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"Oh, How Wonderfully"

things a peacock must learn. I hear
that on the lawn over yonder three
times a day there are classes for
young peacocks.
'They strut about and show off
their beauty and they are taught not
to notice their feet but to show off
all their beautiful colors.
'They are shown how to stand in
the sunshine so the colors look their
best, and they say there is a great
deal Of spirit among the pupils-to
each do better than the other.
"They are all such good pupils. such
good pupils, and I'd like to show that
our Sally could be good pupil, too"
"Is there anything else that they
learn?" asked Mr.. Peacock "Any-
thing else besides learning how to
show off their great beauty?"
"No, that Is all that the school is
for" said Mrs. Peacock. SIT is called
the School for Beautiful Peacocks to
Show OFF Their Beauty to the Great
est Advantage and in the Best Posi-
BILE Fashion"
"Ah," said Mr.. Peacock, mo wonder
they are such fine pupils in that
school. Yes, by all means, send Sally,
she'll do well. All peacocks by the
family name Of peacock will do splen-
didly in that school,"
Look" said Mrs. Peacock, "there Ia
Sally now"
"She has already joined the school,"
laughed Mr.. Peacock, shrilly. "Ah,
she is a peacock after my own pea
cock heart"
"And after mine, too" said Mrs.
Peacock.
$50 Sally will never disgrace the
proud name Of peacock" ended Mr..
Peacock. "Of that 1 feel quite, quite
sure"
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.DADDY.5fvENNGD
FAIRY TALE Fl
Mr.. AND MRS. PEACOCK.
1y Nary Graham 6o I,!,.et

Were creatures of beauty, Of great
and wondrous beauty" said Mr.. Pea.
cock. as he spread his long blue-feath-
cred tail out wide.
His neck was blue as were the feath-
ers on his head. His suit was of gray
ish green with blue trimmings. But
there were many other colors which
seemed to shine from him in the sun
light.
Sometimes I've held my tail out
wide for a long, long time" continued
Mr.. Peacock, land so has Mrs. Pea
cock, and the people have stared as
II they could never see enough OF our
glory and beauty.
"They have gathered around and
they have said,
"'Ah.' and Oh and How wonder
full
Eyes, those are the things they say
to peacocks and about peacocks.
We're like beautiful pictures, only we
are nicer than beautiful pictures for
we're real, real and live and we will
walk around here and give them pleas
ure IL they wish.
"Ah, If they gave prizes for beauty,
how everyone would be rushing to us
to hand us the prizes. How lonely
! then would poor creatures like the
| wart hog and the tapir and the gnu be
feeling.
| For no one would run to them with
prizes for beauty, no one indeed"
| mo one, indeed" said Mrs. Peacock.
"Oh, WE'LL" continued Mr.. Peacock,
''they may do very well for their family
name-nothing is expected Of them in
the way of beauty but we must al
ways be beautiful and glorious for we
have always been famous for it."
1--WE will always be beautiful and
glorious" said Mrs. Peacock.
Feathers are all that count, feet
mean nothing, except mere things to
walk upon or walk with" said Mr.
Peacock, for his feet and Mrs. Pea
cocks feet were very ugly, as we all
know.
| All peacocks have hideous feet.
| Feathers are all that count" said
Mrs Peacock EJECT are useful things
we all must have-except snakes and
creatures which crawl. But let us not
talk of feet. Let us talk of feathers"
So Mr.. and Mrs. Peacock walked
around admiring their own great
beauty.
short time after this talk, Mrs.
Peacock said to Mr.. Peacock.
"My dear, our young daughter, Sal
" Peacock. should be studying all the
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there Is no unearned increment in con-
Injection with the ownership of land, and
he cites his personal experience as a
land owner, stating that his profits
have been but very small percentage
upon his Investment. In my very
humble opinion, this statement, Ii 1t
be correct, but proves that Mr.. Tiche
nor is poor guesser in placing his
real estate bets. To contend that he
gets very little increment simply points
out that he pays too much for his
holdings when he acquires them. How
about the man from whom he acquired
these holdings and the man before that
man. There was somebody who ac-
Qufred an unearned increment between
the time the particular lands which Mr.
Tichenor owns were stolen or cajoled
from the Indians, (who had no better
right to them than Mr. Tichenor), and
the time when Mr.. Tichenor received
his title deeds for them. They had no
value when the Indians roamed over
them, but they have now, and that
value is an unearned increment which
has gone to some other human being,
If not Mr.. Tichenor. This increment
is unearned by individuals owning the
land for 1t is created by the community
The Single Tax party calls it rental
value and If its candidates are elected
to office In sufficient numbers they will
enact laws taking by taxation every
vestige of rental value which Mr.
Tichenor or other land owners now get
Mr.. Tichenor will be able to avoid
monetary loss only by sufficiently i'm
proving his land so that the improve
ments will exceed in value the value
of the land
AS to there being no income from va
cant land, the gentleman probably
means no present day income. But
there Is deferred income, collected
when the owner disposes of his vacant
land at profit. Nobody ever dis
poses Of vacant land at profit but
many do. The Single Tax party, If
elected to power, will not only see to
it that there will be no profit in vacant
lots but will enact laws making 1t a
genuine financial calamity to hold on
to them for any length Of time.
Mr.. Tichenor bemoans the fact that
his clients have to be satisfied with 8
or 4 per cent on their investments In
real estate while or 6 per cent. can
easily be gotten out of other invest
ments. Are we to understand that Mr..
Tichenor is In the business of persuad-
ing people to make poor investments.
1t seems to me that If all Mr.. Tiche-
nors contentious are true In this re-
gard, he ought to vote the Single Tax
ticket thus helping to remove himself
from an Improbable business.
The truth of the matter is that the
Single Tax will help those real estate
men who are genuinely producers Of
homes and other buildings and Will
harm those real estate men who are
forestallers Of land. If Mr.. Tichenor
Is In the former class he will be better
off for it will untax his improvements
of all kinds and enable him to get va
cant lands cheaply so that he can build
more homes at greater profit than
3 or 4 percent. If he is In the latter
class | stand committed as a candidate
for governor to put him out Of his
dog In the manger business. / hope
he Is in the former class.
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Philosophers Stone.

