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| trusted men, select a slate for the party leaving
It to the rank and file to accept or reject the
slate thus made up at the primary election.
New Jersey already has the machinery for this,
as has already been pointed out, in the county
committee of the respective parties. These
county committeeman are elected by the peo-
pie, one committeeman from each district. But
the election of these committeeman today is a
perfunctory matter. Little attention is paid to
them. In fact. the election OF county committee
men today is treated with about as little con-
sideration as the primary itself was treated be-
fore the direct primary law was passed.
But If the county committee were given this
added importance OF not only conducting the
party's campaign. but also of nominating a slate
to be voted for at the primary, it is possible that
the people would be moro particular in the
choice of men to serve on the county committee.
In this way the necessity for consultation and
conference in the selection of candidates would
be provided for. At ths same time, the cdndi-
dates selected by the county committee would
not be final. They would have to pass the acid
test o: a popular vote of the rank and flo of the
party before they were finally accepted.
What the county committee now does in an
underhanded way would be done openly and
with the full sanction OF the voters. Inc prl-
mary election would be open for any other can
didates to run who might want to. 1t would be
entirely up to the people, only the direct re-
sponsib.lity of selecting good men to stand for
the nomination would rest with the county COM
mitteemen. acting as a party nominating COM
mittee.
AS the New York Evening Post says, 1--WE
abandoned the old convention system for good
and sufficient reasons impressed upon us in a
long series of years. We cannot go back to 1t
unless our memories fail" But we can con-
tinue to improve the direct primary system and
that is what Mr.. Hughes proposes.
One of the issues in the recent campaign as
far as New York state was concerned was the
continuation of the direct primary. The Re-
publican candidate for governor was pledged to
work for the repeal of the law. His success at
the polls means a fight at Albany this winter
over this matter. Mr.. Hughes has opened the
campaign for the retention of the law. lie is
hacked by the progressive element in the Re
publican marty. But regardless of the result in
New YerI; the direct primary as 1t has develop
ed I'm New Jersey will never be repealed. 1t
should, ohwever. be improved and strengthened
in every possible way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

are never plucked, but are clipped
within two inches of the body. Tne
short end quill left heals over, falls
out and a new one starts to grow
in its place. From twenty to
twenty-four plumes are obtained
from each wing of the ostrich, in ad-
dition to a number OF small teath-
ers, every one of which can be used
commercially. Often $3.50 worth Of
feathers are taken of one bird at
u clipping.
The ostrich adults cannot be trust
ed in the same pen with their W
offspring for whom they cherish no
affection whatsoever. Usually, in
fact, their impulse is to kill h
young ones on sight. In the wild
state they + tender parents, but
the keeper explained that here at
the farm under the incubator sys-
tenn, they V hatch or raise their
young, who appear far more
strange and irritating to them than
the chickens and sparrows that
roam about the ostrich enclosure.
The breeding of ostriches for their
feathers has been a tremendous sue
cess in California. 1t originated in
the town of Norwalk about twenty
years ago, and eight years later was
trasplanted to southern California.
There are now two large ostrich
farms in the state, and the business
has been extended to other parts of
the south, with q large ostrich feed
station at Jacksonville.
The Ancestor Ostr.ches.
All of the ostriches scattered
about these various ostrich colonies,
are, as far as is known. the descen-
dants of a few birds brought to this
country by an enterprising young
business man by the name of CAV
ston, who has a large ostrich farm
near Pasadena. When Mr.. Gawston
sailed several years for Cape Town
10 buy a supply of ostriches it
seemed u very simple matter. 1t
was, until he had purchased thirty
Of them. Then the city authorities
passed a law placing a $500 export
duty on the birds, which left the
owner of the newly acquired thirty
a trifle breathless. There was only
II thing for him to do, and he did
it. He packed every ostrich and
put it on board his vessel and got
the vessel under way just a few min
utes before the bill was signed. All
but six or eight of the ostriches died
EN- route to this country, but these
six or eight were sufficient to form
the nucleus of a thriving new indus
try.
Nevertheless, the South African
ostrich colony. which contains
about 100000 birds. still holds an if
ritating monopoly on the ostrich
feather business. 1t is estimated by
the owner of the Los Angeles farm
that only a tiny percentage of the
feathers used in the United States
are produced here. The great ma
Jority still comes through Cape
Town, where there is q great feather
exchange like our corn and wheat
exchanges.
During the war, however, the
South African business suffered a
setback. The cost OF feed became SC
high that the birds were neglected
and half CT them are reported to
have died of starvation. THIS mis-
fortune has reacted very pleasantly
IN favor OF the California trade, be-
cause now that the demand for os-
trich plumes and trimmings is
again on the rise, the South African
supply is small and the clothing and
millinery houses are turning to the
California farms to fiji their or
ders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

