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OCEAN QROVE TIMESVol. X III. No. 52 O C EA N G R O V E, N E W J E R S E Y , S A T U R D A Y D E C E M B E R 30, igo5. One Dollar the Year. i'W

UNCONSCIOUS STRANOER CARRIED AW AY B Y UNKNOWN HEN

POCKETS WERE EMPTY. Prom inent As&urjr Park Citizen M et T h r e e Men

With Onooniolous S trag g e r on Park A ie n u o

B rid g e— Th e y Said H e Had F a lle n — H e W is

B rlten A * a j In a Carered Wagon and Has

Not Slnoe Been Locate d

An unknown man is beliaved to■ .have been- assaulted onil robbed on

the Parle avenue bridge over Baal lake ibout 8 o’clock on Wednesday even­ing, and that he was taken away ln a covered wagon by the robbers them­selves while stHl ln ah unconscious condition.'

The affair is shrouded In deep mys­tery, and nothing of importance haa as yet been learned by the /isbury Park ,iollce, who have worked unceasingly on the case.

Shortly before eight o'clock Tues­day night Milford G. Parley, of Bangs nvtnue, Asbury Park, son ot Druggist Farley, passed over the Par* avenuo bridge to pay a visit In Allenhurot. The bridge was In total darkness and near the north end Mr, Parley came go suddenly upon four men bending over the body of a fifth man that it gave him a fright

Curious, yet'apprehensive that per­haps a crime was being, or bad been committed, Mr. Farley spoke to tbe four men and was told that they had discovered the body lylhg on the bridge'; that they had searched his clothing I or some means o! Identifi­cation, but found every pocket empty, Indicating robbery.. They also volun-

. teered.. tho information that they had sent for the city ambulance. • .

Mr. Farley looked the man over tbe best ho could In the dark. He found one side of the face covered with blood and the hat missing, both indi­cating the hold-up theory. The man was clad In a teavy overcoat and

: dark clothes.iVhile talking about the ease a cov­

ered wagon drove up, .Farley and the others placed the man in the vehicle. One of the four miiunted the seat with tbe driver and told him to drive to the hospital: A second maa went to Loch Arbour, a third to Asbury Park, and the fourth went down Elberon avenue, Allenhurst.

The lights on the bridge were burn­ing all right at T.30 p. m.t according to the, statement ot Matthew T. Ap­plegate, who lives in Loch Arbour. To turn them off or on is a perilous and difficult task owing to the location .of the switch.-

At the hospital at 3 o'clock Wednes­day morning, and again at noon it was denied that a patient had been admit­ted from this section. Only one case, a medical patient, had been received.

A telephone call to all the doctors in Long .Branch shed no "urther light on the ease. None had been summon­ed to treat any injured man.

It is generally believed that the man is about 35or 40 years of.age, and that his body was placed is a wa.gon and carted away, by the footpads, them­selves. . ' • .

Tho man’s Identity and where he was taken are points over which the police and everyone else are per­plexed.. It Is known to be a fact that a man, either unconscious or greatly Intoxi­cated, was found on the bridge Tues-

BROTHER i f F. PERDONI : WILL RENDER HIM NO AID

Accused Murderer cf Mrs. Naftal Is Dis­owned by' Wealthy R e la tiv e : .

From Hightstown It is learned that Antonio Perdoni, .brother o f : Frank Perdoni, charged with the Naftal mur-r der, a respected citizen of the' old New Jersey town, who has been more or less successful in the fruit business there, has renounced his ’ brother Frank and has refused to see him or render any assistance in his present unfortunate plight. It is alleged that Antonio stated to friends - that Frank has already cost him $2,500; that ih&; had helped him -out of numerous scrapes ' ami/ that lie was done wltli him forever. None of the difficulties requiring Antonio’s • mediation Involv­ed so serious an offence as the, one with ‘which Perdoni is how charged'.

There.is.a -story in iHightstown that .many years ago Frank Perdoni and another Italian residing there were ri­vals for the affections of a young Ital­ian girl. The rivalryi it i8.said was of short duration.; Meeting the hated Italian on the street one .night, Per­doni is alleged to have hissed Iii his ear, “Unless you make* yourself scarce and cease your attentions, to the girl I will kill you.”

It is stated that the obnozlous at­tentions immediately ceased and Per­doni from that night oh had a clear field,. : ■ ..■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1

Antonio, it is said,' describes his brother Frank as the black sheep of the family. There are two -brothers in Hilghtstown. They are both held in good esteem.: Chief of Police William H. Smith, Counby Detectives Rue and Minugh, together with Willi am W al sh are busy verifying certain evidences . which Will be placed in the hands of the prosecutor- bearing upon. the murder.; The chief stated that they had been unable as yet to discover any Clues as to the disposition made of the Naftal jewels and money, nor had they found the owner of the chisel found in the Naftal partments the day after the murder.

Counselor Charles D. Cook and Al­bert Bell, attorneys for the. accused man, are busily engaged In preparing a defence, as is also Edmund Wilson, Of’ Red Bahk, who has been retained as counsel for / Howard; Morris, charged by the State with being an accessory before the fact.

LOCOMOTIVE BLOW N UPT w o Trainm en T e rrib ly Scalded By Bursting

of B oiler at P a te rs o n , N . J .A railroad locomotive was partly

blown to pieces and two members ot the. train’s crow were badty Injured at Paterson, on Monday by the ex­plosion of the engine’s boiler. Charles Debarr, of Stroudsburg, Pa., fireman, and Conductor Mabie, of Butler, N. J., were terribly scalded. Debarr is ex*, ppcted to dje. *

The train, which was a freight on' the (Susquehanna railroad, came to a sudden stop when near the city. Something' had gone wrong with the engine,. andthe entire crew gathered, around the locomotive to ascertain what the trouble, was. The engineer remained In the. cab, while the.others stood on the tracks. In the midst of tthe examination the boiler exploded. The force of the explosion was appar-; ently all downward, for the engineer was uninjured, while the men on the ground werethrown under a rush of scalding steam and the lower parts of the engine were wrecked.

Young Brldo Went Horae With M am m aFor nearly a year William Hardy,

w s w w B a ’ K S ' s i f s ® J s * » s £ a s :were out. A search of ths bridge a | ~ l u2 a jr.. Wednesday morning resulted j °*.In t’lti discovery of a cudgel suoh an I “.ttentlons on account of the youth

would prove an effective weapon '-n 1 ^ ,s fcase of a hold It as turned over to ‘J?. W Sthe police. No blood stains could be found, however, althouggh. they may have been overlooked. .:

Another theory advanced is .that the robberB unintentionally killed their victim and that the body has been se­creted in some place where it may never be found.

As time passes on with no trace of the man who Is known to be seriously, injured, and the. mystery deepening, this latter theory seems to become strong. .' Mr. Farley is confident that the man had not been drinking as he bent over him and failed In an effort ‘o de­tect the odor of liquor.

; Annual Christm as.The anuual Christmas dinner given

by the W. C. T. II. to the inmates of the County Poor .House took place on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. N. H. Kil­ler superintendent cf the rtlipshouse

work, had charge of tbe affair, and •waa aBBiBted by many et the members, -Tho society" wishes iu express-gratl- iudo to Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Wagner nnd •Stono & Co. for generous contribu­tions, and to Adjutant Carey of the

Golden, and. i*-'as refused.“I dpn’t.care,” lie said, “ whether

you like it'or not. Emma and I were, married an hour ago ..by .Dominie Shaw.’’ Instead of fainting Mfs. Wah- ler jumped for 'Hardy, and he ran from the house.

She followed him to his own home, forced her way in and demanded her daughter. All the principals went to police headquarters to straighten mat­ters out. The girl and her husband ad­mitted they were married: Emma

I eaidshe hart told tho minister she was . 18 years old. . - .i' Acting Recorder Sedam told il-ardy ! tho girl was too younsr to be his wife,

and advised her to return to her j. mother. The girl consented to do so, j provided Hardy ls not prosecuted.I “I ’ll be true to you and we will wait till I'm 38.” she sobbed, as she was led away, by her mother.

Jo hn C . Patterson 's New Year Sree tin gA number of the numerous varm

friends of Mjijor John C Patterson will bo much pleased and honored at tho opening of tho new yea.-, by recolv-

, Ing from him his annual “New Year Salvation Army and others for vaiu-' Greeting.!' !t is ais artistic piece of able assistance rendered; ! work, the type matter being printed in

I blue on oziire Japanesque paper, In M r, and M r s ..L !s k Entertain ed Friends I the form of a folder, four by five

'Mr.-and Mrs. HJ J. Lisle, of Heck J !noheB- In the upper left ham. corneravenue; Ocean. Grove, «ntprtalned a ismfljl' partjr of, friends at . their home

i.on^ifljarl^tmas! a ig h t ' KoBreshmonts , were served ana a Very, pleasant cven-

!ng was enjoyed. ::Aaridng those pres­ent'were: Mr.-arid 'Mrs. Cb&riea JMk,

Edith Lisk, Miss Eva Vlering, Its Mottle Applegate. ^Oss Marlon iefe.vMiisV-’aiftdjrfiV, Applegate, .W.v.H

tho figures "1906” are printed in gold. The greeting, which embodies beautiful sentiment, .is as follows:

"My earnest ’ ■wish le that the he's year- of nineteen-hundred and six will have in store for you prosper,'ty, aulch joy and the achievement of jail your alms,'end that you. may;-be successful in atMinsr-to.tber earn -i>{vh'u«># happ! r ,

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STAGE FILLED W ITH BO Y S STRU CK B Y TRAIN C H RIST M A S NIGHT

OCEAN GROVE BOY DEADT e n Other Boys. A ro Injured, Tw o of Whom

May D ie — B o js WerQ R eturning fro m flasket

Bali Gam e in Fre e ho ld W han Accident Op-,

cured— Jo hn Bennam Dies on the Way io

.L o n g Branch Mem orial Hospital >

'While returning from a basketball game on Christmas night, a large stage containing the Avon team* and

; several friends was struck !a t . the Sauih street crossing in Freehold by a freight train and John Bennam, of Ocean Grove, 19 years old, was killed and several of the party were serious­ly injured, two of whom, Howard So- field and-Leon Apgar will - probably die. • . •• Aside from those mentioned, the in­

jured ! are:; Samuel ■ Hamp'ton, of Avon, 20 years old, badly contused head and internal injuries. ■ •: v. .. • ;v:

Joseph Barrett, of Neptune. City, 17 years, old, badly bruised about the head and. Internal Injuries.

■Harry Dolan, of Avon, head cut and hip injured. • •. Harry Apgar, of Neptune City, bad­ly cut and bruised about face ’ and, body. ■ v.

Thomas Murphy, of Belmar^ badly cut about the .head, and internally In-’ jured. Murphy is also suffering from nervous • prostration . caused by ■ ; the': shock. -?V 1

Albert Barrett, a brother of Joseph, of Neptune City, face and hands bad­ly lacerated.

Nelson Shutts, of Neptune City,' head and neck badly ,cut.

The jolly party had just started home and although they had been de­feated in the game their spirits were high and several of the boys were shouting anil singing when the acci­dent occurred. , •; 4 .

It is- said that no signal. was given as the train approached the crossing, and the noise inside of the stagehand' the fact that the wind was in the op­posite direction, prevented, the rum­bling of the train from being heard.

Bennam and Apgar were thrown nearly two hundred feet . from the scene of \the accident and both, were unconscious when found. Bennam’s jaw bone protruded through his face and the Jlesh. on the calf of his right, •leg was stripped to the bone.

Owing to the extreme darkness; much time was consumed in finding the bodies. Doctors Forman and Brown,* of Freehold, were immediately summoned and the injured boys were taken to the South street engine house, where the'wounds were tem­porarily treated. .

The freight train was still standing at the scene of the accident and the ten boys were removed from the en­gine house to the caboose and . the train hastened with them to the Mon­mouth Memorial. Hospital . a t ; Long Branch. Bennam died; before reach­ing there.

At the hospital Tuesday morning it was said that Hampton and Barrett would, In all probability, be sent home that day, as their injuries were con­sidered the slightest. Dolan, it ap­peared, was suffering from some in­jury to his hip and probably 'to his spine. Apgar and Sofleld’s i Injuries were the most serious. It was report­ed at first that Sofleld had a fractured skull, but: later reports say that the. hurts about .his head are . only ‘ scalp wounds und a slight abrasion. Apgar. was in a most serious condition and his life was despaired of.

Dr. C. R. Treat, of Belmar, was call­ed upon to dress the injuries of Shutts and to attend Murphy, who had lapsed Into a state of coma pince his arrival home, v Dr.; Treat found Shutts to be badly1 bruised and also suffering With a scalp abrasion. He took .48 stitches • to close the wound, in the head.; Mur­phy, Dri; .Treat, said, was suffering from an injury in the head such ‘ as onjy time could tell t'he outcome. Dur­ing the morning he lapsedJnto a state of unconsciousness and it^is feared a blood clot may form' on the brain.

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Will Award Sunday School Scholars It has been announced that the Sun­

day sohool board pf St. Paul’s'church at the meeting held during the week decided to reward all members of the school whose attendance during the next year is 90 per. cent, or more. The new record will be opened on Jan­uary 1st.

It was also decided to tender the or­chestra a reception in the near future as a mark of appreciation for its ser­vices which have been rendered of late. .

H is s A lic e ’ s WeddingMiss Alice Roosevelt announced !to

a few personal friends, including one of her prospective bridesmaids, the date of her wedding, which has flnaliy; been fixed for Saturday, February 17. It will be a day ceremony. The hour is yet to be determined. Several dates were “under consideration, from -St. Va lent! ners day,, February 14, to Feb­ruary 22. The 22d wa8 the favorite, but <it would - interfere with otehr sd- Cial Iplans- at * the White-. House, mado

S I PAUL SUNDAY SCHOOL’S CHRlSTWftS ENVERTA1NMFWT

l a r g e ant! Appropriate - Program Is Delight­fully Carried Out

St. Paul Sunday school gave, its reg­ular Christmas entertainment in the churoh on Tuesday evening. The pro­gram consisted chiefly of stereopticon views, moving picture*, vocal, and In­strumental music. . '

Although bhere was a large attend­ance, it was-not so large as that of previous, years, and the adult portion of the congregation were conspic­uously absent. ''

The orchestra,of 19 pieces.under the direction of Harry Miller played the openingsnufnber and two . other selec­tions and assisted in the choruses and other musical numbers. The school sang five hymns from the new book recently purchased. : Prof. fa lte r J. Mulford directed the singing.

Recitations were given by Laura M. Anderson, Sarah Y; Jones'and Ethel Lacey. Merle Hosdowlch who was on the. program wasdetainedby illness.;

Vocal solos wer£ rendered by Miss Emma Magathan and Miss Beatrice French. .

The primary department, seated In the choir gallery, sang “Merry Christ- mas.'* A mption song by five .little tots—Helen Norris, Jeanette Taylor, Clara Swartz, Harry Ross and Willie Bunting— caused considerable laugh­ter.;‘ Master Bunting also recited. Ruthena Guerin played a piano selec­tion and her sister Rachel sahg a solo.

Leees Broome played a violin solo —Bohm’s “Cavatlna” — accompanied by Prof. Mulford.

"A Jolly Christmas Eve,’* a short sketch on the order of a cantata,'was given with the' following cast, of char* acters: Brierly Click—Charles Hick­man. Harry ■jSteel—Roy Hiirford. Daddy Wicket—Harry Woolman. Em­ma Lyster—Marguerite Kennedy. Vio­let. ZeniT-'Rena -Megill. May Green— Laura Anderson. Edith Golden—Edith Dewls. A chorus of young people as* aisted in the songs introduced. r :'Probably .the\most .elective number on the program - was the singing of “SHent Night, Holy: Night,” by Miss Marguerite JackSoh. As she sang a greatelectric star above her head was the only, illumination in the room. Prof. Mulford accompanied, the singer on the organ. •

Miss Glendora Weeks was pianist for the orchestra iand choruses by the sqhool, and Miss Nellie Covert played for;vthe primary department and little soloists. . ■■■■■#*'■

H. A. Walton showed the. pictures. Candy and,oranges were distributed

to the school after the entertainment. Gifts were also exchanged between the -teachers and scholars;' •

The church, was ’ decorated with laurel and holly for the festivities.

O r. Cate Looated In S p rin g fie ld , M s is ;Dr. Henry H. Cate, the Lakewood

physician, who is said to have been wandering about;the country in a de­mented condition for. the past months has been located in Springfieid, Mass., and will be brought back to tell what he knows-about the death of Mrs. Brouwer, whose body was recently ex­humed and an autopsy performed.

The . Springfielcl police have suspi­cions that he is shamming. His. wife went to' Now York , froni Lakewood Tuesday night and started for Springs field the next morning with her brother,7Walter Shinn.

•Prosecutor Theodore J. R. Brown, of Toms : Rjyer, ■ wired the Springfield police that Dr. Catewas wanted in Toms River as a witness in the inves- tigatloii which Is being maue Into the mysterious death of Mrs. ' Carrie Brouwer^ wife of Dr. Frank Brouwer. Dr. Cate was called in consultation by Dr. Brouwer during Mrs. \Brouwer’s illness.-- ; He signed the death, certi/i- cated after another, physician had der cllned, ceritfying Bright’s disease the cause of death. .'He subsequently stated tiiat-he had been governed by what Dr. Brouwer said.

His mysterious disappearance im­mediately followed .and it. is now be­lieved that he can do much toward clearing up ' the ' mystery wh|ch shrouds Mrs. Brouwer’s deathi 7

/ Firemen Will Celebrate New Y e a rThe new year Is to be welcomed in

a very prominent manner by the Are-: men of this and the. surrounding mu­nicipalities. All day next Monday open house will be observed at each of the stations and all the companies will furnish some substantial mark of their hospitality, This wul be for firemen only.

The real headquarters , of the day ■will bo at the Independence house on Mattison avenue.. From this station tho company will start at 10 o’clock and visits will be paid the Ocean Grove, West Grove, West Park, North Asbury and the rest of the companies. At each .of the houses the Independ­ence boys will invite recruits and these will be brought down town, where the jollification will begin in the early; arternoon. Luncheon Is to be serveu. . .

T h e Annua! M eetingO f the 0tbckh.-)!dcvs o' the Oceaa

Grovo National Bank ot Ocean. Grove will be held at .ts banking ro<mi in Association building, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, between the hours i>£ 12 o'clock and.2 o'clock in the afternoon of TueEday, January 9. 190C, tor the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing, year

T. A. MILLER, Cashier.

Properties For Sal*Wo have t ; a r ”Af. of desirable

prapertie^1 - - sale • at '1 .bar-igilris.. H; ■ . Real Estate,

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SERIO U S CHARGES ARE MADE AGAINST M ILK D EA LER S THROUGHOUT STA TE

HEALTH REPORT ISSUEDIn Accordance With Annual Report Ju s t P rc -

• sented to Governor S to ke s, the in fi n t Death

R it e ls; Increasing and It' Is Believed A n !

other Crusade Against Milk D ealers; Such

as T h a t of 1893, M ust be R esorte d to

Milk dealers of New .Jersey are .held responsible, in the annual report of the New Jersey State Board of Health, just presented to Governor Stokes, for the .Increase during the past.y.ear of deaths among Infants of the State, The increase of mortality among in­fants was slight, the report holds, and then It goes on to say:

“It will be observed that the.: num­ber of deaths among infants increas­ed slightly during the year, .notwith­standing the fact that the summer was comparatively cool, and this is bellved to indicate that the boldness and cupidity of certain unscrupulous milk dealers. has ,-led them to refurn> in some degree to the vicious prac­tices to which they were accustomed •previous to the crusade against- im­pure milk which began in 1893, and which resulted; in the immediate re* duction of the mortality among in­fants of this State." .-

The report deals with the milk situ­ation in general and abstracts on the subject follow: , -T, ;, “The- work of- the board durlngi the year Just closed has -been conducted along ‘the same general lines which have been followed' during several years past, but especial attention: has been ‘ given - to the prptectloh of the food supply* particularly concerning milk, shell fish and meat. .The three assistant inspectors of food devoted almost their entire time from June 1 to September 15. to the collection of samples of in Ilk', and‘ the analysis of these .samples,- and furnishing, evi­dence in suits instituted for the penal­ly in cases where,the iTiilU was,foundio be adiilterated, has occupied nearly- ali of the time of the analysts, em-1 ployed, in the. State Labratory of Hy­giene. '

‘'During the year 1,493 samples of milk and. creain were sent to the lab­ratory by the State inspectors,; and 3U6 samples, or 24 per cent., were found to be adulterated, either, by skimming and the addition of water or by the addition of preservatives. The inves­tigations of outbreaks of infectious diseases, inspections of creameries and dairies, inquiries concerning- nuisances.,' prevention of the spread .of infectious diseases of animals, pre­vention of the sale of contaminated milk,, supervision of the State Labora­tory for Hygiene and the detection of the sale of adulterated food'and drugs, have been continued, and. the work has extended to every county In the State.- ■ ■ _, “Every milk dealer who has been;

caught; violating.' the law has' “been prosecuted/ except in . a. few' cases, where .the evidence- has' been. ihsufB- cient to : secure con^ctions, but the legal procedure provided for is so hedged about with difficulties in se­curing convictions that many guilty parties have escaped.’ and additional legislation is required- which, will, re­move the obstacles which are now be­ing continuously and successfully Om- ployed to prevent the imposition of penalties in cases where it is clearly shown that the milk has been adulter­ated.

“The inspection of the sources . of public water supplies have resulted in the removal of numerous, pollutions. An additional enactment to more ef­fectually prohibit swimming and bath­ing In streams in which waters for public, supplies are taken is,required to prevent these practices. : ; / * \ ;

.“One hundred a.nd twenty-six creameries have ; been inspected dur­ing the. past, year -by George Maguire, chief , inspector, and detailed records of these Inspections are now on file. These records show "that over 300 farmers are engaged in supplying these establishments w ithvnilk, and that the quantity, handled reaches moro than 3,000 quarts per day. The conditions, reported show that but few of the creameries are operated In a cleanly and satisfactory manner, and some are so conducted as to render the milk unfit for d I strl bu tiOri, wh lie certain others are induc ted with ev* ery safeguard, against dangers incl-. dent to careless management. One of tho most serious features is'where the family resides within the creamery building, the doors of the dwelling apartment opening into the rooms where, milk is received, stored and prepared for market, thus permitting free access to the milk room by the members of the family and other per­sons who happen lo be in the building. Even the family .washing of soiled clothes is, in some establishments, carried on in rooms where milk Is cooled and bottled, while in other places milk rooms are used at times as play rooms for children. In some creameries the milk is pumped from receiving vat to shipping can, or bot­tling machines, through Iron pipes, In some instances not moro than three- quarters of aiv inch in diameter. These pipes and tho pump become coated on tho inside wKfc decomposed milk, over fwhjch' pa&ees the ^ i l y supply.' : .

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WILL M AKE A STRONGFIG HT FOR IO C A D O P T IO N

Church aad temperance Forces Will Meet When Legislature Convenes' '

The church and temperance people.1 of the State are lining up their fofces. for a determined fight to secure a.lo^ cal option law from the coming ses-j sion of the legislature,. ’! Tuesday^ January 9,—the day the • legislature is to reconvene—a big ' mass meeting will ho held in Trenton ; by the temperanco forces. The meet­ing Is called for il o’clock. In the morning—an ho\ir before- the meeting of the legislature—and this is taken to mean that the temperance peoplo will march to the State House In*a body to impress the lawmakers with the advisability of enacting temper-, ance legislation.

