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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
KEYPORT HAS
STUNT SOCIAL
Epworth League of Calvary
M. E. Hold Novel Event.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the NE WS.
Keyport May 16:-In the main
Sunday school room of the Calvary
NJ. Z. church Tuesday evening an
original and unique entertainment
was rendered under the auspices Of
the Epworth League. The pro-
gram was arranged so that by
stunts and representations each
month in the year was portrayed by
a characteristic presentation Of that
particular season.
The different stunts were ar
ranged by the members of the league
and the cleverness and originality
of the conceptions, We're enjoyed and
heartily applauded by about one
hundred and fifty members and
friends.
January was represented by
Father Time" who was imper-
sonated by Harry Aumack, and the
New Year" which was character
lied by Miss Helen Pease, who rem
dered q very sweet SODA chorus
of twelve young ladies then sang the
old college song, "Gingle Bells
February was presented by a pa
triotic representation by seven girls,
who executed a pretty flag drill and
sang the patriotic air, columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean"
March was presented by the Boy
Scouts marching, who very heartily
gave their organization yell at the
end of the march.
April was represented by an
april Fool' scene-very ~cleverly
executed by four girls and one boy.
May was presented by a very pref
ty May pole dance and by the old
time song, IN the Shade of the Old
Apple Tree" by the Epworth
League chorus.
June, the wedding month, very fit
tingly presented by Miss Alice Rob
erts, who impersonated the bride
and Fred Kruser, who held down the
end of the bridegroom. They stepped
off the wedding march amid much
applause, after which Roses" were
rendered by the young ladies
chorus.
July represented by Raymond
Kruser, who impersonated what was
left of the average young American
youth, after enjoying himself to
his full content, with the noisy
fourth. Many EXPLANATIONS OF give
us a sane fourth" were heard.
September was presented by the
autumn spirit, three boys, Hewitt
Wharton and Frank Mason and
George Cherry, and two girls, Lydia
Tylor and Elva Fletcher, marched
displaying a rope of autumn leaves.
The song School Days" was then
sung by chorus.
October, the harvest month, was
characterized by q "Husklng Bee
by eight girls, who represented
farmer girls, and who sitting in a
squatting position, were sure "husk-
ers."
November was represented by the
Dinner Party" very nicely staged
and December was celebrated as
Santa Claus" Miss Marietta Dey
gave a recitation, after which Santa
Claus appeared upon the scene.
The social was concluded by a vO-
cal duet by Misses Lena Lambert
son and Nellie Morris, who sang
Holy Night" The room was pref
tily decorated with the national col
ors and a silver collection was
taken for the benefit Of the League.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEWS
TEN RED BANK BOYS
ARRESTED FOR THEFT

Red Bank, May 16:-Ten boys,
ranging in age from ten to fourteen
years, were arrested yesterday,
charged with robbing six business
houses. The boys sole money and
goods that they could sell.
Arthur Huff, the ringleader, who
Is i'll in bed, was recently released
from the reform school. The boys
were held under bail by Recorder
Badeau for the action of the grand
jury, Two Of the boys are still at
large.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
right hand as a result. Gentner did

right hand as a result. Gentner did
not contest the suit.
Mrs. Gentner in the last few years
has won fame with her Pomeranian
dogs, and she has a large kennel at
Bergen Field, in Bergen county, N. J.
Her dogs have won many blue rib
bons In various exhibitions throughout
this section.
She and Gentner were married on
June 20, 1905, at Camden after she had
run away from friends in Philadelphia.
1t is said that because Of her marriage
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

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Major Dandy Post, No. 843, Perth
AmbOy, N. j.. would like old com
rades to know of the help Foley
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terrible pains in his back and other
painful annoying symptoms of kid
ney trouble and says: Foley Kid
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ably short time" Write for partlc-
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

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PRINCESS GETS DIVORCE.
Mercy Dc Gontner Successful In Suit
Against Jack Sonsvita.

