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The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
Australia and the Farm.

Plans for the further development
Of the agricultural possibilities of Aus
trnlia at the close Of the European war
are already being considered by the
government and MS a first step II Is
proposed to establish federal bureau
Of agriculture which work heretofore
has been handled separately by the bu-
rcaus Of the different states them
selves.
To obtain frst-hand Information rs
to how the bureau Of agriculture at
Washington conducts the affairs Of the
burcau and the experiment stations
throughout all the states. the Austria
llnn government Is sending A. E. v.
Richardson. agricultural superintend-
ent Of the Victoria department Of
agriculture. on six months tour
through the United States. Mr.. Rich
artlson passed through Honolulu re-
Gently on the Sonoma. He will visit
the bureau Mt Washington and also
many Of the experiment stations and
from his Investigations select the best
points In the American system to In
corporate in the Australian bureau
when II Is formed.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
ALL IN FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Every Man. Woman and Child In ths
United States 10 Charged with
q Sacred Duty.

A war machine today, is America.
Travelling the road OF Success, 1t IL
bound for Victory.
with the direction OF the machine
we have, most OF us, little to do. we
must trust the man Mt the wheel OF
State to drive forward with speed and
care.
But with the condition Of the ma
chine Itself we are implicitly con-
cerned. For its effective operation we
are every one of us responsible.
Every American is, In fact, an essen
tIal pnrt of the mechanism which Is
to carry the world forward to a new
err of liberty.
But the motor, aims, ia not yet
stunned up" 1t rnttles badly. Loose
and Imperfectly assembled. 1t knocks
and overheats. ...
Why3 Because 80 many Of us are
still careless and confident, Indifferent
to our duty MS citizens. In one week.
for Instance. there were reported 537
vIolatOrs of the lighting regulations In
New York. There still are prof1teers,
still women who knit colored sweaters
for their own use, still persons who
repeat scandalous rumOrs. deterring
the Cause. Tightwads and slackers
still abound. No wonder our war ma
chine Is still Intellectual. 1t needs the
regulation Of national conscience.
How then shall we tighten up the
screws7 This way: Every citizen
must see to 1t that his part Is well
done. We must stop all leaks-econo-
mize In light, coal. wheat. beef and
sugar. We must get more mileage.
give up pleasure and profit. knit, work,
inspire others. insist that all obey the
law, and watch out for spies. The
motor must hive fuel-subscribe to
the Liberty loan. Lubricate the ma
chinery with contributions to the Red
Cross!
There is, in short. only one thing
upon which we must all concentrate
-Successi And Success will not come
until every man, woman and child
realizes his own vital responsibility in
the prosecution Of this war as great
crusade for universal democracy.
Are you doing everything in your
power to help win the war7-helpinG
in every why and every day. Do you
feel that nothing matters except vic
tory7
II we do not win-dlsasteri
When everyone regards his obliea-
lions as deeply ms II he were an en-
listed soldier and fights in his own
way the civic battle of patriotism.
then. and not till then, will the Amer
lean war machine bring US to the
longed-for end-universal peace
Gelett Burgess, of The vigilantes.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
To Be a Soldier In France.

oh. II today you dream of home.
Think OF the road we know
UntRnIlinH blue skein of hills:
And how the birches grow
Against the light. and of that day
Only year ago!
For here alone those hills again
Your little son and
Are Wishing tho enchanted trail
Would lead US round tho sky
And drop us in n Flanders field
To SEQ you marching by.
And now tho child II eager for
A wonder-tnie Of Greece:
I tell him how you sailed away
Like Jason for the Fleece.
To md . glory more than gold
Beside the winding Lys.
But while his deep eyes glow and glow
II seems another tells
The tale and beauty to my henrt
No word of mean spells.
And the river on the valley floor
Flows over Flemish bells.
-0racc Hazard ConklinE In the Century
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
He Stared at Her.,

