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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
Evenings at Home.

Mothers, don't keep your tired mo
ments for the evening. Rest, If need
be, IN the afternoon, for you have very
important work TO do later on. Be
ready 10 play games, to accompany
songs. even to dance. for there is moth
ing SO good or so Jolly. and many per
feet dancers have been made at home
If the home is a proper club It will
have its dramatic society. its choir. Its
band, its parlia ment, its lending libra
ry, its smoking concerts and its ia
dies night" You a make the boys
think there is no place like home +
YOU like.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
Sweet Pea Encmies.

Slugs and other pests must be watch
ed for, especially in the evening, wher
they come out to feed. If put into 3
pail of strong salt and water they vii
die very quickly.
II small green or brown flies
aphides-appenr on the plants. spray
them ut once with soft soap and water
and kerosene or with some insecticide
Syringe the plants with clear water
the next day. and spray them agair
and again, II necessary, un all the
aphides are destroyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
PhIoxes Are Strikinu.

The varieties of phlox which grow
In a season are suitable for the anna
teur who wishes to produce u striking
effect In her garden. There are so
many different varieties that any
shade desired except yellow may be
found. Varieties differ in height, size
and shape Of blossom. All are or
easy culture. The plants should have
q sunny position, They grow rapidly
and their blooming season is not long,
but may be prolonged by giving plen-
ty of moisture and a partial shade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

Work of the Locomotive Fireman.
To a husky young mar ~shoveling
twenty tons of coal a day may moi
sound like q terrible undertaking, but
that is because he fails to appreciate
the difference between ~shoveling that
quantity In the course of a ten hour
day, standing on q steady footing and
pausing for a moment whenever he
feels Hike 1t to gaze at the scenery or
light a cigarette and trying to keep
his balance on a jolting, jerking, plung-
ing steel deck which tries ~eeaselessly
to pitch him head first into the side OF
the cab, while with legs spread wide
apart he humps over q scoop shovel,
working with frantic energy to get
coal into the frebox fast enough to
keep steam up. While the engine Is
running tho fireman must be straddled
out on the deck, working continually
TO the limit OF his strength, for ordi-
narily he will have to get from two
and q half to three tons Of coal n the
frebox every hour. Three and a half
tons is generally regarded as the limit
of a f1reman's capacity, but this has
been greatly exceeded on the fastest
trains-Technical World Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
WOMEN
MAY
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

The following letter from Mrs.
Orville Rock will prove how unwise
it is for women to submit to the
dangers of a surgical operation when
1t may be avoided by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
She was four weeks In the hospital
and came home suffering worse
than before.
Here Is her own statement.
Paw Paw, Mich.-"Two years ago
I suffered very severely with a dis
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

placement. / could
not be on myfeet for
a long time. My
treate d
me for seven months
without much relief
and at last sent me
ito Ann Arbor for
operation. / was
four weeks and
home suffering
worse than before.
My mother advised
!rne to try Lydia
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

Pretty little socks are made for baby
IN handmade laeework. They are ex-
tremety fine and Of au intricate de
sign. but they would be pretty ana
~serviseahlo If made from soft cotton
In any pretty crochet stitch. and the
woman who is handy with the hook
eonld eastly make them without q pat
tern.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
House Plants.

In dark rooms such plants as the
palms. the pandanus. the screw pine
and New England fax do well. OF
the palms ths fan and date varieties
require least care. The rubber plant
is excellent. 1t Is Injured by dust and
shouid be washed frequently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

match the gown. Bead embroidery
plays a part in the seasons bags, orna-
menting every and any material from
gold tissue to linens. Curious pouch
bags of dotted fonlard, blue and
white, black and white, are trimmed
in bold bands of white bead embroidery.
and the cords On which they are drawn
up have big pear shaped pendants OF
solid beadwerk on their ends. Almost
all OF the bags, aside from the regula-
ton envelope shape, are swung by long
cords, cotton, silk Or metal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
More Pststshis.

Mfr. BENJAMIN. eat my hat Mrs
Benham-Try mine, dear; there's some
fruit on ft.Judge-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

"Skinnick is ont OF politics at last"
Escaped or pardnnsd 7'-Browning's
Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
AFTERNOON COSTUME.

