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restored be-KS'I Britain-! tbc .iwaty. ju to coexist I,tixax .Bflt-jr

rtvy council: i'iifed, oae by:|.la. ib* otternsecocrtof >jllo camber (— so poml- \

nraythe maty

ifalTtyv*1 o*1

tod Mr. Jes-&ei!Bal*d as;rtuln.Ctlereta aad Jo*-States. TteseBsrtln M4r-trtal taw atibsrg.astl»tiOtnt of tiwl t Lrd

flnt forcmlarbitration

, of foreSsaie room thatfasces orb}*aBl*!».Af!aar>Sir lUcbtrdih case: Oa,t cads tb»da. He wasobey, o a t a e~~he British

30 by Sir .»oJainla',F.3t Benjaminipercbea f or27. On Use

sldcat Har-JJoilnSedfbrOS la Ita re-

TATOES. .•w Viibr,HUMtu.west Whltfi

to

jussasirClVin thosa por-Wyaodotte.ouLjlaa. Jef-

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CRA.NFOKI>. N! J., SATURDAY. DBCBMIlfiK Hi. Mill.

THREE CENTS

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Price, to .nit* ; New

P ' f i s B s H . s s s B P ^ J "••'• 'r %li§* Stance, «£i*. •: - ; : S t o t l o"a8d offlw!): .GIDEONS. LUDLOW,

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• tbt sandyo two mile*' or Kamaa'irdCSmltea

a Secretaryltd of asrt-

_. in[nils la tiletotte largelyacres. On

create thlare 3.OC0.00OWO to 230:raRlDS 143icallty thise beat yetor aBtomeriosUy. and.• appear* bylowed to a

Early

IneerpotatadiSTa. . \v-•• -Vv-.:- * • : N / - ~ •**

M»d» from two* uul wlmaj uiiur-cul bunlWli»r»JlijUi

xittf mbxfm u to iu wh(il«wni«nwii."U ideaOfisd with ti» »iIU*» In which lu

a Mpnwautln oJ tit Consul «UI bapUuKl to all oft |w

Water CompanyBread Str.** c i t . . t . ^ J r '

BOB TRAPS aj 4KCIALTr.DRAKE

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IS AW IDEAL

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• i 2!» StqiOAD ST\tELIZABETH, N . J,

«-«,„ B o x c s l n S 3 f e > P 0 3 i t Vaults for Rent.CAPITAL 8 , 0 0 , o 0 o SURp.US and:PR0.,TO S t 9 , 0 0 0

Appointmentso f *heState.

driving Bection

iOescrlptiv© Booklet Fro®.

A I'roprietor.-:;

mas iilS1 William C'ulk-ii llryaiit, li Hi* uwurr | \fY' «nl«l Alati-I.

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latp aortaami Enow-winter use-isted earljtt rlpenlns.MT,tltUT&T-nallty aoA

n stock Iscd la fasadloasaodaoflisters asdqesoVL- aade Knl river)tatoea CadI tbe conn-r York andSrf/ln.thsa* —. crop, aialilrectloa ofat the bnlkttDdaoatli-I Colorado.

L Arkan-lWromlacJoeCrtaatranty. Uilaxl«r tbetsOBcrcSselltsdiL So&sa

retired oa3} <*atatoH-. bat

« n u h3sl>rsv progpor-I ta socks,d h

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Olaeount day, Tharsday.

T ^ Cfeinainao

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I of (.'«tlariu»ri', tlie iMivt's old lionif oil , "Of roufM? tlirjr du." rf(ill«d fc'iuvt.i J >u< Ulnml, Among Hie feature* of , "Wlmi t-l«« t i n ib«y <!o wb«a m srml; tlio ulaif arc an »M iroul tmwl ami a | lliri/i truoL'futs of ablit walitt' burs uf ilw, lioii$vijiiM last miuimxr, »K I I In mr. , . -' fh« *tory goi'»,^"hf a|i[iroa<'l»n| l>y au ( . . . . . . . . '•'••'• old liiau wb» WMnWd'in know If timt M«n»» i !••>••»'• •»«#•> T..I .»II».' nan llry»nt'» l)i/iui'. l ' . „ llufu.* f'lioato'a i l irmis.wfw'uuii "Yn::.ftu> UMreply.- i *»*• «> «°"^ -••»—4 -" -1 "Well, JlivlV* a rustle |jrl<)t'« sruuod j tt«a» of i

•

lu Traiblr l

iti'll j "liufi*. fur *lix If our < U»uM™» OUU waoi tlml Viisllv'lirldfa ! • » » " ill'agrwab^ taint."

n . '• • •' • •-; all Olglit and fur iiisuiy nlnliln uml notCranfetfd, N . J. > duatiiimr." x

I "Aud yon «•««!(• IHI-P fur lin|ilraM"H.i "Wtll. y<t»." wan the lic.ltalliig re- , :1'3' "" •"•»««« of-HUply: "I've couiu (o trout for o fvVjUfrs. ! wvlcw I.P mailw .tin-I" ann't «ipwt IO K»t n ''I'lianaioiul*,-''"!•">*'• '"Vlni-rriailonsbut If I rali'b a ntniill uriiuvl It'll »- «o"« ""'' " - ' " - -

. ;llii iliibia Ba»<.

H.-uon.f Vi«» of l / » « « i i r i l« In Moiit-l'»'9' <"">•< owir «f III; liralfli. I n a o l u - '

a"" lfll> f«''ow"'a »»««•-of tit r.'oJtmt

are ».f^ ^

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Office Oi»«»^«ot*«o«looterPir««#or«l^1«i»^toiwiiiii«^i>to* .-». ,1 "r r" t ^ r y ^ u ^

r Greater N e w York Office .34'Fine Street. -Iiuid« pocket ou iiw left »Wtf, tiiyi." ~~~~~ Jr**^

haaJorta.

e i m p rwedi. lays

doors are i is not

B o z ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Hose. Reeljtfth

4 by department stores

as

T u » i » n n wataof'.Can Pumpkin,

[ Caaned ApplM, gallon can.Earl/ Zoos Pea*, t cans,

'Flour, per sack,, Caused Beet*, per can,Ka v Daft*, 1 lb. pedage,

8«.'Me.25o.

• book, oa tbt couuler If made a uotu '• marry royal prlacvttes ar» Ukely to bv! <« fb4l «fftct. ' \ ilu d«Biaod-*»srsay* ti» K»w Vorlci Mt»r the j-ouc« man tiu«I (lfparl«d ,^ua T6«rtar#7» Biar/Ja«eabla youa»-i tbe. Sauotvrer could net refrain from ^ HOU3»O Lelooglog to reigning fsuiUInfttlc 8*BDt

j / "Wb»t

Ifcolgbi ofa bland i

. / j . / "Wb»t iUBelVVW dcW BM1 t»tiii( »IU- ' not TOUOtlfl^ell^OOS qr fiallUC8i4ziK

cksg», JC«,; a bland soill/r, "all tli«dlir«rem» lo tb

Sale fox*

— . . . •"»' ri/r«, look forward to isartlag** below.»». i auigiit .of tii» ilirtsd «;id oc«dU> wlili J rlielr raolf BJ1»»« llwy prefer to be-lCc. • a blaod •uillar, "ail We tiirtuteu<.« to [to : eomc old maids. Os» of tb« lfecklsn

. . , o«, Jle. j wwM- B«»o< unmarried. Iw, of t-eur»». j berg-8treliu prUicMM*. • at»«r of tiwCreamery Culler, lb, Mt. f r w ' 1 ' tbe ^l0cl(*f u n "» '«ft "a* » \ Crown rrlecns, rf i ifooteoegro., « -

,«. Bt.«~ "•»• ' f 23, jM to brlwt ill* *fft«tfaeart'a plrtur» ,i«,uuymarrtal a-yoa«« .manart," . • • I ffjfg claim f" •>••*•"'•- • —

' I T " "«"> Creamer/ Ball

UOM hi

WJttnebert & DoremusmtPHOME C«LL ! » , _ ' ™ ,

; the K«a»a» City .l^nul liia t^*ll- i u

•' itttJMT f Y F7 S

Th» UJInoU Central la tx^crlmas;-Ing wlib an inspection car run by «J»SOUM motor. Tnw far tt» eiptri-a w t s nard bcea so iucc»«ftil titat ItIs qolte probable tb« road will adopttin car «H all lu diTUSoaa. Ol>« ex-

<f»^4 .» o» iua»s aa hoar, tat it Hsptad.. OlW of '

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«>P»»*to tf «r«*t« »pt«O. Otar of tb-(Bsp*ctora of tb» maJ la eald to tare

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€Ijc teitforfc Qliftjcn.Publish*! every Saturday •by

1k CrasW fiiias (Itrcrprafd).Onion Avenue, Orsnfbrtl, B,J<

.'Tenna, One Hollar i» Your,

Ctau Hotter.

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SAI'UKUAV. DliCEMPEH, 10,

AT TUB Township Committee meetIng Tuesday night Chulnnan. Crom-well bnd ctinslderablo to aav with re-unn\ li Inscriptions on thu blotter*which he described as so-called humorAnd insulting. Tbo Cits organ also(uii,lunch, to say on tho samo subjectWo agrco with both that a stop shouldho put to tho abuse, but must say thatthe humorist of the Town' blotters laonly following tho coursu pursued liyPotter for several years past, so-collodhumor veiling venomous attacks onIndividuals. In fact the plotter flend!•) really more of a humorist and leg*bltt»T than'l'olter bus been at tltne-t.

suraneu in Creaford era a set tariff.Each (trade or e'.tvu of Insurance basIts own rate. Tho great saving offcl.31 Is not In any netute due t> com-pctiUoti. ' H ainiplymeans •change ofclass of policy or a genera! change ofrate, unl-'fls the man who placed theinsurance donate*. bis ligitfmate'agent's odrnmiiMion for the sake ofmaking; cheap .political* capital-onedollar and thirty-four cent* worth.

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THE holding up of tho bill Of Collec-tor C/nno at the meeting of tho Town-ship Committco Tuesday night Indi-cate* that lhero will bo an attempt•uoifo to offiet tlila ajjalutt tho allegedovercharges of previous year*.-"Knur*was no reason other than' this for notordering tbo bill paid in tho usualcourse la such matters. * It must borernombon;d thnt tlio.w alleged over-uhurgu* of previous years have notbeen proyod,. that they were raked'upl>y a party uot n resident of'tho feiw.nand eagerly nelzod .upon, by tho Clu

"last. Spling for ilie powilblv politicalcapital therein. It \unil<l Room tlmtii'ttlomciit tin* Ixien delayed nlui?montliH In thu hope thnt thn suino.olit

. CJISO may bo niniie to do duty againnoxt Spring- Hut• in tho holding up<ifu|i'j(Il.lumt« 1)111 tiieClt« overreachthctimelveK, nnd thuy will find that nofair minded pornon will Hppmvn tUi-lifiction. Ilctter pay thu bill. ' •

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j ! IN yesti'rdiiy'H Uauoof tho Chronl/slo,tho Cits organ, in an nrtlnlo on theWattors rave, tho nnmobelnga strangemlxturo-of fact and Ilollon and con

.nasty^

Firit Orad»-'Margis14)ubnDSP. Till**Ftaoela IVrrlo, Ed.tb Uabo,

Jon. i'luinowr. .HoooDii Qnd»~Alicv Jobnsoo, Ell*

(t«K AaMkntsckar, Harry JOIIMOD.Usud« Parka, A'lnetto Pbroell*,. EmouPioroe. . ' .

