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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
SIDE TALKS
ny RUTN QAAENON
Guessing Ages

Are you good at guessing ages?
1T has been brought to my atten-
ton, lately, by several egregious cr-
rors in that line, that 7 am not,
And yet I think it is an interesting
diversion.
1t is fairly easy to guess any ones
age during certain periods. 1t is
easy to place the young person who
is under twenty, within a year or two
of his or her age. And 1T is usually
com ratively simple to place any
one who is over seventy. But in the
years between, especially those be-
tween twenty five and forty-five, it
is equally simple to make d ten or
even a fifteen-year characterization.
A given woman might be twenty
seven and look a bit old for her age.
or she might be forty and look
rather young.
I often have the feeling, with
woman that she looks old or younger
than her actual age.
A Man Is As Old AS He Talks.
a man between those ages might
be thirty, or he might be forty-five.
With the average man, there is not
even a slight deviation in dress be-
tween those two periods to help out.
One almost invariably draws ones
conclusions as to a mans age by
what he talks about-what seems to
have been his amount of past ex-
perience-rather than by his looks.
There are certain rules that help
a little in the fascinating game Of
age-guessing; but even with these,
the exceptions that prove the rule
are apt to run the rule a close Sec
ond.
One is that a blond is usually old
er than he or she appears, and u bru-
nette younger.
Don't Put Too Much Stress on Grey
Another beware of placing much
stress on grey or white hair. Grey
hair comes when it listeth. | know
q woman of thirty five with almost
white hair, and a woman of sixty five
with dark brown hair. Personally I
love the pictorial effect Of white hair
when it comes while the skin is still
clear and the eyes still bright. 1t
has the effect, then, of the old-tine
powdered hair, and you must have
noticed that nothing makes common
place young people look handsomer
in amateur theatricals, than to pow
der their hair. I wonder sometimes
that this style has never been brought
back. since it is so becoming.
Another rule is to notice the little
lines running out from and around
the eyes. The rest of the face may
be very young, but these lines, if you
will consult them, will betray it.
Married Women With Children
Younger Looking Than Child
less Wives.
Unless q mother has had to work
fearfully hard, I think the married
women with children usually look
younger than those without.
On the other hand, single women
are apt to look younger than their
married chums.
! can just fancy man reading
this, and wondering why all these
words about such a totally unimpor-
tant subject.
who wants to know anyone else's
age anyway" he says.
Not many men, I grant him. For
age speculation is essentially a fem
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
Ey ADELE GaRRIStsH

reason for the patronizing manner
which he had adopted toward me, and
the vague prejudice I had against him
cryStallized into active dislike.
Allen Drake, | was sure, belonged
to the class Of men who regard Wom-
en- as inferior beings mentally. He
was putting UP with my aid beca use
he couldn't help himself
He admired what he was pleased to
call my pluck, but he had no real con-
hdence in my ability to handle the
work / was attending.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE stCKry

Mothers who value their own comfort and
the welfare OF their children, should never
be without a box of Mother Gray's Sweet
Powders for Children, for use throughout
the season. They Break up Colds Relieve
Feverishness, ca Sstipation. Tecthing Disor-
ders, Headache id Stomach Troubles Used
by mothers for 80 years. THESE POWDERS
NEVER FAIL. All Drug Stores, 25c Don't
accept any substitute. Sample FREE Adj
dress Mother Gray Co, LIE Roy, N. y.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
FADS AND FASHIONS

New hat brin1s are longer in front
than in the back.
White wash satin skirts have very
full puffy pockets.
A tremendous revival OF Spanish
shaWls has set in abroad.
Tile newest over blouses are al
most as long as the tunic
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
BIG AUTO SHOW
OPENS AT HARTFORD

