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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-06
COFFEE
Many Ladies' Have Poor C~ompiexions
from Coffee.

"Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. I had been
drinking it for a long while and these
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
:" formerly had as fine q complex
ion as one could ask for.
when / became convinced that cot
fee was the cause Of my trouble, l
changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as l made it well, ac-
cording to directions, / liked it very
much, and have since that time used
It in place of coffee.
II am thankful to say I am not ner-
vous any more. as / wa when ! was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
now as fair and good as 1t was years
ago. It Is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble"
Most lad compilations r caused
by some disturbance Of the stomach
and coffee is the greatest disturber Of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have q fair complexion If she will
leave off coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious. healthy food in
proper quantity. Postum furnishes
certain elements from the natural
grains from the field that Nature uses
to rebuild the nervous system and
when that is in good condition, one
can depend upon a good complexion
as well as q good healthy body.
There's q Reason" Read, THE Road
TO MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-06

Visitors to Japan are usually i'm.
pressed with the many curious uses
to which fans are put. The umpire at
wrestling and fencing matches uses q
large fan, the various motions OF
which constitute a language that the
combatants understand and promptly
heed. Men and children, as well as
women, use fans at all times. The
servant has a fat fan, made of rough
D to blow the charcoal fires with,
or use as a dustpan. The farmer has
a stout fan to winnow his grain. Still
another variety is made of waterproof
paper, which, dipped in water, creates
q pleasant GOODNESS by evaporation
without wetting the clothes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-06

Although Columbus never saw the
mainland of North America, he is to
be honored with a monument In Wash
ington. Congress has appropriated a
hundred thousand dollars for the pur-
pose, and the commission appointed
to spend the money met the other day
to select a site and a design.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-06

The New York Herald reports that
there are 1913, 900 young widows in
that city. What can be the matter?
Are they unable to carr enough to
support husbandsf
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
By Lillian BELL

sonallE run stories where the heroine Stcri-
Hted herself Tor The hero, ami where the hero
gave aq Ete ~ e,,>e 10 90 forth and prepare a
nome IN hoVling wilderness for The love whom his
family desPISed Nowadays vou VIII occasionally
read a tragedy wherein the hero killed himself
Tor hls love. bur they don't give Ur Their comfort
and Their pleasure any more. tey,-u-c th.t sort
~ story would make even q dcbutantc sr.u. We
hive III an Sc o realism and NtIl have Z, truthful
trend u action
| wish somebody would write 4 book uron the
Selfish Life
Selrshness IS alternative sin. I, generally
SNils generation For example. a thorollshly
un~"ltsA mother brings up Ii hrood OF children 10
re etIisA beasts. Who Prev upon her devotion until
she SINKS drained and eNt-u. ted and uu4rrre-
c4tod, INTO hey grave They do NOT prey utou t..ca
other. because selEShness an oTcaid which does
n"t thrive upon itself But they go forth into the
world. wanderers. until ,aey und un~eltsh char
1cters ot The opposite when they mate ustinc-
uNcIy and unlntellcctually, as flower pollen 1roru-
gates
II the selfish one happens To he a woman from a
SeilSh daughter she develop into s,llsl Wit, and
mother But here comes the curious part of The
n"rr@ I'VE she did not appreciate her own mothers
uHSelrSh devotion. She did not even know 1t Was
there She accepted il as a matter of course and
rewarded her mother bv fault finding and ,.Hotls
ness. IngrattUdc IS salient attribute oi the Ier-
itGtIy selfish She loved herself too arlcntlv To be
able 70 love her mother. And sclshucss caused her
70 hasten - ind a whose devotion would I'll
the gap lett IN her life by her mother loss.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
She Goes to the Limit

N/iEN woman sins, she generally sins to the
Wv limit. In strikes or riots historians ,i\-e the
palm Tor violence and industry 10 the women partci-
pants so that even IN the domestic sins a woman is
more conScienceicSS than man This is TO their
credit a because virtues are their inberitanc
am onlY ny dong violence TO their instincts can they
acquire all the joys which belong a conscienceless
violation OF their native unselhshness which goes
with the vocation OF wife and mother
II IS the mad competition which the effort to get
on IN society entails which is responsible Tor these
hises
Few vices are as instantaneouslv renlunerat;,e rs
scliShneSS. 1t used 10 be the fashion 10 be ttn-
selfish. There in existence annals of mothers
who devoted themselves TO their children and pre-
1eFred their husbands comfort before their own In
f4ies OF magazines now out of print YOU will occa-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

personality Of the man, some features Of which are
to BE perceived but others II which are be telt
rather than understood, marx tins @ for larger
I"tes, higher responsibilities. increased honors,
larger monetary rewards.
Il "aw the personal factor" is II 50 much I'M
Iort4nce IN this worlds affairs, ii it contributes 50
greatly - success n life. The question naturally
---cs how rs power rlay Ire gained by those who
possess il not. " how increased or developed in
II r. ".th whom It counts for l--le- The answer
- ,ae question must te nnl, il found ~ al IN The
reelection ~ those % whoa T. makes is appeal 1t
cannot hc prescribed from without Deep within The
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
The Strife for the Neck