Third Ottdt-AUrtatet lUtt, EdnaKrele, August (Jroho, Marion Wraj,Carrb Grub* Jgseph Mctlralb. Ethel

, fcVet* Derby, WUliaSperry,(Ut'tio Joanilwiy, Clara Naipp, ChffordDay1. ' ; . . . .Primary Department— , •

FlntOrad*—Edwin (Mrrio,. Ero«atin<rCloaiont, Katharlna Oreeno, WilliaaiHarris, Madge iiumis, AlUvrt Jeambey,Groeat Colligaa, Koto Kaowrer, Katha-rlaaWarner, Mabsl Jaho, Edua I'etor-•on, Goo. Docker. Helen flummer, W'm.

«aii. -' -: -Third (Jrao - IVrcy Allen. Clmrl o

rilnghauvAndrow liurleyf WalterCliam-Ixirlsln, Lsonc* Coudert. W o , FeldUr,(Inward MoKinaty, 'llniol Ssreraa.Ooortfn Toller, IiUeilo Woodliog, LucilfAllan, Loulea Beyer. Kliwir ClementKutharlne Hart. EdiUi nillier*, Lilli.Nelpp, Louis* Trajdor, IJ«rn1c» Tro4i,KatoTruat.CuraliacbM. feffla Packer.

Honorable mention—Itatnk} Ttller.Helen Wane. ^ ;

Fourth Orotlo-.tTnlenShcrwood, lUlenHovorns, Qrace Traylor, Ella ltoo»l, I n nSmith, Kenneth Jonea, Willie Madden,Willie. Oskoy, Clifford Taylof. Corowall

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.Them) aw hardly worth nut loo. butoiio Hum sounds strange to us. Thoclaim is mado that enough money tom'ttia Watters suit " Is lying Iri Koan's

ywnkdrawing no Interest." Orantod,but why la this thuslyr Thu Olts haveboon In control of affairs tore (as statedIn tho samo artli'lu) for nearly twoyears. Why has all this money boonallowed to remain Idlo'whon It coutd

' havobocn deposited with a Trust Co.on at least two per cunt. Interest ? TheHohool Uonrdi<et tho oxnmplo' In thisdirection early last ynnr, nnd wo know

;tho same matter has boon brought tothe attention of members of the prcs-••nt Township Committee, lu fact, It

' lias been brought up In mooting.;. Why has not the; town received the

tionoflt of nil tho lucotno from the•Idle" money that It was possible toobtain I

TUB appointment by tho TownshipCommittee at tho requost of ChairmanCromwell of A sub-comiiilttco to icon-

ts&

&<'.Totals

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fer with Mr. Borgen and urge an early Dumont,i-ompromlBO of tho "Wnttew suit Oilller,Bgalnstthe township Isa most peculiar Barry,proceeding In more ways than one. Bat0**The reason Riven by Mr. Cromwell for 8harp,Wishing an early settlement of theWatters suit; v l i , the stopping offurther accumulation of Interest, Is dKood one and. It is to bo hopod thatwith dug regard to tho Interests of tkitown this result may bo nclilovcd, butIt is doubtful if any fair basts of contpromlso mav now bo arrangiI<d,.for theunbusinesslike way this matter waspublicly brought up has forb-warncdWattera and his lawyers that the

[Township Is anxiousto sottla andeanonly result In making them stlffer Inin their demands. Furthermore It Issaid that at least ono of our presoniofficials Is financially Interested In thtthe settlement of tho-Watter* suit.

This same matter was gone over b)Mr. Foster and another, member of aformer Township Committee with ihis&me object in view, but it was decid-ed at that time to bo Impracticable. Itmust bo remembered tlmt>uit is for abut $20,000, and ttnent now recorded being say $11,000,the town Is nonalderablyHho-galnorb}- ~ ~having shown some back bone, with ° & p SmithK°od chance of wlnnlngout In tho end ' *'

Th'e.wholo proceeding Tuesday nightlooks- like it cheap attempt to accurvcredit on on old proposition, but in amanner thatjnay work" hnrin to' tU«-interests of iho,Taxpa}era.

There la unbounded Batlsfactibn andJoyamong the Cits; The insurance octhe' fumlturoln the township- roomtiias been pUced at n fos to f ?1.3» lesethan last year—aid a faithful Citizen'iias secured, the business. ' -,

""" Tod CUt^mouthpiece selies the>6ccaslonwlylnglyioEiBnato that the |n-suranea on the school property h.placed at too high a rate. There aitdifferent grades of insurance. Thtrotes In all good-companies aretbisame on each class or grade. The}may be higher or lower this year thailast year but ai between the BOUQL

. insurance companies the rates of in.

. . r . ;>Navajoes View, tbe Uicetoscope

Witb Awe and Wonder.

"THE WHITE MAB'3 FIBB WA.Q01.*

pflANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLSHonor Itoll—Third moatb:

High achool ilepiftmsol, Giaqt Hchool.Seniors—Mia» Susie Hmock.Junior*—Ausiut Orube;

f b i r d Claw—Wiotoa WUbef amiMWses Alto* Oldhast, Elbol 1>» Tray-

^Ifelou Wilber.

Ssooad Urads-Katis SotUlraf)«r.Third Orada—MarguerSto llano, Ajjne,

Moarstb,J"amoo Miller.Fourth Ored»— Praik Settelmayer.

Agnea Millar. ' '

. Tho result In tho Leaguo Rnmes nttho Casino Thursday night provedvery disappointing to tho hometean.and the Casino bowling contlngont,they having confidently rspected toget at least two out or three on theirown alleys. - Tho IIrat game was lostby Git pins, while the second was prac-tically won by Copt. Sharp with thehigh score of the evening, 810. In thethird gome tho homo toaro hod asplendid chance U) pulllout, tho Wcst-flold's doing very poor work In theeighth and ninth frames, but theywore not equal to tho opportunity.

Tho following Is tho aeoro:

Cn»sronD~ First Oamo.8t. 8p. D. Score.)« 9 3 1C6 '

- I I 4 * 1S84 9 S 1G75 1 i USI « J U l

Totals ' 755Wtnnao-First Game.

8t 8p. D. Score.Foster, • 9 « » 1C8,Condit, ' ' '« 3 3 IC3W.8. Hmlth, 3 « I WTownley, a 4 i 1*80.1). Smith, - i - a »• 155

S3I

dusroao-Skcond Oamo. -St . Sp. B. Scores.

Dumont, 3 5 a 174UlUler. 1 1 7 117Darry, ». a i « 7Bates, « 0 c iss3b*rp. .. 4 S I 210

• " Totals 776

WcHTriKLB—Second Game.8t. 8p. D. Scores.

Foster, ' 3 7 0 185-Condlt, 5 1 4 161if. 8. Smith. 1 3 8 189

131

...Total* . 751

: CBAsroao—Third Game.

•Dunibn'j,'"'!."'*"0 " -jj--—••••-- ftj

Barry, ;.] - •'. ' 1 6 3 ic«Bates, s 4 « H jSharp, a 0 a 1T6

Totals JC«

Wmnitn—Third Game..--•':..-^._St.J.l^>—B. -Score*.

Foster,.;._, .•._._...'. } . ; i . , - ) j - r U 4 =Joudit, 3 g* 3 ica>T. a Smith, 9 £ f 157fownloy,- S 4 | 16JJ.D. Smith, * a I |C3

Totals aa

A*(aa«a laAiua Sea «h« Bo»loa Plo-l a n i «»* Cup Wl(& AmtuettKM.Tblnk Ibe Ileinrrcctlsa Bar ftaa

tbo Trlba.

Tba NBTBJO Iu4taii» of nortlipatteraArUuna, aa>» tiie Flagstaff (A. T.t cor-respondent of the New York Tribune,bava beta Introduced to the vltaKCol**.and Uielr «oaJer has been u Utoujlithe day of resurrection bad come. 1'uedead liave bsea feeu to walk, and outtin t i e great red taadstone plain tlirwhite man's magic t a s brousbt liiu"fire wagon" atid baa arrayed arrok-aof soldiera that came UJQieoa dud thairanlsbrd Into tbo nlgbt. ' ,

Augu»t is a holiday time witi# tit*NaTajoes. In tills month are held maoyof the c«remonlsls. of rejolclug, andmuch of tbe Intertribal vlaltloff wltbtto- Moqnls. Vava-iJupal» and ApacnesIs done, visiting that 1* both for pleas-ure and for UJO barter of blankets andponte* for baskets' and pottery and,wlUi the Supali, for dried fruit andmelons. The anake dance of tbe Mo-quls Is attended yearly by bnn<Jrcds of•plemo Nftvajoc»; Who nave no sneersfor the mummeries'of tbe hilltop peo-ple, but art- wllllnu to concede that tiieeeremunlal Is "good medicine" In tueralnniaklng line.': In August tba In-dian . tradcra usually give their"treats." great entertalnmentii, com-blnlus the features of a Wild Westslioir and a barbecue./ - -•«.•.•

This year the. moat Iniportant.of tliu"treats" was at Volz'a atore, at TheI jkrs . 17 miles north of Canyon Dla-Mo station, on the Santa Fe railway.It n u here that tbe untutored redman was introduced to one «f the mar-vein of tbe'contury'a closing decode.Ail enterprlalns Chlcaco photographerbad brought hli"kluetoscopo outllt toWolpl to catch tbe dctflIU of tbtt saakedance. l i e hadbceu there the year be-fore and, though be seemed to h a wliad poor success lu theMoqul vUlagcs,bad caught tho Nsvajoea at their iportat Veli'a. This year, on tbe plain be-hind th(j store, on a canvaa screen, heexhibited hU moving, pictures before

As the Empire State .express.grew from a pin point in the distanceuntil It,Oiled the frame, seeminglyrushing down upon tho crowd, tho Jin-dlahs caspod In unison aud would haveCod bad not tbo Interpreter reassuredtbem. The march past of soldierywa» aouictblns that most of them hadsaen, but the exhibition drill of theICnasas Cl'ty am department was anuncanny mystery. But tho climax camewhen the pictures taken on the ,aamespot the preceding year were raproduced. Most of the Indians had beenpresent when tbo pictures were taken.Many of them almost shrieked whenthey raw themselves la action as theywere lu thu chicken pulling contest

^nd In tbe races of last August Lastyi-ar a popular clerk, since gone away,had-carelessly walked across too In-strument's field. The Indians shoutedaa tbcjr saw him again on the canva*.Deal enthusiasm was caused by thepassage across the screen of the trad-rfm well,known little dog. Amougthe. frleuqs recogulted a number haddied In the winter In tho amalloox epi-demic. When the entertainment wattoxer, the Indians crowded around theacrecn. feeling the canvas and rubbingtheir cheeks upon It, coatterltlg noisily.

