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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
Little Bobbie S Pa
By William F. Kirk

THERE was other funny man
calm up to the house last mite,
Pa called him the King of the
Air, he sed that the mans naim was
Joe Stevenson, & he sed that Mister
stevenson was the greatest master Of
the en- pyrean that ever sailed oaver
tleecy cloud. You ought to watch him
fly, sed Pa. He can go higher than any
OF them. He can go so high. Pa sed,
that he looks like a speck
How interesting sed Ma. Can't you
fly around the parlor a Httel for us
Mister Stevenson. think it wud be
safer for you to fly in here. beekaus
eeven if you hit the ceiling & dropped
you wuddent be dropping far. Ny hus-
band almost hits the ceiling lots of
times e when he falls he newer gifts
hurt Thare is speshul providence.
Ma said, that watches over children &,
my husband
| am vary sorry that | cant fly in
here. sed Pas friend You see. the
acoustic properties of the room will not
permit me to go vary high Yure hus-
band asked me to cum up here tonite
to tell about the time that flew oaver
the Andes.
How interesting. sed Ma, did you
RELY fly oaver the Andes?
| did. sed Joe Stevenson. & the funny
part of it was that after had scaled
them CRATE hites, & was on the way to
a safe landing place, ] hit condor.
How distressing, Mad sed Did the
condor hit you back?
He cuddent, sed Mister Stevenson.
beekaus me & my aTo- plane fell faster
than any condor that ever dropped out
of the hevings.
Wen, sed Ma, it is all vary interest
ing. to be sure. | always like to meet
my husbands s-tinguished trends.
Some of them is moar distinguished
tnan others, of course, and that means
you first of all. 7 always did like high
flyers, sed Ma. used to go with one
back in Wisconsin and he flew so
high that | was almost on the verge of
marrying him.
Maybe you mite have, sed Pa. if he
haden't lit You know. Pa sed to Ma,
no bird ever flew SO high that he
diden't have to lite, and I say it with
all due respeck to Joe, here.
! had a luv affir myself onst, Pas
friend sed to Ma. | was only care
free child then, running automobile
into banks and turning turtel. lit
tel gurl that l thought moar of than l
did of my own life. which isent saying
much went out with me one day for a
ride Her naim was Hazel but she
dident have hazel eyes On the way
hOam we ran oaver moving van, and
Hazel got vexed. That shows you the
Inconsistency of wimmen, sed Pas
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08

friend. She mite have known that
wuddent have hit the wagon if thare
was a chanst in the wurld for me to
avoid it. And after that she wuldent
marry me. beekaus she sed that no man
wud continue long to luv and cherish
and obey a CURL that was all crippled.
You see, lady, sed Pas friend wen she
flew out of the automobile, her jaw got
dis-located so that she was newer abel
to talk fast after that.
Did you insist on marrying her any
way, sed Ma.
l insisted, sed Mister Stevenson, but
she wuddent have it that way. She
toald me that if her jaw ever got oct
ter she wud marry me. but that she
wuddent marry any husband unless she
had the privileges of a wife.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
This u'ili Stop Your
Cough in a Hurry
Save y by Making This Cough
Syrup at Home.

This recipe makes pint of better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $3.50. A few doses usually
conquer the most obstinate cough
stops even whooping cough quickly. Sim
pie as it is, no better remedy can be had
at any price.
Mix one pint of graduated sugar with
u pint of warm water, and stir for 2
minutes. Put 212 ounces of Pinex fifty
cents WORTHY in a pint bottle; then add
the Sugar Syrup. 1t has a pleasant
taste and lasts a family q long time.
Take a teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours.
You can feel this take hold of cough
in way that means business. Has a
good tonic effect, braces up the appetite,
and is slightly laxative, too, which is
helpful. A handy remedy for hoarse-
ness, Group, bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles.
The effect of pine on the membranes
is we'll known. Pinex is the most valu-
able concentrated compound of Norwe-
gian white pine extract, and is rich in
guaiacol and all the natural healing
pine elements. Other preparations will
not work in this formula.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe has
attained great popularity throughout the
United States and Canada 1t has often
been initiated, though never successfully.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or
money promptly refunded, goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
get it for YOU If not. send to The
Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
MY Secret Of Beauty dothe Says Pretty Madge Kennedy

