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The Southern herald., 1912-11-22

prayer did she move her lips and ssy.
Jesus, have mercy On ne
Some three q four tines did he
Invalid Leave for = moment her bed.
on which al tie rest Of the time sAs
laz In = eFonehlng posture With tie
bedciothes drawn Up ever her head
Il Il said that her whole noarishment
consisted OF two cups Of milk q dag.
When her mother died Caroliae mnal
have been conscious 10 some extent
Of the fact. fer she burst into tears.
though otherwise no change was no
ueeahie in her condition After the
mothers death = brother undertook
the charge OF the sleeping giri and
her food. but after two years he vas
drowned. and this sad event Oeca
stoned 3 second violent at Of weeping
The care Of her then devolved upon
= housekeeper and Caroline seems to
have shown mors intelligence and
sharpness in noticing her presence. Il
began 70 be noticed that her hair was
always kept tidy and that her nails
did not exceed the usual length. As
the result Of an experiment In leaving
her alone for some hours Of the day =
suspicion arose that her trance could
not have been so complete and un-
broken a. formerly. At last there was
no doubt about 1t. Food disappeared
mysteriously.
A few months later Caroline sud
denly asked for her MOTHER and when
her brothers hurried to AeE side she
waved them away. sayt0g. "You
aren't my brothers; they we're quite
small" From that momeak she was
different being. The trance had
ceased and left her quits veil and
hearty. The most carefpS exam.aa-
tion failed to reveal to the dOStor tie
slightest trace of weakness " Of
mental defect She remembered eS.
cry detail of her early life, but showed
a great reluctance to speak about her
illness.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22

Excuse me-" smiled the center rasa. lAs
while he doffed his can
''H0W is your health7 How are rnssf
folksf You're looking well, old eAau
I trust that lis convenient for yaa Is
step aside
And give Us that position which yon se.
tain with PRIDE"
beg pardon" said the half back ~Aen
he the right guard met.
I'm in little hurry; the touehdswH :
must get.
Twill be a wondrous favor II you'll aflq&
me- Thanksl
shall return the kindness when Yuu
come through our ranks"
Good evening" said the tackle into TIE
left guards ear.
1T looks a bit like showing. although
the sky Il clear
Please step here. to this pillow. hes
that you win fall
All, thank you very kindly. Nov NliIi
take the ball"
ALLOW me-" said the captain. Il wish i
give some signs
But they viii be quite futile II you stIls
hold those lines.
Might request you kindly to rearranGs
your team
So that our forward movement less dlk-
ficult may seemg'
And so they go to practice the one-tims
rowdy game;
'Tis hard, indeed. to fancy. that n 4
men would MAIN
And batter their opponents and sometimes
break a bone
Why. now the plgskin's polished ana
sprinkled with cologne!
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
ADVENTURE OF A FARMER
Robbed, Beaten lnsenslbls, Hurled
into River, Escapes to Bridge
With S45 Left.

Chicago. Frank Washburne, farm.
or whose residence Is near Clinton, Ia,
but who was visiting with friends on
the West side, was found the other
morning In pit in the center pier OF
the Harrison street bridge, The man
was cut about the head and face. He
said he had been robbed on the bridge
by two highwaymen and beaten and
thrown into the water after he had
given up $50 and a gold watch.
In order to get Washburne out Of
the notes.-the bridge was raised and men
were lowered into the pit with ropes.
They found Washburne semi-con-
scious. He said he had been In the
pit for more than half an hour, and
almost had given up hope of rescue
when his cries we're heard by the
bridge tender.
Il was just leaving the east end OF
the bridge, having walked over from
Halsted street" said Washburne,
when two men approached me. After
asking the time, one OF them pointed q
gun at me and ordered me to hold up
my hands
Il at once held up my hands, and
while one of them held the gun the
other went through my pockets and
took my watch and chain and $50 that
had in my pocket.
after they had taken everything !
had they suddenly struck me twice on
the head. | couldn't make any further
resistance. They threw me into the
river. The cold water revived me !
little and | started to swim. got IN
on the eenterpiece Of the bridge, but !
fell into a hole in the middle Of IT.
Il struck something at the bottom,
and it knocked me out don't know
how long ] lay there before came to
There wasn't any chance for me tc
climb up the slippery sides of the Dit
so | shouted as loud as could fol
help. Soon saw the bridge going III
and then the ofacers get me out.
Washburne had S45 tn his sho.
which the bandits failed to Obtain.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
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Wu Az It's HH HUHU
nsehae 49, n.,nawsa ~
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end Grabs chHd From 8 ~
hg Xix Wagon.

