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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04
BY MARaAREr E. sANGsrnR.

(COpyright, 1908, by Joseph B. Boyvles.)
 Superstition is almost as old as the human race, and even schoolgirls do not entirely escape it's fasclnationy No matter how strong most of us may be in our resistance to foolish fears and faneies, we have somewhere in the back of our minds little feelings about certain signs and we begin very early in life to shape our conduct by them.
 For instance, very few of us care to make present to friend of an edged tool, know several otherwise sensible people who tell me that some Of their most prized friendships have been cut in two because they gave or received knife. myself would not object to reoeivinEsa knife as a gift. whether 1t were intended for carving a roast, or dividing the leaves of book. All sorts of knives from those of fine- ly tempered steel, intended for the ta- ble, to dainty little pearl-handled af- fairs that may be carried in the pocket book. appeal to me as particularly de- sirable possessions. Yet I know very few persons who do not like to add a bit of silver or copper to such an ex- change, that 1t may seem to be a mat ter of barter and sale, rather than of gift making.
 Don't give Mabel a knife on her birthday" I heard Priscilla's mother gravely say, to her daughter. flor as surely as you do you and Mabel will quarrel"
 The same superstition about spoiI- ing friendship clings to the spilling of salt on the tableeloth. It is held to be most unlucky to do this. and it is sup
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posed that it forebodes friction be- 'R cen those who are sitting nearest the spilled saIt. Of course, this supersti- tion and the other date q long way back to those primitive times when men settled everything speedily by knife thrust or blow, so that knives were dreaded weapons instead of tise- full tools. This superstition harks back to the period when a man pulled off his glove in greeting a friend or neighbor in token that he had nothing concealed, and so gave the naked hand. The other about the salt has an oriental origin. h the tent of the Arab, though he might be a r6bber, there was hospitality for the wayfaring grest, and if the latter shared bread and salt with his host. his life and property were sacred So you may easily read between the lines that salt Is an emblem of friendship and that its spilling signifies breach of friendship
 should be sorry to think that the girls of today. who will be the women of tomorrow. were in the least under the bondage of silly traditions in sense.
 Why should anyone dread to pass under ladder except for the reason that the ladder may fall? Why should the bowling of a dog give one ilneasi- ness or there be any meaning attached to the dropping of spoons and forks ? Why do some people hesitate to sit down at the table when the company numbers 13? If the family should hap pen to consist of father and mother and II children, would there always be one who had to wait for the second table? This latter superstition is sup- posed to recall the last supper of Je- sus with His disciples. when one of the group proved to be a traitor;
 Nearly everything we do, say or think, strikes deep roots into the past, if we can And and trace them out.
 In my school days girls put them selves to an immense amount of trou- ble when walking on the street that they might avoid stepping on a crack in the pavement. It was sure to cause trouble in the sehoolroom in the way of imperfect reeitatiohs and badly drawn maps if one unfortunately touched a crack with the toe of her boot. Other persons were sometimes surprised at the cratic progress of children who were bending their en- ergies to this careful sort of walking. A school friend of mine had a theory that nothing would prosper with Helen if she did not put her shoes at them precisely side by side. It took her long time to get settled in bed. as she had to jump out number of times in order to be sure that her shoes were standing exactly as they should to a hairs breadth.
 There used to be, too, proverb re- garding Indian givers. These were generous in making presents, but they regretted them afterwards and wanted them hack, a sorry thing in itself and rather mean Bargains once oonclud- ed should stand fast, as we all know. Some Of us had delicious fears that we greatly enjoyed about pas@ing certain place la forest not far from
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csshoI,o church in France.
puhlie Ledger.

