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The citizen., 1911-12-15

AS you pass some windy corner of these
blustery nights before Christmas Eve and see
the long rows of evergreens laid against the wall,
or ignobly lying prone upon the ground bethink
you of the place in which they first saw the light
The kindly hills, snow-covered engirdng valleys
fragrant with spicy odor; picture them bare, lit
tered with the waste of cuttings, and the unsighty
stumps of trees.
Picture the brooding of those trees as they grew
II took them 20 years to reach an age and
size where they might prove marketable. No
more will the wind moan and sough through
their branches. The hills bare The snow
will melt in the spring. and the soil will not
absorb it. Water will run into the streams and
the streams become floods, and the foods breed
calamities.
The trees, noble fellows all of them, will have
their tops hacked off to accommodate them to
the STIFFNESS of our little box-like homes. As
the heat of our rooms dries up their sap, their
lives will go out, slowly, day by day. They will
end on the bonfire.
Yes, buy tree Buy and take it home to
your children. When it is bravely decked out in
all its gala fnery, gather your family about it's
spreading branches, which are exhaling their last
breaths for you. and tell them the story of the
life and death of the tree.
The citizen., 1911-12-15
BOY CARRIED OFF H0NORS
Inquisitive Person Probably Still Is
Looking for Information That He
Didn't Get.

Every one who has lived in small
town knows the type Of person gener-
ally detested there for his inquisitive
habits. That even children delight in
thwarting the purposes of such per
son is shown by an incident related by
New Englander.
A woman in New England town
wished friend to share her cider
vinegar and sent her nine-year-old son
to deliver it. He returned quickly, his
fact wearing a satisfied smile.
Mrs. Brown was much obliged. ma,
but l met Mr.. Parker just after got
there. He said, 'Hullo. sonny! | won
der if you've got molasses in that jug?
and said No, sir He said Got
yinegar?' and told him No. sir
AT last he said. Well. that's a jug
in your hand amt ito and | put my
jug on the ground and said. No. sir "
The citizen., 1911-12-15

The young woman had spent busy
day She had browbeaten fourteen
sales-people, hullyragged shop
walker, argued victoriously with a
milliner. laid down the law to a mod
iste, nipped in the bud a taxi chauf-
feur's attempt to overcharge her.
made a street-car conductor stop the
car in the middle of a nonstop run
for her, discharged her maid and en-
gagged another. and otherwise refused
to allow herself TO be imposed upon.
Yet she did not smile that evening
when young man begged:
Let me be your protector through
life."
The citizen., 1911-12-15

the time that the seeding is plant
ed in the soft, friable SOIL to the mo-
ment it returns to its primal element,
the dust, as a handful of embers on
the city lot. a Christmas tree rep
resents money valuation of $25.
This is total expenditure of ST.
100000 annually. OF course, this
figure is purely imaginary. The trees
do not actually cause that amount
of money to change hands in sim
pie buying and selling transaction.
But there is actually that much loss
to the regions which supply trees.
If all the trees in an average load
ed fiat car were to be stood upon
their butts, in the natural way in
which they would grow, they would
cover a ten-acre lot. Multiply this
by 1000 and the amount of timber
stripped annually from the hills will
become apparent at once.
Just at this time of the year the
Christmas tree industry is in its most
fiourishing condition. All of the trees
for this years market have been
cut. Many of them are in transit, but
some of them are even now stand
ing in the freight yards of the rail
roads, waiting for the retail dealers
to purchase them.
Dealers are gradually awakening
to the fact that it is better to ship
their trees early, sell them all at
low price, and save the trouble and
expense of remaining long time in
the city bartering their wares.
The dealers in Christmas trees are
types. They are all queer characters.
You cannot pick out one that has not
some peculiarly AS in all trades,
there are tricks to the business of
buying and selling Christmas trees.
You would think that the disposal
of car load of railroad ties, with a
layer of trees piled on top, to an un-
wary customer. would bar the deal
The citizen., 1911-12-15
4 SURPRISE COX.

spmsthlnF which would delight
any LITTLE invalid Is q surprise box. "
1his mas BE- planned 30 last a week
or aEy length of time one wishes
ana should contain a package for
each day. sin the date On which u
q ia D. oFeaed written plainly on
eaeh one iclla. toys. books and
manT esheF things dear to the child
ish henrf msY be ruf In these Pack.
aKss sn1 re llfiie nne sili surely re-
a'ee fo Hass ais Merry Christmas"
lasl - mA6f lata
The citizen., 1911-12-15