The Ornamental Bag a Part of All
Modish Toilets.
The smart morning or afternoon
dress is incomplete without a bag Of
some description. With this pretty
toilet Of dark blue satin her ladyship
carries a sfsare bag of blue and silver
beads, 1t being one of the rules of
fashion that bag and parasol must
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

The news when 1T is new in the
EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

HAIRDREsSING, MANICURING. Full
line of Hair Goods OF high merit
u .Comhfngs made up to order. MISS
SELMA PETERSON. and DR. J. NOR
ROW, C~hirspodiat. Germs and fnFrow-
ing nails removed without pain. Ofice
hours; Friday and Saturday. Sunday
by appointment. Phsne 2ss-J. Oh
SMITH ST
What are you Eoing to do with Seur
old Carpets!
Why 1not send them to
THE FARMER RUG CO.,
South River, N. j.
Espdsame and Durable Rugs made
from old Brussels and Ingram Carpets.
Also weaver of Rag Carpets and
Rag Rugs.
Send for Circulars and Tags.
u n s3ox ITS e Est. 1875
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
Trade at Home.

The huildlu. ~, OF n community a.
ppnds To II iHIGr rXl"hi upon the sue
c.,sSfui .stai.ii>humne ami patronage
Of stores aud trntpSIhabpir Ia supply
the residents with the ,'unrrniences
which nave now hHnuip an lndisJ~n
sahlr ,mrt of modern NE. Is. SUPPORT
Inp the np.Hi stores these who have ln-
vested ~ tn,iii.S pnhnn'r the value OF
their own property b, advancing gen
prnI prosperity. tie shnrtSiphtrd pol
hy Ut sImnding .n.nry with the big
advertising onrprns which do not con
tribute Hn IOta to the taxes Of the
town or rity IL neither wise from
general or personai p'0n0nir point AZ
n rule things nrp often bought at sales
which are not actually needed and
therefore would lH dear under any cir
cunistamps The home store. ~ rule.
gives prompt service reasona bile prices
ami when necessary. convenient credit
fnrtOrs which more than Offset an
occasional bargain secured at the cost
Ut trip to the city and added ex-
rrnsps. which more than offset the
difference OF cost A prosperous mer.
camille community IL one of the
h"althipst fnrtors In city or town
Help 10 build one In your own vicinity.
Hudson Nn"azinp
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
Joy IN THE SCHOOL.
How Infant Glasses In Some Foreign
Countries Are Handled.

How infant Glasses In Some Foreign
Countries Are Handled.
The man In the club had been talk
Ing politics with the school Inspector
until that gentleman declined to dis
russ the subject any more
We'll talk about the youngsters
themselves for change" he said.
do you know that both In France aud
Belgium reading. writing and ar!th
metic are being omitted from the
subjects taught In Infant 81 hooiS! The
children are simply taught to he happy
Instead And when they bring their
dinners to school the food has. under
the official regulations. to he put into
a basket. which must be labeled AT
the school aud set on Spe ial shelr
In a clean. airy place. Fancy such
regulations in England. ANY old news
paper and any cupboard IN good
enough for our children.
I'm Germany toys are provided for
play time. and all little children are
compelled to bring clean pocket hand
kerchiefs 10 school and they must
have u bath once week.
I'm Finland the iiniest children are
taught to wash dolls. dust. sweep. look
after flowers. and 80 on. and In some
Japanese schools resting room. with
a bed. II pi ,vided 80 that overtired
children may have n uap.- London
Answers
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
SOUTH SEA FASHIONS.
The Dusky Native Bellies Have Queer
ldess About Dress

The Dusky Native Bellies Have Queer
Ideas About Dress.
II would l,e hard 10 find a spot where
the subject Of dress does not sway the
feminine mind TO the world at large
It's observance causes either great
deal of pleasure or good store or
amusement. In the category Of amuse-
ment may be placed the proceedings OF
the dusky bellies described by Beatrice
Grimshu W In her book. In the Strange
South Seas
A lace trimmed garment Of mine.
usually worn at night under the shell
ter Of sheets and quilts. went to Sun.
day morning church az best dress In
full daylight on the person of the laun-
dress intrusted with my wash. The
funny side was so conspicuous that she
never got the reprouf she des, rived.
A certain flower toqup made Of pop
pies. u bloom unknown in the Pacific.
first drove the women Of the island
half distracted with excitement. then
led thirty six native ladies' to appear
multaneously ut a dance wearing ex-
cellent copies OF my Paris model done
In double scarlet hibiscus from the
bush.
A wedding from Will b unfortunate
" was absent furnished the finest
display Of native dress that took place
that year. The bride wore fourteen
silk dresses. not all ut once. but one
after another. changing her dress
again and again during the reception
until the white spectators were fairly
giddy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
Bill and His Wstch.

bill, can you give me the correct
timer" says one Of Bills friends.
Sure" Says BILL dragging out his
watch MY watch was just 'leven
seconds slow at twenty minutes of 4
day before yesterday afternoon. and l
don't believe it's varied more than
quarter Of a second since It's now
twenty-five minutes and seven sec
Onds past g."
Thanks. old man. says Bits
friend. who then drops his own watch
into his pocket and goes On his way.
Really he wasn't so particular about
knowing the time himself M DESTROYS
Of giving pleasure to Bill. for he knows
that Bill IL one Of the few million men
in the world who think each that his
watch IL a wonder and who feel them
selves Hattprpd when their friends ask
them for the correct time. New York
Sun
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
GRAND CANYC;!.
An Ideal Piece In Which to Realize The
lns,anificance Of Man.

