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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Al Nmjtted 9tory

The "reminiscences Of the late Mel
ton Prior, the English artist war cor
respondent, do not contain. for obvious
reasons. perhaps the best story told of
that irrepressible little man. At a din
ner given to Mr.. Prior the chairman,
Sir Evelyn Wood, who was seated next
to the guest Of the evening, commenced
his speech thusly: Our honored guest,
Mr.. Prior, has been in twenty-one en-
gagements." Prior, prompting. 'Twen-
ty-two, my lord, twenty-five" Sir Ev-
elyn continued, "In twenty-five engage
ments and has Y seen a shot
6redt"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

WITH FoUR-PIECE SKIRT. WITH ELBOW
OR LONG SLEEVES. WITH HIGH OR LOW
SHIELD.
This illustration shows a very attractive
semi-princesse dress which gives the
Norfolk idea that is so smart this season.
The blouse is just a simple one with
set-in sleeves that may be finished in
full or elbow length and with a sailor
collar. The closing is made at the center
front by means Of lacings. There are box
plaits applied on each side at both front
and back over indicating lines Of per-
forations and these plaits extend below
the waist line and are attached to the
skirt at about hip depth. The skirt is
made in four pieces and the front and
back cores are Tapped over the side
cores. The closing is made at tho left
of the front under the box plat. In the
illustration, the dress is made OF white
serge with collar and shield Of blue. Tho
shield 10 cut low and the sleeves arc
finished at the elbow but, if preferred, tho
shield can be hnished with a stock collar
and the sleeves can be extended to the
wrists. Blue serge with collar and shield
of white would be very pretty, or the same
material with trimming Of black or blue
satin would be serviccable as well a.
attractive. The model Is also q good one
Tor washable materials and can be used
for linen, galatea and the like with perfect
success.
For the IS year size, the dress will require
81 yards Of material At, N yards SO or
81 yards a. inches wide with Il yard
~ for the trimming.
The pattern Of the dress 1867 Is cut Ia
sizes for misses Of IA, Is and IS years.
1t will be mailed to any address by tho
Fashion Department OF this paper. on
receipt Of ten cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Ancient Glass.

In the Slade collection at the British
museum In London the los ancient
specimen of pure glass the date of
which can be approximately fixed is n
small lions head. bearing the name Of
an Egyptian king of the eleventh dy
nasty. That Is to say, at a period
which may be moderately placed at
more than 1000 years B. G. glass was
made with a skill which shows that
the art was far from new.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Her Own Idea.

Two little girls became involved in q
quarrel the other day which culmlnat-
ed In physical violence. One of the
mothers took her little daughter to
task very severely. Wishing to cmpha-
size the enormity OF her offense, the
mother said. Its the devil who tells
you to do such naughty things
The little girl replied between sobs,
He may have told me to pull her hair,
but l thought OF kicking her shins all
by myself."-McCalrs Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
How Mark Twain Introduced Himself

TOW marx lWain IntrOCuC6u FlimSelf.
Ladies and Gentlemen-By the re-
quest Of the chairman of the commit
tee I beg leave to introduce to you the
reader of the evening, a gentleman
whose great learning, whose historical
accuracy, whose devotion to science
and whose veneration for the truth are
only equaled by his moral character
and his majestic presence. l allude,
In these vague and general terms, to
myself. 1 am a little opposed to the
custom of tremendously introducing a
reader to the audience, because It
seems unnecessary where the man has
been properly advertised. But, as it
Is the custom, l prefer to make 1t my
self-in my w case-and then / can
rely on getting in all the facts! I new
err had but one Introduction that seem
ed to me just the thing, and the gentle
man was not acquainted with me, and
there was nc nonsense. He said: La
dies and Gentlemen-I shall waste no
time In this introduction. l know Of
only two facts about this man-first,
he never has been in state prison, and,
second, I can't imagine whyP"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
The Lava Lake Of Hawaii.

Ono of the large volcanoes in Ha-
waii has a large lake Of liquid lava in
It's crater or hollow. This seething,
boiling mass looks like redhot bottle
glass to the naked eye, but under the
microscope pieces of the original rocks
Of very minute size may be detected.
Where 1t has cooled in curious festoons
along the coast it resembles Stag
from some mammoth furnace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Ihrouuh the Earth.

