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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
Daddy's Bedtime
Why the Little
>fNTU Robin Breast
Is Red

wACK and Evelyn eagerly awaited their story. Daddy had promised one
about the robin redbreast. Robins we're beginning TO fly about the house
after their winter spent far away. 1t would soon be time for Mr. Robin
o. to 60 accounting aud build his nest Sc the children were watching him
with great interest. A pair of jolly robins had built a nest last year n the
branch of the tree just outside their window, and the children had enjoyed
themselves greatly in watching Mr. and Mrs. Robin bring up their little family
in the nest
Little Robin Redbreast likes to make his home near oursb because, . a
rule, people Ire kinder to him than to most birds. 1t Is q mean boy indeed
who will throw a stone at the CHEEKY little robin" said daddy.
There is another reason why robins are 81 well treated There vas an
old idea that a robin got that splash of red on his breast owing TO bis kind
nesst o Christ when he hung dying on the cross
when In his great agony Of thirst Jesus cried aloud the little robin. who
was lowering near, heard the cry and had pity upon him.
Flying 20 q neighborng fountain, the bird carried waterfn his bill to
moishn the parched tongue of the sufferer on the cross. Some OF tha blood
that rolled down Chrsts face from the wounds where the crown o. tnorns
pierced his forehead sphshed over the kind robins breast
1.-THE diving Sayiours say the stan and blessed the little bird THAT Ia be-
fiended him when every earthly friend had fmsaken him. He blessed all
robins forever and said; &AwlR~ -
Thou and thy kind shall eyr wear this @snasseR-Rdge ia l5s@ az EA
mercy that thou hast shown 10 me N as q pledge hat NJ blessing shalt fL
low those that show mercy unto thee
AND since then, says the story, all robins breasts have been red, and q
blessing has been with all who have beriended a robin. To hurt a robin was
thought to bring bad luck % one, and IL robins swarned about a house and
n@ted near it that household would know health, wealth, happiness and all
good things.
$50 in old times the robin "a unframed when other birds were hunta.
and stoned. For this reason robins are still unanaid of human folks and are
more friendly than others Of their kind
MANY people believe that robins ought to be shot because they eat some
of ur cherries and berries While the robins do like cherries, It's very likely
If we had not the robins to eat up the insects that ruin the cherries and the
cherry trees we would have Il o cherries at ALL"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
(Continued.l

How are you, Carrington7" said
the planter.
you are wanted at Belle Plain be-
gan Darlington. and seemed to hest
tate.
"Yes-yes, I am going there at once
-now-' stammered Ware, and gath
cree UP his reins with a shaking hand.
you've heard, l take lit" said Car
rington slowly.
"Yes," answered Ware, In q hoarss
whisper. MY God, Darlington, I'm
heart sick; she has been like q daugh.
ter to mel" he fell silent, mop
ping his face.
Il think / understand your feeling
said Darlington, giving him a level
glance.
Then you'u excuse me-" and the
planted clapped spurs to his horse.
Once he looked back over his shout.
der; he saw that Darlington had not
moved from the spot where they had
met.
At Belle Plain, Ware found his
neighbors In possession OF the place,
They greeted him quietly and spoke
In subdued tones OF their sympathy.
The planter listened with an air OF
such AFFECT misery that those who had
neither liked nor respected him, were
reused to a sudden generous feeling
where he was concerned; they could
not question but that he was deeply
affected. After all the mar might
have a side to his nature with which
they had never come In contact.
When he could he shut himself in
his DON He had experienced a day
OF maddening anxiety; he had moi
slept at all the previous night; In
mind and body he was worn out; and
now he was PLUNGED into the thick OF
this sensation. He must keep control
Of himself. for every word he said
would be remembered. In the pres
emit there was sympathy for him, but
sooner or later people would return
to their sordid Unconditional Judg
ments.
He sought to forecast the happen,
ings OF the next few hours. MurrelpE
friends would break jail for him, that
was a foregone conclusion; but ths
insurrection he had planned was al
an end. Hues had dealt It's death
blew. Moreover, though the Law
might be impotent to deal with MUIR
rsil, he could not hope to escape the
vengeance of the powerful olass he
had plotted to destroy: he would aays
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

