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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

for the Third Ward. Three members of the
Board of Education. two for two years and
one for one year.
Said General Election shall be held at the
following places;
First Ward-In the building owned by
Jos. A. Sexton and formerly occupied by
Thomas Lovely, Broadway
Second Ward-At X. Of P. Hall, First
| street.
Third ward-At Phillip sullivan's stora
Stevens avenue.
Fourth Ward-At City Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
JAP SHIPS FOR PANAMA.

Five Liners Ordered Built For Nippon
Atlantic Coast Trade.
Seattle. O's. 2S.-The Japanese steam
ship Tama Maru, just arrived from
the orient. brought Information that
I've new liners. two Of 1900 tons and
three Of 11.5OO tons. have been ordered
by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. They
are to be built In japanese shipyards
The liners will be used In European
trade until the completion Of the Pana.
RIA canal. when they will he placed In
service between Japan and points on
tho Atlantic coast
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

4 man slightly under the influence
Of liquor strolled into the art cutlery.
wandered about aimlsssly for = while
and stationed himself in front OF =
painting Of several msrmaids half sub
merged in water. He regarded this
picture intently for perhaps . half
hour. Then he walked owe to an At
tendant and said: Shay. ole fellow,
what time doesh tide 90 out, any
way?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
Two Apetoaiea

An American editor adverdses for
His missing hat: The gentleman
who Inadvertently took our new beAvs
er. and left IN infss3oF article IN IT.
stead. Win DO ~ tnA1its hno1ess BY
returning ours. He shah receive eur
warnas4 thanks and two Apologize
IN apology fpr ~ tEosble Ne havs
given him, aud The '1poasU Ser . AAs'
y Aas len ~-naApn ToeoUA1A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

All the news for 10 cents . week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

Th- EVENING NEWS has the
circulation In the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
Coas Either Way.

A machine operable from either
end, like q street car, has been evolved
in England, and 1t 10 probable that the
first car will make Its appearance on
London streets in = short time. The
bus 10 Siderable from either end, and
when It IL desired to proceed In the
reverse direction, 1t ID only necessary
for the driver and conductor to
change places.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

Any affair, or happening, or cir
cumstance which is too small to
make a want ad. worth while as an
adjusting force is too small to worry
about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

A 5-year-old son OF Edward Ger
lock, of Harrisonville. fell through q
trap-door in the school house to the
cement cellar floor and received Z
broken Jaw.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

into bonnet, one piece having first been black
ened with charcoal. Then all those present are
blindfolded and each draws a piece Of the cake
from the bonnet 1t falls to the lot of the lad who
draws the blackened piece to leap three times
through the flames of the bonfire, although
cording to tradition the man who in ancient times
was unfortunate enough to draw the blackened
piece supposed to give himself literal sac
rifice to the flames in the hope that the god Baal
might be induced to grant prosperous and pro-
ductve year. To this same origin is traced the
modern Irish custom of making the cattle pass
between fires, lighted at short distances, or Of
having fathers jump or run through the flames
with their children in their arms.
The ancient Romans unlike the Druids, made
May Day a festival of flowers instead of an &C.
casion for sacrifices, and consequently it is rea-
sonable to suppose that most of our present-day
ideas as to the May holiday in this country may
be traced back to the Romans. Indeed. the
images of Flora that graced the Roman festivals
had their prototypes in the May-dolls which
until a few years ago universally popular in Eng
land and which, in some sections Of the country,
are yet paraded on this eventful holiday Some
people inclined to believe that these May-dos,
in turn suggested the Queen of the May, who was
once an indispensable sovereign at every May
Day festivity and who yet presides every
such merry-makng that attempts to fully live up
to tradition
The GROWING of the Queen of the May land her
possible consort, the King) and the dance around
May-pole are easily the most picturesque Of the
May-Day customs which have come down to the
present generation and been more or less gener-
ally accepted by them The regulation May-pole
should be Of birch and adorned with flowers and
ribbons. The latter-day custom has been to set
up the pole for the occasion on May Day eve but
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Abdul Hands Days

