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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

energy. There WIS always fear and
dread in my mind, / had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
I had place in my right side that was
SO sore that I could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. l triedmedicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and l never expected to get out again.
I got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum If your medicines had not saved
me- But now can work all day, Sleep
we'll atnight, eat anything want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms I had
before taking your remedies, and all lie
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, r. F. D. /, Box %,
Shamrock, Missouri.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
lNFALLIBLE TEST FOR AXLES
Use of Kerosene Is Declared to Reveal
A1y Defect That May Be Present
and Not Visible.

In many European railroad shops
they test crank axles with nothing
more wonderful than kerosene. The
principal locomotive shops in France
and England have adopted the
method.
When an engine goes into the shop
for general repairs it is thoroughly
inspected as follows: All grease and
oil is first removed and the parts
given a bath in kerosene, after which
the surfaces are all wiped as dry
as possible with clean waste or rags.
The wheels are then placed some
distance apart on track, and two
pairs rolled together at speed of
perhaps three or four miles per hour.
The force of the shock or impact
shows the slightest crack, from crys-
talization or otherwise, by forcing
out the small particles of kerosene
which have been secreted in the
cracks. Inspection after impact To-
Gates the crack by means of these
beads Of paraffin showing on the sur
face. 1t is claimed that this method
has never failed to locate defective
crank-axle pin or driving Journal, and
in some instances inherent defects,
which could hardly have been found in
any other manner, have been detected
in new axles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
A Difficulty.

Harry Thurston Peck, the unfortu.
nate litterateur who killed himself in
Stamford, was once talking to young
man at Columbia about the art OF
writing biography.
when you write biography" he
said, you must keep yourself in the
background Fosters biography OF
Dickens is ruined by the continual
presence of Foster blowing his own
horn. This defect is the most fire.
quent one in biographies.
Fighter isn't satisfied with the
book he's now at work on jester
once said to me.
How can that be?' said l. Right
er is so conceited that
"'But at present. the Jester inter
rupted, Fighter is doing life Of Ma
poleon, and he finds it rather difficult
to make himself out as more impor
tant than his hero"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Second Floor Plan.

that house of these materials would
be in no danger from adjacent build.
ings if they should be on fire. 1t is in.
teresting to note in this connection.
that statistics show three-fourths OF
our enormous fire loss in this country
to be due to fire spreading from one
building 70 another. In the numerals
tests made in the United States gov.
eminent testing laboratories concrete
has been proved to be absolutely fire
resisting; and not only in laboratory,
but also in actual work, concrete has
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

During the short seven years of her
life, little Florence Louise had be-
come duly impressed with the preva-
lence of specialists in the medical pro-
fession.
One day, after returning from visit
to small playmate, she calmly an
nounced:
"Rena swallowed a button"
Are you worried about herr" she
was asked
"Oh, she will get along all right, "
Florence Louise complacently replied.
They sent for regular button doc
tor. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
CAnADA'S PLACE
AS f PRODUCER
Canada Is Getting a Great Many
Americans.

