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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
STORES TO LET.

For Rent-An established barber Shop.
$40 Broadway. Suitable for any bust
ness. Apply to S. B. AIKEN, South Am
boy. 2l191-5-17-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

J. EDW ARD HAHN I'D,
Township Clerk.
Dated May. II, 1911
21093 5-15 IT 10 20 "a &c 6-3
s22S6.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

TO I,et-Old established hardware tore
on Broadway, South Amtcy, Best
location. Cheap reEt. P. J. Monahan,
David ST., South kmboy. 20237-4-15-tf
Store for Rent-345 Washington st.
Near Amboy avenue. Inquire w. j..
Donnell Lumber Yard. 20837-5-5tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

Wanted-Salesladies as extra help for
Saturdays. Those with experience
preferred. Address with references,
"Faney Goods" care News.
21236-5-18-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

Tickets to Scandinavia-Via Scandi-
navia-American line. Sole agent for
Perth Amboy and surrounding towns.
Frederick l.. Brown, 95 Smith Street.
Also real estate and fire insurance.
2l269-5-19-1mo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

Setting Eggs-For sale. Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, 75c. for 13; $500 per
100. j. Wollof, Box SO, Fords, N. j..
2Il74-5-I7-19-22-l4-26-29
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
HELL ~WANTED-MALE

Wanted-Five good porters. Only
5000 Government Positions Open
Write for list. Franklin Institute,
Dept. 234-G, Rochester, N. Y.
21117-5-l5-2mo
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

AS the curtain was rung down on the
stage full Of little folks at the first per-
Torrance Of "'The House that Jack
Built" at the Columbia Theater Friday
afternoon, the audience burst into an
enthusiastic applause. and the members
ot the six chapters OF the United
Daughters of the Confederacy knew that
their Undertaking was a success.
There were proud parents present. and
1t was truly an enchanting ensemble
and one of the most remarkable COM
panies that ever trod the boards of "a
local theater, and in many ways the
most interesting. 1t was composed Of
more than 900 little children. a score or
more Of society "buds,'' and several
grown-up amateurs who would have
adorned any stage.
The principal role, that of Mother
Goose, was excellently rendered by Mrs.
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, so well and
favorably known in Washington musical
and social circles: Old King Cole, the
Jolly old soul, was all that could be
desired and provoked continuous ap-
pause This was assumed by Earl Car
baugh. barytone of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church. Mrs. Howell Smith made
a charming Queen of Hearts, and Robert
Jonscher, tenor soloist at the Luther
Memorial Church, OF this city, was a
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

most acceptable Knave OF HeartA Ono
rejoice at the well-driIled and cunning
tots. They did not miss a step or a cue,
while the half dozen youngsters who had
a few brief moments in the center Of
the stage fairly covered themselves with
glory. Even II there were no personal
interest in the cast. the performance
is well worth seeing.
The cast includes young ladies and chill
dren from the most prominent families
in Washington. While the opera is given
under the auspices Of the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy. 1t seems that
Official and social Washington united in
making 1t a success. Even the White
House is represented. by the sons of Sec
retaries Foster and Latta.
The maids Of honor to the Queen are
the Misses Augusta Magruder, Elizabeth
Heitmuller. Dorothy Smallwood, Alma
Myers. and Nell and Louise Fletcher.
Miss Sadie May Lipp and Miss Dorothy
Boyd make excellent pages to the Queen
and King. Miss Kitty Tenant Is
Polly Flinders, Miss Anne Elliott Penne-
baker as Little Bo Peep. and Miss Lula
Williams Simms as Daffy Down Diily
form a most interesting group. Little
Miss Mary Van Casteel makes a decided
hit as Little Miss Muffett, while Miss
Azenath johnson is quite the wife for
Jack Spratt Little Miss Louise Stein
berg looks as though she just stepped
out of Mother Goose Tales as Little
Red Riding Hood.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
BIRD WINGS