Heap on more woodl-the wind is chill
But let IT whistle as II will
Wen keep our Christmas merry stiiL
Each age has deem'd the newborn year
The fttest time for festal cheer,
And well our Christian sires of old
Loved when the year It's course had rplfd
And brought blithe Christmas back again
With all his hospitable train.
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night,
On Christmas eve the bells were rung
On Christmas eve the mass was sung
That only night in all the year
Saw the stoled priest the chalic rear.
The damsel donn'd her kirtle sheen.
The hall was dress'd with holly green;
Forth to the wood, did merry men 90
To gather in the mistletoe.
Then open'd wide the baron's hall
TO vassal. tenant serf and all,
Power laid his rod OF rule aside
The citizen., 1911-12-15
New View of Il.

81 envy the man who believes that
Superstition about Friday" said Mr..
|Growcher.
II consider it depressing"
mot at all. A man ought to be
mighty comfortable who can feel sure
there's only one unlucky day in the
week"
The citizen., 1911-12-15

The Idea Of MaFy ana Chrlai eom-
ing in ships n very oid. aays q writsr
in the current hsus ~ fiafpers Wees
ly, land there are said - - otd stone
sculptures dating from tteo aeleA
represent the ships pros ana ~ n9
ures Of the Saviour and hi& motnss
Instance Of this tEaai1ion - Nitea in
an old song. one OF many fhat So ~
make up this article. fioIiy and w.
The citizen., 1911-12-15
Wine in Spain on Christmas Eve

thing more than weak wine. they do
not, as an actual fact, know how TO
get tipsy. Three years have been in
Madrid at Christmas time. and al
though | have been on the streets at
all hours, both day and night, never
have seen but one drunken man.
However, although not tipsy. they
do go In for noisy time.--John Ran
dolph In Detroit Free Press.
The citizen., 1911-12-15
THE SPIRIT OF THE DAY.

Have you time for little sermon? 1t will
take but few minutes. and today if ever, our
thoughts should be turned toward inward to the
heart OF things. To you. whose hands rock the
cradles Of humanity and indirectly rule the world
let us ask a question: Are you forgetting the
real spirit OF the day? Gift giving on this ami
The citizen., 1911-12-15

flsFed sa lmFuFfsnf raff A. an early
aafr. ~ tse felirelnE ranGiet shows.
~cet - aH4 kaii eoaan. ana dsk %
t1f aNsa
Ana tas f1ls saHe tfama ter 20
sseiae an4 a. soass
The citizen., 1911-12-15

On Christmas Eve it is considered
in Spain the proper thing to drink
wine at the evening meal, even If you
never drink it at any other time dur
ing the whole year. In fact. Spaniards,
who as a nation love water and are
among the most temperate people on
earth, say it is all right to get tipsy
on Christmas. But as they seldom.
even on Christmas Eve. drink any
The citizen., 1911-12-15
Measure of His intelligence.

Ffdo's Mistress (sobbing)- lost
+ my dog; my sweet little innocent
4 pet!
Friend-Pm so sorry. Have you
s put an advertisement in the newspa
Sper?
Hdo's Mistress-Oh, what would be
The use? The poor darling doesn't
know how to read.-Woman's Home
Companion.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

You say that she married beneath
herr"
she certainly did; her father was
an aviator and her husband chauf-
feur."
The citizen., 1911-12-15

Mrs. Knicker-Do you understand
baseball?
Mrs. Bocker-No; but l understand
Williams remarks to the umpire; it's
|the same thing he says at breakfast
PUCK.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

How shall express my sentiments
towards you?" said the young man,
tenderly.
ION paper, please" said the girl
Then there can be no chance of your
wriggling out of it,"
The citizen., 1911-12-15
T ouchino.

Jengfe-Everything he touches
seenys to turn to gold.
>Gim-Yes; he touched me today for
overeign.-London Opinion.
The citizen., 1911-12-15
|w. NJ u, BALTIMORE, NO. 5o-1s11.
Two Women.

T'm going to Vassar and try for a
degree this year. Better come along"
Thanks, dear, but I'm going to
Reno and try for decree"
The citizen., 1911-12-15
Give and Take.

