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The Winslow mail., 1910-11-12
OLD BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
"r't'he was Covered With Sheet OF
Horn to Protect Lettering From
Dirty Fingers.

The earliest English book for chill
uren was The Babies Book, or a
hytti Report of How Young People
Shouid Behave" The horn books ex
listed in Elizabeth's reign. The writ
ing was covered with a sheet of horn
IN order to protect the lettering from
contact with dirty fingers.
The chap book contained most Of
the familiar nursery rhymes and sto
r1es which have appertained to nurs
cry lore for generations. They exhibit
very crude woodcuts, often daubed
with inappropriate color, and the
commonest paper as a rule was used
They were hawked about bv the chan
men or pedler and cost only a few
pence apiece.
they served to perpetuate such fa
miltar ditties as Sing a Song of Six
pence, which dates from the six.
teenth century; Three Blind Mice. =
in use, with music, in 1909: "Thc
Frog and the Mouse" in existence in
1880; and Girls and Boys Come Out
to Play, which was sung by the vii
layers in the time of Charles II. ;
Little Jack Horner," we know. Is
older than the seventeenth century
and last but not least, Lucy Locket, "
the tune from which originated "Yan-
kee Doodle"
A few of what were called battle
dore books have been handed down
to Us. They were three leaved cards
which were folded up into oblong
pocked shaped pieces. These taught
reading and numerals in the dame
schools in town and country. The lit.
tie gilt books, as they were called,
adorned on the outside with gilt Dutch
paper colored flowers, we're much
priced gift books of that period
According to the Queen. children
were employed coloring such picture
books by hand, one child doing all the
red In the series of illustrations, an
other all the blue, and so on. Of
course they gained precision by repe.
tition. but we very often find the tints
overlapping, as if carried out by an
inexperienced hand
The Winslow mail., 1910-11-12
WORKING TWENTY-ONE RULE
Young Man Thought He Could Do as
He Pleased, but Found Out
Father Could, Too.

Old Jacob Weatherly is q man of
extreme regularity, and on the princi-
rle that Early to bed" etc, is the
best guiding rule for q household, he
insists that everyone under his roof
and authority shall retire at $50. As
may be readily understood, this rule
sometimes proved irksome to the
younger members of the family, espe
cia1ly Charles.
Recently however, Charles reached
mans estate, and on his birthday ia.
cob gave him q blessing.
Il have no longer any authority
over you,'' he said, now that you are
21 you must act as pleases you best. "
On the following Saturday evening
therefore, Charles returned home al
Ills p m, and raped at the door
Who's that?" said Jacob from the
window.
Charles replied his son
But why do you come home at this
hour? Don't you know we lock up at
9:30?"
Yes demonstrated the youth; but
I'm gone II now, and can do as I
please"
Quite SO, said the old man; but
so can I"
hang. and Charles was left TO face
the stark fact that 21 worked two
ways
The Winslow mail., 1910-11-12
A PrincesE' Prank,

Queen Maud of Norway has always
been the humorist of the royal family
When younger she was very fond of q
practical Joke One Of her efforts in
this direction took place at a cattle
show in the immediate neighborhood
Of Sandringham. Accompanied by the
prince of Wales and other members Of
her family, Princess Maud. as she then
was. went toward pen where large
crowd had collected around one of the
kings prize bulls Suddenly intense
commotion took place, for the anina /
commenced to plunge and something
like stampede took place among the
onlookers. II transpired subsequently,
that the princess had been prodding
the animal with her rarasol
The Winslow mail., 1910-11-12
SONG OF A PAIR OF SHOES

twenty little beds in rows Of ten,
twenty little roly poly men,
Little black men go to bed by day
must put them in and make them sta
Naughty little black man,
Go to bed 1 say!
Deary me, there you see
Now he's run away;
On the floor, by the door,
See him try to hide,
All the other black men
Sleeping side by side
I"ehty little beds In rows Of ten.
only nineteen roly poly men.
I've little bed to spare today,
naughty little man to run awayl
Naughty little black man
Lett an empty space!
never mind, he will find
some one takes his place.
Nurse has got quite q lot
Like the ones 1 lose
Little roly black man.
Buttons on my shoes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
2 HEADllNERS
1T
Al u Uh )
Excellent Bill for First Part
of the Week.

