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Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
An Absolute Cjnch.

1t is said that only about thirty days
Garner and starvation. Most farmers
could keep the wolf from the door"
quite q bit longer than that.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
A paiifA RAnuAst.

F"rear teacher." wrote little John.
ny's mother. kindly excuse Johns
absence from school Yesterday after
noon. as he fell In the mud. BY doing
the same you will greatly oblige his
mother"
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
L.. Children Make Money.

Why not give the inys yes. and the
girls. tOo--H little spending money
patch? Let them have all they raise
on 1t and you help them to dispose
of their crop. This kind Ut treatment
goes II long way toward content and
happiness.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
This Cow knaw Financs.

COw-Oh. but I've thisst. Wish !
belonged to u syndicate .ns,ead Of n
farmer
Rooster Why 80!
Cow-'Cause they never forget to wa
ter the stock-Judgr.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
A Daap Place.

Batchmnn Who was u said Home
IL the dearest place on rnrth?" i'ham.
lee Some married man who had just
received his coal ana grocery bills. no
doubt. Boston Trniiscript.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
Not Guilty.

Mrs Lppdpr Sorah. do you ever ra
peat anything You hear my husband
and myself smy to each Other when we
have slight difference "f olnnionf
DOmestic--Ih' saints forbid Ulem
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
SPRINGFIELD. MASS, SETS
the PEOPLE AN. EXAMPLE
City sssuti6s: ow" Property Hoping
Citizens VIII Do Likewise.

Too many city yards ARE hl"ts upon
the iantiS..aI~ anO drprrr,ate the
value ut adjacent property. Tut ~ the
ILLUSTRATION accompanying this article
W. ma ih.. stabI ana rntrnn'p 10 the
yurd pr,.srnttng a most attractive ap.
,,..tirHIn.p. II h unfortunate tnaI ths
nm lorlty Of cities do not vet bettes
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20

example to their citizens hy paving
some attention TO the neat ness Anu at
trnrt,vpii,.ss ut then own properties.
Springfield Mass. the owner of the
city yarsi here illustrated IL certainly
to lr .ulnInentitsi tor the example
which Il sets. lridrninily the rNy
also owns three graves Dunks ana
trap rock quarry. Il trrsti+ ana hins
tor rtApivinr and storing trap r"'k.
tus..i her with buildings for housing
th.. steam roller, wagons nnd other ap.
plianres owned by the street ana
sewer department.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
Difference Of Opinion.

II we're not besi that we should all
think alike: II Ia difference Of opinion
that makes horse races possible
Marx Twain.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20

lever at that point. The method Of
using Is clearly shown In illustration
and as the lever Is drawn around the
post the wire can be brought up tight
ly for stapling with slight effort.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
ELS MAIL ORDER GAIN.
Chicago Hoos~ Repo-ts Extra P"o;'ts.
Row About loLAi Desiers2

CHICAGO Housr Repo-ts Extra P~o;its.
tio~ ABOUT loIAi Oesiersf
The ann,i r"lnri ~ Sears E~huck
4 60 the mru"o mai order house.
tu, h,st yea showed nn ~ ease Of ~
lt.r cent IN sni,.s viii II ten 1910 total
cd Siil .:3.a, ~ against S.l.Ol ,.nH in
1919 Dividends nn pStnpn,s and
interest ON 81 urii"s aW'nnfrd to
81 u.uW brin. ilr thr 'utai lncoinp to
xtil I.D. s:.A nu increase M so l|I..s'3
Purchases wn"rS advertising and
other EXPENSES llrr-l ~+i hy SJ.0;S.Si3
to S..I.:.i.I.5lG the total including de-
pr,siation amounting {" xH.Sl9.Ni2
which left n npI profit for the year OF
L, SG 753 S7G hu Increase of S:tiI .5l5 over
the previous wear
After allowing for the payment OF
per rrrt on The SS.SU.Na' common
stock the net profit pqilnird 941 per
cent on the $40 UtHni.,an common stock
against is4i earned In the previous
year
I.n,k over the figures printed above.
Did YOU hrlp these OUT OF town mer-
chants to accumulate their fortunes.
or d.d Won do vOur hest 70 help alOn'
the hnr'lwOrking. honest. square dea.
ing storpkeeUers Of your own town.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
He'd Teach Clean Streets.