Those who bellovo that decadency Istbe heritage of tbo.American Indianwould do well to study this Nnvajo

tribe.' Id'ISJHTrt" "uumDerea*"T2;0Dbsonls. Today, through natural Increaseand not through immigration, almostentirely without admixture of otherblood, there are £2,000 Navajoes, Ev-ery Individual tribesman appears provpcroua. Manjr of the bucks are rich,even from the point of view of thewhite man. It Is roughly tbj>usn.con-servatively estimated that the tribelias 1.C00.000 sheep, 00,000 bead of cat-Us, S0O.O0O goats and horses In aucnnumber as almost to defy enumera-tion, lloraefleshr Indeed, Is one of themam food atopies. The ponies, notnecessarily <>t poor'stock, are unsala-ble, even at $3 .a nead. Their flesh isettieemed fully equal to beef. A verylarge percentage of tbe wool crop Issold for shipment to ttoston Just as Istbe crop of the white wool (grower. Tb,9Nsvsjo blankets are . atfl) famous,though the better specimens are to twhad only on payment of seemingly ex-orbitant prices. One of tba mainaourtes of the tribe's revenue i s nowfrom the sale of blankets thtt eottthe purchaser little If any more thanwould blankets of ordinary mill msnu-

-facture. Most of this modem weavingIs done,, singular to relate, with ordi-nary Gcrmantown jK9 brenttht MArliona for tho Indians by the car-laid. It special colors are required bythe-lndlan weavers, recourse is bad toaniline dyes. Yet despite this strangeadratxture o f aboriginal bandKrafl anamodem convenience- the -Indian" butnever before so prospered.

•tataa Par Sir Stdnair Watutaw.Collections were made oa Bask Boll'

day at Waterlow park, near London, to,complete the sum required for the erec-tion of a bronze statue to the rnuniB-cest donor. 8b? Sidney Waterlow. Tbe

« n d K0O w»t reqnlrcil^

Tdtpfaenlaa t> H«t» Bnlaud.Is Nelson, New Zealand, if you use

tbe tolephoco you tnxisf not glvo thenumror; you mmt name tho party yonwant, and the exchange girl will cbeor-foUj- tell you whether he to la or oat; ifUtter, where, he Is and when he will betack.' • • • ' 1 ' • '

it* himar.

tmmf t o u B t « » net. i & *a& d l Ui i l i t AI

. In Cttsncery of Mew Jersey.rtlb{niitotn

of !>*w J W D Bad* oi> Untbrof ti»<l*Mwhittsm ISertlm (Intel !• iMluoBtt and I M l i tdafe»$ai't.*|tia uv nxjaiiMl to mpvm* sssdtaalmawtrtim atv nqmtGd to mpptmi sssd astsratU«' iwUtiuwr'a iwlitUj! >« attmtvn tlw' tawatf-

^aaarl!w akall think xyuU&t«»k(ration(»6i«l«*»lo»t 100thm Ijtrod of m«ttimo&x- '

UHM NofKiiiMTia, MJOHN t «jt'lXlV

IUIK aad jm. Timart. Timdlrore*

. JOHN t. «jt'lXlV4h'. 8ui-rfe»PrflUor»r.l 7 ) i f t < J C * t H '

A N E W START.I'lainlioUl OUUBMS College hut nbaor.

bed tlii* Gregg Hchool, Shorthand, aodnow tuachaa Oentut'* l'ltminV andQrefiS'a Li«ht-Lioa, with e good teacherfor each/ HadJer'a lloook k^opicg ittaught by atill another uscher.. Com-narclal Law, Arithmetic, Qrammar,

.•ipellin»f. PeomttnaLip, and TypevritlDg-ecciveduaatteotkio.' ' * " '

CBAHVOBD If IBB

' seal ! • • »f Almnm Itcif and Ihr Tar tut', ' . . . . * » . . ' - ; / • ..la—tit* Hoax. North «t«uu. E»r* with

Ouurr> iteoKh, Wm. MStialaHa, dapat tgt.Iff*. ».L Hum, N. B. Vtuut, U. C

Mt-MUlwaiil'KoiibansuiML KwAlfndticIsUnrU. E. Jtu»Uf,C. U.»l«

flprioafiald »r». Km at B..liuuMmn. W.O. Uawlij-

/•-Union aad CUrsnoal anama. K m withJ. W, ?«gMoti. K- K. MtmM. 1. C. Mont.

t7—<!«tanol«l uni Lteoln unjboM. Kqr*llaruud btiib, WiUlp Jahn tt..«. Ljua.

«»5-l4w«ln«n<JW«lnj)t ATO. T. A. Cnn*.C.L. l i ic . Hf. T. trait.

18—Union «nd Uiuoln i m u . Km wial>. A. Enmtt. Jo»ob Alien. Mn. B. J. Cox.

poarorncE.ITA«« «• lira, Im Trmr L-lttr$ if I t * Witt.- Tltnmlm O« *» *«»# Mmtl., --

nODNDWE9T.|U a n

tJ9a.ni.

Clew..J.«J

10.KI'- 10.51l.K 1.45 p. IU.

i.'h «U p.m.

t i l

t.O o.m.

MAIL8 AUR1YE.

t ;« . l~4 . iH7J9. i .m. , S.5J, I.II p.m.rrotu|»jDla«n»«H!.l7a.ai.,S.i3ia.u. '

Methodist—Located on Walnut avenue.Preaching aervloe each Sunday at

10.30 a. m.-and 7.13 (km. 'Sunday school 12 m '

iT.oOp. m. .Prayer mooting, Fridays, 7.15 p m.Epwortli League raocta each Tuts.

tUySJUO urn. . :.junior League meeta each Friday 3.3C

p . n > . . . " ' • • ... - ;".;••••

' LadleaArdSooioty meets first Thursdayeach month. . , (

Missionary Society' meeta aeeond.Thursdny each' month.

Presbyterian—Located on .Union avenue.Public worship each Sunday a t . lLa .

m,, nnd 8 p.m.Sunday School at 9.30 a, m.Y. P. a C. R, Chapel, Sunday, 7 p. m.JunlorEndcavor, chapel, Monday at

3 p.m. " ' ,GoepolBervice,chape),Friday8 p.m. .QABWOOU Chapel—Sunday Bervices at

1030 a. mn a p. m. -. .Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 p. oi.

Christian Science—3crvfcoa held atrooma occupied by the Royal Arcanumin the Op*ra House Block.

Services overy Sunday morning atllo'clofi. . .

8undu« school after the service*. 'Beading Room on Miln atreet,openweek

Java from 10 a. m. to 5 p, m. whert-Christian Science literature may be

obtained •Testimoninl meeting at the Reading

oclosk. .

Epibcopttl—Located North avenue, eastof river. .Sunday aervioes at 11 a. m, aqd7^0

P-m._ • , ' •Sunday Bchool 9J0 a. m. •Friday, Prayers!8p. m. 'Vestry meeta first Thursday in each

month at 8 p. m.Pariah circle, Orat Wednoaday in eaoh

mdnth,.- S t . Agnea' Guild,' Oret Tuteday in eachmonth.

First Baptist. Church, located on High•treev—Preaching aortic* each Lord'sDay, at 11 A.M. and 8 KM. Sunday-school, 3 P.M., Tuesday evening, ^raveiaeetmg. Thursday evening, Chriauu)jndeavor Society meeting, 8 P.M. TheTret Monday of each month, trustees'Deating.8 P.M. The thirt| Monday oi•acb month, ileacona and postor'a moet-off, 8 PM. On the fourth.Monday of>aoh month, gonerai Church meeting, tAM. On th» Ant Lord's day of etchnonth, the Lord's Supper will be served."f;18 P.M.. .

GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS.

The Castle Studio.Gvery form of photography, iadudinp

outdoor work and interiors. Central,,„ avenue,, between, Springfield .jxenw,"and Eastman street."" • •-"' ' • • • " • • j - 1

- •-AUGUSTA"aoSEPH.'""""""

DIEDRICH KREIE,DEALER IN

HARDVyABG.

~~K now JeparlmenVlis rectntl^been•stablished consisting of_}~ TINWARE, tXC

" Give me a call and inspect a y Urge

tusortment. '

POTTER OUILOING. CRANrORD

DIEDRiCH KREIB,CarpanUr and Culldar.

HOYLEHS -t i t w York Prices.Cmm

HART'S MOpera HottseBlook

Sol® Agency In Cranftoril1

gMorth Avenue,All work done strictly by hand and can be seen |

• ip: coursfr'biF operation.

CACLEb FOR mOPfop.

STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,

Ocod Coffee, per lblOa.J'iilCo'fes. i>erlbJ5o.llest Coffee, per lb 32cCondensed oaik,can.7c;

fSr£obS£,Boused Mackerel 16cBoston Baked Beans l ie . 01iw0d|it bot

Olive Oil 1-2 P»- botlOoDanhaiaCocnanutlb80d 'Dnnhan cocoannl 1-2 IBoDanlam cocoannt 1-4 O80

, assorted, poecan

The ElizabethtownGas Light Company.

ford for light and fdel. If you- navenever, used gas for cooking'. purposestry it and you vcill be pleased. TheCompany will furnish and set all

.utensils necessary to use gas for fuel.A gas-range is economical and con-venient. ' w~

Address the Companyat _ _\ . .124 Broad street, .

• Elizabeth.

•f.

D. A. EVERETT.

(formerly Everett & Pieraon.)

Mason and Builder.CRANrORD N.J.

WILUAM RLElSFELDEkj

Livery and Boarding StaUet.

GBANFOBD Ktw Jeneg.

PAPER HANGING AND DECORATING.^ointradoo«B6iii9&ev'd»lcu I «U1 «U with

. - Bampl* book of o m

ONETHOUSANDDIJPFERENT PATTERNS

'. andchmtaU>MtlmaU.fiicFIRST ClASS WORK

b»MmUnjaport«lto S0W1H TOCTEK.t-tl-st. . r- Waainaui, A. i.

JOSEPH CATTANOJ

Boot and Maker.Ife pal ring Neatly Done.

: CUSTOM J 0 R 1 U SP£G1AI|Y.-Also a full line of

Cigars, Confectionery'andToys

NORTH AVE.' Near Flra. House.

CRAN'ORD, n . j .

M.F. WHEELER,

Lake Hopatcong IceJTCfa

JOHN I S E N M A N N .Washington Market Jlntoher

All Kinds of Meats and ProvisioDa

City Dressed Beef*• • (No Embalmed Best)

Dally free deliveries in CrsnfonL Ordaramay ba let t,.sjb reaidenoa, Springflsld sva.or aland 192 Washington Market. N. Y.

WANTED.In this vicinity a farm of25 acres or: more with gibiuldings about amilefrojrailroad'depot. Sendparticulars to

LOUIS L CpUOERT,. . . Now York City, OP

:• Cranfard, N.J-

I

1. Edith Blake,

SiDging.

60 TO THE N0RTBTRBSTAURAXT

Two Minutes From Dcpof

STBtATEMEYgR'S

II SPECIALTYBROAD ST.

ELIZABETH,>OR SAUE OR to.LET. .

•Hou5e~fonnerlyoccupiedby j>lr. Van brder^atcornerof Springfield and Centralavenues. All improve-ments and perfect condit-ion. Rent $30 per month.Apply to .H.s. SANDERSON

H. OrenvUIe Commosfe*r——XEKGHZ& OF " 5;"-r~'."~~giano ana (s)pgaa • •"" , .28 Commerce Street, ,

A D V E R T I S I N G P A V S .

T R Y THE C I T I Z E N ' . »

mmtbsOt

JudjThurtSsrvicrlaacl100thVVsabi

Tunwillht.Grandflocraieat. 'maketime,,!

Tbeforseiningprobalconatret lar(proper

PottClerkoa inaiCitiwipsriyiabortparte<luleat

The'aiiopicreaulUand flwater

, peeasitba Bbuitd itodrai

TheMatbofrom Itjlagr-fisisoajneetiiday aytiaabna large. Croi«lecte<follow

• " cl«or;- dUof:

L ' a n d B

" * • .TShajpl-' JoanJ

* • 'Hart,Tax

' fortbi,- taxes'

noon-1, , , a.cIUi

belieVi. - ••cw&i

doteoof moipeoplettaeaudpofi

;•'• bear!valuatlierfiifulOIIetoper;olerln

: pair-oi(parpothen 1lite tatowns)

\ T -iA

fefe^

M

to again aave township tncaiea;

ins© Block:

NP_ LAUNDRY.

