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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
JAM ESBURG

Several parties from town enjoyed
an afternoon at Princeton Saturday
taking in the Tiger-Penn baseball
game, Cornell-Iiger track meet and
the boat races between the Prince
ton, U. Of P. and Columbia crews
Of Lake Carnegie. This latter
event was followed by the annual
Observation-Disclosures Freshmen
boat race, which stretched the days
sports until nearly dark. Among
those from town who witnessed the
events were: Mr. and Mrs. Milton I.
Voorhees, and daughter and Mr..
Thomas Scarlet.
Mrs. w. E. Paxton and daughter
Marion spent Saturday shopping in
Trenton.
Miss Katherine Clayton was a
Trenton visitor Saturday.
Contractor George NJ. Dawson, of
this place, has the contract for the
erection of two dwellings and barns
to be erected at Davison's Mills for
John Van Dyke, of Rhode Hall.
The dwellings are erected for spec
ulatiVe purposes. Work on same
will be commenced this week.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 141, l. o. O..
F., ~journeyed to Cranbury Monday
night and were the guests Of Middle
sex Lodge, No. 80, I. O. o. r. The
delegation went to Cranbury in autos
furnished by Joseph M. and Samuel
E. Perrine.
Peter Dawson, Ill for some weeks.
is able to take short walks as far as
the homestead.
Street Commissioner Carrot Reid
is applying a much needed layer
of gravel on the road leading to
Helmetta. The work is extending
from the foot of Lincoln avenue al
most to the Helmetta borough line.
frederick Eulner was granted a
wholesale license Friday by Judge
Peter f. DAILY, effective for this Dor
ough only. The application of
James Beckney, of this place, for a
Wholesale license. was laid over for
W weeks. The granting Of a IL
cense to Mr.. Eulner it is thought
Will make possible the doing away
with the beer arks" that hereto
fore have been peddling beer In town
In quantities less than five gallon
lots.
A festival that promises to be the
banner event of the spring season
will be given in Lange's hall to-
night by the German Baptist church.
A special feature will be the pres
ence of the entire State Home for
Boys brass band, who will discourse
the latest music
A scheduled meeting of the local
w. O. T. U. in the chapel of the
presbyterian church Tuesday even
ing promises to be n of the great
est interest. A special invitation
to the members of Common Council
has been extended by that body.
The EVENING NEWS has tha
largest circulation In the county
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
METUCHEH HAS
BRIDGE SMOKER.
Benefit Entertainment Held
at League House.
oeciat n The EVENING NEWS.

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
Metuchen, May 21:-The hospita-
Bile doors of the League House were
thrown open Thursday evening to
the society for a benefit entertain
ment In the form of a Bridge
Smoker. Mrs. Janeway and Mrs.
Litterst very cordially received the
guests, who numbered about sew
enty-five.
Tables were arranged for auction
bridge and bridge, and prizes We're
won by Miss Marjory Shankle and
Mrs. Mcknight Smith, by Messrs.
Sam Schenck and J. Wheeler. About
eleven o'clock dainty refreshments
were served and an hour of onyer
sation completed a very delightful
evening.
The committee were Mesdames
Spear, Jaueway, Litterst, Rowland,
orion, Pearse, Hunt and Miss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
WOODBRIDGE

