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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
KEEPING ROADS OPEN

The movement in several counties of the state to keep the main
highways clear of snow this winter in order to facilitate the move
ment of the trucks, which have come to be such an important feature
in short haul transportation, is something worthy of serious consld-
Grafton Middlesex county has two main highways running across it,
both north and south and east and west. The Lincoln highway be
gins at the county line near Railway and runs southwark the full
length of the county to beyond Cranbmy where it passes into Mercer
county. This highway is extensively Travelled by motor vehicles, es-
pecially trucks running regularly between New York and Phlladel-
phia, Baltimore and Harrisburg.
The second important highway starts also at the county line at
Railway and continues through the Amboys to the Monmouth county
lines toward Keyport, connecting the cities to the north with the
Jersey coast resorts. The latter, however, is not so important IN WIN
ter time although the travel is heavy throughout the year.
But for purely local use, the one highway iii the county that is
travelled most by residents of Middlesex is the road between this city
asl 1fyew Brunswick. After all, as the snow would be removed at
county expense it would seem that the first object would be to give
the taxpay ers who are footing the bill the benefit. If any road IN
Middlesex is kept clear of snow this winter, the first one to be kept
open should be the highway connecting this city with the county
seat. This is particularly necessary since the trolley service has be-
come impossible. No one who has to travel between Perth Amboy
and New Brunswick very often thinks of using the trolley. For reg
uar use the trolley has ceased to function. Not only are schedules
entirely off, but the ears are filthy and are crowded almost beyond
human endurance.
The idea of keeping the main highway clear of snow is a good
eie. The automobile is 10Y an all year vehicle and where traffic is
so heavy as it is throughout New Jersey, especially in the vicinity Of
large cities, or between two such important points a Perth Amboy
and New Brunswick, it is quite essential that the roads be kept open
We heartily recommend such action to the Middlesex Board of Free
holders
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

ADVANCING COMMUNITY INTERESTS

The organization of a Chamber of Commerce at South River
brings To mind the Middlesex county league of Boards OF Trade and
Chambers of Commerce that fourshed for a time a few years ago and
then gradually passed out of existence. In this central body that met
in different towns and cities throughout the county at stated inter-
vaIs the various communities had the means of discussing their e
sDectiye interests and plan for a unity of action that would dement,
ALL
Every live community has a Board of Trade or Chamber of Com
merre these days. Such al organization Is essential If a town or city
be lad through organized effort. Perth Amboy and New Brunswick
have had active organizations of this kind for several years and
these bodies are now thoroughly established in both places. Constant
w working for the benefit of the section i'll which they are located,
they have done a great deal for the advancement of local interests.
South River is bound to feel the results of having such an organiza-
tiou The borough is to be congratulated that it has such progressive
citizens who are willing to give their time and energy to the common
interest in this manner.
Very often in communities of the size of South River there are S
many petty iealousies, local feuds, quarrels and such bitter pohucal
antagonism that it is impossible to get the influential men OF the town
together TO work for the common good. South River shows the prop
err spirit. Other places might well follow the example and perhaps
the old county organization can be revived, for with a united effort
there is no telling what might be accomplished in the way OF com
mercial and industrial development of Middlesex county as a whole
II such an organization should concentrate on waterways alone
ii would have a great work to do. With the Raritan river running
directly through the center of the county, with its contrlbutarles that
n uayigable for a considerable distance, and with the Delaware
and Raritan canal, not to mention the proposed ship canal to be con
structed at some future date, there is a wonderful future here anect-
ing every section of the county. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
III RECOUNT ENDS

