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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

successful board of aldermen is the
one made up OF both Republicans
and Democrats and that a change
in the balance of power works out
to the best advantage for the city.
Why not commission government
FOR Perth Amboy? Few if any
cities that have adopted the new
system have changed back to the
present form. There is no move
ment afoot to abandon the commits
sion plan in New Brunswick despite
some claims to that effect.
Lend your moral support to the
movement here and be at the meet
ing to be held at the public library.
Be a charter member of the non-
partisan committee that will be
formed to bring commission govern
ment rule to the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

%E%s
COUNTY BRIDGE CLOSED

Once again the state highway
bridge over the Raritan river here
70 closed to all traffic. At noon to-
day the last vehicle passed over the
span. Two days is the time fixed
by the engineers in charge to COM
piete the repair work to the draw,
but Perth Amboy and other cities
IN this vicinity have no assurances
that It win not take longer.
The only way to get to South
Amboy and points south is by the
way Of New Brunswick, a detour OF
twenty-five miles, part Of which is
over poor roads, which will work
h%ardships with trucking at a time
when all available mean Of trans
portation are necessary.
All this means only one thing.
Due to the uncertain condition Of
the present bridge a like condition
may exist at any time until the new
structure spanning the river is
completed. Every effort should be
made by the State Highway Com
mission to start actual construction
work on the new span. OF all the
work planned and actually under
way in the state there is none so
important as the bridge job here.
or course it is the first duty of the
state commission to keep the old
bridge here opened at all times if
possible, but, from all indications
the only permanent relief in sight
the erection of the new span.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Ripping Rhymes
BLESSINGS

I have so many blessings I cannot
count them all, and Fortunes soft
caressing upon me daily fan: the
sun is busy shining. all clouds have
silver lining; yet I find time for
whining and putting up a bawl. IL
takes a lot of hunting to And a
good excuse for waving rape-hu
bunting and weeping like the
deuce; but I am most persistent:
though sorrow may be distant and
almost non-existent, I'll rope II with
a moose. Ive all a guy could wish
for. I've health and roubIes. too:
the fame l used to fish for now
spreads to far Wahoo; done are tha
strife and straining, sweet boons are
on me raining; and still I sit COM
planning, and raise a howdydo. NV
car is out of killer, it seems TO lack
the power: the milkman ought to
filter his Juice-it's turning sour:
the man who sells me berries and
pies and pink canaries-his system
varies. he stings me every
hour. For these and other s
I sob beside the sea, although.
throughout the seasons, the gods
are good to me: their gifts they are
b~estowing, their goodness ever
growing; and still. my teardrops
flowing, I moan, "Oh. hulIy ehee!s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Daily Horoscop
The stars incline. but do not COM
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The stars incline. but do not CON-
pei
Thursday. July %. 1920.
copyright, 1890, by the Mcclure
Newspaper S~yndicate.) =
Although Jupiter rules this day
kindly Saturn, Uranus and the Sun
are all adverse.
It is a sway under which bust
ness affairs that are carried on in
| dependently should prosper, but 1t
is most unfortunate for those who
must depend on banks or friends
for assistance.
Uranus is in a place supposed to
cause subtle fear and to ret9rd en-
terprise.
one of the influences of this plan
etary government is to cause loss
of self confidence. This effect of
sinister stars is likely to be en-
couraged by propaganda where po-
liticaI fortunes are in the balance.
Colleges and secondary schools
come under a rule that promises
much in educational attainment,
but the coming year will not be a
fortunate n of for legacies or gifts.
Jupiter seems to promise a more
liberal view where women are on
cerned, even marriage being sub
ject to this growing gentleness of
judgment.
Uranus is in an aspect supposed
to inspire selfish and even cruel
acts due to greed.
The signs read as forecasting in
crease of selfshness seem to be re-
sp%onsible, ~astrologers assert. to a
prevalent lack of good manners.
especially among the young.
1t is not an suspicious day for
making changes or for seeking
favors of any sort.
Those who desire positions or
need employment will increase in
number from the waning of this
moon, the seers declare.
Inventors may go through an
especially discouraging period
which will continue for several
months. but many new devices will
be needed in the future and pros
perity is assured in 1921 to all who
contribute to practical wants.
Awakening of interest in litera-
ture and art is presaged for the
coming winter when some national
intellect is foreshadowing.
Persons whose birthdate it is
should attend strictly to business
in the coming year. Those who
are employed should be very dill
gent.
Children born on this day may be
too fond of pleasure to like work,
but they are likely to be gifted
and able to make success for them
selves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
EVA