Cranford, N. J-hand and can be seenoperation.

CO FOR AND DELIV£R£D.mOHBrVrYop.)uaranteod> l '

:--i

ICY GROCERIES,

per Ib ISo.per lb 23c.per lb 32c.

ifik, can 7c.Reliable Hour

AITAin Fillabunr FloorIII 1 IllrOlivo Oil qt. bot.UU11M Olive OU p t botpt. bot 10coanntlhSOo -(annll-2 16onnut 1-4 08o3. osaortod, poe'can 1Q<

• • ! P

,70c B I25c. B |16c.©

• s£I?

FEED. OATS.i

n>mpany.

I

itel. If you-navecooking, purposesI be pleased. Thenish and set allto uee gas for fuel,nomical and con-

I.-*

>mpany at \ . .road street, ,

. Elizabeth.

PAPER HANGING AND DECORATING.riolstradoo* rail*new dwlsu I will a l l wlifc

Hun pi* book of o m

ONETHOUSANDDIFFERENT PATTERNS

tod cbMrtulJj HllmtU tatFIRST C U S S WORK

J»«ndUa«port«lto BDWlil TOTTES.S-tl-U. . r W«si«au>,S.J.

JOHN I S E N M A N N .Washington Market Batcher

All Kind* of Meataand ProTialoos

City Dressed Beef*• (No Embalmed Beat) '

Dally free daliverie* in CraoforiL ' Ordsramay b* left, .at reaidenoe, Bpringflsld at*,|w itand 192 Washington Market. N. Y.

WANTED.Ip. this vicinity a farm of25 acres or more with gojbuildings about amile_railroad depot. Sendparticulars, to

LOUIS L. CPUDERT,•" 97-IO3 Cfdar •*•*«*, .

New York City, OP1 • ' Cranfard, N. J

ss &?. Edith Blake,

Teacher of SlogiDg.InstnKtfcja rfn* at tt^wSam ebarima* «•*

F-fNB Q10ARS.BOX T f l l E fi SPEGLMLTY

212 BROAD ST.ELIZABETH,

H. Orenvilie Commosk~~ TEACHER OF

giano and (sjrgai38 Commerce Street, ,

MHBfaV, S.J.17-10-p

ADVERTISING PAYS. -rnv THE CITIZEN

SATURDAY. DECEMBER K 1831ssHiMsass—ssa=—-aTown Notoi

' i

Mr. ifuS&r ta again sMa to get aboot.-although »ith contiderabla difficulty.

Mr. t . p, St. joho j n j f M n i i y o t Q ^

tenniai av«nu», remored to . Brockijo

Tfaa cboir-of tha.M.R Cbttreh ar« ar-ranging for a special musical programtat Christmas Sunday.

I o n Christmas exercises of th« Methodist Sunday School will bo held Tata-day. Dec. 28, at 7:30 o'clock.

Dr. ft. U Robinson la againbuainasa inNew York. ha»ing<fully w-GOTcred from an attack ct typhoid fern .

Tfa» bonling alleys and billiard roomat the-old Athfolie Cub a n BOW open totba public, Aleck Juswil being la Charge.

The R. 1$, pay ear west up the^rtwdyesterday, :.stojinipg -Jto; CrantoroT IOOR

Tba Epworto l iwgue of Greed .M..E.ChurchwiUbold a c»wljt e a l e i

•next

Applications fpMli* positioned Townoblp Ojmniin«tnan; Fourth iDiitrict,should be<Upi|S «a tomi*aa 'posriWo toChairman! Orf>arwell.'' Th» pay- to C2 pet

lj*.'rCouo-ly Collector forj&b tajt,as. County tax,t7.e25.76; special school l&X, «3,4«.21

•»nd«po<;lal. County road tax 830021, otn

, Collector Crane silLbe lit tbe Town-ship Rooms 6Q Moqday and Tueedayfrom 9 to 12 a. to*-and from 2 to Op.ID., to receive taiea, : Tbe last day torpayment'without coat* U Dec. 20 . .

Tho friondeof Ol»t UaslDjr'will bo gladto Uara.that.iiQ is rapidly recovenng Illshealth and cxpscta to be able to, returnliotne with his.'mother, who has ,b«eowith t i i i througb his illness, beforeJanuary 1. " • . — '..'••""-'.•

The Cranford Muslo Club will givo theoratorio ?Tb», Holy City," tomorrowafternoon to-the PreMby tei tar. Church

th»OpeVa'lIoua», 0 < o . *.'•--• • •••>'- }•

Thursday night to attend tn» MemorialBarvicea: conducted in thi First Presby.rlattchuron, in commemoration ot the100th anniversary of tba death of Oeo..Washington. ' ':'''',

Tuesday oigbt Cranford Cduocll.R. Anwill Hold tbeir list moating forihis jfcar..GriiodiRegtnt LigbtfootVlth other of-fleer* at this Grand Council will bo pres-ent. 9b» entertainment committee willmake special'preparations for o goodtlme,;inclu*diog light refreshment*. V>

The commissioners to Caaess benefltafor sewers will meet neit Tuesday eve-ning to complete--their work. It laprobabtohBtalargfpartotthe boat oofconstruction will fall upon the townshipat large ns nearly all of tb» abuttingproperty has already been ftW?«*S-. "'.

Potter stre'nuoualy points cut thatClerk Marshall is able to aavo one dollaron insurance; premiums, and- aa-a:go6dCitizen be?'undertaken to.'grasjj) thepariy reins in. his own hiJnd»,;dtS*iring toalso run the Board of Edipatfoo. Bons.';parte once said " I rule-EwJeei my: wife]lulea me; and the babr rules my wife."

The surface system'bf street drainage

resulted In the obstruction of cohortsand rilling o f gutters with; atagoantwater has already put .Jihej town ,U> «i-;

' ponse on Lincoln arenue. In \V{s}Helcltbe Railway Co. havobeen otduiedU)build two catoh basio* between traokato drain off the water. „ ' ' '

Tha.weekly pruyor meeting of tbaJlstbodist Church hA» been ohaogedtrom Friday erenina to Wedoofday e*.,.

. nt"g T«t utaalna; tbe choir met at thepirsoasge tor] the first rehaarsaL Tbeeojneetinga will be at tbe same place Satur-day evenings each week.* Much interesthaa unen sbpwn and indications are thata large choir will be organized. ,.. Cranford Council loyal Additionalelected ofueora Wednesday night asfollows: ~ Edw. Bookbout, 3r., Coun-cillor: Kenyon Hesslck, Vico Coun-cillor!, Joseph. B* H«Ui PastOoiinclllbrand Boprcscntativo to Grand Council;A. V. Hart, Alternate; B. 8. Starr.

"ChAplalnrS. T. Marshall. HarabaU;

•Hart,Trea8{(rer.Tai Collector Crane is now

forth at the.township rooms to roceiyotaxes duo for 1899. Yesterday of»r-noon-the Colloctot was- called upon by

belieVrs in t ie stotenienf maite'D'y the'CTt&lnJ Ctffointttte-encf'iiTiirted nnderdate of Feb. 23. '99, " The experienceof more than a century ha? taught thepeople ot the United States th*t, for"tbe aucceesful monngement of miinl-clpai nffalra, municipal debts mustbear'but alow ratloto thetmurricipalvaluations of taxable property." Be-

fuiaileJ toJihelett'i; Mr. d S t ' * "triedtopersuadJtlieCoUpqto'rthat ho wasoZeriQR tbo township a bargain In apair-of cotfbWd booU for thrt* doUars(purported to bo worth (HO) and hetbea would RlaJly piy the Ualaoce ofIlls taxes in cash, thus affording theWwnsMp authorities-an opportonity

nato wire enough oa his ux ecrauittU) cateblbb & cable ferry w r o a KurthOTcnue from th» Opera House to thedepot in w«t weather.

Tt» War Oa.culwrt

av^oue in frontthe Winaris property has b*-*a stoppedup, forming tho muoh talked of lakeon that thoroughfare. The first atop*page was caused by Mrs, V inn as fill'ing In and building a sidewalk acrossthe mouth of tho- culvert at whlohtime no cctlou was takeo tahavoitre-Qpened.

With the, B»t heavy rain tbo depre9tion UJ tbe roadway filled with watermaking tho roadway p i dever ainoo thb condition of affairshasbceti the c4uso of grvat complaintand touch'woriy to town ofHciala,although oo o'noswmed to know whatto do. Threats were laughed nt aniltho half-ht'orted-measures taken bythe Township Committee ami Boardof Health, to rem«ly the trouble haveprodiicednoitsult Last month FreeQoltlerAdams took hold ofthomattttand ordered the extension of tho culvert under the sidewalk to the property lino nnd contractor Evervtt Quishedthe work this week. Before ho hodgot'well under way! with his workMra. Winnns organ excavating on herown property in front of the culvert,banking the earth remored aroundthe outlet so hi to effectually dam uptho witer and p'mctically" leavipg thestreet In as bad a condition as before.

As this work lias boon dono on her6wn property,'it vi'ouldBBfim that^thoonly remedy" now is through the Boardof Health, whether this wllkprovb cf>fectivo remains to bo econ. Mrs.Wlnans says she wilt light tho matterto thf end, and. unless tho TownshipComtnltte.oab.owa nioro backbouethao bere^oforo she Will probably win.It Is.said by porno that tue> dralnngi-through tho culvert is pattof a naturalwaterway In use for 30 year* or more,and by others thatsuch U not thivcaao,but merely on artlUeal tlrulnago way.i any rato war U on and tho result

will bo awaited wltlT much Interest by

aafferers aro those who live nrare»tt.hr* sconoof hokllitit'anQd for tho Rakeof those who nro coiupelled to ueoCoht^nnldrnvehuo, It -Is' w bothat tbo whola'inattcr will now rvceivobiidino9fjiiko -trontment and. a flnaiBoltlcinent quickly treoched.,

i - • • . • -

VUviutfa's ••Miupli«r.** /The entertainment and smokcrynr-

rangod In honor of those membora ofUnion. Hone Co. and tho Truck Co..whohavo reached their matuilty asQrcmcn, (Kcnerally dcsigu'ati'd as "ex-empt", was in all respoctian unquali-fied success, not only as an entertain-ment, but a!) a nvtatK of promoting thefeeling of good-fellowship between thoc o m p a n i e s . / ' . ' -•

The inVitatlonu woro- confined toinomljcrs of Jtlioi Department and rep*rescntatlvca oV the" local papers; theroams of tlio Hosonnd Truck Compa-nies, thrown together. not allowing ofa more general invitation. SecretaryWIHluma Called on Chief Emmor K.Adams to act as chairman for the OVOJI-Ing.'flntllie.followldgashort programwhich bad beon arranged, called onMr. Ocprfto Nowmnn for the flretnumber, a banjo solo, which ho rend-oivd (h ffreat shape! Ho was followedby selcctlohi from a phonograph Inchnrgoof Mr. A-Mclllng. JurlgoS. J.pox was ncxt'chlled on, his roBponsoriclngVrcading of " Mr. Doolcy onOolf" which wat highly amuaing.Mr. B. K. Clement followed withanoth/>r.cxceedrngTygooareading.