It is proposed to ask the enactment of a Jaw making three distinct pro- visions. One will be for townships, another for boroughs and the third for the residential sections pf cities The desire is that each district may have the right to decide for or against^- saloons. .

The temperance people are confl?-; dent that they will win out • in the* fight, although there is not much;'^5^ encourage them in past years. eral years ago a local op tion. bill was, passed by the Republican legislaturo and the following1 autumn the temper^* ri ance people defeated the.Vvery who had supported the measure/; ^

'Promise had been made not to •nominate temperance tickets, but . in/i spite of this Prohibitionists; candl-; dates were put in the field and they^fvj? cut up the campaign so badly tbat'the/.C Democrats were victorious. AndHne^y; Arts thing the Democrats did -was e o ^H repeal the local option laws. ;Last:$? winter Senator. Childs, of Somerset'*;~ county, introduced a local option .blil wss and this fall he was defeated for re^-S§^ election. .

The move for the local option is headed by the Anti-Saloon League'’ of the State and is backed by various^; church and temperance organizations.

No Jersey A ir Fo r Irish W ife ,■William McCandless, .whose wife

came to Newark from Ireland and/' claiming Jersey air did not agree with-' her, deserted her husband four. days* after her arrival, has obtained a rec­ommendation of a divorce from Vice- Chancellor Grey. The McCandlesses; are natives of Belfast, Ireland; The’ husband is 42 and his wife 38. They; were married October 12, 1887.

William McCandless came to Amer-\ ica in August, 1902, and, securing a- house in Mulberry street,-furnished ft, f.or his wife, who came over the 'fot' lowing January. The McCandlesses had two' boarders In , Ireland, Na-.( thaniel McCourt and Mangle Stafford; and they! accompanied Mrs. McCand­less. On January 28, four days 'after her arrival, Mrs. McCandless told her, husband she could not stand the New­ark air. He coaxed her to.remain and; try the city a little longer, out she In?;, sisted on going to visit her' uncle,• John Mcllwain, in Philadelphia. ller husband finally consented and MagglO/; and her two boarders started for the Quaker City. '

•When several days.had passed and no word had been received from his better half, McCandless went to Phil a-, delphia, but his wife' had.not been; there. ,The services of the Phlladel-., phia police were.enlisted.'hut no trace; of the trio could be found; Robert,S.. Terhune was counsel for Mr. MrCand-' less. .'.

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. The old pepperidge tree. In .i'ta!‘-.:;,. (j way, whose history dates back over.^ '^J two hundred years was blown down in the heavy gale on Wednesday night It stood by. the bend of the; Rahway river, on what is now the Bracher property. Every man in Rahway who was a boy here fifty years ago used to dive from its branches into the swim­ming hole, where the water was twen­ty feet deep. ' : .' .' V.• tfurlng the. clays of Captain ;K fdd,^«^

the older residents; say, '';the; came sailing tip the stream one n isftfj& p1 in a vessel laden With ' half a ■ mlillojoi^p^j dollars’ in go-ld,' 'contained . in'^cheStS^I^1 which , was buried: under the sam e^old^i tree. The piratical old cap tat rt ‘;:wasi{jpj acco m p an led by, on 1 y on e . s ai lor... Af *,7^” ter the. boxes had been placed in the- '; ground,' fearing^the- man m i^ h ^ * * r n ^ traitor, the captaiii\shot hini; to]db ith^f^^ and, placing-the body on the' buried th e . gold;?with the dead os guardi Ever after that no colored people^ or other' su p erst I ti bus.; persons wo.uld go near the -tree . after dark,;; ^ ^ saying that it midnight,: in the f u l l ., the; moon, they could hear the n^oans.^M andi groans of the dead man’s sp ir it ,: .^ *.

The whole field about there has.- ^ ;' been dug up over and over, searching for buried treasure, but never, more than a ; few doubleloons were ever found. Many believe .'today that- the.v:.;*,' marshes and*bed of the. river cover. untold money placed there- by Cap- tain Kidd, and his men; *■

Parsonage Im provem ent O fferingEnvelopes ..were distributed at

Paul church on Sunday morning' in -'yfv.jS which to place a thank offering' which is to be turned over to the Ladies Pairsonage Association to help the so<|.,:‘p clety clear a debt of $400 still remain-'Ing for parsonage improvement made, last spring.. The cost of the^mprpyeV ment was $1,040. The; hidies have^al- ^ij ready paid $640, leaving 4400 to - raised. The .offering is token .In\en^| velopee in .order, not tQ ;1nterterO‘':ViW ^

THE OCEAN GROVE T)JVIES

Her Christmas Ai\gel—Or His

“X A CHRISTMAS STORY

By S a lly Cham berlin .

Copyright, 1001, by Bally Chamberlin

, "Whom do you tbluk I saw today, finsan Strong':" said Ned, with lils-wln- nlng smiles, as ho walked luto the room

■; of his Invalid sister nt the end ot his day's work.

' “Eleanor Carrington,” replied Susuu '•promptly.

Surprise overspread his beaming •countenance,

“Hint's exactly who it was, but hew In time did yon guess?"

“A sort ofs.'coud sight we Invalids .bave, dear buy,” ariswefed his sister, i “The moment j j u appeared around that ’curtain n sensation swept over me

' which I always used to have when 1 :;8nw.her standing across the aisle In -church with her unapproachable bear­ing aud her calm, Madonna-like face,

i i l fairly worshiped her, Ned. Where - did you see lier?"

“At the Grand Central depot. She ■was helping u crippled boy out of a cab when his crutch tell under thc •wheels. Maybe 1 wasn’t Mr. Johuny- on-tii e-SpotI My, but she is a queen!"; More than this he never said of aii.v

.girl, for It was Susan’s greatest cross "that lier stalwart brother, the apple ot her eye, had been obliged to give up bis young life, social and athletic, to

M h e a r the llnancial burden of her Illness. JR lj^ V K c d Strong bail belli the record for i

hammer throwing nt Ills university aud I j®g£';‘l>ad been candidate for. the next year's

' " f l football team when be bad been forced I W»-lt6 put It all behind him and turn Ills nt- I

tention to sterner realities, including . %-£‘ exorbitant bills presented by tne spe- . *'■' 'clallsts employed to relieve Ills sister. -I

■.-'For''.two-.rears she had suffered with | an affection'of the knee Which even tlie • most eminent surgeons had been tin- 1 able <to name. For some weeks, now j

• ' :St>ho bnil lieen fastened In a brace which | comparative relief ami permitted i

her. to sit up lu beil, niiilw ith tlie ceSs- ! ' satloii from suffering came renewed i cagetness to bear of the Iteautirm out- ■ side world. \

"Eleanor doesn’t seem to be going lu '.very strong for society," Xml contiii- j-'ned,.iSusitn’with Billy Sanford yesterday lie said Bht liad Spent almost the entire sum- I mcr going to and from New York with i children whom she was having treated I at the hospital for’cripples on Forty-

' second -street.” - fiEjys': “Why, Ned, that’s the hospital where

Dr. (Jibbs Is head surgeon. He'was ■ Kc|||??;;j^elling me about those patient little i

children only-yesterday when he w;as i l ip * J i^s'forkliig oii luy knee.” ■ |

“Sure enough. I/telephoned him this ps|i|?i:mpniiijg ii'nd lie . says he, has ii iieiv : WJ'te'i'contrrtiitiou which lie wlll try in a week fe f^ io r so • that will simply discount the ! j"< ; brace you have on now.” • ’ - j

I shall ask him If-he knows Elea- v- V nor.” ' ■; . '

“Don't you worry. He isn't.the kind ,

perching himself 6u tlie edge of | a’s couch. “When [ was lunching i

Im m

i

_ <y£ man who, would lot sueh u beauty unnoticed ~ aud • uncultivated > <

^though I understand she's spoken for. I Billy says Senator Ellcus is the favored suitor.”! "fle’fi too oid tor her." This iu a (owe ot disappointment.V “That’s the way of the world, Sue. !

t.Tbe nuih that’s got the m.mey is the !• only one who. need eonie round. The j

v...-rest of \is poor devils can stand hack ' j-^vand udove silently. Ttituk of the crip-'

® v K :P*es she could have treated on the sen-* ••gator’s money!•’ lie liuug hack his V

shoulders as if throwing oil' an ugly \ j, thought, tlaeii he bent tenderly over the £ Invalid. ."Oh, Sue, it ls splendid to see . £;you free-from pa IA once more," aud .

.rr&V; with' a rousing kisji, emblem of all his devotion^ and self Asacriliee, he strode

sfe>;*-away to his solitary dinner. .1' oiie of her wakeful njght watches \^ ^ ‘Stisan lived back In the year which had i ^f^VpreecUed her illness. It came to her t

i jlgfe'ljke ft revelation that in those days Ned ' ^^.•(/y bad not exactly stood back and adored ,g§r:in-silence.- Eleauor Carriugtou hud|fr££:7.'Sbnml all his college euthusinsm, aud • ^S ^ ith b u g li Susan, lively, golden haired lit*

Jilstbr. ° f a big strapping brother, i^wb^!liad never entirely entered into these [

Interests, in the new light of under '

(denly dropped out of her brother’s life..’' When . Dr. Uibbs called the next . morniug he was surprised, at her anl- |

' j : mation. ; j''iy' “You waut-Christmas work to doV

v^ .'K ow ,' seo here/ you’re not worrying ( about bills and things?” .

’ Sho shook her head. “I just want ] to make some oue happy for Christmas. | Don’t you think I could dress some . dolls for the hospital children?” Ia**J us t the tiJlng to nnike you forget

ft^'?;the occasional twinges in this-knee— ' {that Is, tf you don’t sit up too long at ‘ ;a time, r il sjieak to Miss Carrington

^pirian fell tb lier knees beside the lit­tle; Invalid Svlth her delicate, pathetic face, big, wistful eyes and short, curl* ing h a t r . ‘ ^ \

“Oh, you mustn't feel that way,*’ said the.girl as she stroked tlie fur with her Wasted, hand. *‘NTed, has taken sin-h good, care, of me, and. I—well, l . j i i ' l need- something, to occupy my mind. Did you bring the dolls?-'

“Dolls? Dozens of them!” said Mi;< Carrington, \vith a happy catch hi’ her voice. • “But you must let me cut out tlie clothes. It Is enough' for you to sew.” '■ • ' - *

This was the beginning of happy days for Susan Strong. Hardly nn aft­ernoon passed, without a call from Eleanor, -who wanted to see :ho\v the gay, ladies from Paris, Berlin, Switzer-' land, .Inpan and Russia were coining on. r. Sometimes Bhe laid aside her wraps .and;' sewed. with the. invalid: During these hours Susan learned many things/ not; only of the hospital work, ;but. of Eleanor's .life at honie. and In the social world. Aiul, best of all, she learned that the rumors regard-- Ing'the beautiful, girl’s eughgemeut • to

,’ Seuator Elkits were without founda­tion. *v '■• Only, once did, Susan, wise little girl, that she wa.s, refer to Ned.,

■ ‘I f you happen to see'Ned, don’t tell him about tills, will you? I don’t want him to know until all the dolls are fln- Ished, and then we’ll havo a dress pa- Tade. M(iybe when he sees the work has not hurt me, he—he will let me do something to help him—pay the lillls.”

Eleiinor Carriugtou looked, past the Invalid, througli the window, .luto tlie .clear winter, sunlight as If seeing a farawtiy plcturo.

“I do not think there is any danger of my seeing your brother.”

But she was; wrong. She Bitw hliii tlie very next day, when. he came homo earlier .than usual.- Slie; had brought som e holly to deck Susan’s room, ;• for Cbrlshnas w;is dvhwlng nonr, ami $1»e bad broil gli t ii be^iut I fu 1 ly 'em bi’.oldered. dressing sack for tiie invalid also.- Su­san 'was tying the .bow at the,throat ofher daliit,v gift aiid surveying .herself, In a small inirror. ' Eleanor wak luing- ing a holly wreath above tlte tlressfhg table, wlien she swuug around sudden­ly, tlio gay wreath .rolling to the lioor. In tlie mirror she had caught sight of Ned Strong’s amazed face. lie was standing in the doorway. . .

“Oh, Xed, why. did you .come/too soon?” cried,, Susan In: inpek dismay.. In reality her heart .was singing .with ■ ydry j oy.. • .. ■ ■1. ' -. ■ ; •'

“Eleanor,” said the iiian without moving from the doorway.

Slie, stooped to pick up the wreath, anil when she stood up once more her color had conie back nnd her composure was perfect“ Wo were just fixing a little, surprise

for you,” ! she said,6fferlng her- hand and liieetin’g !liis glance sniiareiy. “but I don’t think you deserve, it. You haven’t, played fa ir, Ned.” Ills glance Wavered from h|?r f a ce. t o the in va 11 d’s couch. Susiinwbs beudlug over, tying a. rofrii ctory bow in u ■ doll's liat.. > Elea­nor went on quietly. " V .‘

“You. might at least have told -me why”— ”

‘*1 v} cpiiidn*t.’!l: His; voicp ;*was very low.: “I did not.dare ask you to; w.a|t/;'■ She drew her breath sliiirply.. “And

yet you liuist have known.’’ ; ■ r * A minute later'Ned Strong bent over

his sister’s couch. The refractory bow had come to time; She looked u p into his face with shining eyes.

“Susan, dear, you’re our Christmas angel.” . .

Stork Legenilii. :

In an old collection pf matronly sto­ries entitled “The Gospel of the t>is- taff,” printed at Bruges in 1)75,. this passage occurs: “Wlieii a - stoiit builds ^er nest over a chhnuey It Is a sign that the proprietor shall have wealth and long" life.’’ ;,Ancient beliefs admit­ted tliat the Ktofk protected buildings, against lightning. ' It i.s a holy bird, and in certain German towns the ar­rival of .the storks, heralds of spring* , was it uiioii u ced with j oy oils blasts by. the. watchman- bn ;the tower.; ^Tiat is - certalii is that .which. Michelet says of the swallow may /T>e,#3plHied to the stork, ‘‘He, hits taken, ho ton ly our house, , but also ovir hearts.” '' V .’

Legends; go still further. They con­sider storks' as the lucarnation of do- parted souls. Iu that metamorphosed capacity they have idr mission to search the bottom of wells for tliei souls of newborn infants. In. the. whole of northern and central Germany tiiey have their baby- wells, Hamburg, too,, had - her “kindelbrunneii.” This • nai ve faith has its origin in-ancient mytbplo- gy, whichrrepr'esents the stork; jointly'' with the peacock, as the favorite bird, of Juno, goddess of 'maternity.—French of Maurice Engelhart.

who Is chairman of our Christmas com­mittee.1' j

And lie did not dream why tlie sud- . den, glad light came Into Susan Strong's j eyes. . ,. Two days later Eleanor Carrington’s . carriage stopped before the humble j Strong cottage. She brought Into tho | sickroom « new and Invigorating at- j; mosphere. • j

“My dear girl, I have never heard of your illness. We have lived almost constantly in the country of late, aud . •I seldom see your brother. Why didn’t j you Jet me know? I. should have been <s6' glad to come. And now you send nfpr me thut you may help. me. In my

rlc.’,:,; You • make me feel so-so sqif-

W 5VHer.:i^(ih^ur3 dropped from her,shouiy

mm-.W m

'IleetleW llm M nxtm Gaii.;

One of the Instructors of n big uni­versity led the way to u small box, smiling with pride as be did so.' MI • want to showyou a rare species of bee­tle,” said be.

The beetle, which was a burnished blue, with a red head and red legs, lay partly hidden uudcr a stone. The In­structor advanced his Unger slowly. The beetle waited, watchful and In­trepid. Tho linger almost touched the inscct. and then—puff, u cloud of blue smoke; shot'out, and under cover of: tli.'s smoke tlie beetle beat a rapid re­treat.

"Isn’t that marvelous?” the instruct­or said. - “And . the little rascal can emit puff after puff—can.flre gun after gun—nineteen or twenty to the minute. No wonder he is called the bombar­dier, ls it? • • •

“This-bombardier beetle is rare. Bo has In his body certain glands ,s‘ocret- ing a,liquid wbich. onicontact wltli the air, has the curious property, o f t'urn- ing Into n smoky yiipor. Tho vapor, Is hla defense against /bigger beetles.'1 H i d d e n ; - - -u

MOVED UPSTAIRS.A FIitt Duclicr’8 ChhnBe .1*11111 Waa

Not Horn of Econoiuy.

Within two divy» after ‘ the secoiu| floor family uiOvcid to the fourth Ooor their acquaintances were. circulating .the^report that tlie head of tlie fiimiij ball* Ills salary reduced and had moved up. two flights to cut down; ex]jen^eS After that It didn’t take .long for the man’s wife to hear what; other people had heard.; Sho indignantly denied the • r u m o r , v:;./: . • .• f ' 1 f"

“John Is all right,” she said. “I t Isn’t his fault that we moved' upstairs;; it’s mine. My motive was not at a 11-cred­itable. I hadn’t iutended-tp te|i any- body about it, but since John’s reputa­tion as a business man is at'stake I see I ’ve got to own up. iWe" moved to get e veil with ihe fa pi ily oil the th 1 rd lloor. During all those month's that we lived belo\V them they tormented the life but of me aud my girls by cleaning house on my wasli day. They took particular pains with their rugs. The appearance of my newly washed clothes on tlie line .was tlie sigual for thenr to hang their rugs out of their own back' windows and glvp them a good beating, v By tlie time those rtigs were renovated my clothes were ready for the tubs again. Week after week I protested, Tlie janitor’s sympathy was filially enlisted In my behalf, but not .even he could change tho pro­gramme for beating those rugs; After suffering at the hands of my enemies for a whole year I -determined upon re­venge. The oiily wijfy; to get. It was to move upstairs. We moved, and how 1 have; the satisfaction of . giving their dotiies a case.of spotted .measles t>y shaking my - rugs over them.”—Nev.* York Tress.

A GRISLY SIGHT.SluuKliter ’of the Baby Scaln pn. tlie-

/ • ‘- Glittering I«c V l o e H , \r['

•Nevershall a inaii who has once rwatciied .the slaughter, of. a fur s6iil- herd forget the ghastly sight.: Froin the deck of the blunt.. iiose.d sea ii iig steamer you can count tlioiisa.nds upon .thousands of seal.'fainiiies str.etched out on the glistening Ice iloeis, the dark mottled bodies of the adults stiindiii^ out in high relief against the bhid wiiite* ness of their .floating boniCs, while the snow white fUr of the biiby seiil blends a lnio^t imperceptibly ' Iritb ’tlio back­ground, put froin the sliip, hurryliig oyer the ice, rush nearly 200 •men of the .crow, each .arined w itli: an 1 ron tipped club. Froin near, nnd far- go up the agonized pries;of the terrified seals. FJoj>ping along over the ice, the adulls rush 'frantically for 41ie'water, doing their bpst. to hurry ^helr young with them. ■ -■ ■ •..’■.. •- •' ’ ;

lit most cases their way of escape is .cut off by the sealers. WI[Ui a blow, of tiie iron bound club flip skull of thP’ seal pup is crushed, its blood staining, the whiteness of the tloe, while its parents are allowed to get away. In safety.—Teelndeal World M.agazlne.

■ ft'o Tim e to Sort H e r HXall: .

"The ways of women ui'e beyond tiie comprehension of me 10 man,” said her companion' as' after lmrclmslng,. lier stamps at the general postofflce she. carried her mall to the nearest post box. “ Will you kindly, explain why. y<ju dhl that?” . 1

“Simply because.I hadn’t time to sort my mail into ‘Letters, Newspapers aud Packages, Foreign, Domestic, New York City' nnd a few dozen other sub­divisions and then walk around that, monstrous building to find the proper drops for the various articles,” she re­plied. "It takes time,' patience and In­genuity to post anything in tiie general ppstoillce. and I don’t possess any of those things. Give me-the plain, un­complicated letter . box for practical purposes!”

And of course he remarked that (hat wiis just like a woninn.—New York Press. - ■ .- ■" -

• Iteliukeil Froin: tbe Pulpit,

I.1 reaching hi \Vestm 1 li.ster iibbey (Jiiu-' 011 Wilberforce : told;,a ; good story of the celebriiteil Welsh preacber, Christ- inas Eyatis, ;who- dared publicly to* ex- prpSs his thankfulness for Jenny Llud’s beautiful , singing, A member of his congregation, ii straitlaced - Calvinist, standing on the steps of tlie pulpit,, •bskedi the preacher whether a uiaii^dy- inig at one of Jenny . Lind’s', concerts would go to heaven. “SIi%” replied Mr. EVans; va Christian -will go to. heaven • wherever he dies, but ii fool remains ii fool even .011 the pulpit steps;’* Even the--sober abbey congregation could hardly stifle its enjoyment of this Repartee. ' ;V'-> • : ■ ■■"■? -■■■

. '.Bnllon’ii Chiniimniee.. The: English^ Illustrated Magazine says that “Uuffon liad a chlmpa'nzee iii 1740.which ahvuys walked upright, of­fered people his arm, walked with them In an orderIy niauner, sat 'down to ta­ble like a* mail, opened liis^napkin and. wiped his lips w ith 'it, made use of spoon and fork, poured out wine .und clinked glasses.”

• Sliintr Him Up,“ I believe I cau truthfully say,” re­

marked thfrself complacent man, “that I have only one fault, and that’s n . small one,’’ ..

.f*Yes,” , replied the. candid mun.- “That’s just like the hole Iu a nickel.' I t may be ii small hole, but it makes the nickel uo good.”—Philadelphia ■Press. •

/.-.Sutomliiiiiye.' “Wiiat would you do; Henry,” ; asked

Mra;' Johnston, “if biirglars got into; tlie house?” , , 5

“Do?” replied her husband.1 “I."sup­pose I would just do what they told Uie. I ’ve, never had my own way in this house yet.”. ' t -. ... ; ... ;

It lb,often,en**ler>to servp two mas ? ■ j t e r ^ ^ t h a n ' h v ’ ' O K i s d r v a h t s . ^

M l a d e i n t i i a . . ' ' . i l i W i i i

'■'’■''Tife ;.8tory of "« •Brook.'; '1 ■■■";To lovprs o f putdpors there are few

thingij; In thew ide.' woild which are more enchanting, more altogether de­lighting, than just sueli a brookv whose Eotirserrwhose life, so to speak *~I have been trylng to bring. lu the; uiiud of tlioHe W h o kuo\vall r Its ; t i ir h s and whims au.d capVici's in,summer aiid In wJii teiv in spring a nd in a iituiini; • u^ien mucii rain had iiuiddoiied1 it aiid when none bad caused; .it to shrink Into a; warped tiling (jf nature witliout .form and vofd. ; >Ve ihay be hundreds of miles from the brook which we know best, but we know it is flowing just as It-iused .to do, and there Is ever the thought that if we ca 111101 see it in its dally moods tliere are others who may do so. ; And, no;matter the name pf the. peaceful valley through whicli it flow­ed or where: that . valley may be, it was the brook of our childhood, and there Is a brook. or ouglit : to be, a way back somewhere in the mind of every one whose heart and memory take him back to the scenes where at least some younger, days were spent.—Outdoors.;.