of the tree. ut might almost be one
Of those that grew In our yard. by the
white Iron bench. alive all these years.
i was so hnppy then, so happy. Phyllis.
for little whlle!"
Phyllis hardly knew the familiar
face: It was young. ms young as II
some tender memory had smOothed
away the touches of time.
"rd like to stay near here" Miss
Elisabeth murmured. 1--WE could fnd
rooms on the street, perhaps. Phyllis?"
TIT doesn't look very promis-
ing!" Phyllis stummcrcd.
The houses were scattered md
small. Across from the hill-stcps was
short row OF tln-roofed shncks. with
lines full OF bleaching shirts outside.
md Industrious Cinnamon bent over
smoothing-irons within.
"There's n nice-looking house over
there, Phyllis"
But this--this isn't very stylish
street, Aunt Betn. and you-you-"
Phyllis hesitatcd. II didn't seem quite
right for her to suggest to her aunt
that she could ns'ord to live on the
most nristocrntIc street In the city
auntie, who had brought her to CnlI.
fornia AS n favor, when she could ms
well have brought her negro maid.
who was more compcten, In waiting
on her.
Auntie hadn't had her money long
only since distant Cous,n Rene, every.
bo,iv Thought Ind bccn lost nj son 40
yenrs nro' two ycnrs MOO h.d come
home with n fortune made In south
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
Where She "stumpsd" Him.

You are to Imagine that you are rs
tenIng to the conversation between a
young man and young woman ut n
football game. And you are to i'm.
agine harder thing-that the young
woman Inns never seen football before.
The young man Is saying:
'Now II there is anything you want
explained. Just ask rue. l suppose
some Of the plays are meaningless to
you"
Everything I've seen and heard no
fnr Is meaningless" she responds.
Some Of the things are positively
silly"
"FOr instancef
"For instance, why do they call the
seats the stands?"
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
OntheCo mrnon
Little Street

By 8. B. HAcxLEY


"The West side is the aristocratic
side. mnam. There's lovely plnces on
Price Hill svenue. but just beyond
there there's little stretch Of COM
mon streets before the nice ones begin
again."
Miss Ellsaberf, Blown. aged sixty
I'VE, and her young niece, Phyllis
Firth. were leaving the big uptown
hotel where they had stayed their
first two weeks In California, to look
for rooms In A quiet district.
Price Hill avenue. high and beauti-
full, overlooked the city. They had
considered a tasteful and luxurious
suite Of rooms in private horse. with
the most exquisite fusehias climbing
to the top OF Its porch, and had prom
Used to telephone whether or not they
would TAKE the rooms. when Miss Ellis
abeth caught sight n long. winding
flight Of steps tina. led to the street
below.
Wondering nj her sudden within to
go down thorn. Phyllis patiently ac-
companied her down the wearying
flight. Beside the bottom step where
sat a long resting bench provided by
the city. stood tree. rs big MS bcar-
ing apple tree.
"Aunt,e-Auntie Beth, see that"
Phyllis cried out. "Why, It's cns-
tor bean plant! It's 80 mild here the
winters haven't killed 1t. and It's
grown 20 a tree"
Miss ElIsabeth's black pansy eyes.
as soft and velvety ms girls, lighted.
"There was always clump on the
side lawn when I was n girl" She
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07

She-At lust the time Ii coming
when the sexes will be on an equal
footing.
He-That can never be.
She-why not. sirf
He-There will never he any real
equality between the sexes while a
man can't 20 through his wife's pock.
cts for the loose change he wants.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07

First Bird-what. back again1
thought you had Job as one Of those
educated songbirds that sing popular
uirs7
Second BIr,l-So I did. but the peo-
pie next door thought was a phono-
grnph and started throwing things: 20
quit my job.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
- The ~
Scrap Book
JOKES AGE CANNOT WlTHER
Laughter Producers That Have Been
Part Of Humorists' Capital
Throughout the Centuries.

