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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
ANGRY FISH BITES ANGLER
Brooklyn Man. the Sufferer, sends
kssd ~ 5ssteur Institute. Fear
Ing Rabies.

Whether n fish can have dydro'
phobla is question that Fred
Henry OF Hancock street, Brooklyn.
would like to have settled, and fol
that reason he has sent to the Pas
teur institute in New York the head
OF a plckcrel that bit him at Swarts'
wood lake recently. says Newton On.
j. correspondent OF the New York
Press. Henry was fish!ng in boat
that was n trifle leaky and he took OF
his shoes and socks. His first catch
was a pickerel weighing three pounds.
When he yanked the fish It Topped
around In the bottom OF the boat In
q lively fashion.
AS Henry was batting up again he
felt q sharp pain In one OF his feet.
and. looking down, saw that the pick
erel had made & jump and fastened
Its teeth In hts toe. He tried to kick
the fish away, but the pickerel held
on and Henry had to use the handle
of his landing net to pry open the
fish's jaws before he got free OF It.
The toe started to swell where the
teeth had punctured 1t. and Henry be-
came worried. He says he thinks II
possible that the pickerel may have
had hydrophobla and aa a precaution-
airy measure. he sent the head to the
Pasteur institute.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK
Every Town In That Country Of Over
5000 Population Has
Public Service.

According 10 recent information
about the progress OF electric light
and power industries In Denmark, 1t
appears that all the towns of 5000
Inhabitants and over arc now provid-
ed with public electric service, says
the Scientific American. AS TO towns
having between 5000 and 5000 inhab-
itants, there are only three In which
electric mains are not installed, 80
that It will be seen that Denmark ls
one of the most progressive countries
In this respect, The largest sized cleo
trio stations are to be found at Co
penhagen and at present there are
three large plants In operation giving
a total OF $4,000 horse power. Cur
rent 10 supplied for the city mains,
as well as for the tramway lines AS
regards the Danish stations In small
towns. in general each town has It's
own plant, and there Is but one e.
ample OF an intercommunal system
This Is at Skovshoyed, near Copenha-
gen, and the central station extends
Its power lines over all the suburban
regions, also supplying the tramways
Of Hellerup and Klampenburg. In
most of the town electric stations the
Diesel heavy oil engine is used.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
Robert Rrownlnn's VIII.

Dlligent search Is being made al
Florence. Italy. for the will of Robert
browning, son OF the famous poet
but so far Il has not been found. The
fact that there apparently is no will
is causing considerable gossip. as
the property. of which there is good
deal, both In Asolo and Florence,
will pass to his wife. who was Miss
Coddington of New York. and from
whom he lived apart for years. owing
to incompatlbility of temper.
Browning's property in Florence In
cluded Casa Guidi. where he spent his
childhood days. When HIS mother
died the property passed out of the
family, and was acquired by him q
few years ago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
chIId,s Popularity Explained.

A winning lottery ticket OF $780,
900, in connection with the Mobiles
Bank was recently presented for
payment at the State Bank in St
Petersburg. and 1t now transplres
that the owner is an eight-yearold
orphan, an inmate OF the orphanage
at Pskoff. The lottery ticket was her
sole possession. Her relatives have
hitherto done nothing for the child
but when the news OF her good for
tune became known they were one
and all eager to adopt her. The au'
thorlties have placed her In the
charge of an arch.priest. a distant
connection of her father.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
unfaIlIna etlmuiant.

Men have tried many things. but
still the tsk for stimulant--the
stimulant in use but requires the use
OF more. Men try TO drown the float.
ing dead of their own souls In the
wine cup, but the corpses viii rise.
We see their faces In the bubbles.
The intoxication OF drink sets the
world whirling again. and the pulses
playing music. and the thoughts gal
loning. but the fast clock runs down
sooner, and the unnatural stimulation
only leaves the house II fills with rev.
elry-more silent, more sad, more de-
serted. more dead. There is only one
stimulant that never fails. and yet
never intoxicates--Duty. Duty puts n
blue sky over every man--up In his
heart maybe-into which the sky
lark. happiness. always goes singing.
George d. Prentice,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
In BLACKBERRY TIME.
Love and Fate Figure In Side
Lines.
BY JOHN PHILIP ORTIZ.

