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B . U . T A P K E N ,

JEWELER.I l l CHURCH STREET, near George

i OUR OFFICE AT THE

METUCHEN PHARMACYM E T U C H E N , N . J ., S A W 8 D A Y , A U G U S T 7, 1909

*• C. KELLY 4c 80N, dealer* in Coal 411 the bent Coal kept in stock, also all •Ices of sewer and drain pipe, glazed and unplaced. Trap T ’s and Y’s. •iifr ney flues and pool brick. Office, and yard, Port Heading Tans PO. Box, 445. Tel. 107-R.

DR. E. F. POTTER—DENTIST—

Office at residence, Hillside Avenue, METUCHEN, N. J.

Office hours: 8:30 a. m., to 4:00 p. m. ' Wednesdays.

Q C. CAMPBELL.

afcEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.The best companies. Low rates. No­

tary Public Pensions collected. Bur­glary, plate glass, boilers and em­ployes liability Insurance. Tel. 94.

Q O. STILLMAN.

RatablUhcd 1*79 Leading Jeweler and Op-

Qharles Rototo Shoemaker

First-Class Workman. All Hand Made Shoes. Work promptly done. Shoes Shined. Next to Bank Building.

MAIN STREET

JamesM. PettitFuneral DirectorPEARL PLACE AND MIDDLESEX

AVENUE;

METUCHEN, N. J.Phone 140-J.

RYNO & HIGH Funeral Directors

COUNCIL MEETING.

The Borough Council had an inter­esting session at their regulhr monthly meeting on Monday night When the question of additional paving on Main streot was being diocussed it whs de­sired to refer to the franchise, granted by aRritan township before Metuchen was separated, to the Raritan Traction Co., for the trolley line on Main street Metuchen; to see what part of expense of paving the Public Service Corpora tion have to pay.

The borough safe refused to open to the efforts o f several aldermen and the mayor, but finally yielded to the gen­tle persuasion of Councilman Ayers.

It was found that the trolley com puny must pave between Its tracks. This will make It possible for Coum cii to have the work done to correspond with that being done by the Henna. R. R. Co., and so extend the improve­ment with but little cost to the borough. —......... ........

The ordinance committe reported through Chairman Burr that an ordin ance was being prepared to provide for removing bushes, poison tvy and branches, as suggested In the Recorder recently, and the Highland aPrit ordin­ance on the subject recently passed, was read to the Council by Mr. Burr. The Council referred the subject to At- torney Corbin.

Mr. Burr reported regarding the em­ployment of Mr. Breece as Inspector and also said the water and gas pipes under the railroad tracks had been lowered, and reported concerning other road Work.

The question of amending the ordin­ance controlling licenses for shows came~up with the intention df simpli­fying the granting of license by re­quiring consent fromt he mayor only; however, on objection from Mayor Wilson the idea was rejected.

A petition for grading of Oak ave­nue from Middlsex to Chestnut ave­nues, was presented by those residing there and was referrd to the attention of the tSreets and Roads Committee.

One o f the most interesting Items of business transacted was the appoint­ment o f Louis Connolly, of Perth Am­boy, as dog warden. He will begin duty at once and as owners of dogs have been fully informed by publication In the Recorder of the dog ordinance. It will be only the worthless curs that will suffer, unless some owners o f good dogs have been negligent of the warn­ing.

The Board of Education sent notice that they will require $11.22.3 for cur-

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INTERESTING MEN S Miu^ aNG.

“ How to Safeguard Our Boys” was the subject under consideration at the men’s meeting held in the lecture room of the Presbterian Church last Sunday afternoon by about thirty-five men of the borough.

After the reading o f the Ten Com­mandments, the leader spoke in part, &s follows:

“ If our boys will follow the com mands of that portion o f Scripture just read, the are safeguarded. How can

help them to follow these com­mands. The will first have to know the commandments before they can well keep them. To ask a boy to com­mit them to memory would cause a re­pugnance for them at once. It has been the practice in one family for some years to read the commandments for family prayers on Sunday morning. The boys practically know them now without having had to study them.

We can safeguard our boys by ex­ample. If my boy smokes to excess and I do the same, my saying to him “ You ought not to smoke so much” will have but little effect. I f I smoke moderately, it will have more. If I smoke not at all It will at least put me in a position in mfhich I can talk earnestly about the harm It will do him physically and mentally without his being able to say, “ Take some of your own medicine, pop.” 'The position that one father took with his boys was that he did not want them to smoke before they were 21, as smoking after they had obta in ^ their growth would be less injurious and the probability of their smoking at all, considerably smaller. eH offered each a money re­ward If they would not use tobacco until 21. W hat were the results? Two do not smoke. The third does to a moderate degree.

Again by example” we can ^ fe - guard our boys in the matter o f swear­ing, Many o f us fathers know how

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INTERCHURCH BASEBALL.

By losing a very interesting and ex­citing game io the Presbyterians by the close score of 7 to 8 last Saturday, the Episcopal team dropped to third place in the race for the Interchufrch League championship. The Episcopal­ians seemed to have the game well in hand until the seventh Inning, when their pitcher, Noyes, blew up and was hit for a total of six hits, three being for extra baaes, which, together with a base on balls, yielded six hubs. The

PRICE, POUR CENTS

Per Mals

Friday Rev. i Allen «„uMrs. E. J. Coo| ft Trenton, spent the day at Aato 4Prk and Ocean Grove as guest* f t and Mrs. Chas. Thompson. :

The Baptist 8j School picnic ai Riverside Park, f Tuesday was a great success. J ie crowd attended and ail reported frt enjoyable tim >

Mrs. Alexandi f Lewis, of t he Towers, left y « tty for Chester, Nova Scotia, wto 'ike will spend the months of Augt jgd September as the guest o f her lober, Mr. Harry D. Spearman, o f Ch i$>, who has leased a cottage for thi iHmer at this his­toric spot j I

Prof. Van II If has purchased a lot on Highland hue, where he will erect a home.

Miss Bernice B flu returned from a visit in Rah*

Mrs. Cephus \ after a western spend the winfc

Miss Florence Lake George foi

Mrs. Seguine

111 in tow n again f She expects to

biing has gone to Jto weeks’ stay.

«««*• ^ lau gh ter , of Jer­sey City, are i f of her son, Mr Frank Seguine.

mm TOR* om oi:NO. 48 GREAT JONB88T

L. D. TELEPHONE, 3345 8PRINO. DAY. NIGHT AND HOSPITAL CALLS

GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.

H 1 T T 1 HFuneral Directors and Em balm ers.

tffew BRUNSWICK. N. J. Coaches for Weddings and Receptions. Telephones—Office, 475 - New Bruns­wick; Residence 305-W or 224-W New Brunswick.

Orders received day or night and promptly attended to.

&WHEN THE FIRING IS RAGINO

It !■ too late fo regret not ibelng In­sured. Th« time to think about to­rn ranee Ie before the fine. That time for you It night bow . Be prudent and

HAVE US INSURE YOU TO-DAY. Insurance U foresight, and a little

foresight It better than any amount at hindsight. Send ut word and we •wilt oall mini ft* thing* up eo fire wtt> not be a nightmare to you.

Pierson’ s Real EstateAND

Insurance Agency

I SMUG Of 41 PER CEITOn Each Dollar

Wt ca ^ y p r stock of all kinds of Man’a and Boy’s umlshings at low ana reasonable price* such aa SHIRTS, UNDIJBWEAR, COLLARS,

NECKWEAR, HOSIERY,su sp e n d e r s , o v e r a l l s ,CAPS, BELTS, GLOVES

HANDKERCHIEFS, BLOUSES,BLOOMERS. NOTIONS, 80AP8.