Perhaps we should say the second
oldest Joke. for this Is a different
one. 1t Is the only rival to the "what-
Embellishments" with
cisfn for age hOnors. This one we
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
city and vlIIao. p,,lnov,n,,.

Recently the Journal OF Delinquency
declared thnt In one state the villages
rather thnn the cities furnished lnrg.
er proportionnte share Of iellnqucnts.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07
Misht d Partly True.

"They say your husband squeeses
his employees"
swell. don't know, but have my
suspicious about that blonde type.
Naturalization Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-07

The height Of the giraffe Varies fsou
4etsea 70 siShtesa Sese
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23

white of / egg, adding first yolk, then
white to batter g etaoin shrdlu -. y
serve with thin marmalade.
Hominy WaTlcs-Mix 2 cupfuls OF
-four, a pinch of salt n n tea
spoonful of baking powder with l
cupful of cold boiled hominy. l egg,
well beaten, / tablespoonful of melt
ed butter and 2 cupfuls of milk. Mix
thoroughly and bake in hot irons.
Serve with maple sirup.
Cornmcal WafflcS - Mix / Cupful
of fine cornmeaI with 1 cupful of
white flour. Add two cupfuls of sour
milk. very thick, and IL cupful OF
sour cream. Stir in 1-2 t~caspoonful
OF salt, / ~tcaspoonful of soda, , ia
~blcspoonfuls OF sugar or sirup and :
eggs. whites and yolks beaten separ-
atcly. Fold in the stiff whites Just
before baking. Bake in very hot
irons.
Cream WanIcs - Mix and sift to-
gether l cupful of white flour, n
pinch of salt and 3 tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch. Beat thoroughly l egg
and mix into 1t l t~easpoonful of soda
and 2 cupfuls of sou milk. Combine
the dry and liquid mixtures, beating
steadily. Bake In hot creased iron:
and serve with grated maple sugar.
Fluffy Wafics - Bea the yolks ant
whites of three eggs separately. To
the yolks add four eupfuls of swee'
milk and a pinch of salt and , table
~spoonfuls of melted butter. Stir IN
enough flour TO mako a batter slightly
sitter than for griddle cakes. Fold in
the cgg whites and bake.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23

When the old southern nanny an
nounces "Waffles TO breakfast" every
one hops out of bed in a mighty big
hurry. Hence il you want your folks
TO get out of bed on the jump just fix
some of these delcctable. seductive
waffles.
1t is true that the waffle is a native
of the southern states and flourishes
finest under the skillful hands Of the
old darkcy cook But with the aid ot
some of their special recipes, /
think we can make a passable waffle
north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Just Wanlcs-Sift together = cup
fuls Of white -four, IL t~easpoontul or
salt and 2 teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder. To the dry ingredients. add
. cupfuls of sweet milk and . table
%spoonfuls of melted butter or lard
Beat the mixture very thoroughly ana
bake on hot irons. Irons should be
very hot before the batter is poured in.
Southern Wahlcs-Make 4
batter by mixing , cupfuls OF Hour
with . eupfuls of eggs separately. Add
the yolks to the batter, then the Sun
whites, milk and IL cupful of SOFT
butter. Beat the yolks and whites OF
three eggs. Just before baking, add !
heaping te%aspoonful of baking pow
der. Bake fast on a very hot iron.
Buckwheat Waffles - Mix ana SIT
together / cupful of buckwheat -four,
3 te%aspoonfuls baking powder, Ia
teaspoonful salt. Add to the Hour L
eupful of milk, | tablespoonful mo
Iasses. ! tablespoonful melted lard or
butter. Beat separately the yolk
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
E3%nc1nta1d
Local Suffrage Club
NOU In Federation

