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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-01

Bishop Burgess Of Long Island,
speaking Of his crusade against Sun
day flying, said: II am against the
formation Of bad habits, whether they
or Of Sunday flying. BE sure we are
told-'be sure your sin will find you
out That Is true, but It Is also true
that. whom your sin pays you 4 second,
third and fourth call, it generally finds
you IN"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-01

The EVENING NEWS mas tina
largest circulation In the county
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-01

EVENING NEWS covers the Held
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Jumping on It's Back, John Jordan,
Aided by Servants, Landed
the Monster.

Palm Beach. Fla.--JChn Jordan OF
Buffalo, a guest of William J. Corners,
MS brother-in-law, was attacked while
bathing by one of the largest turtles
ever seen here. and for II minutes was
threatened by severe bodily injury, II
not death by drowning. lie escaped
with bites on his arms and legs A tur-
tie has not been known before to at
tack a man in these waters.
Mr. Jordan entered The water alone
in front of the Corners cottage and
was swimming about 200 feet from
shore when the turtle rose under him
1t Immediately struck him and he
jumped on its back. The turtle swan
for deep water and then dived. unseat-
ing Mr.. Jordan Coming 70 the surface
It again struck at him yiciousiy. Tn
able to swim away. Jordan figured his
safety lay in clinE'rg to the turtles
back, and using his feet as a rudder,
and holding to the fippers he steer.
ed il towards shore
Miss Alice Corners. seeing his plight
from the piazza, summoned two Jap
anese servants, who rushed with a
clothesline. Forming a moose they got
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
WOMAN WANTED TO BE SURE
Areer Spouse Had Struggled Comfort
ably Under Blankets Wife Begins
Nightly lnterrogations.

II is this kind Of wife that makes
some men old and gray before their
time.
william" she says. after william
is curled snugly up under the blankets
for the night, did you lock the front
doo-s"
Yes" said william briefly.
You're sure you did?'
Yes. sure"
And you slipped the bolt. too?"
Yes"
"You know you forgot it once, and
81 gave me such a turn when ] found
IL out in the morning ! didn't get over
10 for a week We haven't much any
body'd want TO steal. know: but |
don't want tho little We have taken,
for -
Il tell you attended to the doors"
"Well, I hope so. for goodness sake.
You attended 70 the basement door,"
Yes tell YOU
Because 81 you hadn't, you or |,
one or the other would have to get up
and attend 70 It now. read to-day
Of"
Don't care what you read"
1T said that a man forgot to-
Il don't care If he did"
And In the night burglar walked
right in and"
Il don't believe IT,"
'1've n good mind 10 get up and see
II you have locked that door. You're
surc?"
How many times have l told you
that did lock IT,
We'll, you thought you'd locked II
that time when you left & unlocked
And so on
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
KITTENS ARRIVE IN THE HAY
Little Family Travels Fifteen Days
From Northern Illinois to
New Home.

Montclair, y. Thomas Wood of
Label street is the possessor, though
not the owner. of cat and five kit
tens that came TO him in a carload of
hay from a small town in northern II.
linois. The Erie railroad, over which
the car arrived, assures him it will
put in no claim for the animals. A
blue ribbon around the neck of the
mother cat possibly may lead to her
Identification.
The bill Of lading shows the car was
in transit Is days and was not open
ed until 1t reached here, so that the
cat must have lived for that time
without food or water Wood will
keep the cat unless her owner can
prove claim to the property. The kit.
tens will be offered to buyers OF the
hay, with a brief history of their ad.
venture. The largest kitten will 20
with the first sale.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
HARD LUCK WAS PREVALENT
Benevolent Old Gentleman Discovers
f31 Persons In London Who Had
Lest G. Note on Same Day.

