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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15
Boy Stories by Dan Beard

tive: | bet he has the right dope, too
said Chuck, admiringly. "Ill bet that
robber'l be back here again and
maybe he'll bring his gang with him."
began Tom Squinty interrupted him,
Lets do something besides chew the
rag" ne said impatiently. You three
fellers get in the Mary Anne and go
tell Mr.. Anderson and I'll trail the
guy that tried to steal oup-boat."
Gee, amt you afraid, Squinty; he
might kill you or sN~mething?" object
ed Tom. wide-eyed with alarm at
Squinty's proposal. Jaw, 'fraid moth
ing! I won't let that sucker know
I'm anywhere near him." Squinty re-
piled ~scornfully. But where will we
meet you after you trail him?" Pick
les asked. That's just what l was go
ing 10 fix up with you fellers. You
see hat long point that goes away out
into the river about half a mile down?
Well after I find where this guy is
hiding, I'll go down there and wait
for -yo on The other side of that
point; try to. get Mr.. Anderson or some
of those men to come back with you
and meet me. BY that time I'll know
whether this fellow is gone or is still
hiding in the woods"
The boys agreed to this plan al.
though they were a little afraid thai
SQulHty was tdhiHS wv US @ AS
They boarded the Mary Anne and casi
! off while Squinty disappeared in thu
direction of the oven. The occupants
OF the boat were all excited but Pick
les said little as he pulled vigorously
up the river Tom was scared. His
! lively imagination pictured all kinds
of calamities happening to Squinty
Maybe hat man will make a pris-
oner of Squinty," he said. There
might be a whole bunch of 'em and
they might have a cave and keer
him." ventured Chuck.
Jaw, whats eating you? Squinty'n
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AmfNatureW ondertul?

Hotel food generals in convention
decide 70 deport foreign trick mon
lckers for eats off the menu. No
more fancy embroidered names for
plain everyday Bill and Hank dishes.
All meals to be ordered and eaten
with a u. S. accent. Then no doubt
will hover around a patron when he
eases a set of nimble eyes up and
down the eat program as to whether
he's ordering something TO swallow,
Dr. a selection for the jazz orchestra
10 chew. 1t used to was that the
diner played a 100 to l shot when he
hailed a dish with a European slut
Ter. He'd vote his X on an alien
label thinking he was chartering
something stylish and filling, and
then the grub messenger would ankle
back with a plate of disappointment.
The new rule makes the odds even.
Now when he grunts for a layout of
steak in its native tongue, it's a fat
bet that the chow chauffeur won't
elbow back of a plate of massaged
peas on the half shell.
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Perth Amboy.
Aug. IA, 1919.

TeTLn ANNOY.
Aug. IA. 1919.
Dear Helen:
/ am glad I have found time to
write to you, because / wanted to
write before. 1 am IS years old and
/ am tall for my age. I think this
column of us Girls will grow larg-
er. and l am glad I can help il.
WIMIONA.
That's the proper spirit Wimiona.
We r getting to be quite a large
family now and its girls like you who
are making that happy union possible.
Let's hear from you again soon.
Perth Amboy.
August IA. 1919.
Dear Helen:
This is the first time / have writ
ten although l wanted to write before.
/ think the Y. w. G. A. plan is good
and l ann glad SO many of the girls
agree with me. am thirteen wears
old. and a bookworm. I like Zane
Grey's books.
DAISY.
Another supporter added, Daisy and
we are proud of your letter. With
such a wide spread sentiment for the
Y. w. G. A. l am sure that it will be
a reality soon.
Woodbridge.
August IL, 1919.
Dear Helen:
This is just a note TO say that T
noticed a letter from Virginia Hoy
tonight. AS there is also a Virginia
from Metuchen writing 1 suggest tina
the mex time Virginia Hoy writes she
sign herself by her full name or else
Virginia H. Or perhaps she might
want to write under another name.
Sincerely,
"CURLEY LOCKS"
/ am sure "Curiey Locks, has the
right idea when more thar one girl
is writing by the same name, and 1
think it would aid in keeping things
straight If the letters are signed a
little differently
Perth Amboy. N. J.
Dear Helen:
This is the first time 1 am whiting
to you and the girls. / will say the
same thing that '.Dimples'' said. II
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she SUFFERED
. five YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla.--"For five years |
suffered from Irregularities, with ter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15
KeypOrt Boy Scouts to Go
on Two Weeks Camping Trip
Bu speoial CORRESPONDENT.