with lots of outdoor grounds and plen-
ty of breathing space. 1t seems a ter
rible thing to live in a city and not to
be able to see the Sky. | have to lean
out of the window and crane my neck
to see the stars
An Outdoor Girl.
I'm used to seeing the sky a lot,
and you know ! really miss that" said
little Miss Brown confdingly. She
looks like girl who was friends with
the sky in all kinds Of weather and
with all the outdoor things that grow
well I'm getting used to being
Gagged though ! go so the window every
now and then or to Riverside drive to
get glimpse of the Sky to be sure
that it's stin there, I miss it when /
don't see it,"
She said it quite simply and without
any pose at all. and then went on to
tell me about hcr mother. who unfor-
t@uately was not at home.
When she speaks of her mother her
eyes shine with sweet and tender
light, and it is evident that mother en-
tiers into everything, ana up to now at
laas, ie tho contor of me girJ,s lifa
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copyright, 1911, Street & smith,
lronyTight. 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
TODAY's INSTALLNfENT.

Us if a faly? \ weman's weak eva
.,on of the strong silence of a man?
vo, may say so some day; but somehow,
doubt it doubt it.
THE creaking of a chair-the man with
IN had seated himself. There was no other
,ound: a soul in turmoil awakens no
echoes Sweetwater enved the walls
surrounding the unsympathetic reader
they could see. He could only listen.
little while then that slight rustlins
again of the unfolding sheet The fol-
loving was read, and then the fourth and
last:
Dearest:
Did YOU think l had never seen you
trI that day we met in Lenox? | am
going to tell you secret-a great, great
secret-such a one as a woman hardly
whispers to her own heart.
zone day. in early summer, | was sit
ting in St Bartholomew church, on Fifth
avenue. waiting for the services to be
Gin II was early and the congregation
was assembling. While idly watching the
neople coming in, I saw a gentleman pass
nv me up the aisle who made me for
ret all the others. He had not the air
NJ a New Yorker; he was not even dressed
in city style. but as | noted his face and
sxpression said way down in my heart,
That IS the kind of man | could love: the
only man | have ever seen who could
make me forget my own world and my
own people 1t was a passing thought,
soon forgotten. But when in that hour
Of embarra ssment and peril on Greylcck
mountain | looked up into the face OF my
rescuer and saw again that countenance
which so short a time before had called
into life impulses till then utterly I'M
known. l knew that my hour was come.
And that was why my confidence was so
spontaneous and my belief in the future
so absolute.
Il trust your love, which will work
wonders, and l trust my own, which
sprang at a look but only gathered
strength and permanence when l found
that the soul of the man | loved bet
tered his outward attractions, making the
ideal of my folish girlhood seem as I'M
substantial and evanesoent as a dream in
the glowing noontide"
MY own:
Il can say so now; for you have writ
ten to me. and I have the dancing words
with which to silence any unsought doubt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08

COMPOUND mas lone
for me. For twoyears
l suffered. The doc
tor said | had a tumor
and the only remedy
W as the surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
today I ala a well and
healthy woman. For
m on tn 8 | suffered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
BY MARGARET HUBBARD
AVER.

I y would be difficult to find any one
who looks less like the stereotyped
actress, or like what one thinks an
actress ought to look off or on the
stage than little Miss Brown, mean
little Miss Madge Kennedy
NO girl could be as unsophisicaled
as that, said the hatchet-faced female
who sat next TO me at the Forty eighth
Street theatcr and watched that in
genuous young person rush through the
adventures OF the screamingly funny
farce
The vinegary lady should have been
with me when I visited Miss Brown at
her apartment the next day.
can't help calling her Miss Brown,
Every one does.
Nobody calls me Miss Kennedy any
more" she said. as she led me into her
sitting room and settled herself oppo-
site me in a great big chair.
81 am Miss Brown TO everybody now,
but 7 really don't mind if only they like
the play"
An Instant Appeal
There was something so simple, SO
straightforward, so girlish about the
little figure in the big chair that ii
made an instant appeal, just as the
frank and honest little heroine does in
the play.
She looks as all girls ought to look,
absolutely natural; there was not a
trace of makeup on her face, and the
brown hair with the pretty reddish
lights was coiIed closely around the
well shaped head in a pretty, youthful
fashion, just about as she wears it ON
the stage.
She had ousa simple white shirtwaist
and dark skirt, and the high school
girls who pass by the window on their
way to school could nPt be less affect
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.