Mayor Frank A. Hagarty will for
mally open Hartford's eleventh annual
automobile show, at the State Arnory
on Broad street tonight. The show is
to continue all next week, afternoon
and evening" and indications are that
it will be the greatest automobile eN-
position that Connecticut sha ever
seen. Mayor Hagarty VII be assisted
in the formal Cerem OnieS by the dih-
GERS and show com mittee Of the Hart
ford Automobile Dealers association
and committee representing the
First Connecticut Homo Guard, under
whose auspices the show is to be held
this wear. A special musical program
will be played by the Home Guard
band (Colts) under the direction OF
Theodore P. Ford, and there will be
other special features of the occasion,
to be ann Qunced later.
One Of the big features of the double
show of especial interest to agricul-
turists will be the exhibition of farm
actors by several Of the dealers. Tho
tractor is revolutioniZing the farming
industry and automobile dealers arc
now prom oting sales of this device in
connection with their truck depart.
ments It will be the first time that
farm tractors have been exhibited 1T
an automobile show nthiS state and
they will no doubt attract the atten-
ton of all closes of patrons of the
show.
Truck Show a Feature.
For athe first time, likewise, there
will be q, separate truck exhibit at the
Hartford show, the basement having
been taken over for this purpose.
That il is the psychological time to
conduct motor truck exhibits is tho
contention of business men all over
the country who are vitality interested
in the motor wagon for business. the
times are at hand when more motor
trucks must be used than ever before;
in fact when motor trucks are going
TO be an essential adjunct of any
business, no matter of what character
and in eNerey section of America.
Local shows, with their motor truck
exhibits, and the success attained by
exhibits at these events and by private
showings of motor trucks are going to
have their effect upon sentiment, and
it Is predicted that before another
Year we shall see universal demand,
not only among the manufactures of
motor trucks, but also among bust
ness men that q national truck show
be put on. Business men want it
now, for they are buying, and 1t is
so much easier to select a truck or
a fleet of trucks at a time when all
the leading makes Of these vehicles
may be seen, than to make endless IN
VestigatiOns and then decide. The
truck exhibit at the Hartford show
will surely be timely and will be in
favor with the splendid showing that
is to be made of passenger cars, cut
open chassis special show cars and
accessories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

The overwhelming defeat of Robert Carson for congress in this
district was to be expected. The people have spoken in no mistaken
terms. There can be no doubt this year IS to the outcome. Mr.
Sculy has been returned to congress for another term by an over
whelming majority.
The Republican party invited the drubbing they received as far
as the congressional election was concerned. Mr.. Carson was impos
sIble. The Republicans were told that before the primaries, but in
stead of putting up a man who was possible, they let the nomination
go by default and Mr.. Carson simply picked it up. But he failed to
get away with it.
Mr.. Scuny well deserves the vote of confidence that he has re-
ceived. He has represented this district in al able manner. He has
served the country as a whole with honor. He is just such a man as
the people want to have serve them. With Mr.. ScuIly in Washington
to look after their interests for another term there is every reason
to believe that everything possible for the advancement of this vicin-
iy will be done, and the interests of the country at large will be safe
as far as he is concerned.
AS things look today, the majority in congress will be Repub-
hcan. Whichever party holds control, however, it will be by such a
narrow margin that nothing can be "put over" President Wilson
will have all the support he needs to carry out the war to a success
full conclusion and when it comes to a readjustment of domestic af-
fairs, the peoples representatives in congress will have something to
say, as the founders of the nation intended that they should.
From the point of view of the senate, it was to be expected that
Governor Edge, with his immense popularity, would win out in this
state. He will make a good senator and has well earned the reward
that is his. As for the election of Baird, it only goes to show that the
influence of women in politics has not yet reached New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Today We Celebrate
When Election News Travelled Slowly