No. This is not nature faker" story.
Stay your hand. gentle reader. and hear
the explanation before you begin to hurl
"short and uEiies" from your sling.
A gentleman writing to lie Chasseuf
Francais describes . singular phenome-
non observed by him on recent hunting
trip to tho Pyrenees. In the early morn
ing Of gray and lowering day he heard
q mufBed. vhirFing sound IKE that OF
the propeller Of . distant aeroplane, and
looking at the sky. beheld the soft glow
Of two lights-electric bulbs, apparently
Of flve or six candle power.
But to his amusement. the suppoeed
ship Of the air resolved itsef on Q closer
approach Into two large birds with soft
ly luminous plumAGe. A lucky shot
brought them to earth, and II was found
that the ex1fnction Of life did not dimin-
ish the luminoGfty. which seemed fed
dent In the feathers.
In commenting On this case, La Ma
ture declares that the phenowenou - by
NO means rare and b ssaseeptible 70 Z
very simple expea1a&1pu. TAa bara has
meroly ooGled ~ f0atheGu 0V oonHaOt WITH
some tumlnieo>pus animal O. eogotnhso
mattsr. such deceytng N . touch-
WOOD. Ths hafef eomee = sspscsellx
pe0hahla ~ eplR a whtcA ~ lnmia-
oo11Y hAg boG1 Dpacla12y ol1Qg4o6 &C.,
ne11y llys - ha1nUs ~ txe1D - mn
yaxt1eo<ly n111A - oegp ~ e6nnn6s
X1ID DoUE0y - Z Il 8 ~ s
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs Duncan U. Fletcher, as chairman
of the executive committee. actively man
aged the entertainment She was assisted
by Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. Bankhead.
Mrs J. Somerville Harris. Mrs. Arthur
johnson, Mrs. Beverley Buchanan. Mrs.
Arnold Stubenrauch. Mrs. Wallace Streat-
er, and Mrs. Howell Smith.
Miss Ruth Bowie. one of the most pop
ular Daughters Of Stonewall Jackson
Chapter, U. d. C.. was in charge of the
various committees. which sold flowers,
candy. cigars. and programmes. She was
assisted by Mesdames Riley and Young.
in charges Of cigars: Mrs. Wallace
Streater. OF programmes: Mrs d. White.
OF flowers and Miss Ethel Saffold. Of
candy. These ladies were assisted by
the following young debutantes. Of this
and the past season. and the members
OF the six District chapters:
, Canty-Msses Fnnccs Saunders. Catherine Bowie.
Emily Bowie, Elaine Williams. Rita Wrenn. Anne
Morgan. Alice Force. Regina Jacobs. Co1rie Bowie
Emma Nolan. Sophie Gonde Mary Peters. Eleanor
Cslderon, Ida Noment Smith. Emma James, Ma.
rian White
F1owcn-Miss Elizabeth Reeside, Roberta Amies.
Kathleen Csughy. Stella CarIsi. Lncnda Penne-
baker. Maude Parker. Courteney Marshall. Mary
PouEh. Anseiia Small. Genevieve Small, Enebe.
Crump.
Progrsmmes Misses Margaret Young. Martha
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

nent city in the South the veterans Of
tho Confederacy have suitable homes pro-
vided. where they may spend their de-
clining years, and it is hoped that It
will not ne long before this viii be true
Of the Capital City.
At the present time there is one room
In the home, fitted to receive stranded
veterans passing through Washington,
and 1t takes care Of a great many indi-
vidual cases. The various organizations
have determined to get the debt paid
of from this home. and within a ve-y
short time have in the Capital Of the
nation a suitable home for Confed-
crate veterans. The chairman Of the
Confederate home is Mr.. Lee Robinson.
DR.. ]. Wythe Cook Is secretary, and
Mr.. James p. Petty Is treasurer. The
board Of managers, which includes the
representatives of the Confederate camps
Sons Of Confederates, and the Daughters
Of the Confederacy, under the chairman
ship Of Mr.. Magnus Thompson. forms an
advisory board. which provides for the
maintenance Of the home.
4 Performances Of The House that Jack
Built" will be given this week on We'd
nesday and Friday afternoons.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Poole, Katherine Hpole, Claudia Minnetes. Edith
Gr.cie, Mildred ndon. Eliso Cariery. Beulah
Doyle. Mary Prusss Ivy Parts. Marian Hines Ln-
dle Hines. Roealie Small, Lucy Morton. MarEuaite
Donnally.
Cisars-Misses Sue Riley, Sara Stevens. Georgia
Lyons. Belle Gaisbeg. Anne Magru3r. Margaret
Getsendanner. Edith KoIb. Marguerite Lewis Mar
garet Williamson, Elizabeth Crawford
Miss Margaret Martin, who has been
in charge Of the rehearsals, directed the
production. and 1t is owing to her ability
that the production was presented SO sue
cessfully and without q single hitch.
The opera was given for the benefit Of
the Confederate Memorial Home, which
is located at l322 Vermont avenue in this
city. This home was bought q year or
two ago by the different Southern organ
izations in the city to be used. when
paid for. as a home for Confederate Vet
Grams. 1t is supported by the Confed-
crate Veteran Camps. the United Sons
Of Confederate Veterans. and the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy.
At present It Is. a meeting place for
Southern societies, but 1t is hoped in
the near future 1t may be IN such a
position financially that 1t may serve
the purposes for which II was bought.
that Is a suitable home for INDECENT
Confederate veterans In every promi-
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