Had Little Eva been permitted
to round out her life-she died al
eleven-she would this yea be
eighty-one years old, for it was
seventy years ago this month that
Harriet Beecher Stowe began 10
write Uncle Toms Cabin" Little
Eva died in one of the earlier chap
tiers.
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of
Mrs. stoves classic finds a gener-
alton of readers to whom Uncle
Tom is but a name and who have
never wept for Little Eva at her
death-bed.
The large blue eyes unclosed-
a smile passed over her face; she
tried to raise her head, and to
speak.
"Do you know me, Eva?'"
Dear papa said the child with
a last effort, throwing her arms
about his neck. In a moment they
dropped again; and as st. Glare
raised his head, he saw a spasm CT
mortal agony pass owe the face
she struggled for breath and threw
up her little hands"
Somehow after thirty the heart
does not react to the description as
it did in more tender years. n
must be read by boys between the
ages of twelve and fifteen for the
proper emotional effect. But girls
will still cry over it at seventeen.
The child lay painting on her
pillow, as one exhausted. All,
what said those eyes that spoke so
much of heaven? Earth was past,
and earthly pain.
Eva said st. Glare. gently,
tell us what you see!'
"A bright, glorious smile passed
over her face, and she said, broken
ly, %! love-joy-peace!' gave one
sigh, and passed from death unto
life"
The pages of countless volumes
of Uncle Tom" were stained with
hot, honest tears that were shed
on these lines which saddened the
whole day for innumerable little
and big girls.
1t is related that Mrs. Stowe
wrote the book with miraculous
speed under the impulse of her hate
of slavery. Before the end of 1852
a million copies had been sold in
England alone and the work had
been translated into every language
Of Europe.
No work of fiction had before, or
has since, made such an impression
on the public opinion of its time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Thank

New Rochelle IN. W Standard
One of the interestings votes in
the Democratic convention was one
vote East for Irving S. Cobb, the
humorous writer. He is a Kentuck-
ian and is entitled to vote on general
principles. But one wonders why
Luke McLuke, a funny writer on
The Cincinnati Enquirer, did not
get as many votes as Cobb, for he,
too, is from the Blue Grass and
knows a thing or two about what
has happened to Kentucky. its blue
grass and a few other things
There's one man, at least, in New
Rochelle who if he had been a dele
gate. would have voted for Luke Nc
Luke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
IMPORTANT MASS MEETING

A meeting Of great importance to
every citizen of Perth Amboy will
be held at the public library tomor-
row night. Commission govern
men will be the topic to be dis
used and prominent speakers, in
GLIDING Mayor Morrison, of New
Brunswick. will be on hand to give
a comprehensive outline of what
the change in the city charter and
nr8nicipai government would bring
shout.
From all indications there is a
growing sentiment in favor of a
change Of government here and
steps win be taken at the meeting
to weld together that sentiment and
a n-on-partisan working committee
formed to conduct an educational
campaign. Therefore it behooves
every citizen who has his own in
terests and the interests of the
community at heart to be at the
mass meeting and to take an active
part In the coming campaign. A
large working committee function
ing properly would make commits
sion government possible. All that
IL needed is unity of effort to place
the city in line for future develop
ment under a more efficient and
non-poIitical scheme of government.
What do the words Republican
and Democratic mean to the aver
age voter when it comes to a NUM-
cipa1 election? Only one thing. per-
haps, that being that the "outs" are
trying TO get in while the "ins"
strive TO stay in control for another
year. Every twelve months this
happens, issues and platforms play
ing no important part. The Repub-
lfcans as a party can do no more
for the city than the Democrats but
stM every fall political spellbinders
tell US that to vote the straight
Republican or Democratic ticket
from top to bottom. as the case
may be. win alone save the city.
II then, taken for granted that
local politics after all is a question
OF men and not issues, why not
commission government? Oppo-
nents Of the change say that the
proposed system gives the small
coterie Of men comprising the COM
mission to form a machine of their
own and in the end make the mem
bers OF the governing body unbeat-
able at the polls taken for granted.
r< course, that they play the game
right. But Is It not true that an
EFFORT is made at every election to
elect the entire ticket from top to
bottom2 A Board of Aldermen
made up OF all Democrats or all
Republicans is the fondest dream of
the leaders Of both the rival parties.
II possible they would keep their
party year in and year out. That is
good politics. But 1t is not a good
argument against commission gov
ernment-
Nor would It be good for the city.
r 1as been shown that the most
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Haw. Hawi