Two headliners grace the bill at
Proctor's theatre this week, both
with plenty Of singing and dancing.
Josephine Saxten and the Dixie Kids,
assisted by Muriel Ringgeld, in
darkie songs aHad dances, won much
applause, as did Dick and Alice Me-
Ayoy in a skit entitled Herald
Square Jimmy, King of the News
boys" Margaret Starr and company
In 1.-THE Lady and the Carriage" fur
nished much merriment, and Ernie
Wolf and Bobby Wells had a we'll
tuned pianologue and singing act.
With several changes of costumes
Miss Saxton and the Dixie Kids did
some melodious singing and unusual
dancing. As a cemedienne Muriel
RinggoId is in q class by herself.
She presented a speciality in the Bert
Williams style that Won the applause
of the audience. The MeAvoys had
much new stuff which they got to
the audience through the medium of
a verbal sparring match. With some
singing and dancing this comprised
their act
Margaret Starr and Company
showed In a laughable way some OF
the awful things that may happen to
unsophiscated youth after a night
with the boys. Ernie Wolf, OF the
Wolf and Wells duo, plays well and
sings with much expression.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
ANOTHER BODY
FOUND.lN RUINS
Makes Eleven Victims OF Ex-
plosion in New York.

New York Dec 20.-Tha bsdv nj
the eleventh victim of yesterdays
explosion at the New York Central
terminal was taken from the ruins
today. It Is believed this completes
n death list. Or the injured, In
the hospltais, nxe VIII probably die.
n district attorney
~huai.an are co7opsfaeahs IN thelr
1on w n Inc responsibility.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
APPLICATION
is DISMISSED
Justice Refers Madison Tax
payers to 6rand Jury.

Alleged e~arelessness in the prop.
er keeping of accounts of the af-
fairs of Madison township has
caused some of the large taxpayers
and f~reeholders to rise up against
the township committee in an ef-
fort to have an Investigation. About
twenty-five taxpayers and freehold
ers have taken the subject in hand
and have engaged c. T. Co~wenhoven,
of New Brunswick. He made ap-
plication before Justice James~J.
Bergen today for an order directing
an investigation into the affairs of
Madison township
The petitioners submitted a state
ment to Justice Bergen In which
they endeayored to show errors in
the accounts Of Madison township,
ranging from 500 to $500, which
had not previously been disputed by
the township committee. According
to the petitioners, the accounts at
were part of the published re-
ports of the township committee,
which opposes the proposed investi-
cation.
Justice Bergen dismissed the APP
plication and stated that the facts
could be submitted to the grand
Jury and If the compliments wished
1t, indictments might be found
the township officials. The
petitioners said they submitted the
statement merely as a basis on which
to establish grounds for an inyesti-
Regarding the statement
that Mr.. Fountain has been paid
$500 per annum in excess Of his sal
airy, Mr.. Bergen said that could be
recovered through civil suit.
Another portion of the statement
by the petitioners was
hat money had been expended for
he poor without authority of the
overseer and against his protests. A
explanation of the reported
of $500 in the public ac-
was given, but no books were
The petitioners I of the opin-
on that an investigation should
nave been ordered because OF the
acts submitted, indicating that
,arelessness had been shown in the
of the township accounts.
G. T. Cowenhoven represented the
petitioners and George 8, Silzer APP
for the township committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
NEW YORK BANK FORGER
BELIEVED TO Be INSANE

Special bg Tinted Press WIRE.
New York, Dec. 20:-Because In
one year he had paid bills amounting
to $500 for automobile Joy rides,
friends of Charles A. 3elling, third
vice-presidsnt of the Bronx National
Bank, believe he is insane. Belling
is in the tombs charged with having
secured $4,000 from numerous
banks in this city by means of forged
bank stock. He was arrested ON the
complaint of the officials of the
Knickerbocker Trust Company.
Judge Grain, in general sessions, ap-
pointed DR.. George M. Parker, a
commissioner of lunacy, to examine
Bellfng. According to his attorneys,
Belling has acted strangely since
boyhood, following a fall which frae-
tured his skull.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
ULSTERMEN WILL FIGHT.
THE IRISH HOME RULE.

Special by United Press Wire.
London, Dec. 20:-The return of
the Liberals to power with an unim-
paired majority in the next parlia-
ment has brought to a crisis the OPP
position to home rule of the Ulster
men. According to today's dispatch
es from ireland the defense fund.-
of 100000 mentioned in United
Press cables two weeks ago is being
rapidly subscribed and bids are al
ready being asked for in Germany
and 10000 Mauser rifles and 1000
900 rounds of ammunition. Even
the most specific of Ulstermen, in
Guiding Protestant clergymen OF
note, agree that armed resistance
will be made IL parliament yields to
the Redmond demand for home rule,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
is BOTHERED
BY FOREIGN NAMES
snao,a, q the EVENINa NEWS.

