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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
The Door or His Bath-House Opened
 And "Smitty" Emerged.

"Smitty" had sprung about all the sur prise possible for one small youngster to spring on an unsuspecting choir.
 But in this instance "Smitty' had every reason to think he had put 1t over" again--until, like a boomerang hurled Into the air. the stunt" came flying right back at him and bowled him over. It was indeed case of the one who laughs last laughs best--and "smitty" laughed entirely too soon
 Of course. the chief attraction to the choristers at Sandy Bay was the bathing. But. to prevent accident, Billy Bowlegs" had hedged it around with all sorts of rules which he rigidly enforced. And the most inviolate of all was the one to the effect that no boy should go into the water until the choirmaster-Mr. William B. Bow leggit, to give him his real name---or some one of the men of the choir was present.
 And you may be sure, ever since 'Smitty," the angel-faced little scamp that he was, had heard that rule, he seemed fairly plagued with a desire to break 1t.
 So. the other morning. a full fifteen minutes before the regular bathing hour, the door of his bath house opened and '"Smitty" emerged He looked carefully up and down the beach. A few of the guests of the hotel were there sitting in the sand, but not a single member of the choir man or boy, had as yet appeared. No one was in the water. either. All of which appealed to the irrepressible "Smitty'' as a most fortuitous circum- stance.
 Sauntering down to where the waves broke on the beach, with both eyes we'll peeled for Billy -Bowlegs.- he could suddenly resist the tempta- ton no longer and, like a flash, dived head-foremost into a curling breaker. He was the first in that morning, a thing indeed to be proud of!
 Also, he was the first out! In fact, it seemed that he had no more than come to the surface than he was back again on the beach, rubbing his arms and his legs like one possessed. He gathered up great handfuls of sand and rubbed it upon his legs; and finally he sat down on the beach and piled the sand into huge mound over his feet and legs and clear up to his roly- poly little tummy.
 Just then three of the choirboys emerged from their bath-houses and ran. shouting, toward him, where they fiopped down on the sand beside him. For a moment or two they talked of nothing, yet said much, in that fashion peculiar to boys. Then choosing his opening carefully. "smitty" set forth the first necessary step of the nefarious scheme his seraphic little head had matched.
 "Betcha can beat you boys into the water" he said. in a most tantaliz- ing tone. Starting from here-and the first kid to dive in wins!"
 "Humph"' exclaimed Sam Norton. And again, 1Iumph!''
 "What'll you bet?" demanded Arthur Jones, belligerently.
 Think you're some runner don't you. "Smitty'' - just because you tucked out in the races?" put in Roy Brown.
 "Oh, I don't know answered "Smitty." with just the right amount
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his bench trying to make a house out of an old cigar box. He had been working, oh, SO hard to make it re- semble a real one; but somehow lt just wouldn't look like anything but a cigar box. Then--all of a sudden things began to happen.
 "The lowly cigar-box began to sprout. Up, up. up went its sides. higher and higher: and they changed from plain cigar-box wood Into walls of huge. rough-hewn rocks. Case ments and towers and mlnarets ap- peared upon them. here and there, in most wondrous, beautiful fashion.
 Larger and larger grew the walls, until presently the small store room and the carpenters work bench had vanished completely and. mind you, Robert had to actually pinch himself
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n NCE. and once only on that memorable ten-day vacation of fashionable St. Luke's choir at
 Sandy Bay, did "Smitty" the cherub- faced boy soloist. the lad with the voice of a seraphim start some thing that he could not finish.''
 And that was toward the end of the trip when Billy -Bowlegs,'' the choir master, and everyone else had come to the conclusion that the aforesaid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
QUITE so.

A r course little Ruth should have
 been able to answer more pre- " cisely when Teacher asked her to describe a frog. But she gave a de- scription that is at least picturesque when she replied:
 "A frog. teacher, is big green bug with warts all over it. And it keeps it's mouth open all the time and-and and it's always sitting down behind and-and standing up in front"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
R OurpuZZle Corner 4k 4k
HIDDEN GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS.