WTilO wants the-the neck oi this chicken" he
Wv NI!l saw as II dealing out a morscl almost too
CholCc 70 hc mentioned all ~ once And The three
poor little heioocd children al clmor for IT. until he
has 70 Iaciy them by promising 10 them in rOta-
uon Next Sunday chicken neck belongs 10 Fred.
or ul,d or little Mamie So father gets his choice;
fof mother Is also trained - choose the parts he
doesn't care for. II IS truly great 70 witness the
scene.
| know another man whose wife is made i'll by
llTe smoke She stand clg,trs but not pipes
But her husband smokes his pipe constantly and
CpnsidcrS himself a model Of consideration when he
saES Maud. hddn YOU better % up Stairs2 |
So YOU are locking a little pale from the smoke"
hen he turns apoogetIcally To any others who NAV
he present and says, NV poor wife IS SO delicate
She simply cannot stand pipe! Poor little wonan'"
Now ISM I II truly magnificent to see a man eniov
a smoic under such circumstances, That IS what
mean by not allowing oneself to become the prey
OF unseshnc>S as pcnancc In order TO wrest
all the JOYS oi SclhNhnc>s which rightly belong TO it.
YOU must never suffer u Tlng ol rcmorse when YOU
see the discomfort YOU have Shftilv stood from
under land on the neck OF your nearest and dearest
there are som" OF us with weak knecd consciences.
VINO back down and take To cigarettes under such
circumstances. But not the real thing like tins
Men as u sex suffer from the general reputation
oI StIiShness more than women, and as a rule
truth tomIcls me 10 say that they deserve il as
countless wives, whose clothes han. IN hall cIoscts
and are stored in trunks. while the more available
spaces are gwen up To father know 70 their
sorrow. but when woman Is selfish She is more
coScienceeSs about II, She more complete i'm her
abandonment to the JOYS of il than man. for even
the greedes rooster when his hunger is appeas-
td WitA hlS lordlcst ar OF CondcSccnson scratches
worms tor hIs harcm while some women | know,
would take the tldnncls from their babies backs
IN order to insure more stylish funeral for them
selves than the woman the street was able IN
afford for her husband. who died of rneur,oni,
because she took his oVercoat money 10 buy r,noIa
on the inst dnent plan
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
Preys Upon Her Children

II when her children are old enough 10 under
~ stand, she preyS upon their devotion Win the
wonderful tact and perseverance Of the perfe,t1v
stiish and generally redIs the rich reward of being
"uorcd with bind, unrcaSOning devotion bv her
C'Hidren When, however these children grow
INTO maturity they realize the graft yhcv have been
victims OF, and determine then and there 10 be
UllSri-Sn mothers and fathers in order 10 have
taelr chldrenS lives different. Ii they PERSIST in
TINS accumulation they live to turn agha from the
SSAt OF Their own chIldrens selishness and lack OF
appreciation
Therefore. it would seem that nobody but a
philosopher OF a hundred wears experience h.t, any
business 70 be born and experiment with human
me unless he IS prepared to be most bitterly dis
appointed.
Is II the natural CoutrariuesS OF human nature
ttt makes the child lett and governeSsts
adore the mother he seldom sees while anotber
woman who takes IN sewing in order 10 give her SON
ms schooling IS treated with ingratittde and CON
tempt2
Observation of the cases which come under otr
daily notice would 10 point TO selfishntss as :,
IeIhunerative virtue, instead of the vice copy
DOCKS used to suggest. 1t certainly is true ii the tn
selfish man IS generous hoping for gratitude; for no
one knows well as the free handed 1,hianthro-
PlSt the extent OF the bitterness OF real inqrati-
tudc 80 S''''F
In tact there IS allegory which tells OF how all
me virtues once gathered together for SYMPOSIUM
on human nature, and all were acquainted except
tWo- Inc two who had 10 be introduced TO each
otLtr We're BencVolcncc and Gratitude
Now the moTuhCatlOn OF necessity endured by
the generous may all he avoided If one can manage
10 be consistently selfish.
know OF a woman whose 11nierstarJ;r,. 81 t1,,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
JOYS OF NESS

