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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
By RUTH CAMERON

xNREsERvE M e from the people who go out of their way and even
r deny their convictions for the pleasure of dBagreeing with you on
: every possible subject.
But equally much, preserve me from the folks who swing the pen
dulum to the opposite extreme by b icing fairly fulsome In thelr ac-
quHscence. #I gE#t
/ wonder If you know just the kind Of people | mean? %
Let IN efucidate by telling you some of their ways.
just what you are going to say that If you pause an instant in your
speech, they supply the word for you. Quite frequently 1t isnt n right
word, but polteness fofbids, of cours Sc, that you should tell them that
They always gaze intently at you while you are talking, presumably
in order to demonstrate their fHtere st more thoroughly As a natural
result of this painfully direct gaze u eyes begin to fe as II you were
start looking at the floor, the eeiin g, out the window o. anywhere to
avoid nesting their gaze.
They almost always nod their h eads frequently in approval OF what
you are saying You ought to be g ateful. but as a matter OF faet 1t
irritates you and makes you think of those funny little figures that used
to- be 81 popular who nodded their h eads randcaHy at the slightest jar.
If you start o quote anything to these folks they promptly Join IN
the quotation, or fsthey can't quite do that. at least chime In on the
last word of every line, like a child whose mother is trying to teach 1t
Its first nursery rhyme.
Occasionally they become sc Ell thusastc in their acquiseenee that
they interrupt what you have barely begun to say by Eyes. / know" and
when you have yielded the floor 20 hem, you frequently find tina they
know something quite different from what you intended to say.
Now, do you recognize them?
Talking to such people makes m think o a gymnastlc exercise W 70
to, take in which We were instru cted to cIineh u lists mo draw
our arms back against the air as if We were really pulling something.
That exercise tired m e much m ore than actually lifting heavy
weights And it seems to me that's the way with talking to these fuI-
somely acafiescent folks.
It's fighting air, wrestling with a ghost. stepping up when there is
no step to take.
OF course, they just do that W a because they mean well, but how
often does meaning well do n goo d unless it's preceded by thinking
we'll?
And so far Is / can see, they en- tray omit that part of the program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

The waist consists of the fitted
lining, fronts and backs. 1t Is tuck
ed over the shoulders and the collar
is Joined to the necM and front
edges. The under-sleeves are sewed
to the armholes of the lining, the
ovep-sleevesaSe the blouse, The I'M
der4sleeyes can be made in full or
three-quarter length or can be omit
ted. A soft crushed girdle finishes
the lower edge, and the closing Is
made invisibly at the back.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 3A yards "a
or 81 inches wide, IA yards SO or
Ia yards Al inches wide, with q
yard of silk and 1b yards of all
over lace to make as Illustrated.
The pattern No. 6S56 is cut in
sizes for a "a, SO, 3S, 40 and AZ
inch bust measure, and will be mail
ed to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper on re-
eefpt of ten cents. eff in haste SEM
an additional two-cent stamp for
letter postage, which insures more
prompt delivery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

70 clean rusty and blackened knives
use half q raw potato dipped in brick
dust.
Do not use q brass kettle for cook
Ing until It ia thoroughly cleaned with
salt and vinegar
Tumblers which have contained milk
should first he rinsed in cold water be-
fore washing In hot water.
Never put meat directly on the ice,
but always on a plate. as direct con
tact with thu ice will destroy its fla.
vor.
Granite ware should not be left to
dry over a hot FIRE. as the heat In eS-
banding may cause the outside to
scale.
Fish. lemons and cheese or any
strongly Favored food should not be
placed in tile same compartment with
miik and f1tter.
When material is being dyed 1t
should be stirred well. This allows
the dye 10 penetrate to all parts alike.
thus producing an eve shade.
To take out dye stains from the
hands use cornmegf. punnfee stone or
fine sand or a little chloride OF lime
la water. Many stains can be re-
moved with vinegar or lemon iuiee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
United States Mail,

An enjoyable game is United States
mail. Place the chairs at equal dis
tances and in each a player. These
players choose the names Of cities of
the United States. and the leader. who
must have a good memory, Will begin
the game by calling out. for instance.
Buffalo and San Francisco" These
two cities will now change places. and
II the leader can possess himself OF
either vacant seat in the course of the
exchange the person thus ousted must
be leader In his turn. When the leader
calls General delivery" every one
must move to some new seat, and the
person that is left without a seat is the
new leader.
The old game of stagecoach is played
in much the same way except that diff
ferent parts of the stageeoach and its
various passengers, the horses and so
on are selected by the players, and the
leader must improyise a story introduce
ing as many of these names as posi-
BILE. AS the name of each player Is in
PRODUCED he must rise and whIrl
around, resuTaing his seat. When the
leader says "Stagecoach" the whole
company must go through this per-
formance, and when the climax of a
breakdown Is reached all change
places, and in the melee the s+ory teller
finds a chair. thus forcing a new story
teller to the front.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
GO right At IT
Friends and Neighbors in Perth Am.
boy WIN Show You How.