SDeCtTE to the BFENINh NJ vs.
New Brunswick, Dee. 20;-The dam
age suit Of Stanislaus Prezepiora
against the American Smelling Il Re
6ning company, for injuries sustained
at the defendant 8 plant at Perth Am
boy, is still on before Judge Lloyd to-
day. La the course of taking test1-
meny it occurred to the court that
Prezepiora was too difficult a name to
handle SO many times. The names OF
some of the witnesses were mixed up,
duo TO their foreign origin and no
little difficulty resulted Marshal Van
Wrinkle said the plaintiff had been ia
miliarly known as Shapiro" and a
suggestion was made that this nan be
used throughout the proceedings. NO
action was taken on the suggestion, but
Judge Lloyd said il was q wonder to
him that foreigners did not American
La their names as well rs themselves
when tR9y came 10 thTs country.
The name Of Wasil Dolgy, a witness
who testified foF~the plaintiff, caused
some frerbie. Following his testimony
his identity was learned and the case
proceeded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
CITY APPEALS
: RUNYOn TAX
County Tax Poard Meet Here
To nerl1w aorning.

But few reductions in taxes were
granted in the cases that CAME be-
fore the County Board of Taxation
at New Brunswick yesterday. AS
s~essnieRts on property of the New
York Telephone Company In Hell
meta, Piscataway and Spotswood
were confirmed. Tax appeals from
this city will be heard by the board
at city hall, at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and the board will be at
New Brunswick On Friday.
Among the late appeals to be filed
are three from the city OF Perth Am
boy against Madison township for
vacation of all taxes levied by the
township on the citv's water works
at Runyon. A vacation OF a $4,000
assessment is asked On certain lanas
not named or set forth in the state
ment of taxes for 1910, rendered the
petitioner and containing a note that
tax thereon has been made by the
county board; $25 on a lot of real
estate; $4,000 on $40 acres and
$500 on two houses and lots, consti-
tute the other assessments which the
city seeks to have set aside.
NH dppltGdtAOH WdS dioO iSbOifVh
this morning from Emery Puskas
against Woodbridge township, for
cancellation of a $3.50 assessment.
Nesional Ffreprooing Company,
$4,000 to $1,6e0, $4,000 to $4,000,
and $1,000 to 5000; galley Cohen
against Perth Ambey, $127.28 to.
s110 on 335-337 Madison avenue,
and $76.65 to $50 on 1T Fayette
street; Mary d. Hagefnan against
New Brunswick, $4,000 to s1,200;.
Sarah M. Gordon against Monroe
township, $1,000 to $500; Boynton-
Chalmers Company against Wood
bridge township, s26,o 900 to $4,000;
Rene Maurice Codic against East
Brunswick township $1,000 to
$1,000; Hugh M. Keog against the
borough of Highland Park, 1000
to $4,000; Antoinette Ackem against
New Brunswick, $1,000 to $1,70O;
Emil Koyen and G. G. Christensen
against Perth Amboy. $1,000 to
$1,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
SHIPPING NEWS

Capt. Samuel II. Smith, Of Edmunds,
Me, master of the schooner Spartei,
of South Amboy, died on board the
vessel Thursday night of paralysis.
Steamer Crown, of Grenada, New
York, arrived In this city Monday.
British schooner G~leenweed, and
sehe6ners Ro0sasr aud Lswis, Of
this city, arrived at Norfolk, Va, yes
tarday.
Schooner Mary Nc. Baird, Of this
city. laden with lumSsr has sprung s
leak OF Fernando and her crew refuse
10 proceed TO this city without having
afa haaA renaiIcd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
DR.. REASON
TELLS STORY
Appeared Before the Grand
Jury Yesterday Afternoon