Newark, N. j., May 16.-Mercy De
Argenteau Gentner, who previous to
her marriage WAS Princess de Hont.
glyon Of Paris, obtained a decree nisi
Frederick Gentner. Gentner Ia known
the world over as Jack Bonavita. He
Is an animal tanner. A few years ago
a lion attacked him. and he lost hia
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

Monessen. Pa, May 1G.-Charles NJ.
Derrickson, a member of the body
guard of President Lincoln, who Is
said to have carried the first word Of
the shooting to the White House. died
here. His father. Major d. H. Der
rickson, was the one time captain Of
the presidents bodyguard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

NOTICE
or Time and Place of Presidential
PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a Prim-
airy Election for all political parties to
elect DeleGates-at-Large, Alternate
Delegates-at-Large and Congressional
Delegates and Alternates to the Ma
t1onal Conventions of the Democratic
and Republican Parties viii be he'd ir
The Township Hall, Hrowntown, in
Township of Madison, Middiesex
COuDty, on
TUESDAY, MAY IS, 1912
between the hours Of 1 o'clock p. m
and 9 o'clock p. m.
Dated May Is, A. u. 1912.
WILLIAM C. LUDT.
Clerk of the Township of Madison
1872 sic lit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
What 1t Was.

HE seems to possess a great dea
Of personal magnetism"
THAT isn't personal magnetism"
What do you call it2"
Merely a willingness to have The
waiter hand him AZ the checks"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

to the animal trainer her family In
Paris disowned her. Mrs. Gentner
brought her suit when she learned that
she had several rivals.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22

CSldOIISuHcHtS dIHOuS tHclH Dan jose IS
the business center Of all Costa RIGA and the
most of the wholesale and retail business is
done right at the capital. Not few Of the
firms turn over half million dollars year
and l know of one little drug store which
does business Of over $780, 900 per annum.
There are some stores with plate glass
windows which would be of credit to any
city in the United States of four times the
size, and the goods within them, while the
prices are double our prices at home. are the
best of their kind and have come from all
over the world.
Many of the merchants are Germans
some French and some Spaniards, and not
few Costa Ricans. The larger places have
fixed prices, and they seem to work on the
principle that everything should pay profit
of at least 100 per cent. The necessities of
life cost far more here than at home, and the
luxuries are proportonately higher. Salt
costs FIVE cents a pound, sugar 10 cents and
bread, weight for weight, about three times
as much as I pay in Washington city. I
bought half pint can Of strawberry jam this
morning to eat with my bread and coffee,
which is all one gets for breakfast at the
leading hotel 1t cost me As cents, or three
times what pay at home.
San Joses Great Market.
But we can see the native business of this
country best i'll the market. Every town has
its large market building filled with stalls
and shops of all kinds, and it is there that the
common people go to buy and to SELL The
markets are much like the bazaars of the
orient, or those which were so common all
over Europe at the time of the middle ages.
The individual store is an evidence of civil
cation and progress. The business of all saw
age and semi-civlized people is done in
stalls at one common center, and in the evo-
luton OF trade it seems that we are coming
back to the same conditions The modern
market is known as the department store
and individual merchants and clerks wovk
for the owner.
The market at San Jose covers a full city
block. 1t is surrounded by rows of wide
stores forming the outer wall, with other
rows of stores or shops running along mar
row aisles through the court within from one
side to the other. The outer wall of stores
is about 80 feet deep, and those within are
much smaller. They sell everything under
the sun. One section is devoted to shoe
shops, another to tailor shops, and a third to
leather wares, including the saddle bags
which every Costa Rican peasant carries
when he rides to and from home
Standing at one end of the market and
looking down these covered streets you sec
that the walls are hung with goods of all
kinds. The merchant tailors have their
coats and trousers right out on the aisles and
the men came and are fitted in the sight of
the passersby. In some places the taors
have their sewing machines on the street,
and all sorts of work are to be seen going on.
Here is a locksmith. Next door is girl
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22

