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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-31


Annapolis today to meet the Midshipmen
tomorrow. There is no telling which
team will win, but the chances seem to
favor the Army. The Navy does not
have a man anywhere near as capable to
send to the mound as is Hyatt, the Army
pitcher. Hyatt is rated as one Of the
best collegiate fingers in the country,
and has shown form good enough to war
rant his being offered berths with several
OF the major league clubs. 1t is not like
ly that the Midshipmen will be able to
hit him very effectively. The Sailors,
though, have been putting up a fine article
Of bali nearly all the year and have q
good record to look back over for en-
enlargement.
game to attempt to pick a winner in the
game which is all-important to both serv-
ices. but with Hyatt in the box II would
appear that the chances favor the Army.
The Maryland Aggies will play Wash
ington College at College Park tomor-
row morning. The Farmers have won the
last two games played. and bid fair to
end their season rather successfully. II
they can win from the eastern shore nine
they will have little to regret in the past
spring. Honecker. who did such great
work against st. Johns Wednesday. win
go into the box again, and he should
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
SOME REALLY GRAND OLD MEN
Historical Records Of Longevity That
by Riphts Should d Acoompa.
nled by an AfndAvita

The Mexican who has Just died al
the alleged age of 1856 has been pre-
deceased according to American
news) during the past dozen years OF
so by a citizen of New Brunswick
aged 1872, and q comparative youngster
of Valley Mills, Tex, whose age was
only lis.
The man in the street will be par
doned for thinking that the 1875 has
been inadvertently transposed from
a cricket report. Among ex-Biblical
heroes probably Aid Parr and Henry
jenkins will stand as the best au
thenticated instances Of superlongev'
ity. The monument at Bolton. York
shire. records that Jenkins attained
tho amazing age Of 169."
"A man TX 49," observed Mr.. Dooiey
recently, "looks down on a man Nv 30
and receives his callow optnyons
with q supercilyous SMILE" and fol-
that reason probably On not because
he was q fsherman) jenkins was able
to give evidence on oath concerning
matters 140 years or so previous. AS
a hale young centenarlan he was III
the habit OF swimming the Swals
with ease" and as a boy he is said
to have taken a horse-load of arrows
to be forwarded north for the battle
OF Flodden.-London Mail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
Interesting Search.

William Dana circuit. whose new
novel, The Moth" has just been pub
lished by the Harpers, is noted for his
extreme diligence In verifying all his
torlcal facts that appear in his novels
When writing one Of his earlier o
els, The Spell" he made a special
trip to Florence In order to verify GER
tain illusions and locations. One oil
the first, pilgrimages was to San Do
menico to And the ancient Inscription
upon the wall, which Helen Armstrong
points out to her husband In the first
chapter. Says the author, Il had never
been able to discover where obtained
this data, SO was particularly anxious
to verify 1t. One morning, accompanied
by Mrs. circuit, | set out on what seem
ed a hopeless quest. We located ths
old Etruscan wall. with Its curious
marks; but no legends. Finally Wa
came to some iarlng posters announ'
cling an auction sale. anc beneath
these, when pulled aside. v found
the Latin words, cut deep
stone"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES
Differing Processes of the Mind May
Be Classed Either as the avis
ual" or the "Auditlve."

The great majority Of people a be
classified in one or other of two psy'
Geological types, corresponding to she
great senses Of sight and hearing
These classes sometimes are called
the "yisuals" and the "auditives' re
spectively. The "visuals" or visuaiiz'
ers seem to conduct the majority oil
their mental processes by visual sym
bolism. They think In pictures"
their mental method Is graphic. The
majority OF women belong to this
grcsp and. OF course. the majority OF
painters. sc~uffDDtorR. srcnitects..-Af
rators. engineers and m~ech1SH
gifted people. Such people readily Up.
prehend space relations. and can con.
.ceive new ones. II they possess this
power in high degree they may paint
fine pictures. build . types OF archi
lecture, conceive new machines.
The auditives, on the other hand,
think more in sounds and words and
not in pictures. They naturally in
clude the musicians, the men OF let
ters and the scientific and ~philosophic
among men than among women They
notice things around them less. and
are more commonly credited with be-
ing "abssnt-mindsd."
n great development OF either 10
rare, vastly rarer IL great develop
ment Of both in one and the same In
dividual. Such individuals stand out
as the few supreme examples OF what
We call versatility. and OF these tho
most notable representative In the his
tory Of the world ID Leonardo da Vinci
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
SAY NO TREE IS EXEMPT
Experts Of Department Of Agriculture
ave RsAuIt ~ investigation
Of Lightning.

