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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-18
PERTH AMBOY POST OFFICE
SCHEDULE,


Taklng Effect October 8. 1910.
MAILS ARRIVE DAILY.
N. Y, West and south...... 700 am.
N. Y. and Philadelphia. ..... 1880 am.
Railway and Woodbridge. 1880 am.
FOrds and Keasbey ........ 500 am.
South Jersey .......,.. 300 am,
N. Y. Northern Way.,.,. $3.50 am.
Cranbury, amesburg and
Hightstown ........,..,...f0:00 am.
Railway, direct. m.
New York and Northern way.12:30 pm.
South Jersey way.......... 100 pm.
Woodbridge, direct 1880 pm.
N. Y. and Northern way...., 2:30 pm.
N. Y. and Northern way. 300 pm.
South Jersey way.......,... $3.50 pm.
Cranbury, Camden and
Hightstown. ............... $50 pm.
N. L. Brooklyn, Pennsyl-
vanfa and North Jersey. $50 pm.
Railway and Woodbridge. $3.50 pm.
SUNDAY MAIL.
All points $50 pm.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

City and Islands News Service is Unsur-
passed. while accounts Of Worlds Happen
ings by Gable and Letters from San Francisco
and Washington, Round out THE STAR Of
the present in most striking way, and
make it The Paper which Must and Does
Appeal with Greatest Force to every Pro
gressive Citizen.
The Rapid Increase of Circulation of THE
STAR in the past few weeks is fitting
Testimonial to it's Improved Character, and
Evidences a Popular Endorsement Of it's
Effort to Meet the Demand for a Newspaper
COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL.
The Star contains Twelve Pages five days
of the week and Never Less than Sixteen
Pages on Saturdays.
The Subscription Rate of the Daily is
$500 per annum; $500 for Six Months;
$500 for Three Months, or rs cents Month,
delivered anywhere in the Islands.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Lark Now a Pest.

Assemblyman Struckenbruck. the
blacksmith of San JOAQUIN
Cal, is devoting a great deal of his
time to getting votes for his bill 10
permit the shooting of meadow larks
He says that the birds destroy not
only grain. but have lately developed a
fondness for melons that is proving
disastrous to the cantaloupe crop.
One of the strongest bits of evidence
cited by Struckenbruck is that when
the agricultural demonstration train
of the University of California was
sent through the state To teach the
farmers how to raise their crops on
scientific principles the meadow lark.
properly stuffed and mounted. occu-
pied a dishonored place among the ex-
hibits as pest"
Observation in the fields has also
shown that the bird is too busy nick
ing up the farmers grain to devote
any time to singing He claims that
the lark. whose ripping melody. which
was once the harbinger of spring and
the inspiration OF rhymesters. has now
become an ordinary thief.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
A huae Earth Dam.

The big Belle Fourche irrigation
dam in South Dakota, which is the
LARGEST earth embankment in the
world. is nearing completion. Con.
struction of the project was author.
lied by congress on May 10. 1904. at a
cost of $5,0O0.000.
From an engineering standpoint the
Belle Fourche project is one Of the
most interesting which the govern
ment has yet undertaken. Its princi-
pal structure is the earthen dam. This
wonderful dixie. which closes the low
est depressions in the rim Of q natu-
raj basin, is 6.20C feet long. 20 feet
wide on top and lis high in the high
est place.
The inside face Of this structure.
which has a slope of two to one. will
be protected from wave and ice ac.
ton by two feet of screened gravel.
on which will be placed concrete
blocks, each 4 by feet and 8 inches
thick. The cubical contents Of this
dixie will be 100000 cubic feet. or
about half of the famous pyramid Of
Cheops. The reservoir created by this
dam will cover about 5000 acres. and
will be the largest lake In the state.
Popular Mechanics.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
DELIGHTFULLY."- Situated.

Jeremy Sanderson. the well-known
sociologist of Duluth, was condemnins
International marriage that gives
American girls beauty and millions
= some elderly and withered noble
n.
Those mercenary foreign hounds
that flch our girls" said Mr.. Sander
son, bitterly, ARE well off-well off,
I mean, in the Calhoun use of the
term.
H. Clay Calhoun. testifying in an
assault case. spoke Of one Washing
ton White as well off,
Nov. Witness said the cross-ex-
amining lawyer, when you declare
White to be we'll off, what do you
mean? Is he worth s10,00O?'
"'No. sab. Oh. no. sah,' said Cal
houn.
"Is he worth s5,OoO?'
"'No. sab. Nah gracious. no.
"1s he worth s1,000?'
mo, sab; he amt wurf II cents
Then, how is he well OFF,
'Bekase. sab, his wife am an A No.
1 washlady and keeps de hull family
in bang-up style"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Perfumes as Antiseptics.