One of the old Romans made the
world richer by the discovery of the no.
BILE truth that even though a certain
bravely is good fortune. The old-time
philosophers were continually seeking
some element which should convert the
baser metals into gold, and here we
have their dream realized. For what
alchemy can surpass this of changing
misfortune into good fortune by bear
VI 1t bravely?-Girl's Companion.
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COST OF WAR IN MONEY
AND BLOOD is ARGUMENT
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS

!. States to win the war Is told In i.
+ a statistical summary just pub i.
+ lished by the war department !.
i. The billions of money and the i.
1. thousands of deaths furnish tell /.
!. ing arguments in favor of the i.
i. League of Nations, which will Il
X save both In future by prevent i.
X ing war. !.
i. The salient facts of Americas !.
4 participation in the world war !.
4. are given In the subjoined table, =.
4 Total armed =
i. forces ..... 100000 i.
i. Total men In the j.
i. army ..... 100000 i.
!. Men who went !.
/. overseas .... 2,088,OOO i.
X Men who fought i.
X In France 100000 j.
4 Greatest number +
+ sent In one i.
X month ...... 100000 +
/. Greatest number !.
/. returning In one i.
X month ....... $4,000 i.
/. Tons of supplies i.
i. shipped to i.
I. France .... 100000 i.
i. Total registered i.
!. In draft .. 24,234, O21 i.
i. Total draft induc- i.
+ lions ....... 2,81O,296 i.
+ Graduates of line !.
!. officers training X
i. schools ...... SO,46S X
i. Cost of war to I.
i. April 80, 1919. $21,S5O, OOO,O 900 i.
i. Cost of army to /.
i. April 80, 1919. 13,930,OOO,OOO i.
Il Battles fought by 1.
X U. 5. troops. Is !.
/. Months of particl- +
i. patton In war. 10 i.
!. Days of battle... 200 i.
X Duration of i.
i. Mouse Argonne i.
:. battle ........ Al i.
i. A orleans in +
i. Mouse Argonne /.
X battle .... 100000 i.
i. American casual I.
X ties In Meuse- !.
X Argonne $500. 10000 X
+ American battle +
!. deaths of war. $4,000 i
i. American wound +
i. ed in war. 49,. $4,000 i.
!. American deaths !.
4. from disease .. 56,991 i.
i. Total deaths In !.
+ the army $50. 1922 i.
i. i.
=, l. =, u =. =. y. =. y. =. =. =. =. =. =. =. =, Il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
KEYPoRT