PhiIadeIphIa- FupIIc LEubSI' ..- !.
 The church in France has before it the opportNnity of vast spiritual expan- sion and growth. now that 1t Is free from secular interference. It also faces the danger of becoming inextricaoly in- volved ln factionRi quarrels with the which will weaken it's influence for good and strengthen the separatist tendencies already plainly evident among the Trench people. But the church has never lacked in those quail ties of broad statssmanship required to face serious emergencies and the com" ing council of the French heirarchy may be expected to point the way through the maze which now seems so intricate and puzzlins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04
sound Advice to Farmers.

our farmers would better jog along ,in4sr thA' old law of supply and de- mand. There is more money for them in better tillage than in all the farm CTS trusts they can create by "socie- ties of equity" Let the farmer grow twenty.fve bushels of wheat this year where he grew but twenty bushels last year, and the sun will shine brighter on his side of the hedge next harvest than it did last harvest.
 Resides. what is there virtuous in a farmer or a labor trust which all de- nounce as vicious in an oil trust or a steel trust? It can only be the old story of the lawyers bull and the farmers OK applied to great big things. Let the farmers organize to bust the trusts that oppress them and all other con- sumers before they form trust 10 op- press their best customers.
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the schooI. Here there was a tumble down cotta9e failing into ruins. the harnt of bats rats and spiders We s|urried past 1t with frantic haste, lest something we knew not what should spring forth and seize us. You remernber James whitcomb Rileys Poem with the line,
 ..The xobiins will catch you If you don't
 watch out.
 That was what we dreaded and yet we had great fun in running races past the enchanted corner, and eluding the y5ftchus and elves who were hidden behind those broken window panes
 Superstition of every kind is a sort of poetry. This is why unlettered races deal so much in beautiful folk lore. AS we become learned in math- enaatics and science we cease to be- ileve in fairies and elves. For my part, am glad that great throng of schoolRirls have gone to see the pretty drama of Peter Pan" There are some illusions that never ought to be destroyed. whether you agree with me or not, must tell you that 1t does Perhaps you may never have the good fortune that befell dear little Irish maid who used to work in my kitchen. She told me In good faith that she hao often seen the good people, as she called the fairies, dancing in the moonlight on green knoll behind her fathers house in the land across the sea.
 We SO soon leave the morning nists and the poetry behind us that we re- fuse to see the beauty that Is tucked away in myths and dreams. Study folk lore and you will be studying poetry, and little poetry sweetens iife's prose, and Is like honey on ones bread.
 Your fairies, when you descend to the practical, will be named Order, dience. Hope, Courage and Love These are forever the good fairies who fight and conquer In the battles of life, and drive away the baleful Infiu- ences that menace our peace and use- fulness, as we study, work and play.
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u,ooA-soaI.ea RelIRIonIsts.

MohamnendAns of the Caucasus have A reiigious ceremony called ''Chueksee Wucksee." It Is a ceremony in which the fanatics cut and wound themselves fin. the following ghastly fashion, &C., eording to traveller: Each man. graapine kiniat. in his hand, brought 1t up in front and down, on The crown of his head. Almost at ever stroke the blood sushed forth and soon one man after another became stagserins, hSure.'
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SCHOOLGIRLS OFTEN SUPERSTTTIOUS

@any Girls
  Fun Fight
  Love.
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WHEN CHILDREN MAKE
 EMBARRASSING REMARKS

Are Ionth
  In ForesrouaaImperne Allowed He-n to Be Preeoeio
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Francisco on February 6 from Chicago,
 where she was built, by way of New York. After taking on coal she will
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proceed Go Puget sound, where sine win be put into commission between Seat tle and other Sound portA
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ahln.a Lona craIae.

rh. Alaska steamship cempsny's ..Aasaahin Inalanapolis arrived at San
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15

Wrestling


George Botbner, the lightweight
champion catch-as-catch-ean wrest-
Ter, has resumed his duties as in
%structor ut Princeton College, and, al
though his strenuous work with the
students tired him considerably, his
injured arm gave him no bother.
Bothner feels confident he will defeat
Abraham Kazzi, the Turkish cham
pion, notwithstanding the latter's
great strength and aggressiveness.
Bothner's experience in his match
with Alexander Swanson has taught
him a lesson and he will take full
advantage of his knowledge of jiu-
iitsu if the Turk resorts to rough
house tactics. The contest has al
ready aroused much interest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
HYCIENlC HOUSEKEEPING.
The Carpet Sweeper Helps Solution
of Keeping Clean Without Stir
ring Up Cloud of Dust.