u hree young provinces, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan. and Alberta" says a
New York financial journal, have al
ready made Winnipeg one Of the great
est primary wheat markets of the
world. In 1904 they raised 5S,0oe,0O0
bushels of wheat. Five years later
they produced $50, 100000 bushels. In
1913 the crop Appropriated 100000
600 bushels. At the present rate OF
progress Canada must soon pass
France and India, and stand third in
the line of wheat producers. Uld-
mately 1t will dispute with Russia and
the United States for the first position
Wheat has been the pioneer of eur
development. Undoubtedly 1t will
prove the same with Canada. In the
last calendar year our trade with Can.
ada amounted to 497 million dollars,
Only with two countries-the United
Kingdom and Germany-is our trade
greater. No vivid Imagination is
needed to see what the future devel.
opment of Canada means to the
pCOplS VI lu6 OullOQ OldItb.
The influx of American settlers to
the Canadian prairies is now in full
swing. Within the past few days
over 80 Of those arrived at Bassane
carrying with them effects and capital
to the value of 100000 Fifty settlers
from Oregon arrived in Alberta few
days ago; while 10 families of settlers
from the state of Colorado arrived at
Calgary on their journey northwards.
The goods and personal effects of this
party filled 20 box cars. OF live stock
alone they had It's horses, Is COWS
and 1000 head of poultry. Another
class of settler has arrived at Peers,
Ito miles west of Edmonton, where ne
fewer than 200 German farmers have
taken up land. These are from good
farming families and brought with
them large amount of capital.
Then in South Western Saskatche-
wan, there are large numbers settling,
these from the United States predomi-
mating, while in the northern and cen
trail portions of all these provinces,
the settlement Of new people is going
on steadily. Early in April, Peter
Goertz arrived in Cardiff after six
day journey from Mcpherson, Kansas.
Mr.. Goertz who had purchased land
here was in charge of party of SO
people from the same part of Kansas
and they came through with a special
train which included all their stock
and implements. The equipment was
all Rock Island cars, and was the first
full immigrant train ever sent out by
that railroad. The farms purchased
by the members of the party are
amongst the best in the district.
When the Panama exposition opens
next year any of the three transcon-
tinental lines in Canada will make
convenient means of transport for
those going to visit, and in doing
so agricultural districts Of Western
Canada can be seen, and ocular dem
onstration given those who have heard
but not before seen, of that which has
attracted SO many hundreds of thou
sands of American settlers.-Adver.
tisement
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

are being put up at cost only about
10 or 10 per cent greater than for or
binary frame buildings of this same
design and size.
The accompanying design shows q
very attractive, well-built house,
planned on thoroughly modern lines,
and constructed in such way as to
be as nearly fire-resisting as any house
could well be. Concrete blocks are
used for the foundation and first story,
while the second story is Of cement
plaster on metal lath. The roof is of
dark green slate. 1t can easily be seen
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
demonstrated it's fireproofing qualities

demonstrated it's fireproofing qualities
in the most convincing manner.
The house illustrated here is "a feet
s inches in width and 80 feet 8 inches
in length. 1t contains three large
rooms, alcove, and pantry on the first
floor, and two bedrooms and bath
upstairs The floor plans show the ar
rangement Of these rooms to be both
comfortable and convenient. The es.
timated cost of this house, using good
quality oak flooring downstairs and
edgegrain yellow pine flooring up
stairs, and hardwood trim throughout
is about $4,000 under favorable condf
lions of the market for labor and ma
terials.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
First Floor Plan.

quite natural that they should want to
build as securely as possible so that
all their labor snd savings may not be
wiped out In flame.
The development of Portland cement
concrete during recent years has done
more to help along this fireproofing
campaign than any other single factor.
At the prevailing prices of the ma
terial entering into concrete construc-
tion-viz., Portland cement, sand, and
gravel-substantla fireproof houses
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
The Inference,

Are you policemaa?" asked one
paying guest of another at charity
picnic dinner
NO" said the other why do you
ask?'
Merely, that I noticed" said the
first speaker, glanciRg at the section
of fried chicken in the others fir
gers, that you are pulling a tough
Joint"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

proof construction has become more
and more insistent every year, until
now houses which may be considered
fireproof, as least SO far as the out
side fire hazard Is concerned, are very
common.
The building Of home almost al
ways requires saving and sacrifice on
the part of all in the family, and it is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. ham
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, MOI feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of my

health before using
.yourmedicine. / had
failing, iniamma-
tion and congestion,
fem ale weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sic epless
nj 9Th is, q n d h a d
neither strength nor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Wants to See Thlnus.

Poor old Jagbsby Is off the water
wagon again
Il can't help admiring his frankness,
though"
He doesn't try to excuse himself?"
mo. He merely says he prefers a
scenic route. "-Bafttmote Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
on the Trail.

do you see that man going along
with his head in the air, shifting with
his nose?"
Yes; know him"
Il suppose he believes in taking In
the good, pure ozone?"
No; he's hunting for motor gar
age. believe!"--Kansas City Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Vast Army Of RalIroaders.