Teach The schOOi children civic
missioner Of street "ieaning of Kansas
city. Mo. 'nnd predict the effect will
BE- seen In II city surlassingll health
fui. clean and attractive Get the boys
and girls into the habit Of picking up
every piece OF stray paper or stick Of
wood on the street or sidewalk In front
Of the home or IN the yard. Teach
them that when they throw an empty
rack into the street the work Of the
',reet sweeprrs has awaited nothing
Catoctin clarion., 1911-07-20
A Fault That Can Be Rene

The greatest fault tn be found even
In planted districts. is the fact that ev
cry one. plants for himself without re
gard to the needs of the proposition or
the wishes Uf neighbors u. public
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

look at the sworn statements filed
with the secretary of state and with
the clerks of the circuit courts to grasp
the idae that there should be remedy
for this serious defect, and it is found
that the candidates spend more money
in the second primary than in the
first.
The second (2) reason for doing
away with the second primary does not
go so much to the financial phase Of the
question but 1t goes to condition that
should not be overlooked. All candi-
dates look with horror and mistrust
upon the second race because of the
four reasons above given. For in
stance, it has been observed that IN
the excitement of the second race, a
whole community has been known to
vote against worthy candidate rather
than vote with a certain faction or
clique of the town or county.
Experience has taught us that it Is
in the quiet of the first primary that
the average citizen votes less inter-
ruptedly and more conscientiously.
The third go reason for our conten-
ton is that the extreme desire to win
promotes bribery and graft among the
less ScupulouS voters. The most
worthy aspirants for office are dis
couraged by the fact that frivolous
misrepresentation are seen to sway
the unthoughtful and defeat deserving
and merftorious candidates.
The fourth "a reason here given is
very serious one, for this condition
of affairs practically shuts out the
possibility of a man running for Office,
however wise and just he may be, If
he has been financially unfortunate or
has not the unusual capacity to accu-
mulate wealth. 1t is said that good
per centage of those who run in our
primaries are often found encumbering
their homes with a mortgage to put
them through the last primary.
How any men. prominent in our
states history, would not have been
known beyond their home county if
they had been compelled to sacrifice
fortune to get to fulfill their import
ant missions for our statei
Below is given the sworn statements
of candidates for United States SEN
ator, showing the sum Of money each
spent, part of which is here first made
public.
Expenses Heavy.
Campaign for United States senator
primary 1910:
First Second
Primary Primary. Total.
Broward.$ 6,507.14 5 7,776.39 $14,2S3.59
L'Engle.. 3,69S.75 .. 3,6sS.75
| Taliafro SIS, 364.24 $10,64S.79 $29,11303
Senatorial campaign, 1911:
First Second
Primary. Primary. Total.
Stockton. 5 7,451.4S ..-..... 7,451.s1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
Governor
A. w. Gilchrist.
J. n. c. Stockton
J. B. Browne III

The voter is required to vote for
first and second choice where there is
more than twice as many candidates
for the same office as there are posi-
tons to be filed, but no ballot is in
valid because of a wrong mark except
as to that position.
In Other States
Some of the states have tried the
ballot which requires as many choice
votes as there are candidates for the
same Office and this method compels
one of the contestants to get ma
jority vote. This has been found to
be confusing to the voter, as a rule,
and it has been substituted by the
method Of first and second choice vote.
Some favor the plan of counting every
first choice vote one and the second
one half-or fifty per cent for the
second.
Idaho, after experimenting with
nearly all the mentioned methods, has
in a recent law, enacted March z. 1911,
adopted the method advocated in this
article. 1t seems to be the one most
favored. Idaho also has the law re-
quiring publicity of itemized campaign
expenses and it is found that they
operate well together. Bills Of this
nature have been introduced in our
legislature ,one in 1907 drawn up by
]. T. G. Crawford, and one in 1911 in
troduced by T. F. West of Milton, but
public sentiment seems to be lacking.
An understanding of the plan seems to
be all that it requires to become pop
ular.
The writer of this article makes no
pretentions at originality, and only
seeks to advocate a reform that, in his
opinion, will finally be adopted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

