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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
LET CONTRACT
To OVERHEARD
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that school viii reopen next fail on
September 5.
A motion was passed appropriate
ing 5000 to defray the expense OF
hiring Proctor's theatre on Thurs
day afternoon and Friday evening,
and to recompense the orator Sc
cured for the latter occasion.
List of Eligible Teachers.
The teachers committee reported
twenty-seven applications received
for exemption, t~wenty-four Of each
were granted. 1t also advised plac-
ing the following teachers on the
eligibility list: George NJ. Rufener
and Miss Marion Smith, commercial
and general at the high school;
Misses Julia Margaretten, Leanora
Michael, Estella Main, P. Tjorne-
lund, Marguerite. Pfeiffer, Teresa
Hardiman, Rose Donovan, Ada Full
~lerton, Ellen Hansen, Katherine Nc
Namara, Helen Sokolinski aud Flor
ence Donegan, conditional OF their
graduating from State Normal.
Truant Officers Report.
Superintendent S. e. Shull read
the following report of Truant OIL
Ger ]. w. Meshrow; Number Of pu-
pills sent for, $50; number returned,
10; number of truants, 80; num-
Der sick, SO; number summons serv-
ed on parents, 10.
Medical Inspectors Report.
Medical Inspector DR.. M. s. Mem
ger made the following report for
May, through Superintendent Shull:
Number of visits to schools, 10; pu-
pills examined, $50; no contagious
diseases found; no pupils excused;
general healthfulness, excellent;
sanitary condition of buildings,
good.
Other Matters.
A report was presented by Com
missioner Charles R. Fletcher, chair
man of the building committee, for
Architect j.. K. Jensen, on the addi-
ton to school No. 8. The work is
progressing rapidly, nearly all the
material is on the ground, and the
structure IS about rs per cent. fin
ished.
The State Board of Education sent
written approval of the plans for the
new high school addition.
Notification was received from the
Board of Estimate stating the appro-
priation this year is $4,000.
An invitation was received from
the high school alumni association,
asking the boards presence at the
reception Friday night in Sheehan's
Academy.
The Esperanto Society sent a com
munication of thanks for the use of
the school once a week during the
winter, and informed Jhe hoard of
the progress made by the society.
The resignation of Miss Mabel Be-
dell, of school No. 4, was accepted.
An invitation was received from
the safe and sane" July 4th COM
mittee asking the board to partici-
pate in the festivities on that day.
A book list submitted by the book
committee was approved.
The application Of Miss Elizabeth
F. Johnson, to be enrolled as a high
school teacher, was referred to the
teachers committee.
The janitors of school No. s.,
Messrs. Lamp and Fullerton, were
placed on salary equal to janitors of
other schools in the city, of the same
size. Jacob Lamp is substitute jani-
Supt. Shulrs Report.
Mr.. Shull advised THE approval of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
A. PETERSON HAS
IDEA FOR WESTMINSTER

r--rh0 -aaou uov1ucco yvai Ur more
ago that the Westminster building be
secured for a Young Mems Christian
Association has been revived by lawyer
Peter A. Peterson, who on June 7, Sc
cured an option OF the structure for
three months. Mr.. Peterson thinks the
Westminster would make an ideal
boarding place for the young men of
the city. He says it can be secured
for about SIS, 900 Of which $4,000 must
be paid in cash and the rest in mort
cages. Mr.. Peterson is willing to at
tend to the Incorporation part of the
association, offering to do this part of
the work for nothing, as his contribu-
ton.
When the EVENING NEWS was
urging that the Westminster be pre-
served by making it into a school
building, Joseph F. Walker, principal
of Schools Nos. l and 7, was the first
to suggest the Y. NJ. C. A. idea as a
means of preserving the historical land
mark. At that time, however, he re-
ceived little encouragement on account
of the building being so far away
from the business section of the city,
it being argued that a Y. NJ. C. A. to
be successful, must be where it is con
v~enient for the young men to drop in
at all times. Mr.. Peterson does not
think the location is a serious objection
and is going ahead with his idea. His
plan is to get fifty men to give $500
each and to raise the rest of the 49,,
900 necessary to start with by smaller
contributions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
BAD FALL At
POWER HOUSE