If there was a tunnel through the
center Of the earth and an iron ball
was dropped into it where would the
bali come TO rest? Unless II was re-
tarded by the resistance of the air the
ball would go through to the other side
and her fall back to It's starting point.
repeating this operation forever. II re-
tarded by the resistance of the air 1t
would ultimately come to rest at the
center of the earth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
NOTICE OF

Notice is hereby given that Louis
Rosenbloom, furniture dealer at 275-B
Smith street, in the city of Perth Am
boy, in the county of Middlesex and
State of New Jersey, on November
twenty-ffth, Nineteen hundred and
twelve, did make a general assignment
of all his assets, for the equal benent
of his creditors. The creditors of the
said Louis Rosenbloom are hereby notl-
fed to present their claims against said
estate, under oath or hrmatlon "ltnin
three months from the date hereof, to
the undersigned, or else barred from
coming in for a dividend from said
estate.
Dated November 25, 1912.
JOSEPH JOSELSON, Assignee,
1928 State Street,
Perth Amboy, N. }.
l3242-ll-Do-5t-oew-Sat
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
About Small DWELLINGS.

DR.. Weyl Of Berlin read a pa
per at the recent congress Of hy-
giene in which he said:
All dwellings must have q eel
lar.
Cellars should not be used al
lodgings.
No window, even in part,
should be below the street level.
No room should exceed a depth
of about eighteen feet.
The kitchen should not be used
for sleeping purposes.
Front and back stairs should
not be placed In the same shaft.
Wooden stairs should be per-
mitted only In two story houses.
Each family should have Its
own toilet OOH
One laundry is necessary for
about every twenty families.
Each water feeder should have
a drain.
= Laundry should not be washed
| or dried In the bedroom or In
the nursery.
i! One bed should not be placed
over another.
| Each dwelling should have its
own pantry, which should receive
| direct light and should not be To-
| Gated in the cellar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

IT don't know what to buy for my
husbands birthday. He has stacks OF
neckties."
"Cigarsf"
"He gives them to his friends"
"Suspenders"
"He wears a belt, l know what I'll
do. I'll buy him a hall rug and q pair
of bedroom curtains."-New York
Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Why They Preach,

The distinction between q good
preacher and a bad preacher has no
changed much since Archbishop Whate-
" declared that "a good preacher
preached becau s he had something to
say and a bad preacher because he had
to say something"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
On The Safa Side.

ereWhy did you send your ~housekeep-
er away, since she was such a good
ccok2 The Widower-She made such
splendid puddings l ,eras afraid l
should marry her.-Flb de Batter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Startling,

Manager (of the Breezy Burlesque
Barnstormers)-Isn't there some sensa-
tional stunt We could pull off here in
your town, some original advertise
ment that would get talked about and
catch the crowd? Rural Landlord
Yes; you might try paying your board
In advance.-Satire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Stranqe.

'eThere goes Bifels. He's a good
friend Of mine. You have never heard
him say anything unkind about me-
II never have. And, strange to say, he
knows you quite well."-Birmlngham
AGe-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Pure Malice.

"The boys in my neighborhood broke
a window last night"
9TH playful exuberance Of youth. OF
course"
Nothing of the sort. 1t was my
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Plain Dealer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Its Only Use.

Gr1nder--I see that a fellow over IN
England has invented n wire netting
guard that will prevent automobiles
from SCATTERING mud on pedestrians.
Grouch-But what's mud for2-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

"Why don't papa ever tell me fairy
tales, mamma?" said the little boy
whose mother had just told him one.
"Oh, my son." replied the mother,
1T keeps your father busy telling
them to me.'-Yonkers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Bears q Boomerang.

my wife made me promise to quit
smoking before she would marry me-"
remarked MI. Meekton-
"And now?"
"I'm doing my very best to get her to
promise not to begin."- Washington
Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

Miss Homeleigh-Perhaps you won't
kiss me once, Miss Cutting-Really?
Well, he'd have been Il strange mar
II he'd tried to kiss o twice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Some Shine.

Old Gent-What do you wear specs
for, boy?
Bootbiack-Cos ! puts such a shiny
shine on gentlemen's boots that 1t
hurts me eyes.-T1t-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Sardonio Giee.