OOLOdNB. (Come and Patron It, ua ’

N. LOOMARMAIN STREET, METUCHEN.

Ocnaaeil adjourned.

RICE RESCUES RUBBERThe popular trolleyman who pre-

Btdee during the late afternoon-and ev­ening on Metnchen'e Palace Car, hat added to his reputation this week for pluck and perseverance. When making his last trip after midnight he carried several employee o f a stock farm on the Plainfield road who had evidently grown tired o f milk and had been in town imbibing something stronger. After starting to the car barn Mr. Rice missed his rain coat and overshoes, and knowing they were in the car a little while before, he suspeted his re­cent passengers.

Taking his car in for the night to Bonhamtown he first reported to his wife and then hiked back to Main street on foot for policemen. As nsith- « r o f our night patrolmen were at lib­erty to leave the borough at that hour, “Jack” struck out alone to regain his property.

Reaching the stock farm, he aroused the foreman, who took him where the men slept and in the room where the soundest steeper was snoring an alco­holic medley, Mr. Rice identified and 'recovered his coat and overshoes. The rubber swiper could not be wakened to take a bowl of Rice which was ready for him and the next day lost his Job and skipped. Mr. Rice returned home before daylight qualified to Join the police department

MOONLIGHT SAIL.Metuchen Camp, Modern Woodmen,

are arranging for a moonlight sail In New ork Bay on aSturday, August 28. They Intend to go on a steam launch leaving Perth Amboy at 2.30 in the afternoon.

catches of two infield flies, sack atwhich enabled him to double a runner at eecond at a time when the Preaby- teriana seemed likely to score, end Kempson shining , for his team by s running catch of a fly to short left feld, a seeming Impossible chance.

The players were:Presbyterian team—Starkln, p.; W.

Campbell, c.; Rule, b.; H. Campbell, 2b,; Kempson, ss.; Dana, 3b.; Row land, rf.; Martin, cf.; Bohlke, If.

Episcopalian team—Noyes, p. and 3b.; F. Allen, c.; T. Allen, lb.; F. Clarkson. 2 b .; Drews, ss.; Lehlein. 3h.; and p.; J. Clarkson, rf.; Spear, cf.; Benner, If.

Umpire. Mr. Powers.The standing of the

Reformed .........

teams:Won

4Lost

1Presbyterian

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Episcopal . . . $B aptist___ _ 1 8

Algust 7—Baptist vs. Reformed. August 14— Eplsiopsl vs. Baptist

’ August 21—Presbyterian vs. Reformed August 28—Baptist vs. Presbyterian, sept. 4—Reformed as. Episcopal. Sept. 4—Episcopal va. Presbyterian. Sept. 11—Baptlit vs. Reformed.Sept 18— Episcopal va. Baptist.These games are proving more and

more interesting as the season wears on and are being well patronised, ss they deserve to be. The Interchurch League is to be congratulated on giv­ing the borough regular Saturday base­ball, something we would probably not have except tor its efforts in this dl- rection.

MAUCH CHUNK AND , . , , , " LEN ONOKO EXCURSION Lehigh Valley R. R., Sunday, August

8, Special train from Perth Junction 8.28 a m. Return same day Fare fil.gO. 1 .

BASEBALL OFFICERS ELECTED At a meeting held on Thursday er-

enlng at tbe .home of Mr. Charles Veghte o f the Presbyterian baseball team of the Interchurch Athletic League. Mr. Wn. Campbell was un­animously elected captain of the team A committee on games wee also efcoa- en, which, beelde the captain. Includes H. A. Campbell and W. C. Bohlke Af­ter ttit meeting refreshment, were

Gas Co. Office MovedWe ere now locates] in the Bank bqgding.

~ Ti e price of gfts per 1000 eulme foot i . reda c t to |1.40. A discount at die rate of 20 chats per 1000 will be allowed on all bills paid ’ bofore the------ u u i w s m e10th day of the month in which they pro rendered r^ardleu amount of biQ.

METUCHEN g a ^ u g h TRUMAN T. PIERSON, SUPERINTENDENT.

Mr. and Mr*, ed Mr. and W ise and, Mr. C.

i the Raritan Rev. Edgar

preached two Presbyterian

Mrs. Alice nue, has given I her new cottage

Henry D Mott course at Amha

Mrs. Stuart brother over Su . Mr. and

daughter, o f HUl| the month o f

Turner and turned from th

Rev. R. R . pulpit of the month.

The W. 0.Mrs. Chaa. gert pave a 1 perance.

Mr. R. B. tenting on the South

Dr.

ranching ' Mr.at the In the pi the Jerse City

Dr. and M m leave on where they

Mies Carolyn again after months at Bel

Dr. and Mrs.went to Anbury! *rk Tuesday to re­main two weehfi

Joslah T. Neo mb and wife, from Norwalk, Conmj pent last Saturday and Sunday wit their aunt. Mrs S. B. D. PrlekltL

Mrs. A. C. K^y entertained Mm.of Newark, this

Wednesday In

(.Ayers ntertain- tt, Mr. and Mrs. I at their shack

Newark, lermons In the

fleet Sunday. i of Durham ave-

irk o f planning son ft Bon.

(taking a summer dlege.

jU entertained her

liter M ook and jayenue, w ill spend

at Nantucket. Barr have re-

elng trip. ' 111 occupying the ‘ lit Church this

f thiB week with (V. N. 1. M. Bo- ■elons^gnd tem-

pd children are I Giffords, btlow

M s position r employed started In

of the P. R. R. it and son will for Mantaloklng ■pend two weeke.

la at home » o f several

iursLtoe a n d lamlly

Herbert Greaso week.

Mrs. Frederit Mrs. and Mias thta week.

Miss Gladys A rt gave a party on

Aytra entertained hell, o f New York,

o f Mies RuthBoyd, of Rlchm 1 Hill.

Mrs. E. K. So r and Mlaa Irma are traveling In Ci

Mr. and Mrs. heo. Wilson are en­joying a dellgt 1 vacation camping at Midland Beafif

Irving Moss left la where they have

with an automobile

i returned from As-

Messrs. Ji this week for accepted poalttt firm.

Mrs. Albert A bury Park this

Mlaa Ella Ofpboll la visiting in Rahway.

Mlee Jennie l e d Oak Tree, epent Sunday at AW T aPrk.

Mayor and I t R. H. Wilton are spending the • th of August it Aa- bury P u t

Mr. B. Crowd celebrated hie birth­day thje week' It a deHghtly party given in hla hi ir al ike home of hfa granddaughter, K Rule.

Miss Alma h entertainingSnyder, of Now

<* Rutgers College of th e Reformed M Duke Potter violin eolo. V e n o m , N . Y . , Is

o< Washington, Mtol Osborn, on

On last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Jerry Letson gave one o f her hos­pitable “at homes" in honor o f Miss Daisy Ayers.

Miss Smith, o f New street, has been employed by the Prudential Life lnsur- ance Go,, of Newark,

Mr, Benjamin Edgar haa returnee from Asbury Park.

Mr. Gilbert Hall has gone west on a trip.

Mrs. Bogart and son Howard have returned from a visit at Asbury Park.

