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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-08-02

Carrsville set him down for a drum
mer the very first evening. He was
not the advance agent OF some theater
company or he would have hung a
show bill in the bar room of the
Eagle hotel the first thing. Since
there were no show bills in evidence,
he must be salesman even though
he carried no sample trunks. Outside
OF Col. Carr and his guests at the old
Carr homestead, the only we'll dressed
men to drop off at Carrsville were
drummers and advance agents.
But though Frederick Waterbury
(they got the name from the register)
arrived on the noon train. he made no
effort to see his customers.
He smiled tolerantly at the very OBJ
vious efforts made to pump him. and
seemed to delight in returning an
swers concealing in their very frank.
ness. In the end, even Jed Hawkins,
the lawyer. abandoned his cross ques-
tioning.
For two or three days Waterbury
1dled about the town, driving OCCASION
ally, but for the most part hanging
about the hotel, the center Of the
towns gossip. Then he furnished a
real sensation. He had taken title to
the west side of Bailey's pond.
HE got it., sure enough" declared
Hawkins. l saw the papers. He's
got the old Bailey place and strip of
the Mehan farm and ten acres from
the old Coon farm. That gives him
about two-thirds of the pond. Won't
the old colonel be mad, though, when
he finds out? know he wanted to
get the Bailey place for himself"
Carrsville had been the home of the
Carr family for century and a quar-
ter, but Col. Cephas Carr was the only
one who had Jared we'll in worldly
goods. The whole township had be-
longed to the Carrs once but now the
entire estate consisted of some hun
dred and forty acres. Carr had sought
to repurchase the land about the little
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lake that had been sold to pay the
debts OF. his ancestors, but his domi-
neering ways had not gained friends
for him.
Carrsville, fully appreciative of the
situation, chuckled to itself and pray
ed that 1t might be there to see when
the colonel heard the news.
Waterbury, whose frank good nature
had mad~ the whole town his friends,
was sitting on the baggage truck when
the train pulled in. From the Pullman,
at the forward end of the train,
emerged the colonel, tall, severe and
stately. His townsmen regarded him
curiously but they gasped when with
a start the colonel paused in front Of
Waterbury.
What are you doing here?" he de-
manded imperlously.
"Following your advice" explained
Waterbury. You suggested that I
was more ornamental than useful, so
I've gone to work.
"And have selected Carrsville as the
narrow field for your somewhat limit
ed abilities?"
PRECISELY Small beginnings make
big endings," reminded the younger
man. I've taken the old Bailey farm
and am going to raise fur"
ITO raise fur"
"Precisely. Muskrats. SQUIRRELS, per-
haps foxes and bullfrogs. OF course
the frogs are not fur bearing, but
there's a good market for their legs"
"On my pond?" The colonel was in.
credulous.
"On my two-thirds," corrected Wat.
erbury. If any Of the muskrats or
frogs get over on your side. just wade
out and chase them home"
The hands holding the heavy cane
twitched nervously, but by violent
effort the colonel retained command
of his temper. and passed on.
Fresh sensation was found that
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Noted New York Structure to Be
Demolished.
Building Known az Fulton Trading
Post Which Linked Modern Goth,
am to Peter stuyvesant's Days
Fails to Pay.
y AAtAAAH0Nb EIt16aelSs00

New York.-Tottering under its
weight Of ninety years and showing
the ugly scars of receni 3:e, E'Iton
market. the historic, the picturesque.
the malodorous, is about to fall. The
ruthless hand Of progress, personified
in wrecking crew, working under or
ders Of the municipal authorities, will
begin tearing down the old yellow
building in the block bounded by Full.
ton, South, Beekman and Front streets
some time during the coming spring
or summer.
Thrice condemned is the old struc-
ture, with memories woven around it
that link the present New York, with
it's rustic and hustle, it's subway and
cloud touching structures of stone
and steel. to the days of Peter Stuy-
vesant. For it was that stubborn old
Dutchman, who, Sept. II, 1856. as gov
ernor of New Amsterdam, decreed
that Saturday shall be the market
| day, and the market shall be held at
the strand, at or around the house Of
Hans Kierstede. where, after him, ev-
cry one shall be permitted to enter
that has anything to buy or SELL"
In 1875 the market moved to the
Custom House Bridge Market house,
farther up the East river and near to
Maiden Lane. 1t became generally
known as the Fly market, from the
Dutch 'FV'Lie," for valley, which name
| stuck to Fulton market long after it's
erection
Perhaps the housewife of today with
| turn for economics would like to
know what the quaint Dutch vrous
paid for their household supplies in
those early times, when bears roamed
over Manhattan island not far north
of the present city hall, and lambs
bleated in the meadows around Wall
street. Well, pork was 3 pence a
pound: beef, 2 pence; butter, 6 pence; /;
beer, 2 pence a mug Lodging was
| pence a night, meals 6 pence and
| board by the week shillings. But
then it must be remembered that la.
Dor brought only shillings pence a
day.
For over a century the market re.
NAMED, cleaned out occasionally by
vagrants designated by the courts for
the purpose. But the agitation that
brought about the abandonment and
razing of the old Fly market began in
the early part Of the last century
much after the fashion of the agita
ton that started against its successor
Fulton market.
The department Of health condemn
ed it as insanitary. Finally, on Jan
%, 1921. the market was torn down.
The merchants scattered to other
parts of the city, some going to Spring
Street market and others to Cente,
Street market and part of them tc
Old Slip market, until the new market
was built at the foot of Fulton street
This was finished to11ard the end Of
the year and the aldermen compris
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How Diviners Arc Guided.

