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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
BITS OF HUM0R.

Jinks-''If I had not married l
would be worth a million" Binke
But l am single and penniless.
Jinks-"Ah, but if you had married
you might have learned to econo'
mize."-Kansas City Journal.
Who think too little and who talH
too much.-Dryden.
Knicker-"Do you understand
mortgages?" Bocker-"Yes; the
first is for the car and the second
is for the upkeep."-New York Sun.
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
Young.
Larry-"I like Professor What
shisname in Shakespeare. He brings
things home to you that you never
saw before" Harry-"Huh, I've
got a laundryman as good as that
Dartmouth Jack-o'-Lantern.
Early and pTovident fear Is the
mother of safety.-Burke.
1t was after the distribution of
prizes at Sunday school, well, did
you get a prize2" asked Johnny's
mother. NO." answered Johnny,
but I got horrible mention."-Life
and Labor.
Sun by sur the happy days
Descend below the golden hills
With promise of a morn as fair.
Tennyson.
Jimpson-'I'm gawing to Eu-
rope next week. Can l do anything
faw you ovaw theah, deah boy?'
Gimpson-"No, going's enough,
thanks."-Town Topics.
She-'It must be a hard blow to
a man to be rejected by a woman"
He-"Indeed, 1t must" She-"Do
you know, I don't believe l could
ever have the heart to do it."-Hart-
ford Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
GIRL WEEDS BEFORE SAILING.
Miss Campbell, Gloucester, N. j., a
Bride Despite Mothers Objections.

Gloucester, N, j., Sept. 24.-Miss
Helen Campbell of this city, who
sailed for England Saturday on the
Haverford, was married Friday in VIII
mington to Samuel Sharpless, Newport
News, Va.
The two had been sweethearts for a
long time and when Sharpless learned
that Miss Campbell was going abroad
he proposed and was accepted, and,
as the mother was opposed, they were
married secretly. Not until the ship
was almost ready to sail was the an
nouncement made. The young bride
will return here In two months and
Join her husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEWS
RAILROAD VETERANS
REUNION AT HIGHLANDS

Highlands, Sept. 24.-The annual
reunion and dinner of the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad Veterans Asso-
citation was held Saturday afternoon
in Sanders Bamboo Garden. The
guests of the afternoon were Gen
eral superintendent C. w. Hunting
ton, and Division superintendent J.
w. Meredith. The officials made the
trip from Jersey City to this place
by special train.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

The Right Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith,
England's trouble premier. against whom
the militant suffra settes OF Great Britain
have a special grudss, has just passed his
sixtieth birthday. 1t was not an esps-
cially happy occasion. because the pre-
mier has had more troubles of his own
than any other member Of England's n
cial life. The suffrasettes have made =
particular mayk Of the prime minister,
shieing their brickbats at him and at his
home whenever they got the chance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
BIG TRAIN LOOT RECOVERED
Sum of $4,000 Found Behind Door of
pr New Orleans Bank.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 24.-That the
$4,000 taken from a Louisville and
~fsasss@iife express car between Pensa-
cola and Flomatin last week had been
recovered was announced by a detec-
tive agency.
The money was found at the back
door of the First National bank by a
negro %janitor. The find was preceded
by a telephone message from an un-
known source to the effect that the
money was there. The cash was turn
ed over to the express company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

Mrs. ]. N. Hill, Homer, Ga, has
used Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound for years, and says: II cheer
fully testify to the merits of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound, having
used 1t in my family for years, and
always recommend 1t. l find it
never falls to cure our coughs and
colds and prevents Group. I have
five children and it is the only thing
they take for colds, and always with
good results. We would not be
without 1t in our home" Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound contains
no opiates or harmful drugs. Lauer
Drug Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
General Markets.
New York, sept. "a.