saneFvElls. n ia ruaavzs keFss
attached % 3 milk wagon. In which
there wss 3 six-TesFela sirl. dashed
through the main thorcughfzra af
Somsrviiie tha other morning. Ths
runaway had several narrow escapes
from oollldlng with ether vehicles aad
at enc tine the milk wagon vas nearly
overturned AS the horse turned on
Of Main street and ran wildly down =
read leading 70 the open country. the
terriaed child was st ths side door Of
the wagon. IS II about TO jump. Mrs.
Rogers. daughter Of William Bradley
OF New York. who has : summer place
here. started after the runaway In her
automobile. stopping on the street cor.
nsr 70 pick up Policeman Edward
Ramsey.
The horse had q start OF half a mile,
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
|MARyELs OF LONDON LIFE

The immensity OF the worlds great
sst city Il striklngly illustrated By the
kacts and figures published recently In
b report on London life issued by the
London council. It Is estimated. for
instance, that a1,400,O00 is paid every
week in rent, and 100000 in rates,
while for the privileges Of keeping
about 10000 dogs Londoners pay
Ig61, 900 year in carriage and motor
licenses, while altogether no less
than $1,000 100000 worth Of property
belonging to Londoners Is insured.
It is remarkable that while 50 years
ago only half the people living IN
hondon were born in the capital. to-
day we are approaching the time
when three.Quarters Of the population
bf London are natives, the figures be-
ing sos per 1000. Most people are
under the impression as they notice
the new streets Of houses springing
hp in all directions In the metropolis,
that London ID growing bigger every
hay. but, as d matter Of fact, last year
les 900, 900 less was spent on house
building than IN 1902.
There are 1850 weddings in London
bvery week. while the weekly average
humber Of inQuests Is 100. No fewer
shan $1,000 drunkards are convicted IN
hs months, while postmen deliver
every day 100000 letters. postcards
kpiruulars and newspapers.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
CHICKEN EATS LIVE SNAKE

Grown chickens and young pullets
have been known to eat almost any.
thing that crossed their path, wheu
hungry, but 1t was supposed that
snakes we're not included in their
dainties. until a few days ago when
a pullet at Clay City. Ind. topped OF
a hearty breakfast by swallowing q
long garter snake while It was alive.
The snake appeared in the chicken
yard while the fowls we're being fed.
Several chickens pecked the snake
and 1t started back to the bushes
when the pullet left Its meal OF corn
and chased 1t. The reptile attempted
to fight the pullet but the pullet soon
put a stop to the fight by swallowing
the snake.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22

Took Shot at the HIinufoldeo Bear
at all The bear raced around the
barnyard like a hen with its head cut
on, knocking over churn, beehive
and a swinging clothes reel,
Another shot made another hole in
the pail but didn't stop the war dance,
anb the bear now raced across TO the
house, climbed up on the back porch
and knocked into eternal smash three
dozen jars Of raspberry preserves that
Mrs. Pete had set out too cool. He
daubed his fur with the hot mess OF
sugar and berries, and thereafter
everything stuck to him--burrs, feath-
ers, dried grass and dust, so that pres.
emily he was a disgrace to bear SO.
ciety.
Tarrios dog now took hand and
worried the bear. while Pete made
more holes in the critters tin helmet.
Finally the bear, with muffed grunts
and snorts Of rage and fear, managed
To steer cut Of the yard and put ofI
down the road toward Shin Pond.
Many Of those who beheld the apparl
don Of the feathered bear wearing tin
helmet have taken pledge, which they
are likely to keep until they know the
circumstances
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
NAPOLEON'S VILLA ON ELBA

Napoleon's villa on the island Of
Elba has Just been sold by auction
at Rome to Prince Camille Ruspoli
for 100000 Among the conditions Of
sale is an obligation on the part Of
the purchaser to maintain the villa
in proper order and to preserve all
the souvenirs Of Napoleon. including
the furniture OF his time.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
odd FENCE MADE OF SHELLS

4 unldue fence Of shells may be
heen il st. Petersburg. Florida. and
kncloses the premises Of Owen Al
ArfKht. The idea originated with the
owner. and be did the work himself.
mhs framework Of the structure is
II iron meshing, and On this y plas-
kered cement. while the cement was
ntill vet every nhelI was carefully
m.Iaced by hand. Two hundred thou
Ina shells we're used II the making
.af lhIa nacnIiar fence, and over 40
1arietIes we're brought into uHa. Many
ssa saelIH retain their pristine col
s.. 4lhs sdea Ii 81 original one, Indeed
nd Ehs Fssels i slLsesIge.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
Too well Urned.