Mrs. H. r. Valentine was a Perth
Amboy visitor Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Max Lemberg, of Railway
avenue, left yesterday for a trip to
Canada.
Mrs. B. W. HoagIand and Miss
Edith Hoagland spent yesterday af-
ternoon In Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Charles Numbers and Miss
Ruth Numbers returned Sunday
evening from a weeks visit at Free
hold.
Miss Sadie Valentine was an out
of-town visitor Monday afternoon.
DR.. G. B. Holmes, of Railway.
who has been seriously i'll for sever
al weeks. visited friends in town
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Vernon was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beck, who
were married Wednesday last, have
returned from their honeymoon and
visited Mrs. Beck's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Turner, Monday.
Miss Louise Brewster, of Green
street. Is visiting friends in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Ada Valentine was a Rah-
way visitor yesterday afternoon.
Captain and Mrs. F. I. Perry are
at Lakewood, where the former is
reeuperating from his recent opera
ton.
Mrs. Seth Lockwood was an out
of-town visitor Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Corbit, of Railway, was a
local visitor yesterday.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss GLADYS Hop
per, of Chrome, to Eyeritt Mott.
Miss Hopper was well known in his
place, where she lived until a few
years ago.
Mrs. Louis McElroy and daugh-
ter Hazel. of Railway, visited Wood
bridge friends and relatives Monday
afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
SPOTSWOOD

Among those who entertained
over the week end at "Bide A Wee"
farm by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Randolph
Appleby, Sr., were the following: j..
Randolph Appleby, Jr., and brother
Gordon, of New York; Hamilton
Bailey and e. Dewitt, of Leonia.
1t was the first appearance of Mr..
Bailey at this place In two summers.
In 1910 he pitched steadily, and
most successfully for the Spotswood
baseball team.
Wallace Applegate has purchased
local merchant, has been the owner
of a new cycle for some time. He
says he can out run every other
motor on the road.
DR.. G. K. VIiet spent Sunday with
his brother, Frank Vliet, at Tren-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. De Voc
and daughter Ida spent Sunday at
Trenton. visiting another daughter,
Miss Alice, who will graduate
shortly from the training school at
Mckinley hospital. The trip vas
made in Mr. De Woes new Ford run
about.
Mrs. Edward Morrell and daugh-
ter, Of Jamesburg, spent the week
end with Mrs. Thomas Perkins at
East S@potswood
Mrs. p. NJ. Bovine and daughter.
Miss Eva. spent Saturday shopping
in New York city.
j. Wilbur Van Dyke, superinten-
dent of the Bloomfield Mills CONF
pany, at East Spotswood, went to
Brooklyn on Saturday and brought
Miss Ethel Van Dyke to her home
at Rhode hall. Miss Van Dyke, q
freshman at Delphi College, Brook
lyn, is suffering from a nervous
breakdown.
Leo Ansler, a local barber. has
had the interior OF his p~arlors re-
decorated.
Clarence Phillips. a student at the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Business Col
lege, at Trenton, expected to pitch
for his school nine on Saturday af-
ternoon at Asbury Park. He went
to ~Jamesburg, but was met there by
fellow players and Informed that
the game had been cancelled by the
Neptune high school.
Philip Hoertz, of New York, spent
the week end with his family at this
place.
Members of the Enterprise Hook
and Ladder Company 7 erecting
a steel tower in the borough hall
yard on which will be hung the new
fire bell. This apparatus viii re-
place the present antique alarm,
which has been in service for a
number of years. No provision has
been made for an alarm, Is such ia
needed before the new tower Is
completed,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
AUTO SPEEDING THROUGH
SOUTH AMBOY STREETS

South Amboy, May 21:-Must it
be necessary for someone to be
manned or killed in our city before
those in authority will take some
to compel the autoists to OBJ
serve the speed law? Many of those
who are non-residents drive their
cars in a most reckless manner, at
tanning a speed at a rate of forty or
fifty miles an hour. Many children
are in or are crossing over streets
and it apparently yor of the mi
raculous that some have not been in
jured before this. Other cities COM
pei the greater part of the autos to
observe the speed law, why should
we neglect to do SO, as the citizens
OF this place are Just as likely to
be run down as in any other city2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
lords