Howell-Does he take things philo-
sophically?
Powell-Yes. but he doesn't part
with them philosophically.-
Home Companion
The citizen., 1911-12-15

Many people have receding gums Rub
Hamins Wizard Oil on gums and stop the
decay; chase the disease germs with a
mouth wash of few drops to a spoonful
of water.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

The fellow who goes around looking
for trouble generally meets somebody
who takes him at his word.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

Even though they are all cast in the
same mold, the size OF dollar de
pends on how many of them you
have.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

When neagie afe aiw8Ys funniug
afnu p'rsNafu fNff aNtaF taleh A.
MIHs MoaisomerF.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

Judging from her passion for hats,
how can woman expect to be happy
in heaven and make one halo last her
through eternity?
The citizen., 1911-12-15
M DRIVE OFT MALARIA
~ 6NA ItUIIUh n lid TIL

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTEI EsS
|CiIllL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula is plainl; printed on every bottle,
showing II is simply Quinlne and Iron in iasteless
form and the most efectual form For grown
neople ana children. 80 cents.
The citizen., 1911-12-15
For uEAn.ouE-.u,cks, oApUp1NE

Whether rom CoIds, Aeat, Stomach or
Nervous rroGrles, Capudine will relieve you.
It's lquid-Pleass mt to take-acis immedi-
ately. Try it, l0c., 25e., and 5 cents ut drug
stores.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

You have a corking good memory
if you don't tell the same story to the
same crowd twice.-Atchison Globe.
The citizen., 1911-12-15

ers from coming again
to the spot where
they had practiced
such deception.
Yet it never does.
Year after year they
practice the most dis
honest tricks upon
their patrons. One
man last year got a
high price for 20 of
the finest trees ever
seen in Philadelphia.
He told the buyer
that the rest of the
car on which the 20
were loaded was just
like them, but when
they were unloaded
and placed for sale,
they proved to be
small and scrubby,
The citizen., 1911-12-15

may have nights pleasure by defacing natures
work with cheap tinsel and candles After that
what would have been the forest of the future is
discarded forever, beyond the power of man to
restore and the work of nature for years to re-
place.
The bulk of the trees now come from Canada
More than 100000 are used annually in Philadel.
phia alone. New York, Chicago Baltimore and
hundred towns between them use three times
that number every year.
In the wild hills of the Canadian provinces the
trees are still plentiful. But it is only ques-
ton of few years time, with the increased de-
mand for them, when their price will soar No
attempt is made apparently, to rejuvenate the for
ests
In few scattered places throughout the coun-
try, it is true, one or two men have started nurs-
cries in Christmas trees. Intelligent planting and
cutting within three generations may make them
useful patches from which to CLEAN hardy trees.
But elsewhere, in spite of the talk of conserva-
tion which we hear so much about nowadays, the
trees stripped ruthlessly from the hills and
valleys and no attempt is made by the greedy
marketer to replace them.
This has resulted in the present dearth of the
much-desired spruce trees. Vermont already
charges an additional stumpage of five cents upon
trees which are shipped out of the state.
Let us consider the Christmas tree situation in
Philadelphia Each year more than 1000 fiat
freight cars, loaded with the trees which
piled in double tiers reach the city The capacity
of the fiat car averages 300 trees
Therefore, approximately 100000 trees are used
in Philadelphia annually. Sentmentality apart,
this is enormous waste of material, when it
is recalled that the trees serve no economic pur-
pose, and the majority of them furnish fuel for
bonfres on vacant lots two weeks after the hol-
iday
1t is an expensive proposition considered in any
light. First comes the cost of sending men into
regions where the trees grow. They are experts
They are able to size up the marketable value of
a patch of woods after days tramp through
them Then comes the cost of cutting, stump
age, hauling and shipping to destination After
that it is mainly matter for the retail dealers,
who buy trees either as they stand in the for
ests or at the freight yards in the cities to which
they are consigned
The small dealer must make his profit. He
tacks on an extra price which the consumer must
pay Then comes the expense of decorating the
greenwood with tinsel and gstening ornaments
This costs a little fortune in itself. Finally, 1t
is usual to pay the ashman to cart the tree away,
after the holidays are over.
1t has been estimated that from first to last from
The citizen., 1911-12-15

supposition that within the next Is
years the supply OF the evergreen
trees with which we deck our living
rooms annually at the feast OF St.
Nicholas will be so small that folk
in the ordinary walks of life will not
be able to afford a tree.
Year after year the forests have
been denuded. New England, a gener-
alton ago, was thought to have an
almost inexhaustible supply. Today
her hills are bare. Nearly all her l.n.
mense forests of spruce and fir haze
been sacrificed to the sentiment OF
Yuletide.
The middle states have been ran.
sacked for their treasures. The farm.
er although he receives but two cents
apiece for the trees. is afraid to look
the future in the face and wait until
the tree is full grown. Neither does he
show any discretion in cutting. but
every year he rushes to the woods
and cuts everything that he can lay
his hands on in order that some one
The citizen., 1911-12-15
In,nortant TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
ASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
|fants and children, and see that it
The citizen., 1911-12-15