Jessup, Pa. After the birth of my
fourth child, l had severe organic infam-
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though l could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
Then one of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and after taking it for two months
was a we'll woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from female ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
ole Compound, one of the most successA
IuI remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to a surgical opera.
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
GETTING MORE FOOD VALUE
FOR LESS MONEY.

When you consider the high food
value Of Faust Spaghetti and the
delicious dishes it makes. the cost
seems ridiculously low. Don't you
think YOU should serve if much
more often2 II will mean con
siderable saving in your house
hold expenses and a sure delight
to your family.
Faust Spaghetti is made from Amer
lean Durum wheat by Americans. I'm 81
clean American factory We seal fl uT
in dust, dirt and damp-proof packages
to keep 1t clean and wholesome until il
reaches you. Your grocer sells Faust
Spaghetti in Sc and Toe packages
MAULL BROS,
ST. Louis, Mo.
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PROVED.

There goes a man with very in
teresting history" said the assistant in
the booksellers.
You don't say so! How do you
know"
Il just sold it to him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08

from Inflammation, and your Sanative
Wash relieved me. l am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and l will be glad
to answer letters. - Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, 105 Mound St., Peoria, III.
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SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, ILL.,.
Escaped The Sur.
geon's Knife.

Peoria, I'LL wish to let every one
know whatLydia E. Pinkham sVegetable
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-08
DR.. WOOLLEY'S SANITARIUm

and all inebriety and
drug addictiOns scienti-
tCally treated our 30
wears experience shows
ents also treated At their
ial a book ON the SUBJ
= * son, NJ. IA Vls-
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To Be Continued in Next Issue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
Daddy Bedtime
The Fisherman
NNTV Who Went to
Live In the Sea
BA~A~-
Giauous Loved to Look
at Waves and Sky.

ACK had been 81 thirsty that evening that Evelyn had joksd about the
way lie was drinking water
"1f you don't watch out you'll turn INTO Il fish" he said.
Daddy smiled. Unless Jack M find the magic plant that Glancus
nibbIed there isn't much danger of that" said he
"Gaucus val II fisherman. He ived long ao- ST Ion e that therei isn't
not as yOu like.
His hon was on the Seashore n III was very poor. lie aug hSn
and sold them to buy food and clothing.
Some people thought GlauNus mt III idle fellow becaus he loved to sit
in his boat am look ut the raves IN sky instead ofe casting his net intet he
pretty shell found ON the shore as with the finest fish hat he caught for the
market
"Gaucus loved the sea and all the beautiful things that grew il 1t and the
fish than HI needed or his days living lie would throw them back into the
water n watch hem wistfuuy as they SWAIN away, for tlautus wondere
about the great world under the watersaa and longed Ito zee it for himself with
its mermuds II dInermen IN strange water nymphs n water DDS about
whom the country people talked Oh chilly evenings beside their fires.
"One day Glaucus drew MS net out of the watern ar III iland. The net
"a so full Of fish that he Thought he would land empty them out on the
shore. A tram plant which In had never seen before grew cGset % the
shore, and when the young fisherman threw down his fish those III touched
this plant tapped their fms M before he could pevent 1t jumped back Into
the water an went swimming AVA
"Gaucus looked at the little plant. lie nibbdeda bit of it, Then he was
vercom by a great longing to 20 into thew water Without the slightest tear
he leaped IN I'M vert swimming aftr the fish.
Soon he reached the palace of the sea kig 0eeanIR, h sat high on a
throne of corala II pearls. The king received GhuCus very kindly. When the
king heard how pleased the fisherman as with the ocean world n bow
mich he wished to He there instead o. pom earth Oeemuss sent him to a
magic fountain, II when Glaucus bathed lin this HI Vas wonderfully changed
He became a sea green seag god, .withe green hairs In Il fsns tai to swim with
fustead of legs to walk on"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
This U1iH Stop Your
Cough Ia a Hurry
Bave p by Making This CeukA
Syrup Mt Rs0e.