This statement is practically dupli-
Gated in their statements flied ten days
after the first primary, ten days before
the second and ten days after the Sec
ond. amounts Of items not being quite
so large.
People generally object to a change
in a method that has been considered
good, and they are slow to adopt even
a slight change however meritorious
1t may be. The primary itself was
once looked upon with much skep-
ticism. The law, passed by the legis-
lature OF 1909. compelling publicity Of
campaign expenses and forbidding the
unlawful use of favors by candidates,
is now admitted to be a meritorfous
law. Other states Of the union have
found It so.
This law has brought forth the
amazing fact that candidates for the
higher offices OF our state were COM
PEELED to spend fabulous sums for
legitimate campaigning purposes, often
more than the term of office pays.
It is the purpose of this article to
try to point out the merits of a plan
which dispenses with the necessity of
n second primary. The chief objec-
lions to a second primary may be
summed up thus: ~ The unreason-
able expense to candidates. CD It's
annoyance to the general public. (S)
1t dfscourages many worthy men to
run Office.
Four Reasons.
The frSt ID reason above given is
well understood and we have only to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

Mrs. youngstown. 1 hate to ask
you to go into this store with me but
have to match this ribbon.
Mr.. Young-Thats all right, my
dear. The ribbon counter girl in there
is the sweetest, prettiest little
Mrs Young-Oh, I guess 1 can let II
go until some other day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

A young lady who had returned
from a tour through Italy with her
father informed a friend that he liked
all the Italian cities, but most Of all
he loved Venice.
"Ah, Venice, to be sure" said the
friend. II can readily understand that
your father would like Venice, with its
gondolas. and st. Marks, and Michel
angeles"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

"Oh, no." the young lady interrupt
ed, 1T wasn't that. He liked it be-
cause he could sit in the hotel and
fish from the MISUNDERSTANDING
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

Pedestrian-Hey! You missed me
by an inch!
Chauffeur-Be patient, I am coming
back again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

The primary method Of nominating
candidates for office has not been In
general use in Florida very long. The
legislature of 1901 passed the general
primary law and since that time each
legislative session has improved on
some of the minor parts Of the system.
II is a conceded fact that the pri-
mary method of nominating is with US
to stay, or till some better plan is In
augurated. This approval was exem-
plified in the primary of 1910 when
the question was submitted to the peo-
pie, the vote in favor of retaining the
primary being three to one, as against
the convention plan.
Probably one of the greatest benefits
derived from the primary is that it in
spires the voters to feel the RESPONSE
bility of self government, and they are
induced to become conVersant upon is
sues and men or be Inundated by find
ing themselves dependent upon some
one elsa condition admittedly OPP
posed to best modern ideas of gov
eminent. It is educational and the
voter, as he understands the method
better, and its responsibilities, be-
comes more appreciative of his citi
zenship and more anxious to use 1t
well.
The present method used by the
people of Florida, like everything in
augurated by man, is not perfect and
does not meet the exact desires of the
people. Chief among the objections is
the enormous expense the candidate is
subjected to. This is> especially true
when the candidate has to go into a
second primary. The sworn state
ments below give some idea as to the
nature Of the expense as well as the
enormity Of II. We use here a state
ment made by ]. P. Taliaferro and one
by ". B. Broward, both filed with the
secretary Of state ten days before the
first primary OF 1910:
Q~nRIa cA1&A@aMn%
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

The form of the ballot and the
method of marking it correctly is very
simple. The main difference is that
while, in our present way of voting
our primary ballot. we make an (X(
in front of our choice of candidates for
each Office, we are required to make
the (X after the name Of the candi-
dates in this place.
A voters ballot for governor, COM
plying with this method, would appear
thus:
1st Choice End Choice
Governor Vote for onefVote for one
A. W. Gilchrist x
J: n G. stockton1 <
J. B. Browne -.
Tha uotar. 70 ron,,irad tn Nota for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

LIST Choice End Choice
Vote for oneiVote for one
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

not admit of free demonstration to all
be appreciated, and the best way to see
1t is to have it shown to you by the owner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
T0TTENviLLE