hears the portrait of Andrew jack
son.. A 5000 United States. ola
certificate, bears the portrait OF
President Madison. A s1,OO0 gold
certificate has the portrait OF Alex
ander Hamilton. A $500 golo ceftI-
ficate bears the portrait OF Aprahan
Lincoln.
o, Has Iceland q language of its
own?-T. r.
A. The language of Iceland Is
Iclandic. 1t is the spoken and writ
ten language of $1,000 inhabitants.
It's origin was in the language OF
its first settlers who were Norwe-
gians. While the New Iclandic has
undergone a continual Internal de-
velopment, it still remains the most
ancient of the Germanic tongues IN
characteristics.
Q. What causes people to tak'
cold &c. G.
A, The Public Health Service says
that the causes of colds are many
and not easily understood. In eV-
cry case. however, they are depen-
dent upon the growth and activity
OF giving germs which are not always
received from other people. Colds
are infectious. Colds are not
caused by sitting in a draft, but the
chilling of the body which the draft
produces lowers resistance n per-
mits germs to become active. Colds
are frequently the direct result OF
living in close, overheated rooms
having a lower relative humidity
than a desert
Q. Why in the funeral of a United
States Army officer does the horse
follow the casket with the boots re-
yersed on the saddle ?-H. N. G..
A. The War Department says that
the use of "a soldiers horse with his
boots across the saddle in a funeral
procession of the soldier, Is a mill
tary custom which has come down
through the ages and whose origin
has become obscured.
Q. Who originated the term sick
Man of Europe pa. +.
A. This phrase was coined by
Car Nicholas of Russia, January IL.
1854, and applied by him to Tur-
key during the Russo-Turkish war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
UNEXPLAINED.

4 man with sideboards may be wise, a
shining light to other guys, but ten men out
of nine or eight will view him with a death
less hate. and wonder why he'll thus behave
when twenty cents will buy a shave. And
where's the man who can explain why side
boards don't seem safe and sane? Why do
they make most men see red, and yearn to
punch the wearer's head? The man who
leads a dog around may be 4 scholar most
profound, may be endowed with virtues fine,
equipped in any crowd to shine. But men who
see him will remark, "Hc ought to do that
after dark; a man should be ashamed, by
ling. to lead a bow-wow with a string when
there are chores that should be done ere yet
The night obscures the SUM-" l cannot tell the
reason why. and yet we all detest the guy,
who travels parasang and verst, and leads
his living w~ienerwurst. The man who's free
with good advice may have a nature sweet
and nice: sincerity may mark his rede when
he would counsel. guide and plead. but still
he keeps us seeing red: we'd bounce a brick
upon his head. We are a cranky bunch, say
/: We loathe and love and don't know why.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