full episode in which he was implicated.
Neither his body nor that Of klotz was
found among the dead. either at the bat
tie of Omdurman or after the hnal en-
gagement at Abu Adj. in which the
Khalifa lost his life. So there Is strong
presumption that they may have MADE
their escape to the west, to Wadai, and
have Joined the dusly ruler of that Cen
trail African empire, in his struggle
against the advance Of the French, or
else perhaps are with the mysterious
Senoussi, the Yelled Prophet of Jerboub.
who, making his headquarters in one OF
the most inaccessible cases OF the Sa-
hara, finds means Of extending his I'M
mense spiritual authority from the shores
of the Atlantic in Morocco to the MOS
lens of, the Philippine archipelago.
An Italian Turncoat.
There are plenty Of men such as these
living among the savages in the heart
of Africa. Montague Kerr the explorer.
found Portuguese renegade Of this kind
during his tramp across the DARK Conu-
nent The German explorer, Nachtigars
Austrian servant, deserted him In the In
terror of Africa, an1 the white compan-
ion of the French explorer, Capt. Triv1er,
PLAYED him a similar trick. Moreover,
the Italians at the time Of their war
with Abyssinia. had a fresh source OF
bitterness added to the.-crushing disas-
ters which they sustained by the dis
covery that one of the most capable of
the generals of the Menus was coun-
tryman of their own the name Of
Corti. who had at ond held a COM
mission of colonel in the Italian army.
but who, after joining the Abyssinians.
endeavored to efface all traces of his
nationality by outstripping the Abyssin-
ians in savasery, especially at the ex-
pense of the unfortunate italian pris-
oners.
1t is a well-known fact in French gov
ernment circles that there Is a largo
sprinkling Of white men among the
pirates by which the rivers and the coast
of Cochin China are Infested, and whose
nefarious activity keeps a large body
of French troops busy all the year round
in the far Orient. Time and again have
the French officials engaged in hunting
down the so-called Black Flags. discov-
cred that the latter were led by white
renegades. who adopted all the vices OF
Of the worst type of the
Oriental. retaining no vestige of civiliza-
tion save the white color Of their skin.
OF the names the ones that I can recall
at the present moment are those of two
Causade and Martin, both
now dead, and Of Dane, named Oberg,
who used at one time to be well known
in San Francisco. and who. believe, Is
still in the land OF the living.
Even the American authorities In the
Philippines have now and again found
themselves called upon to deal with some
white man who has allied himself to
the native insurgents. and to various
hostile Malay tribes for purposes OF re-
belliOn
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

There are a number Of quiet and stu
dious men In this country who are doing
for the animal life Of the North America
Of 100000 Of years ago what is being
done by the artists. the photographers,
the hunters, and the keepers of zoologi-
cal gardens for the. beasts and birds OF
to-day.
These scientists are more interested
than q dentist in teeth. because to them
teeth are documents" They are able
to infer the homes and the habits OF the
animals Of myrtads of past years from
their skeletons. and especially from their
teeth. and from the kind Of rocks in
which these remains are found There
are artists Of the extinct world who take
q lot Of bones and deduce from them the
general appearance Of q mammal Of that
far past when America. Europe, and
Asia were all bound together into one
vast continent, and they will sketch that
animal and thus make the times before
the coming Of man upon the earth real
to the eyes of all Observers.
1t b a little matter of, perhaps. 1900.
600 years since mammals began to ap-
pear upon the earth. There are but a
few teeth and imperfect jaws to tell this
fact to the scientists, and these docu-
ments are scattered about the world
pretty well: some are found In Colorado
and others in Patagonia, Germany, Eng
land, South Africa, and North Carolina
1t was when the great water and sea
gan all over again with a few small
four-footed creatures and built mp slow
ly the great animals which were to DOM
mate the land. These mammals became
SO numerous in time that they give their
name to what the scientist calls the
Mammalian Age, an age which lasted.
100000 to 6.3so.0oo years.
The Computations.
Ask them how they get their figures
and the scientists will answer: We COM
pute the total thickness Of the rocks Of
the earth and compare 1t with the aver
age rate at which nature makes new
rocks to-day. We watch the wearing
away Of the high places Of the earth by
water and ice to-day and estimate the
former height of mountains and the
length OF time this wearing process has
been going on. We study the chemical
contents Of the sea, upon the idea that
all the salts and chemical elements there
in came by solution from the soil. We
keep tab on the advances and retreats Of
the glaciers and compare the past with
the present In this respect also. Then
there Is one Of us who recently hit upon
''the helium method" Helium accumu-
lates in minerals. Therefore measure
the amount Of helium in sample rock
and the amount produced In the sample
in a year and one can figure out the
length Of time the helium has been accu-
mulating and hence the age Of the rocks
in which the remains Of extinct animals
are found.
''EohippHs, the first stage In the devel-
opment s6f The horse, was an animal
which lived about 100000 years ago" !"
When one stumbles upon such . sem
tence as that In . BIG book which teens
with pictures Of extinct animals ana dla.
grams which may mean great deal to
the geologist. but which must mean conn
paratively little to tho unfutored reader.
q book every page Of which Is revel Of
long names, -he gets interested In spite
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