DEAF TAKE POOR PICTURES:

• ' SATUaDtAYj- DiEeBM'BBRtSO,^^ i»05. * A ’I i M

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•;V,'- ! Wniits and Nccdn. •The moment the . uibiithly salary

crosses the bare necessity ' line, . that moment the horizon of wants begins to widou, says Harper’s Bazar. For every dollar the salary Increases the imagination linds a place, for §2, $3, $4 or $u. A great part, of the demands existing.,In. the world' today are, ro­mantic. • -How '8tin.Il/.vthe. Imagination-; be scbooledi where shall the line be drawn ?- It should be considered a part of morality to live within the income, but on every ship there seams to be an attempt to stretch the $1,000 Income to n $2,000 scale, tlie $2,000 Income to a $3,000 scale, $3,000 is made .to cl0 duty for $5,000 a 11'd $5,000 is thi 11 ly stretch ed to the breaking point to stimulate, a $W,000 income; ' Wltli eVer/addeii; dol- Jar■ ■. the librizori' of wants will: widen Unless the.luiaghiatioii isi; wisely school­ed. Sadly do we need training to draw the iliie between wiints and iieetls.

Tlielr Xnflrmlty.;G1tch Them a llavd*,; Fixcii Uxpreaslon; -■' ■.•

• “That Isn’t a good' picture,” said a . photographer,:>vlth an air of apology. “The man was deaf^”' . ' ' . • : ’

*Ho\y caii that iutlriulty affect the picture?”, asked a visitor.

“I t gives bis face a. tense, strained look,” said the photographer. “All deaf persons have thitt expression when

; placed before a camera. They sit with their heads tilted forward and eye: brows uplifted, as if waiting for the command, to look pieasant,r Generally, I suppose, that is what they are wait­ing for. But- even after I havo given tbe order to brace their muscles refuse td.rpiax, V , .; “ ‘What’s that?’ says the deaf man

when he sees my lips move.u 'Look pleasant!’ I shout agaln. :

, 4Ohl’ says he. : •; T ’’ v a '•“ He takes his hand from behind hla

ear; and : .tries to assume d a ' beaming countcnance. but he oiily compromises on a flxed gliire. None of the de­vices known to the photographic trade can dispel that In fact, tlie more ‘business' I introduce to chaiun my sub­ject Into a joyful state the more rigid his facial muscles become. HeJ‘s listen­ing •always for further instructloiis. Whether, they comp or .not, the Iook of expectancy Is there. For that Reason the deaf are the hardest people In the world . to photograph. •. If an artist’s reputation depeudeti upoii the pictures iie ni likes i of them he w'puld soon be oblige<l to go out of busiuess.”—Ex­change.

THECAMPANERO.

T a l l W I vch , S h o r t M en .

Big men an* ns-ujJlv shy aiul dilildent and lacking in self assurance. The wo­man who appeals to them Is usually some sparkling, vivacious, fairy like cre­ature ,with kittenish ways aiul roguish glances, v.• Tlie little; man, on' the cou- trary, is seldom burdencul • with humil­ity. > He Is a h plug of great aspirations aiid; ' stinjendpus . ' iimbltlons. - IIe .be­lieves lii himself,. which is tlie reason why be generally can get .the woman of ills choice to smile upon hini. : Tiie dainty, Titaiiia-iike \yowau lias iio charins for him; says Woiniiu’s .Life.' The fl ve foot six or seven mau likes ii Ayouiuu to be one or two 'Inches- liis su­perior and thoroughly maiure. He dreads any jtrace of the breait'and but- ter schboigirl. i lis ideal I'psembies the st rbiig, heroic wonieii S11 a kespca re has pictured, full of character and spirit, with a faIr splCe of tein|>'er. . ’

; The l'eiiatiff: fntro l Wn^ou, ...

■ .Writliig of tile Ijcai patrbl wagon the Peiiaiig ,coiTer.po:ideut of the, Straits; Tiines' Singapore,' says:; ;“It: forcibly calls to 111 Ind at prst sight a four wheel­ed baker’s cart; liar ther fact that .it is drawn by ubput the slowest* pair of buUopks lii; the; settieihent. * i ’here is nothing grlm iit all about It, for ; It Is commanded liy a sleepy Malay con' stable perched oh the box; its roof and sides are formed of. white canvas, and it has 110 door;to close at the back, but merely an opening In which another Malay constable half slumbers; , Twb or three other constables' ride Jnslde sit­ting on the benches with the prisoners, who sepin to pe, too s truck w Itli nov el ty of the ride to make any attempt at es­cape. I should say that an escape from this prison vau would be. hs easy as falling off a log.” V .

A Dinner.

Tlie bosom of a mallard duck stewed down .until there aro. no Juices going to' waste, a baked potato about the size of a goose egg, two slices of Boston brown bread right out bf the ovcn and spread with , butter that has no athletic reputation, a spoonful of raspberry jelly, n cupful of. Young, Hyson of mod­erate strength; a piece of pumpkin pie, man’s B lze , and von have a dinner that ought to keep you In a good h'unior Un­til curfew rings —Nebraska State Jour­nal.- ”

The Black Watch.

: The title of ‘‘Black Watch" conferred on the Forty-second regiment, now tho Royal highlanders, originated in tho time of tbe Jacobite risings. In Scotland in 1730, when companies of the loyal' clans were set to watch the highlands; forming a corpS of mllitaiV police un­der the title of the; Royal jHighland Black Watch, the color having • rcfefr ence to the, dark tartan worn by the men.—London Standard. . \ ' ’ .. •

A UiKor Taunt. . . ,

The other day at cards two -London ladies quarreled long and. arduously over a pnymont of the gigantic sum of 15 shillings. At last the loser flung the money down on tbo table, saying, with concentrated venom, “There, that will pay,for your next dinner party..” . ! •

Kat W hat lie meant.

’ Judge—You are acctised of baying beaten thisi person .cruelly. Tlio Ac- cused—Well, I had to beat him to make him do liis work.: He Is an idiot. Judge (severely)—Von should remember tlmt an idiot Is n Hum like you or hie.

One Phnse of Life.'

“So they live in tho saino hotej, eh?” “Yes; he has a room on the second

Story.””And she?”“Oh, that’s auotUcr story,”—Chicago

News.

The saddest part,of all opr accumu­lating catastrophes fHps; ki ,the:waiting.

Street and .Bell-llke 1h the Toll of • -! Vt UU rPretty' Wlilte Blril. “This bird, called dara liy the Soutli

American Indians nud belibird by tlie English, is about the size of a jay. His

* plumage Is white as snow. On his fore­head rises a spiral tube nearly three inches Iong. It is jet black, clotted ull over with small white feathers. • It lias a .coinmuuication Witii the palate and when filled with air looks like a spire. When empty It becomes pendulous, liis note is loud and clear like the sound of a bell and may be heard at the distance of three miles. In the midst of these extensive wilds, generally oh the dry top of an aged morn aliiiost out of guir^eacii; ypu wlil seb the campauero. Noysouhd or song from any of the

; wiiiged iuha'Uitants. of the forest, not even,. the clearly pronounced :‘.‘whlp* pQorwllI” from the goatsucker, /causes fiucli, a s ton I shni eiit.i as the toll of cam- panero. . Yon hear a i oli iind. then a pause aga.in- and thou a- toil aiid; agaiii a pause. .Then he is silent for «ix or eight liiinutes, und then another toli, and so 011. Actiioou would stop, in midr chaso, Miirlii' \vould ttpfpr .her; evening /^hgvniid,;Qrpheiis hfrnsplfwould drop li is . 1 it t e to i Is ten - <to. h l i'ur so s weet, so hovel umi romantic. is the toil of the pretty suow1 white cauipauero.—Water-. ton’s “Wamlerlngs In South America.”

Prices 6 i Coffee and Tobaecfo; In -ICGSi / A t; the cfbff eelibuse • i i i : Exch an ge ii I ley! Is sold by rolnli tlie right colfee powder from.4 to t> shillings per pound, us in goodness; that pounded In a mortar at 3 shillings per pound; also timt termed tire right Turkie berry well {garbled at 3 shillings per pound; the uiigarbled for less; that termed the East India berry at 20 peiice per pouiidi with directions gratis liow. to make and use the same... Likewise there you niay have tobacco, veriuus and Virginia choeohifta, the or­dinary-' pound boxes at 2 .shillings 0 pence per pound; the perfumed from 4 to 10 shillings per pound; also Sherbets (made In 'Turkie) ;of iemons. roses and violets perfumed, and.tea, according to its goodness, from 0 to GO shillings per pound. For nil which If any gentleman shall write or send they shall be sure of the best, ns they shall order, and to avoid deceit, warranted under the house seal—viz, Morat. the great, etc.— Mercurius Publicus. , /

v; -Arrow. ThroTvlnlf, V:. . An old English sport that still sur­vives from the days when the bow and arrow were in use Is that of arrow throwing, and lu parts of Yorkshire it is still made one of the features of ath­letic meets. The arrows are straight shafts three feet long,1 without either barb nr feather; and are thrown by the old of a b it of strlnp wrapped about the thfower’s build and about the butt of tho arrow. A skillful man can send ; the arrow.150 yards, though it requires, some experience to cause the arrow to leave tlio string without tangling. Once the knack is acquired Hie sport is said to bo more fascinating'than putting the shot or throwing the lmmmer.

RlHlit In 111. Line.“ I caught. the street car conductor,

■who {owes me money 011 the car plat­form last night."

“Did you get your money?"; “No; he did tiie same thing, my'other debtors do.” ' .o-

“What's that?” ,“Put me. off.” -1 Cleveland Plain

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Where He Get. III..Appllcunt (at ihe pearly gates)—May

I come In? St. I’eter—wiiat business were you engaged in ou earth? Appli­cant— I owned 'several apartment houses, and—, St. Peter (interrupting)-^ Sorry, but I ’m afraid tlie children liere would annoy you. Oo bump the bumps. —Chicago News. .

' . Xler jCultnarr Trlampli.“Mra. Golltely made a particularly

One eako the other duy."“How do you know?”“I hnppcnod to overhear her telling

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^v ^P .d r lb rs ’ aixd jOflloe

By GRACE THOMSON

Copyright, . 1005,-by. .C, H. Sutclfffo .

No doiibt tic bad another name, but when the gray haired old cashier had asked -what his first name was he had • explained that Kelly was enough.

“I f I tell you the.rest, you’ll be cfiiliu’ me some bid name, au* I ’m a man now,” he announced. ‘‘I ’m goln’ t- earn my own Ilyin?.** The cashier whimsi­cally entered liimupou the payroll as “Mr. .Kelly," nnd.so it; hud stood;

Kelly had graduated to the dignity of - long trousers and considered himself a veteran In the service of - Edge & Lut- ton when Kathleen came, a dainty, sen­sitive little woman, fresh from business school nnd yet vpry much unversed In ,the ways of business. ; .

She won Kelly’s heart by calling him “Mr. Kelly,” and thereafter any of the boys who dared play a trick on the new typewriter invariably turned tip at the office the next day with a. bruised lip or a blackened optic. Fe;w of them played . more than one trick, for when he was but six Kelly could thrash any eight-. year-old youngster on tlie block.

Kathleen, all unmindful of his cham­pionship, merely noticed that the boys were better. behaved, and told her ,mother that life * In ' a business office, was not as imrd as she had supposed I t 1 would be. “It’s so very dIff eroii t f rom what we thought I should liave to go • through with,” she explained, ‘‘nnd; the little Kelly boy 'is just n dear."

Later on, when Lutton began to take notice of Itlie . pretty, typewriter, Kath­leen changed her. mind, hut she did not tell her mother of the invitations jto drives and the theater. I tw a s hard enough that Mrs, 'Lansing should , be compelled to do without the luxuries to which she had been accustomed during: her husband’s life without having to - know that the money that procured their bare.livelihood Was earned at the cost of. keeping silent under covert in- • suit. • ; v.-V-

Lutton was careful not to make his overtures, too patent, and only Kelly saw* the little things which made Kath­leen’s work so hard. She put aside his - invitations with u quiet dignity that admitted of no argumeut, and Lutton, tiring at last of n campaign, of courte­sy, began to find fault.

I t was he who dictated most of the correspondence, and there were letters to be copied over because of some trlv-. ial mistake. Night after night Kath­leen had to remidn copying letters, with only Kelly for company. And when at last she sought the • street she never knew that only Kelly’s presence saved her from further attention from Lut- tori, waiting' in the cafe across the way. She thought it - merely one; of Kelly’s little courtesies, never suspecting that Kelly, .Idling at the window, had seen Lutton crossing the street nnd had di­vined his intentions.

But while Kelly’s presence saved her from trouble* In one way It increased her burden in another, for . Lutton, smarting under his rebuff, grew more. vindictive. The firm was In a pool lu. Y. and M. Q., and the operations were conducted from the office. Somehow Iu spite of caution some, facts leaked out prematurely, and the whole operation resulted in a 9rash from which the firm barely escaped with a whole credit;

The whole office was uneasy. That there was a; suspicion that some of the clerks were believed to be guilty of treachery was apparent, .but John Edge would not have any one discharged .un­til his guilt was proven.

“We must be careful for awhile,”1 ho had said to Lutton, when the latter urged wholesale dismissals, “but if we let every one out we could never again command the confidence of our em­ployees.” ’ _ . . • ; *

Lutton let tho matter drop, but when It was decided to mako a raid on Mem­phis preferred and the news reached the exchange almost before the confer­ence was broken up, even the senior partner.was forced to admit that some- ‘‘ttiing muat be done...

Lutton very promptly discovered that Kathleen, had; access to aII correspond-; ence of tlie firm and that it must have been she who In some manner had gained the knowledge that had resulted In a gain of thousands‘tosoine oncon the outside; ■ , . v \ j .

Even then Edge did not want to work on circumstantial evidence..• “Take it easy/-George,” he urged. "Watch her care'fully, but do not dls-; miss her.” Aud Lutton had smiled un­der his heavy mustache. l ie had au Idea that he could kill two birds with a B iu g le stone.' “That ‘red ueadcd kid seems pretty thick with the typewriter,” he said. “I shouldn’t be surprised if they Worked together. You remember ho brought a telegram lu just as that Memphis deal was put through.” . •

“Kelly?” said Edge. “Why, he’s a part of the office.”; “AU the same, I ,could show you”—; ;Edge waved a protesting hand. He could >ot believe in the guilt of , any bne in the office.“Very well,” he said wearily, “I

leave the matter to you.” . ..That.afternoon Kathleen waited aft-

pr closing time to finish off her book; Kelly, as usual, constituted himself her jc^cort, but he could not resist the temp­tation to steal across the street to get the baseball scores.

•Lutton \was_ there when he . came, back. Kelly heard him before, he open­ed the door and Stood for a moment in the hall.[V "So you see,” Luttou was sayiug, "I can dismiss you. and yon will leave tin­ker. B\fAi>ltion of. havin« V*otr:i yin \ y*n* ” employers. You Cuh’t. got a ..job afit j that, t fnney.r N<nv you soy you’ll tithe

in; the beach this evening or I ’ll let you out tomorrow—you and that brick topped kid. Now, give me a kiss and nay youMl go.” ■.-*>

. There was a so ind of a struggle,, and Kelly burst into the room.

“You quit that!” lie said hotly. “I ’m wise to you, all right, and you make trouble and I ’ll tell on you.!’

“Mr, Edge won’t believe you,” sneer-, ed Lutton.;.; / ,-t . f'-' -•

“No,” biitsyour- wife will,” was the retort. Lutton made;a dive for Kelly, and the boy dodged. Tliere was a chase arouud the table until Lutton;, realizing that he vivas cutting no digni­fied figure, stulked out. At the door he paused for an. Instant.>. ' •;■; ; -■*'■; V■

“I was just joking about dismissing you,* Miss Lansing,” he said. “I. beg tlmt you will pardon me. We will say nothing more about it;” : v1 . The door slammed and Kelly gravely executed a double shufile. “To a stand­still*” ; he cried joyously. , ‘.‘You. come on boine.; i ; guess Jiut won’tk lc k I f ; those, letters don’t go' out tonight. ■ I f hesays;anything PH fix It;” •

/.'-There was a conference the following . afternoon, aiid Kelly, as his work: took him In and - out of the room; seemed bursting with excltemcnt; ! Several, times he eyed Lutidn with a glitter of triumph in his eye; andLutton felt1 un*: Comfortable., • A, At last a decision, was reached,. and -Scars, the bead o fth e ppol.; looked around the table. “Then It: Is agreed that we run Tennessee Southeastern up.; to 00?” he sfiid., There was a murmur Of assent. “We should make n twenty-, point- profit;” lie continued, “unless there Is a leakage.” ;; v

There was a.crush from the window, arid Luttoui /who. laid gone, over. to ad­just ; the shade,. turned toward them with the cord In his hand. ■"■■■■ .V

“There ain’t 110 leakage this tl me,” announced Kelly jublloiitiy* I tacked the shade down.” y •; :.;. ;;“What do you . mean,” demanded

Edge. For. answer Kelly’ led him to! the window;.. ; -

“See Cunningham’s. windows across the way?”- he asked. “Mi*. Lutton sig­nals with the curtain. I got it out of one of Cuuulnghani’s clerks. Cunning* ham buys or sells according to how Lut­ton tells him, and they divide. They made twenty. thou, apiece out o’ that Memphis deal. Then lie tried to blame' Miss Kathleen for it.”

Half an hour later the discredited Luttou was . leaving the office in'which he was no longer it partner. He met

/Kelly coming in..•“I suppose you think Miss Lansing will marry you now?” he answered.

“No such luck,” said Kelly'placidly. “She’s goin’ to be hitched to a lawyer, chop uptown. The best I get f’r mine is best man: but, say, I ain’t kickin’ ;I ain’t no hog.” .

A Jodgrm ent o f So lom on.

The ancient and famous Holyrood ‘Sanctuary For Debtors ell Into illsusc when impiiftoumeht for debt was abol­ished- In Scotland. The most fainbus worthy who' took advantage of it was Thomas De Qulncey, author of “Confes* sioiis of an English Oplimi Eater.” The sanctuary boundary at the foot of tbe Canongate was marked liy a row of stones in tlie roadway, which was kudwu as the Abbey strand.

There is a most humorous story con­nected . with* the institution, says the London News. A recklcss debtor left the retreat and strolled up tho. CauoVi- gate., lie wns espied- by a vigilant sheriff’s officer, who promptly gave, chase. The debtor turned aud ran like a hare sanctuary ward. He tripped and fell at the Abbey strand, but with his head within the protected area. AU the same, he Whs arrested by the minion of the law and immured in the debtors* quarters in Carlton jail.

He sued the sheriff’s officer;for illegal arrest, and the court of sessions judge who tried the case gave a, decision in his favor. His lordship held that the head, the intelligent part of the man’s anatomy, which contracted the debt, was within the Ranctuary and thus se: cure from' capture. The trunk anti limbs were undoubtedly liable to ar­rest, but they uot be detached from the head without fatal Injury to the subject, which was contrary to tlio spirit of the humane law of Scotland.

T he Orlfjcliml P a d l ’ry ,

Thomas Hill, familiarly called Tom­my Hill, was, .says Dr. Brewer, the original. Paul l ‘ry; It was from him

* also that;Theodore Hook dreW. hls char­acter of Gilbert Gurney. Phinche in .his “Recollections” says of Hill r:‘‘His •specialty was the accurate Information he could impart on all the petty Re­tails of the “domestic; economy of his friends, the; contents of their;;ward­robes, their! pantries, the iiUmber of pots of preserves Iu their store closets and of the table napkins in thetr ilnen presses, the. dates of their births jind marriages, the amounts of their trades- men's bills and \vhether paid weekly or quarterly. He had been on the. press and was connected' with the Morning Chronicle.'. He used to drive Matthews crazy by ferretiug out his Avhereabouts when he left London and popping the information in some mper.” •

Etiquette of Bygone Days. -

An old manual of; etiquette shows that, the people of bygone days were not so different from those of the pres­ent, for the treatise thinks it necessary to state that one should never ask a friend where she bought her gown and the uttermoHt: farthing of its cost. To this rule, however, an astonishing ex­ception Is'mnde. Oho might ask these things^ it seems, if one really wanted to get a gown exactly like the ono in question and wero therefore askihg^slu-. cerely for Information. Evidently in these days, when sisters thought it smart to dress exactly alike, i t was considered a ’ compliment. to copy a friend’s gown, • Another interesting statement of this preclouR manual. Is that no lady looks worse than when “gnawing a bonei” .

WONDERS OF SLEEP.The. BITectM of Slumber L'pon the.

\ PfflltiiLOUd-4|ic Heart.v \ -Jf

“Shakespeare,” said a scientist,^'cali#. ed sleep the ape of death. That is a striking name for- a striking thing. Sleep is a wonderland. Let us explore i f, “Self hypnotism Is a mysterious force

. that we can exercise' on ourselves in sleep alone. We are all self hypnotists. We all, on certain nights, toll ourselves firmly that we must not oversleep, that

■ the next morning—at 4, nt D or 0; pre- , ciseiy—we must wake up. And we do wake up. Our sleeping selves' respond to the hypnotic suggestion made the night before, by our .waking selves. That is mysterious and striking, isn’t it?. Still more mysterious and Striking, though; is the fact of our keeping track of the time somehow in our slum her. How on earth do wre do this?

“It is impossible to do without sleep. Men have slept standing, walking, eveii running.; They have.slept in battle, un­der fire, with guns roaring on nil sides. They have slept in unendurable;’ and deadly pain. • ;

“There is no torture .equal to that which the deprivation Of sleep entails.. The Chinese are the crudest folk on earth and the most ingenious of tor­turers. Well, the Chinese place tho dep­rivation of sieep at the head of their torture list.

“Sleep is u state of rest. The heart rests in sleep, Ilie heart is a rhythmic muscle, not one that never reposes, but one that works at short shifts; like a puddler, a moment on, a moment off Well; when w6 sleep the heart’s shifts of rest are redoubled. I t works, theii. one on, two Off, getting, indeed, pretty •

1 nearly as much repose as we do..‘.'The brain Iu1 sleep becomes pale

and sinks below the level of the skull ; When we; are awake the. brain Is high and full and ruddy. •

“Not only the- brain and heart, \iut even the tear glands, rest in sleep. That Is why w'hen we awake we al*. ways rub out,eyes.’ The rubbing Is an instinctiye action that stimulates the stagnant tear glands and causes thOm to moisten properly our eyes, all dried, from their inaction.”—Buffalo News.

TH E ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.Why Un Ilouacn Were I l a l l t Upon th<

Ittver Bank.

Wellington once declared that tlie’ most exciting moment of his life Was npt In any of his great battles, but tliaf in which he had to forbid William IV. to attend a public banquet in the city during a time of great national excite ment Of the millions, of people' who every year see the English houses of parliament, how many imagine that their position was determined by stra­tegic considerations ? No one nowadays can thiuk of the palace of Westmin­ster in any other position than that which it occupies. But when the old . houses were burned,down and the Cask of rebuilding faced tliere was n propo­sition to establish them on or near the site of St. James’ palace. Wellington; resolutely put down his foot onv the proposal. ■ v r '•v'.