Il &&. 49, 81 s
Get/at the root of the trouble.
Rubbing an aching back may re-
1feve 1t.
But 1t won't cure it.
You must reach the root of it
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills go right at it;
Reach the cause; relieve the pain.
They cure, too, SO Perth Amboy
people say.
M. Nelson, SIS State street. Perth
Amboy, N. j., says: II have not had
a symptom of kidney complaint or
backaehe since Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me in 1905. / am glad to con-
frm my former endorsement of
len" Statement given November
25, 1900
The endorsement referred to by
Mr.. Nelson was in substance as fol-
lows: Pains in my back clung to
me day and night and as my work
obliged me to do q great deal of
stopping, It aggravated the trouble.
Whenever ] sat down the pain be-
came more severe. After taking
oan's Kidney Pills q short time I
fas cured and l enjoyed much better
Aea1th."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
ents. Foster tfburu Co., Buffalo.
lew York. cole agents for the Unit
d States.
Remember the name-Doaa's
nd take no other.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

A mother who wished to- entertain
school children gave a guessing party
that was rather cut of the usual run
Boys and girls were invited for an
evening with celebrities and their
haunts. Nothing more explicit was
said, SO the young people were eager
to- know what was In store.
After being received by the hostess
the party was ushered into a library,
across one end OF which WAS a huge
white sheet. In a few minutes the
room was darkened and a figure ap-
peared dressed TO represent Mrs. Jar
ley of the waxworks and la a witty
speech announced the appearance of
the celebrities.
She first distributed to each guest a
card with pencil attached. These were
lined and numbered to correspond with
the celebrities to be shown.
In a few minutes a picture of Blue
beard was thrown on the sheet and
thirty seconds given to guessing who
he was.
The celebrities varied from heroes of
fiction to monarchs, pugtEists and foot
bali stars, noted actresses, poets, mu-
siefans. TO well known places and
buildings.
The pictures were made as different
as possible, and when those that might
be unfamiliar were given the show
nan efucidated 1t In a clever little
speech.
AT the end OF the display the cards
were numbered and passed IN to a
committee on awards. Each boy and
girl having most correct guesses re-
eeived a prize. There were also sec
ond and third prizes.
Such an entertainment is not hard TO
arrange IL one a get the use of a Ian
tern and some one to run 1t. II IS es-
sentiaI to display the pictures rapidly.
The slides a be rented. or Il you
have a collection of postals they a
be made into slides at small cost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

II is only by comparison that SOM
things can be understood. and this is
particularly true Of divisions Of the
earttss surface. Every one has a fairly
clear fdea of the size of his own state
or county or even of the whole area
of the United States. By comparing
other countries ana sc with those
that are familiar to u n the map a
much clearer notion them is OBJ
tanned.
Greece is about the size of Vermont
Palestine is about one-fourth of the
size OF New York.
Hindustan Is more than a hundred
times as large as Palestine.
The great desert of Africa has nearly
the dimensions of the United States
The Red sea would extend from
washington to Colorado. and 1t ID
three times as wide as Lake Ontario.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
Daddy's Bedtime
>fnry The Wonderful
~ Little Ball
Two Tender. Soft Lit.
tie Green Leaves"

