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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

My next door neighbor asserts that
his ten-year-old daughter makes bet
ter coffee than anyone in his house.
And he is undoubtedly right, becauses
she must needs measure both coffee
and water very accurately.
The cook is dealing with formulas
and weights and measures just as a
chemist does and unless she is pains
taking and accurate her results VIII
vary and mot come out" right.
Lots of women say they never
measure" anything. Their secret Is
long experience and an unusual eye
and knowing how much a certain
mixing bowl holds. They really do
! measure but not with measuring cups
and spoons.
It's so easy to leave part of an egg
In the shell, or butter sticking to the
cup or spoon and while it may not
seem like enough of an ingredient to
make any difference every little bit OF
material counts these days.
At least the mythical gold brick has
materialized in the form of a pound
Of butter.
Menu For Tomorrow.
BREAKFAST-CereaI with sliced
bananas, toast, coffee.
LUNCHEON-Corn fritters with
strip, cottage cheese, brown bread,
tea.
DINNER-veal chops, milk gravy.
plain boiled potatoes, beets. stuffed
pepper salad. sponge cake. fruit Jelly
coffee.
My Own Recipes.
MANY authorities on cooking ad-
wise boiling potatoes with the skins
on. Most Of the mineral salts lie JUS
under the skin, and there Is moro OF
less waste to a potato pairing.
Corn FritteTS.
1 can corn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17
Man vs.. Shellfsh.

If a human being possessed strength
as great in proportion to his size as
that of the shellish the average man
would be able to lift the enormous
weight of 2,070.00O pounds by pulling
in the same degree as a limpet. And
If the man pulled In the same degree
as the cookie he would sustain n
weight of no less than 100000
pounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

Miss Lydia jacobson, who Is at
tending Teachers College at Columbia
University, spent the weekend at her
home in Kearny avenue.
William c. Bawden, who is attending
Columbia University, spent the week
end with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
w. H. Bawden in Madison n
Mrs. Thomas A. Garretson of High
street, entertained last week, Mrs. j.
White and daughters, the Misses Ma
rion and Ardine White of Newark, and
Etoila Yank Of Phillippsburg.
.
Miss Tillie Shumsky of South First
street was a Newark visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Richard Bechtel and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, of Kearny avenue, at
tended a matinee in New York Satur-
day.
Miss Bertha Edelstein of Market
street, spent the weekend in New
York.
Mrs. Joseph Loder has returned to
her home in Philadelphia after spend
ing some time with her sister, Mrs.
N. Jacobsen of kearny avenue.
Walter Comings of Washington, D.
c., has returned to his home after
visiting his brother. Worthington
Comlngs, assistant city collector, who
is at the City Hospital, recovering from
an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Tyrell of Brighton
avenue, have moved to their new home
in Woodbridge.
"A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Rosenbloom of Az Division
street.
! Miss Marion Floersch and her
brother William, of the New Packer
house, attended the Yale-Princeton
game in New Haven Saturday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
William Cleary, of S78 Washington
street, Friday.
Charles Jones, of New York, spent
the week end with his parents in Car
son avenue.
Mrs. Charles A. Fletcher, OF Ham
burg, N. Y, is spending a few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. ]. Scott
Burns in State street. Mrs. Fletcher
during her former residence in this
a CITY was II ItCOS IlAHtu oOtlil tIAAC
and the first president Of the Woman'S
Club.
The Misses. Marion Malone anC
Gertrude Townley, of Elizabeth, wer'
local visitors yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. William Preston ant
Mrs. r. NJ. Cleminson and Miss Haze
H~agerman, of Asbury Park spent Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Taylor
Of Compton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Larson, o.
Hampstead, L. I. visited Mr.. and Mrs
J. McKeown, of GFoome street oVe
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Johnson o
First street and Mr.. n Mrs. Eugene
Dleterly. Of Smith street, motored t.
Somerville yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Palmer, Of Gordon
street, who has been seriously i'll /
improving.
Mrs. H. C. Donahay and son Cor
don, of Cranbury, visited Mr., AM
Mrs. C. C. Mullens, of New Brunswick
avenue over the week end.
Anton Skov, and daughters Ingret
and Kate and son Arnold, of Carson
avenue, sailed Saturday on the steam
err the United States for Denmark.
y
Mrs. H. Strive, Of Cornell street ant
Mrs. f. P. Stark, Of Brace avenu
spent Saturday in Hoboken.
4 = =
A son was born Friday to Mr.. ant
J Mrs. William Cleary, of Washingto.
I street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

