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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Easily Made
Ribbon Flowers

FLOWERS Of ribbon are pretty, not
expensive, practically i~ndestructibie
and 30 easily made that they seem al
most TO make themselves. II wrapped
away In tissue paper when not In uss
they will never become dusty.
To make q rose, satin ribbon is best
but taTeta may be used for the more
delicate flowers, and wstered silk soms-
times gives q pretty effect Artificial
leaves and oenters are used, and the
whole Ii quite lifelike, especially when
ths Aowers are placed IN a ribbon
basket. witch. BY the way, Ia plated
and knotted over heavy millinery wirs,
A deep hat frame IN the Corday style
will DO.
The ribbon Is first doubled 10 the re-
quirsd length for the petal and then
gathered together and puffed 30 that
no open edges show. The second petal
ia done in the same manner and caught
TO the first at the bottom. and 50 on
until the proper number Of petals Ia
reached. The artificial stamsns are
then laid crosswise on the flower so
that their stems ere In the middle and
are fastened tightly with thin wire,
which Is then cut on close, with the
addition Of q short artificial stem and
cup the flower ia now complete.
The important thing IL to observe
the natural hower-by all means have
a Woodland to follow It closely. Rib
bon can be bought to match any BIOS
Nom that ever grew, and with expert
encs and added skill the amateur now
er max canopy many rare and
beautiful blooms.
The ribbon should be at least three
inches wide, and about two-thirds Of
a yard would be needed for a single
loose rose. Other flowers car be esti-
mated approximately from this. but the
ribbon Is best bought by the piece in
the more usual coiors. The only other
implements needed besides the artt-
hcial flower parts are wire and scissors.
These silken flowers are charming
aids to the toilet. A huge pink cab
bage rose is the making Of many a
costume. This may be fashioned in
the simplest way by gathering the
doubled ribbon into form
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
ELEVEN



A fhiued servant and friend Of tho
great Napoleon, Dominique Larrey,
hrst established that system Of ny.
ing dnbulnuces which carried the
wounded 70 the rear almost as soou as
disabled The stan numbered about
40 men with four heavy and twelve
light two and four wheeled ambu.
lances TO each division. Napoleon re-,
viewed this arm Of the service with
the greatest interest and once e1claim~
ed 20 LArrey. Your work IS one Of tbs
most important conceptions Of age.
II will suffice for your reputation"
For the Egyptian campaign Larrey Se-
cured the services Of 800 qualified Sur
geOns in addition to the regular force.
At Alexandria General Figuieres was
severely wounded, and on his recovery
wished to present Napoleon with a
splendid Damascus saber. Yes said
the emperor, II accept In order 70 give
It the surgeon IN chief. by whose ex-
erhons your life has been spared"
This saber, engraved with the words
"Aboukir" and "Larrey,'' was taken
from the great surgeon by the Prus-
SLAMS at Waterloo-Charles WtnsIow
Hall IN National Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
When Baroncts Were Bold.

1t was In the reign of good King
James that b%aronets first came into
existence. Today you could hardly tell
a baronet from a banker. But in the
year 1911, when James I. needed ready
money and created 200 "little barons''
to supply him with cash, they swag-
gered about in their baldrics and sash
es and behaved in the courtliest of
fashion. Each baronet in order to
Justify his title had to maintain a
small army of thirty soldiers for three
years. In this way the crafty king
not only increased his revenue, but
actually lightened his expenses.
1t is not generally known that the
title of '~baronetess' has twice been
bestowed on One of these was
the mother of a Dutch general. The
other was a Nottingham lady named
Dame Maria Bolles, who won her way
into the good graces of Charles I. and
received the title from bis hands,
London Tit-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
lpoas In Harness In Belgium.