Mr.. Fred Islington was not referred
TO In the papers as O Napoleon of
finance. but yet he held n responsible
and well-paid position In an Important
bnnk.
Miss May Cranston was not men,
toned as second Patti, but II was
admitted that she had fine voice
for song. and might some day become
an operate star.
II would seem to the logical reason
er that Mr.. lslington and Miss Gran
ston ought to have kept clear OF side.
lines, and not have been tempted into
risks. He took few lessons in draw
ing, fitted up garnet studio and then
went into turning out landscapes in
his spare hours. They were not Corots
nor Rembrandts. He was satisfied,
for the time being, to play second I'D
die to them.
Miss Cranston selected sculpture as
her side-line. She worked on Ice
cold butter. The same was As cents
a pound. but cheaper at that than
marble. Butter is also much easier
10 cut. She didn't astound the whole
United States, but she was content
to feel that every time she finished a
new bust there was a decided gain.
II was diversion now, but the profits
would come later on.
One day, at the house of a friend
Mr.. Islington was shown n butter bust
OF what was called George Washing
ton. He felt It his duty TO remark
that It could Just as well have been
called Nero, Columbus, Napoleon or
Shakespeare. That is a privilege art
lists have-to bat each other. but 1t
is always in a good-natured way.
A few days later Miss Cranston
was shown one OF Mr.. Isllngton's land
scapes. by young friend who had
received II az gift on her birthday.
Her criticisms were very frank.
And later on came Fate. That but
ter-artist and the landscape painter
met, and admired, and fell In love.
Neither had anything to say about
their side-line for some time, and then
there was row at once. Other
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

parties had repeated their criticisms,
and they had naturally been added
to. II is hardly fair to say there was
row. It was more q chilllness. as II
the wind had suddenly changed TO the
north.
miss Canston," (she had been
May" the day before), began Mr.. Is.
lngton. Il understand you have harsh
ly criticized some OF my work as a
landscape artist"
Il thought / was justified, Mr.. Is
llngton," The had been Fred" the day
befcre), was the frigid reply. u have
also been informed that you criti-
cized my efforts in sculpture very
freely"
IF we both have what they call the
artistic temperament"
"Yes?"-
1T would be better-better-"
"Yes?--"
II should not want to give up my
work"
Nor"
And you would not want to give
up yours"
Certainly not"
Then, Miss Cranston-then-"
Then you have an important en-
gagement this evening. and will not
detain you'll"
That was ali. That Artistic Tenn.
Ierament" never gives In once It gets
It's back up. The possessor may real
ice that he or she Is in training for
an idiot asylum, but they must stick
to 1t. A month later, without hav.
Ing seen each other again, both went
On summer vacation. Mr.. Islington
went down to loaf at his brothers,
and Miss Cranston took herself down
TO Granny Whites to read and swing
IN q hammock, and think and won
der. She had sculped-she had loved
she had lost! Grandma gave her
joyful welcome, and though she saw
that something was amiss she was
discreet enodsh to ask no questions.
She offered four-pound cake of but.
ter to be made into bust of Cleo
patra, but when 1t was allowed to
melt In the sun she made no com
ments.
1t was blackberry time, and half q
dozen times Granny had donned her
snn-bonnet, and taken her basket on
her arm, and gone down the creek to
gather the toothsome fruit. but on this
uartic,Iinr affaruonu ahe said.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
LOOKING Forward.

The husband and wife were making
call on friends one evening. The
wife was talking. Il think we shall
have Marian take q domestic science
course along with her music and reg.
ular studies when at college"
"Ah," said man present, who had
been stranger until that evening
you look rather young to have q
daughter ready for college"
"Oh," said the mother natively, "she
isn't old enough now: she ia Just eigh,
months old. but / do 80 like to look
forward"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
Best Books for Children.