1--WE got a new attachment for the
family piano." said Mr.. Growcher, "and
It's a wonderful improvement"
"vYhat Is it?"
"A lock and key."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
|ZMeKFEGIHEN
|YeHgABHNET
ri our station

HATEVER our station in life
may be, those of us who mean
to fulfill our duty ought, first, to live on
as little as we can, and secondly, to do
all the wholesome work we can and to
spend all we can spare in doing all the
sure good we can. -Ruskin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
The Explanation.

Stranger-How does 1t happen that
your name is Smith and your moth
er's name Is Brown7
Small Boy-Why, she married again,
and I didn't.-New York Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Men With Hearts.

ST don't believe bachelors have any
hearts" she said.
"Why. we're just the men who do
have them" he replied.
"Why is that?' she asked.
Because we haven't lost them"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
No Sentiment,

81 see you carry a lock of your
wife's hair In your pocketbOok."
"Oh. l Just brought that downtown
to try to match 1t for her."-Wiscon-
sin State Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
The Choice of a College.

K~nicker-Doea your son want an ed
ucation? Bocker-He SAYS he is VIII
ing to be a quarterback in the cleo
tOral college.-New York Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
lioht Lunch.

Mr.. Eskimo-What, are we to have
candles again today for lunch? Mrs.
Eskimo-Light lunch, my dear. light
lunch.-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

II thou faint In the day of adversely
thy strength 10 small.-Book of Prov
CRIBS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
Anger.

"Why did you destroy Algy's let
terY''
81 was tearing mad."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
A Common Mistake,

Iany a man has the idea that he Is a
morist merely because other people
link he is funny.
. air.
Horace tearnestly)-Dearest. II I were
you ! couldn't live without melon
eoa Taller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07
4EAPCT NIND
HOWE talks
The Daily Awakening

most common practice of our ne. the thing W do regularly every
| twentyfour hours without cessation. is to wake to a new day. Other
| L habits OF ours may be broken in upon, their orderly routine inter
rupted. Our eating, our working Ia De changed; but rarely do We
How do W face that day2 Sometimes with pleasant anticipaiona
Sometimes with worry and dread. Sometimes with ennui and disgust But
almost always, 1t is the actual day ahead, with Its duties or pleasures.
that We think upon.
awakening OF our spirit. With the dawntng of the morning. u body
wakes up. We pen u eyes. And we think upon what faces u.s. But
how rarely does u spirit wake up. How seldom does that look at the
day ahead of 1t and what the day may bring It.
And yet II or spirit would wake daily and view with spiritual y
It's possessions and powers, the day of the body would go more happily.
that this life is In us, would W Q not take hold with surer grasp OF the
things of the world that waltz If we felt this eternal le this abundant life,
this life that flows tremendously through all the universe throbbtng in is.
would we not feel more capable of handling whatever this little. innntesi-
NAL day might bring?
II we would awaken daily to a realization that the motive power
of the universe is love, that love is the II AM, before Abraham was"
and that this power is in Is and enfolds u.s. would we not go about the
duties of the day in a spirit that would smooth ut many Of their tanges.
and put Joy where was only monotony and grayness?
If W would awaken daily to the knowledge that work Is the medium
by which we express ourselves, what Joy W 9 will find in the tasks that
await. For who wants to be a deafmute in the world of action? Who
does not want to put forth o visible expression off himself? And how
V ca he do this except through his work.
But how many wonderful things an we not awake to daily, II W.
will Just rouse that spirit Of Dur and give It a little time to see what it
faces? Our body wakes and W. lie in bed a few minutes In the morning
and think Of the material world waiting and what We nus do therein. But
let the spirit wake also and take a few minutes to realize its world mt the
possibilities and powers therein.
For or spirit is the visible QUESTIONING of the Infinite, taking a per-
sonalty and consciousness that is oursef; and that knowledge is in Itself a
ourself awake to and do, If we will just rouse 1t? But instead, many of
u.s. as we lie and face the day, give all UT time and thought to the cook
ing, Or the dressmaking, o the visiting, o the selling Of wares that
awaits And the Good within, that would make all this g. easily and hap
PLY, sleeps ". We miss the chief source Of ur best motive power when
We fail to wake u spirit daily.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-07

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31

The scales of justice usually weigh
correctly when honest judges handle
them. tasle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
BIG CROWD SEE SHOWS
Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild
West and Far East Attract
Large Numbers.
PERFORMANCES ARE GOOD
Between Nine and Ten Thousand
People See Afternoon Show and
Four Thousand Evening
Production.