Dogs that work La belgium ere
bought and sold In the open market
like horses, and Il strong and well
broken they bring from $40 to s25
each. In manufacturing towns there
Is the usual number of horses, but fof
every horse you will see two dogs in
harness on the streets. Early In the
morning market women drive them
hitched to carts loaded down with veg.
etables, The grocer, the expressman,
the butcher and baker, all employ
dogs to do the work Of horses. They
are much quicker than the horse, and
size for size they can draw a heavier
load. 1t is said the dog In harness
will go twice as far as the horse with
in the same time. They are driven in
wagons, single, double, treble and four,
finland. They are often kept In .liv.
cry barns like horses, are fed generally
on black bread and horsehesh and cost
in board from 5 to 6 cents per day.
They are sleek and well kept and ap,
pear to enjoy their work.-Louisvtlle
Courier-Journal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
The American Indian.

The old question of the origin Of the
red man of America is still an open
one, the last word by no means having
been said. The most probable theory
is that which links the Indian with
the Mongolalds of East Africa, whose
physical characteristics are strfkingiy
similar to those of the American aborig-
Inc. Between the Indian and the jap
anese there are many pronounced re-
semblances, and some excellent au-
thorides are of the opinion that it was
from that eastern race that the Indian
originally sprung. If, as some think,
the Eskfmos are the best representa-
tives Of the Indian as he was upon his
arrival here, the theory Of the jap
anese origin is immensely strength
ened, since the likeness between the
Eskimo and the Japanese is striking
indeed.-New York American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

Turtle hunting is not without eV-
element. The method Of capture con-
sists of the simple act Of turning the
turtle on its back. Once in this posi-
ton it is quite helpless. Its only de-
tense is to cover its captor with sand
thrown up by the powerful front legs
or fippers. These are brought into
action in an instant, and wOe betide
the captor who has his eyes and mouth
open at the moment, for the sand is
hurled with great force. When turned
over the captive is dragged up the
beach to above high water mark, and
this is no easy task, for it wetssa1s
about four hundredweight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Two Points of View,

Nice discrimination would be re
quired to decide which Is the pessi
mist and which the optimist in the ap,
pended war Renaissance.
During one Of the battles of Muir
freesboro a group Of wounded men was
huddled about a field hospital, waiting
surgical attention, when a big brawny
trooper, with a bullet in his left leg
and another In his right arm, hobbled
up, holding his wounded arm in bis
left hand.
"Doc," he drawled, "the Johnnies
came pretty hear hitting me-"
Another fellow blowing blood copi.
ously from his nose, the point Of which
had been shot off, promptly interposed:
doctor, the rascals" sputter -
"came near"-another blow and sput,
ter-"missing me-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Objected to Publicity.

Old Brother Brown had been ap-
preached several times by the colored
deacons Of his church and asked to
pay his church dues. He had prom
ised to pay up" just as soon as he
sold q calf which he owned. Several
months later he sold the calf. The next
Sunday morning at service the con-
gregation sang the old familiar hymn:
The half has never been told
OF life so full and free.
Brother Brown, somewhat deaf and
conscious Of his failure to pay his
dues, understood the words to be:
The calf has never been sold,
But when it's sold he'll pay
When the hymn was finished the old
colored man, very indignant, arose
and said:
"Bredren and sistahs, 1 has sold dat
ca'f and heh's yo' ten doIlahs. But I
didn't ca about de whole chu'ch sing
in about it."-National Monthly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
PREPARED f0H DEFEAT.
Precautions General Taylor Took Be.
fore Meeting SAINTS Anna.

Precautions General Taylor Took 5s.
fore Meeting SAINTS AnnL
Santa Anna was the greatest mill
taty leader the Me2icans have ever
known, Santa Anna, WITH 1900 vet.
Grams, went into the battle Of Buena
Vista WITH the avowed purpose Of ez-
terminating the entire army Of the
United States, and there vas no doubt
In the mind Of Santa Anna that this
great feat could be accomplished With
comparative ease. General Taylor,
with his 5000 men, prepared for the
unequal contest, and not only defend
ed himself successfully, but VOL e
substantial victory from his aggressive
antagonists and drove them from the
battlefield Of Buena Vista.
Some time after the battle was
fought and the Mexican war concluded
General Taylor was criticised for hav-
ing made no preparations for the re-
treat q HE army n the event Of de-
feat. General Taylor promptly re-
piled: ~ made every preparation neces-
sary for the battle Of BUena Vista. l
wrote my Will, and so did nearly every
man in my army. II we had not won
that battle we would have needed no
lines Of retreat. 1t was, from our
standpoint, victory or humiliation.
The only preparation necessary for
the contingency Of defeat at Buena
Vista was that we should write u
wills"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
PREVENTED T%ooTHAcHE.
The Old Romans Did II by Devourins
Two Rata q Month.

