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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2.-"If
some one asserted that the American
love for Oriental rugs had changed
the marriage customs OF a nomadic
people, had brought forth on this
globe a comparatively homely race OF
human beings. and had built up a
complex system of morals In the heart
OF Asia, It would seem like q sensa
tional story" says a bulletin Of the
National Geographic Society, based
on a communication to the Society
from Maynard Owen Williams.
Yet hat statement seems well
founded, and love for beauty in AM
erica has reacted pm the facial e
lures of a princely race in Turl6estan
with deplorable result" the bulletin
continues. Truly it is O small world
| when an artistic recluse in a New
York studio fathers a homely son in
q distant desert. Yet the rising gen.
Grafton Of Turkomans are distinctly
homelier than their princely sires.
And the conquest of their domain by
Russia does not entirely explain it.
THE Tekkintzi rug, more commonly
known by the less distinctive name of
Bokhara, is the loveliest product of
the desert loom. Its charm lies not
in intricacy of design. manifold de-
tail, or symbolic meaning. It is not
a picture in wool. BrilIiancy Of color
ing 1t does not have. But in rich
ness of tone the Tekkintzi wins its
rightful place as queen of rugs.
Its symphony of soft and sober
color has its major and minor chords.
From n direction it is dark and
quiet and soft. But as the light
strikes down into its velvety nap, It
shines with a light overtone and re-
veals a sheen like that of silk, such as
can come only from years of con-
tact with the flexible, h~igh-arched feet
of the desert mother or the heel-less,
boots OF her master.
years Of ARE in selecting the
long-fibered, spotless wool. in dyeing
1t in reds from Bokhara, blues from
Afghanistan or blacks from Merv,
with a touch of orange or yellow now
and then, and in weaving 1t beneath
the hot sun of the dry desert, give
the Tekkintzi a character which more
hurried methods cannot give. 1t re-
veals no trace Of foreign accent, for
its language of lasting beauty is bred
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Dissertations

Hun delegates to the peace congress at Versailles will have fuu
power to sign a treaty and the league will have full power to make
the signatures worth something.
In Rome Italian officers refuse to eat in the same cafe with
Amernans but they continue to eat the food grown by Americans.
The Italian Press thinks that America won't back the man who
nIer1eres with the desires of European governments and peoples.
Depends on how unclean the desires are
A Chicago woman shot her husband who was testnfying in a
diyorce case Why don't the Chicago courts provide witnesses with
kniyesY Guns are so noisy.
When people say that a gay young man has finally settled down,
eaey mean that ne Is finally making an effort to settle up.
Daughter. is willing to love her lieutenant while he is connected
with the army, but she isn't willing to marry him until he connects
with a permanent job -
just when we were ready to beGeve. the whole world converted
20 ldealism, 1T develops that one statesman can speak a few sentences
and make a whole people mad enough to fight.
A lot of European statesmen have a conviction that Americas
duty was finished when she got the enemy down where Europe could
pick bis pockets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

Saturday, May 8, 1919
Copyright 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
Uranus rules strongly for good this
day, according to astrology. Neptune,
the sun and Mars r slightly ad-
verse.
veering of public opinion on i'm
portant issues is indicated. While
there may be a disposition to criticize
persons of prominence the stars indi-
cate a better understanding of mo-
tives and purposes.
The rule is favorable for certain
conditions connected with aviation
and announcements Of new inventions
that viii contribute toward general
is made.
Summer resorts are 10 come into
novel entertainments for distinguish
ed visitors, 1t is p~rophesied.
Spiritism will be again widely dis
cuSsed owing to reports Of phenom-
ena recently observed, the seers de-
clare, and a new soothsayer will
command attention.
Conditions during this sway are not
altogether fortunate for the navy and
naval affairs.
Fermentation OF thought concern
Ing military matters Is still FORE
Swallowed. Discomfort regarding i'm
perative demands for army service is
prognosticated. but Uranus Is read as
promising a gradual access of UNDER
standing which viii assure better
feeling.
All who have important business
relating to personal benefits, whether
they be positions OF financial favors,
should delay initiative until a more
benign aspect.
Ancient lore believed this SWAY tn
be a lucky n for the hiring of men
servants or employees.
Finances will reach a critical point
Russia this month, according to
the Interpretation of astrologers. who
foresee a period of wen greater
chaos than has yet prevailed.
Persons whose birthdate IL Is have
the augury Of travel and change
which will bring C Small an
noyances may be numerous in the
"a
Children born on this day win
probably be steady. reliable and fond
of adventure. These subjects of Tau
rus are usually successful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
DR.. STEELE SAYS:

Women who have permanently entered the Industrial field have learn
wages received they have no right to ask or special privileges.
This is one of the penalties of democracy in industry.
They will also soo iearn that the interests Of me an women workers
are common-that what Injuries tn men will injure them.
This mea that N distinct "womans movement" in industry which
is concerned only about the needs of women is u o react upon them
selves
Women will have TO bear their full share of the responsibility and the
burden If iabors fight Tor better things
And women will also discover that IL they plead physical limitations
that they are unable 70 do this or that thing which lei ire commonly
called upon to do. that the bosses will 500 discriminate against them
It's going tt be a vey mteresing-and in some cases a heart-breaktng
experience-this entrance of women into the Industrial life of II world
Women served the world nightly while its men were nghting at the
front ad it's only fair that criticism of hem should be withheld until the
have had a fair chance o adjust themselves 70 their nw positions ID in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
HATING AND WORKING

Since you ask me, I'll admit 1t, that I hate the horrid Hun: I
suppose III never quit it. tn my earthly course IS run. But there
are some tasks awaiting which demand my earnest care, 30 i try
to do my hating when I have al hour to spare. When I've hoed my
growing taters, and the twilight hour is come, then I join the village
haters, hating till I'm out of plumb. One must strive to earn his
wages ere he fools away his time; to indulge in msft RACES always
strikes me a a crime There's a time to talk of traitors, of the king
who lost his crown, s I join the village haters when the fat old sun
goes down. Then I've done my daily labors, I have earned three
honest bones; I can gossip with my neghbors, talk in loud trium-
plant tones. All the day I'm busy Grating patent churns and things
like those, and I leave the stunt of hating till the evening whistle
blows. Then you'll zee me stand Grating loudly by the village Dump
telling how I will be hating Huns till Gabriel blows his trump,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02


Listen for a moment to any two men
who are standing in front of a bar and
you will discover that people do not
have to have anything to talk about
in order to talk.
A man has no business squawking
when he is stung in a get-rich-quick
game. If he hadn't been so anxious
to cheat he wouldn't have been cheat
ed.
The fact that you think your girl is
tall and wiliowy won't keep other
folks from thinking that she is long
and lanky.
Most folks act as though there was
a stiff war tax in the use OF the
terms: please" and Thank You" !.
A bully is a man who knows that
the average man would rather be i'm
posed upon than fight.
Once in a while you run into a man
who reminds you of a six-inch dog
that has q six-foot bark.
Some men 60 through life or. the
theory hat the way to Do Good n to
make others As miserable as possible.
You q make q woman believe that
Jonah swalloSod<e{ Whale. But you
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
GEOGRAPHIC NEWS BULLETIN
Oh
Turkestan: Her Rugs And Woman Problem.
PREPARED AND ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

.sFor centuries, possibly extendlhg
back TO the Iranian peoples NnVns
Alexander found here on ms wy
India, the Tekke maiden had Desn
taught to dye and weave; Wnen sne
vas married to her Mohamnleaan
husband. the young bride took with
her TO her masters hut the rungs me-
natient toll had formed, and ne ~
t,Irn paid a corresponding price 70
her parents. Her dowery was heT
skin and its product. She was a men,
iai buf with tho soul OF an artis'.
Her toll was long, but IL was not druid
gerry. She was not a slave, nsI
work demanded the inspiration y q
souL and she had an enviaole posie.on
compared with that OF many Oh A
Oriental sisters IN polyganis IN
aGradually these masterpieces III
mahogany. deep chocolate, t~erra.cot-
IA. old rose, burnt orange M DlaSas
found their way to America, whefe
their appeaI was irresistible. Buyers
raced one another across Europe mo
the Transcaspian home of history 10
secure the priceless treasures OF a con-
ouered race. The skill of the Tehke
woman began to win its val 1ael
genius had caused the art worid 70
wear a path to put her hut n her
onen-air loom. But there was the I'M
happy side. o-ans
could afford TO buy a wife at n ea-
orbitant price her skill made pos
sible. Parents raised the price OF tnelr
daughters. consoling themselves MI
the fact that If they could not
offspring they could at least produce
vaiuable rugs. The age Of marriage
became higher. Caught In the trap
which skiliful women had woven, the
young men revolted from the exagger5
ated demands Of the avarlcious ana
unromantic parents and sougnt ene ~
ar wives elsewhere. while Tekke wo-
men robbed of love and emmeshed IN
their own skeins of fine. wool, draggen
out busy lives OF hated spinsterhooo."
& .
epasmedls Sermon.
Teisphoneiy speaking, crossed lines
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