The regular meeting of the Key
port Improvement Association will
be held at the public library Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. This is the
first meeting of the association after
the summe vacation and promises
to be very interesting. The aprons
which have been distributed among
the members will be brought in at
this time and they are expected to
A program concluding with a social
hour are features of the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Wolcott
and family, of Westfield. were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Stidfole the past week.
Mrs. Mary Hepp, of Brooklyn, is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. A.
A. Philo.
Rev. and Mrs. F. T. B. Reynolds
have returned after having enjoyed a
vacation at Ulster Park and Hope
well Junction. N. Y.
Mayor and Mrs. o. c.. Bogardus
have returned after having spent
several weeks in the Pocono Noun
tains at their summer home.
Mrs. G. H. Wetsel, of Troy. N. Y,
Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Paul G.. Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Withers and
daughter, Miss Mary W1thers, of
New York, were the guests of their
son. Robert Withers and wife. OF
Washington street, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Curtis are
spending several days at Fern Ridge
in the Poconos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin, of
New York. were the guests this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gildersleeve.
Stanley Hepp, of Brooklyn, is
spending several days with his uncle.
A. A. Philo and family.
Mrs. Macdonald and Miss Dolan
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Gildersleeve this week.
Mrs. George w. Stidfole has re-
turned from a short visit with rela-
tives at Spring Lake.
Mrs. Bush, of Brooklyn. and son,
Frank McKenna and Mrs. John Daley
of Brooklyn have returned after hav-
ing been the guests of Mrs. M. Mar
tin of Broad street.
Mrs. A. A. Philo Is spending sever
al DAYS in the Poconos at Fern Ridge
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burgess Davis
have returned from a vacation OF
two weeks spent at Hopewell juno
ton and Ulster Park, N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
.KEYPORT CHURCH
WELCOME HOME
Special Patriotic Services to be
Given by Baptists
Ru specinl Correapondent.

KEYPORT, Sept. GA special pa
triotic service will be held tomorrow
night in the First Baptist church,
this being the first evening service
held in the church for the past month.
The service will be held to specially
welcome the forty boys who served
from this church, who have been re-
turned to their homes. Others who
saw service are also cordially invited
to be present at this service which
promises to be of very great interest.
The address of the evening will be
made by Hon. e. Geran of Matawan
who will make the speech of presenta-
ton of two beautiful silk flags, one
being Old Glory the other being a
service flag containing forty stars.
Deacon e. ID. Pettys will welcome the
boys back to the church while Charles
S. Walling, Superintendent of the Sun
day school will welcome their return
to the Sunday school session..
Rev. A. w. Hand pastor of the
church will respond to the address
with a brief reply. All the patriotic
orders are invited to be present as
well as all who are interested.
A special musical service will also
be given under the direction of George
M. Collins organist and leader and pa
triotic songs will be sung by the con-
gregation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
CHURCHES
r.

Rev. F. T. B. Reynolds, pastor.
$3.50 A. M. Sunday school and Bible
class.
10:4b A. M. Service and sermon by
the pastor.
8 P. M. Service and sermon by the
pastor.
Wednesday evening Sept. 10th, pre-
paratory service at 8 p. M.
Wednesday evening o p. M. the
consistory will be held.
On Sunday Sept. 14th the Sacra-
ment OF the Lords supper will be OBJ
served.
The regular meetings of the Guild
will be resumed on Sept. 18th.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
and evening the pulpit to be supplied,
CALVARY M. e.
Rev. r. Reeves, pastor.
10 A.. M. Sunday school and Bible
class. T. Walter Snyder, Supt.
II A. M. Morning service and brief
address. Communion service.
8 p. M. Evening service, when an
illustrated address by DR.. fKynett of
the Home Missionary Board, on the
Centenary work. will be given.
Prayer service will be held on We'd
nesday evenings at 7:46 p. M.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Rev. A. ". Hand. pastor.
$3.50 A. M. Sunday school. organic
ed classes.
1o:46 A. M. Public worship and
preaching by the pastor. Special mu-
sic by the choir directed by George
M. Collins.
8 p. M. Special patriotic service.
Speeches Of welcome home to the SOL
diers and presentation Of two hand
some flags.
Wednesday at . P. M. Ladies' Aid
Society.
Wednesday at 8 p. M. Prayer SER
vice and conference meeting.
Friday at s P. M. rehearsal.
ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL.
Rev. BENJAMIN D. Dagwell, rector.
Holy communion at 1880 A M.
Mathis and sermon by the rector ut
1880 A. M.
Church school at 10 p. M.
Evening service of song and sermon
by the rector at 7:45 P. M.
ST. JOHNS M. e.
Rev. A.. L. Iszard, pastor.
Glass meeting at s:45 A. NJ. Leader
George Voorhees,.
Morning service and sermon by the
pastor at 1913 A. M.
Sunday school at $3.50 p. M.
Evening service at s p. M. with SER
mon by the Rev. A. L. Iszard.
Midweek services as usual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
|MATAWAN HAS
SCHOOL CHANGE
Schools of Borough VIII Open
Next Monday for Term
BY Special Correspondent.

