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The citizen., 1914-10-30
About the Bottle Tree.

The Sterculias Is a genus largely
represented In Queensland, and wide
ly distributed. To it belongs the bot
tie tree of the west of Queensland
Blacks eat the seeds of one of the
species Of the coast, and in the Phil
ippines those of apparently a closely
allied species are considered whole
some when roasted or boiled. though
eaten in large quantities. The tree
belongs to a good family, being re-
lated to the Theobroma (food of the
gods). which supplies the world with
cocoa and chocolate. When the fruit
splits open It is a brilliant scarlet,
with an orange-tinted interior;
along the parted edges are the seeds.
oval and black. covered with rich
purple bloom. The fruit being
tough and leathery, remains on the
tree a long time, forming a most Of.
fectivs display in the gloom Of TIA
tungla-T. P.'s Weekly.
The citizen., 1914-10-30

He was smiling now. He looked at
his wife.
You see l met him just before left
the office. don't know, though,
whether he can take you riding or
not"
Jane was white. Her voice came as
cold as ice.
Why not?" she asked.
Why, you see, Brand has an sp-
pointment here with Dick and me-a
business appointment I am sure he
VIII be very much occupied. But
don't want you and Mrs. Collins to lose
your ride. Brand will lend you his
car"
No, l think I'll be going." said Mrs.
Collins. Il don't think this is going
to be very good day for auto riding.
Wait" Jane demanded. There's
Mr.. Brand now"
They heard the car stop In front.
Jane started to the door.
I'll CO." said Reynolds, and his tone
suggested quite forcibly that no one
else would. The three stood as If pet
rifled as he opened the door.
What, you homer" said the aston
ished Brand.
Then you didn't expect to see me?'
mo. and you know didn't" the mil
honaire responded curtly. He stood in
his big coat with fur cap in hand. an
imposing figure, like some monstrous
bear at bay. He glanced from one to
the other. There was none of the
coward in Brand. His sapient smile
added insult to injury.
Quite little family gathering" he
remarked.
He looked particularly at Jane.
There was searching keenness in
the glance as If he would ferret out
The citizen., 1914-10-30

from her. II possible, the meaning oi
the others presence. She met the
stare fairly and openly without sign
| Of embarrassment. If for moment
the millionaire had suspected some
trap the thought had vanished now
He advanced and took the hand ex
| tended, then with a brief nod to Mrs
Collins. turned to Dick.
Lord. you're as persistent as a
shadow" he said.
But more effective" the reporter
smilingly suggested.
Brand scanned the faces quickly
Dicks words had conveyed no intelli-
gence to the others. The big man saw
this. He smiled in turn.
Just bit more" he ventured. He
stepped towards Bob. well, what's
the idea?" he continued. I'm hero.
We're all here. What next"
There was no levity In Reynolds
yelled reply. Brand saw the look. but
his own never wavered.
"Why, you came over to take the
ladies out riding. Mr.. Brand, but I've
got some business that think you'll
be interested In and | thought you
might let them take whirl in the
car while you and stay here and talk
it over When get through they can
come back and the car can take you
nome"
That's satisfactory to me-" Brand
answered. You'll find the car out
side, Mrs. Collins. You. too. Mrs.
Reynolds"
Jane, who had stood like a statue
since her brief greeting to the million
aire, looked from him to her husband.
She did not shrink. but the words she
framed we're slow In coming and
Brand went on:
"How long, Reynolds?" he asked
sharply. He glanced at handsome
watch and snapped 1t shut.
"Oh, about half an hour" Bob In
formed him. Our business may take
less than that, but we don't want to
spoil the ladies' trip"
Dick, watching with admiration his
friends calm manipulation of the
scene. felt that in the forthcoming So
quel his presence would be unneces-
sary. He reached for his hat.
"If you'll pardon me-" he said, II
think I'll vamose for little while
as before"
NO" answered Reynolds quickly.
The citizen., 1914-10-30
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds move into their
new bungalow-$500 down, balance same
as rent!-on Staten Island. Dick Meade
newspaper man. cynic socialist, takes din
ner and spends the night. The Reyonlds
seem comfortable In their home, but with
hint Of loneliness. Dick warns Bob
against John Brand. Bob's old school
mate. now member of 'the system -
VINO Is expected to call. Brand, Hudson
Cement company president, offers Bob
10000 to use his position as chemist with
the United Construction company to
cheat the specifications for cement work
on the Pecos River dam. Jane overhear-
ing. asks Bob to accept. His refusal, in
me face of their poverty, chills her.
Brand wiles Jane into conspiracy to
make Bob earn" the $4,000. He takes
ner Tor an auto ride and they are seen
by Dick. She receives 500 "conspirator's
money" by mail from Brand. and in the
sudden change from skimping economies
ana unpaid bills to real ready money
loses all sense OF true moral values. The
cIandestfne auto rides continue. Jane
tries In vain to influence Bob to accept
b!anos offer. Dick goes to see Brand
with some vague idea of making him
cease his rides with Jane. Brand Insults
Dilck. who knock him down. Mrs. Col
ms. becoming suspicious of James new
me feathers" objects to further chap
eroning Of Brand and Jane. Dick ar
TTves unusually early on his regular
wednesday visit
The citizen., 1914-10-30
CHAPTER XVI.
The penouement.