The two greatest attractions for
American people of the present day
are the circus and the wild west show
While the original three ring circus
takes the lead yet the wild west show
is always a close second and seldom
fails to draw the crowds. Tie clos
est competitor to these productions
seems to be an aeroplane flight, for
people will go a long ways to see
some one fiirt with death in an air
ship. Decorah has had the world s
greatest circuses, the worlds greatest
wild west shows, and we hope that
some day in the near future our peo-
pie may have an opportunity to wit
ness an aeroplane flight.
The appearance here of the great
Buffalo Bill Wild West and Pawnee
Bill Far East shows on Saturday at
tracted one of the largest crowds that
has visited Decorah in years. They
began to come early in the morning,
and by noon the streets were packed
At the afternoon performance there
were between nine and ten thousand
people, and in the evening probably
four thousand. Everything was or
DERBY and everybody was satisfied
with the performances, although
many expressed preference for a
good circus. The uniting of the wild
west and far east features gave an
opportunity for dazzling display, for
grandeur in costuming, for expert
for athletic feats, etc.,
in addition to the Indian and cowboy
stunts that made the program varied
and interestingg from beginning to
end. Some of the worlds best riders,
best shots, best cowboys, a great as
semblage of Indians, many of them
famous, hundreds of horses and rid
ers and other features of world
wide interest made the production a
spectacular and entertaining one
and everybody went
home well satisfied after day of
real pleasure tiu 6oi
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
THE IOWA DEMOCRATS.
State Convention at Cedar Rapids
Nominates Candidates for Supreme
Judges and Adopts Platform.

The second state convention for the
democrats of Iowa was held at Ce-
dar Rapids last week. The business
of the convention was to nominate
two candidates for judge of the SUI
preme court, elect a new state CEN
trail committee and adopt the usual
platform. Maurice O'Connor of Fort
Dodge and John E. Craig of Lee
county were nominated as the par
tvs candidates for judges of the SUI
preme court. In the election of the
state central committee n. F. Reed
of Ottumwa was defeated for re-elec-
tion by his district as a member of
the committee, but the whole CON-
mittee in spite of this elected him
state chairman. An attempt to inject
the liquor question into the platform
through clause favoring local op-
ton and secret ballot was defeated.
The platform favors the initiative
and referendum; direct nomination
of all officers through primaries;
presidential primary; election of nat
ional and state committeeman by di-
rect vote and that such committee
men assume authority upon receipt
of certificate of election; favors gov
ernment ownership of telegraph and
telephone companies; physical valua-
tion of railroads; employers liability
act and woman's suffrage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
COUNTY, WEDNESDAY

state commerce by stopping trains.
incidentally, Mr.. Haugen suggested
that Secretary Wilson ought to go af-
ter the rotate bug.
After ten hours of debate on the
democratic wool bill, the senate faced
about and after rejecting measure
previously approved by the regulars
and agreed to by the progressives
sent the house substitute meas
ure % by Senator La Toilette
identica b. respects with the bill
passed lasToA. by the democrats
and progres,cu ~epublicans and
vetoed by Presl> p. aft. Vote on
the democratic bin|@ ,ver reach
ed, because of numbe substitute
bills being offered. The hrst of these
was by Senator Cummins, which he
claimed was based on the report of
the tariff board. This was rejected
by vote of 81 to IA. Senator PEN
rose then offered as a substitute a
bill prepared by Senator Lippitt, of
Rhode Island. This measure was al
so said to be in accordance with the
tariff boards report, and, being what
they believed to be step in the right
direction, all progressives except
Clapp, Kenyon and La Toilette voted
for it, and it was adopted "a to 80.
The senate then passed from com
mittee on the whole" into the senate,
where the final parliamentary steps
were to be taken. 1t was at this juno
ture that Senator La Toilette saw mis-
opportunity and re-introduced his re-
jected bill of 1911. The progressives
Joinging with the democrats in adop-
ting the La Toilette measure were
Borah, Bristow, Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, Gronna, Kenyon, La Fol-
lette, Poindexter, and Works.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
WHAT WE LOVE is OURS.