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moore, Jr.,
and children, of Elizabeth, spent
Sunday as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Moore. Sr., of town.
The Misses Elizabeth and Lillian
Anderson were out OF town guests
Sunday.
Edward DOUBTS, of Perth Amboy.
has purchased the residence Of Fred
Olsen on the Amboy-Metuchen road.
Mr.. Doutts Is to become a benedict
soon.
Mrs. William O'RieIly, Jr., spent
Monday morning in Perth Amboy.
Miss Mary Erickson was an out
Of town visitor Monday evening.
Mrs. George Nixon, of Perth Am
boy, was a Sunday evening guest of
relatives In town.
Mrs. Arthur 6chardtz spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dusen, OF Metuchen.
Miss Laura Hamlin. of Elizabeth,
spent Sunday as the guest of friends
in town.
Misses Florence and Elizabeth
Walsh, OF Metuchen, spent Sunday
at their home in town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
F0RESTERS TO HAVE PIG
TIME IN SOUTH AMBOY
to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, May 21:-The de-
gree team of Court Amboy, No. SIS,
Foresters of America, Of Perth Am
boy, will pay Court Raritan a visit
tomorrow night and put ten candi-
dates through the mysteries of the
order. For the last three weeks the
local organization has been planning
for this event which they consider
will be one of the largest held in
this place in a long time. A social
hour with refreshments will follow
the imitation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
%NEIGHBORlNG W
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
MEET IN SOUTH AMB0Y
.pecfal to the EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, May 21:-SundSy
School Teachers Institute for all the
SUNDAY schools in MiddleseX county
will be held in the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church in John street Friday af-
ternoon and evening. A number of
speakers from out of town are ex-
pected to be present. A luncheon
will be served at the close of the af-
ternoon service. There was a large
representation last year and it is ex-
pected this year will be a record
breaker. These gatherings are very
interesting and instructive to the
Sunday school teacher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
DELEGATES ATTEND THE
CONTENTION OF D. OF l..
gpeciai 10 the EVENING E

South Amboy, May 21:-The
State Council Of the Daughters of
Liberty are holding a convention at
Asbury Park. A large delegation
from the following councils passed
through this city yesterday after
noon enroute for Asbury Park;
Council No. 8, of New Brunswick;
No. Sc, of Midtown; and No. So, of
Midtown. Quite a large delegation
went from Council Nc. 16, Of this
city. Among them were Mrs. Israel
Ward. Mrs. John Ward, Mrs. l.. E.
Stults, Mrs. William Adams and Mrs.
Joseph Compton. The council will
hold a two days session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21
SAYREViLL-E

Hans POpp, the painter, on Al
bert's Hin. is going to have the
house of Mrs. Werner on Main
street made into a store, where he
Will open a painters and paper
hangers supply place.
The German Arion quartette club
had their May celebration up In Par
lin on Sunday and was largely at
tended by the members and their
families, who all had a good time.
Rev. r. r. Sitter Is preparing the
children OF the German Presbyterian
Sunday school for confirmation,
which Is to take place next Sunday.
Minnie Bohi. of Smullen s%treea,
was a New Brunswick visitor Satur-
day.
Michael Dreamer, OF Albert's Hin,
wac a South River visitor Saturday.
Lizzie Gottlich. of Dane street,
was a South River visitor Saturday.
Ethel and Helen Fiester. OF Main
street, were New Brunswick visitors
Saturday.
Emily and Louise Esser. of Smith
street, were South River visitors
Saturday.
Edward Seggei, OF Main street,
has resigned his position as team
ster at the powder works, and has
accepted one as matorman with the
Public Service X. r. at Newark. He
will Owe his family there in the
near future.
Lizzie and Anna Guilfoyle, Of Up
per Main street. were New Bruins
wick visitors Saturday.
Louise Fortenbacher, of Main
street, was a New Brunswick WISH
tor Saturday.
Charles Arleth, Of Main street,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21

Charles Wright, 1912 French
street. Wilmington. Del, recovered
from a severe attack of rheumatism
and says: THE rheumatic pains
kept me awake at night but after
taking Foley Kidney Pills the pain
lessened ind soon / was able to
sleep all night. and 1 am cured of
all kidney trouble"
Lauer Drug Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-21

