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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-02
ONE OF HER PECt-LIARITIES.

Jeanette Rankin. representative in congress from ne Seate of Montana continues r9 Illustrate -l.e r~a5ess:c powers of women il political life Se dzro ez-rata5 her love for her country. az she said. .,9- ,5-g 1T favor ot war with Germany. .e- zrs introduced resolution recently racog- a.z:Hc "-he rig.r C Ireland to political indepen- 5ance. and thar v-a count Ireland among those countries for whose freedom and democracy 7a are f-.1ri7g.
 T. was i1pozstoe for Miss Rankin -9 vote sor var. bar zte ls read" . play the game with ovr ereraies ready to insult our loyal democratic friends ;n the 7ar. She is ready to act in har- .1.ony 1ita German propaeandists: with Sim Feiners, the arch conspirators with Germany against our allies, who drill and cheer for the aisar: while the nob'est sons of Ireland are fight tng CT have fallen for England: for democracy: Fl" g=. Int Miss Rankia is great woman and -oe state of Montana should call her horne put her in 2 glass case and conserve her. She is Q iewel and maybe somebody win steal her.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-02
There is 2 report going the round that scn

There is 3 report going the round that some 0f the girls of the territory are following the example Of the girls in the state and are adopt ing some Of the boys over there" call themselves "Godneorhsrs.' or something like that. to the hovs rhav adopt and complete the adoption tangle by sending their adopted son or sons, a sweater CT pair Of socks. or something like that. The girls seem 10 think that the boys are just craving for Codrothers, And perhaps they are. But why coin9 so far? Why not adopt boys close to home? We know lot of boys who would be tickled to death if they were adopted. It may be however. that the girls prefer an adopted son at g distance. and We hardly blame them either, for Q novelty at distance does not wear off so soon. That's cinch. Look out girls. an adopted son may only be novelty, but he may prove sad disappointment also.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-02
MOTHER EXAMPLE.

As indicating tl.e ignorance in which the In.-sd .a-es was peacefully drifting .n the zear 73z-t5a5 to or declaration of var with Germany. .fers las <lssr- sine ago reached t}. 55.r.-rz- some specimens 0i German paper money distributed in Belrtarn during the early rarC of 2ase Eear bearing the Inscription Cot Serafe Engla~5-Qr5 Amertsa.- This money bearing eais ~:ass 4=-i-,4r-. v- distributed about the same 1i@-= eha- Germany Eas still sending dip larna-:c r--=s e apologies and premises t9 Wash .ncton. il which indications o1 that countrE's desire to maintain friendship were evidenced \ an example ot rte Huns diplomacy end du- rlicity ir is, however only on 2 par with the many other cases t9 which 8-e have alreadT be- s5r1e accustomed. We have ro.a great aX-eHs da- plcity here. We have ren z-io pretend eo be friendly to Americans, who. f f wasn't for the fear o5 being strung p, would Seab vou ;n the
 --z- 2 I Perrse5rf7.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-02
VIE WONDER WHY.

Since the prodding of the various war bur eaus at Washington was begun. there has bee disposition on the part Of few lawmakers u create var cabinet; or commission CT council the nebmers Of which would direct the operat ation
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-02
KETCHIKAN WHARF co.
 C. NJ. TAYLOR Phone 64 Agent
Phone 64
COOK THE TURKEY

COOk HE TURKEY with our coal and it will be done to a turn that rich golden brown produca- hle only with strong even heat. Bet ter order some right now. You'll need it anyway. Phone us the size and quantity you require and we'll see tEat il gets promptly to you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

Send all contributions I c. c. Bald
win in care of Standard Underground
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Letters From
Lncgl Soldiers

