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New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
Aaueduct Forced to Utmost.

By 1873 the Croton aqueduct had 10 be
forced 10 it's utmost capacity In order to
supply the water required in the city. and
,,a NECESSITY Of building "A second aqIcduct
tro,,, the Croton Valley 10 the city was ap-
,,,ror, Surveys for now conduit were
- hut tho necessary legislation for su-
thorizinp the construction Of the nc" aquc-
d,,o, conld not he obtained until 1855. In
ue Ian time 4 small additional supply
at .hout o.. 90 40 gallons a DAY vas OBJ
- ,ro,, the Bronx and Byram rivera
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
WILSON SEES TROOPS
AT THE ENCAMPMEET

State Camp, Sea Grit, July "a
Governor Wilson Saturday, for the
first time since his Inauguration, in
spected a large part of the National
Guard, when the Second Regiment,
from Trenton, and the Third Regi-
ment, from Camden, marched into
Camp Wilson for a week of military
duty. These regiments are from the
Second Brigade and are under the
command of Brigadier General Den
mis- f. Collins.
Those who were present when
Governor Fort inspected the Nation
al Guard for the first time in camp
here remember that official wearing
a silk hat and frock boat, but Gov
erno Wilson wore no such apparel
when the regiments marched by him.
He was In a gray suit and soft hat.
At 1920 A. NJ. yesterday there
were open-air church services on the
space outside the governors cottage.
In the evening the entire command
turned out for dress parade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
TELEPHONE HERALD MAY
SOON GIVE SERVICE

Efforts are now progressing TO
have the New York Telephone Com
pany accord the Telephone Herald
Company the use of fits wires to
carry on its business. The matter
was brought TO the notice of the
State Board Of Public Utilities on
Friday.
The understanding was reached
Friday that If 1t should be deter
mined that the Telephone Herald
Company is not a public utility cor
poration requiring a franchise from
the state or municipal authorities,
then the New York Telephone Com
pany will enter into negotiations
with the Telephone Herald Company
in a friendly way, with a view to
coming to some amicable agreement.
At the meeting Friday the Tele-
phone Herald Company was repre-
scented by George w. Porter, William
E. Wray and Edward Kenny, while
T. P. Sylvany appeared for the New
York Telephone Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
CLOSE CALL IN
SAILING CANOE

Wesley Fletcher, Of Rector street,
had a narrow escape from drowning
Saturday afternoon, while sailing In
his s~ixteen-foot canoe. With a rath-
err squally wind blowing, he started
out from Bayard's Beach, heading
up the sound. Just off Walters boat
house, q squall struck the canoe,
which is equipped with a leg-of-mut-
ton sail, and while bringing the
small craft up into the wind, a sec
ond puff turned the canoe complete
ly over, precipitating the young man
into the water.
Tangled up as he was in the ropes
and the seats of the small canoe, he
had some difficulty In freeing himself.
Rapidly divesting himself of the
clothes he had on, he chung to the up
turned boat for about ten minutes
before anyone on shore perceived his
p~redicament. When Peter Coogan
and Elmer Merrill, who were sitting
on Van Pelt's dock, saw him, they
at once went to his assistance in a
small bateau. Reaching him, they
pulled him into their craft, in an ex-
hausted condition. The canoe was
towed ashore and clothing procured
for Fletcher, who suffered nothing
more than from an over-abundance
Of water, which he had swallowed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
CLERKS WILL
CONVENElATER

Owing to the death of the father
of Joseph Growney, who is a clerk
at the post office, no meeting of the
Postal Clerks Union, was held on
Saturday night. as previously ar
ranged. Important questions were
to have been taken up principally the
one regarding the recreation hours
during the week for those who work
at the Office on Sunday. According
to a new law, going into effect on
July LIST, the men who work at any
post office on Sunday are entitled
to that much time consumed, as time
off during the week. According to
the clerks at the local office, this law
has not been followed out.
A committee was appointed infor-
mally by the clerks, and they have
sent a communication to the proper
| authorities at Washington, regard
ing the conditions existing here, and
4 petitioning them to e that provis-
ion is made whereby they may have
recreation periods of during the
week. At present the men T TAX
ing turns at the Sunday work. bu
do not feel like keeping this up al
the time, especially since the neN
law was made for their benefit. A
answer--on SCH eAahort time
- SI5r 1aJp- wa !,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
new MEMBERS ON THE
Y, M. G. A. COMMITTEE

Peter A. Peterson, chairman Of
the membership committee, reports
great progress in the work Of secur-
ing new members for the proposed
Y. M. G. A. IN this city. Seven new
members have been added to the
committee. making a more efficient
band of workers. Those added are:
M. A. Bran, Bertram Hughes, A. D.
Garben, X. N. Hanson, Chris Wag-
ner. Horace M. Allen and M. Chris
topherson. Mr.. Peterson leads the
list with over a hundred names on
his list, with Stanley Hartshorne
second with fifty.
The committee IN charge are now
planning to have a branch for the
younger boys of the city in case the
Westminster is secured. The en-
trance fee for them will probably be
only Ave dollars, while for the older
ones 1t will be ten unless they join
as charter members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
This Druids.

