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MAKE THE CHILD A comRApE
AlsssAsss q Passmts Aitsssthsr Tee
prsQveNt . Mistake. According
- This Writer.

Ths peril Of the homelessness liea
in the fact that parents do not take
the pains to understand their chill.
dren. They are out Of sympathy
with them. They do not encourage
anything like camaraderie. They re-
jest or repress any attempts at ex-
changing condolences. The father
forgets that he was once boy. Hav-
ing lost the enthusiasm Of boyhood,
be looks with contempt upon the
temptations and follies of youth.
How is be treating his boy? He con-
dennis his associates in unmessured
terms; he ridicules his cherished
plans. When in boyish admiration,
the lad exploits his presidential can
didate, the father jeers at the choice
and knocks the idol from its pedes-
tai. Does this father realize what he
has done? He has practically rem
dered his. boy homeless. That boy
will leave home to find sympathetic
companionship. In short, he will
form the nucleus Of a street-corner
gang, and be happy in it.-suburban
Lite.
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COULD NO LONGER FIND FOOD
Dlrss rha4 Mssssd ~ strsssburs c.
thedral Feresd From Havats -
Which They Wees Accustomed.

At . meeting Of the Linnean co.
eiety Of London, Professor Poulton
presiding. . letter was read from
Herr Paul Scherdlin, as follows :
For hundreds Of years pigeons have
nested on the spire Of Strassburg ca
thedral. They increased 70 much
that many attempts have been made
to extirpate them, but in vain. Dur
ing the last few years there has been
. sudden and startling diminution in
the number Of these cathedral
pigeons. I am Of opinion that this
manifest reduction is due to the
asphalting of the streets round the
cathedral. Between the stone sets Of
the pavement the pigeons were ablc
to pick up food in quantity. In COM
sequence of tho asphaltinC and o,ily
watering and cleansing c, l.. places
in the immediate neighborhood the
birds have gone."-London Chron-
icle.
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WOMEN KEPT IN Subsection
savasss Rssuss 70 Accord Wlvss Any
Rights Of Which They Can y
Dspeivsd.

Some Of the savages in South
America exclude women folk from
every sort Of public amusement, such
as dancing, feasting, celebrating and
other outside carrying-on. At such
times the women are kept busy serv-
ing the savages with roasted mon
keys, stewed turtles and crude intox-
icating drinks, which the women
make by primitive processes of fer
mentation. If they can afford it,
the savages have several wives each,
some Of tho men carrying on the Gus
tom Of stealing young girls from
neighboring tribes. The savage ex-
plains his having several wives this
way: "This one does only garden
work, and docs it SO well I keep her
at it." OF another, he will say that
she is fine at making intoxicating
beverages, and SO on.-New York
Press.
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WANTED HER.

Fifteen minutes late, because Of a
large, fat woman who stood upon
the first cabin gangplank and would
not let it be hauled ashore until her
husband had been hustled aboard, .
steamer sailed from New York for
Bremen, the other day. The large
woman arrived on the gang-plank
just as it was being hauled in and
announced that her husband had de-
serted her and that the ship should
not sail until he was found. A search
Of the pier disclosed . meek indivi-
dual hurrying toward the vessel with
what speed he might under half .
dozen bags and packages. He was
finally hauled aboard and the express
steamer allowed to proceed.
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TEACH THE w,asLEss.

Northamptonshire education COM
mittee decided the other day to
provide the village school at Bug
brooke, near Northampton, With two
scaffold-poles to be used in connec-
ton with experiments in wireless
telegraphy. When erected the poles
will carry wires used in transmitting
and receiving wireless" messages.
In supporting the recommendation,
Mr.. Rennie Wilkinson said he had
been struck with the ingenuity dis
played in the construction Of tho ap-
parstus, which the headmaster had
made himself. Messages were re-
ceived frequently, and while he was
at Bugbrooke he heard the machine
rapping out = message dispatched
from the Eiffel tower, Paris. Some
of the boys at the school might re-
ceive valuable instruction, which
would enable them to become wire
less operators.-London Mail.
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WANTED Her HUSBAND.

