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$1,000 FOR
LOSS OF EYE.
Henry A. Houser Sues the
A. S. & r. Company.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Dec. 27: Hem
ry A. Houser. of Perth Amboy,
brought suit here today in Judge
Lloyd's Circuit Court against the
American Smelling and Refining
Company, also of Perth Amboy, for
damages sustained In an accident at
the company's plant on September
IL, 1910. Houser lost the sight of
an eye and sues for $4,000 DANA
ses. He was working on a boiler
when piece OF metal flew into the
optic and destroyed the sight DR..
William e. Ramsay treated the man
for ten weeks. Senator George e.
Silzer is counsel for the. plaintiff,
while Alan H. and Theodore Strong
appear for the defendant company
A jury is hearing the testimony.
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DASHED vITRIOL
IN GIRLS FACE

specidI bg UHifed Press Wire.
Bucharest, Dec 27=C =Crazed
with jealousy, Bodna Refvoul. a
young Bulgarian, entered the room
of Chiarina Giabono, aged seven
teen, prominent Italian opera
singer today and dashed a quantity
of vitrof In her face. A pedestrian
and two policemen who attempted
to capture the man were shot TO
death Rafvoul committed suicide
near the outskirts Of the city, when
DO was about 70 be surrounded By
the police.
The ypeng opera singer was fe-
moYed To hospital, whore doctors
aSe trying to save her sight Siae
was noted for heT crest beauty sier
face 8Ge ssrxihIy burned
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Exclude All American Jews.

Special by United Press Wtfe.
London, Dec. 27.-A bill exclud-
ing ell American Jews from Russia
has been introduced in the Duma by
Nationalist leaders, according to a
despatch from st. Petersburg. This
action is taken In response to the
notification of the United States that
the treaty of 1882 will be abrogated.
A Bill raising the Aarif on American
goods 100 per cent. was also intro
duced
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LIQUOR STOLEN
FROM WINDOW
Sayre Avenue SaIoonkeeper
Says 40 Bottles Taken.

Forty bottles OF liquors valued at
upwards of $50 were stolen from a
display window In the saloon Of
Samuel Weiner, at 533 Sayre avenue,
Last night according to q report
made to the police today. The pro-
prietor upon opening his place Of
business this morning found one OF
his windows broken and the bottles
of liquor he had on display removed.
He asked the police to detail a de-
tective on the case that the guilty
party may be apprehended.
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Is
NOT IN POLITICS
Tells Reporters That He is
Not Afraid of Being Com
promised by Visitors.
NOT ENEMY or TAFT
NOT ENEMY OF TAFT
Declares He Will Not Talk
But Makes Himself Clear
on Political Situation.

! New York, Dec. 27 I'm an interview
with several reporters Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt declared emphaticalIy
that be was not in politics, and ne kind
ly but firmly refused to discuss cur
rent political matters.
Not a thing to say he told the in
terviewers, because | am not in peli-
tics, and as far as know no one ex-
poets me to be In politics. People are
afraid to come to see me for fear they
will be compromised by this talk of
politics I'm not afraid OF being com,
promised. I'll see anybody.
There is Major General Barry over
there. and because he ecomes to see me
! suppose they'll say T. am after mill
itary dictatorship. There's Martin
Egan also. I'm going to talk to him
about the Philippines, but that doesn't
mean that l am going into Filipino
politics.
Mr.. Roosevelt was IN very good
humor. Certain stories, such as the
one that he and President Taft were
bitter enemies personally and political,
". should not be printed In black
type. but in red Ink. he thought One
Of Colonel Rooseveit's callers was Oar.
win r. James, president of the Brook
lyn Young Republican club. who want.
ed Colonel Roosevelt to come out
against the candidacy Of Edwin Mer-
rift, Jr., for speaker Of the assembly.
Mr.. Roosevelt would not tell the re-
porters how he felt about 1t.
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Mob vlolence at Tabrlz.