rests on the necks of the oxen lust back of
the horns. 1t is fastened by wide straps to
the horns, and the beasts push and pull by
the horns. The yoke is so bound that the
oxen cannot move their heads from side to
side, and they are held like wise.
These carts are said to be the only W.
hicles that can make their way over tho
country. During the rainy season the mud
comes up to the axle, and spoke wheels will
not cut through it as we'll as these solid
disks
Just now the season is dry, and the carts
make hideous noise as they go through the
streets. They awake me at S o'clock every
morning, and at midday have to shut both
windows and doors to hear myself think.
Such cart will carry ton when the ma
terial is heavy. The driver walks in front
with goad ending in point Of steel foot
long. With this he directs the oxen, giving
the great beasts a jab when they do not
obey.
The Land Of the Hookworm =. -,
There is one thing that strikes me as I
travel among these Costa Ricans, and that
is the weak, anenic and unnourished condi-
ton of the people. They are sawed-off
race. In this speak of the peasant classes,
and more especially of those of the plateaus
The men venture will not average five feet
four inches in height I am about five feet
eight, and nearly every man meet is head
shorter than I. The boys OF II and II are
not bigger than eight-year-old boys in the
states, and they look as though a good
squeeze would crush them to bits. The
peasants are said to be lazy, but I doubt
whether their lack of energy does not come
from disease. | am told that the people are
largely afflicted with worms, and that they
have many intestinal diseases.
Indeed, the hookworm is common, and
the government is doing all it can to eradi-
cate it. 1t has taken advantage Of the dis
coveries which we made in Porto Rico and
in Our southern states, and any one can have
medicine for the asking. Uncle Sam has
cured hundreds of thousands of Our citizens
OF Porto Rico of this plague and it has made
good workmen of them. There is no doubt
the same can be done here. One trouble is
the bad sanitary conditions. There 10 no
such thing as sewer anywhere, outside
few cities, and as most OF the people go bare
footed the parasites get in through the feet.
and in time, practically the whole nation, ex-
cept the few rich and well to do, have been
thus infected.
The ravages of the hookworm are not con
fined to the plateau. It exists in the low
lands as we'll and is prevalent also among
the Jamaica negroes who work the banana
plantations. 1t is so common among the
white natives that it will be some time be-
fore it can be eradicated, but if so. the native
may return to the strength of his ancestors,
and be like the husky, hardy Basques Of
north Spain. Such a people could make
Costa RIGA bloom like the rose.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22

nent. It is high up in the Central American
Andes, within thousand feet, perhaps, of
the altitude of Denver, surrounded by
mighty mountains which are green to their
tops, but whose heads are lost in the clouds.
The sky is bright blue and the air is so clear
that you can see many miles, The semi
tropical sun paints the clouds on the hills. 1t
brings out the red roofs of the city lying in
the hollow below and shows the gay build
ings which are of bright yellow, sky-blue,
grass green and dark red. The little capital
10 Just about mile and half in diameter.
It runs up hill and down, covering the arena
Of an amphitheater, the walls of which are
the mountains.
San Jose has about $4,000 people. 1t is
city of one and two story buildings, with
many Catholic churches, good-sized ca
thedral, a great theater and some other pub
lie structures rising above them. There are
half dozen parks scattered throughout the
city. The narrow streets cross one another
at right angles the main one being the Ave-
nida Central, which begins at the national
park near the Northern railway station and
ends in the grassy polo grounds known as
the savannas, at the opposite end Of the
town.
San Jose Houses.
The buildings of San Jose are made of
adobe with this stucco finish painted as |
have described The roofs extend far out
over the walls, and along each is gutter
with drain pipes leading down and connect
ing with the open concrete cutters which
line the sides of the roadway. Along the
sides of the street are narrow stone flag
sidewalks, and the pavement between is OF
a combination Of earth and rough stones
which when the heavy ox-carts move over it
gives forth sound like that of traction
engine on corduroy road.
The houses are all Spanish style. They
have wide doors and windows facing the
street and many of the windows are barred,
suppose to keep in the girls. Behind the
more pretentious structures are patios or
little courts filled with palms and other trop-
ical plants, and in some cases with fountain
or so. The rooms run about these patios
and face upon them, and the ordinary fine
house is just one room deep all the way
around. The poorer dwellings sometimes
have garden at the back, but more often
they consist of merely one or two rooms fac
ing the street, and with no back outlet what
ever.
Business at the Capital.
The stores are scattered all over the town,
with the best not far from the postoffice in
the heart Of the city. There are many large
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
- The Mountain Capital Of Costa Rica
Beautiful Women-ow the Girls Dress-A Look at the Men