Algot LANCE, who is exploring the
Amazon river for the University of
Pennsylvania, is authority for the
statement that savage races can no
longer be tempted to part with vslu-
ables in exchange for brilliant-col-
ored cloth and beads, and that guns,
knives, hammers, axes and other use
full articles must be carried in the
explorers pack, il. he expects to Sc
cure samples of native handicraft in
the unexplored regions of the world.
Popular Mechanics.
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WHALE THAT WEARS A BEAk
On = South African Beach Most p
euiiar specimen Was. Found
stranded!

Some time ago specimen Of Lay
ards beaked whale was found
stranded on the beach near Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. This find
was Of great importance to zoology
because hitherto very little has been
accurately known concerning this
strange inhabitant Of the ocean.
The specimen found near Port
Elizabeth and since mounted in the
museum there is 4 male nineteen
feet two inches long, Harper's
Weekly states. From the lower jaw
project upward two tusks with two
sharp enameled teeth. The crea-
ture could open its beak only four
or 1--WE inches at the outer end, and
its zullet was 90 narrow that it is
evident that the animal devonred
only very small fish and seaweed.
The beaked whale is said to fur
nish oil Of an exceptionally fine quail
ity.
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CITIZEN PAPERS.

A man "must have the same wit
nesses on his second visit for his
citizen papers that he had on his
first" Such is the plain demand of
the Law in the case. The men who
begin with You must see you through
to the end. II you take new Wit
nesses on the second visit no atten-
ton will be paid to them by the
court. You can see how, were the
law other than it is, world of trou-
BILE could arise. The final papers
make you a full-fledged citizen, as
much 50 as though you had lived
here all your life. With such papers.
no foreign nation can Empress" you
into the service.-Exchange.
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ORIGINATED FAMOUS PHRASE
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sibss fss gxpessslsa That oeds
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HIS CHANCE.

II wish I could do something that
would be absolutely new-something
that no man had ever done before"
said the sad-faced millionaire.
Il can tell you how to do it" re-
piled the philosopher.
sHow. Tell me, man, and I will
make it worth your WHILE"
"Look back over your career, find
out just how much Of your success
was due to your own genius and how
much Of it resulted from sheer. luck
and make a public acknowledgment
Of it."
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UNAhswERAsLE.

The chairman Of the campaign
committee was trying to get a big
contribution out of Mr.. Muntoburn.
"Why should l give you any
thine?" demanded the latter. 'eYour
platform denounces me almost by
name"
81 know it Does" rejoined the
chairman, "but Pm giving you an
excellent opportunity to return good
for evil and thereby heap Goals of
fire on our heads"
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GOOD EVIDENCE.

Patience-My! How my ears
burn! Somebody must be talking
about me.
Pstrice-Sure thing. Don't you
remember the sewing society is in
session this afternoon?
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SINISTER PURPOSE.

'Why did you insist on having
your wife join the suffragette
club?"
Because" replied Mr.. Meekton.
gr:mly, II want to see that suffra-
gette club get all the trouble that's
coming to it."-Washington Star.
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srA,o TO HEAR NO MORE.

Gibbs-So you've been to the doc
tor about your insomnia. What did
he say?
Dibbs-Confound his picture! He
suggested that perhaps was wor-
rying nights about that two-year-old
bill owe him.-Boston Transcript,
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STRICTLY FREsH.

First City Resident am think
ing Of going into the egg business.
Second City Resident-But it is
against the law to keep chickens in
town.
First City Resident-Oh, gra-
cious, ] am not going to keep the
eggs that long.
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WORKING GONE.

Sand so your boy plays in the
town band now, hear" said the
city man.
"Well," replied the man from the
suburbs, ri can hardly say he plays,
he works. He is the bass-drummer,
you know"
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IN THE LAND OF THE FREE.

"In our country, where can one
really find the cream of society 2"
asked Miss Blase.
"In Reno, Of course, where So
ciety goes through the separator"
replied the cynic acridly.-Judge
Library.
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OUT OF FASHION.

He-Don't you think Mrs.. Mellor
had . biased look?
she-Oh, mercy, mol Nothing
3 cut on the bias now.
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THROUGH 4 GLASS
sy VIRGINIA sLAlR.