5pccT0T 0V UH1Feu f7TeSs Wfr5.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 27-A spe-i
cial from Tabriz announces that the
city Is being overrun by mob which
invaded the governor generals pal-
ace and severely beat the deputy
governor general. Prince Etaluila.-
Flags over the British Consullates
are also reported TO have been torn.
down by rioters
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MAN WHO HAD DYNAMITE
PROMISES TO TELL ALL

specias sg Dated Press WIRE.
Monessen, Pa, Dec. 81 George
Bridges who was arrested while
carrying q suitcase containing seven
ty-two sticks OF dynamite, and with
roll of fuse concealed Ia his poe
kes, today declared to the police
that he was going to clear himself
aud not lake all the blame. Bridges
promised he would make clean
breast at the preliminary hearing
which tales place today.
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general that when the demands of
the czar were met hostiiities would
cease. According to ef1iciaI advices..
tfsis has not beer the case the vice
governor OF Tabriz estimates that
the number Of PeTsians killed will
reach 500, and he declares that his
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Persians Hailed Before Russians.

Special by United Press Wire.
Teheran, Dec. 27 Scores OF Per-
slams are being hailed before Russian
charges of firing upon the Gar S
troops Ii is believed all viii re-
ceiye death, penalties
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nrlauettiag SIC Postponed.

A sherif's sale Of the plant and
machinery OF the New Jersey BRi-
oeetflnr Company. located At Fay
ette and Rector streets. scheduled To-
have been made at o'clock This
nornsmg was rost tnorFf far week
Dy SheraH Albert liseA eilea
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Wanted -Pressers Apply at Atlantic
Terra Gotta Co., Tottenville, s.
3273-I2-z6-Ifs.
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BENZ PARDON
!o !!p EpD!!nIlAv.

Special to sAs EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Dec. 27.--For-
mer Senator Theodore Strong, of
this city, announced today that on
Friday OF this week he viii appear
before the Court of Pardons in the
interest of his client, MRrino Benz.
who WAS convicted OF shooting tive
men In bed at Perth Amboy laaa
October Bani has q stay Of exeea-
tiou unsil Janalary
Tha YEsIf NEWS goas into
mora homes ii EiaIa IeinIsy than
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Editors Act Of Courtesy That May
Have Helped To Defeat Tllden
and Make Hayes the
President.

On the night Of the presidential
election of 1876 the facilities Of the
editorial office of the New York
Times for receiving the election news
were most courteously granted to me
by the late John G. Reid. who was for
many years managing editor of that
newspaper. was introduced to Mr..
Reid through letter written by the
chairman Of the Republican commit
tee OF the state of Connecticut. The
chairman asked Mr.. Reid II I would
be permitted as a representative Of
the committee to send dispatches to
the Republican headquarters at Hart
ford. giving to the committee In this
way the latest reliable information OF
the returns of election. Mr.. Reid put
desk at my disposal and gave or
ders that an extra set Of proofs should
be placed upon the desk and also
that should have access to any polit-
ical dispatches that were received at
the Times office.
Up to little past midnight the re-
turns and dispatches all indicated the
probable election of Samuel J. Tilden
Of New York. He had carried his
own state, as well as Indiana and Con-
necticut, so that It was apparent that
II his party had held the solid south.
he would be elected. An hour later.
and dispatches began to come into
the Times office from all parts Of the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
How, Standing Before the Memorial
Tablet In Trinity Church unrecos-
nIxed, She Heard q Tribute to
Her Husbands Greatness.

Some seventy years ago some OF
those who held In high esteem the
services and memory of Alexander
Hamilton caused a suitable tablet to
his memory to be set into one of the
panels of Trinity church. New York
city. The grave Of Hamilton. and
the modest tombstone which sur
mounted It. which even to this day
draws many visitors to the world
famous churchyard at the head of
Wall street. had in the late forties
displayed some signs of the ravages
Of time. and the admirers of Hamilton
Of that day reasoned that II a modest
tablet to Hamilton's memory were
placed In position upon the interior
wall Of Trinity, there II would remain,
and his memory be preserved and
kept green In the hearts of his coun-
trymen. a. long a. the church build
ing itself stood. And ever since the
tablet has been in place day never
passes without its silent group before
the memorial.
One Of the great admirers OF. Ham
ilton at the period Of the erection OF
the tablet was Henry r. Mygatt. Sfrom
about 1880 until 1870 one Of the great
lawyers Of New York state. and. IN
fact, Of the nation. He was associat-
ed either as joint counsel or a. oppos-
ing counsel 'at one time or another
with nearly all of the lawyers who in
the mid.years of the past century
maintained the high reputation which
the bar Of New York had gained in
the days of Alexander Hamilton. Mr..
Mygatt was associated with United
States Senator Daniel 8. Dickinson Of
New York. who was 10 nearly nomi-
mated for vice-president upon the
ticket with Lincoln in 1854. and who
was one Of the great orators Of his
day.
Mr.. Mysstts home vas upstate, n
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
etorekeepsr In New York Custom,
House Resented Abuse Of General
Grant, to the Delight Of Col
iector Tom Murphy.