(Knoxville Journal and Tribune.)
The bride wore a beautiful bouquet
of pink sweet peas and after congrat-
ulations the guests were served with
light refreshments in the large dining
room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

We have had quite a flock of rain in
this section this Spring. But what we
started to say vas hat o can al
! ways G. A. Bigdrop in Kearney, Neb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

r. M. Douthat runs an electrical
shop in Morgantown, w. Va.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Mail Order Dentistry.

F. E. Smith, of Chicago, Ill, picked
up a letter that was addressed to a
firm of dentists in Chicago. The letter
was from a farmer in Wisconsin and
wanted to know If the dentists would
make him a set of false teeth and nail
them in. The last paragraph OF the
letter read az follows:
my mouth is three inches acrost.
1t is five Fights inches threw the Jaw.
1t is some hummocky on the edge. It
is shaped like a horse shoe with the
toe forward. If you can't pake the
teeth from this description, I'll hat to
cum and see you"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

He blinded folded 81 sailors and let
eight girls walk past the "gobs' one
at a time. The gobs were permitted
to hug each of the girls and then
announce by number which girl they
liked best without having seer the
girl. And what happened? Why. ev-
cry N of the 81 gobs selected the
same girl. And she was a real Corn
Fed, while the other girls were slen-
der.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

can't make her believe that a drug
complexion doesn't fool anybody.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

Names Is Names
o Lord lives at Norton, Va
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
The Ioyeable Corn-Fed.

DR.. Sree Basudeb, a Chicago scien-
fist, made a test at the Great Lakes
Training station to determine whether
men like thin girls or plump girls best.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Avn. Gwanf

why does a river rise ?' said Park,
I'll tell o If you won't get sore;
A river rises to remark
The place to which it rose before
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Luke MfcInke Saws.

You Can Usually Connect Your Bad
Luck With Your Bad Habits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

spasnedss Sermon.
Teiephonsly speaking, crossed lines
lead to cross words.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02

why does a river rise? I take
It." said Josephus Blank,
"That it's because it wants to make
A run upon ito bank"
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Two Damlis.

Wilmington Journal-Republican.)
Once upon a time there was a man
whose job was harder than he thought
it was."-Luke McLuke. And once
upon a time there was a man who
could do his job better than he
thought he could.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Daily Ho, oscobe
Saturday, May s, 1919

''The stars incline, but do not comp,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
Bits of By-Pldy
By LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
Inquirer.

Copyright. 1919. the Cincinnati
Inquirer.
Fooey!
l hold that this is real good dope,
And we should all condemn
Those men who make friends with the
hope
That their friends will make them.
Oh, Joyi
If Iva Pool, of Walton, KY, gives us
an invite we would like to do a little
fishing and swimming.
GOSH
II wonder what a japanese does
when his collar button rolls under the
dresser and loses itself 2" unused the
Crouch.
Why do you wonder that" asked
the Old Fogy.
There are no cuss words In the
Japanese language" replied the
Crouch.
Haw Hawi
He is a fat head, that Is true,
/ speak of Oswald Hantz:
For he is planting oysters to
Produce some oyster plants.
OUGHT
Hardin SPOTS lives OF Price Hill,
Cincinnati.
The Wise Fool.
Bad air u fatigue" observed
the Sage.
$50 does hot air." added the Fool
Is That Sol
Your troubles i don't want to know"
Said grouchy Samuel Sawyer;
II you must tell your troubles, go
And tell them to a lawyer"
yts 2 ss -
Huhi
1--WE should profit by the mistakes
of Others" remarked Miss Oldgirl.
That's right" agreed MI. Oldbach.
That is the reason I have never mar
ried."
: More Like 1t.
THAT man lives by his wis., said
Jack,
"That cannot be-" said Britts.
you mean that he lives by the lack
OF other peoples wits"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-09
.:HhiL