Mr • N. R, Foster, ono of the exempts,In a few happy remarks alluded to thegood work done by the Department,

gpfrom total destruction of bis own homeabout two years ago. Mr. Foster prc-scptetf to tho Hose Company a largephotograph showing his bouse and theruins- of the Nouatadtcr house afterth« flrt; • Mr. Foater was followed byEx-chlef R C. Flumn who gavo a shoitreview ot the Dopanmentelnco forma-tlon,and touching on Its good service insaving property. Mr. Plume also

illngly mentioned W D. Wood andWilliam Y. Redfern, members ofUnion Hose who bad died, and who.

eluded In the Hat of exempt firemen.Mr. John^H. Thompsoni" called atteB-don to the state of amity and goodteeljng'faetween the/ companies andbespoke e> continuance .then of.

All present then adjourned to the•TrWc£1C6'nipahy*a' room wbc-re h

' 4with good thing-), whlcli required theattention of th^ conipuny for sometirne, nfltr which Chief Adams Iu turncalled on everybody present., to saysomotbiag. , A gu<xl J jii>* tiuio wasbad by all until ttit* ua3--uibla,'>' brukeup near mid.iifflit.

T&e'-TO.nnj t ee^-r»sp •ij»ib'e-ff>rthe

TOWNSHIPCOHMITTSC<>f Uie Town-

ship Cvmniltiee <rss held Tu«dayelgttt tritU only three membei*.

i *,cCrom*t-ll, llsnkln e ud Thomp-son, present, Mr. Meintirp being (>re>vented by illac-»» from nUrndlnft. No

> ofthe.

buslat<ss ot any luipottanwthi» umiat ntutino »a^ transacted,numerous commlttitM ou moiv or iesaUnpottant matter* not reportlUR at nilor only anil «liat«vorbuslnrs.-* pre*p!>to<l Iving laid owr or

-fiTred In the usual way.Tho rvslgnatiun of Oommlttoi'aittn

Joseph Bevvram-o was wad, iut notaccepted, being laid over until tlw nextmeeting for the reason, aa stated byMr. Cromwell, that It had not beemle-

at* t&al rraafoM wuUI do aaj•- _ «••*'•• ***"•thins- ( Afu>r tlw txtwllnff games ThursJay"

Chairman Crouwrt-Urfportal torlh? niphttfcc i\<m\t> team I'titiTtaluol lh<>committ*« WJ Nrw Orangt-llgUis. that vWt«r» from WefttlrM. Ilsfreshm/nt*lw> had ooly taiksvl tlvn innttertiv«r vresv wrv^l. /with Mr. Sielntlro but thought then- Xh« utm»a in tti« Vx*ina l.i;'m.lu-a(iWit no authority to dlvrit fnun other - iSoa \tag 'tburr.auicut la,t ««rnir<tt reault-AMiiinla tHn fun.ltt Hivvt^tArV tit Ktaklrt* ' . i « ^ # ,il . . . . . . -*

at Nowdifferent fn'fti

Otanj?-. This \v,>n.hi* stntomt-nt tJf»li*m it riun:«s

tluit

/ U-t.Mcf^ick Jt I'urwll.

SbirpA VanSium/llotirm-A lit'stuuMiftU'k A

Cromwell itbo«aUI for the Ctnt.>nnlal s»har|i 4 Van HJMI/. lknunuiaveuuto tvnunitliti that thoiv wn< Uraluuu A VUmsA Slnr|t X Van S.iunuothlntt to report «six>pl that Vrw-' • r 4 - * * *

Revolution

SHORTHAND.T<*cbcr* of National reputatioaare discarding l*itmaoio systeiu*t l t th ti

isatcouM l « so dhcitt^l for tiu% Imprv" <•• Urnlnuti *. Iment of Centennial uvttnur. Mr.-u, ,u t 'n« j

g pholder Adams 4ukd promised \o Imvwth<j culvertlying on this promise. A*

d

and they wort> re-!, nuaiNtss NOTES

II. l.'UBarvK lia»pr«|>ar««lfurthi> Uult-y Uavlt<ytreo trimming*, sod luuumer-

aaI to wium tb- .ha ,kj ..'fal. are Juewas mad • up. vf th. i* ma.no^-r. f.ouieacu '-, orgAuiiatiJIJ,;;'"Jiti ra- C. H.Wi.lianu; J5. L. -Mooir aoJ J, h. Vat-by ot the Jrack Co jipaiiy.aud JlcsiW.»¥. Jf. OrSy/MLJf. Wheeler «md Wm^Keipp of the Hose Company.

<SId«l who should he appointetl to the, tervlpw with thoCoUwrU.rand A»»«i*or ] »*>!• b6«,a«Hcael«* aw displayed. Iuvacancy, ho having receive Mr.Sev' with regard to ibft^Utputed bill* paWi •b?*>!f"l*>*1'- l l l* ia° Ul<* •hlrtv'* • B j

,.p,r.~iV..•»iilgii»tl»n nnly Hv« .laya|laat' y«ar Mr. Cromwell said that•«>»•#<•»'••*» '»*¥" 5'1^ choi«s.fruit*,prtortothonuwting. the^cfaecra were not satisfied. .u«,-| apAn«»»:|»r»lnjn>on,nuta, «r*na«, »u-.•'• Philip Jahn.Sr, had a]ust complaint as tha Cuminittco ot ouf, bail done hi* j fc*ll «V 'Shapiro's" <shen outwith regard to thft assessing ofslde-'best but failed, but he did >iot »tate • J<M ? our holid-iy |uiTvlyin»»,

,unrein he.had falleiiwlifn later on abjjU, of Collector Crauo for *26J13 was [p'rrscnted it was held up at Mr. Crvmi- jwoll'u request aiid referred to/'

/"titojrroui llvnuluiu.'ilaled Aug. SO. tay»original coinmtiteo" to |>as* <>n andjttiat Daulel A Hay designated l>y tl(u

W U bll i

Latwr Coadlilaa* la llonsill.A ubpatch to th« ObtcBKu Itecord

bof ~

A. Kay. ilcilguatinl )>y Iliupay if found corivct. \Vlio« thU biulaocretarj of state to InvMtlijalo Is-wai presoutcd Mr. Cromwpll said hothought UiaSchucl Uoard/ihould payIt, but Clerk Murahall dually convlnceilhim that tho Town Coiiimlttfe should

walk.tax for lota on North avenue1

near the river all In his name althoughhe was only a part owner. Ho wanted'to pay his sharv, whatever It waa, nutnot for the other owners. Mr. Johngot no satl.<aeUou, being referred totlioltoadlioard which will not meetuntil after tho last day tor payment oftaxes, although it would-seem that thecommittee ba.% tho nanio right to dividethi* assesiment as thoy have to dividesewer assessments which wnsdono foranother applicant later on. ,

A communication to the Chief of theFire Doprirtruent, E. K. Adams, guvoprice's.etc..of Exi.mptcertllJcnto»and|»heoompw>r>ul.lmak«nuitHjiicUoii| *'„,.,,,,„,„,,„.„„ o f l l u ,u , t r y 9 l l d iobadge*, and Mr. Adams personally |te rul« p.-ty%drnnt. Cranford now •«,«VB p '„ ,"^uVa,,"u »,a, will b« «a.ikfd. that some MUpn'«b0.tak0O.Unil^}'*-aB.m?ir.Ble.a9.'\y4$tn^^ tun a •trous ilunlrethe matter without furthor delay; butr*0M0'"~"JnB'8gSif>t'o"n was nmdo t o j u u n,j, |,ttr( ,,f Uiu»t of tu'e'uV for n'ueliat Xlr. Ciomweir.tBiiKpcstlon tlie mtkt-1 wducoxtho uunibcrof liydranU by. tlf- imiHUrniloii. .tvm» of ilit> urtmcit ul>.

U> tlie Tin" Oi in- i f''iii-wliloli.wrml(J IM) ti||n>i'aljl(! to th« »taclc$ to Wi-urluu wbFib labor'Is tliomlttco with powor. OnomcmbVr of !^>fcrO>. Nohetloii vvnst tukvn. ! widely ••un.va'lllng . opinion'- that tupthis commlttwlHslckiindauMliiirhiuj/t-' le'l* Marslinll called Out commitrc/ilRncd;. ! lew's attention to Iho bond Iut«-r»«t i.'Ina-com'munlcntlon C. B, l l i eronyi fn l l lng due Jan. 1, and".payment ofj

mu» asked thut Kowpr'ha«e«smoiit^>n | M m v > w l w 'provldwl forlnrt'Kiilnrinnn

l inti> tlio nrhool* of KOJJ-Uudaod HcutUnit, tUhoDiduf I'ttuiau.io •T«too«, af l l

I*roTon«n|M>riority tnall other nyatetn*:

K<uitr to Lturn.Kuitr to liiatl.Ai >'ti. I at tht

We lava. eninlnTe.1 a CourerctrTtucnsn of tho (ItiKon 8v»tru, to co»-uutcK Jisvun a. •

Write, or call, for "ltovululion IuHhorth»nd."

Tjr|H»«rriUnii |irac"tii<« fr.nu 1 to 4hours daily, lloukkegping cnuiaa iucharga ut a pnu'tiral man. Su Ut l t riustlueliuu ran bo h»J. -

Union Bo Joess College,DU lloildlng, KlituWtlu .V J.

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In tlji> Hawaiian UlanU* since annewll\»u. has nbuut cuncludml hi*work ouJ VX|HVU to return tu til

^tati'n larly In Boiiti'Uibvr. l lv ha*pay tho bill. / . felted vvt-ry Ulaud lit tbo itroup and

With regard to rt'diictton |n w t t of! almost evrry tiluntatlon, '"I shall Iraflttj hydrant servico which bo hadlablo t»>' rrporli," hw nays, "nut only nundortaken -to press on the Uiilon ! wliltiiitut'M unih» i>an «f the planter*

Water Co.. MnCruuiwoll rvportiMl tbat («° *>'u r" w l l l u < 'wiulumuts for th*-• • • - • - - i-u,.;!.. (0 met.! tilt, ilrmaiitls for labor

lots lately purchased by him on/Fair- j u n r -l M l d i i d d Ui h

l l t that lit) i

umn iiiiiiiol mand the lalwr ofImilatlou* In thin cllmatv. Ou thl*I tlilnlt I iiavv wt-urvd data nufli-

clvnt lit |irurt>. nut only that bn can, butthat In' 0(H'«."

Muiior ho divided BO Uint hecould pay hU ittwsstwnt wrparatt'lyfrom the remainder of tlio.^ropcrty.

Colloctor Crano' was ifitU" "'1-*1! to1

make th« illvhlou askudfor. Eugi-netT Vrcclnnd oertifled that tho work

tbo usual three/months, and that curi-tractor, Bernard l>oylu, wu-s entitled tothe balanc/due on tlio contract. Iliacoihmunicntlon'tlio Y-' I. A. askwl jwr-tnlssl^it to plnre'faurashcaiisln thostoytj district and aUo asked thatau-Ijiin bo taken to liavu broken walksfcpnlred and the Btreets kept five oflitter; Permission s in granted toplace tho cans subject to tho consentof property owu'ore. .