New lolh, oopl. -.
BUTTER-steady; receipts. s.ss5 pack
eses: creamery, extras, lb., 29ha3oc. f1rsts.
q71sa2ec. seconds, 3Ma27c.; thirds. IA
AAc.; state dairy. tubs. finest. 2ha2se. ::
good to prime. 3a27c.; common to fair.
22a24o.; process. extras, 2aa26ho.: hrstA, d
a2Ao.: seconds, 22ha34c. imitation cream
cry, frsts, 24a24tc.; factory, june make.
frsts, 23a23hc.; current make. frsts. sc
seconds, 22a221hc. thirds, 2aZc.; packing
stock, current make, No, 2 21hc.; No. 5,
1876 201hc.
CHEEsE-Firm. receipts. 1,4SS boxes:
state. whole milk, new, specials, white,
h., 16kc.; colored, 16Aa16hc.' average fan
cy, white, 16o. colored. 16c.; undergrades
1ia15Ac.; daisies, 16lAa18&c.; state skins.
new, specials, white. 12ha1skc.; colored.
l21ha1sHc.; undergrades, 8Aa91ao.
EGGS-1rregular; receipts, s,2S3 cases;
fresh gathered, extras, doz.. 3oa82c.: extra
frsts, 27aesho.; frsts, 24a 26c. seconds Fla
23c.; dirties, 12a2oc, checks, 9al9c.; refrig-
orator. nrsts, storage paid for season, Gh
a24xc.: seconds, Gha221Ac; thirds. 19a20c.
state, Pennsylvania and nearby. hennery
whites, fancy, large 3Sa4oo.; fair to good,
soas1c.; hennery browns, 32o.; gathered
brown and mixed colors, 25a81c.
HAY AND 6TRAW-Steady; timothy.
@c. as1 20; shipping, SaSc.I clover, mixed
SOC. as1. 05i long rye straw. SaSoc.; oat' SZa
55c.; small bales &c. less.
POTATOES-Firm; Maine. bag. H.6oa
Ito: state and Pennsylvania. $50 lbs, Sl.6c
a212: Long Island. Dbl. or bag, $za2.B;
Jersey round, 81. 5oa1. 80; long, N.Sa1.%o;
sweets, Jersey, yellow. basket 81; south
ern, yellow, $1.8a1.h
DRESSED POULTRY - Fresh killed,
steady; chickens, dry picked, Philadelphia
broilers, h., Na1c.; Pennsylvania. Ia22c.
western, 1Sa2oc.; fowls, dry packed. west
ern, boxes, 15a17hc.; bills, iced, 16a17c.
old roosters, 1ac.; spring ducks, nearby
lsa1s1Ac., squads, white. doz., s2a4; dark,
81. 80: frozen, turkeys. No. /. 1a23c.: No. 2,
l4a16c.; chickens, roasters. corn fed, goa
&c; fowls. 4 to 8 lbs. each, 16ha17c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
KEANSBURG TO HEAR
RED BANK GLEE CLUB

Keansburg, Sept. 24.-Prepara-
tions are being made for the enter
tainment to be given in the Metho-
dist church, this place, tonight by the
Red Bank Glee Club for the benefit
Of the church. The members of the
glee club consist Of Professor Har-
old La Ros, pianist; Herbert Bulling-
ton, violin; LIE Roy Chamberlain,
first tenor; DR.. Herbert E. Williams,
baritone; Eugene -rMagee, second
tenor; Cecil Lediard, baritone, and
Harry Boskey, basso.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
OIL BURNING BATTLESHIP.
British VssseI Soon to 30 Beaun-T

British Vessel Soon to Be Besun-To
Carry Supply Of 2,7o0 Tons.
London, Sept. 24.-Immediately after
the battleship Marlborough Is launched
at Davenport on Oct. "a a sister ship
will be laid down.
A distinctive feature Of the second
vessel Will be the fact that she wild
burn oil, Of which she will carry q
supply Of 2,70O tons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
M'MANlGAL TO TESTIFY.
On His Way to indianapolis to Give
Evidence In Dynamitina Case.

EVIdonce IN U~ynaTnItIng Case.
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 24.-Ortis
McManigal. who is to be the chief wit
ness for the prosecution in the dyna-
hitting cas- to be tried in indianapolis,
is or his way to the Indiana capital,
where he Is due to arrive today.
1t became known that McManigal
left the county Jail on Saturday with
three detectives. 1t was planned to
leave the train q short distance from
indianapolis and take Mechanical to
the county Jail In an automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

New York, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Amos
Pinchot is the acting chairman of a
finance committee raising funds for the
Progressive party campaign. Head
quarters have been established in the
Manhattan hotel. There will be fifty
women on the committee. Mrs. Pinchot
is identified with families worth mil
lions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
New School Sanitation Plan.