New York dandies who perfume
themselves are laughed at, and yet 8
scientist, writing in the Scotsman
says all sweet odors are conducive t.
health and are harmless. He assert:
positive antiseptic properties are pos
sessed by the ,ils of lavender. eucalyp
tus, Glove. TO. nary and other plants.
moreover. they possess the power tt
destroy bacteria And does not the
doctor recommend the air of sun-li
pine wood? 1t has been said by fam
Gus writer that whenever the SUI
shines on the fragrant herbs they ex
press their gratefr]ness in health-giv
ing ozone. Lavender water. eau d.
cologne and altar of roses drive of
headaches and invigorate the jadet
mind. Even to robust persons il
steady health. says Sir William Tenn
ME. the effect of certain sweet odors
is to stimulate the mental faculties
and give positive pleasure to their ex
ercise. They counteract or comba'
mental disease, have a beneficial in
fluence on temperament
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Mo Chon Suev in China.

81 have just come from n trip to
China" said the foreign agent, land
found everything to eat there except
chop suey. While seeing the sights
in various Chinese cities I would occa
sionally drop into a restaurant to have
a bite of native food. An order for a
bowl of chop suey invariably was met
by a mystical shake of the head. The
fact is that they don't eat chop suey
in China. An intelligent Chinaman
tells me that chop suey is eaten only
by pigs. cats and Americans. II is the
American corruption of some Chinese
dish that probably was very good
There is a legend to the effect that
1t was invented by some practical
joker in San Franciscos Chinatown
and from there is has spread over the
entire United States and most of Eu
rope. Even London. Paris and Berlin
now have their chop suey joints where
respectable natives 60 and consume
the stuff under the impression that
they are being wicked. Cinnamon in
American tell me that chop suey Is
eaten only by the poorer Chinese. VIII
order it in the dingier restaurants be
cause it is cheap"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
HE SAW ALL THE REAL SIGHTS
Wonderful Things Uncle Timrod Wit
messed in the City Did Not In
cIude Museums.

We'll. Uncle Timrod." says the
nephew after breakfast. Il wish l
could take you around to see the sights
Of the city today. but I've got lot OF
inn o:;2nt business on hand; so Ill
h"vc TO let Won run around by your
sCf. Here's q list Of the museums.
city hall. pUblic bi,;' 'CirEs, parks and
things like that. with directions how
to get to each one"
That evening Uncle Timrod comes
home weary, but satisfied.
We'll" asked tho nephew, did you
have any trcuL.c finding your way
arouId?"
NO; l got on fine,", says Uncle Tim
rod. cOntentediy.
And did you think the public build
ings and museums and parks were as
fine as You eXpected?"
We'll, Jimmy. l tell you. l got SO
interested In seein' sights that l never
got 10 one O. them places. l seen a
machine in window that pulls taffy,
an whole lot o fancy knifes in an
other. an one place | seen clock
that tells tn time anywhere on earth.
an | seen a whole window full o Ca
nary birds an pups, an | looked into
a barber shop that had wimmen bar
bcrs, an | seen the fire engines run AM
the patrol wagon comes an takes fel-
Ter u Jail, an street car run into
automobile, an 4 'lectric train whiZzin
round an round in another window,
an nigh orrO 80 barrels o apples In
front Of 4 store, an compass in a
window, an place whur they cut
oysters open Ter ye-an | ct dozen
right there, an feller paintin' picters
in a window an sellin' 'em frames an
all fer a dollar an two bits apiece. an
oh, laws. I can't begin to tell We all
TIL sights ] seen. I'm clean tuckered
out. an my neck hurts because l
watched two fellers washin' windows
way up 10 ficors f'om tn ground.
counted it three times Twicet made
ii 10 an oncet 90. so guess I'm on tn
! safe side Yep. I certainly have been
seein' tn sights, Jimmy.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Quick Travelling.