complexion is of light olive with just a
tinge of red at the cheeks. These girls wear
no paint or powder, although some others in
the market show signs of the puff box. Now
other is pink, and a third is bright red, and
in each case the skirt and shirt waist match.
How refreshing it is to see girls without
hats. When left home the street headgear
of our women was more fantastic than any
have ever seen on the stage. l am told it is
even SO here with the young ladies who be-
look at the shawls One is of salmon, an
long to the rich upper crust But can tell
you good-looking maiden looks far better
with no hat at all, and besides--it costs less.
Now examine the dress of the men. Those
of the better classes wear the same costumes
that we do at home. The climate here is
perpetual spring and the white ducks and
linens of Panama are too cool for comfort.
1t is only the peasants and farmers who
dress largely in cottons. They have on
short jackets like roundabouts which reach
a little below the waist, and their trousers fit
almost tight around their thin shallks Near
ly every man has pair of saddlebags on his
shoulders or back. These are made of leath-
CT beautifully embroidered, each bag holding
about half peck.
But few OF the men are fat. and many look
not overfed One striking feature to me is
the lack OF the razor. The masses do not
shave, and the most of the faces are covered
with thin, curly, struggling beard which
looks as though its owner had never known
the scrape of the razor. Outside this the
men are rather good looking. They are
white, with but little admixture Of negro or
Indian blood. Down on the coast the bulk
OF the population is composed of blacks from
Jamaica, but here on the highlands the peo-
pie are the descendants of some of the best
OF the Spaniards. They come from the Gel
lican and the Basque provinces, from the
northern part of the Spanish peninsula and
the frontiers of France They are superior
to the natives of other Central American re-
pubics and are noted as lovers of freedom
and peace
The OK Carts of San Jose
But let us go out of the market and take a
look at the traffic. 1t is composed of foot
passengers, milkmen upon horseback and
scores of OK carts. The OK carts are the
drays of the cities and the farm wagons
throughout the country They are about
the only means Of transportation, and with
the exception OF that of the railroad all the
freight is carried by them. The carts are OF
the rudest description. They have beds
which, heaped up, might hold 10 or II bush
els and these rest on a clumsy axle which
has two wheels about as large as the wheel
OF bicycle. The wheels are made OF one
solid block of wood. and are bound on iron
tires as thick as the lead pencil with which
am writing. The tongue of the cart is al
most as large around as a telegraph pole. 1t
is bound to the axle at one end, and at the
other is the OK yoke, which must weigh 20
pounds. This yoke is a bar of wood which
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
Copyright, 1912. by Frank G. Carpenter)
SAN Jose, Costa RIGA.

WANT to show you one OF
the most interesting little
towns of the world. / mean
San Jose, this capital OF
Costa RIGA, situated down
here in the mountains at
the fail end Of orr CONT
The Greeley tribune., 1912-11-21
THE EXTRA SESSION