When Election News Travelled Slowly.
Although the United States is COM
paratively an infant among nations.
the years of its existence have been
marked by the most wonderful ma
terial progress in the worlds history.
No better comparison a be found to
prove the rapidity with which the
earth has moved in the last century
than the difference between the
handling Of election news in the early
day of the republic and our own.
In the good old days. the wild en-
thusiasm that now marks election
night, especially during a Presidential
s1ection, was undreamed of. Except
for purely local returns, no election
news was obtainable for days. weeks,
or possibly months. Washington's
election Is an example.
The first Presidential election In the
United States was held early in Janu-
airy, 1889. A month went by, and then
the electors met and cast their ballots.
Congress then had to canvass the vote,
and it was not until March 80 that
that body convened, although the
President was supposed to have been
inaugurated on March 4. On April 8
the Formally Of counting the votes
was completed. and George Washing
ton became the first President of the
United States.
There were no wires, of course, to
flash the news to Gen. Washington,
then at Mount Vernon, and 1t was not
until eight days mad elapsed that he
was informed of his victory. The
messenger who carried the news to
Mount Vernon was an Irishman,
Charles Thompson, secretary of the
Continental Congress. Thompson
made haste slowly, stopping in every
city, town and village to tell the news.
When finally he reached Mount Yer
non he was given q great reception,
although the Father of His Country
probably RETAINED from any praise
of the Irishman's speed. Autumn had
arrived before the people of the re-
: moter parts of the country knew of
Washington's election.
There vas not much advance in the
handling of election news until the
Harrison-Tyler campaign in 1910,
when railroads, steamboats, and stage
coaches combined, carried the report
of. his victory to Gen. Harrison, Their
in Indiana. within a week after the
election. Then came the gradual de-
velopment of the telegraph, until the
time when Abraham Lincoln knew he
had been chosen chief magistrate of
the United States the morning after
election day. The great press asso-
Citations, which are invaluable In the
handling and dissemination of news,
are of more recent growth, and their
facilities have now been brought to
what would seem to be a state of per-
lection for the handling Of such news
as elections, as well as all other
branches of newsgathering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Maybef
Oh, JOyi

Twelve o'clock, and all is well! THE
kaiser's headed straight for hell. The
devil will meet him at the gate, and
say to Bill: you're rather late. For
you I've waited many years, SO dc
not bother shedding tears. Come Oh
down to the pit below. For I have
many sights to show. You'll find
down there your kith and kin, and
scarcely room to get you in. Hey,
boys, keep stirring up the flresl Wen
make 1t hot for these hun liarsl The
boys are waiting. Bill. for you, ia
turn you into polecat stew. Wen
serve you hot. you hunk of cheese.
then all the world will feel at ease."
Charles Allen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
-G2~
THE MCRATITUDE OF POLITICS

Perth Amboy has turned down a faithful and emcient '
Had Mayor TenBroeck thought more of his own persona. Interest,"
and selfish advancement than he did the welfare of the city ne prop
oblv could have been reelected. He refused to play the game as the
gam is known to politicians and therefore the politicians beat hm'
The mayors attitude from the beginning has been one of com
narrative indifference. When friends have gone to him and urged
him TO d.. certain things that might aid his chances he has more than
nee refused to act on their advice declaring that he was Determined
to act in accordance with what he believed to be right and IL In
people did not see fit to redect him he was willing to step aside ID
accordance with their decision. The mayors defeat will come as a
surprise to a great many, but that is because those who are surprised
did not know what was going ON under the surface to accomplish the
mayors overthrow. They were Indifferent and negectfm hhe te
mayors enemies were o the job every minute.
It would have been very easy for the mayor to make his re-elec-
ton certain. He could have exposed certain influences that were
against him had he desired; he could have laid the foundation for his
reelection by a manipulation of the draft, but he refused to use the
draft for political purposes as his opponents have DONE taxing an
unfair advantage of a most patriotic work.
Instead of standing back of the state and federal authorities in
their effort to clean up the local harbor and stop the operations Il
the boat thieves and coal pirates, the mayor could have used his in
fuence otherwise, doing what he could to protect these outlaws who
have powerful friends in influential places. and thereby saved himself
much opposition on the part of an element that win leave no stone
unturned to accomplish their purpose.
The mayor refused to play the game and he has gone down to
defeat. In a sense, he is a martyr to honest government. 1t il such
results as this that causes one almost to lose faith in popular cleo
tons. 1t seems as fl did not pay to be ON the level in public office.
The public at large will probably never know what Mayor Ten
Brock has had to contend with during his term of office. But as
his administration comes to be better understood and after the people
have had a chance to think it over, they will realize their mistake Of
yesterday. The time will yet come when the people of Perth Amboy
will delight to do honor to the man who has served them well, but
who has fallen a victim to their indifference and neglect.
Mr.. Dorsey, who will succeed Mayor TenBroeck the first of the
ysa.S.sa very capable business man of the highest standing in the
community. That he will make a good mayor there is no doubt. It'll
is fortunate for the city that with such a show of Indifference for
faithful, conscientious, efficient service, the people are able to have a
man of the calibre of Mr.. Dorsey to step into the office of mayor. Mr..
Dorsey can get some idea from the treatment of his predecessor what
his reward is likely to be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06