HIDDEN BIOGRAPHICAL TERMS. Examples: No. 1 is hill.
 1. Each i'll child received some candy.
 2. He broke rib, youth said. 8. He got the car I verify believe. {. The boat is landing.
 5. Each Arbor Day he plants a tree.
 6. Let him in, let him in. z. I'll get the plate. Auntie. $. So under the table he found it. 2. He gave each girl a key. 10. That is our cedar tree.
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An hour later, Billy Bowlegs' sum moned the four culprits before him and again heard the story.
 Well" he asked, as though vastly interested, who won-which of you was the first into the water?''
 1 was!" declared Sam You
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JUMBLEp QUOTATION

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 Pasekaherse
 AnsicerS. HIDDEN BIOGRAPHICAL TERMS: l. HiH 2. Bay. 3. Rirer. A. Isldnd. 5. Hdrb0r. 6. Inlet. 2. Pldtedr. 8. Sound. 9. Lake 10. Source. JUMBLED QUOTATION: Welcome ercr smiles and fdrereH goes out sigh iH0.
 Shakespeare.
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weren't, I was!" objected Arthur.

weren't, I was" objected Arthur.
 T guess I ought to know!" put In Roy. "I beat both of you,"
 "Humph.' said the choirmaster. turning to "Smitty. Tt seems to be a tie, my boy, and we'll say that all three of them won. So, John Smith, you will pass your desserts for the next nine meals to Arthur and Sam and Roy, taking each of them in turn. II rou will bet. my lad. then you must
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pay when you lose! ! hope this will teach you lesson!
 And, because you four boys broke the rule and went into the water, I forbid you all to go in bathing for three days. I won't fine you, for you wouldn't mind that so much. Rules in this choir are made 10 be kept, not broken. That is all for the present." Oh, no, wait a minute!
 Since you were the ring-leader, John Smith, you will retire to your room this afternoon and not so out of it until supper-time. And while you're there, hope you will mediate upon the fact that disobedience always brings with 1t q penalty. That is all. now, I'm sure."
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 turned topsyturvy to provide a V denizen of the deep with the means for initiating an art believed to be an almost exclusive property of the feathered tribe.
 The imitation is not a cheap one. It is really an improvement, for the nests built at the bottom of running stream have a front and rear door, while those built in airy places usually have g combined entrance and exit
 The nest-making fish is the sticl1le- back. who has several other strange accomplishments besides home -build- ing. He is a fresh water fish, found in our country as well as Europe and derives his name from the sharp spines on his back.
 In spring he builds nest. muff-liSe in form, with the openings in the di- rection of the current A building operation in running water is some job. Mr Sticlkleback collects small sticks for the ramework of his nest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
AWAY FROM DANGER.

NV boy.
 Leaned on his hoe and said: "The fish Is bitin' fercest kind.
 Down by the millpond's head" Don't be afeerd." the farmer said,
 Dropping seed or two. "Jes' keep on kiverln' 'taters. son,
 N the fish they won't bite you."
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GEOLOGICAL GROTESOUES
 EVER HEAR OF A FISH THAT BUILDS A NEST?

N H, yes, there is such fish, even
 if 1t does seem that nature
 turned topsy -turvy to provide a V denizen of the deep with the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
FILLED FOR
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
Morristown Board Reappoints
Clerk, Elects Kahn Custodian
and Engages 7 Teachers.
Especial to the Evening start