my FEAR Girls.
/ hope you have heard of my safe
arrival on French soil. We were at
sea twelve days, about the usual time
these days, and had a mooth and I'M
eventful crossing, nothing more Tor
mfdable than whales disturbed us,
but there were all sorts of wild ru-
mors flying around. AS q matter OF
fact. we knew little or nothing or
what was going on, beyond a meagre
news bulletin every day at noon,
which we devoured greedily.
We know so little down here OF
what is going on that l sometimes
wonder whether / am in France at
all. l often long for a Times TO give
me some idea of the present state OF
affairs. SO do not count on me Tor
ANYTHING In the way OF news. l
know you are more interested in what
/ am doing, so 1 will try to tell you.
We were in Paris just a week and
got our assignments, and founo
myself assigned to Tours. 1 40 ho'
know how much l ought to tell you
about II. as O military town, but 1t is
q sort OF garrison, and a great many
of our offices are stationed here.
1 have been assigned to one or the
esnteens. where / work afternoons
and evenings; the rest of my M !
put in on the libraries In the various
canteens in and near u but there
is not enough of that work TO keep
me very busy. In the meanlinle Mel
q fter the books, there Is nothlng
moro needed; / did not have to come
10 France to convince me of the vital
need of books, but 1t is borne on me
more every day. One or the poys
said 10 me that there was not a book
in France that was not being cad
You are probably wondering how
am living. l have a room IN the mouse
of a very nice woman who does mol
sneak q word of English, and she
speaks q very good French. Also ]
manage TO get In three lessons a week
with a Partisan teacher, who Is o
refugee here. There is n regular
cafe here, run by the Y, where three
meals a day are served. and the guam
tity of food consumed Is simply IN,
credible. You will probably think
am lying, but the secretary In charge
said that they a started on the SIX
hundredth dozen of eggs.
On Saturday / did the first bit oil
sightseeing 1 have done. Four or us
arranged to go off together r blew
ourselves - an automobile, and went
on O chateau party; you know Tour
is the heart of the chateau country
We visited five chateau that day,
ranging all the day from n that Is
exactly as it was IN the days of chiv-
airy, to one that now belongs to q
Spaniard with a rich American wife
keeping the original architecture, but
with American steam heat and bath
rooms. The most interesting of al
was the ruins of Chinon; there Is
nothing left but the stone walls. but
1t must have been a wonderful place
II 1 have not told you the things
hat you want to know, send me 8
QUESTIONABLE and l will fill 1t out fol
you.
Ever sincerely yours,
ALICE GODDARD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

TO .Pennsylvania Railroad, northwest
erly to Spa Springs Creek. thence to
woodbridge Creek, to State Street. to
place OF beginning. and the polling
place therein will be at School Nc ,
on State st.
Sixth Ward
First Poll.-Beginning at the crossing
of the Central Railroad, the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and Washington
street ard running northerly to
Street, thsncs westerly to Penn
Street. thence %northeriy 10 Eagle
Avenue, thence esstsriy TO the Cen
t @.an Rsii,SSs. krs.S 90f fS.na. south. TO the
eastsriy to the LehiEh Valley Rail
road. thence. southwesterly to h
place OF beginning. and the polling
PLACE therein win be at School No.
Poii.-Besinning at the Sc;t.1i
Rs!iroad, the ALE, Rsilrosd
westerly to New Hrunswick Avenue,
fsh is9ss. cS 1ots rkko.tt 10 .s sss G ssfis.r ig
RrouKh the center of Compton. Ave
Que, thence easterly along said line
L kTsssslSy s s,.sss. .s sssss' .. sa:sfsr Z
sshhscy poil, M sSiscs therein viii b At
school No. 9 (Johnstons ST. :.
rf SlFSr, ssil d7ds: sea9. .sssse:lsss' ssnP p
ton Avenue, thence sast1riy to
Ridxeiy Street, thence easterly to
Penn Street. thence ASrthsr,y TO
Central Railroad, thenee northsyly to
the Pennsylvania Railroad. thence
northwesteriy to Spa SPRING. Greek.
thence southwesteriy to Ambey AVE-
spa Springs Road and Florida Grove
Road 10 the place Of beginning, and
the polling PLACE thersin VIII Do az
Witness my hand this eth day Of Sep
TENDER nineteen hundred and eighteen
-, ARTHUR E. c"'VAM.
22495-11-4-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Vote for a Candi-
date Who Will
Make Good

A candidate about whom not much
has been said, but who is expected to
give a good account of himself in the
voting tomorrow Is Samuel A. Var
Vechten, Republican aspirant for the
office of Coroner.
Mr.. Van Vechten Is a lifelong resi-
dent of New Brunswick where he was
educated in Rutgers Preparatory
School and where he is well known for
his upright character and complete IN
tegrity.
Mr.. Van Vechten is looked upon as
one of the representative citizens of
Middlesex County an6 his life and
character as we'll as his technical fit
ness as a practical man in the under
taking business make him an ideal
candidate for the Office for which he
has been nominated.
(Paid for by Middlesex County Re-
publican Committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
"IndestructibIe l. aIon."

