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The evening world., 1912-08-03
POL|CEMAN'S GUN
SCARES BRONX MAN
TO DEATH IN ROW
Plain Clothes Cop on a Ram.
page Disappears After
His Victim Falls.

To-day's record Of violent death began
with a man being scared to death in
the Bronx when a policeman in plain
clothes and on the rampage pushed a
revolver under hi. nose after having
beaten a companion into insenslbility.
Walter Meyer. OF No. 1920 Third avenue,
was the victim OF fear; his WAX heart
lance surgeon said.
William Warren. Meyer and i've other
men. whose names the police did not
learn. were sitting on stools In an ALL
night lunch place. at No. <aG Third ave.
nue.. near 2 o'clock this morning, and
all were engaged In a discussion OF the
Rosenthal case. Two men pushed
through the door. and as soon as they
got wind Of the subject under discussion
one OF them, a big. red faced fellow.
who wore a mourning band about his
derby hat. began TO take . vociferous
part in the conversation.
Abruptly he antagonized all at the
table. and before any one could inter
fere he had pulled a gun and hit War
rem with the butt crushing blow be-
hind the left ear. Warren staggered
back and sank to the floor. Meyer wen,
to his assistance. but as he bent over
the form OF his friend the man with the
revolver pushed tho muzzle OF his
weapon under Meyers nose and COM
manded him to stand back.
Meyer suddenly pitched forward or
his face and lay still. Then the In
truder held of the others In the lunch
room with his gun while he rea shed for
an ivory police whistle. He blew re.
pea,ed blasts on the whistle.
Policeman George Groot heard .hs
whistle and came running to the lunch
room. The man with tho gun threw
back his coat and showed him a polio,
shield. keeping one finger partially ovei
the number. The only digits that 0roo'
could see were 49," evidently tho fsss
two OF the number T.
I'm a cop" the red-faced man In
formed him. II came In here to stop &
little row and this fellow'-pointing 4
Warren-"I had to tap with my gun
don't know what's the matter witt
the other guy
The policeman IN plain clothes am
the other man who had accompanies
him in the lunch room stood arount
until nm ambulance came from Fordhan
Hospital. then they slipped out of thu
door and disappeared. DR.. Gillette
the ambulance surgeon. found tina
Warren had a bad wound behind tn
ear and had him carried to the ambu
lance. Then when he examined Meye
he discovered that the man was dead
when the surgeon heard what had hap
pened he did not hesitate to assign tn
cause OF Meyers death.
Capt. Price. In charge OF the Bron,
detectives. began an immediate inves
tigation when the news of the affai
In the lunch wagon came to his earl
He sent out orders that all policemen I,
the Bronx upon whose shields the mum
bers $50" appear shall report TO hlr
for a lineup and he instituted a acarc
for policemen known to b wearin
| mourning.
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good humor. mrth and genuine en-
joyment
There's a great difference In the
Sundays since the Feis came back"
a former Lord Mayor of Dublin who
was attending the Bray Head festival
as the guest of tho rector of 81. Gro.
mans remarked to his host They
used TO be as long and as dull AZ II
we were Connecticut Puritans'---he
looked at the one American present
furt!vely to see IL he had made a
slip of the tongue. then reassured.
continued--''but now they're bright
again. For II there lent Feis going
on there's Feis to be preparing for.
And every one has something to look
forward to. Why. during the week.
In Dublin heard a score OF people
speaking of coming here to-day. And
that reminds me, father. Did you ever
hear the story OF one of your pre-
decessors In the pulpit Of Saint
Cronan's?"
Father Colalsn smiled his desire to be
| Informed of the story. Somewhere In
his smile was the hint that he had lis
tened to tbat particular tale before: bu,
he Is one OF the old school OF gentlemen
and the hint never grew larger. So the
tale started:
"He <hs to preach here at st. Gro
mans one Sunday. aud he missed tn,
train. lie went over to a car sta nj
near tho O'Conneil Bridge. and say,
to a driver. Tn going to Bray Ar,
We. now? asked the driver. Yes say!
ne, ascending the car. The driver neve
stirred his whip. I'm going to Bray.
repeated the clergyman. The drive
pointed his whip Mt little ass-cart tina
was passing Follow him. says he
That's what he's going to do Thei
the Clergyman explained that he wa
on his way to preach at st. Cronen's a
Bray town. All. It's all the same sal
} the driver. 'Ye tod yerse,f the FRS
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YOUTH SLASHES Man
IN FIGHT AFTER HIS II
ATTEMPT TO STEAL
a ~
With Mask and Wig Immigrant
Goes After $500 Rents, I
but Is Caught.