MATAWAN, sept. 6-The Mata-
wan Township Public schools open
for the fall term next Monday morn
Ing. There will be many changes
throughout the district this year.
Professor William A. Miller, who had
been superintendent of the district
and principal of the Matawan High,
Grammar and Primary schools re-
signed last spring at the close of the
school year, and his place has been
taken by Professor Howard Lloyd of
this borough who for the past eigh-
teen years has been connected with
the Perth Amboy schools.
Professor Lloyd then a teacher In
Matawan went to Perth Amboy in
1901 and had charge of the history
and commercial departments of the
high school, after serving three years
in this capacity he was made prin-
cipal of school six and later when
school eight was built, became prin-
cipal of the both schools. He was a
member of the Matawan Township
Board of Education for six years has
been president of the State Teachers
Association and a state director of the
National Education Association for
two years.
Nineteen teahers have been engaged
SO far this season and Professor
Lloyd said today there will be another
teacher appointed to help with the
work in the primary department,
which will be crowded. 1t is expected
that when school opens Monday at
least eight hundred pupils will be
registered. Miss Marie Ziegler will
fill the same position she occupied
last year., that of secretary to the SUI
perintendeht and substitute teacher.
The teachers and the positions they
occupy are:
High School: English and history,
F. Herrick Conners; Latin and
French, Miss Naomi Paddock; COM
mercial, Miss Helen Van Middles-
worth; music and drawing, Miss Su-
san Williams; science and mathe-
mates, Miss Gertrude Morton.
Grammar school Eighth grade, Mrs
Elizabeth Citizens: seventh grade,
Miss Frances McKelvey; sixth grade,
Miss Marjorie Carbon; fifth grade,
Mrs. Lorena Lupton.
Primary department. Fourth
grade, Miss Edith Disbrow; fourth
grade OBJ, Miss Rebecca Ostrosky;
third grade, Mrs. Lillian Weber; sec
ond grade. Miss Dorothy Pengel; first
grade, Miss Edith Fountain.
kindergarten: Mrs. Ethel l.. Blood.
Physical training, part time: Miss
Teresa Pressl.
Cliffwood schools: Grammar de-
partment, Mrs. Grace Hankins; pri-
mary department, Miss Pearl Warne;
annex, Mrs. Grace Warne.
The new teachers this year are:
Miss Morton, Miss McKelvey, Miss
Carbon, Miss Pengel, Miss Ostrosky,
Miss Fountain and Miss Paddock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
-Four Minute Talks
BY w1LL1AM H. BAwDEN
OPPORTUNITY.


No better illustration of the mean
Ing of opportunity is afforded than
In the action of the country or small
town lad, who early In life turns his
attention toward the great centers of
population. Life there Is aplenty
amid his home surroundings, and sue
cess Will undoubtedly attend his steps
II he Is diligent and faithful. But his
path is marked out for him, for there
are but few things which he may do.
True, 1t will be his same ability and
diligence that alone will spell for him
success in the larger community. But
ne will be able to match that ability
and diligence against many more of
MS fellows. with a better chance of
gaining the larger reward offered. So
we observe the cityward tendency on
every hand.
But this influx of new blood means
just as much opportunity for the city
dweller, although from another angle.
The more people that dwell together,
the greater and more varied the de-
mands to be supplied. This means
that all any merchant has to- do to
iHvite success is to establish himself
and grow up in any city of fair size.
reaping the harvest of the normal in
crease of urban population. Happy
indeed, is that business man whose
good fortune it has been to select one
of those centers that rivals Jacks
magic bean stalk. where the oppor-
tunieies in crease. not according to
arithmteical progression. but
geomatrical progression the rather.
Such a city Is Perth Amboy, not
inaptly called the Pacemaking City.
1t has grown by leaps and bounds, no
one dares a just how fast the past
few years. Just one present indica-
ton suffices to enable US to guess.
Visit our public schools. Observe
the large classes everywhere. Then
note those many classes where the
number Of pupils exceeds a round
hundred with some of them even
seated on the floor during the opening
days, until provision can be made for
holding half day sessions for those
classes. Add to this, If you wish, the
reports of many vain inquiries of peo-
pie desiring to live here, who are al
ready engaged in work here, seeking
homes. Yes. and we are told of out-
siders inquiring about factory sites,
and vacant stores to rent.
All these things mean brisker busi-
ness for those already established in
u city, all of which looks forward
to a thriving year.. But is that all 1t
means? Without entering into any
of the elements that make ours an
attractive community to outsiders, we
may certainly conclude that some
concerted action Is called for to keep
1t attractive; concerted, because no
nj person can houe alone to effect
anything worth while along this line,
concerted, because 1t Is the business
and concern of every citizen. 1t would
be folly to allow Perth Amboy to
develop in a haphazard fashion;
that would disgrace our intelligence.
The situation demands that we
should get togther, discuss intelligent
ly our condition, plan wisely for our
future, and work slowly but surely
toward the contamination of that
plan. Who will be our Moses7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
SoUTK EMBoY