The Republican State Committee has at last realized the futility
Of trying to gain control of the legislature by counting out Andrew j.
Wight, the Democratic Assembly candidate from Middlesex who was
elected a a result of the soldier vote. With a lead of 76 votes at the
time the application for the recount was made it was apparent to
everyone that unless some gross frauds were uncovered, such as were
found in South River two years ago in the ScullyCarson recount, it
would be impossible to upset the election.
When the result of the election was announced unoficialy the
day following the election, Wight was declared elected. The official
count, however, showed that Applely had actually won by a major
ity of 16. This was not counting the soldier vote, which had until
November 30 to be filed.
When the soldier vote was counted the final result gave Wight a
lead over Appleby of rs. 1t was then that the Republican state COM
nittee, in an effort to break the tie in the assembly that Wight $ cleo
tin made, applied fer a recount alleging that there was reason to
believe that grave errors had been committed. 1t was taking a long
chance and it has cost the Republican a considerable sum of money
After counting all the ballots of Perth Amboy, South Amboy aid a
part of New Brunswick without making any appreeable gains the
Republicans have thrown up the sponge.
Mr.. Wight will go to the legislature this winter making a solid
Democratic delegation from this county. The Republicans will con-
troll the senate and the assembly will be a tie, each party having 80
members
There have been two other occasions when there has been a tie in
the House. The first was in 1865 and again in 1877. Upon both ocea-
sions it reauires leadership of the greatest ability. Mr.. Wight has
been placed in a conspicuous position as a result of the attempt to
count him out. He has a rare opportunity to show that no mistake was
made when the choice to serve the people fell upon him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Today We Celebrate
NapoIeon's Flight to PARIS.

1t was LOG years ago tomorrow, De-
cember z, 1912. q small man bun
died in a frayed and niue -spattered
military cloak entered q sledge and.
with one officer as a companions, drove
or to h west. over the snow-clad
wastes of Poland. As he sped away q
faint and half-hearted cheer went up
from the ragged, shlvering, half
starved of what had been
the Grand Army. left behind ut Smor-
eoni to make their desperate way back
to their homes as best they might.
The little man in the sleigh was Napo-
leon. and his companion Gen. st. Cyr.
At Smorgoni the Man of Destiny Lead
ing that terrible retreat from Moscow.
had received news of q conspiracy In
Paris. based IN false reports of his
death. which had for its object the
overthrow of the empire he had rear
ed. So to Paris ned Napoleon, after
entrusting the retreat of his army to
Karat.
Behind us is Russia said st. Cyr.
mournfully. I'VE have left 800. 600
dead"
"Oh. not 81 many as that" replied
Napoleon. not 30 many as that. Still
there were 80. 600 at Moskova, five
thousand here, ten thousand there,
thousands who died in the marshes,
thousands or otherS who Strayed and
never returned. Three hundred thous-
and-perhaps."
Black melancholy settled over the
man who had been fortunes ~favorite.
Then he suddenly explained X Three
hundred thousand: but then so many
of them were Germansi"
In Munich there Is a monument
ito 10000 Bavarians. who persisted
in Russia"
1T is to be recalled that tomorrow
is also the 103rd anniversary of the
! deaf hof Marshal Ney. who played so
| prominent part in that retreat from
Russia. Ney was shot for treason on
December z, 1918. After the downfall
of his imperial master, the intrepid
Ney had Joined the forces OF Louis
XVIIi. and when Napoleon escaped
from Elba he marched against him,
promising to bring him back in mn
iron cage. Instead he went over Ia
the army of his old commander
fought v~aliantly at Waterloo. and wa,
convicted of Treason and shot after
Napoleon's failure to regain the
! throne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

should be more carefully guarded.
1t is not an suspicious time for
entering into any written agreements.
Scandals and law suits In regard to
contracts are prognosticated.
Under this government OF n stars
whatever Is odd or eccentric -four
ical views should benefit from this
iical views should benefit from this
configuration.
One OF the malefic effects of I'M
friendly stars hay be headaches n
loss Of hair.
During this sway spiritism and oc-
cultism is likely to gain credence.
Uranus In evil place is said to en-
courage the black art.
The annular eclipse this month,
which fell in the second ocean of
Sagittarius, is said to cause the death
of camels and other animals that
chew the cud.
Serious earthquakes are threatened
in Italy n In the south and south
east of Europe. South America will
also suffer.
Persons whose birthdate it Ia have
the augury of a quiet year. but do
mestic anxieties may be met. Those
who are employed should be careful.
Children born on this day will have
a quiet and uneventful life, in all
probability. These subjects of Sag
ittsrius should rely on the leader
ship of others and will succeed best
when employed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Daily Horoscope

