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Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

these are the three leading beef breeds. there are others, such as Red Poll and Devon. By some writers the Red Poll and Devon are classed as dual purpose; but for the present We will consider them beef breeds.
 Of the three breeds mentioned first. We can scarcely say one is better than the other. for they belong on the same plane. It is a matter of choice or preference with each man for himself. which he likes best, and then that be- comes the best for him. Every one of us will give our best attention and efforts to the things We like best Therefore the breed of cattle We like best will give us best results and be- comes best for us.
 The two remaining breeds are good and in some sections are very popular. but for strictly beef purposes are rather small and have tendency toward the dairy formation.
 When We go into the business of producing beef we want the breed of cattle that will produce that product at the least cost and in the greatest quantities. Then II behooyes us to select one of the best breeds. I say one of the best breeds. and l mean one. Do not make the mistake that so
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
rRr " C. ruPIsMANN-

All cattle are divided into or fall into certain classes aeording to the work they do to best advantage. In other words, the disposition they make of the feed they consume over and above the amount needed for main tenance determines this class.
 When we take into consideration that cattle are only machines for con- yerting hay, fodder and grains into some product for human food, and they are the only machines or fac tories known that will convert those materials into beef. milk. butter and cheese We get much clearer eoncep- ton of the real meaning of beef cat tie. milk cattle or butter cattle.
 By beef cattle We mean those types of cattle which will use their surplus feed to best advantage in the manu- factrue of beef Of this type we have three prominent breeds; Shorthorn, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus. While
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

many have done and think that you can produce better steers by breeding together two breeds than pure-bred steers of either one. Just remember whenever you breed together two dis tinet breeds you are producing grades of both breeds and going down hill. Again, when you breed together two distinct breeds you are much more apt 10 confine the poor qualities of both breeds in the offspring. As an example and one that is commonly practiced if you breed Holstein COW, which produces a large quantity of milk but poor in butter fat. to ter sey bull, a breed which produces a small quantity of milk and rich in but ter fat. you are very likely and most apt to produce a heifer that will pro- duce a small amount of milk, the char acter inherited from the sire, and that little poor in butter fat, the character from the dam The reverse is your desire, but you may be disappointed. Knowing these things. and also be- ing able to buy the pure-breds of any breed We many fancy, let us act wisely in the matter and purchase our foundation stock of pure breeding. Surely, if we wanted a blow we would not go to the store or factory and buy Syracuse beam. an Oliver chill mold board a South Bend landslide and a Mount Joy point. and go home on the back porch, take clawhammer and a monkey-wreneh to make a blow of these parts. Well. it is just as ab- surd to think we can make the differ- ent breeds of cattle fit together and do the desired work well. -
 I take 1t We do not expect to raise beef cattle. or any others for that matter. except for the profit they give us in consuming the products of our own farm. converting them into beef and establishing new channel through which to market these prod ucts.
 Then. If this is our desire. do as we would in purchasing piece of ma chinery for any other purpose-buy the machine that was manufactured for that particular purpose. and buy the best The best is the one that will do most satisfactorily the greatest amount of work and at the least cost.
 I am great believer in beef cattle when we can make them consume our farm crops at market price and save the trouble of hauling these away. Unless We can figure market prices for our crops fed at home, then the feeding or raising of cattle becomes a burden and not a profitable business. Yes. they should do more than this. They should make us profit above all cost of feed. labor and incidents which always enter into any business nroposition or venture.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
LONG EMBEDDED IN AMBER
Dragon Fly, Preserved for Centuries, Is Most Remarkable Natural
 Curiosity.

Flies in amber are not uncommon. but a dragon fly, almost perfect. Is unique. The piece of amber with its large insect imperishably imprisoned was presented few weeks ago to an English statesman by a rich Russian merchant
 The piece is remarkable for it's size and the purity of it's transparent vel. low, but more especially for this In. sect 1t contains. This particular dragon fly fitted about over the marshes of what geologists call the tertiary period. tens or hundreds Of thousands of years ago, and was en. gulfed by the resin that flowed from pine tree. This resin, in the course of ages, turned to the stone that we now call amber Several thousand species of fossil insects have been found in amber but this is one of the finest ever seen.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Horse Up a Tree

Visitors to Ferry Bar were much surprised yesterday morning to see horse up among the branches of a tree. The animal had got in its un. comfortable position by falling ten feet from bank that overtopped the tree. The tree probably saved the horses life.
 Blocks and fall were fastened to tree stump on top of the hill and leather belts were wrapped about the horse. When the work of hitching the belts was completed 1t was found that the animal could not be rescued until several of the limbs of the tree were cut of This took considerable time. during which the horse rested and watched the work of the score or more of men who were trying to re- lease him. With the removal of the last limb the horse was slowly drawn to the top of the bank from which he had fallen. A close examination re- vealed that outside of few scratches he was unhurt.-Baltimore American.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Lies HealinQs.