Every one in eastern Oregon calls
State Senator Bowerman Jay" and
thinks that when IT comes to trying a
hard fought criminal case there IL
none better. Not long ago the late
candidate for governor defended q
participant in a shooting scrape at
Fossil and q material point in the
case hinged upon the testimony Of an
aged Tennesseean
Where were you when this shot
was fired?' queried counsel for the
defense
II were about ten feet behint the
feller what got shot,
And were you there when the mar
shal arrived"
NO, sab; I want nowhere nigh the
place"
you must have travelled pretty
FAST" suggested Mr.. Bowerman.
The witness projected his goatee
over the rail of the witness stand and
in confidential tone of voice said:
well. Jay, Ill tell ye: made Jest
three tracks between Knox's livery
barn and the cotehouse.
Oregonian.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Man a Back Number,

It Is the year 1000. The famous and
successful lady orator is addressing &
large and enthusiastic audience A:
the end of her speech she says:
II believe. that this is the time fol
me TO publicly acknowledge by indebt
ness to one who has been my com
panion. my counsellor. and my guide
who has upheld my weary hands wher
the task seemed too great for my
strength. who has cheered me with
loving words when I returned worr
and weary from my arduous duties IL
club and on platform. who has by
thoughtful. constant ministrations Civ
en- the blessed knowledge that Away:
there Is for ME haven of refuge ant
rest. 4 harbor of comfort and cheer
my home. All that I am. and all that !
have. I owe to that inestimable man
my husband"
At the back of the hall sat little
pale-faced man. whose face, as those
gracious words fell on his ears. bright
ened wonderfully. This was her hus
band. All his patience and self-sacri
flee were rewarded at last.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
HOW THE BURGLAR BREAKS IN
and Early Morning His Best
Time.

Nearly all burglars get in. not
through the door. which the house.
holder IS so careful to bolt and chain.
but through the window. In London
In one year 357 burglars got in
through windows. only S5 entered
through doors. Is through fanlights
and IL by breaking out" False keys
were used 25 times. The favOrite hours
are two to six in the morning. The
householder falls into his soundest
sleep about an hour after doing of.
and Is least likely to hear a burglar.
say, between one and three o'clock.
But the policeman on duty since ten
o'clock. must be growing tired by
cock-crows. and that seems why the
burglar selects the later hours.
The housebreaker chooses either the
very early morning. when the family
Is likely to be out, or the dinner hour,
when persons are not apt to be think
ing of him. Between six and eight
o'clock in the morning there are 3S3
cases of hcusebreaking. Then. during
the next five hours, from eight to ten
o'clock, the total is only 114.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10

Judge Hiram c. Flack of West Lib
erty said the other day to the Pitts
burg Gazette-Times, speaking Of the
notorious disfranchised vote sellers
Of his native Ohio:
Some of these men, l understand,
even claimed that they didn't know
ii was wrong to sell ones vote. They
were worse. then, than the voters OF
Cashel
All the voters of Cashel used to
sell their votes, and a reform candi
date once got the preachers of the
town to preach against the sin Of such
scandalous conduct.
THE day after these sermons the
reform candidate said to a party
leader:
We'll, how will the election go?'
1T will be close and difficult and
expensive. SIR was the reply.
What do you mean- said the can
didate.
WELL said the party leader. the
boys didn't understand that vote sell.
ing was a sin before, and they always
let their votes 60 for 81 apiece: but,
now they know eternal damnation Is
awaiting them. I understand that ev.
cry man jack Of them has put up his
price to $4.'"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
GERMANS CHEATED IN Beer
Short Measure Costs the Thirsty $12,
10000 Year. Says Munich
Statistician.

A Munich statistician estimates that
Germans last year were swindled out
Of $12.500.000 worth Of beer, all
through getting short measure. and
this It seems has been going on sys-
tematically for years. No wonder that
the beer drinkers Of the fatherland
are in a ferment Of excitement about
Il.
The discovery arose out of the prose-
cution in the courts of Munich. where
beer drinkers forgather at the original
fount. Of big beerhall proprietor
and his stan of walters who we're ac-
cused Of habitually serving short
measure with intent and malice afore-
thought; that is. their liter and
half liter stems never contained the
quantity fixed by law.
The prosecution alleged that the
brewery which stood behind the beer
hall made 3S2.50O year extra profit
by giving false measure.
The case resulted in a conviction.
but the defendants brought scores Of
witnesses to prove that In Munich.
Berlin, Leipzig and other German
cities. and also in Vienna, short meas
ure was always served.
mo German In his life." said one
witness. has ever drunk an honest
measure of beer"
Needless to say this last revelation
has made a painful impression.-New
York Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
DRUMMER OF ARC0LA
LITTLE FRENCH LAD PUTS AUS
TRAN ARMY TO FLIGHT.
Napoleon's Great Career Built Upon
Heroic Episode Which illustrates
Extraordinary Military Value
Of Spirit Stirring Drum.

