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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
AN EXPLANATION.

One never knows how many
friends he has or how well he lis
thought Of until he gets into trou-
bile. The EVENING NEWS found
this out Saturday when. because of
trouble with the press upon which
the EVENING NEWS is printed, the
paper was very late getting out,
many not being delivered until Sun
day morning and doubtless many
were not delivered at all. The
EVENING NEWS telephone was
kept busy all Saturday evening n
swering inquiries as to why the
paper had not been delivered. The
tone u the voice on the other end
OF the wire indicated keen dfsap-
pointment.
This is the first time the EVEN
ING NEWS has experienced such
trouble. 1t was SO unusual that it
naturally excited much curiosity
throughout the city. There was
something wrong with that part OF
the press where the paper is folded.
II would run all right for a minute
q two and then the paper would
catch and crumple up, elogging the
machine 1t was impossible to To-
cate the exact trouble Saturday
nisht, hence the delay. For one
thing. the last shipment OF paper
received VAS not up to standard, it
containing too much electricity to
work smoothly. This is a trouble
We have had to contend with for
several weeks, but expect soon to
see the end.
We trust our readers viii bear
with us this time, for it is not often
that the EVENING NEWS cause
such a disappointment, If those
who did not receive a copy of satur
days paper and still want one fol
the coupons it contained or for any
other reason, will kindly notify US
by telephone or postal card we will
gladly send a copy either through
The mail or have 1t delivered a
once,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
CoMIN0
Nov. 27-Dance and reception OF
the Church of Our Lady OF the

Nov. 27-Dance and reception OF
the Church of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Rosary, Auditorium.
Nov. 2S-Dance and reception,
Ladies' Auxiliary. St Vincent de
Paul, K. of G. rooms
Nov. 2S-Harvest supper, Ladies'
Aid Society OF First Baptist church
in chapel.
Nov. 29-strawride. Junior Glass
of High school.
Nov. 2s-Dance and reception,
farion Athletic Club, Auditorium.
Dec. Smoker, Lyceum Club,
Pulaski hall.
Dec. 6-Concert by Madame Abb
bic Clarkson Totten and others, un-
der auspices of the Baptist Brother
hood, in First Baptist church.
Dec. 7-S-Fair, Woman's club, st.
Stephens Danish Lutheran church.
Dec. 27-Cotillion dance. Raritan
Yacht Club.
Jan. dance, Goodwill Associa-
ton, Auditorium.
January 17-Leap year dance,
2aritan Yacht Club.
Jan. 22-Masquerade ball of La
dies Society Braga. Washington
hall.
Jan. 24-Sixtl. annual ball of Star
Of Grace Lodge, No. II, Shepherds
of Bethlehem. Washington hall.
Jan. 26-Barn dance, Jefferson
Maccabees, Washington hall.
Dec. Ball, Franklin Field
Club, Washington hall.
Feb. 21-Colonian dance, Rarttan
Yacht Gu .
Feb. 22-Dance. Washington
Hose and Chemical Company.
March 1S-Dance of the Brother
hood Trainmen, Auditorium.
May shakespeare masquerade,
tartan Yacht Club.
May 80-Dance, Greek Societies,
Auditorium.
April S-Dance, st. Patrick's Alii-
ance, Auditorium.
Sept, 2-Sangerbund, Biennial
session in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
WAN 1 .
o. TO be Managers

Boys, by spending $50 or 500 In
our school you Will double yonr
present earning power and PUT
YOURSELF ON THE ROAD to the
Managers desk
An increase of SIS a week In your
nav means $500 a year, interest at
X per cent ON $500. In other words
Won add over $4,000 to your per-
sonal capita value-did You ever
think of fhat2 Business me- are
engaging Young men in advance at
a school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27

In a voice that's sweet and mellow.
And she hangs onto his arm
In a manne full of charm;
When he helps her Ger the eurbing
And from jolts that are disturbing;
When they're out upon parade
He tried to defend the maid;
When they're acting somewhat
spoony,
And are talkin' language looney;
When he is q gallant knight
You can bet your hat, all right,
They're engaged.
When along the streets they scurry
And he yells at her to hurry
When he's fifteen feet ahead
And no useless words are said;
When his Conversations scrappy
And when her replies are snappys
When he pauses to relate;
Damn it, Mag, you're always
late:''
When at every corner crossing.
There Is pulling, hauling, bossing;
When he looks distinctly peeved
And she looks as though she's
grieved;
When they dodge about and STUN
BILE;
When they slip and slide and tum-
Bile,
Just because they are in haste
And they have no time waste,
They're married.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
EHdN.
@WF.
~S8 BY ROY r.. MoULToN,