s2scsGg TO the EVENING NEWS-
New Brunswick, Dec. 20:lThe
Middlesex grand jary yesterday
afternoon heard the story of DR., J.
J.. Reason, of Roosevelt, who vas
hof~sewhipped by Mrs VALENTINE
G1eckner. He was on hand early In
the day but had to sena wora nea
the grand Jury room that he would
like to be heard before he was CALI
ed. He was not summoned before
the grand jurors then until some
time after he had made known his
IA upen leaving the grand jury
them. He was all smiles as he came
out and If that Is any indication as
to the result OF his mission it must
have been entirely satisfactory to
him.
DR.. Reason made complaint
against Mrs. Gieckner soon after the
horsewhipping, which was twelve
days ago. When the cas- was called
at the hearing before Recorder Jacob
Levinson, of Roosevelt, DR.. Reason
was not on hand, having q patient to
look after, and the proceeding was
DIR. Reason then declared
he would take the case before the
grand jury, but he was not SUBJ
peenaed to appear before that body
because of the fact that the case had
been sent up in the regular way,
the recorder having dismissed 1t.
had to wait until called. The
horsewhipping was a. result of the
parade which ended i'm front
Of DR.. Reasons house. He criticised
Mrs. Gleckner for her actions ON thar
occasion. Mayor Joseph A. Hermann,
who won by six votes at the election,
Is a member of this grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
DIVIDEND OF $500
RECEIVED By LIBRARY

4 A dividend of a little more than
S100 was received out Of the ac-
counts of the former Middlesex
County Bank at the monthly meet
ing of the Board of eTrustees of, the
Public Library last night. Author
ization was made to spend 500 for
new books. The treasurer's report
showed a balance on hand December
/, OF $796-23. The librarians re-
port showed big circulation In
eases
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
NO WOkD from
THE STEAMERS

Special by United Press Wire.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Dec.
20:-No word has been received to-
day from the Weermann Land steam
ers Ingbert and Irna Woermann.
The latter vessel left last night in
the face of a bowling gale to succor
the Ingbert, which was reported
twelve miles off the coast with dis
abled engines. After she sailed the
gale Increased In strength and 1T is
feared both vessels may have been
driven Miles to the northward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
SILzER DECLARES
CHOICE OF PEOPLE
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people have expressed themselves.
The legislature has passed resolu-
lions requesting a constitutional
convention to amend the act for
direct elections. 1t has shown a sol
emn expression of opinion here.
Admires Miiseu for Stand.
II admire DIR. Wilson to have the
courage to come out and say he
stands for that law. 1T doesn't make
much difference whether it's Jones,
Smith, MARITIME or the other fellow;
shall we adopt the principle fs the
question. We r more obliged to
follow the will of the people. This
law will bring big men and the best
men out and then the party polling
the largest vote at the naming OF
candidates will progress"
The senator raj accorded a rising
vote OF thanks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
Fill lBUSTER ON AGAINST
OMNIBUS CLAIMS BILL
-, - ~ ErENrvG NEWS.

Special TO the ETENTNG NEWS.
Washington, Dec. 2o:-The flibuster
was continued against the omnibus
claims bill in the senate today, Sena-
tor Bristow, republican, Kansas, hold
ing the floor. He called attention to
numerous items which he characterized
as uniustifable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
JOHN F. LEE
BURIED BURIED TODAY

special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, Dec. 20:-John F.
Lee, sixty-nine a old, OF 242
Perth Amboy avenue, who died Sat-
urday afternoon at 2:39 o'clock,
was buried this afternoon in the
Presbyterian cemetery. The funeral
service was held at 2 o'clock at the
house, Rev. Robert w. Mark officiat-
Mr.. Lee vas a lifelong resident of
Woodbridge and served in the Civil
War. He js survived by a widow,
six o n and a daughter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
REPORT Ex0hERATihC
l0RlMER. is ADOPTED

Special BIZ United Press Ware.
Washington, Dec. ga report ex-
onerating Senator Lorimer, charged
with having been elected United States
Senator from Illinois, through the use
of money, was formally adopted by the
senate committee on privileges and
election today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
TEAMSTER SHOT IN
THE CHICAGO STRIKE

Special by United Press Wire.
Chicago, Dec. 20-John Donnelly,
twenty-eight years old. a teamster,
in the employ of a local garment
manufacturer, was shot and killed,
supposedly by strikers, while at
work today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
sentenced 70 eighteen Years.

