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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-12-08
The Tarin Board.

cerely adhered to-"
The TarIn Board.
The president refers to the appoint
ment Of Q board Of experts to investi.
gate tho cost of production Of various
articles included In the schedules Of
the tariff. and says:
THE tariff board thus appointed
and authorised has been diligent in
preparing itself for the necessary In
vestigations. The hope Of those who
have advocated the use Of this board
for tariff purposes is that the question
Of the rate Of q duty imposed shall
become more of q business question
and less Of q political question. to be
ascertained by experts Of long train
ing and accurate knowledge. The
halt In business and the shock to bust
ness, due to the announcement that q
new tariff bill is to be prepared and
put In operation will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one a.
occasion shall arise for q change in
the rates Of each, and only after q re-
port upon the schedule by tho tariff
board competent to make such report.
1t Is not likely that the board will be
able to make Q report during the pres
emit session Of congress on any of the
schedules, because . proper examina-
ton involves an enormous amount Of
detail and . great deal Of care; but I
hope to be able at the opening Of the
new congress. or at least during the
session Of that congress. to bring to
its attention tho facts In regard To
those schedules n the present tariff
that may prove to need amendment"
Our island PosssssIons.
During the last summer. at my
request, the secretary Of war visited
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
GETTING RICH QUICK.
Only Sure Way Is To Spend Less
Than One Earns.

Philadelphia InquireF-It would
seem as If the fool killer was not
doing his work properly of late. The
crop of fools increases all the time,
much to the delectation of lot OF
schemers who live off the fat of the
land. Why work whom YOU can get
a fortune for nothing The old
fashioned green-goods game has been
exposed until one would suppose that
every man, woman and child in the
country understood it. but the harvest
IS rich each year. The Spanish prs
oner swindle continues to make
money for those who understand how
to play on human credulity. The
latest game seems to be the foreign
heir to vast property in this country
left by "a friend of your father"
There is a psychological basis to all
these swindlers. At bottom every one
would like to get something, if it is
possible. The chances of doing so
are about one in million, but the
gambling spirit is rampant. The
games where the chances against the
player are greatest are those which
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
smnnnlinn and Perjury.

An ex-governor, Rollins of New
Hamp- hire, was caught smuggling
goods into New York. He and his
family were returning from Europe.
They had nine trunks, and swore to :
valuation of $500. 1t was found that
the valuation of the articles amounted
OF S4.736 He confessed to the crime,
and was fined $4,000, in addition, of
course. to the duty. The wonder is
he wasn't sent to the penitentiary for
perjury, for in confessing to smugg-
ling he confessed to perjury. But the
trouble is, perjury has become an OBJ
solete offense.
And yet, the sanctity of an oath is
the very cornerstone of our judicial
system. But the judicial system
doesn't seem to mind It much. Per
Jury is incessant, but the courts APP
pear almost Indifferent They seize
the minor offense. as they did in this
case. fined him for smuggling, not
for perjury But probably it was not
thought that perjury was fragrant,
seeing that it was committed in an
effort to cheat the governments which
is getting so common that It is re.
garded as touch of natural hayward
ness. Still the situation is a gloomy
one, and SO general
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
BAD TINE SOON FOR
HOUSE WRECKERS
RAzlNG or CONCRETE sTRUc-
TuREs SURE TO BECOME
PERPLExiNe PROBLEM.
STEEL SKELETONS THEY ARE
WITH FLESH OF
GRANITE.