v4neS In the reOetnOn against Egyptian
and English rule. According to Father
OhrWalder, the Roman Catholic mission-
ary who spent many wears Of cruel i'm
p9isonment at Khartoum and Omdurman,
and whose book describing the horrors
Of his captivity. enjoys worldwide fame,
relates that there were several Euro
peans, Germans. Greeks, French, and
even English. who. probably to save
their lives, abtured Christianity, EN-.
bfaced the Mahdist form Of Mohamme-
danism. and who became In the end
moro fanatic than the Rervishes them
selves Prominent among them was the
Prussian Klotx. former sergeant OF ar
tillery IN the German army. WHO had
been one Of the crowd Of adventures
from all parts Of the world that had
taken service under Gen. Hicks In his
disastrous attempt to crush the Dervish
tnsurTection, an attempt that culminated
in his defeat and In the destruction Of
his entire force. Klotx was among the
survivors, became master Of ordnance to
the Dervish army, and Il was. indeed,
thanks to him and to OSmAn Digna'o
training at the military school ct CAtro,
that the Defv1shes showed % much alkill
IA throwing up earthwor1D ana in The
tactics ok defense.
Another one q the 1[ahdi's rsnsgnde
o1Bcers WAs . Rusg1An.. Of the nasne of
Poloeti. Who had hel1 commission o9
captain o1 drasuons ia IT, Cars axunys
buk Who bad ben oompG1)od 10 loaNo
~ eeeviDe - 1nroan& e semo 1hUnaeDs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

Anniston, May 6-(Special) = The Southeastern Baseball association, the youngest of the baseball leagues in the south, will open it's season on Monday May 8, and run until September 6, two days after Labor day. The season will open with Anniston at Selma, Gadsden at Rome and Huntsville at Decatur Rom. being the only club outside of Alabama.
 While only two years old In name, the Southeastern has had an interesting his tory. It was organized, or partially so,
 in this city last year. Frank Moffett of Knoxville, Tenn, who has been an active factor in semi professional and bush league ball for several years in the south, secured control of votes, however, and so framed up the circuit as to cause the withdrawal of this city from the league, which finished last years season with Knoxville, Rome, Ga, Gadsden, Ala, Asheville, N C., Johnston City and Nor ristown, Tenn, as the cities composing the circuit, Knoxville by far the largest city in the league, easily winning the pen- nant
 At a post-season meeting at Chatta- nooga, Annston and Bristol were admit ted under proposition to make the league an eight-club organization. Moffet fought this, but at meeting in Knox vile a faction representing Anniston,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

 Gadsden and Rome secured control fired Moffett out and secured the name in a contest before the national commission and reorganized with the five Alabame towns and the one Georgia town named above as members.
 J. H. O'Neill and Joseph B. Patton of Rome are president and secretary-treas- urer. respectively, of the Southeastern, with Mayor w.. c. Bellinger of Gadsden as vice president.
 Walter Ford, a brother of Russell Ford the New York American star, is manager of the Anniston team. He is pitcher and was himself drafted by the New York Americans last year. In opening the sea- son at Gadsden he will work in the se- ries as pitchers, besides himself Clar- ence Smith of Birmingham, secured from Molesworth; Sam Nelson, bought from Macon, Sally club Hill, Birmingham City leaguer, and Kuykendall, an Atlanta City leaguer. Larry Brown, an ex-Au- burn star, and Hudson last year in the Carolina league, will catch. Gilboe and Dougherty two Rochester men, will be at first and second, respectively; Scotty Carter, an Atlanta City leaguer, will be at short, with Jim Morgan Birmingham boy, at third. Wolfe, Rochester man, and Tap Klein of Anniston will be in cen ter and left field, respectively, with one of the pitchers working in right.
 The managers of the other clubs are. Gadsden, King Bailey; Decatur, Dan Bert; Rome. Fred Beusse; Huntsville. w. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
BABY BOY THROWN
 FROM HIGH BRIDGE