Washington.-The department Of
agriculture made pubic the results Of
an exhaustive investigation Of light
ming strokes throughout the country.
The report disposes Of the belief Of
the ancient philosophers that certain
kinds Of trees. the laurel, aspen and
beech, were never struck by lightning.
with the statement that amy kind Of
tree II likely to be struck"
The report shows that lightning
strikes In the Colorado plateau region
more often than anywhere else In the
pountry, and asserts that lightning n
! prolific source Of fires In tho forests
Of the west.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
TWENTY-ONE

which carry parcels from the various
departments to the delivery depsr%
ment In the basement Of the old stors.
This conveyor is a vsrJ ef8eisnt means
of internal rapid transit.
THE AUDITORIUM.
The average big store 10 regarded a.
incomplete If it does not contain aa
auditorium where concerts, lectures and
other educational attractions may be
held. So far as auditorium facilities
are concerned, the new Bamberger
store is particularly well off. Located
in the Washington street wing of the
sixth floor, the visitor encounters q
| fair-sized theatre, with chairs and
| stage and dressing rooms complete. The
Bamberger auditorium has a seating ca
| pacity of over 700. Many interesting
attractions have been planned.
ADDED DEPARTMENTS.
The new Bamberger store contains
many new departments, chief among
which are furniture, pianos, talking
machines, candy, optical goods, cleo
trical goods, hair dressing, Oriental
rugs, wall paper, guns and firearms. The
furniture department is particularly
noteworthy. This vast new section oc-
cupies two floors and contains an assort-
ment' of furniture second to none in
New Jersey.
STORE FIXTURES.
The fixtures in the new store are Of
the most approved type. Solid mahog-
any is used throughout. The show
| cases, wall cases and display fixtures in
general are said to be the finest in the
| ctuntry.
THE GEAT POWE PLANT.
The ~Bamberger store contains one of
the most complete private power plants
in the country, with boilers capable of
generating over / 1000 horsepower. All
of the elevators, ventilating fans,
| lights, refrigerating systems and power
machines are operated from within tho
| store.
THE DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
The %Bamberger delivery department,
| always regarded as a model of it's
\ kind, has been increased to an extent
which enables the new store to mako
| the promptest deliveries of any store in
| the whole metropolitan district. The
| delivery section proper is located in
| the basement of the old building, Two
| large tunnels have been bored under
Halsey street, making a quick and
! convenient passage way between tho
| selling point and the delivery centre,
Many wagons have been added and
several additional automobiles pur-
chased. The delivery system of this
new store reaches out into the remote
| corners of the Observation-Disclosures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
esntsnoed to Shake Hands.

Muucis. Ind-Whsn Ada 6tsed and
Clara Tartar appeared In city court,
where each had nlsd several charges
against the other. growing out Of .
quarrel. L. q. starr. acting ~ special
fudge, sentenced the two women to
shake hands aud forget their Differ
tncss. This they did. city court il
no place for women, especially good
looking ones, like you." said tho
fudge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
Thoughtful Father.

A Fort Scott father sent his daugh-
ter's "steady" home in a hurry the
other night by calling down the stairs:
Mary, If the young man Is afraid to
90 alone tell him to walt a few min
utes and ride home with the milkman.'
City Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
MUST SHOW UNION CARD
Now York Pawnbroksrs Mako This
Requirement When Mechanic
Pieduss TooIs.

New Ydfk.-A new ruling, put Into
Il oct by members Of thu New York
PtEnbrokers' association, provides
that hereafter when my mechanic
brings In q set of tools to pledge he
must show his union card.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
what W.. the Textf

= 10y text" began the young
the Book of Nature. It
1nscribed on every leaf, which
kgs to eyery tree, In the library
fqxss-ths latter clause Of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
BUREAU OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE.