A new Idea in school sanitation has
been tested by the medical director Of
college. About five years
ago ne hs&aRnakiax bac~terlologio ex-
aminatio7s Of the air of the college
halls and recitation rooms, and soon
found a great periodic variation in the
number Of bacteria colonies that de-
veloped on the culture media exposed
In the usual shallow open dishes. He
then adopted the plan of d~isinfecting
with formaldehyde any room showing
than thirty-1vs colonies Of clus-
tiers Of any kind Of bacteria to a dish.
This custom mas been continued, and
the result has been quite striking, the
cases Of epidemic colds, influenza and
bronchitis, among the students having
been reduced about one-half.
The EVENING NEWS has the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

w. A. Smith, B%ridgeton, Ind, Is
telling his friends and neighbors of
his return to health and strength by
the use of Foley Kidney Pills, and
he says he wants others to benefit
also. 'I was so crippled with rheu-
matism I could not dress without
help, and had kidney trouble for
years. / started using Foley Kidney
Pills and now all my trouble has left
me and I do not feel that l ever had
rheumatism. l rest well all night
and though SO years old, a now
do the work of a mar Of 35 years. I
would like to be the means OF others
getting benefit from Foley Kidney
Pills. Lauer Drug Co.
uba paws when IT Is news N tho
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
WEATHER EVERYWHERE.

Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
s p. ~. yesterday follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

The EVENING NEWS has tn
largest circulation in the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

The news when 1t Is news N tho
EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

EVENING NEWS covers the field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

Many foods lack brain building material:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24

Read the classified ads. on page 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

able shore positions guns OF 3, 5 and &
inch calibre.
In other words. the navy has in the
marine corps little army Of its own
which. without causing international COM
plications. without disturbing stock mar
kets and without even attracting undue
attention. II may pick up and move to
some disturbed centre in foreign land
for the protection OF American lives and
property. These soldiers Of the sea"
move speedily and unostentatiously. fire.
quently nipping revolution in the bud
before the world at large knows that
there has really been any cause for con-
Germ.
In nearly all maritime countries claim
Ing TO be war powers marines constitute
q separate military body trained either to
fight as infantrymen or artillerists, and
especially for. participation in naval en-
gagements. They are organized. clothed
and equipped very much as soldiers OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

Resolved, that battalons OF marines
be raised. consisting Of one colonel, two
lieutenant colonies. two majors and other
officers as usual in other regiments that
they consist OF an equal number or pri-
Yates. with other battalions; that par
ticular care be taken that no person DE
Amounted TO officers or enlisted In saiu
battalons but such as are good seameh'
or so acquainted with maritime anairs as
in be able to serve 10 advantage by sea
when required; that they be distinguished
nv the name OF the LIST and I'd battalions
OF American marines
Later in the same month another reso-
,ution was adopted, providing against fill-
ing the corps for the army. On Deem
her 10. 1T76, Congress directed thirteen
sbins OF war to be built On December
81 Congress passed a resolution declaring
Esex Hopkins commander in chief. ana
Amounted officers for all the vessels then
In service.
This was the first step taken toward
the creation OF the naval establishment
which has won imperishable fame TOT the
limited States and upon which is based
tho claim OF the marine corps TO be the
oldest in the service
Aldridge says before a single vessel
OF the navy went to sea corps was
organized" and from that detachment
of II won. on the island OF New Proyi-
dence-one OF the Bahamas-early In III
the first fight in the history OF the reg
Mar navy. In this noteworthy engage
ment the attacking party. consisting OF
qoo marines and landsmen. under Major
Nichols. captured the forts and other
defences OF the enemy after struggle
OF a few hours. and secured a quantity OK
stores and British cannon. The marines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

sergeant 10 sixty or more men under one
or more officers.
The first authentic record Of marines
in America bears the date OF l7iO Early
in that year three additional regiments
were raised when the royal standard was
displayed at New York as port TO which
any volunteer marine was TO repair.
II is supposed that the native Ameri-
cans were better calculated for service IN
this climate than Europeans, and they
were clothed in a manner which was
considered well adapted for their duties
The field officers were appointed by the
Crown. the country officers were nomi-
mated by the American provinces.
On June s, IT'S. the Continental Con-
gross resolved that the compact be-
tween the Crown and Massachusetts bay
is dissolved" and on November To-. be-
fore A single vessel of the navy was
sent to sea the corps was organized py
the following resolutions:
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Beet five inch tArSee Of uSS. I1or'oe
8 shots hits Sun no ~

