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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
Telephone Courtesy.

Many otherwise polite persons feel
that they can be rude when engaged
in a telephone conversation. With the
first Hello" many a man and woman
drop their courtesy as If 1t were a
garment that did not fit them.
If the Central were to record ali
that she hears and all that is said TO
her 1t would make some Of US blush
for shame. While men frequently
swear over the telephone, there are
many women who, while they do not
give vent to profanity, so far copy the
manners Of the male sex that they
scream like shrews at central" If she
happens to give them the wrong num-
Der or interrupts them before they
have finished talking.
That the ways Of telephones and the
persons who operate them are trying
to ones temper no one can deny, but
the 1rritability that m~anifests itself In
outward speech is not a requisite OF
the proper appreciation and use Of the
telephone. 1t Is nothing less than a
pernicious habit which most people ac-
quire unconsciously. Let US remember
that consideration and kindness pay
better than rudeness and d~iscourtesy.
If not, then let US have poorer tele-
phone service and preserve our self
respect.
Make it a rule never to be rude to
the telephone assistants. 1t Is like
shooting from an ambush-at an IN
seen foe, It Is true, but 1t hurts just as
much. IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
The Evening Chit Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

N/OU doubtless know that your high hesled shoes tire you much more
than your common sense walking shoes-you, Of course, meaning
You probably realize that the reason you were 50 abominably tired
the other night was not because you had done anything especially siren
uous but because you wore those french heeed SHOES WhHe shopping.
But do you realize that high heeIed shoes may do much more than
tire you-may actually injure you?
II you know anything at all about your internal organism you know
that it is a very deicateIy balanced affair. Now the high heeled shoes
throw the weight Of the body forward. and If this position is held for too
long a time, doesn't it seem quite natural that this delicate equilibrium
might be disturbed?
If you don't believe me, ask your doctor I'll wager he'll talk more
Yes, know those dainty, pattery little high heeed shoes are much
And grant you that they are all right for occasions when you are
going to be sitting down most of the time.
But for occasions when you will have o stand or walk a good deal
well, is the daintness worth while at the price Of certain exhaustion and
the risk of physical injury?
Do you know Of anything more notifying than to have someone
with whom you have been talking over the telephone for five o ter min
uts finally acknowledge that she has company or some pressing engage
ment from which you are keeping her?
don't
The agony Of looking back and t~hfnking-"And she's been squrm-
ing and trying to get away all the time she was talking
Whereas If anyone courteousy tells you the moment that you call
up, that it is not Just convenient for her to talk Just then and that she
would like to call you up later you are not in the least disturbed or
sagrined.
AS I was passing a public dump the other day a gust Of wind threw
A few of them we're torn in two or three fragments Many of them
were entirely whole.
The subscription Of one If the letters which lay a my feet was
Your loving sister,
there 1t lay-and it's companions-ready for him who runs to read"
I didn't read the letters but I don't think ! should have blamed any
one who did.
CareIessness like that which put those letters uniform into a waste
basket to be thrown into the litter barrel and thence to be carried to the
public dump richly deserves such punishment
Where do the letters you throw into your waste basket go?
Perhaps you think they are burned up, but are they? Surely not in
the summer months when there is no furnace fire.
On the whole I think it behooves you to be sure your cast on core
spondence is going to be burned up, or else to tea 1t iWo mighty me
shreds.
I can assure you I shall. in the future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
Good
form
Little Social CaIlinc,