Now it is the broom! A writer in
one of u exchanges, in speaking Of
hygienic housewifery. points to the
fact that the common house broom
is a veritable disease distributor, and
says: Until the broom is discarded
from the home, true hygienic condi-
tons cannot be met" AS the work of
sweeping is usually performed, it does
not seem to be conducive to either
health or comfort; but until a salts
factory substitute is found, | do not
see what the housewife is to do. The
writer in question points to the car
pet sweeper as a solution to the prob
lem of keeping clean without the
stirring up of dust, and consequently,
the distribution of disease germs. But
it is a well known fact that the sweep
er will seldom gather fine litter and
dust from a bare board, or from a
covering of mating, oil cloth or limo
leum. In nearly all rooms, nova
DAYS, there is more or less naked floor
| around the margin of the rug or car
pet; this strip is either painted,
stained, waxed, or covered by the
above mentioned material, upon which
the sweeper will make but little i'm
preston, while from corners. angles,
and close along the walls, the accu-
mutation of dirt, and germs must be
removed by brush or broom, as the
sweeper cannot reach them. If the
damp cloth, recommended for busting,
could be used here, carefully wipfng
up the floors, using a constantly
changing water, it might be well; but
in homes where conditions make a
daily, and at times. hourly, straight
ening up and sweeping" an absolute
necessity, especially in carpetless
rooms such a practice would call for
more work than the housekeeper could
find strength to undertake. l am sure
we would all hail with delight the
discovery OF a "dustless' continuance
for the removal of the powdered waste
matter, with its innumerable hosts of
disease germs, which so w~retchedly
d~etracts from the comfort of our
home lie. Ert. uasil it is s.ound, wat
are we TO do?-The ConrloAes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
KNITTED ABDOMINAL BAND.
Directions Given for Making One of
These Wool Coverings That Are
Sometimes Found Necessary.

Use five very fine needles and three
hanks of four-thread Saxony yarn.
Cast on 81 stitches on each of 4
needles, making the sum of 1876 stitches
in all.
Knit a ribbed band, 2 plain, purl 2,
alternately, 3 inches deep; then purl
n row all round and make the next
row l plain, purl l, alternately. AL.
ternate these rows until this center
strip is 6 inches deep and finish with
a three-inch ribbed band like begin
ming. Bind off loosely.
Knitted Knee-cap-Three skeins Ger
mantown yarn, one pair of steel
needles No. IL
Cast on "a stitches, knit 2 rows, l
plain, purl l, alternately.
Sd row. plain, purl 1, alternately.
widening 1 stitch at each end of the
needle.
Continue widening every fourth row
until there are Sc stitches or the
needle, then knit 26 rows without wild
ening. Then begin to narrow every
fourth row, and make the second half
of the strip like the first, finishing
with only "a stitches, bind off.
Pick up 100 stitches on one side, and
knit for 2S rows, 2 plain. purl 2, bind
off, and repeat second side.-Eva M.
Niles, in Boston Budget and Beacon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

To clean bamboo furniture. rub with q
rag dipped in linseed oil and turpentine,
then polish with a soft. dry cloth. The
furniture should never be set near a fire,
nor should it be allowed to be in the
sun for any length of time, as heat dries
and cracks it.
The water in which potatoes have been
boiled is an excellent remedy for rheu-
matism. The affected joint should be
bathed in the water. as hot as possible,
just before going to bed.
Make a small bag of velveteen, stuff
it with cut-up wool. then sew up the end;
this makes a capital pad, to be used for
polishing boots and shoes.
Palms and window ferns should once
a week be set in a pail or deep bath of
water and allowed to stand half an hour.
The water should be slightly warmed,
so as to bring it up to the temperature
of the in which the plants are kept.
If possible. the leaves should be i'm
mersed as well as thepots; if not, they
should be carefully washed with a
sponge and water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TABLE.
Effective Jan. %, 1905.