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New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY H. 1917

all right. Nothing happened, cx-
cept that in no time at all our
Host and Skipper had more grease
distributed about his person than
anv oiler on a man-o'-war under
forced draft while making her con-
tractors trial trip.
Each time that he felt of knob
or screw or sticking-out thing, he'd
follow it up Immediately by crank
ing 'er up. 1t was then that we
began to keep tally on the crank
ing 'cr ups. Every time he cranked
'cr ND. the apparatus would merely
cough slightly, like somebody
coughing in slumber, wheeze a
little like a person with a stopped
up nose due to a cold-and that
was about all.
As for the four of us, his voy-
ayers or passengers or guests, we
sought to divert him from his
visible gloom, to erase the creaSeS
from his oily brow, by calling out
sonorously, each time he crankcd
'er up, the tally, "Six hundred
and ninety-four, six hundred dnd
ninetv-fve-" and so on. But 1t
didn't seem to help a bit. 1t ap-
peared there was nothing we could
do to mitigate or aSSuagc his
Opaque, blighting gloom. Attcr
all, it is perfectly futile and sense
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

less to strive to help man who doeSnt want 10 DC
helped
THIS brings us back to the point from which we
1 started the seven hundred and thirty-Scvcnth
cranking er up We, the passengers, decided without
word being spoken, that something ought TO Dc d"ll'
Il vas oetfing on toward dnncrtime. We were good
six miles from our dinner. We had smoked enough Tor
the present The lullfu lapapping OF the water against
the sides of the somnolent boat was becoming nono"
nous We wanted action; we desired TO eXpcric''' INC
sense Of being on our way, Of going somewhere.
So abandoning our cushions, we gathered round our
st-nkcring Host and Skipper keeping at a safe dis
tancc from him. however, that he wouldn accident
av or otherwise place either any OF his oily hands on
@Look here Skipper" said the Western Man to our
rcrsnry and prnlv hos. "Lct's be reasonable about
this thing We're all little playmates together am we
Well then. Now what the dickens ais this baIyhoo
old Wheeling mutt Of a skiff, anyhow:
"Right-o." seconded the EngliShman. y on should
tell us the nature Of the difficulty old chap really
eSbo;Iv,~ affirmed the Southern Man. Nothing
could be mo- desirable or propuh sub than that We yo
quests should be infohmcd uh the charactun OF the
trouble, sub that is dcaning us hcah IN the do".''
50 tub speak, Suh
something out Of Sandow to crank modern motor,
boat seven hundred and thrty-Scvcn tuncS,-noppcd
onto the nearest cushion, wiped his On-dnppy hands
with piece Of waste then wiped his bedcwcd forehead
with the same piece Of waste, thereby adding consider
ably TO the bcdaubcdncss OF his rouge d HoW physIog-
nOmv.
@Gh. its the blasted old spark plug he broke out dis
ConSoatcly, even pltcousy.
"Oh the spark plug, said the Western Man. with an
obvious assumption Of knowngncss "OH spark plug,
did YOU say, Well if you knew Il was an old spark plug
before YOU started out, why didn't YOU get nc' one
before YOU corrcd aboard this craft Hey; Tell us
that"
More marls. NIars to burn. cur Skipper seemed to
keep set Of mars constantly on hand ready for lnnc-
diatc distribution at all hours Of the day and night
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

iCcllnglE. IcrndpN, Hul' 10y
uniting and conccn ing
our cifuhts, we Nigh be
able tub induce this hcah
spank plug tuh listca tuh
reason.
"Right-o again" chirp,d
the Englishman. Lets
look at the blightcr Of q
spark plug WHAT;
Did our Skipper acccp,
these kindly and practical
suggestions in the helpful
and praiScworthy spirit
with which they were oi-
fcrcd, He did not. He
certainly did nothing Of the
sort, On the contrary, he
lcapcd from his seat,
clbowcd us all to one side
as if we'd been SD many
S,ough,on bottles .whJt-
ever they may hcI,and be-
gan 10 tinker once moro.
This time he gave every
L.p,I and rr,',.''Du IOt
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
DAPHNE E
IN TWO PARTS-PART II.