ResutifuI ~hair-natural colored-every
woman wants it-every woman can have
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
By VAUGHAN ESTER
A+HNp4u0W AAAExN

tt quit the country. Ware gloated in
this idea of craven fight. Thank
God, he had seen the last OF himi
But, as always, his thoughts came
back to Betty. Slosson would wait at
Hicks place for the man MurreIl had
promised him, and, failing the mes.
senger, for the signal fire, but there
would be neither; and Slosson would
be left to determine his own course OF
action. Ware felt certain that he
would wait through the night, but as
sure as the mornir ; broke, Ii 10 word
had reached him, he would send one
Of his men across the bayou, who must
learn of Murrelrs arrest, escape, Light
fer In Wares mind these three
events were indfssoiubly associated.
The planters teeth knocked together.
He was having a terrible acquaint.
ance with fear It's very depths had
swallowed him up; 1t WIS q black pit
In which he sank from horror to hor-
0 r He had lost all faith IN the Clan
which had terrorized hall q dozen
states. which had robbed and muir
dered with apparent impunity, which
had marketed its hundreds of stolen
slaves. He had utterly collapsed at
the first blow dealt the organization,
but he was still seeing MuExell, paIltd
and shaken.
A step sounded In the hall and an
instant later Hicks entered the room
without the formality OF knocking.
Ware recognized his presence with a
glance OF Indifference, but did not
speak. Hicks siouched to his employ
er's side, and handed him a note which
proved to be from Fentress. Ware
read and tossed 1t aside.
'If he wants to see me why don't
he como here?" he growled.
II reckon that old fellow they call
Judge Price has sprung something
sudden on the colonel" said Hicks.
size was out here the first thing this
morning; you'd have thought he
owned Belle Plain. There was a
couple of strangers with him, and he
had me in and fired questions at me
for half an hour; then he hiked or
up TO The Oaks"
@Murrell's been arrested" said Ware
In o dull level voice. Hicks gave him
q glance OF unmfxed establishment.
mol"
Yves, by GodI"
who'd risk lit"
Risk it7 Man, he almost tainted
dead away-a damned coward. He'll"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

Two Progressive Mothers.
By ARR PA a OK


- DIDN'T feel a bit like going into town to the matinee this afternoon
even though I had the ticket" said q woman /, a small suburban
station to a nedghbcr. ut is such a effort to get dressed and GO
IL in when You have been working all the morning"
- The neghbor nodded alphabetically.
But Ted said tt me, On. mother, don't get in the way of never want
ing tn g anywhere Because when you do that, you get frumpy'"
Ted used a more inelegant word than frumpy, for Ted Is ten years old
and, though his mother does not SO regard him, the neighbora look upon
the Eubssc4 ana cited to her in support OF his argument, various of the
naghbors who seldom went to town, and whose appearance did not please
his taste As the result of his remarks, his mother went
A few nights later. another woman o n a suburban train vas heard "a
and take supper with him He had to stay in town + knew If + didn't
come, he'd get somebody else. and as he wal quite happy at the thought
OF giving ne a treat I didn't like to disappoint him"
These mothers are certainly wise. They are reading the signs of the
would rather have q mother whose appearance and chumminess he was
proud Of than n whose fame rested solely on her giles and cakes, but
for whose appearance he had mentally TO apologize. Boys are not 81 ter
rby critical OF what they eat s. that they have enough and 1t 10 palatabte,
NOR OF the condition Of the house. But they do take note f their mother
h. untidy. o shabby or offashaoned.
This does not mean that . mother should neglect the household end
OF her business and put all her time and thought OF dress. Children need
Hourfshfns food. and a TASTEFUL pleasant home means much to their de-
velopment But these should not be all Many mothers are inclined to
they have done their full duty In caring for the physical welfare OF
their Children In giving them q home that is ali 1t should be. Indeed, SONS
mothers take delight In sacrificing In the matter of dress that the children
may have more. But this Is n unwfse policy. And the children them
saves VITA IN the course OF tIs not be grateful for IT, Girls and boys do
not like TO present to their young friends a mother of whose appearance
they ~ ashamed They should not and probably would not be ashamed.
&c real povsrty and necessary selEsacrffce caused their mothers shabby
appearances. But IL neglect or Indifference lis at the root of 1t, they will
hardly overlook IL
Sc motaszs ~so wish II DO the real ehums of their children should
beys Ana probably they voiced what hundreds OF other boys are thinking.
Dent drop cut OF the world and its interests Don't sink into indifference
IN regard To dress Be alive 20 all that is going on, SO that your children
VIII know yu VIII enjoy 9 jaunt Of ay kind IS much as they. And dress
will do It with pride. because yn look 81 sweet and dainty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