There's going to be big time in
the building business one OF these
days when the men in it begin TO
tear down the steel and concrete
structures they are putting up every
where. How viii they tear to pieces
the masses of artificial stone and
twisted metal?
Experts differ as to what violence
will be needed to level to earth the
huge, hard. unyielding structures
wh,ch stand as solidly as a steel skel-
eton with flesh OF granite. Some say
nothing hort Of dynamite will do the
job. Others say that men with picks
and shovels viii suffice.
# dynamite has to be used there
will be trouble, for blasting OF that
sort in a city street is dangerous.
The pick and sledge process bu- mess
is slow and painful at best.
Concrete is the hardest stuff man
ever used as a building material.
When enough of the stuff has been
poured together over the steel frame
work to make ten-story building, a
unit is the result. It is not a thing to
be knocked to pieces brick by brick
or stone by stone. Beside 1t granite
is easily torn apart.
Concrete is hard enough for all
practical purposes a week after it mas
been poured into place, but in this
climate it keeps growing harder and
harder for year or so. BY the end
of twelve months a whole building OF
it is az if it had been hewn out of a
single block of granite.
If cast and trimmed in proper
shape it can be used instead of an
merry wheel.
Real estate men are pretty generat
~ agreed that the life of an office
building in large city is not more
than twenty years. Improvements
and inventions crowd each other SC
closely that what is perfect today will
n a short time be old fashioned. In
a core of years the structure mus
be rebuilt or, at any rate, remodeled
The brick or stone building of forty
years or less ago are torn down witt
ease by fow workmen using pick ant
ciowbar and rope. The steel and ter
IA Gotta combination of few years
later offers more but not much great
err difilcvltv.
But getting concrete and stee
apart is = very different matter. The
slender bands of steel are wound il
and out through the stony mass
! crossing and recrossing and lappins
over each other. tangled up a;
thoroughly as hair in rat.
Certain it is that when concrete has
bound its letters more and more Sc
eurely on the cities the cities will FIND
it more md more difficult to breal
those fettcrs or change them. FOL
new ones
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
Cause Of the Naval craz..


It was declared in plain terms by
DIR. Butler of the Columbia that a
great deal of the patriotism and ma
tional spirit manifested in the policy
of great navy and the building of
drcadnaughts is purely commercial
and selfish. A great battleship costs
millions OF dollars; the ones voted
for by this Congress, built and arm
ored, S1S,000,00 apiece, and back of
this vast expenditure is not the need
nor the glory of the country. but
simply the spirit of lucre, the purpose
to sell lot of material and do lot
of work at big price. 1t is regular
hold-up.
And this "hold-up" is supported by
the gilt-edge and social function OF
Washington City, It was the same
spirit that was back of tho marine
subsidy and which supported costly
lobby at Washington and pestered the
country with grandiloquent appeals in
behalf of white sails covering all the
seas. 1t was only another form OF
thine navalmania, from which the
country now suffers. This didn't used
to be so. 1t is only in this CONNER
cial age that the government is as
sailed by self-interest trying to sell
goods. It ought to be apparent &c
every citizen, and to inspire every
voter to protest against the con
tinuance OF this invasion of the public
welfare
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

are the most popular There j. a
large collection OF swindlers in this
country who manage to thrive for a
time on the creduIity of human nature.
Feasibility is their chief asset. They
can find out the weak spot in the
armor of many persons and pierce il,
al the same time getting to the peck
ethook. The two men arrested last
week MAY Dc wholly innocent, salt
there IS large fraternity engaged in
such practices as are charged, and the
only thing possible to 90 under the
circumstances is to warn people
aga INST the folly OF expecting to get
something for nothing under such CIR
cumstances.
In these days the cost of living is
so high that many per.ons are we'll
nigh desperate and are willing to take
almost any risk on the ground that
they cannot be much worst off than
they are. This is bad philosophy ana
bad economies. The true basis OF
economics is that laid down by Mr.
Mieawber. If you spend sixpence a
a year more than your income you are
miserable; if sixpence less, the result
is happiness This is entirely toe
simple for most persons. They rur
into debt gieefilly ard have hard
time getting out. If there were Z
modern Ben Franklin who could wielC
the proportionate influence that the
sage did in his own day, he would b.
the greatest of Americans. Spend lesi
than you earn and buy nothing be
cau.e il is cheap.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

Don't you sometimes have thoughts
that are unutterable p asked the
sweet young thing who was ON the
verge of graduating.
Never" replied the poe with the
unbarbered hair. but seem to have
a good many that can't get into
print"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
rer LittIe Plan.