MORRISTOWN. June %. - The
Board of Education adjourned last
night to July without setting a date
for the presentation to the voters of
the two petitions for a new high
school.
The board reappointed William H.
Under district clerk for one year at
a salary of $500, and elected Samuel
Karn, the collector of taxes, as GUS
todian of the school moneys at
salary of $500 a year. Mr.. Karn sue
ceeds Clifford S. Rutan, the former
town treasurer, who was held over
until July l as custodian of school
money.
The appointment of seven new
teachers was also approved of. Com
missioner c. Franklin Wilson, of the
teachers cammittee, read the resig-
nation of the nine following teachers
and the names of the seven appointed
u succeed them. Those who have re-
signed are George S. Harris, Helen
Nj. Biddle, Clara II. Beebe, Jessie w.
Miller, Beryl Inglis, Willis p. Jones.
Beatrice Blalislee, Edna M. edell and
N. Frank Holden. The teachers who
will come in their places are Richard
f. Paine, Crawford, high school En-
glish, at salary of 81 100; Clinton c.
Gordon, Crawford, high school mathe-
MATES, at a salary of $1,000; Emily
M. Hea, at a salary of SLIPS, instead
of $1,O25, as approved at last meeting;
Grace Jones, South China, Me-, eighth
grade, at a salary of $3.50; M. Alma
Worden, Bound Brook, high school
commercial, at a salary of $3.50; Grace
r. Trimball, Phillipsburg, at a salary
OF $3.50, and Mabel S. Herr, AWHILE,
Pa, eighth grade, at a salary of $3.50.
The supply committee was author
lzea to make the yearly contracts for
supplies as soon as estimtes have
been submitted. The bills of Dr. Anna
L. Allaben and Dr. Gustave A. Becker,
the school physicians, for S5S4.75 and
$50, respectively, for the year were
approved. Clerk Under read two COM
munications suggesting sites for the
new school. Fred s. Wenman offered
the Wenman property at Mt. KEN
BILE avenue for $13, 900, and the II. M.
Quayle Realty Company the Weber
property on Fort Nonsense at $4,000
an acre. The Wenman property is 1872
feet front and 1876 feet deep. The let
tiers were referred to the special
school committee. Two other commu-
nications were read from John A H.
Hopkins, as chairman of the confer
ence committee on the school com
mittee. The one suggested a change
in the ballots at the next election and
the other protested against the board
offering the Maple avenue site with
either of the other sites, as the letter
said it was rumored the board intend
ed to do These were referred to the
special committee also.
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SUMMIT, June q (SpeciaD.-A
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert S. Brewster, 80 Beech
wood road, yesterday afternoon, Miss
Henrietta Marie Brewster, enter
tanned fifteen of the girl graduates
of the local high school class of 1914,
of which she is a member, at o fare
we'll luncheon and reception.
Miss Brewster will leave early in
August for the American College for
Girls in Constantinople, Turkey
where she will pursue the study of
domestic art for about a year. Miss
Brewster, who is a favorite with her
classmates, was assisted in receiving
yesterday afternoon by her mother
Following the luncheon instrumental
and vocal music, dancing and games
were enjoyed. The house decorations
of wild flowers and potted plants We're
profuse and pretty. Among those
present were: Ruth Alleman, Flor
ence Armstrong, Gertrude Bovitz,
Barbara Constantine, Helen Crane,
Marion Hazen, Dorothy and Lillian
Holland, Vivien Loane, Agnes Sven
son, Jeanette Burnett, Mabel Wir-
sching and Louise Bittner.
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M0rrist0Wn Notes

Roxiticus Lodge No. 9S, 1. o. o. F.,
has elected w. H. Klinedinst its noble
grand, William Paul vice noble
grand. and George Harry trustee.
Charles F. Heath, who sold his
property on Western avenue to F. B..
Cummings, has taken a house in
Olyphant Park.
Phoenix Branch No. 200, Grand Fra
ternity, has elected these officers
Charles Anderson, commander; Will
lam Clarke. past commander; Her
man Fleugel, vice-commander; Frank
Wolfe marshal; Henry Ratley, re-
corder; William Hodgson, treasurer;
John II. Madigan, collector
Another site suggested for the new
high school building is the library
and Lyceum property and the inter-
vening properties to Pine street.
James Daniels, colored, was hit by
an automobile while riding his bicycle
along Park place, near the corner of
Market street, last night The wheel
was smashed and Daniels was
dragged a short distance along the
roadway, losing some of his hair, but
otherwise being unhurt. A woman
was driving the car. She told Officer
Roof that she was from Mountain
Lakes and gave him her number.
A number of visiting officers of the
aSlvation Army Joined in the regu-
lar evening services about the park
last night, making a full band.
The odd Fellows of this town will
attend the services at the Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow night
when the pastor, Rev. Thomas Craw-
ford. will preach to them.
Miss Alice Dickson will spend the
summer in Europe.
Miss Edith Walker is in Norris
town for a fortnight.
Miss Ruth Dean will spend July al
skaneateles, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. George Carr Henry
are occupying their cottage at Sea
bright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Taylor anc
| family will spend the months of July
and August at the Little Moose Club
in the Adirondacks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Vance Pierson are
attending the New Jersey State Press
Association summer meeting a
| Watch Hill, r. /. Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest H. Tomlinson are also at
tending.
Mrs. John Mayer. jr, will go t.
! Newport, r. l., about the first of July
Mrs. John c. Williams will spend {
fortnight in the Adirohdacks, begin
ming the first of July.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bigelow ant
family are at Belleport, Long Island
Henry w. Armstrong; john,
Harvard is entered in the special tro
at the races at Woodlawn Driving
Park, Newton, today. Johnny Har
ward has won many ribbons on tn
local and other tracks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
Dover Gas Company Gets
POstpOnement of Hearing
on Amended Franchise
Especial to the Evening start