belonged TO the fleet of Commodore Hop
kins. who was operating against Lord
Dunmore.
During the following years of the Revo-
luton they were eound at work proving
their natriotism TO the cause which gave
them being. Conspicuous among their SER
vices is their part. under John Paul Jones'
in the action between the Ranger and the
Drake. in which Lieutenant Wallingford.
OF the marines. lost his life at the head
of his men: again, in the great battle
between the Bon Homme Richard and tha
Scraps, in which the marines numbered
1877. led by Colonel Stack and two lieuten-
ants. In this action they lost forty-nine
killed or wounded.
In 1882 Captain Barney, in command OF
the Hyder Ali, fitted out by the State OF
Pennsylvania. with crew OF ITO sea-
men and Marines captured in Delaware
Bay the British ship General Monk, eish-
teen guns, after hotly contested combat
This action has been deemed one OF the
most brilliant that ever occurred under the
American flag II was fought in the
presence OF a vastly superior force that
was not engaged. and the ship taken was
in every essential respect superior to her
enemy.
The navy. and consequently the corps
of marines like the army. was disbanded
at the termination OF the Revolutionary
struggle. leaving nothing behind but this
recollectlons Of their service and suffer-
ings. On April 80, 1898. a regular navy
department was formally created, and on
July II. 1913. an act was approved for
establishing and organizing the marine
corps.
During the war with Tripoli. in 1903, in
the fight between the frigate Philadelphia
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smaller calibre. machine and rapid nre
guns. Every possible opportunity for
driu and target practice is taken ad-
vantage of, and the men become expert In
working these guns
In time OF peace. therefore the regular
routine duties Of the marine corps, in COM
parfson with the various civil life en-
pigments, are light, and the hours Oh
actual occupation are short.
In time OF war the hardshlps are many
At such periods in our country's history
we find the marines doing their duty by
protecting the interests OF the nation IN
their own characteristic way
II Is not an unusual thing to read OF
marine I'm time OF peace performing
deed OF heroism as though impatient 81
the dearth OF opportunities afforded by
such piping season.
Henry w. Miller. sergeant OF ma
rines. attached TO the recruiting statioA
at No. IA Newark avenue. Jersey CITY,
plunged overheard from the deck OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
When You Read of Uncle Sans Marines Calmly
Stepping Ashore in Nicaragua to Face Deadly
Machine Guns in Protection of American
Interests the Story Needn't Surprise
You; They've Been Doing Such
Things for Many Years.

battles in every corner OF the globe for
lAore than century. It's members are
the first men on the ground in the event
Of trouble with a foreign power and the
INST men in battle in case # hos;ilities.
Great mobility and facilities for quick
action are required of he marines They
are kept in readiness TO move at mo-
| ment's notice In many Of the actions in
which they have engaged they nave had
TO contend against great odts IN the way
of superior numbers
The battle Of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
during the war with Spain is good ex-
ample of the great odds that marines are
! frequently forced 20 meet A battalion o,
twenty-three officers and 623 men was
landed on the shores OF Guantanamo Bay
on June 10, 1898, and, with only little food
and no rest, engaged a very large Span
ish force, which was concealed in the
swamps and underbrush thereabout, for
three days and nights, and finally sue
ceeded in defeating and driving the enemy
entirely out OF the district.
STRENGTH ABOUT 10000 MEN.
At the outbreak of the war with Spain
the United States Marine Corps consist
ed Of $500 men. Now its approximate
strength is 10000 men.
The particular duties of marines aboard
ship are as sentinels to watch over the
gangways, boats alongside, approaching
or passing, and to give the alarm in case
of fire; TO preserve order and TO permit
no gambling or swearing; to prevent in
jury to or theft OF private or govern
ment property; to allow no smoking or
washing Of clothes except at the pre-
scribed hours; TO allow no enlisted man
or boat to leave the ship without the au-
thority of the officer of the deck, to
guard prisoners and at all times maintain
discipline and good order. In port they
constitute the deck guard for purposes OF
rendering honors.
Marines are detailed as gun crews OF
the secondary battery consisting OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat Newark
on December 81, 1911. and saved the life
Of owen Gallagher, twenty-six years old,
Of Bayonne, y. ]. 1t is not pleasant In
the Hudson in December, Sergeant Miller
has received a medal from Congress, and
will, il is understood, soon receive Car
nege hero medal also.
As an advance base force the marines o.
the United states navy are trained in the
use of portable searchlights. the wireless
telegraph, telegraphy, telephony, mines.
torpedoes and range finders. They are
trained TO transport and mount In suit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