The railroad men Of this city will
hold their annual Rhode Island clam
bake at Furman's grove on September
14th.
Teh second annual ball of the en-
ployes OF the e. Pepper e. Company
cigar factory, will be held at Sacred
Heart hall on September 18th.
n High School Auditorium will
be the scene of a very pretty social
event next Wednesday night. when
Holly Grove, No. 46, Woodman's Cir
Gle, will hold their Initiation dance"
preparations for a large crowd and all
who attend are assured of a good
time. Keunedy's orchestra has been
engaged to furnish the music.
1t Is rumored that the entertain
ment committee of the Luke A. Love-
ly Post, American Legion, is prepar-
ing to hold a grand masquerade ball
In the near future.
Irving l.. Reese is now residing In
his handsome new bungalow on
Louisa street.
The regular sessions of the Paro-
chial school of st. Mary's will begin
on Monday morning, September 8th.
In announcing the primary ticket
for this city the name Of Howard
B~loodgood of South Amboy, who is q
candidate on the Prohibition ticket
for assemblyman, was omitted.
An important real estate transfer
has taken place in this city. J. AL
fred johnson has sold eight lots and
his residence on upper Main street to
james v. Coakley, of Henry street,
this city. Mr.. Coakley in turn sold
his residence on Henry street to the
real estate firm of william Parisen,
who will place the property on the
market.
The ladies of the Methodist Prot
! estant church will serve a supper on
Wednesday night, September 10th,
between the hours of 5 and 8 o'clock.
A good menu is being provided for
/ which the small sum of forty cents
will be charged.
Any ex~-service men who desire to
become a charter member of the Luke
A. Lovely Post, No. 81, American
Legion, can do so by handing their
application to any member of the Le-
gion. The charter is not closed as
yet, and will be kept open until Arm
istice Day, November 18th. All men
are urged to enroll and If POSSIBLE to
be present at the regular weekly
meeting to be held on Tuesday. Dur
ing the past week the following men
have signed up: Harris A. Cevell.
John A.. Hartnett, Arthur T. Allen,
Francis A. Monaghan and Stephen H..
Miller.
Some definite action has at last
been taken toward the permanent
pavement of Bordentown avenue.
The Boy Scouts will hold their reg
ular meeting at Troop headquarters
on Monday night at 1880 p. M. Last
week the troop met at Morgan and
enjoyed a dip in the creek" Several
EXAMINATIONS We're held at that time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06
sPoTSWooD

The Rev. Charles Bloodgood, pas
tor of the Reformed church, has ar
ranged a special service at his church
to be held for the particular benefit
of the Spotswood Troop Boy Scouts,
who have been invited to attend in a
body. Special musical numbers will
also be arranged. 1t is hoped that
the parents and friends of every scout
will encourage the boys by their
presence.
There will be a meeting OF the
welcome Home" committee on Mon
day night of next week, called by the
chairman, Mayor Peter Schweikert, to
close up all unfinished business.
DIR. J. Otis Denelsbeck, who was
practicing here at the outbreak of the
war and who served throughout
same, has given up his Office here and
purchased a home in Trenton and
opened an office there, much to the
regret of many friends.
William Arnold still continues in a
very critical condition.
The Spotswood team will have as
their opponents the ST. Anthonys OF
Perth Amboy. A good game is ex-
pected as the locals are going good
now,