There Is one place in this country
where man can step back not by
hundreds hut by thousands of years
back to the time when the cont inpnt
was in the making This place is the
Grand Canyon of Arizona. There the
visitor sees panorama in million
colOrs rs the miStS gather about the
rugged peaks and the sunlight gliSt"nH
OH the metallic deposits af the cliffs
4 whole chaotic world disc'oses itself
Rock forms Of uncanny beauty stan
out on thosc unrivaled cliffs. and far
down runs the river channel.
Stand on some ledge and realize the
insignificance of man when compared
with the handicraft of nature, watch
a party of travellers threading their
way down some winding trail that
clings to the great wall and see them
grow smaller and smaller until they
become mere specks In the great lift
then some idea is gained of this won
derful place. Yet the canyon is :"
symmetrical and so unlike anything
else that 1t Ia with difficulty that ON"
can acquire any notion OF its inlnlen
sity. Niagara poured In would hardly
have the dignity Of a mountain SIrSlm
New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
Orchard and Garden.

Thin fruit trees If they need 1t: this
is q better paying method than prop
ping branches.
Placing a small heap Of rich stable
manure around the base Of each tree
In the young orchard will prove to be
q little time and labor well spent.
1t ~ a fine plan to have the materi-
ais always on hand for making Dor
deaux mixture aud then to mix up
spray and use 1t when you have
spare hour.
II trees need water pull the soil
away from around the roots. ri" each
tree IL pailful and after il soaks in
replace the earth. No use to apply
water to the surface Of the ground
around the tree.
IL you observe that the shoots on
your trees grow only FIVE or six inches
every year you may know that the
soil needs to be enriched. The growth
ought to be from fifteen to thirty
inches every season.
Tent caterpillars are bad pests when
they get on some of your pet trees.
Watch out for them and when seen
burn them with a torch. A kerosene
soaked rag wrapped around the end
Of a pole will do for torch.
Cultivate the spring set strawberry
bed regularly and often. Keep the
soil loose and mellow and let no weeds
get q foothold. After enough runners
have rooted cut of surplus ones the
same as If. they We're weeds.
If your apple trees are affected with
scab be sure to spray with the boiled
lime sulphur mixture just before the
buds burst. and always before a rain.
because the spores Of blight can be
carried by the wind TO other trees.
Place two pound paper bag over
each bunch Of grapes when the fruit
is the size of small shot. This pro
tects the grapes from insect and bird
injury and insures extra choice clus-
ters Fasten the mouth OF the bag
close about each stem with a pin or
wire or string.
When picking blackberries get them
out OF the sun as soon as possible or
they'll turn red In spots and not he
80 salable. Hurry them into the
crates and then into cool cellar until
time for shipping or selling. FIJI the
boxes full and pack neatly In clean
packages. If you want fancy price
make the crates look at,.active.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
THE SWITZERLAND PLAN.
Question Of How to Handle Children
Easily Solved.

Question Of How to Handle Children
Easily Solved.
In the ovpr,rUwdrd quarters OF every
city where working people live there
ARE always many small children VINO
alr allowed to run the streets without
urnrpr oversight. The great question
with the authorizes Is how to hanoi.
them aud r.r-ili them ~ far as nos
silir from in,uimng CRIMINALS. Swn
zprln,u n,l. solved The problem. partly
at least
IL thu r.it, at Basel for tnstn nee.
yunrtlluu ~rnO"is. ur"aRi1"d ana sup.
,Urtrd uN n" STATE II = otrn every
daA aud from The middle III November
M thu ,n.dd,- al March every evening.
They AN nnid, W. IN led H. oiS blf
rather recreation GLASSES. ntirl the
tea. hers dir..iinn ihr children plny
gaines tell STORIES sing rnhrnidrr.
sew. aud =" tn,th In good w"nih"r
they ARE 'nk-n unidnOrs tot IN ines Or
walks Each rluSS has about thirty
i've children ~ II. Just enough foi the
tpnchpr ot guardian to handle comfort
ably. The stale provides All the ua
terials foi the games and work.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
A CURIOUS DREAM.
Warning That Came to a Granddaugh.
ter Of Sir Walter Scott.