Eugene Field. asked Cor the best
ten books for young people under six
teen years Of age, is said to have
given this list: Pilgrims Progress,
Robinson Crusoe," Andersen's Fairy
Tales Grimm's Fairy Tales. Scottish
Chiefs" BLACK Beauty" The Ara
bian Nights" Swiss Family Robin
son" Little Lord Fauntleroy," TON
Browns School Days" for boys, OF
for girls, Little Women"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

This free pulling OF teeth has some
features in common with big social
functions"
What are they?"
Charity bawls."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
Grouch's Vacation.

rs your husband enjoying his yaca
tom
mot go much IA am"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
Uncle pennywlse SAYS;

A young man who has bought moth
Ing but honbons aid vio.ets for i've
years can hardly be expected to be
good Judge of asparagus right after
MARI As<p- ~.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

Three Is crowd. but not In tho
eyes OF the man who must pay the
prima donna's salary-Judge's Ii.
brnry.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

LEWIS SINGLE BINDER is the best
quality, and best selling 30 cigar on the
market.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
Korean Arabic Land i.

It is estimated that the present
area Of arabic land in Korea might
be Increased 20 to 30 per cent. but
not more.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

Nothing keeps man 30 busy as the
attempt TO idle away his time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

Cuba Market for Canada Stone.
Cuba imports most of its stone from
Canada.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

Soda to Brighten China.
Soda will brighten china that has
been burned or darkened by long use.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

hrs. winsiov's BootnmH syrup for Chiidre
teething, softens the Ruma, reduces infiamm'
ton. silsys pain. cures wind cola. $50 bottl,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
FIiiai.

II thought your father looked very
handsome with his gray hairs"
Eyes. dear old chap. I gave him
those. "--London Opinion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

The palmist can read your future
pE-haud.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12

CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Coles Carbolisalve stops itching and makes
the akin smooth. AL druggists. rs and Zoe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23

tory, and for Themselves, some easy
pickings. 1t looked like a cinch.
However. there appeared a cloud on
the Colonies horizon, no larger than
Billy Hughes.
And Billy Hughes? Why, he was a
hardy young lawyer, a Democrat, and
a person of positive views, resident in
the thriving mill own of Paterson. He
announced to the Democratic managers
that he wanted the nomination for
Congress.
What for?" asked the Democratic
managers.
why, so hat I can go to Congress,
Of course" said Mr.. Hughes.
Poor boy!" said the leaders, his
awful experiences in the Spanish war
have dethroned his reason, but let's
humor him. We will give him the
nomination. It won't hurt the Colonel
any,, and 1t will certainly tickle Billy
So BLK Hughes was nominated. He
had stipulated that he would make his
own kind of campaign. If he had any
money at all, he certainly succeeded
in c~oncealing its whereabouts.
The district was normally Republic
can by about 1000, and Colonel Bar
bour was there with the wad.
A lot of people pitied Bin, but Bill
was not looking for sympathy. he
had some good newspaper friends, and
when they once started his fight, they
went at II with all the approved
weapons OF ancient and modern war
fare, Greek fire, and aeroplane bombs
hand grenades and satlins guns and
butcher knives.
| And when the u1npuK .aa over. y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
%NElGHBORlNG TOWNS
GAVE A PARTY
IN SAYREV|LLE
Charles GiIdsrsIeeye Jr., Mas
Thirteen Years Old.
special to the EVENING NEWS.

~Sayreville, Sept. 23.-Charles o.
Gildersleeve, Jr., celebrated his
thirteenth birthday Saturday by CIV
ing a party to his young friends.
The time was pleasantly spent with
games and music. The dining room
and table were beautifully decorat-
ed with yellow and the refresh
ments were greatly enjoyed.
Guests were present from Perth
Amboy, South Amboy and Sayrevtlle.
From ~Sayreville were Misses Elsie
Bright, Ruth Disbrow, Anna Cham,
Mary Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson,
Messrs. Squire Johnson, Herbert Van
Cleaf, Edgar Tnorne, Sterling Sulli-
van, John Sullivan, Milton Disbrow
and Mrs. Frank De More. Perth
Amboy, the Misses Dorothy McCul-
Tough, Helen Solt, Claire Solt and
Cornelius Kelly and Mrs. John Rue.
From South Amboy, Misses Margaret
Rue and Mae Lyons, Mrs. McCul-
Tough and Miss Elizabeth Kline.
Young Mr.. Gildersleeve received
many beautiful presents besides a
large number of post cards.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
SOUTH AMBOY