During the first day of his employ
Andrew Schak, of State street, fell
while at work on the new Public Ser
vice power house and sustained in
turies which will cont1ne him to the
hospital for some time,
Schak went to work yesterday
morning and at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon backed into a hole and fell
on a pile of bricks. Although he de-
scended only a few feet. contact with
the brick pile caused a dislocated
wrist and severe bruises. DR.. J. L.
Lund was called and ordered the
man sent to the hospital, where it
was learned today he resting COM
fOrtably.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
MAYOR Rack From Trin.

Mayor Albert Bollschweiler re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a
trip to Lancaster, Pa, in the inter
ests of his cigar business. He spent
part of Monday and Tuesday In
Pennsylvania busy city, returning
home in the remarkable fast time OF
four hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14

a new fourth grade book, THE
Earth and Its People," and it was so
moved. The book WILDE placed in
the schools. His report for May fol-
lows:
Total enrolment: Boys, 2,711;
girls. 2,573; total, 5,284; average
enrolment, 5,171.15; average at
tendance, 4.706.49; per cent. of
daily attendance, 91.03; cases of tar
diness, 1,167; times teacher was
tardy, s; pupils present every day,
2,10O; classes or divisions, 215; ses-
sions during month, A; sessions
school closed, 2; visits by superinten-
dent, 1873; visits by commissioners,
5; visits by citizens, SO; homes rep
resented, 5,163; homes visited, A.
e7aj Visits by commissioners Chas.
R. Fletcher, julius Klein, President
John K. Sheehy: nre drills. 8 to <
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
VAN TYRELL ARE HELD

The funeral services of Van Tyrell,
of 155 Smith street, was held from his
late residence at 2:30 O'Clock this af-
ternoon and was attended by many
friends and relatives. Rev. James Fl.
Northrup, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, ofieiated. Several floral
tributes were received. Interment fol
lowed in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
COMPLAIN ABOUT THE
DUMPING OF GARBAGE

Owing to the lack of a quorum
there was no meeting of the Board
Of Health last night. A delegation
was present from Charles street to
complain of dumping garbage In that
section. Commissioners P. N. Ken
nedy, Leo Schwartz and President
Justus Kaletsch were present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-14
Has Finger CrusbeJ

While at work in the Didier-March
plant at Keasbey, yesterday after
noon, John Petro had the middle
finger on his right hand crushed. He
attended by DR.. g. W. Tyrrell,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
BRAINS IN BUSINESS.
The Way Cigar Dealer Won Big
Office Buildings Trade.

The Way Cigar Dealer Won Big
Office Buildings Trade.
With the opening of new business
block in one of the largest cities in the
middle west also came the inevitable
cigar stand inside the building. Trade
however, came very slowly the first
few weeks. In the rush of moving the
business men gave very little atten-
ton to the new cigar stand.
1t was not long before the proprietor
Of the stand began to feel uneasy and
set about devising some scheme for
stimulating trade. One morning about
four weeks after the building had been
open every man in the building re-
ceived a visit from the cigar stand
proprietor, who carried around with
him several boxes Of cigars and a grip
full Of cigarettes. Every smoker was
made a present Of his favorite smoke
With his entrance into an Office the
enterprising dealer introduced himself,
asked each man to have a smoke and
politely intimated that he would be
glad to cater to him in future.
His outlay for the free smokes
amounted to over $25. but it paid in
returns a thousand per cent. Practi
cally every smoker in the building is
now a firm patron of his stand, not
merely because Of the free gift, but be-
cause as business men they recognized
a smart piece Of Observation-Disclosures
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
A Legend Of Aaincourt.