Miss Lily Campbell Is visiting Miss Mason at Allenhurat

Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe and Mr. ana Mrs. Wright autoed to Asbury on last Sunday.

Mrs. eGorge Martin is chaperoning a party of girls at Mr. Moss’ houseboat at Morgan.

Mrs. Merrill, of Montgomery, Ala., is visiting her niece, Mrs. Fred AyeR.

Miss Rogers, of LeGrande avenue, is visiting friends In Fishkill.

Miss Harriet Alden and Miss Mul? ford are spending the month o f August at l-ak‘> George.

MIsh Grave L^wis has returned from a delightful visit In the Berkshlres.

Mrs. Edgar Campbell entertained friends at lunch on Wednesday.

Miss Mildred Barr spent a pleasant week camping with Mrs. W. A. Crow­ell, on the Delaware.

Miss Marjorie Craig naa returned from a visit with Rev, J. W. Conklin and family in Maine.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Report of the meeting o f the Board o f Education held Thursday evening, August 5.

All members were present excepting Mr. Tait

The following is the annual report o f the district clerk for the last year;Teachers' salaries .................. J7,880.10Janitors’ salaries .................. 782.00District clerk ........... 125.00Books and su pp lies ...... 808.00Grading school grounds . . . 748.82Telephone ...... 43.05Bond and Interest ................ 282.7b

Public Service Corp...... 223.1hFuel .......................................... 423.80W ater company ...................... 13.4bFurniture ................................. 1,752.88L ight fixtures .......................... 310.00Teachers' retirement fu n d ... 96.0sR e p a ir* ........................... 90.14Medical Inspector .......... 71.56Commencement exerclee* . . . 88.46

•hfV*®*.......... ...............

M. Freeman ft Sim, lumberWas. Gray, teem ............. 2142Joseph Woodward, labor . . . 42.81Albert Green, labor............... 70.90Thoa. Dunn, labor ............... 43.64

Y. ft N. J. Tel. Co......... S.80Pub. Ser. Corp........................ 16.80J. Perry , ................................ 14.87Metuchen Hardware Co......... 1.45Pub. Ser. Corp........................ 14.87Pub. Ser. Corp., ashes.......... 7.50P. A. Dry Dock Co. ....... ' . . . 106.28R. B. Cornish, supplies.......... 5.19

The board authorised the president and clerk to give a demand note in an­ticipation of taxes for $260.

The question of laying the new aide- walk was laid over to the adjourned meeting to be held August 12, when estimates will be in and the contract probably given, so as to have the walk laid before achool opus. There la about 1,800 square feet of walk to be laid.

William P. Compton, agent, was given a contract to paint the dado In the halls; amount 63(1./ The rules and regulations for the

medical Inspector was laid over to the next meeting.

Miss Louisa Davis, of Malone, N. Y., has been engaged as teacher In the grammar grade, In place of Mias Ivea

Miss Davis is a graduate of the Pots­dam, N. Y„ Normal School and has been teaching for some time at Brad ley Beach. She cornea very highly recommended.

In a report about to be published giving the percentage of the advance In teachers’ salaries, the report from Metuchen la somewhat misleading. The average of our lady teachers Is $636.81, an advance over last year of about 8 par cent. Thi* la correct, but the advance of men teachers shows an Increase of $860, which, while It la cor­rect Is misleading, as last year wa had only one man teacher. Next year we' are to have two, one man In pl$ce of a lady. This man’s salary Is $750. Our principal’s salary Is $1,200, which la an advance of $100 over last year. 80 this Is really only an advance of 81-2 per cent, while the total for men teacher* show* an increase of $850, or about 66 per cent over last year. ’*■

Mr. Smtisar was given a contract 11 Janitor for another year at a salary of $65 per month.

Ths lag pole recntly erected Is gen­erally considered the finest pole in thin eeatlsn. M l« about 96 feat above the ground. It . Is eat In n bed of con­crete

Any children who have been advised to have operations for enlarged tonsils or aduolds will kindly communicate with Mr. Dowell and arrangement may be made to reduce the expense of the operation.

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Church Chimes♦♦ ♦e+cP eee+e $ c i o 4 o o * i s e e s

C E N T -A W O R .DCOLUM N

ST. LUKE S CHURCH. Services to-morrow: Holy commun­

ion at 8 a m.

PRESBTERIAN CHURCH.The pulpit o f fhe Presbyterian

Church will be occupied to-morrow by Rev. W.W.Vanderhoff, of tS. Andrews M. i’l..Church, Newark.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.Bank building: Preaching 11 a m.,

subject, "The W ay to Grow"; Bible school, 3 p. m.; preaching in the even­ing. illustrated sermon. subjevt, ‘Christian and Giant Despair.” All are

welcome.

No "ad" for lets than 25 centa.

WANTED—Slavish or Hungarian woman to do washing every Tuesday. Inquire Mrs. W e W. Roe, Middlesex avenue.

MANURE FOR SALE—40 loads of thoroughly rotted horse manure; the finest that can be had for lawns or gardens; also celery plants for sale at Jas. Gtllooly's, Metuchen, N. J., P O. Box 421.

W A N T E D —T o adopt,, (ftid 10 to 13 years old, DeHah A FloodAR. F. D. No. 4. Metuchen. »

METHODIST.Rev. R. H. Huse will occupy the

pulpit to-morrow.

EXCURSION.Don't forget August 26 and the ex­

cursion to Asbury Park and Ocean Grove with the Presbyterian Sunday School, Tickets will Include the trol­ley fare to and from Perth Amboy station. Tickets are on sale by mem­bers of the school and the committee, and at the Btore of Campbell ft Mor­ris. Every one who wants tj> go to the shore for a day is urged to take this trip with us.

AUTO BUSSES TO START TO-DAYIt is expected that the auto busses

for use on the Plalnlleld-New Market- Metuchen line will be hre to-dey. As soon as they arrive they will be put In operation and the officials of the hue company hope to have the line in full operation to-day.

It is intimated that these busses will run excursions between Plainfield and Duke’s farm, Somerville every Sunday, making a charge of 60 cents for the round trip, which Includes a trip through the farm. It will take about three hours to go through the farm and return. Tw o trips will be made each Sunday, the first leaving at 12 and the other about 4 p. m., returning about 7 o ’clock.

PLACE WANTED—By a young girl to do dght. housework, can be seen at ti.e residence o f Mrs. L. E. MoUneux, Henry street.

W ORK WANTED—Position at gen­eral housework wanted by Mra. D. Chrlstophensen, P. O. B ox 121 M«- tuchaa. /

LADY CANVASSER wanted tor high class work on liberal commission. Address Canvasser, care Recorder.

LITTLE LOCALS.Mr. Breece, the official Inspector of

the paving work, has many volunteer dstanta among our oltliens who

watch th* Job with much apparent ia-

Matsrial for the bridgw has beeacontracted for and work win be f art­ed a* coon as It arrives. The work is In charge of Superintendent L. J. Bar­rett and Assistant Supt. Charles Far­rell. Mr. Barrett has had a consulta­tion with the Freeholders upon1 the subject and they will undoubtedly ap­prove of the new structure, which will be something unusual for this section.

The Industrial Home children from New Brunswick seemed to enjoy them- seivs when guests of the Sunshine So­ciety of the Reformed Church in Wood- wild Park last Saturday afternoon. There were 36 children and the ma­tron from the home, who vlalted Me­tuchen and they were given ice cream and cake for refreshment, pony drive* and games or amusement.