Frau Tukory, the wife of a well-to.
do Hungarian land owner, who is said
to have special talent for discover
ing minerals with a divining rod, de-
scribes in a Budapest newspaper the
different sensations which she ex-
periences.
When searching for q lost vein Of
silver near a mine in Germany BE-
longing to Professor Pfahi, of Bonn
university, she says she felt violent
twitchings in her right arm. This
was sign to her to turn to the right,
and few yards further on shooting
pains in her arms and breathlessness
told her that she was above the spot.
The vein was found the next day near
the surface.
On the other hand, when she discov-
cred petroleum in Hanover she had a
feeling as II her head were being
bound tightly with q cloth. Frau
Tukory first made q name as a diviner
by discovering coal on M. Jan, Kube-
lik's estate in Bohemia.-vienna Coz
respondence London Standard.
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Such 4 Ounce OF 4 Cook.

Philander G. Knox, secretary OF
state, is a particular man about the
food he eats. In fact, II the dishes do
not suit him exactly his appetite
fades away to nothing. One day In
New York, being in hurry, he rush
Cd into a cheap restaurant and or
dered roast beef. To his intense dis.
gust he found that the beef was not
good and Immediately proceeded to
enunciate a well-developed roar.
To tho proprietor, who hurried up.
Mr.. Knox exclaimed: -,
what do you mean by serving
spoiled beef?"
Its that bone.headed cook ol
mine," said the proprietor. Il told him
to cut OF that spoiled part before he
served tho beef!" \. y -: f.. -
Whereupon Mr.. Knox lost his appo'
lite for . wesk-P Popular Hagaafne.
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WARSHIP LEFT FAR BEHIND

away with it. while the oil burners in
the hotel will consume 1000 gallons.
The Florida has four acres of deck
space. while the McAlpin, in its TWEEN.
ty-eight stories, has a floor space
acreage of triae more than twenty.
one acres. The ship weighs about
$4,000 tons; the hotel more than
10000. In the matter Of state-rooms
there is no comparison, since these in
the hotel number 1850.
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College Playground.

OVUoO0 VSAy0SOU0o0.
Greek and Latin may be unpopular
with tho rising generation, but there
can be no doubt that the Graeco-Ro-
man stadium has made a hit (says
the Springfield Republican,. The uni
versity Of Wisconsin expects In nvo
years to have the finest in the coun-
try, and II already plying Harvard.
It IL to cover seven acres, and will be
part of 4 playground of 12O> acres.
which can be enlarged II necessary BY
filing up bay. For baseball three
acres will be allowed, for tennis q
ninth Of an acre. The gymnasium.
with it, approaches, will I'LL I'VE and
one-third acres, and the tboathouse
two-thirds Of IN acre. The historic
football fields at Camp Randall will be
turned over to the goods. To pro
vide Fairgrounds for q big school t. q
serious business, and the present plans
allow for sixty per cent of the mari
mum Of 1000 who might want to play
a& the same time. =
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Taft Letter Aid in India

cover an answer in the shape Of a
special train reserved for Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan. We were conveyed to
the durbar in state and seats were as
signed to us on the gold and purple
carpet within 100 feet of the king and
queen. We witnessed and heard the
whole ceremony and then were con-
Quoted back to Calcutta in the same
special train. No greater favors could
have been shown to us than were won
by President Taft's letter."
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n TIE AND OF couR1 R1EsY
Travel II 9paln Mads q Plsasurs D.
= spite Some Small Physical RI
= ! Dlscomforte. # 81. Ss# N & E # s.ss I. .ss +,