A friend Of ours was a collector for
a lodge. His little daughter was in
the habit of accepting pennies from
the members. Her mother chastised
her and told her she must not accept
pennies any more. SO the next day,
when one Of the members offered her
a penny, she said: II can't take pen
MES; I can only take nickels and
dimes.'-Exchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17
MOTHER GRAY'S POWDERS
BENEFIT MANY CHILDREN

Thousands of mothers have found
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders an excel
lent remedy for children complaining Of
troubles and other irregularities from
which children suffer during these DAYS
and excellent results are accomplished
by it's use Used by mothers for over 80
years. Sold by Druggists everywhere.
ADV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17
Famous Woman
Trap Shooter
Editor National Sports Syndicate
BY PETER P. CARNEY

For a big man to stand at the
traps and fire 1000 shells from a shot
gun in succession would be considered
a most remarkable feat. especially If
the shots were fired for a purpose.
For 4 nm 20 do this it seems out
Of the queen
Yet that is what Arfs. Adolph Top
perwoin did. Not only did Nfts. Ton
perwein fire at 1000 clay targets. but
she broke 1852 of them. This is a
worlds record; the best shooting ever
done at 1000 targets in one day OF a
number of days. This remarkable
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

an American bride. among such a ga
lazy of beauty and brains which after
all only New York may provide.
The Prince loves to dance. That IS
the verdict that comes down from
Washington society. VIII II be n
of those society buds who has mas
tered the maZes of the modern dance
that will finally, land him?" VIII 1t
be on the other hand some demur
lass that he must need teach the art
In which he is so proficient or will he
sail away as he came to those shores,
care free and heart whole? In view
of the fact that these are some of tho
beauties which he left behind in
Washington n would have doubts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17
Old Stuff.

Old Stuff.
New York Evening Post Headline
"Traces Baseball TO Greek Sports,D
Why, we've known all along that
Greece produced the first Homer
Boston Transcript.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
/ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
] egg.
IA cup milk
Add milk to corn. Mix Hour, pax
ing powder, salt and sugar, and add
to corn and milk. Beat yolk of egg
till thick and add to mixture. Beat
white of egg into batter. Drop by
]spoonfuls into hot lard and Try. Dram
on heavy paper.
Stuffed Pepper Salad.
4 medium sized peppers
I cucumber
2 stalks celery
/ teaspoon minced parsley.
IA cup nut meats
/ small onion
Cut a slice from stem end of pep
per and remove seeds and the white
fiber. Parboil for five minutes. Chill.
Dice cucumber and celery in IA inch
pieces. Dice onion very fine. Mix
all thoroughly with a boiled dressing,
Fill peppers, put on a lettuce leaf and
serve.
Sponge Cake.
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
/ cup flour
/ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vinegar.
8 tablespoons water
l teaspoon vanilla.
Separate whites and yolks of eggs
FBeat yokes till thick and lemon col
ored. Sift -four, sugar, baking pow
4 der and a pinch of salt together hv'
I or six times. Add to yolks. Ado
1 water, vinegar and havoring and sti'
I until perfectly smooth. Beat egs
whites till stiff and dry and add t.
mixture. Bake in a moderate oven
for ~forty-hVe minutes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17

Good Reasons for Optimism.
The little world of ours is not grow
ing worse to the men and women who
! are doing their best to make it better.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-17
Make Bells.

The science of bell casting has been
practiced In n English foundry FOR
nearly $50 wears
Newark post., 1919-03-05
Farming on a Business Basis

When Delaware farmers began
to count the cost of growing crops,
they are on the road to better con-
ditions. Farming has been too
much hit and miss, guess and keep
in the old rut. Farmers have
bought lime and fertilizers simply
because they wanted something
and they have taken the word of
agents as to what. They have
grown crops that their neighbors
grow and without much regard for
the adaptableness of the soil and
other conditions and the things
that would produce the highest
yield. If it is true that it costs So
cents per ton to grow tomatoes,
growers lose money when the price
was 10 cents per basket? How
many farmers know whether their
corn crop, their wheat crop or
other crops are profitable? Of
course most of them get a living
especially at the prices of the past
few years but why be satisfied
with just living. When farmers
begin to count the cost they will
begin to consider means Of in
creasing the yield and cutting
down the cost. Then to get the best
prices they will organize and look
out for better markets to a diver
sity of crops. A study of soil con-
ditions, fertilization, cultivation
and kindred subjects are the ma
tural outgrowth of counting the
cost and organization is not only
necessary for this but for getting
prices for crops that will net a faii
proft.-Dover Index.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
The Verastile Chinaman-
at Home Anywhere