Adjoining the rest room is a depart
ment known as the Bureau of Public
Convenience. Here one may consult
timetables, purchase tickets, send mes
sages and solicit all sorts of informa-
ton. The bureau is in charge of a
corps of competent and courteous
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
COLD STORAGE VAULTS.

On the eighth floor of the new store
will be found two huge, cold dry air
storage vaults, with a combined eapac-
ity of 81 5000 garments. These vaults are
Of the most advanced type and an even
temperature of eighteen degrees will
be maintained throughout the year. The
Bamberger storage vaults arg among
the best in existence.
GRAVITY CoNvEY9Rs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11
IT W.T.
THE RESTAURANT.

The Greater Bamberger Restaurant
situated on the fifth floor of the new
building. 1t occupies the entire Wash
street wing and is. nearly twice
the size Of the restaurant in the old
1t has a seating capacity of
over six hundred.
Not a single Kitchen implement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-11

which carry parcels from the various
departments to the delivery depsrA
ment In the basement Of the old stors.
This conveyor is a vsrJ ef]einnt q
of Internal rapid transit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
nED.jGE: RATE FOR
SELLING ROUGH RICE
Growers Association Cuts Charges
to Seven and q Half Cents
Pays Ten Per Cent Dividend

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contracts sIreSuy secured loF We heA'
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Prominent Welsh Planters Unloading
aGas Tractor Here This Week.

Messrs T. II. Moor and sons, Clyde
and Charles, among the most progress
sive planters OF this section are un-
loading a thirty horse power gas
tractor this week. These gentlemen
lost a number OF mules bv cbarbon
during TIE uast two years, and con-
cluded that it would paw them to in
stall a gas tractor, with which they
will not only be able to do their
blowing, discing, and much other
field work, but will also be able to
run their irrigation pumps and thresh
ing machine. The machine they have
purchased was built by firm in
Minneapolis, and was sold by r. M.
GRAY, the we'll known implement
hustler OF this city.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
cLoRldU NEWS

comes from DR.. j. 7. Curtiss, Dwight
Kan He writes: 81 not only have
cured bad cases OF eczema in nv pa
tients with Electric Bittsrs, but also
cured myself by them Of the same
disease. l feel sure thew will benefit
any case of eczema" This shows
what thousands have proved, that
Electric Bitters Is a most effective
blood purifier. 1t is an excellent
remedy for eczema, tester, salt rheum
ulcers, boi)s and running sores. 1t
stimulates liver. kidney and bowels,
expels poisons. belps digestion, builds
up the strength. Price 80 ceuts Salts.
action guaranteed b. AL D-uggists =.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Iowa Rice Farmer Dies From Effect
of a Heart Stroke.

|. n. Newcomer, one OF the promin-
ent citizens OF Calcasieu. was stricken
eith heart failure ut his home eight
miles north OF Iowa station last even.
ing, dying few moments after the
stroke. Deceased was about IS years
OF age and married. He was ons of
the most successful rice farmers in
that part Of the parish, and his death
will be a sad loss to that community
Lake Charles Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
YOU SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT 1T
The Home Fauer.

4, - aaaY country papers are there
m. ~ !, weekly that could live six
,n M u ! Iney had to depend upon the
FL derived from subscriptions
es,.. very y few of them could meet
4 M -, They must depend upon
lsio s,yrrtlslng and job work. Yet
ss.s sually YOU will find some one
\ ,saa enough to complain that
s' - 700 man advertisements in
X NV e, and others care so little
sad ' ,ta? Of the local paper, as
n, i y Job printing out of town.
Il !. = local newspaper? It's a
ass y aade, q directory of the
Ba,saa 1 ,'t tits a history; it
~ W. reporter e it laughs with YOU
Il y, ~ glad, it mourns with YOU
el IL help support YOUR home
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
RECLAMATION CONGRESS-
new ORLEANS APRIL 1919
Every Phase Of Subject Of Drainage
to be Discussed by Men of
International Repute.