awy N this story" said daddy one evening Just before bedtime to Jack r
81 Evelyn. "there are two persons and ne thing. The W. persons re-
Ill MANNED the same, u he thing grew into many Others Just e nsaN
And this is how 1t happened.
zone of the persons in the story is a little girl who vas H. be Tag nad
"a had fan and had hurt her knee so that III would nt be able to waR for
sol time 80 .nx
"Of courset the little girl bad visitors. She hkea AT hrf eausVs am.
ia con to see her: but, best of all, she liked her unit "a ht u Wy
TO bring books and toys to amuse TIN little girl, n ne Gay "a p0asne :.
little paseboard box. Here is something which l think VII interest soas
h sail. 1T Is a wonderful little ball
"When the little girl opened the bx she SAID.
"ewhy, aunte, this Is nothing but a pear
"rTar mi smiled. Z know it. Hear, but it Is really d wonderful thlnS-s
Yat nae show you how to prove it, she said. She took the Pea aad- pnt h nk9
aaass af woter Now re- shall leave II there and forget al aEpHN MM6a@
omouew, when I shall call again to see you .a.#
.The next merning tbs car asnns *A"a M3fh4nst '~W
how IL The wonaerful little ball todnyF aa@rN1WAa@M% R7
hNs wiz y 40 s,nusss al Same said he TENs tS1- - sMaA4. 4.s@@1M
Fl@@aEv@l~T was 9r&E$s2At1&
fatter and there are FwrinkIe IN tt 80 hs n0fa changeA - T%f%Z
$50 said The aHats = did noe thnk ita aouId. See whAtsI MAM
for you today
ait was another box, bigger than the first d in it vas some rich bsHsk
earth. Now, re shall put the little pei ain this earth, lsaFe II pr awhile 10y
see what happens, sad the aunt I am going out of TOW n shan moi 2
able 10 visit on for w weeks
when ine aunt returned tin tvo wr~ks the little Girl was almost vel
Ber knee ws healing finely am she would soon be able to be out% sSm
auutte,s b said, what has happened % the wonderful little banF
"peepfng through the top IF the little box Of black earth were W tender.
soft little green leaves. They had grown from the pea Q a slender little stem
AM a few, davs later when the airps Zee was strong enough to let her GO
M. she and her aunt took the earth with the growing pea very carefu1v
from the box and planted 1t at the Idle Of thu little house Al ~ grew i~
a beautiful vine, with blossoms n fruit
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

Points
Fer
Mothers
eh
II.
Tho School Diet.

II early rising IS insisted upon q
fore breakfast, especially in winter.
and IL 1t is not ~expedient to serve a
full breakfast at Z the child should be
given a bowl OF hot milk and bread or
a cup of cocoa with a roll OF other
light food. Breakfast may be served
later, after the first exercises of the
morning, and should be a substantial
meal with animal food In the form of
fish, eggs or cold meat Of SON sort.
There should also be porridge Of
wheaton grits or hominy with milk or
cream and abundant sugar; also bread
and butter, with some sweets In the
form Of jam, marmalade or stewed
fruit.
Dinner, which should always be serv-
ed near the middle OF the day, should
comprise meat, potatoes and or
two green vegetables and some form
of sweet pudding. Supper, It is gen.
orally admitted. should comprise only
easily digested articles of food, and
such substances as pastry, cheese and
meats are better omitted.
1t should consist of either a porridge
with milk Or cream or d light farina-
ceous pudding of rice. tapsoca, sage
and the like, with bread and butter
and some simple form OF preserve.
Stewed apples or prunes light plain
cake or a bowl of broth, with bread or
crackers. may be substituted for por-
ridge or pudding.
Children need fat, but they do not
digest meat fat well. as a rule. and are
very apt to dislike it. They will often
take suet pudding. however, when hot
mutton fat wholly disagrees with them.
Milk should be freely supplied not
only in the form of buildings and por-
ridges. but as an occasional beverage,
and children should be made TO under
stand that when hungry they can OBJ
tain a glass of milk and a biscuit or a
bowl of bread and milk.
Fresh fish. eggs and bacon are all
wholesome and s~ervfceable food for
children. and meat should be given at
least once q day, and TO rapidly grow
Ing children 1t may be given twice
daily.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

a mother who has several active
children that are frequently coming
ia with cut fingers or bleeding noses
gays that in two places Ia her house
hold she keeps squares of c-heesecieth
about handkerchief size for such erner-
geneies, ass D3eod stains are hard to get
cut of handkerchief. Sometimes q
week or more elapses before the ruin
ts brought TO light, because small boys
are Indifferent to the welfare Of linen
and also because they occasionally
fi1Wi 1t desirable to hide all evidence
OF affairs In which they have been ag-
g~ressors. After SO many days even
the useful chalk treatment has TO be
repeated several times before the rgiy
stains sre removed. making Huneees-
sary work for some one. So when a
sroughhouses seems TO be In prospect
and always at phaytinae daring the
football season her young hopefuls
have their pockets filed with the
cheesecloth squares. and only one good
ha ndkercfaEef Il allowed sfor show"
SO impressed are other mothers with
the scheaas that nh tine small boys Of
the nelgslIorhood now go forth 10 play
vita this command ringing In their
ears: If your ness bleeds take the
squares b sOaE righE hand pocket. re-
HaeDsber.~
Subscribe for the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
A Carr Enr Halkinnz