In commenting upon the marvel
Gus adaptability of the Chinese,
Mr.. Charles Ernes: Scott, in his
book, China From Within, quotes
Bishop Fowler's picturesque tri-
butte to our Oriental neighbor.
The Chinaman, as Bishop Fow-
Ter says, crosses all seas, burrows
into all continents. He excels the
Saxon in ability to toll in all clim-
ates; he matches the Russian in
enduring Artic storms; he sur
passes the Negro in laboring in
the tropics. He is the one cosmo-
politan, at home everywhere, as if
he owned the world. Silent, gentle,
submissive, industrious, economi-
cal, temperate, enduring - h e
thrives everywhere, on mountains
in the deserts, on the plains, on the
islands of the sea.
As the serpent, with his one
ability to crawl, competes in all
realms,-without fins swims with
the fish, without hands climbs with
the monkey, without feet runs with
the panther,-so the Chinaman
with his supreme gift of adaptable.
| ity, completes successfully with the
sailor on the sea, with the front
iersman in the wilderness, with
the miner in the earth, with the
exile in his wanderings. He never
asks for a fair chance, and never
gets it. He takes a chance beneath
the notice of anyone else's con
tempt, and succeeds. Once>landed
he abides. The individual changes
but the kind continues. All gov
ernments that let him alone sui
him. He never breeds or joins re
volutions abroad. He is versatile
and all industries that have a pos
sible margin attract him. Like ;
mongoose, he can run through an.
passageway. Although fond of
palace, he can live in a hut; al
though fond of space, he can liv'
in a sewer pipe-and be at hom
anywhere.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
The Baby Who Never Smiled

They called him the, Baby Who
Never Had Smiled. The lady doctor
found him in one of the factory
dispensaries to which her Red
Cross automobile climbed twice a
week, in a smaky manufacturing
village near the American front in
France. At noon the woman from
the factory brought in the babies
for the doctor to see-and for some
babies she gave medicine and for
others advice, and still others she
took in her automobile back to the
barracks hospital.
"Your baby does not look very
WE'LL" she said gently to one wo-
man who brought forward year.
old mite.
"No, madame" said the woman
shyly. "He has never been we'll.
First his eyes have been sore; then
he has a rash-and must be near
w always in the factory and can
not take much care of him. He is
not like my other children,
madame; he never has smiled!'
The doctor took him to the hos
pital and had him bathed and put
| to sleep in a crib in one of the long,
whitewashed rooms where there
were many other French babies
that were growing plump and
pink. He spent weeks there be-
coming a little less pale each day
and looking wisely at the nurses
who brought him his food and gave
him his bath.
Other babies in the ward hac
names, and when the night nurse
came on she would say:
HAS Georgette been good TO-DAY
and eaten all her meals properly :!
or "I think Guillaume can go bac:f
to his mother next week, don
Newark post., 1919-03-05
APPLETON

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Shriner
notored to Lenape Park, Pa, on
Sunday and called on relatives
There.
Mr.. Calvin C. Miles was a Will
RnIngtOn, Del. visitor on Saturday
(ast.
Mr.. William T. Scott has built a
Inc new hen house on his premis-
IS, which attracts lots Of attention.
Mr.. James Miles was in Phila-
lelphia one day last week doing
ome shopping.
Mr.. Edmund Miles was the week
nd guest of relatives at Ashland,
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris A. Minner
ma Mr.. Elmer Minner Of Chester,
"a. spent Saturday and Sunday at
ne home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nimrod Minner.
Mr.. Norval Grant has resigned
iiS position in Wilmington, Del,
ana is now making his home with
MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Grant.
MeSsers. Calvin C. Miles, Jr.
EDMUND B. Miles and Charles j
Newark post., 1919-03-05
MIDDLETOWN HOTEL
TO BE TRANSFORMED

G. H. Smith has purchased the
Middletown Hotel from George H.
Johnson, has reopened the hotel,
and begun alterations which will
completely transform the old
building in many ways. The din
ing room will be removed to the
room formerly used as an Office and
reading room, the kitchen will be
removed into the room formerly
used for the colored barroom, and
the original barroom will be used
for lunch room. A new theatre,
38x37 feet with seating capacity
of 600 will also be fitted up.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
The Unforgotten Ones