This recipe makes a pint of better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $3.50. A few doses usually
conqner the most obstinate congh-
stops even wheopinx Dough quickly. Sim
pie as it is, No better remedy can be had
at any price.
Mix ons pint of g~ranulated sugar with
" pint OF warm water, and Stir Tor 2
minutes. Put 2h ounces OF Pinex tGfty
cents WORTHY in = pint bottle; then add
the Sugar Syrup. 1t has . pleasant
taste and lasts a family a long tiMe.
Take a teaspoonfM every one, two or
three hours.
You can feel this take hold of q cough
in q way that means business. Has =
good tonic effect, braces up the appetite,
and is slightly laxative, ton, which il
helpful. A handy remedy. for hoarse-
ness, Group, bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles.
The effect of pine on the membranes
is well known. Pinex is the most valu-
able concentrated compound of Norwe-
gisn white pine extract, and is rich in
guaiacol and all the natural healing
pine elements. Other preparations will
not work in this formula
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe has
attained great popularity throughout the
United States and Canada. 1t has often
been initiated, though never successfully.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or
money promptly refunded, goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
ret it for YOU. If not, send to The
Pinex Co, TT, Wayne. Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12

Norfolk coats are having great vogue
this season and are worn by both children
and their elders. In the illustration, an
excellent model for small women and
young girls is shown. The coat is cut in
front and side-front. back and side-back
portions. The seams make fitting an
easy matter and they are covered by
applied box plaits in both front and back.
The big square collar, the patch pockets
and the sleeve straps all contribute to tho
very smart effect. The belt may be made
Of the material or the coat may be WORN
with one Of patent leather a. ia the illus.
tration. All the rough finished materials,
cheviot, serge, corduroy and velveteen ara
adapted to the making and the coat can bs
worn with a skirt to match on with one Of
contrasting material and color. In the
Illustration, 1t j. made Of brown corduroy
and this with a skirt to match would nlaks
IN exceedingly attractive and useful suit.
For the ,6yearsise. the coat Wilt require
s yards Of material AZ, 81 yards 36. J
yards ~ or Az yards 81 inches wide.
The pattern Of the N 764o h Cut In
isises Tor misses 81 IA, rs and 10 yean. Il
will be mailed 10 any address by ths
Fashion Department Il this paper. ON
receipt Of ten c1ntA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
Tree ~comundruns.

what tree IT. old age sadly cries3 Elder.
And from what tail one comes low sighsF
Which bears the mark Of = snroadering
nrea Ash.
And whirh to chasttxe you takes your
sires Birch.
Which ono do you carry about in your
hand? Palm.
And which one tail and sffm doth stand
Feplar.
Which one bears fruit 80 golden and
roundf Orange.
And which one bears the seas deep sound?
Beech.
Come. tell now. which Is a stale joke?
Chestnut
And which from q stale acorn awoke7
Oak.
70 which would you iiken 4 hrm young
mani Spruce.
Which one yields fruit round and rosy7
And what would you like to put In a pesy9
Tulip.
Which tree Is cloth and fuel In one? Cot
tonwood.
And from which does sweet nuid runi
Maple.
A Boost For Nero.
'Now a scientist says that music
vibrations will e~xtinguish IRE"
! Science is a marvellous thing. Al
last We know why Nero fiddled while
Rome burned Louisville Courier
Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
80 PAGE FOR THE Women FOLKSg@s
HEAPT HND
HOME TALKS
Again the Outcry Against Woman's Dress ?