The expression IAN i~ndestructible
union of indestructible states was
used by Salmon p. Chase In a deci-
sion rendered by him when chief jus
tice of the Supreme court. The cnse
came up from Texas and involved the
right of secession and the question OF
whether Texas was ever out of the
Union. The court declared that the
Union was intended to be perpetual,
and In emphasizing the idea the chief
justice said: 1.-The Constitution, in all
Of its provisions. looks to an lndestruc-
uble Union, composed OF indestruc-
tible states"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
SPOTSWOOD CAMPFIRE GIRLS
UNFURL COMMUNITY FLAG
Wah=Beek Girls Receive Big Ovation
/ at Service Flag Exercises
Tn HpsctdI CoTrespoud<n s

SPOTSWOOD, Nov. 4:-The Wah-
Beck Camp Fire Girls, of this place,
were given a big ovation Sunday af-
ternoon in Whitney hall when a large
audience greeted them at the unfurl-
ing of the service flag containing forty
stars representing the local boys who
have gone into the service.
The hall was prettily decorated for
the occasion with American flags APP
propriately arranged about the hall.
Hamilton Hazelhurst was chairman
and the meeting was opened with
prayer by MI. Zimmerman from the
theological seminary of Rutgers Col
lege. The following telegram from
Congressman Thomas Scully was
read:
camp Fire Girls: Appreciate invi-
tation to make address at flag raising
service by Camp Fire Girls of Spots
wood next Sunday. but regret 1 can
not be there. When boys return, this
flag will show them hat they have
not been forgotten by their home
town."
The singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner by the audience was the
next number on the program.
The Rev. George w. Phillips, DID,,
rector of st. George Memorial Epis-
copal church of Helmetta, delivered
the address of the occasion. He
! ~eulogized the Camp Fire girls and
spoke warmly in favor of the present
! war. II admit war is hellish." he
said in closing; II detest it, but 1 love
the principles that inspire the pres
ent one"
Miss Edith Kelley recited "A
Child's Prayer" after which Surro-
gate Daniel w. Clayton gave a brief
summary of the work of the boys
over there.
Judge Peter F. Daily was the next
speaker. He spoke warmly of Spots
woods civic pride in that she had not
only gon over the top in every pa
triotic cause but had given forty If
her sons to the country.
! The singing of a solo by Miss Mabel
HUM and Keep the Home Fires
Burning by the audience concluded
the exercises.
Those present then marched to the
spot where the flag was to be unfurl-
ed. Hero "Our service flag was CIV
en- by Miss Gertrude Fisher. after
which Violet Dinkel. for the Camp
Fire Girls, and William Miller OF the
Boy Scouts flung the flag to the
breeze. Benediction by Mr.. Zimmer-
man "a the concluding number.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
War TeIief Tag Day Saturday

The tag day under the auspices OF
the Caldonian Club and the British
American Relief Association with
their auxiliaries that was to ave bee.
held on Saturday. October 8, but was
called off because of the explosion at
the T. A. Gillespie plant at Morgan
will De held next Saturday according
to plans of the committee in charge
of arrangements.
The tag day will be conducted both
in this city and South Amboy for the
benefit of the wounded British ana
American soldiers and sailors overseas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
This Bird Can Sew.

The tailor bird" Of India is an ex-
cellent seamstress. When this bird de-
cides to build a nest 1t chooses a leaf
that quits It's purpose and p~erforates
the edges with Its beak. Then it takes
a long piece of grass fiber and sews
ua edges together. making a pocket.
II the leaf is not large enough, 1t is
pieced out-with another leaf. At the
end Of the seam the bird makes a knot
In the thread to prevent unraveling'
This pocket is not the birds home
however, but only the beginning OF 1t.
The nest is made within the pocket.
The end of a slender branch Is always
selected, and as the leaf retains Its
natural color the home Of the bird Is
concealed very effectively from AMI
malaan other enemies of birds.-Peo'
pies Home Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Famous Women