Screams and wells from the second
floor OF the fve-story tenement at No.
2o South Third street. Williamsburg.
threw twenty families into excitement
early to-day md brought dozen
frightened tenants to watch fierce
struggle on the dre-escapo between
Norris Sternhouse, the janltor. and
Max wittenberg. eighteen. who lives
across the hall.
S;ernhouse. who - In his bedroom
about 500 rents, collected IN the last
two days, was awakened by footsteps
In his kitchen. He saw masked and
w!gged man. They grappled. While
Mrs. Sternhouse screamed the night got
out on the fre-escape. There the tn
truder drew a knife>snd gashed Stern
houses head.
BY this time the house was In an up
roar. and the noise attracted Policeman
Peters Of the Bedford avenue station.
who arrived In time to catch Witten-
berg as he ran out.
The knife, mask and wig were found
on the prisoner. who has been In this
country only a few months and r.
quick methods. DR. Finer OF williams
burg Hospital took several stitches In
Sternhouse's head. and Wlttenberg was
arralsned In the Manhattan avenue
court to-day on charge OF burglary.
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PICNIC DINNER BURNED,
NO PICNIC FOR THEM
Mis-. Manoney Had Pressed Little
Mahoney's Clothes, Too, but
Fire Spoiled Holiday.

Mrs. Rose Mahoney. her husband
and their two little children viii not
attend the clam bake and picnic dinner
out on tho shore OF Long Island to-
morrow. They planned for 1t Cor
weeks, and all day yesterday Mrs. Ma
honey remained in their apartment on
the ground floor OF No. AL West
Nineteenth street. pressing up their
Sunday clothes and arranging for the
day IN the country.
This morning. happy in the thought
that she had brought the picnic diu-
ner. Mrs. Mahoney stepped into the
hallway to talk to neigh bora leaving
her children. william, aged four. and
John. aged two. playing on the floor.
A few minutes later Charles Kramer
and Mrs. Marie Bainford. to whom sue
was talking. smelled smoke. Mrs. Ma.
honey rushed to her flat and found
the interior q mass Of flamea Dis-
regarding her own danger. she rushed
through the fire and dragged out her
babies, who were unhurt There vas
q small sized panic In the tenement
house. scores OF women fleeing with
their babies. The firemen confined
the flames to the MahoneC apart
ment--
But all the picnic clothes and ain.
ner were destroyed.
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NATIONAL LANGUAGE
/ NEW |RELAND'S REAL NEED,
II SAYS HEAD Of LEAGUE

Industries Are Being Revived Everywhere and
Youngsters Are Taking Up the Gaelic
Tongue After School Hours in Sec
tons Where It Isn't Taught.
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WHITE PLAINS LINE ALL OPEN

The extension from One Hundred and
Eightieth street to the Harlem River
at One Hundred and Thirty-third street
OF the now line OF the New York.
westechsster and Boston Railroad to
White Plains was opened to trafYic to-
day. Tho terminal at Westechestsr
avenue. White Plains. Is also finished,
SO that the entire system. which ha.
been In active construction for three
years, Is now open 20 the public. Since
May the road has been running to
New Rochelle and more recently as far
as Mamaroneck avenue, White Plains
There Is to be a service OF rs trains
a day running to Mount Vernon in Il
minutes for 10 cents New Rochelle
~ minutes. IL cents. and White Plains
81 minutes, e cents.
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time, but TN take ye there"