The Sara T. Drukker Suffrage Club
met at the home Of Mrs. Marcy Mich
aels. of State street, yesterday after
noon. The organization has become
federated and is now considered one
of the state clubs.
The proposition of obtaining money
furtherance OF suffrage in New Jersey
OF the club who is endowed with the
mystic power of character reading,
has volunteered simply for the inter-
ests of the organization to read the
character of persons wishing readings
and to also read the character of per-
sons through photographs presented
to her. The person referred to may
be reached only through some mem
Der of the organization.
Any person, a friend of any of the
members of the club. can by commun-
icating with said person obtain the
desired interview. All the proceeds
from this feature will be devoted to
the federation fee.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for some form of entertainment
This committee includes Mrs. Ludwig
Wolf, Miss Mae Marsh and Miss Bess
Drukker.
A card party and social will be held
shortly at the home of Mrs. l.. Thomp-
o in Water street. Following the
business session refreshments were
served and character readings were
done by n of the number with the
fec contributed to the silver jubilee
fund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23

The income OF every family ana
every individual is roughly DIVIDED
between expenses for necessities anu
for the higher life.
Good management OF any income
demands that, for the best returns III
happiness and prosperity, the expens-
es for necessities shall he
ed. reduced to the minimum neces,
sary to maintain the living
adopted by the family group or ihul-
yidtlaL. When this minimum has been
determined por each family. it allows
any increase of income to be imnedl-
ateIy allotted TO expenses for hlgleF
life: TO the things which increase nap
piness and development.
The mistake of the average house
hold hnancier is to confuse necessities
with luxuries, and. with each addltlon
"a incoue. TO raise his OIL
living so that, instead of having more
money for higher life, too nlueh -
spent for necessities. More 1000 anu
more expensive food is bought than i
needed. The family rents a iaIsel
house. in a better |neighborh0od, thar
II actually requires for happiness ana
health. More and better clothes are
bought than the family wears custom
arily. The result is that the increased
income is eaten UP by unnecessary
changes in the living standard, ana
nothing permanent is gained.
Reason proves that the hrst IN
crease Of income should be spent 10
build up a reserve or emergency tuhu
which shall guarantee the famliy o,
individual against disaster siouin
there be unforeseen expenses or sud
den stoppage of regular income. When
This reserve fund is completed m
creased income may then legitimately
be used for expenses, for amusement
education and travel. or. II desired 70
raise the quality and quantity OF Inv
so-called necessities.
budget experts agree that $40 a
month will supply sufficient and nour-
ishing food to n family Of five persons
having an income Of 500 per month
should the income be doubled to WV
a month. the five persons would heeo
no more actual food than before ah'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23

to the soldiers. That's German warl
But this one-she is from the dead.
A ghost! Or-I-may it be-that l.
am-dying?"
His voice rose steadily, terribly lie
was sane for a moment-he knew
Eloise was not a ghost but a Nemesis,
that his just fate had Overtaken and
destroyed him!
Chester seized Eloise and me by tho
arm and hurried us away ere the man
died. He transferred us to Chrys'
care, summoned the police by phone,
and asked for a conference with
Daddy Lorimer.
And 1t was a very plausible story
that he old the police, one which no
believed himself. Rumor soon spread
it above and below the Lorimer stairs.
IT was said that Eloise. being herself
'scarcy" had worried because l did
not return with the violets for moth
er's supper tray, that she had gone
out to meet me, and a come up just
in time to say me from assault.
But to me EIoise confidcd a very
dfffereia tale. From the moment She
had caught sight of the hun ritiing my
desk she knew that "le bon Dieu' had
delivered her enemy into her hands!
Something told her. she said,
( that the beast would haunt the Lori
MGR park until she destroyed him. SO
she had walked in the park. day after
day, well wrapped and yelled, to FEED
: the squirrels or the birds. She had
seen the man lurking in the covert
that very afternoon. and h had gone
forth hastily to kill him! For mad
not fate brought him across the sea
ana into the house OF her refuge to
await her vengeance?
And 1t was only by chance that sho
saved me, she said. She was as much
surprised to find me in the forest as
was to see her victim ran;
CTo be continued)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
HOUSEWIFE HINTS