,.- met i'm all over the world, a-doin
sn sanSin' isself with Gatlin gun to talk
TO them sn' 'smmick instead Of a cot. an
= AssirIis with the deck on slew,
o't en- a rob on the top OF the earth the
ne sasvar don't know nor do
reeen leave i'm at night on a oald hah
10y 9e.S 70 paddle Is own canoe; ,,,.
eAs sort Of a bloomin cosmopolouse-sold
Es sJS too -Rudyard Kipling.
u17s Mr. Kipling describes the
Marine How would the reader de-
scribe him? Within the last few
onr marines have faced the Nicara-
s .',sr machine guns at Cayotepe, and cap
$50 80 that rebel stronghold and Barranca.
,hsv were landed to protect American
I,.,-sns from slaughter, 10 restore peace.
w.. limited States is not at war with
.,,oaregus. There were fierce and bloody
,-.,,.s IN which seven of our marines
-. ku,ed But, IN the technical sense,
!. 80, not war. Why these men happened
:. !. sent south is another story. II Is
lin the marines themselves that the
article deals
cnnnarstively few persons know who
rs. marines" are that are so fire.
Onsn,ly reported in the newspaper head
o.. as having "the situation we'll in
hsndv Where do the marines go? What
are their duties, their characteristics
Vow do they dress? 1t would be interest
ing 10 hear the responses to these ques-
,,cns made BY the first one hundred per-
sons TO whom they might he put.
NO TRUMPET BLAREs FOR HIM.
Considering the part ne has PLAYED in
tine worlds history of warfare, there Is
M fighting unit less understood, less ap-
preciated, or even less known than the
marine. Having taken his share in the
making and obliterating of maps since
the DAYS OF the Phpnician galleys and
the biremes Of the Grecian maritime
states. at least FIVE centuries before
the Christian era, down TO the pres
ent day, the chroniclers of the glories
Of arms Of all civilized peoples have men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

the land forces. and their preliminary in
struction is usually the same.
For these reasons they have become
qualified for duty either with the army
or the navy. and are, therefore. of double
value to the nation that employs them.
Their headquarters, barracks ard depots
are on shore. and from them details are
made when required for service on board
ship. These detachments vary In size
with the strip. from dozen men under a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

toned him in many a stirring passage.
And yet. to-day. a very large part Of the
population Of maritime nations, and GER
tairly Of the United States, do not know
what a marine really Is.
They have proved their patriotism and
devotion 10 our country for over hun
ored years Throughout this period they
have been in the front rank Of America
defenders. They have been Jealous par
Elephants in nearly every expedition and
action In which the navy has been en-
Gagged. In many trying campaigns WITH
their brethren of the army they have
won distinction. The globe has been their
stage.
They have fought at Tripoli, in Mexico
and IN the FIJI Islands. They were on the
job In Paraguay, at Harper's Ferry, at
kisembo, on the west coast Il Africa, and
In Panama. They fought the japanese at
shimonoseki. the savages in Formosa ana
the forts in Corea. They suppressed seal
poaehing in the Bering Sea and protected
the lives and property Of American ciu-
Gems In Hololulu, Chill and China. These
and many more things have the United
states marines accomplished.
Who is this amphibious warrior?
The NAVYs MILITARY BRANCH.
All New York knows that the navy mas
assembled it's greatest feet in this harbor
IN preparation for a review by the Presi-
dent Of the United States; that the officers
and men in this great feet will number
between twenty-five thousand and thirty
thousand. To the average person these
twenty-five thousand men Will be known
as sailors. To-day. on the modern battle
ship there are six branches of service.
exclusive OF the marine. These are: The
ersihcer branch. the engineer force, the
eommissary branch. the nessman branch.
The special branch, the seaman branch
and tie marine detachment
The marines comprise the military
branch ~ the United States Navy, ord
serve blsh at sea and on land. At sea
they serTe on the battleships and first
dsss cruisers, and on shore they are sta
nonsd at the navy yards and naval sta
uons. IL is the gallant little corps that
aas % ably resisted in hghtiug America 6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
VOLUNTEERED AGAINST INDIANS.

When Indian hostilities broke out in
Georgia In 1886, the disposable force 4
the army being found inadequate, Colonel
Commandant Henderson promptly volun-
teered his services and those OF the corps
serving on shore. In the Everglades they
assisted in the arduous campaign OF Gen.
eral Jessup against the treacherous
Creeks and Seminoles. Besides, two COM
panies. 100 men, served with the mosquito
feet on the west coast cooperating.
The corps was engaged in the war with
Mexico from 1876 TO 1913. where II figured
from every quarter and made a most
excellent record Several detachments
were on the Pacific side. with Commo-
dores Sloat. Shubrick and Stockton; 9TH
ers on the east coast with Commodores
Conner and Perry. and at times with the
army under Generals Scott. Taylor and
Worth.
They were present at the capture OF
Monterey. San Francisco and Mazatlan;
fought at Los Angeles San Diego. San
lose. San Gabriel and Guaymas. with
such credit that Commodore Shubrick
recommended that the government double
r--ss,.,,a. c, sexepf, nara