warning mat lame 10 q 1FahooduSn'
ter Of Sir Walter Scott.
An instance In which II dream was
useful In preventing an impending ca
tastrophe Is recorded of II daughter ~
Mrs. Rutherford ut Ederton. the grand
daughter of Sir Waiter Scott. This
lady dreamed more than once that her
mother had been murdered by a bIa
servtfnt She was so much upset by
this that she returned home. and. to
her great establishment and no: a lit
tie to her dismay. she met on entering
the house the very black servant she
had met in her dream. He had been
engaged in her absence. She prevail.
ed upon gentleman 20 watch in Hn
adjoining room during tie following
night.
About 3 o'clock In the morning the
gentleman heard footsteps on the
stairs. came out and met the servant
carrying some Goals. Being question.
ed as to where he was going. he
answered ronfusedly that he was go
Ing to mend the mistress fire. which
at 3 o'clock in the morning In the mid.
die of sumner was evidently impossi
BILE. On further investigation strong
knife was found hidden i'm the Goals
The lady escaped. but the man WI,
subsequently hanged for murder. and
before his execution he confessed thn
he intended to aSSissinate Mrs. Ruth.
erfOrd. London Standard.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
CAUGHT Her Secret.

Old Podkiur lay back In his chair In
calm content. and. though his wife was
quite near him. he WAS happy. for she
had not broken the silence for nearly
five minutes.
He had been married for live and
twenty long years. and Mrs. PodLlns
almost daily during twenty'four OF
them had disturbed the domestic peace
by u too full exercise of her tongue.
MY dpnr." broke In Mrs T.. think
ing II time she said something to in
trrrupt the quiet. Il see by the lnpers
that II wp,riiied jaw tw" yards long
has been found In Cornwall"
What" cried l'Odkins. starting up.
Now | know your secret. But you
never told me your ancestors came
from that part of the wOrld"- Dundee
Advertiser.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
AN OLD TIME EXPLOSION.
tie Curious Phases Told by = Seven.
tssnth Century Scribe.

its Curious Phases Told by = Seven.
tssnth Century Scribe.
An old chrOnicler tells a curious sto-
ry Of an explosion which occurred In
London Jan. 4. 1919 A ship cha ndler,
It seems. "aliOut 7 Of the clock at
night. being busy In his shop about
barreling up Of gunpowder. II took fire
and In the twinkling Of an eye blew
up not only that. but all the houses
thereabout to the number Of fifty or
sixty. The number Of persons destroy,
ed by this blow could never I've known.
for the next house but one was the
Rose tavern. house never TAT thu
time Of night, but full Of company.
And In three or four days. after dix
cling. they continually found heads.
arms. legs. etc" The most interesting
part Of the account comes further on:
I'm the digging they found the mis-
tress Of the house Of the Rose tavern
sitting In her bar and one of the dra W.
ers standing by the bar'S side. with
pot In bis hand. only stiHed by dust
and smoke. their bodies being preserv-
cd whole by means Of great timbers
falling across one upon another.
There was also found upon the up.
per lends Of Barking church u young
child lying In cradle M newly laid n
bed. neither child nor cradle having
the least sign Of FIRE or other hurt. II
was never known whose .'ilild II was.
30 that one Of the parish kept 1t for {
memorial. Tor In the year 1863 saw
the child. grown to be then a proper
maiden"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
A BEAUTY CONTEST.
Washington Suburbaa'tss offered
Pr,xss For Best Looking Homes.

Washington Suburbaa'tes Ohered
Prizes For Best Looking Homes.
The Suburban. Citizens association
OF Washington has taken u good step
toward the adnrnnI-nt OF the sub
urbs by determining to give prizes ITO
those persons IN the neighinrh'nd who
NJ the end of the season present the
best appearing mwns aud gnrd'''s
The president Of the asso'iatlon hhs
announced That the basis of DnIpeu
tiuu " to b+ on the layin. ont OF the
ground aud I,-rtuanrmy rather than
iiSpla, OF annual hnw-rinp plnnts
The exterior appearing" OF the
houses is-nisn 10 l~ weighed MS on"
Of the factors In the competition
This friendly mirhl"rhood rivalry
IN the care Of grounds and houses viii
inurp To the i"u"tit ot every neiShlmr
priZ,. losers uuitp H. much ~ prize WIN
uprs the vni,Ir al jr"in'ri, depends
good deal IN the i"iehin'rh'"ni harm
ter and property ynimrS are higher ~
ap attractive than ~ an uiallrnrtivr
npighinIrhutM.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
the ARTISTS IDOL.