T OWN - feeling o: decp ,avv Of the man aud
I woman who san le frankly and consistently
selfish. and ,alou- 20 SHAT the world thinks Of
them fer II | ann only halt hearted IN most OF my
virtues and wees. and comfortable burst selfish
rcFs ls sure 70 hc followed bv q sackcoth and ashes
~ ~ rc,l"rec which my and comfort dis
appear entirely from my ctlcultuon> 50 that an
E"Ir 30 -tlL~iness amounts 70 emotional eNtr.ty-
aga1,e ! can Ill afford The kind Of sclnshue>s |
mean requires strength OF character ar more OF
/ tAau possess The weakness which Is rlaved
uI'l hv those YOU love is al wrong if YOU intend
T. enjoy being selfish. Nou must never consider
the price. either. that others must paw.
How glorio-s 10 he able 70 eniov the Lttle acts
O. stlt~'ncss as others seem 20, know a man who
as :netuctvclE goes tor the easiest chair in The
room rs he trcathcs; and 20 that man carve q
chicken and rye his family is to witness skill
n ier=aa Ion / never have cqualed
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

within That the mental faculties can be c.h-
ened by exercise. the moral sympathies qa ned
by right reflection, The emotional nature pu--. 5v
sooI tte,447' me energies aroused by eee--,- ap-
qeals 70 ambition, must be admitted. and S
he. in whatsoever state he may be who AVA m
self ~ every means he can discover 20 deve- ne
good and useful inward forces and powers ..h,
taken together. constitute his personality IL
the personal tactorshP that hits a man nt1r MI
nenee and power. where mere mechanical skin ne
tAouSA It may rank HIM among The honor-H 2d
useful cannot endow him with the siren of
leadership
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

meaning OF words Is confused that uhiI,
wonuuenr oi >elr>Lnes> IS regards h,- or sc
and comfort, She claims the virtue of un~,, ess
=, ~.ot Il ,itSrtc raat HeT large circle ot tr.y
'H ~ Lh'uzt.i INTO sharing heT belief. and
heard her spoken ot over and over again lis m
>eIlS1 mother. q woman of unhe,trd of gene
woman " 4" does not pause % consider DIS TT
"-tA i''T hospitality Is taxed. But the re III
Gl tie matter Is t,t she manages things III v
tcT name 1a,.y 50 aS Mrs Wavvard s. "
Ttnti| fond ot company and rs her Ter
H"VSAteF Ellen Keeps house Tor her. II IS NJ e
tor her % entertain. The rub comes in
mat every room IN the house Is occupied
ore morning letter came from her nil. u.s.
'''t'r saving t!It she would like 70 come
tor i, few DAYS shopping and bring her r.- "a
- md would 1t lc roo much trouble rs
NelFF,sFd 20 have them STAY AZ The house
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
Some Hints for Visitors

a this, the Patient Ellen reared her Ii, r
amy Scott was "a troublesome guest =
any woman Is troublesome guest who. cor,,-
nurse eHd baby, and uI>etS The kitchen 0-- "a
cu"NlnS and laundry work. II Is q fixed
women with babies should never Visit and II
- possible should young mothers wander r
Bur Mrs Maynard wanted 70 see her a,,. =,
SNc S"ld. Now, Lllen, don't look hike
Hllo" You are getting ready 70 say they can
t'l IL tell YOU Just how can manage Lct
nave Your room. You can IuSt as wen is r.t "a
over I" me boarding house and engage l. B. n
lhtfT iVT me bows, and then they can still have r
Meals with us while YOU take their room Th,- .c
lLe nurse and baby have EtlclS room Io. -
that Is near The bath room II Won't h, =.
trouble tor Ethel To sleep on The couch ,. Re
library Tor a Week, and there Won are .s ~-
possible, and everybody provided Tor I s.
20 entertain my friends and relatives in ns
mouse and never allow The trouble il may %
prevent me from exercising the sacred las. Il
hospitality | hope my children will follow, II -
footsteps and be as hosPitable and unselhsh is
How those children managed to Keep a grin 5.
appearing ON their dutiful countenanrts ...
SAY. but IN my heart believe they do nor ,r H. r.
II tAs't l> true ISN'T II beautiful 70 be So blind
et'catTlGItIts oI one Parents, Bur on th,. .r
Adnu I>n II tdIFlV sublime to see how No. rr b.. =
Mrs Waywards of the world reap the ir1r,,.r -e
ana rc1uUncratlvc JOYS OF SeltShncsS@ She X ,lrr,
20 immediate all her sons and daughters on the I-T
oi "a Nlc''rIeuS hospitality, hike the man who m
order Z" gam his own ease Was willing 10 satr-e e
all ms wife relations
The e"mplaeent contemplation of scldshness in
"nC friends and ne1ghhOrS Is the privilege Of The
lihloSolAtT- Too many persons w hO are struggling
AGAINST The SIN OF StlGShneSS or who are Ti.rI[,
endowed with rs correlatjN virtue allow themselves
70 te 1rr1tattd violently by the sight Of cnsy~ tr
s'iSni'sS- ne very sickness. the rotuntitv. the
Ioid eye or the compelling smile ot the determined
Stilsh get ON the nerves OF the observers and
HtSuoE All the comfort ol social intercourse Tie
Joy ana Satisfaction the selfish obtain from the
| uIsWt o., Their vocation iniuriate the onlookers
VINO care Tor the victim
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
Their False Pleasures