into. Anyway, they seem to get a LOT
of pleasure out of going AROUND
c%roaking. :.
A wise man never fuses with his
wife, for the reason that she can
think of more mean things to say
than he can.
the small cities are telling the truth
/ about their population there are
about 100000 0 people in this
country. :,
About the only time a man would
rather have an upper berth than q
lower one Is when he dies.
You can get something for nothins
IL you are willing to pay about twice
what 1t is worth.
Somehow or other a girl lever dis
| covers until after she has married
him that a man rests his chin on his
plate when he is feeding his face.
Back In the late eighties a British
| officer who was q friend of ours, and
a veteran of the Crimea and the Sou
! dan, told us that he could take ten
| properly equipped regiments of mix
ed Englishmen and Americans and
whip half of the world. We thought
he was blowing, but recent develop
ments Over There us to believe
| that he was pretty nearly right.
Generally speaking, q model wife is
one who Is satisfied to try to run the
house on less than her husband needs
to treat his friends.
Why is 1t that O man who hasn't
time to spend ten minutes shaving
himself at home has time to wait
thirty minutes for his turn in a bar
| Der shop7
Most of the matrimonial troubles
are charged up to whisky and other
women. But the truth of the matter
Is that selfshness is at the bottom OF
most divorce cases.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who argued that you got
better results by putting thirteen eggs
under q sitting hen than you did II
you put fifteen eggs under her?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Ddily HO, OScObe
1.-THE stars incline but do not compel"
Thursday, November Z, 1918.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure

1.-THE stars incline but do not compel"
Thursday, November Z, 1918.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
According to astrology this Is a
rarely fortunate day. Jupiter, IRA
nus and Saturn are all in beneic
aspect. Mars alone is adverse.
All the signs seem to point to
much business activity where large
enterprises are involved. Plans for
forengn trade and commercial de-
velopment ave the best possible di-
rection of the stars.
During the coming months men
Of vision and practical forehight
will have many responsibilities
placed on them by the government,
it Is predicted. This prophecy
seems to concern organization and en-
terprises that reach all classes OF
American citizens.
Saturn promises for an old man
high In public esteem the honor OF
suggesting policies and reforms in
everyday affairs that will be OF
largest benefit.
The planets that are supposed to
aid all cooperative schemes have
power that will continue to be COM
pelling in the future.
airs is in a place that is father
threatening today and the aspect
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06

The Bond drives over, you're aware,
But keep on helping, do your share;
Just save a little of your pay,
And buy a Thrift Stamp evAyy day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06

We wonder II there isn't some frog
blood in some of the men you run
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Sufferin'

Sourbeer & Rottenburg have a
drugstore in Pershing, Wayne Coun-
ty, Ind.
Names Is Names
Carver Wood lives in Cincinnati.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06

may be interpreted as p~resagine
some anxiety about the war. This
will be criticism and mispudgment
promise the most extraordinary rec
ords not only in waging war but
In showing mercy.
The seers declare that the victory
to be written on the widest page OF
American history will be not alone
one of American arms but for Amer
lean ideals, which will change Eu-
rope.
Again there seems to be O menac-
ing, sign for physicians and hos
pitfalls, which means according to as
trological Interpretation that there
will be criticism and msjudgment
concerning policies or methods of
treatment in certain places. This
will be only temporary, for Ameri-
can surgeons and American nurses
will be given highest honors after
the war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
POlicei