II see" said the humble citizen Il
the sage of Harlem Park. shat the
authorities are going to remove tAe
urn that stands as 8 monument Ii
your park"
"Yes," answered the sage. 'sEE $
strange, but some OF those whose
names are on. the monument object t.
that sort OF well.urned fame.#
And then the humble citizen got his
first ride in an ambulance.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
Modern Qualification.

Il never saw such demand for
fhyming dictionaries as there has
been this past month. said the book.
seller. Il have sold my stock out and
am away behind on orders. ThaFa
must be q large crop OF poets thia
year"
Poets smiled the friend. Like
as not they are all politicians
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
CAT KILLS A BULLDOG

A large Angorn cat owned by MIRA
Harry Lindley of Venice. Cal. attack
ed and killed full-blooded English
bulldog, owned by J. G. Fromeyer, at
Venice. within two minutes the bull
dog, bleeding and helpless. fell upon
the sand. The cat then leaped upon
the dogs head and with claws and
teeth severed the animals jugulaF
vein.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
Their overslcht.

"a king" say to the interested
listeners, sis merely an accident O.
birth. and so is hod carrier"
Doubtless" puts In the Guibbiins
person, "You are correct, but did il
ever occur to you that the parents oi
the hodcarrier never possess an aoel.
dent pollcy?"
Ere / can frame an answer OF suf
flcient intenseness he has fitted away
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
Hla Motlua

Eyes, SIR" asserted the man win
the pale, spiritual countenanoa. = III
in favor Of compelling the saloons =
close their front doors on SUNDAYS.
and one or two week days besides
who is he7n asked the innocent ~.
Etander.
"That's Mr.. smoothface, the side
door manufacturer"
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
New Divorce Cause.

New York Irwin ". Graves was
given . divorce when be produced an
agreement his wife signed promising
that il she stayed out all night again
ii would be ! sign she wanted Graves
- kgll himself
The Southern herald., 1912-11-22
4 Good shoppen

.she is q rare hand for hndlns
gains"
sSo?a.
'sYes; Just now met her wIEh .
cent turkey which she ran aexezs s.
: department store
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12

Gates the continual interest in local
real estate.
All hopes of an industrial concern
locating on the tract Of the Won
derland Beach Company have ban
inshed with the announcement Of
that firms intention to place the
beach tract on the market cut into
building lots. That the project will
be successful goes without saying,
but the announcement of the COM
pany's intentions naturally checks
the prevailing report that a large
sized factory would shortly locate
on the property. 1t Is an ideal place
for a factory site, but it Is under
stood the Wonderland Beach Com
pany decided that it would be unad-
visable to retain the land. Subur-
ban property kept moving this week,
with considerable brishness, espe-
cially on the Indian Summer" days.
A great week end is looked forward
to by local handlers Of suburban
DrODertV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
White Mountain Cake.

Ono soant %one-fourth cup Of butter,
light and foamy. To two and one-halt
cups Of -four add two level teaspoons
baking powder and sift several times.
Into the creamed butter and sugar put
one-hAlf cup Of milk alternately, a lit
tie at q time, with the flour. Before
putting In the last Of the -four stir
extra well. put in one teaspoon Of
vanilla and the stiffy beaten whites Of
four eggs. Mix as little as possible to-
stir through. Add the last of the -four.
Bake In moderate oven.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
CHINA CELEBRATES REVOLT.
Parade and Sacrifices at Picking on
First Anniversary.

Parade and Sacrifices at Pskins on
First Anniversary.
Peking, Oct. 12.-The first anniver-
sary Of the revolution was celebrated
In an elaborate here. The
central feature WAS a parade of 49,
600 infantry, with a powerful rear
guard Of artillery and cavalry.
President Yuan ShIh Kali had a
thousand Chinese and European
guests, who watched the men go by.
The physique and discipline of the
gray clad battalions greatly impressed
the onlookers.
Earlier In the day the members Of
the cabinet made sacrifices before tab
lets erected In memory of the victims
who died for the republican cause.
Another striking feature was the re-
moval of the name "Manchu dynasty
from the dynastic gate at the entrance
to the palace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
GOSSIP ABOUT
REAL ESTATE
Dealers Discuss Condition
of Market at Present.