This Is a pretty cheerful old world
and there is a lot of fun in it that
doesn't cost a cent. The only real
fun that a man ever has Is the fun
that he makes himself.
Growing old is a habit that is rap
idly passing, thanks be. 1t will soon
be laid on the shelf along with the
hoop-skirts, prickly roll music boxes
and plush autograph albums.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
WILKES ESSAY ON THE MULE

WILLIEsS ESSAY ON THE MULE.
The mewi Is a bewtifuf creecher
witch has 40 pride of auntcestry and
no hope of prosperity and Is the
m-blem of Democracy. He has q
sweet voice, but some what melon
koly, but he can't sing If you tie
his tale down tight to his hind leg.
The mewl is very ticklesome in this
here lokality and tying down his
tale should be did with consider BILE
diplomacy.
Thee mewl had got a spring In his
hind leg which goes off at the most
unexpected times like a alarm clock.
My unkle Peat has got a mewl which
he says is the worse kicker he knows
of. exceptin' his wife, witch is my
ant. When he wants hes mewl to
geddap, he hollers whoa and when
he wants him to shop he hollars
geddap and the mewl does just what
Unkle Peat wants him to without
KNOWN it. My ant does the same.
The mewl does not chaw tobacker
or drink whiskey wherein he has got
the advantage of some which is in
the party of which he is the m
blem. Nevis Is mostly used for
haulin' borax acrost the alkali des-
ert In the magazine advertisements.
That is all / no about the mewl
Witch is enough to no about him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
THESE DO Nor ExIsT.

THESE DO NOT EXIST.
A successful business man who
didn't begin his are by picking
up a pin.
A woman who ever sat M min
ute in a theatre without reaching
around to poke her back hair.
A weather croaker who doesn't
always get caught out in the worst
of 1t.
A self-made man who isn't proud
of the job.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27
nxcoGNIzING PERTH ANNOY.

Whyi Perth Amboy stllI ignored
bg che manufacturers whose plants
are located here7 There are two
local concerns In particular that
cord do Perth Amboy a great deal
ofsood and themselves no harm.
hypattlng the name OF this city in
their advertisements and on their
prcauets We refer to the Cheese
prvElgn Manufacturing Company,
wfFe the worlds supply Of v~aseline
- made and the RoessIet & Hass-
iasher Chemical Company. where a
siiely known washing powder is
now manufactured
4 seems strange thar ether cities
pc recognized BY tAelr manu-
~esafers but Perth Anboy eannot.
vsely aere L noshlng 10 be aahsm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27

Good old DR.. Wiley, head of the
governments pure food department,
says a person can be a food topper
as well as a drink toper.)
If DIR. Wiley Is eorrest, and ten to
n he is,
One does not need the old squirrel
rye and energetic fzz.
When he would fain go forth at
night intending to carouse
He can acquire, in 'g~enteel way. a
good ham sandwich souse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27

'Twould be quite economical, when
out among the boys,
To get into a frame Of mind that
seems to call for noise
BY taking his supplies from home
wrapped in a paper bag.
For instance, he could take a nice
Long Island wafer jag.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27

No longer would he need to lean
against q polished bar
And push his hard earned dough
across and miss the midnight car.
The quick lunch wagon would sui
fee and cheaply too, at that,
For there he could quite easily, go
on a hamburg bat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-27

The combination salad spree would
surely heave in sight,
The lobster Newburg iamboree
makes hideous the night.
The rich folks could cheer up on
these and other things to boot,
While lesser lights could revel in q
fve-cent sshot dog" toot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