The interest taken by the woman of
today in athletics. in the world, in at
fairs Of public tenor, has brought about
at least one welcome social change
the abolition Of the social call.
No longer are upper blinds seen to
iutter ~suspiciously while maid or but
Ter utters the solemn Not at home to
relieved callers. The allotted twenty
minutes of platitudes, during which
hostess and guest ~conversed about such
vital topics as the weather or the serv-
ant situation, Is reckoned as so much
wasted time by the busy woman Of
society.
The gradual disappearance of the
calling custom does not mean a conse-
quent damper upon social activity.
What 1t does signify is a more sincere
and a more natural phase Of s~ociability.
Today a woman rings up the friend she
wishes to see on the telephone and ar
ranges for a friendly little visit. The
str rose and gilt of the front parlor
have yielded to the coy depths Of the
living room easy chairs and the staid
conversation Of the reception room to
the cozy chatter of the tea table,
What a bugbear were the Tuesdays"
or Thursdays" Of the society leader,
from which continued absence spelled
social oblivion. Many a heartache orig
mated in these drawing rooms of the
dictator, where cuts were dealt right
and left and arrows sent out by a
satirical tongue which caused a sting
which lasted for weeks. A wise of stiff
silk. burning patent feathers and other
insignia of correct dress are not con-
ducive Of kindness and good cheer. For
these very obvious reasons we hail with
Joy the passing of an era of silly for
mality, Fastening to welcome in its
stead the custom of Gust dropping In
for a chat or an afternoon visit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

"It Is quite possible that the female
half of humanity may be found more
fitted than are men for the bulk Of hu-
man labors in the future" So says
Olive Schreiner, and she pictures WON
en- as becoming the greatest inanciers,
judges and lawmakers. This same
Olive Schreiner, who was once known
only as a great but peaceful novelist,
author of "The Story of an African
Farm" is now marching up at the
head of the women's rights process
sion. Her motto is, I'VE women take
all fields of labor for our right"
In her new book, women and La
bor,' she states her demand with the
hard science Of q college professor.
Women, she declares, must and will
take over a half in all fields Of labor,
from digging bitches to ruling nations,
or else, with this modern age Of ma
chinery, they must become mere para
sites. In answering the objections
likely to be urged against her theories
she declares, in reply to the retort that
women may be unable to carry on a
full half of all labors, that, on the 9th
err hand, women may prove much more
able to conduct the world than are
men.
Is Olive Schreiner right? Is woman
to rule the world2 A Columbia col
Iege professor declares that she Is not
merely as regards some sort Of dis
TAM future, but as regards -oday. He
points out that today In all the large
cities where there are large and i'm
portant movements for the improve
ment of social conditions women are
at once more studious and more active
practically. He declares that even In
law and In medical schools the women
are the most earnest and practical.
In small towns, he points out, 1t Is not
men but women who get away from
the cracker box and village gossip to
form municipal improvement and study
clubs.
And in answer to the oft given OBJ
lection that 1t is only men who have
been able to rule he quotes Mrs.
schreiner's Woman and Labor" to
the effect that the best rulers in the
world have been queens-Victoria and
Elizabeth and Catherine of Russia.
Is there some truth In the humorous
papers frequent jests to the effect that
it will soon be the men who are re-
duced to the dishwashing and mend
ing while women rule the worldf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

MISS SELMA PETERSEN, Fair
Dresser and Manicure. Also high
class Hair Goods and Combings made
up.
DIR. j. MORROW. Chiropodist. Friday
and Saturday. Corns, Bunions, In
grown Nails, etc. 81 Smith st. Phone
P5s-J.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

can be made with high neck and with
longer sleeves II preferred. Challis is the
material Illustrated. but the model is a
good one for all materials that are used
for the little girls dresses,
The dress consists of waist and skirt.
The waist Is made with front and back
portions and the skirt is cut in one straight
piece. The two are Joined by means Of a
belt and closed at the back.
For the 10 year size Will be required AZ
yards of material II. 3 yards SO, or 2k
yards Al inches wide with IN yards Of
landing.
The pattern, No. 1881, is cut in sizes for
girls of c. s, 10 and u years Of age and
will be mailed to any address by the Fash
ten centa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
Just n Few Dop,ts,

Here are a few suggestions in the
way Of don'ts which viii be found to
wash well;" -
Don't put your secrets on paper
They are safest IN your own custody.
Don't write anything unkind or con-
demnatory concerning a third person.
The individual may hear Of it and
trouble follow.
Always say less than you mean in a
letter.
Don't write. affect1onate letters to
any mar except your father or broth
er.
Don't write to a lover anything you
wouldn't be willing the newspapers
should print with your name attached
You can't tell what may happen.
Cultivate the art Of writing Jolly,
friendly. clever letters, from which
personalities are carefully eliminated
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
Eyelash Tonic.