Not in the least effected by the in
teresting worlds series, the real es-
tate market actually bloomed during
the past week, with many big sales
reported and several other equally
as important deals contemplated.
The market opened strong on Tues
day, as the saying goes, when it
was announced that Hyman Fried
nan and the Perth Amboy City Mar
ket had purchased a valuable tract
of First, Second and Paterson street
property from Perrine and Buckelew,
Of Jamesburg, for $4,000. 1t was
one Of the biggest deals of the sum
and early fall, and plainly indi-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
NEW MCFARLAND DEFENSE.
Convicted Slayer at Next Trial Viii
Say Wife Was Suicide.

Wv
Newark, N. j., Oct. 12.-Allison II.
mcfarland, whose conviction in this
city of wife murder was set aside by
the court Of errors and whose retrtal
Is to begin next Monday, has an
nounced that his defense will be that
his wife committed suicide. That was
what vas intimated by his counsel at
the former trial. but Mcfarland did
not take the stand to tell why his wife
had probably ended her life. This
time he will testify In his own be-
half.
Mcfarland will give as a reason for
his w1fe's suicide that she found some
Of the Bunny" letters that had been
written to him by Florence Bromley
Of Philadelphia, with whom he was
infatuated, and that she had also
learned many of their household ef-
fects, which she believed were In
storage, had been disposed of by him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
OPERATIONS IN
REAL ESTATE
Work on Terra Gotta Struc.
tures--C0mpIete Others.

Two factory buildings under con.
struction at Cortlandt and Catherine
streets for the New Jersey Terra Cot.
ia Company were the largest build
Ing Jobs for which permits were is
sued the past week. A permit was
issued for a one-story brick store
building for Peter Skovboe, 26x42
feet In size, to be erected on the
westerly side of Amboy avenue,
twenty-five feet north of Compton
avenue. 1t will cost approximately
$1,000.
Buildings for the New Jersey ter
ra Gotta concern will cost approx
mately $4,000. One to cost STA
900, will be 200 feet wide and 21O
feet deep, one-story high, of brick
construction and will be erected in
block 262 between Catherine and
'Cortlandt streets. The other, to cost
about s12,50O, will be seventy-six
feet and five and a half inches wide
and n~inety-ave feet and one and a
half inches deep, one and two stor-
les high, of brick construction and
will De erected on the westerly side
Of Cortlandt street in block 262. The
structures were designed by Archi-
tects John H. Dayton and G. How
ard Smith.
The nurses home has been COM
pleted under the supervision of the
architects, Goldberger & Greisen.
Other buildings designed by that ar
chitectural firm, which will be COM
pleted the coming week are:
Two-story brick house for D.
Klein, in Smith street, near Kirk
land place; two-story brick and two
family house for Joseph Polkowitz,
in Park avenue near New Brunswick
avenue; three-family brick tenement,
two-stories, for Joseph MARCH,, in
Catherine street near Easton street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12

EVENING NEWS covers the field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
TWO OF CABINET ON STUMP
Stimson Will Aid TAFT In New York
and Nagel In tho West.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Two Of Presi-
dent Taft's cabinet officers, Secretary
Of War Stimson and Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor Nagel, who recently
returned to Washington from their va
cation, will start in a few days on
stump speaking tours.
Secretary Stimson will first go on
the hustings at Buffalo early next
week. During the remainder of the
week he will speak in several places In
New York in the interest Of President
Taft and Job e. Hedges.
Secretary Nagel will open Sunday In
st. Louis and stump Missouri and sec
lions of states adjacent until just be-
fore election.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
RECORD HIGH PRICES NOW.
Cost Of Living az Shown by Brad
streets Higher Than Ever Before.

streets Higher Than Ever Before.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE cost Of llv-
ing is higher than ever, us everybody
recognizes, but reduced to a percent
age, as Is done by Bradstreets index
number Of prices, which Includes not
only food but metals, textiles, coal,
building materials, hides and leather
and q number Of other things which
go to make up the ordinary necessities.
the cost OF living climbed up more In
September than In any recent month.
Bradstreet's index number, 0.45l5,
deduced from the prices OF the units
considered, for Oct. i, is not only
the highest on record. but represents
a Jump of Is per cent over the Sept.
! figures. AS compared with the pre-
vlous high record. touched on May i
last, the advance is 10 per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12

The EVENING NEWS has the
circulation In the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
SECOND OIL WORKS FIRE,
Blazing priftNxsed Strikes Against Pier
and Dsstrsys Warehouse.