It possibly is a mistake to say that
no one knows who will do this stunt.
The committee in charge knows-but
as far as the public is concerned this
committee is bound with iron chains
and huge paddock
Some have guessed that Mayor Bill
lard will be the leader. Others insist
that it is Charlie Holiday. Still others
lay claims to Major Anderson. But it
is simply guess,
The announcement Of the plans for
the Seml-CentenHial- ball has swept
over the state like Wildfire. The young
women who will represent eleven cities,
all are positive that they will be here
to sit in the big box set aside for them
at the ball. And 800 Topeka young
blcods are as positive that they will
have the honor of at least one dance
with one of tae visiting so Kansas
beauties
The news comes from the Kansas
cities that will be Representatives.
Salina. Abilene, Lawrence Junction
City. Seneca, lola. Chanute. Ga;nett.
Osawatomie and Arkansas City--that
most of the prize beauties will have
escorts" This falls upon the TapekG
young men with q thud, but they have
not given up hope.
Just for one good glance. for one
dance and for a few whispered wor Is
with a sWaying queen at their side
that is all they ask of the visiting girls.
After that. if they wish. they may
spend the time with the escorts that
are so faithful to them in their home
towns. If they have other desires than
to remain with the escorts-a snap of
the finger and a regiment of the best
looking fellows in the capital city viii
jump over, play dead and act at their
command.
The tickets for the big ball are going
fine. Ben Bear and Pete He'll, the
ticket rustlers. are enthusiastic over
the sale. Fully one-half of the boxes
are sold out. they say. and they plead
that all who wish boxes call upon then
at once. The dance tickets and the
spectator tickets are selling like Toy
balloons circus day.
The pretty annOuncem ents designed
by the celebrated artist, Albert T. Reid,
are out today. More than 1900 of them
have been mailed in the city and to out
of town people.
The music situation viii be greeted
by Topeka dancers. Halls orchestra
will play for the dances and another
orchestra will play between each dance.
Something going on all the time. The
best selected and played music wilt be
given to the dancers.
The tickets for the boxes. dances and
spectators are on sale at Jos.ins
Weightman's, Eagles, Stansf:eld-s.
Fladd's, Flks. Topeka club, CONNER
cial club. Ideal bakery, and Rigby's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
The novelty Bill.

Perhaps one of the hardest working
women in the world, as one of the
cIeverest, and most perfect is Nine
Nadje, who performs at the Novelty
this week. the opening week of this
season. Crowded houses were the or
der a all three performances Monday.
Nadje is called 1.-THE Perfect Woman. p"
Her form-it is as divine as you could
wish for-and she works and her act
is entertaining. No vulgarity. unless
a near perfect figure clad in white
tights in constant motion in the NEST
difficult feats, is vulgar. Those " no
came to be shocked remained to be
admiration stricken. Miss Nadje comes
whirling on the stage, does graceful
dances. walks up and down lad
der on her hands and winds up by
whirling around, suspended by her
teeth to a strap.
Another feature is the musical act,
put on by Sam Goodwin and Ada Ell
hot, 1.-THE Music Publisher" Mr. Good
win does a good piece of head work
when he plays the piano with his nose
The sketch is filled with clever
comedy. Corporal Virgins brought
down the house in a comedy pantomime
juggling stunt. Norton ard Kramer,
both extra good looking. pleased in a
singing and dancing sketch. Carl
Demarest did difficult thing Well
when ne played a violin and danced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29


These are almost unheard OF state
mentS to come from an actor with a
reputation like that of Henry Wood
ruff. who appeared the second time
in THE Prince of Tonight, at the
Grand last night. The average actor
viii seldom admit that he can not do
anNthing- The average actor still
less seldom will admit that he is get
ting old. And not often that they
ever intend to quit.
But the matinee idol said it. He was
just preparing to make up. robed in
his dressing gown. (Now no interview
with q theatrical star would be COM
plete without referring to the make
up and dressing gown
NO, you don't need to know how
to act to be a success on the stage
continued the NJ. / between direction
to his japanese wardrobe man, who
is as cute as any Jap on Japanese
chinaware What are the require
ments2 Personality individuality and
ma gn etisn. These three-and the
greatest of these is magnetism
And YOU don't need TO sing to be
in comic opera. The reason that I'm
in comic opera is because I can't sing.
No really I'm no musician at all.
Don't know one note from another.
As to my acting-well. I had two of
the greatest actors and actresses in
and Adelaide Nelson They taught me
the way in which I should go. If
there was anything characteristic
about Booth it was his great benevo-
lence. You may know that he was
brother of Wilkes Booth. who assass-
mated Lincoln at Washington Ed
win Booth never discussed the mat
ter, but he would never accept
Washington enga cement after that
That was a long time ago Well,
I've been on the stage IS years First
appearance In the juvenile in Pin
afore In that same play was Mrs.
Minnie Madden Fiske. Julie MarIoWe
and Arthur Dunn, afterwards great
actors and actresses
mo, none in our family except me
was ever on the stage. My people
had never seen a show and I had to
run away to get to go on the stage.
nv grandmother was SO shocked be-
cause I became an actor that she
wouldn't speak to me for 20 years.
But people are getting over that
even the very religious ones And
in that connection, or rather letting
religion out of the question, believe
in the closing of theaters on Sunday.
We need at least one day of rest ana
Sunday suits me.
Any way I'm getting too old and
am going to quit. 1 will take two
more years and then-well ] viii just
travel around. Went around the
world in 1891 and had this serpent
tatOoed on my left arm in Japan. We
all get foolish in Japan and Mr..
Woodruff winked at his wardrobe
man who then reminded him it was
time to set ready for the show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
CITY WILL SHINE.
Commissioners Make Every Eff
iOrt to Clean Up Topeka.
For Big State Fair and Semi
Centennial Next Week.
TIN CAN DAY SOON.
Alleys Must Be as Slick as Bust
ness Streets.
All Weeds Cut or City Will
TIN CAN DAY SOON.
All Weeds Cut or City Will
Charge to Taxes.