They heard the honk Of the return.
ing car and Mrs. Collins thanks and
farewell to the chauffeur. Brand took
out his watch, then glanced at Rey.
nolds.
81 don't want to be dlsagreeable, /"
he said, but this nonsense has got to
end for me. Shall we invite my chauf-
feur in?''
His voice was quiet enough, but his
meaning was clear and the vexation
that his tone implied was sincere.
Brand was good at bluff, but he was
ready, too, to back a threat with
deeds The storm cloud was about to
break. Jane saw it and felt her first
alarm.
Wait" she said excitedly. wait
Just minute. Bob shall know all he
wants and more"
Then, II you don't mind" the mil
lionaire suggested. Tets be seated"
He fetched chair to Jane.
"Bob," his wife began, IF you want
to learn all the truth you've got to
learn 1t from me. Mr.. Brand can
tell you why he has come here-be-
cause asked him to. But that Is all.
That night. five weeks ago when he
came for the first time we heard what
he proposed. l heard 1t as we'll as
you. You formed your opinion and
gave your verdict and formed
mine"
Brand raised his hand.
Pardon me-" he said suavely, and
pointed the hand toward Dick. II
think our friend here was playing
The citizen., 1914-10-30

OhSSNSe ~
in the approach to Missy, where
the Fifth division eventually crossed.
there is some open ground. which
was swept by artillery fire from the
opposite bank. The Thirteenth bri-
gade. therefore, was unable to ad-
vance, but the Fourteenth, directed to
q less exposed point, was RATED over,
and at night established itself on the
left of Sainte Marguerite, where later.
with the Fifteenth brigade supported
by the Fourth division on their left, it
succeeded in repelling heavy counter
attacks on the Third corps
On the morning of the 18th the
Third corps found the enemy estab-
lished in strength on Vregny plateau.
The Twelfth infantry crossed at We
nizel, but the bridge was SO damaged
that the artillery could only be man
handled across it. Meanwhile the con-
struction Of bridge began close to
the road bridge at venizel.
"At 2 p. m. an infantry attack in the
direction Of Chivres and vregny had
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
Regeneration By Legislation
compulsion Makes Hypoerites and
Not Converts.

An ominous sign of the times Is the
apparently widespread disposition to
shift responsibility upon the govern
ment. A former chief justice of Con.
necticut. in an address. saw this dis
position In the vast number of things
which American citizens had been
commanded to do, or prohibited froin
doing, by regulative and restrictive
enactments, and concluded with this
significant remark: I'VE have not
yet reached the condition of the an.
cient Peruvians. whose daily lives
were infinitely regulated by govern
mental authority. but We are on a
stream which flows that way"
That honesty In nation must rest
upon Individual character and that re-
generation must begin with the intt'
vidual, seems to be lost sight of. The
sole talk OF the political ngitator, and
too often of the moral uplifter, is OF
reform by legislation.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
A Vote For State Wide Prohibition
Is Vote Against Local Option
VOTE NO ON STATEWIDE PROHIBITION
the COLORADO BUSINESS MEMS HOME RULE LEAGUE