RUf this shows thar thev do not embrace The
~ Whole OF the picture in their mental vision The
seiisA know certain sleek JOY. 10 be sure hut
compared 70 the ecstasy OF sell immoIation for a
l"FcI one, compared TO the delight of giving up
one ease or cherished plans. Whims or pleasures
III oTuer To insure the pleasure of those whose Ldppi
ness Is dearer 70 YOU than YOUR own 70 lie irr,ted
WIN those who obtain JOY from the practice of
Se!Shness, Is Is futile II would be 10 allow vour-
sen 70 become indignant at the poor lunatic who
was warming himself before a painted FIRE and bab-
nnng happily at the warmth his perverted sense
allowed him 70 believe he was obtaining from the
learng flames on the canvas before which he
stretched his cold hands
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

man often unconsciously 70 himself lie The forces the
aptrudes. the desires the aspirations, the tastes.
the proclvties the teupe-auental qualities. which
ind outward expression independent OF his viii
change in our personality, in the direction Of
Improvement, whatever The cause. must come from
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
TIE FEELING WAS MUTUAL.

Mr.. Knagge was putting on his coat,
preparatory to going to business,
when there came a ring at the front
door bell. He opened the door. A
%canvasser stood outside.
Il beg your pardon said the can
vasser, but I'd like to show you a
sample Of our improved talking-ma-
chine"
Il don't think I,care to see it," re
piled Mr.. Knagge.
You are not interested in talking
machines, perhaps" ventured the
other.
Il can't say that, either. But have
one already. Talks all day. Never
needs winding up, and never runs
down.
At this moment a high-pitched voice
came floating downstairs.
1T isn't SOL" exclaimed the person
with the high-pitched voice. But
I've got a growling-machine that runs
whenever it's in this housed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Philip Allen and George Balsam
of New York, r the guests of Mrs.
Samuel Juskovitz, IN Woodbridge
avenue.
Samuel Stern, of Woodbridge ave
nue., was In New York Wednesday.
The Bridge-it Club met Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. F,
l. Perry, in Railway avenue
Mr.. C. A. Campbell is able to be
out after his recent Illness.
Mrs. G. j. Demarest Is i'll at her
home in Green street.
Remember the organ recital in the
Congregational church tonight at s
O'Clock. Tickets fifty cents, children
twenty-five cents.
Mrs. S. M. Brewster is spending q
few days in New York.
Miss Florence Tisdale spent Wed
nesday in New York.
Miss Helen Brewster is visiting
relatives in New York.
Mrs. Fl. r. Valentine spent Wed.
nesday out of town.
Mrs. w. II. Demarest, Jr., will be
at home to her friends Saturday after
noon.
The Misses Ethel and Ada Valen
tine, of Green street, are spending {
few days in Ossining, n. Y.
Mrs. ]. Blanchard Edgar, of Rah
way avenue, is slowly recovering
from her recent illness.
Mrs. f. l.. Perry and Miss Lock
wood will entertain at the club or
Saturday evening, January 26.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Charles Higbee visited Mr..
and Mrs. William Carr, in Pleasant
Plains, yesterday.
John Clarity, a passenger brake
man on the Amboy division of the
Rapid Transit, has been transferred
to the freight at st. George.
Mrs. Joseph York, of Wood ave-
nue., is confined to her home on ac-
count of illness.
The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
will be entertained at the home of
Mrs. George w. Moore, in Lafayette
place, tomorrow afternoon.
A meeting of Welcome Council No.
30, Daughters of America, will be
held in Mechanic hall tomorrow
night.
Court Tottenville, Foresters of
America, held their regular meeting
in the Lehman building last night.
Mrs. Cornelius Rogers, of Raritan
Bay Park, visited in Pleasant Plains
yesterday afternoon.
The Tottenville Thimble Club did
not meet as usual yesterday, but will
meet next Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. William Jacklyn. in
Sleight avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Knobel have
returned to their home in Port Rich
mond after a visit with Mrs. Knobel's
parents in this place.
Edward and John O'Donnell, OF
Rossville, have taken up their resi-
dence at Doty's hotel, in Princes Bay
avenue.
William Carr still continues i'll at
his home.
Albert Vroome has returned to his
duties at the S. S. White Dental
Works after several days Illness.
William r. Porter has recovered
from his recent illness.
A large number OF people from
here attended the moving picture
show in Knights of Pythias hall, Tot
tenville, last night.
Postmaster Charles o. Sprague, OF
Amboy avenue, is confined to his
home on account of the grip, but Is
improving slowly.
Robert Purdy returned to his home
in Elizabeth, N. j., after a visit with
his aunt, Mrs. Ellsworth, in Princes
Bay.
Miss Ada Ostermeyer, of Bayview
avenue, has entirely recovered from
her recent attack of the grip.
The regular meeting of Molly
Stark Council, Duaghters-o of America
was held in Amicitia hall last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
SOUTH AMBOY.
RETURNING FROM TRENTON.