traordinary Transformation in their
surroundings, from the illimitable
sea to the tropical forest, frol the
vast loneliness Of the distant blue
horizon to this exquisite burgeon Of
foliage, the sense Of relief at being
at least safe on land, caused a great
surge of elation to come over the
girls spirits. Her cheeks blazed with
excitement, and her breast beat
quickly. She laughed as she reached
up and gathered some green leaves.
Il don't see any custom house or
cabs or hotel runners" she ex.
claimed. Then she looked over the
side. "How in the world are we CO.
ing to get down? I'm just aching to
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

n VTIrCI lCrOClOuSTN dJ rs.
"DGn', YOU s'poSc | know
we've stoned. YOU mani
a,,,~ he asked Us. showing
pu,,r distinctly that he
Co.. rrovo,.ri and aunoycl
and even pcr,urlcd and
CIaor;nrd
~WcII. why don't YOU
e,,r,pnagain wcinquircd
,i him, ali in one perfectly
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

craft, tickling the bottoms OF our
feet and churning the crystal
clear water into lacy patterns all
around us.
Hold the wheel just like you've
cot it." said our Skipper to me,
quite unnecessarily.
shouldn't have given that
wheel a twist of so much as an
eighth of an inch for any imagln-
Our Skipper had resumed his
heamful expression. "Well, we re
off, he said gloatfully, taking the
wheel from me after the boat had
cleared the float.
"Fine!" said the Western Man,
a slightly jarring note of derlslon =
in his tone. But we're not Dack
yeti ,
Prophetic prophecy! But our
Skipper didn't even hear it. he
was too busily and too proudly
engaged in watching the whlrring
wheel.
Itwas gorgeous May morning.
A lot of other motorDoatS were
phut-phutting around the lake.
Our Skipper gave them a behttling
glance. ,
well be running over those =
tubs presently, soon as we get
warmed up a little, he announced.
Il say, y'know, don't do that" broke
nan note of alarm in his tone. "Let
There's plenty of room, y'know. We
collisions, do we?'
Our Skipper didn't hear that either
didn't hear it was because a sllght cIou
upon his brow. and he was too intent!
listening to the phutting to hear anythl
noticed the cloud Immediately.
whats the matter" we asked hiin'
the first time. .,r
why, she's skipping, dern it, said
an abused, not to say outraged; tone
who's skipping What's skipping
Western Man.
"Ah should have thought a sho'-'noug
expect a little skipping, whatever tina
the Southern Man. -
Nothing serious, hope, old top S
man. g,
our Host and Skipper took us all IN
hcnsivc glance Of inclfablc contempt.
BEGAN TO miss about one explosion in tw
we were well out in the middle OF the Ia
island on our StarbOard bow. But VIC
our stride, so to speak, to such an ext
dingv-looking little motorboats. about
ours. were already beginning TO run r
The hclmsmcn Of these slOppy-loohng
other persons seated therein, would leai
Of their craft as they swung by, and, m
their hands, would call out;
whats the matter:
Which. each time, would give the lou
rclaxcdlv and smokcfully around the ct
to say. "That's just it. What IS the mi
Why. you unbelievable bonchcad!s
at length burst out, after we'd Sai'
not more than four hundred times,
the matter, except some trltiing little
III fix in a minute, il you'll just dry u
rcst.'
Finally, after subsiding to a mere @
sjonal "phut" only once in awhile, tn,
stretched out, yawncd, turned over on
ing side, and went to sleep.
why, we've stopped. the four OF
Skipper in a perfectly dovctaiIcd chorus
telling him, YOU know. We thought
hadn't noticed 1t, he seemed 50 proi"un'
thought.
Bu, he didn't take it at all kindly. I
he glarcd irroClously at Us.
"Don't YOU s'posc ! know
we've stopped, YOU mani
ac,," he asked us, showing
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09