II you were ~ seiu Ae.'J,
fully, "!ad tied to chaar' you'd nm
derstand q rev Things lnst 20" als
20 terribly stupid about
what, for instance said. nef
lover, with q sort OF dreadful cam
ness. :.
But Betty was not warned. You q
lipte to zee other people gong on
and enjoying themselves. You
wouldn't think you were selfish BE-
cause you wanted little remnant
OF the time OF the person who had
sworn to love you-for better, for
worse"
He went slowly down the steps OF
the porch, tall and striking IN MS
blue serge yachting cap and white
shoes. Betty loved the ground ne
walked on, but when ne looked back,
she was gazing indiferently out over
the harbor. "Pll be back in an
hour" he called.
"Please DON'T, came her voice
family. He stepped into his boat,
started his motor and was of.
Betty lay back in her invalid
chair. On the table beside her were
the roses Gregory had sent. A book
he had ordered for her lay in her
lap, the Persian pussy cat he had
brought to cheer her loneliness slept
comfortably on'a blue cushion at her
feet.
But these things did not make
Betty happy. She wanted him to be
tied to her side. She was lonely,
blue, jealous.
Greg's old friends were on the
yacht anchored out there near the
club house. He had gone to join
them. In that group was girl with
whom Greg's name had been con-
nected before he met Betty. Greg
had denied that there had been an
engagement. But Betty felt that
there must have been something Sc
rious in the way Of . love affair, for
what girl could help loving Greg?
And there was reason to suspect that
Greg's heart had been involved, for
Helen Thorne was . noted beauty
and Betty was little and thin, and
just getting over an operation for
appendicitis.
"And there isn't any romance in
appendicitis" mourned little Betty,
and gave herself mp to the clutches
of the green-eyed monster.
Her mother came out presently.
s'Where's Gregg she asked.
Gone" succinctly.
"I'm 70 glad" said Mrs. Bradford.
she's been 90 devoted, Betty-and
men are usually 30 fussy about being
tied down."
Il hope he'll never come back, "
said Betty.
Betty"
Il told him Co." Betty went on.
81 wouldn't have cared, mother, if
he had simply gone for boat ride
but to think ne could be happy-to
be with other people-when l wasn't
tnere- nettys eyes were over
moving.
Dear enid ner mother stroked
.ae 'nin il..le n.na1, ne lelt una.
~ vas ou.yIyoo Know now eooo
,ae HOTTIES nave .'"sys oeen 70
, n,m,ue nas KNOWN 'he'n all ms
me,
pu. nelen Ahorhe-mot n.
"hat oid people ny about them
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AGREED.

Hokus-Toothache, eh7 I'd have
the blamed thing pulled if it were
mine.
Pokus-so would L, if it were
yours. Puck.
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SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCK.

"wardle, you're we'll acquainted
with Crumpey. What college did he
attend when he was young man ?"
aI've never heard him say"
'Then it's dead certain he never
went to any"
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possIaLE REASON.

@Why do you suppose he has such
. vacant expression ?"
SWELL, he thinks of himself q
good deal"
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LEARNING.

Friend-How is your candidate
now?
Campaign Manager-Fine. After
two weeks rehearsal he can say
"The dear people" and keep from
laugsing.-Puck.
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: EXPECTATIONS.

~What do you thinki Hiram and
Jane say they are going on 4. we'd
ding tower"
Thsn I suppose thsy sxpect to
hsvs . high old time
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NOT WITH A RELISH.

"You don't like corn on the COBB"
"Not very much, but how did you
know"
"You eat it SO gracefully"
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THE OLD FASHION.

'In the olden times they had a
good way of disposing Of grouches."
'What was that ?"
'They hung up knockers"
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CRUEL.

Mrs.. Parvenu-I don't quite rec
ollect what age pa came over.
Mrs. Sharp-There is q general
impression, my dear, it was the
Storage.
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THE PROOF.