The site suggested* Its /advocates pointed out would be better as ;regards centrality, and. convenience than any other. But to the argument of the' duko there could then be no answ’er. “With a vast and growing population, such as yours in London,” he said; “you must never make it possible that yoq can be surrounded. You must build your houses of parliament upon the river, so that the means of ingress and ogress are safe and that the popu-' lace cannot exact their demands by sitting down around you.” Sir William Fraser, in, whose memoirs the story is recalled, mentioned it to Napoleon III. just before the death of the latter. “What wisdom I” he said. “What wis­dom!” And It set him musing upon the different turn which the history of France might have taken if in other ways as great precautions had been observed in-his own casn.--St. James' Gazette.

Hard Lack.

“Lus’ uight I dreamed I died an* went ter heaben,” said Toot. “St. Pe­ter met me at de gute, au’ 1 ax him cfI could come in. He sez he hatter weigh me 'glnst mnb sins fils’, an’ wid dat he git outa big pair oh bajunces an’ put me lu one pan an* a great big bag In de udder. De bag outweigh me way yondah, so he sez I can’t , come hi. I ax him fob ter tell me whut’s in dat bag/; an’ be bus’ it open fo* me. Well, sub, it wuz: plumb full ob watahmil- lions an* chickens! . An’ I sez, sez;I^ ‘E t yoil leabe mah Sins out; yere wid, ■me?/; sez I,; >1 won ■ t a i /ter; comle’; in /> Sez lie, ‘All right.’ .. But, doggone mah skin, I w’ake up ’fo’ I could git ter dem tings!”—Judge. .

Toogrh.

_ “You should have heard Bangs roast­ing Good ley last night. He used some' pretty hard words.”

“Yes, but they didn’t seem so hard to Bangs last night nB they did this morn- ing”

“How do you mean?”“He had to cat them this morning.”—

Philadelphia Press.

p lso o o rn ff iiif lr .

.Gaston— I tell you, old man; Miss Watkyns is n mighty sensible girl—the most sensible girl, I think, I ever knew. Alphonse—I think you’re right, my boy. 1 wouldn’t advise you to pro­pose to her.—Somerville Journal.

Unefal In 'O n e W a y .

“Did Skrihbler ever make anything out of that book he wrote?’f

‘'Nothing except fires ln tbe grate.”— Milwaukee Sentinel.

Hard are life’s early steps. And but that youth is buoyant, confident and strong in hope men would behold its threshold and despair.

DcUIng on n Snre Thln^.

A certain captain in Colombo was an Inveterate gambler. He had had; B U th l bad 'luck .h'e deterciined^^o go' bofiie to I)(m friends In Europ6; ITie night before be wns to sail he stuyed at a friend’s house and the next morn­ing at breakfast rethurked apropos of nothing, “What a high table this is!”

‘is it?” said his host carelessly; "Why, It cannot be less than—yes, 1

should say It was quite thirty inches. Bet you what..you like It’s thirty Inches.”

“I thought you had given up bet* ting” . x

‘This is my last bet in Ceylon. Shan’t have u not her chance.”' “As yoii like.” .

A measure was- brought und the height ascertained. It was found to be twenty-nine inches exactly.

“I ’ve iost,” said, the capfaln ruefully, “yet I would * have sworn it- was thirty Inches.”*

“I know you would. -Shall I tell yoii why? When I was shaving this morn­ing my bedroomdoor was open. I saw. your.veficetIon in tlie glass. You were measuring the height, ami. know.ing what.was to follow, I took the precau­tion while you were.out for a stroll of having an. inch sawed off the legs*” .

Fnctw Alioiil CifcurN,

Few cigar Minokers are aware that all cigars are itatued.according to their color and Hlrnpe. A dead black cigar, for Instance, is an “Oscuro,” a very dark brown one Is a “Colorado riladu- ro,” a dark browu Is a “Colorado.” a medium brown is a .“Colorado tiaro,” and a yellowish light brown' is a “piaro.” .Most smokers.know tlie names of the:shades from ■ “Ciaro’f. f o “Colora- do,” and that is.as far ah most of theiu need to know. As to tbe siinpes, a “Ma ,poleoii; ■: the biggest ;of all cigars; Is seven Inches long; a;“ i ’erfecto" swells in the middle and, tapers down to a very sinall head at the .lighting end; a “Panatela” is a. thin, Straight up and down cigar wit liout the grat'eful curve of tiie “Per fee to;** a ‘‘Conchas” is very short and fat, and.a “Londres” Is shap­ed like ii “Porfoeto.” “xcept that it does not taper to so sumll a head at tbe lighting end. A “Heinu Victoria” Is n “Londres” that comes packed in a ribbon tied bundle of tiftj' pieces iu- steud of in the usual four' layers of . thirteen,; twelve; thirteen and twelve.

Tlie . l I l R l i e i t t Monument,

The cornerstone of tiie Wasldngton monument wiis :iaid, on its tine; site wlilch overlooks Washington, George;: town,, Arl I iigtou a nd M ou lit Vernon, by President Polk, July 4,‘ 18-18. .Its* mar­ble shaft rises,;In all the dignity of. un*. adohied simplicity; to the height of 5uu feet. • The base of the shaft is fifty-five ‘feet ' s^ufire, and It .gradqiilly’ tapers,v until a t tlie uUU foot pdlut - it lias dir miiilshed to iess than: thirty-rlve' feet.. This mdnuinent is sakl to;contain 1&000 blocks of niarble. each two feet thick. They were lifted on au elevator run by steam, suspended in an inner framed- work ; of Iron,- which; was built up at luteiva Is, thl r tyor for ty feetut ii time;- In advance of:tlie snrrouudlng masonry. The ulumihiuuv capstone, nhie inches: high,' was. set; In position Dec. 0, lS&J, thirty-six years and a half after the cornerstone was laid.

Tlie Derrick.; * 4

A derrick is an innocent mechanical apparatus for lifting heavy weights, but it gets Its name from„nn EngUsh hangman cal led Derrick, .who nourish­ed many years ago. The people of Unit time, thought that the device used only in the hangman’s trade resembled tlie more” common mechanism, which now bears his surname. Some What similar­ly, the term ruffian Is believed by many to- have, come from Morocco; where: the,Inhabitdiits of the Riff, coun­try were and are pirates und altogether persons of evil eliaracter.

Syilney Smith’* Refort.- \

“We can relish a pieasuutry,” observ­ed a Scotchman ouce to Sydney Smith, ‘<as much as our neighbors. You must have seen that’ the Scotch have a con­siderable fund of humor.” ■

“Oh, by.Ull 'means,” ; said Sydney Smith, “you are an immensely. funny people, but you need n little operating upon to let the.fun out. I know no in- 1 struraent so effecfual for the purpose as the corkscrew,”

A W it ty Abbot.

Frauds. 1. of I'vnnce, being desirous to raise a learned nian to the highest dignities of tlie church, aske<l him If lie was of noble descent/ ' ‘‘Your majesty,” answered the abbot, “there, were three brothers lu Noah’s ark, but I cannot tell positively froni which of them i de­scended” The witty abbot obtained- the appointment.

Repartee .

Upon Fenelon telling Richelieu tiiat he had seen the portrait of his emi­nence at tho palace, the cardinal sneer- Ingly asked, “Did.you ask it’for a sub­scription 1 for some poor, friend. of yours?” *" ' '.

.“No. The picture was too much like you.” >

He Uldn’t Say It.

“There was a queer thjng about tlmt' reformer’s speech the other evening.”

“I thought It was a pretty good talk.” 4,It was. Original too. He didn’t

once say ‘When the people rise In ttieir might.’-’’—Chicago Itecor'd-Herald.

I I Ik M oney A ll In S tocks.

“There’s money < In. stocks,” said the man who is young and enthusiastic.

“Yes,” replied, lih seasoned- friend, “I ’m sure there is. ! have been putting half my salary tliere for the last four years, and it’s all there yet.” «

Sure Slfftt.

“Do you think Miss Wndleigh Is en­gaged, as reported?’*.

“Sure. She’s denied it, hasn’t she?" —Milwaukee Sentinel. . .

ACTION'OF TH E RAIN-H ie W o n d e r f n l Fnc-tor I t I n I n th e

D l i l n t e g r n l t o u o f ItockN .

,Tlie rain .falling 011. the rocks sinks into every crack and crevice, carrying, with it iuto these fissures surface mate­rial which hits been degraded by the weather und thus affording a mutrlx sufficient to start the growth of vege­tation and afterward to maintain the plants. .The fibers nnd roots of- these plants, bushes nnd trees thus brought into life, growing and expanding, act as Wedges to split up the surface of the rock and to commence the process of wearing away... From this quality of destruction a large class of plants derive the name of saxifrages, or rock breakers, from their roots penetrating Into the minute fissures in search of water and so assisting in .the process of disintegration. Iu winter the water collected In the hollows and crevices becomes frozen and, expanding as it changes Into ice,, nets like a charge of' blasting, material in breakiug up the rock. The pieces thus detached be­come further disintegrated by * frost nnd weather and, being rolled over and over and rubbed’ agn lust each other as they are carried away down the moun­tain torrents, are ground gradually smaller und smaller till from frag­ments Of. rock they become bowlders, then pebbles and finally sand.. As tlie mountain stream merges Into the liv­er tho pebbles and coarse sand con­tinue to be rolled along the bottom of the channel, while the raglllaceous par­ticles and salts become mingled with the water and How on with it either Iu suspension or solution,

Whlle this disintegrating.. process is going ou inland the rocks,, and cliffs on the coast exposed to. the sea are suf-

, fering degradation by, a similar proc­ess and lire also ’being worn away by the incessant action , of the waves; of the ocean beating ou them aud attack­ing them not only with the Impact of the water, but also- with the fragments broken off, which, dashed against the face from which they have eroded, are thus used as Implements of destruc­tion. . .

Its Loca tion n . M ystery . T hn t W i l l I/ro bab ly Never Be Sol’rctl.

The l oca tion .of the earth ly. pnriid Ise or garden of Eden is still a matter'of dispute am ong, orlentni is ts uiid Scriptu-

. ral ischOlars of highest-reputation;. Some have endeavored to locate it by/the fruits and mineral productions named in the Biblical descriptions as they.ap­pear In the second chapter of Genesis; j others by the rivers mentioned in verses I I to 14 of the above mentioned chapter. , Tlie; weight of investigation and tradition inclines to an agreemenV that tiie Tigris, and the Euphrates of modern geography are the third and fourth rivers mentioned in the Biblical description of the garden. Those who agree so far differ widely as to what rivers should now be regarded us the ancient Pison,:und Gihon. The Bud* dhlstlc scholars, although they reject our Bible in the greater part, incline to the opinion that the Iison is the sacred Ganges, and. that the Gihon -is none" other Ilian the Nile. As to.the last. It is altogether probable that they are , correct on that point, because the Bibli­cal account plainly says that Gihon “cbmpasseUi the whole land of Ethi­opia.” • !

Some investigations confirm that Eden ; was a spot of comparatively . small area located: <jn the tablelands of what Is now, Armenia, from w hich rise the Tigris and the Euphra tes. A few scholars of distinction argue that the Adamic paradise was located In Africa in the vicinity of the mountains of the Moon. Still anotlier school of oriental­ists locate the celebrated garden in the vicinity of the ancient citj' of Babylon.

You will notice, however, that none of these theorists has been able to get the four rivers mentioned in the Bib­lical account properly located! Neither have they found ii place where one great river “separates into four heads.” This belug the cnse.it is hardly neces­sary to add that the exact location of Eden is a mystery that Will probably never be solved, * . . ' ■■

The Scott o f the M idd le A r c s .

John Florissant, born lu 1337, is.ciill- ed the Walter Scott-of the middle ages. He was a churchman and a scholar. Living as he did lu unsettled times, be­fore nationality had become well de­veloped, be .was destl tute of patriotism aridi therefore;' more reliable as a cos- mopolitnii cli roil icier. .V He traveled in France, Scotland, Italy and other coun­tries. His chronicles are the result, of his.own observations and are valued as a faithful portrayal of the places, cus­toms aud manners of the people during his time, although not so reliable as his­tory.

The Word “Opera.”.

The -word “opera” Is a case of verbal specialization. . Yet the Latin word meant.originally nothing more definite than.“work.” Tlie specialization, bow- Over, wns thorough even in the time of Dryden, Who defined an opera as “a poetical tale of fiction, represented by verbal and Instrumental muslck, adorn­ed with scenes, machines and dancing,?* but the specialization is scarcely more remarkable than tlmt of “drama,” which means just “deed,” “action,” or of "poet,”, which is simply “maker.**

A rithy. Sermon.

Here is the plthlcst sermon ever preached: “Our Ingress into life is naked nnd bare,' our progress through life Is trouble and cnre.; .our egress out of it we know not* where; but. doing well here. We shali do well there, I c<juld not tell more by preaching a year.” • ; .

He .that is ungrateful has no fault but one. All otl^er crimes may pass for virtues in him.—Young. •

; Proftstionai Cards v' . DR. THOMiAS H . PRA/TT^- vV.;

Dentist, 4 i(. :;Corner Main St. and Cookman Avenue

Aabury Park. -N. X .-"/v

Gas.administered. ..." ' Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, 'V

PATTERSON & RHOME, : 7 j Counselors-at-law,

Rooms 4, 5, G, Monmouth Building, As*. ■ t \ bury: Park, N. J. . ' ':h.

Notary Public, .Acknowledgments taken for all

States.Commissioner o f . Deeds for New-

York and Pennsylvania.

. ERNEST N. WOOLSTON, ' Xv;-: Commissioner of Deeds for New Jer-

sey and Notary Public. ' ■ >'('50 Main Avenue, :. ;;i V’

OCEAN GROVE, N. J. ■ ■ j;

Acknowledgments taken for all states. .'

. BYRON 'L. RHOM iT” ""T ';- DENTIST. X

Asbury Park and Ocean Grove Bank: Building, corner Main street; and . ;.

Mattison ave., Asbury Park, , A Office hours, 9 a. m. to 5 p. ;m.-

DR. A. S. BURTON. .DENTIST, .- X ) :

Successor to Burton Brothers,G2C Cookman avenue, Asbury Park. 'V

Hours—9 a. m. to 5 p. m.

DENTIST. . • '■ ■GEO. L. D. TOMPKLNiS, D. D. S

Rooms X, 2, 3, 4, Postoffice Building, ,• ... Asbury .Park, -N,* J. <.

Office Hours—9 a, m, to 5 p, m. x>/^ Gas. Adminlsterd.. -Telephone/.37-F. ■

WILLIA-M H. CARMAN.Licensed Architect and Builder,v;1

Office: Main avenue, next to Assooid .lv tion Building Residence, 103 Em- f

; bury avenue, Ocean Grove;Plans and estimates promptly fur-0

■ nished.

"■ v: ■; DR. s' f . ^LOCUmT ,Dentist, 204 Main St., Asbury Park, ;'

N. J. Over Milan Ross’ real estate df^i$ flee, opposite railroad ; statioriV/c GOs^; administered.- ; : ••• ( f

' B usiness D irectory

•*,V': u. u . z a c h a h ia b

AutoinobiifK Moreri »ruJ Ti'pnWtd, l»\ru mwi® era g ro u n d . B ic y c le repHin-d. IV . 1{. Z a c b * X a ria s , 725 M n tllK o i u v t „ A t l iu r y F a r k , 'P b c u c s

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, M. L.. HAM MAN .,,...vi,,-iV_y,Our Grcv er. Cor. Hiiilinud b<|UHien)ld JM»-liry4 BtreeL, AHbu<y Purh,in.11i»- vlut i io find t«*.v llfthlo . goodw Tn larg*- variety nt unmli prlce,vi> Come nnd hoc. • • • ■ • . .

Next tn new school building. /Thev;; only brick, flr.e-proof livery stable on;;,

the. coast. . . . . . . • -i.v?Particular attention Riven to board-

ing horses.- Fine horses for sale at all times.

All kinds of carringv^ to hire. ; ; >Telephone 11|5.

Fire Alarm SigDal Boxes. O cean d ro v e *

••v «s-

22 Clayton’s- Store, Main avenue23 Surf and Beach .

'24 ............. ............Embury and Beach25 . . . . . . . .Main and Pilgrim Pathway -26 . . . .Broaway and Pilgrim Pathway •2 7 Tabor Way and Pennsylvania*129 .. McCHntock and Beach32 .........Clark and New Jersey3 4 ................... ...................Heck and Whltefield35 ..Pennsylvania and Webb avenues

1—Wire Trouble.2—Taps, Fire Out. • - ;3—7 a. m. Time and Test..5-5-5—General Alarm.

To send In an alarm, go to the near- ■ est Signal Box, pull the hook down ; and let go, but remain at the box un-- ' til the first apparatus arrives to give exact iocatlon of fire, -•}[■[

17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bond and iiauss'19 ........... ..Cookman and Main28 .. Cookman and Banus t i36 . i . . . . . . . . . . . . :„.Second and Main37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Muhroe. and Main,44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Second and Grand46 .........................Asbury>.and Emory5 1 .........Heck and Sewall ■55 . . . . . . . . . . . . iAsmiry and Kingsley ;63 .. .Fourth and Bond64 ....................... .Fourth and Grand72 ............... •;. Second and Kingsley73 . Fourth and Kingsley 82 .Seventh and Bond 84 . . . . . . . . . . . .Sixth . and Grand91 ......... Seventh arid Webb ;93 . . ; Sunset and Webb

6-6-G—General Alarm.2—Fire Extinguished.5—Wesley.6—Neptune.7—Cook.8—Independence.

W .E .T A Y I.Q K 1 A . D .C L A B *

TAYLOR & CLARK Sulidera .

’ 88 Abbott Avenue/or 5 , Mt-Tabor Way

«ceAK aB;nv5!, ti, t.-.

THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

Asbury Park

S. J. ROGERS. 5|f!CC<>M(ir to M E Sc ton

' LIVERY. Boarding. Exchange

and Sale StableOaani Qr.-ve. N J.

"C; 'r t. W O o\.STON Ktt'o M a n ia o n '

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H^v'4fl;; M AI N AVE N UE, O C E * N G R O V E

£» vr’: .;■■,.■■ ”J • ———————^Eritered.at'th0 postofilefc.nl. Ocean Grove,

^ N .. J.nssecontl»c1ass matter,.' '

V. GORRE^T’ON-pKNri-.S — Vo shnlfy)b; •..Cglnd to roooivo Items of.'nows tuui, coni-

jii'uwlcsxtVons • on suh.lvetn o f -Interest. to. th in com m un ity . W rite on ly on ouestib*

wV.'ioftheshiJct.®Sa-v»-.Ttae* fu ll nam e an il address. • of ruo ffi&fwvtter should ne.com finny n il enhm iuui-

oiitioMB, n o t neecsMiry for pnm unition ^ f e but aa a jrunmnroo o f kooi! fa ith . A nouy- ^ i^ to o u s letters w ill no t be ho t I ceil.

m ~ : .... t - -; ; SUBSCRIPTION RATE.

Wj&lOno year ....................... ‘. .......... ...... -11.00Vf&v’/Six m onths................. ..........t............ 60

ws>.(:Throo. months.................. .................. . • **»•»,§ § $ ; ' sinte>'' <-ol>los, 3 cents.

’t e SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1905.

A'CEAri,GROVE TIME'S'

'W ^ P O o r Robert'.Fitzsimmons;at 42 lias

. ■ Jptfeguh to realize tliat Dr. Osier knows

•'•«&&L*r;tWnB..or two. '

Tlio iron lianil seems to be 'conqaer-

g^iS'ing.for today iii Riisslr. But wiiiit of

iWiho inevitable tomorrow''

s ii.

SSW.5 A . conservative estimate of the

..Jtfinbney invested in Christmas cnnls in

.!ff;;Ahe United States this season, it is

SP^is'saitli is ?1,000,000. These cards rep-TKP* ‘mm.

'resent only an . infinitely fractional

tf$^part^b t money Invested by Americans holiday shopping this year. The1

Aggregate' figure, of money spent for '^r/itoys nnd other1 luxuries recently must

iS^Sbe ln the hundreds of millions. This

hut .one of niany-.signs of phenome-

fe^nalvnational prosperity.

attorney..General Moody has given

? ; ian opInion that the Federal govern-

§ § & ^ ‘tr^nt has a right -to intervene to pre- ffife'^/BerVo'.Niagaro Falls, from destruction

by the big power companies. As.Pres-

K tiS ^ ld en t Roosevelt is in sympathy with

®ferv<Uie movement to save the great nat-

^fy.^:;Ural wonder, aud Secretary Root la ^ ^ ^ e g o t i a t l n g with thc British govern-

pVl\?:. ment in the effort to reach an agree-

p£$;f:inent, there Is a gcod chance that Ni- feS- v agara Falls, wiii be saved, in spite of

the great corruption fund that is said

fe v ;- to .h ave beon raised for use at Al-,

^^'^•-■bany.

f e v 1 The meanest man yet reported lives Newark. He lost a $500 diamond

- stud In the street, recently, and offer-

£ # P ; : « d ^ iq 0 reward for its recovery. A

jfc- boy found it, and was'given $50, which shared with; a companion who was

: with 4Ura~when the gem ■ was found.

I'V:W Several days later the owner of the d iam ond threatend the. finder wlth ar-

; V . r e s t unless his mother returned $25

. ^and it was given up. ■ Judge Sweeney ' has directed that an investigation be

ji ij-V .: , made; and if the circumstances are found to be as stated the “Injun giv-

er” will he arrested, on the charge of

obtaining money under false preten-,

v '4 '.v 'ces.' ■'

gated by tho Commissioner- of Cor , ll-orati.ons and. i t , Is on these that the j; pro8pcctivQ ;acttcns arc said .to be based. The,. Bureau- of ; Corporat.lonn naturally„will riot gay.anythlng oh: the subject; ia advance* But -it,; Is : be­lieved that thd cases are aiready prhc-; tlcally made out and will he annpunc- ; ed. some tline after the holidays.

The Bureau .of Qheniistry' of tlie;AVr-: rjeultural Departnieut has dispoymed a‘.new dbdgc of t,lie foreignvhduses }m- •pprtlng • food-], stuffs.-Into tlils- eniinitry. to cvado • the 1 aw;The hureaii has been ablij *:to-v; control . foreign adulterated food s hot ter .tliiiri ; i hose of home 'niatiu- facthre as It had n chance at the orig­inal packages at.‘the* port of the .en­try, whereas there is as yet no feder­al pure-food law under which It can. operate. One of the favorite practices of the French exporters was to send scraps and * stalks . of mush rooms-..to this country as “best French mush­rooms.” The Department of Agricul­ture forced the Importers to, label them in large letters as ‘‘pieces and stems’? under the penalty for false branding. But recently . the * French canneries have taken to sending the

i scraps without brand or lable of any sort,, and as they were not branded, f hey . could not be said to have evaded the law. The. labels, of course, were pasted.on after they arrived and there was no action possible, except in such States’, as have pure, food laws. Dr.

I Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemis­try, tlilnks, however, that he Wlll.be

jra.ble.to catch the shippers under their Customs declaration and force, them

j fo declare the contents of the cans in « plain language.I

1 The long expected appointment of a j minister to Norway lias been an- , nounced, and as forecasted. in these

letters some, time ago, it is. Herbert Pierce, the present Third Assistant

I Secretary of State. There are a num* I*ber of other diplomatic changes and

appointments, Lloyd Ci Griscom Is to .?o as Ambassador to Brazil, and con- I trary . to general expectation, the iate ’ Brazilian Ambassador, David Thomp­son, will be appointed Ambassador to Mexico, a post that lie has long covet­ed. This will leave a vacancy at ToklO for which no; appointee has yet been. announced. There has been some. talk, of ex-Acting Secretary, of State Loomis landing the job, but he has said publicly that he did not want It,' and It has been intimated .in semi­official quarters that lie would not get it if he did.