This is a world of beauty, not to
them who nave money to pluck and
wear it's roses, but to them who have
souls sensitized to the sweet odors.
With love of the beautiful in man
and in nature none can be poor;
without it none can be rich.
Happiness is not carried in the
pocket but in the heart.
The millionaire may make his thou
sand-acre park in the rich valley and
ly fiction CT the law call it his own;
but it all is the front yard of the
poorest squatter in the rudest cabin
on the rugged hillside.
The one who has paid for it owns
It? 1t is most truly possessed by the
one who most enjoys it.
What can a beautiful park mean
to a man whose heart is smothered
in money bag?
And to him who loves the trees,
the brooks, the hills, the sky, what
matters it who holds the title?
Why, Adam and Eve never had
deed to Eden!
Descendants of theirs today hold
deeds, but not possession. 1t was
rot the land itself which was taken
away, but the power to enjoy it.
What we love is ours-and moth
ing more.
We can truly possess no thing that
we sacrifice to our own selfish pur-
poses. 1t is only to the man who Is
poor that wealth glows like bril-
liant star in the night. The law OF
recompense always is in force. 1t is
arlyn chrnndg rho
world that we can see the light OF a
million others.
Did we not learn in babyhood that
the bubble is brilliant only until we
grasp it?
The gems in the fine lady's hair
and at her throat sparkle not for
her eyes, but for the eyes OF others.
She owns only some costly stones
never the priceless light that dances
in them. This priceless treasure is
only for them who love it. and for
them it is scattered broadcast at their
very feet in countless myriad5 OF
| frost flakes on the brown winrcr
earth and is the morning dew drors
| in the summer grass.
What we love we own-and there
our real possessions end. IL our love
be greed and lust, then these sting
ing serpents of vice will creep into
the heart and make it their abode.
But to the soul where love is pure
all in the world that is good and
sweet flies straight and swift as hom-
doves.
Yes, what we love is oulS and in
the same degree as we love We own.
All that is worth while in the world
we may own, II we will. Dubuque
Times-Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
GREAT RULER DIES.
MutsuhitO, Japan's Greatest NIikadO,
Dies After Ruling A
Years.

Mutsuhito, for forty-four years en-
peror of Japan, died at Toxic, Japan,
Monday morning. Foshitito, Haru-
No Miya, reigns under the formula
provided by the constitution by Nut
suhito.
Death was due to acute nephritis,
otherwise known as Bright's disease.
The reign of Mutsuhito, emperor
of Japan, began in 1867 and ou.last-
ed that of all but two or three living
monarchs. Under the ruie OF Mutsu-
Fhito Japan enjoyed an unprecedented
area of prosperity Civilization has
made rapid strides. - u
Mutsuhito was born in Kyoto, No
vember 3, 1852. He was the second
son of Emperor Komei. and succeed
ed to the throne on the death of his
father in 1867. The country was
then in ferment owing TO conces-
sions which had been granted as the
result of treaty made in 1855, after
the visit of the expedition command
ed by Commodore Perry, the Ameri-
can naval officer, in 1924. This
threw open some ports to foreign
trade. 1t was only by force of arms
that the new ruler enforced his de-
cree and saved Japan from a rever-
sion to primitive conditions.
Mutsuhito invited representatives
of foreign governments to an audi
ence in 1868. While on the way to
the capital, Sir Henry Parkes, the
British minister, was attacked by a
body of two sworded samurai and
narrowly escaped assassination. The
emperor made all possible reparation
and moved the capital from Kioto to
Yedo, and marked the event by re-
naming the city Toxic, which means
eastern capital.
In 1859 the emperor established a
deliberative assembly. This and 9TH
err reforms then inaugurated ended
feudalsm, which had existed for CEN
turies in Japan and the nation moved
forward on the road of progress. He
made many sweeping changes in his
effort to modernize the nation and
during the process faced three SER
ious rebellions, but he suppressed all
of them.
In 1894 he vigorously prosecuted
the war with China and was extra
ordinarily active in providing means
and men in the war with Russia in
19O4-5.
The emperor realized early in his
career that Japan's supremacy in the
east depended largely upon her abil-
ity to rule the seas and he promptly
added modern battleships and fast
armored cruisers to Japan's navy and
armed his troops with modern rifles.