To acquire long, thick eyelashes try
amounting them with the following ton.
&c: Fifteen grains sulphate Of quinine
and one ounce Of sweet almond oil,
This should be applied with a camels
hair brush with extreme care. See
that none of the tonic touches the eye
itself.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

meeting with the consideration of
fashion experts on this side Of the
water.
The skirt is Of permo fabric, a mix
ture Of worsted and mohair, and there
Is a little coat to match. The girdle
and part of the bodice are made Of
the permo, the upper bodice being Of
silk yelled with chiffon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
The Corselet AGAIN Modish.

The blouse pictured is a French ere
alton, otherwise 4 might dub 1t
homemade" In appearance, but as
dear Paree Is It's home the creation is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

Ut Of the window could be seer the orchard. with its russell apples
"a shining like gold in the light of the setting sun
1T looks Ike the garden of the Hesperdes" said daddy softly
q, h took he arm chair b the window.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
A Good Arrangement.

A Good Arrangement.
mo, darling said the mother to
her sick boy; "the doctor says that l
mustn't read to you"
Then mamma" begged the young
ster. won't you please read to your
self out loud?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
The Evening News
DailyFashion Hints
By MAY MANTON -
In ordering these patterns b mrs
to mention the name
"May MantoA-"
GIRLS DRESS, TI31

GIRLS RES 1I3I.
With Round, Square or High Neck, Three
Quarter or Long Sleeves, and a Straight
Gathered Skirt.
The simple frock made with a gathered
skirt is always needed for the younger
girls. This one is pretty and becoming, at
the same time It Is simple and easy to
make. The sleeves are sewed to the arm
holes, but they are cut In one piece each.
simply gathered Into bands. Round or
square neck with three-quarter sleeves al
ways is pretty for little girls and Will be
worn throughout the season, but the dress
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12
Reading.

We may CLEAN knowledge by reading,
but the char must be separated from
the wheat by thinking
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-12

The Paris Louvre was originally a
royal residence In the reign Of Dago-
bert. In 6S
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
Use Short Words.

Literary aspirants should religiously
eschew polysyllabic photography. The
philosophical and pathological substruc.
ture of this principle is ineluctable
Excessively attenuated verbal SYM
bols inevitably induce unnecessary
completely and consequently exagger-
ate the obfuscation Of the mentality Of
the peruser. Conversely, expressions
which are reduced to the furthermost
minimum Of simplifcation and COM
pactness, besides contributing realistic
verisimilitude, constitute much less
onerous handicap to the readers per-
spicacity.
Observe, for instance, the unmistak-
able and unacceptable expressiveness Of
onomatopoetic, interjectional, mono
syllable utterances, especially when
motivated under strenuous emotional
circumstances. How much more APP
pealing is their euphonious pulchritude
than the preposterous and pretentious
pomposity of elongated verbiage.-Life
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
Old Daddy [onglegs,

Everybody is well acquainted with
the insect called daddy longlegs. but
not everybody knows that there is evil
dence to show that this strange little
creature, towering high upon its thread
like stills, is probably more ancient
inhabitant of America than any repre-
sentative of the human species. Far
back in tertiary time, at the very dawn
Of the modern world, its ancestors
lived. we are told, in great numbers H.
that part of the continent which ~
call Colorado. The fossil remains o.,
these insects show the characteristic
features that mark them today. al.
though new species nave taken tia
place of the old, for even daddy long
legs" knows what evolution is and has
attained to something that in his view
is perhaps a kind of civilized existence
suitable to the exigencies of life in the
twentieth century Harper's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17

sometimes the law seems unjust
for the reason that 1t ISM compre-
hended," said Judge. Take the case
Of the woman prisoner before Sir Ed
ward Coke. This woman appeared In
court with her hat On. The Judge said
sternly:
"A woman may be covered In
church hut not when arraigned in a
cour. Of justice
TO this the woLldn replied:
at seems singular that may wear
L-y hat in the presence Of God. but
not In the presence Of man.
"And she would appear. in her legal
Ignorance, to have got the better OF
the argument until SIR Edward Coke
retorted:
"lt isn't singular at all. Man. with
his weak intellect, cannot discover Sc
crets known 70 God. and therefore n
investigating truth the court must see
all obstacles put aside. Accordingly
Il IS fitting that the prisoners hat be
removed and with it the shadow that
It casts on her facc''
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
STOMACH AGONY.
Take Mi-o-na and Quickly Get Rid OF
. Indigestion.