A farmer thus cured a horse of
baking: He went to q stall of wood
for q small load. but his horse would
not pull a pound. He did not beat
him, as most men would. but simply
tied him to a tree and left him there.
At sunset he went 10 the stack again.
but the horse still refused to draw.
So he put a blanket on him and left
him there for the night. In the morn
ing he s~tfsf~refused TO draw. but at
noon. being hungry. he started at once
and drew the load to the house. The
farmer returned and got another load
before feeding him and then CAV him
q good dinner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
ConundrurnS.

When are two>apples alike? When
paQ)red.
Why Is a bedcover like q mustard
plaster7 Because It is q Counterpart.
Why does tying a slew horse to a
post improve hts pace? 1t makes him
fast
Why are gloves unstable articles
Because they are made to be Kept on
hand.
Why is life Hike this riddle? Because
you must give 1t up.
Why does a boy neeze three times
Because he can't help 1t.
Why are some wonaen like facts
Because they are stubborn things.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
For theChildren
Dorothy Schwartz at the
Wheel of Her Runsbout.

The ranks OF experienced ehaufenrs
have recently been increased by the adj
ditfon of Miss Dorothy Schwartz OF
Edwardsville, ILL.,. who was presented
with a twenty horsepower runabout on
her fifth birthday and is a familiar
sight In the city in which she lives
driving her ear. She began to learn
the automobile when but three years
old, her father allowing her to hold
the steering wheel OF his machine dur
Ing their trips together.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

The new fad for combining materials
reaches the art Of high expression in
tine freek sketched. The sesataeAea
motif in foulard, blue and white tn
this instance, is used for the deep
skirt hem. while the upper part of the
jupe Is Of plain blue messaiine. These
combined fabrics are blended la the
waist portions together with a tucked
white chison cellar are 5shat A hand
some decoration of Irish lace trims the
reverse side OF the waist. The skirt
rueEing Is Of navy blue ehifroe CLOTH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
The Eanos eathsrnr

In Europe every biz of wood is care
fully saved and used. and the fngots
OF the forest furnish the peasantry
with fuel. The Swiss boy Is most ex-
pert of all the fagot gatherers, for no
has to balance ON his bend and shout
ders his awkward bundle of fagoss
while he leaps down the rough noun
tain side.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
The Evening News
DailyFashion Hints
s--- By MAY MANTON ----~s
In ordering these patterns be SURF
to mention the name
"May Manton.'
WITH HIGH NECK AND FANCY
COLLAR OR WITH LOW NECK
WITH OR WITHOUT COLI
TAD uyJTIJ np guIrruOITT

NDER-SLEEVE

UNDER-SLEEVES.
The surpliee waist is a pronounced
favorite of the season. This n is
closed at the back and al be made
with high neck or low, consequently
1t can be made available for day
time and evening wear. When made
with the high neck it is finished with
the shaped and attractive collar.
When made with a low neck this
collar can be used or omitted as pre-
ferred. There r V-shaped por-
tions that are arranged under the
waist, as shown In the small view.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

Dispositions.
I wonder ff fg's pen or Ink
That's CROSS.
They're very nice with grosvnap feSkss
OF course,
But soon as ! begin TO try
TO write Sstn tfefr they kick and fy
Ana stab and splash with all their unisazg
II make nay writing just g sight.
T. don't know IL thu peas 10 blame
Or not
IRIS certainly the sak that makes
The blot.
But anyhow I'd rather write
WIN sgr. Pencil. gay and bright
He's kind ard nevev twists ana twiris.
thsssh he's fcnd ef little girls.
Subscribe Tor tho GEWs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

Those who are looking for q little
tie more than a week ago and made
nag call eut for helm, bat she did not
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We do expert HaiFdressing and Man,
touring and ell branches Of beauty euI.
ture under the most eleanIy and sani,
tary conditions Here ysa get thu vsry
best ideas and most satisfactory treat
msst.
BLISS r PETERSON.
Is SEa1Sh &C.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

Some of the "Bs~s- or year ilnme.
diate neighborhood may be found In
the want ads today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
Hints For Hotisekeepers.

