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The Arizona copper camp., 1919-02-01

the bed with tremendous vigor. Mean
while he looked at me and exclaimed: :
'You dreadful child %
| knew that my sins were RESPONSE
BILE for this violence. 1t frightened me
and my cries increased.
The door at the bottom of the stairs
opened suddenly.
Aunt Deel called:
Don't lose your temper, Peabody. I
think you've gone fur 'nough-ayes I"
| Uncle Peabody stopped and blew as
if he were very tired and then caught
look in his face that reassured me.
He called back to her: Il wouldn't
"a cared so much if it hadn't "a been
the what-not and them Minervy flow
ers. When boy tips over a what-not
he's goin' it purity strong"
"Well, don't be too severe. You'd
better come now and git me pail o.
water-ayes, think ye had"
Uncle Peabody did lot of sneezing
I and coughing with his big, red hand
kerchief over his face and I was not
OA0 OAAOuSu llACu " lie 1xC
kissed me and took my little hand in
his big hard one and led me down the
stairs.
I dreamed that night that 1ong-leg-
ged what-not, with wax wreath in it's
hands, chased me around the house
and caught and bit me on the neck. I
called for help and uncle came and
found me on the floor and put me back
in bed again.
For long time I thought that the
way man punished a boy was by
humping his bed. / knew that women
had different and less satisfactory
method, for remembered that my
mother had spanked me and Aunt Deel
Ihad way Of giving my hands and
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"saIEy, This Is Barton Baynes. Can't
You Shake Hands With Him?" Said
Mrs. DunleeIberg.

with long, golden-brown hair that
hung in curls.
"Sally, this is Barton Baynes-can't
you shake hands with him?" said Mrs.
Dunkelberg.
With a smile the girl came an3 Of
fered me her hand and made funny
bow and said that she was glad to
see me. took her hand awkwardly
and made no reply. had never seen
many girls and had no very high opin-
ion Of them.
AS we sat there I heard the men
talking about the great Silas Wright,
who had just returned to his home
in Canton. He had not entered my
consciousness until then.
While sat listening I felt a tweak
Of my hair, and looking around I saw
the Dunkelberg girl standing behind
me with saucy smile on her face.
won't you come and play with
me?' she asked.
[ took her out in the garden to
show her where my watermelon had
lain. AT the moment / couldn't think
of anything else to show her. AS we
walked along I observed that her feet
were in dainty shiny button-shoes.
Suddenly / began to be ashamed Of
my feet that were Drowned by the
sunlight and scratched by the briers.
The absent watermelon didn't seem to
interest her.
SG1 OTIS yoloU hn11cA in N - c,o:G.
she, and showed me how to build a
house by laying rows of stones with
an opening for door.
"Now you be my husband" said
she.
Oddly enough L had heard of hus-
bands but had only shadowy notion
of what they were. knew that there
was none in our house.
"What's that?" I asked.
She laughed and answered: "Some-
body that a girl is married to-"
"You mean a father?"
eyes"
"Once I had a father" I boasted.
"Well, Well play we're married and
that you have just got home from a
journey. You go out in the woods
and then you come home and I'll
meet you at the door,"
did as she bade me but I was not
glad enough to see her.
"You must kiss me-" she prompted
in whisper.
kissed her very swiftly and gin
gerly-like one picking up hot coal
and she caught me in her arms
and kissed me three times while her
soft hair threw it's golden veil over
our faces.
ooh, I'm so glad to see you," she
said as she drew away from me and
shook back her hair.
"GollyI this is fun!' said.
CHOW go to sleep and I'll tell you
a story" said she.
Then she told pretty tales Of fair
les and Of grand ladies and noble gem
tleinen who wore gold coats and
swords and diamonds and silks, and
.
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IRVINE HAEHELLER
AUTHOR OF
eBEN HOLDEN. DRI AND / pARpEL OF TIE e,rssen ,sss
KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE. ETC. ETC

Minerva. When Aunt Deel returned
to the kitchen where I sat-a sorrow
ing little refugee hunched up in a cor
ner-she said: "rll have to tell your
Uncle Peabody-ayes!
ooh please don't tell my Uncle Pea.
body" I walled.
"Ayes! I'll have to tell him." she
answered firmly.
For the first time I looked for him
with dread at the window and when
he came / hid in a closet and heard
that solemn and penetrating note in
her voice as she said:
IT guess you'll have to take that boy
away-ayes
''What now?" he asked.
