sundry civil appropriation
bill was under consideration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
SAYS MISS ELKIkS WILL
WE'D NAVY LIEUTENANT

Old Point Comfort. Va, Feb. 26.-It
is reported here that Miss Katherine
Elkins. daughter Of Stephen B. EIkins
the multimillionaire and United States
senator from West Virginia, is 10 wed
Lieutenant Julius Townsend Of the
United States navy.
Miss Elkins, who has a dowry Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
CRANBURY TRUANT CASE
,,eo,a, 70 .he EvENINo NEWS.

special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 26-County
Superintendent H. Brewster Willis
had a truant case before Judge
Booraem today. 1t was against
Ross Lucas, of Cranbury, who is ac-
,cused of keeping his son, BERTHE,
fourteen years old, out of school.
rhe principal at Cranbury testified
that the boy was an adopted son and
did not receive very good care. The
jtdge will give decision later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
WIND CAUSES BREAK OF
ELECTRIC LIGHT POLE

An electric light pole on Elizabeth
street which was broken, probably
by the strong wind, was replaced
yesterday afternoon. Patrolman l..
C. Jensen reported the matter at
headquarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
IMPROMPTU RIFLE
MATCH AT FACTORY
s,ecsa, so the EVENING NEWS.

Special &c the EVENING NEWS
Fords, Feb. 26:-The employees OF
the Perth Amboy Fire Brick Com
pany witnessed an exciting contest at
the noon hour yesterday between AL
bert Dietz, draughtsman, and Philip
Fisher, chief engineer of the plant.
Joseph Hornsby arranged a match
for s5, saying that Mr.. Fischer was
the better shot of the two. A re-
peating Winchester rife was secured
and, at a distance of 200 yards, Mr..
Fischer won. He had score of sew
en- out of twelve, while Dietz got two
out of twelve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
THE NATIONAL F|REPROOF|NC GO.
GRANTS A TEN CENT ADVANCE
TWO BURGLARS ARE SHOT
WHILE ROBBTNG A SAFE.

Cincinnati, Feb. 26- Especially
Two burglars were shot down
while attempting to blow up the
safe of the John Kueller Licor-
Ice Company here last night.
One of the robbers is dead and
the other is dying. Durser, the
watchman who did the shooting.
is unin1ured. He discovered the
men at work and fired In self
= defense.
.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
NOTICE.

At meeting of the Board of Dr.
rectors of the First National Bank
of Perth Amboy. held February "a,
1909, a dividend OF four (4) per
cent. was declared payable March J.,
1909, on the capital stock, TO stock
holders of record at noon February
27, 1909.
Transfer books close at noon Feb
ruary 2T, 1909. and reopen at noon
March 2, 1909.
HARRY CoNARD,
Cashier.
5O2-2-25-26-27s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
Care-in at Busy Corner

Henry Koch reported to the police
yesterday that there was bad cave
in at Amboy and Hall avenue IN
the middle of the road. The street
department was notified by PATROL
man Hanson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

Advertisement are SO much q part
OF the news of the day that IL news
paper omitted them II would lose the
support OF aIl people who are con-
cerned in human affairs and inter-
ests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

If any merchant feels satisfied
with last years business, that is un-
fortunate for MIN. But II any mer-
chant feels hopeful, full Of fight and
determins lion about the comina
years Llsiness. that Is fortunate for
him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
JUVENILE TEMPLE
ADDS 3 MEMBERS

A meeting OF the Juvenile Temple
Scandinavian Pride No. was held
last night in /. o. G. T. hall. Three
candidates Joined the order. The
next meeting will be held March H..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

II good job Is hard to md that
isall the more reason fer advertising
for 1t persistently. For what is hard
to do with the help of advertising is
usually impossible to do without IT,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD
BOY REPORTED MISSING

Mrs Denton Warner, of II Smith
street, reported to Sergeant Multi
gan at the police station shortly af-
ter IL o'clock last night that her
son fourteen years old, was miss
gy;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

A 25-cent bottle of fine Fiavorinx
Extract free. See Christian Bruins
Co. advt. on page 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

An anchor to windward- ad in
the EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26

Wnol. (the wine Of Cod Liver
OLD at. Sections, 70 Smith street.
bsT-2-26-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
COPPER WAR
MIGHT Be A
BENEFIT HERE
Following Decentralization in
Steel "0pen Market" May
Be Declared Soon.
LEAD TRUST ALSO
is ENTERING FIGHT
local SmeIters Are PiIing
Up a Big Stock Lower
Prices May Sell.