Not many food experts have taken
time to explain to. the average house
wife, unframed in the professional
language of dietetics and food chem
istry just what calorie means. Some
have mentioned hastily that "a calorie
ing the energy value of foods but
none has made the Xac meaning and
use of the term clear.
In plain, nop-technical language a
calorie is the name given to that
amount of neat which is required TO
raise the temperature OF ! pound OF
water 4 degrees. The cook and house
wife Will wonde what that fact has to
do with food. Because a calorie is
the unit for measuring heat. and be-
cause the purpose of food is TO pro-
duce heat and energy in the human
body the value OF each food we eat is
determined by the amount of heat 1t
produced II that the value is ex-
pressed in the term which means
measures of heat-caiories. When the
food we eat is digestcd it is carried to
the various body tissues and there
performs its work of producing en-
ergy. 1t produces energy because 1t
is oxidized or burned up. The process
of oxidation is performed by the oxy-
gen taken into the body through the
lungs, which transforms the food ele-
ments into heat. The amount OF heat
generated by each type of food indi-
Gates ito Csloric value. Some foods
are very high in calories, or heat and
energy values, and some are low in
value as heat makers. but have other
qualities which make them useful
food.
BY careful study and experiment
the scientists whose life study Is food
and food values are able to determine
the number of calories or heat units
contained ip any given food, or in n
given mount of f2od. They ran tell
us, for instance, that l pound OF
white, home-baked bread produces l.
1919 calories, while l pound Of butter
is probably the greatest heat producer
of all FOODS. containing 3,491 calorles.
A pound OF cucumbers. on the other
hand. contains only 6S calories, and
radishes but 81 calories, and could
not, therefore, be classed as nourish-
ing foods. j..
In reality the calorie is a kind OF
food thermometer by which is meas
ured the value of the foods we eat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
Girls In White House
Osy Carolyn Bell
y. T.. 4. Washington Bureau.
1l2S-1t34 Munsey Bldg,
Washington, II. G..

ll-h-iloA AiuliStg iPihSf
Washington, II. 6.
one soldier with the American
army of occupation is due TO receive
a letter hat reads like this
The White House. Jan. IL, 1919.
Dear Russell: As ! take my pen i'm
hand. | am comfortably seated upon
a carved and gilded banquette, in an
aIcove of the East room. About me
are heavy yellow brocaded silk dam
ask hangings. The view from the
window is slightly married by those
absurd suffragists and their silly caul
dron, in which they are burning the
presidents speeches on democracy as
they come hot from the cables
The aforementioned soldier VIII
probably think the writer has lost her
mind until he reads further and DIS
covers his humble little friend has
been admitted Cwith thousands OF oth-
er war workers) to certain portions OF
the White House as a sightsecr. The
officials, while the presidential family
is away, are letting war workers ana
returning soldiers see the home OF the
commandments before they cave
Washington.
Giggling. pushing. showing, thou
sands of war workers came. some
were prepared with quantities OF sta
tionery TO startle their friends with
that imposing headlnB TO thelI lelleiA'
The White House"
Half in fun. many pretended to De
perfectly at home" Others frivolous
ly voiced their designs for the future
upon the job as hostess in h eNecu-
tive mansion.
Just as every American male IS born
TO aspire to being president of the
United States. every girl has a right
to dream dreams of some day being
mistress of the White House.
Half In fun and hall in make-be-
lieve. NAM visitors young enough 10
dream dreams looked into the hug"
mirrors OF the state rooms and saw
not a drab little war worker. but the
first lady of the land. in gorgeous ar
ray.
when / get to live here" lightly
remarked n war worker TO another,
'HiH let you play 'Maiden's Prayer on
that"
She and her companion giggled as
she pointed to the concert grand pl-
ano. done in gold leaf. that stands in
one corner Of the East room.
Another furnishing OF the East
room is a Gobelin tapestry presented
to Mrs. Wilson by the French govern
ment. II was said to cost $4,000 and
took forty years in the making.
Soldiers back from France, among
the sightseers, were rcqulsitioned 10
read the French legend that explained
the design, but most OF them fell down
on the job. for. a. they explained:
we can talk French. but We can't
read it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
Lady ForeSterS at
installation of Officers