s'The stars incline but 10 rot compel
Saturday, December .. 1918.
Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.1
Although h planetary rule over
human affairs is not strong today. 1t
Is a time to be cautious. While IRA
nus and Mercury T in mildly BEN
enc aspect. the Sun and Venus are
adverse.
Love affairs are likely to ntrude
themselves under this sway and In
a manner to be trying and embas-
rassiig.
= There seems to be an influence I'M
der this rule that causes meI to
be unreasonable and even reckless
In making new friends they may moi
use good judgment.
Under this planetary government
criticism is easily fostered. There
is a forecast OF much Investigation
of public affairs and of reforms In
public institutions.
Owing to the changed world condl-
tons. which bring psychic forces int
closer relationship with material
things. thoughts will be much Eort
poentt than they have been ant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

fwuff." you would be scared to death,
wouldn't you? And yet when a man
starts to pick up n baby he says:
"Oodooms, snookooms, wuZZim toonn,
izzim tootims toldims. oochy, COO
chy," and he wonders why the poor
baby starts TO bawl.
And 1t often happens hat the man
who couldn't kill anything on a hunt
ing trip has better luck when he goes
on an auto trip.
The reason why Genesis is better
known than Revelations is because
people are always starting things
they won't finish.
1t takes a man about eighty years
to realize that it takes longer to cor
rect a mistake than 1t does to make
1t.
much about his well-trained children
is because his wife attended to their
training while he was downtown.
A widower may not mourn his
wife's demise for a while, but it is a
cinch hat he will become a sincere
m%ourner after he marries the second
time.
And if a girl can't make a fellow
behave when she is engaged to him.
the betting is that she won't be able
to make him roll owe n play dead
after she marries him.
Some men are so fond of their
homes hat IL they ever stayed home
one night their wives would have a
nervous breakdown worrying over
what Awful Crime their husbands
were trying to atone for.
You know that 1t is pretty hard for
he other fellow to fool You, don't
lyou? But you never stop to realize
that II is just as hard for you to fool
the other fellow.
Ignorance is bliss, they say. Many
La mar would want a divorce II he
only knew that his wife's wedding
outfit was originally begun for some
other man.
And what has become of the old
fashioned mother who. when her son
| said: "I1l be a in a minute, re-
Piled: Eyes, / know your minutesI
l No. Clarice. Even IL the brides
name was Eugenia and the groom's
name was Eugene. we wouldn't call 1t
a Eugenic marriage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes

Change OF Subjects.
We've talked so long of shell and shot OF captains and of kins,
The time "a come a last. 1 wt. to speak of other things Eets
turn "a thoughts from Petrograd &c places nearer home: W e need
good roads and need them bad. and hence this stirring pome. For
years we've struggled through the muck in WEAKNESS and grief, and
only said. when We were stuck, 1T is II time to beef" We ioua.
derei through the muddy pools. across the reefs and bars. and lost
onr horses and u mules and mired our costly cars. We said,
Until this a shall cease, woes can't be DISGUST; bu. whom ar
rives1 the dawn of peace, We'll have good roads o bust" We've talked
SO long of battle fronts that We may find it hard TO urn to other mild
er stunts: II spirits nay be Jared We've rallied so long at Kaiser
BIZ that we may think il stale to talk of gradhns down a hn. or
and blood; the farmers cannot haul their loads because OF endless
mud. There Is no bottom to the pike when comes a sudden shower: |
cannot scorch as would like at hny miles al hour. We've harped
% long on treason vile it's hard TO break away: but W shoufd talk
good roads a while and start the graft today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Bits of BY-Pldy
BY LUKE McLUkE
Copyright, 1918, the Cincinnati
Enquirer

Some Speech
He made an after-dinner speech,
The best I ever heard, by heck!
For his bank roll 1 saw him reach,
And then he said: Give Me tht
check"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
OH!