Mahaffy harshly. The Judge shrugged
his shoulders.
"That is as It may be-"
Have you forgotten your grand
son2' Mahaffy's voice was still harsh
and rasping.
81 regard my meeting with Fentress
as nothing less than a sacred duty
to him."
I'VE know no more than we did
this morning." said Mahaffy. "You
are mixing up all sorts of side issues
with what should be your real pur-
pose"
mot at all, Solomon-not at ALL /
look upon my grandson's speedy re-
eovery as an assured fact. Fentress
dare not hold him. He knows he is
run to earth at last"
"prina-
ITO Be Continued.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
MONT 0 want the fre Iighted?''

Don't you Want the IRE l1gnteqg'
asked Hicks. He was familiar with
his employers vacillating moods.
EYES," answered Ware, his lips
quivering; and slowly. with shaking
fingers, he added to the pile OF bills
In Hicks hand.
tWell, take care Of yourself" said
Hicks, when the count was complete.
He thrust the roll of bills into his
pocket and moved to the door.
Alone again, the planter collapsed
into his chair, breathing heavily, but
his terrors swept over him and left
him with a savage sense Of triumph.
This passed; he sprang up, intending
to recall Hicks and unmake his bar
gain. What had he been thinking OF
safety lay only in flight Beforelh he
reached the door his greed was In the
ascendant. He dropped down on the
edge of his bed, his eyes fixed ON the
window. The sun sank lower. From
where he sat he saw it through the
upper half of the sash, blood-red and
hvid In a mist Of ieecy clouds.
It was in the tops Of the old oaks
now, which tent their shadows into
his room. Again maddened by his
Ierrors, ne started n backed toward
the door; but again hts greed, the
one dominating influence of his Life,
vanquished him.
He watched the sun sink. He
watched the red splendor fade over
the river; he saw the first stars ap-
pear. He told himself that Hicks
would soon be gone-if the fire was
not to be lighted he must act at
once! He stole to the window. l,
was dusk now, yet he could distin'
guish the distant wooded boundaries
OF the great fields framed by the dark
ening sky. Then In the silence he
heard the thud of hoofs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
ECONOMY IN LIVING.

In these days of high prices it is
well to remind ourselves that meat is
an expensive luxury that a be cut
lin two. We do not need so much meat
as We usually have served. A pound
of meat mixed with vegetables and
served as a stew will be as satisfying
as a ffty-cent steak which is often
only half eaten and thrown out to the
dog or into the garbage can.
We eat too much OF proteid foods.
1t has been often proven that we'll
mastieated food eaten slowly will sat
isfy the appetite on a third less than
when 1t is hurriedly eaten. The over
amount taxes the bodily functions and
Is not only wasted but depletes the
system to remove 1t.
For brain workers easily digested
flood should be chosen; rice, fish, eggs
and custards are all good.
We want dishegthat are good, whole
some and appetizfng, and they may be
prepared If thought and study is put
upon the subject, at a great saving of
the pocket book and no difference In
the attractiYeness of the table.
Goldfish a la Mode-Take q cup of
shredded Goldfish, two cups Of mashed
potatoes, a pint Of milk and two eggs
we'll beaten, q half cup of butter, pep
per and salt; mix well and bake In 9
buttered baking dish twenty minutes.
Mountain Dew.--Take q cup OF
cracker crumbs rolled fine, the yolks
of three eggs and half a cup of sugar,
Juice and rlnd of a lemon, three cups
OF milk, and bake twenty minutes.
Beat the whites and put over the top
for frostfng.
A well-euuipped kitchen with all
the conveniences for housekeeping is
g. great pleasure, but We must never
get SO welded to 1t that In an emer-
gency we can not get good results
with poor, or no tools at all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
I Relieves that distressing Cough,
GOFF'S COUGH r

One teaspoonful every hour viii relieve the
irritation, loosen the phlegm and break up a
cough or cold in two days.
Goff's is absolutely the best Cough Syrup
made. 1t is a concentrated extract of fourteen
herbs, including Boneset, Pleurisy Root, Blood
Root, Horehound, E~lecampane, and other old
fashioned herbs recognized for generations as
being reliable for coughs, Group, bronchitis, as
thma, etc. Goff's positively contains no opiates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
CHAPTER XVI.
The JUDGE Names nls second.