amount of heat generated by one ton
of anthracite coal?-L. Z. L.
A, The Bureau of Mines states
that from $50 to 175 gallons or ker-
osene would have to be burned IN
heating a house in order to obtain
the same noun of heat that would
be obtained by burning n ton or
chestnut-size anthracite coal.
O. What is meant by raw bone?-
NJ. B. IL.
A. Raw bone includes any bone
hat has been ground in its natural
state without previous treatment by
stcaming, boiling etc. 1t is usually
found on the market under the
name of bone meal, raw bone-meal
or coarse ground bone.
@. How can II acquire a Rhodes
Scholarship and just what is 1t
worth ?-S. r. L.
A. A Rhodes Scholarship has a
value of 500 pounds a year and is
tenable for three years, subject to
the continued approval of h col
lege al Oxford, of which the scholar
Is a member. Each state has a
committee of selection. Candidates
must first be selected by their own
college or university. To be eligible,
a candidate must be a citizen OF the
United States with at least five years
domicile, unmarried, between the
ages of nineteen and twenty-five.
and must have completed at least
his sophomore year at some recog-
nized degree-granting university or
college of the United States.
@. What is meant by resist-dye-
in?-H. II. ID.
A. Resist dyeing is a form of cross
dyeing. Certain yarns or parts OF
fabrics are treated to resist the dye
which colcrs the remainder of the
material. The japanese use this
method in their Batik work.
Q. What makes the English chan
mel so rough w. o. Fl.
A. The water Is generally rough
and unpleasant for travel on &C
count of cross currents.
Q. Whose picture is on a $4,000,
a $4,000 note. $1,000 note and $500
note?-F. r IS.
A. A $4,000 United States note
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

.. If a man nominated for the
presidency died on November list,
how would a successor be named?
If he died after election, but before
the 4th of March?-R. NJ. A.
\. Republican headquarters says
that in event a presidential nominee
should die before election day, the
National Committee of his party
would appoint a nominee in his
place. If the popular vote had been
taken before his demise, the presi-
dent-elect would be declared presi-
dent and the usual succession to the
vacancy follow.
Q. What is the usual turn out of
flour from wheat?-C. +. S.
A. In a modern mill about seventy
per cent OF the wheat is recovered
as standard patent -four. about one
peh cent as low grades flour. two
per cent as Red Dog flour. and the
remainder as shorts or bran.
Q. How many gallons of kerosene
would have TO be burned in heating
a house in order to obtain the same
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
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BITS OF BYPLAY
BY Luke deluxe.
Copyright. 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fair Warning!

When you buy an edition de luxe,
BE sure and examine the buxe,
Make sure they're just so
Ere you pay out your dough,
And don't buy de luxe buxe from crux.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
HO. Humi

How much alcohol is there in near beer?"
asked the Old Fogy, as he glanced up from
the newspaper he was reading.
There is about as much alcohol in near
beer as there is wool in a $40 suit of
clothes" replied the Crouch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Betchai

You can give this old world the laugh,
And fortune will soon come to you,
Ii you will just accomplish half
The things that you INTEND TO do.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

knowledge is power" observed the Sage.
Maybe" commented the Fool But
P~lasterer can get $50 a week when a Pro.
fessor has a hard time getting $25.."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

They say he's a successful man,
And | believe it, friend;
For he can make nor money than
His better half can spend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

why don't you cook a piece of ham once
in a while" asked Mr.. Newlywed.
"Why, George, the butcher told me that he
cured his own ham, and you wouldn't cat any
thing that had been i'll. would you:" replied
Mrs. N~ewlywed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

a colored woman stopped Coroner A. G..
Bauer. of Cincinnati, and complained of having
a pain in her stomach. When asked her nam
she announced that it was Ophelia Payne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

w. d. NJ. informs us that those who made
nothing during the Wilson administration now
have a chance to make twice as much during
the next four years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
The Football Player

Through the line he tears.
When he gets through,
The colors he ear
Are black and blue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

The old-fashioned policeman who carries an
umbrella around with him on his beat is on the
Newport (Ky.) police force.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Then and Now