the Monitor. Maclay says:
The Merrimac on the morning of
March 9 assumed the offensive, know
ing that the Monitor We among the
national ships" (This, il should be re.
called, was the day after March 8,
which Maclay calls the most disas-
trous day in tie career of the United
States navy" owing to the destruction
of the Cumberland and the Congress
and the damaging of the Minnesota by
the Merrimac.) 1t is also shown By
southern records that on that memoir
able day the Monitor at no time as
sumed any but a defensive position.
The Monitor entered Hampton Roads
with the avowed purpose of preventing
the destruction of the national ships.
On the evening of March 8 the Merri-
mac retired from Hampton Roads
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09

date for the. honor OF being consider
I'd the national flower of the United
States.
1t is the General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs that is backing the noun
tain laurel for the place. At the re-
cent convention of the federation it
was decided to ask women throughout
the United States to petition congres5
to adopt formally the mountain laurel
as a national emblem. l.: was assert
ed that as a small flower containing
the red and white colors of the Amer
lean flag and unfolding into almost a
perfect star the mountain laurel de-
serves the consideration of the coun-
try.
The mountain laure' . known also
in various parts of America as broad
leaved laurel, broad leaved kalmia
American sheep, rose, spurge, small
and wood laurel, calico bush,
spoonwood, spoon hunt, ivy bush, big
leaved ivy wicky and calhoun. 1t is
IN evergreen shrub from four to TWEEN
( ty feet in height, with leathery leaves,
and when in flower it Is one of the
most beautiful and snowy of Amer
lean native plants. Its leaves are
utilized also
OF course the mountain laurel has
not the field to itself in the contest
for recognition as the national flower
of the United States. Many others
have been Suggested from time to
! time.
Not long ago it was reported that
the department. of agriculture intended
to make vigorous efforts to have In
dian corn, or maize, recognized, if not
as the national flower of the United
States at least as the national plant,
Corn is the keystone of American
prosperity, and we could go a great
distance before we could obtain a flow
er more appropriate as a national en-
blem," said one authority.
BOYCE GARDINER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
The Woman Who Won
The Battle Of Bull Run

In Harper's for March, William Gil
more Beymer tells the true story of
Mrs. Greenhow, a Washington woman
of gentle birth who acted as spy for
the Confederacy and gave the infor-
nation which resulted in the Confed-
crate victory at Bull Run.
Washington lay ringed about with
camps of new-formed regiments, drill
ing feverishly, Already the press and
public had raised the cry, ON to Rich
mond.' When would they start? Where
would they first strike? 1t was on
those two points that the Confederate
plan of campaign hinged. 1t was
Mrs Greenhow who gave the informa-
ton To General Beauregard at Ma
masses, where he anXiously awaited
tidings of the Federal advance, there
came about the 10th of July the first
message from Mrs. Greenhow. The
message told of the intended advance
of the enemy across the Potomac and
on to Manassas via Fairfax Court
house and Centreville. 1t was brought
into the Confederate lines by a young
lady of Washington, Miss Duval, who,
disguised as a market-girl, carried the
message to a house near Fairfax
Courthouse, occupied by the wife and
daughters (Southern born) of an Of
ficer in the Federal army. General
Beauregard at once commenced his
preparations for receiving the attack,
and sent one of his aides to President
Davis to communicate the information
and to urge the immediate concentra-
ton of the scattered Confederate
forces.
But still the Federal start was de-
layed, and the precise date was as in.
definite as ever. 1t was during this
period of uncertainty that G. Donellan,
who, before joining the Confederates,
had been a clerk in the Department
of the Interior, volunteered to return
to Washington for information. He
was armed with the two words Trust
Bearer in Colonel Jordan's cipher, and
was sent across the Potomac with in.
lstructiOns to report to Mrs. Green,
how. He arrived at the very moment
that she most needed a messenger
Hastily writing in cipher her all-im