Price" began Mahafy. They were
back In Raleigh In the roc a the Judge
called his office, and this was Ma
hafy's first opportunity to ease his
mind ON the subject OF the duel, as
they had only just parted from Yancy
and Cavendish, who had stopped at
one of the stores to make certain
purchases for the raft.
mot q word. Solomon-it had to
come. I am going to kill him.
shall feel better then"
What II he kills your" demanded
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

II. lt'S q simple mat
ter. just get q bottle
of Fl A s HAIR
II EALTH today.
Use it regularly and
you'll not be troubled
with gray hair or dis
tresstng Da II
that's so annoying
and Irritating.
AY,S HAIR
HEALTH Is lust as
good for men as well.
F. A. SEAMAN.BAR-
NEKOV & PETZ sell
It for Soc or $500 and
viii give you your
money back If it's not
satisfactory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
Society Women

Gray or Faded Hair Does Not Match a Graceful
Form and Handsome Face.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

"How do you know thisy" asked
Hicks, appalled,.
ST was with him when he was TAX
en-it was Hues-ths man he trusted
more than any other!" Ware gave
the overseer q CHASTITY grin and was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18
MkTFGIfEN


go LIFE spent in brushing
90 - clothes, and washing crockery,
and sweeping foors-a life which the
proud OF the earth would have treated
as the dust under their feet; a life spent
at the clerks desk; a life spent in the
narrow shop; a life spent in the labor
er's hut, may yet be a life so ennobled
by God loving mercy that for the sake
of 1T a king might gladly yield his
crown. Cannon Farrar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-18

I DIDN'T feel q bit like going into town to the matinee this
/ even though. I had the ticket" said q woman /, a small
| station to a neighbor. sit is such an effort to get dresst
] In when You have been working all the morning"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
Prince DaniIo's Story.

The patriarchal manners of the little
court of Montenegro are well known.
King Nicholas lives the simple life of II
shepherd king, and his wife has brought
up her family herself. Every evening
she used to bring the children round
her. those daughters whom King Mich
olas is once said to have mentioned in
reply to the accusation that his country
had no exports, and the son, Prince
Danilo.
Every night she told them one of the
legends of the Black mountains from
which their country takes it's name,
and every night the little children had
in turn to tell her a story. the most sue
cessful being rewarded with a sweet
meat.
One evening little Danilo was very
thoughtful and refused to tell his story,
saying he was really too sad.
Come, come, Danilo; l must insist"
said his mother.
"A very short one, then"
'AlI right, very short one"
And you will kiss me after 1 have
told it?'
Its promise"
well, then. once upon a time there
was Sevres vase, and have just bro
ken it,
The Sevres vase was present from
the French republic, but Danilo's moth
er had to keep her word and kiss the
culprit.-New York Sun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
RACE FEELING HIGH.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Race bit
terness between whites and blacks in
this city was intensified today when il
was learned that a brutal assault had
been committed by a negro upon a
white woman almost in the shadow Of
the United States capitol.
The negro, Nathaniel Green. IS
years old, is being closely guarded to-
day while his victim. Mrs. Adelaide (.
Grant. aged 81, is lying in a serious
condition nj the Casualty hospital
While Mrs. Grant. a clerk of the dis
trict of Columbia. was walking near
the capitol late last night she was
struck from behind and felled TO the
ground. She was half strangled BY
her assailant who then dragged her
into an areaway off street
Recovering consciousness she strug-
gled with her captor for twenty min
utes. Her cries for help were heard
by DIR. j. r. Thonesse. of SIS c street
and the physical called Policeman
Wall, who captured the young negro.
Mrs. Grants jaw was broken. both
eyes closed and her body badly bruis-
ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
MaeauIay a. q Tsiksr.