EHeCtIVt Jan. %, I5OO.
Cars leave Railway Junction for Railway lee
formatory every 80 minutes from $40 a. m. until
11.40 p. IN.
Greek every hour from SIC a. m. until II 10 p. m.
connecting with New Brunswick cars II after
the hour. $40 p. m. car from Railway Junction
last car that makes connections for New
Brunswick
Cars leaving New Brunswick at 5.45 a. m. and
every hour until S.45 p. nj. connect with car for
Cars leaving Perth Amboy ferry at 5.57 a. m
and every hour until 9.57 p. M. then 1919 p. m.
and 11.42 p. m. connect for Sewaren, Wood
bridge, Railway and Westfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
Don't Deceive Yonrself.

If you have indigestion take Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. Ii win relieve you. Rev. W
Z. Hocutt, South Mills. n. c., says: Il
was troubled with chronic indigestion for
several years whatever l ate seemed to
cause heartburn sour stomach, fiutter-
ing of my heart, and general depression
of mind and body. My druggist recon-
mended kodol, and il has relieved me. |
can now eat anything and sleep soundly
at night. Kodol Digests what you eat.
Sold by C. a. Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
Rough Hands Made smooth.

A man who once had rough, horny hands
made them soft and smooth with Witch
Hazel Salve, but he used the genuine
that bearing the lame OF "E. G. Dewitt
& Co. Chicago" For sores, boils, cuts,
burns. bruises. etc. it has no equal, and
affords almost immediate relief from blind
bleeding. itching and protruding Piles.
Sold by c. A. Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
SEWARENS PRACTICE.
The Scores Made in the Games al
Kirby's Last Night.

Accompanied by a number of
friends and rooters, the Sewaren
bowling team, of Sewaren, anne to
this city. last night, whore they roll
ed up the scores in a number of
practice games on the Kirby alleys.
After the games they were served
with a light lunch.
The scores Of the first three games
Warp as follows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
KIRBY HIGH CORES

High scores on the Kirby alleys
last night were as follows: A. Sim
monson, 200; J. Zerher, 224, 222,
and 232; H. Simmonson. 202; E.
Williams, 205; N. Larson, PIP; j..
Dolan, 221; Martin, 216.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
A New Idea.

All old-time Cough Syrups bind the bow
els. This is wrong. A new idea was adj
vanced two years ago in Kennedy's LaXa-
tive Honey and Tar. This remedy acts on
the mucous membranes Of the throat and
lungs and loosens the bowels at the same
time. 1t expels all cold from the system.
It clears the throat. strengthens the mu-
cOus membranes, relieves coughs, colds.
Group. whooping cough, etc. Sold by c..
\. Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
The following scores we're made in
BOWLED and ATE.
Friday Nights Spent Enjoyable Even
ing at Hartmann's.

Last night the Friday Night bowl
ing team met at the Hartmann alleys
they rolled up the ore in a
number of practice games. Before
they left for home they we're served
with a fine supper which had been
prepared for them by the manage
ment of the hotel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
INTERSTATE TONIGHT.

The Interstate Bowling League
will roll up the scores in a match
game on the alleys of the Amicitia
Association, at Pleasant Plains, to-
night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
GOLDEN HIGH MAN.

Golden rolled high score on the
Bloodgood alleys last night. He made
214 and POP.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
AMARITES PRACTICE.
Some of the Scores Made by the
RoWIers Last Night.

The Amarite bowling team was out
for practice on the Bloodgood alleys
last night and they are now in shape
Tor the match games of the Inter-
State League, which take on the Am
icitia alleys, Pleasant Plains, to-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
SOME GREAT SCORES.
Friday Nights Have Good Record for
the Season Thus Far.

This aso the Friday Night bowl
ing club has rolled some great scores.
The averages up to date are as fol-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15

Indianapolis. Ind. May "a. 1901.
About two gears ago had q bad case OF eczema
on NV hands, which later broke out on my feet
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tried patent remedies with like results: l began
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price of one bottle. 1 continued using =. ".
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I have never had any signs OF recurrence OF
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
WILL DRILL TONIGHT.

The Danish Sociable A. c. will go
through a drill tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
vIClLANG SCORES.
How the Men Bowled at Hartmann's
at First Meeting.