Mr.. anu mrs. II. c. Bowen, of Sec
ond street, are spending their vaca-
ton at Altoona, Pa.
Miss Gladys Walters, of Main
street, enjoyed a trip out of town
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Guy Hawkins, of Trenton,
spent Sunday with friends in South
Amboy.
William M. Emmons and daugh-
ter Frances were Newark visitors
Saturday afternoon.
Charles Chapman, Sr., of Second
street, vas a Newark visitor Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Ella Apologize, of Main
street, was an out-of-town visitor
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. G. Voorhees,, Of Broadway,
vas a Perth Ambcs visitor Saturday
afternoon.
Fayette Harvey, of New York
City, is visiting the Rev. c. 8. Miller
land family, of John street.
Holmes Oliver, of First street,
was a Newark visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Rebecca Stratton, Of Main
street, returned Saturday from a two
weeks sojourn with her son. H. c..
StIdttOu, DIT ASDufy TdTK.
! Mrs. e. Let's, Of George street,
Hspent Saturday afternoon out of
town.
Miss Sarah Roxbury, of Borden
town avenue, spent Saturday after
noon with friends in Perth Amboy.
James Carey, Of Church street,
was a Newark visitor Saturday after
noon.
} Mrs. Frank and Miss Ruth STRAIT
ton, of First street, were out-of-
town visitors Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. E. ]. Rogers, of Burlington,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Howard Bloodgood, of Second street.
Mrs. Peter Disbrow, of Mechanics
vile, spent Saturday afternoon In
Perth Amboy.
Martin Baird, of Louisa street,
was an out-of-toWn visitor Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. George Oliver, of First street,
was a Newark visitor Saturday.
~'Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Apologize.
of Prospect street, visited out of
town Saturday afternoon.
William Edwards, of Second
street, was a Newark visitor Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Serrell Newman, Of Borden
town avenue, was visiting with
friends out of town Saturday after
noon
Mr.. and Mrs. Norcross, of Asbury
Park, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. A. R. Mitchell, of Second street.
Miss Helen Wells, of First street,
spent Saturday afternoon with
friends out of town.
Mrs. Charles Bennett, of Borden
town avenue, visited friends in Perth
Amboy Saturday.
Mrs. Luther Tice, of Second street,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam Okeson, of Tottenyille, N. Y.
Mrs. e. C. AIKEN, of Broadway,
was an out-of-town visitor Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Pippett, Of Main
street, was a Perth Amboy visitor
Saturday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
M ETUCHE EN-

Andrew Burroughs, of Trenton, a
brother of Edward Burroughs, Of
this place, was drowned in the canal
at Trenton last week and the funeral
services were held at his late home
in Center street Thursday afternoon.
Miss Abbie Robins has returned
home after a pleasant visit at the
home Of her aunt on Long Island.
Messrs. II. b. Johnson and A. G.
Allison are enjoying a short cruise
on Peconic Bay in Mr.. Johnson's
sailboat.
William Crehore is under the doc
tors care.
Miss Madolin TAFT is entertaining
a school friend, Miss Vandeen.
Mrs. Hugh Janeway Is at Asbury
Park.
Miss Taylor is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Comstock.
Mrs. Dwight Comstock was hostess
at an auction bridge party at the
club house Thursday evening. Hand
some prizes were won by Mrs. Nc
Kenzie and Mr.. Robins, and salad
and coffee were enjoyed by all.
e. A. Rowland, a brother of e. c.
Rowland, of this place, died at a
sanitorium in Arizona, Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Corl and Miss Mil
dred, who have been visiting friends
in town the past month, returned to
their home at Fort Worthe, Texas,
Saturday.
Mr.. Van Hart and family, Of New
York, have moved into the Hugh
Janeway cottage in Lake street.
-s ~ i - = IT.
Reformed church Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock.
James Riddle has returned from
Ohio, where he has been in the in
terest of the Edison Company.
The members of the 500 Club
are enjoying a chicken roast at the
Meyers home on Raritan river to-
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
SOUTH AMBOY CITIZENS
ANNOYED AY ROWDIES
Epecial to the EVENING NEWS.