Tom Murphy Is at this day almost
forgotten. But forty years ago he
was one Of the closest Of the friends
OF President Grant, the intimate friend
OF General Chester A. Arthur. the col
lector of customs at the port Of New
York, and influential as Republican
leader. Murphy had gained fortune
as a manufacturer OF hats. He was q
jolly, witty. very generous Irish-Amer-
lean. quaint in some OF his ways and
characterized by an intense affection
and admiration for General Grant.
General Grant took great liking
for Murphy the first time he met him.
He was fond Of hearing Murphy talk:
he was greatly amused with Muir
phys stories and keenly relished the
wit Of this good natured. warm-souled
Irish-American. 1t was an act OF pure
friendship and nothing else which led
President Grant to appoint Tom Muir
ply collector of customs at the port
of New York. Murphy had, however,
gained 80 many friends among the
Republican leaders of that time. be-
ing especially friendly with Senator
Conkling and General Arthur, that his
appointment. although not recommend
ed by any politician. was warmly APP
proved by the leaders.
At the ticne Murphy became col
lector Of the port. the storekeeper in
the New. York custom house service
was man Of the name of George Bar
ker. He was as ardent an admirer OF
President Grant as was Murphy him.
self, although he was SO quiet in his
manner. 80 reticent in his speech, that
none outside Of his family knew the
extent OF his admiration and the depth
Of his affection for President Grant
One day Mr.. Barker entered the Of
fee Of one of the subordinates under
Collector Murphy. the officer who was
In Immediately authority over that de-
partment Of the custom house in which
Mr.. Barker had been placed. He said
to his superior officer:
II have come, SIR, to report myself
for a grievous infraction Of duty"
What was IT." the officer asked.
We'll. sir" was the reply, you
huoW thdt SOACStOA luuiPhy ohoA ~
after he took Office caused every en-
ploye of the custom house to be In
formed that he expected all OF US to
show the utmost courtesy and consid-
Grafton to every citizen who had busi-
ness In the custom house. He inti-
mated to us that there was no infrac-
ton Of the rules which would cause
him greater displeasure or result in
the exercise OF greater discipline than
breach Of courtesy or politeness.
Well. sir. I have disobeyed that rule.
I have come to report myself"
How did you break this ruler" Mr..
Barker was asked.
well, 1t was in this way: One Of
the large importers of New York came
to my room on business and In the
course of conversation he told me that
General Grant was not a great gen.
eral, but was a great butcher OF men.
told him he'd have to take that
statement back and apologize. He
told me that he would see me damned
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Won Promotion By Assault

first. Then I went around from be.
hind the desk. hit him twice.
knocked him down. and then kicked
him out OF tho once. l guess ] hurt
him badly. ! suppose It will cost me
my ONCE"
well. VI shall have to take you to
the collector" Mr.. Barker was in
formed. FOR this Is. indeed. q serious
breach Of rules"
In few moments Mr.. Barker stood
before the collector. He told that Of
fetal that he had been remiss In his
duties; that an importer had said
something to him which made him
lose his temper. and that he had
knocked the importer down and Kicked
him out of his office.
why. man. you have committed q
crime!" Collector Murphy cried. You
have committed an assault. You are
certain to be arrested and punished.
and of course you cannot expect to
stay in the custom house."
Yes, that punishment is justified,
know" Mr.. Barker said. Il should not
have lost my temper"
what did the man say to you"
Collector Murphy asked.
He told me that General Grant was
no general, that he was only butch
er. couldn't stand that and so ! hit
him"
Instantly Tom Murphy ran from be-
hind his desk. He embraced Mr.. Bar
ker. He patted him upon the shoulder.
and he said to him:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Story of Hamilton's9 Widow.