ILL the children IN
1925 have Christmas
trees? This question
is being asked by
thousands of people
throug hout the
United States. lRdi-
nnatnnr nnfnA a. aIn
The citizen., 1911-12-15
Bears the
ignature of
She Knew.

Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The citizen., 1911-12-15

AFMPN 10 sell our high grade, fully
III EERM q guaranteed nursery stock.
4 nv WhN.S Best terms. Fine outfit free.
Il IETEMTEN The Chase Nurseries
Il WNm ~ Geneva New York
The citizen., 1911-12-15

| ,oIn1cfTOXUNI floods the country with high
ItJHINC tOfV ~ grade gold watches: sold or
noll mo7 thly payments; send for description and
ce The Watch Co., Dept PARK Bldg, johnstown
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Hem Roid is made from DIR. Leon
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SIPS "lUZERNE"
PANTS, CSC.

And vests. winter weight.
silk and wool mixture:
just what you want To
wear these cold days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05
Daddy sBedtime
All Miss Judy
x Wa a Shoe Shine
O.



~ F this vas a story about a Punch instead Of a Judy 1t would be twice
Is interesting" began daddy a 8 the youngsters cured up In their cool
cribs to hear the story that was to send them 20 Dreamland.
"h, daddy. how could that bel" protested Evelyn. You have al
Fvays insisted that girls were nicer than boys"
my gracious" said daddy; 81 insist upon that still, but you see the whole
question Is owe a shoe shine"
IAN nice boys keep their shoes shinedL" observed Jack.
"And girls should, too" sadE Evelyn, but I'm sorry 10 say most of them
don't But I an nt n Of the most of them, daddy. I shine mne every
morning"
"Nen, then, I'll tell the story" said daddy. but after all this talk I'm
obliged to confess that the girl In question is only a girl elephant"
Fine" said both children. "Go ahead. daddy"
I'm talking about the Destn atured Of all the animals in the great exhbt-
lions at Coney Island, New York." began daddy.
"She carries more children on her back during the season than the aver-
age trolley company carries in a year, Il her constant tramping up and
hown the board walks puts aching corns on her big, soft sprady feet
\ "Wen, Judys owners couldn't stand that, so they had her shod, thu first
time since the world began that a blacksmith and a shoemaker ever worked
her poor feet they had four shoes If steel and leather prepared for her
"And they fitted spenddly. Judy swung along with her big loads for the
next week without a whimper, but on the following Sunday morning Mr.
Thompson saw her observing her shoes with a real tea streaming from
bach eye.
"She had been all oiled up and polished for the Sunday crowd, but her
new shoes looked very dusty, and Mr. Thompson caught at the difficulty in a
second
/ "Why. she hasn't had her shoes shinedG he exclaimed. Bring a boot
black here this mnuteP
way she kept her boots out Of the sand and dust was the funniest thing ever,
hnd the children who aw her screamed with delight Now she Will have a
shoe shine every morning."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05
The Evening Chit Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