A Whitman League has been or- ganled to boom the former Judge for mayor of New ork City on a fusion ticket. Judge Whitman I* known to miny people here as he used to visit his parents and brother, the late John Whitman, when the lived in Metuchen.

A demented man was caught in Freman's lumber yard on Wednesday nighL He was yelling portions of Macbeth. Officer Fouratt took him to Trenton Thursday morning.

The councils of the Royal Arcanum of Union and Middlesex counties have arranged a grand excursion to Belle- wood Park on August 2i, for the ben­efit of the Hospital Bed Fund Asso­ciation. Athletic games, dancing and mualc will be some of the features at the park. There will be a fat man’s race, an egg and epoon race for the women, a relay race and a tug of war. Grand Regent Class has donated a prise for the tug of war and will he present and present the trophy.

THE WORK TALKS.J. Cohn has opened a first class shoe

maker shop next ffi^N. Lootnar, the tailor. Beat white duck leather and workmanship will be used, at lowast prices, and I guarantee if my work Is not to your satisfaction your money will be returned. I tope you will pat­ronise me. J. COHN. French Bhosnw- ker, Main street. Metuchen. N. J.

Rubber Heels Put On.FOR SALE—A cabinet grand piano—

has been In use four year*, and is la first class condition. Price $M0. Ad­dress box 108, Metuchsn, N. J.

BRICK FOR SALE—$1.00 a hundred From 25 up to 4,000 at one cent each. Sayre ft Fisher's No. 1 hard Inquire of E. F. Campbell. P. O. Box 423.FOR SALE.—Dry, seasoned wood, tour

feet long. $4. per nord. Cut In stove or grate length* Address John T. Ten Eyck ft Son, Metuouen, N. J. '. 0. Box 67. ole-lm

CE98POOU5 and vaults (leaned promptly; estimates freely given. A* dres* T. M. Ingraham, R. » . D. N*. ft Metuchen, N. J.

STORAGE—Storage for furniture fur nlshsd la a flood beUdhog i t t

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Art PhotographyPortraits that art different — 4v la your home or at th* Studio.

VIEWS. INTERIORS.Job developing and printing at usual rates.

Special prices from now to the first of December la two dollars tor th* first print; additional prints one dollar aseft

LOUISE HALSEYHOME STREET.

GOOD CLOTHES Better. Qlathes, Best Clothes. We’re

aiming to improve ell the time. This season we show the finest, nicest, best mad* clothing It has been our pleasure to place before our customer! at spy time in our career.

We’ve more of them, too—we realise that customers want right goods and right prices and ira are also aware that they want variety. Thirty full and compltt* lint* gives every on* a large scope tor hie fancies In selection.

Prices 313 to $33.00.DYONfl ft PARKER.

1 Paterson Block, New Brunswick B. T. Wendover. Mgr. Reedy-Mad*

Department

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT.My cuMsmars will no doubt be glad

to know that about September 1 1 will

n the old post office or «■ bffild-

dlnner Thu: firming.

n ̂ tayat Metuchen PhS4*® >* Trenton* **■ ̂1 “‘H Post - — ord*" w

u c x Jtalnad Mr.>m3>Mre P o s t O f f i c e B u l f r u ’ •Ct to be there In th* early'and1st*

lour* of the day to meet customer*, -id shall try id every way to meet the

ids o f the public.W, A. CROWELL.

Paul F. W illiam sAUCTIONEER. REAL BflTATB

AND BUSINESS BROKER

413 GEORGE ST. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.

DAVID RO$SCarpenter

and BuilderEstimates Furnished

r ^ M U 7FOR SALE

TRAP. Hold, bur; la good m o ­tion. Can be aim at ruwlark. Oak Tre* soar school house, or address P. 0. Box 640, Mstaeheta.

P A C K A R DM a u n o n u u

Is everything pertalutBfl to I

ILLCIIIEUIU. IUKIB. n o s o u c m x u .

THE PACKARD R S T E R »C R IflTHE PACKARD Surinam

U T R A M OP P A ira tT L WORK FAXdL n u c Q M t n n •

PICURBCtllltttlilgMPouvth ave.aatSH $* '$$ ** We A

'— '— ‘ ' * ** tto ft A M * irn$y au a« Nffiihfil » fuoltarv. 1, m Rflto students of the 1

S fjm aa-roauax.

■V itBCX}KDUrl CIRCULATION*»«>.. sorouoh o f metl'chac.

THE LAWS DELAY

Is view at th* crowing Intend In n»tH n pnrtntnlng to tha Judiciary bar* la Haw Jersey, an Interest arous- •d, ns doubt, by tee forthcoming elae-

arUete by fanner Aauoriato Justice Beaten Vsa Bycksl, written tor the Tree imartouu, Trenton, la especially

the gut* Supreme Court tor nearly SO yearn He discusses tbs Judiciary ssesndwssts and the law’s delays as

“The Issmsersble delays ta‘ laum ft Wbteb so bsaasaUy sad la their dls-

FAULTY MEMORY,

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A SAFE DEPOSIT

The Great 12 Mere

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“It wea the tateation of the framers afwar premnt Judicial ayntem that the *^**te* n< the tnprmn Court should •* te eaeh eaanty at stated tarma la eiewy yaar to try every Important eaae h*te»» a Jury, whereby, prior to the teat decade. Button had tha benefit of » >rtH* at great experience to try their

---------------of the oommlaelon ex-emlaed with care tha Judlelal system o f many of our States, aa well aa that of Ragland, and they adopted what they eoafideatly believe will be proven by eaptejeoea superior to any hitherto formulated.

“With tha aid of my associate! on « eaanaiaalon 1 have given months

o f my time without compensation to tha consideration and preparation of this Judiciary amendment, and If It la adopted I shall feel that I could not have rendered a greater service to the

POLITICAL PROGRAM.

"The larreaee In the number of ap- P*te to the court o f last resort bm ■tete It Mesamry ter the Justices ot t e h j r m i Court**, «R for so muchff^ * .i^ * * J * kW,0« °» N>P«*1*te«t ttw have been able to render bat little mrviM la the trial of caaue in the nanttm

ft* proposed Judiciary amendment vmdore to the several oonntlee the

•erelem of the Supreme Court Jun-

The coming toll will eee «om« polltl- *1 changes In our oounty and borough

eAcaai The poalton to be filled an: .County Clerk, to succeed John H.

Conger, Republican.Senator, to succeed George S. Bllser,

Democrat ,Assemblymen, to succeed R. F. P.

VonMlnden, Edwin C. McKeag and W. C. Voorhees T

Freeholders, to succeed W. T. Stacey, Teorge S. Bunting. A. L Mundy, W. S. Dey and F. H. PownsU ?

Coroner, to succeed Dr. Jesse Beek-man, Republican.

County Commineei for both parties.

“There will be seven Justices ot the epeaete Court who will not be mem-

h«u of the court of last resort, sad wh# srOl has* ample Urns to go down te, the counties aa formerly for circuit

"■aeh county wlH have a County Jwd*A sad tha Supreme Court Justlw• g L J S ^ T — ^ °« ‘be

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CLOSE!, W i - e r e .

Continued from Last Week.“ tou Knew met .he had atoien

• W»r from me—that ahe had resorted to a moat unworthy subterfuge In or- der lo hold this conversation with you r

• No; I had asked her to come, and on that very afternoon if possible, but I never knew what means she took for doing so; I didn't ask and she

^ d id n ’t gay.”But she talked of her marriage ?