My stars he sneaked into the par
lor and tipped over the what-not and
smashed that beautiful wax wreath ~
Jerusalem four-corners he ex-
claimed. "I'll have to-
He stopped as he was wont to do on
the threshold Of strong opinions and
momentous resolutions.
The rest of the conversation was
drowned in my own cries and Uncle
Peabody came and lifted me tenderly
and carried me upstairs.
He sat down with me on his lap and
hushed my cries. Then he said very
gently:
''Now, Bub, you and me have got to
be careful. What-nots and albums
and wax flowers and haircloth sofys
are the most dangerous critters in st.
Lawrence county. They're purity saw
age. Keep your eye peeled. You can't
tell what minute they'll jump on ye.
More boys have been dragged away
and tore to pieces by 'em than by all
the bears and panthers in the woods.
Keep out O. that old parlor. Ye might
as well go into cage O. wolves. How
be / goin' to make ye remember it?"
Il don't know" whimpered and be-
gan to cry out in fearful anticipation.
He set me in a chair, picked up one
of his old carpet-slippers and began to
thump the bed with it. He belabored
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demos dceir que Sc reIaeionan con Ia
vida dc nuesira democraeia y sobrc e.
tn hay que eontar con eI oonscnso de
los ciudadanos que formsn Ia Cniida1
politica.
Pues bicn, en- nucstro pueblo. q me-
hay atcos, g son en- tan cuntad0 n6me-
rO que no mercee IN pcHa tcrcrsc ~
cucnta sus negaeioncs: 10 inmensa ma
voria, por no dccir todos. de nucs'~g~
coneiudadanOs son esprit ualistas, cTe-
vcndo en- In inmortalidad del alma Y
la rcsponsabiidad dc Ia misma para
con cl Ser crcador. en- una palabra.
son hombrcs FcligioSoS Y eaSi en- su Co
talidad son eristiaHos como tales han
de pcnsar v scntir. Como, cntences. 70
consular sobrc puHfo tan imyorisn;~
cual cs In intervention dc IN mn irr. p
Ia revelation cristiaua, rs in.prcsein
diblc haecrlo.
Adcmas. asi 10 tsmostr ~ rcua"s. Ia
afrmaci6n cristiana. 81 igual de -
ahrmaciun que nos da w eIcneta hu-
mana, chtcndicndo pOr eiencia. coHs m
pucdc mcnoS dc cntcndcrse va con JIM
TO dc vcrdadcs rigurosamcn'c dcmos-
tradas no una Scric Ue afruaeisus q
gratui;as, dc tcorias SIN fundamcuto.
dc doctrines. mas " ms:n"< rroi'aiYles.
Pcro sin cxacta rigur'sa eomrroiss
ci6n.
Tcncmus oira raz6n iara iraiar D.
question fcminisia la - - asT.reio rris
tiano aquilatarla con In d"rfsiHa de
In Iglcsia cat6lica romaHa- I'm nomlsrr
del cristianismo Y mas asm en- uoHii'rr
del catolieismo - ha prs.isudido rev
dcnar 81 feminismo Y NJ u eatcIisi isr,".
nj cl cristiani>mo, comprudicndp ~
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La guerra mundial
y los adelantos cientlficos

usar esta Erase, naci6 las necesida~
des de los combatientes. Este arte, que
nunca ha sido empleado sistematica-
mente, aunque conocido por< r<todos, es
el llamado camoufage' que consiste
EN- pintar ciertos objetos, que ses. rnece-
sario ocultar, Ia manera del paisaje
en- que esos objetos deben permanecer,
perdi6ndose en- la vista general y efec-
tista del paisaje. Pero en- las ciencias
los adelantos han sido mucho mas im-
pOrtantes, launque en- menort n1mero,
Entire ellos hay dos que 4nerecen parti-
cular atenci6n EN- virtud de sus grandes
signifcacioneS para ell future. .-...
Estos son: la cablegrafia sin hilos,
submarine y subterranea y Ia aplica-
ci6n del aeroplano en- ell servicio pa
blico. La primera ha sido reVelada ac-
tualmente por ell Departamento de Ma
rina de los Estados Unidos, aunque
sin dar dctallcs acerca de su aplica-
ci6n practica, q pcsar de que ha sido
rra. Sin embargo, cualquiera cue ten
ga una mediana idea de una estaci6n
de cablegrafla. sin hilos, como las que
operan actualmente, puede supOncr mas
o menos eXactamente 10 que es este
nueVo sistema cablegrafico, con. la di,
fercncia de que en- vcz de ser ondas
| II H,,.. II
10 son ahora enviadas subterranea< o
submarinamente. .....