Go to E. ]. jenkins today and get a
soc box OF MONA stomach tablets.
Take them as directed and notice
how quickly distress, gas and heavi-
ness will disappear.
MONA stomach tablets not only
give instant relief, but taken for a
few days drive away dizziness, head.
ache, nervousness and biliousness.
Bad dreams and tossing about in
bed are caused by out of order stom-
ach, and MONA will remove the
cause and put your stomach in splen-
did condition in few days.
Give MONA trial at r. ]. Jen-
kins' risk. He guarantees it TO cure
any stomach trouble or money BACK.
MONA is fine tonic; 1t builds up
run down people in short time.
+. J. Jenkins and druggists every.
where sell MONA at SOC large
box. Write for free trial sample.
Booths Mi-o-na, Buffalo, n. Y
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
He Didn't Lik. Connecticut.

II have always had mild interest"
said the lawyer, lin the origin of the
Connecticut Yankees reputation. but |
had no idea that 1t extended SO far
back until ran across in the surro-
gates office the other day the will OF
Lewis Morris of Morrisania, made in
17G0 and admitted to probate in 1872
1t contains this paragraph:
"'It Is my desire that my son, Gou.
yerneur Morris, may have the best
Education that Is to be had in Eng
land or America but my Express Will
and Directions are that he be never
sent for that purpose to the Colony OF
Connecticut least he should imbibe In
his youth that low Craft and cunning
so incident to the people of that Coun-
try, which is so interviewer in their
constitutions that all their art cannot
disguise it from the world, tho many
of them under the Sanctifyed garb Of
Religion have Endeavoured to Impose
themselves on the World for honest
Men New York Sun.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
A Shock FIR Tennyson.

If any one asked Holman Hunt
about persons he would tell delightful
frank anecdotes concerning, maybe,
the great men he knew and loved and
measured exactly. He liked spice of
fun in everything, too, and his face
beamed as he described walk with
Tennyson he had lately taken. They
heard footsteps behind, and the great
man frowned. How they dog us,
Hunt. How shall we escape them?"
"Just sit on the stiie till they pass"
said the matter of fact artist. They
did so, and two lads in knickerbockers
marched by swinging their sticks and
not even turning their heads. Tenny-
son was chapfallen.
DO you know, Hunt" he said, 81 do
not think they know who am
Every likely, my dear Tennyson, and
they would not even know if you
told them"' -"Recollections Of Holman
Hunt in London Academy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
How Fast of Ramadan Begins.

Since the Mohammedan year is com.
posed of lunar months. the beginning
Of the fast is dependent upon the ap'
pearance of the new moon. The word
of the almanac is not taken as true
evidence. and before the mufti. the
highest Moslem official in the nation.
declares the fast to have begun two
Mohammedans must appear before
him and swear that they have seen
the new moon. In precisely the same
manner the fact comes to close. The
multi proclaims a three days feast
whenever the next new moon is seen
by two of the faithful. One year the
moon was visible in upper Egypt the
night before it was observed in Cairo.
Two Mohammedans up the Nile tele-
graphed the fact to the mufti. asking
him to announce the feast This he
refused to do on the ground that a
telegram could not take the place OF
two Moslem esses.-Christian Her
aid
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17

In the island Of Stone Money" DR..
W. H. Furniss tells Of the female fash.
ions Of the natives Of zap, the most
westerly Of the Caroline islands. and
expresses wonder that the women are
so rarely burned to death.
I'm the first place, their skirts are
composed Of -four or five layers OF
dried leaves and strips of bast and are
SO voluminous and distended that they
stand out all around the body, outriyal-
ing the old fashioned hoOpskirts. Even
when sitting down the women are sur
rounded by mound Of verltable tin
der. In the second place, they are for
ever striking matches to light their
cigarettes; nay, worse even, they carry
about with them, for the sake of econ
omy, the glowing husk of cocoanut,
and neither to matches nor husk do
they give the slightest heed, striking
the one recklessly over their own skirts
or absentmindedly resting the other
against the skirts Of their neighbor.
Yet in spite Of this utter recklessness
never did / see a skirt catch fire. One
month at longest is the life of wom-
ans dress; then the old skirt is burned
and brand new one plated, with no
tedious fittings at the dressmakers
nor depressing bills to pay
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
CITY PRIMARY ELECTION CALL,