By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT. Aug. 15.-Ten local
scouts left the borough today for a
two weeks camping trip to Camp Ac-
quehonga under the personal super
vision of Assistant Scoutmaster Ken
meth Hand. In the above party are
eight Baptist and two Methodist
scouts and accompanying them also is
Harry Goldsmith now an Assistan
Scoutmaster.
The scouts of the Episcopal church
have already enjoyed their camping
trip under the supervision of Wilbert
Smith. At Camp Aquehonga there are
about twelve camps mostly scouts
from Brooklyn. Each day a part of
the time is set apart for h regular
Scout routine which is to prepare the
boys for better service upon their re-
turn home. A part of the expense of
sending the troops to the above camp
Is borne by the County Scout organi-
ration which makes the individual ex-
pense very reasonable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15
Local AeWsbOys to Have
Watermelon Club Aug. 10

A meeting of the EVENING NEWS
Club for newsboys will be held or
Tuesday evening. The boys will meet
at the NEWS office at 7:15 in the
evening. From the office they will go
to the Y. M. c. A.. where they will be
entertained by games and a swim In
the pool. At about 9 o'clock they will
travel back to the NEWS Office and
there will have their fill of watermelon
and other eats. 1t is guaranteed that
every one will nave as much water
melon as he al eat.
This feed is a little different than
the others held by the EVENING
NEWS inasmuch that there will be
watermelon instead of ice cream and
cake.
A very large crowd Is expected, as
both local and suburban newsboys are
invited to come and fill UP.
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homework. / am telling my friends
about it. Mrs. j. M. CAMUs, 726
Caroline St., Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, just rs Mrs.
Camus found it helped her after suffer-
ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
you fail to understand, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The results of their 40 years experience
in advising women IN this subject is at
your service.
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colored Rains
GRANNY.

The rain can and does wash down
anything that happens to be in the air
at the time, including dust. pollen,
small insects, but we have no record
Of tadpoles being washed down out Of
the air. The phenomena of colored
rains, so-caIled rain of blood, etc, can
be readily explained by the presence
of dust in the atmosphere. 4
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Be PRETTY TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
as -
Try G~randmother's Old Favor
lite Recipe Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
fea ana uiphur, properly compounded.
prlngs back the natural color and ius-
re 70 The hair when faded. streaked 81
Years ago the oply way to rst
snig mixture to make It ct home
Adayh .iy Aakfns st any drug store fcs
Hystns Sage and Sulphur Compounds
K1g IN 60 z ,asss petite Of this ia
f5eSn e stnsr insrsdisnts. fer about
9sS.t sssy Eyeys Try ~ No one
Isns 7 e 1 Sos. 4 % saturaii5 and
etyA.4on aznpeA 9 sponge Of soft
Es4ns hfsr tAktnk one ma1 strand a. 4
w. eY mernts1x the gray hair Ais
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15

When I "a a little girl W had n o wonderful toy like you today.
And Sc W e made or w ames-and had the mos funi n
One Of u best plays was the shadow game-the n W e played at
night just beforew We went to seep n mother took the light away.
We played it with tn shadow ur own hands and fngerstmade Q n the
o that the shadows made funny pictures of BIRDS an animals and men
and everything.
There is no need for a strong light to play this game. A lamp or candle
is Is good as the electric light All you need to do is to keep hands
between the light from the lamp and the white wall where you want 10 make
the shadow. If the wall is dark hang up a big handkerchief Of a sheet o n
which % make the shadow.
You a make all kinds of shadow pictures for yourself-but look at
the picture and I'll show o how to hold our hands SO rs to put two funny
animals in your shadow zoe or crcuc.
who has SUCH in appetite or peanuts!
Tomorrow I'll show 70 two lew shadow friends
Good Night sleep Tight! GRANNY.
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Their mouths are Shut
TAKE 2 AMONG IT'S GIRT


AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
We carry a full line of springs foo!
PERTH Annoy GARAGE co. 4
Don't wait until it comes. we have i'll
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Optimistic Thought.
There is naught in this wide world
IKE sympathy.
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Among "Us Girls"
BY BLossER
BY ALTMAN
by AHEARN

don't feel like a stranger" / read the
among us Girls colmn every day as
o o as the papers come. / like IL
very well. I hope Curly Locks" story
will appear soon. / received my sers
vice badge because 1 worked four huns
dred hours, making surgical dressinga
for the RED Cross" / am IL years
old and am going to be Is October "a
1919. I thought the column was just
for the older girls, put many girls aa
old as me wrote for / would like tos
read it very much.
The other day I got notice from the
Red Gross headquarters to come dowu
and get my service badge. / was made
nappy at this for I was expecting it q
long while, or rather since I signed
the application and I wanted to writa
and be a member of this column. \.
| will close my letter now and wifi
write soon again If / get the permisl
sion OF you dear Helen.
MIDGET.
Perth AmDoy, N. il
August 13, 1919
feel as though I owe you and thu
girls something-looking on reading
the YER undressing letters of the gfri&s
and doing nothing for the success a
the column, am determined to feel
the least bit guilty. But I am goina
W ly 70 dlOu6 LOT my neSl6ct%
My favorite pastimes are crochetings
embroidering and reading. I hava
four yokes finished and expect I'd
make two more. / intend to use them
as Christmas gifts. / know my friendS
would prefer a hand made yoke I'd
any thing else 1 could possibly give
them.
I am trying to get up a library Of
my own. So far I hav twenty-thred
books. They are mostly by Gene Strait
ton Porter, Zane Grey, l.. M. MONTY
gomery n Bret Harte. My f~avoritS
book is "Laddie," by Gene S. PorterS
Any girl who hasn't read "Laddie'S
certainly has missed a lot of pleasure,
l have read it four times so far and
hope to read it again in the future.
AT present / am having some new
dresses made for Schol. I, too, like
"Dimples" will be a sophomore. Beg
ing a Soph. will be more pleasant, r.
think, than being a Freshman. H.
fact my Freshman year wasn't pleass
ant a bit. The older ones would taune
us nigh unto DEATH" We were never
invited to any Of the dances which the
other classes gave. Oh, it was mad4
dening to hear the girls discuss whaA.
they would wear and then afterward
to hear all about the fun they had
But all that is passed and I will ala
ways pity the poor little Freshmen
udle say tHefe are a good many
girls interested in the column, who id
not write. Come, girls, take couraga
and write.
Well. Helen. 1 viii have to closs
now.
Sincerely yours,
LEE. !
Their mouths are shut"
TAKE 2 AMONG US GIRLS
/ just know your friends will be
glad when Christmas comes and the9
can receive your gifts. I know Oh
nothing that makes as nice a Christ<
mas gift as something one has made
themselves. I must confess that 4
have never read "Laddie' as yet al-
though | have had the opportunity
several times. From the way you
speak of the story 1 have become inx
terested and will read it as soon as .
have time. I am sure it must be fun
getting ready for school, and I just
bet you will look sweet and pretty id
your new frocks. I hope thai now
since you are a sophmore, you will
enjoy the sport that you missed whiiS
a Freshman. A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15