kpeciGl to the EVENING NBWS.
South Amboy, Sept. 23.-The lack
of sufficient police protection about
the city has been remarked several
times in this column, but 1t seems
that no effort has been made to rem
edy conditions. Friday night on
Roosevelt street four or five young
men made the night hideous with
their yells, and with the aid of cob
bles tones thrown in the air, man
q, aged to smash flag stones about the
property of John Scully.
1t is needless to say that the
neighbors in this section are justly
1ncensed owe the actions of this
band of rowdies.
And in the hope of putting an end
to their mischievousness one of the
principal sufferers has offered a re-
ward for information as to who they
are. If he is successful in securing
their names they will suffer for their
prankS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
AT REUNION OF
HIS REGIMENT
Judge Mason of South Am
boy Meets Comrades.
spscial to the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy, Sept. 23:-R. P.
Mason, Sr., spent Saturday in Hack
ensack attending the reunion of the
Last year seventy-five old "vets"
answered at roll call. This year only
sixty-one were present to respond to
their names, fourteen having passed
to the beyond. Among them vas
None who at his earnest solicitation Ca
9German by birth) who asked to be
permitted to entertain at his own ex-
pense the survivors of the Twenty
second. His request was granted
and the boys enjoyed his hospitality.
This year his place at the table "a
vacant.
Only those who meet once in each
year a realize the ravages time is
making in the ranks of the old
"vets." We met with our chum of
Company F. while at the front and
two years ago we met with him, an
active, energetic man for his years.
Saturday we met him enfeebled and
willing to lean upon our arm in a
march of about 100 yards. About
thirty of those present Saturday
moved with some elasticity in their
step. In a very short time our con-
gress will have no worIiment about
passing appropriation bills to pay
the soldiers who, by their sacrifice,
made it possible to retain an I'M
divided Union and a congress to
direct and make laws for the great
est nation on the earth. The sur
S..ynrs-of this regiment next year
will meet at Greenwood Lake on the
dividing line between the states of
New York and New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-23
FROM REEL BOY AT TEN YYE Ar rs Old
TO UNITED STATES SENATOR At FORTY
Remarkable Career Of Judge William Hughes, the Former
Mill Hand, Of Paterson

OF all the candidates for nomination
for public Office. who are before the
people of New Jersey at this time,
william Hughes. judge of the Court
Of Common Pleas Of Passaic County,
Is tha most interesting figure.
At the age of ten years he went to
work as a reel boy with the Barbour
Flax Spinning Company of Paterson,
N. J. From present indications, at
the age Of forty years, he will be a
member OF the United States House
Of Lords"
The United States, the land OF OPP
p~ortunity. has seen many poor boys
rise to positions OF eminence. and ever
to tho position of being the greatest
citizen in the land, but most OF these
poor boys have been from sections of
the country where the natural advan-
tages Of free and open country gave
them unusual opportunities for phys
zeal development and the cultivation
OF . spirit of self-reliance.
William Hughes Is of the type of
those men as to physical and mental
InhttS, Auu, III nome respects,
he has overcome even greater obsta-
cles than some of them overcame.
When at ten years old he went to
work in the flax mill OF the Barbour
Flax Spinning Company, 1t is not
likely he even dreamed that he would
live to thwart the fondest political
aspirations of the head of that infu-
entail corporation.
Judge Hughes was born In Ireland
in 1872, and came to this country as
a mere child. When compelled, at
the age of ten years, to become a
bread Garner, he faced the issue with
out a murmur, but in his own mine
he resolved to get an education, and
q good one.
From reel boy he rose to be a
weaver, and worked for various firms
in Paterson until he was t~wenty-one
years old. He had been studying
nights. working hard, and reading
every instructive book he could lay
his hands on. and now he felt him
self able to go to a business college
and to learn stenography and type
writing.
He engaged In this work in New
York, but resigned his position to
shoulder a rife for his country In the
Spanish-American War. erlisting In
Company A. New Jersey Volunteer In
fantry. In the South he worked as a
stenographer for Major Genera Fitz-
hugh Lee.
Mr.. Hughes returned to Paterson In
1898 and began the study Of law in
the office of William Nelson. He
studied later In the Office of former
Governor John w. Griggs, and in the
year 1900 he was admitted to the bar.
And now MI. Hughes began the
career for which he had been laying
the foundation. Colonel William Bar
bour, the head OF the company OF
which Mr.. Hughes had begun to work
as q reel boy, had political aspirations.
So had the former reel boy.
Colonel Barbour was heavily padded
with money, and the politicians
tA4ught they say~fsr him an EASY vie-