Abdul Hamid otherwise acclaimed as Abdul the
Damned " is now sixtynine years old. In his Alad'
dinlke villa, where he is closely kept out OF sight,
it is said that he occupies himself with working at
the carpenters bench and arranging elaborate din
ners with his chief cook. The young TURKS nave
not sought to take away a reasonable amount Oh
what the old man considers necessary to his COM
fort and amusement provided he will not plot to re-
turn to power in which case they will cut on his
Subsidy "Since his dethronement," says LIE Cri
de Paris "he has added 20 Circassian girls to his
household and to these, quite recently four more,
and the Ottoman treasury pays the Of these
acquisitions"
It is said that the old sultan as thoroughly de
tests his jaer Rassi Bey, as did the great Napo
leon his jaller, Hudson Lave, at st. Helena. and
has not addressed ten words to Rass since his cap
tivity began.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
"Shorty" Was An Angel

upon a scheme to ring in" their best
hitter out of turn. A wordy argument
ensued.
Shorty" without the slightest hesi-
tation, entered the confab in an effort
to straighten matters. Did he manage
to right the difficulty? Certain 1t is
that by the time the field was cleared
he was at the plate. coat of, sleeves
rolled up, borrowed cap on his head.
bat in hand, awaiting the pitchers Of
fering. A fast out-curve was deliv-
cred and Shorty" swung heavily.
A few blocks away a little boy
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Farming
is Ranked
as
NObIeSt
of Work
By FRANK CRANE

not only the noet of occupations but also think there dvner
satisfaction than tending plant and seeing it grow.
Then he carpenter though he makes worlds and not cottages,
and makes round and not square things He peemneny house
maker and the humbst spider spins his web in imitation of him who
spins a universe for his habiaton.
He is also author have his manuscript in the layeed rock
poetry looked pictures
the setting
And ourt he is father There Gode joy than
hold your baby of your body and to look into little eyes
that reflect your soul
The most medieval notion Of God that he is idle king doing
nothing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
New Honey.

On general principles the provident
Scotsman objected to paying import
duties, yet he expressed his willing
ness to pay whatever the government
demanded for jar Of heather honey,
says the New York Sun.
THAT is about the only coed thing
in the eating line that the New York
palate has never learned to crave"
he said. Il have inquired In many q
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
5atsnan's Good Right Arm Response
Bile for Credit Given to Heav-
emily Agency.

Shorty" Griffin, third baseman OF
the old Jersey City baseball club
I'VE feet two, but gifted with intellect
and with such an arm!-was return
ing from the grounds one day when
he ran into an amateur game. Shorty"
could never pass one Of these con-
tests. The score was tied in the
ninth. The team at bat was eager to
win at all hazards. so they agreed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Il Often Happens.

81 guess l got little too gay" ad-
mitted the landlord. Il wouldn't paint
a doorstep for the old tenant"
And he moved?"
"He moved; and now I've got to
paint the entire house before can get
a new tenant"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

Mans four duties, according to Sterne,
are to build house, to plant tree, to
write book and to have a son.
Being a son of God, according to Scrip
ture, man is never so happy as when he
is at some God-like business.
Gods peculiar business is that af maxi
ing. He not only made things Of nothing,
but he is continually at the making Of one
thing out of another.
If we inquire into Gods present activi-
ties, as far as our poor brains can guess,
we perceive him to be, first, farmer or
gardener. Hence / reckon farming to be
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

make it so.
l would advise the young gentleman that if he
does not like hard work he should let shorthand alone
There are three rules for the successful study of short
hand. They Practice, practice, practice. would
also advise him that he must be good at taking lots
of abuse, for there is trade where must take
more abuse than in that of stenography
In regard to the best system, he can find that
out by writing few letters to some good stenogra-
pliers asking them that question.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Call to Duty

81 try to do my duty" said the exceedingly sincere
person, land do not hesitate to remind others Of
their duty"
GO ahead" replied the easy-going citizen. you
may prove to be very useful member of society
But when you get through you'll have about as
many sincere friends and admirers an alarm
clock"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

Some domestic animals have human in
telligence and sometimes more than hui
man, as for instance, dog when his master
has lost his. Here is true story:
Last summer l took my boy down to
the lake shore, where any amount Of sand
beetles were crawling about. They arc
very powerful and are about three-fourths
of an inch in length.
My boy amused himself by covering
them with sand, and it was astonishing to
see how fast they dug themselves out, I
dug hole with my hand about eight inches
deep and put beetle in it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

New York market. but nowhere have
found pure heather honey. Glover
honey abounds, and buckwheat honey
and the common mixed honey. but
heather honey, which is best Of all,
seems a luxury that New York cpl
cures have not yet learned to appre-
ciate."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

We often pride ourselves on our good
qualities as citizens and justly so. But
If we look into our everyday lives sincerely
we can see lots of weaknesses and bad
habits.
One of these is the unspeakably corrupt
habit of profane language.
Take any group of men, either in the
workshop, Office, saloon, factory, or at the
baseball grounds, and the prevailing dis
course is almost invariably something rot
ten, scurrilous, smutty, corrupt and impure
and punctuated by that Holy Name which
should be used only in prayer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Good
Job
Private Secretary
Enjoys Many
Benefits
By ARTHUR ]. O'NEILL