time, but TN take ye there"
They were still laughing over the
story when on the sea wind there
sounded O note SO piercing. so thrill
ing that tho heartbeat OF one who
listened stopped In sheer terror. then
suddenly pulsed into quicker surging.
For the music of the war pipes rose
with the wind. shrieking. whistling,
shrilling. as down the hill there came
the Killed. short-stockinged. beribboned,
bonneted pipers. What they played l
Ing hosts-but II brought back through
generations of westward-going people
and through parasangs Of distance the
old ireland as no manuscript. no relic
mo ruin, could ever bring II back: for Il
was alive. that music.
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from noon TIL dusk without once stop
ping. And, as well as one might tell,
with all the diversions OF the long az
ternoou. Ii was the same tune that he
played. and It wasn't over the Hills
and Far Away" at that lie himself
modestly declared that he was only Il
eecond-rate fiddler. eye should hear
them at the great FEELS, lady" he insist
ed. Just you wait for the Cireachtas.
and IT'S then you'll be hearing the trui
flddlers''
sure. the are the same steps that
7 used to - doing mesSf." an old
woman said as she stood on the edge
OF the crowd around the platform.
watching the feet feet OF the dancers.
60 ahead and do them" a mlschievods
Young man invited her. Go on with
ye." she laughed at him. IT'S not
the likes OF me- We want to he LOOKING
at. but the purity young girls" And
the crowd Joined her In the laugh on
the youth.
Ter purity young girls" coming dowr
from the platform when their dancing
| was over. were not lacking IN SWANS
Every lassie had laddic. and she let
him trlumphantly back TO the group ~
| her family. who awaited her In fon,
pride at her efforts. whether or not the!
were crowned with the success> OF tn,
| prize. And when the green-costel
Rreen-trousercd. green-stocklnged boy
came down. flushed with their efforts
! conscious OF their success. there Mer
girls In plenty to give them praise o
sympathy
Local enthusiasm runs high and locs
pride runs deep, but for all that tn
Feis Bhri. as are all the other Eel,
was quiet affair. much more orierl
than a Coney Island or South Have
crowd There was no rudeness-i
fact. you'il have to go outside Irelan
to find rudeness except In the car
drivers glhcs Mt each other-no rous.
ness. no horseplay. but everywher
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SENTENCE SUSPENDED
IN ONLY TWO CASES
OUT Of twenty
Were Given Benefit of Pre-.
vious Good Records; Others
Gel Long Terms.

