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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
The Evening Chit Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

r you had ten thousand dollars given you when you were born would
you begin to waste il and misuse it and spend it without getting half
: the possible return from it. as 100 IS you were old enough to do so?
I'll answer for you: No, Of course not.
Now would you sell your eyes for ten thousand dolars2
I'll answer again., No. most emphatcany. II course not.
Why tnen @ o o @foohshly Wastea III mlsusea spend without get
ting half the possible return, these Ittie organs which you acknowledge
to be a heritage worth far more to you than ten thousand dollars?
/ wonder If / have a single reader who does not in some a or other
abuse his eyes occasionally
/ doubt It,
For there are s. many ways of caraessly mistreatng these extreme
1y delicate rgans
Reading or working in the twilight of these all too short winter
afternoons Is probably the most common at this inc Of year
lamp SO Improperly shaded as to let the light fall IN the eyes as well a
on the book Or work
In buying a lamp for the family reading table one should be most
careful about this detail Many expensive lamps have shades that do
OF come down nearly far enough. H
college and lost six months If her college career and nearly ruined her
eyes from the trouble that set in before she realized her mistake.
In buying a reading lamp it is well too, to remember that green is
much the most restful color for the shade.
If children were only trained as carefully as they should be to al
Us SIT at Wor Or reading With TN ght railing over the shoulder, and
never coming towards them we should have another bad source of eye
strain removed.
Reading when lying dove is apt to be bad for the eyes. but it can be
done without injury IL the reaV ar is careful never to place the book so
that he will have to look up. LJt him turn 0 N his side sc that he Ear look
down, and if the light is good and be does not read too long a a stretch
there should be no trouble
Eye glasses which are allowed to get bent and nut Of focus are an
other fcolsh waste Of eye energy, No matter how good your glasses they
the easiest hing in the world for them to get ut of place
To get the full eye restf from glasses should go o IN optican at
One more eye hint that I have found almost invaluable And that IL
the habit Of bathing the eyes in hot water when they n tired or strain
five minutes OF bathing with cloths saturated In water Is hot al IN car
aches, how many battling nervous disorders and stomach ailments how
much pessimism, melanchoia and general "crankiness" were
traeeabie = SONG trouble With the yes We would be more careful Of
wish, then ahere were some way W e could be made to realize it,
7@n
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Daddy sBedtime
NOIV Thumbelaa
7az c
Thumbelina

49," NCE upon a time. long, long ago. said daddy, "there vas a woman
: who happened to see a fairy yin the woods planting a seed. The
fairy did not know she vas watched, for the woman made 20
the seed the fairy had planted. She found a beautiful flower, with It's petals
tightly closed She pucked the flower M took 1T home. She placed it in a
bowl with som water, and a few days later the petals opened and out jumped
a little lady about half as big IS a grown persons thumb. The woman loved
hersvery much, for b had n % children If her W and she was very good
to the little creature. She called her Thumbehna.
"ThumbeIna used to sIeep in half a walnut she'll lined with a rosel leaf
One fine summers night she was lying asleep with tbs window open when in
hoped al old ugly mother toad and aw her. She Will make a fine wife for
my son, che said. and she took up the she'll with Thumbelna in it, still
asleep. and hoped with it % the bank OF the river, where she lived with her
son. The son a ugly and cold and wet just like his mother He croaked
with deight when be saw the pretty Thumbelna. Don't croak so loud
said the mother toad, or you will wake her. Wen put her until morning n
a water lily pad in the river
in the morning Thunbehna woke and was almost frightened to. death
Ito end herself or the lily pad with water Ill around. She began to cry The
little fishes which lived in the river felt very sorry for the poor little Thumr
beMna, so they swan to the lily pad and ut the sten, setting 1t free to drift
down the river away from the ugly toads When the toads went to the river to
seek Thumbehna they were astonished to find her gone.
After that ThumbeIna had many adventures, but the butterflies and the
birds and other creatures were good to her and fed heE, sc that she did not
suffer. She passed the winter with a kind hearted field NOUS which shared
her nest with her and let hr eat OF her own food.
"One day in the following summer a swallow invited Thumbeina to take
a sail in the air on her back. The little woman did 80, and after awhile the
bird out berd down in Il field of flowers.
snow, in the field there lived the king OF the fairies. who was a little bit
OF a fellow nc bigger han a mans thumb ThumbeIna was herself a fairy
child, for, you remember she had grown n a flower from a seed planted by
o fairy. When the fairy king aw how beautiful she vas he fell lin owe with
her and asked her to marry hia She did SO and became queen Of the fairies"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
Etiquette of Washington.