Mcisn. Itath & Doyln aslo'it tor iv-tiowaf of their license to make bowerconnections, and presented applicationof Mr. F. W, Hunter to connect hisbarn with sower. Both grnuU-d. •

Tho Bond Boanl called'thcutUiiitlon,of llio Committee to tho condition etcrosswalks and. Bldcwalks ulong Uoutliavenuo^ tho sumo'.having Imou leftn u bad state by tho Trolloy peoplo,

and oaked that tlio Trolloy Co. boroin-pcllcd to rcston* tiia "yunlka | wherebroken or destroyed. .ThU Is ttie,.siimo matter refenvd to ut length i InTho Citizen Dome woeks ngt>. ClerkMarshall wan instructed to write theCompany with regurtl to tho matter.

L'ndejp Itc|>ort» of of: Committeeswith regard to the application of thercsldejita at Ourwood forhulidjiuituh-llshlnga fire company, Mr. ThompHouas tho only member of the Fire Com-mlttciv present xald no meeting liadbeen held, but Iio understood thatWcstileld would not help and ho did

had rnnovrcd the liHiiroiicu nil furni-ture liiiuwu ruommt Sllcis co»t thaulost year, at whlcli thii ClialnnaiivXprvawil deep entlffaclion. .

Chairman C'fimiwoll oomiiiouk-d ontho un.tidyiiciM ul

ia!tuItIng,'i"n3»ripu6Ti» SiMr. Thompson wai delegated, to

A M»>» Starr Abeat Spura«<*>- -An^ilil r.nglliib railway guartl tells

this stury nltujil tlie Istu Dr. Bpurgoott:."Near wlienf MpurgvouTa tabernacle*und» lia'lf a doiw main atnwt* ailwwl nt uu'e-|inlm, Tfiere Is a drinkingfoimtain'Tticrt',; "it-Uiatf^no »ury hot

>rn; fo'uui'altiwanted a

tho landlord of bin a^'ht"on tin-matter. . . ' •: In tho'matter of tho Judgement ofContractor U'nttoin tho Chairman «aldho had talked with Mr. ltergoti to weIf tho matter roufd not bu brongbt tonhead nt oiiuu to. HUVO interest charges,A committee of two wo.-* appointed toconfer further with Mr.' llergnn midnrgua compromise. Tim ChnlliiiniitlioiiKht that tlioninount ulinllti-ii tobu ilutt should bo paid iiiiyway.

Tho Mill ordored paid won-

ilrluiiatroug" dsamuar*inyaelf, ana wtlUwanted a ilrluii luyaelf, aaa wtIN

wajtlh'g my turn I said to somo of thel mnmllujf by, •Hurry UD, I'm

dy

parched I' BowoWily patted me oo tboback aud «alO, 'Tbank you. my man,you' liav» KIYVU me uiy text for to-night.' It was Mr. Bpurgevn." Theguard adileil ttiat lie wns on bis way tothe taui'ruaVleat tliu time, and Spur,geou prvachml oUi> of thu dnent «er-mpn» he hail over beard oa tnewonla"Ilorry up, I'm pareliud!"

0. Howard, insurance,O.C. Winkle, rondn,A. Dltzcl, "J. Prenilurgatt,/ "M. Bliarfcr, "I'll. Jaliny bulletin,C. J. Fox, lire, "A. Dlliol, •'

" " SUWl'tli,11 Doyl.-, " .J.Mulonoy, " j.J. Houneasey, pollco,1'. 3. lllrnloubergor, "'J. KStni. "J.Sblndler,V. DiUel, P<»«'r,

A. O. Hopkln^ B. of"J1.THuburban Eluutrlu Co.M. it. Tbompson, rout.H. T. Manliall, on acct.,

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" A Oiirman olllcvr has lurcnti-J auacetyh'ua acarclillght wblcb can tw oar-rlvil by oito man and wblch will IIluuilonttt uvcrylhliig wllbta a dumnceof 100 ynril«. It Is expected to l<o "flireat UH« lb narcblug for tb» wouu>lmlafttr a battla and In bridge bulbils* at

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( , PHILIP JAHN,House, Sign, and

Fresco Painting,- ' Plain and Oteeratlve

Paper Hanging

, Paint,Wtill Paper

ttoad the CITUXJI for tbe foots, Cranford, Hew Jersey

ORANDtST OJSPUV OP CHRISTMASCWTS NUWARK HAS EVER SEEN.

MAHNE

DOTOUNIIOHI0

Winclbw Sfiades?.1 *

IXi juu t m | o n Curtain f »!•• ur dilum I\V« rut rurnt«U any tim atf viut.

a j . w |.,ik.Wo•ml IIUI dnw wmiiha st )i«ir hinno.

ll..).»ir Cmipmit «•«« «lt»n(n»? If«i> KlU ni l tint l.amllmujlr(rMboi. lirttna liiwJ nut (.it•!»•)• oil UuJ.

W. N. CRflV. Union Awe. Cranford

Ppospeet i:Papk.

LOTS"1'UUatL.KUN

avenue.Piicillc avenue.

Uiiiaii avenue,Sylvan in place.

»ll nwtwn ImiiiurxiiMiit, niiUnl

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F. E. C. Winekier, owner*. ' Willow Btroet.

PAUL JH1TNER,Shaving and Hair

Cutting Parlor.( I I I J ' l l

gll»lr t'ulllna *i»l

ttuom 7, OtKi* IIIMM Dlodk

A.O.HOPKINS,

UPHOLSTERY.Hair ttattragac* ttemado. '

' • Itooui 11 Optra Houso. .

JOHN WATERS0N.

Carpcntcrand BuilderRoom 9, Opera Houao.

Estimates furulshiul promptly,ks, ktHilw. ImtU, «crews. mil*.of All:hiiiil* aoil K<nfral hurdwara fur

tain at reasonable prires.

ROBERT RINDELL.

Lehigh Coal, LumberDIZAIN VlVK,

LIME, LATH, PIASTER. ETC.

Plumber and Qas Fitter1tMuo «wi Uit wiUw M l Int. Tinting ami b>i|

air I w i n c liatiitKlM fBr»lniiai(<«

I'ulUr l/ld»,Crutiint. N.J.

Chairo RecanedLeave your order at the

Myers' rcutuurunt.

Union Avenue & Cherry St.P.O. box 394 Cranford.

\V. W.

Carpenter and Builder,

"l»80enc»>7\Vaiouta»enne, Cranford. "T'V•;. K. AlAMU

'' ' Agtatfer

Cnmfont, tt. X

JJB. W. RANKIN.Uhlgh Valley Coal.

Kindling Wood. /

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AFTER THE HUSICAUS.

lHi>« IkU U UJ lime It l.ilCgtitVttfb L6# h*l tM-fil drwnilBg ta ijMVmt)

tkx>J n u l l *<* ruu. vA^ctfavirtf food olgfe&Abtl Hnf» in ihtf fttiackw ) * i 4

AtHl ftr'rv Jiirtlnif ii«] ilrlfllAtfT !

uid tliilacu.

An «r ocrrr rwim,t wl'.h tort's

l I t l t i b i w s U w i *Ijriaalhv« iww t*tn tnmsronani l« ttu Krattr

^hd dliUnce Itu fwflrr DM * t •'To drotta the t*ttt ibKUjtt (hit you lot«

tlutt )ou L>t*.u« ifrtcrn, •WMtluaftl

TUi . iwi DM jou «t«r li r A totalI'to taking »**j with m«, i t H t -

l lat nerd trhleb.wt* tmtialj JBpotai—TlKt tros Ibl hrart't uwtflllf bull

U t 4 1 U atlt (SlijrilKJ, f j KOt !<»• IUI «ml (Hi of UM lltfcl;

TUI IRH thil «u wlWully ttnjbtf .IVao lock* lUt (>ra cold to Ux UiUI

W« il«k tut. »• crjr cot it bu , dor.Nor pM «o IU iladow ustlttt .

If Ion, ijuoujli • world ud II* kit*, dwr,. Lwd III. ta Iht Ulla et r«*t

d UTIi* world and tht b u n t *tf bitfttt.

And why ftbould tip* qtilrtr, feemrti fttdAtn,ft* urinr • lUnpI* "fiowJ iufl.tr' :

1 Cowl ntitil *D<] good olcU. .• • • •<JrrsbiB i r e • ' " • •*

I know,fy *om« gvite. I •hall betYour ytli'*. ilvjr, yenu 'sunn/ brlgbl

111* HiM »n4 the gUdw lo to*,No fiwie Ut •tf«W Ur*we!li rrplylbf

tv» drill In (lie <rl.li wot Id ifwrt;

Nor diKUicr, nof iKrluuH. M-Prink L. auotom,

P.ewersity011104 • : •

A Ixitoraotlt. Tli«ttVuuld Mot U«hs»«•nil W H at Lul IM- ,1,«r«itod, ta s> Omul 5

Eleven hundred ODil four wo» afreight locomotive, ft littlo blfiger, butuo better, .llmu ofUiT cngluesof herclosi. Mtmlcy. wlin ia»o«B«l bet, w*»like her... llu wan Just a fair; averagemgliiecr. suit that vmn all. And yetwbeli jinollicr uinn wool out on tb«

- 'LcveD'four oho woulii toy down- ODhim eight times out of ten. ; •

And to it Ml out tliat. whllo »Ue didher work willibxly anil well wltb W"»-ley aboard, «Uo gained » U d name.

-The conductor, comIIIE out wltb thn

chippy runner?". Tho brskemao sboofctils bead.

At hut, after m'wft nrlBg, the flrf-luan succwded la getting is* enj(and the vuglucer; hot, and a nay wewent—three engltu-s Bad 13 loads furthe foothills. '

In tbe vallry tbe 'Leven-four didfairly veil, but luc .moment we bit theheavy umile—xn fret to tbe tullo—Kho began to cut up. 'the pointer ontut; steam gauge began to'go back andlack. T nuut off tl«. Injector to allow,tier to "pick tip," and when tbe waterivmi as hike as I could 'afford to let ItCO I trlnrto put on the pump again,but It refused to wurk. . •' ;

We tried tbe left baud lift It wouldstart off all right, singing like a locust,and then, !0.-ak and abbot tbe weteiInto thn ditch, la the meantime 1 gotthe right bond Injector* going again,but when I 'tried tbe water tb« bluesteam hissed from the gauge cocks hotniul dry as acroupy cough. I beganto ease up to sav* ber crownsbeet, andthe old runners, who we/e helping meup the bill', began to whistle me ahead.Ah. that Is gall to a young runner.

At taut we had ber.bot once more,and now »h«< began to do toy share oftln> work Tbatumered her -unmercifully. liut tbd harder I hit her the bottei

Brow. Noah would shoot-a re-glance s i me every time sheHi. Til wish b» knew that -she

wax doing It—that she was only re-wmtlnis tlii- abuse that I was heapingiijiou ber. .

lit my1 nuxlety to get out oD tlino Jhad forgotten' my engine cap"and wasiimv ivcarUi).' a lltile chip of a.derby,which IH awkward and out of place onin I'nitlnr. -

While rfodglUK lu and'out of tho tab,rcHtllni; with the sand lever and- the

Injector. I jttruck the point of my der-liy against the cab window and It shotiluwo tbe mountain, loafing me ba,re-lipadud. I slRaeil to Noah; be "shookhi* head-bo bad no citra cap. I wentluto the. clothes box and found A littleJauutjr brown cap that 1 bad seen Motley wuar and that nobody but'Mosleywould think of wearing.1 As I put itou No»h raited hi* hand With a lookof horror.