But two prisoners Of the score ar
ralspcd for sentence yesterday in \the
Courts Of General Sessions were given
their freedom on suspended sentences.
Both had been convicted Of assault and
were given the benefit Of former good
character
Tho sentences imposed were az fol-
lows:
~ JUDGE RosALskv.
william NJ. Waterbury. 'thirty-seven
years old. Pleaded guilty TO forging
two or three years
Az JUDGE MULoUEEN.
Russell Sage. thirty-five years old,
pleaded guilty petty larceny. stole watch
and chain from barber at No. 722 Am
sterdam avenue. three prior convictions.
pcnitentiary one year and 500 fine;
Louis Rosenberg. seventeen years old;
Hyman Tepofsky. eighteen years old.
ali pleaded guilty petty larceny. stole
~ from woman OH West Fourteenth
street. ali second offenders, petitentiary
one year and $500 fine each: Ernest Bow
en-, thirty-nine years old. pleaded guilty
petty larceny, stole purse containing "
from woman on Fifth avenue, ex-con-
Wet. penitentiary one year and 500 fine;
oedn Roma, twenty-nine years old.
pleaded guilty burglary. broke into an
apartment. No. s23 East Eighth street.
second offense. State prison four years
and Ave months; Lorenzo Battisto.
twcnty-eisht years old. pleaded guilty
carrying revolver. first offense. peniten-
tiary ono year; William Lawson. TWEEN
ty-two years old, pleaded guilty carry
ing revolver. first offense. penltentiary
one year; Micnael I. Connors. twenty
eight years old. pleaded guilty carrying
blackjack, first ofrense, penitentary one
year.
az JUDGE c'sULLIvAN.
Richard Fay. nineteen years old. tried
and convicted OF assault. first offense
sentence suspended: Albert j. Main
nineteen years old. pleaded guilty of as
sault. first offense. sentence suspended
BENJAMIN Leventhal, twenty-four years
| old. pleaded guilty attempted grand lar
ceny, stole wallet worth SS1, ex-convict
state prison two years and three months
Philip Hines. twenty-four years old
pleaded guilty petty larceny. stole purs,
containing 81 from passenger In subway
first offense, penitcntiary one year
Louis Brown, eighteen years old. triet
| and convicted attempted grand larceny
tried to steal purse from passenger OF
| IL" train, three former convictions fol
di sorderly conduct. Elmira Reformatory
| Carl A. Young. forty-fve years old
pleaded guilty assault, second offense
penitentiary one year: Morris siegel
twenty-five years old, pleaded guilty re
ceiving stolen property. first offense
penitentiary six months: Walter Died
rich. twenty years old. pleaded guilt.
burglary. broke Into apartment at No
80 East Fortieth street. second offense
State prison four years: Clark T. Allen
twenty-three years old, tried and con
yicted grand larceny. second ofYenss
State prison two years and six months
John White. twenty-six years old. plead
ed guilty burglary. third offense. Stat
prison three years and eight months
Mamie Life. seventeen years old, plead
ed guilty grand larceny. stole 80 fror
woman. first offense. Bedford Reforma
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t1ooo goods OF Irish mAnofacturee ano
a. Gamcs. the old DANCES. the old 4
teasivsly wealthy In all Europe bsior
70 bstter example Of tbs work Of
u ensts I>sasus can b. set down M
~. fact that while the Irish newspa'
- vsre nlied with accounts OF the
xoQs Rule bSli speeches. whi1e politician
INLAND sssthss With excitement over
Asauith's last announcement ana
CAurchilrs visit white London con.
csras itHeis with the topic N the fste
o. We bill and whiis the Clstsr minor
ity kecps insistisg op q division Of the
eouatry the Gaelic League. which has
uaitsd ireland as no other factor since
ths days Of Brian Boru, Joining North
ana south. Catholic and Protestant
concerns itself only with its Feis and
the approaching ceremonies Of ths Ard
Fsis. or Parliament OF the Gael. which
will b. held in the Rotunda here N q
few, eAys. y ..t
pN.HYoE GAYS irish LANGUAGE
Is NECESSARY.
o.. DopSlas hyde. president OF the
,4&gus. ypokr at the,Fe! Bhri. or 'es-
0vAa at Bray Head. and his speech
nssef once tp,,chei the question Of nv
hnsr. But brief as u was. y won,
deeper than liberalization OF the sur.
face. diving. down shtc de9ths where
,arrcAtn are bu!ag, set In motion that
WY, yet sweep away the barriers oil
erRos ION 10 an frlsh nation. Fol
inAyalx tha, started In irish. hut tia
rssttd into English because Bray .Hcat
N not yet an. frlIh-'asahlns. cent:e br
hyde called sticntlan 10 tis Ttca
srsth Of all the modern na'ionai.Iini
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YOUNGSTERS DANCED EACH
OTHER DOWN IN JIGs.

But II was around the dancing plat
form that the crowd grew densest when
the little boys and the little girls arose
TO dance each other down In the jigs and
reels, the hornpipes. the slip jlgs, the
three hand reels and the four-hand
reels. Eileen nj Tola and Mary Bate
man and Catherine Hawkins and Maui
rten Renc!ds and Maureen Bride and
seosam Phcan and Mauroen nj Diln
and the same Proinian O'3ulllvan who
had told tic rune OF Cuchullain were
| the winners after long lines OF lads
! and lassics had risen to the platform
and swung their feet to the rhythm OF
! the old ilddlers tune.
! 1t was "a wonderful fiddler that they
| had ut the Fe,s Bhri. for lie played
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The
0vs.ng making
which
n
The evening world., 1912-08-03
BY MARY SYNON.
Specal ConntlssOnev to Ireland Tor The Gaelic league
America.