When tho moment for departure has
arrived. the train announcer In q
Spanish railway station chants. "Se-
n-oo-res viajeros n treeen!''-"Gen-
uemen travellers to the train!"- Q
rhythmic phrase 10 weird, forlorn and
musical that, az Mr.. Harry Franck
declares, It sinks into the soul Ike
voice from the abysmal past"
But now a. ever, the spaniard is
more polite than punctual, and the
gentlemen travellers need not hurry.
Their train will not. In one Of the
rare bits Of travel by rail that diver
sihed his -Four Months Afoot In
spain." Mr.. Franck reached the sta
ton a minute or two after the plat
form gate was locked.
"The train I had hoped to take had.
onicially speaking, departed. A rail-
way hanger-on In rags and hemp san
dals, however, climbed the iron pick
cts and shouted word to the engi-
neer. Then, beckoning me to follow.
he trotted back and raped authorita-
lively on the closed window of the
ticket Office.
'Senor.' he said. as the agent
looked out, be kind enough to sell
this caballero ticket
The train ls gone answered the
agent.
Not. so, senor!' replied the bundle
of rags, haughtily. I am having 1t
held that this cavalier may take it,
"'Ah, very well;;' responded the OIL
cial; and having sold me the ticket,
he handed to the hanger-on the key
Of tho platform gate. As l passed
through it, the latter held out his
hand. into which dropped a copper:
Muchisimas gracias, caballero,' he
said. bowling profoundly. And may
your grace forever travel with God.'"
The third-class carriage. = bare
wooden cell Of the size Of a piano
crate" was packed with ten persons,
and with all the bags and chattels un-
der which nine Of them had been able
to totter to the station. The heap,
placed between the two plank benches,
eQualed CARLOAD, and was crowned
by crate Of cackling hens.
Yet despite undeniable physical dis
comforts, the delightful manners OF
the peasant travellers made the Jour
ney agreeable. The talk was general
and merry: nine times he was invited
to share fellow travellers lunch;
each passenger dropped at way sta
tion departed with the benedictions of
his Observation-Disclosures Com.
! panion.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-08-02
Few Cottages In England

journal that If cottages were stand.
ardized they could easily build E12O
cottages by means Of concrete slabs,
but absolute Standardization would be
necessary. Comfortable cottages have
recently been built In some of the
new intensive gardens for ESQ. With
these French gardeners are delighted,
but the English workmen will not &C.
cept a home Of wood and corrugated
iron.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-08-02
RED NECK BAND FOR MONKEY
Started by Susie With Sore Throat,
Keepers Now Supply
All.

New York.-No society circle was
ever more exclusive than the one 10
Gently formed among the chimpan1ee
and orang outang families in the New
York Geological park. It b known -
tho Society of Red Flannel and num-
boEs only nine menbefs. ItD baapo =
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Paid HIa Share.

Councilman-1've come to see. sir.
II you will subscribe anything to tho
town cemetery.
Old Resfdent-G Good gracious! I've
already subscribed three w1ves.-T1t+
Bits.
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Realistic.

You told me you had Z stormy part
In that olay and didn't even sec yuu
ON the stage"
You couldn't was one q ia
oooAR WayOs u tho sh1DWIOok aonASe
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Must Remain Sinqie,

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-According to the
will of William P. Morgan, a wealthy
real estate dealer, his daughters
Ruth and Tacie, must remain unmar-
ried all their lives to participate in the
estate.
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Misunderstood.

Does she come of an old family"
II don't think so. Her mother ad-
mits to being only thirty-f1ve."
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-08-02

city an annual loss of over $4,000, and
the controller has condemned the
building, and largely because it has
been declared insanitary by the health
department, the borough president
condemns it. So Fulton market must
60.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
MANY CLERGYMEN PRESENT
AT AGED DIVINE'S FUNERAL

Impressive services marked the fn-
neral of the Rev. William Charles
Nelson yesterday afternoon at the
new Vincent Methodist Episcopal
Church In Nutley. Joseph D. Little
presided at the organ and fifty mem
bers of the Newark Conference were
in the funeral procession. In the
choir were C. B. life. n. o. Lind
strome, Mrs. Hugh Eggleston and
Mrs. Joseph D. Little. Mrs. Little
sang abide With Me-" Mrs. Eg-
gleston also gave a solo.
i. The Rev. DIR. Warren L. Hoagland
read the Old Testament lesson, and
the Rev. J.. Ogden Winner read the
New Testament lesson. The Rev. DR..
Henry A. Butts, president emeritus
of Drew Theological Seminary, told
of the life-work of the deceased. This
was followed by an address by the
Rev. DIR. A. e. Tuttle. who also eulo-
gized the dead clergyman. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. Gilbert
Clements, of Orange.
Interment was in the Methodist
Cemetery. The Rev. w. L. Hoagland
was In charge of the burial cere-
monies. There were more than 300
people present at the church services.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
ENDS WITH BIG BANQUET