For many centuries we English have
plumed ourselves upon the victory Of
Agincourt. Indeed it is from King
Henry VS. address to his soldiers on
that occasion, as given by Shake
speare, that the motto of this journal
is taken, Familiar in their mouths as
household Words But the French
have an account Of the affair not so
much to our credit 1t was arranged.
according to this fable. by the two
leaders that only the mobiles on each
side were to fight. King Henry V.
then artfully ennobled his whole army
and hence got the best of the enemy.
Shakespeare unwittingly gives little
countenance to the legend when he
makes the king declare in the above
mentioned address, BE ye ne'er so
vile, this day shall gentle your condi-
Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
MUSIC BATHS.

Holmes Says They Are to tho Soul as
Water Is to the Body.
One must be educated no doubt to
understand the more complex and diff
cult kinds Of musical composition Go
to the concerts where you know that
the music is good and that you ought
to like it, whether you do or not.
Take a music bath once or twice a
week for a few seasons and you will
find that it is to the soul what the wa
ter bath is to the body. wouldn't
trouble myself about the affectations
of people who go to this or that series
Of concerts chiefly because it is fash
ionable
Some Of these people whom we think
so silly will perhaps find sooner or
later that they have dormant facul-
ty which is at last waking up and
that they who came because others
came and began by staring at the au-
dience are listening with a newly
found delight.
Every one Of us has a harp under
the bodice or waistcoat, and if it can
only once get properly strung and
tuned it will respond to all outside
harmonies.-Oliver Wendell Holmes in
"Over the Teacups."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Located His Home,

when the late Amos Cummings was
doing newspaper work in New York"
said representative from that city
"he owned a home in row Of build
ings painted white. On more than one
occasion Cummings made a mistake
and got in the wrong house, his mind
being occupied with news Of the day
and wondering if any of the opposi-
ton papers would get in a scoop on
him. He grew tired Of getting in the
wrong pew and determined that he
would end it. One morning there was
an advertisement in his paper for
twelve painters, and the following day
they went to work on Cummings
house and it was painted the most
flaming red that eyes ever beheld
Some of the neighbors and property
owners protested. but there was no
law to prevent a house owner from
painting it just as his fancy dictated.
AFTER this the wornout newspaper
man never had any trouble in making
a proper landing when he left his of.
fee in the wee small hours Wash
1ngton Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
T ravelino Stones.

travelling Stones" from the size of
pea to six inches in diameter. are
found in Nevada. When distributed
upon a floor or other level surface
within two or three feet Of one another
they Immediately begin to travel to-
ward a common center and there lie
huddled like a clutch of eggs in a nest.
A single stone removed to a distance
of three and a half feet upon being
released at once started with wonder
full and somewhat comical CELEBRITY to
join its fellows. These queer stones
are found in region that is compare
lively level and little more than bare
rock. Scattered over this barren re-
gion are little basins from a few feet
to rod or two in diameter, and it is
in the bottoms of these that the roll
ing stones are found. The cause for
the strange conduct Of these stones is
doubtless to be found in the material
OF Which they are composed. which ap-
pears to be lodestone or magnetic iron
ore.-Harper's Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
MAPLE SIRUP FOR AUTO OIL.
g. O. Abbott Finds Machine Runs
Smoothly and Sweetly,

G. o. Abbott Finds Machine Runs
Smoothly and sweetly.
Maple strip is found to be substi-
tute for automobile oil. The machine
runs smoothly and sweetly. as it were,
on maple strip.
G. o. Abbott, a grocer of Brattle-
boro. VT, who has an auto, keeps his
spare oil in an old maple strip can.
His son put can Of real strip in the
cellar near the oil can. Mr.. Abbott
filed his crank case with strip by
mistake and ran his car twenty miles
before anything went wrong. Then,
after coasting down a grade with the
clutch thrown out, the motor cooled
and the strip crystallized on the pis-
ton.
Mr.. Abbott says if he had kept the
engine running he would have finished
the run on strip without trouble.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
CoNCEIT OF BARBADOS.
A Mighty Colony Is "the Little England
>-. Of the Tropics."