II must be getting absent mind
ed" remarked the First Doctor.
The other day when filing out a
death certificate I placed my name
in the space reserved for Cause of
Death"
HUH" commented the Second
Doctor. What makes o think
that you are getting absent-mind-
.ed?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

oh, well. Maybe when the women
get the vote the men will get a
chance to put on boudoir caps and
hang over the back fence and gab
all morning.
Many a girl with a muddy com
pIexion has the consolation of know
ing that she has a clear conscience,
When Father has to fix his own
breakfast the stuff he boils may
smell like coffee. but it doesn't taste
like it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

Perth Amboy's interest in yacht
ing has been greatly enhanced by
the international cup races off
Sandy Hook and a revival of that
sport, which could be developed to
just a high degree due to the ex-
cellent waterway facilities here, is
hoped for by the city in general.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

where do they get these weird
names they give COIL tar products?'
asked the Mere Man.
That is easily explained" replied
the Chemist. For instance, If a lab
oratory- chemist is experimenting
with Observation-Disclosures and
amalanprontniblatkion and samalan-
thrandpelian and gets results in a
new drug. he merely combines the
names and calls the new
drug
ntniblatkionsamalanthr n d.
pelham"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Firms Is Firms.

Seal Brothers are in the fur bust
ness in Cincinnati.
Stemms. the Florist, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi.
Lyde & Cheatem, Druggists, Meri-
dian, Miss.
Rip and Rip, Ladies' Clothes, 81
Dauphine street, Mobile, Ala.
Pink CARRIER, Ladies' Wear, Colum-
bia, Tennessee.
Hopper &c Collect, Fruit Dealers,
Covington, Ky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

ut says here that riding in auto
mobiles enlarges the heart" said the
Old Fogy, as he looked up from the
newspaper he was reading.
That must be a misprint," com
mented 1.-The Crouch. The word
heart Should be head"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The cat ate our canary,
He is a mean old thing;
And now he goes out every night
And thinks that he can sing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The allies have demanded
1000, 900 tons of coal from Ger
many every month. At least the
allies will get a couple of German
signatures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The Bolshevists have captured
Poniatyoza and Viazyn. Only the
BoIsheviki can tell whether these
are towns or animals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The first fellow who said 'it takes
two to make a quarrel" must have
been at a campaign meeting when
he first said 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

NASHVILLE Tenesseean.)
-Four Hurt When Big Water
Tank Breaks Through" When Luke
McLuke hears of this accident in
Nashville he will likely say, "I told
you water was dangerous"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

With both bucks" bucking with
in her border, the Buckeye state
can't pass the buck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

This is a sad Joke. hully gee!"
Remarked old Billy Bride;
But idle curiosity
Is never, never idle"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

II TEDDY" could only see the
name of Roosevelt on the Demo-
cratic ticket!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

A forgotten powder puff or a
stray hairpin has given the divorce
courts much to do.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The earth. in travelling more than
a half million miles a year. should
eventually oyertake prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The candidate Is a sly mutt,
He's or the fence. my landsi
We know that he Is running, but
We don't know where he stands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

vegetarians are men who smoke
the cigars of today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

1t all depends on who gets hi
in Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

A peach of a girl with a heart Of
stone is a risky combination for
martial ties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

It's a poor eye who would say
that the new dresses are the most
dazzling things in sight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
How Long Was She?