New York, Feb. INSTRUMENTATION
in the steel trade has been followed by
unsettlement in two of the country 3
other leading industries, copper and
lead For copper and "open market -
has not yet been declared, but an
nouncement to that effect was said TO
be likely at any moment; for lead, an
"open market was declared Wednes-
day.
The National Lead Company, accord
ing to Pittsburg dispatches, announced
an abandonment of "oficial prices.
The statement was made that it was to
inaugurate fight against the indepen-
dents in the same way as the Steel
Trust After this announcement the
statement was given out here that the
American Smelling Company, rival of
the National Lead, had cut the price
of pig lead 10 points to 4 cents a
pound Three weeks ago its selling
price was Az cents. A war similar to
that begun in steel is anticipated
Open Market Expected.
In regard to the copper trade, the
United Metals Selling Company, which
markets large lpart Of the copper pro-
duced in the United States, is expected
to announce an "open market" at
once. For long time prices of cop
per In the open market have been fall
ing, until they are now full cent q
pound under the arbitrary price fxed
by the Selling Company. Heretofore
It's policy has been to lower or raise
prices "a cent pound arbitrarily, but
it is expected that the policy from now
on will be to go. into the market and
sell copper, irrespective of :" official
prices
Effect In This City.
1t is possible that going into the
open market and selling copper, II
respective of Official prices will be
Of direct benefit to Perth Amboy. II
is known that at the Raritan Copper
Works, copper has been piling up fol
some time. The plant has been run
ming practically on full time, but httl'
copper has been sold. It is expeete.
that with the open market prices viii
fall SO that the buyers will take som'
of this surplus stock off fhe hands o.
the manufaeturers..- There are those
here who believe that unless this il
done the local smelters will be forcet
to lay off hands and curtail the outpu
before long.
The present war in the steel trade hai
little to encourage the prospects of thu
Pardee plant in this city resuming oper
ations. This is one of the smaller con
Germs outside the trust and with prices
down so low it is not likely that worl
will be started here for some time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-26
MAC VEACH BECOMES
TREASURY SECRE TARY

Chicago. Feb. 2e. = Franklin Mac
veagh, who is to be secretary Of the
treasury, and Jacob NJ. Dickinson, who
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-20

half for a day and half and habola
| ~ "A simple twist of the wrist She trapsi
i'Iils Il and the half into a shortcake
l-At ana to0thSOme. And the four fat
7 IaFeilhg men are filed clear M 10
me neck. and there is some OF the roo-
out left for the eat.
SIC buys always of the best vet is
lef purse never depleted: and when her
HuS paid mas yearniug for a surcease of
brain fag and bemoans himself that ba
ms not the price. she brings forth with
proud smile sufficient spOndulix to take
uih 70 the north woods and plenty left
"Net Tor nm TO sit in the game behind
d IutI house against Tours. and the af-
!gc'Ionate wife has saved il all from
NE ~ cents ne gave her at Christmas
aug the - bill sac gor at Easter. and
Iioul winch also has she purchased
dren 'i N"i'
der pantry makes the other women
turh green, aud hc~ ice box is stocked
win the best that blows out the cork:
~ sue spends but few simOleons. and
me e. dealer gives a rebate on the bottles.
nhe meets her husband at the door
WIN smile. when he blows in from the
cIub at ever-so-much O'Clock: and next
morning; when that dark brown taste af
hictS hlm she brings him bromo for his
sick boy.
She has no knock coming and takes the
pack seat and consumes the crusts with
ont a murmur, while her husband gets
an swelIed up as becomes a prominent
citizen, lea, she lives up to the require
nehtS OF the -home-happy experts
ana dies young; and her froiicsome reiict
makes g0o-goo eyes before the year is
out and weds a black-eyed widow with
four young hopefuls of her own.
Then the lads kick all the bark off
Steppapa's shjns and when he eorrects
them with supplementary language and
a. willow switch, their black-eyed mother
shows him where to back in at in two
minutes by the stop watch.
And the spirit of his 'sainted first
hovers over the SCENE and smiles a
sweet, disembodied smile; and then aoats
softly heavenward ana plays upon the
harp and sings. We'll done. good and
faithful sister" so that the white-winged
musical director makes her first soprano
IN the celestial choir.-Chicago Record
Herald.
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III. Burdette presented -four points Of
1.-THE h0memakeris compass" namely.
simplify. Classify. JOllify, Glorify.
/ The reader will note. after reading Mrs.
| Burdettes definitions of these terms.
that each turns on the simple pivot
eliminate.
simplify" is To be Independent. sci
entitic. TO differentiate between the eS-
sential and the non-essential, and to have
the courage 10 eliminate the latter. Abil-
! ity TO simplify, the speaker assured her
hearers. calls for a state of mind plus
courage" but these being present, their
sum will equal interest and supreme
joyfulness in homemaking''
Classify" means TO eliminate rregu-
larities. 1t has time for everything
and reas0n-"a justified reason'-for
everything, and when accompanied by
the "kindliness of insistence. will be one
of the most interesting contributions to
homemaking. 'Jol,ity'' Is the singing
at-y0ur-work spirit that eliminates wor-
ry and "Glorify' means to idealize
your work of common living and SO
eliminate drudgery."
DO not look upon home making as
a fate to which you are doomed but
high privilege TO which you have been
called" says this delightful woman.
Home making is a matter of individual
ism and cannot be made more interest
ing than the individual home maker is
interesting and interested
practical living" for the home max,
er, Mrs. Burdette defines as THE doing
of things that just have TO be done day
by day for the preservation and comfort
of the home. the thousand and one things
that are not appreciated in the doing,
but that are fatal to home life in the
omission
Traditional and hearsay methods of
home making are in the past. the ideals
for the home have advanced with the
generations, and only when women have
prepared themselves 'artistically, scien-
tihcally. and economically TO oversee the
creation and maintenance of it. will they
have solved the problem of how to make
It interesting" Mrs Burdette believes
that to glorify the conditions of home
the home maker must be interested not
only in the purity of the groceries. hut
IN the welfare of the grocer; not only in
the cleanliness of the meat. but i'm the
manliness of the butcher: not only in
the perfection of the laundry. but in the
well being of the laundress. I'm other
words. she must take no less thought for
things done. but more thought for the
doors of the things
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American Women Are
Active in English Politics.