She must have said something about an event which is usually considered the greatest in a woman's life,’’

"Yes she spoke of it.”"And of me?""Yes. she spoke of you.”"And In what terms? I cannot re-

friln from asking you, Mr. Hazen, I am In such ignorance as to her real attitude towards me; her conduct Is •o mysterious; the reasons she gives for it is so puerile.”

"She said nothing against you or her marriage. She mentioned both,

- but not In a manner that would add to your or my knowledge of her Inten­tions. My sister disappointed me, sir. She wan much less open ihan i wish­ed. All that I could make out of her manner and conversation was the overpowering shock she felt si seeing me again and seeing me ao changed. She didn't even tell me when and where we might meet again. When she left, she was as much lost to the as she was to you, and I am no less interested in finding her than you are yourself. I had no Idea she did not mean to return to you when she went sway from this hotel.”

Mr. Ransom sprang upright In gn agitation the other may have shared, but of which he gave no token.

"Do you mean to say.” he asked, "that you cannot tell me where the women you cal! your sister Is now?"

"No more than you can give me the •ame necessary Information in regard to your wife. I am waiting like your­self to hear from her—and waiting With as little hope." t

“But this is not like my wife,” pro­tested Ransom, hesitating to accuse the other of falsehood, yet evidently doubting him from the bottom of hie heart "Why deceive ua both? She was never a disingenuous woman."

"I have candidly anawered all your donation*, whether agreeable or other­wise." observed Hssse. "and the tactw ^ , ’ observed ■■■■•e, - is m um met

Me eteteouata at here about a aewly recovered aleter should prove to yon that eke is not following any lead of mine In this dissemination of a bare- faced falsehood."

There wee truth In this which both Mr. Rajgom and Cerrldge felt obliged to own. Yet they were not satisfied, even after Mr Hazen, almost against Mr. Ransom’s will, had established bia clalmeto the relationship he professed, by various well-attested document! he 1 had at hand,— -L_— ^----- — --------—|

“The mane is it Its thickest," Rib- eom remarked as he left a few mlnutea later with the perplexed Oerrldge.

tlve oT his appreciation oTTKi'Hllem- ma in which they found themselves, but was quickly silenced by the oth- er8 emphatic assertion:

"I-have seen the girl; she was with Mrs. Ransom the day ahe came here, ^he sat In th e adjoining room while we taiked o v e r her case In this one.”

You saw h er—saw her face'’ "“ No, not h er face; she was too

heavily veiled for that. Mrs. Ransom explained w hy. They were too ab- aurdly alike, she said. It awoke com-S “ SaVe her creeps.' -But the r figures were Identical though their dresses were different”

"Go! there Is some one then; the girl is not absolutely a myth.”

“Far from it. Nor is the will which Mrs Ransom hag asked me to draw- up for her a myth.”

Her will! she has asked you to draw up her w ill!”

"Yes. T hat was the ob ject of her Visit. She had entered the married state, she said , and wished to make a legal disposition of her property be­fore she returned to you. She was very nervous when she said this; very nervous through all the interview. There was nothing else for me to do but comply.”

“And you have ijrawn up this will?" “According to her instructions, yes." "But she h a s not signed it? ”"Not yet."“ But she intends to?”"Certainly.”"Then you will see her again?” "Naturally.”“ Is the tim e set?"The lawyer rose to his fee t Hs

understood th e hint Implied and for an instant appeared to waver. There was something very winsome about Roger Ransom; some attribute or ex­pression which appealed especially to men.

“ I wish I might help you out of your difficulty," said he. '^But a cli­ent?! wishes are paramount. Mrs. Ransom desired aecrecy. She had every right to demand it o f me."

Mr. Ransom's face fell. Hope had flashed upon him only to disappear again. The lawyer eyed him out of the corner o f his eye, his mouth working slightly sa he walked to and fro between h la desk and the door.

“Mrs. Ransom will not always feel herself hampered by a slater, or, If T on jn ferJ t. a brother who has to frsn r isne nx some hack from the - — ---------

will ever hear me aay igala~thstIsV^ yera are devoid of heart?”

CHAPTER VIL Rain.

. RANSOM had never heard of. Sltford, but upon Inquiry learned that it was n small manufacturing town some

ten miles from the direct route of travel, to which it was only connected by a stage-coach running once a day, late in the afternoon!

What a spot for a meeting of this kind! Why chosen by her? Why submitted to by this busy New York lawyer? Was this another mystery; or had he misinterpreted Mr. Harper's purpose in passing over to him the address of thi# small town? Hs pre­ferred to think the former. He could hardly contemplate now the prospect of falling to see her again which must follow any mistake as to this being the place agreed upon for the signing of hor will-.

Meanwhile ho had said nothing to Gerridge. This waa a hope too per­sonal to confide In a man of his posi­tion. He would go to Sltford and endeavor to catch a glimpse of his wife there. If successful, the whole temper of his mind might change to­wards the situation, if not toward her. He would at least have the satisfac­tion of seeing her. The detective had enough to do in New York.

April the fifteenth fell on Tuesday. He was not minded to wait ao long but took the boat on Monday afternoon. This landed him some time before daylight at the time worn village from which the coach ran to Sltford. A railway connected this village with New York, necessitating no worse ln- convience than crossing the river on a squat, old-fashioned ferry boat; but he calculated that both the lawyer and Mrs. Ransom would make use of this, and felt the risk would be leu for him If he chose the slower and less convenient route.

He had given his name on the boatas Roger Johnston, which was true sofar as it went, and he signed this same name at the hotel rh?r« he put up till morning, The place was an entirely unknown one to him and he was unknown to i t

The coach ran late in the afternoon. This was to accommodate the pas­sengers who came by rail. But Mr. Ransom had not planned to go by coach. That would be to risk a pre­mature encounter with hie wife, or at least with the lawyer. He pre­ferred to hire a team, and be driven there by some Indifferent livery-stable man. Neither prospect was pleulng It had been raiding all night, and bade fair to rain all day. And the road

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money; nor could that statement of hen hove got Into the papers without somebody's assistance. Since she did not got It from the fellow we hare fust left, ahe must have had It fromthe only other person sha would dare confide In."

Ransom answered by Immediately hailing a down-town car.

The Interview which followed wen certainly n remarkab|g one. At first Lawyer Harper would aay nothing, declaring that his relatione with Mrs. Ransom were of a purely business and Vqdnqdentlal nature.. But by de- greet/BToved by the persuasive influ­ence of Mr. Rnttsom's candor and his indubitable right to consideration, he allowed himself to admit that he had seen Mra Ransom during the last three days and that he had every reaeon to believe that there was a twin sister In the case, and that all Mrs. Ran­som's eccentric conduct waa attributa­ble to this fact and the overpowering senna of responsibility which it seem­ed to have brought to her—a result whlph would hot appear strange to those who knew the sensitiveness of her nature and the delicate balance ot her mind.

-.^Mr. Ransom recalled the tenor of her strange letter on this subject but wan not convinced. He Inquired of Mr. Harper If he bad heard her nay anything about the equally astound-

fact of a returned brother, and he trnind that thl« WU atlf

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Jargon to Mr. Harper, he related what hs knew of Hasan and left the lawyer to draw hie own infantas*.

The reeult was some show of ea- barmanment ao the part of Mr. Harp­er. It was evident that In her cou- sulUtiona with him she hod entirely left out all allusion to thin brother. Either the man had advanced a false etsiaf or efle sha wm In an irresponsi­ble condition of mind which mads her •eg a slater where them wos a broth­er.'