1t being necessary to advise or rep
rehend any one, consider whether II
ought to be done In public Or private,
presently or at tome other time, also
in what terms to do 1t.
In %reproving any n do it with no
sign Of choler, but with sweetness and
nlildness.
Mock not nor jest at anything of i'm
portance.
Break no jests that are sharp and
biting.
Laugh not at your own wit.
Wherein you reprove another be UNI
biamahle yourself, for example is more
impressive than precept-
Use no yituperatiye language against
any one
Avoid all blasphemy.
Be not hasty to believe disparaging
reports against any M
Avoid all gossip and scandal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

Perhaps some Of the young folks
have seen a Russian %balalaika, but
that is unlikely. ItSonly recently came
to this country, and 1t was brought
here by an orchestra that has played
at the cars court. The baialaika has
a triangular body and a long, slender
neck and is played, like a guitar, by
picking the strings. 1t is related to
both the either and the mandolin, and
its music is a sort of combination Of
the two. The instrument Is made in
different sizes that range from the
small and shrill instrument down to
the big double bass. While classic
music may be produced with the bala-
laika, 1T is most commonly used In
rendering the simpler melodies of the
folk songs of the Russian peasants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
The kaiser's Toy Warship.

When the emperor of Germany was
a boy he had a toy which afforded him
and his brother great pleasure. 1t was
a full rugged three masted warship.
ifty-ave feet long, which drew four
feet of water and had a capacity of
thirty tons. The Royal Louise. as the
little frigate was called, named after
the Prussian Queen Louise, was given
to the present emperor's great-grand-
father, Frederick William Ill, by VIII
liam ". king of England, who habit
built on the Thames river at Wool
witch, England, IN 1882 and towed by
steamer to Hamburg. Then It was
taken to Potsdam. where it has been
even since. The emperor and his BROTH
or Henry used to have n fine tinas on
this tiny man-of-war and gained on
1t their first taste OF life or the ware.
The snip is an heirloom In the Imperial
family of Germany.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
For Cleaning Lingerie Collars.

For Cleaning Lingerie oita
Those who wear lingerie waists with
lace collars Will find it useful to know
n safe and easy way to clean the neeks,
which are apt to become soiled when
the waists are comparatively clean.
Especially IL this the case In travelling,
and many q woman has been obliged
TO send q waist to the laundry simply
because of a black line around the
collar from a dusty coat.
In such cases II ome as q relief
to learn that a small nailbrush and
the ordinary bathroom soap, IL proper
fectly. Take the waist and place the
collar carefully on the edge OF the
bathroom washbowl. Be sure only the
collar touches the marble Then wet
the naiIbrush with warm soapsuds and
brush &c rapidly over the soiled places.
Do not rinse the collar In the bowl,
but allow it to remain on the eoge OF
tho bowl. and with the naiibrush fire.
qusxtiy dipped In fresh water keep
brushing the lace until the soap ID
sneirssy cot OF IL. Next place the waist
carefully over the back of q chair
upon which a turkish towel has been
arranged 20 hold tile wet collar in
shape tuse as It was removed from the
basin edge. IL this method " taken
at night, the next morning will find
the collar clean and shapely goF an
ether days waar
Nntffn9 fa more effective E5r cleans.
Ing Irish lace collars than this method
OF brsashing them clean with ths small
wsk BRUSH and placiA& taexz On ths
bath toweling TO dry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