When ones pencil flying busly that white note book
and ones thoughts tumble of organization efficiency
systemzng and the price of Steel, Inc brisk
bouses serceabe they fresh and dainty At the
left below bar dmy trinity tucked. and fed
crispy October morning $374 The other model L.
also of dmity with collar and cuEs of piquet. $374
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-09
eUeAAed

AS far as frocks are concerned, the woman
who goes to business depends largely on navy
blue tricotine. This fact, however, does not
mean that she must wear one of those stodgy
just-like-every- other-dress affairs. Rather
does she choose model like that illustrated,
of good quality of tricotine, embroidered in
black squares, and girdled with fancy black
silk braid. $4S75
For something softer and designed for late
afternoon teas or for dinner wear, we are
showing black satin frock trimmed with
black velvet ribbon. The skirt is smartly
draped in under at the bottom. $48.75
nssyS -THks F,ss,. s. Bees
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-09
cYaiA

All your brilliant business ideas
have much better chance when
worn under the right shape of vel
vet and feathers. Our millinery de-
partment is crowded with models
that promise service and style that
will wear in all weathers. Illus
trated at the right is a velvet toque
laid around with a natural feather
breast. $l8.l8
At the left is a roll velvet sailor
which features softly shirred ar.
rangement of velvet on the turn-up
brim, sure to be becoming. $l4.s0
Ns@w -sss..a Slsss. sssA o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-09
e@hoe4,

The first step to success is taken with the
right shoes. The boots pictured are espe-
cially designed to meet the needs of the
smart business woman, both in regard to
comfort and to style. Of dark brown
calf skin. they have such touches as blind
eyelets, simulated tip, and a medium
heel. $3.50
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
PLANT AN EARLY CROP
 OF IRISH POTATOES 8


 For crop potatoes will have to be planted in Arkansas as early as possible in the season in order to get them out of the ground before the summer heat or they will have to be planted late in the season ar;er the Summer beat is past for fall crop, ThiA necessitates the use of ouiox maturing varieties tnd so far the Bliss Triumph is still the standard variety to use in raising crop oi early Irish potatoes The Irish Cob bier ranks next to ths Bliss and then comes the Early Ohio. There is one variety, the Lookout Mountain. which is a lengthy season potato and yields considerably heavier than the BiisE but 1t is not so good in quality and of course only one crop of 1t can be raised. For this variety planting ls best 6one about the last Of June The early potato should be planted soms time from the first of February until the middle of April h the Ozark re- gions.
 Arkansas has bean used as dump ing ground for all kinds of diseased seed and retetees infected with will or dry rot. late and early blight, scat and rhixoctonis have frequently been sold to unsuspeoting growers. Ws should certainly either plant certified seed or produce our own seed by l planting in the fall
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
VALUABLE HoLsTEIN COW.

The registered Holstefn COW, Zelpha Kruger DeKol is owned by the State Agricultural School, Third District, Magnolia, Arkansas.
 She produced in January 1657. 5 pounds, or 2072 gallons of milk and 50 pounds of butter.
 The total value of the milk and butter was $7l.40, cost of feed $2e. .35, leaving profit of $4505.
 The butter was used and paid for by students and teachers of the school. The milk was disposed of in this way and fed to chickens and pigs.
 Skimmilk is one of the most valu- able of feeds, and if the farmer feeds all surplus to best breeds of livestock he has at his door a profitable means for handling every pound produced He may not be able to sell milk to advantage, but he can sell poultry products and hogs This enables him to market at profit the gross of his pasture and much that would other wise go to waste.
 The herd of Jerseys and Holsteins are proving very profitable at the Agricultural School. You are invited to see these cattle E. E. Austin, Prin.
 Magnolia. Ark. Adv. 10-tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
TWO ToRNADoEs IN MISSOURI.
Considerable Damage Done in Vernon
 County and at Clinton.