Topeka city officials are planning to
make Topeka the cleanest city in the
world for fair week, the semi-centen-
NAL and the celebration of the knights
karnival. The streets, the sidewalks.
and even the alleys will be swept and
| washed until the best housewife in
town Will envy the work of the Com
missioners in charge.
| E. B. Stotts, city commissioner of
parks and public buildings, who has
| charge of the sanitation of the city,
viii see that every lot and alley in the
residence district is rid of weeds The
street commissioner, Furman Baker,
Will inaugurate q Tin can day" soon
when every person in town will be
asked to throw their tin cans and
trash in the alleys and the city will
collect them free of charge.
w. G. Tandy, city commissioner of
streets and public improvements will
have two new compressed air street
fiushers on the business streets and the
pavements Will be kept as shiny as
glass.
An effort will be made to hurry up
the clean up work on the Great White
Way, that the streets may be relieved
of the loose bricks, cement blocks and
other materials that follow in the
wake of the contractors on the Great
White Way
Notices to property owners calling
for the immediate cutting of all weeds
on vacant lots in parkings and alleys
have been sent from the city hall If
the property owners fail to comply with
these orders the city will cut the weeds
and charge it up to the property taxes.
Tin can day is a feature that will
be repeated this year Every year the
city tries out this plan to give the peo-
pie chance to rid their yards of trash,
tin cans and old materials.
Announcement will be given when the
tin cans shall be thrown in piles in
the alleys and city wagons will gather
the trash and dump it in the outskirts.
Mayor Billiard is radically in favor
of a general cleanup.
Il don't believe I will put it in the
form of g proclamation" said the
mayor this afternoon, hut I would like
to request the PEOPLE of the city to
get ready for the big State Fair and
the Semi Centennial. Everyone car
help, in proposition of this kind. Neat
lawns and parkings will do wonders
towards improving the appearance of
what is ccnsidere ed now the prettiest
inland city in America.
The city viii do it's part in cleaning
up-and the citizens may be great
help in keeping their property in tip
top condition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
NEW DISTRIBUTING AGENCY.
National Biscuit Company Opens
Establishment in This City.

Quicker, more direct service in sup
plying to consumers in this territory
the famous goods of the National Bis
cult Company, is assured by the es-
distributing agency at No 206 Kan
sas ave. in charge of Mr.. Hugo Kiene.
The decision of the National Biscuit
company to make this city a diStrib-
uting point has been brought about
by the rapid increase in the demand
for its products in this territory. The
policy of the company to carry its
products from the oven to the con-
sumner with the least possible delay
has long been recognized. 1t is this
together with its absolute standard of
baking and the purity, wholesomeness
that has resulted in the general use
of the National Biscuit companys
goods in millions of American homes
The new agency here is in all re-
speets up to the standard of the Ma
tional Biscuit company. 1t has the
latest methods for the protection and
handling of goods.
It will carry not only the package
goods of the company, which include
Uneeda Biscuit and Nabisco Sugar
Waters but also the varieties sold
from the vveIl-knoWn glass-front cans
The standard of absolute freshne ss,
which has always been insisted upon
by the company makes necessary.
many special devices, in the way of
shipping and handling facilities. The
result is that such establishments as
that now opened here represent the
food products to the public. They
mean that the time from the oven to
the consumer is reduced to a mini
mum. and that the-Deopie Of this VIC
entity will receive these famous food
products IN all their freshness and
nj 90 eln-snrm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

We can promise you clear, clean
skin and a beautiful complexion il you
use ZErNfO and ZEsNIO SOAP according
to directions.
ZEMO is a skin beautifier and a
scientific preparation for the treatment
of eczema pimples, dandruff and all
diseases of the skin and scalp. ZEMO
SOAP is the incest, best lathering anti
septic soap you ever used for toilet or
BATH
Sold by druggists everywhere and in
Topeka BY Brunt Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
WHO WILL LEAD IT
Unknown Topeka Man to Head
Grand March State Ball.
.--------.---~
No One Knows His Identity But
Floor Managers.
TICKETS SELL FAST.
Half of Boxes Are Sold Out
Many Dance Tickets.
Pretty Announcements by Reid
Have Been Issued.