We neve saw a cat looking at :
king, but if o go to 1011 Plum
street, Cincinnati. you can C. A. Kuhr
looking at A. King. A. King h pres
ident of the Kuhr Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06

copyright. 1918. b. the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes

NO HELP
In olden times I paid out mon to have my chores and errands
done. / paid n to the gras and hoe the growing ar-
den sass; another came to prime the pump and take the tin
to the dump; / paid a man to wash my car, and dope the kitchen
o With ar. While there e m me who worked for hire, I lust
sat round paved M Tyre, with hands a s white al driven show
no sort of labor did they know. And 1 had lost my appetite, and
couldn't get much sleep at night and 1 was fat and short of breath
and looking o a n early death. Then all the fellows went to scrap
and shoe the Prussia off the map. and none could come to do a
chore Of u a errand any more. 1 was obliged to shake M sloth,
and, as q toiler, cut a swath. / MIXED the COW and groomed the
hen, and moved the lawn, like other men; and when my Car a
out OF whaek I lay beneath It o my back. and tried to remedy the
wreck, While Shiny grease a down my neck. / painted fences
green and blue: and found a hundred things to do; and now my
health is out of sight and when / go to bed at night my slumber
is o calm and deep 1T shows new curves in balmy sleep. and avants
come from miles away to se just how I hit the hay. Three women
cook by day and night to cater to nay appetite. A lot of old fat
boys like me are learning WRINKLES two o r three.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
Bits of By-Pldy
BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1918, the Cincinnati
Enquirer

The Making OF a Man
His eyes were duh, his face was pale
Before he went to Camp;
In fact, he always seemed to all
Before he went to Camp.
His back was bumped, his chest was
fiat,
Before he went to Camp;
He was as skinny as a sprat'
Before he went to Camp.
His checks were tanned, his eyes
were bright,
When he came back from Camp;
He looked like he was fit to night,
When he came back from Camp;
His back vas straight, his chest stuck
out,
When he came back from Camp;
He was a man beyond a doubt,
When he came back from Camp.
your friend in the officers n
form uses high-f1own language,
doesn't her" said Smith.
Yes" replied Jones. Hes an av-
iator, you know"
Cheer Up!
Though your written efforts, my
friend, came to naught,
Don't quit and decide you are rot
ten;
Though all the great thoughts haye
already been thought,
You'll find that they nave been
forgotten.
IT got mixed up with . couple OF
| oilless oil we'll crooks last week.
| sighed the Boob.
Did you 2" asked the Wise Guy.
They did," replied the Boob.
Fact
To tell the truth requires some nerve
I think that this will hit 1t:
Most of us get what we deserve.
But few of us admit.
No Joke
"Do you think that prohibition vii
make the world any better2" asked
the Old Fogy.
well, 1t will make it more uncom-
Portable" replied the Crouch.
Kick In!
THE Bond drives over, you're aware
but keep on helping, do your sharei
Just save a little of your pay,
And buy a Thrift Stamp evAsy day.
Maybef
/ E. M. Henry, of Pleasantville, N
Y, claims that the so-called epidemic
Of Spanish Influenza" is nothing new
and is merely an epidemic of pneu-
monia such as visits this country
every now and then. but in the pres
emit case agitation and hysteria have
made the epidemic more widespread
He claims that the epidemic of colds
does not necessitate h closing o.
schools, churches and places Of
amusement. The tendency to taxi
cold, he says. is due to the lack OF
sugar In quantity. The lack of sugar
has been responsible for the reduc-
ton of the natural body heat, and
as a consequence. the tendency Il
contract colds has been greater. May
be Henry is right. Anyway, his theor.
is interesting.