Government can enact laws estaS-
fishing relations between individuale.
but canot put neighborly qualities into
mems hearts. The law can compel a
man to support his wife. but canno.
make him love her. Legislative bodies
can enact industrial legislation, but
cannot put the spirit of fair-dealing IN.
to the souls of employer and employed.
Legislatures can pass drastic laws
regulating the liquor traffic. but can.
not legislate temperance, or alb
stinence, or self.contrcl into the heart
of the citizen, things which are q.
more Importance to him than all the
laws that can be enacted in his be.
half.
Fundamentals of Christian char
acter and morality must be the wcr;
of individual training and discipline.
The spirit of community that Ia
moral and honest will be unconscious
ly reflected in its laws and in the
characters OF the men chosen to fill
official positions. But no amount OF
zeal in executives and legislators can
create, by flat, public morality from
Il corrupted constituency. The legts.
lation which attemps to do SO by mi
nutely regulating conduct Is Social
istic and contradictory from all thu
teachings of experience.-From the
Peace Forum" July, 1914.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
HOW PARIS LIVED
DURING MEMORABLE
SIEGE OF CITY

tThe description of how the plain
people lived through the siege of
Paris in the Franco-Prussian war, as
it appears in Arnold Benefits most
famous novel, The Old Wives
Tale" is one of the most celebrated
war fiction documents ever printed,
When | was living in Paris. | said
to my old railway servant. by the
way, you went through the siege of
Paris. didn't you?" He turned to his
wife and said. uncertainty. The
siege of Paris? Yes, we did. didn
we?" The siege of Paris had been
only one incident among many i'll
their lives. OF course. they rem,:n-
bered 1t well, though not vividly,
and | gained much information from
them. But the most useful info-na-
ton which gained from them was
the perception, startling at first,
that ordinary people went on living
rery ordinary lives in Paris during
the siege. and that to the vast mass
of the population the siege was not
the dramatic, spectacular. thrilling
ccstatic affair that It is described in
history.-tArnold Ilennett in intro
duction to The Old Wives Tale.")
The landlady's ignorance of the
military and political situation was
complete: the situation did not in
trrest her. What interested her was
that she had three men to feed. and
that the price of eatables was ris-
ing. She bought 80 pecks of pota-
toes at franc peck. One morn
ing, on going to do her marketing.
she found notice across the shut
tered window of her creamery in the
Rue Notre Dame de Lorette: CLOSED
for want of milk The siege had
begun: 1t was in the closing OF the
creamery that the siege figured for
her; in this and in eggs at five sous
apiece. She went elsewhere for
milk. and she paid frac litre for
1t. That evening she told her lodgerE
that the price of meals would be dou-
lied and that IL any gentleman
thought he could get equally good
meals elsewhere he was at liberty to
get them elsewhere.
She rented her own room and es-
tahlished herself in a little skylight
chamber. amid a world of domestics
and poor people. On her first night
there she worked very late aud the
rays OF her candles shot up intcrmit-
tently through the skyliEht into
black heaven: at intervals she Tilted
up and downstairs with candle
Unknown to her crowd gradually
formed opposite the house In the
street and ct about O'Clock In the
morning file of soldiers woke the
concierge and invaded the court
yard and every window was sudden
ily populated with heads. Sophiu
was called upon to prove that she
was not n spy signalling to the
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22

we'll. and now have two fine baby
girls. cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly
for what it has done for me. always
speak word in favor of your medicine
to other women who suffer when / have
an opportunity. y. Mrs. H. T. WINN,
1925 Fremont Ave-, Kansas City, No.
Read What says:
Cumming, Ga.-"I tell some suffer-
ing woman every day of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and what it
has done for me. could not eat or
sleep, had q bad stomach and was in
misery all the time. could not do my
housework or walk any distance without
suffering great pain. / tried doctors
medicines and different patent medi-
cines but failed to get relief. Ny hus-
band brought home yourvegetable Com
pound and in two weeks could eat any,
thing, could sleep like healthy baby.
and walk long distance without feeling
tired. l can highly recommend your
Vegetable Compound to women who
suffer as did, and you are at liberty to
use this letter. Mrs. CHARLIE BAG
LEY, r. 3, Cumming, Ga.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22