An unknown popular Topeka man
no one knows who it is-will lead the
grand march at the Semi-Centennial
ball to be given at the Auditorium the
night of the opering of the state fair
and the fifty-year-oId celebrat ton. An
unknown woman, either the wife,
sweetheart or guest of this man will
walk by his side-and no one knows
VINO that will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
TIL Ray hzz )
A-Sh-yJ@-sa~1S-sZ@ ~Sa~SN-sa~v-~

The Prince of Tonight" with Its I
Wander Who Is kissing Her Now,
with it's college songs and other num-
bers which have made it so popular.
showed at the Grand last night the
second time in two years. A house
packed upstairs and down, nearly every
seat taken with the exception of the
rear box seats, greeted it and applaud
ed continuously The union winch mad
called out the shows scene shutters be-
cause of the employment of nonunlo1
men at the theater did not lnteFtere
with the production The chorus lnen
and the Crawford men did the work
and although the changes of scenery
were new to both. the transformation
We're made with scarcely any loss of
time. For instance. the difficult change
of scene at the end of the first act IL
which the stage is changed from
Palm Beach Florida to the forest
mythical Island of Lunitania was made
in about two minutes or only minute
longer than the usual time required
Henry Woodruff. who took the part
of Jim Switzerland, the Prince of To-
night, was given an ovation ~ his
entrance, and also had to do the en-
core act several times. Playing with
Mr. Woodruff was Vera STANLEY She
is a clever actress and has an eXcep-
tionany good voice. 1t is wOnde- fully
clear enInciatiOn. While the part of
the old gardener. assumed by Lew
Lawson. mas com DdIdAlNGlN lew lllS5
it was well done and Mr. Lawson ad
probably az realistic old man makeup
as has been seen on q Topeka stage
for sometime.
Lorraine Bernard scored a base hit
as Mrs. Daniel Stuart" She was tie
lady who insists that her husband kiss
her every few moments in order to
smell whisky on his breath. Her hIs-
band Cin the play), John c. Leacn. wil9
destroyed hats by stamping on them.
also came in for applause. = word
must be said about Claire Noel1e who
twittered through the role Of Bonnie
Stuart" Her notes are as clear as
those of a cuckoo and she's pippin Tor
looks.
The chorus were also above the ave.
age in looks and warblers and this Of
course includes the "broilers." BY the
way when does a "broiler" become q
spring chicken
Get Top Prices:
The main item of expense for ."rhe
Prince of Tonight" company is likely
bills for nice new straw hats Get
them wholesale?
The plot Of the opera. while filled
with frils of fancy. is not without
depths. For instance there is the con
soling suggestion that it is often more
OF a question of how to live with 4
woman than without her.
Mr. Woodruff says he is getting old
but he doesn't look it. 1t VIII % re-
membered. however. that he has never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
New Channel of River Is Three Miles
from Old One.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 29.-Recent
heavy rains in Nebraska and northern
Kansas have caused the Blue river to cut
new channel and change its course at
this point, thus causing this city to lose
one of it's beautiful views.
The river formerly flowed by this city.
but its new course takes it three miles
north east of here. The new channel was
started during the flood of 1907, but the
river retained its old channel until the
recent heavy rains, when the new chan
ell was cut deeper and became the per-
nanent course of the stream
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
Rostand Recovering Iron Iniurx.

Biarritz, France, Aug. 29.--Edmond
Rostand. the poet and dramatist, auth
or of "Cyrano de Berserac" and Chan
tecler" WIS recently seriously injured
in an automobile accident and is slew
ly recovering. The accident occurred
while he was m toring from Cambo-
les-Rains to St. Teln de Luz. accom-
panied by his chauffeur and a mechan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
OUT OF THE RACE.
Million Population Club Balloon Will
Not Rise at Kansas City.

St. Louis, Mo-. Aug. 2s.-The Million
Population club announced today that it
has withdrawn its entrant from the inter
national balloon race to start october ;,
from Kansas City, because of the recent
rule requiring rubberized gas bags. The
clubs balloon, a cotton bag, with John
Berry, pilot, won in the preliminary race
last July the right to compete in the in
farna tionaI