The dear old gent was evidently a
zatherer Of statistics, and with a
bcaminE smile he stepped up to a gen.
tlcmau. who was waiting for a tram,
and tapping him lightly on the shout
Ter said. Excuse me. but did you
drop E5 uote?" at the same time
boiling out in his hand the article
mentioned
The gentleman questioned gazed q
moment ut the note. assumed an anx-
ious look. made a hasty search Of his
pockets. and said: why, so | did.
and ] hadn't missed IT," holding out
an eager hand Tho elderly hunter
of statistics slowly drew forth his
notebook and said: 81 thought So" He
thea took the name and address OF
the loser, and putting the note in his
pocket turned away.
Well" said the other. do you
want IL all as a reward?'
oh. 7 did not find one" returned
the benevolent one. with another
beam, but it struck me that in big
place like London there must be a
quantity Of money lost and upon in
luiry | found that you are the one
hundred and thirty.frst man who has
lost a { . note this morning ideas
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
|DOUIIM NOIE(
= l41.s.Es.sss1 Y
4 esSMSssszSS 1865 1917

A flock OF birds neglected are
money losers.
The poultry needs plenty of green
feed all the time.
Breeding fowls to be healthy ami
prolific should not he pampered
Ducks need to be fed only twice
day il they are allowed a good grass
range.
If the eggs are little pale in the
yolk, triile more corn will deepen
the color.
Chickens that have to hunt ana
scratch for their feed are seldom tlo"'
Eled with leg weakness.
Dry wheat bran along wiki ch'."
feed is fine for young chicks; 1t keeps
their bowels in good condition.
Il is not just what we will gain RUS
year that counts; 1t is rather NA..
course to follow in a series OF yea.
Once a week give the drink
dishes a scrubbing and scald with .
water in which a small CuanIity
common baking soda has been -
solved.
To reap profits from poultry
flock must be separated into pen
small numbers Overcrowding ~ .''
OF tho greatest mistakes, and ls''
hAs been demonstrated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

late years have been high in price il
not in quality, says a writer in tho
Baltimore American. The difference
between what / received and wha.
cockerels of that age would have
brought, was my pay for spending
about Ave minutes each to caponiza
them in July.
Chicks Matched in the natural sea
son are much easier to raise than
those coming earlier or later, and IN
my experience either pay just as well.
But | plan the marketing in a some.
what unusual way. / keep Plymouth
Rocks Of a light pullet mating, be.
cause then / can tell the sex when
they are only day old. Then during
the months of May and June | sell as
baby chicks all the pullets as fast as
they are Matched. When you find
fellow who has not Matched quite as
many chicks as he had planned. it is
right easy to sell him baby chicks BY
Just saying that you will pick out all
pullets. That gets them nicely out OF
the way.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

more effective. 1t consists of a string
and thin disk OF wood hung from a
nail, as shown at a in the drawing
herewith, says the Orange Judd Farm.
or. When to be used the fowls less
are brought together In a horizontal
position, as shown at b, and the disk
passed around them as Indicated by
the heavy dotted line. Tsc disk. IS
then placed beside the legs, but BE-.
yond the vertical part C tho string
Now the fowl is lowered and Above
10 hang head downward. as indicated
at C. II applied in this way there IS
no danger Of the fowl working loose
To release the bird the position is re-
versed and the disk slipped to one
side.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
GROUND HOG IN LONG TRIP
Animal with Wanderlust to Gene by
Way Of Chicago en- Journey
Around World.

Salt Lake City.-The wonderlust of
small ground hog, which entered
Salt Lake recently on the brake beam
Of 4 Western Pacific passenger train
s to be gratihed by trip around the
world Western Pacific railroad men,
who adopted the animal, have pre-.
pared p crate plasiered with directions
az 10 his care and a resume Of his
travels. which will carry him east
over the Rio Grande 10 Denver ana
thence 10 Kansas City, Chicago, New
YORK. Washington and Boston, across
the ocean and around the world as a
specla! guest of transportation men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
No Waste Of Enerly.

"a woman had a green servant
maid" said George Foster, toastmas-
ter at the farewell dinner rendered to
DR.. Lynn p. Hough, land one day she
asked her to wash the front windows.
The maid started at the top of the
house and worked toward the bottom.
Happening to pass the floor where the
girl was washing. her mistress noticed
that she was washing only the insides
of the windows.
why don't you wash the outside,
too?" asked the mistress.
Sure, ma'Sm, I'm cleaning the in
side so you can see out and leaving the
outside dirty SO the passers-by cant
see in"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Troubled Waters.