With a large banquet in the ORANGE
Armory, the State Firemen's Mutual
Benefit Association convention was
brought to a close last night. More
than six hundred firemen from all
parts of the State and many city Off
Gals of the Oranges, Montclair and
this city attended. -
Borden d. Whiting, city counsel OF
East Orange, was POSTMASTER. Ad-
dresses were made by James f.. Cliff
ford. president of the Greater New
York Association: the Rev. Michael
p. Corcoran, of st. Rose of Lima's
Church, this city. who is one Of the
chaplains of the fire department:
Fire Commissioner Edward r. Burke.
of this city, and Fire Commissioner
F. N. Plummer, of Orange. The
opening prayer was made by the
Rev. Frank b. Reazor, restor of ST.
Marks Episcopal Church, West Or
ange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
NUTLEY

Miss Marie Stewart, of Council
Bluffs, Ia, spent the Weekend with
her aunt, Mrs. Otto Blukin, of Whit
ford avenu
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carshaw and
Miss Carshaw. of Brooklyn, have re-
turned home after a visit to Mrs. Dean
WEIGH. of Grant avenue.
Miss Young and Roswell Young. of
Grant avenue spent the weekend
visiting friends in Princeton,
Sergeant Bowler, John V. Bowler,
3rd. ohm McFarren and John Orr, all
students at Yale, have returned to col
Iege after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. John
V. Bowler, jr., OF Nut1ey avenue
Constance Morgan spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sergeant,
of Satterthwaite avenue.
j.. c. Bolger, of Whitford avenue. is
in Florida on a business trip.
Miss Haines, of Portland. Me, has
returned home after a visit to Mrs.
Charles S. Thurston. of Grant avenue.
Miss Florence Shaper. of Glen Ridge.
and Sterling Pile, of orange, who were
guests OF Miss Harry Garland, of Ten
mis- place, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn. of Philadel-
phia. who were guests of Mr.. Inc Mrs.
j. V. Bowler, of Nut1ey avenue, have
returned home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
MAYOR SEYMOUR
PRODS HIS RIVAL
Says Murray Runs Away
from Issue He Has
Created.

Challenging his Republican oppo-
nent to be more specific in their at
tacks upon his office. Mayor Arthur
B. Seymour. of Orange. at, mass-meet-
ings in the Fourth md Fifth wards
of that city last night criticised h
Republican mayoralty candidate and
his hackers for their method of cam
paigning.
"This is a campaign of glittering
generalities on the part of Mr.. Muir
ray and his hackers" declared the
Mayor. "His manager, j. Alexander
Neill, now comes forth with the most
glittering of them all. He says the
election Is over and Mr.. Murray Will
win by 1000 majority. l won't ASK
my modest young friend to specify.
/ will let it go at that -.ect ;
Continuing, Mayor Seymourksald:
IT have asked Mr.. Murray to be
specifc, but he declines to be speclnc.
He creates the issue and then runs
away from the issue he has created
But he did state in his speech trluay
night that instead of revising the
charter I turned 1t over to a charter
revision cOIlliiilltcS'
passed a resolution authorizing me TO
appoint a charter revision committee
and I appointed thereon eve clu-
zens. one of whom was Mr.. Murray.
The committee has not had a meeting
in a year and although Mr.. Murray
l.now4says..he will do things for Or
ange he has apparently done notn-
ing for the revision of the charter.
"T wrote Mr.. Murray last
uhen he was an Assemblyman, tell
inc him that T thought the charter re-
vision committee intended to do MOTH
irp and asked him to introduce three
Wills with his own backing, all OF
which related to the government OF
orange. He declined to do so, stat
ing that he thought he charter re-
vision committee would get to work.
since then the charter revision COM
mittee has done nothing. IF Mr..
raw will not further specify l
turn to his chief spokesman, Alder
man lie Master, who said that the
Mavor's office was used to dispense
political patronage. He did not name
the political patronage. / appointed a
~non-partisan Board of Education n
T appointed a Playground Commas
sion with these appointments the
council had nothing whatever to do.
Are anv of these appointees pohtical
hackers of mine or have any oil them
ever been?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
WILLING TO SPEND
SALARY ON REFORM
Murray Says He Is Anxious
to Revise Oranges
Charter.