The Druids were evidently Of very
great antiquity, for there cannot be
much doubt that 1t was n Of their
customs that Virgil had In mind when
he wrote in the "Aeneid," vi, 142, that
the "only means Of access for a living
mortal to the world of spirits was the
carrying of & golden twig which grew
in a dark and thick grove" The re-
semblance Of the story to the Druidical
rite Is perfect. The Druids practiced
their rites in dark groves. If a mis-
tletoe was discovered growing upon
an oak a priest severed 1t with a knife,
and a festival was held under the tree
at which two milk white bulls were
offered as a sacrifice. This was q sac
rifce to the sun god, and the mistletoe,
from its pale greenish yellow tint, was
regarded as a kind Of vegetable gold
and was accordingly looked upon as
being a ft offering to the sun.-New
York American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
A Resourceful Badqer.

An English artist while painting a
sea piece discovered a badgers lair and
thought to play the animal a practical
joke. Gathering together a bundle of
grass and weeds, he placed it inside
the mouth of the hole and, igniting 1t
with a match, waited for the ignomtni-
GUS fight of the astonished household
er. But Master Badger was a resource
full animal and not disposed to be
made a butt Of practical jokers. He
came up from the depths Of his hole
as 0 0 as the penetrating smoke told
him that there was a fire oil the prem
ises and deliberately scratched earth
on the burning grass with his strong
claws until all danger was past. No
human being could have grasped the
situation more quickly or displayed
greater skill IN dealing with an nn-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Building a Reputation.

Young physicians in the smaller
towns have an idea that appearing
very busy will help them greatly =
starting a practice. The following is
told by a now prominent Kentucky
physician. He had u call the after
moor following the hanging out Of his
shingle and started through town in
his buggy at terrific speed. A police
man stopped the enterprising physi-
cian..
Doctor" he said, at Is against the
city ordinance to drive at the speed
you are going. You must accompany
me to the judge and pay your fine"
what Is the finer" inquired the
doctor.
give dollars"
The doctors hand few to his pocket.
Here's $40. 1 have to come back just
as fast as I am going."-Success Maya
zine,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
WILL ENFORCE
THE CUP LAW
May Make Provision for
Sanitary Drinking Fountains.

Trenton, July 24:-The State
Board of Health will enforce the law
passed last winter abolishing the
common drinking cup, 1t was made
plain in a statement by DR.. Bruce s.
Heater, secretary of the board, and
DR.. A. Clark Hunt, in charge of the
division of communicable diseases.
They predicted the law, which has
been condemned severely by thou
sands in the hot weather, not only
will be successful in New Jersey,
but will be adopted in every state in
the Union.
A weakness, however, has been
discovered in the law, the same
weakness discovered and corrected
by the legislature of Massachusetts,
which has the same regulation.
There Is nothing in the act to compel
m carriers and those persons
IN whom Is imposed the duty of pro-
vfding public drinking places to pro-
vide adequate and sanitary individ-
ual drinking vessels or fountains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Forecastinu the Weather,

OF all the scientific departments the
weather bureau was started with the
least amount of knowledge Of its par
ticular subject. Independent observ-
ers had gathered a small amount of
d~isassociated facts and based conclu-
sion as 1t suited them upon the facts.
But meteorology was a very indefinite
thing, strongly fbered with bad guess
es, myths, traditions and theories. II
was like the German grammar Of
which Mark Twain complained. Fol
every page of rules there were forty
pages of exceptions. When the wealth
er bureau was started it was with lii
tie worth while. 1t had to map out
campat Sstudy sud there wass.
before the study would permit OF the
laying down Of rules. Every one
knows that the bureau is far more eff
Client than 1t was. 1t is getting the
hang Of the weather, learning its null
titudinous tricks, its coyness and
t%reachery. 1t is in the nature Of the
case a SLOW affair.-Toledo Blade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
INSTALLATION
OF LAWMAKERS
District Deputy EngIe and
Staff Visit Here.