He used to roam,
Did Mr.. Roam;
Now he stays home
And brews his own.
Luke MeLuke.
lie used to go
Out for a stew;
Now he stays in
And drinks home brew.
Hastings (Ncb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
PQlicef

II was just wondering unused the Cheerful
Idiot.
"What were you wondering ?" asked the Wise
Guy.
why, if a man was taking the last puff at a
cheap stogy he was smoking, ! was wondering if
you could say that he has come to the end of
his roper" replied the Cheerful Idiot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

/ hate to hear him blab and bray,
l speak of gabby Oswald Mizzit;
He hasn't anything to say.
So he just goes ahead and says 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

You Win.
NASHVILLE Tennesseean)
The war of words continued till both wom-
en- ran out of ammunition" writes a fctionist,
in a recent magazine story. This is what Luke
McLuke would probably call Another damli."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

A Corset Filter Can Do More With Figures
Than a Mathematician.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Ouch!

His actions often make me grin.
He is a neal dumb hick:
And, though l know he's very thin,
l know his head is thick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Names Is Names.
Our Daily Special.

o. B. Stout lives in Columbus. Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

You Win!

Hattie Blue and John Names were married
in Macon, Ga. last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

The Wise Fool
Man is made of clay" sighed the sage.
Maybe that's why he get broke so often, u
the Fool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

Il think that you will find Swiss cheese very
wholesome" advised the doctor.
1T ought to be" growled the Patient. 1T
has enough holes in it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

They say Greenwich Village will reform and
become staid. What will the visitors from
Syracuse and Piqua do them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

Baron Wrangel believes the latest Bolshevik
invasion is nothing short of CrimeanaI.
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MICHIGAN JURY
BEING SELECTED

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. Is
Rapid prograss was made today in
the selection of a jury at the trial
of United States Senator Truman
H. Neuberry and 1913 co-defendants
charged with conspiracy to violate
federal statutes in connection with
the 1913 senatorial campaign. Eight
prospective jurors were passed for
cause and two others were excused
by the court. Peremptory challenges
will not be exercised until IL men
have passed.
Selection Of a jury to determine
the guilt or innocence of Senator
Newberry and 1913 other Michigan
political leaders was begun today.
No further motions were offered by
the defense and the proceedings pro-
gressed so rapidly that by noon one
juror had been tentatively accepted
by both sides, one man had been
passed for cause over the challenge
of defense and, another had been ex-
cused, and the questioning of
fourth was nearing completion. The
men passed for cause are subject
only to peremptory challenges and
these will not be exercised until the
jury box is filled with tentatively ac-
cepted men. Frank Armstrong, cash
Ter of a private bank at Alanson,
proved acceptable to the attorneys
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FEWER NEWSPA APERS.

(From the New York Evening Post)
Whether Mr.. Munsey will merge
the Telegram with his Evening Sun
whether in time even the Herald and
morning Sun will join, we can only
conjecture. But such mergers have
been marked feature of recent
press history. In New York last year
the Yiddish Day and Wahrheit unit
d in the -Wahrheit. The Stats
Zeitung bought the morning edition
of the Herald, and the Herald the
evening edition of the Staats-Zel-
ung. The Globe-Democrat. in St.
Louis purchased the historic Repub-
ic, formerly the Republican. In
Toronto the Mail and Empire alb
sorbed the Times. The Bridgeport
Standard-American and the Tele-
gram Joined in the Standard-Telc-
gram. Almost a half hundred fairly
notable mergers could be counted in
cities of $4,000 to 100000 inhabi-
tants. Some towns, as Piqua. Ohio.
how triple mergers.
The year 1919 merely continued a
process for some time under way.
Not long ago Mr.. Hearst merged the
Chicago Herald with his morning pa
per there. The Herald itself repre-
sented successive mergers of the
Record, the Times and the Inter
Ocean. The New York Sun not long
ago swallowed up the Press. In Phil
adelphia the Public Ledger has alb
sorbed the Times, and the Evening
Ledger the Telegraph. Boston can
offer her own recent instances-the
Herald for example having taken in
the Journal, and at an earlier date
he Traveller. Scarcity of paper and
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BIG EATERS GET .
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take a glass of Salts before breakfast
if your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers you