Capt. Joe Waters, a Kansas attor-
sey. tried q case at Council Grove not
'ong age The captain was up against
l.: and he turned on the tears and let
.hen flow unrestrained while depict
ne the woes of his client.
II was a great and fearful speech.
In TIE middle of it a brother attorney
who was sitting by was observed TAX
ng of his shoes.
What are you doing that for?" ask.
81 another lawyer.
by gum" replied the lawyer who
was removing his shoes. I'm getting
ready to wade out. It's right sloppy
round here already-and Joe amt hall
through SATURDAY Evening Post.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
AIMS At JAIL GOODS
Congress Passes Bill That May
Uproot Convict Labor.
Measure " Enacted by Senate Prob.
ably Would Mark Beginning Of
the End Of Long Struggle Be.
tween States and Unions.

ugton.--Almost unnoticed the
house las passed a bill which may
mark the beginning of the end OF
struggle which organized labor has
been making for over hundred years
against convict-made goods writes
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. This bill,
which was introduced by Representa-.
tive Booher of Missouri, provides. in
effect, that "all goods manu-
featured wholly or in part by convict
labor. or in any prison or reforma-
tory. transported into any state
shall, upon arrival and delivery in
such state. be subject to the opera
/ ton and effect of the laws of such
state and shall not be exempt
/ therefrol by reason of being intro
| duced IL original packages or other
wise"
Should this pass both houses said
| Julian Leavitt, author of recent mag
azine articles on the prisons OF tho
United States. 'it would root out tho
contract system from all the state
prisons in a few years"
The bill has a long and. to labor.
! discouraging history. 1t was original
~ framed by the industrial commits
sion of 1900. II has been pushed by
the labor people ever since. but with
little progress until the present con.
gress. Recently, however It has had
the support not only of the labor peo-
pie. but also of employers of free la
Dor in several states who, as the re-
port of the house committee on labor
afTirms unite in affirming that when
any convlct-made product is placed
in competition with the product OF
free labor the market becomes de-
moralized. even q small sale affecting
prices mr. out of proportion to the
amount Of the sale. Every state OBJ.
jects to being made the market for
convict.made goods produced in 9th.
err states"
II appears that half the states In
the union have abolished the con
tract system in their prisons, while
the other half retain IL in one form or
another The abolition states, how
ever. have merely become the dump
!
of other states. so that working wom-
en- OF New York, for example. still
must meet convict competition from
Maryland. Kentucky Missouri and so
on, although New York herself drove
out the contract system In 1894. The
bill simply aims to subject convict
made goods to the laws Of the partic
ular state into which they are i'm
ported.
The manufacturers" said Repre-
sentative Hensley of Missouri. IN re
porting the bill to the house. look
upon the competition of prison-made
goods from other states as a special
grievance.
Organized labor. u is understood
7 as well as some of the manufacturing
interests of the country. are combin
= ing their efforts to urge upon the sen
I ate the necessity for the passage OF
. this bill. II is now in the keeping
! Of the senate committee on judiciary
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
FUNERAL is ROUTED BY FIRE
Humid red -Year-Oid Descendant of
Betsy Ross Buried at Goes
Landing.

Huntington, w. Va.-While funeral
services over the remains Of Mrs.
Edith A. Floyd. granddaughter of
Betsy Ross. the maker of the first
American flag. were in progress at
Goes Landing. the Methodist Episco-
pal church in which they were held
took fire. The building was burned to
the ground.
Mrs. Floyd. whose funeral was be-
ing held, was past one hundred years
old. She was the granddaughter OF
the maker OF the original Stars ara
Stripes. and her husband. Finldy
Floyd. who died forty years ago, was
a grandson of the Floyds who signed
the Declaration of independence
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Last Year s.46o More Children Were
Born in First City Of the U. S.
Than During the Preced.
ing Twelve Months.

New York.-You. Mr. Bachelor. and
you, Miss SCffragette. don't sniff and
turn up Your noses at the Babies
heaven bless them, The time has at
last arrived when babies are in fash.
ion again among the fashionable. Just
read here what Or. w. III. Guilfoy.
head Of the department Of records at
New York's health department. has to
say.
The birth rate in New York is
gradually going up. Since 1898 1t has
risen about > per cent.
Last year there were born in New
York City Just 1852 babies. an in.
crease Of 5.462 over the year before.
Now, had the rate not increased since
1895, when the greater ci,y was first
inaugurated there would have been
Is, 600 fewer babies born than actually
were, Pretty good record for pleasure
loving New York"
And 1t takes only half an eye to see
FOR yourself the meaning of DR. Gull.
toys statistics There are babies in
lunches. here. there and everywhere.
all over tLr big city. The east side
has its share, but 80 has the west side
and the central districts OF he town.
where wealth and fashion dwell in
luxury.
There used to be .hrCadbaro story
about there being 10 babies to speak
Of along 9Th aYenue, az much was
made out of the talk tina; ~, rich were
not doing their duty by scc;sfy or the
community. All of which was largely
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Wealth All About Him.