ST los mensajcs rcmitidos por dcba-
jo de la terra de los mares son mejor
trasmitidos que los enviados d trave
del aire es un secrcto aun guardado por
Cd goblerno, pero que, aparcntemente,
nos da Ia insinuaci6n de que es mas
Sngura, efcctiva menoS complicada.
Todo ell mundo conoce hoy 10 que es
un aeroplano y esta al corriente de los
ultimos sucesos relacionados con ell Gr-
te de la aviaci6n. Posiblementc Ell Eu-
ropa Y en- America, al menos NOrte-
america, no hay un metro de terreno
sobre ell cual no Sc haya posado por un
csas aves de MADEIRA y accro Viviicadas
con cl genio del hombre. ..." -.
Antes de la guerra la aviaci6n fu6
un sporto, una espccie de pasatien-
po cientiico en- que las multitudes3 ha-
llaban excitantes emociones.
Hoy, en- Nueva York, Paris, Londres
Y a menudo hasta en- la Habana, pue-
den verse innumerablcs mauiobras rea-
lizadas DOR las naves aereas 7,ue <ijal BASIL
iisss1F :. - ~ s.. -. - ,[,
sObre noSotros.
Durante la guerra la aviaci6n gan6
un alto grado de desarrollo; atrevidos
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'EXACERAC|ONES FEMINISTAS

aquellas extravagancias y sc abandO-
men estos prejuicios.
Merece citarse tambien Ia OpOsici0n
sistematica que sc hace al feminismo
te6rico por ciertas mujeres que no nos
atrevemOs a calificar. Con un graeejo
sin igual nos llama Ia atenci6n sobre
elias ell abate Naudet, al clasifcar las
antifeministas. Sc refcria, V nos refe-
rimos ahora nosotros, esas damas, de
apariencia dulce estilo cOrrecto en-
sociedad, pero verdaderOs tiranOs en-
el hogar, que con gran despreciO v fal-
ia de consideration hablan de las
emancipaciones defender el derechO
de padres y esposOs. Una consulta a
sus marbles, recomienda el abate fran
ces, nos asegura que entOnces Sc We
ria que la dOctrina que elias condenan
de palabra la practican dc hcehO, Ell
tales terminus, que son, sin duda, los
pobres maridos los que piensan en- re-
clamar su propia emancipation.
EQuG terror no infundira al maridO
dominado la posibilidad dc una opor-
tunidad mas para que su debil compa-
iiera lc dcspftcc del puesto dc Jefc de
la familia!
Una verdadera Orientaci0n nos da-
ran en- este asunto en- acuerdo Pcrfccto.
la religion la cicncia. Y cspcramos
no sc nos critiquc por que cvOqucmos
en- estos trabajOs a Ia ciencia religiosa.
Sc trata dc una dOctrina politicO-social:
de aspiracioncs v tendencias que afec-
tan al estado: respectO dc nosotrOs po-
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En- nuestro art1culo anterior trata-
mos de precisar que entendiamos por
feminismo llamamos la atenci0n So
bre la dificultad de determinar las doe
trinas aspiraciones que tai nombre
reciben.
Completaremos dicho trabajo ponien-
do de manifesto algunas exageraciones
feministas q las que desde ell primer
momento ha puesto su veto la inmen-
sa mayorfa de adeptas y han sido re-
chazadas como doctrinas perjudiciales.
Sc ttuiere mayor insensatez que la
demostrada por la feminista revolucio-
maria Elisa Farnham? Ha llegado el
momento, dice ella, de que los hombres,
raza grosera y brutal de usurpadores,
cedan a las mujeres la domination que
elIos han cjercido hasta ahora para
desgracia de la Iumanidad. La mu jer
es mas perfecta que ell hombrc, su ma
turaleza eS mas delicada Y sensible:
la muier cs con relaci6n al hombre, 10
que el hombre cs con relaci0n al gorilla.
Afirmaciones como esta NADIA tienen
que yer con el feminismo sensatO de-
fendido por nuestras damas. LejOs de
aspirar a desalojar al hOmbrc de los
puestoS que hasta ahora viene Ocupan-
do, han solicitado el concursO de los
varones reconocido cuan cOnvenien-
tie hasta neccSario es para la causa
la ayuda de ellos: a ninguna de nuestras
superioridad sobrc el var0n.