Cad in Greenville Is. c. News.)
LONG LADY'S GLOVE.
Left in Our Drug Store Monday
Afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

There was a young fellow named
Cholmondeley,
Who always behaved rather dhol-
mondeley;
He handed US beer,
But we found it was near,
And now he's in bed feeling Mol
neutrality-suspicious. Christy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Bits ofBy-PLay
BY LUKE McLUKE.
Copyright. 1920. the Cincinnati
Inquirer.)


This is a fact, 1t isn't fun.
II s. the truth. I'll state:
You will make both ends meet, my
son,
If you will just keep straight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

Laughter, the Undertaken is doing
business in Abeline Texas. Maybe he
has heard that A. Dedman lives in
Hot Springs Ark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21

The Moscow must be very closet,
related to the odorous ram-goat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Names Is Names.

T.. Bitter lives in Cunningham,
Tenn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Alta Row
Bang!

B. A. Fox is a Tooth Dentist" 1
Birmingham, Ala.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-21
Our Daily Special.

A Dimes Worth OF Aid Is Worth
A Million Dollars Worth OF Advice
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-29
COULDN'T LEAVE DEAR DADDY
Sweet Girls Affection Must Have
Been Very Comforting to the
Old Gentleman, Yes!

The blushing girl leaned over her
fathers chair and put her arm around
his neck.
"You dear old papa!' she cooed'
you've been very good to your little
girl since her engagement"
"I'm always glad to make my sun
beam happy" murmured father fond
ly.. n want you to think sometimes
of your foolish old father and remcm-
Der that he did everything he could to
make home pleasant for you before
you left him in his lonely old age"
"Oh, you dear, sweet mani What
would you say If didn't leave you,
after all?"
.Ehr' exclaimed the startled old
man.
"How can / be so selfish after you
have been so good to me, and done
everything for me?'' said the girl ten
derby. II don't care so very very
very much for George. I'm going to
tell him it was all a mistake, and that
he can find somebody else, for I'm
always going to stay at home with
you. And then you can al
ways give ME nice thingsg'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-29

eight family cases, and provided care
for five old people suffering from tuber-
culosis. We also assisted in imprOv-
took care of a young boy who was
without work or funds and one run
away girl, placed three children under
the care of the Juvenile court ana
placed two in boarding house."
Reports from other localities indi-
cate a warm Red Cross interest in
community centers, clinics and other
more concrete forms of social better
ment. Activities of this kind differ,
just as the needs which prompt them
differ, each locality presenting curious
types of problems.
There is, however, one need which
irrespective of locality is found to be
prevalent everywhere-the need for
health education.
Ignorance is the underlying cause of
the continued disaster of preventable
disease and death that are undermin-
| ing the vitality of the American peo-
pie Health education is the means by
which this ignorance can be removed.
In recognizing this the Red Cross is
formation and education will be offered
and where the health workers of the
community may be brought to work
together. While only a few of the
health centers have been put in oper-
alton by Red Cross chapters, there be-
ing at the present time only about rs
centers in the county, the activity is
growing steadily. Within a few years
1t is expected the Red Cross health
center will form as definite a part of
the community's institutions as the
public school or library. Much de-
ponds on the interest of the people
themselves.
Then there is the Red Cross Nursing
service. Nursing service obviously
tends to improve health conditions and
promote health interests. The total
number of nurses enrolled in Red Cross
Nursing service is $1,000; of these 1O5
are colored women. While during the
war thousands of applications were
received from nurses, tie enrolment
has now resumed its pre-war status.
the present monthly average being
only about 125. This number falls far
short of the demand, and in order to
increase the supply, the Red Cross is
daily bending its efforts in behalf of
tie recruiting of nurses. OF the 81 300
nurses, 531 are public health nurses
serving under Red Cross chapters, and
124 serving in organizations affiliated
with the Red Cross and under the SUI
pervision.
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HIS DESTINATION NO OBJECT
AS Example of Perfect Freedom From,
Care, colored Boy Would Be
Hard to Beat.