"of course. said the new parson
who was making duty call. you
love your neighbors as yourself
"I>try TO" replied Mrs GoodWlh'
"but when they get so downright
mean that ] can no longer do II, !
move to another neighborhood-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

"The man who knows just what
he wants is bound to be successful
Not half so much as the man who
knows how to get what he wants"
Cleveland Leader.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

,rhe easiest way 20 bring about
custom seems 10 he 10 pass Jaw
prohibiting il.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

Russia IS establishing numerous
wireless stations over its great terri
tory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
SEWAREN

Mrs. Irving Demarest and little
son are spending a few days at
Dingman's Ferry, Pa, where Mr..
Demarest is building a stone road.
Miss Madeline Anthony, Of Hack
ensack, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S,
R. Brown, for a few weeks.
The Bridge Club will be entertain
ed by several of the ladies of the
Hotel Sewaren next Tuesday after
noon on the hotel piazza. At the
last meeting at the home of Mrs.
Grant the club prize was won by
Mrs. Dennis.
Miss Eloise Gimbernat and Miss
Edna Fowler attended the wedding
of Miss Craig, at Plainfield, Wednes-
day evening. r
C. A. Carrier leaves. today for the
West, where he expects to join Mrs.
Carrier, who has been spending the
summer with her parents In Michi-
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. Carrier will re-
turn to Sewaren about the middle of
September.
w. B. Clarkson is spending his
vacation at S~tratford, Conn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
JkMESBURG MEN NARROW
ESCAPE AT NIAGARA

Jamesburg, Aug. 19:-Harry A.
Edwards and Raymond Hampton, of
Jamesburg, who are expected home
tonight from q vacation spent in
Canada, will remember their outing
OF 1910 with more than usual vivid
ness because Of their almost hair
breadth escape from death while
crossing Niagara Gorge.
The Jamesburg men left Toronto
Monday, homeward bound. They
stopped at Niagara Falls and took a
trolley of the Niagara Gorge Railway
company to cross the gorge to Lew
iston. The "a had three trailers
with 1T, and carried about 200 pas
sengers. All went right until at the
turn Of the bridge over the gorge,
when a trolley car from the oppo-
site direction, which had mistaken
the signals, dashed into the Lewiston
bound car. All the cars were de-
rallied, although none left the road
bed. II they had. the 200 passen-
gers would have been hurled into the
terrible Whirlpool Rapids and per-
ished.
MI. Edwards and Mr.. Hampton
jumped when the crash came and es-
capped serious injury, although both
were slightly hurt by being thrown
against the car. Mr.. Edwards, for
tunately, had his camera with him,
and had the presence Of mind tc
take photos of the wreck, which
were used In the Buffalo papers.
The passengers were compelled tc
walk along the shattered running
board over the gorge to get to
safety.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
aoftsn the Blow.

When you throw a man, let MN
light, if possible, in a soft place.
Atchison Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
STATEMENT BY ]. A.
SEXTON STILL STANDS
ecial to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Aug. 19:-Some
time ago we gave to the EVENING
NEWS an article for publication
which was given us by ]. A. Sexton,
In which certain statements were
made in reference to freight rates
On the Raritan River railroad on
lumber. At that time there were
some in the town who were doubtful
on the matter referred to In that ar
ticle. In fact, We were told that a
representative of the P. r. r. pri-
vately denied the facts as set forth
and at that time was asked to pub
licly deny Mr.. Sections statements.
AS up to this time this has not been
done, the only conclusion is that
there is a discrimination or lower
rates over the Raritan River road
than over other lines coming into
South Amboy, and that Mr.. Sections
statements are correct.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
SOUTH RIVER SHOCKED
BY ACTION OF GIRLS

South River, Aug. 19:-Lulu KEEL
Ter, of New Brunswick; Mary Nc
Cutcheon, of Sayreville, and Mildred
Litchen, of this place, were arrested
about 1:30 Fednesday morning by
Officer Johnson for disturbing the
peace and soliciting on the streets.
A number of young men of re-
spectacle families were with the
women at the time of their arrest,
and were released on account of this
act being their first offense.
Mildred Litchen, who is Mrs. Nc
Ginnis, of Highland Park, and who
does not live with her husband for
reasons, 1t is said, that are known by
him, was released and sent to her
home with the understanding that
she will be sent to Jail If she Is ever
seen on the streets again during the
early morning hours. The other two
girls were lodged in Jail at South
River, owing to the general uproar
and disturbance they have been Gre
ating here since last Friday night.
Mayor Mark gave them a hearing
on Wednesday morning, and sen
fenced each to pay a fine of SO or go
to the county jail for thirty days.
AS the girls were unable to pay the
fine, they were again lodged in Jail
and given until 4 o'clock to secure
the money.
Their incarceration was heralded
among their friends in every quarter
Of the borough, and long before the
time limit had expired a former
hotel proprietor appeared before the
mayor and paid the fines. The girls
were released with the understand
ing that they would leave the Dor
ough and never be seen again on the
streets. They promised to live up to
this, but 1t was quietly spoken OF
last night that ene~sof the che
angels" of the burg" is protecting
them on his own property. This is
a matter for the police to investi-
gate.
Early Tuesday evening these girls
appeared on the street, and on &C
count of their actions and vulgar
language a complaint was made by
a respectable citizen, who requested
Officer Of~feaberger to arrest them,
but he positively refused. 1T is said
that for the time being Onenberger
had forgotten what constituted dis
order.
officer Johnson had been to Perth
Amboy during the evening, and re-
turned on one OF the late cars. A
citizen met him and notified him of
the disturbance, and@immedfately he
started out in search of the girls,
and located them in a private yacht
moored at the foot of Washington
street.
A terrific fight occurred or Ferry
street about IL o'clock between two
of the men in the party of the Nc
Cutcheon girl, each claiming her as
his affinity. 1t was this disturbance
that led finally to their arrest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
kEkSBEY