When | sailed from New York l was
asked If | would not give some attention
to the different political movements and
various agitations-I cannot find another
wOrd-in which women of fashion We're
interested in England Naturally this
would include the suffrage question.
There is no doubt but that it has gained
much popularity there in the better
classes. but it is not in the least repre-
sentative. In the lists you do not find
the names of many women well known
in the fashionable world, and a title
sometimes carries little social influence
with it, London, like New York. is
made up of sets. And again the English
woman has always made politics a part
of her career. She goes to the House of
Commons; she attends long debates; she
takes her share of the vote getting, ever
since the days-and even befOre-of the
fascinationg Duchess of Devonshire.
met an American girl at dinner this sum
mer who was wildly enthusiastic over
some political work in which she had
been engaged, and she said that with an
entire dinner company she had gone into
some district near Whtechapel. attended
a wOrkingmens meeting. and previous to
its opening had with her chaperon stood
on street corner handing out handbillS
and calling on the men as they passed.
eXhorting them TO 90 to the hastings and
listen to the oratorical feat prepared for
them. And both these women were in
their dinner gowns. with light shawls
thrown over their heads. No one dared
insult them. although the neighborhood
was tough. Their host had motors and
servants follow them.-Nogue.
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clearly showing the effect of the light
reflected upon it from the earth.
Wireless telegraphy is being talked Of
for Chinese government service as one
Of the most important needs Of China to-
day 1t is considered practically impossi-
BILE to establish ordinary land lines across
the great deserts between pekiu aud the
extreme northwest, but the natural diff
culties could be surmOuuted by the use
Of wireless.
4 French scientist is out with an ar
gument that the contraction Of the solid
part Of the earth has caused il TO take
a pyrlmidal form, the faces being the
basins Of the Atlantic, Pacific and In
iu oceans the fourth being within the
.-.tIC circle.
4 new Scotch musical instrument.
played with 3 piano keyboard PRODUCES
sound by hammers striking steel forks.
The sound is amplifed by sounding
board The tone is said to be softer and
clearer than that Of the piano. and 10
have greater carrying power.
The recent Shackleton Antarctic expe-
dition found that the prevailing winds
in that region were from the direction Of
the pole.
The two Waterside stations Of the
New York Edison company, ON First
avenue, between Thirty-eghth and Thir-
ty-niuth streets. New York city are
claimed to make. together, the largest
electric light and power plant IN the
world capable Of supplying $4,000
horsepower Of electrical installation.
The railroad which a British firm will
build for the CHILEAN government over
the Andes from africa, Chilli. to La Paz,
Bolivia win be the highest in the world
A deposit Of manganese covering
about 1000 acres and believed 10 Zoe
very rich. has been discovered on Table
mountain at Cape Town. South Africa
A new invention entirely dispense.
with the telegraph operator in railroad
work. Each train as il passes over the
road automatically makes a record on q
sheet in the train Dispatcher Office. By
means Of red and green lamps and a
gong the dispa tcher can at any tins
signal direct to the engineer TO stop
J slow down or proceed
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An Editors Woes.