A Mighty Colony Is "the Little England
lsr: Of the Tropics"
None Of the great nations Of the
earth is half so proud of itself as the
little colony of Barbados, mere specl;
in the Caribbean. which calls itself
''the little England of the tropics
Alone Of all England's West Indian
isles, Barbados has belonged to Eng
land ever since it was first colonized
by white men. 1t has never been con
quered by the enemy, as the others
have been. This fact naturally gives
the Barbadians good conceit of them
selves and indeed makes them just
about the proudest people on earth.
When, just before the Crimean war.
England was hesitating whether she
should attack Russia, the Barbadians
sent this message to the cabinet:
"Go ahead. Don't be afraid Barba
dos is behind you.''
King George was offered an asylum
by little England" when Napoleon
Bonaparte proposed to invade England
If you were driven from England
the Barbadians wrote, "come here.
You will be safe with us to protect
you"
When England was suffering her
worst reverses in South Africa the
Barbadians we're not worried. They
knew that if matters really reached a
crisis Barbados would go in and finish
the business" as one Of their neWspa.
pers seriously put it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
CFirst Pub. Dec. 14)
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
and for Hearing Thereon.
Estate of Gustav Ploop

Estate of Gustav Ploog.
State Of Minnesota, County of Mile
Laos. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Gustav
PlOOg, decedent.
Letters testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to August Appl,,
1t is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to six
months from and after the date here
Of; and that Monday, the 18th day of
June, 1912, at 10 O'Clock a. M, in the
probate court rooms at the court
house at the village of Princeton in
said county, be, and the same hereby
is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be pre-
sented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the
Princeton Union as provided by law.
Dated December 18th, 1911.
VIM. V. SANFORD,
Court Seal Judge of Probate.
E. L. Mcmillan,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Tho Limit In Close BARGAINS.

"Over in my county," said the talker
in the hotel lobby, I'VE have thrifty
merchant, a bachelor, now getting
along in years, who is noted for driv.
ing close bargains. He is straight as a
string in money matters. but a very
close harvester Of the coin. He pays
all his bills inside the thirty day limit
in order to get the cash discount. The
other day, meeting his favorite neph-
ew, he said, Andy, you've been good
young man, and intend to remember
you in my will
"'That's nice Of you, uncle said An
dy, but I'm having some hard luck
now, and if you could advance me
something it certainly would be help
full
"Here was the opportunity of the un-
Gle, always on the lookout for a bar
gain, so he said, Suppose give it all
to you now. how much Of a discount
will you make me?' "-Indianapolis
News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Eccentric Enuland.

There are one Or two place names in
England which for eccentricity il
would be hard to beat, even in Canada
Cornwall boasts of a village called
Drunkards All and Of a tithing called
London Apprentice. The name of an
other Cornish village - Grumbia -
sounds worse when spoken than it
looks in print. The same may be said
Of the neighboring village Of st. Eval
which is always pronounced San
deval." Bishop Philpotts asked can
didate for ordination where he came
from. EST. Eval." was the reply.
Dear me- remarked the bishop; II
know that Cornishmen venerate st.
Tudy. st. Cuby, St Uny and other
saints unknown to the calendar, but
was not aware they had canonizcd-
him!'-London Chronicle
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
STOVES OF IRON.