Mrs. William James Fullerton was
a Perth Amboy visitor Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. O'Connors, of Railway, spent
Tuesday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Fee.
Mrs. Claus Lund was a Perth Am
boy visitor Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Matthew Schaub and Mrs.
Matthew Lund and children were
out-of-town visitors Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer LaForge and
children spent a pleasant day at AS
bury Park Wednesday.
Misses Tina and Mary Schmidt, of
Fords, attended the meeting of the
X. r. G. Wednesday evening.
Julius Holubovick was a Perth
Amboy visitor Tuesday evening.
Edison Day, Of Plainfield, is
spending a weeks vacation with rel
atives in town.
Charles Lund was a visitor In
Perth Amboy Wednesday night.
Louis Gloff spent Wednesday
evening out of town.
Herman FItz was a Perth Amboy
visitor Wednesday night.
Matthew Lund spent Wednesday
evening in Fords.
Mr.. Heis and Mr.. Lott were out
of-town visitors Wednesday even
ing.
Subscribe for the NEWS,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
PORT READING

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Turner and
daughter have returned to their
home in Hartford, after spending a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Gleason were out
of-town visitors Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Turner have taken
up their residence in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Larson spent
Sr~d"v out of town.
William B. Turner, of Trenton,
spent sunday with his parents.
Fred Stultz, store keeper at the
P. & r. docks, is enjoying a two
weeks vacation which he is spend
ing zatsOcean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher, of Penn
sylvania, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gallagh-
er. p
Miss Mamie McNulty is entertain
ing "a friend from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Irvine spent
Sunday out of town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
WOODBRIDGE