I'rcseptly, the 'Leven-four began todie on us. ' Noab worked, frantically.,but to no purpose. He woufd cock tutgates, miss the furnace door and scat'ter coal all over lil&,deck.

fluslly I signaled him up Into th»cab to work the sand lever and wentat the fir* myself. Put It was of no

.Aid If Ma«l(>y m t v tbcro ho winila•mill1, otlivrwlMlio would frown. AndIf Moslcy came out wttti anothor en-glue ttic conductor would ho Just usunhappy.: Mosley anil tlio 'Lor#D'fourwent togftlu'r. or tlioy didn't so,

Oue ulglit on extra man went out,or intliiT. started out, with tho 'U'Vi'li-four. At tho very last ditch leavingthe yards R1U< hroltu tlio iwltcb bridle,cllnilwd the rail, turned over on hvrhack. Jatumnl her tvblitlo Into tunMind aud Hohliod hvr lICo iiwny,

Tweuty-four IIOUM later, whou uliomood ujMin her f«-cl ngaln, thi>y IIUKIUHIher Into the tmclt «liop» to In1 over-hauled and imlntcd. nud In that wayMoiley K«t another leu day'i waltlufffor her.

Locomotive engineers are notorious'"ly aupcratltlous. To ljo sure, thero are.fxccptloni. 1 was onu of them.

The Urcman of a puibcr notlcea thatwhen the bend engines slip the pusbur.will- almost Invariably Oy uy. /rbe'.head engine* slip, because they havefound a sharp curve, but that wouldnut cause tbo pusher, lying .bncU on atangent, to slip. Hut ibc will slip, andyou will see tho driver open the sandvulveM the inoniout bo hears the head

' roguic colng or vecs tbo "Ore sbootlDgup lu a solid Btream or f ceU tho weightof tbv train suddenly up agalnat hl»

—jliJJ -jjjf;.'"-- - ;Many good and plausible reasons for

ihln rcsppntlvc or answering-",slip' might bo put forward, but to tbo ralod,'of tbo averoKe eiiRlni'er It Is a «yn>-

natliy strike pure nod simple—one en-gine fcellne for anutlirr. Why, I haveknown ineu who would arguo that alocotuoltvf would not only »j-mpnthliewith a sliter engluo, but would actual-

- ly grieve for a dead euglorar. Hour-lug aud seeing the»o tblUKs for years,the newly promoted VUKIUO driver car-

•elously, a n-rtaln atuuuut of super-stltton.• One day when 1 wnx a hostler thejuaiter mechanic Bftit for me. I wentluto tho offlce and came, out an engl-nee'f. To bp sun1, 1 had expected pro-motlon somo day, but not that day,tltoujfu I knew that soinrbody wouldl>e promoted to toko Mosley's place, forMotley—was dead. ' Tbo master mo-choulc bad run me around others, butno one complained. . . .

Old runners bad eliled at tho 'Loren-four when Mosley. was alive. ifVhowould want her ucswt ' Bhe was count-ed "unlucUy" then—abe would be extrahatardoua now.

Or course It did not follow necessari-ly Uiat *he would fall tQ me, but shedid, and the Qrst nlglit out I teemed tofeel the arm rv)t ittll warts wheretbe late luckless engineer had leaned

, .watching' **be • ell rtctilns tall beneathp £

Noah, tbe old Dretnan, had refUMd" at first to go out wltb ma, but there

w«a no one to take bis place. an4 beteas forced to po. To this day, I'iteothat fireman's sad. bony face. y •

Re seemed at first to rem:nt;mj- presence on the right band side, aid 1

began to reseat his resentment TheIwad brakomnD H8k«l him, lo the tan-fcungv of thf caboose, "What wa»«aUnUtm." .Noah said notblna and, sigheda?aln. ' , • •

As I went about oiling the engine 1beard the fireman telling, the brake-man how she uad behaved when ^ton-ley laid tiff anfl an extra man 'hadKone out on tbe 'I^eren-foOr.' '

"If-^she'd do that then, whnt'll »he.4o to 'em now; wbafU sbo da to tWa

v *0S« sport camVfromV and Uclvor declared afterward

that be could not' bear her oxhautt,And he was coupled to'my pilot*ar. :. Movley bad beea a dudlab driver, and

Just over tha furnace door he had aImvel edged mirror fastened. ' •

auddouly I straightened up, glaucedluto the mirror aud Ww'Uosley atplain tit I bad ever seen him, wearingI he little browu cap that be had wornon his last' trip. , . :-~L-—

Well, It gave ma a sum. though Iam not ut all superstitious, lu a mo-mutit \ remembered th,at I wa» wear-IIIK ttic cap Dint had been worn by the.dcud driver and remarked for the Orsttime llmt we bad looked alike, bad tbesaum hnlr, the Mnie small, brown mus-tache anil nearly Ibe «ame eyes, Thefuruueo heat bad given me for toemoment tbo same ruddy glow that badbeen bis, In short, wo were Identical,save that be bad been bandstme attd Iwas not, i ' • • . - ' • '. . .

I was uneomfvrtable; Climbing upto my lilac* again, 1 said to Noab 'thatthe cap was too small for ma and ex-changed w|tb him without asking huconsent. .

1 watched Nuau, The Oral time hecaught sight of himself in the mirrorbe put up bis bands, again, took off thecop, folded It carefully, put It Into bitclothes box aud tied a big red and

Uy this time my two helpers hadHauled me to the top of the bill, whereI held tbe 'Leyen-four wide open forton minutes to save ber 'crownsbcot,for -there was scarcely enough wtottirlu the lower'gauge (o wet a posUgeHtamp. - . . •

^ little while we were going downtbu mountain alowly, the heavy carscreaking ou the twisting, curving trail,and thnt and tho low breathing of tbeair pump wax all we could bear. Pres-ently the iilg hluuk engine began tot d f l l l 1 d h

sbu would climb the rail and then fallback iuto ilio Kroovit again. -Now shewait heaving great, deep slubs. Noabnoticed It aud glaUced over at uii-. Tbewhole huge hulk of machinery wouldlift ami fall, 'Mobbing like a truuhlvd

"What's the mutter wltu her nowt"I asked. "Did you ever soe ber do thatboforcV . . .-"Not exactly that." «ald Noah. "I've

seen her cut a good many capers, butnothing like thin." •.

"Well," he added after a pause, "Ifshe'll tote mi> la'this tlnitt I promisenever to bother her again." and I savtho Hremancrou himself.

"They dou't bav«jio mercy ou a lo-comotive," Noah, went on, staringthrough the" narrow'window In front ofUliu. "Engine ain't bad time to

Well; uow that he had mentioned It,. couM"«w>"thSi"the'greiTenglne was"sobbing silently* through-Jhei bight,heaving, and tallliif^Uka ft troubledbreast, though, s s j rcmarSwd before, 1was never to* leant btt »UEewtjtJou».,--A» we l iy oo th«aldlns »t Bhiwsia>a}Unjr for .\'o- ltfjt |ooSt tn«, torch, toJooU her over. 1 ootks»4fft;hrtsht band

JsrtUfd, tbe center of thefail* of theL-^qy..,1n*S..-_Tli ' frontjewJo* the'for-'.. at l vyualUrr liad ttrop^ji^f so (bat. Itrested oa the, axlf-vchro ah* had' hernow <}ovn bill etid.tbtMle, revolv-ing wouKJ draw ihe^oallaer forwardand lift It up. lifting th« engine titftll'It could go.no farther, J Then with asudden drop the macbiwry would fallbiwk.ln place again.

•I called Koah and. u to l ta siplaln to-

TOWMSBWD'8mmm

% mmm,HEWJERSEY.

\Vt> <lo not iinniiv jx-oplf who have rreentjy hist.Mriuls*-; Uy pedtitiu^ moiiiimeiitH but oilileavor to.getir.ixatle.bi^jutlici.QUaJul'^irJti.HiiiRiiiid bydeal in j?' withhy tlealiiig W'ith

customers itiu square hukineHa way giving an honestpiece of _work and material for an hoiieBt dollar we

\>f pleased to have your order on^theae

Very truly, ,

M. E. T O W J N S B J J D ,105 Uaat Front Street. ; Plainfield, N. J

Railway Hmi Laundfy;Ita eat., ^ Rahway,N.J .

Highest Gpade work.- ;Hand work u speciality: Family work, all fiat pieces

rone'd per 1b. 5c. c All pieces starched ami ironed,

per pnir 50c. Prop us a prtstai ami; w'ajfoiT''vviFr'cuifFioF "* ' •.your, laundry! , . r .. \ , .

A. T. CWANU Jc. I'rop.

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Poultry Medicines and Supplies.Now is the Time to buy for Egg's and Keep.Your

ro\vla Healthy. •. i ;Feed o\ir-BANNKK UVK Food and Tonic.25c per can.^caus $i:(iO, 2 doz. cjise $4!6().

.-..^L>^UiLiri5l''JL\\i!i!j^y..y£u ^*\ ~W^\ j?firj?? !Jur*ing the Winter:' • Our Grand Catalogue of StippfteiMailed FREK r

I«»l€>w l?o«,ilt««>'. XX'lrc I*l«t F o r l O O O .5-8 of i Cent per Sq. Footfor 2 in. Mesh Ho. 19 Wire

MUCK Will IULK OK IMKtCr LliSQTH.SI Inch Mi-oil No. IK Wire.3 In. R.V; 1.4 in. i l .: l i i l lu.n.s.>.r,ii«.*lu.t3.A',liH in.

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IS I tuh M«Nii- No. lt».Wire.Mn. eio:l1|u.»l.lli;lln. SI.'W;!') lo. i;.J3| Siln.«J.H.';Jj lu. ijjsi; u lu. H"< IMI11. JlJlU; ",i;O7p.*l.—

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n. 9l2.$s .Wo«lliiwnill«cminlnr 10 i«r wot ou i or mow

llalm --«lm itaplm 10 wntt aor Ib.. requires

hiSi tttat this mtsU U» &* raese ©f!i*r t.lgti#. tiat he tstAf Mailecad tsiii isetew Otv'Lereofoiir.

«j Ltd as tbe HiUtdradaa-aerett «t&tfkeep* tli!» Bf>." be west ca; 'osly tia'll

1 wrfitc « |ag« about ber la tier worktiook at the iittifr end ot tbe ru» OB.1gare tbi* oBi» macWulai la tbe round-liouw a bony,day. but sbe was as bal

.gojDjt back th» rotlawlag Bight.We. tr«4r9 eoisutf 'that ul«tt. an4

trben we had almost m e t a l tfce turnenl| of the lloctlrfl «ii» tagaa to slip,t h e two head en<^ae» ptslted the train•war from m* until I mold ferl tu»otugflns at my pU<H bar. :Sud(l««ljr I«iw ft srrat glare In t i e saowaturd;It was tbe tm-oBd secttos cumins fu(car tall Umt»~Qaw powerfol Luiotlres,all wM» bpea,

Hating to? benefit of the rail that 1bad been aaadiaj all done. Uw/ "were*oJ«lo« loto »u wltl. t l» spied andweight .of aa owao Uaer goto? upagainst a floattujf Iceberg. . ' -

1 dared not wfittllf tbein dovra. fortbo englow at Van, front of car tmlainlsbt bear atsd ohm oB, asd eoctenm tto) ti&uiet to the '£evjibont to be cnu!ie<l;e» no >zs-

I sliouted to Nuali to cams ant of »J»uaa. ao<l t l io toe, crsfta .caaue. No-boOj was Uort. I >£at,ebaa^«d ti> ta-otUer run apd Kuabto oootAer easlne.U a d t l >

ita From Europe-

never did any good-she only madetrouble for others, and;Saalljr, after rebuilding her and changlBa; everythlnabut her: omnber." they put her on agravel tralo away up on the side"*tthe mountain, and that wa» th« last of!«e 'Lpvenfour. ' :•.Nearly every railroad man. In tineniountalns, and many of my readers,know. about tbe Uuadr>d and setea.Sbe was'mate'to the"nine, born on Friday," her sister onSaturday, npii the Baldwins of mi l s .dclphla, wuo • bityt "her, declare thatthe jwo cnsrlDf* were identical, piecefor piece, from the point of their pilotsto tho tip qf their tanks: . But. their"souls" werv.as, different as werejtho.soul» of Ji'kyll and Hyde.