Tales exagcracipncs no Ocurren sola-
mente ell cl campo feminista, son co
muncs todaS las doctrimas. En- cuanta
esfera ticne lugar cl descnvolvimicntO
de las actividadcs humanas Sc han for
mulado proposiciones emejantes, Y ell
la misma cicncia ha sido precise CON
fcsar que no cxiste insensatez que no
haya sido sostcnida por alg1n sabio.
Hemos qucrido senalar este error Y
hacer conStar su falta de relaci0n con
la tkpctrina de que nos Ocupamos, tal
como es aceptada gencralmentc, para
cvitar otra injus!jcia que por partc dc
pcrsonas cultas Sc cometc con las rel
vindicaciones fcministas. Sus miradas
Sc fian. en- aquellas extravagancias dc
las feministas revolucionarias V, sin
cxaminar las afrmacioncs del que po-
driamos lamar ffminismo cristianO
condenan toda aspiration ell csc sen
lido, Y Sc alejan de los circulOs femi-
. nistas los que lnveE no dejan accr-
carse a cua9tas personals pueden in
fuenciar. rs hora va de que ccscl
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essa 6Itiua dssomiussiss susats asesri.
NJ - haze ~ - psrdiessisa dsI Ma
tro d. Nazsfss. feesnsfsaie . - sessy
Dios. has eeaasusas ianss rs fsivis
dieaeioaes q iss psH.ieasss feniuisfss
Ia misna ssuaenasisa - ~ sas.
rids haeer ~ ssuaise - ias ssavsai~a-
eias ~ fsHaiIias. 81 iat~res sssiai. d~
n sausa rsIifisa = - 49, - ssmss~u-
t. risibie. - h ssavsniensia - las
misHas sui.res. \ ts.ies esss tsrrras-
~ que - ~ pseseutsas u hafslis f'es
l"s aHiiGsmiaissss. ir~asas aesssfss =
busear que hav ~ rss = sa ssuffa dsi
verdadero fesninisuss esfs SO aFa
sionawisnsgs fsusiaissas. t~fs ssmgssn
sin pre- iuisios aatifsmimisias. ' - zee
Ia mcnse Sbre - pssgeuFasisaes y sTi.
STONES fsrma.lss.
Nes prgvonenos dssarrsilafs b sss.
uaei6u sfistisna: la asrmssisa rguana:
u asrnseisu sirntises sst,r~ sas.iad
sus'sneiat DE- - sasaraIesa dsi vsr@s
u muf~r Ias ssraef~sfssisss psiey.
asioiaxisas qu~ dissiaxuen ws sets ari
OTTO. Bzssacs sn esfas rsemisas ds.lu.
eiremas lo< ssass iudiri4ssies. esp~sis.
eos ss~iaiss ~ ~ rsst~r y sssahl~si.
dos sstss. ~ teuirsw-s asia sixuas
ssl.rr = iaxsr A. - ma-f 80 iss -
ei~'ia.I~s eosruzaL fs~iiisf. sfsf = -
litiea.
SaI" b tsrasf = aesrs - -.
tir EVA ssusa ~ sfsewss issts.
rtitsa.ief~ ~ sssuii-s fsFss.iss ~
"a esaxeraeisnrs rrsriss , Fseisisi--s
f-u~s. aaiuarfa sm~ssfa sFufs ? 49,
rersa ns~ssra riara.
EapAasL
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81 OlvldaSemOS pOr un instante los
sOmbrios crlmenes los f1nebres es-
pectrosede. la reciente guerra la es-
tudlasemos en- las evoluciones progre-
slvas que sus exigehcias motivaron, ha-
llaremos que la humanidad ha dado al
gunos pasos de avance de verdadera
lmportancia. Desde luego, progresses que
cuestah tan caros son mas menos NAL
mirados, tanto mas cuanto Sc hubie-
ran conseguido 10. largo, por medic
de la evoluci0n inevitable del adelan-
to humane
Pero como quiera que va los tcne-
mos, NO importa ell precio, no podemos
sino dar el merecido elogio al genio
del hombre, que en- su formidable lucha
con La naturaleza va, lenta pero segura-
mente,' haciendose dueno de todos los
resortes, de todos los mister;os que la
hicieron impenetrable enigma para las
generaciones del pasado.