Rsniom made 19 nil remark lndlca-

“ S»8 older, did you drop something?” dead. You will have the pleasure of her society some day. There is no doubt about her affection for you.”

"But that Isn't it," exclaimed the now thoroughly discouraged husband. "I am afraid for her reason, kfrald for her life. There Is something de­cidedly wrong somewhere. Don’t yon see that I must have an immediate in­terview with hor if on|y to satisfy my- aelf that she aggravates her own dan­ger? Why should ehe make a will in this underhanded way? Does she rear opposition from me? 1 have a fortune equal to her own. It in tome thing else ahe dreads. What? I feel that 1 ought to know If only to pro- toct her against hera*lL_>>< would even promise not to show myself or to •peak.”

"I am sorry to have to say good afternoon, Mr* Ransom. Hava you any commanda “that 1 eta execute for y o u r '

"None but to give her my love. Tell her there le not a more unhappy man In New York; you may add that I trust her affection."

The lawyer bowed. Mr. Ransom and Gerridge writhdrew. At the toot o f the stairs they were stopped by the shout of a small office boy behind them.

‘Bay, mister, did you drop some

he had never seen such a road, all little pools and mud. And there were to be ten miles of this. Naturally he turned to hie thought* and they were all of her. One question In hie mind was anawered through his reflections. This spot waa not an bar. k i n " ~kood days. There was______ ___ „of her choice of It as a place of meet- ing between her and her lawyer, or U not reason, association, and that of the tenderest kind. They Anally •plashed Into Sltford and stopped be fore the tavern. The house, dripping though It was from every save, had such a romantic air that he theught he could venture to cite other reasons for his atay there than the proealo one of business.

When the landlady showed herself he at once gave her credit for being all he could wish In the way of credul­ity and good-nature, and, meeting her with the smile which had done good eweeution In Its day, he asked if shn had a room for a writer who whs fin­ishing a book, and who only asked for quiet and regular meals before hla own cosy fire. This to rouse her Imagination and make her amenable to hla wishes for secrecy.

She was a simple soul and fell su ­lly Into the trap. In halt an hour Mr. Ransom waa ensconced In n plnnsnnt room over the perch, a room which he soon learned possessed many ad­vantage*. For It not only overlooked the main entrance, but was so placed as to command n view of all the rooms on hie hall. In two of those rooms he bade fair to be greatly Interested, Mm. Deo.having remarked that they were being prepared for a lady who was coming that night As he no doubt who this lhdy was, he emcour- aged the good woman to talk, and presently had the satisfaction of hang­ing her any that she waa very hap­py over this lady’* coming, as she was n Sltford girl, one of the old family of Hagens, and though married now and very rich was much loved by every one In the town because she had nev­er forgotten Sltford or Bltfcrd people.

She was coming! He had mads ao mistake. And this wealths piece of her birth. He realised how fortunate he was, or rather how hewaa to Mr. Harper.

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It means that a permanent invite. tion is extended to anyone to come and verify any and all statement* made in the advertisements o f Lydia L. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.

Is it a purely vegetable compound made from roots and herbs — with, cut drugs ?Come and See.

Do the women of America continu. ally use as much of it as we are told » Come and See._ ever such a person asLydia E. Pinkham, and is there any Mrs. Pinkham noweto whom tick woman are asked to write ?Come and See.

Is the vast private oorrespondeneo with sick women oonducted by women only and are the letters kept stnetiy confidential ? *Come and See.

Have they really got letters from over one million, one hundred thousand women correspondent*? Come and See.

Have they proof that Lydia K. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound ha* cured thousands of these women ? Come and See.

This advertisement is only tor doubters. The great army o f women who loiow from their own personal experience that po medicine in the world equals Lydia E. Pinkhsm’a Vegetable Compound for female ilia 'YjJ* KO on using and being ben- anted by i t ; but the poor doubting suffering woman muqt, for her own sake,be taught confidence,fofthealso might just as well regain her health.

WHY GO ELSEWHEREOur agency will draw convincing

evidence ot $6 years extensive sale ■** highly satisfied users of the t i n M at All dsnlsn la ethse

h * M wear and cover Hhe g color* remain bright aad Don’t need repaint tor M to 1 yanm Besides ft coats 1-1 leas for paint

Sold by Metuchen Hardware Com* pany, Metuchen.

Royal ArcanumMETUCHEN COUNCIL. NO. HTt

Meeting Nlghte—Second and Fourth Mondays, Arcanum Hall, Metaehea,N. J.

Unless you are already an Arcaalaa we invite yon to become one aad en­joy life. Yquf'topUcatioa will be re­ceived by any officer or member.

Metuchen Council, Royal ir-snem. meet* on the Seoond and Fourth Use- day of each month, Areaenm »«», Bank Building.

Officer* for 1 $01;—Regent, T. M. Barr; yice Regent, j. p. Riddle; Ora­tor, W. C. Bothke; Past Regent R. H. Wlllmont; ( Clhaplln. C. a Mostly; Guide, drover Lebleln; Sentry, J. k Pittgernld; Warden, R. MarsetoU; Trustees, C. A. FMckttt, John LdffiUa, E, F. Campbell; Oolleetor, Ja” — * Barr, Secretary, John W Treasurer, L. N. Boyer.

| k | . THE FAM0W

Also a bood Has of (Oar ami Meh-s aad Ladles' (hose Bern

M-H.We Are liselqm ■ ■ me i .

INTERWOVEN FAad Carry • Urge M eat

Maas, JB saataf lM lh

M.wwyae— y. - —a— —- _______Harper says he found this/ where yen gentlemen were- sitting.”

Mr, Ransom, somewhat startled,, took the small paper offered him. It w u aoae of hie property but he held to It Just the earns In the middle ot a tort bit of paper ha had read these words written la hla own wife's hand:

HUNTER’S TAVERN.Sltford. Connecticut

At I o’clock April tbp lith.

"Jjj J o y ! ” h e exclaimed, “ no one

He met thru parsons ea hla

This wee In the village. On the hilt elds he met nobody, wind aad tola and mud were all; desolation in the prospect tad all but jhaolatlo* In I heart At flhq .hrbw he flret caught •lght of the broken etoee wall which separated the old burying plaoe Bom the road. There lay hla path. Hap. tly he could tread It aaaotlced aad unwatched. There wu no one within sight high or low.

(TO BE CONTINUED).Advertising is the life of trade.

See^

Manufactured and Sold by

Sweep Mfg. CompanyB an d Street, New Braaswlelc. N. J.

low Display lit Metuchen PharmacyPost Offloe Building

A 0. ANDEKSONP. O. Box 190. METUCHEN, N. I

(HE METUCHEN RECORDER.INTERESTING MEN'S MEETING

Greater Young StoreN h w B r u n s w i c k ’s Hebt S h o t t in g I ’ lace

(Continued Iinm Page One)

MORE MID-SUMMER SALE

THAT MKAN MONEY-SAVING FOR YOU.

Rand thin lnteronUn* atory of shopping possibilities through tothe end. Inveotlgote each Item. Ponder the prices. Profit by the

It ran motor much, madam, or are out whore others make the dust nr, mull surely need

A UNIN DUSTER. R M to sa.SK

SRSO to ttSR rf a on ip jhuj,m a s to PM.SHLW to |RSK A ofcotoe dtp rices all much

Ail a i s ! sties.TUB DRKSSES.