you may not believe me, but was
once surrounded by wealth said
Bieary Weery. al the rear door.
''Is that So" exclaimed the house
keeper. Come in and have a hot
meal and tell ne about IT."
lest a cup O. hot coffee. mum:
there amt must TO tell"
Here Is the coffee. poor unfor-
tunate man. Does it not give you new
life ana remind you of when you were
surrounded with wealth -
No; not just 'xatly. De time wen
1 vas surrounded wit wealt' was onct
wen / slept in a coal yard"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
BABIES ARE IN FASHION

tommyrot The real reason was-and
is-that New Works most distinguish.
ed thoroughfare-where trade has not
crept in-is given over TO the man
sions of middle aged and elderly PEG.
pie whose children are all grown up
But walk over to the eastward a
h; In the side streets from 5th to Sd
avenue and see the babies and the
baby carriages there You can get
mighty good idea OF how fast the ba.
bies are coming TO tho won to do
These side streets are inhabited ny the
grownup sons and daughters OF the rich
and socially prominent
Remember, these are not the babies
Of apartment house people, but the
children Of those who live in brown.
stone bouses- not yet in the ransions
OF their fathers and mothers which
they stand to inherit. And the moth
ers of these shiny-faced infants are
the young matrons of society. Just as
the fathers of them belong to all the
best clubs in the city
Why, the only way clubman can
get his son into the exclusive Knicker-
booker club, where the initiation is
5000 and the dues 500 a year. is TO
put him up as soon as he is born.
and the waiting list of the club is to-
day filled with the names of baby
boys. One proud father, who lives in
"A house with forty rooms. has three
babies on the list Just waiting til they
are 81
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Wanted a Wife,

Miss Antique-You ought to get
married. Mr. Oldchapp.
Mr. Oldchanp Cearnestly)-T have
wished many times lately that had a
wife.
Miss Antique (delighted)-Have
you. really?
Mr. Oldchapp-Yes II had a wife.
she'd probably have a sewing ma
chine, and the sewing machine would
have an oil can. and ! could take It
and oil ny Office chair. 1t ,squeaks
horribly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

Seattle-Answering an ad offering
$40 to the man who could thrash a
wife heater husky young man wal.
Topped r. r. GILES, former water
front broker here. and claimed the re.
ward from his wife.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
|kNlIIR.
lH " R-@S9&S
HEAVY CHICKENS IN DEMAND
They Are often Purchased In Pref.
ence to Undergraduates Hatched
In Natural Way Best.

We had lot of chicks that wa-,
Matched early in May and sold ar
Thanksgiving for $3.50 per pair
could have sold a lot more. too. az fla
same price, for my customers tog,
them in preference TO turkeys. that .s
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

My dear" moancd the sick man as
he tossed restlessly on his bed; 81
tie doctor I'm thinking Of What a
Tin his will be-"
"Neycr mind, Joseph, said his
spouse com.ortingly There is the
Insurance money. you know"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
se,tApprovsrs Insufficiency,

My motto is Be sure you're right
and then go ahead" remarked one
eminent statesman.
It's fine motto" replied the 9th
er, but It's only good Tor the one
vote you cast yourself What you
want 10 DO is 10 convince a whole lot
OF other fellows that you're right and
let them go ahead"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Had 70 Look elsewhere.

Il have been making a corelul study
81 ned"
Il suppose you have done so by
CLOSELY observing your husbaud?'
oh no The poet. you remember,
asa-s. The proper study of mankind is
uaN."
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Babes Brain in Mans Head.

Baltimore.-A portion OF the worn
out brain of William Buckner. a
wealthy real estate broker was re.
placed by fresh tissues from the brain
of a new born babe at Johns Hopkins
hospital.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

Frlend-Was your play much Of
SUGGEST
Au,hog-S1cS ss, Why, the women
wept 30 thar most OF them went home
with their true cOmpleNioEs.-Puc
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Newspaper Enterprise.