Muchas, casi innumerables, han sido
las nuevas invenciones y los descubri-
mlentOs, y asimismo enorme ha sido el
desarrOllo y perfection de antiguas in
Venciones Y descubrimientos. Infortu.
nadamente Ia mayor parte fucron in
venciOnes con referencias al arte dc
la guerra, pero que, sin embargo, pue
den tencr alguna APPLICATION en- otras
ramas del arte de Ia ciencia para el
bienestar humane.
En- abril, 1915, los alemancs introdu-
jeron 'algunos gases asfxiantcs pom
plOsivos; nucvas sustancias quimicas
para fabricar municiones fueron descu-
biertas y empleadas al momento.
Los submarines. barcos torpederos y
demas buques de guerra han sido gran
demente reformados. Alemania perfec-
ciOn0 los submarines de una manera
casi inconcebible, mientras Inglaterra
ha fabricado un nuevo tipo de buquc
de guerra 10 igualado en- efcicncia
hasta el presente.
Los "tanques empleados por los
ingleses en- el ataque de Cambrai en-
septielhbre, 1916, revoIucionaron ell me-
todo de- guerra de trincheras, Estos
tanques - son poderosos carros de mo-
tor que destruyen baio su peso y con
sus caflones cualquicra clase de defen-
sa dc trinchera y la vez son excclen-
tes factores defensivos.
guerra, ha habidO importantes adelan-
tos.: Aptocracias g imperios han cafdo,
tai vez para ..ssiiempree, nuevas leyes
nacionates 'int6rfacionales Sc han es-
tablecido estan por establecerse. I'm
nuevo arte, 81 es que Sc nos perm:te
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.j6venes militare5 llevaron ell arte dc
vo!ar un punto no lejano de la per
fecci6n, entire clos mereciendo especial
menci6n. Ell desgraciado joven Guyne-
mer, ell mas brillante aviador frances
durante la guerra.
Al comenzar ell conhicto las tres ma
clones combinadas, Francia, 1nglaterra
y los Estados Unidos solamente conta-
ban con dos mil aeroplanos; ell d1a que
Sc frm0 ell armisticio, IL de noviembre
de 1918, esas tres naciones tenlan mas
de veinticinco mil naves aereas. Y la
production ha continuado active mente.
Despu6s de los heroicos e inolv:da-
bles> servicios prestados por esas naves
sSbre ell campo de batalla, elias des-
cansan actualmente sin uso : SIN be
nefcios Pero los milloneS de d0lare8
gastados en su construction y la arlila
haberse realizado solamente para tan
limitado designio. Lo que aver Sc dedi-
co a la destruction del enemigo, maiiana
ha de aplicarse en- benefcio de todos.
No intentamos eXponer posibilidades: :
10 cue decimos son hechos verdaderos
Ell dfa Is de mayo de 1918, un servicio
de construction postal a6rea Sc estable
clio entire Nueva York y Washington y
atn continGa sin haber acontecido cl
mcnor accidcnte. Solamente dos hOraS
media Sc toman para el viaje.
Tn id6ntico> servicio postal Sc ha
inaugurado, q Sc ha de inapgurar en-
breve, entire las siguicntes ciudadcs:
de Paris a Londres; de Chicago a Nue
va York. de .Nueva York Boston; de
Filadelfa Belmont Park; de Mon
treal a Toronto; de Nucva York San
Francisco; de Londres al Cairo y a
Calcutta. En- Russia Sc esta, organizando
un siStema de servicio a6rco entire KiGX
Y lugares dcntro del radio de 1900
millas. no olvidemos a Puerto Rico.
donde Sc ha organizado, como eXprcsG
Ell MUNDO, una, compania a6rca.
AlaSld Cl pICScllC, CSdS 6OA ldS ScI I)iC-
sas que nos ofrece la aviaci6n, sobre
crecida en- una sombria nochc de es-
pantosa lucha Y las promesas que nos
aVentnramos a adivinar en- este rapido
crecimicnto efcaz mejoramiento, nos
llevan muy lejos.
Marconi, cl inventor de la cablogra
fla sin hilos, csta fabricando un diri-
gible con capacidad para hacer un via
.jc, con pasajeros, sobrc cl oc6ano At
lantico. Y ese debera ser cl punto de
partida para un complicado sistcma de
scrvicio de pasajc alrededor del mundo.
Sin duda, tenemos que verter muchas
l&grimas ante las tristes memorials de
esta guerra, pcro no todo la sido en-
vano y los heroes que caycron en- Bel
gica Y en- F'rancia seran rccordados
.etcrnamente 10 tan solo por ell bravo
valor con que Sc sacrificaron, sino que
tambi6n por los adelantos cientifcos
cue motivaron.