SK9B to SU0 ralue, to closeout a t ................................ s-98

Undo of pretty Lawns and

DRAWN WORK AND IM- m O ID S U D BUREAU SCARF.

Special a t ....................... 4 £cPtnow Shams, good bargains

at .......................................... ggeSame darn of work. Brnmnlanat ce and Drawn-work

fha Otatba, Center-pleoa* andiWMm^reoaf and aqnam.

caotha, ytao to at.Ba Oemter-pieeee, X c to 9L25. QMtta. So t o » c .

HALF PRICE HINTSvery fetchingA column o(

bargain values.Half a dosen Light Stripe

Serge 8ultB for women at HALF PRICE.

All Linen Coat Suits, ta HALF PRICE.

To close them out quickly, them.

That 10-Days' Sale of Domes­tics now on.

Is eurely worthy of every thrifty housewife's Investigation

Strong Showing of Good Bar- gains

All wool Panamas sad Mo­hairs, black and colors; this sea­son’s attractive styles; |5.50 to 96.00 values; special at 3 9 8

Children’s Hats and oBnneta. SL* OF SEPARATE SKIRTS. IJngerie and tSrnw, to close out at Half Price.

o r n e r C o n t r i b u t i o n s“ d **»' Bathlag

, . #■»«. 99* k R Rbti ,; -rl*RUmk <* gray, with .wd

■ • y W i i lA easmte h . e l . e

Men’s Leather Belts, 25c, 50c, TOe nod 11.00.

Good amort meat of them to aeleet from; Mack, tan, brown, gray, etc., with smart buckles.

Large line o f Tubuler Ties In Wnah I f seta, 10c. to 26c.

Both hows and' four-ln-hnndn.

quickly a boy will pick up a word that we have dropped in a moment of Im­patience and throw It back at us with telling force. Our own conaelentje convicts us and we can say nothing.

We can safeguard our boys by tak­ing an interest In the school and their work. Our public school stands well but there are many ways In which It an be made more useful. As an In­

stance, I mention that there is no of­ficial interest taken in physical exer­cise The boys drop out in the High School grades partly from lack of in­terest in the school generally. Have____encouragement given to sportand you will keep more boys in school. Ask your boy at night how his day’s work at school has progressed. Show interest in the monthly report that he brings home. Offer him some kind of a reward for a satisfactory report. We men in business wurk better if we think a reward will be the result. If the boy seems to be at “ outs" with ___ of his teachers, try to get his views of the trouble and then go and talk It over with the proper authorities and then after understanding both sides ad­vise him what to do. From personal experience I know that the head of the school wtU always be glad to go over the situation with you.

We can saf^uard our boys by ea- ample in the way of good citizenship If they see each of us actively working to make the borough more orderly, more cleanly, more healthful, In a word a more desirable place of res1- dence for all. they will render valuable assistance, for all boy* want to Imitate the men around them.

The best thing that we can do for the boys mid for the borough would be to make It a “dry town.” The exis­tence of the church depends on the Sunday school. The existence of the Baloon depends on the bo. Statistics say that the saloon must have one in every five boys to exist Let each father here count the boys on his block. Now, then, consider if he wishes to help one of every five of thoee who go to saloons? If he thinks that this question will never touch him or hie or that It Is none pt hlv busi­ness, let him ponder this story and then say to himself, "1 am as good or s better citizen than this Irishman."

An Iriah teamster in a certain New England town hires a man to drive for him whenever the license question Is put to vote. He takes the whole day (iff. He votes no license htmselr. He gets as many others ss he can to vote the same way. A gentleman ask­ed him one day why he took so much trouble. He answered: "Me boy died of rum an1 I do what I can to keep other folks' boys from dying the same wav." This ignorant teamster Is a ch­ina of the highest type.

I bear of a number of cases when hoys, without authority, have mate

at the stores ta tha homch

and hadaccount.lug. I |that theytakingislnlyweekly1remedyfamilysmallarablewith the

0 *

■H 0CX i

names. N #edystop It xilownnea made outboys.deducted

Th.

i rapott*! |i»"

1 ?

been tew, almost we have ts for anythRIt lB WQt *

1 V**T an allowm hnrged

at the si. er ad vastsvalue of further a personal

Dr. Pottispiritual ion oh Allen on :t.y Mr. ralee for >n the a Van Kirk accompli could others meeting the giving Fenton.

Thui the gathered Fred All*

irpriaa. iuvited to Mr. and they ret! greeted dining beautiful wa» gl1 birthday, ant e1 menta wl them, thd Allen

(veoli d

MRS.

I charged to the family then analyzed, ia steal* that boys use language lid not. Rarely, I hope, liame in vain, but cer-'

that direction. A may prove & possible

these* perplexities. One started providing a

for the boys. Conald- id been experienced

in calling each other had been found to

the introduction of the faded list of fines was ffc the approval o f the fee for the week were the allowance. The plan

:cess. The fines have f calling of names has

Boys are like men, if down into our pockets

pe consider well wether money.question if a boy with

Mould have purchases his father’s account

tii allowance has anotti­lt teaches the boy the r. This last would lie ,ted if the keeping of

pount were added.(poke o f guarding the of our boys. Dr. Fen-

to the Decalogue. Mr.| [natter o f personal pur-

on not having too many to obey. Mr.Marshall

f a local optionlaw. Mr. much more could be

home iflnuence pull together. Several pke to the point. The

with “ America’’ and the benediction by Dr.

-T H E METUCHEN RECORDER.

th Kb'S >tow

LINEN (OVER A SURPRISE

m rank i

Jug a large number of the Baptist Church

home of Rev. and Mrs. gave them a complete

ad Mra. Allen hod been dinner at the home of

Sanford, and when their home they were

full of friend*. The loaded down with a

shower. The surprise honor of Mrs. Allen s t enjoying a very pleas­

partaking of refresh- ladles brought with

pany left wishing Mrs. ly returns of the day.

tal asMI i .1

h he I

NOT SUPERSTITIOUS.

Frit .the 13th of August, In and on Saturday morn-

Mrs. Halsey will ex- ■ of her art phote-

Lsague House.her work deserves,

and this exhibit la In Ot

CLOSED SATURDAY NOON.

o! : Mtiafed customers j M t t l adm a Cowpgrtliwait

SaleSO ‘Diffomtf from the Usual?

The Immense Cowperthwait Prompt Cash Buying Power and Immense

CowperthwaitOutlet AttractManufacturers!

W H E n W I t , M u .*m Hnr W , Grantees Feral- *JWW B u s 146,000 ly n rx feetlitnffteate f a r .

They turn to us, give us RY buying induce- t when odd-line* or

^pnap*” are listed! RESULT: Fresh, popu­lar, Quality goods of well lmown makers come our way just in time for our big August Sales—at pri­ce* that talk for us, and Save for you!!

A * Unuwial Quantity of Bargain Tagged tioods ALL This Month— ^ and Make “Comparisons!”

*£te

— V our Home Tliro’ Usf Worth, 1.00 a Week^-Marked fa Plain Fsgssr**—10% off for Csx»h.

PENNSYLVANIAB ulle tin.

FORTY PLA YG R O U N D S l ' T H E S E A :

This is seashore time.

The dog days call to the worker in home,

answer brings up thoughts of the many

comfort, recreation, and pleasure alike await

day-maker.

Along the shore of New ejrsey from Cap# ] forty beaches each offering delights for outings

easily accessible by the splendid tra in service ofroad.