Ifipic Ptatiko oAiN ttii
weakness in
my back. The doc
tor gave me diff
|erent medicines but
they did me no good.
A friend asked me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and ]
found it to be the
best medicine lever
tried b because it
made me well, and
II can now do nv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-15

turn up all right" Pickles declared
with confidence. But Squinty was
destined to have rather a bigger ad-
than Pickles expected.
Copyright, 1919, Sol Metzger
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
Financial
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street 10:30 a. m.---The con- cllIatory attitude of the labor organi- Zatlons in connection with existing diff ferences in the steel industry impart- ed almost buoyant tone to stocks at the active opening. U. $. Steel made a maximum gain of 1 IA points on a sale of HOO shares and other stees rose to points with eQuipm ents, motors, oils and shippings. Standard rails averaged 1 point gains and many miscellaneous issues were higher by large fractions to points,
 Wall Street, Close-Reactions of 1 to points in the last hour followed the publication of the labor mems re- ply to Judge Gary's letter. The clos ing was strong. Sales approximated 160,00O shares
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
MANUFACTURERS HERE
 TEO GET CITATIONS
Mayor Quielcy Receives Word From Colonel Arthur Woods Regarding
 .\Waul---Stanlcy Works Honorcd

Local manufacturers, firms and ln- dlNlduals who have re-employed their old service men who left to take part m the World War are to receive cita- tons from the war and navy depart 1 mentS according to d letter received by Mayor George A. Quigley this m orning from Colonel Arthur Woods assistant to the secretary of the war department. The citation said Col Woods, is to be given all employers who have assured the departments that they will gladly re-employ every body who formerly worked with them,
 and left to serve in the army or navy. The citation carries with it permis-
 sion for the holder to display on the firm $ service flag the shield of the nitcd States, as a symbol that it
 will fulfill it's obligations to the men who went to the defense of the coun-
 try at the time of it's peril
 The document is signed by the sec
 retary of war, the secretary of the navy and by Colonel Woods
 The Stanley Works has already re-
 coiNed it's citation being among the
 first of the local factories to be hon. ored by the war department.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
CITY ITEMS.

Graham's dance Friday night at mpounce.-Advt.
 A daughter was born this morn ing at the New Britain hospital to MT. and Mrs. Olaf Anderson of 544 Stanley street. MT. and Mrs Walter White of PlainVille are receiving con- gratulations on the birth of a daugh- ter this morning at the New Britain hospital.
 The local representatives of the Fleishman Yeast company will soon launch a campaign for more bread eating in response to the request of the company. The chamber of com merce and the groCcrs' association has been asked to cooperate.
 Chairman Howard Timbrell will preside at the meeting of the public ity committee on the old Home week celebration at o'clock today.
 Members of the Knights of Pyth- ias who will take part in the South ington parade on August 30 will leave Vega hall at noon by auto truck.
 Because of the threatening weather the attendance at last evenings band concert was smaller than usual The American band, under William C. Bishop, furnished the music.
 The Hartford police today requested the local police to notify Dr. D. VA O'Connell of this city to be in the Hartford police court tomorrow morn ing on charges of violation of the automobile laws.
 John R. Lempke was arrested today by Traf fife Supervisor I.amphere on a charge of violation of the city Ordi- nance. It is alleged that Lempke blocked d fire hNdrant.
 An important real estate transfer occurred today when LanGers, Frary & Clark acquired property belonging to the estate of George Grococl on Stanley street The sale price is said to be about $S,000.
 Smith Bus. school opens Sept ?. -adVt
 Miss May Foley of Worcester, Mass, is the guest of Miss Catherine Grace of LaSalle street.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
INSTITUTE NOVEMBER 9.
Mercantile Directors of C. of C. Plan
 Lecture Series

The mercantile directors Of the cham Der of commerce have decided to hold the proposed merchants in stitute in this city. and Frank Stock dale, of Chicago H., a Well-knOWT expert on business and the handling g of merchandise, will be brought to New Britain to conduct the series. The institute will open about Novem- Der 9 and consist of lectures, round table discussions and lunchcons Some of the classes will convene in the afternoon and some in the eve ming, and it is expected that prac- tiCally all of the leading merchants in tho city will take advantage of tho opportunity offered to attend the dis CusSiOnS.
 AIr. Stockdale will investigate store conditions about tho city before open ing the institute and work on the material acquired in this way. In his talks he dWells not so much upon the securing of business as the build;n5 < up of business.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
LOOMS HAS RECORD.