The war leaves an unnumbered
host of men and women the world
over with precious memories,
achieved at cost in lives and in
hopeful prospects that is tremend-
Gus, though beyond all reckoning.
The poppies of Flanders fields
and of Normandy are blooming by
many a hearth-stone here. The
trees that were ruined by the
shells in Belleau Wood or in the
Argonne as t he night wind
breathes through them in the
moonlight make a soft music that
is heard in many a countryside of
America.
Upon our service flags the gold
stars are bright as the eyes of
youth at morning; "and they that
turn many to righteousness shall
shine as the stars forever and
ever" Because of what they were
whose names these stars symbol.
lZe, the world is purer. Out OF then
anguish our peace is born. By then
blood are we healed.
To thia country in these days OF
the great hush after the Turmoil
men are returning whose thoughts
are far rom the eddying life Of
the markvt-p place and the business
office. They wonder if their asso
ciates can realize what-in the
secret places of their souls-they
are thinking and seeing.
They have "supp'd full of hor
rors." They have had their pals
struck down beside them. They
"were baffled to fight better" The,
Newark post., 1919-03-05
"OVER THE TOP" FIVE TIMES

Leonard A. Brown of Iron Hill,
who had the experience of "going
over the top" five times on the
western front and was in a hos
pital in France from October until
several weeks ago, the result of
wounds received in action, has re-
turned home. Brown enlisted in
Company E of Elkton, Md, early
in the war and went to France last
summer. He arrived in this coun-
try about week ago and was sent
to Camp Dix.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
They Must Make Good

A representative of the Depart
ment of Labor was recently telling
of some of the problems that our
Government is obliged to solve in
the new conditions arising out of
the war. One case cited referred
to the acstylene gas welders. The
United States has about four hum
dred who are expert, and five thou
sand who know something about
the process, but are not expert.
Very soon it is going to need fifty
thousand of these workers. The
plan is to take the men wherever
they can be found, and train them
as rapidly as possible. cts not a
question:" said the speaker,
whether such a man can make
good. He's got to make good"
That last sentence is worth re-
membering; for these days are put
ting unaccustomed burdens on a
great many people. Some of us are
finding it necessary to do work we
never imagined we could do. We
are obliged to sacrifice a great
many things we thought essential
to our comfort and happiness. We
are called on to wear cheerful
face when our hearts are heavy
and anxious. But it is not worth
while for us to ask ourselves
whether we can do it or not. We
must, and that ends it.
The American woman never
counted so much, at least since
pioneer days, as she does at pres
ent.i Everywhere she is filling in
on the farm, in the store, in bust
ness offices, in hotel, in factories
She is putting her shoulder to thu
wheel. And no one is foolish
enough to inqire whether or mo-
she is "going" to make good. Sht
must make good. There are no TIVE
ways about it.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
GLASGOW

Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Thornton
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Strahorn of Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Deibert and
daughter spent Sunday with her
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Day.
EFT, Sr.
Miss Miriam P. Alrich of New
ark, spent Sunday with her aunt,
Miss Annie Alrich.
Mrs. John H. Frazer and Miss
Annie Alrich spent Thursday with
Mrs Guessford Of Cooch's Bridge.
A largely attended and interest
ing fox hunt was held by Glasgow
Newark and Elkton sportsmen on
Monday. At 1870 o'clock that
morning, Mary c. Dayett liberated
fox at Glasgow, and after prob
ably ten minutes star, the hounds,
about 40 in number were let loose
The fox crossed the Buck road
twice, going as far east as Kirk
wood, and earthed at Lum's Mill
pond. The hunters were: Mrs. c.
|. Newcomb, Jr., Jas. r. Laws, Sr.
Sydney Argo, Delaware Laws, E
R. Wilson, Claire Webb, Norman
Laws, John Lynch, Julian Laws
Levi Higgins, Geo. Brown, Charles
Laws, Ben Johnson, Isaac Roberts
Harry Vouchell, DR.. Young, DR.
Cam, Fred Racine, Frank Riley
Ernest Lynch, John Keithley, D
S. Thornton, VIM. Lemon, Frank
Grassland, VIM. Keithley, VIM
Cunningham, Samuel Wright
Gideon Clark, Raymond Wright
Charles Schrader, George Sheets
Augustus Sheets, Mr.. Tweed
Harry Dayett, Sr., Harry Keithley
John Ward, Harry Dayett, Jr.
John Marquardt, Harry Deysland
Earl Brown, George Sartin, w. X
Brooks, Newton Mahan, Walter
Lynch, Harry Brown, Thos. Ward
Thos. McIntire, and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delaware Wrigh
spent Sunday with her father, Mr.
Jos. T. Laws, Sr.
Mr.. Philip Boys, Miss Francs
Bauer, Miss Minnie Moss and Mr.
James Moss spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Delaware Laws.
Miss Carrie Bolton of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bolton
Services at the Presyterial
Church were we'll attended on Sun
day at 1890. Service next Sabbatl
at the same hour. Come one, com
Newark post., 1919-03-05
Delaware Soldiers Scheduled
to Return in Nav