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Since the order of the railroads cut­ting off passes, which by the \vayr only applies to people who do not know how to work. the roads, there has . been considerable criticism, of the fact that the President has to pay all his own traveling expenses, except on occasions when1 lie accepts transportar tion from some road, which he does not Often do. Of course all the roads

W IN T ER B lRD N E IG H BOR S .

Many ol ThcseMucli 'frnvclcd 1. it tieF cH own Arc Siiri»riHiii^ly 'I’aiue.

It. is surprising that tl\ere- are birds which cbnie.to us otily. to*.spend the winteiy leaving usvtigaiirat the bejjiuv ning of spring.for northern lands and snow banked hiilsldesi where tlie long day ahd liale: twillgUt nights; ot the arctic reign. Birds tlint raise their broods In the far, treeless northhind, wiiere heather, grasses and stunted alders grow on a shallow, soaking soil mulcrlai* by. a great deptli of eternal ice, at the*-approach of winter gather into great, roving, llocks to surge south- warti to. tiie gentler ellnmle ot' mu* bHz- zani y ‘•ten^lerafe‘, winters! .

Many of .these niuclr traveled little fellows are wonderfully tame ami seem not to experience fear, of man so uni­versal with animals that rear their young in his -neighborhood. Pine gros­beaks and crossbills, whose, real homes are hi the silo:j:, moss 01 led spruce,for-. csts of the great north, will almost al­low, themselves to be caught in your linnti. With the Held roving birds, like, the show huntings, homed larks and longspurs, this fearlessness is not found, probably from the constant look­out they lire forced ..to keep against tln> .cunning and hungry white foxes and the daring, trap jawed .little • ermlue that, persistently hunt them in their northland home. But the. rosy little red polls, the creepers, kinglets, “little friend chickadee,ns tbe northern In­dians call him, and ail the other deep forest .dwellers are as unafraid of u s . as they are of the gentle porcupines and deer of their home woods,—St. Nicholas! .

QUIT GRUMBLING. ,

Ceanq Worrylnff Over tlie Inevitable : { and C<>iirt Contentment.; ■.

How full: the world lsjof grumblers! Many of the same people who scold In summer because It Is warm scold the next winter because It is cold. There Is no point between zero and the nine­ties that suits them. Whether the gi'ay clouds yield rain or snow makes no matter. Neither is wanted^ I f skies are clear, Hom ebody’s cistern needs rain, i f the showers descend, some­body's feathers are ruined. It would add much to. our happiness and detract much from the fatal tendency to grow old if we would strive, after content­ment and cease worrying over tiie in­evitable. The truly happy arc tlio hap­py, go lucky* who take everything as it comes and make the best of it.

If it raiiis, all that is left to do is to put up our umbrella, l£ we,aro so fortu­nate aa to have one, and trudge along. Wet feet ami bedraggled skirts „won’t kill any one any more than poverty nnd drudgery will, if thero is something within us too sunshiny for poverty to' cloud and too noble for drudgery to de­base. The person who spends his life scolding because things don’t go to suit him is like the liy on tlio king’s chariot wheel. Things.may not bo planned ex­actly for the comfort of the fly, but bis protest will never stop the procession. The best tactics for flies and grumblers to pursue Is to take what comes along ami be glad It Is no'worse.

A REM A RK A BLE ESCAPE.

are very glad t place the best of their equipment ’at his disposal whenever he will use it. But, on the occasion of his Colorado bear hunt, he paid all of his own traveling expenses, though there have been runs up to Oyster Bay when he did accept trans­portation. Now Congress proposes to place him beyond the necessity of either paying his own fares or accept­ing courtesies from the roads by mak­ing an annual appropriation to cover the President’s traveling expenses. This provision will be added to one of the-appropriation bills and will ‘ be made ample to cover all contingencies.

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/• Burglaries, accompanied by the shooting of householders, has led Mis­

sissippi to adopt a law making bur­

glary a capital offense. The law pro­

vides that—“Every person who shall be convict­

ed of breaking and entering, day or

night, the dwelling of another in . which there shall he at the time some

human being, with intent to commit

.some crime therein, shall.suffer death,:

• unless the jury shall fix. the punish­ment at imprisonment for life, as In

case of murder/’

. This is a gopd law.i r the number of burglaries . con­

tinues to Increase as rapldly as It has /been increasing in recent years other

..States wlli be driven toVenact.similar

Jeglslation. '

: -Why, indeed,, shbulda’t they?

WASHINGTON

/ ; Washington, Dt;c. 28, 1905... Rumor again has it that the Depart-

■nient of Commerce and Labor Is going ‘after the Standard Oil Company. It has been understood for some time that Mr. Garfield, the Commissioner* of Corporations, was.engaged in an in­quiry, that would ultimately land the

I Standard.as a defendant in an'actlon for rebates,- u n j u s t discrimination an l

^a combination in restraint-of trade. This talk has b e e n revised by a visit

: to Washington of J. D, Keaiing, Uni­ted States District Attorney for Indi­ana,* who spent.ttyo days at.the De­partment of Justice . and had several, meetings with Mr. Garfield. There have been several other, district at-

., torn'cys from the middle west In Washington recently and it is said that all these visits have a bearing on. the prosecutions that will shortly be

: inaugurated. The Interstate Com­merce Commission has been after the Standard recently on the ’subject of discrimination In favor of Standard Oil, It must bo understood that near­ly all of the oil drilled and refined in the north Is the product of the.Stand­ard, while the southern oil Is largely from . Independent refineries. . ’For some time past the rate on northern .oil: going south, has. been about half that on southern oil coming north.

’ The Interstate Commerce Commission ; ordered .this discrimination stopped. k. But tiiere are other matters of tank-,

cars and monoy rebates which it Is understood havo been*closely invest!*

A t t r i o l on at th e C a s in o T h e a tr eA story, new In treatment, novel In

situations and stirring in climaxes is embodied in iLncoln J Carte-r’s latest melodramatic surprise, “Too Proud to Beg,” which wlH shortly he seen at the Casln Theatre on Tuesday night,' January 2. There are no mechanicai. effects with the attraction, but Mr. Carter hag relied solely, upon the player’s ability to portray and clearly define the dramatic action, deep heart Interest and explosive bits of laughter, tliat ebb and -flow throughout. Tlie author has. shown /in this play that .mechanical' ingenuity is not all that draws tho lovers of the melodrama to the' theatre and he has'given much time, attention . and regaro to detail in the solely , dramatic action, cli­maxes and situations, that follow one another in rapid succession through­out the story. Interest is never on the wane, but on-the other hand the audi­ence Is kept ..Interested and eagerly' digest every detail of the drama.. A iwealth of beautiful scenery Is carried to complete the success of the piece. .

Albert Patrick, the New York, law­yer now under sentence of death in Sing Sing prison, has written Coroner MacDonald, now Investigating the murder of Mrs. Morris Naftal, asking him to forward to him at Sing Sing the. result of the autopsy upon Mrs. Naftal performed by Asbury Park doc­tors the morning after the murder;

j Patrick desires especially to know : how chloroform * was used upon the murdered woman,’ Its effects and. the

I appearance of the face of the dead ! woman when the. body was discover* i ul. It is presumed that Patrick de- 1 sires the' information to uphold’ some ! theory regarding tho use of chloro-' | form which he wants to uso in his i own defence. • . . .! * The coroner answered that the lct- * ter would be laid before the county

prosecutor, who would decide whether the information sought for may prop­erly be given out at this time. If the information is not permitted now by the prosecutor it will be forwarded by Coroner-. MacDonald after the physi-. dans testify at the inquest,.

Sunday S e n lo a s at S i . Paul■ At S.tiO ti. m., praise and' prayer.ser- vice, led by JoSin Ji. Goodnow, In church parlor. 10,30 r.. m„ ,'iermon by tlio pastor. 2.30 p. m., Sunday school, Claude V. Guerin, superintendent. Br. Marshall win conduct, the assembly aiid lecture on“ Palestine" as a pre­lude to next year's iessons. Hveninp at 8 o’clock, ;ho ivatch-nlght servico. Public service and sermon by tho pas­tor, love-feasl, praise and prayer service, adjournment,about 12.15,

Odd In t’lile iit «»£ the I lc i^ n o f f o r r o r , In l*ariN* •_ r I

During the reign of terror InFhirls one of tho most remarkable losonWs. was that of M. de Chateaubrun. l|e was sent lo exccnllon with twenty oth­er prisoners, hut. after the. fifteenth head had fallen, tlio. guillotine got out of order aiid a workman was sent for to repair it. Tbo six remaining victims were left standing in front of the ma* chines' with their hands tied behind them. A French crowd is very curious, and the people kept pressing forward to see the man arranging thegulllotiue. By degrees M. de Chateaubrun, who was. to the rear of lii.s companions, found himself lu the front line of tho sportiilors, then in tlie second, aiid finally well behind those who had come to see his head out off. Before the men could get the guillotine In worklug or­der night began to fall, and M. de Chateaubrun slipped away. Wheu. in the Champs Klysees he tol l a mau that a wag had tied Ills bauds and robbed hhn of his hat, aiid this simple individual set him free. A few days later 51. de Chateaubrun escaped from France.

“lloncHt Abe.”

It Is a significant fact that In a com­munity where crime was virtually un­known. where plain, straightforward dealing was assumed as a. matter of course, and credit was fearlessly asked and given, Lincoln, won au enviable reputation for iutegrlty and houor. In a moral atmosphere of this sort ordi­nary veracity nnd fairness attracted no particular attention. Honesty wns not merely the best policy;.it was the rule of life, and people were expcctcd to be upright and just with ouo an­other. but whoa a clerk' Jn a country store will feed miles to deliver a few ounces of tea innocently withhold from a customor by an error.In the scales, and whea.he made a long, hard trip iu order to return a few cents accidental­ly overpaid him, lie was talked about, and the fact Is, that “Honest Abe" was a* tribute, uot: a nickname.—Frederick Trevor Ilill in Century.

OLDEN T I ME PENALTIES.

ClturROH of tlie Days W hen CrlinlnnlN Were Boiled In OH.

The subjoined record, extracted from the archi ves, of old Paris, possesses suf­ficient Interest to warrant its publica­tion; Our readers will see from It what a terrible thing the capital pen­alty wns in former days and at the same time learn that the gentlemen who acted as executioners, with their assistants and torturers, did not . la­bor for glory alone:

AN EXECUTIONER’S TRICE LIST..Llvres.

T o b o l lin k u. im U e fu c to r In o i l .....................48

To quartering him while a l i v e . 30 To ■affording’, a criminal passage from

life to death by tho 8\vord............... ...£0To breaking the body on the wheel..... 1.10 To fixing his head upon a pole— .......10To cutting a man into four pieces..........30To hnnglng a cu lprit,.;...;.....;.............. 20To enshrouding tho corpse.;.................2To Impaling a living m an ..................... 24To burning a sorceress alive........... ......28To flaying a living man........ ............;....28To drowning a child murderess In a

sack ...................... s.............. .............. ,24To burying a suicide at crossroads.......20To applying tho torture.......... ................. 4To applying tho thumbscrew.......... 2To applying the buskins....,.....;.......... . 4To administering tho Gehenna, torture...10To putting a person In .tho pillory.......1. 2To flogging ....... 4To branding with a hot Iron.;.............,10To cutting eft tho nose, tho ears or the

to n g u e . . . ; ..................................... .................. - 1 0

—London Lancet.

Odd Plight of a Deer.

“Strange accidents ’ win ^sometimes happen to deer,” writes a Scotch hunt-! er. “A bind In Caithness came to some crofter’s hut near the forest and was poking about to see if. there, was any­thing she. could pick up when she found au old tin,pal 1 lying in some out of the way corner, lu went her nose aud down came the handle behind her ears. Then somehow the whole pail slipped down , her neck, and there she was, caught. She was seen several times with her strange necklace, which pre­vented bor from drinking or feeding properly. The clatter, wbeii she *got under way was tremendous, and the other deer were frightened for miles. Several unsuccessful attempts wero made on her life, but I never hoard the sequel. Ai>yhow, she must bave died soon from nervous prostration, coupled with tho shock, or from some ladylike disease of that sort.” ■ •

Vliloeq’H 3Iemory.

. Vldocij, the great Frencli detective, hud so excellent a memory for names and. faces - that after having seen a criminal, once and learned his name he never forgot him, but would often.iden­tify him under the most, subtle-dis­guises. A French forger once escaped' from custody, went abroad and remain­ed for eleven years, In the meantime bo became quite bahl and lost an eye and part of his nose In a drunkeu brawl. Fancying that, no "one could detect him, he returned to Paris and went boldly about the streets; but, be­ing arrested on suspiclou, lie was brought before Vhlocq, who at once recognized him and sent him back to work out his term. .

The LuxtirlouM -Ilonian«.

The Romans had no flower shows. There were “bread and circuses,” but uot bread and flowers. 1’lio luxurious llouiau used roses In e.iormous quanti­ties at his banquets. * It was a fine joke to bave roses fall from above on.guests reclining at their tables and tbe flow­ers in such quantities as to smother them, . A writer recalls a picture of Al­ma-Tadema’s “The Itose Feast of Elagabalus,” which shows tlie super­abundance of roses. To spend on a banquet In roses 4,000,000 sesterces, equivalent to about $100,000, .is record­ed by Syetonlus, but possibly Suetonius exaggerates.

Wc*Iey*K Mother*

The mother of John aud Charles Wes­ley. tbo founders of Methodism, was one of the most remarkable characters of^lier pwn or any other age. From tender years the principles of religion j and practical piety were instilled by j ber in the minds of her children. She • dally took .them into a private room j and prayed with each, and so Imbued i their minds with the spirit of religion that tho Methodist movement was real­ly born In her home.

Hereditary Names.

According to the invariable custom of the Duke of Richmond's family, it Is prescribed that the eldest son and the eldest sou of the eldest son shall be named after King Charles II., to whom they owe so much. Tho same prlndplo is preserved in Lord Salisbury's family, where the oldest sons aro numcd J/imcs, after James I., who bestowed the earl­dom of Salisbury and viscounty of Cranborno oil tbe origlnui founder' of the bouBoi-rLondon Graphic.

Ileal PlenHurc. .

Jack—I suppose there is*notliing that pleases a woman more than.the devot­ed attention of tlie man of her choice? Boss—Except, perhaps, the devoted at­tention of the man of some other girl's choice.—Exchange:

No I Im u lid N a ilin g .

When a buyer declared that lie “paid" cash rigliton the nail and thereby nail­ed a great bargain,” , what kind of a naU did lie refer to? What-is meant by a doornail and the expression; “Dead as a doornail?’' . . • •

" (Uarry your present load , firmly, cor: rectfy and .cheerfully, and some oiie will surely note at the proper time that you are equal to a larger oue.

The I ilh e r ty lloyn,

Tho uuraeof IJberty Hoys Is the name by wliieii the Sous of Liberty of the American Revolution were familiarly known They were the men who Jougbt the first battles of the colonists, who" 'opposed the stamp act and participated hi the Boston ten party. A Hag hoisted upon Uic ilagatalt tliat stood beside Liberty tree, in Hanover, square, Bos­ton, wns tlie signal at which they as­sembled. ■ ■

Sore ly Not.

. Customer-Can’t you w aif upon me? I*vo been bore for pearly an hour. Two pounds of liver, please. Butcher—Sor­ry, but there are three or four ahead' of you. Surely you don’t want your liver out of order?

The readiest and surest way to. get rid of censure is to correct ourselves.— Demosthenes.

RETJRINQ

FROM BUSINESSNOTHING HELD BACK

EVERYTHING TO GO AT SOME PRICE OR OTHER

The Linen Store has given you many good bargains. Now they will sell you all they have at cut prices to hurry the goods out. Having outside business tliat demands atten­tion we have decided to close out at once. Will you help us?

Lots of things that make holiday presents

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ALL AT CUT PRICESU mbrellas 'Golf SweatersUnderskirtsBlanketsSheets and Spreads Couch Covers Underwear

Hand Bags .Boys’ Sweaters Kimonos ComfortsTidies and Towels Flannellete Gowns T tm O’ Shanters

Handkerchiefs Shirt Waists Dressing'Sacques QuiltsBureau Scarfs Gloves Caps

Baumgartner’sL in e n S t o r e

6 0 9 - 6 1 1 G o o k m a n A v e n u eAsbury Park, Mew Jersey

Ocean Grove National BankA sso c ia tio n Bulldini?, Main Ave., O c e a n G rove

Capital, $25,000 Surplus, $5,000

W i l l i a m ,H . H a m il t o n

President

N a t h a n j . T a y l o r

Vice President

John Huisuakt Stepuhn J>. Wooluby T. NKIfiON L illaoobk Taulman A. Milucb

T. A. M i l l e r , Cashier BOARD OF DIRECl’ORS SViLLrAM H. Hamilton Nathan J. Taylor W illiam Moran W. K. Bradnkr

Calvin V. H urlbv J acob Stiles Thomas W yncoop

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Transacts a general bauking business, issues letters oi credit available in the principal cities of the world. CollectiooB carefully made and promptly remitted

H. 0. W jn s o b , President

E. E. D a y t o n , Cashier

C. C. Clayton, Vice President

J ebsb Minox, Asst. Oasliier tA s b u ry Pa rk $ O c e a n G ro v e B a n k

Organiied January, 1889

Capital, Surplus and Profits

$150,000

TOTAL RESOURCES $1,000,000

Mattison Avenue and Main Street, Asbury ParkMain Avonue and Pilgrim,Pathway, Ooean Grove

Transacts a goneral banking business, issuoa foreign and doraestio drafta. Prompt attention gireu to ail matters entrusted to us. Your patronage eolicitod.

Collections made and promptly acknowledged .Safe deposit boxes to rent.

Directors: J . 8. Ferguson, 0. 0. Olayton, A. E. Ballard, George W". Treat, John Hubbard, Henry C. Winsor, T. Frank Appleby, Amos Tilton.

Capital $$0,000Organized February 28 , I9O3

Surplus $50,000

Seacoasi national Bankof the city of Asbury Park, N. J . ,

B O A R D O P D IR E C T O R S

P ran k B . C onover . Ja m e s P . A ck er n u n H enry S tc iobacb

Clarence S< Stelmr '. James M. Ralston

MARTIN H. SCOTT, Cashier

M. L, Bamman

Transacts a general banking business and v ; offers every facility consistent with safe methods

Grosbie furniture Go.508 Main St., Asbury Park

S T O V E S -b a r g o e t tblne of floating and Cooking Stovo e on tho Coaet. . ' " ' . " A

New and Second-Hand FurnitureOP A L L KINDS

Call and 8 00 Our Sto ck and Prlcoa iiMany ftrtloloe of Furniture suitable fo r C h ristm as proe> onts. P rices low. The Bargain lioueo on the J e r s e y coast.

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mmI wish everybody

A Happy and Prosperous•' New - Year rmWk

and thank you for your patronage during this my first v ■ liter season in Asbury Park and trust to be favored with. a'.shareyj ^ ; ^ of your trade in the future.

•Otto H. Landgfraf/'■ Jeweler :

544 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park#-

F A T A L A C CID ENT F O L L O W S GAME

School will be resumed Tuesday.

Miss Ilortlm Tlbblts Is at her home in Haxrlsville, N.. Y. •

Miss Harriet Nichols Is at her home in Pall, niver, Mass..

•Miss Louise Bartlne is spending a week in New York;

Mr. and Mrs. C. I. King- are wlntcr- ’in'g in Washington, p. C. • ■ .

Charles P.. Kenyon la in MohrsvHle, Penn., on a short vacation.

Charles Herzog is spending a few weeks In Jacksonville, Florida. !

‘Miss Edith Smith Is spending the holidays at her home In Perry, New York.

Miss Louise Bartine haB returned from a two days’ visit'with her sister In Philadelphia.

Prof. O. G. J. Schadt-and family, of New York, are spending a few. weeks at their cottage here.’

Frank Robinson, a student at. Drew Seminary, Is spending the holidays at liis home on Heck, avenue.

Miss Harriet Ames of tlie Asbury Park High School, is spending the holiday vacation in Hoboken.

Lawrence Rogers and family, ,.who have been visiting friends in »Red Bank during the week, have returned.

Dr. T. J. and Mrs. Scott have none to South Carolina for a few weeks. Dr. Scott was formerly an Indip. mis­sionary.

.■Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Whitlock, of Heck avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whitlock are visiting friends in Now Brunswick. .

Tho regular monthly meeting of the Political Study Club waa held at the home of Dr. L. M. Wright on.Thurs­day evening.

Ralph Bingham,.the well known hu­morist and musician, will fill the third number of the Star Lyceum course at tho High School on New Year’s night.

William Hardy, who has for several months been a guest at the Alaska, has returned to his home In .New York, but will be here again next sea­son. , -

The regular Christmas reunion of the Gravatt families wehe held this year at the home of Mr. -and Mrs'.: Henry Gravatt, 144 Embury' avenue. Eighteen persons were present.

; Mrs. S. W. Barthell: and daughter have olosed 'the ir cottage oh Hfeck avenue and gone to Troy, N. Y . . They will go to Iowa early next month, but expect ;to be back here again next sea­son. / v / i->■■■.■■ v;

Robert F. Jamieson, of Trenton, is1 the guest of Joseph iK Nunan a t .the Alaska. Mr. Jamieson has sold his book and job printing business, in Trenton and will' accompany Mr, Nun­an to. Boston next-month.

The Epworth League of St- Paul church held a social in the Sunday school room of bhe church and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The event; which, was largely attended,: was preceded by a business meeting.

■ Dr. a ; E. Ballard, vice president of the Ocean Grove Association, cele*. .brated his 85thbirthday on Christmas day. We sincerely <-hope: ■ that • this grand bid man may reach the century mark, as he. js indeed greatly needed;

; Mrs. Hawxhurst was taken sudden­ly ill with-heart trouble while attend­ing Christmas morning services in St. Paul church and-was removed to one of the church parlors unconscious. She recovered soon after being taken home.

Mrs. E. C. Hew son, sister of Mrs. William II. Carman, died In Washing­ton, D. C., on December 10tlv after a short Illness. Interment took placevh\ East Palmyra, Western New, York. Mr. and Mrs. Carman returned on TuesdayT evening from their, long, sad journey. '• -

OCEAN GROVE

If Many bargains in Cottages, Boarding

Houses and Lots for sale. A good invest­

ment for any one,

*| We place money on gill edge first bond

aud mortgage, paying 5 and 6 per cent.

1 We represent the best • fire insurance

companies in existence.

E . I N. W o o l s t o nReal E state

50 Main Ave., Ocean GroveTelephone 398-J .

CDm m isslpnar i i f D e e d s . Not<in*fcrPuljl!i'.;.

ftcknoWled&rneritB takers for all S ta te ® .

;Is admitted by the thousands wlio have used it to be

t h e ; g r e a t e s t r e m e d y e v e r D IS C O V E R E D F C g & T O S C U R E G F

RHEUMATISMLU M BA G O , N E U R A L O IA , COUGHS, CO LD S ON C H E ST ,SO R B

t h r o a t ; p n e u m o n i a , s p r a i n s , s w e l l i n g s , e t c .