"A dog is . natural-born gam
bier"
'How sol!
~Sust make him an offer and he'll
plunge at any kind Of . steak"
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tsosa. ana ~ tn6 yocnt sW0Ps 00s
OF tie harbor The invalid had tam
talising visw Of their heads bent
close over some object which Greg
held in his hand.
For three hours Betty lay back in
her chair alone and torn by doubt.
Greg did not love her. II he did. he
would not have left her. She wrote
. little note to have ready for him.
In it she gave him up. She sealed
it and laid it on the table, ready to
hand him when he came.
Toward sunset the yacht swept
once more into the .harbor. Bettys
glass, seeking, seeking, found some
strange disorder on deck. The wom-
en- were huddled together at one end.
At the other . group of sailors were
gathered about dark mass.
Mother" cried Betty sharply. q
the older lady came out with tray,
"What are they doing"
"WhereY Mrs. Bradford demand
ed, vaguely.
"On the Thorne yacht. / don't
see Gregory-I-oh, they're lower
ing . boat-and-" Betty had faint
ed.
The sailors rowed like mad to the
pier.
"a DOCTOR" gasped one Of them
as Nm. Bradford ran down to meet
the boat, leaving Betty to distract
ed maid. We've got . man here
who went overheard to save one Of
the ladies. There seems to be some
heart complication. We'd better get
him to doctor AZ soon as possible"
When Betty opened her eyes = tall
young woman in white was bending
over her.
you're Betty" said the tall
young woman. "I'm Helen-Helen
Thorne. You've heard Greg speak
of me.n
"nor,t move a..-n ..;a Hs,e,
az mat want - toll you .hout Greg
Hes all rioht Int thew have him in
bed up.tair,. He vent overheard
after me. l got in the way Of the
sails and lost my balance. He had
an awful time keeping me up: his
heart isn't strong and The strain told
ON him dreadfully. He is such .
hero: how bappv Won ought to be.
little Bettvw
"H.npy-p.
aya.to th;,L VOWS, r,;,. :.
;, ayr, Mn, d.. 7 aan,. ,snda. ~
love. vou von,rs .uch 49, hs
va. +e,l;n, mo .hont Won IN dsck
inst hafore 10 want oui ~ ths h.r.
bor., Hs no;nted VI, ont - mo VIM,
var. int l;.tIs .n.ct IN he
noroh :
Ra.tv,. a.. a.mad al. .,o,l
ao,ss !, +hs. h.a .san han .nr;na
or .l. !.
"n;d -thsn 1,m .t..;a Co..
49,. ~ - :. ~ >
.lu,. >, s
A' ausa 'e
~ .r, :.
- 'ee nl snos you. :. ~
,onle'n,ns nc ~An'e -. ns 70 go
Know - you wouia ilAs y, ne'ty
ow io'eiy you are betty criea'
ashamed oelofe TINS gracious crea-
sure oA tne slialiness VI lier susP'-
eions; oh, why didn't you marry
dfeg: 1oare q oet'er mate 1or
MN tnan !.
ne TGAI8 winch nAu D34n near
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a sHock.

Manager-we've got q fat part
tor you in our new play.
Actress-Don't tell me that! Pm
Nducing now.
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NO pousr.

"My second husband was batty
and my third was dangerous"
II presume, then, that you arc
agitating for . safe and sane
Fourth"
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A PUZZLE.

"About this aviation stock
graft"
tWell?"
GLOW are We going after the man
higher up"
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Miss Antique-Just think Of the
nerve Of that inpecunious fellow to
propose to me.
Miss Caustiqus-Nervef Why. It
was absolute recklessness.
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GOOD HEARTED.

First Boy-Dese automobile guys
never give . Teller ride.
Second Boy-Oh, some of 'em do
If dey run over yer!-Life.
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A READY REsurrAL.

''Do you realize that You live in
! billion-dollar country?"
"No, l don't. Lend me . quarter"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
ROOSEVELT ON
FIRST BALLOT
Charles H. DuelI Invites Re-
membranCe of Prediction.

New York, May 13.-Charles H. Du-
ell, chairman Of the Roosevelt city
committee, announced that Colonel
Roosevelt would have 602 votes on
the first and only ballot at the Chicago
convention.
Declaring that he does not make po-
lltical forecasts reckiessly, but only
upon a careful examination OF under
lying conditions, Judge DUEL submit
ted this table and requested the public
to compare 1t with the actual result
of the first ballot at the convention:
New England, New York, New Jer-
soy, Pennsylvania and Delaware, 142.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin, 112.
Maryland, West Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, 81.
States west Of the Mississippi and
east Of the Rocky mountains, exclud-
Ing Texas and Arkansas, ia.
States west of the Rocky mountains,
60.
Southern states not elsewhere emu
merated, lot.
Total, o02.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
70 YEARS OLD
WEEDS GIRL Is
|. C. Wanamaker Kept We'd
ding Secret a Year.