Fkk&x/HY, I'm ever so much more careful of my clothes since 1 earned
/ wv my " money. l make them last just about twfcea as long"
learning this past winter commented on n effect of that experience.
She is the daughter of people of very moderate means. She never
Fin all her life has had a fixed allowance. Her father said he could not
afford % give her n Instead he has given her money whenever she
| asked for It, If he possibly could.
i Now this girl has always been extremely careless about Ter clothes
/ Her gowns have a "a of getting torn N soled In half the time M
would expect and her hats become dnapidated and her shoes scratched
| and old looking n a few weeks. She said she just couldn't help It, that
fshe vas unlucky. 1 always wondered If her father had not handed her
tover the money to buy things to replace the prematurely destroyed
Zones If he would have been quite so "unlucky"
And low the question is answered.
1 She las bought her own clothes fr a yea She has had a definite
sum to buy them with, not a vague. indefinite, haphazard supply which
the plea Of a torn gown Or ruined hat would probably make elastic.
1t has been a case of learn to be careful or do without. And she
has learned to be more careful.
h Which Is a lesson she would have learned years and years ago if
her father had given her a fixed and absolutely inelasuc tendency.
for the money az If she had earned it herself, but she would have found
out what 1t could and could not do, and would have proceeded to help it
fdo its best by taking due cared of her clothes.
He said he couldn't afford to give hr a allowance, because he as
II poo man. AS a matter of fact he couldn't afford not to give her ne
Ifor just that reason.
1t Is often the child of poorer parents who has absolutely n con-
any; while the wealthier gMl, who has a definite allowance, learns thrift
kand economy.
1 believe that just as SOC as a child realizes that pennies have other
uses besides being put n his mouth Dr. rolled across the floor, he should
shave a. allowance.
At first this would be only a very little for spending money, but as
1.-THE child grows older 1 think that more and more of the money spent
upon him should be put into his hands until the boy Or girl of four
teen or fifteen is given a n allowance that covers all his personal needs
Mother or father would supervise the spending of course. That goes
-fEthout saying.
Too many mothers and fathers have a idea that a allowance is a
lexra, something that only wealthy people cal afford to give their chill
fdren. Az
The sooner they get rid of this notion and realize that with a al
Eowance If lie more money than they have previously had in driblet
Sums, If Is much, their children car buy thrift and economy Is well as
lclothes and pleasures, the better for those children.
@zZsE@~~1--% NH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05
Queen Mary,s Earrina1

1t Is because Queen Mary Is never
seen without earrings that so many
smart women of today are wearing
them. Her majesty has a really fine
collection of these ornaments, some Of
which are of great historic interest
Many fine pairs were bequeathed to
the queen by her late mother, Mary,
duchess of Teek. who also had q great
penchant for earrings. For day wear
the queen usually favors short ear
rings, generally of single stones, which
rest on the ear. but in the evening she
adopts the picturesque long shape. Her
ears are pierced in old fashioned style,
and she will have nothing to do with
the screw ~fastenings which are almost
universally used today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05

The Hurricane
I ured 10 meet an aged man
A-piodding down the lane.
Sometimes he walked unaidedi
Sometimes he had q zane,
30 aged man. o ancient man"
] asked, please make II plain
Why It's you often 60 without.
Yet often use q cnnsf"
He smiled q funny, toothless smile
Then said, y VII explain
I take my stick when III In ha,tsr
For it's my hurry zane"
Ta~&~t--
The rarter, s1st'
net the NEWS tell your Wants,
Srted by Patrolman Junu A~--
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05
ross Girls Square Yoke Night Cow
GIRLS SQUARE YOKE NIGHTGowN
70S5


With High or Square Neck.
The simple nfght-gown made full be-
low a squareYoke Is a favorite for the
little girls. This one is adaptedto all
the materials that are sed for sleeping
garments and to all seasons, for it can
be made with a high or square neck
and sleeves always can be cut shorter,
II liked. NainSook Is the material IL
Illustrated and yoke and cuffs are fin
fshed with narrow frflls of handker-
chief lawn, but lace and embroidery
both make pretty edging. For the
square neck any frill could be used or
the edge of the neck could be s~calloped.
The gown Is made with a yoke and
the full front and back. An opening is
cut at center front. The sleeves are
made in one piece each, gathered into
bands. The round collar is Joined to
the edge of the high neck.
For a girl of eight years of age will
be required 3 rs yards of material 2T,
8 IA yards SO, or 2 "a yards A inches
wide.
The pattern, So. 1885, is cut in sizes
Tor girls of ?, 4. 6. s. 10 and IL years.
1t will be mailed free to any address
by the Fashion Department of this pa
per, on receipt of ten cents
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-05

While the July torrid wave was felt
in nearly all sections Of the country, 1t
caused more discomfort in the big
cities than where trees wave and grass
Is green. The picture shows two
chums who live In the most crowded
places Of residence to be found any
where. New York children do not see
many trees and very little grass, but
they are not altogether unhappy.
Sometimes when the sun Is hot the
boys jump into the basins Of fountains
In the parks and even into horse
troughs, They have to keep an eye
out for the policemen, though. for be
makes great p~retense of catching them.
Our picture boys are sharing the
breezes from q fan.