A report of the interstate commerce
commission gives 1899, 21S as the total
number of men and women employed
by the steam railroads of the United
States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
a Success.

WAS the go to church movement
success In your neighborhood?
Yes, indeed. Our church was as
full as 1t is when they are serving
something to eat. Detroit Free
Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

OF course, refers to tires for Hanged
driving and trailing wheels of loco
motives in road service. The revised
contour adopted as standard by the
American Railway Master Mechanics
association in 1919 is shown by the
accompanying illustration.-Rail
Mans Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Limited Intentions.

How do you propose to support
my daughter, sir?"
Il didn't propose to her to support
her at all. I only proposed to her to
marry me."-Rehoboth Sunday Her
aid.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

my badness dates from that ter
rible year"
"Oh, yes! 1870"
What do you mean by 1870?
speak Of the year was married.
Rire (Paris).
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Innnnrtant 20 Mn,hnra
Lived by His Character.

THAT man is absolutely devoid OF
character"
What does he dor"
ooh, he is a character sketch artist
on the stage"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Proving the Punch.

Skids-You think his story has a
real punch to it?
Skittles-Sure thing! You ought to
have seen the way it put me to sleep.
Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

The worlds production of petroleum
appropriated 15,O00,000,000 gallons in
1911, against 9,000,OOO,00O in 1904.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

afiinity-the first man to show UP
with a solitaire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
NUNS the Word.

HioksIYou never can tell about .
woman.
Wicks-You shouldn't, anyhow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
ARE YOU coNsTlPATEp?

Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills have
proyeftheir worth for IS years. Test them
yourself now. Send for sample to 372 Pearl
st., New York. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05
Free Dentistry Proposed.

Free dentistry for all railroad en-
ployes is contemplated by the railroad
ministry in Austria.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

At nearly all railroad shops, in turn
ing locomotive tires the general prac-
tise is to bevel from the hange, out
ward, the taper being one inch in 20
inches for a distance of ia inches.
FOR the remaining IL inches the
amount of bevel or taper is increased
10 one inch in eight inches. This,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

Presence of mind in lovemaking In
apt to Indicate absence of heart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-05

Use Roman Eye Balsam for scalding SEN
sauon in eyes and Inflammation of eyes or
eyellds. Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-27
CORNERSTONE
LA|DTOM0RR0W
IN PORT READING

Services for the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new Catholic church
edifice, the first church building at
Port Reading, will be opened at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A
parade will be held from Sewaren to
Port Reading, after which an elabo-
rate program will be followed out
at the church property in Wood
bridge avenue, Port Reading. Mon
signor O'Grady, Of New York, will be
In charge and will lay the corner
stone. Prominent Catholic church
workers from Newark and through
out Middlesex county will be on hand
Parade to Sewaren.
A body will be formed at Port
Reading shortly before o'clock for
parade to Sewaren and return. The
procession will be lead by four police
officers of Woodbridge and the Ital-
ian Columbus band Of this city
Among those in line will be members
of the Knights Of Columbus of Wood
bridge and Roosevelt, the G. B. L.
Society of Woodbridge, Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians of Roosevelt, the
Polish Society of Port Reading, the
Italian Society Of Port Reading, fire.
men of the latter place and mem bers
Of several other organizations.
Monsignor O'Grady will be met at
Sewaren, from where he will be es-
corted by the procession to the scene
Of festivities. Among the notables
scheduled to attend are Monsignor
O'Grady, Rev. Columbino Galassi,
who Is In charge of the Catholic
church at Port Reading, and the Ital-
Ian r. c. Church of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Rosary of this city; Rev.
Ernst D'Aguila, Rev. Monastero and
Rev. Loponte of Newark, Rev. Girls
tiano of New Brunswick, Rev. NJ. J.
Hagerty, D. D., of Roosevelt, Rev.
James McKeever of this city, Rev.
Griffin Of Woodbridge, Rev. Joseph
Szuchy, Rev. Francis Gross, Rev. Jo-
seph Urban, County Clerk Bernard
M. Cannon, U. S. Marshal Albert
Billschweiler and Collector of Reve-
nue. Richard F. White of this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-27
3 WHITE WINGS
ARE TO BE ADDED