and costs for theft in police court this morning, has had the experience of saying "Good morning, judge" be- fore today, according to information secured by the local police. It was learned that Loomis was arrested in Sprin gticld, Mass, his home, in April, 1917, March, 1918, and March, 1919. on charges of breaking and entering He has served a sentence in the Mas Sd chusettS refOrmatOrY. His mother furnished the information that on Au- gust - she gave him a ticket back to Fort Bliss Texas. Chief Rawlings will communicate with the C. O.. at Fort Bliss to ascertain if Loomis is still in service,
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
STEEL AND PIG
 IRON MARKET
Tho Iron Ago says:

mas changed the judgment of the SCeei trade that the strength of the slflhe movement engineered by the Ahheflcan Federation of Labor has been carefully suppressed. The pres ldehts S stand against a sweeping rail- road wage advance has not helped the steel strike drive. If steel works nechanlcs strike, they may shut down some departments, but the large ma JorltE ot mill workers are opposed to being thrown idle.
 A significant development was the actlon of representatives of Midvalc steel Ordnance Co. employees, gathered in their quarterly mecting m declaring against q shorter days work and an increased wage, and calling for Increased production and the sta bilizatiOn of prices in conform ity with wages now being paid"
 Neither manufacturers nor con- sumers of steel appear to be taking any Of the safeguarding steps as 10 stocks or shipments of material that are commonly seen when a strike is considered imminent
 At one Eastern and one Western steel plant eight-hour turns have just been granted, but at the former the output went down because enough men could not be found for three shifts.
 Export trade made up of so many kinds of material in moderate and small tOnnages that it's magnitude is scarcely appreciated. is still expand ing. The Orient, South America and neutral countries of Europe are good huyerS while business with Allied Europe waits. Japan and the South African government arc buying rail- road equipment here. the latter or derine 300 gondola cars.
 Car repair work is comino, LID in the absence of new railroad equipment orders. The Pennsylvania railroad trucks, the whole requiring 5O.OOO tons of plates, shapes and bars. The Chesapeake X Ohio will repair 2.OOO cars and ConnellsviIle road TOO For the Union Tank Line Co. 1000 tank cars are to be bought and the Mexican Petroleum Co. will buy 6OO The largest structural contract of the week is 4,000 tons for the Hotel Lin- nard New York
 The recent cut by a Pittsburgh mill to S2.5O on plates for the navy and to $40 on shapes has not carried the commercial market to that level However, the S2 per ton extra for LIONd's inspection of ship plates is being waived. One Eastern plate mill has al1en 20, 900 tons for export in the past fortnight chiefly to Japan.
 western Pennsylvania mill has advanced it's price for bars to s25O. or by $3 a ton, and on hoops and bands to $3.20, Pittsburgh, in view of large bookings. However, the gen. erat policy in opposition to advances holds and has been accented by the countrywide movement for lower commodity prices.
 An inquiry is up for 300. 900 boxes of tin plate for the Orient and an- other export item is t5O, ,OOO boxes From some important districts vege- table canning demand for tin plates has fallen off, due to excessive rains, but California is calling for much more than usual. For oil cans con- sumption is on d very large scale.
 British steel exports are growing slowly. For the first half of the year they were about 100000 tons against S00,000 tons in tho san2c period last year. Galvanized sheets account for 50.0O0 tons. or thrce-fourths of the gain.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-28
GOING TO CONVENTION.
Luther League Names Misses Borg
 and GuStafson Delegates.

The Hartford District Luther league convention will be held in Hartford Sunday and Monday with delegates from all branches of the association in this district The local league, which is affiliated with the Hartford District conference has chosen Miss Anna Borg and Miss Susan Gustafson as delegates to the meetingsA Miss Ingeborg Fromen, one of the local members will represent New Britain on the Sunday afternoon program. She will give recitation. Emil Larson, chairman O. IT., New Britain branch is a member of the district executive committee, and will also att xend the sessions.