Mrs. P. Bauer and Miss Irma
Bauer, Of Brooklyn, are spending
two weeks with Miss Anna Hilsdorf.
Mrs. e. Hancock, of Jersey City,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. A.. Hall.
Mrs. H. r. Valentine and Miss
Grace Valentine have returned from
the Adirondacks.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Fire Company No. 1 will be held this
evening.
T. F. DUNCAN lost a valuable colt
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moon and
family have returned from a two
weeks stay at Haines Falls, N. Y.
Miss Marie Demarest is spending
a few weeks at White House.
Mrs. Albert Martin and family
spent Thursday in Railway.
Mrs. Jennie Lamberg spent Thurs
day out of town.
Mrs. A. w. King has a handsome
new collie.
Mrs. ~Inslee, Miss Ethel Inslee and
William Inslee enjoyed an outing at
Coney Island Thursday.
Miss Cora Kelly was a Perth Am
boy visitor Thursday morning.
Louis Kuhn spent Thursday morn
ing out of town.
Mrs. e. J. Flanagan was a New
York visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Leonard and daughter Mary,
of South Amboy, were the guests of
DR.. J.. J. Collins Thursday.
Mrs. Mooney and daughter, Of
Freeman street, were Perth Amboy
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Ruchan and daughter were
out-of-town visitors Thursday after
noon.
Miss Florence Liddle is entertain
ing a friend from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sattler are
enjoying a trip to Albany and Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Manning McElroy and daugh-
ter Verna were Perth Amboy visitors
Thursday afternoon.
William Lucas is confined to his
bed by a stroke of paralysis.
There has been a ladies' tailoring
establishment opened in the Miller
building in Main street.
Miss Emma from is enjoying a
two weeks vacation in West Vir-
ginia.
Edward Sattler is enjoying a
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whalen and family
spent Thursday out of town.
Joseph Barron, of New York, is
visiting in town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
BARN DANCE
ENJOYABLE
AT SEWAREN
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS,
Sewaren, Aug. 19:-The barn
dance at the yacht club Wednesday
evening was avery pleasant affair.
The club house was artisticalIy deco
rated with cornstalks and asparagus
fern, and instead of the usual re-
freshments being served, sand
wiches, olives, pies, crullers and cof-
fee helped, to- make the evening in
every respect a country barn dance.
The costumes we're very fitting for
the occasion, the ladies wearing
aprons and sun bonnets and the gen.
tlemen ~overalls and flannel shirts.
Among those enjoying the evening
were: Commodore and Mrs. Louis
Ballard, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bal
lard, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cooper,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cuppia, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Gin
bernat, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Ferris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Annes, Mrs.
William sAnnes, Mr.. and Mrs. An
nett, Mrs. Throckmorton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hig-
gins, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Brown,
Mrs. S. R. Brown, MI. and Mrs. Ed
ward Tinker, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Boynton and the Misses Annes, Os-
born. Edna Fowler, Theresa Fowler,
Eloise Gimbernat, lila Hammett,
Ruth Freeman, Natalie Cuppia, Elma
Hoyt, Jessie Hammett, Madeline An
thony, Dorothy Clarkson, Hazel
Throckmorton, Ethel Raymond,
Helen Raymond, Alice Hutchinson,
Beatrice Wentworth, and the Misses
Throckmorton, Moore, Tails, Reyes,
Hammett, Craig, Freeman, Clarkson,
Stevens, Hudson, Day, Wisschuson,
Gimbernat, Fowler, Higgins and
Cuppia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
Ancient Beds.

In ancient times the beds we read
about were simply rugs, skins or thin
mattresses which could be rolled up
and carried away in the morning. Al
night they were spread on the floor,
which In the better class Of houses
was of tile or plaster, and as the
shoes were not worn in the house and
the feet were washed before entering
a roo the floors were cleaner than
ours. After "a time a sort of bench,
three feet wide, was built around two
or three sides Of the room about a
foot above the floor and, covered with
a soft cushion. was used during the
day 10 sit or lounge on and as a sleep
ing place a. night The bench was
sometimes made Hike a settee, movable
and Of carved wood or fgorEa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
TOWNS
LADIES
ORGANIZE To
HELP X. A. C.
to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
woodbridge, Aug. 19:-There was
a meeting Of the young ladies ap-
pointed by the K. A. G. to help raise
money for the monument fund, held
at the Woodbridge hotel, Wednesday
evening. Miss Grace Huber was
elected chairman and Miss Carrie
Kink, secretary. 1t was decided to
have a tag day September 5, Labor
Day. The young ladies are also
planning to give a fair which will be
held in the nea future.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Miss Huber Friday
evening. The young ladies appoint
ed on the committee are: The Misses
Helen Brown, Mary Brown, Maude
Sohce drFol, Observation-Disclosures
Schoder, Florence Liddle, Ruth
Dunn, Josie O~hemhiser, Estella KEEL
ly, Tessie Farrell, Mamie Brennan.
Katherine Candle, Bessie Blair, Nan
Stewart, Carrie King, Josephine Nc
Gowan, Emma From. Grace Huber,
Florence Campbell, Elizabeth Far
rell, Anna Coffey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-19
KINGWOODS TO
HAVE TROLLEY
RIDE TONIGHT
Special to the EKENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, Aug. 19:-The
Kingwood A. G. will hold it's annual
trolley ride tonight to Olympic Park,
Newark, leaving Green street at Z
o'clock sharp, arriving at Newark
about 9:15, and leaving at IL
o'clock, giving those who go an op-
portunfty to enjoy the attractions Of
fered at the Park.
This is a new departure in the line
Of trolley rides, the usual run being
around the loop, and affording those
who go no opportunity of stopping
anywhere, and ought to prove a very
tempting proposition for an even
ing's enjoyment. Tickets are fifty
cents. Good music will be in attend
ance, and a large crowd Is expected,
for whom ample accommodations
have been provided.