WEEK young asked what the opportunities
a for stenographers in the business world.
stenogapher of ten years. experience and while
would not choose that profession had money enough
MI college, still it affords many opportunities had
GA1 any other field of endeavor senographer especially
~ private secretary learns of the most valuable secrets
H in whatever kind of business he happens be engaged He
with of large mental cabe and learns
their methods. There not few of national fame
who began their snographers among whom mind
writing this letter George Corou exsecreay of the treas
ury Senator William Mason Congressman Hit and Others and there
the business world who managers large
who received their training stenographer
OF sometimes depends upon the kind of business you hap
affiliate yourself WITH the working for and mainly
upon yourself The experience that enogper have equivalent
to liberal education.
The has served snographer through three of the
state legislature and has been private secretary the best business
Chicago While have only school education, would
not trade places with college graduates that know Of
If the young takes up shorthand would advise him to learn
system Do learn shorthand in two weeks during
time. Shorthand is q Life study. if Mant to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Beetle
That
Learned
Hard
Lesson
By CHARLES ADELER. Chicago

He tried crawl up the Sides with success then the beetle began
dig sideways pang his way upward Half up he encountered
a protruding pebble, which he tried to stradde.
He tumbd back the hole Using his old spiral way he met this
pebble time He hesaed then he merely turned and
spad his way up the opposite direction to the top set him at
liberty which he truly deserved
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

heard something drop with resound-
ing crack foot away. Picking up
the ball, he ran home and cried:
"Oh. mother! See-see the baseball
an angel threw to mel"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

and at the conclusion or the StruB-
gle a figure representing Winter is
burned or buried in effigy. May
Day is In fact the chief and almost
the only gala day of the Swedish
children, and they are wont to in
clude as a feature Of the occasion
a splendid banquet to which all the
housewives are expected to con-
tribute good things to eat.
In the United States, May-pole
dances can be made especially eff
fective from a spectacular stand
point by reason of the fact that our
national colors, red, white and
blue, when utilized in the stream
ers or festoons of the May-pole,
make for a color scheme that Is
particularly pleasing as the stream
ers are entwined during the prog
ress Of the dance. There Is no
May-pole dance more pleasing to
the eye than that in which the
dancers skip lightly in their en-
circling mazes on level green
sward, but May-pole dances on
roller skates, on bicycles and on
horseback are among the novelties
cen introduced by persons who love
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
Corrupt
Habit
of
PrOfane
Language
BY T. F. Leahy. ChicasO

This unquestionaby lamentable state of affairs
passes she criticised by these people and not always
Language flowers American manhood should try erad
such mean low conduct
What the speaking Of aspiring to- high ideals don't
weave them the web of our daily lvesp
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

.ho hi,arro Nav Day has become favorite FOL
nantonime performances and for outdoor comic
plavs in which the always popular clowns play
most prominent part.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02
oJcsSz5l7y AT
II 1>z| Ay-Xy1L2ZSzE

In London some years ago there were Maypoles
standing permanently In the streets. One famous
May-pole, erected with much ceremony, was of
CEDAR was put in place by twelve seamen and
had the astonishing height of hundred and
thirty-four feet. The Purians who settled our
New England states frowned upon the custom Of
frolicking at May-pole and one Of the early gov
errors of Massachusetts, cut down a May-pole in
Gods name
The celebration Of May Day in Sweden is very
picturesque and embodies many reminders of its
ancient origin. On the previous evening huge
bonfres built in every hamlet and around
these the young people dance merrily until all
hours. May Day itself is characterized by fan
tastic sham battle in which the opponents repre-
sent, respectively, Winter and Summer. OF
course, Winter is always defeated, as becomes an
occasion that ushers in the true Spring season.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-02

HAT a varied and versatile
holiday is May Day, meaning.
Of course, the First of May
an occasion which has sig
nif1cance of one kind or an
other in a number Of differ
ent countries. For US latter
day Americans probably the
greatest prestige comes from
the circumstance that May
Day is also Dewey Day."
meaning the anniversary Of
that memorable spring morn
ing when our most notable
living naval hero took his
feet into Manila Bay and
dealt the blow which did
more than any other single
incident to determine the out
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