If elected mayor of Orange, Frank
j. Murray, Republican aspirant for
that office, will spend every cent the
position pays. if necessary. to bring
about a revision of Oranges. charter.
This he told a large gathering of
Democrats and Republicans at a
street corner meeting at Valley road
and fremont avenue last night. This
section Is in the Democratic strong
hold of the city.
II have pledged myself to bring
about this change" he said, land
will do so If l have to revise it with
out assistance and have to. spend all
my salary to employ legal aid" Z
incidentally he took a fling at Mayor
Seymour for not changing the charter
during his term.
He regretted. he said. that a con-
troVersy has arisen between himself
and Mayor Seymour, and he said he
is willing to refrain from exchanging
criticisms providing the Democrats
agree to do likewise.
But | have been compelled to dc
it," continued Mr.. Murray, "and will
coh'lhue as long as the challenges
are hurled at me-"
He renewed his attack on the Demo.
cratic majority of the Common Coun-
Gil and Mayor Seymour.
MIR. Seymour is attempting to de.
ceive the people," he went on, "wher
he to the defense of the Board
of Education, Board of Health an6
the police and fire departments.
have not criticised any of these
bodies, as I have as much praise fol
those members as any person in the
city. I am only criticising the execu.
tive and the council"
Mr.. Murray next took up Mayo,
Seymour's assertion that Orange is
only criticised by political office
seekers.
This remark was a slip of the
tongue" he declared. IT don't want
TO be called a politician. If he calls
me a political o~flce-seeker what does
he call himself? ~Does he consider
himself a public benefactor or does
he think he has a perpetual right tc
the Officer
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
TO ENTERTAIN TONIGHT
B~ellevilIe Court to Give CotiIIon
and Concert.

Everything is in readiness for the
leap year cotillon and concert, under
the auspices of Court Sancta Maria.
Daughters of Isabella. in Parochial
Hall. Belleville, tonight. Great prep
arations have been made by the
members of the different committees.
and 1t is predicted that the hall.
which is beautifully decorated with
the yellow and purple colors of the
court, will be filled. An entertain
ment of a like nature last year met
with such success that a repetition
was requested by nearly all of the
guests.
Vocal solos will be given by Miss
Elizabeth Brady, Miss Elizabeth
Taylor, Miss Helen Spillane. Miss
Gertrude A. Byron and Mrs. William
O.. Hacker. A violin selection will be
given by Miss May McArdle, accom-
panied by Miss Lillian Flynn. Miss
Mary Spillane will recite. Miss Flea
nor Soleau, Miss Gertrude A.. Byron
and Mrs. Hannah Hannigan are
given credit for the general arrange
ments.
The following are the members of
the committees for tonight's pro-
gram: Cotillon committee, chair
man, Miss Marion A. Ward. Miss By
ron, Miss Spillane, Miss Mary Com
esky, Miss Taylor, Miss Florence
Farley, Miss Adele G. Smith and Miss
Soleau; dramatic committee. Miss
elizabeth Cousins, Mrs. H~annigan.
MRS. Charles Kelly. Mrs. John A.
Breen. Miss Elizabeth Larkin. Miss
Anna %Slattery and Mrs. Mary Scaine
eN-oihclo. These committees will be
assisted by two representatives of
BeiieVine Council, Knights of Column
bus. John A. Breen, musical director
of the concert, and Alfred Hacke
floor manager of the cotillon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
TOWNS FIRE INSURANCE
WILL BE READJUSTED

COMMISSIONS Carr, of the Nutley
Board Of Town Commissioners, at the
meeting last night was given power
to adjust the towns fire insurance.
Instead of having a number Of poll
cts expire on different date, they will
all come under m head and will ex-
uire on June T.. Commissioner Carr
also reported that a commission
would soon be appointed to condemn
lang along the new parks, where
efforts have failed to procure land.
Commissioners Lefforts was author
lied to pay Mrs. Leah A. Leures
5000 for property on the new park,
and Mrs. Mary j. Kierstead will re-
ceive 81, 900 for land for the same pur-
pose.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
FOURTEEN TABLES IN
PLAY AT CARD PARTY

The Nutley Woman's Club enter
tanned Yesterday at the first OF a
series of card parties. The next one
will he held on November IS. There
were fourteen tables in play at inc
clubhouse. The hostess at eacn taoie
provided a prize.
The h~ostesses were Mrs. A. b.
TTsina. Mrs. L. e. Carman, Mrs. A.. b.
Proal, Mrs. Guy Edwards, Mrs. Louise
Philhower, Mrs. W. X. Stebbens, Miss
Kingsley, Mrs. Harry Garland, Mrs.
T. r. Dewitt, Mrs. M. B. Hatch. Mrs.
s. e. schofield, Mrs. Dodge and Mrs.
Martell.