The scores made by the Vigilant
Bowling team at Hartmann's Satur-
day are as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
Severe Cold for Three Months.

The following letter from A. ]. Nus
baum, OF B~atesville, Ind, tells its own
story: 81 suffered for three months with
a severe cold. A druggist prepared me
some medicine, and a physician pre-
scribed for me, yet l did not improve.
l then tried Foley's Honey and Tar,
and eight doses cured me-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15

Three sizes-25c, Soc, $1.00.
The so cent size contains two and
one-half times as much as the small size
and the $l.00 bottle almost six times
as much.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15
PERTH AMBOY POST OFFICE
SCHEDULE

Taking effect October 9. 1905.
at 2 a. NJ. Closes at 2 r. Nj.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-15

IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-06-25
Yes, perhaps it is true that you are

Yes, perhaps it is true that you are
lot appreciated. You grOwi and Kick
md you think that story about fortune
knocking once at every mans door is
lie, and that the world, which is always
busy, has been foolish enough to stop Id
its progress for the sole purpose to ar
rest your development. Trouble IS, you
haven't half tried. You haven't merited
success. Perhaps you do not KNOW tIat
the planet Uranus was once called Geor-
GUM Sidus, and there is Il story OF
pluck in connection with the discovery
and christening of the planet Late IN
the 18th century William Ilerschel de-
serted from band i'll the llanoNcflah
Guards, and escaped To England. HIS
tory doesn't tell whether he played solo
alto or the bass drum. Ii does say that
he had hobby and worked for it. lie
got a lob as church organst and sent
for his sister Caroline who was good
fellow. William Taught music and be-
came popular. but 1t did not affect his
head lie simply absorbed mathemat-
les and astronomy. and began star
gazing. lie needed Il telescope ami
good telescopes cost money. So he
made one. lie Whitfield and carved and
Caroline followed around with dust
pan and refused to get angry because
she was sure that William would 90
things just give him time. Lot or
work on that telescope. You never went
up against proposition like it. He
built and rebuilt lie refused to be dis
couraged. And, mind YOU, there WAS
no pay envelope in the job. 1t WAS all
going out and nothing coming i'll for
the telescope. And one day the thing
was completed and William turned it
on tho heavens. 1t worked. Tho
brains behind it had not miscalculnted,
and on March 13, 1871, William discov-
cred blaze OF light which he realized
must be planet. 1t was. And the
young tleserter was famous almost in
day. George III. sent for him, pre-
scented him with royal pardon for
jumping his contract with the Hanover
Silver Cornct Army band, and then pro-
vidcd him with an income that made
the wolf forever desert the astYOnO-
mcr's door. The king even gave the
young man apartments ut Windsor cas-
tie, providing him with all material for
making telescopes, and Caroline lived
with him to the end, helping him be-
come even more famous. Now, put
away your Crouch. 1t is no good to you.
and no one else wants it. And build
your telescope again. Keep OH rebuild
ing 1t. You may never discover PLAN
| ct, but you can discover the meaning
of self-help, cOntentment and reap the
reward that surely comes to those who
are proficient. Good moral In the Her.
schel story, If you will only apply IT.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-06-25

Senator Knox Of PENNSYLVANIA.

Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania, for
mer Attorney General, was told that
the President has definitely thrown
overheard his amendment to the pend
ing railroad rate bill In the Senate.
us that sol" asked Senator Knox.
II had hoped it would meet with the
approval of the President. Still, 1t re-
minds me Of the man who stood, with
his finger in his mouth, in front OF a
restaurant in Philadelphia, where there
were three great turtles displayed.
ale was poking about with his
other hand, first at one end OF one of
the turtles and then at the other.
"'Here! said the proprietor Of the
restaurant. keep away from there or
you will be hurt
"'Hurt? said the man taking his
finger from his mouth and looking at
1t ruefully, 4 have been hurt already.
but am now trying to find out which
ls head and which Is tail Of this AMI
NAL SO l can tell whether l have been
bitten or stung. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.