There stands in the French town Of
Cadenet. his native place, a monument
to the memory of The Little Drum
mer of Arcola." Andre Estienne. the
hero of one of the most romantic cpl
sodes in French history. It was an
episode that illustrated the extraordi-
nary military value, SO often attested
by the worlds greatest generals. Of
what Othello called the "spirit-stirring
drum" It may be said. curiously
enough. that Napoleon Bonaparte's
great career was built upon a drum.
for the battle Of Arcola was won by
the beating of Estienne's drum. and
the Corsican himself always dated his
confidence in his own fortune from
this battle. won in 1896. The circum-
stances were the:
Bonaparte, hemmed in with a small
army at Verona, between two greatly
superior forces. sailed out at night,
made n forced march, and with II 1000
men fell upon the rear of $4,000 Aus
trians. The battle lasted seventy.two
hours. On the second day of the fight
ing the Austrians obtained such a DO
sition that they completely and mur
derously swept the bridge Of Arcola,
which the French had gained. and
which they must hold II they expected
to win the battle.
It was an unlooked-for movement
No officer was near, but Andre Es-
tienne. the little drummer, was there
He went to his sergeant and told him
that he should cross the bridge with
his drum, and beat It on the other
side.
But" protested the sergeant. be
fore you place one foot upon the
bridge you will be killed. No man on
earth could live on that bridge. How.
ever. can you swim?"
Il can," said the drummer
Then swim across with your drum"
Impossible" returned Estienne
Should the drum become water-soak
ed. / could not beat It on the other
side"
But the sergeant was equal to this
difficulty. Being himself fine swim
mer. he plunged into the water. bade
Andre mount upon his shoulders and
hold his drum clear of the water. In
this way the two crossed the river;
Andre beating his drum Justify all the
way. Once on the other side. he
pounded it I'm a way to well-nigh wake
the dead. The Austrians who were
massed near were nearly all raw re
cruits Hearing what they took to be
the drums of an advancing force Of
French. and remembering the terrible
French onslaught of the day before.
they fed This left the bridge clear.
md the French began to pour across
Andre was joined by other drummers
The Austrian flight became rout
The French swept on, with Andre Es
tienne. still drumming at their head
Soon the whole Austrian force was re
treating, utterly beaten.
Years late Estienne's heroic act was
celebrated by being represented IL
stone on the front Of the Pantheon al
Paris The funeral of the little drum
mer of Arcola was attended by a great
concourse of French officers and sol
diers.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
MAKES $4,000 IN A DAY
"TeIephone Boy" May Cause Stampede
Of Wall Street PIkers BY
Alo Luck.

AS the result of the passage through
bankruptcy Of a local firm Of stock
brokers. James r. Keene's plunging
Telephone boy" has been hauled into
the limelight. An acrimonious con-
troversy occurred in court as to
whether he had made $4,000 or $780,
600 by taking advantage Of the so
called Hooking pool. The boy" n
sisted that he cleaned up" only $780,
600 on that deal, and stuck to this
statement. The airing of his market
dealings is likely to cause q stampede
into the telephone boy" business. and
give new encouragement to the thou
sands of pikers who bury their spare
money in Wall street graves, selected
through tips. secret Information and
sophisticated rumors. 1t seems pity
therefore that there couldn't have come
out along with Mr.. Keene's telephone
BOYS story a few dozen stories about
the other telephone boys whose mar
ket operations have accumulated moth
ing for them but a series of diminutive
tombstones. There are 999 OF them
to every successful piker. Indeed, II
statistics mean anything. the man who
puts hrs money into chicken-farming
almost hopelessly hazardous as that
occupation is known to be-has a bet
ter chance of getting out whole than
the telephone. boy plunger and his A.
sociated speculationists. 1t Is an un-
fortunate circumstance that the exam
ple of one successful cleanup has
more weight with this endlessly re-
cruited band of idealists than hum
dred thousand failures.-New York
Press.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
COL. GREEN'S SPORTY OFFER
the Best Of the Conf
dence Man.