Prussians. Three-quarters of an
hour passed before her inpoccpse
was established and the staircases
cleared OF uniforms and dishevelled
curiosity.
The unreason of the suspicion
against her completed in Sophias 3
mind the ruin of tho reputation Of
the French people us a sensible race.
She was extremely caustic the next
day to her boarders.
Except for this episode the fire.
Guency of military uniforms in the
streets, the price of food and the fact
that at least one house In four was
flying either the ambulance flag or
the flag of foreign embassy Tin
an absurd hope of immunity from
the bombardment) the siege did not
cAist for Sophia. The men often
talked to her about their guard duty
and disappeared for a day or two to
the ramparts. but she was too busy
tc listen to them.
| Her ears were soon quite aCcus-
toned to the sound of cannon. and
she felt that Paris had always been
besieged She did not speculate
about the end of the siege; she lived
from day to day. Occasionally she
had palm of fear. when the firing
grew momentarily louder. or when
she heard that battles had been
fought in such and such suburb.
But then she said It was absurd to be
afraid when you were with couple
of million people. all in the same
plight as yourself.
Shells were falling in the south
ern quarters of Paris. doing poohaps
not great deal Of damage. but still
plunging occasionally into the midst
OF some domestic interior, and MAX
ing sad mesa of 1t. The Parisians
were convinced that the shells were
aimed maliciously at the hospitals
and museums: and when child hap
rcued to he blown to pieces their un-
spoken comments upon the Prussian
savagery were bitter. Their faces
said: Those barbarians can not even
spare our children!"
They amused themselves by Great
ing market in shells. paying more
for live shell than for dead one,
and modifying the tariff according to
tho supply. And as the cattle mar
kel was empty and the vegetable
market was empty. and the beasts
mo longer pastured on the grass OF
the parks, and the $4,000, 900 rats OF
the metropolis were too numerous to
furnish interest to spectators. and
the boursc was practically deserted,
the traffic in shells sustained the
starving mercantile instinct during
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
TO PUT ON FLESH
AND INCREASE WEIGHT
A Physicians Advice.

Most thin people cat from four to
six bounds OF good solid fat-making
food every day and still do not in
crease in weight one ounce. while on
the other hand many of the plump.
chunky folks cat very lightly and
keep gaining all the time. It's all
bosh to say that this is the nature of
the Individual. 1t isn't Natures way
at all.
Thin folks stay thin because their
powers of assimilation are defective.
They absorb just enough OF the food
they eat to maintain life and sen-
blance OF health and strength
Stuffing won't help them. A dozen
meals a day won't make them gain
n single stay there pound. All the
fat-produciny elements OF their fgood
Just stay In the intestines until they
pass from the body as, waste. What
such people need is something that
will prepare these fatty food elementf
so that their blood can absorb them
and de royit them all about the bod
-something, too, that will multiply
their red blood corpuscles and In
crease their blood's carrying power.
For such condition always
recommend eating a Sargol tablet
with every meal. Sargol is not, as
scme believe. patented drug. but
Is a scientific combination Of six OF
the most powerful flesh building eie-
ments known to chemistry 1t Is
absolutely harmless. yet wonderfui-
ly effective and a single tablet, eaten
With each meal often has the effect
of Increasing the weight of thin
man or woman from three to five
rounds a week. Sarpol is sold by
The iausman Drug Co. and other
good druggists everywhere on posi-
tive guarantee of weight increase or
money hack.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
CURES PINPLEs EASILY
Simple Remedy That Clears Skin
Quickly Of All Eruptions.

For several weeks past The Haus-
man Drug Co. have done q big busi-
ness in selling Hokara. the skin
healer that has won SO man, friends
In Trinidad. .-..
It has been found to heal not only
all minor skin troubles, such as pim-
pies, blackheads, herpes. acne, scaly
scaly scaly, complexion blemishes.
itching feet, piles, ETC.. but also the
worst sores. ulcers or even chronic
eczema and salt rheum. There is yet
to be found any form Of wound or
disease affecting 1.-The skin or mucous
membrane that Hokara docs not help.
and its action is SO quick that those
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
/. 500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper VIII %
dreaded disease that science has beer,
able 10 cure in all its stages. and that -
Cntarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure u the 3niy
fraternity. Cntnrrh being q consti,utionai
disease. requires n constitutional treat
mcnt. Halls Catnrrh, cure Is TAKEN m
and mucous surfaces OF the system. thcrt
BY destroying. the foundation of the dls, w.,
huiidinr i,r, tho constitution and assisti,',
nature in doing It's work: The proprietor
have so much faith In its curative p2w
ers that they ofrer Onr Hundred i'G.tas .
for any case TINT II falls to cure. SEM
far Lat OF testimonials.
oAddress F. ]. CHENEY 4 co, Tsieac. bA
Sold by all Druggists, 7tc.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
very dull period.