Three street cleaners are soon to
be added to the white wing" corps,
thus offering service for every bust
ness street in the city The corps
now consists of five street cleaners
and the number will be enlarged to
eight as soon as necessary street
cleaning apparatus is secured.
Yesterday the cleaners wore their
new white uniforms and their cork
helmets for the first time and are
much pleased with the innovation.
One of the new laborers will be en-
ployed on New Brunswick avenue be-
tween the Central and Lehigh Valley
railroad crossings and on Prospect
street, While the other two will be
placed at work on State street, ex-
tending the service on that thorough
fare and Hall avenue. The white
wings" now work on State street
only, as far as Washington street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-27
NEW YORK SLEUTH NABS
so. AMBOY MAN CHARGED
WITH STEALING HORSES
Detective After ATTesting kap-
plan, Of KappIan Brothers, at.
South Ferry, Says He Was the
Leader Of a Notorious Band.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy, June 27.-That
South Amboy has been the
headquarters of notorious band of
horse thieves is the belief OF Detec-
tive w. F. Reynolds, of New York,
who yesterday arrested Benjamin
Kapplan, one of the owners of the
Kapplan Dairy farm at Cooks farm,
charging him with Wholesale horse
stealing The arrest was made at
the South Shore ferry, at New York,
as he was about to cross to Staten
Island with an alleged stolen horse.
The detective found on Kapplan's
person receipts from auctioneers
and horse dealers.
Went to Dairy Farm.
Detective Reynolds came to this
city yesterday afternoon, following
the arrest Of Benjamin Kapplan, and
accompanied by Chief of Police
James Mcdonnell and Officer Keegan
of Sayreville, went to the dairy oper-
ated by Kapplan Brothers. Here
they found ten sets of harness which
the officers claim had been stolen, as
well as other articles. 1t was found
that Reuben Kapplan, one of the
brothers, was working at Sayreville
and the officers went to that place,
meeting him at Quaid's Road He
was driving a team of bay horses
which were identified with a peculiar
brand used to trap the thieves who
have been conducting the wholesale
horse stealing in New York. This
team was placed in charge of Offeer
Keegan, who placed them in Allgair's
stables at Sayreville to await further
developments.
Reuben Kapplan Was Not Arrested.
The, stolen harness and wagons
were also placed under surveillance.
1t was stated by the detective that
he believed over fifty horses have
been stolen by this band and he be-
lieves that they have been carrying
the thefts on extensively ever since
they located In this city, two years
ago. number OF the animals were
disposed of, it is learned, at the
Perth Amboy Sales and Exchange
bazar by the Kapplans. Reynolds
has further evidence, he says, to the
fact that Benjamin Kapplan, before
coming to this city, conducted
blacksmith shop in New York where
burglars tools were manufactured.
After being apprehended Kapplan
was locked up at the 291st precinct
station. Queens borough.
Barn Burned Down.
The barn belonging to the Kap-
plan Brothers burned down the night
of April 81, at which time the own
ers declared that twenty-one cows
and three horses had been burned to
death. 1t is understood that the in
surance companies have refused to
make settlement for the damages.
Over month ago a man from New
York came to this city and asked
the assistance of the local police in
securing horse of his which had
been stolen. The horse was traced
to Kapplan Brothers farm, but after
the man secured the animal he re-
fused to make complaint, evidently
fearing the consequences. Reuben
kapplan yesterday claimed that the
horses had been boarded" with him
by parties from New York.. -~-----T p
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-27
5 ADDITIONAL LETTER
CARRIERS FOR CITY AS
BUSINESS INCREASES
FAIRGROUNDS To
OPEN ON MONDAY
ALL OVER CITY