District Deputy Grand Chief Hay
maker John Engle and STAFF, com
posed of members Of Opechee Loft,
lawmakers, came here yesterday
and installed the newly elected
officers of Pc AmbO Loft No. IS u
at a meeting in the rooms of the loft
in the Jeffersn building. After the
meeting, at which three candidates
were initiated, a collation. was
served in Mckinley hall. Addresses
were made by District Deputy Engle
and several Of his staff. All thor
oughly enjoyed the spread and the
visitors did not leave here until late
in the evening.
The officers installed were: Chief
haymaker, Frank Beatty; past chief
haymaker, Lars Jensen; assistant
chief haymaker, Frank Stas; over
seer, James A. Anderson; keeper of
bundles, Hans S. Smith; chief Of
straws, Philip Schwartz; stewards,
Elmer Cline, J. ?. Axen and John
Traphagen; boss driver, Philip Beat
ty; hornblower, Joseph Wilbur;
guard of haylOft, James Voorhees,;
guard Of barn door, Benjamin Tryd-
er.
Past Chief Haymaker Thomas
Lucas is the representative to the
annual state convention to be held
at Asbury Park On Saturday, August
s. At that time a big delegation
composed of past chief haymakers
Of the local loft will go down from
here in an effort to name Philip
Schwartz, of Pc Ambo Loft, vice
chief haymaker Of the state of New
Jersey. There are fifteen past
chiefs in the local loft who have all
promised to be on hand to cast their
vote
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
vzBnTng your 1anus

When you go to the washstand and
carefully wash your hands with a gen.
erous application of soap and hard
brush do not think for an instant that
your hands are clean. The tenacious
microbe refuses to- be disturbed and
clings to the flesh throughout the
whole operation. There are some chem
zeal compounds which will dislodge
the busy bacilli to a certain extent,
but not entirely. According to the In
vestigattons Of a medical authority OF
the Prussian army. the best results in
the direction Of giving the hands a
sanitary cleaning are accomplished BY
the use Of alcohol. A bath Of pure
alcohol will remove about 90 per cent
Of the germs. Where 1t is desired to
clean the hands ~hygienically 1t Is rec
commended that the hands be not first
washed with water, for this will 80
adulterate the alcohol that 1t cannot
accomplish it's work as effectively as
otharUtqa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Not to 30 CaceiYeG.

"John," she asked after she had I'm.
ished packing her trunk, will you re-
member to water the flowers in the
po-ch boxes every dayf"
Eye dear. III see that they are
proper ! moistened regularly"
And the rubber plant in the dining
room. You know 1t will have to be
sprayed about three times a week"
"I'n remember it."
I'm afraid you'll forget the canary
and let the poor little thing starve."
Don't worry about the bird, dear.
III take good care Of him"
But 1 feel sure you'll forget about
keeping the curtains drawn so that
things won't all be faded out when l
get back"
Don't give yourself a moments IN
easiness about the curtains. I'll keep
the house as dark as a tunnel"
John, I'm not going. You have
some reason for being anxious to get
rid Of me."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24

Winfield Scott, Of Gordon street,
Is spending a few weeks with rela-
tives in Trenton.
Miss Alma Parsons, of High
street, has returned from a stay with
friends at Dover.
Vincent Runyon, of High street,
was a South Amboy visitor yesterday.
Alfred Compton and William Fra
ser spent Saturday and Sunday at
the Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Fletcher, OF
Rector street, left this morning for
q months %sojourn at Woodstock, Yer
mont.
Charles Gregg, of High street, was
a Highlands visitor yesterday after
noon.
Miss Davidson, of New Brunswick
Is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Snedeker, of High street.
Misses Leslia and Francis Henry,
of High street have returned home
where they have been attending the
convention at Atlantic City and the
past week have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Faith,
of Philadelphia.
Mrs. 8. Van Sawn, of Hackensack,
Is visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Adrian Lyon, of Gordon street.
Paul Thompson, who for a num-
Der of years was employed in s.
Scheuer & Company's store, In this
city, is now in the employ of Francis
H. Leggett & Co., az outside sales
man.
w. P. O'Hara and George s. Wal
ker were New York visitors today.
Watson tombstone left Saturday
for an extended visit with friends In
Bloomfield.
William Poulsen, OF Walton ave-
nue., is on the sick llst
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
OBITUARY
MRS. FANNIE NJ. CoNoVER.