Chenango county. Whenever business
called him to New York city he al
ways made It point to find time to
60 to Trinity churchyard and stand
for a moment or two before the tomb
Of Alexander Hamilton. But when
he heard that a tablet had been erect
ed In the church to the memory Of his
political idol. he made q special trip
to the city to view the memorial.
AS he stood reading the inscription
on the tablet, which recalls the serv-
Ices Of Hamilton to the nation. Mr..
Mygatt observed that he was not
alone before the memorial One Of
the persons standing near him was a
woman. apparently Of venerable years.
who was with companion. She
looked earnestly at the tablet for a
few moments. and then. turning to
her companion. said:
TT IL too high. I think"-meaning
by that that. in her opinion, the tab
let had been placed at too great an
elevation from the floor Of the church.
Madam" said Mr.. Mygatt. earnest
~. turning to her on the spur Of the
moment you will pardon me. I am
sure. but cannot refrain from say
Ing to you that nothing can be too
high or too remote for the memory OF
Alexander Hamilton"
The little old woman lifted her ven
and looked up into Mr.. Mygatt's face.
her own suffused with evidences Of
intense pleasure
Il thank you. SIR" she said sweet
"; II have Eight to thank you, for
am Alexander Hamilton's widow
It was. indeed. Elisabeth Schuyler,
who had married Alexander Hamilton
In 1850. who was widowed By his
death In 1904. and who lived until aft
or the mid-year mark Of the nine
teenth century.
copyright. 1871. By n J. Edwarda An
Rights ,Reserved)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

Barker. It would have been crime
II you had not resented an insult to
General Grant. II you had let that
man talk to you about Grant in that
way and had not kicked him out Of
the ONCE. | should have DISCHARGED
you. am proud Of you. and the next
time see President Grant am go
ing to recommend you for promotion"
And Tom Murphy was as good az
his word. for Barker got his promo
ton.
Copyright. 1911. by e J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Incident of Election of 1876

country reporting that the election OF
Tilden had been conceded by a ma
1ority Of the Republican newspapers
OF the country. and also at almost all
Of the Republican state headquarters.
With this food of dispatches be-
fore them. the election of Tilden was
being generally conceded in the Times
office. and 1t has always been my i'm
preston that the paper began to pre-
pare to announce the election of TIL
den. For the purpose of sending q
final dispatch to the Republican state
committee of Connecticut, informing
1t OF the triumph OF the Democracy.
! took the proof slips Of the election
returns and from them made two
tables. One contained the list OF
states which had beyond a question
given majority vote to either Tilden
or Hayes. The other table contained
list Of the doubtful states.
AS finished making the tables Mr..
Reid passed through the room. l call
ed his attention to my tables and ask
ed him II he had heard from South
Carolina. Florida and Louisiana. He
replied that nothing definite had been
heard from those states.
But" said. III those. three states
have given majority to Hayes. then
he will be elected by one vote. 40
cording to these tables"
Mr.. Reid grabbed up my tables.
looked eagerly at them. and without
saying word walked away with my
memoranda. saw that he was sud
denly laboring under much excite
ment. 1t Interested me for moment,
then prepared a dispatch to the Re-
publican state committee OF Connecti-
cut, In which stated that the 70
turns to the New York Times showed
that the election was in doubt and
that II the three southern states of
South Carolina. Florida and Louisiana
had gone Republican. then Mr.. Hayes
was elected by one vote.
Some time after the telegram had
been written and sent. Mr.. Reid again
passed through the room. saw that
he was keyed up to an intense pitch
of excitement Later. learned the
reason. Between the time I had show
ed him my memoranda and his return
to the room. he had been to the Fifth
Avenue hotel with my tables and
showed them to William E. Chandler.
then secretary of the Republican ma
tional committee. As result of the
conference that followed, Mr.. Reid
sent out the now historic telegram
urging the Republican committees In
the three states In question to claim
everything, and a little later the
Times was issued with the headline
that the Republicans had triumphed
and Hayes was elected by one vote.
That telegram and the action Of
William q. Chandler. as secretary Of
the Republican national committee.
caused doubts instantly to be raised
and the presidential contest to be be-
gun. contest which was not deter
mined until the electoral commission
created BY congress had decided that
the Hayes electors had triumphed IN 4
the states Of Florida. South Carolina
and Louisiana. thereby electing Hayes
by one vote.
Copyright. 1911. by Il. J. Edwards. An
4tD Rights ReDervedl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Literary Criticism.