DOVER, June 27.-The scheduled
hearing on the application of the
Dover, Rockaway and Port Dram Gas
Company before the Public Utility
Commissioners for a modification Of
their franchise with the town of
Dover was not held yesterday at the
request of Addison Ely, president of
the company, who appealed for an
extension of time.
The hearing will be held July 8.
Mayor William l.. r. Lynd, Council
men Robert Richards and Eustice f..
Rudine and Attorney Carl Vogt went
to Newark yesterday morning to
represent the town. Alexander Ka-
mouse, Reuben Farr and Arthur T.
Paquette accompanied the officials to
present their complaints to the board.
The gas company will have to show
cause why it did not comply with the
ruling of the Utility Board before the
application will be considered. Last
February the board rendered an oral
order in which the case company
should install services and mains for
applicants.
The order was not complied with
but the officials of the firm applied
for a modification of the franchise,
stating that the present contract pre-
vented them from obtaining a reason
failing to install services was that
the firm was financially unable to eX-
tend the mains.
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Especial to the Evening star.I

MADISON. June 27.-Although the
society circus now being conducted on
the athletic grounds under the aus
pieces of the Y. NJ. c. A. attracted an
audience of about LOCO at the opening
last night, much larger gathering is
expected tonight
From the gate to the tent is a lane
lighted with Japanese lanterns and
multi-colored electric lights. The walk
leads straight to the refreshment tent,
presided over by the Ladies Auxiliary
OF the association. Through the tent
one goes to the big show under
three-pole tent. Sideshows and amuse-
ments are ranged along the sides.
Water polo, Japanese baseball and
cover the spot are among the most
prominent games.
Before the show began an exhibition
of Workmanship was given by Miss
Dora Voight. who is in charge of the
equestry. and her pupils. The circus
proper is a scream from start TO M
ish. The only time, however, when
the spectators broke out on sponta-
neous applause was when Il number OF
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Madison Notes

Miss May Cullinan and w. Howell
Cullinan, of Green avenue, and Reg
inald Eagles, of Hillcrest road, We're
at Poughkeepsie yesterday to witness
the rowing races.
President and Mrs. Ezra Squier Tip
pie, of Drew Theological Seminary.
sailed today for Europe, where DR..
Triple will visit his brother in Rome.
Rev. e. A. McAlpin will take for his
subject in the First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning "The Pre-
tentative Power of Our Blessings
In the evening, in Webb Memorial
Chapel, he will take for his subject
A Blind Man Who Saw More Than
the Pharisees.
An adjourned meeting of the Com
mon Council will be held on Tuesday
evening in the council chamber.
Miss Gertrude Tuttle, of Green ave-
nue., returned yesterday from a visit
with friends in Pauling. N. Y.
Hugh Stuntz, who graduated from
Wesleyan University this year, is
visiting friends in Madison for a few
days.
In the Methodist Church, tomorrow,
Rev. A. w. Hayes, the pastor, will
| speak from the subject: 81 Am Not
Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ"
His evening theme will be one of the
| ROCKY mountain series, entitled And
Peter Said | Will Go a-Fishing."
"Is the Universe, Including Man,
Christian Science" will be the sub
| ject in the First Church of Christ,
! Scientist, in the lecture room in the
James building, tomorrow
John B. Gogherty, who has been
granted the contract for paving work
on Alexander avenue, Brittin street
| and Grove street, has started work on
the first one named.
The Public Service Gas Company is
laying pipes on Elmore street.
Charles M. Decker, of Madison ave-
nue., and former Mayor William f.
Redmond, of LoantaKa Way, have re-
turned from trip to Poughkeepsie.
Miss Margaret Flanagan, of Kings
road, is spending week with Mrs
Daniel M Shea, at Cedar Lake.
Mrs Theodore M. Peck, of Green
avenue, has returned from Haver-
straw, N. Y, where she attended the
graduation exercises of her grand
daughter, Miss Helen Bonsall
Raphael Ferraro has begun the
work of extending the sewer system
along Locust street, the contract fol-
which was granted hitn on Monday
Qj&bt BY The council.
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Chatham Notes