very dull period.
But the effect on the nerves was
delcterious. The nerves of every
body was like nothing but raw
wound. Violent anger would spring
up magically out Of laughter and
blows out OF caresses.
Soon afterwards the Germans en-
tered Paris, by mutual agreement,
and made a point OF seeing the LOU
vre and departed. amid the silence
OF city. For Sophia. the conclu-
sion of the siege meant chiefly that
prices went dOwn!H
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
MonsIgnor Harkins, Holyoke. Mass:

MonsIenor HarkIns, HolyoEe, Mass:
"T was here when the prohibitory
laws were in effect in this state anc
know the evils which existed under
them. Under no-liconse in IIolyok2
there would be less drinking. but moro
drunkenness"
Bishop Chas. o. Williams, Michigan:
II am tn: sympathy with the pur'
poses thoseawho advocate prohibition
have in mind, but while their motives
are ever &C. fSudable, the means pro.
posed to aeeesnpiish .&he end are i'm.
practicable. In fact. consider pro-
,hibltlon At this .Sfne wrong because It
~ sedoSkxuctfSeH-si,
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22

who try It are simply deiishteo with
1t right from the start.
In spite. Of the unusual curative
powers, the price is trifling. To con-
vince every one Of its merits. The
Hausman Drug Co. will sell liber-
al-sized jar for 25c. And remember
that II you do not think 1t does what
IT claims. you can get your money
back. You certainly can afford to
try 1t ON this plan.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
Rabbi Hirseh, Chicago:

HdobI f1trsch, CnlCaeO.
"The best safeguard against drunk
enness is that drinking should be ell
joyed openly. The saloon in America
is frequented solely by men. and GER
tain stigma attaches to those who are
seen there. The worst thing in Amer
lean social life is the separation Of the
sexes. In Germany. where whole fam
lilies are In the habit of drinking to-
gether in places Of public resors.
where the wife accompanies the hus-
band as q matter of course, excess. is
not found, and the tone Of the German
cafes is as high morally as that Of the
German homes" .Ery
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
MANS RELIGION.
Itional Monthly.

From National Monthly.
What are you going to be when
you grow up. johnny"
I'm going to be a pirate till
gets old an SICK" answered Johnny.
Then I'm going TO turn. to the
Lord
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
MRS. WMh'S. |,
ADVICE TO WOMEN
Take Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound and be
Restored to Health.
Kansas City, Mo.-"The doctors told
me 1 would never be mother. Every

I'M onth the pains
were so bad that L
could not bear my
weight on one foot.
4 began taking Ly-
|dia E. Pink h q ms
" e ge table Com
pound and had not
finished tho first bot
tile W hen 1 felt
greatly relieved and.
II took it un til it
made nc aO1lnd and
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-22
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-20
BOY BROWNS IN SIGHT
. Of CHUM AFTER BEING
SEIZED BY CRAMPS
FATHER AND SON
HURLED OUT OF
WAGON IN CRASH

Domenigo Cerulo, of PTS Washing
ton street, a dealer in leather find
ings, and his twelve-year-old son
were thrown from wagon when the
vehicle was turned oveS and broken
by a Public Service trolley car at
Smith and Elm streets about 4
O'Clock this morning.
j. r. Ausnow, of Chicago, ILL.,,
who is employed In the construction
of the steel standpipe on the poor
farm for the water department, was
injured earlier in the day when his
motorcycle and bakers wagon col
lided at Washington and Division
streets
The wagon of Cerulo was crossing
the tracks on its way up Elm street,
at Smith, wheL the Public Service
conveyor struck the left side of the
vehicle and tipped 1t over, the left
right wheel crashing in and throwing
the occupants of the wagon to the
street. Cerulo was aided into the
store OF Greenspan Brothers, where
he was found to be considerably
bruised. His sons body was also
confused.
Mr.. Ausnow reported to the police
that while riding his motorcycle In
Washington street that bakery
wagon ran him down. He was thrown
from the machine and had severe
cash under his right knee. The
motorcycle was damaged about $50,
! The wagon belonged to Cricorakis
Brothers, OF 81 Burnett street, New
Brunswick.