Mrs. Fannie NJ. Conover, wife OF
James G.. Conover, Of ia kearny
avenue, died Saturday, July ~, al
1880 P. NJ. after a long and painful
illness. Mrs. Conover is survived by
her husband and two sons, John a.
Conover. Of this city, and Orville T.
Conover, OF the firm Of Burton &
Davis Company, New York city, ana
one brother, Richard Applegate,. OF
Red Bank, N. J. Funeral services
will be held at her late residence OF
tuesday. July Is, at s P. NJ, and on
Wednesday at II A. NJ. in the chapel
at Fatrview cemetery, Red Bank
Mrs. Conover, during her residence
in this city, made many warm
friends who are invited to attend
the services at her residence.
EVENING NEWS covers the field
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Ambition,

The scroll Of fame has variant at
fractions for different minds.
Here lies one whose name was writ
In water'-the despairing end dying
John Keats desired that admission OF
defeat engraved for his epitaph.
write me as one who loved hts Eel
low men," was Leigh Hunts aspira
ton.
To be remembered as the author OF
the Declaration of Independence and OF
the first statue for religious freedom
and as the founder Of the University
Of Virginia, this was Thomas Jeffer
sons prayer to posterity.
Thus one may go the range. And
thus the lines recuri
Ambition IL our idol, on whose wings
Great minds are carried only to extreme.
To be sublimely great or to be nothing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24

The famous hymn beginning God
moves in a mysterious way" known
as "Cowper's Hymn" had It's ORR
gin as follows: Cowper was all his
life the victim of melancholta and
more than once attempted suicide.
One day, bent upon destroying himself,
he got into a cab and ordered the
driver to take him to q certain point
on the river where he intended to
drown himself. The cabman, noticing
his strange appearance and feeling
that all might not be right with him,
drove him about the city and finally
stopped In front Of the poets door.
Stepping out and recognizing the old
familiar surroundings and shocked at
the thought of his narrow escape.
Cowper exclaimed. God moves In a
mysterious way his wonders to per
FORM" and. rushing in, Immediately
composed the immortal hymn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24

Willow Grove, Woodmen Critic,
Is scheduled to meet tonight In Red
Men hall.
Goodwill Camp, No. 81, Wood
men Of the World, expects to Initiate
several candidates tomorrow night.
A meeting Of Perth Amboy
Lodge, No. 70, A. o. U. w, will be
held tonight in Forester Hall.
-Patrolman Charles Quinn was
called to High and Gordon streets at
1850 o'clock Saturday night to aid
a man who was laying there in a
helpless condition. The man d1sap-
peared before the officer arrived.
Examinations for the positions
of extra clerks at the local postoffice
will be held under the supervision
of Percy Coutts at the high school
In State street, Quite a number
have made application to take the
exams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Sunshine Society Wins.

Atlantic City, July 24:-Judge
Dickson, of Trenton, sitting in the
Fourth District Court here Saturday,
awarded a judgment Of 1913 and
costs in favor of the International
Sunshine Society in its suit against
the Bide-a-Wee Home for ~Incurables,
of Longport, which was an outcome
OF a Tog Day held for their joint
benefit a year ago. The Sunshine So
ciety was suing for expenses it de-
clared it had incurred and for its
share of the proceeds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
|C0OD ATTENDANCE AT
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE

The evening service on the Presby-
terrain church lawn vas well attend
ed last night. Harry Comings hav-
ing charge of the Christian Endea-
vor service, which started with a song
serP &c after which the two delegates
Miss Ruth Hancock and Miss Leslia
Henry gave very interesting reports.
The musical part of the service was
a cornet duet by Andrew Nelson and
John Reilly. The pastor. Rev. James
H. Northrup preached a short SER
mon on mo More Sea-Peace be
Still"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Thu Man With a Cold.

The sympathy given to the mar with
a hard cold is purely ~perfunctory.
We know, or at least we think we
know, that he will not die. We know
that he Is thoroughly wretched, yet
we are equally certain that In three
DAYS or 30 he will be coming upstairs
two at a time. This does not comfort
him, though he may know It himself.
he therefore feels himself al outcast,
a pariah. He is cut of from the
ordinary human relations. II he so
much as kisses his wife or child he
Is a BLACKBOARD, mentally self convict
ed of 1t. Nobody loves him, and he
may go out into the kitchen and drink
cough sirup.-Boston Transcript
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Bartenders Lack Quorum.

Owing to lack OF a quorum no
meeting of the Bartenders Local
Union was held yesterday afternoon
as arranged. Plans were to have
been discussed relative TO the post
poned sail to Coney Island. 1t is
expected that they will get together
next Sunday, when new business
will be taken up and a date for the
sail made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Salt Eaters.