IT NEVER FAILS TO CURE.Hundred* have b«en cured w ith ono Appliestioa

Recommended by Em inent Physicians

A P P L IE D E X T E R N A L L Y .

Sold at Drug fitores and 13 W. 26th St., N,Y. City

PRICE $1.00 and 50c. Write lor Booklet . M AILED *>W W HBRB ON RKCESPT OP PRICE

I N F A N T S ’ D E A T H S ' A R E D U E T O M ILK

; Unclaimed Letters - * M The following letters remain un-

clalmed/in- the Ocean Grovo postofflce^ fpr the week ending December 27: ^

Maggie Carroll, Miss Cecil, A. Garrett, Mary Hunt, Anna Mclnnes, 1 Mrs. E. Oakley, L. D. Penwarden, W; ■H. Riker, James M. Stevens, Nellie • Schriber, George Wambaugh, J. Mil­ler Thomas. ■. ?!

W. H, HA M T LT ON, P. M. ? li

(Continued from- first page.)

“In the better class of creameries the pumps and p*pes are especially constructed and are easily taken apart for cleaning, and the pipes are of■ large diameter and of short lengths, so as to be readily disconnected landc.eaned. • But few of the creameries havo a. perfect system for cooling milk.- The prevailing method is to im­merse uncovered cans In vats of ice water to the level of tho constricted- potion of the necks. . The .dirt-from the exterior of the cans, when received at the creamery. Is washed, off in the vat of wator and more or less of this filthy water invariably gets into the milk. While this syBtem of cooling is permitted, it seems, useless to insist upon scrupulous care in otherwise handling milk. There are but few. creameries equipped with model cold storage rooms. Proprietors claim that the maintenance of such facilities are .too expensive, but cold storage rooms should be provided In every - creamery,' The drainage system of every cream­ery j inspected has been carefully e x­amined . The num erous i nstances Of. leaky drains, and rotted wood floors permit waste fluids to escape beneath tho. creamery building, saturating the ground and causing foul odors to rise.

“Owners of creameriese where ser­ious defects in construction exist, on being warned, havo shown a disposi­tion to mako the necessary improve­ments. In several creamery buildings new concrete floors have been laid, and modern apparatus lias been In­stalled, ahd altogether bettor methods in handling milk have been adopted, doubtless a relnspectlon of all croam- ory premises during the coming year will result in additional improve-

Van’s Grocery Talk, , - • - *

Christmas greeting to one an d ’all, ; ’ great and small. '

. Family reunions around the Christ-

mas tree and later or earlier,' as th e v .^

case may be, at the Christmas dinnM^JifnS

. Tho Christmas turkey is as neces-

sary as the Thanksgiving -turkey.'

think I have the finest I ever had, and , the price Is right, too. Fowl /a n d .J I^ chickens are there, too, and If poultryrKfPI

is not wanted, why there’s Chrlstuiaa'{;|2w beef and Christmas lamb. }

Tho plum pudding, mince pieat,:ap»v^^ pies, nuts and raisinB are not lacking,

and probably the last barrel of t h a t jM excellent cider is on tap. ' .

A fine .lot of the genuine bateain’ trees have arrived from which choose. .* .•

May yours be a pleasant and merry'5 3 Christmas. .v-\S

■ • ••L. van Gilluwe . ;

Stores: . V "

Ocean Grove* j Bradley Beach

North Asbury Park •

M s ; Am end N atuiall/tlion LawAliena coming to this count!'- anil

wishing to become citizens will find it more difficult that at present, if the bill introduced by Representative Howel! becomes a law The hill cov­ers tho recommendations of.the com- missiou which .made a thorough, in­vestigation of the conditions that now exist, ft wns found that the enforce­ment of the law ls lax In almost ev­ery State in the union; and in some States there is a big traffic in fraudu­lent naturalization papers..

Thfi_.lj[lll provides that a bureau of naturalization’ shall becstablished in' toe department of commerce and la­bor, and. that It shall have full Juris­diction of the enforcement of the pro­posed law, nnd a part of the toe for naturalization ishall be turned into, tho treasury to. produce a revenue for thc support of tin; new bureau.

The present, declaration of inten­tion will be abolished and the substi­tution will he made of a petition for naturalization bofore the clerk of the same court in which the naturalizaion ls to take place three months before tho naturalization proceedings are heard. A duplicate of tho petition shall be sent to the bureau of natiiral- izatlon, Tho fee for naturalization will bo soven- dollars, and no natural­izations will be.permitted thirty days next preceding a presidential .or con-*

Em b o zile r Is Pardoned .Claude Stillman, of Newark, who

was, sentenced to the ; <New Jersey State Prison in 1901 for embezzle­ment of about $40,000 from she Mur­phy Varnish Works, was paroled' Thursday by tho Court of. 'Pardons. Tho vote was 5 to 3. Thoso .votinc against the parole were th^Ghan.cel-. lor antS Judges Green and!Bogert.

The parole was granted obleily be­cause former Governor Murphy, from whom Stillman ombezzled urged that the prisoner be given. Ills free­dom.

lii, his reasons to tlio court,.Gover­nor Murphy showed that Stillman has atoned his .crime as far as ho was1 financially able. At this session of the. Court of Pardons eiglity-five'. cases hove been acted upon as follows Eighteen paroles granted, one pardon- ed, two lines remitted, nineteen cases laid over, forty-seven cases dismissed.

The court continued in session dur­ing the afternoon when penitentiary cases wore considered; Stillman was sentenced to ten years.

An Important part of the work of the court was the; consideration of new rules presented by-a committee composed of Judges Dill and Green. The! most important rules Had one like­ly to be adopted is one providing lor publicity of applications for paroles, and pardons.

Theso are now a part of the secret business of tho. court until they are acted upon.

Oooem&ar an jndlaa Sum m er Monlh 'Squire E. I. Pitcher, • of T,ong

Branch, wlio recently celebrated Ills eightieth birthday, has kept a diary* for a number .of years. Recently, in conversation v-ith-friends, in speaking of tl-.e present unseasonable holiday weather, he said: “Ninn years ago tiie weather'during the holidays was In ’ many respects like tho present. Christmas Day J. H. Warden, gave n dinner to Jeremiah Smitli and' others in o n e of his little summer houses,. Apple trees wore ia. bloom at the time. It was real Indian summer, much like the weather at the present time.”

’Squire Pitcher, who has an excel­lent momory, says he has no previous recollection of any other tow periods In fifty years like the present holiday weather and that nine years ago.

As a result ef tho; strangulation of Edwin P. Tapley, a negro vife mur­derer, In tlie Jersey City Jail Friday,, when he collapsed, and a horrible pic, ture was prevented by the quick-work of the hangman, a bill providing for. the abolition of capital punishment ia New Jersey has been draivii by Her­man A. Berg, an assombiyman-elect, .aided by a minister. Tho measure will bo Introduced In tho New Jersey legis­lature when that body assembles next month.

Pavorablf action on tjio bill is look­'s d for iri time to prevent the execu­tion of Nicholas Murdaco, also con­victed of wife murder.

■ P r o f. Haas Dies In D rug Store Prof. Nelson Haas, a brother-in-law

at T. A. Miller, cashier ot the Ocean Grove Bank, died of heart disease in Klnmonthts drug store in Asbury Park about tf o'clock Thursday even­ing. Prof. Haas was -about 10 years of age aiul principal of tho Hackcn- sack high •school. He had .been visit­ing friends in Asbury Park for a .few days and wns apparently In good health and spirits an hour previous to

E. Boobakon Q. 3k'oo*

ProsidBDt Boo'y and T rt»

Buchanon & Smocik

Lumber Co.

?few Year's reception wit' be give;, to the people of Ocean Grove by tho As­sociation In Association, all on Jan­uary lss, ,1906. from'2.50 to 5 p. m

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REMARKABLE CASE OF BRAVERY V - ; AND PRESEN CE OF MIND.

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. encfe Spellbound ;’Wb'ike the TUtutfr is Attache* "Wore FlffhilnK a Bud Ki re v .-Behind the Sceiaea. \

fflte:;:.;,: Satsuma Matsuki, a .Tapauese juggler M and.- acrobat, - was filling an • yiigagiv r ^ ; v ^ m e n t at Burlington, ills inarkeU abil-:

asiva;; inaglelan caused the opera: t-j-'. v-liotisoto '• be. ••cro.wded-'. every • ovenliig.rj

''f :'^ ;:.One;.£eat'' In particular Interested h\x V audlenee. Lying prone upon his back,

toss' a long, light table i>uek- .' l - ward and forward In all csr.wolvuble g:: positions to the tiine tif lively*. fp liia tiny feet Keeping the \;i per *c«{*

ly. balanced. •••.*:. "V;Hv&Jt: was Saturday evening. Satsuma ;*Af.jtfatiuki had been performing for «n. j*/ hour. He bad astonished his audience

with a score of wonderful aehleve- ments, but ns yet be lmd not perform^

• ed with tlio table resting 011 his feet. . ■jf-iv Matsukl passed into one of tlie dre^s- i£r ing rooms to change bin costume.^ • Scarcely bad be closed the.door when

M -^ho heard a sound tlmtmade bis heart ;Jv/^Btand still for a moment—a crackling

l i g a n d 11 biasing—aud tbe next Instant a -long tongue of ilnwo leaped from tbe stairway, enveloping a window. Oth­ers In the rear of the stage discovered the-flames at the same instant, and. a ^fierce battle was begun between tlie

^1 ® Attaches .of the theater and tbe raging one- brief- instant Matauki

||Y stood irresolute. The fire'was coiitiucd fe ^ U b in tbe dresslng room of tlie right

und ,as yet- iio one in thf» \ atfdi- ^fevence bad, an inkling of the gvaye.dan-."

;7ger tbat threatened the vh:>:tee.‘ Those fighting the tiames know that a.terrible pdnlc would ensue the moment that ■the1 spectators : realized' the danger. Matsuki understood the situation/ too. and in tbat moment of hesitation he

the part that he must act. . - ^^^^ jia ts iik t';iw a is before, his audience. ?| p^H e had placed the rugs hastily in posl- U y . Won that he might rest easily.. A mo- if ^tvtnt*nt later-; and the.:orchestra; coin-

>»; f>>^xienced--playing.' Matsuki had balanc- ^ M ^ g ^ ithe table and was gracefully d<mc-

•" '^0ihg it' back and forth, keeping perfect lyi^j-itlme witb his dainty feet. Shortly the Sg^ineas iire of the music was qulckeiied. ^jl5|imd he was obliged to move more ^ ^ i ju lc k ly v . At one time the table; would ]^;- be a tan angle of forty-five degrees and i^liagain at ninety degrees and the. next j.^inomeiit perfectly perpendicular, The © long table seemed fairly alive.

Meanwhile those fighting.- the tire had ’worked bravely, and-success was

Pi-crowning the!p. efforts. Tiiey . heard j&itlie. music of the orchestra, and they ' fe,knew that Matsuki was doing his part Ifjto hold the attention of the people. A “siew moments more and all danger of a

‘iltampede would be past. :^ ‘FSrel" Some one had seen w puff fcf smoke issue from the right wing of jUie stage. • - X j ■ "

i^||'*‘ye*a^ filrel” And Matsuki sent the fcj|ial)le liearly to .the ceiling, turning a ^cbmiSfete somersault, in Its flight. The ^*iUd|ence shouted with delight;

twenty minutes Alatsnki . had been in; constant activity.The veins itiopd out upon his arms and temples like whipcords.

', Another .had1 noticed a pufl! Asmoke..■ *

?{i :14Ye-ar; flirei” And again was the ta- iRjble hurled aloft and cauglit again with

-ril’tfie stimeidexterity. : 1 ^ ^ T-iThe: conductor of tbe. orchestra knew l^& t- 'W ha t. ttr air-meant At first lie

^ ^ ^ b u g h t ithat Matsuki had- gone mad. ^J 'N ever 'li'efore had he dared so much. I ^ I f : he was mad, surely no one could ®|ti!^eny his astonishing isliill.

moment later, the stage manager ^ tf^a lk ^d across the stage and wbisper- 7§|fcdJ.^omething to Matsuki, at the same, ffl^.tline ?.-placing - the' table on the floor. ^>|fjtoifsukl was. unable to rise, i Attend- ^ ^ f t i i t s lifted the brave fellow and car- ® ® ,^ed ,■ him , behind the .scones. Very ^f&V'^ortly the manager returned, and *^||^hen he, spoke his voice, was satUyr.- feb roken .. ' '/vMpl^Ladies and gentlemen,” said he,, ^pass iug his hand across bis forehead,- Ife f'i have no doubt, that you have great* ^ y y j^ o y e d Satsuma Matsukl’s perfom-; «| ^c e :this eyeuing. He hns well merlt:- fei&d/your generous applause, more, per-; fl^Jiaps, than you Imagine. I have to ln- |^|ibnn you that Satsuma Matsuki alone BMjtiis ;stopd between, you and - death for fe ih e past: twenty minutes or more. The ; ^jfliuqger.'ls past now. and.you nre. liberty fe l^tleave this building, but permit me to '

^before you depart, that our fr.ifcnd 1 - - jjj/ haa lost his 0111 ire lhtigl clan-s

:which cost him over a:- thousand ^^f^laral;^^ Fire lias conipletely destroy- ffcrj;.cd .lii^! property. I leave It with you f e t ?\Acf what Js right, and those who de-. ^ ^ ly e ^ o show their gratitude for what

: cf- :pkl has' doue this evening . can .. me here on the platform,”

o was no hesitation. A-long J men and women was quickly

»d, and for an hour tlie manager ^iteiUyed the contributions of those w ho ^jwlsjied to show their gratitude. When ■Ae:-jamOunt was counted, pledges and

igsomething over $1,500 was found.*— , ^jFprward.; ?.';/■

aV'-A-M.i*; - ' ~r— —7—--—r—i~“*.. •She Thonccht of lllro.

^|r|she-^Oh, Mr.. Borem, how do yoii doV IpJlVwas talking to Mrs. Nexdore . just i^Ajiow, and I couldn’t help thinking of t^'you. He—And was sbe.dlscussing me? 5|;,flhe—Not exactly. She was comment- jf^^ng on the weather, and jUBt asked me

I'could’ imagine auythlng more tire-- Jpj-eomG and disagreeable.—Philadelphia

llip ledger.f.? V.,/V.'' ■ ■—- .

'& T : : .The steamship Korea, which arrived

i ^ a t San Francisco from the orient re- L' v jcently, brought tho most valuable con- .,,'Blgnment of raw.silk ever landed la

fteitJbls country. I t was worth $2,450,000. ^V iltlw as dlnpatcbed east In haste the

|>sdme nlgbti 3,500 bales of It.

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.The Pennsylvania Railroad Com­pany has arranged for a special per­sonally-conducted tour through Cali-' ffornia,. to leave j^ew York; Philadel­phia, Baltimore and AVashirigton on January 25 by the 4‘Golden -Gate Spe­cial,” composed exclusively of Pull­man parlor-smpklng, dining, drawing- room sleeping compartment, arid ob- eeryatlon cars; returning by February 23., This special train will, be run over the entire rbutei -. The, best hotels iwill be used wh ere ; extended, stops’; are made,, but {he train will be at the con­stant command of the piarty. ’’

Round-trip tickets covering all nec­essary expenses, $375 froni all points on Pennsylvania Railroad except Pittsburg, from: which point the rate will be,$370. ' V..'

For itineraries a.nd further informa­tion apply to ticket agents; C. A.'Studds,-Eastern Passenger Agent,- 263. 'Fifth avenue, New York; Hugh Has-, son, Jr-, Passenger Agent Baltimore District; Baltimore*: Md.; -B. M; New- .bold, Passenger Agent- Southeastern District, Washington/ D.; C^j Thomas B. .Watt, Passenger Agent Western i)istrict,- Pittsburg,' Pa.;' or address George W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.

Personally Conducted Tour to Cal>

; \.v ; . fornla’ v.'*,:;

Exclusively first-class tour, under the auspices of the , Tourist: Depart- menty Chicago, Union Pacific & North- Western. Line; leaves Chicago, Wed­nesday, February 7th, spending the disagreeable portions of February and March In .the land of sunshine and. flowers.'' $350 includes all expenses, railway fare, sleeping cars, meals in dining cars and hotel expense. . Ser­vice first-class In every respect. Itin­eraries and full particulars on appli­cation to iS. A.- Hutchinson, manager, 212 Qlark street,, and 120 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.—49-52.

The Southern California New Train/ Best Route ' .

The Los Angeles Limited, electric lighted, new from the Pullman shops, with all latest innovations for travel comfort; leaves - Chicago 10.00 p.; m„ dally, arrives Los Angeles 4.45 p. m. third day; Solid through train via Chicago, Union Pacific & North-West­ern Line and, The:Saltv Lake Route. For- rates,: sleeping car reservations and full particulars apply .to your nearest agent or address, R. M. John­son, general agent, 601 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.—49-52.

Money to Loan

Money to loan in amounts from $400 to $3,000 on bond and mortgage./ E. N. Woolston, Real :Estate and Insur­ance Agen cy, 60 Ma in avenue, Ocoan GroV^ N. J- ; :

SPEC IAL M A S TER ’ S S A L E

By virtue of nn order of the Court ot Chancery of the State of New Jer­sey, made on, the eighth day of No­vember, ntneteen .hundred and live. In a cause wherein Ella Harris .Is com- plalnant and William P. Disbrow; and others are, defendants, the subscriber, one of tbe special masters of said court, will-expose to sale to the high­est bidder at .public vendue on -Wed­nesday,, the twenty-seventh day , of December, next, between the hours of twelve o’clock and live o’clock • (at two o’clock) ln t ie afternoon ot said- day, on the premises, at New Branch, in tho Township of Neptune City, Mon­mouth county, Now Jersey, the fol­lowing lands and premises:

Beginning at a point in the wester­ly line of Railroad avenue, distant one hundred feet southerly from . the southwest,corner ot Bald,. Railroad avenue and Laird, street; thence southerly along said Railroad avenuo fifty feet; thence westerly at right angles to said Railroad a.venue and parallel with said Laird street . on« hundred and fifty feet; thence north­erly parallel with said Railroad ave- pue fifty feet; thence easterly paral­lel with said, Laird street one '-hun­dred and fifty feet to the place of be­ginning. ■

Second tract, All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land and premises, hereinafter - particularly. described, situate, lying and being in the Bor­ough of Neptune City in the county of Monmouth and State of New. Jersey.■ Beginning at a point ln the westerly line of Railroad avenue,. distant one hundred and fifty (150) .'feet southerly from the southwest corner of Railroad avenue and Laird street; thence .southerly along: the .westerly line ot Railroad avenue, fifty (50) feet; thence westerly at , right angleB, with Railroad avenue. oie hundred; and fifty feet (150) feet; thence northerly parallel with' Railroad avenue fifty (50) feet;1 thence easterly- again at right angles, with Railroad avenue one hundred and fifty (150) feet to the place of beginning,- bounded on the north by a lot of land sold by- James A. Bradley to James VanNote, on the east by Railroad, avenue, in­cluding the, inchoate right ot dower of the defendant, Ella Disbrow, wlte of Bald Joseph Disbrow, and alBo tlie inchoate right, of dower of tho defon- dant, Annie Morris, -wife of said W il­liam .P.. Morris, and also the. inchoate right.of dower of the defendant, Mary Morris, wife of said George -Morris, and also the inchoate right of dower ot the defendant, Matilda Morris, wife of said Alonzo G. Morris, togeth­er with all and singular, the heredita­ments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging to or in anywise uppertalning.

HENRY S. TMRHUNE.

Special Master in Chancery of New Jersey,•Messrs. PATTBHSON & RHOME, . 47-5t. Solrs.

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: : : SO MAIN AVENUE. OCEAN GROVE. N . J .List

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16

25

28

'37

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43

44

45

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57

65

76

78

100

102

103

104

127

128

131

132

133

.134

138

'407

424

461

467

489

490

494

615

516

619

620

521

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' Broadway* two and one-haif blocks from the ocean, a well-located tem room cottage, bath, suitable for all the year r.ound, $S,600..

Cookman avenue, two and one-halt blocks trom the ocean, a very de­sirable elghteeri-room double;cottage) bath; this property will pay

' . 10 per cent., $4,000. . 'O' ■ ■■ - :

Pitman avenue, one-halt block trom the ooean, a desirable twenty-four room boarding house, furnished, $4,600.

'Broadway, three blocks from the ocean, a pleasant seven-room cot. .' tage, furnlBhed, $2,800.

Olln street, ono and pne-half blocks from the ocean, a six-room, cottage, partly furnished,: $1,550..

■ 'Abbott avenue,, two blockB from the ocean, a ten-room cottage, partly ■:.V ti.miBhed, bath,1 $3,750. ■■■;•?

Abbott avenue, one-half block from the ocean, a Boven-ruom cottage, furnished, $2,300. 1

Abbott avenue, two nnd one-half blocks from the ocean, < a seven-room cottage, furnished, $2,800. ■ ■

Broadway, one-half block- from the ocean, with a fine y»ew. of tbe ociean ahd lake/a ten-rpom cotage, furnlBhed, bath, $4,000. ■

Olln street, two blocks from the ocean, a desirable thirteen-room cot­tage, furnished, bath, suitable for all the year round, $3,800.

Broadway, ono half block from the ocean, a nine-room cottage, fufnlah-ed, $3,600. ’. i '■ :

Main avenue, two blocks from the ocean, an eight-room cottage, fur- nished, bath, $3,500. . ' . -

Surf avenue, one-half block from the ocoan, a ten-room cottage, partly furnished, $4,600. . " ' . . . . ■' :'.

Embury avenue, two and one-halt blocks trom the ocean, an eight-room cotta.ge, furnished, $2,400. j:

Cookman avenue, two and one-halt blocks from the ocean; a seven- . room cottage,. furnisheJ,' one and one-half lots, $2,600.

■ Main avenue, near the ocean, a seven-room cottage, bath, . furnished,' CTO lots, $4,600. ’it:-:"'.]' ■

Central avenue, overlooking the lake and ocean, an eight-room cottage,. unfurnished, $4,000.

Atlantic avenue, two blocks trom the ocean, a six-room. cottage, fur- nished, cash, $2,400. ■ ■

Main avenue, nqar the ocean, a nine-room cottage, furnished, two Iota,' .$5,000. . : . 1' , ft . ,1

Webb avenue, two blocks from t ie ocean, a very desirable eight-room cottage, furnished, $3,600.

Abbott avenue, near the ocean, a nine-room cottage, furnished, $2,700.

Embury avenue; one and onohalf block from the ocean, a desirable thirteen-room cottage, furnished, ln excellent repair, cellar, underthe whole house, good all the year property, $3,500.

Clark avenue; near Central avenue, a deslrablo seven-room cottage, with attlck. $2,000.

Embiiry avenue, near the ocean, a splendidly built eight-room cottage, furnished, 2 lots, $4,500.

Embury avenuo, near Centra! aVenue, the Hunter Cottage, consisting: of sixteen rooms, furnished, in excellent'repair, part cash and part mortgage, $4,600.

Embury avenuo, near Beach avenue,: a cozy eight-room cottage, newly remodeled, $2,500. , ,

Cookman avenue, near Pennsylvania avenue, a seven-room cottage, furnished, $2,300.