Oil!
Jones was standing in front of q
dentists showcase that stood on the
sidewalk. He had a toothpick in his
mouth. and he seemed to be In a
brown study as he gazed at the plates
and molars on display. Just then
Smith came along.
Hello" said Smith. What cha
doin'?"
"Oh," replied Jones, carelessly'
picking my teeth"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Fire Alarm Boxes

23-Raritan Copper Works.
z4-Market and Sheridan Streets
z5-Smith Street and Central X. R
z6-Market and First Streets
27-Madison Ave. and Paterson st.
zS-High and Lewis StreetA
a5-Smith and High streets
brunswick Ave. and New ST.
27-Smith and State Streets.
42-A.lantic Terra Gotta Works.
43-Buekingham Ave n Hartford 81
4s--Comme-ce. and Front Streets.
4e7Stare and Washington SITS
41-High n Washington StreetA
k4-State st. and Buckingham Ave.
St. and Pulaski Eve.
Ave. and Charles St
s7-State and Wayne Streets
5s-Near United Lead Worka
&C. Maurer.
sa-Washington and First Streets.
63-New Brunswick Ave and Elm sc
S4-Smith Street and Watson Ave-.
s5-Commerce and State StrestA
72-front and Smith Streeta
53-Water and Gordon Streets
7x-Kearny Ave and Gordon Street
SI-Brace and Hanso Avenues
and Herbert Streets.
s3-Amboy Ave. and Washington 81.
S<-Lehfgh Ave. n Stanford Street.
S5-Nsar City Hospital
s~s--Cfeyeland ard Brace
ST-AmhOy and 6A1 Avenues.
es-Amboy Ave. and InsIeo Stree
s5lIa~r<nce and Francis Sfreo<4I
si-Seyflle and 1ohnstons sfr>-ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
lake sIcImlxe Says

When they are first married he
s.xears by his wife. But about a Year
later he sy-sars ct her
n a t~velve-foot giant walked up to
YOU and grabbed yol by the arnfk
and said: ~Wcssv b'ig. Riiggy giug.
Pluggy zung Biiggy Q pinsxs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Oucili

vThesamateur impersonator had ap-
piled TO the of the Vauae-
Vile circuit for q chance TO put ms ms
act ON and was demonstrating his
ability In the office of h
THE amateur mimicked several per-
sonages and then said:
Can 1 favor you by taking on any
one else?"
Yes" replied the manager, weari-
ly. you would do me a great FAVOR
If YOU would take yourself OH.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Made Up

Made Up
OF suitors she is now bereft,
Her last beau doesn't speak;
Last time he called on her. h left
Her eyebrow on his cheek.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

When she arrives at the & of 2l2
she is to receive outright $s25.000.
Alfred Jingle Discusses Lukc's Bless
Her Heart!
Dear Luke: Now that the war is
over and YOU have lone your share
by spreading kaiser poison througn
Your column, kindly give the Perfect
I6a a few words of consolation now
land then. She was uppermost IN
yorr fertile brain before war was de-
clared. but you seem to have gone
back on your Corn Fed friends.-ima
Robust.
Won Know Who'll Do All Talking
-Richard A.. sparrow and Leatha
PARROT we're married in Springfield,
Ohio, last week.
Bone-Dry Booze
In a Dry State a fellow Sick
err,
loot a can of shellac in a decker,
He took a few sips,
Then. smacking his lips. :,
| said Gosh, but this here Is good
licker."
he continued: Now let them demol-
ish
The stills, the saloons ali spoiiSh
Their loss I'll not mind,
For shellac. SO | find,
| Does certainly give a mar polish
Newark Advocate.
Gosh!
Byron f. Cooney. editor OF the
| Montana American, wires us the
thrilling information that he a
located Luke Warmwater at Colo
Springs, Montana.
Our Joe Miller Contest
ID. d., Ft. Wayne. Ind. claims that
the oldest joke was n one pulled
by Herod when Salome began to un-
fold the hlmy draperies- Herod
watched Salome for a moment ard
then raped for order. There is a
motion before the house'"
IIerod.
Names Is Names
Daisy Legg lives in bennington
Sap, Virginia.
Gar Daily Speeiai
All Big Headed Men Are Not
Broad Minded,
lake MciMkc SAYS
when they are first married he
.~..a-s ~ 1,te wife Ruf about a Year
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

Paw KNOWS EvefytIlfhH
-WiHfe-Paw, do nightmares live ON
oats?
Paw-Yes, my son. Wild oats.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

Though men may pirate throughout
the land
THE truth shall make men free!"
"A married man can't tell it and
Retain his liberty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
You Know Him

A dead beat is this Oswald Hard,
The worst in many nations;
You can not get him to regard
His debts as obligations
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