Sitting in the rear end Of a day
coach on a jerkwater road In Texas
my end of the car being smoker for
white passengers and the front end
being reserved for the acc0mmoda-
ton of colored persons. Hooking
through the open door Of the dividing
partition-saw the conductor stop In
the aisle alongside grown negro
boy who had boarded the coach at .
flag station
II amt got no ticket, cap'n," heard
the darby say. So saying, he hauled q
handful Of silver dollars out Of o
pocket and extended the hand, Ito
palm covered with coins.
"Well, then, where do you want to
go?" asked the conductor.
"Cap'n, it don't make no difference"
quoth the boy. "Jes' you tell me,
please, sab, when dis we're money ig
done ridden up an den I'll git OF
effen I lax de looks of the place, an
effen / don't lax it I'll give you some
mo- money an keep on a-ridin'."-
Irwin S. Cobb in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-29
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The work of the public health nurse
reservations, mining districts, noun
tain communities, lumber camps, and
remote rural sections. The extent Of
the area covered may vary from COM
munity of 10000 inhabitants and small
area, to county service which may COW
er 1000 square miles and reach a
population of only 5000. With such
varied districts the nurse has to be
resourceful and keep her wits busy.
Classes In Home Hygiene and Care OF
the Sick did not progress rapidly dur
ing the war. Why? Because war du-
ties were paramount. But these class
es are now increasing and meeting
with promising response. Since the or
ganization of this activity in 1914, up
to March of this year 11,221 such class
es have been held, the number Of stu
dents who have completed the course,
totaling 126S42. At present there are
approximately 1880 instructors.
There is also the bureau which aims
to teach folks what is the best kind
of food to put into their stomachs. 1t
is known as Dietitians' Service, and
has enlarged its field to include among
it's activities nutrition classes and elm
les and the placing Of nutrition adj
visors whose work varies according to
the needs of different communities.
The first aid work Of the Red Cross
furnishes instruction In accident pre-
vention to employees in industries
throughout the country and provides
instruction in swimming and life saw
ing to thousands of men, women and
children. Many classes in the prin-
ciples of first aid have been organized
among the city police and fire depart
ments, In the schools and in business
concerns.
!. The Junior Red Cross interprets the
Red Cross foreign relief program and
it's work in this country to school peo-
pie and youngsters, and Is now reach
ing over half of the school children in
America. Fourteen Of the 23,O0O,OO0
are enrolled in It's membership. One
hundred and eighty-six thousand teach
ers are serving as lie: rs of Junior
Red Cross clubs In the 21.960 Junior
Red Cross school auxiliaries. While
their outstanding service is in answer
to the humanitarian appeal of the suf
fering childhood of devastated foreign
countries, their interest in service at
home is equally keen. By means of
the educational program supplied to
thousands of schools by the Junior Red
Cross, various educational courses,
such as first aid are adapted to the
children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-29

nor cause any waves?" 1t is told In
the Ecclesiastical history that the
Bishop Adam gave holy oil to trav-
elers, saying: "But do you remember
to cast this oil give you into the sea,
and the wind shall cease Immediately"
Pliny the. elder proclaimed that
everything is soothed by OIL" Our
own Ben Franklin wrote much on the
phenomenon of oil on the troubled wa
tiers. 1t has grown to be an accepted
belief in every walk OF life that where
there is oil to be poured forth there is
peace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-29

more clearly? If yen do, 1t is a sign
that your hearing is less normal than
the rest of the audience; and the same
applies, of course, to others who find
1t difficult to catch the words when
sitting in natural position. If you
are talking to person in the street
you may find yourself listening acute
ly for every word he may utter. Such
a practice may have become habit
with you; it shows, at any rate. thai
your hearing is not what 1t ought to
be. If your hearing is not normal
see your doctor at once.
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To Test the Hearing

The man with normal hearing can
distinguish in a quiet room the tick
ing of watch held in the hand Of an
other person five feet away. A man
with normal hearing can hear distinct
~ every word of conversation being
carried on 20 feet away. Again, if
you are sitting in a concert room,
theater or church. do you, when lis
tening to the words of the speaker. lean
forward in your seat in order to hear