Of all the amazing forces Of nature her thunder and cataracts, oceans in wild storm and volcanoes in floods of molten rock, and those hidden mon- ster-powers of electricity, grayitation and chemic afinities-the most won- derful of all is her healing power, her ability to get over anything, her in- finite resources of recovery.
 Haven't you often wondered why the whole world did not die of the cholera? And those other plaques no one seems able to stay, the typho, the smallpox, the bubonie plague be- sides the awful pests of history. the red death and the black death; why have any of them ceased al all?
 One reason of this is that the four huge rooms in nature'e house are full of health supply. These roo1s are sunshine, water, air and earth.
 For Natures other name is The Healer. She is the original and only cure-all
 And all this is quite as true in the realm of mind and soul as t is in the realm of body.-Woman' World.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Black Fox Farming.

There is in Prince Edward island & new development which is attracting great attention in the shape Of rais- ing of fur bearing animals. It has been proved that the climate of the province is particularly suitable for the breeding Of black foxes. and a number of farmers have embarked in the industry with the most profitable results. The fur of the black fox, owing to it's rarity. has become ex- ceedingly valuable. and the commis- sloner Of agriculture for Prince Ed ward island stetes that a pair of live foxes were sold recently for z 5000 and another pair for over e4.000.
 The price of this springs pups was over G2.000 a pair and 600 pair. while cash deposit varying from 10 to 20 per cent is being paid for fox cubs that are due to be born in the spring of 1913 Black fox farming. as it Is called. does not entail any con- siderable expense. the ranches con sisting usually of an acre of ground with steel wire enclosure about fifty feet square for two pairs. containing little houses for the animals.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
SIMPLE PARTY BROCK
DAINTY COSTUME FOR YOUNG
 WoMAa OF TASTE.
satin, Yelled or Partly Yelled With Chiffon. Of Simplest Construction Makes This Model Most Ef-
 fectlve for Party Wear.

The very simplest construction eharsetefizes this party gown Of ruf- ae satin yelled. or partly yelled. with chiffon. A little fine Chantilly lace and a beaded band are used in decor afing the bodice The elbow sleeves Of chiffon are finished with narrow beaded edging 4 guimpe Of chiffon fs seantiiy fuiled into a narrow border of bugle trimming which outlines the tow Dutch neck.
 The slip of satin is cut low at the neck and sleeveless. It fits the figure easily and is only a trine short waist ssd. It is perfectly plain.
 The band of crystal beads on q black net foundation is set about the bodice on the satin. just below the swell of the bust. The chiffon over
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Spell Against Evil Eye.

Southern India is a land of omens and superstitions. These are rem nants of the religion of the lost Dra- vidian races, engrafted upon the Him. duism of their conquerors. Edgar Thurston, in a book on the subject just published in England. gives an exhaustive account of the strange be- liefs of these various races. where hu- man sacrifice, though forbidden by law, persists.
 The author cites among other charms against the evil eye impress sions of the hand in red paint. which may be seen on the walls of mosques and other Mohammedan buildings and at Kadur on the houses of Brahmins. a photograph of one of which. taken by Mr. Thurstou. !s reproduced.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

WoODPEcKERS OF LARGE SIZE
Species That Abound In Mexico and Central America Attain Large
 Proportions.

To those readers who may only be familiar with the average sized wood peckers found in this country. 1t will be interesting to know that there are species of this famous group Of birds in existence, which. even when com pared with such sizable species as the well-known flicker" appear in pro- portion Ike great ravens. placed by their lesser congeners. the garrulous magpies.
 Our common pileated woodpecker. which ranges over North America at large, may attain a length of nearly 20 inches. while the handsome black woodpeeker of northern Europe, the pic noir of the French, averages but three or four inches smaller.
 Both of these, however undersize the true giants of this interesting race of birds. for our ponderous ivy billed woodpecker. now found only in the wilder timbered districts of the gulf states, has a length of 21 inches and a wing extent of nearly a yard The magnificent imperial woodpecker of Mexico and Central America is even larger by an inch or more than the last-named species and Is truly a most remarkable bird
 There is one very peculiar thing about these big woodpeckers. and that Is in their general coloratiou they are all of a glossy black. with white markings, and the males have brilliant scarlet orests CT other color areas of the same on their heads.
 The imperial and the ivory-bilIed have powerful white chisel-cutung bills. capable Of making great havoc with the partly decayed trunks of forest trees, where they search for the pine-destroying insects which eonsti- ute their chief food.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
PRESERVED THE OLD STYLE
How One Young Bride Brought At mosphere of the Past Into Her
 New Home.