Sarah Siddons, the most eminent
English actress. was born In 1855 at
Brecknock. She was the daughter Of
Roger Kemble, manager of a COM
pany of itinerant players. At the age
~ fifteen she met and fell in love
with Mr.. Siddons and when her par
cnts refused their consent to her
marriage she left home. Three years
later she married Mr.. Siddons and
returned to the stage. In 1875 she
made her first appearance on the
London stage. but was unsuccessful.
She left the stage for a number of
years, and on her temperance in
1872 b was enthusiastically re-
cetved- Her course from that stihe
onward was a triumph. She rctirSd
70 private life in 1912. ard dos IN
June, 1871
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Walt Mdson's Ripping Rhymes
THE HoUsEwoRK PROBLEM

Each day I meet some dol eful dame who drags along her
cary frame, and says, ut bea is the bandi This doing housework
makes me tired; there are n {. damsels to be hired in all this war
struck land. 1 used to bask in gilded ease; but now 1 have to she'll
the ca and dust the bloomin g chairs, and mop the ceilings and
the doors, and manicure the walls and doors, and sweep the cellar
stairs. And IL by chance 1 ge t a maid I lie awake, I'm SO afraid
that she will up and quit; but then it's use to repine' W have
to smile and fall in line, and try to do u bit" We must admire
the stately DANES who pass up all the idle games hat used to take
their time, and toll around the kitchen stove, and eason pumpkin
with a Glove, to make a pie su bhme. They're digging up the house.
hold lore they used to know in days Of yore, ere riches came their
-tAeyire- shedding silks e H8 diamond rings, in Bingham gowns
they're doing things. the things that surely pay The more they
trfing ways; they'll want to e and bake and boil, and keep in
touch With useful toll the balance of their days. 2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
more DONATIONS
FUND
Total Goes Over the Twelve
Thousand Mark Yes
terday

A considerable sum was added to
the Emergency Relief Fund over the
weekend, among the contributions
being one for $3.50 from Congressman
Thomas ]. Scully.
The full list of contributors to date
Is as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
United In control OF Lakes.

The boundary line between the
United States and Canada runs
through the center Of each of the four
border lakes that lie along or between
the two countries. and Jurisdiction over
the lakes is shared. There is a per-
manent international waterways com.
mission, consisting of three Americans
and three Canadians. that has control
Of the use of the waters Of the lakes
for power and other purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Safe Betting.

About the only sure-thing bet in this
world Of chance is to place your money
on the locomotive when 1t is racing ar
automobile to a crossing.-IndianapO-
lis News.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
Gave Pastor Donation.

On Friday evening of last week mem
bers of the United Brethren Church Of
Thurmont, gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hetterly and from there
went in body to the home of their pas
tor, Rev. F. Emenheiser, on W. Main St.,
taking with them many of the good things
calculated to satisfy the appetite. Rev.
and Mrs. Emenheiser and family were
greatly surprised when so large crowd
called to deliver their donation.
After getting acquainted. the pastor
expressed very fittingly his appreciation
for the many gifts presented to himself
and family. Among those in the party
were:
Mesdames W. l.. Martin, Harvey Fin
neyfrock, Henry Fleagle, Henry Hetter-
ly, Emma Kesselring, John Shindledeck-
er, Lille Hetterly, Mrs. D. Beard, How
and Hahn, and two children, Mrs. Paul
Brown, and two children, Mrs. Lloyd
Webb. Mrs. Emory Stottlemyer, Mrs.
Ross Eigenbrode. Mrs. VIM. Cover, Mrs.
Benz. Eyler, Mrs. Joseph Fry, Mrs. John
Creeger and daugeter, Misses Bertha
and Myrtle Eyler. Vada and Mable Het-
terly, Hilda Wastler, Mary Finneyfrock,
Cassandra Hesson, Rachel Stottlemyer,
Eva Eigenbrode. Francis Eyler. Messrs
Ralph, John and Paul Stottlemyer, VIM.
Cover. Harvey Finneyfrock and Emory
Stottlemyer.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
Club Boy with the Right Spirit.

Ambition engendered by boys clubs
in the South does not stop at crop
growing or production. The progress
sive spirit inculated by county agents
and demo nstrators leads to higher
aspirations, good citizenship, and the
desire for education beyond that OBJ
tainable in the elementary schools.
An example of this commendable
spirit comes to the States Relation
Service in recent field report from
Alabama. lone of my boys" writes
the agent in Center, town in Cher
okee County, has made 1O2 brooms
from his corn. He has sold GO at 81
each and has 200 more to make.
The proceeds he will devote to his
education along more advanced lines.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
Auto Wrecks Awning.