DUBLIN 2IreIand after
yaS British Parliament give her back the legislative ndpend
British from her.
While
from
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WITH The nose between ibs hind ieS,
md Gs tail eafied axoax1 osisids,
leaving oVt eniy TIE eAss 10 estsh
my Round 81 danger Wherever the
brown rat .Akes 10 IL abode II drives
oil 81 destroys ali ether rats. The
black rat was The common house rat
Until driven et by The brown rat. The
black rat Hire ehe brown came ortst
hailt from Asis and WAS ffst knewt
III America Id i544.
this country, while is house rats
are all frets abroad, hiss u humber Of
indigenous spseies. Among these are
the Florida wood rat, the California
Woed rat, The gray weed rat Of The
Reeky mountains, whlsh Ii feted fer
It's differing, carrying awAy Ill NAH.
her Of articles ttat may be lying
about, such As Knives, ferris aud ethef
things Of he use 10 IT, This Species
has d soft, buahy tell md Ii eaten By
the indians, lie flesh having y delicate
fateF, Theh, tee, there IL the eettea
fat Of The southern states, sometimes
called The nee rat, . little teilew
about five inches long reddish
bfewH rat, which lives In burrows
which II digs, Its nShas Ia derived
ffem the fret thbt IL lines It's hest
with petfeH.
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PRESENT AND COMING STYLES
Little That Is Really New, Though
tho Flounce Has Been Estah-
Ilshed In High Favor.

The flounce is at last established IN
high favor. And many of the new taf-
feta frocks with fetching little Jacket
wraps to match have as many as three
or -four fiounces reaching to the knee.
or course the flounoed skirt is short.
revealing plainly the pretty buttoned
boots which are now so fashionable.
1t Is also narrow. the measurements Of
the scant douncs being kept within
"a yards width decreed by Nine.
Mode.
In q season when taffeta as q dress
material Is lifted to the pinnacle Of
favor 1t seems odd that ribbed rib
bons should have such a vogue in mil
linery; but all the ribbon trimmings
on spring hats seem TO be In g~rosgrain
or ottoman ave These ribbons
are plated into all manner Of smart
bows, fans, oockades and cabochons.
When big, soft bows are used, silk by
the yard in taffeta weave seems the
favorite material.
Motor coats are simple and smart in
design. Even the inexpensive models
have good lines. with broad, roomy
shoulders and a narrow effect at tbs
FOOT. These coats are made of English
and Scotch tweeds and the cookbook.
ing American wool mixtures that re-
peat the tweed effects at moderate
cost. Huge buttons and %eccentrically
shaped cuffs, revers and pockets give
them a knowing and modern look.
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RAT IS NOT NATIVE
COMMON VARIETY CAME TO THIs
COUNTRY m sHips.
Though Living In Filthy Places the
Rodent Is Naturally Clearly n
Takes Great Palms With
His Coat.

With the opening days Of winter
housekeepers, particularly in cities
and towns, begin to note evil
dences that the dwelling has had an
increase in the number of it's inhabi-
tants. and that the cellar and the pan
try have been invaded and plundered,
not by one, but by a company Of bare
footed burglars. the Indianapolis News
says. Then Is time to set the rat
traps, for with change In the weather
these knowing animals have come in
from the lumber piles, the stables and
the trash heaps they occupied In the
with keenest of appetites, ready to
carry off anything in the line OF eat
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1~AND-PAlNTED SLIPPER
DAINTY FASHION WORTHY OF ITS
) POPULARITY.
Not at All Hard to Decorate, ant
Makes 4 Most Welcome Gift
at Any Timc-Two Designs
That May be Copied.