'The Uunaredand-nlne wal vlriaom,honest and true/ Her sister was faith-less, wanton, vain, whimsical and .ut-terly conscleuceles*. ShflilUtd morenieu than any. teugiav Uwt-«1 tU>!-Rocklt-s..'•;. t'lnally, whed'shemade btr lout wild ledp-all, gaudy louew iHilul-lnto the Uunnlson , river,this sanio Noah 'was, underneath bt:r.and that Was the last of th* Hundrea-

-LONG VOYAGE.. Praia , Itlchltron «a, Mala*WllbsHt latarr«»tloi>. •' .

Rvcently Jerome Creed and Wife utfinclunutl paid a visit to Carp l4ko.Mich., wb»reT they joined a party, offrlcuili cumprlslug Or. Louis SthwaUAstivr Helgli. William Bruckinaon.Joun Flai-k. t'red Koehler, Frank Cop-pack, Cliff Sillier, Captain Hatt. Dr.Italaes, I'hlllD ltaer and a number of,othen.: AVblje there thejr sent up auaUooti wltb.,» chrd attached addressedto Colonel t'red.LorenU, a,prominent' " man la CummiusvlU", aaysthe St. Louis Glob«-Deu>ocrati: ,' OnSept 22 Mr. Lorents was Kurprlsed t»receive a postal card containing' the'following: • • • • , . • •

:. Old OrahwJ. U*.B j Dnr Colontl Lor«U—Vour SnUaoa «jrt«4

tan tht» momlnj >| U:W t'ctock. b«to» ilcortIwo (Uji u d nlfbU Uirellni. ; It f u la ip!">-ilia nXHUtlsn. Wt i t sat* tulud ttw fount.flth •Ic4twl.iodth.lut «* k i u d c t U It wucnotec llw ixwiw «twu( 13 mlkf <mt- W< stntII up »bout 18:30 o'clock.', U>, i d t e a U-CU-"^*. Yoaravw ttulj,' ". . ' - ' j ' - , " ' .'

Toyiu* (.IOUTOOCU. O- A. 8. CtotB«*nb«.The ballwn Uail covered tbe dl.stancs

from Carp Lake, Mlctu.to Old, Orchard,Me., without strlklnj; an obstruction.

up at one of tho tkoteia exhibited scurious contrivance to soone friend*last evening.: It consisted of a metalrtel almost eight .Inches long boltrd se-curely, to one jot the Insld?.corners ofhis trunk. Ou the' reel was woundabout 160 feet of steel wtre, trirnuwt-lug In a sort Of stirrup- The enUre de-vice occupied considerably less, than asquare toot. of. room, and the drummer.explained that I^was a, flre escape ofhis own Inveotloo. "AH 1 have to do,"he said, "is to put. my. foot Is the

Our Brand is the -EXCELSIOR.'*• \V(«havai^tiutiuitljrua tutml Incubator . ._ r . ,Turrttl l"nr»r. -Uruanit Ikiuo, llorf Sorai». 0 )««rHtiolK Drlnkinn Knunisln*. tv«tl 'tnty*. JUIU furIfouoQmtl>Jfll¥Fti!ji>Ua,«tc. y . . .

I'.imn ami MVOUI-. I1O>>J locnhaton, S<1 Wnnil 110.00r*-h. I'mria Stato V*Xt Uuckl larnlutiv^i nuw WDflMbltlon.

Sond to cents and gst a Grand Cata>loguo Shoeing th» Lares Plant*-, -

OON'T FOnqCT OUR OANNCR MOULT*' INQ POdr ftR. . ' ';Now lath* Tims to Taed and Strangthon

Vour fowls ~ .

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Excolslor Wire anh PoultrySupply Co.

SB Veasjr atreeL Naw York.W. V. t ints Troririetor. :

Xarpetscleanci l and made over, furniture rep;

Intl polished, mattVesses made over, will guaranj

keep carpets free from moths one year. ^ Work

at y<iur home if proposed. *

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window. The trunk act* a s an anchorat this end add a ratchet at the sidsof tbe reel i>rcvents the « l i» frota pay-lug out too rnpldly.", "Did you over have, occasion to put

It to o»oy a»bt.^ one of tho spectatom.• •jnly oncer", replied • the druniiaer.

"1 was lu a hotel tbat'caaaht Ore atttlgbt about elBbt niooths e^o, and thsQnt tblns 1 did wben 1 lumped outof bed was to rush for tny trunk. Itwas locked, aad la my £«ttacneat Icouldn't Snd the .key. 1 boated biskand.low and :was.s)UU :6«tU« vrnenthq porter rnsbed lo and ted me. datrnstairs. . They , exUasuliasd tb« trt ,ao4 I;subsequently dl»p<jv«r9d,to« keyunder tbe bureau, Now ^ h4y» tt»thing on a chain and am loaded farcouflagrattons of ' ali unsaa*.*—N»«OrleansTttaea-JJemocrot • - -

of a paper by Julian Corbsitt la Lons-man'a. The traditional* ld«i that fire-arms occasioned the disuse of arraorIs shown to be unfounded. In fact,

l^ armor niMl^uiipowd«r were In-troduced In tb* same century." HeHeargues to prove; "The real gjllon. then, of. the dUappearaace of

NJ,

airy proved Itself more- csrrtceabl*than , be«vl»r cavalry, and, secondly,that U{ht.c»Tah7 to' tbdr ozlgla were,mounted tausketeera and n f t there-fore uoannorwl. Except ta tbdr earlydays ausketeers. it mcit ba remeo-bered, never worg^naor." ~. i

*•«of CUhttln* Al»«sdr »»«•

It 1* ronghly «stltoatsd. «a the bailsif lacomptoe atoU natlflcaBoa*, ttat»i». 10- trattiaiiaaUo stwrashtpa -Jimarrived or due wtthla a. few ««/• B»T*

ot thMS> person* "W elf**88 *•*b « tl»» grew, inajaritjr « •

lamigranta. i t la prolate that theretPB-oot more than 1.000 dUxeus- Froo*Sept. 1 to 7, todaslve,'.<WW3;«*»• •**em and cttiareB 'just arrive* to thl»country were paswrf thro^b tfia bent*oOce. As th* scasotr draws oa th»number will Increase frooi tre^t toweek until U» w^SW «*» la- Tt»total liaalsraUoa.' of ih» seasofl willfar exceed tharoT ib» sao» sssaea ot

slonera toot office.1Tb« lausalgrstlsafrotn iU3j l«a» tie«a

twavy thesouonthrough,. It Islapos-slble, hawever, to«aaparo It with thator former years because of thei Be,*system of chwslncaUon by. races,whUb offers 00 opportunity. The tldabound" homeward will "soon set la. It«e* wld t>y Acting flanuaUaloner•JulnUn that nearly aa inany; Italiansa-ent bemn l» tb* fall a* cam? o"4 l Q

the spring. The men arrive In May.•winging with them whatever clothlnatbey.inay needfo* a-«tayof two tears. They board,their money and' take Itliock with them-when the sum growsto an amouBt tuSlclcnt for a> real ea-tate In'vestmcat. , Then they rejnrn.for*notber period ol'money'njikln^ »ndtlnally go home again to settle downfor good. It imrat be said.-however,that a "good many.litre their lives out.here. -Everybody, knows.'.' .laid, theacting commissioner, "that there jar*13.000 Italian cltUtua of New Vork."In Novftnber the steerag* sccommodsi-llottj on vessels bound'for Italian tyr:«will be all taken up. • . •'

tfu-vEst New York port

SwOOO ahead of August. 183T. and ^000ahead of August. 1800. The figures ar»as follows: August.••• 1889, 18,678;An,

.«ai: m 1S)7. 10.317: to i«W.14,023. Tbe period Sept. IT of thl»year waa better than last by nearlyl.QOO aud better* than. 1887 by IJpOO.The total for September of 1S98 wa*18,«>X> and for 1SU7 H.OJO.. Tb> proba-bility l» that the total for the prcfentmonth of this year will be 20,000. -TostIs merely for InunlgnotSk not stoBraeopasscniters,' • ' - •

The September- recwdrfor thl» yea.r.If It reaehes the rpushly 'estimated to-tal, will not be approached by that ofany year sine* 1SU2 at least, ltnml-gratlott Is, naturally., heavtost In April.May and Jnn>.. July and August ar*comparatively oad. moath*. Septem-ber U a good one, but bever Ulie 'thespring and early- summer tunes. Thegreatest, month's Immigration on rec-ord was that of May, 1832. when 6T,T1»Ipassed Into the «lty'through-Elite Is-land. Of these possibly 3.000 w e n r*-tomlng • cltUenv so that lh<) recordstands at 6t«07, This ngure will nutbe touched this fall, of course, oor In,this season of any year .within a .rea-sonable time. "We hare not lueri&sedour force to nteet the unusual demandon our resources," said Acting-itm-mlo/oner Qnlnlan., "We hav«M

have had to work hsrd, bowev®.i i tthe rate of Increase, continues, tr» mayQnd It necessary to do. somethtogv Theyear has been a cwd one, s,oa this sea.sou bas-beeo^parttcularly good."

It was said that the "class" of U varrivals1 was better than, formerly.During the month of Auaust the, totziiValue of1 money shown to the,.lBsnect<on was ?20i>.TS2. - U, must not1 be supsposed, however,- that this was' the tow*Inougfat Into the Toontry. Tba Imatf.grants sire required to qoallfy with thoVosaesttoa of $20.- and they, BIB. tua'suspicious to •'•how'1 any morB'toaonecessary. :Xot long "ago sii old PoUablev was kept la the dsteatloa "pen1*tor three day*. H» denied that he ha4a single penny, "iwt af lengthi turnovercame hlssuspldoa and pioduced •waist b«U conuinlng 1JOO. rubles.Thore were 14>S0 Immigrants (a Au-gn»t who had J30 or tjvtr, »nd>,G32 ap-peared who. had letl than USX Ofthose more than 14 year*'who icooMneither read oor -write them •were: 4,033and of those wbocouia read'ooly .eaTweaty-throa . person* -wesu afflictedwith, dtsesse*! -loaUtaoia*' dsaserouaor contagious." ..

"Xlnety-flve per cent of Immigrants,"said Actlas . Cotnmlsslonef vQulnUn.-come to this country-oa" the repro-•eataUoas of tbelr relttlvtW alreadyhere.. Tbe loereate of iho season may

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signers have bees. vrrltlng. biofl that;-therB-1» work to be bad l»r»-s;trtooc«; -wages, . Many Utters of this .'*Jad, I /know, halve gone fnna the west.' Sw c-reasoas In klod. bi ween lSSS ao418BS. letters were suit to Europe «d>rising prospecUve immtgranu ttf g»yhome. - CoosHiotaitlr t i e tmmixsuton«tf those ycars.was light. .lta^>Atsjt«

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sue here to meet theta, sjready prOTUb.ed wttti jobs for ttwfr Acceptance.- . . ,

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