Just because Col E. H. R. Green is
fat and looks good-natured. and has a
sort of out-of-door air, some of the
sharpers in New York had him sized
up as easy when he first returned from
Texas to take care of the properties OF
his mother, Mrs. Hetty Green, writes
a correspondent. 1t may be. too. that
the colonel's breezy candor kind of
coaxed the boys along a bit. He will
talk on any subject when he feels like
talking. with a frankness unusual In
the banking fraternity. Here's my old
friend, Mr.. Hinks," said the colonel
the ether night, at his hotel, grabbing
at a well-dressed man. who was walk
ing by without speaking. His old
friend, Mr. Kinks. shrunk into himself
and was obviously embarrassed After
Il moments talk he got away, and the
coloners well-padded sides shook.
Kinks is one of EN-" said he. I'D
Just landed in town when Kinks came
up to me one night In the hotel He
had met me in Texas, he said. So
and-so had introduced him. didn't
remember him. but the name he men,
toned was that of n good friend OF
mine. and l thought maybe my men,
ory was at fault. BY and by he
opened the trap. He told me Of the
good thing he had under cover. and
that I could make a million dollars II
Id just put in few thousands. 1t
was a gold mine. and he had the
gaudiest maps and prOspectuses
have ever seen. I listened to him un-
til he got through. Kinks, said /,
Just between friends, I've got gold
mine of my own that want to sell.
Now, I won't buy mine. but Ill tell
you what I'll do. I'll draw cards with
you, the winner take both. That's all
either is fit for" Colonel Green got
another good laugh out of It. There's
a free masonry among these fellows,
! think" said he mo one has offered
me a gold mine since"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
BOOKS LOVED BY THE BLIND
Taste Of the SishtIess Is for Pages
That Glow With Color and
Action.

Literary favorites of the blind might
chiefly 10 works of a contemplative.
intrOspective character, treating OF
that inner life with which the sight
less are perforce so familiar. What.
one might ask. have they to do with
light and color, with visible shapes
and outlines. with stir and movement.
as noted by the sense of seeing?
And yet the blind, even those born
blind, habitually use the vocabulary
OF their more fortunate neighbors, and
the verb Ito see" is by no means ex-
cluded from their phraSeo!ogy.
Thus il results that their taste In
books is rather for the objective. the
pages that glow with color and are
alive with action, than for the intense
ly subjective.
The works circulated among the
blind Of New York state by the state
library at Albany form an instructive
list in this regard. From the current
report we learn. that Mark Twain's
Tom Sawyer" is the best-read book Of
the lot; Mrs. Wiggin's "Rebecca' stO-
ries are almost equally popular; Owen
Nister's The Virginian" Is a prime
favorite; and so Is Mrs. Gaskelis
"Cranford,'' as might not have been
expected.
The very last on the list of 2l
is David Copperfield." which is far
outdis;anced by certain works of the
nonfic;ion class.
In the list of periodicals printed for
the blind it Is to be noted With regret
that no fewer than four styles of
Typography are used-New York point.
American Braille, English Braille and
Moon-while a fifth. line letter, is used
in many of their books.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Not In Chicago.

A Chicago man was dilating to a
party of eastern drummers on the
western spirit" plus Chicago as es-
sentials to success To illustrate he
delved into his own early history.
which had been rather turbulent.
why. at one time ! was out Of
work for six months at stretch" he
said. but / never lost my nerve. and
I got there"
six months at a stretch" repeated
, skeptical listener. What on earth
did you ever do for sustenance?"
"Sustenance. Great Scott. We
never had any of that in those days"
replied the advocate of the Windy
City. why, used to feel satisfied
II got enough to eat"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Advertised Letters.

Following is a list Of unclaimed mai'
matter remaining IN the post Ollie" al
Columbus. Nebraska, for the period end
ing May 10, 1911:
Letters-Miss Bertha Bailey. g. w.
Clark, James Convey. Agnes CGr!i" la,
Ben Dexter, Miss Louise Dining. q. r.
Jones, Bernie Mulgrus. ". ii. M"n'aGu"'
Joseph Prcis. Robt. Parker. Gc"rG" " IL
SOD. Henry Wilkcy. f. W, EwIns.
Oards-Wm. Finan. !. Il Gardner,
Will Elftman. w o. Jones. q +. Jones.
r. r. Sticklcy, ChHs Stephens. "iiber
Stiegelmeier. Ohas. Steward :, John
Zac8rewski.
Parties calling for any "f the ab"v.
will please say, ''advcrtised.'
w. A. MCALIISTER. l.. VI.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
Justice and Judqes.

A New York Judge, it will be re-
membered. recently declared unconsti-
tutional the new law that an auto
mobilist, having run over a pedes-
trian. must stop and leave his name.
The Judge said that the automobilist
Lad a perfect right to run away and
leave his mangled victim to bleed to
death alone for the reason that, In
criminal cases. no man is obliged to
bear witness against himself.
James Halden Wilkes, president Of
the Street Defense society Of Atlanta,
discussed this legal decision at the so
ciety's last meeting.
"And that" he cried, horly. "1s
called justice. Well. indeed. 1t was a
search after Justice once defined as
a blind man looking into dark room
for a black hat that isn't there"