They were discussing certain au-
thoress at dinner. and a well-known
critic raised laugh by remarking:
We'll. her hairs red. even II her books
are not"
The mild young man in the corner
made a mental note of the sally for fu-
ture use, and at another party shortly
afterward he carefully guided the con-
versation into literary channels. Tit
Bits informs its readers. Fortunately.
some one mentioned the desired name.
and he triumphantly cried out: We'll.
she's got red hair. even II her books
haven't"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Attack and Defense.

Craig Biddle. at dinner in New
port. defended cosmetics and attacked
scandal-mongering In one neat cpl
gram.
An elderly matron was criticising
certain young girls for using rouge and
powder In what she deemed an Inn
modest manner.
But" said Mr.. Biddle. "those girls
were educated In France. and over
there, as you know. cosmetics are
looked on as necessary-the same as
we look on bread and meat"
Nevertheless" said the matron. Il
have my suspicion about girls who
paint like that"
well. as for me-" the young man
retorted. 81 think 1t is far better for
lady to redden her own cheeks than to
blacken other ladies' characters"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Risky Business,

Mrs. Crawford-ITl be glad when
this false-hair fad goes out.
Mrs. Crabshaw-So will I. dear. I'm
wearing SO many different kinds that
when ind strange hair on my hus-
bands coat really haven't the nerve,
to accuse him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

The ATTRACTION FOR THREE
TRANscoNTINENTAL RAIL

Last August there visited the Cana,
dian west the vice-president Of the
largest individual hardware company
In the United States. Az his arm have
: turnover Of millions, and deals ex-
tensively with farm implements, this
man took deep interest In crop con-
ditions In Canada, and on his return
he embodied his findings in an article
for the Hardware Reporter. This ar.
ticle should be Of special interest to
farmers.
The writer speaks Of the Importance
OF the spring wheat crop OF Western
Canada. He might also have spoken
OF the Importance Of the oat crop and
also OF the winter wheat crop, as well
as barley. Winter wheat during the
past few years has been a great sue
cess, and experiments have shown
that 1t can be grown with success In
almost any portion OF the three prov.
inces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta But apart from this, the
spring wheat crop is the one generally
grown. and all who know anything Of
grain, anyone who has had anything
to do with markets, knows or has
heard of the high character Of this
cereal and the splendid yields that are
annually produced. Reproducing from
this article:-
In land Of such great sweep, and
OF such difference In soil and climate.
there are many resources, but none
are at present Of the same overwhelm-
Ing importance as the spring wheat
crop. In the interminable prairie
stretches Of the northwest provinces
1t Is the one absorbing topic OF inter.
est and Of conversation during its
growing and its harvesting, for upon
its success or failure hangs the veal
or woe OF large part OF the Domin-
ion. Its influence extends far down
Into the United States, drawing thou
sands Of farmers northwards with the
lure Of cheap lands, but likewise be-
yond the great lakes. even to the easy
going maritime provinces, calling the
flower of their young men to its op-
portunities. Development in these
prairie provinces goes on at high pres
sure for everything hangs on the out
WIN Va pPAiA6 WhSdts ouCCCbb udo
emboldened the raisers Of this one all
important crop. and each year there
Is further incursion into those north
ern fields that only q short time ago
were regarded as Arctic wastes. The
Canadian Northwest seems to be one
Of those modern agricultural examples
set forth to drive the final nail In the
coffin of that ancient Malthusian de-
fusion that population tends to outrun
the means of subsistence. since the
only fear now among Canadian econ
omists Is as to the danger of over.
the wheat market Only
about two and one-haf per cent Of
possible arabic lands in the northwest
provinces is now under cultivation.
and this year the crop promises to
be close to 100000. 900 bushels. go
that your Imagination and your arith-
metic can easily supply the answer 40
to the possible or even probable out
come"
During the months Of July and Au-
gust the weather was unfavourable
and the production Of 200 million
yield of wheat will not likely be real
lied. but even with this, the threshing
reports coming to hand show that the
crop will be a splendidly paying one.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Bv Elimination.

Il promised my wife I'd bring home
a canary tonight. Show me some OF
your singers."
These are AL singers. sir. except
the one in the little blue cage"
We'll. III take that one. How much
b III"