Idiosyncrasy often takes the form Of
a special craving for instead Of an OBJ
lection to certain foods. Many people
possess an extraordinary relish for
common salt and will eat 1t by the tea
spoonful when opportunity admits.
This sometimes leads 10 obesity and
dropsv. but It has also the peculiar et-
<act Of increasing the weight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Keeping the Actors Clean.

Some years ago, when playing in
Leeds, / started a swimming compe-
tition among the members Of my COM
pany and to encourage them offered
as a prize a silver loydi5pgg cup won
by the way, by the late Edward Lon
nen). The event apparently created
some interest In the town. and a friend
heard two men engage in a discussion
as follows:
First Mani say, burst to know this
ere Terry's given a coop to bes' swim
mer T. company
Second Man-Aye. Whst's that for?
First Man-Oh. I suppose it's to keep
them play actors clean.-1dwaro Terry
IL Era Annual
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Ganaroua Tramp.

"Please gimme a quarter" begged a
panhandler on Washington street. Il
won't hand yer no tale about bein'
hungry, pard-honest, l wanter git a
drink"
But" we objected (for 1t was in
deed us), you don't need a quarter
to buy a drink"
"sir," answered the panhandler, "do
youse t'ink I'm fallen so low as ter
take a gents money an den not invite
him ter drink wild meT"-Boston Tray
eler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
l.. o. F. Secure New Quarters.

Court Perth Amboy, Independent
Order Of Foresters, have secured
Foresters' hall in State street for
their headquarters and will hereaf-
ter hold their meetings at that
place. They will meet on Tuesday
nights and the first session will be
held there tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Drum CORPS TO Niddletown

Several members Of the Washing
ton Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps
have gone to Middletown, n. Y,
where they will be the guests of the
Monhagen Fife and Drum Corps of
that place tomorrow and Wednesday
at a drum corps convention that is
being held in that place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Danbury Pastor Heard.

Rev. o. E. Edwards, of Danbury,
Conn, preached to a good congrega-
ton in the Smedish congregational
church, In Gordon street at IL
o'clock yesterday morning. Rev. Mr..
Edwards, who Is an able speaker,
preached an excellent sermon. In
the evening ne went to Monclair to
preach.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Funeral of Mrs. Eherhard.

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine
E%berhard, formerly of Maurer, was
held from the home of Jacob Bau-
man, in Sewaren, at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Frey,
of Paterson, and Rev. Mr.. Sitter, of
~Sayreville, oflciated. Interment fol-
lowed In Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
Excursion stops Here,

About fifty people from this city
attended the annual excursion to
Coney Island held under the auspices
of the Washington Engine Company,
No. /. The boat was loaded to it's
capacity. The Orient which was
the boat used, cast off from the whalf
at 1889.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
SHIPPING NEWS

Steamer Theresa, from New Bruins
wick, Maine, arrived yesterday.
Steamer Maraoas, from New York
came into port yesterday afternoon
Schooner Marjorie Bell, of ITALIA
hasse, Florida. entered port yester-
day morning.
You'll fnd It IN ths NEWS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
JUDGMENT IN
DISTRICT CT.

F. N. Woodruff & Son obtained a
judgment for $205.69 against
George Weinheimer in the district
court here this morning. One case
was adjourned and one discontinued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
SURPRISE.

Mrs. Thomas Petersen, of 900 Sayre
avenue, was agreeably surprised on
the occasion of the anniversary of
her birthday yesterday. A large
number Of friends gathered at her
home yesterday afternoon and an en-
joyable time was spent throughout
the afternoon and evening. Mrs. Pc
tersen was presented with a hand
some birthday cake containing a can
die for every year Of her age. Re
freshments were served throughout
the afternoon and evening and must
cal selections were given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
PICNIC

The annual picnic of the Holy
Cross Episcopal Sunday school will
be held tomorrow at Koch's Grove.
The children will leave the church at
10 A. M, and all are requested to
bring their lunch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24
WILL SAIL For Europe.

Mrs. Francisco Migus and Misses
Anna, Ludwika and Mary Migus, Of
this city, sail tomorrow on the
steamer Kronprinzessin Cecelie, to
Europe. They will spend some time
there visiting friends and relatives
and seeing the variouspoints Of in
terest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-24

Any AFFAIR, or happening, or cir
cumstance which Is too small to
make a want ad. worth while as an
adjusting force is o small to worry
about