New Orlesns, March 2s.-Probablv
the most notable gathering OF men
! eminent as authorities on all phases
, OF drainage, river regulation, flood
prevention and similar subjects, ever
recorded Ia the history OF conventions
will be that OF the second National
Drainage Congress, scheduled for
April 10 10 IS in the city OF New Or
leans, aud there is good reason to be-.
lieve Shat The attendance from ArkRp-
saS, NiESis6ippi and Louisiana will
be especially large. The mayors OF
the various towns in the states men
toned have appointed their quota Of
delegates and the interest manifested
by them aud the fact tat the national
Drainage congress is organized for
the purposes mentioned in the iOreg0-
ing is sufficient to justify the belief
that those appointed as delegates will
come to New Orleans and lend thei,
assistance to the great cause.
Every phase OF the subject Of re,
cIamation BY drainage will be dis
cuSSej by engineers known through
out the hemispheres, while eminent
physicians will tell Of the health bene
fits that IRE to follow the draining
of the wet and overflow lands. Tn,
financial benefits accruing from til,
reclamation Of the IS million acres @
swamp and overflow lands uow subjec
to the reclamation process will a!st
be tOld by experts who have given tn
Rubiect,their careful consideration an
serious thought for many years.
The lower Mississippi Valley shout,
be we'll represented at the April con
ventiou which will run for a period O
four DAYS in city itself built entirel
} on reclaimed laud-New Orleans
, Three Of the four DAYS will be take
up il the discussion OF impartar
papers aud the consideration given t
legislation that will bring about tt
projects advocated BY he congress.
The fourth, or last day OF the gree
: convention will be devoted to sigt
seeing, that is, an excursion to Il
reclaimed section Of Louisiana, az
{ jacent to New Orleans. The viSit0:
viii be given practical demOnstrl
; ton Of the effectiveness of reclaim;
: ton by drainage. Thousands an
> thousands of acres OF lands in s0utl
, ern Louisiana have been reclaime
= and are under cultivation, producin
Z the greatest crops In the history (
i that section. Thousands of acres al
= Joining the cultivated section are no
. undergoing the process Of reliant
! ton. This should encourage the del
: gates appointed to visit Louisiar
. where the practical demonstration
. are made OF the feasibility and desi
3 ability Of the reclamation OF swuml
> and overflow ladds.
: The indications are there will be [
= less than 5000 visitors to New O
. leans during the convention week 81
Z it is q foregOiue conclusion that Il
. lower Mississippi Valley, which Is I
vitaIly interested in this most II
- portant subject, will send her ~
"a share OF delegates.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
\ @,as Delay Field Work For
Balance Of Week.

h =, night rain Wednesday
sns ~ several dasbing showers,
~ s.sa BY a terrific wind that
laTSnssssue the velocity of a tor
s.Ess - sIa' forenoon marlborough
ADI,,a u' ground again, and will
I'M '''S FOR tn. r. 1a;r,'ar OF
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. ALI. Martin and
little daughter. Marjorie were
guests of friends in Lake Charles
Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-07
SENSIBLE SEVENTEEN


Dear Miss Grcy--fn reply 10
"Mlss Sixteen" who wonders why
young men prefer the aociety OF
silly frivolous girls. do not think
this Is true.
Only few young men. tho ones
who think they are so smart and
gtod looking. prefer the society
Of silly. frivolous girls. They have
the sense 10 know tho right girls
will have nothing to do with them.
yet they don't seem 20 know enough
10 steer clear OF the silly ones.
In a city as large MS this. the
right kind OF young mon have few
chances Of getting acquainted with
the right kind Of girls. In the
small city. whore | lived before my
parents moved here. knew lots OF
nice girls. I have lived here q
years and tho very few nice girls
know | met In high school
I would like TO tell the girls not
TO judge young men as class by
tho kind OF thing seen running
around smoking cigarettes and act.
Ing 'mushy~ with the lower class OF
giris
SENSIBLE SEVENTEEN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-07
Letters to Cynthia Grey