New York, May 13-Relatives and
friends Of Lewis Cass Wanamaker,
the broker, who. although related to
the dry goods merchant OF the same
name has no business connection with
him, learned for the frst time that he
has married the second time nearly a
year ago.
Until a few days ago Mr.. Wanna
maker had been living with his bride,
who was Miss Emma olivia Cardiff
Of Brockton, Mass, twenty-five years
old, at the Hotel st. George, but they
are occupying a new home in Brook
Ign. ME-. Wanamaker, who Is seventy
years old, said he had kept the wed
ding secret for purely personal rea-
sons, which | do not are to discuss"
Mr.. Wanamaker's first wife, who
was Miss Susan p. Noyes Of Brooklyn,
died in January, 1910. In June, 1911,
while he was on a business trip to
Brockton, Mass, he met his present
bride. On June % they went to Jer
sey City Heights, where they were
married.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
GIRL STEERING
AUTOS CRASH.
Before Escort Could Grab
When Crash Occurred.

Atlantic City, N. J., May I'D. s.
Edwards, a P~leasantville contractor,
had James Ford, another contractor,
as his guest In his car on a trip to
Philadelphia. They were making good
time about four miles above Absecon
when an automobile with a young
woman driving doomed up around Il
curve, coming at a terrific clip.
Before her escort could grab the
steering wheel she had hurled the ma
chine directly into that of Edwards.
Occupants of both cars were catapulted
to the road and both machines wrecked.
The girl and Ford were rendered I'M
conscious. Ford suffered three broken
ribes and may be injured internally,
while the young woman vas cut and
bruised about the head and broke her
left arm.
The injured were hurried to Pleas
antville In another machine, where
Ford and the girl received medical at
tention. After resting two or three
hours the young and her es-
cort boarded a train for Philadelphia,
refusing to give their names and a
doning the smashed machine. Ford
will be removed to a Philadelphia hos
pital as soon as his condition warrants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
ROOSEVELT DOESN'T CARE.
Claims He's Not Anxious For Nomlna-
tIon Now, as Hs Was In 1904.

Claims He's Not Anxious For Nominal
| tIon Now, as He MAJ In 1904.
Oyster Bay, N, Y May 18.-Conf-
dence that the result Of his fight a be
nothing else than his nomination at
Chicago was written strongly On every
feature Of Colonel Roosevelt today.
He refused. however, to make any esti-
mate or prediction.
II have had d great advantage to
start WITH" said the colonel, speaking
of the present night "nnd that is that
personally ! am not in the least agi-
tated or excited u way or the other
however this election turns onty that
personally I have not the least concern
whether ! am dominated or not. 1t
was not 30 In 1904 Then / was ire
mendously concerned personally. ]
wanted the nomination to round out
and complets my career for my family,
my children, myself.
But this time 1 utterly loathed the
thought Of coming out for the nomina-
ton. / did not want the nomination.
l came out because l believed I was
the only one who could lead the fight
for the progressive faith to success"
MIR. Roosevelt will leave New York
tonight for his Ohio trip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
AEROPlANE MAIL DELIVERY.
Aviator to Carry a Hundred Pounds
on His Initial Trip.

Aviator to Carry a Hundred Pounds
on His Initial Trip.
Washington, May 10. - Postmaster
General Hitchcock authorized the
postmaster at New York to dispatch
mail to Washington on May % by
aeroplane on request of a Washington
aeroplane company. DR.. Christmas
will carry 1t. The postmaster general
hopes that ultimately the regular
transportation of mail by aeroplane
may be practicable.
In the experiment between New
York and Washington an effort will
be made to carry at least a hundred
pounds Of mail without stop. Under
the order Of the postmaster general
the aviator must be sworn In as a mail
carrier and the transportation must be
without expense to the government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
STRANDED AT SEA.

Passengers on Arosdian, Ashore or
Trsachorous Bank, to Be Taken on.
Panama, May 13.-The Royal Mail
liner Oratava from Carthagena reports
that the steamship Arcadian is still
lying easy on the Salemine bank, about
seven miles offshore. All are well
on board. but they are anxious re-
garding their indefinite situation, ow'
ing to the shifting position Of the
treacherous reefs.
The Oratava brought a few Of the
Arcad1an's passengers, who will pro
coed to Now York. Immediately after
d~ischarsing her cargo the Orataya will
return to Carthagena to assist the dis.
tresssd ship and rescue the passengers,
malls and the treasure which Is home
ward bound.