Special By Unttsd Press Wtrs.
Boston, Dec. 20:-"Big BIZ
Keliher, Implicated with George w.
Coleman IN mtsapplying the funds oil
this National City Bank of Cam
bridge, was today sentenced to eigh-
teen years in state prison.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
Cotton Gin Repert

Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, Dec. 26:-A cotton
ginning report issued by the census
bureau today shows 10,69S,582
bales, counting round as half bales,
ginned from the growth of 1910 to
December Is, as compared with
9,358,e35 for 1903.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20

Any affair, or happening, or cir
curnstance which is toe small to
make a want ad. worth while as an
adjusting force is too small to worry
ahonf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20
BADGER" QUARTET
RELEASED ON BAIL

Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, Dee. 2o;-Mrs. Flor
ence Bennett Knott, the badger"
girl. her husband, J. Bailey Knott, his
brother Benjamin and A. A. Armstrong,
the aaartette accused of matchmaking.
Harry Rosenthal, today pleaded noc
They veto held fcr the grand
Jury and released on bail which was
furnished by q surety company.
ca
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-20

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06
PRESENT ENGINEERS
1O FOR1|EY CANAL
PRESIDENT AND ARMY OFFICIALS
AGREE BUILDERS SHALL CON-
PlETE ENTIRE JOB.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
THUS WILL BE AVOIDED
Reduction of Several Million Dollars to
Be Made in Army Appropri ations,
Including Rivers and Harbors Es-
endtures-Permanent Army Build
ings in Philippines.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The conStruc-
ton of fortitcations along the Panama
canal is to be done by the same en-
gineering organization which is build
ing the canal Itself. Such decision has
been reached by President Taft, Major
General Wood and other officers in
terested.
Commenting on this decision today.
Wood said it was desired to avoid
duplicate organizations of engineers In
the same territory. BY allowing the
canal forces to construct the fortittca-
tons, there will be avoided any con-
flict of authority which might arise
should the work be done otherwise, in
asmuch as the fortificatious are to be
erected on the very ground now used
for side tracks and other purposes In
the digging of the canal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06
CRUSHED UNDER A SLAB.
Foreman at Fort Madison Killed and
Workman Injured

Fort Madison. Sept ED Fisher
foreman OF gang at work in excavat-.
Ing for new building was killed and
FRED Boyle. one of the workmen Inter@
nally injured. when II concrete siaS
about loxl2 feet in soize fell on thcm.
The men We're digging tho founda~
ton for new business block. wheu
without warning the slab on the side
OF the basement entry to the new opera
house fell. pinioning them to tho
ground
A call for help was given and al
least NIFTY men with levers rushed tn
the rescue 1t required by a few mo-
ments to drag the men out. but Fisher
had been terribly crushed and died as
he reached the hospital Boyle may
live.
The concrete had only recently set"
and the rains may have added to ital
uniirfnness. The opera house wall or
the side where the slab fell OF Is also
badly cracked, props and cables hav~
ing been put up to prevent any furS
ther accidents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06
SEES A PROGRESSIVE SENATE.
Murdock Says Party Label Will Not
Count.

washington Sept. 6.-Victor Muir
dock, congressman from Kansas, pass
ed thru washington on, his way to Chi
cago. and tarried longrenough to pre-
dictsthe ultimate triumph-of the prin-
ciples of insurgency. He prophesied
that the next United States senate
would be controlled by the progress
sives of the two parties. with the result
that revision OF the tariff one sche
dule at d time would follow.
The next senate will be dominate ted
by the progressivepelemen without re-
gard for party LABEL the Kansan.
"The next house Of representatives will
have a progressive majority that will
surprise the nation. With the progress
sive representatives in control of both
houses tariff revision schedule by
schedule will become fact.
"It is funny to see the way in which
the former standpatters are adopting
the creed Of the insurgents. From one
end of the country to the other they
are changing front. The day of the
old fashioned congressman the fellow
who could get elected repeatedly on
the promise of new postoffice for his
constituents, is ended. The people have
come to a realization Of the fact that
congressman are elected to make laws
the present campaign will be waged.
They are:
"a revision Of the traiff downward
schedule by schedule; the physical val
uation Of railways as projected in the
railway billsand later cut out; the en-
actment of%a direct primary law for
every state; the elimination Of Cannon
ism. not of Cannon. but changes in the
methods of selecting committees of the
national legislature with the view OF
putting the r.sn, men in sne right
places; the simplification Of the meth
DDS of procedure lin the federal courts
These are the five points upon which
the insurgents are making winning
fights all over the United States. OF
them the tariff issue is paramount. On
these issues the fall elections will be
won. The man who stands for these
things in the primary and at the elec-
ton will be the congressman elected
q His district"