One Of the daintiest fashions intro
huced this season was the hand-paint-
ed slippers for evening wear.
Can you imagine a more attractive
gift for the graduate or bride than a
pair of these?
The slippers are satin, white or any
delicate tint, and the design may be
of any favorite flower.
With flmy gowns Of chiffon. lace or
net, these lovely slippers add just the
correct touch to produce a perfect cos.
tune.
Any with the slightest artist.
&c ability can paint these slippers and
find It a delightful pastime.
Two cleverly arranged designs are
given here, which you may transfer
10 the slipper in this manner
Over the slipper place a email piece
OF carbon paper and on top OF this the
design. Carefully trace each flower
with s. sharply pointed pencil. You
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ables, ezeert-hH6 they draw the
hne--cAnned Foods,

nne~cAnned GOODS.
ALI the common so-cailed house rata
In this country are immigrants, Be.
longing originally 10 the old world,
from which they came In ships. The
rat most common with US 10 the
brown rat. sometimes called the Nor
way rat, but originally a native Of In
dia and Persia, entering Europe
through Russia about 1887, and
brought to America about f7T5. What
ever may be said Of the pilgrim ia
theirs, or Of the first settlers at James
town, 1t has never been charged that
they brought any rats with them.
The brown rat 10 six to eight
inches long with a tail elk to eight
inches long, and this tail Is a wonder
ful ~appendage, with more muscles
than the human hand, being used as
a hand, sc q balanoer, and as q spring
TO aid In jumping.
Though rats live In filthy places
and In foul air they are naturally
clearly and always have g sleek coat
as they take great pains to clean
themselves, hoking their paws after
tho fashion Of the cat. In sleeping
they coil themselves up like a ball,
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Wlso Of Lace and Chiffon.

The evening oorssge grows smaller
and smaller aud beautifully less. Very
~dishabille, as u Partisan friends
more elegantly express 1t, Is the cor
sage composed Of a wisp of lace and
chiffon, upheld over the shoulder by 9
thread OF brilliants OF beads.
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ralest blue, with yellow centers. The
bowknot may be any color desired;
however, pale pink with the blue al
way makes an effective combination.
If you desire to purchase the hand
painted slippers, you will find them
rather expensive. When decorated at
home they cost comparatively little.
They are the most acceptable of
gifts, delighting any one fortunate
enough to receive them.
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viii and an exact duplicate OF the de-
-sfgn on the slipper.
Use watercolors to tint the flowers.
Wild roses are used for one design.
These are always effective on account
Of their delicate shading. The color
ing should range from the faintest
pink to a deep rose.
A daisy design is especially lovely.
Daisies, in their simple beauty, make
an appropriate decoration for the
white slipper of the bride or the
sweet girl graduate"
Violets In al effective arrangement
are good. Shades and tints Of violet
should be used to color these lovely
blossoms.
A design otforget-me-nots is exceed
'ngly pretty. They should be tinted
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Even II 1t Isn't Losp Year,

Lauer's Drug Go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-12

Pay for your clothes while wearing
them. Our claim of More for your
money on credit than elsewhere is a
solemn policy with us, We challenge
the retailers of this city to equal our
values if they can in style and price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-12

Where is the Isle of Man, PAP
I'm not sure. my son, but | know
that the aisle OF M is the one by
which she drags a man up to the al
tar"
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FOR THE CHILDREN
ALSO FOR GROWN PERSONS
QUICK SAFE = RELIABLE
NO oPIATss NO NARCOTICS
F0LEY'S HONEY AND TAR
COMPOUND

a COMMON COLD neglected may go
quickly into GROUP, BRONCHITIS, or
PNEUMONIA which often means a sud
den fatality. Keep FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR COMPOUND always in the
house and give at first sign of a cold.
Refuse substitutes,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-12

Mrs. T. ], Adams, 80 40, kansas
Ave. ColuTbus, Eas., writes: For a
lumber OF years my children have been
subject TO coughs and colds. got
some OF TOley's Honey and Tar Com
pound ard Eave found that e cured
their coughs and colds in a very short
Time. so ] keep IL IN the house all the
tiu-"."
Iauer's Drug Co.
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mss ,, PETERkOE
HAIR nnE6SIN0, MANICURE AND
MANAGE PAhLOR
Nh !. MORROW
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L. MINK, $40 State ST.
FIRST CLASS WORK IN TAILORING

A speciality in Suits aud Skirts.
Also in Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing
at the loves. Prices.