Abbott avenue, near Perinsyivanla aVenue, a four-room cottage, furnloh-

ed, $1,300. ■ :r ' :Heck avenue, near Delaware avenue, a seven-room cottago, unturnlsh- . ed. $1,650. 1

M t Hermon Way, near Whltefield avenue, an eight-room cottage,, un- ' furnlBhed, $2,200. I

Cookman avonue, near Whltefield avenue, a flve-room cottage, unfur­nished. $1,100.

Asbury avenue, near New York avenue, a seven-room cottage, unfur­nished, $1,800. - .. i :

Abbott avenue, near Pennsylvania avenue, a seven-room cottage, bath, heater, unfurnished, $3,000. ’ '.■•

Clark avenue, near New York avenue, a seven-room cottage, unfurnish­ed, splendid repair,.$1,800. *

Cookman avenue, near ABbury avnue, a modern nine-room cottage, with bath, one and one-half lota, $4,500.

Mt. Hermon Way, near Pilgrim Pathway, a desirable fourteen-room . boarding house, with bath and electric" lights, part cash and part

..mortgage, $4,000. ' ... ■■ • • ’Heck avenue, corner Pennsylvania avenuo, a modern nine-room cot-’

tage, with all Improvements, $6,000. .

Main avenue, near tbo gateB, a nlne-room cottage, with bath, 2 lotB, $4,000.

In addition to the above properties we have inar.y other valuable bargains, both in cottages and boarding houses and lots. Any of the above properties can be bought on easy terms and in many cases a good size mortgage can “be allow- ed to remain. All tbe properties have the sewer and water connections.’ ■ ' '"X--

f Mn ccen^or to Ch au, Le w ih A Co .

Doors, Sash,' Blinds, Frames, Mouldings, Hardware, Paints,

. Oils, Etc. " ,

SOUTH MR1N STREETAsbury Park. N. J.

Factory, DuDklrb, New J* rsty . llranob Yard, Bprlug: Labe, New Jorsey

Time-table In effect Dec. 3. 1905.

STATIONS IN NEW YORK.

Central R. R. of New Jersey, Liberty Street, NorUh ^lver and West 23dstreet'.'. ■■■ | ■: ■

Pennsylvania Railroad, Foot West Twenty-third Street; Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets.

LEAVE NEW YORK FOR OCI3AN

GROVE and ASBURY PARK.

Liberty Street, 4.00, 8.30, 11.30 a. ;m.; 1.20 (Saturdays only), 4.45, 5.30, 6.30 p.: m„ 12.01 a. m. ,

West Twenty-third street, C. R. R. of N.' J., 8.20, 11.20 a. m„ *i.l0 (Satur­days :only), 4.30, 5.20, 0.20, 11.50,

. ■ p. m. ■ ■ / :

Foot West Twenty-third St., Penna. R. II., 12.10 (Mondays , excepted), *8.55 a. in., 12.25, *3.25, 4.55'p., m.

Fotft Cortlandt and Desbrosses Sts., 12.16 (Mondays excepted), *9 00 a. m„ 12.30, *8.40, *5.10 p. m.

LEAVE OCEAN GROVE and AS­BURY PARK for NEW YORK.

*6.15, *7.00, *7.20, *7.63, *8.18, 8.55, .9.20 , a. .m„.,12.0p, 2,30. ' 4.00, .. 5.37, 0.65, 8.36 (Saturdays only) p. m. .

For Red Bank; Newark ■ and Eliza­beth, *6.16,.7.00, 7.20 (except Eliza­beth), 7.63, 8.18,. (Newark only), 8.55, .9.20 a.. m„ 12.00, . 2.30, 4.00, 5.37, 6.55, 8.38 (Saturdays only)

: p. m. ■

For Trenton and ..Philadelphia via Penn. R; R„ 7.26, 7.55 a. m., 12.153.46. 6.09 P. m.

For Freehold via Penna;.R. R„ 6.35,■ 7.25, 7.55 a. m.; 12.15, 3.4(1, 5.09

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lo r Trenton and Philadelphia' via Bound Brook Route, 6.15, 7.00, ohange of cars at Matawan, 7.53,а. m , 12.00, 4.00 p m. *

For Philadelphia, Camden and Mt.Holly via Sea Side Park 6.61 a. m„2.45 p. m. .........

For Toms River and Intermediate sta­tions via Bay Head, 6.51 a. m., 2.45 P. m.

For Belmar, Spring Lake and Mana- SQuan, 1.40 (Mondays excepted), 2.12 (Mondays excepted), 6.35, 6.44,б.51,, 7.26. 7.65, 10.35, 10.54 a;, m., 2.22, 2.45, 3.00 (Saturdays only),3.46, 5.09, 6.16, 6.10, 6.45, 7.00, 8.30

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For Poin t. Pleasant; i.40, 2.12 (Mon­days excepted), 6.44, 6.51, 10.35, 10.54 a. in., 1.27, 2.22; 2.45, 3.00 (Sat­urdays only), 5.16, 6.10, 6.45, 7.00,

, 8.30 p. m .;' .. rV"-."For stations In Long Branch, .6.15, 7.00,

7.20, 7.63, 8.18, 8.55, 9.20, 10.08, 10.30, 11.20 a. iifi, 12.00, 2.08; 2.30; 4.00, 5.33, 5.37, 6.60, 6.55, 6.59, 7.55, 8.36, (Saturdays only) p. m.

•Denotes express trains.,

, For further particulars, see small Ume-tables.

GEO. W. BOYD, G. -Pi A., P. S . R.

C. M. BURT, G. P. A.; C. R. R. o f N .J .

RUFUS BLODGETT. Supt. N. Y. & L. B. R, R. :

' B e a d i n g S y s t e mN e w ‘J e r s e y C e n tra l

Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively, Insur­

ing Cleanliness and Comfort.

In Effect September 10,1905. ■

Passenger Stations in New York , W. 23rd Street, N. I!, o'oot Liberty Street, N. R. .

TRAINS FROM OCEAN: GROVE.-

For New York, Newark and Eliza­beth, via all rail routo, 6.15, 7.00,7.30, 8.00,' 8.55 a. m., 12.02, 2.25, 4.00 p. m. (8.36 Saturdays only.) Sun­days from North Aebury Park sta­tion, 7.36 a. m„ 4.17, 8.36 p. m.

For Philadelphia and Trenton, via Ellzabothport, 6.16, 7.35, 8.00. 10.66а. m„ 12.02, 2.25, 4.p0, 7.05 p; m. Sun­days . from North Asbury. Payk sta­tion, 7.36 a. m., 4.17, 8,36 p. m.;

For Baltimore and Washington; 7.00, 8.00, 10.65 a. m„ 12.02, 2.25, 4.00 p. m. Sundays from North Aabury Park station, 9.36 a. m., 4.17, 8.86

j p. m., • ■ .

For Easton; Betblohem, Allentown and Maucb Chunk (6.15 to Easton) 8.00 a. in.,. 12.02 (4.00 p. m. Easton only). Sunday, from Northr Asbury Park Station, 7.86 a. m.

For Wilkesbarre and Scranton, 8.00 a.m„ 12.02 P. m.

For Buffalo and Chicago, via D., L. & W. R. R„ 8.65 a. m.

FROM NEW YORK. ''

Leave New York, 4.00, 8.30, 11.8C a.m. (12.40, '1.80, Saturdays only), 1.80,

; 4.45 (5.15 excopt Saturdays), 5.S0,б.80, 12.01 p. m. Sundays, 9.15 a. m.. 4.00, 8.30 p. nt.

Leave Elizabeth, 4.06, 8.42, 11.28 a. m., 1.49, 4.29, 6.18, 6.62, 11.65 p. m. Sundays, 9.25 a. m., 4.02, 8.37 p. m,

Leave Newark,-8.35, 11.82 a. m., 1.20,4.30, 5.38, 6.13, 11.60 p. in. Sundays 9.05 a. m„ 8.65, 8,40 p. m.

W G. BESLER.Vico Pres, nnd Gen. Mgr.

C. M. BURT.Gen. Pass. Agent

i 'Send model,sketch 01 photo clInv'rtlon fnr 1 ’ freoruporc 00 paietiiiii,]llty. l-oi frte book, 1 ‘

Patenlfl rTRADE-MflBKS

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THESTAHDARD RAILROAD OF AMERICA \ r ^

On; and alter- November/26,:

TRAINS LEAVE OCEAN

WEEK-DAYS,.

'For Newark and New York; 7.20,. 8.18, 0.20 a. m., 2.30 and 5.37,p. m. ' -

For Elizabeth, 9.20 a. m„ 2.30 and

P “ ■ ' '■ ■ ' -For Rahway, 9.20 a. m... 2.30 and 5,37 vjj; ' " •

p. m.For 'Matawan, 9.20 a. m;, 2.30 and 5.!• p .m . ;■■:■. / .*.■

For. Long Branch, 7.20, . 8.18, 9.2., ...... ,10.08, 10.30, 11,20 fl; m;, 2.08,' 2.3&,‘ .6.33, 5.37, 6.50, 6.59 and 7.65 p. m.

For Red Bank, 720, 9.20 a, m., 2.30 anfl i>.W-. •6.37 p. m. ' ■

For Philadelphia, Broad St. and Tren^■ t jn „ 6.35, 7.25, 7.65 a. m.; 12.15,,3.4f

;r. and' 5.09 p. m. tFor Camden, via Trenton and Borden- / ,

town, 3.46, 5.09 p. in.For Camden and Philadelphia, v ia1 . Toins River, 6.61 a, m. and 2.45 p.ma ' ’

For Toms River, Island Heights an<uintermediate stations, 6.61 a. 0% .... ...and 2.45 p. m. ■ ' n '

For Point Pleasant and Intermediate, f ^'■ '.rl stations, 2.12,.6.51; 10.54 a.,m„ 2.22,, •/. • 'PS

. 2.45, 5J6 and G.45 p. im. ' -JFor New Brunswick, Elizabeth, New- , .¥-1

ark and New York, via Monmoutli ‘ ' ,j ' ,'1; Junction, 6.36, 7.56 a. m„ 3,46 anfl M . i-'fi 5.09 p. m. ; • /-' 'X. ; . ' '

TRAINS LEAVE NEW YORK. FORr

. OCEAN GROVE. , >

From West Twenty-third Street Sta-< . tion, 8.55 a. m., 12.25, 3.25, 4.55 p. m.,*-.12.10 night. Sundays, 9.25 a. m„ a n i l . :•1.85 p. 111.

From Desbrosses and' Cortlandt StB.? j StatidnB at. 9.00. a. m., 12.30, !.40,t J ' / I ' l ! , and 6.10 p. . m. 12.15 night. SUn^:-. days,' 9.30 a. m., and. 5.00 p. m. j

, On-Sundays will stop at North A»[ . [.. bury Park in-place of ABbury Park to,[ / let oil pauBengera. , - ' i t '' i'-il-1

TR.MNS LEAVE PHILADELPHIA 1 ' f E

(Broad St.) For OCEAN GROVE. 1 i

At 5,58, 8.05, 11.02 a. m., 3.20, i .00, 6.00, '’ p. m„ week-days, Sundays (stop at

North Asbury Park for Asbury;Park), 8.31 a. m.. Market Street fv'v£’;:.i5filli Wharf (via Camden and Trenton),7.32 and 10.25 a. m., 2,40 and.4.28 p.

'. m. week-days. • Leavo Market Street Wharf, via Jamesburg, 6,16, 7.32- a'. > m., and 3.52 11. m. week-daye. Mar- 1 ;

-. ket Street Wharf,-via Seaside Park,8.20 a. m. and 4.00 p. m. week days^Sundays. 8.30 a. m. ; i

WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH,

,. November -26; 1905.LiElAVE BROAD ST. PIIIXAD'ELPHIA ,For BaRlmore and Washington, *6.$5,

7.20, 8.32, 10.26, 11.06 a. m.. *1241,*1.25, 3.20, 4;46, 5.25, 6.18, 8.20, 11.28:,- . p. in. and 12.15 night weoK-days. . ' 'iSundays, 7.20, 8.05, 11.08 a.m„ *1.25, ♦3.20;'.4,46, 5.25, 8.20, 11,28

■ p. m., and 12.15 night.Southern Railway. Express, 7.20 a.

m. and 3.20 p. m„ dally, ' ",Atlantic Coast Line Express, 12.1*

nfgbt, dally.Seaboard Air Line Ry. Express, 7.20

a. m., dally. ‘.fy O. & O. Ry Express; 10.25 a. m. week- ........■ days. - . v -H- -

For Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, ■. ^10.16 a. m. week-days, 11.06 p. m., dally. , •

FRpMWTB3TPHII,ADTn,PHIA ONLY For New York, 2.45 a. m., *12.31 p. m-. 1 • dally. K.For Baltimore arid Washington, 3.S6, --55*15

*11.66 a. m.,, 2.65, *5,*7.86 p. m., dally.

Atlantic Coast Line Express, *11.55 a.'. m., dally. :

Southern Ry. Express, *5.44 and ,*6.60 p. ni.. dally.

Seaboard Air Line Ry., 2.55 p. m.f ci dally. 1

Norfolk and Western Railway, *6.44■ p. m. dally. •C. & O. Ry. Express, . *7.35 ; p. in., : v

dally.

♦Dining car. :. v'.-,r-Time-tables of all other trains of th* ,

system may be obtained at the ticket. .

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offices or stations.W. W. ATTERBURY.VGenera l -Manager.;

J. R. WOOD, /PassengerJTrafilc Manager.

GEORGE W . BOYD;General Passenger Agent

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RICHARD WILSON ;O ffice .-

No. 108 Heck Avenue Ocean Qrove

Deliveries Made daily. Twice^on -l'3' ; ' ^ W s

. Saturday ■'■-

Order by postal card ,. iV.,w

Special attention to the small trade this, season, which, will be served promptly os' heretofore.

Telephone 110-R

ALBERT ROBBINSR E A L E S T A T E

I N S U R A N C EHotole and Cottages for Rent-

Mortgage Loans

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G e n e ra l B a r r yt :■■;■ V'crstts

‘ ‘G e n e ra l O rd e rs ”VBy M. J. PHILLIPS y'v

' Copyright, 1005, by Kuby .Dougins.

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. The colonel’s daughter wns paying bor llrst visit to » national guurd en­campment and liud voted It tlio Jollicst affair Imaginable. •... “Everything's so knowing hud swug- jjcr," communed tlie girl wltli herself •w she lay in her cot the morning after ater arrival. "The oliiecrs all talk so Aercciy to the others when they're idarchlng! They say "‘I'ort lirrmsl' In i regulnr Tremble, villain.- tone. And tome of those common soldiers are nice looking too.”..Fearing to miss something of the pic-

'■fgresilue camp routine, she arose aud Pressed noiselessly. Her parents were ! *till sleeping.

The sup' ivns.Just lining over the hills., to the, right-as she stepped to the tent , opening. In front of her, his back turned, a sentry stood at right slioul-

,der, lookingdown at the. canyiis city., Some distance to the left, at-brigade ; Seadfiuarters, a group of men In khaki Mustered about the lioldpieco. uiiU the. ;ull flagstaff. A trumpeter stepped out

• ;roni among them. Tbe K lin 'glinted 011 , his. instrument. iis he raised ' it to his,

1: lips. Then sliurp'aud true, a little mci- '.owed by the distance, came the rol-

‘ licking notes of the reveille. “1 can't ge t’em up! I can’t ge t’em up!" called the bugle merrily. •

The group about tlie gun Tell into or­derly lines. A huge puff of smoke gleamed like silver as It swept across the grass. Boom! While tho echoes were still resounding over the lake the regimental band struck up a quickstep.

, The gun crew uncovered reverently, the stars and stripes slowly mounted the stuff and auotliur day of camp life had begun.

This little tableau over, (lie' glrl’a ;yes turned to the sentry In front of her wltb a good deal of approval lu their depths. Ills shoulders were broad, his campaign bat lmd the angle i f a true soldier, aud the b:lck flung

i cape ofhjs overcoat reminded the tolo- ' uel's daughter of a picture of Paul I!e-

vere. Stealing through the dewy grass until she was scarcely a yard away, she said softly, "Good morning. Mr; Soldier."

Tlie sentry turned so quickly jjih l Ji.v nearly dropped his gun. "Grace!’’ he cried ecstatically. The tone of Ids voice and the light in his eyes caused the girl (o recoil a step while, she-blushed adorabljv

“Just one < little kiss; : sweetheart,” .rent 011 tbe young man. lie bad uot forgotten .bis drill regulations hi Hie presence of this most distracting bit of femininity; Ills rifle was at “port." as the book says It shall be when the sen-

: try is holding conversation willi nnoth- (”* person. -'

“Why, Torn, tho very Idea,” cuiuc the saucy answer. “Right bore on this hill top In plain sight V I don’t believe 1 -would oven under the tout fly." Still, nere was no suggestion of panic III her leisurely retreat.

But tho sentry did uot. as expected, mrsue her to the friendly fly .,"I cun't leave this .path,” lie gloomed. ‘

“Oh, Indeed! And why?”“According to general orders I uni

‘to quit my post only when properly relieved.” ' lie quoted. .

- The girl tossed her head and pursed her tempting red lips. “All right,. Tom Kennedy, if any old general is. more to you than I"--

There was a thud of horse's hoofs up the parade ground, aud Gcueral Barry rode up. lie was commander of tho

- Second brigade, and' as lie swung .gracefully from'his horse ho looked thepart thoroughly. The general was young, handsome and unmarried.' It

. c mid be seen that qfllcor anil, enlisted man had one point in common. Both

• loved the colonel's daughter.'“Good morning, Mlsa Grace.' You’re

U)j with the birds.’: Theu to the sentry, who, having presented arms, started to resume his beat, “Hold my horse,1 or- d-rly."

The sentry was an astute young man. ■He knew that'the general had divined

• something from tlio manner of the In- . terrupted conversation.. The request

was merely to humiliate biql before '.ie girl. Yet his ronnner Vas respect­

ful, even meeic, as be came to port ; arms, again and replied, " I ’m not the ./orderly, sir; I'm sentinel on this post.”

‘‘Well, hold the horse, anyway."“The regulations don’t require me

to,” was the composed reply.General. Barry’s anger arose as h

y 1;leain of merriment kindled In the irl’s eyes. "Nevertheless I command

; yuu'to do lt.” ■: ■ The sentry apparently was deeply re-

itfnl. “General'orders say that Ii ,’ Y iUir receive, trapsmlt and obey all or­

ders from and allow myself to be re- /•.L.-jved by the commanding ."officer, the jolUcer. of the day, officers and noncom- .. missioned officers, o t .’the1 guard only.

T .u’re not any of those, sir.”•Indeed!" was the sarcastic response,

“ vnd if you know your general orders• - well, how about the one which says ‘ : bold conversation with no one cx-

c -pt lu tlie proper discharge of my fluty?’ Hold tills horse or I'll put you fn tho guardhouse!".. Tho sentry's reply was to resume bis

beat.,- Almost bursting wltb ra'fee, the■ 'general took a step or two toward Ifen- -nedy, biit. ns tlie. relief came ploillilng

S up the hill he decided, a smile of trl- ' umph on.lils face, to await Its arrival.

“Corporal," he" said sharply to tho• icommissfpned officer - In charge,

*fchat man. under arrest”.'S ’poral sniuteil. “Why, air?”-

e Waa,;,Impud6nt,vnnd he refused •joidiuy horaowhen.asked." '

fer charges, sir. you’re ilot of our bri­gade, are you, general?"

“No; but what of It?"“Then you had ho right to ask him

to act. as' orderly. General orders b.iy, ‘To receive” ’— ’ ,

“Hang general orders!” was the of­ficer's explosive interruption. “You re­fuse to obey tooV I'll have you re­duced to ranks!”

“All right, sir,”.came tlie clieerfui re­ply. “I'm Corporal Kelly of H com­pany. Second infantry, if you don't, happen to know me. I''ull in, Kennedy.' Relief, forward, march!" And the grin­ning flies struggled down the hill..

“Pardon me, but ‘General Orders’ seems to have defeated General Barry tills morning," smiled the girl.

“And General Burry,will do his best •to turn . defeat into victory," waa the grim response as .the man climbed into the saddle. ’ . • ’

The general cursed himself for a fool as he galloped back to his tent. A de sire to punish tlie sentry for'bis pre-. sumption in speaking to an . officer's daughter bud not'caused bis outbreak ris much ns a desire to appear well be­fore the glri. :

He had met' her tlie. winter, before while she was visiting hi his bome town. The general in private life was a successful young•‘attorney’ wli?T had believed himself too : busy to fall iu ■love, but' at' sight of -Grace he had capitulated.' ■ During the fortnight of hei-.Htuy hi; had made ardent love and did hot doubt ihii.t in time ills suit would be favorably received. The girl liked him, lor he was frank and hand­some uud not quite spoiled by success. Yet there was ii barrier to her heart which he could not pass. She would not allow liiiu to visit her at tlie little city where she lived, aud he was forced to be conteiit with; the liulf- promise that they might meet at camp, and straight­way Itaudolplr Barry begun to count tiie days which must elapse before the tfucampmcut.

Yet tlielr 'Meeting.ou the evening or the first cL'.y had not beeu encourag­ing., The colbuel’s daughter lnid greet­ed hiin as she did her other friends. And this second'Interview! lie ground Ills teeth as iie thought of ills folly. An hour later' lie laid .bis version of the encounter with the sentry before Major General Goodwill, commander of tiie two brigades in cuilip.

“Have a drink, Barry," urged bln.su­perior when he had finished, "and you'll probably feel butter. I ciiii't order those boys trailer arrest for' tlmt."

"Tills confounded young Kennedy was Impudent, I tell-you,” snarled Harry. “He’s a pretty soldier, quoting general orders to ine when he was disobeying one wiion I rode up! I want lilin lu tlie guardhouse just to square myself with Grace Van Tuyl.” He elickod his. spurs viciously. ■ .^ ‘Caii't make regulars out'of-these

fellows' In ten days,” was, the conclllat-. ring reply. “ Discipline is all right, In moderation. We can't shut down on 'cm real bill'd. Why, this man. Ken­nedy owns a factory down In Trenton. He's got (loud louds of money. I'm sur­prised he was as decent ns you admit be was,” null.the general's eyes twin­kled. ;,V ., ' ' ,r-.' ■

"Jim,” returned Burry ycryeurnest- ly, “I ’ve got to see him court murtlnlcd.I know Miss Van Tuyl well, and, and” —he hesitated a moment—“it makes a dltfoi'ence wiint she thinks of me. You undersfand?" y V- ■ ,.v

General. Goodwin wus' silent a mo­ment. When he spoke, be iiud dropped thc half .bantering, manner which bad marked the Interview ou bis part. His tone was kindly and sincere: “I under­stand, and I'm sorry—sorry I can’t ac­commodate you, and for nnother rea­son. Torn Kennedy’s my nephew, my sister's kid, nnd I ’ve got to seo him through. 1 told him be could have n. place on my staff, but ho wanted to be a real soldier, be said. So he enlisted .In B company, and in view of what you've said I have to tell the 'rest of It, but he’s engaged to 'Miss Van Tuyl. They’re to be married lu September.” .

TUe • younger: I'nnii rose and walked to the front of the tent before lie re­plied. “I believe i'll take .that drink, general,” lie said, with au. assumption of his old gay'manner. “I seem to have been routed with loss by ‘Gcueral Or­ders’ hud ills aid, General Cupid. X drink"—lie removed ills lint gallantly and cllnkcd glasses wltb his superior— “to the future Mrs. Kennedy, God bless her!” .