w Stu nofFtHFlN bi0 II OJ bCNOhFtftA
Two Rata a Month.
If 1t be true that ancient remedies
are always the best 1t may be Of in
terest to those afflicted with denta.
troubles to know how the ancient
Romans dealt with such Ills. The Out
rites recognized two types Of treat.
ment, the magical and the medical.
The following are some of the prescrip-
tons advised by the magicians:
Take the head Of a dog that has
died of rabies, mix the ash with oil OF
cyprus and inject the product into the
ear of the affected side.
A water snakes vertebra will serve
to scarify the gum provided that 1t be
obtained from a white skinned snake,
or for the same purpose may be used
a lizards frontal bone obtained when
the noon is full, or, If that fail, 9
chicken bone will do, provided that II
be dried In a hole in a wall and thrown
away Immediately after used.
1t is good treatment to inject into
an aching ear oil of lemon in which
have been macerated mallow bugs, ever
should this last give rise to itching.
A worm fed on a particular herb OF
a cabbage caterpillar car conveniently
be placed in aNhollow tooth, but it Il
equally simple to chew an adder's
heart.
Prevention being better than cure, Q
sovereign preventive will be found in
the eating of two rats a month.-Lon,
don Hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
His Security.

When Eben Foster asked Squire
Lane to lend him $500 to invest in the
dry goods business the squire dryly in
uuired what Mr.. Foster had to offer
him in the way of security.
Security 2" said Eben, with an air
of injured dignity. well, squire, I'll
tell you what I have to offer-three
solid silver teaspoons, a handsome
brass warming pan, a pair of decalco-
many vases, large size, and the mate
rial for as much as three feather beds,
II not four, right on the backs O. my
flock O. geese, an five Plymouth Rock
hens.
"You can call 'em all yours till 1 pay
the money back, an I'll take care Of
'em for you free of charge. l don't
know what anybody could want
more'n that for security."-Youth's
Communion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

q In a list Of carving terms in use in
1896, which appeared in DR.. Salmon's
Receipts" are the following:
Leach that Drawn. Lift that swan.
Rear that goose. Spoil that hen.
Fract that chicken. Sauce that capon-
Embrace that mallard. Unlace that
coney. Dismember that heron. Dis
figure that peacock. Display that
crane. Untach that curley. Unjoin
that bitteru. Allay that pheasant
Wing that quail. Mince that plover.
Wing that partridge. Thigh that pr
con Border that pastry. Thigh that
woodcock. Break that hare
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

bazaar. The young lady with the veil
was featured as the yelled prophet
ess' who foretold the future for all
who desired a peep at fate. The other
girls sold Turkish candies and odds
and ends in the shape of fancy work
and embroideries and curios which had
been gathered together to make the
booth a characteristic eastern bazaar.
The costumes were correct In every
detail. for the young ladies' had the as
sistance of on eastern missionary home
on a vacation In designing their cos
tunes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Looic of the Land.

A specimen of rustic reasoning which
is too good to lose is recorded In afr.
R. L Gales Studies In Already" "A
barber" he says, was telling me with
great gusto how he had refuted an
atheist. I inquired what arguments he
had employed.
at asked the atheist said the bar
Der, what portion Of the Scriptures he
based his ideas upon
"'What did he say to that?
"'Never a word
1.-THE defeat had been crushing and
final"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
4 Costly ruft Of Eaathsrs.