The woman who thinks 1t is neces-
sary to have a large house to display
ones taste and ingenuity in decora-
ton should see a small New York
home which has been furnished ac-
cording to Miss Elsie De Wolfe's ideas.
There are d number of good points In
the salon and the sleeping rooms for
the woman who is going to be her own
interior decorator next spring.
The pictures In the salon are French,
In gilt frames. and the long wire to
the molding is covered with plated
ribbon In a dull old rose shade. This
Is a novel feature which will be copied
by the majority of women who see
it. Miles OF wire stretching over a
tinted wall have always been an OBJ
stacle to beauty, and this ingenious
method of solving the problem will be
received with gratitude. The appliques
in this room are French In design,
holding branches of lights above q
! rams head.
The sleeping rooms have many nov
elites in the way of decoration. Each
furnishes half a dozen ideas to the
woman who is on the lookout for some
thing new and something better to put
In her. own room. For instance, In one
room there is a chintz bed. This gay
colored cotton Is let into a framework
OF wood. The canopy, which begins la
the middle, is divided into four parts,
each part drawn to a corner Of the bed
and caught with a ring of the material
edged with crimson fringe. The lower
framework of the bed where 1t comes
against the mattress Is padded with
cotton and covered with crimson silk,
as English tenders are. This Is a color
note for the woman who has always
objected to the sharp line of wood
against the drapery OF the bed. The
outer coverlets is of crimson silk to
match this padded wood. The dress
ing room, which opens into this sleep
ing room, gives the appearance of a
house of glass. It's walls are mirror
ed, the dressing table Is covered with
glass, and a triple mirror is also Of
glass, edged with a tiny band of ornate
gilt.
Minor details that catch the eye In
the whole house are the French hard
ware locks put On the doors and the
introduction of a mirror wherever 1t Is
possible to insert a piece Of glass in
the wall. Every good decorator knows
that reflection gives size, and In this
eighteen foot house this method has
been worked SO successfully one often
has the feeling Of looking down a vista
when one Is inelosed by four walls,
In every ROOF there is an available
and convenient table which Miss De
Wolfe calls a kidney table snd which
she has invented. This oddly shaped
piece Of furniture is of dull wood and
is placed near the fireplace or sofa or
a bookshelf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

one day Of the wonderful cures made
by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and decided to try 1t,
and 1t has made me a well woman.
My neighbors and friends declare 1t
had worked a miracle for me. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
worth its weight in gold for women
during this period Of life. IL 1t will
help others you may publish my
letter. Mrs. NATHAN b, CREATION,
81 N. Main Street, Natick, Mass.
The Change of Life Is the most criti-
cal period of a woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there Is nc other remedy known
TO medicine that will so successfully
carry ome through this trying
period as Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
III you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice IL free,
and always helpful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

We do expert Hairdressing and Man.
icuring and all branches Of beauty cul.
tare aader the most eleanly and SAM.
tary conditions. Here You get the very
best ideas and most satisfactory treat,
meat
MISS y. PETERSON,
IS Smith as.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
The Evening News
D%ailyFashion Hints
.. BY MAY MANTON -
In ordering these patterns be sur
to mention the name
"May Manton."
FIVE GoREp saIRT. $3.50.

WITH HIGH OR NATURAL WAIST
LINE WITH OF WITHOUT BAND.
The narrow gored skirt is a favorits one
for many occasions. This model Is adapt
cd to all materials that can DO made in SO
severe a styles 1t can be finished as Illus
trated or II cRn be cut off near the lower
edge and completed by means of a straight
band, and this band treatment Is exceed
ingIy fashionable. The skirt can be finish
ed with a belt or uan be cut a little above
the waist line and underfaced at the upper
/ edge, as preferred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
c-onundrun,s.

What is the keynote TO good man
ners? b natural.
What vessel Is IL that nc woman OBJ
jects to embark int Courtship.
Why Is an old coat Hike iron? Be
canse 1t Is q specimen OF hardware
What is the difference between an
cid sady OF ninety and q miss of nine
teenf One Is hairless and cappy; the
other is careless and happy.
Which table has no legs TO stand
upon7 The multiplication table.
Why Is the root OF the tongue like 8
detected mani Because 1t b down In
the mouth.
what Is that which we often return.
but never borrow2 Thanks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
New Millinery.