90 TO MOTHER


poor girl who finds herself In the condition
IN years am atin g not quite 20 -Four
lived WITH my parents In little town Michigan the
chd ana e lame In ankle My
although desired SAYING would rather
would learn TO do homework girls
whose parents circumstances would
hough was nice could be them
with Them their
ana started ev reports about
ports pread and looked down
Eresed me TO death Here
aud having such nisehood on me
ABOUT THIS tim. young whom
NE came TO Walt hs lilo paid attention being
stricken down by this talk fell
lance OF was that at the end OF
the good Samaritan took my
aching She reproached talked
can In the meantime before Young
man returned TO his home married
ana NJ the time felt God
born II was dead u then begged
me away and they brought :
since have met who has lie has
" not by dagging down. but by lifting he
me to marry him did not know whether tell him
nor SO went TO my mother. and she
AT ad and he promptly iorgave
am OF the happiest with
tond father and mother and loving sweetheart
what say 20 the girls Is; should by
your mother She r. always
20 20 Miss Grey she viii
sympathy and moheriy advice
have made my path much lighter And God bless
JUST A GIRL.
A-Thank for tribute and me You aud
your lover deserve every happiness that life holds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-07

Interest me In the least. just
love 10 read what are termed dime
novels which are not bad. lie says
they are trash. and when | pick up
a book TO read no starts In smok
ing and nearly drives me out
with n.
read them Just the same.
though. I'm a stranger here and |
don't know any one, 40 your daily
papers don't interest me. What
shall dog I don't lNe 20 get mad
at him. an he 10 good In every 9th.
er way. TACOMA GIRL.
A---The longer you feed your
mind on light novels. the harder a.
viii be TO get interested Ia some
thing worth while II you are not
Interested In magazines and pa.
pers. read such novels as Uncle
William" and Happy Island" by
Jeanette Lee.
Don't let the little riff in tho
lutte" make all the music OF your
home life mute. Now Ia the time 10
mend the small deficiencies In your
musical instruments. that you may
be able TO play your life songs In
unison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-07
NOVEL IDEA
FOR SUMMER
ENTERTAINMENT

A grass party ls novel and unique.
This In a guessing contest. for
which a prize, n sweet grass sew
Ing basket. may be awarded.
The game may BIO played In two
ways. The first method is for each
guest 10 write on a slip OF paper as
many different kinds Of grass az she
can think OF. The prize obviously
goes 10 the ono who has the longest
correct list; the second is 10 have
a list OF questions. the answers OF
which are kind or grass. A list
OF grasses may be obtained In any
encyclopedia. Here are fow sam.
Plies.
Where IL the best home for
chickens7-Barnyard grass.
Who Ia vain fellow p Cocks
comb tgraaal
What Is a synonym for sacred7--
Holy (grass).
what is difficult 20 untieg-Knot
fgrasB).
What bird Is a pest to farmors?--
Sparrow lgrassD.
What iA the popularity supposed
disposition OF an old maid Sour
tgrass).
What was the most used weapon
OF the middle agea7-Spoar (graHH) +.
There are Dozens or other yari.
eties OF grass known by popular
names. such as goose grass. Bermu-
dR grass. Bengal grass. sweet grass.
blue grass. ribbon grass. marsh
grass. sea grass, timothy grass,
and many more that can be used as
answers 10 questions.
At such a party lunch should be
served on the lawn, with green an
the predominant color.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-07
OUT or LINE


Dear Miss Grey---f have been
told BY several boys that am
awfuily cute and a swell dresser.
etc. Which Is true with the ex.
ceptlon. my eyes have always been
little out OF line. Until recently
none Of my fellows have said any.
thing about II. but now there 10 q
young man. who think simply
lovely and who has shown mo a
grand time. He told mo ! had
better go to a doctor and have my
eyes untwia,ed. which has hurt my
feelings dreadfnily. DO you think
that he really loves me. and what
would you advise me 90 dot
UNHAPPY GIRL
Acct your brain In line first.
and don't bother about your eyes
The trouble might be remedied By
first class specialist: but you
yourself must get rid 81 your con
ceit and vanity.
Young men who fed you on such
rot have not your good al heart.
They see your weakness. and play
upon II. Be OF some use In life.
Ia your present state you are n
datriment to yourself aud others
You have tho making OF splendi
You have the making OF splendid
woman In your hands. VIII you
make the woman OF yourself: or
will you be a toy in the hands OF
silly fops7 II can help you. let
me know