Mrs. John Mcdonald. of Elliott
avenue, left yesterday for Troy.
where she will spend two weeks va
cation.
Miss Freda Syze, of New Brighton,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Hop
ping, here.
Miss Maude Paugh Is on a two
weeks vacation from her duties at
the Raritan Copper Works.
Charles w. Smith, of Piainfeld
was IN town yesterday.
Miss Estelle Bedell will spend the
next two weeks at Ocean Grove.
Howard c. Woglom, Of Hartford
Conn, has been on a visit to his par.
ents here.
Miss Lyna Dorsey has returned
from Adelphi, n. j.
Miss Viola Gibbs has returned tc
business after a two weeks vacation
Cornelius Shea is in the Catskills
Albert G. Sparkling has returned
from Richmond. Va, where he has
been for the past month or more.
Miss Bertha WalkerIing is home
with her parents on a two weeks va.
cation.
Eugene Fountain, who injured hi;
hand in a fall from his bicycle, Is re.
covering.
A social time followed the meet.
! ing of United Council, Jr. o. L. A
NJ, in Mechanic hall last night. Ice
cream and cake were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
CARNIVAL AT
RARITAN BAY
Plan Three Day Affair at
Summer Colony.

Plans for a carnival under the
auspices OF the residents of Raritan
Bay Park and those that compose the
summer colony at that place are be-
ing rapidly completed. The event
will be held Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, September ., 3 and 4, and
viii close the season at that place.
An attractive program is being ar
ranged for the three days %celebra-
ton. There will be athletic sports
of all kinds, boat races and a water
parade. There will be a swimming
contest ana a baseball game between
the married and single men Of that
section.
Arrangements are also being made
for an exhibition drill of Company G,
Twelfth Regiment, United Boys Bril-
gade of America, Saturday afternoon
of the carnival. Many prizes are to
be offered in the various events.
There is to be a king and queen of
the carnival. Some Of those who are
mentioned for queen are Miss Grace
Johannson, Mrs. Daisy Gibbs and
Mrs. Caldwell. For king, thus far,
Edward Seibert and J. Zumstag are
being considered. In the evening
there will be dancing at Freidricks
Shore house, situated on Raritan
bay. The chairman of the commit
tee is Edward Seibert.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
SLEIGHT is OUT
ON $1,000 BAIL
TOttenyiIIe Youth is Held
for Grand Jury.

LeGrande Sleight, nineteen years
old, of Tyrrell street, Tottenyille
charged with having held up John
Sonish, a Hungarian of Kreischer,
vile, on Monday, July 10, in Front
street, Tottenyille, was yesterday ar
raigned before Magistrate Marsh in
the second district court at Stapletou
for a hearing. Sleight waived exam
nation before the magistrate and
was held in $500 bail to await the
action of the grand jury, which con
Venes in October.
SOnish was In court and identified
Sleight as one Of the four that held
him up and robbed him Of about $50
in cash, a dress suit case, three suits
of clothes and other wearing apparel,
while he was on his way to Kreisch-
eTvilIe that night. Sleight, who has
been confined in the Middlesex coun-
tv jail at New Brunswick for a
month waiting eXtradition to this
is out on bail furnished by his
John Sleight, of Broadway,
.Tottenyille. The other three accom-
Dlices of Sleight are still at large.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
JULY REPORT OF DIET
KITCHEN SHOWS RESULTS

The treasurer of the Staten Is
land Diet Kitchen Association CRATE
fully Acknowledges the following re-
ceipts during the month OF July,
1911:
Mrs. F. U, Johnston $500
EMMA R. VIDAL Treas.
Donations to the Kitchen:-Miss
Ripley, nine dozen eggs, four pack
three and a half pounds of sugar,
three cakes Of soap; Mr.. Hermann,
kindling wood; Mrs. Lawrence, pa
per bags; Mrs. Hoffman, paper bags;
receipted bills from the Richmond
Ice Co, Electric Light Co., and New
York and Sichmond Gas Co; Mrs.
Wann, one dollars worth of eggs;
Miss Ripley, clothes for patients.
Directress' Report:-In response
to the physicians 144 acquisitions
during month of July their patients
have received 33 pints beef tea, SO
pints mutton broth. PIT pints milk,
% portions Of cereals and 161 eggs,
Items of Interest:-The Diet
Kitchen has furnished nourishing
food to seven sick people during the
month Of July, three of whom have
been the victims of tuberculosis.
One of these has died, but thanks
to the nourlshment afforded by the
Kitchen the others have made rapid
improvement.
Drs. Vidal, Carl Walser, Freidel,
MacGuire and Williams have been
the physicians in attendance.
SUSAN l.. RIPLEY, Mgr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
TRAFFIC SQUAD
DRILL At FAIR
Mounted Police to Give Ex,
hibition August 81.