Editing a paper is a nice thing and no
mistake. If we publish Jokes Deoplr
say we are rattle brained. If we don't
we are fools If we publish original
matter. they say we do not give them
enough selections. If we give them So.
lections. we are too lazy 10 write. II
we don't go 10 church We are heathons.
If We DO we are hypocrites. If we re-
main ID the Office we ought to be out
LOGGING for news. If We 90 ont, then we
wear Obj clothes, they laugh nj us. IF
We wear good clothes, they say we are
rxtravagant Now, what are we to do ?
Just as likely as not someone will say
thar we purloined this from another pa
per So we did Extract from London
Tit-Bits.
ROBERT HENDERSON.
AZ Eighteenth avenue Milwaukee.
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Dirty jewelry is noticeable. and q
grimy necklace, dirt-flled earrings or
finger rings, expensive as they may be.
are anything but ornamental when worn.
Possibly there is nothing that will clean
crevices more quickly than ammonia.
Articles can be placed in it and then
thrown into sawdust to dry. A silver
polish is useful for cleaning rings. The
ordinary finger nail paste can be used
for this purpose. 1t has no grit, and
when applied with a nail brush and
rubbed into the crevices of the ring and
finished with a clean brush, the metal
will be bright. Diamonds polish nicely
if washed into ammonia water and
rubbed with tissue paper. which also
brightens the setting. A necklace cleans
nicely if scrubbed with a soft brush
dipped in warm water and borax. Rub
it with wooden or chamois.
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What Deep Breathing Did for Me.

l had suffered several days and nights
from severe pain resulting from rheuma-
tism and neuralgia. The relief afforded
by all suggested home remedies had been
only temporary Ny neck was raw from
mustard plaster blister. I'd slept poor
ly several nights from pain. Again it
was night / was quivering with pain
and unable to rise to a sitting posture.
TO turn from back TO SIDE, or vice versa,
was agonizing | did not wish to call
any of the family. knowing their duties
for the following day How l longed
for sleep! Then l remembered reading
somewhere that deep, abdominal breath.
ing persisted in would induce sleep. |
resolved to try it. Assuming a position
rs comfortable as possible under the
circumstances, | began deep, abdominal
breaths. My head soon became light. or
rather dizzy, my body relaxed; after a
few minutes I was asleep, After a nap
awoke. squirmed about to q new posi-
ton. repeated the deep breathing, fell
asleep again. l kept this up during the
night, thus securing"a fair nights rest.
When wooing sleep, i'll or we'll try this
plan.
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De Eas' Win

de Eas Wn'-de Eas Win
I maxim or my means;
II giyin me de witches
Al de rattiin' I'm my bones,
II come down de Chimbley--
10 projick oil crbout
! gwine ter take De shingles
An blow Dc fire OUT
De Eas win-de Eas' Win
II 'strOyin' all my peace:
| shOly wish dat Eas' Win
Had never lef' de Eas'''
Atlanta Constitution
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FOR THE LADIES.


The TTyst ,
Bi esrt clouds that hide the sun:
az! +Ga rinid feet of a maiden sweet
Vt5ovn the valley run
~ +torp of the wild rose wounds her,
W Ibc hem Of her skirt is torn;
~, tl tr, The cool gray dew has wet it through
Wirh the tears Of summer morn,
=, font is heard to follow,
70 eve her path may see
There is 10 ear her steps to hear
A. she hastens unto me-
q ajld. sweet banks of roses!
"a frtgrant fields of dew!
Nv darIing's kiss is more, | wis.
Than thousand leagues OF you.
~O...O-
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WILLIAM CHARLES ADAMsoN.

WILLIAM CHARLES ADAMSON.
representative in Congress from the
Bowdon. Ca. August Is, 1854. and
spent his youth alternately working on
the farm and in hauling cotton between
Bowdon and Atlanta. His education
was received at Rowdon college. from
which institution he was graduated in
1874 After leaving college he read
law and in 1876 was admitted to the
bar. He began practice at Carrollton,
Ga" where he has resided ever since.
He held several public Offices in his
city and county, was elected presi-
dental elector in 1892 aud IN 1897 was
elected TO Congress on the Democratic
ticket. He has been reelected To Con
gress six times. Al the last election
there was no opposing candidate for the
nomination.
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Advertise in this paper, and make your
wants known to your home people, and
! stimulate enterprise in cur vicinity.