shs uidnf Know Anything About Nv.
sic; She Only Loved It.
The incident happened upon one OF
the great ocean liners during an au.
tumn trip when famous violinist was
among the passengers. At first he
firmly refused to play. but was finally
persuaded, and upon the appointed
evening the salon was crowded with
eager passengers.
1t was q most enthusiastic audience,
intelligent, sympathetic and apprecia-
tive. yet as the evening wore on people
began to notice that the violinists
glance went always In one direction.
and after time others followed 1t.
They saw a plain little woman. plain
~ dressed, with no marks of wealth or
culture. But she was looking ut the
master with shining eyes. her face wet
with tears. unmindful OF everything
except the magic of his violin. When
the program was ended. pushing his
way through the people who would
have detained him. the musi ian went
straight to the little Shabby neure.
MADAME. ! congratulate you-you
are ze great artist" he cried.
She looked UP ut him almost In
alarm.
"I-oh-I cannot play note" she
stammered II don't know anything
about music. ! only--lOve II"
The violinist shook his big shaggy
head impatiently.
us II not what ! say? You have re
artist soul-ze artist to listen. What
good to play to re deaf-like re rest ?
with a disparaging gesture toward
the crowded room. ut IL to re one wiz
re heart to listen Zat we masters play"
YOUTHS Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03

HER RYE BREAD WILL BE JUST AS PRETTY
protein than wheat, and its health or
"fuel value" Is nearly twelve calories
per pound.
The black bread or ''pumpernicker
Of Germany is made from it. and it Is
recognized as the finest army ration
In the world.
Rye is often affected by ergot and
is said to be harmful to animals. but
the fact that man has used 1t for
centuries with no evil result seems to
he proof that the grain IL wholesome.
AT any rate. 1t is. when properly
milled and baked. the foundation of
the finest food. especially for children.
that can be imagined.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
nusTLINc IN THE PEAS.

On Progressive Farms the Traction
Engine hauls Thorn to the Cannsry.
Not the smallest part Of the labor
connected with raising peas for the
cannery is getting the crop to the fac
tory. The ordinary way. Of course. is
the wagon. But where great quanti-
ties are canned peas are shipped d.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
WE SHOULD GROW MORE RYE.

Il Makes the Finest Bread In All the
rEe World.
Rye Is q grain that seems to have
been neglected by the American farm
err We grow only about 24,0O0.0OO
bushels a year. while Russia raises
nearly 100000 bushels.
1t is the finest thing known to be
grown for green manuring on lands
deficient in humus. 1t contains more
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
Medsrn lmproxements.

Patient Doctor. I'm having an
awful lot Of trouble with the gas IN
my stomach. Doctor Yes. yes;
know. Those old fashioned fixtures
are giving people lot of unnecessary
trouble these days. Just step into
the next room. and I'll have my en-
gineer wire you for electric lights
Puck.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
A REAL RAT TRAP.

A neishbor Of mine placed an
iron kettle partly full Of bran,
buck~heat and meat scraps,
with . board approach conven-
lent for the rats to walk UP to
the kettle until they were aeeus-
toned to feed there. Then the
contents were removed and tho
kettle was filled to about the
Same depth with water, with .
little bran sprinkIsd over for q
blind. Fifteen rats were found
in the kettle the next morning.
II any escaped they left the barn
in a hurry.-Farm Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-03
THE LITTLE WORKERS."
Seventeen ch,ce,o CH'id"en Banded
Tooether to Clean Ne,o,bornood

ToQether to Clean Ne'onbor"ood
Can an,h.'d, ima"ii" seventeen '"'vS
ana girls III frHt"t are t'rrii'i>'h" 10
stnn gum rhrwlnr' N.;I II ~ true.
ana that is ON, one nt TIE r''frlilS
thmch thr most rrlliarkahlr ttlli me
west side 1T Chicago Is iIndrr"ninr
IN addition To r'SiStin" !hr allure
,lpnts ut .,im 'hrs, seventeen Young
west Sidrrs bri"i"d together nS the
Lite W,nkrrs are sworn 10 cleanse
he IN me- :'rd fIn., OF thrit n"iShior
hood hl IT. 81 menus
Cleaning ,nl"k wards
i'luutiIi. flowers and vegetables
R"panrin" and caring for fr"ht
,nwns
Iirkhl. M M loose bits OF paper
Nairrinc MI the trees
Seeing that garbage IL placed IN
closed boxes