Public Fairgrounds of the city will
be formally opened for the season at
O'Clock Monday morning. At that
hour play will be started at the seven
recreation places under the super
vision of R. " Afflerbach and a corps
of directors and instructors number
ing twelve. The hours of play will
be as formerly, being from 8 o'clock
in the morning until IL O'Clock noon,
and from 2 to 5 O'Clock in the after
noon. The grounds will be in opera
tion each day, except Sunday.
The grounds are located at school
No l. in State and King streets, the
high school in State street, school
No 8 in Cortlandt street, school No
6 in Barclay street, school No. s in
Neville street, the Raritan Copper
Works field south of Market street,
and the public market grounds at
Maple and Jefferson streets.
Miss n. Pierson and Miss B. Jacob
son will serve at the King street
grounds, where the kindergarten
rooms and grounds will be used.
Miss Magoon will direct at the high
school, where only the grounds will
ue uSGu. MISS l.. lnOmdS ana II.
Burgis will direct and instruct at the
Cortlandt street grounds, where the
grounds and courts of the building
are available. Miss e. Hansen, Miss
s. Goldstein and Barney Browning
will serve at the Barclay street
sehool where, the kindergarten
rooms and grounds will be used. Miss
Norton ard Mr.. Stevens will be in
charge .he Neville street grounds,
where I -e land about the school and
the courts are available. Mr.. Bounds
will direct play on the copper works
field and there will be a different
director each day at the Maple and
Jefferson street grounds. Supervisor
Afflerbach will assist in the instruc-
tion work, changing about with the
other instructors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-27
HEALTHY COMPETITION
ON CONTRACTS WANTED;
: MAYOR VET0ES AWARD
MOSQUITOES IN
CITY BREED IN
RAIN BARRELS

After making an inspection of
property in the vicinity of Harring-
ton street near Donald and Carson
avenues yesterday, R. s. Patterson,
OF the MiddleseX Mosquito Commits
sion, declared that mosquitoes are
breeding in large numbers in the
rain barrels and catch basins in that
section and that a larger appropria-
t1on is needed from the county free
holders next year in order to fight
this and similar conditions existing
throughout the county.
Inspected Pools.
Mr. Patterson made a visit in that
vicinity in order to ascertain if mos
quitoes were breeding in the stag
nant ponds in that section com
planned of by the Western improve
ment Association ito the Board of
Health. While he found that the
ponds were a menace to the public
health, Mr.. Patterson states that lit
tie danger is experienced from mos
quitoes breeding in them. Some of
the ponds are even large enough to
contain fish, which feed on the mos
quito larvae and mosquitoes seldom
3
enough for the air to cause ripples
on the surface of the water. In some
OF the small ponds, however, mosqui-
toes are breeding, but Mr.. Patter-
son states that more mosquitoes are
breeding In the rain barrels and the
catch basins there than In any
other part of the. city.
Have Drained Pools.
Health Officer Willsey, of the
Board of Health, stated this morn
ing that the owners of the property
on which the ponds were found have
bee, ascertained and that already
two of them have been drained. A
sewage system is being installed in
that section of the city and when
city water Is furnished the health Of
ficials Will not allow the practice Of
using rain barrels.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
granted by the Board of Freehold
ers for the determination Of mosqui-
toes in the county this year with the
promise that a larger appropriation
will be made in the future II the re-
suits are beneficial With this mon
ey all the salt marshes have been
drained and the commission is at
work in Metuchen and Woodbridge.
Mr.. Patterson hopes to have the next
appropriation large enough to con-
tinue the work in Perth Amboy and
other places in the county where the
mosquitoes form a menace to health
and has also asked the residents of
the county to assist ther1 by taking
means to prevent the breeding of
mosquitoes on their property In
order to eliminate the wholesale
breeding in the western section of
the city 1t will be found necessary to
have the catch basins oiled regu-
larly.