The question of how to manage
the great traffic question in New
York city, has long been one OF
great anxiety for many years. Rep
r~esentatives from the Police Depart
ment were sent TO various cities in
this country and Europe to study the
subject scientifically.
1t was the system practtced by
the Police Department Of London
that was adopted, and 1t has proved
a perfect success in New York city.
Since adopted here, too representa-
tives from police departments from
all over the country have stood on
the sidewalk by the hour, witness
ing the work in detail.
One result of the adoption of this
particular form of police service
that New York now has g traffic
squad whose fame has gone out to
all points of the universe. Forty of
this force have been especially
drilled and prepared to serve at the
State Fair at Syracuse, will give
an exhibition at the Staten Island
fair on Thursday afternoon, August
81. 1t will be an event worth see
ing.
Police Commissioner Rhinelan-
der Waldo has accepted the invita-
tlon of President William S Van
ClIef to visit the fair on that day,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
LANDLADYS SHOT,
BOARDER HELD
Man Who Did Shooting in
Jail, Woman in Hospital.

Robert Poehe, a bookkeeper, who
shot Mrs. Bertha Bache, proprietor
of a boarding house at No. 80 Finger
board road, Fort WadsWorth, was
a~rraigned before Magistrate Marsh
in the second district court at Staple
ton Yesterday on a charge of felont-
GUS assault. He was committed to
the county Jail at Richmond in de-
fault Of $4,000 bail for examination
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Ba he, who was shot In the
back, Is at the s.. R. Smith Infrmary
at New Brighton, where she was
taken after the shooting. She was
reported to be somewhat improved,
although her condition is said to be
serious. The doctors at the hospital
have not as yet located the bullet.
In court Poehe said the shooting
was accidental. He said he was
leaning his reviewer when 1t went
IF. The shooting toQf place early
morning. Thf other board
RS in the house were Awakened by a
woman. Upon Investigating they
'ound Mrs. Bache in the entry hall
If the house fully dressed and suffer
ng from a bullet wound in the back.
Poehe, who was close by, excitedly
exclaimed that he did not e to do
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
ASSOCIATION TO
HAVE OUTING AT GILLIES

The first annual outing and games
of the John Cronin Association, of
West New Brighton, which will be
held at Gillies' Phoenix Park, New
Dorp, on Sunday, promises to be one
Of the big events of the season. The
committee of arrangements has dis
posed of over 800 tickets. A num-
Der Of valuable prizes donated by
business men will be contested for.
Big Tommy Driscoll and Bill Nor
rison will run a special race of 100
yards. As both are seeking the al
dermanic hOnOrs the winner viii re
ceive the endorsement of the Gro
nins. The committee has secured
touring autos to convey the party to
and from the park. Judging from
the demand for tickets the Cronin
outing will be the largest Of the
season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
VINCE PURVIS is HELD
FOR THE GRAND JURY

Charged with felonious assault
Wiuce Pu-vis, colored, thirty-elght
years old, Of SO Main street, Tot
tenviIle, yesterday waived examina-
ton. when arraigned before Magis-
trate Marsh in the second district
and was held In $1,000 to await the
action of the grand jury. Purvis is
charged with sIashing Travis Buck
alew, ffty-four years old. of the
same address with a razor Saturday,
June "a, during an alteration.
Buckalew, who had been in the 5.
R. Smith Infrmary up until two
weeks ago, was in court to press
the charge.
eFor some time Buckalew lowered
between life and death, but he fl
nally recovered and was abie to
leave the hospital owing to Pur-
Wis bOndsman not being able to be
in court yesterday, he was given
today have the bail fixed up !
would keep hi mout of jail until 1
he grand jury convenes in Octo- L
)er. {
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25

nous portrait of Madonna Lisa del
Gioconda of Florence, known as the
Mona Lisa" the costliest painting
in the world, had been stolen ere
ated q tremendous sensation here.
P~arisians being said to have forgot
ten for the time the rumors of war.
Great crowds collected in the neigh
borhood of the Louvre, where for
five years the painting has been on
exhibition and from which the thief
carefully removed the portrait from
the frame, leaving the frame on a
staircase. The theft of the Gains
borough portrait. stolen from Lon
don and recovered many years later