10 clean rusty and blackened knives
use half q raw potato dipped in brick
dust.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
The Iron Hand in Mexico.

1t is not surprising that number of
ambitious agitatorS in Mexico who wit
messed the ease with which Madero
overthrow the Diaz regime should now
undertake to repeat the process to their
own advantage. President Madero,
however, proposes to rule with an iron
hand. Troops have been sent in all
directions to crush the incipient upris-
ings.
Meanwhile, the United States can
not regard with other than distant in
terest the occurrences within Mexican
territory. 1t has acted wisely in pro-
ceeding against violations of the neu-
trality laws. We cannot allow rebel
lions against a nation with which we
are at peace to be organized in this
country.
But the talk of interference which is
more or less current is unwise and un-
necessary. Conditions must become
very serious before the United States
would be justified in trespassing upon
Mexican soil.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
STRENUOUS TIME
FOR HUB BOOSTER
George w. Coleman Guest of
AID Club.

George W. Coleman, OF Boston, presi-
dent of the Associated Ad Clubs OF Amer
lea, is to be given a sample OF Wash
ington strenuousity in the course Of a
few hours stay in this city to-day. Mr..
Coleman will be the guest of the Wash
ington Ad Club.
Arriving at 9:45 o'clock in the morn
ing, Mr.. Coleman will be met by Gran
Vile NJ. Hunt, president of the Washing
ton Ad Club, and rushed to the CONNER
ciaI Club for breakfast. While this repast
is adjusting itself to changed conditions,
the Hub booster will be hoisted into an
automobile and in company with a num-
Der of Washington friends will be
toured" through the city. II the gaso-
line holds out and the crowd isn't pinch
ed for smashing the speed regulations,
they hope to return to the Commercial
Club in time to allow Mr. Coleman to
change linen in time for the big event
Of the day, a luncheon at the club, at
which fifty OF Washington's most prom
inent boosters will greet the guest of
honor.
After the luncheon Mr.. Coleman, Pres
ident Philip. of Dallas CTexD, Ad Club;
President Malcolm Moore, OF the BaIti-
more Ad Club; Mr.. Hunt, W. T. Sher-
wood. Walter Mcdonnell, and Frank
Med. Smith will climb into a seven-pas-
senger touring car and set out for Bal
timore, where Mr.. Coleman is to be the
guest OF the Baltimore Ad Club at a
banquet this evening.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
Injuring Washington Merchants.

Once again The Washington Herald
calls attention to the injury done to
Washington merchants by local news
papers which advertise the migratory,
out-of-town concerns which drift into
this city.
These mercantile birds of passage hire
room, stock it with such articles as
have not been sold elsewhere, offer their
merchandise to any one who will pur-
chase, put the money in their pockets
and disappear. They are not, like
Washington merchants. a benefit to the
city. They take everything they can get
and leave little or nothing in return.
The local business men invest their
money here, pay large taxes, contribute
generously. provide an ample stock all
the year around, and are entitled to local
support.
1t is not encouraging to these men to
find material assistance given through
the columns of Washington newspapers
to firms in other cities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
LAWYER ASSAILS
Mr.. WICKERSHAM
Independent Tobacco People
Are Directors.

Declaring the plan for the dissolution
OF the tobacco trust as approved by the
Attorney General and ordered by the
Circuit Court to be totally out OF har-
mony with the opinion of the United
States Supreme Court, Felix H. Levy,
counsel for the independent tobacco peo-
pie, before the Senate Committee on In
terstate Commerce yesterday, referring
to the Attorney General, said:
"Attrtbuting all possible good faith to
him, his action in this matter certainly
Is curious. This plan is a sham and a
devised to seem to carry out
the order Of the court, but to retain to
the original defendants the results of
their conspiracy.
Stock quotations show the property
is more valuable than before the suit.
The plan will result in the sacrifice Of
all the benefits won in the victory on
behalf Of the people,
Mr.. Levy said the decree was settled
upon at secret conferences at which
there was nobody present who under
stood the business except the defend
ants" and that when he filed a motion
for review by the Supreme Court Mr.
opposed that motion, and
the decree was> handed down with I'M
usual rapidlty."
This decree, he asserted, was based on
matter not referred to before the court
and that matter upon which the decree
should rest was omitted altogether.