According to official announce
ment from Washington, the 18th
division, to which many Delaware
drafted men are attached, is
scheduled to return from France
in May. One announcement from
Washington stated that the 18th
division would be one of the last
to leave France, later than July
next.
The Evening Journal telegraph
ed to Washington recently to learn
the status Of that division, and the
War Department stated that Gen
eral Pershing had cabled that the
18th division is scheduled for de-
parture home in May. This will be
welcome news to many Delaware
ans. Nothing definite has been de-
cided as to when the 59th Pioneer
Delaware) Infantry is to return
home.
Newark post., 1919-03-05

you" But although the year-old
mite with the solemn face had a
card at the head of his bed with
his name on it, no one ever used
1t. The doctors would say, "How
about that baby of yours that
never has smiled? Has he laughed
YETI" And the nurse would an
swer, mot yet, but just you wait
till he gets eight ounces fatter and
see if he doesn't"
Parents come to visit on Sunday,
and almost every week the baby's
mother came toiling up the hill to
the hospital. Sc rejoiced in the
added ounces, in the vigorous way
in which he could kick, in APP
preaching teeth and other techni-
cal details. She was tired little
woman in black, but her face was
alight as she sat for hours beside
his crib, prattling to him about his
father in the army, about his uncle
who had fallen at Verdun, and
about his older brothers and sis
ters at home. But one day she flew
toward the nurse when visiting
time was over; there were tears
of happiness in her eyes as she
pointed to the crib where the Baby
Who Never Had Smiled was belly
ing his name with a broad, infan-
tile chuckle that showed unexpect-
ed dimples in his plump cheeks and
puckered his mouth invitingly.
"See," cried the mother, "only
see! You of the American Red
Cross have made my baby smilen
Youths Companion.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
BREAKS LEG AT FOX HUNT

Mrs. c. L. Newcomb, Jr., of Elk
ton, had limb broken below the
knee Monday by being kicked by
horse. She was attending a fox
hunt at Glasgow, when horse be-
came unruly and kicked at her
mount, striking Mrs. Newcomb on
the limb and fracturing the men,
ber. DR.. Cam rendered aid and
Mrs. Newcomb was taken in an
automobile to the Delaware Hos
pital at Wilmington.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
WORK FOR HALF YEAR

Several hundred men continue to
have employment in the Atlas Pow
der plant, near Perryville, Nd.
There is work for six months, -
said Clyde Mackey, New London,
who has had employment at the
plant since last year. "At present
600 tank cars for railroad service
will be painted; all the machinery
OF the plant is being repaired and
other work is under way"
Newark post., 1919-03-05

knew the tortures of thirst, hun
ger, cold and perilous isolation.
Upon them was launched every
horrible invention that the minds
of men, diverted into courses of
bestiality and diabolism, could
suggest.
In olden wars men faced each
other, fought and were killed out
right.
In this war the perils often were
unseen and surreptitious. They
came hurting out of the clear
blue.
The best and the bravest were
taken, and it seemed to us who
grieved for them the consummate
irony that all the effort they had
given to making their lives count
in the world was nullifed now
when the cannon's remorseless
nav made fodder of their flesh and
blood.
These hearts were woven of human iovs
and care
Washed marvelously with sorrow, swift
to mirth
The years had given them kindness
Dawn was theirs,
And sunset and the colours of the
earth.
These had seen movement and heard
music; known
Slumber and waking; loved, gone
proudly friended;
Felt the quick stir of wonder; sat alone;
Touched flowers and furs and cheeks.
All this is ended.
Life does not seem the same
and it is not the same. But if life
has been impoverished for us by
their passing, life also is enriched
by presences of which Deaths
hand could not deprive us.
They are about us still. They
seem to watch us at our work. They
ask US to be brave as they were
brave. They ask us to give as they
have given. To the trust confided
we must be true.
Memory is not merely that we
may live in the past; it is to serve
as stimulus for this hour and the
next. AS these We're soldiers in one
war, so we must take arms and
give battle to the forces ever at
, work that would undermine and
, demoralize society. The unforgot-
ten always are with u sas long as
we-like them-are warriors for
the right.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Newark post., 1919-03-05
DELAWARE HAS THE HABIT

Teachers of Delaware has won
the race with those of California
for first State honors to increase
the membership of the National
Education Association. Delaware
already has passed it's goal of 100
and is striving for 240, or double
the quota. California, as far as
can be learned, has obtained only
about IS per cent of it's allotment.