Louisville, May 6.-Rivermen today found the body of a baby boy, appar- ent1y about three months old, on sand bar in the Ohio river The baby had evidently been thrown from the Ken lucky and Indiana bridge, with the idea that it would strike the water and be drowned. Instead 1t landed on the sand bar, but with such force that its skull was fractured
 The child with the exception of the ugly wound in the head bore no marks Indicating violence. Its underclothes were hand embroidered and outer gar ment was a costly sack coat.
 Although interurban trains pass over this bridge, it would have been im- possible. to hurl the baby from pass Aag train over the hand rail- The p.lice are working on the theory that the baby was thrown from the bridge by someone who went there for that purpose, probably last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
TEXAS BIACKB|RD
 HOPE OF B|RD-DOM
Is Now the Only Successful Enemy of the English
 Sparrow

San Antonio, Tex, May 6.--(Special.)- The English sparrow, which has proven such pest in many northern and east ern cities has met his match in the Texas blackbird. The sparrow is noted for his fighting qualities and marked ability to take care of himself in almost any kind of company. In many places he IS really the boss of the situation in Bird vile and makes the jays robins, and flnches take to the woods forsake the orchards, and make themselves scarce. But here in Texas this importation from the domain of John Bull, wit all his rep ntation for scrapping bumps into the real thing and has to beat nasty re- treat. The Texas blaclbird looks very much like the magpie found along the eastern shores of this country and IS somewhat larger than the blackbird CT the north. but in vanduishins the spar row it is not so much his size as his val or and manner of fighting that counts Like the English sparrow, the Texas blackbird is fond of civilization and com nunity life, and takes to the cities lie is found in the parks and the trees along the stream and in fact, everywhere m the city. At the first gray streaks of dawn his screams-for he screams rather than sings-announce that he Is up for the day and ready for business. When ne comes to fighting he is just as pronounced in his action as he is with his voice. The English sparrow has learned to fear him and, metaphorically speaking, shinnes' on its own side when MT. Blackbird is around. When 1t comes to putting sparrow out in the first round, the Texas blackblrd Is the "hope" of birdom. It is noticeable fact that cities In south west Texas have fewer sparrows than do those of the north and east The spar row down here has learned that he must stay away from the trees and groves IL he wants to avoid the blackbird and to use the language of a more or less noted naturalist in the rough not get whipped to a frazzle" The Texas blackbird not only whips the sparrow, but in many in stances actually kills him, striking so hard with both beak and foot as to put the beigerent representative from across the water completely down and out. Ere quently a half dozen dead sparrows are found in a park in a morning as the re- suit or an early encounter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
Business Boys Club
By ROBT. GOsSETT

First, we will talk business. We had an election of new officers Friday night. Chester Nelson, the "karrom Kid, was elected president; Arthur Beckwith the "Young Phenom," is to hold down the vice presidents chair. Frank Black Is treas urer. Black is also our purchasing agent. We all hope that he will buy bread little fresher than what Patton bought. Lewis Smith is to keep his job as secretary Gossett is recording secretary.
 And say, those B. A. c. boys must have a case of cold feet. They agreed to play us two games of indoor base ball and failed to show up on both oc- casons. We still want to tackle them On Friday night, at the time of this writing, we go up against the seniors of the Young Mems Christian association You will hear from this game Sunday
 We challenge any indoor baseball team of 115 or 120 pounds in the city. For par ticulars call Bell phone main 656, MT. Will liams
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
Interest at Decatur

Decatur, May 6.-(Special.) )-The Decatur baseball team of the Southeastern league as it stands at present Is as follows Thompson. Price. Hurt, Dooley and Cur tis, pitchers; Searcey and Gilmore catch CTS: Cook. first base; Krol, second base; Surrett, third base; Mulvahill, left field Burt, center field; Curtis, right field; Pfeifer, shortstop.
 Several hundred Huntsville fans will ar rive in Decatur Monday to witness the opening game of the Southeastern league between Decatur and Huntsville An at tendance of 1000 or more Is expected al the opening game Monday. Practically all of the business houses of the two De- caturs have agreed to close their doors during the game so that their clerks might have the opportunity of witnessing the game. The Decaturs are baseball mad at this time, and the great American game is all the talk