A young bride who went 10 house. keeping in her husbands old home was very much disappointed 10 find that his mother. with the very best intentions in the world had bought lot of modern furniture and put away some really antique pieces. because she thought they were too out of date to please her boys city wife.
 The wife, however. in a quiet way fcaud out that the new furniture had been purchased with the understand ing that the bill be settled within six mouths. She talked the matter over with her husband and his mother and then with the proprietor of the store. and. in the end. all the modern" fur niture was taken back and the same amount traded out for several beauti- ful rugs and the curtains for all the rooms on the first floor of the old house.
 Then the bride went to work and fixed up all the "old fashioned" furni- ture which had been stored in the at. tic. A dining table was found and four chairs to match. These she had seraped and sandpapered. then filler applied. and. lastly. good quality var nish. This. when thoroughly dry was again rubbed down until the final fin- ish was dull. and the effect was splen- did It suggested age, but good con dition.
 The young wife also removed the screens from the old fireplace and they laid down new hearth-stones of cream brick. And the most delighted inmate of the home was the mother. who saw in 1t all vision Of bygone days
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
soft Black Velvet Hats.

According Co the Dry Goods Econ omist soft black velvet hats are in excellent position. and the new show ings include an extensive variety of such styles White trimmings are the preferred decoration for black velvet models White ostrich faneies, white wings and large flat bows of white ErosgraiR and faille ribbons are var iously employed White ribbon with black pieot edge Is another favorite. \ fourcornered model on the order of the shape so popular during the past season has the brim outlined with this ribbon. ending In small. fiat tailored bow at the left side.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
IWekTT0HEN
 

HE willows quicken at the rfv-
 CTS brim. The eager alder breaks her tawny buds. The upland hills are wrapt in hazes dim,
 And sweet. impulsive life has stirred the woods. Dora Goodale.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
A Debt Recoonlxed.

The world owes me living shouted the excitable theorist. "Well, replied the serene citizen, you're alive. aren't you?"
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
-A~,z4.<N-.
Explalned.

Eiia-"As a child l had hard work in learning to tell time" Stella-'Then that is the reason you never seem 10 be certain how old you are"
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Somethino Beyond That.

Education is not merely the taking of Ideas out of ones head and pouring them into the heads of children.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Busiuess Men.

Business men are divided into two elasses-those who have machines and those who are-Life.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
RenemhAr.

Don't sheer at the man who fails. but remember that he at least dared to try.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Vast British Emplre.

More than twelve million square sriies are embraced in the British sampirs.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Daily Thought.

Tie great difference in men Is not tn ueral judgments. but in moral Toy. Williams.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
curino macaronl.

Macaroni is cured in from three to c9ix days.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
| lnht for Ennllsh Police.

The "bulrs-eye" lantern Of the pa- trolling policeman may shortly pass Into the museums. Electric torches are far handler than the old-fashion- ed oil-fed "bull'seye." The police man has the torch attached to his belt, and the pressing Of a button sends searehlighi on the track of criminal. There are no risks of burnt fingers and damaged tunics. Ex- periments are being made with the electric torches in the outlying sub urbs. and later every metropolitan and city policeman may be provided with one. Burglars have long known their value. and will not welcome this imi- tation however sincere hte fiattery.- London Mail.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

sirsss is set over this band and con lined at the waist with narrow tucks. sTDs chiffon opens at tho left. hanging srrxsxbt from the waist line in front and sack A silk cord with tasseled ends ts tackled 10 the waist and ties at Ghe lert side.
 'rhis model. shown in pale green, has been very successfully developed Sn oystss-shell white, substituting col- vrsd embroidery for the beaded trim
 ming. Tho embroidered band is GOV cred wtLh conventional figures. in light ooiorx, pink. blue. lavender and pale green A similar band about the bottom of the drapery, tackled to the under side. is very effective.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
BEST BREEDS OF CATTLE FOR
 PRODUCING PROFITABLE BEEF

Not Breeds and Best Results Only Kept-Shorthorn. Hereford and Angus VIII Use Surplus
 Feed To Advantage
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Som. Best to Be Foroo,ten.

q think" said the young statesman. "that some of my speeches will be re- called with interest in years to come" "They will" replied Senator Sorghum. unless you are exceptionally lucky"
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13
Iuoinl,x Demanded

Anything like obscurity in thought is fatal thing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02