More or less authoritative an
nOuncement Is made that President
elect WILSON will call an extra SEN
sion Of congress almost ~ soon ~
he IL inaugurated to consider the
tariff laws. The radically partisan
press may find cause for alarm In
this, but the saner element Of tho
country. especially those who have
beeA fighting the excessive duties,
will applaud the decistOn.
Tho existing tariff n the heaviest
Ioad tinat the averAeo citizen Of the
United States hes to bear. There
may be great crops, tho leading in.
du~tries may flourish. banks may be
choked with deposits, but tho aver.
age citizen finds himself It tho point
where he began. The conditaon haa
become 70 scute that tho bead q q
family earning considerably above
the average Income finds himself
practically = panper because OF tlse
enormous prices he II compelled tc
pa~ for the necessities Of life.
Protected monopoly has not over
looked = single penny.
Colorado, tie big. beautiful, re.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-11-21
the COUNTY FAIR

II Weld county IL to cOntinne its
annual exhibit there will have to Dc
coOperntive action soon.
The situation In brief h that bad
weather kept the receipts down this
wear. The result WAS that the asso-
citation Is short Of money.
II the money due from the state
Is collected, the remaining money
ON stock subscriptions paid and
about 100 additional shares Of stock
sold. the association can pull out
with u clean slate for next year.
The Tribune would regret dis
continuing the county fair. As an
educational feature and an adver-
tiscment for tie county 1t Is well
worth while. But the support of
the people must be had II the fair
is to he continued. The annual
meeting Of stockholders will be
held next Tuesday afternoon. 1t u
hoped that . way out OF tho diff
culties will he found at this meet
ing and that preparations may start
at once to have the gr'eatest fair
next yeav in the history OF the
The Greeley tribune., 1912-11-21
IT IS SOLD

Rainbow Gold Is . synonym for
q myth. The old fable Of the gold
ut the foot OF the rainbow IL fami-
lar the world over. Lots Of other
things In life are much the same as
rainbow gold. Fairies and goblin>
and santa Claus are all in the rain
how gold class, but after all, are
they not worth while? In fact,
isn't there real gold In them?
Though the prcachmcnts Of CEN
tRries have fallen upon tho millions
and billions, and many th1n2s have
been emphasized ~ being more de-
sirable than gold, the mad race for
the precious metal Is Sill ON with
more fervOr than over. Gold Is the
standard Of the world in material
things. Honesty, character, love.
faith and hope are subOrtlfnated TO
Il.
In the fierce race there arc hut
few winners. Most OF us axe des-
tined to rainbow gold or none 1t all.
Hence fairy gold shoald be given
wide consideration by the % out OF
the 100 who can not get the real
metal.
Children. whom the 9reat Pope
TsOnOuncesl fathers to the men. are
great believers In rainbow gold.
They pass II 1t full measure. 1t fig
ses . huuldFed pes'cenf pare to them
They do not aAalyze their joys
they arceFt aad appreciate them.
They are the lnser~ wlsea tlsgy find
that eeaial odd santa Claus Rs1des
from beantiful fatryland INTO tho
enaeAtneas ol the vssy real tmaoA
Woaadn't Il b. beeEer II to
mown-sp ehtDhren woa1d acceA -
rainbow aDld at fAre valoo? In -
final suaasning up Of o~r happinsss.
IL will be foWnd without alloy.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-11-21
LET US GIVE THANKS

The anti-typhoid vaccination In
our United States army Of 57,OOO
men il 20 much Of . success that
during the past 10 months there
have been but 12 cases Of typhoid
and only two deaths, these two
deaths being Of persons who had not
been inoculated with the anti-ty-
phOid serum.
Ten sovereign states have grant
ed votes to women.
How tactful and gracious in Pres
ident Taft to invite Presitient-elett
Wilson and wife to the White House
in order that they may become &C.
0nainted with the premises before
the fourth of next March. Two
broad.minded men have amtably
met and will soon meet again.
The officers who have our rail.
road business in charge have de,cIar.
ed for ''sAfety first rather than
speed.
The appointing OF women on the
DOlicc forces OF American cities ha.
begnn. It IL found that women who
had suffered abuse for years rnthe,
than confitie in . policeman speal
right out to tho women police
NotlNng strange about that.
Among the miracles Of our Las
general election day the wireless,