The monthly meeting of the water
board will be held in the Borough
Hall Thursday evening.
William and Edward OHara, of
Centre street are visiting their grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
O'Hara, of Belleville.
Dir. John Macnaughton is spending
a month at Wurtsboro, n. Y.
Mrs. b. J. Kenny, of Morristown, is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Eu-
gene O'Hara. of North Hillside ave
nue..
Harry Houston. of Summit avenue,
left yesterday for Davenport, Iowa,
where he will attend the Palmer
Chiropractic College.
The Stanley Congregational and
Ogden Memorial Presbyterian
churches will hold joint services dur
ing July, alternating between the two
churches.
Miss Anna Mccormack, of Wash
ington avenue, and William O'Hara,
of Centre street, will enter the New
ark Business College July l. James
Conway, of Passaic avenue, will enter
the same college in September
William Priestman, of Short Hills,
is the guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
John Mccormack, of Lum avenue.
Miss Margaret Winans, of Living
ston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. II. c.
McBriar.
Miss Muriel Moore. of Paramount
avenue, is spending two weeks va
cation at Syracuse, \. Y.
Abner Reeves has sold his black
smith business on Bowers lane TO
John McGaVin. of River road.
Charles NJ. Lum has returned from
a business trip to Europe.
Theodore Blatt, of Summit avenue,
has obtained a position with James
Wilton.
Members Of the Fish and Game
Club will hold an informal dance at
the Old Mill next Wednesday evening.
A strawberry festival was held on
the lawn of the Fairview last evening
under the auspices of the Daughters
of Liberty.
Harry Mackerly. of Washington
avenue, has accepted a position with
the Morris County Traction Company.
Chatham will have Millburn as
their opponent thie afternoon at Ath-
letic Field.
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INTERESTING NEWS OF NEARBY LACKAWANNA TOWNS
MEN BURLESOUE SUFFRAGISTS
AND BURN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
All Happens Madison Society Circus and Ancient Church
Saved by Fire Department Just as Old.

business men, dressed as women, in
dulged in a suffrage parade. En- route
they maltreated a guardian of the
peace and burned Westminster Abbey,
the blaze being promptly eXtinguished
by a fire department that was more
primitive than those in the DAYS of
the old coffee mill"
Sixteen young ladies in the broom
drill showed that they were drilled to
perfection. Other events of interest
in this line-the serious line-were the
sword drill, horse drill, acrobatic
stunts by Newark gymnasts and a
fencing match between Mr.. Clark, the
trainer, and one of his guests.
Louis Fl. Clarey enacted the part
of animal trainer in a manner to make
the best of EN- sit up and take no
tice. High hat, whip. boots and dec
orations were his to an extent beyond
repute. Many of the fainter hearts
were chilled as he calmly INDUCED in
a boxing match with a polar bear.
The circus will continue throughout
this afternoon and evening. The pro-
ceeds of the affair will be for the ben
eft of the work TO be done in improV-
ing the athletic grounds.
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Suicide from Summit Had
Not Earned a Dollar
in the Last Three Years
Especial to the Evening start

SUMMIT, June 27.-Investigation
here yesterday disclosed the informa-
ton that John G. Reuter-, who ended
his life by shooting himself in a bath
house in Coney Island had resided
here for more than year and until
few days prior to his death
The unfortunate man whose second
wife died six months ago, was about
seventy years old. He was a black
smith, but in recent years had de-
voted his time to inventing, being at
work for the past year or more on
an automobile carbureter. Reuter-
carried on his work in a shop owned
by William r. Renwiclk, a wealthy
resident of New England avenue,
with whom he lived and who had long
befriended him. To a friend a few
days ago Reuter- declared he had not
earned a dollar in the past three
years. He lived for a time in the
Young Mems Christian Association,
ard a boarding house at the corner
of Springfield avenue and Glenwood
place.
He was in poor health, and 1t is
this thought his condition and fall
ure to realize financially on his in
ventions, with his advancing years,
led to his taking his life.