They Superseded tho Roman Stuba In
the Eighteenth Century.
A heating apparatus called "stuba''
(stove) was widely used among the
higher class of Romans before the be-
ginning Of the Christian era. This
class of heaters was fixed and immova-
BILE, besides being in several other re-
spects wholly different from the mod
ern stove. In Germany and Scandina-
via they were used in bathrooms and
hothouses during the middle ages,
They were usually constructed of brick,
stone or tile and were Of immense size.
They sometimes covered the whole
side of a twenty or thirty foot room
and often extended out into the room
as much as ten feet, in which case the
smooth, fat top was used for a bed
stead, the heated surface imparting an
agreeable feeling Of warmth during
those cold nights of long ago when
such things as covers were quite rare.
Cardinal Polignac Of France was per-
haps the first to attempt the construc-
ton of a stove wholly Of iron, this at
about the beginning Of the eighteenth
century. The first real improvement
over the old Roman "stuba" was
brought about by Franklin in the year
1745. One of his efforts produced a
typical base burner. almost perfect and
model Of workmanship. Stoves were
not used in private houses to any great
extent prior to the year 183O.-London
Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
WoRDsW0RTH's RECITATION.
The Way the English Poet Received
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The Way the English Poet Received
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
When Emerson. the great American
writer, came to England he paid Wis
it to Wordsworth, says IN English
magazine. Wordsworth had just re-
turned from journey and was in his
garden writing a poem on what he had
seen. The visitor found the great poet
4 white haired. tall, sparely built man,
of a rugged. rustic type. with nothing.
unless it were the fine eyes. to hint of
the poet.
Wordsworth made no ceremony over
the visit of the man from a far land,
but said instantly when he was called
to greet him, IF you are interested in
my poetry perhaps you will like to
hear these lines" Emerson politely
agreed. and this is what happened.
Emerson has himself written the story
down for US. The old poet thought
for few moments. then stood forth
and repeated with great animation an
entire poem he had written.
1.-THE recitation" the American phi
losopher wrote afterward. was so un-
looked for and surprising
worth standing apart and reciting to
me in garden walk. like schoolboy
Seclaiming-that at first was near to
laughing: but. recollecting myself that
I had come thus far to see a poet and
he was chanting poems to me, l saw
that he was right and that I was
wrong, and I gladly gave myself up
to hear"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
THE. DUTCH MILKMAID.
Her Picturesque Costume and Her Ro-
bust Style of Beauty.

Her Picturesque Costume and Her Ro-
bust Style Of Beauty.
OF all Iceland the particular costume
Of that province can be observed to
the best advantage on the island of
Walcheren
A milkmaid of Middelburg. for ex-
ample. is JOY to look upon. Her spot
less white cap bristles at the temples
with kurgenkrullen like the antennae
Of prehistoric beetle. Her skirts are
ankle high and padded generously at
the hips. If she be naturally round
and the skirts need no padding cir
cumstantial evidence of the fact is
sufficient to stamp her the belle of the
community.
The sleeves Of her bodice are very
short and very tight, pinching the arms
above the elbows so that they might
be mistaken for q pair of aggravated
cases Of intlammatOry rheumatism. Or
course the sun in all it's glory strikes
the backs Of these arms. for she al.
ways walks with them akimbo, the
better to balance the pals which dan
gle one from each end Of a wooden
yoke enameled vivid robins egg blue.
But the redder the arms from the
rays Of the sun and the tighter the
pinch Of the sleeves, the fatter the
chest and the broader the hips, the
sooner will she cease to be a mere
milkmaid' through the medium of q
simple marriage ceremony in the vii
lage kerk.-Travel Magazine
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(First Pub. Jan. 2D
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Administration.
ESTATE OF JENNIE A.

ESTATE OF JENNIE A. EELS.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Mile Laos.
In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate Of Jennie A.
Eels. decedent.
The state OF Minnesota to the next of kin and
all persons interested in the granting Of ad-
ministration of the estate Of said decedent:
The petition of George A. .Eels having been
fled In this court, representing that Jeanie A.
Eels, then resident OF the county of Mile
Laos: state OF Minnesota, died intestate on the
9Th day Of September, 1911; and praying that
letters Of adm ad%inistration Of her be
ing fixed the time and place for hearing
said petition;
Therefore, you, and each OF you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause if any YOU
have. before this court at the probate court
rooms In the court house, in the village of
Princeton, in the county Of Mile Laos, state
OF Minnesota. on the 18th day Of January 1912,
at 10 o'clock a. M, why said petition should not
Witness, the Judge of said court. and the
seal OF said court. this 18th day OF December,
1911. WIN. VSXNrORn
(Co4rt SeaD Probate Judge.
EUGENE N. BEST,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Minneapolis, MINI.