Atlantic City, with Its myriad at traction, no introduction, for Ha charm, are known fi Pacific.

Cape May, for a century the

of seeker, after cool breeze., line bathltg and jments of the seaside is more attractive than ev<

Ocean City) Wildwood, S«a Isle City, with Anglosea, Holly, lteach, Wildwood c tWi A,

afford summer pleasure to thou,and,.

To the north lie Beach Haven, Setnled Pa, other >rta about aBrnegat Bay, where the ing finds the choicest sport, \

Anbury Park,'Ocean Grove, Sprln g U ke Lon Point Pleasnt, Allenhurat, ^ ^

Where the com,try met, the sea rl>hl ^ ^ ^

force to the vacationist:

Any Pennsylvania Rail mad 'Tick.,, > ,

■ ormaHon regarding, excursion rates, „ me 0 „

• ' “ r “ be » 'M a r , lw e e i .

i

and mill and the the m where

coming of the holl-

to Sandy Book lie ■ or abort and each Pennaylyanta Rall-

and old, needs Atlantic to the

, . , 1 J ! I :jijw*k-

■otlofled thousand* ha reflned amuse-

■maller neighbors, Harbor;,

Heights and

• Sahing and sall-

m*nd

pmneh. Sea CHrt. the Upper Coast goal trtth mighty

.WOMEN’S FOOTWEACHOICE CREATIONS 3

T H E R E are many new beauty points in our Spring Shoes. Women, who come here for Shoes learn o f the superiority of our shoes--tie to this stoie an d never think of going elsewhere. They tell their friends about the goodness of our Shoes, and so our Women’s shoe trade has grown to

Immense Proportions. **Shoes for the House or Street. Hand Turned, dainty creations, or more solid Shoes for Walking

$ 2 .0 0 , $ 2 .5 0 , $3 0 0 to $ 5 .0 0 .Patent Kid, Colt, Gun Metal, C alf, Tans, Suede*, the new leathers In Browns, Ox Blood. Wins, Chocolfle, etc. Button, Lace or Blucher. Perforated tip* and short vamp*. Medium or narrow toes. Cuban or Fresch hsels.

The perfect fitting of a Shoe is as important as the style. We are experts at fitting feetexactly as they should be fitted, and we’re at your service,Madam!

BEAM & CLARE. 362 George Street,PHONE 575-W OPEN WEDNESDAY EVENINGS

OAK TREE. NEW M ARKETAND SOUTH PLAINFIELD

TO N. Y. THROUGH TU B E

‘Do you know that the Lehigh Val- Railroad makes quicker tim e to

New oYrk now since the Hudson river tube is opened than the Central R a il­road does?” asked Mayor Fisk o f a reporter.

The Mayor continued to explain that he had gone to South Plainfield and bo&rded a train leaving there at 8.31 on time. This train made three stops and landed him in Manhattan eigh i minutes ahead o f the 8.30 train from the North avenue station o f the Cen­tral Railroad.

The Mayor made inquiry and learn ­ed that the Central train arrived in New York on time, while the Lehigh Valley Railroad train was five m in­utes late. This demonstrated that the Lehigh Valley Railroad can reach Manhattan twelve minutes ahead the fastest commuters’ train o f Central Railroad.

The latter train makes no atop after leaving Netherwood. If the Lehigh Valley operated a train that made no

Major Plait says, he ham OQafct reach New York 20

ahead o f the O n H I

*a+*-:- -̂i-*+a*a-;.a+a+a.:.

D. DLa FORGE,| M a w Street, P . Buildin

The Mayor expgeened the belief that the tubee under the river will have s tendency to boom land In the sections of Oak Tree, oSuth Plainfield and New Market, because of the good train service commuters will find the LehighValley Railroad the most available for quick service.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.The High Street Tennis Club will

hold a tournament commencing Satur day, August 14, open to residents of the borongh. A silver challenge cup will be offered In the singles which shell become the property of a player winning it three tims, not necessarily in succewlon.

There will also be suitable prlezs to the winning team In doubles.

The drawings for both singles and doubles will take place Thursday even lng, August 12, at the residence o f P. O. Craig, and play will commence promptly at 2.30 Saturday afternoon, August 24.

The entrance fee will be $1, which will admit the player to the singles or doubles, or both.

The tournament committee, to whom entrance fees should be paid, and wits whom entries should be made at an early date, consists of P. G. Craig, H L. Bogert and Dr. Lansing Lipplncott.

PROCTORS AT NEWARK.“Biggest show in town" is that ot

Proctor's Park Place Theatre In New ark, regardless of the season o f the year In which the oaertlon 1s made, and “coolest place In town" Is especi­ally true of the same house during the summer months. That Is why so many women vary their shopping tripe la and through the New eJney metropolis with a stop st the matinee.. There are a thousand seats at 25 cents each, spring water In plenty and cool

without actual contact with th Ice, electric and pain leaf fans and special apparatus fpriteeping the thea­tre always eooi tnd Insuring a constant change of air. hTe programs this

'summer are better than ever before, and that la saying a great deal when the usual Proctor standard ot vaude­ville offerings is rememJtered.A HANDSOME CREATION IN AU­

TOMOBILES—THE

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A SPLENDID MACHINE A T ANT PR IO R

J1.7S0W ITH OBNHROU8 EQUIPMENT.

r e a d y f o r q u i c k d k l i v k r t .V A I S SALESROOM, M l P A R K

A V R . PLAINFIELD. J. L. M O M . M.m a n a g e r .

I V HBN you buy Grocerle* you hare to coualder a groat many thing*. Ik e first and moat importana feature la

that ot Quality; the next, naturally, ia price. Then you put the two together and look for the hlgheat qi^llty, with as low a price as in conalatent. You do not, of couree, expect to get the highest grade for the tame price as a lower grade, but at the game time you do not want to pay more than the gooda are really worth, merely because the quality ia high; in other words, you do not want to pay for the name of the brand of the gooda which you are purchasing, you want to

they are worth. Here is wlhere we can kelp you out by saving you money, and we elrnply a«k for a trial. W e are convinced of our ability to satisfy you In every par- titular, no matter how faatidioue you may be. We can assure you of polite attention and efficient aervlce; of fair dealing, whether cash or credit; of the same care In filling your orders, whether they be sent in by telephone, or seleotod at the atora W e should be glad of the opportunity to serve you.

GROCERIES, HARDW ARE,

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,

Glass, Putty, Paints, o ils , Etc.

Agent for

SH EE W ilf..W ILLIA M S MIXED PAINTS.

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. GRASS SEED

B. D. FORD’S, Metuchen

SALOMGNE'S SHOE STOHEW e carry a la rge .lo c k o f the

d o r f men and wom en ahoea w 12.50 ahoea are better than man]

B u y*th e W aldorf and

Our repairing department I, best In town and all work dot first claaa ahoem akere only. All guaranteed. C om e and try ua.

A. SALOM ON S.Eatablahed i «02 Open';M ain atreet, near Mlddleaex ave„

M- E. Church. Metuchett, N. j

A Splitting Headache”_____________ . . <

often come, from over.tralnlng the eyealght. Nlne-Unth. ’ a, th„

“ p -r r y0bi r r x ;r ihe*e -•10 rou r right and guarantee them. OUR E ^ A T I O ^ ^ T----IS PR

STILES & CO.Philadelphia Eye Specialists

AT 107 BAST FRONT ST., PLAINFITt n HOURS « .I* TO |.M AINFITLD, e v e r y THURSDA