10 Just the kind OF an independent
citizen needed to complete an organ
ization, such rs the school board is
expected 90 be. Mr.. Andrews is q
graduate of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute OF Technology, La a Skilled
chemist and Is therefore fully COM
petent to have a controlling hand In
tho educational affairs of this city.
Although 10 Republican In national
affairs, as he himself says. he Is
above partisan politics In all local
matters and cannot, in any way, be
classed as q political worker. The
fact that he is q Republican puts all
the more credit on the Democrats
for making such an appointment.
Likewise 1t is all the more reason
why the Republicans should content
themselves with the board as 1t
stands. To keep up a continual agi-
tation is to impress upon the peo-
pie the idea that Republicans favor
politics rather than efficiency. What
we want In Perth Amboy Is q com
petent school board, regardless OF
what party the man belongs to and
regardless Of whether the Democrats
Republicans have a majority.
This we have at the present time,
and every citizen who is interested
in the welfare of the city, particu-
larly along educational lines, we be-
lieve desire to see, the matter
dropped from political discussion as
rs possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02

Feb. z2-~Danca. Washington
Hose and Chemical Company.
march Ie-Dancs OF tbs Brother
hood Trsinmsn. Auditorium.
May 2--onakespe2afs masquerade
tartan Yacht Club
MAY So--Dancs. Greek Societies,
Auditorium.
April S--Dance, st. Patrick's Aiit-
ance. Auditorium.
April 40, 1912-Balf. Combined
Camps Of Woodmen OF the World.
Washington Hall.
July 1e-Excursion of Baptist
Sunday school. "Up the Hudson
Feb. Bail of Lincoln Engine
COMPANY. No. 1. Auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02
SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT.

The latest movement. in connec-
ton with the appointment OF a
school commissioner to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
Henry Jones, proves conclusively
that the Democrats are sincere In
their efforts to maintain the nom
partisan character of the Board of
Education. The board itself, has re-
Trained from INDUCING la any poll
tics whatever, and 1t Is to be re-
GREETED hat the recent controversy
over who shall be acting mayor, has
been the ear of dragging a poll
Teal Issue into the school appoint
ment.
Every member who has been on
the school board since the non-par-
t1san idea started. has been abso-
lutely Independent Of politics and
At is greatly to be desired that who
ever fills the vacancy which now ex-
lists shall be q man OF the same
character.
While we are thoroughly con
WINGED that MIR. Wilson, who was the
choice OF Aherman-at-Large Ferd.
G~arretson. is q thoroughly capable
man and would fill the position OF
school commissioner wtth credit 10
Tie city, yet the active part he had
been taking In the political fight Of
late has tended to create the impress
sion that he is not as much OF a
n~on-partisan that could be desired
for the place.
The schools have been making
excellent progress under the present
administration and we do not believe
the people of the city desire the
question Of politics to be raised in
connection herewith.
Ferdinand Andrews. who has Just
been named By Acting Mayor Dial.
Ton, has never taken an active part
III politics and ii Is doubtful IL one
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1912.
PERTH AMBoY
Population. sa.1s1.

10 miles from NEW ItEk-
Tax rate LIS.
on staten Island Sound, at the
mouth of the Rarftan river n at
1.-The head of Raritan Bay,
Ocean steamers can dock in from
35 to 40 feet of water
Channel 81 feet deep at low Wa
ter leading UP the a from SANDY
Ebok.
DaIly steamer service to New
York.
-Four railroads, ths Pennsylvania.
Central Railroad Of New Jersey,
Lehigh Valley and the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Branches running IN
al directions. affprding almost an
Has two telegraph and two tele-
phone companies.
Electric tight and gas companies.
Two daily newspapers.
Federal postof1ce building.
Public Library.
Nine grammar schools and one
high school, which Is IN the APP
proved list of all the elading uni
versities In the c6untry. four paro-
chiaI schools and a business col
Churches OF all denominations.
City Hospital.
Municipal water works.
Prominent center for trolleys TO
all parts OF the state,
Richest clay deposits in the coun-
try In the immediate vicinity.
Splendid theatrical advantages.
Some OF the leading industries are
American Smelling & Refining
Company's smelter; Raritan Copper
Works smelter; Barber Asphalt
Works; United Lead Works; United
States Cartridge Co.; Architectural
Tile & Faienee Co.; c. Pardee Steel
and Tile Works: Atlantic Terra Cot
Ia CO.: Federal Terra Gotta Co.: New
Jersey Terra Gotta Co; three plants
Of the National F~ireproofing Com
pany and other similar Industries
within the Immediate vicinity; Ger
annie Works; C~hesbrough vaseline
6rydock companies together with
shipyards and marine railways.
Standard Underground Gable Com
pany. Roessler & Hasslacher Chem
tcal Works, emery mills. coke and
cigar factories. cement stone works;
goal shipping piers: handkerchief
Factory, cement works. achtne
shops and iron foundrfes
For further particulars address:
Albert Leon. secretary or f.e
Board of Trade
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02

You can take our word that
this IL the baat overcoat 4 ten
dollar bill sver bought. TO start
with. they are strictly atwood
and hand tailored they come IN
regulation boz style. with velvet
eollara.