City Editor-Hi. Sims!
Sims tthe reporter Yes. sir.
city EditOr-Go down to the hotel
and interview that magnate and get
his denial Of the interview at the
sEme time SCOOt. now,-Jldge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Oh, No, She Wouldn't.

q can't understand why a woman
should lie about her age. | should
never try TO deceive anybody in that
way
Still, you wouldn't want everybody
to know you were forty.one, would
YOU"
'Fo-ty-one, The idea, I'll not be
thirty-two till my next birthday"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
A Misr Eather.

81 will agree 10 let you have my
daughter on one condition"
What is it,"
That you first deposit, TO my credit
at amount sufficient 10 pay her eX-
ponses when she gets ready TO go to
Reno"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

a woman can't drive a nail
straight"
Not with q hammer. possibly. But
you give her a hairbrush and she can
drive e n III az we'll As any body"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
Gets Fortune; Loses Speech.

Fort William, Ont.--Iohn Dancy, a
riyeter, lost his speech for an hour
when he learned THAI he had been
left an estate of S2.500.0OO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
POULTRY HANGER is USEFUL
Device Found Quite Convenient by
Eastern Poultrymen In Holding
Fowls While Killing.

Here is a device which poultrymcn
OF Boston have found very convenient
in holding fowls during the killing
process. Nothing could be simpler or
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
HUGE TURTLE FIGHTS BATTLE

it over the turtles head after a strug-
gle, in which both were bitten. The
turtle measured five feet and half.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18

Tom-People are so careless when
they are skating
Ethel hear there are many things
iost or the ice.
Tom-Yes; | lost my heart here to-
night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18


~ L. needles with
judged ~ mner and prizes the
painted welknown The
Stemmler Helen Rich
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-04-18
INTERNATIONAL
SUNMSC[IOOL
LESSON
By r. o. SELLERS. Director OF Even
ing Department, The Moody Bible In
stiute OF ChicagoD
LESSON FOR APRIL II.
THE APPOINTING OF THE
TWELVE.

LESSON TEXT-3:7-Io and Matt b:iS-
6
GOLDEN TEXT--"Ye di not choose
nc. but | chose you. and appointed you,
that ye go and bear fruIt."-John 1918
or. W.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-08
Indian Bay Items.

s'Old Jack Frost" visited this section last Friday night and made his debute. This is the first frost of the season. suffic- iently heavy to do damage to growing vegetation.
 Mrs. J. w. Burton and little Margaret Burton returned to. Turner last week after several days visit with Walter Mayo.
 Mrs. K. c. Cozart spent last Saturday in Helena shopping.
 James Jackson spent Sunday in Holly Grove.
 Grover Bass left Friday for Marvell. From there he goes to Blackton where he has position as teacher.
 Dr. Smith and A. Reynolds, of Hot Springs. were Indian Bay visitors a few days last week. They made the trip in a white steamer.
 Mallory Robinson came home Wednesday from Monticello, Ark, where he has been attend ing the State Agricultural School. Johnny Turner was in Marvell Friday.
 Mrs. R. c. Howard went to Crisp Crossing Tuesday.
 Johnny Blaine. of Turner. is spending a few days here this week.
 Wm. Demoret, of Turner, was an Indian Bay visitor Sunday.
 UDELL. L."
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-08
Holly Grove

Miss Nan E. West returned home after a few weeks visit to Mrs. June Davidson.
 Mrs. June Davidson spent Thursday in Helena shopping. Miss Willie Russell spent Sun day in Clarendon, the guest of Miss Irma Cochran.
 Miles Davidson and family have moved into the R. B. Hall residence on Main street.
 Tom Williamson has gone to St. Louis with another car load of cattle.
 The booth supper given by the Presbyterian ladies at the Ma sonic Hall Friday night was quite a success financially and socially.
 The Presbyterian ladies served stew, sandwiches and fresh oys- ters in the vacant building next to Theriac's Meat Market on Tuesday, netting them quite a nice little sum.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-08

Mrs. Jim Williams and daugh- ter, Wilma, returned Monday from a two weeks visit to rela- lives at Russellville, Ark.
 The w. 0. w. and Woodman Circle entertained with big supper Wednesday night at the Masonic Hall.~ After a little initiation exercise up stairs in the main lodge room, the guests and all were invited down stairs where sumptuous supper was spread, seating over one hundred atone time. In all there were over two hundred people served delightful course of salads, sandwiches, pickles and celery, and then ice cream and cake. Everyone left thankful that they had been lucky enough to receive an invitation.