 Nevada, Mo, March 15.--Wind ac- ccmpanying a severe thunder storm which swept across Vernon county late this afternoon demolished at least on farm home, unroofed another, blew down chimneys, trees, telephone poles and fences and overturned many small outbuildings. Telephone com munication with the district thru which the storm swept is broken and the full extent of the damage has not been ascertained The wind passed about a mile north of the city of Ne yada, sweeping thru the grounds of the State Hospital for Insane, where it wrecked the main gate and laid down long sections of picket fences. No personal injuries have been re- ported.
 Clinton, Mo, March 15.-A small tornado swept thru part of the busi- ness section of Clinton, doing consid- erable damage to roofs and windows. In the residence section houses were unroofed, fences and barns blown away. Several cars were blown from the Missouri, Kansas 6 Texas tracks, wire lines suffered heavy loss. No lives are reported lost.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
MATCHING
 BEST, SAYS EXPERT
Advice On When and How To Raise Young chicks-Warmth Is the
 Greatest Requirement..
By II. B. Lansden. Poultry Husband man. Extension DiyisioR Uniyer- sity of Arkansas.

Early spring is natures favorite growing season. By matching chicks early they will have the advantage of this favorable growing season and . longer period than those matched in the spring and summer.
 Given some feed, care and atten- ton chicks matched in February and March will weigh more at four months old than those matched in May and June, when they are four months old. The rate of growth of chicks Is greater during the first four weeks of it's life than at any other period.
 Early 5roiiers Bring High Prices.
 Considerable money can be realiz- cd from the sale of early broilers. The early broilers bring best prices. Thus 1t appears that carly hatohing should be employed so as to have marketa- ble six cockerels for the spring when prices are highest.
 The best time to hatch early chicks is February and March for the south and south central Arkansas, and in March and April for the north and north central of the state.
 Keep Baby Chicks Warm.
 The first requirement. for baby chicks is warmth. They should be allowed to brood whether with the hen or artificial brooder. for forty. eight hours before feeding.
 Feed Little and Often.
 The yolk of the egg which is ab- sorbed by the chick furnishes all nourishment required for the first two days.
 The first five days after beginning to feed chicks, they should be allowed only buttermilk. bread crumbs, or rolled oats. after which they may be fed small grains, cracked oats, crack ed corn, etc. Do not allow lit- tie chicks to be dragged about in wet grass by mother hen. A small brood coop with slated front, confning the hen and permitting the chicks to go and come at will. should be provided and employed for week or ten days until the chicks become strong enough to follow the hen.
 1. Early matched chicks grow rap Idly ane have more vigor.
 {. Early hatohed chicks are strong and less liable to die from lice and disease.
 8. Early matched chicks have a longer growing Oariod
 < Early matched chicks mature by early fall.
 5. Early matched bullets produce fan and winter eggs.
 6. Early matched bullets lay while the hens are molting.
 !. Early matched bullets are the ones that become broody early in the srring.
 6. Early matched chicks mean higher prices for surplus cockerels.
 9. Fall and winter eggs bring 1he highest prices.
 10. Early matching means greater profit.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
AGAIN GERMANY TALKS OF BALK|NC
If Treaty Conditions Go Beyond Will sons Fourteen Points, Will Refuse Treaty, Says Erzberger-May
 Break Over Rhine.

Copenhagen, March 17.-If the allies load the peace treaty with con- ditions going beyond President Will sons fourteen points, the German national assembly will have to refuse assent to the treaty, Matthias Erz- berger, head of the German armisticc commission declared in a speech at a Berlin meeting favoring the lorna tion of real League of Nations, ac- ccrding to Berlin dispatch received here today.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-20
PREPARATION FOR SOY BEANS

The preparation of the soil for the soy bean is similar to that for corn. and it, like corn, readily responds to any extra preparation. The land should be plowed early and deep, fitted. and then narrowed at intervals until the beans are planted; other wise, weeds are likely to choke out the young plants, Disking will give the proper preparation after crop of early potatoes or peas or for stubblo land after wheat or winter oats, pro vided the soil is moist and mellow. A firm seedbed with light, loose covering of fine soil, well smoothei by the harrow, is conducive to uni form depth in planting and to a good stand of plants. A soil free from clods insures the best results, esps- cially in seeding broadcast