@, HEN other topics of discussion fail and life settles down to a dreary
IMI Immediately the world becomes a BATTLE-GROUND with everybody
W taking part in the fray.
London has thrown down the gauntlet this time, by its business men
taking a stand fol greater simplicity and uniformity In the Dress of their
Dark coatsa and skirts o. serge, or other fine materials. and severe
shirtwasts, collars. cuffs and ties are prescribed. No ttghtness is allowed
or bows is tabooed. openwork shrtwaists are barred, and dresses must
Hair must not be pulled o worn exravagantly. Earrings re abolished.
In fact. n jewelry except watches is permitted.
Feminine London. 1t may be imagined, is seethins
But London is moi the orly place where the wal clouds of dress are
wt sae hm' tbs,r r hora are !" pt tna ae. srt II nn nr pS %u nm asorr pa Sm an sra ae
and tfs never ZONES amiss For we are a long va yet from a solution
The cAosehttng skirt and bodice" say a prominent Chicago club
woman. should be taken from women by law If necessary. Such clothes
are Responsible for much of the shocking crime and immortality of the
Many ministers AND e n public Office have Joined with the club
s.sts o ,n ad consequently Chicago is also in a state If f'Fn'Hf that lends
And while all this agitation to reform dress is going m in the Old
World and the New, comes a lone voice from New England, o who
has reformed dress, and the consequences thereof
For the last four years, the question of feminine dress. Its absurdity.
IT'S dtscom1ort Its disproportionate expense has been troubling me-" says
and beautiful and devoid of mos of those accessories which have beer for
years the subject Of ridcue by the comic press and the greater part of
a martyrdom. simply because 1T is radically different from the u OF
can be made in a few hours. 1t a be as rich and as beautiful a
wishes according to the material and trimmings selected, but 1T requires
no fitting Or ttresome cutting is without buttons, hooks and eyes and rrele-
want ornament an covered from head to foot without the use of ten
vulgar ,srD shapes ~ mod asDn fashions. n My h1ses and my ' bnt ae M not se rs N
ated as though were prize animal o. exhibition. nr are any OF my Owe
yet what is III CONSEQUENCE of m honest experiment. I I'M told
upon the streets And vel at the opera. where / am assuredy ne of
My house itself is stared at al though a avag elved there Several dear,
prim. old country ladies have vn nut my acquaintance because they find
about S vi h. calls my my ,e sseamrs nys EVEN tn though "a sh' he kn npas' my 0p nasash
has been vastly improved by my costume"
80 after all, we ars inconsistent, aren't wei
rssnisasns and then We 90 and x. the very things we condemn. nsosu..
mind and COURAGE OF 81 conviction Il work nut n wssr a beautiful
yet 'snhnle, costume We look at asfsnne escsu's IT IL inherent"
lsd land of seryicsshie. comfortable and beautiful drsss7
BA~L- A-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12

A frolic particularly suggestive OF
Thanksgiving, the American harvest
home, is a feast of corn. BY corn, of
course, is meant Indian corn or maize,
not the wheat, barley or other grain
termed corn" In Europe.
Invitations are written on COTE col
pred paper and have water color deco
rations representing ears of corn, corn
stacks, etc.
These notes could be issued in the
name OF the corr king, using the form
given below:
"Your presence Is cordially requested
to meet King Corn at 54 Earl court,
Thursday, November -, from $50 to
H."
OF course, the walls viii be deco
rated with ~cornstalks and the ceiling
hung with ropes of the dried ears.
One of the amusements Of the even
ing is a contest where players guess
the number of corn kernels in a large
lar or bowl. The number Of kernels
| will have been already ascertained by
the hostess. who awards a prize Tor
che best guess. Give a bonbonniere in
| the form Of an enr Of corn as a prize.
In another round give eAch player a
needle Or thread, and provide a large
| dish OF kernels that have been pre-
viously soaked until rather soft. The
fun consists In seeing who can, In the
shortest time, make the longest string
of corn kernels. Give a box OF pop
corn candy as q prize. Illustrated Is a
pretty basket suitable for decorating
the Thanksgiving tuble. 1t II flod
with ears OF dried eorn and punches
of grapes. The humble Is wound with
lenvss. This idea may be carried cut
IN paper, even the basket being made
Of the crlnkleh variety.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12

Notice is hereby given. that Meyer An
eekstein, of the City of Perth Amboy, in
the County of Midd,esex and State Of New
Jersey. hath this day made assignment TO
the subscriber of his estate. for the bene-
fit OF his creditors. and that the said
creditors must exhibit their claims under
oath or affirmation to the subscriber. with
in three months from this day. or the
same will be barred from coming in for
a dividend of the said estate. The said
claims may also he filed at the office Of
Leo Goldberger. Esq, l46 Smith street,
Perth Amboy N. j., Attorney for the sub
scriber, the nature of the business carried
on by the said assignor was a general drv