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FL adversario mas temible no
vieno de fuera: el peligro mayor
para ell feminismo esta en- su mis-
mo seno. La femme contemporai-
ne,
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suseTibass . G. MUNDo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-03
Deputy Grand MatrOn Visits
TottenViIIe Order Eastern StaI

! TOTTENVILLE, April S-An Off
cial visit of District Deputy Grand
Matron Mrs. Mary J. Shake. of the
Fifth order Eastern Star District 10
Huguenot Chapter No. Sc. Eastern
Star last night at the Masonic temple.
brought together more than 200 mem
bers Of the order on this occasion. Mrs.
shake was accompanied by Assistant
Grand Lecturer Joseph Seguinc. As
sociata Matron Viola La Forge.
They were received by Worthy Mat
ron Leila III. Van Allen and Worthy
Patron Henry s. La Forge and intro
|duced to the assemblage-
Mrs. Shake was presented by Anna
nj. Dcpew, n past matron n h SIS
.~sistaHt grand Ice urer. was presented
by Chauncy Goodrich. a past assist
ant grand lecturer and past worthy
patron. Each made an appropriate
address. Mrs. Shake was presented
with a string of pearls. the prescuta-
ton being made by Miss Violet La
Forge. the associate matron and Mrs.
Ruth Richards. the conductress. made
the presentation to the assistant grand
lecturer. Mrs. Laura Seguine. h
grand representative to Tennessee. was
presented to the assemblage. There
were visitors from Raritan Chapter
of Perth Amboy. Beacon Light Chap
ter of Port Richmond. and Rebecca
Chapter Of Stapleton. A program fol-
lowed the reception that included n
vocal duet by Miss Violet la Forge
and Miss Dorothy Peterson and piano
solo by Miss Hazel Shea.
A social time followed the meeting
and refreshments were served in the
bano-et hall. The lodge room was &C.
orated with roses and greens and an
arch in the cast with garland draper
les was tastefully arranged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-03

A United States Government oficiai
tells that day while riding through
a town where gardening was q great
business with the people. and where
almost every inch of soil showed in
%tensive cultivation he noticed no dirty
yards or fields Of useless and insight
ly grass-oniy clean fields or those
that were being harvested Half an
hour later he came to another town
where gardening was not a business
and where the people have not heed
ed the call of Uncle Sam for more
and better gardens. There were many
gardens he says. to be sure and you
could tell where they were by THE
RANK GROWTH OF WEEDS. which
almost smothered the vegetable crops
You a easily find these two types
OF gardens One Is a real garden.
however small. that will improve
Amboy to have gardens that win Inn
prove from year to year. We want
every young soldier in the United
States School Garden army to have
a real garden Here are q few things
you can do first. Clean or all weeds
and dead vines or anything else where
insects may 70 hiding. and burn them.
Clear OF all h stones you can find.
If you haven't room enough look
around for more. Dig In hrmus. What
is Humus? Humus is a little word of
two syllables that means a lot to your
country n has meant a LOT for many
years. We have put a new import
ance ON the word since we had to feed
the world and had to make our land
produce more and had to use more of
our land for produce. Every teacher
ought to make the meaning of humus
as clear and as common as automo-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-03
Benefit Dance Great Success
In Woodbridge: Raise S16O

WOODBRIDGE. April s-The
bencfft dance held in the local high
school auditorium Monday night for
the wounded soldiers at the Colonia
Base Hospital proved TO be one Of the
most successful Affairs OF It's kind ever
staged In Woodbridge. More than
$50 guests from Perth Amboy. New
Brunswick. Railway. Elizabeth. New
ark, Colonia, New York. 6ewaren.
Woodbridge and other places attend
ed the dance, $1se being cleared. This
amount will be equally divided among
the Red Cross z N. G. A. Knights
OF Columbus and Jewish Welfare
Board at Colonia to be used for the
benefit of the wounded soldiers sta
toned there
The success of the AFFAIR was due
TO the unfiring efforts OF Mr.. and Mrs.
+. r. Valentine and Nj. and Mn. HI
n. Valentine. who made all the
Necessary arrangements for the az
fair and were ABBY assisted by the
Woodbridge younger set The audi
torium was decorated with festcons Of
lavender and whit crepe paper and
palms. the stage upon which he mn
ntcisns were seated being huod with
palns and green's
Music was furufshed ~ tt HAxn-
der five OF New York. Refreshments
were served during the n4G14