and Dsstrsys Warehouse.
Bayonne, N. j., Oct. IA second
IRE started at tho oil works here when
blazing drtftwood struck against Pier
/ US the tide went out. A dozen or
moro tugboats oon had streams Of
water directed upon the pier, but de-
spite the efforts Of the fre fighters the
pier and the warehouse on 1t were
destroyed.
The warehouse contained a quantity
OF case goods and barrels Of oil, but
no statement has as yet been made
of the loss resulting from the second
blaze. Pier 2 also caught fire, but the
flames were Dol got under control.
The fire boats New Yorker and Zophar
Mills assisted the tugboats in combat
ing the fire at Pier 2 and a torrent of
water drowned cut the flames, al
though for a time 1t was feared that
thew would cr-o~S e+u furher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
AN 10 POUND LOBSTER.
Caught OF New Rochelle With an
Ordinary Blacklist Hook.

Cdu9nt Ou new hoCneito WIKI an
Ordinary Blacklist Hook.
New Rochelle, N. y, Oct. 1.-THE
largest lobster ver caught In Long
Island sound was hauled In near
Huckleberry island, by Ralph King
of 8 Franklin avenue, New Rochelle,
who, with John l. King, was after
blacklsh.
The lobster, from the end of Its
feelers to the end Of it's tail, measures
thirty-three inches. Each feeler IL
seventeen inches long. One claw IL
sixteen inches long and twelve inches
In circumference. The circumference
Of the body L. fifteen inches. The
whole lobster weighs eighteen pounds
A young oyster was growing or n
claw. The lobster was caught with
an ordinary blacknsh hook.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
Ash psIuos In Ecuador.

GuayaQuil, Ecuador, Oct. IA great
quantity Of burning ashes fell ON Alau-
81, C~himboYaxo province, and also on
other towns 1t IL supposed the ashes
came from Sansay, IN active volcano
of tho Andes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-14

Stewart. editor Of the Cedar Rapids
Tribune. the official organ Of the Iowa
State Federation OF Labor, end mem
Der OF the executive board Of the state
federation: Mr.. George Garfield. coun-
~ auditor OF Linn county, and = prom
inent labor leader; Mr.. Henry Payne.
business agent Of the Cedar Rapids
Building and Trades Council; and Mr..
H. H. Hupp. president Of the Cedar
Rapids electrical workers union, were
all present and spoke in commentator
OF the men who ara Interested in the
utilities at Cedar Rapids and are now
seeking to enter Marshalitown.
The hall was crowded to capacity
with an unusually large attendance
The movement for harmonious ac-
tion with the business interests Of the
city Is q direct result OF conference
between Messrs. j. L. Williams and E.
D. Hamilton Of the Marshalltown Club.
and Messrs n. ". Martin and Frank
Kunkel, of the labor unions, who spent
day together In Cedar Rapids, and
who discovered at Cedar Rapids that
the labor and commercial interests
were united there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-14
STATE CENTER WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. T. r. Latch Dies Following
Strokes Of PARALYSIS.

Mrs. Mary A. Latch, wife of T. R
Latch. a well-known woman Of State
Center and its vicinity, died at home
there at / o'clock this morning Of pa
raIysis. The immediate cause of her
death was stroke, which left her un-
conscious, week ago Thursday. L.
involved the right side and the patient
never regained the use of her senses.
It was the second Of two very severe
strokes, the first of which left her an
invalid. In the spring Of 1908 Mrs.
Latch was stricken with paralysis that
involved the left side For many years
the family had lived on a farm west Of
State Center. but in January, 1911, Mr..
and Mrs. Latch moved to State Center.
Mn. Latch's maiden name was Mary
Ann MacGowan. She was born a:
Wellington. Ont, Oct IS 1888. In 1855
she married Richard Nightingale. who
died May IL. 1864 Mrs. Nightingale
married Mr.. Latch. Jan. 81. 1855, at
Berlin. Canada The couple moved to
Decatur. Ill, in 1871. and after remain
ing there for three years went t,
Champaign county. Illinois, to live Az
ter an eieht-year residence there MI
and Mrs. Latch came to this county and
settled on the 135-acre homestead three
miles west Of State Center. where they
lived up to the time they moved into
Town.
Mr.. Latch was the mother Of sixteen
chil0fen by her two marriages and
eleven Of them are living. They ara
vFJl11an Nigh.ingale. Champaign. III.
ana Robert Nightingale. Chicago. Of the
flsst marriage: and Mrs Akron Goudie
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