On the apex of the crown worn by
the Pm Of Wales on special occa-
sions is q curious feather, or, rather,
tuft of feathers, the top of which IS
adorned with a gold thread. The value
of this feather is estimated at $4,000,
and it has the distinction Of being the
only one of its kind in human posses
sion Twenty years passed after the
first hunter set eat TO procure the
feather before 1t was ~attainea-and
during hat period more than a dozen
hunters had lost their lives in the
quest. The costly tuft is Of periwak
feathers, and the extraordinary dan
ger incurred in procuring 1t was due
to the fact that the periwak, for some
unknown reason, is to be found only
in dense jungles in which tigers make
their lair.-Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Many Generations.

The case of six generations living is
given by Tennyson thus: Daughter
arise; thy daughter to her daughter
take whose daughters daughter cri-
eth" George Hakewell in the seven
teenth century had imagined one
descent more, for in his apologize" be
writes that the mother said to her
daughter, Daughter, bid thy daugh.
ter tell her daughter that her daugh-
ter's daughter hath a daughter" q
credible injunction in the East of a
centenarian only.
Read the classified advertise
ments for news of interest to all
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

WHILE few women In this country
are taking the harem skirt seri-
ously, it has had it's usefulness In af-
fording a subject for the designer of
costumes for fancy dress parties or
charity bazaars. It is said some ex-
treme young women who claim that
the harem Earb is comfortable and
convenient have discarded the ktmono
for the bifurcated skirt.
Three picturesque examples of the
harem skirt are illustrated here. They
we're worn by three dainty maids at
the oriental booth OF a large charity
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
ART KNOCKERS AND BELLS.

Knocker, bell pull, porch lamp, ETC.,
should be in rather quaint designs and
with a little more originality in the
matter Of bells and door knockers.
Why. oh. why do those who can afford
1t put up with the usual hideous ar
rangement seen by the dozen in every
street and square instead Of having one
specially designed or hunting up an old
model in some curio shopf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

"And why do you claim that 1t was
with malice aforethought that the au-
tomoblle defendant ran down the COM
plainant?"
"On the morning It happened, your
honor, I heard him say that he was
going to take out his new auto and see
If he could not run across a few peo-
pie he knew."-HOuston Post
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Not Her Kind.

"Have you heard" asked Mrs. Old
castle, "that Grace Moneyloye has mar
RED an octogenarlanF"
Mercy sakesr' exclaimed Mrs. Just
rich. SIS that SO? Well, be may be
all right, but l want to tell you I've
never seen a man who wouldn't eat
meat that I'd live with."@udge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Tobacco In France,

The government tobacco monopoly in
France was established by Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte in a decree issued
Dec. 20, 1910. This decree reserved
to the government a monopoly Of the
Importation, manufacture and sale OF
tobacco in all its forms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
A Giddy Girl,

as your daughter of a practical turn
of mind?'
mo; she is very frivolous. Wants to
take cooking lessons instead of per-
fecting her game Of bridge."-Ex-
thange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
DISORDER.

| distrust both the intellect and
morality Of people to whom disor-
der is Of no consequence. What
surrounds Us reflects more or less
that which is within US. The mind
is ike n Of those dark lanterns
which in spite Of everything still
throw some light around. If our
tastes did not reveal our character
they would be no longer tastes, but
insdncs. Emile Souvestre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
EXPOSING rTer rang.

Little Brother (whose sister is play
ing cards with a conference.-the. Smi-
Ter, does Minnie play cards well?
Mr.. Smiler-YesS very well indeed.
Little Brother-Then you had better
look out. Mamma said If she played
her cards we'll she would catch you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
Not TO Blame.

Lady-But this fish isn't fresh! Fish
monger-And whose fault is thatf l
offered 1t to you at the beginning of
the week and you wouldn't have 1t
then.-London Telegraph.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
His Honest Face,

anyway, he has an honest face"
Honest? You surprise me"
Eyes; it's the only honest thing about
him. 1t shows how dishonest he really
is."-Life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

Not MispIscec.