Where MacauIay's talk failed IL
clearly shown by Grevil.e- IF he could
tread less heavily on the ground, IL he
could touch the subjects he handles
with a lighter hand. IL he knew when
20 stop as well as he knows what to
say. his talk would be as attractive as
II is wonderful" 1t is all summed up
IN the sentence, HE gave society more
than it required and not exactly Of the
kind" Macaulay, In fact. Suffered
from excess Of the FIRST requisite OF
talk. according TO Johnson-"materi-
ais" As Sir Henry Taylor said. "His
memory had swamped his mind"
Flashes OF ignorance as well as OF ST.
lence are necessary TO the perfect talk
err And so. as has been said. Macaulay
often exhausted his audiences before
he exhausted the subject - London
Chronicle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
Miss Roardman Decorated.

Miss Mabel Boardman, secretary of
the American Red Cross. recently re-
ceived from the White House the in
sigma of the Fifth Order of the Crown.
conferred upon her by the j." 1ese
emperor for distinguished service. 1t
Is the first time an American woman
has been so honored by Japan. The or
der conferred upon Miss Boardman was
specially established to recognize meri-
torious service done by women.
The Insignia were sent to President
Taft. president of the American Red
Cross. by Marquis Matsukati, head of
the japanese Red Cross President
Taft has written to the marquis and to
the japanese emperor. thanking them
for the homer paid Miss Boardman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
POISON IN ITS AIR.
Java's Valley Of Death, Who're Life
Cannot Exist.


The Valley of Death is on the island
Of Java. 1t is the most remarka BILE
natural example of an atmosphere
loaded with carbonic acid gas in ex-
istence. 1t has never been fully ex-
plored because of the danger of re-
naming more than a few moments in
its poisonous atmosphere.
Approached through an opening he
tween the hills. it is seen to be an oval
shaped valley about half mile across.
1t is about thirty five feet deep. The bot
tom is hard and sandy. without vegeta'
ton and strewn with large stones. The
surface is covered with the bones Of
animals, birds and human beings.
Explorers seldom venture beyond the
borders, though the deadly air does not
Immediately affect human beings. This
is because the carbonic acid gas. being
heavier than the atmosphere. settles TO
the bottom of the valley. Dogs and
fowls thrown into it fall senseless in
stantly and die in a few minutes. No
craters or assures are visible on the
floor of this valley, and it is thought
that the openings are near the base of
the hills.-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
First Public Flight Of an AeropIane II
This Country.

In The CurtiSs Aviation Book"
Glenn Curtiss describes the first public
aeroplane fight in America, in the days
before any one bad ever heard OF the
young Yankee inventor, and he was ex-
perimenting with Alexander Graham
Bell and others:
Baldwin climbed into the seat. took
the control in hand. and we cranked
the motor. When we released our hold
of the machine 1t sped over the ice like
a scared rabbit for two or three hun
dred feet and then, much to our JOY, 1t
jumped into the air. This was what we
had worked for through many long
months. and naturally we watched the
brief and uncertain course of Baldwin
18th good deal Of emotion.
Rising to a height Of six or seven
feet. Baldwin few the unheard of dis
lance of 31S feet IL inches. Then he
came down ingloriously on one wing.
AS We learned afterwad. the frail
framework Of the tail had bent and the
machine had Topped over on its side
and dropped on the wing, which gave
way and caused the machine to TURF
completely around.
ut had taken Just seven weeks to
build the machine and get it ready for
the trial; it had taken just about TWEEN
ty seconds to smash 1t. But great
thing had been accomplished. We had
achieved the first public flight of a
heavier than air machine in America"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
MISS TARBELL ON SUFFRAGE.
The Ballot Not So important as Gen.
raj Efficiency.

PERSONALLY l am rather Indifferent
about suffrage" said Miss Ida Tarbell
recently. whether women vote or not
is a matter of comparatively small mo-
ment in the great evolution of woman
and humanity. The important thing
is to develop efficiency, and there is no
sex in that. for men and women alike
must learn to make efficient human be-
ings of themselves. That applies to
every one. The young married woman
must make profession out of her
home life, not sit back in archaic
laziness And she has one of the most
difficult professions in the world. The
young unmarried woman should find
the work in which she can be most use
full and then she should develop her
self along that line.
II do not at all believe in marriag e
for every woman" said Miss Tarbell
with quiet emphasis. 1T is practically
a crime to marry without foundation
of true love, and l am absolutely con-
WINGED that marrying merely for the
sake of marriage defeats the whole in
stitution. But efficiency is the great
thing, and / believe that most of the
marriages that are failures so to pieces
just because of the lack Of efficiency Of
either the man or the woman or both"