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trouble,
because we eat too much and all our food
is rich. Our. blood is filled with uric
acid which the kidneys strive to filter
out. they weaken from overwork, become
sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and
the result is kidney trouble, bladder
Weakness and a general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps of
lead; your back hurts or the urine is
cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night; if you suffer with sick
headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid
stomach, or you have rheumatism when
the weather is bad, get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
to neutralize the acids in the urine 80 it
no longer is source of irritation, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
a mistake by having good kidney flush
ing any time.
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of both sides. He was the second
man questioned. Louis A. Mcintyre,
a beekeeper of Boyne City was pass
ed by the court.
The questioning hinged largely on
newspaper readings, acquaintance
ship with any of the defendants
street discussion of the case and
generally followed routine lines to
ascertain whether prcjudiced against
laws limiting campaign expenditures
use of the mails to defraud and corr
spiracy.
The defense confined itself large
Y to searching the minds of the men
the box as to their prejudices fot
u against individual defendants.
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Relief Stations Established.

DR.. Beauchamp reported that thou.
sands of children will freeze to death
this winter, because the Germans
flooded the mines and filled them with
concrete, thus making it impossible
for the people to obtain fuel.
children, with their mothers" said
DR.. Beauchamp, "are now living in
;he abandoned trenches and dug-outs
left by the enemy"
In order to cope with the situation
the Methodists have arranged to open
relief stations at Ypres, st. Quentin,
Montdidier, Belgrade and other points
A full contingent Of physicians,
nurses, directors and social workers
will be sent abroad as soon as they
can be found.
The Church has fund of $4,000, 900
for European construction work. This
will be spent in Servia, France, Bel
yi,m, Poland and Bohemia.
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GOMPERS WRITES
OF BOLSHEViKI

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Writing in
the current number Of The Fedora
zionist, official organ of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, Samuel
Gompers condemns Bolshevism COM
pletely, finally and for all time
The American labor leader de-
ciared he doubts whether the pro-
paganda which emanates from the
Bolshevist organization itself is more
effective than that conducted by
those who claim to be entirely de-
tached from Russian payrolls. He
saws he doubts if the publications
issued by Russian Bolshevist agents
have as great an effect IN America
as those (which like to be known as
Journals Of Opinion such as The
Nation, The Dial and The New Re
public
Mr.. Gompers makes an extended
reference to the argument that the
American people krow little about
what is going on in Russia and the
argument that it is, unfair and IN
wise to pass judgment.
Necessary Facts Known.
''It is not necessary" says Mr..
Gompers, "for Americans to know
at all times Just what were the en-
act conditions in Germany. before
passing judgment on the form of
government existing in Germany. 1t
was necessary only 10 know what
was the form Of government and un-
der what rules it operated. We do
not have to wait for information
about the form Of government ex-
isting in what is called Soviet Rus
sia. All the information necessary
to the passing of judgment OH Fol
shovisr, and the system Of g. eHn-
ment and as q state Of society j. 1t
hand from sources that are authentic.
The plea of those misguided pcrfon:
in America who say, Wait for ;acts
before passing Judgment is nothing
more than an excuse which. il IS
hoped. will gain time for the R1j-
sian experiment and enable It TO
spread TO other countries"
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the high costs of production, enforc-
ing economy everywhere, and the
tendency of advertisers to concen-
trate their patronage, are the chief
causes.
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"DIAMOND DYE" OLD
GARMENTS LIKE NEW

ANY woman can dye faded, shabby
wearing apparel, whether wool, silk. cot
ton, linen or mixed goods to any color:
just like new. by following simple dlrec- ::
lions in each package of diamond Dyes II