(From the Louisville Post)
When she arrives at the 3 OF ziz
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
onr loo miller Contest


Daisy Legg lives in Pennington
Zap. Virginia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06

Gar Daily Speciai
An Big Headed Men Are Not
Broad Minded,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
Alfred Jingle Discusses Lukc's Bless
Haxs Haurtt

You Know Who'll Do All Talking
Richard A.. Sparrow n Leatna
PARROT we're married in Springfield
Ohio, last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-06
DRY Booze

Byron +. Cooney. editor OF tns
Montana American, wires us the
thrilling information that ne ma
loeated Luke Warmwater at Cold
Springs. Montana.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-04-12

We are having genuine March
weather now. - Mrs. Mollie
Hatcher is visiting her son, j. N.
Hatcher, at Corbin, this week.
R. L. Brown, of Somerset, spen,
Easter with his mother here. -
Miss Ola DeBord has entered
school at Berea. Maurice Thomp-
son has returned from a six
month stay in the "Hoosier"
state.-Miss Hazel Price is visit.
ing at Withers this week. -W. E.
Thomas and family have moved to
his farm near Bee Lick. Arthur
Gu m Minis will run his farm here.
= Mr.. and Mrs. James Vanhook
have returned from Barbourville
and will farm this year.-Two
small children of John Lovens
were buried at Mt Pleasant with.
in a week; they had whooping
cough and measles. - VIM. H.
Brown who has been laid up most
all winter with a sprained hand
and la grippe is able to be out
again.--Mrs. o. ] Mullins and
children spent from Thursday I'M
til Saturday with her parents at
Ocala. Miss Georgia Gentry, who
is attending school at Richmord,
and her sister. Rose, of Langdon
Dormitory, were withtheir grand
mother, Mrs. J. N. Brown. Satur,
day.-Mrs. A. f. Lawrence spent
Sunday with her sister. Mrs Arch
at Elrod. Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Eldridge, of Plato. have
moved into a tenant house on Giles
Shells farm. MISS Essie Brown
spent from Saturday until Mon.
day with her sister, Mrs, Ethel
Hatcher. - Lincoln Burnett, of
county. visited his cousin
Mrs. H. p. Broyles, the latter part
of last week. Miss Lucinda Bur-
ton died at the home of her
brother of tuberculosis last week
and was buried at Friendship
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Brown and
children were down from Crab
Orchard, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Brown accompanied
them home for a two. weeks stay. |
The oil and gas machinery is
now located on the farm of Har-
rison Kirby and have been run.
ming day and night.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-04-12

to the Office at Ravenna. Mr..
Preston seemed pleased to visit
old Livingston again, and meet
her good people. As a rule when
once one has had the pleasure to
live in Livingston and moves away
it is always pleasure to return.
Sam Stallsworth has moved his
family to East Bernstadt and will
farm this season. For several
years he has been railroading-
w. A. Todd, of Level Green. has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. J. H.
Owens, few days last week. lie
Is seventy-two years old and made
the trip afoot in one day, by the
way Of Mt. Vernon. L. H Davis is
building brick house. One part
of it will be Occupied by the First
State Bank, and other rooms for
Offices. The structure will be a
credit to Livingston.-J B. Havse
has moved into his property over
the river that he purchased of L.
H Davis. HI Nicely bought of
FL Hausel house and lot on
Main street; price paid $500, and
FL Hansel thought house and lot
of j. B. Donelly, price not known.
Mrs. Thomas Farley, who has
been sick for some time, remains
about the same. = Rev. Masters
h4i;vt -ff.fs' regular appointment at
the Christian Church, Saturday
and Sunday.-Mrs. B. Rambo.
who has been sick, is much bet
ter.-G.W. Murphy is putting up.
a new house near town and will
move there in the near future
DR.. RIG. Webb was called to East
Berustadt, Monday, 10 see a
patient. Rev. Young. of Mt. Yer
non, was here Sunday night and
gave an interesting talk at the
Christian church. - Died: April
9TH, Mrs. Fannie Bonds, wife of
Louis Bond, near Mullins Station.
a husband she leaves seven
and an. eleyen.montA old
baby. sic was the daughter of
Continued on end page.)
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-04-12
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'-I
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