W a tc h thc Thum bs.

A physician In . charge of a Veil known; asylum" for the care of the In-, sane said: “There Is one iufallible test , either for the approach or presence of lunacy.' i f the person whose case is being examined is seen to make no use of his thumb, if bo lets lt stand out at right .angles' from the hand and em­ploys It neither In salutation, writing nor any other : manual exercise, you may set it down ns a fact that that per­son's mental, balance is gone. lie or she may converse Intelligibly, may In every respect be guarding the secret ot a mind diseased with tbe utmost care and cuuulng, but the telltale, thumb wiii Infallibly betray tbe lurk: Ing madness which Is concealed behind a plausible demeunor.” 1

■ ■ Graveyard MnrrlngcR.

A strange custom ‘ prevails n tnpug a certain tribe Iii the Caucasus. When a single young man dies, some otio calls upon a bcrenved parent who lias cur­ried to the grave a murrlugcubie daugh­ter in the course of a your and says: "Your son la sine to want a wife. I ’ll glvo you my daughter, aud you slmil de­liver tp me the marriage portion Ih re­turn.”; A' friendly, offer, of ;tliis descrip­tion Is never rejected, and the two par­ties ; soon come to. terms as to tbo. amount of the dowry, which varies ac-. cording to tlio advantages possessed by. the girl In her lifetime. Cases bave been known where the young,man’s fa- . ther bus given tiB: miich, as ;tblrty <;ows:, to secure a dead wife foi his de ul sou.,

L IFE ,IN ' PENANG.The Mtiiery uml/thu I) i moo in fortes o f

t l ie I t u i i iy . .

A resUlfeiit .of rcMiiuij; Uiuh describes tlio rulay seiJHon tlioro: “Our miiis have set iii with all their attenclnnt comforts and disconiforts, aiid they make one feel soinetbing like Uobiiison Crusoe when lie niatlc up (heUatofiilsbJess- ings and evils, The planters ai'e nil re« joiclng and are [Kitting out their seed­lings and cuttings and generally doing a ll: the;y should do .TJ je bulloeks are beginning to fill out tlioiC ugly hollows between thtiir .'ribs arid about; their flanks, foi’' tlie grass on their limited pastures is growing rich and rank, and these patient, half starved beasts profit by i t . - Our trees have all put on new coats of brilliant green, and the whole place wears h newly waslied appeaf- ance/ very comforting after the dusty, dry 4 season in , which our soup tastes gritty and a piece of bread and butter, seems, to have, liad a bit of sandpaper glued ou the butter side. : But even our rains have their,disadvantages.

‘‘.When I come homo, thoroughly wet aud disgusted wltli everything, and go to bed immediately after:dinner, tlio roof co.riiineiices. t6 leak, and I have, to get.out und’ shift tlie bed. I Interview the landlord - in the morning, and he tells mb roofs can‘t be repaired in Jhe rain and that in all probability as soon iis the tiles swell the roof will bec^nic water tight of its own accord. That doesn’t cure either my 'lumbago or rheumatisni, and when I take my bath I: discover we are Oui .the Ader Itam wa­ter service arid have to bathe In pea soup. ; _ ' : . - ; " I meutiou the fact to tlie municipal president oyer a sterigah at tbe club, and he says, 4M,v dear bo>% I ’m on the same service and have been combing; mud put of hiy hair for ii week.' This doesn’t make ine feid hn J cleaner. The. lizard.s on the celilng are wnxing fat" from the insects AVIilch are driven Into the house by: the rnhi, aiid I notice that the soup at dinner seeiiis to have more body i n . ft fronv the same cause. This does'-iiot Improve my temper.”—Chicago .Xews. ;

POINTED PA RAG R A PH S.;

Almofet every one has-iieed of. more sense than ho has; - : : • %

Ever notice tlmt when your .judg­ment,’gets iii its work it is too late? .'• A groat .many men imagine they won Id be go vernbr. I f t he ' oflice reaiiy sought the mail; :;V; ' ■: • .

It Is awfully • hard io / believe iliat the ma n whb cii tciies you stealing j a in found you at it ac^cidentidly.• Wlien-n whjbwbr; Is having a love af- f a Ii*, he iii ns t wotulcr wh a t idiot wrote, -The whole world loves a lover.”

When people are too. eitsy- with you,, be ciireful, .They may be ’ letting out enpugh rope for you to hang yourselfwith.; . - .. _:v ■ /V.; -yvv..; ' ;

Oceasioiiaiiy a man marries to prove that he cun; do aa he pleases and tinds when that Is done that lie no longer can.—Atchison Globe.

• U iue lt j i i t i r StroiiBeHti

Biack; liuii*;is stronger: than ‘golden tresses aud will ijustaiu! almost double; the weight. Recentlyr a German scien­tist has beeu experimenttng aud has found tliat it is possible to suspend a weight of four ounces by n single hair, provided the hair bo black. Blond hair, will give way at varying weights', de­pendent upon the exact tint. A1 yellow: liaJr will scarce support two ounces, a brown will hold up three without breaking, While a very diirk brown will sustain an additional half ounce.

The greatvr vitality of the black hair Is declared to bo the reason, foi* the pre- pouderance of hlond, • bald heads, aud, according to this experimenter, ,a : per sou with jet black Imiu will still enjoy a full growth while.the bloud will have bee.ii bald for sevbu aiid n; half years. •

• ’ The - P addy B ir d .:

Oiie- of the be^t known of feathered. creatures In rndia Is tlie paddy bird. :;A traveler says* of him: “The paddy bird Is not attlicted .\,with shyness. He Is far. too lazy to be disturbed. by the ap­proach of hii in a ii beings, ; So couiidlug Is he that the natives of India call hint the. blind, heron. . I once saw one of these birds standing motionless at tho water’s edge within ten feet of a grunting, xjerspiring 'ivasherman, who was • dashing some clothes ,to pieces against a stone in a dirty duck pond. That Is the way washing is done in In­dia, . Neither individual took the least notice of the other.’V. X. u.: ‘ •

Txumiu Vemaai. Rinarii.

. '‘What,’’ queried the fair maid, “is the difference between: a trust and a ring?” ", ;,: : •V-; • 'p.-: - i * J-• \ • • \.y

“rm. afraid I cannot explain the dif­ference, in so^mny words,’’ replied the young man in the case, “but If you’ll put your trust- I n ,me I ’ll blow my.seif for the rlug touibtrow.” ;j J /■ > ’

’And she put lier trust; In hltn^-Chl- cago News. • y ■: ;' :V-

: ^ a y e r l u l UevenBe. ; ’

A rurltau preacher iinmed Boyd was In the habit oif. inveighing against Cromwell. Secretary Thurlow inform­ed the latter, advising; him. to have the man shot ‘‘tie’s a fool, aud you’re another,v salil the protector. **I’ll pay him out in his. own coin.” He, asked Boyd to. dinner aud before giving him any prayed for three hours.

Boccchn, Not Failure..

May Gabbtor-Shc’s evidently willing to bo friendly with you. anyway. She told me she Invited you to her party.i but you failed to get ihm v Bella’Koso —That Isn’t exajrliy conocl. I siicencd- ed in not getting llieiv.—Kxchange.

'"■Pi;:.;7:; Not Sui*i»rlKiii^r.' - j*.Mamma—I'm surprised at you. .fohn-

ny. Johnny (thoi:ghiful!yi—l. wonder If you’ll ever .gt?t .used, to me..mamma,<Vou’re always •surmi^ed • nt, nie.;.v.v:.v5jy

’ A : Story' of FalBc' lmpriioament.

One of the strangest of stories of false imprisoriment comes from France. A woman was; sentenced to imprison­ment for: life for having caused the deiath of her hiisbttnd arid brother* The three had lived .together at Malauriay, near Itoueiii in a; cottage,, the lower part df which was used as u wine shop. When tlie wonian was sent to prison other people took the wine shop, but the new tenants suffered, the man from fainting fits, ids wife’ from nau­sea, • from which ghe died. • Another couple tiied their fortune, but they, too, were overcome by the “spell ot the accursed, place,” us they thought i t They were subject to fainting and loss of meriiory. At last a scientlilc exain- Inatlori of the premises was made. Then* It was found: that adjoining the Inn was a lime kiln, in the wall divid­ing it from tlie cottage were imiuy' fia- sures, so tha t whenever IJ me was b urnt monoxide | of carbon escaped into the Inn. This was the secret of the deaths for which tlie woiiian was • suffering. She was brought out of prison after six years of servitude.

A D octor o f th e O ld School. V

FaUier was a dbctoiya genuine, hemp sewed, ■ corn fed country physician of the gray haired class of our oldest school. He neither wove kid gloves nor practiced in tlipm. His patients eltlier had to get well or die;, wltli no loiter­ing on the way. He felt the pulse with one hand and poured castor oil with the otheiv > : . ' :

•‘‘Put your trust In castor,” was fa-! ther’s creed, and he lived It and ad­ministered It. •• •;

Castor oil was both his dlagnoser and Ills curer. He /gave, it any way. If It worked, well and good; If not, he used some other lubricant or else adminis­tered liberal doses bf more energetic concoctions.'; There . were no rnllk and water mixtures In lils niedidne case.

But castor oil ,drst; castor oji, tlie dls- easb seeking chaser of everything wl th­in its reach, uiid by tiie great table­spoon lt, re:tclied almiit. everything.— “Giuriptibn,” by X*. 0;' Fowler, jr . . .

. , w;iien Folk.i Fouretl (iait. ;iri; (he early days of the last contuix

when inuininating gas was first used Iii. London,; timorous people talked of the dangers of suffocation rind of explo­sions to. which, the gas, which . was still Impei'fectly,. piiritied. exposed the citi­zens. .-Scientists: con'Hrmed' these asser­tions, ami the 11 rst gasometers erected In .London by Sainuel jclpgg so terrified the people tbat iio workman would yen-, ture- to 1 iglit ih e : gas jets which haul beeii piareci ou : Westminster bridge. But Clegg• sboii byereame this difficulty by lighting a torch and applyiug: It to the bii rners w I tli. his .own* hands. On another occasion before a com nil t t ee qf the liojyil sot'lety of Eondbn lie lni;ed • a hble ih the gas holder aiid j;iit a !' .Vv ed candIc to it, to. die ,gVc:.i l i l l . i b«* the.spei!tators, IlUt. wilhoiit j •.iu.U.ng.tile slightest: accident. ,.£» nidun Liy the eyes eveii of the niost prejudiced were open­ed to tlie truth.

• A Fomii.Inc I nllliifC.

I w is being rowed across u CaimdUm lake by a party ol’ Indians and was told I must not break the. stillness or the spirits of the jdace would he of­fended,’ says a woman writer in the Indlaua Farmer. It was a calm, cloud­less day, and tlie canoe sped like an ar­row across the smooth .waters. Snd deuly, when in the middle of the lake,I determined to prove to these simple folk the folly of their belief. So I lifted lip niy \;oice In. a wild cry that woke every echo of the hills, The: Indians were filled with consternation. They, uttered no word, but, straining, every nerve, rowed on In frowning slience. They reached .the. shore; Iri safety,, andI hail triumphed. But tlie leader of tiie Ihdiuris lookeii oiV; me in concern.: .^Thev great spirit; Is merciful,” lie,

said. “lie kuo^ ? that tile white woiu- iiri carinot hold her pbuce.,‘ ; > • V:

; piHHcetloh In Je rsey . .

In many states (lie law assumes if a dead inuu has no friends to bury him there will be no objection miide If tlie body isi dissected. 'FoL* this reason all.; unclri 1 in ed bodies are giy eri to medical cplleges. Although there are more thaii ; 150 medical' colleges iii the United States, not one is Iu operation lu New Jersey, because ‘ dissection of the hu- mau body is proldhUed by law in that state. . ■ *

The. Crons Counter.

Two debutantes were .lunching at a table by a window. r

“I’ve, been wondering all' day,’’ said the blond, ‘‘why you weren’t Iuvite<l to the Smith-Smith’s.”

The brunette, wltli a sweet, clear laugh, replied:

“And I ’vo been wondering all day, dear, why you were.”—St. Louis Globe-. Democrat!

JoHt a M isp laced Com m a.

An article on the milk supply of large cities In the.Brltlsh Medical Jour­nal contains this remarkable; passage:: • ‘The’ man havlrig finished niilklrig. his cow offered to" take me into an ad­joining room where the milk was cooled” '■■■'/■Y v ?,

;V;A SlratlnrltT* V :.-!.*

"He’s quite wealthy nnd prominent now’/v snid .Nlrs. Starveni, “and they say be rose practically from nothing.” .

“Well, welll1’ remarked Mr. (Border. .“That’s just what I rose from—at tho breakfast table this morning.”

T he P re ferred .

Dumley—Wlnit they call' preferred stock Is tlie siocl; tiiut poiys dividends, isfl’t It? Wiseihan—Not nt all; but ihe stock that dries pay dividends Is- al-: ways preferred.—Exchange. !

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New Route to Southern Oamb|t1Sa via Cityand the newly opened Salt Like ijJStite. Ex^0 iht service, fast schedules and st^&gver ab, M t t ^ a k e Jfflty, make this a charming: route rar to u r j^ tA ^e l. % aW

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IVORY CARVING;The CbfncKc S till H x cc r In .Mnkloi

K ln b o ra tv 'F m i SUckx.

“You may say that the Chinese still excel invtlic elaborate carving of Ivory for i'an sticks,” said a fan Importer. “Years of labor are. represented in some of tlie. fans made in the orient. For. nearly two centuries the manufac­ture of fans'for the European market has been an important iudustry of. Chiuri. " ■ ; ‘

"The Chinese, workmen, brought to Paris in the seventeenth century iu order to teach Frenehnieu tlie art, aid­ed greatly in giving the prominence to French fans. At Dieppe and other, industrial centers In France lino exam­ples of carved ivory fan sticks are pro­duced, and many of the most beautiful faus reaching the .New York market Come from tli ere. There is a wide choice of material for the sticks, com­prising ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, horn,' sandal aud other woods, with occasionally filigree work iu metal.

“The most common materials, of course, are wood and bone, which’are dccorntcd. with prints or pressed work. One of the most notable fans, made with metal sticks,: is tiie one of curved silver said to have once, belonged to Marie Antoinette. This fan te how in the .South Kensington collection. The mother-of-pearl sticks give an excel­lent opportunity .for .artistic carving and also for clover 'gilding.’’—Jewelers’ Circulur-Weekly..

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€ 0 U N T Y A N D S T A T E• •Tile summer home of Ferdinand

ppj|yH-vVreeland at Branchport was robbed J: last'/week.

f f i ^ ^ v ,:-.vAt «..,baza:r held at .. Fair Haven lft?t week for the benefit' of the' public library, $175 was cleared.

A portion of the; roof on the Hill (building on Spring Lake was ■ burned

. week, causing a loss o:V$1,600.

‘ • |R®V Charles W. Gulick, of New- has been extended a call to- the

S S f e ' Grand Avenue Reformed Church at M p} , Asbury Park. • ’ • .

and Mrs. Denise Mcllwain f e S p : will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary

their mariage at their/ home near- ; Robertsville, Friday, December .29;

i p t ‘. . .The’ heater at' the iShore Electric HI|V|-: Works at Red Bank bursted last Wed-

hesday and the men at work near by e® 1 narrow escape irom being:p$|\ ; : scalded by the. escaping-steam.

i p f e ^ - O a p t a in John,Pearce, o f Belmar,V who'has been- in charge of the Life

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^^l^ lvV lce . -'Captain D. h. Yarnell, of Fork-* River Life Saving - Station,., ‘has

Pjfrv i; been transferred to Shark iRiver Sta- tion, in Captain Pearce’s place.

. ..Burglars entered the residence of Edward Hammell at Jamesburg, on Tuesday night, of last week, and ran- sacked tho dwelling without discov-

Eleven cents in cash was taken ® p sB;ahd in their, hafcte. the thieves ,'over-

looked a large sum of money in a drawer after ransacking tho. house. A

fe frv . small amount of clothing -was also ' taken.

jjsfev * ...Fred D. Wlkoff, of Red Bank, son -. of William H. Wlkoff, of the above . place, was seriously injured last WCd-

' nesday. He .was trying to hold a• horse - which had become frightened at'

^ a passing, train, when he was thrownfejj- heavily to the ground breaking his SfeiH'if' "i»ip.. Mr. WikolT had just returned

from, a trip to Bermuda,, where he went for his health. *

i$$£. -‘•While chopping kindling wood one day last week T-year-old Harold

i?%fteVBennettt of Belfast, accidentally cut.off the third finger of Bert Franklin's

^#^;®,handy’ Little Bert, who is the samer.age •: sb' the Bennett lad, playfully put his

gM"*.: finger on the chopping block and said• ,<cut that,” and before he could snatch

f e ;’;/ his hand away the hatchet descended,; ' cutting off the finger. •

wt’X-',' / /. ’ . . . .. ..Mrs. S. V. Ari'owsmlth, of Red

y;*V-rj-• ■; Bank, was held up and robbed near ' her .home last Wednesday night. She

P&k'-'< . w#« on her way flown town when a ne- y$. .\'gro jumped from behind a tree and p V V \ grabbed her hand satchel. Mrs. Arrow-

; smith held on to the satchel and jSpreamed Tor assistance,, but the

i V v i h a n d l e broke and the thief ran.off.The iihi'y-: satchel' contained about $10.

dp /V ’t : ..About - o’clock Iasi Wednesday night an extra freight train of empty

■i\i' [ ears wa3 at the Matawan sfalo'n, when t e i - , t h e engine went to the round house WV-V\-$for--Water. Returning, the engine sot Ms;: jOa the wrong track and collided with m & J s the standing cars, upsetting one - coal S©M;5fcarii!Bd damaging : the engine The y®%p*wre2kine train arrived and cleared dSf’. i wks. One brakeman had anM t e ^ a n n irushed below the elbow, and io

-was taken to the Long Branch hos- pital. , _ . • / ■ ;

..The Freehold Military School will p&i-;: - at the close of tho present sehw! year, p'.V-,/ pass Irom the management of -Major

Duncan. Colonel Wright; tho owner ylr'Cf. the projierty, sas notified Major

.Duncan tbat he desires to assume pos- seHsion, and that the lease shall ter- mlnate : July 1. Colonei Wright in-

..jy ...v,.'. tonds to mako it tlie preparatory TOhoo! to the New Jersey Military Academy, and he vili. supervise tho

S iii’;.;. ^management of both schools which he mvns. Major Duncan, as " was stated, last week, has not. decided yet; which

several propositions elsewhere hei -will accept. .V

THE KOTOWK c lflii 'r l in sm v c fB l Mot D e ffrud lae ax

* Porform cU by Cl»ine«e.

The kotow (pronounced ker-toe and mcuuiug literally to bow the head) is used as u form of thanks and is not a rnuuner' of. greeting. The actors ko­tow' to their majesties at tho begin­ning and, end. of each performance at the theater, first to thunk, for the honor they a re: to receive in being allowed to act before them and at'the end to thank fOr tlie piivilege gi-anted,. The officials “bow the heudM to thank for Un audi­ence or any fayor or .gift they have received or are to receive from their majesties. Hie kotow is 'not only made by . people at the palace and at Imperial audiences; it is sometimes used by equals to each other as a prop­er manner of thanking for some great favoiv To make the kotbw,: the - per­son kneels three times aiid each time bows Ids head three times, tonchiug the ground with it. The kotow could not be m ade by a foreigner without look­ing most awkward and appearing most servile, but the Chinese do it with dig­nity, and it is neither ungraceful nor degrading; It is a time honored man-: ner of giving tlmnks, h Chinese, tradi-- tion surviving from a time when, the court lei’s were perhaps like slaves, but at present It does not imply any slave­like inferiority on the part of him who performs it.—Katharine A. Carl in Cen­tury.

. M a d e I l l t u C n n llo n * . . .

. N. Vickury, formerly for many years a well known taxidermist of Lynn; Mass., had skinned an eagle for mount­ing one day when an old colored man who did odd jobs about came in.• “Uncle lien,” said the. taxldermibt, •‘you cun take home that goose over i li ere if you. wan t to.”

Unde Ben bore.the '‘goose” joyfully away. The next time he met Mr. Vick- ar.V he looked at him rather queoriy, but said nothing. A few days later tlie taxidermist skinned an* Owl aiul again offered Uncle Ben a goose t? take lionit*. Uncle Beu removed his hat, scratched his head iu some perplexity and thou said:

“If It’s; all tlie same to you, MIstah Yickary, sub. I’d like to see the feet ob dat goose before I take him home to. my ole woman."

A C ntfhw orU .

Concerning the term “catchword” the London Chronicle says tliat its old tech­nical sense “Is familiar to those who. affect old books. The catchword. was the first word of a page, which was printed also by anticipation In the hot-: tom right hand corner below the last line, of the preceding page, so as to In­sure that the pages should follow ou properly. In Latin thefte catchwords were known as ,‘custodes,’ guardians., The device was luveuted in Venice’ about 1*100 and was in favor for cen­turies, This is: the '.oldest sense oi’ ‘catchword’ in the English language. Afterward It: came to meau a prom­inent /word heading a column of a dic­tionary, the rhyming word of a line of verse arid an actor’s cue.”

He W o n tlie T rick .

"Oh, George, dear,” slie whispered when lie slipped the engagement ring on her tapering linger, .‘'how sweet of yoii to remimtber just the sort of sloue I preferi-ed! None of the others wns ever so thoughtful."

George was slnggered but for a mo incnt. Then he iiime back with, “Not at all, dear; yon overrate me. This is the one I've always used.”

SUe was .inconsistent cnongli to cry about It. • ,

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, ; V Wc offer Ono Hundred Dollars.Ito- wart for any case of catarrh that can- nor. be cured oy Hall’s Catarrh Cure.

F. J. OHBNKY & CO., Toledo, O.V 1' We, the undersigned, have knows F.; ’ J . Ohenoy for tho List IB yeare>, and

believe him perfectly honorable in all ;••• 'buBlnesi tranflactlono and financially

abSo to oarry out any obligations t iade liy hla firm.

Waldlng Klnnan & Marvin, j : v : Wholesale Druggists, Toloao, O.

.. - l Hall’i yaV- rli Cure la taken in ton {•>>olly, acting directly upon tbt> blood

I .«V 5 mucou3 surfacea of th i syatem. l^i'vv^cstimonS&te sent' free; Price 75 Sfgcentr ?er bottle, Soli' by all flrug- S M i u s v,... m

m i& ’tor. a A m

.W iia t She W onlc l Do.

“Johnnie, dear,” said his mother,who was trying to inculcate a lesson in in­dustry/“whnt do you suppose mamma would do for ydu if you should come to her some day and tell her that you loved your studiesV” “Lick me for telling a. falsehood” said dear-.little Johnnie with thc. frankness-of youth, i

.•flooil F o r nhliliiCMM. ‘

“Say,” said the man who was begin­ning to have a bare spot on top of his lie-ad, ‘ .can yon tell rae what is good for baldnessV", ' ; . ./ .

f'Xta," replied -the barber, "ii: chn>t i l l (leterniliintlon <q make (he In- tK ' w3|t(^cnii;t ^helpwf.’.^fiilijig.i. itrtiv.

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