At a meeting OF the Pride of the
Court of Amboy Circle Lady Foresters
of America, the officers for the com
ing year were installed. The meeting
was held in J~acobson's hall.
Twenty visitors from the Railway
circle were present and twenty-five
from Circle No. 80 of New Brunswick.
The following officers were IN
stalled: Junior past commander,
Mrs. Jessie O'Reilly: commander, Mrs.
Anna Martin; subcommittee, Mrs
Lillian Bayer; recording secretary,
Miss NJ. Deveny; financial secre-
tary. Mrs. Cora Hehassel;; treas
urer, Mrs. Mabel Shepherd; LETT
guide; Mrs. Kate Luka, right guide;
Mrs. Beatrice Daub, inner guard; Mrs.
A. Thompson, of Woodbridge. one
year trustee; Mrs. Ann Johnson, two
year trustee; Miss Josephine Earring
ton, three year trustee; Miss Hattie
Clinchy, pianist; Miss Josephine Far
rington.
Following the meeting a supper was
served and dancing was enjoyed 10 the
music furnished by Miss Josephine
and Robert Harrington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
Banjo Club Went

A surprise party was rendered to
Joseph Psoko. president of the Golden
Banjo Club by the members. Saturday
night in the club rooms.
Dancing vas enjoyed and numerous
games were played. Joseph Pelleg-
reno played some selections upon the
piano. Refreshments were served at
q late hour. Among those present
were the Misses Marie Yatsko. Eliza
beth Yatsko. Marie Wash, Gertrude
Baumlin, Helen Ryan, Margaret Nip
or. Calherin Sabol, Elizabeth Resi-
and Vera Salmon. Messrs. John and
Phillip Solinski. Joseph P~ellegreno.
Lewis Urban. Joseph Kazusko. Alex
Ziro. John Kazimir. Frank Kamench.
Frank ChelS. John Pastor. John Du-
dar. Andrew Lewis. Anton Lenski.
Michael Demko, Joseph Davis. Alex
Byoris.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Weiss. of High
street. were New York visitors Tues
day.
Mrs. w. W. Oliver. OF Catalpa ave
nue., is visiting relatives i'm SOmeryille.
Mrs. g. NJ. NanDusen anu daughter
Elizabeth. of Rector street, were New
York visitors yesterday.
Raymond Smith. of Market street.
has left for an extended trip through
South America.
Mr.. md Mrs. ole Olesen. of Madi-
son avenue. and Mrs. Howard w.
Keller. of Philadelphia. mOtored to
Long Branch Tuesday and lunehed
with Miss Frances Tilton.
Mrs. James ID. Guare, Jr.. Of 10
High street. has just returned after
spending a few days with friends IN
Philadelphia
Mrs. Mabel Haywood. Of Water
street. Is visiting friends in New York
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-23
Jewish Welfare Gives
Successful Dance

The dance which was held under
the auspices of the Jewish Welfare
Board last night was very well at
tended. According to the custom of
the times boys as usual were much
more in evidence than girls.
The secretary of the welfare board
made the announcement that the
matter of tickets would be rigidly en-
forced after last night. No one will
be admitted next Wednesday night
without tho required ticket. These
tickets may be obtained from Miss
Mary Cohen or from Meyer Gordon,
the secretary.
The dance itself last night was a
great success. The usual tag" dances
were featured. At about II o'clock
punch and homemade cake were
by the committee. The music
which was of exceptional excellence
was furnished by Ben Encherman's
orchestra.