Quite a number of our citizens
went to Trenton Monday by trolley
to gather in the news respecting the
next United States senator. AS the
legislature ven into caucus and it
had not adjourned, some of our citi-
zen stayed over at Trenton until IL
O'Clock when, the caucus not adjourn
ing, they boarded the trolley for
home, requesting the conductor to let
them off at the Junction, where they
changed to take the fast line for New
Brunswick. They were enjoying the
ride immensely when one made the
remark: II think we ought to be
at the Junction" when another, APP
preaching the conductor, learned
that they were far past the junction.
1t was reported that the gentleman
said some words softly to the conduc-
tot. The car was stopped and they
alighted. Our informant claims that
he will remember the walk for a long
time, for he thinks it was fully two
miles back to the Junction, and al
though ii was cold, they Travelled on
fast time to make connections and
were we'll warmed up when they
reached the Junction. Our inform
ant would not say what the other fell
low said, only that he said it softly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
PLEASANT PLAINS.
rHE sEANII, pRnRLENl.

About fifteen of the property own
ers of this place appeared before tht
local board meeting at St. George
Tuesday morning to protest against
the petition to construct sewers IN
Amboy avenue, Station avenue anc
several of the other streets in TINS
place. This petition, which has been
In the hands OF William j. Penton, g
business man Of this place, was Sigh
ed BIZ il number in favor OF the sew
ers, and strongly urged the necessity
of the sewers in this place. IL was
pointed out to the board that over
flowing eesspools, drained to a great
l~extent into the open ditch that runs
along the railroad from Amboy ave-
nue.. The impossibility of develop
ing the district by building houses
I.for profitable rental or sale or estab-
Fishing modern sanitary arrange
lments without sewer connection was
mentioned. Those who talked IN raw
or of the sewers were Mr.. Penton,
William Beplat and Joseph Silver
stone. The opposition came from q
number of the old families, n OF
whom was Daniel Bedell, of Sharrott
avenue, who said he had lived in this
vicinity for eighty-one years, had in
herited tracts of land and farm
houses, and could not see any danger
in their accustomed conditions. Sew
eral others who spoke against 1t were
Philip Dewaters, c. G. Androyette'
Jacob Sleight and Irving Bedell. The
arguments, 1t is said, became warm
and personal and also rather anus
ing. This place has never had a sew
en- and the residents do not realize
the value of one. The matter was
! referred to Consulting Engineer Trib-
us, of this borough, who explained
the situation and stated that the city
has no power at present to enter this
place for sewer purposes. as 1t does
not own any of the streets. He SAID
q street layout and a sewer layout, te
be adopted by the city, must be first
provided and it would be some time
before the engineering force could
get to this work. 1t Is thought by
the petitioners that some action will.
be taken in regard to it in the spring
The matter is now in the hands of the
consulting engineer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-24
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB.

The Glee Club and orchestra of the
Curtis high school will present An
Evening of Irish Music in the audi
forum of the school tomorrow night
at s O'Clock. The evenings enter
tainment will be given under the
direction of Miss Kuhn. assisted by
Miss Dyer, teacher of elocution. and
Mr.. Hillyer, of the physical training
department. The features of the eve
ming will be Irish songs, Irish music.
Irish reels, sung, played and danced
by the boys and girls of the school.
The Ancient Order of H~ibernians of
this borough will be the guests of
honor. All parents and friends are
invited. No tickets required, ADJ
mission free.