There should be some steps ia.
ken to prevent further loss from
fires. There are number of
houses in Clay City that have
been rented for years for revenue
only, no attention whatever hav.
Ing been taken to keep the chin.
neys and flues in good safe con-
dltion. The risk is alright where
it doesn't expose other people,
but where such property adjoins
citizens who care for their home
ami its contents, there should be
Il law it there is not, to either
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

ing to be applicants to let mat.
tiers rest until the situstiOn clears
up somewhat; but where one or
more aspirants for a particular
start in to secure signers to pc.
titions, recommendations, ETC.,
it might be wise for all aspirants
to do so too.
1t has been figured out by some
of the newspaper correspondents
in the national capital that Mr..
Wilson, when he enters the
White House on March 4, will
find that he has the power to fill
directly 10,S30 government posi-.
ions. They declare the appoint.
i've places requiring confirmation
are divided as follows:
Departments-State AL ;
treasury, 1876; War Excluding
army 6; Justice, 1888; Postoffice,
1858; Navy Excluding officers)
IL; Interler, 1878; Agriculture,
3; Commerce and Labor (exclud.
ing census) %; Civil service
commission, A; Government
Printing Office, /; Interstate
Commerce Commission, Z; and
Library of Congress, /.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that SCI
ence has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure Eow known to the medical fra.
ternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constita.
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

Cure is taken internally. acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the con-
stitut;on and assisting nature in
doing its work. The roprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hun
dre1 Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials
Address: i. J. Cheney & Co..
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.-Adv.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

OF the total fund of nearly one
million dollars contributed to the
Republican fund only $49is cred.
tied to Kentucky. How different
did it show up by Democratic
contributions. Kentucky led all
other states, putting up more per
capita than any other STATE.
Clay City Democrats alone put
up more money for their party
than did all the Republicans of
the State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

Reports continue coming into
Washington, New York, Chicago
and other leading centers, indi.
eating that there is greater de.
mand for labor in nearly all
lines than can be supplied. This
is degree of prosperity that has
been seldomly attained in this
country. When the condition of
affairs lie such that there are
more jobs than there are men to
fill them, then we have an assur
ance that prosperity is actually
present. The election of Mr.. VII.
son seems to have had must
beneficial effect on business IN
all parts of the country.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

There is much conjecture about
affairs at Washington but our
correspondent there says rhe on.
ly things for certain there are:
/. President Taft has by exec.
utive order placed AL the 4th
class pOstmasters under the Civil
Service, that is all pOstmasiers
drawing less than $1,000 per
annum. This means that the
present 4th class postmasters
will hold for life, or during good
behavior, unless President
Wilson revOkes President Taft's
order. Whether he will revoke
it nobody knows.
2. Most of the places worth
having except those which have
TO be. confirmed by the Senate
have been for some time under
civil service. This greatly lessons
the number OF positions former.
ly available.
3. For tW enty years the custom
has been for federal officials ap.
pointed for four years, such as
pOstmasters, U S. Marshals,
ect., to serve out their terms un.
less they took part in politics
during their terms. Whether
this custom will be continued it is
impossible to say
4. President Taft is said to
have declared his intention to fill
all vacancies as soon as thew Oc-
cur. But whether the Senate will
confirm his appointees, or hold
up their nomination, it is impos.
sible to even guess.
5. The custom has been for the
patronage of any particular state
to be distributed through the
Senators and Representatives
thereof who are of the same po-
litical persuasion as the admin
istration, if any such there be,
and if none such, then through
the national committeeman or
some dependable friend or
friends. Under this arrangement
Representatives are depended
upon to recommend postmasters
in their own districts while Sen.
ators are depended upon to rec
ommend postmasters in Congress.
ional districts not represented by
Congressman of the same polite
al faith as the President. Sen
ators are also depended upon to
recommend for marshalships and
offices of that kind, including
departmental positions and
PAGES IN the consular and diplo.
matte service, and in fact all
Offices not local. OF course, as
a rule the Senators consult with |
Representatives i'm these mat. |
tiers, all trying to do the most
possible for their constituents.
g. What scheme for selecting
postmasters, hte., President
Wilson aud his Cabinet may
adopt is wholly conjectural.
Some advocate one plan and
some another. Consequently it
might be best for those intend :
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

compel the owners to put such
property in safe condition or not
allow it to be occupied. The city
council will doubtless take notice
of such necessity and act along
such lines as is necessary to pre-.
vent as far as possible any fur.
Their fires.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

There isn't much good in the
man who can see no good of 9TH
ers.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05

Now that Circuit Court has
adjourned the bootlegger is get.
ting busy again.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-12-05
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