Backer-You got trimmed bad. I
thought you said you were confident Of
the result Pugilist-I was. l knew
I'd get hckedi-Puck. +
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19

The mind ought sometimes TO be
amused that 1t may the better return
10 thought and to itself,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-19
SELFISHNESS.

One thing is clear to me-that
no indulgence Of passion destroys
the spiritual nature SO much as re-
spectacle selhshness. - George
Macdonald.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
Now Make Your Own Paper Cups

N New York and other States laws have
been passed making 1t a mlsdemeanor to
use common drinking cups-requiring
every individual to provide a cup for his or
her own use
These laws have stimulated ingenuity in de-
vising cheap and easily carried drinking cups,
and the best Of these appear to be made Of
paper, The accompanying diagrams show
how anyone may make his own cup-by fol-
lowing these directions
Eirst-ACut out or tear from your piece OF
paper as large a square piece as possible.
Second-Form the guiding lines Ia, %
and sc, as you see on figure /, by folding
on the diagonals and along line number Sc,
half way across the sheet, as shown in
figure /.
Thlrd-Fold the paper into the triangular
shape OF figure or as shown isometrically
in figure 8, using the guiding line shown on
figure 2.
Fourth-Fold all four lower corners on
both sides, shown In figure 2 as A and r.
up to meet the top ones at along the lines
81 and 7-s, shown in figure 2. The cup will
then look like figure 4.
Fifth--Referring to figure 4, the four cor
neTs on both sides marked EFF are to be
turned In to meet at G, folding along the
lines $40 and 11-12, and making the form
shown in figure 8.
sixth-Referring to figure s. the four loose
corners on both sides H and |, which meet
at the top around the centre ], are first to
be folded down TO the centre X along the
lines 1914 and 1915 and the four flaps so
formed are TO be tucked neatly away into
the pockets under the parts marked L and
N by folding along the lines 13-K and 15-K.
Then after going over all pieces firmly 10 see
they are secured, tear or cut of the ends
with the opening In it at n along the line
1917
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
Of the Company that insured the Precious Cargo in 1899

pected that divers sent down peri.
odicAlly to the surrounding clay
bottom which the dredges have
cleared OF sand will recover many
OF the missing bars OF bullion, The
bulk OF this, however, Is expected
to be reached by means OF the
caisson being lowered directly into
the Lutine's ocean grave.
This device Is q great steel tube
nearly enc hundred feet in length
and wide enough to allow a man to
walk erect down It's centre. At the
bottom end II a metal chamber pro-
vided with windows and doors, and
with graphing hooks and other ma
ehinery operated by power aboard
the ship above where the upper end
OF the tube Is made fast.
Official records show that the
treasure on board the Lutine was
not the property OF the British
Government, but OF q number OF
London merchants connected with
Lloyd's, and that SIS destination
was Hamburg. These merchants
had sufficient influence to induce
tho government to assign to tho
frignte Lutine the task OF trans
porting the bullion.
The records fail to explain, how
ever, how II happened that, sailing
for the mouth OF the Elbe, the Lutine
came to be driven upon the danger
Gus shoals OF the zuyder Zee, far
out OF her course, even when every
allowance Is made for the strength
Of a northwesterly gale.
From that wreck only one sailor
escaped, and he died shortly after
being picked D from q spar to
which he had dashed himself. AS
England was then at war with the
Netherlands, Lloyd's had TO delay
salvage operations. Meantime the
sands near the wreck held a golden
harvest for the Dutch fishermen Of
nearby islands. At low tide the
wreck Of the Lutins was partly OK.
posed, with a channel running close
by.
In a volume soon TO be published
by sturgis q Walton Company. Ne,
York. called 'The Book OF Burle
Treasure" the author-Ralph d
Payne--quotes the following officla
inventory OF these Dutch fin lings:
So bars OF gold. welGht 64C
sounds ou ices. 4l.00T spanish
silver pIstelea.
% bars Of silver. weight l.T5s
pounds ouneoa