This huge sonbrero shape. designed
by Georgette of Paris, is going to be a
smart model 10 the spring and is typical
Of the hats to be worn when the tiny
hugging caps are discarded. The model
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

The skirt is cut in 1--WE cores when
made with the natural waist line the clos
ing can be made at the back in hablt
style or at the left OF the front, but when
made with p high waist line II Is designed
to be closed invisibly at the back. when
the band is used 1t is scanned to the lower
edge.
The quantity of material required for the
medium size is Z yards "a or ~ fncheswtde,
4 Yards 3s or~44 when material has hsure or
nap. but 4 yards "a or u or > Ia yards, -
inches wide will be sufficient when material
has neither figure nor nap. The width or
the plain skirt at the lower edges l-S
is 2 yards.
The pattern No. ss55 is cut in sizes for a
70, "a, rs. IS and 80 inch waist measure.and
will be mailed to any address by the Fash
ion Department OF this paper on receipt or
ten cents. tIf in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which in
sures more prompt deiiyery9
More than % 900 Deopie In Thfe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

r. 2 and 2 are the funniest Ietterst
What thsy all stand cor I surely dsux
know.
So VIA waa pue thsas aaa fhrsa la together
LISTING them SEaAA for u stin attie row.
Niehosss&
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10
WHAT
| WENT
THROUGH
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Natick, Mass. 81 cannot express
what I went through during the change

WI 1llO 1olOAO l. tkloQ
T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound. / was in such
Ia v condition
II could not keep
still. MY limbs
were cold, I had
sensations,
and | could not sleep
nights. Twas finally
by two phys
|icians that / also
q tumor. I read
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

Let tho NEWS leiI sUur santa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

Read NEWS every Car.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-10

More than 10000 people In this
vicinity read the EVENING NEWS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
SEYMOUR STILL
HOLDING FOSS
RESIGNATION

As stated in the Times several
days ago, Mayor Seymour has the
resignation of President Louis
Foss OF the civil service board in
his pocket. He has not yet pre-
scented it to the council. When he
does so it will probably be accept
ed. 1t Is not unlikely that then
the other two members will also
resign. If not, they may be asked
to.
Commissioner Freeland, just re-
turned from his trip east, reports
that in a town as badly bossridden
as Chicago everything in public
service is under civil service. He
is more firm than ever in his stand
for civil service. Petit is stand
ing with him to get a board that
will cooperate with the commits
sion and yet sustain civil service.
Freeland has been planning a
charter amendment to put civil
service on its feet and give the
city a real civil service instead of
the farce 1t has at present. He
will bring this up in plenty of
time before the next spring cleo
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
Lillian
Graham
Missing
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, July 24.-Much
speculation is INDUCED in here to-
day over the alleged disappearance
of Lillian Graham, one of the
girls who shot Millionaire Stokes,
from the Cathedral Plaza apart
ment, where she has been living
with her sister, Mrs. Singleton,
and Ethel Conrad.
Charles Lawrence, a friend OF
the girl, says she came to his
house. saying that she had GUAR
relied with Miss Conrad over a
. hress, and that she is still domi-
billed with him.
Mrs. Singleton says this is not
true. Miss Graham's press agent
Is much concerned over her dis
appearance today and threatens TO
start an extensive search for her.
Police Not Excited.
The police refused to become
excited over Miss Graham's al
legged disappearance, believing it
o press agent stunt. Clark Jor-
dan, counsel for the show girl,
however, insists that she has been
kidnapped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
Reciprocity Opponents
Carry Fight Into Canada

kilograms of congratulation from
many of the friends of President
Taft were received by the chief
executive today. All lauded the
president for his statement on
reciprocity and many of his polit-
ical friends declared, it is an
nounced. that his giving of praise
to the democrats for their share
In passing the measure would, in
the long run, prove to be good
politics.
Adherents of the Taft admin
istration. by their kilograms, in
dictated that his praise of the OPP
position party and of those repub-
licans who were staunch to him
would tend effeotually to combat
the schisms in republican ranks.
President Taft, it is said, has re-
ceived direct assurances from the
Dominion government that there
is practically no doubt that Can
ada will confirm the agreement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
PREMIER
OFF THE FLOOR