By virtue Of the authority vested in
me as chairman of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee in and for the city
of Bryan, Texas, hereby call a prl-
mary election to be held at the city
hall in said city on Tuesday, the 2Sth
day of February, 1911, for the purpose
of nominating a city secretary, city
marshal and three aldermen, all Of
said nominees to be elected at the reg
ular ensuing city election to be held
on the first Tuesday in April next.
Each person desiring TO be voted on
in said primary election must hand in
his name and whatever fee the exec
utive committee may see necessary to
exact of each candidate (solely to De
Fray the exact expense of calling and
holding said primary election) to me
as chairman of said executive commit
tee. not later than Tuesday next pre-
ceding the date of the call for said
primary election.
All monies so collected and not ex-
pended in calling and holding the said
primary election will be returned pro-
portionately to the candidates from
whom collected
W. r. SANDERS,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
mittee, City Bryan, Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
Provided For In Advance.

A playwright in an interview in New
York said that without attention to the
minutest details theatrical success
could rarely be attained.
"And yet" he added, smiling, seven
this grand virtue of attention to de-
tails may be carried to excess. Thus o
certain playwright said at rehearsal
TO his leading man:
"'Now, remember, John, after you
speak this line, Helen, | will save you
though | perish" pause and wait for
the applause.
But the leading man sneered and
answered cynically:
How do you know there'll be any
applauseT
"'That is my business, not yours,
John the playwright answered with
calm confidence" Washington Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
EDGE ETcHINes.

There is very little>news of interest,
but we are still on the map. A. good
portion OF our land is broken and our
farmers are very well advanced. A
good rain is needed so that the hard
lands can be broken. Some have plant
ed corn and quite lot will be planted
this week. Little garden truck looks
we'll Quite lot of new land is being
put in this year, more than in the
past ten years all put together.
Several new houses have been built
and quite lot OF improvement is
going on, showing that our little com
munity is keeping well up with prog
ress.
The measles epidemic has been
scattered abroad in our land since be-
fore Christmas. 1t is Of very violent
form, attacking both old and young
alike.
Uncle Dock Payne has bought the
house and lot occupied by John
Thompson Uncle Dock states that he
will soon be full-fedged Edgeite.
Mr. Thompson will move to his house
west of town, previously occupied by
Dr.. Hill.
Our Liberty school has been sus-
pended again because Of the illness OF
the teacher, Miss Ethel Orr.
We are sorry to chronicle the death
OF the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nash, also of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Hunter. These bereaved parents have
our profound sympathy
Mrs. Frank Broier is up again after
several days Illness.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17

A peace that surpasseth the unGer-
standing has existed in the senate our
ing the greater part of the week. but
was occasionally broken by the intro
duction of prohibition measures When
prohibition bill Is called up the SEN
ators scramble for their respective po-
sitions like baseball team when the
game is called. and then there is dis
play Of craftsmanship that makes one
proud of Texas Eloquence and wis
dom kept under cover for extraordi-
nary occasions are brought out and
the senators take turns at soaring up
to the giddy heights of oratory and
then roast each other to a beautiful
brown, and finally settle the question
by voting just like they would have
voted at the beginning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-17
"Hans Hanson"

Did you ever realize what an impor-
tant factor good music is to the pro-
duction of any drama? How situa-
ton, climax, is intensified, how sad
ness is made more sad? Comedy
more comical by the accompaniment
OF good music? The orchestra carried
by the Hans Hanson" company is one
any theater might justly envy The
intermissions between acts, every eli
max of the piece and all the special
ties are made the most of by the SPLEEN
did aid of this magnificent orchestra.
Hans Hanson" is a sure killer for
the blues. Tickets are now ON sale
80, so and rs cents.