Last Sunday morning wreck occurred
on the Square Corner, this place, at
which time Mr.. Jesse Kolb of Frederick
practically cleaned up the square. Mr..
kolb was going north on the State Road
in heavy roadster at good speed and
Mr.. Latimore Schildt of this place was
going west on Main street. Mr.. Kolb
said in order to prevent collision he kept
to the left and in doing so his car struck
the keep to the Right" post on the
square. When he struck the post he
looked to see what had happened and the
next instant the car rammed into the
awning poles in front of the Osler Build
ing, bending two of them very bad and
wrecking the roof which they supported.
His car was not seriously damaged and
after extricating it from the poles and
post, he proceeded on his way.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
"Flu" More Deadly Than War.

Washington, Nov. 11.-The recent
epidemic of influenza in the United
States caused more deaths than occur
red among the American Expedition
ary Forces from all causes from the
time the first unit landed in France
until hostilities ceased.
This nouncement today by the
Census Bureau was based on unofli-
cial estimates of the total casualties
among the overseas forces and reports
from As cities having a combined
population of %, 100000, which show
that 2,3O6 deaths from influenza
and pneumonia from September 9 to
October 8.
The total of deaths due to the inh-
uenza epidemic in this country is not
known, the announcement said, as
only the 46 cities for which figures
were given report vital statistics to
the Census Bureau. The greatest
mortality due to the epidemic, in
proportion to population was IA per
| 900 in Philadelphia and the next
greatest, g. per 1000 was reported
from Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
Lows Letter.

Mr.. Clarence and Harvey Pittinger
spent Wednesday with their brother Mr..
Elmer Pittinger of Logs.
Miss Ruth Tressler is spending some
time with her sister Mrs. Harvey Tress-
ler near Littlestown.
Those who spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Martin were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Tressler, Mr.. and Mrs. Tressler
and daughter Miss Helen of Littlestown
Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stambaugh and
family of Thurmont, Mr.. Clayton Martin
and family of Motters Station, Mr.. Har-
vey Martin of Hanover Pa, and Mrs.
Ethel Pittinger and two sons Charles and
Lenis of Logs.
Quite number of people from town
attended the celebration in Frederick on
Monday OF this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Fox spent few
days last week in Key Mar.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-11-21
Conservation Week.
Week of December IL Set
Aside to Save for Allies.

To bring before the American peo.
ple in a forcible manner the need for
saving food and sharing it with the
Allies and liberated nations, the Food
Administration has named December
II as Conservation Week. Con-
servation is vital to the relief OF strick-
en- Europe. Our harvest season has
come and gone and whatever food is
exported must come from our surplus
and our savings, very largely the lat
ter. Certain foods such as meats,
fats and dairy products, it is true,
are produced throughout the year but
even these depend largely on feed and
fodder, supplies of which are limited
and cannot be replenished until an
other harvest.
The original pledge made by the
Food Administration in behalf of the
people of the United States was ia
million tons of food to be shipped
overseas by July /, 1919. This a.
mount Ct food is 50% greater than
last year. With Belgium and France
liberated and millions in south CEN
trail Europe clamoring for food, the
United States is now undertaking to
increase its exports from II! million
tons to 20 million tons. The Medi-
tcrranean Sea routes are now sutlicl-
emily safe for bringing wheat from
India and Australia, hence our ex-
ports will consist largely of fats, meats
and feed. Feed is essential for milk
production of which the stricken ma
tions are in critical need.
Conservation week as planned will
include a message from Mr.. Hoover
to the people through churches, frat
ernal bodies, clubs, schools, posters,
window displays and the press. An
effort will be made to warn of the
serious results abroad if we fail to
heed the requests for continued con-
servation. Food, we are reminded
is the only effective weapon with
which to combat famine still threat
ing hungry millions. And never has
there been so great an opportunity
for women and children as well as
men to show their true spirit of dem
ocracy in sending relief by daily acts
of food saving.
Conservation week is also intended
to impress upon every one that stop
ping hostilities or even the ultimate
signing Of peace terms produces no
extra food and that human lives will
continne to be sacrificed unless food
is saved IN this country and properly
distributed among those who have
pitifully little or none.