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LONDON, July 24.-For the
first time in the history of Eng
land, a premier was today howled
down when he officially attempted
to explain the governments course
On the lords veto bill on the floor
of the house of commons.
For half an hour Premier As
quith tried to explain the stand
of his ministry on the veto bill,
but all his utterances were drown
cd out by shouts of traitor"
which were kept up by the con-
servatives.
The speaker of the house was
unable to preserve order and
Asquith, tired out, finally made a
brief and inaudible statement and
sat down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24

NEW Law TO
HIT BLIND
PIGS
Trouble is brewing for the blind

Trouble is brewing for the blind
pigs.
Under the present law the city
could prosecute only under the
state law and the prosecuting at
torney's Office has not shown any
disposition to enforce the law.
Now Assistant City Attorney
Carnahan is drawing an ordinance
to classify blind pigs as nuisances
and then the city will. be able to
proceed against them.
In addition to blind pigs, whist
ling mills and steamboats,, flat
wheeled cars and the usual run OF
public nuisances will probably be
included.
The old nuisance ordinance was
passed In 1885 and Is out of date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
ASSESSOR GETS.
EIGHT YEARS.

(By United Press Leased Wire
OAKLAND, July 24.-Former
County Assessor Henry P. Dalton
convicted of having solicited and
received $4,000 bride from the
Spring Valley Water company
was sentenced today to a term OF
eight years in the penitentiary.
His attorneys announced that he
would not appeal.
Henry P. Dalton was for 16
years assessor of Alameda county.
When sentence was pronounced
there was no relatives of the &C
cusei man present except his
brother, Frank N. Dalton.
Dalton took his fate calmly,
little emotion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
Robbed With the
Gun He Sold

DENVER, July 24.-"Let me
look at a revolver"
A well-dressed youth walked in
to the second hand store of Sam
Boitz about IL o'clock last night
and made this request. Boitz laid
a revolver on the counter. The
young man examined it carefully.
THAT will do very nicely. Now
let me have some cartridges" he
said.
Boitz handed him a box of cart
ridges. The youth loaded the five
chambers and then covered Boitz
with the revolver.
Throw up your hands," he
commanded. Boitz obeyed. The
robber bound and gagged him,
went through his pockets, emptied
the cash register and fled with SIC.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
WILSON MAY
FACE COURT
FOR KILLING

Sheriff George CASTOR of Thurs
ton county worked all day yester-
day investigating the connection
of ]. H. Wilson. the Rainier sec
ton foreman, with the murder of
LMr. and Mrs. Archie Cobel Of that
blaze. Wilson is held at the
olympia Jail and will be arraigned
before a justice of the peace the
end of this week.
If any evidence is then brought
out against Wilson he will be
bound over to await trial. Will
son had been arrested on testi-
mony Of his wife who found blood
stained paper in tent in which
be had slept the night of the rnur-
der.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
Playground Children
to Hold An Election

The playground movement is
taking a deep hold on the young
sters in Tacoma, and at Lowell and
Edison schools the playground
boys and girls are getting organ
lied for proper regulation of af-
fairs.
Tomorrow the election for may
or and commissioners will be held,
and there is keen rivalry. No cam
pafgn cigars are being passed, for
1t Is one of the ironclad rules of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24
Admit
Defeat In
Texas
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.
HOUSTON, Tex, July "a
That the "wets" have carried
Texas, at least on the face of the
returns. and that the statewide
prohibition amendment has been
defeated by about 5000 votes. was
conceded here this afternoon by
Chairman Thomas Ball, of the
dry party. Ball said the final
count probably would not show
sufficient dry gain to offset the
wet" majority, but he promised
a court~contest by the prohibition
lists, alleging that the liquor inter-
ests had practiced wholesale
frauds at the polls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-24

all Fairgrounds that tobacco In all
forms is tabooed, and the young
sters who are playing are not us
ing the weed.
Dwight Ball and Ralph Towne
are candidates for mayor. The
girls are limiting they may enter
the field with a suffragette candi-
date.
Championships in tennis for
girls and in eroquet and the more
strenuous games as we'll were play
ed last week